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Vol. 11. " USIVERS1TY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ClliPEL HILL, 8. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, So. 16.
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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
TROPICAL NATURAL HISTORY.
Faculty Lecture Delivered by Dr. J.
E. Duerdeu in the Chapel
Thursday, Feb. 5th.
Dr. J. E. Dusrden delivered the
fourth lecture of the Faculty series
in Gerrard Hall on Thursday night
TT; suhiect was Trooical Natural
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History. The lecture was illustrat
ed by numerous stereopticon view:
and was highly enjoyed. He spokt
of the. cultivation and characteristics
of the cocoauut, sugar-cane, pine
apple, coffee plant and other tropi
cal fruits. Also of .the various
forms of coral and fishes peculiar to
tropical regions.
L Dr. Duerden said in part:
"It is of the highest importance
to the Naturalist to acquire an
actual personal acquaintance with
tropical regions. Here he sees na
ture in a different garb from any
thing she wears within the tempe
rate zones: he gains different
conceptions of .the possibilities o
both animal and vegetable life; with
out such an experience his Biologi
cal education must be considered
incomplete. Within the tropics
there is greater exuberance and
variety among both animals and
plants, of which the temperate
regions give only a faint indication.
The perpetual sunshine, the absence
of any winter which checks growth
for several months in the year, re
sults in a development of plant life
altogether unknown elsewhere, and
the animals are found to modify
themselves in various degrees in
adaption thereto. You will be
pleased to know the several members
of the biological department this
coming summer will visit the West
Indies under conditions which will
afford them a full introduction to
tropical wonders.
"This evening I propose to bring
before you, by word and picture,
some of the more obvious and strik
ing characteristics of tropical plants
and animals.
"The proper control and develop
ment of the tropic has thus become
an important political and sociologi
cal problem, and should be well un
derstood by . any having dealings
therewith. The British Govern
ment with its large colonial , ex
perience and large Commercial j
organizations have long realized;
that tropical undertakings can only!
be successfully conducted by con
stant interchange between the war
mer and colder countries of the re
sponsible officials. New and
vigorous blood is constantly requir
ed to replace the old and effete, if
the highest results from tropical
occupation are to be secured.
"I mention these considerations
in all setiousness as well deserving
of attention by those whose interest
are likely to lead them into close
association with tropical life. '
"I can best close by quoting from
'Wallaces' Tropical Nature" a few
lines which present the contrasts
between tropical and temperate
climes:
The Tropics.
"Land of the Sun! where joyous green-robed
Spring
And leaf -crowned summer deck the earth for
ever;
No winter stern their sweet embrace to sever
And numb to silence every living thing,
But bird and insect ever on the wing,
Flitting 'mid forest glades and tangled bowers,
While the life giving orb's effulgent beams
Through all the circling year call forth the
flowers.
Here graceful palms, here lucious fruits have
birth,
The fragrant coffee, life-sustaining rice,
Sweet canes, and wondrous gums, and odorous
spice;
While Flora's choicest treasures crowd the
teeming earth.
Beside each cot the golden Orange stands,
And broad-leaved Plantain, pride of Tropic
lands.
England.
Sweet changing Seasons! Winter cold and
stern,
Fair Spring with budding leaf and opening
flower,
And Summer when the sun's creative power
Brings leafy groves and glades of feathery
fern,
The glorious blossoms of sweet-scented May
The flowery hedgerows and the fragrant hay,
And -wide landscape's many-tinted sheen,
Then Autumn's yellow woods and days serene,
And when we've gathered in the harvest
treasure,
The long nights bring us round the blazing
hearth,
The chosen haunt of every social pleasure.
Land of green fields and flowers!- Thou givest
birth
To shifting scenes of beauty, which out
shine
Th' unvarying splendour of the Tropic's
clime."
BASEBALL PROSPECTS.
Basket Uall Game.
The Juniors and Sophomores
played a game of basket ball Tues
day evening resulting in a victory
for the Juniors. The score was 21
to 7. Two fifteen-minute halves.
The line up was as follows:
Juniors. Sophs.
Irwin, R.G. Hill.
Graham, ) t. n twc.-i
Lockhart, f ' '
Sifford, C. Petty.
Dunn, R.F. ' Cash.
Johnson, L.F. Fisher.
Goals from field: Irwin 2; Lock-
hart 1; Sifford 1; Dunn 4; Cash 1.
Goals from fouls: Lockhart 4;
Dunn 1; Cash 5.
On Saturday at 4:15 the Juniors
will play the Medical Team; Tues
day the Seniors will play the Juniors
at 4:40.
Everv class except the Fresh
man is represented in this game and!
t is hoped that they will soon make!
their debut.
