The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 14, 1923, Page PAGE FIVE, Image 5
The Swimming Pool.
There are soI many thiitgs if ititerest
to onle to be found at and artmlid ltel
Ridge duriig tile Y. Ni. C A. Cmiference
there. AngI)Ilg tile itmany are the trips
t.) High Top. .Moiut NMitchel. Spanish
('astle Mid NIIloitreat. IhIt with these and
inanY mor)ICe Mne Of peculi;ur iitcrest ti
.sAn.e of! thIi,, Cart+hna dcelegathiV. was the
swviminig pol. 'Ihis p)oo)Il has IbVcee
iuilt < n th. side of the mou(anlltaill an<l is
filled from a cool Illollntail stream
every flowing thiru it. One wtuld thinlig
at :he sti wolild warm tile water, but
;Ot M) hIere.. It is always near the freez
ing poitlit. (Ane taking a swim caniit
lay ill longer than tel itiites at the
tllst, but that is suf ficient to take all
the lazilless mut of fellc,ws like Sparkman
and Hankins.
Ivery year a swimliing Imeet is held
just before the Conference break- up.
Several ycars ago Alex \Vaite carricd
of tie ionors by himself. The last two
ears Cariia has nt beell entered ill
tits iphase of the spilrts b mcause none Of
the idelegatel ccIbil swill stf fieetily.
Several tleibers of the switmnllig teamll
should try to find sine way to go this
year and restore Carolina in tilt lead as
in past years..
A ian dtoes not have to be real fast
to enter this sport ilp there. 'Ihe natural
surroundings tend toi help (ce alia.1Li
greatly.
As is to ie expected tlc) every mllan1
gc*ing tip is n-t I swiminer. For them
tither contests cal lihe f:ouId.
F.very student shotild make it a pint
to attend ilue Ridge at Ieast once before
leaving college. There are many oil th
CaMipis whot(-) have hee.n several timics.
Go To Blue !.idge Next June.
Co-eds at Blue Ridge
13right and early Tuesday tmiornin-',.
June 5th four green freshman C-ed,;
rusied for the train headed for Illue
Ridge. On the train there were many
other delegations and each with its
solgs and yells imade the 'trip ill' very
pleasant. At ilack 'iotuntain there was
a terrible scramble for taxis but finally
we got to Lee H1al1 looking like accidents
going solewiere to Ilappell. Im1lediate
Iy 'e W eCre IsSigled to Ward-10li1mot
cottage which we shared with nine girls
fron Trinity College. \\'hen we got
the c(ttage they were getting ready itc
go ill switillling a.Id asked Its it) joil
thei. \\'e accepted gladly icot knowing
wIlat wits ill stire ficr its-l 1)(II steeti
de-4rces belmi ZerI c One dip was ellottgh
'liei we were read)y f(jr suipper.' I
wtuld1n't kid ymill we piut away the foil
A fler suipper tile five hutindred( of u1s
sselbled In the spaciu()tls szeps of Lee
Ilall facing tite blue imounta.ns and a
Ire Slloussiset. A% itetr learning tile
traditiiai Inllu Ridgc siocngs we adjourn
,] co tle latre ;mlitiuim for tile first
real lilectilg if hie cfll1itice tilell we
we,(lit back to outir cottage fm devtlion,
deley 'tisn nie t Y(.11e call lie'
V'i r l ie \\ \W r* I'eadV t1)Ce_;I\wl il1 IIL'd
whiein the buIQ c r;cnile' tails aicl juU
ilccit time we ltillid evcr (fcir a ne
tii 51111 We sc tillll.(*( l t c li gilick
na:l; reville - ounlded. m it e g r
werie amiitlticcns encoughi tc gc downSI and(
take' a morcninilg dip oir play ai set 'cf tenl
ii'lilcm that first mornitiing had1 tco race
to birea~kfast, getin lg I ter juct.t lieforel*
tile lig dIcoorls tcc tile diniingo m .li c'losed'.
It woldl( hIe fatai to mliss a meald ini th:it
the moincttg and tihe afterticcns were5
fret fc>r 1hil:es, gamies. sw imntlii. etc.
\\e hadit a "Getl Together"1 partAy th:21
first afternoti. Out' delegationl was ofi
lcoursirn fllIri evceytin adwe event
plointedi dayi t wenty of utSsswitht five pubcI
es weni ti a hiki'e o iont Niitchlell.
\tc rcde in a ttrtel :is far as~ Ani 1treal
andil Ithe.' bcegani d bofing it. lichl gutie
was asstinediil th are ocf fcctr gills. Youi
woucldl iiave' split ycour2 Sidet lauinig I
youl dcldh have seenl ts --bila iset s atid
lcarkl ccn cu batcki'is, -a tiin cupl ill ccn
tile ccther.
