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ONE MORE THEN TH _______ FIREWORKS University of South Carolina VOL. XVIII. COLUMBIA.C., FRIDAY,DECEMBER 12,1924 NO.12 MUSIC MAKERS MAKE DEBUT AT IMPERIAL Glee Club And Orchestra Give a Varied And Pleasing Program MANY ATTEND OPENING OF COLLEGE SEASON Year's Club Is Worthy Successor To Winners of the State Championship Cup The University of South Carolina Glee club and the Gamecock orchestra made their 1924-25 season's debut to a capacity audience at the Imperial thea ter Tuesday night. It was a finished performance of a varied and in every wise pleasing pro gram: the "Volga Boat Song" and "0, Susanna," Horace's "Interger Vitae" and the medley of college songs, the "Forester's Chorus" from "A Mid ummer Night's Dream." A number oi ex0ellent voices ahd careful itraining by Maurice Matteson has produced a worthy successor to the University Glee club of 1923-24, winners of the state glee club cup. Also a feature of the program "first part" were two tenor solos by J. Rus sell Loyal: "Ave Maria" (Mascagni) and "The Star" (Rogers) and an en core, "Memory Lane." Mr Loyal's voice is a very pleasing tenor and shows careful training under Prof. Matteson. Mrs. Matteson played Mr. Loyal's ac companiments. The "second part" was the club's en ertaining bit of vaudeville: "The Hun gry Four," a comic quartet, in various light songs: Ted Lewis, magician, in a Gumber of parlor and stage tricks: Saunders and Stone, a string duet; and Jeffords and Patton, in "Sawdust Melo dies and Imitations." Five numbers by the Gamecock or estra followed: "Susquehanna Home," "Dear One," Eliza," "Mandalay" and "She Loves Me." Then the finale-fipst of. rollcking college songs, the immemorial "Faculty Song" and ending in the university "Alma Mater," made particularly im pressive by its recognition by the seve ral hundred Carolina students and alum ni present. The glee club, directed by Maurice Matteson, numbers 26 voices-two more than the cup winning club of last year. Eight pieces make up the orchestra, a new venture. Manager of the glee lub is A. W. Holler, Jr., while the rchestra's manager is F. Earl Craw ford. The glee club will not begin its an ual tour until about March 1, accord ng to Mr. Holler, who is nov making rrangements for the tour, which may nclude a number of joint appearances f both the club and the orchestra. he orchestra, however, will also make n independent tour, opening Decem r 22, at Orangeburg and including: amden, Decemb)er 23; Florence, De miber 24; Sumter, December 31; New rry, January 1; St. Matthews, Jan ary 2, and Allendale, January 3. Sat rdlay the orchestra will furnish the usic for the Blue Ridge Cotillion lub's (lance at Hendersonville, N. C. Members of the glee club are: First tenors: Riggins, Loyal, Briggs, all, Felton and Saunders. Second tenors: Humphries, L,ewis, carborough, Bryan, Coker and L4em ond. Baritones: Patton, Stone, Otis, Cali an, Fulmer and McGregor. Bassos: Ready, Holler, Furtiek, Glen, ishlburne and Jeffords. Directors: Mauric, M-atteson, andl anager, A. W. Holler, Jr. "The Hungry Fouf' quartet: Stone, aund(ers, Scarborough and Caligan. directed by Newell Wimberley and The~ members of the orchestra, which . Glimpses of Carolina History The South Carolina College was open ed for students on January 10, 1805, with two professors, Dr. Jonathan Masev who was president, and Enoch Hanford. William Harper, from Bethel Academy, Newberry, was the first student to mo ticulate. At the time only one building, "South," or "Old South," later "Rutledge Col lege," had been completed. DeSaus sive College, "North," or "Old North," was not finished for four years. These buildings were erected by Edward Clark, who had, with Robert Mills, furnished the plans selected by the board of trus tees. They were planned for a student body of one hundred. For some years a few of the profe-isors roomed in them, and they also cortained classrooms. The session ran from January 1, to De cember 31. Commencement exercises were held on the evening of the first Monday in December. As there were no seniors, there could be no commence meat exercise. in 1805; but there was an exhibition of dialogues and declama tions. In 1806 there was one graduate, Anderson Crenshaw, who deferred the formality of graduation till next year, when the first commencement exercises were held. Diplomas were not given until 1809. During 1805 all the students were grouped together in one literary society, the Philomathian. As the number of the students at the opening in 1806 was too large for one society it was decided to form two. Two brothers, James and Joseph. Lowry, were the two captains who made the division of the student body into two parts, which was done with as much harmony that good feeling of everyone was expressed in the names given to the new societies: Clarioso phic, "Wise Choice" and Euphradian, "Well Thought Out." The new societies came into existence on February 