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S.1dent Body B'diltor, .J. O. SImPAnn. CoLvu1nA, S. C., SHNrranE 29, 1910. Football! Are you going out? "You" are the man that we need oil the ficld. Don't say that the other fellows will win the games, they don't need me1; but go out andl help. We are looking with anxious eyes to the finishing of the new "gym" and the Science Hall. When these two constructions have been completed we will have lots to brag about. The Flinn Hall is the attraction nowadays. Almost every hour in the day a group of boys are found there chatting together and enjoying life. Go over, fellows, and join in the social gatherings. The whole student body joins in one voice to congratulate Dr. Mitchell on his work. We have one of the most progressive presidents in the South, and he, as well as we. should feel proud of the advancement we have made through his noble efforts. We are proud of our president and every one of us should strive to make him feel p)roud of us. TO FRESHMEN. A\dvice 'is .sometimes goodI for igno rant p)eole. There are niew~ men on this c'amputs now whoi( come from homies where temptation is never p)lacedl before them. They come from honest, Christian families, and they (10 not know what the out side world has in store for them. To these men we say, "lleware 1" Form your owvn ideas as to wvhat is right and live up to it. D)o not let a man come to you, and, be cause you are new andl fresh, persuade you to do something wvhich you (10 not desire to do at all. The men who entered here this year are to be the governore of this U niversty n a few.. years. low will you govern it? Will you raise it to a higher standard or will you let it fall into darkness? The answer of these qu'estiols will be ac cording to the work you (1o here. If you yield to the temptations which are thrown before you, you will let our school, as well as yourself, fall. We ask you; yes, we even beg you, to set such a high moral standard.lhere as has never been seen before. And if you will do this. old Carolina will continue on and on in progress, and in a few years .we will have a State University as great and as good as any in this country. COLLEGE SPIRIT. E",very man who has resided at this institution for one year or more knows what is meant by college spirit. Those two wvords mean many things to us. h'liey mean love, respect. honor, and a never dying. lighting spirit for Caro lina. There are some men on this campus wvIho are overflowing with col lege spirit, while others take no more interest in the affairs of the University than an outside man does. What we want to (1o now is to take the class of non-college spirited men and make them realize that they are a part of this University as well as any one else. Fellows, the man that has the most college spirit of any man in school is that noble, that loved, that respected, and that esteemed "scrub" football man,. He is the man that wins the game.. and the others get the glory for tile victory. For a man to go out on that field and work lay after clay'with out the slightest chance in the world to make the team, is certainly (leserv ing of some praise. One fellow said the other. (lay that he would not go out because he knewl he couldn't make the team, and this was his last year, so he had no chance; but if he had been the right kind of Carolina man he would never have had such feeling about himself. Fellows, let us drink down somc of that dear old "scrub" college spirit, and every man in the student body, whether lie be small or large, weak or strong, will be seen on the football field at once. COUNTY PAPERS. Through the efforts of Secretary \V. P. Mills, a movement is now on foot to get every county newspaper in the State to send one of tiheir copies to Flinn Hall. We consider this one of the wisest steps that has been taken in connection with Flinn Hall. At a recent meeting of the committee which w~as appointed to look into the matter. it was dlecided that the only practical way to secure these papers~ was to ask each student to write to his county paper and see if they are willing to send their paper to Flinn 1Hall free of charge. If the editors re fuse to give us the paper we ust sub)scribe to the paper and pay for it. Now,. fellows, it is up to us to see that each county is wvell represented. \Ve ask you to take it upon0! yourself, indlividuially, to see that the paner is sent to the hall. Th'le best way to take this matter up is to have a meeting of all the students from a single county and apploint a chairman to dIraw ip a letter and have all members to sign it. Send this letter as a rest, to the elitor, and we,.believe he will be glad to send the papier. Get to work, jien. "You" are the man whom we are call ing upon. The New "Gym." The work of remodelling the former Science I-all into a spacious gym nasium lacks now but a short time of conpletion. The re-enforced concrete beamn and column construction' is now in place, and the men are at work on the naple floor to cover the entire area of the building. Oni, the