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~AAWOOLATS U DIT0118 14000Tpru BarQuhn A DOM Law, DosusNm n xMerc, ,saahum ftANK K. SLOAN......Managing Editor -A Matter of Policy Although only two issues of The Gamecock have appeared this year, much criticism has been tossed at the paper and its staff. Un doubtedly some of the criticism was just, but a large part of 'it was unwarranted. The staff of the University of South Caro lina weekly is composed of ordinary people, and therefore is not perfect. As stated in the fitst issue, The Qamecock's editorial policy may be summed up in the phrase "Crowing For a Greater Carolina." But since there are students and University officials who would question The Gamecock's attitude, perhaps it would be wise to reiterate plainly and unequivocably the policy your newspaper will follow under the present ad ministration. The Gamecock is mindful of its primary obligation to the student body and shall give student interest first consideration in deter mining the importance of news. The Gamecock never has, does not now, and never will discriminate against any student organization, faculty group, department, or University official. Staff likes or dislikes will not be,allowed to affect the handling of news stories. The Gamecock is free of any censorship but is conscious of its responsibility to the Student Board of Publications and the Faculty Publi cations Committee. The Gamecock cannot be bribed, honeyed, or bulldozed. The Gamecock is the student organ for dissimination of news and student opinion. Advertising rates will be quoted to organiza tions and departments who unfairly question the staff's handling of their news. In short, to borrow the widely-quoted words of William Allen White, The Gamecock under the present administration proposes "to raise more corn and less hell." Maybe Sherman Was Right The University of Georgia has a great foot ball team, and the faculty boasts of many dis tinguished men, but the student body needs a course in sportsmanship and etiquette. When Carolina students arrived in Athens Saturday night they were greeted like a van guard of Sherman's army. Tickets were sold to visiting students a few minutes before game time aftcr Carolinians had walked around the field for half an hour trying to find the "visit ing student'' gate. While Sinkwich and Company were display ing real football power on the gridiron, rogues ransacked the South Carolina dressing room. Gangs of Georgia students snatched or took with force practically every Gamecock fresh man cap in Athens. The Gamecock does not believe that South Carolina students will try to "retaliate" by being equally rude to Georgia students when they come to Columbia. Let's treat visitors, including Georgians, with real southern hos pitality. To quote one student, "in Athens South Carolina students lost their colors, the football team lost a good football game, and Dick Young lost his religion." All American Gamecock For the second consecutive time The Game cock has been distinguished with All-American honors by the critics of the Associated Col legiate Press. National ratings are based on news values and sources, writing and editing, headlines and makeup, department pages and special features. Out of a possible 1,100 points The Gamecock scored 975, an unusual high rating *according to the ACP scorebook. In the division of news writing and editing the highest number of points a paper could get was 40. However, the ACP critics rated The Gamecock in a special section and credited the '> University of South Carolina weekly with 50 1points. The present Gamecock editors point with ~*pride to the men who have preceded us and who have garnered the "All American Su perior" rating for your college newspaper. i'> Editor of The Gamecoek first semester last yQear was Paul S. League. The co-editors for 4 the second semester were Philip Wilmeth and Richard Friek. E. W. Sweatman, Jr., served as business manager during both semesters. To hes me th Unverityof South Carolina g patful for such distinguishing recognition. GA ROBZRI Rntered a The Parking Problem Gradually the parking lot adjacent to Maxey college is becoming more and more congested. Students and commercial cars coming to and from the canteen find it difficult to get in and out of the space, not to mention the near im possibility of securing a parking place. Several factors aggravate this situation. Careless parking and the fact that too many people use the limited space account largely for the bad coi dition. As a partial solution to the problem The Gamecock makes the following recommendation to University officials: WPA service vehicles and private. cars of WPA employees are often left in the parking from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., without being moved. Frequently the public cars are parked there over the weekend. Why could WPA employees who work in Maxey college not park on Pendle ton street and enter the main entrance to the WPA quarters? There are no parking limita tions on Pendleton street and it would certainly not interfere with traffic. The Gamecock sur;gests that Dean John A. Chase, Jr., address a letter to Lawrence Pinck ney, State WPA Administrator, requesting that WPA employees be restricted from parking in the space adjacent to the University canteen. This will not wholly cure the.situation but it will be a step in the right direction. Carolina Grows Greater The Gamecock belatedly commends the Uni versity faculty and administration for t1te addi tion of several courses to the curriculum. Many of the courses added have