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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 Associated Colle6ade Press & Distributor of Colle6iale DOeest NpegNTRD PON NATIONAL. ADVONT1I,NG ey NationallAdvertisingService, Inc. Cote Pubisher Representativc 420 MADisON Ava. NEW YoRK. N. Y. CHICASO e BOStoN - LoS AnaLas - SAN IPANCISCO 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 MeDuffie, 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 Assistant Circulation Manager............Frank Chapman Proof Reader................................ W . E. W ork Typist ..............................Anne Stephan STUDENT COUNCIL IS ADVOCATING MORE PEP, MORE SPIRIT, AT GAMES The Studet C'"''ll i backing a movs ment to resurrect the rip-roaring spirit of Carolina in its pre-war fervor. For the past few years with a constantly shifting stn dent body little enthlsiasin has been shown, a reflection upon the school. Some reason for lack of spirit, however, is no lack of spirit at all. Many of the stu dents have felt that a joyous dis)lay of love for their Alma Mater was not fitting here where frivolities were frowned upon for a nation at war. And they were right! Soon pep meetings and booster rallies will again be held in front of the library in prep aration for another football season. Soon shirt-tail parades will be formed. This time we'll really make something out of our team and our games. The old chapel bell will clang. We'll march and shout. Let's all be right in there with the rest of the students learning Carolina's songs and yells, pulling Carolirina's way. Let's sing our Alma Mater with meaning. Put yourself into Carolina's sp)irit ! You'll remember p)leasantly theni about the (lay we beat Clemson-some twenty years from no0w. UNIVERSITY CRITICIZED FOR NOT PROMOTING RESEARCH; WE DEFEND OURSELVES Printed here is an edC(itorial clipped from the Columbia Record's Monday etlitionl. in defense of the University I would like to state that it is Carolina's highest ideal to erect a real institution for research, but we have neither the funds nor facilities. LeConte, condemned by the city of Columbia for years as a fire hazard, is no p)lace in which to carry on experiments. If outsidlers could only knowv how much the memb)ers of the University staff andl studlent body want the University to be a great institution, and how clearly they realize that research is a means to that end, surely we wouldI not be the object of criti cism, but sympathy. The University has not been able to afford to bring the best of research workers here during wartime, but a new era has openedl in the history of the school. W'e are widle awake and energetic. Soon the University will emerge into a great state institution. "The Chicago Tribune reveals that the University of Chicago was the major center of research leading to the dlevelopment of the atomic bomb "'Its own brilliant faculty in p)hysics, chemistry and related science,' the Tribune tells, 'was augmented by talent dr1awnl fr'om the whole free world. The investigators, with their assistants, numbered 5,000.... "'Chicago has never had more reason to be proud of the university that bears its name. The accomplishments already madle in what has become almost overnight the most important field of science are, mor'e over, only the beyinning. TI'he calibre of the men whom the niversity has just added to its faculty to staff its two new institutes of nuclear physics and of metals gives this city a just claim to be the world capital of atomic research. . . . "'Chancellor Hutchings, in announcing the new institutes, insisted the world must look to the free society of universities, rather than to either government or indus try, for the basic discoveries on which real progress in harnessing the atom must de pend. He is right. . . . "'America (oes not have the overwhelm ing lead in basic research so-called pure science, that some Americans think it has. Where America is pre-eminent is in indus trial research, the application of the basic discoveries to practical use. In its labora tories, industrial and collegiate, it spends more than five times as much on applied science as it does on basic science. Applied science adapts great ideas. It