Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I.1 THE BIGGEST AND THE SMAI holding the smallest book in the librai of Egypt. The open book is the library Civil War, on wallpaper. (Staff photo Rare Boo, Wealth One of the most interesting is the Rare Book room. Mrs. Mi The University has a unique stacked in piles in other parts where. There are more than 80' titles contain several volumes. Take for example the original - American Pamphlet books. There are 92 volumes. These pamphlets date from 1777 to the 1830's. Sev- ;i eral pamphlets are bound together te to make just one book. se Little Order di There is apparently no order er in which S. D. Langtree, editor, bound them, for in any book one be might find pamphlets containing w U. S. State Department material T] dating from 1790, and in the same hi book find a speech of Mr. Pinckney te of Charleston written in the early re 1800's. pi There is a certain mystery con nected with these volumes, for it Pi seems no one knows howv they got tl1 into the McKissick Library. Mrs. 14 Shipps has (lone extensive research er in this field, andl can offer no ex- fi planation. It The oldest articles in the di library were written about 3000 B. C. They are several Chaldean stone cylinders, upon which en- sc gravings have been- made. A tI schoolboy wvrote them for his exer- w cises. i Research And Highlighted Roi Dr. Fred T. Rogers, Jr., head of of 'the physics department at the N University before his death on Ir February 22, was 41. Dr. Rogers came to Columbia 2( three years ago. Before his dleath he had dividedl d: his time betwveen research andi 11 teaching. g: He was a native of Henderson, ri Ky. and the son of Dr. Fred T. al Rogers, Sr., and Ruth Hayes ix Rogers.D He wvas an- honor student at Rice w Institute, lie was graduated in tr physics in 1935 and received his al Ph.D. dlegree from that institution Sin 1939. D)r. Rogers taught at the S University of Chicago, University K< of Houston andi University of C North Carolina and has held re- oi search positions at the University a of California and New Mexico. ti During World War II Dr. S Rogers conducted investigations A for the military authorities on such S subjects as fire control and prox- w imity fuzes, served as a trouble shooter to determine the causes N of equipment failures at remote 11 air bases, set up an assembly line t4 to manufacture gtunsights, organ- s< Ized a physical research program R for a naval ordnance plant, and RF participated as a technical exp)ert p in anti-submarine cruises. g Dr. Rogers spent a year after S the wvar as a research physicist at E the Oak Ridge National Labora- I tory, following which he was head a LLEST Mrs. Shipps, lihI y, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. 's oldest, the Incunnabula. The by Wayne Patrick) k Room f Interes, By Ned Borden Staff Writer and yet little used departn iry W. Shipps is librarian < and rare collection of bo( of the library because ther D titles in the Rare Book r Oldest Written Book The oldest written book in thi >rary is the Incunnabula, writ n in 1477. The Incunnabub ems to be a dictionary, for i scusses "words and their prop 'ties." The book has a wooden covei )und by leather and is hand ritten in contemporary Gothic he capital spaces on the page: ve been left blank. Across thi p of the front cover are the mains of a title. It was corn led by Junianus Maius. Another interesting book is De roprietatibus Rerum of Bar olomalus Anglicus, published ii 183. It is the second genera tcyclopedia ever issued and the rat published by an Englishman was the source of informatioi iring the Middle Ages. Books on Different Subjects Mrs. Shipps also has on ham veral Indian books, excellen eological material, travelogues orks by famous authors includ g Charles Dickens and Rober Teaching wer's Career physics research at the U. S aval Ordnance Test Statiori iyokern, Calif. Dr. Rogers wrote approximatel: )O scientific articles and reports ainly on radioactivity, flui< ,namics andl naval ordnance. I1 )38 he investigated the disinte ration of dleutenium by gamma iiation, and in 1953 he mad, ppl ications of radioactive tracer the field of fluid diynamces uring this p)eriod, Dr. Rogers als< rote a series of papers on elec ostatic instrumentation for radio ytivity. Dr. Rogers was a member o t. John's Episcopal Church, th osnmos Club, vice-president of L onte Scientific Society, a fellos Ethe American Physical Society fellow of the Ameri(can Associa on for the Adivancement o Qence, a fellowv of the Texa cadlemy of Science, a member o igma Xi, scientific fraternity, an, as also a Phi Beta