Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Exchange Editor Circulation Manager Managing Editor Responsibilil The record-breaking turno this week may have been due more "friends" were running more offices under the new c( it may have been that Carolir finally waking up to their and taking part in their govE the years prior to the war, th But whatever the cause for ber of votes cast for student < sult is that the officers we year by a much better repres student body than in the recen gives the first set of represen under our new constitution a So, whether your candidat< won or lost, the fact that th ponents were elected by such of your fellow-students shoul( support of their projects in .t Class elections are coming The N Some student groups are enough to struggle along pr< inadequate supply of the wht organizations shouldn't rece sideration in this respect, bci are not as important as those sity as a whole. But some of them do have in this category, because th toward a fuller life at Caroli a better Carolina-and they these roles much better if th ter financial shape. Typical of these is the 11 Club. Because they bought year, they are unable to go three-clay tour, singing in thc and colleges, and spreading f: for the school. The Unive another case. Their afterno< well-received here and coul places we would like to reach REESE DANIEL Four Ye All nominations are nowv in for the title of Fool-of-the-Year. From all appearances it will be a hot race. For some seven weeks now The Gamecock has carriedl ad nauseum a column of divers and sundry trivia und(er the head of "Four Years Under the Mast," written .iointly by a character with the mprobable njame of Webfoot Bald win, a ghoul named Vernon, three gi emlins and a leprechaun. The gremlins and leprechaun~ are out of the race already andl rumor has it that Webfoot is questioning the eligibility of Vernon. The ghoul is working on a master of haunting degree and the legality of its entering an undlergraduate conltest is being debated. Well informed sources say that MADAMF4 the FEditor, may run on her ,pa*t record of a courageous tight to cut down the old elm tree. "Look where Washington got with a Hatchet," she sa ys. H[e we ver, bookies are offering eight to one on 'MADAME, pointing out the indisputable fact that an elm Is not a cherry. Mar Kenneth W. BC :y Doesn't En ut at the polls every student to the fact that there again a: this spring for will also have )nstitution. Or polls, and the ta students are by a well-rou responsibilities students. .rnment (as in Whether th y tell us). of the duties the large num- they are to s ifficers, the re- But they shou re elected this doubt which entation of the clears around t past, and that put to the tei tatives to serve many student: good send-off. Don't let thusiasm die or candidates and vote, and ey or their op- of the things' a large number puts after elec I warrant your. I if not by ball< he future. your represe next week. If things the ne Vill Without / stout-hearted The Caroli tty well on an with borrowe( rewithal. Now, fits being tur: *ive first con- some other sti use their needs paid back for of the univer- However, th by the fact th. i rightful place its feet. Mos ey are helpful services are na and toward expected to 4 :ould play both as money-ma y were in bet- to give them talents, and t 'The two nr rniversity Glee sides also ha new robes this the universit3 on their usual and of gain various towns We say age ne propaganda the university rsity Band is greater than >n concert was tions, but this I be in other tiality forced1 - tying poverty, bars Under T A leading contender for the title is So! "I'ni against everything except the forty evnorganizations, in which I odoffices" Abrams. Mr. A brams writes a column called "I May He Wrong But I D)are Anybody to Dispute My Word." He has entered the contest on the basis of being' wrong 64 and two-thirds times by actual count. Carroll Steinbeck Caldwell Gil Iliam ,has thrown his hat into the ring with a column advising G;amecock fledgelings to join the various campus organizations Iwhen he knew full well that they were monopolized by himself. His chances appear slight now though, since there is one vacar.cy in each of the three organizations he was forced to drIop out of by having a class at 1 p. m. on Monday, Wed nesday, and Friday. Snuffy Jones has been scratched but his itch is much imp)roved, and although unable to ent'er the race, he has been named an Hion orary Fool. A capacity crowd is expect ed to fill the horseshoe and the cup, for the event. Pre-race festivitle. will include lnat Jean Hill Rudy Rivers Ned Threatt Joe Molony UNI May Herbert Jane Dowe Founded Jar >uzanne Moye first editor. "Th guerite Webb the University Bobby Gaines college year exc The opinions fldwin, Jr. necessarily tho. an endorsement d .With Vote who voted this week gets out id casts his ballot, the classes a good representation at the r officers, too, will be elected ided opinion and voice of the newly-elected will be worthy entrusted to them by those erve will remain to be seen. Id be given the benefit of any may remain after the dust the ODK Circle until they are it to prove themselves to the ; who put them in office. this new-found student en at its inception. Get back out continue to voice your opinion vhich concern you on this cam tions are over and next year, >t, by talking things over with ntatives and supporting the 6v Student Council attempts. Way na Washette was established i money, so