Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ROBtT-RLOTT'0ONZALES, First Editor !WN_at_n_+01W matter at the postofice at Columbia, t. i~~u Metaher 1 Associaed Cogle6ae Press Diributor of Col1e6ialeDi6est usENMO FOR ATONA16 ADa8oa, 1vaaTIDNe OW National Advertising Service, Inc. C*Ue** PoWisbon Rre#ese 480 NADSSON AvE. Naw YORK. N. Y. CICAo . 1oro TOS Aset.sa - SAN FANCISCO Usued weekly by the student body of the University of South Carolina during the college year. Wrank X. Sloan ............ ................................... Editor . 0. Ariall, Jr...................................Business Manager Robert. E. Quinn....................................Managing Editor EDITORIAL STAFF Donald 0. Merrick...............................sports Editor Albert S. Eggerton.............................. News Editor Doria Nash ................. ....................... coed Editor Chriatine Cannon ................................. Society Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS Leonard Turnbull Pitkin Bell Gordon Hill Donald Law Nancy Padgett Arthur Roberts STAFF WRITERS Jimmy Hill Margaret Jones Kate Smoot Sloan Hungerpillar Duster Coleman Othnell Weinges Sarah Flinn Connie Morton Red Ballantine Howard Lindsay Morris Mazursky Bill Timmons Virginia Trapp David Brockington ............................Circulation Manager Ray Parrott .......................................Exchange Editor BUSINESS STAFF Henry Heriot Margaret Rose Starnell Beryl Kern Rodney Gary ALL OVER TWENTY Monday almost half the male students at Carolina will go with varying feelings to the field house to register for military services in Uncle Sam's army. Not all will be ac cepted for service and some will join before they are called . . . but the vast majority of that group will be winning another war to make the world safe before the year has passed. Last week the editor of Converse College's Parley Voo wrote the Gamecock and asked, for a survey, that we advise her of the dif ferent attitudes that Carolina boys had to ward serving in the war and how they felt about having their plans for the future up set. The Gamecock wrote her that it had ob served 110 different attitudes, that every man seemed to feel the same . . . win the war and then begin to work on plans for the future. That didn't mean that eveiy Carolina stu dent was panting to get in uniform and rush to an early grave, but it did mean that we had seen no cases of shirking or overmuch grum bling. Some said, "I didn't have any plans any way." Some said, "I'll continue with my plans after the war is over." Others said, "The world will be different and we'll have to make new plans anywvay." ...But all declared, "Hell, we've got to beat 'em and we will." Which the Gamecock considers as sufficient answer to any war question. NO EXAMS-MAYBE Rumors and hypotheses on how to save time and speed up the program at Carolina to meet war needs have flown thick and fast since December 7. Finally we have heard one that is worth supporting. . . which are supporting. No exams. Many schools over the nation are banning holidays and cutting down on the length of exam periods. We have-only one holiday be tween nowv and Julne, but there are other reasons than war why we should abolish the exams. As one profc said, any industrious teacher can tel, 'et his stuldents know by the end of May, if lie is ever going to know. An exam is often the "out" of professors who have taken no trouble to learn of their stu dent's work or given him quizzes to find out. The final examination system is overemn phasized at Carolina to begin wvith. Profes sors taking it upon themselves to forego filnal exams have met with no failure in their teach ing result. Most of them get mi'ore out oif their classes by daily recitation and quizzing fre quently. The breaking of precedent to elect Roose velt for the third term seems to have dono little harm. Certainly the abolishing of the * physical endurance marathon held each May and January for two weeks can (10 no harm to the nation's war effort. We will all be at work or in the fight sooner. Suimmer school can be started earlier rather than extended. *The Gamecock has a wee suspiclon that this war's demands will show that we will be better off without many of the drawbacks we've been adhering to for decades. LITERARY LIMBO As .expected, the time-honored literary so cieties came out the short end of the horn when the new division of student activity tees was announced this week. Seeking a way to end the year without too obvious surpluses, the societies have come to be known as the most charitable organizations on the campus. More than occasionally they re sorted to "ill-advised spending" as Euphra dian's Ed Cushinan put it at reallocation hearings this winter. So-poor had their rec ord become, that literary societies accepted the inevitable . . .said this week, "We knew our funds would be cut."