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t The Gamecock 'auaded January so, 19os ROBERT' ZLL1OTT ONZALX8s First Editor 9ted a e noondeles uatter at the postoffoo at Columbia, 8.0.. mn"v. .1m8 1941 Member 1g0 Associaled Colleiate Press Distributor of Coeiae Diest .U.UNT,. PO. . N TIONA1 ADV.tR118ING V National Advertsing Service, Inc. College Publisbers RepressAWive 420 MAoIsoN Av6. NNw YoNI. N. Y. caSO . DOSTON * LO 11Anesu.IK - SAN FRANcIscO Issued weekly by the student body of the University of South Carolina during the college year. Frank E Sloan................................................Editor 0. 0. Ariall, Jr...................................Business Manager Robert 3. Quinn....................................Managing Editor EDITORIAL STAFF Donald 0. Merrick......................................Sports Editor Albert S. Eggerton ......................................News Editor DoristiNe........................................Coed Editor Chitia annon .................................Society Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS Leonard Turnbul Pitkin Bell Gordon Hill Donald Law Nancy Padgett Arthur Roberts STAFP WRITERS Jimmy Bill Margaret Jones Kate Smoot Sloan Hungerpillar Buster Coleman Othnell Weinges Sarah Flinn Connie Morton Red Ballantine Howard Lindsay Morris Masursky Bill Timmons Virginia Trapp David Brockington ............................irulation Manager Ray Parrott .......................................EZchangs Editor BUSINESS RrAFP Sim Brooks Ken Sallenger HSW AGAIN We are host to High School Week again this year. Don't look askance at those younger guys and gals you've been seeing around ever since last Wednesday. They will be following after you and swinging key-chains in the Carolina manner before long. that is, if they are as smart about pick ing a college as we were. Carolina has no official connection with the S. C. high school league which sponsors the week of testing, but we have done and should keep on doing a bang-up job as hosts. In the same cryptic words used by former editors, The Gamecock says, "Welcome, high school students. Come back when you can stay longer." NO RAOE RIOT There was no riot over Carolina political races this year. Campaigns were as useless as pretzels without beer. The Gamecock doubts if the lack of interest was a bad sign. As integral a part of Caro lina life as elections are, most students begin to ignore voting when they don't know whether they'll be back next year or not . . . when of ficers elected have no duties. Less than one-third the eligible voters wvent to ODK circle during the election weeks, only once (lid the old1 machine turn out to pressure a race. If our way of government is to triumph in the long run, we must certainly take an active interest in its system . . . just as Nazi youth are imbued with Nazi ideals. We will cer' tainly make poor fighters if wve take no inter est in the thing for which we fight. An old pl)OiticaIl qulote is, "Th le people get no better governmient than they deserve." 'The Gamccock regrets to think that the slipshod stud:enit government of the past is all that Carolina deserves. We would rather say that students can't be come very greatly interested in so futureless jobs as camp)us political offices. Now, of all times, it is squarely up to those elected to see that political offices do lbecomne useful; or studlent government will continue to die the death that this year's voting has fore told. BRITTAIN'S DELIGHT Happiest hobby of D). B. Brittain, last semester edlitor of The Gamecock, was writing editorials about butter andl the eminent rise in prices at the campus mess ball. War and rationing are finally forcing his predictions to come true in part . . . the read ing of the story about sugar rationing on page one should be a true delight to Editor Brittain. 'There will be no second helpings on the sugar, and Dietitian Ceilia P. Swecker warns that there is every indication that coffee and tea will be rationed, too. Best reading of the week is not printed yet ...and that is that Miss Swecker has recomn mended to the University cafeteria committee that prices for meals remain the same for next year. GRIPE COMMITTEE Colonel McKissick has appointed a large..., and from the list of officials, very effective com mittee to study methods of publicizing the Uni versity and attracting new students. Which calls to mind The Gamecock's pet worry about Carolina. The-re ie no central 8teerng and clearing committee to see that the campus runs right. We work hard to get the students here, but have no central office or gripe committee to which complaints or suggestions may go. Con sequently, many students go away disappoint ed. Many more go away with sound ideas that have not been heard or tried. A small, hard-hitting, authoratative commit tee through which all campus activities could be cleared and steered would take the loads partially off the