Kappa. He was married in 1936 to Mis [arguerite Moilliet who survive! e is also survived by one daughi 'r, Alison Margaret Rogers; fou is, Alexander Rogers, Fred 'I ogers III, Charles and Rober ogers, all of Columbia; hi arents of Dallas, Texas; hi randmother, Mrs. Iva Hoffman o edialia, Mo.; one sister, Mrs. M .Doehner of Dallas; one brothei .IH. Rogers, of New Orleani nd sevealn nieces and nenhewr. -arian of the rare book section, is Behind her is the largest, a travelogue newspaper was printed during the Contains ting Data tents of the McKissick Library >f this room. iks, many of which are still e isn't room to place them else oom alone, and many of these Fulton, laws of the early colonies and many, many other subjects. If a subject can be named, she almost assuredly has a book on it. Mrs. Shipps says she wishes more people would use the Rare Book library, for the collection is an excellent source of information for any person doing research, and - for those who are interested in rare editions. She became librarian of the Rare Book department in 1953 She graduated from the University of Georgia with an AB in Englist and received her Mlasters al Emery. She taught school befort becoming a librarian. Besides her duties as librarian she also publishes a phamphlet ol the new books every two weeks and is doing research work. YO U'LLI B( WINSTON TASTES GOOD4 R f I. - r t U As the most popt s college4 smokers soni f you want in a cigar a finer filter that W4 Biology Dept. Issues Plant, Animal Study Part of the scientific survey of I plants and animals of the Savan- r nah River Project area has been b published by the biology depart- i ment of the University. y The report includes three parts of a comprehensive ecological b study of the plants and animals d v of the region. a All four contributors to the cur- s rent issue of the publication are :nembers of the University biology c dep,artment. b )r. William R. Kelley and Dr. S Wade T. Batson jointly contributed I two studies on the flora of the area. The first was a study of g the dicotyledons, plants with two seed leaves, and over 160 species are listed. Each is listed with its scientific and popular name, its usual environment and the months in which it is found. The second is a survey of plant life in abandoned fields, made over a period of three years, that sum marizes iucrease or decline of various species. Dr. Harry W. Freeman con tributes a study based on research of amphibians and reptiles of the area. In his research he collected 320 specimens of frogs and toads that represented 22 species or sub-species. Dr. James T. Penney is the author of an article on fresh water sponges from South Caro lina. Nine species of fresh-water sponges have been reported in South Carolina although a system atic examination of all the state's ponds, creeks and rivers has never been made. The pamphlet, "An Ecological Study of the Fauna and Flora of the Savannah River Project Area," is available at the University biol ogy department. It is the sixth - issue of the biology series, which was begun in 1952. Placement Ai The following placement inter- r views have been scheduled for the week of March 19 through 23, 1 according to Mrs. Ruth McVey, director of the Placement Bureau. Interested students are invited to make appointments with the re- t cruiters through the schools where ] the interviews are set up. t On Monday W. W. Merritt of < Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., Green ville, will recruit for manager % trainees in- the School of Business . Administration. Mr. Merritt will c talk wvith interested seniors in Business Administration or Liberal1 A rts. Winn-Dixie offers a training program wvhich provides experience in and study of all phases of super market operations. George W. Stradtman- of the Crane Company will be in the School of Business Administration March 19 and 20, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. each day. Mr. Stradt ST H GO FO R THU'IS NSTC lar new brand in cigarette histo ething special. It's flavor -- the I ette. Along with finer flavor, Wil >rks so well the flavor really gets Seminar Si On Curren A series of guest lectures for a [onday evening seminar on cur ant economic trends is scheduled y the School of Business Admin tration of the University starting [onday. Dr. Ralph Robey, professor of anking at the University, 's con ucting the seminar and has in ited seven prominent economists nd business leaders to address his tudents and the interested public. Emerson P. Schmidt, director of :onomic research for the Cham er of Commerce of the United tates, will speak on "Business tatistics and Pressure Groups" [onday. He is the author of Economic Stagnation or Pro ress," "Industrial Relations in 'ransportation," "Public Utility :conomics," and other books. Ilagedorn Will Speak George C. Hagedorn will speak VEW HEADS . . . New Carolina ( hey are, from left to right, Sylvia ng secretary; Betty Wall, Charlest< he time the picture was made was inounces Int nan would like to interview eniors in Business and Mechanical ingineering who are interested in ales. Naval Air Station On Tuesday representatives of he U. S. Naval Air Station at 'ensacola, Fla. will interview all ypes Engineers and Chemists for mployment at Pensacola. James W. Pietrowskl and others vill represent North American kviation's Downey Plant on Tues lay in the S hool of Engineering. gorth American is primarily in erested in- candidates for BS, MS, md Ph.D. in electrical, mechan tal, chemical, and civil engineer ng; and physics and mathematics. Any student requesting an inter riew, however, will be considered or a position with the company. On Wednesday representatives >f the Naval Gun Factory of the Potomac River Naval Command LIN A CIGARETTE ry, Winston give. ull, rich, tobacco flavor 18ton also brings you throngh. Tru Winnton ! ,ries Starts t Economic on "Capital Expenditures and the of Business Trend" on Monday, nor March 26. Mr. Hagedorn is a at graduate of Columbia University Oh and is on the research staff of the National Association of Manu facturers. Ew Speaking on "Consumer Spend- Lal ing and the Business Trend" on par April 9 will be Leon Keyserling, "Ei now a consulting economist and 1 attorney in Washington, D. C. A me native of South Carolina, his gov- Stc ernment service has included posi- ma tions of deputy and acting admini- the strator of the U. S. Housing tall Authority, general counsel of the Bu; National Housing Authority, and 7 vice-chairman and chairman of No the Council of Economic Advisers on to the President of the United an< States. an On April 16 Lester Kellogg will gri talk on "Agriculture and the Bus-, an< iness Trend." He is on the staff cia bhristian Service Club officers for the st Jacobs, Columbia, president; Mickey Ca m Heights, treasurer; and Carol Watso Tom Collins, Mullins, vice-president. (1 erviews For IV will interview Engineers, Physic- toi ists, Mathematicians and Metal- tei lurgists in the School of Engineer- th4 ing. T1 Allis-Chalmers wi Representatives of Allis-Chal- er mers Manufacturing Company will talk with all types engineers in- I terested in employment with their " company on Wednesday in the School of Engineering. Also on Wednesday I. G. Mc Whorter of Liberty Life Insurance 2t will be in the School of Business to Administration to talk with Bus- sti iness majors for administrative Ri p)ositions in the Greenville Home in Office and to talk with Mathe matics majors or minors in con nection with acturial or statistical openings in Greenville. U. S. Army Research mn J. V. Brian of the Engineer Re- mn search and Development Lahora- mn rage a nree Monday Trends Deere and Company as an eco nist and has taught economics the University of Buffalo and io State University. Address on Labor 'he following Monday, April 30, an Clague, Commissioner of >or Statistics of the U. S. De tment of Labor, will speak on nployment, Wages and Prices." Villian McChesney Martin, for r president of the New York ck Exchange and present chair n of the Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System will < on "Credit Policy and the iiness Trend" on May 7. 'he concluding speaker will be rman E. Elsas who will speak May 14 on "Management Policy i Market Trends." Mr. Elsas, Atlanta textile executive, is a duate of Cornell University I past president of the Asso ted Industries of Georgia. ring semester have been chosen. tughman, Lexington, correspond, n. Charlotte, secretarY. Absent at P'hoto by Kern Powell) larch 19-23 -ies, Fort Belvoir, Va., will in view engineers and physics in School of Engineering on ursday. Mr. Brian will talk th graduate students and teach s in connection with summer iployment. This agency is res nsible for research and develop mnt of equipment for the U. S. my. Miss Margaret Morrison of Ita Air Lines will be in Room G, Russell House, on Thursday interview girls interested in ~wardess positions with Delta. quirements for these p)ositions lude a minimum of two years lIege, single, unlimpaired vision, od physical condition, between and 26 years of age, height tween 5'1 4" andl 5', with ixinmum weight at 125. Appoint .'nts to talk with Miss Morrison iy be madle through the Place 'nt Bureau. W6ant / WINSTON