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VOL. IV. 4kl! OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., MARCH 11, 91 No. 20. ,.Early Practice Encouraging. Squad of Forty Would-be " C " Men Working Out Strong Some Interesting Notes. The squad of nearly forty men who have answered the call of Captain Jim Wideman certainly "look good.' And they have put in good and stren uous practice during the last two weeks. . When the inclement condi tion of the weather and its resultant handicap are taken into consideration a deep feeling of assurance that Caro lina will have a winning "nine" conies over us. When Jim Wideman was asked his opinion of the outlook, lie answered in all seriousness that the bunch lie has in hand will carry off ninety per cent. of its contests as vic tories. For pitcher the following have applied: Wyche, Shaw, Jones, (Gatr land and Brooks: Wyche, as we all kniow, pitched for ithe Varsity last season and is in line trim at present. Shaw, substitute last year, has an en viable record behind him as pitcher for two years at Clinton. Jones is class pitcher for the freshman class. Garland has worked out with the seniors, and Brooks is the sophomore slinger. For catcher these are namned: Owens, E. Waring, Kirkland, Sadler and Marshall. Owens substituted last year when Foxworth or Belser were not used. Kirkland, senior law, played first base for a year at the Col lege of Charleston. Marshall is re ported to have caught on the Sumter High School teamn. For first base we notice the follow ing striving: McSween, G. \V. War ing and Smith. McSween played for Davidson and is at present a student at the Theological Seminary here, tak ing fourth Greek at Carolina. "Crane" \Varing is well known as first base man of last year. Smith hails from Newberry College, where he held the initial sack one season. Second base is sought by these: Moore, Whitner, Arrowsmith, Mc Teer, Rosenberg, Carothers. Stoney. Moore was substitute for last Year. Whitner comes from Davidson. Ar rowsmith, law student, had a good record at Trinity College on second base. Tom McMillan and Jim Wideman have undisputed corners on the other two infield positions. For field a host of ap%plicants are registered--Barksdale, Waring, Town send, WVatts, McGowan, Hagood. Covington, Gilland, Wilkes, ElIzey, Arthur, Christopher, Goggans. Barks dlale was 'left fielder at Erskinc last (Con,tinuned on Page Three.) Big,am Helpful TalK Monday Morning. Dr. Francis L. Patten, President of Princeton Seminary, Speaks to Students-Very Interesting. Dr. Francis L. Patten, of Princeton University, spoke very interestingly to the students after the chapel exercises Monday morning. The Function of the University was the theme. In dis cussing the uses to which the Uni versity should be put, Dr. Patten stressed the following four points: The acquaintances made, knowledge of self-control, the importance of ath letic sports, and the main purpose of university training, the making of citi zens. The friendships a man forms while in college and the knowledge he acquires of his fellowman are among the best things he carries away with him. Another thing of great impor tance is the knowledge of self-control. In this connection lie spoke of the good results of athletic sports. We should have organized athletics, not only for the physical benefit derived from them, but also for the mental and moral good resulting. The making of citizens is the aim of the university. Dr. Patten con pared the present policy of the univer sities, that of touching the outside world as often as possible, vith the old idea that making a living was easy and not to be thought of by the stu dent. "A good man in his calling" is what Dr. Patten considers a good citi zen, but he is not satisfied with that. A man should know, not only his spe cial line of work, but should have somc knowledge of things on the outside. "Know a great deal about sonmething, and something about a great many things," Dr. Patten suggests as a goo:1 motto, not only for university mien, but for all citizens. The necessity for thoroughness in all work for success in any line was stressed by the speaker. Ihe increase in competition, etc., makes thorough ness very important to the man who is going to work with his head. Dr Patten Guest of Honor. Mr. W. P. Mills entertained de lightfully in honor of Dr. Patten last Thursday afternoon. The affair was given in order to give the seniors an opportunity to meet such an eminent divine. It goes without saying that everyone enjoyed themselves to the utmost and appreciated the opportu nity given of meeting such a distini guished guest. After the reception Dr. Patten was entertainedl by the lower classmen in the