Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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VV E7$rki At Long Last The 'Ganecock noted with much awe, amazement, and admiration the proposed plans of the Southern Association of Science and Industry to keep "the best educated and most talented" southern youth in the South by enlisting them in a program to build a "new southern economy." Southern scientists, educators and busi ness men have organized "to effect the scientific utilization of southern raw ma terials and their manufacture in the South to finish the product stage." As a part of their plan they will employ graduates of sQuthern colleges so that they may stay and help build a new southern economy. At long last! There are not enough words of praise in our vocabulary to direct toward these far sighted men. While people go about today gagging, "Did you hear the one about the atom bomb-it'll kill you," an4 we read daily of the struggle for peace, from not only abroad, but within our own ranks, it is heartening to know that someone has taken the bit in their teeth to correct a sor rowful condition brought on by another war Michigan Tech The dearth of textbooks spotlights the in congruity of an almost religious dependence on the text in some courses. Two systems seem to be used: One sets up a text as the best in the field and thereafter uses it as the written law; the other declares that the book might possibly be wrong but since something must be accepted as the final word (this is hard on both the ignorant man and the philosopher) then follows through as under the first scheme. Right and wrong, good and bad, theory and practice exist in varied shades. An ex Assemblies Tuesday Carolina was privileged to have at it's student assembly one of the outstand ing personalities and observers, in our coun try today. Jonathan Daniels, press secretary to the late president of the United States painted a cOoorful picture~ of our democracy in action on the palette of our nation's capi tal. Mr. Daniels also painted our faces red. Of the 4,115 students at the University, a mere 300 put in their appearance at the Field House at 12 noon to hear this famous man speak. We noted that there were almost that number standing in front of Stewards Hall waiting for dinner. Whether convocations will be a source of constant embarrassment to us, remains to be seen. Something has to be done to stimu late the interest of the student body. The administration has scheduled only a few classes during this hour in the belief that Veterans' Viewpoin t By ED MOORER a waste of time, Most of your readers are new esuc nagurt to USC while a number of the rest same time obsty wore not here this summer, and sampero ofm thevy so a little review of the past few fial exams ofaev months would seem in order. Way mnlo exm n< back there in the middle of lastmeto the eaone year the veterans requested that tive cooeation ae the university continue its speed tion proam e up program instead of returning ptintoga efet to its proposed peacetime sched- fiftee untoeect ule. After much debate and prep- fifteedn dvad aration which included lobbying in unteed alsmeadvan the legislature, a three-month se- unew "alseetero mestel was arranged whereby haewitheer cor those who desired could remain at tshopded wthacot their studies throughout the reign .wishoe whatrI of "Old Bol" (summer to you) and wath aevisbe, cr at th4 same time fulfil the re- ar te advtuabe, pa quirements Imposed by the Vet- Books, futre rat erans Administration. Many reg- Bok,rra ular activities became dormant books, was stillsa with the July heat but the Care- hadouplne spc lna Veterans continued their ef- hadomplel spai forts.in the line of service to the coevey satt Btudflt ody.pens, the sudder Remembering the seemingly un- sons enrolled pai * necessary congestion in the sev- tiveness of obtal *rl -preoeeding registrations and go redSe ba4in*g uffered from long lines etoMay,t and dclsv In classes, which seem~ed was humanly pc -a war equaled in horror and devastation only by World War I. Too long has the "solid South" held itself down by wailing over defeats of past days. "L4st we forget" is very fine, and far be it from a rebel college newspaper to advocate the abolishment of tradition and our herit age, but "best we forget" our old wounds while all fields and phases of the South join with these ambitious men in making long range plans for a new southern economy, and a new South. That education is the place to begin, no one can deny. A solid foundation must be laid if the structure is to exist for long. As the University of South Carolina, we are pri marily interested in this. There is little at tractive here in the South to us when we graduate. There is no incentive. We go North and West-to richer fields. It is not a situation that can be remedied over night. The SASI plans education as a cardinal phase of an all out three-year effort to improve southern industry. # But what of our musicians, our doctors, our writers, and the multinominal vocations? The Gamecock observes that the only thing wrong with the plan of the SASI is that it is 77 years late! perienced, intelligent instructor can do much to dress the drab bones of the text with the otherwise discoverable only through falter ing experience. It is a source of wonder that our competent teaching staffs sometimes allow themselves 'to be hampered by the false absolutes of a hack writer, when they could otherwise supply the shading from their wide experience and thorough knowledge of the subject. If textbooks are actually indispensable and good ones are not to be found, perhaps the libraries could be exploited. But for our money, the instructor's convictions and his reasons for them are much more valuable thart any text.