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Editor ...... C. H. Wickenberg, Jr. Associate Editors-Eleanor McCall, Sidney Wise, George Celusta. News Editor................victor Barrett Feature Editor ................ arriet Le Society Editor............artha Steadman Columnists-Mary Helen Shawhan. GeoFge Celusta, Saul Lavisky, Charles Wickenberg. Sports Editor ........ .......Donald bloore Photography Editor...........Betty Brown Cartoonists..........Jinx Gles, Mary Lewis Managing Editor ...... Mary Shoun DIMPLES AND DIPL While the, now, former editor of THE GAMECOCK, takes opporunity this edition to thank all those who have aided her in the weary job of putting student thought, and opinion into print, the new editor takes the liberty in pointing out Virginia Raysor as a most outstanding student. The praises of editors is seldom sung-they're more often hung. BYE AND ADIEU With this issue THE GAMECOCK says "good bye" until the first issue next fall. With this issue the present editor yields the "mighty pen" to a new and a capable editor. We wish for.him and his staff a most suc cessful semester next fall. We have left TlE GAMEBOBK in good hands, and we expect the "Bird" to crow even louder and more con ANCHORS AWEIG The University of South Carolina Naval Unit paraded for the last time last Satur day. We are glad to see the unit broken up and placed on an inactive status, because that comes with peace. We hasten to express ourselves in appre ciation for everything that the Navy has done for the university. As members of the WARNING WORD THE GAMECOCK notices with a good deal of interest the revival of old-fashioned poli tics on our fair campus. We feel that that revival can also be coupled with a revival of school spirit. Much has been said about "building a greater Carolina." We welcome those return ing veterans who will strive conscientiously to build a greater Carolina. We extend to those who intend to use the guise of "a great er Carolina" to cover up politics destined to further the pover and prestige of individual CONGRATS TO W Last Tuesday at 12 o'clock we were thrill ed to witness the bfrth of Carolina's own campus radio station. TnHE GAMECOCK wishes to remind all students of some of the factors which made last Tuesday's broadcast a pios sibility: 'Without the advice and ctoper'ation of Dean Chase the r'adio committee wvould have done very little. Dean Chase has worked from the beginning with the committee in all efforts. Gur' praise and appr)leciationl to Mackie Quave cannot be too high. We heartily agree with Dr. Babcock when he says, "WUSC is the length and shadow~ of Macie Quave." Hie has given self-sacrificially of his time, ef for'ts and experience. It was in his r'adio class last Fall that the idea of beginning a cmpus radlio station was conceivedl. ONE LAST SUGGE Today we write our last edlitorials. But before we leave, we wish to make one last suggestion. That concerns the Board of Publications.. The Board of Publications has the dluty of passing on all recommendations for' staff positions of T HE GA MECOCK. The faculty members of this committee have showvn themselves interested in their dluties; but many of the student r'epresentatives (who hold a 3-4 ma.jority of the votes) have not. Many are applointedl a fewv minutes before they are to vote on the new staff, and come to the meeting saying. "What's this all about, anyway? I was told to come here." We do not believe that that careless man PEACE, 'SWONDEli With this edition of THmE GAAMECOCK.'pub lication is being susp)ended until the Fall semester. The problems involved mn publishing this summer are many and amazing. Faced with being moved from our sub)ter'ranean fort in the summer to a place where we can see daylight, and a staff ihat won't be here, also the small matter of finding time for studies and swimming, plus three diget in crimson on the wrong side of the lediger, THE GAME COCK, like you, wants, and needs, a vacation. It has been the usual endavoer of TILE TI Circulation ROBI f The Gamecock: examina 14,000. Ent.r.d Columbi Student students, !)riaLo ,OMACY While shouldering the respopsibility for this paper she has taken a leading part in establishing WUSC, she is a member of AKG,.Delta Zeta, Hypatian, and has taken an active part in aiding the student council in its problems. Besides that. she's pretty and sweet and we like her a lot 'cause she has dimples. Prosit! structively