University of South Carolina Libraries
DEPARTMENT HEADS RI&iArd Trick, BpoUl2tor. fI" X&Dorde. oa,-ed Pa Editorg Katherin. a one@.Sitodre Rit d I yd Paul Ehange Editor. Patten STAFF WRITERS Vanc Deward Rittain, Jim McKinney. Bernie BU, Ray- nA, mond Davis, Helen Allen and Paul Sanabury. J. H. COIT HENDLEY..........Managing Editor Franksgiving Tomorrow And Tomorrow And Maybe Christmas Half the union, and our University, cele brated Thanksgiving Day a week ago yester day. Some ate turkey last week, some played yes terday on the drum sticks with sticky fingers. Bicarbonate of soda dispensers however did a rousing business on two successive Fridays. The changing dates of the traditional holi day played havoc with football schedules, in cluding ours. The size of our student body at the Miami game prompted some wit to remark: "Are you holding an outdoor chapel session today I" No, we saw a football game. And inciden tally, the best of the season here. But despite all this we are glad that Presi dent Roosevelt changed the holiday date, even if business is not aided Because it gave rise to the nation's sense of humor. And we believe, in these times, a sense of humor is invaluable. A couple of Winchell orchids to the fellows who thought about "Franksgiving,'" and to the fellow who remarked, "Do your Christmas shopping early-it may be tomorrow.' Snowballing News From The Gamecock To Time Magazine Several issues ago, in bold face type, The Gamecock ran a story on the front page about the King of England refusing to imitate Earl Carroll and act as judge for the beauty section of the Garnet and Black. We liked the story--writteh by reporter Jim McKinney-that's why we put it on the front page. It was humorous, trivial, and vivacious. It had all the essentials of a human interest or feature story. Former Gamecock editor, Dinky Williams, now a reporter for the Columbia Record, re wrote the story for his paper. And the yarn, along with a one column cut of King George, was placed on page one. Former Gamecock editor, Bill King, now head of the Columbia bureau of the Associated Press, got hold of the story from the Record and sent it over the teletypes. Soon it ap peared in various forms in most of the daily journals throughout the nation. And it was also included on a great many news broadcasts. In fact the story was printed in the New York Times, and Time magazine.. The incident is not yet closed. Garnet and Black editor, Hubert Harmon has received "threatening" letters, clipping bureaus keep soliciting our news service to buy clippings of the story--and who knows King George, in the midst of his solemn du ties, may have paused to read the story-and chuckle. We hope. Week Of Culture Music, Drama, Literature Brought Before Students Although no one has suggested it as yet, it seems that next week might be designated as "Cultural Revival Week'' on the University's campus. In the field of drama, Professor Christopher sen's University Players are presenting "Cap tain Applejack'' as their first theatrical presen-\ tation of the current season. Advance reports have it that the Players have applied all the professional touches to the play which should set a new high standard for college productions here. Carroll Glenn, nationally known violinist, will be featured in a music concert, the first of a series which will be presented regularly for the enjoyment of our student body. Miss Glenn, a native of Chester, received early train ing under Madame deHorvath of our own music department. The rental library, under the sponsorship of Billy Woods' Student Union, begins operations this week, affording the students the oppor tunity of reading the latest in literature, de tective stories included. We hope that each group receives the.proper support. ASHOOIATEs Lgue. Jane OoM, Philip WUieth, Ed on, E111ott McOW@t., Dan Henderson, a Meeka. Buuneun Associates: RI Bank.. Otto Later, Elleanor FIin, Maokay King Husbands and Lester Pitcher. .O2 ER Entered as me Parade Of Opinion i (By Associated Collegiate Press) ' Embargo Despite the fact that the arms embargo has been, repealed in favor of a cash-and-carry neutrality for the United States in the present European confliet, collegians are still vig orously debating the issue. The range of opinion is so great that a scientific charting of its direction is impossible-so we will pass on to you expressions that prove that so far there is little unity of thought on the subject: Sounding a warning note for the future, the Dartmouth College Daily Dartmouth says: "The cash and carry law is the product of two American aims, first that we should have legislation which would help keep us out of war, second that we should have legislation which would help the allies. The important thing to guard against now is that we do not allow the latter aim to grow in importance at the expense of the first." Praising the new neutrality act, the Har vard University Crimson cautions those who will administer it in these words: "The main burden of enforcing the act is placed upon the president. He it is who must define the areas of combat from which our ships are to be excluded, and declare what countries are bel ligerents. The remaining details fall in the province of the state department. It is right that these duties should be placed in the execu tive branch of the government, for that is its function. However, the record of this branch