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The Gamecock Founded January 30, 1908 ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor Issued Bi-Weekly by the student body of the University of South Carolina during the college year except during examinations and vacation periods. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Columbia, S. C., November 20. 1908. Alumni Association membership dues include subscrip tion for alumni. Student activities fee includes $1.00 subscription for students. , Member Qssociated Colle6ile Press " Distributor of Colle6iale Di6est ..r.sa..Nto PO. NATIONAL ADVNTISING my NatonalAdvertising Service, Inc. Callege PubIshAer Represetatew 420 MAoteoN Avi. Niw YoRK. N. Y. CRICASo VOSTON - LOS ANSLIS - SAN FRANCISCO STAFF Editor................... .........Bobby Williams Managing Editor............................Anne Searson News Editor...............................Virginia Raysor Associate Editors............ ... John Reese, Jeune Good, George Delay Co-ed Editor...............................Eleanor McCall Society Editor................................Toni Simpson Sports Editor........... ............Saul Lavisky Photography Editor................... Jo Seideman Cartoonist..-------....................Sandy San Fratello Columnists-George Delay, Roy Bass, Margaret De Merel, Toni Simpson. Virginia Raysor News Staff-Rives Ward, Betty Hendley. Ernest Davis, Walter Myers. Virginia McDuffie, Jack Bechtel. William Speer. Houston Davis. W. J. Brown. Henry Younce, Mary Baxter, Micheal Snider. Joe Drennan, Belinda Col lum. George Celusta, Lucille Roache. C. D. Stone. Ed McMullen. Ralph Ferguson. Riley Bradham. Martha Haltiwanger. Jesse Phasey Sports Writers-Naomi Staley. Bill Bader. Frank Scruby. Chick Shiels. Business Manager..................Bill Hutchinson Circulation Manager..............Quinn Hambright Proof Reader... .....................W. E.. Work Typist . ............................Anne Stephan IS THE ADMINISTRATION LOSING FAITH IN STUDENT CONDUCT? The following letter was receive(d in the Gamecock box this week concerning the rule issued by the administration that all doors to the sorority rooms in Sims must remain open at all times: July 24, 1945. Dear Editor Sororities after nearly three years' so journ are now back in Sims, and by now are getting things pretty well situated. Since the spring of 1943, with the coming of the naval expansion on the University campus, sororities have swallowed every pill Colun bia had to offer in the way of the housing situation. Even though off the campus, the sororities tried to maintain rules and regu lations in keeping with University require ments and standards. These were enforced and maintained by the girls themselves, and we think we (id a pretty good .iob of it. XVe were glad to come back to the cam pus5. While C'oker lacked the polish of our former Sims setup, we were back in prloper surroundings, andl we made the best of it. But dIon't troubles ever cease? When we were given hack our rooms, we were undler the impression that each of the rooms had four walls, not two' Why do the door1s be' tween the sororities' rooms have to be left open ? It's true that iirrors dion't fit well on the back of another so)ror'ity's piano, and1 a combination of floral dlesigns and stripes antd furnit ure-linedl walls are in pboor taste, This i ndeedI wouldt add very little to the beautification of Sims Lobby, But this is not the point--Why aren't we trustedl? If our parents trust us enough to send us5 to a state institution, why then (does the UJniver'sity doubt their integrity'? You address us as men and women of Carolin4, why not treat us as suIch? We will be mor'e than glad for any of the miatrons~ or University facullty to visit out' rooms w.henever they please. It is our1 pleas u re to cooperate wvith the administration and faculty regarding teas or "open hotuse," at which time we vill gladly relinqulish our rooms for their ulst. We would appr'eciate your p)rinting of this in the next issue of The Gamecock, We Want some privacy, can you blame us? Sincerely, FIrances Simpson. UNIVER3ITY ALUMNI, WE, THE STUDENTS, SALUTE YOU According 'to figures releasedI last week by Mr. Lewis, executive secrletary of the Alumni Association, 5,377 Carolia alumnli are in ulniform. The lives of 5,3~77 formel' stud(ents of the U1nifersity have been dis rupted while they fought to protect the freedoms of America. The lives of 5,377 for mer stuldents of the University have beenl disrupted while they fought that their state university might r'emain unchanged, that their children might have the