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uimmy Brockman t4o EDITORIAL STAY? Waly Dtn.more, chuck Thompon .......,..........................o-Sports Editor* DaTd wna"man ... ......News Editor Belen Redden ... ...................Co-ed Editor tranoes Padgett ...................Soie.ty Editor Helen Pride Craig ....Managing Editor The Carolina Students Should Help Professors And Honor Council Following its usual policy. the studelit honor" council has mailed letters to mlettbers of the faculty asking for their cooperation during the coming exams. Several professors and stu dents have complained to us that. the letter contradicts itself heeause one seitteice says that the student should not be made feel that he is not trusted or that lie is tnder sutspicioii, while the council requests that the students he placed in alternate seats. If the people who claim that this is contra dictory would read another sentence "The simple preventative steps whichl we request are but common sense measures to prevent an un wholesome atmosphere or a situlation where it would be easy to get away with eheatlug.'' They should realize that the t wt1 statements are not at all in contrast with each other. By this step the council is merely trying to help the students keep from cheating beeause it's rather hard to be honest when one has oil to lift his head to see the papers of three or four other students. The professors, however retort that it's a bit awkward to say '' Good morning students . . oh--alt--I say you know I trust you and all that, and I realize that you wouldn't cheat but Miss Jones would you tind sitting here--and--ah, M. StitI would you please sit here.' To please both parties we suggest that. ('aro lioa iutienis solve the protlem themselvyes by sitting in alternate chairs of their own accord. Make it a tradition to do this when taking ex am, thus preventing an awkward sittuation and helping to remove a great temiptat ion. A V-12 Student Pleads For wil To Come Play Ping Pong As a reward for climbing wearily ilt the three flights of stairs to our oflfice this week, we found a nessage waitilig in our tylpew'riter. it is a brief )it to the point note which speak eth words of wisdou and whit-1h we heartily ndorse'. A verbatim \ersionll f, it hollows. GamEdcktor the purpose of' en cou raL!ing girls to'cmel ping-pong wiiith an abtiys in the J)intg-p)onlg roomtt ill thle ba seent of .\a xey ('ol I ege. TI'her iseem'Ils to be stm mni 1?is taken idlea r'amIpanlt that thlis area is forb,hieng to the Ieninies. TIns is not trie. .\lo' hI ool-oomi has beeiinimovedI car[inig out ainothler obst a'le wohl n tip thle plait'. We Write Our Final Editorial WithI tIs issuie we step om tOi iut.l ci's seat and1( hecomeICn mrely a Ipa ser I .t on Thle Gamnecotk's handwagoil. withI I Hile of then honor, little of' the glory. a o I. gioy t 'aus lbe praised. little (of theO wrIk. Duinilg the piast semieste'r we ha ye triedt to make these columns iinterestiig, whentier thle material was critical, 'omimenigI.Itary, or' eniter taiiiing, while we speint miost of otur time woui dlerintg w here new's for thle next issie was citmi inig fromt. breakiig firsts appear at Car'ol ina . . .t'iviiains go and( sailItors come . . .Mlu('c'ss fui out d oor dances are hel . . (' arothlna is tavoredl ini the Clemson battle for tIhe firist time1 ini a much(1 too lotig periodl . . . t wo) hiour examirs arge hield 'at the end of the semnestei instead of the' usualI three hour sessions . . . a st ailinig ginimber of. studenits begin to studly inl th librigary~ at n igt ...most of the sI ttuet origangiztioiis funggit inl for the fifr'st t i no duiniig ltheS 11 gguner . . ftori 8,500 alumnIlii aind 2,000 studt(ents we haveo do pieted these scenes as adEequlat ely as piossible. To our' sucicessors and( the staff menmber's * that have helped so much durtting the past se * mester