rarely origi nates there.' "South Carolina lags behind the rest of the nation both in industrial research and in research in pure science. It has never awakened to the importance of research, nor realized the role that research could play in the state's development. Every state has its own research problems, which it ought to pursue in its own self-interest. And the Uni versity of South Carolina, kept on a mere subsistence level by state appropriations, has never come to recognize the role of re search as an important university function. It has never attempted to buildup a research staff. It has allowed little for research. "And it would be a better educational in stitution if it were also a research center, and what is more important it could repay the state for the money spent to maintain it, training the research men to man the industrial research laboratories we also re (Iuire. "South Carolina needs to wake up, and its university needs to throw off its lethargy. South Carolina's particular problems will be solved in laboratories in South Carolina if they are to be solved. 'And all the lime it is growinig later and later. . . ." DO WE UNDERSTAND CLEARLY THE RESPONSIBILITY PEACE BRINGS US? Peace came last week to the world aid to the University of South Carolina campus. The walls of Rutledge and DeSaussure again resounded to cries of victory. Stu dents enthusiastically embraced each other, colscieltiously preoccupied with how one acts in a world of rubber tires. gasoline and sugar. Few of us J)aulsed to pay tribute to those who would niot return. Few of us realized the challenge set before us. 1 Our imniediate task is to see the Univer sitV through to operating on a peacetime basis. Difficulties will ensue since four dis tinet groups will be using University facili ties-the Navy unit will remain, veterans will return, the co-edl at,tend(ance is increas ing, and1( the group~s of young high school gradluates will conitinue to come. These four groups, somec war weary and1( resignedl, others dIreamly andl idleal istic, must all be coordlinatedl to forget self for Universitv. Each must be miade to feel a vital part of the studlent body to ef fect this goal. When the legislature meets this year, we studlents will have more power than any other group9 in uniting to obtai'n an appro p)riation l'or exp)ansion. For the November term, adlmittance to Carolina has been dIeniedl many girls (due to lack of (dormitory facili ties. We cannot have student assemblies be cause we have no chapel large enough to seat the entire student body. Here is the University's chance to expand( wvith her attraction for stud(ents in so many dlifferent schools andl departments. Here, with the larger postwar studlent body, is the Uniiversity's op)portunity to become an in.. fl uential center of' learning, a credlit to South Carolina. But we dlon't have the facili.. ties. It is our first duty to make the Univer sity bigger and better in peace than in war. Our more (distanit responsibility is that of securinig the wvorld against turmoil anid (destruction as cit izenis of the worldl. He rc at school we learn the fundamentals and idIeals of Americani government. We have decidedl that only by world fedlerationi can we p)rotect our dlemocracy. We know what shouIld be our path. We know what we should (do. Only niow you and I must think and act. We must not stand( passively by knowing how we should behave, but we must answer to the call of that which leads to eternal p)eace. Another war will dlestroy all civilization. It will be so easy to forget the heartaches and despair of this war in another genera tion, but we cannot forget. We must live in fear of war. We must (do our utmost to promote peace. This keeping of the peace that our sol diers have so valiantly fought for should be each individual's code andl honor. We cannot let ourselves be blindly dIragged into another futile fight. The atomic homb has issued a silent ultimatum I USC PROFILES S1APPY SNO::IK) T 1IS RESULTED W 44ALTING VINSOMC. M,.J_N\iA 4t.soIS FoR A QUcY SKETc A N A FE VAcT. SvE IS THE SoM ADVso0 sWy"cA&FT;-' Aca& CaM- CRA." j ORf AS dost zes. oF A KG AW9 PAST PES. o TrB(p S.4ting Jround W11it did yoiu do when vol heard that Ili war, was