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Book l Of Cri Due to be released in the fa to be an account of crises that teresting reading in this book c Reviewing Dr. Hollis' first v University of Wisconsin, state haffling period -- attains the level 0 of the first, the result may well be one of the really first-class his tories of a southern state univer sity, something which has long been needed." Volume one of the University of South Carolina, which was pub lished in 1951, dealt with the period from 1801 to 18(5. This volume was a story of continuous progress and prosperity. Volume two will present a less pleasant story. li 1873, 1880 and 1890 the 1hii1"vtrsity came perilously close to ceasing to exist altogether al though the students of 1956 know little about it. Four Years of Latin, Greek The old elassical South Carolina College featured a rigid curriculum Ise( on four years of Latin and Greek. It was converted into a "practical" university by Governor l;e"njam I r. Perry in 18615. For the first time those aspiring to become lawyers, engineers, phar maacists and even doctors could take courses at tle Unliversity. D uring this period a medical school as opt-ned in D)eSaussure and after only nine months of training 4one rouball obtain an 11.D). An L..l.IH. votuld he obtained in a siii n length of time. The impact of reconstruction 1olities interruptel the l growth of the first Ilniversity in 186;8 and the ltadical administration of Gov trntt Franklin .1. 'Moses brought about the rollment of Negro stu etnts in I1 873. From 1873 to 1877 the 'niversity had a predominantly j igrt student hody which caused t hle > ig nal iun or dismissal of thei mo re conse rv:ative f:avult y mem-, lers. Reichard T. Greene"r, the first NegKro to receive at B.A. degree' tromt llarvard, was the only Negro (..v. l ame i 1 i T ..loses 4 -itiversity itn t of' rtopini g i i. it in a ytea's 't'ie Govrno 'i a m rtriptonv la' ti t lt iais ftoraie a' tn re ope C. iivriy R hodteir muazbemen. t tihtywr confronstedmu w tit t ih rs net' Stit of oppsitio.n" in thet ~ Stt, I.egisatutiir. Ica ibeiedtiiita l "u n sa ry, r ath t otic, tand a vn atforth aritcratyth dieinominaItitial cillegesii and ret -it fiattyt.itorced asrtemodel ion tfai's mot plans foivtri reopeinIg itit. aCS. aR ' i htol'd alIt teir orga ireiita t'l tonigt tin ly Dr. ies In By Mary Featt 1 of 1956, Dr. Daniel W. 1H threatened the very existe overing the history of the t lune in the William and h i, "If the second volume - DELVES INTO NEWSPA material for his hiytory of the throiugh the files of The Stag hi6tory professor, Dr. H1ollis i (Photo by Ker Powell) the University, it was opened as a college -- the South Caroli Collvg4 of Agriculture and a hanics. h'lie newly reopened A. & (lleg. blossomed into the secc South Ca olina College in 11 wichn was a re-creation of the bIlassical instituition. "P'romnising" in 1890 I)hn in g t he admiin istnation President .Jliin Mn. MlcBride 1 vol legi e*xpjannded iinto thne secc I hmiversity in 1888. As of 1890 was regardel.d as one of the mi V i'torous andt promtisiing uniiven tin's in t he SothI. TPhis gloric an agnari an reitvoltion w11 as sc to undo11 McBride's efforts. Thel revolt, spearheaded by 13 Tillhnan, teatunredi a spirited att4 upn jiIthne inisti tution in Coluimb I )echa iing t he Univensity's ag oultuan l detparntment to be frau< lent and extravagant he plet for a separate agriculturalc lege. IIe even labeled many ofi Presents i Tonight I. C. Bthodn, Jr. theii pram(~i'ti whlich has been n:ianged' as to! ows: "Prelu l"nugue, aindl Chnaonne"' by Bunxe hnudie, "( horale' P rel udes" by J. lItach, "i gnne in A\N Minort," lby I' i:ek i "~Appar1i itin de L 'gl i In rnel le"' by' Metssiaen, "1 iC is'" lby dl'A ndrieti, and "Sy pahonay No. 4'' by W