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Editor-in-Chief ............. News EditW .................... Campus Editor .......... Sport dlitor .................... Society Editor ................. Feature Editor .......... Copy Editor .......................... Exchange Editor ...................... Circulation Manager ................... Managing EditQr .......... Ke Constitution Bro It has been discussed from all angles, good and bad, and generally agreed by all who dis cuss it, that Carolina students go in for social life in a big way. This is true of some of the stu4ents, but of a much smaller per centage than most people realize. This applies especially to the formal dances. Carolina has its share, or more than its share, of big dances, but the same groups always make up the crowds at these flings. Actually only a small minority of the student body is involved. Everybody has a gregarious tendency, large or small, and many students cannot at tend Carolina's formal dances conveniently, because of the way they are handled by the groups who ,sponsor them. This is not a criticism of those groups and their methods. For them it is the correct way, and some ex cellent dances have been presented for those in attendance. The new student constitution, which was passed at the polls last week, includes a good provision in that respect, as it does in others. It provides for the establishment of a social committee, which concerns the student body as a whole, rather than select groups. Letter On Sea Due to a lack of space, the more superflous parts of this letter have been deleted. If anyone wishes to read the entire letter, it is on file at the Gamecock office. "Dear Editor: In a recent conversation with Sol Abrams, he attempted to explain to me the many advantages of such a change (in stu dent seating at football games), but after listening to his debate for several minutes, I only find that more objections arise. And these do I list: "1-If a senior dates a freshman, the freshman may sit in the senior section . . . PROVIDED the senior secures her ticket at' the first of the year. BUT, if the senior de cides that he has tired of the freshman's company, and wants to date a sophomore, he is at a loss, for there beside him is the lowly freshman, grieving on the fifty yard line, be cause her real love, who is a junior, is sitting on the forty yard line with a senior co-ed. "2-Gone are the days when we sit with our associates and "cronii" at the games, for Joe is a lowly junior and Mac failed math 27 for the third time, and remains a freshman, and they are not so honored to sit with the higher intelligencier. "S61 asked me Thursday last if I thought I dould offer a better solution, and not to be outdone, I took a slide rule, a tape measure, a few statistics, a little logic and set to work. And here, Madam Editor, is my proposal. . But first, please realize that I am not KEN BALDWIN, JR. Four Years U, Now that V. Assafetida ("Little to the trysting p Libel") Taylor has had his say lina Chapter ol in the past two columns (7), we Bums, Unlimited shall return to normal (7). In all We felt our fairness to Mr. Taylor, however, room (What furi we must say that his best (?) at a table in a work (7) never reaches print chet and I order (Thank goodness). He has achieved (He had a pec1 untold fame (or infamy) for his chocolate pie) an letters to the Madame Editor, Jean usual beer. Hill to some, and for certain mes- ILooking arou sages reported to be written by Comrade "Mac" him oa a prominent place in The and Ellsworth w Gamecock office. of the juke box Chapter 5 One hand and p Two weeks elapsed and Hatchet the other. managed to escape from the in- , rtn firmary more than a little infirm, fored me wIing naturally. He, Low and I headedfomde.Ih for Jose's to spend a quiet after- place for "local noon talking and plotting the a mighty shady I Revolution, "Don't you thi Now Jose's, which might be go back to that described as a combination res- asked Lew. taurant-dipsotorium with a per- "What class ?( manent hangover and a perpetual val Science 100. drunk, was quite the place. Aside cut out of that4 from being a favorite meeting "No, we still I place. it had a backroom that I think we shoi served a variety of purposes from fust to giv, old G declding campus political fortunes time." Jean Hill ........ Rudy Rivrs ............ Ned Threatt ............. Joe Molony ...........May Herbert ............. Jane Dowe Founded Jai ............Suzanne Moye first editor, "Tn Marguerite Webb e University Bobby Gaines colleg year The opinioni ineth W. Baldwin, Jr. necessarily thos an endorsement adens Social Life One of the purposes of this committee is to sponsor some come-one-come-all, campus wide dances. Many other schools already have committees like that at work, even those schools which, like Carolina, have other groups which give dances. Their dances are good, because big-name or semi-big-name bands are employed, and attendance is large. It also gives school spirit a boost. If the constitution passes the Board of Trustees, it will go into effect when student officers are elected this spring. We'd like to see the social committee go to work and give Carolina's social life a shot in the arm. There needn't be many student body dances, because the constant dance-goers can express themselves at the dances we have now. These social committee dances will be or the great number of students who want to go to a big formal once or twice a year as well as for the more chronic dancers. With a little student interest, social life at Carolina can take on a "new look" which cuts across the various lines of demarkation and includes everybody. That's just one example of the broadening effect the new constitution should have on student government. ting Plans ---- advocating a change, but merely presenting a plan that I feel is more suitable. "1-Allocate a number of seats to accom modate the seniors and their dates and have this section plainly marked. Allocate for the other sections a similar section, seating them in order of their class standing. - "2-Issue to each student his athletic card PLUS a class card, having a different card for each class. If the seniors are issued blue cards, allow only the holders of blue cards, and their dates to sit in the senior section. Do likewise for the other sections. This card may also speed -up student body elections, by saving time checking class standing. "This would assure each student of a reasonably good seat wit.htin a certain area, would do away with those eleven o'clock jaunts to the stadium, and would simplify the swapping of tickets for each game. "I am in full agreement with council con cerning the seating by class standing, for seniors have no single privileges other than the lower classes, but let council realize that the plan proposed by them will only result in a lot of trouble for the student...., "...The only way a suitable program can be reached is by the students voicing their opinion. We have elected our members to student council, not by our votes, but rather by not voting. By voting, we can have a suitable arrangement, for the seating pro posal. Yours for a greater Carolina, Redmond Tyler" (Ed.'s note: in connection with this, read "1 May Be Wrong, But . .." on this page.) ider The Mast lace of the Caro- "I don't know why," said Hat Athletic Beach chet. "he only has one lecture on Naval Methods and it runs along A'ay to the back a theme of 'How to lose friends !) and sat down and alienate people.' What we lark corner. Hat- ought to d& is get rid of him." ed pie and coffee "That would take a revolution," abiar aversion to I said. :1 Lew ordered his "Comrades! D)id you mention the Revolution?" It was Bilimac, who rid I saw that else? vas already there "Why not?" asked Hatchet. "We as sitting tnetop could form a club and call it the wit a botte in Society For Removing All 'Tired en nd ape ~~ Naval P'ersonnel (S-FRtAT-.NP). Students would think it a new a book," Lew in- honor society and we would be depends on this flooded with petitions for mem color" it will be bership. We could award key look, I thought- medals and . . . rik we had better "Did someone mention keys? elass tomorrow?" What's the goof, men? How's everything? Did you say you were )h, you mean Na- giving away keys? How about [ thought we had giving me the word there, Hat e"chet." A dashing young men with ave one cut left, that "Esquire" look entered our ild go tomorrow presence and if you've read this lassy Eyes a hard far, look "Under the Mast" for the' rest of this story nextwek..a a mwe a V- egee www"p CROWING FOR A GREATER TERSITY OF SOUTH CARO [ember of Asociated Colegate Pr Distributor of Collegiate Digest mary 30, 1908, with Robert Elliott te Gamecock" is published by and ft of South Carolina weekly, on Fri .ept holidays and evaminations. e a expressed by columnists and lett4 e of "The Gamecock." Publishing & although the right to edit is resen A "She just stands there, Strapless What holds up these Is more than I can I say off-hand, from They're defying gr They do stay up, ani This im not dispu But there's somethin With either me or SOL ABRAMS i Mav Re W One of the most dangerous things to do at the University of South Carolina is to change the status quo. For years there have beeni confusion and unnecessary* incon venience of the student body at football games. An attempt was recently made to correct these points of annoyance. Before the Carolina-Clemson game last October a student body meeting was held to express the