The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 09, 1956, Page Page Three, Image 3
RELIC FROM SHERMAN';
wall today surrounding thrcefoi
buildings from the flames of fi
as part of a $20,000 campus re
Old Brick
From Shei
By Melba Corley
Feature Editor
Have you ever wondered why i
segment of rustic old wall en
closes part of the Carolina campus1
Well, unlike rumor that exist
about a wall at one North Caro.
p lina college, the enclosure was noi
built to keep the co-eds safel)
under the sheltering and protect,
ing arms of the housemothers anc
college administration.
According to Dr. Daniel W
Hollis, author of twvo volumes of
University history, the purpose of
the walls was to insure collegi
decorum and keep the young ad
venturous male students in at
night.
The college was never operatec
under the strict, compelling rule,
of a military institution, but a
one time curfew hours were estab
lished and members of the facult3
checked the dormitories nightly.
Wall Was Built in 1835
The idea of constructing a bricl
wall came during the colleg<
presidency of Jonathan Maxey
However, the idea did not materi.
Spen. Efeard. Spokeui
ON CAMPUS
SMale students on Russell
Ilouse elevator wondering how
it is possible to get to the
third floor of the building.
Crowd of students peering
through fence on Davis Field
as band practiced last week.
Female photographer for
The Gamecock hatting traffic
on the horseshoe to take pic
ture of Zeke's bus.
Ihalloween dis play~ consist
. ing of jack-o-lantern and box
in front of Tenement 11.
Male student walking
through and breaking glass
door in Russell House.
Club meeting in Russell
hlouse lasting for three hours
without a coffee break.
Angry coed slamming post
office box after discovering
she had no mail.
Male students desperately
,telephoning men's dormitories
in hopes of recruiting partici
pants for another panty raid
attempt.
Student body prexy, ordi
narilyp garbed with coat and
tie, seen in sport shirt count
ing election results.
English 129 class congrat
uslating new father in clss
with birthday money for his
baby daughter.
Candidate for freshman
-class office passing out candy
suckers to voters last week.
Absent minded student
walking up three flights of
stairs in Sloan College and
down again without stopping,
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DAYS STILL STANDS..
irths of the old college campus, wa
res set by Union troops during the
novation program in 1835. (Staff
Wall Save
man 's Fie,
alize until the presidency
Robert Woodward Barnwell
1835 after the state legislattr
had appropriated $20,000 a yei
earlier for renovating the physic
plant of the college.
Action for constructing the e:
closure was made by the buildir
committee of the board of truste<
who became concerned about tl
delapidated state of old wood(
fences then surrounding tl
campus.
The committee reported that
wall "of about six feet, nine inch<
in height, and of such thickne,
as would insure durability" shou
be built, according to "Volume
South Carolina College" by - D
Hollis.
Finally such a wall was erect4
around the campus which was the
contained in one city block. Tl
college premises were bound I
Sumter, Pendleton, Bull, ar
Green Streets. At that time, Bu
Street crossed the campus whe1
McKissick Library now stands.
The Wall-a Boon
The wall was a boon to tl
college dluring the Civil War whc
rtros fid the bule aiings wi
re e yUnion icrs, psudedb t
soatlo prorampus gates. (t
anrym ame s pe hi F ie
tonges unti the prsidenybu
185aftero the capus Olyatr
hadeg appoitdin $20,000d, hoee
ant oft the colepofUnons
diers,uhfre was exythenguihd
coTtothe bordtof trst e
back pilcamen conrnedir abot t
fEncesithe suroundin t
wAll "fore aBoSoutset nine i
ginbleit, memerhi of sucha cke
Oas,ol nainar durbility shoue
beit, according to arolumTeag
prSut Caolin thelorgenization
Membrs. o P nnal a
Finally sucha sevces as elltn
arund the wortymusesic ad at
ctineda inshersa cyoeck.erI
ceeemies.e on
Sumer formeon Bcull, inte
ee n Stets.n Athtme,r Bt
APtre creqused te caontath
MKikLibrary ecevsns
Thothe llrts oft tni
colling (luring thea Civi War Sun
Shan marssche Libryh bee
state cacpitlefe heosiorthe
Thoos arfrmation thas buildn e
cevertby Mcinoasiad asndet
thUpvion ofesccers esae byt
patmeo the usa.
