Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GA4 Cccc "Best College Newspaper in South Carolind' Member of South Carolina College Press ,Association Published Weekly by the Various Literary Societi,:s Terms--$1.50 a Year Entered at the Columbia, South Carolnia Postoffice on November 20, 1908, as Second-Class Mail Matter News Items may be handed in to members of the staff. NEWS STAFF W. J. THOMAS, JR....................Editor-in-Chief BRUCE W. W HITE...................Associate Editor W. A. BRUNSON.....................Associate Editor H. H. HENTZ..........................News Editor ED BALLENGER.........................Sports Editor WHITNEY THARIN.................Alanaging Editor ORA MAE JACKSON....................Co-Ed Editor O. L. WARR.............................Y" Editor MARGUERITE JOHNSON ........ ssociate Co-gd Editor H. W . LINK.................................Humor REPORTERS W. W. Anderson, Kenneth Grimsley, Thomas Wofford, Sydney Heyman, Ted Surasky, Elizabeth Lindsay, Catherine Phillips, Abe Krawchech, Bob Ingram, H. S. King, E. W. LeGette. BUSINESS STAFF J. R. PATE.................................M anager M. C. W ILLIAMS..........................Circulation FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1926 Sours Unless we get plenty of rain soon the campus will go up in dust. * * * Are you going to be in the Carolina sec tion at "Rose Marie ?" * * * It is strange how few students can tell why they came to college if you ask them. * * * That new song hit "Bye, Bye Blackbird" could well i. e a negro funeral song. * * * Conic on Carolina! That Southern Con ference crown will look good on the Game cock's head. * * * One hundred fewer freshmen enrolled this year than last. 'I'hat shows the in fluence Dr. Melton had. * * * Who is goin to sleep through those eight o'clock classes when these cold winter morn. ings come? Altogether now. "We !" - U.S.C. - Walter Camp Memorial T1he Gamecock has received a letter from the "Walter Camp Memorial Committee" urginig the University of South Carolina to join in the raising of funds for the erection of a memorial to that great leader in foot .ball. We knowv of no such action being taken by the authorities of the University in re kard to this matter. We do hereby suggest that this institution join with the other schools of the country in the raising of funds for the erection of this memorial. Follow ing is part of the letter: "The olbservance of Walter Camp Day is p)art of the plan wvhereby the colleges and universities of the entire nation are uniting under the auspices of the National Collegiate Athletic Association wvith the alumni of Yale to raise a fund of $300,000 for the erection of a monumental Walter Camp Memorial Gateway as an entrance to the Yale Bowl andl other athletic fields at New Haven. On either side of the huge gateway will be great bronze panels on which wvill be cut the names of every college and university contributing to the fund. TPhe committee, headed by E. K. Hall of Dartmouth, chairman of the Foot ball Rules Committee, is b)ending every ef fort to have on these paniels the name of every college and university in America where football is p)layedl today, in order that this tribute to the memory of the "Father of American Football" may b)e truly a national memorin1." An Administration Building Among the other great needs of the Uni versity of South Carolina is the necessity for an administration building. A large ad ministration hall, situated probably at the head of the campus where the extension building now stands, would simplify and economize the directing of the business and activities of the University. At present the offices of the school are scattered all over the campus in any old room or building where some extra space could be found. Most of these situations are not fireproof and the valuable recirds con tained in each would easily be destroyed by fire or water. The separations of the execu tive forces tends to break down cooperation and certainly lessens efficiency. Valuable time is wasted sending and going from one place to the other to handle business w.itli the various directors of the school. Separa tion of records and files is accompanied by confusion. Now if we had a large building at a cen tral location, (and certainly the place now occupied by the extension building cannot he excelled) everything connected with the administration of the University could be centralized there. All important offices would be in that building. It should be fire proof and all important records filed therein. The deans of each school could have head quarters there. Efficiency and saving woul'l be magnified greatly and the saving would warrant the cost of construction. Of course the building would allow for the growing needs of the school and be the last word i;n equipment. In other words it would be the business house of the University and base. upon the principles of good business. - U.S.c.