following over-worked profes sors, administrators or students: Business Manager Frank Taylor could be freed of the job of scheduling campus events; concentrate on money. Dean John A. Chase could be freed of serv ing as middleman between students and mar shal's office; concentrate on his three official jobs. Dean F. W. Bradley could be freed of his miscellaneous jobs relating to everything from defense to contests for literary medals; concen trate on student's problems and discipline. Ten thousand cross-purposed and defunct faculty committees could be abolished or reor ganized, professors would not be committed to death; could concentrate on academics. Students could be freed of the thousands of demands upon them for money . . . through a eltral community chest supervised by the com mittee; concentrate more on study and what haveyou . . . knowing that the small complaints are being quickly considered, and that there is a central authority to cut red tape and stop buck-passing. Clef value of the steering committee would bi, tl 1t vk 1 trafile light. It wouki prevent everything from happening at once. Two con ventions, a dance, and seventeen meetings would not.oecur on the same day. Most important of all . . .conditions on the campus would not reach a stage approximating riot before action was taken . . . students would have added faith that their needs were being met . . . consequently, added faith in Carolina. MAY IT WAVE T1he flagpole has arrived. We look for the new tennis courts to be fin ished any day nIOW. Whien we got here three years and more ago they were buying that flagpole. Even before it was fashionable to be patriotic, KS5K and such1 were collecting pennies to buly that sev enty-five foot hunk of irca. If there are no more hitches . . . and if thme contractors can get tihe thing vertical we will salute the Stars and Stripes oni Monday of conhnencemnent week. The American Iegion, and students again are kicking in for tihe flag, so we can all look wvithi personal pride when it first waves over the old1 lower canmpuls. (Trhe Ganmecock cannot help but wonder how~ tihe new pole will look painted red when we' beat Clemson again next year.) McKINNEY SEES IT Prelude to tihe sudden resignation last se mester of Editor McKinney, was that hot let ter-to-thme-edlitor in The Gamecock whmich raised no end of hell about the inadequate bath fa cilities in old tenements. Private McKinney, US Marine Corps, re turned to the campus last week-end, found that he had not lived in vain. Tenements 1, 2, 3, 6 and 10 (McKinney's former roose) are all sporting spiffy black and white tile bathrooms. It is reported that Mc Kinney took a triumphant shower. Gamecock editor's exodus was not the only reason for the improvement. KSK commit tees hot-boxed' the administration all semester. Petitions were submitted by tenement occu pants almost weekly. Maybe we' will come back next fall to find exams abolisherl . .. "T says here." - Campus Ca IFO ER OPE TAI Letters To' Dear Editor: The following is an editorial which appeared in The Columbia Record of Saturday, April 25, and which I should like published as an open letter to the Allocation Committee and stu dents of the University as it demon strates the good publicity value the Seldon Society Year Book has for the University : "A Substantial Contribution." "Occasionally there comes from a -m1r . 1)(hmk fir ,r Antnor P1 article written by members of the fac ulty or students which makes a dis tinct contribution to the sum total knowledge or to a clearer understand ing and a keener appreciation of con ditions in a modern society. It is these occasional publications that dis tinguish a university and set it apari as an institution abundantly worth) of public support and admiration. "The 1942 year book of the Seldor Society of the University of Soutli Carolina Law School is such a publi cation. The two leading articles are: "Inherent Sovereign Powers of th( Federal Government," by Arthur Mid dleton Williams, Jr., and "Annulmeni of Marriage in South Carolina," by Solomon Blatt, Jr., and Paul A. Sans bury, Jr. Then followv three others of lesse: pretentions: "The Court of Ordinary' by James WV. Guest ; "Contempt oi Court By Publication" by William L Rhodes, Jr. andl Edward C. Cushnman Jr., and "WVhat Constitutes Sufficien1 D)elivery of a Gift in South Carolina' by George F. Coleman and Isadlort S. Bernstein. These represent an in teresting and stimulating range o: subjects. "All of the articles were writter by students and all of thenm are of uncommon qluality. They represenl widle andl careful reading, close atten tion to pertinent facts, and analysi: andl comprehension of a high order Trhey show scholarship that wvould d< credlit to men of more mature years "A refreshing and heartening con. tribution is this 1942 year book of th< Seldon Society." Yours very truly, Dan IIlenderson, co-editor, the 1942 Seldon Society Year Book. (Eds. Note-An