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Intramural Are You O Basketball Ar Youk on Tuesday Your Tam University of South Carolina VOL. XX. COLUMBIA, S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1927 Professor Of Social Science. Speaks At 'Y' First of Series of Talks to Be Given on "Knowing Our Own State" CONDITIONS IN 1860 Sixty-Five Per Cent of Cultivated Farn in South Carolina Are Rented "It costs you seven years of your life to live under sanitary conditions in South Carolina today," said Prof. S. M. Derrick in the University chapel last Sunday evening in the first of a series of talks fostered by the Y.M.C.A. o, "Know Your State." Profi. Derrick told the stude4its that "the average span of life in South Car olina is 31 years, while the average for the United States is 42.4 years. He went on to say that 36 years is the average span of life for white men in South Carolina, while the average for the na tioi% is 43.4 years. He said further that one third of all deaths in this state occur before the age of .ive and that 15 per cent of young South Carolinians do not live to reach the school age. The speaker referred to conditions in South Carolina in 1860, when the Pal metto State ranked second among all the states in per capita wealth, when the citizenship in our large towns was unsurpassed, or even unequalled inl the nation, along cultural and educational lines, when we led all the states in agri culture, and dominated national politics. He discussed the situation in South Carolina at preswit, saying that about cne-ninth of our entire population has emigrated. "Of the 232 persons born in South Carolina who are 'isted in "Who's Who" lie declared, "only 145 are now living here." He discussed our public school system, saying that South Carolina ianks lowest in the union in the efficien cy of her public schools and that of all the states she has the smal;est per cent of her population in high schools. Prof. Derrick discussed our declining agricultural interests, saving that 65 per cen,t of the cultivated farms in South Carolina are not owned by those culti vating them. "This is the most depend able state in the iion upon, one crop," tile professor said, "two-thirds of the state is not under cultivation and 45 per cent of her land area is not in farms." He commended the recent industria; development, saying that the output of otir factories was our only hope of progress. In concluding, the speaker urged the students to work for the hettermeit of their state by learning more about its clidition. U.S. C. Dr. Douglas Renders Solo for Freshmen Heretofore Unknown as a Solo ist, President Charms the First-Year Men The freshmien were dlelightedl at their Privilege of hearing the rich tones of D)r. D)ouglas's voice in chapel last Fri dlay. Apparently no one knew the hymn that was annlouned except D r. D)oug las. and consequently no one sang ex r'ept h.im. lie began the song, raisedl hi. eyeb)rows quest'oninmgly a fter the first line, and calmly disregarding t he silence which was b)roken only b)y his voice and a titter of ainusement troughout the auidience, he bravelv sang the first ve rse unaaccoimpanined SPEARES GIVES DISCOURSE ON OXFORD PRESS "The History of the Press Is the History of Power," Says Englishman SLIDES AID LECTURE New Oxford Dictionary Expected to Be Completed Next Year "Tle history of the press is the his tory of power," ,said Dr. M. E. Speares of the editorial staff of the Oxford University press who spoke in the Uni versity chapel Wednesday night at 3 o'clock. Dr. Speares was introduced by Dr. H. R. Murchison of the University fac ulty. Dr. Speares told of the work that the Ox-ord press has been accom plishing for four centuries. He said in that time it had printed thousaids of books and manuscripts including many of the famous books of English litera turo. He also said that the first '>ook that the Oxford press printed wias "The Apostles Creed" which was printed in 1578. A:>ther early book that was printed on these presses was Bacon's "Advancement of Learning." Perhaps the most famous of the later books to be printed by this press is now unjder process of publication, this is the Oxford Dictionary. Work was com pleted on the tenth volume aid so far the cost 60,000 pounds, or approximately 300,000 dollars. The dictionary is ex pected to be completed in 1928. Dr. Speares' lecture was intermingled with many humorous stories to do with the Oxford press. He also told of the University itself. He continued his lecture by saying, "The first college was established in 1264 and has steadily grown and now it is one of the foremost Universities in the world." Many of its graduates are men that are internationally famous, in cluding the royal family of Ingland. His lecture was accompanied with miovig pietures. These were pictures of Oxford University anl of the Oxford Press showing the steps in the printing of a hook aixi of numerous mechanical devices