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VOL. IV. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., MARCH 4, 1911. No. 19.
The Colors of
the Spectrum.
Subject of Lecture by Prof. A. C.
Carson Thursday Evening
Well Illustrated by Pictures
and Experiments.
Last Thursday evening Professor
A. C. Carson delivered an interesting
address in the chapel on "The Colors
of the Spectrum." Prof. Carson, with
his wonderful capacities and abilities
in the various sciences, was able to
give an admirable treatment of this
subject to the enthusiastic crowd that
had gathered to hear him.
This subject which Prof. Carson
selected Was one which is not often
heard, and with the treatment he gave
it was a rare privilege to hear him.
He brought out many interesting and
well defined points. The first was the
theories of light, in which he discussed
two main theories; the emission or
corpuscular theory, and the wave or
undulatory theory. The corpuscular
theory is that a luminous body sends
off minute particles or corpuscles;
these strike against the eye, penetrate
to the retina, and in this manner give
sensations of light. The undulatory
theory holds that a luminous body is
the source of disturbance in the uni
versal ether which transfers it by un
dulations through space. These theo
ries at one time had about equal popu
larity among the leading scientists, but
the corpuscular theory gained popu
larity when Sir Isaac Newton accepted
it and used it in his scientific work.
The undulatory theory, however, over
caie the corpuscular theory, and
gained ascendancy later.
The next topic was the physical
meaning of color. I the physicists,
Professor Carson said, color has no
objective existence and is simply the
response to the stimulus of light. The
various colors are caused only by the
difference of wave lengths, long and
slow waves affecting the eye altogether
different from those that are short and
fast. Hle exemplified this by use of
slides illustrating wave lengths and
wave frequency. Then he spoke of
the spectrum and gave ex)eriments
illustrating the method of pro(lcing
the spectrum and colors. To produce
the spectrum from white light he said
we must separate the waves of differ
ent lengths of which white light is
composed of. To produce color there
must be selected reflection or selective
absorption. He gave several beauti
ful illustrations showing how color is
produced and that light is really sub
jective. is third topic was in show
ig how these methods have b)een suc
cessfully applied to chemistry and as
tronomny. The application of the prin
cip)les has heen a remarkable aid in
solving sonic of the chemical and as
tronomnical p)roblems. The last p)art
of his addlress was dlevotedl to color
(Continued on Pae Three.)
Jolly Juniors
Down Seniors.
In Exciting Game Last Saturday
Third-Year Men Won, 10-9.
Lively and exciting in its last stages,
the great game of baseball Saturday
afternoon on Davis Field resulted in
a defeat of the seniors by the juniors,
10 to 9. To tell the truth, the juniors
had the better of the argument all
through, but the seniors, due to their
greater age, managed to summon
enough strength in the ninth to nearly
-but not quite-catch up with their
younger rivals.
For one hour and thirty-five min
utes the teams were in action. Inter
est was very great. The crowd pres
ent was treated to many sights-some
thrilling, sone comic. Videman's
hitting-a base hit, a two-bagger, a
three-bagger; Whitner's drives--one
two-bagger, three singles; Adams'
pitching-seven strike-outs; the base
stealing by Woodrow, Whitner, Ar
rowsmith and Boyd-all these were
hair-raising features.
'eli spectators were treated to a
flashy finish. With the bases full,
Wideman made a splendid drivt,
Wyche succeeded with a two-bagger,
Arrowsmith bunted, was thrown out,
and Wyche, in an heroic effort to tie
the score, was thrown out at the home
plate.
The juniors have since this game
met the sophs in final combat and the
seniors have had the privilege of see
ing those who defeated them go down
before the dlemon-like sophomores.
Splendid Gift by Dr. Page.
As a memorial of his visit oii
Founders' Day, Dr. \Valter Page, of
New York, has made the students of
Carolina a present of some sixty vol
umes of fiction, all of the best sort
in every particular, and selected with
line knowledge of what college men
like to read in short recreation hours.
An especially beautiful set of Kip
ling has been placed in the library.
This contains twenty-one volumes,
bound in flexible moroccO.
Others of the hooks are: The stories
of "0 Henry," six volumes; Little
Masterpieces, containing the best
works of Lamb. DeQuincey, Ruskin,
Poe, etc.; essays of David Grayson,
an anthology of verse in six volumes,
and more of like nature. These last
have been put in Flinn Hall to be
read in the building, but not to go
from the reading rooms. It is ex
p)ectedl that the best of care wvill be
taken of these voumes, if for no other
reason than~ because Dr. Page intended
them a permanent contribution to the
student body.
Prof. Rucker: "Whom wvas the
plaintiff suing?"
