Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Y ORIENTA TION CAMP IN FALL FOR FRESHMEN Plans Are Made .For Three Day Trip to Twin Lakes Club FIRST OF KIND IN SOUTH Object is to Acquaint First Year Men With Carolina Aims and Traditions Plans for the Freshman Orientatioi camp as worked out at the recent re treat of the Y.M.C.A. include some unusual features for the fall. The camp will be held from September 17th through the 20th, the three days before school'starts in the fall. The site of the camp will be at Twin Lakes, 7 miles out from Columbia. The Y is inviting the various organi zations on the campus to send out a representative to the camp so that their organization may be presented to the men who are present. The plan for the past year worked out to the ad vantage of the men who went. The plan as outlined this year will make it possible to handle many more men than were handled last year. Every man who registers in the freshman class of the University is to be invited. An at tempt will be made then to make him acquainted with the traditions and customs of Carolina. How to select a course, the honor system, and many other things that the freshmen have said they would like to have known be fore they came to Carolina. Also the various organizations will be explained to the freshmen, their pur pose, and how to belong. It is for this reason that the Y is inviting the cooperation of the other organizations. asking them to send a man to represent their organization. The freshman camp, conducted by the University Y.M.C.A. at Carolina. was the first one of the South. A num ber of enquires have been received about the camp of last year, and sev eral will be conducted this year in other states, modeled after the one at Caro lina. Bill Johnston, chairman of the All;e'aia'n committee will have charge of the camp. -usc "The Face" Will Be Given--Town Theatre Stage Society Repeats Perform ance of Mrs. 0. L. Keith's Three-Act Play The repeat performance of "The Face" will be given again this week at the Town theater. It and the two pro grams of the Negro spirituals which will be given next week, will end the programs of the Stage society for the remainder of the month. Special music, selected to accordl with the play, has been arranged for both programs. Mrs. James Gooding. con tralto, will be the soloist Friday and Mr and Mrs. Golz wvill furnish the entricate program Saturday. "The Face" was written by Mrs. Os car L. Keith and was published in New York by Brentano's. Trhe play will be acted by Mrs. D. A. Reed, Prof. Ben jamin Hodges, and their cast. -usc Art Department to Give Annual Exhibit Work of Students to Be Shown in Flinn Hall All of Next Week Beginning Monday afternoon, May 28th, and lasting throughout the week, the Art department will give its annual exhibit. The exhibit will be held at Flinn Hall. Tlihe Assembly hall on first floor will he devoted to the work of the sec ond and third year pupils, the second floor to those doing first year work and on the third floor will be the work of the classes in painting and designing. The exhibit will open formally Mon (lay afternoon from four until six-thirty at which time punch will be served. It will remain open during the remainder of the week each day from eleven a.m. until six-thirty p.m. Everybody is cor dially invited to come to the exhibit at any time during the week. DEBATERS AND ORATORS END GOOD SEASON Forensic Activities on Larger Scale Then Ever Before at University TWENTY-SIX TAKE PART Seventeen Institutions Met in Debate--Medals to Winners at Society Celebration The holding of the Gonzales Oratori cal contest last Friday night ended the season for forensic activities at the University this year, excepting the in ter-society debate during commence week. A larger number of contests was scheduled and supervised by the De bating council during the past season than during any year in the history of the institution. All regular contests were held and a large number of new ones was added. Those not held before included the sending of a team on a trip to New York, a triangular debate with the Universities of Alabama and Georgia, another with Furman and Wofford, dual debates with Louisina State, Buck nell, and North Carolina, and the send ing of a representative to the "Know the South" oratorical contest, prelimi naries for which were held