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T elephone I n f ormation Exchange and Bureau UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. XXII. COLUMBIA, S. C., TUESDAY,FEBRUARY 19, 1929 No. 16 OFFICIA PHONE SERVf BY END OF WEEK Operator To Act As Information Bureau For Entire Uni versity LONG DISTANCE BARRED Similiar To Private Branch Hav ing Both Campus and Local ' Connections The University telephone exchange and information bureau will go into operation Wednesday. For sometime eledtricians have been busy putting in the apparatus. Phones have been in stalled in most of the dormitories on the campus and the switch board is being tested out. It is the typical "private branch exchange" board. It has connection with the city system, but long distance phoning will be done thru the regular pay phone. It is purely for local tee. Probably the most important feature of the exchange is the fact that it is an information bureau for the entire cam pus. All information as to the where abouts of anyone may be determined from the operator on duty. There will be an operator, one at the switch board every hour of- the day. This informa tion feature is to relieve the registrar's office of this function. For this reason it is necessary that the residence of all students be on record at the office. This is for the benefit of strangers as well as the students and faculty. The regtulations for the successful operation of this system necessitates the observance of the followirg rules: "1st, any change of address must bt reported to the office. "2nd, every student on the campus must obtain the consent of the ,superin tendent of grounds and register any change in his office. Women students register with the dean of women. "Failure to observe these regulations will subject the student to forfieture of his room." -U. s.C. Clemson Tigers Push Freezing Defeat On Fighting Gamecocks CRAIN LEADS ATTACK Gamecocks Held In Clemson Freeze Up Clemson evened up their early season defeat at the hands of Carolina by easing over a 17-12 victory Friday night in Clemson's backyard, in a game feat uired by the Tigers peculiar style of at tacck. The game resembled more of a "you puss it to me and I'll pass it back" con test thani a basketball game. Clemson would pa~ss the ball back and forth un der the Gamecock goal for minutes at a time, waiting for an opening to break through Carolina's defense. In the second half more action was shown. The Gamecocks came out and fought for the ball, with little more than mediocre success. Clemson held the ball for three fourths of the game, offering the Game cocks little chance to score. 'llhe Birda were not used to this continual freezing and found the sledding rather rough. Crain, Tiger center, led Clemson's "waiting attack" and Wolfe performed well for Carolina. LL ENRO ATKINSON HAS HIGH HONOR Former Carlisle Cadet Made Member of Oratorical Committee Robert Atkinson, a former Carlisle Military School cadet, was elected to he Carolina's representative on the executive committee of the South Car olina Inter-collegiate Association by the joint meeting of the Euphradian and Clariosophic literary societies. Since his entrance at Carolina several years ago, Mr. Atkinson has been one of the most active members of the Euphradian Society. C. K. Grimsley, president of the. Euphradian, was chosen to preside at the. Keitt Medal Contest. - John Cul bertson, of the Clariosophic, was el ected chief marshall. The joint session considered two offers to replace the Roddey Medal, one by the 0. D. K. service frater nity and the other by Mr- Sylvan, of Sylvan's Jewelry Co. At the date, of writing, a final decision had not been reached. --U.S.C. RECEPTION BY , EUPHRADIANS REFRESHMENTS ENJOYED Professor Davis Speaks-Chicora And Columbia Girls Special Guests On Monday night the Euphradian Literary Society entertained with a re.ception in honor of the incoming officers. The program was very en tertaining and very interesting. Professor Harry Davis of the. Uni versity faculty, was the first on the program, giving a most interesting but also a very humorous talk. In his talk he told of several very interesting incidents that happened in the Eu phradian Society about 1830, he hav ing been a former member of the so ciety and was also president at one time. He read several queries that were debated in the society many years ago. The Riggins Brothers then rendered some very good music. Among the numbers they sang was, "Therc's a (Continued to page eight ) --U.S.C. LAST CALL FOR GROUP PICTURE NO FOURTH DELAY Freshman Class, Bible Dept. Basketball And Pharmacy To Be Made Thle schedule of the group pictures for the annual has been almost copleted and the Photographic manager has al most madle an end to his frantic appeals for more and better-'pictures. There re main only a few pict.ures to be made. TUie picture of the freshman class, which was not made as scheduled, will be madle Friday morning immediately after chapel exercises. All freshmen are urged not to delay in meeting on the steps of LeConte College as soon as they leave chapel. The picture of the s~chool of pharmacy will be made as soon as the freshman picture has been made. All students of (Continued on Page Five) LLMF.,N MEN Bert Karick KARICK ELECTED "Y" HEAD TO RE PLACE PARISH Brown, Scott And Atkinson Are Elected to Offices For Com ing Year B. F. Karick, of Summerville, was elected president of the Y. M. C. A. at the University ofSouth Carolina last night, defeating B. F. Buic and C. L. Scott. Karick, a junior in the School of fhngineering, has been interested in Y. -M C. A. work since he entered the University, having served most effec tively as vice-president during the past year and also as an able mem ber of the council and cabinet. He has also been interested in campus activities and literary society work having been president of the Sopho more class last year, and has held several offices in the Clariosophic lit erary society. Other officers elected were as fol lows: J. J. Brown, of Rock Hill, vice president ; C. I,. Scott, of Johnston, secretary; and Robert H. Atkinson, of Hagood, treasurer. B. F. Buic, of Patrick, and