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VOL. VII. UNIVERSIT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., JANUARY 10, 1914 No 14 HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION HOLDS MEETING HERE Delvers- Into Past Gather at Charleston and Columbia Carolina Well Represented at Meeting--Dr. Chamberlayne Presides at One Session. During the Christmas holidays there was held in this State the 29th annual national convention of the American Historical asso ciation, between 200 and 800 dele gates attendant upon the delib erations of the distinguished body. The association was in session for three days; two days spent in Charleston and one day in Columbia, the historians find ing much of interest in historic places of the ancient "City by the Sea," only to have'this inter est inereased by their visit to South Carolina's capital. The association opened its-con vention in Charleston, Monday, December 29th, the 'formal exer cises of welcdfe'being held 'that evening in the Hibernian Hall; address of welcome by Joseph W. Barnwell, president of the South Carolina Historical asso ciation. Continuing in Charles ton through Tuesday, the Amer ican Historical association con vened in Columbia, at the Jeffer-, son Hotel, Wednesday, Decem ber 31st, in a joint session with the Mississippi Valley Historical association. The sessions were held in the ball room of the hotel. After a luncheon, where plates were placed for 250 individuals, the archivists of the national as sociation adjourned to a private room and held a most important conference. Following this there occured the afternoon k session, presided over by Lewis Parke Chamberlayne, who occupies the chair of ancient languages at the University of South Qarolina. This was the final and closing session of the present conven tion, at the conclusion of which it adjouned sine die, officers for the term having already been elected before the deparure from Charleston. The distinguished visitors were welcomed to Columbia with a splendid and peculiarly appropri ate address responded to very happily by the chairman James. Among those on the local com mittee for the reception of the guests were Acting President A. C. Moore, and Professors Yates "TRUE MANUNESS" IS SPEAKER'S SUBJECT Dr. Whaling Addresses the Y. M. C. A. Meeting. His Comparisons Appropriate and Illustrative of College Student's Life. Dr. Whaling, of the Columbia Theological Seminary, addressed the Y. M. C. A. Wednesday evening on "True Manliness." He said that "a mark of true manhood is readiness-being prepared to meet the crises of life. He defined man as a "crea ture who can do things," and true manhood as "doing the right thing at the right time in the right way." He pointed out the difference between the ready man and the unready man, the advantages of the one and the disadvantages of the other. He compared the world toa great battle-ship, on which th'e crew bears the same relation to the capthin that every man must bear to God if he would succeed in life. Even as a pilot would be foolish to steer carelessly a great ship in a narrow channel, so men are foolish to guide carelessly the ship of a human life. In conclusion Dr. Whaling said that the key to manhood is to get right with the one perfect being, and decide the main issues of life based on Him. Snowden, E. L. Green, R. M. Kennedy, and others of the Uni versity of South Carolina, this University admittedly being an important constituent in the asso ciation proper, its faculty, and various other individuals identi fied with the University, contrib uting much valuable data to the national archives. It has been declared that this State seldom has the enviable privilege of entertaining, and extending its hospitality, to so distinguished a body of men gathered togethered for a work so fraught with tremendous in terest and really great moment to the present and to succeeding generations. Men of state, prom inent educators, editors, autnors, jurists of Aational note, men who have made the study of, things historical the work of a life time, comprised the personnel of the convetition. Among those pres ent were Major-Generali Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the Unid FOUNDERS' DAY TO BE fITTINGLY CELEBRATED George H. Denny and Chas. L. Raper to Speak. Noted Educators Will Deliver Appropriate Addresses in the Afternoon. Preparations for the celebra tion of Founders' Day at the University are well advanced. Thursday, January 15th, is the day set aside for this annual cele bration, and a program of unusual merit has been arranged. The General Alumni Association will meet in the University chapel during the evening of the fif teenth, which will be addressed by two of the leading educators of the South. Charles L. Raper dean of the graduate school and professor of economics at the University of North Carolina, will speak in the afternoon. Prof. Raper is the author of a number of economic books in re gards to his native State and is at the present making a study of economics in South Carolina. He is said to be a gifted orator and no doubt his address will be of much interest to South Carolinians. George H. Denny president of the' University of Alabama, will speak in the even ing. Dr. Denny is an eminent educator in the South. As president of Washington and Lee University he demonstrated his great ability, and the Univer sity of Alabama is moving under his skilful hand. His address is looked forward to with great pleasure by both faculty and students. M. A. Wright of Trenton, S. C., a member of the class of 1914, was recently elected to represent the'student on this occasion. Mr. Wright is one of the most gift ed young men in college and an orator of no mean ability, hav ing won the State Oratorical Medal last year at Rock Hill. The public at large is cordially iinvited to attend these exercises. ted State army; Henry Brecken ridge, assistant secretary of war under the present Democratic administration; Frederic Ban croft, of Washington; A. C. Cole, University of Illinois; Isaac Jos lin, University of Cincinatti; Ralph V. D. Magoffin, of John Hopkins, Dunbar Rowlind, direc tor of department of archives OPEN BASEBALL SEASON WITH LAFAYETTE NINE First Game of Year Slated for April 23. Many Last Year's Men Gone, But Nucleus for Strong Team Remains. S. L. Latimer, manager of the baseball team, when interviewed by a reporter concerning this sea son's schedule, said that at pres ent he has definitely slated only a series of games with Lafayette college of Pennsylvania. These games will be played at home on April 23rd, 24th, and 25th. He is now negotiating with several colleges with which he expects to arrange games for the Garnet and Black. The Northern trip will probably not be taken until the latter part of May. Carolina should congratulate herself upon getting such a club as Lafayette to come and play on the local grounds. Lafayette has one of the strongest college teams in the country, and it will be remembered that the games here with them last year were far from one-sided. The prospects for the team are exceptionally bright. Although Vonkolnitz and McMillan and several other good men of last year are not here, Rudisill, Mills, Watts, Edens, Shuler, Adams, all of last year's fame, will be a good nuyleus for the team this season. and history of Mississippi; Char les M. Andrews, of Yale; A. T. Olmstead, University of Mis souri; Solon J. Buck, University of Illinois; all of whom read his torical papers and contributed them to the archives of the na tional association. Besides these, virtually the entire faculty of the University of South Carolina, that is so many of them as were in the city, attended the. Colum bia sessions of the convention. Indeed a surprisingly large num ber of colleges and universities from over the entire country had at the convetion delegates who contributed to the program, which was not only interesting and instructive temporarily, but of permanet value because of the vast amount of historical data placed with the archivists, whose conferences have been pronounc ed of inestimable importance from an historical point of view.