The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 05, 1913, Page 2, Image 2

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tEje Gasecock~ PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE LITERARY 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 postofice 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- t panied by the full name of the author. Unsigned manuscripts will neither be u acknowledged nor returned. All checks and money orders should be made payable to W. A. Sciilllcy, li!si ness Manager. Editorial Rooms in Flinn Hall. Business Alaiiger. \V. A. Sn-ir...............Ongeb urg C Assistant Business Manager t BEN M . SAWYEl....................Saluda I BOARD OF EDITORS. . Editor-in-Chief. ud BEN. M. SAWYER (Clar.) ..........Saluda Associate Editor. JOE I. Con EN (Euph.) ...........Columbia Assistant Editors. HUGH O. 1IANNA (Clar.).......l-11ton HowARD L. DICKSON (Clar.)....... York HARRY E. DANNER (Euph.)......Beaufort t< MARCUS B. BOUI.WARE (Euph.).'Winnsboro si J. B. MITCIIELL (Student Body).. Columbia r.4 ('olumbi. S. C., .\prl 5. 1913. 1) Was it a reception Or a deception ? * * * The latest sensation is W. Arthur Metts. n * *~ * Nothing wr(ong with a parlor Pic- el n)ic. Eh? c1 :\ Kiss-One order of heaven a served for two. a' Trouble on the call)us-the keg s1 is out of reach. >: > * Drayage seems to be going up ( since March 31. n Sandifer's upper lip evidentvl t< needs intensive farming. t4 At last wVe have learned what o makes the green grass grow! ti * * * The Queen can (1c no wrong. hut h What of her po lit ical supporters ? ** During the festivities of Easter week the Faculty filled the role of f The 1nuocent lBvstander. * *,: * As an improvement oil a popular song we would suggest the follow ing refrain :And the little mustaches it grew all around. C * * *' c Since the a(dress of Dr. Kitt redge, we begin to see where Dr. t. Reedl Smith gets soime of his thun- o der. Tis is mieant as a complinment. c Here is a pun11 to make you faint, v from the classical (department : Whent some Freshmen greased his black- r boards April first. Dr. Chamiberlavne s called it a "'slick trick". d When t hey gel long~ enoniugh to see ui what they~ ar.e growing on, the hairs h on Sandi fer's mustache are going to a drlop) off. lHeg p)ardIon. they were s shav'ed o f A pril first, byv force. ** * A ten-do(llar reward is offered fort the third English stnudent who went I >iBrvan's Rook Store ald asked for S\rdlen edition of Shakespeare's imlet. * * * Some of the students in agricul ire who find it coivenient to have a tlk with Dr. Moore after class will arn when examination comes that lore study anl less Hull takes well ith the )eanl. * * * It is rumored about the campus iat a certain member of the Faculty !fused to subscribe to I 'ti ( GAM.: OCK. He told the soliciting student iat he had already subscribed to wveral other college publications and id not care to take the Bird. \Ve (10 l)t want to know who lie is: yet our >ve and esteem for the ninety and ine others of the Faculty almost iakes us ask the Business Manager > expose his nane. A lamentable 1 ate when a professor refuses to !ad a publication that is gotten out c his own students! Root for the Ball Team. The support that has been given lir baseball team this year has been cking in pep and ginger that has laracterized it heretofore. The leering at the games has been pitia Iv weak, showing a lack of interest ri the part of the students that is )palling. The cheering on the :hletic field are outbursts of college >irit pure and simple. Of course, e are all pulling for the team with Il of our might, but what are we ning for it ? 