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Schools Meet p World Famin Can Play A I Students a# the University of South Carolina hear every day of countless thousands of people dying of starvationin Eur9pe and Asia. What have we done about it? Students representing 77 colleges and many secondary schools met in New York City on April 26-28 and passed the following resolution: "Because war and irought have left In their wake the spectie of mass starvation in Europe and Asia; "Because this country has not yet iulfilled its food commitments to these undernourished people even on the closely sereened mini niunI diets on which these commit ments were ised: "Because tihe American people are eating neatly twice as much a their fellownien. women. and[ chil dren in other courtr.ies: "Because the voluntary ptoglam has not proved and cannot )rov% adequate; ' We pledged that we will stren. 11ously urg. our college adlminist ra tions to follow this food conserva tion program: "1. Serve a famine meal once to make college students realize ilhe terrible inadequacies of European aid Asiatic dicts: ". Cut outr (onstmIll pt ton1 of whivat by 30%, bY ob.seiving wheat.s 'Tesdays: "3. Save 101 of fats and oils by hoiling and hroilin, our food in stead of frying it; "4. Serve less ice cream so mo e fluid milk will be available for can sing and export. ''We further sign this pledge so that along with thousands of othei Students. we will be represented in a st dits' deleagt ion to urge Pres idont iirunn. Sevietary Ande:on. Etaoin Cot ituiled rt pa . with every stelp. Then, suddel into fright. Something was m en(d seemed to be taking off fr to follow. but the pace was to run to get my end of the elel)l and 1 running would sirely bril front legs, but they continut latural direction. The crowd: spectacle staggered down the Then it happene(d. At a tin 4b 1)hants and human beings to I you feel when yotu first wake that little moment ju Lst bet wee of my sp)inet I felt the soft cool (end( of my sp)ine t here was the The pin that was holing the atnd the parts were obeying ti step) the pants slipped farther and( natturally- my walking, o1 was greatly imlatired. As they my heart. I was dlesperate ! I co bars, for the elephlant would(l covered,I or unlcovered, in the nv Better (death than that ! I becL; .tme. ALL OVER AT LAST! .Sudd1(enly it w~as all over*. A of my dlare-devil leaps, the I gulillot inedl, I shoutld have be happen to all elephanlt. The ifi the costutme, I rema inIed. My I was rightly mnineW and put the I was still in the accursed crowdl bather'ing about the pr~oI its back and stidl ugly things It was af ternoont. Only a few see what had b)ecomne of thei my dark corner and made a: alarmed. I left later,-much later---t .Our living room was remode I startedl the p)roject when Fai a certain p)ictulre showed called BOOKS ::OFFICE Al THE R. L.I 1440 MAIN STREET ANY THING NEEDED To Avert e; Carolina Rajor Part and the Congress that: "I. A rationing system of these erucial commnio(ities he instittuted immediately because it is nlow agreed upon hy all that the food shortage will continue into next year: "2. United States shipment of fats and oils be increased, by a 109 in creased set-aside or(ter; ":. United States export more fluid milk; 'A. The OPA shall be extended to prevent black market operations; 5. A wheatless day be proclaim pd: "G. We support UNRRA's activi ties. "We firther rebolve to organiz.e oi OUr ' Clialpises the sending of packages of food to individuals in hungry countlies and collections of n'oncy for the sunding of such packagvS." Seven I y-! von colfegEs al e at leadly initialing Ithe pro.ii t of get ting students to Signl this pledge. They hope that wheatless Tuesdays. famine mnals, and the saving of fats. oils. and milk will become the habit of outr homes as wellt as out camipuses. A sttggosted tamine meal would include one Culp of vegeable soup. 2 potatoes. .3 ounwes of vegetables. and one sice of htcad. This is the typic;l menu eaten b\ Belgians at dinnier. The GAMECOCK prints this he cause it believe.