over Doug Smith: lim tiny llowTe,mll dine sail, "'et's e. t I lie beaeh!" Banks Scarborough: I wvent ot .ielebraee! Morris Shadburn: issed tle wenr that we hu liberiy lill Ill1-1.day m lorinw.. "Tank" Chapman: I felt i lie need fm a litile mifore law.vn I'(r1-emenvi. so I dir-ected tare Toni Simpson: First I voit'n't beIieve it then I woel 4t mai1l velebratedl ill a verY 1111inile waY-Ilave you Iar? S,uar, S,eenl; I wein1 11ut ail g t dates for lonely sdaliers. Jack Graybill: I went to clirili and ilie I . Carl Jensen: I iried to shave inl wo mIiiiniuies flat. ilhen lit out dowitowi, just like everybody else. "Penny" Burbage: I dragred Tfiimy all over town ;ian iade Iiiii the first casualty of peace. Tommy Gilbert: 1 iold lie worlbl who I lovte,1. gting ldown Alainl sireel. Eddie Moorer: I was shaviiig and I (ut myselfr. June Deaumer: (You tell us-she wishes she kinew') ''Foots" James: I went to i lie libraY anti s mlied Iomn 4 7:111) to 10:00 anld Ilen weIlt to bed. Donald Henry Walsh: Noliiini. but five mintec's l wr w'il. they said we lad liblerty . . . woo. woo! Bill Work : T'i - w a - is ovyer! Anne Searson : Tenek 'lil t we hlied' el I ecoupfons a l blhiss lIly ltore I'tim in shireds. Bobby Williams: I mounii'iedl berase .Ii.' was si,pleesed to have waich! Virginiai Ramy'sor: Tr'i'ed tee siieakleei eel r lie iinfirmiary. . but I got caugh lt! Saul L.av'isky: I vaguielyv remiembiher jiit t erb'uggiing eon Aaini street while someit li) blew a dilapidhated Itumipet. ?oohinq Iackward I"reoie thle GIamie'oc.k of l)eeicbr 12, 1918. D emo,lizat1ion otf the Stuidenit Triaininig ( Crps un iit at Ithe Uini ve'rsity has a lreacly beguni aind will perobabcly be comiiplete by D)tec'eber 21. onily a litte imore thain a monthl after Ithe enid of thne wa. . . ..giiniig probedably thle secoi termi th In' iiver sity w ill re'-est ablishi th lie 'e'rve Off'licer Tlrainuiig (Co-'es Ie"e"'i seiittld for a l'itglish elaiss auithlitr niukiiowii. lie loed' an ii n est I he wrole) t---"'I ltgve yocl, lieu -'' A\nil lo the 'ost -- Th'le ot her won;i Slie teughit lie spelltel it -'linii'. Atritat iton hats begun at th l'niiversity ofel Sth Iim.oi'eliin Iti. lie er'ce ticon el on t e u is of' a suttiale miemiaetl to,tlt tet Iie 'aroelinianis. whte hiaiv' miade thle suplremie sac'rif'ice in te ( .t' War'. limarkL - The IDr. .JekIyll ofl lttrliin ieew hacs lftm-s t'm.i iii saflet y ofI his liyde'. ('aptaini lranicis W. Biradley', ftormerly profiessm-i tef uite.e''i b&uiguinge' at fte I'niverisit y of' Soth Carolinia, il'appeas iin a Ipitu ire in the c ma gazinec sction of' thlit New Yto rk Timeits. Cip ta in Br'adley~ is wvithl the' A rmist ire (commriiume 11 Jil ie' Dr,. St ephein Thaberi, profltxess' tef gt'eology at th lI'niive'rsit aIled fr'om New Yorik oil Novembe,tr 16 focr Puiei'tc ~ li'ttiet ini vest igat e the carthuuqiake that. occurredl on thle isinu t cl.. 1Il Now Hear This By Roy Bass It is getting increasingly more difficult to fill up our allotted space in this gab sheet. As long as there is some thing to commend or to criticize or crusade for, then there is material for a column. We have about exhausted our supply of ideas. Contributions along this line would be greatly appreciated. Our invaluable "tipster," one Mr. J. Jones, is snoozing serenely in the sack, so we are attacking this assignment alone. Have you noticed the sudden deluge of engagements and the numerous frat pins being worn by the delightful dishes? Probably be some crowded churches come commissioning day. The Co-eds are still rolling. Redecorating the chapel seems * to be their latest venture-a. very worthy one it is, too. Stand by for September 15 . . gonna be big doings on that (late. Watch the ODK circle this afternoon at two o'clock. The Gamecock seems to be well read by certain people who are not just subscribers. It seems there was a UP sports feature released the other day that drew practically all of its information from the sports page of The Game cock. This is very commendable. However, the story was quite a bit in error,. . . going so far as to name the probable lineups and so forth. According to Coach MeMillan all posi- ' tions are still wide open. We have a potentially strong ball a club, but