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BRISSEY INS CLARIOS t At Meeting January 15 Many Clariosophians and Their Girl Friends Attended Inauguration Exercises Alton Brissey assumed his seat in president's chair of the Clariosophic literary society the evening of January 15 before many Clariosophians and their girl friends who attended the inauguration. He succeeds G. Stanley Bryant, of Conway. Averse to the sentiment expressed by the past incoming president, Mr. Brissey declared himself in favor of body politics, ruling that the society take a larger part in campus poltical activity. "For years politics have been the backbone of the organization and I hope to see an even greater interest taken here in the future," the new chairntan said. "Aware of the fact that the University offers no position of greater honor or greater responsibility to Its students, my emotions tingle in a sense of pride and fear. Pride?because I have been made president of the organization that has given to South Carolina in oratory, Preston; in scholarship, Legare; in theology, Thornwell, and in statesmanship, John C. Calhoun and Wade Hampton. "Fear?because I tremble when I think of those lofty standards reached by my predecessors and the distance of the goal toward which I must forge." Speaking his last words in an official capacity, the outgoing president, Stanley Bryant, briefly traced the history of the Society, emphasizing high spots of the past administration. He thanked his fellow officers for their loyal co-operation and urged those of the new regime to work together for continued improvement. "It is with a feeling of sadness, yet gratitude that I relinquish the president's robe and gavel to the incoming administration. I wish to congratulate the society for exercising its best judgment in selecting these men. I wish them success," declared Mr. Bryant in closing his term as president. Following the incoming president's greeting to the assemblage, various members and visitors were called on for a few words. The boys introduced their dates to those present. Some spoke a few words in acknowledgement. Punch and crackers were served during the course of the evening. ?u. c. c.? Campus Judges Have Many Responsibilities Freshmen may not know where Dykes Hall is, but they do learn as soon as they arrive on the campus who the Judges are. For the Judges are to Carolina what Sheba was to Solomon, and even more famous. Some campus refugees believe that their sole duty, their only reason for living, is police duty and be impersonated by humorous staff-members when Gamecock window panes are broken. This is incorrect. You may not know it, but this campus consists of forty-three acres, and the Judges, alone and unaided, must patrol all these acres to see that no forest fires begin. They also punch clocks. What a life, even for a couple of Judges. One of the Judgeg works from eight at night until seven in the morning. This is Judge W. G. Hankhead, who began service at the University November 24, 1921. Judge J. W. Smith ("Little Judge") works from tour in the afternoon until two in the morning. He came here in 1025. Both expect to remain, continuing on their simple life of firewatching and clock-punching. An idyllic life. .Judge Bankhcad lives on the campus; Judge Smith in town; but both are as important fixtures on the campus as Macy monument or the library. And years from now, the upper classmen who are now freshmen, in giving advice to the frosh of that day, will begin their warnings with this one: "Beware of the Judges." COLUMBIA OFFICE SUPPLY CO. "EVERY OFFICE NEED" Office Furniture, Filing OeblneU, 8afo? Printing and Rubber Stamps 1112 Lcdy Street 'Phone B183 1 > * TALLED OPHIC HEAD Smith Edits Five Volumes All Issued At Same Time Two Books of Shakespeare, Two Textbooks, and a Second Book on Ballads, Compose List 1 ho remarkable achievement of editing five books at one time is the distinction gained by Dr. Reed Smith, profesor of English and dean of the graduate school of^ the University. Dr. Smith is also the author of numerous articles and books which have reached great heights of popularity. Among Dr. Smith's bestknown books are those textbooks in, English which arc used extensively in the high schools of the United States. The first, of Dr. Smith's, books, which will be published early in the spi ing, will be a textbood on Teaching of Literature in the High School. This book grew out of a course In English 140, taught by Dr. Smith at the University for the last 15 years. 