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______________________________________1 T HE G AMECOCK l.C~III Freshmen Take an Interest in these Activities To the iew manti or woman at. Caro lina on1e of the best pieces of advice that can he given is to joi,'. a literary soci. ety. The positi<m1 occIpied by literary rOcieties in the student life here is uil ique. The two Iien's societies, the .u phIradian and tle ClariosojphiC, have a history which is almost as long anl glorious as that of the University 'itself Lp Iutil 1806 there was bt.t one society at the Uiniversity. During February of that year it was decided to divile thc societv and the above mentioned organ izatiotis were thus created. Among the illustrious Ien who were once eithet regular or honorary members may bx mentioned LaFayette. Preston. Chancel lor Harper, Dr. James Carlisle, Thorn well aid a great nimber of other cel ebrities. The -ypatian Society was formed bN the co-e<ls a few years ago ail is ino a flourishing orga,nization. The chief function of these societie! is to train mlembers in the art of speak. ing. The (ehates held inl the societN halls anl between the societies are event! of considerable campus imliportalnce The m;tli <>r w<ilnali Who c:int's t< Car< I illa and doles 't av;il lli sel f of tli excel lnt traiaiing which is toW he 1h tainel inl these sIcieties Cuts hiisel I.ff from ll ill 1valulable trailn1ng. tIll I lt I.Ny like (Ils 1 t:e q ial tii - w Illl who is uiab1le t. express h11im1elf clear ly ald f(i-bI In his feet i, at a di, <lv;mitaie. These soieities are rea<, ai<l anximis to give the ne' sturiont the best sot tf i raillilng in puitic 'peak in I v_ which is actual expeience. liiolog ald illathiem;ittics c;li ve learned fron text lii<Iks bilt til a s.1k(1r*.s rwt,11*111 I; the place to learn low\ to) laklhe a -.ub16 ae iddre's. \\holether a 1(rI por i!it, a line if w(prk which call, fmr pub 1i altit Mkiig ;s :i I'egilil lilin 4>r n''t he rchcibI recive :t literarv slea' tr:a . llg. !vl:ti v\ly Ie\v\ Ilil are calle< lnuonakc publ))iC whr ()e f a formal., liliitre; b"t ili ilost eYerv illelflif'en meto er ca ililludN Itherk, come)C ; tillc WIlen lie wants t express 1i \Wieu on the topic being discusse< b: the gatiering of which he happens he a bIliellur. The University Band Tlh I l'iive ity 'o;'iiI is gettillp. . 1 4 Ntart thli vear. \ flst lif thet 1)b( h)ar e ik l the j(ib an<il tle Ftestilial l tbrilw,s il s'Ine ll new materiail th:t is ' ittig tih iike ile r egl;trs luil o. 40d<l their p'ick .t l tI e si ;tl. New iiii:l arc I, Iw 'rvlercl Jo1 iiin a" lie per'.lntei 4f 41hle b;meli .- t(l. 't, tilt- elii illii 'ih Il rrilld e this fall. T ltere l'i it ' l t'lie lte 4' . e, 4' T iV ''i t iii ltrali-.i tie ili'tii 1;,1 evey 11an wAls tIlittsple ard en'ri hii,c il ur t'i tig itte te itlfe ils (31 whi 4ae t he e tilt hals rihili f:llt t is te gr e artestl rlign) /ts ft it'e ( 11 tntl ('Ijits. t titts to gve!- s rt it ' it glii Nti11i ti bit i t t11 Iit l it4 1the N e:t Ii i t it i -e s ith (a li t C: tiI i 'he S.ate. (i *hisets in he rtirs ilitg ;re;tiel retinvilg it 40 ll. stle \-astyna ';nlit;ni he ade I iht fat t-> Ittin, gi'r r in s, and ,i fo tall ictlities gt s 'Iohraed ttl i;md thatrlt led by1th itudts wlithi ah puroe at criveaiti Stecatitlis teamshee.irg All studeits registering at the Uii vvrsity are eligible for menihership inl the -\." No 'fees are ciargel. Once a ilivnther thle stildcit c(lntinties to) hohwi mebillrship inl tile Associatiol as ling as he is a regular student at the Unli versity. Ii the 'condlct of a stuidetit is llot that If a gentletlt-t. by