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Editor-in-Chief News Editor Campus Editor Sports Editor Society Editor ........ Feature Editor Copy Editor . Exchange Editor Circulation Manager Managing Editor - A New Consti At long last, the long-awaited, long-sought new constitution of the student body of the University of South Carolina was brought forth last week by Student Council. It still must face the obstacles of the faculty and the Board of Trustees, but, should be pre served in its present form when it reaches the student body for approval. The new document embodies the principles which those seeking a new student law have so long demanded-increased representation for the student-in-general on his governing committee. It also gives to that committee, a representative student council, more power than has ever been bestowed on the student government in Carolina's history. Primary among the advantages of the new over the old is the innovation of representa tion from the various schools and colleges of the university. This system will enable stu dents to be better acquainted with their in dividual council representatives and should create more active interest in the affairs of student government. It also eliminates the present majority of Student Council which holds office, not by election by the student body, but by virtue of representing one or ganization or another with no accountabil ity to students for actions in Council. The universal governmental reform of a simple means for the recall of elected repre sentatives is also included, and should make skich representatives more inclined to follow the wishes of the students they represent. This also should make for more student in terest in their government. Overall, the new constitution is not a col lection of articles and sections, but is an itemized list of much-needed improvements Politics On ( Tonight wvill see the inauguration of a new idlea on this campus--an organization de voted to instructing students of the univer sity in practical p)olitics-what they can do about civic situations as citizens of South Carolina. The University Forum of Democracy, an idea evolved by the members of the late Young Democrats, will embrace all students and will seek to steer clear of the current partisan issues of .the day. According to its founders, the idea will be to wvork for needed reforms in governmental and political prac tices in this state without resorting to pro selyting and affiliation with off-campus politicians. As such it should be a new sight-students Love Birds 0 Better relations with Clemson is a lovely thought! Lovely is the word, but unlovely is the deed, for Wednesday night witnessed the most heart-rending spectacle ever seen when the Bengal Tiger met its fiery doom. Clustered around the flames were a few hardy souls-students who cared something for the Alma Mater and who got a .little pleasure out of doing the normal thing. The buses were still runnirng on Sumter street and the porters at the Wade Hampton yawn ed in boredom. To the passersby, who may have been faintly disturbed by the plaintive chanting of those few lost in the vastness of the State House. steps, it .was just that plaintive chanting by a pitiful few. Carroll L. Gilliam James Sheridan Kenneth W. Baldwin, Jr. ..........Van Newman UNI ......I......Ruth Newell .............. Jane Dowe Wimpy Webb Founded Jar first editor, "Th Marguerite Webb the University ..Bobby Gaines college year exc The opinions ----------- Jean Hill necessarily thos an endorsement tution, At Last on the current governmental set-up. Unlike the ill-fated reform of last year, it is the product of careful study of the conditions peculiar to this university and then the adaptation of the best in other constitutions to these conditions. It is not a carbon copy of Chapel Hill's city ordinances or a rephrasing of the law of Georgia, but is a well-prepared plan for efficient and active student government as it is needed right here at the University of South Carolina. As such, it deserves the con sideration of all who will be affected by its enactment. Critics have already said that this is just another case of changing the constitution. Fortunately, they are mistaken, for they fail to realize that the old, intimate Carolina of 1,500 students is gone forever and that a new, larger student body is here and will be here for years to come. Just as is evidenced throughout the coun try,- South Carolina students are turning to specialized training rather than the some what old-fashioned liberal education of the past decades. In their search they naturally turn to the larger universities and in this state to South Carolina, thus creating a larger school than previously. This growing institution deserves the good turn of the abolition of the antiquated, small tudmnt government in favor of the broader and more representative constitution passed by Student Council. It looks forward to a more substantial tomorrow-a tomorrow of greater service to the student and the state. The student body should give student coun cil its congratulations and the constitution its favorable consideration.