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 .. .. Ken A Degree - - Educal Many of us are here at Carolina for the purpose of obtaining an education. Others of us are here merely for a degree. Some are under the impression that a degree is aU the university has to offer. But this is refuted by the fact that many people leave this campus well-educated. It is here for those who want it. With a few ex ceptions, the members of the Carolina faculty are excellent in their fields, in spite of the remuneration most of them receive for it. The university's physical facilities are slowly becoming more adequate. In most schools the educational requirement which is most totally lacking is diligence and application on the part of those being instructed. The ideal method of evaluation of a stu dent's acquisition of an education would be based on cold ability, conscientiousness, and thirst for knowledge. But people being what they are, personality is forced to play its role, as it does in any other enterprise. This must be accepted to some degree and given the nod as pure fact. But when the ability of a student to "get along" with a professor, or his lack of that ability, overshadows the noble qualities men tioned above, something's haywire. When - personality steps in and hands a man a de gree he doesn't deserve o? prevents him from getting one he does deserve, something should be done to straighten out somebody's set of values. Each Student If the new constitution gets off to a good start, it will have to be done under able lead ership, and it is the duty of each and every student to provide this leadership by careful selection at campus nominations and elec tions, some of which begin immediately. The various schools and colleges wvill elect their own representatives to next year's stu dent council. Thus, representation will be nearer home to most students, and they can use more care in casting their ballots. This methodl of' represenC5taItion is b)roader, b)ecause it is no longer confined to a few organiza tions. Each student at Carolina now has a chance to serve on his governing council. There are other advantages. Each student has a representative to call his own, lHe can take his complaints and1( suggestions to him KEN BALDWIN, JR. Four Years Ur (l l[ 'Tl t 6" o't ths As the da Thing youing man )l(O'?''Iat pulle~d up) an em))pty leer case, 'A o' L ew, who must have bieen readin ouxdy"ilc my 0 mind, leaned over and said ok aou to mie: ltswi ni "That's no 'EFsqu ire' look, he'styehaod0 rig 1to )'u I omz imer JohnI Ne'l son."IP si "'From the looks of things. he 'Wh,tas must have just gotten back from fre s h' a meeting of the Georgia chapter "a.i' a of Kappa K(appai Kappa. What's leoyotin that onl his chain, a miniature pr eti no "No, tha'sWanseahorsee - Whil atthe eaconeuum alote to Git clul," e aidto e. t tat "Ah!t gon'tck our ninvtedgues let th oli a witc table,"ochin sory We wer not t bele t'satudentls seen,"\Vhy,inal edioi "Jfeloooo,fellowow,"fhe whec is,a ge said."Nfaw., its ma< you do! Won'tse d youji s o h sthinkp irn?"cea uf? the bme ofit "No, tha's yo,i sea-hdrse. psil,pe Whileo at fihe beioes sum- r TlEG haer,toegoapraise,f hed khi o r gurgledy And off eahore rang I o'l oks clu," ew ai tome.At ha ........ Jean Hill ........ Rudy Rivers .......... Ned Threatt , ........... Joe Molony U .......... May Herbert . . Jane Dowe Founded Jan Suzanne Moye first editor, "Th Marguerite Webb the University college year exc Bobby Gaines The opinions neth W. Baldwin, Jr. necessarily thosi an endorsement :ion Or Personality? One of the reasons Carolina's founding fathers established this institution was to train gentlemen as its motto indicates. Since it has become co-educational, "gentleman" has been accepted as applying to both sexes in this case. Carolina students are, therefore, expected to behave like gentlemen, and for a member of the faculty to display ungentlemanliness should be unheard of. The founding fathers would gasp! But now it seems that such a display is almost condoned. Last week a clash between student and professor was "handled" by the student's being dropped from a course which is necessary for his graduation in June. If there is a time or place for calling names, which is doubtful, it certainly isn't in class. On the part of the faculty member, this in cident was uncalled for, and a black mark on the university as well as himself. On the part of the student it was foolhardy as well. It seems that suppression of the tendency to blow up is one of the very first lessons in the series dividing "man" from "gentleman." A faculty member who hasn't learned this lesson shouldn't be tolerated, and a student who hasn't should be taught, but not by being deprived of a degree because of it. A diploma merely states that the student has completed the requirements necessary for such-and such a degree, not that he's a "jolly good fellow!" 1s Responsible and get his information about policies and moves from him. There will be four student body offices president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. These offices assume an unusual importaVce this year, especially the first, be cause in his hands will be the responsibility of getting the wheels rolling under the new system. Great care should be taken in his selection. Student Council representatives will be nominated at special meetings of the schools, class officers at class meetings, and student body officers at a student body meeting. Elec tions will begin April 4. Ever'yone who has any interest in the newv system of student government should show this interest by turning out and taking an active part in these nominations anid elections. ider The MasL >eople ever leave of Gilliam's wailings you will see het asked. A brams blowing off about the can vorry, Comrtde, teen, etc. That's a fit subject for me!" discussion, year in and year out. the Revolution.