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. EI Zo HYPATIAN HOLDS LIVELY DEBATE New Members Taken Into Socie ty- New Resolution Passed NEGATIVE TEAM DEFEATED Misses DuRant And Penland Win Over Misses Roberts And Hook Debating on, "Resolved : That Re ducing Is Harmful," the affirmative team composed of Misses Virginia DuRant and Dorothy Penland. defeated the members of the negative team, Misses Annie Lou Roberts and Marie Hook, at the Hypatian literary society Wednesday night. "Wherever girth and a dotuble chin are mentioned, politics, young people, and the weather drop out of the con versation," began Miss DuRant, the first Speaker of the affirmative. She argued that the cosmetics neces sary to enliven the complexion of a reducing person are too expensive; that :he disposition changes, for one can not be cheerful when following a strict routine, but loses good humor as fast as weight; and that reducing injures most of all young motherhood. Miss Roberts asserted that anything can be done in a harmful way. She declared that the person who is more than ten pounds overweight is suscep ihle to many diseases. among them diabetes and high blood pressrre. Fur thermore, she insisted that there is nno use starving while reducing. for une can ea! plenty of fruit. lean meats, and 1'-an bread. Miss Penland argued that reducing is harmful to nu-ety-nine persons out of every hundred. "''here is always that rare person," she said, "who knows just when and where to stop." She called attention to the impre.s ioi foreigners recieve of our country when they see millions of haggard, ghost like women with half-moons under their eyes, go tottering along he streets of our cities. She spoke of the yells all the Burret s of :le world would raise %hen our women reffuse to see fiml. Miss Hook insistd that reducing is not harmful if carrei-d on in a sensible way under the care of a physician, but only so when actual s'arvattion is in volved. Exercise, the basis of all re ducing, she declared to he perfectly harmless. Following the debate Miss Edna Ross Whit gave a reading "The Railroad Crossing," by Hezekiah Strong. Misses Virginia l)uRant. Annie L,ou Robertts and Foy Stevenson were ap p)oinlted as a commi tee to see represenm tatives of the other three societies in regard to amend(ing toe constitutions so that the editor-in-chief of the Caro linian be electedl by the student body three times a year; andl hat every third term it shall he a woman studIent, All contribitns to the shmort story contest shall be in by May 15. The jt.idges of the contest are to be Mrs. Havilah Babcock, Mrs. G. A. Wauchope, anid Mrs. Arnie R. Childs. Misses Anne New and Maude Brazelle wvere appoin ed to inform them of their election. Miss Pink Trotter was taken into thle society. Usc Zeta Phi Club Dines With Mrs. Hanson Faculty Advisor Treats Club To Delicious Luncheon At Rose-Mary Zeta Phi cltub was entertained with a luncheon at the Rose-Mary tea room Wednesday afternoon from 2 'til 3 by Mrs. D. L4. Hansen, faculty advisor. T(he luncheon was held in the private dining room of the tea room, which was beautifully decorated with bowls of blue larkspur and white roses, the club's colors. An attractive place card was at the chair of the guests. A menu of cocktail, pineapple and lettuce alad, rice, chicken fricasse ED NE MAYRE WALL, Editor . Personals Miss Ruby Carter spent the week end at her home in Clinton. Miss Lois Flaum has returned from her home in Sumter where she spent the week-end with her parents. Misses Darice Jackson and Abbie I.igon spent the week-end in Winns boro at the latter's home. Misses Martha Blakeley and Leila Robbins have returned from Clinton .vhere they spent the week-end. Misses Rochelle and Eulie Johnson have been the guests of their sister, Miss Othello Johnson. They were atccompanied by Hamp ILowrimore of corgetown. Miss Sura Wolfe has returned from her home in Allendale where she pent the week-end. Misses Adaline Fogle and Louise Kinard are in the infirmary. \1rs. \. E. McIntosh has returned to her home in Clinton after spending ,everal (lays on the campus with her .laughter, Louise. Dean Irene Dillard has as her guest Miss McMaster. Xl iss Ida johnston accompanied Mr. 1. C. Caldwell of 'ittsburg to her homne in Florence last Sunday. Miss Louisa Taber has returned from w''eet Briar College where she went tc attend the coronation of her sister, M arion. who was Xl ay Queen. Misses F.thel Fagen and Roberta !.'velace spent Sunday at Cletson llegce with Ml iss Fagan's brother. Misses Margaret Calhoun and Mea \I artin spent the week-end in Clinton vith the latt-r's parents. \liss Mlelba Mel.ea'i was the guest of Miss Inez Wingo at her home in I,aurens. Miss Freda Abel spent the week-end w th her lparents in Bateshurg. Miss Martha Derrick has returned from her home in Johnston. Misses Faith deLoach, Helen Sac age, and Harriet Whitaker spent the week-end at their homes in Camden. Miss Odetta Mauney visited her parents in Clinton last week-end. usC Sophomores Give Party to Seniors "Shy School Boys" Escort "De butantes" To Entertainment And Dance ''The sophIomlores