Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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tijc asnccoct UNIVE3t.ITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA " Wi ie I Live I Crow" PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY TIE LITERARY SocIErIEs. TERMS $1.50 A YEAR. Entered at Columbia S. C. po4toffice November 20, 1908 as second class mail matter. Columbia, S. C., April 29, 1919 R. C. Thompson, Editor-in-Chief J. R. Bryson, Business Manager L. N. Connor, Asst. B'isiness Manager LIFE. A uniform A bugle note, A greasy gun It's got my gote ! The parade of the 30th sure did draw a crowd to Columbia, including Coker college. One of the co-eds has re nounced an Earle for a mere Mann. Why is Prof. Snowden wear ing a new pair of glasses since his return from Atlanta? There's a reason. Alice Blue: "Have you a date tonight?" Olive Green: "No, I have a Lemmon." It was quite evident to one who was on Main street last Thursday (a windy day) that the "First National Bank" is still in existence. Isn't it bad that "pool room" and "school room" are pro nounced very much alike? So many freshmen are confusing the two these days. We have heard that a cer tain professor has made the proposition to the board of trustees to "establish a school in domestic science and the care of the home." Go to it, Prof., the co-eds need some thing to do since knitting is out of fashion. "How can we keep 'em down on the farm After they've seen Paris?" ''You'll have to employ more farmerettes; That's the only way," quoth she. BUY W. S. S. "SO, IT'S COME TO THIS, PHILIP!" Two young ladies from Cok er college have paid three visits to Columbia in the past three weeks. They always told us that this beautiful spring weather is the best time for making "visits." Those who attended the S. C. I. O. A. at Greenwood on April 18 were impressed with the splendid way in which every thing was conducted. This was largely due to the interest taken in the occasion by the Greenwood Chamber of Com merce and the people of Green wood at large. Every possible convenience was affodred the speakers and the visitors re gardless of the financial loss sustained. It is for these rea sons that the Gamecock has the extreme pleasure of extending the thanks of the student body of the university to the Green wood Chamber of Commerce, to Greenwood, to Lander and to everybody that contributed to the success of the S. C. I. O. A. BUY W. S. S. Owing to the fact that the re sults of the basketball season could not be obtained earlier we are running in this issue of The Gamecock the records of the individual players, etc. We are sorry that this delay has been incurred, but feel sure that it is "better late than never." Only yesterday a student was seen walking rapidly across the campus, looking as if he had somewhere to go and no time at all to get there in. Suddenly he paused, strolled aimlessly over to the shade of one of the many trees on the campus and lazily stretched himself at full length on sever al square feet of cool, green grass. Another victim had fal len prey to the ravages of the dreadful disease popularly known as spring fever. For ages poets have sung of "love in the springtime" and the "fragrant flower in the shady dell." But strange to say never has a pen been dip ped in ink in praise of the most delightful malady. There is material for ode after ode in the drowsy feeling of content ment with the world which an attack of this disease brings. What could be more delightful and inspiring than an after noon of blissful dreanming in the shade. of the age-old oaks on the campus? Let the poet who wishes to climb to the highest pinnacle of fame, im-, mortalize himself by compos ing a lay in honor of this pleas ant affliction. DOES EDUCATION PAY? Every member of the faculty, every student, evdry alumnus, every citizen of Columbia, and of the State of South Carolina ought to feel that. the Univer sity of South Carolina is his or her highest institution of learn ing. It is very poor policy to ad vertise broadcast one's own shortcomings. Human beings and their institutions are natur ally not perfect. While it is very laudatory to know our= selves, to find out what hinders our progress, common sense will dictate that we do- not knock out the solid foundation from under our feet. "This is a sharp medicine," said Sir Walter Raleigh of the axe that was to behead him, "but it cures all diseases." Real friends of "Our University" most sincerely have regretted the attempt to use an axe, brut ally wielded, in a most sensa tional manner, and by a most public executioner, as a medi cine for their institution. Students of a university, its professors, and presidents, come and go; but the institu tion must remain and its fair name must be upheld. It is nq very high honor to any student or member of the faculty to have been connected at any time with an institution that did not amount to anything. It will not help him or her to put all the blame on one poor in dividual. Sensible people all know that there never lived a single individual who could, a1 by himself, continuously stem the tide of progress. One thing is certain now: There are only two months left to the end of the college year In about three months young men and young women all over the State will decide which of the higher institutions of learn. ing to enter. Our university must not lose its legitimate share of young, ambitious minds. To this end all students all alumni and all members of the faculty should rally to the support of the university, should speak a good word for it on every fit occasion every where, and should proudly dwell on the real advantages our institution offers. It is not for us to point out and adver tise imagined hindrances, pre ventingr us from forging ahed The hindrances will take care of themselves. Our duty is to discover all the means at hand by which we may be able to help our institution. Let every friend of the uni versity appoint himself or her self a committee of one to ex amine his or her ability to do something, no matter how lit tle, to help things along. Hun dreds of people, each of the doing a little, count for much more than one person doing a whole lot. First of all, let each student increase his or her ef ficiency in the work at hand, in the studies, in games, in college activities. In the latter do no: expect one person to do it all, but lend a little assistance. Whenever anyone connected with the institution does some thing laudable, be sure to speak and write about it to all your friends and acquaintances. Be as helpful as you can. Em phasize everything worthy and pleasant and in addition be sir'e to respond with your part when an organized effort is made for the real good of the university, including yourself, who is connected with it. ANDERSON COLLEGE - GLEE CLUB ENTERTAINS On last Friday night the An derson College Glee Club en tertained a numbei' of Carolina students and Columbians in the university chapel with a varied program of musical selections. Despite the small attendance the affair was full of life all the way thru and those present en joyed a very pleasant evening. Special and unique features of the program were the Huma phone number by eight of the girls dressed to represent a scale of organ keys and the Scotch folk dances by Miss Lucy Whyte. Other attractive num bers were the school girl chorus and the solo work of Miss Elise W. Bass. The personnel of the club was as follows: First soprano, Misses Elise W. Bass, Aline Pettway, Ad Line Jones, Myrtle Workman; second soprano, Misses -Agnes Thomas, Clarise Townsend, Caryl Cox, Ruby McMillian ; first alto, Misses Pauline Miller, Thelma Os borne, Lois Stanford; second alto, Misses Frances Hamilton, Lois Anderson, Florence Het rick, Eleanor Bass. Director, Miss Agnes Thomas; soloist, Miss Elise W. Bass; accompa nist, Miss Edna Brock. Nearly 70,000.000 wild ani mals are killed yearly for the ake of their fur.