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J Says Athletics Power in School. "The power that lies in school a letics is coming more and more to recognized, and the importance controlling and supervising tb athletics is demanding attentio: ?aid Dr. Henry D. Phillips, rector Trinity Episcopal church, yesterc1 afternoon in addressing school m and women who had gathered at 1 ' Columbia theatre for the second g< eral session of the State Teache association. . "Most thoughtful men recogni that the training of the physical m is putting into the background t training of the mental and spiriti qualities. What are we going to about it? . "Athletics is taking more tir than should be devoted to it-wh are you school people going to about it?" he asked. "There is everywhere a treme 1 dous interest in school and collei athletics. We have gone mad on tl subject of athletics. If we build i a strong group of citizens, it will 1 . because of the contributions made that citizenship by school teacher All of us see what an important pa athletics plays in the life of tl . school-and college boy and girl, ar we are also coming to know the va ?ce of athletics as a trainer and d veloper of character. Fair, Square and Honest. "Fair, square, honest athletics wi produce fair, square and honest me: We all know there have been irregi larit,ies- in athletics-whether the; irregularities begin in high schools < in colleges we can not say. We kno\ though they are there, "and it is oi duty to deal with them. "A town wants to have a winnin .ball team. The citizens of the tow want a winner; some big strong bo; a star player, not a boda fide studen plays on the school team and helps to win. What is the effect of sue tactics on the other members of th team and on the boy himself? Is an one deceived? Can you fool a boy Does he not know that crooked atl letics are being indulged in? Wha is the effect of such crookedness o the student body? "Over zealous alumni pay part o a student's expenses to college s that he may play football. Is this fai and square athletics? "Are we, through our athletic: teaching our boys and girls that w will not connive at irregularity? Ar we showing that we are honest to th core? "In our high schools we have go to require a standard of scholarship "We must let is be known that ? boy who has not enough brains h , . keep up with his classes has no enough brains to play football and ti engage in right and? ethical practice on the athletic field. We should le our standards of ethics and honest: of the class room prevail on the ath letic field. Athletics is a power fo: good or for evil, all depending on th< way it is managed. The managemen of athletics is worthy of the serioui attention of our school men anc school women. Clean athletics, hones athletics, square athletics produce men of cleanness, honesty anc squareness." Dr. Phillips was heard with mud interest and was warmly applauded al the conclusion of his address. Dr. Swearingen Speaks. At the conclusion of the address of Dr. Phillips, Dr. J. E. Swearingen, state superintendent of education, was presented. During the course of his remarks Dr. Swearingen said, "We will pay every high school application in full and also every term extension claim. We . will also pay vocationel educa tional teachers m full-so do not worry." This statement was received with applause. Dr. Swearingen devoted a consid erable part of his address to a discus sion of financial and legislative sub jects, saying at the outset that the legislature was the highest school board in the state. He told of the dif ficult situation which the legislature faced this year and of the postpone ment of'the payment of taxes in 1921. Shortly after that postpone ment, he said, the state paid to the federal government in taxes as much as the entire state appropriation bill carried little of this money, he said, returning to the state. "There is plenty of money in South Carolina to run the state govern ment-the question is, how to get it," he said. ( Dr. Swearingen said that he went into office standing for an equal chance for every child to get the ru diments of an education; for a' six months' term and for a salary of $100 per month for every qualified, teacher. In speaking of unpaid salaries, Dr. Swearingen said: "Some of you have not drawn money for some months J dare say. You have not been paid because taxes have remained unpaid. I don't know how it is that some sheriffs hold tax executions in their offices some four or five years, but you teachers who are unpaid need not worry. The school authorities .have power to borrow money." Dr. Swearingen was given close attention by the large audience pres ent. E. C. McCants of Anderson pre sided at the meeting and several an nouncements were made by R. C. Burts, secretary.-The State. Big Game of Baseball in Augusta. Augusta, Ga., March 20.