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The Gamecock Founded January 30, 1908 ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor IUnued B1-Weekly by the student body ot 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. Subscription rate per college year ...................$2.00 0 Member Associcged Golle6iae Press Distributor of " Colle6iae Diest *gpsGUNTED FOR NATIONAL. ADVKRTImING D. National Advertising Service, Inc. Collse Publlshers Representativo 420 MADieoN AvE. NKw YornK. N. Y. CIicAGo . bostoN - Los ARoILS - SAN FRANCISCO STAFF Editor .......--............................. Anne Searson Managing Editor ..........................Virginia RauNsor News Editor ..:............................ Joe Drennan Feature Editor .................. George Celusta Society Editor ............................... Rives Ward Sports Editor .............................. Bryant M eeks Exchange Editor .......................... Anne Stephan Cartoonists ...................... Jinx Giles, Bill,Jarrett Associate Editors......... Saul Lavisky. Herb beitel. C. D. Stone Columnists-Martha Haltiwanger, Chick Shicds. News Staff-Mary Shoun, Victor Barrett. Eliznbeth Mc Daniels. Edwnrd Coleman. Shorty Johnson. Frances McGec. Stan W. Mechlin. Mary Nortoi.Jo Aime lws. Sarah 13ill. 131tty Hendley. Rand.v Reeves. lutih Newel. Mary Helnvi Shawhan. Elinor Price. Marti Cox. Violet Brethes. Sidney Braidenbvi.g. Maritha Steadman. Mary SaYe Gaston, Bert Hent ingway, and Ann Rior<dan. Sports Writers-Henry Swicord, Frank Scruby. Naomi Staley. Business Staff-Ed Teague. Candy Taylor. Belinda Col lum. Bobby luggins. Feature Writers-Jean Via. Stan W. Mechlin. Dorothy Perkins. Peggy Atkinson. and Michael Karvelas. Typists ..............Dee Kelly, Jack Brett. Bam Moody Maintenance Operations R1,%eeqet Filed Below we are pr-inting the complete text of the Maintenance and Operation rquest recently filed by the University. The Game cock submits these facts and figlres to you as conclusive proof of the University's pres ent material needs. Budyct Text The total appropriation reluested fo' Maintenance and Operation for 19 1- 17 is $776,488.88. This is $103.2 12.11 in excess of that requested and $260.988.88 mor-e thall was appropriated for the pr-esent fiscal year. This reue(IUst is based 011 a1 expected en1roll ment of 3,500. The present. enrollment of 2.2 11 regular students at the Uii ity i. the largc,t in its history, and (oes not ilclUde those tak ing courses in the Extension Division. Owing to the uncertainty of Congressional action on the Navy Department's recommen dation, our- estiniates wer-e pr-eired to in clude a NIROTC pr-ogram similar to that given prior to the war. The butiget items provide for: (a) An incwrease iln the st afIf and fatcutltvy nleedled for the pirospective large enirollment for 1946-47; (b) Additional equipment and s1pp)1lies nleedIed for the incr'eased studl(ent houh- andl( replacements for wor'n-oult equlip)menit and postponed1 purchases. (c) Accumnulat ed r'epairs5 andii mnptrove mnents to bu ildli ngs a nd plant which have been postponed for' lack of funds. The r'easons for' addit ionlal equI iment and( sulpplieS areC coveredl by the above para gra phs. Reasons for ot her inlcr'ease2s are givenl belowv. Adm inistfratjion An increase of $6.1 12.11 is asked for the salaries of five (5) add(it iotnal assistants to care for' the elar1lged enrollmenit andt spet cial dIuties conntied wt ~ ithl veteranIs. Jnstructdion An increase of 81 :7,082. 11 is asked for' the employment of twetnty-six (26) add i tional faculty members, which reprnesents ant increase of 1 5 pcent over (l t he curren'' it S's-. sion as comnpa red with ani anitic ipateud in. crease of a pprlox imat ely 5G )i'r ('entt illn lie studlent bod(y. TPhis inicr'easo pro. v ides for comp)ensationl to facul ty members no0w on leave of absence to serve in the armed1 forces who are returning to the U niversity, and also provides for' an urigently' needled pro gram of vocational and educat ional countsel ing to all students, particularly to returning vetera ns. Librariy The increase of $4,002 is to pr'ovide' five (5) additional library assistants, three (8) for cataloguing and two (2) for. the infor' mation and loan dr-sk. In 1938 the lib)rary began its reclassifica tion of hooks from the obsolete Cutter' Sys tern to the Dewey Classification when this fund was exhausted. The pr'ogr'ess on this work was so slowved up that it wvill r'eqirei about 40 yearsi at the pr'esent spleed, to com plete the cataloguing of the remaining 65, 000 volumes. We expect to secur'e abou $80, 000 from outside sour'ces to be expended on three or four years. lThe receipt of such (10 nation will depend on our making the re qnired contributions toward the early corn pletion of this reclassification. This increase