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VODT4 X~ COLUMBIA1S.C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,1926 N.
PRESBYTERIA
PRESIDENT
~AS ,C"ED N4O DECISION
Aof D ~II SOn wit k- sew.
Podts,p at Carolina
, . Davidson McDowell Douglas,
-1. ps1dent of. the Presbyterian
611ge 0 South Carolina, was ten
dered, tl;;:ldeticy of '-the Univer
ity of Sftb carolna on August 17th.
r "ia }either accepted nor
pted;~ proffered off ice but at the
ti .**be offer declared that he
tMg cotge to no declsion until he had
onfrred with the truteep of the col
h t'4trdless of ivl;M otise he
t wo~d egtthe present
,t x P tt Intitut ontiq 't ? .> t: e n ;h
e ttusteeli, ' v
Sboird o t ds, has e
special session o tb i. fo :
Oember 2p. Althou . cl,eod has
not stated the purpose of the meeting
it is unders'}oo4l that it is called in ac
ordance with the plans of Dr. Douglas.
It is expected that he will then make
a statement of acceptance or rejection
of the offer.
Since June, 1911, Dr. Douglass has
>een president of the Presbyterian
Conege, s aiweeding the late Dr. W. G.
Neville. His administration has been
marked with notable successes; the in
stitution has grown both scholastica'ly
and materially under his leadership
until it occupies today an enviable posi
tion among the Presbyterian church's
colleges and boasts an influence in the
state not to be measured by the size of
its annual expenditures nor the number
of its students.
And so the university trustees, cast
ing about for a su:table and worthy
successor to the late President Mel
ton were attracted by Dr. Douglas'
achievements and, having considered
his attainments as educator, minister
and executive, they are agreed upon
his election to the university presiden
cy.
Dr. Douglas is bound to the Univer
pity by the t'e born of the fact that it
Was from this institution that in 1900 he
received his degree as master of arts,
offers, it is conceded, no small field of
service; the opportunity for achieve
inent, taking up the task where Presi
dent Melton, another Presbyterian,
laid it down, is great. The years of his
leadership have however, bound him
::lose to Presbyterian college and to
Elinton and both cellege and town
ihould he take up the university presi
lency-will lose him to the state insti
ution and to Columbia with regret,
empered only 'by their high wishes
nd fa!th in his success.
Of a family that has supplied South
~arolina with many staunch Presby
Srians, Dr. Douglas was born at
lackstock in Fairfield county June 20,
069, a son of the Rev. James and
kargaret (McDlowell) Douglas. His
.t her, a native of Fairfield county,
vas . a graduate of Davidson college
mnd of the Columbia Theological sem
nary and for a numuber of years was
(Continuedto Pnage Fie)
L Mi
nderedUz
N4COLLEGE I
IS SELECTED
PROFS ARRANGE
NEW SCHEDULE
FOR STUDENTS
MORE 'E GIVEN WORK
Period for Cbpape Exercises Re
arangod for Freesbmen and
Vpperciaseia
"By thef words ye shiall know them."
The student who is heard asking such
a question as "Have ydl an eight
thirty?" will-,quite readil be pointed
opt as an) uppleglassman' because the
now .ttdonts ate unpaware \that until
this year cla.s began at elg t o'clock
thste d 6 a h a it as they will this
aents who .oprk may
.their spre -ifne in the
.faculty has rearranged
^r + he~b.dule o' that
iredclasses' may be iished
bipre, or at twelve o'cl zL. Students
fo .work sy,y get -
twelve and one, and then be ee'Eo,
their work at bne o'clock Instead of at
two as heretofore.: It. 'o be noted
that classes schedule&-, for twelve
o'clock are nearly all elective, only a
few being required for credit towards
a degree.
Instead of chapel exercises breaking
into the nniddle of the morning classes,
at 'ten-thirty, they will be held from
twelve till twelve-thirty. Freshmen
will be required to attend chapel on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,
whereas, upperclassmen will attend on
Tuesdays and Thursdays. As has al
ways been customary, student body
meetings will be held on Saturday at
the regular chapel period.
The schedule for elementary French
and History has been arranged so that
all sections may meet together at least
once a week for a lecture. These
lectures wIll be given by the more ex
perienced professors in the departments
concer .:d and by the heads of these
departments.
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Miss Florence Roach
Comes to Carolina
Daughter of Former President
Succeeds in Getting in Wo
man's Building
Miss Florence Earle Roach of Rock
Hill, the great-great granddaughter of
James H. Thornwell, president of
South Carolina college (now the Uni
versity) from 1851-1855, is the only
freshman who was able to get in the
main dormitory, or. Woman's building
at the University. Miss Roach is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Roach,
her mother having been Miss Nan
Thornwell whose grandfather was born
In the president's house on the college
campus wh'.le his father, Dr. James
Thornwell, was president of the insti
tution. 'Miss Roach is the first girl of
lincal descent from this brill'ant schol
ar and noted theologian to enter the
University though in the, male line,
Thornwells have always been careful
to keep up the fam'ly tradition of ob
telinm diplomas fromi this institution.
NTRE(
iversity P
Program of Student
Affairs
FRIDAY, SEPT. 17th, 7:30 P.M.
College Night .
SUNDAY, SEPT. 19th, 7:00 P.M. 2
All University Service
("Y" Meeting)
Chapel
TUESDAY, SEPT. 21st, 8:00 P.M. (
Social for Freshmen
by Clariosophic Society
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22nd,7:00 P.M.
Freshman Banquet
University Gyn.
(Free-Get tickets at Fiin Hall
not later than Monday night)
FRIDAY, SFT.. 24th
Church Socials
(Each :-hurGh will give a social
forr11 students)
FR )A, iOt.. 1st, 8:00 P.M.
Freshman Reception
University Gym.
