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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAR1OLINA
VOL. XXII. COLUMBIA, S. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1928 No. 3.
PRES. DOUGLAS
MADE HEAD IN
SMITH LEAGUE
Carolina Leader is Appoibted to
Committee in College Dea
ocratic Organization
APPROVES OF PLATFORM
Serves With Men Who Are Head
of Leading American
Institutions
Davison McDowell Douglas, Presi
dent of the University of South Caro
lina, has accepted an appointment to a
committee of the College League for
Alfred E. Smith for President. With
Dr. Douglas on the committee are Pres
ident Matty L. Cocke, of Hollins Col
lege, Prof. Edward C. Armstrong, of
Princeton and Prof. Winthrop M. Dan
iels, of Yale, former chairman of the
interstate commerce commission.
Dr. Douglas' attitude to Smith's hope
of repealing the Volstead Act is char
acteristically broadminded. He considq
that the 18th amendment has done gr
good, but something must be done to in
crease respect fcr it and law and order
. generallyq Since previous Republican
administrations have failed to do this,
Dr. Douglas believes that the Democrat
ic party must, and if a slight modifica
tion of the Volstead Act will make for
less lawlessness, he is willing to accept
it as an improvement over present con
ditions.
"It is certainly no nullication of th'e
constitution for a man to express frank
ly his opinions as to whether the Vol
stead Act, as it stands, is the best . in
strument for the enforcement of the
amendment," he stated.
In a letter to Frank L. Polk, head of
the College League, Dr. Douglas ex
pressed, regret for the whispering cam
paign against Governor Smith. He re
called that the same attacks were made
on the private lives of Presidents Cleve
land and Wilson, remarking that "it
seems to be a fixed habit among Repub
licans and some Democrats to villify
the character and private life of Dem
ocratic presidents or prominent aspir
ants to that office, just as it is going on
at the present time.
"s it fair," demands Dr. Douglas, "to
continually talk about Tammany when
nothing is said about the Republican
rings in Philadelphia and Chicago, and
especially at this time when conditions
in Philadelphia are so prominently and
disgraaefully before the public eye?
When Mr. Vare, who is now supporting
Mr. Hoover, ran for the United 'State
senate, I believe the only plank in his
platform was the abolishment of the
prohibition law."
'n an open ballot taken on the Caro
flna campus some time ago, on the com
ing presidential election, it was found
the the campus as usual was alseep.
it of some 1,400 students then en
rolled, only 200 cast ballots. Of these
ballots cast, 150 were for Smith and the
the remaining 50 for Hoover.
Notice
No freshman will be admitted to
the Maryland game or other games
'thereafter unless he is wearing the
regulation freshman cap. The K.S.K.
with the sanction of th j1ollege of
ficials will strictly enfd this rule.
Freshmen who have not obtained
their caps can get them at the Uni
Carolina Men Elected,
To 'Legislative Halls
Law .Students -Elected -From
Home Counties by Good
Majorities.
Five of Carolina's favorite sons will
meet this winter in thehalls of the Legis
lature when Henry Buist, Jr., H. C.
Bowman, : E. K. Pritchard, J. R. Smith,
and Bill Byers, join hands in working
for a greater Carolina, Carolina the
state, as well as Carolina the Alma
Mater.
ent election. Pritchard, running his
first political race, led the entire ticket
with more than 5,000 votes. J. Rutledge
Smith, also a newcomer in the world Af
politics, was a close second. Bowman,
offering for re-election and Buist con
ducting an anti-bunk campaign, also
came forth victorious. Bill Byers, run
ning op an Al Smith-Cole Blease ticket,
was thanimous elected from York coun
ty.
Hammond C. Bowman is returning for
his second legislative term. He was
graduated in 1921 with the degree of
Ll. B., and is now a prominent lawyer
of Charleston.
Buist, Smith, and Pritchard, novices
at the work of legislation, are of more
recent association with the University.
Buist was graduated from the Law
School in 1926, after having taken his
A. B. degree at Yale. While on the local
campus he was closely associated with
most of it's activities, having been vir:e
president of the student body, and a
prominent member of literary and law
societies. J. Rutledge Smith, better
known about the campus as "Red," was a
member of freshman and varsity foot
ball squads and was closely associated
with other campus activities, both for
ensic and social. Edward Pritchard,
now on the campus completing his law
studies, has made himself a place on
the campus completing his law studies,
has made himself a place on basketball,
football and boxing team, besides being
president of the local chapter of O.D.K.
for two years, chairman of the Honor
committee, member of the debating coun
cil and secretary of the German club.
usc
Freshmen Hold First
"Y" Council Meeting
Next Meeting to be Held Wed
nesday Night at .7 O'clock
In Flinn Hall
Responding to an invitation from Ban
nie Stewart, 23 freshmen met at Flinn
Hall Wednesday night for the first
meeting of the Freshman Council for the
Y. No formal organization was entered
into at that time for the men do not
know each other well enough yet to
elect officers.
