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rje eamecom PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE LITERARY SOCIETIES Terms $1.50 a Year Entered at Columbia, S. C., postoffice November 20, 1908 as second class mail matter. VRI IAY. N( )VI'MII1 24, 1922. EDITORIAL STAFF. S. T. Sparkman Editor G. H. Wittkowsky Associate J. E. Millard Associate BUSINESS. J. S. Nunamuaker Manager. The Great God Conventionality. We have decided to level our little pop gull oi tilte CGreat God wihose name is Conventionality. We realize that this is a hackneyed theme, especially in this college. In an age that boasts of (or shall we say "apologizes for"?) H. 1,. lencketi. Bernard Shew and Ana tole Vrance such motifs are as coinion as the sands of the sea and to a col lege community which has been edified by the pens of the lon. Edwin Folk and Coleman Karesh surely we wiuld not mak any boast of novel.ty. Fur therinore this sibject has been handled by these gentleit- in former issues of the Gamecock, with such ability that we should hesitate to essay the attack. We see to be living in anl age and time when the highest sort of premium is placed upo ) convention. He who c01forms is given a seat among the accepted. The man who refuses to worship at the shrine of antique ideas is placed aiong the dammed. The surest path to popularity is to become the adherent to a new d(octrine. )ne would think .that in university life such would not be the case. Sure ly we would he warranted inl believing that on the campuises of educational inl stitutions a spirit of independent ,thought and free exchange of ideas prevails. Bit alas ! such is not the case. The proverbial octopus, Respec tability, has extended its tentacles even within the venerable college walls. By the side of .the Temple of Reason is the Temple of Conventional thinking. Aid it sevilis that more incense is burn ed at the latter than at the former. lint scich shotld not he 'the case Universities should ie clearing houses 1f itew ides as well as trading posts for Old ones. The shoals of revolution are 114) m1o)cre to be avoided than tit.he cess pools of stagnation. Dissattis faction is not always a bad thing. There is, as has bee said, a divinity to disconi tent. Ott of the seethiing volcanoes of turmoil of yesterday there has poured forth the lava oi which tow rests better 'things. Conservatism has its good sides and to a certain extent it is in dispensable; bit it often goes too far. The path (cf tir)gress has alWays IeI and must firever he blazedI by the non conformist, .tilet man who refuses to accept every foolfish and outrageous motion that prevails in his age and local ity'. If we ist choocse hcet weeni so-called radtical i sm and a lind cccn servactism .thenc give us radical ism. lBetter to Ice a wild mounctttain streami than a fcout swampl. WV. Furman Players Reinstated. Shor ct is thce wrathccof tIhe average ftccctall ccachc whien i.ts oblject is ccne orv mrce of htis shiinig tights of the gridtircci.. W\c Ice unttic the scrub who ic ani uniguarded ci mmenct stn.ukes a cigarette cci drvi ves healccng Iinto a i sack of pceanuts, his dciom is seat-td fcor evermcrcie ! Itnct whcen tIhe va rsity doc es te samei thIing icr worcIse,' the uist gci re sutit is a Ilightt suispension that runts ocver ac period t hat cloes not conttaini iciy im. tporitan-.t gaimes. 'lThis article is, ini theo wirds oif Proccfessor Sno3wden, "'Apropos D)empsey and( :\ eCuirry were cince agacin ron thIe goodcc side ocf the coachecs int the Mountain City acnd thact they had bceen atllowedl toc funoticon olicially agaiinst WiolToird last Saturdacy. Bitt pray do not mcisutnderstand uts. OF COU RSE this is ani excepitiontal case, acid thie Furmani coaches .culld not have takeni any such acticon unless they had biecn A IlSOI,UJTET,Y sure that 'the two men had been SUFFI CiENTI,Y pianished already, (and thia' they would lie needed later in the sea son.) Never mind, you dlear little Horniet, we're with yout in any pretecice you put up, if only yout will beat thact Tiger for us. And we believe you'll (1o it. S. Carolinian Out. Have you seen the CAROLINIAN? If not, youve missed a rare treat for Claude S. Chewning and Co. have put out a mighty fine issue on their first effort into the realms of magazine pro duction. We could pick out quite a llnilber f especially good articles and ltories, but this woulk lie a mere waste (0 time as tie whole magazine is far above the usual standards for college publications. We once held the menial Imst of Exchange Editor under Bill Gaines, and were