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WAN iIN( , JR.............Iuphradiil Y. M. C. A. B'ditor, W. H1. JOliNSTON. Student B3ody 1ditor, P. K. Bow.X. COLUMBIA, S.C., FEBRUARY 11, 1911. Sighs of relief. It's all over-except the shouting. A one base hit is not as good as a home run, but it's awfully comfort ing, sometimes. If you struck out, hang on, for you are up again in June. It was a case of a survival of the fittest. Were you fit? l'ellows, exams are over now, so unpack your college spirit, bruslh off the dust, and turn it loose. \\'e have lots of important contests between now and June, and we want plenty of college spirit on hand. \\'e all have it, but we don't make it mani fest often enough. Don't neglect your studies. but neglect everything else in order to support our track and baseball teams. Our suppor-t i.-; needed badly. \\'ill we give it ? Exams have been over for a week. anld lots of us have still to hear tle results. We know our professors have an awful amount of work to (o. but it does seem that they might get through in one or two (lays after exams are over. 'r'he exams wvere eut d1own to three hours, yet some of the p)rofessors are as late in hand ing in markcs as undler the old1 sys temn. \V e are supp)losedl to arrange onr' seconid term studies immedliately after the complletioni of exams, hut hwcan we wheni we dlon't kcnow what we have p)assed or failed oni? 'The three-hour systeml wvorked sp)lendlidly ;the strain was terrific at someC times, butt we think the re stilts prove the supler'iority of this plan over the old1 one. Some of uts, peraps, had to neglect som o~ (f the (jlestions in order to finish in thle regulation time, but no <loub)t the lprofessors'knewv tils andI marked ac cordiiigly. Again, some of the pro fessors put up exams that were more nearly fiye, than three hour ones, but they will know better next time. It was as new to them as to us, so we have to excuse such things. After all is said, we have to exclaim, "Hur rali for the threc-hour system!" THE TRACK TEAM. About the third week of this month there will be issued a call for canlidates for the track team. This is the first time in three years that a real effort has been made by the University to have a track team that will really amount to something, with a regular schedule and every thing that goes to make i) a regiu lar season. This is one of the most important branches of college athletics, and if it is ever to be put oin a firm working basis now is the time. NWe have good material, a good track, and the spirit behind it, which backs il) everything that Car olina does, so it is upl) to the fellows to make it go. This cannot be done without the fullest co-operation of the studlent body and their influence and sup port. 'Tihe fellows who have neither come out for football or baseball surely can find something to do on the track. It is a section of athletics that has as much pleasure in it as work, anl also there is your letter to look forward to at the end. The men who play football, but not base ball, ought to find this a fine way to keep in condition for next fall, and it is hoped that all of them will be out on the field when the first call is sent out. 'T]he manager is at work trying to arrange as good a schedule as possible, with at least two good trips, anl one of them to that old friend of every Carolina man who remembers Thanksgiving, the city of Charleston, where we are always treated like kings. There will prob ably be a meet here with Davidson, and the State meet in which most of the State colleges will take part. If this thing is going to be a go, it is ill) to the fellows to make it so. and whenl the notice is posted, calling for candidates, it is hoped that the field will be crowded. Come out, fellows, and show Clemson w%hat we can do. They will be here inl the State meet. Three Dances. A series of three subscription dlances is being arranged for between now and I ,ent. They will be given in the gymnasium, and music will be furniished by one of the city orches tras. The exact (dates have not yet been announcedl, but sufficient notice wvill l)e given in advance in these columns. A minimum charge of 50 cents will be made. J1. C. VTonL,ehe anid D. A. Brockin ton, of the annual staff, left on WVedlnesday afternoon for Charles ton, wvhere they are makcing efforts to get a large number of "adls" for the ''Garnet and Black.'' They will return din Sunday. Send a copy of THEx GAMJEcocF home. (Continued from Page One.) Second Annual Meet to (o something to keep them, in school. Athletics will (1o this and will help to great extent in solving tiis weighty problem. Ainouncements as to the meet will be ma(le from -time to time. The committee in charge are: Prof. L. T. Baker, chairman ; Profs. Hiiand, Tate, Vardlaw, Colcock, Powell, Students Hoey, Wright,. Cappelmann and Iart. MID-YEAR GERMAN WELL ATTENDED BY ALL. New Officers Elected at Last Meet ing. 