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VoL. III. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., OCTOBER 14, 1909. No 3 PRESIDENT LOWELL'S INAUGURATION, Dr. Wauchope Gives an Interest ing Account. AN AUSPICIOUS OCCASION. The University' Represented by One of Harvard's Graduate Doctors. Dr. G. A. Wauchope, head of the English department and the Univer sity's representative to the inaugura tion of Harvard's new president, on being interviewed by a Gaiiecock reporter, gave a very interesting ac count of his trip. It will be remem bered in connection with this event that Dr. Eliot, Harvard's former president, resigned and that Dr. Lowell was elected to fill his posi tion. Dr. Wauchope said in part: "During my absence in Boston last week I had the honor of repre senting the University of South Carolina at the inauguration of Pres ident Lowell of Harvard University. As I was the only delegate from South Carolina, it was my privilege also, in a sense, to represent the State at the all imposing ceremonies. On-last.Friday-and Saturdiy, I also attended the sessions of the Associa tion of' American State Universities. "This association is one of the most important educational bodies in the country. There were about thirty presidents of State universi ties present or represented by their proxies. The first act of the associa tion was to elect the University of South Carolina a member, and I was introduced to the body by President Schurman as the accredited proxy of President Mitchell. Many vital edu cational problems were discussed, but as all the sessions were executive and secret, I am not yet at liberty to disclose the proceedings. "The program of the exercises for the inauguration was exceedingly varied and elaborate. It included the spectacular, the social, and the literary. There were three grand processions, to which a medieval pomp was given by the wearing of academic robes with hoods of every imaginable color, contrasting vividly with the conventional black garb of the officers of state and the gold-em blazoned uniform of the naval and military officers. "Several informal luncheons were given to the delegates by the Har yard Alumni Association, Radcliffe College, the Harvard Club of Bos toni, andl the Medieval School. A more elaborate reception was given on Thursday by President and Mrs. Lowell in the faculty room of the University. The dinner given Thursday night by the president at the Harvard Union was a most elab orate affair. (Continued on Pag Thre. COMMISSIONER WATSON . ADDRESSES STUDENTS. Third of the Monday Morning Meetings Held. INTERESTING SPEECH MADE. One of the Most Distinguished of Our Alumni Addresses the Student Body. Another of the series of the im portant meetings was held last Mon day morning in chapel, Dr. Mitchell being absent, Prof. A. C. Moore offi ciated. He introduced Mr. Watson, mentioning his ability and also his worth to the State of South Caro lina. Mr. Watson preluded his address with the terms used by every alum nus who returns-"I am glad to come back here, to stand in this chapel again." He recalled his asso ciation with Dr. Joynes and Dr. Bur ney. Mr. Watson defined as briefly as possible the work which he has been called upon to do for his State, which is in a word the upbuilding of com merce, developing resources, manu facturing, 'etc. This, however, he believes cannot be accomplished without the aid of young men, intel ligent young men with good educa tions. Many people of our State, says Mr. Watson, resist all efforts toward the introduction of new and modern implements of agriculture There is only one cause for this, that of ignorance. Mr. Watson realizes as all promi nent men of today do, that a good, (Continued on Page Three.) The Law Association. The first meeting of the Law Asso ciation, for the present term, was held in the Law Library on the evening of October 1st. James H. Sullivan, who had been elected junior president, did not return to college, so C. N. Sapp, the vice president, was chosen to succeed him. G. R. Pettigrew was then selected to fill the newly vacated chair of the vice president; while Charles Sally was elected secretary and treasurer, in the place of Jack Lanford, who passed the Supreme Court examination last spring and is now practicing law near Greenville. After this a number of new mem bers were electedl and sworn in. Ar rangements were then made for the first regular meeting and appointments made for Moot Court. Last Friday night the Association again met in its regular room and held Moot Court. The first case on the docket was a criminal case of circum stantial evidlence. (Continued on Page Fonur.) CONVENTION HELD AT ASHEVILLE. Good