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SOCIAL CABINET WAS ORGANIZED Duties are to Arrange Entertain ments for Students. At the regular meeting of the student body this morning the Social Cabinet of the University was elected for the year. The' following men constitute the committee: Dabbs, Wsde, Brear ley, Lott, Hill, from the student body and Professors Morse and Coleman from the faculty. The last named was made treasurer of the cabinet. He held the same position last year. Dr. Josiah Morse gave a very interesting and practical talk on the social life on the campus. He urgPd that the new men and the old 'men get together and live as a social community, that they get the college spirit. le' mentioned the fact that the two girls' college: a'Tordsd a valuable opportunity for so:ial life. Mr. Did'ev in a brief way t:)id what was the duty and work oi the :;abinet last year. The cabin-'- is com)oed of ;,",e sti.idents and two fa-u! y mo nbar;. It, duty is to arrange all st: (it body forms of enter ta*ument, wnich by resr>ution of' the student body, shall not be le -s than three dances, three re cet)io-1 an I o;her e:it-rtain ments that the cab*'et may feel fii.i:eiaily disp.osed to hold. It also ha: in charge the Easte r 'eo program. The committee is empower-'d t' colleet from ea'-h stud6nt fift.y ii a i.etm to defray the ex Den:ee. If the men do not pay this tee it wi.l be imperative that entrance charges be made. The object of the term fee is to have free entertainments. During the vacation much work has been done to make the dormit ories and class rooms more c)nfortable and attractive. Several of the old dormitories have been repainted inside, and a better p,an for lighting the rooms ha- been installed. In chided in these are, Rutledge, D'Saussure, and Harper. A clipping in an old scrap book kept by a student of the class of 180l contains a notice of the presentation to the college cadets of a flag made by the ladiVs of Columbia. D)r. La-. Borde presented the flag in be half of the ladies. He was re-' spond.edl to by Captain H. Gary. of the cadets. The flag was put in the hands of Ensign D)u pont. It was of blue silk with a palmetto, under which were a pen and a sword crossed, with the motto "Juncta Juvant". On the reverse was "S. C. College Cadets" and the motto "Ducit Amor' Patriae." P. M. TEEPLE OF, BALTI MORE INSTRUCTS HERE Was Friend and College Mate of Prof. Seibert, Resigned. Prof. P. M. Teeple, C. E., of Baltimore, Maryland, a graduate >f Lehigh University, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, in the class of 1915, has recently been appointed nstructor in the Department of ,ivil Engineering at Carolina in place of Prof. Seibert, resigned. Prof. Teeple has had three years experience in railway and bridge ocation and construction work. le will prove to be a valuable iddition to the faculty and es pecially to the engineering de )artment. At Lehigh, Prof. Teeple took i warm interest in all student tctivities. He was a membei of he tennis association and base-; Dall teams, and is especially in terested in literary and musical ictivities. His musical talents vill be a great benefit to the University. Mr. Teeple and Mr. Seibert ,vere childhood friends and col ege mates. Since he came here, Prof. Teeple learned that he was ;uccessor to his old friend. Peabody Sch:>larship3. Mr. C. M. Wilson of Newber y and Hugh 0. Hanna, a mem >er ( last year's graduating dass, were awarded the Peabody 4chniarships for teachers for ses ;ion of 1915-16, by the commit ee on Normal Scholarships, on nomination of the faculty of the school of Education. The Peabody Board gave i nucleus fund of $6000 to the University to be used for an -ducational building. Until this fund can be supplemented by further subscriptions it has been put at interest, yielding enough to make two scholarships of $180 ?ach. Besides being one of the most valuable, it is a big honor to hold these scholarships. They ire conferred only on graduates >f any recognized college or Uni versity. The recipients of them take an M. A. course at Carolina lesigned to fit them for teach ing. "A condition of the ap pointment will be the rendering >f certain services in practice Leaching or in the library of the 3Chool of Education." Essay Prize. Attention is called to the pos ter on the board at the library in) regard to the prize essay contest :-onducted by the Lake Mohonk Conference on International Ar bitration. There should be, at least, a few contestants among the undergraduates at Carolina. A. prize of $100 is offered for the best essay on "International Ar bitration." BALL AND JETER ADDED TO FACULTY Alumni Instruct in Departments of English and Physics. Thomas Fauntleroy Ball and Edwin R. Jeter have been elect ed by the trustees to instruct in the departments of English and, Physics. Mr. Ball graduated with the class 1915, and Mr. Je ter graduated in the year 1914, both receiving the A. B. degree. These young men showed ex ceeding aptness in their respec tive departments while they were students. It is for this reason that they have been chosen by' the trustees to teach in their al ma mater. Mr. Jeter taught during the school year 1914-15 at Henderson ville, N. C. Mr. Ball spent the past summer at Cornell. Graduates on Campus. With the opening of the Uni versity last week a great many of the the old men visited the campus. Some have re-entered college to take law and graduate work, while others just stoppcd over on their way to their re spective duties. Carolina is al ways glad to have the old men stop over when they come to Columbia. Malisha Levy, LL. B., '15, was on the campus last Tues day. Mr. Levy is practicing law in Bishopville. "Dutch" Pas sailaigue, LL. B., '15, passed through the city on his way to Spartanburg where he is going to act as assistant coach for the Wofford football team. W. E. Shulier, LL. B., 15, who was in the city for the past few days is practicing law this year in Aiken. John )uflie, LL. B., '15, spent a few days on the campus. Mr. I)uflie is practicing law in Sum ter. 0. S. Crawford, LL.B., '15, spent last week on the campus. Tonquin LaGrone, LL. B.. '15, of Batesburg, spent a few days on the campus. Mortimer Wein burg, A. B., '15, spent a few days on the campus on his was to Harvard, where he will study law. P. H. Lachicotte & Co. Jewelers Manufacturers College and School Medals 1424 Main St. Columbia, S.C. S. B. McMASTER Sporting Goods COLUMBIA. - S. C. THE University Press Harper College FOUNDED TO HELP STUDENTS All Kinds of Printing. H. E. 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