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VoL. III. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., DECEMBER 9, 1909. No. 11. GAMECOCK GERMAN GREAT SUCCESS. Annual Dance Given in Stew ard's Hall Last Week. AN ENJOYABLE OCCASION. A Large Crowd of Young People Present. On last Wednesday night one of the most pleasant social events of the sea son was given by Tmn GAMECOCK in the Steward's Hall. It will be remem bered that each year this German is given in order to aid in defraying the (Continued on Page Four.) Y. M. C. A. Notes. Rev. Mr. Baker, pastor of Southside Baptist church, made a very interest ing address before the Y. M. C. A. on Sunday afternoon. This is the first time Mr. Baker has spoken at the Y. M. C. A. services, and he made quite an impression upon his audience. His informal style was charming and commanded attention. The speaker's text or nail, as he called it, upon which to hang his remarks, was taken from the Sermon on the Mount: "Seek ye first the kingdom of God." He showed that the world needs men who are able to bear its burdens; and that it is the dity of our universities and colleges to furnish these men. We are here laying the superstructure or foun dation upon which our after life must be built. If this foundation is faulty, the building must collapse. In Atlanta there is a skyscraper leaning way over the street. The architect says that in a few years this building must be torn down to protect it from falling. The trouble is that this building has not a solid foundation. In the same way unless our lives are built upon the eter nal Rock of Ages, the only sure foun dation, they must collapse. Let us, then, build upon Jesus Christ, whose Word has stood the test of centuries. Mr. Baker closed with a stirring ap peal for the Christian life. Immediately after the services, a called meeting of the association was held. The business in hand was with reference to the Rochester Conven tion. Mr. 1-. C. Ritter, wlho previous ly had been elected a delegate to this convention. handed in his resignation. Mr. P. L. Wright, of the Junior class, was elected to take his place, and Mr. J. C. V'assey andl Mr. Kemp we're elected as alternates. The liible classes are still meeting every Sunday morning at ten o'clock. Tw'~o courses are being given, one in Men of the Old Blible, andl another upon the Life of Jesus Christ. Any one wvho w%ou1ld like to take either of these courses should see Mr. M. M. Rector, wvho is Chairman of the Bible Studv Committee. CLASS FOOTBALL REIGNS. Freshmen and Sophs Plajei Yesterday. PINAL GAME SATURDAY. Atnnual Competition for Trophy Cup Now On. This week is a great one on the cam pus with regard to athletics. The three games to determine the cup winners will be played. Indeed, before this can come from the press, the two pre liminary contests between Freshman and Sophomore, on Wednesday, and Juniors and Seniors on Thursday, will be pulled off, with every eye on the campus riveted upon -the results. The Seniors, who have held the cup for three successive years, must battle hard or lose it. Each contesting team will go into the fight with determina tion to use all their strength to become the proud chanpions. The deciding game will come on Saturday, when the winners of the other games will go up against each other in the final struggle. Little can be doped out as to the probable results, for the bunches are well matched, and each is confident. The Sophomores were defeated a Iew (lays ago by a bunch of town boys, by the score of 5-0, whil the Freshmen defeated practically the same team by the score of 12-0. This may seem to show odds on the Freshmen, but the Sophs lost when they had practiced but little, while the Freshmen had been able to get more experience and train ing by having a longer time. Each team has been well coached by men from the varsity and should show up well inl the fine points of the game. The winning of the championship means a great deal to the victorious class. It is an honor obtained through hard work, and one that goes into his tory, for holding the Sylvan Cup one year is no mean honor itself. Notice. Contributions to The Garnet and Black, in the form of short, pithy poels, short stories, short plays per taining to college life and humorous wits are solicited )y the editorial staff. Also drawings are sought-those especially relating to athletics, publica tions, organizations, etc. The staff is endavoring to get the literary p)art of the Annual completedl by Christmas. Students, help us in this ! Support your Annual! Prof. Colcockc (in Astronomy) :Mr. Vassey, what is an asteroid ? Vassey: It is an astronomical mule. b)ecause it is a