instead of its pro ied into its improvement or to ident service, the debt must be a long time. Le Washette differs from others it it will, sooner or later, be on of the student activities and ot in this position and are not e. They were not established :ers, but to serve the students, an outlet for their energy and > entertain them. entioned first and others be ie the potentiality of helping in the eyes of those outside g recognition for Carolina. in that the financial needs of 's educational facilities are far those of any of its organiza is just another case of boten o remain l)otentiality by hand hie- Mast year's Tiop 1Fool (censored), b)eing chased around Maxcy mionument by a co-ed dressed as one of those mythical beasts that make the ball to spin. Htooki es say that betting is very heavy with Webfoot a less than even money favorite with the ghoul second if he is permitted ,to run. Hatchet Hill is seeded third, straight, place, and chop. ( Addlitional nominations are still being received, as witnessed b,y Mr. Daniel writing ths column. Anyone t hat does so is atutombati cally nlomfiniatedl whether or not they so dlesire. However, Mr. D)aniel eira in view of the fact that he over looked so many prominent and likely co,ntendlers. Web)foot should like to p)lace other names in the race, but due to the fact that per 50ons so affected /effected might think it was because of malice and ntot-facts, he should like to decline. Obhviouslly there are several campus p)ersonal it ies who were overlooked )--KwR Jr. TGA 4cad -CROWING FOR A GREATER VERSITY OF SOUTH CARO] ember 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< opt- holidays and examinations. * expressed by columnists and lette of "The Gamecock." Publishina do although the right to edit is reserv "The coach is after Polun My hand's keen squeezed to My body is battered and My clothes are a shred, ther And my mind is slightly I've been slapped on the bac I've stared at their livid, n I'm beginning to hate each c The tradition% each one de There is only one thing to lo( After the ballots are cast. For comes the election, goes The peace I long for at las SOL ABRAMS I May Be W The campus elections are over. Many a hopeful aspirant to office has been defeated for one cause or another. The victorious are to be complimented and warned that their work has just begun. The unsuccessful are also to be corn plinmented, and they too are to be wvarned that their work has just begun. The victorious must strive to live up to the expectations of the majority who elected them. The defeated must work to help the victorious do the job which would have been theirs under slightly different circumstances. Every candidate stated without qlualifications his interest and de votion to the University of South Carolina and, to the student body. Not one of thenm said that his in terest depended upon his attaining the office for which he offered. It will b)e much easier for those who dlid ggt gain office than for those who did to prove that these statements of loyalty and service wvere smecere. it is natural for a person to feel let down, and even hitter, when he realizes defeat. It is a natural re actim,vewhich must be overcome. it is far better to wipe out failure with accomplishment 'than with obscu rity. A single failure or many fail ures dloes not prove lack of ability or character; but to let such fail urIes result in a harmful- anti social reaction does show inability to mneasare up to adversities. If one harnesses the motivation de veloped by seii-selfish interests to perform actions beneficial to all, Business I Assistant Bu Al Morgulis, [JNA Paul Fiel COLUMNIST Carolyn FEATURE: Gonzales as the Frances r the students of NEWS AND ' lays, during the Betsy Kr SOCIETY: E man, Bo( rwriters are 'not SPORTS: L es not constitute Newman. ed. COPY: Ruth 1 L \ fA Clemson next year!" atics i 'shapeless lump, bruised. are bumps on my head. :onfused. k til my teeth near fell out. iad smiles. andidate and viles. ok forward to, the affection t. (Ellsworth) rong But. .. make a successful PZri. Such a reaction can make defeat more use ful than the satisfaction of gain ing the desired end. The problems so greatly stress ed during the past' few weeks will not be different because of the outcome of the elections. None of them will be increased or decreased due to the persons who have been placed in office. No, the elections are ngt the solutions to any of the problems for which so much concern was expressed. The solu tions are still to be found. The necessary compromises are yet to be made. Action has not been taken. The successfuj solution of the school's problems lies with the stu dents who have no official posi tion as much as with those who have been honored with positions of student trust. Those who have been so fortu-; niate as to gain the position sought must not consider this office the ends ,of their effort. Instead it must be considered as a means by which they can serve and improve themselves, their school, and their fellow students. Offices can be obtained by luck and the efforts of others, It is the proper usage of these positions to serve unselfish ly and wisely which proves the worth of the individual. One' should not be proud of the office, grateful for it yes, but the pride, should be in the manner in which it was put to beneficial use, One should be pleased with the trust expressed in him by his election to office, not with his ability to gain it. The outcome of the olection will be met with varied emotions of happiness, disappointmnent, delight, and disgust, but none of these feelings should long p)revail over the desire for self-hetterment and service. 