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The Gamecock Founded January 30, 1908 ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor I.V, Noas somd-.olass matter at the postoffice at Columbia, a. 30. u1901L 1941 Member 1942 Associated CoAle6iade Press Distributor of Colleiate Di6est *EPESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTIsING BV National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publkhers Represewtative 420 MADisoN AVE. NEW YoRK. N. Y. CNIcaSo - BosToN . Los ANsIs4e - San FsAncisco Issued weekly by the student body of the University of South Carolina during the college year. Frank K. Sloan.... ........................................Editor 0. 0. Arlall. Jr..................................Business Manager Robert I. Quinn....................................Managing Editor EDITORIAL STAFF Donald 0. Merrick.....................................Sports Editor Albert S. Eggerton......................................News Editor Doris Nash..------.- ...................................Coed Editor Christine 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 lungerpillar Buster Coleman Othneil Weinges Sarah Flinn Connie Morton Red Ballantine Howard Lindsay Morris Miazursky Bill Timnons Virginia Trapp David Brockington ....... ...........Circulation Manager Ray Parrott ............... .........Exchange Editor BUSINESS STAFF Sis Brooks Ken Sallenger Speaking Of Air Raids It probably wouldn't hurt if we did have a real raid in this town. For a while we were all het. up about the war, and the students still are . . . because they've got to fight it. But now the school has settled calinly back to the old routine. We cuss our loses in the war and join the army when our turn comes. We were all hopeful that action would come. We were just itching to see some of the educa tional cobwebs brushed off the ceiling in the war clean-up. After a few fitful starts, the faculty considered public discussion of inova tions beneath its dignity, retired to the coi paratively safe discussion of war news in Mon day chapel hour, and to tinker with its new bicycles. Niow it looks like an air-raid with several casualties conveniently located will be the only thing that will get any action . . . five consee utive editorials about exams and other sug gested changes didn't. Fraternal Disorder Since we last mentioned tle plan, the fight for a little order amnong fraternities, sororities. anti faculty has gone forward. So far the chlief argulmenit against tIlt pro'~ posedl organization of a student-faculty frater nlity committee has been that the faculty will think a pre'tssure groupHI is t rying to uisurp~ aul thority. It is time tl at wve ad(opted al broadier attitudeI towvardl student- facility coope rationi. Tei1 ad mlinistratioun has' conisistently expr'essed :1 deire for students (in committees . . . an such1(1 join't committees as the realIlocation~ group have been consistently suc cessfuil. Why then can'it a joinit fra terniityv aIfa iris committee work equially well? Whether or not fraternlities arec desiriale is a matter of per'sonial op)inlion . . . illhouigh ( us tomn has decCided( the mai ttr ill favo of~ fra-ij ternities in the imnportaint schools: ofi the naltionl. But there, is no question of the value (of co.. operationi ini the faiculty~-firatern ity set-lip. The influence of an active fraternity-sorority group) in pulshing Carolina ahead and1 workinig oult student problemis is ob)viously desirable. The elimination of friction onl the camus)1 would be of miurme value than can be mleasulred oni paper. Warden Off Attack With the app)loinltment last week of an Air Raid Precaution comnmittee . . . D)ean Bradley, chairman . .. we are off to at rapid start. Thirty wardens, 25 fi re-figh telrs, as5 ma ny fire watchers, a demnolition squiad and auxiliary police are all in training this week. We raised editorial Cain about camnpus die fense two weeks ago. It got results. Results are what we wvant. The editorials may make some people uncomfortable . . . buit