The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 11, 1928, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
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TUESDAY; DECEMBER 11, 1928
Student Attitude
What is the average college student's attitude toward
Christmas-does he believe in Santa Claus?
To have the typical Christmas spirit a person must
feel young. Recently when the coming of Santa was
celebrated in Columbia, a tired mother was heard to re
mark to another who was standing near that "we should
have left these children at home-they are so much
trouble." The purpose of the pageant had been forgot
ten. Older people enjoy Christmas celebrations almost as
much as children.
Probably the students' ideas about Christmas differ
from those of any other class of people. Like ' the
average individual, however, the occasion upon which the
celebration is founded is rarely consciously recalled.
The very fact that classes are.fuspended for two weeks,
during which time students may gq home, lay aside
books, and renew acquaintances, is itself enough to
lighten the heart. For him Chr sthifas;is a period of
two weeks-for others it is ort day.. Differing fronm i1e
doctr'ine as takcen ,from the' seribn:re to him it gsmore
precious to receive than to give, and the '"ole,man" -
expected to do his part. He is a child inideed, large in.
body, but still dependant; penniless, then if Santa doe's~.
.not come, he is sadly disappointed.
Whether Christian or agnostic to each the occasion
is equally enjoyable. Whether ;a "bookworm"
-or campus loafer, it is rest for both because it is a
change. The activity is 'dlNered'ilie eartin"o the'
body. After two week away fromi bool g, huritinig,
traveling, dancing and btterding 'vatiotts o fer tocie
-affairs, the student retufn's% *6 'Iie 'camipus i tii-edY
creature who went home to resf. -
Burning 'Dorms..
-Sunday morning a fire broke out in' a student's room
and was not di e unity it, had4. made !some
headway. All td shouldie verf tAreful .'bout&
throwing ciga tes*.aroor)~ n theiv,:iooms -. s it
would be quite a i~?f i the'dorinitoriest were
to burn dtwn. As thiflps'1tand) u weV,(botsld u i
several more dormItories on the campus.
,a. aaa me e es
Inferior Debaters? -
Fpr fhe last several years debating has been declining
greatly at this UniversltyP DIuti dg a remark recetIv
made by a student, it is'UdOt blireed that the quality o4
the debating in any lower or that the debaters are in
feRor' td. those of former -yeq;s. ;The whole trouble ap
du the small number of tudents that participate in the
debates. Wheq large numbers tnter into a contest of
any kind. the chances are that the winner will be far
superior to the win,ner over a smaller group. For that
reason he is always given 'credit in proportion to thr
number of competitors.
It seems almost unreasonable that the two men's liter
ary societies here have a combined enrollment of only
about one hundred students and with hardly fifty per
cent of these attending regularly. It is within the liter
ary societies that students gel most of their training for
debating. It is there that the announcements are made
concerning: the various contests. and many of these are
even limited strictly tn the members of the two organi
rations. For this r:ason many students outside of them
never learn of the various debates and declamations, and
if they d->, are not allowed to participate in them..
The purpose of the societies is to develop the powers
of public speaking and debating .and'to give training ir'
parlimentary law, with such limitations are the societies
hindering this development in the student body as a
whole? The power of the individual is weak in compari
son to that of any organization and. .if the socie
ties should cease to exist on.: this, campus, debating
would be seriously interferredl with and the state at large
would, in the future feel the lick; of training gained
from forensic activities.
Students in the law schoot, should take greater pride
in the literary societies and show it by joining one of
them. No organization provides a greater chance and
more privileges to get practice in public speaking. Such
training is obtained from the class room work is not suf
ficient to prepare a student to speak before an audience.
It is up to the students to maintain and support these
organizations, and to take part in the debates. or they
are not doing their part toward the advancement of our
A'ma Mater.
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Praise to Warriors ._
The Gamecock football -warriors have done their work
for this season. Still there are those that join the band
of basketeers and strive to bring further glories to the
Alma Mater.
The student that participates in the various branches
of athletics of a college or university is doing a great
deal in the way of helping it. Still if this part taken is
so great that he must sacrifice classwork and thereby
go lacking for a large part of the instruction that is to
be gained from the college courses he being cheat
ed by the college. For this reason the work of athletes
at any institution is seldom appreciated as much as it
should be. It is true that a certain amount of pupu
'larity andrecognition is gained from being -a promi
ngnt athlete; but the benefits gained from this are far
from 'being fair returns for th service tha hte renders
to the institution..
IOPEN FOR UM
To the Edito~ of The Gamecock-:
'We two "rats" havin~g conme to this gr'eat' Uitersity.
to learn have found one question which ha ot as yet
been satisfactorily answered.
*Wili you piqase answer this question in nex week's
''Cn eAck? 'T,is question has been .wrryig ts for
quite a while and our anx.iety~ incr,eases as Christmas ap
proaches. :. - . . '.
The. - iuestion is, dear Editor: 'fHow- is. San;ta~ Claus..
gQing. to visil our room .Chri npas?" :Thie fire-places
hav* lieeft stopped up.' Do YoU think he will itse the .fire!
escape to reach.our ronm?- -
-Please~ ease otur anxiety- by' 'answerh:g Our -question.
Would you advise us to hang up a sock. and still have
hope?
5. , a--..rTo..(too.?). Atixior Freshmg
Noter'-.Titeeditor -is jboue unab1g.- answer,'
guestion 'involving so any tec$icalitias.''suph as t:
d$1. ~'Yo al avise to refer to 'a more elible so'urce
,of -lptformhtion, as. ther Word's .AhnasacNor .the INChyclo-o
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