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Voi. IV. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., APRIL 29, 1911. No. 27. DR. W. D. WEATHERFORD IS NOW WITH US He Is the Guest of the Students and Desires to Meet All of Us Per sonally. Ve are very gla(d to welcome to the campus this week Dr. \V. D. Weath erford, of Nashville, 'Tenn., Southern Student Secretary'of the .hnternational Y. M. C. A. Committee. He comes pr-imarily to meet with our men per sonally, but will deliver several ad (Iresses while here. II a very real sense he will be the guest of the stu (lent body, as he -will occupy the guest room in Flinn I-all (luriig his visit. There he will be glad to meet with any and all who may wish to see him. 'erhliaps our students may appreciate all the more r. \Veatherford's pres ence with us wlhen they learn how busy a man he is. As long ago as last Octoller Dr. Weatherford was invited to come to us., but it is the last of April before he is able to accept our invita tion to spend a few (lays here. \VC sincerelyl hope that scores of our men may get to meet him while he is on the campus, for the chance to know a man like Dr. \Veatherford is too rich an opportunity to pass by. And let every mai resolve to hear the addresses he will make in the chapel this week. for they will be fhe event of this term. and. in(lee(L of this college \ear. Clariosophics Hold Annual Contest. The Antinual itra-society contest of the Clariosophic Society was held in the society hall Alon(lay night It was, a success in every way. Iloyt Watson. president of the society, and presiding officer of the evening, wel coMied the audience, which filled the historic old hall, in behalf of the soci ety. The speakers in the (leclaimer's contest were then introduced in the following order: I. 11. Sawyer, sub ject, "The Black 1lorse an( Iis Rider;" L.ester Lewis. "Ilirth anl Death of Robert Emmett;" A. P. (Gule. "The Murderer Cannot Keep I is Secret ;" . V. -arris. "The Con vict's Soliloquy ;" E. U. I,radley, "The Common People." .-\ll of the declamations were well render-ed, showinlg bright prospects for some excellent orators in the future. "The Black 1-orse and H-is Rider" was, after some (leliberation, declared by the judges to he the best delivere(' selection, an(l Sawyer, B1. 'M., wa! awarded the declaimer's me(lal. The (lebate was ably (liscussed, strong arguments being put forth on both sides5 of the query, wvhich was Re'solved, T1hat the monopolistic ten (dencies in AXmerica are dletrimental to her best interests. The gentlemen in the dlebate wvere: A\ftrmative-Yarborough, 1D. G., andl Birandenburg, J. D).; ne'gative: Culp, C. K.. and Murray. J. Tlhe medal for the best individual dlebater was given to B randIenburg, j. D. TEAM RETURNS AFTER HARD LUCK TRIP Took Two Out of Five Games Played-Rain Prevented One Trip Greatly Enjoyed. A few of our readers may be in terested to kuiow just what a baseball teain on the roa(l (loes with itself out side of the'two or three hours spent (laily in the natioijal sport. F-or their sake "The Bird" offers the following account as recite(d to the editor by a member of the recently returned ex pe(lition: The entire party conisiste(d of the manager, twelve players, an( one bloated bondholder, whose shady reputation forbids the mention of his iame. Manager Wright, with four or five others, left Columbia londay afternoon, April 17th; the others ha(l (leparte(d earlier for different points in the upper part of the State. The ex pedition ha(l its renidezvous in Char lotte, where all but two members ma(le their appearance and continued the jouncy to Greensboro. These two were McMillan and McSween, with out whoi the trip would have failed completely. The plai was to take the train for Guilford College that same night. a (listance of seven miles from Greensboro. The party disembarked in Greeisboro at 10 1p. in., an(d were s001 somewhat scattered. They en countered the Davi(lson team in the station, and immediately an exchange of news began. Several were at the ticket window having their mileage pulled for Guilford. Out of the gen eral confusion live members of the party hoar(led the train, while the seven others were left. These last spent the night at the (;uilford I Totel, in Greensboro. anl were up the next morning for a 9:30 train out to the college. Most of these had lost their baggage, it having gone on the trai'n with the first division the night previ ous. Much speculation was in(ulge(l in as to whether those live "block heads" wvould know enough to look after the baggage of the laggar(ds. \ c Iillan ld McSween arrived in Charlotte in time for the Guilford train, increasing the seconl division of the party to nine. These reached Guilford in good condition., but found only three others there to greet them. 