The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 01, 1924, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3
Two "Big Boys" Fall
Before Dollar Lure
Sparkman Swindles Mathe De
Partment-Hankins the De
bating Council
COMMITTEE INVESTIGATES
Hankins Used Money to Buy
Night Shirts and Hoyt's Co
logne-Sprrkman Gets
Pajamas and Mon
ocles
Who could believe that an ex-presi
dent of the student body, a man of such
accomplished touches of devotion and
sarcasm, plus those technical peculiar
ities attached to math profs, would
ever fall hefore the mighty dollar?
And who would think that the mighty
Hankins with all his childish pranks,
harmonicas, aind night shirts, would be
come the victim of a woman's persuas
ion?
Upon making the debating team to
Florida Hankins goes to the headquar
ters of the debating council where he
obtains a check from Prof. Olson for
$100.00 which check he raises to $1000.
00 by the process of adding a "zero" 'o
the specified amount, and by bribing
Prof. Abrams into usi-ng a well prepar
ed chemical irocess to remove the writ
ing on the check so that the words "one
thousand" could he inserted instead
Fearing that his handwriting might he
recognized Hiankins also bribed Anna
Swindell into writiog the "one thous
and" so as to make more certain of his
attempt at swindling the council. We
understand that Hankins ordered NIiss
Swinidell a wedding dress for her kind
services. (She says that due to the
fact that she is a married woman she
will not need the dress but will accept
it as a matter of courtesy.)
At the same time Sparkma,i firisked
the math departiment out of $500.00 1un
der the pretext cof suipplyiig same de
partiment with up-to-date instruments
for the purpose of assisting the co)-eds inl
extracting "cube roots."
When the money had been secured
the above inamied gentlemen proceded
to go to '\ imiui;ghs Department Store
where Hankins purchased three dozen
night shirts and six quarts of Illy't
cologne. Sparkman purchased four
dozen pairs (if pajailas and 18 nmoocles
ff)r future use at. Oxford. I lankins
purpose inl buyiing ci)logne was, as he
stated, to 4odceCC sweet dlreais aboit
fair niaidei,s, thereby furiishing hii
a bocutiful sipply of material fromi
which to prodtucc petry.
llaving a few extra dcllars when in
the "I,and of Flowers" ther ()hiained
roos inl tie costliest lhcotel inl Tamlipa,
the fartherest 1ccinit siouIti visited. Ac
c"Irding tc corbfirating statement,
Ilade by (he twc iliese rcotims cost
$go.o each a day..- A very pleasanit
trip is reprted. a11d. to make a long
story slor)It, the i:wstigating comimit
tee c-cItsistitig of R I. Smith R. R.
Williams, Frank Il-ner. I.a.rle Black,
McBride 7abbs, Calhun Thomas, and
I ,eroyc Grifjith,. decided that their pairtic
paticoni in debcates shcmuld be cuit off
anid that Sparkmani's dates with cone
cco-ed shcould he limi ted tco three per
wveek, anid that H-anckiins lie requirced to
conctitnie sleepiing in ..l.'s as usual
without the use of' colccg.nce which if
used wcouldl disturb thecc sleepj ccf his
romm iatecs.
---U.S.C.
Lost-The Dignity of the Hy.
patian Society
It is extremely sad, not tcc say cdeplior
able, out rageocus, acnd evin cdisgustiing
the manner ini which the imembers o0
the Hypiat iani Iierary Scwiety con.
dutctedl themselves at thiir last meeting.
The older-, sedate and digified mem.
bers, such as MIahiel I eckhamn, lU,iza
beth I,indcsay, Sarcahi MeredithI, auf
Anna S winidellI, (you have no ideca hiow
impiressively digni fiedl Anna can lie
when she takes a not io n-bhut does shc
ever take it ?) stoodc hack with hanmb
upli1ft'ed ini righteous indig'natjin aum
horror wvhile the dlecoirum of the aug
uist society was dlisruplted by some cc
the frivilcius members, Grace King
Marguerite Able, and MIattic V'arn, in
dlulgedl ini-cant youi inmaginie!-a marbkl
game. \Vhat ever is this cocuntry comii
i,ng toi, whent such things as that tac<n
place ini a sucpposedlly respec-tale com
munity I Tlhe whole worldl is headec
straight for diestructionl-thiere is ti
longer aniy hopie for anythinig whien wt
see our campijus inuvadedl by such a groiu:
of scatter-brainm, pleasure-Icovitng, dlegen
crate wnrh' pin-re!
4%P F 'ell
- FRED. MINSA)L
ttrd :43autI TSurng
At midnight 1011d the great gong clangs, I busted on your French myself."
Tle engines roar down the silent street, Reed Smith arrives most leisurely,
The flames paint the skies with red, \nd yawns and says in his lazy way,
The students came with hast-ening feet. "\\Why all this row-just let it he
For IDavis, dearest of all schools, 'will nly burn down to the ground.
Vith priceless treasures in its keep, \nd then Ny classes will not meet."
Is inl great peril and needs your aid- Ile turned and left the busy scene
\wake! \wake ! from sluggard sleep ! Ile found unbearable-the heat.
