Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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NEWS IN BRIEF CAROLINA CLUB The, Richland County Carolina Club will meet in the chapel today at one thirty. Dues will be payable at this time. All Richland Carolina students are eligi ble to membership in the service group. VESPERS Miss Leila Johnson, a member of the sociology department at the University of South Carolina, spoke to students of the University Sunday night at vespers on the subject of "Cause and Prevention of Juvenile delinquency." This talk was given in conjunction with the recently organized discussion groups which are using as their topic of discus sion "Cause and Prevention of Crime." NEWS SERVICE R. C. Griffith, freshman from Easley, has recently been appointed student as sistant in the University News Service office, by President McKissick. Eugene Hood, freshman from Rock Hill, has also been assigned to the Uni versity News Service. His work consists in writing stories of students who receive campus honors for their home town news papers. ESCAPES Six new fire escape ladders have been installed in the biological laboratories on the top floor of LeConte College. Situated six feet off the floor, the windows have made it very difficult to reach the outside- fire escape in case of danger. Now, however, with the recently acquired ladders in their places, the dan ger is eliminated. Additional fire extinguishers have also been procured for the building, more of which will be added next week, so that there will be one in each department. As a further precaution against fire, earthenware jars, for cigarettes, have been placed in all parts of the building. DATE Final date for registration for students at the University of South Carolina was Feb. 15 at S p. m. It was also the final date for making changes in registration and for withdrawing from the University in time to receive a refund of matricu lation fees. March 1 will mark the final date in which undergraduates may apply for de grees, while graduate students have un til April 1 to make application. PICTURE An addition to the cnllection of phot graphs of past presidents of the South Carolina Press Association has been made by the school of journalism. The picture is that of the late Hugh Wilson of Abbe ville. Mr. Wilson, a prominent South Caro lina journalist, was also one of the most colorful characters of his day. Most great men have eccentricities of one kind and another, and Mr. Wilson was no ex ception. He always insisted upon wearing a tall silk hat wherever he went. Mr. William Barnwell, who donated the picture, is assistant clerk of the state senate. S. U. BOARD According to an announcement from Professor W. S. Woods the board of G;overnors of the Student Union have allotted an office in the union to the Caro linian, student magazine that is returning to the University of South Carolina campus for the first time in four years. The board also decided to have a pe tition built in one of the down stairs rooms so that it would be usable for the Carnegie Music set. The board inspected the part of the building to be used by the canteen and other campus stores. FORMER STUDENTS Forty-nine thousand, five hundred fifty five students have attended the University of South Carolina during the period from 1801 to 1937, figures released recently show. Male students outnumber women three to one in the number attending the Uni versity in those years, there being 37, 482 men to 12,073 women. HIGH SCHOOL BOOK The 1938 High School Literary Year book will be published in April by the School of Education of the University of South Carolina. Original poems, short stories, sketches and plays, selected by judges as represen tatives of the best creative writing by high school pupils of the State, will be includled in the Yearbook. The deadline for contributions was February 1. Material submitted was sent to the judIges this week. They will judge it wvithout knowledge of the names of the authors or the schools they represent. DiamondB and Watches On Easy Terms HAMILTON'S 1611 Main Street STreat Yourself To The Best Friendly Barber Shop 710 Harden St, (Five Points) C0O.UWIBIA OFFICE SUPPLY CO. PRINTING COMMEROIAL. STATIONERY -OFFICE EQUIPMENT 111 LdySt. Phone 5163 Spitz Speaks ( To Y Council I Arthur Spitz, freshman, spoke last night before the Freshman Y.M.C.A. a council on "What Freshman Can Do in D Religious Work." th At the same time plans for the re mainder of the year were announced, in C which it was revealed that outside speak- ca ers will be alternated with those from the s campus at future meetings. The custom st of concluding all talks with an open dis- ha cussion will be continued. The freshman ye council now has full charge of the pro- ev grams given ,at the city jail every Sun- in day morning. The present quota of fifty in members is hoped to be stretched to nu seventy-five, by contacting all new fresh- vi: men of this semester. ioi George Prince has been elected presi- an dent for the second semester, with nu Charles Gibbes and W. P. Baldwin filling a the offices of vice-president and secretary. e -v. a. a.-- es Pictures Decorate History Classes of Feeling that classrooms are dull, unin- su teresting places, Prof. R. M. Wienefeld, department of history, has placed six large reproductions in his two class rooms. In one classroom is a reproduction of the Cologne (Kein) Cathedral, consid- . ered to be one of the best existing ex amples of Gothic architecture. Another is a late evening scene on the Grand Canal in Venice. The delicate pastels of G this one makes it immediately pleasing. t The third is a stirring scene showing the a Spanish armada in the English channel. 