Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Whew! Shore Wuz One Close Escape That Last Time, Eh? MOVIE PALACE IS PLACE Learned Some of the Latest Clincbes etc., But Forgot 'Em Quick We, (I and the sidekick) feeling sorta blue, cause they ain't even enufl good looking wonten in the world, de cided to take in a movie. Thus we mosied down on the "Main drag" and decidin, as they wuzn't so many on the "drag" wurth our personal attention, we WOULD go to a movie after all. So we donated our shekels and strolled into the local palace of amuse ment. Not much doing. If fact I couldn't locate a single bobbed head. Under the circumstances we decided one place wuz about as good as an other, so we sat down about three rows from the door so's to have a good view of everything. Course the real reason wuz, like I told the sidekick, in case of fire or a stampede etc. we would nat urally like to be in the most convenient spot where we could see all the fun. About this time we heard tinkly little laughter bearin' down on us out of the gloom from the rear outrance. Hot dawg I This wuz one lucky day. Just as they (two gals of course. I couldn't finish this tale if it hadn'ta been) got to our alley my sidekick cuts loose. "Me-owl pst, pst l" Man, it sounded like they'd stepped in a whole basket of cats. One of them (gals 1 mean) jumped up and landed right square in my lap. She seemed all upset about something, but I quiet ed her down and told her to sit still until things got alright, but she in sisted on getting up despite all my per suasion to the contrary. Finally I did succeed in showing her the advantage of our location and she sat down (again) right next door. I asker her if, after such an experience (she thought she had really amputated some cat's vosterieur extremity) she didn't want to rest her head on my shoulder. She wuz really nice about it and put it right where it belonged. When I got good and settled, I looked around to see how the sidekick wuz gettin along. There he wuz on my starboard all wrapped up in a cute girlie and tendin' to his end of the business like a good sidekick oughta. Well the upshot wuz that we (I and the sidekick) dated the little ladies for that night. Agnes and Mabel, and Agnes lived right next door to Mabel, or vice versa, so we decided we would have the date at the home of Agnes where they wuz a big porch, a swving, vines, ne'ery thing. WVell we arrived as per schedule that nmght and everything wuz lovely, vines, porch swing, full moon sailing in and ont of huge masses of fleecy white clouds, good looking girl. 0 - - .. h BI - o - y! Everything just right. I inmnediately takes the swmng fore the sidekick gits a chance at' it and he has to go over on the other end of the p)orch and locate. We gits good set tled and I is having a grand time. Oh [Boy, she wuz some sweet girl. When she laid that pretty little ye1 lowv, curly head oni my shoulder, well, I just followved the course of human e'vents. Not that I am alibi-ing, not a tall. I didn't (10 nothin' but what ol' Uncle Sami, with all his moral tur pitude (whatever that it) woulda done. Naw sir, I just followed the course of human events. But we got along pretty good at that. I shows her all my pet clinches and she passes me a couplla oscillations that carries a tem porary dlisab)ility clause. We is just tixin' to come up fer air, when the screen door slams, and I is rudely awvakened by: "Whatta H-ELL1 does this mean?" Ugh I Whew!1 It wuz the ol' man hisself. Man I tell ya. I shore wuz i a bad fix, I didn't know wvhat to say, I just sets. Bout that time the side kick walks up and sez: Then Mabel -pipes up, "Oh hello Mr HERE'S THE REASON Many complaints and inquiries have come to the ears of the staff during the past few days, concern ing the non-appearance of The Gamecock last Friday. To relieve those "doubting Thomases," the following information is given. Due to the finances and other provisions, The Gamecock can be printed only 15 weeks in each term, and the staff thought that last week would be the best stop, especially since the holiday was given on Monday of that week, and would have caused those working on the paper to miss going home. Ever Think of Doors t "Shut the Door" Is Age-Old Phrase FEW OBJECTS OF BEAUT One at Old President's Home I Of Beautiful Design-Has Peculiar Carvings A door is the fasc'nating thin in the world, but what thought have w for doors? Although they have alway been associated with us as long a our memories can reach back, we nevc think of them as being anything bt just conveniences or nuisances. Almom the first thing we can recollect is tha dear old expression "Shut the door And so we seldoni think of a door a anything more than a slab of wood t close up an opening, and annoying if creaks. But doors have an interesting his tory. Sometimes they are objects c rare if massive beauty. What starte this train of thought and brought t mind the fact that a door really ha life and character, was a windy da last