Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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VoL. X. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., MAY 9, 1917. No. 25. AN EVEN SCORE 0 MEN ANSWER Carolina Men Not Founc Wanting in Time of Need Credit Given to Studenti Now in Good Standing Twenty men from the Univer. sity have already enlisted fo1 the defense of our country. Many more are waiting eagerly t'> attend the camp at Fort Og(e. thorpe. The faculty is verb properly giving the seniors theiz diplomas and the undergraduate credit for their work. Patriotism is rife among the faculty members. Prof. Potts, Bradley, Dennison and Woodrow will probably go to the training camp. Prof. Holmes is a mem. ber of the engineering reserv( corps, but will not have to leave until later. Prof. Coleman ha: offered his services, in any capacity desired, to the govern. ment at Washington. The following students hav( recieved honorable discharge: from the University: For the (CONTINI1:ul 0. rm.: F.' R.) EUPHRADIANS ELECT BARTON PRESIDEN1 J. M. Wells Chosen Editor-in. Chief of Carolinian by Joint Assembly At the regular meeting of the Euphradian society held last Sat. urday night B. Herbert Bartor of Orangeburg was elected junioi president. The other officers in detah are J. H. Martin, vice president; G E. Shand, literary critic; J. H Boulware, secretary; J. W Blackwell, treasurer; J. H. Wood y, financial secretary; G. W. Col lier, censor; W. W. Weston, or derly critic; G. T. Latimer, re corder; and E. P. Hodges, custo: forum. At a meeting of the two socie ties J. M. Wells of Wilmington N. C. was elected editor-in-chie: of The Carolinian to succeed H C. James. The other officers e lected by the joint assembly are J. C. Kearse, business manage of THE GAMECOCK; H. B. Refo business manager of The Caro linian; G. T. Hunter, assistan busmness manager of THE GAME COCK; J. S. Schneider, circulatior manager of THE GAMECOCK; an( L. M. Cannon, assistant busines. managrer of The Carlnwian. F UNIVERSITY I CALL OF COUNTRY THE ROSE PAGEANT E DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR Miss Isabel Whaley in Role n\ of American Feature of Afternoon Last Wednesday saw the Uni versity campus in its gala attire n for the much delay,d perform- 11 ance of the Rose Pageant. The center of the Green was e roped off into a rectangle within n which pretty girls and sportive b lads performed to the complete h satisfaction of all concerned. S Miss Lilly Currell, elegantly it attired in "sheer, white, fluffy F stuff," was amost charming and < gracious queen. The performers c in a long processior marched Ic stately around the campus ano a then to the throne erected on the o I south side of the monument, in the order named Dick Kerr as tl walking stick with Miss Grace p Earle as spring; the queen fol- it lowed by her maids Misses De- ti Gralfenreid, Jessie Green, Louise d Currell and Helen Currell; Miss ji Minnie Williamson the crowner, it as the crown and sceptre bearer V followed by the ladies in wait- '1 ing, Misses Mary and Louise d Bruton, Lila Mae Minnaugh, Mary Currell, Elizabeth Rucker n and Portia Seabrook; the May C Pole dancers, consisting of seven tl pretty girls and seven young o men each with a beautiful pigeon, e and then the flower garden. d Miss Currell was crowned by Miss Williamson and a couple of b pretty figures were danced J around the May Pole. In the lat- d ter dance the pigeons were loos- n ed making a most beautiful sight. S Suddenly a bugle sounded and I v Miss Isabel Whaley befittingly b robed as "America" came it . straight across the campus to the foot of the throne. She was f draped in great American flags s, -and walked with one arm out- tI stretched from which waved a d handsome flag. In her other f, arm she carried the flags of the o allied nations. Miss Whaley was easy one of the favors and e was greeted with an outburst of I applause upon entering the rect- t angle. e The march was again resumed n - led by America and the queen. s Comstock's orchestra was on 'y I hand to furnish the music and . (ldancing on the grass was enjoy- t XCHANGE PROFESS CAROLINA WITH LABORATE PROGRAM E FOR COMMENCEMENT lendel L. Smith of Camden Bar Delivers Graduation Address ti In spite of the fact that so li iany men will be leaving for e -aining camps and other branch- v s of service the regular com lencement exercises will be held ' s' eginning June 10. The bacca- i, mureate set mon will be preached a unday June 11 in the Washing- % igton Street Methodist Church. d 'or this occasion Bishop John C. ilgo of the North Carolina dio- v ese has been secured. He is a e !arned divine and is recognized y s one of the foremost pulpit e rators in the South. F The joint celebration of the d iree literary societies is to take d lace in the chapel Monday morn ig. The speakers for the socie- f es are: Ilypatian society, vale ictorian Miss Eva Seawright, inior orator Miss C. Love; Clar >sophic society, valedictorian ( 1. C. Mann, junior orator D. S. yler; Euphradian society, vale ictorian ). S. Polier, ,juniorora )r B. H. Barton. This year will iark the first appearance of the o-eds in the society celebration, e Ilypatian society having been rganized this year. In the ev ning at 8:30 the inter-society c< ehate will t>e held. The graduation exercises will e held in the chapel Wednesday. n udge Mendel L. Smith of Cam- t en has been selected for com- % encement speaker. Judge b mith is an alumnus of the Uni ersity of Virginiaand for a num er of years has been a prom tent memberof the Camden bar. it He was a member of the House t; rom Kershaw county and was b everal times elected speaker of fi at body. In 1914 he was , can- si idate for Governor and it1 the llowing year was elected judge i f the sixth circuit. a The senior academic class has a lected Messrs. R. It. Harley and e [. C. James as their representa- h ves in the final graduation ex- C reises to be held Wednesday Iti iorning. L. B. Harrison will A peak for the senior law class. d Valter Sullivan and Miss Rebecca a 'romberg have been chosen by 1 he faculty as the other two sen- E )r sneakers. t OR DELIGHTS BIBLE LECTURES Ir. W. M. Forrest, Professor of Biblical History at Vir ginia, Delivers Series of Three Lectures Here Last Thursday saw the com letion of a series of three lee ires on the "English Bible" de vered by I)r. W. M. Forrest, change professor from the U ni ersity of Virginia. Dr. Forrest a man in every sense of the 'ord and Carolina considers her flf indeed very fortunate in hav ig him upon her campus. H e is thoro master of his subject as ,ell as of a forceful and pleasing elivery. "The English of the Bible" ,as the subject of a most inter sting address delivered last bednesday evening in the chap I. This was the second of )r. orrest's lectures the first beiug elivered at chapel hour Tues ay. The speaker point(( out the ict that the ability to muite in (CUNTII\l'E-: N PA 'fTlll-l:l' ONZALES CONTEST FOR MONDAY NIGHT iggest Oratorical Contest of the Year to Be Staged Next Week - The annual Gonzales oratorical )ntest will be held Monday in le University chapel. Three ten will represent each of the vo older societies. These men ill be chosen at preliminaries to e held the latter part of this eek. The contest is open to ie entire student body, includ ig the Hypatian literary socie i, but so far no conteetants have een announced other than those rom the Euphradian and Clario )phic societies. The Gonzales medal for oratory by far the handsonrert medal warded University students, nd was founded in 1910 by Rob rt E. Gonzales. "Bob" Gonza s was the first editor of TnE AMIECOCK and for several years le paragrapher of The State. t his death in 1917 his family ecidedl to continue the medal as memorial to its founder. Since 9)10 four Clariosophics and three uphradians have been awarded bis covetedl prize.