Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Carol: By Harriet Clar Special Wr The last fifty years of fi ups and downs from hemli amazed the Gibson Girl of ti would be to see her counterp or the Flapper to see the mo By a phenomenon common n world, history seems to repeat But however fashions may he to year, the Carolina co-eds 1 stride, presenting quite a rer fashions through the years. THROUGH THE YE Gamecock By Mellia Corley Special Writer "Well; well," said the absent minded professor as he stood knee-deep in the bathtub, "what did I get in here for?" Jokes like the one above were standard material for The Game cock during its earlier days of existence at Carolina. Some jokes were used for fillers but tliere was one column headed "Bird Seed" that contained humor ga lore. The joke above was taken from the column in an Oct. 21, 1910 issue of The Gamecock. A filler for the Nov. 20, 1908 issue, one of the early editions ofthe paper, was: "Question-If two batter-cakes cover a shingle, how long will it take a grasshopper to kick a mule's ear full of collar but tons?" "Answer-He was her little brother." Henry's Epitaph In 1911, The Gamecock came out with this cheerful epitaph: "Here lies our Henry, our nob lest and best; He slid down a plank, and a nail did the rest." More nonsense gleaned from other issues of the paper during the years of 1909, 1910 and 1911 follow: "If you refuse me, Miss Gladys, I shall get a rope and commit suicide." "No, Colonel, you 'must not do' that. Papa said distinctly that he would not have you hanging around here." "Fresh Lewis (at a dance): "My dear, the world was -but a desert to me before I met you." "Miii : 'I can hardly believe it.'" "Fresh Lewis: 'Why?'" "Mis. : 'You dance like a camel.'" "Preshman, telephoning homne: TVather, I hare. taken appendi citi.." -- "1ether: 'My son, why did you not atik, as I told you, to the [ght gglish eours." tnrd.-Mben was the levival -eor the last * .107,F ina FC e Sinkler Fift iter Girl, tl and ful ishions have seen the long he ne to hairline. How caught e turn of the century styles irt in the late forties, waistlir lern version of today! popular >t only to the fashion As itself again and again. world, ve changed from year shorten ave taken them all in greater resentative display of alike, I shoes p MS 3howsCarol "Algy met a bear; The bear ate Algy; The bear was bulgy; The bulge was Algy." "As the bow-legged waiter ap proached, the guest asked, 'Have you got frog legs?"' -"'No, that's rheumatism; I've had it for years."' "He-'You are the breath of my life."' "She-'Why don't you hold your breath awhile?"' On March 16, 1913, this filler cropped up in The Gamecock columns: "The General Assembly has adjourned and the legislators have gone back home to work for a while." As indicated by the following poem found in one file of The Gamecock, the paper still sought nonsenical tid-bits in 1937. This one read: "It was just a kiss I asked you -for And you gave your consent. And then I asked if o'er before Your kisses you had lent. When you said 'No,' In tone so meek, My chest swelled out in pride, But when you showed me your technique, -I Knew Darn Well You Lied." In the last several years the paper has restrained from print ing jokes as such, but amusing happenings about students have been recorded in the column "On Campus" and also in terse stories called "brights." One of the brights from an issue in the fall of 1955 was: ,Gamecock Staff "At 10:55 p.m. Thursday the noise of tinkling glass was heard by staff members of The Game cock from t'heir office on the second floor of Russell House. "Upon investigating, seven members of the late-working staff found that the glass of one of the front, plate glass doors, leading oqt onto the curved ramp, had been partially broken out. "The glass door was broken by a male student who thought the door was open, He tried tp walk through it. The student said the door next to the one he broke was ope ad due to the reflee ian Ja the slam ha tha=ht ake ishion1 y years ago saw the last stand < te feminine miss who wore ru: blown sleeves with gently flare Lir was usually worn in a sofi at the nape of her neck with a f this period shortly gave w tes and slimmer skirts, a modifi Empire line. :o-eds made slight advances ini fashion profiles began to ch ed. slightly and often were full activity. On campus and bas] owever, black stockings and h arsisted. 