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The Gamecock Rounile January o=3 1806 RO9ERT 'LI.WOTT OONZALES, First Editor Utendas moeem matter at the postoffife at 0olumbla, 8. 0. Now. 20% UK0 Memaber Associated Colle6iate Press 1940 Distributor of 1941 CAleiae Di6esl RSPRUSUNTSO POR NATIONAL ADVERTISING MY National Advertising Service, Inc. Colleg PubUbers Represexsws;e 420 MADisoN Ave. NEW YORK. N. Y. CNICA6o - SoSrON - Los ANeSSIs - SAN FOANCISCO nined weekly fy the Literary societies at the University of South 0asrolina during the college year. RICHARD W. FRICK PHILIP WILMETH -----..... CO-EDITORS E. W. "DUCK" SWEATMAN, BUSINESS MOR. J. H. McKINNEY, JR. MANAGING EDITOR EDITORIAL STAFF Leonard Turnbull ....... ......................... Sports Editor Blanche Gibbs ...................................... Co-ed Editor Nancy Padgett ...................................... Co-Ed Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS Deward Brittain Blanche Gibbs Joe Kirby Don Merrick Sarah Flinn Paul Callahan Gordon Hill Bernie Bass Katherine Martin STAFF WRITERS Frank Sloan Bob Quinn Albert Eggerton John Nash Paul Posey Pitkin Bell Donald Law Helen Fakoury Morris Mazursky laudon Harley Sara Hughes Kathryn Martin David Brockington ............................ Circulation Manager George Gregory .................................. Exchange Editor BUSINESS STAFF Dave Alterman Beryl Kerns Willis Beall Walter Taylor SENIOR CLASS ORGANIZES AN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Wednesday afternoon the class of 1941 got off on the right foot before disintegrating into the realm of the unknown alumni members of the University. The class organized itself into an alumni group, and passed a resolution to create a class fund for the class reunion a year hence. Each member of the class will be as sessed one dollar toward this fund, with that remaining after the reunion, being turned over to the university in some form of gift. The Gamecock wants to be the first to con gratulate the class for this action. It is the best thing that any class has ever done along. this line and we hope this will be an incentive to future classes at Carolina. The Alumni Association is the only organi zation that the University has to fall back on for help, and it is the only organization that Carolina grads have to go to for aid after their graluation. We urge every member of the senior class to join this movement and to pay their buck, and help this great school grow greater. NEWS SERVICE SENDS OUT ANOTHER USC MAGAZINE Prof. Frank Wardlaw, news service director, has just completed a second pictorial bulletin of the University which will be sent to about 6,000 high school seniors in the near future. Containing over 500 photographs of Caro lina life, the magazine certainly is one publica tion above the Discipline Committee's famous criticism, "Disgraceful to the University.'' Professor Wardlaw and his assistant, Arthur Hawkins, deserve much credit for their work on the bulletin. It pictures every phase of student life-work, play, study, athletics and social activity. The book has a special section for every school and department at the University. These sections depict work done both in class and actual practice. Pictures of actual classroom and laboratory work show high school seniors just what to expect in college. Complete in scope, beautiful in makeup and clear in explanation of college life, the new bulletin is a credit to Professor Wardlaw and the University. High school seniors who peruse thoughtfully through it will not waste their time. YOU MAKE THE NEWS AND WE'LL PRINT IT Certain Clariosophic Literary Society mem bers are very much concerned over the public ity given to the society, and have practically demanded that The Gamecock do something about it. We are aware of the fact that The Gamecock ia in the hands of the literary societies on the campus but we didn't know that there was a dictatorship working. The Gamecock gets news from the reporters that are elected in each society and if these reporters do not func tion, then there's no news. It seems that the Clario.ophio forgot to elect a reporter until Tuesday night. 'Now they can get the news In The Gameoock. DO WE NEED A MEDICAL COLLEGE? The following article appeared in the Sun day edition of The State and is being reprinted in The Gamecock by special request of a pre. med student. It appears to me that conditions make it im perative to have a medical school at the Uni versity of South Carolina. There is said to be an acute shortage of physicians in this state. The'e ,is a constant demand for doctors for military service. The shortage may not be so much now as it will soon be in the future as a result of the progressive seriousness of the war situation. Now may I point out some of the advantages of a medical college here? The university, though considerable expansive programs, is much more equipped with laboratories, class rooms, and dormitory facilities. This will en able medical students to live cheaper, whereas at Charleston it is necessary for most of them to board out. The hospital facilities'have con siderably increased and clinical materials are more available than ever before. We have the Baptist hospital of 110 beds, Columbia hospital of 275 beds and Providence hospital of 100 beds, Good Sainaritan-Waverly hospital of ap proximately 75 beds, State Park and the State hospital, also possibly the Veterans' hospital and numerous clinics for the county and city, etc. So you may readily compare these with Roper and the other facilities that are used by the Medical college at Charleston. I do not believe they have as much material. Now please don't misunderstand