Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Weekly M Inter One and one-fifth comments a min ute were made -by one student in a re cent discussion group meeting lasting. 35 minutes, according to R. G. Bell, secretarO of the University Y.M.C.A. and originator of the discussion group idea here in 1919. This student made a total of 42 comments. The 'discussion groups meet each Tuesday night in the various tene nients on,;:C.campus, with a leader selected eethefrom the faculty or a mature student. After nine meetings the winning group is determined, be ing the one with the largest enrollment and least number of absences, and is feted at a banquet along with members of other groups with perfect atten dance records. A different topic of vital interest is discussed each week, the members be ing free to air their views on strong drink, hazing, war, deficiencies of the University, etc. No other South Caro lina college has such an organization, which has become one of the Univer sity's most revered institutions. At 7ih4er/ a \\\\\\\ l / WESTERN UNION and HELP THE TEAM WIN THAT GAME Stop in at the WESTERN UNION office and make your selection from numerous peppy messages. Another WESTERN UNION Service We have the most mn pressing service in ( modern prices--give campus representati' Canteen. CANTEEN PRI eetings est Many of tempts to organize. similar groups for co the co-eds however have. met with U meager success. cu When the groups were organized in c 1919, there was a total of 150 mem- n bers.. The peak enrollment was reached in 1920 when all but five male students or in the University were enrolled. The student body numbered 545 at that v time. Star Gazing of Old_Hobby bt Students at Carolina have had facili- w: ties for studying the stars since 1817, ta a period of 119 years. or The first observatory was a small shack near DeSaussure college and contained only meager equipment for star-gazing. PC In 1852, a second observatory was th built which contained many improve- I ments over the original make-shift m structure. It contained a seven inch U brass telescope and provided students with sufficient material for their work. In 1867, however, the observatory was th broken into by burglars and the tele- n scope stolen. at From that time until the construc tion of the present building, a small is three-inch telescope was used to carry on studies by students. The observatory now is modern in every respect. It is equipped with a large 16-inch telescope and other in struments along with a library of val uable information on the study of lij heavenly bodies. at t The building is two stories high and te is spacious enough to take care of laboratory work of astronomy stu IIC IIIJ. AlJ IId11IC, AA CILVUI l /J Ydl30 VlUlf, is so-called in honor of the late Doc- R tor Melton, once president of the Uni- C versity. C -- . . c.- tI Two Papers On Campus Carolina has another weekly news- al paper besides The Gamecock. tI This little known paper is "The School of Education Gazette" edited by Orin F. Crow, dean of the school of education at the University. w The purpose of the Gazette is to tl keep up with graduates of the educa- A tion school and give news items about A them. Despite the smallness of the paper, it has received considerable praise. st Dean Bradley stated recently that t( "Mr. Crow is doing fine work with the Gazette. It is both interesting and en tertaining." tt cI BE SURE TO LOOK ifOUR BEST" For: pl 0 The Games ii md Dances pg odern and up-to-date ia dIi lolumbia at the most your clothes to our sI at res or bring them to ESSING CLUB. f Canteen p diI Odds And Ends Pirates Pirates and adventurers formerly and a strong reclusion in the islands the coast of South Carolina, ac rding to information found in the liversity library. "The largest of the sea islands oc rs between Charleston and Savan h rivers. They are the James, John, admalaw, Edisto, St. Helena, Port yal and Hilton Head Islands. Each e is from 9 to 16 miles in length and ry in width from 5 to 8 miles. Negroes "On the question of negroes, the Ily difference between Northerners d Southerners is that the former ve all negroes and hate those they Low, while the latter hate all negroes it love those they are acquainted th," said R. G. Bell, Y.M.C.A. secre ry, at a recent discussion group held the University campus. Speech "The church needs to stress the ace movement more wholeheartedly an ever before," declared the Rev. Clyde Helms, Columbia Baptist inister, at the chapel services at the niversity last week. Using as the title for his address )ur Emergency Peace Movement,' e Reverand Helms thoroughly de unced war and pointed out the folly d horrors of armed conflict. "Christians in the past have blessed ir but the question now facing us whether we are going to serve irist or Mars, the speaker said. South Carolina According to Dr. R. H. Wienefeld the history department, South Caro ma was the last state in the Union tc olish the election of presidential elec rs by the State legislature. This sys in was discontinued in 1865. Seldon A paper on the life of the late Judge C. Watts, Chief Justice of the South arolina Supreme Court, was read al c November 9 meeting of the Seldor aw Society by Wesley M. Walker nior law student. Werber Bryan so in the junior law class, discussed e life of Judge Thomas B. Fraser. President President J. Rion McKissick thi, eek is representing the University al e annual meeting of the Nationa ssociation of State Universities, it ustin, Texas. Doctor McKissick is accompane( Mrs. McKissick. The length of hi! ay is indefinite, although he expect. return sometime next week. Jail The whole of Furman University ac ally came near being brought to Co mbia and incarcerated in the munici ml bastile during the Civil War, ar mives in the University library hav< veal ed.' The