The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 27, 1959, Page Page Three, Image 3
SEEN ADMIRING THE STUART E
lobby of MeKissick Library are fron
gate, Emily McCutchen, Dorothy R<
Stuart, internationally known South4
ally foreign editions and pictures
exhibit which marks McKissick Libi
out of print editions, "Men of the l
Plum Grove Hill," which completes !
Placement I
Scheduled N
Placement interviews for the
week of March 2 tihrough March 6
have been scheduled as follows.
Interested students may contact
the e o m p a n y representatives a
through the schools where the in- P
terviews are set up. c
March 3, Tuesday e
U. S. Forest Service will be in
the school of engineering to inter- D
view Civil Engineers.
The College Life Insurance Com- e
pany of America will be in the n1
school of business administration t'
to interview any senior interested
in Life Insurance Sales.
March 4, Wednesday
Georgia State Highway Depart- i
ment will be in the school of engi
neering to interview Civil Engi- C
neers.
American Standard Industrial
Division will be in the school of A
engineering to interview seniors s
majoring in Engineering. s
California State Personnel Board o
will be in the school of engineering ti
to interview Civil Engineers. E
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Outstanding...
and they are Mld I
XIIIBIT ... on display in the
i left: John Itiley, Florida Win
eder, and Illda Garrick. Jemse
!rn author, has lent the Unoiver
of his work to aid in special
'ary's recent acquisition of two
lountain" and "Tales from the
ituart's twenty published hooks.
(Photo by Dunne.)
terviews
ext Week
March 5, Thursday
Arthur Anderson and Comlpany
ill be in the school of business
iministration to interview foi
>sitions in Auditing, Tax Ac
)unting, and Administrative Ac
)unting.
Factory Mutual Engineering
ivision will be in the school'o
igineering to interview seniorF
Lajoring in Engineering, Chemis
y, Physics, and Mathematics.
United States Gypsum Company
'ill be in the school of engineer
ig to interview seniors majoring
Chemistry; Marketing; or Me
ianical, Chemical, Electrical
ivil, or Ceramic Engineering.
March 6, Friday
Aberdeen Proving Ground, U. S
rmy Ordnance will be in th<
:hool of engineering to interviev
niors majoring in Math; Physics
r Aeronautical, Chemical, Elec
-ical, Automotive, or Mechanica
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Seen. ieard,L S.ei
ON CAMPUS
Male students seen flying kite
from sun deck on new dorms.
* . *
Advanced mathematics profes
sor continenting to students that
he had too miuch, to do to get
ini,olved with simple arithme
tic; therefore, they should not
tv-pect him to be able to a4d
aund subtract.
* * *
Student declaring that he re
ceived a letter from the Social
Security office with "SWAK"
written on the envelope.
* * *
Professor commenting that
European teachers usually lose
their minds after having to teach
American. students.
* * *
Student benmoaning the fact
that his 65-year-old grandmother
can do more insh-ups than he
can.
* * *
Dormitory hallway covered in
soap suds after students had a
water and "Fab" battle.
* * *
Student signing up for the Air
Natioal Guard and finding, on
his return, his draft notice from
the Army.
* * *
Professors playing tennis in
coat and tic.
Football player, uninjured
during the season, getting hurt
during a water fight.
* * *
Student waking up in a strange
room and discovering that dur
ing the night he had walked in
his sleep down a flight of stairs
aid into another boy's room.
* * *
Male student returning from
a week end at home, finding
ladies' lingerie in his laundry
bag.
* * *
Male students in the infirmary
calling the TV repairman and
ending up having to pay the bill.
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Worst F
Bricklayer
Lays Initials
For History
By JANE HARPER
Feature Writer
Besides being head of the
English department here at
Carolina and claiming the author
ship of a number of books, Dr.
Havilah Babcock holds another
noteworthy title - honorary
member of the "Columbia Brick
layers' Union"!
Though he no longer engages
himself in this fascinating occu
pation, Dr. Babcock's one venture
into the field of bricklaying has
proved an indispensaible benefit
to Carolina students and faculty
members.
Mud Shoe-Top Deep
When Dr. Babcock came to
teach at Carolina, there were no
sidewalks on the campus. This
lack was most inconvenient; for,
according to Dr. Babcock, "When
it rained, the mud was shoe-top
deep." So the young professor
decided that something had to
be done.
The depression being at its
deepest, funds for the sidewalk
building project were difficult
to raise; 1but, Dr. Babcock
worked tirelessly, writing letters
and soliciting such material con
tributions as sand, bricks, and
wheelbarrows from various com
panies in Columbia.
