Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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*entber of South Carolina College Press Associatlop Published Weekly by the Various Literary Societies Terms-$1.50 a Year Entered at the Columbia, South Carolina Postoffice on November 20, 1908, as Second-Class Mail Matter. WOLItit EICHEL NEWS STAFF S........ Editor-in-Chief ISADORE POI.IER ...................Afanaging Editor W. LEE CROCKER .............News and Club Editor FRED MINSHALI, ......................Sport Editor Jimxy BALDWIN ....................Feature Editor Miss E.LEN HOUCH .................Co-Ed Editor C. B. WLLIAMS .........................Editorials REPORTERS W. 0. VARN, A. W. HOLLER, HAROLD HENTz, F. A. Woop, JAmes HEARON, RoBERT BASS, D. H. EARGLE, CHARLES CuTrIwo, VIRGINIA DOAR, MAUnE ELLis, CATHERINE PHILLIPS NEWS ITEMS may be handed members of the Staff, left at Box 444 Canteen, or phoned to the Editorial Offices at 907 South Main Street, Phone Number 4109, between the hours of 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 10 to 11 a.m. or 2:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays. BUSINESS STAFF FURMAN R. GRESSETTE ....................Aanager ERNEST B. CASTLES ......................Assistant SAM. L. READY ...........................4ssistant JOHN R. PATE .........................Circulation Advertising Rates Will Be Furnished on Request. Apply to Business Manager. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1925. gamrark Opurs Carolina is to have a summer school in France. This is a good opportunity for some of our sharks to pick t:p a Parissiene air. * * * But the idea seems to be a successful one or the larger Universities would not sponsor it. May THE GAMEcOCK venture into this field be full of success. * * * 'Tis said that radio broadcasting station \VSAC of Clemson College has been heard in Marsailles. France. These South Carolina colleges have a way of advertisiAng themselves. * * * Another new venture. worthy of commendation i, the newly founded South Carolina Academy of Science, which will hold its first annual meeting here next month. --u.s.c. - . Cries "Wolf" Again Last week we commented on the disgraceful ness of pulling the fire alarm. Again Tuesday it was done. This makes a total of five or six false alarms turned in this year. This is not high school; no longer are we kids, but are grown rational men. Excuse for childish action there is none I We heave no right to tax the state, to make enemies of men who are wil ling to risk their lives for ours, or to blacken the reputation of the University by childish actions. And now its time to stop. The student body ought to take some action on this matter. It has gone too far. It is our honest desire that the culprit he caught, tried, and expelled. Its .up to the students. They must take some step in this matter or let it be an ugly spot on the repu tation of our University. Which? - U.S.C. - Misery Has Company We are not the only college newspaper that is cantpaigning for a postal sub-station at is insti tution of learning. Many of the exchanges we receive have articles on this pressing need, but in the reverse of the situation at Carolina these Col leges and Universities seem about to realize their want. As an illustration of this we take the lib *erty of reproducing an editorial from "The Cadet" of V. M. I: "Machinery has been set in motion which should give V. M. I. a sub-postoffice. We are sure the whole Corps will register delight at this welcome news, for it has been long wish ed for, oft desired, sadly needed. A review of the postal situation wouild be but to give back to Cadets information that is already their own. "We want a postoiffice and we rate one. *Nearly seven hundred officers and cadets will thereby be efficiently and conviently served. The losing of mail will be mimimized. No more will it be necessary to walk a mile to mail a package or register a letter. It is well known *that we can't leave barracks at our pleasure to visit the postoffice. "The establishment of a postoff ice in bar racks with individual boxes will entail some expense, but the cost, we trust, will not be pro hibitive. It will be a progressive step and an every-day source of joy. THE CADET is solidly behind the movement and wishes to lend encouragement: The Corps will bless the name of the man who gets a postoffice for themn." It is time now for the post office situation at Carolina to be pushed. Perhaps the benefits will not be reaped this year but it. is not impossible to have an authorized sub-station' functioning when THE OPEN LETTER From several viewpoints, I want to say a few.. words about a condition that exists at Carolina that is not even tolerated at other schopis and which is doing more to hurt' us than any other one thing. This is the condition: There are