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T e Very Idea! By IUUTON E. SHOOK *} * * * * * * The contest for the presidency of the student body waxes, to say the least, hot. Charges and conter-charges are filling the air. Mud, (not beauty clay either), is being flung with reck. less abandon and innocent by-stand ers are in grave danger of being hit. If you ever committed an indiscretion, you had better duck until this election is over. Political skeletons are being dragged from dusty closets and vigorously shaken and their eerie rattle is very discomforting to various parties. The campaigning has all the refine ment, fairness, and sublety of a Chica go "pineapple" contest. Truly, several pages have been torn bodily from Big Bill Thompson's book on "Votes At Any Price." Our campus is untra nodern. We have emphatically ar rived. * * * * * * * * One of the most distasteful features of the whole election affair has been the rise of a would-be Mussolini, a self-appointed dictator who hands down his arbitrary decision with the air of finality that one would expect from the delphic oracle, a petty gov ernor, or the supreme court. The student body has in'variably resented being dictated to in the past and justly so. Whether an overlord is to be accepted at this late date re mains to be seen. I hope hot. This student body is quite capable of making its own decisions when .)oards appointed for the purt)ose fall down. ... ft is my opinon that the president of the student body has overstepped him self in declaring on the eligibility of a certain student -o run for the office Df president of the student body. He has taken unto himself authority neither written or implied and in so doing has forfeited the support of the student body. Whether the campus sees the matter in this light remains to be seerm. Carolina Wallops Methodists in Tennis University Netmen Take Slow Matches On Wofford Courts Jou.h Carona uecated WV otord in ten i.is this aiternoon in listless matches, -4 ;o L. The play was unexciting and the winners cupped their games by accuracy ra.her than speed. The smooth game of McCormack of Wolford, though lie lost to Fair o-4 6-0 was a feature. C aptain Schuler of Wofford won over Ketchen of South Carolina to keep a clean slate for the seaisonm in Sotith Carolina. Tis leaves him the onl1y undefeated ne:nman in .he state. The results: Schuler, Wofford dlefeatedl Ketchin South C'arolina. 5-7. 6-2, 6-3. Fair, So'uth Carolin.a. dlefeatedl MIc O)ula, Carolina, defea ed l.'yless. (Cirmack. Wofford, 6-4. 6,-0. WVofford, 4-6. 6-2. 6-3 S'okes. WVofford, defeaited Black. Car 1lina. 6-4. 6-3. V-ir ne'd Outla defeated Schuler and :'mes 6- ,o'6-0. . -4 Wilhus To Address History Club Tonite To Take Place Of Congressman Lever Who Couldn't .Attend D)r. A\. Curtis Wi~lgus of t he( his.tory~ faculty at the Uinivers.ity wi. address the Graduate I is ory' clubh at 7 :30 to tight ini Davis colege, his subj ect being, "l'articipationi of United States Citi zenis in Nitu h A'mericani Wars for inde pendence, 1808-29." D)octor WVilgus was to have spoken Ma;y 18 but die to tIhe inability of former cor'gressman A. IF. Lever to spek tonight as- scheduled, he is 'aki-ng his plaec, Congressman L4ever's talk is to he given May la The public PLAYERS WILL MEET AT TOWN THEATRE SOON Annual State Tournament Of Little Theatre Groups "Ta Be Held TWO ENTRIES LAST YEAR Preliminaries Start Next Friday Afternoon-Four Entries This Year The second Annual Sta e Tournament of little thea re groups wil be held in the Town Theatre at the University nex: week. Last year the tournament was he:d here with only. two entries, but this year there are fotir entries, which indica:es -hat more interest is being shown in the little theatre move ment i-n this state. Those entering the tourtament are the Little Theatre Guild and The Work Shop, bo h of Greenville; The F,rskine Players of Due West; and the Coker Coliege Dramatic Club, The prelimit,aries will be held in the Town Theatre at 4 o'clock. Friday, May 11th and he finals will be taken care of on Saturday afternoon and Saturday night following. Prizes will be offered for first and second place, and third place will re ceive honorable Mention. The first prize will be a bronze masque and the second a bronze baulble. l3oth prizes are being made by the famous sculptor. Arcila, formerly of South America. !ut now conducting a s tidio in Chicago where he has won a reputation for ex ce:lent art. 