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| Alt. 0ikell Pictures fjdeal President Educator Writes Letter Pennsylvania Prof. And Citadel Man Cites Young, Liberal/ Minded Man For Post I The qualities that; the new president of the University should have has j again been summed up in a letter to James D. Evans of Philadelphia similar to those printed in The Gamecock of February 12. This letter was" from William E. Mikell, graduate of The Citadel, former dean of tho University of Pennsylvania Law School and now [ head of the Department of Criminal Law at that institution. "I should like to see," he .said, "the trustees select a comparatively young man with... .courage, liberality in thought, and personality, a prerequisite, as well as a love of scholarship.'* He went on to say that the new president should be preferably a graduate of some other college but should be a man "sympathetic with Southern traditions." In an accompanying letter Mr. Evans stated that this letter would have been included with others that he sent recently but that it had been received too late to send it at that time. The text of the letter from Mr. Mikell reads as follows: "Of course you and I would agree on the qualifications of a College President, scholarship, executive ability, tact, personality, business ability, a liberal in thought, courage?certainly. The difficulty is to find a man possessing the qualifications, and, if he could be found his acceptance of the position, since such a man could have his choice of so many positions both in education and business. "As we are interested in the University of South Carolina I would like to see the Trustees select a comparatively young man with as many of the foregoing qualifications as might be? courage, liberality in thought, and personality, a prerequisite, as well as a love of scholarship. I should prefer a graduate of another college, other things being equal, as I think our colleges suffer from inbreeding, but I would want a man sympathetic to Southern traditions though not necessarily possessing them, one who is cosmopolitan enough to think and act beyond a sectional viewpoint, with tact enough not to offend South Carolina sensibilities unless a question of real principle were at stake, but with courage to do so in such a contingency." u. s. o. 7Credits-Points Ratio Altered Plus Sign. Considered Faculty Increases This Year's Ratio Of Credits To Points For Cum Laude t "Beginning with the graduating class of 1932 the diploma of a graduate with a ratio of 2.75 to 1 between the number of honor points and the number of semester credits will read Magna cum laude; and that of a ? graduate with a ratio of 2.5 to 1 will read cum laude, in accordance with a ruling of the faculty yesterday," John A. Chase, registrar announced today. This is an increase of the ratio announced in this year's catalog, Mr. Chase pointed out. The catalog states that the diploma of a graduate with a ratio of 2.5 to 1 between the number of honor points and the number of semester credits will read Magfia cum laude, and the graduate with the ratio of 2 to 1 will read cum laude. A course grade of "A" counts three honor points for each semester credit, "B" counts two, and "C" counts one. No honor point is granted for a course Passed with a grade of "D." A plus sign may be added to the "C" and "B" averages and this plus sign carries a value of one-half of one honor point, Mr. Chase stated. l*'or graduation a.student must earn a ratio of 1 between the number of honor points and the number of semester hour 'credits submitted for the baccalaureate degree. u. B. o. Who can remember the days when neck was only a noun? She was only a garbage man's daughter, but she wasn't to be sniffed at. i' . '. imni Ni / Returns Soon V"?' ''. 1 HH 'fH gHBI 'HH ''rfnTrrr A8UmP--| Dr. Stephen Tabor, geology head at the University, who returns next week from Cuba where he has been doing geological research work. Tabor Returns Coming Week Geology Head Has Been In Cuba Studying Earthquakes For Past Months Dr. Stephen Tabor, head of the geology department will return home early next week from Santiago, Cuba, where he has been studying earthquakes. He has been away on leave for several months. Soon after Dr. Tabor left for Santiago a science news service sent a wire to him here to go immediately to Santiago and report the result of the earthquake at Guantanamo in a fivehundred word article. Dr. L. L. Smith of the geology department informed them that Dr. Tabor was already in Cuba". The earthquake has delayed the return of Dr. Tabor for some weeks as he has done surveying on the scen<T of the quake and has made extensive study of it. v. s. o. i Florida Dean Visits College Dr. J. W. Norman, dean of the College of Education at the University of Florida, visited the School of Education Thursday in order to study the details of the structure, as plans are being made for a similar