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First Professi The first known professional drawing by America's first professionally trained native ar chitect has been discovered at the f University of South Carolina. The drawing, by the renowned 19th century architect Robert Mills, entered in an 1802 competition for the first building to be built at the then newly-founded South Carolina College, was . discovered recently during a restoration project of "The Horseshoe." Mills'drawing had been referred to many times in books and ar ticles, but was not thought to be extant. However it was found in the private collection of a USC staff member, Col. Harvey Anderson, USAF (Ret.); along with another entry, that of Hugh Smith, a lesser known Charleston architect of that period. A discussion of the find appears in the 1973 "SCAIA Review of Architecture," edited by professionallytr USC Architect John Califf and Robert Mills, wa published this month. recent restorati Califf has worked on the restoration project with historic History. preservation consultant Russell The Mills' drawir Wright; landscape consultant winner out of six entri( Richard Webel; and Stanley South, assum'ed it was the t archeologist at the University's design of the first bui Institute of Archeology and An- campus. However, thropology. The participation of comi ired to a pair Wright and Webel has been funded campus of the perioc by a grant from the U. S. National correspond to the Register of Historic Places made structure. through the South Carolina The drawing refle Department of Archives and Jeffersonian influenc Summer Employment (;1l11'.SEQIDOY.111 TOh BOYS in ~ ~ wne out ofis1t<i si entric . Qieasum-e itii wase the i Staff openings for all majors, frosh, soph., jr., sr., grad. stud R.N.'. cooks cabin counselors, actiites specialists, waterfron hiking, ar.:herv, riflery, pistol and shotgun shooting, arts & cra tennis.,ithletics. eed truck drioer-must he 21 ---and maintenanci Will be interviewing on campus. Set up appointments in advance Placement Bureau. IOSPEE B ICYEQ CYtLI Quliyeurar. ilyle ro R..M co ancounedos actviie spL~eai, wterfron him,arey iflepryitol Fa ndh ogu Cshootin , &Cr( PCce en daBreau.c Sopig e 102OSPEHy (90 Manu5 actur8 p.m. M tn. Bhoech onal Dra >J. wing by America's first ained native architect, s discovered during the n project of the Horse true the young Mill g was the of Thomas Jeffers s, and it was him to use Mills asis for the draftsman on man Iding on the own projects inclui vhen it was home, Monticello. ting of the Mills' only do< it did not tribution to the < depicted Maxcy Monument. believed that he 1 is a strong nection with the So and it is nts. Need camping, ts, riding, specialist. ith University C A ] D 50Con t.ago of 3 Wil Eand ,.,Mo hSat. _ _ _ wing Found Or iii shoe . The drawing by Mills, a native of south Carolina, was the winner in an 1802 competition for the first building to be built at the newly founded South Carolina College. s was a protege Library hi -a ase .f the strong on and allowed Millsian character -)t its original talents as a facade, and the iact that this y of Jefferson's facade matches in proportion that ling Jefferson's of the Mills -designed Fireproof Building in Charleston. The :umented con- reading room of that l ibrary, long :ampus is the thought to have been influenced by However, it is the original Library of Congress by had some con- Charles Bulfinch, has been shown uth Caroliniana to be almost its exact duplicate, 'STONECAFI Tuesday, Feb. 26 5:00- 6:30 p.m 1e and see the crn Woody Woodpeck ly,.Inspector Wil L the perils of Mi~ use. Universit y J3ining Se "Eat on Campus t 'Shoe :liffering only by a foet in leng th I by ceiling deta I. Because of the architectural mportance and it (erest of the Vlills' work and other research indings which has been liscovered during the Horseshoe estoration project, University )fficials are planning to publish a )ook about them . Dr. John 3ryan, chairman of art history ;tudy, and Califf will work together o produce a volume of ar -hitectural history profusely llustrated with original and -econstructed drawings and >hotographs. SCSSL From Page One USC delegation to the SCSSL should be in the hands of the student senate." Those opposed to the bill con tinued to say the SCSSL was a partisan organization that didn't need USC representation. Debate was long and heated, but he matter finally came to a vote ifter several attempts to have it postponed were defeated. The vote ame right down to the wire, so lose that a roll call was needed to inalize the decision. It ended with 21 favoring to override and eleven )pposed, one vote short of the two hirds majority needed to beat a >residential veto. WTERIA izy antics er, Chilly laughby, ghty