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The Gamecock Founded January 30, 1908 ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor Issued Weekly by the student body of the University of South Carulinu 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 rubscription for students. Subscription rate per college year ............... $2.00 Member Associeled Coleicae Prec .Distributor of Colle6iale Di6est .a.n.BEUNTED FOR NATIONAL ADVIRTISING 61 National AdvertisingService, Inc. College Publishers Represealative 420 MADIsoN Ave. New YORK. N. Y. CNICAQO - OSITON - Los AneRLES . SAN FRANcISCO STAFF Editor .. ............ .. .... ............V irginia Raysor Managing Editor ....... ........ ........ Mart Smith Associate Editors-Eleanor McCall, Sidney Wise. George Celusta. News Editor ..........................Billy Routh Feature Editor .............................. Harriet Lee Society Editor .........................Martha Steadman Sports Editor .............................Donald Moore Photography Editor .........................Betty Brown Cartoonists..... .......... .Jinx Giles, B. 0. Jarrett Columnists-Mary Helen Shawhan. George Celusta. Saul Lavisky, Charles Wickenberg. Bryant Meeks. Exchange Editor .. ......... ............Ralph Ferguson Society Staff-Rives Kelley, Sidney Brandenburg, Doris Moorhead, Bert Hemingway. Sports Staff-George Howell. Joe Piedmont. Jerry Krupp, Frank Scruby. Jim Fulghumn. News Staff--Mik-s Karvelas. Belinda Cullum. Dorothy Perkins. Mary Shoun. Victor Barrett. Business Manager ....................Joe Lumpkin Business Staff-Ed Teague, Candy Taylor. Victor Barrett. Typist ............................... Barbara Binnicker Circulation .............................. Frank Chapman PLAINLY SPEAKING. With a new semester comes a new staff of THE GAMECOCK. Look just above and you will see who is editing and managing this paper for the new term. We (o not need a Gallup Poll to inform us that very few of you take time or trouble to read this seciioin; neertheless, for those of you who (1o we present our editorial pol icy. Here it is in 1-2-3 order: 1. The primary aim of TilE GAMECOCK this semester will be to fight and to campaign for a greater, bigger, and unified Carolina, regardless of vhom it hits or whom it doesn't hit. Our comment will be tempered or arous ed by the question, "Will this make for a bet ter University?" 2. TIlE GAMECOCK will exert its efforts to learn all the facts and present all the facts to you. There are entirely too many misguid ed and ill-informed rumors . being )assed around this campus. You have the right to knowv why certain things are done; %e in tend to present the "why's" and "where fore's" of such actions to you. .. THE GAMECOCK will be a spirited, en th iastic channel of Carolina's aggressive ness. We heartily' invite aIll to express them selves through this publication. That include's any criticism of the pap~er, itse'lf. Signled letters to the edIitor are eagerly sought. THE G;AMECOCK is not censored ; it will never~ con sent to any other censorship than the good judlgment of its editors. 4. It must be kept in mindl that TIlE GAMECOCK does not necessarily reflect the policies of the University. These editorials are little more than the opinions of the edi tor, who is app)ointed by the Board of Pub li cat ions1. 5. We promise always to make our criti cism constructive, not dlestrucetive. 6. THE GAMECOCK intends to be perfectly honest andl fair in its treatment of' the news and edlitorial comment. We exhort you to be the same--for the greatest goodl of' the U'ni versit y you attend! WELCOME! TI'IIE G;A M ECOCK pr'oudly ra ises it s head and crows a mighty welcome. We welcome all new freshmen, transfers, an(d veterans. Yes, it is goodl to see all the boys who have been out saving our lives andl have been out satving our1 way of living back at USC, fel low-students once again, It would b)e impos sible to try to express our appreciation for what these veterans have sacrificed and( ac cornplished for the world(. TIherefore, 'IllE (;A MECOCK simply says, "Thank you." D)uring the war everything at the Univer sity has had to assume a war'-time aspec't; all unessentials were dIiscardledl; our entire pr'ogram of studIies and( extrat-currIicula ac tivities was acceleratedl. Rut now with hun dIredIs of former students back, the Univer sity is going to look to them to leadl in reviv ing the "ole Carolina Spirit.." ('arolina will expect you veter'ans to bring hack much of the constructive aggressivenless that was USC's in pre-war' (lays. We have only to look around tis to realize the University needs help, if :t is to attain the greatness it should. Veterans, so great a constructive task dIematnds your leader ship! WE