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W. P. MILLS ADDRESSED LARGE AUDIENCE An Interesting Lecture of the Exten sion Course Was Given on Pales tine-The Work and Charac teristics of Its Peoples Illustrated by Slides. Last Thursday evening \V. P. Mills lectured inl the chal)ct on "Palestine." His stay in Europe, while holding the Rhodes scholar shiil at Oxford and his visit to Pal estine, enabled him to give first hand knowledge of the subject. He is a clear, distinct and forcible speaker and gavc an hour of immense pleas ure to his audience. Perhaps the most striking thing, as one views the world-situation at the present time, is the J)ositiol of England in the world's affairs. That so small a country should hold so dominant a position inl world poli ties is one of the marvels of modern history. And what England is to the world of politics at the present time, so Palestine, a country indeed far smaller than England, is to tle world of thought and life. In a very real sense, Palestine may be said to dominate intellectual and religious outlook of the greater )ortion of the world. It is essential to uiderstand the topogra)lly of Palestine in order to appreciate its history in any ade (ate way. The narrow coastal plain, inhabited by the Philistines, the Shephelah, or low\ land, and the high cciiral ridge of Palestine, with the great trench of the Jordan Val ley are physical features all of which have played a very important part in tle history of Palestine. The fact that the country is so split up by hills and valleys made necessary the early tribal organization of Israel, and prevented the stability of the later Kingdom of Israel. Analogies of this may be found in the history of Greece and of Scotland, which, like Palestine, are mountainous countries. The Bible is unquestionably a book of the land and the people; and in but a small sense the book of the cloister or the city. Of all the cities of the world, Jerusalem has the most tragic history. Shattered by a score of earthquakes, dlis mlantledl by as manyil sieges, rebuilt by as many conquerors and kings, there is no nation in all the worldl which so sums up in itself the rise and( fall of great peopiles as dloes Jerusalem., The peop)le of Palestine are still largely Semitic in stock, though not Jewish. Many of the old origipal customs still survive; grain is bought andl sold in the same ol way ; the herdsmecn liv'e in tents as in the (lays of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; p)eop)le are mlarriedl and giv'en in marriage ini much the SimCorig-. inil Oriental fashion; the names of many of the ancient sites of Pales tine are still clearly preserved in their modern Arabic dress; and alto gether in Spirit the thought and life of the country is nov what it has largely been inl the past. Slides were shown illustrating es pecially the city of Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives, the Garden of Gethsemane, with views of Bethany, 3ethlehem, Nazareth, Jericho, etc. C. F. W. NOTES. Perhaps it would be well, in re spect for our present Senior class, which, by the way, numbers eleven, to say that of the happenings around C. F. W. lately, the Senior bazaar was the most important. This bazaar was held Monday after noon in the chapel, which was so transformed by its holiday attire and air of festivity that it seemed a mere shadow of its former self. There were several mighty attrac ti\e features which received enthu siastic attention, such as Madam Zaricky, who told fortunes marvel ots, and ofttimlies true; the wonder full little hobgoblin (only one in existence), and the 'salad depart ment,'" which, wherever found, seemis to stand a fair chance of maintaining its popularity. The various booths were very interesting and very well arranged. From the crowd that came and the way things Ilew\,, we may be safe in supposing that everybody was satisfied with everything. Any way, the Seniors seem to be satisfied( and they seem to have cause to he, for the bazaar was quite a success and the) have an even hundred to show for their trouble. We are right l)roud of them. Quite a good many of us enjoyed "The Captain" Saturday night. It pleased our simple souls to find Nat Goodwin so natural and so enter taining in his part. \Ve made a mental note of the fact that the road to the attainment of ideals is to some people long