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CONSTITUTION ( OF PRESS CLUB IS REMODELED Membership in Club Is Made Res trictive at Meeting Wed nesday Night J. HENRY RICE SPEAKS ___________ti Prof. Yates Snowden Honors * Club and Has Noted Author ti to Make Address Drastic changes and amendmtents in el the constitution of the Press club were t] read and passed upon at a meetir,g held I at the Green Parrot tea room hst Wed- I nesday night. i F The changes in the constitittit-n will 'I not affect the present membs, but s are being made in order that it may lie a something of an honor to be 1;eit ber of the club. Before the passng v of the new rules Wednesday night, any- J one who was a student in the school i of Journalism or who was on the staff I of either of the student publications, 'I was eligible for membership. a The amendments read as follow. 2 "Any student, other than a freshman, a in the School of Journalism, whose t, average in journalism is C or above; - all members of the ed'torial staff of the Carolinian or of the Gamecock, shall be eligible. Others members of c the staff of these two publications may t becoie eligible for membership upon the recommendation of the editors. t All candidates for membership shall be voted upon unanimously by the club. Any man receiv'ng three "black balls" C shall be refused membership. "Any nimember missing three consecu tive meetings of the club, without an excuse accepted by the executive com mittee shall be automatically dropped t from the roll. "Dues shall be fifty cents per school t month, to be collected by the treasurer and expended as the executive comi imittee shall see fit. "A record shall be kept by the tr!a,- t urer of each miember's fees, and, if any member shall become in arrears for three months, without suitable excuse he shall be automiat"cally expelled. Ap peals can be made to the executiv-. committee only." These changes were read before the club and were passed upon by a unani mous-vote. It will be noted that in the new rules only members of the editor- I ial staff of 4he campus publications t may become a member of the class un- i less he is a journalism student. - At the concluston of the busines.s meeting. Prof. Yates Snowden, who was host to the club, introduced the speaker of the evening, -James Henry Rice, Jr., a former editor of the Co lumbia Evening News. and also a for mier editorial writer on the State's staff. Mr. Rice is widely known for his numerous articles appearing 'ni nation al magazines on plants, birds. and an~ maIs. Mr. Rice as president of the Conser vation Society of South Carolina, has recently conipleted a treatise on the Conservation of State's Resources. ft wvas this studly, in p)art, that the Press club had the opportun'ty of hearing at first hand. Mr. Rice p)ointedl out that this state is particularly adlapted for growvingI timiber andl that we should make every effort to keel) oni doing so. "Pinies grow faster in South Caro - lina", Mr. Rice said, "than anywhere else in the wvorld. The Un'ted States is better off in timber lands than any other country, but wve have been throw it away. "We are now learning howv to pre serve and use our timber. With the dliscovery of the creosoting pirocess wve are now able to lengthen the life of a cross-tie or any other timber at least forty years. The lumber will never rot umnder the heavy coat of creosote and has to be rep)lacedl only wheni 't is worn out." Mr. Rice also told of the damage dlone to the land itself by the ruthless cutting of the trees. He said that the swveet gum of South Carolina cannot be told from mahagany, when it has been p)olishied, except undler a glass. "Take care of your possessions," he saidl as lhe closed his address. Miss Amy Wilson Childs of the Co lumbia high school gave a reading, "Hop 0' My Thum," which wvas a one act play with two actors. Miss Childs took both parts. .Ao-education for 34 Years at University Vife of Head of Romance Lan guages First Co-ed at the University Everyone has seen these coy maidens 'ippiAig across the campus. But every .ie does not know that they have been ipping for the last 34 years. In 1893 the State Legislature passed bill admitting women to the Junior ass of the University. The next year iey were admitted to any class. In B95-96 thirteen were enrolled in the Iniversity, the first one being Miss rances Gibbes, now Mrs. 0. L. Keith. he enrollment has grown steadily ever nce untii this year more then 400 are ttending the Uniiversity. In 1924 the first dormitory for women ,as built. This building ,the Womans uilding, was inadequate and two houses ,ere added as annexes so that now the Iniversity can house about 150 girls. 