we express 0our deepest gratitude. It wouud indeed have been an imipossible job without their help. M 1iember %ssociated CoIle6iate Press Distributor of RO Colle6iale Diest <4i; Fnter. PARADE OF OPINION By Associated Collegiate Press Since the beginning of the accelerated war prograin of education tlhrouglhout the country, there has been some speculation as to its merits (uring peaeetimne. Many educators believe that after Ile war we should continue to crowd tour years of college education into 32 months and thus ziye nMenl ln earlier part. in industry and blusiness. Again, it would give those who wish to do ,radiiate work a chance to go fur th e lit IiaVing to start work. This wouIt I lr ut"e, at rtliII to those who at1voente tle a.eeelnlell prtt!naln, a greater. nInlher' of mnen and worien with higher degrees. 'It detl"ie lt uchl a (Iuestioll. however, it is first. necessal'- v to review the effect of our prese'nt speed-ip prnI'1 nl. Has it at Tech, for example, l)irolinoted t he alIse of techlnical education or has it re'uIiled in ;n iinliffertence t14) studies an(1 a rehxilng to1 ilterest ? T((IdI Ierall IIhe wair-lilne I rograinl inl the spring.:" i' -'42. heing one of the first schools ini tie t"otultrv tit do so. Our administration fore saw the resptnsibilities it ha(] to shoulder and tlook ilimii'diite stes to prepar-e for the change. U il sintlnier cailte. t hough, the change was unlt noticeable. 13it when it. came, it was apparent 1n>t only to the faculty but allso to the students. Interest dropped and with the drop in interest .;ppeared at new restlessness among students. 'I'lie 'T'ech's iigh standards naturally helped to forestall a dingerous let-down at this timue, but grades were dropping. Spneeulation had it that sehool wroultl " hick:-p1''" with Witter anld that studyl'ing w2 \otlhl restllle its inreviolts telopu. Such was 11t the case. P1robaly)I it might h:. h : : - .t;deni, t t l i>(''n U'iven a dlell nite statlus in r('gll to Ile draft. moiths of conftuision Followe<1 until the E1(' was called and the Navy anlolln(i-ed its prtgram this sprmng. At last thillgs 4oul retu'un to uornlal. But they didn't. The sttents who were still here lal heen in l ot since Septeilner, 1941, In([ were sick of hooks. ''I.Bak o nl-mal'' was li imlpossbillity. 1'nder Ariny anl Navy inlflu elllst',, the serviWemen at Tech ire doillg soelie sItud'ig Our civiliisl had one in 11th's va cation and so tihey too have picked Ipl inl in terest. But w' are fu- lfronl Iha (legree of ('I'ff iiiey il sIii niitg Ihit Onlde pr'eVileI at ''ech. Telh's ex\)elrIliet'e show 11s that t(t(i ton enll 11t 14e hu"rried and still he thllrough. Those get jobs ba4k itt>me hav1e a baba liing teff'e. Ilivre te stuidt'lt eami appily whind has1 been -er;an wihol ofme bchnology Trchnire. \\ti'ls ii b 44o41 n(4eresto.t it,1 11 e i t a gi-i The 1' b vai retso beid our It (chllasti ittb N oit V is ee st, -bt'O ( it w!o'the afte thelii W\i11'n int Iit'tl Imiition1 h begant4' li iii, .\4.)1 T. WalkedI~ otiji h'. ulld lot YtlIi 5. 1e rlet hand stop.wlthe and14'V ased themlseslles by 41 e tnlbting he Iwalking emb-ti tofIt liie 1.4 off iceris' alt l1i.5 st ei leininulte. Th is iur gomar s a rably wtJith te ilegltion l12lt'.i is haJtst 1 wit / (vr braniht1i Iothe ser 411i's u tz iiil Atleges for1 splizediuigt ttinigeifl.a womler ht ee 114har mai'tl~ n xamph- 4) f m)'ig1' tary1shifflie oite St des tat' brektheti od thereeh.c s o ec n b sb llg m The Gamecock Founded January 30. TM0 N"at""' ( NationalA BERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor .c.us. 420 MAOI.OP weekly by the student body of the University of South CICAN " S.esT" during the college year. d as K* -ndcinass matter at the postoffice at Columbia, 10v. 20, 1IS. UC Ciwn uJ uiia BULL w?IDEt o KSK, CHUw o C 1 i. CWL ;1 CNalt n of Stu"det fUL1y/ Ve-fesidenTr ODK s" / Il (ees a i4s Hobby0 