-ACP, students will take advantage of the oppor tunities to hear the outstanding speakers brought here by our active Convocations Committee. It's as plain as the vacant space at 12 noon Tuesday on your class schedule-if more students don't attend convocations, we'll be gin having classes again at that hour next semester. Some of the new Carolinians may not know of the struggle to get permission to have this student body meeting. Old students may have forgotten. Attendance was at first large, but has now dwindled to a handful. We are not trying to sell a bill of goods. This was something Caro lina wanted and got. Now we are abusing it. It doesn't take much effort on energy to walk to the Field House. The seats may be a little hard, but it's only for fifty minutes. Smoking is permitted, and believe us, you can get more out of listening to these talks than you can get out of some classes! What's it going to be? the Carolina Vet- To ease her situation and in order a plan to elimi- to insure proper quantity of need ructions. At the ed material each student was given wished to afford a paper, to be filled out naming ral days between the books required for their I the commence- courses, along with other regis V semester. With tration material. The University fthe administra- at the same instance constructed nible pre-registra- a larger and more accessible book s formulated and store. Although the shortage of As a result, over paper has limited the supply of tudents were reg- books, what books that can be ce of the sched- had from the printers are more and the Influx of easily obtained because of these education" was actions. 'iparative facility. It was also at the insistence of the same method, the Caroline Veterans that tickets nprovements that to the Gamecocks home games n be incorporated were made available to students ns of Carolina. fQr their wives and dates who are her the lack of not members of the student body. more spot to this These tickets will make it possible ast the bookstore for the student and his guest to and supplies to be seated together in the student fy the needs of section in the Carolina Bowl. ut as often hap- If any reader of this column has surplus of per- a question or suggestion of merit, salyzed the effec- and wishes it to be discussed, re ring supplies. My discussed, or just plain cussed, it down In the base- would be appreciated if he or she :st had more than would drop me a note to that ef eible to handle. fee in Bo 2819. %amPUS C Cr "NO THANKS, JUDGE, W1 This Colle< By ASSOCIATED C STEP DOWN! There's a tale going round the Iowa State campus of a certain English prof who went over to a local apartment house and asked to see the list of people living in it and also the waiting list. He didn't have to go through very many names before he found the one he was looking for, and said, "Put my name down for this man's apartment, please. I Just flunked him, and he'll be dropping out of school any day now." SO TRUE Said a friend to a teacher, "I'm so glad that you are planning to continue your education at the University this summer. Are you working for your' M. S. degree?" Replied the teacher, "Yes, offici ally for an M. S. and unofficially for an M-R-S." JUST TOO MUCH MUSH IN THE OPEN The Seebring (Ala.) News tells how the dean of women at a large co-educational college severely criticized the moral laxity of the students, announcing to the stu dent body on Wednesday that "The President and I have decided to stop necking on the campus." Dear Editor: I Just wrote something tha Now please don't laugh or But if you really think it's Just tear it up-and it's in Before Uncle Sam said: "Is Not too many years ago, A student passing the time Would always meet with a It was the practice in thosi To greet another student il Whatever was said was a To another student in "Gai Some would greet with a b Others would yell while -pa You can remember "What And other things like "Sur But In those days things st All the students had heaps The Campus morale was w Mainly because the studeni But do you know my frier A Carolina student doesn't About greeting another wil When I first noticed this I Maybe I'm nuts! But it's n To greet a stranger--and And I fepl certain if this v Things would end up in a I If all who should read this I think this reminder woul To boost the spirit of our Lets "speak to another" be So come on my friends, ge And let's have a greeting f When we pass on the camj Let out with a "Hi there!, Bei EDITOR'S NOTE: ANYTHING, Al THE GA CROWING FOl UNIVERSITY OF Pounded January 3O. 1908. with Robert silete I published by and for the studente at the Univo. Tuesday and Saturday. daring th. eie... yea,r Kditorial and buselme eflte.. are leesied in the are 6t> eenta an ineh. Deadline. for Saturday ed aew and sort., I p. .. Thured.y. D..din. , Friday; news and aperte. 3 p.ma. Banday. opiateeaexpressed by .eluamaite and Ietter-writes Pnfaldoes net eeauttute a enderemment alsi CHARLES H. WICKENBERG MARY E. SHOUN........ CANDY TAYLOR.... COURSE C DON'T NEED A LIGHT!" pate World LLEGIATE PRESS THAT'S GRATITUDE An honest co-ed at the Univer sity of Kansas came right back at the "Laws" recently. Instead of scurrying by the horde of wolfish lawyers on the steps of Green hall, she paused at their whistles and whipped out a sign. Printed on it in big red letters were the simple words: "Thank you!" PUTTING IT MILDLY George Thomas of Chicago, maitre de soda fountain, has de-. signed a monumental new sundae. He builds it of ice cream of six different flavors with straw berries, peaches, cherries, pine apple, marshmallow, pecans, fudge and bananas. The finished pyramid measures 14 inches from base to peak, costs $1 and may be shared by several customers. He calls it the Hubba Hubba. WE LIVE; WE LEARN Many a fledgling chemist has to learn the hard way. Fellow stu dents will never forget the look of utter horror that came across a chem. 8, lab student's face as he watched a neatly-copied-in-ink English theme dissolve in some spilled hydrochloric. Humble title of the theme: "The Benefits of Chemistry." t's worthy of note; think it's a joke. a lot of hash, the trash. [ey! let's go!" of day happy "Hey!" idays ra lot of ways. greeting on hand necock" land. ig, strong "HI!" ssing by. say there Jack" e glad you're back." ire were done of fun. ay up high ;s said "HI!" id, it's the strangest thing, seem to know a thing ile passing by. thought I'd cry! st so bad miake him glad. rere done st of fun. would make It stick I be just the trick wonderful school our golden rule. t on the ball or one and all. us any time of day 'or even just "Hey!" sjamin Alouysls Wade McGuinn NYTHING, BUT, "HEYHOWYOU!" 