Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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totj itt" lrttnt sat l-:lTws. 'IiKlmeIs $1.50 .A Y.:An. 'Iitred aI 'u)I mI1111n:. S. C. j,ostollice Novenlb r 20. 190S, as second-clsst nulil Inatter. Columbia, S. C., May 5, 1921 EDITORIAL STAFF .\ Leslie Well, . .. .. .. .l;r/itr-inr-t'hrir/ .1. C. nuIu .t 1"111 . .. . ...t Isuorirrte Ed:litor lil'SINES S. '. G . .... ....... I......1/ n y r i sS. ('hner.... . .. . .....:lxsistrntt (' I It(; I ? LATIlON. I). .1. .Jenkins ...............anarru ) L.. I. ('ox ... . . ........Assist'rnt lit E'OItTE1its' ("LUBI. s. I). rv in I. If. I;.. W. C. Iloyd ' . (a lrlhn (,. II. W\ittlkos 1 T. i. Ilorton W . It. Ilirv v V .1 .(u tt L.! !.r..nnon COMMENTS. Only a short time remains be fore the beginning of examina tions. More high schools and better high schools should be a slogan for South Carolina. The team debating for New York and defe ated by Carolina was the same which defeated Princeton university recently. This should be encouraging to followers of compartive scores. We are delighted with the smoothness which characterized the execution of the high school program last week. The co operative spirit shown by the students made this success possi ble. Invitations have already been received from the College of the City of New York and Columbia University for debates next year; these institutions having been impressed with our recent victory in the North. Senior classes are being ex-, cused from final examinations in various colleges and univel'sities of high standing throughout the count ry, such exemption being based, of course, on the work done by the indivi(lUal members (luring previous y ears. The a(ddi tion of the IKeitt medal to the list of rewardls for prIoticiency in oratory will ,no doubt create a furt1her interest n this already i mplortant Phase of uniiiversity education. Such incentives as these enable us to win the State oratorical. In the recent dlebate with New York University the vote was unamious in favor of Carolina insteadl of four to onie, as p)rinted in The Gamecock. A mistake in receiving the message at The State office is responsible for the error in our columns. Only the Little Trinagle de bate with Clemson and the Cita del remains on the University's debating schedule for this year. To win this mieans a perfect score ini forensic activiies. Ter recent triumph of Carolina fresh men over the first year men of Wofford in debate indicates our determination to keep good de baters in the making. Quite a number of students and members of the faculty were present on Saturday night to hear the debate between Georgia and Virginia. In serving as hosts Carolina welcomes repre sentatives from those two dis tinguished institutions to her midsts and every effort was made to make their stay a pleas ant one. To develop a close rela tionship between Southern State universities should be worth the eflort of each institution. HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE UNIVERSITY The "High School Week" held recently by the University under the auspices of the Extension I )epartment ended as the most successful silce its inauguration several years ago. We are grat ijcd with the spirit that was shown by the student body in helping to make the meet a suc :ess, and the attention that was shown the young students will no; be forgot tenl by them when they return to their respective schools. It is this kind of rela t'on existing between Univer sity and high school pupils that makes them want to enter our walls as students, and experi ence has already shown us that if we are to persuade students to .join us we must show an in lerest in them. Just at this point we feel that a few words in connection with 1 he work the Extension Depart ment is doing for the high schools are in or(er. The Uni versity can only serve the State a)ly and eflicient y when it ex tends its scope beyond the walls of our campus. Not only those who are with us as actual stu dents should benefit )y the ad vantages offered by the Univer sity but those all over the State. Mlost of the citizens of South Carolina who support the insti-I tutions of th ' State by taxe:; sel dom if ever come in actual con !act with the work that they are (loig. Not only the boy or girl ini college should bte ale to re ceivye benefits trom t he State University, b)ut even those in the' high school and grammraru gradles. The Extension D)epart ment is dloing a wondberful wvork in b)ringing the University to the various high schools of the State. That this dlepartment is doing a wonderful work can be seen at once b)y dlenoting the pro gress that has been made by the high schools in different activi ties as well as in general standl ing. Those schools which keep in close touch with the Univer sity and take advantage of its extension service are the ones which are forging ahead in the State, and are the ones whose representatives a r e winning honors in the annual meets. When we appreciate properly the value of a strong- State nt versity that has a strong hold on the people of the State, then we shall have an institution that will serve the people in a way that will yield tremendous divi dends. It is gratifying to see that the State is waking up to its responsibilities to 'the dif ferent educational institutions. However, a State college or University can offer :the citi zens of the State no more than its citizens will allow it to. To continue an educational drive should be the constant aim of the State, with a determination