Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Editoriall We have, in the past few weeks, covered a considerable amount of ground in travel ing about the country. Naturally we were always seeking something that pertained to the University. Let this be a manner of reporting to the student body that frequently in the past few weeks national attention has been turn ed towards us. We have received numerous letters and clippings from all over the coun try. About what? Well, football, both male and female, and the editorials that have appeared in these columns. For example: In Chicago last week-end we noted on one of the sports pages a story of the "riots" that preceded the Carolina Clemson game. In the same paper, the Pow der Bowl was commented on. The following day another Chicago paper carried a short story on the peculiar appetite of the editor of the Clemson Tiger ! A commentator over the American Broad casting Company observed that ". . . in Co lumbia there'll be a football game that will have more interest in one quarter than most football games have in four . . ."-the Pow der Bowl. And in the Palmetto State, here are two -editorials that should be of interest. The first is from the Charleston News and Courier. Refusal of the president of the Uni versity of South Carolina, Rear Admiral Smith, retired, to agree that musicians playing for dances at the University be paid the union scale of wages is correct, from the reactionary and bourbonish point of view of The News and Courier, though it is willing to concede that there may be something to be said on the other side, which would, presumably, be that no unorganized person should be allowed to whistle a tune. One of the liveliest and most successful dancing societies in the University was called the "Upper Ten German Club," it danced every Friday night, the music was made by a lady on the piano, who received $3 a week for the performances. The dancers did not eat or drink anything strong at the en tertainments, and the total cost, to the members, citiens of the male persuasion, was 25 cents each for each entertain ment. When and if it rained the dance was postponed, as a carriage from the livery stable cost $5 even in horse and buggy days. The "Upper Ten" club should be revived. Should any unorgan ized lady or gentleman in the University at this time who can 'histle a tune to which other ladies can waltz or 'pos sum trot, be scabbishly permitted to whistle it, it paraded in Washington,ocia. To which we are forced to add-"Twenty three Skidoo." Pardon me, do you minuette ? The other editorial comes from the Winns boro News and Herald. By appearing hero in the Gamecock it now becomes an editorial about an editorial. Check this: "The Charleston News and Courier is Letters to . Pi Beta Phi's girls, Dear Bill, My name is Bill Hunter. I'm a The girls of I High School boy from Knoxville, ceived your letter Tenn. I have just finished read- and have asked ing a column in the newspaper thank you for y< about you girls winning a game philosophy on wo of football over the Tri-Delta's. You and I and I've played football all my life and agreement about swore that if girls started playing in the home. Nov football I was quiting. Girls playisoe,tyar every other sport that boys play to for,ak the ar such as tennms, basketball, soft- knitting. ball, wrestling, and other games. The place for a girt is in the home, I think that and that is where they ought to be. thinks that y'ou sli It's all right for girls to play little tegame that mz games of football after school and mind at ease. Tha when they have nothing else to do. hand touch, not But playing college ball takes the some of the girls eake. I guess you think I am writ- powder, lipstick, ing this for a joke but I'm really little messed up, a burned up about it. Don't you real. The Powder Bowl ize you might get your lipstick, a good cause, to I powder and curls messed up? I newspaper and ot think so. So if I were you I think efforts. I would just forget about it. Do I agree with y you think a man wants to marry wants to marry a a roughneck? No! He wants to I'm here to tell marry a sweet little homely girl, ever marry a Pi: that takes care of his home. Would one of the sweet you want your children to cut homeliest girls y< their teeth on a football and grow You know, Bill, up to play it? Wouldn't you be of guys in Americ afraid that they nuight get hurt? who would be wi Well, I guess that that's all I have thing to protect to say about it, so I think I'd just of them have jus forget'- it before you get hurt. ing a war to mak< Please answer this and give me' ing would happen your point of view. I .would like a lot more of th fer the willowy brunette Francis for a peace to Smaith to answer this. Hoping to nothing can ever hear frean this letter soon When we find the Bill kunter, ing football, we 221as9 Highland Ave., that maybe the wi * ~. En.zoie Tenn. fighting this war, Speaking speaking with solemn certitude. Says its editor: "The positive refusal of President Norman Smith of the University of South Carolina to submit to the dicta tion of a union of musicians is an aus picious sign that independent thinking and action have not disappeared from state institutions in South Carolina. President Smith has made it plain