in the fall. We would call all readers attention to the column "Behind the Scenes" in which our thoughts are expressed more fully. And thus, we write "thirty" to our humble efforts. and join the ranks of those loyal supporters of our GAMECOCK. V.R. H unit have had the time, they have assumed positions of leadership on our campus. They have led at a time when any other leadership was sadly lacking. For that, and the interest which many of them (a great percentage from out-of-state, remember) have, THE GAMECOCK crows a "Thank You." V. R. members a hearty invitation to leave. The good of the University is more than using our school as a practice football to ,kick around by future lawyers. The good of the Univ,ersity is greater than a mere bar gaining for political power. TiE GAMECOCK welcomes the formation of political parties as a step toward true studet government. But it warns that poli tics can be dirty business. And glib phrase makers and politicians, don't try to "build a greater Carolina" on lies and deceit. V. R. USC To Sid Wise goes THE GAMECOCK'S CoM mendation. It was Sid who kept the idea from falling by the wayside. It is he who led in the organizing of the Carolina Broad casting Company. We would also exprless applreciation for the efforts of D)ick Newell. another of the founders. Others who have giv'en unstinting ly of their time have been Victor Barrett, Sigmund Liber'man. Bill Bennett, and Sue Reevecs, as well as a host of others which spa;ce does2 not p)ermit us to mention. To WKlIX, WCOS, and WIS for their help ful cooperation. Our fricndship is bound for ever. As soon as all equipment~ arrives, W~USC will begin full-time operations. We have a new~ and louder voice for the campus; the best of luck to WUSC and its staff. V. R. 'TT/N ner' is any way to elect members to THE G;AMECOCK staff. Therefore, we ask that members of the Board of Publications acquaint themselves wvith the staff of this newvspaiser andl take the time to gain some conception of who does2 what and to what degree. We suggest that they meet regularly ; it would be very prIofitable if they met every Wednesday eve ning and servedl refreshments to slaving members of the staff. The Board of Publications should be ani in formal, constructive committee, not a group which seeks to dictate to a publication ab)out which it knows little or nothing I V. R. FUL GAME'COCK+ to equal its past performances. Wenow p)ledge that we will tundertake tc surpass the high goals achieved. Progressiv'e p)lans are being made to im pr'ove THrE GAMECOCK in all dletails, It is our long range plan to Come out twice a week. To this end there will be a need for an en larged staff, If there are those among our studlent r'eadlers who have worked on p)ubli cations elsewhere, or who have a dlesire to help us crow for a greater Carolina, drop us a line, Box 80. and we'll write you this summer and tell you where we've lit for the Fall. ie Gameco4 Founded January 30, 1908 FRT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First E Yeeky by the student body of the Ur I Uarolina during the cobese year except tions and vac,D t o diO as second-class matter at the postol a. S. C.. November 20, 1908. activities fee includes $1.00 subscript QUICK TAKES "And what, Holmes, Is "Elementary, my dear MY Op "The time has come, the Wal rus said, to talk of many things, of ships and shoes and sealing wax, of calibages and kings." And the time has come too for me to hand in my last column and bid this weekly rag a sad farewell. The old staff will probably be trying to get their fond fare wells in the paper in one way or another, and you readers will undoubtedly get tired of see "goodbye, forever" staring nt you from each and every print ed page. But you can mark me down as another jerk who uses a whole column to write finis on a spotty career. But I'm not just chalking up thirty on another semester and another Gamecock job. This is my LAST column, and my LAST cemester at USC. (A slight pauce for comments.) I've been trying to think of what I'd say in this last column for' some time now. Tv'e b)een trying to think of something witty, something humorous, some unusual way of saying goodbye to a college. There isn't any humorous way you can say goodbye to a student hody, and there isn't any un usual way you can say goodbye to a handful of readers. BEHIND Ti By Virgini This semester has been one of hard work for