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Uigent A~ppeal Midi to aRTo struction of 'Dvii: (By Profoeor F Aas,, andtl eaerdayl Whatt a feeling-of 4ismay.come,over,the true lover of dear old. S C..Col lege wh'en he walks over-the ath letie ground- to fihd'nothing-but a 'wide-'open' fi4ld.& N fence; n, grawddstand,, no atythig.' How must'It btrfketa stranger, visiting the state, to find 'itS'great unV versity has,no enclosure; nofield, no- Rtadiur, where the' various athletic -open-air lovers may' prae tice in' privalcy,and~where -events may be held during the session withbnut'the opporttnity to guard against the freeddm of the gap ing throng.' Is the' development of the physical 'man -of so small consequence, that in this dty.and generation,' we say to the world: "Behold:our laboratories and lec ture rooms to cultivate the mind, for these do we provide, and do the best we can for the body, but make no 'special effort to provide faoilities: therm-for"? 'Are we to show-young high-school boys into our halls of learning and let them meet-our-grave and- learned pro fessors, and; sorth*m'oarcate logue with uitsscarri eu}um odh#d and efficient courses, awia v4Th that alone saays 'Boyf; here:isitlie place for youstol come ndf devel~ op into' a .prfbet, n an"' And when the father says, "dt where isn the :fhkd- upo wic,h you young men go out into:)th open aisrand:engafge-i*jbodjdd veloping, health-giving, nndam spiring.ewetcise.afd.-sport'of vas rious kind. Where is theip aw. where :your.: young: ?Tfnr practioe and indulge in manly contesta and learn t' bbcone,-inspired tA reach that physical; perfection which adds'so muclito"efficiencey and so vastly much to thwten$oy ment ofillie:' 'M_V tL we-absweri "We have'nonri'Are .e dead . or indifferent to the well'iestab, lished .fact that:great,people: are sprung:frornimen.and womenwho are weli balanced- physically and mentally. If you could choose your line of descent, would you spring from a stoop-shou!dered, spindle legged, weak-eyed student who spent his,time, night and day fol lowing the ratification of a Greek root. or hunting the date of the building of one of the pyramids,. or from; a. straight, broad-shoul dered, brigh1aeyed; kmighterIovi ingp. well-balatedi.happy young man who was less deeply- learned but well dleveloped and with high asirations for himself and* his? You may not.think t.here is- so much at stake in the athletic field,. but there is a. great deal. You cannot make perfect men by.- performatory. exercises in. a gymnasium. where thn work is NCE A OF ATETICS yal Ga oliianas toAij is. Recoe. Fiel Equipment. r Hortbn!Qldek) don+e -with thle same' spirit thlat then or trede out the grahri The idaiaweth as the. body rrmate, terit&ate the: athletic - ex> ereise, thsre:must'be:the,inspira . tionnoethesoutfori success: that rn-keetheeye sparkleor etse far; re'thaimilf the-goods:gonet A dithe," contes, .Isr there: non \orthytrairing:hereV An hon orable ambition -to- excel. is: irn planted inrevery man. An:.in gpifation-:to put:forthnhis- best ef: forts and stosubmiotto all depri wations at whatever- saerifi'eer to bHitself:ii: wanted;i and . that' in spiration becomes athabitthat he b*rries.out Into his life work. A .6nging is -born inhis.heartito do' notonly for his own gl6ry, but for the glory ofhis:college, and hls,friends. He longs to let'those who put:faith in. him. feel that faith is not misplaced. He must do his best to sustain. the' pride in him of' others, and: he does. What a lessondoes he learn here, and what an inspiration to last for life!. And sholl1h1'fAi,ri h learns t-bear: lanosb'le: deffat with' f6rtttUdle--. Herbow srwith :emile tmchis= fi-fendtyr foe and.. cheers hir irr: his; own. defeat. Ahd thlh hierii.taught unother" 1isson fmrrldife that-witiWhelp Im ow to' tteeulifs weary pathL with- a eldanramk hopefut+h'art::. And thevaho ate not chosen f4r the contest, they' have les sns 'taught-therrr; evernof-great Orr va1uei Theyr bldt: out all persal feeling of- disap pointmentw and? sacrifice,. every effort. foe- the benefit of; the wholep.for they colleetat' they ldve.: They learn : to-put. their trust and confitlenee:inr- another; to serve. ands push S that other:on to vidtbry,. thbugh,- no glory; comes toi th"emu They learn a ldssor of'; citizenship that is hard to learn. They learn to serve where they can not lead, and be always loyal to the the general cause. No teaching or lecturing can bring home to a group of young men the benefit resulting from a clean life near so wvell' as the evidence before their 'eyes of a team undergoing training. When they see the healthy, straight, springy-stepped; bright eyed'men of the team, they long to become like them. When they see' the' approving gaize of loving-girls'- follow these clean and'mianly boys, they envy them; Then many leave their idle ways arnd emulate them. In"-the formhrg of good ' eittu (Continued on pagre 8) UNIVERN SOUTH Ce Founded by.thetawi ri' The.University,is organizedo 1., SCHOOL OF ARTS AND .Sci study in Languages, History, ddgrees of ~A .'' and 'B' S.' worth frbm4l0te ,oT*each., II.' SCHOOL,OF-EhUCATION, w . to serve the Statd as teachers, 1 of schools. In thti course the j III. GRADUATES SdHOOL, ,witt the degAee of-Master of Arts,. e< V'radu.aue.-f.,she .coUsgp j, Unhlvsnflyj 144 -uw.e-c-- u IV.W SCHOOL OF." ENOnEts N - leading,tocC..E: and E. E..deg. . 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