perforce compelled to wade through mountainous piles of ex changes before we could find soeic two mr three stories that were worthy of commen4. or some little gem of a poeml that had fallen through some freak of fortune, from the pen of a college writer. The CONCEPT probably ex cels any of the other magazines of this section in tile excellence of its po try, blit we (1o not know of a single One that has a general standard that is 'he least bit better than our own CAR 01,1 N IAN. If you haven't read this first issue. (o so, and you won't he .orry for it. And, ly the way, don't forget to keep a good steady flow of the right sort of material in the direc tiol of Mr. Clewning, our representa tive from Lee county. S. "Lights Out." The "fates of nations" are decided by little things And never was this more forcefully demonstrated than last Fri diar light, when the electric lights w\elt olit and the whole of this grand old institution of learning was shroud ed ill darkness for the larger part of the evening. A visitor oil tile caipums that night might have thought he had ri ulpon a city of tile dead had le not heard the sndO of voices from scattered groups, where Clauide Chewning, Senator G. II. Wittkowsky or Pat Adams might be leard ciligiening all admiring groip that crowded about. It was a night of hilarity, a litle Mardi Gras, if y-ol wish, for who may be held re spolsible for lessons when the lights are out the night before? And in how many ways were the wheels of learning retardedl by this seeming triviality of "something wrong at the power house"!! Quiz, special report, recitation. etc.. etc., were in the ranks of the impossible for the next mll'rnlinig, and tile grald old theory of "lecture oniy" or, "Class is dismissed" was the order of the day. The poor little Gamecock, was al most pisiled off tile map when 'the press had to stop work under the stress of impending circumstances; while the Clariosophic Society failed to set a record when i.t did not imeet; for two men assigned to the program duty for the evening were ready and waiting when the sad news was broken that there w(ould he no hostilities that night. It was certainly a mixed bless ing . hIlt we noticed thlat two classes :f freshmen who were to have had muatih puizzes were nlot tihe least hlit orry whlen tiley were po(stponIedl. It would seeml thlat "mlanlana'' is tIhe "na oure olf tile brtute' for freshmen, as well as for Soph,11 J unior o~r Senior. S. Cheering Takes Backset. We ere pIromplted a fter thle Sewane ameIl to daish oIff somIlethling oIf a pane yric a p)ropo(s oIf tile Carolina cheering at thlat game. We feit, and( still feel, that .this plraise was well dleservedl, but must conlfess thlat tile F"trmlan game dlisplayedl quite' as mulcih of a reversal (i form on tIle blieachers as onl tile fid. The ciheerinlg wvas feeble. ando shlowed a tend(ency to get hack tol tile "daml'" ando "hligh school stuff'' tha>t we siouIld( hlave lefIt beind( us a fter seeinIg hlow mllci,e letter we could (do Whlat's the matter wvith our cheering, anlyway ? ('an't we get tile proper -vol tme without resort ing to crudities and( eulgarity, with thle mistaken idlea thlat we are tiherebly gainling inl emphIasis andt inltensity ? We would hlate (o thlink that is tile case .Aind yet we either lack the old1 pep that wins games from tile sidlelinles, or else we feel thlat pe~p is no( longer nleedled as soonI as wve get a fewv po(ints ahlead oIf thle game. 'The footblail season is about over no0w, bult wvhenlever anly cheering is needed let's dio away wvith tile "roughl stuff" anId (10 omle real genuine chleering thlal wilt -how thle real Gamecock pep 'that's still 'e ft in thle stud(ent body, though some times it dloesn't seem to work ouIt very often. S. Barlow Writes of European Studies. Mr. C. F. Barlow, a law student of the University, has promised to write a series of short articles for the Game cock in which he will give the men and women here the benefit of his studies and observations in -'uirope during the pasrt summer. Mr. Barlow studied in the various countries of Europe in comu pany with men from other colleges of to get a great d,tal of information from this country. and it was his privilege the leading men of the countries visited. We believe that Nr. Barlow's articles should be interesting and instructive 4to all the men on this campus, and we feel that we are most fortunate in being able to secure these discussions from hin for our paper. S. :0o: Student Conditions in Germany. It has been officially called to my at tention that the University of