a two-thirds vsote lie Imlay he atsl:ct t" withdraw fr:)m the AssAciatio. lle Couicil coitrfds the jpolicy and actions of the '. M. C. A. The nm hers of the Cmutncil are picked by the Cahitlet from a group of representative studelits. At present its memibership c01msists of aboit forty stuideits. A l'reshiieni Coulllcil i s usually selected to work amonig the frehliei stuldenits. Members may becime ineiers of the Seiior Council at the end of the year. The "" puts lIt a very complete re ligimis pr)gram. Immediately on the op-. etlilg (If sliool the Ilible Discussiol Groups are beguti. A grup is to le orgalnized in each telllneit atld the classes to begini about the frst of the nionth. A plan similar to the oiie em ployed last year is to Ibe lsed. It is hoped that the tiew stuldelits will get into this wiIrk right at the first. Last year there were four huidred anld fifty sttldenlts enr11Illed in these Classes (mli the campus. A fiter mnid-year examintationis a .\ isill Sildy course is to) be put nit. I lere the vat isius phases or' the Fireigl alltd Christia fields ita stutdield. T ie *" etes not)t sltp with thi lresh ila itr-Ception. It puts ( t he1lltli ilt ' e;llr SI CL-. Sti isti 1 .nltert;ailtim ntS. tsk .. Ilte li tillt <>< boys :a ll t t l t mu1ch famed-4 "Tarky P>arly"1 \s nle fevs Ifo r membershi-Oip are. tillIttits it.r it v-duntary contribuititnl. .\n i 1e.n i derived fr-ImI the :-t deit I .ee. I an l reilt irom.ll n lt all. Itit I~ ~~~~~~~~. I I .VIW t( t ,Si'Ct'llt .atcr ii theed l ;f ;n. g i, . hit- put tl ameolkig tWstdentN. Y.. W. C. A. .\ n n- thIle niytv activits ., f y thk pl 5, -r : -' par t ;(1 1 , ;i 1)t.* l hc \\' tmo 'i IChristim It. iti. f Oill (4 lt l' hcet imn)l tV.l litt Ilne Of tihe yo net'ra iatosV the caml't . It had it liceilln i: h 19 ) 21. wiin a trnup ,,i \t ,alO l itl nt s. fecln that such an frgNi atF1n w;\I V.o . tl, a fl Fhmr.eq.n -.W"was f('un1ded. \it'. sp iakeri ar A., ee til-, rV ,hmt tiae . .igr e rtaiin sqcial meetin 2 hel. anld ;ctivc Nqcial work vingatze'j I ml.. 11 Ildidlga e t lt.i Y. \\. C. \. Clnfer -ce h ll at litm- Rid' .t. :Y. Thi. 11:1"t Year i( 'ittirn was S lcji 27.' V Cheeni hFeed for the Young Gamecocks .itten pOp (t tive.gs ad lr o lo yell. He0 i Ivr Ioo bal gamte. .loin lite ary s ciety a )l t d e FORMAL OPENING HELD THIS MORNING Melton Makes Address-Others Heard \\ith a.:I inipressive address by Dr. \V. D. MceIton, president, the Uniiver iity of South Carolina Friday iorning Noritall) opelied .its 119th session wlhich gives every indication of being the best in the history of the proud old institution. from every stadpoiti. En roIllmient has not yet beei comnpleted I.-t as stated by Deati L. T. Baker, the enrollment has exceeded the expecta tions and extra equipmeient had to be provided for the host of young nuen iid womein who come from every part of South Carolina and from several L)ther States. Thomas 1'. Stoney, Maayor-nominate A Charleston. who was to have made the principal address was detained be ause of pressure of court duties in L'harleston. Mir. Stoney is solicitor and lie had exiected court to adjourn this week but the business has run over sev mral days ald lie had to declilne the invitatiin at the last moment. Dr. Nielton referred to M r. Stoney as a leader of South Carolina "one whose niane is to be written inl large capital letters ini the hist,)ry of the state.' The dev,)tiolnal exercises were Con dlIcted by Rev. R C .AReed, 1). 1)., of the facuilty .f Chtiunbia Theological Seilinarv. lFight Iew\ ieIbIhers of the faculty were intrdiitutcel. 'I'le .newest ieni het of the iacuity is i the Rev. .