Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Special , J? ? ? , 1 ^ ft4%coc/r _ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Vnlumft XXVIII Wn 17 ? _ _^^^^_Cy^DNE^AY^MARCH 13, 1935 Founded 1908 Univer Baker C Very Highest j Standards Set At University 1 Upheld Since Opening j Courses Designed To Provide Liberal And Cultural Education d The University of South Carolina j throughout its long history since the open- ;>, ing of its first session January 10, 1805, fj has maintained high standards of scholar- tv ship and training, and has adjusted its ai training in each period to the needs of ^ society and the state. Approximately 45,000 students have had the benefit of n this training. The number of graduates j of the University since the class of 18CK> n to the present date includes 5250 men ? and 1063 women, a total of 6313. s; The Alumni Record of Service ti The distinguished record of graduates *' of the University of South Carolina in numerous fields of service in the State and Nation is an evidence that the Uni- v versity, since its foundation one hundred and thirty-four years ago, has continued to maintain its tradition of train- li ing for leadership, as exemplified by the li loyal public service of its alumni and fi their invaluable contributions to the f welfare of the State. c An incomplete roll of honor of this h institution includes 3 cabinet officers, 7 li United States Senators, 24 Governors, 11 a Lieutenant-Governors, 106 distinguished jurists, including 35 judges and chancellors, 5 bishops and a large number of ii noted clergymen, 25 who attained the c rank of general or admiral in military d (Continued on Paqo 4; Column 8) ' Summer Scho High Plac< For State E ducat ion j, Registration On June 12; Classes Begin Next Day ] 1 he Summer School session of the I Diversity of South Carolina will be conducted from June 12 to July 26, according to Professor J. A. Stoddard, director of the Summer School at the University. I he Summer program calls for the j* opening of the dormitories at noon on June 11. On June 12 all students must 3 assemble in Drayton Hall for announce- J nents, after which registration will be ^ held. The regular schedule of classes will begin on June 13th. 1 The summer school of the University of South Carolina occupies an impor- ' ant place in the educational program of (r| this State. Beginning in 1914 as a state summer school for high school teachers, (Continued on Pago 4; Column S) FACULTY QUESTIONS PRICE OF BOOKS * a An investigation of the price of v hooks and book service as offered by the University book store was held by the faculty this week. ] Dr. Reed Smith, Dr. Foster, and Dean Bradley were appointed as a committee to report to the next inect"ig on this investigation. * I Ham, who is in charge of the book ti store, made a lengthy report on the t< method of price setting, which has C "P to the present, been the list price. J In a few cases the books were sold below the listed price and in only one j, case has a book been sold above the j, listed price. This last case was caused c because of the small order and the discount did not defray the shipping s expenses. sity P Outlines Uumnus Gives 2000 Volumes 'o University Library oseph Allen McCollough, Of Baltimore, Makes Valuable Addition To Library To the school which gave him a iploma almost 48 years ago, Judge oseph Allen McCtillough presented ,000 beautiful, well bound volumes oin his private library when he died vo years ago in Baltimore. The books rrived last week, and were put in the University library. The books arc all in good condition, lost of them in glass bookcases from udge McCullough's library. In the lain, they consist of well selected lodern literature. They are only a mall part of the late Judge's collecion. They were formerly loaned to 'urman University when he moved rotn Greenville to Baltimore in 1918, ut were left to his Alma Mater, from ,'hich lie received a law and academic egrce the same year, 1887. No strings were attached to the egacy in the gift, and as soon as ibrary workers finish carding and ling the volumes, students will be ree to use them at any time. Many if them arc great modern fiction, in ictter condition than same novels in ibrary at present. Others are valuable s reference works. Joseph Allen McCullough was born ii Greenville, 18(i.r>. In 1887 he reeived a Bachelor of Arts and law iegrce from ' the University of South (Continuod on Page 4; Column 5) ol Holds s In Program Amendments To Be Instituted [n Student Constitution 3d Sallenger And Don Ham Introduce May Queen And Student Fund Measures Two proposed amendments to the coiititution of the student body were re;ased by Ed Sallenger and Don Ham at meeting held in the chapel Monday ight. Two more meetings of the stuent body have been scheduled for reuttal, one Wednesday night at 7 :(X) and lie other Friday afternoon at 4 :00. The purpose of the first amendment is ) have the May queen program carried ut in the future as it was last year, 'he