1E COCK it A GREATER SOUTH CAROLINA esualo a. the lint .dll.r. THE GAMECOCK I. r.ity of sonth Coreliaa in Columbi.asesmi-weekly, "''' ho*idae.ead o.aala.tU.a.. ii Tuesday ediions editorial aad socIety. 3 p. ms. a aet e esvl lb...ese TUE GAMECOCK. , JR.. .. .. .EDITOR-IN-CHIEF .... ....MANAGING EDITOR . . . ..SINESS MANwAGnR uldrhs nioate. As this is my initial journalistic effort, I feel that I should attempt in some way to justify my being so bold as to even write. It really all came about last summer when I was attend ing, purely as a disinterested observer, a meeting of the Pinewood chapter of Alcoholics Obnoxious. Elder States man Wickenberg was naturally present, and as I stood listening eagerly to a deep discussion of the present com munistic trends of some of the associate members, a voice said, "Wanna write?" I, having heard "No" all night, without thinking said, "Yes." Sure, I consented, if I'd been younger than 16, Wick would be in our own little bastile right now, for statutory journalistic taking ad vantage of me. HEY, HOW YOU I feel that It is only proper that I thank the Editor of the Gamecock for his most gracious introduction of me to the literate-public of this, our Carolina. True, I knew Wick when I was a child, but then, I was young, and as to the legend part, weren't you the class of '43 too, or is that worry that maketh thy hair so sparse. I understand his hat gives a quick rendition of "A Night on Bare Mountain" everytime he puts it on. I was eager that night he asked me to write it, as Wick had just said that our subject would be broad, granted that his paths of writing had never felt the solemn tread of intelligence, still I often wonder just what he meant by subject, having yet to find one in his column. Now that I have been most personal, which is always an unwise thing to do, still I felt it necessary to defend myself, I shall tell you of my literary foundation, which is to say the least very evident. My literary background is founded on one point. At one time in my life I was a member of the staff of a thriving journalistic enterprise known as the "Squeeler." Why Squeeler, I've never been quite sure; however, it's circulation was about ten, our parents and poor souls in the neighborhood, who knew us well enough to be hooked in on the deal. AH YOUTH! It really was a pretty good racket, but when I guess they figured that we would clip them for the money anyhow, and "Idle hands are the Devil's workshop," but we enterprising souls that we were just went ahead. made money, and pushed "shop" opening time up two hours. The paper was marvelous; let. the air out of one of our good subscriber's tires and in the next issue blast the "hoodlums" of the next block for perpetrating the foul deed. This naturally gained them no end of notoriety and us much needed safety. Of course as in all good deas, some jerk has to open his big mouth, and in so 4oing very nearly branded the entire organization with the stigma of Juvenile Delinquents (incorrect as this title had not reached the pinnacle it flow so regally retains). We were merely, as one of the gentlemen of the neighbor hood referred to us as he stumbled over a neaLly piaced lawn chair, "little neighborhood-.." I didn't find out 'till later years just what we were, but if that gentleman would care to step outside-! This part of the column is supposed to contain witty little qumps about Suimnier School. I can see the gentle man who requested that has never been to summer school. 0. K. it was hot, hotter than Hell, a beer shortage was in full swing, which mattered only to those who drink the stuff, and for those who don't, life pursued it's same uneventful melancholy patte'rn and included many un willing but helpless creatures in its warp and wool. I fear that summer school left many an embittered creature in its wake and which only the gay, gay life of the fall car awaken the jovial spirit once poss4a.sed by them. SONS OF The beach was our only help, a 'quiet restful weekend at Pawleys, 160 miles and two-fiftlas away, a place where you could look at your soul, find perhaps some of the finer things of life. But I am digreissing too much. Yes, the beach was our salvation, and tie 'nice part about It was that you, by being very careful of your diet and get ting plenty of rest during the week, could recover enough to start the old vicious circle again, and hit the beach I shali return!I The summer saw many changes at Carolina-new book store, new post office, new registrar's office, fresh paint, new furniture, and a new canteen, a bit in a turb moil just at the moment, but then tlhey probably just washed it and can't do a thing with it. BEAT NEWBERRY , While I'm on the subject of school, I might as well bring up the subject of the USC vs. Newberry game. This, as you all know so well, Is the flirst postwar Capj lina game. I urge all of you to attend. It .is sure to be at tended by all Carolina students in good sitanding, and by those no longer standing; which bring:s up the subject of an old Carolina Alumnus who once boasted that he had never missed a Carolina game, briat trad never seen one. Remember, closing time 6:25, and if you don't know what I'm referring to, ask Blossom Sti'eet John. A stare cure for the sun-down-jitters is a good alart.n clock. Ches when.