Each man was asked to give his name,
his home and why he came to college.
The first two were easy but many had
a more difficult time in the last. A com
mittee was appointed to outline a pro
gram for the next meeting which comes
this WVednesday night at 7 o'clock ait
Flinn Hall. Freshman Watts is to have
charge of the program.
Any freshman who would like to join
the council is urgerl to come to the meet
ing Wednesday night.
The annual Euphradian literary socie
ty recep'tion was held in the society hall
Thursday night, there being approxi
mately 500 stalents present, including
many new men.
The singing of Boy Jones and the
playir.g of L4indlsay Hafi was the feat
uire of the occasion. Cigars, cigarettes,
later in the evening. gggc
UNIVERSITY ""
GIVES FRESHMEN
GAY RECEPTION
Students of Columbia and Chi.
cora Colleges Were Guests
in Large Numbers
PUNCH MAKES BIG HIT
Variety of Music Adds to the
Attractions of the Eve
ning
The University Y.M.C.A. entertained
the freshman class at the Field House
last Friday night with a reception, hav
ing as their guests students from Colum
bia and Chicora colleges, as well as a
great many co-eds of the University.
Melvia Williams had charge of the
program and every one present express
ed sentiment which seemed very favor
ble. Due to the large crowd which at
tended, approximately 1,200, it was not
possible for all those present to get the
fIill benefit of the program. Every
"Ed" had a co-ed or a fair member of
the two other colleges' student bodie,
represented, so all the features of the
program were not always audiable, espec
ially the selections of music.
Those that were near enough to hear
the solo by Maurice Matteson, the zylo
phone selections by Carroll Abrams, awl
the duets by the Riggin's bothers were
anxious to hear others given by the same
producers.
Kimbrell Furniture Co. loaned a
phonograph for the occasion but again
the humming whispers prevented would
be hearers from getting full benefit of
the music.
Williams stated that over 1,500 cups
of punch were served. Punk Atkinson
is reported to have said that he drank
one. It is thought by certain attendants
that he meant "one bowl."
NEW CATALOG
REVEALS NEW
NUMBER SYSTEM
Other Colleges Use New Meth
od-Proves More Ac..
curate
HELPS NEW STUDENTS
New Method Features Odd And
Even Numbering For Dif.
ferent Semester
With the beginning of this semester,
the University inaugurated a new num
bering system for the courses offering in
the catalogue, designed to make the var
ious characteristics of the subjects out
lined more easily detected and to place
it in the role with colleges that wish to
keep themselves up-to-date.
This system has been adopted in many
colleges and has always proved success
ful, and it may therefore be regaredd: as
a step forward in the progress of this
Perhaps the most outstanding feature
o f the new system is that of having odd
members for the courses offered the first
semester, andl even numbers for the
courses that are scheduled for the second
semester. Accordingly, a course that is
a continuation of the first semester is
the rext highest niumber. F~or example.
if the niumber of the first siemester
course is 31, that oif the second semester,
if it is a continv.ation, is 32.
Another feature of the system is the
rating of courses by the magnitude of
the number. Courses nmnbering under
one hundred are described primarily for
students during the first two years, or
->rdinary required subjects. Those
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Student Tickets By
Outsiders Illegal
Offenders Will be Ejected and
Books Willq be Confiscated
if Presented
The Athletic Association has given
warning about the illegal use of the stu
dent athletic tickets. Rigid surveillance
wi-ll be exercised to prevent outsiders
taking advantage of this cheap method
of seeing the games.
This rule is not new, but one that has
not been properly enforced in the past.
Beginning with the Maryland game, no
tolerance will be shown those taking ad
vantage of student tickets. The person,
other 'than a student, caught trying to
use the standard student book will not
be admitted at the gate, and the book
he is using will be confiscated.
Students who know the greater part of
the student body will be on the gate to
watch for violators. The association
states that this action is necessary t:
protect the student and enable him to
:ee the games at the extremely cheap
prices that now prevail. Of the ten
'lollars paid in to the student activity
fund each semester by each student, the
Athletic Association only receives three
dollars. This three dollars enables the
student to see every game of the season
'from the choicest grandstand seats. An
outsider pays an average of two dollars
and twenty cents for a seat at a single
game. So it is obvious that the seats
for students are practically charity.