election last year, which was conuctcd by Kappa Sigma Kappa, was run ff somewhat as follows: Two girls from each sorority, four on-sorority girls from Richland County ml four non-sorority non-resident girls I'ere chosen by the respective groups nd from them was chosen three who k'ere voted on by the student body. The proposed amendment would have (Continued on P?qo 4; Column 3) It. H. C. Saker Invited To Be Closing Speaker Dr. I<. T. Baker, president of the luiversity, has accepted an invitation o deliver the commencement address n the graduation class of the Medical College of South Carolina, Charleston, une 0. The invitation was extended by tobcrt Wilson, dean of the College, n behalf of the faculty and others onnccted with the school. Dr. Baker has not yet decided on a ubjcct for his address, but is seriously (Continued on P*o? 4; Column 3) resents s School President L. T < : - ?: :S38lB?ra:>':::ff?8 B JmhI v^llfii President Cites B Alumni Record In Historical Sketch At South Dakota's President Desires Bap Information On Education Here "Has state-supported higher educa- T1 tion justified itself?" wjjj This question was answered strongly in the affirmative as regards the Uni- wce' versity of South Carolina recently twei when Dr. L. T. Baker, president, cited records of outstanding Carolina alumni in a statement requested by Herman tend G. James, president of the University O of South Dakota. H < A brief historical sketch of the Uni- first versity accompanied the information sent Dr. James, who is gathering data about state-supported colleges in the t,nr< United States to be used in discus- reta sion of the question mentioned above. Fine "Throughout its long history as a pjan college of arts and sciences, and as a University, the institution has main- " tained high standards of scholarship A1,c and draining and has adjusted its train- tati\ ing in each period to tlie needs of so- H ciety and the state," asserted Dr. at 0 Baker's letter. p i Since 180G to the present date, the University has awarded diplomas to 1 ?r? ?. ? held (Continued on page 4; column 2) Journalism Grc Work On M Graduates and other former students porti of the University School of Journalism inun arc at work on weekly and daily newspapers in South Carolina and several worl other states. of n The aim of the school, which is now in t|,c its twelfth year, is to offer a practical -//|(, course in preparation for newspaper work. suj)j) Much emphasis is laid on the neces- tjju? sity of well-rounded education for jour- ^ nalism. Consequently, it is believed that candidates for the bachelor's degree in ^ journalism may gain a substantial work- ^ ing knowledge of its principles without loss to cultural training. l.css than a fourth of the required credits are in purely journalistic courses. Courses arc offered in reporting, writ- a,lu ing special feature articles, copy editing, Jo editorial writing, the law of the press, new the history of journalism, advanced re- exp< Exhi 's Adv . Baker %. w ?JE9HIM c^-: v- -:w>.<ijaMl^MBi n IjMMMT T M] ,?H|^p '' ;~":'.\i}l y : .: . I ':' ; "':': ' ': y . S. U. Meets Next Week Caesar's Hea< )tist Students Will Hold R< treat At Mountain Resort lie State Baptist Student Retro; be held at Caesar's Head on tl kend of March 22-24. Fifteen i ity students from Carolina an nubia College are expected to a the meeting. tTicers for the recently organize s. U. are: President, Fred Kllii vice-president, "Dink" Gainei md vice-president, Sara Rectoi 1 vice-president, Joe llodges; se< ry, Hill Crisp; treasurer, Herbei :her; choirister, Leonard Green< ist, Hazel Byrd; reporter, Franct rand; B. Y. P. IT. reprcsentativ e Bakett; Sunday school represei e, Harper Wclborn. eadquarters for the B. S. U. ai 20 Sumter street where the B. LI. council meetings, and varioi r Baptist student activities at idaates Iany Papers ng, vocabulary building, and the con ity or weekly newspaper. act ice in various sorts of newspapc c is given. Through the cooperatio cwspapers students are provided wit opportunity of writing for then (lamecock, the University weekl; lies an additional and valuable m< i for this purpose. ie school is equipped with a full sti[ of typewriters, a considerable join tic library, current newspapers an nalistic periodicals. ucli stress is put on the constant stud uncut newspapers as a means b :h the student may learn the late: best methods of newspaper work, turnalism courses are taught by spapcrman with 18 years' newspap< irience, Dean J. Rion McKissick. ibit At ?? antages I Class Cuts Long Short j Invitation Withdrawn Junior Law Class Rescinds Motion To Hear i King Fish t c I lie Junior law class passed a motion a today to withdraw its invitation to Huev ' l^itf to address the law school at the v Junior-Senior Law banquet. I here were only three dissenting votes on the motion to extend the invitation, ? which was sent Monday, but today there < was only one vote against withdrawing I the invitation. 