< it Should he acted ltpon h, this sudent body. We he lieve that a famine 1141 should he ser %vd h v vach onte of t he ca fet et ins and l oaring houses whiCh fed (,'livver!ity students. Consti.nitly we havv a1,ked stu dentts 11 o contributions: now wec ask thetm to dtets thelsevA sacri fiil a in oldl. to a e liv e. i,hrdlu.. ily my' confidence was frozen st assuredly- wronlg ! The front im me at a right angle ! I tried a great-I would have had to 1ant in its God-given position, ig disaster! I bellowed at the 'Id nonchalantly in their un were roaring as the weird treet. e like that, it is best for ele e wit hout a memory. hlow do p in the morning? Yout ktnow, ni two wotrlds! Ab)out the base ness of fr'esh aitr, onl the ot her had c oIldns ofuS ( sheetr terr'tor! overl-alIl pnts tup had ptartedl 10' haw of gravity ! With each 'ind fart her towarid the st reet, whatev'er yotu would call it, sank lowver and1( lower, so sank uld( no01t turn) loose the shoul der' alil, tand then I wotuld bet dlis.. idle of Ma in street, pantless! meit quiite attaiched to the cos 1 prtepared''( to mlake antther roilt end stoppIedI. I was not re' a ppentdages dep'Iartedl from irst move was to regain wvhat mi back wvhetre they belIonged .1 lephat, anda I 'ould( henar a It' st rute. I crlawledt utp inlto ab)out Iteope'-antd elephants. morbid soulIs lieeked inisidle to egs. I scowled at themi from limal nofises. They departed, at night, I abotut a year andl a half ago. :her ofl'eredl to take me to see -"Lephanlt B3oy!"' 'ID SCHOOL SUPPLIES BRYAN CO. -PHONE 5017 IN THE CLASSROOM C AMPUS L L My Op Thii, i'd iik, to devote my column1 to ij itllatioll that has boti #I(ed ei I .'ince I Ii 1st hecait. a%warl that it existed. And that i th . sit Uat i(n of l0.\ ing foot bail lao el aU 'SC. )t i Iinally fuotI bal was in i to duced ino American coIlv,vlege, bc cause it wIs thought to be lca:1th 111 and lelliximg for a1 youing mial) en:aged in his tudies. IFootball players w ier tll bonla fide stuidens making pasiing gr ades. and r<eeiv ing no money for pla\ing. Toiay. the picture is completely reveiscd. College football has become a dirty, comllmenecialized sport in tie evys (if ma1,1ny pe(Iolple. It soon] bllic appvantill. alw, ile intioduction of footh)ail, tiiat crowds ga'.e dC(I on ly 1 tt wil cing teams. arni tha1 onl.% \inning 1cams could diaw Whe enoi mous ),it#- rectipts and nelt profit Iettils And to have a winning team ieant that vach pla.\ lr tihe il(vell had I be lk specialist. The probliel Ihent was "whete to get these specialists'" And in that pioblem. ninety per cent of the Aiiican collcges are making lian. ot ofI temisilves. The (coachels gc I thce "pigskin matletial" fromii wher evec t hey roan. Thien th:. tell the factilty that ".hohni flctwn earrties chct i'k . ee th1at' hce ipas'' Z, ls. We i.;;hlt nolt draow SUch ii' icn:. acid we mlighlt have to dei-icse the size of our1 faculty. Antd it' very few t eacelcs h:st w all to ink t '~Iheir plolitcy bcy bentv chin g a sltr half-bcack~ ont fli -v.- ofC thle Calina-101.Clemson. gairte. jut t heue~i he I haIppens to be dle ficlentI in is stud(1ies;. In Ithe olden dlays. tile team1 waS dloing Ithe S tudent ai fav'or by givinog h111im lren coingiil. lihe chanic:e tic htiltic nc Ithe teaml. Toid\ it is the laos w ho doe's ice 1t1am ill honor .i I f he's t st atr play ier, h' catn 'm tn a lot cf mtontl.' f.o his scol 'WI Your C Broadcasting ! 1490 K. C. At Thi The Gamecock AFEs in ion by Saul Lavisky Ameie' s first t.uly great sports waitersz. "The principle would he ni leceit if school would dirol, all pi ( tease nd state frankly. 'Tiadv' For servives ont our foot hall leam, young men. eighteen to tety-ont year.- of age. w%ill be givvn foli r ar'Il ev boal d. lodg n w books, pocket mtone and per mis l o attend -,uch univei.iity as Ihe may desire. De rt. lrante d if nece.sYsary w%ork therelor is comnlected with passing grades." You an I ar supposed to believe that our football players are all re.::ulai studeots and ate all ama t:mrs who get nothing at all to. h-atinii tli. hcads again. t a stone wl 'Oach week except a Block C at I end of the season. W'rc 11o uooilmsed to know 0Aboat the phin: schok-sh ip syst im. ot the t'hono job rackci. \e cune to collene not only to ;,et ani education but to develop (A.L' Cihatacte0 ind v )ablishi it set ef ethics and mo11al1is fol our fututfe utsc. And "ye. It i his safnmec coll-ge. \\ 'lit'll that you nan n11 away with mun Itder if . ou don'; .et caughit, or it *'ou0 know~ t he ightI le'opile u h-.