The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-19
Rifle Club Organized at Clemson; Other News.
Editor The Manning Times:

Editor The Manning Times:
On the evening Of April 3, the thirty
best shot men who had been appointed
by Captain Stokes for the purpose OF
taking part iii the preliminary shooting 6
contest, organized themselves under
the name of the Clemson College Rifle
Club. It was necessary for these men
to be organized into a club in order
that they might be eligible to compete
for the trophT cup which is to be award
ed to the Military College making the
highest record. The club elected the
following officers: Henderson, ". N,
President: Boone, L. D.. .Nice-President:
FAINT, A. p, Secretary; and Stokes. w.
E.. Treasurer. The practice shooting
began on the evening OF April 4, and
will continue each succeeding evening
except Sundays until every man has
shot one hundred rounds. When this
number has been shot by each contest
ant. the ten best shots from the thirty
will be given five more rounds each.
The record that is then made by these
ten men will be turned in to the United
States Department of War. President
Riggs has very kindly consented to aid
Captain Stokes in this phase of military
life by letting the college bear all the
expense to which the club might be
put.
rs a tribute of respect to DR.. Seaman
Asahel Knapp, who died at Washing
ton, D. c., April 2, all college work was
suspended between $50 and 400 o'clock
on the afternoon of April +. DR.. Knapp
is known throughout the South for the
good work which he has done for the
upbuilding OF agriculture. The agri-
cultural world at large will mourn the
loss of this great man.
Cadet Ellison Capers, Jr., who has
been confined to the hospital for few
days past, is out again and looks as well
as ever.
The ninth attraction of the Clemson
Lyceum Course wasgiven by Mr.. Karl
Jansen on the evening of April 3.
On the afternoon of April 3 Clemson
College defeated the College of Charles
ton on the campus by score OF to 0.
The game was snappy from start to
finish.
On April ! the members of the Junior
and Senior Textile Sections made a
visit to Anderson iu order to inspect the
various cotton mills of that place. On
the following day they inspected the
principal cotton mills of Greenville.
The sixth game of the baseball season
was played with Furman at Greenville
on the afternoon of April I. Although
the Furman boys played excellent ball
Clemson carried the day by a score OF I
to in her favor. The game which was
scheduled to be played with Furnan on
the following afternoon was postponed
on account of rain.
A rare treat was afforded Clemson
College by being able to have with us
on the evening of April s, the English
Grand Opera Co., who presented in the
Memorial hall that famous play, Gal
valleria Rusticana" The audience was
held spellbound during the entire per-
formance.
President Rig gs recently announced
that three tracts of land OF about SO
acres had been purchased by the eNecu-
tive committee OF Clemson College for
the sum of SIS 900. These tracts adjoin
the Clemson property and will be used
for farm purposes. With this additional
purchase the property will contain about
1900 acres.
1t was also announced that the Glenn
son extension work will be extended
and enlarged during the following sum-
mer. An agricultural train, under the
auspices of the Clemson extension work,
will make tour throughout the State
this year. This train will stop for sew
eral days at various points over the
State.
STUDENTS PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Per ST. G. G."