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Was Na
Had Varied Career
Funeral Of Prominent University
Alumnus Held In Laurens
Wednesday
Rear Admiral Samuel McGowan,
World War paymaster general of the
United States navy and alumnus of the
University, died last Monday morning
in Clinton, S. C. after a brief illness
from a heart ailment.
Admiral McGowan was born in Laurens,
September 1, 1870. His family
moved to Spartanburg in 1881, where he
attended private schools until he entered
Wofford College in 1885. He remained
there tlirec terms and then enrolled in
the University to graduate with the degree
of Bachelor of Arts in 1889. Three
years later he became an LL. B. and was
admitted to the bar.
Instead of taking up the practice of
law, however, lie entered journalistic circles
and worked at various times for the
State, the Columbia Rccord, the Spartanburg
Herald, and the Charleston News
atid Courier.
In March 1894, Mr. McGowan was
commissioned assistant paymaster in the
navy by President Cleveland. Immediately
after a world cruise in 1908-09, he
was promoted to paymaster general of
the navy and chief of the bureau of supplies
and accounts, lie was 44 at the
I time and was the youngest officer ever to
' be advanced to such a position.
In 1916, Congress authorized the promotion
of one officer of the supply corps
to the rank of permanent rear admiral.
McGowan was chosen for this advancement
on the recommendation of the admiral
of the navy, the chief of naval operations
and the chairman of the executive
committee of the general board. He
was described to the secretary of the
navy by Admiral Dewey as "the most efficient
paymaster general the navy ever
had."
Rear Admiral McGowan was awarded
the distinguished service cross of the
navy, was the commander of the Legion
of Honor of France, and in 1920, the
University of South Carolina conferred
upon him the degree of Doctor of Laws.
He was a member of the Army and
Navy Club (New York and Philadelphia),
University Club (New York and
Philadelphia) and the Racquct Club of
New York.
In 1920, he was retired at his own request
from the navy and returned to his
boyhood home at Laurens. However, on
May 12, 1925, he was drafted to be
South Carolina's first chief highway
commissioner. After 16 months of. organizing
the new department, he felt that
he had completed his work and again returned
to Laurens, to which place he frequently
commuted between visits to his
old navy friends i. New York and Philadelphia.
The funeral of Admiral McGowan
look place Wednesday in Laurens.
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Smart Student Works
Unsolved Math Problem
Page Kinstriein! University math student
solves problem that baffles mathematicians.
In one class of a certain math professor
at the University there was as usual
a very dumb student. One day the professor
sent the student to the board to
work a problem. This pupil had gotten
into the habit of saying: "I have worked
the problem but have forgotten how to
do it."
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Final Game
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Seats Being Reserved
Barney Esrley Makes Reservations
For Turkey-Day
Tilt
Orders have been pouring i?to the offices
of Barney Earley, executive secretary
of the Alumni Association, for reservations
for Carolina-Washington
and Lee football game on Thanksgiving
day, according to Mr. Earley and a large
crowd of alumni is expected to be on
hand for the game. Each alumni is
privileged to order six tickets to be reserved
in the alumni section.
According to Earley members of the
Alumni association should state in what
row they wish their tickets to be reserved
in their letters asking for reservations.
The first orders received can
be filled as near as possible to the desired
row, but later orders will have to
take the remaining seats.
All members of the association are requested
to mail in their orders promptly
in order to receive proper attention. Orders
may be mailed to Barney Earley,
PostofTice Box 873, Columbia, S. C.
I lice of tickets in the alumni section
will be $1.50 each which includes both
state and federal tax. The game will
be played at 2:30 I'. M. on Thanksgiving
day at the Municipal stadium.
An added feature of the game will he
the fact that this is the first game that
Carolina has played in Columbia on
Thanksgiving day in many years. It
will be the last game of the season.
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Coker Approves
Design Of Porch
The new porch on the Extension building
is to be built in keeping with the colonial
atmosphere of the campus, according
to Professor E. C. Coker, chairman
of the faculty grounds committee. The
porch is to he similar to the porches on
DeSaussure and Rutledge, and is one of
the small column porches.
