Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COLLEGE HALL . . as this building was of a past era. Built for a church, utilized as A even housed the legislative body of the state. It (Gamecock Staff Photo by Gus Manos) Greek Columi Object of Co Disappointme By BRI Probably one of the least known bu: now known as the USC gym, the beautif Street at the Green Street intersection. Its classic exterior betrays no hint o when the building originally came into b quently of the ancient splendor of Athen. Odessy, now stands mute witness to the i feet, the smeli of sweat and leather and The history of this ill-fated edifice, from its noble inception victim of ff to its comparatively plebeian lot 1850's the today, is. one of sheer frustration. off, in spite Governor Hayne planted the first soldered wit germ of the idea when he sug- On one of gested in 1835 that a small church caused heav be built outsidle the walls of the terior. Coil campus where the "professor of satisfactory sacredI literature and evidences of has never b Christianity" might hold forth on The acousti< Sundays for the benefit of the no remedy students. though a co Nothing was done at the time, spent in v but each year the situation was Thornwell, becoming more acute: graduating comiplished exercises b)ecame increasingly commented, larger, the old1 chapel in the first in it that 01 floor of Rutledge was entirely in- uinderstood < adequate. D)r. Francis Lieber slowly andl suggestedl again in 1851 that ai emotion is e new chapel be built or the 01(1 one Use given extensive remodleling. During tl Because of these pressures and( tte,Coi partly in anticipamtion of the cen- into a 3100-I tennial celebration scheduled for by both ai 'December, 1854, in 1852, (luring sp)ar'ed desti the administration of J1. HI. Thorn- burned Colui well, $10,000 was appropriatedl and itie pid n the work begun. William (or teueo SJacob, accordling to v'arying ac- 25 August counts) G;raves, a local architect, They contin drew up the p)lans, and Troy & am ot Wadle conltractedl to erect the build- NetJ 'e ing for about $23,000. After six tewra months of work, however, the con- the~ legislat tractors reported that they wvould be unab)le to finish on schedule. beamei so They hatd lost 40,000 bricks in a torn dlownJi flash flood of the Congaree and could not were having dlitfficulty obtaining away. other materials. B3esides, they Colg VWere nearly broke! Their original stature in $23,000 estimate had already henbt soaredl above $30,000. its first pos Unfinished for Centennial for' one 1w When the appointedI time for acoustics (dr the centennial rolled aroundl, the to less comn Greek temp)le was still unfinished. ficient quar The windows had not a pane of of the lawn glass and the structure was almost tion of all dlevoidl of architect ural (detail. Of- within it ti ficials decided t.o go ahead and not dletermi use the building as it wvas; but a the chambei driving rain afforded ample proof a mieraber that the choice had been most un- said memben fortunate. ously with t College Ilall might never have the speaker been complleted had not Governor *Arser J. HI. Adams taken over and From 188 authorized Maybin & Howell to all-trades s comp)lete the work of the bankrupt and armory contractors, military dlisi Finally finished in 1855 at a lature requ loss of more than $11,000, the if possible, building continued to play the taken. In 4'4 known for many years, now stands am another landmark hospital during the Confederate War, the building has is now utilized as a gymnasiun for Carolina students. ned College Hall ntroversy and nt Thru Years JCE PARRISH idings on the Carolina campus is College Hall, 11 Greek temple which sits loftily astride Sumter f the activities within, functions undreamed of ,ing. For the lofty facade which speaks so elo ;, the golden age of Pericles, of the Iliad and the eferee's whistle, the endless tramp of rubber-shod linament. .te. Twice during the retovated by the university at a tin roof was blown cost of $4,000. Its 28 rooms of the fact that it was housed a mechanical department, h 300 pounds of lead. classrooms for agricultural chem these ocoasions rain i b , oe y damage to the in- hyisan cemtr,nda ege Hall was neverninstaieofcsfthexe as an auditorium and mn tto.Drn h 829 een used as a chapel.temtelwrforasitdou 8 were very poor and was ever found, al-Cot(nvBawe)waco risiderable amount was pee ohuetesinefcl arious attempts. Dr.its,tesodfo lasos one of the most ac-weetnou orators of that (lay,-_____-____ _____ after trying to preach ie could make himself >nly by speaking very that "everything like rfectually suppressed." d As Hospital we War Between the \ ge Hall was convertedl >ed hospi-tal andl used -mies, and( thus was -uction when Sherman mNba. Federal author arly $4,000 in rent for ' its facilities between 63 and 12 A pril 64. iled to occiupy it as an along with adjoining dI, until 1877. During ron fence (a bequest' of ~ ure, which originally the old state house) battered that it was n 1866 and that which be sold was throwvn Flall took on add(edl 18615, when it was ? M~ he state legislature as M W SO AR t-war meeting place--NE ICOEE eek. The impossibleCME'SEL >ve them for sanctuary FAO N modlious but more ef ers. According to one AODRLMINE. akers, "the reverbera soundis was so great tat the speaker couldl ne from what part of the voice came when addl(ressed him, unless r~ beat the air vigor rnvtadlb thnunverrmyaty costtof1$4,0t.hitsjack-ofm housedalmecsnthe derstment foch ouhCr lassom