Junior lawvyer: "Thue defendant"
"Wise-Fools "
Surprise Juniors.
In Prettiest Game of Series, Sophs
Cop the Cup-Score 6-0.
The coveted Fliun trophy cup will
be, for the next twelve months, in the
care of the sophomores. This was de
cisively determined Tuesday afternoon
on Davis Field when the juniors went
down in defeat before the "wise-fools,"
the score being 6 to 0.
The expectation of the assembled
crowd was that the result would be a
"walk-over" for Tommy McMillan
and his co-stars, but the fast work of
Watts et al. changed this idea abso
lutely. Coming to the bat in the first
inning, Moore and Watts began the
good work with a tally apiece. In the
eighth inning four more runs were
added to ensure the result.
The sophomores excelled both in
batting and fielding. They are cred
itedN with 11 hits to their opponents'
7, and with only 1 error to 4 for the
juniors. Both pitchers, Brooks and
Shaw, struck out 4 men each, but
[lrooks' work was more effective, he
holding out strong to the end and re
ceiving better support.
The bright feature of the game was
the series of 4 double-plays pulled off
by the juniors. Special mention is
gladly made of Watts and Mills of
the sophomores, and of Warring and
Mc"Nlillan of the juniors.
The interest shown was very pleas
ing. The last of the contests was by
far the best. It is a pity that such
enthusiasm was not showin in the other
two, for the baseball spirit generally
here would have been helped. The
juniors regret the loss of the cup
which they have held for the last two
years, while the sophomores are walk
ing arouild with increase of dignity in
their strut.
Course in Public Health.
In this course the University is only
extendhing its policy of statewide use
fulness, and furnishes another exam
ple of its eagerness to take advantage
of all opportunities.
These lectures are given by Drs.
NWilliams and Ward and we are great
ly indebted to them for the many
opportunities thus offered our stu
dents to study the necds .1nd colndi
tions of the people of our State.
The regular weekly lecture was :le
livered last \Wednesday in Leconte
College from 9-10. The subject was
''Tuberculosis,'' anid, handled by Dr.
Williams,i.was exceedingly interestinig
and helpftil.
It is' hoped that a larger number of
'studlents and towvn people wvill take ad
vantage of this sp)lendhid course and(
acquaint themselves with the methods
of fighting the many preventable .:ls
eases that are niow costing the State
so munch in mone anrI life.
BooKs Used by
ShaKespeare.
Mr. G. A. Plimpton Entertains
Large and Representative Au
dience - Reception in Flinn
Hall After Address.
Last Saturday night, in chapel, Mr.
G. A. Plimpton entertained a large
audience with a very interesting lec
ture on "Education in Shakespeare's
Time." Mr. Plimpton, although lie
is a very busy man, finds time to do
a great deal along literary and edu
cational lines. He is actively con
nected with Amherst College, Barnard
College, and the Academy of Political
Science. AMr. Plimpton's collection
of old manuscripts is one of the finest
anywhere.
Thirty-five books were all that the
speaker brought here, but those thirty
five were selected to show the whole
course of a man's education in the
sixteenth century. Starting with the
hornbook, Mr. Plinipton traced the
methods of teaching through the
stages in which Latin, Greek and
logic played the chief roles. The
hornbook corresponded somewhat to
our kindergarten. It consisted of a
thin piece of wood, usually oak, about
three by four inches, and had a small
handle. On this was fastened a piece
of paper on which the alphabet and
the [ord's p,rayer were written.
These hornbooks are exceedingly
rare, and Air. Plimpton is very for
tunate in having eleven in his collec
tion. When the child had finished
with the hornbook a copy of Ilenry
VIl's primer was put in his hand.
This bOOk was "for the ordinary
prayers of all our people not learned
in l,atin." In it were the Lord's
prayer, the ten commniandments, the
collects, lands-, etc. Xr. Plimllptonl's
copy was printed in 15-16. Various
other books of rhetoric, geometry,
Latin, Greek, logic, etc., were shown.
There was an informal reception in
Flinn Hall immediately after the lec
ture. Here the students and town
people had an opportunity of meeting
AIr. Plimpton personally.
Notice.
Tihe memibers of the county clubs
are hereby requested to collect their
money and pay over to the Garnet and
Black for the pictures inserted in that
publication. This is very impor(ant.
as we need the money.
D. A. IlRoCriimINON, Manager.
Mr. S. H-. Moody, another of last
year's graduiates, was also on the camn
puIs a few clays ago. He is "pedla
goguing" this year at Lees. S. C.
The line of Poe's: "And the Raven,
never flitting, still is sitting, still is
sitting," has becen p)ronounced .Raven
ously Poe..tie