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~Finers. At Bridge It. W6men's -Athletic Associa tion has recetly announced the winners of the bridge tourna. ment. The tournament is a part of the competition being hold for the various campus groups, spon soied by the W.A.A. First place was won by Delta Delta Delta; members participat ing were -Gracle Hutchenson 'and Lix ' Haslehurst. Second place went to Sigma Delta Tau, with Marsha Grant and Irene Blum representing. Third place was captured by Zeta Tau Alpha. Kathy Davis and Sandy Perry were the play ers. The W.A.A. bridge tournament was the first activity of the year The next activity will the bowl ing tournament, scheduled for the month of November. Mixed Voices Fill The Air In Sims Dorm A walk down the halls of Sims the last two weeks has proven to be one of mixed sounds-both on and off key. Sororities are well into the process of practicing for Song Fest, December 7. Sounds of spirituals, Christ mas songs, and old favorites fill the air with mingled melodies. This, then, is the season not only for Thanksgiving and turkey, but for song lessons as well. After selection of two songs (the limit set by Pan Hell) each sorority is divided into the various voice groups which most gen erally include first and second soprano and alto. The usual pro cedure which then follows is practice under the direction of a song leader. This necessary step, though, often meets with opposition of some sort-the main one, that of getting everybody together at one time. This is accomplished to a greater extent in practices of each voice groups. The next step comes with prac tices of the entire sorority. The former obstacle is then overcome by advance scheduling, and a song with combined voices takes the place of off-key melodies. More walks down the hall back ing sorority rooms will show progress in separating the mixed sounds. But the final product will emerge two Mondays from now on the stage of Drayton H all. SPE Fraternity Holds Election Of Pledge Officers Sigma Phi Epsilon's pledge class for the fall term has elected officers. The officers are: Neal Monette, president; Billy Bur ress, vice president; and Jack Haile, secretary-treasurer. USC Co-Ed R From Home- - (Editor's note: This is a sam pIe of the type of letters received by some Carolina coeds. It may seems a bit exaggerated, but maybe that's because it is). Dear Oswima: I received your very nice let ter today and I thought that it would be nice if I sent you a nice reply now. Everything at home is fine but for your Daddy. It seems that last night after supper, when he went out to slop the hogs and to feed Cousin Jasper, he stepped in a mole hole and broke his wrist. Now, you might think that he would have broken his ankle like most folks would if they was to step into a mole hole, but as you know, yo~ur Daddy ain't no ordi nary folk. The way he tells It is that he wasn't hurt by the mole hole, it's just that he lost his shoe in the hole and when he stuck his hand in to get it back, the mole bit him on the wrist. (After all, you'd bite something that smelled like hog-slop If it were to stick itself into your hole If you were a mole, wouldn't yew). But your Daddy i coming along nicely now and pretty soon the doetpr Is going to take his anm out of the cast, 'You wememiber that nice Mr. seffey, don't you? He's the one that Aunt .Jessie's pet alligator .WWB eOsty thne he comes to de Ma the les Mr'. Fesney that is. Gives Studen Vie Histor) Talk has arisen about the number of fafl ures in the his tory depart ment. As usual, we are Johnny on - the - spot to discuss any t h I n g discuss able. T he opinions are not very varied, which would seem to in dicate the campus feeling is pretty solidly on one side of the fence. The question asked was, "Do you consider history courses more difficult than others?" KAY BLANCHARD, a fresh man, has this to say: "Yes, I definitely consider his tory courses here at Carolina harder than other courses. "I dropped History 21 this semester due to the fact that I wias spending more time on it than all my other courses and could not see to pass it. "In my other courses I made B's and C's and studied them much less than I studied history. "Maybe I was not justified in dropping history, but my study ing it seemed to be to no avail. It is quite discouraging to study 15 to 20 hours for a quiz and fail. "In saying that history is one of the hardest courses at Caro lina, I speak not only for myself, but for many other failing stu dents. "I understand that the history department at Carolina ranks among top universities in the na tion; but must so many students flunk for Carolina to hold this rank?" CHRIS BROOKS, a senior, says: "History courses aren't neces sarily hard, it's the history courses at Carolina that are hard. I have had four semesters of history here, and I feel this is largely the fault of the profes sors. "After all, when a history teacher hands out drop cards with each failing grade, and says, "If you can't get it; make room for someone wvho can. There are too many people here anyway," it is most likely to give students a negative, discouraged attitude. "The system of grading is an other dowvnfall. You never know what you miss on a test. The teachers often just mark down a grade for a question. They judge some things to be more important than others, so they count off more. This is a reflection of the teacher's attitudle, also. eceives Letter Quite Unusual Well, he wvent and bought him self an alligator just like Aunt ,Jessie's and since they was both boy alligators, every time Mr. Feeney wvent to Aunt Jessies they would end up havin' a ter rible row (the alligators, that is.) I can see why, of course. I