for Mgiutra hm .rict.s,Ind ch85ishy, andiad min.etratvehaticeitfbhe esori mentttaton.Durigiten182-9 ConteC(owlearwelH)las com Once Glo Now Ant Of the St By JAMES I Something which should b of Carolina students as well a. tion soon. It has grown old many years of service, taking life with each succeeding year, asset to the university, it will ing's foundation in the near I This old and familiar landmark at U. S. C. is Melton Field. It has witnessed many of the out standing events which have taken place here since its birth. Could it but speak, how many wonder ful stories would be told. It would probably tell of its youth when, just following the Civil War, Fed eral troops occurpying South Caro lina camped there, thoug'h it is dubious whether this was an honor. Student's Dig Then, it would express the grati tude and pride which it felt in 1898 when the students of U. S. C. dug deep into their own pockets to furnish it with a new fence, at the expense of six hundred dol lars. How many outstanding foot ball classics it has been host to over the years, what stars of the gridiron, now dead or forgotten, who were once the greatest ever to wear the colors of U. S. C. Oh, it has received knocks, paper and coke bottles, wind and Wright-4 1330 M e3.rmal ?A Men's Clothing, The Hub Military Center Complete Outfitters for Military & Civilian AIR FORCE UNIFORMS NAVAL UNIFORMS ALL ACCESSORIES~ SERVING USC ROTC UNITS ~. ~ Toi ino on w e We SUC -- --begi rious, Mel iquated Lo ident Bull OSE BERRY e near and dear to the hearts alumni is due for extermina ind somewhat feeble with its a less active roll in campus At one time an indispensable be nothing more than a build tuture. rain, but it hs withstood all and alway. came backi for more. With S the builhng of the new stadium. g it eensed to be our major playing tj field. This probably broke the 0 field's heart, but "Old Melton" couldn't carry a grudge. It turned to the task of catering to high school games and practice scrim- o mages with a will, and was as li much at home inl the new role as 0 the former. t Drill Field t It has been happy to serve as the drill field for our ROTC units and probably grins a bit at the freshmen's sadly executed right s and left obliques of which mastery seems beyond comprehension. Yes, the old field has seen much in its day, both great and sinall. Let us bear this in mind when our new student union building covers its proud breast. Let's rvcall, once in a while, its illustrious past when our football greats traversed its length and breadth. It would seem a pity to forgeL anything that has served us with such faith fullness for so long. [ohnston AIN ST. lear 5or Rni Shoes & Furnishings Jewelers for over a half-century 0 We Have Your Class Ring Sylvan Brothers I 1500 Main St. nmy and Jimmy Dorsey say : ir D)ad Ited the brass band ur home town. le started us sr way tooting in the band n we were eight years old. watched andi studied essful musicians as much e could, worked real I STA ni to get theren . LIKE CAN ~AGREE IN rNAtJ AANY OT1-4E ton Field 7ndmark ding Site [igers, Birds lave Had Few kil-Americans All-America honors have been ,w and far-between for Clemson ollege and the University of 01uith Carolina, as far as football Des. Available records show int Clemson has placed five men n the honor team while Carolina as placed four. According to all available rec rds, there have been four Caro na football players selected n various All-America teams broughout the years. Two of hese were centers and two were acks. The first was Center Louis ossamon, in 1942, who was elected on the Al' second team. ryant Meeks, another center, was laced on the AlP second All omerica team in 1946. Probably the most publicized nd well-known Carolina candi ate for the highest football onor was Halfback Steve Wadiak. We Handle I Publi Old and A Con e 9n -. GITTMAN'S 1227 Ma COLUMBU ARROW C 1209 Ge Press Wh 3-Hour Dr (Accepted 'ti One-Day Lau NlATCIJED, AND_ 40 ENJOYED R NOTN G - IELS'RFAVOR! ff14 MAOPE E5: CIGAP.=-rTE Irage -luree No Bonfires Permitted by Pres. Maxcy Back in 1801, the year that Soutb Carolina College *as founded, Clemson was not even in existence. It was not until the opening of the first state-sup ported college in the U. S. in 1805 that no bonfire rule came into existence with President Jonathan Maxey im,posing penalties. The rivalry between the two institutions goes back even further than the traditional game. It dates back to the year 1889 when Thomas G. Clemson set aside the bulk of his estate for an agricul tural college. At that time, the university was recovering from the effects of war in which all the college students except one had fought and the reconstruction period in which Negroes were ad mitted. At that time all white students and members of the old faculty resigned. The school had been re-opened with a great em phasis placed upon agriculture. The foundations were jerked from under it when Clemson College, located at the Fort Hill Home stead of John C. Calhoun, opened its doors in 1893 to 446 students. In 1894, however, the admittance of Miss Frances Gibbes as the first woman student, paved the way for a well-established University of South Carolina. 3ooks of All 3hers rew Books 4.1 /roVe BOOK SHOP in Street L I. S. C. LEANERS evais St. ile-U-Wait y Cleaning' 3:00 P.M.) ndry Service Start Ssmoking Camels Syourself! Smoke only Camels for 30 days and find out why Camels are ~. America's moat 0 popul.r cigarette. 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