Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The GAmecock RO ZRT ELLIOTT GONZALES, Firt Editor Sat~ eecnd-eaas matter at the postolf0f at Coiumbla. Membar Associaed CoRe6iate Press 1940 Distributor of 1941 Colle6ite Di6est PMPR"KENTUD FOR NATIONAL AMMETINT14 IST National Advertising Service, Inc. CoUege P*bkbers Repressiee 420 MADISON Ava. Nzw Yonit. N. Y. Cf.cAeo * MotON * Los AmeLs * SAm FRANC,SCo wIed Weekly by the Literary societies at the University of south 0arolina during the college year. PAUL S. LEAGUE . . . Editor E. W. "DUCK" SWEATMAN, Jr., Business Mgr. PHILIP WILMETH ..... Managing Editor EDITORIAL STAFF Joe Kirby -------... ....-.... .........................Sports Editor Blanche Gibbe ...............------ --................... o-ed Editor Jane 0ox ..............................................Society Editor ASS0IATR EDITORS Dick Trick Jim McKinney Ed Patterson Bernie Bas Deward Brittain Leonard Turnbull STAFF WRITERS Frank Span Albert Eggerton Doris Nash Bob Quinn Donald Law Paul Posey Bud Getainger Pitkin Bell John Nash David Brockington ................. ....Oirculation Manager George Gregory ............. ........Exchange Editor BUSINESS STAFF Dave Alteman Beryl Kerns Marie Ulmer IAI Bair Walter Taylor CLASS-CUT SITUATION IS SOLVED AT LAST A former Gamecock editor gave us the idea for a solution to the class-cutting problem. He didn't think much of pushing the idea and we did, so therefore, we won't divulge his name. He suggested that the University of South Carolina adopt the quarter system instead of the two semester type of class attendance. In that system there are five day weeks. There are three short semesters in the regular term; the fourth one the summer school. But the latter is beside the point. What we started out to say is that the five day week will allow we class-cutting Carolinians that important day off. Saturday. And we're serious about this too. Columbia University, University of North Carolina, Georgia, Chicago University, Har vard, and all the progressive college institu tions that we can think of have installed the system. Carolina won't, we feel sure. Why I Maybe it's because there has been a "tradition" to have two semesters. And anyone knows it's an old southern custom to cling to tradition. AND STILL THE CAROLINIAN SLEEPS Tom Walker, elected to the position as editor of The Carolinian, campus magazine of former years, told a reporter for this news paper this week that "nothing had been done" in reference to publishing even one issue of that almost defunct publication. Tom Walker, editor, solemnly collected half bucks from unwary University students at the beginning of this semester. Those same stu dents would like to know where those four-bits are now. Tom Walker, through his roommate and former Carolinian editor, officially informs a newspaper reporter that "he is doing nothing, yet" toward getting even the first edition un der way. Nothing but dingling the ones who allocate the student activities fee. Nothing definite like soliciting advertising. Tom Walker refuses to take any steps to ward progressive organization. Tom Walker is lazy. A FRESHMAN ASKS US A QUESTION A facetious freshman approached us this week. "Why don't they dig up Maxcy monument; that would make it possible to get even a bet tor view of the library," the young scamp asked. The landscape is being leveled; spotlights are going to point to the new building. Maybe o-eds will be lined up with placards pointing -"This Way To The Library." 0. K, Why not dig up the monument? INADEFENCE OF REALLOCATION. This is some more about how other people are spending your money. Some of you realized that you paid $9.25 to the treasurer at the beginning of the semester for what he termed a student activities fee, and wondered what it was allocated for; most of you put it down to "tick;ets to football games"; all of you shrugged your shoulders and finally dropped it from your mind. Just to be contrary, or if you wish, different, The Gamecock has dug up some facts and figures from the State Auditor's report and from the office of the director of student ac tivities. They follow. The Clariosophic and the Euphradian lit erary societies each receive $240.40 from the student activities fee. The Clariosophie had a balance on hand at the end of the school year -1939-40-of $126.86; the Euphradian had $75.12. This was after they had given away lump sums ranging from $5 to $25 during the year. If you still can't see what we're driving at, here's a quote from a society member: "The societies charge dues and receive money from the S. A. fund, give away a pile and have money left over. Either we shouldn't have to pay dues or else the S. A. money should be used for other causes, since our actual ex penses are practically nil." There are other glaring errors in the alloca tion of the fund. The $9.25. Provided for are a Reserve Fund and a Sink ing Fund. Maybe repetition and superfluity are not the correct words but they come close to describing that situation. Why have them both? According to the State report the Reserve Fund is a bootless thing since of the year's total-$177.50, only $1.55 was missing, that a refund to a student who quit school and wanted his money back. Every year that $177.50 is increasing itself. But for what? The fact that you pay for