Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Jimmy Brockman ........................Editor EDITORIAL STAFF Jackie Nettlee, Chuck Thompson .................................Co-Sports Editore David Frieman .............News Editor Helen Heddon ......................Co-ed Editor France$ Padgett ...................Society Editor Helen Pride Craig ....Managing Editot A University Legend, The Tennis Courts, At Last Becomes A Fact The tennis courts are thiislied ! We are definitely excited. in fact we have already unearthed a raequet aind polislie l up a coutiple of tennis balls. It's voing to be a i e pri - ilege to he one bf the first to phIy In tninis courts which took four y%ears to build. Behind these tennis coilrts lies a hiistor y. aII interesting history. the iore signtifit-aw1 c -i.) ters of ich have appeared iII editorial colillis of forier (ml nenccks. ad wlich woild probablY he or anmsing itierest to those litudents who have clitehied their rae-ets at frequent intervals with an antivipanit glean inl their eyes. Let us imagine ourselves to be Carolina stu dents of April. 19:39. The editor of the uaie cock heads one of his editorials " K.S.K. Drives For Funds'' and continies "Kappa Sigma Kappa, the organizationl that vorkevd so hard for Carolina's niew swiimming pool. is at it again. This tine. at the request of the admnin istration of the University, the service organi zation is driving to raise fnitids to aid in the construction of new tennis cotirts . . .' Now switch back to 1943 and from a front page story we read "Six new tennis courts now are avail able for use by University students.' This is fine. This is progress. After all, only a few of the casual observers will realize that more than four years have elapsed between the two stories. Tie I niversit\y students how ever, who have beenl sitijng m- ml waiing their tuin-. and th- rirls who play teniiis duriin gymi with 3 (r 41 playvers ()n vach; \ide 1il plan1 a rehe-heaion.! h-et's follow tle Story ot the tonilis courts in the past issues of tle paper. The edlitorii column of 1939 proved that K.8.K. was still hard at work. "K.S.K. announced this week that only about $75 more is needed to complete the $500 fund necessary to obtain new tennis eourts for the campius. . ." Tn September, 1940 appeared " At long last, sonething definite has been done albout the serious situation concerning Carolina situdenis not having enough room to take exercise and recreation. On the front page of this issue there is a story carrying the full partiiculars for building a battery of eight tennis eirts for Carolina students. A few weeks later in October of the sane year we read "Although thIere ar no finther developments as to tle actiual stirt of construe tion on tIe newv teninis courts for t lie I 'niversiu to lie bili1t ini Maxey Gregg Parik. thitrie arie ;a few thiings thti have bieen b)roughtli to light since the anniouncemen-ut about themi -a rlieir in the semiester." "Ahiltigh a \\'P.\. prot'i-t mi aimounti of SjlI1.354 for- contructitioni of thle couris was lap protvedt long~ ago. Ilie \\'.\ has niot hbt--t able- to star-t ac-tual woik dhe to the~ factt that \\'PA wvorker-s are ne-ededl ight niow for inal tinal dle-. fenuse work at. P'ort .1lua-kM on :ni loilher pdlc l-ow-ever,. it. is likely thalit wvork -:mi lie begiin in a shuort timie." "Pruofes--sor- Charlces l1. llhiott. IUniversit v at - torlief- and( iieiihri of thle Iawv si-a} Ft-uhy shioubil hiereafter, in the wordits of Presiden-it .1. 