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Hats Off to the People We Thate of Orangeburg on the disto University of South Carolina Lwb VOL. XXI COLUMBIA, S.C., SATU RDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1927 NO.5 EVERY COUNTY HAS STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY Richiand Leds in Number of Students; Florente Second and Jasper Last 1,492 ENROLLED TO DATE Twenty-Four States, in Addition to South Carolina &W Represented Here One thousand, three hundred and seventy-seven students at the Univer sity of South Carolina hail from the Palmetto state, while 24 other states havejent a total of 114 citizens to swell this number which, with one stu dent from England, gives the instituiion a total enrollment to date of 1,492. Complete figures for last year gave the University a grand total enrollment of 1,557 students but that figure included the number registered at the begi-.ning of the second semester. Every county in the state is again represented at Carolina this year. Richland county, as in the past, leads in the number matriculated with 473. Florence county again ranks second with 74 students registered from there as,against 68 for 1926. Lexington comes third with 61 students here from across the river, an increase of 15 over the number from that county last year. With Gerald Preacher again the only student registered from there, Jasper county remains on the bottom of the list with one representative at the state University. Six states, with one m triculate each, are represented at Carolina this year that were not here last year. Mississip. pi, Louisiania, Conneticut, Maryland, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri are the new states represented on the cam pus. California, Michigan, Oregon and Wisconsin failed to enter students here this year. New Jersey has replaced North Carolina in the number of stu dents registering from out of the state. Last year there were forty students here from North Carolina and 16 from New Jersey. This year New Jersey (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) ---USC Three Hundred and Twelve Go to B.D.G.'s Next Tuesday's Discussion WiD Be Introduced Sunday Night by Paddock Three hundred and twelve students attended the second meeting of the Bib'e discussion groups last Tuesday night. The subject discussed was "How shall we meet temptations." Most all of the groups reported live interest on the part of thole present. The discussion was.' i'turoduced last. Sunifay night at the regulfir "Y" meet ing in chapel by Dr. R. A. Lapsley, who. delivered an address on the same stb ject. He stated several of the. tempta tions most common to college students andl offered a few concrete suggestions as to how they might be solved. Up to date twenty-six classes have been organized on the campus. It Is the purpose of the Bible class commit tee to organize a class in each tene mfent. This will p>robably be done be fore the series is over. A big banquet is being planned for all those who have perfect attendance re cordls. This does not mean that one must attend each of the d e meetIng in the series but, rather thht he must not miss any meetings after joining. 0. D. K.MEETS T'here is to be an important meeting of O.D.K. next Wednesday in the Law building at 7:30 o'clock. Every member is urged to be pres Press Club Meeting Male members of the Press club who are interested in th'e proposed petition to the Sigma Delta Chi professional journalistic fraternity, are asked to be present at an impor tant meeting Monday night at eight o'clock in the Journalism building. GODSHALL IS HONORED BY CLARIOSOPHS Has Held Many Important Offi ces in Society-Prominent in Camplus Activities TO SUCCEED WOFFORD Bell, Parrish, Finley, Smith, Car michael, Jones, Stevenson and Scott Other Officers ' A. Ray Godshall of Union, member of the senior class, was last Tuesday elected president of the Clariosophic literary society. Godshall steps from the vice presidency to the presidency of an organization in which he has run the gamut of practically every office. He began in his freshman year by be ing elected to the office of monitor. Thence in succession, he held the posi tion of sargeant-at-arms and critic. Godshall has indentified himself very prominently in campus activities. Last year he served as business manager of the Carolinian and was also elected vice-president of the junior class. This year he is a member of the debating council. Godshall has also been a mem ber of the varsity intercollegiate debat ing teams, having the distinction of never losing an intercollegiate verbal tilt. This past session he was on the team that unanimously defeated the Citadel in the little triangle debate. . T. R. Finley of Laurens, who has just completed a term as literary critic, was unanimously elected vice president. Mr. Finley has won the Gonzales med al for oratory and was also a member of the team which defeated the Citadel. L. F. Bell of Johnston was elected literary critic; W. S. Parrish of Bates burg, secretary; Sherwood Smith of Union, treasurer; Eugene Carmichael of