This being the second year. instruction in fencing was given by Lieutenant A. \V. Smith, the fencers about the !nstitution, some twt•nty odd in number. were divided into two classes, tht• second and first year. n:spccti,•cly. Regular practice and drill periods were established. hi weekly and tri" eckly. and fl:ncin~t ;.oon began in real earnest. . \s the seme,ter rolled by the club began to lose its form as a club and was gradually transformed into two accredited t·oll.:giate classt·-., of which the best fenct•rs wcrc the recognizee! leadt•rs. l'ndcr this arrangement the classes went on.
Two years ago Regent i\I. E. Lewis presented a fine prize cup, on which the name of the best fencer for each succeeding year was to he engr<wed. In 1910 it was won by Guy G hi lchrist. ex-'1,3. and in 1911 by Geo. O'Donnell, ' 12. All fencers look forward to the time when they can stir up enthusiasm enough in western schools to have fencing added to the list of intercolkgiatc sports. Fencing has already been introduced in certain St>nkaue ;.chools and \\'. S. C.. so fencing tournaments hct" ,·en ;.ch<x>b can not be ,·ery far off
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