that's better than USC getting a black eye for being unprepared. First Casualty For the first time in the history of Carol lection day is three weeks off and there nearly no candidates . . . slapping backs, sl ing hands, and kissing . er, babies. Chief theory anong the "boys" is that war has taken the interest from campus ri for office. Sage Bill Jones lows as to how the upl -lassien are pondering bullets instead of lots. Probably the co-eds are pondering na 'ay instead of matriarchy or are t the r i.le? Maybe the sunshine during spring holid will reawaken anibition in the souls of polit lho)Cfuls. Bones And Bottles Last week The Gainecock ran a little bl [bout the advisability of keeping the cam Iean with the colinig of spriig and the m inent to the outdoors. We ran directly into a letter from KS Dick Young supporting the same idea nly he says don't throw pop bottles on grass, instead of don't throw paper on Lgrass. Whether we choose not to throw paper or to throw bottles doesn't matter just so we try to keep soie kind of junk oil the grass md leave enough space to stretch our we Joles betweenl classes. Unpleasantness Last Now that the season is gone and we did pj ty well, we can look back at sone of the thi Ahat happened in the field house stands dur basketball gantes this year. 'he snrgestion that The Gamecock write jbjection to student "booing" at the ga raime from those who have the niost righl ,)bject . . . the players, and the older stud< who have colie to like Carolina's old way 'elling. If the refereeing was at times un11pleasan is, it was also seemlingly against the ot teain at times . . . to be fair we would havc joo for both sides. You can't boo very efTectively for two te: it once. So why don't we yell loud when like things or' want to encourage the tean Ind11 slut up1) when we cant 1do anything booimqg, except persuade visitors that we ar( rentlemneni? The Way We Do It W~AithI the reviva'l Iof al tiiversal IIlonior P' 'i palI in the place ofi thle ouitmodedl honor e, it is eaisier to exphinii to the new studI(ent wayl~ we do thiings hiere at U.SC'. Steppuing rhz'~h from1 thle public hligh seh wIherc cribini g onl exai lls andii tests is conl i'rcd :a Lramel and not diishlonest. tile new stu<i at (Carloilli linds it hartidest to uler'standi Piniicipule. Theii real andi onily ifIer'ence is . . .once get to (Car olina1 yout(Oli onitt yourl1self as a 1 or1 gent lema~n . . . ori th ri' est of the stud(enits vite youl to leave. You)i arie no loge bepincizg coaxed along cIl d. Thel IprIofe'sor an th tle studenit nex youi undiiersta;ind tha:t von arle ai gentlemiar Ity - - - !"#'(IlaC , q/' are a ( 'ar'o/ina lid lhera se' you I signed a statemenict saly ing so. Eligibility Again A galin the studenit, hody' will he called ui to rule upon01 the eligibility of a candidate oili'e. At a mee'(t ing niext week the st< ('Ouil'i's deiionm conicerninzg Bill D)orsey's iiney'~ for presid ent will be 'onitestedl. he counciil viioed hiimi inleligib)le. IIe ctei is that h le is eligiible. Nei ther' The (bh ('ouk nor! yotu know which is right. Why~ doi n't we kniow ? The vague and COinpeuttenit wvoring ii of the student body st ittion on thle siubject of eligibility w<i il low a penguin to ruin . . . if the penguin c get iul enotugh votes to ov'errzide the couin In othier words, while the c!onstittution in ig revised, let dlefinite dcr(1iptions of cit da:t'e ofialific'ations be includ(edl. If an iron deftinitioni of ai risinzg senior', j unior, or w hiaveyou is in the 'onistitution there will b qulestion on eligibility that the council ea decide. Thle studenCFts elect the council to dlecide I things . . . so they won't have to (10 it ti selves. Let's give the council sonme cons tionial gr'oundl to standl on in deciding elig ity. ina,Campus are tak the tees JOHN IMWCWGNS GREAr >er- GAINED 350 YARDS >al- AGANY HARVARD IN 19WI1 UT SUING ' t - AH 'iME HE-ooK V VEBALL,-'ID'7Et hey SON GQAL .INE 'IE QLRER0ACK CALlED) SOME OMHER BACK TO ays CARRY 'HE BALL OVER. ALL FAILED ical AND