4anager ... George W. Shelor, Jr. iness Manager Jack Walth BUSINESS STAFF er Sam Sorota, Jule Kleinmetz, Rus Morgan, Carol Ferris, d. REPORTORIAL STAFF S: Carroll Gilliam, Sol Abrams, Ken Baldwin, Booty WalL Busbee. Frank Fayssoux, Hilda Adams, Mary Denny, Lily Groover ruttle, Paul Foster. -AMPUS: Olga Edwards, Eric Oppenheimer, Edward Veree, owlton, Marjorie McCorkle, Jim Crawford, W. H. McCarth. inor Keels, J. Burrell Sanders, Jeanne Turner, Norma Berg. >ty Wall, Barbara Fowler, Ruth Newell. loyd Huntington, Leonard Duckett, Jack Morgan, Van Kleckley, Margaret Ficquette, Kat Sims, Charmaine 'Nutt CARROLL GILLIAM USC Needs More Than Crumbs From Treasury Carolina is again prostrate before the lawmakers of the state, seeking funds to enable it to lift its head among the universities of the South, but this time with more fore. boding of conAequence of continued neglect than before. President Smith, In renewing his plea for close to six million dollars for necessary improvements to Carolina's facilities, included in his message a report by the Profes. sional Development Council of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. An inspection committee of this group scored the university's deficiency in graduate training and pointed out that its requirement was the ex penditure of $250 per graduate qgupil as compared to Caro. lina's $205. Previously, there was a danger, apparently temporarily passed, that the state was not appropriating the Associa. tion's minimum requirement for undergraduate students. A period of a few years in which Carolina did not receive what is set as a minimum by the Association, might endanger the institution's position as an accredited university of thd As iociation. Period of Neglect What has happened in South ('arolina Is that the enroll. ment of the university has grown tremendously in the post war period, but state appropriations have not shown similar ncrease. Common sense shows that when a loaf must be divided imong more and more hungry mouths, everybody receives ess bread. This is true of education; a dollar cannot buy Lor 3,900 students what it bought for 2,100. Educational ;tandards and living conditions are bound to deteriorate be lause of the greater demanT placed up:n them, and this has >een the case of the university. The state, at least the General Assembly, seems not to iave yet realized that the University of South Carolina is the first choice of educational institutions in the state by thousands of young South Carolinians. Carolina today has iundreds more students than Winthrop, The Citadel, or llemson, but state money has not been distributed ac ordilgly. Also, the state government's educational spending has not ept pace with the demands upon Carolina and the other nstitutions by the people of the state. Today, college edu ~ation is not so much an idleal as a necessity for success in ny field, and high school graduates in increasing number ~re entering colleges. Better econonmic conditions in south Carolina have made university education p)ossible for hundreds who would ot have been here five or ten years ago. And, as South 3arolina becomes more i ndustrializedi and progressive, a rend that is increasing year by .oar, the demiand for nigher education will grow. Today's Condition The sad truth is that none'of the state educational in. ititutions today are financially .able to give the best train ng possible to their students. What will happen tomorrow ,vhen greater demands will be placed upon1 them will be a :atastrophe in education if improvements and expansion ire not begun immedliately. Carolina, of course, is in the most vulnerable position of ill state schools, and its needs are the greatest. Ma&ny stu lents and friends of the university still believe that the ;tate would be wvise and economical to sell part of the present )roperty and move to a better location ; however, even if this s not to be done, all improvement should not be neglected. Previously, it has been said that South Carolina canI not ifford what the university asks, but it is more true that outh Carolina cannot afford to ignore education of its iouth. The state's General Assembly, while creating divorce laws, allowing shrimp fishing on Wednesday at Hilton Head, arid )assing game bills, shouldl consider the university's plight, Lndl appropriate six million dlollars of the people's money as in investment in the people's future. EVENTS SCHEDULE TIhistspace will.carry each week the time, date and place of or ganiza tonal meetings, socjias, and other events of Interest to the canpu( in venerail. Such information should be left at THE theevntCK office by Monday, 3 p. i., of the week preceding I p. m.-Junior-Senor Y (oun- I linfh.eprs omte, 4:30 p. m. International Rela- 3wor-aneockta.bei 3 p. m.-Ioust Cluba meeting. e , Flint Hfall. iyCon University Chapel- 8 p. m.-Y Canteen, Flinn flail. 7p. m.--('arolina Christian Ser- TUESD)AY, APRIL 12 vice Club. Fiinn Hall- 7 p.m.--Euphradian Soiety loSUNDAY, APRIL 10 uphrda H litear 10 s.-Wesley Foundation. 7 >. m.-rain ph ll tear Chrcngton Street Methodist ' 'cey Caispi Hall. 6-p m.--(anterbury Club, Trin- I .A.-RILlcy St1ad' y Episcopal Parish House. 11alueKy sead 7p. m.--Vespers. University TH'URSI)AY, APRIIL 14 Ch p l N1Y A R L 1pii . m.-V(YW A abinet, I .m.-FIrshman V Council. 5 p. m.-Student Council, Mc'