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110 NT.~ qt f. I , "T 71*1 Monday Holiday Enjoy University of South Carolina OL.XVIII. COLUMBIA, S. C., 1RIAY, APRIL 10, 1925. NO. 22 En qpnm nvievivef VIIIINI Iwnmv---------w - I T ---'I lull rualaza rbuil FOR SUB-POST OFFICE , COMMITTEE REPORTS etition Filed With Postmaster General New-Madden Says Doubtful petition that the University of South rolina be granted. a post office sub tion has been filed with Postmaster eral New, says Dr. W. D. Melton, o is pushing the matter with all possi force. A conference with Postmaster Madden Columbia was very discouraging to iversity authorities as this official does believe we can secure such a service account of federal law which prohi a sub-station so near a general office. wever, Mr. Madden realizing our ds, has taken the matter up with the vernment officials and hopes to be le to make some annoticement soon as how the work is progressing. Dr. Melton refuses to give up hope and s that next September Carolina will ye a decided change in the manner in ich the mail is being handled. If by y chance the sub-station is denied Car a a full-time postmaster will be em yed to have absolute charge of all iii ing rail. Professors B. L. Parkinson, A. C. oore, C. F. Mercer and J. D. Corring were appointed as a faculty commit to investigate the postal situation e time ago and it was on their rec endation that the petition was filed. Dr. Melton and his corps of workers to be congratulated on the splendid t 'they are putting up to obtain this ce for Carolina. -u.s.c. LEMSON LOSES "AG" BUILDING IS DESTROYED BY FIRE udents Fight Valiantly But Are Unable to Save Building Records Lost (Special to The Gamecock) Clemson College, S. C., April 9. e of unknown origin, raging for ut three hours, completely destroy the Agricultural building of Clem College last Thursday morning. e fire began about 3:00 o'clock in morning and four hours later the ole interior was a mass of embers. e loss has been placed at between ,000 and 250,000. Besides the three ry structure, the major portion of valuable labratory equipment, seve valuable libraries, and practically of the records of the department re destroyed. Little of the contents the building were saved, only some the laboratory equipment was car d out by students. he cause of the fire is as yet un own, but it is thought that it was used by a short circuit in electrical paratus in the left wing of the build ith the discovery of the fire the tire student body wvas called out every effort was made to halt Sflames. The fire had made con lerable headway, however, and every fort to save the building was una ling. - u.s.c. ERRIWETHER TO RETURN IN JUNE Ioer.. Merriwether, professor of )tory at the University, who has been a leave of absence for a year to htinue his doctor's work at Colum University will return 'to Columbia June to teach at the University mer School according to an an ncement made yesterday by J. A. dard, director of the Summer o1l rLMILA WILL DELIVER BACCALAUREATE TALK TO BE HELD AT TRINITY Diplomas To Be Given to 180 Is 120th Graduatmg Class of University The 120th commencement exercises of the University of South Carolina will be gin this year on June 7th. The Bacca laureate sermon will open the exercises, and will be delivered at. Trinity Episco pal Church by the Rt. Rev. Edwin E. Penick, D.D. Monday, the annual celebration of the four literary societies will be held. Thur day, June 9th, the Alumni will have full charge of activities. The graduating exercises will begin Wednesday, June 10th, at 10 o'clock. W. A. McSwain will deliver the valedictory address, and Donald Russell was select ed as orator by the faculty. Bernard M. Baruch, A.B., L.L.D., noted financier of New York, and native son of South Carolina will deliver the address to the graduating class. Mr. Baruch has won a name for himself, and his native state takes this opportunity of showing him here gratification at his success. This year marks the 124th of the exist ence of the University, thus stamping it as one of the oldest in the country. This year there are one hundred and eighty applicants for degrees, the lar gest number ever turned out in the his .tory of the institution. From this class should come many men and women who should reflect glory on themselves and their Alma Mater. Further announce ments and information will follow in the near future. - U.S.C. - Monday is Given As Holiday For Easter Monday will be given as an Easter holiday to the sutdents of the University according to a announcement made thic Thursday afternoon by L. T. Baker. Dean of the University. It was announced several weeks ago that a day would be given but at that time it had not been decided whether Saturday or Monday would be the