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VOL. XXII. COLUMBIA, S. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1929
Ga mec
S. C. ROOSTS AT
HEAD OF OTHER
STATE TEAMS
LOSE ONLY ONE STATE GAME
Clemson BengaJs A Close Second;
Erskine Third; Newberry Is
Considered Dark Horse
State Standing
Won Lost Pct.
Carolina ............5 1 833
Clemson ............5 2 715
Erskine ............5 3 625
Citadel ................2 2 500
Furman ............4 5 445
Newberry ........3 4 429
Presbyterian ....3 7 300
W offord ............2 5 286
South Carolina's Gamecocks exhib
ited championship form against two
state opponents last week, Furman
and Wofford, to retain their position
on the top of the state collegiate base
ball race.
Billy Laval's boys, by decisively de
feating Furman's Hurricane and then
coming from behind to defeat Wofford
Saturday, stand at the top of the heap
with over 100 points lead over their
nearest challenger, Clemson.
The Bengals from Clemson, by mak
ing a clean sweep of four games played
advance from their position in the
cellar a week ago, to second place,
while Erskine, who could do no bet
ter than break even in two starts,
were pushed into second place by the
Tigers:
Citadel, with only four games played
so far, including their last inning loss
to Carolina, occupies fourth place with
two ins and two losses. The Bull
Dogs are an unknown quantity and
may cause some trouble later on.
Furman, Newberry, Presbyterian,
and Wofford, occupants of the last
division, have played alternately good
and bad ball with Furman and New
berry showing up best. Newberry is
the dark horse of the race and may
come through yet as she has in other
campaigns, while Furman has the ma
terial to show up a bit better later on.
Wofford and Presbyterian will un
doubtedly . fight it out for the cellar
position, with Wofford holding the
upper hand at present.
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HIGH SCHOOLS
HAVE BIG WEEK
OVER 325 PARTICIPATE
Spartanburg Wins In Track; Co
lumbia Places Second;
Best In Years
The annual meet of the South Caro
lina High School League; held an
anually on the campus of the Univer
sity, came to a close on Friday, April
26th. The meet was the biggest and
the most successful held since the
league divided the state into ten dis
tricts. Over 325 participants were
registered at the extension division.
T. C. Jolly of Union was elected
president of the league for the com
ing year at the meeting in Flinn Hall
Friday. J. D. Fulp, superintendent of
Bailey Military Institute, was elected
secretary-treasurer.
In the track finals, the Spartanburg
team won the state championship over
the best field of opponents that has
ever been present at the meet. Co
lumbia High was a close second, with
Bailey and Thornwell third and
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FRAT MEMBERS
BEST STUDENTS
Four Sororities Lead Campus In
Scholastic Work
ZETA TAU ALPHA HIGHEST
Delta Club And Phi Epsilon Pi
Come First and Second
Among Men
According to statistics released last
week by Jack Chase, sorority and fra
ternity members show a better scho
lastic average than those who do not
belong to an organization of this
nature. The figures, according to Mr.
Chase, refute the old argument that
fraternal activities take up too much
of the college student's time.
Zeta Tau Alpha ranked highest
among the sororities and fraternities,
while Phi Chi came a close second.
It is interesting to note that the four
leaders were sororities. The Delta
Club was the, leader among the men's
fraternities, with Phi Epsilon Pi coin
ing second. Of the 23 chapters for
which statistics were given, 10 are
above the fraternity average and 13
below. The successive rating of the
fraternities and sororities is as fol
lows: 1, Zeta Tau Alpha (S); 2, Phi
Chi (S); 3, Alpha Delta Pi (S); 4, Del
ta Zeta (S); 5, Delta Club (F); 6, Phi
Epsilon Pi (F); 7, Kappa Alpha (F);
8, Delta Delta Delta (S); 9, Gamma
Sigma (S); 10, Phi Beta Delta (F);
11, Phi Sigma Kappa (F); 12, Alpha
Tau Omega (F); 13, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon (F); 14, Chi Omega (S); 15,
Hercules Club (F); 16, Delta Epsilon
Kappa (F); 17, Phi Kappa Sigma (F);
18, Kappa Sigma (F); 19, Pi Kappa
Alpha (F); 20, Pi Kappa Phi (F);
21, Phi Pi Phi (F); 22, Kismet Club
(F); 23, Sigma Nu (F).