3Rion Ma-K isik.'goi down in our history- as the Chiristophier Columbihis who dlist-overe t-hle hmduua for our tennis courts.--.-.-'--A fter- caentfullyv wat-hiin g the p roL'ress of th is p rojet. we' i lie to point out. that like the iiifo-rtunate C!olnum buis. Elliott,- abInost did1( not l ive- io set- hiis di Mat-el 21, 1 941 birough gt ft ''Sp -- rinig is lier-a again and( the l'n iversit y is still withlouit thle new tennis c-ourts.. .'' By October 30. 1941, thle tentis e-ourits himt! become legendariy. Th'e editorti at 1ht liiiIi ni, whiiI le discuss5inig thIie p)icturies oft stomet profeis sors, undter- the hieadinig of --anher i-'-tennis court' '' write-s -"-is theit iiiveilingr of these p)or tr-aits goinig to be raelegated to the ' soime tt-me page oif the atnhoinistr-at ion's miemou-ambln book? Are tihese poitriails goaing to bieconie another ' ten nis eourit'- and exist onlyI~ ini the minds of the stutdenits?'' Everyone seemed to giviCe tii uip as hotpe less after this unt ii last semiester- whlen SarahI Flinn broughit everything lip to alait e wvithI "Thie new tennis courts ini thle manking are gtoing to be grand. We 're sure of thait. Theire's oiie question: are they going to l)e ready- in tiie for summer semnester-, or arc they going to he ready for post-war plJay? If we're going to have them, let's put. a firec und(ei- the muile, ou we'll till havei-c for-gotte-n how to la;u." In the last issue of the Gaimietock. .htekia Nettles, sports editor, reopened thle siubjet, pointing out also that the piresenit cour-ts arec badly in need of repair. Member Issociated Colle6ice Press Distributor of RO Colle6iate Di6est la" Issuiec __ _ _ _ _ _a__ _ _ _rolin Now that. we've finlished thlto lt's, go overl the real"onsl Presenlted bY unliver.,itvy olhi cils forl t he dely.'*F IIrSt, was the 11ack1 of fundits. Sevond(. it) tt the( cl.1y lte-nvest liatd to wait until the NIZRT 11 ar110iov was filiised, which was; onlI r ecentlly . il, njew%it' . lietting ,ol(I be oulrh folr the back "Lisd it waS OVer six ionths before the ol ne.tiing coul bev repalired. Iti-fore the ba1th houls and Brndsui ca br a ilt don ,ourcT of Itt'rial., 11st be found. The ilhllilc(ck call appreciale ah 'Iove faits yet we I n I li t I dolubtfill tllt il the Il t fo yI:I I ilt' e 1-enni. c ts hI w bee,puh. shan - ,) 1psibIle.V We ar-v. hlowever. grnatefil fo:tila Y l aI P- i WOit that fol s'o l t).(r'e 1111'o ( n111 inillouWl l s been sull 1 t proli si o u111c i f Illterial for)1. it's vditor-int a liii l it ll t ilng tWe past four years we hoe rnn out of new phr 11ats and expre., io. to u lit 11h ill " i thle tennlis voill-ts. We ar. <pliite readyv to rln qllish ourt1. htld oll Ibis slibject as space liller :til sinlven-] y hIlp that this editorl wtill seve ils a grnd linle. "Lmnes Busy" Dispute Should Be Arbitrated The wi- If erv%eS has1 taien ifll again1 l,11. 'ts Ilatest victhnl Nw the telephone vXchan1g. With thet inl-c(lining of thle V-12 liuit wenlt the sorority roolins of Sim, :and their h>attery of !.e%Ven aliost e''enitial telephones. Remaining11111 for 1,he4 entir.t Ilopulantionl of Siints were five e1xtension phonec. :lld 4.ne play Station. I r hi \al %en( wvIll. 