Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ge e The following is the second (and last) of a series of two articles oM Maxcy Monument.-Ed. The history of Maxey Monumeni is no less fascinating than the legends which have grown up around it. The white obelisk which has been the victim of generations of students was conceived and built as a gesture of students' respect and admiration for an outstanding friend and educator. Shortly after his death in 1820, members of the Clariosophic Liter ary Society (of which he had been an honorary member), decided to build a monument honoring Doctor Johnathan Maxey. The man later known in Congress as South Carolina's Demosthenes, George McDuffie, wrote the inscrip tion for the monument and Profes sor Robert Henry translated the words into Latin. Money The society prevailed upon the renowned architect Robert Mills, then State Commissioner of Public Works, to design the monument. Financial difficulties plagued the project from the beginning, but a canvass of the students netted a substantial sum. Problems were many, and further delay resulted when several of the society's most able seniors (and most prolific fund raisers) left school as a result of their activities against Stewards Hall (dining room). Two of the more active com mitteemen, Robert W. Gibbes and Lessons in College Excuses. Man, that was a terrific party last night. Man, did I ever have a blast - man, did I ever sleep through my eight o'clock class. Ever heard this before? It happens to the best of us; we just can't make it out of bed or wherever we happen to be at the time. But what to (o when we miss a class? That is the big problem. How do we cut and get away with it ? Phone A Cornell Arms For Professional Career Cues: "The broader the greater ) of success!" "As I look back, graduati the depression was a bles to get a job, and even mo to me early in life that 1 constant struggle. "I found that the truly s learning, that a formal col on which we continue to 1 4 ence required to get ahea< Smoking more noi Have ar is Of --80r f (Cy15 ae6I Francis W. Pickens were made honorary members of the society so they could continue their efforts. It is interesting to note that Francis Pickens later succeeded McDuffie in Congress when the latter returned to the state as gov ernor. Life No. 4 We Get There are several things that can be done when we miss class. The first is to just forget about it if you don't feel like staying in school. But this won't work for most people. A few of us want to stay in school, even if we do have to be in by 12 o'clock next semester. The next logical thing to do is to try to get an excuse - this causes problems. Who can we get to write L 3-0432 Beauty Salon Beauty Service your knowledge, tour chance Edwin J. Ducayet, President Bell H-elcopter Company ng from college in the depth of sing in disguise. It was difficult re difficult to hold it. It proved : succeed in business requires uccessful individual never stops lege education is the foundation >uild the knowledge and experi :1. w but enjoying It less?... al cigarette THlE BEST TOBACCO MA Lc was BEST 00 b Unveiled Mills' white Italian marble masterpiece was finally unveiled Dec. 15, 1827, seven years after Maxcy's death. The society bor rowed $50 from an affluent mem. ber to pay Mills for his services and he was made an honorary Stacks Oj the excuse? What reason will we use for being absent? Will the dean or the infirmary accept the excuse ? The best choice you can make foi getting someone to write your ex. cuse is a girl who has handwriting that looks like a girl's handwriting should look. Or if you can find a boy whose handwriting looks like a girl's handwriting. This may not be easy, but that's your problem. Now that you have someone t< write your excuse, what can you put in it? This takes some thought so don't be too hasty. If you wer sick, you should have a first-class disease. You will be surprised a1 the results you can get from a com. "Even in today's age of special reaches a point where breadth o The engineer must understand al The marketing man must know I man must be sympathetic to E and sales programs. Manageme knowledge of all phases of the < petitive business world. "Therefore, even though spec make his college curriculum at diversify his outside activities. A shown that only a small percent in the field in which they specia "Widen your world. Broaden Since graduation from college I who are really succeeding today and keep on learning from wh your college interests are now - of success tomorrow!" Edwin J. Ducay.? is presic one of the world's large company's products are s 52 countries for a multit military and commerci plications. A resident o Worth, Texas, Ed has 1 Camel smoker since his graduate days at M.I.T. change to Camel! Camel - '(ES THE BEST MOn: gend member of the society. The financial burden of the $1,200 memorial was so great that in 1829 the initiation fee was doubled to $10. Inscriptions The inscription gives us some in sight into the nature of the school's first president: "He performed the duties of teacher with such skill, that while he imparted knowledge, he at the same time, by an easy and correct method, taught the art of investigating truth and reasoning well. "He showed himself such an able director of the college that by shun ning severity and at the same time too close investigation, he preserved equally among the students concord and the authority