Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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.Edtoria/4 i "Thirty" Following the ancient custom-with this edition of the Gamecock the old staff steps down and a new one steps up on the firing line. This is our farewell and thirty mark. Looking backwards over the semester, we heave sighs of relief that we can walk away from this like little ladies and gentlemen; a trifle beat-up perhaps, but we can still walk. To those who weathered the past semester as staff members and will remain at the battle of the books and Spring fever, our pitying glances and best wishes. There is a great satisfaction in putting out a newspaper. One can see his own work actually take form, can see strong and weak points, can see achievements. To burn the midnight oil, miss Friday night dances and parties, concentrate on several things at once, and wear out ribbon after ribbon on a typewriter that misses the "Ts," one must have, choosing the word carefully, an insane desire to write and work. Signs Of Life Carolina's rather somnambulant student council is again displaying signs of life; the first since early in the semester. A committee will meet this week for the first time to begin drafting a new student body constitution which will set up a new form of student government. It is too early yet to forecast the out come. One might say that anything is bet ter than our present system. We under stand that a plan similar to that suggested in these columns several editions ago is to be followed. If that be true, the University Apology In all fairness we must correct an error, or rather, a misleading editorial published in the Gamecock recently. The title of the editorial was "From U.N.C." Although the article appeared on our pag VJa .an editrial, it was a letter ad Battle Of The B Throughout Weste Editor's note: The following of Washington story is reprinted from THE coed appeared UTAH CHRONICLE, daily news-- dress, at one< paper of the University of Utah. tions, and an a< Similar stories have appeared in marked that slb other Western school papers, that old famili By Jean Gallacher sey Bounce." In what proved to be one of upon investiga the "snappiest" battles of the that maybe sl country, sorority girls fought there, and inr against pan-hellenic council who the hashed-over recently issued the 'order that It first appei "All sorority girls must wear house, and so girdles on campus." were printed a It all started at~ the University campus. Veteran's Viewpoii I'm not one to open old wounds, lina needed ma but then again I'm not one to see a tions. This w great interest taken in a thing bill t receiv ti that is worthwhile and watch this 1to orciv t interest die away and come into facilities was p being again when it can do no eral Assembly good. I'm referring to certain House consider rumors regarding a new stadium e bill, but b which seem to have died away. blas vetoed These were not just rumors the Senate beg though, because there were plans tion every at drawn up to investigate the pos- South Carolina sibilities of Carolina possessing a Carolina was *better stadium. I have heard the that they were questions asked, by students and they began to by out-alders: "What facilities are quests for appr *being made for the 1947 football Every year season?" "Will Carolina have to Assembly con experience more demonstrations Budget Commi like those which caused such tur- port on the stal moil in 1946?" and "Will the stu- and every year dent get a decent seat next year?" "Can't afford i The answers to these questions are ford it because at the present time in the process and they have of being answered, or rather some- every plan thel thing is being done to work out a wire. At the a better plan. At any rate here is has been goi the story as far as the thing has will remain in i gone. "under-dogs." It came to the attention of those This year who could do the most good for brains fighting Carolina that we needed a new better Carolina stadium, but it also came to these gether and can same persons' attention that Caro- that it was us Speaking The Gamecock began this semester with a staff of over 50. Twenty now remain. The Gamecock has appeared before its readers some 21 times this semester, over twice the number of editions in pre-war days. Our editorial policy, although more critical than complimentary, we believe has been 3 fair. We have stood firmly with our con victions which were those of the student body. Had they not been, we would have received letters or criticism. We owe a particular debt to those stu dents who have demonstrated their interest