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Tihe weather-heaten 121-vear-old'
a isatrumnental in saving the campus
Civil War. The ettelosure was built
photo by Ken Sturgeon)
d Carolina
ry Torches
)f the destructive night.
in In 1883 part of the wall on
e Sumter Street was lowered. And
ir to give the campus entrance a
l more dignified appearance, an iron
rail was placed atop the low wall.
'- Years have past, the size of the
g college has grown and portions of
'.. the wall have been torn down. But
te with the remaining sections of en
n closure historical stories and ac
e counts still exist.
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WILL PETITION '
Engineerin
Epsilon Lambda Sigma, honor
ary engineering fraternity, is
making plans to petition Tau Beta
Pi, an engineering society in the
country, to locate a chapter on
campus.
In addition ELS entertained
prospective new members at a
smoker Oct. 30. Sandwiches, cof
fee, and punch were served to the
What young people
Young engi
sells million
equipment to
Selling electric equipment f<
station-a complex unit used
mission and distribution-re(
technical knowledge of thi
volved. Men who sell such <
ment must also know a cust
ments, what will best fill his
to sell the merits of their i
executives who buy such ap
One such man at General
year-old Allen J. Clay, an i
engineer serving the electri<
panies in the Philadelphia-A
Clay's Work Is Important,
For Clay, technical selling is
door job. As a representat
Electric, he must be ready
tomer needs with vice pres
solve intricate problems wit
neers. His recommendationm
his own engineering backgi
backed up by the know-hoi
pany's best application eng
terest in working with peop
into his community life, wli
part in many local activities
munity Chest,Boy Scouts,an<
Engineering Alumni Associal
27,000 College Graduates at G
Allen Clay is a well-rounded
has come to be a spokesm,
Electric wherever he goes. L
27,000 college-graduate emp]
ing given the chance to grow
full potential. For General El
believed this: Whenever fres
are given freedom to make I
body benefits-the individual
and the country.
Educational Relations, (jCen
Company, Schenectady 5,
REAL CIGA
Camel smoker. He says:
iere pretty much alike to
ted smoking Camels
ge. When it comes to
there's nothing like Camels."
lifference between "il
AU BETA PI SO(
Students
r>ld members and twelve prospec
tive members.
Requirements for admission
into the fraternity are outstand
ing character, extra-curricular ac
tivities, and a high scholastic
standing in the school.
Officers of ELS are Lee Knight,
president; Hal Lefferts, vice pres
ident; Wilson Pitt, secretary and
mre doing at General El
ineer
dollar
utilities
or a utility sub
in power trans
uires extensive
products in
-omplex equip
Dmer's require
needs, and how
Products to the
paratus.
Electric is 31
ipparatus sales
al utility con
Ilentown area.
Diversified
not a door-to
ive of General
to discuss cus
idents or help
hi skilled engi
are based on
ound, and are
v of the Con
ineers. His in
le carries over
ere he takes a
-Rotary, Con
I his University
ion.
eneral Electric
individual who
in for General
ke each of our
oyees, he is be- :
and realize his
ectric has long
hi young minds
rogress, every
,the Company,
"rl Electric
REE..gt
Ist smoking" and Ca
IETY
Seek New
Ned Prettyman, treasurer.
ELS is also in the process of re
decorating the Engineering School
student lounge which is main
tained by the society.
Included in the redecoration are
new tables and floor lamps, vene
tian blinds and painting. There is
also a new arrangement of the
vending machines in the lounge to
ectric
SALLENJ
in 1946
the Uni
naval of
edse:Clay Mi
Virginia
deeplys tifYin. T
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eliminate congestion and clutter.
The redecoration should be com
pleted within two weeks, an
nounced Dr. T. H. Wilson, advisor
for the school.
Members of the Winthrop Col
lege freshman class held their
first elections recently. They
?lected three temporary chairmen.
CLAY joined General Electric
after receiving a B. E. E. from
versity of Virginia in 1945. A
ulicer during World War II,
anaged the Charlottesville,
, office from 1950 to 1955.
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