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Exchange Comments STUDENT "DATES" $3.75 Special Dispatch to The World. i Pittsburgh, Oct. 31.?Social amenities of night activities indulged in by ( day college students has been esti- 1 mated in dollars and cents by a pro- t grcssive young women at the Univer- < sity of Pittsburgh. Called by its commonplace name, ^ "having dates," Miss Sara Josselsen has discovered that Pitt students have found an average cost, and that each t may figure on spending $3.75. In- ( eluding the "ritzy" affairs such as the \ Junior Prom, the student of journal- ( ism found that four out of five dates j are "outs," the fifth being a home date, ( where car checks or long walks arc , the only expenditures. ; ] What's love? Some sighing ( Some crying 1 Sometimes dying < And lots of lying. < ?The Colonade. j 1 THE JOHNSONIAN SEZ? From the University of South Caro- ' lina comes news that would gladden ' the hearts of our teachers, especially j our gym teachers. Perhaps the fol- ' lowing example of a Carolina Soph ! will "stun our stoic Sophs:" LeRoy Want, a Sophomore and a seemingly perfectly normal boy, has 1 never chewed gum. Believe it or not! ! Perhaps he believes he works his jaw enough answering and asking ques- ! tions in class. However, he says this, 1 too, "Yes, I smoke sometimes, and if 1 I told you that I didn't drink you ' wouldn't believe me." Mr. Want wishes to thank the Fea- 1 ture Editor of The Gamecock for this \ national publicity. 1 I STEP-INS, PANTIES FOR STYLISH MALES Chicago, Sept.,- 22.?The shiek of 1930 will "outdo the peacock and the rainbow." In other words Solomon, in all his glory, was never arrayed like man will show next summer. The authority for all this is Miss Daisy Dugan, president of the artists' models and mannequins, in discussing plans for the advance show of male attire to be held here next month. The apparel for mere man during next summer will be flimsier, and flashier than ever dared by his flapper sister. In fact his work-a-day garb should be parked into his vest pocket ?if he wore a vest. But, the vest is passe. Silk shirts will be back. They will be collarless and sleeveless and open at the front to display the manly chest and will flow in graceful lines outside the trousers, rather "panties," because Uje 1930 style outlaws the trousers. 3 And, the "panties" will be short? inches above the knee in fact, i- Shoes? Pumps? No, no! Man will 5ycar rolled socks and sandlcs. ^ Man's undcr-garmcnts will outstrip, ^pr out-skimp, the flapper. He will indulge in combinations, step-ins, teddys g^-all of the unmentionables which have paused, him to envy woman for years ; Jfcnd years. His color ensemble will outdo that ^f woman for while fashion decrees , c/f>astel effects for the coming season for ^ivomen, the male will be decked out in ^he loudest color scheme that can be -Revised. ?The Stormy Petrel, j QUAKER CAMPUS SAYS? "We poor co-eds! (?) Do you have the latest dope on the college graduate? It's this, over 75 per cent of the men marry as compared with about 50 per cent of the women. The \ reason? I don't know, guess women want to marry brains and men don't." But just let the women talk and they will cut their own throats when it comes to proving who has the brains. "What did John try to do last night?" "He tried to neck me." "What did he say when you said ' no?" 4 i "April fool!" "And then what?" i "I s:\id April fool, too." ?The Technician. U.B.O. GAMECOCKS ON AIR 4 FROM W. B. T. < The Gamecock orchestra, music makers extraordinary, broadcast- ] ed over WBT, Charlotte radio station, Monday night from 7 to 8 o'clock. Under the direction of "Bee" Spann, sinuous and synchronizing director, they played many pieces of popular dance . music and recent song hits. This 2 is the first occasion that Carolina \ students have had to hear their 2 well known orchestra on the air. j Elec. Engineering Presen A motion picture entitled "Driving the Longest Railroad Tunnel in the Western Hemisphere" was a feature )f the program presented by the Dc>artment of Electrical Engineering at he meeting of the University of South Carolina branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, on Wednesday, November 6, 1929. This film, which was obtained hrough the courtesy of E. I. duPont le Nemours & Company of Wilming:on, Delaware, shows in animated Irawings as well as in real photographs just how this seven and threequarter mile tunnel has been driven inder the Cascade Mountains in the State of Washington for the Great Northern Railway. This tunnel was the result of a plan ievised by the officials of the system to cut down their operating costs by doing away with miles of snowsheds >n the route over the mountains and ?oing straight through instead of over the mountains. On Thanksgiving Day, 1925, the final decision was made and 32 days later saw actual operations begun by the contractors, A. Guthrie & Co. of St. Paul. The contract called for its completion in 3 year's time, and this lias been kept, as the first of January 1929 sees trains running through the tunnel. This feat has been most remarkable inasmuch as the six-mile MofTatt tunnel in Colorado required nearly five years to build,?although it was about one and three-quarters miles shorter and was not lined with concrete. In driving the tunnel, nearly 1,000,[)00 cubic yards of rock were blasted out and removed from the bore and 250,000 cubic yards of concrete were poured. Diagrams used in the film show how the correct use of explosives has been a great factor in the driving operations. In fact, so successful have been