Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Old Records Stored Here In Memorial Building To Be Brought From State House As Soon As Construction Is Finished A. S. Salley, head of the state historical conimission, recently expressed pleasure at the prospect of having a safe place to store valuable historical records of the state when his office is moved to the lower floor of the Sout^ /Carolina W ar memorial building now under construction on the I'niversity campus. All of the records are now stored in the office of the commission in the State Mouse and many papers stored loosely in boxes in various unused rooms of the Capitol will be moved and placed on shelves and bookcases in the new building. Mr. Salley will be custodian of the records and occupy an office on the lower floor. During the :><> years he has headed the historical commission, he has collected many manuscripts and other records, and has edited and had printed many of them. I hesc records which he has saved for the State will find a permanent and safe resting place in the memorial. The space in the center of the first floor, which can now be seen in the steel frame structure, will be devoted to trophies and other records in the possession of the commission. Two of the first to find places there will be a silver urn given by the women of South Carolina to Andrew Jackson and left by him in his will to the State and part of a pine tree upon which, 200 years ago, was marked the boundary between this state and North Carolina. The section is that one bearing the blaze burned on the tree at the time. The shrine to the World War soldiers, located on the stage of the auditorium upstairs, is described by Mr. Salley. Toward the front of the stage there will be a speaker's stand, and in the back of it will be the shrine. Although the details of design have not been completed, Mr. Salley said that the shrine will contain two books giving the names and records of all the South Carolinians who served in the war. These two books published last year, were compiled by the Adjutant General of the State under an act of the General Assembly passed during the administration of Governor Richards. They contain the names of the soldiers, sailors, marines, and nurses who served. One volume is devoted to white, the other to colored forces. Many of the records consist of the written journals of the early South Carolina law-making bodies, which did not begin to be printed until long after the Revolution. Among the other manuscripts which are stacked in boxes there are doubtless many papers containing valuable signatures. Mr. Business Training is Essential to Everyone, Par| ticularly College Men and Women. Day, Night, and Special Classes. 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Among the papers in Mr. Salley's care was a receipt for some slaves sold to Thomas Lynch, signed by his son, Thomas Lynch, Jr. The signature of this man, which is one of the four from South Carolina affixed to the Declaration of Independence, is one of the rarest in America. In IDIiH Mr. Salley obtained permission from the General Assembly to sell the paper and apply the proceeds to the war memorial. At an auction in Xew Vork, the signature brought about $0,000, of which the commission retained over $8,000 after the auctioneer's profit had been deducted. This fnnd was put into bonds at below par value. \\ lien the price rose, the bonds were sold at a profit which, together with dividends and principal, created a fund <>l over $1:2,000 to be turned over to the War Memorial Commission, becoming a part of 11 it- $100,000, which i?? being spent to erect the memorial. in thi. way one of the men who helped establish the principal of democrat^ in America also helped, long after death, to erect a shrine to the men who fought to safeguard that principle for all nations. Salley believes. One such paper, containing the signatures of live men, all prominent in early affairs, and three of them governors of the state, is thought to be worth $100. The new offices and liles will give a place for these papers, and enable the commission to sort them out eventually. In the files of the House journals entrusted to Mr. Salley there is one large gap. During the Revolution, the enemy took most of the records for about :?o years. Although ordered under the terms of the treaty of peace to return all records stolen from the colonies, some of the captains who had them were negligent. The sea captain who had the South Carolina records, instead of bringing them back to Charleston, simply left them in New York. All of them were lost until 20 years ago, when after the burning of the Xew Vork Capitol at Albany, Mr. Sallev was notified that the journals of the South Carolina Legislature had not been destroyed in the fire. However, those were but a small part of the records actually missing. Mr. Salley still hopes to recover the rest of them, and believes that they will eventually be found. University D m IB wL m| JF hich is an important organization on Jimons, Johnston, Ray Stokes, Timn :enville, and Julian Bradsher, Florenc Debaters Meet First Opponents Team Has Newcomerj Carolina And University 0 Pennsylvania Orators Have