The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 11, 1917, Page 6, Image 6
KAISER GETS LETTER
FROM CHIEF ADVISER
The Gamecock recently rep.
roduced an article by Eugene
H. Blake of Greenwood. Below
is another which he contributed
to the Vigilantes, a national
Patriotic publicity organiza
tion:
"Imperial Yacht, River Styx,
"My Dear Kaiser:
I have followed the Styx sev
en times around Hades looking
for sailors to send up to help
man your submarines. But they
all refuse, although I did come
near signing up Captain Kidd,
who has been here since 1701.
" 'Kidd', I told him. 'Wilhelm
of Prussia is in trouble. He of
fers extra pay, longer fur
loughs and special food to Ger
man sailors to man his subma
rines, but they don't like the
work. Here's a chance, for a
good job. You can take your
crew up, command a German
submarine and sink more ships
in a day than you ever destroy
ed in your life time.'
"He seemed to like the idea
until he had talked with some
of his crew - Bartholomew
Roberts, who came down in
1722 after his battle with Cap.
tain Chaloner on the African
coast, Captain Every and a Ma
lay pirate who is an especial
friend of Kidd's. Finally he
came back to me and said he
wouldn't go. I told him you
were one of the best friends
and helpers, but all I could get
out of him was that his crew
would mutiny if they had to
kill women and children. 'Wil
helm's submarining is too dir
ty,' he kept repeating. 'I'd
rather stay in Hades.'
"I'm sorry I haven't been
able to send you a crew from
here, but that is the way the
matter stands.
"Beelzebub."
"Yours for victory,
Beelzebub."
ORATORICAL CONTEST
HELD IN GREENWOOD
J. II. Martin was Carolina's
representative at the meeting
last Friday in Rock Hill of the
executive committee of the In
tercollegiate Oratorical Asso
(ciation. Though charmed and
flattered by the invitation of
Winthrop that the State ora
torical contest be heldl there
he membhlers of the committee
dlecidled to hold the meeting in
G reen wood. This dlecision was
thought adlvisahle because of
the more central location of
that city. The meeting will be
held on the thirdl Friday in
A pril.
The committee arranged the
p)recedence of speakers in the
SCARCITY OF COAL
FELT BY STUDENTS
It is said many of the stu
dents are experiencing difficul
ty in obtaining coal. None of
the soft variety is to be had,
the dealers reporting that ship
ments contracted for have been
held up for various reasons.
This situation is particularly
distressing to those students
who are not so fortunate as to
occupy rooms in dormitories
heated by steam.
A member of the faculty
suggests that should the situa
tion become desperate beyond
other remedy Davis College
might be placed at the disposal
of students for study purposes.
This building is equipped
with a steam heating plant. "At
least the plan is feasible," said
he.
Note: Since the above was
written the board of trustees
has authorized Marshal Ben
Haile to sell University coal in
limited amounts to students.
The board also authorized
Davis College and the literary
to be opened at night for use
until the situation is improved.
TEACHERS' PROBLEMS
SUBJECT OF BULLETIN
The latest of the series of
bulletins on subjects of gener
al interest being issued by the
University is that on "The
Status of the Teaching Profes
sion." This bulletin is a re
print of the report of a commit
tee from the State Teachers'
Association composed of Prof.
Patterson Wardlaw, Prof. W.
H. McNairey and Miss Lois Er
Vin.
The committee reports in de
tail on the conditions which
render the life of a teacher un
attractive. The bulletin enum
erates among many others the
following:
Insufliciency of salary, lack
of provision for old age, insta
bility of tenure of position,
small professional respect and
unpleasant personal relations.
Who would mind being a
soldier when he knew a bunch
of "C. C." girls were knitting
for him back home?
contest, it b)eing decided Caro
linia should be first, followed in
order by Erskine, Clenmon,
Newberry, Wofford, Citadel,
Presbyt erian College, Furman
University andl College of
Charleston.
The committee met ini the as
sembly hall at Winthrop and(
was given a rec eption Friday
evenimg.
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