Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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History Is Recalled ( Scholastic _Fraternity pha Chapter Of Phi Beta Kappa flaims Interesting And Roiantio Past' The Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kap pa, University of South Carolina, has perhaps the most romantic history of any chapter in the United States. In 1818, five students at the old South Carolina College applied for a .charter. The application was endorsed by John C. Calhoun, John Quincy Adams, and Judge Abraham Nott. The matter was settled, South Carolina would have a chapter. Through some mistake, however, the petition was filed among the private papers of an officer of the Harvard chapter, and South Carolina did not get her chapter. One hundred and five .years later the ap plication was found. Had the charter been granted, the South Carolina College chapter would have been the sixth to be established in the United States. - In 1907, a second request was made. However, because of the financial and academic standing of the University , at that time the request was not granted. Dr. G. A. Wauchope and Prof. Os car Keith launched, the third campaign in 1923. In 1925, 50 applications were made to the tri-ennial Phi Beta Kappa Congress. Only six institutions out of the 50 applying were granted char ters. The University of South Caro lina was one of the six. On April 8, 1926, installation exer cises were held in the Clariosophic hall. Dr. Oscar M. Voorhees, historian of the Council, was the principal speaker. The charter members of the Univer sity chapter were Dr. E. L. Green, Dean J. Nelson Frierson, Professor Oscar Keith, Dr. W. S. Currell, Dr. Reed Smith, Dr. W. A. Whitesell, Pro fessor T. F. Ball, Professor Perry Teeple, Dr. G. A. Wauchope, and Dr. L. T. Baker. Alpha, of the University of South Carolina, is the only chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in the State. It has ap proximately 275 members. Forty pro fessors at the University are members. Ncw members are elected arnually from among undergraduates and among the graduates at the University, and from the alumni. Each year the University chapter gives a scholarship to the high school student who wins the State general scholarship contest. Elections will be held during the month of April this year. The speaker at the annual dinner will be Professor Harvey Rogers of Yale, who is an alumnus of the University and a mem ber of Phi Beta Kappa. Officers of the current session are: T. F. Ball, president; Havilah Bab cock, vice-president; and R. H. Weine feld, secretary. Inauguration Held Sunday For University Y.M.C.A. Mary Sutton And Ray Riddle Will Be Installed As Presidents Of Student Organizations Mary Sutton and Ray Riddle, both of Columbia, will be formally inaugurated as presidents of the University Y.W.C.A. andl Y.M.C.A., respectively, Sunday night at 7 :00 in the chapel. The oath of of fice will be administered by Dean F. W. Bradley, chairman of board of directors of the Y.M.C.A. Other new officers of the Y.M.C.A. are: Ann James, Darlington, vice-presi dent ; Ida Morris, Columbia, secretary ; Molly Taber, Columbia, treasurer; and Biddie Fitzsimons, Columbia, reporter. Officers of the Y.M.C.A. to be in augurated include: Harold Prince, Eas ley, vice-president; Bratton Davis, Harts ville, secretary; and Newton Harmon, Ill, Welsh, West Virginia, treasurer. Riddle, incoming head of the men's group, is a member of Kappa Sigma fra ternlity, former president of the sopho more Y council, and was chairman of the freshman orientation camp last summer. lie is also affiliated with Kappa Sigma Kappa, local service fraternity, and other campus organizations. The current session marks the fifty sixth year of continuous work of the Y.M.C.A. at the University and one of its most successful. One of its accomplishments this year Was the bringing of Dr. Stanley Jones, the great Indian missio'nary and author, to Columbia for a series of two address es. Doctor Jones had an audience of 4,000 people for the two addresses, be sides the great number that heard him over the radio broadcast. The freshman camp had a capacity at' tendance of 74 men. The freshman couin cil has a membership of 55 men and meets School Of Air Is Broadcast Over Station W. I. S Popular Program Directed By Dr Bass Is Aired Twice Weekly The South Carolina School of the Air broadcast . through the co-operation o radio station WIS, is a regular featur of the University. This program, broad cast at 11:30-11:45 each Monday anc Wednesday from September until June consists of lectures by professors, alumni and friends of the University. The purpose of the School is to brine to the people of South Carolina scholarly subjects adapted to popular needs. Ad. vance programs are mailed to those hig schools equipped with radio facilities, anc an occasional lecture is mimeographec and distributed to high school superin tendents. As many as 4,000 high school pupils have listened to some of the lec tures, and the total audience this pro. g-am reaches is estimated at 20,000 foi each broadcast. The South Carolina School of the Ain was begun in the spring of 