The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 28, 1944, Page Page Four, Image 4
Editor... ...... ..............David Lynn Freeman
EDITORIAL STAn
News Editor ........................Harry Jenkins
Associate Editors-Helen Pride Craig, Cole
Roberts, Jimmy Brockman.
Co-ed Editor.................... Joe Thompson
Sooiety Editor................Margaret D. Jones
Sports Editor......John Reese, Charlie Sanders
Managing Editor....Katherine Armida Jennings
A Post-War Plan
We will begin now to make ourselves a plug
ging martyr to a cause:
A University chapel.
We are not by any means the missionaries
who originated the idea. Everyone who at
tended programs in the roomy barnlike ex
panses of the field house where the acoustics
are like yelling out a back window, or the
present cubbyhole chapel, or even the Univer
sity High's Drayton IIall, cones away with
the same idea. Nowhere on the campus can
students assemble in one spot comfortably.
Else here in this column there are two sig
nificant editolials: one mentions the Artist
Course; the other suggests lack o4 school spirit.
This is no attenlpt to make the lack of a chapel
the spring to which all streams of campus evil
owe origin, but it is significant. To any group
that attempts to bring any program to the
CamlpulS of m1ore than lle(liocre mierIt, the
small auditorium facilities are always the
stymying feature, We can't hope to have no
table speakers and worthwhile concerts unless
we have room ^or them.
Now the other e(ditorial--eanpus friend
liness. Once in what appears in retrospect to
be a scintillating past, the student-body was a
unit cohering in its multifarous problems. They
met in regular student body meetings which
-if we must reasol witi a psychologica1
bent-imbued a sense of unt :md( an inspired
(tevotion to the scInol-iii an ()verdlue vord.
'school spirit.'' An ade(ilate lmeet ing halII
would be no complete pauacea. It could be the
instrumnclt.
Tlhent if we so acu 1lely in(d the' chaptel, why11
are not l1ans ieinlg made now ?
Plans, adniti Ieldl' sporadic anl s(me oi' po
litical natire, are being im1,ile. Several aliini
have already nailed icontribiltioIs to le ap
plied to the ehllpel. The litins sIial of apI rll
p'riations must he anlid upl byv Ilhe state. It re'
nilailis now to coilv'le (111r" -"0V'l'r , a1l I lie
legislature of tile need.
At present. the plan aie in the liIds of a
commnittee in the Alumniii Associat ion. Althlouigh
bild (ing is out oft quest ion uniitil a ft er thle wari.
the commnit tee should son give (out a progress
re por*t.
TJhe uiniv'ersity'. like all ihnstitu tionis. is oni
the brink of a newn era-an era in which Ite
cataclysmie uphea;1valIs ot war will w reak revo
lutionary chanmges in thle mo st remiiovt'd
branches 4of eduea ntial syst ems and insti
tutions. W~e could doi nio smar'ter thlinig thani
to miake t he univeresityv's phyvsieal pl at large
andi( well-balanice(ldfenough to cope withI pist -
More On Bookstore...
A few weeks aigo we wro (te, as a bit ter re'ar
tion to stand ig in thle 1bookst ore ii~ lineifo a
half-daiy, a not toio hiopeful di at ribI o. orii
provemlenit of the hemmneid-ini fat'ilit ies of thle
bookstore.
Now-to our surprise-there see'ms to lie a
littlo hope. Evidenitly sonmeonie (if influen~ice
tried to buy a book. A F'aculty-Student sugges
tion has opened tIme idea of using two of the
basement classrooms of Maxcy for a bookstore
big enough for the unabridged editions. Be
latedly, but still helpful, complaints are com
ing in from other groups on the campus.
The idea is good I
If and when the bookstore is mlovedl, there
will be room for more non-texts hooks, sta
tionary, and school supplies. A wvell equipped
bookstore is long overdue at the university.
The present plan has only one holdbackc.
Classrooms for the summer semester will be
fIled to the rafters with the two additional
summer schools, and a probable increase in
the size of the V12 unit but even this excuse
is about as solid as a seive when one looks at
the potential classroom space on the campus.
Two rooms are not too much to divert to a
much needed. jmprovement.
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Traditions, School Spirit
. . . Whatever It Is We,
Cduld Use It
"Oh, for the good old days," say old stu
dents, and we, knowing nothing of such days,
echo longingly "the good old days." Nostal
gia must be infectuous.
Still, reminiscing ha. taken a t urn for the
practical. Maybe the good old days had some
tlhiing to offer. They told us that in anti-bellum
Carolina there was a collection of odd intan
gibles known only as Traditions. Having our
curiosity piqued by a mixture of nostalgia
and wonderment at what we are being rooked
out of, we sought out the student sages.
Rare people-those who remember-are,
and they recall only hinly, but this is what our
delving into the past revealed:
That there were customs of the old days like
buildin- bonfires, and putting up signs before
the Fair game, big political factions, more
than two people interested in the publishing
of "The Gamecock" and "Garnet and Black",
whopping big June Balls that ended only when
t le next days sun heated the ballroom beyond
comfort. . .. a love (stinted slightly by eight
o'clock classes) for the University.