In every kind of costume scant, :\n1d I)r. Nlorse, with all the calm
The eager, dingle-picking men, Ihat Iarks the philosophical mind,
into the building quickly rush, 1Turnied to those iear by, "\What is,
And doors of offces break in. \ilist be. It is the will divine!"
'lhe profs arrive to cheer their zeal; 'I'le Dean-so thoughtful of our good,
Yates Snowden pleads with them to save Straightwav sits down upon the grass,
"IHistoric Camden," by Kennedy, Anl racks his brain and crvs aloud,
For which five dollars cash be gave ! "\\'lere---( )h. where shall I put this class ?
Dear Oscar Keith is moved to tears. F or noble education's sake,
.\nid wrings his hands in deep despair, I must make sure they do not miss
".l\y st-udents grieved will be," he cried, .\ single class, a single thought.
"o miss their class. It is not fair !" .\ single word-hecause of this."
Prof. Jackson says with his genial smile. .\nd all the while dear Davis burnt!
"We all are young but once. I praN , Ile brilliant flames climbed in the skies.
From verbs and translation, give .\nd painted them a flaming red
Respite 1 t hem fr jist one day-- Vnheed ful of these luiman cr ics.
Tid savs it would be a great world
i the peiqple coul put as mu111ch faiil S BE COMPOSED! TAKE
ill a manl as a w1mall tsi in a safet NMORSE & C Keit ih's Corresponldenct
pil 'REn-UREL Contrse onl
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Students
St udenits to wvork in the interest of
Religious Educat io n in the Homne
a.nd( to distribute Religious Litera-G ay o Clte
ture. Definite guaranitee of a lber
al amnountt withi oipportunity of earrn-ndei
ing several times as much. Last
Summer several students earnedardeindndtlod
over $1 ,000.00t during vacation. Nittoui h
cap)ital or experience necessary. dsrmntn eurmnso
Al so opportunity to travel andI ap
point repiresentat ives. Write for full cleemn
particulars andt orga.nization plantI
at once. Universal Bible Ho1use,Nvrbfoehssc
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WRIGHIT'S1DRUG STORE atEu oleeo
P'rescriptions
Cornpounded
GNVrSaYso PL C lo thSTeEs
j(NCw Pst Offto Isuit) She
Chorus Girl Tells
Of Theatre Burning
Singleton Admits Guilt and Con
fesses Starting Camp Jack
son Fires
LODGED IN STATE PEN
Tootsie Delish Who Was Play
ing at the Rivoli When Fire
Occured Turns Up Dick
Because Love is
Scorned
A faimtus fire-bug was brought to
light vesterday aftcrtor.i in the pflice
court by sobbing T(Itsic Delish, beau
tiful chorus girl of the Riv,ili Theatre.
She proved beytid a d14mbe that Dick
Singleton, a invnber of a prominent
South Carolina familY. anl a law sto
dent at tie l'University, has in the last
two years set fire to 139 Iuildings, in
clu:ling 1.38 at Camp jacksibn anl the
famous Rivoli Theatre fire. which oc
curred a few minths ago.
Mr. Singletin is locked safely in a
IaIde cell at the State "pen." awaiting
a mental test Iby I)rI. Jisiah M,rse.
which will determine whether he will
stay in the pen. ir be removed to the
State hospital.
Dainty little T(),,tsie I)elish whisker
ed into the Chief of l'olice's private
office yesterday to tell her amazing
story. She inf,ormed the chief that she
was Miss Delish. f tle I I(it-Shot Iar
mny Girl's Shkv, vhiicli was playitw
at the famius theatre at tle titne the
fire (ccired there.
VhIeIn sit- menti,.ed tle Rivli fire
the chief grew excited. "Di you know
anlything about that li e fairly hel
lowed.
"All," she said iiiysteriiusly, "and
here is the stIrv:
Onl the afterinoiln befi"r the fire sh.
and another chilris ir p ed the \\ig
wam, in froint of which Dick Singletim.
young. handsome, a,id semingly wit
1> evil lurking lihind tlho 'e cxpbressivv
blue eycs, was standing. II fact he wa
so pleasing tII Til(tsik thait sl allrcsed
Iimi and askel himi1 t l ' w h1er (n1.1
tell her, mind y 'n) wIhere 'lhe tc'uld tind'
.:ic e ,t ;iid tr tii nii,i f-l i in i i ive as tn
bal Inag,e III 'tellI It n' oic I )I-Iv!.~ lit
had never benci blir.lhrig t
iwerftorimance, that Il-ht -h!woedi
icr R!lmaii Novain t diitern 'n
-lt wItIm>l avail. e s Wl tr ll 1ili
- the tlvli w crwd ed \\ a.md she
,tgh.it -rhaps hi1 h;d -t n u n
nip-r ail itin - llir.I I s' i n Irt i.
len-al, the d is.0 t I itlit wh, iii h,
Illof y dre n ro m ae .w. ite
tite '1h w. I SawaI%ke a sin
thin , le ai 1" I v r .I la b ti
side. )f thle hulibd!n Anld p.,!rrin._ kcrt
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