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Bieat Clemson At Blue Tiger Ridge University of South Carolina VOL. XVIII. COLUMBIA, S. C., FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1925NO2 CAROLINA MU IN TOWN THE niversity Organizations Take Part in National Music Week N. Y. BARITONE ASSISTS Clubs and Orchestra, with Jerome Swinford, to give a Concert in Evening Music in many of its phases will be resented on Music Day at the Uni ersity, Monday May 4th. The class choral singing will give a program chapel Monday morning. On the ame evening at twilight the band will ive a concert on the campus. At 8:00 'clock, the climax of the day will oc ur when the Gamecock's orchestra, he Glee Clubs and Mr. Jerome Swin ord, New York artist, will appear at he Town Theatre. Three sel&tions of concert numbers rranged for a jazz orchestra, played y the Gamecock's orchestra, will lead he program at the Town Theatre. r. Swinford will then sing the follow g group of songs: "Creation's ymn," Beethoven; "Pilgrims Song," sehairkowsky; "Maidens -are like wina," Loewe; "The two Grena iers," Schumann. The boys club will follow Mr. Swin ord with the "Mariner's Chorus" and he Cruise," the prize song of th - re ent Glee Club contest in Greenville. r.- Swinford will then follow with lie second group of songs including: My Goal," Swinford-Strotton; "Lit le Bateese," O'Hara; "No Candle was here, no fire," Leapmann; "Didn't it Zain?" Burley. Mr. Swinford will be ccompanied by Berry Seay of Colum ia. The second part of the program will e an Indian opera, "Mon Dah Min," y the Girl's Glee Club. An American nddian legend in costume cantata ith appropriate scenery. Mr. Swinford is a distinguished aritone of New York. He was re ently chosen as the artist in the glee lub meet in New York, taking the lace of the well known baritone, Rei ald Warrenrath, who had received he appointment for a number of years. dr. Swinford several weeks ago also ccompanied the University of North arolina Glee Club on their trip to ansas City. After the evening concert, a recep on will be given at the Woman's )ormitory in honor of the visiting ar ist and the Glee Clubs. This musical festival at Carolina will e an appropriate beginning of the ob rvance of n4tional music week, which ill be observed nationwide on the 'eek of May 4th. -Uo.s.c. Annual Staff Elects Monday Election of a staff for the 1926 Garnet and Black, University Awn nual, will be held Monday morn ing according to an announcement by J. A. Henry, editor-in-chief of the 1925 annual. Ballots will be distributed at Chapel hour and all voting will be (lone on the secret ballot. SIGN UP T( IC FESTIVAL ATRE MONDAY MORE MEN YET NEEDED FOR BLUE RIDGE TRIP The following men are planning for Blue Ridge, June *5th to 25th. How about you? P. A. Wilson Bill Boyd Harry Bryan C. W. Scott Lee Crocker Marion Swink W. W. Miller Red Swink Fred Williams Jim Hearon. Harold Hope Robert Ingram And a good many more. We need to make up a well round ed delegation, the following: a good baseball pitcher, one more good tennis player for doubles, two basketball players, anybody that can really swim. We have men from two of Caro lina's clubs, we need men from the other five. HOW ABOUT YOU? - U.S.C. - Captain (to sentinel)-"What would you do if a steamboat would come on your post ?" Sentinel:-"I'd take another drink. CAROLINA'S DELEGAl tarol'na was represented at the Blue Ridg- Conference last year by seven teen men, this being the largest dele gation from this sttate and the third largest delegation at the Conference. The University of North Carolina leead and Georgia Tech had the 2nd larg est dlelegation. Trhe University delegation left on the morning of the 15th for the mnoun tain resort. By noon of that clay the delegation was strung out all the way between~ Carolina and the mountains, some in cars, some walking, sonme on motor cycles and a few unfortunate mortals having to make the trip on the train. They assembled that night at Blue Ridge all present or accounted for, and found that they had been as signed to the Ward Belmont cottage for the period of the conference. The Conference began that night and con )DAY TO GO TOLh McDaniel Winner In "Prep" Contest Jasper McDaniel of Bailey Mili. tary Academy, speaking on L.afay ette won the "prep" school decla mation contest this morning in the University chapel. D. B. Wolfe of Carlisle, won sec ond place. H. H. Ensoldo of Por ter, won the other contestant. Dr. Melton presided and Pro fessors Rucker, Bradley and Der rick acted as judges. BARNWELL IS ELECTED EUPHRADIAN PRESIDENT Jim Hicks ,Vice-President As the Society Elects Junior Officers Officers for the junior term of the Fuphradian Literary were elected at the regular meeting Tuesday night. Robert W. Barnwell of Florence, was elected to the presidency for the new term. James Hicks of Columbia, and Isadore Polier of Aiken, were elected to the offices of vice-president and lit erary critic. Other term officers of the society elected at the meeting were John Pate, secretary; Spears, treasurer; Miis Hall, financial secretary; Hilderbrand, orderly critic; L. S. Douglass, censor; W. D. Padgett. recorder; W. 0. Varn, reporter. 