- .til tulo g(et ::tut ht. It do. sn't take a 'ellg.' stuuenit 'o't' toe find out wh.iat' geomty on :'! offer tihe <olb-e'; aithletic abiil it1.\ gate vets.t and piethity> ses' focho :t l pia.'erts ge ittng ttie 10uitioen. sptening mfoneyt, the best~ doet mito: i'-s. all of whic'h ate denied h im. lThe foot ball felayer's leartn that rules~ are madte for thlose whlo dont't hat',r antt~hin.: toe offe.r. Th:ose wh Io ile goeod llahe1.s can makeh( t hei r owt n o le.,. lfI',uIt)tn it's all fori the benst tife' teally is' ste that whent he ge'ts OUt ito the big wide wtotId. the shlock wi en't he too much feet himIt. filet C s ant'thitng good ahouit cot e:I tball i t s the taet that it 11ms tol hi: in enltetinment, dis. (IX olumbia system Station i Top Of The Dial New Assistant Registrar In Charge Of Vets B. M. Pat ks will take up the du ties of assistant registrar in chargE of veteran affairs at the University of South Carolina, beginning June 15. President Norman Smith an nounces. Parks is a veteran of both World Wars I and 11. lIe has been post engineer at Fort Jackson and is at the present time on terminal leave. lie was a lawyer practicing itn Louisville. Kentucky. his birth place. before entering the service. Upon discharge from the Army, lie will have the rank of conole. Parks received degrees from Cum herland College and Georgetown College and attended the University of Alabama. Honor Council Announces New Members The Carolina Honor Council has an nounced its new members for the fall semester. Chairman of the council will he Mat ion Powell and serving as sctetary will be Patty Malcolm. New council members are Cald well Weston and Gordon Shomaker. Other members are Jimmy Moise and Nell Mayer. The Board has decided to hold discussions with members of the faculty frequently. They hope thei-eby to (i eate a better under standing and nake the honor sys iom mole effecti%e. The Board and Council have made no plans fot the summe term. Vets Lect continued from page 1 lack of availabiht.\ of a speaker of sulticient prominence. It is hoped that Sect,etaiy of State Byrnes or President TI uman will be available foi a program this fall. Pre-Registration "Doc" Funderhurk suggested that ithe organization woik ont plans fot pre-registration. w%hith would give st udents eutra title between senes tets. A motion was passed asking the new presid-nt to push this mat ter. A motion vas g ed thankintg he et iing oicel s. President Bob St oddard. Vice - Pi-esident .laImes Funtdeiiur, anid Secretaiy-Tiea, M er .lai ion Wha)ey, foi t helt i fots t lii . mestEr. A tommittee wa appointed to inlkesti"'It" and ptlpare a lepolt on the piosibility of Univet-ity vo-ter anls e- tablishing it coopeiative gro col.\ store. It %ts pointed out that a noni-plofi tSto(i. OWied by vee - wn-. d be ofut gevat henefit to 111 h llm.rI i( d \f-tlelans atllen-ding I 5s hotol. Next 3Mating Thet ne.rt ielting of the Carolina Vaetrnsis si-hed uled fur Tuesday. .ittne 'I. Th V'.' ivet '. \\ti) omen's arihaIii '- o-f Itions~ 11 peopale. But t lit ptt ire, t he Sli ri fiit 10i udecency.. I ruiintain, is too) high As5 lar ats I am concern ed. it i.s goodl-hse to col lege foot ha ll anid goocd ii ac BURNETTE RADIO & TEL COs P. A. Systems for Rent or Sale Home and Auto Radios 823 Main St. Phone 7408 * COLLEGE BA (Manc "On The Side Of "Look For The Dog"' 1427 Mai BUSINESS S 920 Main Street COMPLETE INKS - PENCILS - DRAWIN( YOUR MOST CONYi Art Dept. Wil ro Outstandi Fred Brogdon Takes Over As Council Prexy Fred Brogdon, new president of he student hody of the University >f S,juth Carolina, took over the eins of student government when ie and tie newly elected student ouncil met fcr the first time in linn Ilall at 4 p. m. Wednesday, Qay 29, 1946. Dick VanderVeen, outgoing pres dtnt of the student body, opened he meeting and explained to the iew council what had been done iuring the semester and what mat teis remain to be completed this -oming year. No rly elected mombeis of stu ient council who met were Fred Brogdon. pi esident ; Buster Cole man, first vice-president; Sally Rickman. second vice-president; Bettie Moore. secretary; Robert Wickham. senior president; Ed Sa eeby, junior piesident. Delta Sigma continued from page 1 ice; to promote closer affiliation >etween the commercial wotld and tudents of commerce and to fur her a higher standard of com iercial ethics and culture. and the ivic and commercial welfaie of the -ommunitv. Just prior to the war, the Delta 3igma Frateinity held the highest wholastic avetage of any gioup on he campus, as well as ianking ixth among fort.