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Next Friday- o Exams Ten Dayo I Ordeal University of South Carolina VOL. XVIII. COLUMBIA, S.C., RIDAY, JANUARY 23, 192514 SIXTH ROAD INTITUTE MEETS FEBRUARY 17TH Promises to Have Extra Large Attendance From All Over the State SESSIONS AT FLINN HALL Many Prominent Speakers Have Been Secured By Protessor Rowe, Director of The Institute. The Sixth Annual Road Institute will meet at the University February 17 and will be in session for two days. Registration will begin at 9 o'clock. The meeting promises to be a very successful one with a large attendance of road men from all over the state. Heretofore,*the sessions have been held in Leconte College, but this year, through the courtesy of Mr. R. G. Bell, the auditorium of Flinn Hall will probably be utilized for this purpose. Morning and afternoon sessions will be held during both clays of the meet with a selection of very able speak ers presenting an excellent program. Immediately after the convening of the institute, the presiding officers of the different sessions will be ap pointed by Mr. R. L. Jones who is president of the institute. Mr. Jones is a resident of Batesburg and is one of the - most active men in the good road program that is being inaugu rated. He is a member of the State Highway Commission. Professor Walter E. Rowe, who is Director of the institute, announces that he has already received accep tances from most of the men invited to speak at the different meetings. Among the best known of the speak ers during the sessions held at the University will be Mr. Charles H. Morefield, the State Highway Engi neer, who will speak on "Road Econo mics." Mr. Morefield has lectured numerous times at the engineering classes. He is one of the best post ed men in South Carolina on this sub ject. Among the other speakers who have been obtained are: Mr. Edward E. Duff, Secretary of the National Paving Brick Association. Mr. Duff will speak on "Design, Con struction and Maintenance of Brick Pavements." Mr. James E. Ramsey, Consulting Engineer of Salisbury, North Carolina, who will talk on "Granite and Its Relation to Municipal Paving." Mr. Walter E. Rosengarten, Traf fc Engineer of the Asphalt Associa tion of New York City, to speak on "Asphalt and Its Uses in Highway En gineering." Mr. C. E. Kerr, representing the American Wood-Preserving Associa tion of Chicago, Illinois to talk on 'The Use of Creosote Timber for Highway Drainage Structures." Colonel H. C. Boyden who is a mems ber of the General Staff of American Potland Cement Association, will treat with "Modern Concrete Road Con struction." Colonel Boyden is well known at Carolina having given seve ral talks here during the time. when Professor Goode Holmes was head of the Engineering Departnilent. Colo nel Boyden is also well known in road building circles in South Carolina. On the evening of Tuesday the 17th, Mr. Rhett of Charleston, who is Chair man of the State Highway Commission, will address, the members of the insti tute and of the legislature at a meet lng held in the State house. --u.s.c. Prof: "What was the Hegira?" History Stude: "Wasn't he some sort UNIVERSITY ALUMNI RANK HIGH IN STATE MANY TEACH IN COLLEGES Of the 126 Instructing in High Schools, There Are 43 Superintendents Statistics compiled through the Alu mni office show that there are 126 Alumni of the University of South Carolina teaching in the high schools of South Carolina. Of the total 43 are superintendents of High Schools, 23 are principals and 50 are teachers. This does not include the Alumni of the University teaching in Graded Schools and Preparatory Schools. According to statistics recently com piled there are 44 alumni of the Uni versity of South Carolina teaching and directing the work of the Col leges of this State. Of this number, two are Presidents, thrle are Deans and 39 are Professors. ''The numbers in the respective colleges are: Chicora College for Women ...... 6 Clemson College ...................-2 Medical College of S. C. ......... 2 Coker College ...................... 1 Columbia College .................. 5 Columbia Theological Seminary .... I Converse College .................. I Furman University ................ 1 Greenville Woman's College ...... I Presbyterian College of S. C. ...... I Due West College for Women .... 1 Anderson College .................. 