The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 15, 1940, Page Page Four, Image 4
COIT HENDLEY ......... ...... . Editor "
DEPARTMENT HEADS
JlrA McKinney, Sports Editor; Jeanne Withers, Co- Rich
Ed Editor; Jane Cox, Society Editor.
Ed
STAFF WRITERS
PeW Hendrickson, Betty Mercer, Betty Locke, Jean
Timmons, Mary Boykin, Frank Sloan, Paul Popey, Bob bull.
uinn Blanche Gibbs, Dot Sawyer, Emily Wolfe, Bob Lett
Greenfield.
PAUL LEAGUE ................ Managing Editor .
SAE's Become First
Test Case On Our
Social Regulations
Signa Alpha Epsilon fraternity, the violet
boys, are in trouble about their banquet last
week. In fact, they've been abolished until
June 3, 1941.
On account of the fact that we may soon
he in a similar position, we would like to speak
for thei as they are a test case.
The ruling was not released until after The
Gamecock hiad gole to press officially. But,
luckily, our sche(lule runs almost like a daily
coling out once a week, if you get what we
Inean.
If this was deliberately done to keep us
from colllmenlting (this is the last issue until
after the holidays), it will not work.
We will just wait until we do, find out sonic.
thing.
Euphradian Reaffirms
What Is Taught Daily
In Journalism 23
As expected, the Euphradian uprising was ii
fiasco.
The front page of The Gamecock carries an
impartial report of what happened. A preju
diced account will be found here.
Five resolutions were passed. That suitE
us fine. Tiheres nothing like a set of resolu
tions. The. Euphradians probably pass 100 a
year.
They run approximately like this-(1) No
reference to drinking, gambling, or other vices
of the students should be mentioned in T&e
Gamecock. (2) No "smut" or stories of doubt
fill character should be published. (3) No
reflection on the character or moral standards
of the faculty, students, or administration
shall be published. (4) Editorials should be
written in an impartial and just manner wvith
no attempt to color one side or the other.
(5) No false statements or untrue exaggeration
of any one side of a news story should be
printed.
They're interesting but hardly needed.
We are not going to argue with them. It'h
best just to ignore the whole matter. And dc
what we want to about it.
The first resolution amuses us. It insinuates
that it's all right to practice sex, but not tc
discuss it.
Okay. It's probably healthier.
April Fool Issue
Will Not Appear
By Order Of Staff
'1here will be no April Fool edition of Tlu
Gamecock.
This was decided by The Gamecock staff al
by itself. The reasons are ones which we hav<
been thinking for years.
First, an April Fool edition is too mucd
work. It's not funny. It's not clever. It ac.
complishes nothing. It's corney. And ii
usually reeks.
Finally, we can hlave more fun in a regulai
issue1. calling people namies.
See Back Page
For Criticism
Of Players Club
Most of the opinion concerning the Players
Club anid their last production, "Dark Tower''
we are leaving to Press Rate Collect on thE
back page.
It's mloreC or less correct.
Prof. M. (1. Chlristophersen, you know wvhai
lhe does for a living so we will omit that, is
considlering some of Eugene O'Neil's stuff foi
the PlJayers after this next thing is over. He'J
never get to it this semester but the Carolin,
student body can expect something good if h<
ever does.
O'Neil's okay and( the Players Club is nol
bad for Carolina.
Personal
-To Miss Dot Koger we sincerely apologize,
She insists that the last editorial page was
way below par. Maybe it was. But, we hav'en't
heard any good dirty jokes recently.
Keep hoping.
A8s00IATES
ard Frick, Philip Wilmeth, Bernie Baan,
Patterson, Deward Brittain, Joe Kirby,
tt Mcoants, Dan Henderson, Leonard Turn
Business Associates: Bill Bauknight,
r Picher. ROBE]
Entered as
Campus Queen Contest
Looks Like It Might
Be Something After All
The so-called "All-American College Queen"
contest which The Gamecock has entered on
belialf of the beautiful Carolina girls is defi
nitely a success.
Exactly 23 girls have entered pictures with
one to go. And some of them are wonderful.
The managers of the Palmetto, Ritz, Strand,
and Five Points theaters will act as the Board
of Beauty Experts. We will submit the pic
tures to theim tomorrow and they will begin
pondering the question of who is the best look
ing girl on the campus. Or at least, who takes
the best picture.
