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Jimmy Brockman ...................Editor EDITORIAL STAFF Jackie Nettle., Chuck Thompson ..................................Co-Sport. Editor. David Freeman ......................News Editor Helen Heddon ......................Co-ed Editor 1'rances Padgett ...................Society Editor Helen Pride Craig ....Managing Editot University Literary Societies Show Faint But Positive Signs Of Life The Gamecock is excited. The mlen's liler ary societies are show iug signs of reviviii. For the past two weeks the members have h'en at tending meetings, and holding heated diselis sions--all to tell us where we stand eoneelrnilng an editorial in the last. issue. In answering their letters we'll take tIh' Ei phradians first. We are not, as they say. a nienmher of the society. we jnitlge themli by whIat they have accolilished. Whether or not the pres.idenl of lilt' utniver sity consitleretl the literairy .sotiet les hetter than ''he (,amieeoek uever bothered Ius but w\-e liople ile tlotl"lil t'tifort'. ie Eiphrai.thitl. We realize that there are mebershii dir"ti cllt ies in all organizations ai this I Ii111 111 yet wAe have seenl the soeietI V makt' only O he feeblest attempts to attract the stidents or to uIlblicize their meetinigs. After the story last week on Ihe' ('laios tie batin.r whether or not to dust their chairs we must give ini. The faets are fating Its. We cal't help hut adlit that the ('larios are mak ing rapid progress-andtl leavinlg a cltltd of (dust behintl. 'To get back to real fawts The tlaeiierck would like to ask the societies where is the de bating council? The council has collected money regularly. five cetts from every male student yet no suh organization exists. Ac eor"dting to the societies Ihey have the talent, why Ilot uIse it Last semllest er whieii a m11eet'tiin1_' was ehltl oI all students interested in the council not t n' iemi hetr of either soieti a:tti:'dd. ':tl!leri.te debates would not only call attelnt ion to the Letters To Dear- Editor: It seemed that you could not thiink of enough teoies lor eitrials ini .oir last issin'e: there fore, yout proceeded to h it: the Literary tocie ties. Our society is not perfect and imaiiv imi provelneuts can be malitet' : I'wever. iiost of these you did not mention in yur etlitorial. We don't knoir where yotu got yutr ifor mlation as to what was happeniiig in the iEu plwiadian Society. You are not a miieniler ant our records shiw that y4oue have only atte ded thle stociety v tiwet sinmeevtl y Iu havect ee at ('aro ll. 'Thlis was last yem-i. Sity's oinionel eof te soettites tdifers f'rtom that ofj Thie tiamiet'et'k. Youei will rteall t hey arie titheinly oerzaizat itons 1that lit rtecome nditited to the \V-i2 anid civiliani studetntts. Th'le main t hiing.s youm hiit Ite soetie is aboult wer'e their pr'ograms and attemn-ite. 'Te at - teuntm is notl as good as it u~ as ini ie. '-goodieee ol days'': fi:thermiiiore. it is niotl what it was thrieet or loiii yem-rs aego. Ib,owever. it IS t'el taily bete tthIlain it Ihas b)een' siiie vonI lea 'e biteii at ('aritl inai. \\'e. thin k tha lii on'eisid eriiing ('oil itiniig metetiings eeltf iewr tr.aniizat iens ma t hat, tile iiiaje't ol-l of lie so'jet 's titIebe'rs hiave' alwtays toeiut fromi t' law se limo l andle a arge pierL cent fromii te pe-lawv studienits lhe soiettites at tethnweii't is fajir. It is treit 1that wet donii't haett miainy * 012 lil'mbltrs. \\' e e wenl lke to hiave a large iiumbieri el of ime' btoys ini (ouri sto'iety. It' yo we~ il empm-i liiit m-11 lluihetrsilip wit h t'el itie tjtlii )ig i zationls tel the emnpus youi will stee that we' arlt noet lie onuly oeranizat ioni that1 hais thlii pr~o A\s toe