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CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA ' n V S C T ^ rxr G^A^coc/c |=?^ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. XXIII. COLUMBIA, S. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1929 No. 11 J. A. SPRUILL V SCHOLARSHI Graduated From Cheraw High School; Received A. B. Degree From N. 0. Univ. IS CAROLINA LAW STUDENT Selected By Competitive Examination Saturday From Group Of Sixteen Students Selected from a group of sixteen students, James Alexander Spruill, Jr. of Cheraw, S. C., student at the University of South Carolina, was announced Saturday night as the winner of the Rhodes scholarship from South Carolina to Oxford University, London. The examination was held in Petigru college at the University from 11 o'clock in the morning until evening. The contestants were served lunch in Stewards hall at the University. This award entitles Spruill to study at Oxford three years, during which time he will receive 400 pounds or $2,000 yearly. He has had many high honors since his college career began. He was graduated from the Cheraw high school and entered the University of North Carolina. In three years Spruill won his A. B. degree from the , University, also being honored with membership in Phi Beta Kappa, the highest scholarship honor that can be conferred upon any student. He was also a member of Theta Chi fraternity, the Epsilon Phi Delta fraternity and tlie Amphoterothm club. He came to the University of South Carolina last year and entered the law school. Spruill is a member of Phi Delta Phi, legal fraternity at Carolina, and a member of the Euphradian Literary society. Conducting the examination were Dr. D. M. Douglas, president of the University of South Carolina, who was chairman of the committee for the selection of the South Carolina representatives; Irvine S. Belser, Columbia, secretary of the committee; Federal Judge J. L. Glenn of Chester; Frank P. McGowan of Columbia, and J. Roberston Paul of Charleston. When the examination was started, the applicants were required to stand a written test. Following this a personal interview was given each applicant, lasting from ten to twenty minutes to each man. When all applicants had been interviewed six men were picked from this group. These were examined further and Mr. Spruill was finally declared the winner. There were also two other applicants from the University to take the examination, Edward S. Cardwcll, Jr. and William E. Lucas. The rest of the applicants were as follows: W. B. Arnold, Oglethorpe University; A. M. Dupre, WofTord college; C. W. Grafton, Presbyterian college; Gordon Parkinson, Erskine college; Bruce Thompson, Furman University; Paul Foley, Jr., United States Naval Academy; J. E. Hines, University of the South; W. W. Harrison, Davidson (Continued on Page 5) U.8.O. GAMECOCKS PLAY TWICE IN CHAPEL Playing before capacity audiences The Carolina Gamecock orchestra tfave excellent renditions of both classical and jazz music in chapel Thursday and Friday mornings. The performance was well accepted by the students as was attested by the amount of applause the musicians received. The Gamecock orchestra is composed of a group of talented Carolina students. The personal is as follows: "Buster" Spann, director; Lcsemann, Carldon, and Fishburne, saxaphones; Woods and Lambert, trumpets; Walters, trombone; Brubaker, drum; Landgon, piano; Petit, banjo; and Brown, base horn. The Gamecocks this year are mostly new members. Practically all of the old Gamecock orchestra did not return to school this fall. However, it is generally conceded that the new Gamecock orchestra is as superior if not more so than the old Gamecocks. IflNS RHODES IP EXAMINATION # PRESS INSTITUTE MEETS HERE SOON NEWSPAPER MEN TO SPEAK Journalism Students Of University Are Especially Invited To Attend Students of the University School of Journalism and members of the South Carolina College Press Association will he specially invited to attend the first South Carolina Press Institute in Columbia, February 20-21. The institute will be held by the members of the South Carolina Press association. A group of noted news papcrmen from various parts of the country will deliver informing and- inspiring addresses. Much time will be given to discussion of newspaper problems. Arrangements for the