Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Clothing Sale at Edmunds Don't fail to come in and see what we can save you on Clothes. Great. reductions in our immense Clothing Stock. Absolutely all wool garments. :.-X.: :. .... - New Brow , Tans, Brown Mixtures, Blue Serges, in all sizes, we can fit you. The Garments are strictly all hand-tailored and will hold their shape. EDMUNDS HOME OF GOOD CLOTHES 'SMOOTHEST TOBAQCQ PUS1H it along-shoot it overl Velvet-so-called because exceedingly smooth -smooth because aged over two years, in which time all harshness disappears from the leaf leaving the goodness that we all crave for our pipe. Velvet is a tobacco mellowness hitherto unknown-too smooth to harbor a "bite." It's just the sort of a to bacco you would make for your self. Millions of men cheer for it. We never knew of a man who didn't likeVelvet! Hurrah! Don't let it pass you. At all dealers. SPAULDING & MERRICK OneTN A PINANCIAL STR~ONGI-D Our enior fhCheoking Department has been arranged solely for the eon STUDEENTS OF TH-INS CITY ck ekbooks frnished free-no restrictions as to amounthof Baily anc crrid.Accounts may be opened for any amount. the faculty. ou ntran deposit you rchecks from horne and draw chck. on The sub in yourncheck book wil be a complete Itemized journal of your ($e (1affonaf Roan anb sc0ange Ganft of Cofum6ki E. W. ROBERT8ON, Prest. EDW. EHRLICH, V.-Prest. G. M. BERRY, Cashier T. B. ST'ACKHOUSE., V.-Prest. ID C. CA THT-, Ae. Cher0:. A Letter From Irvine Belser at Ox ford, England. Dear Mr. Editor: As I sit here in my room in the Meadow buildings and watch from my window the crowds skating out on the Christ Church meadows, I am reminded of the games I used to see on Gibbes' green and Davis field from my windows in Rutledge Col lege. Not, indeed, that I have not often thought of Carolina many times and often, but, even as now, I have not known just what I should write. But if you will but take my love for Carolina as my excuse, I shall try to give you some impres sions of Oxford. Our mutual friend, Mr. W. P. Mills, has no doubt told you already so much about Oxford life that any remarks from me on that subject would probably be useless. But if you are as much in ignorance about the English Rugby football as I was before I came here 'you may be in terested in a short comparison of it and the American football. Rugby is played with fifteen men-eight forwards, or scrum men, two half backs, four three-quarter-backs, and one full-back. The scrum men cor respond, as far as there is any cor respondence, to our line nien, and whenever there is a scrimmage, which follows after the ball has been declared (lead, they form a wall three deep on each side, trying to hook the ball out when it is thrown in between the two lines by one of the liilf-backs. The ball after being put into play is supposed to be snatched up by one of the halves and passed on back to the three-quarters, who, by a system of passing and counter-passing, are expected to carry it to the goal. The half-backs are as a rule expected to be quick and accurate, and as already indi cated have their main work in get ting the ball out of the scrum. 'The three-quarters perform the functions of our half-backs and full-back, and are supposed to be good at tackling and carrying the ball. As a matter of fact, however, Englishmen gen erally can not tackle well, but are inclined to catch a man around the neck or body. This tendency is p)artly explained by the fact that the man to be tackled frequently throws the ball to some onie else just before, or after, lie is tackled, and also by the fact that the man whlo has the ball must by rule turn it loose as soon as he falls to the groundl. The full-back p)er forms about the same duties as our defensive quarter-back, anid his princip)al requiremenits are accuracy of kicking and stability. Goal is kicked just as it is done ini America, and counits twvo points ; the "try," which is exactly our touch dlown, counts three. Altogether Rubgy is an excellenit game and in the hanids of Americans would be made a rather rough one, but the English play it largely without sys tem and with little practice or train ing, and so it always appears to an American haphazard and loose. To me it is the best form of athletics played in England, but it is not so popular here as rowing. If you have been interested in this and care to have more communica tions from me, I should be glad to drop you a letter on phases of Ox ford life from time to time. Caro lina has a wvarm place in my heart and I should be rejoiced if I could add anything to the happiness of the Carolina students. I have watched with a great deal of interest all the events connected with the University, and I hope Founders' Day was as much enjoyed as it de served. If this should reach you during examinations you may be sure that I wish you the best of suc cess-I do not say "luck," as I have always understood that professors do not like the term applied to their examinations, and personally I al ways preferred to think the results did not depend on anything so un certain. I have no doubt the Hon orable "J. G. G." can settle the phil osophy of this question to the satis faction of all concerned. With the deepest interest, I am, Very sincerely, Irvine F. Belser. Christ Church, Oxford, Eng., February 4, 1912. MOOT COURT At the regular meeting of the Moot Court Wednesday night the officers-elect were duly installed. After this an interesting case was presented to the court, a suit for damages brought by Charles Black against Ed. Johnson for non-per formance of a contract. Wrightson and McDonald for the plaintiff, and Vassey and McIntyre for the de fendant, conducted the case in an able manner, after which Chief Jus tice Guerard directed a verdict for the defen'dant on the ground that the contract was made on Sunday. The 'case next Wednesday night is a criminal case-the State to be rep resented by Owvens anid Hoey and the dlefendlant by Brandenburg and Metts. Solicitor \V. H. Cobb has been elected to preside over this case. John Peyre Thomas Died Last Sunday. John Peyre Thomas, father of Prof. J. P. Thomas of the lawv school, died last Sunday in Colum bia. Col. Thomas wvas a wvell knowvn and -beloved South Carolinian. Hius death was a severe shock to his many friends and admirers. The men of Carolina sympathize with Prof. Thomas in his bereave