pro(gnonils, we do'it thlinik anyl' orgi'~,e za1iteii 1n t' t'tilnls cani iiiath thle program,il ll put tol by' the lEutphradlians t his 5tenwt'ster. (lim pro'tgr'ams have iniehutletd: deteh~ts ten "Th''lat Rulssiai shldit have a letlinig lpart ini it'eIpost - war' w)rl'' aiid "'Itaily should lit gi vten better terms t han uncondiitional sturreie''. e'x tim.i p(oraneouil s sp)eech les til assi ginetd siibejet'i s, talk s oil parl'lmltenltaryv protedulre, and a 1 tl by b-. McKl(issick. Th le prognaiiun ' net wet'k is Iti lie a tdebate btwee Wth l,Iaw Sthichl mebers14 aw1111 the other nitembeirs of' thle sot'ity. PIn is are being inulde f'or thle pro'tgramis ini th lit,'ure tee inceludle a deb'late aiga inst thle Ihu-iiosophlite See ciety and a talk to thlit society hy Lt. \teCurry'. We hope t his will informi Ih dittior' tef what one of the societies is dloing aiid we hiope thait the next time you write ant edittorial abeot us you will f'irst driop by thle sotciety andit st'e just what is happeiting. The meetiings arie biehI aI 7 :00 P. M. every Tues.dany niight oii Ithe thuiire floor of Ilirper. Evcieoe iinvitedl. The lRnnh,indin Li .a...y Ste,'t.. Member ssociated Gote6iate Press Distributor of ROB Colle6iite Dieest I.ued Carolina SOeie and establish their importance but woltd also hellp Carolina. We would like to know abotit. the mnembers of lte literary societies who are elaimetl to be SIt en1thisiastie. The SOieties ar-e supposed to drop a inemher after three coisectilive absences yet, The (aimeeoek can Inaie Splecl'ile instances in whirh the tiames of students who have )not attetnde<l a niieeting since the begining of last semester are still being heatril reguua-ly at roll rall. inally we woul like to know why in The GonZales anil Keith or'atorieal contests of last sell('Ster no4t over' Iwo) or lt'ee literary Society ine1'llber' t'e teel either voiulesi. Ii se nSt' paradioxical to uts 1 ha1t Lrnatial lolns whliebl'i i b e S41 ellibusiastlic abou11t fih igThe tatlueo''tk eall he so lax inl )rouoting dteelamta 1iol and4 ratortial eontests, anlttl in tryilg to r'eVivo tIle debating etIliu eil anll Ii'terc'1ollegialte lbt' ini . Everette And Olson Receive Some Well Deserved Compliments At long last lie iampis i" g'ettitg a little tife. SIuteonte is really (loing somltletlinlg wot It Ii ille. Thle co--41 assoriation <hulce. iresented last F1rilaiy. is 'Ile of tle best "firsks' that has ine ou t (lt it,his first suilinler seiester, the only critili,un being that because so tiaty people ('attle there -was little siace left to (latn1Ce. The (amieeock congratulates Betty .lane Ev erette. pr'esilleiit of the to-e(I aSSOiatioll. Inld all others responsible. .\ ,l !!!<!.e m. any letiollliilels :r-. ih.:' (Ol nu of tle 1i1 eI4' le lalinltutentt aitt the imeibl' r. If his orchelbari(l. ''hey are not yet 41iite as .mw-1h " 1)tr"aey butl forl a.frs pref'or-1n1,11-e they we'I' <efinitIely 11(linlg in 1hle groove. The Editor Dear I .\l r litor Inl the liat est issne of 'ITe lialiecoek y ou wrote a st-eailled editorial entitlel "LiterairI tuiet ies l iit New low itn 1selessi.ess i whichl y'()u 111aie' SIlile ver'y IiisI)aLgling" re iniarks ab ouit the aetivities of olr Society. We, tle iiieihers lf the (lt'iril Literary Sot'iety', rise llt t it itlignation. 1,4 we lee that yol lave doliie Ils i rank iiijiistie. \'e hereby lIi thei first pllaie we auii, S(01 see t why tou a-e thiat yout aie iiot aitfiljite<i ii anyi way~ withI oui ha 4o latti~ at' liittl'at li off!~ teu even siek. It is trie that we ii-e woirkiit al ait isatvaliillate; but1 we b ii litt t dr thait tis lteres ini literart' anti 'it ie t hailt they sitiwe<I pt'rt ' iiit'nbeir in \ 1N. an id we hav e al reaidy t l i i . In I the laist six itierttigs we' hta e thei l>r ini the ltntet ings. and tih' interest auiil nott hlp b ut iltdutllce lthers to ettite I too.