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EDITORIAL STAFF
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COMMENTS.
"Republicans form .full com
mittees." How'd they get that
a-way?
When you talk about the other
fellow speak good, not evil.
It is what you have done, not
what you intend doing, that
counts.
Not every man who goes, thru
college allows the college to go
/ thru him.
"Life is but a long vacation
To the man who loves his work ;
Life's an everlasting effort
To shun duty, to the shirk."
It is easy to be a leader but
be sure it is in the right direc
tion.
We cannot serve others, or
even ourselves, unless we rise
above selfishness and petty jeal
ousies.
With the arrival of the new
telescope we predict a few more
double stars will be found in the
course in astronomy. Math
sharks are star gazers anyway.
"If big feet, knock knees, and
bowlegs won't make a girl wear
longer dresses, modesty has no
cha nce."-Exchange.
We wonder if a few more
lights on our inner campus
wouldn't cheer things UP a bit
at night. The two arc lights we
have hardlly lend that air of
cheerfulness that we would like
.to see.
Only seven State universities
are located in the capital cities.
Each of these complain of an un
desirable political atmosphere.
Carolina's complaints are surely
in common with -those of her sis..
ter institutions similarly situ
ated.,
Experience has shown us that
we can succeed in our student
body undertaking only by a high
degree of cooperation. Several
opportunities will 'yet be given
us to demonstrate' our ability to
get together.'
The recent action of students
of Brigham Young University, of
Utah, in going on record of fa
voring the passage of the South
wick bill which forbids the sale
of tobacco in that State, is in
deed commendable. After the
passage of resolutions setting
forth the attitude of the student
body a committee was formed to
appear before the legislature.
We wonder what effect such a
movement would have in South
Carolina.
ALARMING TENDENCIES.
The reader is asked to refrain
from parting company with us,
if his prejudices be aroused, un
til our efforts to demonstrate the
consistency of our hasty sketch
of a question of particular mo
ment has been completed. To
agree or to disagree comes with
in the inalienable rights of each
af us and we trust that this will
be borne in mind by our readers.
e would rather not be branded
Quakers or revivers of Puri
Inism for our argument, feeling
that the discussion of- a topic of
nation-wide importance does not
warrant the condemnation of
those promoting such.
Without reference to any or
it : n :t ion or to any section, but
in reponse to a call eminating
from parents thruout our entire
country for an open and frank
opinion as to the effect some of
our modern dances are having
aapon our young people, we enter
into this brief discussion.
We Americans are prone to
imitate. In no phase does this
tendency become more pronounc
ed than in the field of amuse
ments. With greatest anticipa
iion we look forward to the
"latest" in dances and costumes
from gay Paris. Irrespective of
their nature these become inten
sely popular with us overnight.
Not. only have we taken most
readily to all that foreign coun
tries have had to offer, but there
has arisen a deep-seated craving
for a form of domestic artifici
ality in the nature of modern
dances and. costumes that has d6
veloped into a source of grave
concern to anxious mothers and
fathers. Modesty, the once cham
pioned dictator of our youTh,
has been swep)t into the back
ground by the whirl of some of
our modern dances. A callous
ness toward every appeal of de
cency is tending to insidiously
destroy the very foundation of
our standards governing' the
once innocent recreation. These
dances, together with the type of
costumes worn by girls attend
ing them ,emphasize the grow
ing popularity for that which
does everything but elevate. Lit
tie did the comedian realize the
significance of his words when
he remarked that father's last
silk handkerchief had gone to
make daughter a new ball gown.
The once high standard of de
cency regulating the dance has
failed to hold its own. As ever
increasing craze for "jazz,"
with its inevitable consequences,
is producing- a layin oum,.
morals than cannot help but pro
duce a stage of degradation..
Anxious parents are rightly be
coming alarmed at the results of
modern tendencies.
If college men and women can
not or will not rise to meet the
issue our once cherished stand
ards must go down in defeat.
Surely we cannot allow this to
be. The emergency is ours to
meet. To restore the amusement
to its proper level should be the
consistent effort of every think-I
ir.g man and woman; we can
:tfford to do no less.
DELIBERATION.
Some one has said that a pe
tion for the execution of lour
entire student body would be
signed by every man on the cam
pus without reading it if such
petition was only headed in big
letters "Holiday." The idea in
tended to be conveyed was that
without proper consideration or
investigation, without going be
r.eath the surface of things, we
hastily propose action which we
later find works against our best
.rterests.
While the above is of course
far-fetched it does serve admir
ably in a way to show the ab
sence of careful thought that has
aharacterized some of the recent
actions of our assembled student
body. Motions and resolutions
have been passed enthusiasti
ally which have for some rea- i
son or other been impossible to I
carry out. While it is true that
some of these have failed thru i
the defect of the undertaking it- I
self, it is also true that many I
others have failed because of the I
indifferent attitude of the stu
lent body.
As a result of our hasty ac
tion we have the present status
of the proposed University band.
