Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PROF. CREA TES DEMAND WITH SHOP A T U.N.C. -Howard Munford Jones, Profes sor of English, Establishes Buil's Head Bookshop , NOT PROFI '-MAKING IDEA The Bull's Head Runs in Connec tion with the Regular Book Exchange The New Student.--"I believe that reading of good books induces the buying of books, and that the owning of books is part of one's general edu cation." On that theory Howard Mumford Jones established the Bull's Head Bookshop on the University of North Carolina campus . Howard Mumford Jones is professor of English, and a good one. But that is incidental. He is above all a person of ideas, and his ideas have had not a small part in making the Chapel Hill university a center of real learning in the south; and the university the intellectual cen ter of the state. The Bull's Head Bookshop, in name has a glorious sound, like the Mermaid avern, for instance. Actually, its spirit is more nearly akin to the famous tavern than to a bookshop. For How ard Muffiford Jones is not trying to grow and gain nourishment in his shop. Room 214, Murphy Hall, that's the bookshop. It is a professor's office and out of the line of student traffic. It was not decorated, upon opening, with costly -urtains or "other doodabs and addenda" to "take the curse of the academic off it," as Mr. Jones says. Some day it will have all that. But it is coming slowly, for the bookshop is not a money-making enterprise. It is a book center where students, aided by volunteer librarians, come to browse or to buy, as they choose. That is all Mr. Jones asks. He wishes to interest the students in books, and if they buy and there are profits, well enough. That means more books can be purcbised, and 214 Murphy can be decoraltd somewhat. So far, much to the sur prise of well-meaning persons who warned against the venture, the salei have been steady and fairly heavy. So it is said that there are now curta;ns on the windows. So it is said there are some easy chairs, too. Mr. Jones needed courage for his plan, because the southern public is not very much interested in books. North Carolina is a bit more learned that its sister states, yet even in Chapel Hill the one store that dealt in general books had to give up for lack of cus tomers. The sale on cheap magazines, however, was heavy, very heavy. Howard Mumford Jones decided that book reading must be promoted. So to meet the demand for other than text books, and to stimulate a demand where none existed before. On a non p1rofit basis for anyone concerned, and backed by the University book ex change as a worthy educational en terprise, the Bookshop was ready' to lose money. But it didn't and it thrives. Mr. Jones hopes for new qutarters for the shop, a quieter place where students mnay find such tranquility as good books dlemand from their readers. His pro gram runs on side .)y side with the book exchange. That deals in text b)ooks, and second-nand books. The Bull's Head goes definitely ouit of and supplements the text boo0k field. How gird M':-...rd Jones Ji I what no :r,:.e else could de before. ': 'dence tha: lie (lid not merely mieet. but that lhe also created a demand for good b)Oks. Elsewhere, college towns are fiun of hookshops that are crowded with everything from the classics to the most recent novel of Eleanor Glyn. In these places it will be hard to picture just what has happened in North Caro lina. Publishers will better understand, for they know how hard it has been for~ them to interest the South in books. Chapel Hill has always felt some what as the leader in cultural paths in the South. Thanks to Howard Mum ford Jones is now may be'more at ease when it reiterates the boast. --Usc How high is high? Oh, about half a pint. Wt1as It a good lynching? No. very poorly executed. GIRLS CONQUER IN WATERPROOF LIPSTICK QUERY Eupbradian Receptio Sees'the Miame Wall and McLeod Beat Craig and Pugh AMUSING DEBATE FEATURE Chicora and Columbia Presat Others Serve on Enter taining Program A debate, "Resolved: That Water Proof Lipstick is Beneficial to the Male Portion of the State." was the feature of the reception given by the Euphra dian literary society, Tuesday night in honor of its incoming administration. Girls from Columbia and Chicora were in attendence. Miss Mary McLeod of