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SECO Dr. Joynes as E Argument Tuesd Allnonlg all the lcwspaper tri iliplis that inay be cited as giling reIirters a tbrill- al tile public Ia Sensation this sCo)p of The Gauie e(C is t i > ii t'I plcile illi l;tl. .I Iow tile daily press iiISsed ilie tliiilp whenl the facully of the l'niversity let last IesdaY is as inlexplicablle as is the news itself. 1.1 did n1t leak i1 a single point--iot ain ink ling of this great story has been klowni., to the public before tihis. In the faciity niecetiing held Tle day, (I)tber I7, o[ 1, with all the (Ad heaIs of tle Univer.sity v present, aid vith every inum keyed to the higliest pitch inl eXJ)Ctat1i0 and)l in fIoU(reboding, With hI l p- 1)re. ideIt trembilling inl his seat beside the ner VOls secrtary, with the wrongs .f tile past celitlry l)CI l ai(id the loud calls for justice in the fuitire. tile stolm] broke. Second Iimathl wa abholihed as a requireinent of tile .\ B. ItloIrse in the L'niversit y tf SI)uthI Caro'linia. How 111I Happened. I n tile 1ispt ;1at!enti reIt rts that canl be Collected -I hInlg \erY diHlictlt to get theI nater jusI sI r.aight fl oii the h rki om>iiercd ()n thle mne hanld anld the hilariousl VIctors ()n thle (1ther-it wouIllld .p pear that in ever *tage of the light the Sm1lokC aid tile reI)orts were rife. The stormi had been brewiniig for y.ears, and one elliemet 1)f the fac uhty h;al heel adding to its siall forces lintil it felt juistihled in strik ing a line of ,tuch perfect defense as that drawi up against theimi by those of the piroessors that still cling tenacilously to tile old- fasioned ntOnt of1 tile liecessity ( i sect noh miathietiiat ies iin ;my college co<mrsc of staningiii. Tlhiere had, it seemos, been but little talk between thle two opp~.osing forlces prUior to the mleet ing of thle faculty on lTuesdlay. W\hile there had1( beein plannui ng lie deepest dy~e ini secret bet ween iilty 1 Ida t a t aken place. Conservatives Aroused1., The d.epartmnent of imathemnat ics andi( the (departmiieint ofl eduicationi, whlich it is believ'ed with somiie shiow~ tof reaso n wvere chiiely responiisible for the dlogmiatie view, hIad some1k niot ion t hat t he fivht wouitld lbe stawe(l 1ND IV NOT xponent of Stud Against Math4 ay. Iniquity Vo1 -iact I II I it-( W ill r~ Il 1e III(,. i tile I 11 1 r tIl(4 lii t' 11100 4 1 sr)i lt i l . I I)\ 1 l il )II> t i i . k lI\\ it, Iilff C;n a I- aT;Il III e ascrjlbed, hill r-4111 1 l ltI (It u i )f II>) SoI 11i anc d ) i C()I ii l aiw \\' \V Il lble ealh |p;rt (f tle Illectilm it WMld S,ceni clear- bey''nd a doubt th tt e\ \welt. PI) "fillig thlemsel\ves .111d til, ;tillierl-ls fl.1r ;ilIl Illv, ii 1 issCItC<d, \\e'C NCe C.. I i1t~ll I !42Ier4Ills 8 Il 24 4 5i illed Ill 'V"dil l" \ .I tile 1110'1111es (i l 4 1 1 1):li lly )'21 l'i 4le 114 i I t'4li I1 i 4 > ( 2)C r ,i al il r lMCC i-if-s>r 6 1ilowkg leit \11 s 1 1 ; il a lll \1 111 (1 i l i a lanl finl i papers. Happened Quickly. hi e i11i1ial Sp e of the r;li Cls callic itl>111lit \ al llig'. \ heil I ) . e vne e tilt- fcclilig of _>0) . 1\L1II as ill I.1 ii-, :v antd II liiler, al e ail il ills oit tile pmlt41 illce 1ltle f)I > l lil \ lid jilltO Il spcll . S( pti 18v) did 11e wescillt 14) tlhc I;atilly. tile re;.s(lls '1ile Ih>ireitil.l 2>inll iII(Illitz Il.S VCI ll e<l 14l1' l\ t l liF1 0 1<28 NIISe s, 11 a1l1d algal ill IIIs \ I C\\ S, s;nI) kivti lIl ' 1111 i ll'e Il S, lIl ) l did I Iey talke I Ihei r ye tl r Ini tie speaker un11il h'111Ch i apt '41 S(rophe I# .Ii 1)141, WhC18ll 41' S l t' CI\V Ililln2. e1ellt l i 4 l4 e l ll44 i i 111 ll. 414 4 C%II 1 4 11W18i2 IJC8Y 4)Y,'tII 51) I V 411 The Requirement of' 2nd Math a Sin. That,I for thesc liity years past the fultyof ihe idd Smuth Car-o hil coll :(1 Xllmd )I'i li- later 'ii l'ie - 44ilv I)Caindia th>11111a(;ve Ieel1 Iclill l I1V uldcr 1 hit'los ilt Ill;ag. t iI III 'I hidl Ci Scarcly be CS11 Il:ll( 1 1142 \Vwas t e Ili*-,I p8mit 1fI )r. Il('I1I It akvlen lls (itiii.si( naoii er ftio thoh andafiend io l1811 . 