Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Taken fronm the South, this expanding Carolina. With the of the construction south of Prei since World War II. This bro slum area (lower left) which oi The trend to a mnore contempe The Legen Vm To Carolin Saw Burning Of Columbia By Courtenay Carson and Helen Pride Craig Carson (Ed. Note: Mr. and Mrs. Car son are both former editors of The Gamecock.) There was no mistaking Yates Snowden. Even at a distance, one could recognize him easily, by the cape thrown regally over his shoulders. Closer, one described a hand some visage: whitening hair over a broad forehead; pince-nez; and an ample moustache. Most of all one could feel the 'keenness of his gaze, a look that held a twinkle of kindness in the deep-set eyes. This was Yates Snowden, the journalist; Snowden, the scho lar; Snowden, who as a boy saw Columbia burned and who as a historian had a passion for keeping alive the proud tradi tions of ante-helIum South Car olina. It was Snowden, the journalist used to keeping the late-to-bed late-to-rise hours of a morning paper-who once remarked, "I've never seen the sunrise, but from what I hear it must be a horrible sight." It was Snowden,,.the scholar, whose library was crowded with books, scrapbooks, and collections of letters, who penned "A Blast Against Book-Keepers," in part: God Bless the man who steals my cook; She's turned my insides upside down. But damned be he who steals my book, Be he Bishop, or vulgar elmw .. . The works of Spencer, Priestly, Scott And Draper many a year I kept; But they have shared the common lot Are borrowed by the Bibliokiept It was Snowden, the lover of Southern Tradition, who penned -The Carolina Bourbon, poetie portrait of a loyal gentleman of the South, who despite the les of his fortunes Is "Still true to those Confederate States Whose Flag Is furled .. . Yatea 8nowden was born in Charleston on May 8, 1858, and came with his mother to Columbia --they were "refugees" from war caused conditions In Charleston In time to witness the fiery des truction of the capital city in 1865. Snowden later attended the Col lege of Charleston, read law, and practiced for a short time before lsunaifag an ns=oseasful weekly newspaper In the Lp.w Country. Ea 1800 he jeined the staff et the News and Cearler, whoe for' eat yeAr his writing was .eegeim.e by .a eie des amed as *ter sem ~% NX AUIAL VIEW OF THE CAMPUS ....... ...... aerial photo is vivid proof of an able in the buildings south of Gn exception of three buildings, all The wooded area in the lower ton dormitory has been completed is Moore's Arboretun. The new n aght about the clearance of the construction, does not appear but see faced the rear of Davis FieM. fraternity quadrangle shown in tl rary style of architecture is notice dary Figure Known a As Yates Snowden YATES SNOWDEN, COLORFUL CAROLINA PERSONALITY ... In an accompanying article, Yates Snowden, one of the most color ful personalities in the history of the Carolina Community, is de scribed by former editots of The Gamecock. His career as a pro fessor is outlined. (Photo courtesy of the Carolina Collection. Copy work by Ross Parsons.) quick, entertaining, and witty" more and bluer smoke" than any . . . and indicated "decided con- comparable pipe the writer had viction and thorough kno#ledge ever seen. of the subject." Ths"ntra"aco ee.de John Bennett, the novelist, des- daaial. cribed Snowden as "a brilliant, Afwmuh eoehs7t cultivated, perspicuous and mostbitdyhewrsaedote entertaining writer" who "gave pafr tMxyGegPr what he wrote, whether a police drn ahntnsBrh court report, or a serious review da cebrtn.Digth of an important book, a person- crmne,Sodnwsse ality such as always marked the t lm nhscar work of the real American jour- Afwmmnsltradco nalist and reviewer . . . histohys "utthislintcrosteinnjour nalim cntined.His dvie adramata tay. active intercetsioneforefited7the collge nnul,ihetGmecck,Mehes eAte.rnte an Te aolnin,wic h duirin a 1asintnsBrh publidayceebation. ThDurcckhs ition As aproessr, h wa POU oenre nestnowdembrs ien plaued a theconlusi ofhi o sup n necsscar.oayo was te preentaio b thi diison Typists atell as docto described hi head Atv ter eessionh b ee the eese esossoudcm colleg wannuay e,lddt The Gamecock, M ember s onren whe towdevive seca msepare da,e dd o wnsa -Incudin evoesr,n eepias o hs.Tepficus-nth ecn opulale and whhe cold len of t flohisllHue .11.1..... .en Street. -Ight hund corner of the picture ten's dormitory, presently under is to the immediate left of the e lower left. STARTING THIS SEME Three Faculty To Teach At Three members of the Univer sity of South Carolina faculty will teach this semester at the Uni versity Extension Center in Flor ence, according to Dr. Nicholas P. Mitchell, director of the University Division. Charles W. Coolidge, instruc tor of history, has been designated by Dr. R. H. Wienefeld, head of the Department of History and dean of the College of Arts and Science, to teach history at the Florence Center. Dr. Roberta Lovelace, assistant professor of biology, has been des ignated by Dr. W. E. Hoy, head of the Department of Biology, to teach biology at the Center. Dr. George M. Reeves, Jr., as sistant professor of English, has been designated by Dr. Havilah Babcock, head of the Department of English, to teach English at the Florence Extension Center. Professor Coolidge, a native of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, came to the University in 1956. He earned the B.A. degree from Oberlin College and the M.A. from the Johns Hopkins University. He has also attended Trinity College of the University of Dublin (Erie). He was an instructor of history at Kenyon College from 1948 to 1951. *Mr. Coolidge Mr. Coolidge Is a member of the British Historical Society, British Economic History Society, Irish Historical Society, American Historical S3ociety, the American Economic History Association, and the Conference of British Studies. Doctor Lovelace, who earned the B.S. in 1929 and the M.S. in 1980 from the University of South Carolina, received the Ph.D. in zoology from the University of North Carolina In 1949. She has carried on a research project at the Marine Biological Station at Woods Hole, Mass., and was awarded a