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U.D.C. OFFERS NEW MEDAL ON CALHOUN ESSA Y ONLY JUNIORS ELIGIBLE Carolina, Clemson and Citadel Juniors to Try-Time Limit, May 15th Again this year, the United Daught ers of the Confederacy are offering a prize to the junior in the University, Clemson, of Citadel writing the best essay on the subject, "John C. Calhoun, South Carolina Exponent of States' Rights." Below is a copy of the letter sent to Dr. Melton giving information about the contest. Orangeburg, S. C. January, 1926. Dr. W. D. Melton, Pres. University. of S. C. Columbia, S. C. My dear Dr. Melton: Mrs. St. John Alison Lawton, Pres ident-General of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, offer a medal to the students in the Junior class of the University, or the Citadel, or of Clem son, writing the best paper on the sub ject "John C. Calhoun, South Carolina Exponent of States' Rights." Essays must not contain over 2,000 words. Number of words must be stat ed in top left hand corner of first page. Essays must be typewritten, with fic titious signature. Real name, college and address of the writer must be in sealed envelope, on outside of which is fictitious name only. Essays must be filed with the Hist orian of the South Carolina Division, U.D.C. by May 15th, 1926 and the work will be judged on its historical and lit erary merit. The medal will be pre sented to the winner during the com niencement exercises. The South Carolina Division, U.D.C. requests that' this offer be announced to the students of the University and be published in the college paper. We hope that many members of the junior class will compete for this medal. - Very truly yours, (Signed) (Miss) Marion Sally Historian S. C. Division U.D.C. Orangeburg, S. C. - U.S.C. - YALE--HARVARD bISSI,MILARITIES CLEARLY SHOWN HARVARD MUCH LESS RIGID Writer Attended Both Schools Series of Impressions Printed Recently (By S. H. Ears) The Harvard "Crimson" and the Yale "News.. recently published a critical comparison between undergraduate life at Harvard and Yale which, although it is frankly but a series of impressions, shows such acidic brilliance that it is well worth the reading and the thought of any undergraduate. The writer spent a year at Yale and is nowv in his second year at Harvard, and so has had a truly unusual opportuntity to see the un dlergraduate side of two of our oldest and most famous universities. Tro those of us wvho feel that here in our Southern universities our surround ings often contribute measurably to drab ness and a purely utilitarian aspect in our undergraduate life, there is some comfort in what this writer has to say of academic scenes which are popularly thought of as beautiful. "If Harvard is set down in the middle of a s.um it need not envy Yale, since the purcieus of Chapel and Elm streets give off also an undeniable smell of trade, and a wilderness of gents' suitings with a lush iindergiodth of regimenta'l nec19rare and seasons footwear make New Haven a perilous place by day-tight for him whose credit is bad. In the architectural monstrosities handicap the two colleges are practically neck and neck." He finds the chief difference between the two colleges is the attitude of the authorities toward the undergraduates. He describes the Yale attitude as that of "omnipresent surveillance, su pervision, and interference." He remarks "Not only is the scho.astic record work edl out with painstaking record to the most minute detail, but a student's degeen natuall depends upon such im Old Fashioned Kick Of St. Valentine's Day Has Departed GIRLS KNOW MORE NOW Cops Too Watchful for Cang's Annual Revenge on Catty Old Maids Where are the valentines of yester years? Where are the good old days when Valentine's night was no success unless one had at least one bucket of water poured on one's head, at least three gates buried under the gravel in McDougall's sand lot, and at least one bump over the right eye. Those were the times I In those days a valentine was a valentine, and a comic one was really funny, and they didn't mind who got mad. Remember the time all the boys in the neighborhood sent comic valentines to old Colonel Crabb, who ran the store on the corner? Wasn't it a sick feeling it gave one to see how he had rubbed the name off and sold them again? Murder was too good for a man who'd do that ! But them was the days I Then there were no policemen to guard the front doorbells of catty old ladies who re ported the legitimate activities of 'the gang' to irate parents. And if a feller was olde.r I In those times he could send his girl a valen tine that said something. But now she knows she ain't no queen, she be lieves you when you say you'd be her valentine,-but she believes you're a liar. The days of frankness and women's rights have ruined this valentine bus iness. A feller can't tell a girl that his heart's hers. She knows too much. She's wise that the heart ain't the seat of the affections. And as for insulting your friend and enemies ! It ain't comfortable any more. One has to make his valentine to or der to get results. Even the insults are conventionalized. No sirree I In these days of 'flappers' and 'bimbos' the girls don't want- any fun like that. In the old days Christmas was the big day, but after that St. Valentine and the old witch of Hallowe'en fought for second place, and, like a well be haved saint, St. Valentine won. But now. All the 14 of February is is a good excuse for a dance,-but gee boy ! Are you gonna be