9 In another room are to be found three ' that are good for the sheer brilliance of ar w coloring and appreciation of form. These three, "The Vassalage," "The Leipzig er Disputation", and "The Peonage" are all German prints. pl --. .. o.- w PEN p Joe Campbell and Tolen Watson, A seniors in the engineering department, p went to the state penitentiary farm today, N Wednesday to survey the farm and creek. J; It is hoped that the department can at build a canal, drain some of the swamp land, and thus make the farm more profit- w able. H The farm is situated at Boykin, near er Camden. m Everys with pleasure out about Che Chesterfie ent kind o mildrn taste t aroma Mild ripe tobaccos and rette paper, these Chesi gredlents are the best a can have. ChesterAelda C.ehe 193. aswsrr&MVRMas A( Iipping Reveals I any History F Recalling the events of Fef. 4, 1838, clipping was received last week by can John A. Chase from a "friend of e University" concerning the growth of e University at that time. g The clipping follows: South Carolina P1 >llege.-We have received the annual talogue of the students of this thriving ni stitution. The qualifications for admis )n into the Freshman class, and the of adies pursued in the different classes of ve been greatly advanced in grade, and t the students are more numerous than m er. In the Freshman class there are 36 A the Sophomore 49, in the Junior 29, the Senior 39-Total 153. Of this mber there are 38 from Charleston, A 9 Freshman, 13 Sophomores, 9 Jun- of s, 7 Seniors. Under the present able ad d pious management of this literary Si rsery of the state, we look for the most be spicious results. Already do we num- m r among its alumni many of the bright- K :intellects of the State, filling honor ly various stations of public or profes- ( mal usefulness, or adorning the walks private life; and we doubt not it will F the prolific alma mater of many more ch noble sons. th --7. S. C. as 'LAYS RECEIVE : REAT OVATION The James Hendrickson and Clair Bruce mpany of Shakespearean players made eir initial performance at Drayton Hall ;t Saturday when they gave "Julius Lesar" in the afternoon and "Hamlet" the evening. Both plays met with the proval of the audiences. The company is brought here by the University Play s. The Players who took parts in the ays as Roman senators and plebians are: Bev Herbert, Ralph Behney, athew Poliakoff, Hugh Wilson, Jack age, Alex McArthur, Jimmy Wilson, rthur Spitz, Phil Wilmeth, Benjamin )layes John Dargan Rogers, Dave rebb, Blanche Steinhorn, Mona Crane, ine Job, Ilse Marx, Harriet Holman, id Helen Kronrad. The girl ushers for both performances ere: Harriet Cockfield, Jane Ward, arriet McBrayer, Bess Dowling, Bev ly Bates, Mary Dixon, Adelaide Com ander, Ruth Wilson, and Neele Ramsey. .? noker remembers a the day he found sterfields. Ids give you a differ f smoking pleasure... :ss that's more refreshinj bat's more satisfying that's more appetizing pure cdga erfield In d cgarette SA TISFY eekai t,res 0~ layers Give ladio Skit I I S Tonight The second of a series of skits being ven over the air by the University ayers, will be heard over W.I.S., to ght at eight o'clock. The skit for this week will consist scenes from the history of the life a man who lived before his time-a mn who was born too soon-Dr. Franz iton Mesmer. The cast for the skit is as follows: Maria, famous blind pianist of Vienna, ia Beach; Mesmer, a doctor, far ahead his time, Altitude Smith; Frau Par ies, Maria's mother, Marion Zula; oerk, Court Physician, Beverly Her rt; Osterwald, Assistant to Dr. Mes r, Tom Babb; The Maid, Dorothy :ger. -U. U. 0. Feology Students ecognize Fossils Geology students now recognize what ey thought to be a spider's web on shale a fossil tree bark. Since labeling done the geology department has been com eted. All fossil remains and rocks are being entified. C. O. TAYLOR ESSO SERVICE Esso Motor Oil Essoline Esso 1329 Gervais Street PHONE 7158 r ": N K :: "rK ,rif r t"':4s? % Chemical Society Hears Whitmore Dr. F. C. Whitmore, head of organ chemistry department at Penn State Ur versty, last Thursday night gave a ta on "Hydrocarbons". The occasion was meeting of the South Carolina section < the American Chemical Society. D Whitmore, one of the foremost livir AFTER DANCES MEET THE GANG AT THE VARSITY GRILL North Main at Geiger McGREGOR'S DRUG STORE 1308 Main Street PRESCRIPTIONS SODA - CIGARETTES TOILET ARTICLES CALL 2-3308 For Prompt Delivery Service When your car has tern, see us. We ha OWNI B Five Points ' ou 7/fnd MORI Aesternteld mil Page Three chemists, is the president of the national society. Miss Mary New of Greenville Wom en's College, president of the South Car olina section, presided over the meeting. Dr. Whitmore's talk was illustrated by ic picture slides. A large number of students, as well as a members of the society, attended. The a theme of Dr. Whitmore's talk was the r continual decreasing of prices of every r. day chemical products and new ways of g preparing useful and valuable compounds. BEGIN THE SCHOOL YEAR RIGHT YOU NEED A GOOD FOUNTAIN PEN -We Have BIEAFFER'S. 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