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4S ....... ... Leo, King of S Biology Department Loses Pet Snake-Created In terest in the Study. I ". itIg 41f I,'exilIgtin. tile pet Kingsnake of the Ilillo4gy I1)epartmelt. (lied Stliday. Octobier 141h. 1923. We .11 Imwanl his leatl an<d he shall be misse<l f4m111 the activities 44 tihe <lep.irt Illeilt, its well as by 111 woIse acqtlaill lance het had Inla<de. "I -1" w,aks capturtd ui t lhc ( )range htirg rala abinit fivc miles fromn Ctl umbia i .\May 7th. 1922. The party whot mla<de the capture con)[sistc<l of P'rti. Corringtoii R. , " e<" je.I ti nIIgs. "Bsill" Thurmai., an "Ring" C'layton. whoi we.re taking at fiel<d trip ill cinnection with tile biolojgy wfirk 4f that yar -. Red" first saw "I but stiflicc it ti4 say\ "-'r)fess1r" calight him,;a,"Re<d" hei* lieves inl Safety First as his mol()tti). -x,)" was ilt star attractinil at tile first tw,o leCtIres 4o1 snakes wiIch Ilni. Cirringlmt giv( here <hriIIng the IpalSt Iw4) winters. li c was knimwn by all in the camplis a l attracted Statte-wi<t att -il li44ll tht11 w th le pr s. hltItsl in I"itl1gy an<I siakes was greatly stimulatc<l by Il presenct il 1 the labrat(IrIY. \lny tiI4, itfirt mamly spe.ttatrl hi c has <lem-1iin1 Student Has Hard Luck D)ear F.<ditor: I bieve thaltt you rint conltribtins fromi 1 the sIct i ts if lte articles are (if intelrest to you rIt<ItrN :nd if itey (if no4t fall bellw ycr Alitr stalards. I'lm) n t Saying that whllt 1Im g"ing I write wil.l be aI literary n111tterplice, buit I believe that it \ill he l I f inter..'t to llt stildints. and if youit havel i tlt space. I wiuld be very thnk fill i yu woI] b publish it. Wheln I welt hom111e this 1p. unr i d that ne(.xt yevar I wIld have a MuCh ice m1141 than I had lien with rulgs, and .\l-ri chlair, . and ctir tainls. and thle "ther1 thinlgs that mlake (1 ttnt fel lieitdyn.gor t stugyi Vta batcrdi old roeti ;mi is Wibilityi. Bu to1( 11r lite CI44n 4 1i toft cush iltn Ietit WI tXgltwig4 fire lt. I hirs m tle fIet 1n 11'ersilnrs, l ookSill 14ut( thruI~V urine44 d itlow upon i ath 11snw-i covre intmrus;td thneanythings prepres y batches Studying Spl thiik uitlyfo a ewmintr atin 11 S etitie setn of lf,tntae gut my roning plain fhi greealns out was rpai ai andha mptoo n Sut nakes, is Dead stratetI his snake-killing and eating powers. Another interestiig point is that even the Gentlemet of the General Assembly have become interested in this pet andtt sOmlit. hayev made visits ito the lah Iratory to me this specitlil. .Manly stdtlents have bt-ee able to make 11b1servatiis ('1n fe(lilig halbits. shedI Iing f the skin and locoimitin in a1kes by situlying "I.c'." \iany petpIe have beenl ablc to) coriIler their f(.arl filr r(.p tiles by ilaking the act;talitance I "Ieo." was give i l illie 1)\ t'1 i11-lic .\uais atnl other mnvinlher, f the State Chemical I,ahoratory staT, whicb labor atory is sittiatedt a ss tihe hall rini tile Zticdogy I,ahorat(wry ill I,c(*'nte C(illeme. Ile beh>ngs to 'I family , (f II mwet fil conmstlrictors. whI, arIT 11"41n p 5-iSI 14 1 a i W .4, Whilc ahe it4 t'ver CoM l ;11 ther sniakes. ineluiding the 1io144I tS411. sliakcs. to, ilthe Ve (1m oIf which thc\y are- immncn. exhibit a reinarkable <d(wility tit m;mkind(. seldomi. if cver. attm tnlt ie Their gract.f ill m1;mets,lallcnss, anld hea.;tltll1 pat ter1*1 Ilf vc illatio climbinet to) make them ait attractive tilt' 4f !,;ake to keep as a pet. lTe piotograph by l1itticard. sl14\k, i,ll inte ;act (if killing ;mld swal. Smiw1g a l;rge specimlietl If the Ci ilI 411 Watersnake. ilt. . were Ittiy. hlree layers. Iithrek were a backgrth. a centerpliec. ;ld a fregrolud. I think sit sai<d that it w(pI tke a a "Miti t ird" rmi li ,]t I Jhe three layers y. 1 cmllb jist ilnag in( lIt,,w\ Illy rilwillijld 11)(IL; lit)\% Illc curtailis wmtld "Ci rcopn" ye and It(\\ I w millI "tIllyb ill ca"c ;and ggo for1. Cl igars | Irint ill vaill fill I Pt d eckIned without th e rnVatip re tillrited t1 Ilc va: ipti, it, fimd mY r*.ooml painted in ;141ther. cldm anl cmaire I'aills, My he;llitil citritainls, wiald llot l. y urtiraiis arees and I am trying to lsItty ing ;I t-b( hWeak roml. ( Signed) . o. J l. - '.S.C. --e - - aTritlle(let amier (aypn alsie- o BRS. Pnush Bi lliaS.C HYPATIAN RECEPTION The l lypatian .Literary Sciety el terneialid IWednesda%.V afltcri1Il at 14o1 ;'e'Nek in the Clarios4 lphic I,iterary Sticiety I lall inl honor i (f all Co-eds. ald especially the rhme1111n. . regillar \'*.lln s C iI'led C Ini Consistin1g 1f the fol)wiig A readling irom "The Ilack Hlrder" by Miss Helen Dnpre. Miss Abel read a gr o of piems by- a sonlth Cardilia plet. .\Mr. lilarlloll. (if l,exingt(n. A play. called the "\V(rk llousC \Vard" by , Gregry was iintere st InglIy initerpreted b)y AMIis-,-es. Mat tie Varn. Wrenia Hancock and Claire Cantwell. Miss Grace King., tl.e president, an nounced that the meeting was adjourn ed for the time being and led the way to the hiomie of Dr..and Mrs. Wauchope, where a delightful half hour was spent. M\iss Harriett Fishburne gave a piano solo and Niss Mary Cantwell sang. Refreshments were served by the fol lowing: Misses Catherine Floyd, Sara Meredith, D(wr% Snrasky and Claire CantVell.. Y. W. C. A. MEETING Thel. Y. \. C. A. met Mondav after 11144n1 at fiu 4"4'clck at Fliill iall. The ilecting wa.is opened by singinig the National V. W. C. A. Song "Hymn of 1,ight.' The devotions were led by Nliss Mattie Varn. The speaker of the ()Cca';k.ii was Dr. Nlelton. who made a Very ilistriletive and 1nspiring talk to the girls. After this the can(le Ser vice for the reccginitimn of IeW memill hers was givell. The ineeting con chided with a song. 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