with Duke coming up this is no time for such optimism as the UP sports release attempted to instigate. The most common expression heard from Carolina stu dents on that never-to-be-forgotten Tuesday night seemed to be, "Don't you dare tell anyone you saw me." IHere's one for the books. A few nights ago a truck full of kids were returning from a hay ride when a cop stopped the truck because it didn't have a tail light. A resourceful lad popped forth with . . . "Oh, that's OK', officer, I'll just sit on the back end of the truck and smoke a cigarette!" Don't mean to -rob the sports 1>age, but may we remind you to watch the team's blockilig this year . . shOuld be man.y tiies better than last sea.son. Dunbar says that the difference between high school and college ball is that in college when a man is supposed to be blocked, nine times out of ten he is blocked! We hope that stands true this year particularly. Down field blocking has always been one of the important factors in the making of a winning team. We can recall watching the mighty Tennessee Vols in their undefeated years from the radio booth as they would take every man of the opposing team off his feet on a play. With the enl of the war Columbia ought to be getting somie good bands down this way. When these top music makers start their one-night stands in this city, the dance organizers on the campus should start lining them up for campus dances. Incidentally, the hottest band in all the land is going to make a stand here at the Township audi torium Monday, September 17. We are looking forward to the Cotillion Cub blow-out. From what we can gather it is going to be one big party madle up of a lot of little p)arties (these are the wvords of one of the top men ini the organization) . This ought to make for a chummy even inig. Incidentally, wvhat happened to Beaux A rts? Some of us paid dtues and bought a "gold brick." Why ca n't this c'amp)us be cleaned up. We just walked over to the canteen, and the main campus was strewn with iaper. The walk by Harper (College is covered wvith trash. Let's not mar the heauty of the camp)us by allowing this ::ondit ion to cont inue'. The b)oys have finally succeedled in organizing an orches tra. An orchestra of our own to play for the many social functions is a (definite asset to the school. Here's hoping that this outfit has a long life and that they receive the supplort from the studlents andt faculty that they deserve and must have. T1he executive committee of the state YM and( YW con ference met at Carol inai Saturdtay afternoon and formulated fmnal plans for' the state conference to b)e held at Cam p Cheraw October 12-14. Carolina is I'mitedl to 15 delegates. Preference will be given to the officers of the three councils and then to request of Y members as they are received. This promises to be one of the best Y retreats in a long time, so we urge those of you who wouldl like to go to start mak mg plans an(l turn in your name to the Y. Each (lelegate will be chargedt $2.25 for expenses. Mrs. Ilhiwkins, of the lEnglish depart ment, is speaking at the Junior-Senior Y todlay. She wvill give a review of the timely book, "Road to Serfdom." TIhis shouldl be one of the most imformative andl interesting talks that we have had this semester. Mrs. Hlawkims has been wvorking for three weeks on this talk, andt we strongly urge all of you to attend the meeting today at one o'clock and hear the (discussion of a question~ that vitally affects us and our nation at this critical time. Socialism is slowly hut surely gripp~ing the political and economic heart of the wvold. The United States, stands out as the last nation that still believes in and fosters free enterprise. But evey we are not safe. Members of the social ist p)arty at at this time making new and invigorated efforts to infiltratte America with their distorted ideas and futile (dreams. England has fallen. We must not be next. Every college studlent in this country should1( take it upon01 himself to fight for the life of the thing that built this natio is, that has enab)ledl it to survive through war, that has ma(de pos. sible a living standtard in this country that has never been surl)assed by nyother nain-FRnEE m..... IS