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FIRE PLA CES IN DORMITORIES CLOSED AT LAST Replacement by Steam Causes Final Abolishment of Old Equipment MANY STUDENTS REGRET Older Members of Institution Recalls Hardships Before Installed Though steam heat has been in use in all campus buildings for several years it was only last' week that the old open fire places were closed. Those students whose lengthy stay at Carolina has made them institutions, it they be sentimental, can hardly express a sigh when they think of the passing of what was five years ago once the only means of heating in Harper, Elli ott, Legare, Pinckney, DeSaussure and Rutledge colleges. The wise freshmen of those days al ways approached or passed these build ing warily. If a pile of coal lay in sight he went around to the back and passed, or entered through a window if he roomed in one of the tenements or went off to return after some less wise class mate had already carried the half-ton of black diamonds up to the third floor by means of buckets. Nor was trans porting coal the only hardship connected with the open fire place which they had to endure. Their room-mates, having attained the dignity and laziness of up per-classmen, demanded their service in starting the fires in the morning and keeping them going throughout the day. There were no set rule for kindling, so the further task of securing material for this purpose devolved upon the humble first year man. He had to either buy or steal it. Wagons came through the cam pus daily, and with a little cash it was easy to secure. Residences near the cam pus - had wooden fences and heaps of fuel, so if there was an absence of fi nances, it was easy to make the substi tution. In spite of *the inconvenience; open fire places engendered a home-like atmos phere. Studgnts in. those remote days, as now, were accustomed to fires and long after steam heat was installed they would occasionally build a roaring fire, to drive away mostalgia, especially upo the receipt of a box from home. Some times fruit -and- nuts were bought to be eaten around a warm fire. Whether there was food or- not, how'ever, a good fire almost always attracted a large group of students who had tired of com fortable bqt. colorless steam heat. Despite smoke filled rooms on windy days; despite the trouble involved in building and keeping a fire, despite the fact that one -usually bakes the' front of his legs while his back freezes, an older student can not see the passing of the fire place without a feeling of re gret, associated with pleasant memories. Polier Telegraphs Call to Dem. Party Denounces Republican AdminI stantion And Ask to Kick the RascaIs Out The following telegram was re <eived recently, sent by David S. Pol.. ier, attorney at law in New York and former student of this University. ''To all Red-Blooded Americans. This is a call to arms. Ballots are your ammunition--ballot boxes are your battlefields. I urge all of you to be.ttle, energetically and unceasingly, for the 'Happy Warrior and for his courageous running-mate, that sterl ing southerner, Joe Robinson. Let's help all Americans, both at home and abroad, regain the retain forever their self-respect so shamefully forfeited thru the unspeakable Republican ad ministrations of Harding (featuring Fally Denb1y, Forbes, Roosevelt the little' and Daughtery's gang of thieves in the little Green House qn K street) and ye Calvin .CQolldge (glorified, al n'ol Waiicied,r hiHs icnow-nothiha, Medlock President Sigma Upsion Frat. Frierson, Be1, Heynan And Others Elected to Honor Fraternity Arthur Medlock was elected presi dent; Harry L4. Hingson, vice-presiden* and William Brunson, secretary and treasurer of the Scribes chapter of Sig ma Upsilon at their meeting October 15. Sigma Upsilon, the national honor lit erary fraternity was installed at this university last May. The following is a list of the members of the Scribes chapter: Arthur Medlock, Harry L. Hingson, Wm. Brunson, John Steele Brice and Robert Bass.. The Alumni members are: Edward Ballenger, Donald Russell, Jack Hamilton, Rice Estes, Joseph Karesh and Frank Woodruff. The -faculty members are J. Rion Mc Kissick and Havilah Babcock. Edward Bell, Dave E. Frierson and Sydney Heyman were elected to mem bership, in the Scribes chapter, at the last meeting. clean house I Let's raise once again the battle cry, 'kick the Rascals out.' Yours for a Democratic Landslide, David S. Polier, KINNEY SHOES FOR TH $2.98 '( SHOES FOR THE G. R. KIN 1621 Mai And So H is Fac FEC. .A ... TAK C-cre.. r's OLD =OLDS F FROM\ t4OxW o OR ISVICIDC O/ Th/m Infirmary Almost Filled With Sick A small epidemic marks the arrival of the long desired football weather, with :ts attendant bleak winds and dust smothered crowds, so that the advent of November finds the local infirmary filled almost to capacity. Colds, of all varieties and in all stages from the mild sniffle to troublesome fevers, are the only ills according to Mrs. Madden's patient list. Among those now in the infirmary are W. K. Martin, W. B. Jacobs, Ed Meeks, E. W. Green, W. A. Martin, P. A. Magruder, Bert Karick, C. P. Snelgrove, Miss Bernice McBride, Miss Doris Staf ford and Mrs. Barentine, the matron at Rembert House. -------v.s.c.- -- Phi Epsilon Pi Gives Fraternity Smoker The Alpa Theta chapter of the Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity gave a very enjoyable smoker in the Eupradian Hall on October 29th. Besides the cigars and cigarettes, punch and cake were served. Leslie Schwartz of Sum ter was a welcome visitor. E COLLEGE STUDENT' J $5.98 WHOLE FAMILY NEY, INC. in Street e Was Utterly Ruinee 44.Gt\/E Him AN E YOR Go- TN"%4 EITMHER HE.. STILL N . %../.,,1 . LOAn )% O other and Bette; :ough in a CJ Columbia Dry Cleaning Co., Inc. Newest and Most Modern Just Around the Corner From the Campus - CLAUDE M. SCARBOROUGH, Mrg. G. O. RILEY C. B. LAWRENCE -- Campus Representaitves HARRY WOLFE CHICK FOSTER 905 Main St. Phone 3129 What We Say It Is-It Is Russow Jewelry Co. 1522 Main St. Phone 75O8 School and College Rings and Pins FRATERNITY PINS, CRESTS CHARMS AND MONOGRAMS ATHLETIC AND SCHOOL MEDALS PRIZE CUPS BRICE-JOYE COMPANY, INC. Cleaners and Dyers "It's 'Joye' Dyeing for You." Just around the corner from the Campus HARRY L. HINGSON, Campus Rep. 1209.11 Pendleton St. Phone 8035 A Barber Shop on block from the University for Men and Women State Barber Shop Ground Floor State Office Building COLUMBIA, S. C. Under Management of Palmetto Barber Shop By BRIGGS SEEX TIMES YoV !?c COUGH, SEEXA TIME TI CU You FACE ! C.a - PLEASE, I 5HAVA You NO MO' LD 4 C4garette irload