advantages of higher education. An additional 102 alumni have given their lives that their ideals might live on. Men, then carefree also, who have tread on the very walks that we nonchalantly stroll to classes upon, have died challenging us to bigger, more serious tasks. q We know that we are incapable of realizing the grim sacrifices that you, the alumni, are making. We try to understand, but our efforts must seem almost sardonic to you. They are so ,little beside yours. We've bought bonds, which is easy enough. Many of us are working and going to school. Food isn't as tasty as it used to be. Weekly trips home have been cancelled. But you're giving blood, sweat and tears! Our gratitude is heartfelt. Our prayers are for you daily. We're burning with the desire to do, do, do something! It's hard to believe that going to school is helping. The home front isn't too glamorous. We've followed with pride you campaigns. We're proud, too, that we may some day be alumni of the University privileged to bear your appellation. We miss you. We wisA you could be here with us as we again look forward to beat ing-well, beating Clemson. We'll do it this year-just for you! SHALLOW POLITICIANS THREATEN FREEDOM OF STUDENTS AT CAROLINA Have you ever considered the alarming number of dormant organizations on the campus? Have you ever weighed their worthiness, their potentialities, and won dered why their most important meetings have been at election time? Over half of the organizations here at Carolina are slowly being starved of all worthy purposes by the petty ambitions of campus politicians. They want the name. They shun the responsibility. Why, many a student spends his four years here craftily collecting empty titles without contributing anything of real worth to the school. This condition isn't affecting these organi zations alone. It creeps into the welfare of the student body. It makes for distrust in the student body as a whole by the admin istration. They think we're irresponsible, incapable of a true self-government-and, tragically enough, they are correct. We elect these shallow politicians. We overlook the scho(A's welfare. I am not lambasting fraternity and sorority politics. Politics we shall meet in the future, and we should learn its quirks. ilut for Carolina's sake and your welfare as a student, don't elect even a fraternity brother to office unless he has the energy and qualities of good leadership. Be fair minded enough to weigh the candidate's ability to .be an asset to your organization and to the University. Any of these associations or fraternities w.hose leaders are constantly and futilely searching for a project, a purpose, a reason for existing. should i nsta ntly disband. They have often been allowed to exist becruse their officers wanted the personal honor. They~ meet, they exist, but they are of worth to no one. I repeat, the administration (loes not give us sufficient management of studlent affairs, They~ hesitate. We have not yet provedl our selves. TPhe adinnist rat ion canjnot give us more fri edom of government until each student conisiders ('arolina's prosperity ab e his pet ty personal ambitions andl thai 'f his fraternity--until all the student ce truly "men and women of Carolina.'' WEEKLY STUDENT ASSEMBLIES MAY BE REALIZATION -F YOU WORK! T1he Studlent ('ouncil is projecting a plan by which weekly studlent bodty assembly meetings will be held 'in the chapel, Under the plan, classes will be shortened to pro v'ide for an hour's chapel time. For some years, (arolina has not had a regular chapel program, being handicapped as she was with no auditorium with the capacity necessary for seating the student body. Now, while the number of students here is small, an assembly can be effected. We need a convocation for' (discussions andl programs. We lack the unity t'hat could be brought about b)y such meetings. We lack the spirit that could be nourished by the con vocations. A var'iety of programis can be arranged-. pep raillies, speakers, debates. Anni ounlce nments could( be madle and1 exlained at this t imoe. We can, duinnng this summer term, laiunch t he p)rograml, test it ; andt if it prioves suc cessfu,l, continuite it afteri the major p)art of the studlents return in November. TIhe Student Council needs the support of every student to p)ersualde the administra tion that the time so taken from classes would be of value. Students, talk about it. A ir your opinions. And let's have more school spirit enuragred by student assemblie. Usc PnOFJ ILI A ~ ~ ~ ~ . r-e TeaI0 THI NG-S. 0G~r TH cgAmRM or Hoo o 4JeWO. MUM69 OF INTEigRZ IfCo00CtL \)hcE-NES o f IL FAST MO6M 50E9 c. &V T*T-PRE.S. of Co.C.S.c. ?AcSeM. o K JX rAImUX of -X 0A VV in A'ound Do you think we sh1ouPld'have weekly student body meetings? Anne Clark: Yes, yo)u see a lot of people andt learn more about Ihe school. Betty Lyles: If there is entertainment, it voild give us an idea who has talent onl tle campus. Bob Shook: I expet it. would he a good i(lea. It ought to get more organization on tle camptis. Lillian Hair. These prograins are interesting and educational. YIn inl favor of it. Jack "Brain" Rogers: Yes. I do. We have no organized spirit on tile camlipus at present. Vinnie Wilson: Through these weekly programs, if there is co operation, it would help other functions. J. 0. Saul: That's too often. I don't believe there are that many things to talk over. Mary Mishoe: I don't think so. So many students are not. here duriig tie summer that it seems this meeting is nnnecessary. Neil Ludtke: No, that's too much troul)le. I think we ought to have representatives to go. Jack Bechtel: I th1inik it, wouild be a good idea because it would help build het ter co-operation inl tihe sttident body as well as a beI ter school spirit. Bill Bader: Yes. I thiinlc tile sehool shouild h in i stie i p wlierel weekly asseiblies or cihapels would afford op port iluitY fir i lie s uol holy and(] ieulty to contact each ot her oinPI)h probies of m1uual IconcIern'l. George Farris: T don't see anty niecessit y fo r i.Udrteeit lng I niiersty se-ulp, thle oIpilnions of thle stutden ls (loll t carry any~ weight. ?O0 inq Iac4ward From The Gamecock April 4, 1917: At the largest studlent b)ody meeting of the year heldl Wed nesdav, 173 Carolina studlents volu nteeredl for reserve officers training course soon to be offered at the Univer sity under the direction of General Henry F. Thompson. Since then a number hav'e volunteer*ed, b)ringing the total of enlisted men to 190, andl it is confidently expected to r'each a total of 200 before organization is complete. The annual triangular debate between the University of South Carolina and the Universities of Florida and Ten nessee (is) to be held A pril 12, 1917. The topic for the debate will be, "Resolved that immigration be restricted by a literacy test.." Inspired by the general atmosphere of p)reparedlness, the Univ'ersity girls have formed a detachment of the National League for Women's Services. This doeA not obligate p)uhlic service, hut in case need should come, those who volunteer will be sent to aid at supply bases and hospitals. At the meeting Mrs. Richard 1. Manning said, "We have France and ICngland as examples of unpreparedness; there fore, ourI nation is ext remiely anxious for us to be prep)aredI." The various orgaiz /ationIs of the campus in charge of the pbins1 for l'&aster week have beetn hardl at work and1( the finial arrangements have been concluded. Tlhe eventts prlomlise' to be uniusually interesting, and the whole campus)1l is awaiting them with anxiousness. Pract ically' the entire student body, enthIusiastic and noisy, took part in the patriotic parade held last TPhursday night in Columbia. Although the night was raw and windy, stu dents gathered in multitudes at the Gym nasium immedilately after suIpper. When they dlepartedl they left the campus marching to the strains of "Oh, We'll Ride Kaiser Rill on the Rail." If Carolina's patronage foretells anything, these new ten cent stores will be a howling sucessa. Now Hear This By Roy Bass HERE IS ONE SOLUTION We have heard a million times or more the question, "Where is the spirit of Carolina?" The answer is simple. The spirit of Carolina is right where it h4s always been in the hearts and minds of the students. They are sismply not expressing it. Why? If we answered that it would take reams of paper and unlimited space. However, there is, we think, one answer that can be given in a few simple, pointed words. Frankly, the student body of Carolina is lacking in spirit because they are, fdr the majority, ignorant of the activi ties and organizations of their school. Who is at fault? Partly the students themselves and partly the organizations of the school. Suppose we look at this problem a little more in detail and try to analyze it. First, a person to be interested in a subject must know something about it. There must be something there that intrigues him, that arouses interest. How can a person, be interested in anything that he has never heard of or knows nothing about? Of course, he cannot be. This applies to the students at Carolina most directly. If you will get together all the students on this campus sthat are able to answer