the contractors that three times in as many months in 1926, the tunneling forces established new world's records in tunnel advance >nly to break them twice again in 1928. On October 20, 1929, the day the first continuous hole was opened through the main bore, six and onehalf miles had already been lined with concrete, another mile had been en[arged to full size, ready for concreting, and five miles of electrical installation had been completed. This method of completing the sections as the work progressed enabled the cameraman to get pictures showing all stages of construction. The cost of the new tunnel, lined from one portal to the other with concrete, excellently ventilated and electrically operated will 'be approximately $14,000,000. It was opened with elaborate ceremonies on January 12, 1929?the actual driving having been completed within scheduled time. Participating in these exercises were President Hoover, Madame Schumann-Heink, officials of the railroad and contracting companies as well as Graham Macnamee, who described the first trip of a passenger train through the tunnel. A nation-wide hook-up enabled millions of radio listeners to be present on this occasion. U.B.O. Weekly Groups Strive For Lead Discussion Group Led By Farmer Forges Ahead With 421 Points Tenement 17, lead by E. L. Farmer, sprung a surprise on the rest of the Discussion group and went ahead this ,veck with 421 points. Tenements 2 (last week's leader) 12, and 19 are all :lose behind with 417 points, with a lumber of other tenements within :lose striking distance of the leadership.. Tenement 12, lead by Nesmith, ;icd for the second place is one of the outstanding classes so far this year. This tenement has not had a single absence this year. The discussion for tonight, followng the talk Sunday night by Mr. Jim Werner in chapel, will be on Morality. The following week the discussion will be Dependibility as an element in :haracter. The standings of the tenements are is follows: Ten. Points 1 367 2 417 7 397 [0 383 1 370 2 417 4 371 5 334 6 407 7 421 8 375 9 417 0 413 13 367 4 317 6 405 7 340 8 391 iurncy 342 =-? ? I . ~ ?? Dept. ts Motion Picture CASE INSTALLED AS SOCIETY HEAD NEW EUPHRADIAN LEADER New officers were installed by the Euphradian Literary society at its last meeting. Robert H. Atkinson, retiring leader, surrendered the president's chair to Lawrence Case of Inman, newly elected president. Other officers were installed after taking the society's oath of allegiance to their respective duties. W. W. Taylor rendered a declamation on the subject "The Small Things Of Life Count." His declamation was splendidly given and well received. Nat Heyward, extemporaneous speaker, had as his subject "American Accomplishments and Possibilities in the Air." Mr. Heyward emphasized the importance of modern air commerce and the strategic position of air defence in modern warfare. He traced briefly the history of the airship from Orville Wright's creation to our present day planes. The negative side, composed of C. K. Grimsley and M. H. Shepherd, won the debate of the week, which was "Resolved: that the direction of football teams during games should be left to the captains rather than the coaches." There was considerable discussion from the floor. The affirmative, consisting of William Lowrancc and Carl Brown, put up a good fight, though arguing the admittedly weaker side of the question. Several committees were appointed for the coming incumbency, and a committee of freshmen was appointed to get the hall in shape for the ball in honor of the new officers. Ed Rowan, Lewis Wallace, and M. A. Goodstein were initiated into the society, and Bill Donclan and John Moroso were elected to membership. ENGINEERS HOLD WEEKLY MEETING PROFESSOR BALL SPEAKS The University of South Carolina branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers held its meeting for the month of November last Wednesday afternoon in Sloan college. The first part of the meeting was open to all electrical students. At this time Professor Ball gave an illustrated lecture on "Radio Communication on Railways." A motion picture was also shown which depicted the Cascade Tunnel. After this was followed a closed meeting for members only. At this time the following men were voted into the South Carolina branch: R. E. Brooks, J. Newfeldt, C. H. Bryan, L. E. Rankine and C. H. Wactor. * /\'< AN AUTHENTIC Fx ESTING AND EFFE SOF1 || AUENTS IN THE During the latter part of the month Professor Ball and G. H. Preacher will attend the sectional meeting of the A. I. E. E. which will be held at the , University of Virginia. Mr. Preacher will submit a paper at this meeting 5 entitled "The Saluda Dam." The A. I. E. E. now has charge of the weekly seminar periods that arc held at 4 o'clock each Friday after- i noon. At these various engineering topics are discussed. Those interested arc welcomed to these meetings which are held in Sloan college. OPERATED BY C BEHIND HARP1 GAMECOCK PF CLEANIfl PRESSIN "You can help make t The Pot $2 Here is a new Pol Ide in solid blue, i fine quality of cot shirt that is being lege men the coun Carolina Belt Buck New Elastic Belts Genuine Cowhide I Selz Shoes - $6. Coggins & J rNCHLEY INTERPRETATION OF T CTIVE DERBY CURRENTL Y FA VOL EIGHT DOLLARS r SHAPES SEVEN TO TWENTY DOLLA PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE 1-AUUi TiHtJUJS ??B He: "Do you care for dancing?" She: "No." He: "Why not?" She: "It's merely hugging set to nusic." He: "Well, what is there about that rou don't like?" She: "The music." 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