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VOL. IV. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., SEPTEMBER 29, 1910. No. 1. THE PROSPECTS fOR FOOTBALL Ceach Neff Interviewed and Gives Encouragement. Hg.ThinlCs He Can Put Out a Winning Team If the Men Will Come Out. Football is here. The 1910 season has come forth after a long period of rest and is arrayed for the year. A broad smile illumines Mobley's face, and Blackburn walks with a royal stride. Everywhere men may be seen donning football togs and trotting out to the ground. The manager and his assistants rush here and there securing uniforms and football paraphernalia. Out on the field we hear the (lull thud of balls being kicked and watch them whirl through the air to be caught by some begrimed, wild-haired football demon. The season is off with a rush. We are face to face with the 1910 sea son. What are our prospects? It will be remembered that most of the varsity men graduated last year, and practically none of them are -back. Hence we must depend principally upon the new-mentn~ -'- ~ Four last year "C" men are back, 'McNair, Captain DesPortes, Rawls and Sligh. These, with about twenty men of last year's scrubs, all star team, and an equal number of new men, com pose the squad from which Coach Neff and Captain DesPortes are to select the varsity eleven. THE GAMECOCK dope artist inter viewed Coach Neff upon the prospects of the team. The coach said, in part: "Most of our material are new men, but some of them have had football (Cointinued on, Page Three.) Flinn Hall House-Warming. Flinn Hall has ma(le its debut. Its doors were thrown open last Friday night and in trooped seniors, juniors, sophomores, freshmen, law students and professors, all to mingle in one great stag .reception. Secretary Mills had arranged an ex cellent informal program, which was carried out in every particular. Speeches were made concerning the various college interests. Coach Neff made his first appearance before the student body, and, amid great ap plause, outlined the football situation. Messrs. Wright and Carnes spoke in the interest of the Euphradian and Clariosophic - Societies. The three college putblications received attention from their respective editors. The college quartet wvas p)resen)t and enterta1inedl the occasion with stirring college songs. Good spirit prevailed, which showed the newv mien wvhat col lege life means. The unanimous vote is, rah ! for Flinn 4all anr1 SCr..t+a.y Mills 01 Of LARGEST OP Governor Ansel Addresses 11 Some Very I Among Other Speakers Were Doctor Joynes a In the chapel on Wednesday morn ing, September 21st, occurred the most promising opening the University has ever had in all her history. After the devotional exercises had been con ducted by Rev. C. A. Reed, of Colum bia, Schubert's Serenade was ex qusitely rendered on the violin by Mrs. M w. Twitchell to accompaniment on the piano by Professor Paul de Launay. There could not have been a happier inspiration for the work of the session. 'With some remarks as to the growth and betterment of educational institu tions (luring the administration of Governor Martin F. Ansel, President Mitchell introduced the Governor, who welcomed the students, new men and old. The opportunities enjoyed by students being educated by the State Nfordied'the irst'pointf tAeGrni6r, and he dwelt especially on the honor every student should feel in being coil nected with the time-honored Univer sity of South Carolina. He was pleased at the recent progress in equip ment and in'buildings, such as the new Science Hall and Flinn Hall. Governor Ansel expressed a wish that every man connect himself with one of the literary societies, pointing out the advantage in such training pre paratory to entering citizenship. He stressed the value of quickness and determination and accuracy of thought as brought out by one mind pitted against-another in debate. Governor Ansel congratulated the faculty on their opl)portunity to train young men of South Carolina, and ended his address by wishing for the University the most successful year in its history. Superintendent Swearingen was next introduced and addressed the audience as "fellow-students." Mr. Swearingen is an alumnus of the Uni versity, and feels a keen interest in all the men. Mr. Swearingen remarked on the force being felt in every community by reason of men from Carolina, dwell ing, in this connection, on the service the University is rendering the State by sendling out trained teachers to or ganize andl elevate the public schools. HeI charged the student body that the ideals of honor and independent thinking, as