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7G A COcf "Best College Newspaper in South Carolina" Member of South Carolina College Press Association Pubiished 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 ISADORE POLIER . ..................... Editor-in-Chief W. LEE CROCKER .................Managing Editor W. O. VARN .........................News Editor FRED MINSHALL .....................Sports Editor Miss ELLEN HOUGH ..................Co-Ed Editor JIMMY BALDWIN ...................Feature Editor REPORTERS Thomas Wofford, W. J. Thomas, James Hearon, Harold Hentz, A. W. Holler, Robert Ingram, E. R. King, J. L. Murden, W. A. Brunson, Elizabeth Hardy Catherine Phillips, Elizabeth Lindsday, Ora Jackson. NEws ITEMs may be handed in to members of the staff, or phoned to editorial rooms at 907 South Main Street, Phone number 4109, between the hours of 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, and 10 to 11 a.m. or - 2:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursdays. BUSINESS STAFF C. W. SCOTT .............................Manager J. R. PATE .............................Assistant R. B. HILDEDRAND ......................A .ssistan SAM READY ..........................Circulation FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1026 Where the Pavement Ends Where the pavement ends-the University begins. Down through the ages, students, possibly our own grandfathers and fathers, have trudged over the Carolina campus, stepped in the same puddles, slin4)ed in the same mud, lost shoes and overshoes in the same mires, and probably used the same curses upon those responsible as the hoys and girls of today. A paragraph in a recent issue of The Gaiceock said, "There are rumors afloat on the University cam pus that a slush fund is needed-not for political pur poses, but to pay for the damages by mud to the silk stockings and balioons." And that is right. Red tape may at some times be justifiable, but when it keeps a long felt need from being regulated, it should '>e stopped and the business attended to without delay. The thought is suggested that if the members of the Legislature had to contend each clay of the rainy season with the same treacherous Rich land Counly mud that so affectionately clings to the clothing, this University vould soon have paved roads or if the city officials. rushing across Sumter Street to the mess hali, were to be splashed by mud from the cars flying by. Sumter S-reet would be paved n record time. Columbia is a beauti ful city, with manay wvide streets, andl pavement extenidinig for miles on all the impo(rtanit rbadls, vet, in the heart of the city, two'i blocks from the Stat.e H ouse, and in a prominent residlential section, is found a sight that wvould lie amn eve sore to a town munch smaller thani Columb ia. Tlhe state university, one of the oldest and most famous in the South, and wh,ich is p)raisedl in every pamphalet issued in Co;tmbia, is placed in a rediculons position by the lack of l)avedl streets and roads around( it, making a veritable swamp a fter a hard raitn. D)uring rainy wea her, the University infirmarv dloes a thrivinig business. At times, as many as $0 are sent to it in one clay for treatment. No, this is not a regular day's repiort but it happens every time colds will start on account of wet shoes, and the' ('pidlemiic will cont inuo two or thre mc ionthIis-each man giving the cold to his roommate, as the mumps were spread in "Billy and the Major." Pe'ophe say, "Oh there's nothing to a cold,' but each cold weakens the body and miakes it more easy to ca clh some other disease of a more serious nature. Cold. fend to i make L.he stud(enlts siuggish, and the standards are thtus lowered to an appreciable extent. What can be clone ? It seems that we on thme campus can do nothing bum' sit stihl, .with our hands folded, and suffer the results of somle one else's folly or indifference. Will it continue this way ? It is true that the school needs more dormiitories and class rooms, but it, does seem reasonmable to tink that th students alreacdy here should be p)rotected before others are allowed to conme and stiffer as we are suffering now. * * * Fashion will out. Imaginie an American college yotth declining King George's offer ofteGatr Let There Be Light When the new overhead system of lighting was installed in the library, there was much rejoicing. The building was transformed from a shadowy cav ern to a bright and attractive reading hall. But alas, We rejoiced too soon. After reading the first ten pages of an assignment in one of 'he books placed on the reserve sheff and adjusting the table light several dozen times, we gave it up Apparentiy when .the light was satisfactory to the person on one side of the table, it was extreme ly annoying the person sitting across. No one but a Houdini could keep the glare out of everybody's eyes, and the glare off the pages of the book. A great deal was accomplished when new suspen sion lights were installed; the titles of the books in the alcove became readable. The same book taken to a reading table, and the student either returns it unread or speads several hours straining his yes. Since the work must be done, and oniy partly by the light of (lay, eyesight must pay. The rer,edy is not as expensive as the installation of the overhead lights but it is no less important and urgent. Three weeks yet to exams, and the ten days of trial. During that time we should be given ade quate and scientific facilities for desk-lighting in the University library. - U.s.c. He Who Hesitates Now is the time, as they say in the fashion of all good stump speakers, for all good men to prepare for what is to follow. Within the space of three short weeks must men and women gird themselves to meet the onslaught of exams. Being particularly worried by a half dozen term papers and note hooks that are scheduled for an early (ldate, we are aware of, and sympathise with .h: woes of our fellow mor.als. If they are already :s conscious as we are of the impending doom. then we might well cease here. But some must be told. and they are not all freshmen. Every sap who has tried the process of cramming in one or two (lays the substance of a semester's wor< knows the cost of delay. The boobs who flirt with studying for four months and a half and expect to get by on six exams have our best wishes. We've tried it and gotten away with it-sometimes. But the gosh-awful strain of the ten (lays of trial were not worth the candle. Hidden in this idea ofi getting through a course by the capsule method is a grain of truth.. In fact, that small truth accoun s for the t,-casional successes. The hours of intensive study spent in a few days can do much to clear up a botch of ideas and formulas but the same time of application