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The Gamecock Founded January 30, 1908 ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor Issued Bi-Weekly by the studlent btly of the Ilitiseraity of South Carolina during the college vear except during examinations and vacation petiode. Entered as secon<-class matter at the postotfice at Colunbia, S. C., November 20. 1908. Alumni Association nietnhership dts Ii2 iude saubseription for alumni. Student activities fee includes $.t4' subscription fot stu dents. Member Associaled CoIIe6iiat Press Distributor of Collegiale Diest sapt(SSNTSD FOR NATIONAL AUvsRrsiNG y NationalAdvertising Service, Inc. Ce/legs P-41isher.s Representative 420 MADIsON Ave. NEW YORK. N. Y. CHIcaGO . BoSToN - Los AnoteeU . SAN FMaIIcISe STAFF Editor........................................................ohn Ht. R eese M anaging Editor......... ........lobbv \\iflin nt EDITORIAL SrAFF News Editor..............................................r,e Se.itms Associate IMditor.................................. ge Ueisv Cn-FA iilor...................................... \iuigrol.t 1<.rim.rn Society Editor.......................................... li ci Il ntleh.v Sports Editor..---.....................................1 0nmis l'owers Circulation Iianiger..................................,l3it' ltectl i:. News Staff-Sarah Witl, Itoikte Runukti.git. Viiglinll ituffie, Martha Steadtnan, cail' Andison. iis Ward. Pieggs Treter, 3Mary Shoun. Opal Ise Ihower. Patap liaekett. Wilbiur I.surence. - Virginia Ravsor. Jack lehiti. iti SImn1--i , ihel 1.a'ar. Ernest Davis, .\Margaret lholm . M.:irgiret de ileIiell, itITe iotley. June Deaunmer. Business Manager......................E. \Vi::ian IIutclinson EDITOR HEAVES SIGH OF THANKFUL RELIEF AS LAST EDITION GOES TO BED The last issue of The (Talltcock is tradi tionally turttned o\er" to the niew\1\ly-e'letcted staff, the old editor only writing the edi torials. This issue. then. being the next to last for this semiester, is the present edi tor's farewell gest u re. In lieu of a "Gootbll)ye. it's been fun,.' the incumbent prints an editorial p)lagiarized from the Purple and White of \lillsaps ('ol lege which pictures his feelings now extct-pt for the convilsive heave of relief as the editoi-ial toga slit s from his shoulterst to those of another. "Profs can sit crosslegged on the top of a desk; dean's list students can let down their guard; student otly presitdt-nts can fraternize with t he- missts. "On1lY an edittr is retrlted to be ptl1 i ficial always. "O1ly an editor is silppotetl to know everything that haliines. so it is taken for granted that he a lready kl\\s it. and Itu otly ever tells him antvthing': t'11ly an editor is suppose to keep an optet tind al\way's. andit at the 'same t ie to mai~ke '-iap th-iin forui each pJol di:tia impais-; tonly an ed titor is reuir~ied to kepi, his al <t ofIli-- potigt ieo. each sepiartate liniteulp. "PJrofts havte thirit aplle-plikht.rs whlo a-lk questions after chass: dtean's list sitiudents get their quiartterly re-ports; student btody presi dents hear quarterly retports. 'Only an edlitor has to guess. "'Only an edlito)r has to grope blindly along, trying to put out a pa pet' for a siii dent body who will talk only biehinil his hack. who will n-yver tell him what thie like or don't like. who wvillI squawk auily only when they are mtortally and irreparably wouindIed. who niever thank him when he says anything niice abotut t hema or censors anything niast y, who have to be- truackedl dowvn, cornieredi anzd beaten insensible beforet they will so mitch as give hinm a news lead. "Profs have the sat isfactioni of set-ing their teachings put i nto) pract ice; (lean's list students are an inspiration to their11 suIccis sors ; student body presidenuts (-an pioi nt with pride at the year's end( to long rows of achieve men ts. "Only an editor ntevter ac-compl ishes anyi thing. "Profs get to sit, on the stage; dlan'ts list students don't have to at tendl class; studett body presidents get to iltrtoduicP visitors. "Only an editor is damnfool eniouigh not to want to trade placets with a ny of them. '"And, w~hen all's said and (don-. onile ani editor has the satisfaelion of' knowintg that his thousand words a wvet-k are wrtit ten tlownt in letters that cani never bet erased; of fe-el ing something in a wax' which must have immedIiate and1 lasting effect ; of knowing that, if he knew how to use it, he has the whole state for his audience; of sensing that he is doing a .iob for the students which no one else couIld (10 in quite the same way; and( last bitt not least, of' being sur'e of a staff that, no matter how much