President Elliott, of Harvard,
recommends the following plan for
the student's day: ten hours for
study, eight hours for sleep, two
for exercise and four for meals and
social duties.
The University girl's motto:
"What is life without a lover?
One for each week-day and three
on Sunday." College Topics.
Old Men Back New Applicants A
Word to the Students.
As we have previously announced
in these columns, it is the purpose
of The Tar Heel to advocate, in
and out of season, the absolute ne
cessity of an early awakening in
baseball life. And, it is in fur
therauce of this view that we again
present to the students of the Uni
versity, an article on the prospects
of our ball team this season.
It will be hard to determine at
this early date how good or how
bad are our chances for developing
a good fast aggregation of base ball
tossers this spring. The musky
atmosphere of uncertainty will
clear up soon and then one may be
better able to decide our chances.
It does not require a prophet, how
ever, to say that our prospects,
while not so good as in former years
are indeed encouraging, and we
have good reason to believe that
Carolina's high position in South
ern athletics will be sustained.
Ourchances of victory depend,
of course, a great deal on the ma
terial we have. Of the old men.
we have Captain Donnelly, Holt,
Smathers, Carr, Oldham, Cheshire
and Wilcox back. We have lost
our pitchers, catcher and second
baseman of the inrield and two out
fielders. The infield, however.
will not suffer from lack of appli
cants. Messrs. Green and Hart.
two well known slab artists, will
succeed Wilcox and S ween v. Cur-
ran, Noble, and Wilcox, G., who
are hot rivals for the receiving end,
are good men and have fine base
ball qualities.
Four candidates for the out field,
whose names we could not secure,
but who, we are informed, have
shown themselves to advantage, are
working hard for their positions,
so admirably filled by such men as
Graham, Wilcox, Pendleton and
others, and the best men will win
out. It is plain, therefore, that
Captain Donnelly has enough ma
terial and he need not fear . any
thing on that score.
Another important element in the
result of the baseball scores and
for that matter in all branches of
athletics is what is called "College
Spirit." It is elusive and we can't
find it when we think we have it.
Go out to the practice games you
can spare the time and encourage
the men by your presence. Do not
go to the practice games only, but
support the team financially. It is
conceded that our success in the!
Thanksgiving game at Richmond
with Virginia was due in a large!
measure to the support the team re
ceived on the side lines. So make
it a point to attend as many games
as possible this Spring.
So here it is: we have good pros
pects so far; the making of a good
team is here; if you want to see that
good team. encourage every
good play made, sympathize with
every player who makes an error,
support the team and you will have
done your duty.
The Star Course.
"George Wendling's lecture,
'The Man of Galilee' was a gem,
and I am very sorry all the students
did not hear it," remarked a mem
ber of the faculty.
Why was it that some of the stu
dents did not take advantage of such
splendid opportunity? The admis
sion fee to all the lectures is very
reasonable one they can well af
ford. No doubt the fault is with
the lecture reporter in not calling
more attention to the Star Course.
A good number of students have ex
pressed their regrets, claiming they
would have heard this or that lec
ture had they known more f the
speaker. This is all very true and
we are very .sorry that they were
not informed.
We are not grumbling about the
attendance for it has been very satis
factory indeed. But the Univer
sity has taken particular pains to
aid the Societies in securing the best
lecturers to be had in the country
and it is earnestly desired that all
students may attend every address.
We take great pleasure in an
nouncing that Jno. B. DeMotte will
ecture here Febuary 12, on "The
American Boy and Python Eggs."
Dr. DeMotte has been lecturing for
18 years, covering over 300,000 miles
and has never failed to fill his ap-
pointmet. His lantern operator is
one of the most skilled in tse coun
try. Many of us remember Demotte
on "The Harp of the Senses," in
1901.
In the first issue of The Tar Heel
last fall, we asserted that Alton
Packard, lightning fun-maker and
crayon artist, would tickle the most
fastidious lady, though she be up
holstered and encased in modern
fashionable paraphernalia. We
want to add a little more assertion
Packard will make the most serious
student laugh. We make this an
nouncement for the benefit of those
who have not been attending these
lectures. Mr. Packard will appear
February 17th. Verbum sap.
Story readers and story lovers
will be delighted in George W.
Cable, author of "Creoles of the
Grandissimes," "Old Creole Days"
and "Strange True Stories of
Louisiana. " He is scheduled for
Febuary 23rd.
Dr. W. J. Holland, Curator of
the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburg
aud Dr. Walter H. Page, Editor of
"The World's Work" will lecture
on March 5th, and 23rd, in order.
Further notice of these lectures will
begiven in proper time.
Dr. Baskerville, Dr. Lewis of
Raleigh, and Dr. Bruner are sched
uled for Faculty lectures on March
19th, 26th, and April 4th, respectively.