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Student E Play of Most college students are famil- I iar with contract bridge, but few 1 are aware of the game upon which i it is based, whist. Whist was developed in England more than a century ago. It differs from bridge in that the trump suit is determined by the last card dealt thus precluding bidding for the privilege of naming trumps. Ideally, there is no conversation at all at the whist table. Indeed, severe penalties are set for giving information verbally. Furthermore, there is no dummy; all hands are played closed. Thus the outcome of the game depends strictly upon the players' judgment, memory, and insight. I offer whist, then, as an intriguing change of pace. Start of Play Whist is played by two compet ing partnerships, the partners sit ting opposite each other. The cards are dealth clockwise ending with the last card in the deck face up on the dealer's pile. This card de fines the trump suit. The player to the dealer's left has the first deal. The trump card may not be taken from the table until it is the dealer's turn to play on the first trick. The deal rotates clockwise. Scoring A game consists of five points, each trick over six counting as a point. Honors are the ace, king, queen, and jack of the trump suit. Four points are awarded to a partnership holding all four be tv:een them, two points if they hold three of the four, and no points if less than three. Points for honors may not be claimed if the partner ship has a four-part score. (I.e. a game mu bt -e made by takiig tricks.) After all the tricks are taken, the score is computed in the following order: 1. Revoke penalty (see below), 2. Tricks won in excess of six, 3. Points for honors. If the opponents have no part score when a game has been won. the vectors score a treble, a three point game bonus. If the opponents' score is less than three, a double or two-point game is won. If the opponents have a three or four part score, a single or one-point game is won. The "rubber" is won by the partnership first winning two games. The winners get a two point rubber bonus, and the losers' score is subtracted from the win ners' gross score to get the net score. Penalty for Revoke A revoke is the neglect to follow suit when the player has one or more of the suit led. The opponents may demand: 1. A three-trick penalty per re voke, 2. Subtraction of three points from the score of the revok ing partnership, 3. Addition of three points to their own score. 'Iheory of Play Several systems for playing whist have been developed. The least sophisticated is taking one's winning tricks immediately and hoping to "ruff" (trump) enough others to gain a score. The next system is to lead out cards in suits of which you arc short hop ing eventually to ruff tricks which would otherwise be lost to the adversaries. Bly far the best ap proneh,(l however. is that of "estab lishing" an<d "bringing in'" a long suit. If' a pl aye r h as four or more cardsl ofI a suit, the chances are excellent that a fter the obstructing if she doesn't give it Cologne, 6 o'., $4.50 W Mter Shave, 6 or., $3.50 Deodorant Stick, 51.75 Buddha Cologne Gift Package, 12 oz Spray Cologne, $3.50 Buddha Soap Gift S.t, $4.00 Cologne, 4 ox., $3.00 After Shave. 4 .ar $2.50 xpert Exj *ridgelike rumps are removed he will event lally make tricks in that suit even f he didn't originally have a high ,anking card in that suit! In ac -ordance with this p r e c e p t, a >layer should lead out the lowest -ard of his longest suit endeavor ng to establish (i.e., gain control >f) that suit. The only exception to this rule is if the player has a igh ranking sequence, in which -ase he should lead the lowest of the sequence. The lead automat ically informs one's partner of the player's longest suit, thus enabling his partner to play out any high zards he may have in that suit in Drder to -leave the leader with con trol so the suit may be "run" at a future time. Management of Trumps If a palyer has more than three trumps (especially five or more) he is in an excellent position to use them to aid in establishing his partner's long suit. To this end he leods trumps or signals his partner to lead them at the earliest possi ble time to prevent their adver saries from ruffing. The signal for trumps to be led by one's partner is unnecessarily playing a higher card before a lower one. If a player is short on trumps he will trump fearlessly hoping to make his trumps good or force out his op ponents' commanding trumps. The player short in trumps will also Colds Not Unknown To Cocks TOM PREWETT Staff Writer Fads and trends make their entrances and exits on college campuses weekly and students look upon these fleeting "quirks" with a weakening sense of security. If you will but look in the right di rection, you can find a real Gi braltar of security in that ever present, ever-powerful phenomenon known as the common cold. The never - ending stream of Carolina students which pours into our campus infirmary attests to the omnipresence of the