The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 11, 1911, Page 2, Image 2
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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