Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MISS KEITT LEAVES MONEY TO CAROLINA Will Found Scholrrship and Orators' Medal. A-:i- the varied beqests of the late Miss Annie Keitt, daughter of Col. Lawson M. Keitt, is a gift of $5,500 to the University of South Carolini. Of this $5,000 is an endowment, the pro ceeds of which are to support the Law rence M. Keitt scholarship to be offer ed to men wishing to attend the uni versity from the old district in con gress held by Miss Keitt's father, now comprised of Orangeburg, Bamberg, Barnwell, Lexington and Calhoun counties. Tl)e remaining $500 is to be invested and the proceeds used to pay for an annual medal for oratory, the Lawrence M. Keitt medal. The medal will presumedly be open to the 9 entire studentbody and will possibly be offered this year, particulars to be decided by the university debating council and the executors of Miss Keitt's estate. The Lawrence M. Keitt scholarships will be the fifth ser:es of scholarships offrred to prospective university stu dents, in additi?on to the teachers and the State schclarships. The Lawrence M. Keitt orators' medal will be the third medal open to the undergraduate school and the second open to the law and graduate school, the State oratori cal medal being offered only to under graduate.;. INFORMAL OPENING OF PETIGRU COLLEGE Law School Begins Work iri New Building. Petirru Coll"ge, the new law build inw, was informally opened last 'i'hursaay with addresses by the three law professors, John P. Thomas, E. Marion Rucker and J. Nelson Frier ton. Class:-oom work was begun Fri (lay. The building fac'es in two directions r.orth and east; the north front look ing toward the campus and the presi dent's home; the east front toward Ui3l s:reet. Over the east entrance, at the top of the building is its name, I'etigru; and in a similar location on the east front the inscription, "College of Law." The second-story windows bE ar the names of the following dis tinguiste:a South Carolina lawyers, carved in sanls,one at the bottom of the windlws: McDuffle, Pinckney, Simonton, Rtu!edge, Calhoun, O'Neal, 1 trayto:n, Preston, Legare, Johnson, Wardlaw, Vaties, Cheves, Harper, Eltmore, Earle, 1'ope and )e Saussure. The formal opening of the building will be (ne of the features of the comt r.e:wement program. WOMEN STUDENTS ASKING FOR "Y. W." A movement is on foot at thie ni versity for the organization of a Young Women's ChIristian Association among the co-eds. Some of the cam p)us co-edls have been to other colleges and( have seen! the benefits dlerivedI from suchl an organization andl are~ trying to work up enthuiasm andl spir-it for a "Y. W." Some time during February it is expectedi thlat either Miss Holler or Missi Giffin, studEent secr-etaries of the Routh Atlantie field, will make a visit to the unliversity to explain what such a student organization would at tempt andl to start a "Y. W." among the girl students. CO EDS ORGANIZE GYMNASIUM CLASS Plan Basketball Team to Play Other Girls' Colleges. The men of Carolina will not carry off all the athletic honors at the uni. versity this year now that some twen. ty of the coeds have signed up for the women students' gym class under J. O. Van Meter, university athletic director. Medals are to be offered tc the winners of an indoor track meet to be held some time next spring. The class meets from 4 to 5:30 o'clocl on Tuesday and Thursday afternoonr with an extra class for the more en. thusiastic girls on Saturday at 12:30 o'clock. At present gym is having a decided. ly painful effect on the girls. There is no need to ask why so many of them are always limping around thc campus or why they groan as they slide into their desks at class. It car all be traced to "gym." However their interest and determination arc so great that they will win out i1 spite of skinned elbows and bruised knees. In addition to the regular gymnas ium work the co-eds are attending get ting out a basketball team and an in door baseball team. When the basket ball team is whipped into shape the3 expect to play other teams of th State and come off with honors thau Carolina will bp proud of. There i: good material for a team and every one in the class is doing her best tc make it the finest in the State. Preparations are also on foot to gel out an indoor baseball team with th( intention of meeting similar team from the women's colleges of th State. Basketball practice has been begui in real earnest at the university th< last week and will soon be in ful swing. Only one man of last year' varsity has reported for practice a: yet, William Weston of Columbia. act ing captain. Captain Waring Lami Sims and Slim Martin, all old Caro lina stars, are expceted back from th( army in time to make the team. Th( vacancies will be filled from a larg: squad of new men and last year'r scrubs. Among those who have re ported for practice are: Skinner, Sif ford, Thompson, Fair, Barnes, Wil Mamns. Hooks, "Socrates" Ervin anm Crockett. Manager R. C. Thompson has prat tically completed the schedule for th( season so that the team will be assur ed a good trip. The opening gain will probably be played with New berry. GROVER RICHIE BACK. Decorated Twice-Wears Croix do Guerre. Lirut. (rover R!.ehie of Laurens. ( graduIa ie or the university in thle las! of 1917, is back from overseas. H wvent to Europe last spring in the :30t1 d (ivisionl, andi on account of having me (cived two woumnds in thme hi g was senl back to .this country a head of hiis di vision which is expecte(i som1e time11 i the near future. Grov'er Rtichey lhas been decorat c twice for conspicuous brmavery and ha receivedl the Croix de Guerre. 