Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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aorroataV,Itrr XWIORIAL STA"V Donld.w ............ManagingEdtor :!!4 t ditor 4880MAT2 RDITORS PlUdn 3" Vmidmrld4. Albeh MCutoo XW UUIMAI, twk IL Momn DOURKd Law ---Managing Editor Our Nose Proves Pretty Persistent In Sniffing In An Odor's Direction Malarky is a pretty strong word to apply to any activity of the University. But that's d just the term that seems to express what all a the talk about a stepped up physical education v for the war effort has amounted to so far. Ask yourself this question-'"How . much money has been spent on hiring instructors and providing equipment for an adequate pro- i gram? Maybe you'll be able to answer it more satis factorily than we have. As you may have guessed by this time, we're working around to another discussion of football as we play it here at Carolina. No great sum of money has been spent to t r train all Carolina students. No great sum was ever spent. Why? Because we are at present engaged in training and paying for such training of e approximately seventy-five boys who seem reasonably healthy. . Football has been glorified as a builder of i men. But by all rules of logic, why pay a C man to come to the University to take physi- A cal educationI Exactly how much money this "builder of bodies" is costing us every year has never t, been published. What's more, we don't think ti you need hold your breath until the facts are published. p A little mathematics will sharpen your wits for the army and put a few facts down for our case. To feed, pay tuition, laundry and give pocket money to one inan a year must at least cost $500. For a squad of 75, this would make d an expenditure of $37,500. This is a very con- h servative estimate. Next in line come the coaches' salaries. To give physical education to a group of seventy five, we pay yearly the head coach a salary u exceeding that of the president of the Uni versity. Other subordinates do not look gross ly underfed. So we may assume that they are k not contributing their services gratis. If Equipment for one player for one game isn't exactly free, either. Travelling expenses, up keep of the stadium and interest on same pull the total up.F In ,case you've read this far and you, hopec that we will be so inadvertant as to stimate how much the University spends yearly on foot ball, you're sadly mistaken. And we're not i holding back because the total would be too high, but because it would be too low.s In all fairness, we're not overlooking theb money taken in every year. But when the bond issue was floated on the enormous debt sl incurred by athletics not so very many years f, ago, the receipts certainly hadn't equaled the s expenditures. We've heard no shouting from the rooftops that we were coming out of debt, and since such things are usually boasted a about, we may assume that we stand just about ci where we stood then. ti In view of these facts, look over these ques tions and form your own opinions:g Will football ever pull itself out of the red, or is the University in reality p9uring money down a rathole? Does the training of 75 men justify the de- A nial of adequate training to the rest of the C students? How much money do regular instructors and professors (who are supposed to be engaged in the major work of training minds) make F in proportion t9 salaries paid and money spent t< in football? i1 Oops-Sorry Oops--Sorry Oops-Sorry f Double-talk is not our forte. Therefore, P our humblest apologies for the mistake which ir occurred in last week's Gamecock. Through some error or quirk of fate, we re printed on page eight the story on voluntarya attendance. already on page two. As therea was no particular reason to emphasize this h story, we can find ourselves no justification. lenee this squib. Won't happen again. OK?f es sociaed Coleiate Pess R4 Diuributor of olle5iole Di6est sT Oarol ean Chase Requests Your (ind Indulgence While He inds Out If You Busted Dean John A. Chase, Jr., asked us the othe ay to make a request that will be obviousl reasonable one to those students who realiz rhat the University is up against this year. Patience with an undermanned administra ive office is his request. If you feel the nee( f knowing whether your fraternity or sororit; i duller than the one next door, and can't tel y taking a glance at the vacant faces abou ou, don't get overawed by the fact that th sual report is not out -with customary speec All such clerical work will be slowed up thi ear. Grades and so forth may take longe D get to your parents. But don't bemoan o ejoice (as your case may warrant). Just si ight and give the registrar a fair chance. If you bust out, you'll know about it soo: nough. Don't you think? 'he University Can Save )n Heating, As Any Fuel 4ust Very Plainly See Chill fall air brings thoughts of keepinj ,arm this winter-however, this is not a hin ) the boiler room-or any other officials-t .irn on the heat. Constructive criticism is our aim. So w ass along a bit of information we picked ul -om an engineering student about a year ag4 nd have not used, due to the fact that ther ,as no editorial space available. Briefly, our secret information is this. W o not back it up. We simply throw it out, il opes that some heart may be made happy * the University will paint all of its radiator lack, a considerable saving in fuel and ai pping of heating efficiency will take place. That's all we know. And since we're no articularly interested, that's all we care t( now. We mianage to keep in hot water i trge part of the time anyway. ommencement Exercises or Mid-Term Graduates eserve Consideration It's not too far distant a time to start think ig about February and the large number o miors who will have earned enough credit y that time to graduate. Our contention is that graduation exercise 1ould be held for them at that time, due to th ket that many of them will be entering th arvices. The point can't be carried to great length a yet, but perhaps some committee with mor >mmittee members than