-. Pe(rhaps Mr. Abrams has solved we find out the the situation, but as we didn't get lassy Eyes has," to lead it before it went to press, we aren't sure. isy," Hatchet in- Above .us the Madame Edi a blockhead!" tor is raising righteous indig Ie of stone, why nation about something, but the geology do- we haven't read her editoriaLs -ested?" either. It is pres'amed that matinued) her editorial on trees caused --- all the tree-cutting that has Iliam's former been going on lately. They )U've read this seem to have gdtten everyone -eason why you but the right one. Somebody to him today. please cut down that tree in tea a lovely, front of the Registrar's office of poor John and be careful that it falls the lHe has plotted right way. ion to get rid Elsewhere on the page will be ;. He was die- seen another terrific cartoon by publishing his Boylston and a poem by Ells LI on a subject worth. On the right, Vernon "The at deal wetter. Elongated Ghoul" ,Taylor has :oholic content written a letter to Madame, the that a member Editor. ased out from In short, everything on this If it is at all page. is hopping but this column. write to him We've been laid up under the mast H1ECOCK and the past week, but April Fool's nt it. day is coming. Don't miss next *ghtly to the left wreek'. issue. GAA+qC<>4 CROWING FOR A GRJATBR VERSITY OF SOUTH CAROL ember of Associated Collegiate Prow Distributor of Collegiate Digest uary 30, 1908,' with Rolert Elliott G e Gamecock" is published by and for of South Carolina weekly, on Frida ept holidays and ekaminations. expressed by columnists and letterv of "The Gamecock." Publishing does although the right to edit is reserved 4?4 "Don't anybody move. Someb SOL ABRAMS IMay Be W The student body of the Univer- i: sity of South Carolina is particu- i: larly fortunate. Most people have n to fall back on the weather when s conversation begins to drag. At t the university, there are many sub stitutes for climactic conditions. i1 One of the best topics and one t of the few on which the students r are of a unanimous opinion is the 9 "students' canteln." This subject b is muchelike the weui,her in that M although everybody talks about it, e nothing has been done about it. The mysterious group that ope rates this enterprise are experts p in keeping information from thb t students. All attempts to investi gate the University Stores die of exhaustion as the investigating committees are led around in an endless circle until all interest is killed or the members graduate. t s Teqestion is often asked, s tive?" This seems to be a purely rhetorical question as no one has ever bothered to answer it. Thet unknown parties who operate the business are as silent as the As syrians who stole away in thet night. .t This group evidently has per fected some manner of thought u control because no sign of their contact with the canteen itself has e ever been found. It has not been determined who has what author- d ity as far as the University Stores t are concerned except for the often- r emphasized fact that the students t def-initely have none. , When asked about profits, em ployees of the stores bring out v~ overlarge handkerchiefs and sob- t bingly state the old story of the t excessive overhead. (It is a rather 1i Letter To' Th4 Dear Editor: t Tegeneral trend toward regi-t mentation at Carolina has again expressed itself, this time in the 1 form of the seating arrangement for next fall's football games. It ' [seems that all students will be tag ged and pigeon-holed into assigned d slots at the stadium. It isn't enough v to have the campus cliques al- 0 ready as thick as deans, but this t Unholy Fanatics Alliance has to c set up a new caste system. I sup- il pose, though, that the present ar- ii rangement is the best we' could a hope for under the existing eon- b 'ditions. However, it is not the one Iwhich would give the student the f best break. The ideal set-up would a provide the students a section cen- p tered on the 50-yard -line and ex- g tending an equal distance on 'both b sides. One cannot now hope for n approval of such a plan since it n was with the greatest reluctance f that we obtained the "50 to goal" 'a section we now have. The fight Io against extending the student see- h tion as far as the 56i-yard line (as things now stand) points out one glaring fact. - Business I Assistant Bu Al Morgulh NA COLUMNIS'I Carolyn ' FEATURE: Frances onzales as the NEWS AND the students of Pat Sha V's, during the . W. H. M SOCIETY: E man, Bo< rriters lre not SPORTS: I not constitute Newman COPY: Ruth 410 1 )dy stole my paramecium!" rong But. .. -onical statement when one takes ito consideration that the ad iinistrative offices of the Univer ity are directly above the can !en.) This store has an unusual abil ,y to greatly increase the value of le items which are brought in for esale to the students. Common oods of nominal worth 6lsewherc ecome invaluable collectors items ,hen they are placed on the count rs of the university stores. It has been suggested that the rices are merely indicative of the ositional advantage which the can en enjoys. Some feel that the .I. students will let the goYern ient pay any price with the same idifference that the stores show rhen the prices are made. There are others who feel that be stores use the laziness of the tudents to maintain their high tandard of profits. Possibly all f these enter in. However, some atriotic students feel that these igher charges are due to the his ric value of the university. At the risk of being called a ommunist, it is suggested that ie University Stores be made in a co-operative. There is no oubt that this suggestion will-go nheeded. It would be suggested that some ommittee be established to investi ate the conditions of the canteen, epository, and book stores, but iere are so many such committees unning around in a circle now iat there is hardly room for nother in the r'at race. 