institute are being made by a special committee, headed by Senator Fred D. West, of Abbeville, president of the South ' Carolina Press association. J. Rion < McKissick, Dean of the University | School of Journalism, is a member of j the committee. Because of his deep interest in those 1 whom he styles "the newspapermen i of tomorrow," President West is most 1 desirous that students in the School of Journalism and members of the ; staffs of college publications in South i Carolina attend the sessions of the institute. The other members of the j committee on arrangements heartily second his wish. ] "The Press Institute is the most ad- i vanced enterprise the South Carolina Press association has undertaken in many years," according to Dean Mc- . Kissick. "It will be highly beneficial ' to all who attend it. The School of ] Journalism will give its heartiest cooperation. Its students will receive , valuable instruction and inspiration ( from the addresses and discussions. President West is putting new life into the South Carolin i Press association. This institute evidences his progressivetiess, as well as his aim to build the organization into a much more effective force in the development of the profession in the Palmetto State." The editors and members of The Gamecock and The Carolinian staffs have expressed their intention of attending some of the lectures. U.H.G. Dramatic Club Opens Season Palmetto Players To Present "He Who Gets Slapped" For Students The Palmetto Players will open their season with a performance for students only, of "He Who Gets Slapped" by Andreyev, on Tuesday, Dec. 17. The Palmetto Players under the direction of Professor William Dean are inaugurating a new movement for the development of the drama in South Carolina. Mr. Dean has been working with the cast in rehearsal for the past two i weeks and the play is fast rounding into shape. An excellent cast has been selected from the student body and persons connected with the University. The cast as selected is, as follows: Consuelo, hilled as The Hareback Tango Queen, Mrs. William Dean and Alice Owings; Mancini, Consuelo's Father, Julian Roper; He, a clown, William Broughton; Briquet, manager of the circus, Wilmot Jacobs; Zinida, a lion tamer, Thcrese Field and Katherine Boyles; Alfred Bezano, Charles Foster; A Gentleman, Robert McLane; Baron Regnard, Robert Atkinson; Jackson, a clown, Franklin Pierce Gulledge; Tilly, Percy Petit; Polly, Sanders Guignard; Angelica, Mona Martin; Estelle, Phyllis Yarborou^h; Henry, an usher, G. T. Pugh, Jr.; First Ballet Girl, Marie Odom; Second Ballet Girl, Mildred Hines; Spanish Dancer, Emily Fowles; Dancer, Bobbie Ellsworth. He Who Gets Slapped is the story [ of a man, a philosopher, who leaves (Continued on Page 2) According to an announcement from the Registrar's office, the Christmas holidays will begin at 8:00 a. m. on Friday morning, Dec. 20th. Students may leave the campus at the conclusion of their Thursday's classes, however. Classes will be resumed at 8:00 a. m. on Thursday morning, January 2. All absences two days preceding and two days following the holidays will be counted double. The examinations for the first semester will begin on January 24 and continue through February 1. PHI BETA KAPPA IN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THIRD YEAR CELEBRATE IN CHAPEL Dr. Patterson Wardlaw Delivers Principal Address On Anniversary The one hundred and fifty-third anniversary of Phi Beta Kappa was celebrated by the Alpha chapter in chapel Thursday night. The principal address of the occasion was delivered by Dr. Patterson Wardlaw, clean of the School of Education, who spoke very eloquently on the subject of "scholarship." J. Nelson Frierson, dean of the Law School and vice-president of the local chapter, was the presiding officer. During the course of the program, he informed the large audience that Dr. Wardlaw, the president, had relinquished the chair in order that he might deliver the anniversary address. The fraternity song, "America, the Beautiful," was sung by the entire audience, led by Mrs. Grace Sweeny. Three new members, Lottie Virginia Muller, Ann Larobe New, and Herbert Malonc Black, were introduced by O. L. Keith, secretary-treasurer of the chapter. A fourth new member, Edward Kriegsmann Pritchard, was unable to be present, but came in late. The poem written by John