your yearbook and get your newspaper free and other fi nancial differences relating The Garnet anAd Black and The Gamecock, were explained in our last issue. But from the Auditor's report: $938.05 was the balance left over after last year's annual was paid for; $303.25 for the newspaper. Both receive $2,662.50 from the S. A. Fund. With nothing but paid advertising to add, The Gamecock's yearly total receipts were $5,096.19. The yearbook, adding ads, subscrip tion price, paid for pages, etc., operated on a total of $8,902.55. It's not fair, but it explains why one editor receives $75 and the other gets $300. ACTION-NOT WORDS WILL DO THE TRICK This is written not to the student body, but to the heads of different Carolina organizations who were asked to submit names of people that they believed qualified to serve on the Student Activities Committee. President McKissick realizing that some thing must be done'about the allocation of the S. A. fund, is attempting to appoint just such a committee. It will be composed of both students as well as faculty members (a new departure) this year. Whether the various group heads are weigh ing the problem of names long and earnestly we don't know. We do know that nothing is being done and can't be done until they act. WADE HAMPTON CO-EDS AIN'T TREATED FAIR The girls that reside in Wade Hampton Col lege are the victims of a one-sided situation it seems. These young ladies go under the classifica tion--non-sorority; therefore, possess no lux urious sorority room labeled by glaring neon signs. A sorority room containing a telephone not connected to the University extension. Wade Hampton co-eds can't telephone out of their building after eight o'clock; the gals in the sorority rooms can. Which we have to admit is no fault of the Greek sisterhood. It's a situation that shouldn't exist and we don't believe Mrs. Childs can think of a feasible reason why the Wade Hamptonites shouldn't use the phone. Unless the gals would be call ing for leap year ates. CanapusCamera 110 PAM0 WWI PROF. R.H.WHEE UNIV.CP KANSAS IS WRIG A I0=0 PAG& MANUSCRIPT Wrffi PAGES 4 FEET WIDE AND 18 N?OES HIGH! IE IS RECORDIN6 711E KtR-RELATICN OF FOUTICAL, LITERARY, HISTPRICAL,ART ANb SCIENIFIC MTA. ~I D ..V MUHE FIRST COuEGE Y.M.CA. A ivrr-R Piomsvm FRtA* AWTALIA rE-ECTED IN TRAVELED 12,000 MILES TO ATTEND THE ~ERNAIS S11LL IN USE! EMPIRE UNIVERSITIES CoNGRESS AT IT WAS BULT IN Ib5 AT LONDON ONLY 'TO FIND -MAT HE WAS A HANOVER COLLEGE, INDIANA YA. AHEAD OF TIME! Tiz MISUNDERSTANDING WAS, CAUSED BY A TYPIST.' ERRORI +Questionmof-Week How do you think classes could be made more interesting? Ken Roskie: All women teachers. Bud Getsinger: Have more interesting textbooks. Not these dry things like some we have now. Graeme Broadway: If you study your lessons you enjoy the classes. If not, you don't. Lib Adams: The professor makes the class. If he lectures and teaches in an interesting manner, the classes are interesting. If the professor'is boring, the class is bound to be so. Wallace Denny: More class discussion and debate and fewer lectures. Mary Kouch: The professors should do something besides spit out words that students must write down. Have more dis cussion in history classes, for example. Simpson Zimmerman: For professors to get closer to the students. Oh, I don't mean that way. I mean loosen up. John McCormac: Don't quote me but I think maybe if we divided up classes like science into part-time lecture and part time work it wouldn't get tiring. Kathleen Arthur: Pay attention 1 Louise Wannamaker: Teachers should ask questions instead of so much lecturing. Barney Timmons: After thinking it over, I don't think they can be made more interesting. Molly Heath: In my most boring class if the professor would ask a few questions he could keep our attention. S. F. Donald: Classes would be a lot more interesting if, seriously, the professors would have less quizzes. Pat Harrelson: Professors get off the subject and talk about things not of interest to the students. I go to sleep every day. Jean Baldwin: Have good-looking men for co-eds and good looking women for men. I'm serious I Letters To The Editor Mr. Paul S. Leaguewihalisatvteisoefte Editor, The Gamecock gads raiain eebus Dear Sir: Frmn usa ihsnww Will you please insert a plea in hv ael teddadsuso The Gamecock to this effect? gopwihwshl ne h u Co-eds I Turn out and give UnclespcsothY.MC.A Ined Sam a helping hand by making va-thcopiinatimswsvr rious bandages for our American ke.W norgopwre ad soldiers. Meet with the "Redbulupaaretennc,gid Cross" every Monday or Tuesday atmaywrhiltinsfotee the McMaster School, 1106 Pickens, dsusos nyt idOtta u at 2:00 p. m.gruwanoeouofteacb We appreciate your help verycusasertyofnegupdn' much Iseftt ehneteog ocn I say various bandages because dur-ceetirdfa,wwrelfcer ing thp'last two weeks, we have been oti h an doing the monotonous task of fold- Iamflywrettthofias ing squares of cheese cloth and many o h .M .A nwasltl of the girls disliked doing so. nohnoftiadweresryht If any questions come to yourweavtomkths ehda mind just call Loe Cooper at 27360.sorefinrmtnbuthdsc Thanks a lot.singophaebcmacmp Loe Cooper.wieatvt.Adwblevth Mr. Paul S. League, watt-epte la n bv Editor, The Gamecock. bad hsti etr e hsb Dear "Scoop": dn h~bs a tcn aen I, and many othet freshmen