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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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