South Carolina has neglected to give to the Russian and European Studenit Re lief 'und, and in an effort to help what I know to be one of the biggest Christian undertakings that the world has ever witnessed. I feel it my duty to make public some personal cx, riences that I had while studying the work of this organization. II speaking with Dr. TilfmanI on student conditions in Germany, he said, "That the cost of living for a student for a period of a mon.th has increased from 800 to 1500 marks (since leaving Germany it has run up to between 5, 000 ai(l 6,000 M1. because of the decline in the value of said mark : this is about $4.00) since last spring, and the number of needy students is from 75 per cent to 80 per cent of the whole student body." Now frankly fellows, Germany will very probably be cut from the E. S. R.'s list during the coming wiinter, be cal-se she is in much better condition than most of the other countries in Ceintral Europe, HUT, the following is the kind of meal the German students receive twice a (lay at the Studenshaft (sef-help organ) where over 100,000 students are enrolled. In the mensa (mess-hall) two courses are served, the first being soup which reminded one of a sour brand mash, and was so strong that I am convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that a hunk of Lim burgtr wouldn't have a chance in a com petitive race. As for the second course, it consisted of a nice big slice (if meat about the size of one's two fingers, and on the side of the plate youwould soon discover that you had been honored with a portion of white potatoes. They call the meat by the name of the horse who once wore it, but I was convinced that too much lion or had been bestowed upon it and gave it the name of a nice yoting elephant about twenty or thirty years of age. InI justice to the white potatoes, I will say that they have saved 'the life of not a few, for they take the place of bread, meat and most all other substancial Tlhe abov-t is wshat the average Ger mani student has for twVo meals per day, as for the third there is very often none, but should lhe lhe so fortunate as to possess the fewv marks necessary lhe may buy a poor excuse for coffee and a hard roll. If it were not for the money raised( in 'the Universities of Great Blritian and America these students would have to live or (lie O nmuch less. I have given youi just one fact that can't lhe dleniedl, yot it is mild1( compared with other conditions in some of the countries in Central Europe, and Rus sia, about wvhich I shall tell in the near futur'e. In closing it is onily fair to German students and to those American stu You can get it at The S dents who have given in the past, that there is In Gernny a genuine spirit of appreciation for American aid to Ger mnany since the war, and a real spirit of iriendship has been born to American Students. C. F. B. Mid-Term Grades AU Out Soon. Very soon the last of the mid-tern grades will have appeared and the last two and a half months. Most of us passed on most of our work-of course, but let's not forget that the pe riod between now and Christmas is the most critical in the whole college year. This is the time wheii it is easiest for the man who is passing by a fairly safe margin to lose his grip and fall back among the goats. It is also the time when the man who is behind in his work has the chance to catch up. If he doesn't (o so within the next month the odds are ten to one that he won't he in line by February, and' THAT means that he either becomes a special or buys a ticket for home. As sonie sage has remarked, "A little midnight oil in December decreases the number of 'specials in February." S. :o: Long Back in the Game. One of the most pleasing features of the Carolina-Florida freshmen game in Greenville was the return to the game of Long, ,our star tackle from the City by the Sea. Long, Holcombe and Hemphill, all Charleston boys, are three of our best bets, ist as are Frankie Meyer and "Shag" Simmons on the varsity, and though they have had quite a bit of trouble with injuries, they have played good ball throughout the season. Now that Long and Hol combe are both in the lineup once more, our chances of grabb g up the freshi cla lpionshi) of the state are looming bright and brighter. Holcombe plays half with the best of them, while Long is just as good at tackle as any one ill this University of South Caro lina. S. That Band of Ours. When we look around us and see the hig pant that the band is playing in the life of the campus these days we sonletimes wonder how we man aged