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Damas Dana DanceDa Tonightn University of South Caroli j , Vo: XXI FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1928 nrW7w Tw fin,, .T w In - - -. INSTALLED HERE SATURDAY 'NITE Large National Fraternity Places Chapter In Uni versity ALPHA THETA CHAPTER Troubadour Club, Consisting Of 10 Students And 2 Alumni Go Through The Troubadour club of the Univer sity) was initiated as the Alpha Theta chapter of Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity Sa urday night. Following a benquet at the Jefferson hotel, the initiation took place in the recreation room at the Tree, of Life Synagogue on Lady street. E. G. Zacharias of XI chapter, Georgia Tech and grand secretary of the fraternity in the south, also a team made up of members of Delta chapter, Washington and Lee, XI chapter Georgia Tech and Mu chapter Univer sity of Georgia, installed the group. Marion Moise of the Delta chapter and now a law student at the Univer sity acted as toastmaster at ft ban quet. Dr. D. M. Douglas, president of the University; Dean L. T. Baker, Professor Havilah Babcock, of the University faculty made short talks to the group. Mr. E. G. Zacharias of the XI chapter and Sydney Heyman. president of the the club also spoke. Due to being out of town at the time of the iniation, Max Rubenstein and Morris Marcus, an alumnus, were taken into the fraternity Thursday night. Members of the installing team here were: Sol Kohn, of Columbia; Harry Ryttenburg, of Sumter, and Marion Schwartz. all of XI chapter ,Georgia Tech; David Greenfield and Dr. F. K. Hirch of Sumter of the Mu chapter, University of Georgia; Marion Moise, Leslie K. Schwartz and Perry Moses, of the Delta chapter, Washington and Lee. Members of the Troubadour club who were initiated into the fraternity are: Sydney Heyman. of Chester, president ; Carroll 'Abrams, of Lake City, vice president; Louis Yelman, of St. Matthews, secretary and treasur.. er; Ben Kaplan. of Wagener, Pa., Hellenic representative; and Marion Poliakoff, of Abbeville; Bernard Polia koff, of Lancaster; Harry Surasky, of Aiken; Hyman Witkowsky, of New ark, N. J.; Max Rubenstein, of Rome, Ga., and. Morris Marcus of Columbia. . --U. S.C. W. W. Culp is Winner Of Declaiming Bout Speaks On Americanism And Democracy-Frosh League Gets Second Speaking on Americanism and Democ racy, W. W. Cuilp won the Clariosophi: literary society Intra-Socie y Deccama tion contest for Freshman anad sopho mores Tuesday night at 'he regular m.n' ing of the society. Second place was won hy Nigel J ei gue wvho spoke on the American Flag, and third place by George Meetze, who delivered "More Beyond." Trhese three men will represent the Clariosophuic li terary socie y in the intra-society contest with the Euphradian literary society at an earW' date. O:hers entered in the contest and their subjects were: A. M. Anderson "Na tional Apostasy" and T. 07"%hderson, "Comnmuni v Citizenshio." Judges for the . contest were Mr. (1h-rler, A. Jones, Dr. H-gh ''urchison am:d Mr. Visanska, Tlhe rew. pr< sident, Eugene Carmichael presided over the meeting. Locieties Received By Euphrosyneans Ring - Around - The - Rosy And Other Bits Of Fun Enjoyed Euphrosynean literary society enter tained the four literary societies of the university at a recep.ion Monday night in the I.uphradian hall, Thelma Burgess presidi-ng. After a ring-around-the-rosy intro duction and conversation game which was the best feature of the program, Ida .lohnson delivered words of wel come accompanied by the cheers and jeers of the mixed audience. Virginia Muller, with some mulish remarks by Watson Pitts defending the negative beat the well-matched pair of Bill Parrish and Mildred Cone on :he debate, "Resolved: The new Ford coupe is mo--e advantageous to the modern youth for love making than a one horse shay." Both young 'ladies agreed that scenery has nothing to do wi-h the ques tion. Mr. Parrish's contribution con sisted of the statement that he was like Eve in the garden; not that he had come to himself but that he was rp a tree as far as the ques;.ion was concerned, but Miss Cone can enlighten him, Some original poems of Lili Garner. (she said they were poems) were read by Thelma Lockman and the crowd en Ioyed these piquant, potent and personal poems-at least there was he usual ap plause and groans. "Aint That Trouble Enough for You" was a crying reading given by Mayre Wa'l who responded with "Tommy" as an encore. Jokes by Sura Wolfe ended the formal program after which brick ice cream and cakes were consumed to the music of a portab"e vie. and hen conversation held sway until time for the nightly (lash for -he dormitories began. Ralph Green Elected Pres. of Law Class McLeod Vice President; Hilde brand Sec.