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See the Co-ed Min srel Saturday ight Only Twenty-s D Until Examnair University of South Carolina OL,. XVr .COLUMBIA, S. C., MAY 4, 1923. NUMB HIGH SCHOOL WEEK A BIG SUCCESS Different Contests Unusually Interesting MANY STUDENTS ATTEND Several Records Broken and Others Equalled in Track Meet Three hundred and thirty high school boys and girls, the best debaters, speak ers and athletes of South Carolina's high schools, gathered on the campus of the University of South Carolina last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for the Annual South Carolina High School Week held under the auspices of the Extension Department of the University. The meet was a success in every sense of the word from the time the first stu dent arrived until the last one departed. All of the arrangements for the various contests worked smoothly, the contest ants were apparently satisfied with the decisions rendered; all of the visitors had a good time from the beginning to the end, and the hearty spirit of co operation of the student body of the Uni versity, with the Extension Department, in making the week a success was mani fested by their hospitable manner to wards these boys and girls during their short stay on the campus. The debating teams arrived on Wed nesday, and after having registered at Flinn Hall they met in the-preliminary contests that afternoon. Seven schools sent two teams and affirmative and a neg ative, making fourteen teams all told. The schools represented in the debate were: City View High School of Green ville, Cheraw, Bishopville, Summerville, Greenville and Kingstree. After the preliminaries and semi-finals had been staged two teams survived, Kingstree's negative and Greenville's affirmative. The two above mentioned teams met in the University chapel Thursday morn ing to determine which was the best high school debating team in South Carolina. The result of this contest was that the team from the low country was victorious over the team from the up country, and by virtue of their victory the Kingstree team was the first team to have their names inscribed on the new Manning Trophy cup offered by former Governor Richard I. Manning. The winning team was composed of Miss Jane Gilland and W. F. Cooper, and the Greenville team of Romayne Barnes and Gree Kilpat rick. Miss Gilland was awarded the Bon Marche Medal, presented to the best debater on the winning team; Ro mayne Barnes was given the James L. Tapp Medal for the best affirmative de bater in the contest, while Kirkpatrick and Cooper were awarded The State and R. L. Bryan Medals, respectively, as the second best affirmative and negative de baters. The debate was very spirited, both sides of the <query, "Resolved, That the present tendencies in high school ath letics are hurtful," being upheld in an able mannier, which showed a thorough knowledge of the question as well as excellent training in debating. The de b)ate wvas no0 doub)t one of the best of the annual high school debates ever held in the chapel and wvas listened to with interest by a large number of University students and others. The contest was presided over by Dr. Melton, andl Dr. Carpenter offered the invocation. The judges wcre Dr. Stanhope Samns, J. C. Townsend, TI. H. Peebles, J. S. Verner andl Rev. R. E. H-ardlaway. J. S. Muse was chief marshall for the occasion. This debate makes the sixth one held since the high schools have been meeting an nually at the University. The Girls' E'xp)ression Contest was won by Miss Mildred Arrington, of Greenword. and the Boys' DecLlamfation1 Contest by Morris Mogulescu, of Cam den. In the girls' expression contest, secondl place went to Miss Catherine EPps, of Kingstree, and third to Miss Rebecca Anderson, of Ninety-Six. WiI (Continued on Page Twno) EUPHRADIANS ELECT FIRST TERM OFFICERS Laney of Cheraw Is New President ALL OFFICES ABLY FILLED Election Held at Meeting of Society Last Friday Night Officers for the first term were elected by the Euphradian Literary society at its last regular meeting, held Tuesday evening. These elections were more closely contested than any other elections held in the society in some