The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 13, 1912, Page 2, Image 2
JOHN McSWEEN
ADDRESSED Y. M. C. A.
He Spoke Forcibly on "Col
lege Men and Christ"
John McSween, alias "Er Bean,"
was the speaker at Vednesday
night's weekly meeting of the Y.
M. C. A. Mr. McSween is well
known to all Carolina men who
were here last year, his cavortings
around the first bag having brought
him merited notoriety as a first
sacker. lie is also remembered for
an address which he delivered last
year in Flinn Hall. In view of the
two above facts relating to him, it
is not surprising that a large audi
ence greeted the long theologian.
The subject of his address was
"College Men and Christ." In be
ginning, the speaker pointed out the
several sides to a college course, the
several elements which enter into it,
society, scholarship, athletics and so
on.
"Unfortunately," said Mr. Mc
Sween. "there is a popular miscon
ception of the true character of
Christ; he is supposed to be a
dreamer, a man of divinity, suffer
ing none of the world's temptations.
This is a mistake. Christ is as hu
man as He is divine and his life
should serve as the model forv hu
ianity the world over.
The speaker stressed the thought
that the college men of today are
soon to be the leaders of thought in
their respective communities. If
they would lead the common people
along the path of their highest de
velopment they must accept Chris
tian ideals of living. No life can
attain to its fullest fruitage of ser
vice unless it be directed by the ex
ample of Christ.
Tommy Came, but Tommy
"Has Went"
When I came down here in Sep
tember I went to my room immedi
ately. In a few minutes the door
opened and two men and two wo
men walked in. One of the women
said: "Are you the young gentle
man who is to occupy this roomi?''
I answered in the affirmative, intro
ducing myself. She then said:
"Mr. W-, shake hands wvith 'Tom
my,' he is going to stay in here with
you (intermission). Nowv you two
boys must be good friends." With
that she left the room, followved by
her retinue, which consisted of
Tommy, the other man and her
sister.
Tommy was a great big, innocent
looking baby, about six feet tall,
very heavy set, hook nose and a
dirty collar.
That night Tommy wvent out in
the "sticks'' to spend the night at
his aunt's home. This was not on
account of fear of hain O no ,
of course not. The next night the
brave and dauntless Tommy pulled
off his coat and hopped in bed. I
was already in bed, but he made
me get up and put out the electric
light as he couldn't blow it out.
About i i o'clock there was a loud
knocking at the door. Tommy said,
"I wish I was home." I arose and
opened up. In marched about ten
dangerous looking Sophs headed by
a fellow with a large knife used by
Filipinos in hand-to-hand warfare.
This gentleman demanded of Tom
my as to his vocal talents. Tommy
sang. Next he was ordered to take
a penny out of a bowl of water with
his mouth. -is book nose came in
good in this instance. After the
visitors left, Tonlmy went to bed
without removing a coat of polish
bestowed on him by those gentle
men.
On the next night the Fresh re
ception was leld. By four p). m.
Tommy had succeeded in removing
the polisi. He decided to go to the
reception to eat a little refreshments
and incidentally capture tile heart of
some member of the fairer sex.
I was strolling on the green and
saw him talking to a girl. (Pardon
me, I did not mean talking, for le
was as loquacious as the sphinx).
Taking pity o the young lady, I
walked up to the couple and called,
"Hello there, Tommy, old sport."
And in aln undertone, "Introduce
me." He looked at me in wonder.
I yelled, "How 'bout an introduc
tion ?" Same result followed this
attempt. I landed the lady my card,
saying: "W's my name." "S- is
mine," replied the girl. My next
remark was: "Tommy, B. F. G. is
looking for you." He immediately
vacated. Later on I cornered limi
and queried why le didn't intro
duce me. He said he did not know
the meaning of the word. Tommy
cried himself to sleep that night and
many another night.
One day later I came into our
room and found him crying. Sev
eral people were trying to console
him. His father had hurt his foot,
ience the tears. He went liome and
has never returned.
Thus ends tile chronicles of Tom
my, the freshman.
M. M. W., '15
Tile mnagazines which come to
Flinn H-all are public property, pro
v'idedl by tile Y. M. C. A. for the
use of thne entire student body.
Certain inldividlual students have
thloughltlessly, no dloubt, removed
these periodlicals from tihe halhl,
thereby depriving tile remlaining
members of the student body of the
p)rivilege of using thiemi. rhis die
feats tile very purpose for which
these magazines are taken, tile in
struction anld entertainmllent of Flinn
Hall visitors. It is to be hoped,
therefore, that tis thoughtless act
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