The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02

them, se as Ito give the couft sonax
thing to 3o: Il is said the GRIND ju-x
as hAvihes sof3es trouble inscdming Is
an asrss memo on the. Fsades indicts'
lnienfs ~ 8 s. l 81. III ~
z There ts q good deal Of work bes
tore the court How much 81 it rnaN
be done remains yet to be sesn. very
little was disposed OF toda5. Cow.
Bisrss spent Soday iss Newbsrry, &
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NEWS I4EffER FROM uNivER.
Many Matters Of Interest Menxioned;
Z Fund for Law Building Growing
! 60drS 1Eilsen 1leegue SPREADING,
and Mrs ! carson t3htesfssn
!, 81 stadsnss y y SS q
uniyersyty Of south uArolfnas Now
a7. Interest an the fana being cola
@ Es ~ c0& lla b,l2ls
ing at the University 0f South csfuz:
lima increases each day and it is with
much enthusiasm that the commits
tee to collect this fund is pushing it's
work. When the first meeting was
held in the University chapel the
students Of the law department made
subscriptions totaling almost four
thousand dollars. This fact alone
makes the task Of the committee
easier. 1t is expected that the alumni
will answer to this call for funds
with great pride in helping to erect
this building. .....,...,. y.
The Woodrow Wilson League Of
College Men, Of which the University
Of South Carolina is the originator, is
rapidly growing. clubs being formed
in all parts Of the country. Among
the institutions now represented are:
the University Of Virginia, Columbia
University William and Mary Col
lege, Drake University, Princeton Uni
versity. Fargo College, Grinnell Col
lege. College Of the City Of New York
and others.
An invitation was recently extend
ed to Gov. Wilson, who is now i'm st.
Augustine, Florida to visit the Uni
versity Of South Carolina on his re-
turn to the North. There is some
doubt, however, as to whether or not
he will be able to accept this invita-
ton. -y
The University has been very for
tunate in securing a lecture by f.
wellington Ruckstuhl to be deliv-
cred in the chapel on December s, on
the subject "Hints on How to Judge
a Work Of Art" This will be IL
lustratcd by stereoptican views. Mr..
Ruckstuhl is known professionally to
all South Carolinaians, he having de-
signed the Wade Hampton statue and
the monument to the Women Of the
Confederacy. The public is invited,
this lecture being intended primarily
as a contribution to the cultural life
of the community.
AS a new feature, of the extension
work being done by the University.
a course in agriculture is now being
offered to the students. This course
consists of a series of ten lectures.
given by Ira w. Williams and A. G..
Smith, who are in charge Of the
governmental experiment work in
this State. The object Of this course
is TO familiariZe the students in a
practical way, with the present ag-
ricultural conditions The scientific
methods now being used in the gov
ernment demonstration work will be
pointed out and these will he con-
trasted with the inefficiest means
now employed on the average farm.
Prof. and Mrs. A. c. Carson. for
merly Of Sumter, on Monday even
ing at their home in Shandon. en-
tertained the Sumter delegation to
the University and of the two fe-
male colleges of the city. The even
ing was one Of genuine pleasure for
those who were present. J. y.