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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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"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.
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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
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~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
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