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Jimmy Brockman ....................Editor .-' EDIToRIAL STAFF Jackie Nettles, Ohuck Thompon ......". ........................Co-Sports Editor# David Freeman ...................... News Editor Helen ledden ....................... 'o-d Editor Frances Padgett ...................Society Editor Helen Pride Craig ....Managing Editot Success Of YMCA Daily Devotions For Exceeds Our Expectations Surprising us in a pleaiailt sort of way is the YMCA campaign for daily devotions. Being slightly cynical we doublted the siecess of the movement. Gladly we realize our mistake. The program calls for a student to be in charge of daily <devotions for each of the smaller tenements ai for a leader to benad each floor of the larger tenleits. The sessiols are fromn ten to fifteen minutes inl lenrtli and are usually held about eight or ten p. il. Success of the lu-o.jit was brought to is rather tort"ibly hit Si Iuiltv Wheii our rooml mate, a floor leatler, filled our room1 "'itt neighbors for a most. unusuaI primin. oiys were draped over chairs, desks, a<l < olile de' ker heds. All were dresse< anld seate< Ifor comfort, quite different frou doiiting ones best clothes to attend chciileh--no higll arilies over head or an organi to proviIe reigiouo s atmnos phere, yet the feeling of sincerity of wtorship was felt and eherishei lby all. Aroused. we'ye investi:.rattl ani tioml that the sallie tiii; is laijenit..: ever y wlit'. In fact- acToss Ile callipts a ledtle' is piuzledi as to '.hether the members of his grolllp are all holy-rollers or what. They began ia discussion about eigit and were still goillg stlong sfIle time after eleven. To Bill McGinnis, chairman of the daily tle votion committee, and to John May who plans the programs, we offer our heartiest con gratulations. The Literary Societies Fili Up Spuce As Usual We received a letter from ai memtelier of the Euphradians this week which conllpletely ir liores the main questionls we've asked the literary societies: yet deals inl various otiher facts which are cutirely inluaterill. We didn't say that ve thoight tle rolls of the societies should be purged. We <lon't care whether they are pui'getl or not. W1'e nierly asked if they are includting in the list ot' vt''y active melbers the iialtes of ti- studhets who are heard regularly at roll IaM alt bough they haven't attentled since last selesler. As to our role of an unappreciative child the writer mlust be kidiing. lie compllainls heen use the societies have ni41 ower over us. Is tIhis nlot as it shoultd be? Ilow many nleibers of any of the literai'- societies or of the Ioartl of' LETTRS TO Sep'tembier l6. 19I43. eietlies how seu e in y or editorials or the( pia,dst 1.Se bet I ig eral week s you hadve unmilerc~ ilh- liit the literary s ciet i of te ca p .1 .itrr socLietij withi fal laioui reimar ks. Sinc l m ne's and :a rea 'i a membiler of the Euphlradianl .ierary .\lumniiii of CaIro)lma S'cie'ty, I ami ini a po 'ion to knm w -01i this. it e'm, thatt a great pIrtion * our edilrial, harmful. S'th Caro'linia ' Youi .stated that the literar s -, i llf t'e tiughme.n r ties have hit a inew lowS~. Thais not Your edito riah h true. Aftier a hiaird iim' lai't I'ear, dtroy~. thet mi' rah we are iow re'ga inoing oiur feet. The p lre'.ume thle ed1t doubild te at tendiane ''f has se'i"' "" has e hit a new1 I lo'- -hnia itm hast been roll shold he puriged. Ihe' l'uphrla I ( dronlia ki,Iss The (gmnor'ock' i play ing ithr ro11ll ' iir h ii 'h - m' of an unareiai) I tiveI eild. inuoy. t, fl 0 the p)aper' in wS blich yIu are lS ni -reb a 11 iS alIong with ithe l Inigh ( a:inecl I k II sitli'f:.) i i tit'~il~ ~. err u'lI''ieItfrrm'ii tu th11,ei w of te lterl-v S'i'iIit'. .ll i.t li i, nou dinelaw. I luthllrs had ii ~ itrai~ .'"ii*' to a paril, of fro tiitl'i t'1l4liit Ii he ' ' u'" wi ll W I t I th of thelihtirnry siciene'. .ll iid .