The Ganecock will announce the winner in
the next issue, which will be April 1 or 5 de
pending on an advertising contract. We will
send the winner's picture to the New York
office of Paramount Pictures and do a little
side-line praying that they agree with us that
Southern girls are okay.
If they (o-well, Radio and Acreen Guide
magazine will have a boost in circulation as
we promise to run to the nearest magazine
dealer and buy a copy so we can vote. As you
should know by now, the state winners, 48
of them, one from each state, will have their
pictures piblished in the above mentioned
magazine for three weeks. The readers will
4vote on the twelve they prefer and Paramount
sends those twelve to Illinois for the premiere
of some picture named "Those Were The
Days."
Here's something else which we have been
keeping quiet because we wouldn't want the
students to think we had selfish motives. The
editors of the twelve college papers sponsor
ing the winning contestants will also be guests
at the premiere and participate in the activi
ties whatever they may be. (Time out for
another prayer).
As for keeping the campus contestants in
mental turmoil until after spring holidays, we
are really sorry that they're in a turmoil.
Try Sanka.
Proposed Constitution
Will Never Be Approved
By Faculty-Wanta Bet?
To our amazement, we are finding that cer
tainl parts of this student body are alive men
tally.
However, we are not referring to the
Euphradian and other dillys who ob)ject to the
edlitorials.
George Coleman and a group of interestedl
studlents have been wvorking on a newv constitu
tion for some time. Monday, it will have its
third and final reading at a studlent body meet
mng.
Proposed1 in the new constitution is a Social
Committee comp)osed of the chairman of the
social cabinet, the chairman of the Student
Union board, the p)resident of the Pan-H
lenic council, the president of the Inter-Fra
ternity council, and1 one non-fraternity student
to be app)oinlted by the student council. Four
faculty members will complete this committee.
It soulnds good.
We thought a good while about this as we
dlid not want to prejudice the faculty against
thme new constitution by violently backing it.
Blut, since they have to pass the constitution
before it becomes legal, andl they will probably
read1 it carefully before doing so, they are
bound1( to nmotice what we noticed.
Thuis coilmmittee is schedluled to have comn
p)lete conitrol of social events on the campus.
We understand 'this to mean the endl of the
groump now enforcing the prmesenlt olbnoxious
social regulations. Thme two couldn't possibly
work together. If so, the result will be sensi
ble legislation. Anything would be more log
ical thansuthme priesent set-up1.
But, we are afraid the whole thing is just
a dre'am of idlealist Coleman and others which
will soon turn to curdled memories.
And faut will not pass'the constitution.
And e'llheton it.
Another change provides for a Student
Finance committee which will (10 away with
Mr'. Frank Taylor, almost. It will supervise
each activity drawving funds from the stude'nt
activity fee and have a student auditor go
over the books.
It doesn't make any difference if this passes
or' not. It will only give a tough job to some
student.
As for the control of the number of offices
that a student can hold on the campus--throw
it out. We've ot enough control non.
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*Question-of-Week
Do you find it any easier to cross Green Street now that the
traffic lights are installed?
Elinor Flinn-"I don't know. What do you think?"
Ed Patterson-"I don't go over there; nobody will give m
a date.'"
Olin McDonald-" My only interest in the matter is that w(
can now get to dinner sooner."
Glenn Yarborough-" 'They do not affect me personally. ]
have no interest on the otier side of the street."
Juliet Ridley-"I have to wait longer on the lights than I did
on thie ears; the cars always waited on mec."
Charlie Gibbes-" 'They amuse me. I canl see them from m3
wVindowV at night.''
Stokes Davis-" If statistics prove that the lights tend t<
diminish accidents and'unreasonaly fast driving, I am heartil3
in favor of some light on the subject.''
Sally McCaw-"'I think thlat traffic isn't so hot now.''
Connie Morton-"'I sincerely thlink that thley have been
great help. This is from tile bottom of my heart.''
Ann Vaughn--"No, now I hlave to walk all the way to th<
corner to cross the street."
Helen Anderson-"'Yes, bult they should1( let both the lighlt:
be on at tile same time.''
Frances Payton-" It's all the same to me. We still cross ir
the middle of thle street.''
