Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COLUMBIAN E | LOSS OF Says That The Old Ivy Vine Was Planted By Dr. Leiber VINE PROM OLD ENGLAND Students Should Rise In Protest If The Bay Tree Is To Be Destroyed To the Editor of the Gamecock: Sir: Wandering through the college ' campus in 1867, when I was a little boy, an old gentleman called my attention to the ivy-clad brick houses on the south west corner, siding on bumter Street, and facing the Library building?the homes today of Professor Rowe and Professor Olsen. ?r told me of the great men and great scholars who had lived in those houses, Francis Lieber, J. H. Thornwell and others, but what he said of those celebrated teachers has long passed out of memory. Two details of his talk I still vividly recall: "Do you see," said he, "that ivy vine that mantles the walls, almost up to the caves?" "Well, that vine ca"le from Kenilworth Castle." I Before I had recovered from my , astonishment; for in that day all the , small boys had read and loved Sir Walter s wonderful novel, he directed , my attention to a little bay tree, which t grew near the steps in the little garden plot. B "That little bay," said he, "has grown from a slip, or cutting, or rootlet from the tomb of Virgil at BrunIdisium, Italy." It was not until years later that I had to wrestle with "arma virumque ?ave nevcr forK?tten that we had 111 South Carolina a little tree connected with the grave of that supremely great Latin poet. Li Bruntlisium, September W T p'~ucar}y 2000 years ago, *i . le c,ass?cal scholars of [the whole world have held this year special services in his honor, shownig that he lives in everlasting remembrance. (Ask Dr. Green, or Professor Cook: they will tell you pagani, who think it useless to study Latin, all about v irgil.) "How did it happen that these souvenirs of Kenilworth and Virgil's tomb were planted here?" I asked the old gentleman. | "They were planted," quoth he, "by t rancis Lieber, who was a pro[ fessor here, and lived in that house from 1835 to 1856." ; In after years 1 learned that Proiessor^ La Borde was probably correct in declaring that Dr. Lieber must take his place as a star of the [first magnitude," and in my own opin(,(ln't"e great German scholar is one ot the three greatest men who have ever taught at South Carolina College; the other two being Thomas Cooper and J. H. Thornwell. For Lieber the scholar, I have the profoundest admiration. There should l be a brass tablet on the wall of that house telling of his residence there. ' l4?r Lieber the man, I have supreme contempt. Here he lived, and wrote Ins greatest works, and was held in | general esteem until 1856, when he resigned his professorship because the trustees failed to elect him President | to succeed Dr. Thornwell. He became a professor at what is now Co| lumbia University, N. Y. and there remained a consistent and determined enemy of the South and of South Carolina until his death in October 1 1872. 1 In his diary he had referred to slavery, which he claimed to detest as ^his nasty, dirty, selfish institution, and again the professor showed disgust for Columbia, "where the skies were so blue, and the negroes were so black,"?but that did not prevent him from buying thirteen negro slaves while he stayed here, and selling twelve of them just before he removed to the north. .The one remaining negro, he gave to his greatest and noblest son, Oscar Montgomery Lieber;?who died fighting for Southern independence. \ . 5?1, wr'te a column about Francis Lieber but must hold my pen. And now, at last, I have come to the point, for this letter is like that of many women's^ the real "meat" comes last,?in the Post Script. ! why has every particle | of that historic ivy vine j rom kenilworth castle been torn down? will any amount of spick and span fresh paint and ' in c?e?r with ST5S* CAMPUS BUILDINGS, I ThST 2R THE LOST OF ihat vine planted by the ! GREAT TEACHER, LIEBER? i 1 don t know who is responsible [ tor this vandalism. I I am not a graduate of the Univerc *1? SoutV. Carolina? but I am a bouth Carolinian, and I protest (against the destruction of that ivv vine. 7 >EPLORES ANCIENT IVY + Exchange Comments KING THOR WEEPS OVER MISTREATMENT OF RATS In the wee hours of the night when the campus lights were out the Guilford college girls collected together a bunch of rats somewhat in the fashion of the Pied Piper of Hamlin. The "cornfield mice" were made to squeal as the Sophs fed them bits of cheese. But?just then King Thor looked down and pitied the poor frosh to such a degree that he immediately burst into tears. ROANOKE FIRST JAP STUDENT BECOMES VISCOUNT News of Hcdie Fukuoka, class of '89, has been received stating that he has succceded to the title of his father, Viscount Takachika, a member of the Privy Council of Japan. The card of the famed Roanoke alumnus reads: "Vicomte Hedie Fukuoka, LL. B. Master of Laws, (Yale), Doctcur en Sciences Politiques et Administrativcs, professor de Troit International a' L'Ecole de Gendarmerie; Kanatamicno, Kishikawa, Tokio." WINTHROP PAYS TRIBUTE TO JOHNSON In memory of their beloved friend and councillor, the girls of Winthrop College have had several large pictures made of their late president, Dr. D. B. Johnson. They have placed them in the main buildings on the campus to keep alive a perpetual memory of the "Builder of Winthrop." SPARE THE ROD AND SPOIL THE CHILD Roanoke College has set to work to try to enforce a new set of Freshmen rules. One of these rules applies to hazing. It seems that hazing is so detrimental to the poor little freshmen that the authorities state: "The striking, laying hands on, treating with violence, or offering bodily harm to any student, with the intent to injure or punish him; or other treatment of tyrannical, abusive, shameful, insulting or intimidating nature, shall be prohibited." We of old South Carolina wondei how the Fresh arc to be salted down WOFFORD'S PRESIDENT RECEIVES DISTINGISHED MEDAL The American Legion has awardec to Dr. Henry Nelson Snyder, President of Wofford Methodist College oi South Carolina, a medal which is annually awarded to him who has rendered the most distinguished publi< service to the State. We wish to congratulate Dr. Snydei and wish him the best of success ir his building up of Wofford. U.8.C. FRESHMAN PARTY BY EUPHRADIANS (Continued from Page 1) - $ This ended the formal part of tin program and the refreshments wer< served. While this was going on , President Atkinson called on Mr B. T. Boyd, an alumnus of the University, Leroy Want, and J. Mitchel Morse for extemporaneous speeches These three acquitted themselves ir fine style. Ice cream, cakes, cigars and ciga rettes were passed around. U.8.O. RADIO AERIAL CAUSES MISHAI (Continued from Page 1) ! and flash occurred after which th< wire continued to burn, smoke ant sputter as it lay upon the ground thus causing a subject for much specula r tion and criticism by passers-by. The Broad River Power Company'! ' relief squad were soon on the seem and repaired the breaks. About 4( yards of new wiring was needed foi this work. Luckily no one was injured in th< mishap although the power men sait that it was very dangerous. 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