Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PPUBLISHED WEEKLY BY Tn LITERARY SO CIETIES OF TitE UNIVERSITY OF SoUTH CAROLINA. TERMs: $1.50 A SESSION, PAY ABLE IN ADVANCE. Fntered as second-class matter November 20, 1908, at the postoffice at Columbia, S. C., under the Act of March 3, 1879. TiE GAMECOCK solicits humorous sketches, essays, verses, etc., and will gladly publish such as is available, when accompanied lby tle full name of the author. Unsigned manuscripts will neither be acknowledged nor returned. All checks and money orders should be made payable to T. S. McMillan, Business Manager. Editorial Rooms in Flinn Hall. Business M1anager, T. S. McMIL,LAN....................Ultners Assistant Business Managcr, GEo. H. EDWARDS, JR.............Darlington BOARD OF EDITORS. Editor-in-Chaief, BROAD1us MITe11E.,, '13....... .....Columbia Associate, MARION A. WRIGHT, '13 ..............'renton Spmrting Editors, AI,VA I. GREEN, '13 ................. Sumter -. --. E,KINS, '14................ Columbia Local Editors, LESTER LIw s, '13.......... Gallivant's Ferry J. A. KNrCHT, '12................Jefferson Y. M. C. A. Editor, L. R. ME.LIcHAMP, '12 ............Williston Law Editor, C. E. B.ACK, '12................... Bamberg Student Body Bditor, F. WILLIAM CAPPELMANN, '12.....Charleston COLUMBIA, S. C., JUNE 8, 1911. The Gamecock grects The Garnet and Black. We think it certainly one of the finest issues ever gotten out, and this is (uC largely to the faithful labors of Mr. T. M. Ross, who has filled the chair of editor-in chief with effect of producing a year book that is all we might ask. Manager Brockinton has expended more in the annual this year than has ever been the case previously. We hope that the campus will ap preciate his efforts here and buy him Out completely. The most significant thing that has happened on the campus this session, in large outlook, is the forma tion of the Civic League. The spirit that gave it birth is one bear irig the true college feeling--one that colleges and college men must soon coine to if we are to make our coun try what we must. The club is in for business; the members joined ev-ery one because they are interested, not for what it will net them, for that is impossible in the nature of the case, but for what the club will mean for Caro lina and the South. Ily upholding the high ideals set us by our fathers, and by vouchsafing to the future sound( p)olitical p)rincip)le andl prac tice tihe men that idlentify them selves with this movement bid fair to bec true p)atriots. An affair was pl)Uledl off on the campus a few~ wveeks since that we would call dlepressing. Ini remark ing on this we are p)rob)ably doing an ulnp)opular thing, b)ut that makes no (difference. It may b)e saidl that a college world is niot big enough to worry over, or to spendl any especial energy upon; but while we are in college it is the biggest thing we have to do with and ought to command atten tion; as will. the larger world out side when we leave school. So w-e speak of the event.i.n .this light. The College Press Association aims to uplift and guide the work of the various collegiate journals in the State. Any man that represents an institution at the Press Association ought, by all means, to have had triining and experience in his col lege journals-because otherwise he is both a dead number at tile meet ing or worse than such; and also has not earneed the right to repre sent his college journals. -low much more true is this of an executive committeeman than of a delegate, having largely in charge the real deliberations of the Press, Association. We do not think that the executive committeeman recently elected to represent Carolina next spring is abov.e reproach on either of the aforesaid points. Disregard ing the error of judgment that noini nated the gentleman, we fail to see how lie could accept the nomination. knowing that lie has never turned a line for any of the publications. Dit. Jou11x who will Train Carol Next H e is manager of one of the Carolina journals, but we venture the asser tion that the managership of the football team carries about as much appropriaten-ess for the Press Asso ciation when it comes to decidhing, for instance, as to the advisability of establishing a category of the sketch to rank wvith those of the short story. essay, etc. So long as this kind of thing con tinues howv can the Press Associa tion of the college pub1llications be condluctedl with any literary feeling? You can not get the proper p)er spective on a session's wvork unless you stay the whole session. And you have missed the essential fmnish of the session if you do not stay to com mencement. By remaining