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COIT HENDLEY ............................... Editor DUPARTMENT HEADS Jim McKinney, Sports Editor; Jeanne Withers, Co- Richai Ed Editor; Jane Cox, Society Editor. Ed I STAFF WRITERS Peggy Hendricksom, Betty Mercer, Betty Locke. Jean Elliot Timmons. Mary Boykin, Frank Sloan, Paul Popey, Bob buu. un, Blanche oibbs, Dot Sawyer, Emily Wolfe, Bob Lester reentield. Lse PAUL LEAGUE ............... Managing Editor Social Regulations Cause Resentment and Nothing Else We would like to point out, in our mild and inoffensive way, several fallacies in the set of social regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees last semester. These regulations are supposed to limit the number of dances which campus organizations may give because students spend too much money and study too little. We laugh. Under the new set of rules, it is possible to have 60 dances each year. Under the system of no supervision, there were never more than 44 dances per year. If your belly can stand some figures, read on and find why this is so. The new set of rules allows the following dances: six fraternity formals, four sorority formals, three German club formals, two Damas formals, five formals by any organiza tions other than those mentioned, eight Social Cabinet script dances, twenty script dances by any groups not already mentioned, and twelve tea dances by any organizations not already mentioned. That totals 60 possible dances. Before the restrictions, the following dances were given usually: twelve fraternity formals, eight sorority formals, three German formals, two Damas formals, eight Social Cabinet script dances, five script dances by other or ganizations, and six tea dances by other or ganizations. This totals 44 dances. Obviously, the new regulations do not re strict the number of dances which may be given. And leaves our mind as numb as a Russian in Finland when we try to figure vhby they were passed. Under the old system, the general student body could attend 28 free dances. Only the German has restricted invitations. Under the new system there are only 17 or 18 free dances a year with a possible sixteen added script dances. Thus, the rule requiring that "each social fraternity or sorority be allowed to give not more than one formal dance every other year" hurts the boy who has not too much money to spendl yet wants to join in some of the fun of the University. In abhsolutelv b)ad taste is the sentence read ing-"Dances given for or by any group will be considered a dance of that group and will be counted in the quota of that group." Twenty . script dances are allowed. This seems generous, even to us, but, the only or ganizations eligible for this privilege are those which never have and never will give dances. We can think of only four (ODK, Blue Key, Commerce fraternity, Co-Ed association) who have done so. This seems rather silly. Fraternities were organized for social reasons. Certainly they should be among the groups who can give dances. Othier restrictions concerning closing hours of dances, chaperons, supervisions of finances and publicity are needed. We would not be the one to criticize the Board of Trustees or the committee which drew up the rules, BUT, somebody has missed the train. The new regulations made 600 fraternity and sorority members dissatisfied. That's absolutely all. Premium Offered To any male student who read the abov4 editorial, we will give the name of the co-ed with whom we had a date Thursday. In the goodnight scene, she straightened om front teeth and took out our tonsils. Apply Gamecock office. Personal Note In response to Ed Patterson's crack ii Muselin' In on this same page, I responi thus He lies. T do not steal his stuff. He steals mine. ASSOIATESA -d Frick, Phillip ilmeth, Bernie Base, G "atterson, Deward Brittain, boe Kirby, McCants, Dan Henderson, Leonard Turn Business Associates: Bill Bauknight, Pilcher. ROBMI Entered as *4 Pep Song Question Rises Again As New Possibility Is Seen On page 1 of the Gamecock is a story which begins-"A pep song in swing time direct from Tin Pan Alley is Carolina's for the asking. The arranger for Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians, nationally known orchestra, will compose a fight song especially for USC if there is enough student interest." Naturally, we approve. This looks like the chance for Carolina to get a good pep song which will be suitable for all occasions. But, the students must prove to Mr. Waring that they want a song. The Gamecock opens the campaign by fea turing the story on page 1. Also, the Gamecock will help Frank Ward law in publicizing the petition and getting students to write personal letters to Mr. War ing. Carolina students have been wanting a pep song for years. They even raised some money not long ago. And, anything able to get money out of a Carolina student must have a pull as powerful as our dentist's tools. We hate to get enthusiastic and full of school spirit as we think it is hickey. However, this is one time when some honest interest in a good project will help. The Gamwcock has announced all the facts in the case. The rest is up to the students. Sympathies Extended To Livingston Family The Gamecock. extends sympathies to the family of Billy Livingston of Orangeburg. Livingston died in an airplane crash near Orangeburg Sunday. Last year, another