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DEBATERS OF HIGH SCHOOLS SHOW INTEREST Prof. S. M. Derrick Sends Out Application Blank, for En trance in State Meet FINALS HERE IN MAY Many Expected to Compete in Varied Events Here During High School Week Much interest has been shown by the High schools of the state in the high schoo? debates, the finals of which are to be held here during High School Week. Application blanks have been sent out by Prof. S. M. Derrick, vice-president of debating, and a number have already been! filled out and returned. The query for the debate this year is: "Resolved: That at the general election of 1928, South Carolina should vote a bond issue for the permanent improve mient of its educational, charitable and penal institutions." The High School League has divided South Carolina into nine districts, each district is to send two debating teams, one negative and one affirmative, to de bate in the finals which will take place on May 5th. The preliminaries for the selection of the two teams in each dis trict are to he held on, March 15th. The dates set by the Executive Com mittee for the 1927 High School Week are May 4, 5, 6. Preliminary debate contest wiil be held Wednesday morn ing, semi-finals Wednesday night, and finals Thursday morning . Declamation and expression contests will be held on 'lhursday night; English, Thursday af ternoon; Latin, Thursday afternoon, stenography and typewriting, Thursday; track and field athletics, Thursday and There will be an opportunity for the young "Marathons" from the many high schools of the state to exhibit their skill, speed, and accuracy in the following events on the field: 1-100 yard (lash. 2-Running high jump. 3-440 yard run. 4-Discus (standard) 5-220 yard dash. 6-Pole vault. 7-M'le run. 8-120 high hurdles. 9-Running broad jump. 10-880 yard dash. Il-Shot put. 12-220 low hurdles. 13-Javelin throw. 14 Mile relay. There ar two t.ew even- appearing in the list this year. namely, the mile run, and the 10 yard high hurdles. - -U.S.c. Barber Shop Opened by University Men Both Burns and Johnson Have Had Much Experience as Barbers Russell Burns and Bill Johnson have opened a campus barber shop in the little brick building behind tenement 17. the site of the old Gamecock press ing club. From two until six-thirty dur'ng the wieek and fronm two to 10 :30 on Sat urday, these tonsorial artists ply their trade, respecting the blue laws and keeping their door locked tight on each seventh day. Both Burns and Johnson are experi enced b)arb)ers. Burns spent a good part of his summer vacation wvork'ng in a shop, and Johnson was the manager of a tonsorial parlor in Florida for imore than a year. Bobs and shingles are a specialty. l.et co-eds take notice and profit there by. --U.S.c. Owls Club Initiates Two New Members Francis Covin and Means Davis Furnish Much Anausement During "Breaking-in" The Owls club initiated two new members into their ranks last Monday evening. Francis Covin and Means Davis were the "unfortunates," so to sp)eak. Tihese gentlemen afforded much -. amusement to the older members of r tile club, who sent cry after cry of laiighter resounding throughout thep Univers'ty gymnasiumi.. v Click Glenn; at the regnlar weekly j THE WEEKLY ORACLE By Bruce White ONCE I * * * HAD a pocketbook. * * * A VALUED * * * ARTICLE it was. * * * MY sweetheart * * * GAVE IT to * * * ME. IT was * * * NE vER contaminated * * * WITH the * * * VERTEGRIS of * * * "SHECKELS," * * * 1-10WEVER. * * * I LOST my * * * PURSE one * * * DAY and * * * WAS despondent * * * AND ANGRY * * * WITH FATE. * * * MY friends * * * VERE' SO kind * * * AND sympathetic to me. * * *. TUHEY searched * * * DIlIGE'NTLY for * * * MANY days for the * * * TREASURE. THEY * * * TOOK it * * * UPON themselves to * * * CUT CLASSES for a * * * WEEK to join * * * THE INCREASING * * * SEARCH. ON the * * * SIXTH day * * * OF THE * * * SEARCH I told * * * THEM that the * * * PURSE ALONE * * * WAS the Object * * * VALUATION for .* * * IT CONTAINED no * * * MONEY. THEY * * * I IMMEDIATELY became * * * DISGUSTED and met * * * CLASSES again. * * * TI HEY conde mned * * * M E FOR being so * * * FOOLISH and * * * SYMPATIHIZED) with * * * MI " no more. * * S 11UT I didn't * * * CARS for I * e * HAD ALREADY. * * * V-OUND) MY * * * POCKETBIOOK -inyvvd.y. - U.s.c. - iceting of the club, was choseni the ew secretary and treasurer in the lace of Pratt Gasque, who had pre iotusly tendered his resignation t Collegiate Club Has Bridge Party Friday New Member Presented With Silver Compacts on Which Were Engraved "C"s The Collegiate club entertained with three tables of bridge Friday afternoon in the senior and graduate parlors at the Woiian's Building, in honor of its new menibers,; Misses Louise Hirsch of Camden, and Martha Pegrani, ot York. , Gainet and silver the clubs colors, were carried out in every detail. The new members were Presented with sil ver compacts on- which was engraved an old English "C." A sweet course was served. 'Mhe kflicers of the club are: presi dent, Miss Irene Richardson, of Win nsboro; vice president, Miss Margaret Rasor, of Cross Hill; secretary and treasurer. Miss Elizabeth Stackhouse, of Mullins, and reporter, Miss Har r'et Wliitaker, of Camden. --U.S.C. Bridge Party Given By Pyramid Club The Pyramid club gave a bridge par ty last week in the club room in I.egare college. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. William Mills, Misses Vvian Milligan, Maude Milli gan, Mary Durham, Olive Spigner, Sus an Guignard, Estelle Gray, and Mar garet Withers. Messrs. William Bas kin, Ennett Gregg, Leslie Dickert, Ben Thornton, Jack Oulla, Joe Hines, Wil liam Burnsides, Charles Manship, and Sidney Green. H A V E Camel the THROUGH sheer a never before kne joyment, Camels ii cigarettes. Camel a only cigarette that < goodnesses of the< and Domestic toba< became the greatesl all ages. No toba pares with Camel. Camel won and whelming preferer domitable tobacco c choicest Turkish R. J. 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