A fler the fir'st fivce mliies wec blegai.
gettinig uisedi tco it anld hadil a Icovely hlike'
tilt recst ccf thet wayii. Wet were cocrdially'
wtecomdc'c atl (Campi AIice' and w'hen
e'vervhlodv fountd ouIt howIS wet'd hiked
Itey made(. its ve'ry tcom11fcortae andd'011
coldin't dcc enouItgh fcor us.. A fle rtt est -
inlg aiwthe aind gettinilg sti f if we startled
oil tilt llast lapl and1 bel ie've tie we didn'tli
mIiss rest ing onl eve'ry siigle' hen'tchi 11n
the fir'st to reachi thec summilit. A\ fler
reing l~ some10 lanetl(ts fromi tile old mlanl
wlo Iives til there' (fIll weVt neededt'l 3
apiece) and( pull ing tip alii his flower's
aimt grass to mliik o.r i~tcs (c ,..'
theit had to ctit dowi trees aitd . big
branches to 'uild a, fire. To wash we
wot lown to a spring anI Zcas it cold./
\\hen supper tine came we were it
the starvation point and we hald I: and
eggs for supper! \e sat armd andI
told ghost Stories abmut two) h ours then
rolled ill) l in ur blankets to--hut I cai't
say to go sleep for when we wer just
ab lut to doze ofi some peppy- hunlch wou)tld
come sereainaling us. \\e were blessed
with some verv tho ugiht ful guides who1
whle tie wi:0d blew our blaikets oi.
wo-Ild kinIly cmie (,ver anl wirap us ip
We all awoke bright and early the nlext
m1wrinilgt, andI after breakfast we all took
a last l'1o6ing. glance at the cam1p fire
ahes, register(l in the Guest 1,o)k and
left about /:00 A. NI. At 12 we were
back at .i\mntreat hurrviii. ti catch thet
traji Ihmle withinl the next hour getting
icre that night. Nine of ts will eve
f"rget that glorimus trip al eI vcry time
it is m11elitionlied there Comes to n; f(nti1
meminl(ries of the past anid tile holpe of
ing again iext summer.
The Co-F (ds "T'hat Went.
A .S.C.
Go To Blue Ridge Next June.
Expenses
The Y. NM. C. A. co,nference at litio
Ridge next summer will start about twi
dlays after comimencement and will last
tin lays Tie e peNitss will he abit
fIrty, dollars. The "Y" payvs yitur rail
roal fare ore way. Talk to the hoimil
f(olks and make arraiigeimts now to go
t<i lue I,idg"(e ]text itnite.
Delegates 1923
At the con ference last year the Uiii
versity- oi South Carolnia w;s rpresent
ed by the following men 0. ). Johns
n. S. 'T. Sparkman. R. '\I.. Smith.
Calhoun Thomas. 1. E. Hankins, V. i.
Smith. Thomas ciCutchen, Frank Ulm
er. Lee Crocker. Milkred Wils: ,n.
Frank 'Meeks. Fred Parker. Gordon
May, and NcBride Dabbs. Also, R. C.
Hell was there with the Mrs. Our
delegation was the largest ill the state
;:nd the third largest ,in tte Suth.
Let's have more men there this next
year.
FRESHMEN FINISH ELEC
TION
It is hardly ever possible to elect moie
:h-m the prvsident at the regular elec
i,n of the freshman officers; after he
is selecte(d. tile meeting lreiAks tip) ill
Col fusion and water. Several wet k
ago "Red Smith. of Charlestio. recvivel
the honor of being cllsc as the tead
cr (,i the class 4f '2.Aiter.a few days
'4 recover from the Conusequeilnces (f he
e..ct ionic he called a1 imeetitg f his fe44 '
suf ferers and com('1pleted tlle list (f m)f
ficers ftr his class. Jin Gtln. tf
lumb11hia. secur-ed tie t)ff fic rl- (f vice
p-esilell 1 lenrylv Davis. 1'ecretlrV anm-1
treasirer: Nielsell ani il-V(ltdt weelt s' ltct
A tm . rvi ;s thin' Inr Cunittman.
N\i!lderI call't fin<d time !t) tull tht...
idays.. The co rrespondecec course that 1:c
is tklin on tilte sidC keeps hi hsy.
ne day hlie lceiveil three letters thait
.ee s . heav th at the b1r, a no it ice
reaingtm as' ft llows'. lTwo centis duel at
lo catli offeie." TIhey were re:t leItt Ier>
Walter's S
I Dependabh
$5.85 t(
142() Mai
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Loose Leaf Note
Pads, Pen<
Writing
The State
State Newsp
Prof. Abras: "Mr. Wilder. can v(,i
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.re,4h W ildetr : "I declare, Professr
I just had it 4)1 tle tip of Iny t1ingue."
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it it iiick- it's hicil(ride (i f Ime-crlit v.
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