1 wo Books of Shakespeare are also to be edited by Dr. Smith, together with Prof. George C. Taylor, of the University of North Carolina, a graduate of the University of South Carolina. Dr. Smith will edit Julius Ceasar and the Merchant of Venice. This series will be issued early in the spring. A book on the Anthology of Host Traditional American Ballads and Ballad Airs has been completely by Dr. Smith and will be published shortly. The book is the result of Dr. Smith's work in ballads. The book will be the logical sucecssor to South Carolina Ballads, written by I rofcssor Smith a few years ago. The final book which will be finished early in the summer is entitled High School Composition... Dr. Keed Smith has already editted a book series for high schools, as well as the series, Good Reading for High Schools, which is on the supplementary list for adoption in this sUlu. He is also editor of the series The Open Road to Reading, of which the 4th through the 7th have been adopted for use :n South Carolina for the next five years'. 'U.S.C. OBSERVATORY AMONG SOUTH'S BEST The Melton Memorial Observatory, one of the largest in the south, was presented the University 15 years ago by William Hanahan, an attorney at Winnsboro, S. C., who has for some time been an amateur astronomer and has himself constructed several telescopes with which he has made interesting studies of the heavens. The fifteen-inch reflating lense of the observatory was made by John A. Brashear, Pittsburgh, who has constructed several large teelscopes, including a sixty-inch reflector for Yale University. Other telescopes in South Carolina are at Winthrop College, The Citadel and Erskine. The one at Erskine is probably the oldest in the state. Universities of Florida, Alabama and Texas have telescopes that will equal the size of the one on the campus. The University of Texas, combined with the University of Chicago, is setting up one of the largest in the world, in Austin, Texas. Our telescope remained boxed up, without a housing, for a number of years, until the building of the observatory by Edwin G. Seibels, an alumnus and now trustee of the University. Mr. Seibels made his gift as a memorial to his friend, the late President William 1). Melton. IAJAJJ PMOUS Hi FOR TWO ^ m BITS m PHONE 3 18 9 m 5 FOR 25c Checker Cab Co. The White Cars ' HE FOUND This is the boy who speaks as one would of finding a quarter. 1 will be proud to have him with u Co-Discoverer Receives Robert Lewis, Columbia's Hoy Astn and Will Continue His Studies ment of the Universi Among; the students to register at the University next September will be Robert Albert Lewis, the 17-yearold high school boy who recently glanced into the heavens to welcome a star whose light had reached the earth after 1,500 years of continous shining. The very act that has brought him so much attention is described very simply and modestly by Lewis. "On the evening of December 10, while returning from my paper route about 0:40 o'clock, I saw, to me, an unfamiliar star in th<? constellation Hercules. As 1 had never seen the star before, I looked it up on the star may and not seeing one there of this brightness, I thought it was a new star, and the best thing to do was to report it to some observatory. I wrote immediately to Dr. Mitchell at Leander McCormick Observatory at the University of Virginia." Devoting his spare time to a study of the stars for the past two years, young Lewis has progressed to such an extent that his recent finding has brought him an assistantship in astronomy here. The amateur stargazer says that, he had intended coming to the University before receiving the assistantship. His ambition is to ? For more than 85 years we ha1 >> this Community with their Bool "Anything Nccdca THE R. L. 1440 Main Street >> The Gamecocks are < COLUMBIA DAIRIES 1 ? Phone 3 17 1 f~~ TMETKOPO] | "THE OLD ? The Students | 1520 MAIN STREET j,i z :i tjjTirTrn tn nnmxTirx ?WHEN Y I STEIN-KING B 1 iYou Are Assured Of The t 1 It Is Possible To Make?lit 1 Stein-King I Oldest Brewc ?DEMAND THE BEST rjimnrnrrrrrrrrirrrrrrrrin: 1 A NEW STAR . ' ? J ? W mm ..., ^ * bRH^qJPPI c asually of discovering a s\ar as (l >Ve wish him the best of luck, and 8* -**?