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Bought Your Baseball Annual ? Call Monday! University of South Carolina _____XV__, COLUMBIA, S.C., FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1925 NO. 18 HERE LATE] CONVENTION MARCH 26 - 28 More Than 4,000 Are Expected to Attend-Many Good Speak ers Secured Four thousand teachers from all parts of south Carolina are expected in Col umbia March 26, 27, and 28 for the an nual convention of the State Teachers Association according to B. L. Par kinson, head of the University exten sion department and president of the association. The teachers .attending the annual ineeting will be entertained with a well balanced program of music and drama in addition to the regular professional features. On Friday night three plays will be presented in honor of the members. The Columbia College music faculty and students will stage "The Mikado" at the Columbia Theatre. The Colum bia College orchestra will aid in the presentation. At the Town Theatre the Columbia Stage Society, directed by Dan Reed, will put "The Torch bearers" on the boards and students of Wofford and Converse will present "In Flanders Fields," a play written and directed by Professor A. Ver ont, of Converse College.. Musical programs have been arrang d for each general session of the con vention. The Columbia Hi orchestra, the Hartsville Hi orchestra, the Chi ;ora Glee Club, the Columbia College lee Club and the University of South arolina Glee Clubs will do their bit the entertainment line. The Colurii ia College orchestra, directed by Mme elice de Horvath will furnish music uring the reception to be given by he Columbia Chamber of Commerce n Thursday evening. Many prominent speakers from in (1 out of the state have been secur and all Carolina students who stu (Continued on Page 5, Column 5) RAN DILLARD AT CLEVELAND FOR MEETING ETURNED HERE MONDAY er Two Thousand De7ns Ex change Ideas on Methods and Rules "There were probably two thousand ans at the Cinncinati Convention" id Miss Dillard, Dean of Women, lking to a group- of girls in the lobby the Woman's building just after her turn Monday from the convention. "I talked to as many of them as pos le, getting ideas of the methods used the different colleges. I found at the strict set rule system has not roved satisfactory as a rule. "One dean described a school where here were but few rules, and it's ap irent success. There was one school long the many represented which sed a method -somewhat similar to be one used at the University." "When we arrived we could not get oms at the hotels. They were filled Ith representatives atending the Na onal Education Convention. It was t until afternoon that rooms were ailable, and even then we were owded.. "In Cinncinatti I did not find the ring weather I had left in Columbia. was snowing there -and very cold," ded Dean Dillard in conclusion. * BAND COL WILL MEET t THIS MONTH "Guilty" Says Jury in Trial of Littlejohn C. T. GRAYDON PRESIDING Defendant Given Long Prison Term in Breach Of Promise Case. After a record breaking period of leliberation the jury in the case of Ima Hottwunn vs. Tiny Littlejohn for )reach of promise brought in a ver lict of guilty. Presiding Judge Grease Graydon then pronounced a sentence :>f "to do what work you carq without letriment to your health for 98 years. two months and three days in a pri -on where you will be free from the flirtations of the plaintiff." The jury in the case was entirely of ladies, proceedings started promptly At 7:45 Thursday evening in the Moot Court roon of the University law ;chool. The attorneys for the plain tiff were: W. C. Johnson and W. M. Morrison; Henry Edmunds and.Dave aaston represented the defendant. Ima Hotwunn (Leo Thomas) brought ;uit against Littlejohn (W. D. Mc 3owan) for alleged breach of promise, rhe star witnesses were: H. M. Wise, Morris Marcus, John Pate and "Billy sunday" (J. A. Henry.) But it was only the semi-annual nock trial of the University Law As ;ociation. Young ladies from the city md the various colleges added a touch >f color and gaiety to the occasion md members of the law faculty with :heir wives acted as chaperones. C. P. Graydon of the Columbia bar pre ,ided and his ready wit added much to mn enjoyable occasion. Following the decision of the court the meeting was adjourned to the Ab iey law library for a social hour. - U.S.C. CAROLINA FRESHMEN CITY LEAGUE CHAMPS Run Away With Title-Having a Clean