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JStray Feathers AND y Tit-Bits he-Isn't my dress becoming; le-It may be coming but there is lot that hasn't arrived yet. be is back from the beach And he feels he's been "done-" Skinned by the landlord And skinned by the sun. The new ,"stenog"' looked like a million dollars. "Class" was written all over her. The office force in ac cord acclaimed her, "Some Dame." Then she opened her velvet lips and said to the office boy, "Say, Bozo ain't there no carbon paper around this dump." Anxious Mother-And is my boy really trying Tired Teacher-Very. A man stranded on a desert island was afraid of cannibals and moved very cautiously. As he was climbing up a small hill through the under growth he heard a voice: "Who the hell trumped my ace?" The stranded man lifted up his eyes with gratitude and said: "Thank heaven there are Christians on this island." :Alpha-"My wife explored my pock ets last night." Omega-"What did she get?" Alpha--"About as much as any other explorer-enough material for a -lec ture." The difference between a traffic cop and a flapper is-when the traffic cop says, "Stop" he means it. A farmer sent the following letter to the Navy Departnent : "My youngest son bas gone away and enlisted in the Navy. I can't get him out. Won't you help me? He was a good boy and I was raising him for my own use." I calls my sweetie "Pittsburgh" she soots me. One hundred dollars reward for re covery of the body of H. Short, who was drowned June 17. Body can be identified by impediment speech-Le Grand (Ore.' Record. Boy-When we reach that bend in the road I'm going .to. kiss you Girl-Isn't that going to .be a bit too far? A humane society secured a down town show window and filled it with attractive pictures of old animals in their native haunts. A placard in the wvindow of the exhibit read: "We were skinned to provide women with fash ionable furs." A mian pausedl before the window and his harassed expression for a mo nment gave place to one of sympathy. "I know just how youi feel, old top," he mnutteredl. "So was I I" Seventy-two inches beneath this stone, Lies fifteen pounds of skin and bone, It once composed John Patrick Hughes Who made a profession of tasting booze. IF YOU AR1R PI.ANNING / TH E CA MEL CI'I Yellowv Coach Chair Cars-T Buisses in operation-A Uates on Re'quest CAMELJ CITY Co Office : 2118 Main St Coli t he Tlest (' t ears I1 P. H. LACHKC l)samonds, Jewelry. S tv< 1424 MIain Street John M. Younginer Newly elected editor-in-chief of The Gamecock and retiring President of the Euphradian Literary Society. BROCK ELECTED HEAD OF FRAT Hercules Club Petitioning Sigma Phi Epsilon J. C. Brock of Union, was elected president of the Hercules club, petit ioning Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, at the last meeting of last semester. Brock is a senior in the Academic School and head cheerleader of the University. an office he has held for two years. Other officers chosen were: D. M. Whiteside of Columbia, vice president; Billy Farnam of Columbia, secretary; George Geiger of Swansea, treasurer; and Busy Jacobs of Walterboro, Pan Hellenic Council. This club was organized in 1927 for the purpose of petitioning Sigma Ep silon and since that time its members have been,prominent in many campus activities. Members of the club are: Joe Hiott, Lloyd Hiott. Lloyd Hendricks, Nor man Epps, W. F. Keels, J. C. Brock, "Ukie" Riley, "Chick" Foster, "Billy" Farnam, "Busy" Jacobs. W. M. White side, Barney Smith, George Geiger. Sylvan Hand and Nigel League. usC SOCIETY VOTES READING ROOM At a recent meeting of the Euphra dian literary society a small sum of money was appropriated for the pur pose of furnishing and decorating one of the rooms on the outside of the society hall. This room is to be made into a study, which the members of the society may use at any time. Current magazines will be on the reading table. at all hours and the society's collection of ancient books will be open to any Euphradian desiring to use them. Wilson Weldon, chairman of the committee appointed to order the fur niture, has already received part of the furnishings and he is expecting the remainder in a few days. MOTOR COA CH svKR'Vlr COIAMMRTA TO CRETENVII.I.C I ,v. Columbia: 7 :00 am. ():3' am. 11 :30 am, 2 pm1), 4 :30 1)m1 Lv. Greenville: Same Time. HAYES BUS LINES INCORPORATED 1800 Main St. Phone 8788 TRIP BE~ SURE~ TO USE Y COACH LINE ne smoothest, easiest riding ridle will convince you t for Special Trips ACH COMPANY imbia, S. C. Phone: 7603 idicates Reitabihty I :OTTE & CO. rware, Expert Mepatrs, Columbia. S. C. Pair of Horses In Univ. Library Valuable Loan by Mr. Horine; Manigault Collec tion The bronze casts of slaves holding rearing horses by bridles are loaned to the University by Mr. Charles Horine of the Webb's Art store. One of these is found on the Euphradian table in the intrance of the library, and is attract ing mucha ttention. The casts were once the property of the Manigault family, and were pur chased in Paris long bef.ore the Civil war. They are said to be copies of magnificent bronzes brought by Nap oleon from Moscow. Mr. Horine has many Manigault relics for sale, and on soliciation of Doctor Kennedy. librarian, he permit ted these two casts to stay in the Uni versity library until sale arises for them. UsC CO-ED LITERARY SOCIETY (Continued from page one) and the medal for the best individual debater was won by a member of the society. Stevenson stated that the society has done well, especially in regard to in creased membership and co-ed debat ing, considering the difficulty in organ izing during the first few months of school, when something of the gaiety of summer still remains. Other officers were installed as fol lows: Vice president, Miss Annie Kaminer ; critic, Miss Dorothy Whal ey; secretary, Miss Annie Laurie Mit chell; treasurer, Miss Ruth Abee; re corder; Miss Katherine Martin; and monitor, Miss Sara Agnes Jackson. Miss Celia Black was appointed to serve as marshall. Miss Annie Kaminer was elected senior valedictorian and Miss Anne New, junior orator. Miss Sherer lives in Columbia and is a senior in the schiol of education. 1928 Isaac Walton Goes Poetic Now Bingham, Maine Jan. 31, 1928 When you've planned a trip for fishing, And you've spent a lot of kale, Bet the whole of your vacation On some advertiser's tale And you fish a lake of beauty Hidden in a land of dreams Where the air is clean as sunshine Haunted by songs of crystal streams. Comes the moment when you're casting And a smasher hits your line, Then you play him like a gamester Wit h the battle going fine, Till a snag, a yank, and silence And the line is hanging slack, While you grit your teeth and whistle And reel the fishline back. Take the pipe and fill with Edgeworth, Light her up and learn to grin Then by gum you are elected To the Club of Try Agin I A. R. M., Jr. Edgeworth Extra High Grade Smoking Tobacco "The House of Quality The RI. L. BRYAN COMPAN Y Binding, Office Furniture and Specialties COLUMBIA, S. C. t noks. Stationury. 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