The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 30, 1908, Page 4, Image 4
Student Secr
T. C. CALLISON.
The thing which has been fore
most in the minds and upon the
hearts of every member of Y. M.
C. A. for the last few weeks has
been a Student Secretary for the
University.
The idea of* having a Secretary
on our campus has been considered
by the most active members of the
Association for some years. But
this idea has not until very recently
taken any definite form. Since the
holidays this Secretary movement
has been strongly agitated by the
entire membership of the Associa
tion, with the result that all men
who have any interest in or love
for the University have lent this
great movement their sympathy and
liberal support.
eein'is convincing-and the
men have so long seen the need of"
a strong, influential, religious leader
among the students that they are
now convinced that the only way to
remedy many of the unpleasant con
ditions which now exist upon the
campus is to secure a Student Sec
retary.
This movement is not to be an
experiment merely, but it is a move
ment to accomplish a great end,
whli, cannot be accomplished in
'.11y'other way. It is not to be an
experiment, because thousands of
colleges and universities throughout
the country have already tried the
secretary plan, and in every case
it has proven highly satisfactory.
This plan has been found to work
very successfully at Clemson, and
we see no reason why it should not
work here.
Being convinced of this great
need, the men of the University,
with the unanimous co6peration of
President Sloan and the faculty,
have very tactfully worked out a
scheme by which to raise the neces
sary amount of money with which
to secure this Secretary.
In ordler to -ascertain what tile
studlent-body was willing to do to
wards tile support of a Secretary,
a committee was appointed to so
licit subscriptions from each man,
with the result thlat our committee
soon reported that $250 had been
niedgedl by the men. The next ap
Etary Assured I
peal was made to the faculty, with
the result that the sum of $150 was
contributed by that body. The
third appeal was addressed to the
alumni of the University. Though
only a very few of the alumni have
yet been heard from, they have al
ready subscribed $1oo to the fund,
and we feel perfectly safe in saying
that the unheard-from alumni will
respond liberally to our call.
Lastly, a committee consisting of
V. E. Rector, J. C. Sheppard and
G. W. Reeves was appointed to pre
sent this matter to the Board of
Trustees and to ask that they ap
propriate the sum of $6oo for this
purpose. And be it said to the
credit of that honorable board, $6oo
was given without one dissenting
voice.
To sum the whole matter up
briefly, the resulfs of -our campaign
has been very gratifying, and a
Secretary for the U. S. C. is prac
tically assured. Below will be se-.
a tabulated statement of the amount
of money the Association needs and
the amount already received. It
will be remembered that this money
is not to be paid now, but to be in
by the opening of the next session
in September, 1908.
You will also observe from the
statement below that there is still
needed some $200, and the commit
tee of the Student Secretary move
ment will be glad to receive fur
ther contributions from any one
who has not yet subscribed to this
fund.
Amount Amount
Wanted. Pledged.
Student-body. . . $250 $250
Faculty . . . . .-. 150 56
Alumni . . . . . . 300 TOO
Trustees.. . . . . 6oo 6oo
Total. . . . . .$1,300 $1,100
Since this much has been done
towards securing a Secretary, we
feel that the greatest difficulty has
been overcome, and in the next
issue of THE GAMECOCK we hope
to be able to report that the finan
cial side of the Secretary problem
has been completely solved.
The only thing left to be done is
for the Legislature to be liberal
enough in its appropriations to the
University to give to the cause the
amount asked of them.
The Assnciation itke this mans
For The Asso<
to thank all who have responded to
its call. Every one has acted well
his part. Every man has borne
with patience his part of the bur
den. We wish again to thank Ma
jor Sloan and the faculty for the
interest they have manifested in
this movement, for without their
willing support our efforts would
have resulted in failure.
Sunday, January 12th, being the
(lay for the election of officers of
the Association, after a very inter
esting programme, consisting of an
able address by Rev. C. E. Weltner,
and song service, had been con
cluded, the following officers were
elected:
President, Mr. V. E. Rector, '07.
Vice-President, Mr. S. S. Wil
liams, '09. -
Treasurer, 'Mr. T. C. Callison,
Law, '09.
-Recording Secretary, Mr. H. R.
Hughes, Law, 'ii.
CorrespotvijiSegretary, Mr. G.
W. Reeves, Law, '09.
Y. M. C. A. Member of T-n
GAM EcocK Staff, Mr. T. C. Calli
Son.
Sunday, January 19, 1908, the
speaker of the evening was Mr.
