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The Gamecock PIu..ism:E wE) . nY TINn. LITEAnY SOCi-:TI-s OF THE UNVI:RSITY OF SO0UTIH CARO.INA. TEMS $1.50 A S-:8 SION, 'AYALni.I: IN ADVANCE. iEintered it s se("ond-ela uitt-s ter Novein her 20, 1110-. at the poStolil('e at Columiha, S. C.. under the Act of March :1, 1s79. '1'TiE (AMtI:OCK solielts huiNorons sketelws. essiys. verses, etc.. andl. will gIdly publish Such ats 1t; i l viII(ble, when ac"cuNriai(ed by the hill niane of' the Nuthor. I'nisigned ni imse'rilrIs will neither he nekniuowv ledged nor ret urn(ed. All checks mnd nmo ney orders should Ie 11uade 1oyIble t o 1t. 1t. W\iiii:nns. .I r.. Business MIanNger. I":dilorial I?onx in I.'Iinn 114l1. Ilxine"Rx .lanagcc er. 11. 1'. wn.I.A s. iNi.............Norway .\xxsislanr t ixINxx .11 Uaayer. T. T. (.mnnol.l ................ ('oltumbia ;1OAI{1) 01, 1I)1'1'OltS. I:dilOr"-i-'Iief. M. B. BouLWARE (Euph.)...Winnsboro .\cxxucialc Iliior. J. S. Duni,EY (Clar.)...........Columbia .-isistant lIdilorx. J. McB. DAnas (Euph. ).......Maysville H. C. BREANLEY (Euph.).............Lee 0. F. Cnow (Clar. )................Pauline J. A. To.n1nT (Clar. ).........Abbeville R. P. BELLINGER (Law)........Augusta W. J. SCOTT (Y. M. C. A.)... Edgefield M. A. WRNGHT (Student Body) Edgefield Columbia, S. C., February 28, 1914 A little State championship affair tonight. * ** That Tiger will feel mighty comfortable in the Gamecock's craw. It is rumored that Turtletaub received one vote for the best looking man. An exciting race was that be tween Williford, Graydon, Ed munds, Passailaigue, and Turtle tau b. Snow falls here once in every two or three years; why should classes interfere? PUTTING OFF. Those June exams seem far off, but we had better begin prepar ing for them now. We hcieve that the custom of examinations to a degree encourages procrasti nation during the term. There are some who as soon as the mid term examinations are over lay down their books with a sigh of relief, not to pick them up again until perhaps a few weeks before the following examination. This is one way of passing off credits where examinaltions are stressed andl the term grade given very little value in the final average. We are not attempting to discuss here that time honored means of torture, but that habit of pro crastination that we combat or succumb to every day. The hab it of putting off is the besetting sin of college students every where. Many men have remark.. ed that this habit acquired in col lege has given them much trouble in after life, it being very hard for them to break away from it. It is easy for some of us to loaf and do nothing the greater part of the time and then cram and get through. It is true 'that any one who does this derives very little benefit from his course: but there are many who do not real-, ize this fact until too late. A man is not altogether to be blamed for this. The habit of procrastination grows upon one unaware. He attends classes reg ularly and in a fashion keeps up with them thoroughly. He real izes just before examination that he is entirely unprepared. A nat ural result is cram. If he has an exceptionally bright mind for re membering things on short notice he may pass with ease, where some faithful student fails. This habit of procrastination or loaf ing can only be overcome by con stant effort on our part. PUBLICITY CLUB. The Publicity Club of the Uni versity is one of the most import ant means of keeping the people of the various communities of the State in touch with activities here at Carolina. The club as or ganized consists of representa tives from each county in the State. It is the duty of each one of these men to obtain copies of letters printed weekly by the University and send them to the county newspaper which they represent. The entire expense of printing and mailing is borne by the University. We at the University should in every way possible put before the people of the State the ad vantages and opportunities of fered by tne University for high er practical education. Most of us do not realize to what extent we can aid Carolina by simply talking about and pointing out the opportunities afforded here in Columbia that cannot be had at other colleges of the State. The publicity club keeps the peo ple all over the State well in formed of what is taking place at Carolina among the students and the faculty. There has been difficulty in arousing as much interest in this publicity club as there should be.. It is an organization the object of which is to make the people of the State recognize the true greatness of Carolina as an edu cational institution, to let them know what is being done here: from day to day. There are certain sections of; the State where the reputation of the University has suffered not a little at the hands of a few enemies of the institution. We must clear up any prejudicial~ spirit that may exist in the minds showing them what Carolina really stands for in the educa tional development of the StRte. The publicity club is a factor that will aid in bringing this about. and as such should receive the hearty support of every student om the campus. TRACK AND BASKETBALL. What inducements to the indi vidual does track or basketball offer here at Carolina? In foot ball there is the block "C" that the player is awarded for his'suc cess on the gridiron; but in track as in basketball a man may do varsity work for four years and not have anything tangible to! show for it. At almost all col leges and Universities a different kind of letter is awarded for football, baseball, basketball and track. It is true that the block letter or such, just as a college diploma is not what a man works for, but like a diploma the block letter represents something tl4at he has accomplished. Who on the football field does. not look forward to the time when he can be counted among the wearers of the "C?" Like wise if some kind of letter were awarded to track and basketball athletes, it would greatly increase. interest in these sports at Caro lina. Stop giving block C's to football players and you take away one of the strongest incent ives to work on the football field. A block "C" is given to the foot ball player and an old English "C" is awarded to the baseball player. Why not give some kind of a letter to the track man, or basketball player? Something is due them, and some action ought to be taken. Carolina ought to show her appreciation of the work done by these men. H. G. Officer, B. 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