-The Committee of Fifty of the Board of Commerce which was responsible for the famous Augusta Community Bar becues of 1920 and 1921, when 7, 000 - Georgians and Carolinians were fed at one time under one roof, there by establishing a record for the South and, therefore for the county, has gone in for baseball. This Com mittee has arranged an exhibition and match game for Friday, March 31st, . between the Detroit Tygers, managed by the incomparable TY COBB, and the Augusta team of the South Atlantic League, which is di rected by Neal Ball, the first man in the big leagues to make a-triple play unassisted. Just to add a thrill to the performance, Neal made it in a world series game. The Committee of Fifty is respon sible for the fact that the Detroit team of the American League is training in Augusta. Ty Cobb, who is a resident of Augusta, was anxious to bring his charges to the city, but there were no facilities at Warren Park, the local baseball plant, for his players. The Committee of Fifty promptly got busy and found out if diey underwrote a certain sum the officials of Richmond Academy would erect the necessary club house. Ty Cobb then announced that he would bring his ball tossers to Augusta, and he did. The Committee of Fifty is now promoting the game to meet the indebtedness contracted in order to make the necessary improvements. It is seldom that Southern baseball ' fans, even the largest cities of Dixie, get an opportunity to see such an ar ray of talent prancing around a ball yard as will be seen at Warren Park the day Detroit and Augusta meet. There will be Ty Cobb, the immortal Georgia Peach, who needs no intro duction to American anywhere, whether they be baseball f?ns or not; the man who has made apparently unbreakable records than any other man can hope to make-the greatest player the game has produced. Harry Heilman, the champion bat ter of the American League, will al so be in the lineup. Heilmann is one of the greatest stars in baseball, and yet he is still young in the game. Bobby Veach, a veteran of many campaigns and still going strong, One of the hardest hitters in the big leagues, and with Ty Cobb.and Sam Crawford, a member of the most fa mous outfield trio that ever graced a diamond, will also be on deck for ac tion. Detroit's outfield will also boast of Johnny Mohardt, who has yet to play his first big league game, but who is one of the most widely known j men in athletic circles today. Johnny hails from the Notre Dame Univer sity, Indiana, where he entered at football to such an extent that sport writers rated him as high or even higher than Brickley, Mahan, Berry and oilier stellar lights of the grid iron in days gone by, and they do say that there is one thing he can play better than football, and that is base ball .Ty Cobb evidently thinks so too, for he is playing him regularly in practice games and does not hide his admiration for his ability. A record baseball crowd is expect ed at the game; the entire proceeds of which will be turned over to the Board of Commerce, through the courtesy of Managers Cobb and Bell. Admission will be one dollar. Parties are being formed, even at this early date, in towns scores of miles from Augusta to motor up to the game, and reservations are coming in in a steady stream. Baseball such as will be displayed the afternoon of March 31st in Augusta is scheduled but rarely, and no baseball fan or admir er of the Committee of Fifty intends to miss the battle. FOR SALE: Rhode Island Red eggs from pure stock for hatching, Price, $1.00 for 15. T. P. SALTER, Trenton, S. C. For Rent: Rooms are for rent in the Addison building. Ap ply to Dr. A. R. Nicholson. S-l-4t. . " We have a select line of ladies' and children's pattern hats which we are offering at very reasonable prices. I..MUKASHY. , BETTER THAN ALL MEDICINE Oysters Put Artemus Ward on His Feet When Every Other Remedy Had Proved a Failure. When Artemus Ward and Dr. Hing ston, who acted as his manager on his \festern lecture tour, arrived in Salt Lake City, after that amusing and successful visit to California, the be loved humorist fell sick. So badly was he, after his arduous rounds of the Pacific coast and his strenuous days in Virginia City, Nev., with Mark Twain and Bill Nye, that his life was despaired of. The lecture Artemus had arranged with Brigham Young to give In tlie theater, had to be postponed. In fact, so hopeless seemed the case that Dr. Hingston even tried to arrange to have the body of his friend and partner transported to the East on the stage j coach. But the optimism of Artemus brought him back to safety again, a very thin and weak man. 1 . But before he was allowed to leave his room, Artemus had difficulty gain ing sufficient strength even to walk. From Brigham , Young to the least humble of the Mormon "saints," atten tions In the form of fresh eggs, jellies and other helpful delicacies were showered upon the convalescent. Ar temus enjoyed everything, but nothing seemed to give him strength. At last a food was discovered in a local grocery, so we are told, that "lifted him from his couch." This was nothing more or less than a dozen cans of Baltimore oysters, put up In squares of block tin. The first oyster stew "hit the spot," and Artemus chirped up: "Get out- the bills for the lecture \ See Mr. dawson and arrange for the date. The show is safe enough, now we've got on, an oyster basis."-Mark Stuyvesant In the Cleveland Plain Dealer. TO MAKE HEADWAY IN LIFE Consecrate and Concentrate, ls the . Advice Given by Writer in Forbes Magazine. You .vant to make headway In the world, of course. See if this thought can help you: First, consecrate your self to your calling; then concentrate. The 1 lives of most meu of notable achievement have been characterized by consecration and concentration. Be fore one can consecrate oneself, one must be possessed by some bigger and broader and better idea than mere j money making. There must be some thing ii* the work that appeals to one. The work must appear to be worth while, worth effort and industry and sacrifice. You could not, for exam ple, conceive of anyone consecrating himself to "bootlegging." There isn't one honest calling, however, to whlcfc^ a worker could hot consecrate him self or herself if animated by the right spirit. Having consecrated oneself to a line of endeavor, then concentration must follow if proficiency and success are to be attained. The worker, be he employee or em ployer, who' hasnt consecrated him self to his calling fails to deriva from It that deep satisfaction known to those who ha .