THE GAMECOCK
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE LITERARY SOCIETIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF S. C
Vol. 11 COLUMBIA, S. C., OCTOBER 23, 1908 No. 3
Prof. Henn
We are glad to welcome back to the
campus our former popular Adjunct
Professor of English, Henry Camp
bell Davis, who spent last year, on
leave of absence, at the University of
Chicag#>, pursuing graduate work for
the doctor's degree in English phil
ology. At the meeting of the Board
of Trustees in June last Mr. Davis'
scholarly abilities as a teacher and his
other conspicuous services to the Uni
versity were deservedly recognized by
his promotion to the rank of Associate'
Prbfessor.
Before returning to his work Pro
fessor Davis added to his new dignity
a new and ancient degree-that of
Benedict-by bringing with.him to the
campus a lovely bride, who was form
erly Miss Eva Cassels, of Kirkwood,
Ga. Mrs. Davis is already fast win
ning for herself, through her charm
ing personality, a warm place in the
hearts of the Faculty and students,
for she is a young woman wh> Qwill
contribute not only to the happiness
and usefulness of her husband, but to
the social and intellectual life of the
campus.
Although still quite a young man,
Professor Davis has had a career of
varied experience and distinction.
Sprung from two families of great
scholars and teachers that numbered
among their mhembers his beloved
father, Prof. Robert Means Davis,
and his renowned grandfather, Prof.
Joseph LeConte, Professor Davis was
born March 13, 1879, in the famous
ol Mt. Zion College at Winnsboro.
After receiving his preparatory
training in the graded schools of this
city, Professor Davis was matricu
lated, in the fall of 1893, in the literary
course of this University, where, after
a brief transition to banking and jour
nalism, he graduated with distinction
in June, 1898.
C. Davis
He won his spurs as a teacher while
presiding over what he called "a one
horse, backwoods school" at Bear
Creek, - in Fairfield County. Vrom
here lie was translated to the principal
ship of the Bluffton Academy, in
Beaufort County, where lie showed
the faith that was in him by instilling
knowledge into "thirty-eight ante
bellumn crackers and low-country aris
tocrats." After a year at Lancaster
lie was promoted to the principalship
of the Columbia High School, a posi
tion which he held until his election as
istructor in Rhetoric and Oratory in
Prof. J.
Last year the Hon. Joseph Daniel
Pope died in his 88th year, poor in
this world's goods, but rich in the
esteem and admiration of the bench
and. bar of the State and the Faculty
and student body of the University,
and with "all the old man's blessings,
love, honor, obedience, troops of
friends." He died in harness, as he
wished, working to the last for those
he loved. He had been "called to the
bar" over sixty years ago, "when
Planctis was Consul," and lie had
studied at the feet of Petigru, De
Saussure, Harper and the Wardlaws,
and crossed lances with leaders of a
bar that had no superior in the South.
Last year an eminent civilian, a high
official in the Department of State un
der Cleveland, and lecturer on law at
two leading American universities,
chanced to be in Columbia. He was
invited by Mr. Pope to attend one of
his lectures. Afterward lie was asked
the University of Washington in Seat
tie. His fime record in the far West
as a college instructor led to his ap
pointment as Adjunct in English in
his alma mater June, 1904.
As a student, Mr. Davis is thorough,
scholarly and aspiring; as a teacher he
is sympathetic, careful and enthusias
tic. To broaden his knowledge of
men, women and things he attended,
for several summers, the sessions of
the School for Teachers at Winthrop,
and in the summer quarters of 1902
1907 and the entire session of 1907-8,
he was engaged in serious graduate
work in the University of Chicago
With marked distinction alid success.
Mr. Davis is an all-round college
man, and TAE GAMECOCK wishes him
and his accomplished bride many years
of happiness at Carolina.
4. Frierson
by a friend what he thought of the
lecture, and his reply.was: "I studied
at Berlin, as you know, and I attended
the lectures of Boutmy at Paris; but I
have seldom been so impressed as I
was today by the extraordinary olN
gentleman. If the book I am writing
is ever finished you will know sonic
(lay what I think of Joseph Daniel
Pope."
The Trustees at their last annual
meeting elected Mr. James Nelson
Frierson one of the Professors-of Law,
Prof. TAl. HeIrndon ioore succeeding
Professor' Pope as Dean of, the Iaiw
School.
Professor Frierson was born in
Statesburg, Sumter County, February
6, 1874, the son of James J. Frierson
and Elizabeth N. Nelson. He was
graduated from the Porter Military
Academy, Charleston, in 1893; from
Hobart College, Geneva, N. Y., in
1896, and from Columbia University
Law School, New York City, in 1899,
receiving the Degree of B. L. from