time. A fter several ballots, Campbell Laney, a pop ular member of the rising senior law class, a native of Cheraw and a man of ability who has previously held sev eral offices in the society, was electe( president over E. M. Black and Marion Gressette. Earl M. Black, another mem ber of the rising senior law class and a highly thought of native of Aiken, was elected to the vice-presidency on the sec ond ballot. D. W. Spencer, the talented editor of the Carolinian, was easily elect ed literary critic, and J. M. Dabbs was elected the new secretary. The new treas urer is Floyd S. Douglas, and Hercules M. Wise will fill the shoes of the re tiring censor. Dave Caston is now finan cial secretary of the organization and Freshman "Bobby" Shand was elected orderly critic. The retiring president, George H. Wittkowsky, of Camden, was, according to custom, elected to the hon orary seat of custos forum. Freshman Barnwell was made recorder, and Lam bert DePass is the official reporter of society doings. D. W. Spencer and R. M. Ramsey were elected representatives on the University Debating Council for next year. Debate Won by Representatives of William and Mary Last Thursday night was held the first debate between Carolina and William and Mary College, in which the visitors bore off the laurels by a two to one vote. And though it is a matter of deep re gret that Carolina should lose, she had the satisfaction of losing to worthy op ponents. Perhaps the tale will he difTer ent next year. The debate was held in Flinn Hall, as the chapel was being used for the High School Declamation Contest. The rep resentatives of Carolina, who upheld the affirmative side of the query, were S. '. Sparkman and J. l. Hankins. The William and Mary debaters were T. H. Mawson and A. J. Winder. The query was: "Resolved, That President Harding was justified in vetoing the Soldiers' Bonus Bill." Carolina Students to Attend One of Buchman's House Parties in New York Three Carolina men, Mahaffey, Charlie Gornmani and Albert Ambs will attend a house party from May 4-7 inclusive at Wallace Lodge, Yonkers, N. Y. This house-party is being sponsoredl by Mr. Frank Bluchman, who recently conduct edl a campus evaiigelistic campaign at the University, and it will be the first which he has given that men f rom a out heastern co llege or university have attend(edh. WVhile oin our campus M r. Buchnman told in a very interesting man ner of some of these house parties at which mueni from different unive'rsitie's andh colleges get together for a fewy days and discuiss variotis religious questions pertinent to the life of every college man on the campus of America. It is an unusual p)rivilege indeed that these three meni representing the Y. M. C. A. of the University of South Carolina have in attending this house p)arty, andl it will no dloubt be an impletus for more inter est in religious atTairs of the southeast. It is hoped that the at tenidance of these three men at this house party in the North marks the beginning of the time when similar house parties will be held in the Southern states CAROLINA TEAM INVADES UP-COUNTRY Birds Win From Blue stockings SOME GOOD PLAYING Lose to Newberry, Erskine and Furman by Small Margin of One Point Extra inning games and one point victories and defeats were the features of the Birds up-state trip from which they returned Sunday. Jupiter Pulvius called two of the contests, with Wofford and Clemson. Carolina nosed out the Blue Stockings of P. C. 3 to 2 in a ten inning battle, and dropped three to New berry, .rskine and Furman respectively, all three games being lost by the narrow margin of one point. Perhaps the most exciting game of the whole trip was the otte which the New berry Indians captured after 13 fast and furious innings had passed, the final count ehing I to 0. This game was a veritable pitcher.s battle between "Rock" Snipes and A. Shealy, both the twirlers being in rare form. However, the game was won in the thirteenth by the In dians when D. Shealy doubled and scored on his brother Al's long hit. Sizemore, in center field, made some Sensational catches, and the entire Caro lina team contributed some excellent fielding. Wollett, for Newberry, played a good game. R H E Carolina ..................... 