Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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% oGA4COC/ "B%sT CoL..ct NtWSPAPCR IN SOUTH CAROLINA" Member of the South Carolina College Press Associations Published Weekly by the Various Literary Societies of the University of South Carolina. Terms--$1.50 a Year Entered as Second-Ciass Mail Matter at the Columbia, South Carolina Postoffice on November 20, 1908 Nxws ITMS may be handed in to any member of the staff EDITORIAL STAFF BRucE WiiuI . .ITKEditor-i-Chef BURTON SHOOK . Managing Editor ED. BALLENGER .Associate ditor SYDNEY HPYMAN .Associate ditor JosEpH KARESlI Associate ditor BARRON BRIDGEs Associate idtor ERSKINE LEGErE .:rT Sports Editor CURTIS BROC. Ioke dior MAYRL WALL. . co-Ed editor ASSISTANTS SURA WOVE. . Spor l jzss . WT . . . . Co-ITdl.Edilr REPORTERS Harold Funderburke, Euget:i Carmichael. Foy Stephenson, Gertdue Rigby, Kennth Griimsley. BUSINESS STAFF JAspEa Daicx . . . Business Manager JosErn HroTT . . . . . Assistant HENRY WALKIM . . . . . Assistant JAcM BATES . . . Circulation Manager W.tAM PARRISH . . . Assistant FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1928 Library Lights The University is spending a considerae aiount of money in improving and beautifying the campus. This In itself is commendable. No school is all it should lie with out a beautiful campus. Any pl)ace that possesses that quality which charms and delights the senses attracts one to it. A pretty campus tends to create a feeling of con tentient, consequently making students more susceptible to study. However important a pretty campus may be, basic neces sities should be disposed of first. The Gamecock would like to call to the attention of those whose dity it is to look after the conditions (if the campus, one necessity at least; namely iights in the law libraries. At present these lights are terrible. Just how long they have been in such condi tion we do not know. On a short visit to these libraries the lights are apparently bright enough. But after pour ing over the volumes for a while the inadcquate lighiing condition becomes highly noticable. l.aw students are com pelled to do part of their studying in the library. It is impossible to study even a short time in said libraries with. out straining the eyes. This creates a discomfort, to say nothing of the physical injury that it may eventually cause. The eyes are one of the greatest assets a person has. 'There is no excuse for subjecting students to such a condition when it could be remedied at a nominal cost. The Cameccock is of the opinion that this condition couldI be bettered by p)ainiting white the ceilings and wall s of the two libraries. Alumni It is encouraginig to any school to knowv that the alumtv have the interest of their Alma Mater at heart. In general, the aluamni of Carolina prior to this school year have been somewhat lax in their support. Of course they have hacked the school in spirit. But spirit alone is not sufficient, there nmust he a mani festatioin of such sp)irit. With the beginning of this year the Alumni Association of the University chose a full-time secretary, andl under wven what might be termed a reorganization. He is on the job now. The spirit that hias alwaiys existedl has been coupled wvith the demonstrated intent of service for a better CAROLINA. The altumni meetings in Rock Hiil and Florence are good illustrations of what wve have just said. Enthu,siasm and a wiilingness to set ye were displayed at bo0th meetings. The ahtimni of the Piedmont section of the state are to meet in early March. In the wvords of Dr. Douglas, "Carolina should be made the educational cente'r of South Carolina. It is the duity of the state institution to open up resouces through inven tion and discovery so that the young men and women of the state wvill not be forced to seek their fort'unes elsewhere." This can be done only through the cooperation of those who are, should be, interested in the University. The alumni have shown their willingness to cooperate. We are nnenuaed Laval System Coach Laval has announced publicly that he hopes to make Carolina the leading