Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Efforts Elect Six To History Club New Members Named ? Papers Of Historic Interest Read At Meeting Held At Wardlaw College Six students of the University were elected to membership of the History Club at its last meeting held in Wardlaw College, last Friday evening. The new members are: Georgia Goodwyn, Mrs. R. R. Wimberly, Louise Barbore, Miller Simpson, G. S. Daniels, and Henry Stuckey. Harry Lesesne read an interesting pav Pcr on "The Life of Samuel Wiles," an eminent judge of his day, who had a brilliant career of 35 years. During this time, he served for five years as a trustee of South Carolina College. Mrs. R. G. Haltiwanger contributed to the second part of the program interesting material on "Mark Hanna, the Hustler." Mrs. Haltiwanger gave some interesting sidelights in the life of this great financier of the middle west, who dabbled in politics and was responsible for McKinley's election in 1896 by financing the campaigns. P. 0. O. Paper Praises Carolina Profs (CONTINUED FROM PAGE FOUR) another college and become a botanist of world-wide fame. President McBryde won a great reputation when he left it and became president of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Professor Milton Whitney won national fame in the department of agriculture. The most distinguished professor that the University ever had, Francis Leiber, left it before the Confederate war, after twqnty-one years, to go to Columbia University. A few years ago a young professor named Corrington from New York was in the faculty. His annual salary was about $2,400. Rapidly he gained distinction and Syracuse University soon took him at a salary of $5,000. Some years before that the late Charles J. Bayne, one of the South's most accomplished teachers of ancient languages, was taken from our University to the University of North Carolina. Of these instances we know accidentally. There have been many others. In recent years since the enlargement of the faculty, many young men have been added to it and the most serious problem that the trustees have had to face is that some of the best of them have been called to more remunerative posts in better supported and more prominent institutions. Fortunately, some of the best of them form local attachments, sometimes by marriage, which holds them in the state, despite flattering invitations to leave. When a man grows old in service, and has by the law of nature a diminishing expectation, his chances of findiflg a new place lessen. That is the rule in every profession and business, too. Some of the best men in our University are well past fifty. The prestige of the institution is largely maintained by them. Obviously an institution losing its stronger young men is likely to be left with the mediocre on its hands, and thus gradually it accumulates dead wood. Anyone at all familiar with colleges is aware that that is true of every institution in the land. To carry on a college with the merciless methods of the best military or business establishments is virtually impossible. Indeed, a college of that character would have no character as a college, yet education would sometimes profit if the third rate instructor iSYLVA! Invite you. Let us get acquainted ways welcome. We have had the pleasure of serv ask your continuance. Certainly w patronage. Medals, Clasa rings, Frat pins, D1 presentation goods. Always rcmefi rtion, alze means nothing, style and $11.00 to $15.50, as you wish. SYLVA] 1500 MAIN STREET Corner I \ 52&V*. i -V- "A i . 4 J-, ^ 1 Made 1 Small Schools Prove Costly Says Fulmer Makes Report Showing Wide Variation In Cost Of Operating Schools That it is much more costly to operate small schools than larger ones is shown as a result of a study made of education in elementary schools of various sizes by Dr. Henry L. Fulmer, of the Division of Research and Information of the South Carolina State Department of Education. His study has been reported in the United States Daily and in the Elementary School Journal. If all schools, .writes Dr. Fulmer, operated for 180 days the annual teacher salary cost per pupil in average daily attendance would be $59.72 for one-teacher elementary schools, while for the fifteenteacher schools it would be $30.42; the same for the two-teacher high schools would be $94.68, and $54.00 for eightteacher or $54.90 for the ten-teacher high schools. Dr. Fulmer's figures showing the wide variatipn in costs of operating this size school will probably accelerate the movement toward the consolidation of small schools within the state, it is believed by educators. U. 8. O. Urges Course As