Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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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 Wanted: A Ch War is a cruel thing, but it cannot de stroy the soul of man with the thorough ness that is borne by the realization that what is being fought for is not worth the effort. Many of us at Carolina have just fought a war, and the rest of us are preparing for the next. Yet we look around us and see this university of ours and this state of ours and we find an indictment of our life and ourselves that makes us ponder our values. We see poverty Wherever we look in the field of education; we see counties in the state with one in 100 people possessing col lege diplomas; we see and hear medieval criticism of the laborer who has organized to better his conditions; we see houses that are unfit for stables; but then comes the worst hurt of all-the complacency of those sit ing alinung tiete thi1g. This attitude, the why-bother-this-is-ju"'st South-Carolina answer to any question, is reflected by the man who crows over the great "industrialization of the state." The college student who is satisfied with th'e room his grandfather slept in in college, mirrors its image. The young legislator says education should be limited and bows to its power. The law student dreams of his days in politics, but accepts political practices as they are. Education is supposed to be an enlighten ment coupled with a desire to improve man kind, but instead it turns into a road map for the labyrinth of the status quo with no directions for removing road blocks. Stu dents are taught to play the game and beat the game, but never, never must the rules be changed. We are told this condition exists because it is South Carolina and in South Carolina tradition is considered first and the welfare of man second. We see hordes of our brethren leaving the state for lack of op portunity because of this attitude, but even this has become a tradition. "Educators" stand up to repeat this phil osophy, but they are only the parrots of the past, not educators . . . The "educated" ab sorb it, but in doing so are traitors to the field of knowledge. A new light is shining in education and government in this nation, but all is still (dawn in South Carolina where we need the light most of all. We who have fought the war and we who will fight the next one ask We Failed T Perhaps it'was the rain or the consistent losses of the football team, but the annual Homecoming of the alumni of the Univer sity of South Carolina was a dlismal affair. Sororities and fraternities made a feeble effort to perk up the campus with their dis plays and Alumni Secretary Ralph Lewis laid orderly plans while the Booster club tried to lift a spirit that wasn't there. The guests, the alumni, dribbled in from all over the state and the hosts, the students, looked on dully. Never had what could be so much been so little. Alumni are a natural part of any univer sity, but an interested alumni group is a desirable necessity. Any institution neesa the support and defense of those who know it best and for Carolina, those people are scattered throughout this state and its neighbors where their influence would be a great asset for their Alma Mater. But to maintain the, interest of those who have long since been graduated, those who are still here must interest them in their accomplishments -and their problems. Let them know that we need them and that their services are of value to the place that was home for four years. -. CarrollL. Gilliam James Sheridan Kenneth W. Buldwin, Jr. -. Van Newman UNI Ruth Newell Jane Dowe Wimpy Webb Founded Jai first editor "TI Marguerite Webb the University Bobby Gaines college year ex The opinion:, --------- Jean Hill necessarily thos an endorsement anged Attitude of those who have not and will not that this awakening be brought into our state and our university. We ask that the cobwebs and refuse be swept away so that we may see what the foundation of this house of ours is built upon. We ask that the traditional attitude of do-nothing be changed into the practical at titude of improvement. We ask for freedom to be ourselves and not to be forced into the patterns of the past generations who lived their day with their problems, but who are not living with our problems. Their solutions should not be our solutions, and their mistakes should not be our mistakes. We ask for a new attitude in education devoted to trying what is new, and, if it is better than the old, we ask that the old be discarded that we. mighft hnefitf from mod ern methods. We ask that the accepted wrongs be, re placed for the proven rights in the field of government. We believe that democracy should not be forgotten until