1 Although the famous "Kingtish" had not had time to accept or decline the request to speak at the banquet, it was i generally believed that lie would have I been on hand. There is still a possibil- < ity that he will address the Clariosophic ! Literary Society, which has extended him ' an invitation to speak before that body. Dissenting ballots were cast by Bill 5 Douglas, Julian Sal ley, and Sarah Glyniph. The committee in charge of " arrangements for the banquet are: Sam Moyle, chairman; Bill Douglas, Julian Salley and J. A. Berry. Previously the Clariosophic society Iliad voted, with only two members uisienting, to invite the "Kingfish" to talk before a meeting of that group when he comes to Columbia March 23. University Ha ; Best Gri id ^ 1 University Ranks j <i WithNation'sBest s; . s. 150 Colleges Surveyed , Requirements At The University Same As Average Struck By Survey ?s That the University of South Caro- ! e, lina most nearly approximates the i i. typical American Institution of higher i learning as found as the result of a i rc nation wide survey made recently of! 1"?0 colleges and universities, John! Chase, Jr., registrar of the University,) ,s who collaborated in the survey an- J e nounced recently. The requirements at the University of South Carolina for degrees are ex-: actlv the same as the average struck by the survey. According to the survey the typical American college requires 124 semester hours for degree of Bachelor of Arts. The University requites the same number. It was found that the average institution required 12 hours of English; r 12 hours of foreign language; 12 hours (Continued on pans 4; column 1 Co-ed KSK Initiates ; Fifteen New Members The Co-ed Kappa Sigma Kappa, >- campus spirit club, initiated the following new members at a meeting held d Tuesday night. Helen Aull, Catherine Cannon, y Frances Morris, Mary Busbee, Mar>' garct Simpson, Eleanor Hatchell, Ida Lawton Graham, Nancy Turner, Mildred Ward, Amy Urquhart, Emily a Limberlakc, Kitty Drummond, Theolu :r Briggs, Helen Townsend and Ida Harris. Meet Booth Aids School Choice For Teachers Stoddard In Charge Jniversity Send Delegates To State Educational Meeting. Begins Tomorrow Prospective college students will find n the University of South Carolina xhibit at the 4'Jtli annual convention >f the South Carolina State Teachers' issociation at Greenville Thursday and ~riday, March 14-15, much material 'aluable to them in selecting a summer >chool or college. Included in the exhibit will be approximately 30 pictures of buildings md Carolina campus scenes. Also juite prominently displayed will be placards outlining the various schools ind departments of the University. From the University booth in the lascment of Textile Hall Auditorium iart of a collection of important bulleius concerning Carolina will be disributcd among teachers attending the :onvention. Pamphlets presenting ;alient facts about the University summer school can also be secured free. Another feature of the exhibit will be several pieces of art produced by members of the art department at the University. Most of them have appeared in other showings and received highly favorable comment. The exhibit is in charge of Prof. J. A. Stoddard, head of the University summer school. He will leave Columbia this afternoon for Greenville and will have set up the University displays in time for the convention opening tomorrow morning. The booth will be managed by Miss Esther Graydon, summer school secretary. (Continued on Page I; Column 2) ls State's iduate School ? Social Degree Offered Four Requirements Necessary For Acquisition Of Advanced Degree The University has the only fully organized and equipped graduate school in the state. It first awarded the A. M. (ku'ee in 1808, one hundred and twentyseven years ago. Since then a large number of eminent scholars, scientists, and successful teachers have been trained in the I'niversity's graduate school, the total reaching more than 4,(XHJ. In this day of increased competition and specialization, many students and teachers feel the need of a more advanced degree than the A. H. or B. S. The answer to this need i: the Master's Degree, both in arts and in science. To earn this degree there are required a full year of advanced work in graduate courses and a thesis that involves skill (Continuftd on Paae 4; Column 4) MISS MARY LIEBER VISITS UNIVERSITY Miss Mary Lieber, grand daughter of Dr. Francis Lieber, professor of history and political science here from paid the University a visit Saturday afternoon while traveling from Charleston to Camden. Miss Lieber intends stopping over in Columbia when she returns from Camden to Charleston, where she is spending the winter. She was shown over the campus by a committee composed of: Pres. L. T. Raker, Dr. and Mrs. K. L. Green, Prof. R. L. Meriwether and Prof. R. M. Kennedy, librarian. She appeared especially interested in the library where there is on file many works of her versatile father. There is also a wealth of biographical facts in the library.