during the past few. months indicates that it will bear close watching." Another view is expressed by the University of Michigan Daily: "The United States is not neutral. By repealing the arms embargo, it has definitely shown on which side of the fence it'is. The neutrality act, written in peace-time, was not intended to aid any for eign country. By changing its own, with spe cific countries involved, we are certainly be having in a most un-neutral manner." Proceeding in this same vein, the Wheaton College Record says that "the act is satisfac tory enough if the public wants also to inter vene now for England, and to make European quarrels theirs. In agreeing to sell those ma terials which were formerly contraband, even in the cash and carry basis, we have sided with the Allies." The University of Minnesota Daily hails the act as being the preventor of further incidents like that which engulfed the City of Flint, and maintained that "what is right and proper according to international law in this case will be a subject for controversy among experts for years to come. It is a problem which will never recur so long as the new neutrality law of the United States is in force. Henceforth there will be no American vessels plying in belligerent waters, threatening American peace and bringing consternation to the world's ex perts in international law." The Mary Baldwin College Campus Com ments, being less partisan on the whole issue, adopts a most sane attitude for the future: "What has been done has been done, and will stand until Congress sees fit to change it. The thing for the people of this country to do is to remember the cause of the fight in Congress, and not the fight itself. As long as they regard themselves as neutrals and are anxious to find the best way to remain neutral, they will not be drawni into war." THE MECO( Founded January 80, 1908 ' ELLIOTT GONZALES, First I cond ls matter at the e at olumbi Uampus Cal 7i ADOLF ME1ER IS 11E ONLY MALE TO BE GRADUATED FROM BRYN MAWR. CDU.6GE IN ITS 54 YEAR ISTORY! USING A WOODEN SUPPORPT FOR'TE VTUMP OF HIS ARM MARSH TEXAS TECR HURDLER, SET A NEW JUNIOR. RECORD BY STEPPING OVER 1HE 110 YARD HIGH HURDLES IN 14.2. SEMONDS IN THE N.A.A.U. MEET! kQuestion-4 What telephone number do you Maxine Forbes--'To see what Kathleen Arthur--'I don't ma Phyllis Webber-'"!I don't sen< Sadie Spears-"2-6261. To tarving." ' Alice Glominski-"70 Sims H ome." Gerry Shapiro--"2-2559. The Ida R.abinowitz--"'76 Preston. man." Steve Nettle-'"76 Preston. isually isn't in." David Alterman--" 'The Cante Dick Anderson--"Seven come 3air of shoes." Bill Blackwel-"2-6341. The "Red" McClary-"2-6341.. Tc >wnl but three clocks." Bill Marano-"I ain't saying. do call it." Leola Garety--"Tenement 21 iome bus tokens." Readers Rigi Dear Editor, Last year a group of students or ganized the Carolina Student' Forum, with the purpose of bring ng to the campus outstanding men ,f the state and nation who are rec Dgnized as authorities on all types of public issues. It is a purely students' organization with the view that we may become better ac quainted with these questions. In the spring of last year we were fortunate to hear an address by Senator Josh Lee of Oklahoma on neutrality. On December 8, at 8 p. mn., Sen ator Henry R. Sims, Ohangeburg, will speak in the Euphradian Lit erary Society Hall on social se eurity. Senator Sims is recognized as one of the outstanding authori ties on social security in the South. The npnoram wil be a.. open Assocae Collee National Adve ditor Couks Pbh 430 MADISON Avi a, a. C., COacaso * OR* A amern 4F VAW OF A COLLEGE ED lON IS 466000 AtORDING'iD PT. OF INTERMOR SrATISTCIANS. f-Week call most frequently? Why? picture is playing." ke phone calls. Why bother I" I calls; I get them." see if supper's ready. I'm all. If I didn't, I'd get lone only number I can remember.'' Why not? Everyone wants To call Tommy Gasque, who en. I'm always hungry.'' eleven. 1My baby needs a new mystery girl.'' find~ out what time it is. I However, I get results when .He's tall, dark and owns it And Write forum, and it is hoped that all those interested in the subject will be present. Also, during the second week in December, Miss Lucy Randolph Mason, Public Relations Reprei sentative of the C. I. 0., will be on the campus to lead in an open forum discussion of present labor questions. During the coming year various noted speakers will be invited to the campus to conduct forums on timely subjects related to any phase of public interest, An invitation is issued to the entire student body to attend the meeting December 8, at which Sen ator Sims will speak. Sincerely yours, R. J. Towill, E. W. "DUCK SWEATMAN, Jr Ambernat" sDi Cole6kk0e Press ributor -of ind Weekly by the Literary Scieties at the oAIT&% - .a - ' ity of South Carolina durin ge coftp year ezft 1AWONAL ADV20M61NO ON -n evc duigexmntin ndhHs tin %MIM Reed Boyd ......... . ..,hee Ed . Naw YdRc. N. Y. - 4 aGI U12 SAN Faa.COMO ANSEL ELMORE.....Circulaton Manager MUSCtIN' IN Madane Sweeny still rem.embers the young Lochinvar who rissed her hand when she departed from Rome this summer.. . Probably the most expensive broken date on the campus oe-.