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The Gamecock PU1i,.1sI WEEK L.Y BIY TIHE LITERARY SOCIETIES OF TILE IINIVERMSITY OF SOUT'i CAROLINA. TERIMs $1.50 A SER SION, PAYAII.E IN ADVANCE. ISntered as second-claiss mntter Novem her 20. 190S, sit the postollice at Columi , S. C., under the Act of IMarch 3, 187). TI LE GAM A ECOCK solicits hmuorous sketches. cssays, verses, etc.. and will gladly publish such as is nIbllnble, when necompaiOp 41 by the full name of the nuthor. I nsigned inmmuscripts will neither he ncknI owled ged nor. ret urnIeId. All cheeks and money orders should he mnndc palyaable to It. t. wil)liams, Jr., ilusinaess MInnnger. l'rlilorial R'oomus in P''linn. l ll. lIusincss .llanarer. It. B. WJt.iAms. JR............NorwayI1 .- vsisannI 11xinc18 Mes ,lanalirr. T. T. ('ARROii................Columbhin i)Aiti) OF El)I'IORS. I;dilor-in-Chief. M. B. BOULWARE (Euph.)...Winnsboro .1 xxoriaie Editor. J. S. DUDLEY (Clar.)...........Columbia . Xitxlanl l;rlilors. J. McB. DAnns (Euph.).......Maysville If. C. BRiEARLEY (Euph.).............Lee O. F. CRow (Clar.)................Pauline .. A. TOLI3ERT (Clar. ).........Abbeville R. P. BELLINGER (Law)........Augusta W. J. SCOTT (Y. M. C. A.)...Edgefield M. A. WRIGHT (Student Body) Edgefield - Columbia, S. C., February 21, 1914 Last call for contestants for Trinity debate. * ** The trustees requested both a law and a Wardlaw building. Of course, the next law build ing will be built of black stone. *** Of course, the Fortner bill prohibits the running of dark horses. *** We never read any of our ex changes during the spring poetry season. Our esteemed quintette seems to have its collective eye sot agin on that State championship rag. Although Alva has now been away some months, they say that Dr. Burney still wishes he had his Green back. We're gonna miss that cud of Brown Mule with Tommy Mc Millan wrapped around it out at short stop this year. * * * The legislature keeps a close eye on the waist lines of visitors to the hall in an effort to discov er the much discussed black belt. One of the features of the pre sent legislative session has been the great interest taken in its proceedings by the entire stu dent body, especially during the past two weeks. Some of the third English students are said to have pre pared for their exam in three Shakspere's of a Lamb's tale. Is there no danger that the Suffragettes won't elect Lydia E. Pinkham president and have a Cardui instead of a grape juice administration? The average freshman can't get it out of his head that the University press and pressing club have a great deal to do with each other. WHY NOT? Many societies and organiza tions are daily offering prizes for the best essay written on some subject of interest to them. These prizes are not given solely for the purpose of benefitting the contestant, but they are giv en for the purpose of stimulating interest along certain lines, and in this way facts and opinions are collected from various sources cancerning racial, civic, and oth er problems that affect society. When we enter such a contest we are well paid for our time and trouble for the experience; and we extend our efforts to aid in working out the correct solution of some of these problems of the day. Many Carolina men have suc ceeded in winning such prizes in the past. There is, however, not as much interest here in this line of work as there should be. Most of us like to begin a certain thing and complete it before we leave it. It takes time to write an essay. We have to build itup from day to day as we collect our material. All of us waste much time that could be spent both pleasantly and profitably in the writing of essays; for there is nothing more interesting than collecting material about subjects that appeal to us and embodying it in an essay. Many of the greatest essays have been writ ten piece-meal in spare moments. There is no reason why we should not bring many prizes of this nature to Carolina. A SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM. There is a movement on foot for the establishment of a school of journalism. The faculty is practically unanimously in favor of its establishment. Efforts are being made to bring the board of trustees into that way of think ing. The idea of the school is to give a man, while acquiring his liter ary knowledge, a practical edu cation. When he leaves the Uni versity he will have a good idea of mechanics as well as the man agement and editing of a newspa per. The location of the Univer sity here in Columbia affords mnny sitdents on inclined oppor tunities for doing newspaper work. Not a few have been cqn nected with newspapers in the city, while others have acted as correspondents for various news papers elsewhere. . That many men have left Car olina to become permanently en gaged in newspaper work is a st'rong argument in favor of the establishment of the school. These men who have made journ alism their life work would have begun better equipped if there had been a school of journalism at Carolina. The object of the school will not be for a man to devote his whole time to that particular work, but only a part of it; prob ably only a third of his time will be taken from his regular liter ary course to be devoted to this course in journalism. Anyone taking this course will begin by first mastering the mechanical side of getting out a newspaper, type setting, running the press, etc., and later will take up news paper reporting, making copy, advertising, etc. The school as it is being con sidered will be practically self supporting. Of course instruct ors will have to be provided, and there are other expenses that can only be met by appropriation. A school of journalism will be a much desired addition to the University. Several of the fac ulty are enthusiastic over the opportunities which it will afford and are confident that the Uni versity will have among it's courses next year a school of journalism. FOR First Class Service GO To MEAN'S BARBER SHOP SIX BARBERS ABBOTT'S 1300 MAIN STREET TOBACCO, CIGARS and COLD DRINKS AGENTS FOR BELL'S FORKDIPT and APOLLO CHOCOLATES HEADQUARTERS FOR COLLEGE MEN It's the Model Lunch Nowadays in Columbia. Phone 2481 1329 Main St. Deal with our advertisers. PRINTING PL US There's more to printing than simply paper, ink and type. Printing plus Service -The State Co.'s kind gives you immeasurably more for your money. Send your "Copy" to us-our intellegent inter est jn your proposition insures results. - The State Co. 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