he is forced to ahuse them, overwork them, dleny them any reward for their work, will he driven back for more by pure love of literary effort. Onlr am editor would grip, about it." ON HAVING A LEMON PIE SMASHED IN YOUR FACE: MORAL IS ATTACHED The Pi Phi lassies escorted them from Sims to the field of battle. Shelved there under the platform, the lemon pies were a gorgeous mass of meringue, crust , and yellow filler. They looked good enough to eat. The condemne(, ready to receive this rather dubious honor for which he has labored long, was led to the platform upon which stood an erection appearing to be a cross between a pillory and a guillotine. Wrapping a towel around his neck to pro tect himself from the "gory mess," he climbed upon the scaffolding and protruded his head through the circular aperture in the wall. Ace auctioneer Ann D. Tison's cry for bids on the pie rang out and the answers came back. Pinally the limit was reached. The purchaser of the Bonds and the pie cliimbed upon the platform after receiving the culinary misfortune. As he smashed "Minerva's )elight" in the face of the hon oretI, a Simon LegI'ree light came to his eyes and he gave the pie an extra twist. IHa\ ing now e'qualled Mack Sennet's cot)s. we w'h( tasted this culinary conicoc thmn have one comment to make. ''They 'rm/d have put sgrc' inl the pie!" To Anti 1). Tison, Milnerva Wilson and the others responlsible goes a Gamecock bouquet for their handling of the rally. To the ('olumbia merchanlts who contributed the auctioneI articles goes another Gamecock louctuet. To the student body who met this first phase of the campus 7th War Loan I)rive with enthusiasm goes another, More than S18.000 worth of Bonds and Stamps have been sold on the campus since .Ir. Christie Benet, state war finance chair manl. op enled tlie drive two weeks ago. Our (uota has been set at $25.000. Let's go over the top (luring the next two weeks. t'nlelber. it's easier to go over the top in War Bond purchases than it is in a Pacific isle battle. GRADUATION DAY, JUNE 16, ENDS CAROLINA LIFE FOR MORE THAN 120 SENIORS .June conies again and brings with it the comllpletion of college work for more than 120 ('arolilians. Somlle (of the graduates will be members of the campus V-12 unit. You came to Caro 111ia. perhaps not of your o\w\n navigation. to re)mre youlrsel f ise rvice of your countrl y as Navv ensign. 'TIhe University has lont it. l,tst for vouil. Sonie of you (lidln't like the 1'nivesit. somie of you fell into the swvinig of things with I fervor, some of . \ 1 just diifted inti l the niddle, but to each of you. ('aroiiia sends its salttationl, "Gotd metd'tl. }a oE I htl in). and rlood luck." Other of t his J1unei~ class of 19151 w,ill be~ to-etl,, girls whot will recall iln a later I'anioni of iio.stalgia their lif~ lher air s. Iai..\lIrs. ('hihds. Sims at live minuts to 12 t'. mi. withI thIie lights blinlking, that finial diash to escapew restrict ion, weekends w\ithI the roo,.m-mlalt. the excitement of for mlal dlances. politites in the spring, the color of lhe Po wder H-owl, the i' . alryi of ( 'lemson 'In the footblallI field, and in the parlor of Wdt Hampton and Sims. Air Base lieu tenants. It'*s been gre'at fun when studies were escatpedl. Somfle of this class will be ci vil ians, boys, now men. who were not called into the armed. se rvices. TI'h ey'll not forget '"Big Thuristba\ ." chats with l)t*an Braley,~' R. G. Bell beatinug them in) 1ool, the canteen cro.wd, Sims, W~ade llampton. Mlaxcy and Watii'hop.' Ilouse. Tlhey wvatched the num bit' of ci vilianus steadily decrease as a result of the war,. they saw the '"old Carolina sp)irit"' wain', they' witnressedI thle arrival of he Nayill July, 1 943t, they~ clung to their memor'ies of' the old days with tenacity, they' w,,orkedt withI loyal resolution to mainitain the old tradl(it ions. WithI all these dIiv,ersionis, these 120-odd maiiaged somehow to attendl classes. Now hey arie comipleting the requirements, and on .June 16 their' diplomas w,~ill he placedl in t h('ir handts. Ther'e is a sign ificantce in calling gradua tion day 'eercises "'commencement.'' It is the begi nninig of a new phase of' life, a Cariol i na graduiate. Mlay you l ive w,~it h the thlinysi that ('arolinia has inst illedI inl you, briniginig honor01 to yourself andt you' Alma iiat er. .