"All that is good,'' we declared, after our
varied seances with elders of another age.
St ill--they were Just a jinbled bunch of i'
eidlents. They couldn'tI be continued--after all,
''est In giurre and V-12.
Our educ'ation Carne slowvly. It. look a factlty
st udllt colnlit tee a ndi a convent ion EII ruini
nators. It seems that. old customs are juist, back
greuend(1 foer the passing spirit oI eanmaraderie.
Where did it go? \'ell, we gathered that it
i.iko IhInel for the tradtliinls Ie seep In--and
tie \'-12's and pI re -liglhts aren'I aroulil that
lon Also we are tol(l thal people from yomler
side of the llaso-I)ixonl are the tacitirn type
when it comes to em1nipus trienlliness. Said one
(lse')is(elitle led, "\\'hen I speak to a V-12
lie looks at mue as tin>ughi I were binug fresh."'
A\ ipparenutly theure hais bueen someuthlinug we are1
ruius'ig No-" lets reestablish the old( custom oft
gieetinug )eolelt on the campus. Th'ley t old us,
to, tha ju1 t iinadl you fee l leausant er; aind be
shht s, yIIu mighti run for the legislature!
Music Festival-So Near
And Yet So Far!
'aroliina, long ha-king ini ain art ist's course,
hasi sippI Ied its culituirc vica rioiusly fromi thle
'oi iumita .\i tsic F'est ival series.
hor thle most. part, sticuets inave disxcoveredl
t hat th ticIheatres supply (le'iiate dliversioni
aind (enteritauinimenit sufficient to sat isfy' the
miost penduilouis Itastes', hiowever, theire aire
lplenity of. stuidenits ifhppiIy, t hoiugh tt emit.
fortiabhlyv, perchjed on1 thle stonie steps fo r everyI*
p rogram i f th Ile series.
Theli war lhas taken its toil 4of tol lege gatllery -
ite(s, andi( V 12's havye abiot as muuchu access to
the townishiip audlitorilum ats a cianary to the
(opent wids.
Musie majors of the unit have been granltedl
special lib)erty chits in the past to attend the
programs which occur just about once
monthly. Since it is the Navy's aim and Con
gress' edliet that V12 mecn become gentlemen
and (ff icer's, there could be little objection to
any Naval student attending the series.
Of cour.se, the bugaboo appears at once. IIowv
(10 they know that men are going to the con
cert when given liberty or whether they might
not take that opportunity for "an evening
out''.
A seasons bookc of passes could be required
as proof of the student's intentions. On presen
tation of his tickets he could be entered on a
list which wvould be used throughout the semes
ter to check men in and out from the concerts.
Rnaonable emnugh
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By HARRY JENKINS
MID-SEMESTER PRELUDE
Dramatis personae: Dr. horne of the Psychology department;
one student.
Scente: 'sychology class.
'lime: 0 a. i.
(Dr. llrne is engage(: in announcing the mind-shattering
news Ithat a lid-semester exam will soon be held. With proper
p}ro)enisity one stiideiit becoies stiddetly aware of the cosmic
importance of such an a nnotlncenent. Sits up.)
Studenut : Dr. Io ine, will this be an objectionable quiiz?
)r. Holrne:(rally itg to teet, the situtation) It, will be as little
oh,jet"tio nuabtle as a quiz eni he.
l't "tain.
MISS .FNEH RIDES AGAIN!
Spiurting her toinm-flecked palfrey, a m1ysterious rider ill
black roiie up the stairs ot' 'h1linll Hall. "Whoa! Petunia 1" she
yelled and the horse whoaed, after trying unbuccessfully to
riml through a wall. The black rider strode into the room,
wIIippedt out a leath lier package tiedl with a pink ribbon.
"Thlii~s s, she sibulated, " 'issss for Jeeikinssssss!"'
Shie wh irl ed arlound1(, striode into th le corIidIor, tossed the bat
tered palIfrey ov'er h er shoulders and with a "H Ieigh-bio Petui
nia !"', sihe went.
Not until she huad vanishied did I realize who it was. Miss
Fuieh had ridden again. (Thought. I was rid of her the first
time.)
I opened the pinik-ribbonied package. I read:
"Cheerio chumi, this are a poem. About sleep. Sleep is some
i ng you snore in, or wish you had when you haven't. so-this
are' ani 0(1e to sleep ...
ODE TO SLEEP
Peachfuzz ! shuavinAet long's I own this conlsarned column, I
shioul ret itle th le blessed thing as "'Ohhhhed to Sleep'', or
sum lpini, bit. . .here's thle darned verse, may Miss Fneh 's soul
re(st inl P iece's:
Purple (co wsonadp ur'plebiill
Wakeuph darryi' I
smoattIerwazzasmra tter"
seighito'clock wakeup !
