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CROWING FOR A GREATER UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA - Member of Associated Collegiate Press Distributor of Collegiate Digest Founded January 80, 1908, with Robert- Elliott Gonzales as the first editor, "The Gamecock" is published by and for the students of the University of South Carolina weekly, on Fridays, during the college year except holidays and examinations. Editorial and business offices are located in the east basement of Sims dormitory. Advertising rates are 65 cents per column inch. Deadlines are: edi torial, 3 p. n., -Mondays; society, 8 p. m., Tuesdays; news and tports, 12 a. in., Wednesdays. Advertising deadlitie: 3 p. in., Mondays. The opinions expressed by columnists and letter writers are not necessarily those of "The Game cock." Publishing does not constitute an endorse ment although the right to edit is reserved. STAFF Editor ........... .......... Bill Routh Managing Editor ... ...... Bob Isbell Business Manager . . Harry W. Hiott, Jr. EDITORIAL STAFF News Editor .............Carroll Gilliam Society Editor ... .. Belinda Collum Feature Editor ... . .. . Jean Davis Co-Sports Editors Don Barton, Ken Baldwin Exchange Editor . Norine Corley Cartoonist . . . Sam Boylston REPORTERS: Jack Morgan. Jean Hilt. Ttille Young. Jack Matthews. Henry Walker. Saye Gaston. Bernard Manning, Jane Dowe. Bob Horton. Jimmy Crawford. Ida S. Webb. Marguerite Webb. Robert Gillespie. Rupert Blocker. Carolyn Busbee. Alva C. Singley. D. L. Gunter. Lee Butler. F. J. Rodgers. Betty Jean Strom. Betty Ann Putnam. Ann Moore. Laura Speed. Ann Rogers. Pat Ram. Betty Clark, Jo Ann Dellinger. Frances Harper. LeRoy Taggert. Betty Frazer. Van Newman. James Sheridan and Sam W. Ayers. BUSINESS STAFF: Allen MacEachern. Cool Coskrey. Lois Mc Bride. Eleanor Wilson. B. J. Livingston. Jeanne Simpson. Luki Bennett. and Electa Hall. Frat. Council Is Spiting Face In Intramural Tussle Following the Physical Education Depart ment's announcement of plans for an intra mural touch football league, the Inter-Fra ternity Council came out vehemently against such plans, stating they would play tackle or nothing. This appears to be the old case of "cutting off the nose to spite the face." But, undaunted, the Council voted not to allow fraternities to enter the league, and not to allow the men in any fraternity tene ment to enter as a tenement team. The question of whether any fraternity man could enter the league by signing up with an independent tenement or team was brought back to the fraternities for a vote. All in all, they didn't seem to like the idea of eight-man touch. Intending to form their own interfrater nity league and engage in tackle football, a similar setup to the one carried on last fall under the intramural program, they tried to obtain the uniforms for such, but were unable. The athletic department, deciding that tackle football was a little too danger ous, as was shown last year, planned to back only one program, and therefore could not sponsor a fraternity league as well. When this question first came up The Gamecock was in favor of tackle football for an intramural program. And whether Now Read Th,s Official Organizati< (Editor's note: All announce- j Your devotiona ments must be registered at the served every afi information desk in Maxcy lobby, through Friday, i before, being accepted for publi- p. in., at the Bapi cation. Deadlines for the forth- ter. Every stude coming issue of Friday, Decem- attend. ber 12 is 12 a. m. Monday, De- . cember 8. Your Vespers it day at 7 p. m. The International Relations club Welcome to all. will meet in*Flinn Hall, Wednes-... (lay night at 7:30. The Canterbur will be given e' The Interfaith Service of West- 6 p. m. in the minister Fellowship invites all Trinity Episcop students to a service at the First students are welc Presbyterian Church Sunday, De cember 7, at 11:15 a. m. The Hillel Soc other Sunday at Carolina Christian Service Club Tree of Life Syna meets every Friday at 7 p. mn., on to all students. 