The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 14, 1910, Page 2, Image 2

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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY TiE LITERARY So CIRTIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH'K CAUOLINA. 'IE:AIls: $1.50 A SESSION, PAY ABLE. IN ADVANCE. "Entered as second-class matter November 20, 1908, at the postoffice at Columbia, S. C., under the Act of March 3, 1879." TIIE GAa%ECOCK Solicits humorous sketches, essays, verses, 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 It. F'. Simpson, Business Man ager. Busines Managar, R. F. SI11rsox, '11. Assistunt Business Manger, T. S. IMMH,LAN, Ulmers. BOARD OF EDITORS. Editor-in-Chief, C. G. WYciE, Newberry. Associato Editor, J. B. MITcIIELL. Athletics Editors, It. F. Goonwix, '11............Clariosophic F. W. Woonnow, '12...........Euphradian Local Editors, V. J. li:c-ron, '11..............Clariosophic ). C. HIY ARD, '11............EuIiphradian Law Association Hditor, J. II. HvnncICK. Student By(1 Iditor, J. O. SHiEPPARD. CoruMBIA, S. C., OcTOBER 14, 1910. Flinn Hall! What about that ganie? \e must rememlber that it is very early in the season. Flinn I Hall is now% the greatest build ing on the Campus. I Here we find almost every county paper in the State, and those that are not to be found are oin their way. Coach Neff is not at all discouraged over the game last Saturday. and he is now%, putting the men through some hard practice, and by Fair Week we expect to have "The strongest football team in the State ;" that is. we intend to give Clemson a battle to be remem bered. CHRISTIE BENET. Every loyal Carolina man knows Ir. Christie Benet. Those w%,ho are not personally acquainted vith him should. at their first opportunity, make themselves <nown. This man is the best friend that the University of South Carolina has today. On last Monday night Mr. Blenet caie down to our football squad meet ing and gave the team a short talk. WVe wish that every man on the cam pus couldl have heard his encouraging words. lie says when he can find a fewv leisure hours from his wvork that lhe is comning dlown andl help our team oni to victory. WVe all remember the glory that he won for us last Fair Week. He took our team, as shat tered as it was, and made it, in our op)inion, into the greatest team in the world. For this one act alone Caro lina loves and resp)ects this man. But for his many other services adddd to this, words fail us wvhen we wvish to express our applreciation, and only by looking deep) dowvn into the heart of every true and loyal Carolinian, can our honest feelings for this man he found. We will certainly welcome this man on the foot1al1 f,eld, a.nd ... wish, and even beg, that he will visit the campus as well as the football squad as often as it is possible. THE SENIORS' PETITION. The Senior class presented a petition to the board of trustees several days ago asking ' that the Senior class be granted voluntary attendance - to chapel, with the excebtion of Monday morning. This petition was signed by every student in the University that was asked to sign it. Not a single man refused to put his name to the paper. This shows that the sentiment of the whole student body .was in ac cord with that of the Senior class. We wished to establish a law that when a student rose to the position of a Senior that he be allowed some few privileges more than those of his fel low underclassmen. After going to chapel for three years, day after (lay, we think that during the fourth and last year, it should be left entirely with the individual a.nd not with the officials of the University, as to whether or not he should attend chapel. As we said above, it was the voice of the whole student body almost to a man, that this petition should be granted. Now, when the officials of the University refuse to agree with the student body, we know that trouble is going to be the result. A petition is rarely ever presenited to the board of trustees by our student body, but when we do presenit such, we beg that it be considered that we, individ ually, are the ones whom the laws affect. and that the honorable board should not turn it down for the sim ple and unjust reason that one man on the faculty values his opinon higher than that of the entire student body. Most things which concern us are left entirely with the student body, and we always try, to the best of our ability, to do what is right. We hope that the same petition will be presented at the next meeting of the board, anl that it will be considered from the students' standpoint and not from any individ ual's point of view. THE DORMITORY AGAIN. Did you know that there are no more quarters on the campus of the Univer sity of South Carolina today for hous ing students than there were sixty-two years ago? We have not had a new dormitory since fifteen years "before the war." Also, do you know that the student body is larger by fifty this session than last ? \Ve have had to convert serv ants' houses, 01(1 class room and kitch ens into studlents' rooms. We have used up ev'ery nook and corner and crack on the campus, andl now we need a new dormitory'. This is essential to the future growth'of the University. Howv can we exp)ect to get new men when we have no place to putt them ? H-owv can we grow without increase in the enrollment of studlents ? Although our chapel is badly in needl of a successor, still what we must have is dormitory space. W'hat we want, and wvhat we will get if the men get