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VOL. VIII. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., OCTOBER 10. 1914. No. 3 PROF. GUNTER SUCCEEDS PROF. W. K. TATE Was a Member of Class of 1896. Old Carolina Man Comes Back After Several Years Teach ing to Take Important Chair. Mr. Gunter is the new 'State Inspector of Rural Schools and Professor in the Department of Education. He is a worthy suc cessor of Prof. Tate. Leuco Gunter was born at Wagner, Aiken county; he at tended school at Wagner and the University of South Carolina. He graduated from Carolina in .91196, and took his M. A. degree in 1903 while teaching in Colum bia. Mr. Gunter began teaching in 1910 and has been in the classroom continuously until he assumed his present position, with the exception of one year spent as :assistant to Statc Superintendent Swearingen. He has been principal of the Waverly school and the Presby terian High School, a former Co lumbia institution. Leaving Co lumbia Mr. Gunter became sup erintendent of the Beaufori schools and from there he weni to Rock Hill from whence hE comes to us. As teacher and superintendeni Mr. Gunter has demonstratec: his ability in a pleasing manner. He has tiken a leading part in teachers' organizations and Sun day school work. Mr. Gunter was made StatE Inspector of Rural Schools when Wm. K. Tate resigned to becom( professor of Rural Life in the George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tenn. "Carolina's Day" "Carolina's Day," Dr. Reed Smith's popular Alma Mater song has recently been printed in sheet form. The words and music were written by Prof. Smith, the music being arrange< by Prof. Gilman of the College for Woman. Dr. Smith's song is the only real Alma Mater song we have, the music for the others being adopted. Why cannot our other songs be similarly printed? The President's two d ughters Misses Sarah and Lilly Currell have been in the city for quite a while, and the remaining mem bers of the family arrive toany. COACHES CALL FOR BETTER SUPPORT New Material is Badly Need ed for the Team The Games Looked Forward to With Greatest Interest are Drawing Near. As for football, Carolina is in a worse fix than she has been for a number of years. This is the sentiment expressed by men intimately connected with foot ball at the University. The stu dents are not backing the coach es who are striving to put out a first class team. There should be at least fifty men out every afternoon trying to help make a good varsity team. We cannot beat the Citadel or Clemson un less more men go out for foot ball. The old men need not be re minded of how badly we felt when Clemson beat Carolina last year. Let us not feel that way again. Let every able bodied man who can, go and help the coaches round out a team strong enough to beat Clemson. Coach Edgerton, at a recent meeting of the freshman class, talked to the new men about the football conditions. All of us must realize that the two games which are most important to us are not far off. The team needs the support of every Carolina man. Let us prove loyal to the garnet and black by giving our team all we have. The C. C. Reception. Last Monday evening Columbia College gave its annual reception to the members of the Freshman class. Despite the fact that there was a continual downpour of rain during the evening, when the spacious halls of the college were thrown open to receive the guests, the Carolina men were out in great numbers. A com mittee of young ladies were kept busy introducing the men to the young ladies of the Freshman class. Delicious fruit punch was served. During the entire evening the walls resounded with one con tinuous chatter of many voices. The hours seemed to fly entirely too fast, and before the crowd was hardly aware the hours of the reception were over. Every Carolina man who was present at this most enjoyable event was enthusiastic in the praise of Co lumbinia College. Y. M. C. A. MEN HEAR PRESIDENT CURRELL Makes Masterful Address on "Bible Study." Ctrolina Students Get a New Conception of the Richness of the Scriptures. At the regular Y. M. C. A. meeting Wednesday evening Dr. Currell, the University Presi dent made his initial address be fore the Association. All who were present- and the house was full-certainly enjoyed a treat in hearing this masterful address. It was one of the very best that has ever been delivered to the Association. Dr. Currell took as his suject "Bible Study." He .began, "God has written three. books for us viz., the book of Nature, the book of con science, and the book of Revela tion. "The Bible is the book of Revelation." Dr. Currell said that the Bible is a unique book and is the only Universal book. "The Bible takes everywhere with every race of mankind." He said you cannot put any other book in the world alongside the Bible in this respect, 'for it is the only com plete book in the world. Dr. Currell then quo :ed pas sages from the Bible, showing conclusively that the Bible is complete in meeting every need, and is the only inexhaustible book. He said the Bible is inex haustible because it came from an infinite mind. The speaker went on to show that the Bible is indeed a won derful book even if we consider it only from the point of view of literature.. "You can get all the history, logic, romance, poetry, law, ethics, business, etc., that you might wish from the different books of the Bible," said he. Dr. Currell said that the rea son why we do not study the Bible more than we do is on account of the way that it is taught in the Sunday Schools. He said it is taught in l!ttle detached parts and we thus lose the connection with the other parts of the story. The speaker said we should read and study whole chapters and books at one time the same as we would read a novel or history. Again, he said it is laziness with many people that they do noa study the Bible more. However, the s:)enker said, it is not the STUDENTS ENJOY ANNUAL RECEPTION Dr. Currell's Daughters Grace Merry Event. Some Splendid "Fussers" in Freshman Class-Of All the Nerve-Well! Graced by the presence of the fair daughters of our president and the young ladies of the Col lege for Women, Columbia Col lege, and from the city, the an nual "fresh" reception was giv en in the University gymnasium Thursday evening. It was a de lightful occaslon. This, the first social event of the year on the campus, drew the greater number of Carolina men to the gymnasium. And if the opening event of the series of social events to be given can be an indication as to what is to follow, the student body will en joy a most charming season of social functions. Even the ice cream was patri otic, the color scheme of garnet and black being admirably car ried out with chocolate and strawberry, ribbon block cream. Dainty cakes were served with the cream. The refreshments were handled by a dozen beauti ful little girls, exceedingly sweet and charming in their colored ribbons andfrocks of lingerie. It was a progressive reception, the couples being changed every few minutes. It was a positive rule that no young man could talk to the same young lady for more than five minutes at a time. The Social Committee of the student body announces that the next social event will be a dance given Thanksgiving evening in honor of the visiting football team from the Citadel and its supporters. amount of Bible you read that does you good, but rather the amount you assimulate. In conclusion, Dr. Currell said: "The Bible is to be studied for daily use. You should be daily readers of the precious Book and not depend on what you read of it on Sunday to suffice for the rest of the week any more than you would try to eat enough food on Sunday to sustain your body the rest of the week. The pur pose of all, of our study of the Bible in that we might live it."