'le impression was that the other two (Townsend and Barksdale) had leaped from the train in the (lead of night about three miles from Greens boro. As they (lid not appear for several hours, there was considerable anxiety concerning their fate. About 1 :30. during dlinner in the college din ing hall, these two prodigals strolled in amul reportedl that they had not left the train at the supposed time, but hlad gone on to Winston, where they spent the night. All the baggage had b)eenl found. So far so good. As to the game wvhich was p)layedl that a fternoon it is needless to go into (details. It was an unfortunate affair. (Continued on Paae Two.) HEFTY TRACK TEAM GOES DOWN IN DEFEAT Much Interest Shown by Students and Town People in This Form of Athletics. Carolina's hefty track team met the I)avidson )unch on Tuesday afternoon on )avis Vield, and they were a hard proposition indeed. To the sorrow of the asseinled students, Davidson piled up point after point until she had reached 87, giving up only 29 to Caro lina. Thus the day was a bad one for the Ganecocks, but it was not all gloom. Alan I'aul was the bright and glitter ing star. First places were awarded him in the hanner throw, the (liscus hurling, and the Jwt-put. wihile lie obta-iedthird position in the 220 yard (lash. If track work this year has done- no more for Carolina than tle velop Paul, it has been a success in (eed. Kerr, for Davidson, stood out along side of Paul in merit. He was active and quick. and rouised great al)I)lause b)y his clever work. Quay \Villiford, captain of the Davidson team, a South Carolina boy, from Sumter. netted 11 )oints for his team. Two accidents lowered Carolina's score. 1inunlie Green, running the '(hurdles b)eautifully, had the mis fortune to catch a spike in a hurdle and fell down. UIarth. in the 880 yard. running an easy secon(l, fell down and was (is(jualified because one of his teammates helped him ill). ll meet was a great success and augurs well for future developments in this imlportant plhase of athletics. Life Work Talk by Dr. Ernest Cooper. On Wcdneslay night last, Dr. Ernest Cooper gave an excellent ad (ress on "Medicine as a life \Work" at the regular Y. M. C. A. meeting. He treated the subject from the stan(l point of the doctor's responsilility to his patient-showing how close and intimate his relations were with those who come to him for treatment, and just w1hat opportunity for doing goodl was thereby afforded him. As the doctor's work< is one of such )eculiar responsibility, it is necessary that he have the very best possil)le equipment for it, andI one of the chief elements in this equipment is an unblemished Christian character. Indeed, if there is one thing that comies out more clearly than another in this series of ILife Work Talk, it is the imlortance of a Christian character as the basis on which we must needs build in life. Each add(ress has emphasized this point, and its fundamental importance is the reason for this constant empha sis upon it. Hlusband: "What, twventy- live (101 lar-s for. that hat ? It is a sin." Wife: "Don't bother. The sin shall he 01on', mvhen(l!"-.Trr ALAN JOHNSTONE WINS PRELIMINARY Will Represent Carolina at the S. I. 0. A. Contest Held This Year at Virginia. ILast lthursday evening, in the chapel, a large audience listened with interest to some excellent orations in one of the best contests of the preseit year, the preliminary to the Southern Oratorical contest. \lan jolnstone, Jr., was selected from seven contestants of the two so cieties as the representative of the University from the Fuphradian So ciety to the Southern contest, to be held this year at the University of Vir ginia. Mr. johnstone was awarded a medlalI by the two societies as first hnior speaker in the preliminary, aid lie now goes to Virginia to compete with representitives from five other leading colleges of the South. The preliminary contest was a credit to each individual speaker. and to the University at large. Cams, E. N., of lie Clariosophic Society, was presid ilg officer of the evening. The julges were, Rev. C. E. Burts, Dr. \V. \V. Daniel. Dr. William Wes. ton, A. J. Ilthea and Diouglas McKay. I'he medal was presented by Dr. Daniel. The speakers and speeches of the evening were as follows: (. M-. Pilgram (Clariosophiic "Young M.anl, Look iligher." C. G. Wyche, "The Rules of the Game." \V. K.. Ma' , "A eric for l (Ieals, Not 1(ols.' ). G. Yarbrough, "'[le Submerged f Tumanity." J. B. Rawls, "An .\ppeal to P1atri otism." F. WV. Capplemain. "Thie South and the Nation." .\lIan Joh1nstonle, Jr., "'he 3rotheir to the Ox." Monday Morning Talk by Mr. J. S. Verner. J. S. Verner a(ldresse(l the students at the assembly hour Monday morn in!g. Hlis su1)ject was, "The First Step in Government, Self-Control." Ir. \erner's talk was limited to the government of the individual. Tile control of one's self is really the con trol of two, the higher nature and the baser nature. The speaker likened man to a republic, his mind consisting of legislative, judicial and executive (lepartleits. and his emotions the citi zens of the republic. Tlie mind is performing legislative functions when man makes irules, judicial when he judges, whether they aire right or not. The executive dlepartmenit is the will. Mr. Verner pointed out howv useless it is to make rules andl to judlge whether they are good ones or not if the will (hoes not strongly assert itself. Fear. selfishness, indolence, and like citiz.ens, are daingerouis to the republic, and should be guarded against and-l kept