that on the campus of the university no 'pressure group' shall control." Would The News and Courier, which modestly advertises itself as- "South Carolina's most outspoken newspaper," care to expatiate briefly upon the men ace of pressure groups which operate outside the university campus but which affect this seat of learning, neverthe less? Does or does not the Charleston organ think that such a group, working within the legislature, was responsible for elevating Admiral Smith to his pres ent position of trust and .honor, and would it go so far as to suggest that the admiral's brother, the Hon. Winchester Smith, was a member of this bloc? And what of the, university's trustees, some of whom are also legislators? Can they serve the state and the college with equal zeal and impartiality? In fine, even though it have an ad miral-president who speaks out in no uncertain terms about a union of mu sicians, and a government naval unit, and a student body in excess of 4,000 -by odds the largest in history-most of whose members are unfamiliar with a body of water larger than Lake Murray, and a football team which may beat Duke, the conquerors of the United States Naval Academy last week, would The News and Courier characterize "Carolina" as a university of stalwart, sea-going teachers and learners or a uni versity somewhat "at sea?" The Gamecock considers this a most choice morsal of food for thought. It is not news to the students of Carolina and to many people throughout our state that much ruminating has been done on the subject, much said, much more to be said, and much that should be done. But when and how will something be done? There is definite unrest and dissatisfac tion among many about the :Cresident and the Administration of the University. It was manifest this summer when two of ficials were hanged in effigy on the campus. It was manifest when Student Council moved to negotiate with the American Federation of Musicians. With the time growing short before the meeting of the State Legislature, interest and tension is mounting. The Gamecock has these words of admoni tion: to take a firm stand, be sure of the footing. "...for at a time The now great men of history were The committers of the crimes." t'he Editor There's a thought in that. My i Beta Phi re- mother always told me that if earlier this week women wvere allowed to run things it to write and there never would be any more ur interest and wars. After seeing that game, I men, want you to know that if women the girls are in can do as good a job in other the girl's place corner~s of this man's world as they thatthe amedid on that gridiron we can all all quite willing sit back and take things easy. igskin for their Inclosing, the girls wanted me to tell you that they would much rather have their children cut oulde kar sonie their teeth on a football than on ould now boutthe trigger of a rifle, and as long y help put your as there are fellows like you, they game was two aren't worried about a thing. ackle. Although For myself,' I can't give any got their curls, point of view. It doesn't matter and insides a how old you are. That's onie thing o one was hurt. you will never be able to explain was played for --women, God bless 'em! LeIp pay for this Charles Wickenberg. ir other literary Dear Editor: >u that no man I want to thank you and your roughneck, and entire group of students for the you that if you cooperation which you gave us in Phi you'll marry the case of the counterfeit foot est, littlest, and ball tickets for the Caolina-Clem u ever saw! son game last Thursday. It is in there are a lot deed unfortunate that such a fraud a today like you came into the game, but we should [ling to do any- all be grateful that it was dis our girls. A lot covered and stopped before the finished fight. real damage was done. I know sure that noth- that you can imagine just what to our girls, and would have taken place if the two em are fighting Rosners had completed their make sure that scheme. happen to them. I assure you of our cooperation rn at home play- at all times and will consider It have to admit a pleasure to be of help to you. ong people were L. J. CAMPBELL, 'YE :IXI In several very open and fra dent of the University I've gi the questions upon which a p troversy between students and usual because they are differe quoted points of view. On the question of whether i the wishes of the students int questions of policy, the presid terms that it should. "This University exists for the students, and because of them," he said. "Except for the students, there could be no institution. It naturally follows that we desire always to consider their wishes in matters of policy. But it is also true that in certain instances the administration is not author ized to change fixed policy to con form to student desires.' Those are not the exact words of the President, because they were not taken down verbatim. It is, however, the substance of his remarks. When he made the last statement he was thinking about the question that arose in the case of the musician's union. It is his feeling that in his official ca pacity as president, he occupies a position of public trust which does nt permit hin to make agree ments with unions. Perhaps he is right in his interpretation of