it has been tested. We ask for a progressive and morally up right educational attitude in South Carolina. We believe that our elders should give us the opportunity to raise our voices and ask that they hear them when we have some thing constructive to say. We ask our government to turn from the protection of the past to rebuilding for the future. Energies and talents are of no avail in hindering slow progress, but caii be pow erful in hasteniing it. We ask for the liberty of thought and the freedom of proposal and criticism when our thoughts disagree with current realities. We ask for new respect for the common man and a realization by those in power that education is not for the exultation of man but1 to aid him ini making a living. We ask for respect of the individual be he stu dlent, p)rofessor, farmer, laborer or legislator. We ask for opportunity for material suc cess in South Carolina and believe that it does lie here if those who can will open the doors. We ask that. those in power forget them selves and their personal gains and conicen trate on creating a state in which we may live, not in shame, but in pride, of being South Carolinians-C'LG. hee, Carolina Tlhat is the piurpose of a Homecoming D)ay and we have failed them as they are failing us. Saturday we of the student body read in the newspapers that it was Homecoming; we electedl a queen who was (duly crowned andl photograp)hedl und(er the auspices of the university president and the alumni presi (lent. That was the sum total of Home coming for the average studlent. How much better it would be for the Carolina-Clemson game to be designated as the day for the welcome mat for our alumni. They are all here and we are all here and a festive moodl permeates the entire campus, which preceding the so-called Homecoming D)ay so closely, burns out the energies and dIrains the pocketbooks of bo0th studlent and alumni so that little is left two weeks later for celebrations. By combining the Pair game activities with the return of the natives, we at C'aro lina could put a better foot forward which might result in repayment in kind by a powerful and interested alumni organiza i in---CLG. CROWING FOR A GREATER VERSITY OF SOUTH CARO] lember of Associated Collegiate Pr4 Distributor of Collegiate Digest mary 30, 1908, with Robert Elliott e Gamecock" is published by and fo of South Carolina weekly, on Frii !ept holidays and examinations. expressed by columnists and lettt e of "The Gamecock." Publishing d( although the right to edit is reserN aut do I 6 TOM WILLIAMSON AROUND T Old Carolina is in the doldrums again, another period of general disinterest among the students is apparent, and a plan to better con ditions is being searched for by a few of those who have the welfare of the university in mind. This lull is not an unique one, such have been the cases many times in the past when national upheav als have occurred to cloud college life. ' Organizations are showing a les sening in the numbers of older stu dents, the freshmen are beginning to take a paurt in things which arei really of more interest to them, for they are the group which will be the first four-year team of nor mnal times again. All of those who attend the uni versity and take pride in the things that it stands for graduate with a diesire to see Carolina stand at the top of educational strides of the future. We have the facilities with which to achieve this goal, in the personages of the factulty memi hers who comprise the teaching staff. Several things are lacking here, and have been for a long, long time. There is no student union building, no adequate "Y" facili tics, insufficient classroom space, dormitories that are outmoded and hopelessly overcrowded. A large group say that lower enrollment figures in the comning year will al leviate the crowded conditions. If adequate facilities are provided, there is reason to believe that the numbers of students that attend Carolina will remain at a high level. A sincere group would like to see the location of the university at another place; the present site could be used for certain phases of the university, such as a law EVENTS 5 illI)A Y, NOV. 12 I p. m.-.Junior-Senior Y C'oun cii, Flinn flail, second floor. 5 p. in.- -Stuadeng l)emocratic ('lub, i.egare 101. SATIUli)AY, NOV. 13 3 p. mn. ( ESTi)-Carolinia-Tusa gasme, Tulsa, Okla. SUNIDAY, NOV. 14 10 at. ns.-Wesley IFoundaation. Wasthington Street Church. 6 p. m.-Canterbury Club, Trin ity Episcopal Church. 7 p. m.-Vesper services. UJni versity Chspel. MONDAY, NOV. 15 1 p. m.-Freshma a Y Council, Flinn, Hall, second floor. 8 p. m.--University Film 80 ciety, Drayton Hall. 8 p. m.--Henry V movie opens at Cayce theater, sponsored by FPlm Soaety. 