Record in City League The Carolina Biddies Basketball ream closed its season Wednesday night by overwhelming Columbia High 47-17 and ,rancing away with the championship of the city league. The Riddies have not had a single coe of their sproutinig tail feathers plucked1 by a city team. They came through the ieason maintaining a record of no de feats and gaining five victories. Both teams had won four and lost none. Although they were snowved unn der, the Capital City lads played a capi tal game and if hard wmork was points, they would have done much better. Now, to survey for the last time, the material idi Carolina's crackerjack rat team. Captain Holcombe, Fair and Farr were placed on the State's all-state fresh man team. Their playing is of a high order and all can shoot. Billy Lamar. better known perhaps in baseball, is as fast as a comet and an accurate tosser. I'hen Dusky Riggins has developed into a star guiard~ this year. Brewer and Clarke have also 'een in a number of games and become knownm by their shoot ing and passing. VCERT ON THE COMMITTEE TO SEEK P.O. SUB. OPFICE NAMED AT STUDENT BODY MEET At a student body meeting Friday morning the matter of a post office sub-station for Carolina was discussed and a committee was appointed on motion of Calhoun Thomas to investigate the possibilities of securing such a service for the Vniversity. The ccmmittee is composed of Harold DeLorme, president of the student body ex-officio chairman; W. H. Graham, J. C. Long. There was no opposition to the motion as proposed by Mr. Thomas and at last it seems as if the long dreamed of sub station is near at hand. CAROLINA BAND TO GIVE CONCERT A T 7:00 TONIGHT TO PLAY ON MAIN CAMPUS Good Program Is Arranged To First of Spring Concerts Today The University of South Carolina band will make its first public ap pearance since the close of the foot ball :,eason this evening when they will present an hour's concert on the main campus. These concerts were a feature of the spring evenings at the University last year and the officials in charge are willing to hold then regularly this year if the student body wishes them. Besides the campus concerts the Band expects to give an occasional concert on the State House steps on Sunday afternoons, to appear at one of the local theatres, and, possibly, make a spring tour of the state. Professor George I-. Olson, direc tor of the band, has been putting that organization through a period of in tensive training and the concert this evening will find may new men in the Garnet and Black uniforms. The program for the evening's con cert will probably include these nun bers: "lxteipore" overture, "Stars and Stripes Forever" .march, "Bri dal Rose" operatic suite, "Under the i)ouble f,agle" march, "Ptincess of India" overture, "Poet, Peasant and Light Calvary" march, "Lustspiel" overture and "We Hail Thee Carolina," Alma Mater with several of the old favorite football selections. ARTICLES FOR YELLOW SHEET ARE DUE SOON Have you written up that good old yarn on your room-mate yet ? On April first the Gamecock will publish its annual Yellow Sheet edition. Absolutely no truth will be published antd the more scanda lous the articles are the more like ly it will be to find a place in the paper. Do not be afraid and re member "Its the hit dog that yelps." The editor and his staff want to miake the 1925 yellow sheet the best ever and are looking to every member of the student body to con tribute one or more articles. The final day that sories may be sub mitted is March 20. Gamecock, Box 444 Canteen. A4MPUS A T SEVI DR. MELTON I AT SUMT] High Athletes To Meet Here Last of April ANNUAL HI SCHOOL WEEK April 22-24 Will Find Participants for Trophies of Higs Schoo! League. Preparations for a greater high school week are going ahead rapidly, and, when April 22, 23 and 24 roll around, students from all parts of the state will assemble at the University to put their school "on the map." Professor A. C. Flora is president of the High Schol League this year. J. D. Fulp, W. C. Taylor, W.. F. War ren, J. H. Thornwell, John W. Moore, C. M. Lockwood, W. M. Scott, W. E. Black, S. M. Derrick, S. H. Derrick, and B. L. Parkinson are on the exe cutive committee. The extension divi sion of the University will have charge of the entertainment and the details connected with the places where the contests will be held. The purpose of the South Carolina High School League, according to the bulletin