The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 17, 1942, Page Page Four, Image 4
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WE ARE THE CHOSEN
We have, after three years of wondering
finally found out why The Gamecock is al
wkys criticizing . . . and always attacked for
being critical.
We are the only voice on the campus that
doesn't seem to think the whole world is it
fine condition and all its inhabitants "gooi!
boys".
The Gamecock has bent backward to be con
structive in its complaints . . . it will continu<
to bend backvards, but it will also see if a fow
kinks can't be straightened in some other cam
pus backbones.
If the politicians think student governmeni
is only a hoax, and not worth carrying beyon<
the preliminary stage of election . . .
If the Cooperative stores think they are real
ly non-profit cooperative . ..
If some faculty members think that the feel
ings of individual members are more imlpor
tant than forward-looking plans (such a;
course revaluation) to the University ...
If students think the whole world is fine
fromi Athletic Assoiation to Zoology 149
... The Gamecock doesn't think so.
And we'll continue to gripe, so -long as ther
is a man or woman of Carolina willing to tak
tile bit in his teeth and11 pull1 along with us..
to drag the whole University out of its bog o
complacency.
MEETING NO. 2
Nobody who aittendled the Tu iesd ay, Marc1
31, student body mleeting needs any inlstruictio]
in how to be a sap. We all seemi to have (loll
pretty well.
We all went in with tile intent of express
ing our real demands for a student voice i:
things at Carolina, and caine out having beei
made partial--if not conmplete-fools of.
'True, wve (lid get the mfOtion for the neCw stai
dent government passed, but onIly after w
had been deftly hornswoggledl into voting o:
a useless resolultion stating that Deanl Bra<1
ley and his disciplinie committee are a fin
group.
Everybody who stops to think b)ack for on
minute on the affair knows that no respons:
ble student doubted tihe accuracy and fairnes
of the committee, once Dean IBradlley ha
spoken on Monday. But at the samne time nI
thinking student can dleny that students has
a right to-in fact, were begged by Colona
McfKissick and the faculty to-work with fa<
ullty committees to promlote a comnplete iundei
standing for tile future in all decisions.
What happened ?
Seven well-informed andl officially bac'ke
students stayed up most of Monday night I
prepare a newv student government setup I
meet needs for a student voice in importai
faculty committee actionls . . . to h)e prlesent<
while students were aL:anding actioni.
Their motions were dIrowned in a characte
building furor, designed to sa-ve pl)Oitical neel
that students no longer were even w<arie
about . . . and the Carolina student bodk hvi
so completely at sea after tile haranguie thu
we had to race the clock to get acceptance <
the first complete faculity-student cooperatic
plan ever attempted.
MUSICAL ARISTOCRACY
The University chapel will enter the rank
of the musically aristocratic April 21.
On that day the $10,000 Skinner organ, pre.
sented to the University by hotel executivc
alumni Lawrence S. Barringer, will be formal.
ly dedicated.
Prof. Hugh Williamson, head of the music
department, has announced plans to have Fred
H. Parker, alumni and director of muqic at
Colunbia, College, play the dedicatory recital,
The hallowed old halls, if too small for all
the students to gather in, are still ideal for
the echoing of the chords from the fine old
organ.
We'll now have background for our poli
ties.
DIMES AND DOLLARS
Every year Carolina students and faculty
are approached by innumnerable organizations
asking charity or operating contributions.
Beginning the day we register in September
and are solicited by magazine salesmen, "Y'
pledgers, and Block "C" rafflers . . . the weeks
until June are a continual round of requests
for contributions.
There is a suggestion afoot in the student
faculty relations committee now to consolidate
all contributions from students into one Coin
niiity Chest fund . . . to be apportioned by
a chest committee to the various groups ask
ing student support.
Schools, large and small, over the nation
have been using the plan since it first made
its appearance in municipal governments. The
reasons for such a system at USC are the same
as those accepted by cities who have the plan.
