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Clog eamccoca PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE LITERARY So CITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. TERMS $1.50 A SESSION, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Entered as second-class matter November 20, 19o8, at the postoice at Columbia, S. C., under the Act of March 3, 1879. THE GAMECuCiK solicits humorous sketches, essays, verses, etc., and will gladly pub lish such as is available, when accom panied by the full name of the author. Unsigned manuscripts will neither be acknowledged nor returned. All checks and mioncy orders should be made payable to T. S. McMillan, Busi ness Manager. Editorial Rooms in Flinn lall. Business Manager, T. S. MCMILLAN,................Ulmers Assistant Busincss Manager, GEo. H. EDWARDS, Jn........Darlington BOARD OF EDITORS. Editor-in-Chief. BROADUS MITCHELL, '13..........Columbia Associate, Sporling Editors, MARION A. WRIGHT, '14...........Treltoln ALVA 1. GREEN, '13................Sumter J. H. ELKINS, '14...............Columbia Local Editors, LESTER LEwIS, '13........Gallivant's Ferry J. A. KNIGHT, '12.................JeffersOn1 Law Editor, C. E. BLACK, '12................Ba 1bCrg Student Body Editor, F. WILLIAM CAPPELMANN, '12. ..CIarleston Columbia, S. C. Oetober 1.1, 1911 Rule Relating to Attendance. "The fo1low%ing rule in regard to the effect of absence upon gradua tion vas adopted by the facullv Sep teniber- 21St, 19I11: i. For each absence dedtct ion will be made from the term grade of a sttident as follows: Inl classes meeting mnce a week, 5 points. In classes meeting twice a week, 3 pOilts. In classes meeting three limes ia week, 2 poilntS. In classes meetiig live times a week, i point. 2. Fo Protracted absence catsed by sickness or other valid reason, the faculty m1iay by special vote m1odifY the application of this rule. 3. Ihis rule shall nlot ap)ly t absence excused in avaice for good reason by the president mr the dean. 4. It was ordered that this regula tion go into effect Alonday, Sept. 25th, 1911. .\. C. Moore. Deanl With the foregoing "Regutlation Relating to Attendance" we disagree on several scores. Inl )lr- 1ind1(1 tile fundamental trouble with the new rule is that it conffuses two conlsid erations and makes the one to affect the other--attendance is a matter largely of discililne, andl class stand lig is certainly a mhatter- primharily of scholarship. \Vheni the faculty hitches these into one team there is going to he dliscord,. for the horses will pull1 in dlifferent dliree tions, the wagon (the student body) will necessarily experience a halting and jerky course. andl the diriver will be bothered to keep his teani st raighit and his loadl in the wvagon. Of coturse it is true that the stui (dent whIio colmes seldom to a class has a beltter chalnce ini thle average lhan dIoes tihe student that is always there and falls victim o1ft ener to thle inievitab)le zero. lBut this is niot enoiglh to indui fy t liec mnmnietn1li1k-. ing of attendance and class standing that the regulation of the faculty requires. Then next, we think the penalty for missing a class t6o great. Take a once-a-week class, and suppose it be once not attended, is it fair to deduct from the class standing of that, student 5 points? 75 brought down to the fatal 70? "2. For protracted absence caused by sickness or other valid reason, the faculty may by special vote modify the application of this rule.' We think there is a paradox of terms here. If the cause for absence is sickness or other valid reason, then there should be needed no special vote of the faculty t modify at all. It is plain to any one that the score should be left clean. \Vhen a man is sick or simply can not attend classes lie has not offended to be punished. The third section stating that if the absence be one excused in ad vance by the (lean or president the penalty shall not be enforced, has not taken account of its predecessor. A man can not alvays tell when lie will be sick; there are not always forerunners of an incapacitation that will unlit a student for class work. And so there is often no way of foreseeing an absence that has a valid cause. And yet for onle good reason the faculty lets a man miss classes, and for another where he had not -tle opportunity of giving wariing beforehand lie is consid ered at fault. We believe that the