2nd floor of Fllnn Hall. Refresh ments are served after the pro- The Newman C gram. Everyone is invited, first and third month in 101 Ie Wesley Foundation meets every 7:30 p. mn. All a Sunday at 10 a. mn. at the Wash- come. ington Street Methodist Church. - In addition, the Foundation holds The staff of tit an informal recreation party each zinc will meet e Saturday night from 8 to 10:30 4:30 p. mn. on the p. mn., at the church. Come and Flinn Hall. join the fun! Kappa Sigma The Episcopal Communion Serv. fraternity wIll h4 ice Is held every Thursday at 7:15 every Tuesday at p. in., in Flinn Hall. Legare College. Clariosophie Literary Society Westminster F will meet every Tuesday night at every Wednesday '7 p. in., on third floor of Legare First Presbyterial Coliege. You are invited to attend., come to all studei tackle or touch footbali is the more danger ous remains to be seen. But since the University athletic depart ment is sponsoring only one program, The Gamecock hopes that all fraternities will re tract their move, through the Inter-Frater nity Council, and back this league to the fullest. Should they join it, rather than sit back like a group of pouting boys, they could get just as much out of touch football. Americans Could Afford To Rededicate Their Thoughts Next Thursday the Freedom Train will make its stop in Columbia as a part of its 33,500 mile tour of the United States, and Columbians will get a chance to glimpse a few of the now-sacred documents that havE made our nation what it is. Just a little over two years ago the second World War ended, and many of our boys began to come home. Since that time most of us have dwelt on thoughts of school, sports, new fashions and the like, and many Americans have completely forgotten that there was a war, or what it was fought for. But in Maxcy lobby there is a partial honor roll of names, names of ex-Carolina students who had an inkling of why they were fighting, but who will be deprived of ever telling that reason. They are our hon ored dead, who will never return from our most recent war. We, as Americans, have a heritage, handed down by those before us, who fought and died that America might always mear Freedom to their children and those children of other nations, who now look to us for guidance and help. It might be well that we view these his toric documents carried by the Freedom Train, and remind ourselves of the things that America really stands for. "Oh, Beautiful, For Spacious Skies ... Student Support, Lacking Before, Needed This Week Beginning tomorrow the University YM and YWCA, cooperating with the Churches of Columbia, student religious organizations and the University, opens its annual Re ligious Emphasis Week on the campus, one of the many worthy traditions of our Uni versity. For its seminars and forums, the "Y" has obtained some of the nation's best speakers in the field of religion, selected by a com mittee of members from the different faiths. As has been the custom, these speakers will devote some of their time and effort to forums for the various organiza tions, fraternities, sororities and the like, in addition to scheduled seminars open to any student. In these meetings questions are the rule, rather than the exception, and the success of this week depends on the students of Carolina, and the interest they show in it. This week is for you; "You shall bear the fruits . . ." The Gamecock sincerely hopes that Caro lina students will lend a little more support to this week than they did to the recent "Y"~ Finance Campaign venture. n Anrnouncemenits Iperiod is ob- The Canterbury tea is giver ernoon. Monday every Wednesday at 5 p. mn. in rom 1:30 to 1:50 Trinity Episcopal Parish House. ist Student Cen nt is invited to The Carolina Review mneets every Wednesday at 4 p. in. in -- 306 McKissick Library. Come on, held every Sun- you students, and try out! Every in the Chapel- body's welcome. .-- Carolina Spirit, Inc., the Booster y Club supper Club that is, meets every Wed. rery Sunday at nesd ay at 4:30 in the Chapel 'arish House of Coine one, come all. il Church-All ome. The Spartanburg County Club ..