1935, with Dr Robert D. Bass as director. Its prograr was broadcast regularly in 1935-1936, and it has already presented 46 lectures dur ing the 1936-1937 session. The follow ing completes this year's schedule: April 7. Dr. C. M. Ferrell: Dress in Early Stuart England. April 12. Dr. Patterson Wardlaw This High-geared World. April 14. Dr. G. F. Lipscomb: Thn Chemistry of Foods. April 19. Prof. A. C. Carson: Light ning and Lightning Protection. April 21. Prof. George McCutcheon The Geography of Cotton. April 26. Dr. Josiah Morse: Hercdit3 and Environ mennt. April 28. Coach Don McCallister Velconc to High School Athletes. May 3. Prof. R. M. Stephan: Examin ing and Testing Students. May 5. Prof. Carlisle Roberts: Thi franing of a Liberal Education. May 10. Dr. J. T. Penney: South Carolina Fishes. May 12. Prof. E. T. Motley: Phar nacy as a Profession. May 17. Dean J. A. Chase: Our Cam pus-The State. May 19. Dr. J. Rion McKissick: Side lights. on South Carolina History. -U. e. o. Summer School Adds Courses The University, Summer School which will run from June 8 to Ju13 31, will offer an expanded progran of stddy announces Dr. J. A. Stoddard director. A special program has been devisec for the benefit of teachers, namely, Th< Study of Curriculum Problems in IligI School Education, under Dr. Josepl McTyeire Daniel, in cooperation witl Dr. Milton Ariail of Columbia Col. lege and Professor R('ne M. Stephar and Mrs. Arney R. Childs of the Uni versity faculty. There will also be program of Integrated Studies for Ele mentary Teachers, under the directioi of Mrs. Francis Ford, who served a chairman of the elementary produc tion committee of curricula study pro grams for the State of Virginia. During the approaching sumnmei term both regular session and graduat< courses will be taught by a faculty o: 50 members. A full semester's cours< can be taken in 45 schools days. Th< attendance at the summer school an. nually ranges from 345 to 600. --U. U. 0. once each week. This group also con ducts Sunday School each Sunday morn ing at the city jail. The discussion groups showed a larg< increase in attendance this year. In the fall, there were 14 groups with a total enrollment of over 400 students, of whoni 127 had perfect attendance. The spring groups had an enrollment of around 300 Five seniors: Morgan Arant, Fred Find ley, John Turnbull, Bill Acker, and J. W. Ellison were awarded Goodspeed New Testaments for per feet attendance throughout their college career. The vesper services have ha'd an aver age attendance of 60 for this year. The University Y has given a number of pro. grams over the State, having conducted services at Winthrop, Clemson, Presby terian College, Lander, and Wofford. Among the high schools visited have beer Connie Maxwell, Union, Calhoun Falls, Clemson, Easley, Seneca, and Six Miles Academy. It is estimated that over 400 students a month make use of Flinn Hall, which at present houses the Y and its recrea tional, activities. A careful check up of all the various activities shows that more than 500 studeuits have attended or taken part in some phase of the Y activity this year. R. G. Bell, the general secretary, is completing his 18th year of service. THE GAl Five Carolina I Have Seei Dr. Patterson Wardlaw Is Senior P - Green, And Carson Have Al Long In Variow Senior members of the University fac- I .ulty by virtue of longest years of service ( to this institution are Professors Ward law, Wauchope, McCutchen, Green, and Carson. Dr. Patterson Wardlaw, A.B., LL.D., Litt.D., has been here longest. Arriving at the University in 1894, he taught an cient languages for a time until he was named professor of pedagogy. Under his guidance the present school of education has developed. Although he has written very little, Dr. Wardlaw has lectured a widely. Typical Wardlaw topics are: t "How to Study," or "Simpler English S Grammar." t Patterson Wardlaw was born near d Liberty Hill, was graduated from Ers- o kine, and studied at the University of Virginia and at Princeton. -Ie is an ar dent champion of simpler grammar and i spelling. I Dr. George Wauchope, A.B., A.M., h Ph.D., Litt.D., came to Carolina four t years after Dr. Wardlaw. A native Vir- I ginian, he was graduated from Wash- v ington and Lee where he also received his M.A., and Ph.D., degrees. Head of ' the English department, Dr. Wauchope has divided his time between teaching, ( writing text books, and lecturing to ( women's clubs over the State. His works P include: "Writers of South Carolina and t a sketch, "Life of Dr. Joiner." His i synopses of famous English works are t widely known. Tying for third place in seniority are I Carolina Is Economical South Carolina students receive a col- t c lege education at the University of South a Carolina at a cost ranging from $340 a to $390 a year, according to an estimate by Frank Welbourne, treasurer of the University. The University is the most economical s class "A" accredited college or univer- ( sity in the South and probably in the 1 United States. In a recent survey, it I was found that the average cost of a r student at Carolina was less than that s of a student at most other institutions a of