Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Vol,. XI. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA. S. ('. APRIL 30.. 1918. No. 16 RECTOR OFF SUPT. OF Carolina Professor in Race Against Swearingen HELD SEAT IN LAST STATE LEGISLATURE Is a Graduate of University and at Present Professor of Pedagogy Professor Rector was born and reared on a farm in Spar tanburg county. He attended the country schools until he was 14 years old and was a student at Campobello high school from which he went to the North Greenville academy. At this time he received a cer tificate to teach in the public schools of the State. He entered Furman univer sity, Greenville, distributing papers to pay his tuition. He stayed at this institution one year, while there winning a normal scholarship to the Uni versity of South Carolina. Rec tor's years at the University of South Carolina were ones of Victor E. Rector, professor of agriculture at the University of South Carolina and member of the house of representatives from Darlington county, Satur (lay announced his candidacy for State superintendent of ed ucation, to oppose the incum bent, John E. Swearingen. toil. He did many menial tasks to keep himself in college. He stayed at the university until he had secured his L. I., A. B. and M. A. degrees; also a special certificate in philosophy and pedagogy. During his vaca tions he taught in the ungraded one-teacher rural schools of Greenville county to supple ment his income. During his university career he helped to start the Central night school, Olympia mill, at Columbia. Since his graduation he was principal of the Olympia grad ed schools, superintendent of th eSix Mile Baptist academy and taught two years in the Philippine Islands. When he returned from the Philippines he accepted the superintend ency of the Antioch Industrial school in Darlington county, where he made his reputation as an instructor of progressive agriculture. He taught in sum (CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN) ERS FOR ED UCA TIOv CAROLINA SPEAKER GETS THIRD PLACE C. B. Seaborn Makes Good Show in Oratorical Contest H. S. Watkins of Clemson won first honor in the annual intercollegiate oratorical asso ciation contest held in Green wood last Friday evening, April 19th. Mr. Kolb of Fur man won second while C. B. Seaborn of the university won third. The title of the winning ora tion was "The Challenge of the Undone." Seaborn spoke on "The Su preme Test." The judges for the contest were Prof. Greenlaw of U. N. C., Chapel Hill, N. C.; Mr. A. Vermont of the Asheville city schools, Prof. Brown of Win throp, Prof Sanford of the Un iversity of Georgia, and the Rev. William Way of Charles ton. The contest was one of the most successful ever held, not only from an oratorical point of view, but from a financial one as well. The contest was held in the auditorium of Lander college. The auditorium was filled to capacity. The very ex cellent music for the occasion was furnished by the Glee Clubs of Lander College and Bailey Military Institute. De spite the inclement weather many persons from all over the State attended the contest. The colleges represented were Carolina, Erskine, Clem son, Newberry, Wofford, P. C., Furman and Charleston col lege. Citadel did not send a speaker. The executive committee met in the parlors of the Ore gon hotel at noon on Friday. After attending to routine bus iness, officers and executive committeemen were elected for the following year. C. B. Sea born will represent Carolina as executive committeeman next year. The new executive com mnittee will dletermine sometime next fall whether the contest next year will be held in Greenwood or go back to Rock Hill TENNESSEE TRIANGUU GUILFORD SOUTHPAW TOO MUCH FOR BIRDS Gamecocks Fail to Master Quaker Box Artist Carolina's hopes of breaking their losing streak contracted on the road were sent glimmer ing early in the game against Guilford college of North Car olina. The Gamecocks were defeated when a husky south paw went to the mound for the Quakers and mowed down the home hopes from the first. The Guilford hurler was Zachary, a great college pitcher. He won his game by a score of 7 to 1 and should have had a shutout. The lefthander show ed just about everything a col lege pitcher needs. He found trouble controlling his curve ball but he had so much else he didn't need a hook and could have dispensed with it entirely and had an even easier time. His fast ball jumped so that it could be seen from the bleach ers and he used a good knuckle ball very effectively as a change of pace. He forced 15 of the Birds to miss the third strike. Carolina's one run was scored when Ballinger dropped a peg to the plate and in this inning Zachary fanned three hitters with the bases full . He also struck out three in the ninth. Bill Wolfe pitched a fair game for the home team but suffered from poor fielding, some of the loose work not be ing carried in the error column. Marlette played a good fielding game for the visitors while Boren's hitting was an other feature. "Steve" Evans played the best ball for the Gamecocks. Score by innings: Guilford .........200 010 400-7 Carolina ..........000 001 000-1 President W. S. Currell has filled the following speaking engagements: Prosperity, April 5; Ridgeland, April 6; Spring field, April 10; Holly Hill Com munity club, April 12; and the Sumter County Teachers' As sociation, April 13. VICTOR IN L4R DEBATE Second Place Goes to Uni versity of Florida CAROLINA DEBATORS GO DOWN FIGHTING Wright and Van Meter Debate on Affirmative-Hodges and Shealey on Negative The big triangular debate between the University of South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee was held Saturday, April 20. The query debated was: Resolved, That the sev eral States should create wage boards with the power to estab lish schedules of minimum wages for workshops, depart ment stores, and factories (constitutionality waived). Carolina's affirmative team debated Tennessee's negative in Gainesville, Fla. M. A. Wright and J. 0. Van Meter were Carolina's representa tives. The debate was held in the high school auditorium be fore a small audience. Dr. A. A. Murphree, President of the University, presiding. Caro lina's team was entertained on the campus, takin gtheir meals with Dr. Crow, professor of modern languages, who enter tained them cordially. A small (lance was given after the de bate. The judges decided in favor of the negative by a vote of Iwo to one. Carolina's negative team, represented by E. P. Hodges and Cyrus Shealy, debated Florida's affirmative in Nash ville. A large audience was present in spite of the stormy weather. The judges decided in favor of the aflirmative by a vote of two to three. After the debate a reception was given in Barbara Blount hall. The affirmative Tennessee team debated the Florida neg ative team at Columbia college before a large audience. Ten nessee was represented by L. R. Clayborn and R. R. Miller. V. ). Mudge and F. A. Stun represented Florida. I)r. G. T. Pugh, president of Columbia college, presided. J. H. Woody was chief marshall and the as sistants were E. V. Mirmow, . (CONTINUlED ON P'AGE SEVEN)