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Back tm b Attenthge [BasketbaH ae ain Team by Caehan University of South Carolina VOL. XVII. COLUMBIA, S. C. JANUARY 11, 1923 STUDENT BODY ASKS FOR FIRE ESCAPES FIERY MEETING HELD Students Assemble Wednesday and Petition Authorities for Adequate Fire Escapes Folk Makes Eloquent Plea Wedncsday morning at the chapel hour the student body of the University of South Carolina appointed a committee to draw ill) resolutions concerning the matter of adequate fire escapes on the dormitories of the Universities. This was a result of the fire in Legare Col lege early Sunday morniag. The meeting of the students was very fiery since fire was being considered, and many of the orators of the campus "opened up." Altho a great (eal of fun was indulged in, however, the stu dents were serious in asking the author fties to protect t'he lives and safety of the students. The student body meeting was called to order by the president, R. M. Smith. Mr. Dabl's stated the object of t,e meeting. Mr. 'dwin Folk, in his charm ing and pleasing style, waxed eloquent over the subject. le said that lie was heartily in accord with the idea of lire escapes; there may he fire after "we have shuffled off this mortal coil" but don't let us hurn before then. He sug gested that if fire escapes were .iot pro vided then the authorities should fur the students with ashestos pajamas. Mr. Wittkowsky replied that lie was afraid that there was no hope for Mr. Folk in the next \yorld, but lie was in sympathy with the movement. He also suggested that the library be heated. Several others spoke. Mr.' Furman Gressette gave some facts about the number of fire escapes needed. Four dormitories have no escapes at all; the others are inadequate. Mr. LeGare Bates spoke ardently in favor of some thing being done if the money was avail able. Mr. E. B.Castles stated that the students at the Universiity were sup posed to be men and not boys, there fore the students should not send in false alarms. A motiolk was carried empowering the chair to appoint a committee to draw up resolutions asking the author ities to provide adequate fire escapes if they had the money. The committee was as follows: Legare Bates, chr., George Wittk-owsky,, Edwin Folk. The resolutions are printed below: FROM : The Stident Body of the University of Soth Carolina. ro: The iPresident. Mr. v. I). Melt' n. SU.ECT: : Fire escapes, and Ileat for Library. WIIREA.S, tie Stu(ent body of the University of South Carolina at a reg ilar called sessionI held in the chapel January 9th, 1924, tiet, the following matters were brought before that body. "lamely: The subject of PROVID ING ADEQUATE FIRIL ESCAP IES TlO TIHE D'ORMITORIES NOT POS'SESSING SA MIE, antd TI lH PROVIDING OF SUFFICI ENT' HIEATI IN TlIfE . LIHRARY HUIILD ING. W H- E R E A~ S. itt contse<lttence oif thtese tmatters being brought before thte body it was unuantimliniv decided that a conm tmit tee lie appoiintedl cottsistitng of the tmde rsignedI witht power to dlraw\ and preettt this pet it ion for yottr respect - fti contsidleration. W\e, thterefote as a commtittee(' relp resontintg the Stuadetnt Hiody do respect - fually regqtest that Ftire escapes he pro v'ided for the buildimtgs upton thte cant PtS that do ntot po ssess satte, as we Ihe I ieve, that thte situtat iton as it exists toid:v int teference to satme ts serious. alarmtiatg We,( fuirthler respect fully requtest that someti mtetho h11( e devised itt oirder that the lbrarv may lie hte:iid itn a better tttattter. fIar at prtesentt it seemtts to be the pirev;ahiit opinaiona that study' and tdesenrar te ~r a ther,. *i teoulero(t tin Initial Basketbe CAROLINA 29, GEORGIA 38. That is the way the final score of the initial cage game stood at the finish, however the hare reason that the Birds lost the game does not make gloom in the Car olina camp. The Georgians have a won