HERBERT SMITH
TO TEACH MATH
WILL BEGIN NEXT
SEPTEMBER
Has Done Much To Place Colum
bia Athletics In High
Place In South
Herbert R. Smith, director of stu
dent activities and instructor in math
at Columbia High School, has ten
dered his resignation, in order that
he might join the faculty of the Uni
versity of South Carolina. Mr.
Smith's resignation does not take ef
fect until the end of the present ses
sion. He will teach math at Caro
lina and will probably take graduate
work.
Mr. Smith is a graduate of the Uni
versity. Before coming to Columbia,
he taught at Bingham Military Acad
emy, where he also coached athletics.
His teams were among the strongest
in the Tar Heel state, and won sev
eral state championships.
Just after coming to the high school
here, Mr. Smith served as coach of
the "B" team and as director of stu
dent activities, but his duties in the
latter field were found to be so great
that his exclusive attention has been
given to them since 1927. He was
largely instrumental in securing games
with such teams as Knoxville, Char
lotte, Wilmington, and Savannah, and
it is his efforts that are responsible
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nstitu;
New Officers
Inaugurated
JONES CLARIOSOPHIC HEAD
Literary Society Hears Speeches
Of Incoming Leaders
At the meeting of the Clariosophic
Literary Society last Tuesday even
ing, the Junior officers recently elected
were installed in their new offices.
After the call to order by the presi
dent it was discovered that the sec
retary was absent. Mr. Frick was
appointed to this office for the meet
ing. Mr. Meetze was appointed to
fill the critic's chair.
The out-going president, William
S. Parrish then delivered his ex-augu
ral address. He admitted that it was
with regret that he relinquished his
official robes to his successor. He
spoke of the future of the society un
der the new regime and predicted a
very successful and constructive pe
riod. He warned the members of the
society that they must take a step in
the way of modernization and take
the initiative in the literary field, and
not to be led. He said that serving as
president had been the most treasured
experience of his whole college career.
The incoming president, W. W.
(Red) Jones recounted the history of
the Clariosophic Society, its great lead
ers, and the part it has played in the
history of the Palmetto State. He
stated that each member had duties to
perform, which had reference to the il
lustrious men who had preceded them
in the hall. "Shall it ever be said that
this dear old Clariosophic Society in
its hour of need, found no one to
come to its aid?" In conclusion, he
called upon the members of the So
ciety for assistance and co-operation,
thereby helping him to give life and
pep to the Clariosophic Society.
At this time, the Euphradian Soci
ety met with the Clariosophic in a
joint session to consider the proposed
GAMECOCK Constitution.
FRESHMEN BUM
IN NOVEL WAY
Carolina Students Travel To Up
State City By Airplane
Last Tuesday afternoon, two Caro
lina freshmen,. W. C. Herbert and
R. H. Bishop inaugurated a new
method of traveling among college
students by "bumming" their way to
Spartanburg via the air route. 'rhey
took off from the Shandon flying field
about 3 o'clock and landed in Spartan
burg a little over an hour later.
The aeroplane, in which the trip
was made, is a red, four passenger,
eight cylinder, Standard plane of the
Army type. It wvas piloted by "John
nie" Gould, formerly of Tuscaloosa,
Alabama, but now of New York. Ac
cording to both boys he is an excellent
pilot who handles his large plane with
ease and dexterity.
Due to a constant high wind, the
flight was made at an altitude o fap
proximately 4,000 feet. Encountering
high ground winds, the pilot gained
altitude and the flightQ'was made in
ease to the passengers. The route of
the plane over Columbia was a little
east of the University, but a beauti
ful view of the campus was had. Both
passengers enjoyed their trip im
mensely and feel sure that they have
found a new way of "bumming".
tion R
PHI BETA KAPPA
ISSUES KEYS
COMMENCEMENT
TWENTY STUDENTS
HONORED
Thirty Names On List Of Honor
ary Fraternity This
Year
Thirty Phi Beta Kappa keys will be
given by the Alpha of S. C. chapter
at commencement this year. Dr.
Oscar L. Keith, secretary has made
public the names of those who will
receive this honor. They come from
four groups, students in course,
alumni, faculty, and one whom the so
ciety has seen fit to honor outside
these groups. The list:
Students in course: Elizabeth C.
Jones, Margaret C. Withers, Ruth D.
Hope, William P. Wamer, Hazel
Crane, Charlie Foster, Elizabeth D.
