The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27
On Wo8osd College Campus.


The boys are beginning to think Sc
riously concerning the March exami-
nations, which will begin on the sth.
OF March. Some are in great fear
that they will meet their waterloo or
their Phillippi. The March examina-
tions are the toughest of the whole
term, and if one is able to swim
through then, in all probability he
will make a safe anchorage in June
Our athletic field is at present
very busy panorama. All of the boys
aim to make the baseball team the
best college team in the State.
Our coach manager, NJ. S. Maxim,
has arrived and is trying to develop
strong team out of raw material, for
several of our best players have been
rejected from playing, because they
played summer ball contrary to the
rules of the S. I. A. A., which pro-
hibits all students from playing ball
who have received money for play
ing.
Our Lyceum was honored Thursday
night with the presence of Mr.. Geo.
r. Vending, who is man of rare
talent and an excellent platform ora
tor. His subject was: ':The life and
character of Stonewan Jackson,' one
that ought to appeal to every patri-
otic Southern heart. He depicted in
glowing terms the military genius and
the Christian manhood and character
of this great soldier, who, beginning
his military career with but little rec
ognition, in less than two years be-
came the right arm of the great Lee,
and was surpassed by none in mill
tary exploits, never lost one battle,
with but $500 men in his great valley
campaign baf1ed and defeated four
great Federal armies and escaped
with any army Of prisoners nearly as
his combined force. He compared
himwith the great Federal Command
er in Chief, Grant: He said that the
two were men of one temperament
and one disposition. He emphasized
the:cavalier spirit in Jackson and said
that to this cavalier spirit was to be
added that religious puritanic spirit.
Jackson was broadminded man
with gigantic, colossal, demurgic ma
ture that defed the hosts of the North.
He also gave a philosophic demon
stration of the cause of the Civil war.
He said that the Civil war was not
caused by Southern bondage, though
it should not have been, but was due
to the differences of the natures and
temperaments between the North and
the South-between the Northern Pu-
ritan and the Southern cavalier, and
indeed his explanation was very
PLAUSIBLE. Surely it is a great epoch
in the life of this nation when a
Southern man can praise a Northern
general before Southern or North
ern audience; and when likewise a
Northern patriot can praise and extol
the character of a Southern hero.
Last night was the annual oratorial
contest between the three literary So
cieties TO select representative to
represent the college in the State con-
test to be held at Greenwood. Five
men spoke, one being unable to speak.
Their speeches were very good, and
to common observer all seemed to
win the medal, but the judges decided
that Mr.. w. w. Carson, of Spartan.
burg county, won. Mr.. Carson had a,
very good speech on the subject:
Soldiers of the Common Good"
which he delivered in a masterly
manner.
A very large and intelligent audi
ence greeted the contest. The Con-
verse college girls were out in Hull
array. A reception was held in the.
halls of the societies, and the young
folks had a most enjoyable time.
Spartanburg, Feb. %. J.B.K-