Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MISSION STUDY TO COMMENCE ON ,WEDNESDA I RECEPTION IN THE SPRING Plan Provides for Six Classes Taught By University Professors World Christian Education group meetings will start this next week on Wednesday according to announce ments from Wesley Riggins, chairman of the committee for the Y.M.C.A. The meeting this Wednesday night will be for organization purposes only. The regular meeting will be started from the following Wednesday and will run for six weeks. A Friend of the Y.M.C.A. has of fered to finance the refreshments for a reception to be given to all men who do not miss any of the series. Co-eds and girls from the woman's colleges will be invited, each man with perfect attendance having the privilege of inviting the young lady of his choice. An entirely different plan will be used this year from what has been the usual custom of the Y. in classes of this kind. There will be only six classes and each class will be led by a professor. The class for Woodrow will meet in the Law building, Rut ledge in Chapel, Dessausure in Edu cation class room, Thornwell in ten ement 23, Harper and Elliott in the Euphradian Hall and Pickney and Le gare in Clariosophic Hall. The names of the professors leading these classes will be given out in the near future, but the committee is planning to get some of the most popular teachers of the campus and men who are interested in student work of this kind. The course to be used will be "Mis sions and World Problems." The following are some of the topics to be discussed, Race, Migration, World Health, Economic system of the West ern World, Peace, etc. The Y. has ordered a limited number of books which can be secured at theY. office or on the reserved shelf at the Library. - u.s.c. - INDIAN PROFESSOR TO SPEAK HERE SOON John Jesudason Cornelius, a native of India, will be the speaker at the All University Service at Chapel on, Feb ruary 21. Mr. Cornelius will be one of the main speakers at the Students Volun teer conference at Clinton, and the Y. has been fortunate in securing his ser vices through Harry Bryan, president of the movement for South Carolina. Mr. Cornelius came to this country as a delegate to the general conference of the Methodist Church held in May at Springfield, Mass. representing the Methodists of India. While here, he is making a number of lectures througtout the country and is highly recommended by all who have heard him. He is the professor of philosophy at Lucknow University, Lucknow, India. At the recent meeting of Foreign Missions Convention at Washington, he was one of the principal speakers, bringing a great message on "Move ment toward Christ in India." He has also been speaking about the inter national conference on the Chautauqua platform and is a delegate at large to the great World Conference of the Y.M.C.A. to be held in Helsingfors, Finland this coming August. Mr. Cornelius will possibly speak at sonmc of the churches while here. There will be some special music according to the announcements from the Y. of Tourist thid cabin EUROPE With college parties on famous"O"steamiers of The Royal Mail Line W, It. for Ilustrated Bookiet. Vws'etg Tr'ave, I.e. 112OeIIsSst., New naes, Comm. STATE PARK INMATES ENJOY CO-ED STUNTS Several University co-eds assisted in a program at the State Park last Tues day night for the entertainment of those confined there. The program was sponsored by the Epworth League of the Methodist Church and in charge of Mrs. Rawls. Miss Annie Mae McGrady gave two readings and Miss Ellen Hough and Miss Elizabeth Johnson sang several selections to the accompaniment of ukuleles. A soloist and pianist from the city also helped with the program. About forty of the inmates attended the program and thanked the young people profusely for the hour of fun and pleasure. - U.s.c. - GUEST UNABLE TO APPEAR AT CHAPEL PERIOD ENTIRE TIME TAKEN UP Talked at High School, at Ban quet, and at Theatre During Short Stay Idle rumor on the campus Thursday morning was to the effect that thosestu dents present at chapel that morning were to be favored with a talk by Ed. gar A. Guest, the well-known Ameri can poet who gave a lecture at th( Columbia Theatre last night. Had this rumor been true, those who have considered themselves unfor tunate in having a chapel seat would no doubt have changed their minds for Mr. Guest has an enviable reputa tion as an entertainer. Unfortunately, the rumors were not true. An effort was made to get Mr. Guest at chapel either Thursday or Friday but his short stay in Columbia made it impossible. for him to appear at Carolina. He arrived in the city Thursday afternoon and left early