that have been in constant use for generations. The books that Dr. Speares had with him, were on exhibition in the English office in Davis College Thursday morn ing. These included copies of rare and priceless hooks that the Oxford Press has printed. Dr. Speares has given lectures in many of the colleges of the couitry including the "hig three": Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. - U.S.C. - Paterson Wardlaw to Address Y Sunday Dr. Patterson Wardlaw First of Faculty Speakers in Chapel Sunday Night D)r. Patterson Wardlaw, dean of the school of edtication, will add(ress the Stunday night Y meeting next Sunday att 7 o'clock in the chapel. This mieet ing will be the second of the series ont South Carolina's Social and Fconomic problems and will de~al wit h the first topic for th lim iissinary stutdy grotups. D)r. Wardlaw is well known to the University stuti((its and throtughout South Carolina. For several years D)r. WVardlaw has tatughit at thle University anud his initerest and1( active woirk in he - half of thle stutdenit s has made hiuun very poptular among them. He has hecomi k nowna thbroughi his work 'nt edutcat ion - al lines ov'er SouthI Carolina. - U.S.C. A Ford is a car you pushi uphill with your left foot. ,Calendar for Week FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18th 7:30-Undergraduate History Club Davis College 8:00-Chanticleer Club 8:00-Le Conte Scientific Society Le Conte Coilege 8:00-Damas Club Party Meltoi Hall SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19th Co-ed Association Meets Melton Hall 3:00-Co-eds vs. Chicora, basketball Gymnasium 8:0&-Y.W. Freshman Party Melton Hall 9:30 to 12:00-Dance Gymnasium SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20th 9:30 a.m.-Song Service Woman's Building 7:00-Talk, Dr. Patterson Wardlaw Chapel MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21st 2:30-Gamecock Staff Meeting Journalism Room 7:00-Call Meeting of the Y.M.C.A. Cabinet Flinn Hall 7:00-Y.W.C.A. Cabinet Woman's Building TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd 4:15-Co-eds vs. Columbia High School Gymnasium 7:00-Upperclassmen Bib'e Class Meltoin Hall 7:00-Athene Club Meeting Womadn's Building 7:45-Euphradian and Clariosophic Lit erary Societies Respective Society Halls WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd 4:00-Hypatian Literary Society Clariosophic Hall 4:15-Euphrosynean Literary Society Euphradian Hall' 7:00- Freshman Bible Class 7:00-La Tertulia F.spanola Melton Hall Melton Hall 8:00-Silver Tea and Reception. Woman's Building THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24th 7:00-Y.\VC.A. Meeting Melton Hall 7:15-Religious Meetings Committee FIinn Hall 7:30-Y.M.C.A. Cabinet Meeting Fdinn Hall 8:00-Co-eds vs. Columbia College, Basketball Gymnasium 7:00-Freshman "Y" Council Flinn Hall FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25th 7:00-Thornwell Club Fiinn Hall -- U.s.c. -- Tea and Reception at Womans Building A silver tea and reception will be givei from 8 to 10:3U Wednesday eve ning, February 23. at the Woman's Building by the- se.nior dormitory girls, for the purplose of making money to leave a gift to the 'Woman's Building. Receiving will be the dormitory se niors and Miss Leiia Johnson, only mnem ber of the University faculty residing in the 'Woman's Building. A group of dlormitory sophomores will serv'e tea from dcoirated tea tab)les. The gradl uiate studlents in the Woman's Building will meet the guests at the door and ini rodnee them to the receiving line. The following program has been :mr ranged : V iolinm solo, MI iss Francis MI on teith; Vocal solo, Miss Margaret Rasor; Readlimg. MIiss Mayre Wall; Saxophonoe solui, MIiss MIargaret All. A\ll Un'iiversity st udent s and thbe fac niyare inv.itedl to attend. -- U.s.c. - "Ya ssahI,"' said the 01(1 negro, when lhe canme down from his first airplane ride, "I like thle old1 terrah f'rmiah. And th more l ......., the les ter.rab- --.' GERMAN CLUB GIVES ANNUAL MIDWINTER BAL Masks Add Zest to Gay Affair of Last Friday Night in Gymnasium GRAND MARCH CLIMAX Miss Etielind Pope and Tom Le gare Win Prizes for Costumes The midwinter Fancy Dress Ball, given by the German club last Friday even:ng, proved to be one of the most delightful social events of the season. Dancing was enjoyed by the members of the club and their invited guests from ten o'clock until two. Music was rendered by the Gamei cock orchestra, whose dance selections fit well into the scene of gaiety. The costumes worn by those attending were of elaborate taste. Some chose the at tire of dukes, some the part of queens, l others the disguise of snowballs, 1)olice inen, farmers, Chinese mandarins, and Russian Cossacks. There seemed no limit as to mixture, uniqueness, and variety. Tl:- scene was one of reserved revel ry, and of laughter. Masks that brought no small amount of confusion during the earlier hours before the intermis- a sion combined