and thinking ability by writing letters to 0 the editor. That is one old American cus tom that is apparently dying out in South Carolina. The next, and last, edition of the Game cock for this semester, will be published by the new staff. Our words to them are, "do better." To the student body we admonish, if you object to the way the paper is run, come beat a typewriter before you beat your gums! may have something going on on the campus that can compete with the city's entertain ment. At any rate, what the student council is now undertaking concerns each student. Before the thing is settled, there will be a lot of bitter words exchanged from all quar ters. It will probably be an issue in the Spring elections as it is improbable that a new constitution can be written, approved by the various authorities, and ratified by the student government in three months. As we said before, it will concern all the students, and the more students that con cern themselves with it, the better. dressed to the editor of the Daily Tar Heel, and should have been labeled as such. Our attention was called to this matter by the editor of the Daily Tar Heel, who also pointed out that a student poll was taken on the subject (required foreign languages) at the University of North Carolina. The poll showed the students favorable to foreign language requirements for degrees. O. K., Bill? Ige Now Raging rnColleges campus when a Previously, girls had worn gir in a tight jersey dies only at dances, and afternoon >f the local fune- teas, but appeared very casual lvrayctiyr-while on campus, covering the Ivrayctiyr-worst points of their figures with e reminded her of sloppy joe sweaters. But this or ir tune "The Jer- der was greeted with such pro Faculty members, test that the coeds abandoned bing this, decided even this measure, and began wad he had something dling into the dances, to flaunt iediately produced the orders of pan-hellenic. order. This was met by another strict ired at a Tri Delt order that unless such coeds com rn similar orders plied with said requirements they 11 over the whole would be expelled from school. As a reporter, sent to get the By BEN McGUINN ny other construc- they were going. They emerged Is two years ago, with a wonderful plan. They know e an appropriation the state will never appropriate mnds from the state funds for the University that they hiese badly needed haven't got, so they drew up a ut before the Gen- plan whereby the University could ~or their vote. The do some construction on their own. ed and passed on This year two bills will be pre cth years this bill sented to the General Assembly. the Senate. This One bill will be the regular bill because by the time which I mentioned, but the other an their considera- bill will consist of a plan for the ate institution in University to receive permission got the word that from the Stat. to "float bonds." getting something When these bonds are sold plans not, so immediately for housing facilities, and the re pour in their re- construction of our present sta spriation bills. dium will go into effect. The before the General bonds will be bought back in fu venes, the State ture years and everybody will be isbin makes a re- happy. This cannot take effect 0's financial status, though until 1948 because by the it's the same story. time it is brought up on the t!" They can't af- agenda of the General Assembly they haven't got it, and by the time the bonds are n't got it because through the red tape that is re suggest goes hay- quired and inevitable the 1947 ate South Carolina football season will be a reality. g the University Those people who have been hat category of the working on this plan feel certain that thg Senate will have no rea ome of the best son to kill their bill, and the Uni for a bigger and versity will soon have its new sta put their wits to- dium. If you think it would do ~e to the conclusion any good, and I do, write some bless to go on like body about this immed.iatl. Campus "Hey, how, Presi Dear A I agree with Mr. Ben McGuinn that this business regarding Presi- 1 lent Smith is coming to a head. I I lo not base my opinion altogether i Dn the conversations around and 9 about the campus; however, since a fair idea of student opinion can be gotten from their conversations, let us examine some often re peated remarks to see whether they are of any value. The state ment "He has no personality" is untrue. The Admiral definitely has a personality, but I fail to see how anyone can regard his personality as an asset to the University. A winning personality is not the sole requirement for a university president, but