Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Member of South Carolina College Press Association Published Weekly by the Various Literary Societies Terms-$1.50 a Year Entered at the Columbia, South Carolina Postoffice on November 20, 1908, as Second-Class Mail Matter. NEWS STAFF S. WOLFE EIcuIi. ...............Editor-in-Chief ISADORE Po.IER ............ ......Managing Efditor W. LEE, CRocKEi .............News and Club Editor FRED MINSIHAL. .......................Sport Editor JiMY BA.nwN ...................Feature Editor Miss ELLEN Hou. .................Co-Ed Editor C. B. W r.LIAMS .........................Editorials REPORTERS W. 0. VARN, A. W. HOLI.ER. HAROLD HENTZ, W. J. THOMAS, JAMEs HEARON, RonERT BAss, D. H. EARGLE CHARLES CUTTINo, VIRGINIA DOAR, MAUDE ELLIS, CATHERINE PHILLIPS NEws ITEMS may be handed members of the Staff, left at Box 444 Canteen, or phoned to the Editorial Offices at 907 South Main Street, Phone Number 4109. 'between the hours of 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 10 to 11 a.m. or 2:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays. BUSINESS STAFF FURMAN R. GRSSETTE ....................Alanager ERNEST B. CASTLES ......................Assistant SAM. L. READY ...........................Assistant JOHN R. PATE .........................Circdatio:i Advertising Rates Will Be Furnished on Request. Apoly to Business Manager. FR IDA Y, A PR IL 17, 1925 Co-Eds on the Post Office The new canteen, across the hall from the old stand, may lead some to believe that the post of fice question will be dropped. Not so. Carolina needs that sub-station too much to accept any thing as a substitute. Though .the new quarters will be much better than the for mer-it is not what we want-and need. Winthrop has her post office-and a good system. 'iere the mail is delivered to the stu dents rooms by appointed monitors. You know the conditions here, the carelessness with which the mail is handled. Will the new canteen remedy this? Hardly. At the Woman's College the mail, is put on a table in the back hall. Any and every one looks though it. If any disappears it is never missed The Specials are put aside-some times for a day-until accidently remembered by the person who signed for them. Any perso'n who might be at the table signs for specials and registered let ters. The packages lay on the floor in the hall until the owner fini 2. This cannot go on! On with the sub-station issue and no rest un til we behold on the campus-that post office. - U.S.C. - The Editor's Dream Down with the "Old President's Home" and in its stead a beautiful chapel--a chapel that will hold Carolina's "large family." Let there he huge.Gothic columns to beckon admirers as they pass. -Have it stone, or brick but have it. This building would not b)e a luxury--it is necessary. It would-besides settling the chapel situation-settle the class room needs. More are needed badly. Tile Presidlent's office, the School of Journa lism, tihe Extension Department-all could find homes in this building. The effect from the street would b)e lovely, with the present wvell kept campus b)efore it-and the beautiful fountain, which is to be placed just in front of the suggested spot for the chapel. The situation wvould be ideal since it wouldl be at the head of the campus. It is THE EDITOR'S DREAM. - U.s.c. - A n Election System Carolina unprecedented growth in the past five years has as yet brought but little change in ex isting customs. Tihe experience of other univer sities, however, would seem to indicate that as Carolina becomes larger, it will sooner or later be necessary to change some of its methods of dealing with extra-curricular activities, especially the student publications. How soon or how late this change will be brought about is a mere Watter of conjecture.. The system used in most of the larger uni versities to elect the heads of pub)lications is less democratic than at Carolina. However, when at tendence is figured in thousands instead of hun dreds, it becomes next to impossible for the candi dates to be known by any except a few inti nmate friends. Since the cndia;tes merits ar