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Formal Rules
Rigidly Held
Today Is Anniversary
Addresses In Latin Marked Graduation
Exercises In AnteBellum
Days
By George Warren
If this were the year 181J'J instead of
1932 commencement exercises would
be held in December instead of in
June and the commencement day
would prci*ablj be December For
about 60 years after the establishment
of South Carolina College, now the
University of South Carolina, graduating
exercises were held in December.
The change to the present system
was made in 1866 probably for the
reason that the University of Virginia
was the model for the operation of the
institution. The stately commencement
with a formal procession from
the State House to the campus and
with addresses made in Latin were
very different from the method of
conferring diplomas in recent years.
The first commencement was held
on December 7, 180T. The senior examinations
were held six weeks before
the commencement was to take
place so that they could prepare for
the commencement exercises. In addition
to the senior class, twelve juniors
participated. They were assigned
parts on the program for, orations, a
debate, and a conference. There were
two honors, the valedictorian, and the
: - j salutatory.
i Ante-bellum commencement was a
great occasion. There was a grand
: procession f;om the State House to
| the College Chapel on the morning
of commencement in which the GovI
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Yearbook To
Add Features
Campus Fraternities Will Be
Represented By Cartoons
In Annual
A new feature will he added to the
(/timet and Black this your in the
form of a lampoon on the various
fraternities on the campus it was announced
yesterday by Editor Frost
Walker. The cartoons will be drawn
by Charles Crowson and Bland Hammond
and will be used in place of
the caricature of various campus figures
which were placed in last year's
annual.
It has been announced the art motive
for this year's annual will be Shakespeare,
which is being done by Irving
Geisburg.
Geisburg has also drawn some views
of the University which will be reproduced
in full color plates to replace
the usual photographs of University
views.
Saturday, December :i, will be the
last date on which proofs for annual
pictures may be returned to Toal's,
it was announced.
v. B. P.
crner, Lt. Governor, the House of
Representatives with its speaker, the
Senate with its President, the President,
trustees, and faculty of the College,
all of the students, former graduates,
and citizens in general participated.
If a member of the Graduating
class did not attend this procession,
he would forfeit his diploma and
be suspended from school. In a few
years this procession was only a march
across the campus and finally waS
done away with entirely. (Now, the
seniors form in front of the library
and march to the Field House but this
procession has no relation to the old
procession.)
The exercises to be performed by
seniors at commencement had to be
prepared several days before commencement
and submitted to the President
for his approbation.
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Widespread Criticism Of Action
In Removal Of Auburn
Euphradia
"In my opinion the students arc too
willing to take offense over action of
officials," said James Brailsford in an
extemporaneous speech at the meeting
ot the Euphradian society last
Tuesday night in which he discussed
the recent removal of the Auburn
game to Birmingham. "I realize," he
continued, "that I am taking an unpopular
stand, but I am not attempting
to uphold the efficiency of the officials,
but I am saying that the students
are taking the wrong attitude."
Brailsford went on to discuss facts
as to actual receipts at games and their
smallncss in comparison to the popular
conception as to their size and
"Dr. Foster had more to lose by
changing the location than any other
person. He depends on the alumni
for his position, and they as much as
any other group were incensed at
the change. We must realize, therefore,
that he took this action to his
great personal detriment," he said.
Mr. Brailsford was one of the committee
from the Student Body sent
to interview Dr. Ralph K. Foster, director
of student activities, concerning
the removal of the Auburn game.
"The lack of proper statement of
the policies and conditions of our student
activity fund has caused much
misunderstanding and ill feeling," W.
B. Norwood said in the weekly oraGolden
Rule
Fund Raised
By Students
Ten hundred and fifty students of
Mount Holyoke College voluntarily
went on sacrificial rations one day this
week that they might raise their annual
Golden Rule Fund which has become*
a Holyoke tradition.
Instead of the chicken, ice cream
and customary dainties of the Sunday
noon meal they had their choice of
two frugal menus; cither Boston
baked beans, brown bread and butter;
or lamb stew and baking powder biscuits.
The savings in the cost of the meal
served, as compared with the more
elaborate one, generally eaten, will
amount to several hundred dollars.
This fund is annually sent to the Golden
Rule Foundation, the international
headquarters of which are in New
York, the foundation dispensing it
according to the most pressing needs
of the year.
The Mount Holyoke College Golden
Rule meal is the first to be held this
year, the official date of Golden Rule
Week being December 13-20. Owing
to approaching vacations the college
has anticipated the observance by two
weeks.
While needs in 'foreign countries
Iwill receive a share in this year's funds,
the greater part of Golden Rule gifts
will be designated for underprivileged
children under our own flag.
