The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 18, 1920, Page 2, Image 2
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SRefo..........?.........Edio
Thomas..............Associatc
BUSINESS.
' i Gaines,...............Manage,
U S.Ulmer.................Assistant
CIRCULATION.
D. J. Jehking...............m nage,
L., B. Cox....................Assistant
REPORTERS' CLUB.
L Wells N. H. Huckabee
lsom Teal n1. Ii. Ramsay
G. I. Rentz L. N. Connor
F H. Parker H. Ii. Crosby'
W. 1. Sugge Cornelia Huggins
Now, then, full steam ahead
for the State champibnship.
On the 20th, we expect to add
'4o our cluster of victories a New
berry.
Princeton 20, Yale 0. Another
case of the Tigers knocking the
bull out of the Bulldogs.
"Dr. Reed Smith Weds Miss
Margaret Dick" Congratulations
and best wishes, Dr. Smith.
OBSERVE THE
HONOR PRINCIPLE.
It is quite evident, from re
cent acts of certain members of
the student body, that the Hon
or Principle is not q,uite clear to
these students. The Honor
Principle applies outside of the
classroom as well as within it.
Not long since, the Y. M. C.
A. bought fifteen new phono
graph records for Flynn Hall.
The records were bought for
the especial benefit of the
whole student body and not for
the private use of any one or
; two students. Seven of these
records have been. taken from
Flynn Hall by certain students
who undoubtedly do not have
any principle or conscience.
Cannot these students realize
that they are not only guilty of
larceny, but that they are alsot
depriving their fellow students
of the pleasure afforded by the
-records which they have re
moved?,
,The Honor Principle specifi
cally prohibits such acts, and
the Y. M. C. A., acting under
the supposition that the Honor
Prncpl was being observed
byr all students, placed the rec
:ords in a public place.
Any one caught not observ
nthe Hono'r Principle in any
4par.tment is sub.iect to dis
>missal from the University. We
~ ould, therefore, ask that the
YHonor Principle be observed
K'and that Y. Mr'C. A. property
be left In Flynn liall.
WATCMI YOUR STEP.
p near the middle of.our
esion we naturily >become
andizd,n~ college wok0 '
the first indications as to possi
ble results of the February ex
aminations. Whether these ek
aminations will be a success or
failjire will depend entirely on
the individual student.
The ian who has spent his
time in sincere work this year
looks forward with enthusiasm
to the appearance of his mid
term marks. He has nothing
to 'fear, for he knows he has
done the bestlie is capable of.
41e approaches mid-term exam
inations with confidence of suc
cess, for his,work during the
term has been such that he may
maintairi this assurance. To
these men we doff our hats, for
they are appreciating fully
their college opportunities.
It is indeed a satisfaction to
know that most of our student
body is of this type. However,
we fear there are'some among
us who can hardly look for
ward to examinations without
some anxiety. Neither are they
assured that their mid-term re
port will be satisfactory to
themselves and to those inter
ested in seeing their college
course a success. .It is to such
students that we wish to direct
our few remarks.
We cainot but observe in our
daily contact with students the
utter indifference on the part
of-some toward their work. In
the classpooms we find men
"day -dreaming"-utterly lost
as to what is going or for their,
benefit. On the streets we find
again this group of students
who are more interested in ac
tivities off the campus than
those within the walls. Then
we pass thru the Library and
find it comparatively deserted,
except for those composing the
type mentioned above.
If one belongs to the indiffer
ent type, how can he expect to
realize from his college course
the attainments diligence alone
can give him? It seems' to us
that every man at the Univer
sity should consider his own
case very carefully and reach a
definite understanding' with
himself as to what he expects
to' accomplish during his stay
here. The thoughtful student
becomes convinced of the fact
that the results of his course
depend largely on his present
attitude.
Take an inventory of your
self and determine your correct
status so that you may direct
your efforts in a more pi'Qfita
ble channel if necessary. Later
this will prove a satisfaction in
deed.
"COLLEGE SPIRIT." e
Back in the days of our
youth the Yale bull dog was
the symbol of all that was typi
cal of college spirit.' Yale elev
ens wiped up the gridiron. Yale
r)ines pitched and .batted their
way to victory. Yale eights
swept the rite4 and Yale ttack
teaiths *6n hb r4ellealate and
dual mneets *ithout' lal
~Authoi'% dealt witli the cause
made of thie intanible in-i.
It'wa~ assui1 d iat al woi
its victories ly the spirit.hich
was behind Yale.
If memory serves us correct
ly, we Were -pbssessed of t0sW
belief. Yale,spirit spelled vic
tory. The big "Y" foretold de
feat for all who encountered it
in sport. It .seetOed to us that
all one had to do was to make
a. Yale team to gain son\ething
which carried one on to vict
ory. Our. idea of this Yale
spirit was v.gue: / It expressed
itself concretely in the cheering
stands. It meant little else.
But all this has changed.
Yale no longer dominates in
any field of sport. It takes pot
luck with the bunch. Its tradi
tions mean nothing to Harvard,
Honolulu or Siwash. Preep
dent has long been shattered.
To upset Yale in athletics is.no
longer an exceptional feat. For
that matter, the same rule holds
good with all colleges. What
is the cause? Has Yale's fine
old spirit died?
We think not. Yale has as
rousing a spirit today as ever.
More students try- for teams
and larger crowds pack the
Bowl than formerly jammed
into the old. field. Cheering is
better organized, and hits with
greater volume. The old ral
lies, the pep, the hurrah is more
noticeable today than in the
long ago.
Yale led in sport because .it
was the firstf college to organ
ize sport. Yale's elevens worr
because they were the first to
follow a system. And in get
ting the jump in victory Yale
got a long standing strangle
hold on material. The school
boys of athletic ability entered
Yale in order to play on wine
ning. teams.
Yale fell, not because of any
lack of spirit or power to draw
athletes to its hallowed elm
walks, but because it too long
followed a system that had
proven itself worn out. For one
thirig, its inability to see that
the undergraduate captain did
not have the thinking cap of a
permanent coach cost it many
a victory. Yale clung tena
ciously to its time honored cus
tom 'of placing the team's cap
tain in the ring as the boss. Yale
failed to rnote that other col -
leges were coming -to the fore
because older and more expe
rienced heads were directing
teams aptf policies against its
old-fashioned ideas. College
spirit of a new type was turning
the scales against Yale. This
is the story of Yale's slipping
from leadership.
College spirit is the most
misunderstood thing 'in ~the
world. Nearly everybody as
sociates it with cheering, sing
ing and mass meetings. Game
time it means to the public a
stab in the aim with the dope
of precedent and tradtion re
suIting in' the players beating
all recor'ds.
As a matter of act, colleg
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