Roads Was the Object of This Meeting. CAROLINA REPRESENTED. Dean Colcock, of the Engineering Department, Attends the Meeting. The good roads convention held at Asheville was one of the most inspir ing I have ever attended. The intense interest taken in the furthering of the development of the rural district by means of the establishing of go9d roads is an evidence of the awakening of the public to the fact that after all the backbone of every community is the farm. . It was curious to see what a diver sity of interest was represented at this convention. I think there was hardly a profession or calling that did not have some one there ready to avow the peculiar interest that this movement had for those lie represented. This alone shows how widespread and im portant a development of this kind has (Continued on Page Three.) A Meeting of the Tennis Association. All the members of the University interested in tennis had a meeting in chapel October 5th to discuss the advisability of forming a tennis asso ciation. It was decided to institute a general tennis association, but not to do away with the different tennis clubs as some of the tennis men wished to do. In this new associa tion, although each of these clubs will be in the association, they will maintain their individuality. The need of such an association is evident. Heretofore this form of athletics was supported by the many tennis clubs. If a man wished to play tennis he had to pay from $r to $2 to join one of these clubs-each club had to support itself, for the athletic association gave nothing to them. The tennis, association will now be supported in a financial way by the athletic association, thereby putting tennis on the same footing as football or any other form of ath letics. It will now cost a member of the athletic association nothing to become a member of the tennis asso ciation. The following officers were elected: President, J. B. White; vice presidlent, E. D. Ellis; secretary and treasurer, C. Waring. The president of the association appointedl a committee to confer with Dr. Mitchell to try to get him to have at least four new courts con structedl. These new courts, if se-* cured, will be open to all men in the University who are interested in tennis. It is hoped that these courts will be constructed. CAROLINA PLAYS GOOD GAME. First Football Game on Davis Field Saturday. VARSITY DEFENSE PERFECT. Outweighed Over Ten Pounds to a Man, Carolina is Defeated by N. C. Meds. CAROLINA 0. N. C. MEDS. 5. Murdaugh, Blackburn .......1. e.......... Lancaster Waring, Graydon ..). t............. Sharp Rawls, Buie ........1. g.............. Gold Bobley .......................... Thayer Sharpton ..........r. g.............. Pugh Brown .............r. t......... W hittaker Desportes, Simkins .........r. e........McFadden Cain ..............q. b.......... T.Sadler Metts .............1. h ............ Spicer Hammond, McNair .........r. h ........... Sherrill 13everly ...........f. b........... B enbow Referee, Orr, Richmond. Umpire, Able, Amherst. Headlinesman, Clarkson, Carolina. Lines men, Gonzales, Carolina, and Jackson, Meds. Timekeepers, James Holmes and W. C. McGowan. Time of halves, 20 and 15. Attendance, 450. Carolina lost in her first gridiron bout to the North Carolina Meds. on October 9th. It was a clean, some what spectacular game of football. The "Meds" out-weighed Carolina probably ten pounds. They had a line that the Carolina fans-giving honor to whom honor is due-ad mired. It showed up as a line oi experienced football players. Carolina did real brilliant work on the defensive. She lost on uncom pleted forward passes and attempted line rushes. If she had only done the work on offensive that she did on defensive things most likely would have gone in her favor; but this was her first game of the season, several members of her team had never played varsity ball before; she was bqcking against ex-stars, some of her best players, as Belser and Car ter were out of the game, so we are neither demoralized, discouraged, nor disgruntled over the defeat. First Half. Carolina wins the toss-up and Capt. Hammond kicks off to the 45 yard line. Sherrill receives ball, but rails to run it back for any consid erable gain. On an attempted run iround right end Metts throws Sher rill for a five yard loss. The Meds nunt and Cain receives for Carolina. Beverly gains two yardls. Metts mucceeds in making only three more. [-Jammnondl punts to sherrill, who is :lowned in his tracks by DesPortes. spicer fails to gain. Waring wadles :hrough Sharp and( kills the next >lay. Brown breaks up the Meds' >unt and the ball goes over to Caro ina on the 25 yard line. Carolina (Cont'nued on Pge Four.)