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WILL APPEAL HARRISON S CASE TO SUPREME COURT Man Scntcnccd tc Die in Eirciric Ch;?.ir Friday Will Get Siay of Execution (V!u:,..'*>ia. S. Dec. IT.?The case of Ira Harrison, under sc-ntence i?*> <ii'.' in tn<^ electric chair on Finlay \v:!i a one:: led i.> the entire su Dtv: c .art of S.?uth Carolina, .he .. einjj base 1 or tin* refusal ' oster :ay i ^'astice C othran. a*, Circen. ilk . -ran: a stay of executioa :<a. .-a on * ho legality of * lie sentovu-inof Harrison whil he lay ia court in :a .-pnarent stupor, it was an. .uncvd today by attorneys fov , condemned man. This, it wus said, wvald act as a stay of execution under the ord:"' tied by Justice Oothran v.hi.-h. after refusing the stay of execution, it \va> learned today, s.ated that if attorneys for Harrison desired an ap r. * i- t' v ^ hie: nri'i would* act as a stay of execution. D:?n:tches fro n Greenville 10:11.jrhi quoted Justice Cothran as statin-" mat an appeal ^ from his decision would act as a stay of execution. }1 .stated, however, that the cn-si 'or under which Harrison was sentc-*v-;: wore not, in his opinion, a ;i s.:bjeet for appeal. Woman was m: f- r.i .- manV rib. a:v! --ha has been rous linjc him ever since. An optimist, too. is usually a man who won't Ici the pessimist talk to him. - 1 im swryyc* f I ^(LlClLfc ?jti T32SZZ fg85^2223ZS:S23 t I * X i I am pleased to 22. A revelation in i OID THE >H i tits,-worth and qualgoods, and novelty trtial list: Oc. Story Books at | ? i TO PLEASE for School i Brush Sets e Sets Purses >1 Umbrellas ;y candle 50c to 7oc idle Sticks it Glass, Pyrex, Community Silver oarer in colors, at Here at ' ? ! in my holiday d:-> | isure of welcoming' | ents of the season, I i s x yours, ! ?lf IF \frlWA ciy uiui c i i; i WHA: OXFOKD DOES FC'l TiiE RHODES SCHOLAR L Mr::s to ?<-ek Oft tlie Bcsi in Vv hat c vc r E r. ga ? es H I z Attention Paul i\jv.. r a...5 in Tin- !>' avunvn in(! i V; t :: i . ] Urst came across Rhodes scholar* : Italy, in a litt!" village a; the northern end of Lake Garda. Going into an ancient cathedral one m >ming. I noticed tvro Americans inspectms the .irv?. .<:<>.u ;hat mad" the church worth -eiing. In the r.cxi moment \ ? were actjaain.cd. a <1 i'>ro t Sunny was ;n-e'.\ iiad been H -rn.vjiatvd ;'-.-r a pilgrimage to Yeni;-c? typically Annnic: n prori-eriing. In th fortnight chat followed 1 had am]' opportunity of noting in them a poi it viv'.v toward things ;\?ti~ti \va. strikingly d::.'o;vnt from :hai . hibite : by ir.-j average .Anu r: an (.f their From what I -..aid :raih r r-f their !:f' in a mail Ohio county sea: r.n.l of :::< !? c -I'.cjre day; in an ?.T! ' i! -West innituti. ir was o\- ' as th.&t their last. :> !(! iiV : i;vi nation and catholicity oi v t had been fostered fclsev.. . i-. Ad that had been, of course . : Oxford. Later I met others in places ran.^injr from Si am bom to Normandy, an;; invariably they made tne ;me impression upon me. Their personalities differ, but their point of view wa? strikingly identical. They had iearne'i to seek out the best in whatever engaged their attention and they brought to tir* selective process a critical standard that was refresh' ingly sound. A: heart they were as thoroughly American as could be found anywhere?good-natured, aggressive, a\d occasionally tumultuous. In outward appearance and behavior they represented the American college, boy ar his best. The subtle difference, I decided, was the impress ef Oxford. ''Surely," said Hawthorne, "the ' ' ? j-' _i T:i? r>.. world nr.s r,or anotner jjiace i.z.v \j.