% murred last Sunday nite when Peggy Sailey stood Arthur "Goon" Wilder up after he had gone to the trouble of obtaining i dozen Tilisman roses for presentation to the aforementioned lem... Just another one of the Standing up Peggies ... The N mntire freshman law class is trying 'to avoid "static" . . . At tached to one of Robert Greenfield's invites to the Damas shuffle was: "You've already got one, goody. - Give the other one away, but make it good"... If Bruce Hunt will pardon us we'd like 'tb know what in the heck has happened to the Blue Key Directory that was supposed to have been out weeks ago. Recipient of one of the year's loveliest photos is A. C. Moore who hangs out at the Methodist college in Spartanburg When he was elected president of the freshman class up there be asked Polly Burch, who really isn't the youngest young lady Dn the campus, to sponsor for him ... Thus the pix . . . Virginia Blakely, charn gal from Columbia College is wondering when Bob Howey will resume his Sunday bicycling ... Self-appbinted bodyguard of Kingstree's queen Lou Gilland is studebodpres. 0oleman . . . What about Cousin Louis? . . .Holmes Dreher wonders if it's so that the Dies committee has sent G men on the campus to investigate ... Yank Jeanne Withers' reward for headline writing was a smooch which she didn't even appreciate Rannab Heyward's lecture to an escort, while watching the Santa Claus parade, caused a brat to say, "I'll bet you're an Dld school teacher!".. . . Burping Betty Gutheridge needed a model on which to practice makeup so she enlisted the services f Sigma Nu' Ed Atkinson. Gale Johnson is another of the girls who do their window shopping in front of Preston College . . . Note to Betty Wilson's profs: It's impossible to get a date with her unless you can do her home work . . . "The Evils of Strong Drink " or "Firewater Done Him Wrong,'" was the play presented by the third floor Preston Drama club last night before an assorted audience of pressed freshman. Leading characters in this original show were Gus Belissary, Charles Simmons, George Chammins, and J. B. Clements . .. It was the second in a series of plays to be staged for the, benefit of freshmen in connection with the new type of freshman orientation courses.. . Professor Frank Ward law, speaking about new's stories, said that dates were mighty nice things to have . . . We agree . . . To Anderson, thriving metropolis upstate. journeyed eightee.n students on a bus . . . After all efforts to make the bus driver increase speed had failed, the lads and lassies resorted to cheers for the driver and jeers for the bus . . . Result: The vehicle reached Anderson twenty ind.tes ahead of schedule . . . Some of the boys on the campus certainly don't approve of Dean "Hitleress'' Childs' new ruling concerning dumb gals . .. Seems like there won't be anybody down at Sims that they can date now . .. Emily Brown, for personal reasons, refused to give out information for this week's question of the week . .. Could it be modesty or stick im-the-muddeness ... . To Phyllis Webber and Audrey from Ashe pon Your sox wearing fad is just a little late . .. Life scooped you abont two months ago . .. It was the other fellow who was drunk wvhen Heman Higgins, Charleston's wonder, boy, got his head skinned in a wreck . . . Since Jimmy Thoinas has already held enough offices and since he has threatened several menm bers of our staff, we refuse to give him anymore publicity... Our good frienal, deceased, Segar, creator of Popeye, has a com petitor in Richard Frick, who both looks and talks the part... Printers up at The State office would like to know if they are going to have to join a literary society. Possibly the pertiest stuff that ever appeared in the Munici pal Stadium came off Saturday when about four thousdnd sol diers stood in Salute to the Miami band playing the "Star Spangled Banner''" . . Battle of the week took place on the set of "Captain Applejack'' between astute, but cute Betty Glover and Dick Anderson, heroine and hero, respectively, of the play ...Sonny Bowman becomes the latest victim of Juliet''s charms .- . Don't worry, girls and Mrs. Childs 1 The soldiers are well policed . . . The slender occupant of Sims' Room 302-Jimmy Thomas gets no publicity from us--adds at least three male admirers per week . . . Margaret Hasell's radio dramatic efforts are bringing needed publicity . .. Which reminds us, absolutely no more publicity for Jimmy Thomas . . . Paulette West might tell one young lady what has become of a foV'mer boy fiend .. . or rather friend . . . Ask Elinor Flinn what she enjoyed most about Paramount's Spturday release . . . The Gamecock will, gladly furnish the names connected with the fraternity story on the front page. First intramural football catastrophe came when Drawback. Matthew Poliakoff swept around end and ended uip with two broken fingers . . . And the infirmary is gradually filling with would-be players . . . There's a two-to-one bet around Preston that John Land's malady won't be fatal . .. Sarah Po'well, often seen with dimpled John McMillan, ran her rating from -5 de grees to 212 degrees 'in one stroke of the pen . . . Tp Claude Oreason: You must be awful dlumb for not asking Betty Withing ton for a date on Sunday nite .. . Or else you can't take a hint . . . Bud Getsinger's lizard was Peg Newton's chief worry one moonlight nite not so long ago . . . Absolutely not one bit of publicity for Jimmy Thoas. .. Larry Karuba,'s operation was so successful that a part of his femur (not fem~ale) was sent to Dinky Duke .. . Dying Words: No Publicity for Jimnmy Ten