questions about the school pertaining to student organiza tions and activities-their purposes and what their accom plishments are-then we will be glad to meet with them in the nearest phone booth and discuss the matter. Our student body is simply not informed. How can we correct this? Here are two solutions. The first one, at present, is the more feasible. Every organiza tion on the campus that exists for the welfare and good of the student body should be required to make a report of every meeting and submit it to The Gamecock or to the proposed campus bulletin for publication. This report should include everything that was brought up and discussed at the last meeting and what was accomplished, and also the things that the particular organization proposes to (1o for the benefit of the school. This applies especially to meetings of the YM and YW cabinets and Board of Directors, the Student Council, the various student-faculty committees, ODK, Blue Key, AKG, KSK and Co-Ed as,ociation. The second solution is student chapel programs or convocations. This is a difficult problem to work out at the present time, but I understand that the Student Council is working on this, and there should be a report forthcoming on their progress in a short time. We firmly believe that if the student body is kept informed it will be kept interested. Where there is interest, there is spirit. The sophomore YWCA is doing a fine job toward getting the freshman co-eds to take part in student activitie. . . . There has been a definite increase in the attendance at the sophomore and freshman "Y" meetings-there is room for many more. . . . Here's a salute to Beach Gattman, a guy who can really get things done-his work as Y member ship secretary has been excellent. . . . Where is the Inter Frat council? ... The Carolina Review is on the way toward becoming a reality. Several students are working untiringly on this piroject, and it certainly merits our whole-hearted support--let's make sure that this attempt to hav'e a real literary publication dloes not fail. . . . The Co-eds are to be congratulatedl on a splendid idea-those proposed trips to Sesqui sound mighty swell and are certainly timely the problem of week-end recreation is getting increasingly serious. Per usual Bass signed out on liberty wvithout finishing his column, so anonymously I shall tell you about the little negro delivery boy that I heard exclaiming on the campus yesterdlay, "What's wvrong with dis school is (dat it is cam pus, campus and (len some mo' campus." . . . Hlave you met. the new Gamecock l)est? She's always aroundl putting finger prints on the cop)y and misplacing the pencils. She's likea.ble until one's patience wears thin, but sonme graudfathers should learn to keep their grandchildren home when the paper goes to press. . . . Gee, but it's late! Only a few faithful staff members are lingering to tuck the old rooster snugly in bed. I'm of the opin-ion that every' studlent should visit The Gamecock office at least one WVednesday night when the paper's in the making--it's part of a campus education. Gee, and I have political science to "ead tonight. ... Oh, well, good night. Forgive me. Roy! TMlis is going~ to be some colun for you see we are now at lie pintercis anad stil shiort a f.ew inchles! Hoy, you are gointg to hav e to pa.v for thiis! Hal1ve you'I not icedE thle mianyi. manyli p CIrs hulng about thei cam10pus stann1 that t iiIIhere is on ly oneO personi for' cech office ? (f )t'coa se .4 vou'e noticed thlema if' youI've so mm-ioh as set foot ""t 1114 ' Jl "gls. 'I'it tenIsi4on ijand 1(11 ' ioti.in is lahih ad t his old scr'ibe4 is just wondri ng'Iaa what a . l eie I i -and by114 ni ow thle voIes iare' i-ig ea'nate......he ( o -'1 .\s50ociat 441 54emsi. t t' it40 ,,' n .....heaa ti.s huuner. . ..The ida of11 hai.n~ I-m naews. lbut. abts, I slept Ithr'oaIh it s o 1 11) gie li'Mt lai 14 nrUn'''itt of1 ii-Salure w ish we w.ia al I yeav. nuot lera slight one14 'so tat T cuan hav e a liiIte ('e hn'Ii. . . . W\hat are we giti Iin (Io Siaae e ruiaitva'al week is at hinig 4)r 11he last. . .. ThIe wee'4k. C4etIIs hian rea 1111y ine'in fiilI for both I bo~ys and14 girils tray in g to ge Ili 0 )4S 4 1Iae'ri' P a ch i (e.--o h , a n til Ihe p a rt ies w ere' so4 m u cah'I -o - -' - - 1) 'on on-dat l l en lt lnk i il when 'e el osed~ I he r .et ''a e "Gaecock"(' door11 ont the task of p)11 ignu an (at Iir e'l lonl, andi( I hiia 't b)4een uable to r'evive it. myt mii d iM Ile Rtab.;eet of I this poor'ly conshaat '(eld senteance, so l'I er'osq mi , ia '' a d hope that, this .umbled column covers its alloted