cold. There, students ca nget aspirin, cold capsules, cough medicine and a stern recommendation for a glass of warm salt water to gargle with if you've got a strep throat. If you haven't been to the in firmary lately, you can still find ample evidence of the common cold elsewhere on campus. Class rooms are an A-i place to hear some of the most cultured cough ing in the world. Rumor has it that some professors are taking to mregaphones in order to be heard over the thunder of coughs and sneezes. Others say that beginning German students are raking in "A's" due to their sudden ability to make all the usually difficult gutteral sounds without the slight est effort. Perhaps colds aren't all bad! If you're one of the many on campus who has a cold( and who wants to get rid of it, go to the campus infirmary. On the other hanrd, if you feel like an o(dball because you're healthy and you want to catehI a cold! go to the infi rm ary! There a re plenty of patien ts there who will be gl ad to share their germs. with you. to you... -get it yourself! >lains Game lead cards of a suit in which the opponents are short forcing out trumps and preventing the ad versaries from drawing trumps from the shorter hands. The Discard If void in the suit led and long in trumps, a player may elect to save his trumps for the more im portant purpose of aiding in the establishment of his partner's long suit and instead use the opportun ity to convey information to his partner by a discard. Consistent with the theory of establishing long suits, a discard should come from a short and weak suit. This action may eventually lead to the gaining of trick in the renounced suit by ruffing. In summation, endeavor to estab lish your long suits. Unblock your partner's long suit, and keep con trol of your opponents' long suits. Draw trump if long, and trump fearlessly if short in trumps. Force your opponents to ruff if they are long in trumps, avoid forcing your partner if he is long in trumps. Do unto your opponents what you would not have your partner do unto you. These are the basic maxims for sound play. Debate T For New The USC debating team of 1965 seems to be getting well underway. Dr. Christophensen extends invita tions to all these undergraduate students interested in trying out for this society. You may contact him in Room 112, Davis College. Usually 50 to 60 undergraduates compete for admission and 25 to 30 are accepted for membership. The debating team is affiliated with the honorary Delta Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha, the largest of its kind. From this honorary society have sprung many of our most prominent citizens including: Al bert Watson, representative; Don ald Russell, senator; and John F. Kennedy, former President. Now! Ni New Cheveclle SS 396 Sj: with elean-sculpied all-n Two new Super Sport b< for '66-a hardtop and -propelled by nothing new Turbo-Jet 396 V8. This remarkably emlcie with aircraft-type valves ing ports and other deC dlevelops 325 hp in version. And you're wel more--in a 360-hp vers so inclined. 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Deadline for mail ing applications is midnight, No v,ember 30. sam Sets 5eason USC will probably debate 200 times this year with such schools as the University of Chicago, West Point and Dartmouth. Members of the USC team often give exhibition debates for campus groups and schools and organiza tions in the Columbia area. These students also coach or help with debating teams in the local high schools. In the spring the Camellia Tour nament is sponsored by the USC debating team. This is a series of debates involving high school teams from as far away as Tennessee and West Virginia. A scholarship is given to the winner of this debate. aw Chevelle WE' ort Cou pe ew Body by Fisher. y Chevrol lauties Both Chevell 7,onvertible a special flalt-c( less than the synchronized 3 floor-mountedl si you ennII order 'it p)ower planlt , -also) Strato-I) ,(deep-breat h- console and fu I dign adIvances, Your C hevrol the standard see how all thi 30mec to ordler wheel. 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Despite their long w o r k i n g hours, the University Players re ceive no credit academically. Those who work behind the scenes get little recognition for their efforts, but Miss Fleischel said they don't seem to care. "They find a great deal of satis faction in it, and they are willing to conic back again and again. Last spring several of the group gave up their Easter holidays to stay on campus and work. They just. wanted to," she said. Purpose of the University Play ers is to promote drama and the theater on campus. They try to give inexperienced s t u d e n t s a knowledge of the theater and to provide real stage experience for DEADLINE The deadline for copy for the society and feature pages is Monday afternoon . . . news turned in earliest will be given priority. 3 SS 396 models ride on irnering chassis. A fully speed'( transmission with ick shift is stand(ard. 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