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THE GAMECOCK Published weekly by the Literary Societies of the University of South Carolina. Terms, 81.60 a session, payable in ad vance. "Entered as second-class matter November 20. 1908. at the postofaice at Columbia S. C., under the Act of March 3, 1879." The Gamecock solicits humorous sketches, essays, verse, etc., and will gladly pub lish such as is available, when accom panied by the full name of the author. Unsigned manuscripts will. neither be acknowledged or returned. All checks and money orders should be made payable to Bernard Manning, Bus iness Manager. Business Manager. Bernard Manning, Sumter. Assistant Business Manager. D. 8. Beverly, Virginia. BOARD OF 1 EDITORS. Editor-in-Chlef. A. D. Olphant, '10, Euphradian. Associate Editor. B. J. White, '09, Euphradian. Local Editors. J. I. Brown, '10, Euphradian. J. A. Marion, '09, Clariosophic. Athletic Editor. C. N. Snpp, '10, Clariosophic. T. K. Vanney, '10, Clariosophic. Y. M. C. A. W. S. Hutchinnon, '09. COLUMBIA, S. C., MARCII 25, 1909. So far so good-in baseball. * * * Who's going to win the yell prize? We sang to the leaguers to the tune of 3 to i, but look out Davidson I * * * Students come and students go; but you cannot shake the co-eds. * * * In spring some young men's thoughts lightly turn to love, but oth ers turn thirstily to Schlitz. * * * With the college press association delegates, the inter-collegiate tennis players, and the members of the va rious visiting baseball teams, Caro lina's post-lenten season promises to be a gay one. * ,c * A CAMPUS BEAUTIFUL Of course we have a beautiful cam pus, but beautiful things are most easily disfigured. The greatest care should be taken to preserve a thing of beauty, and so we should act toward our campus. A group of young men in their shirt sleeves, lounging beneath the trees, does not add a decorative touch to the landscape. The grass is a pleasant place to lie, and lie about various mat ters, b)ut, if we must recline and coin fabulate upon it, coats are ini order. Ball playing in front of tihe colleges is anlnoying to the classes that are in session anld dloes not increase tihe dig nity of the institution. The sight of hilarious, shirt-sleeved men playing ball on the campus is apt to remind the casual visitor of a high school, rather than a higher institution. The athletic field contains an acre of gi-ound. One last tiling and we are through. The promiscuous strewing of waste paper over thle campus disfigures it to a great degree. We shoul(l exercise a little m'ore thought and self-restraint on our part in order to keep this old campus look A DRAMATIC CLUB In a recent issue of "Life" Mr. Met calfe has an editorial on college-plays that may perhaps be of interest to our readers. In reviewing and criticising the recent production of Sheridan's "The Critic," given by the Yale Dra matic Association at the Waldorf, he/ goes on to speak of college plays and writers. Not long ago college authorities barely tolerated the students' tendency to play-act and play-write. Now this tendency is encouraged to such an ex tent that there is a course given in dra matic writing and construction at Har vard, and one of its recent graduates is the author of one of this season's most conspicuous theatrical successes. Such a movement is calculated to have great effect for the better on the Anier ican stage-which at this time has de clined into a teacher and portrayer of vulgarity and noise. Instead of the usual amateur grop ings, skilled practical instruction is provided in the person of Mr. Frank Lea Short. The principal play was a classical comedy instead of the usual feeble imitation of the popular musical comedy. The theatrical and critical instinct of the whole college is im proved if it is turned on what their own fellows are doing in the way of acquiring correct diction, proper car riage and other stage accomplishnents of value in real life rather than to the personal and "figurative" attractions of the ladies of visiting musical com edies. The training received at college is valuable, not only because "all the world's a stage,"but because there is a great need for properly educated and cultivated actors. Instead of blindly going into some already over-crowded profession, when the struggle for very existence is daily and of long duration, college men would do well to buck the center or skirt the ends of the present monopoly in possession of the trenien dously profitable business of the the atre and it would be a blessing not only to the theatre itself, but to the whole American people. Would not a dramatic club organ ized with the idea of giving good, clean and entertaining classical plays pay better and be of more educational value than a tri-annual minstrel ? Our minstrels are usually crude portrayals of the faculty's and student's faults and idiosyncracies w1hich are over drawn and under-acted-the remem brance of which lasts about as long as the performance. Several productions annually of Shakespearian plays would wvork a wonderful benefit on the stu dents, and \vhat is at present p)robably more interesting to some of us--would be the source of no small income. R. E. S. UNIVERSITYSH-IP There are nowv eight or nine man colleges in this State. All of these colleges claim an historical past, an active present and bright future. All claim to be increasing the standard from year to year, and to be growing along all lines. We have here at Columbia a State University. Many hope to see this school grow into a great university, which' some day will be a great