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CROWING FOR A GREATER UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Member of Associated Collegiate Press Distributor of Collegiate Digest . Momber Intercollegiate Press Founded January 30, 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 66 cents per column inch. Deadlines are: edi torial, 3 p. m., Mondays; society, 3 p. in., Tuesdays; news and sports, 12 a. m., Wednesdays. Advertising deadline: 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 Hill. Tillie Young. Jack Matthews. Henry Walker. Say. Gaston. Bernard Manning. Jane Dew*. Beb Horton. Jimmy Crawford. Ida S. Webb. Marguerite Webb. Robert Gillespie. Rupert Blocker. Carolyn Busbee. Alva C. Singley. O. 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. Dol Coskrey. Lois Mo. Bride. Eleanor Wilson. B. J. Livingston. Jeanne Simpson. Luki Bennett and Electa Hall. Commission Could Do Santa One Better, Help the State Admiral Smith, in requesting one million dollars from the State Budget Qommission to purchase additional land in the vicinity of the university campus, merely repeated his words of the past year. In 1946, the same man asked for the same amount for the same purpose. At that time the university was bulging at the seams for lack of land on which to situate the build ings that it hoped to get. The same uni versity is still straining, and still hoping. Land, it seems, is a necessary commodity in building a great campus for an educa tional institution. The University of South Carolina has 46 acres on which even the blades of grass must fight, each other for rooting space, and none is left for such in consequential things as a new law school building, a student union building, a new gymnasium, etc., etc. The commission and the legislature would do well to lend an intelligent ear to the re quests of the head of this university. For now is the time of great building by the educational systems all over the country, and we are being left in the dust aroused by the laying of cornerstones by others. In our own state a large new university plant has been constructed in the last year. Bob Jones at Greenville has spent several million dollars in establishing itself and will Now Read TMu Official Organizati, (Editor's note: All announce- ter. Every stud nments must be registered at the Iattend. information desk in Maxcy lobby before being accepted for publi- Your Vespersi cation. Deadlines for the forth- day at 7 p. mi. coming Issue of Friday, Decem- Welcome to all. ber 19 is 12 a. mn. Monday, De cember 15. The Canterbu ________will be given The International Relations club 6 p. m. in the will meet in Flinn Hall each Wed- Trinity Episco nesday night at 7:30. students are we The Hillel Sc Carolina Christian Service Club other Sunday at meets every Friday at 7 p. mn., on Tree of Life Syr 2nd floor of Flinn Hall. Refresh- to all students. mnents are served after the pro- - gram. Everyone is invited. The Newman first and third Wesley Foundation meets every month in 101] Sunday at 10 a. mn. at the Wash- 7:30 p. m. All ington Street Methodist Church. come. In addition, the Foundation holds '' an informal recreation party each The staff of Saturday night from 8 to 10:30 zine will meet p. in., at the church. Come and 4:30 p. mi. on t1 join the fun! Flinn Hall. Kappa Sigmi The Episcopal Communion Serv- fraternity will Ice is held every Thursday at 7:15 every Tuesday p. in., In Flinn Hall. Legare College. Clariosophic Literary Society Westminster will meet every Tuesday night at every Wednesda: 7 p. mn., on third floor of Legare First Presbyteri College. You are Invited to attend. come to all stut Your devotional period is ob- -- served *very afternoon. Monday The Canterbi through Friday, from 1:80 to 1:50 every Wedneade p. in., at the Baptist Student Cen- Trrinity Episcopi probably spend several more before it is finished. This money was. raised for the most part by passing the collection plate. Unfortunately, we cannot pass such, but must stand with hat in hand and wait for state bookkeepers to add up the costs of extra pay, highways,. high schools, etc. What is left will be doled out, and we, naturally, are only too glad to receive it. By granting the university the money re quested, the state could begin to give the attention due the state university. This would be the first simple step in building a plapt, modern in aspect and traditional in service, for the university of the people. All South Carolinians, Columbians in cluded, would be proud to see a newer, more - efficient institution rise where now an old, time worn, cramped establishment now stands. To borrow an expression from the late lamented Fuehrer, the university needs lebensraum. - So, the commission and the General As sembly could grant the university no bettter Christmas gift than a belated one million dollars carrying with it the blessings of the people of the state, giving hope to the de sires for a greater Carolina. Attendance at Open Meeting Showed Many Voters Absent Last Thursday the Senior Class, at its own unanimous request, was invited, along with the entire student body, to a student council meeting held openly in the Chapel. Although less than two dozen attended, the turnout indicated that there were at least a small number of students on the campus who are generally interested