Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE LITERARY SocIE TIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CARO LINA. TERMS, $1.50 A SESSION, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. "Entered as sccond-class matter November 20, 1908 at the postoffice at Columbia, .S. C., under the Act of March 3, 1879." TiE GAMIECOCK solicits humorous sketches, . essays, verse, etc., and will gladly publish such as is available, when accompanied by the full name of the author. Unsigned manuscripts will neither be acknowledged nor returned. All checks and money orders should be made payable to H. G. Officer, Business Man ager. Business Manager H. G. OFFICER, Eddy Lake. Assistant Business Manager. R. E. SEIBELS, Columbia. BOARD OF EDITORS. Editor-in-Chief C. T. GRAYDON, '10, Greenwood. Associate Editor J. 0. SIEPARD, '11, Euphradian. Local Editors J. I. HAZARD, '11, Euphradian. C. A. AsutEY, '10, Euphradian. Athletic Editors A. B. ADAMS, '10, Clariosophic. E. N. CARNS, '11, Clariosophic. Y. M. C. A. T. K. VASSEY, '10, Clariosophic. COLUMBIA, S. C., OCTOBER 21, 1909. Sic, 'em, Carolina. Delayed poem issue. Make some noise Saturday. Whoop 'em up, Shakespeare. Write for the Fair Wek issue. Treat Wake Forest with all cour tesy. Did you get a pink slip from the Marshal? Fair week coming--mother, fath er, sisters, brothers, mothers-in-law. All coming to Willie's delight. Next Saturday, the transcenden talistic, euphistic, catastrophicalis tic, climacteric stroke of the pendu lum. Much to our regret the special from the King's Mountain Astonisher was delayed last week. Read it in this issue. SENIOR PRIVILEGES. What is there in being a senior at the University of South Carolina? After three years' regular attendance upon chapel he is still expected to meet the freshman morning for morning. After listening to a sermon every Sun (lay for three years, and after having gained either a greater respect for church, or a greater abhorrence of it, he is driven side by side with the fresh man to Sunday service wvith a clear record in classes, and having realized the true responsibility that rests upon him, and knowing the good that class work dloes him, yet he is made to at tend classes. HeI walks in the same dloors with the freshman; lie is made to 'attend chapel regularly with the freshman, on Sunday, be his senti ments what they may, he is required to go to church with the freshman ; andl, lastly, he is called up the freshman for admonition for class , absences. "0 senior, where is thy victory! O , freshman, where is thy stin , ANOTHER SERIOUS MATTER. The duty of the editor of this paper is, in our opinion, to do his utmost to correct existing evil, and to perpetuate existing good, and as such it becomes his duty to give one passing tribute to college politics. There are in college many places of trust and honor which are supposed to be conferred by one's fellow-students upon a person because of that person's peculiar adaptitude to' the circumstances of the position. But as sad as this fact is to relate, in our University it is not alWays so. The spontaneous approval of the stu dent body can very seldom be had. Theie is always wire-pulling' and manoeuvering to such an extent that generally one may very easily predict the outcome of every issue and elec tion. Some men seem to have the motto, "Get honors, honorably if you can, but get honors." It seems to us that when an office is sought after, in a great measure the honor and dignity of the position is lost. A man lowers himself in doing such acts, and we might admonish until judgment day, but the college politician will still be with us. He is a shining light (?) but may the light ever become dim; he is a man of fan=-(?) but may his fame ever wave. Men, let us remem ber, "What profiteth a man to gain honors and lost honor?" Football Rules. (With apologies.) Oh, you football men, read well These ten reasons Of what you should do In football seasons. Eight hours you must sleep, And take plenty of rest. You may not drink booze Nor things you like best. You musn't cat pie, You mustn't take candy; You, no doubt, think Bread is fine and dandy. But never, oh never, take bread, Because of the yeast. And meat makes a most Undesirable feast. There's danger in coffee, Because of the caffine, And that milk is terrible, Can clearly be seen. You mustn't drink chocolate, You mustn't take -tea, And water is a substance Where microbes make free. You mustn't putff Topshie specials Because of the smoke, And the coach wvould fire you If