his position, although I do not think so. His position is certainly such that he must exercise the greatest caution in making such agree ments. If he is, in fact, not au thorized to make such agreements, it w~ould he exceedingly foolish for him to make themn without au thority. There were other reasons which prompted his dlecision not to sign the agreement, but that was the chief one. The point is, howvever, that ex cept for very exceptional circum stances such as those which he be lieved existed there, the president intends that studlent opinion shall have an influential voice in deter mining administr'ation policy. "It has not been my policy, nor is it my policy now to instruct a (duly ap)pointedl administrative committee in the performance of its duties after those dluties have been defined," he said. That point was raised by a dlis cussion as to why Clare Booth Luce was not invited to speak on the campus in accordance wvith the dlesires of some of the stu dents on the Convocations Com mittee. The presidlent had more to say on the point. "I undlerstandl that I have been quotedl as refusing the Committee the right to invite her," he said. "I want to make it clear that I did not deny them that privilege. In fact, the question was never submitted to me." In one case where his approval was expressly asked, howvever, the President ,decided against the se Jection. It was in th case of a na tive of India who wvas p)roposed as a speaker. Admiral Smith decidled against it because of the possible THE GA CROWING FO UNIVERSITY OF Founded Janusary 30, 190R, withs inlbert Eilli COCK is pubilsed lby andl for the~ stuident lumbia seml-weekly. Tuesday and Halturday, examinationas. Edisoriat and bussiness offiees are located In tising rates are 65 cents an linch. l)eadlines p. m. Wednesday; news andl sports, 3 p. m. lorial and bociely, 3 p. sm. Friday news anal Opinions eapressed by columnits and ietter.is ie Z.eefanA Ak discussions with the Presi )tten some unusual slants on ood deal of the current con . administration is based. Un at from any of the commonly he administration should take > consideration when deciding Bnt stated in uncompromising in1plication of lack of support for the government's foreign policy of cooperation with the British. He felt that it might be considered as an affront to Mr. I)yrnes, and he felt that the University, as the highest educational institution in the state, should give him firm backing. Again I do not agree with his conclusion, as it appears to meO that students should have the right to decide for themselves whether or not they want to back the foreign policy of -our govern ment. It seems to me that any decision as to foreign policy or any other policy must be bad if it is baed upon only half the facts. I have little fear that this student body cannot decide between what is right and what is wrong if given fair presentations of both sides of a situation. Again, however, the injection of administrative authority was an exception and not a rule, and the President felt that he was bound, because of his position, to make the decision wvhich he made. If you have followed me this far, it is app)arent to you that political considerations were behind both of these dlecisions which have so con fused us. The President of the University of South Carolina wvas convinced that in the first case, his position as head of the Uni versity prevented him from mak ing a free choice of his course of action. In the second case he felt that the p)osition of the University itself was so important politically, even on the national scale, that he was not free to present to its studlents opinions wvhich conflicted even -remotely with government po('licy. The obv'ious question is "Should the office of President of the Uni versity be a position so blanketed by political connsWrations that the incumbent is restricted in de cisions which directly affect the edlucational standards of the school ?" The obvious answer is "Never." The President of this Univer sity gets his instructions from the Board of Trustees, and is in a far better position than I am to judge just how political his job is. He can best tell what the government of this State expects and demands of him, andl to what extent his de cisions must be based on political considerations. I think that it is a fair ob)ser vation, however, that no man can be exp)ectedl to function at his best if he must keep one eye forever focused on the rooftop rooster to see which way the political wind is blowing. EMECOCK R A GREATER BOUTH CAROLINA r,tt Gnrae as the, first editor. THlE GAME. at tihe Unmiversity of South Carolina in Co. durinig the college year except holidays and the east basement of simt dormitory. Adver for $aturdsy edlitin editorial and society. 3 Thursday. J)eadllines for Tuesday edition; edt sports. 