Stewards' IHall, where a special table was arranged for the occasion. at Elmw Not Altogether Disappointing. The Game Wednesday With Leaguers Was a Defeat; Yes, But a Useful One. The game \Vednesday afternoon on Davis field between the Varsity and the Columbia league team was highly satisfactory. It is true that we lost by the large score of 14 to 2, but the score was only of secondary impor tance to us, the main object being to try out some tnknown material. While the new men in a few instances showcd very little "force," this does not mean that they are absolutely worthless to us. We believe that some of them will soon develop into rare good players. The work of Wyche was beautiful, but no surprise to those who knew him of old. Brooks gave out four hits in his one inning, but we must remember lie was up against profes sionals, and also that it was his first game. We hope to see him working all the harder after this and believe in tinie he will make the team. It may not be this year or next, but very few men make Varsity the first year. The work of Jones was not exactly what we expected, but considering the encouragement (?) lie received from his own schoolfellows lie did surpris ingly well to throw a ball at all. We may be mistaken, but w.e think Jones will, one of these days, he a star of no mean magnitude in our pitchinr circles. larkslale showed up very well, and had much better support from the team than did either Brooks or Jones. The work of both the infield and outfield was highly satisfactory, con sidering the time of the season and the consequent lack of confidence of the team as a unit. A large number of men, sixteen in all, were in the game, and though many will be relegated to the bench for a while. they will sooner or later be (Continued on Page Three.) Change of Date? There is some possibility that the (late for the High School Athletic Contest, to be held here on April 29th, will be changed, owing to the close ness of that lay to the Greenwood contest. The State oratorical event is set for April 28th, with Carolina play ing Davidson at Greenwood at that time. Carolina men are anxious to go iln large numbers to the contest, but are equally~ keenly interested in the high school wvork. A meeting of the committee on high school athletics will be held in the early part of next week to take up1 this matter. )Od This a Lecture by Prof. L. T. BaKer. Subject: "Municipal Educational Movements"-Proved of Inter est to Audience-Handled in Excellent Manner. The regular Thursday evening lec ture was given in chapel last Thurs (lay evening by Professor Baker on "Municipal Educational Movements." Professor Baker, as we all know, is a speaker of great charm, and by the admirable treatment of his subject he succeeded in holding the attention of the enthusiastic crowd who had gath ered in our chapel to hear him. Professor Baker outlined the causes and effects of the immense growth of cities during the first decade of the century. The concentration of popu lation in towns and cities, and new industrial methods, have brought about marked changes in political and social conditions of city life. Another notable result of this concentration is the preponderating influence of the cities in American life which has changed our rural civilization in one generation into an urban one. Coinci dent with and partly consequent to this remarkable urban development have arisen numerous educational agencies, which have been accomplish ing wondlers in the betterment of all classes of society, and in mitigating evils incident to life in large cities. Starting as voluntary movements, and demonstrating the merit and useful ness of their work, the activities of these civic leagues and kindred asso ciations first correlate with and grad ually become merged in the general plan of municipal education. Public education, therefore, in the modern city, has a far wider -.cope than the intellectual training of youth. Pro fessor Baker cited many instances of this wiidening sphere of public educa tion, but dealt chiefly with those phases that relate to increasing the health and happiness of the masses by means of physical training and recredion. This conscious movement of the cities to promote good morals, good citizenship and greater industrial and social efficiency is a renaissance of the Athenian ideal of physical education, and promises to be of no less sig nificanc, in its effects on society than the revival of Greek arts and letters in the fourteenth century. Ladies' Season Tickets. Manager Wright is now selling sea son tickets for ladies. These tickets are good for ten or eleven games, and -the price is -$1.00. Comte across, and 'send your college lady one. Afternoon.