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TOUCHDOWN GAMECOCS s GAMECOCKS SECEIS s University of South Carolina VOL. XVI COLUMBIA, S. C., SEPTIEMBIER 29, 1922. NUNBER 2 GAMEC NEW REGIME AT U. S. ( AUGURS GOOD YEAR Carolina today stands upon the thre: hold of a new year. Just a week ag our new president sounded the note tha he will carry through all his adminis tration here-a note that will lift or beloved University to a higher plan than it has reached in the past, a noi that will lift Carolina above compar son with the other schools of the Stat< and place her abreast of the best of th higher institutions of learning all ove the country. Dr. Melton is tremendous ly indebted to Dr. Currell for the hig standing that the University enjoys a present and because of which it will t possible to make such noteworthy at vances in the future. And most fortunately Carolina in tends to follow up her literary advance ments not only with changes in an a< ministrative way but along with thes is to go the very best advertisement tha a college of today can have-,athletics o great ability that carry the name of thei school to every hamlet and home in th whole state and beyond its borders. W have the four things that do most in con tributing to the success of. the moder university, namely adminitrative eff ciency and wisdom a high schoolast standard, a strong program of athleti and the active cooperation of the alun ni. With such an array of strengt anything is possible and the only rc quirement for success is the smoot working of all the parts of the machin Everything that has been said so fa in this article will probably be admittc without argument, hut a little thougi will show that while in most instance we would need to go no further, yet h< cause of the peculiar circumstances tha attend the support of Carolina, we wi need to take into consideration one mor factor-and an all-important one. As we all know the very existence o the University of South Carolina dc pends upon appropriations from the lel islature of the the people of this stat The prime desire of this august assen bli is to reduce taxation to the limit c their ability and thus insure their r< turn for the following term. It is eas er to cut Carolina's appropriation tha nearly any other item on the list. and a a result our finances get the knife con sistently and disastrously. Unfortunately we cannot take th power from the hands of the member of the legislature and the Universit must remain the football of politics, bu it is within our power to foster such feeling among the people of the stal that they wvill not approve of any ma: handling of Carolina's appropriations 1: the legislature. This should he the gos of students, faculty, alumni and a others connected with the Universil during the next few years. 'rhe ill wi of the people of the state is the or thing that stands between us and matei ial advancement at the present time. VW hold no brief for Carolina as again: the dlenonminational schools of the stat hut we do love and honor her for win she nowv is andl for what she wvill bei the years to come if given a prop< chance. The cause of FEducation is or which we hold in common wvith ti other schools of this state and, despil Continued on Page 2 M EE T OCK RE . FRESHMEN FEAST AT CITY Y. M. C. A. Oh, you lucky Freshmen I Gee, the o writer 'most wishes he was a Freshman t again after hearing of all the good eats - that were served at the banquet given r the new men by the University "Y" on e September 26, Tuesday evening, at the e City Y. M. C. A. It's a great wonder - that the doctors didn't have a rushing business on the campus Tuesday night; e and maybe they did, we don't know. r Say, you unlucky upper clasmen, how does this menu strike you? Grapefruit Cocktail t Olives Pickles e Potatoes a la Cream Toasted Bread Iced Tea Ice Cream Cake - Wouldn't that make anybody's mouth water? Wonder if someone couldn't persuade the "Y" to give a banquet to e the whole student body? The menu t was prepared by the Ladies Auxiliary f of the University Y. M. C. A., and r charming co-eds were on hand to serve e it to the starving Freshmen who have e been boarding at the mess hall. It has - been said that "chicken figured largely n on the menu both as served and server." - R. G. Bell, the incomparable "Y" sec c retary and orator, spoke interestingly to ,;the new men on the subject, "Friend - ship." His gestures added greatly to hi the talk, and he frequently ran his fin gers thru his thick glossy hair. He de hscribed the value of friendship, and . urged the Freshmen to make many r friends on the campus, and we have no d doubt he boosted the Co-eds, Chicora it and C. C. at the same time. s Doctor Isadore Schayer of the De partment of Hygiene at the University it spoke to the new men on "Social Hy I giene," a topic which "Doc." thoroughly e, understands and the knowledge of which is very valuable to all the boys entering f