always in force at Caro lina, be upheld the coming session. Dr. Edwvard S. Joynes extended a welcome to new men on behalf of the senior portion of the fauty. Dr. ENINGS IN HISTORY. ic Students aod Gives Them iood Advice. Superintendent Swearingen, .d Professor Tate. Joynes is himself the senior member of the faculty, and called up some touch ing thoughts of his first clays at col Icge. "The liberty that men have at col lege," said Dr. joynes, "is an oppor tunity for the development of man hood and gentlemanliness. It is the aim of the University to make a gentleman of every student." Prof. V. K. Tate, inspector of rural elementary schools, spoke for the junior members of the faculty. Pro fessor Tate called the University the center of the 'school improvement forces of the State, it being the head of the public school system. Carolina should stand for all that is progressive and helpful in schools, and also in civic affairs. It was the closing wish of Professor Tate that leadership and puli spirit be 'made the Ourpose of every man in his University course. Senior Class Meeting. The Senior class met on Monday and elected the following officers: President, C. G. Wyche; Vice Presi dent, I-. G. Officer; Secretary and Treasurer, 'McTeer F rse; Historian, J. I. Hazard; Poet Laureate, J. 13. Heyward; Honor System, Represen tative R. F. Bradley. The following officers of the Senior class football team were elected: Cap tain, P. L. Wright ; Manager, P. K. Blowman; Water Boy. ). G. Yar borough ; Sponsors. M iss Edmonds and It. '. Rainsford ; Chief Surgeon, in charge of handages, splints and fire water, J. Shakespeare Hoey. Upon motion of Mr. Shakespeare I foey, provisions were made to secure carriages for sponsors for the opening class game. Committee was appointed to decorate the carriages. Committee consisting of Messrs. Hazard. llradley and Buie, were ap pointed to secure walking canes. Resolutions were passed requesting under classmen not to wear derbys, it being the privilege only of grave and reverend Seniors to wear derbys and carry canes. Oni State doccasions long frock coats and beavers will be -w~orn. Tlhe niext class to meet will be the J uniors, then in order, the Sopho more's and Freshmen. The latter oc casion is one of much merriment. The Freshmen meet in ab)out two weeks. Feed the "Bird." DR. CHAMBERLAIN SUCCEEDS DR. BAIN. We Think He Is the lan for the Place. He Has Had a Broad Experience and Traveled Abroad Several Times to Study. All of the old students remember the feeling of sorrow which was expressed by every student when Dr. Bain de cided to leave us last year. Indeed, Dr. lain can never be forgotten, and every man in school will always re member him as the student's friend. Dr. Chamberlain has been elected to fill the position made vacant by Dr. Bain. He is a man of ability, and comes with the highest recomnienda tions. He has a record which stands for itself. Dr. Chamberlain was born in Rich mond, Va. When a young boy he attended McCabe's University School. It will be interesting to note that this is one of the first schools in which Dr. Bain taught. After finishing his course there he went to the. University of Virginia. Here he took an important part in all the phases.of college life,. being editor-in-chief of several of the publications. In 1902 lie took his Master of Arts degree at Virginia. The next year he was elected a teacher in the Southern Female College, at Petersburg. Having made a success there lie accepted a position in the Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia. Dr. Chamberlain then decided to go to Europe. A fter spending some time in Berlin he attended the Holle au der Saale school, where he received his Ph. 1). Then it was that lie went to Greece and Italy to see all the old history that he had read about and studied so long. On his return to America lie va, elected instructor in Latin at Amherst C !lege. The faculty, seeing his abil ity, promoted him at once to assistant professor, from which position he comes to us. We all welcome Dr. Chamberlain, and wish for him the greatest success possible. \We want him to be our friend and fellov-student as well as our teacher. Prof. Easterling Returns. We are all glad to wvelcome b)ack with us Professor Easterling, w~ho has been attending the University of Cli cago, whlere he studied higher miathe matics and( astronomy. Hei gives the Universit; of Chicago sonic very high~ recommnend(ations, and says it is an excellent school. WVe also wish to congratuliate himi upon the "better half" that lie brings back with him. TImE GAXICJCK says, "Mday they live long and happy with Carolina."