'l I e 4ai 441 11414 14'1jde1) 1hlt llile I(l lI42 I ll a1 51le 4.ess ' 4y I ') > lATH REQIt ent Sentiment I :matics in Fac ted Down Com: pr lgnII'ate its Iniquities. Uroml the tI l f the irst presidents of. Iitc clIege there have beenl those to, defendN with fire tile re(tireenilits lit every studelt take two vears illathemll atics. Answers Old Argument. I) the ''Id Contention that math eiiatic- isa woInderful and indeed lilealled6 mind trainer J)r. JoynIes applied himself with figor. and vithI the result (f destroying forever a Main St rn)gbol of tle misguided sect. "The prolem of life do not \\)Ik ii pr(cesses like ai miatlemiath ica"'l formula. in the foriuke of Imathemiaiats at mlian works from a deinite pr-eillise by specific Irules to e"I'ilish a truth. But this is not what the sauie man ihas to face inl life. The problems of life are not to be solved by tle same llethod, nmr are the saime qualities of ilid (f ain use inl real life that are eIi Il'Yed ii im1:1ilam tics. For ill a ,in1lali_n as a persoIl meets it inl the liing world Ihere are a thousand aiid o)e c(nt ingencies to be taken mil) account. a thousand i( (elie nn14r )o is ts 11) be cE (sidered, a iii11h iplexity E)i doI)ubl)t ful courses that preseit themselves that canl not he decided b.\ mathematical imeth ()<.ls. \\hat is nleeded is jt(lgmllent, is free play 41f every sensitive pwer, Is ability tEo weigh tle better against the good, is pmwer to group tIe p),int that are salieit and to iscard what oesnot bear )In tile sIbject diiCtly,- in short, what a mllanl has Ilse for is a Imlind that is pIlast ic, searching, all-including. Math D)eductive Logie. D r. Joynies shlowedl11 ith athe ma:t ics is dedullctive logic, liiding neIl. knowni fact toi anlother kniownl fact, melyI ilarrowving, int enisify ing. lai miathiemiatics t here is niothi inlg of the iniventive, original, con Structivxe. ;\ fter Dr). Joynles too0k his seaLt, C'ro Feso Colcockc a rose and( es saved to spetak, butt the~ weight of a rguinuent and( senltimienlt was too0 mtuch for him. I 1roftssor \\ard law~ and11 F l'fesso BF aker gave up withouEtt a sentence apliece. IPro fessorEl Snowde ) fIin iisheC(l the moi JHRED Vakes Eloquent ulty Meet iletely. oD Jon es by extending to the departments of mathematics and cducation the sympathy of the fac ultv, they being at least conscien tious in their beliefs. Professor Colcock is in a condi tion too despondent and broken to be interviewed at any length Wed niesdav night. Pro fessor Ward law vas unable to attend chapel Wednesday morning as a result of the explosion. But lie stated that the vote of the faculty was over whheningly against his, and that even a greater sorro.w than this was tle fact that Professor Hohlne,s de Serted him at tle last moment, pull ing Prof. Colemanl inl his wake. Expressions. E'xpressions of unbounded joy at tle recent sensation have been re ceived by The Gamecock from Vice Coisol Frank G. Potts, of Breslau, (GeranY, who got up at midnight to dispatch the cablegram, and gave a beer supper to the consulates of the German city oin Tlrsday inl token of his just pleasure. Mr. R)berlt E. Gonzales, of this city, and ot)her aluimini of standing, have sent Comuilniications that will be pub lished in a later issue of this news paper. To guide "the weary, wayworn wanderers home," the management of A-lonte Carlo has under advise ment the creeiion of a great beacon light in the tower of Rutledge Coi lege. The plan has been approved mi ost strongly by thie various orders oni thle emnlpuis, thie .Owls, thle N\ightcaps, the Ramblers, the .\l idnight Crew. Now that thle faculty has added their hearty comn mendi(ationi of this phlilanithropic wvork, the muanagemenit of the \lbunt will rush thiis beneficent in st rumencat to comliet ion. Th'ley wvere wandering through the apple orchiardl on a breezy, mioonilighit night. Shie-Oh-)l, George, hear the triees mioani and( sigh II e--I guess, (lear, if y'ou wvere as full of green apples as these i ees are, you'd imoan and sigh !- - [1.'