7ION AT BLUE RIDGE t'nued for 10 days. The Carolina dele uration took part in all the athletic events winning a great number of them, and coming third place for the championship of the conference. They put on a good stunt at the stunt night and all the way round made folk know that the Gaimecocks were there. The entire delegation had a great time of it and they say that all that can are going to return this year. Tihe Carolina delegation are as fol lows, back rowv M. Wilson, Branham J. Hlearon, J. H. Eargle, G. Beasley, T1. 0. Sease ; 3rd row, H. M. William son, TI. M. McCutcheon, 2nd row, J. W. Bryson, Mrs. R. G. Bell, C. B. Willinms, Bill Boyd, L~. R. Griffin, Ed. Massie, bottom row R. G, Bell, W. TI. McKinnon, Miss Winthrop, Bus Wise, TI. R. Gaston, J. R. Pate and Rease Joye. iLUE RIDGE WIT) CAROLINE SAX UNIVERSITY I DR. JOHN R. MOTT DR. JOHN R. MOTT TO SPEAK AT BLUE RIDGE GENERAL SECRETARY OF Y One of the Country's Most Noted Speakers on Subjects of Inter est to Young Men Dr. John R. Mott, the general secre tary of the Young Men Christian Asso ciation is to be one of the speakers at the Blte Ridge Conference accord ing to the present plans. Dr. Mott has I)een the outstanding leader of Young men for the last 20 years. Te was formerly the head of the student department of the Y. M. C. A. and for ihe last few years has een at the head of the ent:re move ment. At the reorganization of the movement at the Buffalo meeting Dr. Mott sent in his resignation as he was approaching the retirement age. How ever the Council unanimously refused to consider it and he was elected for Another year to head the movement. Rr. Motts' addresses to Young Men hiave been assembled in book form ind have been read by numbers of young men who have not heard him ipeak. His addresses at the confer mnces will be the feature of the con ference if the present plans carry through and he is able to come to Blue Ridge. - U.S.C. - RUCKER ADDRESSES WOMEN'S CLUB MEET Rock Hill, April 29.-(Special to the Gamecock)-Prof. E. Marion Rucker of the law departmelt of the Univer sity of South Carolina delivered the literary address of the Fine Arts even ing of the annual session of the State Fedleration of Women's Clubs. The federation presented work accomplish edl during the past year through its departments of literature, music and arts. Professor Rucker interspersed his talk on "Theories of Constitutional anecdotes and included numerous al lusions and references to his own views on the subject. While paying his res pects to those who would amend the constitution of the United States, he urged all South Carolinians to pre.. serve the faith of their fathers.. I ( AROINA 'S D) IS IS ELECTED DUEEN OF MAY Elected Over* Three Opponents on First Ballot. Election Yesterday CORONATION BALL MAY 15 Social Cabinet Will Give Elabo. rate Affair in Gymnasium. Third Since War Caroline Sams of Columbia, was elected Queen of May for the Uni. versity of South Carolina annual celebration on the first ballot yes terday according to an official an nouncement by the Social Cabinet. Others in the race were the Misses Mry Gailliard, Alice Mikell and Celeste Rowlette. Carolina Sams, who recently headed the ticket prepared by the Garnet and Black for the prettiest girl at Caro lina was yesterday accorded another honor when she was selected on the first ballot to preside over the May Day festival to i>e given in the gym nasium on May 15th. Thus Miss Sams is the third Queen of May in recent times, and oddly enough the third from Columbia. Miss Frances Wan namaker was Queen in 1923, when the festival was resumed after a lapse during the War. Miss Thelma Pen land last year and Miss Satus, as elect edd Thursday. The election was one of the most orderly and well managed ever held at the University. Two men were at all times in charge of voting and the voters name was checked on a poll list be fore he was allowed to cast his ballot. This prevented duplicate votes. The ballot box was placed on the green in front of Rutledge College and ballot ing lasted from 10:30 a. i. until 4:00 p. mn. XV. A. McSwain, Jr., chairman of the Social Cabinet announces that every thing possible Will be done to make the \lay I-estival one of the outstand ing social affairs of the season in University circles. The queen will be crowned by Dr. Melton before her entire court and then will lead the grand ball. Music will be furnished by the Carolina Gamecocks, now rec ognized to be one of the leading dance orchestra in the south. The crowning of the queen is al ways noted for its simplicity and beau ty as carried out at Carolina. No at tempt is made toward the "showy" but evelything is of the best. Miss Sams will be accorded a full court of fol lowers and the Gymnasium will be turned into a Royal Palace for the one night. Each year efforts are made to surpass the p)revious Coronation Ball in beauty andl each year the limit seems to have been reached. A cap)able staff has already been p)ut in charge of arrangements for the Coronation Ball and definite announce ments will bfoerthicoming by the next issue of "The Gamecock." -- U.s.c. - Motorist :-"I'm sorry I ran ovcr your hen. Would a dollar make it Farmer :--"Wall, be.tter make it two. I have a rooster that was mighty fond of that hen and the shock might kill' him too." ?L EG A T ION |