HA RD SCORED A 710 0 VICTORY! arb puS Ne K's the the 14E UNIVERSITY OF DENVER. CELEBRATES ADAMA/,o EVE DAY IN JANUAR.Y. EACH SfUD. not ENT RECEIVES AN APPLE FR* all ilW CHANCELORJ iiry Letters T( ret Dear Editor n suspect that my hand brot forth more heckling in this colt thai (lid any other while I wa school. Lee, Prince nor Cal to vould allowi me on the staff, 'ts each used me to till in this sl of when no one had voluntarily brot forth an epistle. I signed anyc nto ame, that is, anyone of whom I not too much afraid-)avid Ai to 'Doug McKay, et al. Anyway, I to goes again: I lonor plan-"The old order clh [ils eth, yielding place to new." No d we iany of us who saw the old cot - idea come in in the spring of '36 1.V feel mixed emotions with this cha 't I lowever, let me congratifate a w awake council and student body meeting the situation before it c it4 be a public scandal. The stii as an indlividual must feel that hioior of Is school is his own 54onlal responsibility, nevertheless. S Reallo cat ion-Bouquets of orchi e Student ofTices--l'mi sticking th neck out, knowing that it won'1 appreciatedl. lIn my op1iniioni< studI(ent 4liice (4n th e campus has 0,functionus. It should take care certain dut ies that naturally dev c ut pon)) the olTice; and(, muich muo re portanit usuially, it should he a oi of the edlucat ion of the holder of lice. The plart icular subject of otvenom of my spleen on this icca (1'is an old friend, colleague, andI fel worker, IDn Gibbhes. D)on't misunderstand mie, p)least have a great liking and app)reci: is a of lhe D)uck. l ie is honest, effic o and steady. In add(ition, lhe is of the hardest working people I 0'ever had4( the Pleasure oif mnee tot Nevertheless, it is my helief that I.niiversity stutdetts have (lone h great wvronig, and1 inl doinig so wvrongedl themiselves. The editor of the 19.38 Garnet Bslack asked for a leave of abu 1)0n from KSK and other organiiza for' because lhe felt that the annual let inso far as extra -curricular p)oste 'an- a full time jobi. IIlis successors tol the piresenit one have followe< same general idea, although thiea onl- nout carry it to such an extreme, nie- the year 1938-1939, a persoin wh< not previously beeni a member o . 11 (onor Council became its chiai S because both the council andt ti yOn1- itor felt that 1no man could (10 jt )uld( to bo0th ofifices. At one time at )ml<l itor-elect of the G&B1 reftused t low his name to be put tip for a 'office or presidlent of KSK fo: be- same reason. nd(i- So much for the first of the clad1 puirposes which ouffices should lt-The secondo-i f we agree that o1 the piurposes is to educate the vidlual holder, then it seems t< rmiot that little purpose is se rvedl in cating onlhy oneC mani in the < hese senior class. I grant that I'm sti tem- ing a point hiere, but I feel tha three offices concerned are, witl .tor of Thle Gamecock and( prei ibil- of the Y, the most important amera OPI "HI Dea A agai Apri offic S{ Y1 disIr hav< Don IfiE MBiWfEW XMth we bc th of ot oi Whi to -TRIO OF LOCAL GAMBLERS' bct SECURED THE LAND FOR'1HE-b FIRST BUILDING OF 11E UNIVERSITY ** OF- ARONA-- If wer< TI Lots this Mak you i The Editor Wh se m M If legislative action is necessary, et ght then I feel that the student body con- th m stitution should be changed. The th in constitution now includes in its lini- ba son itations such offices as "not more than but one of . . . president of the student >ace body, president of the senior class, I Ight president of the junior class," etc. pres ne's Certain!y chairman of the Honor he q was Council and president of KSK give wud e, more experience, require more work, F01 lere and are of greater import to the wel fare of the student body as a whole as ug- than are any class offices, be )ubt Rooms-I heard a high school seti- Ai neil ior say recently that he wouldn't go of will to Carolina because he had never seen ige- such appallingly filthy dormitory cel for rooms. Nough said. Can't you give jol us sone editorial comment ? clh title lent Sincerely, the