derful team and have played several games; considering 'everything the Gamecocks made a splendid show and indicate that when they round into form will give somebody a hard push for the title. The game was fast and furious, never lagging in interest for a second, the way the two teams see sawed in the lead is shown iby the fact that at the end of the half Carolina was on the long end of a 13-12 score. The best of a team is never expected iin its opening game and the large crowd that attended is satisfied that when Jack Wright and Co. work their teamwork down to a ..I"' that they will be little short of perfect. Captain Wright started out with the promise on \Venesday evening that lie will he better than last year, which is going some. This plucky lad is a worthy leader, and after being discov ered lately as a football quarter of ex cellence, now bids to go after the high est hinors given in indoor sport. Col onel Jack was all over the floor at once. tallying 13 points out of his team's total and was the star of the evening, the brilliant Georgians to the contrary not withstanding. Economics Forum Elects Meeks as President At the regular bi-weekly meeting of the Student Econoimic Forum of the University of South Carolina held Mon day evening Frank T. Meeks, popular member of the Junior class of the School of Commerce was elected pres ident of the Forum by acclamation. .\leeks, a native of Anderson. succeeds John M. Gasque, of Columbia, whose term expires (vi January 21, to this of fice. William P'. Baskin, of Dalzell, de feated Rayimmid H. G-laston. of ,aireas. in the race for Vice-president. S. Wolfe 1.iclel, of Camden, was elected secre trav-treasurer without oppositioiin and Harold I. Del,rmile w%as elected chairman of ithe Program Committee lver Isadore \I. ilier, of Aiken. All (If these new oificers, who incidently are all jiniors, will take the (lath (If ollice at the nex, meetiing. llais foir a hamquet or social were presented by Pro)fessor Raytimid I. Nliller, acting chairman (If the so1Icial c(0ifmmittee, the idea of IIlding a han (11jet at the Greein Parrot was po()stined to somie future tiit and it was decided io give a sicial ill hoilor (If the inc(mn ing officers. Tentative arrangeionyts for a mlaga zine, "The Canlinla Ecnm1llist" to be the official organ of the Foruni were pr'eentedl byx I. Pliei(r, lie also att thle same timhe presetntedl a dlesignl for tihe (Ilicial seal. A fter somie little discus silin hoth meniasures were adop lt ed. The mee(1tig adjouirnied a f,ter conitsidlerationi GordoiNI May. whiile up at Blue Ridi'' this summther, was walking dlown the roadiI wvith iC(rocker. AllI at onice hel stIoppled andI hol11leredl (out "11:y, comei( here a muinute, s(illomeboy has stolen thiis rolad." "Whyv?" "'Ioo(k at t his sigin, it says Return This RIoall, andil I am suire if it hall no~t ihave I Ieeh st 0Ielt, noi no111 weiild li1lave walieid it rettirnedl." comiifortabIle with thle plresenit amlltant (If beat during thle coldI dIays. Respe ull submithko ed.v dl Game Lost t 0 TH.YOUnG all there in general playing excellence. especially in shooting haskets from dif ficult angles, thus scoring a total of 21 Richardson was the outstanding bril LITERARY SOCIETIES HOLD JOINT SESSION MANY MATTERS DISCUSSED Euphradi,-ns and Clariosophics Have Interesting Meeting Decide to Ring Bell at Seven O'clock "MIr. President, I movAe .... " I rise to a point of order, Mr. Presidelt." "I move to table the motion . . ." "I wish to aiend the iuotion." "The joimt meeting olf tle two societies will comle to order," and .\Mr. Ilankins taps oi the stagid. Order for a few moments and then chaos again, laughter, mitiopins, everything. Such was the rage last Tuesday night. It was all occasioned by the President olf the liphradian Society appminting a CommIiilittee to invite the Clarios()phic Sfcety to jcint mileetinig of the twil S cits. 