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~SOL ~ ARlokiil SPIRIT LOSE OR DRAW, AT$ BACK ik E BIRDS Thp Gamecocke more than lived up to ad v e notices of gridiron strength when they U liaked UNC Saturdoy. It was a well-deserved S tory. Carolia hopes now are high, with some en thusiasts 4lready predicting an undefeated season. Such a prediction can do more harm than good for a number of reasons. Chief reason is the let-down that may follow if the team meets one defeat. That defeat may come tomorrow in Athens. Georgia is packed with everything. That 81-0 victory over Mercer may have ushered in the Bulldog's g-eatest season. Carolina students and alumni should have faith in their team. It's a great team, a fight ing team. A fine season is ahead, barring injury. But remember this. Defeat can come any Saturday to the best football teams-ours' in cluded. Remember also that the Gamecocks face the toughest schedule in history, with no breathers to ease the strain. Each game takes its toll. If and when defeat comes, whether tomorrow or later, let's back Rex Enright and his boys all the way. Win, lose or draw on the field, it's up to us to make Carolina spirit a winner all through the year. STUDENT ACTIVITIES PRESIDENT WORKS ON REALLOCATION OF FEE It is qgreed among all concerned that our student activities fee needs reallocating. The allocation as it now stands contains many dis crepancies. Too many dead-heads dot the list. Too many worthy activities are left out. Some organizations receive too much money. Others receive too little. President McKissick is trying to pick a group of students, who are not members of or ganizations which receive student activities money, to work on reallocation. The student committee will work with a faculty group. Their report will go to the board of trustees for approval. Until these committees formulate some plan for reallocation which is accepted by the board, we- continue to operate under the old plan, discrepancies or no discrepancies. FACT VERSUS FICTION LOOK FOR WHOLE TRUTH IN BOOKS, NOT PAPERS A freshman asks, "Does The Gamecock print the truth about campus life ?" No, freshman, The Gamecock prints only part of the campus truth. No newspaper can tell the whole truth and live. Libel suits, criminal court action and loss of advertising * prevent the real truth from appearing in the news. In this paper's case the discipline com mittee holds us pretty well to the rosy side. That inscription on the new library is true. Eo Libris Verit as. Truth is found in print only when bound between the hard covers of a book. * The hazy and convenient veil FICTION often shrouds real truth. The novelist takes actual scen.es from human life, changes names and places, then writes the truth, calling his work fiction. Another place where elusive truth lurks is in theories and theses of intellectually honest writers. TAo Gamocock can't print the campui truth tor you. But we can tell you where to find it. Aside from really living college life, the best wdy to get the truth follows: lIea such college life novels as these: These 1v ofleuIh by T. 8. Stribling; The Crimson Rtoadl by H-. S. Playfair; Out of Bound. by KL Cannon, and A 1?oto of Btars by J. C. Ab bott~ Then digest these non-fiction works: o'.pM and 8e* by Mrs. Dorothy Dunbar; TMvugk College on Nothinsg by Christian ~e41rickGaua; Stwdent A ttitud.e by Daniel an~*id TAk ReU6gte of 128 CoUtege &A& by our own Dride'esih M(orse., h mwn you'l.have a pretty good 0 glk iocle ie * . GA CONSTITUTION A CORRECTION AND ANOTHER SUGGESTION Last week The Gamecock erred in its editoripl on eligibility of student body presidents. In stead of the proposed amendment being that a student must have been registered for at least six semesters to be eligible for the presidency, it should have read "for five or six semesters." Now, the other suggestion: James Howie is student body president. The matter is settled for the present. But to take care of future similar circumstances, our constitution should be amended providing for succession of officers in case of withdrawal from school. The Gamecock suggests the amendment pro vide that the first vice-president automatically becomes president in case the latter office be comes vacant. Let us hope that