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The Very Idea!j By Bill Gaines Two stalwart, manly specimens of male pulchritude nightly stalk the paths of the University grounds in the performanoe of their nocturnal duties. The honest smile if the contented workman is continually on their re spectable faces and in their eyes glow the light that comes only after many years of being hailed as fellow by the many with whom they are throwt into contact. They are unceasing in their efforts to lighten the burdens of the poor, suffering college youth and their chief delight is assisting him to his room when he has eaten something that has dis agreed with him. They are princely fel lows and honest-"---yes-----exceed ingly honest. * * * * * * * Two lissome, athletic samples of mas culine comeliness daily tread the paths of the University grounds in the perfor mance of their diurnal obligations. The ingenuous smile of the satisfied crafts man is unremittingly on their respecti ie respectable countenances and in their optics flame the iridescence that is at tained only after multitudnous years of being saluted as fellow by the host with whom they are commingled. They are incessantly attempting to alleviate the suffering of the impecunious and dis tressed collegiate adolescent and their crowning pleasure is placing complacent professorial arms around drooping shoul ders when they have just told him that, though he worked mighty hard, he just barely missed making the grade. They are magnificent gentlemen and equitable yea----transcendinly equitable. Many a college student has a hall mark on! him that is not a stamp of ap proval. The efforts of higher education as evi denced by this praiseworthy freshman theme written in the purlieus of Harper college: * * * * * * * SNOW-BOUND By Berley M. Havird Johh Jonnson was a homely looking gentleman who was born in Haverhill, Mass. He enjoyed a comfortable life, was innocent of books and was a tiller of the soil. Above all, Jack loved to hunt better than anything else. He had never married because of a drunkard whose name was. Alphonso Sullivan. One day John decided to go hunting. He wandered into the woods many miles. He :was-yery lucky in killing wild game. Finally, he had killed so much that he could not- carry it. He was very tired and no matter what way he went 't looked -like he was going in an opposite directiont Soon. he found leading out of the woods a road to a small town called Pietranera. He did not lose any time getting there. Pietraniera va - about twenty miles fromh Haverhill. As he was wandering about in- this town he heard a terrible nois.e in an inn. He ran into the inn, jumped up the stairs, and saw his emeny, Alphonso Sull.ivan, gagging the girl whom he loved. John- ran to her rescue, hit Sullivan with his fist once and knock ed him to the floor. John made his getLi way with the girl by taking a horse tied at theq post of the im. He rode about ten- miles before reaching a deserted shack. Trhere he went into winter quart ers and kept his hiding place a secret. This man, Alphonso Sullivan had wreck - ed this girl's life. Now it was in th chleak December. It was cold and snow storms wvere raging. One day a farmer came to Pietranera andl told Alphonso wvhere John held the girl in secret. Alphoniso set ott to fmd. himii in order to get revenge. VVhein he was about a mile from the shack a ter ri'b!e snowv storm camne op. He wvas lost and blinded by the never-ceasing snowv. He p)rocedled by chance in reaching the shack. Finally six coyotes overtook him. J ohntson was sick with a coryza. He heard thme coyotes gro w; n andl knew they were trying to devour someone. HeI leaped out of bed, ran to the door and found his old enemy,Alphonso Suillivan. lIe strnggled harel i-n getting hiim into the shack. The snow was nearly six feet dleep. When h egot back to the shael he pushed Alphonso into the shack with UNIV. LIBRAR.Y WILL BE READY FOR USE SOON Will Haye Reading Rooms, Read ing Lamps, And All Mod ern Fixtures SHOWS MUCH RENOVATION Librarian Kennedy Will An nounce Details At Early Date The University of South Carolina will, in the very near future, not only have the distinction of having the oldesi separate college library in the United States, but it will also have one of the prettiest and most artistically decorated in the South. Professor Kennedy has announced the opening date as Saturday. The library has been completely ren ovated and redecorated, so old students as well as' new will have to get ac quainted with its new beauties. The en trance hall on the first floor has been panelled and the doors are trimmed with black marble facing. Rest rooms have been provided for women students. A new reading room, with up-to-date tables and reading-lamps, has been in stalled downstairs. The offices and seminar rooms are also located on this floor. In the main section on the second great difficulty. He was already un sconcious. Johnson was almost unscon scious himself because * the coyotes had torn off his arm. When Alphonso re covered he found some whiskey on a shelf. Soon he was intoxicated. Now he had a gun concealed in his rear pock et. He fired at Johnson several times, one bullet taking effect in h:a elbow. Johnson grabbed a chair instantly nad threw it at him. The chair broke Sul livan's neck and he fell to the floor dead. Unintentionally, Johnson had killed him in self defense. Soon after'the death of Sullivan the storm ceased and John took the girl back to her home after caring for her all winter. Then he went back to Haverhill and started life all over again. Ever afterwards he lived a pure Christian life and was respected by all the people in Haverhill as their most be loved citizen. Alphonso Sullivan probably went to hell. We Can Certainly FOUNTAI FIVE BI( Parker, Sheafters, Conk THE STATE 1 Hundreds of Pen * Fellov The1b 14 STIYLE~S 1513 .\AMN STi*.IT floor the system of using the charging counter will be contimied. Librarians will be in charge, and students will get books from them instead of taking them from the shelves as was formerly done. The walls of the main reading room have been repainted. The color scheme I.P. ;..4 to mat Satisfy You In N PENS L.N.,S ins, Wahls; Waterman lOOK STORE s Alwas on Hand vs, They!) Jew Gamecoc< Black an<l iiol.- ... of pale green and white is the same is that used in past years, but the addition al light, provided by the many windows and skylights, give a much better effect The walls are lined with shelves painted pale green and will make an attractive background for the hundreds of volumes aneu 4Pai at. Blue-; Non-Breaka Ultra 1N You have neve so light, so well 1 so easy and so st We showed sc hundreds of pen-t do you like best? 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