The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 12, 1954, Page Page Eight, Image 8
MANIPULATING THE POST)
seals letters from administrative i
Columbia, and the amount of pos
assistant, operates the machine,
Extensive
Post Offic
By BEN McELVEEN
Feature Editor
Stretching or stooping to open
a campus mail box, fumbling with
an unremembered combination,
reaching for an unexpected letter,
and slamming a glass-windowed
door shut are practically the ex
tent of Carolina students' contaci
with the University Post Office.
That, or purchasing a book ol
three-cent stamps, or calling for a
parcel post package, or dropping
a nasty letter to the editor of th
campus newspaper, is perhaps th
limit, of students' personal rela
tions with the University Pos
Qffice. The post office is in th
basement of Maxey College.
However, the functions of th
University Post Office are mue
more elaborate and varied.
Almost innumerous are the task
performed by the employees a
the campus post office. Behin
those 3,900 mail boxes is a compli
cated and certainly importan
phase of university life. And on
of the University lost Office'
primary functions is immediatel
supplying students with incomin:
Wvith the dlaily routine job
created by the approximate once
a-day visits of students to the pos
office, with an unlimited number.-o
arbitrarily arising tasks, the em
ployees of the University Pos
Office are constantly busy. An
with these incidental procedure
multiplied by about 3,500 students
plus services rendered to the re
maining university personnel, th
post office has quite a responsibl
job on the campus.
With all this, andi more, Mr. Jo
M. Lawrence, postmaster, stil
managedi to remark recently
speaking for all the post offic
workers: "We feel that wve're her
to give our best service to student
and the faculty . . . to advise o:
the cheapest and best way to sen
letters and packages."
Mr. Lawrence, a former Carolin
student himself, said that he real
ized the importance of mail t
homesick studlents, and that th
Lambda Chi
E lects O ff icers
At a recent meeting, the Lambdi
Chi's elected officers for the sprinj
semester. Newly elected officer
are: Leon Flowers, Rockingham
N. C., president; Al Wells, Glenm
Allen, Va., vice-president; Ralpi
Covington, Rock Hill, secretary
and Dan Floyd, Lake City, treas
urer..
Mike Caskey, Gamecock sopho
more halfback, was the only majot
college runner to gain considerable
yardage without losing any last
fall. Caskey had a total of 340
yards rushing for a 6.2 average.
LGE METER... The Pitney-Bowet
fficials, stamps "Our campus the Sta
tage required in the university post o
USC photo by Gus Manos)
Work of
e Often Isi
employees' aim was .to give as
quick delivery service as possible.
Reminiscing, he added that he
knew mail to be "the bread of
life" for Carolina men and women.
One of the many university
facilities handled by the University
Post Office is the "Lost and
Found" Department. Persons in
terested in either locating a lost
object or returning a found one
should see one of the employees
at the post office window. Cards
are filled out and posted on the
lost and found bulletin board which
- is in the post office lobby.
t An interesting machine used by
a the University Post Office is the
Pitney Bowes postage meter. It
a seals as well as stamps the amount
a of postage required on official
letters and packages, outgoing. It
s is a labor-saving device for the
f workers of the post office. Re
j ferred to more often as the post
.. age meter," it runs by electricity,
t stamping a neat advertisement for
e the university "Our Campus The
a State" on the envelopes. It records
,a cumulative total of postage used
in correspondence by university
officials. All the emp)loyees are
a familiar with the postage meter,
.. and most of them operate it.
t Formerly--that is before 1946
f The University Post Office was
- located at the opposite end of the
t Maxcy College basement, where
I the canteen is now. At that time
only 1,800 mail boxes wvere avail
,able.
.The employees of the University
Post Office are: Mr. Lawvrence,
postmaster with nine years' experi
ence, and Mr. J. W. Powers, part
time employee. The part-time
1 student helpers are: Homer Pad
,get of Georgetown; Dick Van Horn
of Tampa, Fla.; Walden Graham of
Galivants Ferry; Parker Allen of
a Blarnwell; Sam McNeely of Barn
well; and Bob Mays of Newberry.
I Mr. Lawrence pointed out that
the University Post Office is
university-operated. It has ne
-connections with the government,
except in the delivery of the mail
a pouches to the campus post off ice
Clariosophics Hold
Weekly Meeting
iThe Briker Amendment was
debated at the regular meeting of
the Clariosophic Literary Society
on Tuesday, February 9. Matthew
Stephenson supported the affirma
tive point of view with John Duffy
speaking against the amendment.
After a discussion by the members
and guests, the society voted
against the amendiment by a three.
to-one ratio.
At the next meeting Captain
Harold L. Davis of the University
AROTC unit, will speak on "Our
Changing Military Program in the
World Today."
i postage meter, operated electrically,
te" on the envelope's front, the date,
ffice. Bob Mays of Newberry, student
Carolina's
1't Noticed
via the mail chute. After the mail
is delivered through the mail chute,
which runs from the east end of
Maxey to the interior of the post
office, the university has full
responsibility.
