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P11n.si:1) WEIK.Y HY - Tilt LITEInARY SO CIeTI:s OF Tm UNIveISITY o SOUTH CAno.INa. TEaMs: $1.50 A S:SSION, PAY ALE ux ADwANC:. "Etered as scond-cliass matter November 20, 1908, at the postoflice at Columbia, S. C., inder the Act of March 3, 1879." Ti: G.%t:coo: solicits humorous sketches, essays, verses, etc., and will gladly publish such as is availhble, when accompanied by the full name of the author. Unsigned manuscripts wvill neither be acknowledged nor returned. All cheeks and moncy orders should be made payable to It. F. Simpson, Business Man1 ager. Business JManager. It. F. Siumi-so, '11. Assistant Business Manager, T. S. MCMILLAX, Ulmers. BOARD OF EMDITORIS. Editor-in-Chief, J. 0. Sm: mrn , 'l1..............EIgefield Associato B'dilor, J. I. HAZAnD., JR., '11. A thletics, -BEditors, J. A. GAI-N:S, '12..............Clariosophic 11. G. O imc: , '11.............Clariosophie Local Edilors, ). 11. itnocKiN-wrox, '12.........Euphradian .1. 1. Corrs, '11 ..............Clariosopnie COmIMBIA, S. C., NovEMunt .1.1, 1910. The TiI;ers ate us. floodoos seem to follow us. Fair Veek gone--everybody dead brok.-. Thve you susbscribed for the B ird ?" Davidson tomiorrow-watlch the Gamliecocks. Vrite for "The Gamecock"-it's your paper. Coming, coining here ! The drink ing fountain. With Brinson and Wilson onut of the game our line was weakened. Save your colil for the Thanksgiv ing trip to Charleston. Next Week "The Gamecock" w\ill give yoI soie news concerning a special car for Carolina men. STANDARD OF ATHLETICS. WVhy did Carolina lose to Clem soi? This question has been asked a hun11dred timlies since h'lu rslay of Fair Week. Wly did we lose? What were the conditions alTectinlg our ldefeat? Surely, it was not lack of training Oin onr part, because D r. N eff is ad imittedl to be one of the best coaches ini thle Sonuth, and he workedl hard and faithlfully with the squad. it can nlot lhe attIributtedl to lack of nerv'e of the Carolina players, because we all know that a gamer set of football players never wvent on a field than the Carolina t.eam of last Thursdlay. it was siminply t hat Clemson has a higher stand(ardl of football than Carolina. By that we mean they have more men to pick from, bigger, stronger and( mor;e exp-erienlcedl men. There arc ov'er 6oo men at Clemson, farmers from the backwvoods, men of physical stature and strength. With a large studlent b)ody Clemso-1 can have a strong squad. When thve teams linerd U n Thra of'm,-Aair:. W.-eek, it was easily seen that Clem son far outweighed Carolina. It. was -also observed that most of the men in Clemson's line were jun iors and seniors, with probably one or two sophomores. They have enough mcii to make their var sity, without being like Carelina, forced to use under classmen. For two years they train and harden their men in the gymnasium, and on the scrub team, so when their third and fourth year comes they have strong men to make -their varsity. Can Carolina raise its standard of football? Yes, simply by getting big, strong men to come here to college. A strong, country farm boy, just from the plow, when trained, can make a great football man if he has the proper mental equirements. Let us keep our eyes open during the summer and bring big men to college. If we do so, in a few years we will hav.e a strong team, and that ferocious Tiger will yet bite the dust. - THE DRAMATIC CLUB. In another column of "The Game cock" is a story announcing the for mation of a D)ramatic Club. This is a great step in the direction of biggcr things. Ve have long needed such ai organization. Today the stage is one of the greatest vocations and the field rapidly becoming broad eled. All the universities of the North hav.e dramatic clubs to train its students for the stage, and recently Harvard has established a dramatic school. There is no reason why the South should not produce its full quota of actors and actresses. 'lhe club at present consists of fourteen m.en ; it needs more mem hers. Therefore, all college men who have aided in any local play or who show any talent whatever, should apply for membership. Ap plications may be made to any i.em ber of the executive committee. It is planned to give one or tw\o plays for the benefit of the Athletic Association or some other )tlblic -enterprise of the University. This cliib should receive the sup port of the entire student body. If anyone can act it is his dutY to ap ply for membership. Take an in terest in the Dramatic Club and lets boost it . '.l'he rooting on last Thursday was good, but "nothing extra." With a studlent body of nlear'y fouir hun dlteed men, we ought to