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VOL. VI. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., APRIL 19, 1913. No. 25. DR. S. C. MITCHELL GOES TO RICHMOND TOWN Read of University Accepts Presidency Medical College. After Four Years' Successful Work in Carolina Great Educator Returns to Virginia. Dr. Mitchell, who for the past four years has so efficiently presided over this institution, on last Satur (lay formally accepted the presi dency of the Meldical College of Vir ginia, which has recently merged with the University Coll.ege of Medicine. He will enter upon his duties there next fall. The position was tendered Dr. Mitchell several weeks ago, andcl it is understood that he reached a decision to accept the honor about t wo weeks ago. The announcement of his acceptance was made at a banquet given to the student bodies of the two medical institutions by the Board. of Ad visers, with Dr. Mitchell as the guest of honor. The losing of Dr. Mitchell by the University and the State brings re gret to every South Carolinian who wishes for the progress of the Uni versity and the uplift of education al conditions in the State. Dr. Mitchell has sought to make the University a real and practical cen ter of culture. He has brought the high schools of the State into a close touch with the University, making the University a vital edu cational factor throughout the en tire State. He has caused its influ ence to be felt in every section by extension lectures and other devices. Dr. Mitchell came to the Univer sity at the beginning of the scholas tic year 1908-1909. He was elected to succeed Maj. Benj. Sloan, who had resigned to retire from active work. Dr.. Mitchell, at the time of his election, was a professor in Rich mond College, but the year previous to his coming here he spent at Brown University, where he lec tured during a leav'e of absence from R ich miond College. \Vhen Dr. Mitchell came her-e, the UJniversity had 285 students, and as he leaves here to take up his duties in Vi ginia, the University has wvell over 500 studlents registered. This re nmarkable growth tells in itself of the wvork (lone by Dr. Mitchell. VARSITY WINS GAME FROM ALUMNI TEAM Bill Clark Pitches for the Old Heads. Three to One Was Result of Exciting Contest-Adams and Perritt Pitch Well. Carolina couldn't shove but three men around the ring in the game with the alumni \Vednesday, but held the old-heads lown to a single tally. The Grads were granted the privilege of getting Bill Clark and Preacher McPherson, both ex-Co luinbia players, to do the pitching and catching. Clark twirled in old time form and McPherson worked vell behind the bat. not allowing a single stolen base. For the varsity young Adams pitched well till the seventh, when lie was relieved by Perritt, not be cause he was weakening, but just to give the other twirler a little prac tice. Adams had lots of stuff and allowed only four hits while in the box. Perritt also did good work and hatted well, swatting the pill once for a three-bagger and twice for singles. Rudisill made a grand stand stop and throw in the second inning and played a steady game. Slitler batted well and Horton did some good work in the left garden. Owens was seen behind the bat and showed up to good advantage. The varsity line-up was weakened by the absence of Capt. Watts and Fritz vonKolnitz, the former being slightly indisposed and the latter be ing out of the city. Claude Smith worked well in short for the alumni. Bell showed up in big league form on first and handled T 5 put-outs and one assist wit hout an error. Chris Habenicht pulled off a spectacular catch in the seventh. Score by innings: R. H. E. .\lumni .. .000 000 100-1 4 2 Carolina ..oi 000 OT*-3 7 4 Carolina Glee Club Takes Annual Tour. The Carolina Glee Club returned last Saturday from a successful trip) thriough the State. In fact, the trip) was so successful that tile members hope to leave soon1 on an other-. At Beaufort a (lance wvas given in thleir honor, and every where they wvere treated royally. On the trip the club visited Allen dale, Beaufort, \Valterbor.o and Charleston. STATE HIGH SCHOOLS MEET AT UNIVERSITY Twenty-two Institutions Will be Represented in Contests. Representatives of High School Ora torical and Athletic Association Will be Guests of Carolina. A track meet between the various high schools of the State will be held here next Friday. Twenty two high schools will he represented. There will be in all about 125 boys Present to take part in the meet. I'hese boys will he accommodated in the doriiiitories on tle campus. The preliminaries will take place in the morning and the finals in the afternoon. A cup will be given to the school scoring the most points. On Thursday night preceding, an oratorical contest will be held in chapel. Medals will be awarded. Both of these contests are given nnder the management of the State High Sebool Oratorical and Athletic Association. The boys will arrive Thursday and will he about twc days on the campus. The meet is a good advertisement for the Uni versity, and we should put fortli every effort to make the partici pants' stay among us as l)leasant as possible. CAROLINA GAMECOCKS TAKE NORTHERN TRIP University Nine Will Play Six Games Next Week. Tomorrow the Gamecock team leaves to be away a week on a Northern trip. Six gaies will be played in all. Monday \Vashington and Lee University will be met in Lexing ton, Tuesday Catholic University will be played in Washington, Wed nesday Charlottesville will see the game with the University of Vir ginia. Virginia Christian College will be played' Thursday in Lynch burg, North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Friday and Davidson at Rock IHill Saturday. The team has had a good season so far and Coach I)river has it in apple-pie order for these games. T[hose wvhomi he wvill take on the tipl are: Metts, Edens, Rudisill, Shuler, VonKolnitz, Perritt, Adams, Owen, Watts. McMillan, McGowvan andl H orton. Perritt will most like ly be seen in the games against \Vashington and Lee, Virginia and North CarolinAi, and p)ossibly David son. Adams will pitch the others. CHARLESTON LEAGUERS COPPED SECOND GAME Adams and Perritt Pitch Game for Carolina. One to Nothing Was Result of Game Won by Professional Team. The Players. Rain stopped the first game of a loutble-header between the 'Game cocks and the Charleston leaguers Saturday afternoon and the second game was won by the professional bunch t to o. The first game had to he callecl off in the third inning and the second only ran for seven. :\damls worked in the box for Carolina in the first game and five innings of the second. when he was replaced by Perritt, not because of his work, for he had the stuff and produced the goods, but just to give the other twirler a little practice and a chance to get in a little work with the willow. Fritz was as usual seen behind the plate and showed up in his customnarv form. McMillan fielded brilliantly in center and Rud isill showed ll) well at short. Wingns, who pitched for Need ham's crew. let the Carolina team down with a lone safety, a single to right in the first inning by Capt. \Watts. Jack Hurley at first, Smith at short, and Witter in the left gar den all did good work. The line-up was: Charleston I, Carolina o. W inston........r. f.......Owens Foxen..........2 b.......Edens I elocy ..........3 1).......Shuler W itter..........1. f.......W atts Clunk..........c. f.... M cM illan I furlev.........I )........M etts Smith..........s. s......Rudisill Peirrie......... c. ... vonKolnitz \Wingus........ p. ......Adams, Perritt The score by innings: R. H. E. Charleston ... 000 001 0-1 5 3 Carolina .. .000 000 -O I 0 S. C. P. A. Delegates to Convention in Virginia. 'I'he Carolina delegates to the convention of the Suthern College Press Association, San Latimer, Jr., Wade V.~ Hoffman and Broadus Mitchell, leave the last of next wveek for the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. It is expected that a goodl program wvill be worked through in the two (lays of the con v'ent ion. Mr. D. H-iden Ramsey, of the University of Virginia, has in charge the matters of entertainment andl all literary exercises.