- Few looked deep enough to see the real reason why. The actual reason was not the manner in which society money had been spent, but it was an intolerable situation to divide funds from the entire student body among four groups with active memberships averaging fifteen to twenty members. The day has passed when it was necessary to make rules limiting debate to midnight. Engagement rings are no longer handed back because collegiate swains preferred literary bull sessions to hand-holding. Political brews are now mulled over in comfortable fraternity rooms or quaffed in a booth at Rivkin's, rather than across the mahogany tables and under the green-shaded lamps of society halls. Outstripped in entertainment value, the so cieties have failed to capitalize in the one field in which they reign supreme-instruction in public speaking. As never before, the ordi nary citizen is called upon to speak publicly and, as never before, his quality as a speaker needs improvement. The literary societies have moved too slowly to catch the sumptuous show-boat they used to ride, or maybe they haven't enough money to t pay the fare now . . . or maybe that old-fash ioned style of living will never return to Caro lina again. Whatever the reason, the socie ties had better catel-the smaller, more modern speedboat of pubfIc"speaking . . . before they drown in the oblivion' of uselessness. MORE REALLOCATION BLURB How happy or sad the average student was about the reallocation of student activity fees this week depended chiefly upon whether his organization got more or less (or any) money to spend. There was one thing that all could be cheered j about, and that was the setting up of the stu dent-faculty committee to administer the fund . . . the first indication in a dozen years that ' some resting place other than the athletic sock. Under the new provisions, organizations participating in the activity fee may petition the committee for funds over and above the p)rovided allotment. These funds would be ' usedl to meet unexpectedl shortages or ne.eds that the usual running account of the organi- - zation could not meet. Typical example: the buying of new uniforms for the band, neces sary only onlce in many years and costing too much for a single year's budget. The p)lan to chang.e the stud(ent personnel of the comumittee every semester, and the includ ing of two faculty members who are abreast of the fee situation bodes well for the success of the venture. At least we will know what is happening to those little excess funds that heretofore have been appropriatedl for travel ing expenses and wlhathaveyou. Now the dliscouiragi ng note isn't "whut's hIappjnin' to dle cash", but "whut's happnin' to dle students''" . . total membership of all orga nizat ions concernedl in the feec ;;hc that a large p)ercentage of studlents p)articipate in no activities at all. HONESTY IS THE NEXT POLICY For many years a parit of life at Carolina, honesty is the next policy that will receive em phasis inl theC mind is of students and facultyC this spring. Despite the fact. that most stuidenits never hear of the actions of the stud(ent honor council, it is a very active committee . . . al though many say that it is fighting a losing battle aga inst the unconcernedl attitude of stu dents andl faculty. Bujt, it is necessary for dishonesty to he re p)orted before the honor system can work com pletely. On the other hand, no report ing would le necessary if everyone followed the princi- t ple. . . .a sort of dog-chasing-its-tail analogy. If the faculty (does a comp)lete job of en forcement and reporting then all the council has to (10 is make every studIent a pledge signer. This should takce not more than three or four (lea. OUT IN THE COLD *Question-of-Week Has the change from Eastern Standard Time to W ime had any effect on you? argan Frierson, senior-Are you kidding?? Well, it makes Dawn Patrol meet an hour earlier. ,il Bollin, sophomnore-Looks like girls with 8 o'clock cla will have to sign out at Sims. Sad, ain't it? 