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VOL. IV. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., JANUARY 20, 1911. No. 15. PROSPECT FOR TRACK TEAM. Manager Hoey Has Almost Com pleted His Schedule - Training Will Begin as Soon as Exams Are Over. Manager Hoey is now at work ar ranging a series of meets for the track team and the prospects are that a very good schedule will be arranged. It is planned to have all the colleges of the St.ate send representatives here for a meet to be held the second Saturday in May. Besides this, Mr. Hoey is try ing to arrange a meet at Davidson sometime in April, and also, if the finances pernit, he expects to take the team to Charleston to take part in the annual triple meet there. This meet is- between the Citadel, Charleston College and Charleston Y. M. C. A.. and has always attracted quite a little attention. Besides these proposed contests, it is his hope to engage in a few more, and these should make up quite a schedule. We have lots of good material here, and if properly developed, we will make an excellent showing against the other teams. As soon as the mid-year exams are over, the men will be seen on Davis Field practicing. Everyone who thinks he might be able to run, jump, put the shot, throw the hammer, or do any other track stunt, is urged to come out. Off to Panama. Mr. '. Dixon, of the freshman class, left yesterday for New Orleans, from whence he will sail to Panama, wher- he. will occupy the position of private secretary to one of the officials in charge of the work of digging the "big ditch." While only in college for several months, Mr. Dixon attained some fame because of his iasterly short stories which appeared in The Caro linian. Notable among them is the "Queen's B1ody Guard." a copyrighted serial now appearing in The Caro linianl. \Vhile in Panama Mr. Dixon will write a weekly letter to 7he Stale, which will be read with interest by his Carolina friends. THrE GAMECOCK wishes the best of luck to Mr. Dixon, and hopes that he will not become embroiled in any Cen tral American dispute. All quiet throughout the whole campus at nine, no sound save a voice in .the chapel.--Sbne. Do you receive your paper regularly? If not, you will do us a kindness by notifying us of that fact. Our endeavor is to please; so whenever your paper does not arrive each week, drop a card to R. F Simpson, Business Man ager, and we will gladly look into the matter. Be sure to advise us of all changes in address. SECOND ANNUAL I SCHOOL MEET ON APRI] Over Thirty High Schools Will C ing Final Details-Further Concerning Number of Even Arrangeiments are now being rapidly comiplete(l for the second annual High School meet, which will be held at the University on Saturday, April 29th. Physical Instructor Schofield has becn, working up the events an(l seid ing out letters to the various high schools for some time past, and judg ing from the number of inquiries re ceived, many high schools will send teams. Last year about sixteen schools were represented by at least sixty-five men. This year it is expected that over thirty schools will compete, with over a hundred men in attendance. Just as last year, the preliminaries will be held in the morning, to which no achmittance fee will be charged. The Iinals take place that afternoon and a small admittance price of 25 or 35 cents will be charged to defray, in part, some of the expenses. The order an(l number of events, together with the prizes offered, will be announced later. Last week Instructor Scholield went up to Union, where he appeared before the Union County Teachers' Association in order to interest them Negro Life in the South. ILast Nonday iiight about thirty live or forty men met Professor G. B. Moore an(d Secretary Mills in the Green room of Flin for the piur-pose of furnishing a class to study the social and moral conditions of the negro in the South. After the class was formed Profes sor Moore gave a few iitroductory remarks concerning the social status of the negro and outlined the scope of the course. He then referred the question for discussion, and for more than an hour a lively debate was en gaged in. This course, which will be taught twice a month, will appeal to every Southern man who has the future of his country at heart and who desires to learn something about the all-impor tant negro question. The hook which will be read andi studied in connection with Professor Moore's lectures is "Negro Life in the South,." by the elo qluent andl learned Dr. \Veather ford. who will be remembleredl because of his addresses which lhe dlelivered early in the collegiate year. The ;;. e of the