ANSWER WITH THE FACTS! The University is literally bursting out at the seams. Registration this semester has placed the University in a position it has never been placed in before. Every department is work ing night and day to find room to place all its students. The University is equipped to serve just so many students and now it has exceeded that number! THE GAMECOCK wishes it could engrave on every student's heart this fact: WVe are in an unprecedented situation. An viulprccedented situation that calls for all the patience and cooperation we can give-and then some more! THE GAMECOCK has heard rumors to this effect: "Why hasn't the University done something to forestall this situation?" "Why doesn't the University do something for the veteran?" To all who hav,e heard these rumors, we say with conviction born of knowledge: There could be no greater falsehood than that the University of South Carolina has not done anything for the veteran! The University has worked day and night, Sundays and holidays untiringly, to help the veteran! It realized that this condition would arise when the soldier came back from war. But its hands were tied. Why? Simply be cause everything was geared to winning the War. On the very FIRST day that the Federal Hiousing Authority approved Carolina's ap plication for temporary housing units, the University went to work to obtain those units. They had to get legal permission from the General Assembly, obtain land areas from the city, the government had to inves tigate all arrangements. Red tape? Yes, red tape to see that the veteran got the best deal all the way around! During the past months the University, working with the veteran organization, has succeeded in placing approximately 400 new students in town. More wvork and more red tape! Now it is all a (1uestion of how soon the contractor can erect the buildings. Indica tions are that it will take four months. All this has taken time. Well, i-t took time to win a war-and it's taking time to get back on a peace-time basis. Meanwhile, all of us must work together 'harmoniously to get back to "normal" in the shortest amount of time. But don't e(er say the University is not. helping the veteran. It is making an all-out effort to help the veteran and every other student enrolled at the University! "DID YOU GO??" Strayed. lost. or stolen. Wante(l. THE GAMECOCK wants to know what has happened to our convocation perio(l. Gather 'round you 2,800 students, and let me tell you a little story: The student council andl interested mnem hers of the student bodly andl faculty have worked long and vigorously andl have put themselves out on a limb to obtain time for convocation programs, a wvar casualty up to this semester. When the first such convo cation wvas called Tuesday noon in the field house in order to hear--now~ get this--a na-. tional figure, American Legion Commander .John Stelle, about 250 students andl facultv put in an appearan'e! What a disgrace! THuE GA MECOCK reminds all of these simu l)le, plain facts: 1. If the University of South Carolina stu (lent bodyv doesn't attendl convocations, they will be dliscontinuedl. D)iscontinuedl never to b)e rev ivedl again! 2. The University is eagerly w'aiting to invite outstandIing national leaders in all fields to this campus. It will never (d0 5o as long as only 250 show an interest! In closing, THE GAMECOCK makes this simp)le statement: The future greatness of the University dloesn't depend on anybody but YOU! Period1. WE RESENT IT. W~e are arousedl. Students in dlormitories are dliscouragedl from selling books to each other. All notices of hooks in Sim's were pulled dlown and thrown away. The reason, we are told, is in the fact that all sales of' b)ooks must be completedl in the book store, There is a very practical reason why books should lbe sold between students. It is quick er. Mutch time is wastedl, needlessly, waiting to sell and buy books in the bookstore lines. We adlmit notices clutter the bulletin boards, but studlents waiting hours in an overcrowd ed canteen certainly clutter up the p)ostoff ice and canteen, These are practical reasons, but the fun dlamental fact remai1.s that we resent being dlenied the privilege of exercisink our en terprise and initiative, even in so little a matter as selling andl buying books, My Op There comes a time in every man's life when he is offeted a job that he knows will be unsavory. and will cost him friends. Before taking such a job, a man usually thinks the situation over very care fully before arriving at.a decision. When Madame Editor first of fered me this column, I declined. But after thinking the matter over, I was attracted by the fact that I was required to follow only one single rule. I was