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ACTIVITIE SOCIAL AND SCHOLASTIC CLUBS HERE Check-up Reveals Over Twenty Five of Different Nature on Campus GERMAN CLUB IS OLDEST Clubs Comprise Large Part of Social Life of University Students Although the University is not al lowed to. have fraternities, the students have made the best of what they are allowed, and the campus can now boast of eleven social clubs, the nearest ap proach to fraternities. The girls, not to be outdone, have organized several clubs, just how many is not known. Be sides these, there are several scholastic clubs, three in the law school and seven in the school of arts and sciences. Many of the social clubs are compar atively new, all but two having origi nated withir the last four years. All of the co-ed clubs are, except one, of, by, and for the girls rooming in the dormitory, and these, obviously, are less than three years old. The German club which is not strictly a social club, is the oldest on the campus, dating from the days when the "German" was the big affair of the year. The Bats, a fraternal, social organization, is an other old club, and the present Owls club is a reorganization of the older club which existed sometime ago. Sev eral others are reorganizations, but not all of them are under the old name. The scholastic clubs are more on the order of societies then fraternal organi zations, , although they combine both features. The three law clubs, the John Marshall, Petigru, and John Rutledge, have regular meetings, at which mock trials, bull sessions, smokes, and recep tions are given. The Pasteur club is an organization of the students in the pre-medical department. At their meetings papers are read and discuss ed with all the earnestness of gravity of the French Academy of Science. The Chanticleer club is an association of piked members from all the depart ments of the University. French, En glish, history, the sciences, and others. It was organized and sponsored by Dr. Wauchope, the head of the English department of the University. Dr. Wauchope is also the organizer of the Wauchope club, a literary circle of "high-brows" of the campus. Writing, both prose and poetry, is the chosen field of this club which has numbered in its members most of the prominent lietrat' among us. The Sketch club, as is evident from the name, is a collec t:on of our young artists. They paint and exhibit pictures, wear smocks, and drink tea, and everything. The Press club, whose function is also evident from the name, is composed of journa l'sts. Dr. W. W. Ball, (lean of the school of journalism, is responsible for this club, to which any student in the school of journalism, or any contribu tor to the Gamecock or Carolinian is eligible. Trhere 'are two history clubs, one for undergraduates and one for gradluates. A Recreation The social clubs are muore or less an Charlie 28--15 WC Campus Repn M. L.Kir 1523 Mai H ART SCH AFFNI'R S AMONG] Collegiate Club Is New Member's Host Entertained With Banquet at the Jefferson Hotel Last Saturday One of the most interesting events on the Un'versity's social calendar for the last week was the banquet given Saturday night by the Collegiate Club in honor of its new members. The affair was held in the pr'vate dining room of the Jefferson hotel, where a color scheme of garnet and silver, the club colors were carried out in the decoration of the room and the tables. Each table was centered with American beauty roses and lighted with tall silver tapers. Appropriate favors and bouquets added to the festivity of the scene and were presented to the new members to impress them with its spirit. The old mcmbers present were : Dean Irene Dillard, honorary; Miss Helen Smith, honorary; Eirene Mayers, presi lent; Elizabeth Thompson, vice-pres' dent; Ethel Ann McLure, secretary; Floride Gantt, reporter; Blanche Fol son, Irene Richordson and Inez Woot - -n. The new members are : Misses Flizabeth Stackhouse, Harr'ett Whit taker, Mary Hester Vann, Margaret Rasor and Elizabeth Johnson. endeavor to get away from, rather than into the cares of study. There are eleven of these clubs for the men and three for the co-eds. The girls' clubs, Athene, Collegiate, Scarabean, and possibly one or two uiore, meet regularly at the Woman's Building for teas, luncheons, and bridge parties. The Cadentia club of last year is disbanded this year. The Gamecock has been unable to d'scern what new clubs have taken its place. The interrelationships of social clubs Df the men are governed by the Inter Club Council, composed of delegates from. each club. This council regulates dates for dances and other large social affairs. With the except'on of the German club, which is a dancing or ganization, and the Grill, a d'nner club, all the clubs are altogether social and are units unto themselves. That is, membership is possible only in one club, by unanimous invitation of its members. The clubs in alphabetical order are, the Arrow, Bats, Bohemian, German, Grll, Hermes, Highlanders, Kismet, Owls, Pyramid and Sphinx. Two of these clubs, the Arrow and the Bohe mian have their own houses on the campus, where the members live during the school year. The majority of the :thers have club-rooms. These clubs comprise a large part of the social life of the University. So far, this year they have given many smiok ers, suppers and parties. During the last week many of them have been busy with the in'tiation of pledges and en tertaining of newv members. - U.s.c. - "I never kissed a girl 'n my life," re marked the painfully proper young man. "Well, don't come buzzing around me," said the co-ed. "I'm not running a prep school." Brown >ODROW -esentative of iard, Inc. n Street & MAnx CLOTHES [HE CLUBS GRADUATE CLUB IN HISTORY HAS THIRD MEETING James Hicks, Graduate Student, and Professor Smith of Chi cora Read Papers DR. FERRELL SPEAKS Professor Yates Snowden Disa grees with Chicora Professor and Tells Him Why Beg'nning promptly at 7:30,' the Graduate History club held its third meeting of the year in Davis college last Friday night. Giving a paper on "The German Revolution," James Hicks, graduate stu4ent, declared that the basis of the upheaval lay in the Socialist movement and strength in Germany and that the impending collapse of the army, the notes of President Wilson, and mutiny in the high fleet completed the work. Dr. Ferrell of the History Faculty 2xplained the differences in the Ger inan Socialistic movements and the :auses of the split between the two clivisions. The second paper, on "Free Negroes in the South before the War between the States," was read by Professor Smith of the history department at Chicora college. Professor Smith spoke of the number of free negroes in the country, of the growing ill feel ing between the two races, of repres sive acts of state legislatures, and of acts of the Federal government pre judicial to the whites. Dr. Snowden told of his acquain tance with several of the free negroes of Charleston and declared that the repressive acts mentioned were very seldom enforced. No persecution of them, he said, exicted. Lives of football men remind us, We can write our names in blood. And, departing, leave behind us, Half our noses in the mud. "IF WI] b. B ~"Society M ARSI SCorner Main and Hi .., Athene Club Pledges Fo' The Athene club met Tuesday night at-the Woman's Building with M'sses Virginia Doar and Lizzie Gary Crad dock, as hostesses. Miss Gladys Young president presided. 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