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Popular Leader
Secured By "Y"
The Rev. McNeil Poteat, well-j
known young peoples' leader, and
pastor of the Pullen Memorial Baptist
Church of Raleigh, N. C., will be the
principal speaker for the religious week
program of the Y. M. C. A., speaking
in the chapel at 10 a. in. and 7 p. m.,
December, 12 and 13, it was announced
today by R. G. Bell, executive
secretary of the Y. M. C. A.
The Reverend McPoteat is one of
the outstanding leaders for young
people, having spoken for many conferences.
He is also author of several
books.
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Crawford Gets
Tailless Snake
A snake without a tail,' found by a
negro in Kdgefield county, has been
presented to J. A. Crawford, director
j of physical education at the University.
The snake has a head, perfectly
formed, at each end of its body. Mr.
Crawford, who is an expert on reptiles,
says that this is probably the
only snake in the world with this peculiarity.
The snake has been offered to Dr.
Raymond I/. Ditmars, head of the
Newport Zooloical Gardens in New
York.
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Taken By University Authorities ,
Game Is Discussed At
n Meeting
tion, "between the students, the student
activity director, our althetic
teams, coaches, and ?hc University
administration. Due to a lack of a
proper statement of affairs many
rumors of mismanagement, false or
true, have spread and increased the i
breach between the authorities and the
students. A true statement would do ,
away with false rumors, bring light ,
upon the fallacies of our present sys- ,
tern, and would stimulate any needed {
reform."
The debate for the evening was j
Resolved: That the "Lame Duck" ]
session of Congress immediately repeal
the Volstead Act. The judges' (
decision went to the affirmative team, (
composed of Luke Williamson and ,
James Maziugo over the negative .
team composed of Thomas Inabinett (
and Floyd Rodgers, but the body as |
a whole was opposed to the debated (
measure. The judges for the debate
were W. B. King, Gene McNaul, and
Frank Graham.
During the meeting a committee
composed of Luke Williamson, Jack ,
Payne, and Jack Levkoff was appointed to
confer with the president of the ,
Clariosophic society concerning the ,
delegate to be sent to Winthrop with ]
the debating squad next spring. John ]
May was initiated into the society. <
Schools Are ;
Rapped By
Old Grads i
Ridiculing the whole public school '
system and advocating that drastic
changes be made, two University (
alumni, Clemson M. Wilson '16 and 1
Vcrd Peterson '25 both of the State I
Department of Education, spoke be- 1
fore the Columbia Rotary club Mon- !
day afternoon at the Jefferson hotel. :
They appeared on the club's last vo- <
cational guidance program.
"What we need now is educational
guidance," Mr. Wilson declared. He
said the public school system was I
based on the proposition that culture
should be given to everybody, and
that subjects were now being taught
which were of no practical value.
"We have clung to the orthodox
subjects through all these years," he
continued, "and we still teach Latin
to nine out of ten boys because it
benefits the tenth." '
Mr. Wilson said the schools had !
digressed "far from the field of use- '
ful education. In fact," he added,
we have got about as far away from
useful subjects as nearly as possible."
He declared that education was not
democratic, pointing out that in South
Caiolina there were twice as many
children of high school age not in
school as there arc enrolled. "Only a
small percentage of pupils ever finish
high school," lie said.
Mr. Wilson said the only revision
in the public school curriculum in the
past two hundred years was the addition
of several vocation subjects. He
ridiculed the idea of teaching Latin
and ancient history to Negroes while
at the same time they had not learned
the first fundamentals of arithmetic.
Mr. Wilson said the theory of transference
of learning had been exploded.
Mr. Peterson, who spoke only a few
minutes, said the "probable trouble
with South Carolina is that most people
are looking where they came from
and not looking where they are going."
He said public school education
had done little to teach people to
protect natural resources and to keep
people from leaving the farms.
u. a. o. Alumnae
Join
Columbia Club
Six University alumnae and students
have recently accepted invitations to
join Les Demoiselles, prominent Columbia
social organization. They are
the following: May Mann, Jessie |
Coleman, Claudia Knowlton, Helen
Iredale Bell, Elizabeth Douglas, Jane
Gibbes.
Les Demoiselles will give its annual
ball this year on February 17, it has
been announced tentatively and this
event will be looked forward to with
a great deal of interest by Columbia's
young, unmarried set. This ball will
be one of the outstanding events of
the period before Lent.
U. H. O.
Dear Son: Please join a fraternity,
as I cannot afford to keep you in clothes.
Yot;r Dad.