0 4 2 Newberry ................... 1 8 3 Batteries: Snipes and Holland; Shealy and Robinson. The next afternoon, April 24th, the Gamecocks nosed out the Blue Stockings in a ten-inning game by the count of 3 to 2. It was another pitching duel be tween Parler and Lewis, that was brought to an end by "Rock" Snipes' trusty willow in the tenth. Sanders, who was gotten to second on an error, 6cored on Snipes' bunt. Moore hit well for P. C. Carolina counted in the second in ning when Snipes singled, went to sec ond on Galloway's bobble of his single, stloe third, and scored on Rhame's time ly single over short. In the sixth Dick led off with a single and scored on an error and Holland'.. long sacrifice fly. The winning counter was shoved over in the tenth. Sanders got oi by an error, went to second on another error and scored on Snipe's bunt. The Presbyterians found the plate in the sixth. Moore beat out Kern's wild throw to first and scored on Henderson's single. The score was tied in the eighth onl two singles by Holliday and Moore and WVil lianson's sacrifice. In the third inning, with two men rlown, the Bhue Stockings filled the bases, but Parler lpulled ot safely by fanning W~arner. CAROl.!NA All R 11 PO A E Walldae 2b), P . 4) 0 0 2 3 1 Dick, If......... I I I 1)0 0 Kern, ss ........4 0 0 4 2 1 Snipes, lb .......5 1 1 11 0 0 HIollandl, c ...4 0 t0 7 1 0 Rhame,. 3h ...4 (0 2 0I 2 0 Wheeler, rf .. 3 (1 2 0) (1 Sizenmore, ef . 3I 0( 2 0 0 Parler, p .......3 0 1 (0 3 0 Sande rs, 2h..I I 0 0) 0) 0 Totals........36..3 5 29 I1 2I P~REsnvYTERA N All R Ill PO AX E Hol liday, ss . 1 2 1 3 Williamson, rf . . 3 (0 0 3 0 0 Moore,ce....... 4 1 3 5 1 0 Warner, 2h..4 0 0 2 3 0 H enderson, 3b .. 4 0 1 5 4 0 Galloway, cf ...3 0 0 1 0 0 McD)onald, If ... 4 0 0 2 0 0 Miller, lb ...4 0 0 11 0 2 Lewis, p........3 0 0 0 1 Totals .........34 2 6 30 12 4 (Continuedl on Iw Th''lre(\ PHI BETA KAPPA OFFICIAL SPEAKS AT CHAPEL May Get Chapter of Society Here TELLS OF RECENT FIND Application Made by U. S. C. in 1817 Found Among Yale Archives Last Thursday afternoon Carolina was favored with a distinguished visitor in the person of Dr. Oscar M. Voorhees, of New York City. Dr. Voorhees came in the interest of the Phi Beta Society of America, of which he is the chief execu tive. He is also the editor of their na Lional organ, The Phi Beta Kappa Key. While in Columbia Dr. Voorhees was a guest of Dr. Melton. Friday morning, at chapel, he delivered a historical address of great significance to Carolina. ie first told us about the nature of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. It was founded at William and Mary College in 1776 and was a strong weapon for patriotism during the Revolution. Having for its purpose the growth and propagation of culture in America, the Phi Beta Kappa Society has steadily gone forward until today it is the great est organization of its kind in the coul try. There are representative chapters in every state in the Union with the ex. reption of Florida, Arkansas and South Carolina. Our wide-awake sister state. North Carolina, has no less than three chapters. In the schools which have chapters of the Phi Beta Kappa the eligibles are honor men in the graduating class and certain members of the alumni and faculty. The chief historical incident that Dr. Voorhees related was relating to his find ing a remarkable group of old letters in the archives of Yale. This discovery reveals that in 1818 South Carolina Col lege made an application for a 11hi Beta Kappa chapter. The signatures to the letter of application are those of sev !ral distinguished South Carolinians: Robert 1Afe, Josiah Kilpatrick, Thomas H. Taylor, Fiancis 11. Wardlaw. and loseph N. Whitner. Mr. Taylor became rector of Grace church, New York City; Vr. Wardlaw was afterwards Chancellor >f South Carolina. while Mr. Whitner vas none other than the grandfather of >ur much loved and respected Professor [-. Marion Rucker. It is of interest that Dr. Voorhees called on Mrs. Rucker, Aho is ninety-two years old, and had he valuable experience of hearing some )f her reminiscences. She told him ibout her acquaintance with Calhoun and tlier noted men of the past century. 