'T"he University German Club gave its regular mi<l-year german last night in the Gymnasium Hall. The (lance was one of the most pleasant that have been held during the year. The music commenced at 9:30, and continue( until 2 o'clock, (luring which hours about 25 COU)les en joye(d the pleasures of the evening. The affair consisted of 20 car( (lances, into which the stags were 'allowed to break, 'at the blowing of the leader's whistle-at the middle of each dance. The music was fur nished by the Columbia Orchestra. The followiing were recently elected as officers of the club for the current term: V. A. Parrott, president; J. J. P. Smith, vice president; D. Hughes, secretary, and J. 0. Sheppard, treas urer. Lea(ler, \V. C. McGowan. Imagination on Examination. The examinations have a humor ous si(le, as well as a serious one. The many papers correcte(d by the professors must reveal many nev astotnn(ing facts and theories. Be low we print a correct, an( a fresh man's, -translation of a paragraph given on exam: As It S110111(l Be. It is on Sunday in the church. In the puilpit stands a preacher and preaches. Among the people sits a woman. She has a little child in her arims. The child cries and shrieks. Finally, the woman gots up and goes out. "The child (loes not (listirb me, (lear miia(lam," says the preacher. "I ktnow that my child (loes not disturb you," answers the lady, "but you (isturi) my child." As the Weary E yed Freshman Saw It. It is on Sunday in the churchl. Out on -the pulpit stoodl the p)reacher andl preached(. Among the crowd( sat a woman. She hadl a small child on 1her arm. The child wvent to crying. The wvomani sent tile child out and then followed it. "The child must b)e st:1)pped," saidl the wvoman. The p)reacher said,. "I wish you would stop) youir child." Then answered the womlan back, "You will keep my child quiet,"' the choir wvill not sing, they are not ab)le to readl this. You have always b)een ill a church. You miust get your song book andl start it for us. So she got tile boo0k andl startedl the sonig. Once the tune startedi no one sang ill a boo0k.I love it, answeredl the maiden, I al wavs sine gt sT Inm 1ncky. (Continued fron Page Onc.) Baseball Prospects Very Brilliant teen games with good prospects of several more. ..As is customary the season will open in Columbia with the College of Charleston on March 31. The boys "in the city" are hard at work, and from newspaper accounts will turn out a good squad. The schedule as it stands at pres ent is as follows: March 31-College of Charleston t Columbia. April 7-A. & M. of N. C. at Columbia. April io-Davidson at Columbia. April 13--Davidson at Columbia. April 18-Guilford at Guilford. April 19--U. of N. C. at Chapel II ill. April 20-A. & M. of N. C. at Raleigh. April 21-Virginia Christian Col lege at Lynchburg. April 22-\\Washington1 and Lee at April 24-V. M. 1. at April 28-Open. May 3 an(d 4-Vashington and Lee at Columbia. The North Carolina and Virginia trip will be quite a pleasant one and, though it is hard, yet there are good prospects for su-ccess on it. David son will play two games in Colum bia, a trip being made by their -team to Charleston between the two. An Important Announcement. We desire to call special attention to the fact that Hon. Alan John stone, State Senator from New berry, and president of the board of trustees of Clemson College, will address the Y. M. C. A. on next Wednesday evening, February i5th, at 7:30 o'clock. Mr. Johnstone is a very forceful speaker, and one of the most influential members of the Senate, and we are very fortunate in having him to speak to us at this time. Flinn Hall should be crowded at this service, Wednesday, Febru ary 15th, 7:30-8:00. INTERESTING LECTURE BY PROF. POWELL On French Life-Enjoyed by Large and Appreciative Audience. Last Thursday tihe regular series of popular lectures was resumed, when Prof. Powell, who has been spending much time in France, talked on "Scenes from rreich Life." Prof. Powvell discussed the family life, and the p)roblems of the French p)eop)le; the two year enforced mil itary service of all the young men; France's feeling towvards Germany; the education of the French youths in the Lyree or secondlary school, andl touched upon university life. He spoke of the various national institutions, such as "T1he French A\cadlemy," the "Comedic Francais," the "OJpera," and the telegraphic, p)ostal and other instittutions which are supplorted b)y the government. Numerous slides wvere shown, p)ic turing to the audience -the scenes in t.he streets, and the various places of interest to the sightseer. The lec tuire p)roved- of ab)sorb)ing interest from start to finish, andl the audience enjovedl every miut of it