Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LEM O'NADE'S LUGUBRIOSITY Boobs. The biggest boob in all the Ian Is Henry Flagpole Horners; His stride is military, and He always squares his corner. Our Weekly Motto. Consider the family of Mr. an Mrs. Poultry. She it is who lay the egg: he crows. This Week's Poem. A thing we nev Er like to skip; But always hev To take is Zip. * *0 Cheerful Charlie. Worrying I No Bu$ine$$ of Hi$. Say, have you seen Of genus green The species summer saplin', - The witless chap That likes to clap And cheer for Charlie Char lin? Geographically Speaking. Now if ye were quite Hungar And negroes did unnerve y< Say would you let one Fiji, coul A-Montenegro Servia? Lem O'nade's Criticism of Hi Own Poem Above. The preceding Quattain is ratl er mediocre, - in the English c the proletariat, punk. Apar from the fact that the pun is th cheapest form of wit (tho ver p )pular, because the reader flal ters himself with ascriptions c high grade acumen, in that h sees the double meaning) th four verses above are slighti had on rime. It seems that th versification is mechanical; th archaic "ye" must have bee employed merely to facilitat rime or to bear out the pun i "l'iji." However, in justice, w mist say that there is a fine e> ample of alliteration in the se c-nd line, while the third, due t tone sequence and deft rime an rhythm, has an even flow of me low msi.: like a barefoot negr lad dancing to his own whistling Looking at it more closely. w see that it is intensely realisti< and was written while the authc was young,-which is a not< worthy fact. Its one redeemin feature is its grand sweei Starting in war-strained Hur gary, where Kultur reigns,i three lines it enters the most Ph cific Ocean of the five, and lighi on Fiji, where Kultur is no Then the last line ambiguousl unites the two ideas. Tho pooi ly executed, this is one of tla grandest conceptions in our litel ature. LEM O'NADE. MEDALS AND PRIZES AWARDED ANNUALLY Many Honors for Those Who Seek Them There are several medals a d warded annually at Carolina, all of which have a large number of students contesting for them ;. every year. The two literary societies each offer three medals, which are a d warded to the best declaimer, the s best orator, and to the best de bater resnectively in each so ciety. A ten dollar prize is offered by - the Garnet and Black for the best poem or short story. - The Wade Hampton Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, offers yearly to the students of the University a medal for the best essay on some subject ehos en by the chapter, relating to the War Between the States. The Philo. S. Bennett Medal The Hon. Wm. J. Bryan, Execu tor, in 1905, according to the terms of the will of the late Philo. S. Bennett of New Haven Conn., designated South Caro lina College as one of the twenty five colleges to which should be given the sum of $400 perma nanently invested and the inter est there from yearly, used to pro vide a medal to be awarded for the best essay on "The Princi ples of Government." The con test for the medal is open annu ally to all University students. f The Joseph Daniel Pope Med 't al- --This medal was donated to e the University' by Mrs. Adeline V Pope Stoney in honor of her fa ther, the founder. This medal fis to be competed for annually, e and is awarded to the student of e the senior law class who writes Y the best essay on some subject e, bearing on Equity. The success e full contestant will be entitled to n! retain the medal one year, when e !it will again be competed for. n John T. Roddey. Esq.. of Rock e Hill, annually confers a medal !upon the best debater from the ' literary societies upon some ques oi tion, selected by himself. d f The Gonzales Medal offered by the Gonzales family as a memor o ial of "Bob" Gonzales, 1910. for - the best orator from the whole e students body usually attracts a large number of contestants. The r medal is worth $25, and is offer ed annually. LAUNDRY .ODERN AND y M ODEL Up-to-Date John Schneider, Campus Rep. e +x .$PHONE 254 ~1273 Taylor St Co'i.ma YOU WANT IT! WE'VE GOT IT! "SERVICE" COPELAND'S BARBER SHOP 1214 MAIN STREET BO YS don't forget that the University of South Carolina is run for white boys. Show your color by patronizing houses run by white men. WHERE DO YOU SHA VE A T? W. F. LIVINGSTON The Shoe and Trunk Man Who Undersells THE HOME OF SAMPLE SHOES Tan English Shoes $4.98 $8.00 Values Only. Away back in the forties-to he exact, in forty-four-your father, and perhaps your grandfather, wended his way Bryanward. He bought his hooks and supplies from the Bryan Book Store. Do you not consider it sensible to continue in the same straight path? We do; so whenever you need hooks, supplies, printing, or hinding, call on TH E R. L. BRYAN COMPANY " 'Te Ilouse of (luality " 1425-27 Main Street. Columbia, S. C. Lorick & Lowrance, Inc. Farming Implements, Rubber and Leather Belting, Glass, Paints, Oil, and Builders' Hardware Columbia, - - - - - S. C. If you are thinking of entering a suit consult us first---We are Clothes Attorneys. Marshall-Frost Company 1318 Main Street Society Brand and Griffin Clothes No. 1680 The Carolina National Bank OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA Organized March 14, 1868 STATE AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY Capital $300,000 Surplus Profits $170,000 W. A. CI.ARK, President. T. S. BRYAN, Vice-P'reident. JOSEPH . BELL. Cashier. Inn. D. BELL, Assi. Cashier. CALL ON SYLVAN BROTHERS When you want, something REAL, ELEG1ANTI in Quality and Appear ance in the Lines ot D)IAMOND) .EWELRY, WATCHES, AND) STERILING; SILVER Our stock affords the LA RGEST SEl ECXTION, in the State of ALL SOLID1 AND) GENUINE G0OO)8. WVe also make up special designs in medals and class rings. Mail ordlers always have our pierso)nal at tentioni with1 a guarantee to please. SYLVAN BROTHERS .JUee'ers, .Sil'eram iths and I)ia mond Merchiansts Cor. Main and Hampton Sta. Columbia. S. C.