The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-12-11
News from WOffOrd College.

WOFFoRD COLLEGE, SPARTANBURG
December S.-There is nothing doing OF
Wofford's campus at present. Even that
favored game called tennis, which has
been holding sway over the students this
fall, has yielded to the cold days of early
winter, and the lovers of that game arc
suffered to lay aside their rackets unit
spring shall summon them forth once
again.
Even though we have spoken of the
stiffness of the campus at this period
there comes to us next week several
things which will break into the monoto.
ny of the conditions existing.
The gymnasium exhibition will be held
on Monday evening at the gymnasium
This, the first exhibition of the year
will be added to by the new performances
which the team have mastered.
On Wednesday night at the court house
famous murder trial will be "pulled Off
by the glee club. With able lawyers on
either side, with testimony Of the old
darky as we'll as of the straightforward
witness, the trial promises to be exciting
and full of interest. The jurors will be
prominent men. DIR. D. D. Wallace and
Prof. j. A. Gamewell will have their
names on the jury as we'll as j. Pierpont
Morgan and Mr.. "Dooley." The Coroner
that slave" (?) of the people, will be heard
as he relates to the public the many
arduous duties which are incumbent on
him.
After these two Interruptions of our
daily routine, examinations will be star
ing US in the face. Then when this period
of tribulation has passed we will be ready
for that great and glorious time called
Christmas President Snyder and the
other members of the faculty are being
praised and cheered by the whole student
body for the long vacation promised them.
Two weeks of fun and enjoyment! This
is good enough proof of the faculty's
confidence in the work of the student
body.
Mr.. T. F. Watkins, '02, spent several
hours on the campus last week. Wat
kins played full back on Wofford's foot
ball team last year and right half back on
the team of the University of Virginia
this year.
We notice by the papers that Mr.. N.
T. Prince, '02, has entered the Methodist
conference on trial. Mr.. Prince is re-
membered here as hard worker and a
conscientious young man. MIR. +. g..
Garris, 100, has also entered the Metho-
dist conference on trial.
President Snyder and Prof. Clinkscales
attended conference during the past week.
The election of officers in the Preston
society Saturday night resulted rs fol-
lows: President, M. W. Sloan; vice
president, D. M. Ellen; 1st critic, B. F.
Dent; End critic, L. D. Thompson; re-
cording secretary, d. L. Chapman; cor
responding secretary, - Roberts; treas
urer, w. IT. Jones; 1st censor morum, Nj.
B. Stokes; End censor morum J. T. Hamel.
On last Thursday afternoon the men,
bers of the Wofford College chapter of
the Chi Phi fraternity were entertained
by Mr. l.. P Walker at his home on South
Church street in this city.
Mr. j. G. Smith, class of '97, was on the
campus short while this week. Mr..
Smith is now the travelling agent for the
Harris Lithia Springs.
Mr.. R, o. Lawton, formerly a student
at the Carlisle Fitting School, is at Wof-
ford this year.
The mumps, which have been prevalent
among the students for the past few
weeks, have died out.
A large number of the students attend
ed the Elks' memorial services which
were held Sunday afternoon.
The delegates who attended the nation
al convention of the Chi Phi and Kappa
Sigma fraternities, held in New York and
New Orleans respectively, returned this
week and reports big time.