Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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%eGA4C,JJ "BEST CoLLEGE NEWSPAPER IN SOUTH CAROLINA" Member of the South Carolina College Press Associaties Published Weekly by the Various Literary Societies of the University of South Carolina. Terms--$1.50 a Year Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter at the Columbia South Carolina Postoffice on November 20, 1908 NEws ITEMs may he handed in to any member of the staff EDITORIAL STAFF BRUCE WHITE . Editor-in-Chief BURTON SHOOK Managing Editor ED. BALLENGER - Associate Editor SYDNEY HEVMAN Associate Editor JosEPH KARESI Associate Editor BARRON BRIDGES Associate Editor ERSKINE LEGETTE Sports Editor HARRY L. HINGSON . . . . . . . . Feature Editor CURTIS BROCK . . . Joke Editor MAYRE WALL . . . . Co-Ed Editor ASSISTANTS >ANIs STSWART - - . Sports SuRA Woxr . . . . . . Co-Ed Jisst RUTI.t*.E . .O.t. . Y.M.C.A. REPOR'TERS Harold Funderhurke, Eugene Carmichael, Foy Stephenson, Gertrude Rigby, Kenneth Grimsley. BUSINESS STAFF JASPER DERRICK . . Business Manager JOSEPH H1m0 . - . . . Assistant HENRRY WALKER . - - - Assistant WU.rAM PAIusu . . . . Assis:ant JACx BATES . . . . Circulation Manager C. L. Scoff - - . . . Assistant FRIDAY, MAY : 3; 1928 Bargains In A nnuals Those that were fortunate enough and interested enough to have their orders placed for the new edition of the Garnet and Black, are now proudly receiving . them, realizing that it is perhaps the best bargain they will get during their college career. Just think, only three dollars for a ten dollar book-worth more. Out of the entire student body of about 1,600 students. approximately 500 placed orders for an annual. \'hen this fact is considered seriously, it is nothing less than alarming. Whether such a condition as this is du' to the as. tounding negligence of the students, shocking indiffer ence, or pretended poverty, remains to be known. It ;s hardly possible that the first or last cases are true, it must have been due to indifierence. Almost daily for a period of time, announcements were made in chapel or Dotices were posted about the campus concerning the placing of orders. It is hardly probable that anyone considered the sun of three dollars as an obstacle in th3 way of purchasing the book, for only part of this sum was requider to he paid with the placing of order. Not only this, but nearly dlouble this amount had been paid by every studlent for these same volumes and provided through the students activities. fee. Since it is indifference on the part of students, there should be some possible r(eedy. It has been found that by having the students activities fee raised, approximate ly two dlollars, it will be possible to provide an annual for every studlent on the campus, wvithout extra charge. This would he made possible by the increased num ber of volunmes, which could be issued at a decidedl de crease in p)rice per volume. The fact that greater interest would be taken in the annual should also be consideredl. Students would not desire to have an annual that did not contain their pic ture andl due to this fact alone they would make a greater effort to have a photograph made. More photographs would mean a more complete annual, for it is impossible for it to be the best with only a portion of the student body repre.ented. Freshmen and Sophomores often fail to place their orders because they are aware of the fact that they wdl! not have their pictures in it. Later in their college life, they realize this is no serious objection and wish for a complete set of annuals, after they find it is too late and that no other issues of former editors have been printed. By making the small addition to the activities fee, this correction in their attitude would be made. This is) no new idea but it is a plan that is almost universally used among colleges. By making this change a great deal of effort on the part of the staff in getting the students to purchase the annual would be saved and a more complete one would be produced., A Nine Weeks' Summer School Announcement has been that the summer school of thd University of South Carolina will lie held as usual this summer despite the fact that the legislature made no provision for it. The University officials are, to be congratulated that this valuable service to the state will noti be discontinued. It is understood that higher tuition has to be charged to hold the summer school. This' is to be re gretted and it is hoped that financial provision for a full nine week summer school will be made at the next legislature. A term of nine weeks or half semester is necessary if the utmost benefit is to be derived from the summer school. By having daily classes in a summer school that is a half semester in length, all work accomplished would be equal in amount, credit, and quality of in struction to a regular semester. Under the present short term summer school, only two credits are given for the most of the subjects taken. If the summer school consisted of nine weeks, the regular three credits could be given. By requiring the same amount of laboratory work, even the regular science subjects could be given. As to language courses, the summtr school work would equal a regular semester's work and a whole year's work could be accomplished by double period-, daily. The same applies to other full year courses. a this way the summer school would offer an .1estinal,le opportunity for students and teachers to get oi? difficult courses by concentrating. The average student should be allowed to takt threc courses in the half semester summer school which woul.d net him nine credits. Those with an average of B shoad be allowed to take four. In this manner, somiething could be. accomplished in summer school and it woule be worth the time, money, and t fior; ;pended. Sucu . system would enable ambiti!'as students to compiew. their course in three year .::id would offer an opportun ty for M.A. and Ph.D. rork that would be valuable o the teachers of the state. Carolina needs a nine week summer schooll Thanks to Mr. Seibels 71r. Seihels, The Gamecock expresses the gratitude the student body in thanking you for the gift of the observatory. It is a valuable asset to the scholastic equipment of the University and is a beautiful addition to the architecture of th1 campus. Your gift being both useful and beautifully, fully merits the praise that has already been bestowed upon it. Maybe Mr. Seibel's gift will point the way to others. It is unquestionably the first gift any appreciable size ever given to the University. It is a most worthy con tribution and will undoubtedly place the donor in Caro lina's hall of fame. The Gamecock feels that is has a worth far in excess of its sales value. It should be the forerunner of a series of gifts, which have been sadly absent in the past. The Open Forum To tihe Editor of 'rhe Gamecock: I trust you will allow mie space in your columns to exp)ress a few sentiments of mine on the subject of this year's nominations to Phi Beta Kappa. It seenms to me that tihe organization has slighted the most outstanding man on the campus. Were it a private organization, or a mere social fraternity, this would only be cause foi regret among the friends of the organization, that its present members were so prejudiced or near sighted that they overlooked tIhe best of material. But Phi Beta Kappa is no longer a secret society and it is supposed to number among its members tihe men of greatest mltellectual ability so wvhen it overlooks or passes by such a man as D)on.ad Russell it is cause for comment amlong all the highways and by--paths of the city. This man's abilities are clear to everyone. He has held most of the honors that the college has to bestow. His scholastic record is equtalled b)y few and eclipsed by name. lie was junior president of his literary society and is and has been for five years the University's premier dlebater. . He has won more medals than any other man on the camptus. He was a member of the Honor club, an organization by the way that would have strained the capacities of most of the present members of Phi Beta Kappa to make. He has mnore influmence among the student body than possibly any other man on the campus. So why was he overlooked? It behooves Phi Beta to answer. 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