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Vol, XI. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., DECEMBER 4, 1917. No. 7 DR. TOMPKINS M.ES INTERESTING ADDRESS First of Lectures to Carolina Students Emphasizes Loyalty. Dr. Seeley K. Tompkins, spoke to a large audience in Flinn Hall on Tuesday night on "The Christian Challenge of Today." "The Challenge of today is a challenge to loyalty," said Dr. Tompkins, "It is Loyalty to a definite line of endeavor, concentration, consecration de termination of spirit. This is no time to be one thing one day and another the next. Be loy al to something." "To what shall a man be loy al? Loyal to the whole na tion." Dr. Tompkins pointed out that the kind of loyalty that is needed is whole-hearted loy alty, not the kind that sub scribes to the Red Cross fund and the Y. M. C. A. and tries to make unfair profits as did he egg merchants of Chicago, the sugar merchants of Buffa lo, and certain of the coal miners and jobbers. "The times demand that we be loyal to the things for which the nation stands and this na tion stands for the principles of Jesus Christ. Germany has de cleared education the final good in life. She has eradicat ed morality and religion from education. She has declared the state a super-being only as the application of moral prin ciples. "Treaties are viewed only as scraps of paper. She has de stroyed the sacredness of fam ily life, the ground foundation of civilization. Every month there are sixty-five thousand of ficial births in Germany which in this country would be called illegitimate. Certain of their professors have declared that the principles of Jesus Christ are weak and effeminate and must be put out of this world's life. Against a nation like this our nation must hurl itself and the things for which this nation stands owe their exist ence to the principles of Jesus Christ. "Many of you men will be called into the service before the war is over and one of two things wil Ihappen, either you (CONTrNwED ON PAGE THREE.) TWELVE PLAYERS WIN LETTERS OF HONOR All Carolina Men in Citadel Line-p Given C's by Advisory Board. At a meeting of the athletic advisory board of the Univer sity of South Carolina 12 mem bers of the Gamecock football squad were awarded block C's. The matter of electing a manager for the 1918 football team was deferred to a future meeting, J. H. Woody contin uing acting manager for the present. Coach Foster has consented to act as basketball coach pending consideration of the board's action in reelecting him for the ensuing year. He is liable to the draft and is mak ing an effort to get into service immediately. He will accept the place as coach for another year should he find it possible. Those members of the team who received honors yesterday were: Weston, Moore, Smith, Brockington, Hampton, Clarke Osborne, Turner, Seaborn, Waring and Browne. All these men have made good records this year, showing up especial ly brilliant in the Thanksgiving game with Citadel. LIEUT. L. B. HARRISON ANNOUNCES MARRIAGE Of interest to the Universi ty community is the announce ment of the marriage today at Allendale of Loyd B. Harrison and Miss Lucile Stoney. Mr. Harrison was graduated from Carolina last June with the LL. B. degree. During his last year in college he was a member of the house of rep presentatives from Spartan burg County. He has just re turned from Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, where he received his commission as second lieuten ant of infantry. ,Miss Stoney was graduated from Columbia College last June. She was a leader in ac tivities of her college and made a large circle of friends among the society folk of Columbia. Immediately after the mar riage they will go to Mr. Harri son's home at Duncan where they will remain until the 15th when Mr. Harrison will report for duty to the military authori ties at Camp Greene, Charlotte. INTERESTING SPEAKER I APPEARS HERE SOON Noted Bostonian Lectures to I Chicora and Carolina Students. Henry L. Southwick, presi dent of the Emerson School of o Oratory, Boston, will deliver a ii lecture in Columbia within the c next few weeks under the joint a auspices of the University of i] South Carolina and Chicora 0 College for Women. The lee- a ture was originally scheduled for December 4, but that date s was changed owing to a con- g flict of engagements at both in stitutions. The subject of a President Southwick's lecture is "Bulwer's Richelieu." Mr. Southwick has had an in- t teresting career. He was a graduated from Monroe Col lege of Oratory, Boston, in t 1887; was a member of the staff of the Boston Herald from 1880 to 1887; taught elocution and oratory at Martha's Vine yard Summer Institute and Wil liam Penn Charter School, Philadelphia, until he becaine partner with Dr. C. W. Emer- ' 3on in Emory School of Ora tory, Boston, where he was pro fessor of literary interpreta tion and principal of oratory and dramatic art until the spring of 1897. For two years he traveled throughout Europe pursuing ;pecial studies. As a member f the Augustin Daly Company he continued his study of the' a irama, taking the part of va rious Shakesperian characters and interpreting the leading roles in dramas by other au thors. In 1899 he bought the merson College of Oratory rrom Dr. Emerson and has since been its head, first as dean and then president, where he re mains. He also gives regular lectures and class instruction a in oratory, extemporaneous ;peaking, debate and dramatic F art. President Southwick is a platform and chautauqua lec- a 1urer of exceptional merit and 1 is in great demand. "Militarism put an end to militancy." A funeral usual- t ly puts an end to merrymak ngr. INIVERSITY ALUMNI GET COMMISSIONS 'ifty Men in New List of Reserve Officers at Oglethorpe. In the recent announcement f names of men commissioned n the second series of training amps, 50 alumni and former tudents of the University are ncluded. There are doubtless thers whose names were in dvertently omitted in sending ut the telegraphic report. hese will be announced as oon as Dean L. T. Baker com iletes his list. The list together with rank nd assignment is given below: James Allan, captain, field irtillery, Camp Jackson. Gordon M. Baker, first lieu enant, infantry, Camp Jack on. Irvine F. Belser, first lieu enant, field artillery, Camp ackson. J. H. Boulware, first lieu enant, infantry, Camp Jack on. M. B. Boulware, first lieu enant, Camp Jackson. R. F. Bradley, first lieutenant nfantry, Camp Jackson. F. W. Cappelmann, first ieutenant, field artillery, Camp ,ogan. Erwin Carothers, second ieutenant, infantry, Camp rreene. J. K. Charles, first lieutenant nfantry, Camp Greene. W. A. Clarkson, captain, in antry, Camp Greene. J. A. Crawford, first lieuten .nt, artillery, Camp Jackson. J. McB. Dabbs, second lieu enant, field artillery, Camp ackson. J. B. K. DeLoach, first lieu enant, infantry, Camp Jack on. J. S. Dudley, second lieuten nt, infantry, Camp Taylor. C. E. Early, second lieuten nt, infantry, Camp Gordon. J. E. Edens, second lieuten nt, infantry, Chickamauga 'ark. J. S. Edmunds, first lieuten nt, infantry, Fort Oglethorpe. William A. Fellers, second euenant, infantry, 34th infan ry, El Paso, Texas. L. B. Harrison, second lieu enant, infantry, Camp Greene. H. C. Horton, second leuten (CONMTiMNUW OhM PAOf3 PFVE,i