Columbia College and Miss Mayre Wall, Carolina, defending the negative of the query, defeated the affirmative of Thomas Moor6 Craig and Griffith Pugh by a unanimous vote of the au dience. Mr. Craig, the first speaker of the evening, cited definite instances when lipstick, which was not waterproof, had caused much damage and many useless words of explanation. "Waterproof lipstick would have avoided all these unpleasantries," he concluded. Miss Wall was vigorous in her condemna tion of waterproof lipstick, quoting the famed Dorothy Dix as being unalter ably opposed to the use of lipstick-. waterproof or otherwise. "Men de sire the real thing'and do not care to have the lips of their girls smeared with an unerasible smear," she declared. She ended with the parting shot. that "men desire variety and do not desire to have one flavor all the time." Mr. Pugh, second speaker for the affirmative, reiterated what Mr. Craig had said, stressing especially the dan ger of detection due to waterproof lip. stick, smearing over the apparel of the males. Miss McLeod concluded for the negative by waxing emcomiastic over the puchritude of the fair sex and de claring that the girl of today needs no "make-up" to accentuate her beauty. "She's pretty enough without any arti ficial coloring," were her final words. The rest of the program was taken up with an address of welcome by Leslie Edwards, president of the so ciety, a talk by Dode McDow on "Women in General, " and an essay by Kenneth Grimsley on the "Modern Girl." Mr. Grimsley was loud in his praises of the girl of today as was the preceding speaker Mr. McDow. Ed wards welcomed the visitors to the halls, saying that it was a "real pleasure to have such rare jewels in atten dence." Bob Joves, accompanied by Newell Wimberly, on the violin, and Lindsey Hall, mandolin, entertaine-! those present with a group of songs. Light refreshments were served dur ing the evening. -Usc Members of Arrow Club Give Banquet Entertainment at Jefferson Given in Honor of W. M. Shoop of Columbia. The Arrow club of the University of South Carolina entertained with a ban quet in the private dining room of t' ' Jefferson hotel last Friday night. The guest of honor and principa speaker of the evening was Mr. W. af. Shioop of Columbia. Mr. Shoop is a memnber of the fraternity now bem'g petitioned by the Arrow club. HeI a talk on the standards ardl aims to ward which the fraternity is v.orking He stressed the fact that these stan dards must beC lived up to by every member of the fraternity. Numerous anecdotes of fraterna:v life were related, followed by .a discuis sion of the progress of the chsh in its petition. The present Arrowv club does not ac cupy a club house as it did last year, b)ut plans to secure a house as soon as its petition is accepted by the fraternity. The banquest was attended by the active members of the club as well as several alumni, The active members of the club are: Jack Alliston, Bill Burnside, Lindsay Hall, Wesley Hunt.' Marvin Mitchum, Frank Lupo, Ash by Lupo, R. Milo Smith, A. V. Smith, R. P. Searson, Jim Williams. Bruce White, Lin C..Shecut, Jr., and Reelf Peecksen. CARLISLE BEALL One of Columb'a's .finest football products who has shone with a steady rilliancy all season. 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Hseqsen The Co-Ed Glee club is fortunate in A Good Placo to Rat securing as director Mrs. Edward Hensen, of Chicago. Mrs. Hensen is a gifted musician, both in piano and M L voice, her assistance is a great help and inspiration to the girls. She is a pupil of Madame Arndt of Chicago. Mrs. Hensen is assistant in the music department and also plays for One - Half Block From Campus CAPITAL CITY "The House of Qualy" LAUNDRY Established in 1844 Specalists in The R. L. BRYAN .DRF.SS SHIRTS & COLLARS COMPANY Books, Stationery, Printing, (One Day Service) Binding, Office Furniture and Specialties 1119 Gervais St. Phone 9711 Columbia, South Carolina I SYLVAN BROS. For Fruit Drinks -- JELELERS AND DIAMOND MERCHANTS -VISIT Most complete stock of sterling HAMPTON'S silver prize cups in the Carolinas I Class rings and pins of the better Home-Made Candies kind, made up to suit your own 1218 Main St. Columbia, S. C. ideas. Come in and let's get acquainted. 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