'harlie Holmes, junior-It makes me lose my appreciatior moonlight when I hafta go to classes in the morning by light of it. iictYoung, senior-No-night or day, I can always go to si in classes. The degree of darkness outside makes no tary Lyde Doty, senior-Yes. I have had to change entir I now eat breakfast at suppertime and supper in the bri daylight. 'Brooksie" Marshall-Gosh yes, it's made me later for cla than usual. When I wake up and see midnight dark outb I turn over again and sleep through my classes. larold Graham, junior-lMot yet, but during the summer mor it'll be heck when we have dates at 8, and it'll still be br daylight. !ina Cannon, junior-Yes indeed! Late to bed And early to rise Makes bags and circles Under our eyes. 'om Perrin, junior-It's fun waking up the chickens fo change. MUSCLIN' IN With ED PATTERSON. Policies: The views herein stated do not necessarily represent anybody and any resemblance to me and the stuff which hap pened in this space previously ought to be dead ... Since so much has been said both pro and con regarding an item of last issue the byliner takes it upon himself to apologize both to the young lady in question, the S.A.E.'s and everybody else concerned ... Boycotting isn't much fun anyway... Forecasting: A photographic finish in the E. C. Allen, Georgia Warren, Jack Johnston triangle... That enrollment figures next semester won't be in excess of a thousand ... That Duke will have a tough time copping the conf crown thanks to Coach Johnson and his boys ... And finally that the discipline commit tee won't find anything here henceforth to go into action about ... Odec (not odor) Mr. Marsh.,ll's eldest daughter, named Betty Has a figure that is too veddy, veddy. WVith a well placed dIropped hanky She roped in red-head Franky And now the 20tti century swampfox is K.D. Confetti ... Make mine Breeden Did you ever hear the one about Claytor Arrants who goes to the Carolina just so he can blush at the box office woman ... Why... The Sand-Gregory combine is still going on fast and furiously...Nlew name for Coach Rawls Office. Nobody else does it so why can't we: Bouquet of the Week: Pin ni Mr. Ralph Lewis whose thankless but important job is so efficie lied that the Alumni Association is -now going places . . . His e escent smile and kindness to students and faculty alike has won im a well deserved vote of thanks... Believe it or not: Figures show that the book store does not nm uch a large profit ... Second semester freshmen are up on looks ormal in intelligence-quote Natalie Brooks, "Tee Hee"... Jis 3el1 has one of those "one a day" letter contracts with a Wintl ass. .. Students these dlays have been requested by the chicken: efrain from unnecessary noises on their way to class ... It seems listurb their sleep . . . T he anonymous gift of "How to Win Friends nfluence People" was not appreciated by its recipient Clara Lou S arac ... Shirley Henderson has turned toward Park street and a b iful blonde named Watts... But so had all his frat brothers ... Bringing a ray of sunshine to our campus In the seven days past was a host of the Rock Hill prep school lovelies Including Betty Wannamaker dapper Orangeburg miss who has swooned many a swain ... Kitty Ketchin has a set of naval air wings which definitely did not come from a hock shop... Suggestion: That the university confer the degree of D.P.M. (doctor of pin ball machine) upon Tally Calvo and his cohorts . . . Pity the other poor sucker ... Headline: Brady replaces walsh In McNalr Why Hill No! By JIMMIE HILL VALENTINE VOCIFERATIONS Ah woe is met On the morrow looms that sentimental date set aside for touching remembrances of affection. And where do I come in? Alas and alack!l Nowhere. Walter Taylor will be feting his God given Grace; Horace Traylor will send Cupid's Bows to De-Lucious Delores; Atkins-will swoon before Adored Adele; but I must be alone. Now I ask you. What have these four-flushers got that I haven't got? I ask you. What??