displeasure of the students for the situation caused by the lack of ade quate seating provided for the stu dent body. At this meeting a com mittee was elected from the stu dent body to take steps to rectify the existing problems. This spring the student commit tee was represented at a meeting' wvith the faculty representatives on student seating to determine a sys tenm which could best be adopted under the circumstances. This group did not adopt any specific plan offered by either party, but rather reached a compromise on each point. Neither faction had all its proposals accepted; both were satisfied by the final result. The faculty is in no way respon sible for the plan which the corn mrittee presented. It would have been easier for them and cheaper 1to provide a block of seats for the students as has been done in the past. They student representative was strongly in favor of individual seating, and the faculty members of the committee agreed that this was the best solution and accepted it even though it would cause th'em more problems and work and the school a loss in revenue. It was found after much in vestigation, discussion and study ing of the systems used at other schools that the only solution which would adequately and per manently solve the seating prob lemi would have to be based on the principle of. reserved se4ats for each individual. It is not difficult to understand this if one considers the great de mand for tickets to the games, especially the Clemson-Carolina game. Many students cut classes and wait for hours in line to get the better seats. Seats are given up in the student .ection to friends and somehow there are always many more people in the student section than there are seats pro vided. It is Impossible to Insure each student of a seat without making Individual seat assignments It was Business Assistant B; Al Morgull COLUM I FEATURE: Frances Gonale a the NEWS AND r the students of Pat Sha iays, during t W. H. IM SOCIETY: E man, Bo .wrters ar not SPORTS: I Ws not consfitute Newman ed. COPY: Rutb looking for Penland!" Wonders evening gowns, see, where I stand, avity. I never fall, bin', g wrong somewhere, Newton. (Ellsworth) rang Retf. understood and realized that by giving separate seats to each stu dent many other problems would be created. Thus the rest of the planning was how to make these individual assignments so that the other problems would be mini mized. First, dates within the student body and outside dates were pro vided for. Any student may buy the seat next to the one they are given. Any student of either sex may take a date from a lower class merely by both persons going for their tickets at the same time. This can be done. at the time announced for the student of the highest class standing. That is if a senior dates a sophomore, both may obtain their tickets in thie senior section next to each other at the time the seniors are to receive their reserve tickets. A separate ticket will be issued for each, game, and students may swap them at their own discretion. Students may go over in any num ber as long as they are in the same class and get Beats next to each other. Naturally, a certain amount of freedom of choice of seats is lost. Yet, it cannot be too much of a strain (or students to sit among fellow students. Many schools as sign seats and allow no student choice whatever. In the proposed plan for Carolina the great advantage of reserved seats for each student was adopted and then it was made as flexible as possible without destroying the. original plan. The students may swap tickets among themselves. There will be empty seats in the student section. No one will have to wait in lines to get in or to get seats. Each student will be treated as much like any other ticket holder as possible. There are hardships that' this plan will cause, and some students will want to change. Those who are not satisfied will have the right to try to improve their posi tion before the game as all tickets will be issued at the same time. A meeting is being called for the purpose of determining the de sires of the student body. No cam paign is underway to peraude them to choose the plan student council approved. However, it is hoped that thoughtful deliberation and not emotion will govern the ehoice of each person who attends this student body meetn. ma"Ah 18, 19 Manager ..... ........ George W. Shelor, Jr. Lsiness Manager ............................ Jack W alther BUSINESS STAFF s, Sam Sorota, Jule Kleinmetz, Rua McGowan, Carol Ferris. REPORTORIAL STAFF 78: Carroll Gilliam, Sol Abrams, Ken Baldwin, Booty Wall, Husbee. Frank Fayssoux, Hilda Adams, Mary Denny, Lily Groover, Tuttle. CAMPUS: Olga Edwards, Eric Oppenheimer, Edward Vereen, dduck, Betsy Knowlton, Marjorie McCorkle, Jim Crawford, cCartha. linor,Keeli, J. Burrell Sanders, Jeanne Turner, Norma Uerg ty Wall, Barbara Fowler. oloyd Huntington, Leonard Duckett, Jack Morgan, .Van Kleckley, Margaret' Ficquette, Kat Sims, Charmaine Nutt. CARROLL GILLIAM State Needs To Develop A New Asset - - Tourism - "Will the bang-tails run at Myrtle Beach this year?" The answer to this question may be given when the General As sembly makes a decision on a bill introduced by Sen. Ralph Gasque of Marion. Senator Gasque's bill is not the best possible, as it restricts legalization of parimutuel betting to "incorporated seashore resorts," but it is founded on the principle of politics that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. At least, it is a foothold for South Carolinians who want to see this progres sive step taken by their state. When the senator was in the House of Representatives, efforts were made to put the parimutuel on a local option basis which would have made its debut in certain areas a 6loser reality than the present bill does, but opposition was too strong. As it is now, Gasque's bill can be listed as the Pioneer step, with the spread of parimutuel tracks in other sections of the state something for the future. Cash For State Despite rumblings from the usual discontended, the pari mutuel bill can be an opportunit'for South Carolina to cash in on one of its potentially great resources--its climate. Where the state is now just a point somewhere between New York and Miami for the winter resort trade, it could become the destinstion of many Northern tourists by easing some of the tegal restrictions on Southern hospitality. South Carolina's winter temperatures and other elements have long allowed a resort trade to flourish at Aiken Cam den and other points. Charleston, despite the sneers of Pied monters, is something different in cities and is a shrine of tourism today, with its Azalea festival and historic pre eminence. But a tourist can tire of the exhilarating breezes and de caying mansions, and will move on to other attractions in other states, taking his dollars with him. That, for Sonth Carolina, is the opportunity to establish other points of in terest, and one of these can be horse racing on a big time scale, a sPort acceptable with a large cash turnover. Moral issues are always raised, but betting on horse races, football games and the presidential election is in South Carolina now and no law has been able to erase the human inclination to take a chance on a "sure bet." The moralists should welcome a bill which will allow the state to regulate something which already exists, and those with moral qualms can best defeat immorality by training people to re ject it, not by writing laws attempting to force a false arnd non-existent code on the people. Cash For Education One important advantage to parimutuel betting, which Senator Gasque's bill does not contain because of its limited scope, is the take of the state itself on the track winnings. States which now have general legalized betting raise large sums of revenue from their percentages, usually around five per cent. South Carolina, today looking for new ways to raise revenue, has many functions where such earnings can be put to immediate use, primary among them education. Pub lic schools and institutions of higher education .are asking for additional appropriations to raise their instruction to na tional standards, but the bottleneck has been a dearth of money in the state's treasury. Parimutul abetting willh brg ou"f-state money ino to revenue streams that may be running dry. " Will the bang-tails run at Myrtle Beach this year ?" is not as important as "Will South Carolina cash in'o thipo tential asset for its people ?"ontip EVENTS SCHEDULE ga hi tioac wing carry e ach wee tetime, date and Place of or campustiona e tn gs, Sucha no thr events of interest to the cAMpCOCin ffeaI Sby Mon f3maton should be left at THE th E COvcetb Mona' P. mn., of the week preceding FRIDAY, MARCH 18TESA,MRH2 1 p. m.-Junior-Senior Y Coun- 5 TUESD~HyA,a LeAR 22. 7 I P.mF .-Crlina Chratian cieet, Clariosophic Hal. 7Sp.vmce C ab, lina h ranl5 p. m.--Euphro.ynean Liter Servfice Cu, F n H l, see- ary Society, Euphradian Hall. SNDAY, MRCH2 7 p. m.--Clariosophie Literary 0 UN. Y.Wse FounatC o 20Society, Clariosophie Hall. Washington Street Methodist S'oety,--Euphradian Hia. Church. WEN,EDA,a MRHa2. 6 P. mn. - Canterbury Club, I p.EDN ESD y, SteRd's Trinity Episcopal Pariah Hall.--leKy twr' House.Ip.i.Shmo YCun 7 p. m-Vespers, University eii, Fin H.alorL YCon COApel MAC 1 5 p.m.-Cantrbury Tea, Trin 1 .m.-Fehman Y Council, THURSDAY, MARCH 24 3 p. m.--Gamecock Staff be- Flinml. -WACbnt gins work. 4 p .ApaKpaGma 4 p. m.-Ineraternity Coun- Sim.--Aushc aGamm. 8 .m.-i n , Flin n Hall. 5 putm.-Student Council. Mc