Aynor, recorder, and Wilbur W. Jones of Conway, sergeant-at-arms. Other officers chosen were Bernard Stevenson of Lake View, chairman of the board of pardons, and H. C. Frick and C. L. Scott, members of the board. Thomas A. Wofford of Laurens, Jun-. ior president, presided over the electi6m. The new officers will be installed at the meeting Tuesday night in the Clar losophic hall. - --- - USC Crocker Now With a Greenwood Paper W. L4. Crocker, a former editor of the Gamecock, president of the South Ca rolina College Press Association and a graduate of the school of journalism, having received his M.A. last year, left Columbia Monday to continue his journalistic work with the Greenwood Index Journal. He will take the place of C. B. Wil liams, also an alumnus of the Univer sity's school of Journalism wvho has re signed his position to accept a position 'on the Charleston News and Courier. While here on the campus, Mr. Crocker wvas an assistant in journalism under Dr. Ball. Both Messrs. Willianms and Crocker wvere editors of the Game cock. "Why didn't you answer when the elevator man said 'UP'?" "I thought he was suffering from In" iestion." JOSIAH MORSE FIRST SPEAKER IN OPEN FORUM Head of Psychology Department at University Talks of Toleration AT ST. JOHN'S CHURCH Unique Organization Proposes to Impartially Discuss Subjects of Interest Josiah Morse, head of the departmen. of psychology at the University was given the honor of being the first per son to address the Columbia Forum, conducted under the auspices of St. John's church, Shandon. Doctor Morse took as his subject Sunday, "Toler ance." This forum, according to Dr. G. Croft Williams, pastor of the church, is to be conducted every Sunday night to fos ter the impartial discussion of all sub jects of interest to people, to help them to live harmoniously together. Doctor Williams stated, in the course of his introduction, that th'is was the first time such a forum had ever been held in a Columbian church. He said that every speaker in the forum would be responsible for what he said and that. the only responsibility the forum would assume would be to secure a speaker every Sunday night. Doctor Morse began his talk by tracing the struggle of man from the earliest times, first with his enemies of the jungle and later with his human enemies. "One problem," he continued, "man has not yet solved. In this much boast ed civilization of the 20th century, we still have wars and strikes and con fficts; hatreds, persecutions and injus tices. For 2,000 years a gospel of love has been preached. No doctrine has been advertised so much or has had so much thought and feeling focused upon it as the gospel of Jesus. Yet, look about you," he said, "and see how far we are from living up to what we ought to do as civilized, Christianized human beings. "With all that, how brutal, unkind, ungenerous and inconsiderate of his fellow man, man is? We have not yet solved the problem of living together in brotherhood, for the few years we have to live on the planet. "Putting it on the lowest plane, the way of brotherhood is the only way in which we can live. Yet, what are we doing?" he asked. "The most out standing reason for our failure in Jn tolerance. The human race wds opcc in its infancy, with all the- weakness, fear and !act of self-sufficiency implied in the term, He was afraid of anything new and strange, having no guarantee of safety and security. "We should add to mental tests in tolerance tests to measure character and personality," he concluded. "In tolerance means a iarrow mind, limit ed imagination and a shiveled heart. We should seek to eliminate hatred of others and some day we are going to be able to play together in a play that will be accepted to the Master." Freshman Class Will Elect Officers Mon. As provided in the constitution of the student body, the freshman class will elect its officers Monday morning at chapel hour. Tom Moore Craig, president of the student body, will pre side. Every freshman is expected to be present and vote for his or hi.. candi date. This egetion was to have been held nations will be from the floor. -- previously, but was called off. Nomi K. S. K.'s to Meet The K.S.K. will meet Monday night at seven o'clock. Every mem ber is urged to be present to discuss some of the important' issues of the organization. Members who have not yet paid their dues will be given the opportunity to do so at this meeting. CHI OMEGA IS PETITIONED BY CAMPUS GROUP Leading Sorority Sought by the Members of Chi Omi cron Beta LARGEST CHAPTER ROLL Columbia Alumnae Anxious to Have Chapter at the University The Chi Omicron Beta club, which has been approved by the faculty com mittee, was organized for the purpose of petitioning Chi Omega fraternity. The Chi Omega alumnae in Colum bia are: Mrs. Stephen Tabor, who at tended Randolph-Macon; Miss May Culpepper of U. N. C., and Miss Erin Kohn who attended the University of Arizona. The Columbia alumnae of the fraternity are much interested in the Chi Omicron Beta club, and are an xious to have a chapter at the Univer sity. The following patrons and