been sorely needed s for a number of years by the various schools and departments of the University. b Probably the outstanding addition to the curriculum is the special nurses' training course installed at the beginning of the present semes ter. University officials instituted these courses for nurses as a contribution to the ' national dlefense program. The courses are taught mainly in the biology anid chemistryL departments. Listed as English 101, a course in radio f technique taught by Floyd Rodgers is fulfill- - ing a long felt need of journalism majors for - an insidle view of the radio industry. Another course added by the English depart- " ment is a class in .lfiography. The course is concerned mainly with the history, style, classi- n fication, and the trends in biographical writings. Mr. Maude HIawkins is the instructor.b Probably there are other new classes thatg have not been called to The Gamecock's at tention. The enlargement of- the currien1nm shows more than physical growth ; it means that stu- C dents havre a larger range of electives from which to choose courses of their liking. Primary Obligation "The first obligation of college students is to fit themselves for the highest type of service; they should not give up the chance to prepare for their unique service in order to render a service on a level which can be rendered by a much larger number of men and women." John W. Studebaker, Commissioner, U. S. of fice of education. The Pursuit of Knowledge "Young people should be advised that it is their patriotic duty to continue the normal course of their education, unless and unTAL they are called, so that they will be well prepared for greatest usefulness to their country. They will be promptly notified if they are needed for other patriotic 'services.'"-Franklin D. Roosevelt THE Assoed MECO CK "** C:>Alet Founded Jauary 30, 1908 National Ad IELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor COU,s PON 420 MAoieN Ai cond class matter at the ffice at Columbia, 8. 0., * November 20, Campus Camera K*M~ ST TMNM~ C%LLEE Now>. rE MMR COLLEGIATE RECORD FOR. NSE IVE BAKEf WNS. '1EY PILED UP 55 vicImlES INAROW! ESTHERND JANE CARLYLE, GRADUATES OF WILLIAM SMITI OLLEGE IN 1928 ARE SAID TO BE -E ONLY 'WI)M EVER ELECT ED '10 PI BETA KAPPA! ;::::~~ CANT fWEN - ARGUMENT! 14REE'5 A CROWD / -- ONLY ONE PAYING CUMAER. ATENDED 'E WHITMAN PISOt BAmsenvLL GAME PLAYED AT VALA WAL.LA,WAMH. vQuestion-of-Week Vhat do you think of a student committee being formed to bring outstanding speakers to our campus? Patty Lawrence-I like the idea if some novelists will be ,icluded. Bill Carpenter-Okay. Ann Riordan-It would perhaps interest a majority of the tudents. Bobby Browne-A fine idea if money can be obtained to ack it. Anonymous, Kappa Delta-I don't like the idea and don't ke the question. On second thought maybe it is a good idea Robert Taylor will come down. (Editora Note: Lady, the question pertained to speakersl) Sarah Flinn-Fine thing, let the literary societies pay for as they usually have a surplus of money. Dargan Frierson-I think they ought to get some means of ob ining better speakers.. Ann Boyle--A grand idea. Harry Lofton-A very good idea and it would be a good arm of advertisement for the University. Letters To The Editor ,ditor The Gamecock: figured that was more or less a After bumping into a couple of front, only to welcome the new stu ly old Clcmson class mates this dents and make them feel good, but 'eekend I am more than ever I soon found that it is one of the A'are of the age-old fued that exists traditions of the University that etween our Alma Mater and "that "everybody speaks to everybody." reat institute of the Country . My first encounter with the Uni ~entlemen." After being called a versity -officials was a successful backslider," "hypocrite," "rooster," one to say the least-Although I nd a few other names not worthy was required to stand a deluge of f mention here (and, naturally, placement tests, I was able to trans-. i.c slinging a few equally colorful fer to the Junior class without los escriptive adjectives their way), ing or having to sacrifice any of was told what Clemson is going the credits I had earned at Clem o do to Carolina in the .annial son. The great degree of cooper tate Fair classic. ation of the University officials was Well, this fueding is o.k. and now another of my best first impres hat I have' seen it from both sides sions. f the fence I say more power to Thscolpitantegnrl t, but let's keep it on a friendly amshr fcrilt ftesu I listened for a while to the hm ih rmtesat n adets' stories of Revcille at 8:20, bleeta hti n ftemrt :losed doors at 8:30, military regu-thtmksCroiahecolse ationshedrill,landiristrictedeweekeia. hingemocacy,freedman alib sphe forsdenlt ody the sau dryral sadhwga mwe and escacly made an eCe-a hoIwudlk ogv oe ofmlehright fromuhet srt, andI y frst mprssios otheUni p akeo oeinow thachouh atys, trilansferestuitdentfo illd rbs adw nwta Ofn ceourtisicy, firo ad atyuliuffob-an elld u Caryliea,l i fact thisol my betamyu thast mntanrd atoughroiave AnAee'ndmfeigred oI othin b e ta givesone ofClmo-'eawybentd my knoirst iprssony four theesI Uniffrnebtengnu-n n veriasrd be tryaasarerdistnguihabfrdim an rfsos lotteClemsongm-el etswi n maine In fct foot on onhy cmuyse fo yfirst tand aIhog wa wamy "nveeshelh aoia gretedind bettrteousl Cesowe oe to te. cardb the schoo oys.n Wel sieYPO EL C. C. ARIAIL, Jr....... Business Manager A8SISTA;IT8 oNeWie Press Berly Kers, Henry Heriot, Margaret Roes Starnell. Founded and first ublishod the Clariosophio and Ru. phradian ite