' In Dec
Number Take
Water Course
Dean Of School Of Engineering
At University Presided
At Meeting
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Approximately forty people from all
over the State and elsewhere attended
a short course in water and sewage
treatment given at the University
November 18 and 19, in co-opcration
with Citadel and Clemson engineering
departments.
Professor Walter E. Rowe, dean of
the School of Engineering at the University,
presided at the first morning
session of the meeting and A. E. Les?are,
State sanitary engineer, presided
it the afternoon session. A welcome
ing address was delivered by Dr.
F. W. Bradley, dean of the University.
During the course lectures v^erc
given by a number of the leading specialists
and authorities on the study
of sewage treatment in the State and
afterward the group visited the Veteran's
hospital near Columbia and
looked over the sewage disposal plant
constructed there by the city.
The following were the lecturers and
attended the school: T. S. Harkon
and J. O. Dunston, Newberry; L. P.
Pobing and O. A. Rcasonover, Camien;
A. H. Stught, A. E. Johnson,
Y. L. Amick, Lexington; V. D. Lamarcux,
Washington, D. C.; J. F. Pearson,
Orangeburg; W. L. Davis, Albert
E. Johnson, Columbia; T. M. Rogers,
Easley; J. K. Marquis, Spartanburg;
Guy H. White, P. G. Hasell, A. E.
Legare, Prof. Robert L. Sumwalt,
Prof. W. E. Rowe, Prof. R. C. Johnson,
Prof. W. A. Whitsell, Prof. J. E.
Copenhaver, Dr. James A. Haync, all
of Columbia; Harwood Beebe, Spartanburg;
J. P. Kavanough, Charlotte,
N. C.; S. R. Kavanough, Chattanooga,
Teim.; C. G. Shipley, Dr. Frank L.
Parker, Edwin E. Gibson, James E.
Gibson, all of Charleston; J. A. Deadtvyler,
Greenwood; F. E. Miller, Newberry;
Wilbur E. Long, Jr., Newberry;
G. V. Setzler, Saluda; R. L.
Swiltenburg, Anderson; F. S. Miller
and C. P. Townsend, Abbeville; Walter
M. Hix, Lockhart; J. H. McLurc
and L. H. Weir, Chester; Prof. L. S.
LeTellier, the Citadel; W. C. Wright,
Woodruff; Dr. Stephen Taber, Columbia;
F. E. Dunham, Walterboro; and
H. W. Schumpert, Newberry.
Talk Made By
Dr. Murchison
"Share the work" policy of financial
magnetes was discussed by Dr. H. R.
Murchison, chaplain of the University,
in a chapel talk recently.
By quotations from business men of
the United States, Dr. Murchison
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Fourth Season To Open Middle |
Of December With "As ' ^
Husbands Go"
The Palmetto Players of the Uni-|S|
versity will open their fourth season
on December 14, 15, and 16 with "As
Husbands Go" by Rachel Crothcrs,
it was announced this week by Wil- "3
liam Dean, director of the Players.
The production will mark the initial
appearancc of several new faces on
the University stage as well as the
return of several old figures. Helen
Middleton will make her debut in the
role of Emmie Sykes and William '
Baldwin will play the role of Hippie, %
the "suave, wise old fellow of many
nationalities." Another newcomer
will be Professor Ewing Tucker Bonn,
who will play the part of Charle*
Lingard. ywjjft
Among the old favorites who will I
appear again will be Mrs. William
Dean, who will play opposite Pro- j
fessor Bonn in the part of Lucile $3
Lingard, a comic role quite different |
from the tragic role in which she last .7$
appeared in "He Who Gets Slapped."
Millcdgc Bonham in the part of 1
Ronald Darbyshire. Bonham's last appearance
was in "An Ideal Husband."
Olive Nettles as Christine, will also
make her first appearance on the University
stage. Other members of the
cast arc as follows: Peggy Sykes
played by Elizabeth Lebby; Jake Cannon,
by Johnny Bowdin; Wilbur, by
Peter Coggeshall; a waiter, by Jack
Payne; Katie, by Jean Harvey.
Rachel Crothers is one of America's
foremost woman playwrites, and
critics have everywhere acclaimed "As
Husbands. Go" as one of her best j
pieces of work. When it was first
produced in New York so great was $
its success that Walter Winchell said, ^
"You arc breathlessly urged to enjoy
yourself at Mr. Golden's playhouse,
where an event took place last night?
a good show came to town."
In the past, the Players' productions
have been put on in the chapel, which
has proved highly inadequate, but yJ
"As Husbands Go" .will mark their
first production in Drayton Hall
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demonstrated that they are thinking
more of the human beings than of ,
profit. They are trying to give more
men work in order that they may support
their families.
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