The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 24, 1943, Page Page Four, Image 4
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
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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