'he Womanis Building holds about 100 n dthe Annex and the Rembert house 5 each. Some 400 co-eds live in town id the rest are forced by lack of room find boarding houses out in the city. Prof. Snowden was called on by the hair but he refused to speak, saying hat Dr. Ball would substitute for him. Vhen Dr. Ball showed some reluctance ) speaking to the Press club, Dr. nowden childed h'n saying: "Go on Ball, this Press club is your hild. Aren't you proud of it?" Dr. Ball told the club that lie was nthusiastic over the progress that had ecen made and that lie believed the icetings of the club were getting bet er every time. "This will soon be the star club of lie Univers'ty," he predicted, "and I .ant to see you make it such." The Glee club quartet, composed 01 Aessrs. Aubrey Gooding, Alfred Law on, Sam Ready, and John Kimbal ang several songs. Misses Margaret 01, Lois Rankin, and Elizabeth Phillip' urnished music during the evening. A buffet supper was served, followed y nius'c and dancing until elever clock. The next meeting of the Press Clul e in the form of a Bohemian party tc e held in the garret of the Journalism uilding on March 16th. Members 0 he club are urged to be present and .re warned to wear their oldest clothes Eat at the METROPOLITAN CAFE "The Old Reliable" Established 1900 1544 Main St. Columbia, S. C. Phone 6963 1117 Washington St. OWEN & PAUL IMERCHANT TAILORS Columbia, S. C. Cleaning. Pressing Repairing, Alicring Suits & Overcoats Made to Orde:j SYLVAN BROS. JEWEIARS AND DIAMOND MERCHANTS Most Complete Stock of Sterlin4 Silver Prizse Cups in the Carolinas! Class Rings, and Pins, of the bet.. ter kind, made up to suit your own ideas. Come in and let's get ac quainted. 1500 Main St. Columbia,n. C". IDA NCING GIRLS IN DAMAS CLUB ENJOY A PARTY Thirty Co-eds Act Like Kids in Celebration of Initiation of New Members YOUNGSTERS ROMP "Follow the Leader" Takes Chil dren to Wingfield's for Refreshments "Backward: turn backward, 0 Time, in your flight, Make me a child again, just for to night." might well have been the song of the thirty co-eds who met at Melton hall Friday night for the Damas club init'ation and a "kid" party. After the initiation, the new nembers were pre sented with certificates of membership. The souvenirs of the occasion were rattles, horns and other infantile play things. The soph'sticated game of "follow the leader" led the youngsters a merry chase through the campus, and thence to Wingfield's where refreshnients were awaitine them. The merrymak ers favored the )atrons of the Ideal and Imperial theatres with brief calls. The children were attended by Miss es Rosalie Turner, Margaret Lyons, Clare Patterson, and Iola Roberts, all of which are charter members. In the stunt contest Miss Grey Baron took first place, and Miss Lucy Cole man took second. The purpose of the club is to promote dancing among the co-eds, and several dances have )een planned -n view of this. Miss Helen Smith is honorary member; Dean Irene Dillard and Prof. Yates Snowden are faculty members. "For we are very lucky, before the door, And Leerie stops to light 80 many more.'' "7 Robert GENEI pipe . Edgeworth 10 happiness Carolina Students' BARBER SHOP ONE BLOCK GROUND FLOOR STATE OFFICE BUILDING "Special Service to University Students" The. bmpTighfr G OOD old Leerie, the lamp lighter, worked cheerfully to make the streets bright. And the lamps sputtered a friendly glow into the darkness. The citizens of the country have taken Leerie's job. They are the lamplighters of today, and they spend 312 cents of each tax dollar that their streets may be bright. Good street lighting means more flourishing business sec tions, safe traffic, convenience, and protection. Leerie, the faithful, has gone but streets still need lighting. And in whatever communities college men and women elect to live, they should take a lively interest in civic improvements -including street lighting. G-E products help light the wvorld, haul its people and goods, turn the wheels of industry, and lessen Ia vihbapor in the home. Whether on MAZDA lamps, or on t ashe lghtslarge or tiny motora, or on the multitude of other heLmhhe"means of electrical service, Louis Stevenson you will find the G-E monogram wherever you go. 720-49DR CAL ELECTRIC C C OM PA NY . S C H REET ADY n v M YOnrKv =