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The Gamecock Founded January 30, 1908 ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor lssued Bi-Weekly by the student uody of the University of Soutl Carolina during the college vear except during examinations anit vacation perioids. Entered as secoi-class matter at the postoflice at Columbia. 3. O., November 20. 1908. Alumni Aesociation iin nh,rship ducs intelud,- subscription foi aleinnti. Student aetivitics lye iteludvs $1.N() aulrcrilition for stu dents. t.. Member lAssociated Collee,iale Press Distributor of Gllebiate Dieest aaPRESNTED fOa NATIONA{. ADVaar iaNO "i National AdvertisingService, Inc. College Publfslers Representative 420 MADIeQN Ave. NEW YOtK. N. Y. CNICA.O . so$7oN * Los Anesat " 5sa FancIscO STAFF Editor ..............................................Harry H. Jenkins, Jr. Managing Editor ........................................John H. Reese EDITORIAL STAFF lews Editor ......................................liu,,, Wiiliams, Associate Editors---avil IAnn Freemnan. Helen Pride Crai.:. Jimmy Brocknan. Margaret Junces Exchange Editor .............. ......................Sarah r. Roll Co-Ed Editor ........................--..................Jeune (ood Society Editor .................................Marcaret ficElveen Co-Sports Editora .......................I U. Cureton. J. 0. Dennis Staff Photographer ............................ Mannine Harris Circulation Mlanager ...--.-........................(eorre )c1.ay News Staff-Ethel Lazar. Hamilton Simpson. Ernest Davis. Knnhby Walsh. Ethel L. Sideman. Julia lull. Bob Pierce. tietty Iendley. Sarah Jean Baldwin. Mtarunret. nolmes, Marion Kaminski. Jerry Robinson. Eleanor McCall. I,oul Child. Penny Ioran, ,ibby Cole. Martha Steadrnan, .eanne aretor. Mfarcaret de Nierell. Betty Motley. MEary Lib Nance. (Moria Widner. Lumse Seveti. Patsy Patrick. .nmmie Hall. Business Manager ........................................Billy Murray CAMPUS MAIL-BOXES ARE BOON TO CAMPUS COOPERATION Ai "rying led of tlil' (ailip'i. hSt eit iilet thi' -emle-ter' with the assi-g1nment to each1 .tII lent i iof an uiu iii na v lil-box . .\t ilrlitieIt.' beindll(I that Iluo1"e -houll( be rivenl 1 Iarty pat (In the back. Th(inVellenent. thr,ougl ht' thes. boxets. for better und1(erstandinllg andI( (cOperatlIn bettweenl facuilty a.;dminiistrattiont. andl -t;;denlt ib)dv Ias be le)tgun. IIowever1. the( plan11 has nlot senits ulltillnate fllillnienlt. For thlere is .till a lack of ulncler" sitandinlg.; Ik1Nwledlre of ar(t5 affec'(tinr stetI1is Jssed by% ;Idllilliistrilliton and (;11'l[llv officer11Stdns anstudents.r F11l1 emplloyInenl for dIi.--emination1 of1 =t11 dlent and facuilty acts inter-e lfective' shoioi1 be obuervetd this coming senet er't'. ,tuient IOtI actions and I'aCuIIoN lit' n tsiv. slhe prinie(I tin'l distributed. th11u1g1ht the boxes. to at-1h st (dent. Ihere w'%vil Ibe light oi. studest-faculty o elo it llniVi litStand'~(sinr s t slugppt i'iiiat earis aIl'!go,' ba'1 tin :I ('tlo e n-its. luit gr i > f evralliul Cutarlia5 stonenti wrei I -ontnetuing flith' niieesi tof te lniversity uuiggelst ing m~t~imbe lif e in'mtge l' fo roiihe ( imp rment of eThre isnitf of pratic lly ta lllinge upo theeistreand Itis contla of apprt'.ori Ie n the rs of tll geireotat ltione: "niCom aye rightdon to ard,t lohl rueasiing. 0 Caroite stnaes ireathet needr iv oey STheva wrldt.\lm ouantrht Carolina Sthjat will if vocisel ever meoriytwhc it'shrsninguk and ptal ae ityliner aonhiningeaer amnthJniver fSitie adrolnge wofl b A uica. iitemaiii ofay grete Stcate. e" n mnta o hast aUog ryhnn ni.Telniversity's ne1i la,a odlt( heeds asre grate ihn eve. rol.itas post-n at expaInsionI program ics Ioney wl lif n3:5oonh the rnierstyeto (ar"ell, among'h unl ivesit bte werilcep the stater rste,o the mollrass Asd restorl it rli dgrtfu plae i tesunion. olui tion. NEW PLAN SHOULD RECEIVE STUDENTS' SUPPORT The plan to dispose the University to a newN site has been killed according to an iimpeach. able source and the Gamecock wishes it God speed on its journey to the nether regions The issue is (lead, the University (iu to t.l outcries