Worst Faults Laid
In the afternoons he and his
students laid the bricks them
selves, from Sumter to Bull
Streets. Dr. Babcock laid the
very first brick, and one of his
fellow professors, who was
watching him, came up with an
unusual idea. "Havilah," he said,
"why don't you and I put our
worst faults beneath this brick?"
Dr. Babcock immediately pulled
iteither
urtfasle!
gth of fine
the smoke
Iter out
Co TASThs SeasI
Travels it over,
under, around and
through Pall Mall's
fine tobaccos I
aults l
INITIALS LAID IN BRICK
hi' Alpha Ep%iloi and hi belm
an unopened pack of cigaret
from his pocket and placed th
there.
Beside them the other prof
sor-.who was J. Rion McKissi
then dean of the school of jo
nalism and later beloved pre
dent of the University-laid
new box of cigars. To this d
these "vices" remain under tl
renowned brick.
Unique Touch
Desiring to add a unic
touch to the sidewalk, Dr. B:
cock went to such campus orgz
izations as Omicron Delta K,
pa (which he himself, a natio
officer in the organization, 1
-brought to the Carolina campi
Easy Made Hard:
English]
By DAVE BLEDSOE
Feature Writer
There is nothing in the w
more flexible than the Eng
language. You can cuss, cry,
jole, caress, or comnplim2nt,
pending oni your mood. This g
flexibility cain, however, lead
someI confusion -- (especNially u
the master's of gobledyg,Vjook
started.
This brand of ps uedo--int e
tual is quite adept at making
easy, hard; and the simp Jle, c
plex. Let's call them "Obfu
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VALK . . . Pictured above are the ideani
v are the initials 4if the bricklayer.
;es and Delta Sigma Pi, and of
am fered to lay their titles in the
walk with white brick, in return
's- for a payment of $25 each.
-k, For the delicate work of lay
ir- ing these Greek symbols, he
si- hilred a young brick!ayer. Being
a a smart fellow, the bricklayer
Iy, was in great demand by the
lat students for help with algebra
lrobleis. Ile became a popular
campus figure.
jue Bricklayer's Initials
tb- One (lay, returning from a trip
in- out of town, Dr. Babcock was
tp- informed by an excited student
ial that his employee had laid his
iad own initials in the s,idewalk!
Is) Rushing to the bricklayer for
Simple, Complex
Language C
Obfuseators
To obfuseate is to cloud, con
fuse, darken, or muddle. The
nrld word itself is a good example of
-lish ;ts own dlefinition. One way to
ca- obfuscate is to use long, unfami
deC- liar words when short and simple
coat on~es will serve as well.
to This, as~ you may have noticed,
hen i. thbe favorite device of petty of
get fici:als and the trademaruk of minor
breauctrats. As Emerson said:
lee- "l-oolish consistency is the hob
the goblin of little minds."
o- lain and Fancy
sea- In pulace of lpla in, pur'poseful
words, like "mnake", or "(10", the
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an explanation, he was shown
that the initials had been done
in red brick, so as to be un
noticeable to an unobservant eye.
"Doctor," said the young fel
low, "it means a lot to me to
have them there; it'll ibe some
thing my grandchildren can
come and see, and remember me
by. You owe me $125 for the
work I've done; if you'll let me
leave them, I'll give you a re
ceipt for the money."
MEE
And what did our professor
do: Have you ever noticed the
initials "MEE" in red -brick near
the left wing of McKissick
Library?
bfuscated
Obfuscator will use construct, fa
bricate, accomplish, perform, con
summate, or effect. He does not
like to begin or start something;
he prefers to initiate, commence,
or inaugurate it.
Not for him the simple "send
ing" of a message, he must for
ward, transmit, or communicate it.
lHe does not like to circulate in
for'mation, but must promulgate,
or dlissemninate it.
The Long and the Short
The ob!-uscator has a dislike
although he'd rather have said
abhorrence--of short words like if,
so, for, and but. He would use in
their place "in the event of," or
"on behalf of," and he avoids the
simple sentence like the plague.
IIe will agree that there is room
for improvement, but he wishes
that you would say "amelioration,"
instead.
The favorite dodge of these li
terary phonies is to dress up their
slim offerings in fancy gart:
"Simians indigenous to Zamn
boange are destitute of caudal ap
pendages." Correct? S'ure, but
why not say: "Monkeys have no
tails in Zamboanga?"
Ideas Make the Words
For a language to be effective,
there must be an idea behind each
two-letter conjunction. A vebal
smoke screen impresses a few, but
sooner or later a stiff breeze will
blow the whole mess away, leaving
only a smoking pot . . . or a pot
smoking.
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