'here have been after ronos when not a dozen fellows have een on the side-line watching the am practice. Fellows, is this sup )rting the team? \Ve owe it to our am and to our University to get Lt and show the team our apprecia on, and that we are all unitedly acking them, not with mloney. but ith a spirit that cannot be cast down "ith defeat. \Vith the sendoff that we shall ice them, it is certain that the trip ,orth will be a series of victories. Something Great is Coming. TIhis year we have been fortunate i taking part in mialy oratorical intests, all of which have been redlitable and on a high plane. It is -te that the meti w-o rer-eseint thlie niiver-sity- in these conitests hav-e to -oirk like (logs and receive no "'Dip' redlit for thieiri labors, btut ther-e is ractical value and wvorth t hat r -ard themi ini afteir life. There arec NvO kinds of college men: those whlo Pepreent and those who are rep)re Lntedl. UTnder the first conme the ebaiters and( orators wvho not onily link, but mlake others think: and ndeir the second,l the larger- ini numti ers, colle those who think, but noti 101n(. \Withl this necessary di gres iln we come1l to the qulestioln, the ' oither-n (OratorIical Contest this car- will be held at Columubia tlinder 10 111l11lagel11cl1t of th1e I I'ersnt*e Perhal)s no one can realize what a great event this will be, for we are used to attending society contests and sometimes State contests. but not within the last ten vears have we had the opportunity to attend a contest where practically all the Southern universities are represent e(l. Plans are now being rapidly matured: the contest will be held in Columbia Theat re t he marshals have been elected" and the program will soon be announced. The mal agelelnt of this contest is entirely in the hands of the University: if it is a great success (as it must be) we will get the credit: and if it is, a failure (as it must not be) we will get the discredit. Now, what we want to lo is to talk up this thing; support the representative and make him win: tell all your friends about it and let's pack that theatre with an unequaled audience. A Neglected Sport. The Bird has from time to time been guilty of having had wrung from him a rather stinging skit in regard to the lack of interest and Iroler management of one of the most attractive recreational branches of college life-to wit: Tennis. So here this indomitable fowl takes pleasure great in relieving himself of a few less caustic renarks on that all-too-slighted subject. Within the next week the courts are to undergo a marked improve ment. That on the Green will have a brand new back-stop; while it and the two best ones back of Rutledge will be kept permanently lined-off. Blooming out yet further the Tennis Association expects to purchase (with what ?) two heavy tarred nets which will be put up l)before dinner by the janitor of Rutledge and taken down at night fall by the last player, to be sheltered overnight in a (lefinite specified closet or corner. The ideal situation would be the rigid observance of a notice loste(l on the courts saying when and not they were playable, depending upon the rain, dampness and the recent ness of marking-off with slimy. wet, ''gooey" lime. Compliance with this. and the invariable use of correct ten nis shoes, woul enable the manage ment to keep things in shape. As regards the intercollegiate out look, all recall how we trimmiied Davidson: d ual meets here withi Trinityv an G11(eor*giat are. dope<l be fore thle middle of this monthI. Then upon01 April 24th onl y2 northibounid Waring and( Cary set off uponi what all hope will prove a triumphal tour-, mieet ing at least Trinity, North Car olina and D)avidson. M ay 4th is thle logical (late for tile Southern intercollegiate in Atlanta: butt if the G eorgia boy's doni't look sharp) "Little Old Carolina"' miay get that large-titled tourney shinfted offi cially over* to Columbia. We could hold1( it here and show 'emi how~ it really- unhi to he rnn RIOHT IS THE WORD TO DESCRIBE THE SPRING SUITS AT SWAN'S NEXT TO ARCADE 10% Discount to Students BROADUS MITCHELL, Campus Representative SHOES Good Selection, New Styles for Men and Boys WALTERS 1420 Main Phone 573 OPEN ON SUNDAY 1345 Main St. Phone 372 THESAVOY S. T. WESBERRY, Prop. Candy, Cigars, Tobacco New Fountain and Pool Room Installed COLLEB BOYS ESPECIALLY INVITED SPECIAL LINE OF Clothes for College Men Hats and Furnishings The Newest and Latest 10 Per Cent. Discount to Students SCRUGGS & BAILEY G. W. WARD, Campus Representative "Save a Dollar" 1333 MAIN STREET Shoes for Men and Women $2.50 and $3.00 ECONOMY SHOE CO. OPPOSITE ARCADE Stores in All Leading Cities S. B. 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