of protestation from the student boly the faculty, and many alumni will not bh moved. Butt now there is another plan underfoot, the success of which will shape the future of the Universitv. The Gamecock reverses its field editorially and gives its most laudatory commendation to this new plan. TIle latest proposal c'alls for the ipecial ap propriatiol by the State Legislature of $3, 825.000 to be matched by an almost equal grin ut from the federal government. This money, if granted, will be used for the erec tionl of new buildings, renovation of the old n'S, purelise of bailv needeeI equipment, ,and for the ac(ltlSitionl of land upon which to expandl---all improvements anld additions to lie ade on the pre-ent. location or lai con tiguuon it. It has been said tlha( the student, hodt amd faculty b)y their opposition to the plln of buidiIg at greater Carolina oin a new location has notilied the State and its legislature that ware opp)osed to the improvement of Caro lina. that we who are here are satisfied with the 'onllitions as they exist and see no need for ban nge or improvement. Ilow anyone colil be so c"rellulnns as to believe that the faculty ami studll'enit body woIlubl le opposed to im prov-emtlent. the bettering of our lot, the en hancing of the value of the undergraduate degree escapes the imagination of those who lave hea rl that opinion expressel. Let it clearily be stated that the population of the I'niversity is not now averse to any improve inen.t, ha 1 3ever b d :eveir shall be 1iii le-s the wN-hole natute Of mllaankimi shIloul liange rad aically fol the worse. Manl welcomes Illlprovement. -m the oh. \Ie al-e no ecpin When this new liplan became known to the -tuldents tii faculty mlemlbers, it received no deiunciation from either. And yet the student boly ly its apathetic aecel)tanmce of the pr"o posal haas virtually condemned this plan also. It is necs'Pai'y for the Gamecock to explain that the stuilent body' is slowintg in approving, last in ol)posi11g. That stane old answer. "tle war.' is tihe only reply that can he Inade to the chnige that the stuilent. hody is listless. This apathy has been evi<lent on) the caml)Is in the inefficient :11-tivities of, ahnost. every olrani zaotiol. The comlition is ba<d. liut it exists. 'rows worse. a1d only the student body is to lilalil'. Therc seeIs to be no entlisiatstim for ('ertainly if there is anylhing tliat i sholll ob,tain a rise fromt the student. bolly, then it i- this new pr'oposal Ifor the expanisiont aindlim lit-(ietinentt of what we tiile-eirvitngly call otir ;ahni a mIater'm. ('erti ly if there is inIceniti ye tol liflt the studen'tts olt of their apathy, then this phu;ti shictibl lie it. ('*ertainily the only way to r'edeem,t itirselve., ini t he eves of those whoc will readl thios edlitcirial atnd realize its t ruth is to igniore no lcitgert thle re4sponilsibility tha t will fall upoIn the 'titlent bicody if' it fail.. tci rise fromii thIalt li st lessnecss. Th Iiis plan n I eed s scitelvy lhe adtive suppoicrt cif the stoilenits to wint for it iianiy friendcs in thei state inaI in the legisla i ure. Thel~ studcetit body i" biest <iutali fiedl aiic ini Itle be'st po'sit ion tci enilist. those friendcs. If this plani fails. the stoileint boday wi11 halve fati ledc thle 'n i versity. thle state, and4 ciuirselvyes. If we fail to at leasit make (iur best effort to procv ide Iforit a Ibe'tter' educ'atitn for~ thle tiext geneirationl (of this state. clurci duigh tetrs andi4 cour scns. thiein ScithI ( 'arolinia shall decgen.. FRATERNITY -POLITICS HAS MOVED OUT OF ITS OWN ZONES l"'raterniity poclitices has its pillce, but its iiityt aiicl int lrusioni inito eleLcctis ofi ce(rtauir etu iipis organiizat ions has bcomeilic a ppallintg P erhlapJs thle wcorst ciffense c ;'c'urts ini thle e'lectiori of miember'is to the camitpuis hltoor orJganiiiatiolns it15 is i pst -tim I 14'such' fra Itrnai Ipolditie's rem ovt theirt rat her oclifercus eii ws frcim; these or'gani zat icons. l"cr hionoriu so0'c' cieties' memberships areP bas(ed oni sch ola rsh i p, leade c'rsh i p, an icam111puts activ it, oto fraternity affiliation. A nmb.er oIf