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octor Reed Smith Writes New Bulletin qWew Work Deals With Culah i Dialect of Georgia- Car 1* olina Coast "Gullah, that quaint linquistic mon grel of the black folk of the Carolina Georgia coast and sea islands, an En glish dialect molded by the lips and genius of African slaves, was lifted into rank of literary languages by Ambrose E. Gonzales by his masterpiece, 'The Black Border.' Some of the myths and lore of these negroes had been set down before, but it was left to Gori zales to shape these tales and philoso phy into artistic form and contribute them' as a positive endowment to our literature." " Dr. Reed Smith has added to these labors the true contribution of the scientist . . . ." writes Stanhope Sams in his foreword to a bulletin writ ten by Dr. Reed Smith on Gullah and recently published by the extension de partment. The bulletin by Dr. Smith deals, for the greatest part with the technical de tai's of the Gullah dialect. Other in formation is also given, a historical and literary background, spirituals, and short stories written in the dialect. Even grammar and details of pronun ciation are taken up, so that anyone unacquainted with the "dark" patois might be able to discern, as far as pos sible, what the peculiar language is like. Dr. Smith is one of the senior mem bers of the English faculty at Carolina and has done much in his field. Last summer he was engaged by a publish ing house to edit several school books. He has also written several other bul letins which have been published by the extension division. Valentine Party to Be Given -by Y.W. Valentine Decorations to Be Car ried Out in Detailed Com mittees Appointed The Y.W.C.A. will give a Valentine party Friday night, February 11th at Melton hall in honor of the upper classmen members. Valentine deco rations will be carried out in detail. The social committee is composed of Misses Marguerite Johnson, chairman, Mary Saye, and Elizabeth Lindsay. The following committees have been appointed by the chairman of the so cial committee: Invitation, Misses Eva Jo Lockman, Lizzie Gary Craddock, and Lillie Garner; decoration, Frances 'Creighton, Scabelle Jones, and Lill-an Zeigler; refreshmant, Misses Ida John ston and Florence Parker. Miss Thelia Lockman and the so cial committee will have charge of-the cntertainment for the evening. This is the first entertainment given by the Y.W.C.A. in honor of the up perclassmen members this year and is expectedl to be a big social event. - U.s.c. - Van Meter Advises Students to Stick Too Many Drop Out Without Giving a Good Fight for an Education "The blue slips from the Registrar's Affice, telling me that students are dropping out from the University, are piling upon my desk-and they depress me," began Rev. J. 0. Van Meter, di rector of physical education at the University, speaking in chapel Monday to several hundred students. Urging the students to "stick it out" and fight under all and every adverse circumstance, the speaker clinched his point by telling a true story of a boy whom he had instructed while con nected with Kentucky State college several years ago. Trhe story relates the terrific battle waged, by a poor studenit of Kentucky State, overwvhelm ing odds. "Eking out his drab exist ence by washing dishes and doing 0(1( jobs,' barred from fraternities, snubbed by the sorority girls, lhe fought on and on. Troday he is a success and a cred it to his Alma Mater and to h'mself. "L~et his rise to fame be an inspira tion to us. Fight, each and every one of you," said Rev. Van Meter as he concluded his talk. Judging from the itnterest manifested and the applause given, the talk was the most effective and enjoyable, given DR. DOUGLAS IS I HIGHLY PRAISED BY MC GOWAN Fornier State 'Highway Execu tive Changes Opinion About New President HEARS EVENING ADDRESS t s Pays Conplinwents to Trustees t By Saying They "Knew Their Business When the word went out that the Trustees of Carolina had gone to P.C. and picled up a preacher to take on the work so wonderfully well done by men like McBryde and Sloan and Mel ton, I certainly was shocked. And I b think a whole lot of other graduates s of the State University looked at it a the same way. Not that there's necessarily anything k wrong about the reverend gentlemen in c general. There's not. Nor that I'm in I the least prejudiced against them, col- T lectively or individually. On the con- a trary, the closest friend I've got in the t world is a preacher. His name is Joy- 0 tier. He looks out for a littie church I here