in what their student government is doing. However, the few who showed enough in terest to be there were outnumbered more than three times by those seniors who urgently wanted open council meetings. Along with this it seems that there are many persons who will vote for any measuro just to get home a little earlier. Perhaps we will all know more about student interest in government after this week's meeting. Fashions Sacrifice Freedom While Others Are Wanting In spite of all the cracks pro and con about the longer skirt length, the situation does have a serious aspect. For years woman has been trying to gain freedom of dress. She fought tooth and nail to rid herself of the hoop skirt, the bustle and other excess unmentionable ar ticles of costume. Now when the point ar rives at which the young lady of the day can dress to be comfortable and still appear pleasing to the masculine eye, up pop a few influential clothing designers, and bang goes the goal. Either the young lady of this age is foolish, or the clothing manufac turers have them by the ears. With prices and the world situation what. it is, I hope the American girl feels proud of herself when she buys a new wardrobe, since the world in general is in great need of all the available clothing material. Peo ple in other lands will go almost naked for the lack of fabrics, while some women wear excess wool for fashion's sake.- (A. C. P.) n Announcements ent is invited to IThe Carolina Review meets every Wednesday at 4 p. mn. in -306, McKissick Library. Come on, s held every Sun- you students, and try out! Every in the Chapel- body's welcome. - Carolina Spirit, Inc., the Booster ry Club supper Club that is, meets every Wed ivery Sunday at nesday at 4:30 in the Chapel Parish House of Come one, come all. pal Church-All ____ come.The Spartanburg County Club sceymeseeywill meet every first and third cietyp m.ts er Tuesday of the month in 101 Le agogue-Welcome gare College at 7 p. mn. El Circulo De Espanol will meet Club meets every Thursday, December 18, at 4.30 Tuesday of the p. m. in the Faculty room, third egare College at floor, McKissick Library. All students are wel- Spanish students are invited. -There will be a meeting of all the Humor Maga- WUSC staff members on Mon every Monday at jday, December 15, at 6:16 p. mn. hie second floor of Sophomore "Y" Canteen open every Tuesday and Friday night a Kappa service from 8 'til 11 p. mn. in Ffmnn Hall. hold its meetings Dates not necessary. Come join it 8 p. mn., in 101 the fun. Felwsi mes The Garnet and Black will hold Fellowsp mtsh a staff meeting every Tuesday af ~rat 8Churcah-e- ternoon from 4 to 6 p. in. in the aents Cuh-e G & B office, Sims rear. iry tea is given Sophomore "Y" luncheon is held y at 6 p. m. in every -Wednesday at 1 p. m. on ii Parish Hose I second floor Fian Hall. ~~~~ VARSITY Mogoxn For Young Men "I fee so safe and scure with OBITER By BENJAMI THEME FOR TODAY ... "LITTLE WILLIE" lUMBER ONE. .. Willie, bedecked in bows and sashes, Fell in the fire and was burned to ashes. Presently the room grew chilly, But no one cared to stir up Willie. (Ain't that awful?) T SAYS HERE... 'he midnight ride of Paul for beer ,ed to a warmer hemisphere!!! 'HEMISTRY AND MAN . . . At a recent Sophomore "Y" uncheon, a local Methodist min ster, who was the guest speaker, rave a rather impressive talk on he importance of the soul and he insignificance of the body. kdding a bit of color to his ser non the good pastor gave a hemical analysis of the human orso thusly: 3ulphur--enough to rid a dog of fleas, [,ime-enough to whitewash a chicken-coop, Fat-enough to make six bars of soap (varies), [ron-enough to make a six-penny nail, Phosphorous-enough for one box of matches, Sugar-enough to sweeten ten cups of coffee, Potassium-enough to explode a toy cannon, Total value-870. NUMBER TWO ... Willie fell down the elevator, Where they found him six weeks later. All the neighbors said, "Ge4 whiz, What a spoiled child Willie is!' (Oh wait till you read the others) TAKE A LOOK FOR YOURSELF... Note page three of the pamph let for Religious Emphasis Week the minister mentioned above tok us. There are a list of titler given under the heading "SEMI. MARS." They read: "LOVE, COURTSHIP, ANI MARRIAGE" "THAT'S FOR ME .. . THIS CAME FROM... Hall College, in Waynesboro, Va and it goes like this. Pay atten tion, dear readers. "The world is old, yet likes t laugh New jokes are hard to find A whole new editorial staff Can't tickle every mind; So if you see some ancient jok Decked out in modern guise, Don't frown and call the thin a fake, Just laugh, don't be too wist OH, OH .. . After this, some people wi doubtless say, "Ha, I told yc so.", One of the more telling blow~ to the "new book" was dealt b a cartoonist at the Universityc Syracuse. One male observe loudly to another as a long skirted coed passed, "Well, ther goes another bow-legged one!" HO, HUM .. . The first thing needed to mak a rem come tre is to wake um your orms around me, Harryl" DICTA K ALOUYSIS WALTER LIPPMANN . . . "The right to talk may be i beginning of freedom, but the i cessity of listening is wl makes the right important . . NUMBER THREE... Into the cistern little Willi4 Pushed his little sister, Lil Mother couldn't find 1 daughter; Now we sterilize the water (They get better later... read i IN OUR LOCAL COURT... A motorist