good tmen have beetn excluded from membersh ip by just such fraternity cod. dting and jeailousy. TIhese mlenl belonged te earned it! Th'le s(i;Itilou lies withI the fraternities. N( amioiuit or flagellation, wheedlinig, and forcefui perisuaision on the part of others will suffice. Let's take the fraternity bilack-ball uand give it a good white-washing I USCCar~us a rl. ".J.C. LOVE Aood s wirg ''flusuile d JOHN SI Senior- - persosA1t't pLu KS.K. LeAdrrsip reat ?rnt' rtWa,i Cc,1uander Thmber TrteFRAT. Covne'at Letters To 1 Dear Fditor: We all, certainly, agree that the University needs improvements. The question before us now, how ever, is this: "What type of im provement will best enhance the ability of the University to accom plish its purpose, namely: to edu cate, to hold the characters of the future citizens of the world, to make great contributions to the State and to all mankind through the thinking and research done :4t the Unihersity, and to build a solid foundation for the strength and faith of our democratic way of life??" What are the implications of that quecstiont ? The primary function of any in stitution of learning is to educate. Therefore, the University staff must be composed of educators, men and women whose whole concern must be to pass on to the student, the facts that he demands. But these professors must have more at heart than the mere presentation of facts. They must be deeply concerned with the manner in which the stu dent interprets the facts, and they must be interested in the implica tions those facts will hold for the student's future life and actions. Conversly, it is important that therc be students here woh come to col lege for more than just a good time, who come to college for she building of themselves, for the en hancement of their apperceptions of moral, spiritual ,and material ideal ogies and faiths. Students must come here to be educated in ways of life, they must come to learn how to get along with the OTHER FELLOW, and they must sinct.rely feel an obligation to God, the World, the Nation, the State, all mankind, and, finally, to themselve.s. The two forces (faculty and student body) must learn to work together in the accomplishing of these aims. The University of South Carolina has come a long way along that road of action, but before we are to have a truly great University, we must travel a good way further, A Un?'ivers.ity msssst be conscerned( withl aiding a stuadenst to be a better cit izen, anad to help hsimi realize thec abve-masent ioned elemaenits of edutca ison. II ere, at Carolina, we hav'e anyII~ ins tituationis whlichl arc work insg toward that end. Wec have the anyi fraternaitijes and( sororities, add we have the Y M CA. iut we need mossre. We mussst becCome5 st ronsger ?fn outr very instilttions~ of learnsing; the cla ssrooms ;andh the hlbora torv. To be a better citizen, one must be well acquainted with the pro cesses of democratic prosecedure, in the community and in the home, and be concerned with honest living in a clean community, free from the stigma of corrupt government and management. How could one learn better than to live in an intellectual community which holds those things in high regard? To be a better citi zen, one must be concerned with the solving of those seemingly impos sible probL...s which cos.4ront the world every day, because the solv ing of those problems must always rest in the homes and In the feeling of responsibility of each and every citizen of a gr.e democr..... such BV JUU BLULL. r MSON fl t. mebtr OAICI rrni'tes , Ycmc' Ri -t , A4 j. i Ra.Tc. , ti-Prr OF SA-as the Editor as ours. How else can the thinking of the people of this state be im proved than through a fine State University? Yes, at Carolina, we must bring that very spirit into the classrooms. The student must be given an opportunity to express himself, and to listen to the ideas of his fellow students, and they must be .directly .concerned .with the courses he follows. Sometimes it must be the teacher who asks the questions. He should not always be the man who dishes oui the facts. The instructor should be interested in the thinking of the generation