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EdIttHee........ ..... ...Helen Pride Craig EDIToaAL STAFF cditor ....................Walny Dinsmore o Editor ....................France. Padgett booiety REitor .....................Jo. Thompson News *dtta ......................Larry Newdick Monbgi r Editor.......... . ... ...David Freeman The Gamecock Gives A Few Hints Toward Making Resolutions We're not too great on New Year's reso lutions-tthey're too easily broken, but the first of a year is a good time to brush away those cobwebs and do some of the things we've planned to do for months. We'll namc a few of them here and hope that you who are looking for something to resolve can find some helpful suggestions. You civilian students may like this one. Have you been to breakfast every morning during the past year? It's really the best way to start off the day. Besides being extremely good for you, it does away with that "hungry feeling'' and puts you in a much better humor. We students as a group could make a great many improvements among ourselhes. Speak ing to everyone on the campus \ ith a friendly smile would be far better than passing theum with a frozen stare. Everyone could also par ticipate more freely in student activities. We who have meetings to attend could re solve, above all, to attend-and he on timiet. Each of us on the campus has a iob to dki. However small that job .inay be. a good project for 1944 would be the carrying out of that job with more deterinination than ever before. The Gamecock will try to carry out, a few resolutions itself. WN'e shall try to give you the news you want wlieu you want it. If it's 'personalities in the news" that has a par ticular appeal to you, that's what we shall try to bring you. Last, but not least. you should all restlu to put all your efforts towards nuakiiig (artt lina bigger and better. \Witlut your support the spirit of your school w\ill be iothing bt sonething of yesterday. Eatlh and everyone can begin today by iuakiiig il-l1 the best tear ever for our university. We Explain Student F-culiy Relations Committee To Freshmen, New Students Beginning this week a stries fit' xplanatry articles will appear in this eoluiniii For the benefit of new students at Carolina. -reshinen and perhaps a lot, of t hi old st thiit s are familiar with I he nanmes it conitttees andI organiZat ions olti t lhe eninpus. hi r alre hut familiar with their wvorkiings. We' hopeii that we may be of somie help in eh-;ii:s up strin-t it the so-called "miiyst eries"' of ( ardliina. This week we shall discuss thIe St udent Faculty Relations t'onihiit tie. Thiis c,nin et' was organized several yvear s ago i as a iiieanOs of solving problems betw'eeni an-ul ty anid sin. dents. As these probhlemus h:.v nuot bieen so great in the p)asl fewv yearis, ihe itniit to' iin>w busies itself with muethorls of impjruivinig h University-. Theri's no11 authoirizaition for theii committee ini the Siu'deit (nstitultijon, hut success in solviing p robl emis lhas firmily v . - tablished it as a campus neC''rsitI. Usually the first questiron askii aboutt .int committee is, "'Who is oi it ' ilerle is tillu answer. Orig:nally-II there wer ut.-hI fw:ul I members and tweity stid'int.-i.,i tu:u ant ten womeni. R'cenitlK two' mnlr: Iaen1tkitt'to bers were added an'd a plan wi:u'"ptedr f'i' the alternation of facultyv moembie,r. iii ne ' i be added each semesue 'p ;i nte 'ii 't. in this scheme, each f'aeuIt y imembeI~'r :', lii.hre terms. Studentsiun wmber.- ar ub-t '' to .I e until graduation. The students chiosen to~ ir \' ott tie >st udetC Faculty Committee are not u thosen t.'-essaril" on campus leadership-ax t he i.h:d :'erm in prevail. Each student is celic ted on, hpact caim pus service and leadership posibuibly. Tlhere are exceptions, of course, but Ih oi.'nt e are trying to bring out is that this is a com.i mittee of students, junst like y ourself air' faculty-not a committee of "hig-shlots. '' Each project tackled by th ecommiitt"e ha rendered some service to the Liiver'sity,. Tl' mention one, the clean-up day progranm of last year was sponsored by Studetii-raculty Relations Committee. In the past years it hias also worked with students in high scholjOs. As an organization, this committee stand.h beside the leading service organizations