Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

VOL. VI. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., DECEMBER 14, 1912. No. 11. FLINN HALL ANNEX WILL BE ERECTED Trustees Decide on Addition to Present Building. Slight Faculty Changes Result of Im.. portant Meeting-Budget for Coming Year Prepared. At a meeting of the board of trus tees of the university in Flinn hall Wednesday it was decided to follow the suggestion of the authorities here as to the erection of an annex to Flinn hall, to be used as an as sembly room for the students. It is intended that all meetings except those of the student body shall be held there. It will be the center for all the organizations of the campus, athletics, literary, and the like. The hall when completed will cost $2,500, and will be joined directly by sliding doors to the present Flinn hall. It will be modernly equipped and admirably adapted for the purpose for which it is designed. Professor J. B. Coleman, instruc tor in mathematics, who is now at tending Columbia university was elected to the department of phy sics. He will serve as associate with Prof. Carson. Prof Homes was promoted to the rank of full professorship in the department of civil engineering. Prof. Woodrow will fill the position on the mathe matics faculty caused by the elec tion of Prof. Coleman as professor of physics. The budget which will be pre sented at the next session of the leg islature has been prepared but the appropriatiOn which will be re quested is not known. Mayor Gibbes Host at Pleasant Affair. Mayor \V. H. Gibbes, a member of the junior law class, was host to his classmates, the law faculty, and the varsity football men at a smoker at his home in the city Friday eve ning. More than seventy-five guests were present, represent ing these three phases of the uni versity life, and the hospitable home of the city's chief executive was well filled. Included in the list of notables p)resent were men of every profes sion from the ministry to the law -supposed to be extremes in the matter of ethics-and wvhen the balmy. fragrance of good Habanas had filled' the room, the. orators of tihe assemblage responded to- de mands for short talks. The evening was thoroughly en joyed by all p)resenlt. DERBY CLASS WINS FROM JUNIOR ELEVEN Grand Old Men Cop Annual Football Event. Two Touchdowns by Hill Put Game on Ice for Seniors-Final Score 14 to 7. The seniors came off victorious in the game with the juniors Tues day afternoon. John Hill played a brilliant game for the seniors, putting the pigskin across for two touchdowns, while Shuler was the junior star, and made their single touchdown. The game was hard fought all the way through. No other touchdowns were made and the final score stood 14-7. There was stiff fighting in the first quarter, yet neither team suc ceeded in pushing across the line. Once the juniors got within two yards of the coveted goal, but the senior recovered the ball on a fum ble and ran it out of the danger zone on a punt. In the second quarter John Hill got loose for the first touchdown, and with a brilliant 65-yard run placed the skin behind the poles. Capt. Owens kicked goal, making the score 7-o. The juniors came back strong and Capt. Shuler dashed around left end for a 60-yard run and a touchdown. O'Neal kicked goal, tying up the score. Nothing happened in the third quarter, though each team fought fiercer than ever to start something. In the fourth, with only a few min utes to play, John Hill again made a spectacular run and scored six points for the fourth year men. Capt. Owens again kicked goal and as no further scores were made the final score stood 14-7. Both Hill and Shuler played bril. liant games. and for the juniors Eden, at half, showed up well, ElI zey, at end, showed he had the goods. and O'Neal's kicking de serves praise. Thomas, at guard; Hughes, Douglass and Bouchier, at ends, showed good form for the senilos. The v'ictory gives to the senior~s the right to battle with the sophs this afternoon for the class chamn pionship. Interest is added to the game by the fact that the cupI has been in t-he seniors' possession since their freshman year, and a victory this afternoon would give them a clean record. (Contsinned on Page- 3.)1 SOPHOMORES WiN FROM FRESHMEN Second Year Eleven Downs Newcomers on Gridiron. First Class Game of Series Was No Tame Affair-Sophomores Will Meet Seniors This Afternoon. The sophomores romped on the freshmen Saturday to the tune of 19 to 7. The game was well played at all stages. T-' freshmen, al though beaten early in the game, plaved hard until the last, though the sophomores scored 19 points in the first hal f with apparent ease, the freshies showed brilliant forn in the third period and scampered over the sophs goal line. The first quarter was uneventful until Rob erts got loose on the 40-yard line, and with excellent interference tore down to the two--yard line. Pierce carried the ball over for the sophs' first score. Nothing more interest ing happened until the last of the second quarter when Edwards cir cled end for another touchdown from the 1o-yard line. The sophs failed to kick goal. Edwards, on the second play after the kick off, scored again from 70-yard line. For a class game the playing was excellent. The work of several men was noticeable. Coggeshall, although lie weighs only 113 pounds. proved a hard man for the sophs to handle and gained repeatedly. Hampton was a power for the freshmen on defense and offense. Martin did well at full back. For the sophs Edwards' work was brilliant. He made three touch downs for his team and was its best ground gainer. Roberts. at half, and Capt. Edwards, at end, did good work. Westmoreland played a hard game at center. The line-up: Fresh 7. Sophs 19. Stoney. . . . . ..L. E. Edmunds, Capt. Templeton . . ..L. T.. .. . Templeton Kilgore, CriderL. G......... Kiser Mitchell ...... C. .. Westmoreland Stover, MartinR. G ......... Dean Hampton .....R. T .......... Save McEch'n, SayeR. E. . ..... Altman Anderson, Lehr Q.........Pierce Behling......L. H..Edwards White. .. .. .. .. .. .Layton. Coggeshall. . . R. HI. . .... .Roberts Martin, Capt. ..F. B.. .. .. .Horton Summary: Referee Girardeau. Time of quarters. 10 minutes. Touichdowns, Pierce; Edwards,. 2; Martin. Goals, Edwards, Cogge shall. PRESS CONVENTION PLEASANT AFFAIR Representatives Pleased With Winthrop's Hospitality. Instructive Program Carried Out and Number of Social Meetings Were Held. 'he university representatives who attended the annual conven tion of the South Carolina Inter collegiate Press association, held at Winthrop college, December 4 and 5, returned to the campus last Sat urday morning. They are all of the Opinion that the meeting was inspiring and instructive in tone, and since their return have been singing the praises of Winthrop college and the "Good Town." Carolina was well represented at the State College Press meeting, having six delegates attending. These 'were Broadus Mitchell, W. V. Hoffman, H. R. Crosland, S. I.. Latimer, J. 1. Cohen and G. A. Crowther. In truth, an imposing array. Many important measures were passed, other subjects were dis-. cussed btt not definitely passed upon. An interesting paper on "Journalism and Tts Development," were read by Mr. Latham. editor of the Charleston News and Courier. Broadus Mitchell presented an inter esting and comprehensive paper upon "Reasons for College Journal ism." Papers were also read upon "College Editorials," by H. A. Mouzon; "I-Iow to Arouse Interest in College Publications," by Miss Ruth Davis ; and "Suggestions to Short Story Writers," by Miss Vio let Askins. Carolina, in the person of Broadus Mitchell, carried off the medal for the best story. This story. entitled, "Mike," appeared in one of the last issues of last year's Carolinian. Miss C. Blackburn of the College for Women won the medal for the best poem, while Mr. H. S. Petrea of Newberry was successful with the prize essay, "The Scholar in Poli tics." As to social activities, these in cluded a reception at Winthrop col lege, another at Mrs. Schwarar's, dlinner at Winthriop and a recital and banquet there. It was dlecided to have the next annual meeting at Erskine college. This wvill be held Wednesday and Thursday before Thanksgiving, in steadl of the Thursday and Friday after, as has been the case hereto fore,