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Columbia, S. C., Feb. 17, 1921
EDITORIAL STAFF
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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.
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