most suitable date. With the announcement that there wold be no classes Monday many of the students began planning trips home. This day is dou!ly appreciated by many of the students who live a full clay's travel from Columbia as it will allow them to make their first visit home since the Christmas vacatioi. PLAN IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE UNIV. CAMPUS The grounds between Thornwell and DeSaussure Colleges are being plowed in preparation to improving the drainage system on this part of the campus. In accordance with-the policy of the Super intendent of the Grounds and Buildings, grass and shrubbery will be planted in this space and an effort made to beautify it along with the rest of the campus. Trhe drivewvay opening on the! campus between Trhornwell and the U. S. Ento mological Laboratory will be bricked up and electric lights will be placed on the wvalls at the present different entrances to the main campus. These improvements wvill greatly add! to the appearance of the campus and are in keeping with the general plan improvement. - u.s.c. - Many students who think they arc Juniors had better investigate at the Registrars office, according to word from a member of the Annual Staff, who said that a list, setting many third year men dlown as Sophs had been griven the annual. UNIVERSITY CO-ED MISS EIDSON DEAD Students of the University will be grieved to learn of the death Tuesday night of one of their fellows. Miss Ruth Clark Eidson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Eidson. Miss Eidson was an 18 year old co-ed at Carolina and a graduate last year of Columbia High School and paFsed away after only a brief illness. She was an unusually bright and at tractive young woman and count ed many University students among her scores of friends. The funeral was held at Ward, S. C., yesterday morning. HIGH SCHOOL MEET HERE IN FEW DAYS RECORD ENROLLMENT Program of Activities for Annual Week Is Announced by the Extension Office The annual State High School Meet and jubilee is only two weeks off, it fal ling this year on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, April 22nd, 23rd and 24th. This is an occasion of importance and is always attended by a good crowd of high school students and officials. The contests for different honors, commercial, forsenic and athletic, bring about aspirit ,of friendly rivalry which tends to show the real character of any high school, as an institution and as to the individuals. Two hudred and ninety-eight students took part in the different events at last year's meet, but indications are that this record will be smashed at the coming meeting. Professor Parkinson at the Extension Department, inspeaking of the meet said: "the largest representation of South Car olina High School students ever attempt ed wi-il gather in Columbia this year. Tle meet is expected to be must better than last year's when all records were broken. Two-hundred and ninety-eight pupils were in attendance last year, and entries already received have surpassed this number. This annual meet affords a great opportunity for Carolina students to meet the high school pupils, and show them great courtesy. This has always 'een done and the authorities hope and believe it will be continued. The high schools have always showed a keen ap preciation of this friendliness. The meet wi!; begin with the first debate Wednesday evening April 22nd at 7:30 p.m. This will be a preliminaryl. contest to decide the best negative and affirmative teams which will enter the final contest Thursday, April 23rd, in the University auditorium at chapel period. In the preliminary contest, Easley will rep)resent District No. 1; Kingstree from District No. 2; and the representative from the Thi-rd District- will be selected April 15th at a special preliminary at Denmark, with Langley, Swvansea and WValterboro taking p)art. The track and field preliminaries wvill be held Thursday afternoon, April 23rd, on University field. The finals will be held Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. Mr. James G. Driver, Di-rector of Student Activities at the University, will have futll charge of these events. 