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Ah |::' James Evans,' Out In Post-, i? - < Alumnus Correspondent To The Gamecock, lis Important Philadelphian. James Daniel Evans of Philadelphia, whose letters from prominent Americans commenting on the "Qualifications of a University President" arc reproduced in this issue of The Gamecock, is one of the most distinguished and loyal alumni of this school. Born at Mars Bluffj S. C., he moved early to Florence. He attended the University between 1894 and 1896 and between 1898 and 1901 receiving his LL. B. degree in 1900. After graduation he lived for some time in Columbia and afterwards in Florence. From there he moved to Philadelphia where he has lived since. While at Carolina he was very prominent and well-liked. At one time he edited The Carolinian. In Philadelphia he at first practiced law but later entered business. At one time he was connected with Leonard First, prominent Philadelphia lawyer. He is now with Merchant and Evans Co. in the Pennsylvania metropolis. He has been very active in alumni and has always given the University the greatest support. He makes fairly frequent visits to Columbia and keeps in close touch with University affairs. The bust of Dante in the lilTrary is a gift from him. He is a member of the Maxcy Gregg chapter of the Sons of the Confederacy and of the University and Southern Club of Philadelphia. Next to the University his chief interest is in genealogy, having at least one book on the Evans family to his credit. U. H. C. Jack Crawford Discusses Snakes I . (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)' is only one poisonous lizard. The redheaded 'scorpion' is often thought to be poisonous. His bulging temples make him appear dangerous. He is nothing but the adult male of the fivelined skink, since the male loses the five stripes on reaching maturity. "There are several differences to be noted between the so-called glass 'snake' (which is a true lizard) and the snake. The glass lizard's lower jaw is one bone while the snake has two elongated horizontal bones in the lower jaw joined together in front by an elastic ligament. This permits snakes to swallow prey several times their size in circumference. The glass 'snake' has eye-lids, but the true snake has none. The glass 'snake' has external ears. The true snake has no external cars and needs none because he hears with his tongue. The snake sheds his skin entirely, whereas the lizard sheds in patches. "The reason one doesn't see more snakes while walking in the woods is that they go into hiding after eating, sometimes staying away for ten days or two weeks, during which period | they assimilate their food. V"S o in c snakes arc egg-layers. Several of this type actually incubate their eggs, at which time their body temperature rises from ten to twelve i degrees. Other species give birth to living young. The common ribbon snake that is seen near streams in this i state has been known to have a litter of as many as sixty-five young. "The trend of evolution shows that snakes arc becoming more and more poisonous. Some of the non-poison' OUS snakes have fangs which are solid | throughout. Others have poison glands in combination with fangs and yet have no groove or orifice in the fangs through which to eject poison. I A very good example of this nonpoisonous snake with fangs is the common hog-nose snake, locally known as the 'spreading adder.' Thi^ little snake has fangs in the rear of the upper jaw. It lives entirely on toads. If you ever punch a toad with a stick you will notice that he immediately hunches his back and inflates his body with air. The toad inflates his body to the fullest when attacked by the 'spreading adder.' The adder commences swallowing and soon finds that the toad is too large, but he Will not be frustrated as nature has Provided him with elongated teeth which puncture the toad and exhaust the air. The snake then immediately! swallows the toad. "In South Carolina there are six j 'Pccies of venomous snakes. One of ^ese, the largest venomous snake | mini N( 00, Stands Academic Life Athletes Suffer From Workout Infirmary Inmates Number Few Students, With Athletes The Exceptions Spring football practice and the late rushing season 'are causes of the illness of present inmates of the infirmary. Henry McManus's ankle was injured in recent practice, which is causing him to be confined for a short while. Redding DcVaughn will be out in time for the next boxing match, in spite of his bad cold. Margaret Watson, according to Mrs. Madden, was rushed into the infirmary, "rushed" while she was there, and rushed out of it Wednesday to take a bid. She explained that Miss-Watson was there because of a cold, but the sororities continued to fill their rushing dates with her. On Wednesday they arranged for her to be released long enough to accept a bid. U. 8. c. In The Good Old Days Copied from Files of The Gamecock of 1012 Febru&ry 17, 1912 The Mid-Winter German, given by the German club in the gymnasium Monday evening, proved to be the most delightful event of the college season. This year the dance took the form of a fancy dress ball. The University orchestra furnished the music. Carolina's fast and hard-fighting basketball team beat Wofford in a closely contested game last Tuesday night, 27 to 2(3. Up until now Carolina has played a number of g^mes which resulted in ties and at one time it looked like the Wofford game would be another such contest. Demos Jones made between 95 and 100 on all of his mid-term