to bring South Carolina up to the position she should occupy in the South. SOUTHERN INTERCOL LEGIATE NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION Elsewhere in this issue we are publishing an account of the or ganization of the Southern In tercollegiate Newspaper associa tion at the University of Rich mond, on April 22nd and 23rd. The formation of this organiza tion should become a great im petus for the promotion of high er collegiate journalism in the South. The Gamecock in be Loming a member of this asso ciation feels that its affiliation therewith can be of timely value. Organizations of this sort have been formed in other sections of the country, and that they fune tion properly and are of great value may be seen from the stan ciard of newspapers published by colleges and universities be longing to such associations. While it is true that our Southern association is barely in its infancy there can be no Iloubt but that it will enlarge its scope and efliciency within the iiext few years. The spirit pre v-ailing among the delegates in Richmond assures us that it can rlevelope into a strong andcl able organization in the interest of) Sout hern college iewspapers. Officers fir the c"omli g year were very carefully selected and are of such calibre as will guar atntee the proper discharge of the duties imposed upon then. It will be realized at once that the success of' the association will depenld on a close spirit of ['o-opera l ion ex ist ing h)et ween the various members composing it . The f'act that there is an eagerness on the part of most Southern publications t.o mani fest such a spirit assures the success of' the organization, as was b)rought out in the Rich miond conferences. Naturally we are most con cerned with the possible good that our own weekly can dlerive from the association. Repre sentatives of the Gamecock in Richmond wmi particularly im pressed with the fact that our own weekly is run on an ama teur basis entirely, as compared with the larger' and more pro gressive semi-weeklies a n d dailies of the South. We can not afford to let this continue. We have always been proud of bour publications but we have gotten into a rut and remine there for too long a time. It is high time that we wake up and bring about a reorganization. Plans and suggestions along this line will be proposed to the liter ary societies at an early date in an effort to bring about such changes as are necessary to put us on a firmer footing. As long as our weekly is a one-man af 'air we cannot hope to maintain a publication of the type that should be in keeping with the demands of our University. Attendance at the annual meetings of the S. I. N. A. can be of unquestioned aid in rais in.- the standard of our newspa per. There can be nothing more valuable along this line than an exchange of ideas. We predict a success for the new organiza tion that should mean much in the realm of Southern collegiate .journalism. INDEFINITENESS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS. Each year it is a rather re markable fact that many stu dents became convinced that their stay in college is more or less a monotonous one, and that the results gained are not worth what they cost. Many are per haps debating now whether or not they will return rio college after the expiration of the pres ent session. They feel that op portunities open to them today will not be available tomorrow, and that the sooner they get out into life the better. Restlessness and unwillingness to stick to it no doubt cause many students to forsake preparation for a pro fession that they set out orig inally to attain. This is particularly true of undergraduates. Men who spend only two or three years in col lege feel that they have secured all that the college can offer in a: practical way and that further efforts in preparation. is time misspent . However, this atti tude (foes not prevail among un dergraduates alone. Graduates who, after having finished their academic work, feel that to spend a few more years in pro fessional training (the term ''prolessional training'' is much b)roadler now than it once wasl) does not yield suflicient; divi dlends on the investment. But ob)ser vation has shown us that those men who) make the biggest success in after life are those who have a definite program outlined and who stick to it until finished. Only those whose prep aration is of a thorough nature can hope to enter the field of competition where ability wil( (determine whether or not they' rise or are b)arely able to hold their own. Opportunities w i I I afford themselves next year and the years following .just as readily as they do now, and the man who is willing to stick to his preparation until he has at tained the desired or necessary amount will be the one in posi tioni to best ap)preciate the op portunities that really mean~ somethingo. him. BECAUSE HE SMILED. He Smiled-and his home was a place of happiness. He Smiled-and his co-workers in business worked better than in any other place of em ployment. He Smiled-and followed that smile with a broth erly handclasp; and those who were dis couraged and down cast went out and took a new grip on life and their work. He Smiled-and while the years rolled on, he grew younger - because he smiled. Let TOM HOOK Clothe and furnish - YOU Let's get acquaintea Use our store for your "hang out" J. S. Pinkussohn Cigar Co. Cigars, Soda, Pocket Billiards 1307-1309 Main Street McMASTER'S Athletic Goods G1324 Main St. COLUMBIA, S. C. 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