-CLG ,round Floor grinding their own axes as active citizens rather than turning the grinding wheel for others. No one, not even those in power, in this state denies that there are evils in the con stitutional setup and practical government in South Carolina. And what better place is there for citizens to become acquainted with them than at their university where they still have a life-time of voting ahead. This is an organization of students and for students which has no outside affiliations and which has as its stated purpose the bet tering of conditions in the state where most of those students will live out their days. If this group sticks to this announced pro gram and does not dissolve into political dis sension, it should be here to stay.--CLG r Arch Rivals? It was not much to compare with the by gone days when all Columbia knew when Carolina was marching on the Jefferson to burn that tiger. Wednesday. night all Co lumbia knew that it was Wednesday night and nothing more. There was no band; there was no crowd of four thousand; there was no shouting to fill the night air-only traffic noises. This was at Carolina the night before Big Thursday. This was the anniversary of the nights of the past when Clemson was Clem Hon and Carolina was Carolina and never the twain did meet. Better relations is a lovely thought, but it is disgusting when it makes the gamecocks of Carolina look like setting hen._rLrn rGA4+CoN CROWING FOR A GREATER VERSITY OF SOUTH - CARO: lember of Associated Collegiate Pr< Distributor of Collegiate Digest uary 80, 1908, with Robert Elliott e Gamecock" is published by and fo of South Carolina weekly, on Fri, ept holidays and examinations. expressed by columnists and lette a of "The Gamecock." Publishing d< although the right to edit is reserv 40u4 Torcwro IIs .A5 TOM WILLIAMSON AROUND 1 College offers more than a va ried education to those who will only apply the effort to search for the advantages. Friendships that are made here are the ones that last; acquaintances made during high school or in early life seem to dim somewhat after the grade school is left behind for college classes. Carolina once had the repu tation of having the friendli est group of young people that could be imagined; the student body had a cross sec tion of average folks, just as it has today, but a vast dif ference is apparent. Some claim the school "spirit" is low; others say quickly that there is a different type of per son walking the campus now, but maybe the real reason is that we don't pull together as we (lid in days of yore. In a wvorld sadly in need of some human charity, it seems that a cheerful hello, and a brave attempt at a smile would aid us a great deal here in our own walks of life. A few friendly souls still make an attempt at being cordial, but some of the frozen countenances met on the campus seem to defy all efforts at appearing the least bit happy about anything. A couple of springs ago, a "hey how-you" week was inaugur ated by the Booster club, in an attempt to create better relations among the students. It was successful, but alas, too short lived. Formerly. freshmecn weore conm pelledi to wvear "rat" caps until the Christmas holidays, which gave them recognition as new students, and made them feel part of a working organization. It helped in later years, too, for these same students got to know each other, EVENTS ! This space will carry each w~ organizational meetings, socials the campus. Such information office by Monday, 3 p. mi., of the FRIDAY, OCT. 29 .1 p. m.-Junior-Senior Y Coun ' cii, Flinn Hall, second floor. 7 p. m.-University Forum for D)emoc racy, Chapel. SATURDAY, ocTr. 30 2 p. m.---Carolina-West Virgi nia Football game, Morgan town, W. Va. SUNDAY, OCT. 31 10 a. m.-Wesley Foundation, Washington Street Methodist Church. 6 p. m.-Canterbury Club, Trin ity Episcopal-Parish House. 7 p.m-eses University MOND)AY, NOV. 1 1 p. m.-Freshman Y Council, Flinn Hall. I p. m.-Student-Faculty Rela tions Committee, Flinn Hall. 3 p. m.