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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"
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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
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