a number of men here who have attended other schools-and we are glad to extend a welcome to them with the sense of fair play that has even been a part of Carolina-we do not go too far into details as to why they decided this was a better school for them to continue their education. Many have the best of reasons and make good Carolina men-but there are some who having decided that this was the best school for them, come here, and, once ad mitted promptly set about to do all the harm they can, knock Carolina and boast their old school they yell for other teams at the games and some do not even yell at all. Take the average athlete, he does not know the names of all the men on the campus but he does know nearly all by sight. Then put him in a game. let him make a bad play, the game is slipping, his pep is going, or luck is breaking wrohg, with just a casual glance at the stands for just a little backing and he sees a dozen men he knows by sight in the sections pulling for the other team then games are lost because he feels "Oh, well, the men don't care, they aren't for the team" and he can't put his best into the game. Yet these men gloat when Carolina loses to their school, never thinking that they are keeping Caro lina from putting forth her best efforts, they are at best a negative influence. However, we do get some good men from other schools who are an asset to Carolina and for these men we bear the highest esteem, but it is the ones who are here in body but support Podunk College in mand and soul that destroy our morale. If they choose Carolina as the last college to prepare themselves for life, then why don't they show it? If it is not the best place for them, then let them go back where they best will be in accord with the spirit of the school and not against it. I could say more about these men-but what's the use? I only want to repeat "PULL for CARO LINA or PULL OUT." "Dick" -U.s.c. Glimpses of Carolina History The two great honors in the old South Caro lina College were the valedictory and the saluta tory. Up to 1821 the valedictory was given to the students who made the highest average in his studies, known as the "First Honor;" the "Second Honor" was assigned to the next.highest average, the holders of which delivered salutatory. For some unknown reason the order was reserved after 1821, the salutatory becoming the first honor. The salutatory was brief, an address of wel come, and was frequently in Latin. which the au dience was supposed to understand. Hon. William C. Preston records in his auto biography that it had been his observation that the stand a student took at college was generally that held by him in after life. This remark is strik ingly exemplified in the careers of these honor men. The position a man occupies among his fel low students is very likely to be repeated. A word or two about some of the first honor men. James L. Petigru, 1809 was one of the most eminent lawyers the state has produced. He made his own way teaching and tutoring. George McDuffie, 1813, another boy who had to fight his way, was governor of South Carolina, United States Senator, and one of the most noted orators of the country. Hugh S. Legare, 1814, a rare scholar, finished orator, attorney-general of the United States. D. L~. Wardlaw, 1816, and F. H. WVardlaw, 1818, were eminent in the legal profes sion. Basil Manly, 1821, became a distinguished leader in the Baptist church. No minister of the Southern Presbyterian Church ranks higher than James H. Thornwell, 1831, the prestige at college of two men of means. Richard TI. Brunmby, 1824. W. J. Rivers, 1841, and E. L4. Pa'tton, 1846, all be came professoi-s in their Alma Mater. C. H. Sim onton, 1849, was a federal judge at the time of his death. Jas. H. Rion, 1850. was a leading lawyer at the South Carolina bar. Joshua H. Hudson, 1852, attained high rank as a judge. He was ano ther boy who rose from a poor and humble home. The last first honor man, Thomas M. Logan, was a brigadier general in the Confederate Army and afterwards a successful business man in Rich mond. Among the second honor men were Alexangler Bowie, 1809, a noted law chancellor; .John B. O'Neall, 1812, a distinguished judge; C. G. Mem minger, 1819, secretary of treasury for the Con federate States; Richard Yeadon, 1820, long editor of one of the state's most influential papers; T. J. Withers, 1825, an eminent judge; M. L. Bouhanm, 1834, Governor of South Carolina; C. D. Melton, 1843, a lawyer of high repute anid professor of law in first law school of the University ; R. W. Barn well, 1850, professor in his Alma Mater; 3. R. Chalmers, 1851, brigadier general in the Confede rate Army; W. E. Boggs, 1859, a distinguished divine ; A. C. Haskell, 1860, a gallo:it soldier and prominent in the politics of South Carolina. The "first" and "second" honor passed away