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tX iiiio : iroAn.:na E-n : l ::: ( ' a. :. Sb' . ('. In:tr.thlc Nor,i, h :- r ' 19 a 5c'coIId-lass :ail matter. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 17, 1921 EDITORIAL STAFF .\. 1.: '' - V . .... ....i:rli/lr-in -t ).i .1. C . 1 .:1;':l ......:l5.::; tcia!lr /-: 1(rm . -.rlrn1r... ..............:-sv/.n I t( I..\TION. .nkn . .. ... .. ........ultNtyr 1. (ox . . . ..........A. s sise!(!n1 ItIEi'OIltl AS'CX. w.. U. 1, yt' ': G . 11. w\ it:! 'Iy T ' I lr ..t I' . ! - ; . \ ' .. :. .. .. Apology is made by the staff for the delay in getting out The G amecock this term. The usual necessary adjustment after mid vear examinations is responsi ble for our tardiness. We hope to be able in the future to have the publication come from the press on scheduled time. BETTER COOPERA TION NEEDED We who compose the staff of The (amecock for the second term al)preciate the privilege that has been given us of con tinuing the work of this import ant publication. We enter upon ,a:)r duties with -; feeling that we would like t:, serve the best in terests of th' student body by p'(llcing regularly a paper that will 11he itt keeping with the .-A.'nd:rtld and dignity of our uni eity. -lowever, there are a !ev facts that must be brought the attention of the student 1)odv 1'r)' its consideration be "re we can haoe t- accomplish the task bel'fore us. We would. therefcrc, ask that this article i}: read by :i11 in :t mr')i'C thought Iui : t it'le I hat has been shown in IIe p: st te\\ward such appeals. The C,!nw.'eck heretofore has bt(en b1: i :tl' t l t deI' a t remen u handeien The great lack of co-e;atO}in (n the imart of the si tudeit body has narrowed s eI d iind Ii mit ed its efliceiency. Ourp weekly newvspap)er was orig nailv ly foundedQ to serve as an i4licial organ of the student body, bu11tiupon ob)serving its )presentt status we cannot hellp but think its purpose has been (efeated. At present it is left entirely as the du.t.y of the edi tor andI his assistants to get out the paper from week to week, with never a wvord of encourage ment by way of contributions from any other member of the student bodly. This fact has made The Gamecock a staff pub lication rather than a medium for the expression of the ideas of each student of the Univer sity. One of the greatest oppor tunities for self-improvement offered at Carolina is the access given each student to the columns of the publications. Just why such an indifferent attitude to ward this privilege is manifest ed we cannot understand. It is with a view of remedying present conditions and of pro-I moting the efficiency of The Gamecock that this appeal is made to the students in every de-, partment of the University. This I erm we earnestly desire a high er degree of co-operation in or der that we may successfully fill nur columns with matter of com mon interest. We trust that every student will prepare and F.ubmit from time to time an ar ticle, however short, and thus he able to feel that he or she is helping to advance the standard of the publication. To publish the best college weekly in the South can easily be our achievement if we work toetlier as a student body. On the other hand, it is very obvious t hat we shall barely be able to hold our own if the staff alone smade to assume the entire re sponsibility. Among our ex changes we receive papers pub I ished by other institutions where co-operation is very much in evidence, as is shown by the I andard of publication main i ined. Some of these institu tions with splendid weeklies do not boast the prestige enjoyed by the University of South Caro iun. Can we afford not to boost l'le Gamecock? We hope that all new men will take advanta:ge of the opportuni r oflered them to develop their literary abilities. It is not ex i)etel that their success will be ign:l at the be. inning, but arti eles submitted by the Freshmen will be given every consi(leral ion by the stafT. We trust the young l--dies of the University will con f inne t:) do the splendid work !,r us they have done in the past. Our only complaint is that the :rtides submitted by the co-eds ha\ e been far too few. It is fur ther desired that members of hel I.aw school will interest heiselves more in The Game oclk. ticles of timely inter st ean be submitted by them, ;d1( will add greatly to the pro ram as outlined by the staff. Let's null t:)gether this term I d make The G amniecock as large asuccess as possible. Co-operate with us and we wvill (1o all in our powe r to make the publication one of interest andl instruction. EXAMINATION AFTERMATH Examinations are over once more and we are fairly well ad justed to a newv schedule again. Many of us look back with a feel ing of satisfaction that the mid year tests were a success. The new term holds in store a great prosp)ect for such students. They begin their work for the sec ond semester feeling even more determined to complete the year's work in a manner satis factory to themselves and to,* their. instructors. To such stu dents we extend our very best wishes for continued success. However, there are some among us who did not succeed in passing their work. Numerous reasons enter into why the "Farewell Club" continues to form just after the mid-year ex aminations. This organization is made up mostly by members of the Freshman class, augment ed by those who have been with us longer, but who have failed to receive the credits necessary to elevate them above