The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-08
AT THE UNIVERSITY.


Special to The Daily Item.
Columbia. Dec. 2.-There are at
tending the University OF South Car
olina. from Sumter county. eleven
boys. In all there are $40 students
at the University. Including 140 new
men and eight from other States.
Sumter has always sent her quota TO
the old institution and Is very much
Interested In tho work that Is being
done at Carolina.
A number OF improvements have
been made at the University within
the past few years. A new infirm-
AIRY and a classroom building have
been erected. the infirmary being a
sift to the University from Mrs. Ann
Jeter. A new building is now being
erected. this to be used for science.
Including biology. geology and chem
istry work and physics temporarily.
The needs Of the University just
now In tie line OF buildings is a new
gy=-.-- s;am. There is employed at
Carolina physical director who is
doing good work In training the stu
dents In athletics. Much interest In
this work has also been shown by
busiess men Of Columbia who have
organised class and are taking ex-
ercise In the evenings under direction
Of Professor schofeld. There are
regular classes for the students and
the director gives the afternoons to
the training OF the young men Of the
University. This IL very important
part Of the collegiate work and Is
recognised just as much as any study
In the University. counting equally
with the various branches on the re-
ports that are sent to the homes of
the students.
The training of the body Is looked
upon as a feature Of the college
course and the student has a list to
select from that will suit his particu-
lar tasie or bent In the athletic d.
rection. There is the football team
which gives good training but those
who do not play football have bas.
kotball. tennis. baseball and track
events to claim their attention.
There are two monthly publica-
tions Of the University and these are
heartily endorsed by the faculty and
board Of trustees. The weekly pub.
lication. THE Gamecock" deals with
the daily life or the student. Here
arc printed jokes on the boys and the
local happenings OF campus life. But
ssrions, editorials discuss the needs
for reform In various departments OF
university life. In other words, the
weekly acts a. . sort OF mouthpiece
of the student body where al may
empress their Views and lay them be.
fore tho college a. a whole. In the
publication h reflected the sentiment
Of the student body as a whole and
that Of the individual student. 1.-THE
Carolinian" has been published at the
University for a number OF years and
In the monthly magazine issued by
the students. The editors are named
from the two literary societies and
various departments OF this maga-
xine are devoted to the uplift of the
literary talent OF the institution. Ed
itoriai and exchange departments ex-
press the Views and criticise and COM
mend other publications from various
universities and colleges. The literary
department consists Of short stories.
essays and poems written for the
most part by students of the Univer-
sity. The articles are signed so that
II Is known when the production is
by student. Prizes arc offered for
the best story and for the best essay
and poem written during the collie
giate year.
The literary socities form a very
important adjunct OF the college
work. There are two societies, the
Ciariosophic and the Euphradian
established In 1906, their centennial
having been celebrated three years
ago. These societies give the boys
training In debating. declaiming and
delivering Of original orations. The
younger members of the society are
nrst assiged readings. then declama-
tions and finally debating and ora
tions. This Is valuable training,
teaching the student to think on his
feet. The meetings are every satur-
day evening In handsomely fitted up
society halls. Many of South Caro-
iina's noblest sons have graduated
from one or the other OF these two
historic literary societies whose work