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Editor .Helen Pride Craig EDITORIAL STAFF Sports Editor ..............0......Wal Dinsmore ASSC Co-ed Edior ....................Frances Padgett society Editor .....................Joe Thompson News Editor .............. Katherine Jennings .Monagi.y Editor' ...David Freeman KSK, ODK, Blue Key .Are Topics For Our Weekly Discussions As we continue our project to familiarize students with campus in and outs, we take this week as our topic the men's service and leader ship organizations-Kappa Sigma Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Blue Key. Most ' of you have heard these names, but perhaps you are not fully aware of their purposes. First let us take KSK. Founded in 1928, this organization has continued its service and loyalty to the University throughout the years. The purpose of KSK is service and improve ment to Carolina. Some of the everyday conveniences that you take for granted, such as the brick walks, ten nis-courts, picnic grounds, etc., were instigated by this service fraternity. Membership is open to men who have attained the rank of second-semnester freshmen. These men who are invited to become members of KSK are chosen on the basis of service and loyalty to their University. ODK is a ieadership rather than service fra ternity. In the past ODK was one of the most active campus clubs. As it is now it is more of a recognition fraterinit y-recognit ion to those who have participated in campus activi ties and become leaders. A national leader ship organization, membership is based on a point system. To become a minember, a man must have at least 100t points, gained through campus activities. Blue Key, a national honor society, was founded on our campus ten years ago. The purpose of this society is to improve student life and activities and promote 'loyalty and fel lowship on the campus. Each year Blue Key takes as its outstanding project, the publishing of a student Directory for the student body and faculty, without cost. Membership in Blue Key is based on character and leadership and service possibilit\. Iembership in these organizatiois is an honor not attained by all students, but to those who show their ability and their service to Carolina. Each of these societies strives to make this University the best university. They serve as goals to be reached by students who are worthy students, who have shown their love for Carolina by helping make it the great place that it is. My, My, What Does Go On Here On Our. Most Hallowed Grounds Things come up occadsionadly t hadt we feel the urge to comment oni. Wue always try to be aproposp0 in our ravings, maybe we('re~ not, buit this time we feel that we can't miss - -for this question of love and affection is forever timely. An established fact in the Navy is that its officers and men are expectedl to act as gentle mmen. Its officers-in-the-making for instance, should1( not make undue public dhemnonstrations of affection. Not that Navy men are cold blooded indlividuals!I Navy tradlition here co) ineides with Carolina tradlit ion, of course: buti an occasional touching~ scene (hoes hpester- our1 atLtent ion. Now the Gamecock wvill throw a solidh block of electoral votes in favor of love just any time, but we do have a mifd dlistaste for being third party to an amateur Hlollywood l[owdy. A t such moments we wvonder whether it isn't possible for even the most dull-wit ted to dlistinlguish between the public campus and thme ancestral romantic garden-between thme In formation Center and Mother's thoughtfully vacated living-room. Tfhis public display of affection isn't in good taste-you all know that. So, the only thing left to say on the miatter is-don't do it. Meaber >ciated Colle6iale Press Distributor of ROB Cole6iate Diest l Entered 8. C.. N Students Urged To Walk On Brick Paths And Help The Young Grass Every year about this time some struggling editor tries to do his part in keeping the cam pus beautiful. We shall carry on his noble efforts and try to do the same. All of you know that our Carolina campus is one of the loveliest spots in the South when the grass and trees are green. Have you noticed the lack of greenery on her campus now? The weather, you say, has caused this dearth. But can the weather be blamed en tirely ? Several years ago brick walks were built for the primary use of being walked upon. These walks are conveniently located-leading to and from buildings on the campus. But as time goes on more paths are beaten across the :anpus-eriss-cross, jagged paths across what would be grass if it were not trampled on every day. Plans are in progress to pave the most ob vious of these dirt paths but the campus can not be entirely laid in brick. As students you should take pride in the outward appearance of your University. You complain when the grass is not there, but are you doing anything about it? Surely it can't be that Carolina students have reached the stage of inertia where taking two extra steps to reach a brick walk is a major work out? Visitors to our campus are not impressed by unattractive grounds. 