1 University of South Carolina ......21 Total ...... ...................44 --U.s.c. THURSDAY'S SOCIAL TEA WAS LAST OF SEASON The last tea for this year was serv ed Thursday afternoon at Flinn Hall by a committee headed by Mrs. Ward law. There was a large croWd there and they all seemed to be having a great time as well as large draughts of Russian Tea. The Teas have fitted in nicely in the social program of the University and now that they are to be discontinued for the rest of this year will be greatly missed by the students who have been going down. - U.s.c. TURKEY DINNER SERVED BIBLE CLASS GOERS The Committee Headed By Mrs. Wardlaw and Wrena Hancock Serve Meal One of these real, sho'nuf Turkey dinners was served to the 235 men at the University who had not missed a single one of the Bible classes dur ing the last session. The supper was mighty good and was well fixed by Mrs. Wardlaw's committee and was splendidly served by a committee from the Co-eds headed by Miss Wrenna Hancock. The tables were decorated with red candles in black candle sticks and with red and black notions of var ious sorts. The best decorations tho were the co-eds and the dishes they served. Mr. I. E. Ready, chairman of the Bible Class Committee for the "Y" made a short talk. Mr. Gressette of the First Baptist church gave the stu dents a welcome to the Church. Seve ral of the men were called on and the "Y" quartet sang well as usual. Babe Adams and A. R. Merchant were ask ed to stand up as not having missed a class in 5 years. There were about 10 men there who had not missed a class in 4 years and more who had not miss ed in 3 years. Everybody seemed to have had a great time. WILLIAM IS ELECTED CLARIOSOPHIC HEAD JENNINGS, VICE-PRESIDENT President Will Be First to Receive Degree of Journalism From the University C. B. Williams of Orangeburg, was elected president of the Clariosophic literary Society at the regular elect ion night, the 13th of January. He is a senior in the School of Journalism. His degree will be the first given by that school. J. W. Jennings of Col umbia was also nominated for the pres idency,, he defeated H. F. Williamson as vice-president. L. J. Willis was elected critic and D. C. Brock was elected secretary. Several names were sent up for trea surer, but C. W. Scott was victorious on the third ballot. Thomas McCut chen was elected recorder and Gene Brabham was selected as sergeant-at arms. Robinson, Hearon, and Bar bare were selected unanimously to con stitute the board of pardons. After the election of the various of ficers, D. S. Russell was appointed senior valedictorian and Clyde White junior orator. The newly-elected president was call ed upon for a short speech. The two men elected monitors gave short talks expressing their appreciation for the nominations. Many of the members showed their ability as orators when putting the name of a candidate before the society. Some of the language used compared to the prolific and euphonious phrases used by D. S. Russel in conversation. -U.S.C. JAMES HICKS WINS YEAR'S U.D.C. MEDAL Miss Virginia Gof Receives Honorable Mention-Twelve Papers Submitted James Hicks, a graduate of Colum bia High School and a member of the Junior Class of the University won the medal given by the Wade Hampton Chapter of the U. D. C. for the best article submitted on General M. C. Butler. Miss Virginia Goff, also a junior at Carolina received honorable mention. Twelve papers were submitted to the judges for the medal this year, and Mr. Hicks was awarded first place unanimously. This medal has been given by the U. D. C's for several years. Some prominent southerner's life is chosen for the subject of the essay each year. Miss Anna Swindell won this medal last year. --U.s.c. SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS Intermediate and Final The catalog of the University gives the following: Classes meeting at the designated hours or any part thereof will be ex amined at times appointed in the fol lowing table: First Day . .M., W., F. .8:30- 9:30 3-4 Second Da. M., W., F. .9:30-10:30 4-5 Third Day M., W., F.. 11-12 2-3 Fourth Da. M., W., F.. 12-1 1-2 Fifth Da. T., Th., S 8:30- 9:30 2-3 Sixth Da. T., Th., S. .9:30-10:30 1-2 Seventh Da. Tr., Th., S.. 11-12 3-4 Eighth Da. T., Th., S., 12-1 4-5 .No intermediate or final exami antion may be held outside of the stat ed times without the special permis sion of the President. 2.. By consent of the Instructor, stu dents may be transferred for exami nation from one section to another of the same grade. 3. Examinations will begin and end promptly at the stated hours. NEW GAMECOCK EDITOR ELECTED BY SOCIETIES S. WOLFE EICHEL, CAMDEN Is Senior In Commerce School Has Much Newspaper Experience S. Wolfe Eichel of Camden was elec ted editor of The Gamecock, for next term, at a joint meeting of the Clario sophic and Euphradian literary socie ties Thursday morning, the sixteenth. Eichel is a senior in the School of Commerce, and a member of the Eu phradian society. He has worked on the staff of The Gamecock since com ing to Carolina as a freshman. Also lie has reported campus events for The Columbia Record and other papers. As associates the joint assembly elec ted W. L. Crocker from the Clarioso phic and Isadore Polier from the Eu phradian. Mr. Crocker is a junior in the School of Journalism. Mr. Polier is an associate of the present term. The new editor announces the fol lowing staff: Isadore Polier, manag ing editor; Lee Crocker, club editor; Fred Minshall, sport editor; Kershaw Walsh and C. B. Williams, editorial writers. Others will be added soon. The election was comparatively quiet. Everyone seemed to be of the same mind for the editor and both as sociates were elected by acclamation. Mr. Eichel's nomination