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APR2 0 VOL. VII. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., APRIL 18, 1914. *No. 26 GAMECOCKS MOP UP WITH DAVIDSONIANS Defeat Red and Black Team in Exciting Contest. Shuler's Triple and W. Rudisill's Single Cop Victory for Caro lina-Final Score 1 to 0. Wednesday afternoon was played one of the most exciting baseball games of the season. Carolina defeated Davidson by a lone run scored in the ninth. Shuler tripled and brought in the winning run when W. Rudisill singled. It was a pitchers battle between Big John Mills for Car olina and Carrie Currie for Dav idson. Mills allowed the visitors only five hits two of which were of the scrub variety. He did not walk a man and was strongest at critical moments. Currie pitched a great game and received perfect support from his team mates, but two long drives in the ninth by Carolina was fatal to the Red and Black and gave the home team the vic tory. Plaxico started the game with a neat single over short, but it was the sixth inning before the University could hitsafely again, and this time also it was Plaxico who turned the trick. Carolina's other two hits came in the ninth and were responsible for the winning run. Carolina threaten ed to score twice, once with a man on third and none out. Cur rie had perfect control in the pinches and was steady through out the game. When the game opened, clouds hung heavily overhead, but be fore the contest ended the sun was shining brightly. Carolina and Davidson are great rivals and games between the two are always looked forward to with the keenest of interest. The pitching of Mills and Cur rie was the real feature of the game, but there were several fielding and batting feats that deserve mention. Christen bury's one-hand capture of F. Rudisill's drive was a neat bit of work. Stough's batting was a promi nent part of the contest and threatened to play havoc with Carolina hopes in the eighth. Shuler's triple and W. Rudisill's single just won the game for the Gamecocks. In the Davidson lineup were (Contin ledo Pnge Mi. EASTER WEE] OF GAY SC Easter Queen is Cr Dance Wednes MANY ATHLETI Numerous Fair Visitors Throi Reception and Dance i1 Thursday Evening a Week's C True to their advance notices, the two chief social events of Easter Week, the May Pole dance and the Queen's Ball, were gay, gorgeous, and glad some. The coronation of Miss Pauline Snowden, elected Easter Queen by the student body on Monday morning, was celebrated just before the May Pole dance before h vast concourse of her subjects, and she presided at the two succeeding events with right regal grace and charm. The two events together were prob ably the most beautiful, scenical ly, and the most all round suc cessful that have ever been given under the auspices of the student body. The Queen Crowned. On Wednesday afternoon after the Davidson-Carolina baseball game, before a waiting audience composed of the student body, delegations from the two wom en's colleges, alumni, and friends of the University, the Queen, escorted by Alan Paul, president of Easter Week, and followed by her court, came down the long, stone steps of President A. C. Moore's house, marched to a throne that had been prepared for her under the largest elm tree. After a few short and'ap propriate remarks, the Queen was crowned by Mr. Paul with a crown of flowers and pronounced sovereign of the student body for Easter Week of 1914. The May Pole Dance. Immediately after the crown ing of the Queen some dozen couples essayed to dance the May Pole dance, and to the strains of Comstock 's orchestra carried out the ancient spring rite with much spirit and success. The fresh new green of the trees and grass, the many colorerd stream K IS ONE )CIAL EVENTS owned at May Pole day Afternoon. C ATTRACTIONS ig the Campus---Student Body 1 University Gymnasium Fitting Climax to the elebration. ers of the May poles, the rustic throne of the Queen, and the bright dresses of the ladies-in waiting gave the campus an un usual air of gaiety and animation. The Easter German. Wednesday evening before the: Queen's ball, the annual Easter german was held in the gymnas ium. Comstock's orchestra was there, and provided music for those of the "light fantastic toe," who gaily tripped it until the early hours of the morning. Supper was served near the mid night hour. The Queen's Ball. The Queen's ball held Thurs day evening in the University gymnasium was perhaps an even greater attraction than the May pole dance of the day before. Just before the large hall was turned over to the dancers a re ception was held with a large part of the student body on hand. Carolina's sister colleges of the city were were well represented. Delightful refreshments were served. To the strains of Com stock's orchestra the dancers made merry until long after mid night. Athletic Events. Among the athletic achieve ments of the week were the two baseball games with Davidson college, both of which resulted in victories for the University, and the game with Oak Ridge' yesterday, which was also won by Carolina. The Sylvan Cup race today, and the baseball game again this afternoon are i the closing events of Easter Week of 1914. Wade Williford, who has been at home on sick leave, returned to colleg-e Tuesday. EDUCATORS MEET AT LOUISVILLE Dr. Moore Reviews Educa tional Conference. South Carolina Well Represent ed----Cooperation Dominant Idea of the Meeting. At the regular chapel hour Monday morning, Dr. A. C. Moore, acting president of the University, gave the faculty and students a detailed account of the educational conference held at Louisville, Ky., which he at tended the previous week. This educational meeting was com posed of the joint assembly of the Southern Educational asso ciation and the Conference for Education in the South. These two associations, finding that their work overlapped, decided to combine, and this meeting was the first held since merger steps were taken. Dr. Moore stated that the dominant idea of the conference was cooperation. Meetings of preachers and laymen discussed what the country church can do to develop and foster a commun ity spirit, conferences of farmers and business men discussed plans for cooperative buying and sell ing, superintendents, teachers and patrons considered the school as a social center, and expert economists explained plans for rural credits, and improvements in systems of taxation. A series of exhibits was ar ranged in the great armory building of Louisville, illustrat ing the parcel post, girls' tomato work, the boys' corn club work, rural health work, and numerous other kinds of work looking to the betterment of rural condi tions. Dr. Moore said that one domi nant note of the convention was the broadening of the conception of education. Education, he con tinued, cannot be confined to schools and colleges. Is is a con tinuous process of learning, be ginning at the cradle and ending with the grave. Throughout the various sessions of the confer ence, the idea of extending the benefits of knowledge to all the people was emphasized. In the opinion of Dr. Moore, one of the most important pieces of constructive work of the con ference was the report of a joint committee on "state and county