'T'hey don't know that the reason for it is your lack of concern and unlhinking ways. But you know it, so you do somethin g about it. Carolina's campus can be beautiful, but it's up to you to make it so. Sims Telephone Situation Is Settled By Statement From Dean Of Women Severail weeks ago we received a letter from anl irate Sims occupant conmnenting on the locked phione booth. Not having the facts on the situation, we have so far made no retalia t ion-either favorably or unfavorably. TLhlis week wec asked Mirs. Chilids to put us in the light. Following is a letter on the subject fromi the D)ean of Women: '"At your requecst I am commenting briefly on the letter signed ''Sims Resident"' published in Thle Gamecock of December 3, 1943 undler the cap)tion ''Sims Resident Condemns Locked P'hone Booth''. 'in the first pilace, I dlid nuot know until this letter that there hadl been any question about girls calling thme Fort. Certainly if that were thme " reason given us"' I was not directly or indhirec*tly resp)onsible for giving it. "My reason was, chiefly, cooperation with the war effort ; the only secondary considera tion was quiet oni thme first floor hall after 11 0o'clock. 'As is always thme case, reasonable ex eeptionis to the rule can be andl have been mmadle. I have personally aut horizedl leaving the boothI open for important incomplete calls more than once and have asked 3Mrs. Girahanm and Mrs. Davis to use their judgemnent to that endh without consulting mec. Any girl who has anm implort ant call which cannot b)e completed by 11 o'clock enn get it through with no. more d ifficumlty than an explanation to any one of the three responsible persons residlent in the building. "In-coining long (distance calls are alw~ays p)ut through even though they conme after th% restrictedl hour, 9 o'clock. "'I feel that the rule should stand and th( excepltions take care of all really necessary ['he Gamecock Founded January 30. 1$0$ . 6tion6Ta ERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor ceneI 420 MADISON< weekly by the student body of the. University of South Ca1CAe* * 1011 during the college year. as econd-class matter at the postoffice at Columbia. Wv. E0, 1908. USC CAMPUS BY JULIA BULL His h oby 1s toy trai ns - JIMBROCKMAN ophoMORE t- U. S. C. - -. He i s Prers de nT of The Inter--Fra-crn ity CounciL , F Raternt1nty Editor og- the Garnet-t 3LacK, Former Eir of 1oo Gcod< Member of The, Honor Roarcl KS1<, - 5twde--Fact y T-easurer of OAK ,-+ Cotmander or Igtna Nu . . PARADE of OPINION By Associated Collegiate Press Our Responsibility in Post-War Japan We shall have to take direct responsibility for the ty-p- of political and social structure that is established in Japan after her defeat," declared Thomas A. Bisson, on the staff of the American consul of the Institute of Pacific Relations, in a lec ture recently given at Ohio Wesleyan University. He said also: "The privilege of ruling people not her own must certainly be taken from Japan." And: "The principle of ths. punisiiiint of German and Italian war criminals should also be applied to thc Japanese.'' If we crush the military power of Japan and strip her of her stolen territory, she will rise again, just as Germany did, Bis son said. "If we wvaive our responsibility and do nothing (inore than this),' we may be sure the militarists and their God-Enperor will be right back at the old stand doing business again in short order." To achieve a ct mplete breakdowa of the old order, pit will not be necessary to use our power in a way to outrage the Japanese, and so create a festering desire for revenge. It will merely be necessary 'to use it in a way to give full expres sioni to tIhe actual dlesires of Japan 's hungry andit opplressed masses. They will give us the leaders that will be able to usher in tile new democratic regime, if we know what we are about and welcome and work w ith this new leadership andt eschew the old.'" Bisson1 pointed out, however, t hat " the free growth of ration al ideas among Japanese people'' will have no chance until we first ''clip tile wings of the Emperor and divorce him from the militarists.' lie warned against over-optimism regardling an early collapse of Japan. ''The victory which begins to take on assured out lines in Europe is still far off ill the East,'' lie said. it is even impossible for China, England and A merica to push a concerted dlrive~ against the Jap)anese from '2hinese territory until '"tihe Kuiomintanig and Communist forces in China co. operate anid throw their full weight into the war againtt Japan.'' * * * * "The Western Conference is happy because football fain insist that the game be conItinued ill 1944, but this is somnethin~ like askinig a confirmed toper if lie wanlts a drink. ''-from' Rough Proofs in Advertising Age. * * * * What Are We Doing Here, Anyway? W~hat 're we doiing in college, anyway ? If one of thle .soldriers or (other visitors who wander aroundl the campus on weekendh asked us, could we give a satisfactory aniswer? D)o we kniow why we'i.e here? Are college students necessary? Withi s' much going oin in thle yorld, if's imnp(rat i ve t hat