of those he teaches, and he should be concerned with their advancement, with . the . ascension . of . thought throughout his teaching years. At any University, but especially this one, such things should not be left alone to the extra-curricular activi ties. These things should be brought into the everyday college life of the student because it is imr,rtant; very, very important for the mold ing of the studef:t, the University, and the State. Such procedure will create interest, a real and vital in terest in the problems of the Uni versity and the Nation. With such interest the University of South Carolina could not fail to become great and real to the heritage of the State and to its unlimited possibili ties for the future I At this U~ niversityv we do need ne(w buildings and an entirely re orgaizedl plant. We ne~ed them very badly, as they are extremiely imi portanut to acctompl)ishm nent of our ot her tasks, to thle slirmnolting of o11ltr ther problems. We greatly ap pireciate the efforts of the State to imlprove us, and can only work to ward becoming worthy of those ef forts. lit let uts not forget, that to have a truly great University it is juist as important to accoinpjlish thle task at hand. A new planlt will help immieasturabldy in obtaining t his voal., b,ut let us rea lize that the iniiportant part of thiis Institult iont will not be fi tund in the size o fthle buildings or tihe miodertn style of architecture, buit in the type of person whoi leaves it, in that person is work and coln ribut ion to mankind. As niiuch as any other illlprovemlent, we inw need at Carolina, an impitroved stan dard of values, the values of a real educacdtionial sy stem, WVe must hild ourselves into a body that is wo r' hv of the efforts of the State to im prove otar lot. l,et us not worry too ichl about losing soime of our traditionis. Tradiutions are fiune :as long as they reflect tri,lly, the real greatntess of an inst itution. lint here, mtany of our traditions senm to be slipping--those of real initegrity andl honesty. We must haung on hard they slip away completely, lint they shall not leave uts if we see lie real hope of genuine imiprovemnent. Our whole pride ulust rest ini the value of the studenit to the college. What good will a neCw p)lant be if we are not yet ready tp tackle the prob)lemis of civilized living? Let us build a newer and better University, but let us not become dazed by such a mirlad of brick. and mo4'tar that we lose sight o fthe real intrinsic qualities that go to make up a truly great University!I Respect fully, A STUmENT, Sinking Sand By ANNE SEARSON This is by way of farewell. . .~. Adieu to those of you who next semester will no Jonger grace the portals of USC. Bon voyage and give our regards to all our friends in "boot camp." If perchance your feet should take you along other than nau tical paths as you pass your sundry courses in life, remember the ones you didn't pass in college. (Note to reader: above is pun!) I3utt as for those of you who will return to pursue the higher channels of learning at our university, I must here break to you the saddest of news. Your favorite columnist hereby is tak ing the veil. Your opportunity to increase your intellect by hungrily perusing these superlative inches of literary perfec- * tion is now at an end. llowever-any sign of relief or elation on the part of my readers will be immediately avenged. I shall be lurking in the darkest cornels of this sheet to deal with any and all offenders. (iarlands of poison-ivy and stink-weed for you each and every one. Eitaph to .oh'rI .. The Yanikee I() went, on a 1ienie citi a gru'ip of Southern lelles. When everyone was settled allong the atints and olives, the customary fried chicken was served. With dainty propriety one of the youing ladies picked i) a drum-stick and dug in. The Ro growled with superior disdain, "You Rebels-no manners at all. You eat. everything with your fingers!" The offended female glared defiantly at her escort, "What do yout expect? You dalmnyankees stole all our silverl" First off, dou you play bridge? It i!.. youl Inow, one of the6 first rules of camnplus etiquette