never did see two male critters that could get along very well. Herman Jenkins got married to Janie Waynmouth last week. My, it was the prettiest wedding I've been to in almost a month% now. Janie was supposed to marry Sherman, Herman's twin brother, but it seems that at the party that some of the boys had forj Sherman the night be fore, got sort of out of hand. It ended up at your Uncle Luke's still out in the woods. Well, one thing led to another, and after a few drinks of that moonshine (I always said that drink can come of no good), Sherman got to thinkin' that he was Herman, and vice versa. And that's what happened. Of course, Sherman was kind of broke up about it, but he de cided that if he couldln't have Janie, he'd settle for some more of Uncle Luke's corn. Nobody's heard from him since. Poor soul. But that's abput all for now. I have to go feed your Daddy and you know how he gets If he doesn't have his supper on time. Love and kisses, Coursc Kay Blanehard .... . . x . ..~. Bebe Bass "I feel that if teachers in our history department would take more interest in the students, and climb down from their imagined 'ivory tower,' our history depart ment would be much better." BEBE BASS, a senior, presents her views: "Indeed I do. My professors in this course were 'walking history books'-they knew it all! "History 11 and 12 are much too comprehensive. Your mental capacity must be that of a genius to be held responsible for know ing the wars, names, places ,inci dents, etc., from the beginning of prehistoric times up to the 18th century. "It must have taken the pro fessors themselves all their lives to learn so many trivial events. "Out of my class 33 out of 66 failed the course. This is average for the other classes too. Do you really think that many students are that irresponsible ? The error ties in the dlepartment's too big expectations. "The course is much too hard From Turkey to Chi Harvey Reali By JUDY KILLOUGH Staff Writer Well, people, here we go again. I do hope you like fairy tales. Long, long ago (at least a year), there was a handsome young turkey named Harvey (most turkeys are named Har vey, this wvas proven in the last Kinsey report.) Now, Harvey had illusions. For one thing, he had never heard of turkey being the traditional TIhanksgiving dinner, He thought the dish was cranberries. Harvey was an ambitious tur key. Hie wantedl to be a gamecock (he also had delusions.) Harvey didn't know that Swedish skill wouldn't do him any good in this case. He practiced, and practiced, and practiced. But, somehow, he uever seemed to quite get the knack of it. He could crow rather loudly, but it always came out sounding like a gdbble. So, against the advice of his friends and the wishes of his mother, Harvey went away to the Big City to take crowing les sons. Picture this--poor, sweet, in nocept little Harvey entering the Big City, carrying his lunch in a little wicker basket (his mother kept clothespins in it.) As do all those who venture into the wicked city, Harvey soon met a girl. The lovely creature's name was Drusilla. Drusilla had beautiful red circed eyen. a gorgeons redandn s-Toc Chris Brooks Edward Clements for the mind of average intelli gence. Why not offer it for all IQ's over 130? 1 spent many, many hours on History 11 and 12 studying, but found my efforts fruitless. Finally, however, I 'lucked' my way through. "Toss a penny a hundred times and you are bound to come out with a few winners-as does the history department." E D W A R D CLEMENTS, a freshman, gives an opinion: "To me, and I believe that the majority of the students will agree, the history department of USC is the most difficult depart ment on campus. "Too much emphasis is placed on it. I can't see the necessity of it. For what purpose will this be used in the future life of a stu dent-other than those majoring in history? "Our history department has such requirements that most of the students pass with a D, and this is usually after the second go around. "I believe that the history de partment is much too difficult for the student just out of high eken . .. zes His Unusu brown plumage, and the most captivating smile ever. Like, man, Harvey flipped! All ambition was gone. He could see nothing but Drusilla. He didn't care if he never became a game c'ock. Unfortunately, Harvey had a rival. This rival was a fast-talk ing character by the name of Bember. Bember was a city slicker. He knew all the high spots in town. He made Harvey feel like a straw-chewing hick. Drusilla played it cool. She went out with Harvey one night and Bember the next. Finally, Harvey could stand it on longer. He gave Drusilla an ultimatum. Choose! This angered the coy maiden. Being typically female, she chose Bember, the heel. They were mar ried the next day. Drusilla was a THANKSGI VIl Wednesday, No $ .75 Happy Holid4 flard? school and the reason for so mgny failures is that they aren't fa miliar with such a rugged course. They don't know what to expect. "By the time they learn to study; it's too late." ROBERT B. MeMAKIN, a freshman, says: "I think history is the .hardest course taught at Carolina. One good example of how hard, it is is the fact that in my particular class, out of around 75 or 80 people, 15 people made passing grades. Ten of the passing grades were D's. "Before I came to school this year, I was trying to get advice from upperclassmen as to what courses to take. The unanimous opinion of all the people I asked was that Carolina's history de partment was the scourge of the University. I think something should be done about this. JIM DAVIDSON, a junior, says: "No, I do not think this is true at all. I have had no trouble at all since I have been at Carolina. I am not a