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VOL. XI. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, S. C., DECEMBER 11. 1917. NOTED FRENCHMAN HERE FOR PROGRAM SATURDAY Author of Songs and Actress es Give Interpretations in Chapel. Albert Larrieu, a native of France and famous author of songs, now on tour of the Unit ed States, will appear in Uni versity chapel Saturday even ing at 8 o'clock. With him will be Madame Lecomte and Madame Ariel who will give artistic interpretations of Mr. Larrieu's compositions. The performance is to be giv en under auspices of the Cercle Francais. Professor Keith, who has charge of arrange ments states that the public is invited. He has sent, through their presidents, to the Clari osophic and Euphradian Liter ary Societies invitation to at tend, suggesting that their meetings can be held at the close of the entertainment in chapel. Mr. Larrieu is a big man and his collaborators are skilled in their art and doubtless all stu dents of French will avail them selves of this rare opportunity of learning more of French mu sic. Invitation has been extend ed to the French officers and their wives at Camp Jackson and it is thought most of them will attend. Mr. Larrieu will be enter tained while here at the home of Dr. Currell. DR. SCHERER PRAISES WORK OF PROF. SMITH The handbook on the war, re cently gotten out by Dr. Reed Smith in connection 'with his work as executive secretary of the State Council of Defense, was declared by Dr. A. B. Scherer to be the best published by any of the States. "It is the Bible of the war," he said, "and should be found in every home in Amer ica." Dr. Scherer is president of Throop University, Pasedena, Cal., and former president of Newberry College. He came to Columbia Friday to address the Council of Defense and it was in the course of his address that he paid such high tribute to Profes sor Smith. He praised also the work of the council itself, saying it leads the (('OWII'II) div I.f1E FIVE.) WILL SPEAK HERE SUNDA Y WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. William Jennings Bryan, internationally famous orator, 1cc turer and statesman, will speak in chapel here Sunday after noon at 2:15. He comes under auspices of the Columbia Young Men's Christian Association and will address the mass meeting in the Columbia Theater in the afternoon. HeI wvill speak also if proper arrangements can be made at Camp Jack son. Mr. Bryan has occupied a conspicuous p)lace in public life for the past 20 years or more and his opinions on national and in ternational problems are given more significance than are those of any other man excep)t possibly President Wilson. Univer sity men will welcome this opp)ortunity to hear the "Great Comn moner." His last appearance in Columbia was in the fall of 1915 when he s'poke to a capacity audience at the theater. ENJOYABLE AFFAIR STUDENTS TO LEAD IS COED RECEPTION Y. M. C. A. MEETINGS Tllo coeds and their parentsendrenew olc of hain and members of the facultyreuametnsedlytdns and their wives an en.ioyable the r d aeri reception was given last Fri- topic ti the oth i day afternoon from 5 to 7cristan Lif. ass the cus o'clock at the girls' home on tom the asoiaton will Pickens Street.fomtmtotesparsf Miss Real, !matron, provedth type ofe at Tmpkins. herself a charming hostess andsToig W. i. li lifo those present were unanimous s onisn Study and Pa terntionl poblesargiemre asigiiac aMha n e ro thse in praise of the occasion. posil Pefoled Wils. Unioer Refreshments consisted ofruity to ta on 'Greas an chicken and raisin sandwiches Epeso f(iita ie' and hot chocolate. Approxi-a w ho ll oint mately 50 girls are registere dout. some tati c IS ~ ~ arn menD mayPIO seve Ope.A.METN for work at the University this 11Ctn ~iIas ehl m year, most of whom were in at-meitlprcdnth(loef TUnder the new policy of having and embrs o th facltyregular meetings led by students and heirwive an njoyblethe Y. M. C. A. will have for its recetio wa givn lst ri-topic tonight the "Growth in the day aternon fom Sto 7Christian Li fe. " As is the cus o'clck t te gils'hom ontomn the association will secure Pickes Steet.from time to time speakers of MissBea, mmtro, prvedthe type of Seeley K. Tompkins. herelfa carmng ostss nd Tonight W. S. Lindsay will thos preent ere naniousspeak on "Bible Study and Pray er as a Means of Growth." Hle in paiseof te ocasio. %will be followed by S. D. Rogers Refrshmntsconsste ofwho will talk on "Service as an .L....1_..._E pre sio of__- C hr....L. . '....... - _e - .fIst i L _ife, PRE-CHRISTMAS DANCE GIVEN AT RIDGEWOOD German Club Plans Elabor ate Affair to Precede Holidays. The'annual Christmas dinner dance of the German Club will he given at Ridgewood Club Thursday night, December 20. Schumacher's Orchestra will fur nish music. The club rooms will be decorated in holiday flowers and greens. Elaborate dance cards have been secured from Philadelphia. James Hagood, Jr., is president of the club. Despite the small membership of the club this year, there will be a large attendance of club men. Those former members who are located at Camp Jackson as well as others, have been ex t nded an invitation to be pres ent. Those who have been asked to a t as chaperones are: P.rofessor a id Mrs. E. Marion Rucker, I)r. a id Mrs. William Spenser Cur r .ll, )r. and Mrs. Andrew C. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. William Elliott, Gov. and Mrs. Manning, Dr. and Mrs. M. C. Heath, Mr. a d Mrs. R. S. Waring, Lieut. a d Mrs. Ralph Shannon, Dr. and Mrs. James Perry, Mrs. J. W. Means, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moorman, and Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Sanders. Among the young women from out of town who are expected to attend are: Miss Louise B. Jones, Lexington, Va.; Miss Henrietta deLoache, Camden; Miss Fran ces Prioleau. Charleston: Miss Ellen Williams, Charleston; Miss Mary Locke Barron, Union; Miss Louise Wylie, Lancaster; and Miss Mary Dreyer, Birmingham, Miss Emma Adams, Richmond; Miss Virginia Winstead, Mullins; Miss Mary Smith, Mullins; Miss Callie Mims Purvis, Timmons ville and Miss Wilmot Prentiss, Greenville. SCARCITY OF BRICK CAUSES WORK TO LAG Work on the law building, under way since October 1, may be suspended soon be cause of inability to secure necessary building material, scarcity of brick rendering the "straw'" unavailable. It is hoped the suspension of opera tion will be nlv temporarv.