No-Decision Contest 1 he University debating team com posed of eight students, three of whon are in tlie law school, and live in th academic school, launched its debat ing program when it engaged the de hating team of the University o Pennsylvania, last Monday night ii the I niversity chapel. The affirmative team of the dehatiii] group composed of Julian Bradshei Florence, senior in the academi school, who is a newcomer to the teaiv and Dick Foster, Greenville, fresh man in the law school, and with th experience of three years on the de hating team, debated the l'cnnsylvani negative team 011 the query: Resolve that nations agree to prevent inter national shipment of arms and am munition. I lie negative team is made up of th following students: Ilyman Rubin, Columbia, who com pitted his first two years of col leg work at the I diversity of North Care lina. He was a member of the di hating team last year and winner < the inter-society debating medal. Rubi is a senior in the academic school. C. Bruce I.ittlejohn, J'acolet, is junior in the law school. This is hi third year of collegiate debating. I* rank Jordon, Columbia, i.s a fresl man in the academic school. This i his first year in debating at the U11 versity and is expected to make valuable member to the team. Joseph Cohen, Brooklyn, X. Y. is junior in the academic school, and thi is his first year 011 the team. I lie affirmative team is compose of: Richard Foster, fresh man in the la1 school. Julian Bradsher, Florence, senior i the academic school. Ray Stokes, Tininionsville, soplu more in the academic school. This his first year 011 the team. C . I*,. Simons, Johnston, sophomor who has already a previous year < experience. fi i !|! THE CANTEEN S:| ??j Sandwiches, Cold Drink*, Jf'f *J- Toilet Article*, College Ifi Jewelry <f! 1 UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE \ j:i |;|j The Official Book Store Ill CAROLINA PRESSING flj CLUB [| For fine dry cleaning ? "\ls ebating Team the Campus. From left to rgiht top are lonsville. Bottom left to right, Frank J< e. Negative team recentlyichosen are: Ru Library Gets * Old Law Book 3 Nine Editions Received f Interesting Collection Now In South Carolina Room 11 Law hooks dating hack to the 18th e century have rcccntly been acquired - by the South Carolina library of the - University. The books are those from f the library of the late Judge Thomas n Richardson of Sumter. Together with the books of the Snowden library, g these now constitute a very interesting r, collection of law books in the South c Carolina room. i, William Simpson's "Practical Justice - of the Peace and Parish-Officer of His C (Continued on Page 3; Column 2) a d ie ie >>f n LET j THE PAU am ICE-COLD C IT OUGHT TO COCA COLA BOTTLING ( COLUMBIA, S. C. ill K V l. ^m., -^' - v ' B m JKHBSSBSsB&a a] t < < i t < ( i i \ i : Joseph Cohen, Brooklyn, N. Y.; ardan, Columbia; C. Bruce Littlebin, Littlejohn, Cohen, and Jordan. Euphradians Kill Highway Motion , i Governor Johnston's Highway Bill met with a second defeat Tuesday night when members of the Kuphra- ' dian Literary Society voted the bill down by a substantial majority. The bill, which was proposed by the Radicals, was defeated after heated arguments by members of both parties. David Hamilton, who was inaugurated president of the society last week, presided at the meeting. The Conservative party will introduce the following bill February :>(?: Resolved: "That legislation should be enacted in South Carolina providing for the sterilization of habitual criminals and the mentally defective." The proposed bill affords much debate, and a large^crowd is expected to attend the meeting. 5 OCA-COLA^^^U BE IN YOUR FAMILY6 MW Yoo con ia MB ( -w~ \ Coca-Co M with no. / Carolina Beats Columbia Hi [n Chemistry Tests First Semester U. S. 0. Students Make Higher Orades In Tcbt Than High School Chemists University chemistry students ex:cllccl over Columbia High chemistry tudents on tests in general chemistry ecen tly. The tests, which were supplied |)y he Cooperative Tests Service of the \merican Council on Education, were ?ivcn the university and high sc'iool Undents at the end of the first senieser. The university students avi raged *9 points while the high school stulents averaged 71 points on the tests. They were administered for the purpose of securing data needed in further standardization of the tests and for ifTording needful measurements for eachers and students. The comparison of university and high school stuleuts must he made with caution be:auSe conditions under which the colege student works are not comparable o that of the high school student, acrording to the chemistry department. Some of the college students have lad general chemistry in high school; herefore, the high school should receive some credit for the score made >y the university students. Data is not yet available "for comparison of the local high school and iniversity with students elsewhere in :he nation. Coker Speaks j In Hartsville "Recent discoveries in the Realm of Astronomy" was the subject of an address made by Professor E. C. Coker ;it Coker College at Hartsville Friday ' night. 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