The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 27, 1922, GREATER CAROLINA EDITION, Page 12, Image 12
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\WHY I ('AM.\E T() ('()IA,EG(TE
(A Freslioinanl theme. This theme
is givenl il all Englisl i (' hsses.)
When I finished IIigh School I
<(IIdn't have nlowh-Iere elseq to go,
andl as p).aw nIllae somle mlonleyN on
cottoll lie sent ne to college. Paw
<didn't wanlt mle to work,-as thed
boll-weavel hadn'llt hlit uis Yet and
he had1 a Ford ad dhe t wo nIlIIes
Werle Ibeinlg edI Iby- tle Ii-e(I 11,an1
and mlaw could milk tle cows ii
ully tihe groceries andu4 get plaw
Some tobacco. (Conseulentt *y I hia I
notlilg luich to do except. plow
and plant alnd hoe cotton aini cornI
an11(d %a I ws r(in to take me
r- ?_
hIloe after Feb11a11ryv ill time I'fr
that, at least thats wiit 1 told
him to lo for I wasn't going, to
pass three subjects anway.
Another reason I camt to co
lege was to Ie lier'I for the State
Far c. We alw11 vas coile i'p) to the
State Fare in the Ford ald I
was always seaired to death we
was going to get 1111 into by somile
of those coniltr v cliolfers who
wert driving to ('olulllbia to set
the purple and gild cotton hales
gro dlown bef'orv the first prize
g,arnet, anid hlack chickens. They
w%er-e Str-ongy for thle ('llmSonl bo%-s
for their prfessors alwa vs selt
theiil books oil hIow to priue fig
buIlsIes. Or kill ugs oil piCtato-ts o
soIllethlling else aboul, tle farm and
nevtr charged tm for it. An d1l
they happenled to know that Ili
ra 11 'Jolinson's wiles brother's
sister-ill-INS lepiew %woil a sclo
larship to ('lemson whicb gave
them a personal interest ill the
School.
.\Ny prncp lin Ijighl SchIool
was strolIg for elil to (olle to coii
Iege too. I Ie watec Ie to go to
Woile college in Greenville. said
it was his ahlner. matter. that fix
ed me. I didn't want to go no
where that he'd been, for I want
to go to .i scliool that was rated
1 a go1Yod school b yiv t hIev rea I
outhcrnI ass(ciatioIl. I needed to
learnl ill o Ier to spvIi I paw's
IIIoIIv anld I rcoin't go to the
dn ly ()'ollpans buy\ilg
agt(';s scl,Ijid. li sir, Wol Is
(roinug to bvAt them nextyar
I think these reasons ar sii
ficeent to sat isfy thie faculty that
I ual gooduuh re'asonls to comeic toi
coniah dow theViIlre.
Frieshnmn: Ai~ ( ic'dlv of Er~,
Sophooirce 'IMul chido About
Noithing.
Siori A\ It's W~iell Thiat Ends
We'll."
Orange ai Ilue.
Nowv I lay mei( down to re'st,~
To stutdy hard I 've' tried myv best.:
If I s;houhiI die biefore I awake,
* -( )rnare annr Illnoe
R S.
ED UCAT ION.
YoungIJoh Smlith, who Jumps a
counter
Inl the Star Delartient Store,
Is an e(<41(ented personl.
1in a1 IIIIIIred hinalds of lore.
I1v Can (IIconjigate in Latrm,
Aii in (Greek he feels at ease:
IIe is stron Ig for mathaentics
Alld a t homle w ith Ilh. D).'s.
I Iv call reii and write inl S:m.serit,
IIe hias ogic right down pat
lilt he v.:1-is just fif,teenl dolhas.
.\Ald le's lck to get that.
Rticlmn I,N)e is shy oi learning"i:
Ie can't ,ven pII-sV a 1101111.
ireek and I,atin are bevond him
shor)It division mnakies him11 fr-own.
I1 it caime to logarit mlis.
ie woIld go the otlie way:
('hjeIjistry mI1eans n(otinl,g to hi,i.
And at logie he's a jay.
Bliut despite his de'llrth of know
ledge,
Ile is owner of the store,
Where the erudite yonigp, Simlith
ear1ills
Fifteen per aini nothinig iore.
