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Why'Not Try Let's Make 12 ___ORV____ C"Howdy".Yea University of South Carolina VOL. XVIII. COLUMBIA, S.C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 9,1925 NO.13 1RA&MIUITIR LEADS BIBLE CLASS Banquet Will Be Given In the Winner's Honor on January Sixteenth TAL ATTENDANCE IS 3,000 ond Floor, Tenenent Seven teen Finishes Close Second -Twenty-Three Has Good Class. The Bible Discussion Groups which ve just closed ended a fast race be een Tenements 17, second floor, and enement 18 with a victory for Tene t 18 by a close margin. The win -n class will be given a banquet in their nor and all members of other classes ho did not miss a meetin ;. The ban t will be given Friday, January 16th, bably in the First Baptist Church. The Bible classes had an enroll ent of 450 and an average attendance s over 350. The total attendance was Ut 3000. This is the largest atten dance any series of Bible classes have er had on the campus. During the n classes that were held, various topics, as campis problems, social and re us problems, etc., were studied and iscussed by the various classes. The sses met every Tuesday evening from :00 until 7:30 o'clock. Besides the two classes in the lead enement 23 probably deserves the most ention. With a membership of 23, not single man was absent. In Tenement also, no men was absent,. tho the mbership was not as large. There are 200 men in all who have t missed a single class, except for sick s or some other valid excuse. These r. will attend the banquet, and their mes will be posted on the bulletin rd very shortly. Admission to the quet will be by ticket only. These be obtained from the "Y" office cry day next week untill Thursday m 2:00 until 4:00 o'clock. The men of the class of Ten. 18, the imning class, are: Willis (Teacher), tkinson, Brown, Barbare, Culbertson, win, Eargle, Hughes, Westmore Stoudemire, Spires, Rast, Taylor, tuck, Tompkins, and Tyler. Eargle president of the class and Tyler a secretary. The men of Tenement 17, second floor, o were next in attendance, are: Hart Hunter, Milling, Wilson, Merchant, n, Scroggie, Hall., McKinnon, J. M. olliday, Fred Holliday, Carl Holliday, cketts, and Baldwin. ---u.s.c. TS MONDAY NIGHT FOR PRELIMINARIES The University Debating Council at meeting Thursday afternoon set Jan y 12th as the date for the prelimina of the Wi-lliam and Mary-North rolina-South Carolint debate, the Is of which will be held February .The Council also selected Feb ry 20th as the date for the annual itt Oratorical Contest. The secretary submitted queries for the Vi-rginia orgia-Carolina and FIo:'idai Ten see-Carolina debates, the dates and ries of which will be announced later. R GILES WILL BE "Y" SPEAKER SUNDAY r. Giles of Columbia College will he speaker at the Y. M. C. A. meeting Chapel Sunday evening at seven ock. The "Y" quartet will sing. e man who has grown too lazy to gallant ciall his sweetheart his pal. SCHEDULE ARRANGED FOR CO-ED GLEE CLUB SING AT CLINTON TONIGHT Will Entertain at the Imperial Theatre on Night of January the Thirteenth The Co-Ed Glee Club of the Univer sity of South Carolina will makd its first public appearance tonight, in Clin ton. While in Clinton they will be en tertained at P. C. They will leave this afternoon and return tonight, The Clinton trip is the first of a series which the Glee Club will make this year.; During the latter part of January they will tour lower South Carolina, visiting such points as; Charleston, Manning, St. George and Sumter. The Glee Club will sing in Columbia on the night of the 12th ,at the Impe rial Theater. The program at Clinton is: 1st part, Choruses and solos; 2nd- part, stunts; 3rd part, ensemble. Maude Ellis-Vocal solos. Maurice Matteson-Vocal solos. Harriette Fishburne-Piano. solo. The personnel of the club is: First sopranos: LeRhea Counts, Maude Ellis, Wilhemina Quattlebaum, Louise Dukes, Lillie Baker and Mary Cantwell. Second-sopranos: Isabel White, Delle Evans, Mary Leitzsey and Sara Camp bell. Altos: Lillian Jones, Anna Weinsel, Elbertine Durr, Mattie Varn and Cathe rine Phillips. Accompanist: Harriette Fishburne. -U.S.C. BACK IN THE YEAR 1899 CHAT FROM THE CAMPUS Several games are already listed for the coming season in baseball and they will be followed by a lively season on the gridiron. That brings to mind the need we feel for a street car line by the campus and to the athletic field. We believe that the benefits which will accrue to the street car company will be more than commensurate with ours. The campus not only presents a beautiful and historic view but is filled for nine months out of the year with nearly three hun dred people who spend a lot of money. College men don't count nickels when the streets are sloppy or the sun is hot. The law lecture room will be entirely renovated by the first of January. The old table will be recovered, new chairs will be furnished and the gas fixtures will be rearranged. (From The State, Dec. 11, 1899) -U.S.C. ALL