-.. will meet every first and third :30y meets every Tuesday of the month in 101 Le. :0p. mn. at the gare College at '7 p. in. gogue--Welcome TYPICAL U.S.C. MATERIAL... lub meets every Little Bobbie was entertaining l'uesday of the the visiting minister, who also gaentCollege atdid his part in keeping up the con versation. He said to the boy: - "You're a bright young man. e Humor Maga. How high can you count?" rer Monda at Bobbie immediately answered: secnd loo of"One, two, threes fodir, five, six, -- seven, eight, nine, ten, Jack, Kappa service Queen, King." ild its meetings ____ 8 p. n., in 101 PERIOD .. . lowhpmes There are two periods in a man ' at 6 p. in. at the life when he doesn't understand a SChurch-.-Wel. woman: before marriage and af itu. tar marriage. AIVARt < "Well. stupid. can't you wolt tili OBITER By BENJAMIN ACHOO... iH I sneezed a sneeze into the air; 01 It fell to the ground I knew to not where, th But hard and cold were the looks of those fr In whose vicinity I snoze.- bE THE POLITE THING TO DO... y Bill Jones was very meticulous. When he ran his car into a nudist colony, he stripped his gears. hi ANOTHER OF THOSE th THINGS . . . The young minister's father was pc rather deaf. One day he was walk- cc ing along the street and met his parson son in the company of an- L other man. They stopped, and the minister said: "Father, this is Fi our new deacon, Mr. Smith." .The old man, a staunch Repub lican, sniffed and replied: "A New Dealer, hey?" c "No, no, Father; he's the son of a bishop." Ll The deaf man made a wry face. B "They all are," he said. T] DEFINITION . . . "ALAS"-Early Victorian for h "OH, HELL." -Oliver Herford. H DEDICATED TO A FRIEND ... Not drunk is he h Who from the floor Can rise- again m And still drink more! "I But drunk is he ti< Who prostrate lies Without the power ar To drink or rise. (by T. L. Peacock). wi hi NOTHING IS HOPELESS .. . ... If one has the proper atti- v tude. Here's proof of that. Two rabbits were being pursued by two foxes and took refuge in A the hollow of a stump nearby. Of course the foxes laid siege. Time- marched on, but the foxes stood by waiting for their prey to emerge. "What on earth'll we do?" asked the lady rabbit. Her gentleman friend answered: "It looks like we'll just have to stay here until we outnumber them." O DEFINITION OF LOVA .. . "A season's pass on the shuttle between heaven and hell." by Don Dickerman. TH "AIONLFUDTO OVARSITY Mgqpin. For Young Mon p. . I I finish cleoning this Out?" w P1 DICTA at ALOUYSIS wl (7 OW TRUE ... HOW TRUE ... "If all the women were taken or t of circulation," said the ora r, "what kind of a nation would is be?" "Stag-nation!" came the reply Q om a gallant young man in the ick row. H OU FIGURE THIS ONE OUT.. Pi Mr. and Mrs. Smith had sepa- ar ted. The Missus heard that her to isband was going to advertise nC e fact in the newspaper and she gE as ready for him. That is why fi] e following two notices hap- fiI ned to appear in the same lumn: ta "MY WIFE MARY HAVING ex EFT MY BED AND BOARD, I ba ILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE DR ANY OF HER DEBTS. ENRY SMITH." sq Directly following it was the me-back: he +'VERY HARD BED, VERY an [TTLE BOARD, AWFULLY :RED. MARY SMITH." h RY IT OUT SOMETIME . .. Pr To find out a girl's faults, praise in; r to her girl friends. ca -Ben Franklin. ERE'S THE ANSWER, BOYS.. wi "Will you marry me, darling?" br begged. he The sweet young thing looked in1 eltingly into his eyes and said, th irst, I want to ask you a ques M" "I'm yours to command," he swered. a "Do you drink anything?" she W hispered, cuddling her hand in Wi trs "Anything!" he answered fer- th ntly. he be NOTHER ONE OF THESE W] ~IINGS . . . die There was a young fellow of W Wheeling Endowed with such delicate h feeling, When he read on the door, "Don't spit on the floor," wa He jumped up and spat on the n ceiling. f GDEN NASH . .. fr Candy Is dandy But liquor hi SIs quicker. i SSt all eGSE. to no ca in sh NUA RY 15-30 PL FIGH Tan ca fe, th December 5, 1947 PILLOW To POST There was a Creole from- the Delta, Whom Fortune a raw deal had dealt her. Her Spouse was so eager And her defenses so meager, She soon had to run for some shelter ! THE HOAXES OF FARROW Hams Dramatis: Desiree-a stunning quadroon who was closely affiliated Ith the Hogg family. (This little piggy went to market.) Odorly Hogg-sensuous mistress of Farrow. (This little ggy stayed' home.) Stephen Hogg-master of Farrow and several of the char. ters. (This little piggy had roast beef.) Amalay--a somewhat misrepresented friend of Odorly ho was so pruddish she even refused