\' ben'itfit lto all itf is. A\ttl, iniden(lltatlly, P'tesi lent .\l tK isillk is ging to Itspeaik to1 a jitt iitn'eting! oif the sotiet ils t his wi'eki. dltin't'l o know? All soit ilI' ilt t ha t' toffi'5-. itten whIo are ntot onlyk c'apailte but whIo (cani aiit are'l le'atdinr Its baick lto ouri horiueir pre'stige. \ aiiihli'te th le lait thiat yout retalizet tilt inig it. l'ddtiruils such ats the4 11ne at ptoit whittlte.v w 'a eit tonly say~ '' hankhs' ai(j a;ti vjit I that I liu Iiakei anoiite lt'iourse51 ini Phy<-holo'gy; Sint('ere4ly' til lrs, Th'ie 4 r('hniIInhb. l.itr'ar Si,.l.(t [he Gamecock Founded Januay3,10 gisPatCNTE tro nar,':, 1303NationalAtd ERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, -Pirst Editor CeAws 1 410 MADISON I eseoond-claw natter at the pestoffls at ColumbIa, crcaeo - BOSTON >V. 30, 190. weekly by the student body ot the Uatvsity et South during the college veer. Campus Camera 'A * lobo we TOTAL VALUE OF THE 3000 FRATERIVTY AND SORORITY HOSES IN THE U.S. IS 495,000,000. '11IE AVERAGE HOUSE IS WORTH 0 28,118.04-/ FRATERNI1Y HOUSE , FURNISHINGS ALONE COST 11,000,000 THE AVERAGE HOUSE f t HAS 24 ROOMS SORORITIES, 19 ROMS. s / / EVERY FRATERNITY HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY POSSESSES AT LEAST ONE CHAPTER 70% OF Te HOUSES NAVE OWNED RADIO! TABLE TENNIS SETS- 44i6 O C R HAVE GAME ROOMS! : A.CP. FIREE-LANCING I lie m1otto of IFre-I.ancing: "if onl don't want to ste it inl orli cotlun dton't let it haipten" has ledl tl. into deept, water. People have taken it as advit e and nothing has happened. \Ve free-ancers have alIways been prott to naintain that people have more fiml than atylody, so don't let us frighten yotn ito beiinu normal people. Don't be ordinary, the sate -tin-of-the-mill personality! Ile sensational! (Go out tolav idl sw%allow a goldfish or n%ait until tomorrow night and go dnloxn aii Street calling the soldiers draft-dodger_! (\Ve are t-pterate. lDci something.) * * * * * Novelette of the Week: The Star Shredded Banner \ - t: student Saii \\'olie had the ft llwiig coiionent written of hint inl ont of last seiiester's ;atecoc"ks: "Fre.hmnan \\olie is to he cou gratlated for li. coni tant patriotistm in raising and lowering the fli tnt th. ramton ",r.h .t ,V." Ye,'- that was Saim's contribution. Each imorning he hatled down on the ropes that. lifted. the flag to its n%at"ing pro' intce high abohve the green of the mtain canipus. l":ach eve nilIg at dusk- Fre-hian \Wolfe" let the ropes slip between his fingers a- the baiiler drifted earthward. Time went b, and the c;npuis n'senlel its peaceful way uinder tie shadltw of lilt stars and .trilc. Fieslhmn \\'olie, inl the cotrnse of tite, becatte Stiotort \\lfe in the \-ts programi. iit ote took the intitiative in raisinig the flag, lie againt tundertooik the- ta;ek. Shortly~ a fterwarids. howi~ever, lie was reliev~edl Iby thIe N aval stIaff. I .a.st wet-k Samt aga in raised his voice conceernting thle flag. "Old G *lory had noi t mi adet its miany liii triup and( dotwn ithe jiole uinda maged. Ib-mtil anted thei ifortier flag custod1iant, "Stormis andil. winds have riplpedl the flag ti tat ters. It shldt belilt d isposted of in the proper miaitmer, yet it is still biniig utsed. hi aniiybody has anyv infltuee, ptlease let themt <l0 somtin ig. As tie flag is non.t I have tt tur tmtty head wthten I pa's."' \\i- nlote the despair of \\'tilie and write this int thte hope) that the obl ibag n~ ill lbe repihiced if bt for the sake oif its ftormer' raiser. * * * * * Resume of the Day 6 whit's to a girl ini \'irginlia for kamilerinig W\ell, the