Each citizen or student is not individually
accosted three times a day for contributions,
a central committee keeps unreliable groups
from soliciting (a job that Dean Chase now
has to do), and all groups such as the "Y'
may spend their canvassing energies on some
more worthwhile task.
But most important is that students will
find one single contribution to a central findl
once a semester much easier on the overworke(d
pocketbook.
WHODUNNIT?
It seems like the faculty did it.
1What?
Why they up and approve a new defens<
physical fitness and intramural plan to be in
auguraIt by f2Cuh 1nrighL and his staff.
They moved conunencement up one weel
earlier and made things mumch easier for th'
boys going into the armmed forces, dlespite the
extra work in vol vedl for p)rofessors themselves
To Thme Gamecock it seems that the p)rof cam
act when he is given a chance to get his teeti
inIto something.
Ma1ybe we have conme to the timue when a nev
ordier of interest and action for the sake of tI
1University is at hand.
1
FOR EXAMPLE
1 What we meant when we railed about corn
placency in the editorial above couldn't be bet
ter exp)lainedl than by the student attitud
about the p)rojected Varsity Show.
3 As exp)ected, the sevenm enthusiastic student
i who started out writing the opus soon dwin
- died to three who were really willing to wvork
C Any~ show that is to be calledl a show has t,
havi e a dlirector . . . there goes one of you
e willing workers. The other two are-like al
-willing workers at USC-are swampedl wit:
s so much work that they are depending in larg
j part on studlent aid in taking tihe 80 or mnor
o) pat ini the show.
e C'all sheets are posted, gals and guys i
dl abunimdance are honedl and enthuse mnadi
Sabout the whole "Thirilling" idlea . . . and te
comie to tihe first casting.
Seven come to thme secondI casting.
Thmirteen come to tihe thlirdl casting.
(1 Four conme to the fourth casting.
o All of whlich adlds up to..
0 If we wvant a varsity sh ow, if we want t
it sell Carol ina to tihe hligh-schoolers who wi
dI be on tile campus tile week-end slated for th
shmow, if we want to get tihe May Queen cer<
-monies back on tile campus whlere thley hoo
:s best, if wve want to prove to ourselves in ger
dI eral that we aren't living just because it
s too much trouble not to breathe .. .
it Show iup at tile last casting call for the Vi
f sity Show todlay at 4 o'clock in the Chapel..
n or it will go, tihe way of the Carolinian an
other cnmpus flopn.
Campus Camera
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COMPRIZE THE STAFF OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION* SOME
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HAVE RECEIVED COLLEGE DEGREES!
ACE's Jay Richter Reports from Washington
JOBS
Each day adds to the likelihood of all-out registration of woman-power
(ages 18 to 65). Secretary of Labor Perkins predicts that of 15,000,000
workers employed in war industries by January, 1943, 5,000,000 will be
women.
The swing is most dramatic in war industries. Less startling-but of
more practical value to college women-is the fact that the swing is tak
ing place in almost every field.
The Federal Government is leading the way. Not to mention those hired
"in the field," 600 women are arriving in Washington each week to enter
Federal service. Many of them are hired for administrative, professional
and sub-professional jobs-as economists, public relations experts, ammu
nition inspectors, dieticians, medical technicians and ordnance inspectors.
Uncle Sam is using them, too, in skilled and semi-skilled fields-as gas
mask inspectors and assemblers, arsenal apprentices, mechanical time fuse
workers, examiners of knitted and woven articles, power sewing machine
operators.
Right now Civil Service is looking for women mathematicians to make
computations in ballistic testing for war agencies. Requirements call for two
years of college with three semesters of mathematics. Formal title of
the job is "Assistant Technical and Scientific Aid," starting pay, $1,620
annually.
For those with just one year of collegce, the job to apply for is that of
"Junior Technical and Scientific Aid." Emphasis on college physics and
chemistry is required. The pay is $1,440.