examinations. There were a number of other students who made this mark on more than one course, thus winning for themselves the title of "a double-star student." The Southern College Press Association will be invited to hold its first annual meeting here April 9-11 it was announced to-day. The Press Association will be comprised of the leading college newspapers of the South, and is being formed to bring them into closer contact with each other. Delegates are expected from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida. In this issue is found a letter from Irvine F. Belser, now a student at Oxford, England, and formerly a student at Carolina, telling of Oxford. IT. H. C.. (in bulk) in the world, is the diamondback rattler. This snake never grows to a length greater than seven feet three or four inches in this State, although in Florida specimens have been found that measured more than eight feet. A seven and one-half foot diamond-back weighs more than a 17 or 18 foot king Cobra of India or a 13 or 14 foot Bushmaster of South America. ' These are the three largest poisonous snakes in the world. "Then there is the*rusty old water moccasin .which inhabits ponds and streams. The third species closely resembles the moccasin. This is the copperhead, often correctly called the highland moccasin. "South Carolina has one of the commonest rattlesnakes in the United States in the timber or banded rattler, which never reaches a length of more than five and one-half feet. "The fifth type, the pigmy rattler, never reaches a length greater than wenty inches and whose bite is seldom fatal to man but whose venom is as fatal as that of other snakes in proportion to his size. "Last but not least is the beautiful coral snake. Its coloration is black, red, and yellow. This snake is seldom seen as it is a subterranean snake. This little fellow is closely related to the Indian Cobra and its venom is of a ncuro-toxic poison as is the Cobra's, whereas the other poisonous snakes that have been mentioned have a venom that causes hemmorhage of the blood. *. JU WAD / J; 2WS Students Form , Press Bureau Journalism Class Acts Pressing* Need For University News Service Supplied By Students Interest Jias been aroused over the creation of a student press service in the Journalism School to send out news releases and stories dealing with the University. The member:* of the class in Journalism 48 are undertaking this project under the direction of Colonel J. Rion McKissick, head of the department. The need of a news service bureau of some sort for the University has long been felt. Members of the class state that they intend to supply weeklies and dailies over the State with news stories dealing with students and faculty members where they will be of interest to the community. Not all the work will deal with straight news stories but feature articles, human interest, and any other material that will be of interest in the State will be handled. No legislative appropriation has ever been given for a bureau and it is hoped that the action by the students in answering this need may bear some such result. Lewis Wallace has been chosen by the class to be "city editor." Other members of the class are: Jack Gile9, Genevieve Reynolds, Bill Herbert, Ed Gilmore, Bill Brooker, Bill Latham, and LeRoy Want. Dance Given By Catholic Students Newman Club Is Entertained By Dance Given By Miss Niggal At Her Home Margaret Niggel entertained the members of the Newman Club and new Catholic students at the University at a dance at the home ,of her parents on Maple street, Tuesday night. The dance, which was given as a pre-Lenten entertainment, was enjoyed by about twenty-five students. Cake and punch was served by the hostess. v. 8. c. ? Noted Journalist Is Visitor Here James 0. Latimer Is Guest Of Professor And Mrs. J. Rion McKissick A former secretary of the Press Congress of the World, James C. Latimer of Far^iville, Virginia, was the guest of Dean an<> Mrs. J. Rion McKissick for a few hours Sunday. He has for some time served as secretary of the Virginia Press Association, and is now editor of the Farmville Herald. Mr. Latimer and Dean McKissick for several years were colleagues on the staff of the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch. F. O. Jones, manager, and H. A. Birdwell, secrctar^ of the Farmville Creamery, accompanied Mr. Latimer. They were driving to Florida for a week's outing. Program Adopted In Phy. Ed. Dept. In connection with the First Aid and vSafety program of the Red XTross, the University has completed plans to incorporate the program in the curriculum of the physical education department, under the direction of J. A. Crawford, director, it was announced yesterday. The first aid and safety progra'm has been in operation by the National , Red Cross for about a year. U. 8. C. Zeta Tau Alpha Has Unique Feed Waffles, bacon, coffee, and strawberry shortcake ruled the dining table of the Zetas Wednesday night in eel-, i ebration of the end of rush week. Elizabeth MacDearmon and Alcen Horton assumed, the leading role of j cooks and waitresses in the gastro- i nomic orgy. p. a. o. "Is your tviby a girl or a boy?H "Of course, what else could it be?" I I * " f v. V ?. ' ' I *ovu u dl Two Societies. Publish Book _ Small History Of Clariosophic And Euphradian Contain Interesting Material "The Clariosophic and Euphradian Societies is the title of an interesting booklet published recently by the two societies of the campus on the occasion of the 125th Anniversary Celebration of the