difficulty arose from the delin ency of the Baptist institution it myment of taxes. Vespers A group from Columbia College had marge of vespers Sunday night at thn niversity. After the services thiey erc entertainedl at the WVoman'! uilding. Sunday, November 21, a group fron: lemison will conduct the Vesper ser ces. Cores Dr. Stephan Tabor, of the geology ~partment has announiced the gift of ecimens of drill cores showving th<n currence of sulphur in limestone for ations by the Freeport Texas Sul omr Company of Freeport, Texas ie of the twvo largest such comipanies the United States. Tlhese Texas cores, with a diamete, six inches wvere obtained by drnilling a great depth and removing th<n re. Hostess Did the hostess of LaFayette be me a lunatic as a result of th< renchman's visit in Columbia in 1824; Information in the University librar) >ints out that LaFayette stayed it e home of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Ru ~lp on Gervais street and that th< >stess became so excited over the en rtainment of the nation's guest thal me lost her mind and died in th< ylum. Joke (?) "Look at that freshman eating ic< eamn with his fork" remarked a Caro ia student Tuesday in the mess hal dinner. "Yes, that is the most amusing sigh have ever seen," replied his com inion who became so tickled that h< *opped the peas off his knife befor< Studes Sling Soggy_Slang Slang "ain't what she uster be" Carolina. In the last century, professors wet known as "bugs"; to be "trained" b< fore the faculty was to be announce before the professor in session; t "splurge" was to make a perfect rec itation; and to "wool" a student wa to find out the things he did not kno about the lesson, according to D Edwin L. Green. How things have changed. Toda a student is "jerked up" before -th faculty; he "shines" when he makes perfect recitation; the professors "pick a student to find what he doesn't kno about the lesson and the names thz professors are called are not allow< in The Gamecock. -U. S. . Clemson Y Conducts Vespers Here Sunda; A deputation team from Clemsc College's Y.M.C.A. will conduct th vesper services at Carolina Sunda night in the chapel, according to R. 4 Bell, Y.M.C.A. secretary. During the past week, a team fro Carolina conducted Vesper Services Clemson and on the return trip, gav programs at Calhoun-Clemson and Pendleton. . The Clemson team will be ente tained by a tea after the services 1 the girl's Y.W.C.A. of the Universit -U. 8. 0. Deciding to change the date of tl woman's volley ball tournament fro December 1, 2 and 3 to December 3 and 9, the Woman's Athletic Assoc ation adjourned its meeting in tl gymnasium Wcdnesday afternoon. Practices will be held Tucsday, We nesday, Thursday, and Friday nigh and Tuesday and Thursday afternoor All girls entering the tournament a urged to get in their four practices soon as possible. U. e. o. Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Dat mouth, McGill, Toronto, Queens Un versity and the University of Montre have formed an international hock< league. Did If a child has to hold the 'closer to his eyes than 13 that he needs eyeglasses One-quarter of the young people over 50 years of a Inadequate light is a con A man who uses his eye. for prolonged periods fre muscular tension than a r Three times as much lighi paper as for reading a WE The pupil of the eye be quently, there is need for Good lighting generally than it helps normal eyes. leading when the page rest of the room is comp necessary eyestrain and fi go to the ceiling. Visit us and see TABLE L As low as . FLOOR L As low as . BROAD RI BULL SESSION REVEALS NAMES ' "I'll bet I have the most extraordi nary definition of my name than any one in school." it This statement was made recently by a student standing in front of the e canteen, taking part in one of the fa mous "bull-sessions." d His name, it seems, was Beidleman o and meant "son of a honest man." ie a w It d V -I. COLLEGE C n Immortal is the sweat campus wear. Here al find skirts that are rugi They won't shine after a classroom seat. The awing silhouette and y tion of .their classic ft e here are the skirts tha 7, The sweaters are the i- collecting in your free e tinue to add to them ti years. You find in y you still look smart it s your collection. The are to be found here. allowance will allow. Is al)' al y Main at u Know book he is reading appreciably or 14 inches, the probability is Dr better lighting, or both. people, and three-quarters of all ge, suffer from defective vision. tributing cause, under poor lighting conditions luently exhibits greater nervous 4 ian digging a ditch, is required for reading a news Il-printed book. somes smaller with age ; conse more light as birthdays pile up. aids defective eyes even more Is brightly illuminated and the aratively dark often causes un tigue. Some of the light should ALL I. E. S. LAMPS ARE MADE INDER STRICT SPECIFICA TIONS FOR OUR OWN EYE PROTECTIONI our selection of the new I.] AMPS$ IVER POWER I rege Trree However, two students contested the speaker's statement with these words: "My name is Zuckerinan and when defined means "sugar man." The other student spoke up: "That is pretty good but my name rf Muckenfuss is derived from two German words meaning "mosquito foot." -!. 3. c. Cornell University has received a $15,000 Rockefeller Foundation grant for drama training. LASSICS.... er and skirt outft for MANGEL'S you will ed and long suffering. hours of contact with y have theismart new et retain the distince >rm. In other words t you need and want. type that you start hman year and con irough the next three mur senior year that i the original ones of newest trick stitches Buy as many as your 'hey'e a fine idea. Taylor That _I.E.S. MAKE SURE THE LAMP YOU BUY HAS BEEN CERTIFIED. LOOK FOR TH E I. E. S. TAG. B.S. Study Lamps 3.40 7.25 0OMPANY