work can look int< 1e situation. Maybe while they're peering they may als< et action-or glasses-or both. ' Man And His Adenoids* raw Praise At Starting t'hat May Be A Good Job Praise, to us, is not an article of exchange or that reason, we never go out of our wa: bestow it. But one man on the campus i: bviously deserving of mention for his untir tg service thus far this year. The man to whom we refer is Roger Kirk ho has taken the lead in the school spiri eld, and, if his adenoids hold out, may wel It over the most successful job of cheerlead ig seen in many a day. Every time we bump into the fellow, he' then asking us to come to or stay away fron pep rally. Work doesn't seem to fnightei in. So here's to Roger and his indefatigabl< opnhagus. The Gamecoc Founded January s0, 1906 )BERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First d as&eo laas matter at the postofice at ted weekly by the student body *of the Universit Laa during the college year. Letters To l r Dear Editor, e This is in reference to your edi torial on football which appeared in last week's Gamecock. I say "your - editorial", Mr. Editor, because Game ' cock editorials are ideas of the editor and his alone. Ideas for editorials do not eminate from a staff con- i ference; thus, you may as well run your picture at the top. You state: "Our position is that it . is wrong to subsidize college athletes l anytime, anywhere. But it is more r wrong today, when the war has turned colleges and universities into r a training ground for potential of- 1 t ficer and private soldier material." t Now read this: "On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds which, in other years, on other fields, will bear the fruits of victory." Douglas MacArthur -said that. Mr. Editor, ask any experienced officer in the armed forces how well a former football player fits in with the required physical fitness, leader- i ship and teamwork of the army, navy, 1 marines. You state further: "Briefly, it is not justifiable to bring a man to an institution of higher learning simply because he possesses an ability to pass. not PE RS 1 W Sult Tour Booster club instituter Ed Patter son started something that may well become a habit. His organi t zation popped up again this year, under the guidance of J. B. Heath ) erly. Reputed to be an undercover 1 move last year to buy Patterson a suit, the Boasters gave many doubt ful moments. Heatherly appears on the campus each day with a dif ferent pair of pants on, at least. But this may be only to reas sure unwary students. * Big Game Joe McCabe, who claims to be a chess player, has most piti E fully been inquiring around the campus for someone to indulge with him. It seems that soli a taire chess is not much fun. 3 No further informnation on the pleasure seeker can be found. His whereabouts at the present are also somewhat hazy. Suggested course of action for prospective opponents: Stand out on the campus and holler "Check-mate". If Joe is within hearing distance, he may answer the challenge. )t * No Majorettes Saddened this week were the hearts of Dean George 6. Olson's musical conglameration when of fi cial word was received that no drum majorettes would be allowed this year, although several young ladies have applied for positions. Band appeal will be strictly to the ear, although the gyrations of the new drum major, reported a for mer national champion, may prove amusing. * Absent A milestone was passed Sun day when the YWCA held a -function without the assistance of Miss Lodema 'Dink' Gaines for the first time in many , years. The occasion was a buf- r fet supper for student orlenta tiozn advisors. Comforting to Miss Gaines will be the news that every thing went off reasonably well < -perhaps not with the usual t gusto--but In a quieter vein. , k Editor National Adv 4a0 MADISON Ai Columbia, cacaso - oSt of South [he Editor )unt or kick a football. That just sn't placing the proper values first." I take it, Mr. Editor, that you are tgainst paying a football .player but Lre you against a student working his vay through college. That's just vhat football players do-they work heir way through college! Aud it is vork! By the way, have you ever vatched a whole football practice? Players learn from football, what n later life, results in leadership, co )peration and all the good qualities )f fine citizens. Besides this, they ;et an education. Are you, Mr. Edi or, not preparing yourself to be a iewsman through your newspaper vork on the Gamecock? Are you not etting paid for it? You refer to the subsidization of )layers as "a system that pays a man 'or the broadness of his back and not )f his mind." Mr. Editor, if you will :heck the grades of the players, I 'eel fairly certain that they are not he lowest on the campus-by a good nargin. One more thing: I gather that you re firmly against football. But how n the world are we going to BEAT 'LEMSON withot a football team? Sincerely yours, Gordon Hill, Jr. too| )NA Miss Gained is said to have gone on business of a marital nature. k Roomer Frampton Toole will be in charge )f obtaining rooms for high school mys who attend a leadership cons erence here in October. No defi xite word has been received on the ubject, but Mr. Toole may be Lble to assist any students who lose oommates during the week-end nelees or identify bodies which no mne cares to claim as an additional ervice while he searches. fr L'amour Reliable sources report that Miss Betty Marshall is seen frequently in the company of Mr. Frankie Marion. k' Visit Ray Kramer, who served last 'ear as a member of the social cab net has been visiting the campus or several days. Kramer was acting on the cabine' vhen the decree came through tha io outsiders should be admittec heir dances, and the traditi, lance after the Clemson game had o be called off. Everything turned out for the est, and Ray seems to be living ery happily at least this far into he ever after. 