1918-1920 was the era inalHumor door he was headed through was open. The student suffered no injury." April Fool's Day I Occasionally, special editions of the paper, usually printed on yellow paper, were published on April Fool's Day and ridiculous copy was the only material ac cepted for these editions. One of these papers was The Inkybaiter -which appeared on April 1, 1988. The nameplate I was upsidedown and beneath the f name was the slogan, Eggzackly Half Cracked. The streamer head was CON FEDERACY LOSES WAR. The first paragraph of the story read: "(Details on this story are un available. The Inkyhalter, refus ing to print anything but the truth, will wait until all factse are known and will publish full a details in the next issue.)" ~#'~trD FOM THIE ie One Th4 ,Got Away 46' SCUTiTLE .J. BVT T THE LOOKOUT IS THE ONL.Y ONE WHO HASN FLIPPED HIS uD! /AHOY, Te JWHAT K(1 VOU SO I .M sThr >f the Gibson tile middy blous ffled blouses field as well as d skirts. Her chignon or ribbon. The Although sl iy th raised coats were sho cation of the The big event coiffures - cc a the sports brushed into a Enge. Skirts 1923, the high-] er to permit fords and strap cetball court dark) remained igh-buttoned important "firs of the versa- coat, followed s Student Tours Wakefield Fortune Tours Cor oration has just published their 958 program of independent tudent tours for the Winter and 3pring to Bermuda, Mexic, Plorlda, Canada and various Car bbean islands. Once again, the tours have >een specifically designed with tudents and other young people n mind, but are nevertheless vailable to anyone with a imited vacation budget, the cor ioration said.' The tours are of hort duration and therefore par icularly suitable for winter and pring recesses. Special "College Jeek" tours have been arranged or Bermuda, Fort Lauderdale ~nd Mexico in the Spring. All tours include round trip ransportation from New York appropriate rates from other ities), hotel accommodations, ightseeing, and most meals. ~rices start at $130 for the nine WE H A VEN'T SEEN A WHALE IN WEEKS! WINSTON IERE-- TASTES IPy? GOOD! (A&,M 7A e ough e which lent itself easily to the to the classroom. Camel Hair Coat dirts remained just above the rtened to fingertip length by of this period centered arouri nsiderably shortened, the hai smooth "puff" over each eai )uttoned shoes had given way shoes, although heavy hose (u in vogue for several years. Ai t" was the advent of the came hortly by bulky sweaters worr Are Planned day Canadian Ski Week tour, all meals included. Those who wish to travel South may choose from the one-week tours available to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Florida, or Bermuda, starting at $177.60. A nine-day Mexican Holiday can be had for as little as $295. 00 including Mexico City, Cuer navaca, Taxco and Acapulco. The Caribbean Circle tour to Puerto Rico, Haiti, and Jamaica is $298. Free transportation will be provided on any tour abroad for the organizer of a group total ling more than 15 persons travel ling together. Folders on all these tours and further Information may be had from your local travel agent; or by writing the tour operators, Wakefield Fortune Tours Cor poration at 15 East 58th Street, New York City. AYE, BL3 A ND THESt OF MUTi LUKE A CIGARETTE S HOU LD! The sports pleated skirts. These fashions of the period Roj By 1925, dresses h ankle, by 1928 skirts were m 1921. ushered in the Flapp d the most sported wide : r was Flapper now wore he . By waved close, often cov to ox- Heels grew tall and spi gually dark stockings were di iother In contrast to the 1 hair those of the -'30's adh with Sweaters were short-i And The (Continued from Page 11) shock than this startling an nouncement - made by Miss Ida Johnson, Wednesday afternoon." Sept. 30, 1933 "Miss Nonie Elizabeth Hliott of St. Matthews became the bride of Jesse Alexander Rutledge of Columbia. . . . "Mr. Rutledge was graduated from the Univerityr of South Carolina school of Journalism in 1929." Oct. 6, 1933 "Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Rhett Heyward announce the engage ment of their daughter, Sarah Boykin, to Archie Hardy, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Hardy." Oct. 18, 193 "The annual KA .Tea Dance will be held at Ridgewood to morrow afternoon after the Clemson game." Nov. 10, 1933 "Th'e University regulations regarding the entrance of women into fraternity houses was modi fied at a meeting of the faculty ES TALK ,( NY ... 437 r..s4 * '4 (ears; were adopted from men's and were varied only slightly. ring 20's id become quite straight, and uch shorter, having definitely. .r era. Coats were slim and ur collars. The up-to-date r hair short and straight or ared by a close-fitting cloche. ,idly, toes became pointed, and scarded for sheer silk ones. extreme styles of the '20's, ered closely to natural lines. leeved and fitted; skirts no committee on fraternities re cently to allow the entrance of a woman properly chaperoned." . Sept. 28, 1934 "While dodging an automobile in front of the Woman's Build ing last Sunday night, Miss Helen Bell was hit by a bicycle and hurled to the pavement, in juring her right hand and mak ing a deep gash in her head . . . where it was found that her in juries . . . were not serious." Sept. 28, 1934 * "Coles Heyard, Delta Delta Delta, and Dwight Cathcart, Sigma Nu, were recently mar ried." COLLEGE MEN AND WOMEN ENCORE 2526 Devine Sells on 50-50 Basis Your Good Outgrowen Carmaents c-c-b T INSTON'S EASY DRAWING TOO THEFAVOR COME IGHT - 'THROUGH TO YOU!Jme |N S PACK OR BOX, MATES / - WINglON.UALtu. W.C, *,