Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Alumni STATE ALUMNI TO MEET IN DECEMBER NEW MEMBERS TO JOIN Florence And Spartanburg To Be Main Centers Of Interest; B. A. Early Is Secretary Alumni meetings will be held all over the state during the month of December, and more County Alumni Clubs will be organized, according to announcements released by Barney A. Earley, secretary of the Alumni Association. Florence and Spartanburg will be the centers of the more important of these meetings, but interest will be stirred up in various other districts of the state also. The meetings will be part of the drive to increase the number of members in the Association. Out of state meeting will also be held, the most prominent of these will be in Charlotte, Asheville and Atlanta. There arc large numbers of South Carolina graduates in each of these citics and the organization of clubs among them will materially help the Alumni Association as a whole. The University will be represented at these state and out of state meetings by Dr. Douglas, Dean Baker, Coach Laval, and leaders of the student body and various activities on the campus. They will by no means be entirely devoted to athletics or any other one phase of the University, but will take up all the interests and motives of the University. Mr. Earley expressed the opinion that the membership of the Association would be increased to one thousand during the present year. It is now only around five hundred strong, and by doubling its strength with new and active men its scope of work will be able to take on a greater activity. Alumni Trail The Alumni Association of the University of South Carolina is still young. It was only three or four winters ago that the scattered alumni were called upon to sign a membership card and send a couple of dollars in for enrollment. However, the response was not so encouraging. Only four hundred and fifty men joined the Association a mere four hundred and fifty out of a total list of four thousand eligible alumni was not anything for anyone to be excited about. These few, however, under the leadership of George Bell Timmerman and Barney A. Earley, have fought steadily against the pervailing skepticism of of the great majority of unorganized alumni. Their work is at last bearing fruit, and, besides increasing the membership of the Association doubly during the last year, they have launched drives that are destined to aid many branches of the University activities. MORE MEETINGS The Alumni Association is not a new idea. It was tried several times previously by the graduates of the University, but none of the attempts were wholly successful. They would hold annual meetings for several years and perhaps come to a few football games, but beyond that nothing was accomplished. Undoubtedly the present reluctance of the alumni to join the Association is due to the earlier failures, but recently more enthusiasm has been stimulated and membership drives have been launched to increase the enrollment and things look considerably brighter on the alumni horizon. Plans have been completed to hold meetings in the different districts of South Carolina during the month of December and to organize county Alumni Clubs. This should bolster the strength and influence of the Association in the state, and center the main strength in South Carolina where the bulk of the graduates live. A stadium at the University of South Carolina for the opening of the 1830 season is not altogether a fantasy. Since the announcement of the drive for a stadium at the Alumni meeting on Homecoming day a committee has been appointed by Mr. Timmerman to act on the advisability of building such a structure here. NEED STADIUM When this committee begins to function and gives its report, further plans will be spread and the Association will cooperate with the University on the actual beginning of the construction. When the stadium is completed it will not be any too soon. The present situation of a 7,000 capacity stadium is a sad one for the University, and not until a new and larger quarters is built to accommodate the foot t Kmis GAMECOCK STAR COMES TO CITY MAKES COLUMBIA HIS HOME Great Carolina Football Player la Now In Automobile Business In Columbia Sydney Smith, a star on the Carolina football team way back in the good old days of 1902-03 when the knock-down-and-drag-out type of manuevers held sway on the college gridirons, has returned to Columbia as an automobile dealer after long years oi experience in professional baseball and a few of them in the big leagues. He