-five chapters hroughout the nation for all iround auhievenient and scholar ,hi p. Activitles Some of th,! activities of the chap er weiC trips through industrial >rganizations and husiness concerns >f Columbia. lectues by pirominent usiness men of the area, and group liscusions on vatious topics ielat ng to the x\oId of comnmeice. All >f thee and numerous other ac ivities ate being planned for the 'om-ing #erm. lowever, not bcing 'nli ill: ar) oiessicnl organiza ion. but -o( ial as. welf. tie memhers ie lookimg forwaid again to ie ieu% ei act ivity in hoth fin!ds. Penu':.Isania iank fitst in the annin.; and fini!,hin of leather, vhile Massachusetts leads ill other tais in the manufacture ot boots mnd NhoeS. Rice. lir.,t planted in Virginia in 647. wa,; i failure. and considered m impract ical crop. It wvas not io, here su:.c..esfully until 1694. I.emnon Itrees yield from 2001 to t)s poundis of fruit each grow'ing eason. L,emons.tAt aeclaissified by >otaits s h Ierrie.. he orgaititon. have selectetd Caro Vet Apartent s' a' the name 'em the goerIlnmenRt housing units RI Confedletate As enue. This has Rceen approved by President Notr i1an \l. Smit I. Zrugj .Slore ONLY ONE BLOCK FROM THE CAMPUS Corner Main and College RBER SHOP e Saylors ger) University Grill" Record Headquarters RECORD BAR m Street UPPLY CO. Columbia, S. C. LINE OF NJOTE BOOKS and & PAPER ENIENT LOCATINk Page Five I Give Prizes .ng Artists The Art Department of the Uni. veisity of South Carolina an. nounces that it will award eight sepatate prizes over the weekend to .ts most deserving students. Those who have diinguished themselves in art appreciatio;n. por. trait work or painting will each re ceive twenty-five dollars. Twenty dollars will be awarded to those who have shown the most talent In costume designing or in Interior decoration. A fifteen-dollar award will go to the best student in de sign. while a book of art mastero pieces will be awarded to the per. son who has excelled in art history. The most coveted award, the Katherine B. Heyward, will be pre sented to (ne "best all-round stu (lent" of the department. Definite recipients of the awards have not been announccd as yet. Exhibition Work The department, which is headed by Edmund Yaghjian, is for the nonce presenting an exhibition of pnintings, textile and costume de signs, panels, abstractions and sketches, in 13 Main Street store windows. The project. is under the super vision of adjunct professors Cather ine Rembett, Ruth Morse, Augusta Wittkowski and, of course, Mr. Yaghjian. The following stores are featuring Art department displays: Haverty's, The latShop, IIaltiwangers, Belks, Efirds, R. L. Bryan, Tapps, Lisabeth Wolfe, W. S. Rice and Son. Caba. niss, Walgreens, Lorick and Low rance and the Columbia Paint Co. The exhibition, which will run through June 6th, is presented in cooperation with the Columbia Metv chants Association. Charles Wickenberg continued from page 1 length of experience on the Game cock of any one member of the !:taff. Her appointment comes after over two semesters of Gamecock experience. This Gamecock banquet is the fir.%t at which new staff members have been announced. The editor expressed the hope that it will be come a tradition to announce new staffs at such banquets in the fu tre. Special guests were Dean S. C. DePass. Prof. Frank Wardlaw, and Mr. and Mrs. Stan Lewis. M\artha Steadman and Rives Kellely wers in charge of arrange for the occasion. About 95 per cent of the abaca fiber foi manila rope used to be imported from the Philippine islands or from Java. West Point Miilitary Acadenmv now occupies land which at on~e time was part ofthe' colonial empire of the British ciown. 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