Roy L. Lister of Greer, were elected student members of the Y. M. C. A. Board from the Junior class, and Wilson 0. Weldon and Robert \Vauchope, both of Columbia were elected to this position from the Sophomore class. Dr. Patterson Wardlaw, dean of the Schiol of Educition, was re-elected.. Dr Whitesell, was the newe farulty mem ber to serve. These new officers will resume their duties as soon as they can get th new cabinet and council members se lected. which will probably be the fir..t of next mn10th. W. S.I'arrish is the retiu-mg I)r esi dent of the Y- M. C. A. Cha bet Seats Chapel assi n ts for the new etin board at the marshall's office and in front of the chapel Thursday. Students wilt be held accountable for absences Friday, February 22, and thereafter. These are new- assign meats and students are requested to look for their names as soon as post ed. Seats assigned last semester' will hold till the new ones are posted.. New students especially are requested to take notioe. r REACE STUDENT BODY HONORS ROOF Campus Mourns Over Irreparible Loss of Ardent and Beloved Student Whereas, it has pleased God in His wisdom to take from us Daniel Wright Roof, and, Whereas, he has been a diligent and faithful student of the University since the beginning of his college, career, and an active participant in extra-cur ricular activities, and, Whereas, he was always ready to lend a helping hand to the needs of his Alma Mater and associates. Therefore be it resolved: First, That we will always cherish his memory. Second, That we extend our heart felt sympathy to the bereaved family. Third, 'That a copy of,these resolu tions be sent to the family and to the Gamecock. Respectfully submitted Drufus Griffin, President Student Body. -U.S.C. SNYDER SPEAKER FOR-7UN1?GRADS. JUNE 12, AT FIELD HOUSE Baccalaureate Sermon By .Dr. Thompson at First Presby terian Church Dr. Henry N. Snyder, president of Wofford College, will deliver the com mencement address on Wednesday, June 12, at 10:30 o'clock, and the Rev. W. Taliaferro Tompson, D. D. of the Union Tjheological Seminary, Richmond, Va., will preach the baccalaureate sermon in the First Presbyterian church on Sunday night, June 9, at 8 o'clock, it was an nounced by Dr. Douglas. Dr. Snyder is well known and beloved throughout the state, and needs no in troduotion to a SotthC arolina audience. He is one of the leading platform speak ers of the south and is enjoyed where ever he goes. Dr. Snyder has spoken a number of times in Columbia, and it is with great pleasure that the campus learns of his coming -address. Dr. Tompson is well known through out the south as one of the leading --u.s.C. SOCIETY: HOLDS PRELIMINARIES EUPHRADIAN SELECT MEN Hammond, Weldon And Wet more to Compete in Keitt Finals On Fri<day night. thle F.uphradiana Litecrary So,ciet y held their prel.im - mnres for the Keitt Oratorical coni test, in which three men. Bland H am mond1(, WVilson Weldon, and Blilly' Wet more were selected to represent the~ society in the contest against thre' mien from the Clariosophic for thei Keitt medal on March 2. This medal is one of the highest awards given for oratory at the University. It is (do natedl annually by Miss Anna Keitt ini honor of her father, former Congress mian L,awrence M. Keitt. In the contest on Friday night. Dr. Bradley, Dr. Murchison, andl Prof. MCutcheon, of the University faculty~ acted as judges [ES 1625 Registration Closed Saturday Largest Enlrollment in His tory of Institution-Many New Students on Campus CO-EDS SHOW INCHEASE 137 New Students For Semester Says Chase-Comparison With Other Years Registration for the present semes ter closed with the largest enrollment that the University has yet had-1625. The total for the year is marked by a greater percentage of women than ever before, as well as the greatest number- Last semester there were 1488 students, 137 less than the pres ent enrollment, composed of 956 men and 532 co-eds as against 1052 men .nd 557 women last year. Last year the final enrollment reached a total of 1609 students-16 less than at present. 'Tlis marks a new high water marK for the university and is indicative of its continued progress and broaden ing of its sphere of influence. The University continues to progress in spite of the hard times that prevail thrnout the state. It has made sev eral changes that make for the better iiim the various departments and the enlarged student body indicates that every added facility will be utihzed' The semester adds a good number of altogether new students. There are 77 new men and 60 new co-eds. The total is 137. This increase for thejear is not as large as that of a past few years but is a substantial increase. The growth for the past five years is seen in the following figure.s: Session of: Total Increase 1923-4 ................... 909 - 1924-5 ................. 1232 323 1925-6 .................. 1419 187 -926-7 ................. 1557 138 1927-8 .................. 1609 52 (Continued to Page Eight) USC - Caldwell Elected To Pilot 1929 Fencing BILL REESE COACHES Carolina Has Made Good in Fenc ing For Several Years Eldward Cardwell, of Columbia, was elected captain of the varsity fencing team for the coming year. Cardwell was a star on the freshman team last year and has distinguished himself in several tournaments. Anderson Riley, also of Columbia, wa? elected manager. This is his first ycai in fencing, but lie is pushing several of the older men for the team. Fencing has been a sport at the Uni versity for the past four years. For the two years, the G'amiecocks have wvon the Southern Intercollegiate team champion ship. T1he team will defend this chai l'ionship at the Southern Tournament this year. For the first three years, thle team coached1 by Professor Rene Stephan who bad his early experience in France. It was tyider his coaching that the UJniver sity wvon and later defended the Inter :ollegiate championship. T1his year, the University was unable to procure a :oach. Reese, (who has been a member >f the team for three years. is acting in hat capacity. Individual fencers from the University iave made quite a record in the fencing (Continued to pnge five)