The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 16, 1927, Page PAGE SEVEN, Image 7
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Clarence Zeigler;
Wooduff, George
DOCTOR GIBBES
DEMONSTRATES
HYPNOTIC ART
Packed Audience, Thrilled at Per
former's Prowess, Feats
Generously Applauded
LECTURER GIVES SKETCH
Six Negroes Furnish Interesting
Entertainment As Subjects
of Hypnotist
Dr. Robert W. Gibbes gave a force
ful and interesting lecture on hypnotism
in the chapel on Tuesday afternoon and
delighted a large audience with a prac
tical demonstration of his hypnotic
powers, using six negroes as subjects.
He sketched the history of hypno
tism, although he stated its exact na.
ture was not known. In the hypnotic
state, the mind and mental action of the
subject are under complete control of
the operator; and the subject is sensi
tive only to what the operator tells him
he may be sensitive. The hypnotised
person has no fears or inhibitions and
does readily whatever the operator com
mands. The subject is totally oblivious
to all other people except the operator
or to those the operator permits him to
become aware of.
Dr, Gibbes then proceeded to prove
his statements with demonstrations upon
the affable negroes. At his instant coin
mand they fell asieep in their chairy,'
wearing happy, somnolent expressions.
He then placed a bottle in each negro's
hand and told each to try to pull the
corks out, at the same time telling them
that they could not. At the given sig
nal each negro began pulling with Her
cuiean efforts but the corks refused to
budge. He then allowed them to pull
the corks out and told them they were
drinking beer and the pre-Volstead gus
to with which those negroes drank the
imaginary beer made the audience hila
rious.
Dr. Gibbes then proved the power of
the operator over the senses of 4he sub
ject. Each negro was given a piece of
apple and allowed to eat about half of
it, then he was told it was quinine. Real
quinine could not have provoked more
spitting than foilowed. The negroes
were then told they had pains in their
stomachs and deep groans and gymnas
tic antics followed this announcement.
Tro alleviate their distress, the demon
strator gave each a whole apple and told
them to swallow it, that it was medicine.
Trhe blacks followed this instruction with
such success that many in the audience
feared they wvould suffocate.
The audience then experienced a thrill
Given a golf club, a, negro was told to
hit a golf bah1 as far as he could. Fac
ing the audience, the negro took a wide
swing but failed to touch the ball. The
skeptics resumed their seats with a sigh
of relief. Demonstrating the hypno
tist's power over the sense of feeling,
the negroes shivered when told how
cold ther were and }viarmed $efore
chairs which they believed were stoves.
Dramas of the barber shop and ten
cenit store, followed by letter reading
hypnotism and demonstra:ions of post
hypnotic power concluded the lecture,
although at its close Dr. Gibbes was be
sieged.by a large group of the audience,
wvho were anxious to know the secret of
his occult powers.
Dr. Josiah Morse of the department
of psychology and philosophy made the
demonstration possible and is expected
to give other public psychology lectures
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Carolina Songsters
Take Second Place
Strain of Journey Tells on the
Singing of University
Glee Men
Carolina took second place in the
State Glee club contest held at Clem
ion College last Friday night, Furman
winning first place. Aften a ten hour
ride from Waynesville, N. C., the club
arrived at Clemson just in time to get
ready for the contest. They were
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tired from the long ride and nearly a
weeks previous engagements, but i,
spite of this the~fiiti two ntibers were
sung uIusuailly wi fte strain, how
ever, was too great and the final num
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ed falling off.
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the decision to Carolina in the first two
songs, and pointed out that if they had
sung the Alma Mater as well as the
other numbers, they would have easily
won the cup.
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test was lost by only two points out of
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audience.
After the contest each college gave
some form of entertainment. The
Glee club quartet composed of the
Riggins brothers, Roscoe, and Wesley,
Billy Laney and Bob Tompkins, sang
three numbers. Some excellent har
mony was given.
The club was entertained by the
Clemson cadets, supper, breakfast and
dinner being furnished them, also a
picture show.
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