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D. S. POLiER (Euph.)..........Aiken A. E. MERRIMON (Euph.)......Sumter A. E. ( :ER (Clar. ).............Belton B. .J. SIULsa (Clar.)..........Elloree .1. G. WA'rlas (Clar. )........Gramling .1. M. I)Ans (Student Hody) Maya ville S. L. LA'rIMEn, JR. (Ath.)...Columbia Ii. 0. HANNA (Y. M. C. A.)....Giliord Columbia, S. C., Nov. 14, 1914. The entire student body re grets to hear of the death of Prof. J. B. Coleman's father on last Sunday. Prof. Coleman came to Carolina some years ago as an instructor in mathematics, later he was elected assistant Professor of physics. in both these positions he has made good by his fair treatment of all, and the thoroughness with which he taught his subject. The sympa thy of his many friends on the campus goes out to him in his bereavement. Even Vesuvius has broken out! We still have a freshman on the cheering staff. The forward pass is taking the foot out of football. The question of food for Bel gium gives food for thought. ; :e Life on the ocean wave seems to be pretty uncertain these days. The Gamecock has joined the wvet column since Waters got (on the staff. We suppose the Germans are now singing 'Germans never will be Slays." * * * Perhaps tailors cannot change the cut of a man's character, but they can trim his pocketbook fin10 A SUGGESTION TO THE FACULTY. The chief reason for the en trace of the state into the field of education is that it may aid in the developement of good citi zens. Then why is it that in the past faculties and trustees of state institutions of learning have endeavored to improve the quality of the commonwealth's citizenship ,by indirect means alone? - They have tried to drive the fly from the wall by knock ing down the house. A deal of misdirected energy could be saved by attacking this problem directly. At present in Carolina's curriculum there is no course of study open to first and second year men that is even re motely concerned with the wel fare of society. Language, mathematics and science may be good grindstones for sharpening the verdant freshman's wits, but they offer no tools to sharpen on that grindstone, and then use for the benefit of society. We adrbit that the courses in economics, sociology and govern ment supply this need need for third and fourth year men, but we should remember that not one third of the students who enter college ever take these courses. The majority leave school and the rest specialize in other sub jects. Altho we are not official course-makers for the faculty, we would like to suggest that there is great need in South Caro lina just now for publie spirited citizens, and that this need -hou'd be reflected in our course of study. A thinker of note has recently advanced the idea that the quickest and most effective way to get anything in the life' of the people is to teach it in thre schools. If this is even approxi mately correct, we should require all freshmen at Carolina to take a course in the essentia;s of citi zenship. To be of greatest value this course should have two distinct aims in view; first, to give the students practical instruction in the workings of all machinery men have constructed for political and social uplift, and second, to engender a zeal to serve society, to kindle a flame of burning idealism- idealism that spends itself not in mere drearns, but in a manful effort to make those dreams come true. When a college man enters the life of his state, he should have at his commnanci all the various mmeans useful in promoting the welfare of others. He should not only have the elemientai prin ciples of economics, sociology and government, b)ut he should be thoroly acquainted with all or ganized efforts to make his comn munity, town or state a better place to live in, such as the cham hers of commerce, tho civic lea VELVET'S a good teacher. U when a feller's si it,' he has a cha say less an' thin As a first aid to concentrated that aged-in-the-wood mellowi DKentucky' s Burley de Luxe, foti est Smoking Tobacco. 10c t the public health leagues, the movements for the improvement of country life, etc. When a man enters college his! mind is to a large extent dor mant. It is highly important that at this crucial time he should come into contact with a man of suggestiveness and thought-stim ulating power., Only a spark is needed from a radiant personal ity to kindle in him a more altru is,ic. For the success of this pkn we must have a teacher who is a pl atical idealist who is filled witd zeal for the uplift of soci ety, and who can inspire others with that same zeal. Still all would not depend on the teacher, for a large part of this work could be more efficetiveiy done by outside authorities in special departments of the field covencd by the course. The value of a class in the es sentials of citizenship is almost. unlimited. The new students would be compelled to do some original thinking along on: of the most valuable channels o: thought., and anything ihat iwo duces good hard thinking is es sentially educative. All the men in rollege would get a broad view of the so-called human science -, and when they enter into t.he w"rk of the ordinary curriculum courses in-such subjects the" would have that bread perspee tive which enables a man to see a subject in its relation to kind red suejects. Then too the seeds sown in their course may trans form the whole course of think. ing of some men, and bear rich fruits in after years in fields of pubiie service. "Do you want another $2.00i daily?'" says an adt. Not now, but. we would like mighty weil to get the first two, In the first inter-class game of' soccer football Friday afternoon thh freshmen were victors over the sophomoes. nighty 'Cause nokin' f,,. nce to 'N IL.uzv. thinking there's nothing like ess, that natural fragrance of nd in VELVET, The Smooth ins and 5c metal-lined bags. When you want the best and most up-to-date as well as most reasonable in price in the way of CLASS RINGS, DIAMONDS WATC1I ES, .JEW I.RY for presents or own usc, don't select until you have seen our r.let tions. SYLVAN BROS. Cor. Main and lIampton Si,. - - - - 'PI%nc 1045 THE STATE BOOK STORPE Everything in t ;cry for the Student. Loose Leaf Note Books aad Sheets. Waterman's Ideal Fountcin Pens and Conklin's Self Filling Fountain Pens. 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