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We' notice that Topics says, '-'Mr. '
-Stephens is President, of the G. A. A.
at his institution, arid was tor - ai
short while Identified with the ath
letic interests at this place by being
on i of the pitchers on the famous
World's Fair aggregation of - ball
players from the University of Vir
ginia." " That strikes us as strange. Who
were the other pitchers,' Topics and
ihow many - games 'did 1 they pitch
and win?
ty,-and an utter lack of apprecia- who are ready and willing to work,
tion for the sad vantages- which we -If this is done the Societies will
have. They are boyish and foolish 'perform their mission.
in the extreme and deserve "t he con
demnation of all good men in the
University. They not only fail to
excite any admiration or applause
but they5' bore, annoy and inconvenience-
the -authorities, the student
and the r town. They deserve ap
plause from no one - and condem
nation from all. We hope that
those engaged will become aware
that they are boring the whole
college and desist. !
Some are seeing- the needs and
, . . . ....
are doing everything possible to
remedy the evils. The only way
to increase the benefit is by an in
creased effort.
1 We , ,have heard nothing . lately of
the , tournaments of the ; Pan-Hel
lenic :Tennis Association or the Uni
versity 'Tennis Association.
,We hope they will come off at an
early date -for it would . be a blow
to our Tennis to abandon them ..as
.they have undoubtedly given spirit
and advancement to the sport i and
have induced many men to keep ,up
their healthful exercise who would
not otherwise have done so.
Let the Association take the, matter
up and arrange the tournaments as
soon as is, practicable.
! We are living in an era of " pro;
gress. In every department of the
University many needed ' improve
ments' have been made. . These ' im
provements have been' made not only
along lines of culture' but also many
conveniences have beeiV added "to the
student's daily life.
'Would it not be well to remedy an
other existing evil? -There is a need
of a walk leading from Gerard Hall
to the West Gate of the Campusi
All those who walk that way are
forced to go, back and forth across
the drive. And in wet weather
this a great inconvenience. There
is more passing to and from - meals
through this gate than1 throhgh any
other. .But ; no walk ; all are forced
through one narrow pass way.
A walk could be very easily made(
which would enable all to keep out
of the mud caused by the passage of
of vehicles. Let the walk begin at
Gerard Hall and run directty to the
exit at the West side of the campus.'
An open i ng could be made i n the
wall at this point. v We-would then
have the' advantages offered by all
other walks in the campus.
For; some time past there has
been a spirit of disorder and care
lessness pervading the University.
It has broken out in such -things
as painting signs, -shooting lamps,
disorder on class and at' entertain
ments. ' It has gone too far to be pleasant
and is sadly different from - what
should be the conduct of University
students. That should be r such as
would indicate stability and in some
degree, 4at 'least, -inspires ' respect;
But .the actions indicated above
show none of this. , Jnstead they
show a poor spirit for the IJniverir
Any one who witnessed the de
bate on Friday night and noticed
the interest and patriotism" shown
by all society men will see that the
old Dialectic1 and Philanthropic So
fties 'still have some "life. 'But
was this interest a genuine express
ion of Society love or was it a -just
recognition of noble efforts on the
part of some of our fellow students?
We are inclined to think that it
was' the latter. The Society love
has in a measure waned but there
yet exists among us that spirit which
gives "honor to whom honor is due."
The spirit shown on Friday night
was merely an expression of this
principle.
.. Any one who witnessed a similar
debate four - years ago would ; have
seen at a glance a difference in the
feeling" exhibited. There existed at
this time a genuine love for the So
cieties. 'Men cheered their represen
tatives not only because . they had
done a piece of good work but . be-
cause tney were :iign ting, tor some
of their ! own ideas. The Society
feeling at this .time Js similar to
that shown at present, durinsr an
exciting athletic contest.
There is no reason why this Socie
ty interest ? should have fallen so
low. There was need for a mddifi
cation but not for total extinction
Several years ago the Societies
stood 'at-the head of; the University
life. Everything of importancehad
to obtain their sanction before ; it
carried much weight. As , the Uni
versity advanced its life became
greater than two literary societies.
The executive power was moved
and with its ; removal came - the de
cided decrease in society work. Men
would 'not see: that the function of
the society was literary, but decid
ed that; as its real power J had - been
removed it no longer answered a
need incthe ' University's life.
This -should hot .have been the
result. -The removal was intended
only to' intensify the aim of the Soc
iety. IByit they were left free to
exercise their powers in traimno-
rather than governing.
Had the transition been lead by
men who had a: real feeling for the
principle involved the decrease in
interest would never have attended
the expansion. It would have been
seen that the Societies were only a
part of the University.
There is yet time to put our So
cieties on the upward move. We
have a class of men who are willine;'
to do society work and cooperation
on the part of these men will again
put a genuine life into the semblance
of life which now exists among us.
Men who do not want such train
ing as is ottered by the Societies
will do more to advance the move
ment by remaining on the outside.
If you do not intend to work do
Communicated.
Mr. Editor In a recent issue of
College Topics, of the University
of Virginia, the Athletic Editor,
Mr. M'Caleb, in one of his "talks"
enters into a discussion as : to the
merits of the claim of the University
of Texas that they are the Cham
pions of the South, this season on
the Gridiron.
Of that claim I have nothing to
say further than, that Texas seems
a little wild in its enthusiasm, but
the Editor does not stop there he
says, "I wrish to say that Universi
of Virginia has not been defeated by
a southern college in the past four
years, being defeated but once in
the history of the game and that by
North Carolina. I mean by this
that North Carolina has been the
only Southern College that has ever
beaten Virginia. "
Now, as to that, permit me to
recall to the memory of the Editor
the game played in Richmond, on
Thanksgiving 1891, when the Vir
ginia lads, captained by Catchings
were defeate by the Trinity College
boys of North Carolina, captained
by myself, by a score of 20 to 0
the last half lasting only 30 minutes
the g-ame being- called 15 minutes
before time was up, because of the
entreaties of Catchinsrs, who did
not like for any larger score to be
made against his team. And let me
recall another occasion, at Atlanta
Georgia on Nov.. 30th.. 1892 the
Virginia lads again under Catch
ings, acting Captain, were taken
into camp, and a beautiful punch
bowl taken home, by the University
of ' North Carolina, captained by
Mike Hoke, to the tune of 26 to 0.
Catchings, I am sure has not for
gotten that game.
I offer' these few facts only that
the erroneous statements of the Ed
itor of the Topics may be made a
right and in the future, I ask that
the Editor in fairness.investigate
thoroughly his st atements, so that
his articles may do justice where
it is due.
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