Bobby Collier-'"It's always beenl easy for me to get ovei
thlere.''
Harry Riddle-"The stop lights are indicative of the pr~o
gressivey trendl of the U niversity.''
Letters To The Editor
( Editor's n:ote-This week we' areThtieotatsr e(isig
r'eprinhing a letter whicha first ap'- ow Wecnt aifrtecli
pearedl in Thea State, Columbia dai'y nt rw pteallecIt n
To the Editor of The State: ~ oI ) ssneesa o~oko
In your recent edlitorial, "For Con- otna h egnigo h e
tinuationi Schools," you have renderedsoiadtelavitothmrco
a service b)y pointinig out an actual tebl evl
Thle establishment of continuation Xemgta elacp h a
schools, open to persons over school ta (uteuaini oig
age, wouIld, in the first place, he a Caweaorit Tewrin
matter of simple justice. Thouisands ntosdntakwehrte a
of South Carolinians were deniied, afr obymntoste a
in childhood, the chance to whichtoOunesiyisaimrisa
they had a right. That right should ter nytcwaoso u a
now be made good. fr r iTrn-nliec,e
Further, it is dIemandedl as a meanisfcicyadhrctrWec'ta
of public policy. The direst need of fr 11t fod
South Carolina, as of other states,
is for an educated people-educated inPtesn adav
efficiency,in intelligncn,einuchracter.oMarhchild1940
R. W. "DUCK" SWEATMANt Jr., ,
Member BuWe Manager
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(With Ed Patterson)
Or lines typed on one of the three workable typewriters in The
Gamccock office. . . . Some interested Columbian, probably a religious
fanatic, has undertaken the tremendous job of reforming and convert.
ing a group of female students by writing them unsigned cards telling
them to pass the word along that, unless they mend their ways, hard
luck, and stuff, would befall them. . . . Since we had the misfortune to
forget to print the name of the nicest telephode voice of the week last
week we'll just have to put two persons up for that place this time. . .
For the previous week lovely Mackey King, who really isn't fickle even
though she brands quite a few boys as heart throbs, gets our vote for
muttering the nicest sounds over the phone. . . . Then last week we
called charming Senecan, Marion Ballenger and found that her southern
drawl was just the type to justify adding her name to our blue book. .
Amazon-like Marion Wyman has succeeded, finally, in pulling the heart
strings of first lieutenant Robert Bull and now giantess Louise Efird
can call home and say, "'Twas a tough fight ma, but I lost."
* * * * *
Mary King probably doesn't know it but she has a double at Columbia
College in the person of cute little Emma Hane Steadman. . . . It's
hard to believe that there could be'two like critters of that nature on
earth. . . . Personal note to Betty Glover: We don't care if you don't
read our column but wish you'd quit trying to keep others from doing
so. . . . After all somebody besides us has to scan it sometimes. . . .
Then dern exams are here again and if. you're expecting a lot of new
Easter clothes you'd better get the kale from pa and ma before the
reports come out. . . . Judge George Yeldell was elected to the secre
taryship of the senior law class with 32 campaign managers out of 36
possible voters, pulling for him. . . . When Jimmy Graham found that
his secret heart throb (Gene Baldwin) had the same birthday as his he
rejoiced, for now he can share his birthday candy with her. . . . Carroll
Belcher and J. Q. Carter plan to go cohorts on opening up a combine
sandwich shop and beer joint down at Five Points to compete with
Mr. Nick's. . . . To the possessor of post-office box 1305: "Happy
Birthday", even if we are a few days late in wishing it....
/ * * * * *
The Betty Miller, Dan Gibbes romance is progressing rather nicely,
thank you. . . . So far only two dates may be chalked up to the above
mentioned affair and both were for vespcrs. . . . The next paragraph
might come under the head of "digs" with emphasis on politicians. . . .
SmOlest intra-mural boxing entrant is little John Clarke who weighed
in at 105 and gave the coaches a headache trying to find him a match. ..