to the fmnals one (derives a' pleasure that is the greater for its element of sadness; you come to look in a different light on your own college career as it is to be by seeing the completion of the col with all that leaving college means to a man. There is a large time at Carolina commencement week; it is the duty of every man to be here for the finish, and it will be a pleasure and a profit to all that stay on t1e job. Editor of The G6mecock: I read every number of The Game cock-read it through and keep it carefully on file. I read it with in terest for its excellent contents; I read it with respect, as the expression of opinion and sentiments of our studlents, which deserve our utmost consideration ; I read it with hopeful ness, looking to the growth of its good influence in our student body and on behalf of our University and sometimes I read it with special approbation and gratitude. This was the case when I read the fol lowing editorial of May 6, which I beg you now to copy: "We would like to remind -a few H. NFF1 fimna Gridiron Bunch of the students that the .lloard of Trustoes has set aside one block of the college property to be devoted entirely to athletics, and hoped all athletics would be confined to that particular spot. It looks rather bad to see a large number of ren on the campus minus their coats, engaging in lball p)ractice, and we trust these men will think about how they ap) pear to other p)eop)le, andl stop." Perit me, Mr. Editor, earnestly to emphasize this app)eal. Our stud(enlts all know that I think of the honor system as the. palladium, or "lbottom log" of our University. llut not only honesty in examina tions andl recitations, but everything that concerns the dlignity and de cency of stud(ent life is really in cluded in the honor system--or rath'er, the honor principle-for the indlividlual and for the student body, even though the case in question be not included under dlefinite rule or prohibitions. - - Now. it is not rcansient with .the "dignity and decency" of student life, nor with the good repute of our University, to see students half dressed playing ball or wearing scant bath robes on our University campus. This campus is our front parlor-our reception room for visi tors, it is part of the public city-as much so as Main street. It is con stantly open to visitors-ladies and strangers- and, with its historic as sociations, is one of the chief attrac tions to all who visit Columbia. What kind of impression do these strangers receive of this campus when they see grown young men, supposed to be students, half clad, pitching baseballs, when, as you say, ample room is afforded elsewhere for such amusements? The "dig nity and decency" of the whole stu dent body, and the reputation of the University are disregarded in such exhibitions. Mr. Editor, in the time between this issue and commencement (lay we may expect our campus to be especially thronged by visitors, by strangers and by the fri.ends of the boys. Let me hope that you will add your appeal to mine, that during these clays especially, our campus and our students shall present such an aspect of "dignity and decency" as shall be pleasing to visitors and creditable to the student body. Very respectfully, EDWARD S. JOYNES. May 19, 1911. P. S.-I cannot close this letter without acknowledging the pleasure with which, taking the place of Mr. Potts, I have for a few lays enjoyed meeting his classes. It was a case of an old clog, long held in leash, who has broken his rope and found his way again to the hunting fleio. low he rejoices once more to stretch his stiff old legs, to recall his earlier lays of strength and swiftness, and to try to forget that -he is old afid lame. These two weeks have been to me a privilege which I have doubtless enjoyed more than my classes have, and, in saying farewell, I beg with them once more to sing: Gaudeamus igitur Juvenes dun sumus. E. S. J. The Great June Ball. The June ball this time will live up to the former transcendent occasions. The night of June 7th, Wednesday, the last thing in the session, will see rev elry by night--80 couples in 25 dances. Many out-of-town belles will be here for the occasion. Lots of old fellows will be back, "Grease" Graycdon, Billy Perrin, HI. C. Parrott, Woods, Dargan, among others. Mrs. Talley, of the Woman's Ex change of Columbia, supplies the sup p)er. Extract from a young lady's letter from Venice: "Last night I lay in a gondlola in the Grand Canal, drinking it all in, and life never seemedl so full before."--Ex. *Elocutionist : "Strike for your altars and your fires! - Strike I Till the last armedl foe Fan: "Dat's two strikes, mister I One more and ver ou."-mx.