1Imi. a, ab1o1141 inl NW 11he Axesosa.i etion s..nd we -cOw h- byI -1 call r 1 n i<h- c.a plear WaIS 4en1 Wit. " ,itilit yourv vAl., ito three Ininl St ill obljeclimns voillw ill I'laon o ffelided] ,ti.. <deits .,Ing11' that theY are conistanitlY beving c.. off inl the Ilididvl of conversat ionls. Thle ',re o in laI li 1 1 only i, it .1m un1plea-w-alt I'velilng to have Ite operator cut1 yoll off Inl the )k 1iddle I of (.I co nraton bu ;MhaI t 11omet11'illnes iill)p1or1antl lon d1 IIisA n11t, eaIlIs an-e pn-e olded w\it hoult. ronli<h-naltion. That t he unIli ver.sity -"%oilv wvith I.ieii bee W trine perha.p11V ) 11I' s d ov., noit ( wce1r to Ihem. Tha I h w I verIIsit I tu ns ha :Ive b eten of.. fenided byv lte recenlt abrulptnes, ml .---rnei4e per-t* haps d<ovn't . I4 -cilr tip the Aoperntor,. Fot h s w-s n nI wr *,I ll V I.I it I hi d itoral. Nil( to cirait, iPtti on it,, i thrh b t The Gamecock .......t.. . Founded January 30, 1908 NationalAd BERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, Frst Editor cel.ks 420 MADt1o1 ed s" .econd-eIam wnattr at the Potofies #t ColunbIa, CHICAOO - Soato Nov. 30, 1906. I weekly by the stilent body of the Univerity Of o"tb during the colege Year. Campus Camera PHILLIPS HARVARD, AVERAGLD 290 YAkDS OM 14 11-F SHOTS IN A ROUND AT PINEHURST, N.C. IN 1927/ VIANS' To Au. IforT W.OARD D"K . LA- PARTNERS AT MONTANA STATE COLLEGE IN 1935 ( Z-4 _ _T_ F'1ARVAPS EAID1\MFNT WOULD - FURNIS'H EVERY) A1W A AND CHILD IM THE LED STATES WTH A ! HAIGhT ONE-DOLLAR BILL / FREE-LANCING 1il1n ne1. IiIke,. 1 ,l in i, oloin ne u,u lI g hIitly along. tuii IinvIIe inbers :I the :,Illprc lte court be Ilginll e w;a\ c lbel p; per., i l r facke . \\ hIn the threatcli tol -ue for .IIr alarv. (\\e (,n't have one, 1 knww butI it' thle ll;-,ty pitniciple ofilthe 11hing) \\c rciract. Thi, wi-tk we dof 0twllnly'he err-or camec inl the last kicu minder the story 1f 4jinnoillrh'. epil<mlc a ale-of-Ilhe-Deck. F-reelanc ing. lan(ing outi n\ of ulisually iunrliable origin, fired a blatik in in ifrrillv tlat torley h.n1lId hi Ir, y 't co;ll tlialld nIore lieptly thanl any b4ld' e'lte. We quolted .jinuni a hlt:1tiig his detail by saving, "\\'hoa' intc:4l of the re . lt 1 n11 "lilt". Iliat wa\ w%ronig. \\e further quoted i r, as aying. --hack, back" instcead t-f the regtilation comiiand. That was wrong. \'l. --thure goe fineC gi,ild .st4ory Ilhot to plieces. (\Ve .tIl denY Ithat we, I'll -.ne cohilnnu by untiiw erroneous : tories, and thle nex-.t (fnll by retr;action--) 0 Ain't It Grand ...! The late. an,Ithan .\laxcY and )aniel Cupi( have coolOidatled forcevz \\'e think it only fitting to wIrite the story of the( chalge on) tie a tlnilltllel-t lie Clariosolhic I.itcrary. Group's cotwrihuition to campur, pa llora1lila. N'stling ll tilt Ill' (n111abicltre on the irthirn sile of the monti 1Inlt i- ;ui all erillinm inl .atin s.i\illv--cr. -omcthing everyone should -ad. For fil- 1:i t few wv(k sliething new lu:< heenl added. 'ro 14l;nnungWl to41 theld Iini hhil liptiek pr0..ints the, utiptlgt bya "E.h) trauclit 44of a t ilie\\eel ltr Ndlil (14i the. e ;nill ed tlfetnis (4 hImIt ilite'l t1ir'inl .1. I sitar'u. \ ll. \\c :1(4(111 iv : ..:r' t 1.'of tta,. 4 hi it v Ilseiilg I it\i 1111.itei'l Sj\e ilic Iia\tx l (11 jllirtl tI i). :oi l'tetIil fohr 111i '\eItr1.1 4 ni thli 1 bh-e.tin : Youl are ite, 1.d ai. The >4ea111n 1.Sprin * May Yo Have WorAtoa ph,us? HMrb-1M ea? Fmr The aret'I uSt ordiin Il ary fehoi. YoulIit'd neve th'.link' thail'I(it tos grow II Inena norbi wam Ibr och Ilit abut rby lea scrrty ofC etra frhllbnn CharUe Sloan ............ Business Manager ON "ATIONAS. ADV9107141e v ' STAFF WRITERS ertIuIngSwWwjic, Lib Evali, Bill Boyd, John O. G1l, Jr., PslIshgi Reprearstafe. Barbara Lee. Edwin L. Newdick, Jobn Reese. Ava. N9w YonK. N. Y.' -George Sanders, Len Stuttman. Cele Roberts I - Los ANeLs - SAN ranciScO Carrie May Smith, Bobby Foster. Carlisle Kearse ....Circulation Manager OFF HAND BY CELE ROBERTS "Yes, I was the shining light of that class," sighed the sophomore "the light that failed." * A STORY 1'he following is a direct translation from a Spanish tale that I read while browsing through Imy extensive Spanish library the other day. It illustrates perfectly the ciiarm and uniqueness of that great literature. F:.specially interesting .re the exquisite form and vivid description. "The Waterbug" It IMIake's a long time ihai Jian was crying. He was being sad because he had no vouniig lady to marry with. The tcars were pouring down the straight nose like the guishinig water of a waterfall. For this cause the iriends of Junan called him "''lhe Waterbug." Already a most beautiful young lady drew near herself to him. Tier eyes were dark anluxurious; her hair was black and shiny; her teeth were little and white. She was, it is true, a vision. "Don't you like me?" asked Rosita. "I love of you, my little donkey."t Tomorow they Iarrie'd with and lived- happy for much years. S VISITING 'I'le m'>st interestinig cxperience that I have had latly (with the cx cetion of a *So daInice) was spending the night at Sims. It is an ex'. citing place. To begin with, there is a little matter of getting in by 11 p. Im. when you haven't retembered to get a late key. This always a<hls spice to a 9 o'clock m1o1Vie. A fter yot're in, have visited everybody along the hall, anld kibitzed oi all tle bridge games, you can g6 to bed per-tanice to dreant but ioe likely to talk half the night. Undoubtedly this is becausc the person In the middle is kept wide-awakc by the draft sweepiig up between the twin beds. You,stumble out at sonic ungodly hour of the m1orniing and sleep-walk to breakfast, in grave danger of being trampled to death by squadIs of Pre-Flight cadets. The stamina of the Carolina giri has to be awfiully' good. * POST-WAR PLANS After the war I plan to establish a little combination sanatarium and college of my own. The tentative site is Myrtle Beach. Here will be buill apartment houses to accotumodate the inmates-sttudents who have been at Carolina for six or more years. Classes will begin on the hour (anl cud ten llinites past the hour. Students will niot be allowed to do any work oitide clas. Pri ' re Will be .cted no a basis of 1) ense of lunin'r, 2 ier nah . (: wealth. Courses in bridge. poker, rug-weavimg. aid mah-ong will be offered. A rigorotis program of athiletics wvill include shothm (1marbles, bull, and crap), croquet, and piig-pong. Make your application early andi receive a miniature gold brick, the school enIblei. 4 * IDEA if women ine themselves as well as they know men, and if men knew womeiii a well as thev know thetmselve,s-things would be very imiucli as tihey are. . _.-L. De Vaux Matthewman. * JOKE Sather. Mother. and little joey Kangaroo were hopping through an Australian fiell. A..s they bouniced along. Junior kept popping out of Nlainla's pouch like a little jack-in-the-box and dliving back again, delay ing the progress of the tour. it1her iangarooI began -to scold Joey wheb hi6ther intervened. U "Don't he liard on him," she pleaded. "It is really my fault-I've got the hiccough -" * Who Says They Haven't A Sense Of Humor? An l'.nglish visitor in New York was chatting with the cab driver who brought him iroin the station. While waiting for a .traffie light the driver turned to Ins vassenger. "Say. Mister, here's a riddle I just heard. See if von c.ani tigure it out. NI y miother had a child. It wasn't my brot her, it wasn't my sist er, wsho wsas it?'" 