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I Carolina 1 i 7Alma Mae Welcomes Bids Greetig He Freshmen C AT l t University of South Carolina VOL. XVIV. COLUMBIA, S. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,1925 NO.1 DEAN I I Phi Beta Chartered at Triennial Meet I At New York To Be Organized When Grant is Received Within Two Months VOTED IN SEPTEMBER 18th Ten Members of University Fac ulty Are Members of the Highest Honorary Society Dean Baker has announced for ex lusive publication in the Gamecock hat the Triennial Council of the Phi eta Kappa Society has granted the University a chapter. Organization of he local chapter will probably be held ithin the next two months, pending he arrival of the charter. The petition of the University was laced over a year ago. Last January he Council of -South Atlantic Chap. ers placed the nomination before the enate. That body in session inn New ork City voted on September 8 for arolina. At the same time Agnes cott College of Atlanta was voted in s the only other member of the outh Atlantic division. Sewanee was hartered for the Gulf division. Recognition by the Phi Beta Kappa hieves the highest degree of rec ganized scholorship possible within e United States. The University of uth Carloina has shown a pheno enal growth during the past three ars, increases shown include the udent body, additional faculty stre th, and cirricular scope. It has taken place among the leading educat nal institutions of the South. rhe present faculty of the University ows ten men wearers of the prized y. They are G. A. Wauchape, Reed iith, Stephen Taber, Oscar L. Keith, illiam Spencer Curreii, J. Nelson ieson, Edwwin L. Green, Willard A. hiteseU, Perry M. Teeple and Tho as F. Ball. -U.s.c. - OURSES IN ART HO WING HEAVY REGISTRA TION TUDIO IN FLINN HALL hedule Arranged too Late for Pubication-Resme Given *of Work Offered Students at Carolina evidently have - en waiting for courses in art ; Miss eyward's roll has already made a d start. The work has been of fer at several summer sessions of the i versity has been added to the re ar curriculum, Because of the ear printing of the catalog the new rk was not included. TIhe courses ered are described briefly for the efit of those who have not learned t them. iss Heyward~ has been given the - re third floor of Flinn Hall and roo on the. second floor for her dio. The newv quarters have been ractively arranged and when plans ve been completed will make an in (Continuerd tn Pae Ten) REDIC1 Kappa Fra Prexy Greets New Students --Advice Given Success or Failure Depends on the Individual Says the University President MANY HINDER EDUCATION Chapel Overflowing for the First Chapel Exercises of This Term-New Professors Introduced "You are men and women nouw, and the responsibility is on your own should ers, for success or failure,' said Dr. W. D. Meltoel in his welcome address to the students at chapel period this morning. "All through the state there are peo ple who try to keep down the nember of boys and girls who try to get a college education. It is the right of all to have a college education and I'm sure our forefathers who came here over 120 years ago would have desired it. "Difficu.Xies present, themselves, but each of you is the machinist or maker with God himself as a model. You have the job of making men and women. "Failure will make you the loser, suc cess will give you the glory. Human b)eings are imperfect, but even poor ma terial can be .made into a thing of hea. ty." Dr. Melton gave several reasons for failure in college and in the foremost place he listed laziniess. "It could be called by several other names," he said, "but that fits." Worldliness was also a great draw back, he stated, and there was no honor in being the champion of a pool room. Small things amount up and as an illus tration he pictured Gulliver fastened by the Lilliputianis. "'rhere are, however, some remedies," Dr. Melton concluded. "Work and med itat;ve reflection with eagerness of de sire will accomplish much. Gallileo and Henry IV were meditative theikers. "And last of all,' he warned, 'don't get ig-headed bcause you are a cllege1 (Continued to nage svn) S 1400 ternity Ele omething to Crow Abou SENIORS ELECT CLASS OFFICERS ON WEDNESDAY Student body elections will be held by the Senior Class Wednesday morn ing in the law building is the infor mation given by Marion Swink, pres ident of last year's junior class. The balloting for presidency will begin at 10:30 o'clock and ballots taken until a result is reached. If this is com pleted before the end of the chapel period, vote will be taken on the other officers. This will be the last time that class elections are held in the fall of the year at Carolina. The new constitu tion for the student body makes pro vision that future