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Vo.A, S. C., MARCH 28, 1916. No. 22. CAROLINA TAKES ARrf IN GRAND PAGEANT SEVERAL FEATURI TO BE CARRIEI Tercentenary in Honor of Wort Interest Among People of Cc Brief Outline-Miss Spen Miss Johnson has written by request the Shakesperian Pag eant in order that the atmos phere and the spirit of the oc casion may be shown. The Uni versity students will take a large part in severeal features of the program. "Columbians got busy Thurs day afternoon and about com pleted the organization for one of the biggest good times that the town has ever experienced. High brows call it the "Shake spere Tercentenary," but ordi nary people just speak of it as his 300th anniversary, and naturally this is going to be an imposing celebration. Every single labt living human being in the city who wants to is going to wear a costume-old English with doublet and hose. That's very easy, too, as George A. Wauchope of the State Univer sity explained demurely Thurs day afternoon: 'All you do is just to take some long stockings and. sew them onto-well-er-you know! Yes, and then dye them any color you like. Then leave off your coat--the weather will be hot in May, as it usually is--and you wear a fancy colored vest if you have one!" Of course there are just loads of other sorts of "Merrie England" costumes, both for men and women, and; Miss Sarah Spencer, who engin-: eered the grert pageant at Win throp College and has been per suaded to do so for Columbia, has attractive books of the fash ions of those old days. About Two Thousand Participants. "Of course, there are about two thousand real actors. They were assigned their parts at a meeting Thursday afternoon. That was a very -enthusiastic meeting. Dr. Wauchope, who has taken the lead in this affair, laid aside every vestige of school room severity became beamingly vocal, for at last he is going to see his dream idols come true. Somebody suggested to Miss Spencer that the idea of "get ting up such a tremendous thing! just ought to stagger anybody," #S OF PROGRAM ( OUT BY STUDENTS d's Greatest Poet Creates Much 4umbia-Mrs. Johnson Gives er, of New York, Directs. but there was no "stagger"- to Miss Spencer, unless you refer to that jolly old English "rag," the morris dance, which she jov ially illustrated with its "one, i two, three-hop!" No. she isle a level headed general, assign- c ing the work of various groups g to efficient lieutenants. a "All over this city of Columbia, C in nearly every household and p school yard, children and grown- il ups will be rehearsing, getting: z into the spirit ahd the "time" c and "Presto!" When the 25th of ti April dawns, each one will look t] out of his window and he will not be in Columbia at all but e back in "Merrie Old England." 1 There's actually so much to it S that it's hard to explain, but it's ! scarcely necessary, because the d large crowd at the meet- t] ing Thursday will have told h it to everybody else. Nearly v every school and college in the city, as well as all sorts of civic C and educational organizations, tl will participate, and the "parts" Ii were eagerly bid for and given t< out with the spirit of Christmas h tree presents. Huge charts pinn- Ii ed upon the wall indicated the C outline and order of the pageant. a "Why, if this thing is carried k out as it has begun, it's going t] to be one of the most notable si events of the continent!" said E one of those in the front of the I a business. -g "Mr. Shakespere" Designated. "The man who is going to be 'Mr. Shakespere' was there, and, as soon as ever his little slip of paper was handed him, then right away he really began to take on a new personality. It's a fact! People stared and craned and were silent and H thoughtful, bursting suddenly C into confession of their sensa- iE tions. Much discussion burden- S ed the undercurrent as to who C would be Queen Elizabeth, and E some suggestions were offered, 1V but her majesty's awestricken E subjects of the 20th century were IN yet a little afraid to proceed (cON'TiNrI'i ON P .('l Tim iU~. |AMECOCKS VICTORS IN OPENING GAME gig Crowd See First Contest of New Season. )ance Monday Night in Honor of Sponsors and Visiting Mercer Team. Carolina won the opening 'ame of the season from Mer er, by a score of 1 to 0. A lose game throughout. The, ame was called promptly t four o'clock, with a large rowd of college girls, boys, and eople from Columbia. The drops i temperaturetook some of the Est from the crowd; but the lose and steady playing held ,e interest of the crowd aroughout. The Sponsors were: Miss Hel n Kohn, Miss Julia Keenan, [iss Mary Craig and Miss ara Cain, of Columbia, Miss thel Green, of Sumter. Mon ay night a dance was given in' ie University gymnasium in' onor of the sponsors and the isiting team. "Big" Newton pitched for arolina and his appearance in ie box seemed to inspire Caro na fans with confidence. New n is a freshman and this was is first appearance on the Caro na diamond. Several of the arolina men made their first; ppearance. Browning, Chand !r, and Snipes are the men and! iey promise to hold their po tions. Martin, Barksdale, [orton and Clark are old men. nd from their work in the first' ame, they are in for a good ?ason. The field work of the visitors ,as on the whole better than the amecocks.' Only one error be ig the credit of the visiting am. The lineup follows: arolina Mercer rowning.....CF...... Weaver lark..... ...3B..... Holloway lorton.......1B......... Swan nipes.......LF. ..... Morgan handler.....SS..... Dewberry lAzey........ RF..... . Dorsey lartin..... . 1 .2 .. .. . .. .Sesbee' arksdale....... Clement lewton ...... P.... Bloodworth' Batteries: Newton, Barksdale;' (CONTINI'RL) (b\' I'AEIC SIX.) EXCHANGE PROFESSOR FROM VANDERBILT Alumnus of University Gives Series of Lectures. Dr. L. C. Glenn, Professor of Geology at Vanderbilt, Here for Several Days. Dr. L. C. Glenn is lecturing at Carolina this week as ex DR. L. C. GLENN. Vanderbilt Professor of Geology Who is Delivering Exchange Lectures at Carolina This Week. change professor from Vander bilt. Dr. Glenn is a graduate of the University, and engaged in teaching in this State for several years after his graduation. He is now professor of Geology at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Glenn is one of the most distinguished graduates of the South Carolina College. Even while he was an undergraduate, his reputation for ability extend ed beyond the walls of the insti tution. He took the full classi cal course. but also showed un usual aptitude for science. His record was said to have been the highest ever made in the college. He graduated in 1891. A fter teaching in a rur.-al school for a year or two, he went to the schools of Darlington, where he worked for several years as prin cipal and as superintendent. His work was remarkable for its tho roness and ability. In one of his vacations, he attended the sum