The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 11, 1927, Page PAGE SEVEN, Image 7
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.
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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
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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.
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