and not particu larly smooth. Our programme for the next two weeks promises to be unusually well filled out with entertaining numbers. On Thursday night, December 14, the Pasmore Trio is to give a con cert in the chapel. These artists are noted for their wvondlerful solo and ensemble wvork. We hope to have a good audience to hear them. On F'r(day evening Miss Ban croft of our faculty of music wvill give her recital. Miss Bancroft is well knowvn by the plell o f Colum bia, wvho have enjoyed her singinig on more than one occasion, andl we (10 not dloubt that a good many wvill avail theniselves of this opportu nity to hear her again. Of peculiar interest to others than the members of the~ junior class, is the Junior p)lay which is to he given on the evening of the 18th. "Nance Oldfield" is the name, and from all indlicationls the nlay will be quite as interesting as the title. We are counting on its proving to be so, at any rate. A. G. McC., '13. WEEKLY BULLETIN. To-day: Societics-Clariosophic, 7:30; Euphradian, 7:45. Sunday: Church if:15 a. I.; Columbia Theatre 4'p. in., men's meeting, (. H. Utter, speaker; Bible classes meet ; church 8 p. im. Monday: Negro Life in South meets. Tuesday : Bible study classes meet ; Glee Club concert at chapel 8 :30 P. M. \Vednesday: Orchestra practice, 2 ). in.; Y. M. C. A. address at Flinn Hall, 7:15 p. In.; Moot Court meets 8 o'clock. Thuirsday: Challenge of City meets; Christmas q,,rian, gymna sium, 9 p. m.; Gamecock issue today, 2 o'clock mail. Friday: Christmas holidays be BOOKKEEPING -:- SHORI Learn Your Business Col Have the Satisfacti< Attended 25% Discount Alowed Univer Best Courses; B The University o Founded by the State in The University has the follo $.0I. The College, with vario guages, History, Science, etc., b and B. S. Five general scho $4 $150 each. 0 II. Graduate School, with $4 the degree of Master of Arts. The graduates of the collej mitted to the University in all charge for tuition. III. The School of Commerc X. leading to the degree of A. B. men who expect to enter buc service, or law. IV. School for Teachers, wh ... to serve the State as teachers, 4 of schools. In this course th Forty-three teachers' scholarsli and exemption from tuition at 4. V. Engineering, Civil and Eli Sof C. E. and E. E. Practical 3 y VI. Law, with a course leat * The presence of the various cc * Law Library afford exceptiona Graduates of the Law Schi + Bar without examination. ii.*44*Through its system of Exte +offers correspondence courses classes, to persons unable o1 -training. y College fees for the year, + are only $12. For those pa Room, with light and service, + Active teachers have the Swithout any charge whatever. For Catalogue, Address I S. C. MITCHELL, President gin after last class today; a merry Christmas and a happy New year to all. Saturday: "HOME, SWEET -1OME." Track Team and Basket Ball. Jas. G. Driver, gymnasium direc tor, is very enthusiastic over the p1OsPects for the coming year in the basket ball and track teams. About 30 men in all have come out for the teami, including one of last year's team. The basket ball team is in good form and arrangements are being made for games vith Newberry, F-urmian, Wofford and Davidson. It is hoped that a game may be had vith the city Y. M. C. A. this coming week. Nat Kennedy has returned to campus after several clays' visit to his home. 'HAND -:- TYPEWRITING irse at Our College, and n of Knowing You the Best sity Men. Call in to See Us est Reputation 19 -eI o[umbia, S. C. f South Carolina 1801 in the Capital City Or wing departments of study: is courses of study in Lan eading to the degrees of A. B. larships, worth from $100 to 4 advanced courses leading to ,es of South Carolina are ad courses, except Law, without e and Finance, with a course Special two-years' course for ;iness, journalism, the public ich seeks to prepare persons >rincipals and superintendents e A. B. degree is conferred. ips, each worth $100 in cash id term fees. 3ctrical, leading to the degrees I V'ork in Road Construction. Ling to the degree of LL. B. urts and the use of the State$ I facilities. >oI are admitted to the State nsion Teaching the University, ,public lectures, and night herwise to receive academic $18. For women college fees ying tuition, $40 additional. 8a year. advantages of the University Loan funds available. - - Columbia. S. C.