\, fo th fla. memesnad tof bi literary so-t - )e wa* rde rd ti oreie and Thfamult nkiper.d im emn ''War lid t elects tile staff of your papeLr, ha'. no powe'r. Your editorials Ilpened ts i thik '.on uo 01ld wo.und.'li rvs (tl'511 Jimmy, I1 believe that you meant 10 no l111 ll.I i harm by your editorial, hut I thinik .i tPatie maybe .it wotuld be a goodl idea fior ..troubille to see if I you to iestigateyor"itm"bcue ano. more carefully.woller hi Sinu'd, ~goodi organi/ationl ; Ramnon Schwartz, Jr- to rack and ruini. Caroliina apprecial September 21, 1943. uinder which youi an< The Editor of The Gamecock, bu)tt please rememhe Dear Sir : IAlma Mater and I have been wondering sinlce I first criticism. If yout e saw your criticism of the literary so- to write about, I st Member essociated GoIle6iate Press Distributor of ROB Cole,idte Dieesi R &. o., Ni Inued Oarouaa Publications know the leatst hit abotit the set i11 of Tie (atimeeock: know tle cost of ptritit ing. where printed. members of the litbisiniess, eir-eulation, or literary staff. <uties of the lusi ness tlaltagt'r. or of a ny of the va'ious editors? Wve atl)treiate the fact thuit the societies fottunde<l us but what excuse is that for trying to eseape our eriticisin. If the societies (lesire to write Its more letters We w isIh they vonh Iti(answer the real qIestIonls --where is the (lebating eounctieil, what has hap pene<l to the enthusiasin for the Keith anld Gonizales oratorical contests, where are tle lot. (Il tI's oil liiite'est inlg sultjeets'i' V-12 And Pre-Flight Cadets Furnish Slogans For Naval Recruiting Bureau ()i the b la"kboais of Sloni College we've watcheil a lively war het weeli the \'-l2s anl the pre-flight stitthIts. ('ouirnents 4n1 the stat Us of \ -12ers will appear one <yiy followeil by a itleaat tht I111tiifl eonti ernin:' the pre-flig'ht. ttme ot" lte c"hoic"e obserVat ions, muacle by lminlers o' hoth sitles ar-e: .uoin \'-12 an( release at \ 'l l'or aetive Sintl in two \\heiaties box-tops anul get yotir V-5 winlgs. .loin \-12 and wear yotur first pair of loniig pants. .Join the ranks of the V-3 to he a model air plane enthutsiast. lie a goctl bi.y sotitly o' you'll grow u1[) to he a V-12. \"-. sponlsoretl by P'ost T1oatit les .1111iir Bii Ini'll of .\ ntluel . W t "' jier ess tIn lil 'elIta;i utn to I lt<' \ lit rs of hese IIII(IVIl .' s notes. .\s loing as they eolltillt' ill thet ])r'estlnt fl'It'llllly tililan er' tle.\ pr'orite tlt'll rvafil 'ei(iilir; ' 'il i'illte - t o ilm ill. We Don't Feel Inclined To Comment On This Week's Mail Bositles ti- Iet-ter fron tihe Euttphr ali;li we receiveil. this week, a message fron one who seeitls to lisagn'-ee with otur editorial polit'y altnt at letter- frnm at stu<lent. who although pIresse(1 for timle. paluse<I a niinutle to put onl paper hlis feelings conlt'ternlinig tle Inliversitv. W\'e pa-', 1I11'l l'il ) t( (i' 't'alle'l's wit ltittt t'otit luent fo'- what ther are worth. Neither of t hel Ii r l{I I i iar \1t ilie ll tilil-'in -Ct ii: r ''lt aiiajii.ini '.. hnrs' t t-l t\u' ii-. ..'; I lie ililI\c' ii\ I.i e ltil In' '. n i ur e j il ll li'ili Ie vi s nie.u iihe ' f1)|0 -I i tv 'u-tmW hitieilih ss i g le a giuild un tei tl si. fiM. 4)u ii ut . I : t ii' e cle 'le lil(l es the diI enlipnu , nti~' S r d tafalI i. m tldaI i r'miat . il tha ltr i s.t ist in l ia u lttk %n fr yiiu 'it ota ~ci i Nill of; ln iig u lt, 'tr,tilu.