organizations. Giving Judge J. H. Marion's oration and the program of the joint celebration in detail, the booklet is more than a mere souvenir of the celebration. In it are preserved the histories of the two societies, giving complete rolls of the presidents of each from 1806, the date of founding, to the present date. The feature of the booklet is the oration, "The South Carolinian," delivered by Judge Marion, a former Clariosophian, now attorney for the Duke Power Company with headquarters in Charlotte, N. C. This address was classified by those fortunatcs who heard it as one of the most masterful and inspiring addresses ever delivered from the rostrum of the University chapel. In the next division of the pamphlet is the history of the Clariosophic and Euphradian societies, which is a revision to date of the history of the societies as written by Dean J. Rion McKissick on the occasion of the Centennial Celebration in 1906. Very interesting is the list of names of those men who have been presidents of these two organizations. The booklet closes with the rolls of the two societies as of the present date. Carlisle Robert^ was chairman of the committee in charge of the celebration and the printing of the booklet. Any society member of alumnus desiring to obtain a copy of this booklet may do so by communicating with Carlisle Roberts, 2900 Millwood Ave., Columbia, S. C. U. 8. C. Chinese Excel Us In Morals Comparison Is Made Honi Soit, Chinese Scholar, Says Asisatic Society Is Superior To America's "From the point of view of physical efficiency the western family is superior to the Chinese family, but from the moral and social point of view the Chinese family is much better," writes a graduate of Hangchow, in commenting on family life in China and Europe. "The Chinese family lacks physical efficiency," he said, "because it prevents industrial development by discouraging individual initiative." To clarify this statement he explained that in China two or three generations form one household, governed by the Csia-Csang, who is responsible for the conduct and financial support of the entire group. The head of the family is one of the senior members of the household, chosen because of ability and character, irrespective of sex. "Every member of the group must turn in his wages to the Csia-Csang to be used j for the good of all," continued the writer; so, although the tragedy of the struggle for existence is avoided, and old peoples' homes are unheard of, no one person is encouraged to try to get ahead." The family is the foundation of the Chinese democracy, for through its training children become good citizens. It is also the best agent for socialising individuals, for the children are taught tO'obey, to serve, to love and to respect the rights of their elders. "A function of the Chinese family that is unknown in the Western world is the checking of crime," observed the writer. "In China anyone who has violated the law is despised by his family, and forced to leave home. Without the support of his family, he has no opportunity even though he moves to other communities, so he becomes an outcast. In this country it is possible to move to a new locality and get a new start." ?Honi Soit. n. 8. o. Dennis And Sparkman Are Weekend Guests Blanche Dennis of Converse and Darlington, sister of Ed Dennis, spent a few days last week with Margaret Douglas. Nora Sparkman spent last weekend it Converse with Mary Lowndes Barron of Columbia. XT. s. o Soph: Don't act like a baby. Frosh: I can't help it. I was born that way. To Guatemala ?* m 1 ' BR' : . . B|k?&HH^HBffllSSi : wf .iSKth- 'JSL ! Robert Wauchope Bob Wauchope Makes Journey Carolina Graduate Leaves On Archeological Expedition To Central America Robert Wauchope, graduate in the class of '29, and now a student of anthropology at Harvard University, left last week for New Orleans where he sailed for Uaxacun, Guatemala, Cenral America, to tal^ part in an archeological expedition sponsored by the Carnegie institution. Wauchope expects the expedition to consume about thrde months. He intends to resume his work at Harvard next year. The expedition party is made up of Wauchope, Mr. and Mrs. Ledyard Smith, Robert Smith, and a number of helpers. Wauchope is the son of Dr. G. A. Wauchope, head of the English department. While at the Univesity he took a very prominent part in student activities, being editor of both the Garnet and Black and The Carolinian among other things. t ? ' We carry a full line of Drugs, Hollingsworth Candy, Cosmetics. 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In adopting this amendment a change was made in the method of conducting the tennis tournament. There will be class tournaments in the future and the class champions will take part in a separate tournament to determine the school champion. , Class basketball managers were elected as follows: Helen Coleman, senior; Motie Purvis, junior; and Gertrude Harrcll, sophomore. Elma Westbury, assistant basketball manager, will manage the freshman team until it is organized, when they will elect a manager. Rucia Abercrombie was elected to replace Annie Madge Weldon as basketball manager, and Bonnie Shand was named assistant hockey manager to replace Judy Morgan. To take part in the tournament, a girl must participate in at least seven practices. The practices arc on Monday and Tuesday for the seniors and sophomores; Wednesday and Thursday for the juniors and freshmen; and general practice on Friday and Saturday. 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