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ACTIVITIES ) BANQUET GIVEN BY COLLEGIANS A T JEFFERSON RENE MAYERS PRESIDES For Pledges After Initiation-. Many Toasts Made by the Members and Guests Monday evening, the Collegiate club gave a banquet at the Jefferson hotel in honor of the plede. Just before going to the banquet, the initiation ceremony was given to several new members. The tables were decorated with American Beauty roses, the club flowers, and the programs were in garnet and silver, shaped like the club pin. Miss Rene Mayers, president of the club, acted as toastmistress. The toasts were in ballad verse and were given in the following order : "Alma Mater, The Flower Garden", by Vir ginia McSwain; "The College Club, The Rose," by Miss Dillard ; "The Other Clubs, The Other Flowers," by Ethel Ann McLure; "Colors," Blanche Folson; "Lamp," Inez Woot en; "Stars," Irene Richardson; "Mot to," Elizabeth Thompson ; "Pin," Flor ide Gantt; "Sunshine," Miss Smith. The program was ended by singing the Alma Mater. The menu consisted of fruit cock tail, salted almonds, queen olives, con somme in cups, roast turkey, cranberry sauce, french peas, candied yams, let tuce and tomato salad, cafe parfait, assorted cakes, and demi tasse. The members of the club are: Rene Mayers, president; Virginia McSwain, vice-president; Ethel Ann McLure, secretary and treasurer, Blanche Fol son, Elizabeth Thompson, Floride Gantt, Irene Richardson, and Miss Smith and Miss Dillard honorary members. -USC History Graduates . Seat New Officers Leah Townsend is First Woman President-Succeeds R. W. Merriweather The Graduate History club held its first meeting of the present term last Friday night and the new officers took their places with little or no ceremony. Miss Townsend, the first woman president of the club, made a few re marks concerning the place of women among the historians of South Caro lina. The two other new officers, who en tered without ceremony, are Miss Georgie, secretary, and Mr. B3arniwell, vice-president. Professor Calcott suggested that the outgoing president, Professor Mern weather, make an exaugural address but the gentleman declined, stating that he knew of no such custom. A paper on Beaufort college was read by Mr. Thomas, who has made an especial study of that subject. He told of the beginning of the college and traced its existence until the time of the War between the States. This paper was supplemented by the remarks of Professor Snowden who disputed some of the statements of Mr. Thomas and elaborated on others. The club decided to enter an agree ment with the Undergraduate History club in order that Carolina may be represented in the International Re lations Club, an organization composed of southern co,lleges. -USC Miss Murchison Gives_Bridge Party Miss Mary Murchison entertained With a bridge party in her room at Rembert House, Tuesday night Febru ary 16, at 11:00 o'clock. A two-course supper preceded the games and the menu was reminiscent of George Washington. The quests were: Misses Caroline Ilallenger, Louise Hirsch, and Thelma LMONG THE C GRILL CLUB FORMED BY UNIVERSITY MEN Has Quarters at Green Parrot Tea Room-Stone, Gary, Gressette, Directors An idea, novel in so far as the Uni versity of South Carolina is concerned. has been carried out in the formation of the "Grill Club". Paragraph two of its constitution outlines its pur pose and is quoted below, "The object for which this club is formed is to afford its members the opportunity to get together .during meals by supply ing a dining room private to its mem bers and in this dining room a spirit of conviviality occasioned by good company and appetizing meals." Clubs of this nature are operating at both Harvard and Princeton with a high degree of success and remarkable popularity. The "Grill Club" which has its quarters at the Green Porrot Tea Room is applying for a charter. Its directors are Tom Stone, Frank Gray and Furman Gressette who is also Treasurer. Its membeirs include, "Toots" Causey, Norman Cullum, "Bob" Dew, Henry Edmunds, Huger King, "Dode" McDow, W. M. Mc Gowan, "Bubber" Prothro, "Sport" Saunders, "Ken" Wimberly and Hub ert Yarboro. -USC Socialism Debated By Clariosophics Scott and Mellette Win-Both Sides Give Some New Arguments At the regular meeting of the Clari osophic Literary society last Tuesday night a rather heated debate on social isn was heard. The judges gave their decision to Messrs. Scott and Mellette, who up held that side of the question which declared that socialism has been ben eficial to social progress. Their de feated opponents were Messrs. Good win and Johnson. Arguments heretofore unheard of were brought forth by both sides and the speakers, without exception, de clared that the time given them was too short for a just treatment of the subject. Several members of the society took part in the extemporaneous debate which followed. With the exception of the orator, 0. L. Warr, the remainder of those on the program were absent. The parliamentarians then had their scuffle, or scuffles, which