-. .Again the Library Strange as it may seem, the library of the University of South Carolina does not contain a full set of the annuals, The Garnet and Black, of the school. Several volumes of this valuable collection records of campus history are not found in our library. The first volume of the annual was put out about 1900 and that first volume is inter esting. The succeeding years present just as valuable records but that first year and many others are missing from the files. The Gamecock feels that the University should immediately complete these files and allow the students to have access to them. Though it may not be believed, there are some of us who are interested in the history of this institution which we so love and would look over these best of records. - u.s.c. - Co-eds Lack Spirit The majority of the co-eds at Carolina dIo not show their college spirit. Last Satur dlay, (October 2nd), the co-ed association held a meeting in the chapel at 12 o'clock, andl about fifteen co-edls were present. Why were you not there ? Every girl in the Uni versity is a mnemb)er of the co-ed association. We can not ever expect to do anything unless the girls wvill cooperate. The legisla ture was good enough to make this a co educational school, and Dr. Melton was good enough to help us get the Woman's Build ing and Melton Hall, and why can't you be good enough to take an interest in the girls organizations? Marguerite Johnson, Sec'y. Co-Ed Assn. - U.S.C. - T he Fair Pageant "Danny" Reed deserves much credit for the fine work that he is dloing by taking charge and putting on the State Fair pag eant. There is much work connected wvith this undertaking andl a man of experience and ability is needed. Mr. Reed has (lone much theatrical work wvith the stage society and built up a large reputation for that so ciety. He has shown that he has the ability to produce such a thing as a pageant depict mng the history of the staet. With the proper cooperation the Gameco.ck feels sure that this pageant will be a great success and is wvilling to (do anything within its power to aid the undertaking. Dr. Davidson McDowel Douglas, D.D., at present the president of the. Presbyterian College of South Carolina, a purely denomi national school, and prospective President of the University of South Carolina, a state institution which is lacking in religious pref erence and where a man is free to have his own thoughts (and express them if he so desires), is amusing, to say the least. The Reverend Doctor states that he is as yet unable to make up his mind whether or not he will accept the presidency of this time honored institution where men are boys and the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity is almost a sorority. At the same time the gentleman gives forth plans and ideas which he wishes to put into effect should he come to be our distinguished prexy. He continues with the administration of P. C.; he does not know what he will do about our insignificant insti tution; he talks of religion for we poor wan derers from the Grace of Heaven. No we kno wnothing of religion. Our Y.M.C.A., the members of our faculty, the training of our parents, the churches of Columbia are all nothing. No, the Doughty Douglas will resurrect our souls and save us all from our friend of the underworld. We give up. - U.S.c. - THE WEEKLY ORACLE Howls From a Kicked Under-Dog f By BRUCE WUITE WHAT is JUST because * * * * * * MORE plentiful A PROFESSOR * * * * * * THAN sarcasm? HAS the * * * * * * WHAT is STUDENTS at * * * * * * MORE hateful HIS mercy * * * * * * THAN sarcasm? HE has no * * * * * * WHO is znor-! RIGHT to knock * * * * * * UNPOPULAR. than THEM down * * * * * * A SARCASTIC WITH words of * * * * * * PERSON? SARCASM * * * * * * WHAT is more OR RUN them * * * * * * ANTAGONISTIC OUT of the * * * * * * TO A college CLASS room * * * * * * STUDENT than WITHOUT sufficient * * * * * * A sarcastic professor. REASON. * * * * * * MY sense of THE professor * *9 * * * REASON is WHO is gentle TOO shallow IN his * * 9* 'O comprehend DISCIPLINE * * * * * * THE motive AND reasonable OF teaching - WITH his * * * ~ -* * * USED by ,,STUDENTS ** * * I DO not *9 * MORE in UNDERTANDBUILDING useful *9* 9 * 9 THE purpose EDUCATED characterr * * * * * 9 oF storming OUT of his 9 * 9 STUDENTS OUrat a * * * * * * THAN the STUDENT because * * * * * * MAN of * * * UNREASONABLE CLASS work * * * * * * STRICTNESS D)EFICIENCY. * * * FotSd-n.ist Dri> kk4 VISIT- I AMPTON'Si FRUIT DRINK Home-Made Candies 1218 Main St. Columbia, S. C. Only Place of Its Kind in the City BILLY BULL'S A Meal a Minute ! 1211 Gervais Street SANDWICHES & WAFFLES SHORT ORDERS Ham and Egg Sandwich--15c Sweet Milk-10c Per Pint CAPITOL CAFE Your Patronage Appreciated Food of Best Quality-Excellent Service 1210 Main St. Columbia, S. C. CAROLINA STUDENTS! A Good Place to Eat MRS. L. K. BEST 1012 Marion Street One-Half Block From Campus CAPITAL CITY LAUNDRY 1119 Gervais St. Phone 9711 This Is to Invite You to 1218 Washington Street Every Delicacy of the Season A Warm Welcome Akeys 0Quality First--Service Always 1315 Main St. Phone 7421 Means Barber Shop Six experienced artistic barbers Your patronage highly appreciated -Special attention to University men-Ladies' and children's hair bobbing a specialty. Piolite Service Guaranteed DILLARD & NELSON, Mgrs. Union Tailoring Co. HATS CL,EANED AND BLOCKED Suits Cleaned and Pressed Altering Agent for NU-BORN Clothing 1211 Lady St. m.o- 4913