The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 29, 1910, Image 1
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
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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."