'I'le Clariosophics acceptid and camne over. .\Mr. IBlack vieled the thair to MIr. lanikins. The first matter if business to be c-.nsidered was tle (Iuesti.n Alf the llet in. Iur of the societies. A fter miuch discussioin about legality and cnstit tion'ality it was decided that tle scie ties recominmiend 7:!5 Ii. %1. as the rej ilar meeting hoir for ctl societ ies. t was decided that the 1cell be rung at seven 'clck. Bates for More Debates It wvas during this eveninig that NI r. I,eg'iare lIntes, liutphrailian, nade a win - derfiul spceechi advccatinig mcore c ot ests5 ccn the fi ronysic schedulIe ocf tIhe IUniver. sityv. lie compa1::red thi Uiver' ity ccf Siouthi (Carilinia with cither universities. andI <I'howed the nieed for ten c r t wve!ve deliatinug ccontest s tringc thle yeal inc stead of thlree as we noc w ha;vi. NI r. R. NI. Smith, (Chcricispi,' statedc hat lie Debiat ing (CiuncilI have j ust met that a fterilticllc andl that arrac'ugemetts were I einig milade for- a triiaiitguiir de hate with the ~Universities ccf G'eirgia and Virginia. I lowever, ccn accouint ofi lie lack ini fiaiires the '.elicediile eanm>c t lie madeih anyu larger. Nlti. (Calhcuni Thimiias. Clariiscphije, miacde ;cn etc ciiici plea for iiore'ci debate. A\ iter much discuissicn, piro ancd con andc ccn the cthcer sides, a resocluticr, was adpciticd askinig the I)eha;tiing (counil ti airranige a larger sehieduie if it is pai ble. )Ir. Siiith ;iumoiuncedc thcat a debaitlinc o Univ. of Ga. liant of the visititig Bulldogs, lie as points. Joe BIleniett, all Southern foot ball man, was a center of attraction. Besides Wright, Sparkman played well for Carolina, Lilliard, showed form of form but could not seem to find him self. Abramus played a good gane at guard tuntil taken out for too many iouls. Wheeler. captain of the '23 Foot - hall team. was given an ovation when he stibstituted a few moments at guard for McSwain. who had been going at I furious pace. The official score gives Carolina 29 poilots but the u-nofficial score board and several reporters comptiuted a total of 31. There is no kick anywhere. tho, fo,r Georgia had the better team in Wed iesday evening. there is no telling what will happen if the two happen to meet at the Southern Intercollegiate mieet at tl'e end of the season. The line up a.ld sulmmarvy Caroi.a (29) Pos. Georgia (38 ) W right (13) ......F........ W illiams Lilliard (7) ........F.. (21 ) Richardson Sparkman (8)......C....... (II) Gurr McSwain ................... Bennett Abrans ...........G......... W eihrs Substitutions: Carolina-Wohceler for McSwain, Long (1) for Abrams. Nlc Swain for Wheeler. Georgia :-Satloi (5) for Williams, Harris for Gurr. Iiller. for Weihrs. INeferee: Simms (Carolina) Former Student Visits Friends on Campus A social affair of interest m the cam pus during the past week was the gath ering of a few students last NIonday night in the room of the President of the student body, Ir. Ryan MIilo Smith. who acted as host. The guest of h141n1 I was the Honorable Claude S. Chew niing, of Rembert. S. C.. who was grad uated from the University in the class of '23 amd is a member of the House of Representatives from ,ee coIunty. NIMr. Chewinig, it will he remembered was the poet tof the canipis ditring his day. iIe success fUllV edited the ('Al OuNiAN ald wasa president of the Clar i(si'ic l,iterary c.e'y. A b ve a1' things le was one of Carolina's most brilliant player,( of the harmonica. At present he is teaching school in Ker slhw county. IM r. cm .:ii e imt. t, ) C(>111111 .\ linday afternot".n as at member1.l (of th Gecineral Asseibly whib nut T1 '(ly fori its fty*t davs Il In le wild iness Hlaving Iothin d t (1 that n1i-ht h camli d1(wnl to the cami,ts to \.is;t bi iiany friends here. This was the Caul. (f the part:; ii Ir. Smith's room. A fter the first preetings had been cx ebi;;:iie I ref Ih- inienits were served. whieb cons.sted of . b'x of chocolates. do mulled by Ni R bert l 'e. 