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Vol. VI. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., MAY io, ig9r. No. 28. SOUTHERN ORATORS CAROLINA AWAR Alvin C. Wills, of Transylva nia, Wins First Honor. Lloyd Smith, for Carolina, Comes a Close Second With "The United States of the World." The University of Traiisylvaia, representedi by .\. I.. \\ills, wo)n first ho)no)rs inl the iiial CIltest of tle Soutihern 11atercilegiate ()ratorical .\Ssfciatin he11 li \\'e<l nesIa even in11 i1 the (_'c)llihia Iheatre. I"aOl S MK TH 111J)1' 1) S5111E11111 S W'on Second lalc" iii 'fo)Uiern for Carolina, I loyd Siilllhl represe ail (o litla, W<'()11 sect11 1 )lace. ()illy fIii u t111iVcrsities entered the C( )tIest. 1lach speaker rellected great cre(it ijwn his institt iil aili ilie wratifonls slht)Wel gO) 111(frm anilni <leep til tlgllt. .Altlli)tlgl the tieatre Was 1lot packe<d, a large au<clienlce thor)onglhly ell jOVC(I tle exercises ()i tle eVetlillt. Ilie )r) )Igraili wis as fc Illc)WS: \. L.. \\'ills, f T ransylvania lniversit y, use<d as his winn11ing )raticol. ".\lierical \\aste." He slcike ()I tile great ctn1ilierciti ali I indulistrial Waste ( I mlir land. The waste fI Iltunllt life, callsecl by ()1) p)resSiVe Chii labc r law is greater thalil tile waste o (llr timber anl(i Coal resc)tirces. was tile thtlgiit of tlie spe:Iker. I l is sp)eech slit )we(l i1ieh dleep thctigllt. Tlie secon11I speeci was "The (all ofI the New Soluth," by C. M\. Dutr iai1e, ccf ille I.lliiversity~ (II \.'irgiiiia. Thle niew Sothl nelsN( mlen ti m laini ti her ini tiie of pea'ce was the call. Ilhe <leveilope<l( the So luition ofit thle niegro < pliest in lin a force ful iani ner,. St reSsinig puart icuilarly thle nlee<i ofi in<lutstrial Schiols. Carli C. G rego)ry, represenlting (Continued on Pnae 3.) ARE ELOQUENT DED SECOND PLACE ALL SOUTHERN TENNIS TOURNEY AT UNIVERSITY Erwin Brothers Win First Place in Tournament. Clemson Wins Honors in Both Dou bles and Singles-North Caro lina in Finals. The Soithiern intercOllegiate Ten nis mleet which mlet with the li"ver sity ir threc (lays this week cl(sed \\e<Inesday a iternoon. TIhe mneet w\as f0 1. I \l 4l)en1e( 1 \lo11(la\" 111 0111 i11 <(11 (1 tile Courlt b;a k I, ec'mCte (')le e atn(1 41n the courts at kijOl.e ile prelillliliaries 1( tile tials I". gressC( rapl)(11, eliinji;iatitig all but those who were t) c"Oinpetc fOr the cups in the singles an<l <lenbles. ('ar(lina's entries for (1l cs were c" e)111))se( 1 OI t\w te;uls: \\'a - 111n an<d (' . r , 11<l I laa 1an 1id \Ic C)ri. I Ier singles p)layers were \Ic ('Crt1, (.'e Olper anl \\aring. Tile results )1 tle gailies \ll)11(lay aI(l Inesclay left the 1i lit entirely Iletween ('lcnl"ll 11<nl( No4't C'ar) iin;, the 441lher illstitltioi s eiCilig clilllinate(l ill the seinli-tinlals. \1e(llesI;t< 1114rli1g at tle Ri(dge w\1\)((1 ('l11) c(<tlrts J. (). IErw in, <>f (lenist)ll, dleate<l .\l;lct)llm \I. O,ltes, <O1 N>rthl (;trlilla, inl the sill (les Ilinals. I11is will\ling the illterc'( l legiate clialli lisIlil) iii sillgles ifor the Sl1tihli. Ile sets were 6-4, 7-5, (lensle a ls<> V( i ilie clla11piOn ship inl the (1 )tl)les ini tle afterIoooin at li<lgewe ,4(1. I-winl a l( I' rwin (Ie feating (hiunhers and Oates of N\e)rth ('arelinl. Tile sets resulting as fllows : 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. Results 4f1 5Ome (of the matches : .\len<lay": Singles, I irst ROtul( I lall (Tech ), beat Cooper (Caro ina ), 5--. 6-,I. J. \V. Irw in ( (lem Soin ). beat Il. \\'aring ( C'arolina ), 6-4, 0-6, 6-3. I )oub11 les, I 'irst Rou<li- \\'ariing ancil (arv ( Carolina ) , beat I I(ollanl arid .\nithonyii ( TIechi),. 6-o, 6-. Ilaiiahian arid .