'he letter of application was secondedI Lnd indorsed by a letter from John C. 2alho-a (then Secretary of War) to rohn Quincy Adams. Then, there is a etter from John Quincy Adams to Sam iel Gilman at Harvard in which he spwke ery highly of the flourishing condition >f South Carolina College and recom nendled it for membership in the Pii leta Kappa. Another letter is from Jon.. tthan M axey, president of South Caro ina College. These doetinents furnish trong evidlence to show that in 1818 this :41llege was ranked as oneW 44f the leading nstituttions (of hiighier learning in thec :(ounltry, it being secoInd onily to H arvard >r Yale. D)r. V'oorhees spent an hour Fridlav noIrning in the libraries and in looking >ver the pllant oIf the University. lie eemedl to have been very favorablly im >ressedl with what he observed and stat - 'd that a molvemenit to wardl getting a :apter here would( be startedl at on1ce. Flowever, lhe said that it is a lengthy >roicess andl several years miay be neces ary for its comipletion. Party From University "Y" Con ducts Service in New Brookiand A party (of three, comiposed of three in,dents. J1. lB. 1Hankins, Hohi IHope and1 I.,. M. Baker. representing the Universit CAROLINA FRESHMEN TAKE TWO GAM Swink and Smith Pitcle Well TWO EXCELLENT GAMES, Swamp Hyatt Park and Ha Close Battle With New berry Freshmen The Freshman baseball team ,of t University of South Carolina swept its tritiriphant way by defeating t team of Hyatt Park Ifigh School last \\ednesday aftermoin, and o nm Tu day Pitcher Snith turnied iin a pre victory for the lBiddie over the Fre of Newberry College. This makes t rectrd 3 victories with nlo deicats. In ile I lyatt Park game the subur amites were completely at the mercy Swvink, who pitched a beautiful ga for Carolina while his teammates sla med out ten hits for a*total of six ru The final score was 6-0. The featul of the game was the pitching of Swi the Carolina moundsman, who struck o 12 men and a pretty unassisted doub play by Jaskewicz wheni he labbed hind's liner that seemed to he label as a two-bagger. an(d came down double Taylor off first base. Withe the High School pitcher, allowed hits which he kept well scattered, was accorded loose supported by his In who made five errors. The score by innings: RH Hyatt Park ......000 000 000-0 5 Freshmen ........000 201 21*-6 10 The freshmen of Carolina defeato the Newberry freshmen on Mon(4 afternoon iii a pitchers' battle betw%-Oq Smith and Beck by the score of I to Smith pitched a masterful game, all(owil but two hits and striking out 13 meinf. He was backed up by errorless playi on the part of his mates, one special fea. ture being a dificult catch made by Moseley. Beck, of Newberry, struck out 11 men and allowed but four hits, bth three errors by the Indians spellcd hi undoing. Carolina's lone tally cae in the second when Boatwright got on base through an error and long hits by Mos Icy and Mackey scored him. The box score: CAROuINA FRFSI.\AN AB R 1I P0 .\ Hutto, rf ...... 3 0 0 0 0 . Thompson. rf . 1 0 0 0 0 Wunderlich. 21) . 3 0 1 1 3 Jeffords, 3 .... 1 0 0 1 I Lillard, lb ..... 3 0 0 8 ) Causey, e ....... 4 0 0 14 I Boatwright, If .. 3 1 0 1 0 Moseley. cf .... 4 0 1 1 t Mackey, ss ..... 4 0 2 1 0 Smith, p ...... 4 0 0 ( 5 Totals .......30 1 4 27 It NEwmi,y FREs,MN AD R 11n Pt) A Rook, lb.......3 ft I Itt ' James, ss....... 3 0 0 I) I l-'thbridee. r f...3 ) 1) 1 0 Swink<. .?h.... 0 0 3 1 I edgepathi. c..3 (0 0 10I 2 ec,p ........3 0 1it .3 IBowman, 3hb.. 3 0 (0 1 3 Tlarranut. .. 3 0 0 1) 0 Hanley, ei... 3 0 0 2 Totals...... ..28 I) 2 27 1 Score by itIIlillgs: Carolina.. . .,. . . ..(11 Ot() Ott__I Newherry........00 000 000-0 Summary : Stoleni bases. L.illard, Mj key ,Rook. .lanes. Sacrifice hit, Jeffor Two-base hits, Matckey, Heck. Fl base on balls by' Beck, 2; by Smith, Struck otut by Smith, 13; by Beck, L.eft on bases by Carolina, 8; by berry. A. Passed ball, by Causey. 1E' V. M. C'. A., condutctedl a service at Presbyterian church in New Brookl ' last Sumnday. From now until conmme ment a number of University stud~ will lie in charge of the services at9 church1 every Sunda.