of the laws. Not easily will you find another to whom it has been granted to offer services either greater or more lasting to this our state - certainly no one whom on account of his pious and deserving mind our youth so greatly extols and proclaims a patron of studies a benefactor of the State." In 1860, the Euphradian Society proposed to erect a companion monument in honor of William C. Preston, President of South Carolina College and a former U. S. Senator. Several hundred dollars was raised toward the project (with the Clario sophic society contributing $300), but the outbreak of the Civil War halted the move, and the Society was financially unable to continue it after the war. Excuses mon cold or flu. Athlete's foot is always good for a laugh and may be all you will get from the infirmary. Of course, a good case of hives isn't bad for a day or two of cuts. If you are really desperate, a touch of cancer or heart trouble isn't bad either. But, if you aren't sick what kind of excuse can you turn in? Well, a death in the family is always good. The only trouble with this is that it can become pretty monoton i ous. After all, it gets tiresome after your aunt has died four times in one semester, or your poor old grandfather has had a heart attack seven times this year. After the seventh time, the nurses in the in ization, a man eventually knowledge is necessary. counting and marketing. is product. The financial nfgineering development nt must have a working omplex and highly comn alizing, a student should broad as possible, and ithoritative surveys have age of individuals end up lized in college. your interests right now. ye discovered that those are the ones who do more at they do. The broader the steadier your ladder as. Hi ue of al ap Fort >een a under U. I. Ueynow ?t,as.comopany Turn Over L Mental claustraphobia ? There are those who say our. world is getting smaller every day. They point to technological and communications advances which put us in intimate contact with the rest of the world as evidence that the world is growing smaller. On the other hand, there are those who disagree . . contending that the world in which one must live in our modern age is far broader in scope and more complex than that of our fathers. Wide, Wide World It must have been a fon of the latter philosophy that led to the slogan for this year's National Library Week: "Read and Watch Your World Grow." This is the fifth annual observ ance of National Library Week, sponsored by the American Library Association in the interest of a firmary start to hope that the old man will die to put him out of his misery. Now that you have cut and have gotten an excuse written, it is up to you to try to convince the dean or the infirmary that it is true, true, true, and that you just have to get your cut excused. If you are a pretty little girl, wvell then, you've got it made. But you fellows good luck. VAN HEUSEN MANHATTAN ENRO Short Sleeve SPORT and DRESS SHIRTS COPELAND CO. 1409 Main St. WANT SOMETh Try BARBECUE BEE French Fries Noon 'gil Corner of State and Blossom St. 'has New Leaf - better-read, better-informed Amei ica. Especially during the week < April 8-14, librarians across tl nation are going to be encouragin increased reading - for relaxatic and for information on everythin from outer space to woodworkinj to black magic and beyond. The idea is to push back ti limited frontiers of interest i every reader, stimulate his curiosit: and allow him to live better throug the experiences of others. USC Veteran In South Carolina . . . and at th University, the program is bein headed by Miss Jessie G. Ham, th year's president of the South Car< lina Library Association. A vetera of 24 years with the Universit library system, Miss Ham now heac the cataloging department. From her headquarters on tl bottom floor of McKissick, she ar her staff are responsible for tj 66 19 "Cocky" RrTP2 FOR~ TOSE C.ai lING SPECIAL? Our F SANDWICH Cole Slaw It idnigha -L a8w A LJW In ABook - file cards and cross-references in all f the libraries on campus. e She believes that a student should g find time to read for his own in n formation and pleasure outside his g assignments. Undergraduate She pointed with pride to the fact e that USC has the first undergrad uate library in the South, giving students an opportunity to pick out hanything that looks interesting. Though more funds are always needed to increase the book collec e tion. the stock is constantly grow g ing and the Greater University s' Fund promises still brighter days - ahead. n One need only glance at any see y tion of the myriad classifications s in Miss Ham's files to know that information and entertainment is e waiting in any field. d "Read-and Watch Your World e Grow!" By Rosemary Hankin. O T INK dJOUNG!.NC' Movie Du oa convention being held inteAssembly Room there will no eaStudlent Union movie on Thursday's offering is Raintree Cut,starring Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Cliff. It is an epic of a young man's search for maturity and happiness, thrown into the colorful background of the North and South before and after the Civil War. Forsaking his childhood sweet heart, Montgomery Cliff marries the beautiful southern belle, Eliza beth Taylor. He is then called away to war, after which he returns to find his wife demented because of torturing childhood memories. The photography and camera work alone make this picture a worthy one.