* (*Answers must not exceed fifty pages, and must be addressed to this column, care of The Gamecock.) TRAILING THE TREE It's down again. Hendley said it would be down, but he gave it at least 20 years to live. He was wrong, wasn't lie? Oh, you don't know what I'm talking about. It's like this: Two years ago, when one Coit Hendley edited this rag, he made the following observation. "A lot of little trees have been planted on the campus lately. And sonic rumors are circulating. "We heard that one big tree was cut down so that a certain class room could get enough light. Then, a small one was planted a few feet frpm where that old one stood. Of course, in twenty years, they'll have to cut it down again. "We approve of this action. We want something going on all the time around here." Only two short years have passed. But the tree's down. The new NROTC armory now sits atop it's ill-used head. But how will that classroom get light when the edifice is completed? I suppose in a few more years, we'll be tearing down the arinory and planting a new tree. Yes, sir, something is going on all the time around here. ON PILFERING PENNIES AND PIN-BALLS While Dan Dunn fiddles around in Europe, crime is having a heyday in this land. Anyway, one out-of-bounds act disrupted life at USC last week. Some big-time bandit with petty larceny aforethought entered the canteen sub-rosa and jimmied (an act of breaking into; not to be confused with first name of columnist) ar- the door to one of the Amusement Only pin-ball machines there. Not content with the mere day's take of pennies, this one man the crime wave absconded with the pin-balls themselves. The machine stands there, its front gaping open. Useless? No. It's still being used by the big-operaters to discover how much ;ses they can tilt one of the things safely. Ironically enough, it still displays it's pious sign, "No Rewards Payed On This Machine. of For Amusement Only." the MARSHAL'S BULL HAS WENT Last week this rag carried the news that T. E. Lagrone had resigned his position as acting marshal on the University to accept a U. S. de eep fense post. True, as far as it went, but the reporter miss-the real dif. tradgedy of the situation. a13. "How?", wail the boys of Preston, "are we going to spend our long ght afternoons without the marshal shooting bull with us? Who will in spect our rooms to see if we're keeping theib fit for future army head quarters?" Jay Hanmett Rut Osborn and Othneil Weinges are liter ses ally heartbroken. Said Hiammet, "Gee, I even have time to study again!" ,ide DAYLIGHT SAVING! STUDENTS RAVING, BUT BEHAVING "Sacrifice for defense," you un-enthusiastically tell yourself iths as lazy limbs drag themselves out of bed an hour earlier this oad week. Coqnting the stars, you try to get breakfast and class on time. Impossible; three cuts this semester; no breakfast. Hor rible cycle, isn't it? But everybody's taking it good naturedly. One lass was heard to moan as she stumbled over everything between her room and her class in the semi-dark hours, "E-Gads, all this and no bobby pins, tool!" Everyone continues to do his bit though, with only one dis r a cordant note in the form of a definitely un-sentimental bloke who insists on circulating petitions to Forget Pearl Harbor!! Maybe that's an idea fot' Tin Pan Alley. TWO MINUTE DRAMA .Characters: Professor Over by (!ittle, but likeable), Muff Rowlett (Not so large herself) Time: Rush party; dancing . Muff introduced to Overby, "Miss Rowlett, I'd like for you to meet Professor Overby.", Muff (unbelievingly) Professor?? What (10 yu teach? Prof. Overby-'Vhy, I teach political science. Muff (snickering) Yeah, I know. And I teach accounting myself! Can't fool her; she's too ignorant!!! AND A THOUGHT BY COOGLER After hearing USC derated over the state for so long, it was refreshing indeed to find the following verses written in 1901 by one J. Gordon Coogler, South Carolina poet. The "Bard of the Conagree," speaking of the founding of Clemson and Winthrop Colleges exclaimed: Alas, Carolina! Carolina! Fair land of my berth, Thy fame will be wafted from the mountain to the sea As being the greatest educational centre on earth, At the cost of men's blood thro' thy "one X" whiskey. Two very large elephants thou hast lately installed, Where thy sons and thy daughters are invited to come, And learn to be physically anil mentally strong, By the solemn proceeds of thy "innocent" rum! ("elephants" referring to aforesaid colleges.) ~AJIEIIEhI~I OTHER Ca PENALIZEDPAHNDG ake Jack Rady wants to know U oteaeo ite a but which 90 days are being set i o cu;atrsxen iny aside for drunk driving,.esuuly ilsot rop '-Varsity Times.-NwerIni. to They set twenty years aside for'Alasscuigron lokg we homicide and such,.o aht ea h tatad And aveouhard boutT he Nag-ed us aitee Manilad esin o te Sgm Nuhose In awaii Scot; afe chancen, at L S. . whch rad: If yu Nostab wilberryr Iane thik w'rescaed-ou ugh ABway sitcsin aro nsoin tose ourchaper InToky." rTat' wahy thead ithe tseit-nd -The Frnl n arost (ftrm wech. os The Siga Nyou here abouidtaaClee Cleso and i.tU woihred: "I ynoue' el e'tk l usnw hope they'll make a Jap grave-Maewecnbyaiefnrl yar.o)rstabo ile or. nse