7JL Busi ness INA William Mary Denn3 Patrick, Elir Suzanne Gonzales as the Ned Threati r the students of Nutt, Margi lays, during the Genaro Hue Jack Morgai Grady Decell rwriters are not Sorota, Jim . es not conotitute Walther, An ed. Margaret Fi W4 HE CLOCK school, pharmacy school, and, in the future, a department of veter inary medicine, as well as school of dentistry. The state and other agencies could well take over the remaining buildings and use them to good advantage. The university of Georgia school of medicine, for example, is located at Augusta, some 100 miles from the univer sity proper, at Athens. Another plan to remove the col lege to another spot failed, pri mar ily because it was advocated at an, inopportune time; most of the alumni and a great group of the students were engaged in fighting a war, and a clear picture of what was intended was not grasped by those questioned. Some of those who actively opposed the move at that tiine have decided, after care ful thought, that it would be a de cided step forward for the state's educational set-up. New buildings, surrounded by adequate space to breathe would be a shot in the arm, compared with the jumble of structures and topsy turvy con ditions which now exist. The city of Columbia has now long since enveloped the university and the surrounding territory, there is little else to do except hope that another dlepression will keep the enrollment at a low level; care fuL, planning will result in a state university that the state could well be proud of. Young men with progressive ideas are moving to the front now, as,never before in the state's his tory. Some brand them as radi cals, but so were the Pilgrims branded; Luther Burbank changed the outlook on the fruit and vege table world by making active ad vances--ideas were his only tools. Ideas can help us now, let's hope the proper people think! CH EDULE Tl'UJESD AY, NOV. 16 -1:30 p. m.--IFC, I"linn Hall. 7 p. m.-Euphradian Literary Society, ICuphradian Hall. 7 p. mn.--larosephic Literary Society, (lariosophic Hall. 7 p. m.-l)ormitory Discussion g roumpH. WE~DNESDAY, NOV. 17 I p. m.-Blue Key, Steward's I p. m..-Sohomore V Council, I :30 .gp. m.-Carolina Review, Puiblcation5 Building. ; . m.-HIypatian Literary So clety, Eu phradian Hall. TH'IUIt DAY, NOV. 18 I p. m.-YM-YWCA CaMnet, llnn Hall. Sp. m.--Student Council, Mc (utchen ilouse. x p. mn.--Maj. Geo. Fielding El liott, TIown Hall1, Drayton hall. Manager ..--.....C RFPORTORIAL S9 B. Scott, Terrell .L. Glenn, Dav F, James Hughes, Arthur Rul tor Keels, J. Burrell Sanders, J Moye, Eric Oppenheimer, Ed , Harold Bourgeois, Rudy Ri Levinson, Betsy Knowlton, I rta, Bob Westerfield, Lloyd F i, Joe Molony, Jim Crawford,. , Jane Gerard, Pete Partee, Bei Alexander, Bill Rogers, W. H. I ne Clark, Toni Leppard, Florel quette. SOL ABRAMS / May Be W Tht' leaders of the University of South Carolina are willing and eager to undertake any task that Will be beneficial to the school. They give assurances that they desire to cooperate in any project which will better the institution. They will study plans, give promise, and perform any act within (heir power as long as a change is not involved. At the mention of (his hated word they become perturbed and seek to escape to their hallowed sanctuary, the ('aro liniana Library, where they wrap themselves in a protec tive history of the state. If time ever stops, it will he here at the university where it has already slowed to a walk. The pattern of the past is their irre vocable law for the future. Their future is a continuation of the -nt. Even the mistake. and evils are not to suffer alteration because they are as much a part of the history of the state school and therefore as much a part of tradition as the innumerable bet ter features. If a correctible condition is pointed out their first defense is the antiquity f the situ tion, as though time justifies prolonging the existence of the error. The next obstacle presented is the futility of at tempting a correction. Once a criticism is acknowl edged, these persons in charge ex pend their energy in making the situation excusable. St udent-fac ulty groups, which ostensibly are established for reco1mending im provements, are lurned into pui licity conferences. There are many changes which are long overdue be cause of these conservative BOB SOLOMONS Fore 'I Hlomecoming day at the Uniiver sity of South Carolina was a suc es in Tit'e of rainy weather and a Gamecock defeat. Alumni began arriving Friday afternoon in prep aration for 01(d Grad D)ay. Many parties got underway almost im mediately and carried on well in to the night with the conversa tions centering mostly on the an ticipated outcomes of the Carolina Maryland battle. A large number of familiar faces of past years were seen at the Cotillion Club dance Friday night as alumni dropped in to renew acquaintancer and (lance a coule of nu Lmbers to the music of Woody Woodwvat-t. The homecoming displays which had been made by the various fra ternities and sororities made their appearances between .showers S.et urday morning. Unfortunately', through the careless neglect of the Booster Club officials, judges to se lect the best dlisplay wvere not ob tained. A letter addressed to this column reached my mailbox Mon day morning asking that I men tioni the situation. 