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. C. Libria 7 LAST ISSUE EACOMMENCEMENT1 OF THE YEAR L'IJUNE ~2 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. XXII. COLUMBIA, S. C., TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1929 GAMECOCK STAI BY PUBl Atkinson to be Editor-In-Chief BOARD DELIBERATES LONG Many Old Names on List-Several New Members Take Places After four hours of deliberation and consultation, the newly created Stu dent Publication Board in a meeting on last Saturday elected Robert H. Atkinson of Hagood as Editor-In Chief of the Gamecock for the next semester, to succeed J. M. Younginer. Atkinson is a rising senior; has served as Associate Editor of the paper; is president of the Euphradian Literary Society, and holds many other offices on the campus. Wilson 0. Weldon of Columbia was elected managing editor at the same meeting. He has served as acting managing editor for the last few issues; is a member of the Debating Council; and secretary-treasurer of the rising junior class. C. Lawson Scott of Johnson, who has been assistant business manager for the past year, was elected business manager. Scott is secretary-treasurer of the rising senior class; and is presi dent of the Baptist Club. Carl Brown of Rock Hill was elected circulation manager. He has been assistant circulation manager; is a member of the Euphradian Literary Society; and is a rising senior. The remainder of the staff is as fol lows, with some changes perhaps to be made: Ashley Halsey, 0. D. Black, Foy Stevenson, and Frank Taylor, associate editors; Leroy Want and Mitchell Morse, associate managing editors; N. W. Brooker, news edi tor; Julian Krawchek, sports; C. L. Jones, alumni; W. I. Latham, Y. M. C. A.; Jack Foster, fraternity; John White, exchange; Roy Prince, joke; Dorothy Penland, co-ed editor; Darice Jackson, co-ed news editor; and Ruth Ritchie, feature' editor. The members of the Student Pub lication Board are, Dean J. Rion Mc Kissick, Dr. G. A. Wauchope, Harry E. DePass, Laurence Case, E. B. Nor ris, Bruce R. Davis, Virginia Muller, and Annie Laurie Mitchell. -u.s.c. Pritchard Wins Sylvan Medal Best Debater in University; Dis cussed Twentieth Amendment Debating in an eloquent and accom plished manner, E. K. Pritchard of Charleston, a member of the Eu phradian Literary Society, last Thurs day was declared the best debater at the University and in so doing won the Sylvan Medal, which is awarded the best debater at the University. The query of the dlebate was: Re solved, "That the United States should adopt the proposed Twentieth Amend ment." Speaking on the affirmative were John M. Younginer, Euphradian, and Nigel A. League, Clariosophic, while the negative was upheld by John P. Hair, Clariosophiic, and E. K. Pritchard, Euphradian. The judges were Messrs. Emil W. Sylvan, J. K. Dorman, and B. T. Boyd. Robert H. Atkinson presided over the T ELECTED .ICATION BOARD ROBERT H. ATKINSON UPPER CLASSES ELECT OFFICERS CULBERTSON-BUIE NAMED Rising Junior and Senior Classes Fill all Positions for Coming Year Elections for the officers of the ris ing senior and junior classes were held during the past week, and both classes selected the leaders to guide them through the coming year. Holding their last intra-class ballot ing, the seniors of next season chose dent from a field of half dozen as B. Frank Buie of Patrick to be presi pirants. For vice-president, the fourth year students will have Ashley Hal sey, Jr., of Charleston. C. L. Scott of Johnston was elected to serve in the capacity of secretary and treasurer, and Miss Catherine Cantwell of Columbia will write the history of the classes' final struggle through its senior year. Buie is a popular man on the Caro lina campus and has held many posi tions during his three years here. He was on the football squad his fresh man year; has been on the track team for t-wo years and is at present an in structor in the department of Geology. 'The rising juniors in their vote slinging party took as president for the coming year John Bolt Culbertson of Laurens, first famous as the ex ponent of open politics. Yates Snow den Williams, big football guard from Orangeburg, was chosen to fill the vice-presidency, and Wilson O. Wel don of Columbia, came first in the voting for the secretary and treasurer position. Henry Duke of Blythewood will fill the dluties of historian for the class. Carolinian C< Passes With Passing piece-meal before a group of sonme twenty members of the four literary societies in chapel Saturday morning, a constitution for the Caro linian is now in full force. Miss Anne New, who had (lone most of the actual writing, stood before the assemblage and read the wo rk of the committee. As the constitutkin was readl, sec tion by section, at first each as it was proposed1 separately for the approval of the societies passed on undisputed motions from the floor. The bass voice of Robert H. Atkeinson, u JOHN M. YOUNGINER Retiring Rditor-in-Chief of The Gamecock BLOCK C CLUB HONORS DRIVER GUARINO NEXT PRESIDENT Annual Banquet and Dance ai Ridgewood Club Pronounced Great Success The Block "C" Club entertained Friday evening with a banquet it honor of James G. Driver, director of student activities. The affair tool< place at Ridgewood Club and was en joyable in every sense of the word. Short and inspiring talks were giver by Mr. Driver, Dr. Ralph K. Foster successor to Mr. Driver, Coach Laval and G. B. Timmerman, president o: the University Alumni Association Bill Cooper successfully filled the role of toast master. The chief address of the evening was delivered by the Rev. Henry D. Philips. The tables were beautifully deco rated with roses, and girl guests of the members formed a beautiful pic ture beside the fresh flowers. The fair ones were presented with lovely scarfs as favors. Mr. Driver was presented with a handsome watch by the Block "C" Club as a token of appreciation, "with the hopes that it would do him half the services he has given us." The