Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-05-15
End Track Team Controversy.

Jouh6 WIllSI 10 AL oDS0ESer,
correspondent for Farm and Fac
tory, and he hands the following to
US.
Mother Seneca (mother of the
Seneca track team is quite right in
thinking the readers are tired. Our
part of the controversy is on the
files OF Farm and Factory and open
for inspection. The mild rejoind-
ers from her were nearly as mild as
the bracing and health-giving mid
November weather last fall when
the Seneca team decided not to meet
us In the relay race. Both were
ideal.
"As to handling pure English so
that there is no possible way to
misconstrue' we frankly confess that
we are sadly wanting here. Two
stages we never expect to reach in
this life--one sinless perfection, tho
other English perfection. Our best
grammarians and best equipped
lawyers are not able to use English
that can't be misconstrued at times.
We in their class fail here, and are
glad to note the perfection Of our
contemporary. Richland has 'sages,'
but Seneca goes us one better herein,
having correspondent who can use
pure English in such way that
there is no possible way to miscon-
strue.' "A blessed consummation
devoutly to be hoped for"
Since our bearded friends In West
minister are calling us severely to
task, a bearded man from Richland
offers the following reply:
TO "S." in Westminster we wish
to say that we are pleased to know
that Westminster school shows so
many in the high school department
-6S. That is II per cenNof her
enrolment. We are proudef~to say
that Richland school shows 25 per
cent Of her enrolment in high
school department, so we are not
lacking here. That our comparison
as to ages in track meet was a per-
fectly legitimate one-since both
were in the same event, started side
by side, Judged by same judges-of
course the 24-year-old beared man
came out ahead Of the 15-year-old,
slender, discouraged boy-while the
large audience looked on in disgust
and sympathized with the boy.
This is all over now, and by the
next meet the bearded men" will
be cut out Of county meet, as they
have been cut out Of Piedmont and
State meets already, and our boys
viii have square deal and fair play.
We rejoice to fnow this is so. we
are ready and anxious to extend the
iiand OF welcome to every school boy
IN OcOnee who can meet the require
ments. The object of school ath-
letics. as we understand it, is to de-
Yc'or The BOYS phTsicaNy and mon
tQlly and holt hcm IN school 2t the
age 0ci"iAt hoyhUuo aud mnDncod
nat iiNNrISSi0nnOlc acc whcn SO
Wauy EroT indifferent ana drop uul.
and dwarf ana BARROW in their Ul-
luTc li'y HYllune8 mon ar, Npt
supposed TO neeu ali unis. Just mere
our hundreds Of boys in Oconee cry
out for fair play and protection, and
we cry, Give Us boys" The world
needs boys, purc-minded, strong
willed, well-developed, manly boys;
but deliver us from boyish, bearded
men-men who would roll back their
scroll OF years, and with their supe-
rior muscles snatch the laurels Of
victory from boyish fingers and gloat
over their achievements, while our
dear boys turn away, discouraged,
unncrved and disappointed. "When
! became a man ] put away child
ish things"
TO that other "rooter correspond
ent' from Westminster we would
say: 'Tis the hit dog that hollers,"
and we must have struck a solar
pleXus blow, Judging by the size Of
his holler. He reminded us OF the
wolf In the Western mountains. At
nightfall he plants himself in a
lonely spot and sets up a mixed and
chopped half howl, quarter growl,
quarter whine, so fast and so mixed
that one feels sure there are a
score of wolves together bowling.
But you find on investigation that
there is only one long, lank, thin,
discontented, hungry wolf. Just so
this Westminster wolf has half howl
ed, partly growled and hugely whin-
cd about Richland, but to no pur-
pose; the jack rabbit is under
age, out Of sight and no chance to
catch him. Sounds like all Of
Westminster High School are Join
ing in the howl. Investigation will
prove it not so-only one malcon-
tent, with nothing with him nor any
thing back OF or behind him-not
even a shadow (of truth in his
how'll Only howl and nothing
more. SO we leave him alone. hoping
that his howl won't freeze and choke
him to death. AS we bid him adieu
we hand him a large bottle filled
with the milk Of human kindness"
ana ii he will drink this we will
watch him grow"-yes, grow kinder
towards the rights and feelings OF
the other schools and school boys in
the Piedmont section. Pluck.
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