Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TEACHING JOBS OPEN FOR U. S. C. GRADS Many requests for teachers from the University are coming in to the Bu reau of Appointments, according to Dr. Orin Crow, dean of the School of Education. "The superintendent seeni to like the way we are handling the choosing of people whom we recommend for jobs," Dean Crow commented. Thle majority of requests coming in now are for department heads and princi pals. -U. B. 0. Visitors Flock To U. S. C. Campus (CONTINUED FROM PAOE ONE) School track meet. At 11:00 will be the French contest, to be held under Supt. F. E. DuBose and Professor Stephan. ''he annual meeting of the South Carolina High School League will be held at the same time. The last event of the day will be the finals of the Class A track meet, which will be held on Melton tield at 3:00 o'clock this afternoon. Those in charge of the week's pro gram are: Professor J. B. Jackson, Charles M. Lockwood, Professor R. W. Morrison, W. C. McCall, F. C. Roberts, Isabel Watkins, and W. H. Harth. Four Added To Phi Beta Kappa (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) week. The tests will include English, history, algebra and other subjects. This is the tenth annual celebration of the founding of the lohcal chapter of the fraternity. -U. N. c. Summer School Changes Made (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) of a semester or, half-session, during the summer. In terms of credits that may be earned, the cost of attending summer school approximates the rela tive cost of a regular session. Ted N inestein, praising Peter Moody's action in writing of his much discussed poem about cotton mill conditions, moved that the W1offord student he accepted as an honorary member of the society. Action on the motion, however, was de ferred until the regular meeting next week. -U. N. c. An overdose of vitamtn D can be fatal. hii te opinion of niversity of California experts. Foreign ilms have been made a regular part of Amherst language courses. WHINING- PROPEL LERS_ SCREAM A SONG OF GLORY! tarring ICH A RD tKAREN MORLEY LLOYD NOLAN Shirley Ross Billy Burrud Directed by Erie C. Kenton (Five-mile-a-mtnute ex S ciement with the test pilots . .. the bravest \men -and women - \In the worl Monday and Tuesday NOW PLAYING Stanley Oliver LAUREL HARDY , in "The Bohemian Girl" Cleland Announces Date For Awards Three coveted forensic medals, Gonzales, Kit and Sylvan, will be awarded soon, according to Samuel Cleland, chairman of the debating Council. Contests for the Gonzales oratorial medal will be held Monday evening, May 11. The Kit oratorical contest will be the following Wednesday, and the Sylvan debate award Friday even ing. Speeches will be made in the 2lariosophic Society hall before judges. All students are eligible to compete, the only requirements being an origi nal speech of not more than 12 min utes duration. Those interested in trying for the b annual awards are requested to sub mit immediately their names to the de- I hating council, which is supervising the contests. -U. e. C. Lightning Will Melt Sand Into Cubes When a bolt of lightning strikes the ground, w hat happens? 1 The terrific heat, if conditions are 1 avorable, will melt sand together in a lo long tubes called fulgurites, ac :ording to Julian J. Petty, professor in leave of absence from the Univer- - ;ity, whose discussion of fulgurites re :ently appeared in the American Jour ial of Science. t These little tubes, \fr. Petty writes, -t semble shriveled roots to which sand g ias adhered; many are of nearly color- h ess glass, spotted or with gray or black ireas. Some of them are an inch in :liameter, and they often obtain a si ength of 30 feet. co 0 Penny Gives Lecture On Bird Slaughter The last carrier pigeon in this State vas probably killed by Archibald Rut edge in his boyhood days, about 1897, Dr. Penny declared recently in an ad lress on Sesque-centennial Animals >ver the School of Air. The pigeons, Dr. Penny related, vere once so numerous that they often larkened the sky for an area of sev ,ral miles. Audubon told of seeing chooners al the (locks in New York oaded with pigeons, which were be ng sold for one cent each. They did tot reproduce rapidly, one pair of pigeons taking about two years to pro luce another pair. "The last living specimen of these irds (lied in a Cincinnnati zoo ni 1914," )r. Penny