-Treas. And Burn Historian At an election held last Tuesday the rising junior law class selected the following officers to serve next year: Ralph Green, president; Stumpy Me Leod, vice-president; Raymond Hilde brand, secretary-treasurer; and C. A. Burn, historian. Bruce W. White was nominated from the class to be a candidate for secretary of the stu dent body. Green came to the University from N. C. State where he was prominent in all of the activities of the college. He was cadet-colonel in the R.O.T.C. unit, pitcher on the varsity baseball team, member of the military frater nity, K. I. E. local fraternity, "13" club, and a member of the White Spades. His home is in Lancaster. McL.eodl haids from Ly3nchb)urg, Va., and attended Wofford college last year where he was a member of Kap.. pa Alpha and Blue Key fraternities. Hildebrand is from St. Matthews and formerly'held the offices of presi dent of the junior class and president of the Euphradian literary society. H-e is a member of Pi Kappa Phi and O.D.K. fraternities. Burns is from Chadleston and is a member of Sigma Delta Nu fraternity. Bruce White, a native of Easley, was formet-ly vice president of the Clariosophic literary society, is a mem ber of Blue Key fraternity, and is now editor of The Gamebock --U.s.C Don't forget the student body election DAMAS CLUB IS STAGING BALL TONITE IN GYM. Co-Ed Dance Club Is Entertain ing With Final Dance Of Year GRAND MARCH FEATURE Distinguished Chaperones Invited -Cirsfna Collegians Will Furnish Music The last dance of the year given by the Damas club is being held tonight in the gymnasium from 9:30 to 1:30. The Damas club is composed of Uni versity co-eds, organized for the pur pose of giving two balls a year. The Christmas ball was given during that season, and the May ball tonight, will be the last entertainment given by the club until next year. The club colors, pink and white, will be carried out in the decorations. Pink and white butterflies will be suspended from the ceiling and a large revolving prism ball in the center, will give attractive lighting effect. Pink and whit draperies are used at both ends of the gym and pink curtains, trim med with white, will adorn the win dows. At 11 o'clock the grand march will Coleman, with Monro Shand. This be led by the president, l[iss Lucy march is or Damas club members and their partners only and at this time boys. A German figure will be led avors, little kilives decorated with the Carolina seal, will be given to the at a quarter to one, by the senior and junior leaders: Miss Mary McNulty, with John Wells, and Miss Alice Mi kell, with Edward Pritchard. The Carolina Collegians will play for dancing, and during the evening punch will be served. To chaperone will be the following: Dr. and Mrs. Davison McDowell Douglas, Dean and Mrs. L. T. Baker, faculty members and their wives, and (Continued on Page 4.) USc Phi Pi Phi Fraternity Installed Saturday Eighteen Men ~Of Mu Club To Take Ceremony Saturday Plans have been completed for the installation of the Mu club of the Uni versity as the Pi chapter of Phi Pi Phi fraternity. Saturday afternoon at three o'clock. The installation will be followed by a banquet at the Rose Mary tea room. The Mu club has been petitioning this fraternity for some time and feels quite elated at being able to have the installation before the end of the cur rent semester. An installation team composed of Messrs. Frank Clark and A. C. Van Zandt, both of Chicago have arrived for the initiation ceremony. They will be assisted by six members of the XI chapter of North Carolina State. D)ean Baker, Jack Chase, registrar of the University; Professor Havilah B3abcock, William Elliott, president of the local Pan-Hellenic council, and Thomas Moore Craig, president of the student body will attend the banquet as guests of the fraternity. There are twenty-three members in -he Mu club and approximately 18 will ino in o the fraternity. The 'officers of the cluh ,re as fa'lIon T),er Inyner, presidlent : Ri,sel Smon. 'a-nredent: Rov Cobbh secreoarv. R? 'hei-tt Morrison. treasu'-er. 0. T ' Oe" 'h'nlain: J,ohn 'flurner. se1 inel andl 'Wrnest - Hembree Hietin Miss Dorothy Poat To Be Crowned May Queen . Coronation And Dance Will Take Place Tuesday Night On next Tuesday night, May 8, Miss Dorothy Poat will be crowned Care lina's Queen of the May. The corona tion will take place in the field house. and will be follcwed by a dance, sponsored by the social cabinet, music by the Gamecock orchestra. Miss Mary McNulty' is to be maid of honor, and the "ladies in waiting" will be: Misses Ella Parr Phillips, Rosalie Turner, Willie Jo Hughes, Lucy Coleman, Elizabeth Heyward, Nancy DePass, Irene Richardson, Eva Jo Lockman, Grace Saner, Virginia Greever, Clare King, Mayre Wall, Mary B. Taylor, Willie B. Taylor, Mildred Davis, Ruth Ritchie, Sara Roach, Kathryn Powell. Christine Roof, Thelma Smith, Rob erta Tolbert and Harriet Scarborough. Betty Fishburne and Marjorie Ho gan will be flower girls, and Martha Ellen and Louise Efird will be train bearers. The heralds will be Billy