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DR. REED SMITH EDITS SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS "The Open Road to Reading," Just Released From the Press SEVEN VOLUMES ISSUED Experts Passed on Dr. Smith's Work-Southernism Featured Dr. Reed Smith of the English de partment, after three summers of work in Boston, has edited a new series of school readers for the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades. Tlhey are called "The Open Road To Reading" and have just been released from the press. . The entire series consists of a primer and six readers. The first four were edited by Mrs. Annie H. Sutton, kinder garten supervisor of Richmond. Ginn & Co. is the publisher. A distinctive feature of Dr. Smith's readers is their Southernism. The series is definite but not narrow or sectional in its loose restriction to Southern subject matter or Southern authorship. It in cludes the finest and noblest elements of Southern idealism and achievement in their most attractive literary form. Severai stories were written especially for these books and have never before been printed. Special emphasis has been laid on stories of action, adventure, and humor. Not one of the readers con tains a single dull page. To promote in terest and vivid visualization the whole series is iavishly and effectively illustrat ed by specially selected artists. The careful grading and arrangement of material increases 'nterest in the in dividual selections and gives continuity and climactic effect. Between twenty and thirty experts in the theory and practice of reading passed independent ly upon each selection with reference to such matters as teachability, appeal to children, and difficulty of thought. These advisers were chosen from different sec tions -of the country and represent every variety of experience in dealing with children. In the editorial equipment are the vocabularies, thought questions at the end of each selection, brief biographical sketches of the writers, headnotes which make the approach to each selection easy and attractive, and the teachers' helps and methodology which are of diminish ing value in the higher readers. -- usc New Library Now Near Completion Books are Being Transferred to Permanent Shelves--Build ing Fireproof Library additions which have been under construction for several months on the eastern and western sides of the building are about completed and books are now being moved to their perman ent positions. The construction work on the western wing is completed and in a very short time work will be concluded on the fire-proof wing on the east. In the western wing on the first floor are the librarian's office and three semi niar rooms. These have been in use for some weeks, and the English and history departments hold seminars in them daily. On the second floor of this wing is the beautiful museum room which shall be described fully in a subseqtuent issue. The third floor will be constituted en tirely of collections of Carolinians. Here are being collected books by South Car olinians or books related to South Carolina, and valuable files of South Carolina newspapers and magazines. Trhe eastern wing will be given en tirely to book stacks and will have a capacity capable of accommodating about 70,000 volumes. 'fhe librarian is now moving the books from the main floor into these stads and this task will constitute several months as it is a tre mendous undertaking. Both wings are fire-proof and not on ly double the capacity of the old library hut give security against fire to the' valuable collections of books in the University library, many of which new copies are no longer published and could not be purchased at any* price. "I've raised a lot of families," said Carolina Professors Gain Recognition W. H. Callcott to Edit Volume i on History of Ecuador Professor W. H. Callcott, of the De partment of History, has been seiected as one of the members of the c<nmis sion, appointed by the Latin-American branch of the American HistoricAk, As sociation to select the best one volume history of each of the Latin-American countries to be edited and translated into English. There will be a volume -for Central American and one for each of the Latin-American nations. Each commissioner has charge of the editing and translating into English the history of one of the Latin-American countries and acts as advisor for two other countries. Professor Callcott has charge of the work on Ecuador and is also ad visor to those preparing the works on Argentina and Paraguay. At the same time, the commission will translate one of the best histories of the United States into Spanish and Portuguese. The whole set will comprise about sixteen volumes and will be issued in