6, 1806. A house for the president, two double houses for professors, a steward's hall, and a science building that also lioused the library were erected during Dr. Maxey's administration. Somewhere in the rear of DeSaussure a small ob servatory was built. The college as it was about 1820 can be seen in the pic ture hanging at the head of the stairs in the library. When President Maxey died in 1820 the college had more than one hundred students and a faculty of five. It was abreast of the times both in equipment and in breadth of view. Chemistry, physics, and geology, then new sciences, were taught. At no time have more dis tinguished men gone out from the Uni versity. R. L. Green. ---U.S.C. HIGH SCHOOLS RECEIVING "THE GAMECOCK" NOW Many of the high schools throughout the state are being added to the mailing list of "The Gamecock." Letters have beenf sent out by the Business Manager to every High School in the state a?king them if they desired to have the use of "The Gamecock" for their libraries and high school students. We have received answers from about one hundred signi fying their desire to receive the paper every week. "The Gamecock" welcomes this op portunity to let the high school students see what the students are doing at the University of South Carolina, and to give them the pleasure of reading the largest school paper in South Carolina. 1Newell Wimberley. violin, saxophone andl uphonia; Frank L4aw, piano; Irvin Saunders, banjo and guitar; J. P. L~une', saxophone ; James Coggeshall, saxo phone ; Edgar Whiitehesd, trumpet ; Louis Eddards, trombone, and Tom Stone, drums. FRESHMEN ELECT LEADER IN FOURTH ATTEMPT CHOOSE WILKINS SWINK Wins Over Freshman Foster By Narrow Margin-Hails From Woodruff At a meeting of the Freshman class in chapel Saturday morning, Wilkins Swink was elected president. This election was the completion of the fourth attempt by the "Rats" to select a leader. Rats Swink and Foster battled three times for the honor, Swink winning by a close margin in the final ballot. "Red," as he is affectionately called by his friends, hails from the city of Woodruff. He is a very worthy fellow, and in more ways than by his hair, is a shining light for his class. He is a gentleman, and the Freshman should fell proud to be headed by one of such a character. "Red" showed tip well on the football field this season too, being one of the best that the Freshman team had. He is a member of the Freshman "Y" council, and is a live wire in the other activities of the campus. Mr. Fos ter is from Spartanburg, and is a mem ber of the Legislature from his county. He too, is a man of high calibre. J. Lindsey Nimmons, of Anderson, waA elected vice-president, and Miss Harriet Baker, of Columbia was chosen secretary. The other officers of the class will e elected at an early date. -U.S.C. THOMAS GREGG WINS EUPHRADIAN CONTEST Reese Joye Is Awarded Second Place-Dr. Chapin and Prof. McCutcheon Judge Thomas M. Gregg of Charlotte, N. C., won the annual Euphradian Intra-So ciety Oratorical contest held in the society hal4s Tuesday fevening. D. Rease Joye of Sumter, was awarde' second place by the judges, Dr. Chapin of Chicora College, Professor McCut chen of the Economics department of the University. The first speaker on the program was E. L. Spears of Darlington, who chose "Egotism" as his suject. Cregg ap peared second with his selection on the "Constitution of thd United States." Joye was the third and last speaker and gave a forcible talk on "Politics ver sus Religion." The contest this year was held at one of the regular meetings of the Eu phradian society and was attended by a large group of members. Furman Gressette, president of the society, pre sided. ---U.S.c. BAPTISTS MADE MERRY LAST FRIDAY EVENING Laughter was continous for over 30 minutes last Friday evening at Flin Hall while the Rev. D)ean Crain talked to the members of the Baptist club about his experiences in the mountains dutrf1g his younger days. He gave some adlvice about the way to live and get the most out of life, and, at the same time, kept those present laughing at his "experiences." The program began wvith a talk by the presidlent of the club, Lee Crocker. He wvelcomed the new members and ex plainedl the purlpose of the organization. Miss Ellis and Miss Hough gave seve ral vocal selections dluring the evening. A fter the talk by the Rev. Crain, the meeting was turned into an informal receptionl. Miss McColl and Miss Mc Swaini served punch to the thirsty ones. At ten o'clock the reception broke up, andl, it is now only a pleasant memory to the forty or more who were present. --U.S.C. M. Ott: College isn't half as difficuilt as I expected. You girls seem to take life pretty easy. Program of Student Affairs FRIDAY LeConte Scientific Club 8:15 LeConte College Chanticleer Club 7:00 Press Club Room Sociology Club 7:30 Davis College --U.S.C. SATURDAY Social Cabinet Dance 9:00 Gymnasium -U.s.c. SUNDAY Y" Meeting 6:45 