'ihese pri zes are being made especially for the winners of this ournament ai-d presen:ed by the art ist. The first to be presented will he "There Ain't No Justice," writ en h)y Dr. Fuell of Greenville. The second "The Brass Fender" by Mrs. Austin Parker, director of the Lit le Theatre Guild, also of Greenvi-lle. "Riders To :he Sea." considered one of the outstandirg plays of oday, wri: ten by Synge, will be presented by the Coker Coliege Dramatic Club, tnder he direction of Professor James N.\ Dahb of the E,nglisli Department of ('oker College. Professor Dabb was formerly a memcr of the University English department. While a C"ker he has doine niuch :o create an interest ill little theatre work. The E?rskine Players will present "The No-count Boy," writ 'en by Paul Greci, formerly of the University of North Carolina. I) ring the last few years Mr. Green has won quite a name for himself as a writer of p!ays dealing with southeri. folk-!ore and dialeet. "The No-coun: Boy" will be under the direc tirn of 1rofe.sor Edgar Long, of Ersk ine College, formerly a member of th U. S. C. faculty. Miss Dwight. business manager of lie Columbia Stage Socie-y, says: "Tlhi. toutrnamnt pr'ieis to he th ie is' ever held in Co uimia ::nd the intere';: binug taken in this con es: inii(iates that there will he mnyn new ent ries next year.'' Th'le loia:s >i this t<>urniameit1 will be t e i'itil I H ilber of '-he S age So Enjoys Can of Tobacco 16 Years Old Waxahachie, Texas Larus & Bro. Co. My1,12 Richmond, Va. Gentlemen: The agent wvhile going through his plunder stored in our baggage room came across a can of your tobaeco, and account of his not using a pipe he made me a present of this tobacco. You will note the revenue stamp and your memo which was inclosed. The tobacco was put up in 1910, six teen years ago. But it was in good shape, of remarkable flavor, and was greatly enjoyed by me. Thought you would be interested irn knowing how your tobacco held out in these days of fast living. Yours very truly, (signed) Gordon McDonald Edgeworth Extra High Grade Smoking Tobacco Town Theatre Wins Recognition of Paper "The New York Times" Com ments On Town Theatre Program An article appearing in The New York Times Sunday. April 15th, carried an article entitled "'1'heatres of the South" on the South of Times Square page. Amo::g some of the lit le theatres of several universities and cities of the 5outh was mentioned' the Town Thea tre of :he University of South Carolina. The comment concerning tlht pru, gramme at the Town Theatre this year was very favorable. It gave a list of lie productions and especially stressed the fact that this particular theatre was making an at cmpt to give its patrons the very best numbers. Mr. Dean, director of the Town Thea tre, is responsible for these exceptional ly good nt mbers and is working hard to pu this theatre on a higher basis. 't is very scldom :hat the New York Tunies looks this far South to pay its compltimeu s to what seems to us to be a miior affair. But this shows that Mr. Dean's work is receiving recognition by those who are capable of judging. Only a few weeks ago the Theatre Arts Craf. magazine brought this out by a rather lengthy comment on a p'lay presen ed ;t the Town Theatre, under the direction of Vil;iamt I)ean, entitled "The Show Karesh And Russell To Debate Georgia Debate In University Chapel On - . Question Of Al Smith For President Carolina represented by Donald Rus se and Joseph Karesh. will debate tlhe University of Georgia tonigh- at- 3 o'clock in chapel, the subject being, "Re s(If.vel that Al Smith shotid be nomi nated president by the Democra ic part3Y" Russell and Karest will uphold the atirma'ive and the University of Georgia will deba'e the negative. Clears the Track for Thinking! 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