The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-12
Calhoun Literary Society Holds It's Annual
Celebration Other News.
Editor The Manning Times:

Editor The Manning Times:
On the evening OF March 31st The
Calhoun Literary Society of Clemson
College held its annual celebration in
the Memorial hall. The exercises for
the evening consisted of two declama-
tions, two orations, and debate. The
following was the programme:
DISCLAIMERS.
FL Ross, Gafney, S. C.-Subject:
"Reinzi to the Romans"
D. B. Hill, Bamberg, S. C.-Subject:
"Wellington OF the West Indes. "
ORATORS.
J. T. Crawford, Barlow, Fla.-Sub-
ject: s'The Ruling Spirit.''
C. S. Sykes. Columbia, S. C.-Sub-
ject. "Americs Yesterday and Today"
DEBATE.
Query: Resolved that a commercial
reciprocity should not be instituted be-
tween the United States and Canada.
Afirmative-W W. Foster, Gafney.
Negative-B. 81. Deason, Mccormick.
At the conclusion OF the exercises the
Judges awarded medals to the following:
The declaimers' medal to Mr.. F. L.
Ross; the orators medal to Mr.. j. T.
Crawford; the debater's medal to Mr..
B. q. Deason.
On the afternoons of March 3lst and
April 1st Clemson played Erskine Col
lege at Due West. The score of the
first game stood to / in Clemson's
favor, the second game was also in
Clemson's favor, the score being to 5.
AS College opened one week later last
September than it has done heretofore
CONNIE. cement this year will be one
week later. The Baccalaureate sermon
will be preached on the l1th of June
and the graduating exercises will be
held on the 18th. The Senior Class has
appointed Mr.. Frank H. Jeter, of San
tuck, S. c.. as orator for the Senior
Glass, at the graduating exercises on
June 18th.
The contract for the new dairy build
ing has been given to D. N. Jordan, OF
Greeuville. Excavations are now in
progress, and the construction will be-
gin in about two weeks. The building
is to be situated about 300 yards south
of the agricultural hall, on the site
formerly occupied by Capt. Lewis
residence.
Several evenings ago preliminary
contest was held in the chapel to decide
who should represent Clemson at the
State Inter- Collegiate Contest which is
to be held at Greenwood on the 18th OF
April. The speakers for the evening
were Messrs. Jeter, F. H., All, F. H.,
and Crawford, j. T. These three
speakers represented respectively, the
Palmetto, The Columbian, and Calhoun
societies, and each upheld his reputa-
tion as speaker. The judges decided
that MIR. F. H. AL, whose subject was,
"Waste and Conservation OF the Nations
Human Life,' should represent Glenn
son at Greenwood, with Mr.. F. b. Jeter,
whose subject was, "The Glory Of the
Conquered," as alternate.
Several mornings ago. Captain Stokes
announced that he would organize 8
company of ten men to compete for the
trophy cup offered by the United States
of War to the College Ride
Club making the highest record In the
in Intercollegiate. contest. There will be
a shooting contest held here soon to
determine the ten best shots in college,
who will represent Clemson in the inter-
collegiate contest.
On Saturday evening, March 25, Mrs.
Gilbert, the voice teacher OF Columbia
college and her excellent quartet of
Columbia college girls, gave an enter
tainment in the Memorial Hall for the
benefit of the Clemson "Taps."
The second term examinations have
been finished and the third term work
has commenced, and it is hoped that
each cadet has determined to make this
last terms work better than the work
of the preceding ones.
STUDENTS PRESS ASSOCIATION,
Per "T. G. Gn
Clemson Co1lepe. 6 c.. April 6.