behind this need, is a b)uilding to hold sixty students. Send a copy of THE~ GAMIxcocI home. THE POSTOFFICE. We beg to call attention to the fac ulty that we need a better airangement for getting our mail. There is a pack and jam at the window twice every day, and it takes a very- very long while to get our mail. We have the best man in college for postmaster, but he hasn't the conveniences to allow him to distribute the mail very hastily. We are now nearing the four hundred mark on the enrollment of the Univer sity, and for one man to stand up and give each individual his mail, takes considerable time. Something must be done. We woulk suggest that the mail be delivered to each tenement, and that a man be appointed to dis tribute it to the rooms. If this sug gestion does not meet the taste of the management, we would like to see a lock box given to each dormitory, with keys enough for each individual. THANKS. There is one person among us who has done us very much good, and we know that we voice the sentiment of tile whode student body when wAe give Mrs. Twitchell our sincere thanks for the part she has taken $n making our Monday morning chapel services a suc cess. On every first day of the week she is found at her post with a beauti ful violin solo prepared for the many lovers of music in our student body. This is one of the features which makes the Monday morning meeting an enjoyable occasion. Ve wish to as sure Mrs. Twitchell that we appreciate her kindness in doing us this favor, and when the students leave this insti tution they will carry with them tile fond remembrancc of those lovely vio lill solos. We trust that the time will come when we can show her our ap preciation by some act of kindness and not )y words alone. The University Lecture Course. (Continued from Page One.) Lecture -1, December 8th--"Pom peii," by Prof. E. L. Green. Lecture 5, December 15th-"Insects and Their Relation to Diseases," by Prof. A. C..Moore. Lecture 6, January 1-th--"Bacteria, and Their Relation to Disease," by Dr. Asbury Coward. Lecture 7, january 21st-"Tlle Buried Cities of Crete," by Prof. L. P. Chamberlayne. Lecture 8, February 11th-"Pres ent-Day Spain," by Prof. P. Powell. Lecture 9, February 9th-"Tone Color ill \Vords," by Prof. Reed Smlith. L.ectu re 1 0, February 25th--"Pres ant Progress ill Rural Schools," by Prof. WV. 1K. Tate. Lecture 11, March 4th--"The Col ors of the Spectrum," by Prof. A. C. Carson. Lecture 12. Marchl 11th-" Munici pal Educationlal Movemenlts," b)y Prof. L. T. Baker. Lecture 13, March 1 8th-"Francis Lieber and Hlis Soils," by Prof. Yates Snowden. Lecture 14, March 25thl-"Mark Twvain," by Prof. IH. C. Davis. Lecture 15, April 1st--"Animals of tile Past," by Prof. M. W. Twitchell. Among the namles of tile lecturers wvill be seen several new proesr.. Among them are Mr. W. P. Mills, the secretaig of the Y. M. C. A.; Dr. As bury Coward, of the State Board of Health.; Prof. L. P. Chamberlayne, of the Latin department; Prof. Powell, of the Modern language department; Prof. Reed Smith, of the English de partment, and Prof. W. K. Tate, of the Education department. These new lecturers will be welcomed by the audiences% It will not be necessary for TiHE GAMECOCK to request full attendance upon these lectures. We know from last year's experience that the chapel will be filled upon every occasion. We only desire to call the attention of the students and the public in general to the excellent subjects to be discussed and the lecturers. A Sunday School Course. The School of Education of the University of South Carolina offers an extension course in the practical peda gogy of the Sunday school. The aim of this course is to assist the Sunday school teachers of the city to apply to their work the scientific principles which have been so fruitful in modern education. Such subjects will be treated as the study of pupil-nature, Bible study, the study of the lesson, equipment, organ ization, program, getting and holding pupils, the relation of the Sunday school to the home, the influence of the Sunday school on life. The class will meet at 8:30 p. im. each Monday of the first term, begin ning October 24. The place of meet ing will be Davis College, on Bull street. All Sunday school superintendents, teachers and prospective teachers, all pastors, all other persons who are. interested are cordially invited to join this class. No fees are charged for this course. Applicants are requested to register at the President's office. Bible Study Conference. The fifth annual conference of the South Carolina Student Association is now having its opening exercises at the University. The first session will be held tonight, and the last one Sunday night. The following strong list of speakers has been secured: Dr. S. C. Mitchell, President University; W. D. Weatherford, International Student Secretary; G. C. Huntington, Inter state Secretary; A. T. Stratton, Gen eral Secretary, Cclumbia; WV. E. Wil his. Intercollegiate Secretary, Charles ton; W. P. Mills, General Secretary, University of South Carolina; R. L. Swveeney, General Secretary, Clemson College. There wvill be p)robably about one hundred (delegates to look after. Nowv, fellowvs, let's see how nice we can be, and howv kindi we can be, to these visitors and leave a very good impression. They represent all the colleges of the State, and we want them to carry back ,a good report to every one of them. THlE GAMECOCK will p)rint Lost, Found andl Want ads for 25 cents per insertion. Patronize our natiers.