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VOL. IV. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., DECi,MBER 22, 1910. No. 13. AROUND FESTIVE BOARD. ANNUAL BANQUET GIVEN BY "C" CLUB HELD LAST NIGHT AT COLUMBIA HOTEL. Good Banquet Enjoyed-Much Hot Air and Oratory Cut Loose-The Fair Ones Toasted, As Usual. Last night the "C" men gath ered around the festive board at the Columbia Hotel in the annual ban quet. All the members were pres 1ent, and to say that the evening was an enjoyable one is putting it mildly. They all wcnt with the intention of having a good time and they h.d it. The banquet began at 9 p. m. and continued until the wee small hours, with a few spoeches interspersed, just enough to add a little spice to the affair, and not enough to tire anyone. J. W. Wideman, Jr., captain of the baseball team for the coming season, acted as toastmaster, and gracefully introduced the speakers. Mr. H. B. Thomas, manager of our football team for ,the season just past, spoke upon the subject, "The Past Football Season." Hle spoke of the difficulties wIhich beset the team on all sides, the rising of the men to the occasioi, an( how, out of what looked a dismal prospect, was made a fairly successful season. He spoke in the highest terms of our coach, Dr. Neff. Following Mr. Thomas came Mr. Whitner, captain 1911, wvlho gave a short talk on the coming football season, its outlook. Ile spoke en thusiastically of the team to be. Mr. P. L. Wright, manager of the baseball team, thei spoke of the "club," its past, preset and future. What it meant and what it stood for. M\r. McMillan made a short, but interesting, talk on the coining base ball season. le put ip some good "dope," and handled his subjec.t as familiarly as if it were the leather covered SpIhere itself. 'I'he last speaker was Mr. C. G. Wyche, w\,ho spoke on the subject, "Our Sweethearts." We dlon't know wlhere he got his material, but he seemed -to be very familiar vith all the little ins and outs of that un1 definiable something, Love. After the speeches the men liii geredl for a few minutes of story teIl ing, a.nd -after the hist cigar had been burned to ash they quietly (?) wended their kvay campuswvardl. One at a Time. The fatir.dlanmsel.panted ,for breath. "Algenon,". she exclaiimed, "you mnustn't-buinch' your kisses-l ike SECRETARY STUDENTS' VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT SPEAKS TO STUDENTS. MR: G. C. HOUNSHELL MAKES SEVERAL STIRRING AD DRESSES. A Man of Varied Experiences-Mis sionary in Korea and Other For eign Lands-Formerly Secretary of Laymen's Movement-Now Traveling in Interest of Students' Movement. We believe that no visitor to our campus who has been listened to more attentively by the men than Mr. G. C. Hounshell. We had the pleasure. of hearing this distin guished gentleman in Plinn Hall on Friday evening, and again on Sun (lay evening in the chapel. Mr. Hounshell's talk Friday ,even ing was along the line of relations of foreign missions to the busincss worl(l. This is a plase of missions wliicli fev people tliiik of. The facts were made so plain by the speaker that no one could have failed to see the important relations vhich exist between missions and commerce. He sai(d that whenever the heathens were e(ucated an( civ ilized they w%otl(l abandon their old customs of going naked an(d sitting on the floor, and wvhenever they did this we wotil( have better prices for out cotton al(I furniture. This is only one illustration to show the im portanice of missions. 'The talk on Sunday night was no less interesting than tle one on Fri day night. The subject was, "'lhe Choosing of a Life Profession." .\ goo(l crow(l of stu(lelts w%ras pres ent to hear this address, and those (Continued on Page Pour.) The Christmas Carolinian. We congratulate our esteemed contemporary, "'I'he Carolinian, uipol their excellent Christimas issue. 