Taylor, one of the Southern Stu
dent Secretaries. Mr. Taylor is a
very pleasant man and an able
speaker. Quite a large number of
men were present to hear his lec
ture on the "Great Paradox." The
Association will be delighted to
have Mr. Taylor visit the Univer
sity often in the near future.
President Rector appointed the
following committees:
Devotional Committee - J. C.
Hungerpiller, C. L. Shealey, J. 0.
Allen.
Bible Study Committee-S. S.
Villiams, C. E. Wessinger, L. E.
Cogburn.
Mission Study Committee-G.
W. Reeves, E. R. Fickling, E. W.
Bodie.
Committee to raise funds for Stu
dents' Conference to be held in
Asheville next sumrnmer-J. C. Shep
pard, T. C. Callison and Dr.
Twitchell.
Student and Alumni Subscription
Committee-Ellis, M. M. Rector,
and Hutchinson.
Alumni Fund Committee--V. E.
Rector, J. C. Sheppard and C. L.
Shealevy
NOTI
:iation. The
The Story of
The Chicken Raid
A True Account of the Memorable
Fowl Foray of One Night
of January, 1908
(By One of the Foragers.)
I.
We were puffing more or less
odoriferous pipes around a glowi.ng
coal fire. Outside, it was clear,
rather foggy, and there was a sharp
tang to the pir. We were discuss
ing animatedly the various esca
pades that had taken place on the
campus during the two years of
our college residence, and we all
unanimously agreed that nothing
of sufficient daring had yet been
puNiff to justify the name of
"adventure." True, the monument
had -been pinked, the bell rope cut,
the Bible hidden in the piano, and
hens surreptitiously borrowed from
neighboring coops, but such as
these were frivolous amusements,
carried out in the dark o' the moon,
at one or two o'clock, when Jona
than Maxcy's ghost had finished its
midnight walk, and weary profes
sors were sleeping in fancied se
curity the slumber that "sweeter on
the spent lies than tired eyelids
upon tired eyes." We were des
perate; we desired to let the Col
lege know that there were unsus
pected Raffieses in its midst; we
wanted to* do something early at
night, when there would be an ele
ment of danger to quicken our
blood and set our pulses to throb
bing; we were daredevils, inflamed
by no beverage save the efferves
cent cup of youth whose cham
pagne is our daily draught.
"There is a story out," quoth
B-, meditatively sticking at his
corn-cob, "that is one of the richest
things I've heard lately. It goes
this way: One day last month, it
was reported in town that Dr. -
was on the point of dying. Imme
diately the marshal's office was
deluged with telephone calls, mes
sages of synaipathy, etc. Every
thing in town was inquiring after
Dr.-. The funny part about it
was when a certain lady's inquiry,
via No. 937, was answered by a
friend of mine who is more noted
for his incorrigible practical joking
than his assiduous attention to
qew Officers.
his studies. In- response to the
usual question about the Doc
tor's condition, he put on a very
grave facp-as if that could be
seen over the 'phone--and replied
in mournful tones that the Doc
tor had departed this life but an
hour since. As a matter of fact,
the Doctor was just then in his
usual ruddy health, and in his
study. That afternoon, at 4 o'clock,
a large wreath of superb roses ar
rived f. o. b. marshal's office, and
being received by this disciple of
Ananias, was at once dispatched
to his best girl by the very messen
ger who had brought them."
II.
An hour later, 10:30 p. m. The
campus is deserted, save for a few
straggling lights in Rutledge. Four
daik forms noiselessly vault Dr.
M-'s back fence, and glide spec
trally in the underbrush, of the
yard. S' death--there are no
chickens in the coop I What to do?
"Try .Dr. J-'s coop," suggests
D-. But the Doctor has been
wise in his generation; his coop is
a sepulchral vault, tenantless, and
there is nothing in his refrigerator,.
which you may find on his upper
back piazza.
In despair, we proceed to the
neghboring roostery. There is a
discordant squawking within that
tells of fat hens. Success crowns
our efforts, for in ten minutes
we are back in our room with six
fine Dominicas littering the floor
of the bedroom. Not satisfied with
this, we visit an adjacent hen re
sort, poke a stick through the bars
thereof, and six more fowls calmly
strut into our hands.
The next night there are beer,
cheese, crackers and chickens ga
lore.
In heaven above, where all is love,
The Faculty won't be there;
Bbt down below, where all is woe,
The Faculty will be there, sing
ing:
Rah, rah, rah for Carolina,
Cheer for victory today;
When the sun is sent to rest
In the cradle of the West,
We will proudly, prou1rU- "as
our colors gay.
hullaballo, Caneck,C
Hullaballo, Caneck,C
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