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PHI BETA DELTA INSTALL HERE THIS SA TURDA Y Prominent Officials Come to Ini itiate Evergreen as Alpha Zeta Chapter BANQUET AT JEFFERSON Large Crowd is Expected at Dance to be Given at Night Beginning Saturday afternoon, when rituals will be given in the Euphradian hall, the Evergreen club, organized last May, at the University, will be formally installed as the Alpha Zeta chapter of Phi Beta Delta, national social frater nity. Dr. William Biederman, national president of Phi Beta Delta, of New York, J. C. Mann, Jr., member of the national council, also of New York, and Aurel Rosin, southern deputy, of the University of Flotida will compose the ritual administering team. Saturday evening at 7:30 will see a formal banquet given at the Jefferson hotel. Dean Baker has accepted an in vitation to attend. President Douglas has been invited, but cannot attend be cause of his being out of the city. Ar thur Philips, president of the local chapter, will introduce the guests. Dr. Biederman, Man, and Rosin will give talks. Joseph Karesh wiil give an ad dress, after which several impromptu speeches will be made. Immediately after the banquet, a dance will be given at the Elks Home. In vitations for the affair have already been sent out and a large crowd is ex pected to be present. Phi Beta Delta, founded at Columbia University in 1912, has maintained a careful expansion policy. It now has 23 active chapters in the larger colleges and universities of the country, reaching from Florida to California. Prominent delegates are expected from these chap ters. Alumni members include Louis B. Mayer of Metro-Goldwyn pictures; Mar co Hellman, leading financier of the Pacific coast; Marcus Caro, president of the Mass. Bar Association, and others. Coiors of the fraternity are Blue and Gold. 'lhe flower is the hyacinth. The charter members of the chapter are: Louie Berry, Columbia; Jaco' Freed, Columbia; Al Mazell, New York; Artie iilips, New York; Lewis S. Rivkin, Columbia; Morris Wengrow, Williston ; Joseph Karesh, Columbia. Pledges of the chapter are: Jacob Berkowitz, New York: Jacob Karesh, Columbia; Herman Po.iakoff, Anderson. Officers of the chapter are: Presi dent, Artie P"hilips; vice president, Jacob Freed; secretary, Al Mazell; treasurer, Lewis Rivkin; Pan-hellenic representa tive, Joseph Karesh. usc Student "Y" Meet Comes Here Soon Approximately Forty Delegates Are Expected From all Parts of State Starting January 14. a meeting of state-wvide rep)resentation wvill he held when the South Caro.ina Student Y.M. C.A. council meets in the aud(itorium of Flinn Hall, wvith representatives from all meni's colleges of South Carolina pres ent. 'llhe nmain speaker of the meeting will he 0. R. Magill of Atlanta, wvho is head of the Student Y.M.C.A. movement of of the South. He wvill not be the only speaker of the convention, there being al so speeches given by the various repre sentatives present. Each college of the state sent to the head of the Y.M.C.A. council the main problem that it dlesired to have dis cussed. With these various p)roblems, it is expected that the program will be made very interesting. The delegates will stay on the campus while in Columbia, a committee having been appointed to secure rooms. Ap proximately 40 will be present, nine of which will represent the University. These will be: H. B. Stevenson, H. E. Jenkins, Bert Karick, Drufus Griffin', L. G. Bell, J. 0. Derrick, A. R. Godshall, Ralph Lewis, Julian Thomas, and C. W. Scott, secretary of the University Y.M. C.A. The meeting will be closed Sunday 15, by Dr. Webb, pastor of the first Baptist church of Columbia, who will deliver the nclt-dIng messa.e. TELEGRAM SENT LA VAL RECEIVES MANY THANKS New Coach Answers Student Body President With Letter of Appreciation SAYS SPIRIT IS NECESSARY Is Delighted With Enthusiasm and Support Pledge of Carolina Students The following letter has been re ceived by Thomas Moore 'Craig, presi dent of the student body: December 23rd, 1927. Mr. Thomas Moore Craig, President Student Body, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. S. Dear Mr. Craig: Tis is to acklowledge receipt of your telegram of December 17th, for which I wish to thank you very much. I feel that with the support of the Carolina student body, players, and all those that are connected with the in stitution, I should be as successful as I have been here during the past twelve years. I feel that the student body plays no minor part in the success of ail ath letic teams. Therefore, I am delighted to know that I shall receive that en thusiasm, and that they have pledged to support me during the coming years there. Please convey to them my ap preciation of their support, and on my arrival I will be glad to get nearer and more familiar with you and them. 'Tbanking you agair, I am, Yours cordially, W. S. LavA. This letter was an answer to a tele gram sent to Billy Laval during the holidays by Thomas Moore Craig, which assured him of the support of the stu dent body. C I wi .but wat Mu Club Petitions D.S. Phi National Frat Mu club, social organization started last year, is now petitioning Delta Sigma Phi, national social fraternity and pros pects of obtaining the local chapter are considered favorable. "Buster" Joyner of Lake City is presi dent of the Mu club. Other members are E. L. McCarty, J. G. Shuler, J. A. Turner, Roy C. Cobb, J. P. Smith, Er nest T. Hembree, -Marion F. Miller, James A. Bright, A. B. Preacher, Rus sell E. Smoak, Henry Merke Epps, Rob ert W. Morrison, William B. Brookhart, T J. Brown. Pledgees are J. Z. Brook er and Clarence H. Holloway. Mu club has an attractive club room on Senate street. Four members of the Club are also members of chapters of Delta Sigma Phi of other colleges. On Founders Day at Wofford College the Saturday before Christmas, two members of the petitioning group were present and report that chapter pleased with the local petitioning group. Ar rangements are being made to have a page in the Garnet and Black this year. Delta Sigma Phi rates high among the national fraternities and installation of the local chapte rwill occasion favorable publicity for the University. The fac ulty seems to be favorable toward the action of the Mu club. "The House of Quality" Established in 1844 ' The R. L. BRYAN COMPANY Books, Stationery, Printing, Binding, Office Furniture and Specialties Columbia, South Carolina esterfi don't Lth the t ch how other smo) Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.-. "GET YOUR MAN" Clara Bow Thursday and Friday "WEST POINT" Saturday "FORBIDDEN WOMEN" SYLVAN BRos. 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