the novelty of a fancy dress affair with a sort of bal masque. These were taken off before the finale and, for the first time, George Wash- 0 ington recognized his Lady Martha and fariner Brown his mistress of the e rural home. Exc'tenient reached its climax with a the Grand March, a rhythmic parade of the costumed dancers, led by the of ficers of the club. During the iarch, costume judges were psted at a con venient sl)ot near the brilliantly color ed line and passed conmnient and criti cisi and finally selected the prize win tier. Miss Ethelind Iope was accla)im- 0 ed to wear the most unique costutie. She was dressed as a snew ball. Sec ond prize went to To I ,egare, attired in tle oriental costume of a Chinese mandarin. Milo Smith and Sai Mc Gowan, as the "(old )ust Twins,"' re ceived a th'rd award. ' These two black sisters flipped a coin for the treasure. The law of chatice favored McGovan, who pocketed the prize only to lose it before the ball was over. Pleasing conitinents and eicouragii g reniarks have been rife over the cain pus as to the novelty initiated at the midw'nter dance. Plans :re already 0 under way for frequent and varied changes in the formality of future dani ces. - U. S.C.- - New Feature Tells f of Faculty Seniors Write-up of One Senior Mem ber Will Be Given Each Week Beginining with this issue of thi" Gamecock, another new feature will be "3 add(edl. This niew feature ws'll b)e a write-upj 0f somle senmior miembiler of lie Uniiversity faculty. Last week a calendar o,f evenits wvas begun to appIeair eachi wveek on the~ Ie front page. This caleiidar was re- of (Iuested by several studenit s so that t i they miighit know just what is coinig jo (lT each week following thle release of The Ganiecock. ) Write-ups of lie faculty tmembiers at will be released one 1y onie eacth week. t r Such articles are he'ntg pinted so that 8, Ithle st udetts oin thle camtpus miay be- t coline bett er acqiuaiinted( withI thiir pro- C fessors, t heir lives, what t hey have been ( doiing, atid what they are doinig at presi- HI cii t . ta. Scruggs Gives Tips to Press Club Members 'ays High Tribute to the Dean of Journalism and His Work tEMINISCENSES RELATED 'ells of Prominent Woman Edi tor of New Orleans "Times Picayune" "Getting into the locale of your story the greatest thing in the newspaper usiess," said S. M. Scruggs, associate litor of fhe Columbia Record in an idress to the University Press club [St XVedlIesday night. Mr. Scruggs paid i'gh tribute to Dr. V. W. Ball, dean of the School of ournalisn at the University, and to ie work that he is doing here. He as !rted that Dr. Ball kept all of the old 'aditions of the old South combined ith modern methods of the New outh. "I knew Dr. Ball years ago when lie as making the editorial page of the harleston lvening Post sparkle like house afire," lie said, "and his work t the University is probably the great it thing lie has ever done.." In relating some of his reminiscences a newspaper man, Mr. Scruggs told f a reporter who landed in Nashville ithout a job. He appFed to the city litor of one of the papers there and as assigiied to the river iront to "get story." This particular assignment as so devoid of news that a reporter nece sent there never returned, as it as almost impossible to find anything I interest. "When the reporter arrived on the harf," sa'd Xlr. Scruggs in telling the ory, "lie fouid only the small offices two rival river-boat cotimpaines. Hle Cent ilto one of tle ollides and inquir I if the.y had a boat down the river id they answered yes. lie then re 'ated the qurtestion at the other ollice, id received tlie same answer. Then told themt that their rival said their >at would never get back. "When the story of th's rivalry ap -ared on the imarket page of the paper te gamblers in town started betting on hich boat wotld get back first. The vners wired their captains to race Lck. One of then, the "Nancy L,ee,' td a ton of bacon oi board and her vners wired the captain to burn the icon if necessary to vin. The "Nancy :e" won 1)y a few yards. "There is such a thing as getting too tch news," l rs. Scruggs continue-1, mice whIle I was in Galveston, during e (il! season, I applied for a job ont le of tlie newspapers there. The city litor assigned ne to cover an Ep (Cninu161ed to page right) -- U.S.C. - ~arolinian Awarded Certificate of Merit Juill," Sigma Delta Chii Publi cation Bestows Signal Honor TIhe Carolinian w~as amonig the coi ze pulications awvardedl certiicate-s mterit by the "Qutill" ofiejal pubIlica >n of thle Sigma. Del ta Clii, niat ionaml irnialistic fraternity This is itndeedl a signal honor, as h blicationis selected replresentt colleges d( untiversit ies from the emitire coiun v. Ot her tmagazines selected front >uith Carolina are :College of Charles ni Magazinie, Charleston ;Criterion, >lumbihia College ;Furmanai echo, eenville; W'nthirop Journal, Rock ill; Wofford College Journal, Spar nhntrgr