FfREE-LANCING WVell ... the semester's end is just around the corner. (Some of' us can read that "coroner.") Although we hold nothin1g dearer t hin your friendship, we must leave for a while. (All right . . . all right so they doll't eare if we gI. W\e aren't goin'g to le deprived of our' farewell addlress. Saga of C. L. Reiienmber last issue's mlysteriolts hard ( '. L. te whom we pouried out our soul in verse? We figured that such an adroit, lebonair approaeh on the part of hot it the Editor (who asked her for a 'date ]in the editorial column) and ourselves would siurely net, one of us results. Afte ..r . ha :i %ent u il iltii ie iissi is on Ieir way, w"e sat back to reap the rewards. Which would she ch(lose? Brockmani was contfident. Said lie, "She hasn't seen you." 'And so we replied as confidently, "Blut she has seen yoi." So it went iutil the teal blue envelope touched barely with the stent of musk, appeared in our box. Quickly we opened stte re:ssively the box and then the letter. Inside lay another poem. At the end was only . . C. L. . . . llurriedly we scanned the four verses. Would she choose the etlitor or wtIIbl we he favored Weill. lii elueicidate t he sad saga of C. L.: llows, yon bot h are really kind, Tlo propliose a date a la bl indl, Ilint luKIn'e yonu'Il get a date withI C. L. I 'd see you first ini "Ba inbridge" * * * * Semester's Review Li ke all ( thle editor)1 striuck a it " 'other'"') great men ini lit era tm ie we Itoto 'have been'*prinmari ly possessed1 with th le idea of refor'oiniig siethllng or somebody. Wi d idIi t at tempt imuch. Vie aminled along ini our own siaIl way, ami thea only envelopinig task was gettiing thle pants of a \'-l'2 hark firtim a Winthrop girl. .\ bout t hat, howe ver', we were eirusaders. When ti ngs were b)1ea k and4 te panits didn'iit look forthl-comiing, we satt dowin; anid muiitteini, "'thec power of' thet peni is mightier thani the sword'', we wrote' ainotheiri at tc k. Thet pants s''nt to thle ':o-edl ftor lauindering. have not been r'e I uiied. Wet make one last de'speurate' plea oni bethailf of' a shiver i sa ir W\oin't youi piltease send himi fte piants?7 * *~ * * Sigma Nu .. I Ia- eletItid the following ofiicers: ltiresideiit, . iniiiv lBrork Gill: 'Telasiurer', Zan I leywivard:J and14 lieportei', Chle ts Spiivy. lioy I )oll. At The Last German... I1 A liV Fl'Y ATJW ILL: "Il'im sorry hut 'I .j ust washed('t my fe'et * . * * * Au Revoir Theiu stalff membe(rs dampenedit't oiur f'arewelhl spirits at the lie. ginning of' hbe t'nlunmii, but. not fori long for the spirit of Free 1,iaanig is hiai'ty. (';ani't say whtheitr we will lit back next semestei' tir nt It's a heetti' t'xistanee wet lemth . . .hiit if' ytiu ( to he i'eatd withI te like to eotin iue i'tading this coliuimi .juist tear' ofl' Iw l'ensign 's shotulder barids (thie hardy t'tnvenien,t size) aiid mail to Friee J anee'.remme i name ,m 'r .. ane ' Bill Ostendorf .... Business Manager 4 Leon Murray, ...........Asst. Business Manager OR NATIONA. AOVINTIS NG sy 1'rA" WRlT'R lve uServiT'c. Lib Evana, Bill Baker, John 0. Gill, Jr., Pamils*ar tyr.enat-w IBarbra Lee., dwin L. Newdick. John R.., i Avi. Naw YORK, N. V. " Charlie gander, Len Stuttman, Oel. Roberta. s . .os alesLes -. aaFcRSCO Judie Marshall Majed Akel. Owens Killings worth. Tom Gilfmore. Carlisle Keare ....Circulation Manager Buddy Black .........Ant. Circulation Manager OFF HAND E BY CELE ROBERTS p Oh, 1.hat A Wonderful World We are truly lucky people to be getting all this education and all that, but there comes a time when this bl.ssing fails to arouse my enthusiasm. The time is here and I beg forgiveness if this coluun is not its usual cheery self. Exams have'a way of dis vouraging the most determined sunshine-spreaders, you know. Besides. I need a little sunshine myself. So don't feel too harsh. ly about Little Willie and me. We both had unhappy child hoods. Little Willie 1,it tle Willie, feeling blue, Pit rat poison in the stew. Down to the floor the family sank Dying laughing at Willie's prank. $ Willie bore holes in Father's tire; Threw the gas stamps in the fire. Mother said, rather vexed, "Willie, what will you do next !'' A Moron Joke And wvhat could fill up space better than the little moron who put his clock at the top of the stairs and waited for it to run dow"n? Why Is An Ostridh? 