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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE LITERARY So CIETIES OF TIlE UNIVERSITY OF SouTH CAROLINA. TERMS $1.50 A SESSION, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Entered as second-class matter November 20, 1908, at the postoflice at Columbia, S. C., inder the Act of March 3, 1879. 1tIE GAMECOCK 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 nanuscripts will neither be acknowledged nor returned. All checks and money orders should be made payable to W. A. Schilllev. lui ness \lanager. Editorial Rooms in Flinn Hall. W. A. S ntri.M:v............Orangceburg Assistant Business Manager BEN M. SAWYER.....................Saluda BOARD OF EDITORS. Editor-in-Chief, W ADE V. IOFFMANN (Clar.) ....... Killian Associate Editor, V. J. ROBIINS (Eup.) Georgetown Assistant Editors, C. G. CHRIsToPIIER (Clar.)........Pickens J. L. GREENE (Clar.) ......... Spartanburg 11. C. iREARLY (Eup.).........St. Charles G. . WDri(<ruuTxE: (1-'up.)....G reenwo<cl G. \V. WAIm (Y. M. C. A.)....Greenville J. B. MuRPiyv (Stu. Body).......Arizona \V. D. BARNETrr (Law)...........\\alhalla Colum bia, S. ( ., Oc"tobert 2(1, 1912l . ile var1tious tennis coutts on the campus have of late begun to take on a lost dilapidated and woe-be gone appearance. Not only are the co turts nOt laid of)T but the gro,und is rOu1g"h and )roken and inl O1e Or two instances the vi re backstops are either down or inl such bad coiditionl that the halls pass on through. There are mlore men o)(n the Cmpus this year who iare interested in tennis than has been in tile past years and there is a (lemanl each afternoonl for all available courts. It is any thing but agreeable inl a game to have to chase a ball half wav across the campus. or in waiting to make a return have the hall bounce any way but the right (ne on account of hIitting a rut Or hole on the COutrt. 'hese matters can be remedlied inl a short while by the lprO)per parties seeingi that the laborers who kee) up the caiipus are ptll 4)11 the job. This need not take any great antunt of time, for only- a small amount of wInrk woutldi remedy miatters sutfli cicntly to make the courts fit to p)lay on. \\e hOp)C that this matter will he lo)kcd into and the cotrts will he fixed at an early date. \mng uthe good condcitions that exist today in the library, there has come dlown from prehistoric ages one t hat is receiving julstlyv a lot of criticismi jtust at p)resent, and( that lie fact t hat books caniiot beC taken out of the library a fter 6 o'clock. Several decades ag(o there miay have been sonie logical reason for a ruleI like Iihis Ibeinug enbih(1edh in thle regtulat ions governinug the library, but nowu in tIhe light of the twentiethi (cn tury~ those5 who havye felt thle ini conivenience of such a restrict ion have been unablhe to dIiscover a cause or reason sufficient to keep any one from getting a hook otit when the library is openi at night. Wh2 at is the idea for- havinug an assistant librarian on duttv each night if lie is not to issue hooks just as tlle regt1lar lilbrarian r(roe dleir-ing the day ? \Vould it not be just as well to have a janitor o)enl the li brary and let those who wish to go in and read do so ? Surely none could say that such an arrangement would be risky, for the men of Caro lina are men enough to see that the books and magazines come to no ill use while in their hands. We sincerely hope that the proper authorities will loOk into this, and, if necessary to change the rules and regulations governing the use of the library, do so. Such an arrangement may have served the pur)ose of our grand fathers, but the present day demands are greater than then, hence we must have adequate ar rangements to meet the advance of the time. Forward is the watch word of the University today, so let everything he governed by that word. Many improvements have beel made in the library government late ly to help the stulents, and we hope that this will follow in the footsteps of other good tmoves. It is noted each spring that it is a hard matter to get enough men to come out for track. If we consider the fact that much time is spent in the track work by those who go out with only the small chance of a meet with some other college, is it a mat ter to wot(Ier at ? It matters not how good a track man may be he receives no recognition from the advisory board or athletic associa tionl. It seems that tile offer of a mlon ograml to be awarded by the advis ory board wuild be an incentive to make men comlie out and work, and itn awarding a monogram for this work, its value would in no manner deteriorate. Oilier colleges (1o not hesitate to give their track and basket ball men block letters, thus in(lucing Studleits to come out, and in so doing such colleges generallv have the best teals going. It is believed that something shoul(1 be do( ne in order to increase the interest in athletics other than football and baseball, and the idea Of giving a monogram is offdred as a suggestion for a rele(lv. We hope that the matter will receive sotilme consideration oI the patt of the students anid faculty. D r. SmithI's article on Ithe dhetec tye story was reprinte(l in thle Sunt day State. This article first appeared in the Nor thI Carolina Tu/llei. D)r. Smith traces the origin of this par tiular kind (of ictio b01hack to the old stories of thle East atnd shows a vast almountt of r-esearch work. As a suiggest ion thle name Joseph D)aniel P ope College has been of fered for the niew~ law buildinig andl is mieeting the approbat in of all. D r. Pope was thle founder o~ thie law school and was also an inst rue tor for twenty-five year. Civic Club Meets. At the last meeting of the Civic Club Dr. Mitchell made an able and enthusiastic talk on, the Balkan sit nation. \Vith Pov/erful skill he in terpreted the cornditions existing in the Balkan States, as regards cause and effect, from beginning to end. Dr. Mitchell possesses the rare pow er of suggesting fine relations be tween such movements and present everyday life. H is historical knowl. edge makes him an authority on such matters. There were quite a number pres ent, and 'certainly each one found something new to think about as re gards the Balkan situation. 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