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CHRISTMAS TAG PLAN NETS $15; DEFICIT IS $30 REPEAT IDEA MONDAY Success Will Depend on Students Response-Co-Eds Underetake Major Portion of Work Either the general student body and faculty is in a bankrupt condition or they're a pack of skin-flints is the con census of opinion among the co-eds who sold tags Monday and Tuesday for the benefit of the University Christ mas tree, the two day's canvas netted the sum total of $15. Acording to the committees in charge $30. must be ad ditional must be raised if the plans are to be a success. Another chance will be given the students Monday when tags will be sold again. Meanwhile these in charge are going ahead with preparations, expecting the student body to provide the needed finances. Some of the gifts will be made by the coeds and the others have been purchased-on credit. A list of fifty poor children of Columbia has been secured from the Associated Charities and these children will de pend upon the response of the student body whether they will have a real Christmas tree. Coed Take Roles Each little girl invited to the Christ mas tree will be given a doll. The dolls have been bought and distributed among coeds to be dressed. In ad dition the girls will be given a new fangled rag dog. The animals are be ing made by the coeds, and are quite recognizable, though they (the dogs) appear rather inebriated. The boys who are included on the fist will be given harps, knives, mar bles, and other gifts. Bo'h boys and girls will be given a heavy pair of stockings full of candy, nuts oranges, and apples. Santa Claus, in the per ron of Johnny Pate will hand out the Christmas goodies. , Automobiles Needed At present the committees are in need of cars for Thursday and Friday. On Thursday the Committee will noti fy the children that they are invited to the Christmas tree. The following afternoon cars will be needed to bring the children to the campus and carry them home. These students who will lend the use of their cars and their services are asked to notify the mem ,; of the committee. They are: Jim my Hearon, Hembree, Derrick, and Misses Sara Meredith, Margaret Lan caster, and Nell Moody. According to the present plans, the Christmas tree will be erected on the campus to add to Carolina's Yuletide spirit. The gifts will be given in Iliinn Hall, Friday afternoon, and the stud ent body is cordlially invited. -- U.S.C. -- L.S. U.DEBATE POSTPONED FOR ANOTHER YEAR MAY BOOK PITTSBURG Dates of Keitt Oratorical and First Intercollegiate Triangle Ann,ounced Debating relations with Louisiana State Universiity will not begin this year, is the latest anniouncement from the Debating Council of the Univer tity of South Carolina. The proposed debate was to be held March 8, with Carolina sending a two-man team to Baton Rouges Under the terms of the contradt, Louisiana was to return the debate in Columbia the following year. A letter from the chairman of de bating relations at Louisiana stated that the board has had to abandon the plan, at least for the year. The chairman expressed khe dhope that negotiations could be completed for a dual debate in 1927 and 1928. To fill in the date left open by the Louisiana debate, South Carolina is con sidering meeting the debating team of the University of Pittsburg. The Nor. therners are making a tour of the South and request a date on South Carolina's schedule. If the negmtations are sue GAMECOCK MAKES LATE APPEARANCE Trouble comes double, or at least it did tonight. When one of the machines setting 'up type broke down this afternoon it was hoped that the edition would be compieted with the other machine. But old man Hard Luck decreed that the second Lino type machine do the unheard of thing and get out of fix. The Crowson Printing Company which has the Gamecock contract rushed the repair work and the paper 'was printed before midnight. It was impossible to distribute the papers at that hour and they come out late for the first time this year.-The FAitor. PAUL BLANCHA RD IS EXPECTED TO SPEAK TUESDA Y NOTED LABOR AUTHORITY Schedule Incomplete-Will De pend on Other Engagements Speaks to Morse's Classes Paul Blanchard, author and lecturer on labor probiems will be on the campus of the University Tuesday. Mr. Blan chard comes to the University at the invitation of Dr. Josioh Morse of the the department of philosophy and psy chology. As the Gamecock goes to press it has not been determined when he will arrive in Columbia or how long he will be able to stay in the city. If the visitor arrives early enough he will be invited to speak at the Chapel exercises. During the day Mr. Blanch ard will speak to several of Dr. Morse's classes. During the afternoon it is pnob able that one of the clubs on the campus will ask Blanshard to meet with them. Should there be no conflicting engage-. ment he will be invited to speak in the University Chapel Tuesday night. Life of Many Experiences Paul Blanshard has had % varied ex perience as lecturer, author, factory worker, labor union officer, and world traveller. . In his talks, he is able to draw upon all of these in presenting the different aspects of labor conditions. Within the past two years he has spoken to more than 75,000 studenss in