The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 04, 1917, Image 1
Vor.. X. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA. S. C., APRIL 4, 1917. No. 20.
NEARLY 200 MEN
FOR MILITARI
ORGANIZATION BEGUN
Gen. H. T. Thompson to Con
duct Training in Lieu of
Army Officer
At the largest student body
meeting of the year held Wed
nesday, 173 Carolina students
volunteered for the reserve of
GEN. THOMPSON
ficers training course soon to be
inaugurated at the University
under General Henry T. Thomp
so . Since then the number of
enlisted men has increased to
190 and it is confidently ex
pected to total 200 before organi
zation is completed.
General Thompson was chosen
to conduct the training course by
the executive committee of the
board of trustees. He immedi
ately accepted the invitation, and
will give his services to the Uni
versity without remuneration as
his patriotic duty.
The four companies which were
organized Tuesday will drill from
7 to 7:45 A. M. every clay except
Saturday. A few of the faculty
have organized a squad and will
drill the same number of hours.
The co-eds have arranged for
Gen. Thompson to drill their Red
Cross Unit. Yesterday Carolina
heard for the first time since 1876
the note of a bugle. Reveille will
be sounded every morning at6:30
and drill call at 6:50. Twenty
squad marchers, or temporary
drill srgeants, have been ap
p)oinlted to assist Gen. Thompson
in his worik of drilling the stu
dents. Enlistment this year is
(ONTIN[UE.D ON P'AOR I.1I11.)
VOLUNTEER
TRAINING COURSE
TEAMS CHOSEN FOR
TRIANGULAR DEBATE
Brandenburg, Harrison De
bate Affirmative, Kearse
and Polier, Negative
At the preliminaries held Mon
day evening two teams, one on
the afiimative, the other on the
negative of the query "Resolved,
That immigration should be re
stricted by a literacy Lest" were
chosen to represent Carolina in
the annual triangy ular del ate to
he held A pril 21 between the
universities of Florida. 'Teitnes
see and South 'arolina.
The affimative debate was held
in the Euphradian Hall where J.
D. Brandenburg, Clariosophic,
and L. 1. Harrison, Euphradian,
were chosen . with John I. Rice
alternate over a field of eight
contestants. Charles L. Smith
of the senior law class presided
over this contest. On April 21
the affirmative team debates the
University of 'ennessee at Gains
ville, Florida.
At the negative preliminary
held in the University chgl-el J.
C. Kearse, Clariosophic, and ).
S. Polier, Euphradian, were nam
ed to uphold the negative aigainst
the University at Knoxville, Ten
nessee. C. R. Spenser was chos
en alternate, E. P. Hlodges of
the Euphrac'i m Society acting as
presiding oficer.
EASTER WEEK TO I
OF GAY
Miss Marie Salley to Be Cr
ception Tuesday <
The various organizations hav
ing in charge the plans for Eas
ter Week h-lve been hard at work
and the final arrang nents have
been concluded. 'I he events
promise to be unusually interest
ing, and the whole campus is
awaiting with expectation the
beginning of fest ivities.
The gaities of the week will
commence with the crowning of
the queen, Miss Marie Salley, on
Monday evening at a reception
to be held in the University
gymnasium, to which the girls
of the local colleges are mnvited.
The queen has chosen as her
maid1s of honor tihe following
young ladies: Misses Elmira deC
Graffenreid, Ed ith Purv is. El lie
GAMECOCKS COP H
CONTEST FN
1917 SEASON OPENS
WITH REAL BASEBALL
Tie Opener With Newberry,
Drop Second to Wofford
by 2 to 0 Score.
Carolina's baseball season
opened Friday with a 7 to 7 tie
with Newberry, the game being
called in the tenth. The stars
for Carolina were Captain Hor
ton and R. Waring.
The game was a see-saw from
beginning to end and it was a
toss up until the last inning had
been p.ayed. NE w1. erry start
e( things with a lead of one run
in the opening inning. The
Gamecocks, however, ran up
three in the third and two more
in the sixth.
The Indians came back strong
with five runs in the sixth.
Carolina tied the score in the
eighth and forged ahead in the
ninth only to have Newberry tie
the score in her half.
C. Waring put up a fine exhi
bition in the box. fanning eight
and allowing only one free tick
et to first.
The pitcher's battle Saturday
ended in Carolina losing her sec
ond game by a 2 to 0 score.
There were no earned runs, Wof- i
ford's two tallies resulting from 1
Gamecock misplays. The game
was a fast affair and Toney, al
tho playing his first game of col
lege ball put up a pretty fight.
IE WHIRL
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
owned Queen Monday-- Re.
n Campus Green t
Hreeden, Ialla Salley. Grace
Stronan, and I,uci le Stoney.
The elect ioon of Miss Salley as
queen has been most favorably
comnment(d Ipn, it being known I
that in addition to her literary
and musical attainments, she is;
a most entertaining conversa
t ion)alist and a graceful dancer.
On Tuesday afternoon at 1
o'clock, a reception will he given
on the campus green. To find a
more beautiful and fittit g place
would hardly be possible, and
this event is )reldivted to be one
of the most pleasir.g of the ent ire:4
p)rograml. TIhe( recep)tion will be' n
followed by a dance, to take a
ARD FOUGHT
OM TIGER CROWD
FINAL SCORE 2 TO I
Chandler's Three Base Hit and
Horton's Single Break
up Game
Carolina drowned ( Inm n in
the opening game on the hone
diamond Monday afternoon i by a
score of 2 to 1. The game at
It.
COACiH FOSTER
irst was rather slow because of
lumerous bases on balls and
oose fielding but after the third
nning was perhaps one of the
astest games ever seen on the
niversity tiel(.
Ryan Chandllr, pla.ing left
ield was th( particular star,
>} ening upI) the ninith intniiig
Ohei the - core stoc(l at a I to I
ie, with a three base hit do\\ n
he first base line. He was, how
wer, ably secoided a few miin
tes later when Captain Horton
mashed one over third that
vould easily have been good for
wo bases had the occasion re
tuired it bu.t the game was ov r
.nd the crowd surged on the
iamond to demonsti ate in a
ost enthusiastic w y , their i
iroval of the climax.
Carolina started the scoring in
he first inning. Sims heat out
n an infield roller, took second
n a passed ball. Hortoi w as
tit at first on an inflield llay.
lark grounded to short but was
are while Sims scored when
,rahan threw wild to first.
Neither team was able to do
tuch with the big stick. Both
Varing and Long pitched excel
>nt b)all. Long struck out nine
wi, gave no bases on balls and
Ilowed only four hits. Waring
truck ount six men, gave six bases
n halls and allowed seven hit.x