\. J. I)erlvbshire. rectilr of St. 'imotliy I,pis C-I. l . a re f C h n i, w o Is to hold the chair if 1:iglish Ilible aid act as chapiin. lic succeeds the Rev.l.. I, Carpeiiter. wIll has been awardwed a tiilw-ilip at Vale univelsity aid wil! has beein gr"nitd a year's leave 41f abentee frtin tl- L'niversity. \aril its ai1il.llt enients alt>t tie s1hedule If cltat.. eli Ctillilt a'ith titer pheres t i otegie life, wure made. I l l lii H kc tt that bt-Catisk ti tlt. ilit.' iitit 3 'teli illaug irated by tte 'tuticlit cuniltiil if the college . .\l. C. ... ald (I ll't activities that tile u1ual Iftitlllt ')I Ili61g.1 IW W\ sil)(lenIts to gct starteil ill tit- cilleglitate Ctlreers N;*s Alken olil t ,h ibers of tile deai and Ithier 4i4i of the Uiiversity. Dr. Melton's Address IDr. .\uit"ll. a iter extendi.nlg a ctrdial welcolt. i tile st(ldents, both to those wit lave 1re-111r1eLd alid t4) tile liew iilie and tti 'tti litteiled on the glorilws r Ic' I a i priud ll.story ) f tile inistitil 111l1. Ilvreit tie greatest yeal in t atr ilita ~ liisti>ry. bl'th in e rtiollilnent ia id .1ar. cniplished. F.very part lik h late is represented in tile eirl I alili iiaily (ttllil states have scilt -Alit!"ll lir. lie also \elmetited tie iatuilt adll paid a high triuitte Ill the 'lillii 'a thle teichlii g itree. I'li it L I Ivcrs t\ pl-ksidt-lit tIrgc(l Ilic 111tll .Ild W "IlICIIl tO (L-VILjI',l th1111igCk ks ill s phierts of ollege activities. Tiake a lo.d view 4f the w\hole hitiiltl anil every ptart (i it ;iid sliidy !ht e''tcl issill 4)1 t clh p w il'. -,1 the1. other." said. the. spteaket. "'lie bro~adl muinded andt libeiai ini judlging t wtiri. tet tile right pri.tspective." I h lilie the dlrununiter lbtv ni Nap itl MARRIED DURING SUMMER that htapptened * tirinig te sininner' itithts wvas the wed'ding it Xl i" Xlart gare't ('athe'rine Greshian to Chl tes Xl althews ( iorita. which tooki plae iin Jly~. Th le certeiilly was pier fitrmed bty TIhet bride'. a poipular C'iiumbhia girl was gradutated froin C'ohnnhiia 11iigh Schel i at thet tend (if thle firtst termu last 'lThe grttouln,l thst' liiomelt is at Fiior enit'e, at tenided thet tUniivt'rsityv of St h ('arinia last yeai'. I he was taking a t'tillmeitrcial ecrittrse andi was 4 h>'tle if O>i1 lint' boixers. I,.ast year lie was tht' chiami pitn iof the tlt .'niver'tit.\ Caritinia will t11iss hin1t this vea'. Tlit' yoillyg citnile art' lit>w nuaiting ithtir limtlt ini I ).ilingtoni. Many New Proft Coinlcidenit with) thle openlinig of thle Ulniiversitv fmr the sessioii of 1923-24. a great deal of interest is Illanifested ill the Iew additions to the faculty, seven Inl numb11er. \\hile a1 large num11ber of men inl their respective departmonts havt already made their ac ula itllices, til folliitnt resume is a sketch for th< bellelit of those who have not been so forttillate. \\. A. \\hitsell, who is to be anl as soCiate professor of Cliiistrv, comes to Carolina highly recoimended after several years teaching ;experience as instructor at Johns 14)pkins Univer sity inllBaltimore. Dr. \\hitesell holds a Ph.D. degree from that institition. and is firther distigiishicI as a holder of the failmis DuPont Scholarship to Ilopkins. Among other accomplish ments Dr. \\hitesell plays the piat very well. \\. If. Calcott. the latest addEtion to the Ilistory Department, with the rank of Associate, is ai M. A. graduate of Coltimbia University ill New York and besides has passed his general work in Ifistory and International L aw for the Doctors' degree. A native of Texas he has had teacihing experiecle f"r four yvars ini a leading New Iersey Academy, and i<.r ile past two has taught inl tile IF.xtensiin DIepartmueit at COhuiia Un versitV. The eW i)ean (f the Sch.o1i 4f hur nalismlll. Dr. \' iliam \ atts Ilall. the witely kno vw. edit,,rial writer. is famil ar It all CartdllnI men. I )r. itall re t-civi-d his .