week. The writer had occasian t go into the Extension Departmen When he opened the door he naturall not having been raised in a barn, turr ed around to shut it behind him. No the said writer considers himself some thing of a stroag man. He made th football team in "high" and had kicke a few mean ones since. Also his arm never failed to rally when he showe the size of his "muscle" to his bes girl. So when he turned to shut th door, well,-it just wouldn't shut. Th wind was offering a stiff resistance, bt any strong man should have been abl to oppose a little thing like that. Th fact remains, however, that this on was of such massive proportions an .mch weight that the "strong guy" too about five minutes to get it closed. When the task was finally accom plished. he took a look at that door. I is made of walnut wood, wonderfull strong. and has withstood the storn and slammings of over 100 years ! T~he carv'ing in front is beautifuli dlesign anid qute uniqute in architectur, This door is the only one of its si2 and beauty to be found on the campu A little investigation brought fort some interesting facts about doorsi general. Once upon a time they wver miade of st'one, some being 9 to 10 fe< high. Thle doors in Solomon's Ten' ple wvere made of olive wvood, carve andl overlaidl with gold. The earlies 'doors in Egypt and many of those < ancient Greece and Rome wvere pivote and not hanged. Many of them wet made entirely o,f bronze, hammered !i to reliefs and applied to paneled fram< of wood. Elaborate carviang wvas use on almost all (doors made in earli< times so that it is extremely unuilsul to find 'n these (lays a (loor as elabot ately carved as this one in the E~xteii sion l)epartmlent. One wonders. if when this o1 building either falls dowvn or is tor dlown, wvhat disposition will be mia<l of this grand 01(1 door! So andl So. meet Mr. So andl So. WV were just having a little rehearsal < a play that we are going to "put on Mr. So a'nd So grunts andl steps bac a p)ace or so after wvhich I feels com siderable better. P'resently, after some more talk 'bot the play, Mr. So and So gives me dirty Irish look andl retires from tI' scene. Directly after, we (I and tli "Spring Fever" Is Here Everyone Slows Up A nd Gets Lazy HATE TO STUDY IN CLASS Gaze Pensively Out of, Windows and Sigh-For Vacation and Swimming Hole "What is the matter with every body?" asked one of the co-.eds. "Everyone seems-oh, I don't know sort of restless." It is the season of restlessness. 'It in spring, and summer will come with her calm assurance of beauty. But now the world in its restlessness of awakening is more beautiful that it will be in any other season. There is something the matter with everyone. Students walk more slowly to classes, loath to go indoors. They gaze pensively out of the window while a professor elucidates in his most eloquent manner. They drop pensils a and forget to pick them up. Their in ability to study becomes acute. They have spring-fever! The world will never grow old as long as she makes her debute each year. frees array themselves in new 5 green gowns, the grass takes on a s brighter hue, flowers send out their r perfume, birds loudly sing the praises of the Creator who sends down the lovely sunshine and the sparkling , raindrops. Students whistle as they stroll across the campus. And all because it's spring! -USC t Miss Dill='rd: I don't like the looks of that young Baldwin. Inez: But you should see the ones he gives me, dear. D y Whe hay t conce t on e heavy t V s TAKE this tip fi pipe with P. A. That's the formu it works, it works bowl is a well 0: with cool, fragral You'll cerebra covery. Prince 2 f pal to tie to. N P. A. will go rig your tongue or I Prince Albert pr< . Lt Prince Al 1Let it sweep awa - ing else can. In there's nothing Ii speed now and h they hand out ji marked "Prince. IERINI --no o P 1926. R. I. Reynolds Tobes e Iocomny. Winston-Bale., N. C. J. L. HINSON, Cam Here's an"he big value in HART SCHAFFNER & MAx blue suits Priced on a volume basis at $34.50 M. L. Kin 1523 Mair I you e to itrate theme -om Prince Albert: Pack your and make fire with a match! la. Nothing complicated. And ! Yes, sir! Every jimmy-pipe E inspiration when it's packed it, soothing Prince Albert. te . . . and celebrate the dis kibert is sure the right kind of o matter how stiff the grade, hat along with you. Can't bite >arch your throat, because the cess won't let it. >ert cheer you with your work. v the mental cobwebs as noth all the wo -Id of fine tobaccos, ke friendly P. A. Slip into top ead for the nearest store where mmy-pipe joy in tidy red tins, Albert." 3E ALBERT rher tobacco is like it! pus Representative .......L ard, Inc. i Street P. A. is sold everywhere in tidy red tins, Apound and half. pound tin humidors, and pound crystal-glass humidors with spion ge-moistener top. And always with every bit of bite and parch removed by the Prince Albert process, Look at thre U. S. revenue stants-there are TWO full unces~ ..n eve~ tn.