light, shedding a beneficent influence in every part of the State. But the fact remains, that if we are going to grow faster and to higher limits than other colleges, we must deserve this develop ment by doing mdre and better work than those colleges. There is a strug gle for growth among the colleges of the State, and the best will grow fastest. Our own development depends upon the trustees and faculty, the fostering care of the general assembly, and the spirit and work of the students. The trustees and faculty are in every way competent to achieve our growth in their sphere; the general assembly will give us money as we deserve it, as we outgrow our present capacity-so the whole thing depends upon the charac ter and work of the students. We need here more sympathy and co-operation in the student body. The basketball men should encourage base ball and football, and vice-versa. The men interested in the publications of the University should encourage those activities which have for their aim the moral and religious development of the University. In every way there should be inter-association and en couragement in college life. University means universality, broadness. We should strive to excel in classroom work, in athletics, in morality and religious earnestness as a student body. We should strive to have such a reputation that parents in sending away their sons for the first time, may feel sure that at Carolina they will be placed in such an environ ment that their mental, physical and moral habits and conditions will be bet tered. But to have this reputation, we must deserve it. We must increase our religious standard by encouraging and taking part in the activities that promote that end. To help the development of this University, we need universityship. We must have that spirit among the students that exists and is known in the world at large as citizenship. It is the determination on the part of in dividuals to do everything possible to promote harmony and better work; to desist from doing anything which, in the least, would drag us down; to have everywhere and at all times, a love for "Carolina," and a hope for our future. Thus only can we realize the dream of our founders; thus only can we be like a city set on a hill, a light to enlighten and guide the people of our State. Let us have unanimity, equanimity and a broad universityship among the stu dents at Carolina. J. C. S., Jr. Why Not LeConte and Thornwell Colleges? In a recent issue of The Gamecock an account was given of the appro priation of money by the Legislature for a new science building for biology, chemistry and geology. It has been suggested that the most appropriate nargg"or this would be LeConte Hall in hionor of the two LeContes, John e dJoseph, who wvere professors here from 1857 to 1870. For the new building nearing com pletion no better name could be found, as it wvas suggested through the col umns of "The State," than Thornwell Hall. Dr. James H. Thornwell was for many years a professor and presi (lent of the South Carolina College nd a most distinguished editcator in his (lay. THE Y. M. C. A. Owing to illness in his family, Dr. Twitchell could not deliver his lec ture last Sunday. The date has been moved up a week, and he will speak to us next Sunday afternoon. This lecture is one of the most important of the whole series. Not a man can afford to miss it. The subject is, "Evolution: the Method of Crea tion." However, we were not without a speaker because Dr. Twitchell was unable to be there. Our new presi dent; Dr. Mitchell, who is now visit ing us, was at our meeting and ad dressed us. We each and all feel grateful to him for his attitude to wards our Y. M. C. A. work. And the ringing words of hope and cour age which he spoke last Sunday should make us all ashamed to be cast down or discouraged in our Association work. Fellows, let's give Dr. Twitchell a good audience next Sunday. When he is kind enough to give us this lec ture course, we' certainly ought to show our appreciation by a good at tendance. If the men only knew what these are, there would be few who would miss the opportunity of hear ing him. CLARIOSOPHIC SOCIETY. The Society met at the regular hour last Saturday night with Presi dent Callison in the chair. Just after convening the Societies met in joint session. At this meeting it was de cided to give the winner in the pre liminary to the State Oratorical con test and to the Southern Intercolle giate Oratorical contest a medal worth ten dollars. It has for some time been the custom of the other colleges of this State to give a medal t6 their winners in these contests. After returning to the hall the fol lowing program was rendered: Declaimers, Bowling and Hustess. Reader, Mace. Orators, Hiers and Wyche. On debate, for the affirmative, were Rector, M. M., Rawls and Allen. Negative, Yarborough, Warren and Lanford. The committee on debate did not get to report their decision. L. 0. Bruce was elected a regular member of the society. The Carolina Prizes Mr. Robert E. Gonzales won the "Carolinian" medial for the best poem. The committee on decision was Mr. John Bennett of Charleston and Dr. C. N. Snyder of Wofford. Both judges selected the poem entitled "Two Spirits," which appeared in the Janui ary issue of the college magazine. Mr. B. J. White was the fortunate winner of the short story prize. His story, "The Fortunes of War," was adjudged the best by the committee. The winning story and poem will be submitted to the judges in the State contest for the medals offered by the State College Press Association. Write a yell