Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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(Samwnrk Member of South Carolina College Press Association Published on Tuesday of livery Week by the Literary Societies of the University of South Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RAIT:?11.50 A YEAR. Entered us second class nail matter at the Columbia, South Carolina I'ostoffice on November 20, 1908. News articles may be contributed by any member of the student body, but must be in by Friday night before Tuesday's publication. Hand in copy typewritten and double-spaced. Names must be signed to copy. Articles will be published in the Open Forum as submitted, with the name of the author signed. STAFF ROBERT II. ATKINSON Editor-in-Chief WILSON O. WELDON Managing Editor ASSOCIATES ASHLEY 1IALSEY . Associate Editor W. FRANK TAYLOR Associate Editor JAMES A. CATHCART Associate Editor FOY STEVENSON . Associate Editor MITCHELL MORSE Assistant Managing Editor LeROY WANT . . . . . . Assistant Managing Editor EDITORIAL STAFF N. W. BROOKER News Editor JULIAN KKAWOHEK Sports Editor MELVIN KARESH Alumni Editor W. O. JEFFORDS Fraternity Editor W. I. LATHAM ... Y. M. C. A. Editor JOHN WHITE Exchange Editor ROY PRINCE Joke Editoi CO-EI) DOROTHY PEN LAND Editor DAItlCE JACKSON News Editor LOIS FISCHER Society Editor FRANCES BLACK Feature Editor ASSISTANTS Peggy Black, Lewis II. Wallace, George Griffith, Frost Walker, Dixon Page, Bill Oeddings, Annie Mae Pickens, Vera Jones, Jack Foster, Edgar Johnston, and J. W. Pitts BUSINESS C. L. SCOTT Business Manager J. J. MACK Assistant Manager W. C. HERBERT Assistant Manager CIRCULATION CARL F. BROWN Circulation Manager R. II. BISHOP Assistant Manager J. II. PRINCE . ...... Assistant Manager TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1929 CROWING- FOR? Football Stadium?30,000 Capacity. Press Bureau?Absolutely Needed. Student Activity Building. Paved Sidewalks. IT.8.C. Wanted?A Stadium All fall The Gamecock has been crowing for a foothall stadium. The student body seems to recognize the need of this construction, but for the benefit of some few objectors we shall attempt to state several reasons for it. The University of South Carolina has never had an outstanding team in Southern football circles. This can be attributed to only one thing?lack of material. It is generally admitted students come to a college by big games, large crowds, and plenty of publicity, essentials which Carolina has never enjoyed until last year. However, this year we are shocked to learn that University of North Carolina had dropped us from the 1 ??:t0 schedule. Yet we can hardly blame them. Can University of North Carolina, Tennessee, Tulane, or Chicago afford to play Carolina in Columbia when we cannot guarantee them a sufficient amount? Within the last two years Georgia, Duke and others have erected stadiums which seat between twenty-five and thirty-five thousand people, bringing larger games and outstanding teams as a result. Cannot the same results be obtained in South Carolina? No definite steps for a stadium have been announced so far, although the city of Columbia has offered to give the University a tract of land on which to build. I bis location seems to be most ideal. If the plans for a stadium in Maxey Gregg Park are practical, and they seem to be, we are heartily in favor of them?at least until some scheme is proposed which is more practical. We want a stadium! u. s. o. To The Warriors The 1029 football season is over and now we find the gayly colored jersies of the eleated warriors hanging on their respective pegs in the field house. Soon these will be packed away to await the coming of the 1930 season. Starting the season with a very green team, composed mostly of sophomores, Coach W. L. Laval and Captain Julian Beall, together with the entire team, have had a highly successful season. The team this year faced the hardest schedule that any Carolina team has ever faced. Now that the curtain has been rung down we might add that out of eleven games played, six were won, three were lost by close margins, and only two games were lost by large scores. In addition to this splendid season, three Carolina men won places on the mythical all-state team, and one was selected as second all-southern. This record speaks for itself and to the ability of Coach Laval and his able assistants. The Gamecock wishes them more power in the years to come and takes this opportunity to heartily thank these men for their efforts for we know they have not been in vain. The road for these men has not been an easy one, but they have made the most of the situation. To the football squad we extend our heartiest congratulations and best wishes, for it is realized that you have done your best. Your work has been appreciated because The Gamecock knows what it means to go out each afternoon and work throughout this period. It is a hard job and full of drudgery but your work has told and we are proud of you. To those of you who have played your last game here, we bid you Godspeed in whatever walk of life you may choose. You have our best wishes. As to the remaining men, we wish you the best of luck for a highly successful