elections be held in ,the spring for the following session. By this means it is planned to avoid any delay in organizing class and stu dent body activities. Any work nec essary duOing the summer, months can be undertaken by class officers. The Gamecock sponsored the plan of spring election in its editorial de partment' last year when Mr. S. W. Eichel was editor-in-chief. REGISTRA TION SIMPLIFIED B Y LINK CHA AIN IDE A Each Table Marked With Depart ment Head on Hand to Sign Card Matriculation has been simplified at Carolina .this year. Instead of being everything is unifiec4 at the gymnasium. spread all over the campus as heretofore, The student is first admitted to a room in which his records (if he is a new man) are investigated. At section two is a table containing all blanks that must be filled. The doubtfol student also gets information here as to filling said blanks. Section three is composed of a row of tables where the student may work out schedules and do other writing. Section three serves as an information booth. Along the east wall is a long table for ENROI cts Carolin Add Space for Thirty Women By New A nnex Future Expansion Must Be Pro vided by Legislative Aid, Says President KEEP LARGE WAITING LIST New Building Meets Need For Space As Emergency-In firmary, University Hos pital Inadequate "Dormitory space for the women stu dents should be furnished by the State Legislature," said Dr. Melton Monday in an i,nterview with a representative of the Gamecock. "The addition of another co-ed annex this year is not indicative of a policy for adding this much needed accommodjtion each year. The state should realize the inadequacy of our dormitory space." Dr. Melton explained that the "Rem bert homd' on Greon street will allow rooms for thirty more co-eds that were housed on the campus last ye-r. This building and the rinnex that was 1.sed last year wvill providle against any such condition as prevailed last year (luring the epidemic of colds. "Our infirmary," the president saidl. "is entirely too small to accommodate both the men and women students in case of emergency. With the two annexes available, we can providle an emergency infirmary for the girls. But the dlormi tories must be furnished by the State." The new building will be in charge oi Miss Helen Smith, Physical Director of Women. The house is a handsome colo-I oial structure and is attractively located. The girls will have only a half-block walk to the camp)us. The interior of the annex has been thoroughly prepared for the new students who will find theirI home for the next nine months a com fortable place. No reservations at the woman's bulild ing have been made since last February. ~ Trhe waiting list has not been exhausted yet. Only two of the dormitory girls vill not return this,ear.e .LMENT a Member 1000 Register In First Two Opening Days Dean Baker Optimistic Over Heavy Enroll ment in Graduate School INCREASE PHENOMENAL Figures of Past Seven Year's Matriculation Given in Order -Showing Growing Ratio of Increase Figures given to THE GAMECOCK this afternoon by the Dean's office show that registration through Thurs day afternon has passed the 1090 mark. The exact nun4ber will be given next week and will include registration un til September 23rd. The enrollment of 1100 students ex ceeds all previous record at the Un iversity. Last year's showing 963 set a record over previous years. Dean Baker said, "You can quote me as estimating the regiitration for this week at 1100. 1 expect 1400 stu dents will matriculate the first term. The heavy enrollment in the graduate school has been especially pleasing to me." ..Enrollment records from 1918 to'26. 1918-19 ......................... so$ 1919-20 ......................... 579 1920-21 ......................... 616 1921-22 ......................... 621 1922-23 ......................... 746 192 -24 ......................... 9"9 1924-25 ......................... 963 1925-26 ......................... 110 -U.S.c. COMMITTEE AT WORK SECURING JOBS FOR MEN Landed Over 200 Positions in Columbia for Students Last Year 4EADED BY MR. R. G. BELL Professors Corrington, Rowe, Teeple and Frierson Busy Many Applicants at Flinn Hall "Mister, I want to know if you can ind me a job." The above sentence has choed and re-echoed in Flinn Hall this veek as the many studlents who are vorking their way thru school have re ported so that they may be pia on the mploymen.t list. The employment committee, working hr'u the V is as follows: R. G. Bell, hairmani. C'orrington, Rowe, Tleeples, nd1( Fr'erson. Already this committee as beent combing the town to find work or the students. Already thru the corn nittee and the advertizing that the corn nittee has beenv doig for the last two -ears some 50 men have found places. rhere are quite a number yet to be