\ford: it is a despair to see such a place and ever to leave it. for it would take a lifetime and more than one. to comprehend it and enjoy it satisfactorily." The sheer beauty of the town rlone would be enough to instill a heightened appreciation of things hvorth while, and to foster a iovfe of the beautiful for its own sake. The beauty of Oxford is the result of the application of culture and refinement throughout centuries if slow growth and improvement. It is not the charm brought forth at a given moment by the skill of an architect, bu: bv the intermittent and overlap ping efforts of a . succession of inspired dreamers. There is a small college not far from Chicago which has sent three Khodes scholars to Oxford. I know '.i b\* sight and reputation?a row of :cd brick buildings separated from a dusty highway by a plo; of ground re: with scrubby trees. In from, an incessant honking of* automobiles ail day long; behind, the roar o: suburban trains at eight-minute intervals. I had the pleasure of seeing one of ihese boys in his new quarters. The walls were hung with prints and etchings. The shelves were ' full of " "? _ i books that spoke lor tnemseives. From his window I could see a patch of velvet lawn surrounded by ivycovered cloisters, and at one side a lazy brook wandered among a profusion of flowering shrubs. Two mottled deer were running: beneath a '.-mvp r.f e-iant elms, their hoofs mak ing no sound on the turf. "A bit different from?I remarked. He smiled. There was no ineed of an answer. His was an ex erne case. There were others who had been more favore t in their preparation for Oxford, ones whose early environment had closely approximated its charm. Yet even these favored few were keenly conscious <?f that subtle difference which distinguishes the old university town from anything to be found in America or any other country. Three years of constant association with beauty cannot fail to leave thvir impress upon the lea -. susceptible mind. Peace find tracjuility hover over the ivy-wrapped cloisters and the quiet waters of :he Cherweil and the ancient quad randies. However busrlintr and animated may be ih; \ \i'V- in,the town, there is a i ways a re--'.fulness behind the protecting vail- >f ; 1".e colleges. a feeling: of - from the cares and worries ; ' {.: _ world outside. The student r .'."a- to re.-d. and to dream over : ' . ; ilc has ii.r.c to read, and *:> {?v;-r reading:. He ha? t!r:o mind to reason coolly and dispassionately. He has ample or;- . io cultivate his tasie for the best things of life. He has- both :!n- opportunity to find himself ixr.il the niche he is best filled to ii 13 in the later years. To a lesser degree this is true of every coll eye the world over. Oxford and <' . ;:" r: approach perfection. -v. It r.i-y am AnwIr.'M: col-i ' :'.'i(i . .it.' hoi-' ". > I'll! i i^.SiZv- ?ii a (?t . fli." * 'If 1 \MiI. ?;1 t !lf rlll:uiui. a1::: .u?rh : ;vv- r<ai of thi- TK?:i iu.'u.i. s(\-n:> imminent. Oxford has i )?n ' < original purj I':f' a-ly ;;n-i sometimes absur.ih i.? its :ir. haic ":'jran ' ization and routine. The iiiiodes h who uovs u> En-land to ? hin-.. . if .'or some definite act:vi?y in t!'."' v?. ',! rinance !ab?> - u:::K:r a lAu.-l i mat is s-.on d y? .1. X?.t jr.;: could b>. f-i: ir :u :.:ri of the. learned in . v.' . o -. tin.- destinies t.f th; i. - coii-.\u\ s The diiVrvenc-- i- that between an e i. . k'.v.ai institution and a seat of . i a ?:ii?jr. hctw -.n ' studying" a eev: in '-ra :.-:i of learning and "readi ~ ' in that subject. There are no . i > "'sum recitations at Oxford, ex4 :.nii:t;:::ons arc infrequent, and fie . student's connection with tie faculty , is 'i:r.it--d to a Weekly conference : w:: h his tutor and occasional attend. ance at a lecture. He spends .the , morning in reading. the afternoon on the-athletic fieid. and :he evening in . conversation. From the noir.i of view of many of . us, it would sceifs a gre^: waste of "time and money. Ye: behind the apparent case and leisure, there is an . amazinir intc'iecrual activity among the undergraduates?ar. activity that is not dissipated upon a score of outside interests. I should like to recall a few incidents :h.;t came to my notice to illustrate this point, for it we ; base our judgments upon results, they . are interesting in themselves. One evening I found myself one of , a eroup of students who had gathered by chance in the room of an Am 'eiican. They were in no way difterent in age and appearance from & croup of seniors in any college. The charm and polish of their conversation alone distinguished them. Before :a very pleasant half-hour had slipped away I discovered that one of them . had just published a first volume of poems which had been highly praised by the best critics of the day, and, in addition, that he had a play running in one of the London thaaters. Still mule liitciwad mc uiMU>ci%y that another of the .croup had already nroduced two novels and conducted a literary column in a newspaper of world standing. Still another had , won first honors ip the examinations ;for the diplomatic corps and was only ^waiting to complete his course before assuming a responsible position in an important embassy. A fourth had exhibited etchings in the National ga: lery. i;io oiriers, witnoiu exception, : had accomplished something of but i slightly less prominence. Their ages ! ranged from 21 to 24, and they came ;from widely varying stations in life. Surely something more than mere chance had a hand in developing those minds to such a maturity. The best part of it all was thc-ir unassuming manner, their love of cricket and j ~ 3 j vt u:.- a:iu nmniit, anu l:hm i'huiuma'sm for the better things oj life. The jincve I w.'n: about, Oxford and met ; various groups, the more I was convinced that such men as these more nearly approached the rule than the i exception. ; The Union is an honored institution in the university. Here are held I the debates between the underzradui i ates or between undergraduates and nffn nf rirominence. p.t inter ! vals throughout the college year. I (had the privilege of hearing a debate between a member of the present O[ alition cabinet and an undergraduate [The latter-attacked the policy of the I cabinet in no uncertain terms, driving heme several telling points, and quite unabashed by the prominence of the | man he was challenging. In response , .he minister was forced to exert himself to the utmost to defend himself v.;5 r knowinsr full we":' .that his speech would be quoted word for word in every London paper the ,fr'iowin<z da/, it wa's no easy rr.sk. By the brilliance of his thrusts and the coolness of his argument, the undergraduate had presented his case as cleverly as any member of parlia' 1.3 U rV,,v To t 11 L I* ? I c CUU1U Ikl V c IU/1IV. J. . I . 1 i .of the referee? the minis:er won his 'ease l>y a slight margin. and he returned to London satisfied that he had justified the existence of the Coalition cabinet: for the Union debates ! are a matter of national importance. | A very large proportion of the men .prominer.: in political life received their early training: at Oxford and Cambnd.ce. ami the two universities are thus a natural beginning: for the men who conduct :he affairs of the British empire. The undergraduate who cUsldcs on a political task with a a high seriousness, leaving no stone ; unturrned in his efforts to equip him' self for :hc position he hope.-' ultij mutely t;> attain. There i- a very strange attitude toward debating in most of our Ameri. ran colleges. A student wh.i devotes : himself to thnt branch of activity i. looked upon in much the same lisrht ! as the one who dabble.-? in poetry. His . p-estlge or. the campus, his popularc. f ' i"y with his associates, suffers from it. I- believe this attitude To he the result our method of conducting i lasses la oratory and t"ainir.tr 'it >a: ng teams. In general he .-indent i taught the meehanicrf! lr!e';s < oratory?the gestures, the stance, in' tT. vtions of the voice. To practice tho. e newly acquired scicks he is giv n -.tactions from Daniel V, e s*ir or !t.'.> . ] t Inarerso]' :o recite?a form of r>i:'' sleaking which i.- as obsolete ' a- a co:rch-a;nl-four, exccpt in taese parts of the country where the spirit of the.last century still flourishes. Tiie inevitable outcome of such a training is to make the student of oratory a mechanical machine, a speaker whose interest i.s more concerned w'th the details of correct delivery than with the subject-matter of hi^ speech. Our intercollegiate delates are i'or the most part unintere:l:ng for that reason, and the average undergraduate is prejudiced * T1!,,, ^ /-v \ s\ nf rifnrla li. I IJU> ill .liv.: unuuui. toward the student who interests himself in that activity. An interesting comparison was affovi:o(i last year when the debating team of a X? w England college, prize winner in an intercollegiate competition. was sent to Oxford to speak against a group from that university. 