played on the football and baseball teams at Carolina for two years, Then worked his way up to the major leagues by the way of Charleston in the Sally league, and Atlanta in the Southern. After a long stay in the big show with Philadelphia and Cleveland in the American league, Columbus in the American association, and Pittsburgli in the National, he managed the Shrevcport club of the Texas league. Retiring from the realm of balls and strikes in 1919 he went into the automobile business, and has lived in Shrevcport until his recent removal to Columbia. Mr. Smith is a brother of the noted Mendel L. Smith of Camden, who also was famous as an athlete. There are many who remember the powers of Sydney Smith in athletics at Carolina and many more who have followed his achcivcments in the sporting profession and all will wclcome him to Columbia and the scenes of his early start in sports. U. 8. O. EMINENT ALUMNUS OF YORK PASSES John A. Marion Dies After Long Career In Politics And Law John A. Marion, attorney of York S. C., died at his home November 3 after ten weeks of critical illness. Mr. Marion graduated from the Uni versity in the class of 1909, receivinj his A.B. degree. After studying lav he was admitted to me bar in 1911. In the passing of Mr. Marion Caro Una loses one of its staunchest sup porters. He was not only a great stu dent of the law, but also stood foi everything that was upright and hon est. Mr. Marion was chairman of tin York Democratic Executive Commit tee, chairman of the board of trustees and president of the Alumni Club o York. He was attorney for York County and also division counsel for the Caro lina and Northwestern Railway fo North and South Carolina. He als< held the position of United State referee in bankruptcy for York, Ches ter, Fairfield and Lancaster counties Mr. Marion was also active in re ligious work, being chairman of tin board of deacons of the Associate Re form Presbyterian Church and teachc of the men's class in the Sunday school. The passing of John Alexandei Marion marks a distinct loss for tin University and the State of Soutl Carolina. U.8.O. DOROTHY BURNEY WEDS W. M. ROGERS The marriage of Miss Dorothy Bur ney, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Willian B. Burney of the University, to Wil liam M ay field Rogers of Columbia took place at the Church of Trans figuration ("The Little Church Arounc the Corner") in New York City oi the afternoon of November 21. The ceremony, which was a simph one, was performed by the Rev. H Lymans Johns, assistant rector of th< church. The bride was unattended. Hci costume was a brown traveling en semble. Alex Murdaugh of Colum bia served Mr. Rogers as best man Those present included Mrs. Wilson sister of the bride, Eldridge Barnes ol Columbia and Mary Shipp of Florence Mr. Rogers is an alumnus of the University of South Carolina, having finished his special course there in 1926. The couple arc leaving for a wedding trip to Europe. They will live in Columbia on their return. ? (? ball customers, will South Carolina be able to arrange permanent schedules with major teams. It is true the game with Florida was an obvious exception to the rule, but it is said that "Florida hadn't seen our stadium." Jack, I see your Ford has U. S. branded on the back. I suppose it was an army car and belongs to Uncle Sam. No sir, Chick, it belongs to me and the U. S. stands for "Un Safe." WaLK.NO shoes light and medium in weight... rugged shoe* for stormy weather ... gracefully proportioned dress hoes for dining and dancing... All John Wards have the smart good looks demanded by the well-groomed university man. i i c ^KivV\4id MEN'S SHOES > INSPECTTHESE FINE SHOES AT [ LEO F. THOMAS lOOB SUMTER ST. Speci; < SUITS i f Several hundred from one of Air Suits and I i Suits and f Suits and Mars! HAD NOT MET THEM Son: "Am I descended from a monkey, Ma?" Mother: "I dare say, but I'm not sure. I've never met any of your father's people." Teacher: "Johnny, what are the two genders?" Johnny: "Masculine and feminine. 1 he masculines are divided into temperate and intemperate and the feminines into frigid and torrid." The Gamecocks were made gai while in training. All can't : a good physical condition is ing our Pasteurized Milk. Columbia 917 Main St. I COLUMBIA OFFICE SUPPLY CO. "EVERY OFFICE NEED" Office Furniture, Filing Cabinet*, Safee Printing and Rubber Stampi 1112 Lady Street Phone 5163 College Novelties Pennants Stationery THE COLI A Shop for the C Barber Shop Open 9 A. M. to 8 P. 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