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VOL. IV. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., APRIL 8p1911. No. 24. BATTERY BOYS FURNISH GOOD BATTING PRACTICE Gamecock Swatters Were There With the Goods -and Delivered Twelve Runs. The attention of baseball enthu siasts throughout South Carolina was signally attracted by the result of Carolina's meecting with Charles ton on Friday, March 31. Think of if! Carolina piled up 1I hits against Charleston's 2. Carolina was guilty of no errors, while Charleston's board showed 6 mis plays. Carolina ended with 12 tal lies hanging to ,her belt and Charles ton wvent off scoreless. Let us commen(l, hovever, the pluck of the Charleston crew. Not unti.l the last did they give up hope. Carolina always enjoys the contest vith the Battery boys. W\Ne must hand a bouqluet of praise, a big one, to 'Big" Mills, who occupied the firing pit aid did a noble (lay's vork. -le gave up but two hits, allowed only one base oil balls. To have only three men reach first is very creditable. indeed. Tihen Mills did his share-unlike most pitchers-in the hitting; a single and a tripple beiiig his. Captain Jim Wideman, better known as "Skit," was also iii great evidence. Four times at the bat lie lined out .two doubles and a pvetty single. Others w\,ho took advantage of the opportunity for bat practice were lIarksdale, Tovnsend and Owens, w\,ho are marked down with two hits each. McMillan got a pretty two-bagger and stole two bases. The College of Charleston is weakened by failure of many of last year's "stars" to return to baseball work. Von Kolnitz, l,evi anl Gaff ney are still there. but the other ma terial is new and immature. L,evi did much to stem the torrent of hits which beset Rivers, but was not equtal to the occasion. Pregnall on third gives promise of much ability. (Continued on Page Four.) Concert Last Night. The Glee Club male its debut last night, and the crowrded house that greeted the songsters was an indi cation of the great interest takeii in the efforts of the club. The solos, quartettes, double quartettes, and the instrumental parts were the best we have ever heard here. T"he many encores of the 'enthusiastic audience wvas a fair ind(ication of their great applreciation of the efforts of the song-birds, and we feel that it was one of the most dlelighitful occasions of the year. The club is hoping to take a trip ov'er the State sonme time in the near future, and( wve can feel p)roudl of the impressions they will make. H ere's A FEW WORDS BY MR. THOMAS NELSON PAGE "Foremost Living Man of Letters in America" Speaks to a Crowded Auditorium. 'lhe dlistingquishied w%riter.,Thlomnas Nelson Page, on Nlonday afternoon gave an imnpromptu talk to the stu dents of the University and to the puiblic. Only a short while before the hour for .the address was it known that it woulld take place, but in spite of the shortness of the lotice, at five o'clock the chapel was filled by those wvlho had taken ad vantage of the privi'lege of hearing, as Dr. Mitchell said in introducing him, "the foremost living man of letters in America." Te young ladies from C. V. V. and many town people ,were present. Mr. Page spoke of the great op porttnities open -to the young man of today, and the great breadth of his field of action. The whole world should be considered, he said, as the place wherein one is to carry on his efforts, and every man in it should be looked upon as one's ieiglbor. Ie spoke of the w\ealth of historic associations connected viti Colum hia, aind especially with the Univ\er sity, from where so many great men had gone forth, and vhee the tradi tions of the past still linger, and of the great influence these should have on those who are students here now. After his talk many took the op portunity of meeting Mr. Page, in the short wvhile remaining before the departure of his traiji. lie was ac conpanied by his wife. They were on their way from Cuba to \Vashing toii, and Mr. Page took this occasion to stop over for a few hours to see his friend and former professor, Dr. (Continued on Page Four.) Last of the Series. (,)uite a good audience greeted 'rof. J. G. Cliikscales. of \Vofford College, in the chapel last Sunday night, whieii the last of the series of special studeit services planned for this year w\,as held. P'rof. Clink scales' subject was the development of character. Character is moral growth, it is not merely the resist aice to temptation, though that is p>art of it, but it is a constant reach ing forth to higher and better things. Tihe elld of the college year should see us better men than we w\ere at the beginning, and so should each sulcceedling year, wvhether we he in col.lege or out. The response whlich this series of sp)ecial studlent services has met with has been very gratifying and wvill justify tihe association in p)lan ning for a longer series niext year. The co-operation of the College for Women andl of Columbia College has beeni most wvelcome andl most helnfutl. THURSDAY EVENING NEXT IS PROF. SNOWDEN'S TIME Lecture on "Francis Leiber and His Three Sons" Promises Uqusual Treat. Next Tthursday evening, April 13th, we will have the unusual priv ilege of hearing one of the Uiniver sity's most influeitial a(l charming speakers, Professor Yates Siowden. 