Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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k5ANFINISHING BSECOND DECADE 3 WITH CAROLINA . T. Baker Has Devoted His Life to Education of the State . SERVED AS PRESIDENT las Served in Cultural and Civic Activities as Well as Educational The old adage relative to a prophet being without honors in his own coun try has been refuted on various oc casions, but perhaps no more signally than in instances on our own campus. Dr. Leonard Theodore Baker, who is now rounding out his twentieth year of service to Carolina, has been hon ored in various ways and capacities in a life devoted to the furtherance of education in our state and throughout the nation. When the vacancy caused by the death of our beloved former president was temporarily unable to be filled by an election, the trustees unanimously asked Dr. Baker, then dean, to act as president. As acting president of the institution, he was in office until Jan uary of the present year. During his administration the work and pfogram of the University was continued with out interruption to a successful con clusion. Dean Baker was born in the City of Charleston, January 22, 1868, and was educated in schools of that city. He received his college training at Vander b'lt and the College of Charleston, 1885 88. He was awarded the A.B. degree and in 1893 won the M.A. degree. Also Dean Baker has studied at the summer sessions of Columbia University at dif ferent times. In 1889 Dr. Baker began his work as an educator at Camden. There he served in various capacities until in 1898 he was superintendent of the school system, which position he held until 1906. In the latter year Dr. Bak er became professor of history and the administration of education in which work he is engagEd at present. In 1914 the trustees of the University elected the then professor Baker dean of the institution. In this position Dean Bak er has rendered a wonderful service to the state and to the South as a whole. It is impossible to see how a happier selection could have been made. In the work devolving upon him as dean, Dr. Baker has been recognized throughout the South as one of its greatest educa tors and organizers as well as school adfhinistrator. This is attested by the fact that he served as president of the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern College dur ing 1924, secretary and president of the State Teachers Association, secretary and president of the South Carolina Association of School Superintendent. and as an associate editor of South Ca rolina Education. In addition to strictly prof.essional wvork, Dean Baker has taken an active interest in civic and cultural so: eties o.f various kinds. He wvas president of the South Carolina Conference or Soc ial Welfare'in 1925, and has leewrl-1i on various state and nat'onal pt >b'ems. In the Kosnmos club, Dr. Bake present. ed several papers and has served as president. Dean Baker is a member of the Epis copal church and is also a prominent mason. He belongs to the Chi Phi fraternity. When the Alpha chapter of 0. B. K. was established at the Uni versity last year Dean Baker was a foundation member. The following is taken from "Who's Who In America :" "Baker, Leconard Theodore. Educator. Born Charles ton, S. C., January 22, 1868; son of Edward and Maxene (Blanchard) Bak er. Vanderbilt University, 1885-86; A.B. College of Charleston 1888; A.M. 1893. Married L4ucretia Douglas Long, of Camden, S. C., December 22, 1907; One daughter, Harriet Kershaw. Teach er High Schools 1889-98; Superinten dent schoots 1898-1906; Professor of History and Administration of Educa tion at Un'versity of South Carolina since 1906; Dean of University of South Carolina since 1914. Member N.E.A.; South Carolina Teachers Association, (President 1908-09); Chii Phi fraternity; President Associat'on of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Souther i States, 190- Secretary of the Associa THORNWELL CLUB HEARS DR.DOUGLAS Dr. Douglas Stresses the Import ance of Faith and Determi nation in Work AT MELTON HALL All Ministerial Students on the Campus Are Invited to Attend Weenie Roast Dr. D. M. Douglas, president of the University, spoke to the members of the Thornwell club at their regular teeting on Friday, February 11. Dr. Douglas stressed the importance of a young minister sticking to his denonii nation and maintaining a broad friend ship with other denominations. He also urged the members to be broadminded and to stick to their faith. An active campaign is to be started to get the other ministerial students to join this club. The membership of the club now is around twenty and shows satisfactory growth and accom plishiVents. Religious work is being done by several members, supply work, Sunday school teaching, and other work. Practically all denoninations are represented. Two new members were received in to the club, these being "Red" Bell and Croft. Dr. Douglas was received as an honorary member. It was decid(d to hold a "weenie" roast on Saturday, February 36. All members of the club are expected to be there with the new members, who will be received on the 25 of February, at the regular meeting of the club. All ministerial students on the campus not affiliated with the club, or those con sidering such work, are requested to be present at this meeting at Flinn hall, 7 o'clock, or to communicate with the officers. tion of Colleges of South Carolina; President South Carolina Conference of Social Welfare, 1925; Associate Edi tor of South Carolina "Education." Democrat. Episcopalian. Mason. Lec turer on Education for Teachers Club. Kosmos Club, (Ex-President). Home 817 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina. A SPECIAL E FLORS College The FLORSHEIM Faci will exhibit an unust of the new spring sh FR IDAY and 5 FEBRUARY: The display includes1 all well dressed colle one builds a young BE S U RE T( J. L. MINNA CAROLINA LAW SCHOOL RATED AMONG HIGHEST ONE OF SIXTY-THREE American Bar Association Has Strict Requirements for Grade A Schools In a bulletin just issued by the Coun cil of'Legal Education and Admisson, to the Bar of the American Bar As sociation, the Law school of the Uni versity of South Carolina is included in the list of class "A" standard law schools of America. The University is one of but sixty three schools which have complied with the requiremnnts of the Ameri can Bar Association, which are as fol lows: That such schools (a) Shall re quire as a condit'on of admission at least two years of study in a college; (b) It shall require its students to pur sue a course of three years education. if they devote substantially all of their working time to their studies, and a longer course, equivalent in the number of working hours, if they devote only part of their working time to their stud ies; (c) It shall provide an adequate library available for the use of the stu dents; (d) It shall have among its teachers a sufficient number giv ng their entire time to the school to in sure actual personal acquaintances ind influence upon the whole student body. In order for a school of law to attain class "A" it must comply with all the requirements "as to all its departments or courses." Such as has been attained by the Un'versity is much sought after ,ind places its school in the first rank of law% school. Frosh Y Council at Flinn Hall Thursday Thursday at 7 o'clock, there will be a meting of the Freshman Y council it Flinn hall. All members are especi lly urged to attend and remind other men of the meeting. - U.s.c. - Father-I uiderstand your school now )ists of a glee club. Son-No. sir, we don't boast of it. ISPLAY OF S hoes ory Representative ally large selection nes for young men. iATUR DAY [8th and 19th he sort of footwear ge men favor. No man's shoe like IEIM D R OP I N UGH & CO.| SpringHats Developed by Dunlap and Stetson Are to be seen in great numbers on the campuses of America's finest colleges, for they are authentic mediums of "What's Right in Hats" Seven and Eight Dollars M. L. Kinard, Inc. 1523 Main St. Phone 5205 WIDEIY KNOWN FOR 111E PR-SE-,NTA'rION OF CONS.RVATIVE STYLFS FOR ('OlLEGE ME-N Collegiate pipes aren't all non campus mentis' j...... .... 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GRANGER ROUGH Cur The half-pound vac uum tin is forty-five cents, the foil-pouch package, sealed in glassine, is ten cents. for pipes only! Gvanager Rough Cut is made by the Liggess & Myers Tobacco Company Patronize Our Andvartisers