on thi campus. Its wvork is always well done. We hope that you who were ini the dark are niow clear on this one subject at least. As a purely personal comment, we would like to say that this committee seems to be the most worth while on the campus. You, as a studenit ihmuld give it vour hearty support Member ocialed Colle6iale Press Distributor of ROB Collee,iate Di6est ~~-ln Entered s. 0., N Students Urged To Avoid Unnecessary Travel By Staying Here Week-ends Now that Christmas is over and most of us have been home or visiting friends for at least a week, let's settle down and begin staying at our deair alma mater on the week-ends. Statistics show that moLe students have left the campus for week-end trips in the past year than ever before. This, of course applies more to civilian students than those under super vision of the Navy. It seems rather ironical that this year, of all, should be chosen for the great immigration to other parts on the week-ends. For, on all sides radios, magazines, posters, beg civilians to stay home unless absolutely necessary to do other wise. The trains and busses are loaded with service mci on furlough or trying to reach camp on tine. You who travel know for your selves the condition of transportation. Mother and father sent you to school to study, not to get a front row view of every state in tle union. If you do nothing else t'ward the winning of the war, let this be it. The trains have more than they can handle taking I toopis from one part of the country lo I he t iher. And, tie saddest fact of all is I hat you1 woli) travel needlessly are depriving soee service min of his only chance to get Stay at arolina for a while. Our week ends could be very gay if you'd stay and make I lie in M1, We Discuss The Problem Of Attendance At Speaker Progranms i'v'\era 1 we'ks -Igo e lit oin our campus a ii l,t.talndiln--) speaker aid author, John Temple t ran (s. Mr. ( ra \'s, a lroimlinenlt. world figure, l"111, o ( 'ar~lina to spieak to its students and Iatillt IieIlbI's. Ti'e attendance at. the pro l-'rIi4 I tiane to I ilte certain orgalizat.ions oil i1m' rialuIu.s will b'rin,g peakers here. These Itt allil \wotitn !ave1 somethinig to say of it'r'st t~ us all. They are not dull or borig, Ir th'' w ld nollt have ben t asked to come. Theres titre to an edijeation thanl the same l'"s,,11 11a.\ alter day. All of u1s, every studetit IIr. i'"uiti :ain sni untetliing valuable by attend 'I'.) tle 1' tiriai'i . We tal' tproort taL 1lhe'se spia kitrs coist ittotey. Nii organiizaltiin u. ishie I.0 sittnd iiiney on su-li progr-amts no inatter- low wouthlwhile, if on ly a few arev in tltw a udiio l'tiu ' }rofesk- jicre hags s;idg, *Our SItu deal s art' net iednt ed to thle ptoinit of appr'e e"t itng a <-'ttd spteakeri. '' ITat is inot. a cotin plminit 1"i mien ;tutl woiiimn of college age. LI Iti tl eXi speaiki'i know~ t hat we, as college studtl, wanit. to listent toj t hat lie has to say Women Students Urged To Enroll In Red Cross N4urse's Aide Training Course prtrt tfor e'very body~ but Iour-.elvyes ! Never it.u't ly an Io inteet Ii, e 'ery woman sltu fI* .'" at- ini thi' habhit of listeinig regular tan l base. i 'u'ed a cery iugent, amale voiceO orn i ll 't. titt'. ti assis,t it the hospitals as tntrst a :d' The ti'Irouible is, thle plea w ent in ""e cat' an'd outi t': ot her. We hiope' that you w bte read thtl W i e-id.t~cer the problem as a T \rm iial Navy har e called the loa .tt ri of Iraitined nuirss into active .service. Tlh : l'a 'ses thle htospitals all over thme countrv u Ithouit iiufficient aid to care for their pa It i n.. 'ITherefor'e, the American Red Cross hats eti up i p rogramii to tria in womil ni beCtw een thivi2s ofi In and ;f0 as nuri!ses' aides. ledi Cro1n aiti':ities at the Uiniversity ini iIboli a ciourse ini nurses' aide. Tlhe required coJurs- itel itles an 80 honr ti'aining p)eriodl, 401 hour- hlctur'e anid 413 houris pr'actical ex Iliertee. When t his course is completed, each inursi' aide is assigned to a hospital in Columi hma. Foi-t Ja'!ksont, or the Columbia Army Air Base, and is ex pected to comnplet e 150 Iiout's wor'k therete. Ther'e cain he no better wor'k for- students ait lie uiver'sity . in (Columbia, alone, the need of assista nts inr the vatrions hospitals is greait. Each girl who has the time should etnroll in this course. Those who have already comn llted( thle r'equiredl 80 hours should inform the Red Cross and of'fer their services. All who are interested should contact Betty Jane Everett, chairman of Red Cross activities, im mediately. [lie Gamecock Founded January 80. 