The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 27, 1917, Image 1
Voi,. X. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., MARCH 27, 1917. No. 1).
CAROLINA TO SENI
TO GREAT SOUTI
Y. M. C. A. Line up Men f<
Blue Ridge-- Conferen<
The twenty-fourth session of
the Southern Student Conference
wirl be held this year June 12-21.
The Carolina delegation to this
conference has been steadily
growing. Last year~twelve-men
went, and this year the new pres
ident, J. H. Martin, has an
nounced his determination to take
at least twenty men. A large
number of students and some of
the alumni are planning to go,
and it seems assured that the
twenty men mark will be reach
ed.
Conference Leaders
The conference is under the
direction of the strongest Chris
tian statesmen of the age. The
outstanding speaker this year is
Robert E. Speer. Mr. Speer is
a man of powerful physique,
deep spiritual life and intellectual
power. Those who are in a posi
tion to know say that he is un
surpassed as a speaker for col
.ege men.
Bishop McDowell is another of
the prominent speakers. He has
been one of the leaders of the
Lake Geneva Con ferencesir.ce its
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) TWENTY MEN
IERN CONFERENCE
>r Twenty-Fourth Session at I
:e Leaders Announced
MISS MARIE SALLEY
1917 EASTER QUEEN
Elected at Annual Student
Body Election Held
Saturday
At the annual election held
Saturday afternoon Miss Marie
Salley, of Woodford, a member
of the senior class of Columbia
College, wa.i chosen queen of
the University's Easter week
festivities. Miss Salley poszesses
a delightful soprano voice which
has added much to the enjoy
ment of many of the University's
social functions. As Easter
queen Miss Salley will head the
Easter week festivities which
culminate in the Easter dance.
The queen's maids are to be se
lected by the queen and will be
announced in an early issue.
T;he plans for the Easter week
events are being pushed by the
social cabinet and promise to sur
pass all previous spring festivi
ties. It is hoped that the full
program can he announced in the
next issue.
GAMECOCKS TO. LE)
BASEBALL
Kome Season Will Open F4
Games the First Weel
)EBATORS TO OPPOSE
GEORGETOWN CHOSEN
Brandenburg, Hicklin and
Polier Win First Places.
Kearse Alternate
At the preliminary debate held
n chapel Friday night for the
purpose of choosing representa
Lives for the (eorgetown- -Caro
lina contf st, J. D. Brandenburg,
D). S. Polier and H. E. Hicklin
were selected with J. C. Kearse
as alternate. The query was
"Resolved; That a minimum
wage law, to be applied to work
shops, department stores and
factories, is desirable state leg
islation (Constitutionality, waiv
ed). In the the final clash Caro
lina's team will uphold the af
firmative of this question.
On account of the great inter
est on the campus attached to
the outcome of this event, a
goodly number of both students
and faculty was present. The
meeting was presided over by
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WVE ON FIRST
TRIP THIS WEEK
llowing Monday With Four
i-Probable Line-up
Friday of this week ushers in
the baseball season of 1917, when
Coach Foster and his cohorts
tackle Newberry College at New
berry. From there they journey
to Spartanhurg and clash with
Wofford on Saturday. Monday
will see the opening game on the
home field w'1n Clemson comes
for a two day stand. Furman
comes for a game on Wednesday
and Newberry on Friday.
Driving the candidates at a
terriflic speed, Conch Foster is
rounding oiut the team in fine
style. They are showing up as
a whole in good shape, altho they
have been somewhat handicapped
by rain and cold.
The past week has been devot
ed largely to signal practice, and
team work is beginning to pre
dominate.
The pitchers are gradually
working into shape. The most
serious contenders are: Irown,
Mims, Tony, Waring, C., and
Waters. Of the catchers ('hand
ler, "Dick," Seaborn, and Simril
are showing up best,
The infield at present is Hor
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