had been seconded when the chair recognized Mr. W. C. McCall. Everyone turned to hear who he was placing in nomi nation but it was soon evident that lie was only making another second to the first nomination. MAN VISITS CAMPUS UNDER AUSPICES OF "Y' Archibald Campbell, Crewman, Athlete, Engineer. Minister and Missionary Archibald Campbell, crewman for University of Washington, all round athlete, engineer, explorer, minister and missionary has been spending three clays at the University under the auspices of the University Y. M. C.. A. Mr. Campbell, a fine type of man hood, standing a little over six feet, has made a fine impression on the student body as the new type of mis sionary that the Boards are seeking to send to the foreign countries. During his college clays he was a member of the famous crew from the west which was the first one to give any compe tition to the crack eastern crews. He was engaged in several other kinds of athletics also. . After graduating at Washington he spent some time in Alaska as an en gineer and explorer. After returning to the United States he went to Prince ton University,, and from there to Korea where he served as a missionary. He is now home on his first furlough. Speaking in Chapel, Mr. Campbell said that the mission boards were look ing for the finest men that the college could afford to send out to represent Christianity in heathen nations. He also called attention to the fact that Mohammedanism is growing fast, that it is up to the college men of this age whether another type of culture and religion shall dominate the world or our type. During the day Mr. Campbell has spent his time interviewing students who are interested in going to a For eign field. There at present 8 stu dents at the University who are al ready volunteers and it is to be re menmbered that the University has sent quite a number of men into this kind of work. MOTHER STATE HOLDS CAROLINA GRADUATES Columbia Is the Most Ideal Place of Location for the State University GRADS SETTLE CLOSE BY Not Many Who Are Graduated From the University. Ever Leave the Soil of the Palmetto The wisdom of the founders of the University in locating it at Columbia has long since been abundantly dem onstrated and justified. Columbia not only is the capital and the common property of all the people of the State, but also occupies the geographical center of the State. It is, therefore, most conveniently situated for the greater number of the people. Its central location means the saving of thousands of dollars annually to the people in time and the cost of trans portation. Furthermore, it is an es tablished fact that young men and women very generally settle within the environment that is familiar to them. As a rule they do not wander far from the place in which they are reared or the place in which they have been educated. The central location of the Univer sity, therefore, adds greatly to the upbuilding of the State. South Caro lina has been losing too many of her native born citizens to other States. According to the census of 1920 of those born in South Carolina 305,018 were then living in other States. Among these, according to Who's Who in America, there were 135 per soils of outstanding prominence and ability. Our net loss of native born citizens to other states was 193,942 and our net loss of citizens of out standing prominence and ability was. 87. Students of our institutions of higher learning and more especially those supported by the State should be impressed with the duty and de sirability of settling within the State, but the State itself should do its part especially in the matter of making the compensation of teachers comparable to the salaries paid in adjacent states. The location of the University and the policy now being pursued by it has contributed to keep the great ma jority of its graduates within the State. Of the 134 graduates of the class of 1924 all are now living in South Caro lini elcept 23. Of the graduates who settled out of the State , were non-resident students who returned to their several homes so that South Carolina lost only 14 of the class of 134. Of the 92 gradua tes of the class of 1923 all are now liv ing in South Carolina except 16. Of the graduates who settled out of the State 6 were non-resident stu dents who returned to their several homes so that South Carolina lost on ly 10 of this class. The detailed tabulation of the mem bers of the two classes will be found below: CL.ASS 1924. Lawvyers in South Carolina ....... 39 Teachers in South Carolina ....... 33 Business men in South Carolina .. 6 Engineers in South Carolina .... 3 Bookkeepers' in South Carolina .... 3 Farmers in South Carolina....... 3 Bank Cashiers in South Carolina . 1 Minister in South Carolina ......1 Public Health Work in S. C. ...... 1 Stenographer int South Carolina .. 1 Graduate Students..............9 Rhodes Scholar at Oxford ........I Law Students................... 4 Medical Students .....'...........3 Ministerial Students .............3 Total in South Carolina 111 (Continued on pae 8)