University of South Carolina Columbia - Garnet and Black Yearbook (Columbia, SC)

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21,53 .T-aa? A nom-1nfs..iitussaL1ii . ' 'rl-tQnms.a1,JQ1sEs iaarmasou l asgmaaumeearsagsasr lAggu3geqlqffieefai.agei62. ' ' . 1 -A3g'ii1i!9H0Hii:6aI.iage.6l Edt-aa'5m1rTY5C . Efiilwidm Mhvgariun: -.1idii9sQon:TUSC. 'S . Bviviuiiaifioilli'6lld2-A1w.r1ieva fP!'i9!!'Pi!Biiii!fl ippeifibikhEli1?'1.fH'eadi'-0f- 111-iq3aosifauai.'he1asPawfernrA J bf . ' . 1 Mechanics was a free, three-year col- lege, and under the presidency of William Niles, it boasted 66 students. The college's brief duration was the formation of the Alumni Association during the reunion of the Class of 346 in 1880. john M. McBryde took office after Niles resigned and the college began drifting back to the traditions and classical curriculum of the old S. C. College. In 1883 the South Carolina College was officially reborn, offer- ing two-year as well as four-year degrees. The church colleges across the state began complaining that the free- tuition system at SCC was drawing away prospective students, so to appease them, the SCC trustees estab- lished a token tuition of 840, which was refundable to needy students. Thomas Cooper's ideal of a free col- lege was not entirely defunct. Despite the fact that farmers were calling for a separate agricultural col- lege, SCC bought 70 acres of land adjoining the campus for the expan- sion of its experimental farm. In 1885 the college had 213 stu- dents but enrollment began dropping rapidly each successive year. There- fore, the Trustees agreed to expan- sion, and the second S. C. College gave way to the second University of South Carolina. McBryde remained President, the Columbia campus :Zi mf.- -- - '. sr: remained white, and Claflin College remained black. Under the university system each college had its own dean and faculty. There were 28 teachers and 148 courses for the 12 degrees and 6 certif- icates offered. When Clemson Agricultural Col- lege was founded, the University lost nearly 25 per cent of its students. The loss prompted Gov. Tillman to sug- gest the formation of a means for a cheap, practical educationi' - you guessed it - a third South Carolina College. The new SCC, officialized in 1891, was required to remain within the boundaries of theoretical science, law, literature and the classics. With no longer any great need for cows and fruit trees, SCC relinquished her farm land to Clemson College. At the resignation of McBryde, Dr. james Woodrow became president. The student body dropped as low as 68 in 1893 but suddenly rose to a high of 184 with the added attraction of 13 co-eds, admitted by a legislative act the preceding year. In 1897 President Woodrow was replaced by F. C. Woodward, who four years later was replaced by Benja- min Sloan. These last two administra- tions saw the abolishment of fraterni- ties by the legislature, the linking up of the campus with the new Colum- bia sewerage system and a peak enroll- ment of 301 students. Zi: 5 , At the centennial celebration in 1905, alumni toasted the proposal that the college might expand to broader horizons in the form of a university in the near future. THE GAMECOCK HE I-'OO'l'BAl.I. SEASON DR. JOYNES HAS will A uni.. 11-ia. c.msi.u l'1..ir.l ii.. Lxa,i..1-,tail-fri L11 R F Wasilla Ball--l'm-guns im- wus, Of- C-meme Fund- THE GAMECOCK'JfiU! zltrue. The 101st year of the institution ushered in the official establishment of the present University of South Carolina. 19

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The History Behind USC Ccont.J ll t is doubtful if there is a college in the state that takes as little interest in athletics as we do . . .', stated a cam- pus publication, the Carolinian, in an effort to raise a USC football team. The fact that all other colleges were making headway in the sport spurred Carolina into quickly assembling a team of students as well as non-stu- dents. USC's first football team had no coach and no name other than the College Boysf' Their debut game, played against the 'iMountain Boys of Furman in 1891, resulted in a disas- terous 44-0 loss. But it was a beginning and soon the players had a trainer Cat 319500 for three monthsj who shipped them into shape as a team that came to be known as the Game Cocksi' and don- ned the colors of garnet and black. Clemson College was in the process of forming a team at the same time and soon fiery challenges were being tossed between the motmtains and the midlands. The two teams were brought together at the Elmwood fairgrounds on Nov. 12, 1896, where Carolina was the victor at 12-6. Fast asleep in the dorm. 20 The Trustees were extremely opposed to the illegitimate use of athletics as an advertising medium for educational institutions. For a while they refused to grant aid to the pro- gram, restricted the team to games within Columbia, and contemplated banning rooting and cheering. USC baseball was born in this era, also. The Gamecork newspaper, first edi- ted by Robert Gonzales in 1908, adopted its name from the team - which was not a very notable name- sake at the time considering the team was on a year-to-year losing streak. A well-wishing professor remarked, May the Gamecock survive longer than any chicken Iive been able to keep on the campus? The Gamer and Black yearbook was first published in 1899 and the first issues, consisting of sketches, stories, poems and a few photographs are worth a trip to the South Caroliniana Library to have a good laugh over. Although enrollment at the Uni- versity was nearing 500, regulations in the early 1900's did not relax. An effort to abolish compulsory church attendance was ignored and the fac- ulty forbade the students to dance such immoral dances as the one- step at the Christmas Ball of 1913. Teaching the theories of Evolution was also discouraged. Winthrop College, which seemed to have the financial blessings of the Legislature, and Clemson College, growing wealthy from the fertilizer tax, were expanding and far outdoing USC in academics. The University was still being forced to beg for reno- vation money with little hope for much-needed new buildings. In 1909, the new President Samuel C. Mitchell, coming to USC and see- ing the rundown conditions, began traveling around the state beating the bushes for moral and financial support of the University. Mitchell's efforts were almost in vain as Cole- man Blease was elected to the Gover- norship of the state. Blease, in order to gain votes of the many illiterat' farmers and textile workers, spoke against Mitchell and his expensive, aristocratic university, as well as President lVIitchell's support of pro- hibition, child labor laws, compulsory school attendance for children and allocations for instruction of black school teachers. Blease continued his attack on the , L 171 1919. University when he was running for re-election. Mitchell, who could gain no support except that of students and faculty and who was weary of political attacks, accepted a position at another university. In 1915 he left USC to its backwardness and legisla- tive manipulation. Efforts to elevate the standards were further hindered by an agricul- tural depression, the. slow start of public high school and the First World War. Students were still expected to heat and furnish their own rooms. Under the administration of Wil- liam Currell, R.O.T.C. became man- datory for all male sophomores and freshmen. However, USC began los- ing a substantial portion of its faculty and students to the war. The student body of well over 500 in 1916 fell to 200 by 1918 and after the draft law called men between the ages of 18 and 45 to service, President Currell Copposed to the use of students in the militaryj resigned. Would the 'Uni- versity once more be forced to close its doors in defeat? Some were afraid the answer would be yes. emorial trees were planted along Green and Pickens streets, several monuments were raised and the 28 war dead from USC soon rested in the dusty annals of history along with other men from other wars. - With little legislative cooperation and lack of funds, staff and students, the return to normalcy of the Uni- versity proved to be a very slow'and