-G,amecock staff begins work. 8 p. m.-University Film So ciety,JDrayton Hall. TUESDAY, NOV. 2 Presidential Election Day 4:30 . m.-FC, Finn Hal. :;/c Business LINA William Mary Denny "" Patrick, Elir Suzanne Gonzale# as the Ned Threati r the students of Nutt, Margi lays, during the Genaro Hue: Jack Morgar rwriters are not Grady Decell es not constitute Sorota, Jim j ed. Walther, An ~~NAwA ZR?J A' ror 50 auxr ,o.. 'HE CLOCK and by graduation, had formed a closely-knit group which had really gotten something extra out of college life. After the heart-breaking loss to Clemson the other afternolon, many of us were downhearted, but none probably so much as the players and coaches who had worked long and hard hours in order to represent Carolina well, as they most certainly did. They're still my team, and I'll pull for them even harder in the future, but let's reserve some of that spirit we use so well at the games, and apportion a bit of it through out our every day living. It will naturally follow that through group spirit, we'll have better col lege enthusiasm, and the cheer leaders wvon't have such a hard time getting some yelling out of the assembled crowdl. Friendship is followed by courtesy, and courtesy by mu tual fellowship, and fellow ship by admiration and loy alty'. Take it into the class rooms, the professors can use some, too. It's a tonic that will cure many things, and the usual -cost for medicine will be dispensed with. A hearty smile can be likened unto a tiny candlle flame, wvhich aill the darkness in existence can not extinguish. If all of us here will cease worrying about the missing "pull" in campus activi Lies, and exert a bit of "push," then a marked change will soon make its appearance. It is hard to ignore a cheery greeting, and once the habit of exchaniging saluta tions gets around, Carolina will have taken a decided step forward. When in doubt, smile--if it isn't returned, hit 'em with the nearest movable object ! iCH EDULE eek the time, date and plaice of and other events of interest to nay be left at TH'IE GA.ME(COcK week preceding the event. 5 p. m.-Euphrosynean Liter ary Society, Euphradian Hall. 7 p. .m.-Euphradian Literary Society, Euphradian Hall. 7 p. m.-Clariosophie Literary Society, Clariosophic Hall. 7 p-m-omtr D)iscussion WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3 I1 .--Blue Key, Steward's I p-.m.-Sophomore Y Council, Fhlnn Hall. -1 :30Op. m.-Carolina Review, Publications Building. 5 p. m.-Coed Association, l,e gare 101. 7 p.. m.-Westminster Fellow ship, F i r a t P'resbyterian Church. 7 p, m-Kappa Sigma Kappa, THURSDAY, NOV. 4 I g. m.--YM-YWCA CabInet, I'linn Hall. 5 p, m.StuentCouncil, Mc Manager ...... REPORTORIAL S B. Scott, Terrell L. Glenn, Da , James Hughes, Arthur Ru or Keels, J. Burrell Sanders, Moye, Eric Oppenheimer, E , Harold Bourgeois, Rudy R Levinson,' Betsy Knowlton, rta, Bob Westerfield, Lloyd , Joe Molony, Jim Crawford , Jane Gerard, Pete Partee, Be klexander, Bill Rogers, W. H. ne Clark, Toni Leppard, Flore SOL ABRAMS I May Be -' Traditions are to be respected and appreciated. But they must never be blindly idolized. Long practiced acts which have little or no intrinsic worth do have a value derived from their antiquity and significance. But customs of such a na ture as to become decidedly detrimental are certainly not to be continued merely be cause they were repeatedly performed in the past. A good example of this oc. curred the night before the foot ball game with Clemson. There is a time-honored, morally-dis. gusting p)racti"c that on this night all traffic on Sumter street be tween Pendleton and the Gymna sium is waylaid and brought un der juicy fire of an energetic group of Carolina students. Automobiles are made to stop and the question. "Caro lina or Clemson"? is shouted at them. Usually before a reply can be given a barrage of missiles ranging fiom bulg ing tomatoes to crushwd beer cans is discharged. Most of the unfortunate vic tims depart a.mid grinding gears, metallic thuds, tinkling glass, and growled oaths. but occasionally one of them, stops. gets out and challenges collectively and indi viduallY the group which has dis peised and strategically retreated to the university grounds. Tht cihallenge is met with brave silence and prudent passiveness, and the irritated individual, sens ing the craven character of the mob, changes his anger to disgust. He turns his challenge into insult re-enters his mobile target, and BOB SOLOMONS Fore' It w~ould b~e foolish to estimate the numb)er of times the Caro lina-Clemson game