'rhe p*eliminaries for boys dleclanma tion andl girls exp)ression will also bc held Thursday afternoon. These will be divided into ten groups, and the winner in each will speak in the finals Thursday evening. The Boys' Declamation finals will be held at the University Audito rium, and the girls expression at Colum b)ia High School. (Continued to Page 5. Column 3) Classes of 1925 Fountain ALLEN K. FOSTER FOSTER OFFERS UNIQUE PROGRAM AT CAROLINA TO START NEXT SUNDAY Gives Cryptic Answers to Ques tions of Gamecock Reporter on His Life Something unique will be offered by Dr. Allen K. Foster in his series of services at the University under the auspices of the University Y. M. C. A. Dr. Foster will go into a num ber of classrooms at the request of the professors and will show how this particular subject is more than just a department of knowledge but that it has a vital meaning in the student's preparation for life. The following cryptic answer cane, to the Gamecock reporter when Dr. Foster was written to in regard to his career: Born Baltimore; when-no I)ody's business; undergraduate work at John Hopkins, majored in athle tics; Th. M. Louisville Seminary; M. A. Yale; D. D. Brown; Pastor, Wor chester, Mass., 7 years, 1st Church and Washington Ave.; Church Brooklyn; Dverseas with Y. M. C. A., during war, year and half, have been with the Northern Baptist Board as educatio nal secretary." This gives very little real informa tion about Dr. Foster, except that ve percieve that he has a sense of humor. From other sources we have 1)een able to learn that Dr. Foster was one of the greatest preachers in the service of the soldiers on the front. During the occupation he was selected to speak at the great gather ing at the Feste Halle in Coblentz, the largest gathering of soldiers for religious services held by any of the armies during the war. Dr. Allyn Foster will speak at the University in the following schedule. Saturdlay, April 18th, University Chapel 7 o'clock. Sundlay, 11 o'clock, some Columbia pulpit. ;undlay, 7 o'clock, University Chapel Mvonday, 10:30 o'clock, Univ. Chapel. MAonday, 7 o'clock, University Chapel. l'uesday, 10 :30 o'clock, Univ. Chapel. l'uesday, 7 o'clock, University Chapel. - u.s.c. - GAMECOCK'S EDITOR THANKS THE RECORD The ediator of THE GAMECOCK vishes to thank the Columbia Record or valuable assistance in getting out lhe "YALLER SHEET." The editors f the Record kindly donated the use to Give to Alma Mater ACTION SETS PRECEDENT Ask That 1925 Commencement Ceremony Be Held in the Columbia Theatre The Class of 1925 will present a handsome drinking fountain to the University as their gift to Alma Mater and posterity. This action was decid ed upon at a meeting of the graduat ing classes held in the Law Building Wednesday morning. This action sets a precedent for gifts to the University by graduating class es. A report of the committee to in vestigate gifts appointed at a recent neeting was made by G. H. Wittkows ky. * Among the proposals of the com mittee were a memorial gateway, a tapestry for the chapel or the gift that was decided upon. Another motion to the effect that this fountain be placed on the main campus, probably in front of the old President's home was adopted. At the same meeting it was decided that the class decline with thanks the proposal of Dr. Melton that the class all purchase leather invitations for which he would pay half of the cost. The class did decide to buy only the leather invitations but could not see their way clear to allow the president to buy invitations unless out of some University fund. H. M. DeLorme, presudent of the class, made an appeal to the members that they see members of the cap and gown committee immediately and or der their outfit. Motion by J. H. Black that the facul ty be informed of the Senior classes wishes that the graduation exercises he held in the Columbia Theatre was passed without a dissenting vote. A committee of three was instructed to see the faculty and obtain the Colu bia Theatre. - U.s.c. - MENDEL SMITH GIVES COURSE ADDITION TO LAW SCHOOL Will Lecture in Parliamentary Law in Regular and Summer Se'ssion Mendel L. Smith of Camden, one of the foremost lawyers in the State, has been sectred to give a series of lectures on Parliamentary La.w at the University Law School it was announced by Dr. W. ). .\elton, Thursday afternoon. The new lecturer is one of the ablest ;.wyers in the country aid has attained an enviable place in his profession. He was a former judge of the South Caro Iina hench and during the \World War was a Major in the Judlge Advocate's D)epartment. Parliamentary Lawv will be a series of abotut six lectures to be delivered the last of April or the first of Miay, the exact (late not yet having beeag decided upon. Mr. Smith will also give the course in the 1925 Summer School. Dr. Melto hopes to make this coturse a permanent feature of the L,aw School curriculum but as yet is uniable to make any definite announcement in regards to future years. af several ctuts and in the midst of the rush of p)utting out the afternoon edlition of the Record last Tuesday consentedl to cast several metal cuts from mats. The Gamecock wishes to thank the Record for this assistance and for similar kindnesses shown i he past and to assure the Record ' that this is appreciated and hopes ;ome day to aid them in some way.