these two amendments are adopted before politics again distort issues. TRADITION A FEW FROtH FORGET THAT FRIENDLY WAVE It's a tradition around Carolina that students speak when they meet someone on the campus. Being friendly is an easy habit to acquire. It's an asset when mastered. It has been brought to The Gamecock's at tention that a few freshmen haven't acquired that necessary habit. They go around shroud ed in a world of their own, noticing nobody. Such a thing should never have to be said. Perhaps those silent freshmen are just shy. Perhaps they are -vorried about lessons or that girl back home. But, freshman and anybody else concerned, if you'll meet your fellow students with a smile and a cheery "hello", those worries or that shyness will vanish. You'll become "one of the boys" or "one of the girlsf". You'll en joy your college career more. A morose per son is perhaps the unhappiest person alive. ROOM SITUATION UNIVERSITY LOOKS INTO NEED FOR MORE BATHROOMS The Gamecock cannot afford to overlook the room situation on the campus. It's too vital to the present male population. It is an acute situation. Frankly, this paper believes that if the Uni versity had anticipated the relatively small drop in enrolment instead of a large drop, it would have provided more room space for men students. But the situation has developed andl all the "cussin'" we do will only make matters worse. President McKissiek admits some students are crowded. He recognizes the fact that ad equate bathroom facilities are lacking in some tenements. He has promised The Gamecock to do all in his power to see that more toilet facilities are provided in crowded tenements. Your editor has three "old ladies". Yet he still hay plenty of elbow room. When addi tional toilet facilities are provided in his tene ment, he will be comfortably fixed. The Game cock believes that to be true in all overflow rooms. TRAINING TABLE FOOTBALL TEAM HAS NICE EATING ROOM Congratulations to the athletic association and to the University cafeteria for providing the football team with an adequate training table. For many years Gamecock athletes have com plained of bad food. They were justified. The training table in the basement of Wade Hampton college is an ideal set-up. The boys zike it. Some of the fellows are serving as waiters-and like the job. The expense is lower than the table board paid for the last two years. Best of all, the training table is completely controlled by the University. Coach Enright now can see that his boys get exactly what they need to eat. The change was brought about because of rising prices in boarding houses. It was an emergency procedure. But it has worked, to the satisfaction of the boys, at least, TAS Gamecoc.k hopes the UniVersity Will not change TM. PMEOOCK *e Founded Jeauary 30, 1908 Nadonal Adi X ZLLIOTT GNZALMS, First Editor C~ X& 42a MA0100" A secoad elass matter at the oice at Columbia, 8.'0. 6" Dm Novemiber 30. Camspus Camera WAS ORIGINATED BY MCGILL UNIVER SIlY STUDENTS IN 1879-/ PERPETUAL STUDENT W. COULLEN BRYANT KEMP ATIENDED CLASS AT 0)LUMBIA U. BUM. FORVER 20 YEARS. AFTER HIS' CORNELL U. FRESiMAN YEAR I 1868, 11AERE CLAIMS WAS AN INTERLUDE N HIS EDUCATION, 10 BE THE AT WHICH TIME HE AOWJESCED 10 HIS FIRST TRULY FATHERS WISHET AND ENERED USINES! NON-SECTARIAN BUT ON HIS FATHERS DEATH HE UNIVERSIY RETURNED To Mis S1MDIES. HIS IN THE. LAST REGISTRATION WAAIN 1922/ WORLD! *Question-of-Week Which Bowl game do you think Carolina's football team should play? Walter Taylor, Senior-I've already reserved tickets for the Rose Bowl. Marion Whaley, Junior-Wait'll the team beats Georgia. Mary Lyde Doty, Senior-We're so good we ought not slight any of them. Bubba Olemmons, Sophomore-Right off hand, I would say the Orange Bowl. .. Bob Leonard, Junior-Yes, I definitely love her. Jack Davis, Senior-The Cotton Bowl. Lil Bollin, Sophomore-The Rose Bowl, 'cause the football team could spend some of the winter in Southern California, and get to see the country before going to Europe. Appie Speed, Freshman--If we can just beat Clemson, I don't care if 'we play any Bowl. Frank Marion, Sophomore-If we beat Clemson ; we're bound to go to the Rose Bowl. Frances Simpson, Senior-Tihe Sugar Bowl, 'cause we're so sweet. Dewey