RESIDENT CO-EDS RETURN TO DORMITORY The Womans' College at the Univer sity can boast of a distinction which but few colleges can. All of the girls who were? here before Christmas returned. This shows one thi-ng at least-the girls are contented. ---U.S.C. CABINET TO GIVE DANCE ON FEBRUARY 17th The Social Cabinet will resume the dances at the Gymnasium with a dance given in honor of the University of Georgia basketball team on the evening of January 17. Music wHi be furnished by the Gamecock orchestra. ---U.S.C. Mrs. Corrington Hostess At Tea On Thursday -Mrs. J. D. Corrington was hostess at the tea given at Flinn Hall Thursday afternoon at five o'clock. Mrs. George A. Wauchope and Mrs. G. Croft Wil liams poured the tea. A number of stu dents enjoyed the afternoon. Glimpses of Carolina History On the death. of President Maxcy, Thomas Cooper, who had been only one year at the South Carolina College as Professo- of Chemistry, was selected by the trustees to fill the vacant presidency. He was regarded by Thomas Jefferson as the most learned man in America. By birth, he was an Englishman, had taken part in the French Revolution, had been required to leave his native land, and had led an eventful life in the North before he came to South Carolina. Dr. Cooper was a most entertaining lecturer and was greatly admired by the students, although they spoke of him as "Old Coot." As an executive, however, he was unsuccessful. The intellectual activity of the college was great. Besides the president him self, who was always publishing books or pamphlets, Professor Henry Junius Nott, Professor Robert Henry and Pro fessor James Wallace wrote and contrib -uted to the magazines of the day. Lard ner Vanuxem, who taught geology, be gan a geological survey of6the state. Dr. Cooper taught political economy and published a volume on the subject one of the earliest in the country. Unfortunately, Dr. Cooper was a born agitator. He was an ardent freetrader. No sooner was he established in Colum bia than he began to wake the people up to the dangers of the tari-f and of the centralizing tendencies of the govern ment. "It is time to calculate the value of the Union." said he in a speech at a dinner in Columbia in 1827. South Car olina was rent by two hostile factions, for which condition many blamed Dr. Cooper. To add further to the troubles of the college, he went out of his way, so it seemed to many, to attack Christ ianity. The number of the students fell off. A cry went up from the mountains to the sea, "reorganize the College I" Dr. Coop er was tried for his beliefs, but was acquitted. However, his connection with the college was severed in 1834. He died five years later. A new faculty was secured under the presidency of Hon. Robert W. Barnwell A chair of Christian Evidences whose holder was to be a chaplain, was estab lished. Rev. William Capers filled this professorship for a few months, when he was succeeded by Rev. Stephen Elliott. Everything that the trustees could do to counteract the influence of Dr. Cooper's atheistic ideas was done. The college recovered at once and entered on a new era of prosperity. -E. L. GREEN. -U.s.c THE GARNET AND THE BLACK Citadel has always favored the blue, And the many sons of Clemson to the tiger are true, We will own our co-eds slender Nor honor shall they lack. While the Gamecock stands defender of the Garnet and the Black. Thru long years of college, midst the scenes we know so well, As the prof's idea of knowledge we vainly seek to spell, Or we'llI win our athletics on the foot ball field or track, While the Gamecock stands defender of the Garnet and the Black. When the cares of life o'er take us Mingling fast our locks with grey, Should our dearest hopes betray us; These friends fall away. Still we'll banish care and sadness As we turn our memories back And recall the years of gladness With the Garnet and the Black. Chemistry studentS insist on making themistry romantic because they will call antimony, "alimony." CAROLINA GE] TO AMERIC) MANY IMPROVEMENTS IN TENNIS COURTS NOTED SEVEN NEW ONES ADDED Matches Being Arranged With Other Colleges of State During Spring. Now that the holidays are over and the students have returned to work there are many who have noted the new ten nis courts. Six of the old ones were completely rebuilt, new back stops of steel wire netting being put up, supported by steel post. Seven new courts have been added, four of them being in front of the Co-ed Building. These are to be 'used for matches, galleries to be e-cted on the embankment to the west. Just before I the holidays Professor Perry Teeple, of the faculty, and Cal houn Thomas, as student manager, were appointed as a committee to have charge of the tennis courts. This committee will also arrange schedules for playing matches, etc. These two gentlemen spent several hours on a tour of in spection before Xmas, making notes of the conditions of the courts. The pres ent plan is to stimulate playing so as to get the new courts in