~ ' andri( thinu o' l iie t u- iti te rc r mges sonhir mresta. se yfrirca.s [he Gamecock Founded, January 30, 1905 Nans P01 ERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor ceu.. 420 MADItoN A l as seeoadclass eattat at the postofIle at olensbia, CnIcAGo - 9ostON 'V. 20, 19a weekly by the stodeat body et the Ualverety ef wuth during the colleg year. U1SC (ampus ' JULIA BULL Ahn vus r,, "'; 'b\ Ie~ au ~ o~ 1mr .bl2L 1AI LeTs A" SUP r& (F0a1 Tew o FREE-LANCING Two weeks ago we issuel an urgent challenge to the spirit and Iaring of everadIventuresm(ie Carolina sttlents. We wanted a storv even if we had to create one. We Iurged siudlents to trv the old piublicity stalndby, swallovintg ColdI fish. It seems that (obli fish-like oysters ---are out of season (luring (etober. With 1%~ onei th ioi(odil t, ion1ii yiiii0i'i just to see a friendI's ohitnary in this colliu, we turn elsewhere to eharn our ia(ers. lit"I- 'week the miming eiitr of the hardy tabloid sits in penisiVe coni'ent rat ion (usaiily a spot is chosen h'efore a type -writer if the managing editor types, if not before a peneil). \ien this seance, peculiar to inanaging editors, is over there exists sonething called ' the assignIent sheet. ". This is taken byr it 's aut hor an1d plaed before thlie ent rance of the newsp'per tffice. Reporte is gel their heat of the week then jauntily stroll away to dig out the news. For years editors have threatened to print a copy of the as siginuet. sheet: hut always there was someone who knew a ioron ,joke anl Tina Cannon extenled a strip of (anion Fodder iontuallinig the moron monstrosity over the space to have held ti(e "sheet Ihrring iorun jokes. we let you in onI this week's copy of the assignti1i91i sheet. The Gamecock-September 17 Andi so. hiappy people11(. afteri brhi ng iii. thei cool invigitratiig munitaiii air I am back -w~ithi a stotry--T1 goes thins: Onice in the 'a nn 1 )omlinuis" of' a now forgottenci periiod t hat *an lie 'hronoilot(gt'ically loc'ated bys saying that it foillowedt by seeral yeen'rs thei oenei age.r of .\b liba aiil thle Fortyv k leptominies, andiu pr'eceded't by thie .samei' iiin', thie hiappy' agte of thle N\ew D)eal - -ini tact it t'ame abiuit the year' Elsa Maxwell fearing greater coiihenice aidded aniot her ('(rielt-t here (1une4 -inito the lives of uii iunassui nrg studi(ent bod14y of unlimpiieachlte repuite a little hanidlec of' blessiing. So .wans oiii noble sheet ushered'into life. Noblte indeed', was our biirth-- amt iiobte. my chiilreii, is the call todayli. h-'r thle gloiry of The'( i Iit'toe k e (xcelsitor! excelisior! Brockiiiin:-iotthing - writ' yourii editolrials - hetter get. 'hiase ('iire out. of t he pawn shop-he'll lie anlhommieig soie-thlin rg I his week. N ewi ik : cet a stot ry on th le lioos teirs (iurv'eyoirs of' giiriuon gottd wilt, who met in thle libr'ary' and the44 ( 'hpel last. week I say bot ih'(beeiuse we pr'iinted4 ini one story thint the meetiig w"iuld he ini14 teii hpe'l: in aunothe h l' 4Iaw l~Iibrariy, anid. as you kiiow. Ne'w41itk----lTe Gamuecoc'k never makes a miistake) iio'e Go;od Oht! Giilmore', by golly ( iimor'e, you 'll go far in ithis wvorbl-er---Gilly otld tiy I lows about goling arortund to Se'e youir t.ond liindi .11im (Gest andI littlinig out. whly you and Sanders41 You)1 mayiV think you ijust work on the sports staff, lbut litf' is always full of' lit tle surpriz's ! i et soiiething on thle 'larieoopica anid E'upjhrai nu est aiblihments-thiey'Il probaly spea'~k tv ytou A ka': ste l''athier l'l aiil get a little niews. Aniid that is all--thIis bhusiniess oft haviing a paper' onicte a week is W\ell. it is. It' anybodany runs iint o anybody thait looks like hey miigh't have a spar'k of news- --tie 'm down1 andt maike' 'emi at Iluck hei with you. 