to go out on a limb each week by- making some comment that would interest the Gamecock's readers. As the title indicates, the thoughts and opinions to be ex pressed are mine al6ne. I take sole responsibility, blame or praise for what will appear in future issues. A person can dodge responsibility only so long before it becomes ob vious that he doesn't know what he's talking about or doesn't care. I promise to anyone who takes the trouble to read this column, that I will carefully think over what I put into print, and that I will not say anything in haste, and repent at your leisure. When some thing is said in this column, it Is my opinion, and will remain my opinion until someone can show me good reason to change it. Before I say anything mor(-. let me acquaint you with my situation. From The Studen To The Stu In an1 el'lort to tell the s1tud his cajipuls, the Gamecock presei oir s1t1olet body presidetit. Diel W e be.._i11 (1ifinl.v: More than ever we members o jous to keep in close contact wit] like to think of ourselves as a i ideas to 'the administration. Th< tation of the whole student body L.o kniw of all of the situations student life on the campus, We of the student body to present h bers of the Student Council at a whole, at their regular meeting One of the reasons for the gene ings of the Student Council in t only a few people knew of any ao will be a Gamecock representativ meetings. The representative's I port the actions of the Council, I whole and any individual memb Our university is experiencing This is the first year since befoi such a large number of civilian to the majority of these men, social experience; but, rather, it that interferes with these perso2 toward their goal is a serious ma are more than willing to accept the student's interest. Further, work for the good of Carolina. The cooperation of the entire for the good of the whole. If 1 we can promise that the voice o. RICHA Pres 6 . IS AI -4~ HONOR OF *A)XARTS. CLUB S.BARMA WA PE in1n by Saul Lavisky I am a' transfer student from an other college, but I am loyal to the University of South Carolina. I be long to no fraternity or other or ganizations with axes to grind. This column will not be an outlet for political propaganda, but merely an expression of my opinion of what I hold to be true.. I do not claim to be infallible oT nearly so. I can only claim to be independent and truthful. ' With TRUTH as its motto, this column will be open to any student whom I feel has been wronged, or un justly treated. The Gamecock, as the campus publication of the University of South Carolina, holds the "balance of power" between virtue and vice. The Gamecock is responsible for seeing that student body morals get better instead of worse. Our campus, at present. is in a position where it can be reformed or degraded, depending on which way the current flows. If this pa per will forsake political predilec tions, and try for a while to make the student body wiser, better and happier, It will have achieved an object worthy of its highest am bition. And I feel that to do less than to strive for such a goal would be falling short of my pledge to help the Gamecock in its "crowing for a greater Carolina." --S. L. t Body President dent Body mt body what is going on on is this iltroductory note from Vanider'veeni. f the Student Council are anx i the student body. We would nedium for presenting student >ugh there is a good represen on the Council, we are unable invite, therefore, any member is ideas to any individual mem ny time or to the Council, as a time. ral lack of interest in the Work he past has been the fact that ,tion taken. This semester there e present at each of the C#)uncil unction will be not only to re )ut to criticize the Council as a er of the group. -a change at the present time. e the war that there has been male students. We realize that :ollege isn't merely a pleasant is a serious business, Anything is being able to properly work tter. We of the Student Council the responsibility of guarding ve think that we can effectively student body will be necessary ye can secure this cooperation, the students will be heard. RD F. VANDERVEEN, ident of the Student Body, ~'EMBER OF A KGr AND 8O00 . Si IE VICE PRCXY AND~ HAM BEEN SEC'T ME E RKE ON 'f CABMT~ YITY 0 RCIS?A PMN AS Ill .4t Shf WA Com Pr E 9MECOMIN M0A A y ETAOIN 'SHRDLU by Charles Wickenberg, Jr. "My Candle is burning at both ends, It may not last the night, But oh my foes, and oh, my friends, It gives a lovely light!" Millay. GREETINGS The printer didn't have to put that up there . . . "greetings" I mean, I just wanted to see it in print so I wouldn't have to flinch and start counting my fingers and toes . . . but, we're all big boys now, aren't