\. 1. deuree here. wherli ht ai ' did pfst 11r1a(Ihlate w\-(rk, hec als ) h-,hds the I,L..1 e re f Car1olina:, .1 necll ;11tdyn inl the SC,aw1 Sc1o tf the Viirit f ir iiia. lIte was admi Itted i tll' thl C r iiioia har inl 1:00. Ind 'ince that tiei hsIl teil t or 1 1 and pulil-hecr ..f th'e I.anlren \dver tir, c1ditOr I)f the C4,hnnh11i.,o--a Clltrlcmt im Fvuniing Nt\\s. i rccuvjll Nvws. repo.rter m, te PilaIl .del phi;1 Pe.city dc(it,.r .f thec .11A,-smvillec Fla, ims-nin: airn Tedito tl,e Charlestin News and C,-iricr: iman iw ve!itqr - lhe SS;TAC O and<l f theSet. hiclTe Ltsit ree otmi his Clec ta I the liver lder thlsT hnr hel is a mm h IIr and .x-Pr,ksident ,o)f Ilte Iniv(.rsitY Cn e -lari. M erance. I Wrf 111al a pre Ir .f h ren I i li t trainin 1 :nn W C; ( iu , l1a1eIt pic- -rnyv,t ie .\ l l n FranI ck. d ine IIt he ZI,oEi dnt C Itanddl t SH AVING Hair Tonic 0 STACOMB and c SSrs Arrive on Campus Collegc de Sos-osI.ile.France, iroil which he graluated in '18. Dur ing 1919-20 lie was a scholarship stu du.:it of .\Mi<llebury COllege. Vermont. U. S. A. followde up last year by the A. i. degree of Iolms Il(pkiiis I ni versity. Biltimore. last year where he again held a scholarship. His teachl mng experience follows: Instructor in irench, Irving School. Tarrvtown-on Iludsoin. N. Y.; istructor in French I and Secretarv to the dean of MIiddle blry College French Summer 'Sclool during the summers (if 1921 and 1923 InsI ructor in lFrench at NMt. \ernon College, Baltimore, in 1923. as well as itistructor i.n Romance I.anguages in the Nfiller School (if Baltimore. 11. 1,. P'arkinson, the iew head of the Ixtensioin Department and teacher of .ducation of Administrationi. is a grad uate of I1e1abody College in Nashville. 1enn.. and tup uitil his new position a former Hligh School Ispector for the State Departme.it of Education. Raymond Ii. Mtiller, professor of E.co IoIllics. School of Commerce, received - degrees of A. B. in Economits -M A. NI. inll. dtcat;ii from Stan fi 4rd University. A.N1. inl Economics fri om Harvard and is now working on his 'h.D. for which he has done a vear's work at Stan ford. a half year at Si thurn California; a.il a year andI a half at IHarvard. A native if Terre Haute. Indiana. lirof. .liiler taight at Squir eIl. Idal", a private Iligh School at I';14. .\l141. C;aliio>rllia, f1wr two vears virc principal of Mail lan S cho.ol. 1.4n';IeCh. Calif--rniaI; and1( professor ' i II.lllic ; at iivterside Iigh Atli ch. Cdii.. here he hanllid the Amer ican11/;it in i mi rants. . \f a iti Verlit rV ifessi,t hi exIIri-e1 e it chities a il e1t10 ait St;tll dI. ttli a se11tte rt ;It ille Ulliverity ei Sitiller1 l.ast bit i t least. Cr . i. NI. I)errick. a1 V te .i ilu el 0 11111y. wi. \vill takt Ith placte left ;cant b*y In tructti r 1 (ill C'e. i t ilc Ilepartilti t <if lRlral Social ScioIce. is a .\. 1.. graduate of .NcwhcrrV C.ill(-c. hi-ddcr -f l'imversily f S.1ttil th ;r Ca ldill;a'S . . A\ e. . Il;aS In ill1 Ilte ll illcilid d tile t ' it tl iof S ili-1111rlti e 1 fi tlle .'. ter. S. C .. -l il V lteti1. Tillh T ilet ti le si 1. M!) il i tlli \ ;y :1 illdlik.at1 -11 .4i thc -.r.wilh If thet 1*nivter-itY to the. Ins l dab . \\ c 4f lite 'idtlinth <am ;l St re wrtemietera dion in , Fall S 111di e SUPPLIES :s, Hair Oils ather Toilet Artiies sSupply Company Columbatre.t