\cCor<I ( Carolinia), 6- I ,6-4. Semi- finals, 1) 4nblCe--( )ates and<l (Chiamblers ( Northi Carolina), beat \\ aring anl( 'ary (Carolina), 6-2, ALL SOUTHERN BALL WAS GREAT SUCCESS Nine Colleges Represented; Given in University Gym. Hall Brilliantly Decorated With Beau tiful Electric Display-Music by Comstock's Orchestra. I r'obablv the 11108t b>rilliatit ball. ir(m111 1he StanIlpoinlt ()f <ec'nrat i(1 :111<1 1ig|1tillg elIect. whiiclh has ever been givenl in Co( 1 llmbia was. the .\11 SOuithern1 hall beld last \\'e<lnesdlav night in the gvnnasiui if the (Ilni ver'1Sity 1)f Souith1 ("arnlina. .\b1tt ifty 'n tulel s attellleil the ;tlair ;t11 1 there were m11anly visiting girls pres elnt. The win<1mws of tile lar1gec hail were <Oecn rate(l with tile cn ln i-s ((f tile vaFOlls c'( lleges r-ep1resenllted at the tel1llis 1lleet. the ( )iatlniric;tl .\ss(ica 1 ii an(d tile i)aslball gtiles. I It111<1rles <I cnllege 1l 1alts were I)lace(1 < 11 tile \w;ll an<d )t1 t he 1reallerS which raii frili ;tll sic'es ti i le cellrt c'1" I ile r1t1 111. I ) >zells Iee i1lnd re< electric hl1ll): urnlel the hall ilt.) a veritable airyv laid. I n t wilil 0w iil'11 ab ivc tit )all t H ( 1 ill )'r anll elect ric ' earcll light was place<d. \'ari--c'(lore<d sli<les Were uise<0 an<i the colo(rs b)lelld t() milake uip a beautiftul rainhoiw effect. I-lctrie' fans were place<atl a ll the wall and (11 each faln w1'ere attach(l cOliret st re:tnners wIicll were Ialne( b)V the breeze. 'I' .\lr. \\'il liamli art gto(es the cre(lit fir1 Ille beautiful lighting ' f tie spaciolls hlall. During" the <ance, pnc1h, ice eame.1 salte<d almo( nds. were serve<d in the ball r1,111. an(1 at li(lnight a lelight fttl Supper was serv(1 in the Steward I 1ail. I )tring supper I)r. .\. C. \IOOre p)resenle< lle tentnis prizes t( tie wilnllers. Later \l r. I Ialent'i '. T h'lnas. as siste< 1y \Ir. I'anl (oOIer, led Se\ eral att ractive gerlan ignri'es: 0)nmstIe:'5 Or"chest ra, atgtllentc(1 by' iisVeral munSicians,. laelgi 1i tlu i the evening behild a b)wer ()f pahnts an<d po) te<I ilants. Tile <IecrnatiVe ei fects seemil tO hlp tile ac(4u1s1iits of tle hall al<I the 11lusic was excel) gutests welcom<l'( were: .\ Iisses i'llora Tob)in, oft .\Ileniale, K\ather'ine I'at - tersoni, o4f Harnlwell, Sara \\'r'ev, ofI Ri<dgeway, I Aucia D)ean, oft Greenl ville, Pearl Parks. of .\tlanita, M Iar'thIa .\ver' Duncan, ~I of lrnwell, Frantices N'ichlIson, of I. Union, I lar r'iet Snonelers. GAMECOCKS WIND UP THIS YEAR'S SEASON Carolina and Washington and Lee Even. First Game comes to Gamecocks 9-1, Second Called in Eighth Goes to Virginians 11-9. al in: Oil\ ileil Stijls with \1aslingt1 tl( ainlI -ee il tIe last se ries ((f I he e:vsi tn. \\'elneslt \'s nMile c:ille 1oI lile ( I:llnect lcIs \ith the Score ()- I . Iut nlexit 11 hIck ttlrlet had ail :t1 I I -O \ict EV went J1OHN WATTS. ('aptai c 1' (f Gamner<twks' (uWring past se'aS<ba. t) Ile \ gslll1ls. I.arge c ert1\'. :atten<teI bo11 4th li;une::t11( ec epcltionlal 11ntelest \\as slit :\Vil. ('al'(<1Il1al t >11-')ll: e"( tle vi i ll 1 eV'ry' pIllse i tille aine in tile iIrSt 1ll1111)o. lReddy \.-()t ;a\yl \with a s\V:tt itr tIllree sacks :il(1 1ritz lit I le Illl] i4r a ct1ul le (>l singles andil a l \V> hItier. .\daiis' w< irl <>11 tile Ilitek \was the eattilre 4i) tile gai11. 11 is c'llit I'(tl \V;s (e ><t< hl( Ild is cillrves (qulick ;11l4l he\w I(ilde in . )(t11;hnte behliin<l lie I)at stirrl it>r the vlSit (irs. The boix Scor \Vas:~ R. II. :.. \.& I .. ..0n1 000 00- 6i ( ai lilli ..502 200 00--( (* 2 \\'ashington nll t I.ee romphe<l ofiI Viha tally ini tihe first innIinig the next tlay. 'r r11n tIhe very jtunip they were inl the? galine an<(l at the begini nling ofl the eighthi ha<l eleven runs (Continued on Page 4.)