with the old college; but for many years it was customary to publish and to read at commence ment the names of the most highly distinguished students. It wouldl be of interest to know now these men have stodnn, thirlaercaees 7BYUBY! Ciossed r6-Wordi It seems that the word that is first in practi cally every persons vocabulary now is "Cross word." These peculiar looking puzzles patterned after a fashion of. the . covering 'for 'the modern bathroom or kitchen have taken us by storm. In the hotel lobbies, the "Y," lounging rooms or for that matter in any gathering place, old men, young men, old ladies, young ladies, flappers, etc., are pondering over one of these crazy quilts call. ed a "cross-word" puzzle. It has become so popu lar that instead -of the 'old dictionary, that was in the beginning used as first aid, a newly issued Cross-word Puzzle Dictionary is now utsed. But-has this craze that has such a magnetic charm on us stopped with the puzzles? Why cer tainly not. One can gaze out of bis room on campus and his eye will catch something that ap pears to be a real, living, walking crass-word puz tle, but after observing more closely the "puzzle" tan be recognized as being one of our modern up-to-date girls. tier wearing apparel, as much as could be seen, will consist of something like the following: tan sport slippers with cross-word strings, cross-word puzzle hose, skirt of the same variety with a puzzle belt, and for the finishing touches a white waist trimmed in collar and cuffs to match the afore mentioned accessories. Hot dog! lead us to it, we want to know what the next craze will be. Can You "Parley Voo?" A conversation between two students was some thing like this: "I have all of my work off except a year and a half of language, and really I can't see why we have to take languages here. "French, for example, is nonsense-it is not even pronunc ed like it is spelled. Spanish is utterly valueless. Who wants to go to that country of "onions and garlic?" Stu dents are enticed iito taking Spanish by mali cious persons who picture romantic South Ameri can countries where money grows on trees, and where black-eyed, olive skinned senoritas await the bold adventurer from the states. Two or three weeks in Spanish lecture room is sufficient to dissipate any such mirage. And really and truly what good are they? Most of us will follow in our father's footsteps. We will inherit his grocery store and apply some of our Accounting. We will become doctors, lawyers, engineers or journalists. And none of these wor thy professions will we need, "Oui, oui, Mademoi sellel" "Adios, Senor." These phrases (practi cally the only ones that stick) will never aid in amassing the coin. - U.s.c. THE WEEKLY ORACLE The Old Home Town Remarks On Advance Beach Styles THE BALMY weather SHIVERED as they * * * *** OF THE last PASSED and * * **** FEW DAYS must WERE secretely * * **** HAVE lured the ENVIOUS. * * **** MERMAID from her BUT THE lads * * *THUHTT RI,TREAT. TOGTI * * **** SHE DISPORTrED VN DA * * ** * TO HER heart'sSOT Yhste * * *I* * * CONTENT on the IIT UT * * * ** NARROW strip of AN)jie * * **** BEACH.TH MADN * * **** A SPINSTERIFT Yaldi * * *** WHO passed by O OD h * * * ** CHANCE, hazarded aun ODMI vl * * **** UNKIND wordl about SA * * **** BRAZIi,NNESS. ' IHUH o * * **** TrHE OLD1 doctorAN IFte * * *** SHOOK hisDO' HEAD in~ doubt"WL 'HElc * * **** lBUT figured that0'rH fol" * * **** YOUTH must TTHNi' * * **** WVELCOME int the A~ atro * * **** SPRING. OIINo,a * * **** HE WAS a wise TELD ad * . * OLID man. " ATRo h * 5** THE FATLE~ c PASSVE PONT. CItarie & Moto Polite and. ef$cint Service to eA Unersity Men Opposite Jerome Hotel Next to Womans EchaUge 1128 Lady St. Phone 6061 The Savoy Cfe "Open 411 Night" Food of the Rot Q$osty Polite Attention 1327 Main St. Columbia, S. C. S1!qen 1Arq Wflcom Capital Cafe "Nearest Restarant to. Unimrsity" Your Patronage Will Be Greatly Appreciated Food of Best Quality Excellent Servico 1210 MAIN STREET ENTERPRISE Hardware Co. 1324 Main St. Phone 4O26 We Welcome You to Our City Foot Bal and Bake BW Unifonms and Supples "Special Prices to 'Stude,nt Health is necessary if you expect to make the Varsity-your health is assured if you eat at BILLY BULLS h "A Meal a Minute" 1211 Gervais St. Phone 8502 tel Pure Milk 10c per pint h All Kinds of Sandwiches We Serve a Vegetable Dinner A ch SNAPPY PIPES FOR 6 COLLEGE UEN ba Merchaum PIpes t Bakelite Socket Pipesti French and ,Itahaw Briar Pipes Cherr Wood Pipes Crego Pipes . e SALE AGENCY Dasshil (London) Pipes You will add tothe eapjoy. ament of your pip. If you' smke Pinkussohn's Pot pouri Tobacco.U J. S. Pinkussohn 1c Cigar Cornjpany 1309 Main St. I ask SYLVAN BROS. Merchants el ...---..'I of CLASS RINGS AND PINS OF ea THE BETTER KIND gr stui par 1500 Main Street Corner Main and Hampton Streets coLUMBiA, S. C. (in