like,.ugsin. myself, hold the campus Y. M. C. A.Yorveytu, In highgestpemhWecthink thed unde hetu TAa F6wlhk Andj The Fi10f th Column MCKINNEY -BY- BRITTAIN1 THE BATTLE OF BISCAYNE BAY In order to present unbiased accounts of Carolina's Battle of Biscayne Bay, we resort to dispatches from the Bad -Press Asso ciation. Miami, Fla., Nov. 21 (BP): Approximately 250 University of South Carolina students established temporary headquarters in the Venetian hotel here this afternoon and immediately called upon the city 'for unconditional surrender. City officials and other public-spirited citizens withdrew to the Miami University canipus to discuss a possibile compromise. No word was received from the peace powwow at ten p. m. Apparently annoyed at the delay in negotiations, Gamecock storm troopers descended on Club Bali, an exclusive uptown night club, just after sundown and soon reduced it to submission. Miami, Fla., Nov. 22 (BP): A bright Southern sun rose on a new Miami this morning. Red flags signifying serious injury in the city are flying in all public centers. The Venetian hotel, headquarters of the University of South Carolina invasion forces, is in shambles as a re sult of an all-night bottle battle. Bellhops in the sedate establishment dragged 110 dead soldiers from the wreckage left by high-flying raiders. A group of students, angry at delayed surrender of the city, visited the home of Al Capone on Biscayne Bay about midnight. Police who investigated the premises early this morning declared that no damage had been done, but that Capone's cocktail bar is deci mated. Miami, Fla., Nov. 23 (BP): Miami has surrendered to the Univer sity of South Carolina invasion. The city's last stronghold fell last night as Carolina defeated Miami University's football team, 7-2 in Orange Bowl Stadium. Immediately after the game victorious Gamecocks overran the city and mopped up scattered police forces. Then turning its fury on night 4 clubs, the mob swarmed over the Five O'clock and 600 clubs, making off with several chorus girls and a quantity of choice liquers. The students congregated at the Venetian hotel after the uptown massacre and again bombarded that sedate winter resort. The build ing's foundations, weakened by incessant attacks, sank last night and the hotel almost toppled into Biscayne Bay. The management evacu ated the establishment just before sunrise today. Miami, Fla., Nov. 24 (BP): University of South Carolina students retired victoriously from this resort town yesterday, leaving a demol ished Miami for bewildered city officials to patch up. The first measure taken by the city council will be the examination of all residents for internal injuries and the inspection of all hotels for possible defects left by the mob. Miami's police force is undergoing complete reorganization after its city defenses proved inadequate to cope with the fury of Carolina's onslought. * * * * * * * * LETTERS TO THE EDITOR St. Augustine, Fla, November 22, 1940 Editor, The Gamecock, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir: Three young men, two posing as reporters for your paper, the other as a pharmacist, passed through here this morning and engaged in certain suspicious maneuvers. Two of them, one the pseudo-pharmacist, came through about 10 o'clock and inspected our ancient fortifications, constructed by Spanish settlers centuries ago. These men left about 11:30 with three officers on their trail. However, our men lost them about five miles down the road to Miami. Then, about 12 o'clock the third man came along in a 1940 Buick. Hopping ont, he told his chauffeur to wait, and he too made for the fort. He took copious notes, supposedly concerning its strong and weak points. He was seen 15 minutes later making for our prized Jungle Park with a blond under one arm and a bottle under the other. He emerged, sans bottle and blond, 10 minutes later and was picked up by his chauffeur. Three bad checks at the National Bank gave the men's names as Eugene Hood, Deward Brittain and Jim McKinney. We fear they are fifth columnists, so please reply whether or not they are bonifide Americans and South Carolina students. Yours truly, MAYOR OF ST. AUGUSTINE. . * * * * * * * * THIS LIFE I'VE LOVED-by papa Dear son, I received your request for a check. I would like to tell you, son, that the strained condition of my bank account makes it impossible. Mr. Gotmoney at the bank says I should have been an artist-I'm always drawing my account. Yes, my boy, these are the times that try men's souls and their bank books. My crumbling bridge of finance is a result of laws-federal laws, state laws, county laws, town laws, mother-in-laws. Now I'm not complaining, son, but if you are paying some woman's way through college, I wish you would bring her home with you-I'd like to meet her. And if you have to buy more books this semester, I'm going in the publishing business. But you are getting your money. You know the wolfe that's been howling around people's doors? Well it's a female wolfe and she had pups in our kitchen last week. I sold them to a WPA worker and am sending you the money. 1 Lovingly yours, DAD. * * ** * ** * CHANGE OF ADDRESS After Saturday our address probably will be: The Fifth Column, 99% Hung Lo St., Shanghai, China, We hop. Mrs. Moon will forward all malnd. female,