begun now and spread over three weeks will accomplish the same end-without the strain and worry. The instances are exceptional where the student at the University acquires a unified and rounded view of his course through day-to-day preparation. Some criticism might be aimed at the method of teaching, but this is not the time for complaint. To continue: this perst ective, so essential to an in:elligent idea of the subject is not the product of preparation for recitations. Most students prepare for each class as though the subject matter for the day had no vital relation to the course. The result is that they learn particular facts or theories and get nowhere. The shadow of examinations, however, throws a fear into them, that classes don't. Resuit: they begin reviewing-and in the process they incidentally cover the subject as a whole for the first time. U'i fortuna ely. this neriod of assimilation is begun only a (lay or two before the artillery begins. An unhur ried, thorough, and purposive review beginning im mediately after the Christmas holidays wvill meani more than p)assingl an exam. It wvill meani a ternm oi roundled work. Stated scien :ifically, the matter resolves itself into two processes: for three and a half months the studlents have been busily analyzing some hialf dozen courses; the last month will he spent in the same pr'o cess. TVhat is necessary to cover the subject matter. But syntlhesis is nto less important than analysis. And while it can be completed in less time than the ac qjuiring of particulars, it must lbe gran ed reasonable time. Forget this step and as far as ultimate gain there is little. To add wvhat is of more interes: to the moron: "and there is dlarn little chance of greas in' by the exam." - u.s.c. - Gamecock Sp,urs Don't let anybody fool you.; the editor of the Gam,,ecock is sonme hen-pecked journalist. "Recordl rainfall in Miami"--headhine. At least the suckers wvill feel more in their element. * * * If science discovers a substitute with the "kick" of liquor what will come of the poor p)rohibition agents. * * * The camp.us tax expert says thiat we are fortunate that taxes on cosmne .ics are iiot based oi their face valute. * * * Charlie Cuttino askedl us to run an ad in the Gamecock. Charlie wvro'e out his own "copy." Here is the way it reads: "Wanted-One 1925 Annual, The Forum THE FORUM welcomes all signed communications (your name need not appear in THE GAMECOCK) expressing opinion on student affairs. A department established as a clearing house for ideas. Address your letters to the EDITOR-IN-CHIEF. THE GAMECOCK Unmerited Favoritism EDITOR OF "THE GAMECOCK" Literary societies have practically disappeared from the campuses of our leading colleges. The itrrggling remnants which now remain are, instead of being the training schools of creative literary men, the stamping grounds of petty politicians. They have degenerated into clubs, whose avowed purpose is to iromote knowledge, but whose sole function is to hav socials and entertainments. They strive to be social, but they have not the 'tonest straightforwardness to state that as their crime function. They are literary sooieties without 'iterature; social clubs without society; in fact they are neither fish nor fowl, nor, shall we add, good red herring. The decline of the literary society is like evolu tion, the result of the survival of the fittest. The literary society became cryatalized and was not amenable to progress. Hence, in an age of speciali zation, cl:bs with more limited scope of activities arose. On the University of South Carolina campus are a dozen clubs performing the functions once .erform ed by the literary societies. The Chanticleer club, the English club, the Cercle Francaise, the Pasteur club, the Press club, the Quill ch:b, and the Law association are a few of the more prominent of their sucessors. It has been a tradition to include the literary societies among the most substantial beneficiaries of the annr.al appropriation. Although their numbers are decreasing, they are receiving larger amounts each year. It would seem that, with their limited member ship, the literary societies would retire to less com modious quarters, giving their present quarters over to some of the more popular and useful clubs. The Law Association, at present, has a larger enrollment than any of the literary societies. The History club, at present meeting in the Clariosophic hall, can fill more seats than the literary society. Why not give some of this money and space to these other clubs? Why should the literary societies live off the apprdpriations established by the prece dent while other clubs have to struggle along on dues and assessments? In fact, why not abolish the literary societies entirely, and let their place be filled by more .special ized clubs? Why not relieve the congestion of the campus by turning over the society halls to these clubs? -A SENIOR. - u.s.c. - A PAGAN PRAYER (Anno Salvationis 608) "Domiduca . . . The goddess who watches over one's safe-con ing hoe." -WALTER PATER. One little goddess only do I pray Be spared the razure of obivion, And worshipped as she was in Numa's clay, Ere many gods had drified into one. The greatest deities, Mars, Juno, Jove ,Have left the peaks of white Olympus bare, And Venus, ever sovereign queen of love, No longer leads to bliss beyond compiare Our tempjles crumble and our priests are dumb, TIhe cult of beauty with them disappears: Trhe twvilight of our greater gods has come, The Galilean wvill outlast the years I Ye kill the body that the soul may live ; Ye long for deathI; we Ronmans joy in life; Ye cry for peace ; wve glory in the strife ; We call for vengeance: ye would all forgive. TIhe Christian legend teaches men to pine For Heaven, for away; but here in Rome And in the provinces, we seek the shrine Of her who leads us to our earthly home. We. remnant, of old Rome, importunate, Still dream of Phrygian flutes ; Apollo's lyre. The Pantheon is now a Christian fane; Old Pan is dead; the old patrican plods His way disconsolate. Will Christ disdain The dearest and the best of little gods? The world knows what you owe Greece and Rome For much of symbol and of faith sublime; Yield but a tiny niche in that vast dome To the sweet goddess of the Goldlen Time. Y. S. Paganus Ignotus. - u.s.c. - D)espite contrary p)rediction, president Von Hin.. denburg has scragped the Junkers. * * * There's some truth in the statemnent, hotanists to, the contrary notwithstanding, that blackberries are gzreen when they arc red. Y.M.C.A BARBER SHOP EXCELLENT WORK REASONABLE PRICES L. M. MCCARTY, Prop. Your Patronage Appreciated "The House of Quality" Established in 1844 THE R. L. BRYAN COMPANY Books, Stationery. 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