plant at the University of Florida. Dr. Norman had been attending the meeting of the Department of Superintendence at Washington, D. C., and was on his return trip to Florida. v. s. o. Graduate, News Welcome, Early The Alumni page of The Gamecock is devoted to the graduates of the University. ? However, at times it is impossible to find enough news about the alumni. Consequently news that has little alumni interest must be placed on the page. Any alumnus that knows any news of interest to the alumni will do the association a big favor by sending such into Barney A. Early, alumni secretary, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. Unt -t? v Containing one of the largest basket! the scene of inter-collegiate boxing bo ' v & 1 11 IS OA I Profs. Write Many Books Much Research Done Contributions Made In Many Fields; Drs. Green And Smith Most Prolific Almost 140 books, pamphlets, bulletins, and monograms have been written and published by members of the faculty of the University, a booklet published by the school and entitled "Faculty Research" shows. In addition, innumerable articles by those and others of the professors appeared in leading magazines published in recent years throughout the country, v Fifty professors and instructors have seen their works publishJd in book or pamphlet form, exclusive of those who have contributed to the bulletins issued by the University itself for the benefit of South Carolina citizens.. Among the subjects treated in these books are: languages, history, music, psychology, sociology, biology, chemistry, mathematics, education, engineering, and journalism. Among the more widely-known of the authors are Dr. E. L. Green for his historical writings on South Carolina, Dr. Reed Smith for his text books, and Dr. G. A. Wauchope for his writings on English authors. The writers on.' social sciences include Professors E. T. Bonn, Erik Achorn, W. H. Callcott, William Dean, S. M. Derrick, George McCutchen, R. I. Meriwether, Josiah Morse, Yates Snowden, G. Croft Williams, R. G. Bell, R. M. Kennedy, and' John A. Chase, Jr. Dean J. Rion McKissick has written works on Journalism; Professors T. F. Ball and Robert E. Sumwalt on engineering; and Professors O. F. Crow, Patterson Wardlaw, and W. C. McCall on educations Dean George Olson has written on business administration and Dean E. T. Motley on pharmacy. \ U. 8. O. College Editors Advocate Repeal 30 Collegiate Journalists Condemn ^Prohibition; 3 Vote Dry Ticket Chapel Hill, N. C. (NSFA)?The college editors of the United States have repudiated almost unanimously the prohibition of intoxicants by the government. Results of the University of North Carolina poll indicate that thirty, of thirty-four editors voting, favor repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act. Three were in favor of retaining these acts; the editor of the Daily Nebraskan replied that he favored neither repeal nor retention. A. C. Aslakson, editor of the Minnesota Daily, and the most outspoken of the voters in the poll, offered this comment: "I am definitely opposed to prohibition. I believe it has led to the vicious use of alcohol by our American youth. What's the use of asking if prohibition has been enforced? Neither is it enforceable." The New York World Telegram refers to the results of the poll as an indication that the youth of today is prepared "to undertake the future task of protecting the integrity and consistency of the Constitution instead of misusing it for irrational experiments ....something for which th6 nation today can be devoutly thankful." iversity Field Hi V ' ' v'iv .v;."'. i {'sv*4 *" |j| < f sail courts iti the South, the spacious 1 uts and various intra-mural sports. It * . . vv. Vr.' ! - : .V , > ' '/\\ t . V. ' MEOOOK Graduate School .Bulletin Issues Pamphlets Contain Extracts Prom Theses; Give Data On Coulees Offered The current issue of the graduate school bulletin, which is published each year and contains extracts from 'the more interesting theses handed in for credit 6n higher degrees, has been released, Dr. Reed Smi4th, dean of the school, has announce^. It deals with chemistry, commerce, education, English, Freiids history, Latin, mathematics, and sociology. Such specialized subjects as civil and electrical engineering and - county affairs arc also treated. The bulletin is published each year in order that South Carolinians may secure the benefits of the extensive research work done by the school's students. IT. 8. C. Arms Council Hears Student Yale Senior Represents Student Bodies At Geneva Peace Conference Geneva, Switzerland, (NSFA)?In speaking before the Disarmament Conference, where he represented the Intercollegiate Disarmament Council and the Student Christian Movements of Great Britain and the United States, James F. Green, Yale Senior, said in part: "After contemplating the events preceding the catastrophe of 1914, we remain unconvinced as to