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Y. M. C. (By T. CLEvEL It is with no little degree of dis appointment tha'. we learn of the action of the G-ieral Assembly in regard to a student secretary for the University of South Carolina. In the last issue of THE GAMECOCK we made the statement that a Y. M. C. A. secretary was practically assured. That we had done our part by raising $7oo, which was more than one-half the necessary amount. We felt safe in saying that the State would give us the small amount of $6oo, which was all we asked it to give. You may now imagine our feelings of bitter disappointment to be forced to an nounce in this isstic that our labors, our time, our money, and our sacri fices have all been in vain, so far as the present session of the Legis lature is concerned. Our prayers have been completely ignored by that honorable body. After all, we who have the high est interest of the University at heart, and who, in the interest of the youths of this State who come from Christian homes to the South Carolina University, are trying to create a purer religious atmosphere upon the campus, have not yet given up in hopeless despair, be cause, after talking with manymem bers of the General Assembly, we believe when the matter is properly presented to the Legislature next year there will be no trouble what ever in securing an appropriation for this worthy cause. We do not censure the present Legislature for defeating this movement, for the reason that the members are not at all acquainted with the existing religious condi tions upon the campus of their State University. Again, the Leg islature as a body did not know that we even wanted a student sec retary. Our chances were killed in the Finance Committee room. But, 'of course, we are not censuring the Finance Committee for refusing to insert our little amount of $6oo in the itemized appropriation bill for the University. The need of a secretary was not forcibly. urged upon that Commit tee along with the many other needs of the University which were -granted. In view .of the above ex isting facts, we are hopeful.tliat- if the same camp~aign is properly con ducted all the way through next year, we will win out. The pre vailing opinion is that this matter was not properly presented to the Finance Cordmiittee. In other NOTES AND CALLISON.) words, the importance of a student secretary was not insisted upon to that Committee as it should have been. And it is now our purpose to see that this same matter shall be fairly and squarely presented to that body next year. We are glad to state that the Y. M. C. A. work has been very pro gressive during the past -month. The new President is a wide-awake, enthusiastic worker. He has been, working hard to get the Y. M. C. A. in condition to receive the much hoped for secretary. It may well be said t1at this active work has accomplished much good, if the secretary has been lost. ** * The Devotional Committee is to be congratulated for the work' it is doing in securing men to lecture the men. on Sunday afternoons. This committee has been very for tunate in securing able men for this purpose. The lectures for the month of February have .been as follows: February 2d-Rev. J. M. Pike. "Who will show us any good." February 9th* Rev. C. A. Freed. "The call and devotion to duty." February 16th-Dr. H. W. Bayes. "Faith." February 23d-Rev. S. R. Grubb. "The safe side of life for young men." Bible Study Courses Prof. A. C. Moore conducts a class in missions. This class is do ing fine work. We would like to urge others to join this class. The hour of meeting is 9:30 every Sun (lay morning. Prof. Hand teaches a class in the Studies of the Life of Christ. The men will do well to join this class at once. The work is very inter esting as well as instructive. Dr. Twitchell conducts a class in the study of "Old Testament Char acters." The lectures on this sub ject have been very able and inter esting. Dr. Twitchell's lecture on "Science and Immortality" de serves special mention. We were delighted to see more than forty men in the hall to hear this able lec ture. The Devotional Committee an nounces that Rev. L. L. Beden baugh will address the Y. M. C. A. Sunday, March 1st, at 3 p. m. Dr. J. W. Daniel will address the Y. M. C..A. Sunday, March 8th. You are invited to be present. To the Editor of .The Gamecock: I recently had the pleasure of at tending the debate for the Roddey Medal between the Euphradian and Clariosophic Societies held in the University Clyapel. The debate was altogether ad mirable, one of the best of the kind I have heard in ten years. The conduct of the students for a few moments was execrable. One of their fellows was seen to enter the chapel accompanied by a young lady, and they greeted him with shuffling of feet and applause, while many of the students in the galleries strained their necks and stared at the couple until they were seated. The unive.