has been re p)layed ini hea'tedl conversations since liig Thursday. Many a armehair (luarterback has surefire plays certain of producing amaz ing results. Each of them is p)ositive if Carolina had done things just a little different the winning tally would have been on the Gamecock scoreboardl. Re gardiless of the group, the final statement is alwaTs, wait until next year. You bet we w'ill! I)id you see IBoyle in the fresh man game) ? All eyes were centeredi on the varsity game Thursday, but the freshnan squadl deserves lots of credlit for the fine p)erformance they turned in Wednesdlay night. We would like to give credit not only to lloyke but to the rest of the hacks and the linemen who made such a fine showing. The gam le Thliu rsday was our major disappointment~ of the wveek but in spite of the loss t he coaches and players deserve lots of p)raise for thbe long houris in preparing for it. We still have a big sched ule in front of us. The. team will needl yourI sup port. Bly the way, have you heard the new fight song written for Caro Iina ? TI'he melody wasj worked out last year bu it not uint il last month Iwas it made ready for use by thle b'and. It will be i ntrodlucedl officially at the Carolina-Mfarylandl game. The title is, "Carolina Victory Alarch," words of which were writ ten by Albert Munn, junior in thn chool of j.rals .eorge W. Shelor, Jr. ITAFF vid H. Crum, Ditty Fleishrnan, gheimer, May Herbert, Ruth Jeanne Turner, Olga Edwards. dward Vereen, Pat Shadduck, ivers, Jane Almy, Charmaine Al Munn, Marjorie McCorkle, Huntington, Leonard Duckett, Jem Newbury, Ish Thomas, linda Collum, Bill Fairey, Sam McCartha, Chuck Gibson, Jack tte Reyner, and Carolyn Katz. rong But... I receives a Parthian volley from the resurgents as he pulls away. Only a small part of the student body participated, and of these most were in some stage of inebriation, mob or bottle induced. Yet the blame 4 for these events is given to the school and everyone con nected with it. This practice may be a tradition which has been observed for years. It may be that persons traversing Sumter street are knowingly doing so at their own risk. It may be true that the Carolina-Clemson game is only played once a year. Still this is not reason enough for the acts of mob violence that are practiced under the guise of "school spirit." School spirit is one thing; encouraged violence by irre sponsible parties is something entirely different. The energy given to the school by her loyal sons of the fermented fruit could more profitably be spent in yells at the game it self. If this is not sufficient and physical action is needed, Jess Alderman would welcome candidates for his boxing team. There is no occasion which jus tifies aggressive action against unconcerned persons. This type demonstration can only be a dis play of our baser qualities. The only pleasure that can be derived is sadistic in nature. The shir-tail parades, the bonfires, and the burning of the taxer are proper pre-game expressions of the feeling of the school. Sure, let's beat hell out of Clemson, but let's not ruin hell out of Carolina. N' Aft Congratulations are in order for the Boosters club for the fine way the p)arade and burning of' the tiger were carried out. To Kappa Sigma Kappa also go thanks for setting* up beds in the gym, for the use of Clemson stu (dents. I understand most of them were used. The Wednesday night dance provedI to be a fine affair. The crowd( filled the field house and by 11:00 it had turned into a friendly b,at tle for floor~ space. A Clemson mani lost his date on the dance floor at 11:30. About 12:00 1 b)ump)ed into him again, asking if he had found her. "Sure," he said. "Ten minutes ago, but I just can't get to her." Speaking of dances, the Kappa Alpha fraternity held a mighty fine tea dance at the Columbia hotel following the Thursday bat tle. Woody sounded especially goodI. His music making was miissedl over the summer.' Columbia was the scene of many parties Thursday night. But it was obvious by the lack of excite- 4 ment that the game was not a forgotten issue. In spite of it all, house parties were in progress from North Carolina mountains to Savannah Beach. In support of the position I took in this column last week concern ing the seating arrangement I hope all Carolina students were able to get in the allotted section. I would also like to thank all of you who did such a fine job of cheering. In closing, I would like to say - congratulatrons to Lambda Chi and Zeta Tau Alpha on winning first prize for the best fraternity and sororky disla..