w< be preparedl to stand uip to thle worldl andt give accouint of our selves. About 99 stud(enits enirolledl in Georgia St ate Colleg< for Women this fall. Why ? If thle piroverial man from Mart were to drop (out of the blue, woul lie find us drift ing fron class to the next, living onliy for weekends? Arc thle months we intend( to speiid here thl~is year, and may b)e (during the other wvar years, really for the general good We've asked ourselves, and possibly each of us has her owi individual answer. But why are we here? Why are allowet to stay when every Americani citizen should be finding thle plac< in the general scheme of things where can (do the greatest good ''Education is a nation's first dlefense,"' a statesman toldI th< English P'arliment two centuries ago. Our Nation's faith ii this principle still holds1. WVe're here to justify thet faith. -from The Colonnade, Georgia State College for Women pusifness mnager............. .Lo..-- Murry STAFP WRITERS Lib Eranls, cbarlie Sanders, Jodie Marshall. a NATIONAL-ADVeiTtaNG DY Ma ed Akel, John Reese. Jimme Brooktnan, ()le M Robert* Katherine Jenings, e Good, Mar garet Joes, Mary Kane, arriet Lee, Rebel ~bbl hen R.DMeesteloe Lazar, Uarrison Perry, Virginia Ray" r, Marian vs. NaW YORK. N.'.Y odgers, Mary Bery Rion. Rosalind spon . Lee aensat . SAS IaANuase Doug. wearinn, -ay Wilkinson, Ha-nflton simpson, Lee Lorick, Ann Searson, Victor Bar ett, Manning Harris. Circulation Manaer...............Carflsle Kears. __________leItant Oliroulatton Manager .... ...Bb3ddy Black Chicken Feed By KATHERINE JENNINGS Weekly Grumble Oh shucks, another week, another Gamecock, another column. But nary a new joke, new typewriter, or new shoe ration ticket. A columnist's life is no bed of roses-as you may have gathered. Aw, Rats e Every juicy tidbit I've heard lately that might possibly bring a smile to some care-worn countenance has been slightly on the libelous side. Such as the rumor that a V-12 set a mouse trap in his 'oom and in 36 hours caught eleven rats. When I repeated this gossip, it was instantly topped by a civilian who said that when he put on his shirt a mouse jumped out of the pocket. I don't much think any of this is true, but at least it's a valiant attempt at humor. New Menace As if things weren't lively enough on the campus, what with biting dogs, marching sailors, and even a few girls playing football, a new menace has been added. - Strangely enough, it's children! One little darling, who must be in training to become a WAC sergeant, almost maimed me for life by hitting my foot with a well-aimed Coca-Cola bottle. Another junior commando walked up to an unsuspecting coed, flashed an innocent and babylike smile, and lispingly asked her if she wanted to see his new watch. As she was cooing about it in her most motherly tone of voice, the little so-and-so laid her low with an ice-packed snowball, right in the eye. (To bring this saga up to date, I suppose I'll have to say that he had been hoarding the snow in his mother's re frigerator.) And speaking of children, of course you've met Mrs. Graham's * cute littla grand-daughter. 6 Verse or Worse Our riming corn for this week is by Kurt M. Stein, whom you've no doubt heard of, but I haven't. Which no doubt shows my ignorance. There is an ode in every swaying tree, And as for sonnets, every flower incites then. An epic roars from crested waves at sea, And always there is some dam fool who writes them. Sense of Humor To adld to the hectie quality of the past week, people havea been playing practical jokes right and left. A group of girls turned the corner of the corridor ini Sims, and there lay Lib Ribelini, apparently completely passed out. Giving a few pre liminary shrieks, the girls rushed to her aid. Not knowing what to do, they screamed for help. "Who knows how to give first aid.'' they yelped. "'I do,'' smiled Lib, and without anothe: glance at their amazed faces she got up and strolled off. It Really Happened The p)hone rang. A coed answvered. "Hello'', said she. "'Which dormitory is this?" asked a male voice. "ISims," she answered. ''Did you want to speak to Wade IIampton?'" "Who's hie?'' asked the male v oice. And I didnii't make that one up. Another befuddled one insisted to the operator that hc wvanted the fourth floor of Sims. She finally told him to ring it him self. Just One Joke A conductor and a brakeman onm a Montana railroad differed as to the proper p)ronunlIciationI of tihe name "Eurelia." Pas sengers are often startled at this station to hear the conductor yell "ou're a liar!'' "You're a liar!'' And it does not help matters when the brakeman imnmediately jwops his head t hrough the rear (1001 and remarks: ''You really are!" '" ''You really are!" A Borrowed Thought Breathes there a man with soul so dead, who never hath l1lrned hiis head and said, " Ilmmnm, not bad( !'' Another Joke lIussand (trying to clinch the argument) : ''Well, seeing is believing.'' W Vif'e: "Inaccurate as usual--] see you every day." After-thought .Well, now that you've finished enjoying Chicken Feed, you migh as ellglance over Free-Lancing, the all-my-jokes-are