Carolina. Last, but not least. Bill Doar was right on the job fairly bursting with Gamecock "pep." Frequently he did ex - plode, and when this took place the f building shook with Carolina yells and - songs. Billy did his best to make those Freshmen's throats so sore that they n couldn't swallow, but evidently he did s not succeed, because the "eats" disal) peared just as fast after he finished as before he began. s The Freshman Banquet will long be s remembered by the class of '26, but y take a hint from one who knows and do t not think about that banquet when you a are sitting dlown to a Saturday or Sun e day niight supper at the mess hall-you -are likely to starve to dleath. J. E. M. il Officers of Athletic Ascsocia Ition Elected. y il e Harry N.l.Lightsey was electedl pres , dn fthe Athletic Association l)y the estutdent body Monday morning; John t IMhiltan was chosen Secretary; W. T. (Bill) Hllan wa inthe raewt l,ightsey. n lHarry and "Johnnie AMac" have beeni r varsity guards for three years. They e are wvell l iked on the campus and cer e tainly dleserve these honors. Harry Shas mlade a name in other sports be sidles football, especially track and wvrestl ing. M E OlN ADY F( COLLEGE NIGHT ENJOYEI BY ALL "It surely was great !" "Gee, bul those were some good stunts". Thest and similar remarks were made by th< Freshmen (and upper class men too) after the annual College Night, whicl was held in the University Chapel, or Friday evening, Sept. 22nd. And ever these expressions do not fully describ< the excellent program that was car ried out. The exercises which were planned and directed by the Y. M. C. A. were presided over by Fant Kelly, presideni of the University Y. M. C. A. When the Freshmen and visitors had all arrived, and the chapel was well filled, Mr. Kelly called the meeting tc order, and spoke briefly upon the ob. ject of College Night. Then "Wc Hail Thee Carolina" was sung, aftet which Mr. Kelly introduced Dr. Wm D. Melton, who welcomed the new students to Carolina, "on behalf of th< students, the faculty, the city of Co lumbia and the state of South Caro lina." He was followed by Dr. L. 1 Carpenter, Chaplain of the University who urged the students to conic to hity when they ieeded some one to hell solve their problems. Following Dr Carpenter, Mr. Pat Murphy, a mem ber of the Columbia bar, and an Alum. nus of Carolina representing the Alum. ni Association, assured the men ol Carolina that the old men of Carolinm were backing them 100 per cnt strong Just here Billy Doar, cheer leader interposed a bit of real Carolina "pep' by calling for cheers for Dr. Meiton the alumni and Carolina.. This was followed by one of tht headline attractions of the evening (ol which there were many,) a wrestlinp match between "Red" Jennings, thR University champion, and "Buddy' McKee, the runner-up for this honor A fter seven minutes of snappy and real professional work, the match waF declared a draw. For the next few minutes, the lit. erary societies held sway. Gus Black speaking for all three of the societies, and being followed by a debate he tween members of the Clariosophic and Euphradian societies. Clark Floyd, of the Euphradian, ably upheld the affirmative side of the question; "Resolved, that all Freshmen should join a literary society," while E. B. Castles. of the Clarisophic. with ap pronriate gestures and real "corn fiel oratory." adljuredl the Freshmen "te lay of f themi literary societies." and of fering himsel f as an example of the nervous wvreck literary society wvork. wvill make of a man. Miss Frantces Wannamaker, who was p)residling of. ficer during- the dlebate, and sole judg( thereof, dlecidled in favor of the af firmative. Next, Mr. O. D). Johnson spoke for the L,aw Association, advising all em bryonic lawvyers to join the said asso ciation and thereby wvin favor in tIn sight of the "profs." A fter a few more yells. led by Hilly D)oar, the big "features" of the even ing wvere "pulled of f". (Trhese wver< sketches staged by the Y. M. C. A and the Y. W. C. A.) The Y. W Continued on Page 4. [ DAVI JR THE I FIRST REGULAR MEETING IN CHAPEL When the Carolina historian of to morrow comes to the task of recording the events of today, there will be one date which he will write in letters of gold. That date will be Friday, the 22 of September, 1922, for on that morn i ing the University of South Carolina officially threw open its doors for its 119th session. On that morning also, Dr. William Davis Melton, or "Billy" as he would have it, made his first for mal appearance at a regular chapel ex ercise. The opening exercises were conduc t ted before a crowded audience. A tone of optimism seemed to pervade the en tire meeting. Friends of the Univer sity regard it as having opened a new era in the life of the institution. Dr. Melton was on this occasion, the cynosure of all eyes, and his address vas the feature of the morning. Dr. Melton spoke with deep feeling