Gaines, Claud T. Sullivan, Ann C.
Wellwood, Fenelon D. Smith, Mary
L. Hutchinson, Lucy C. Cole, William
M. Quattlebaum, Teresa R. Johnston,
Marie Edwards, Robert W. Morrison,
Raymond W. Dobson, J. Steele Brice,
George P. Watson, Robert J. Stoddard,
Grace C. Sweeney, Jennie L. Epps,
Harriet K. Baker.
Alumni: Isaac Newton Edwards,
Paul G. Moorhead, R. Beverly Her
bert, George James Wilds.
Faculty: Welfridth Callcott, G.
Croft Williams.
Honorary: Stanhope Sams.
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JUNIOR-SENIOR
BANQUET NEAR
Tickets On Sale At $2.50 From
Members Of Committee;
Night Hawks To
Play
Griffeth T. Pugh, president of the
Junior Class, announces that the ju
nior-senior banquet will be held at the
Jefferson Hotel, Fridaf ,vening, May
10, at 8:30 o'clock. The banquet will
be followed by a dance, at which the
Night Hawk Orchestra will play.
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COOK HEADS
CLASSICISTS
University Professor Flected Pres
ident Greek And Latin
Teachers
Vernon Cook, professor of Greek
and Latin at the University, was last
week elected president of the State
Classical Teachers Association at an
organization meeting held at Coker
College in Hartsville.
The Association was formed for the
purpose of bringing the classical teach
ers in both the high schools and
colleges of the State to discuss one
another's problems, and to increase
interest in this field of study. As
yet, the time for the meetings has
not been set.
Professor Cook is prominent in ed
ucational circles of this State, and is
recognized as one of the leading
teachers in the South, of Greek and
Latin. The Association under his di
rection will have a prosperous begin
ning, it is thought,
atified
Gives Control Of Paper
To A Board Of Stu
dent Publications
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY
Societies Will Have The
Privilege T o Revoke
Constitution If It
Does Not Work
The Euphradian and Clariosophic
Literary societies, in joint session on
last Tuesday night, voted overwhel
mingly in favor of the constitution for
The Gamecock which was drawn up
by Harry E. DePass, retiring managing
editor, with the aid of several students
and members of the faculty. The con
stitution passed only after the so
cieties had been in session for over
three hours. This was the third ef
fort to put it through.
Early in the meeting it became
evident that those in favor of the plan
were in the majority, but the oppo
sition took a decided stand and it
was almost two hours before the
first article, containing the substance
of the whole plan, was voted on.
The final count showed that those
opposed were not as strong as was
thought to be the case.
After the passage of the first ar
ticle, the remainder of the meeting
was taken up with amendments to
the other articles. The constitution,
as changed by the joint session, de,
crees that each boys' literary society
shall have two representatives and
each girls' society one representative
on the student board of publications,
which will have direct control of the
paper. The dean of the school of
journalism and the head of the En
glish department shall also serve on
the board, each having one vote. An
amendment was also passed allowing
the societies to revoke the constitu
tion if it does not function as it
should. Otherwise, it is substantially
the same as originally proposed.
DePass, Hildebrand, Dunbar, Wel
don, Jones, Atkinson, and several
others spoke in favor of - adoption.
The opposition was led by Stevenson,
Clement, Stewart, Sparks, and Car
michael. Pritchard was active in se-.
curing the amendments.
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HERMES CLUB
GETS CHARTER
Inducted Into Phi Sigma Kappa
As Gamma Triton Chapter
Installation April 20,
The Hermes Club of the University
of South Carolina was inducted into
the national social fraternity, Phi
Sigma Kappa as Gamma Triton chap
ter on April 20. The Hermes Club
was organized in 1925, before the re
peal of the anti-fraternity law and had
functioned as a local since that time.
Many prominent officials of the na
tional fraternity were present for the
induction, including Joseph Batt, pres
ident, and Dr. Edgar T:~ Fell, vice
presidlent. The installing team was
composed of representatives from the
Universities of North Carolina, -Vir
ginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Alabama, George Washington, and
Georgia Tech.
Charter members of the Gamma
Triton chapter are~ Griffith Pugh,
Bert Karick, Doug. Calk, Buck Brad
ley, Jim Bradley, Grady Lonsford,
Billy Wetmore, Karl Wingard, Dan
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