playing shape as soon as possible. The courts are lo be scraped several tm'es a week so as to keep the playing surface in tip top shape. A dozen new nets have been ordered and are to be placed on the courts as soon as they arrive. Besides, steel post, with pulleys have been placed on each court taking the place of the old wooden post of past years. No definite rules have been drawn up as yet for those using the courts; but it is hoped that no student will be guilty of playing with other than the regula tion tennis shoe. Shoes with heels tend to destroy the playing surface. The aim now is to build and protect the sur face. Plans are on foot at present for seve ral matches with other colleges, to have them play here and then a return match later. If things work out as ex pected Carolina students will have the pleasure of seeing the best Tennis play ers of the State in action on our courts. Matches will be arranged with the Char lestcn Tennis Club, the players of the local Seminaries and the Stars from Ridgewood. The State Meet will be held sometime in April with Wofford as host. After the examinations a tentative rat ing will be posted and play-offs held. By this means it is hoped to give all stu dents a chance for the team; and also to get a nucleus from which to pick a tennis squad. Several courts are to be reserved for the squad and from this group the men to represent Carolina will be picked. -U..C. PROFESSORS ATTEND HOLIDAY MEETINGS Dr. Oscar L. Keith and Dr. Reed Smith attended the Modern Language1 Association in New York on Decem ber 29, 30 and 31, at Columbia Univer sity. Dr. Smith also attended a meeting of tie . American Fblk-Lore Society in Washington, D. C., on the afternoon of January 1st, and read a paper on "Folk-Lore of the GulIah Negro." She: "How do I look ?". He: "Sweet enough to kiss." She : "Aw-go on I" 'S ADMISSION N LAW BODY Action Is Result of Series of Steps Taken Last Fall SCHOOL INSPECTED BY NOTED. LEGAL WRITER Three Other Institutions Taken In With Carolina--Mem-t berahip Less Than Fifty Per Cent. The law school of the University reg istered another progressive stride when the Association of American Law Schools on December 29, 1925 in session in Chi cago admitted it to membership. This action by the association was the cul mination of a series of steps begun last fall when the laiv school sought the recognition and Prof. Ralph W. Aigler, noted teacher and writer in legal sub jects and the secretary-treasurer of the national association, was sent here to make a personal inspection. He spent two days in exami-ning the records, go ing over the equipment and sitting in on class room work. Final admissioR came as a result of a favorable report by the Executive Com mittee composed of William Draper Lewis, of the University of Pennsyl vania; Ralph W. Aigler, of the Univer sity of Michigan; Henry Craig Jones, of the State University, of Iowa; Aus tin W. Scott, of Harvard University; and 0. K. Murray, of the University of California. Notre Dame, Washington, University of St. Louis and Louisiana State University were the other three schools taken in with the University of South Carolina. The distinction places the university in a coveted position. There are 146 law schools in the country and 63 of them, less than 50 per cent., are members of the national association. ADVANTAGES The association has been a potent fac tor in advancing legal education in the United States. It requires of the schools admitted to membership an able facul ty, ample library facilities and a stand ard of scholarship necessitating on the part of students two years of completed college work. Graduation from asso ciation schools doeE nqt obviate the necessity of any examination in any of the,ptates. However, these schools honor credits 'from the respective institutions, except the University of Virginia, does not recognize credits from other schools. In "The State" of December 11, 1899 there appeared in the news notes from the University of South Carolina the following paragraph: "The law lecture room will be entire ly renovated by the first of January. The old table will be recovered, new chairs will be furnished and the gas fixturgs rearranged.." Twenty-five years later, December 29, 1924, an article remarking growth ap peared, an excerpt of which is given: "Today it occupies a splendid position in the field of legal education. Its pres ent teaching force consists of Dean Frierson, and Professors Rucker, Ay cock, Edmunds, Hodges and McCrae. Its curriculum, will compare favorably with that of any law school in the coun try while its standard of a three year course with at least two years of col lege work for admission, after the pres ent year, is the same required at all association schools. "The law school occupies a separate bui-lding which was erected in 1918. It houses the law school libraries which contain in excess of 10,000 reports and legal works in addition to 10,000 liter ary volumes. These libraries are as (Continued on Page 4)