idor. Hollis USC H Alice Carhart ire Editor :ollis' second volume of University< nce of the institution. Indeed one Jniversity from 1865 to the modei Zary Quarterly, Professor Vernon - which will deal with what in ri /f/ 9* :t- ** N PER FILES Dr. Duaniel W. lII University in the South Caroliniana Lil e which te ias perused from its fouem -ceived the title of Sesquicentenial Iis up alumni as "drones and vaga na bonds." Ie- In 1890 Clemson College was founded depriving the University of its agricultural and engineering M. departments. Thus the University nd was reduced to a liberal arts col 182 lege. Tillman's harsh accusations >Id caused enrollment to decline aid the University remained in a de pr-essed condition for 30 years. First (Co-ed I The yenar 1895 saw the fi rst co' ed enter the Unuiver-sity. It waIs ndaot, however, until the 1920's that it females enrolled in siz.eable num st hers and were accorded with equal si. treatment. 'u The third college became thle as third University in 190(. on Under the capable leadership of President Willham D. Melton in en the 1920's the University experi ck enced growth andl develop)ment to in. enable it to take equal place in ap ri!- propriation and enrollment with lu- Winthrop and 'Clemson. Since this led time, however, the University has ol- gr'adually become the "capstone of he higher education in the state." Thlayer. Will Speak At Uiviersity History Banquet The Graduate History Clumb of the University will hold its sixth annual banquet at Russell House tomorrow evening, accor'ding to ,John C. Ellen of D)illon, club presi dent. D)r. Theodore Thayer of Ilautger's University, visiting p)rofessor of history, wvill be the principal speaker. Other University and club personnel appearing on the pr'ograim include: D)r. W. 11. ('all cot t, dean of the gradunate school; D)r. IR. HI. Wienefeld, dean of thle college of arts and science aand head of the history departnmnt; Frank W. Ashley, banquet toast master; and retiring c'lubl offi'ers, Arthur DeRosier and Jack Thonp son of Columbia and Don Herd of Hielton. na- lnt roduction and installat ion of deC, club officers for 1956-I1957 will lbe te- another feature d u r' i ni g the S. eveninag. New officers are Seldena J. K. Smith of York, president; by Tommie F. D)ickson of Columbia, ise vice-president; EIli. G. Bloatmon of he Hattiesburg, Miss., sec retary, and mn- Miss Emily Cheng of Taipeha, For nosa traser. M a 0 - W lU 57V A &J %.f %. X0 Tells istory f South Carolina is expected can expect to find much in 'n era. Carstenson, historian of the lany ways is a much more li" ha 4 1 collec"twl nuel of the rary. 14re hae is sh4own going ling in 1891 to the present. A orian of the Unihver%ity in 1948. SPECIAL C WI T For sc paragr OD PINE WOODS AT CHRISTMAS Virginia IIoc'h Roosevelt U. LI HATRACK FOR O UNWELCOME GUESTS ( Gregory Schmitz U. of WVisconasin. T D PI I hi ti WINNING BASKET AS SEEN FROM BALCONY Richard Hfidani Indiana State Teachers TADPOLE CONVENTION S1 Lorenzo Zola U). of Colorado LUCKIES TA Three Plays Will Be Given May 10, 11 The University Players wi present "Three Plays on an Empi Stage" at the Carolina Playhoum next Thursday and Friday evenin, The three one-act plays will I presented in the following ordei "At Liberty," by Tennessee Wi Hams, will be directed by Newto Neeley. The cast will inclut Daphne Wilson and Jo Allen Bra( ham. Noel Coward's "FumI Oak" will be directed by Mario Durden. Jack Scott, Marian Gall way, Joan Lipschultz, Naomi S kulich make up the cast for th second play to be presented. "Ca Forth the Dragon," written ar directed by Jack Scott, a Unive sity student, will cast Marion Du den, Allen Johnson and Rose We don in the three parts. As the title suggests, the play will be presented on a bare stak with only the essential