the wisdom of predecessors. "Fourteen years after the armistice the glamor and heroism of that period fails to impress us, even when inscribed in gilt on stone memorials. The sword has lost its brilliance; the helmets and shiny buttons are tarnished. In fact, the whole glorious temple of Mars has crumbled into ashes. We respect the war dead, but we question the judgment of those responsible for their death. Slaughter No Use "Organized slaughter, we realize, does not settle a dispute; it merely silences an argument. We insist that for the violence be substituted juridical control by the World Court and executive action through the League of Nations. If we are to evolve an international order out of anarchy we must renounce nationalism and drastically curtail the absolute sovereignty of states. "Other speakers have much at stake; we have even more, for we literally are fighting for our lives. It is my generation which will be called upon to surrender all they consider worthwhile in life in order to become targets for machine gun bullets and victims of the latest poisonous gas. "It is young men and women of my age who will be commanded to com- | mit suicide. It is my generation which will be requested to destroy the best of human culture, perhaps civilization itself, for causes which future historians will discover to be erroneous, if not utterly stupid or actually vicioujj. We have thus lost interest in being prepared for cannon fodder. "In a sense I am presenting an ultimatum rather than a petition. The students whom I represent are watching critically every action of this conference. For behind your deliberations stands staring down at us the spector of death. "We desire to live and to live at peace. We desire to construct a world society providing freedom, equal opportunity and a sense of security. We are therefore petitioning you for a substantial reduction of armaments in order that we may have a civilization in which to forward this purpose." mse . * * V I \ \ I University Field House serves also as : has a seating capacity of over 6,000. JackD. Wise. ToF y J . Chapel Speaker HBk H - lif Jack D. Wise, publisher of the Columbia Record, who recently spoke to the University freshmen in chapel on advertising. McKissick Will Speak At Union 9 _ Journalism Dean Makes Address To Men's Bible Glass In Boyhood Church Returning to the church and the home his boyhood, J. Rion McKissick, dean of the school of journalism, will deliver the address at the annual banquet of the Business Men's Bible class of the First Baptist church of Union Thursday night. J. Ashby Sawyer, *89, is president of the class, which has had as recent banquet speakers, Dr. John H. Webb and Gov. I. C. Blackwood of Columbia. UNIVERSITY CO C The C University Gamecock I Operated for the Students an All Profits go into Rt If we haven't what you w "The Center c Jessamin $25.00 a: i With 2 Pair Trouse: COPELAN! 1535 Ma \ DIAMONDS?WATCHE 1424 Main Street SILVEI Quality Gifts Al P. H. LACHICO i Watch and Jew* ????jjj Diamonds, Jewelry, Watches, Class Rings, Medals, Frat Pins and Priee Cups of the Better Kind. Moderate in Cost Superior in Quality. SYLVAN BROS. 1600 Main Sylvan Hldg. Cor. Hampton 1 WALES GARDEN 1 1 At Fiv< a Motorcycle Delivery 8163 Ph THE ROSE MA 1128 Han The Best Place to have you] For your next Party C ? THE COLL A Shop for Ca College Nov Stationery Toilet . ?'; 1008 Sumter Street , %i ?.| > . .<.? ? .?. ? ??.? ?..? ?? HHMH I Page Seven ,,^^==========5=S=ESpeaks rosh In Chapel Over Two Billion Dollars Spent In Advertising Yearly, Record Publisher Says Declaring that the field of advertising composed one of the greatest modern professions, Jack D. Wise, publisher of the Columbia Record, told freshmen in chapel Wednesday that more than two billion dollars were spent annually in that occupation. Mr. Wise is an alumnus of Carolina, graduating in 191G. The chief requirement of the man in advertising, according to Mr. Wise, is ability to plan wise and paying'advertisements. The speaker said that one cannot ijossibly succeed in the business if he fans to sell the idea that advertising pays to his clients. Wise s talk is one of a series of vocational lectures to be made to freshmen this spring. R. M. Kennedy, University librarian, will be the speaker Wednesday morning, talking on the vocation of a librarian. U. 8. C. "If you found $10.00 in your pocket what would you think?" "I wouldn't even think?I'd know I had the wrong pants on." ''It takes push to get anywhere," said the owner of the College Ford. iSr Telephone 4620 1442 Main SL* >PERATIVE STORE anteen Book Store Messing Club a Owned by the Student Body. udent Activities Fund * ant, tell us, and we '11 get it f the Campus" te Clothes ad $28.50 rs?Ask to See Them > COMPANY in Street S?JEWELRY?CLOCKS fcWARE Columbia, S. C. t Moderate Prices ITE & CO., INC. elry Repair Dept. 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