almost every leading American university and to hundreds of churches, service clubs, labor organizations, forum and women's groups A news story in the Gamecock of Dec ember 4 said 'the fol%bwing oft Mr. Blianshard: Phi Beta Kappa Graduate Mr. Blanshard graduated from the University of Michigan with Phi Beta Kappa honors, did two years post graduate work at Harvard and Colu mbia, served as pastor of a Boston Congrega.ional chrrch, and {then en tered the labor movement. He became organizer for the Amalgamated Trex tile Workers, and organizer and edlu (at imal dlirector in Rochester for the Anmlgamiated Clothing WVorkers, one of America's most progressive unions. During his three years of educational work wvith the unions of the American Fedecration of Labor and the clothing workers of Rochester he developed many valuable experiments in workers education. cessful, the debate will probably b)e held the early part of April. As soon as the Council acts uppn the matter, the query and preliminary dates will be pub lished in the Gameccock... While the debating season begins with the Roddley debate Monday night, the first oratorical contest will not be held until after the Christmas holidays. Preliminaries for the Keitt medal will he held January 8, and the finals the following Friday. Together with the Gonzales award, this prize is the highest given at Carolina for oratory. Debating veterans will get their first taste off intercollegiate clash for the season in the Florida-Tennessee-Carolina triangle on February 13. Preliminaries to choose the teams to represent the University will be hied Monday January 11. The Debating Council announces tha't the negative team will meet the Tennessee affirmative at Gainesvi-lle, Floridla; Carolina's affirmative team will go to I<noxville, Tennessee to debate the. Y. W. PRESENTS XMAS PAGEANT NEXT SUNDA Y GIVEN AT TOWN THEATRE Birth of Christ and Journey of Wise Men To Be Depicted "The Savior Birth", a Christmas pa geant will be presented by the Univer sity Y. W. C. A, Sunday afternoon from five to six o'clock in the Town Theater. Miss Frances Creighton, sec retary of the Y. W. C. A. will direct the rehersals and production of the pa geant. She has had a number of years of experience in this work. The cast will be chosen from University coeds. The story of the pageant and the girls who will have roles, follows: Mary and Joseph are seen coming into the little town of Bethlehem tired and worn from the journey. They are turned down by the innkeepers of the village and forced to take shelter in a manger for the night. After they have gone to rest three sheperds are seen guarding their flocks by night when an angel appears before them and tells them of the birth of Christ. The angelic host sings joy fully of the birth of Christ and shouts joy to the world. The shepherds and the wise men go to pay their homage to the son of Mary and the new-born babe is proclaimed "King". Story of the Play The Christmas story in all these years has never grown old through all the ages and there is probably no better way to impress the significance of Christmas on the people than through dramatic action. Miss Scabelle Jones is the reader. The part of Joseph is played by Miss Thelma Lockman and Mary, by Miss Annie Mae McGrady. Miss Helen Grif fin is the angel who brings the tidings to Mary and announces the birth of Christ to the shepherds. The inn-keep ers are the Misses Eilen Hough, Lizzie Gary Craddock, Lucy Flowers, Leila Rbbbins, Grace Saner, and Ernestine Truesdale. Coed Contributes Misses Virginia McSwain and Lillie Baker are the guardian angels at each side of the manger. The awe-stricken shepherds are; Misses Ora Mae Jackson, Lena Steven son and Isabel McElveen Misses Ida Johnston, Rosalee Turner and Marguerite Johnson are the three wise men. The angelic host is composed of Miss es Irene Richardson Irenie Mayers, Lloyd Dixon, Thelma Burgess, Virginia McSwain, Lillie Baker, Minnette Han na, Mary Carter Barnwell, Annie Me Gill, Gladys Young, Clarice Harmon. Nettye Mae Carson, Edna Carson, An nie Hegler and Julienne Mongin. Miss Neta Dicks is pianist, Miss Lloyd Dixon wvill sing "Little Town of Hethlehem" as a solo. - u.s.c. - Latest Co-Ed A pplicant Relative of Former University Head Generations may come and gene rations may go b)ut Carolina's gene rations will go on forever . The last girl to apply to Dean Irene Dillard for a room reservation in the Wo man's Builing for the session 1926 1927 is Miss Florence Earl Roach of Rock Hill, a great-great grandaughter of the renowned 01(d president Dr. James H. Trhornwell. The grandfather of Miss Roach was born in the old president's home, now the Extension Department and lived there wvhile his father was president. the Extension Department and lived there while his father was president. Miss Roach's mother was Miss Nan Thornwell and will prob)ably be re nmembered by many professors and Columbia people. The new app)licant is graduating from the Rock Hill high school this spring andl is showing that the old Carolina spirit has come dlown through the ages by putting in her application early to make sure that she is also a graduate of her distinguished an restrw's Alma Mater. 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