With a great deal of enthusiasm I
we passed a motion to the effect I
that we must have a full sized i
band for Carolina. Committees I
were appointed to canvass the i
campus to secure piedges and i
contributions. In the mean time I
instruments were ordered and i
the formation of the band be- I
gun. However we are all well I
acquainted with the fact that we
ar not enjoying the pleasurest
afforded by a college band, neith
er are wve taking steps that will
bring about such a privilege.
Are we to let this splendid un
dlertaking go down in defeat? It I
certainly seems to us that such
should not be the case. Our stu-<
(lent body wvent on record as be-<
ing in favor of a band and ac
Lually did assume the responsi
bility for the provision of instrui
ments. If for no other reason I
than to carry out the original 4
undertaking of the student body
we should see that this proposi
tion is put across. We realize
now that we started out on too <
large a scale for the first year.1
We should have been contented
to make a fair start this year
with the hope of completing our
project next fall. But neverthe
less. the fact remains that wei
have instruments on hand that
are not paid for. Those iwho
were most interested in our ef
forts undertook to share our re
sponsipility by securing these in
strume ts. on credit pending the
action, of the student body to
make' provision to pay for same.
This the students have not done
and the present status of affairs
is well known to all,
There is only one thing that we
can do to remedy the situation,
and this we must do. We shall
have to pay for these instru
ments. They are here and have
already been used. This is a
student undertaking and it cer
tainly seems to us that we should
not let it fail; we need a band
at Carolina and must have one.
We must get together as a stu
[lent body with a singleness of
purpose and clear this situation
up.
UNIVERSITY STREETS.
The recent action of the legis
lature in failing to provide an
appropriation to pay the Uni-'
versity's half in the program be
,un by the city to pave the
streets around the University
as created quite a deal of com
rnent among students and fac
ilty. Having decided that pav
ng was not absolutely essential
it this time the General Assem
ly did not make provision for
'our share' 'in the city's paving
indertaking. In the meantime
:he execution of the program as
)utlined by the city was entered
ipon. Just what will be the at
itude of the municipal authori
;ies toward the legislature's ac
ion remains to be seen.
Since the foundation of the
University tin the capital city
)ne hundred and twenty years
igo we have never been accord
d the support of the city that
ve should receive. That Colum
ia has failed to realize one of
ts greatest assets is obvious
'rom this poor support. Of the
nany and various instances of
ion-support that could be men
ioned if space allowed, we only
3mphasize the recent proposi
ion regarding paving that has
een brought up.
Located in the very heart of
he city we are surrouilded by,
streets very little better than
ountry roads. Paving ends
~bruptly at the very edge of our'
~ampus. Every effort made by,
he University authorities to
Mard enlisting the support of the
tity in order to remedy these:
:onditions has failed. An now,
Mhen the question of paving is'
inally brought up, after one
iunidred and twenty years of pa-'
;ient waiting, a notice is served
m us that the University nmust
>ay one-half the expense nFces
ary to make such improvemenLs.
Our comment need not be long. -
~r. If the city fails to promote
he paving program after the
egislature's refusal to render
inancial aid our streets must re
nain in their present condition.
l'he question is squarely up to
;he city to answer. Columbia
wes as paved and well kept
streets and failure to provide
same indicates a weakness in
municipal ' government that
should not be the case is as en
terprising a city as our Univers
ity seat. We await with inter
est the outcome.
THE NEWSPAPER ASSOCI
ATION
The University of Richmond,
Va., is taking the initiative in
the formatiQn of a Southern In
tercollegiate newspaper associa
tion. Invitations have been ex
tended by this institution to all
the leading colleges and universi
ties of 'the South to send two
delegates to Richmond in April
to attend the convention assem
bled for the purpose of organiz
ing this association.
A tentative program as now
outlned consists of a two days'
session, with some of the ablest
college and professional publish
ers in the South and East as the
principal speakers.
The tremenduous good that
can result from the formation
of such an association -of South
ern college newspapers is very
obvious. Here in the South our
newspaper publications hardly
rank with those edited in other
parts of the country. Just how
to put our newspapers on an
equal standing with those of the
leading colleges of the United
States is the purpose of the meet
ing in Richmond. Plans as now
outlined by Richmond Univer
sity indicate that the proposed
association can be successfully
formed. This can bring about
a great impetus to the quality
of newspapers published by
Southern institutions.
The Gamecock has been asked
to send two delegates to Rich
mond to attend this conference,
and every effort will be made to
send these to represent our pub
lication. Just at this time when
the student body is showing a
more cooperative attitude to
ward The Gamecock it is felt
that we can easily produce one
of the best papers in the South
if this spirit will continue.
SEVEN STAGES OF SUCCESS
Here are the seven stages of
success for, a man who lives to
be seventy years of age:
1 to 10-Play.
10 to 20-Education.
20 to 30-Self-Discovery.
30 to 40-Achievement.
410 to 50--Acquisittion.
50 to 60--Power.
(30 to 70--Honor.
From ten to thirty are the
years of preparation ; from thir
tyto sixty are the years of crea
tive worJ5. F'rom sixty to seventy
are the years of reward and sat
isfaction.
Why should an editor have to
leave town for writing up the
young lady's recital as including
the popular selection "Just as I
am without one flea."