There are also vacancies righit now for women "Junior Physicists" (espe
tcially those trained in radio or sound) at $2,000 a year. Requirements are
four years of college-24 hours of physics. Seniors who qualify wvill be
hired pending successful graduation. If your major is chemistry instead
of physics, apply under the "Junior Chemist" classification.
Incidentally, there's no intention of shouldering college men out of this
Sjob picture. I lowvever, current vacancies are for women. The obvious in
ference is that men will be needed elsewvhere-and government officials
have hardened themselves to the fact. Men can apply for the jobs mentioned
ab)ove. They aren't as likely to get them at present, that's all.
WAR
-Alumni of 651 American educational institutions are represented at the
-"University of the Air," the Naval Air Corps training base at Corpus Christi,
B Trexas. Included are one college of osteopathy'. twvo schools of divinity.
California, with 453 students from 61 schools, has more cadets than any
other state-20 per cent of the Corpus bhristi "student body."
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- IN GENERAL
The U. S. Office of Education here reports that world wvar has brought
students from 70 foreign countries to American colleges and universities
r (luring the last year.
* * *
The Norwegian legation in Washington points out that sttudents have
joined their teachers in resisting Nazi domination; a case in point, the
0 "Stavanger inlcidenlt." When Stavanger students heard their school was
e to be taken over by Nazi troops, they sneaked into the school building,
stripping it of fixtures before the Nazis arrived. Some 9,500 of Norway's
10,500 teachers have resigned in protest against a Quisling order to join the
Nazi Teachers' organization.
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By JIMMIE HILL
Editor's Note: Because of the absence of the regular columnist the col
inn this week is awritten by Lalla Sullivan and Kate Smoot.
Nver Bored .
Elections are almost over-what a relief. It had gotten so
bad that if someone spoke to us girls on the campus or cut-in
at a dance, we thought that it was just because of politics. It
makes a gal feel much better to know that she gets attention
by choice, and not just because she is a voter. And worst of
all, we understand that this happens every year. But anyway
congratulations and so forth to all the new officers.
lan Plugged
The plug of the week goes to student government plans. Although as
Freshman columnists we have not yet learned all there is to know about
-arolina, we are sure of one commendable thing that has happened, or is
rying to happen, on the campus. That is the recently advocated and much
liscussed plan for more student government.
We students are aiming for more student participation and a lot more in
:rest in the government of Carolina. The present constitution of Carolina
wvas drawn up last year under Student Body President Sol Blatt, and was
ratified by the Board of Trustees. Of course, any change in the constitu
tion would have to be done in the form of amendments to the constitution,
)ut the students can accomplish much by this. We could obtain much more
government by the students themselves, such as a student voice in the meet
ings and decisions of the Discipline Committee, if we will only work for
it. Here's to more student participation in student government, and less
sitting oil the side lines to cheer oil the other fellow.
April Showers
At last after two hundred and fifty years the tenements on
the old campus are getting a few modern improvements. Be
cause of the grumbles and groans of the inhabitants, the work
of Marshal Kelly and Kappa Sigma Kappa, the old tenements
are getting tiled showers and such. Beamed one student, "Now
I can really take a bath without having to curl up in a lavatory
or go home every week-end."
Where To Light During A Blackout
Sims and Wade llampton Colleges are holding open house-and we do
mean open-during all blackouts! Mrs. Childs has decreed that all boys
who are caught in a blackout in either building are to seek sanctuary behind
those sacred curtains and doors which have never before been open for men.
Here's to bigger and better blackouts, the sooner the better!
Block "C" Work
A big bouquet of orchids to the Block C Club for getting
Charlie Spivak and the boys to play for a Carolina dance. At
the rate we were going before, Carolina could well be compared
to P. C. for name-band dances. But these Block C boys have
gotten a really swell orchestra down for their annual dance,
and we are sure that all-Carolina students will be out there back
ing them and having a wonderful time.
