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JLadyr Writes On Shaving Lectures At Cambridge "Why Does A Man Shave?" Propounded In Treatise On Beards Of Present And Past The question "Why does a man shave?" is propounded in a small treatise on the human beard which comes from Cambridge, a university devoted to the fundamental problems of human life. It appears that a lady biologist, while lecturing at Cambridge, was facetious about the time men waste in shaving, and threatened that by natural selection a race of beardless men could be evolved. Docs the lady speak for her sex? Where is any sign of the preference of the fair for a race that needs no shaving? According to an old tradition, Adam was created without a beard, but after the fall he was condemned to grow hair upon his face that he should be more like the beasts and bear the mark of their equal and companion. Then why should Eve have been allowed to keep her chin smooth? Tradition answers that even in the fall Eve was adjudged to "retain much of her original beauty." She was spared the punishment of a beard. Another flag; ant injustice to man. The legends of the beard arc strongly in favor of shaving. Good angels, it is insisted, never wear beards, but the fallen angels soon grow them, and the whole regiment of fiends is bearded. The devil himself, however, it is said, has in his beard but one lonely and very long hair. Luther held that the beard was like sin, ingrained in man, and against both we must struggle zealously and continuously. Alexander the- Great issued orders that his soldiers must not wear beards,' for the reason that the heard was a good handle by which to take hold of a man in battle. From Alexander's time the Greek and the Roman were shaved, except for certain intellectuals, until the emperor Hadrian thought he looked well in a beard, and for the eighteen centuries since his day beards have been going in and out like other fashions. The Cambridge theory is that chins and cheeks arc shaved to please the other sex. Though the shorn male be now the general preference of the fair, it was not even thus. Sixty years ago men were anxiously cultivating whiskers and beards. The magazine hero, the Adonis of the illustrators, was bearded like the pard of a patriarch. Consider the sad case of Louis VII. To please the clergy he cropped his hair and shaved off his beard. When she saw his face naked, his wife found it so ridiculous that she ran away from him and married the English Henry II. The modern unshaven youth has not been asked why his face is smooth. Presumably he would give sanitary reasons. Beards might be the nesting place for germs. But there may be another reason. Girls paint and powder their faces and by accidental contact whiskers might disturb the color schemc on the girls' faces and transfer it to the whiskers which would be most embarrassing to both girls and boys. ti. s. o. Junior Coed Scores Frosh "Well, it was this way," began the juii'or co-ed to the frosh. "One day when I was in the drug store a lady came in loaded down with packages. As both her hands were filled, she asked tnc to open her pocketbook and take out a nickle for the druggist. I did so and departed. Later I met her on the street and she accused me of having taken a quarter instead of a nickle out of her purse. I denied,the charge and she threatened to call the cop if T didn't pay her back. Wishing to avoid a scene I gave her a quarter and in her haughty departure, the woman dropped one of her Packages which seemend to be part ?f her make-up. I picked up the parcel and decided to pawn it for vengeance. This I did and received three dollars and a half for it." "What was in the package?" breathlessly asked the frosh whose eyes were by this time wide-open with astonishment. "Live bait to catch poor fish like you I" answered the wise one with a laugh. v. o. Delicately Put: "The first day out was perfectly lovely," said the young lady just back from abroad. "The water was as smooth as glass, and it Was simply gorgeous. But the second day was rough and?er?decidedly disKorgcous." kMkk : Paving Will Be Resumed B&bcock Declares Paving To Resume When Weather Permits; Finances In Better Shape ? "The work on the nearly completed brick sidewalks will go forward at top speed as soon as the weather permits. So far, we have had to fight to stay clear of debt and now that we are finally above the level, we are going to finish the walks if it takes us until school closes in June." Dr. Havilah Babcock, instigator of the effort to pave campus walks with brick, declared emphatically that the work is not to be dropped. Inclement weather has slowed the work up for the past few days but there is no foundation for any