'Th 'eport was received In Columbia somi time ago that he had benen killed im act ion, but thIis was sooni [rumnd to hi i mistake and neit her of Ih's woumbh l)rove'fd t I) be ser'Ious. GERMAN CLUB OPEN SEIES OF DEBATES Will Carry Out Regular Pro gram in Second Semester. The first German club dance of the present session was given last Thurs day evening in the gymnasium. Due to the S. A. T. C. and other causes the usual opening German in October and the Christmas dance were omitted, but since the college has now return- ) ed to old conditions, plans have been made to give the remainder of the usual series of dances, the midwinter In February, the Easter German and the June ball. The German last Thursday was opened with a grand march led by Mr. Frank Owens with Miss Ida Hand. Then a card of twenty dances was be gun. Interspersed among the (lances were a number of German figures which were led by Mr. Augustus Allen with Miss Adele Weston. During these Germans attractive favors, bonus con fetti, etc., were distributed, which add ed measurably to the fun of the even ing. During the intermission ice cream and cakes were served. Danc ing continued until 2 o'clock. The German club officials for the present term are: F. C. Owens, presi dent; J. H. Moore, vice president; Richard Winstead, Jr., secretary; Wil liam Weston, Jr., treasurer; A. T. Al len, senior leader; C. H. Vanx, junior leader. S. A. T. C. OFFICERS LEAVE UNIVERSITY Major Chairsell Remains to Command R. O. T. C. Unit. The discharge of 2nd Lt. L. R. Kurtr Saturday completed the disband ing of the university studncat army training corps unit. The following offi cers have already been discharged: First. Lieut. S. M. Evans. Fl. T. Mc Carty, J. S. King and H. K. Stork: Second Lieuts. D. E. Montgomcry, It - E. Lurvey, .1. R. Miller, L. P. Mc. Guiness. Julian Koehler, E. S. :turer R. 13. Likc n, O. L. Keith and R. E McCune. The officers were disrharg ed in sections, nine being discharged " December 22, the last Saturday. "Maj. A. W. Chairsell, commanding .!officer of the S. A. T. C., is being re tained at the university as command ant of the R. O. T. C. First Lieut. L H. Mattair, Jr., has been transferred to the University of Alabama. LIEUTENANT MATTAIR LEAVES FOR ALABAMA Will Command R. O. T. C. af That Institution. First Lieut. Lewis -1. Mattair. r.. the equally popular and efflcient com mander of Company A of the univer slty student armttty ti-ait iing c.orp.. s untit , left last Salturday for~ a shot vacatiotn gointg to thte itiver-sity of Alabama ont December~ 13 to take( char-ge of t he R. T. 0. C. unmtit to be establishted therie. Lietitenaitt Mattair is a itativye of JTacksonville, Flia., and a gi-aduate of Lawreitceville Academy of Lawrentce ville, N. J. HeI was a graduattte of the fitrst ti-aining camup at Fort McPherson. enterintg the service May, 1917. He~ camte to thte university tis year~ anntI durting his shtort stay withI us has p- poven himself a treal mtan and ant offi cer, interestedl in his awn anid in Ithe uaniversity. LJNITERSITY ALUMNUS WOLFE'S ASSISTANT Captain Lumpkin Appointed Assistant Attorney General. Captain Morris Lumpkin of Colum ia, a graduate of the university law chool, has been offered the position f assistant attorney general by Sam 1I. Wolfe, attorney general elect. It is tot known whether Captain Lumpkin vill acctpt or not but the general im )ression is that he will be the next tssistant attorney general. Captain Lumpkin is now overseas in ommand of the Three Hundred and seventeenth Machine Gun Battalion of he Eighty-first Division. He went tbroad with a detached unit of this livision last July and was in action rom August up to the signing of the irmistice. He attended the first ofli ers' training camp at Fort Ogle horpe, from which he was cominis ioned as captain. Later he received ntensive training at Cambridge, liass., and at. Fort Sill, Okla. He was a member of the legislature' from tichland County, but resigned this >lace soon after getting into the serv ce. He was assistant secretary to the omnittee on agriculture in Washing on under Congressman Lever several rears. He was graduated from the aw department of the University of )outh Carolina in 1909. Members of the family believe that aptain Lumpkin will return to America soon and will then enter im nediately upon his duties in the of lce of the attorney general. 1225 Green St. Phone 2162 "We 'Press for Men of 'Dress" J. W. BRUNSON Merchant Tailor Cleaning and Repairing Neatly Done We furnish the . Football Teams Watch the Equipment It will lead them to many a victory. S. B. McMaster, Inc. J. S. PINKUSSOHN CIGAR CO. The Oldest Tobacconist in Columbia College Mens Headquarters CIGARS, SODAS, POCKET BILLIARDS 1307-1309 Main St. SEW A LT E RS' ~ "Best StylIes for Young Men" 142n Mai Steet Columbia S. C.