to get along without one. I suppose you all know the story of the band on the trip to Orangeburg. Anyhow, the musicians nanaged that, special 'train or no special train, the band was going to he onl hand with a gale of melody when the Gamecock took the field against the 1ulldog. So the members of the band went through the country in a truck and arrived bright and early Thursday norning, in tile to drive into the Fair grounds. And the way that band performed at the Citadel game was a joy to all be lolders, and hearers. The mlen who have labored to put the band over the top have had to overcome many serious obstacles. but 4hey are reaching tile ioint now where they can see results. 'The handl is, and shlorld he, one of the colleges mlost valuable assets. S. All Hail Thanksgiving. 1Let's all have a good time' Th'anks givinig !\'hat do you say? Fellows he out at It) o'clock Tlhursday morning and show your stuff. Youii can't be any where else. Whyl? IBecause the co-edls are going to be there. Girls, dlon't sleep too late. If the,I hoyi~s are too lazy 4to come after you, be ouat there anyway. We are going to have a real old Thanksgiving meet ing. Tlhe speekers will be announced later but, l istenm, we are going to have (ine of the best in town. In fact wve eld's Drus 1443 Main Street ~tate Book In The State Nesanpe Buildiang are almost tellpted to tell you his name, but for fear that something might hap pen and lie could not be there we are pos-tponing his name till a wee bi' nearer the time. Our good friend J. H. Black has promised to have the best music obtain able on the program and you know how Jim can have it when he tries. There will be no classes that day, nothing to keep you away. You can nol go home because there will be classes Friday. So just make up your iiiiiids to be there. Don't plan any thing else because if you do you will be sorry later. Good bye and good luck. We'll see you Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at Flinn Hall. R. M. S. - 0 --OC Orangeburg Hospitality The students of the University of South Carolina are very grateful to the good citizns of Orangeburg for the hspitality shown us last Thursday. Every effort was made to moke the visitors feel at home and as a result all wlho made the trip report that they en joyed themselves to the fullest extent. Not the least feature of the (lay was the dinner served on the grounds. If you don't believe it was good ask Mutt Millard or Mac Dabbs. It is rumored that each of these distinguished genle Imlenl showed their appreciation of Orangeburg hospitality by eating six dinners oil the grouinds. Hence they should know whereof they speak. W. Varsity Lick Freshmen 6 to 0. In a so-called game of football the varsity (?) licked the freshmen (?) oil Davis field last Tuesday afternoon. If we hadn't known that Joe Wheeler is no longer a Freshmen it would have been difficult at times to deternine "which was who.." A blocked punt, ,a cleverly executed pass and one hard drive through the line in the fourth quarter brought the only scores of the day. The features ot tile day's play were a sixty yard rn by Fant Kelly for a call-back : ;and the fact that quite a number of simoleons were taken in at the gate. The game was very amusing but was hardly the kind that had been advertised in the papers, and for which the fals had paid their good money aid taken the afternoon off. Carolina wouldn't have the backing of the peo ple of Columbia for her football team very long if this sort of thing was pultd very often.. W(e don't wish to appear in the role of the knocker, but wlhen a football game is advertised, and written up for a week in advance well, a football game should he played, and not such a farcical exhibition as we had last Tuesday. We appreciate tile fact -that the coaches were anxious that their mlen shouild not he injured but if they were as anxious as they appeared to be the whole thing should have been allowed to stay "called off", as i,t was announced in thle Record Monday. 3. - - - :o : Freshman Honor Committeemen Elected. At a meeting of the boys of tile fresh manm class inl chapel Monday morning Ba;ss and Jeffords were elected to the honor comnittee from the first year men(1. Before the election took place Mr. F,. M. SmithI, at thle reqluest of the chair, set forthl inl a fewv simple remarks 'theC imlportanlce of thle hlonor committee and tIle nlecessity for electing strong, responsible muen to serve onl theC com miJttee. We believe thlat tIle freshmen are to be cong rati']ated upon tile choices they have made. S. r Store Store