Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HOJ. THOMA T1oS. 0. 1'resident of Thomas G. McLeod, lieutenant governor of South Carolina, was born -. December 17, 1869, at Lynchburg. : His father was Capt. W. J. McLeod, C9 who served during the War of Seces C sion as captain of Company E, Sixth South Carolina .Regiment, and was a 12 prominent planter and merchant of z Lynchburg. His mother was Amanda . Rogers, of Bishopville. In'December, c4 1902, Licutenant-Governor McLeod V1' married Miss Elizabeth Alford, of AJ Dillon. He was educated in the public schools of Lynchburg and at Wofford College, at which he graduated in 1892. He then taught school for two years, and then on account of his father's failing health took charge of his entire business, which he managed with success until he began the prac tice of law. During this time he stud ied law under Judge Purdy and at the summer law school of the University of Virginia, being admitted to the bar CONSOLIDATION OF THE NORMALS AND ACADEMICS The Old Pequirements Much Lower Than Those of The Present. In 1903, forty-one scholarships for men teachers were established at the University of South Carolina by an Act of the General Assembly. These scholarships provided for remission of the tuition and matriculation fees of the holders, and, in addition, were worth $40. In 19o6, the value of the scholarships was wisely raised to $io0. The normal or teachers' course, which the holders of these scholarships took, differed greatly from the old established academic course. In the first place, it covered only three years, and led, not to the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Sciences, but to that of Li centiate of Instruction. Besides, the entrance requirentents for this teachers' course were much lower than those for the regular acadsmic course. Con sequently, under the existing differ ences, when the first class of scholar ship men entered the U niversity in IS G. McLEO1. McLEOD, the Senate. in 1896, but lie did not enter active service until Lee County was estab lished. In 1900 he was elected to the Leg islature from Sumter County and after serving one term was elected Lee County's first senator, on the forma tion of that county in 1902. . On the establishment of Lee County lie moved to Bishopville and began the practice of law and is at the present time a member of the firm of McLeod & Dennis. During his term as senator he was a member of three important committees-finance, agriculture, and commerce and .manufactures-being chairman of the last-named committee. In the summer of 1906 lie entered the Democratic primary as a candidate for lieutenant-governor and had the honor of being elected without opposi tion. In 1908 he was again elected without opposition and enters upon his second term as president of the Sen ate. 1904, they organized their class sel)a rate from that of the academic fresh men, who came -in the same year. The other-normal classes followed suit and, tl*ee years after the scholarships were established, there were nine separate and distinct classes at the University: three normal, four academic, and two law. It is useless to deny that there was more or less friction between the six old classes and the three new ones. The academics and normals were uin der different professors and had no class work in common. Hence, they did not have much opportunity to meet and mingle with each other. This naturally led to misunderstandings for which both parties were more or less to blame. But this year the whole state of af fairs has been changed. The normal course was lengthened to four years and made to lead to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, just as the academic course does. The entrance require ments for the teachers' department were also made equal to those, of the regunlar acadlemic department and the two courses made exactly alike in other ways. As the differences be tween the courses had been eliminated, and there was now no reason why the classes should remain separate, the normals and acadenics mutually agreed to unite. Accordingly, the third year normal class joined the third year academic, the second year normals the second year academics, and the first year normals the first year academics. The impression had gotten abroad over the State that the normals and academics dkI not pull together, an( consequently many able men hesitated about applying for scholarships. Now. that the two departments are united, no man need hold back on this score, and the applicants for the valuable scholarships will next year be more numerous than ever. After this session, there will be only six classes at the University: two law, and four academic. The men have been brought into closer touch with one another and the University is bound to feel the beneficial results of this union. An oyster supper will be tendered the Legislature at the Steward's Hall, Thursday night, by the University Faculty. HON. RICHAR R1CHARth s spenker of the Hou~ Richard Smith Whaley, although a young main, has madle remarkable p)rogress. He is a member of the dhis tinguished Charleston family of that name and received his primary edu cation in that city. Afterwvards in 1890 he attended the Episcopal 1-igh School in Alexandria, Va., and in 1893 entered the University of Virginia. The degree of B. L. wvas conferred upon him by that institution in 1896, and he was admitted to practice in the courts of Virginia and South Carolina the same year. For a while h3e praic ticed his profession in the clty.of his birth and in 1899 wvas admitted to the firm composed of thg late George M. Trenholm. R. Goodwin Rhett and CLARIOSOPHIC SOCIETY The last meeting of the Clariosophic Society until after examinations was held last Saturday evening at the reg ular time. As it was the night for the election of officers, the regular pro gram was postponed. Before going into the election a joint meeting was called for in order to elect the Editor-in-Chief of the Gamecock for the next term. A. D. Oliphant was elected to this office. After the-jdint meeting the follow ing men were elected: T. C. Callison, 'o9, president. M. L. Marion, '09, vice-president. I. N. Edwards, '10, secretary. J. I. Humphrey, '09, treasurer. C. N. Sapp, '09, critic. M. M. Rector, '10, sergeant-at-arms. E. N. Carns, 'ii, recorder. W. S. Hutchinson, 'o9, librarian. For the preliminary to the State Or atorical Contest the following mar shals were elected: C. Page and M. L. Kinard. For the Southern Oratorical Con test, J. C. Massey and F. McMillan were elected marshals. After all the business of the meeting was completed, the society was de clared adjourned, by President Allen. D S. WHALEY , Wil2A'Y, ic of Recpreseintatie. William C. Miller, the firm name being Trenhohn, Miller, Rhett & \Vhaley. In 1902 the firm was dissolved by the death of Mr. Trenholm andl the retire ment of Mr. Rhett from the b)ar. From that time until the present Mr. Whaley has continued to practice lawv in Charleston under the firm name of Miller & Whaley. Mr. Whaley was elected a member of the House from Charleston County in 19oo and was chairman of the Ju diciary Committee for four years. Among Columbians Mr. Whaley wvill be remembered as a great friend and participant in athletics, in 1896 being coach at the University of South Carolina.