Incidentally, the daily mail calls
are at 8:15 a.m.; 11:15 a.m., and
3:15 p.m.
And then there's the case of
poor Dick Van IIorn, student em
ployee who has the unfortunate
task of putting around. 3,500 copies
of the Gamecock in jnst ahout that
many mail )oxes on Thursday
nights. le is one student who
knows the function of the Uni
versity Post Office.
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iiorts campus mail into post office b,
Padget is from Georgetown. (USC
MURAL
(Continued from page 7)
KA vs. Phi Eps Pi at University
High. Eight: Block C vs. Ten 9
at the gym, NROTC vs. McBryde
at the Field House, and Kappa
Sigma vs. Pi KA at University
High.
Feb. 16---Seven: SAE vs. Sigma
'hi at University High, Ten. 22
Tob
F OR more than tl
research day in ai
tobaccos and cigarett
Continuously we
analyzed, experimen
kinds of tobaccos ... e
Burley, Maryland a
baccos.
Our own cigarette
have been submiitte
scientific scrutiny inc
yses of millions of pc
From all these th
other findings reporte
journals, our Researc
no reason to believc
elimination of any el
tobaccos today woul,
3 BraE
Tested and Appi
30 Years of Sc
Tobacco Rese
MPLOYEE ... H1oner Padget, un
oxC in the university post office i1
photo by Gus Manos)
vs. Hot Shots at the gym, and
Burney vs. Canterbury at the Field
House. Eight: Sigma Nu vs.
Lambda Chi at University High,
Freshmen vs. Newman Club at the
gym, and Ten. 12 vs. Carovets at
the Field House.
Feb. 17-Seven: LeBlanc's vs.
Ten. 9 at the Field House, Snowden
vs. McBryde at University High,
ggett
acco C
irty years we have used
id day out learning about
es in the public's interest.
And our consultants have
ted with and smoked all
specially Southern Bright,
nd Turkish cigarette to
s and competitive brands
d to the mxost exacting
udinig thousands of anal
>unds of tobaccos.
ousandls of analyses, and
d in the leading technical
b1 Dpartmnent has found
that the isolation and
ement native to cigarette
d improve smoking.
Many
labora
cigarethi
ds
roved by
rentific
wI
ivermity post office student assistant,
the basement of Maxey College.
and KA vs. Phi Eps Pi at the
gym. Eight: Maxcy vs. Ten. 22
at the Field House, Preston 2nd
W. vs. Burney at University High,
and Kappa Sigma vs. ATO at the
gym.
Feb. 18-Seven: Block C vs.
Freshmen at the Field House,
NROTC y.s. Ten. 12 at University
High, and Sigma Chi vs. Phi Kap
!z Myei
o. say s
For four years we have
smoker's interest an intei
diversified research progr
dollar 30-ton machine,
powerful source of high
designed solely for our us(
thousands of cigarettes.
already given to us direct
formation of benefit to the
Our consultants inlclud<(
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largest and most reputable
organizations in the count
WVeek Magazine) and emi
leading universities.
Today the publicw cani
from a variety of branids
cigarettes ever made by tih
scientists within our
ories are analyzing
itobaccos every day
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Euphradians Hold
Debate, Smoker
Prior to its regular meeting,
'Ituesday night, the Euphradian
Society held a smoker for its
prospective new members. After
the smoker the customary debate
was held; the subject being
"Should Eighteen-year-olds Be
Allowed to Vote?" The vote wdY
15 to 12 against the question.
One new member, Jerry Cambell
of Greenville, S. C., was initiated at
this meeting.
At a previous meeting of
January 19th, Bert Menees of
Anderson, S. C., was also initiated.
A committee to secure guber
natorial candidates to address the
Society was appointed by the
president, Farris Giles.
3 Education Profs
To Attenl Meets
Three School of Education teach
ers will attend professional meet
ings during the month V.r
February.
Dean Chester c. rravelstead
will attend the annual meeting of
the American Association of Col
leges for Teacher Education in
Chicago, Illinois, February 11-12.
'Dr. Newton Edwards and Dr. Cecil
I. Tucker will attend a meeting of
the American Association of School
Administrators in Atlantic City,
New Jersey, on February 13-18th.
pa Sigma at the gym. Eight:
Newman Club vs. Hot Shots at the
Field House, Carovets vs. Canter
bury at University High, and Sig
Phi Eps vs. Phi Sigma Kappa at
the gym.
maintained in the
sified larger scale
tin. A half-million01
the world's most
vol1tage electrons,
has testel tels of'
This programi has
and significant iln
smiokinig pub)lic.
Arthur D). Little,
busetts, "one of the
Iindustrial researchl
ry" (F"romn BuIsiness
nent scientists fromi
conlfidently choose
- by far the best
e tobaccLO ind(ustry.
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