and earnestly bespoke the cooperation of faculty, students and alumni. He ex pressed the hope that the students would let him share with them any troubles which might asise in their col lege career. The second part of President Mel ton's speech was given to a discussion of "Good Citizenship." Hle reviewed the conditions that obatin in our state, emphasizing the illiteracy which pre vales. The light taxes in the state and - the dangerous were pointed out by Dr. Melton as being among the most po - tent causes of our backwardness. In teresting statistics were submitted, show ing what a mall amount of money we pay for edtucation as compared with the amounts paid for various sorts of lux uiries. Throut l)r. Melton's discourse ran a veii of humor which was pleasing to his hearers. At the conclusion of his masterly address the new president was warmly applauded. R. Beverly Herbert, a local attorney. speaking on behalf of the Alumni As sociation, also llade an excellent and inst rct ive talk. Ie to k as his theme, "'Thie Road of Honest Indus try." The burden of Mr. I lerbert's address was to the e f fect that "the straight and narrow path" is the safest and best. Mr. iherbert is a convincing speaker and his words were accorded tle strictest att tion. especial interet being evident tiowards tho se part s of his talk that dealt with the practical dangers of college life. Mr. H-erbert usedl many vividh illustrations drawn from his ownI knowvledge of Carolina in years past. Before the meeting adljourned1 sev eral announceimeints of importance were madle by D)ean C'urrell of the gradluate school and1 Dean Baker of the University. D)r. C'urrell outlined the courses that he is of fering in the grad uiate school and in which so much in terest is being manifested by the stu.. (kints and townspeople alike. W. Chorinda has numberous beaux Who escorts her to cafes and sheaux But fair ('ho's a coquette And if poppish they get She turns up her beautiful neaux. S FIELI FRAY! GAMECOCK'S SPURS SHARP ENED FOR SECEDERS Today the University of South Car olina's football season is pried open by a game with the Seceders of Esrkine. Enthusiasm runs high and a great bat tle is expected. It will be remembered that last year we were able to snatch victory from this acme team only in the last few moments of play. There are two reasons why this game will be extremely interesting to followers of football thruout the South. Everyone is wondering what Erskine will be able to do without that King of Players, Dode Phillips. Very little in the way of news is coming from Due West but that much indi cates that, the absence of Dode not withstanding, the Seceders expect to put out a team strong enough to give anyone a run for the money. The other prime cause of interest is the vast amount of speculation that is be ing done on the subject of "just how good Metzger's team will he at the opening of his third year at Carolina." Anyone who has been listening for any tips from that sage of the gridiron has been disappointed. He has had much to say about the men getting suf ficient sleep, much about the fact that Carolina will he in there fighting until the last whistle, and not a little about every available man reporting on Davis field-hut further than this lie has said almost nothing. Sol evident ly believes that it is very well for the Gamecock to spread his wings and crow a bit after the battle is won but all Ivery wrong for the same Gamecock to march about tooting a horn before the game. The large number of men whom Coach Metzger has been running on his varsity squad makes the first line up for this afternoon extremely prob lematic. The chances are that they will all he seen in action as Coach be lieves in the principle of using fresh men whenever possible. We may even see tw o di.stinct backficlds alter n.,ting one with the other. The men who are apt to be seen in action today include Captain Waite, Meyers. Sinnions. Chappelle, McMil fan, Lightsey. Wheeler, Holland, Brice. Ambs. Snipes. Parler, Sizemore, McKee and others. The place that seems the most doubtful is that of quarterback. Ful tvn's hesitancy and indecision has cost the Garnet and Black sorely as lie wvas being counted upon to fill that all-important position from the very first of die season. It is unfortunate that he could not have madec up his mind long ago to play on the Carolina team this fall. Before this first game last year we could look at a 42-7 score piled tip by Furman against Phil lips et al., and were willing to p)redlict a crushing dle feat for the team from the smaller school. This overcon fidence all bit spelled defeat for C'arolina in that first game of last season--htit this year there are no comparitive scores to dleceiv'e us andl we are going on the fieldl to fight it out on an eveni basis. Carolina's team scrapped hard for (arolina every minute of the time with every Carolina maii on the sidlelines Continued on Page 6 D)AT 4