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Dates Back to 1780 Bell Of 1 On Dispi BY BILL -LUMPKIN Feature Editor One of the few rare and unusual objects in the South Caroliniana Library other than books is the former ship's bell of the frigate "South Carolina" which saw serv ice in the American Revolution, and thereby hangs a tale. Usually, the Caroliniana Library emphasizes the fact that it is a li brary and not a museum by re jecting all offers of gifts except such things as books, manuscripts, and paintings. This bell, engraved with the name of the ship it was built for nearly two hundred years ago, is one of the library's chief exceptions to the general rule. The tracing of the bell to the Revolutionary War frigate "South Carolina" by' former President of the University Norman W. Smith, and the history of the vessel itself also make interesting reading. Bell Is Returned The "South Carolina," acquired by Captain Alexander Gillon of this state in his capacity as a naval purchasing agent in 1780, was cap tured by the British off the Dela For Co-eds, Glamou . Porer BARNSDALE OF wOc A Service Easily at 1134 Bull St. Just across from sh Omar Kha Old Omar has |couplet. Freely it's wh If It ha True, the lines don't do you expect from ,the perfect rhyme of ' |good like a cigarette iWe'll admit that some ibeen lost in the transli it comes to Winston, n the translation of rict taste. That's because p ure white filter Win Blend-a special selec Frigate 'S fay At Ca ware capes December 20, 1782 After this all trace of the ship anc the bell which is the only surviving remnant of it today, was lost. After a lapse of a century anc most of a second century the bel suddenly and unexpectedly came tc light again in India during Workd War I. Lt. W. L. Carbine, a American naval officer stationec jhere discovered it being used as a factory bell to call the native Workers to their labors. Seeing the name "South Carolina" engravec on the bell, Lt. Carbine became in. terested and decided that it wouk be a good souvenir of two work wars. It was given to him in ex change for a new ship's bell ir 1944, 162' years after the frigat "South Carolina" passed out of th< pages of history. When Lt. Carbine returned t< the United States from the war he was persuaded to present the bell to the University by Mis Kathryn Lewis, now Mrs. Eugen Sloan. Its location, was change several times until it reached it present resting place on the to) shelf of a bookease in the Carolin iana Library. - Men, Personality 2its by )DLAWN STUDIO id Reasonably Yours Dial AL 2-0062 e big WIS-TV Tower yyim writes a Ajug of I A loaPoP I and WAine Filter-B come up with another translated from the P at's up front that coui mn't got It there It has scan. But what vorful tobac< a tent-maker- for filter sine 'Winston tastes Winston is e1 should"? Or, as Omar thing may have The Moving] tion. But when and having othing is lost in Flicks off. Th good tobacco And bit by h up front of a mounts; ton has Filtem.. With Filter-B Ion of mild fBa. Winston's s.J.ms outh Carr rolin ana Records Searched Norman W. Smith, w a r t i m e President of the University and an Admiral in the United States Navy, was delighted to acquire a naval relic of such apparent age which- seemed by the name of the state inscribed on the front to have something to do with state history. He was curious about its past, however, and sent letters to friends in Washington in order to find out more about it. A search of government and naval records revealed that the only United States Naval vessel ever to bear the name "outh Caro lina" was a large battleship which was melted down for scrap during World War I. The bell, it was de cided, couldn't have comi from this ship as it would have been melted down too if such had been the case. A f u r t h e r search of records dating back before the Constitu tion led to the discovery that I there had ben a frigate called the , "South Carolina" in the service of , that state's navy before the United . States Navy was organized. Since no other ship of this name could be found anywhere, it was deduced that the bell at the University had come from this vessel. Frigate's Fate Once the ship was identified, a brief history of it, as well as ar almost contemporary picture were located and its capture by the British d u r i n g the Revolutior learned. Once in possession of this much information, Admiral Smith wrote to the English Admiralty t< see if they had any record of the ship's fate after capture. new jingle Nine, Breed Eon's lend ! corker of a ersian: Its