'Ihe little ostriIi approached the family sand dine where eight or 1e11 of his dinsmiet were standing with their heads buried in the sandt. ini a bewilderel voice he said, "Where is S everybody?'' It happened at the Ira Iin slation. 'Tlie newly coniinissioned lieutenant entered the Pullman painfully proud of his shinv gold bars. With the )rospeet of a fat tip in view, the porter procteeded to do his diplomat i- best. "lo'niln ', caltaiii,'' lie grin tied. Ail a few minutes later: Find it too warmt in here, ma,jah 7., In a short time lie voltun. teered, "We's a speck late today, k iuiel.'' Then, as the lieu. tenant made ready to leave: "Brush yo' coat off for yo', general ?' Three minutes afterward he was inspecting the ten-cent tip With a bellow that eould he heard througlhout the station, lie shouted at the departilig officer: ''(ood-bye, corporal I And. Best Wishes A lovelorn sa iloir in San Fran'. tci.scot decidled to celebrate pay dany by sending a telegram to his girl back home in Duluth. A fler chewing on his pencil for' several miniutes, lie finally I turned( ini a mlessage that readl: '1 love you, I love you, I loe yout. Johin.' Th'le clerk in thle telegraph office read1 it over and informed him a, "Y ou 'ie allowed to add( a tenth word f'or the same price.'' The sa ilor pondered a wvhiile and thiein atdded the tenthI word, I t was: "''egards''. Fish Story Two birot hers suceeeCd ini getting j,;. -.. a'~lssistamit cooks in, lie same complany. A well-stocked uream inmeand(er'ed along lie edge of the canip where the brother's were stationed, aiid eveiry aft ernooii tIme mess sergeant encour'aged the brothers to go fish ing in their leisure ti me amid briing back a few trout as spcal delliencies for t hat even inig's mess. I'Te br'others would sit right iiext to each oIlier and use thle selfsam en (quip)ment but, bysomei odd chiaiice one of them always suce(ee(dedl in coming hton nu @*i i a ient ifl latch('I whliIli (th i otei, t ry as lie would, ne vi 'er cughti as miiuchI as a ibbh'11 . iii compj l ete disgust, thle seonid hrotheiri dlecidedl one dayv to go out by htiniself. lIeI took the very rod andI hook with wvhiichi his brother had ecaught t wenity fish the afttrnOoon before and sat on Ithe same rock thiat hios brothler had uisedl as a base otf operations. All these pr'eima t ionis werle in vaiin an h11le sat On thle rock for two }hours mi ti e b roilIinig Miii withIiout gettIinig a bi te. Fin alIly, he reeleda in Ii s Iiuei antd dIisguisted Ily prepa 111red to reQturni to en ip. Just as lie was tinning awaty froim thle strteain, a h uge Itrout ju mped to thle sturl'ace. '"Hey,"' called the trout, "W~here is your birot her'' It Could Happen To You Tw~o Ildies, watititig to b)oard thle Stamfior'd e'xprtess at Grand enitral St at ion, greeted eatch othler effusively. Onie of them un fortuonatecly cotin'i tgulii I('e 1 plac thle other butI truist ed t.o thle emu-i ise o ('oliverisat ioin abloard' thle Itra in to irefreshu lier' memory. 'Fry as sIhe w"onl, however, she faiiled to findt a clue uint il, along aboiut re(enwichi, she finially saw an openitig. ".\v poor1 huislauda, '' hainent ed the unknown friend, is simply sIvinig ihese days. I don 't know how lie standls it.'' ''Alh yes.'' agreed thle other, "'and whmat is yoir husband doing itow ?, Tlhie uttikinowna lady' withler'ed hier wvithI a glance, andl atinoeer coldly, ''lie is still the Pueent, o er Unit.e tate ...