'Ihle nalag ing editor, Log Of An Evening lIn The Library J'illowting,. is iin acc'tounit by~ V.lU studneiit -,-lohnny WVilliamis ofi the' miiulte-by~-miiiute moutvemen4'ts ofi a co-ed whoit went to the I lbrary to st iily' tIre swears it's aiuthentie): 1 950 lieported to l ibr'ary and( coimmienced( stundying diiligent ly as5 a gotod( girl shiotibl. 19!58 1)4'vii taikes a hand-([- she lefIt l ibrariy wit h sailor and4 played'u handts ini thle hiall. 2001) lict urnedi to libriary and studiing.. 2014I I got up nerve and told her' she had priet ty eyes. .it didn't (Itno annool. Bill Ostendorff ........ Business Manager Leon Murray. ...........Aset. Bultnesa Managu ATIONAL. AOVIRTINe SV 'TAvr WRITERS Kft W "Sv W.' Lib) Evana, Bill Baker, John C. Gill, Jr., 4114 nuef.w Barbara Lee, Edwin L. Newdick, John Reese, We. N[w YORK. N. V. :Charlie Sancera, Len ttuttman, Cole Robert, Los ameaua. - SaN riaNecnc Carrie May $mith, Majed Akel, . Owens Killings worth, Tom Gilmorei Carlisle Kearse ....Circulation Manager Buddy Black .........Asat. Circulation Manager OFF HAND BY CELE ROBERTS Once upon a time there was a beautiful young American girl who went to I.ondon. She, a shapely blonde, was as talented as she was lovely and soon made a '.ccess in the entertainment world. Her torchy singing became the rage of London and she appeared in hit show after hit show. Ilundreds of handsome young men about town escorted her hither and thither every night after the show and showered her with flowers and gifts every day. But she wearied of the life and while still at the peak of her career, renounced it all to become the bride of a wealthy old earl, She and her husband retired to his castle which was about 500 miles from Lon don. Things %cut well for a while and she was -;ery happy with her aging but devoted hush:uid. Ilowever. after several months she was becoming bored when she met a friend of her spouse-als'o an earl, but soniew hat younger and somewhat wealthier. To make a long story short, she divorced her husband and married the friend. To make thiigs less awkward, they moved to a castle about 500 miles away. ''hey settled down and were mnore or less content for about a ycar. Then the lady began to become a bit restless. About this time atn extremely handsone and extremely rich young earl stopped by on his way home from Fiurope aiid visited the ce uple. The moment - they met the lady realized that this was the one for her. le agreed and.several days later they were 50t4 miles away" at his castle in Scotland. There they raised thistles. Scotch whiskey, and Il children and lived happily ever after. Mlorai: Change our earl es er 500 niiles. * * * * * MORONS Then there was a little moron who put his head on the sidewalk to keep his mind out of the gutter . . . and his brother who jumped out of the Empire State Building because he wanted to make a hit on Broadway . . . and his cousin who wanted some round envelopes' so he could mail a circular letter . . . * * * * * SEA SAGA A lig fotir-inatel schooner ran into a squall.' 