faculty of the L'niversity passed these regulatioms for the good of the students and meant to eliminate some of the niore 1r less imagined slight headaches and inabilities. lut though the students' good he had at heart in passing such rules, there is some thing better for the facuhy to con sidwr-is this thing accorldin'g to the straight truth and is it in funda mnentals fair when matched up vith fairness in the abstract ? Perhaps over-zeal has brought about tle in auguration of these unwise require leits. That tle faculty is treating the students inl this matter too mch like high schot)l pupils is evident easily. It has so helinuned the student about that lie uses his onVII powers as a genitlemian andl a student not at all. .\nid last, suppose5( a man has niot p rep)ared a lppe (Ine at a certain class ho ur. Ile knows that if lie cani no( t sho( w the paperC lie will get three poin ts taken (o1f. HeI concludes that if going to class that day involves a (locking of three points anyway, lhe will be (locked oin the score of ab sence and use thle hour to his own A New Dormitory. I .ast session when the fighit for a new chapel was staged the stuldlent body took hold wvithl a vengeance. Tlhie ever be fore idlle couni v clubs mt lnhs namid wr-otn letens to (lie different legislators at home, the law makers were brought on the campus in scores and shown the grounds and the old chapel, they vere invited in a body and sat in the chapel while Dr. Seaman A. Knapp made his Founders' Day a<kdress. Ve worked what pull we cotld,, we talked it everywhere, Tim. (4AMECOCK was ahvays in with a' shoulder to the wheel, the Columbia and other pa pers had news stories and editorials about the fight for the needed chapel. When the appropriation bill was vetoed in the chapel particular there was some swearing, and when the hot scrap that ended in the passage of the item over the governor's veto by the House of Representatives was raging the balconies were filled with Carolina men that stormed out ap plausc at a poiilt gained, or muttered under their breathi at a position lost.. The crowd staved until about three o'clock in tile morning, long ciough to be disappointed by the failure of the senate to pass the bill over the veto. It is expected that another plea and another urgent try will be made this session. It has been said on some considerable authority that wHile a chapel is surely terrifically needed, still the appropriation will be asked for the erection of a new dormitory to enable the University to cntinue in its present growth. A chapel can come later, but a dor mitory must come now. It is no idle saying that tile student body is going to gel ill behind this thing, body and soul, and secure the building. It was close last year. Things look brighter this time. The legislature of South Carolina is sane and has the good of the Uni versity at heart. But write any let ler that Vui can, send any messages that you can, make any calls that you can--do anything that you call to get It ;0,000 dollars' dormitory hiilding' on the Carolina campus. CAROLINIAN IS SOON TO MAKE APPEARANCE.' Some time next week, so liHE Gm.u-:coCK is informed )y Editor in-Chief HIeustess, The Carolinian will make its first appearamice for the session. From all signs the issue will take well on tile campus. A goodly amount of niew talent will shine. It was found last year that it is bettecr to mlake the October issue tile firmst of the session, the trial at a Sep teimbler ilnmber taking more energy and miaterial than can lbe summoned at the ve ry outset wvithout throwving thle subsequent issues all late. Speaking (of mistakes: A nlegro, representinlg a p)ressing club, was oni the campus the other day loing for MIr. Wes' Rutledge. Alv-a Green: ''Talking about the faculty b)einlg complosed of sym11 p)athletic gentlemen, they sure treated mei white wheni T got shot last spring!" Men of Carolina I We greet you and ask you to come and meet us. We are your nearest clothing shop. Always up to the minute. -:- -:- .:- -: BAILEY CLOTHING CO. Y. M. C. A. Bldg. Phone 1213 COLLEGE CLOTHING for COLLEGE MEN at COLLEGE PRICES 10% Less Than Other Folks 1405 MAIN - - PHONE 886 Style Columbia's Best Store Q To the College Chap who wants the newest and best in Cloth ing, Hats and Furnishings, will find them here. :-: :-: 10% Discount to Students D. 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