Necessity A secretarial course which many girls could take instead of the education course is needed at the University of South Carolina, thinks Dean Walter E. Rowe. He believes that such a course would stem the growing tide of wouldbe teachers in the state. Although all degrees at the University are open to girls, most of them register in the School of Education, since the other courses have little inducement for girls. Dean Rowe thinks that the secretarial course would be parallel with the Commerce course for boys. u. a. o. History Club Meets Friday With two important papers to be read the University of South Carolina history club will meet Friday evening in 17 Wardlaw College. A paper entitled, "Going to School in Marlboro, St. Matthews, and South Carolina College in 1849," will be presented by Miss Lucia Hudgens. Miss Sadie Magilc - will read one on "Facsism." All the members of the club are expected to be on hand for this meeting, which will probably be one of the most interesting of the year. U. 8. O. Faculty Beats Coeds In Close Hockey Go The Faculty defeated the Co-eds two goals to one, in an interesting hockey game, played last Friday. Those playing for the faculty were: Professor Patterson, Dr. Penny, Madame Sweeny, Professor Buckleby, Professor Coleman, Doris Jackson, Josephine Wharton, Gordon Tucker, Dr. Smith, Professor Bass, and Frank Taylor. u. s. o. could be retired on a pension in the prime of life. We once knew a teacher of vast stores of learning who was a saint of the Lord, and his only dcfect was that he could not teach. What is said about the University could be said with equal accuracy of all the colleges in the state, including doubtless church colleges. To our notion, the colleges in South Carolina undertake too much. They have far too many students. Some of them would be improved by reduction in number of departments and of instructors, but if they are to be maintained at all as schools of higher learning they should be enabled to employ teachers of character and attainments comparable with those of the best universities in other states. ?The Charleston News and Courier. N BROS. . Make U your meeting place. Allng you for over thirty yearn, and, re shall do our part to deserve your iamond Jewelry, and all high class j iber, In the purchase of a presentsquality mean much. Class rings at N BROS. Hampton COLUMBIA, S. C. o Add Rhodes Group Plan Meeting Scholarship Selection Com mittee Will Discuss Candidates' Records The Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee is to meet on the morning of i December 8 to go over the candidates' i records, according to the statement of i Professor J. E. Norwood, member of the committee, which also consists of Gen- ; cral Charles P. Summerall, the Citadel, ; chairman, Irvine F. Belser, Columbia attorney, Judge J. Lyles Glenn, Federal < Judge, and J. R. Paul, of Charleston. , Fifteen candidates from various states, < of whom five are from the University, will be the guests of the University for several days following the meeting of i the committee. Two of the fifteen candidates will go I to Atlanta to appear before the central < committee several days after the exami- i nation has been given here. Those who will represent the University of South Carolina will be the following: Frost Walker, editor of the Garnet and Black and enrolled in the law school; Robert Killingsworth, student in the chemistry department; Jack LcfkofT, former president of the Euphradian Literary Society; Carlisle Roberts, graduate of the law school; and Ernest Lucas, '31, who is now attending Harvard. x The Rhodes Scholarship was begun in 1902 by Cecil Rhodes. It now pays approximately four hundred pounds per annum. H. 0. O. Norwood Gives Review Of Play Hamlet, "is both a good melodrama and a great tragedy," in the opinion of Professor J. F. Norwood of the English department, who so declares in an article published in The State of last Sunday. Professor Norwood stresses the fact that even if the character of Hamlet is not appreciated, the play nevertheless remains a sensational story, abounding in interesting blood and thunder elements. But, in spite of this, the characteristics of the chief player are the most absorbing things in the drama, for " 'Hamlet' is the story of the disillusionment of an idealist and his struggle with himself to perform a serious task in spite of earth-grief." In his article Professor Norwood further states that the action of "Hamlet" is magnificent; and that it is remarkable for being a play that even children can , understand and enjoy. c. m. a. Many Visitors Admire Library A number of people have visited the University