Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-05-19
CADETS TRIP TO WINTHROP.
Occasion Greatly EnjOyed-Given
Marked Attention.

(Unavoidably Omitted Last Week.
Clemson College, May 10.-Spc-
cial: About 125 men, comprising the
picked company and the cadet band,
in charge Of Cadet Major f. Osborne
left here on Thursday, April 20, for
a four days trip to Rock Hill. The
object of this trip was to boost our
speaker in the State intercollegiate
oratorical contest hold in Winthrop
College auditorium Friday evening
April 80.
The cadets went over on special
train and encamped on Oakland ave-
nue., in Rock Hill, in the State mill
tia tents, which had been secured
and erected by the Chamber of Com
merce. This trip was the result of
an invitation sent to Clemson by the
Chamber Of Commerce Of Rock Hill
for the corps of cadets to attend the
contest. This was impracticable,
but picked company Of those who
wished to go were allowed to do SO.
In the oratorical contest the Car
olina representative, Mr.. Johnson,
won first; Mr.. Brown, of Furman
second, and Mr.. Dick, Of the College
OF Charleston, third. Clemson's S
representative, ID. u. Swinehart, of
Lascades, Panama, made an excel
lent speech and received more ap-
plause than any other speaker, his
subject being Natural Forces in the
Development Of World Peace" This
subject was not the cause of the pro-
longed applause, but rather the re-
gard Of our big sister," Winthrop,
for ClemsC.. Inis is the light in
whi",. the Clemson cadets received
it.
Saturday afternoon they gave a
dress parade and an exhibition, con-
sisting of the rifle drill and company
drill, for the Winthrop girls cn the
back campus. Immediately after
the conclusion Of this President d.
B. Johnson complimented the cadets
on their excellent drilling and invit
hall as the guests of the girls. This
was a mark Of extreme confidence
which DR.. Johnson shows very rare
ly, especially to young men.
Saturday night the three literary
societies OF Winthrop gave 'Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" in the college
auditorium, the play being exceed
ingly we'll carried out by college
girls trained by one of their teach
ers. The Winthrop girls gave re-
ceptiOns to the visitors Friday and
Saturday nights until II o'clock.
The Clemson boys reluctantly
broke camp Sunday about noon and
returned to Clemson. Many were
the expressions Of disinclination TO
leave our big sister," but duty be-
fore pleasure" compelled the cadets
to bid adicu to their friends and re-
turn to their work.
The conduct of the cadets even eX-
ceeded that Of last year and they
have proven beyond doubt that
Clemson cadets are gentlemen as
well as cadets.
A "PrOhibition Oratorical Contest"
was held in Spartanburg Friday
night, May Z, under the auspices of
the South Carolina Inter- Collegiate
Prohibition Association. The COL
leges in the State who are members
of this association were allowed to
send a representative, whose speech
was for prohibition. Mr. Swinehart,
representing the Clemson College AS
sociation, won a prize of ten dollars
for delivering the second best ora
tion II this contest. A Carolina rep
resentative was the winner in this
contest and will speak in a Southern
college contest soon.
Mothers Day was observed here
yesterday by the cadets and they all
wore white roses to church. When
they went to breakfast each found a
rose on his plate, which had been
placed there by our matron, Mrs.
Middleton.