* * * * *
Now that elections are only a few weeks off most of the politicians
are doing everything in their power to attract attention. . . . In the pres
idential race Sol Blatt is taking advantage of his Southern conf cham
pionship by coaching intramural boxers. . . . Bob McCrady has taken
to waving at girls across the campus to the extent that lie almost broke
his leg when he tripped over a post while semaphoring a prospective
voter. . . . Bill Dorsey has carried his campaign to Columbia College
with brunette Vivien Tennant holding down campaign manager's job
there. . . . Rod Turnbull does all his politicking from a bench in front
of the commerce school and Rion Scott approaches his voters via tele
phone, or at least lie stays on Preston's second floor west phone all of
the time. . . .
Everybody in the country is getting bids to the A. T. 0. formal
Friday nitc, which means that if you do get there it should be awiutiy
good, considering the fact, of course, that you'll have to find your own
dancing space. . . . Personal note to Jimmy Shecut, S. A. E. wvhiz bang
of the track team: Must be nice to have a car to provide lifts home for
lone females of the 2806 Divine street variety . . . . You know, one of
the awfullest jobs of a columnist is trying to avoid stepping on the toes
of a fellow students. . . . Among the things that discourage us is the
fact that some of our items are often takeni in the wvrong way....
Take the case of Emily-with-the-light-blonde-hir for instance. . . . Un
intentionally, wve stated that she had started a non-speaking campaign
which, of course, la just about as far from fact as the sun is from the
earth. . . . Now, we hope that is settled and the aforementioned lovely
wvon't break our heart by labelling us a epd.. ....he S. A. E. chapter
has a niew self-appointed house mother in the form of Dean Childs. ..
After last wveek's party they elected her sweetheart of the local chapter.
....Jimmie Fant, erstwhile lady's man of the campus, is now the chief
occupant of a love seat in the Kappa Delt room. . . . The other pccupant
is not Kitty Bird, as you would expect, but Winnsboro's lovely love
child, Lollie McCants....
* * * * *
A new organization composed of former editors of this rag is planning
on p)ublishiing a book soon wvhich wvill be called, "How- to Make the
Literary Societies Mad in Two Issues". . . . For the most liberal college
publication wve've ever seen wve'll give our vote to the University of
North Carolina's "Buccaneer" . . . The present issue is by far wittier
than the mlost humorous humor magazine on the news-stands this month.
- - - If the beauty contest judges know their stuff one of our campus
(d0l1s will get a free trip to Indiana, courtesy of Paramount newvs...
for we truly believe that Carolina is the resting place for the most
beautiful women in South Carolina. . . . If you boys don't agree just
try sitting in Simis' lobby for about half hour around dating time each
nite anid watch the lovelies on parade....
* * * * *
Louje Searson hopes that. his old1 friend( Fletcher Loomis will have
some dough when he goes to Newv York on the deb)ating trip. . . . Reason
number one: So Searson can be shown that thriving metropolis (courtesy
(Dr. Schayer) at the expense of the latter. . . . Bouquet of the week
goes to the one-man brain trust of the Uniiversiy, Dean John A. Chase,
Jr., whose ofhece is always as busy as a bee-hive yet lhe manages to be
m , on all affairs pertaining to the goodl of the students and the school. ..
* * * * *
rlThe mionthly meeting of the Gator Club wvill be held sometinie this
week in the A.DI. l'i rooms. . . . On the p)rogrami will be a demonstration
of the "Iunmp" by Betty Withington, and Mary Elise Livingston's vari
ationis on the "hoola" dance. .Slip of the tongue for this week: Mary
"Little Bit" Burgess's exclamation of the fact that she often lets her
loved ones take adhvantage of her. . . . Nothing rash intended of course.
...Florenitinie Edith Tinsley gave Chevis Powell a personality test
be fore seriously considering hiim for number one position itn her young
Ilife. . . . D)ebating council chairman Dave Baker donined skirts last week
andl mlvadled the realmt of co-ed activities when lie arbitrarily changed
dlebate try-outs from Friday to the following Wednesday. . . . Seemed
that he needed a little spare time to prepare a certain young lpdy's
speech.,. . . Because Leola Garety wants to crush all publicity conicern
ing Z. 'I'. A. we are refraining fromi printing a certaini article pertaining
to one of their pledges. . . .The chapel stage has a new hardwood'
floor. . . .Why, we don't knowv. And so we leave you with the hoge that
by next wveek we'll b)e able to tell you why Elinor Flinn puts a chip on
her shoniler evertim we:. nt.. .e viciity