1; is a humiliating fact that the Americans were a laughingstock for the res: of the term, and the Rhodes scholars blushed whenever the word "debating'* was mentioned. The Engi:-T u ... 1._ _ ?..i 1 liMl UU \ ^ S(JUh.e ill it IlilLUIill Uli.li.UiU manner, without a great deal of preparation, without mechanical gestures, with no election-campaign tricks of inflection or thundering climaxes. Instead, they relied upon a ! combinatiQn of good sense and aelightfui humor to carry the day, and thev did it with an ease and coolness i * that made us seem ridiculous. The Americans conformed to the teaching of their instructors and coaches, memorized -their speeches word for word, and found themsdyes utterly at a loss when confronted by *hr% no."p^:<irv of makin<r a slight a! teration in a preconceived plan of attack. They had been taught to speak, but they had not been taught to think. The outcome was not only a reflection unor, our methods of deMating; it furnished" food for thought in considering the comparative maturity of mind among-the undergraduates of England and America, i There 5are no two colleges in America which hold a position comparjable to that enjoyed by Oxford and I Cambridge in England. They are distinguished from the others by a pres (tipre that has never been challenged. .'The other universities scattered about England afford equal opportunities , for education, some of them even i boasting stronger faculties and a i more efficient organization. Th*> universities of London, Manchester, (Sheffield. Leeds and others are quite j 011 a par, with the two older institutions in these respects, but thev are 1 j conducted on lines more closely resembling the American universities, ; wi:h the most modern equipment, i highly paid professors, and affording: [almost unlimited opportunity for I specialization in technical work, i Oxford ir no: a democratic univer! sity, in the usual sense of the word. 1 It is expensive. It does not encour; age students who are not self-sup1 porting, unless they are holders of 'an adequate 'scholarship. It is high']v individual in character and fosters that spirit among its members. It is | made up of a score of independent 'colleges, between which there is very little intercourse. Its member? are i Imesumed to be gentlemen of a defin ! ite social standing, with all the signif, icance that the word conveys to England. Of late years, and particularly since the war, there have been j changes in this l?.s: nospect. but the spirit prevails. /The undergraduates of Oxford-are the cream of English youth?and whpn I sneak of Oxford I must neces I f sarily include Cambridge?the sons of those families which make up the I ;UDper class in the stratified system j which England clings to despite all efforts to break it down. They come from families of culture and refineJ ment. and generally of means. They have had every opportunity and advantage in their preparatory work. Thev do not come to Oxford raw and , unfimsnea. out are at tnat time as far |advanced as many of our college graduates. They have already mas terc;l the studies which take up the first two years in an American college a .id are ready to devote themselves almost exe usivcly to the subject which most appeals to them? .literature, history, law, economies, or any other. S rr.e Rhodes scholars goine to Oxford with diplomas from repr.esenta,tive American colleges are chagrined |at the thought of having- to begin 'anew n> freshmen. The delusion is soon dissipated, for the IS or 10 year old English boys fresh from the; best of preparatory schools are a match for them in all but a few branches of s'udy. and are often better equipped to discuss art or literature or tonics of the day* Bt ? the sons of the leisured cla?> Lh'-y have an advantage in this resjnci ov<-r the scholar. who. however rich iie may ho in potentiality, lias rr rely h;id lavished upon him the fare and ai:vati<?n that i.