'After being tossed about uniiercifnlly she lost her sails and the rudder was broken. Then came the calm and the ship floated along helplessly for a week. She had no radio aboard and there was ahsolntely no way of getting assistance. The food and water supply was exhausted. The old sea faring captain called the crew and passengers on deck and said: "We are in a terrible predicaient and will have to face the sitina tion unflinchingly. otherwise everyone on board will (lie of hunger. As the captain of this ship I know my duty. I'll kill myself first and you can eat ie." So saying lie took a 'revolver from his pocket and pressed it against his temple. All of a sudden one of the crew cried: "Stop! Stop! Dont do that!" The captain, his finger on the trigger. ready to shoot, stopped. "What is it? he asked. "Please. Captain, I beg of you, don't ,blw, your brains 'out. That's my favorite dish. * * * * * y MARVELS NEVER CEASE The horses were lined upl w5aiting for the startinig signal. Blue Blood, number three, tued to the horse on her right and spoke. "Fighting' Spirit,' she saidl, "you're a coiner. Yout are going to lie one of the greatest race horses of all tine. There is no qutestion but-that y'ol carn win this race withouit any effort, hbut you'v'e gt to let mne win !" "I certainsly will not."' snapped Fight ing Spirit. ''I don't thlrow~ any "Thmi5 isn't just any race." ex plainiedtlu n ood. "This is a v'ery special race for me. My (iwners w ill sei( nd meto the glue factory' if I don tvwin. I know I can beat all the horses ini 'this race except you. You've got to let mec win !" ''Sorry," replied F"ighitiing Spirit... "But." ph;tduedl lue Bilood. thley 'Il send me to the ghte factorv'. Y'tlve got ti helpi men! 'iTe samen thing is hiable to happen to you 'vheii yots ge't old and you'll wtant soie young colt to give you a break." \ othiing domig," replied 1"igh tinug Spirit clly .l. "I 'ia Out to win every' race'. At this point. Fido, the pup, "lit wsas the track mascot' interrupted. Hea sport, Fighting Spirit. I .et ltlue 11lood( win. Hlothi horses fromze in their tracks. TUhey' looked at 'Fidd the pup and then at each other. iloth exclaimed, "Goodv Ifleavens-a talking dogl* 20:12 (Note: Cute girl paissed mue whiich is or no consequeie 2059- Tried aga in: She t thll Ins' to cutl ot the fla tter'v. It al mos5 it rke mel upI. Spurnedl 5( agatin. 210)3 D secided to niak e her' wany back to1 W~ade llampton. Things getting a little dull1. no dotit! Moral: If yotu have'( stuin g to do. go to th li braryEt'~. You can't get. it done( thier'e e'it her, bu~jt it's mor'e full to try thet'e. Nlovelette: Stor'ies l ike thei one wet rans aer'oss lbhis wetek wvarmt the heart "oi' somi semnesters'. now HIamontil St'hiwart'z hasm bleen an avid * peru'lser oif 'the Ga mne'ock. E ei-y' Fidal~y noon wh'len TIhe Gatme. Wit (is iihit'tlinth elietn intt liuig ('oiuld stop Student St'hwartIz lr'm r'eading his copy iinuned'iatelv' Alas, th is semlester H{amon'S schedueI dIic h1(11't. work (lut too smoothlly: llis gymii ('la1s ('mt ats'i thIe same hls'Iour that the paper lii the camnpus fr'oim thle pr'interis. buy thle time he had flexed hiis imutscles sllft'i'ent ly. 4 lie liens wats pratct ically st ale, I ~tstws''ksit Nd wi lt hri.vI ig br'iskly along to gymi with a'tsQ y ini ted'op oft The Gametiscock undicer his arm. I l d ;d appeare on't th le floor of thle gyml st ill cl inging to his When the coach ordered push-utp exercises. Ramoni place the sheet, on the floor beside him and began heav'ing himselr off th floor. \\ lien the amplIlitudIte of his contort ions brought him near the page lhe read the latest news just as aliways. Frlee-Ial.ting ('ongratuilaites Ramion 01n a lau-y hit of ingenuity. The ineittent will long lbe relatedl to staff members as a positive proof that all i. not ..:ten in -an