coilege of the state in athletics. He makes no promises as to what he will accomplish. But it is evident already that he is here to work, and to lend his best efforts to the furtherance of athietics at Carolina. What more cduld be asked of anyone? The Gamecock is far from being familiar with the "Laval System" of football. But we do not question it. Judging from Coach Laval's past record he knows footbali, and he has the abili:y to instill that knowledge into his players Mr. Lavai attributes, to a great extent, his success at Furman -o the cooperation he received from the Furman stndents and suppgrters. He expects, and is right in ex pecting. the sane support from Carolina. It is nothing more that he should receive. The Ganecock appeals to the students, supporters and alumni of Carolina to coime acro;s with what is rig'tfully expected of them. -Usc What Price College Thought? F.very co'lege publication in the country continues to rav-, at length about "college" though. If a dependable census cotud he taken, and also taken as accurate, we dare say that the much talked of thinking students would he as scarce as the extinct Dodo and as rare as a democrat in a Republican National Convention. The term student is misnomer, as a rule he only uses his head to get out of work -)r !omething equally boring and uninteresting. The word picture usually drawn of the "hard working" college lad is to portray a sallow checked stripling stumbling across the campus with his head buried in a Greek text book. Now what do we have, a pipe smoking, hair slceked, follower i True Slories with severai co-eds hung on to each arm If perchance he does have his nose buried in a Greek Iok. it %N"uld he safe to say that it is a translation, literal or otherwise. No one wishes to be too hard on the lovers of Plato aid the followers of Neitzsche, but the baro facts remain that virtually no constructive thought takes place on the Caro lina campus or any other from September to Jine. The professors read their lectures from notes written many years ago, some use their own, others use syndicated lec tures which can he had for a mere pittance and can be ob tained from any "edlucationai" supply house. TheIc (ame cock ventures to state that if any "stiident's" note hook 'vould i openried, it would be found ti contain the tel2 phone munibers of the Co-ed Dormitory, the Annexes and several viola:ers of the eighteenth anendinent. \Wc are nt criticizitg, but are merely stating facts, however facts th1t might he remedied but are not likey to undergo :my such trea:Ament. not around here anyway. The Weekly Oracle Wanted: --A Name H. S. H. 'lHERE is so much CORONA. * * **** TO SAY this week IF PRESSED far enough * * **** AS we go to I MIGHT confess to * * * T the PRESS, that one TR WN h * * **** HARDLY knowse where FA IYbdefo * * * TO BEGIN.ALOS * * **** FIRST, A few OHR IEIa * * **** COMMENTS on A eka * * **** THE lastLABads * * **** EXHIBITION of DCL sa nat * * **** aINfIlERCaOLLEGIATE WEudrtn * * **** LEATHER pushing. ''A * * **** IT IS always so much NWSOTi * * **** EASIER to criticizeABU tobade * * **** TH1-AN to participateTO RCKth * * ** * B. E. S. and H. L. THO IGoth * * **** M ENCKEN to the "UL"poesr * * **** CONTRARY. BRE,fraaer * * **** PERSONALLY, theONY WEas * * **** ONLY things thatUNESADtt * * ** * I HAVE HCMNi etne * * * ** ANYDESIRE to'fODEoth JIITt ARE the keys "alwe, u ON *H trst *ss dr etne Wekome Univer, BURNETT'S I DRUGS, DRINKS, CI( Whitman's Candy and Em One Block from Campus-Phon CAROLINA STU] SH4 ONE B Ground Floor Sta "SPECIAL SERVICE TO I IF YOU ARE PLANNING) THE CAMEL CI' YXwW COACH CHArM CAUs riding busses in operation Rates on Request CAMEL CITY CC Office: 2118 Main St. Col ' YOU -GET -A - RI SELECTIN Fountai -- a The State ] Pert THE LARGEST STOCK 1248 Main St. GAYDEN CIGARS, CIGARETTES, P: Agency for Norris a Try Our Moderate Price Lunc THE WAFFLE SHOP "Rveryth,ing Good to eat' 1217 MAIN STREET (Just Beyond Columbia Theater) A PLACE TO E-A-T TOASTEE SAN SANDWICHES Patrei:e Oe rity Studets to )RUG STORE ',ARS, STATIONERY atman's Kodak Supplies 3191-Cor. 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