asked for under this item is our 1946-47 contribution .which we will have to make in order to secure funds from other sources. It is expected that during January and Feb ruary a survey of our library needs will be made, the cost of which will be borne by out of-state contributions. Inf iriary The increase of $4,827.50 is to employ a woman physician, as was formerly done, for women students. With 871 women students enrolled in the Un'versity, of whom 545 re side on the campus, a woman physician is a necessity. Additional nurses will be needed in emer gencies. G(enir(l Plant E.rpenscs The increase of $10,000 is for the employ ment of additional janitors and maids to take care of the crowded dormitories, classrooms, laboratories and other buildings. An increase of $40,000 is for repairs and materials required to provide for additional phinbing and bathroom facilities, general repairs and painting which for lack of funds have accumulated on the very old buildings of the University. This is also needed to re pair and replace undergrown distributing systems, a good percentage of which have outlived their 1 usefullness. An increase of $14,800 is asked for other contractual services, which increase w%vill be requirled for crating and transportation of material and equipment which will be se cured without cost from Federal surplus property. An increase of $5.500 is to provide addi tional coal anid fuel required for the in creased use of classroom buildings with a larger enrollment. Exncsion Dirision This division of the University is 50 per Activities of the Extension Division, in cluding all ol f-campuis teaching, have mate rial ly ilcreased. re(uiring additional staff. This has been du1e to increased intereest in teacher and veteran training and Statewide itnterest in the vocational program. An increase of 817,954.31 is asked for salaries of addition,al personnel and special p ay nents to provide for additional evening classes and off-campus and correspondence cor ,ses. An increase of $9,750 is to provide for travel expenses fo1r off-campus graduate and extension centers established to meet the demands, of teachers for recertification, for which 1 no apprpriaion hebeni!made_-. Derclopint (;rarle(( , School This is to provide fellowships for grad uate students, grants-ini-aid for members of the facuilty engaged in research. purchase of increased researCh facilities, aidI for publi cation of' worthwhile research. The amount asked for the coniing year is the same as that appropriated last year. (hving to more in-rgent nieeds, 865.000 of this was truansferre d to cover emergencies. Theli entire amuou nt of $:l1,500 will be nleeded( for the coming year. (;< Ur)rol ('onlinqient hun< A ii increase of $10,000) over the $5.000 granIdtd for last year is being requested to cover unforseen emergencies wvhich are sure to arise in connect ion with the operation of the inst it ution, em ploy ment of additional sta.ff, and( cx pensi:es that wvill a rise in con niect ion wit h the veterans ini the reconver sion periodI. Letter to the Editor Novemberu 2::, 19 Al it 0r, The G amecock ( aniflils i )car Nearsoll *i A\s you know, I anm usually a very itgr('.. ablle person01, blit 'when' t ho tempefriitnte is at t hirty deg.rees ando there is njot hing in the CanIt(en to drIink e'xcept icet-coh(l co)kes, I tendo toi be hiardc to ge't ailong with. I cantllO proIp crly tclonifntrate Oin myI st udies w}wnh I aim numbil bot h insihb andl out . J1udogintg by the f.roze faciihes anod irua te personatuulit it's I meet dlailby, mlianty others a re'50 siilarly aff.1ected.1 TIheref ore, I shouhll like to tuse' this spiace to suggest. to the manager of the ('anteen that, if it is possible, coffee be servedl so that I andl others may become our amicable selves once more. This slight inconvenience would be an immeasurable pub)lic service. Sincerely yours, CARL STONE. The history of man is pretty largely that of' the adlventulre comic hero, colossally stuiipid a bout getting into jams and1( super naturally lucky.~ al out. worming ou t of same. Tlhe Ilrit ish lift wartime rest rietions on the ma nufacture of long socks. Nothing as yet is said of those pre-war p)ants that keep the armpits warm. This is the silly season--in the backwash of war---and any (lay some eccentric may announuce plans to hike fronm coast to coast without crossing a picet line. ETHEL LAZAR,our YWCA PRESIDENT, is o. r%bev of Atpha, KA.ppa, Gam.mn, of 4he Oirienoaion Ste4nnq Cmmafee, and. o- Hdpahh LSerN. SoefG She is PAsIc pesd0e4 Soph-TvY'ad Lha chylstlan Serulce. Cub She wa.s mn Orent-ion te.chev, ond . anmber of ha GAMECOCK sig ITuie efecke& 4o '( ca.bnot7 EWJ sGved aS .iswssion Clwvvn and. Vespers Cwrman. She is a. pdsr SecrYo. ofj- Soph V. EAell is resicGnr o.- Delft, ZoVa.,. 