season next year. Warriors, you have done your work well, therefore, The Gamecock thanks you each and every one for your efforts for they have not been in vain. U.8.O. Holding The Bag Lack of consideration for others is an old, old story that we hear every day, for it has been going on since the days of the first man. Friday afternoon this old story repeated itself when Columbia High School and Gaffney High School met for the Class A championship on Melton Field. The particular incident referred to is simply this: The University of South Carolina is the father of the High School League, and each year University professors spend considerable time judging contests and planning events to make the League a success, yet when the high school championship game was played here on our athletic Held this High School League (for the first time in its history) failed to invite University professors to this game. The faculty of this institution received no word of praise or token of appreciation for their work, but were simply left holding the bag. Not only were the faculty denied admission to the game but also the University freshmen team and the 'varsity men, who did not make the trip to Tennessee. At each Carolina football game many high school football men are admitted free of charge in order that they might see these contests. Probably this incident was an oversight, and if so, it should be the cause for apology by the officers of the High School League. Nevertheless, it is insisted nut conditions should have been checked more carefully to guard against occurrences of this kind, for no part of the University of South Carolina likes to be left holding the bag. The Gamecock realizes that all men arc mortal and that all mortals make mistakes. The officers of the High School League naturally fall under this category, yet ! nevertheless they should take steps to see that their benefactors are given some token of appreciation for their work in helping make championship high school meets a success. To put it more clearly means that The Gamecock insists that these oversights be checkcd up and avoided in the future, for we resent the fact that our men here were left holding the bag. Localized Thinking Do men and women today think beyond their own sphere and phase of life? Do college students do better or worse? This question is one that confronts everyone and almost everyone realizes that it is an important question yet they put the matter off from day to day and never consider it at all. In the past there was an excuse for such conditions because communication was scarce and costly, but now with the invention of modern means of transportation and communication there is no excuse for this condition to exist. We do not mean to say that modern people do not have a general idea as to what is going on in the world because we believe that they do, but the fault lies in the fact that this knowledge is not specific. If this condition could be remedied much of the misunderstanding that now goes on could be avoided. If the real reason for strife and war could be exactly determined in most cases it would be found to be from lack of understanding the other fellows viewpoint. Now we believe that the only way for this condition to be cured is by reading very closely the various magazines, newspapers, and other printed matter until he can see a solution to fit each question. Not a very easy job but nevertheless an interesting one. College students should think over this situation very carefully because most of our great leaders will come up from the ranks of college men and it is obvious that they should be as well informed as is possible. Localized thinking makes us stand still rather than go forward, because no new ideas will be forthcoming and hence no progress can be made. The United States is a young nation with vast possibilities in the future, so lrt us here at Carolina try to get away from this thing of localized thinking, for we want our country to go onward and upward to greater and higher things. U.N.O. A Word To The Wise Now that the football season has come to a close, naturally there will be a let up in school spirit among the student body. However, it should not be thus. I'askethall season will soon begin and this will be followed by other phases of student activities, debating, boxing, track, and baseball. While football plays an important part in stimulating school spirit, all other activities should receive the greatest amount of support from the student body, and arc deserving of the greatest interest. Students should naturally he interested in everything ?in which the University as a whole is interested, and never should interest lag. The spirit this year has been the best of any in recent years, and we sincerely urge every member of the student body to do his part toward furthering this advanced attitude. OPERATED BY COLLEGE MEN BEHIND HARPER COLLEGE GAMECOCK PRESSING CLUB CLEANING?85c PRESSING?25c "You can help make the Gamecock strut" College Clothes Need Careful and Constant Attention. Let Us Keep You Well Dressed LEAVE THEM AT CANTEEN OR GAMECOCK PRESSING CLUB Carolina Dry Cleaning Co. 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