gotten out recently is, "to bring the high schools of the state in closer touch, stimulate an interest in and purify athletics and other forms of inter-high school contests in the high schools of the state." As a prize for the winner of the de bate, which will be held on Wednesday of High School Week, Hon. Richard 1. Manning has donated a loving cup, which vill have inscribed on it the name of the winning school and the names of its debaters. Medals for the individual members of the two teams entering the finals are given by the extension department. All accredited high schools will be allo(we(l to enter one boy in the decia (Continued to Page 6, Column 3) --U.S.C. DR. FOSTER SPEAKS HERE DURING APRIL Will Visit Different Classes and Show Relation of Bible and Study. Dr. Allyn K. Foster, of Ohio, one of the educational secretaries for the Northern Baptist Board has been se cured by the University Y. M. C. A. to give a series of services at the Uni versity for four days during the mid die of April.. Dr. Foster will bring sormething unique to the University in that not only will he conduct a series of evangelistic meetings but he will he prepared to take one of the teachers place in the class room and show hmow the subject under study is related to the life that we lead and how important the mastering of that sub ject may be to following out a success futl life. He has been quite sucess ful in work with college men. He was at Clemson last year and the reports coming from there speak highly of him. His first interest in college men began when he lived near one of the larger colleges of his native state and came in contact with the college men thru his pastorate work. Since that time he has given more and more of his time to this kind of work. The Urdiversmty is lucky in getting~ him. I'N O'CLOCK THIS SPEAKER 1R HI OPENING ON VALUE OF EDUCATION Gamecock City Opens New High School Building With Attending Ceremonies (Special to The Oamecock) Sumiter, March 5.-Dr. W. D. Mel ton, president of the University of South Carolina made an address at the opening of the new high school here tonight. "By common consent ingnorance is the bane'of our existence. It is the cess-pool of crime, the breeding place of jealousy and envy and hatred and anarchy, and 'all the ills that flash in heir to.' It is 'a green eyed monster that doth mock the meat it feeds on.' Goethe, poet and philosopher, said: 'nothing is more terrible than active ignorance' and Plato that : 'it is bet ter to be unborn than untaught, for ignorance is the root of misfortune.' Tn 'Pilgrim's Progress', Greatheart, one of the finest characters in all litera ture, characterizes the Town of Stu pidity, as worse than the City of Des truction, and Shakespeare in his inimi table manner declares ignorance to be 'the curse of God. "'Knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to Heaven. "If we would enjoy the blessings of prosperity and peace and happiness we must have an educated and enlight eneai mtizenship, we must have a just ;nd equitai>le social and industrial or der, and we must have a sound and lofty morality and a secure and sub lime religious faith. "The most important industry of todav is not finance, or manufactur ing, or agriculture even, however great those industries may be. The most im portant and far reaching industry of today is education. Education touches every department of human endeavor (Continued on Page 6. Column 1) DRIVER GOES TO GREENVILLE FOR EYE TREA TMENT ,SEEKS FURTHER ADVICE Recurrence of Trouble That Ori ginated While Student at Vir ginia. James G. Driver, director of stu dent activities at Carolina, went to Greenville Thursday afternoon to con sult with an eye specialist. Mr. Driver has been treated by an oculist in Col umbia for the past several days but it was decided in conference to seek the opinion of another specialist. While Mr. Driver was a medical studlent at the University of Virginia he first felt this eye trouble andl was forced to give up his studies. Mr. Dri ver states thast this is one of the rea sons that prompted him to first take up coaching and athletic supervision. About eight years ago an operation was performed upon Mr. Drivers nose by a Toronto, Canada' specialist which seemingly cleared up the eye trouble until its reoccurence the first of this week. --U.s.c. We laugh' at the Prof's jokes, No mr.tier what they be; Nos. b-.cause they're funny jokes, But out of policy.. E VE NING