The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 14, 1914, Page 2, Image 2
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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
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