The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 04, 1931, Page Page Five, Image 6
Class Is Told
Of Need For
Many Words
Porohovshikov Speaks
Describes Essential Of Good Writing
As Knowledge Of Own
Language
"The first essential toward being
able to write well is to know your
own language," said Professor Pierre
Porohovshikov in his address to the
class of Journalism 23, last Saturday
morning.
"You must know language," ccmtinued
the sptaker. "You can't smdl
it, see it, or feel it. To know your
own language well is to be familiar
with another language. There are
247,000 words in the English language
and there is no harm or impossibility
in knowing 6,000 or 7,000. Writing
needs personality and this comes only
from words."
Professor Porohovshikov said that
second in importance is to have something
to say. Think a little and write
a lot is the common thing; the good
thing is to think a lot and write a
little. #
"Call a spade a spade," he advised.
"Use common words, but say uncommon
things. As examples of unusual
thoughts expressed in plain words, I
would offer such quotations as Shakespeare's
'All the world's a stage,' and
'To be or not to be.'"
As a last word of counsel the
speaker advised the class to always
have ready a scrap of paper and a
little bit of pencil. When a thought
conies, he said, it stays only a moment
and if you do not write it down it is
gone.
Professor Porohovshikov is a famous
linguist, teacher, and former lawyer
of Russia. He has spoken at many
schools and colleges in America and
is known throughout the country.
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Pqpers Read
To Engineers
To Be Sent To Meet
Local A. I. E. E. Group Hears
Theses For Competition At
Last Seminar
Three papers will represent the
University of South Carolina at the
Southeastern District meeting of the
brandies of the American Institute of
Electrical Engineers, which will be
held at the University of Florida on
Deccinber 4. They were presented at
the last meeting of the Electrical
Engineering Seminar, on November
19, by their authors, L. E. Rankin,
A. R. Urquhart, and W. S. Smith,
members of the local branch of the
A. I. E. E.
The University has been represented
in all contests of this nature in recent
years, and in many cases carried off
high honors. One notable example
was Mr. Gerald Preacher, who, while
still in his junior year, carried off first
prize, not only in the district meet
but also in the National meet. He
won a trip to Canada and the chance
to present his paper at the International
meet.
ChildHeafth
Is Discussed
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man of the educational group, and Dr.
A. T. Jamison, superintendent of the
Connie Maxwell orphanage, was chairman
of the handicap child group.
These divisions drew up reports and
recommendations Wednesday morning
and presented these Wednesday
afternoon, to the whole conference.
They were accepted.
A resolution was adopted asking the
governor to appoint a commission to
carry on the work that was initiated
in the conference. The movement was
started by Governor Blackwood who
issued invitations to a number of doctors,
nurses, teachers, social workers
and other citizens to meet at Columbia
to carry on the work for children
begun at the White House conference
on Child Health and Protection.
There were about 180 delegates
present from all parts of the state.
All the meetings were held at the
r-hapel and different classrooms of the
University. Miss Janel Leake, secretary
of the University Y. W. C. A.,
With several co-ed students, aided the
conference greatl^ by piloting the
members about the campus.
This was the first meeting ever held
1,1 South Carolina where the educat'onal,
medical, health, and social work
forces met to consider their common
Problems. It adjourned Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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Lost Pencils
Are Returned
At McKissick Threat
Journalism Class Gives Up
Property After Dire
Warning
For failure to make proper restitution
of valuable property to its rightful,
lawful, and legitimate owner,
Dean J. Rion McKissick, head of the
Journalism school, threatened his students
with a dire and sinister punishment?a
punishment, whi^h, to a student
of journalism, is tantamount to
execution by gallows, hanging, or
walking-the-plank.
"To anyone failing to return my
pencil, I shall," Professor McKissick
enunicated clearly, deliberately, and
ominously, "I shall on examination
ask a question in higher calculus which
shall count precisely one-half the
exam!"
Upon being questioned as to whether
or not the pencils had been returned,
Colonel McKissick smiled pleasantly
and replied: "Oh, yesl I met with no
difficulty at all in getting those pencils
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The meeting time of the Freshman
Y Council will be at 6:45 on Thursday
night instead of on Monday night
from now on, it was decided at the
meeting of that organization in Flinn
hall last Monday night. This action
was taken because of the numerous
other affairs that keep the members
from the Monday night meetings.
Mr. Bell announced that open house
will be held at Flinn hall every ^Thursday
afternoon henceforth between
five and six o'clock. Ladies of the
faculty will prepare the refreshments,
which will be served by various co-eds.
According to another announcement,
a medal is to be given at the
end of the year to the member of the
Freshman Y Council who has given
his services unselfishly and unstingly
to the work of the group. There is to
be no "trying out" for this award;
instead, the medal is to be awarded
by a committee, the members of which
will be unknown, who will constantly
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Founders Day
A party in honor of Founders day
was given to the members of Delta
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November 20, at the home of
Liza McNulty. The pledges presented
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The business for the night concerned
itself with the type of program to be
given in chapel. Several plans and
suggestions were submitted, but action
was deferred until the next meeting.
The, report of the infirmary committee
included a request to aid in
the furtherance of its work. Members
of this committee visit the infirmary
every day and do any favors for the
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Leah Zeigler And Bob Rogers
Belong To Aviation Olub
Located In This City
Two University students are now
soaring daily above the heads of their
fellow students. Leah Zeigler, a Pi
Beta Phi pledge, and Robert S. Rogers,
member of Kappa Sigma fraternity,
are the two air-minded persons going
to Carolina. They are members of
the Aviation club of Columbia, an organization
of Columbia flyers who own
two planes at the local airport and
are working toward securing their
pilot licenses.
Miss Zeigler has thirteen hours solo
in the air, while Rogers has had two
hours dual flying. He plans to attend
Georgia Tech and study Aeronautical
Engineering, while the co-ed
enjoys her flying more as a hobby.
Any student who would like to join
the club and take up flying is urged
to see a member. All members of the
club are allowed to use A- plane whenever
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Classes Are
Cut So Work
Can Be Done
Students Offer Aid
Paving Of Walks Gives Students
Chance To Show
Spirit
The bricking of the sidewalks on
the University campus is one of the
most important things to happen
recently. The work has attracted the
attention of many students and several
professors have been seen acting as
bricklayers. Sundry students mostly
seniors, have been laying brick to
keep from attending classes. The students
offered to give their time to
bricking the sidewalks "on account of
the depression."
One thing seemingly not affected
by the depression is the Garnet and
Black. Over 900 pictures have already
been made, 300 more than have ever
been put in the annual before. It
seems that each student wants to
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