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ALUMNI ALUMNI RETURN ON NOVEMBER 15 GAMECOCKS VS. SEWANEE . Many Matters of Importance To , Alumni To Be Discussed on , 1 Home-Coming Day Saturday, November 15, has been set \ aside as Home Coming Day for all alumni of the University. On this date , the Gamecocks meet the football team of , Sewanee, "University of the South," on \ Melton Field. Games between the University and Sewanee of the' past have always been popular, as there are many alumni of !>oth institutions in this Section. This will be the third annual fall meeting of the Alumni Association, and at this gathering many things of importance to the alumni and University will ; be discussed. An effort is being made to i get some of the prominent out-of-state ] graduates to attend and speak on what 1 the alumni can do for their Alma Mater] 1 A full program for Home Coining Day 1 will be published in the near future. \ ?-u. s. c. F. H. WESTON \ i II mlllllllllllBHinilMBIIIIli" ' ( An honored and beloved alumnus of t the University, Mr. Francis Hopkins ( Weston of Columbia, died September 11. Mr. Weston received his A.B. and LL.B. degrees from the University in 1888. Mr. * Weston practiced law in Columbia and . for many years was a senior member of he firm of Weston and Aycock. He was a member of the House of Representatives in 1892, and was elected to the Senate in 1896, and continued to be a ^ member of that body until 1914, when he resigned to become District Attorney for South Carolina under an appointment from President Wilson. He was a mem- { ber pf the Board of Trustees of the Uni- r versity from 1892 to 1898. Mr. Weston { was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. The University has j lost a true and valued friend in the death of Mr. Weston. IRMO FRESHMAN HAS AN ACCIDENT Gus Dreher, a University freshman i from Irmo, suffered a broken leg Sun- \ day afternoon, when the horse that he 1 was riding attempted to throw him and ( stumbled. The boy's leg was clamped between the horse's side and rear leg. Dreher and James Wessingcr of Bal- 1 lentine, also a student, were planning to 1 ride double to the home of the former ' at the Saluda Dam. Both got into the saddle; the horse became frightened and l>egan to run backwards, throwing Wessinger to the ground and breaking Dreher's leg. Dreher was taken to the Baptist hospital for treatment. IN PASSION PLAY~ the part of King Herod in the Freiburg Passion Play, which will be presented i under the 'auspices of the Palmetto 1 Players at the Columbia Theatre during Pair Week % y I, r ' , > "i''. ' ; . ' t' , < y V,r , . ^ V;. ' .>: jV. I NEWS | FREE GAMECOCKS WILL BE MAILED ALL PAID ALUMNI 1 For the first time since the alumni association was Organized at the University of South Carolina, free copies of The Gamecock are now being mailed out to the Carolina alumni who have paid up their fees in full. Last week 300 copies were sent out and this week over ( 400 copies wilt be sent out. , Throup.h The Gamecock a closer rela- < tionship between the graduates and the | students at Carolina can be maintained ( and also a. more effective alumni association can be organized. ALUMNI URGED i TO ATTEND THE 1 L. S. U. GAME ! Efforts are being made by B. A. Early, alumni secretary, to interest the alumni . n this section in attending the game with . Louisiana State University. This wiir | ie the first time that the two universities ( lave met and Mr. Early hopes to have a ; arge crowd of grads present to witness i the initial kick-off. Russell Cohen, I,. S. U. coach under >tudy of Wallace Wade for three years, t will accompany his proteges to Columbia. He brings with him One of his best teams n years, one that has swamped its < jpponents of the first two games. His I :Ieven is the heaviest in the Southern ( Conference. ( ALUMNI INCREASE: IN MEMBERSHIP i t All Records of Last Four Years * Surpassed, Says Secretary Early Secretary Early of the South Carolina 1 Muinni Association announces that the nemhership of the association has surpassed all records of its four years. Especially are the alumni outside of 1 Richland Gmnty taking an increased * nterest. It is only natural that the local i ilumni should foster the work of the 1 issociation but thp enthusiasm of alumni outside of Richland County ir very gratifying to officials. In November, district and county meetngs will be held over South Carolina, with the purpose of planning a program for the winter. Alumni heads are anticipating a great year. ? ?u. s. c. Dr. Babcock, it is rumored, holds spell- * ing matches and makes everybody con- ' tribute a nickel to the winner. We couldn't afford to sign up for any such course. i We've got it all figured out. The "contingent fee" of