lasted for some time. A motion was made to have a re ception at an early date but, because of the clever work of several members versed in parliamentary procedure, the motion was not even brouight to a vote andl the society adjourned at 10 :30 o'clock. -USC Election Postponed At Athene Meeting The Athene club was entertained last Monday afternoon by Misses An nie McGill and Gladys Young in their suite on third floor. The president, Miss Marguerite Johnson, presided over the meeting. This meeting was for the purpose of electing new officers for the second term but all the members could not be present at this meeting so the elect ion was postponed until a later date. After the business session was f in ished Russian tea and sandwiches were served the members of the club by the hostesses. -USC George Washington Euphrosynean Topic Knowing that a holiday was to be given Monday for George Washing ton's birthday, the critic of the Euph rosynean society chose Washington as the subject for the regular program Wednesday afternoon. Thelma Burgess gave a synopsis of his life and Gertrude Rigby read a paper on "Washington as a States AMPUS CLUBS SOCIAL COUNCIL HEARS EDMUNDS TALK ON CLUBS MEET AGAIN MARCH 2ND Clubs Asked to Send Represen tatives to Next Meeting Very Important "Club life is wonderful, and since the law against fraternities is still in effect, the clubs should strive to be active in their work. This can only be done by cooperation, arnd it is to bring about this cooperation that the Pan Hellenic Council is to strive for," said Professor Harry Edmunds in a short talk before the meeting of the Pan Hellenic Council Wednesday night. Professor Edmunds told of his ex periences in fraternity life when they were allowed at the state institutions, and gave as his reason for looking young, the fact that he had, with few interruptions, been actively connected with the social life of the students at Carolina in many- different ways, par ticularly athletics. He thanked the council for the in vitation extended to him to become faculty advisor, and wished that the council might succeed in its purpose to bring about cooperation and to revive intei-est in club activities. After Professor EdImunds' talk the president of the council, Jack Cantey, pleaded with the few members pres ent to cooperate in making it a suc cess and asked that every club have representatives present at the next meeting on Thursday night, March 2. This meeting will be very important as a constitution will be proposed for acceptance by the council, and the program of future dances be worked out. Each club is asked to inform the council at this time as to their dates so they may be scheduled. -USC Euphradians Install Incoming Officers Hear Exaugural and Inaugural Speeches of Two Presidents -Stress Need of Spirit "The spirit of the literary societies a Carolina must be revived. The work must be taken seriously, and each and every member must apply his time to the work to make it worth while. Unless we do this, and do it soon, the literary societies, which are to us a kind of trust, will fail in our hands,"' said Isadore Polier in his inaugural address before the Euphradian society Tuesday night. He stressed the importance of immed iate action. and pleaded with the mem bers to do better in preparing their as signments. He spoke of society work~ and its benefits, and told the members nresent that the only way to get any good out of it was t odo their work and do it well. Reese Joye in his exaugural talk spoke of the cooperation that he had received from the officers, and then from the members. He paid tribute to the record of the incoming president, and wished for the society a most successful term of work under his guidance. He spoke of the honor of being president of the his toric organization, one of the greatesi he had achieved in his career on the Carolina campus. After the new president had been giv en the oath of office by the retiring pres. ident, Joye, he in turn called forth the other officers and administered to thena the oath. Quite an unusual feature of the elec tion of the officers was that every offic er below the president, with one excep tion, was advanoed one higher. Mims! Hall', retiring secretary, being a junior was not eligible for the position of lit. erary critic, so T. K. Collier was elected to this position vacated by Arther Hol len, who became vice-president. man". Washingtons "Farewell Ad drness" was recited by Marguerite Johnson and a paper was prepared by Dorothy Reeves on his influence dun. ing the Revolutionary war. Several poems entitled "Tributes to Washing. ton", we-re read by Virginia Wau.. chone. Headquarten University Text Fountain Pens Note Book Cove Fillers, Etc. Remington Port% THE STATE B STATE NEWSPAPI GaydenI 1248 Main Street and We carry complete line pipes, candy and POCKET BII Try one of our lunches a count( We A ppreciate Y OUR NEWS FOR ' - all - Overt --now One-Thi T HIS is the chance of handsome and serviced REAL SAVING. 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