The majority of colleges charge every
spectator the same price for a ticket,
whether student or not. This is thought
to be the only way to keep outsiders
from using student tickets, unless the
students suppress it among themselves
by refusing to lend them. The warning
is issued that if the students prefer tc
buy regrAar seats at regular prices, lend
ing their books out will finally necessiatc,
it.
usc--I
Kappa Sigma Kappa
Meets Every Thurs.
Freshmen Will Not, be Admitted
To Game Saturday With
out Caps
Kappa Sigma Kappa fraternity de
decided, at their last meeting, to meet
every Thursday night at 7:15 o'clock in
their regular meeting room. The presi
dent states:
"This is our regular meeting time and
naturally every member is expected to
be present. The provision in the consti
tution concerning absences applies rigid
ly to absentees, therefore, members may
govern themselves accordingly."
The matter of freshman caps was an
important meeting and the fraternity
wishes to congratulate all freshmen who
have that loyal spirit and show it by
wearing the cap and supporting the team
to their best ability. But it is evident
that a few freshmen either feel them
selves above wearing the cap and seemu
not to be interested in the teams and
their success. Something must be done
to remedy this situation for there is no
excuse for a freshman not having a, cap
andl wearing it, as they can be secured
at the University canteen.
It was decided that a freshman without
their "rat" caps wvill not be admitted to
the Carolina-Maryland game Saturday
and other steps are being taken to see
that every freshman has a cap and wears
it. Freshmen snap into it ; wear your
cap and show Carolina that you a.re not
a slacker.
VIRGINIA FALLS
BEFORE ATTACK
OF ANGRY BIRDS
Cavaliers Humbled in Game Re.k
plete With Thrills and Ex
citement
SECOND CONSECUTIVE WIN
Virginians Prove to be Good
Sports When Contest Turns
For Gamecocks
By SYDNEY HEYMAN
Lambert Field, Charlottesville, Va.
Franz Hals once painted a picture of
"The Laughing Cavaliers" but the only
laughing that the Virginia Cavaliers did
Saturday afternoon on Lambeth field
was before the game, because the
Gamecocks left only tears for the
Virginia Cavaliers after the con
test. The Gamecock, symbol of victory
of the University of South Carolina,
sp'.rred the Cavaliers into insensibility
and emerged with the big end of a 24-18
score dangling in his gory but victor
iocs beak.
The Garnet and Black warriors spotted
the Virginians a seven point lead and
then smashed out the largest score that
has ever wound up the annual cor.flict,
making Carolina a two time winner in
as many starts. It may be said in all
justice to the Virginians that they were
as magnanimous in defeat as the Game
cocks were glorious in victory. .
The Gamecocks were the first to ap
pear on the field of battle and in their
highly colored jerseys, made quite a stir
among the conservative Virginians. The
Gamecocks trotted from the far end of
the field to their bench in front of the
stadium.
Next in line of activities came the
procession escorting Lady Astor, former
Virginia girl, to the stands of honor,
where sat Dr. D. M. Douglas, Dr. Alder
man, president of ther University of Va.,
and the Governors of the two respective.
states.
The game was more replete with thriffs-.
and pure drama than any contest lately
witnessed on Lambeth Field, was the sen
timent of many Virginia students.
They'r Off
The first thrill was not long ii!
coming. Zobel kicked off to Flippin,
Cavalier full back who raced seventy
yards for the first touchdown.
The next touchdown came on the
Gamecock side of the ledger. It was the
third down for the Virginians. They
essayed a pass, Sloan to Close. Sir
Wimberly came up very unexpectedly
for the Virginians, intercepted the afore
said pass and checked out for the first
Gamecock tally. Virginia 6, Carolina 6.
The score did not change until the
third quarter. It seems that Sloan and
Faulconer were stopped by the Carolin
ians for no gains, and again it was third
down with ten to go. On a Virginia ad
vance p)lay, Sloan stepped out for the
second and last Cavalier count. Faul
conier kicked goal, the ball striking the
cross har and rolledl over. Virginia 13,
Carolina 6.
Friend Zobei and the rest of the Game
cocks were anything but thru. The last
period came as a surprise for Virginia
and a veritable track meet for the Game
'socl.s.
Faulconer tried through center but was
stopped in his tracks. He punted to
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Notice
All boys interested in orgatiizing a
swimmmng team are asked to report
to Jack Crawvford at the gymnasium
Wednesday, October 10, at four