'lThe ku.g lishiman po ndered wvilth knittedl browv but fmial ly gave up. ''It wa- mec.' laughed the taxi diver, enijoying his own cleverness. Ia w. hiaw, haw."' guiliawued thle lk.nglishinman. '''[hat's jolly good, I'll hac to remuenibe'r to tell it to thle chiapies at thle ehub when I get bac'k to) I .o ndoni.'' i n duie time he ariied bo time andl on the first night he remiarked to his crieis, "'I hteardI a deunced fiuinny story in New York. See if yotu cana fathIoin thle thIiing. Thie iiater gave bir'th to an offspr'ing. It wasn't my si"ter and it wasn't- my jolly old brother. Who (do y'ou suppose it was? Thle "chaps'' scratched their heads in bewildered. amazement wvhile the raconlteur selltled back in anticipationi of lie coup~ which was to come, 'iiial ly one of the men said. "'I can't isnagine,. old top, who wvas it ?" G;lee.iully' the storyteller rubbed his hands, "W\hy, sonic dashedl taxi diver(' in New Ys\ork City! * JUST AS STUPID Thlen theure .was lie little mioroni wsho wvas running around the box of oa teal--b'cause' lie package said "'lear around here"'a \'hlen the \'- :2 caine uip uithi grass stains on his tr'ous,as, Mary Stone relented. ''Oh, I'mi v'ery sorry-I know it's hard to wash out grass stains. 'Il give yon myi adde.ress amid if yoti send thIeum to me, I'll wash them for you." Th le coniiferenice coni itied. and( conc.l uded. Tlhe Carolina student came southl aiilnd lary' S. wenit inrth, thIinkinig no thoughtIs of Oxydol and( Iiliroix. Upoa n his arrival at Caeroli na, hoi weveCr, the V-12 piondeered. with s istast e lie pirosptect of washing the soiled garment, so, off t he Blluefield wenit the whites. l,a test repiorts from the student seem toi inic.ate*' some concern. IHe iutieniied. ".\lys wardrlobe 's runaning lows and the pantts are not back yet." * Ex-Tiger Becomes Loyal Bird! WAe doii't know his name, but lie came fromt Clemson in the V-t12 unit. NA ipintg abInout the cam ipus and loniging foir thle btucolic scenes of rustic I igertows n, lie was hea rd to remark hi tterly, "'I always said if I went to (arolinia thtey de have toi pay me, and now, by G'eorge, they are d.oing it." Ituit, days wenut by and even a cuonverted. cad.et began to softei unde.er lie imelIlowinig in tltee.'. of c.amp us life. Ie began to meet p)eopIle-thie e right kmde. of people., I .ast Siuday we saw him there wvaitiing while the miaid rang fe.r her. \\'hat d.oes lie thIinik of ( arolinta now? He declared, "I'im contemnplat inig retuinmiig my ~~"i layche.k. * Wishing Made It So I,.ochIninvsat' was done one better when an unknown pre-flight ranug Suns d.or.miitory last wecek. P assing the butzzing inistruiment wsas Jtlliette (.lt itsy ) l.aalloarde, w ho promipt ly unhiooked it and tittered, "hello." Back camiie' the adroit voice, ''le ll." ''Whlomn do yoti wish toi speak to?" quiestioned Bitsy. "Youih."4 ''NIe-whmy you don't even know who this is." "I know,'' the voice hastened. oni, "'btut you see it's like this-I'm lonely --we're all loniely and we wsant a dlate.'' liitsy struggled e.oping wvith the situation, '"I don't ev'en knowv who y~oui are'. "utyuwill," lie counered, "if you will get us dates." Nosw whiat we.as the otutconme of it all? Did the mysteriouis pre-flighter get the date? or did Ju tlliette turn away her Romeos ? Zoundsl That's the only detail wec forgot to get. Cherriol Or as they say in niole.. aie "ast Litego.