thus unknown, politicians rather than editors are oftentimes elected. Accordingly, many colleges have adopted a system of semi-faculty control: that is, election by the members of the staff, sub ject to the approval of the Faculty Committee. This plan has its advantages for the members of the staff know best the qualificati'ons of the can didates, and whether or not they would be able to work in harmony with them the following year. The decisions of such a small body are not apt to be controlled by any reason, other than actual merit on the part of the candidates. Due to the "heeling" system, political groups are unable td put a large number of the freshmen on the staff, in order to vote. All freshmen candidates are known as "heelers." After a year of service as such, pro viding a certain amount of acceptable material has been submitted, they are placed upon the staff. Thus their first chance to vote will be at the end of their Sophomore year, when they will have be come thoroughly familiar with conditions. Some colleges provide. in addition, that a candidate for the Editorship must have served as one of the As sociate Editors. Because of this a man cannot be come editor until his Senior year. This plan just outlined is usually referred to as the elective. Still another system in use is 'the so-called competitive plan. Under this method a competi tion is held. Any member of the staff can sub mit editorials under a pseudonym, and the best of these are chosen by the Faculty Committee. In some colleges the editor is then 'chosen from the winners by the Faculty Committee, but in otliei-s he is elected by the staff. The transition from popular voting to semi faculty control is always against protest from the student body. No doubt most of the students w:ould object strenuously to such a system being introduced at Carolina. There is only one way to prevent the adoption of a system similar to those mentioned; that is, to elect as editors, men of ability. In the coming elections the problem will be to forget personalities, to forget selfish reasons, and to vote for the man who has experience and democratic. -- u.s.c. -- BY JIMMYJ The Four Ages It seems that no one knows what Love really is. Sonic say that it is an Evolution-anyway, here's the way it goes: Grade School Roses ith red, Violets ith blue, Sugar ith thweet, And tho-ith-ooo. High School Chrysanthemums are beautiful And so is Marmalade: Without you, darling Gwendolyn, My life's a night shade. College The moon silver sheathed, As you, my golden symphany 'Tis you I crave My agonizing ecstasy! Tei Years Wed I have a knife, It's blade is true, For 30 cents I'd murder you! - U.s.c. - Graveyard of the Living How many graves have you robbed ? How many tombstones have lifted, leasing ghosts that for years, for centuries have lain in dusty chambers? If you have a prowler among cemeteries, what types of tombstones app1eal to you? Are you a Every mian, whether lie wills or not, is a grave connoisseur of sepulchres? robber. I-le may disbelieve in ghost, yet he walks amid a multitude of invisible spirits. Sleeping, eating, wvalking, he is attended and governed by spiritual influences over wvhich he has no power. The college man should be adept in this art. He should release a choice group of companionable spirits. For every college or university is a com prehensive cemetery. The works a man leave behind are the tomb stones of his life. The higher, the more beauti fully adorned, the more artistically enebillished, the p)oureT and more chaste in eutline, then the more soaring, beautiful, artistic and pure the spirit buried beneath. Our tasks is, then to take part, piece by piece, the intricate mosaics; to tear down, tower by tower the lofty superstructure until, finally, we discover the hidden spirit. Once released, the spirit joins us, accompanies us, and at last becomes an integral part of us. We are merely the sum of the spirits of others. So as no no sacrelege to overturn and analyze the movement of the dead, nor do we desecrate their tombs by liberating and appropriating the enchased spirits. It is a duty incumbert on every