Air Corps Captaii writes to Dean Bradley. Hlow th< war looks to a grad.) Air Corps Ferry Commandl Hamilton Field, California April 17, 1942 Dear Dr. Bradley: It has beeni a long time since I las had the pleasure of seeing yotu am although I haven't written I've ofter wondered how you are getting along I've arranged flights down to Colum. bia from time to time during the las year, but have had to cancel them be cause I've been pretty busy. I've als< had to move around a great deal an< have had little time for personal trips After I left Langley T'eld in Vir * ginia I was stationed . Massachu setts for a short while before beinl transferred to the Air Corps Ferry. ing Command. I flew out of Wash. ington for several mpnths during which time I ferried four-enginei bombers and mail to every contineni in the world and had many intnees ihaera AnER sw v oem PMR SW YeARS MR.MR. AROLD CAR.50 WRAD"ATED At THE HEAD OF 1HEIR CLASOF 140 FROM E MECHANICAL ENGINEERIN COURSE AT NEW YORK U. ."5!AVERAE WAS 95, HERS 94 - 127 OF1HE RICHEST AOUEGES IN AMERICA HAVE A 1MIAL EN-. WWWMENT oF #1,270,721,000! POULTRY POSTMEN/ EiT E. PIHILIPS, WHILE A tDENT 06 LT IAUSBANRY AT KANTAT STAT ME, MADE HEN LAY Er469 CONTAINNG MAL MEWSGET! THROUG1 A PAINLESV RATION HE INSEED A MLOW CORK CON MIG 1E MESSAGE INTO I OYMM IN CE OF 1ME YOLK. T1E "G OR. NOR .--MA-.Y AROUND f rhe Editor ing experiences. Due to the neces sary secrecy I cannot state what my assignment is at this time, but I am still making trans-oceanic flights in our heaviest type of equipment and enjoying my work thoroughly except for the fact that I am separated from my wife and little girl (who is now twenty months of age) most of the time. So far I've escaped any seri ous misfortune although I have been fired upon and am quite proud of our organization which has the excellent record of losing only two planes and one crew over a period of ten months during which our operations were world-wide. There is no question in my mind that the men of America can meet any foe on at least equal terms if they are only supplied with the necessary machines and leader ship. The morale of the Army is good, but could be improved if the people of the country could become thoroughly angry with the Japanese and Germans and feel a genuine hate for those nationalities. That is the job of our propaganda agency and so far they seem to have failed to arouse the average American Aufficiently. All in all, however, I feel confident that we shall win this wvar for exist ence if Americans will only abandon their complacency and comprehend the seriousniess of the situation. I trust that you and all of your fam ily are well and ask you to remember me to them. Also tell anyone I know at the University hello for me, please. \Vrite to me sometime soon if you find the opportunity and let me knowv how you are getting along and if you received the card I mailed you from B3elem, Brazil. WVith my vrery best wvishes for your health and happiness, I am Cordially yours, Ted Clinkscales. CUTR-INNERS AT DANCES " ARU rIqueTrEl -SREAxens, CUTyER-utNERS ON 4IGHWAVS ARE ACCIDENY'- tAAKUIt S - --Naional Safe.y CouncU GPUUD -- eDDY --DRWB ER3 WHO PL.Y AOUN D '1iWN, ~WI.S. 90 LYIN# 9ft Kte P3 3~Se y N F SLyO2.W DOWN/ -anataSa'n Q C.aa.mE)..8 No!. of the state, the Clemson Tiger, yed a number of what appeared )TC's spring military maneuvers. ement below said that the games ' airy." >w corps could they find to hold probably be worked out. It's but I'll. bet the colonels of the tegical approach to a sow. (not >lumn in that same issue to find out once; we surveyed it twice; . . . we t one conclusion. It is an entire do About Nothing". The title is isitors here at Carolina. Let us uigh school students who are par have been doing so for the past have you. Your presence makes fallen off so much. Your satis eck should go to the students who ill, himself. Whether you know it rrecting and grading all the papers contests. That little machine that es we made on our last exam will aff of workers down there haven't since all this started. so congrats. as you doubtless noted. was se diss King also received the nomi sity. Doubtless this is the great anybody can be queen of some 'ould ever imagine that one would Ilectual accomplishments? lat Miss King rides a bicycle to abnormal paychology unAr Dr. with the giggling. At least we 10 are treated frequently now with i you're bloning for an exam to hear an playing the Funeral March, or y time the vibration shakes another )R, ON AND ON rersity Players was a success. It and it lived right up to its title. lience on the fateful eve, left his awake. We left our home and er's on their latest achievement in im is occupying the Players at een what happened when people 'rang. , we think it had something to do yway, we got sick of this silly a phone unless it rings. This is g to stop slipping in the side door IIN' IN ATTERSON not going to mention my name... ..Down