it certainly is an important one if the president is to command the respect and sup. port of the faculty, student body and other persons in the state in terested in educational affairs. It has been proven to my satisfac tion that many people throughout the State and a number of USC faculty members are not favorably impressed with Admiral Smith's as president. It is evident to even a casual observer that the student body is not too fond of Mr. Smith. There should be no doubt about this point, since the hanging in effigy of Mr. Smith and the pub lic booing at the Carolina-Duke game. A The statement, "He is a product first hand dope on this embarrass ing problem skimmed the trim figures of several coeds, his eyes asked the inevitable question and was greeted with such loud guf faws that he was forced to admit that the athletic figures of most coeds need very little to give them a lift. This problem faced at the Uni versity of Washington is now bringing the question into focus at campuses all over the country and the timely question deserves a timely answer. The following timely answers were given by heavy thinking Uni versity of Utah coeds: Carol Moeser: Girdles-what are those ? Lucille Nate: Let them bulge where they will. Carol Moesser: Girdles--what that order is stretching things a bit. Abbie Lou Wight: I think it would be a terrible let-down if the fol lows knew just how many co eds do wear girdles on campus. Jane Belnap: Don't fence me in. This battle of the bulge is still raging. Who will win? Read next week's Chrony for the next gripping issue. THE GAl CROWING FOR A UNIVERSITY OF SOU Fomnded Jamuary 30. 1908. with Robert Eiliet Ce COCK Is publi.b.d b1 ad for the tdte at ti Iuminta sml.weskly,* Tueday and saturday. dar. Editorial ad bua sis. ie are seasted in the ea tAsing ratse are 65 ment. a Aush. Dediaee for 8K p. ms. Wededay: mews ad sport. a p. in. Thur. teriat and seelety. 3 p. -. Fridays mews and sperts opta.me .apr..sed by ..smise ad hette,.w,t,e, COCK. Pubtiebtas des et eenstitute as endeuseme CHARLES H. WICKENBERG, MARY E. SHOUN.. .. .. ... . CANDY TAYLOR.......... MARIAN RODGERS .. ...... MIKE KARVELAS, BOB ISBI CHICK SHIELS .......... SAYE GASTON. C. L. GILLIA1 Scene dent Smith?" Editor of a political machine", I believe o be true. Mr. McGuinn asks what iignificance does that hold since he President of the United States a placed in his office through a olitical machine. True, the Presi lent is a product of a political ma .hine. So was Huey P. Long; so ws Mussolini; so was Hitler. Maybe Mr. McGuinn does not re !all the scandals during President Elarding's administration. The sig nificance to me is that a corrupt political machine places undesir able men in important positions. The statement, "He is not an educator", should, I think, be changed to, "He is not the best qualified educator available", as his present position as University President places Mr. Smith in the category of an educator regard less of his qualifications. I don't doubt that the Admiral is efficient along some lines, po litical or otherwise, else how could he have attained the rank of Ad miral while in the Navy? He may spend many hours in his office getting large appropriations and new buildings for our school, though I doubt whether he has any more persuasive power over the legislature than a better quali fied president would have. That is why it seems more important to me that an administrator have the ability to work in harmony with the faculty than to be able to provide marble palaces for a lissatisfied faculty who have spent as many years in their field of work as Mr. Smith spent in the Navy. To use another campusism, Mr. Smith Is as much at sea here as a retired professor would be if In command of a battleship. I concur with Mr. McGuinn in his belief that the Admiral's feet will never grow large enough to fit the shoes of the late President I. Rion McKissick. I go a step fur ther to say that the combination of Smith and Elder leaves plenty of room to spare. I say this, be lieving Captain Elder to be the better qualified man of the two for the job (but not the best man available), because of his greater experience in the field of educa tion. I believe that the value of a man of ability is lost when he Is made subordinate to a man of les ser ability, especially if the man in authority has an arbitrary dis position. It seems more logical to me to find one man large enough for a jeb than to put two little men in a big man's shoes. I believe that the Admiral should wear his own snug fitting shoes, but I think that he would be more comfortable in them while wearing them In his fine home out West, which he left so reluctantly. R. A. CULBERTSON. [ECOCK GREATER TB CAROLINA mu.y. as e, sed.yer edii3. CAd. , 8 p. -. Su.d.y. me althog th .. h so di JR... EDITOR-IN-CHIEF . MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER ......SOCIETY EDITOR CLL .. . NEWS EDITORS .. .. ..SPORTS EDITOR .FEATURE EDITORS uldrhs nioate .