rumor that the work is not to be finished. Due to the lack of funds to hire labor, the remainder of the work will be done by students. "There are several emblems to go into the w.alks yet, such as the one in front of the library. Spaces have been left at other places in the walks to put these in. As soon as these have been placed the two big walks from Sumter Street to Bull Street will be completed as quickly as possible," said the official. \ , "Anyone interested in the work will be pleased to know that several letters from graduates have been received stating that they were favorably impressed with the work and especially the choice of brick as the material to be used. When one considers that big colleges and Universities in the North have torn up concrete walks to relay brick walks, Carolina does not appear to stand alone in having brick walks. They add to the appearance of the main campus, and are absolutely in harmony with its color scheme." u. s. o. Historic Tree Graces Campus Daniel Ravenal Sent Tree To i Carolina To Be Planted On Washington's Birthday The only celebration in honor of Washington's birthday to be held here will be the planting on the campus of a tree taken from Mount Vernon. There will be no holidays given. The tree, which will be planted on the campus with appropriate ceremony, was sent to the University by Daniel Ravenal, chairman of the South Carolina George Washington Bi-centennial Commission. Washington probably visited the present site of the University campus when he came to Columbia on his Southern tour in 1791. U. 8. Hypatian Group Initiates Four Program Given On Subject Of "George Washington" By Society Wednesday Elizabeth Strothcr, Mary Stork, Caroline Mikell, and Sarah Mills were initiated as members of the Hypatian Society at its regular meeting Wednesday afternoon. A program on the general topic of George Washington was carried out, and Theresa Hamilton gave a reading describing shrines commemorating the first president. Frances Miller an<^, Annie Maude Huiet on the affirmative of the humorous debate: "Resolved that George Washington was the father of his country," won out over Mary Ford and Martha Matthews on the negative side. There will be a joint session of the two girls' literary societies next Wednesday, it was announced at the conclusion of the meeting. u. H. o. Stokes Appears In Next Play Troy Stokes will make his debut with the Palmetto Players in the role of Hiram Draper, in the forthcoming comedy "So This is London" which the Palmetto Players are rehearsing for production early in March. Carlile Courtcnay, Jr. will be general stage manager. The company is hard at it under the direction of Mr. Dean who says this comedy will be the funniest yet staged by the campus thespians. u. B. C. "The folks across the street must be away. They have no lights." "No, their daughter is having a party." Teacher: Johnny, I'm surprised 1 Do you know any more jokes like that? Johnny: Yes, teacher. Teacher: Well, stay after school. , National Span Sends C Three professors and five students have been issued bids to Sigma Delta Pi, national Spanish fraternity, by the local chapter. They are: Dr. W. H. Callcott and Professor Oscar L. Keith of the University of South Carolina, Professor A. C. Magwood of Porter Military Academy, Elizabeth Graham, Grace Graham, Jane Shaffer, Allen Rollins, W. S. Woods, and H. C. Eargle. Dr. Callcott has shown an active interest in Spanish affairs and particularly in Mexico. He is an excellent authority on Mexico and the Latin American countries. Dr. Callcott will be initiated as an activc member. Professor Oscar L. Keith has evidenced great interest in the local chapter of the Spanish fraternity since its Art Student Re Infant Irving Geisberg Discovers Infant Orphan At Mercy Of Elements; Claims Parent Of Foundling Last week a young infant was found lying in the street with the cold February rain beating into its face, by Irving Geisberg, art student. The child was without clothing of any kind, said Mr. Geisberg, and was suffering severely from the inclemency of the elements. At present the art department is serving as the child's home. It is hoped that a permanent disposition will soon be made. Mr. Geisberg admits being the father of the child. It was conceived | ~ Hurl/ An,Br^cln Tobtcco'co. ^ ~ \ lupe landed in Holl r "i one lone dollar and play . . . But now s (i'ur coats, 15 canarie* fliljH\l loudest lounging po TSkSyVT dozens of men ga-gi gflgafiRN . . . We hope you I ,he PICTURE," 3\wM LOVe SONGas " -:\\i)iV/fln did- Lupe's been a Mum for two years . . . Tl '* politely ca ~ c'a' conl'deration" f tiyji ment. Graciat, Lupel tune in on lui goMtih of today bi smmmtim. I . ' . ? I ish Frat )u!t Eight