\Iny~ y'ou be as loyal anI alumnnus as you have been aI studtent. May' you have the best that life has to offer'. We w,,on't coniment on the weather. It may Ibe rainy anid cold when this appears. Short moral: It is better to be defaced by a pie than by a Jap. "Greenery" will be profuse upon the anmpns tiAs umnme US( Campoi~ W NN>.R Cf Th. t-1t ORATORicAL tledal.f MORRIS ( LAw student FRom Si PRESTdNt- Cf- Od, PRPsidErT of LAw School PRtstderfF of EuphRdiA PAST AsscciaTe EdtboR of Gt Qucslion of Q. What feature would you add Merrie Lou Conoway--I never r Howard House- -Varga girls. Patsy Patrlck--A brief resume editorials on such would he very p part of our education today as our Toni Child---Preview of coming Columbia. Harriet Lee Perhaps good lette1 intelligent discussion in the paper Malerna ('opeland -- I would like and the column of school activitie .. : I think individua Peggy Murray- I thirk a colur give it more appeal. Faye Appel--- I think the freshn the background. Sylvia Lewis - I think it's pretty Becky Milton -Some more gossi Bill I'rigge--More feature colun Frank Fine--Ought to have two Claire Lewis---The Gamecock cc Billy Beckham I would like to the foolish things that happen to si Ann Rhante----A calendar of weel Kinloch Bull -More photographs George Langstaff Ilow about s activities? Mill 'Miller- Style column for t1 ".azz-ho" Hancock-- An editoria Herb Belitel Suggest an openinf writing on campus problems. Ken HIuffmn Ind ('reeks Eddy lur,jorie Curtis-- I think we sho about the professors on campus. Bill Bader It's all right as a s w ei a weekly. Lee11 ei" To Thet fllow.in.btig l letr w:e- rec.*is ed ftrtin )omn l"ustji, wel tenmetmbte'ed as "'Omar. thle 'lTettntt-k e f foot It is itassed ont to tho.ese who nuy he SItetit tances of Dom. -:itorI. Iwae;e t. H i adle. Your most welcome lt totr of the 22nd of Match has jutslt trived. it cer-taitnly is good hearing from you again. I didn't think my last letter to you was good enough to have printed in the Gjamecoek. The war with Get-many' is finally o e'r. E--tone in t he world had a btig tdlebratiton e.xcept t he hoys out her e. We we'nt abhout dloing our daily tasks. Of 'ourts,'. we were glad be'catse we knew the boys from 1-urope would he out here soon helping us finish these muon keys. This wat with Japan should ~. S.* a vymn rl -.Dxn wery.kept aa pettt BON *We need Ioa of thaa'ekkb.- oaa BY JIA BU. )6?URSKY iMMMRC:) -- - StuderT Body, Fa. PAsT- PRes.c t icL Sot Ty,y tecodc, PuFs. of E W ?? the Vck to the Gamecock? ead the Gamecock. of would news and affairs, and rofitable. It should be as much a classroom studies. attractions on the campus and in rs to the editor from students wilh to awaken more student interest. to have editorials on world affairs, s needs more variation. Is should he given more notice. nn on school personalities would en should stop heing pushed into good as it stands now. p). inls. or lhree pages of colored comics. vers all. see a Carolina Day Book with all udents such as Brooksie Marshall. kly campus events. napshots of campus life and social ze current Navy styles. I on the bar in the canteen. of column for essays by students' -Pin-up pictures. uld have a joke column, especially chool newspaper, except I wish it The Eiit'or Past, at must)5, antii hert year. im aliII iel atinrg oni~ Rus%iat dteclaii ing wai r un oura li t tI. le llow fiends he tor 1lti end of .unec. I blie'u e 1 told y ou I'm on a I .T. Tentder. That's about all I can tell you abut the ship. On one of lii the Toloa (us, I hav e a note - "romi the Gamer ''ocks t o Tojo." That's one gift from C'arolina theya-'re going tor get a "hang' out of. I'll try and get a p-icture of it before the gtft is delivered. Along with youtr letter I receiv'ed sevei al issue's of The G;ame(ock. In one of t hem I saw a piltiur e of you1 and se-vetral professors doing a great job cheer-lead ing. I really' got a kick out of t hem. I wish I could have seen thari. I haven't much mote to say so I'll close now wishing this letter finds you in the hest of health. R esper t fully. , rDom FuI.sel. *. ie open sea in a ribber boat by three G,ene Aldrtih, anid Anrthrony P'atna. ader thre lazing burr, anid freezing tre finally rescured. In effect, they te o aatWa Bondeas you~ The Foot Is Off The Face "You can please some of the people some of the time, but none of the people all of the time." Now, listen, folks, I aim to please, see? This is your column, printed for your entertainment and enlightenment--but rahly now, it isn't quite cricket to criticize my feeble efforts so mercilessly. Constructive suggestions receive my warmest welcome advice is music to my ears. (Now let me tell you the truth! It doesn't make the faint est difference to me what you think. Obviously, since no one else has volunteered to take this column, it is the con sensus of opinion that no one has more ability than I in writing the enclosed paragraphs. If I have or do print any thing personally distasteful to you, my by-line is attached for