many stu dents at Carolina w~ho have had a job to do and have done It. We take you behind the scene's and publicly laud these people; Gordon Shoma ker, who deserves "a job well clone" for his work on the Public Affairs forum, and Student Assembly committees. Dr. McConaughy, Dr. Foran, Liz Norton, Frances Smith, Joe Wise, and Eleanor McCall for invaluable contributions to the Putblic Affairs forum. The advertisIng committee for' the Student Assembly Betty Coty, Ken Huffman, George Simpson, Kenneth Bald win, and Arthur Moore. And also all the sororIties who have cooperated In making posters for the Student Assemblies. Gamecock TIhe outgoing editor wishes to devote the rest of this column to recognizing those members of the Gamecock staff who have made this semester's weekly possible. Sid Wise because he could 'always be dep"nded upon for stories and features. 'George Celusta - hecause he has heen wIlling to serve in any capacity and has always put the beat Interats of the, The G dor Holds ilversity durA eric flce at Rating ion for By Baer ell your grade?" Watson, EImentary." in ion by Saul Lavisky There's still enough material on this campus for an infinite number of "gripe columns." And porobably somebody will keep on raising cain with this and that. But let's balance the ledger. Don't let your debits get confused with your credits. Carolina, as a school, has certain values that can't he put into words. Some call it school spirit, but that's only a part of it. Other parts of it are friend lin-,-, Upeanc idera tion of others, and above all a common desire to see the Gar net and Black held high. I'm proud to say that I at tended the University of South Carolina. And equally proud to have done my share of hold ing Carolina's -colors high through my work on the Game cock. I'm glad to have had the op)portunity. But be that as it may. this is goodbye for me. 'The. Carolina Gamecock will still crow w"hen these issues are referred to as the chaste chicken. So give the G;amecock staff y'our assistance. Let them know What you think and what you w~ant. This paper is the voice of the studlent hod:. It is up to you to make it crow for a greater South Carolina. iE SCENES a Raysor Gamecock abov'e all things things. Eleanor McCall because her clear thinking has been a tremendous asset to the edi torial policy. Ish Moore- because he has, with a ready smile, always been willing to go back to the printers as late as 11 p. m. Because his good humor ('an he depended upon in the most try ing circumstances. Because he has been willing to pitch in and help other members of the staff after he has finished his own dluties. "Bull" Fulghan- -because he has been the capable and de( pendlable right hand man of Ish. Martha Steadman -because she is one of the most capable, pleasant, and dependable per sons It has ever been our pleas ur'e to work with. Becatse, even when she works the hardest, she never loses her sense of humor. Saul Lavisky--because he is one of the finest persons we know to work with. F"or two years he has been the person who could be depended tipon when all others have failed. Trhanks, Saul! Victor Barrett- because he Is one of the most hard working *nntinued on page 4 nBusiness Manager JoH L Exchange Editor...........Ralph lergusom Society Staf-Rives Kelley, Sidney Brandua. arneock-burg, Doris Moorehead. Sports Staff-George Howell, Joe Pledn Jerry Krupp. Frank Scruby, Jim Fulghu Red Tyler and Sara Cline. News Staff-Mike Karvelas, BeLinda Cullum, Mary Shoun, Elizabeth McDaniel, Lacy an Honor Butler, Opal Isenhower. Mary Saya Gaston, Cyrus Shealey, John Whalen. Assistant Business Mgr.........Candy Taylor Business Staff.................Ed Teague For 1945!. Ty%B.......................r arbara Binnicker Circulation ........ Nevitt Grove Etaoin Shrdlu.. By Charles Wickenberg There's no telling how many stories have come out of the Irecent world war. We've all heard them. Here are three that have been told to me in recent weeks . . . as fat as I know O they are true. They are written in the first person, as they were told to me . . . mind you, they didn't happen to met CHRISTMAS PRESENT, PAST . It was near Christmas time in England and during the final stages of the war. The desire to see the city, and find something to send my wife brought me to London. Late one afternoon I walked down Bond Street, and en tered Yardley's with the intention of selecting a perfume. The only customer in the store was a young English girl in the uniform of the WAAF. Since there was little relue tance to speaking among the Yanks and the English service personnel. I decided to wait until she'd finished making her purchase, and ask her aid in selecting something proper. As she turned to leave, I approached her, and explained * my mission. With a smile she said she'd be delighted to help. After many minutes of sniffing and pricing we decided on a small bottle. It was then that she turned to me and asked if I'd permit her to buy it, and send it to my wife. Somewhat astonished, I told her it was out of the question. I wondered to myself what my wife's reaction would bel She insisted again, and I tried to point out tactfully that I could afford it much more easily than she. 11er insistence was polite, and smilingly she said; "You don't know me do you?" I looked at her. I didn't know her, or know what she was getting at. "I," she said, "am Elizabeth." Several weeks later my wife received a bottle of perfume and a letter from Princess Elizabeth of England. MY KILLER - Joe was lying on his stomach and I was sitting on my haunches on the nose of a small hill we'd just captured. We were sweating out what the Heinies were going to do next, but more intent upon the cigarettes we were smoking at that moment. About thirty yards down the hill from us was a mess of (lead Krauts in one of their positions we'd just knocked out. Ve had our backs to them. Snipers fire seemed to be getting more accurate, I noted. Suddenly Joe straightened out, "I been hit in the chest!" He rolled over on his back. I looked at Joe. He'd been lying on his chest. I couldn't see how he got hit there, but sure enough, there was a big -plotch of blood. I rolled him over again. He'd been shot in the back. The shig had gone through him. That meant that there was a sniper behind us. I was turning around to call for a medic, when I saw one of the "dead" Krauta rise up on his elbow. I was looking a dlown the barrel of a machine-pistol. That so-and-so's been shooting at us while our machine guns noise covered up for him, I thought. He cut loose with a burst that hit my left fore arm and spun me to the ground. Everything was hazy, but I grabbed my carbine and pointed it down the hill. All I could see was a mist of figures. Then the sniper' stood up to finish me off. I fired at the blur, and it went dlown. The recoil of the carbine cleared my head, so I got up and went to where he fell. He had a bullet hole through his throat. Finally a medic came and fixed Joe and me. Before head ing for the aid station, I talked with the lieutenant and told him about my squad. By the time I found the aid station, I was a good1 shock case. The morphine helped. D)uring the ride to the rear in an ambulance I was 0. K. I wondered if any of the cases in the ambulance were friends. I looked aroundl. The guy next to me I dlidn't know. I didn't recognize the one below him. I lay' back and rested for a few minutes, then looked at the stretcher below n'.e. There was that dlamned Kraut with a rubber tube in his throat looking up at me. He smiledl when he saw me. I cursed him in broken German but he just shook his head andl pointed to his throat. When we got to the hospital I was still swearing at that Nazi. F<or three days I called him everything in the book. he guy wiar my ward thought I was fighting only one man "Are you Goodle?" she asked. "Yes." "Hie's dead," she sa id, and walked away. SLEEPING LIKE THE DEAD After days of hard fighting, when the guys have been going on nervous energy, they sleep. The soundness of that slumber usually (defies dlescription, hut there was ~eAei can soldier who "slept like the dead."T/Aei lie and his buddy sacked out in a small builkngfte several (lays of house-to-house fighti ng inGafn. They hadn't been asleep long when an enem mortarmanell Tey ished the building. The terrific b)last nlcumln bclemon didn't wake him, but his buddy was k illd outrihtg idn 'he medics found both of them afewhusltr.Te looke(d at the (lead soldier, andl logically horesme tlat. The other was killed too. The twvo were put on stretcsued arh ried to a truck full of corpses. Theywr paer aond cand sent back to be registered and buriied.epacdaoa n It's hardl to say who was the more surprised, the sleep'i GI or the burial detail. - lie woke up while they wer'e stuffing him inoa' epn bagr-to be bured.ait sepn