Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A frican Game of Cubes Is Indoor Sport in College Rooms MARATHON BRIDGE CLUB Even Money or None Is Aim of Penny Matches-'Bul' Not Tied Either "Come you seven I" The speaker is not a dusky son of Ham. No, you are witnessing a game of the famous 'galloping dominoes' in a college dormitory room. Four eager heads rise and bob with the rolling of the transparent green cubes. "The Marathon Bridge Club", par ticularly on Sunday afternoons, is a popular form of entertainment. There is seldom any money on these games, as bride is not well suited for the ex change of money. However, occas ionalHy there are little side bets on the game. The famous old pastime of matching pennies is a fascinating way to have even money or none at all, but this has been largely replaced by pitching pennies, which, being an outdoor sport, does not come within the scope of this article. Then there is the art of 'bulling.' 'Bull sessions' are the cheapest and most popular methods of amusement in college. Anything goes, in a 'bull ses sion.' All Description Women of all colors, classes, creeds, sorts shapes, and descriptions are dis cussed in these sessions with a frank ness that would do credit to the most liberal minded of socialists. Religions are torn to pieces, dissect ed, discussed, or discarded with an om nipotent freedom. Creeds and beliefs, often, most fantastic, are expressed, and theories propounded, which would drive theologians mad, and make Mr. Bryan turn over in his grave. Another indoor sport, especially around Flinn Hall, is known as 'ping Pong.' This very excellent game is modeled somewhat after tennis, a ta ble taking the place of a court, a board, of the net, a celluloid ball of the cus tomary tennis ball, and a wooden pad dle, somewhat like a butter paddle, lin ed with sandpaper, for a racquet. This interesting game is exteeded only by horseshoe pitching and check ers in simplicity. There is little scor ing, the main point being to hit the ball so that it does not bounce off the table. Then there is checkers, the old fav orite. This game is generally played by the boys from the small towns. The reason for this is probably that these boys have practiced on the long Sat orday evenings in the country store, -before the massive iron stove. The city boys, as a rule are unable to contend with the country boys in this great game, being often times defeat ed on the third move. Those Yodlers Another favorite indoor sport is singing-commonly known amoung in nocent bystanders as howling. In this great pastime many popular songs are murdered daily. In fact some one has said that if all the songs thus slaughtered were put in the form of sheet music and used as wrapping pap er they would wrap every planet in the solar system, and leave enough for half of Jupiter's moons. Whenever a particularly distressing sound is heard emanating fronm a dor mitory, there are probibly four or more students practicing 'harmony.' The most frequent outburste of this propensity for vocal expression Is around examinatIon time-at least some authorities nmake this statement, but, of course, they may be prejudiced. For Sun-Kist Drinks ---VISIT -- HAMPTON'S FRUIT DRINK Hems-Made Candles l218 Main St. Coubla, S.C. Only Plae of Its Kiad in te Cit NEW SIZE PAGES 1 ARE ANNOUNCED FOR CAROLINIAN hEADABILITY FEATURED F No Limitations to Articles Now N -Poor Ones to Be Pol ished Up Close on the heels of the Carolinian for January will come the February p issue by the new staff, and with this C issue will come a change in policy and a size. To begin with, the magazine will be C six and a half by nine and a half tl whereas the old one was nine by i4 twelve. Now, it is the same size of s, The Century and other magazines of that type. This will make it conven- l ient for binding or collecting. Ii The editorial policy will tend toward a the trend of college world with espec- P ial emphasis on the University cam pus. Literary criticisms will also be b found in this section. a Book review will also assume an en tirely different aspect, the editor of that department giving his own im pressions of the works. Present day books will be discussed. The trend in the make up will be away from the heavy essays and ar ticles toward the lighter and more readable matter. In other words, the present staff believes that the thing to tl cause interest is readability, and this tl is the goal toward which they will strive. C( Articles of all kinds, with no limi- sl tations, will be acceptable now for the p, next issue, and even though the article is bad they will welcome it for the idea ir may be good and a little polishing will b, make it a good story. g Collegiate! Well I Reckon $7 to Saxon-Cullui Ballo'on Type Oxfor Balloon J 3 bal wi ev< Ar 1 tii ANHEUSER-BUE COLUMBIA COCA playground Needed For Co-Eds Says Prof. How Is- That? EMBERT GIRLS SKATE Iajor and Minor Injuries Caused By New Fad-Barnum Was Right "The University should provide a layground for the co-eds" Professor oleman remarked to one of his classes fter dodging half of the Rembert [ouse inmates who were skating on ree.' street Friday. But the girls of e party are not enthusiastic over the lea for it will be a long time before veral of then skate again. Lois Todd suffered a broken ar.n, id Lena Stevenson strained her foot. [ary Murchison, Marguerite Green, ad Grace Saner came out of the ex erience with bruised knees, etc. "I used to be the best skater on my - lock," sighed little Mary Murchinson, , she nursed a bleeding knee, "And those girls had stayed out of my ay this would not have happened to e." But even the most proficient wobble eakly when clutched by a desperate rl with bow-legs who is making her naiden voyage." The girls who sat on the steps and atched the athletes were very in rested in the sport. They just knew iey could skid away without and of lose disgustful and ungraceful bumps id falls. But friend Barnum sure )u!d see his theory applied when said ceptics were want to show their su !rioritv. in the graceful art. Maybe, the playground might come useful after all, but, skating should e strictly forbidden in said play round 1 -"Walk Over" $10 n Shoe Co. ds for the Oxford Pants :k in those good old days Len the daring undergrads le their bikes around town th their feet on the handle~ .s, and a race between two' ieelers was a gala event en in those goosi old days r aheuser-Busch was nationally )Wnl among good fellows. ad now, with bicycles as rare free lunch and pretzels, BUSCH (A-B) PA LE DRPY hbe favored drink of college n because, like the college a, Busch Pale Dry is a good er everywhere and every e. ICH ST1LOUIS COLA BOTT. CO. Columbia.. So. Car. Crowson Printing Company Dependable Printing PHONE 4109 907 MAIN HABENICHT. COMP "Exclusively" SS 1631 Main Street LARGE ASSORTMENT OF YOUR DIS: Special Prices to Sch HENDRIX - McDO? 1321 Assembly St. Phone Specials For Unit JANUARY F --25% Discoun PIPES (Except Dunhill), CI HOLDERS Al J.S. 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