-ties of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Wyoming might tolerate such discourtesy to a young lady, but surely it will never be countenanced again in the Univer sity of South Carolinal Noblesse oblige: I enclose a clipping from the Washington Star, headed "Col legians' Manners," which I would ask some South Carolina collegians to "read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest." OLD FoGY. Columbia, February 9th. Collegians' Manners. One of the great universities might create a sensation and get a vast deal of free advertising by in stituting a course in good manners. No doubt an innovation so revolu tionary would cause dismay in many of the best furnished homes in the land, and would present an ordeal which would severely tax the intelligence of many prominent collegians. The course in good manners would have to be made compulsory, because it is not con ceivable, in the light of everyday evidence, that any considerable number of college boys would enter on such a course if it were elective. The discouraging thought also haunts one that even though this course were instituted and made obligatory, many of the young gen tlemen would not learn any more from it than they do from the other courses prescribed by college au thorities. The following dispatch comes over the wires from New Haven: "The promenade girls got a scare tonight when the freshmen let down four live white mice into the necks of their decollete gowns dur ing the Glee Club's concert at the Hyperion Theatre. The freshmen, wvho had been dropping confetti, had subsided for an instant wvhen from a fishing pole a live mouse wvas swung into the pit. It landed on the neck of one of the o-irle. She shrieked, while her escort and chaperon made frantic attempts to catch the mouse. In a moment three more mice followed the first, and the whole pit was in an uproar." Of course, boys will be boys, but boys ought not be permitted to be hoodlums and to go unwhipped. Rowdyism ought to be punished even when practiced by such a priv ileged class as young gentlemen away from home, on- ample allow ance. The Pessimist This poem has been translated into almost every known language and has traveled to the ends of the earth. Ben King, the author, was a Chicago news paper man, who died a few years ago. Nothing to do but work, Nothing to eat but food; Nothing to wear but clothes To lgeep one from going nude. Nothing to breathe but air, Quick as a flash 'tis gone; Nowhere to fall but off, Nowhere to stand but on. Nothing to comb but hair, Nowhere to sleep but in bed; Nothing to weep but tears, Nothing to bury but dead. Nothing to sing but songs, Al, well, alas I alack I Nowhere to go but out, Nowhere to come but back. Nothing to see but sights, Nothing to quench but thirst; Nothing to have but what we've got Thus through life we are cursed. Nothing to strike but a gait; Everything moves that goes; Nothing at all but common sense Can ever withstand these woes. -Ben King. Cogitations of a Collegian George's is getting to be known as the Keeley Institute. During exams. some are sick, some achieve sickness, and some have sickness thrust upon them. Journal of the House of Keeley ites-Any date. Er' ri' bubba, ringemupt II got the sixteen ball; break 'em then; two rock. Whad he say to yer? Gimme some tan gerines, Gawge. Oh, hell; that's blowin' a crip, I guess. Who's stuck? 0, rack 'em up and quit gassin'. Tihat's me, T. T. Who's got a cigarette? Gawge, gimmea match. Kin yer change a quarter? The Legislature elected Al Senator. Well, it wvas between Al and Dr. Er' ri' hubhhn ringemup 1 The man who received a notice from the Discipline Committee is convinced that there is no place like home. A "stitch" in time saves the Keeley game. A bird in hand is worth two in the restaurant. Several of the campus topers are becoming addicted to bottle pool. "When Soph. Joynes Sdph. Then is the tug of war I"-Pope. There is no Klugh to the where abouts of the thief who has been stealing from rooms. He got away on the Sligh, but if caught will be indicted on several Counts, and will bid Fair to lose his Friedheim.. Prof. Snowden is improving, he does not mention Charleston now more than twice in a lecture. "He is the Bain of my life," the Latinist was complaining. "That's nothing," replied the' student of Shakespeare, "I have had him Wauchope to me, and "Trouble is, lie's too Green," said the Xenophonian. "Undoubtedly lie needs Moore common sense," said the Senior, "Why in a poker game with four of a kind, he refuses to stand Pat." He laughs last who waits until everybody else is through. "The Senate conveied at George's at 8:30 and balloting be gan. The following were placed in nomination for United States Sen ator: Hon. George A. Topshe, Hon. Al Wallace, Hon. Dyches, Hon. L. Bob, and Hon. Bubber. The total number of votes cast was 29. Necessary to a choice, 47. "Of which the Hon. George A. Topshe received 20, the Hon. Al Wallace, i; the Hon. Dyches,-.o; the Hon. Literary Bob, 4; the Hon. Bubber, 4. Wherefore Hon. G. A. Topshe having received a majority of the votes and seven Carolina Brights coupons besides, was de clared elected. "Senator Topshe left yesterday for Washington with his private secretary, Hon. Bubber. Senator Topshe took a dozen bottles of 'doups' and the Keeley bottle. He declares he will take the first op portunity of informing Vice-Presi dent Fairbanks that he is 'crazy as Hale,' and, furthermore, announces his intention of having the entire Senate 'rack 'em up.' "Journal of the Senate, "Feb. 22. ro08."