to ie a ('ulbertson protege. Otherwise in Carolina you are as out of place as a broom in the halls of Coker College. Speaking of Coker. this is the place where fine intellects in dhI ge themselves in the biusitnc-s of "bhid or pass." .,o for tile sake of example slhall we merely print the "seens and Ieards" * from various frat rooms in that blbinHi! g. YOi don't uSe names in essays. do you, Dr. iabcock ! Well we're of a revolutionary natiure. so here goes. Bridge fiends Imay be divided into three masculine cate gories (feminine ones. are iniinmeral as ist womein at Car olina only play bridge to hold a hand with the men!) These T three are typified by three campus characters. 1. Bill Ilutchinson (Tri-)elts own little pin-up)-black wood, Culbertson. and Winslow have found their conunon meeting ground in this masterful card shark. His greatest at tribute is his ability to appear sound asleep "hile his. oppo nents are signaling across the table. Having learned to decipher every and all such code messages, he then proceeds to play his gam wcaccordiugly. 2. Bill Bader-Bader is an honest man we're sure-but he'll still hear" witchinlg at a card table. The interminable succession of "six no-trump" hands which he deals himself fall slightly beyond the reals of co-incident. It should be considered then aedvisable to )lay bridge as Bader's pa.rtner or not to play e bridge with laader at all1. :3. Neve'tt Grove-WVe sliung Gr~iove in here j ust beCcauIse we thlink it's hligh timei( somne c'ommenI'tt wals made(1 about himit. llridge? Oh)l. well, lhe dloes p)lay-bult his talents far exceedl in coniIseqtutential tiifliugs with cards. I lowever, we might here chiology. lIeI platys Is best gamle WithI (0c-ed as hie manaufges thIirouigh hiis except ionaily 11'(ynamIic petrsonl1ity to ru ffle themi into inlconsciouisness. II is sua~ve. sophisticated nilnner shall n e'er be remiembilered in thlese 1hall s for years to come. And thue only ri valI for hi,s su1perior estatte is hiis fraiterniity brother Ctarson till" ad t l,e mauineiiIiit inlterprfetat ion of the "LIittle G irl with tile (uril inl lie .\iddle oif hietr lorehiead." I Iin.e. if youi ar e seek ing an1 "in' toi campu 11)5society, here frienids is youlIr golenC, '' opportun iity for se'lf-id van ce'tment. Take your1 social (cues from thiese thIirete as biefits your ltack of per sonal01ity, an md, by a11let eas. let biridgte he your1 byv-word(. I'in-L'p 110oy lI e it kniowtn lie fe we print fte below thait it is not of our (iwn compoi(sit ion. Thiis par agraphii wams siiuiitted to us by' a. .youn:g tlady on fthe caus )1. She is ai Fretshmanll --antd a ecute ome. Wiiub(l Ilike to) prinlt hler! phlone numbe buho'' t she'l' prefers to~ ie n11un1 anI)lionmos. L-et us prIo'eedI with thie bumsine'ss at hanld! "Ti sI beat'ii i fu li barneter .is Ilisted a is "chlesty"* inl fte fficl Sigia Ni; list of e'xtlted~( gr'ound-hiogs-lIIis gobuleni emIs waive in tIle breeze as at eblIlenge to all fenmlitle hear its, iwhich'l thlrob iner cyash stols lesmel by . . . elim hls (iti hve bneen a vee bit of' a biey when lIe e'nteredl thet Ntiviy . . . but betwoen 1. T. and I Wheteiis he ('tin st retchl 1'2" on ye ol haily me' It'r ihg St iek . . . favorite habitl duing football 'season was to get his beh'net knocked (yealh. we said 'knocked') off wihilec barg ig dlown the fiel (so as to expose his wealIt h of curls to hun. gry fenminine eves !) . . . has n10 p)referenc(e in women . . . lond1s b)runettes, redl headls . . . t all. shoirt, or mnediium . . . usually ends iup with a brmunte . . . but he loves 'eml atlI. . . . I Jailing from ('ali forma thlis great lig hiunik of V-1 2 is none other than our own George' Fari''s!" (S'help me(, "PJorgy'," ] diidn't write it. WecouldI here devote a few acid reniwrks to D oug Snmith authlor' of that Iiterary ma Iisterpjiece whlich attenipted to delv'e inito our' love life last wee'k. Ilowvever', it dloesn't seemi wor'th whsile as Siuthi seems to have drawn a blank anyl1howi. Wilson and Swartz~ resent the implications justly--and as for the other .wo, they've had so many affairs that we find them inadequat~ e viden.e ofr shortc....ing9.