n't got It os specially processed king. esigned to taste good. puts It: Uighter lights; lit, en you draw on IT, it smoking pleasure lend up front, got what counts! lna Library \ The British reply stated that a search of available records indi cated that the "South Carolina" had had its name changed and had been sold to the British East India Trading Company as a merchant man after being stripped of its armament. Beyond this nothing is known; the frigate's final fate is a matter of conjecture as is the question of how its bell reached the factory where it was re-dis covered. The bell itself has survived its long history and extensive travels in good condition; the metal still shines and "South Carolina" can still clearly be read on the front of it. It is about 16 inches high and about the same in diameter across its base. Inside is a large inetal clapper which was once rung by sailors jerking a rope tied to it at one end, so that it hit the side of the bell. It remains a fragment of history, gathering dust on a shelf. Seen. Me~&d, Spokdw ON CAMPUS Bewildered Maryland coaches asking USC photographer why a roar went up from Stadium when John Saunders went into the game. Speaking of the tribute given to Saunders, one of the players said he thought there was a fight in the stands. After a certain player, during the game, knocked down one of Maryland's passes, one of his professors remarked, "I'll raise his grade one-tenth of a point." Sign on incomplete framework of Homecoming display "Prog ress halted due to steel strike. Forget it." Intoxicated fan shouting to stu dents, "If Saunders carries the ball, no matter what he does, let's all stand and cheer." Mr. Garnet and Mr. Black making their first appearance at the Homecoming game. Sigma Nu's struggling to get their "terrapin" moving for the benefit of a good-sized crowd looking on. Sorority sister's explanation for not attending a party, "My dog is expecting puppies!" Coeds trying to stall late pro fessor outside of Barnwell, so his students could leave after -waiting 10 minutes-mission un accomplished. Coed snuggly attired in her galoshes during rain only to discover, after wading through puddles, there were holes in them. Laughter of an amused crowd as the "Gamecock" polished off his "son" in a mock duel at the game. Bearded student in Gamecock Room being asked by several coeds and a professor whether or not he was a "beatnik." THEPURP Pfri h Ammpher Presents Completely Modern, Cool c Live Jazz Wednesday No Federal Cab No Minimum Cl Nights of Live HAPPY Wednesda) y25 k 'SWAN LAKE' is the tide of this painter. It Is a part of an exhibb lumbia Art Museum. Tbe exiMi Like No Others Dali Crel BY FEATURE WRITER Spectacular, unique, beautiful and weird are among the ad jectives likely to come to the average observers mind upon first sight of the jewelry designs by surrealist painter Salvador Dali now on display at the Co lumbia Art Museum. These jewels, making use of generous quantities of such rare materials as gold, sapphires, ru bies, diamonds, pearls and em eralds are unlike any the visitor is likely ever to have seen be fore, or is likely to see again. Any cynic who doesn't believe that all those gems are the real thing is~ not in agreement with the Columbia Police Department which was represented at the exhibition by a friendly bu t watchful officer in the lobby. Blue Drapes, Special Case. The rooms of the museum de voted to Dali's handiwork were draped with heavy blue curtains from floor to ceiling and each piece of jewelry had its indivi dual, black and gold display case suspended from the ceiling by a golden chain. Most students visiting t h e m u s e u m will probably find the pieces on exhibition inter esting and eye-stopping, daring ly original in concept, and some times too weird to be truly beautiful. Most visitors, unless they happen to like non-objective art, will also be likely to feel that Dali has contributed more to jewelry design than to paint ing. One of the characteristics of the exhibits is that they tend to be much larger than ordinary pieces of jewelry and constructed more to be looked at and ad mired as permanent displays than to be worn. "Royal Heart" Two of the most spectacular examples of the world-reknowned surrealist's work, and among the most beautiful, are the large, mechanized pieces entitled "The Royal Heart" and "The Living Flower." The "Royal Heart" is an inter nationally famous piece of jew elry created by Dali in honor of the coronation of Queen Eliza LE ONION New .Jazz Collection nd Progressive and Friday at 9 P.M. caret