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CLEMENT IS ORATOR ELECi Norris Elected a Member of De bating Council-Halsey Named Reporter Having voted to award the Junior Orator with a medal at its meeting two weeks ago, the Clariosolfhic literary society at its most recent meeting was confronted with the necessity of finding a man to fit the decoration, due to the withdrawal from the University of Sherwood Smith, previously elected ora tor. A. C. Clement of Greer, a junior of proven forensic ability and a man :f prominence about the campus was chosen to fill the role of orator at the com mencement exercises. Other elections which took place at the meeting last Tuesday night were those of E. B. Norris, member of the junior class from Calhoun Falls, to fill an important position on the debating Counril, and that of Ashley Halsey, Jr. to be reporter for the society. Due to a pressing engagement, Presi dent Parrish was compelled to relinquish the chair to the vice president of the society, Roy Lister, who donned the presidential robes for the first time. On the regular program for the eve ning were J. J. Mack, who gave an excellent declamation on John Quin-y Adams, and Bill Herbert, whose con tribution to the program was a discus sion of the newspaper business. A debate on the $75,000,000 bond issuc. recently passed by the Legislature wa3 won by the negative, represented by James Moss and John Fishburne. The affirmative debaters; J. R. Gettys and C. Brown, produced some -sound argu ments against the bill, but could not conquer the logic of their well-prepared opponents. -U.S.C. CAROLINIAN AWARDS (Continued from Page One) fiine- has completed its work, and an nounces the following $5 cash prize awards, for the best essay or sketch; "Matthew Fontaine Maury" by Robert Wauchope, with honorable mention to "The Honey Man" by James Percival Petit ; for the best poem; "Old New England Town" by Hubert Rosefield; and honorable mention went to "Quest" by M. Frezil Daniel; for the best short story; "Ballyhoo" by "H.B" (James Pitts) ; "The Drunken Fate" y Ashley Halsey, and "The Princess and The Magician" by Elizabeth Marshall, received honorable mention; the best play, "Room-mates ;" was written by R. W. Lumianski. It has been difficult for some of the judges to find time to judge some of the material submitted for publication in this issue, since it was handed in so late; and the staff announces that con tributions for the next issue to be judged for prizes must be submitted ~bef ore April 10 in order that they may be turn ed over to the judges on that date. This is the first issue published by the present editor-in-chief ; and the award of prizes with each issue is creat ing much interest in the literary stan (lard of the magazine. BIBLE CLASS HOLDS MEETING Lectures to be Given by Leading Professional Men on Voca tional Guidance At the regular meeting of the Univer sity Bible class, at 'rrinity parish house; last Wednesday evening, it was decided to have a leading man from each pro fession in Columbia to talk to the mem becrs of the class and explain his occu pations. These lectures will be given each WVednesday evening and will be in the form of vocational guidance. Dr. Phillips, rector of the parish, will select the speakers. J. B. Fishburn, T,. P. Delvin, and J. R. Anderson were appointed as a committee to canvass the members of the class and ascertain how much they will give towards sending a representative to Blue Ridefe th'is summer. McMASTER EDITS COLUMBIA PAPER (Continued from Page One) while a law student at the University he acte4 as reporter and city editor of th^ Record. At a later date he became the business mgr. of the Evening Post in Charleston, from which paper he resign ed to become the city editor of The State in Columbia. Recently lie has been with the Carolina Life Insurance Company. He is a Sigma Alplia Epsi lon fraternity member, a Phi Beta Kap pa and a member of the Kosmos club of Columbia. He was a member of the legislature pf South Carolina from Charleston county and is the present chairman of the board of commissioners of the Confederate Home. In 1908 he was elected the first insurance commis sioner for South Carolina and held that office for ten years, resigning to return to journalism as the city editor of The State, Columbia. Mr. McMaster is a member of the First Presbyterian church of Columbia and is one of its ruling elders and clerk