history major, either. "I am majoring in electrical en gineering. I chose non-American history as my minor in humani ties. "I feel that people build up ter ror for such courses as. history 11 and 12 even before they get in there. This puts one strike against a person before he or she even starts the course. "I will say that such courses as History 11 and 12 are defin itely not ones to be studied just every now and then. They are courses that definitely require at least two hours of preparation out of class regularly. In my opinion, that is enough to get it across to one. "Another reason why I feel that people have trouble with such courses as History 11 and 12 is that most of the ones taking it are just out of high school and don't really know how to take it thrown at them so fast. "This is where the transition between high school and college must take place. One must learn to really study. It is hard to do so. I won't say that I have mas tered. it yet myself." Delta Delta Delta Names Officers Of Pledge Class Delta Delta Delta has recently announced the officers of this semester's pledge class. They are as follows: Pappy Godby, presi dent; Eleanor Spruill, vice-presi dent; Mary Jo Hudgens, secre tary; Penny Holland, treasurer; Tish Galbraith, chaplain; and Velma Balentine, activity chair man. al Ambition? radiant bride, mincingr down the aisle to the tender strains of "Turkey in the Straw." Harvey was heart-broken. At first, he let his tragedy drive him to corn mash. Soon however, Harvey's indomitable spirit came to the surface. He determined to bury his feelings in hard work. She'd be sorry when he became the lbest gamecock in three coun ties! 'Sure enough, after months of intensive study, Harvey became a gamecock ( I told you this was a fairy story.) He was the best gamecock ever. He could crow with the best of them. He had also taken strutting lessons. It's really too bad that Harvey met with his fate on the Thanks giving table of someone who didn't care for turkey, but just loved chicken! 1G LUNCHEON vembr 25, 1959 icluding tax wy tn All Some Days To Everyor By MARGARET SCOTT Society Editor With a clanging, nerve-jang ling clamor of the alarm clock, the day begins. There's a groan, more of disgust than anything else, and a hand clamps down on the disturbing element and ends the ordeal. The Carolina co-ed struggles to her feet, stumbles sleepily to the bathroom, and splashes water upon her face. Eyes open at It, she glances warily at the mirror. Never mind. Some days are like this. Back to the room. What to wear? She fumbles in the closet. The brown skirt or the navy blue? Decisions, always decisions. Hi, Roommate She finally yanks the brown skirt from the hanger and goes to the dresser to get a sweater. - Who's that? Oh, it's only her roommate. They yawn brief "Mdrnin' " at each other. Ready at last. Glory be-is it THAT late? "Hurry up, roomie. We'll miss out on breakfast." Out into the cold morning air. Looks like winter's here at last. Coats pulled tight, scarves knot ted under their chins, the two girls hurry to Russell House. Class Time Already They carry their trays to a corner table and look at the world more happily over a cup of cof fee. Hey-there's Johnny. He's coming over. Questions about class, the party Saturday night, who's going with whom, on and on ad infinitum. Time for class. The "beep beep" over the loudspeaker says it's already ten till. Come on, gang, let's get going. Clusters of people line the halls. Cheerful greetings echo the building, accompanied by a few gloomy "hello's" from suf ferers of "the night before" studying, of course. The bell rings-the professor begins his lecture. A sigh of relief goes Gift Problem? Try New Goui By COOKIE CRUM Staff Writer Do you have a Christmas pres. ent pro-blem with old maid aunts, room-mates, and maybe even mothers? 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There's a mob scene in this place . . . most popular place on campus, of course. ' The ever-blaring monster in the corner plagues the crowd with 4 a tumultuous rendition of Irome hill-billy song. A few Inspired voices raise in a vibrating "Ah, ha!" Laughter, loud comments, table-thumping-all blend in the smoky atmosphere. The "Martian Monitor" warns there is only ten minutes to get across campus to class in Barn well. The co-ed gathers her books agd begins the hike to class, Classes Over At Last Free at last. Classes are all over; time for lunch-a ham burger in "grand central station." Relax, chat with friends, laugh at corny jokes and puns. Back to the dorm--to get ready for her dinner date. Oh-hum . . . can't seem to stay awake. Have time for a nap? Sure Two hours later .. . gosh; bet ter hurry. Oh, dear-have to read that history later. And that re port's due in English. Maybe the professor won't call on me. Oh, well. Cinderella's Night 6:30 p.m. The buzzer startles the girl standing near the mirror. Darn this communication system anyway. Run now . . . push that darn button so they'll know you're here. Time to go. He has arrived. Down the stairs, sign out, away ... away. But, being "Cinderella," she must be back by 12. Hurry up the walk. "Good-night. Had a nice time; see you tomorrow." The door closes. Sign in. Go slowly up the stairs. "Hi, roomie. Had a grand time." Shower, roll up her hair, glance absently at the text books. Aw, study tomorrow. Good-night, world. Well, Why Not emet Specials? ed-salted pistachios, Mexican pi pitas, cocktail onion shells, ses ame swirls, Hawaiian coconut chips, and cocktail salamis. Of course you Wll find all types of unusual seafoods for hors d'oeuvres including caviar and sardines in every sauce imag i nable. 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