five dollars is contingent on whether or not you kick about it. If | you do, the/ make it six dollars. I Wampum, Indian money, has been found 175 feet under ground at Yuba ( City, California. Twins born iti New South Wales, Australia, have been christened Amy Johnson and Don Bradnatn Smith. MANY UNIVERSITY : STUDENTS TO ACT ! IN PASSION PLAY The Freiburg Passion Play, on its first American tour, will be presented at the ' Columbia" Theatre under the auspices of he Palmetto Players. Eight performances will be given during Fair Week, beginning on October 20. * I The main characters of the play arc all Germans, natives of Freiburg. The , Palmetto Players, however, will furnish about 125 supernumeraries, who will take the various other parts. Besides the more than one hundred | University students taking part, an almost equal number will be picked from the choirs of the city to aid in the sing- ( ing. With them will also be heard 32 of ( Columbia College's best singers, who will , be trained by Professor Morris of the , college faculty. Mrs. Curran Jones is as- , sisting Director William Dean in the training of the choruses. Among those who arc already assured ( of parts arc: Henry White, Elizabeth . Belser, Sara Heyward, Wyatt Wood, ' Jack Soper, Sara Calhoun, Elizabeth , Ewart, Annie Madge Weldon, William j Douglas, Bob Coggeshall, Francis Watts, j Aileen Horton, Adeline Fogle, Dorothy j Whaley, Rachel Muller, W. W. Glenn, j Viola Canova, Lois Fischer, Tiny Mo*ingo, Elizabeth Creighton, Sara Quattlebaum, Lucy Coleman, Blanche Love, < Dorothy Penland, Chick Foster, V. A, i Spears, Louisa Tabor, and many others. I COLUMNY By MAX NODIFERENS Our opera of campus life divides itself roughly into three motifs, tabulated in the following degree of importance: (1) social scherzo, (2) athletic ballade, (3) class symphony (four to six movements in minor keys. Very sad.) On the ridiculous over-emphasis of athletics we have already touched lightly. More anon. We will discuss classes in the next issue. Now here's this social bug. T is a sadly artificial thing, based entirely on the infinitive "to rate." To rate, 3ne must be possessed either of "money"' ar of family." In ye olde southe, the latter was of more importance; the accent, t>f late, shifts to the former. - t A sleek auto is worth about as much as i grand-dad governor; eight suits and a hundred dollars a month over normal expenses is worth a Confederate general, an zx-cabinet member and a state senator in the line of direct descent. But if one is possessed of money plus i fine old Huguenot name, then the silver spoon is one s birthright, and one may lave the brains of an ostrich, the physilue of an Arbuckle and the usefulness of i toothless comb without any impairment whatever of one's social prestige. Beauty is a secondary issue; brains, ertiary, pre-paleolithic, or non-existent. There's many a cute lassie on the -ampus who has plenty of boy-friends, jut wonders why she's never taken to lances or parties although she dances well, lresses well, and has plentv of sense. Lfittlc girl, you don't rate; and your boyFriends would be mortified beyond eniurancc if they took you out. One might ry it, but neither you nor he would find t endurable. You couldn't meet fellows >f the right sort; or if you were so unisually pretty that you could, they vouldn't have the right attitude toward rou. Every once in a while, some girl is wiling to make the sacrifice. Here s how stags are solicited at lances : "Say Bill, how 'bout lcttin' me inroduce you to my girl? She's not the irettiest in the world but she can dance jood. Comes from Fieldsburg. 1 didn't wanna bring 'er but I thought I'd be nice to 'er. Sure would appreciate it." "Docs she rate?" "Well, naw, she doesn't. But I won't let you get stuck. I'll be rfoht after you with somebody else." And you find yourself dancing with a succession of men of whom only the obiectionable ones return. Each has been >ecured only by dint of a slight disparagement of you. > The social aphorism is: "Be sure you rate' then go ahead." The philosophical inference on which the rate system is based is the supposition that if one has neither family nor tnoney, one cannot have acquired the lualities and breeding essential in a gentleman and gentlewoman; hence by ex:luding from the show-bench all those who lave neither gilt collars nor thoroughbred pedigrees, all obnoxious elements are ex:luded. But does wealth and pedigree assure nanlincss or womanliness? How silly 1 n?