Carolina student, Dick Kidder, was killed in the same way. Kidder crashed in Wisconsin. Action Taken on KSK Signs By Somebody We notice that the phrase--"erected by KSK"-is being p)ainlted off the attractive "stay off the grass" signs which were criticized last week. We (d0 not claim any credit. Obviously, D. A. Westmoreland, Kappa Sigma Kappa member, was speaking truth fully whenm lie modestly said, "KSK is not look ing for any publicity or undue praise." Leg, Leg, Who's Got My Leg-A* Gruesome Story This is a story about a student with an ar tificial leg wvho hasn't got an artificial leg and, we don't know exactly how to tell it. The boy is in school nowv, in fact, in Sociol ogy 1~>0 which is taught by Miss Mary Wheeler. HIere's what happened. The first day of class, Miss Wheeler asked that each student write out thme first unhappy and the first happy experience which he re miemubered.* Our hero's paper read approximately as fol lows--"When I was eight years old, my brother pushed mec off the garage. I imme diately became unhappy for I broke my leg. Later they cut it off. "I developed an inferiority complex and for many years was wretchedly unhappy. "The day my artificial leg arrived was the happiest in my memory. I became adept in the use of the leg. Today, I am so skillful with it that only my closest friends realize miy handicap."~ We are not sure, but it looked as if Miss Wheeler, who is a very capable teacher, was trying to spot the owner of an artificial leg for several days. Then is none. The whole thing was faked. TH E Assocaec ME COCK aass,"mo POP Founded January 30, 1908 Nati6nal Adi ' ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor Colke&, PIu 430 MADisoN A cond clas matter at the office at olumbia. S. C., CHICAO- BOSTON November 20. 1 Campus Camera COLLEGS COLLECT QUER THINGS -Ck HQVAR HAS A UNIQU1 CDLLECrION OF1 3400 ODD ' PLAYMNG CARDS - - THE UNTV. OF -TEXAS COLECTS ( HAIR FROM THE HEADS OF FAMOJUS WRITERS AND STATESMEN/ 11AE U.OF KENTUCKY LIBRARY HAS 18,000 POST CARDS ON FILE! ~1ME UNIV. OF RMCESTER. HAS A COLLECTION OF *PHONEY' STOCKS AND, CORL U. RAS FIMY PIECE5 O: f-ARLY BONDS. FACE VALUE IS AMERCAN FIRE-FIGING EQUIPMENT! #25,000/-ACAL,#O0! *Question-of-Week 11ow will a new traffic light at the intersection of Pickens anc Green streets affect you? Henry Thomas-'" Why, that won't affect me at all." Bruce Hunt-"A red light would look pretty." Mrs. Graham-"I think it's a very good idea.'.' Jimmy Wilson-"I won't have to dodge traffic lights going to dinner.' Gene Alexander-" Ditto." Sarah Crawford-"A good idea. We've needed one for i long time." James Tomlinso--" It would be v'ery advantageous, un quote." Betty Boyd-"I can get home in time for dinner." Lex Durham-'"I haven't any business down there. I WOuln't affect mec." ( Editor's note-Lex has b>usiness at fly piu.nts.) Dick Anderson-'"I have no comment." Bill Adams-" Maybe I won't have so many wrecks now." Betty Locke-'"I won't have an 'excuse for being late t< classes." Jean Timmons-'"It'll afford me one more minute to get t my 8 o'clock class." Letters To The Editor ( Editor's note-In pluace of a let- Nssaesepcal a ict ier we ore running an editorial takentmoyhatisoeismc CI from thec Greenwood Index Journal. (Ifrmnotrcllgsadn 'The topie is an old one to Carolina vriis students b>ut it is interesting, to note Itiaminho mnycle whiat people of the state think of the gauts aeadfml,t( University andu its policies. The ed-cnotwieasmlEgissc itorial appeared on Dec. 17.) tnecrety Most Commendable Temte fcretseln A few (lays ago ani unusual exami-thetlgsyuemtoavori nation wvas giveni the seniors of thehvcrgrlsofoleedcai University of South Carolina wvho in- ovcr,ncleggadteI tend to graduate either this or the netsemester. hmefcretyi ipeEgi Tis examination wvas in Englishanexuefribltyoepe and it is a sort of startling innova tion for these times. mk h evppre epa Professors llavilah Babcock andl~rtt epiradsmtmsa II. C. Davis, heads of the Univer- ketmserdwihnigti sity English department were in Yu olg ipoade o charge of the examination. tteyut epc nesyus "This move wvas made primarily tosoeqaiestprvthtyu( see that no students graduate fromsevit the' University who are not prepared Tena r~oa vt oi in the fundamentals of the simple dpoawocno vicsn~ rules of grammar and speech," Prof.Enlssetcscortysou Davis dleclared. "It also tests trans- h sae ocamti lpoa fers here from other colleges wvhom TeUiest fSuhCrl we have not had the opportunity tohamdeafnmoeithrit tet"gredtei alnndfmae.td Member Z, W. 44DYCK" 8WJC4T3AN, Jr., MemberBusAss Manager I CoUe6iate Press 'Ii*rbutorof Iind WwW' by the Lite" Sool*tlav at the Univ",. Istributo of 81y Of South Ina duuft the eoftp you 04 6iale Diix*minatonh sad sOH41I& NATIONA. ADVEIITIS0 My ertising Service, Inc. Robert GrgorY . XxchaMor'.' Uishrs Ropreseuswive . #_---__ _ VS. NEW YoRK. N. Y. LOS ANELSS SAN FRANCISCO ANSEL ELMORE....