we? If any introductions are necessary, let me say first that The Gamecock has succeeded in getting probably the first columnist that didn't want to write a column. My little ex perience on three different college newspapers, (you will soon understand why I don't linger long at any one school), seeing eager jburnalism majors, or just plain misled stu dents batter down the editor's door with their life's blood, sweat, and tears spread over several pages of copy paper that throb of a flat bed press in their veins, plus the non sensical notion of being the poor man's Walter Winchell has taught me that the safest part of the business is in just read ing the newspapers. And then a lot of people still get hurt. I got tired of being thrown out of second story windows. You may be interested in learning that because one careless Gamecock editor was nearly indicted on manslaughter charges, the offices were thoughtfully moved to Maxcy basek ment. Undoubtedly there are as many types of colums as there are individuals in the world. The first one is easy to churn out because the author usually has a lot on his mind, if he has a mind at all. The routine is always the same. After a few weeks of meeting deadlines hours late, losing sleep and weight worrying over what comes next, you begin to get the idea of why people hate you so, and why most columnists are free lance cases of dimentia praccox. The first symptom is when you roll a sheet of copy paper into the gizmo, then sit and look as though you'd never heard of the alphabet. I know my limits. I've been that way a long time. And it always irks me, because I've read Thoma; Wolfe. He's written the "great American Novel" . . . please sit down, Dr. Babcock. As 1 was saying, it always irks me when I run out of copy, for in Wolfe's "You Can't Go Home Again" it took him some 80 pages to walk from the railro*l station to the city square in Asheville. It's taking me a whole afternoon to get to the end of this page. Oh. I guess there are a million or so reasons why I don't want to be a columnist. Too much is expected of you, but you never know exactly what. The majority of readers expect a college columnist to in sult his fellow workers, and make nasty cracks at campus personalities. I don't think anyone believes that anything constructive can come out of something like these 19 inches. Well, if that's what the public wants; I can't think of any thing more insulting to my fellow workers than the fact that I am writing this column. By no means a total stranger to The Gamecock office, I am still, to them, a new staff mem ber . . . out dated sort of. As for remarks about campus personalities, anyone can do that. There wvere a few things that caught my fancy dur-* ing the wveek. It was nice seeing familiar faces and unfami liar figures, (that's one thing Sherman overlooked) among them: Sue 'Willingham, once a Carolina tradition, now a legend. Harold (Sully) Sullivan, the only man who looks like a whole month of lost week-ends. Anne (Scarlette) Searson, nature abhores a vacuum. Kelsey Foster, runner up to Dan Henderson for the fourth dlimension record in the freshman class. Sarah Bull, maybe nature doesn't abhor a vacuum. And a lot of others with receeding hairlines, new ap proaches to education, and various stages of bottle fatigue. There is something constructive I'd like to try to do, and that is--put a stop to those cruddy gags that are extremely p)ainful to those wvho have fought their way to being among the first fifty in line. There's no escape when you've gotten that close, and you have to stand there and listen to them over and over again. Chances are that the sweet young thing comes tripping across the lobby at Sims for the big date and greets you with one, or all of these, to wit: D)id you hear about the cow that dIrank the puLrp)le ink? (Pause) Mood indigo. Or, The dlrunk that came out of the theatre after seing "Lost Week-End" swearing off of moving pictures. Or, About the lawyer who sat up all night trying to break a widow' a will. And, who was the coed I seen you outwit last night? Yes, my having to fill up this side of the page is only typi cal of the frustration and apparent chaos of the last week. 'Io my knowledge the only (quiet place on the campus was the v'egetation surroundlig Sims (No Man's Land) dlormitory. There's a reason. One couple after a few minutes of looking for a sparking place were heard to dliscuss in low tones the co)ming of Arbor D)ay. In closing I should like to show you that there is a little beauty to my soul. From my favorite p)oet: My love for you is tangent, dear, Like todlay, unnoticedl, but always here. Your love for me Lived, Died, So fast. Like yesterday, the p)ast Like tomorrow, never come, Chum I