banquet was immediately fol lowed by the annual dance of the Block "C" Club, also given in honor of Mr. Driver. This was a delightful affair. Immediately after it, Mr. Driver left by motor for Charlottes ville, Virginia, his new home. Quoting the words of George Bell Timmerman; "We wish Mr. Driver every possible success in his work for his Alma Mater except when he brings his Cavaliers down to feel the spurs of the Gamecock next fall." At this time Ralph Guarino, of Newark, New Jersey was elected president of the Block "C" Club for next year. Guarino has starred on the football team for the past three years as a guard. He has also been in terested in all student activities and his election comes as a fitting reward for his work. A mendmen ts phradian Society president who filled the chair for the occasion, punctuatedl each clause as it was rendered valid with the words "And it is so ordered." Dispute came when the clause con cerning elections wvas revealed, andl after long altercation it was decided to throw open the choice of editors for next term to candidates from all four societies. Other clauses caused amendments and mild argument, but the constitution, b)ody and spirit, was ratified. JULIAN BEALL El PRESIDENT Fa 4 _tNi}e't JULIAN BEALL BOOK DISCUSSES LATE TEACHERS MOORE-AYCOCK HONORED Babcock Issues Pamphlet Dedi cated to Memory of Professors At the suggestion of Dr. Douglas, and under the editorship of Dr. Havi lah Babcock, a bulletin has been pub lished, dedicated to the memory of the late professors, William Thomas Aycock and Andrew Charles Moore. This pamphlet contains a compilation of the speeches delivered at the me morial services held for these two gentlemen in the University chapel. The purpose of this bulletin might be best expressed by an excerpt from the foreword: "In recognition of the services of Mr. Aycock and Dr. Moore to the University and to the State of South Carolina, the University feels that there should be preserved in perpetuity expressions of appreciation of the services of these faithful ser vants to the University and state, and to that end the addresses de livered at the memorial exercises in the chapel of the University are here in preserved." In an interview, Dr. Babcock, the editor, said that he regretted the fact that not all the persons who asked for copies of this pamphlet could be sup plied, due to the fact that only 200 copies were printed. Dr. Babcock, also stated that an other bulletin would be issued about the first of June, as a means of ad vertisement for the departments of Music, Drama and Art in the Uni versity. This bulletin will contain an explanation of the curricula of these schools. TWO STUDENTS GET FELLOWSHIPS TO U. OF PENNfSYLVANIA Accept Awards to Work for Another Degree William P. Wamer of St. George, South Carolina and A. H-ughlett Mason of Richmond, Virginia have been appointed fellows in astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, for the session 1929-30. TIhey will go to that institution in September and begin working on their Ph. D. dlegrees. Their duties will con sist of actual research work at the Flower Astronomical Observatory of the Universityofn Pennsyvia. ECTED STUDENT BODY Football Captain Succeeds Griffin COLUMBIA BOY HONORED Hildebrand and Gressette Beat all Comers for Other Universi ty Offices After one of the hottest and closest political campaigns in the history of the University of South Carolina, Julian F. Beall of Columbia was elected president of the student body over an unusually distinguished field of opponents. Mr. Beall's opponents were Burchcill R. Moore of Wedge field, one of the most prominent men on the campus, E. B. Norris of Cal houn Falls, a leader in literary activi ties, and Griffith T. Pugh, Jr. of Rock Hill, president of the junior class. In the race for the vice-presidency, Raymond D. Hildebrand of St. Mat thews was elected over Edward K. Pritchard of Charleston. This race was particularly interesting, as both of the candidates have held many of the political offices open to members of their class. Robert E. Gressette of St. Matthews won the office of secretary-treasurer, over a field of opponents consisting of Edwin F. Farr of Columbia and James B. Morrison of McClellans ville. The vote was well-scattered be tween the three candidates. - Mr. Beall, the newly elected presi dent of the student body, is captain of the football "Gamecocks" of 1929. He has been a member of the foot ball team for the past several years and is, in a large degree, responsible for Carolina's great victories over such teams as Chicago, Maryland, Virginia, and Furman the past season. He is a junior in the academic school and is a pledge to the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, the 0. D. K. leadership fraternity, and the German Club. Mr. Hilderbrand is a law school junior. He is a member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, 0. D. K. leadership fraternity, Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity, and the German Club. He is also an ex-president of the Euphradian Literary Society. Mr. Gressette is a sophomore in the academic school. He is also a member of the Pi Kappa Phi Fra ternity and the German Club. He is a member of the football team. -U.S.C. FAMED MUSICIAN JOINS FACULTY Mmne. De Horvath Comes From Columbia College Of interest to University students s the announcement by Dr. Douglas of the engagement of Mine. Felice de Horvath as Violin instructor anid Orchestra director at the University. Mfme. dle Horvath will begin her wvork at the University at the beginning of the 1929-30 session. She is a violinist f extraordinary ability, having been iead of the Colunmbia College Violin :lepartment for the last eight years. [t is felt that with the comiing to the University of Mmne. de Horvath, >roader andl more complete musical tdvantages are being b)roughit to the students and to Columbia. She has iad excellent training, having studied n Grenoble and Berlin; with Keppel