Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-10-30
CAMPUS PROBLEMS
By
'Skeet'' Fowler

When it comes to pep and school
spirit, Catawba must be congratu-
lated. Every student radiates pep
and energy, but the place it really
makes a showing is on the football
field. The roar of the cheering is
deafening; the thunder of yelling
following a cheer can be heard in
Mocksville. Here is one place
where every student responds to
the actions of the cheerleaders with
great gusto.
BY now your are saying 'Bol-
oney," | said it before I,started.
If the football team depended on
us to win a game they would new
er win. By appearances, one would
think the school spirit was zero.
The roar of cheering is barely dis
tinguishable on the opposite side of
the field; the thunder of applause
cannot be heard by Coach Kirk
land. At the field the students are
a wreathing mass of activity-so
full of pep!
What is the trouble with us?
When we came from high school
we were always prepared to yell
until we were hoarse. For each
cheer we yelled as loudly as we
could. When we completed a cheer
we spontaneously broke forth with
our best hollering. Now we yell
like sissies and clap Out hapds like
babies. We yell like the North
erners say the Southerners drawl.
When we give fifteen rahs if
sounds like the beginning Of the
Locomotive. Do you remember
the many games you've been to?
Well, you were bound to have been
impressed with the cheering. Ev
erybody yells, and they rap off
their cheers faster than Wimpy
can eat hamburgers. What Others
can do, we can do. All other small
colleges have it owe us when it
comes to real cheering. $50 why
stand we here idle. Let's make our
Homecoming Day bigger and bet
ter in every way. Let's show our
alumni that we have regained the
pep and cheering they knew five
years ago.
Many blame our cheerleaders.
i They are not wholly to blame. But
where there is more improvement
;, for us, there is some for the cheer
leaders. First, I would advise them
to 60 to a big college game and
:. closely observe the technique Of
:. the C. L. represented there. By
the time the game is over the rah-
rah crew practically have to bf
carried off the field. l am not sug-
costing that our cheerleaders work
- up to a breakdown but it woule
be swell if they looked worn Out
E by dinner time. Make us yell anc
= lead the yells faster. 1t may be a
pull at first, but you remember
that old adage you get out OF
thing just what you put in it.
lust think how nice it would be
for everybody to get hoarse BY the
end of every game. We believe
y such a thing is possible if the
cheerleaders will only snap it UP
: Make us go faster and shrek after
:, a cheer. 1.-THE boys can even whls-
{, tle!) During our first game, quite
a few freshmen became thorough
'ly disguised with the cheering.
=. After each cheer some of them
, started to let forth a below but
managed to squelch it when they
heard that thunder of applause
her>before mentioned. They have
the proper spirit, so why not chime
: in with them before they lose what
:. we already lack?
To Herby I say, "congratula-
. tons! You have worked hard and
made quite a few Improvements,
, But please push harder now than
:. you have pushed in the past We
all need quicker pick up.
I To the student body l say, EAT
more spinach, get up on your toes:
and bellOWw