of its sessions. R. Charlton Wright, who Mr. Mc Master succeeds, has been at the head of the paper since 1916, relinquishing his connection with the institution that he has built into one of the best known journals of the South. He first became connected with the paper when he was private secretary to the late Edwin W. Koberton, Columbia banker, who at one time owned the newspaper. In 1911 Mr. Wright became treasurer of the paper. April 1, 1916 he assumed the management and October 1, 1917, took the title of publisher. October 1, 1919 he became the principal owner. The Record's new publishers who are also publishers of the Augusta Chroni cle, the South's oldest newspaper, be lieve that in the close ties that bind these two sister cities, Columbia and Augusta, there is an unusual opportunity for newspaper and territorial development. The new owners contemplate no other changes in the organization which is now functioning successfully to provide Columbia and the people of South Caro lina with an important and interesting newspaper, but will make additions to the news and feature services and to ita county correspondents, which will great ly assist that organization to produce even a better paper. The policy of the paper will be to distribute all the news that can be of interest to the people of South Carolina, to promote economic development and happiness and to stamp out discontent. ---use Prohibition Talk Features Meeting Miss Ruth Lockman Argues for Abolition of College Drinking Trhe program of the Y.W.C.A. Thursday night consisted of a vesper service after wvhich Miss Lockman held a discussio-1 group. The vesper service consisted of a hymn by all those present, several passages of scripture and three vocal solos by Miss Margaret Pitkett. Miss Ruth Lockman, who talked after the services; is traveling wvith The Col legiate Prohibition Movement. Miss Lockman has travelled over a large part of the United States this year and had many interesting thittgs to tell about wvhat the students of our colldges are doing for prohibition and the attitude that they are taking on the question of drinking. -U.S.C. FRESHMAN Y COUNCIL HAS BIG MEETING At the weekly meeting of the Fresh man Y council held last Thursday night, an outing was planned for Saturday af ternoon. 'Ilhe chairman of the outing committee then announced that the Freshmani Y girls would be invited. One of the features of the program wvas a short talk by "Punk" Atkinson which was enjoyed by all. Mr. Bell then led the council in a discussion on "Choosing Your Vocationi." He point ed out points in a person's life wvork. 'A short business session was held and the enouncil adjourned. NOTICES The Gamecock announces that mater ial for the Yellow Sheet positively must be handed in by Mardi 22. This is necessary because of the spring holi days at the University around the last of March. Contributions may be given to any member of the staff, or placed at the University post office in care of the editor of The Gamecock. Contributions must be typewritten on only one side of paper and doublespaced. The name of the author must also be attached to the contribution. There will be an important meeting of the student body Thursday night at 8 :30 o'clock in the University chapel. This meeting is for the consideration of the Carolina ring. Usc Freshman Y Councils.> Hold Joint Outing On Friday night the Freshman "Y" council and the Freshman Y.W. coun cil had a weiner roast at Adam's Pond, near Columbia. The party left Flinn Hall in a truck and cars at about 6:00 o'clock. After a fire was built, Mr. Bell ushered out a pile of "hot dogs" and they soon disappeared, due to the fact that Bill Reese went along with the crowd. The crowd also enjoyed roast ing marshmellows. The roast proved to be a success, and was enjoyed by every one present. L The F DUST Kin ards Clo1 Other CHARLIE Home of One of The Pictures Publiz Paramount Theatres WED..... May McAvoy in "Stolen Kisses" with Hallman Cooley THURS.--FRI..-SAT..... The Thrilling, Mystery, Melodrama "CHINATOWN NIGHTS" STARRING Wallace Beery and Florence Vidor Don't fail to see Wallace Beery in his latest DRAMATIC ROLE A PARAMOUNT 100% ALL TALKING PICTURE Central Drug Co. 1204 Main Street OPEN ALL NIGHT ANGROCK! inest Hand Tailored PRING SUITS $ 50.00 ED BLUE, GREYS 'Believes No Finer thes Can Be Made s $29.50 to $55.00 .Kinard, Inc. 1523 MAIN STREET BROWN, Camp>us Representntiie