book is 75 cents. If so desired, twvo or more men may get one to gethier. The class wvill begin work immliedi ately a fter examination. Conic and all join. See Secretary Mills NTER-HIGH WILL BE HELD TWENTY-NINTH. ompete-Committee Now Arrang Announcement Will Be Made ts and Prizes Offered. in the movement. After hearing Mr. Schofield's elucidation of the plan, the association voted unanimously to organize the athletics of their high school on the plan outlined and to send a tehm to the meet. Union did not have a team at the meet last year. At the same time as the meet the annual meeting of the State Teachers' Association will be held in the chapel. Many of the teachers come in charge of the various teams. This annual inter-high school meet means, much to the University. It mean.s better organization, thus secur ing better training for the high school boys. It tends to keep the boys in the high schools uitil they graduate. lest of all, it provides a drawiig card from which we can secure men who have had some athletic experience. This is the secret of the success of Sewanee, Vanderhilt., Virgiiiia and other Southern schools which turn out great athletic teams. The Committee of Arrangements consists of Messrs. Schofield, Baker, Hiiand, Tate. Powell, Hoey, Wright, Capplemain and \Vardlaw. FurtherI announcements later. Addresses by Lueco Gunter and Prof Riggs, of Clemson. At the assembly hour Monday, the faculty and students were addressed by I.ueco Guinter, .\ssistant State Su perinltendent of E.ducation. The sub ject of tle addreNs was, "The Salient Facts in the Report of the State Department of Rducation." In his disclssion, M r. (Ginter called atten lion to the excellent work of Prof. Tate, the report of the rural school agriculturist, the tern extension act. the report of the agricultural coilmis sionl, and the m1lethod of certifying teachers. On Tuesday morning at the assein bly hour, President Riggs. of Clemson, gave us a very line but short talk on the feeling which existed between the colleges of the State soie years ago, when each thought it a rival to every other. Things have changed, and to day every college realizes that-it is one of the members of a whole. As a t result, the attendance of every college in the State is the largest in its his tory. President Riggs closedl his address by congratulating the University on its marked growth, and( wvished that we may soon met in a new chapel. A club for the studly oif Darwin's theories has been organized at the Univ,ersitIy of Wisconin. MR. PARKER LECTURES. At Ten O'clock Wednesday Morn ing Mr. Thos. F. Parker Addressed a Large Audience Upon the "Tex tile Industry in South Carolina." On Vednesday morning at 14) :clock M1r. Thos.'F. Parker, of Green ville, addressed a large audienice of (tudents, legislators and friends of the University, uiponi the "Textile Industry in South Carolina." All classes were .1djourneld from 10 to 11 o'clock in :>rder that every oic might hear Mr. Parker's splenlid address. In order to impress the importance :)f his subject, Nir. Parker openied his iremarks by reviewing the wonderful ;trides in the agriculture and manufac. ture of cotton in South Carolina. He *emarked upon the pheniomenal growth >)f educational advantages along agri :ultural lines, mentioning the aid of :lifferent institutes, funds, and cor )orations. In contrast to the above, [le showed the lack of aid by the State to industrial education for the manu facturing and textile classes. These )eople, ie says, comprise one-tenth the nitire population of the State; they 1re the progeny of the best families of )ur Commionwealth, and deserve all 2ducationi. WIe are prone, as a whole, he says, 1o overlook the manufacturing class, )v lack of interest ill their education. Possibly this is caused by the phenom nl(al growth of the industry, lie ex )pailled. Ilut he thllnks conditions 1ould he rectified. I le advocates a [raining ill diversilied manufacturing for the villages. They should have light schools, kindergartens for tile younger children ; sewing and cooking :lasses for the girls and women. The social relations should be) bettere(l. I le thinks the State, tile comllunity, and itizens generally should aid them inl m educational way. They leed (our! wpllpathyI. our tonie, and not (aur. :harity ; they lack opportullities ald leserve our help. Mr. Parker's address, issued from Ihle; rich fullness of his experielnce. had I wonlderfuil effect upon(m his hearers ill M eilightening and sy,mpathetic man Ir. I Ie alswered several questions. n1 an ilnflormal way, from several of ]is audienlce. 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