entertainedl the seniors with a "kid" party in the cafeteria of the Woman's butilding Sat urday nightt from 10:30 to 12. The sophs, dlressedl as shy school btoys of twelve, escortedl the sen'ors, garbed in bloomer dresses and huge bows, to the party. The tables were mocved back, and the entire space was us~edI for ent rtaining. Sucht juvenile gamtes as spinning the stick, my ship goes sailing, etc. wvere played to the -great joy and amusement of the gutests. Miss Ida Johnston won the p)rize, a smtall box of candy, for pinning thte tail on the rabbit, instead of the tproverb)ial donkey. Trhe refreshments were ice creant gravy, spring peas, mashed potatoes, ecily, olives, rolls, butter, coffee and strawberry shtort cake was served. Thtose attending were: Misses Stella Blake, Ruth Withers, Kathryn Powell, Gwendlolyn Green, Mayre Wall, Ger trttde Rigby, Maree Peacock, Loutse McIntosh, Martha Blakeley, Jane Brttton, Grace Campbell and Elizabeth Tompkins. Other guests were Mrs. Mauice Matteson and Mrs. Wilson G. Harvey. Mrs. Harvey, a patron, made the after-dlinner seech. ws 'Miss Mildred Cone Addresses Society President Makes Inaugural Ad dress to Euphrosynean-Miss Burgess Retires "To you who have chosen me as president, 1 wish to express my ap preciation in words-d hope the ser vice rendered you during the coming term may convey even more the .ap preciation I feel,, though I shall not make a string of promises which I might not be able to keep," said Miss Mildred Cone in her inaugural address before the members of the huphrosy nean literary society Wednesday af ternoon. Miss Cone compared her duties to those of an actor, showing how im possible it would be to make the play perfect without the help and undivid ed assistance of the other actors, and expressing a wish that the work of th coming term will be of lasting good to the campus. "I hope that you will maintain your present high standard in the future. and to each of you I extend my ap preciation for the cooperation that you have given me during my term of office; I feel especially indebted to the critic for the excellent and helpful programts she has prepared. As the last president of the class of '28, it be comes III duty and privilege to give my olice(to a member of the class of 21): I givu it to Miss Cone with per dt assurancc of her interest and ability." said Miss Thelma Hurgess, retiring presicdeit, in Ii r ex-angural adlrc s. \w imeiiinbers adiniittcd to the socic tv are: Misses Rosalyn and Julia tt)uattlebamni, Mlary Carter Barnwell. larv Fitch. Elizabeth M\onteitIi and Floy \'ine. -U.s.c. Miss Elizabeth W hite Opens Art Exhibit Disrlay Of Work Begins With Tea At Town Theatre A tea opened the exhibit of Miss Elizabeth White, art teacher here, Wednesday afternoon in the lobby and lounge of the town theatre. The tea was for the members of the Sketch club, andl Miss White's friends. The exhibit ion was opened to the public yesterday. The exhibit is composed of thirty oil paintings, many of them her recent work. Some of them are interiors of churches of France and of this coun try, and others are landscape scenes atround Charleston andI Little Switzer land, N. C. Among her best work are somne pictures of flowers, and she has several portraits. A particulary artis ic p)iece of work is the interior of St. Cleiments, Philadelphia, and contrast ing with this vivid picture are two landscapes, done in soft, subdued tones, "Gray Day, Folly Beach," and "Sum.. mner Clouds." Among the other outstanding pic tures on exhibit are: "Old Houses, Charleston," "Little Switzerland," ano "Pi"tes at Twilight." Assisting her at the tea were Misses Katherine Heyward and Catherine Phillips, also of the art department, and Misses Ruth and Margaret Ritchie, Roberta Tolbert, Clare Patterson and r)orothy Whaley. cone(s andI animal crackers, after which there was (dncing. A much larger anmber of sophs made the dance a very rtushed affair, and the seniors asstuimed the air of very new de buttantes. The party is an annual affair, and one that is enjoyed by all the seniors andl sophomores, from the annexes as well as in the Woman's building, Last year the seniors were entertained with a Nackwards party, Misses Wylette Ctulbreath and Ruth Ritchie had charge of the refreshments and ar rangements for the guests, and Miss Earle Kirton was in charge of the re freshments. Monday and Tuesday ELINOR BROADMAN in "Diamond Handcuffs" Wednesday and Thursday LILLIAN GISH in "The Enemy" Friday and Saturday LON CHANEY in "Laugh, Clown, Laugh" Silk socks in Carolina Col ors and the Letter 'C' on the legs WE ARE COLLEGIATE The new wrinkle in collegiate hose is now on display in our store-You will find hose in the Carolina colors and also the letter "C" on the legs which is very attractive. We bought these from Phoenix, who are the only manufacturers making them to day. They originated them. They are making them for nearly every college store in the country. Therefore you naturally expect this store to have 'em! They are pure silk and one dollar a pair $1.00 Pr. Coggins & Johnson ...xe t)Buva *jai S. Volum&bia.S Patronize Our Advertisers.