in Atlanta. Contests previously held and put on again this year include the triangle with the Universities of Florida and Tennessee, that with P. C. and Citadel, and the various individual contests for which the medals have been provided by alumni. Representing the University on inter collegiate debating teams were: A. T. Daniel, T. R. Finley, H. W. Funder burk, A. R. Godshall, Joseph Karesh, Ralph Lewis, E. K. Pritchard, Donald Russell, W. D. Sinipson, Guy Tyler, 0. L. Warr, Cecil Wittkowsky, Thomas Wofford, and F. W. Wood. Winners in the individual contests were as follows: Roddey Medal de bate, Warr; Keitt Oratorical contest, F,. K. Pritchard; State Oratorical con test, Guy Tyler; "Know the South" Oratorical preliminaries, Thomas Wof ford; Gonzales Oratorical contest, Will W. Culp. Twenty-six individuals took part in the contests, competing a total of 66 times. Fifteen of the 26 were success ful in winning the contest or the right to represent the University. In addition to the colleges competing in the inter-collegiate oratorical con tests, the representatives of 17 institu tions were met in debate. In this list were the Universities of North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Delaware, Tennessee, and Louisiana, George Washington University, Bucknell, Ten pie. New York, Furman, William anl Mary, Wofford, Citadel, and P. C. Last year only four institutions were met in debate. Of the entire seven teen, only five were last. More than twice as muany places were open to contestants as has ever before been the ease and the institutions met are scattered over a large territory. Not only was a numiber of northern in stitutions~ dlebatedl but all the southern state universities save twvo were on the schedule. Thew debating tredlaIs, whlich will be given at the inter-society celebration. will vary in value with the number of contests in wvhich the dlebater has taken part,.only. one medlal being given to each man. Silver eups) will be given to the team making the trip) to Newv York and winning four out of five deC cision contests. May Dance Given by Damas in Gymnasium Decorations in Club Colors, Pink and White--Music by the Gamecock Orchestra One of the dlelightful affairs of the spring season was the May ball given by the Damas club in the University gymnasium on the evening of May 6th. The gymnasium was beautifully decC orated in pink and white, the club col ors. Music was furnished by the Game cock orchestra, and punch was served thruoughout the evening. Trhe chap erones were: Dean Irene Dillard, Miss Helen Smith and Prof. and Mrs. Yates Snowden, facnlty naviseor f the club. Leslie Edwards New - President of Hermes Tharin, Secretary; McDaniel Is Treasurer; and Shield Historian At the regular weekly meeting of the Hermes club last night at the University of South Carolina, Leslie Edwards, of Darlington, was chosen president for the first term of the next school session. Mr. Edwards was elected unanimously by the club. Whitney Tharin, of Allendale, was elected secretary; C. D. McDaniel, of Beaufort, was re-elected treasurer; and Julian Shields, of Columbia, was elect ed historian arid as a member of the Inter-club council from the club. Mr. Edwards is a rising senior in the Academic school. He was recently elect ed president of the Y.M.C.A. and editor in-chief of the Garnet and Black, the university annual - . Mr. Edwards was selected to succeed John R. Pate, ol Scranton, as president of the club. At the end of the Dresent school year the Hermes club will lose five men who will graduate. Those men are John R. Pate, business manager of The Game cock and president of the Inter-clut council; Sam Ready, member of the Senior Honor club; W. J. Thomas, man ager of the tennis team; James A. Hea ron, editor the Garnet and Black; and Harold H. Hentz, editor-in-chief of The Gamecock. -usc Lewis Is Winner in Society Contest New President of Rising Junior Class--Debate on Philippine Independence W. Rllph Lewis of Aynor last Tues day night was declared the winner of the Intra-society debate held in the Clariosophic hall. The quer,Y for de bate was: "Resolved: That the United States should grant to the Phillippines Immediate Independence." He upheld the negative side of the question. Lewis is the newly elected president of the rising junior class, secretary of the sophomore class. was secretary