= the out;r r.v 01 many jrencratu?ns of into., superiority and financial ease. i: is t;:i* privilege ?>!.' t:ie \mericar at Oxford, whether lie is a Rhodes scholar or an ordinarv under^radua;?. I * to he thrown in intimate contact with this carefully chosen srroup. If he is 10 derive trie sreau'si ultiviil uum the opportunity. he must have a genuine love of study, an eagerness to irlean as much a? possible from the rich heritage of our civilization; he 'must, cultivate the social graces that he may take his place with young men to whom these things Come as a matter of course; he must conform :o the conventions and traditions so } dear to the heart of an Englishman, nur.y of which seem to us futile and absurd, in our youthful impatience y/ and our pas.-ion for system; he must give proper attention to the athletic gq field, devoting some part of his af ternoon to the sport of his choice. ' If he fails of these respects, he lv! jeopardizes his opportunity to derive the greatest benefit and defeats his own purpose in going there. He will find it impossible to break through ; the reserve inherent in the English boy, who makes few advances and those only after a period-of some length. The Englishman has not the disposition i>o encourage casual acquaintanceship, but he has a rare gift for friendship of the highest quality, which he offers to those who inspire his "confidence iri -their ability to return it in kind. ! The American who fails to inspire this confidence, by not entering into j :he spirit which pervades Oxford or by not observing the niceties demanded of a gentleman, finds himself shut off from social intercourse with the best .element of Oxford bv a barrier that can never be surmounted. By * ; doing so, he can never hope to catch a glimpse into the hearts and feelings 1 nf fnp finpsf. nrr?Hnr?f nf nnT Anorln_ Saxon civilization. That, will remain' " for him a scaled book forever. *m . BIGHAM REMOVED ' TO CELL BUILDING t, _ ^ Only Those With Definite Day Set to Be Kept There Hereafter ?New Plan The State, 19. i Edmund D. Bigham, the Pamplico man who has been in the death house at the penitentiary for 20 months, . was removed to the main cell buildinsr, where he will remain until disposal of his appeal to the supreme court. Hereafter no prisoners under death sentence except those who have c . definite execution date set. wi;' Ik kept in the death house, Col. A. K." Sanders, superintendent of the pris on, announced. Bradford Boyd, a Richland county negro, and Otto Sal- ,-to' iivan, Greenville negro, . will be re, moved from the death house this [morning to the main cell building. Orders for their removal were issued i yesterday; Hn Frank M. Jeffords will be the only loceuoant of the house after the two ; negroes are removed. Jeffords is o;f . sentenced to die Friday. ; Bigliam has been an occupant of .-,i the death house since April, 1921, b.' and was ?ery much pleased to be removed to the cell building. In" this *rb : building: he will have use of one of : the entire corridors during the day. ;At night he will be locked up the ' -a | same as the other prisoners. -i \ Although removal makes escape a little easier, Colonel Sar.ders 'said, he decided upon the new plan after ma-1 ture consideration in an effort to ac- ' coru sucn vri&viit?rs uhutl ucaui ccui tence a little more opportunity for exerreise, ctc. Life in the death house is extremely monotonous and , not calculated to build up the morale oi' ihe prisoners. Boyd was convicted for attempted .criminal assault in Richland county and Sullivan was convicted of kiiliag a negro man in Greenville county. Both have appeals before the supreme ' court. EPIDEMIC FORCES j SCHOOLS TO CLOSE ;Erskine and Due West Woman'? College Held Up by influenza I i Greenville, Dee. IS.?Erskine col: lege, the Due West Woman's college 'and the hisrh school at Due West have tbeen closed and no church services or public gatherings of any kind are permitted on account of an epidemic of influenza. Mrs. Alice Foote McDou<raI! advises wives to flirt with their husbands to Keep tneir iovc. uoou auvitc n. i . the flirting be done with frying pan 'and skillet. i