'lh caldy lavingl bei dispied (of. the niext thiitI in thie prog-amil was talkintr. which wasj ofi a seiu naiture. 1 Towever, the coin versat ion was noi t altiogethiei devoid of humiiir anid a littlhe funi. Ini the cour..e 'if the traversatioii NI r. ('hewning miadc ..ever:h re ferences. tio the Geineral .\ Semb'hly andii ti thinigs ini general wvhich lie siatedl were not for pubillicaitioni. lie saidl that the iiattir miost inii his thaiiitn.t niw wvas eduiicatiin ini Souith tCar.lina.; 1llowever. is tIhe iihIt slippied liy tIn conviersat i , n hard 3.:ml ClaudIe cal!td for his harmicaii: which lhe hail lie hieitpreathedi to NI r. I lanikinms. 'lIe nimuth ir"anl was hiroughlt and (lhnile was a"ain in his. eltienit. It was a rare tre-it .ai remiined' uone of ithoise gio ii hl dayis if yeIyer few of tIhe nim Ij i " andir "'1iixie." tothe pitu:rti s.hlw aiil ithiers toi their "I i il (heing w~i~ erre NIeser... Simithi, I >abbs,' lenrkins-. I hankiins aiil l1. The renre-ent:.tise sp~int thre nii'ht with \I i. t', \\. C'oIlier. of Phn FIRE WAGONS AWAKEN CAMPUS SUNDAY FIRE IN TENEMENT THREE Students on Third Floor Wake at Five O'clock to Find Room on Fire---Water Frozen Theodore Sends in Alarm Last Sunday morning about five o'clecok Norbert Theodore awoke sud dnyto finld that hlis rooml was on fire!. Without waiting to wake his room liates le dasiled dov,'i stairs iII( pulled tie fire larm ill the next tentemetmt. Then lie litirried back up and woke his sleeping roomimates, who were Tom icCuitchen. Gardiner. and Strickling. In a few minttes tile fire wagons were on the campus. The men thought it was a false alarm and were tsing rather pro fane language. which he cmild hardly blaine them for since the thermomieter was arotund eight or tell degrees. How ever, Gardiner was waving a red shirt and Theodore was yelling "'Here is tihe fire!" for all lie was worth. The iien came ip with hand extinguishers and Soll had the fire under control. altho it was sotme timne before they thought there was no danger of it bireaking utit agaim. The room which caught (on fire is oI tile third 1fl)(1r of legare, tenemineit 3. There is li fire escape and the siair ways are very narrow; it is awful ti think what might have liapeeld had not Theodre awakened. Also all the pipes were frozen that morning awl there was oli water at hand. The fire alarm box forttmately was ill the i,ext tenement ;IIId Theodoire dashed in there Ihare footed alnd ill his pajamas; it was teli degrees abye. He says th!;at lie didn't feel tile gromd 11111i aftcl he had S(lt ill tile alarm. Going ill the stairs to wake his rooililla.tes gave him terrible feelings. for llc (idn't kniw i,ow far the fire mlight have Pril-relsed dhiring, his ab sence. The fire evidently starte I frm the !rrate and it iust have beeni biniiig for quite a while hefr it w;Is disciiv red since ai oak crlir wa. almost c(mi pletely IIIriedi. TIhe floor iII frit o- f the fireplace was burne-d thru fr abuit a foi,-t by three feet. :\ simal h le was burneitd Inl the cei In of thet ro1)1om belMw. The mantel was iirt sli,itly and the ri ll was tally simc kel. Alwlt one hw1ilred and fiftY !lidelts gat IIered tI ic whIIat wI tie tru Ib le whleilii tll ile w; 0m e :tcai-. I>1 the camt Il . I xve ,I Ilin y if the 'I denI ts kne i -w nIIothing Ib u I III It util thet Ine-x t -U.S.C. ISS HANCOCK SELECTED BY HYPATIANS AS PRES IDENT The IIlI:t:1nI .ie y S cit lce n ie. f r t ell . e. i g erm l at iti first mevtih,! (of the iew \ear. Thn)me elcted were: Pirei-U.--. Ais \\~renna Ilancock. Secretary .\ Niis, \\'lehnina (.uiattl hi l it r is .\ ete (r i n Recoirder--Niss N'rnairet i.ti.aater. Senor V'aledcictorian aond NlI .\nnia liwindel wal lce Ii juni sill ker fo 1the jit sity 11el eain ichi:i wii meeinn wal-s Il r vih m dehl'<tl liati fromiu the ~ uth r-to~i s oit - 1lth'e b h ir Ew.1 !.c ar a