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19th Century Pr Archeologica By HELEN S. WELLS SUfl Writer What would you expect to find in a privy? T^he Middleton Place Privy House describes the variety of objects found in an 1800 privy. The book, by Helen Woolford Haskell, a former member of the USC Institute of Archeology, tell* of the work uncovering the privy, located outside Charleston. The 1978 excavation led by Kenneth E. Louis, archeologist for the USC Institute of Archeology, began after workmen at Middleton Place Gardens found a pit beneath a layer of concrete in a small Historic building. Ironically, the workmen had been assigned to convert the building into restrooms for tourists. Louis, who was working at another Middleton site, was called to excavate the pit. "We found a lot of bottles and jars still intact?mostly medicine bottles and spirits S.C. Educational TV < Help Wanted: Work 2 a.m. Allread said, a to 8 a.m. Monday through just one of sev Friday, good benefits, no where studen pay, must have good work experienc references. Apply at South The jobs in Carolina Educational information ai Television. fairs, arts ai For USC students, the editing and references must come from minority a either Dr. Lee Dudek of the editorial serv College of Journalism or Dr. writing). None Porter McLaurin in media pay. arts. The benefits come after "A professor a few years when the student or one of oui may be making $50,000 a heads and r< year. And the hours? Well, if student," Livi 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. doesn't suit As thp intprn h you, there are some other familiar with 1 positions available. supervision is The job is giving college the student ca students some hands-on independently, experience in the com- Allread cited munications field. of Jim Cottle, Jane Livingston, per- tern from USC' sonnel director for SCETV, of media arts and Morris Allread, with compute; production supervisor, work SCETV. closely with interns from Computer ed several colleges in South its infancy anc Carolina, including USC. computer op Many journalism and huge salaries media arts colleges are mercial televis reouired to eivp nraptiml anH tho film in, ^ U A 1\4 HIV A A A A 1 A AAA experience to their students, is no exception, INFO TABLE. Russnl Hon so. Flnr 29 Film: The Toughest Job You'll E^ Mar 29 r^ussol House, rm 3 04 , 3:0( Interviews, PLACMENT, Mar 31. 'ivy; Subject Of il Excavation bottles," Louis said. He said he believes the good shape of the artifacts is due to "spring cleaning" conducted by J. J. Pringle Smith, u ~ ? i - J At. t * A' wnu umeriieu me pianianon in 1925. "When he moved in and began to restore the plantation he'threw out all this old stuff that must have been left in the house." Louis said Smith must have thrown the items in the old privy pit before he poured concrete and installed an electrical generator in the wooden structure. Two of the more unusual artifacts found were a laboratory beaker and an Armour Beef Extract jar. The beaker was probably used by Henry Middleton, who later studied under the Scottish physicist James Clerk at Cambridge University. Thp Armnnr inr u/ac ncoH m-nnnrl ? _ . . w . ...x/M* JM* TTUU UOVU U1 VUUU tllC IU1 II of the century, although Armour had been packaging since 1885. An exhibit of the objects which were found in the privy can be viewed at Middleton Gardens. Offers Internships ind SCETV is and he's now in the $50,000 eral facilities salary range out in ts can gain California. :e. SCETV is one of the few iclude public facilities in the country id public af- which has the equipment tid graphics, necessary for computer engineering, editing of video films. That ffn ; r> o U ~ J ~ cnmrrtJ - i?- -- nan o anu llda UldUC OV^Cil V d II ailllll^ rices (script camp for many interns who ; of the jobs learn this editing skill and then move on to lucrative ' will call me careers in the film or department television industry, icommend a ingston said. High turnover rates are ecomes more prevalent in the computer lis work, less editing department. "It's 1 1 - " i vijuutu anu rvmu ui uciu 111 a way, n work more Livingston said, "because we are a training ground for I the example a lot of talented people whom a former in- we cannot hire." Livingston s department referred to the hiring ban at who worked SCETV which has been in r editing at effect for two years. iting is still in I experienced srators earn from com- fl i ;ion networks dustry. Cottle / ^ f ij'T" , Allread said, f IptJNDIE ^j/L 3j 5?I B fejii 3 hn , 1 | 3.i BBflMft /or Love D pm aBaa Captain By SALLY McGILL Staff Writer In a bar, where it is dim and smoky, from the doorway appears a man in a red cape. Is it Little Red Riding Hood's brother? Superman? It's Captain Telegram! Captain Telegram owns the largest singing telegram service in Columbia. Mike Kelly, better known as Captain Telegram, came 4 ? ~ 1 L!- t ? " iu ^oiuinuia one ana a nan years ago to open a singing telegram service. He picked Columbia because it had no competition, he said. Although there were two other services in Columbia, they were not taken seriously because they did not conduct themselves as a serious business. "We conducted ourselves as a business and were taken seriously," Kelly said. Kellv hoPan Hpliv^rincf J o ""O singing telegrams part time in Indianapolis. He found out about it when he was the owner and operator of a health food restaurant. A woman going through the line was wearing a button that said, "I am a victim." He asked a victim of what. She said a victim of a singing telegram. "She was actually a messenger," Kelly said. He later applied for a job singing telegrams. One of Kelly's first deliveries as a messenger was in a bowling alley. ''I ?1:_^, ? 1:*n~ c. .. w<j? sun itrtrung d nine tunny about doing it." The guy who received the telegram in the bowling alley was so moved someone would do this for him, he started to cry, Captain B-fCj BE5TOURRDT ah. (3 orici soioon Telegram Telegram said. "It was one of the last ' times I felt silly doing it because I thought this means this much to this person. It's not only whacky, funny and crazy, it's a way of doing something so people will realize they've been remembered." Although most of the reactions are positive, he has received a few negative reactions. In one instance, the information given to Captain Telegram made the receiver mad. He was a huge guy, Kelly said. "He picked me up, with no effort, by my 1 1 1 1 1 '-I- - uiptMs anu uaiigeu me 11110 a brick wall. I spit my kazoo right out." On another occasion, he delivered an "I'm sorry" to a woman who didn't want to hear it. "She didn't want to be apologized to by me or anybody else." Captain Telegram said one of the strangest telegrams he delivered was for a man who was checking into the hospital for a physical. The message was "Happy Rigor Mortis " Recently, he delivered one to a man who was in and out of a minimum security jail term. He spent most of his time at a hotel in town. /01 10 Minutes f T? Opening Act: The Joyous Perrin ! A J & IAAumissiun *: Doors Opt One Budweiser Drai presented at the Cominq Frida 1/1 NC's tt I Rock N K 903 Hugt A Neio Concept in L Featuring th( t Proper Attire an< Delivers The staff wanted to give him a hip spnH-off for his; last night. The message was "He's sprung and going over the wall tonight." Kelly never discusses his family. "It's all business. I keep a certain amount of my personal life a secret." For each telegram delivery, Captain Telegram finds out several bits of information about the nerson J ? habits, hobbies, peculiar behavior, and mildly to thoroughly embarrassing situations. "Anything the sender wants to mention, we'll work it in as long as it's not meant to hurt someone's feelings. "One of the great things about this is that you don't always know what you're rtAt f rl /\ 1 ' Rising IU uu, Vydpiaiu Telegram said. The people don't know and shouldn't know. "If they did, then they've already seen it. You should try to do something pretty much spontaneous each time." 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