(Date Undecided)
by Euphradian Society
Social for Freshmen
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New Building
'o Seat Over
Five Thousand
BEHIND STEWARD'S HALL
Large Field House to Fill Long
Need of the University
Student Body
At last the University will have a
place large enough for all the students
to assemble at one time. This need is
being met 'in the new field house to be
erected this year behind the gym
nasium.
Everything will be on one floor, with
space enough for two practice courts 1
and th's can be turned into a large
varsity court for inter-collegiate games.
Seats will be arranged in a circle
around the open space somewhat like
the grandstand and seats at the foot
ball field. The capacity will be around
4,000.
Under thL seats will be lockers and
dressing rooms for the teams, both
freshman and var:ity, with sleeping
quarters and showers for the visiting
teams. Space will be included for track
dressing rooms and lockers also.
Club rooms for the "Bilock C" <.lub<
will be built, and plans are going for
ward now to reorganize this club andt
create renewed interest.
This building will also be a great (
help to the city of Columbia as a con- I
ventional hall, and the State teachers' I:
association, which has 5,000 teachersi
ittend'ng, could easily be seated there.
Graduation exercises and pageants f
onfI also be held on the University e
:ampus without extra trouble. r
Plans have already been approvedd
mnd work will start immediately. The
Floor will be ready for the basketball c
season which gets under way in Feb- a
ruary. '
:ORDS B
esidency Bj
1204 REGISTEI
THREE DAYS
A THLETIC FIELD "
OF UNIVERSITY
BEST IN STATE
Uomnposed of Two Grass Fields
for Practice and One for
Ganas
NEW OTAND SEATS 6,000
Wd* F pe Surrounds Field with
Tultset ; es and Entrances
acing Green Street
The best athletic field in the state
ind one of the best of the South can
)e the boast'of the Gamecocks now.
Students coming in could hardly real
ize that a field'# dirt could- be made
utb three grass overed playing fields
kith steel stands.
,t a stogt JencA jas been..p't
atand tih iwhil groiund, and on the
side facing Divine street, a concrete
buttress has been built up over ten
feet. rcket offices and large entrances
were made on the lower side of Green
street. Burlap has been put around
the field to secure secrecy for the
practices.
Ihe field next to the infirmary,
which is to be used for games only
has been planted w.~th a heavy coating
of grass, and the stands are steel with
:oncrete foundations, with a capacity
for 6,000 spectators.
Two practice fields are adjoining, one
)eing for the varsity and one for the
reshmen. This relieves the here-to
ore congested condition. Grass has
)een planted here, and in the spring
t will be the baseball field. Around
his is a quarter mile track whbch has
:oncrete sides and a carefully packed
ayer of cinders.
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-lariosophs to Give
Freshman Reception
Speeches, Debates and Refresh- 1
ments in Hodor of New Men
on Tuesday Night
The Clariosoph'c Society will start
he year off Tuesday night at 7:30 wit-2 .
ts annual freshmen reception,.d
These receptions always stand out Mv
ecause of the sparkle of the refresh- O1
nents and the wit and brilliance of the of
peakers, so many of whom the re
~lariosophic has produced.
The names of the speakers for the di
~ccasion are a deep secret and may be Mi
o kept until the last minute. Were la
hey known opposition forces might as
lo them bodily injury to prevent the m
2lariosophic's obtaining that superior N
restige which has always heretofore di
'een given it by its yearly arm-open
nug. e
Offic'als of the society have made dr
ull assurances that none of the speak- th
rs will be damned with halitosis. None ini
eed be frightened off by fear of that ur
readied disease. fo
The greater the, number in the hall|ne
n the third story of Tenement 4, just th
hove the canteen, the merrier will the wi
'uesday night occasion be..
ROKEN
, Trustees
tED FIRST
SAYS CHASE
LEGISTRAR GIVES FIGURES
nrollment at Four.Thirty Today
Greater Than at Same Tim -"
Any Previous Year
Figures obtained - from the
Registrar this afternoon -show
that the enrollment-at Carolina
today, up until four o'clock,
exceeds that at the end of the
third day last year by nearly
two hundred. Last year the
figures were 1087 at the en'd
of th third day of registration;
today at four o'clock they were
12041
An enrollment of 1200 stu.
dents exceeds all previous rec
ords, obtained so soon after
the beginning of registrations.
.More .than fifteen hundred are
epected before the books are
closed for the semester.
Figures for the enrollment
'in, he different departments
are not yet accessible ,but will
be by the end of next week at
yhich time they will be pub
lished in The Gamecock.
Enrollment records from 1918
to 1927 are as follows:
1918-19-_________ -_-508
1919-20 ---------------- 579
1920-21 ---------------- 610
1921-22 ---------------- 621
1922-23 --------------- 746
1923-24 ----------__-_
1924-25 ---------------- 963
1925-26 ---------------- 1100
1926-27 --------------- 1204
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)pen House Held at
Women's Dormitory
any Take Opportunity of Meet.
ing Co-eds at Reception
Last Night
Open house was observed at the
?man's dormitory last night to glad
'n the hearts of the campus swains.
any boys took advantage of this
>portunity to meet the co-eds, while
hers payed their regular calls to their
gular g.rls.
As each one walked in, he was or
red to put his name on the lapel of
s coat. The girls were previously
beled. Then formality was thrown
ide and anyone was at liberty to
ake the acquaintance of any one else.
eedless to say most of those present
d so to the best of his ability.
Music was furnished throughout the
ening by volunteer artists, and many
need. Punch was served to the
irsty and some were certainly suffer-'
r from probition. Merriment reachecd
told heights and the parting hour
und many boys reluctant to leave
w found anuaintances. Many -were~
e expressions of gratification and
shes for another such evening In thc
ar future as 'lhey departed..