@. "Oh bother," as the lawyer said when he stayed 1 all night trying to break the widow's will, or she's only the stableman's daughter but all the horsemen had met her. Speaking of transportation, we now whisk ye off on a magic blanket for a thousand and one nights (wow!) to one and only Bag Dad. In this ancient metropolis there lived a poor but honest kid named Aladdin Andes Wonderfulamp (or who put the benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine). Aladdin, whom we shall call Al, had a lamp which did not burn but was endowed whh magical properties. When rubbed, this lamp produced a teeney weeney genie named Beanie whom we shall call Esmaralda for short. One night as Al was at home sitting on the fire in his little hovel (sure .I had a quiet New Years! I went home and slept like a log-I woke up in the fireplace.) He decided- to polish his lamp, so he picked up an old rag and rubbed furiously. The lamp gathered dust and would not shine. But suddenly a terrific explosion, smoke, and fire, and out stopped Mr. Pettybone and Esmaralda. Mr. Petty. bone stepped back into the lamp with nothing but a burp. Esmaralda was the most beautiful, most vivid, most voluptous creature ever seen, petite, and besides that small. Al feeling he must do something to entertain his new and charming guest said, "Hey how you ?", and nervously twisted off the tail of a disgruntled cow (contented cows were a thing of later years). "You're purty, M'am," said Al, "Real purty, purty real." This chatter went on for some 40 hours with the only response of Esmaralda being, "I'm Beanie the Genie, dammit; stop gawking. It ain't polite, anyhow, what did you expect me to carry in a 'lil old lamp, a traveling bag?" "You do get around," replied Al. Finally Al, coming to his senses realized that he had been remiss in his party manners so he said, "Ma'm and Esmeralda (he knew her name was Esmeralda because he had her name tattooed on her-for the sake of the blind). Could I offer you some wine? I have some won derful Sherry, or do you prefer Port? "Oh, Al, Sherry, cherie, the nector of the God! When I inhale its heady aroma the very heavens whirl and clink of pink, and glorious gossamer-like vapors go be fore my eyes. The very word brings sounds of sym phonic glories, as seen *the warm sun on a winter day, pine needles swimming their fragrance through the mist of a dew drenched wood, all this is Sherry to me, and * besides, Port makes me burp." "'Tis Sherry then, my dear," said Al. So they toasted each other, and then since things were done to a crisp they turned over on the other side. "I like mine with butter and marmalade," murmured Esmaralda. "Me, too," sighed Al, but this was impossible since marmalade had not been invented. A thought struck him. "Wait, Esmaralda, wait! I have a grand, grand idea. For as I walked home from the Gamma Delta house I espied many new and exotic fruits hanging from the trees.". "Ain't it awful," said Esmaralda. Just then came a knock at the door. Knock. Knock. Knock. A strident voice called, "Open Seseme." "She ain't home," replied Al. "Take care, varlet, I am Ali Bebe and the 40 thieves." "Do come in," warmly responded Al, for he knew that in reality he was Titus N. Tinwhistle and he, Al, was really the greatest cartoonist in the world, had he not drawn a picture of Madame Goose and had he not had Aladdin hired a model To pose for a certain design; His trouble was that he forgot Just where to draw the line. "Alikins," purred Esmaralda. "Aw go crawl back in yer lamp," snarled Al. "Your wish is my command, you wart headed lout." She crawled into the lamp mumbling something about that some day Al would find the lamp gone. Al rushed up to T. N. Tinwhistle (actually Ali Bebe) and cried, "See here, sir, your papers have comics, fea tures, and advertisements, but here--I have something you've never had before .. . "Leprosy 1" screamed Tinwhistle, Titus N. (in reality, Bebe, Ali) and with this he rushed to the window, threw up the sash (pebple will drink anything) and leaped out of his magnificent skyscraper window, which overlooked absolutely nothing, and fell 1,479 stories into an old hot tub where we leave him happily scrubbing away and singing in a soft, sweet, tone, "I used to work In Chi cago !" Bye now--unquote, urp.