130 NatO8ns Ad ERT ELLIOTT GONZALES. First Editor c.. J 420 MADISON weekly by the student body of the University of South CaSCAso " Postoa during the college year. as .,econd-class matter at the postoffice at Columbiaf w. E0. 1o. - U S C C AMPUS BY JULIA BULL AMbiton is -To , TI_ME soMEdAy OVtstAndmo J mOR on U C p .- HC. is PREsident' of the YMC, Chotathn oW the. tlk R Counc.il , V- RiES. of KS Ee. aF OLK, CilaRMAt of the FREshMAtt Adve oRs , McMbeR SNdefrt-FaciuUy Conmite, Etisigri III ROTC ur'lt, Member OF CARotIfA C0AIRs, PAst-Pnes. of Chrltlr SearICE Ctub) 4 ltsted itowhc's Who - p HnERim Coleets utamm itsses " FREE-LA NCING " tassing thoughts and incidents: All the boys, girls, and phones around the place are restricted . .. An alumnus of one of the fraternities has lifted the miem bers' spirits . .. he sent in moey order to cover the cost of a brew party withi the only provision that they set one glass aside for him . . . onl "Paper Doll'' . . . maybe the women spoken of weren't fickle, just. wise, after all at fellow who can't get one out of at million girkk must be an insipid soul . .. note to C. L. . . . rlumor of ruimors, we hear you're preparing to tread the ceniter aisle . .. and we thought that wve were soul mates . .. remember the fatherly advice of 0. I1. WVienges (like Hlnges) "It's 0. E. to get imarried-.-jiust don't narry a woman."' *Orchids of the week: To the miurses at the infirmary. 'Twavis pleasant, to spend the last. three lays before the t"'hristmans holidays in the second bed on the right, if fo r no other reason than to skip a fcw classes, bult. those white clad womnen :lumost mnade the thoughit of spend iuo somce of the houlidaiys in bedl seem bearable. e A dnner isseration Thr' nohn_ik hs YdnesWercidacr remndig aof he unceonat 130 Frday wetr( ornm th ittof ouri Jtomach case b theU aniipto ofC a elciu to ome ale nex time we(j rh W to te kitce to grab gas until . oel KSan eC. more sac, i' n*iot, quenofrt come, first oser butbraer come frtUt get 'ried, Esight haz of r eiartteM moe~ oveARrta . vouIs,boh Pan-ten o 1 boysl ecially Clate in ,the iw.m.s. . ineoftw or threen sthuents bafnr incidetsitr n nocainlsu dAtltppla the bos dO2 ron. . te paced rethricted dughlnus of onei Tom, til fherdiouie ha ite he unieom hrs'mit andho log' your hourme o reedtom co.er theamos of stu brent partyngithrough oh proiors atbmigit theytoe tenss group foround the pin ballamarhDnll.'. . nverstn ancoe getom gretig of. studets11ingIithIlgr 11 b the iniideol for suprem rady th..e coera jitlerb.uing inunblieval smaler space . .itC . greting,l)e 1 h is canten class. t .I. ~eig lk iilians 'iMe.motn gtes;re--~is~ o 15 ryI OiUl' lshoree ly beore hiethrstas hoidays ingan, scon Hberd ai V- lie udenit, ganc11 ter casl'y iIto mai bo as e clsses,. ertd y the ps t lI ofie,thn :1 5 an de ilo theocantee efre hIis 011f tatle brai ehzedS thatCI OI boehigrable.h uual 'lempty cuboe uhing bakkt thesednes Wox receumed awith tUhcin.:aion,' andl found a packU) riage n tice. ourtdl hae slltombled tothxnidouadssed for tr,Llt ath surpOris e unlm.t Thle ased(le of "hi ddnI a!.vitiideilth selsation in og lm,adsee exl li ke citane of. 1 tlill cLt ivea ia litan t tires. it( o"Il am-m-m" ius Jackr as e wiftl toreitL lulT thepaper, "w(ht culdgL pobl toon' going to' send 1 a wsailor fa tie kiwthen brow gra ing ofapeltr wand gone land crhe gay colresd of t htma pacagt, appieared i'th car~d. sti .atling "o Jack rom Ant ar."us penslghtcreasedo iatte sote pap ci'a o an aalu bothas reined was the boxli. Fevei ars an tw boxws toippe apar and tere ar 1a by eiulied la dote the ...Iico w DloIns' be doraged 'ou, Jack,' ' you oney thavto hai nifom gte a1rtond hep bal month n ovrail rdco STArr WRITIRS A NAT$ONAa. ADVSSTSNT e ev Lib Evanle, Charlie Sanders, Jodie arshall, .rUsigS.i'lw,hi. MWed Ake), John Reese. Jimmey Brockmnan, Ce., IrtisIlg$el ,in0. Roberts., Katherine Jennings, Jeune Good, Mar wssmh. RNvomoses y Cret Jones, Mary Kane, Harriet Lee, Lehel IWS. Haw YORK. N. Y. 1.assar, Harrieon