34AA round II view of recently liearld comments, K. S. K. has submitted this 1estion to the Gameeock to 011ain varied opinions: Shou l the Carohima ring he claniged Earl Hayes, L. (,. Iaifour iepresentiaive: No, il is a bemu t1i1u n111d u(IrliIble rin". Merial Black: No. if tile ring were hidt up or iind a design o!! it. it wiN11h look like a IiIh sthool ring". Marion Whaley: I eai see notliig wrong vii Carolina ring. Phil Pfannebecker: It slhoul Ibe definitely eliinged. It vould be a It better lookin. "Foots" James: 1i is an iyIy rile.z. sloi bn built up. Clem SI n11 d hi h shooi l rin! are liiiee looking. Jack Greybill: It has heei tle same sincie Ihe LniversitY has beenl foliluded biut I thiiik it cuoild be iliproved. Dick Brasington: I am of the smie opinion as Jack. Banks Scarborough: I would like a more massive riig. Franklin Hines: It slioild have a (;unecock oi one side and a lie on tle olier. Walter Myers: It is too phiin and noi easily recognized. Dick Strichartz: It is time for a elmnge. You can't tell it's a I ni versil y ring, it has not dist itinguishing featir-e. Sarah Bull: I tiink tie ring is lovely l should he left as is. John Evans Hart: The rin.. shol( be inore modern. Hallie Pratt: I don't like it. Norma Kirby: I tiiiik th ey- are really sh alrp. Cleo Deaton: Ilop I have on1e like tie preseit one. Johnny Reese : No' Ihu thii i iese radicals w ho want t o chanuge eve rything Joyce Hetzel: It's t akeni me two yem-is to get finaneially able o huv (one aonui it it's chain2ed it will upset nwm so I wot he abtle to get onie for thle next ten yvem-s. Well here we are again, back trying to dig some stories out of the Past history of the University. This job sometimes becomes rather Odlious, so if I might take the liberty ( I wouIld like to propose a IE 1K 1ID TO COLU MNIS~T WE ElK. If you ever come (down to the Gamnecock office a fewv hours before the paper goes to bed'(, chances areC that y'ou would find several of us (dashintg madlyv .round( shoutinig for some one to give us material to fill three or four blank inches. Eeyissue we have to fill our alloted number of inches, and1( occasional ly the nmaterial that goes i nto) them is quite inftrior, like this, so wvhenm you readh something you dlon't Iikhe, or (lon't agree withI, please don't raise the roof withi shotuts oft bi tter condemna'ti tion, . ist triy to "'he kind to col umntn ist,"' and1( why not, there is one for animals? Babcock There is a rat her old1 say iing a round the campus that Uni ve'rsity students quote Shakespe: re, the Bible, and Dr. Habcock, more often than anyone else. More About Babcock Some years ago D)r. Babcock' asked a freshman which he thought was better look ing, boys or girls. After considlerable thought the freshman replied, "WVell, boys are all right, but girls are artificially better looking." Too Much About Babcock While speaking of D)r. Babcock, have you noticed that during registration the line waiting to sign for his course in vocab)ulary has been longer than the linle for any other non-requi redI subject ? No More About Babcock This may not have atnything to (do with Looking Back wards, but1 recently on an orentation quiz studlents were asked to list three acceptable reasons for excused absences. One studaent pt: marriage, dIraft.ed, andl death. Mishellaneous Oh, well, (niow inl the "well" dIid that "w" get there) it's about time to gather the copy and (lash it (down to the printer. See you in the next issue, and don't take too much sngar. it's still rationed. By HERB BEITEL Carolina has many interesting students and many inter. esting scenes but the one thing about Carolina that I shall always remember for the rest of my torturous life. That is my close friendship with Johnny Joiner. Johnny was not an unusual looking boy. le was tall, he was short, he w.s (lark, he was light. Ile was thin and he was portly. But only when one stopped to consider his personality was an out standing point discovered, for Johnny Joiner was a joiner. When he first arrived, he confided in me, he was an or dinary student endowed with a sincere desire to study and discharge his duties as a student faithfully. Then one day the Grand Rajah of the S. P. C. A. sent Johnny an air mail special delivery appeal to try to remedy a disgraceful Situa tion here. It seems that there had been several cases of stu dents throwing shoes at the termites and even cases of the poor things being maimed. Johnny rose magnificently to the situation and launched a never-to-be-forgotten campaign for termite glorification. Results from his efforts were marve lous. Termite santun sanctoriums were erected all over the campus and the lowly, humble termite reigned supreme, much as the sacred bulls of India. But the termites, being very stupid little animals, were not very grateful to Johnny for his gargantuan efforts and one day