trousers still thel taimsti is- Iloted ini slth er taitl little else) a pair' of whites are d ry intg by thl el widowi fir niearing thle ntext day. Said thle studtentt so sat ii ally strr;niled.'I "lire don't comie hitnie soon, the uiniforim of thet day nt ill be a bartrel for tilt.'' * * * * * Gateway to My Dreams--Free-Glancing I at wetek tmpassinig te galteway enitranttce to the I iniversity- lIigh Schiool tafe-tei-a. iburt rolvinig gaze' tamie to ain itictal arre'st oni two pre' hinlg the diirectitot of our puztzle'd glance-t we drew ntear the ae-rial mtiimled signt hangers. \\~hat tiohll Ithey lie tup ti'? A tcltean spe'chl posi'ter ?-ti-r uiias het a -- inig the' ethelt'it t-t'hiing titn te entraince way, the two pr-e-ilightter's rephetd, "\\ell. ine figturt' ii thtis wa. ~\e tan't live ini the house lhe the silte (if tIlt road and lit a frienid toi in:m. sit wet muighit as wetll leave sometthinig to ttomfolrt hiimi as- lit pas-e s hy !" * * * * * Now Ain't This Touching Thsis thet -tory going aliouit that stis rteguiar \'- t3 stiolenits boil iig, ain dot-,n't give too iumtch satisfaction to te ROT'C hoys. 'Tle othetr tday thrtei' studientts ofi tIh' RtOTC tuitit wetre retirining fromii a chass ini l;atiilitnlii w hen t spi-d a litle white haired ohl ladv appiro-achinig ailong the sitd-enallk.-- As l she itame abireast of thet triti heri fate ligted-t in tto a wtarmi, hontest smiilte and beaimedl as slit liassed the ''Iy, ho1w nt- your c-ap, do looik." . "'\lhat," wtondtered one' of tihe ict-rtainly t'omplimtenited threie, "does she' hate agains-t the ret-" it the iuifri"tiii * * * * * Signs of the Times 'l hr \- -t2er tryitng t te'lh an offic'er that the( reasont lie hadtht'i got tent out (If lied for talisthelnits was his trnfiistoni as to Itime after taktig ieiletr doing booiniug bu~isine -ellinig fruiits to stuidenits ('tinitg ont ot Stteward's I ball. Ni-t very initi-re'stmg this' iteek, t'hi (Oh. somtedla we'lI get a sop I 'util thten. conttinue r-adling "T'ime"' andI "l.ife.'" Somie really good Bill Ostendorf ........ Business Manager Leon Murray, ...........Ast. Business Manager N NATIONAL ADVINTIIING w STAFF WRITERS reI IngSenW,Im Liib Evans, Bill Baker, John 0. Gill, Jr., 10111"M No l/edw Barbara Lee, E.dwin L. Newdick, John Reese, Ave. New YORK. N. Y. George Sanders, Len Stuttman. Cele Roberts, " Los AseLuEs SAa FeANCISCO Carrie May Smith, Bobby Foster. Carlisle Kearse ....Circulation Manager Buddy Black .........Assi. Circulation Manager OFF HAND} BY CELE ROBERTS * Contemporary Verse Willie saw some dynamite, Couldn't understand it quite, Curiosity never pays; It rained Willie seven days. Willie split the baby's head To see if brains were grey or red, M other. troubled, said to Father "Children are an awful bother." Father heard the children scr.eam, So he threw thent in the streatn, Saying as he drowned the third. "('hildrer should be seen, not heard!" * $ a * * Wartime Substitute? I)ean )eI'ass of the journalisn departient in lectttring on how nc t to write headlines. (Inotes this one from a local paper-"Ladies t'ive Tea for lilood ilanlk." * Definitions A gr-Ipeirnit: A leteon that ial a chance and took advantage of it. IloIne: \\here you slip in the Ihatitub and break yonr neck. * War Story At an impromptu entertainment gotten up to help amuse the boys aboard a crowded transport bound for Ireland, a sleight-gi-hand artist was given a great performance. The aud."nce was properly impressed, including a curious anI somewhat surpiised parrot who was teetering on a perch overlooking the scene. With a few (left passes the performer made a deck -of cards disappear. Itoth the s(ldiers and sailors applauded igoroisl l and the parrot cocked his head on one side and