me. I am not advocating to stop the' present medical school. I am thinking in terms of facilities for increase and accommodations and benefit to the state as a whole, and to the national defense program. Columbia, fortunately, has a large number of the finest physicians and surgeons available that may be added to the present in structive staff of the university. Other state schools have a medical college. Why not U. S. C.? The University of South Carolina has already bio-chemistry, bacteriology, physi ology, X-ray and many other related medical sciences. It has a pharmacy school, an ideal place for the instruction in related pharmaceu tical medicines. The university is also equip ped with a law school for instruction in legal medicine. The library nearing completion I feel will accommodate as comprehensive medical refer ences this state can secure. The Medical College of Charleston will ac cept but about 42 freshmen per year. Those finishing are just the age most likely to be called into military service. Again, why not let the prIe-mnedical stud(ent here at the Univers ity of South Carolina continule his studly of medicine with his own alma mater? I hope no one will take this note in terms of criticism, but just a suggestion that we as a whole can weight ouit. If the odds are in favor of a medical college here, then make plans for such add(itional construction as may h)e necessary. I assure you that now is an imp)erative time to seriously considler this quiestion. WHY ALL THE LOCKUPS WHEN THERE'S NO NEED Again TIhe Gamecock is asking the Marshal, or whoever is in charge, to leave the dloors opening into the Post Office and the basement of the Student Union Building unlocked after sundown. By this time the officials in charge should know that this is a main traveledl pathI since the front of the Student Union was closed by the WPA. We have found out that these doors are closed by orders, which we think are uncalled for, in that these doors keep no one from any thing. If there were any important offices between the doors it would be different; and we feel that if certain stationary objects had to go to the Post Office and Canteen as regu larly as some of us do they would leave them unlocked. From past experience they may go so far as to take the door down; it is pretty hard work opening doors you know. It was bad enough to have the "door that didn't lock up anything" closed, but now it's the outside door of the building. Next will they be locking up the dormitories at.6 o'clonc who kenows? CaMpus Camera WVF 40&~aJST LKE-*IAT/ DR. L.. COOKS AS5ISTANT DMRECR oF AI .ETICS AT 1FE U.0OF MMLMI PM BEE, PAS WM HIo eFF "OSCAR" FOR 38 YEARS / A Pmi GANmA DELTA PIN, LOST IN WORCFSTER ,ASS. WAS FOUND It 'FARS LATR AMD REURNED to IT'S OWNER Et.C. GLENNON(W1S.'09), WH LNES IN CHICAGO 4'do, +Question-of-Week What part do you think the Literary Societies should play in campus life? Henry Zimmerman-I think the Literary Societies should teach the average student to speak well. Lillian Gayle-I think the societies should sponsor more liter ary programs. John Haselden-The Literary Societies should promote to their fullest extent the forensic activities of this campus. "Rock" Yarborough-The Literary Societies should and could give a student an excellent essential fundamentals of par liamentary procedure and public speaking. Sara Hughes-I think they should be much more active they should have people with great literary minds to make speeches. Harriet Williamson-They should getup more spirit. Have more short-story contests, etc. John Hemphill-They should give every student an opportu nity to learn to think on his feet as well as learn something of parliamentary procedure. Edith Schwartz-I think the societies should play a more im portant part. The attendance at the girl's meetings is not good. More intere3t should he shown. Murriel Smith-I think the societies should promote more in terest in English and literature. They should try to get some of thme outstandling authors to visit the University. Arthur Wilder-In my opinion literary societies should lead in the cultural dlevelopmnent of the students-nothing else does. Marie Fox-I think that more interest should be shown. The ones who arc in them now should come to the meetings and those Who can join them should do so. ''Tuck'' Rion-I think it should acquaint the students with the history and ideals of the University. Letters To The Editor Tro the F,ditors of The Gamecock: thttceaeohrmnnte Please give me a little space forcapswohvntbenitee a notice to the Soph.mores andgrU)whwolliethlpu Juniors at the University wvho may i h e rga eaeatmt l)e interested in the type of work it o etya.Iwudlk b)eing (done by the Y.M.C.A. Wefosuhmntlevteinas are in the process of selecting new'a h fieinFinHl,o cabinet members for next fall. AswihMsMonsotaIcnge the presidlent elect I am particularlyinctatwhtem anxious to have men ini the new TeVwl edmnt oo cabinet from various parts of the tist ihShos ohl campus, representing all the variouspulsthV'Bidantenw groups on the campus, so that ourHadokfrFehn,tgt organization may truly represent u epr,t oko h tdn the entire studenit body. We already Fcut eainhp omte have a number of names of men admn te ciiis ewl who have b)een on the old cabinet ~ecm outes and are coming up from the sopho- Yussneey morecouncl.heowevwrpramgsumewevi arettmpt fat theAY officeoin FAinn Hall, o iThe Y will tn men t oo trpst High Schos to help, publihtheY's id, ad theew CandbooMfor Feshmen to gt up vesers, twork n eSudentI Fatly eainsiscomte o/P ' CAMPUS by DEWARD BRITTAIN (Editors note: Brittain's column this week was written from New York City where he was on tour with the University debating