man. Study the sepulchers of history, know the tombstones of the ages, be on intermate terms with ghosts of former periods that you, on your de nuse, may leave a beautiful memorial above an eusrichel spirit. . SPECIAL STAFF FOR CO-ED EDITION MISS ELLEN E. HOUGH .......... Editor MISS CATHERINE PHILLIPS ....... Asst. We hope you will be pleased with our one and only edition of the Gamecock. If it pleases you tell others-if not-tell us. We would like your criticism. All but two of the Staff have never had newspaper work. And the two that have had it are inexperinced in "Getting out a paper." So-before you condemn-carefully con sider our handicaps. We thank you. -U.s.c. - How About Class Banquets ? In about two months commencement will be at hand. Between now and then each class should, ind in all probability will, hold its banquet. We would advise the class officers to begin making plans at least a month ahead of time. Last year, the Juniors could not make up their minds about their feast, putting things off until the last minute. This year we are looking to each class to throw its annual get-together in fine style. One cannot emphasize too highly the advan tages of class banquets. But we do not deem it necessar'y to do so. Every man knows what 'good feeling and spirit a class banquet engenders and what an impetus it gives t any project under con sideration. It rarely happens that a student rubs elbows with all of his fellow classmates more than two or three times a year, and never under such convival conditions. We drop this hint a little in advance with the hope that it will land on fertile soil and ere long bear fruit in the shape of class banquet grub. Please spread the glad tidings among your classmates. - .s.n THE WEEKLY ORACLE A Rolling Bone Gathers Many a Loss By I. M. P. GIRLS are GRACIOUS to them STRANGE PERHAPS, too much. * * * ** CREATURES AT any rate -I KNEW something FORGOT * * ** * ABOUT them TO DIVIDE my dances. I THOUGHT * UTILU* SO at last UNTIL a day ago. THE fair ones * * **** A CO-ED Departed. ** * * I returned to IN one of my * * * * * * MY HUMBLE home. CLASSES asked * * * * * *DAYS did pass ME to * * * * * *the A PARTY * * *CO-ED too, SHE was giving * * *BOTH without a FOR SOME SIGN of * * * FRIENDS who had RCGIIN * * * COME DOWN for BTi * * * THE day. IHDdne * * * *** OF COURSE WT h ots * * * THE bid filledAN NELC D * * * MY HEART ** ** * * WITH joy SEwudhv * * * IT did goTHUH MErd * * **** PITTER-.PATTER ADhv **. * * * FOR she hadFOGTE me * * ** * TWO dimples M iei * * * ** THAT were easyRUNDtl * * ** TO LOOK upon. NETW K * * *** AT the partyMYhati THE CAKE BOE ic h * * * ** WAS delicious BS OKN * * * ** THE GUESTSVIIO setm * * **** MOST charming RN AK * * ** * SINCE YS O a' * * *** THEY were visitors UDRTN * * * ** I was mostT ladies Charlie & Monroe College Students Hair Cutting a Specialty Polite and fffciment Servicee to oi Universily Men Opposite Jerome Hotel Next to Woman's Exchange 1128 Lady St. Phone 6061 The Savoy Cafe "Open All Night" Food of the Best QuaHty Polite Attention 1327 Main St. Columbia, S. C. Students Are Welcome Capital Cafe "Nearest Restaurant to University" Your Patronage Wi,l Be Greatly Appreciated Food of Best Quality Excellent Service 1210 MAIN STREET -a ENTERPRISE Hard% are Co. 1324 Main St. Phone 4026 We Welcome You to Our City Foot Bal and Basket Ball Uniforms and Supplies "Special Prices to Students" Health is necessary if you expect to make the Varsity-your health is assured if you eat at y BILLY BULL'S "A Meal a Minute" 1211 Gervais St. Phone 8502 al Pure Milk 10c per pint All Kinds of Sandwiches We Serve a Vegetable Dinner e SNAPPY PIPES FOR COLLEGE MEN Meerchaum Pipes 'a Bakelite Socket Pipes French and ritaian a Briar Pipes Cherry Wood Pipes Crego Pipes SALE AGENCY Dunhili (London) Pipes You will a~4i~~tthe enjoy- a ment of your pipe if you e smoke Pinkussohn's Pot. a pouri Tobacco. : J. S. Pinkussohn Cigar Company 1309 Main St. re SYLVAN BROS. i las Jewelers and Diamond o Merchants Th t t CLASS RINGS AND PINS Of h TrHE BETTER KIND ha it 1500 Main Street Corner Main and Hampton Stree# COL,UMBIA, S. C., -a-a-a a--hot