<i social set is just a fair cross-cut of lumanity; as many large souls and as many small souls here as anywhere else. And even more bigotry, complacency and :onceit. By the very fact of being alive, we have til an equal number of forebears. If you )oast of your family tree, be sure it isn't rooted in a mud-hole. And if you boast of "Dad's" pocketjook, remember that six million of the ommon trash who made his excess money for him arc out of work and beginning to ?et mad about it. Whenever you meet a clever woman lereabouts, be convinced she's not a social success. Whenever you meet a socially favored sister, be assured she's not likely to be clever. To be socially successful, she must inhibit her ideational abilities until the poor little things are forever lost for want of exercise. She dassent be "too darn smart." As a matter of fact, there's nothing to Jo about the entire matter. Man and caste ire as inseparable as dog and fleas. The same problems, the same unjustness, the iamc heart-pangs would present themselves were social discrimination based on intellect, utility, aesthetic appreciation, physical beauty, or any other criterion in place of cash and class. Editor's Nots: This is a contributed column, and the editor does not take responsibility for statements appearing therein. ' ; ?. j , / i ' OIK BOOKS AND PAPERS NEEDEI BY EXTENSION DIVISICtt Only Recognized Division Ii Country Which Is Entirely S^lf-Supporting Have you any old Books ?' Journals Magazines Newspapers? If so, bring them to Mrs. Parker, a the Extension Building, where they wil be most gratefully received. The -Extension Division of the Uni versity of South Carolina is the only oni recognized by, and holding membershi] in the National University Extension As sociation, which is operated without ap propriations of any kind. The departmen is now practically self-supporting, wit! the secretary receiving half salary, th< director none. The director is Dr Havilah Babcock, who has labored hare and untiringly in extension work here. But the work of the department i measurably handicapped by lack of suf ficicnt funds with which to subscribe t< magazines and newspapers it needs. Ev ery month the office receives thousand of requests for information on almos every conceivable matter. It clips o copies informative and authoritative articles from magazines, newspapers an< hooks, and organizes the material int< libraries on various subjects, which an kept in almost perpetual circulation. If you will form the habit of bringing old magazines, newspapers and books t< the Extension office they will be a helj to the department and an invaluable aic to the thousands of patrons who cal upon the division for information littleTllness now at carolina When asked how many football boy; she had in her care at the infirmary Mrs Madden said, "The Blue Devils didn' scorch a single feather of the Game cocks in the little scrap they hafd las Saturday at Durham. The number oi birds who repaired to the infirmary foi repairs, patches, and paints, after sait scrap, was smaller than usual." Jean Wichman and Mary Clare Hawi spent the week-end in the infirmary re cuperating from their strenuous activi ties during rush week. J. E. McCoy, freshman, is in the Bap tist hospital recovering from an acut* attack of appendicitis. Aleen Horton and Carl Shelley ar< "laid up" in the infirmary suffering witl a slight attack of malaria. Carl Brown ii keeping Shelley company for a few days The F i r 8 t L e s i $5. Pencil to In [] matches3.75. Jill I j at no ex iliip'f ii unexposi ff?jtyjjjjjj;! M and sock HOLDER OF FULL CARD SUIT OUTBID "Red" Watts, of Phi Kappa Sigma, drew a perfect bridge hand of diamonds j Monday night. It is a very rare thing < for a person to draw a perfect bridge hand, but to be overbid on that hand is still stranger. To start the' bidding Henry White bid one heart, then "Red" promptly bid seven diamonds. Henry, t either thinking that "Red" was loco or t was^ just trying to be funny, made a f bid, of seven hearts outbidding "Red" t seven diamonds. And then, to make it f stranger than ever, Henry made his bid j ?can you beat it? If you can don't fail j t to send a notice of all the details to < j The Gamecock. u. s. c. j She was only the garbage man's daugh- s ? ter, but she inherited a swell dump. c 5 . ? f Our idea of something right in place is j a couple of bow-legged contortionists in f a rumble seat. t t 1 i j Ye Union Man" (to prospective sui- ] cide) : "Don't kill yourself." Prospective suicide: "And why not? Have you a job for me?" r Ye Union Man: "No, but we're boys cotting the undertakers this week." j ^ bhhhhhiihhbhiih : GAMEC I < BEAT 1 ; Next to tailoring-, w i in football. We're t cocks, win or lose! We shall be glad to dents our complete asi weaves and patterns Sturdy tweeds and cli 5 among- many other fa 1 We feature the [ homespun fabrics, nu I Tailor-Made Suits a i you want them, at $24 A Home-owned Institution. 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