Tax "Ever" arge Except on Entertainment HOUR 8-9 P.M. nasQotnn seniptured gold creation by Salvadoi t of original jewelry designs by Dal lion closes November 11. (Photo by ites Uniq beth II. It is made of a nugget of solid gold shaped like a heart, inset with a smaller heart en crusted with rubies which ac tually pulsates at the same rate as a living person's. The outer heart is topped by a gold crown jeweled with diamonds, pearls, rubies and emeralds, and the en tire gem is about the size of a human palm. The "Living Flower" is a 18 karat gold model of a flower with two blooms, paved with diamonds and the stems imbed ded in a large chunk of azure blue malachite. The combined height of the flower and its base makes it at least 20 inches high, the largest jewel on display, while the lower bloom is mech anized to slowly open and close at eight-minute intervals. Mechanical Functions Although there were many other unusual and attractive ex amples of Dali's work in the gallery, few, if any, drew more comment or inspired more awe than these two among the visi tors. The pulsating heart was al most horribly realistic and the slow opening and closing of the flower seemed somehow eerie, in exorable, and menacing as well as beautiful. But quite aside from what must have been an intricate' ex pensive piece of mechanization in each case, these two exhibits were striking, original innova tions in themselves. Many may have considered t h ese alone worth the price of admission, even without the invisable in ternal works t h a t animated them. Dominant Themes The dominant themes of the exhibition sppeared to be reli gious a n d classical. A wide variety of cross designs given such titles as "The Gold Cube Cross," "The Light of Christ" " T he Twig Cross" represent D a 1 1 ' s expression of religious themes such as The Crucifixion in jewelry. Themes concerning classical romance included "Tris tan and Isolde" and "Ophelia." "Tristan and Isolde" are rep resented as the heads in profile of a young couple with the con tours of their faces fitting into the contours of a goblet placed between them. The faces are solid gold, the goblet made of tiny diamonds, and the "wine" it contains is of rubies. "Ophelia" FOR SUPPE TRY OUR TENDER, Sauted in Butter a --w French Fri Ripe Tomnato Sil We Have Dininsg I PHvas Dali, world-reknowned surea sa i presently on display as the Co Blake Fishburne.) te Jewels is less flatteringly represented, having a blank yellow jewel for a face. D a Ii demonstrates a light touch with some of his pieces such as the "Corset Ring," "Slow Ring" "Telephone E a r Clips" and "Ruby Lips." The first three, unlike many of the jewels on display' can all be worn. The latter makes the old poetic cliche about beautiful women having "ruby lips and teeth like pearls" literally true since it is made of just these materials. The "Slow Ring" is a gold snail shell with a large jewel in the center. "Swan Lake" Two of the most unusual non mechanized examples of t h e "Dali Touch" are the pieces called "Swan Lake" and "The Eye of Time." "Swan Lake' " pic tured elsewhere on this page, is described by the brochure identi fying the exhibits as "A mermaid of sculptured gold inset with a swan of diamonds, afloat on a sapphire lake." Viewere may have varying opinions as to its beauty, but they'll have to ad mit its not something you see every day. The "Eye of Time" is a watch but it resembles an ordinary watch about as much as a Picas so painting ressemibles a photo graph--and that's not a very close similarity, for those un familar with the work of Picasso. This timepiece as interpreted by Dali takes the shape of a human eye, in three shades of blue enamel, decorated by diamonds set in platinum and a single ruby. This 'last piece is certainly original in concept, but is some what reminiscent of an Oeulist's sign. However, each piece on dis play probably makes a different impression on each person. Near ly all will probably agree they saw enough that they liked to get their money's worth, if the reaction so far continues. Ale many & Company Jewelers, ex ecuted the construction of the jewels. This display of the Dali "Art In Jewels" collection will remain at the Columbia Art Museum until Wednesday, November 11 and can be seen Monday through Saturday between 10:00 a.m.,and 6:00 p.m. Sundays the Museumi will be open from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Admission is 554 for stu dents, $1..10 for adults. R TONIGHT JUICY BEEF STEAK ud Served on Toast Ith - ed Pqtatoes, ~s on Crisp Lettue ooas Avilable For Parsies