team.) PRELOOD... New York, March 11-For fifty cents (Lincoln tunnel fare) we were admitted yesterday to this soggy crossroad of the earth's people and money. And for another half-buck a bulbed nosed racketeer allowed us to stop the car on his block while we punched buttons and pulled levers in a 34th street automat. Truly the machine age: for five cents the machine milks some sort of man-made beast and spurts milk (yes, milk) into a glass... We stood on a Times Square corner last night and gasped into the dazzling sea of neon lights that creates Broadway's fantastic "Great White Way." We debated. Resolved: That the great signs are more interesting than the stoic masses that hurry along to no where. Yes, faces, faces everywhere, and only milk to drink... Up on the left there is Dempsey's famous bar and grill, where 'your pocket book really get a grilling. To the right is Loew's, the great god of theatrical houses. And all over everywhere are people-one squirm ing mass trying to make a green light or the next subway.. .All is chaos from which somehow is wrought order. * * * * * WE WENT WINCHELLING... Overheard in Roger's Corner, the low lighted club that occupies Dempsey's old stand: Yeah, she's a peach of a girl, but time will make her a well-preserved woman'.. , In a 42nd street second run theatre we saw patriotism at its best. A swain two seats down took his arm from around his girl to ap plaud when a newsreel scene showed a regiment marching with Old Glory... The gambling section of Madison Square garden is a fertile laboratory for psychologists. One man chewed up a whole cigar when the Toronto outfit (New York versus Toronto in a hockey game) racked up a goal; another fellow kept unbuttoning his shirt until he was bare to the waist line... We caught this one in a Greeley Square restaurant: He seemed a little doubtful about saying it at first (she was very pretty), but it finally came: "May I take you home?' She floored him with her reply,: "Yeah. Where do you live?" * * * *** NEW YORK NIGHT LIFE... Nowhere on this mundane sphere is found a cross-section of life so ostentatious-yet strangely human-as New York's night crowd. Quan tity make life cheap and here it is easily spent. From the Bowery brawl rooms to Leon and Eddie's it is the same; the pretentious display is always there. Under the crust, however, is found the human. I found a city employee on the yon side of inebriation who volunteered that lie made only five bucks aday and spent three of them after dark. (On the night in question his bill was four-fifty.) To the Times Square crowd there are no slums, no havenots, and no poor whites. Fortune and fate must be figured into everything...In the slums are merely the "unfortunates," the ones that Fate forgot! The bright lights flicker until dawn destroys their brilliance. On Sun day nights most of the movie and vaudeville houses remain open until four a. m. The usual closing time week (lays is two a. m. Sleep *is a necessary evil that must be had when time will permit...'With the excep)tion of imported liquor, Time is Newv York's most valuable comodity'.. * * * * * * NEWS FROM HOME... We have learned that Willis Beall talked more people into .at tending the student body meeting then the Blatt block. We also learn that the non-partisans-Such as they are-will probably lend their aid to Beall It looks like there's gonna be a lotta "also rans." MUSCLIN' IN phoey on the new cut system.. .figure it out, if you 'should die you get a dlishonorable discharge from school.. .geech lofton has picked up his hat and departedl before georgianna reeves could hand it to him... irene bryant and earnest gainey holding hands in the palmetto bal cony... frank bryant has really gone over board for betty swyggert, it looks like the real thing.. .marcus stark lost the keys to the car the other night and had to leave it and walk home.. .the fire wvorks at the student body meeting the other (lay were something else.. .bill gamble, of michigan block fame, is carrying the torch for chi o's betty ros...bob quinn had a (late the other night, now wve've seen everything. anne welch blushing prettily when she won the contest at the junior-senior. also dan hollis blushing prettily during the grand march. ..inez rogers getting a ca" from a supposedly soldier at the fort asking her if she was a tough .ate. ..frank hoskins really turns out some nice sketches for the gamecoxen, the naval rotc, which is a darn neat paper itself'. one would get the idea that tooty baroody and sara jones are that wa about each other after seeing them sitting in sims the other.,.bill car penter and cc arnal have gone communist and even shared the same datenthe other nght with frances hurley. ..anne mccutchen has- taken tefrst step and is wearing a sparkler on the third finger left hand, 4 congratulations...lhil gayle gave leroy dennis the gate for grunt douglas ..clem nowak filling the geeps shoes with (delta zeta's margaret tice.. lou cooper going to the officers club the other saturday evening.. tommy burch giving doug parker competition with jamie lee dibble.. henry heriot carrying a skinned puss aroundl after some body tripe i(lwb th tp t te gym at thte junor senior...mrs coleman's litl oy georgie getting practice for the maneuver's this summer with the army, blatt served as secondl lieutenant with simpson zimmerman serving as carrier pigeon... editor dick frick was taking a snooze the other night and lo and be hold the lad walks over to the dresser, picks se up his girls picture and takes it back to bed with him all in his sleep who says this work doesn't make one punchy..,.ken roskie has a secret admirer im anne, she wouldn't give he.. lst name ...e sh cl...