'l'his lecture, as the one that has just prece(le(l it, was sche(luled for an I earlier (late, btut was postponed un til this time. Tlhe subject for the evening will be "Francis xeiber ai(l IHlis Three Sois." As we all knov Francis Leiber was a great pulblicist ald e(ucator who was born in Germany, but afterward caie to America and ma(le it his home. Two "lives" and imiiierous magazine ai(l review sketches have ia(le the reading world familiar with tie eminent edu cator and civilian. lie served in mainy Eiropean wars before coming to America. When lie came to :\iiierica lie sooin gaiie(d popularity by making lectures iii various cities oI historical anid political subjects. In li85 he accepted the chair of I is tory an( Political economy in the University of South Carolina, where lie lil cre(dit to hilmself and the inl stitution for maiiv years. Ile was a most prolific writer ai(d has -left us miaiy great works on political -ecoi omy with which many of us are familiar. Ile also wrote occasional paiplilets on a variety of subjects, besides coin t ributing to periodical literature. I rof. Sn'owden will (levote a large share of his lucubrations to Oscar l,eiber. the great professor. HI e was the eldest amid most brilliant son of Vrancis Lieber, who adopted South Carolina for Iiis home and fell fight hig as a volunteer in Northorn Vi r ginia. Great as is the honor (hue to the father, e(ual honor is (e to some of his sonls. Prof. Snow(lenl will proceed to point out the chief characteristics ai( the importait events of the lives of these famuous characters. It is a great privilege to hear a lecture of this type, as Prof. Snowden is well qualified to speak on a subject of this kind, aid it will be a great loss to all w\,ho iiss it. Southern Preliminary. The (late set for the preliminary to the Southeri Intercollegiate Ora torical Contest is thle eveming of ine Alessr. WVyche and Yarborough will rep)resenit the Clariosophic So ciety, andl \ essrs. Capplemann and Johinstoni will 1hold forth for the Eunphradians. 'This promises to he thne closest and most interesting conitest of the~ year, andl a crowdled house is ex l>cCtCes. IN BEAUTIFUL GAME A. & M. WINS Most Exciting Game This Year. Contest Undecided Until Last Ball Was Thrown. In the prettiest and 1mI4st Cxciting" -gaie ever played on Davis liel(i, yester(ay the "iglitiiig I'rlis" veit (ovil to d1cfeat before the snappy buncli from A. & Mf., of North Caro lilna. Fr-oiml beginlnig to enlid the ten sion\ was terrible, aid it is doubitul if ever before on our (dialmloll(l has the excitemient been so great. \Wyche pitclied a beautiful game. and. vitli the spleii(i(d support of the other eight men, makes us proud of our team. \Ve hand below tle de tails: I Iarksdale sen(s long one out to right graden, but Imrown makes bril liant rullilig one laiid catch and is out. \Vhitiier strikes out. \Vide man sendls to short and is thrown out at first. Varmer sends hot to \Vhitiner and is out at first. l rown knocks into \Vycle's hands and is out at first. \Villiains one tt) shiort and is out at first. AIc.\lillan sends one bet\weei first ald second(. I Iarksdale bunts to short aii( is safe at first, AlcNlillan going to seconll. Owens sends to center and is out. locSween strikes out. \Vyche out oil fly 10 center. 'I artsell cut on grounder to \Vhitner. Robertson knlocks over McAlillan's head ai(d safe at first. Seifert wvalked to first. Ross hits to center. Robertson scores. Speer bunts and is safe at first. Seifert scores. Tucker buits, ''ucker out at first. Speer out at Iomile. \Variiig wvalks. Iarksdale hunts over third. \Vhiitier strikes out. \Videmani hit grounid(ler -Ih rougjh sec oild. \Varing scores. Alc.\illan wvalks. l1arksdale caught at third. 'l'ovnsend strikes oit. Farmer safe at first. IrowI bunts and out. \Williais sells to short alnd safe at first. but Varmer out at thi i rd. \Villiams steals second, and goes to third oi passed ball. Ilart sell sends to center, safe at first and \Villialms scores. Robertson's flv caught by 1I1arks(ale after bellautiful 11111. O\wens strikes out, "Ileai" strikes out ; \Vyche follows. Sciferi biunits to \Vchie and out at first. Ross valks. Speer knocks to AIc.Alillan and Ross out at secon(I. 'lucker blulnts aln(d out at first. \Varing gets two-bagger (tre mVend(ou1s applause). I harksdale bunts anid safe. \V'arinig ouit at sec onid. I iarksdalec caught at firs-t. \V hi tner hits to first ; caught steal ing scond1. Farmer send(s long one to right andl thrown out at second(. I1rown knocks to McAMillan and gets first on fumble. Steals secondl and goes (Continued nu Pae Three.)