sets an necessary costumes. The entire production is supe vised by Gene Crotty. Students will be admitted wit their I) cards; faculty, no charg and others, 65 cents. Gentry Elected Representative Of Pharmacists James Gentry, pharmacy majt from Columbia, has been chost student representative to t h House of Delegates of the AmeY can Pharmaceutical Association Gentry was chosen from mer hers of the student branch A.Ph.A. who attended the nation convention in Detroit recently. As the only student voting mer her of the House of Delegate Gentry will act as a liaison officc between the student branch A.Ph.A. and the national profe; sional group. The louse of Del gates is the gtoup which mak rules for professional pham cists. Gentry and William James wei the two pharmacy studenits ft o the Uiiversity student btarnch A.Ph.A. who attended the covei tion in Detroit. ELIVERY! U HAT'S HIS? lotion, see aph below. ICIlES RING THE BELL with co er the count.ry! The reason: L r. That's because they're mad mild) naturally good-tasting 3ASTED to taste better. I roodle above: Lucky-smoking tone booth. He may be short t' mighty long on smoking ne, ask for Luckies yourself e best-tasting cigarette you es D)ROODIES, Copyrigl r WORM________NTE_______N_G IAIOCEMTB RogerAlueo Yale STIN-CEAMBET E Pep Club List Of Nei l'ep Club officials have release( 1 the list of new nrenhers who hav( Y been accepted Xor this semester. e President Ron Oberley h a stated that he and all other Pet r Club officials and mnemhers regrel Shat each person who applied foi l_ membership coutldn't he accepted n but only tw%o per cen,t of the "tut le deit hody could be taken in for I d- ntw ininber hip. 11mwever, it t here i anyone interest,d em, gl to work in conjtrntion Nwith th( I-e'p 'lub, he or slhe wiil be mnor'( r t hanl welcome, he said. d '\'ew mkmber- include: 'at. Bari d fild. Gloria Thomas, Carrol Teague, l'etsy Ann Qluii, ol 1- Mackey, Ien Flynn, 11ob hree(ian 1'arker Eralt, PIat-y I)avis, I.arr s lim-ton, Archie lardy. George IIix e lHarriet Kiing, !tUgh Yoho, Roberi d Wallare. 10b Shaw. Mar y Pea Iar kh oi, Stev e McCur ry, Kober1 NO MORE PROE Open Ever) 9:00 >r "i 1415 Ger, e - Only Two Blocks After clasmes or on your w and dry cleaning with us. 80-Minute U f Washed-DUried SMaany items read 8 Cents a 1b. SUNSHI >f 1415 CERV AIS (Two 801 MAIN ST. (One lCKY DROOD Liege students all uckies taste bet- A e of fine tobacco il tobacco that's % Jow check that i midget in tele- $ on stature, but njoyment. Next You'll say it's 'er smoked! I. 1953 by Roger Price COLLEGE SMOKERS -- PREFER LUCKIESI Luck ies lead all ot her brand, regular or king size, among 36,075 coullege' studenfta (qes tioned coast to coast. The number-one reas4on: Luckies taste bet ter. -Clearner, Fres4 Page Three Iteleases v Members l S;g and Nell Gene Corley. Also, Ma sha Wisehart, Marchia Fischer, Lois Ann Hough, Jackie Fo':ter, Michael Cory, Jennie El iott, lecky Crawford, Greta Clancy, Betty Edwards, Mary Jo ;riffith, Johunia Gibbs, Mitzie I.,.wl. Ida I yn n, Carolyn Merrit, 'nI iN c Ier'ny, Mary Swan, !a-ah Switzi, Margie Russ, Faye I' a bh-r, G;c"ne" Odoin and Jean Alo, I.illian Harris, Barbara Far, HeIn 1y Price, Leon Norton, (lenc Griffith, Blanche Fowles, Ro-4i Nc"wmani, Sylvia Hull, T. G. Il, J., J ldgar Owens and Dur Ncw cho iladcrs autonatically i,no,e mllell ierr of the 'ep Club. I b. v in(Iu(le "Ab" Avinger, Mn Miller, Carol iranden br. . Jude 1'vtoskey, Jo Ann arier. "R e d" Miller, Joyce H uighstin and Jerry Beasley. LAUNDRY LEMS! Night Until P.M. kT vais Street from e the University y up town leave your laundry tundry Service Folded and Wrapped y to use or wear. -10-lb. minimum LAUNDRY ME AND CLEANERS Bilocks from University) Block from University) ~~ f7 LUCKY STRIKE C G A R E T TE?S !e, Smoother!