Spam Me This Torture
According to the boys and gals who limped back nursing sunburn from
all the spring holiday house parties. we must now only say "dam" on Sun
days, "Spam" is the proper cuss-word for all other days of the week, but
it is just too bad to be used on Sundays. "Spam it !" All further informa
tion concerning this subject can be obtained from Guy Jr. Castles.
Walking On Ayers
traght irm A i A ,' e "e ,L ulware has
surpassed Hedy LaMarr, Lana Turner and all the rest. At the
beauty pageant Monday night he was heard to breathe soul
fully as she walked out on the stage, "Gee, if I only had a pic
ture of her to say good-night to every nightl"
Stage Struck
Carolina's Varsity Showv goes on in exactly twelve days from nowv at the
Annual May-Day exercises. The brain-chlild is getting on very well under
the sighIs and groans of thle directors wvho mournfully pull hair during cach
rehlearsal. But it is going good, anid will be, so let's all petition for oneC
again next year.
Let's All Advocate
A be kinld to columnists week. WVe never realized howv much trouble
and( work anld swveat it took to write a column unitil we triedl it. Well,
we knowv nowv, and thlerefore wve are plugging for a be kind to columnists
week, preferably this week, since we are writing the colunm.
MUSCLINv' IN
With ED PATTERSON
Ah spring; all, bock beer; all, grass lying; ahl, airport; aw books
Wonder if thlere is any truth to the rumor thlat a Carolina sister got
mlarried by mistake . . . Sonme of the best news lately came withl the
announcenment that tIle Block C's hlad signed up with Spivak ...For
the benefit of non tux-owners thle job is to be very informal ...But
how will thle crowd ever get ini the field house?
Lawvyer Jim Guest likes to talk about the blind date he had and says
hle would hlave been much happier if he hlad been b)lind( . . . Personal note
to peppy petite Appie Speed: We really don't know anything about a
hlammnock in connection with two holiday house parties nor Harry Gil
more either.
Speaking of beaches, and whlo isn't these days, Doctor Tarzan Wells,
of Kappa Sig shame (pardon us-fame) had the privilege of wooing every
woman on the Myrtle Beach strand last Sunday morning . .add a
chalk mlark this week for Sara Crout, amazon beauty who driftedl in the
second semester, butt whIo is currently tied up, at gun's point, with
Bernard Metz, and just in case some of the narrow nminds don't get it,
we mean only that tIle feeling isn't necessarily mutual . . . Jack Keenarn
sends a note to Banmmers saying that if the army doesn't soon get him
thle hoboes wvdl . . . Wish the piccolo would be put back in the canteen
as n added attraction now that the pin ball macine is a thing of the
For party life: ask Amy Ham, gem withl the slim trim to sing one of
her private songs . . . We can't hlelp but saying that the persons hardest
hlit by the wool shortage hereabouts are Elvira Blackwell and Hilda
Bagby . . There will be a funeral next week for one of the campus'
oldest loves-Polly Tlicks . .Three guesses why Jimmy Brooks and
Clarke McCants hollered "robbery" Tuesday mornling . . . Brother Quinn
says that the only thing tIle varsity shlow needs is somebody to be in
the cast . . . get the hint . . . The Fowler Cannoni (Tina)-Young coin
bine is running neck, neck anld Neck . . . Try as best we can we can't
figure out ho0w we ruined Byrd Lucius for we certainly didn't saya
thin about hler and Combs on thle Sigma Nu houseparty . . . quarrels or
Ginnie Copeland and the moon succeeded in winning a Sigma Cli
frat pin but the beach sand hlas it now . . . anId she didn't get a lac
to brag about it . . . The K.A.'s are nmatching' to see who's next on thne
Jones parade . . . Necessary qualification: a low draft number . .News
conlcerninig Millhe Zimmierman-Jimmiy Wilson's home again and need
more be said . . . The worm squirms . . . from now on no scandal
It just can't happen here a . 'i -x -m,hodyornoe