Friday morn ing. During his short stay he address ed the students at Columbia High school and attended the Father and Son Banquet at the First Presbyter ian Sunday schoolo in addition to de. livering his schedule lecture. This is Mr. Guest's second visit tc South Carolina, his first having beer made last year when he spoke ir Greenville. He is in the state under the auspice, of three, Lander College alumnae club those of Columbia, Anderson, an< Greenwood. - u.s.c. - STUDENT VOLUNTEERS HAVE CHAPEL SUNDAY Composed of Students Who Have Dedicated Lives to Foreign Missions Trhe Student Volunteer group o Columbia will have charge of the reg ular "All University Service" at the chapel Sunday night at 7 o'clock. There are 7 volunteers at the Uni versity and with these will be joine< the volunteers of other colleges of th city. From this group, two or thre speakers will be selected, to make th talks this week. The Student Volunteer group is com posed of those students who have ded icated their lives to foreign mission! The University has sent out a numbe of missionaries during its long history Among those who have gone out ii recent years have been Plumer Mill! secretary working particularly witl students in the Y.M.C.A. in China, an Harry Refo who is teaching at Canto Christian College. CAPITOL CAFE Your Patronage Appreciated Food of Best Quality-Excellent Service 1210 Main St. Columbia. S. C. SEVENTEEN GO TO CLINTON TO STUDENT MEET BRYAN HEADS MOVEMENT Dr. Robert Wilder,Founder of Volunteers-Will Be Main Speaker on Program Carolina is entitled to 17 delegates to the Student V4lunteer Conference at Clinton, February 19-20-21, accord ing to Harry Bryan, president of the movement in this state. Of this num ber, the Y.M.C.A. is planning to send 10 boys while 7 girls have been allotted to the Y.W.C.A. ThG first meeting of the sixteenth conference will be in the Chapel at P. C. at 7:30 Friday night. Conference supper will be at 6. The meeting will be divided between mass meetings and small discussion groups. The theme of the conference will be "Looking Toward a Christian World." The material for the discuss ion is outlined in the "Palmetto Volun teer" copies of which can be secured from Flinn Hall or from Harry Bryan. All those students who are interested should get their registration in at once. Cards can be secured from Miss Creighton at the Woman's building or at the Y.M.C.A. office. The registrat ion fee will be $3.00. According to advance information all colleges of the state will be represent ed by large delegations. The number had to be limited to keep from having more than could be accomodated. - U.s.c. Father: "Now, son, I'm afraid I won't see you in heaven." Son: "Gee, whatcha done now, pop? The General Electric Com-. pn, as of Decemnber 3, 1924. hd37,716 stockholders, of whom 45 per cent were women. The average n i ber of common shares held by stockholders was 55. In ownership, policies, past and present activities, G-E is un selfishly dedicated to the cause of electrical progress. A new series of G-E adver tisements showing what elec tricity Is doing In many fiad will besent on reqest. GENE] GEIA =~1ECTRI Headquarter University Texi Fountain Pens Note Book Cov Fillers, Etc. Remington Por THE STATE I STATE NEWSPAI Gayden] 1248 Main Street an We carry complete lin pipes, candy ar POCKET B] Try one of our lunches coun We Appreciate 3 at 12,000 volta. Bigger Gener Cheaper A 70,000 horsepower hydro-elec Niagara Pails utilizes the sami former 5,000-horsepower units,:; such units. And it saves 700,00 nation. As more and still more uses are and more economical generators plant, as well as at the consumer startling developments have si electricity for light, power, and: And wherever electricity has bih industrial centers, and ruralcomr have come to stay. Generating and distributing eleci student. But electricity's appli industry, the professions, and he cated person. Cheap electricity ni ments today, but countless ar tomorrow. RAL ELU s For Books ers table Typewriters lOOK STORE ER BUILDING Brothers d 1427 Main Street e of cigars, cigarettes Ad periodicals :LLIARDS at our sanitary lunch ter 'our Patronage nd consists of a vertical shaft or deli vering 52.000 kilowatts ators Electricity ric unit recently installed at amount of water as seven ret does the work of fourteen ()tons of coal yearly for the found for electricity, larger are installed. At the power 's end, important changes and :eadily reduced the coat of ieat. zed its trail-in towns, cities, unities--comfortandprogress ricity concern the technical :ation in the betterment of me life concerns every edu. eans many startling achieve. Ld unbelievable possibilities ECT RIC