patron esses have been chosen: Mr. and Mrs. James Cathcart, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dana, Dr. and Mrs. Guy Lipscomb, Dr. and Mrs. R. T. Jennings, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sylvan, Dr. Stephen Tabor, Judge and Mrs. M. S. Whaley, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Strohecker, Misses Wil Lou Gray, Elizabeth White, Frances Sylvan and Augusta Rembert. The Chi Omicron Beta club is com posed of the following active members: Misses Roberta Tolbert, of McCor mick, president, Margaret Ritchie of Fleming, N. J., vice president; Ruth Ritchie of Fleming, N. J., secretary treasurer; Claire Patterson of Walter boro; Eleanor Mims of Edgefield, Mary B. Taylor and Dorothy Whaley of Columbia. Chi Omega has the largest chapter roll of any sorority. It is national in its aspect having chapters in almost every state in the union. It requires sincere and creditable scholarship and cooperatiora with the college author ities. Chi Omega was the first sorority to establish a service fund, the interst from which goes toward research work. There are 288 members who are Phi Beta,Kappo, and 151 who are on college faculties. - --us3- -- Journalism Student Gives Paper on A.P. At a recent meeting of the journal ism 2 class, J. L. Best, formerly with the Associated Press gave a paper on the history of that great news-gather ing association. He traced in detail the early methods of news getting which were employed by American newspapers, the formation of local news associations and the final mergers into nationwide agencies. The most interesting part of his paper was the description of the wars be tween two great news agencies which led to the establishment of the Associ ated Press. The purpose of the found ers of this news bureau was particular ly stressed along with an evaluation of the A. P. as it exists today. Mr. Best who has been with the As. sociated Press for some years,tas ob tained one -years' leave of'ab'sel:e to studyv journalism. FASTEST HUMAN TO SPEAK HERE SUNDA Y NIGHT Charlie Paddock Will Address Stfudents at "Y" Services in University Chapel HOLDS MANY RECORDS Olympic Champion Comes to the University Under the Auspices of "Y" Charles Wm. Paddock, "VThe World's Fastest Human" will speak at the Uni versity chapel Sunday evening under the auspices of the University Young Men's Christian Association, using as his sub ject, "Play the Game." Charlie Paddock has shattered the cen tury dash mark more times than any other living man. He entered into ath letic competition in 1920 and since that time he has represented the United Stat es in several Olympic contests. In the last one he was the individual high scor er in the world-famous contest. During his athletic career he has established sprinting records seventeen different times and in his last cinder path effort he set a new world's record for the 100 yard dash when he rar. this difficult race in nine and one-half sconds, a tenth of a second faster than the old record of Arthur Duffy which was established in 1902. In February, 1927, he eclipsed the record for the 250 meters race which was held by a forniler Olympic champion. Paddock has been a world's champion for seven years and during that time he has traveled around the world with sev cral other well-knoWn athletes. This trip was known as the "Sprinting Around tl,e World Tour." The athletes in the party visited practically every large country in the world, eympeting with the ia've athletes. He holds 39 out of a pose.'b1e 48 world's records for short distance running and is now at the top of his form. Padd&k has not confined his activities to the cinder path as he has been gain irig recognition as a journalist and is a writer of rxote, being connected with a large western newspaper syndicate. He has also been a cowboy and an officer in the field artillery. (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) USC Pi Kapps Reinstall Old Sigma Chapter Fraternity Is the Only Natioona Frat Founded in South Carolina Pi Kappa Phi, the only national' fra' ternity ever founded in Sout.h Carolina. reinstalied its Sigma chapter at the Uni versity on the right of October 15th. 'lhe installation ceremony was held at the Jefferson hotel and began with the initiations at 6:30 o'clock and ended with an installation banquet which be gan at 8:30 p.m. Sigma chapter was the third chapter of Pi Kappa Phi founded and entered the University in March, 1910. One of the officers wvho assisted in the installa tion ceremonies at that time, L. Harry Mixson. of Charleston was present Oct - ober 15th and took a part in the reinstal lation ceremonies. H. L. Shaw, Jr., a member of new Si3gma chapter, acted as toastmaster at the banquet. Dean L. T1. Raker of the University gave a toast, "Wetcome to the Univercity," in which lhe admonished the rew men to follow the ideals of the (CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT) BLOCK "C" CLUB DANCE The Bllock "C" club: will give i's regular Saturday night dhance in the gym tonight from 9 till 12. students with athletic tickets $l.9.; all otherc $l1.50