4 Nailed Hailed In the Gamecock several times last year as a man who must "quit all this studying and get down to busIr ness", Donald Graham Merrick has again gotten down to brass tacks. Merrick spends most of his afternoons at Sims with a young lady whose name he re fuses to disclose. His onl problem thus far: to find time for studying. & Massacre Many students have expressed a nore or less vehement desire to rieet the man "who did this to me", fter seeing their pictures on ath etic tickets. Oscar Berg, a student, does the 4 vork. Before anyone makes any1 rude remarks, It is to be notedi hat he guaranteed no Improvement 4 n the original material a hn. . Richard E. Jackson, Business Madigd NATIONAL ADVIIISGINO 8V slowe 1JUSnU M BrllgSric,Ic ro"s Oarolyn Orbl% MWmuw ls~. "s we" lJor;W Grb . NEW YORK. N. . sur warAs Al AN1191 SAS FIANCIDW Moan H-r,afldeaeHowa' aoot. um OUW46l.r Kaf ftb TAW. Sam Graham Circulation Mviaw anyd/i, A/- a BYLINE By ALBERT EGGERTON 0 Saturday Madness Games like the one last Saturday make ne wish I were a sport column ist. I'd like to devote a whole column to it, but I can only make this remark in passing. Tennessee was very unfortunate in Its choice of Dpponents. The sportswriters gave the Vols three to four touchdowns, the Carolina student body conceded them two at least. It was really too bad that Tennessee didn't play the sportswriters or the students. Because the Carolina team didn't feel like giving them any touchdowns and were even so rude as to stop the Vols cold when they tried to take e them. But Carolina was just living up to her reputation of giving would-be bowl teams a discouraging afternoon. " Northward Ho Gas and tire rationing notwithstanding hundreds of Carolina students will speed northward tomorrow to see the Gamecock sur prise squad gun for its second straight win over the Tarheels. With those students who went to the game last year, will also go the remembrance of good times in Chapel Hill and Raleigh, of the cordial welcome that the Gamecocks received and especially of the victory which started last year's successful season. Carolina stu dents only hope that this season's game will unveil another star like Stasica. " Good News Art Roberts, Garnet and Black editor, has decided that this year's annual cover will definitely not feature a picture of the new library. Although a radical departure from customary policy, he feels that this course will prove wise. I quite agree. Although the new library is a Jeautiful building and a source of pride to the University, that doesn't seem to justify its use on the cover of two consecutive Garnet and Blacks. 0 Theatre Arts Weakly Drama's problem child is at it again. The University Players are cooking up a new opus to be presented in Drayton Hall in a month or so. This time they have gotten hold of a good play, re cently on Broadway, which was hailed as one of the best war epics to date, ranking along with "The Wookey". It oozes with the old thumbs up attitude, radiates optimism which is sometimes dreary and generally gives the impression that the English can take it. The last part was really superfluous, everyone knows the British can take it-they have. The play deals with the adventures and misfortunes of a group of entertainers in a London cafe during the bombing of London. Their personal intrigues, petty jealousies and the way they shove these trival things aside in the face of a real danger, makes a com pelling story. All that is needed now is a cast. If you're interested see Chris topherson-his office is In Davis College. S Call For Absorbine, Jr. Loudest among campus cries this week has been the wails of the hysical ed students fresh from gym classes under the new fitness pro tram. When I predicted last week that the average physiques on the :ampus were in for a tough session, I didn't know they would feel t this quickly. Students complain to fellow sufferers and spectators hat "this gym is killing me". They complain that they never knew mnybody could ache so much all at once. But they know it's good for :hem. Know that they will have to be tough and they're going to get :ough if it kills them. It probably won't. * Explanations. Garnet and Black worker explaining to a freshman that you don't print lots of copies of the pictures and paste them In the annual. (All you have to do Is get your copy in on time). Clemson student explaining to a Carolina fan how P. C. scored twice against mighty Clemson while Tennessee couldn't score on the Gamecocks. (P.S.-he didn't succeed very well). Librarian explaining to astonished student that you can only keep a reserve book one to three days. (student didn't catch the Idea the first time, kept it out two weeks and now finds that he almost owns It). * Downtown Theatre A case of sentimental murder is "Arsenic and Old Lace", present ['own Theatre offering. Still running on Broadway after more than year, this screwvy bit is attractive mostly through its improbability. :t is replete with things normal human beings would not do. In fact he lad who wrote it got the idea from thinking of the thing his grand nother would be least likely to do. The result is weird but entertaining. * The Verve Is Missing Noticeably absent from the quadrangle this fall were the faithful engineers. It's a pity their efforts so far have been confined to the campus near Sloan and LeConte. One of the campus amusements last year was watching the boys grade their imaginary roads across the quad. It has been suggested to me that we might Imagine that the Imaginary roads were ther. But this seems too much like pure fantasy. I am all In favor of scientifically planned imaginar road or none at alL. * Spirit of '42 At the statdium Saturday there was an encouraging warmth on tihe art of the students in spite of intermittent showers. Slow to cheer at irst they made rapid progress in louder yelling as they saw a spirited samecock team thatt didn't count the odds. Some were tired, all were vet, but not a student left. Coach Enright and his boys did a'swell Job the field but an even better one in the grandstand. They showed & ,arohina that we have a team worth yelling for and about, and I'd be villing to bet the students will.. keep th ..t spritfo.. r not