Jackson, Sophomore-All of 'em, if we beat Clemson. George Polimeros, Sophomore-The question is very ambig uous and should not be put in The Gamecock. Letters To The Editor Editor The Gamecock rnigPetnadMxyclee With your permission I wish to wsudutdytknntfrtl make a few remarks upon the con-pupsofvecwdnthstet, tents of the letter by Joe Kirby pub-buinwasemdtbeheet lished in last week's Gamecoc-k. inestofheUvriy.Ate While I agree with Mr. Kirby that raoal eti hterlmn the dormitory situation is deplorable, leewuddo f mesl n I think his criticism of the administra- teUiest ol elf ihu tion is unjustly harsh. In the first place he spoke of "Hit- o hs ulig.Wud' o lerion censorship" and "administration hv oetesm hn a o reprisals". In my three years here be nterpae nobel h I have never heard of one single caseUnvriywlreanteugeo in which a student's freedom of teedrioisa ona h em speech has been abridged. Not a o h essalw semester passes without criticism of the University or the administration both orally and in The Gamecock.tonidigagrt bofulig Never to my knowledge has the ad-agraeCroi,anthtthste ministration attempted "reprisals",suetbd vri id against these students. Secondly, the action of the presi-Sged den adhebordoftrstes interstsoftUerst. Aylr the C. CQ ARIAIU Je~. . tngMut Member * C icie Pen ASIST ,rbo&; PrsofyRrlo,Iuyvrot t96.ltfo iluo~Founded ad &hA published by thk 01aulosophlo and iks pbamdfs teaietise. omd woekl by the( Ste dent Body ot ath University of South Grsalirwndurim maymesaI. evaWMS the oofll4t y0ar except duMin enwinstions and7 00m 0"r0,,ob" Sio vs. NW YORK. N. Y. i~~ UfL59 ., ]KEN31DLEY . Clicul3ation Manager Bob Quinn OB.JAECTON8 OVERRMULED0!: Frank Sloan Hugh Shot Cox Many things came out of North Carolina last week besides proof of the hottest Gamecock team in ten years. Among them, proof of a spirit back of the team, 4,000 supporters at the game for instance; proof that professors can elocute equally well in empty classrooms, attendance off 75% in Saturday's classes; and a new tune for Gamecock fans A Gamecock cheer A Carolina yell, Ain't "wait'll next year" But "Give 'eo hell." t h G in other words, this is "next year." Only casualties: sore throats from raising cain, sore arms from raising glasses. Brass Tacks Freshman: to glum- looking junior) Gee, mister, what's wrong? Merrick: Here I am about to be an old man and no steady girl yet, if I'm not careful I be an old bachelor. Freshman: Gosh, that's right. Whatcha gonna do? Merrick: I dunno. I guess I n have to quit all this studying and stuff and get down to business. * * * * * Peanut Mutter When Hercules, or whoever it was, fought the Hydra back in the misty days of mythology, spectators in the stands were sold peanuts for the sumn of five cents. So it has always been. The price of goobers has mysteriously risen, wvhich became evident at the freshman game Friday night. Ten cents is now the selling price for the meaty morsels. We investigated this price change, and failed to find who is running the racket. Boys peddling refused to talk. Open * * * ,* * Wn hen sherls, oriin whor fitd wna, fosttedraki theren mewr ityl daoufu myuth oseclttos inSth stansres olhpantsfo th um ofafive ent o thas aln,wha ben. atewrmtre orthe perc worfil oer haos ysteroslie, hwhich, beae evdNts Counsel For The Defense A certain campus professor, who had heard of the McKlinney editorial protesting the go-into-war petition allegedly circulating among the faculty, remarked before having read said piece, "Very sophomoric."% Whatta we care? With Matthew Poliakoff now actively prac tising law, we know the world is safe for democracy. Nostalgia Southern hospitality at University of North Carolina fraternity houses was much in evidence. Tarheels went far to bring a homelike atmosphere * to visiting students. One Carolina student, who occupied the same bed with three others, hastened to assure his host, "We don't mind . .it's just like home." * * * ,r* * Aroune o The ense "Bora ofprutesn teomninwavetition ofalleged circessatices Ltlacon thoer paullty, reakedm bfoe hvingrdsi Copaie, Saysaorme pre Sore B iatt hew. ' do'tcleikf hey elctiger Johnc Weion'awtw know wothwdis ohnfelo is,butifSoracy. mnd himhemuttalgiooaby. 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