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Progress on j Under the able guidance of Coach Robt. V. White, the football team is making great progress on Davis' field these warth October days. The first week of practice was spent in going through the regular preliminaries so necessary to the game. The men were placed under training and are now, we feel gratified to say, are in good con dition. On Wednesday last Coach White divided the squad into two teams from which he will at an early date pick the varsity. The coach does not wish, however, to lend the impression by any means that this will be the varsity for the whole season, for each and every man has an opportunity of making the team as long as he remains on the field and works. The two teams as they stood at scrimmage Saturday evening were: TEAm A. POSITION. TEAm B. Woodrow, Sinkins.L. E.......McNair, Mace Brown ............L. T............ J. Mills Rawls ............L. G.......... McMurry Graydon ............C ............ Mobley Wilson .........R. G.........H. Mills W aring ...........R. T............ Burney Lipscomb, .......R. E........ Desportes, .McGowan Murdaugh Sligh ..............Q....... Cain, Jackson - Bervely, Stoney .. .L. H......Bradley, Islar C-,I Association Formed Monday Morn ing. (Continucd from Page One.) meeting the Athletic Association was called to order, qnd elected the follow it ing officers for the ensuing year: J. H. Hammond, President. C. T. Graydon, Vice-President. R. E. Siebels, Secretary and Treas urer. V. A. Parrot, Chief Rooter. Messrs. Hoey and Metts, Assistant Rooters. I. F. Belser, Representative to the Advisory Board. As a result of this meeting athletics are placed on a firmer financial basis, and thus have made a wonderful leap forward. The pledge offered is as follows: I. 1, the undersigned, do hereby agree to assign at the end of the Sec ond Term the remainder of my break age fee to the Athletic Association for use ald support of Athletic Associa tion as the Advisory Board may see fit. II. And I do further pledge myself upon my honor to pay at the beginning of the Second Term along with the other college dues at the president's office, an additional fee of three dol lars ($3) which is to be turned over immediately to the Athletic Associa tion of the University of South Caro lina. - Provided, That I receive now for my private use a Season Ticket to all athletic contests held in Columbia by the teams representing the University during the First Term, and another Season Ticket to all games of -the Second Term after I shall have p)aid in the Second Term fee of three (do1 lars ($3). Every student should sign this pledge immediately. Patronize nour advertisers. Athletic Field Metts .............F. B............ Belser Hammond ........ R. H............ Gibson Besides these a number of men were off the field from various reasons. The plays went off with ginger, con sidering the earliness of the season. the teams scrimmaged for about twenty minutes. The men still seem a little light, but the speed of the team will make up for that, we hope. The coach is doing his part, the team is working hard, and now all we need is the earnest co-oper ation of the students. Manager Simpson has completed the following schedule: October 9,-Charlotte Medical Col lege in Columbia. October 16-Georgia Tech. in At lanta. October 23-Wake Forest in Co lumbia. October 28-Charleston College in Columbia. November 4-Clemson (Fair Week game) -in Columbia. November 13-Davidson in Char lotte. November 20-Mercer in Macon. November 25-Citadel in Charles toi. Fresh Class Attempts to Meet. Mid the bursting of cannon crack ers, the rattle of tin-cans and the inces sant yells of the upper classmen, the Freshmen held and attempted to hold their first meeting on Monday eve ning. For many years it has been the cus tom to have a big celebration on the occasion of the first freshmen meeting. This year's celebration was carried out with marked splendor and parade. The meeting was called to order by Chaplain Green of last year's fresh man class. He attempted to preside with dignity, but was immeditaely de clared incompetent to "hold down the chair." The Hon. J. H. Cooper then took the chair. He introduced Col. Grease Graydon, who haranged the audience for some time until someone threw a firecracker at him and many yelled "sit down," "cut it out." "Grease" was then subdued. Fresh Mills, who hails from the tall timbers of Abbeville, was next intro duced, but the freshy was too embar rassed to speak. Far off up in the gallery a mighty rumbling noise could be heard. It was only General "Dilly" from "Nooark," bringing up. his heavy artillery. Pres ently everything was in readiness, all the guns were in position. The can nons were filled with ammunition. General "Dilly" gave the order, the cannonading opened. Trhrough the rifts of the smoke clouds "Dilly" could be seen calmnly smoking a che root and giving orders to his captains. He was as calm as Napoleon was as he watched the charge of the "old1 gutard1" at Waterloo, or . as Shake speare Hoey is when he shoots a game with Senator Topshe. After shelling the freshmen posi tion for sonie time General "Dilly" gave the order to cease firing. Then the water-bucket brigade advanced closely supti6rted by the tin-can batal lion. These forces caused great loss. The tide of the battle was now turned, as Blucher arrived just in time to save the Battle of Waterloo for the allies; so Dr. Mitchell, hearing from afar the news of the battle, arrived on the scene of conflict just in the nick of time. Every one fled. General "Dilly" tried to restore order, but all in vain, the raid was complete. The brave and courageous General alone remained by the guns until he was killed, prefer ring death to capture and disgrace. Noble, brave, cburageous, he gave his life for the defense of his country. All Monday night the foes slept with their arms. On the hills the army fires could be seen burning brightly, but both armies were wrapped in slumber awaiting the com ing of morn and the renewal of the bloody conflict. Brigadier General Russell, second in command, was promoted to Major General, to succeed General "Dilly." Colonel Murray was promoted to com mnander of artillery. The world awaits with breathless expectancy the second (lay's fight in Chapel Hill battle ground. 1912 Class Elects Officers. 'Twas with no small degre eof pri(le that the 1912 class wandered slowly and without molestation for the first time in their history to a class meet ing. You could hear the members of that class say to each other, "Come on, Sophs," and not a soul followed them. Some with pipes in their mouths, some with pants rolled up, some with fancy socks, but all with class caps, they meandered leisurely to the chapel and there elected the following officers: President, C. E. Sligh; Vice-President, Dwight Hughes, Jr.; Secretary and Treasurer, T. J. Lipscomb, Jr.; His torian, W. S. Bolt; Representative to the Honor System Committee, D. G. Perkins. for Nearly 'bree-Qi THE STUDENTS 01 HAVE MADE THU HEADQUARTERS Fi AND SUPPLIES. KI SET BY VOUR FAT THE R. L. BRV Booksellero Stationel 1425-1427 Main Street u ui COLUMBIA'S STORE OF STYL 10% Discou CLOTHING, HATS ISCRUGGS & SWAL' Y. M. C. A. Reception. On last Thursday evening the Uni versity Y. M. C. A. gave a reception in the Steward's Hall to the new boys. The reception hall was taste fully deco rated with pennants and banners, while in the main dining room chairs were placed around for the convenience of the guests. The faculty was present entire and the Y. M. C. A. cabinet was much in evidlence. The guests were met at the door by a reception comnittee consisting of the wives of various members of the faculty. From thence they were con ducted by a student introduction com mittee into the main room where maidens fair were in abundance. At about 10:30 o'clock delightful refresh ments were served, consisting of ice cream and cake. This was, is, and ever will be one of the most pleasant occasions of the year. Here the new student sees an other phase of college life, another question to be answered,-the eternal question. With three hundred of God's choicest creation around him he almost forgets the Creator in contem plation of the created. Some came away treading on air, others upon firm and solid step, still others with a faltering movement, but we may say that each and every one with a pleas ant recollection. There is only one thing that we vish to live longer than the Y. M. C. A., and this is their re ception. Dr. Wauchope Goes to Harvard. On this wveek Dr. Wauchope went to Harvard, where he will attend a meeting all the week. It will be re membered that Dr. Wauchope gradu ated from Harvard with t.he degree of Ph. D. several years ago, and it is with no small degree of pleasure on his part, and with no small degree of pride on ours that Dr. Wauchope goes to his alma mater. WNe hope in the near future to print an account of the doctor's trip. Subscribe to Tim GAMEcocK. jarters of a Century THE UNIVERSITY ESTABLISHMENT )R COLLEGE BOOKS !EP UP THE PACE HER'S FATHER :: n 'AN COMPANY oe Ortntce Bindere :: n COLUMBIA, S. C. BEST STORE E AND QUALITY at to Students AND FURNISHINGS* I, 1404 Main St. PHONE