of the Clariosophic society, and is a meni ber of the Fencing club. He also de feated Furman in a debate on the Philripine question. The judges were John W. Crews. Coleman Karesh, and Frank Gary. Others contesting were Thomas Wofford, Francis W. Wood, and T. -. Ulmer who spoke exterporaneously. After the debate, a smoker was given to the seniors, at which time an invitation was extended to the judges to remain. Smokes and punch were served, and farewell speeches by the seniors were given. -Usc Columbia College Girls at Y Service Sunday Night Meeting Given by Five Young Ladies from Methodist School Columbia College Y.W.C.A. girls had charge of the Y meeting last Sunday night in the University chapel. Miss Helen Joyner, president of the Columbia College Y.W.C.A. presided. Miss Floride Crouch, gave a violin solo accompained by Miss Julia Hall a' the piano. A readling "The Tapestry Weavers," was given by Miss Mary Chan,dler. Miss Thelma Stroman gave an in formative talk on "The Character of Christ," after which a reading "The Fourth Wise Man," was given by Misc Eva Bloyd, newly elected president of the Y.W.C.A. at Columbia College. --Usc Wofford Winner of Oratorical Contesi Thomas A. Woffordl, of Laurens Tuesday ntight, May 10, won the Intra society oratorical contest held in the~ Clariosophic hall. Wofford is a junior in the Academic school, is president ol the society, and has won several hon ors while at the University. The sub ject of his oration wvas "Trhe Economic and Social Resources of the South." Others contesting were, J. R. Tomp. kinis and T. R. Finley. The judges fo: the evening were, Wittkowsky, Win. gate, and Davis. Euphrosyneans Give Social for Seniors Eva Jo Lockman Tels Society Sisters How to Manage a Husband A social was given by the Euphrosy nean literary society Wednesday after noon, May 11th, in honor of the sen'or members of the society. Miss Eva Jo Lockman gave a read ing entitled "Managing A Husband." Ice cream and cakes were served. Miss Thelma Burgess, the vice president was in charge of the affair. Dean Irene Dillard was a guest of the afternoon. The senior members of the society are: Misses Mary Saye, Marguerite Johnson, former presidents of the so ciety, Eleanora Beasley, Elizabeth Lindsay, and Gladys Lawton. The dormitory seniors are selling tickets to the night shows at the Im perial theater from now until May 2.th for the purpose of making money to leave a gift to the Womans Building. Following are the names of those from whom tickets may be bought: Misses Virginia Doar, Eleanora Beas ley, Mary Saye, Floride Moore, Ethel Ann McLure, Seabelle Jones, Martha Reese, Marguerite Johnson, Catherine and Elizabeth Phillips. All students going to the Imperial theater between now and May 28th are asked to buy his or her ticket from any one of the girls above mentioned. - u.s.c. E. B. Norris Winner Society Declamation E. B. Norris, of C alhoun Falls, won the Intra-society declamation contest held in the Clariosophic h'all, Tuesday night, May 3. The subject which he used was "Nation-i Aposta cy." NVorris is a freshman in the Aca demic school. Others who contested were, W. W. Culp, who won second place; A. C. Clement, third; Sherwood Smith; and Carl Mettze. The judges for the evening were Geo. H. Wittkowsky and Professors Oscar L. Keith, and Henry C. Davis. -U.s.c. Drufus Griffin Is Fencing Champion Drufus Griffin, of Easley, won the fencing championship of the University Wednesday night. E. C. Coker took second place in the championship bouts and David Finkel stein, third. Finkelstein put up one of the best fights of the evening. McMASI A thletd Corner Sumter and Hamptorn Rent al Drive It WHERE TO GO I THERE -AND Ford OPEN AND CL of C1olun Centrall: ' 1216 LADY SI. Culp Winner of the Gonzales Medal Bessinger, Younginer, Johnson, Wofford and Pritchard Other Contestants W. W. Culp, of Chester, last Friday night won the annual Gonzales oratori cal contest, the subject of the winning oration being "The Constitution." Culp is a member of the freshman class, and is now making his debut into speaking circles on the campus. Others contesting were, Colonel Bessinger, J. M. Younginer, J. W. Johnson, T. A. Wofford, and E. K. Pritchard. The judges for the contest were, Dr. Hugh Roderick Murchison, Professor Payne, and Dr. Reed Smith. 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