in Laurens two Sundays a month t and one each at Newberry atXd Abbeville -twice as often here because prob ably we need him more. Be that as it may, he's a saint on earth if any such there be; and I'm with him and for him But as a rule I've always thought preachers ought to stick to their preach ing and let mundane mdtters alone; and so I was some worried about what our Trustees had done because I surely do love my alma mater-though I must plead guiity to never yet having done anything to show it. Well, weeks rolled along-me keeping my mouth shut (on that subject, I meaq) ; and by and by I got a good look at this man Douglas. It was at an American Legion meeting in Clinton where the Governor delivered a number of Montenegrin medals to holders of our own, much-coveted Congressional Medal of Honor. Dr. Douglas made the address of the evening; and, before he'd been on his feet three minutes, I'd begun to know how badly mistaken I'd been. A big, towering figure of a man, he showed himself promptly to be master of him self, of his subject antid of the occasion -serious without selemnity, thoughful but by no means heavy, forceful but not a bit fighty, distinctly religious but far from sanctimonious. His key word was "responsibility;" acid lie delivered his message so sim ply and yet so attractively that every ,body there (who had a grain of sense) must have gone away profoundly im pressed. .I know I was. Last Friday night came another chance to get the real low dowin on him. It was at Forest Lake club when the military staff gave a farewvell banquet to Governor McLeod. T[he place was filled with people prominent ini South Carolina (all ex cept me). In addition to the staff, there were three ex-Governors, the Ad jutant General (himself a deservedly dlistinguishied Medal of Honor man). the State's sole ex-Ambassador and a number of wvell-knownu lawyers and others. i Phone 6061 Service I CHARLIE & McGHEE Tonsoria WECOME CAROL Where You Meet Your Frien 1128 Lady Street 1631 MAIN ? madaiMa )r. Douglas Sends Response to Buist iew President Expresses Appre ciation and Urges Support in Endeavors Below is the answer of Dr. Douglas, ew president of the University, to be -resolutions sent to hini by the tudent body. This letter was received >o late to accompany the resolutions ,hich' were printed in The Gamecock kst week. Mr. Henry Buist, Jr., fnivertity of South Carolina, ampus. fy Dear Mr. Buist: The letter of January 10th, signed y. yourself and other students repre enting the student body, was received aid I assure you greatly appreciated. I think the student body was very ind indeed to pass the resolutions ontained in your communication and do thank you most cordially for then. feel that our relations will be pleas nt for it will always be my endeavor : look after the interests and pleasure f the student body and I am sure your )ve for the University wll move you : give me your loyal support in my ndeavors. With kindest regards and best wish s, I ani Yours cordially, D. M. DOUGLAS, President." The occasion, while very difficult specially to the comparative stranger n Columbia to whom feil the lot of iaking the opening speech. Most people-most experienced speak. rs, in fact-would have felt called on or a combination of high-brow plati udes and downright "sob" stuff; and :onsequently the party would have agged if it had not been hopelessly mes ed up at the start. Not Douglas! Absoiutely at himself and radiating he good nature which unquestionably s his, he opened up with a fmny story -not an4 old worn-out frazzled and uzzy-wuzzy yarn, but a real sprightly necdote that made everybody laugh and eel at home Then a few reminiscences and another rand iew story, ending up with a brief ut beautiful tribute to the guest of the vening. All the way through, he was dignified tt human; and to him in very large icasure was due the credit for making he entertainment altogether delightful. That I hope (and mean) to see him ,iore nod know him better is, of course nother story-as Kipling would say. Meanwhile, however, I want it put in print that-while I make no claim a the gift of pro2hecy (having, I think, uite recently demonstrated that seeing to the future is not my long suit)-I vill say this and stick to it: Unless my hand has lost its cunning and unless ny sight and hearing have both gone ad, the Trustees knewv their business the nthey drafted this maun Douglas! -Samuel McGowani -Laurens Advertiser -- U.S.C. - Dumb-I have advertised for a wife. P.Ai- !-Have you gotten any replies? 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