Bids installation on the campus. Professor Keith will he an honorary member of the chapter. Professor A. C. Magwood has also shown much enthusiasm over the fraternity and is an excellent Spanish scholar. He will be initiated as an active member. The initiation has been set for February 20 and will be followed by a banquet. The chapter held a social at the home of Annie Kaminer last Friday. The main feature of the program was a speech in Spanish by Julian Bouknight. This was followed by a humorous reading by A. S. Hodge, and an amusing playlet with Annie Kaminer and Helen Staples in the leading roles. \ tscues Babe In Storm and executed by him as a design for a milk bottle cap four years ago, when he was in the employ of the Liverpool Engraving Co. of Liverpool, N. Y. It was bought by a local dairy, who sold it to an unknown party. It was lying abandoned in the streets when its father found it and claimed it as his own. u. 8. o. Scene?Any house party He: Was this a big party for you? She: No, a lot of little ones. He drank the nectar from her lips As by the kitchen fire they sat, And wondered if any other guy Had ever drank from a mug like that. Hps' So;;'.;'. LUCKIESdi kim "No harsh irritan lywood with no questionabo I no part to my throat. And ho has nine , ths world-. wrapper of yours llamas, and ouf- a tUg'O^War a about her iked her in ? ? THE CUBAN ^ # _ nuch as we LUCKY fan Jg lere was no efcTlP lied "flnan- B ' **0* or her state- YOUf ThrOOt PfOtfl And Moitturm-Proof C< CKY STRIKE?60 modern minute* with ( tcomes the news of tomorrow, every Tuesd. mmmmmmm * 4 Debaters Are Chosen Jim Galloway Wins First Place* Hankins, Finley, And Williams Selected III the try-outs for the affirmative debating team, held Wednesday even>ng in the CJariosophic hall, Jim Galloway representing the Clariosophic, was awarded first place. T. C. Hankins and T. F. Finley, both representuig the Clariosophic, won second and third places respectively and L A Williamson of the Euphradian Society won fourth place. Other contestants were Richard Donnelly of the Clariosophic and Ray Faulkenberry of the Euphradian. These four men selected will represent the University in all debates for this year on the affirmative side of the query, "Resolved, That congress should enact legislation providing for the centralized control of industry, constitutionality waived." J. W. Brown of the Clariosophic presided at the scene of the contests. The judges were Dr. S. M. Derrick, Dr. G. A. Wauchopc, and Prof. Charles H. Waterfall. \ Oratory and sound arguments featured the debates. An unusual amount of interest was shown in the contests, a number of students attending them in addition to several faculty members. Try-out for the negative team will be held in the Clariosophic hall Friday evening. U. 8* c. She (just kissed): I didn't think you were that kind. He: I'm even kinder than that. After all, birth control is merely avoiding the issue. B e certainly i to my thr ts for Lupe. I'm a LUCKY ? ut it LUCKIE3 are certaii hurrah for that improved < i?it really opens with- r ?thanks to that tab." Jjj toastc ctfon?qgqfnst Irritation-qg ollophane Keeps that "Toasted" Flax he world's finest dance orchestras and Wt ay? Thursday and Saturday evening over liMMWmMWJMM \ rage Three Makes Talk Before Club Atlanta Man Is Here Dr. William Robinson Addresses The Carolina Christian Service Club Taking as his subject tlie certainty of the Christian gospel, Dr. William Robinson of Atlanta, Georgia, addressed the Carolina Christian Service Club Wednesday night at an open meeting. Dr. Robinson, who is professor of religious history in Columbia Theological seminary, has been on the campus for the last few days under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. The speaker took his subject from the first chapter of Galatins. He traced the background of St. Paul in writing the Christian gospel and proved that it was not the work of any man, but was inspired by God. Dr. Robinson showed that Paul, although having a chance to follow the teachings of Greek and Roman religions, forsook these for the true Gospel. "The very fact," said Dr. Robinson, " I hat the Christian gospel had such a tremendous effect upon history, beginning with the Roman empire proves that it was not a religion of man, but from an outside source, and that from God." U. B. C. "I'm a cross country runner." "College ?" "No, beer." Father: Young lady, do you mean to tell me you've been carrying that money around in your stocking? Coed: Why, daddy dear, you told me to put it where it would draw interest. oat" 1 'an. There's ; | ily kind to ||| j | Cellophane ^ | ||ipj id" I alnst cough HaSS /or Evmr Fr?h MgwSt liter Winchell, whose N. B. C. networks*