1eyond doubt, it is the thickest and best issue that has ever come from the press. The poetry especially (e se(rves m-ention, particularly one en titled, "ighit Where the Mistletoc I tilng," from the pen of Mr.. I. R Heyward. It is a bit of verse with swi'inging metre and pleasing liies. The thought of the "piayer" is alse excellent. A new feature is the illustrations~ w~hich1 are run in connection wvithi the stories. These were drawn by Mr. Pittman, tihe art edlitor. Well written editorials, instruc tive current .topics,, well balanced p)oems and stories all inclosed in a most attrac-tive cover make "Th<c Carolinian" an excellent issue. Con gratulations from the "Rird." UNIVERSITY STRIDES TO fRONT IN 1910. WONDERFUL GROWTH IN ONE YEAR. Significant Facts Concerning What 1910 Did for Us. New Buildings, Better Equipment, Great Increase in Student Body, Wider Range of Courses Offered-What 1911 Has in Store for Us. Vith the close of the calendar near at lanl, the University of South Carolina is naturally giving much thought !to the consideration of the questions that affect her growth and advancement during an other twclvemonth. With the Gen eral Assembly meeting early inl Jan uary, 1911, the question nowN upper most is, "Whait will the General Assembly do for the University?" There are several things that every one Who has the welfare of the old institution at heart is hoping the I,egislature vill see fit to do. Probably of first importance is the question of a new auditorium, some thing that the University has long needed, and that her steady growth makes more and nore imperative. I'he preseln.t anditorium has served for over a century, and has nov reached the point. wihere it is too small to Imleet the lieeds of the larg est studen body the Ln iversity has ever had. A nother much-neededl iminprove mlent is a full equipment for the iew\ gvilnasium ald a swimming pool in the basement of that building. The gymniiasiui building itself is amply suited for the ptirpose for vhich it. is iitelded, btit it needs to have llmre equipmnt to meet the needs of the stuidenits. Th"Ie Sudent secretary of the yonig Men's Cliristian Associa,tion is nlowv paid a salary raised by popti lar subscription from the studenlts 4f ithe Uniiversity. It is hoped that the General Assembly wvill provide a regular salary for the secretary. It is also hoped that the means will be at hnd during the coming year to make some additions to Flinn i all--a spacious hall for meetings, additional recreation rooms, etc. During tihv yeAr now drawing to a close, the University has iade marvelous strides in the forward march. Tlhe beautiful atnd well Iequlippe(d now Science Hall was oc cupIiedl at the b)eginning or the p)res (Continued ont Page Four.) "Rockefeller gives an add(itional $125,000 to the colleges." (News item.) "Prais.e John from whom oil blessings flow.;'praise oil creatures here below," stuggests the. Rain child. ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BALL TOMORROW NIGHT. GIVEN IN GYMNASIUM BY THE GERMAN CLUB. Prominent Social Event of the Sea son-Old Carolina Men Back to Attend Ball-Many Out-of-Town Young Ladies Also Present. Tomorrow niight, in the gym na sium, to the strains of Bearden's orchestra from Augusta, will be (lanced the annual Christmas ball given by the German Club of the Univ,ersity. In many respects, this ball will be the largest 'ever given at Christmas time. Ihe hall is beilg elaborately (lee orate(d for the occasion with holly, mistletoe, pine an(l other* greens. Japanese lanterns will also be sus pended all over the hall, and with these lighted, the scene will be a veritable fairyland. The supper will be serve(d in the stewar('s hall ad joining, w1hich is also being taste fully (lecorate(l. It is estimate(l that about fifty couples will be in attendance. Many out-of-town young la(ies will be present. Among the old Carolina men who are back to attend the ball are: ")ub" Dargan, "Mack" Simkins, Frank Spigner, R. C. I lamer, leiry Ilughes, 11ob Cooper, Wardlaw Smith, liilly Perrinl, "I'Muick'' Perrin. llach l'oag, 11illy Clie, I. 1. l1elser, ). 1. Finley, Charles Simpson, Dor sey Sligh, Roy Izlar, Tom Lips comb, Marion T'ally, A. D. li phaint an( others. 'l.he cliaperomes are: P)resi(len and \irs. S. C. liteliell, )ean and AIrs. A. C. Moore, Prof. an(1 \lrs Yates Snowden, Prof. an(l AIrs. Al. R. Twitcliell, Prof. and AIrs. M. G. Iomes, Prof. and AlMrs. J. Nelsoni (Coninued on Page Pour.) Dr. Wauchope Delivers Lecture. I Last Frilay Dr. George A. \Vauchope, of the English Depart ment, went over to Ilorrel 11ill, '. C., where he (leliveredl a most inter esting lecture before the Horrel Itill school on the subject of "South Car olina Prose 'Writers." It will be r.e iiieubere(l. with pl,easure, that last. y,ear )r. \\auchope published his writers of South Carolina, a vo0 tme that met instant success. From the material that he had gathere<. for this book he was able to deliver an in teresting~ lectutre on the prose writers of this State. A large audience heard, .with p)leasure, his address. Every Saturday afternoon 1)r. Wauchope goes to Sumter, where he meets the Sumter Cotinty Teach er's Association, who are taking an H,nglish couirse undler his instruction.