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VOL. VIII UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., NOVEMBER 28, 1914. No. 10 "TED" MERCER TO OPEN SERIES OF MEETINGS Once Famous Virginia Ath lete ToAddress Y. M. C. A. Brief Sketch Of Famous Re ligious Worker Among College Men. Carolina men are looking for ward to the visit December 10 12, of Mr. _"Ted" Mercer, one of Virginia's old baseball stars. As another has expressed it, while in college Mr. Mercer learned to "follow the primrose path, found it lined with poison ivy 'came back,' and his business is now helping college men. Men of national repute back his work and he talks to seventy-five thousand young men yearly." Mr. Mercer is a native of Savannah, Ga. He belongs to one of the best of Southern fam ilies. Among his ancestors were Gen. Hugh Mercer of Revolu tionary fame and many others prominent in military and politi cal history, Soon after entering the Uni versity of Virginia Mercer be came prominent in athletic and social life. It was here that he took his first drink "just to be one of the fellows," made his first visit to the "red light" and learned the fine art of polka playing. Thesb habits "Ted" thought he could easily throw off when he left college, but to his surprise he found that they were chains he could not break. 'l.e position which he secured in Savannah was soon lost thru dissipation. For a while he worked for the Du Pont Powder Co., in Wilmi ng ton, Del. This positon was soon lost in the same way. He then lived for a time on what he could borrow from his friends. In less than a year after leav ing college he found himself on the Bowery in New York with ; s last 'gitney" spent for cheap whiskey, so sunk in the mire of sin that he had to "reach up to touch the bottom," as he ex 1i emcd it. In his utmost ex tremity being. ready to try any thing that would bring relic f he went into the McAuley .1 si. n. 'I here, after listening t 4l.c story of a man who had on been in a wretched condi'con like himself, he began the Chri,' ian 1;fe Mercer's life from this time on has proved the g-enuineness of his CAROLINA CONQUI EXCITING GAMI Bulldogs Show Surprising Stren "Cotton" Going Star-Si The Citadel slightly jolted the dope Thursday, holding Carolina close. The score was Carolina 7, Citadel 6. Both teams scored a touchdown. Heyward kicked goal for Carolina, - and -Weeks failed to kick goal for the visi tors. Carolina used the forward pass but little, making its attack almost entirely of line bucks and a few end runs. The Citadel used end runs, and a few more passes than Carolina. Carolina started like a house afire, scoring a touchdown in the first quarter. The Citadel re ceived the kick-off, but failing to register any substantial gains. were forced to punt, Coggeshall returning the same 20 yards. Then Carolina started a march towards the Citadel's goal. A forward pass, Stoney to Hey ward, netted 12 yards. Then followed a series of line plunges by Langston, Heyward and Hill, the first named carrying the ball over for a touchdown. Heyward kicked goal. All this occurred in the first five minutes of play. The Citadel scored in the second period. By a series of end runs, in which Folger and Weeks starred, the ball was brought to within striking dis tance of Carolina's goal. Then a forward pass, Weeks to Folger gave the Citadel a touchdown. Weeks' failure to kick goal prov ed the turning point of the game. R. Going, better known as "Cotton", made his flying darts the feature of the game. His work was of such a fine quality that he now ranks as one of the stars of South Carolina football of 1914, and gives promise of even greater achievements during his next two seasons. Captain Luther Hiil tackled like a fiend. His fierce playing caused many a Citadel runner to come to sorrow. Sto ney's defensive playing was very fine. Langston's line plunging and side stepping was brilliant. Folger, Weeks and Bolton star red for the Citadel, and it was conversion; he left off his bad habits, went to work to earn an honest living and became an ef fective worker in the McAuley Mission. His work for college men in particular has attracted nation wide attention. RS CITADEL IN FULL OF THRILLS th-Hill, Langston, Stoney and bnsors Present at Game. these players who really are re sponsible for the Citadel's show ing. On offense and defense they played great ball. Caroli.na was represented by sponsors and they were taken to the game in landeaus gaily be decked in garnet and black, the university colors. The sponsors were: Miss Nancy Witherspoon of Yorkville; Miss Katherine Bry an of Columbia; Misq Julia Keen an of Columbia: Miss Katherine Salley of Orangeburg; Miss Jane Tucker Fisher of Columbia. The chaperons were Mrs. Dick Lane and Mrs. Theo DuBose, hoth of Columbia. A dance was given by the student body Thursday evening in honor of the Carolina and Citadel sponsors. The entire Citadel corps was invited, but Col. Bond was able to allow only the football team and cadets who live in Columbia to remain over, it being necessary to run the Citadel special back to Charleston earlier in the evening in order to resume regular exercises Friday morning. The summary: Carolina 7 Citadel 6 Fant.......... LE ....... Bolton McMillan ...... LT ........ Scaffe J. Porter. . ...... Jelfford4 Girardeau..... .C...... Hudgens Hampton ..... RG... Alexander Stoney........ RT .... Sheppard 0. Going ...... RE..... C. Moore Coggeshall....Q. ......Wallace Hill........... LH .......W eeks Langston......RH.......Folger Heyward. .... FB ......Switzer Score by quarters: Carolina....... 7 0 0 0-7 Citadel..... ..6 0 0 0-6 Time of quarters. 15 minutes. Officials: Henderson (Ohio Wes leyan), referee; Pinckney (Clem son), umpire; Johnson (The Cita del and Carolina), headlinesman; Metts (Carolina) aud Cogswell (Auburn). tinekeepers. Touchdowns: Langston and Folger. Goal from touchdown: Hey ward. Do not do to-day anything which you do much better at the last minute. The Concept. Behind each dream is a dIream er bigger than his vision. - The Transylvanian. COLLEGE JOURNALISTS TO MEET HERE SOON Press Association in Annual Convention, Dec. 3--4. Elaborate Program Arranged Fifty Delegates to Attend---Had don Johnson Officiates. The South Carolina College Press Associati'n will hold its an nual meeting in Columbia Thurs day and Friday, Dec. 3-4. The association now has a member ship of fourteen. Furman is seeking to become the fifteenth member. There are expected to be about fifty delegates pres ent at this year's convention. The male representatives will be given accomodations on the University campus while the young ladies will probably be given accomodations at the two women's colleges of the city. An elaborate program has been planned for this occasion. There will he four different ses sions: two morning and two evening sessions. Among the speakers Thursday morning will be Dr. W. S. Currell, H. E. l)an ner, and Alan Johnstone Jr., Prof. Yates Snowden and Stuart Dudley will deliver addresses Thursday afternoon. After ad ,journment there will be a recep tion to the convention at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Currell from live to six. .lhursday evening there will he a reception at C. F. W. Friday morning the convention will meet in the College, for Women's auditorium. There will be several addresses deliv ered concerning college journals. In the afternoon there will be discussions of, ".The Editorial." "The Essay" and "The Short St>ry." Then will be made the announcement of decision and awarding of medals in the Short Story, Essay, and Poem contests. The climax of the meeting comes Friday night. The annual ban q uet at the .Jefferson Hotel u% il be held then. A dance will fol low the banquet. The officers of the associatien are as follows: president, Had don Johnson, University of South Carolina; first vice-president, W. J. Hunter, Clemson College: secon:l vice-president. I. N. Coleman, College of Charleston: corresponding secretary, Flor ence V. Glass, Converse College; recording secretary, Margarite