and Joe Sylvan, twins, and the crown bear er will be Billie Harth. The queen is to wear white satin and lace, and her crown is of brilliants. She will be crowned by Dr. Douglas, and her flowers, a shower bouquet, are being given by Mrs. Douglas. The maids will wear pastel shades of taf feta and will carry bouquets of spring flowers. Miss Marie Edwards will be court (lancer, and will give several special (lances. Miss Elizabeth Monteith is to sing. All students are invited to the dance that follows in the gymna sium. Pritchard And Wolfe In Block "C" Club Club To Give A Formal Dance In Near Feature-To Be ... Annual Affair At the last mee.ing of the Block "C" club Edward Pritchard and Harry \\ol ic wee initiated. Pritchard won his letter on she boxing ean during the season just passed. Besides taking part in the ath letic ac:ivities of the University he has won several oratorical con.ests and has represented Carolina on iciating teams. \Volfe won his letter in both boxing and football, having been the heavy weight represen ative on the boxing team and varsity tackle for two years. A fter initiating the new men routine maters were taken up and it was de cided that a formal dai"ce will be given " the ne-ar future. -.s.c. Thomas L. Ulmer is Ordained Minister After Graduation Will Leave For Baptist Theological Seminary Of niuch interest to his friends on the catmpus is the ordlination of Thomas L. U'lmer Sunday afern~oon, Apiril 29. at lhe i our Holes Baptist Church. The Rev. Ottis & Uhner, brother of the young mniister, preached :he oirdi na ion sermon; the Rev. Patul A. Bolen gave the charge; the Rev. J. M. Sulli van presented to him a bible andl the Rev. E. M. Ligh'foot, pastor of the church, offered he ordaining prayers Mr. Ultner. after completing his work 't the UJniversity in Juine. will prepare in Ie,ve for the Southern Bap'is- The "'v-ea1 eminaury at Lo'wisville. Ky.. in DELTA CHAPTER OF SIGMA NU '1 TO BE RE VI VED Ceremonies To Take Place At Masonic Temple And Jefferson Hotel S. C. IS 94TH CHAPTER Fraternity Has Active Chapter In Practically Every State Of Union The Delta chapter of the Sigma Nu fraterni v will he revived with impres sive ceremon-ies on Friday and Saturday, May 11 and 12. The ceremonies will include the initiation of active and alum ni members and an installation banquet. The installa ion of the South Carolina chapter will run the Sigma Nu list of aetive chapters up to 94. The fraternity has an active chali er in every state in the union with the exceptions of South Dakota and New Mexico. Addison Hibbard, dean of the Univer sity of North Carolina. and inspec or of t'e 1Rth division of the Sigma Ntt fra ;ernity, is in charge of the prograti. He will he assisted by chapters from INor h Carolina uriversity and North Caro lina State. The insti:ution at :hree o'clock Fri ay aftenoon. May 11 at the Masonic temple will begin the program, and tha' evening an installation ball will be held a: the Jefferson Hotel from 9:30 till I o'clock. Several hundred invita"ions have been issued. The initiation of alumni will take 1ilace at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at the Masonic temple :o he followed by ''he receiving of the final degree for active and alumni mem hers at 3 o'clock. The installation ban (Iuet will he held at 8 o'clock Saturday evening at the Jefferson On 'he initiation tram are John A. Cla-e, jr.. and Hon. C. B. Smith of Delta chapter; Charles I) Blanton, Psi chapter. University of North Carolina and Frank M1. Williams. Beta Tat. North Carolina Sta'e. Among the prominevt Sigma Nu ment hers who will he here for the revivdl will he Orville M. Bannett, Rho regent ; 1arnest Lee Williams. Gamma Kappa, grand secretary; Addison Hibbard. -. '.: ., isp ;ctor of 18th dis tric' ; and the Rev. Alhet -f. Wilson. inspector of the seventh district. Those who will he ini'ia'ed as active members of the I)'ta chapter are: Thomas Moore Craig, Charlotte; Ben iamin Pratt Gacque. Marion; George Thomas McCutchen. Columhia;, Ren (Continued on Page 8.) Wilson Welborn Wins Declamation Contest Freshman Takes Euphradian Vic tory With "The New South" W'ib-on Weldon of Columbia. a men her of he freshman class at the Uni versity, Tluesday' night won the fresh man -sopho more declamation contest held in the Euph radlian iii erary society' hall. WVeldi n entIeredl the Univ'ersit.v a: the secon-1I semest er. hiaviry been v'ade torian of the January gradluat ing class from C'olumbia high schoolI. Byv winnine' firs jiace he will receive a handsome gold medal. Follcowin.g is a lis' of 'he speakers Tlucetday niight and their su'jects: Wilson Wet(ldon of Cdumb,nia. "Theii New South," Griflith Ptj gh of Rock fHill. "Turkish Atrocities in Armenia." ('rl Case of Chiarlestor. "Trhe Unknown Spealter." and( Rvaps Brown of Rock three will represen' the Euphradian so ciety in the inter-socie:y contest with he' Clariosophiic society next Tutesday n inhi