3 p. m. Sunday. riSer. are net neessarily thot. of THE GAME. ......ant alhoughk th. ri.ht to edit a. reser.... etaoin shi After reading the letter t Hunter, see somewhere on t on the left, I chanced to com( Beddingfield, from Atlanta, ( I've never heard of him eit] pus would do well to keep thii ing starts. Seems,as though Bob is a a member of Sigma Chi (you' a pledge to three sororities! He was also an experiment The guy was dressed in a c blouse, loafers, bobby socks a to three sorority houses duri1 He walked out of the sc pledge pins! -One of the press associati< story. What makes it tough six-feet-one-inch tall. If your memory can get oi last week-end, recall that I -Hjalmar and Lu in a place c Much to my surprise, I foui really is such a place. Findir was a great shock, but when fied. Seems as though there Hjalmar! He signed the lette Mr. Prince, just how strict Miss Shoun, the real boss < tell the student body about week-end ... she feels it only In short, we flew, didn't burgers," dodged taxis, saw mine, got the hell scared out hoe, rode the I. C. subway bu rancrawled, got lost in Mars North Side, South Side, Muse University of Chicago, and t tion somewhere along the li bucks, several sleepless nighi air sickness, visited China 'I of coffee, ate lunch at Chica didn't study for the mid-semc fessors are giving 4 week ear] schedule next week of whici TOPS IN WAX-vol. 2 King Cole Trio. Capitol's album re lease of their top-flight trio -provides near ly thirty min utes of today's best record en tertainment. Nat "K ing" Cole (piano v'ocals), Oscar Moore (guitar ist), and Not "King" Col. Johnny Miller (bass) dip into the song hits of the past and produce memoir able song i.d instrumental stimulation. The album offers four 10-inch dlise's with these titles in standout: I Don't KCnotw Why and I'm In The Mood For Love, both with King Cole vocals; anid, as instrum,entals: To A Wild Rose and I Knoto That You Know. Here is music wvith inspired arrang ing and a jazz beat . . . it's King Cole Trio Time! VOCAL ALBUM --Decca has The Andretw'Sisters in a five record album containing the songs that made them famous and kept them at the top). All sides are in the effervescing and vivacious style typical of the Andrewv gals. Sone of the best remembered: Bei Mir Bi:st Du Schoen, Apple Blossom Time, Pennsylvania Polka, Joseph! Joseph! and Beat Me Daddy. VOCAL STANDOUTS- Coluim bin issues Dinah Shore's hit selection, Twoo Silhouer tes, from -- - -the 'Walt Dis ney produc tion Make Mine Music. TIhis goes down as one of Dinah's a reerse, she -sin s That oot Notwhere. Liltin' Martha Tilton sings You Make Me Feel So Young, an effective rhythm tune, and Sonmewhere In The Might, a ballad (Capitol). Eddie 1foward and Trio make a 'superb recording of the hit that is currently sweeping the coun try-To Each His Otvn; then he With band reverses to Careless (Majestic). For a good femme vocal of To Each His Owon Trudy Irwin on a 4-Star label. EFFECT MUSIC - Boyd Meets Stratfunaky noyd na...r. ...o o the Pi Phi's from Bill is page-it's down there across a story about Bob ra. ,ier, but sororities on cam story in mind when rush sophomore at Ohio State, d better sit down All) and 0 asual girl's red suit, white rid a black turban and sent ig rush week. rority houses with three )ns is responsible for this to believe is that Bob is ,er that large lump left by started that story about illed Crowheart, Wyoming. id out this week that there ig a letter in my mail box I finished it I was electri is a guy out there named'i r ! are libel laws? )f this paper, said I should our trip to Chicago last fair since you paid for it. sleep, ate "glorified ham "Henry V," went in a coal >f us at a place called Ivan ses taxis automobilewalked ial Field's the Continental, im of Science and Industry, ke Loop, attended a conven ic, spent over one-hundredO s and dying moments with own, and drank 10 gallons o International house, and ster exams that all the pro .y so as to lighten our exam there aren't any more. has the most talked of band in the country, waxes his best of the ytbar. Raeburn produces effects, not moods. In Stravin., sky, Boyd does a subtle three part descriptive: Part One in. troduces the band as it might be in a pre-Stravinsky cycle fast, with tricky effects, as any modern type band might play it. The cycle closes with a drum b)reak which also introduces Part Two. This represents the ep)ic meeting of Boiyd and Stra. vinsky. The part closes with another drum break to open Part Three. IIero is the modern. is;t Rlaeburn of post-Stravinsky influence, whose defiance of tradlit ion has excited nation wvide attention. The reverse, 1 Have Only Eyes For You, has a David Ailyn vocal (Jewel)., DANCE--Woody Herman and his combo from within the band play a fast jump--Fan It. Fea tured are the vibes of Red Woody's vo cals, and solos by tenorman "Fl ip" Phillips, Bill Harris - 4!(trombone): Bil...y.....and Sonny, BilyBufeflldB e r m a n: (trumpet). Backing this up1 Woody and band play Blowin Up A Storm. Solos on this side that rate Sp)eciall mention: Woody on c larinet; Chubby Jackson, bass; Billy .Bauer, guitar, and Bill Harris, trom bone (Columbia). Capitol makes a scormng with their second Billy Butterfield release: Sharp Scarf, an adaptation from-Cha t'inade. Solo honors are divided between Butterfild and Bill Stegmeyer. (clarinet). Both aug ment the effectiveness of other's passages. On the reverse Rumors Are Flying, with a Pat O'Connor vocal. --Sam RdWland NEW AND WORTHY IMPRESSIONS IN WAX THAT'S MY HOME - Gene Krvpo, dance (Columbia) NIGHT AND DAY - Russ Cee dance (Victor) TO EACH HIS OWN-The Ink Spoes, vocal (Decca) AREN'T YOU KIND OF OlAD WE DID - Vaughn Monroe, dmnce (Victor) HANGOVER SQUARE - Rey Me.