as Johnny sat in the sawdust of his office, he decided to turn his efforts to more glorifying fields. In spite of his ultimate failure, Johnny was given the title of the Grand Protecting Sire of the Termites and was award ed an appropriate key bespangled with gold termites. Johnny's reputation was established and away he went. He joined the Euphamismians and the Bow Harts from which he got keys. He became a membeer and an officer in the "Y." For meritorious service rendered in behalf of plant and animal life on the campus he was nominated a member of the Canary Yellow Key and the 0. D. Key. IIe served on many committees including the Student Tripes Commit tee and the Student Problems Committee (devoted to work ing out student math problems). Johnny was next appointed to the Inter-Maternity Council and became senior crass president. Johnny w%as extremely happy but one could tell that he was over-oding it. He lost w\veight and his shoulders became more and more stooped, but still he joined and joined and A joined and joined until he at last belonged to thirty-three different organizations or committees. For each of these thirty--4hree groups Johnny carried on an appropriately sized log chain as many keys. In his senior year Johnny wvas selected as the man most likeely to rival the Yale Lock Co. The University decided that such service above and beyond the call of duty should bee beritoriouslv rewarded, and it was finally decided to give Johnny the thing that vould make him most happy-an over size key in commemoration of his many services as a student. On graduation day, as Johnny Joiner mounted the speaker's platform an expectant hush fell on the assembled crow(d. His log chaih with its thirty-three gold keys glistened decorously in the brilliant afternoon sun. Johnny's wan face even showed a small flush of color from the excitement. His drooping excuses for shoulders seemed a little straighter in spite of the ponderous weight that they carried. The presi dent rose and spoke a few solemn words of meritorious praise that exalted Johnny to hitherto unthought of heights. As the president finished his speech he tried to lock this one last key on Johnny's log chain but he couldn't find an emp)ty link. F"inalyy after great search and troub)le the president locked the key on the ring of another key. As the president locked this one last trib>ute in p)lace, Johnny's body' shook andI shivered. ,Johnny madle a sup)erhuman effort to sup)port the mighty weight, but it was futile, with one last terrible convulsion his backbone snappedl andl Johnny andi his keys collapsedl with a loud jangle to the stage. And so Johnny died doing the thing he loved most to joining-he has joinedl his ancestors. I know that wvherever he is that Johnny is carryin g on his noble work and joining, joining, joining, jioining. M.v earMr. eitlorm letter: Tough Customer No. 5. In response to our many pleas of the past we havc been e greeted and cheered by an absolute silence on your part. We have now arrivedl at stel) number five in our collection routine. This is to in form you that unless you pay your cor sage bill1 from last semester that we will be forced to make your dlates attend all formal funct ions for the coming term uingracedl by ourI gorgeous corsages. Step number six isn't very nie-better may up 1m EL;M ER'S E-LI-:AG;NUS E<MPORIUM. I have now sworn t hat I shiall neverf'I bra ve t hat line again. I had holped s0 for a prof) ession of my uindy ing love from Some of my manyv adlmirer's and( got niothing but the bill for my past follies. . walke into the GJamlecock oiffice the other (lay and Dlevil IDog' Searson beckoned at me wvith that little bolonga loaf she calls a finger and saidl, ''Mr. Beitel I want to see you.' A fter being ushored into her Iair' and the carpet had been ce'remoniously. rolled for me, she began to giv'e me ver bat im all of the many comments about the last column how couldl you People be so cruel. After perhaps one of the shortest and most undistin guished reigns in the history' of iournalism, I am going to retire from the throne (I keep waking at nigfits seeing spe tres of many irate readers chasing me) . In accordance. w ith the many wishes of my followers andl in the hope of a long life I will the sulicidlIal task to some dlarn fool by the name of Marty Smnith. I uindlerstandl that he has recently been released from the A rmv A i. ( -o') scoahcwr an im e is repaiing p)ost -haste to Carolina (uinder' guard). aty this a former ('. lina student. A pparently he found thtte Air Corps was not fast enough and has siecidea that writing a column is the quickest and most painful death possible. Seriously it has been a lot of fun--even for' me, during this short chat for the past two issues. I know you will like Marty and I hope your memoris won' b, toculo e