Perry, Virginia Raysor, Marian koa Ave.New Y N. .N "Rodgers. Mary Berry Rion. Rosalind Spong. . s,eae, .UCkUS Vsan raCo Doug. Swearingen, Bay Wilkinson, DamUton Simpson. Circulation Manager................Corliste Kearse Assistant Circulation Manager.......Buddy Black Chicken Feed' By KATHERINE JENNINGS Happy New Year Ah, back to school; and now we'll have time to 'catch up on all the sleeping we forgot to do during the holidays. Oh yes, plenty of time. (I'm sure I'm not fooling a soul but myself 1) Everything has sho' been looking deserted the last few days, even the boys who constantly play football in the middle of the campus are conspicuously not there. Must be that every body who could scrape up some cuts is taking a final fling before the rest of this long, hard winter. Novelty One of the most surprising presents received this Christmas was a gorgeous red Le, sent to V-12 Jack Hubert by a doting aunt. Guess she thought it would be just'the thing to brighten up that smart dark-blue sailor suit. Rival to Frankenstein Just' to start the New Year with a bang, Meta Boykin gave the Simsites the scare of their sweet young lives tile other night. Wearing a long black cloak, and terrifyingly realistic flesh. ' colored rubber mask, with the face of an old man, this practi cal jokester crept quitely from door to door. In answer to her knocks came shrieks, slammed doors, and truly surprising ex elamations. But "Pete" was more frightened than her victim, when one fainthearted babe took one glance, threw her hands above her head, and slid tq the floor with a low, gentle moan. In Memory of Mid-Semesters I put my trust and faith in you, - I thought I could rely, But now I'm disillusioned I wish that I might die. I made you my ideal, you see; And so I copied you, I should have copied someone else, 'Cause now I'm flunking, too. A Loaf of Bread, etc. Since food is what we're all thinking about, I might as well write about it.. The Wade Hampton cafeteria is always good for a laugh, if you're not too ravenous to notice. One girl swears that the attendant asked her if she wanted arsenic and parrot, but I'm sure she really said oysters and carrots. The height of efficiency was displayed the other morning when one foggy coed, in answer to the red, white and blue sign begging one to take only the food that one wants, told the management that she wanted scrambled eggs. Scrambled eggs were most definitely not on the menu that day, but the obliging attendant took time off to scramble some eggs to perfection. o Tomorrow I'm gonna tactfully mention that I simply adore steaks, medium-rare. Science Science Prof.: What happens when a body is immlnersed in water? Student: The telephone rinIgs. On The Beam Mani, I'In really right there! Whelmn I wrote miy last column, efficiently ahead of time as always, the heat was beating down and a gentle zepher was playinig among the sunbeams. By way of novelty, I wisely predicted snow, and by the time the paper came out thle white stuff was inches deep. So if you want some pull withm the weather-man, just cross my palm with a little silver. ContributionA Once again my slightest wishl is gratified, and here is a bit of a poetic contribution fronm izzie Wilson, an alumna. The thought is deep, and a trifle complicated. IIere 'tis: I ate a piece of chicken; Of course the thing was dead, I even saved the feathers For a pillow on my bed. I used the bones for witchcraft, As did I do the feet And dare a ghost to appear in Mahatma Ghandi's sheet. Dlaffinitions Intoxicated is to ,,eel sophisticated and not be able to pro nounce it. Those who' go to college and never get out are called pro- * lessors. Tact A certain salesman was proposing to his girl. "And, sweet, heart," he finished, "1'll lay my whole fortune at your feet." "It isn't a very big fortune,'' she reminded him. "1 know, (lear," he replied, ''but it will look awfullybi beside your little feet." Only Asking A small boy came hurriedly down the street, and halted breathlessly in front of a stranger who was walking in the same direction. "Have you lost a half dollar?" he asked. ~"Yes, yee, I believe I hlave", saidl the stranger, feeling in his pockets. "Have you found one?" "Oh, no," said the boy. "I just w"ant to find out, how many have been lost tody Yorvm.... es- fifty-fi.e.