Library recently and commented very favorably upon the facilities it 'offers. Among the visitors were: Joseph S. 1 Wade of the LInited States Department of Agriculture and Dr. H. S. Touche, retired professor of Yale University, who ] is now living at Camden. i Mrs. Robert Gladley, who is doing i work on her Ph. D. degree for George 1 Peabody College for Teachers, is using I material from the South Carolina room 1 in her thesis on "Fairfield County." Congressman J. B. Coates and Stanhope Sams were also recent visitors to the Library. tr. R. o. Gee Publishes Two New Books ' ? i Dr. Wilson Gee, former instructor in the department of economics at the Uni- I versity of South Carolina and now of the Economics Department at the University of Virginia, has recently had published ' two excellent books. Macmillian Press * is issuing his text book "Social Econom- ' ics of Agriculture" and The Century ' Book Company has recently published, "Research Barriers in the South." The style of both books is sprightly, vigorous and forccful and the date is ( authentic and well presented. Dr. Gee, ' at present is director of the Institute of Research and Social Sciences at the I University of Virginia. ?. a. o.?? Alumni Club Elects Penny As President < Dr. James T. Penny, professor of Bi- < ology, was recently elected president of ] the University of North Carolina alumni club, which was recently organized in the 1 city. Professor Paul Patterson, also of ' the Biology department was elected vice- ; president. f < \ To Com Extend Course In Pharmacy Attempts Are Made To Increase Scope Of Pharmaceutical Study The School of Pharmacy is undertaking to extend its coursc in practical pharmacy so that students may become familiar with the increasing number of newly manufactured pharmaceutical products, md particularly those prescribed by physicians. With this object in view, the school is obtaining for student observation and study a collection of the various items )f this kind. "It is a pleasure," said Dean E. T. Motley, Head of the School of Pharmacy, "to state that through the splendid cooperation of leading manufacturers by supplying 'gratis' either the original :>r 'dummy' sealed packages, which they manufacture, this undertaking has been accomplished." v. a. o. Industrial Plants Develop States When Indigo Was Grown In South Carolina A Large Revenue Was Derived "The revenue derived from indigo has played a very important part in the development of the cultural and governmental structure of what are now three southern states,?South Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana," said Dr. J. E. Copenhaver, professor of chemistry, at the twelfth annual meeting of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, held in Greensboro, N. C., De- i cember 2 and 3. Most of the early information concerning natural indigo has been found in the records of the state of South Carolina, where the production of indigo was most important. Indigo was first introduced into South Carolina about 1690. Very little attention was given to it until 1741, when Miss Eliza Lucas experimented with seed sent to her from the island Antigua. Indigo proved to be a crop which could be profitably grown on the higherlands, and its cultivation spread so rapidly that 134,118 pounds were exported to England in 1747-48. Indigo was not as extensively grown in the states of Georgia and Louisiana as in South Carolina. The estimated average yield was from 30-40 pounds per acre, but some lands produced as high as 80 pounds. Eight good slaves could cultivate, harvest, extract and prepare for the market the dye from 40 acres. The return for crop depended upon the quality of the dye and the price varied from 30 cents to $2.25. The exportation of indigo reached the maximum just prior to the American Revolution. Dr. Copenhaver cites three principal causes for its decline: (1) England, upon the loss of the colonies, naturally discontinued paying the bounty on American indigo. (2) Soon after the Revolution, Sea Island cotton was introduced, 1886 in Georgia, and the planters turned their attention to its cultivation. (3) During the Revolution, indigo was imported into Europe from the West Indies, as well as other countries, until it was no longer profitable Lo cultivate the plant. n. i. o. Kibler Reads Paper In Society The reading of extracts from a chapter of the unpublished autobiography of William J. Grayson, which is being edited by Professor Robert Duncan Bass, featured the last meeting of the Hypatian Literary Society, held Wednesday afternoon in the Clariosophic Hall. Sue Kibler read an original paper on the life and contributions