Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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j, Camtcoc PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE LITzaY So CIETIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. TERMS $1.50 A SESSION, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Entered as second-class matter November 20, 1908, at the postoffice at Columbia, S. C., under the Act of March 3, 1879. THE 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 manuscripts will neither be acknowledged nor returned. All checks and money orders should be made payable to W. A. Schifley, Busi ness Manager. Editorial Rooms in Flinn Iall. Business Manager. W. A. ScH IFFLEY..............Orangeburg Assistant Business Manager BEN M. SAWYER........... .........Saluda BOARD OF EDITORS. Editor-in-Chief. BEN. M. SAWYER (Clar.)........... Saluda Associate Editor. JOE I. COHEN (Euph.)..........Columbia Assistant Editors. HUGH O. HANNA (Clar.).....Orangeburg HOVARD L. DICKSON (Clar.).....:...York HARRY E. DANNER (Euph.)......Beaufort MARCUS B. BOULWARE (Euph.).Winnsboro J. B. MITCHELL (Student Body)..Columbia Columbia, S. C., March 8, 1913. This paragrapher is sick of his work. Are you surprised? From Chapel Seat to Cabinet Seat--very good for Alumnus Hous ton! We have heard of bricklayers be ing dramatists, but who before ever knew the Dean was a humorist? The Dean says he found Secretary Houston. But he thinks Hlouston would have to get a telescope to find him now. After running the South Carolina legislature for six weeks, M. A. Wright is addressing himself to the harder task of classes. After such prominent part in the inaugural functions, it will be hard for Professor Woodrow to get back to the antitrigonometric kind. When the Honey Boy minstrels come to town, little Hurst will dine after the show with a chorus girl but it is his cousin and a man. Maybe Princeton and Dayidson and the H-opkins sent large (ldele gations to Washington, but Carolina looked like a lot about Monday night. When the audlience sang In the theatre Tuesday evening, you couldn't tell whether the leader was Harry Lauder- on the stage or ~rchie Mace in the roost. Good authority says that Great Scott slipped over to the patent of fice and applied, for exclusive rights on a cob pipe and a meal saclg man ufacture to be begun in East Hiar per . immediately on his return to the campus.. A Modest Report. At present you can hardly pick up a newspaper without reading where some investigation is being pushed. In fact, an investigation spems to be the only remedy for prqving or dis proving the charges that are pre ferred against men in both private and public life. In every instance they do not accomplish the end for which they were made a means ; so, after all, an investigation should be the last resort. But coming directly to the recent report of the committee appointed by the legislature of South Carolina to investigate the charges brought against our president by the governor, we would like to know what did it profit the legislature to appoint this committee and carry on this investigation if the men they ap pointed were not strong enough to make known the actual facts that were brought out by every witness who testified ? We are not dissatis fied with the result of the investiga tion, because it opened the eyes of many lawmakers and citizens, and undoubtedly strengthene(f the cause of our institution. But we do say that the report of the committee was a most feeble attempt to express the actual facts; it was written in vague, extremely modest language, and you could hardly tell whether it was dic tated by a woman or a modern poli tician. The governor in his message said that it was a serious matter and when penetrated to its bottom would .prove that somebody had handed a dirty deal. Now what is the matter with the report of the investigation con littee? In a modest way it exoner ates Dr. Mitchell, but it doesn't say who handed that dirty deal. The Track Team. The call issued by Coach Driver for the track candidates to begin work brings to mind the question what is the matter with track work ? Last year interest in the track team, like the old cow, laid down and died peacefully without troubling any body. As. today . is a new lay and this season a new season, we do not propose to discuss what is the matter with track work, but to enumerate a few reasons why there should not be anything the matter with it. In tile frst place, track wvork does not use up much of a man's time. It uses just about as muchl as he needs for exercise and recreation. Secondly, track work does no bod ily inljury. This is a clean, hlard sport with no b)rokenl limbs or frac tured faces, but plenty of excitement and mental stimulation. In tile thlird place, the teaml does not lack material. There are many newv men hiere who have been successful on the track as well as plenty of home grown products whlo can keep up with them. It is up to us to be leaders in track in tis State. We have made an effort to have a -team. We can't af ford to have a failure. If you have athletic ambitions, come out. Don't let bashfulness overcome you. The scholarly acetic usually looks like the patent medicine pictures entitled "before using." If you cannot lend us your legs, lend us your interest. The management has (lone its part, let's do ours. Don't be a dead -weight in the community. Do something! More Than a Matter of Respect. Whenever a speaker is introduced at chapel, there is at once a disturb ance created by a few fellows leav ing the room whose time is so valu able that they cannot remain to hear the remarks of the speaker. This is a deplorable practice. It is not only confusing to the speaker, but is also an imposition upon those who wish to hear him. Again, it is but another of those exceptions from which are formed adverse opinions of the university. A man is traveling in a pretty nar row path who cannot appreciate these talks upon live up-to-date sub jects delivered to us from time to time. There are many who do not realize the important place that these various addresses hold in his regular college course. They serve to broad en our vision and keep us in touch with the great outside forces acting and reacting in society. When we have a visitor present, those who do not wish to hear him should at least be considerate enough to stay away from chapel. The library committee will soon make a purchase of books. The ap propriation as made by the legisla ture contains a provision for the ex penditure of $200 in the purchase of material relating to South Carolina. College Barber Shop 825 Main Street Stylia Hair Cuts and First Class Shaves Shave I Oc; Hair Cut 5 for $1.00 I. C. SEASE, Druggist Successer S. WILSON'S DRUG STORE l'URE DRUGS, TOILET ARTICLES STATIONERY and CIGARS 908 Main Street Phone 1261 P ROFIT SHARING REMIUM CERTIFICATES TO OUR CUSTOMERS Ask For Catalogue of Premiums J.S. Pinkussohn Cigar Co. 130'/ MAIN STREET CIGARS, SODA, POOL ROOM* SAVE 20% By Buying A $1.00 Coupon Book; 24 Drinks Good at ARCADE STORE & 1600 MAIN STREET From Our Representative Mr. W. A. SCHIFFLEYV SWAN'S Mid-Winter REDUCTIONS on Men's -Suits and Over Coats Now on J. 11. MITCHBLL, Campus Representative 1330 MAIN ST. -:- PHONE 306 NEXT TO ARCADE SHOES Good Selection, New Styles for . 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