1 quote: "The Gamecock stated last week that judging would be made and awards given. Many long hours were practically wasted and lots of us were dlisap)pointed." A water soaked crowd estimated at 12,000 gathered Saturday after noon at University stadium to see a favored Maryland eleven down the thrice beaten Gamecocks. Sporadic showers dampened not only the men in uniform and the persistent sp)ectators but the plan ned half-time activities as well. .Jackie Johnson, winner last week in a campus wide electIon, was crowned homecoming queen. She made her appearance at half-time In a downpour of rain. She was carried to the 50-yard stripe in a huge football wvhich was opened on the field. Joining her there were the other entries for the crown: Jo Ann Patrick, "Butch" Corry amndnBe... Jea . ce. eorge W. Shelor, Jr. 'AFF id H. Crum, Ditty Fleishman, theimer, May Herbert, Ruth eanne Turner, Olga Edwards. ward Vereen, Pat Shadduck, vers, Jane Almy, Charmaine U Munn, Marjorie McCorkle, luntington, Leonard Duckett, Jei Newbury, Ish Thomas, inda Collum, Bill Fairey, Sam vdcCartha, Chuck Gibson, Jack te Iteyner, Carolyn Katz and %rong But... attitulies on the part of the administration. Something must be done to make South Carolina a school to be rec ognized by all, and worthy of the people of the state. Buildings, methods, and pro grains should be expendable weapofs in the battle against ig norance. These should only be instruments used in the fight, to be cast aside and replaced 'as equipment is improved. The wall around the campus is a symbol of the tradition of the school. but it is also sig nificant as the attempt to pre vent the influx of new ideas and thought from the chang ing world on the outside. Old decrepit buildings may have a history, but do they have ade quate heating, lighting, and closet space? The campus may be an historic landmark, but does it provide am ple room for the necessary edu vational plants? The nipurtait thing is not what the institution stands for but what it offers. 'Is the University of South Carolina to belong to the glorious past or to the promising future? The time is not at hand for changing the complete organi zation of the school. That period is long past. The problem is how long are the citizens of this state going to allow its educational centers to plod along behind the rest of the country. It is inevit able that they will some day demand their state colleges be moire ihai political pawns and periodicals of the past. Until that time. education in the state will be noted for its in adequacy if not its absence. SI Aft Atrtie Cole, write-in candidate fronm lawv school, failed to make his ap learanice. The Queen was crowned by p)resident of the alumni, Char les Coker. President Smith wel comned everyone to the game and the organized mud battle was re suimed. The Carolina Victory March, much awvaited fight song, made a late third quarter debut because of the inability of the band to march at the half. Kennieth Daw son, co-composer-, was given com plimentary tickets to the game by the university so that he might hear his song introduced. The usual "majorette magic" and playing of' the Alma Mater were missed. Spirits brightened in the fourth qtuarter' as Steve Wadiak, offen sive star of the (lay, wheeled off a heautiful 70-yar-d run to chalk up kshe final tally of the day. The score enided at 19-7 with Maryland claiming the victory. A fter the game a large crowd gathered at the University naval armory for the Sigma Chi tea danice. Woody Woodward played for the affair and sonme kept away by the weather tuned in to the 30-minute broadcast carried by WKIX. Many p)arties were in order Sat urday night. Among these was a get-together at John Mason'a coun try home. The crowd included Mac Segars, .Jackie Johnson, Camiphell Laney, "Butch" Corry, Johnt Masoti, Irene H-erdty. Jim D)ye and Tuggie Harris. Sigma Chi played host to nine Maryland boys at their party Sat urday tnighit in the .lefferson hotel rathskeller. Monday mortuing founid mid-se mester exams moving into their final weoek p)roving that the week end was over. One student re tnarked, "I've heard it said that the trouble with moat people is that they try to make weekenids meet, but I still think it's a good