the alphabet . . . A is for etion b)etween the two . . . T~he lat keep) upj with the boy friends and )b for nothing . . . Also for Albert, Wvednesday nite makeups on the Ipper Lalla Sullivan . . . B is for tz . .. In the order named Betty ir plane wvith the naval insignia at bieve rumors that Harvey and Helen mn there is Bernie Metz . . .Several ing about a love affair of his which ear to b)e true . . . And C is for ..Our sincerest bunch of onions to ni Alex Grimsley who made several welcome to their dances by throw mping dowQ there . ..If they are en I'll take Allen-Benedict . . . D is here but seldom listened to... anyway . . . Laff dlernnlt.. rbonated kid) did the most celebrat mayor's race supporter . . . It's sad ch vocalist found something around .We can't blame him for we like Bob McNair, the Santee swamp's amp's a big hole, just 12 miles away ing Jo Robinson while little Walsh 1(d Graham . .. In a couple of weeks oover and Janie Marlowe are that Edens and a few cadlets first . . . who sell defense stampls outside the o their part so industrially . . . To' viable dates in a row .. . and t4 i students that by investing a little s with big time bands... he social sea son get you down for Eat your Wheaties (plug) so you d therefore h)e better aeto an.... Why Hill By JIMMIE HILL )AIRY DOZEN A recent issue of the yellow sheel of course, there was proudly displa to be the Ritz staff, planning the R( By way of explanation, an announc would be played just beyond "the d Of coursel Where else in that cc war games? Great strategical problems will probably a Clemson military secret corps could tell you the correct stra from the leftl) NHILE ON THAT SUBJECI We looked over Judson Chapin's cc what he had to say. We surveyed it urveyed it thrice. We came to bu :olumn long. It is titled "Much A ibsolutely correct. )H, BY THE WAY We're forgetting that we have v take a few minutes to welcome the I ticipating in the contests here and two days. No kidding, we are really glad to it look as if our enrollment hasn't faction may mean that it won't. AND SO We suppose the orchids for this w vork in McCall's office, and to McC: >r not, they will be swamped with co ;ubmitted during these high school ;o mysteriously picked out the guess )e humming at full force, and the st iad a decent quota of sleep or study But they're turning out the grades, KING'S ROW Miss Mary King. of Columbia, lected as Miss Garnet and Black. I nation for best giggler in the Unives est honor to come her way. Most thing or other sometime, but who w really receive awards for one's inte In passing, we might mention tI school rather frequently and takes Morse. This probably has nothing to do nv: giggled over rsy::h!::!Cgy. DRGAN GRIND Inhabitants of tenements 6, 7, 91 an( nusic from the new organ. hV!at could be more sootiniig w%hen he dulcet tones of a mighty pipe or; ;omething equally gruesome? Personally, we become inspired evel icture down from the wall. THRU THE NIGHT * * * The latest production of the Uni, was known as Through the Night, Nevin Betts, who was in the au< slide rule home, and couldn't stay couldn't stay awake. We want to compliment the Play the world of the theatre. Symboli tention. At least that must have 1 kept answering phones which nevel Maybe this is Fraud. Personally with laziness or carelessness. Ar way of doing. We never answer not an uncommon practice. If this happens again, we're goin1 and seeing the damn things. MU SC L With ED P. Contrary to last week's writer I'm Southern fried bull . . . defunutly. iwful . . . and Amy . . . but no conne ter is trying to hire a secretary to Vernon Sloan says he'll accept the j< Eggerton this time . . . who misse: paper to make up to little super dr1 Barthoow, Blouin and Bernardl Me wants to swap her Pontiac for an a tached . . . And we're beginning to be have tiedl the knot on the sly . . . Thi weeks ago this cornbr started someth to all appearances now dloesn't app Citadel . . . and two of its big shots. Colonel McAllister and Cadet Captai Carolina, Clemson and P'. C. studeunts ing them out of the Spivak foot sto true representatives of Citadlel men tl for don't a word often heardl aroundl Something funny: Dodo:--Goin' fishin? Bob L:--Yepl Dodo:--Got worms? 130! L:--Yep, but I'm goin' Wild Bill "Hlickup" Wilson (the ca ing of any successful candidate and: but true that Carry Stevens, top) not, this school to remember April by.. little Muff ourselves . . . Bang... numb)er one Casonova (the Santee sw from Lukes Crossroadls) is still stall< seems to be doing all right with Haro we might be able to say George H way . . . but we've got to get ridl of Congrats to the following: The gals canteen . . . It's swell to see them d Sonny Patterson for getting two en Charley Spivak who showed Carolina money we can enjoy real swell dance That's all for now - - . don't let 1 exams are just a few weeks off... can be a great big strong person an this stuff