'lhe only other suggestion is that rhen buying articles d,o not ask ie price, and ignore all conversa ion on this topic as it can only sad to high blood pressure. Editor ... on which extends an equal dis ance on either side of the 50-yard ne the trustees and faculty ath Itic committee admit that their tcrest is chiefly monetary and ot, as they claim, primarily in the tudents. The only possible reason or refusing these seats to the stu ont body is the loss of money rhich would result from students' ecupying the' best seats. The ques-. on then arises-should commer ialism be the primary interest in itercollegiate athletic events? Is just a necessary evil that the tudents occupy space which could ring in more money? University athletics should be yr the benefit of the students bove all others. Alumni and other eople who like to see "a good amne" should be made to take a ack seat to the students. The ow trite expression used by so iany University officials, "Our rat thought is for the students, rnd all we do Is fore them" as in :her Instances does not apply are. What next -- a collective farm? Sincerely, V...non Tar.. vanager ...... .. ....George W. Shelor, Jr. sless Manager ......... : ........ ...... . Jack W alther BUSINESS STAFF 3, Sam Sorota, Jule Kleinmetz, Rus McGowan, Carol Ferris. REPORTORIAL STAFF 'S: Carroll Gilliam, Sol Abrams, Ken Baldwin, Booty Wall, Busbee. 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 Keels, J. Burrell Sanders, Jeanne Turner, Norma Berg ty Wall, Barbara Fowler. - iloyd Huntington, Leonard Duckett, Jack Morgan, Van Kleckley, Margaret Ficquette, Kat Sims, Charmaine Nutt, CARROLL GILLIAM' Student Activities Suffer From Too Much Neglect , Carolina's student activities today are suffering from an acute disorder-general malfunctioning. Two facts can be listed as causes: a majority of students enrolled in the university are active in no organization, and a large number of existing organizations should not exist, because their value in adding to university life has long since disappeared. Failure to participate in activities is voluntary wasting of a part of one's educational opportunity, and a wasting that is prevalent at Carolina. For years, editorialists have bleated in print, and campus politicians have offered their various proposals, but the place of action is, and must be, on the individual level. John Student must decide that the Tiddlywinks Club has something to offer. He joins the Tiddlywinks Club and aids in writing a new constitution; his soul is uplifted so he tries another club and another. He acquires keys, and he is no longer just John Student-he is now Joe College. Joh1 Student has done what the editorialists and blatant politicians have asked of him. Hp has joined; he has left the common herd and has become a member of clubs. But, then come the responsibility of the organizations themselves. John Student has become part of the orgigZ tion; he has brought himself and offers his talents to the organization's aims, and he expects some return from the organization. But, he finds that after writing the constitu tion, the aim is to squabble about it this year and rewrite it next year. He is disgusted. He turns from Tiddiywinks to Mu Mu Mu, fraternity for dairy majors. Mu Mu Mu's constitution seems well ar ranged, stating that it is to promote the ideals of dairy ism, etc., etc., so the organization is uplifting dairyism by planning social affairs. John Student likes the social angle, but is dismayed when he finds Mu Mu Mu limits its socials to one per seiester, and Ohat this one has been planned for three months and has been postponed fourteen times. And still they want him to pay $5 a month. , John Student transfers his loyalty to the American So ciety of Civ'il Speakers, but finds it un-American, anti social, uncivil, and half the members do not speak to the other half. This, because the members of the American Society of Civil Speakers are also members of Tiddlywinks and Mu Mu Mu, and must spend all their time writing constitutions, p)lanning socials and postponing socials. They have no time to dlevote to ASCS, and John Student finds that the American Society has sought to (disband for two se mesters, but cannot transact this business because a quorum is never p)resent at its meetings. .John Studlent now has seen the symptoms of the malady of Carolina's student activities-the inertia of "the herd," the p)ointless organizations with no aims and nothing to offer their members or the university, and the constant repetition of seeing the same faces in all organizations. A Remedy? Tro combat this disease, semi-revolutionary means can be taken: 1. Require all organizations on the campus to submit to the Director of Student Activities a likt of their member ship and their activities for the past three semesters. Prune organizations which have not been active and which have less than a dozen members by allowing Student Council to abolish them, revoking their Carolina charters. 2. Admit all new organizations on probation of one year. If, after the first year, less than 15 p)ersons are on the roll and the organization has not carried out its aims, re ject its application for permanent status. If, in p)utting these proposals into effect, some organiza tions conie to life long enough to fight for their lives, some thing will have been accomplished. in combatting a student inertia wvhich is destroying wvholesome student life on this cam pus. God's Little Ache Away ui) in the foothills. is an institutional nlest. Known as Clemson College, which farmers (10 infest. T[hey go there to learn to read. Some e'venI leani to write. With a pencil in their little hands, They're quite a cunning sight. Hut t hoir main source (of endeavor, is ini the dairy barn, Or, as they say it there, "That's w~hur' we go to l'arn'." To recognize them is easy', you never make a mistake. Every time you meet one, you get the cowman's shake. Each night at six. when they go to their bieds. They kneel and how their po(inted heads, Anid say "'I ear Goud, lhe good to me, Let me transfer to U.S.C." (i'lll...orth)