cross b)etwVeen a satellite ndr a n1lanet. BENEFICIAL TALK TO STUDENTS. Regular Monday Morning Speech Very Interesting. MR. WILLIAMS THE SPEAKER. State Farm Demonstrator Makes Fine Address. Ira W. Williams last Monday, in a well prepared address, spoke to the students of the University on "Farm Demonstration Work in South Caro lina." Mr. Williams is farm demon strator for our State, and proved by his instructive talk that he is a master of his occupation. He discussed his subject after the fashion of a man thoroughly familiar with all phases of the question, and .the applause of the audience showed that his address was appreciated. His work is a noble one, and one that concerns each one of us. The United States government, realizing the importance of Rural Improvement, has begun an( is now carrying on, under control of the Department of Agriculture, a system of farm demon stration work for the benefit of the agricultural districts. This system is finely organized and goes directly t6 the man on the farm by sending an expert to each county, whose duty it is to improve methods generally an( stimulate enthusiasm among the rural districts. I-Ie said and proved conclusively by statistics that with our present rate of increase in population, we will in a decade's time be importing instead of exporting wheat. I-Ie also showed that our natural resources were bound to decrease, and thus diminish our wealth and trade. Only by a change in methods, he said, can we hope to feed our future millions and keep the wealth of our country up to a high standard. He described fully the working de tails of the organization, and showed the result of the demonstration work to have been already felt by a large per cent. increase in yield for the State. In the beginning, Mr. Williams spoke entertainingly of college spirit, and won the attention of the boys. Later he told how the future wellfare of the State must come from the hands of the young men, and along this line lie enicouraged the boys to take more interest in this field of work, and to rise to the call of the State for effec tive leadership. 1Prof. Colcock (in Astronomy): i\lr. Dantzler, what wvould he the dlirection of a cannon hall f'iredl if the earth did not rotate on its axis? D)antzler: It depends on wvhere you are,. in wvhat direction you shoot, andl at what you arc shootihw FOOTBALL SEASON FORMALLY CLOSED. Block C's Awarded to the Var sity Men. DESPORTES MADE CAPTAIN. Will Lead the Garnet and Black Grid Iron Battles Next Year. The football season has been for mally closed by the Advistory Board at its meeting on last Saturday after noon. Here the rewards for merit were given to those who have played for the honor of the college this sea son. The men who received the block C are: U. G. DesPortes, Jr., J. C. Blackburn and Randolph Murdaugh, ends; B. D. Carter and J. H. Brown, tackles; B. T. Sharpton and J. B. Rawls, guards; M. R. Mobley and C. T. Graydon, centres; F. G. Cain and C. E. Sligh, quarter backs; P. K. Mc Nair, B. S. Beverly and I. F. Belser, half-backs, and J. H. Hammond, full back. Besides these, Manager C. T. Simpson also received a C for his ser vices. This is the formal ending of one of the most peculiar seasons that has ever beei seen at Carolina, only twice did we go into a game with our full line ill), against Clemson and the Citadel, and in each of these cases the men were not in the best of condition. These two games, then, are really the only ones by which ve can in any measure calculate our strength, and a review of these games shows that' we had a good team. The defects of the season cannot be placed to any one cause, but rather to a peculiar combi nation of circumstances which are known to us, and which we care not for our opponents to know. We do not wish to excuse our defeats, but to take them rather as becomes a true sportsman. The Advisory Board also passed the recommendation of the Athletic Asso ciation that the scrubs receive for their work a monogram U. of S. C., which hereafter can only be worn by scrubs as make it. The fifteen C men met in the law (Continued on Page Four.) Mr. Lewis W. Parker's Lecture. On next Tuesday evening, in the chapel, one of our most (list inguished alumni, A-r. Lewis W. Parker, '87, of Greenville, S. C., will deliver an(a dress to the public, but more especially to the students. WVhen we considler the remarkable success that this gentle man has met with in the commercial wvorl, it should be profitable to uts from this fact as wvell as p)leasurab)le from the fact of his former associa tion with our institution, to hear himt speak. WVe hope andl trust that there will l)e a full attendance of the student hody.