stated. "Among other irds once existing in South Caro na were the Carolina Paraquet, the \'hooping Crane, Ivory-Billed Wood 'ecker, the Long-Billed Curlew, and ven the Great Auk. The last Great Auk was killed near celand in 1884, according to the pro essor, who added that the Snowy :gret is not entirely extinct, but will robably soon be gone. The Egret's athers, called aigrettes, are valuable, (d the birds are constantly being laughtered. -U. S. . "Fulgurites have no economic im ortance," says Dr. Taber, head of ie geology department. --. e. . Rollins College, Florida, is the latest to ve President Franklin 1). Roosevelt an morary degree. More than 1,000 Warsaw University udents picketed the Polish school re ,ntly in protest against high fees. A 1/n0 sm 7Z1 Muse] On Other State "Don Juan" Bob Hays playing mod ern Romeo with Sylvia Stern as he dashed by on a tricycle....General Foster (unincorporated) saying he didn't need any publicity....Bill Crisp (incorporated) displaying p u r p 1 e knickers Sunday afternoon and night. Jim Dixon turning cut to be an all night barber to satisfy unwanted visi tors.... Buster Murdaugh's machine taking the law school elections by storm .... Herbert Shreiber peddling penny papers.... Weasel Carpenter wanting to ride on the bride's train at a Florence wedding. Sis Wright saying she wanted to start a machine since she got 600 votes in the Garnet and Black elec tions.... Ray Stokes telling Charles Earle Simons that he should be feel ing pretty good because he had just got scratched. Bill Goldherg and Dave Galloway being accused of having to sit in the lie-detector machine in the place of their victim....Art Urbanyi and "Ship wreck" Kelley fighting it out in intra murals Tuesday night.... Someone asking if there was a Sigma Nu at the basketball game Tuesday night ....Seems that everybody in the rising senior class was running for vice president. "Swingo" Mozingo crashing into print in the Newsview....And so (lid Coach Piauley.... Don McCallister reminding Ed Clary of a year ago today when the two were talking over prospects of Clajy coming to Caro lina.... Harry Spann and Jim Cothran sweeping elections. the S Colu .and now ugh out the world o~kers ae saying ft " sl in In: Press Practices A. D. Pi's announcing they have a new ice-box....Marjorie Collins spilling a dope all over May Andrews ....Marshall Williams still shaking hands .... Gedney Howe still pulling . his hair. ... Stokes Davis still beating his chins.... Jack Payne still killing time in meetings.... Buster Watt find ing a quart of tomato juice at his girl's house. Porcher Hopkins winning last week's proceeds from the mess hall phono graph....which amounted to around four bucks .... Students playing base ball in front of Wardlaw Tuesday af ternoon without a ball .... Windy Rob inson telling as how he chatted with Tilden .... and about getting the tennis champs dates with A. D. Pi's.... Louis Searson saying that lie did not want - to be president of the University like his opponent, John Lumpkin, but that he would be satisfied with the presi dency of the student body.... Phillip Fulmer being hit by a car...."Bud" Alexander running into the bleachers at the Citadel.... Eleanor Wiederman complaining because nobody ever un derstands her stories in Babcock's short story class.... Clarence Taylor having larringitis (please excuse spell ing) .... Billie Brooker making a big hit with Bill Tilden.... Betty Horton politicing for Bowers Parker.... How ard Cooper borrowing money to mail t short story to Argosy.... expecting it o return any day, now.... Babcock's classes getting the breaks luring High School week... .he's busy with the kids and gives cuts ....Wil rmot Brown politicing for several - ANTA MARIA nbus' Flag Ship the ship that rought Colum to America ~.nd tob to the~ H istory tells when Christopher Columbu took tobacco back homei w everybody hailed it as one of new pleasures in years. Today tobacco gives more to more people than ever be Many different claims are1 tobacco, but most everybod on this .. . Smoking is a pleasurea cigarette is the mildest and form in which that pleasu iends....and some were elected in )ite of it. Call- ' Mi Shop 19308 For Quick Deliveries JIMMIE'S PLACE 1207 Gervais Street SEMI-PRIVATE BOOTHS For Best Sandwiches and Beer With Reputation COLUMBIA OFFICE SUPPLY CO. 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