comparable rank. The approximate cost of $400 aniiually U includes university fees, board, room, C books, laundry and incidentals. ( Board can be obtained for 'i8.0 per month. Fees charged by the University total only $140 annually. A student-op erated book store, pressing club and can- s teen offer reasonable prices to students. Special laundry prices are also given. The cost of out-of-state students is B $90 more each year. Fees for resident academic students for a year at Carolina are: Tuition;, $60; f semester feec, $10; library fee, $5; room ti YOUR LAUNDRY I WEEKL Y by nation-wid safe, sure. Enjoyed by thousan at low economical cost. Remea dlivery, always without extr principal towns. For imme service, phone the nearest c lIST MAIN STREET. BRANCH OFFICE: UNION BRANCH OFFICE: S. A. L PASSE -COLUMBIA, SOUTI RAILWAd AOu NC NATION.WIOE RAs 100 00K 'rofessors i Long Service rofessor; Wauchope, McOutchen, so Served The University Departments )r. George McCutchen and Dr. E. L. reen, who both arrived in 1900. Dr. Green, A.B., Ph.D., is a native of lorida, although his family was origi ally of South Carolina. Graduated from Vashington and Lee, he attended Johns iopkins with a fellowship and received is Ph.D. there. Dr. Green is the oldest 'hi Beta Kappa on the campus. He came ere in the fall of 1900, and liking it, has tayed on developing the department of ncient languages and studying the his ry of South Carolina and the Univer ity. His works include: "A History of he University of South Carolina", "In ians of South Carolina," and "A History f Richland County." Dr. McCutchen, A.B., LL.D., born in Villiamsburg county, attended the Uni ersity along with Professors Harry )avis and Courtenay Carson. Although e taught here in 1900, he stopped a while > attend law school. In 1910 he became rofessor of economics. His fame in the rorld rests mainly in "The Case for otton" which aroused much comment ,hen it was published. Last of the "big five" is A. Courtenay arson, B.S., M.A., a native of Sumter ounty. He came to the University, raduated "Magna cum laude", and aught in Sumter for a time before com ig back as professor in 1906. Head of he department of physics since 1908, he best known along his colleagues for is versatility. Students Hail From Twenty Two States Students from three foreign coun lies, twenty-two states, and every ounty in South Carolina are enrolled t the University of South Carolina ccording to John A. Chase, Jr., regis -ar at the University. Central America, Cuba and Canada re represented at Carolina. Out-of tate students come from Arizona, onnecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, :entucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, fississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Few Jersey, New York, Ohio, Penn ylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia nd West Virginia. New York led the outer-state fig dwith 25 reresentativ es; North :arolina came second with 18, and )hio with 16, and New Jersey with 14 ame nPxt. Richland was far in the lead of the B South Carolina counties, with '634 tudents, Florence, with 66 representa ves, comes next. During the current session the ag regate enrollment of the University, iclusive of the summer session, is ,955. --U. U. 0. ee, $40; contingent fee, $10; student ac vities fee, $15. Total, $140. WtME AND RETURN a Railway Express. Swift, ds in hundreds of colleges, nber, prompt pick -up and a charge, in all cities and diate and college-year iffice of Railway Express. PHONE 5713 ITATION. PHONE 198? :NGER STATION. PHONE 33N 4ICAROLNA ~XPRES S INC. L.A R SRRICRK Library Holds . Valuable Items A bound newspaper of the year 1734, South Carolina maps made before 1700, and manuscripts of Henry Timrod and of Robert Hayne are among the most in teresting items of South Caroliniana kept in the fire-proof wingr of the University library. These items are also indicative of the kind of material which the newly formed University South Caroliniana Society is seeking. The society, organized in Columbia, February 24, is headed by M. L. Bonham, Anderson, Associate Justice of the State Supreme Court. It was formed for the purpose of stimulating the collecting and storing of historical material of the State in the South Carolina collection of the University library. Membership dues in the group are five dollars a year, all of which goes for the purchase of South Carolina material. In addition members will contribute Caro liniana of their own choosing to the so ciety. There are five classes of material which the society especially seeks for the collection: 1. Books and pamphlets about South Carolina, by or about South Carolinians, or printed in South Carolina. 2. Newspapers. The newspapers prior to 1876 are the most valuable, but the society is also anxious to enlarge the files of the later papers. 3. Ledgers and account books of plan tations, stores or offices. The ledgers of the 18th and early 19th century have con siderable value. 4. Records of churches, societies and other organizations. These, seldom for sale, are especially valuable when of the earlier years. 5. 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