oieties. weekly by the Stu dent Body of e University of South 0avolina du NAM" AVINURF1944110 my the college year except during eauninations and ho. waft seviw EM days. ts" No wer"o.0 N.Pay Parrott ............................Exchange Editor Lee aneWe saK 5 M3 es.eb J. M. HENDLEY.....Circulation Manager Bob Quinn A OBJECTION OVERRULED Frank Sloan Furrin' Feathers Fly Evidently Gene Talmadge's threats about the 'furriners' are not idle ones. At any rate, visitors from Carolina found little satisfaction in the week-ending at Georgia. To rub salt into open wounds, Georgia stu dents freely swiped the proud new freshman caps from Bird supporters. But we got 'em back by occupying their extra beds and hearing 'em grumble, "It's a heck of a note when they fill the beds with 'furriners' and U. boys (coloquialism for Georgians who wear shoes) can't even find a place to sleep." Pint-sized Jimmy Hill was threatened with extinction -by a ton-and-a half Georgia football player when he tried to rescue Walter Taylor's rat cap. Hill, undaunted, retaliated by leading his group in three rousing 'rahs' for Carolina . . . after they had passed the city limits. Whats got us puzzled is the fact that they haven't as yet harried 'furriner' Frankie Sinkwich out of the land. Shell Game We register another futile gripe against the goober situation, which is fast developing into a full-fledged mystery. Not only have prices gone up, but quality has gone down. Who runs the concessions at the Melton Field Football games? Dark rumor has it that Machine Gun Kelly has been reincarnated In the form of perenniel peddler Tony. With income tax what it is, *ume merchant, athletic associa tion or racketeer is just letting himself in for a lot of headaches. Come on, fellows, look at Diamond Jim Brady . . . he's dead. * * . . . Banned Song Reliable sources tell us that revolution has struck in one of the most unlikely places on the campus. One would never expect anything, not even harmony, to look at the University of South Carolina's band. Progress is progress, however. And the band has taken a forward step. Cynics might point out the imp6ssibility of this step being taken in unison. Nonetheless, it is reported that something is new under'the ol Sun. The band will not march this year to the tune of the Notre Dame Victory Song. Objection Overruled points this out as a public service feature. After years.of 'tee-tum-tee-tum-tum-tee-tum," U.S.C. rooters may overlook the band when it marches this year unless forewarned. Hell For Whether Whether you're sick, or whether you ain't, when that seventh cut comes around, the absence committee gives you the air. For this reason, we have chosen to call it the 'Hell for Whether' com mittee, or, to keep abreast of the times, the HFW. We hasten to assert that we do not feel that the situation is the fault of the HFW . . . as one of its hapless members put it last week, "I don't care whether you come to class or not." Our particular complaint this week is against the ruling that students are to be given absences until fees are paid. Which re minds us of the incident of Pilljerk Peter in "Miss Minerva and William Greenhill," mysteriously omitted from McKinney's list of must-read books last week. * * * * . Boast Of The Town Connie Ray, local man-about-Morton, is looking for a protege to learn the business. After auditioning for Floyd Roger's radio class, Connie finds it impossible to give the business to women admirers and prospective sponsors at the same time. The stooge will also be on hand at all times to drop helpful hints to 'the Morton' in case he runs out of things to say about himself, which long-hoped-for occasion has yet to be celebrated. MUSCLIN' IN Life and Liberty If it be the pleasure of Heaven that my country shall require the poor offering of my life, the victim shall be ready, at the appointed hour of sacrifice, come when that hour may. But while I do live, let me have a country, or at least the hope of a country, and that a free country Daniel Webster, speaking at Boston, August 8, 1826, in commemoration of the life of John Adams. The Human Reporter. Trhe reporters can't spell names right and record topics "verbatim ad litteratim" if you "haven't the time" to talk to thenm. They can't follow along, a Ia Jane Arden, with a notebook in one hand and an overnight bag in the other. They can't meet deadlines if you say "The paper doesn't come out until Wednesday, what the rush?"--The Varsity News of De troit University. Barelegged Beauty At the University of Minnesota there is a "Shed Silk for Uncle Sam" club, said to be the first of its kind organized. Trhe purpose of the club is to convince campus women that the army needs parachutes worse than girls need silk stockings. There are nine charter members and they have all pledged themselves to "get along with bare legs, and, if necessary, go barefooted in the interests of defense."--Campus Collegian of the University of Toledo. What Price Glory? Word has been received from Dean Chase at Carolina that our Senior platoon will not be permitted to perform during the half at the Clemson Carolina State Fair game. His reason for this, he said, was because the president of the State Fair wanted to exchange sides during the game. - r Regardless of how the Fair authorities feel I am of the opinion that we would rather see our Senior Platoon than watch any of the States' 'honorable politicians walk around. We feel that the Politicians if ap proached on the subject would agree with us. And the same goes fo some 24,000 football fans who will be on hand for the game-The Clem