from one to three years. The financial end of the project has been assured by two of the leading foundations of the country. Professor Callcott is an authority upon Latin-American history, both from hand observations and years of research and in selecting Professor Callcott to prepare the volume on Ecuador, the American Historical association not only recognized his abilty but conferred a signal honor upon the university as well. Professor A. C. Wiigus, of the depart ment of History, was also honored by the American Historical association at the meeting last year in Rochester, N. Y., when he was selected as general manager of a commission to prepare a bibliography of Latin-American history. This important work will take ten years Ai"'t It a Gr WACt,4 YoU'RFE ItO TI-e VE.STr OF HEALT(rf IUT Feet YUb Mus_r GS.T AWAAY TO AIMEHOJRST FOR~ A couf'Le OF IcTo /q Aslts A: THAt Cot.GH oIF Vc0f: , S TBn at8'e, PETE STHI4NK VO0 CUGHTj to ds. AulAV~ To A WAR'sta CLIIwATE~ The Sn . . not a Gutherie to Speak On Campus Feb. 24 Intercollegiate Prohibition Asso ciation Sends Man to Dis-, cuss Alcoholism Paul Guthrie, field secretary of the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association of Washington, will speak at chapel or at some other representative student as sembly on the campus, Friday, February 24. This meeting will be heid under the auspices of both Y.W.C.A. and Y.M. C.A., and according to reports from other institutions it is expected that keen interest will be shown. In a report received from the Y.W. C.A. president at one of the largest in stitutions of the state with reference to his visit there, the following excerpt is is taken: "As to Mr. Gutherie's visit, it was much more fruitful and satis factory than we had expected-at least than the General Secretary had expected. She feared the girls would have no in terest in prohibition whatever, but in stead keen interest was shown-He has as art of giving prohibition a setting with other social and universal questions, and approaches it from basic and fun damental standards and principles." Both christian organizations of the campus are anxious that every student possible be present. , for completion and will contain ten to fifteen volumes. T'he first volume will he issued in two or three years. There will be a volume on each of the Latin American countries, which will describe briefly every book in print, re gardless of the language, about that country. J. A. Robertson is the editor of this series but upon Professor Wilgus, the general manager, will fall most of the work. The selection of Professor Wilgus is a fitting tribute to his com petence, and an honor to the University. and and Glorious Fe , A PAC<Ae OF OL.D GC IV4P'P-'((-L "I coughAN in ?aCmrO Historians Obtain Prominent Speakers W. G. Query, Ex-Governor Mc Leod, R. Chariton Wright Wili Speak Several of South Carolina's outstand ing authorities and speakers have been obtained to speak at the meetings of the Graduate History club, according to the program recentiy released by Mrs. R. C. Williams, chairman of the program committee. The meetings of the club, it was an nounced, will be held in Davis college at 7:30 P. M., and wiil be open to the public. Friday, February 17, W. G. Query, chairman of the South Carolina Tax Commission, will speak on "Our System of Taxation," a subject which it is be lieved will prove extremely interesting to his listeners. Dr. W. H. Callcott will lecture at the second meeting of the club Friday, March 2, "Recent Relations Between the United States and Mexico." "The Bible as History" will be the subject of Dr. H. R. Murchison's talk Friday, March 16th. Former Governor Thomas G. Mc Leod will speak on March 30th. R. Charlton Wright, editor of The Record, Columbia's evening newspaper, will address the ciub Friday, April 20, using as his subject, "The Problems of Publicity." Former Ccngressman A. F. Lever has been secured for Friday, May 4th. His subject will be announced later. The series wili be concluded on Fri (lay, May 18, when Dr. A. C. Wilgus, will speak on "Participation of United States Citi2ens in the South American Wars for Independence, 1808-24." -USC Did you know that Columbia, South Carolina and Los Angeles, California are both the same number of degrees north of the equator? elin'? JALLY DECtDE To AwD IN SUPREME SAcRtFce DEV/CLo SFRAme J ALIL LtSTEN NO - aI%/E. I ' M TA A CAZrTO' LDS OF= M-AMgD-NAWS ev MORNir.G You OH-H-H *o a oVeeauA For. =TU47 )LD er Cigarette :arload 0 192S. P. Ldriard Co.. Bat.17 The following men are in the infir mary: E. G. Beil, H. H. Dudley, Syd ney Clark, F. D. Smith, and C. H. Cane. Those dismissed are: T. P. Devlin, S. A. Brown, Harry Wolfe, F. K. 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