peatdoctoral research grant at M'.. Lake Biological Sta tion in the summer of 1954. In 1951-52 she was on leave as a research nartininant at the 011 Parking S Neds At By) jdene Jons Campus Rditor How many timer have we had fourth semester seniors, conscious of progress, give us the old bit about, "I can remember when the horseshoe looked like a cow pas ture." Strange as it.may seem flow, our well manicured green not only once looked like a cow pasture but actually was one. This was back in the days when students drew their bath water from the well in front of DeSaussure and made stealthy midnigbt raids on their professors' coal bins. Since most of the faculty mem bers lived on campus then and were, unfortunately, as underpaid as their present day counterparts, it was not uncommon for them to own a "family cow." Moved from spot to spot by the professor's younger children, these animals kept the grounds well trimmed if not always tidy. ) Today it Is almost easier to imagine the horseshoe with cows than without cars-bumper to bumper. In those days, if you didn't room in the dorm you walked to school even if "daddy" did have a Model T. Your best bet was to be an aristocrat and keep a fiery steed in a nearby livery stable. Older Days Things began to change some what with the age of the rumble seat. It was then that the fast STER Members Are Carolina At Fl Ridge National Laboratory. Prior to coming to the Univer sity in 1947, Miss Lovelace taught at Pensacola (Fla.) High School and Wingate Junior College and was a teaching fellow at the Uni versity of North Carolina. Dr. Lovelace .A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Miss Lovelace is a member of the Association of Southeastern Biol ogists, Amnerican Association of University Professors, American Society of Zoologists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Genetic Association, American Institute of Biological Sciences, Delta Kappa Gamma, LeConte Scientific So ciety, South Carolina Academy of Science, Society of Sigma Xi, and Genetics Society of America. Professor Lovelace has had a number of articles on her research published in scholarly and pro fessional journals. Doctor Reeves, a native of Spar tanburg, received the BS. degree from Wofford and the M.A. degree In English from the University of Alabama. He was awarded ' the Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Paris in 1953, coming to the University of ituation ention roadster made its debut and a few were to be seen around the campus. The car owner ef that era was a man to be cultivated, exploited, and envied. A car in those days of the W.P.A. and New Deal was as sure a key to instant popularity as the skinny on His tory 11. If you were fortunate enough to have a car, fInding a place to park it was the least of your worries. Present Conditions The end of World War II brought a great influx of veteran students, many of them with auto mobiles. Since that time the prob lem has become increasingly more acute with each new class, until now the possibility of finding a parking place within two blocks is the sole virtue of the 8 o'clock class. Carolina is expanding rapidly but the parking situation has be come more than a growing pain. The construction of the asphalt lot in the rear of the field house has helped somewhat, but this area seems doomed to go'the way of all space and become the site of another class building. The problem is indeed grave and one that demands an imme diate solution. Until someone comes through with a practical plan, there's nothing to do but stick parking . permits on our bumpers and hope the "solution' isn't parking meters. Selected orence South Carolina. in Septeiber of that year. A World War II veteran of four years with the Army Air Corps, Doctor Reeves previously taught at the University of Alabama and Presbyterian College. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association. He is married to the former Miss Francine Wickh.am of Paris, France. Professor Fred C. Perry, Jr. is resident director of -the Univer sity Extension Center at Flor ence, wvhere he also teaches for eign languages. The Center opened last September for fresh man wvork and courses on the sophomore level will be added in the fall of 1958. Courses offered in Florence carry full resident credit for the University of South Carolina. THE HITCI RESTAU R Driv Where the Colk to enjoy the CHARCOAl Budget Sandwiches an, Convenieni Behind T he Corner of Blosao Saturday. Judge C. Brice LittlejohW of Spartanburg will Inake the eom mencement address at graduation exercises of the : University of - South Carolina School of Law to be held at 11 o'clock Saturday mornhig, February' 1, in the Law School aiditorium, according to Dean Samuel L. Prince ot the School. J. Davis Kerr of Spartanburg, president of the South Carolina Bar Association and a member of the University of South Caro lina Board of- Trustees, will Intro duce Judge Littlejohn. Some 20 senibrs in the Law School will receive degrees at the graduation exercises. Candidates for degrees will be presented by Dean Prince and degrees will be conferred by Acting President Robert L. Sumwalt assisted by Registrar Henry 0. Stroheeker. Judge Littlejohn Awards to outstanding members of the graduating class will be presented by membera of the Law School faculty. Judge Littlejohn, who earned the A.B. degree from Wofford College in 1933, was graduated from the University School of Law with the LL.B. degree In 1986. At the University, he was a mem ber of Blue Key and the Euphra dian Literary Society and presi dent of the senior law class. He was chairman of the Student Board of Publi ations, the Debate Council, pnd Petigru Law Club, and winner of the Debaters' Medal and the Orators' Medal. He entered the practice of law in Spartanburg and was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives, serving f r o mn 1937 to 1943 and from 1947 to 1949. He served as Speaker of the House from 1947 to 1949. Judge Littlejohn was elected Circuit Judge in 1949, which posi tion he has held ever since. He has also been an active member of the South Carolina Bar Asso ciation. IING POST ANT and e-In ~ge Crowd Meets finest in . .. ED STEAKS Lunches d Short Orders. ly Located University m and Assemblya