*. n of New Star ;; Assistantship; fi > nomcr, Accepts Offer of University, c With the Astronomical Equip- i< t y at His Disposal. >' C - become an astronomer of the first * t -ank, and, considering his age, the f fact that, he has carried a paper route to support himself through high ' school, and that his resourcefulness ; enabled him to construct a 59-inch telescope out of spare auto parts at " a total cost of $30, it can be said that he is safely on his way. This boy, who missed being the first person in the world to notice the new star only by six days, intends studying here for two years and then going to the University of Virginia, where he will further pursue his chosen life work. He Is a frequent visitor at Melton Observatory here and says that he believes he will like the University fine. The facilities for observation are adequate, he says, and he means to spend much of his time there scanning the sky through the giant telescope. A frank, unassuming boy, Lewis spends much of his time in his bedroom-workshop. There he has erected his large telescope, which took eight months to complete. Scattered over the tables and floor are gadgets, ~ tools and other material, the use of which only Robert can tell. Proof that he is an average young American in shown by a group of Boy Scout vc been supplying the Students of $ cs and School Supplies. >> I in the. Class Room" \\ . BRYAN CO. | Columbia, S. C. & Game bccause they use $ MILK AND ICE iCREAM 917 Main St. | LITAN CAFE^^^^j RELIABLE" ? Meeting Place $ u -*-? -i -i n. .i -iinrjiXxuiLj' innnLxj' 3 Oil DRINK? EER AND ALE g H i ?! Highest Quality Drink That t cause? s Made By The \i jry In America FROM YOUR DEALER? j CETTTT T^T~rTTT'TT'VTrirtrrTrrTrt--p|- |,'j ~ '' .??=r=_ McCALLISTEi RETENTION Rushing to End February 9th Result of Special Motion Silence Period To Begin at Midnight Saturday and Pledging To Occur Monday Rushing period will end Saturday February 9, according to a motion >assed at a meeting of the Pan-Helenic Counicl Wednesday afternoon n the Law Building, presided over >y Marshall Williams. There was some confusion as to he wording of a reecntly adopted intendment to the Pan Hellenic conititution *and the above mentioned notion was adopted as applying to he February Rush period. Silence period will begin at midight Saturday, February 9, and bidling will take place at 7- p.m. Monay, February 11, in the chapel. Bids nust be handed to Mr. Chase before oon on Saturday. mblems hanging on the wall. He as reached the rank of Star scout. The boy astronomer fiirst became iiterested in study of the stars from fading scientific magazines. His 'ist interest in building telescopes ame from reading Popular Methanes. Just as any other modern-day outh, who studiously works with his hristmas gift erector set, Robert has pent many spare hours on what tarted as an avocation and is now ast becoming his vocation. His dans for the immediate future inlude the erection of a much larger nd more accurate telescope. The Universi School of A three year course of instri and medical divisions are closely two years of basic medical study vision of the medical faculty. 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I Action will have to be taken on this I Question by the Athletic Advisory B Hoard in the near future. Baseball and track will be con- I tinued on the Spring Sports program I at the University, according to an I announcement made this morning by I Dr. R. K. Foster, director of student I activities.. One of McCallister's assistants will u be placed in charge of the baseball I team. Baseball practice will be I started after the cessation of spring B football practice. COKER PRESEVTSTPAPER TO LECONTE SOCIETY B The Le Conte Scientific Society J held its regular meeting Friday night at 8 o'clock. Dr. J. K. Copenhager presided at the meeting. Professor Coker read a paper on the World Calendar. L. G. BALFOUR CO. MANUFACTURING JEWELERS AND StATIONERS Attlcboro, Mass. Jeweler to the Senior Class of the University of South Carolina C. L. STUCKEY Campus Representative ^?? ??I? ty of Buffalo I Dentistry || iction, quarter plan. The dental affiliated. Dental students have under the direction and superclinical practice of dentistry, in id by the dental division and is eral hospitals. These combined helpful expedience in. clinical ment of dental conditions. The y^ 1st, 1935. mation address DENTISTRY t, Buffalo, N. Y. xJsW A PAGES OF NEWS 5c per Week | :e how much real news, enand service you get for the pay your newspaper boy s week, you receive no less >, filled with exciting stories reign events, popular newsand fiction, and a host of -saving advertisements ? tonal service of a capable to give you fast, depend" iblic service gives you so little! Remember this rrier calls to solicit your to The Columbia Record lina's Most Progressive rta Hmtrii J