-Circulatiou Manap MUSCLIN" IN According to editor Hubert Harmoni the Garnet and Black (1940 edition) will be out around June 15 Believe it when you see it, for no editor has called the correct date in the an-ys. nual's history Lovely Mackey K.i.ng, Edisto Avenue's all. around charm gal, received a letter postmarked from a Mas sachusetts town in which one young lochinvar exclaimed his love for the young lady after seeing her pix in some stray paper as sponsor of a German club dance ... The letter was addressed to the aforementioned damsel in care of the local German club . . . There's an influx of professors at the local hospitals ... First Professor Ferrell has his appendix dug out, then Dr. Derrick wandered in for an appendectomy . . . They're both in the Providence hospital MacyDr. Jame Theophilus Penny's heart sank when ie heard the above for it diminished his sick ness insurance business' fund ..,. and one professor told dreamy. eyed (and sleepy) Mary Hull Kaminer that it sould be a major task for someone to change the position of her sparkler from the right to the left hand Clemson's all-American Banb McFadden got his head stroked by Carolina fes after Fri day night's cage tilt. . . But we still think that our Lanny Lo. dahi was the best player oi the fopr . .. if you couldn't make heads or tails out of last week's column excuse it please for some misfortune prevented proofreading and we couldn't even recognize it in print Daniel L. Gibbes, erstwhile assistant something around the Garnet and Black office, has a new flame in Betty Miller after her Monday afternoon visit to the aforementioned publica tion's office . . . This is a sad, sad world for us these days Fr Every time we start a joke with "Confusius say," some squirt jumps up and hollers 'I've heard that one' . . . One school paper, which we just glanced over, is filled with scandal col mes and stuff . . . Could you imagine a whole p'tper filled with this type of lousy stuff The sign ol the back of one chair at a mess hall table at tin' oftie Mary Louise Gilland sat, was marked "Resevred for president George Coleman" . . . But the politician, we mean president, didn't sho up for some reason . . . Lovely Jul Pegram and o.A's'Allen Vassey scooped the announcement of spring and chose one of this week's springy days to go for a hand-in-hand stroll with gleans in their eyes . . . The KSK siTh in front of the Sigma Chi house didn't last long taleIn the first laee there Cwasn't any grass around there to walkn on and in the second place the K.A.9 didn't have one in front oftheir house .o Rtuion tiber one for coming to the Game cock office to work in the afternoon: Sally McCaw, who does research work in the office under us . . . Our vote for the nicest telephone voice of the week goes to one of our all-around favorites from every standpoint, Katie Beatty . . .One school out west has openH politics with machines which are run out in the openI . . . It might be a nice thing to pull the cover off of some of our local machines . . . Which reminds us to tell you that if some of your old acquaintances are getting back on speaking terms with you it's probably because spring and elections are approaching . . . Shame) Shame, editor Hendley, t .for using your editorial column as a scandal sheet to say noth mng of the fact that you're swip)ing the stuff from us... Our thanks to Margaret Haskell for letting us use the fol-., lowing taken from her news lab copy: To show that the cum pus co-eds aren 't the only interest of the Carolina boys, wve offer this proof. From September 18th through February 14th, the telephone exchange handled 1512 special deliveries and an almost equal number of telegrams for the boys living in the dormitories . . . This isn't much proof, however, for most of the above-mentioned communicative instruments a:re letterd from home or from boys who want a place to stay or sump'n during their Columbia sojourn . . . A. D. Pi's new prexy,, Ann -Vaughn, has applied for a position on the business staff of this rag . . . Better hire her Duck . . . We need some inspiration... Speaking of inspiration, Emily Brown, who could inspirit us immensely, is back in school after recuperating from a pre - exam append(ectomy . . . According to Billy Grubbs, Polly Cely has a sister almost as good-looking as she is . .. Apthrodite (goodness of beauty) must have worked overtime around her -house . . . To Kat and Tweet: The dirty crack at you last week was not our idea . . .We only wvrite the stuff . . . The words to eon.e of the glee club's (men's) new songs runs something like y. this: "Many, many years ago, when the wilderness was here. - The man with powder in his gun wvent out to hunt the deer... sBut now times have changed and there's a different plan, for Sdears with powvder on their face, go out to hunt the man"... tNo truer words were ever .written... n. Carrot topped Leroy Dennis, with the approach of spring and iS spring fever, is running around singing "Oh Julia" to the tune iof "Oh, Johnny" and dedicating it to Julia Smith . ..And Arthur Spalding threw a Coca-Cola bottle at girl friend Nell oStith when she walked away with a frat brother . . . In case d you haven't noticed the "erected by KSK" on the "Stay off so the Grass" signs has been erased . . . Dr. McKissiok has the n- statues of three gamecocks on the mantle of his home office ... Two are ivory and the other bronze . . . The reception commit etee of the Clariosophic society almost ate all of the refreshments before the Tuesday night reception... ec The board of trustees, in conjunction with the administra Ition officers are really bearing down on the residents of. the Student Union biulding and Preston who haven't paid their na damage fees yet . . . Those who haven't paid up by the last of this week get their walking papers until they stroke the treas uer 's palm