Currie MacArthur, '39. wer- ____ __E-G is. Dear Editor:T my to g be1 The approximately' 200 high school you' -acl sueteaers, printcipals, suern scho two1 ent s, and sponsors wvho were on the copy Ug Univ,ersity campljus laist wekedfor te lea cotnference dlealinig with YOUil BY im- ,L LlADERSlIllP AND) OUR DE- B part NIOIACY wvere unanimnous in their the praise for the menmbers of the Uni-w the versity stutdent hody'. Over and over de the commenttedl concerning the ex- J eellettt treat mnent accorded thtemn by a Untiversity sttudets. One group i Ssisted that the boys with whlom they "" tio stayed were the tticest group of boy3s cnt, they, had ever seen. They elaborated neon thte statemtent by poiting ot that 'ave every time they went to their room's ii.they. were asked if everythintg was" the all right and whlat thtere was thtat (] m ai coutld be <otne to make their stay have mtore pleasantt. Suchl an attitude on1 the part of our students does mutch to and make frientds for thle University r,nd, nceicdentally, to encuaete.nt Ltis typIe of- high school student to decide to comte to thte Utniversity. g, 1'Te Extettsion D)ivision most sin lwice rely appreciates the coopecrat ion I thte givent by the various orgatizations did and indcividucals on thte camnpus. Glee InClh inenmbers provided music whvlich ha<d the( visitors thtoroughtly entjoyedl. Memi the hiers of Alpha Kappa Gamma, Blue -man Key, Kappa Sigmia Kappa, Omnicron ed-)eta Kappa, the YMCA, anmd the stice YWC A wvorkedl tirelessly securing cel- rooms atnd b)eds, plannitng for and > al- leadling group mneetinigs, and doing iy y attything they were reqhuestedI to (do the to ttake the conferenice a success. A Thte qutalities of leadership and btt two service wvere evident on every hiatnd. thia erve. To the assisting organlizat ions, their waj e ofiembers, ad llothers wvho coop.. reg ici-crated, let me say that you htave mnade are ea contrihutioti to your Alma Mater pul cedt- atnd to the high school stud(ent lead- Jer iitire ers of South Carolinta. I agaiun ex- got etch- press the appreciatiotn of thte Exten- Hla tte siotn Divisionl. to her edi- Sincerely, cnt ones WV. II. WVard, D)irector any Extension Iniision tert Why Hill No! By JIMMIE HILL EN LETTER TO FROSH or s'S A GOOD BOY" r New Men and \Women of Carolina: t last that long awaited time of your life is approaching. Never ii will you live the experiences that await you between now and 1 13. For this is the season when students seek the many available es on your campus. :u have missed a lot. This year it seems that "the boys" have been terested in the fate of the Student body's "Ship of State", and you missed the long pre-election campaigns of years past. t Give Up But Spring air and the late date has at last driven everyone from e well-known smoke filled rooms. Such discussions always pre de elections; this year, we had snow in March. Maybe there -ren't large crowds in the rooms. Not many camre out, anyway. The hats will be flying toward the not-too-well-defined ring, and 'osters for one and all are setting sail with the good qualities of eir candidate on tongue and in every handshake. Don't be afraid such people. They won't hurt you; they'll merely contradict each her and lead you in two (or as many as there are) directions at ce. r?, You're Asking Somebody has already been. up to your room, more than likely, tell you that so-and-so is "a good boy". Lots of people are "good ys" around this time of year. What's it all about? ell, that person was only telling you whom he wanted elected. you didn't get him to tell you why, you're no better ofL than you before. iere are lots of reasons why he wants this guy elected, probably. of times lie has his own chestnuts in the fire. He won't tell you reason, But besides that, he might like his particular candidate. e him tell you why. Then you know a little more about the people are going to choose between for your class and student-body officers. r Bother At AU? That may worry you. Why should you worry about these office .kers? People tell you that it's all a dirty mess anyway. And it iy be. But this much you know. There are several of your class ites to choose between for several offices. Their names and photos will be printed as your chosen officers. You are the little guys it will tell them whether or not they get that recognition. All the ig-operating" and other named things in existence can't change it. So why not learn a little about your choice and register your a llot with a little concious conviction? MUCH FOR THAT obably just so much space filler anyway. Why should I worry? been trying for a whole half semester to get LeRoy to run for the dency, but lie won't budge. "I do not chooze to ran", he thought noted. "Besides, I don't bave a key-chane to swing eround so I in't hav a chanse." Much truth is spoken in jest. t DEFENSE But through the hullabaloo of it all, we are still in the war. and the Boy Scout enthusiasts say, "BE 'PREPARED". So we are ing prepared. Defense committees are thriving in every tenement. r raid wardens feel newly important. Fire fighters are thinking arson for practice sessions. (Would anyone like to practice on r room? I will cooperate.) rhe boys in Tenement 27 are moving along with their accustomed erity. Archie Ayers has been appointed Demolition Expert. His , says upperclassmen there, is to saivage the ramains of upper ssmen in case a bomb hits their happy little home. "Hard job," says Archie. "How am I to tell Jimmy Guest, Bill nes or any of the rest from the other debris?" ADS, I ALMOST FORGOT >sling the bouquet for this wveek, and there's a damn good bunch et it. I'm speaking of the circulation staff of this samte Gamecock -e reading. There's a sheet a mile long filled with names of high ol libraries, advertisinig stores, and others wvho each week get their of the old school's news through the efforts of these guys, and rc never metioned except in a little notice under the masthead. THE WAY After last week's plug for the faculty-student relations group, iere I quoted as their achievements the re-allocations, faculty stu nt teas, new chapel programs apd such, a member of the bunch rnped on me about writing about his organization in a sarcastic mnner. What the Hill??l It wasn't sarcasm. 'If he doesn't think much of his achievements as I do, can I help it? MUSCLIN' IN With ED PATTERSON patterson again turns it over-this time to Poetic Cashanover) In the deep and dreary halls, In a place called Karolia, Did the wild and wintry scholar, Toil and trouble with e'nrrkula, Till lie knew that stout he:'t would die, If the reign of frigid winter ended not. Till blithesome spring like the marines, Conic to blast the submarines, Came to save the wearied ascetic, Trhe smelling salt was cosmetic. And whether it be a Smith (Schmidt) ofGod Or even a Merry King, No balm is so soothing, As the beauty of old Karole, Andl turning his face on the past, Of thoughts of winter suff'ring, Trhe scholar turns his joyful face, Tro thoughts of summer wooing. --Cashanover ny simiilarity between the above and a poem is purely coincidental, really spring is here--it's time for you boys to find a lady fair (?), is if Fort Jackson doesn't give too much competition . . . well, any ', some of the gals are straying away-Elaine Boylston receives a ilar letter fromi Dick at "Bamna" and Frances Henley and Auburn doing all right-tough luck, Tlommy Burch . . . Best case of hair iig on the campus is D)oris Babin and Dot Wiggins--the lost cause, -y Tucker. Byrd Lucius takes no chances on being jilted. She's at least five on the string and it "ain't" a string of pearls either. ye you heard the latest--How to make Budweiser--Answer: Send hinm ~chiool . . . 1'. S. Joke . . . Is Doris Jernigan ever going to make up mind between Skee-Bo and Jack Dittler or is it going to be left up rely to Skec-Blo to choose between Afine Riordon and Doris J. h, I know . . . Silence is golden but there's a ten per cent tax on it way, so why horde and with this philosophical conclusion--finiis a firma--dirt to you.