at that dance? rertinent matters as staging within a parsimonious allowance of class and chap el cuts, the company he keeps, his re creation, and his chastity-The notion that a student should be rated according to his academic excellence is entirely foreign to Connecticut hall. The un dergraduate must also be exposed to an endless series of extracurricular lectures on business success, patriotism, and social policy by doodles imported for the oc casioni and bequests. At the opening of his freshman year lie is harangued in the interests of the honor system and infant damnation." There is high praise for the intellec tual side of Yale life. Of the facu,ty of scholars and( critics who stand second to none in their fields is unquestionably what makes Yale a great college in spite of the intellectual blather and bureau cratic impertinence which must be en dured to enjoy them". The comment on the individuaa unriergraduate's intellec tual attitude is interesting. The average undergraduate has a very real interest in his courses, at least in those he has al lowed to select for himself, and is well read and opinionated on questions of the moment". The position of the Harvard authori ties is described in this fashion, "The Harvard office regards a man as entirely capable of looking out for his outside affairs himselfeandl is no't troubled by his morals, religion, tastes or opinions on the League of Nations He dec!ares that the Harvard attitude represent; "a rather patrician lack of concern for dther peonle's affairs." This criticism seems to he but another manifestation of that very healthy ten dency in Eastern universities in the past few years to subject themselves to very searching internal criticism. We could stand somec of the same variety around PROF. SNOWDEN TELLS "A TALE OF TWO CITIES" TALKS TO HISTORY CLUB Susan Fickling Reads Paper on Roman Britain-Four New Members Elected "I am not an enthusiast in genealogy," said Prof. Yates Snowden in his paper, "A Tale of Two Cities," Friday night - at the meeting of the Graduate History ciub, and proceeded to give the family history of the Hugers, Porchers, Girad eaus, Remberts, and all the other fami lies of French descent in South Caro liia. The meeting began with a report from Miss Leah Townsend on the unfairness of the representation at the International Relations Conference in having one white and one negro representative for all Southern colleges both white and colored. Professor Waterfall, Miss Bradiey, of the Columbia High School faculty, Mr. 0. L. Warr, and Mr. J.B. Moore were then elected to membership. Miss Susan Fickling read a paper on "The Roman Administration of Britain," which traced the influence of Roman civilization on England from 43 B.C. to the Anglo-Saxon conquest. Professor Snowden's "Tale of Two Cities"-Charleston and Paris-was, as he expressed it, "a paper without begin ning or end." He said it was based on a book, "American Footprints in Paris," but it seemed to be laid on every other book on the subject, also. In the course of his paper he me:ition ed that the Huguenots, on whom he put his greatest emphasis, who settled in Savamnah, were mainly from Switzer land, while those settling in Abbeville were from Guienne. The Charleston Huguenots were from every province of France except Gascony, with a possibil ity of one family from there. He quoted an old chronicle which said. "The Huguenots were very liveiy in their religion, at first' discussing reli gious subjects all the Sabbath day. Later however, they carried lumps of indigo to church and would sptnd the time dis cussing whose was the bluest." - u.s.c. - HERMES CLUB IS ORGANIZED BY STUDENTS ELECT VARN PRESIDENT Harold Hentz Is Secretary-Club To Have Banquet Soon The Hermes Club, a new club in the social life of the campus has rec ently been organized and has begun to function. Its purpose is to add to the social and intellectual side of college life. The organization of the club began before the Christmas hoUldays, but there was a delay in getting the char ter from the faculty, and action was deferred until the middle of January. Since then the charter members have been busy at work and it entered the field as a club this week. The officers were elected at a meet ing last week. They are: presidlent, Bill Varn; secretary, Harold Hentz; treasurer, Johnny pate; historian, W. J. Thomas. Several new men have already been initiated into the club, and several more are pledged to become members. Those who formed the club are: William 0. Varn, Leesville; Harold H. Hentz, Pomaria; John R. Pate, Scran ton; Frank Harrison, Newark, N.J.; James A. Hearon, Bishopville; and W. J. Thomas Beaufort. New members initiated are: Kenneth Grimsley, Florence ; Richard Ellis, Allendale ; William Gifford, Estill; and Erskine LeGette, Marion. Pledges are: Buster Thompson, Orangeburg; Buddy Whit aker, Orangeburng; Paul Ritch, Clover; ; and Julian Shields, Columbia. Sometime within the next two weeks the club planhs a dinner as an opening event into the social sphere. Pictures have been made and a page has been reservedl in the annual for the mem bers. The next meeting will be to night at seven o'clock. BILLY BULL'S A Meal a Minute ! "An American Restaurant" 1211 Gervais Street REGULAR DINNERS, SHORT ORDERS, SANDWICHES AND WAFFLES Sweet Milk-10c Per Pint "It's a Nice Little Plare" UX,, rY' THt COCA-COLA COM .ANY. ATLANETA OA. Right ofi With a so good to be 1 IT HAD TO BE GOOD TO GET J. L. 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