to sing in a sextet. .his little piggy had none.) Etienne-son of Stephen. (He's the one with internal dis. ders.) Setting: New Orleans in the 1800's. Stephen Hogg, an Irish itinerant, got booted off the River ieen, a fabulous Mississippi river boat, for gamboling with e women, and was marooned on Sand Bar 28 to drown. e didn't have such a tough time of it because a pig boat eked him up and after porking slowly down the river finally rived at New Orleans. Stephen was penniless, and turned .the only trade he knew, porker playing. That very after on he strode into the stock market and proceeded to en ge in a little game with the celebrated Don Filsogud, a thy-rich Cajun. Stephen's luck was amazing and, not satis Ad with considerable monetary winnings, he proceeded to ke the luckless man for everything he had, including an tensive cotton plantation. (Poor man lost his hat and fat ck.) The Cajun lost his temper also and jumped to his feet, uealing; "You're a pig-headed ham, you swine !" Stephen was annoyed, so he shot him. Our hero, now that had brought home the bacon, became socially conscious d immediately changed his name to Porcine. Dusting off s hands, he strolled down Canal Street and dropped into bistro for a quiet drink. An ambitious young painter was essing a dubious stranger at the bar for a drink. On hav g his request refused he protested loudly, "In France, they lied me ze artiste!" Stephen had always had a way with the women which is well shown when the olive-skinned Polly Roon, the cele ated public entertainer, sidled into the room. As soon as r eyes fell on Porcine (My gosh!) she moaned with feel r and cooed, "Come on with me and I'll give you some ing you've never had before." "My God, a leper!" he screamed, and fled. Some time later, Stephen planned to throw a tremendous rty to show off Farrow, his newly-built mansion. (Such is the sty-le). All the beautiful belles of New Orleans (he ed to find out what the miracle was all about) came and e most breath-taking of these was Odoj d'Arceneau. He d heard of her before and felt that id must know her tter. Incensed with passion at the sight of her, he led th his nose and got rebuffed for his impetuosity. This ln't make scents and, though Porcine smelled a rat, he is intrigued. Next day he called on Papa d'Arceneau and asked for the nd of the fair Odorly. "Take all or nothing at all ;" stormed d'Arceneau. "I don't mt me family dismembered." So they were married but in me only, for Stephen couldn't keep interest in one woman r long. After the birth of Etienne, his son, he took as a [end, Desiree, a voluptuous quadroon and set her up in a la in the French quarter( twenty-five sous). Odorly missed her husband greatly and deciding to forgive a faults, began to try everything to win him back. The sa dominated her every thought. She was desperate. About this time, the annual Quadroon Ball rolled around. ephen took Desiree as Odorly expected. She decided tie risk inm a grandiose scheme to win her husband back. It was masquerade ball and as Stephen was to go as Lord Carle ni, Odorly decided to go as Amber, and strapped a mattress her back. But life is not a bed of roses, and Stephen was t sleepy anyhow. The desperate woman appealed to her father and Papa Arceneau tore out to find a cab. He took the first one that me by, and though he realized the driver was drunk, igged down the high-yellow taxi cab driver. "Take me to the French Quarter," he snapped. She coyly quipped back, "You're getting a little old for this rt of thing, aren't you ?" After arriving at his destination, the old man charged to Desiree's villa and chased Porcine out at the point of a otgun. "You wouldn't shoat me, would you ?" plead Stephen uintively. "No, you pig," roared the thoroughly angered d'Arceneau. ou must go back and live with my ravenous daughter!" Feeling himself beat, he dejectedly went back to Farrow d, lo and behold, fell madly in love with Odorly. Odorly came alarmed at his advances and fled from him. Stephen gerly pursued ler all over the house and Papa d'Arceneau, arful for his daughter's safety, shouted encouraging ad :e, "Run for the roundhouse, dotter, he can't corner you ere!" She liked her trousseau, He liked her torso. That's why her trousseau Was torso. .-n.B V. K...d.