Flinn Hall -U.s.c. MONDAY "Y" Council Meeting 7:00 Flinn Hall Meetings of Staffs of Columbia, Chicora and University Publications 8:00 Melton Hall -U.s.c. TUESDAY Clariosophic and Euphradian Receptions 8:00 Society Halls -U.S.C. WEDNESDAY Finals For Roddey Medal 8:00 Chapel -U.S.C. THURSDAY Glee Clubs Chapel Period Chapel -U.S.C. FRIDAY Preliminaries for William and Mary North Caro' a ' C:..olina Debate 8:00 Chapel -U.S.C. BIBLE CLASS STANDING TO BE PUBLISHED LATER As there are quite a few classes th:at have not yet reported, the class stand ing will not be published in this webk's Gamecock. Two or three classes are run ning rather close and therefore we feel that some class may he disappointed after all have been reported. Again the committee wishes to thank all those who have endeavored to make_ these discussions a success. The ban-' quet or reception, will he held for the winning class, teachers and others, after the Christmas holidays. (Merry Christ mas to you all.) -U.S.c. UNIVERSITY INFIRMARY HAS TEN OCCUPANTS The University Infirmary had ten oc cupants according to Mrs. Madden, the matron in charge, at a late hour Thurs (lay night. All of these cases are: form of light inifluenza-colds or grippe. There are seven young ladies and three men confined in the wards. They are: Misses Clyo Hughes, Minnie Lee Free man, Leila Robbins, Helen Hilb, An nie Mac McGrady, Ruth and Virginia Doar. The meni are: Earle Jones, A. Y. Annette and L,. Hendricks. J. W. Wood. wvho also had been suf fering from a light case of the malady wvhich seems to have taken a hold on the campus-Flu, was released from the Infirmary late Thursday afternoon. --U.s.c. No girl marries a man for better or wvorse. She marries him for more ~r les AUGUST KOHN SPEAKS ON NEWSPAPER CAREER If Starting Anew, Would Travel Over Same Journalistic Course J. RION M'KISSICK AND PROF. SNOWDEN ATTEND "Write Naturally As If Telling a Story, But Tell Only the Truth" "Had I to live my life over, there would be three things that I would do without fail," said August Kohn to the Press club at its Decem'er meeting with Dr. Ball at his home on Pendleton street. "First, I would come to the University and get my diploma. Next, I would marry the same lady, and last, I would enter the newspaper game in South Carolina again." Mr. Kolmi told of his experiences as cditor of the Carolinian in 1889. 1Ie gave advice to the future newspaper men and stressed truth and accuracy in writ ing. "Write naturally as if you were tell ing the story," he said, "but be sure to tell only the truth." Mr. J. Rion McKissick, editor of the Greenville Piedmont was then introduc ed. He stressed the importance of cour ses in journalism in the colleges and said that he was sorry that none were offered here when he graduated. Professor Snowden made a few re marks and then the meeting was turned over to tie entertainment committee. M. K. Walsh and Arthur Cornwall rendered several musical selections, and Miss Nelle Simpson gave a humorous reading. The last number, or the "feature" of the e%,ening, was a burlesque on a class in journalism. E. B. Castles, Miss Simp son, Miss Hughes, Lee Crocker and Fred Minshall were the characters in the burlesque. The meeting was followed by an in formal reception. Light refreshments were served. This meeting will call to mind that the Press Club was organized on February 16. 1924, at the home of Dr. Ball. Mr. Augtust Kohn, former editor of the Carolii,ian. at the University, was elected temporary chairman and Miss AIa T. Swindell temporary secretary. Dr. Ball. dean of the School of Jour nalism. in a few words outlined the pur pose of the club. "We want to stimulate interest in the work of the University publications, "The Gamecock .." "the Car olinian" and to form a social center, at which place, students of the Unviersity itterested in newspaper work and other forms of journalistic activities may gath er for interchange of ideas," concluded Dr. Ball. The following officers were elected: President, G. McBride Dabbs; Vice President, C. B. Wiliams; Secretary Treasurer, Arthur Cornwell. These of ficers with Miss Catherine Floyd and Miss Lois Hentz made up the executive committee. Among the speakers which have ap peared b)efore the cltub are, Major Hor ton andl Brian Bell of "The State" Wyatt Taylor, of "The Columbia Record," Prof. Yates Snowvden, Col. F. H. McMaster and Dr. Danny Reed. Every phase of newspaper wvork has been covered ini these talks and dicus sions, and one can almost smell printer's ink, hear the clicking of typewriters, the rattling of linotype machines, and the hurrying of the reporters. The presenit offcers are: President, Miss Marguerite Abel, Vice President, Arthtur Cornwell; Secretary Treasurer, F,rnest B. Castles. The Ex ecutive committee is composed of the offcers and the following members, C. B. Williams and James Hammond Black. The program committee is, Miss Abel, Miss Ellen Hough, J. H. Black and Arthur Cornwell.