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F.ta VOL. XIV. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., MAY 12, 1921. No.-P ? BLUE -RIDGE OFFERS ATHLETIC INDUCEMENTS Fant Kelly, Representative at Blue Ridge Last Year Writes Interestingly CLEAN ATHLETICS Carolina Athletes Make an Ex cellent Showing Carolina covered herself with glory at the annual Blue Ridge Camp last year and if you are in terested in athletics of any kind, and will go there this year you will have the opportunity to par ticipate in Basketball, Baseball, Swimming, Tennis, Volley Ball, Hiking and Swimming. In spite of the fact that we had only a small representation there in comparison to some of the col leges of other states, we. made a great show last year. Our great est victory was in the swimhning events, due to the watery prow ess of Alex Waite, who was christened by the Asheville papers as the "Human Fish." He won four out of five events in the meets, taking the victory from the Tech swimming team by 1 point, they making theirs on sec onds and thirds. In computing the comparative scores of all the TIIE SWIMMING TEAM AT BLUE RIDGE schools there in all events, Caro lina was rated for third place. 'ech with 42 men at the confer ence being an easy first, Ken tucky second(. Our rivals at Clemn Son us a close race. We wvant to make as good a record this year or better, but if we (10 we will have to carry some men wvith us wvho can (10 things. We can count on the swimming meet again as the Human Fish will be in our midst again. But we needl some run pTers, some basket ball players. and( some baseball pTlayers. It is a great event fellows and all that can go by any hook or crook should b)e there when the first horn toots for the conference to begin. All together for Carolina at Blue, 1i(lge.n PALMETT I, CAROLINA'S REPRESENTA SECRETARY BELL URGES STUDENTS TO ATTEND Largest Delegation Yet Should Attend the Conference at Blue Ridge if a man knocks you in the head with a sledge hammer, you usually know it, sooner or later. It is the purpose of this article to hit you in the head with a sledge hammer, Mr. Reader, the ham 'mer in this case being the fact "CAROLINA NEEDS YOU AT BLUE RIDGE." Last year we had the largest delegation in the state. We did vell in athletics, thanks to Waite and Kelly and Lightsey. We showed up well in the other phases of the conference. This year we need the following men on our delegation, to wit, 1 base ball catcehr, 1 pitcher, (Bad) all the other paraphernalia that go to make ip the usual accompani ments to the above-also 1 tennis player-also 1 fairly decent track team. Besides this we need to have in the above men those qualities that will enable them to gather in the spirit of the con ference in a bushel measure and bring it back to the campus and sp)read it over the verdent greens so that the same spirit wvill grow and b)ound and eliminate sonic of the other spirits that are p)res ent on the campus at the present Carolina needs a rep)resentative delegation--a (delegation that wvill represent the whole canmpuis to go Blue Ridge, eat together. live together. sleep together andl he togther for the period of the Conference. If we can get the dlelegation rep)resentative andl larg enough, it will (do more to revivify our dIrooping spirit than any other thing, for a Blue Ridge Conference is the essence of p)ep, (lash andl ginger. 0 STATE DEl TION LAST YE AR LARGEST IN S ' EXPENSES AT BLUE RIDGE NOT HIGH As Told by Student Attending Last June Does that hit you? If it does, (o not let a little thing like hard times keep you away from Blue Ridge, the one thing that can be crowded in two weeks time that will be worth as much to you in enlarged friendships and contact with big men as a whole year in college. What will it cost is the ques tion always asked. Here it is. R. R. fare from Columbia and return . . . . . .$10.50 Board and room . . . . . . 25.00 Program fee . . . . . . . 5.00 total . . . . . . . . . . .$40.50 The Y. M. C. A. pays . . . 7.00 Net total . . . . . . . . .$33.50 Besides the actual expenses there wvill he little cost to Blue Ridge for the sports, tennis grounds, swimming pool and other activities are all free. The railroad fare there and re turn from your home town will be one and one-half times the amount to Blue Ridlge, p)rovidled you have a registration slip). NOTICE OF ERROR D)ue to error in p)rinting the fol lowing mistakes are called to the attention of readIers for their hen efit in arranging tiles: Issue dlatedl March 81st should be larchi 31, and No. 18, instead of 13. issue of April 14 should be No. 10( and( not 1 5 as appears thereon. " H igh School Week" issue dated April 14 should be May 5th and No. 20. BLU JEGA TION a" I BENEFITS OF BLUE RIDGE NARRATED Member Senior Class Tells of Pleasant Days Spent at Mountain Conference 'I'here is no stronger phase con nected with the actitities at Blue Ridge than the social. llue Ridge is a wonderful place to make friends. College men from the en tire South gather there every spring and the fact that it is open to all is ne of the attractive features. It Is to be noted especially that those most interested in Christian work in the colleges always make special L i(orts to attend these conferences. \ friendship that is formed at Blue Ridge in the midst of such pleasant envi ro nilent is of a lasting nature and will always he remiem )ere(l lost Ipeasaltly. There Is mt thing greater than real C'hristian friendship with the fellows that 1ttend there and associations form -d there are of great insplirational value. In addition to the associations with college students of the high ?st type there are always present tt me of the st rongest speakers of the SouthI. Thie impljression's madle 11pon1 the yo ung men attending t he Illue Ridge con ferences bv these peakers are indeed great. .\ Iemo ries of such men as Robert I,. Spen ver andl Fletcher lirockman andl >thiers will accompany one attending thruout his life and will he of .rent inispirationi to him. If every stud(ent could arrange ton get in at least one ten (lays stay 'it Bllue Ridlge, his college course would be greatly enhlancedl in value. We sincerely hope that our (delega ion there this summer can b.e a large md1( in fluential one and every man ;hould (10 his best to make it so. O. S. U. RID STATE INTERCOLLEGIATE TRACK MEET SUCCESS Clemson Tigers Capture First Place in the First State Meet GAMECOCKS ARE SECOND Excellent Showing With Waite As Individual Star Soti h Carolina's first intercol legiate track and team meet held on I )avis l'ield last Sat,urday, before a large anld enthusiastic gran<l stan(l. proved a great suc cess tr m1 every standpoint. The weat her was ideal, the condition of the fiel excellent. the material entered b 1 the five contesting colleges of a high order and the meet was in the hands of A-1 of ficials-one of the features being the work of Coach Smathers of Eiorv t'niversity, Atlanta, who cale to Colullill)ia to referee the meet. There were five teams entered. Clemson, Citadel, \Vof ford, Presbterian College and Carolina. The Clenison Tigers ran true to advance dope and easily cap tured first place by piling up a total score of 85 1-2 points. Clem sc ns new coach. "Doc" Stewart, is a track enthusiast andi under I".\1 .I I N l"I f S R l S his direction much interest has been taken in this sport, which heretotore hati oretlpied a rear seat ini at hletic's in t his St ate. iIe has dI.'~e1elpe an excellent t rack team an<d their performance in the comiiing S. I. A. A'. meet will be wat ched withi interest by Car <ohinla illenl wh<> iw~itnesse<h their actin (11 Saturdii ay~ a fte rnoon. GilImer., well knoC wni Clem son football star, is captain (if their h5 i ut st and itng featuare of the mtee't was thle wondiCerful show ing made by the G amecocks. and in this instance, as usual, our team liv~edl upl to the traditions oif old Carolina's athletic history. Thew men dhisplhayed worlds <of __~(Coitined nt age 6. )