-e consecrated themselves to their jobs. Coiu-en trat ion follows consecration naturally and with joy rather than hard effort.-Forbes Mag azine. Swiss Santa Rings Bell. In the quaint little town of St. Gal len, Switzerland, which has retained many of its curious medieval customs, Santa Claus makes his visits ringing a gigantic cowbell, says Popular Sel?nce Magazine. In St. Gallen, every Christmas eve twelve men array themselves In white trousers and shirts, embroidered wool suspenders, and bright red ties. Eacli one fastens an enormous cowbell on to a wide leather belt, and covers his head with an enormous mask of card board, the upper part of which ls decorated by stenciled designs. One of the twelve ls called "Saml chlatis." It is his duty to give the good children presents. . The other eleven remain at a little distance on the out skirts of the jolly crowd that follows them on their rounds, giving candy to the grownups and entertaining every body with, their clowning. Cave-Dwelling Snake*. Until recent times no reptiles were known to have adapted themselves to existence in the darkness of caverns. Now, however, It is known that in the Malay peninsula a snake, a ' species of coluber, inhabits certain caverns, feeding upon the bats. These cave-dwelling snakes attain a length of between eight and nine feet. Their coloring simulates that of the walls of the caverns. The rock ls a yellowish limestone, traversed with blackish veins, and these mark ings and colors are " curiously repro duced In the snakes, many of which lurk on the ledge in the semi-darkness near the entrances, watching for the bats. The Game of Whist. All great discoveries are works of time, and the game of whist is no ex ception to the rule. Its merits were not recognized In early times, and un der the vulgar appellation of "whisk and swobbers" lt long lingered in the servants' hall ere it could ascend to the drawing room. At length some gentlemen in Eng land who met at the Crown coffee house in Bedford Rod, studied th?* famo, rsve lt rules, established ita principles, and then Edward Hoyle, io 1743, blazoned it forth to ull the world. Partisan Strife Will Not Remedy. To the Editor of The State : I ask space to express my appre ciation to my friends who saw fit to nominate me, or, rather, suggested my name for a candidate in the com ing campaign for governor; also to reply to numerous friends and ' let ters, as to whether I will be in the race. I will say that I am not hunting a job and will have to carefully con sider the matter before I can give a definite answer. I admit that the time is here when something should be done. Some think the time ripe for another revo lution in state politics, but with the existing financial status I would hate to see our people hom to pieces by demagogism or a political upheaval. This is no time for a repetition of some past circumstances; no time with the increased amount of crime that is being committed almost daily to have our penitentiary emptied of all classes of criminals-safe biow iers, thieves, murderers, etc.,-nor is it necessary to abuse all outside of the penitentiary. Under existing con ditions we should have, a quiet cam paign and whoever makes the race for governor should have the ability and qualifications to lead and to rep resent all classes of our people and to reconcile them by a -'ust and eco nomical administration that will bring back to normal our conditions and help to foster all our institutions and encourage diversified enterprises that will build up our state and give every class of our citizenship equal rights and privileges to #ork out for themselves an honest living and a proper enjoyment of life, education ally, financially, socially and other wise. There . must be a long and steady pull together of all our peo ple, with a due consideration for every one, so that we may come back to the morning light of a brighter day. Much has been done at the re -cent session of the legislature to di versify the burdens of taxation and much more needs to be done and will be done to remedy this. The admin istration of our government has grown out of proportion to the tax paying power of our people under boll weevil conditions and it will be necessary to so simplify and reduce our expenses within the paying pow er of our farmers and all other class es of citizens that all may live and prosper. We need a new and able .leader, endowed with common sense and full business judgment to serve the state and people' in a business way, with full knowledge of the science of government and econom ics, to lead us out of our stagnant and inactive situation and set us agoing with the tide of prosperity. We don't need at this time any narrow minded partisan governor, but one who has been a successful business man and is a statesman and will be a success . as a goveror, and has the interest of all our people .t heart. Who will that man be? D. M. Crosson. Leesville. CHEWING TOBACCO Penn's spells quality. Why? 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