first floor, where the gym nasium classes met heretofore, the baths will be placed. These are to in clude both tub and shower baths, and a heating plant to supply warm water will be a part of the equipment. All the fixtures in connection with the baths will be of modern type, nade of sanitary glass. At least a portion of the lower floor will be tiled this year, and the rest completed% when more ap propriations can be had for the gym nasuini. While ve have not as much gym nasium equipment as we could use to advantage. still the floor Fpace is all that could be wished. It will be suf ficiently large to admit of any number of men working on the floor at once, or even while a class is in session other men miay, still work on the apparatus. As a dance hall the gymnasium will be excellent. The floor is to be of heart maple, and the ventilation of the building is exceptionally good. The gymnasium will be more convenient and more appropriate than a hall in the city, besides being without expense to the men. For the few (lays before the gym nasium is comipleted the classes will be met on Davis Field. A Real Friend a Rare Treasure. E.dman J. Ridgway has written an entertaining paper on friendship for the October Dclineator. Among other goo(l things, he says: Oh, rare treasure-a friend! Wo men have them, I know. One is in your thoughts this minute as you read these lines. Your lives may be wide apart, or she may be your neighbor: but somewhere she is, as certain and restful as the everlasting hills. When you introduce her, even if the words are formal, there is something in your tone or manner that tells the story. It is a beautiful relationship, and almost wholly above selfishness. There is no thought of getting, or giving, either. It is just being, and so glad to be. I supposeC wVomenC souAnd the dleps 0of it. I hope they (10. Yon cannot have many friends like that. You do not need many. A few p)eople in the world, of your- owvn sex, wvho knowv you through andl thr-ough, and love you. They (10 not have to try. They can't help it. They love you b)ecaulse you are yoU, and youi know they love you, and find peceC in the knowving. May I paraphrase Gelett Bur-gess's famous lines on the Purple Cow to this effect: I never saw a perfect friend, I never- hope to see one ; But this I'll tell you, anyhow I'dl sooner see than be one. LAW, ASSOCIATION. The Law Association wishes to ex-' tend to all new law. students a very cord"11 aitnvitation to become members of,'the association. The association mects once a week, principally for the purpose of conducting a inoot court. I feel as if I voice the sentiment of the members- wlen I advise the new students to join' because the training that a law student would get by being a member of the association Would be of great benefit to him in after life, especially if he intends -practicing law. Mr. Marion Rucker, of Anderson, who was elected to take the place of the late Dr. M. H-. Moore foi- the lat ter part of last session, has -been elected as one of the regular instruc tors in the law -department. Mr Rucker is one of the most prominent lawyers of the State, and the associa tion is very glad that he has accepted the position. The law students are exceedingly fortunate in being under th einstruction of such a man is Mr. Rucker. The first meeting of the association has not yet been announced, but when it dIes occur, we earnestly request of all new law students to be present and sign their names to the roll. " Careful, Fellows." TO TIlE EDITOR OF TinE GAMECOCK: There has been observed a tendency on the part of some of the students to use our campus in much the same way that they would use a very secluded backyard. Some of them have hebn seen to cross the campus in no more conventional attire than loosely girded bathrobes or in other forms of ex treme negligee. We must all remember that the University campus is one of the pub lic streets of Columbia, just as; much as is Pendleton, Sumter or Green streets. On none of these latter streets would they dare appear in such scant garb as a bathrobe. Let it be borne in mind that there are ladies living in the dwellings that face the campus. Let us also remem ber that there are ladies studying with us here, and let us e-er demean our selves as gentlemen in the public places where ladies have as much right to be as any of us. J. A. G. Y. M. C. A. Reception. Monday, October 3d, is the (late ar ranged for the Freshmen reception. At that time the (loor-s of Flinn H-all wvill be throwvn open andl all the college men, newv and old, will be welcomed by Secretary Mills andl his reception committee. Both Columbia College and College for Women wvill be out in full force p)lenty of fair and charming maidens. Seniors, forget your dignity, Fresh men, lose your timidity, and let's all join together in one royal welcome to the new men and the college girls. Rememb)er the date, Monday, Octo ber 3d. Prof. Easterling: "Mr. Gud, are vou very good in 'math ?'" Fresh Gud: "Well, Professor, I'm not as good in 'math' as I am in alge bra.'