Stepienis: "IIn.ve youl taken a
bath ?"
IE.-ans No. Is there one miss
ing?"
(',ainpbell :"A re y.oul tryinmig to
iii1ke a fool out of me?"
RamseyN,: 'No. I never trY to
interfere with nature."
I rofessor Olson: Do voII
know why I gave youl a III?"
ludolph Lightsey: "No, I real
lY call't think."
P'ro fessor: "Correct."
Soph: "-Where is the clutch in
a car?"
'resh: "On the back seat."
- -The Mlississippian.
Ihouglh college days
lave their delights
They (an't coipare
With college IigIts.
I.xchianlge
I V )( )ST
li)st. and the wori boosts with
Kock, n111 y r the slf:
For the woirbi gets sick of the one
who'll k(ick,
An w11~ ishies lie'dc kick hiimiselfI.
Ioost whenu thie siin is shining,
lioost wheni it starts to rain:
If yo 'u llhppen to) fll, d on't lie
liut getil u l nioost algamn.
Isoost for your own . avancemienit.
lioost foi thle thinigs subllimie;
F'or thle eba P liat's foitmt oni the
tojpiost round
Is a b5oster every' ime.
IExami Qiiestion: "What (do you
thiinik of this couirse?
Lieiiinon: "I think it. is a well
roundi(ed out course. What we
dIon't get ini clas~s we get on1('i exam
Sinnt ion."
O)E TO A HORSE.
)I Imackneye< v little anlinlul1 of
vitiated fame!
()ht sYmpathetic helper of t ie
helpless al the laie!
IHow often lie you carried on
your beit, alibiguouls back
The ambi<extrous Student Who
avoils the narrow track !
IHow often, also, have youl swill.
the river Failuire thril
With wvellI intentione<d persons
who are prole to lean on you !
Youl knowing little civitire, with
oVur11 too prosaic face,
Yon do y-ouri1 balefull dity wit-I :
SofIt elanldestinle pace,
Not knowing whom orripting,
wviloml obeying' mu11.ware,
Ilut 1ran:Ing,Ilf yourl jimlproper path
wvith calculated care,
) hI. o will sev volr error aiu,
'o io vol. crooked crony,
Thllat m nnul no mNore ca( vi0 at
the "Inlterlinlear. Pony"?
-.J. M. \
Fresh : "W1,hv <of\ vou call Cant
well. 'le Ark.' "
Soplh: "ecauIse after floating
aroun0ifd he is folld '(n the apex.'
Jun1ior: "Where are vou going
inl such a hurr?"
Senior: "' got a a<ate with
an1 egg a l1 can't break it."
Sophi "It onlv takes me fifteenl
iinutes to dress."
Fresh : "It onlv takes Ime tei."
Soph "1: "ut I wash."
--The Southern.
'e Ia1ugh ;It tle prof's jokes,
No muatter what they be,
Not because they're funny jokes,
Blit out of policy.
---Tie Student.
Prof.: "'Jfust vho is the absent
girl in the vacant chair before
mw?"
-Miaii StuIdeit.
Gainls: -I can't accept this poeim
at 111. It, isn't verse: it is Imlerely
an1 escape of ras."
hewnig: ")I. I see: soIlle
hing wrong with the meter.
REFINED FOOTBALIL.
"I beg Ialdoln sirl I fear
.ly (lbow ('aught, vo iln tihe
llose.
I )on't mienitioni it, I beg of you;
IIolle I haave llot Iiasiled VOIIr
toes.
"I ear lite I tiitust ap)ologh'ze,
lnra let ile llelp youl to your
feet."
Itan foui sir. Iet uile coimieil(
Your h tascklIinhg: 'twas extremiely
neat.
I've brutisedf youri jaw v--believe
ie, sir,
I (JO regr(et stai sU -ii-iiSebanI lce.
"A trhi le p)rithaee, take liy arm;h
I'll leta you to the amblanll lce.''
"Your01I ear l, I thinki I, sir-I am i
grieved;
1 have b0 een rather rough, I
fea~ r.'
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Whaen Furmarin aind Carolina
mieet niext year?
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