to literature ^f Grayson, who was one of the foremost legislators of South Carolina and a graduate of South Carolina College, 1890, in which mention of his autobiography was made. New members initiated into the society at this time were Emmie Felton, Wilfieminia Rice, and Elizabeth David. Grlee Club Presents Program Here Soon The Boy's Glee Club of the University )f South Carolina, before leaving for Havanna, Cuba, December 11, will present their program, Saturday ev?hing, December 10 at the University Chapel. They will sing over radio stations WCSC, Charleston; WTOC, Savannah; VVJAX, Jacksonville; WQAM, Miami, and probably over other stations while :n route to Havanna. mission Chemists Have Better Marks Figures Show ? Interesting Data On Chemistry Marks Is Given By Doctor Lipscomb I'ailures in the Chemistry department have been cut in half according to the latest statistics given out by Dr. Guy F. Lipscomb, head of the department. Where 35 per cent of the freshman class failed last year, only 17 per cent failed this mid-term. Conversely more than twice as many students made A's this term. Twenty-seven per cent of the class averaged B, while the C's, and D's claimed eighteen per cent, and eight per cent respectively. Averaging 100 on all quizzes so far, James Katz, of Columbia, made the highest mark in the class, while Ida Berry, J. W. Gambrcll, E. W. Masters, and C. A. Tomlinson were next, making 100 on the five lecture quizzes given. Strange as it may seem, only one-half as many co-eds are taking chemistry this year as did last year. However, this has nothing to do with the chemistry grade average, a chemistry professor has hastened to add. u. s. o. Col. McKissick Talks In Aiken J. Rion McKissick, dean of the School of Journalism, will make an address before the convention of the State Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Wednesday night at Aiken, when the convention observes "Historical Night." Dean McKissick will speak on "Vindication of the Confederacy." Infirmary Has More Students The cold weather of the past week ran the number of students confined to the infirmary up to 11. Those confined were Harry Freeman, J. Wiley Brown, John Willis Brown, Fannie Cooper, J. J. Kneece, A. D. Mann, Jr., Jennie Lou Bishop, Boyd Dantzler, Mary Dell Stevenson, J. Martin Thomas, and Park Jenkins. |? SHOES Nunn Bush H KNICKERS New Shades f| SWEATERS || All Styles gf HATS J" Smart Styles H LEATHER JACKE' Buttons and Zipper Type .. I MARSHAL 1 C0MI Ted Tharin Campi Funds Group Named By Assembly $5,000 Is Needed Money Will Be Used Investigating Institutions Of Higher Learning Efforts lo obtain the $5,000 additional for the work of the college commission appointed by a joint session of the general assembly last year are being made throughout the state. I'or the work of investigating all the institutions of higher learning in the state, the Carnegie Foundation contributed $10,000 with the provision that the other $5,000 necessary be raised elsewhere. Those in charge are very anxious that the report be prepared for the coming session of the legislature and great effort is being put into the work of collecting the difference by private subscription. The members of the commission are R. M. Cooper, Jr., Wisacky; F. R. Sweeny, Anderson; Charles P. Summerall, Charleston; Robert Wilson, Charleston ; Arthur Young, Charleston; Patterson Wardlaw, Columbia; J. P. Kinard, Rock Hill; W. L. Riley, Denmark; H. N. Snyder, Spartanburg; A. G. Furman, Sr., Greenville; W. P. Jacobs, Clinton; O. B. Cannon, Newberry; Edwin G. Seibels, chairman, Columbia; Col. J/ G. Padgett, and H. E. Ravenel. The University of South Carolina is represented by Dr. Patterson Wardlaw, dean-emeritus of the school of education. Mr. Seibels, chairman of the commission is a member of the board of trustees of the University. Senator R. M. Cooper, Jr. is a graduate of the University. In about 30 other states similar investigations are being conducted, but in South Carolina alone are the denominational as well as the state supported schools included in the investigation. It is hoped that as a result of this investigation that some workable and profitable plan will be worked out for a definite and cooperating educational system in the state. d. a. o. Freshie: "What's wrong with these eggs ?" Waiter: "Don't ask me, I only laid the table." Our college dept. now i abounds with the new |X; haberdashery n o v e 11 ies w that smartly dressed col- ^ lege men have accepted for Winter in every detail of dress. $5.00 ;Xi 3.50 to 5.00 ;B; 2.00 to 5.00 ^ 3.00 to 3.50 g! rs | 7.50 to 12.50 ;j?; ,.J L-TATUM I PAW I | is Reps. J. D. Moor? ||