Ilmwakezzzzwlakezzzz!
( ods mltl'ior ighaitrry I
'swas purpJleinikonp)l ulepj a ler
TWO QUOTES
Dr. Arjill: '"lat e is love gone wrong.''
Dean S. C. D)ePass : ''There's nothing better thant that good
ol ' wVo'--woman ."
LAMENT
A number of Carolina tr'aditionls have fallen to the demands
of wvar. Among the latest is the one of the more recent innova
tions-Clean Up Day. Those who remember that gloriously wild
(lay will probably never forget it. Campus cut-ups, clean-u~ps,
calling all the professors by their first names . . .Babeoek's Blat
thing Beauties, and Brooksie dousing Hlavilah Boy with a dipper
of water ... and HI Boy chasing Bi'ooksie revengefully . . . and
so fo'th..
Bong! bong! another tradition bites the dust.
Come to think of it, the only traditions that will remain at
this rat annre some of the p.rfessors
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Upon My Word
By LEE LORICK
Vital Statistics
"
As far as we can estimate it has rained practically every day
during April. Complaints have been frequent among students
who claim that their raincoats are wearing out. Havoc has
reigned in the realm of feminine coifures which have become
well nigh intractable due to the dampness. Yes, April showers,
but inundations are getting monotonous.
Order of the Night
One night after "lights out" there was still some sky-larking -
going on in one of the rooms in Preston. An officer passing by
rapped on the door and called out, "Order! Order!"
"Two beers," piped up a nonchalant voice from inside.
Last Warning
A student recently got an alarming notice from the library "
telling him in no uncertain terms that if he did not return his
books at once and pay a fine he would be reported to the Dean.
He hurried to the library, returned the books and paid up, but
couldn't help commenting on the fact that he had received no
first notice. "We ran out of first notices," the librarian ex
plained. "Anyway, the second notices work better."
The Future
A fragment from one of T. S. Eliot's poems explains so neatly
what most of u!s will be going through come the first of July
that I shall include it adding my own last line:
"Dawn points, and another day
Prepares for heat and silence. Out at, sea the (lawn wind
Wrinkles and slides, I am here
Or' there, or elsewhere. In summer school.
Age-less
One day recently in the Ieriodical room of t lie library a co-ed
after picking up several magazines came to the conclusion that
Princess EliwbI-th was getting quite a bit of ballyhoo on the
event of her eighteenth birthday. After thinking it over a min
ute she remarked defensively, "leck I'll be nineteen in June.''
Change
Are my ears decei viig me ? Is laryngilis prevalent ! Or is it
true? I mean the change from wolf howls to the (log yelp. Maybe
in time one will say he's a dog instead of lie's a volf'.
It Happened at Great Lakes
Two mnessmecn wer-e carr-yin g a stevaming ketI I le nt of he mess
kitchen when an ensigni stoipped theml.
"Get me a spoon," he sati.
A spoon was produced, he tasted the contenis and spat. dis
gustedly, growling:
"Do you call that soul)?"
"No, sir,'' r-eplied one of t he boots tmidly. "We cail that
dishwater.''
Pass Them Out
A young wrofessor at Carolina r-ecenitly' became the pr-oudl
father of a baby boy. His all girl class oni enter-ing the class
room the followving mor'ning (queried:
"Where are the eigarettes?"
Hmm Dept.
Physics, at best, is a (lull sub,ject, and11 two instructors were
having a hard time keeping the sttudents awake. Finally one of
them had a br-ight idea. lHe decided that a newv army calledl for
niewv teaching methods. Tjheb afternoon following lie said:
"'Gentleman, suppose wec have a trajin going ten miles an
honr and a traveling salesnian is chiasinlg a1 bloiide at the samen
speed( . ..
The avia tion (eades were sit inig iiprigh t, heir e-(yes following
every move of thle instrn-lidor.
Preparation of Copy
Tlhc locale of this column has nowv changed from my roomi at
home to the Society Editor' s ott'ice on the third floor of FlIinn.
'l'he intr'iguing sound oif ping-pong balls being gleefully batted
hack andl forth fills the air. At home it is the telephone that in
terrupjts tis scribe. Speaking of the telephone those jokesters
who call you and ask ridiculous questions are on the loose again.
The other night some one called and saidl imperiously that the.y
would be around immediately to see the room. When I asked
puzzled what room11 the answer was "'Well you do have rooms
in your- houss, fl t you?',' I didn 't think it was funny either.
The Joke of the Week
A soldier on guard oni night hearing a slightI noise chlallenged
bravely:
"Who's there, friendl or' foe?"
"'Foe'' camefl the prompt reply.
Fi'Ohm gawd,'" explained tihe soldier, " What, do 1 do now?''
The time has come to say so long ' il next time. I really don't
want to. Just could write on forever buIt tis is j't' oght
fill the U. 1. W nmi 1 v a clas.s '-n Juteouht