blinked. The inagician then nt:ade a gold-fish .bowl, a tablecloth, and other assorted cd eds and ends disappear in <lnick succe .ion. The parrot forgot to teeter aid watche"d it all in silence. The magician now approaclied the climax of li- performance. "My friend'.," he announced clraniatically, "1 will now show you a " feat unparalleled in the history of legerdemain." At this monent a Nazi torpedo struck the ship and there was a tremendous explosion. Lights Went out, whistles I dew, and hells rang. The ship went down in a very few ninutt . A little later the parrot was sitting on a piece of driftwood. lIe saw the imagician conie to the surface, shout, "lIelp." and go down. Again the man came i). Again he yelled "IIelp." Again he disappeared. 'lhe thdir timle went down for good. Now there was io trace of the boat, the passengers. or the periormer. The parrot thought about the whole business for a while and then softly murnured to himself, "Amazing." * Little Algernon Little Algernon had a had habit. lie chewed his finger nails. The doctor said to pitt something that did not taste sweet on his iinger nails. \\ e put arsenic. It worked beautifully. Little Algernon does not chew his finger nails anly more. * News Brief Clippinig:Tiesboent a [atoyinPnnsylvania recently an cracke d a huge safe. It was empty andh they left this note on the safe door-"anot her ighlt shot to pieces !" * Announcement All st udeints wiill be detlig hted to know that wo rk otn t he I1944 G.arnet and IBlack is gom g steadli ly forward. Th is vohtnne wiill lbe. off thle preCss by' J1mie, I +t . (Tlo lbe readl to the accomipanimenCiit of wild( laughter and hii'terical sc ream a. ) * Co-ed Gym? Somiethiing newv may he' added! Thle Individual Sports cla'. for girls was eonvYerted in to a h aliroom dIandnlg class last week. but the great drawbiac k was th e shiortIage of leadeers. Thle girls got t ired of feelinig like wallflowers thbree timie% a week so they iroposedI to collect all av~ailble male talent on thle way to class and have a real jive session. Il he plan ha-s tnot be(en cartried (aut yet, hut if N a vy regtila tions perm it, ('arolina will havec taken a great sttll for ward in its 1Phlysical T raituing . program. THIS COLLEGIATE WORLD A tortn scrap of netwspaperL hais resul ted in) ai corresponlderwet btwIen Ann tit ol ivar*. W~estinlster'(0 oltege 'o-edi, antd a Uinitedi Staittes armyn, sergeant t6,000 mtiles. away in New ('mijn. It allI starlte'd wiheni thle ser'gean it fonl Au te pitter o a 1jueee oft old Amleijcan newspaper it' int the steam ig. Pa inf-sop k'd juni tgle. Sinrie lit hadn'11t seent at womani I inl r long timen. thea sergeantt delded l'( to write tot~ he lpr )etty co-ed. Iii picture had beenl 1 dtt'iistibu)1tedt last O ct obe hi v at 'at ienil ne'wspapjer' syniate'i . It showed M isk lsol ivar p in l a tr'ee pitcking aplels to hielpI olleet thle Pennisylvan ina farit-liabor A Uiversi,.ity' of Texuas freshmain I, I --year ol To'(thi Lo r y, is the' worldl 0tyoungest OWnter of a "'Seeing - E- .C hi Lowry. b) lnded six yearis a go whien a gn lit was (leainifg acceidental ly disca'riilged, is laniniig to studity litw. ile spL'lt last. suinmer at the~ Seeing Eye founda~ ltion4)1 ini cotope rit iv Vtra in ing with hiIis caine I comanh1(1*io. it Onee in~If 1940 Thiomasn L. 'ower''5, fornler' dleana of the Colutmbia tn inVer'alIy schI ool of b ulsi nes ido in istratIiotn and na1 ti onatl di-, re'torttt of thle Ciommititte'e to D)ef'end AmerIica bvl iin i AllIies. lhelet'( wrVite te Melec(tiveCSP seviC ct iet. ~i hase in Atitt ('City'. N. .1. 11e was tl'aftedl. F el )1' (si l' 'i .Ii 'a z a y l{ a ix \ 'e la r o S a , z ti T i' t t a a st itdent froin Meico, is .ijiio ;,,t, t M. a les, . ..leg