"The porch in front of the old President's
home is taking shape, being built
according to a design to harmonize with
the graceful lines of the porchcs forming
the entrances to DeSaussure College
and Rutledge," he said. These
small column entrances have always
been much admired by architectural experts.
There is some reason to think
that the original porch on the old President's
house was somewhat according to
the present restoration and the new plan
is expected to give the head of the campus
a more colonial effect. This will
give an interesting impression similar to
many now seen on old Charleston houses.
Iligh praise has been voiced by discriminating
European visitors to the University
campus because of the simple architectural
effect, giving an atmosphere
of dignity and fitness to the University
plan."
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This time, when the boy failed to solve
the problem the professor asked, "Have
you solved the problem?"
As usual the student said that he had
done it but had- forgotten how. With
this the professor remarked to the class,
"Gentlemen, it is interesting to know that
the problem that no mathematician has
ame because they use
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Team Feted
After Game
By Washington Alumni
Mix-Up In Schedules Cuts Reception
Time To Fifty
Minutes
The Washington chapter of the University
of South Carolina Alumni Association
entertained the members of
the Carolina football squad at a
reception in Washington on their return
from the Carolina- Villanova football
game in Philadelphia last Saturday. Despite
a mixup in train schedules, which
gave the Gamecocks only fifty minutes
i? Washington instead of two hours as
planned the reception was carried
through.
The reception was held in the Rose
room of the Hotel Washington in Washington
and the University alumni were
assisted by the South Carolina Society
of Washington. Over 125 former students
of the University now living in
Washington attended the function as well
as 150 South Carolinians now living in
Washington. - .
The University party, composed of the
members of the football squad, Head
Coach William Laval, Coach Curren
1 lughcv, Dr. Ralph K. Foster, director
of student activities, Rufus Jones and
Palmer S. McClclan were met at the
station by Buford Worthy, former University
student, with a lleet of taxicabs
and from there they were carried
to the Hotel Washington.
Charles M. Galloway, president of the
Washington alumni, Edward P. 1 lodges,
Whitney Tharin, Huford Worthy composed
the committee that was in charge
of the dance and the reception.
ColumbiaCollege "Y"
To Hold Annual Party
The Y. W. C. A. of Columbia College
will hold its annual party for the University
V. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. at
8:30 Friday night at Columbia College,
it was announced by Jo Graham, president
of the "Y."
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Bennet Medal
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By History Department
Dr. Bradley Calls Attention To
Awarding Of Medal And
Its History
Attention was recently called by Dean
Francis YV. Bradley to the Philo Bennett
medal, which is awarded for an essay
on a subject related to free government.
1 lie medal has not been awarded for
fifteen of twenty years," Doctor Bradley
said. It has been won by only two
men since it was first awarded in 1905."
"The history of the medal is interesting,"
he continued. "In that year Wil- j
liam Jennings Bryan named fifty or
seventy-five universities in which the
award should be made. The University
of South Carolina was one of these. The
award is made under the direction of the
department of history. Its value is $20,
and it is presented at commencement."
If only one essay should be submitted,
the award would not be made unless that
one were worthy, Dean Bradley pointed
out.
Smith Gets information
On Secondary Schools
Dr. J. A. Stoddard, professor of secondary
education, has received reports
from the South Carolina colleges and
secondary schools accredited by the
Southern Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools to be forwarded for
review to the central review committee
of the association at its meeting, in the
Biltmore 1 lotel in Atlanta, on December
4.
The purpose of this meeting is to
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Robert Killingsworth, who holds an all
expense scholarship in chemical engi- ^
neering at the College of the City of <
New York, recently passed the prelim- I
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Out of thirty to take the examination, 5
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Taylor P.T.A. Addressed
By Dr. Josiah Morse
l.)r. Josiah Morse, head of the department
of philosophy and phychology, adJressed
about 125 members of the Tayor
Grammar School Parent-Teachers
Association at their meeting last Tuesday
lfternoon at 4 o'clock.
Besides tlie talk by Dr. Morse there
tvcre several other features on the program.
A sixth grade pupil, Mildred Car"oll
sang a solo and there was also a
luct by Lilly Parker and Kathcrine Carin.
Rev. Lewis N. Taylor, rector of the
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd,
.vas in charge of the devotionals.
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