your convenience, my box number is 1143. This, my friends, is an invitation to register your complaints with the source. Roar away!) ABNORMALITY SKETCH I've had a request to bring back this paragraph. Hence, below the first and last sketch of the semester: Once I was sitting alone in the dark-when suddenly a great eagle loomed on the horizon. (But it wasn't an eagle, it was McKay!) Once I dashedi up to Ish Kabibble to get his autograph. (But it wasn't Ish Kabibble, it was McKay!) Once I thought I heard a jack-ass giggle. (But it wasn't a jack-ass, it was McKay-or maybe it was both!) McKay admits he is one of the most outstanding men on the cam pus. When he told me how popular he was, I figured I ought to get an interview with him. This is his own frank, un biased, unprejudiced opinion of himself. "I'm the handsomest nan on the campus," he smiled modestly. "I taught Culbertson and Blackwood how to play bridge," he smiled modestly. "I was the ghost writer of 'llow to Winl l"riends and Influ ence People','' he smiled modestly. "My' singing voice has never been paralleled by Caruso or Sinatra," he smiled modestly. "I value my opinion above anyone else's," he smiled modestly. "Adolphe Men"jou has his tailor duplicate my clothes," he smiled modestly. "Einstein k my favorite protege." he smiled modestly. "I can truthfully say I am the greatest man alive today," he smiled modestly. McKay lives in a house of mirrors; his hobby is collect ing autographed pictures of himself. He says although he is fully aware of his charm, he has not let it go to his head at all. BRIGHT SAYINGS AROUND THE CAMPUS "Pledge." . . . "When is the last day to drop a course?" "Oh, Professor, you're so witty !" . . . "Where's the broom '.'" . . . The other (lay I referred to a certain RO as "that child." I was informed that he was "old enough to be my mother." . . . When the Navy labs turn out around four, individual sorority pledges are posted on the steps of Coker. Overheard one ans\wer an alnxious active with "Ceiling zeto" the other day. . .. Quoting Rob ii irsch : "Come with me to the 'ashpbah !" . . . .1. 11ansen described as "slippery as a piece of soap in a shower bath." . .. 1O at hula show in ('arniival. "'And I left my lawn tnower at home.'' . . . The c'rowntintg glory of' the wveek, Tony Simpsoni quloted to be "keeping her' mout h shut.'' (Quiet down, llanmilton, you suggestedl it yourself'!) OVERSEAS STORIES F"rom across the seas the stories come-and t hrtu them A meric'an wit andI i ngenuity d rif't back to us! F"i rst anid fo'rmost let me dled icat e a special r'emartk to one FredQ( Bremer,ht' U.S( alum superlative. W~hat his rank is now, I do not. know. Nor' am 1 acquainted w'ith his present geographical situation. Howev'er, I've owed him a few words for about two months now. Sonme of .vou will recall the poem I printed last Summer entitled "Uunderstanding.'' Fred or "Beautiful," as we used to call him hereabouts, was thoughtful enough to drop mec a note in reply. I print below some of the context of' said epistle: "Yes, I remember the n ight I lef't you. dlear.x "But not with a sad half' smile "I knew that you could never be true "Not even f'or a little while. "I met her in a little town "She was so lonely and blue "I h'ad to take her in my arms "She reminded me so of you. "She wasn't quite as dliscreet as you "She kissed me more than twice "'I knew it wasn't the thing to do "But gosh her kisses wer'e nice.'' The last verse has unfortunately been misplaced. At any r'ate, my compliments to "Beautiful" whose intellectual nature had escapedl me until so recently. Any~ other contribu tion.s wi'll be equally alpreciated. From the Pacific, my favorite "Lt. (.j. g.) " sends a stor'y to b)e recordedc( on .ioke-boxes fr'om coast to coast. Tokyo Rose, the Nipponese propaganda queen, has quite an audi ence amiong Amer'icani servic'e personnel. She sonr a variety shiow~ of "blull' auid music. h[owever. not so long ago her stock of Amer'iican ii'ecordings began to w~earu thin, Scratchy' records (d0 inot appeal to sensitive "Yank" cars. So in a recent 11-29 raid, hundreds of new swing platters were dIropped ov'er the T'okyo) broadcastiung station. The - next day, over the air waves, came Rose's American edu cattedl voice' with profuse thanks for this interest shown in lier' \\ords of \\isdom.'' In Euriop,e, alt houugh wvar d rums have ceased to rumblle, ouru a u'nW 'onivoys are still emtployedl in the tediotus and trying job of cleaning up that ravagen continent. Supp*y lines are still stretched taut. Therefore, fresh vegetables and poultry are an extreme rarity. Nevertheless, the old U. I. inann i a, e h.at... ts _his jus wo.. . .l