who was arres for speeding lost his temper i called the traffic officer an j In addition to fining him, Judge reproved him for the na, calling. "Then I mustn't call the liceman an ass?" he inquired. "Certainly not!" the judge swered. "But," the man continued, " wouldn't mind if I called an a policeman, would you?" "Not at all," grinned the juc "if it gives you any satisfactic Whereupon the motorist tur to the cop that had arrested 1 and said: "Good-bye, policemi GOOD BUSINESS . .. The merchant laid in a sup of cushions and then put a a in his window that announ "underthings for Nudists." JOKE... A celebrated detective died applied for admission to Heal At the gates he was stopped an attendant who said: "W full up; you'll have to go on waiting list." The detective wouldn't have however, so the attendant fin said: "If you can pick Adam of the millions of people in thl I'll let you stay." So the de tive elbowved his way inside. In a quarter of an hour he back, arm in arm with Adam. guardian of the gates amazed. "How on earth did find him?" "Quite simple," the detec replied, "I just looked for a without a navel." NUMBER FOU... Little Willie hung his sisi She was dead before we mi her. Willie's always up to tricl Ain't he cute! He's only SPEAKING OF CHILDREN In this day and age, yout nothing if not ambitious. Just the other day I asked little nephew what he wante be when he grew up." His ans "Alive." .J NUMBER FIVE .. . Little Will, with Father's a Punctured Grandma just fun. Mother said, "You hateful 'Twas the last shell Fi had." Join the MARCH OF DIM u 1948 1948 5 JANUARY 15.30 y S M T W F d 1 2 e 11 12 13 14 e~m IHI NAIONAL ISINIATISM fim lIFANTil PAI (Synopsis: As we last glanced back into the pages of time, the Pilgrims were fighting it out with Injuns on the Plains of Men, which was later made into a movie starring Gary Cooper. But love also entered the picture. About the middle of the second reel, Miles Standish sends John Alden over to see Priscilla Mullins about marriage be cause Miles, as we have already heard rumored, was a bash ful chap. 'But Priscilla, as we find out right after the commercial, is really enamored of John. And John, the brute, is making eyes at Mary Marlin, who later became - his other wife, and then . . . But wait!!! - John, on bended knee, gazed deep into Priscilla's bifocals, and gushed, "Priscilla, Miles Standish thinks you're lovely, Miles Standish thinks you're wonderful, Miles Standish thinks you're grand ... " And then Priscilla interrupted, "But why don't you speak - for yourself, John?" "You really mean it ?" asked John gravely. "Yes." he "O.K. Priscilla, I think you're the . . . lousiest, ugliest, ie- sloppy ole bag I've ever seen 1!" at With this, The Great Migration began, and Cole Porteur got the inspiration for his great hit, "Atomic Power.") III After the Civil War came the Reconstruction, the period y. of great American invention. In this period came Eli Whit er ney and his Gin Mill, the first widely-publicized still. Then we had James Watt and his electric bulb, Ameche and his telephone, Fulton and his fish market, Edison and his phono graph. And it was with tremendous foresight that he hired that wonderful little songstress, Florence Nightengale, to make records for him. ted Women have been all mixed up with history. Our glorious nd women! Rocking destiny with one hand and the cradle with "h". the other. American women have stood flinchingly side ne- by side while America exhumed its first breaths of life. Paul Revere waked up the nation, but who waked up Paul? po- It was Mrs. Revere! Shortly after shedding his sleeping flannels for the more conventional pantaloons, Paul was an- speeding through the Middlesex, etc., night on "Kemtone," the son of trusty "Old Paint." Presently he came to the u first Patriot home, and galloped into the yard shouting, "Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Brown, is your husband home?" ge, From the dark house came, "Yes." n." "Tell him to get his horse quick. The British are com ed ing." And Paul galloped on. , He soon came to the next house on his route, sped into the yard and yelled, "Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Smith, is your hus band home?" Came the answer, "Yes." "Tell him to jump on his horse fast. The British are com ced ing." And Paul galloped on. Shortly he came to another house, and he turned into the yard shouting, "Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, is your hus band home?" and "No." ren. "Whoa, horsey!!" by Thus it goes. Down through the ages women have played are their greatest role, that of women. They come in a re posing cavalcade from the origin of this country to its very it, inception. Who poured drinks for the boys on the battle ally fields? Molly Pitcher! out There've been others . .. Joan of Ark, the first woman ere, to have the abbreviation of a state named after her; Poca tec- hontas, who welded the white man and Indian together, was America's first lady'welder; Madame Curie, who invented The radlio; Gypsy Rose Lee, who wrote a great novel; Joyce was Jordan--Girl Interne, and many others. you (Author's note: a concise explanation of the behavior of tive the above is, for anonymous reasons, impossible.) nan AT THE THEATRES o gu,ised- oeer u ~~-C SYROD Gun ESS .--iE~USect gEntetainm)VentI ssnil oGo HelthndHaenes