hav'e made miore noise. TJhose w~ho dlid yell wvill kick at this protest, but there is no getting around it that tile root inig was not what it ought to L.ase b)eenl nor what was exp)ectedl. There w-ere mianty men wvho stop)ped yelling wh'ien they saw the b)all cross Caro lina's goal line. Those men became (dishea rt enled and( hence dlid not sill port their team. Much crediit is (due John Hloey and Smythe Flinn for th'eir labor ill leading the cheering. They' dlid good work. WVe hav'e no more games here until the b)aseball season ibegins in the spring, but it is t.o b)e hoped that the men will wakee up by thlat time anc(l make some noise. ATTRACTIVENESS. The staff of "The Gamecock" is doing everything in its power to make "The Gamecock" an jnterest .ing, newsy paper. We -want to make the paper as attractive as pos sible, and toward that end we are exertog ourselves to the full-est ex telft. We are going to make the edi torials short because we realize.that the majority of the student body pi,efer lighter material, such as ath letic news anl campus gossip, hence Ive shall fill the space usually occu pied by long, rambling 'editorials with news of local interest. XWe intenl to run from time to time the news of other coll.eges, be cause we know that the University has an interest in all her sister col leges, anl -the students will be glad to hear about them.. In several ways we are hampered; greatest of all, by the lack of sub scribers, and that necessarily means lack of money. About 175 copies go to the societies and 125 to out-of society men, all alumni, making in all 300 subscribers in a University wN'hich boasts of 390 men. There ought to be 450 subscribers on the camplis, counting college men an professors, an(l at least ioo among the alumni. If "The Gamecock" had 500 or more subscribers, it could be a six or eight page paper with all the news. Attractiven.ess is our motto, and we will try to fulfill it if you will give us your support, both financial and literary. See the business man ager at 6 East Legare and sign up. More Truth Than Poetry. There lived two warriors bold In a country we all know. Tthey both were brilve and hardy, And had van<Ilished many a foe. The tales of their prowess were many And nunny the deeds they had dole. They hald fought inl many a hattle, And many it victory had won. But. still, with all of their fighting, And with all of their great renown, T lhy never hal met each other, Tho' they'd traveled through many a town. Jelalous they grew of each other; T'ey envied each other's fame. Eatch swore that sooner or later IHe'd bring the other to shame. The one for eidlranee was noted, IHis muscles were tough and strong. 'Ile other was young anditi vigorous, And Could fight both hard and long. At last they came together, And met on the battlefield. Each fitted his helmet tighter, Then placed his arm through his shield. Tihe fight was soon waging fiercely I et ween these warriors brave; Thiey both fought hitrder thant ever Tihey kniew that to lose meant the grave. 'The sparks were flying incessant As steel uponit steel w~outld claish And1( swords thtrough thle ir went hissing As at eacht oilier they'd dalsh. Ilut soonu the yotung one grew weaker And( his spirit biegan to abate. IIe wats p)ressed1 back fu rthier and1( further 1By the one whlose enuuranc(e was great. At lenigth the battle was eunded And the victii's fate was sealed; Baut the strength of the other was ebbing And collapse on his face was revealed. Now, who were these bold, brave watrriors Who sought the other's life to take? Th'le victim wias a freshmnan, and The conqueror, "moe hail eak.l" . His Count. "How many children have you?" asked the census taken. The man addressed removed the pipe from his mouth, scratched his head, thought it over a moment, and then replied: "Five, four living and one mar ried." Send a copy of TiE GAMrcOCrK home. GEORGE TOPSHE'S College fruit Store Is where the Carolina Boys hang out. He carries a full line of the National Biscuit Company'. dainty Cakes and Crackers Cigars. Cigarettes, Tobacco Best Soft Drinks and All Fruits in Season Give the "Senator" a Call "The Rendezvous For You" Columbia Ice& Fuel Go. "RED RAMBLERS" COAL and WOOD PHONE 283 Leave orders with E. D. ELLIS, Agent 1o ELLIOTT Will have Two Operating Rooms fitted with Electric Lights for taking Photos at Night Fair Week AT Blanchard's LIBRARY BOOKS Ask Us About Them The State Compnv SALES DEPARTMENT Phone J848 Columbia., S. C. You College MVenl When you get ready for that Watch or Ring, or get "her" something, drop in at Sentz's. We've a store full of things you wanitt. 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