you ever looked at a dope. Never let the coach catch You drunk on egg flip, If you do he is sure To give you a pink slip. Follow my advice and Eat three meals a day Of toothpicks and brickbats, You'll find that it'll pay. If you will follow these Reasons the best you can, You'll find that you'll Make a good football man. TmILISm Junior Law Class Elects Officers. Last week the junior law class at their first regular meeting elected the following officers for the ensuing year: B. J. White, President; W. C. McGoman, Vice-President; Harvey Hand, Secretary and Treasurer; W. P. Tillinghast, Iistorian; Jno. S. Lee, Representativd to the Honor System Committee. ' Exchanges. We acknowledge the following ex changes: The News Letter, The Red and Black, The Tar Heel, The Old Penn Weekly, ahd The Tulane Weekly. The Pretty Girl. (With apologies.) "The best thing, next to a pretty girl, What is it? Do you know? A. house and home? A handsome horse ? A girl that's almost so? Well, every man may have his say, But this is hard to beat: The best thing, ne>t to a pretty girl, Is just a vacant seat." The best thing, in the vacant seat, What is it? Do you know? A box of Huylkr's? Another girl? A book that's almost so? Well, every man may have his say, But this is hard for you to see: The best thing in the vacant seat. The best I see is simply me. The best thing for me and the pretty ' girl, What is it? Can you guess? A bunch of roses? A love poem? Oh, you can guess the rest. Well, every man may have his say, 13ut I believe you are forsook. The best thing for me and the pretty girl Is just a cosy little nook. A Future Cicero. The president sits in his chair, The students are below him, To a would-be orator he gives the floor, Because he can't ignore him. A shudder passes through the crowd, For, alas,. they must endure, The wildest flights of oratory, Until at last he's through. He uses words so large that we, Are sunk in stygian gloom, But the idea lie conveys Illuminates the room. There's nothing like experience, 'Tis e'en better than knowledge, And so they think they'll get their share, Before they leave the college. Oh, mighty statesman soon to be, With questions grave you'll grap plc, But let us crave this boon from you, Don't practice in the chapel. S. J. C., '12. Frederick Ward, the eminent trage dian, will lecture on Shakespeare in the University Chapel on the night of November 19th. This lecture will be in the interest of the Athleti.c Associ ation. Tickets to all students, twenty five cents. Lt A' packt the chal The Sameness of the Th ng. Our politics are thriving; hallelujah ! So be wary lest the politicians fool you. We've our bosses as of eld, And they're simply rising h-, While they are deciding which of them will rule you. And each back yard on the campus has a stock, A cackling, crowing, flapping, feath ered flock And the cows behind the mess Still are giving milk I guess; And my freshman's chafing-dish is out of hock. And I'm once more square with George, the Topsheyite; At the clubs I'm warmly welcomed every night. At Keeley I'm a shark, And each Fresh an easy mark; And everywhere the suckers want to bite. So a warm sensation's spreading in my chest As I settle down in my collegiate nest. For I've matriculated, And I'm feeling somewhat elated, For I'm in now for a solid nine months' fest. B. Of Interest to "Silver Tea" Artists. [ast night I held a hand in mine, Ak land most slender and divine, 1ndowed it was with all the graces. rIonight another's hand I hold, \ hand that's worth its weight in gold, Fust think of it-four ac's.-Rx. What We Want You to Do for The Gamecock. 'Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives eternal, knd departiig, leave behind us Vour-inch headliaes in the journal." --Ex. Ditty. I'here was a young man named Hoey; vNho was really a nice little boy; But over at Tech, He sure was a wreck, %nd now he is not quite so coy. A LADY CoNTRIBUTOR. Miss C. F. W. (at Y. M. C. A. re :eption): "Mr. Tr-pp-t, are you a reshman?" Tr-pp-t: "Certainly not. Why do rou ask?" Miss C. F. W.A: "Cause you 're so ;cary." junior Simipson after looking long mtd hard at a descriptive geometry ying on the table said, "Bowman, who in the devil is studying that 'dlecorated geography." GEORGE TOPSHE'S Oollege Fruit Store s where the Carolina Boys hang out. He carries a full line of the National Biscuit Company's dainty Cakes and' Crackers. Cigars, C:igar ettes and Tobacco BEST SOFT DRINKS AND ALL FRUITS IN SEASON GlVE "THE SENATOR ' A CALI, 'TH2 R ENDEZVOUS FOR VYOUT"