The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 28, 1916, Image 1
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