the rank of freshmen. Observation leads us to believe that many first year men come to the niversity with out having learned to study properly in the high school. In spite of the fact that they are conscientious in their efforts they find the work too difficult and are forced to drop out. We feel that such a student should be given full opportunity to re deem himself if the proper spirit is manifested. As opposed to the type of first year students who really try but fail. we find many who do not ,een to appreciate the responsi bility resting upon them when they begin their college course. To arsume the position of sen 'is while freshmen seldom fails to produce inevitable conse :tuences. It is manifestly impos :ible for any student to keep his runk on the campus but live on [he streets and pursue his col ege work successfully. Such an ndifl'erenrt 'attitude invariably results in a status such as pre cails on the campus annually at his period. Take inventory of yourself and ee wherein the trouble lies, if here is any. If' there is n (if 'nity in the way drive on with renew(l effort. June can mean uch or little to each student, (cording to his Own determina DEBATIN2, PREUMINARTER The usual )reliminaries for he purpose of determining who hall compose the varsity debat ing teams at Carolina this year will begin shortly. With the ap proach of these contests it is very nec'essary that all students who intendl entering the prelimi IIariies begin their preparation mfedliatelv. Ind(ications are that places oni the teams will be con tended for very zealously. Every student who is interest ed in debating should make an effort to enter those contests. The University's debating sched ule is a very full one this year, andl if we are to meet with prop er success we must not enter the fr.ay hal f-hearted ly. The little and big triangles, and the dual debates wvith New York and Har vard offer splendid opportunities to all interested in making the teams against such institutions. Our success will depend on a thorough and early preparation. Debates cannot be gotten up in a short timeannd the sone.. ..e realize this the better. We are expecting great success in debat ing this year, but we must go after it as success will not be thrust upon us. New men who intend going out for the Freshmen .debate with Wofford College should be.: gin at once. This debate will also he an interesting one and we pre dict a successful occasion for the first year men. ATTENTJON, STUDENTS. We desire particularly to 1 call every student's attention to the fact that there has been placed in the University post office a box, properly labeled, to receive news contributions that may be submitted by stu dent, for publication in The Gamecock. We realize that there are many students who have small articles or ,jokes that they would like to have prinecl in The Gamecock, but rather than look up some mem her : f the staff to whom they might give such items, they quietly pass the matter by These articles will be collected reg'Ilarly and it is hoped tha every stldent will avail him elf of tihe opportunity to cor veriontly sul mit any mattel that he may be intere4ed it seeing in prin-t in our weekly 1ublication. While this is new exprinent, we feel that it an be a( decided success if i' will be properly regarded b: the students. .Just at this tim: e are very anxious to have the :-ttluder-t body cooperate with Th;" (:a.mlecock. All news of u1t('re,t happening about t1 cm nus Cnn by this method b< V': easily recorded and we ,u,erel,y- hope each studeni -ill do his part. Our1 only request in connec ion wit h articles (eposited ir the box at the postofrice is that eh man sign'the articles sub mIt!. Of course, the me- will not be published. blt t v:ill enable us to know who i.; r(espOnlding t our appeal. COMMENTS "What a fine world it wvouldl he if everybodyv were cheerful ." E:xamns are over! No more nightmares for a while. We busted--How could we help it? Weren't the lights out one night? "God must have loved flunkers. HeI madec so many of them.-Ex change. Tennyson's famous poem as sumes a different significance to the freshman who sees his Eng lish I mark: Bust, bust, bust,. On my English One, I see "And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise ein Coach Metzger's spring foot ball practice evidences his inten tion to make a clean sweep next fall. A fine bunch of huskies are developing for Capt. Gres sette to lead to victory next sea son. In summarizing Clemson's football record for 20 years The Tiger mentions a Gamecock vic tory as follows: "Lost to our rival South Carolina College-if she may be called a rival." Now since a Gamecock triumph is to be an annual event perhaps The Tiger will change its phraseolo gy. What about the Columbia Baseball Club using our park this summer? Shall we allow a repetition of last year's squab ble? We are in favor of Davis Field being used for University athletics only. Think it over. At last we see the city has de cided to pave a few streets around the University. Isn't it strange, however, that 119 years were necessary to create the im pression that this might be a pretty good thing to do. Patronize Our Advertisers LOAF AT G I TTMANS BOOK SHOP Lower Main Street BANK Nearest to the Students Essentially a Young Man's Bank Officered by Young Men Let TOM HOOK Clothe and furnish YOU Let's get acquainted Use our store for your "hang out" J1. S. Pinkussohn Cigar Co. Cigars, Soda, Pocket Billiards 1307-1309 Mantreet...