Erskine to celebrate the sesquicentennial anniversary of Phi Beta Kappa was read by Dr. Reed Smith. The poem dealt with that which may be accomplished through real scholarship. Dr. Josiah Morse introduced the speaker of the evening to the audience. In doing so, he paid tribute to Dr. Wardlaw as being the foremost South Carolina educationalist of his day. Dr. Wardlaw's address was a very enthusiastic one, in which he praised true scholarship and warned his hearers against the various false types which exist primarily for the purposes of being boasted of and shown off solely for public approval. lie pleaded for a better spirit of scholarship on the campus of the University of South Carolina. To obtain this, he stated four things as being necessary, namely, a realization of true scholarship, an appreciation and applause of learning, more rewards for learning, and the thrusting of degrees and credits into the background. The meeting was closed with the singing of the Alma Mater, "We Hail Thee, Carolina." U.S. o. Weekly Calendar Tuesday 7:00 P. M.?Bible Discussion Groups 7:45 P. M.?Euphradian and Clariosophic Meetings Wednesday 4:15 P. M.?Euphrosynean and Hypatian Meetings 5:00 P. M.?Gamecock Staff Meeting 8:00 P. M.?Sigma Upsilon Meeting Thursday 7:15 P. M.?Kappa Sigma Kappa Meeting Friday 8:00 P. M.?North Carolina Debate in Chapel Sunday 7:00 P. M.?Weekly Y. M. C. A. Meeting in Chapel Monday 7:00 P. M.?"Y" Promotion Force Meeting GERALD PREACH ENGINE 4 DEBATERS WILL CLASH FRIDAY N. C. UNIVERSITY HERE Will Debate Friday Night In Chapel On Question Of Disarmament Carolina will open its 1929-19.'l0 Debating schedule on Friday night at 8:00 o'clock in the chapel when Woodrow Lewis and Francis Wood mix in verbal combat with J. M. Baley and T. M. Meares from the Universiy of North Carolina. The query that will be discussed is, Resolved: "That the Nations should adopt a plan of complete disarmament, except such forces as are needed for police purposes." The Carolina team will uphold the affirmative of this query. It is hoped that a large number of students will come out to this debate, which will no doubt be very interesting. Three prominent Columbians will act as judges, and a member of the Debating Council will preside. This will be the first Intercollegiate debate of the new season. Most of the other debates will come in the second semester, mainly in March and April. FRAT. INITIATES MANY STUDENTS Nineteen New Men Taken Into K. S. K. Fraternity At Its Meeting Thursday Night i At eight o'clock last Thursday evening in the Euphradian hall, 19 men were initiated into the Kappa Sigma Kappa fraternity. They were, Bert Moore, W. C. Herbert, Sam Taylor, M. D. Moseley, C. R. Craig, J. V. Dunbar, Bryant Adair, John R. Hart, John Palmer, Lawrence Case, John Montgomery, C. C. Chapman, C. H. Frick, David Crowson, Edward Ninestein, Charles S. Cook, John White, Robert M. Watson, and Henry Forbes. The Kappa Sigma Kappa fraternity, which was founded at Carolina about two years ago, has as its main purpose and idea the betterment of campus and school spirit. Since its foundation, growth and progress have been rapid. By a careful selection of men for membership, the fraternity has gone forward rapidly in its aims. Practically all of the movements towards building up a real spirit at Carolina have been fostered by the group. Carolina cheering sections have been the recipients of many complimentary remarks during the past football season due t~ the apparent revolutionization they have undergone, and the stick to it less, win or lose, which they now exhibit and announce for their team's benefit. This rejuvenation is almost entirely due to K. S. K. With the rapid strides Carolina teams are taking, students must be kept abreast, both in spirit and attendance. Leadership, in many cases, is essential, K. S. K. does this. Not only does the "spirit frat" pep things up at a contest, but among the students, both before and after competitions of all sorts, members of the group keep talking things in general, and Carolina stock specifically, to the skies. Without K. S. K., Carolina would have labored in a desultory way indeed through the past two football seasons. Campus spirit in general would have been almost in a negative degree. Not only do students of the University owe thanks and appreciation to the fraternity, but also alumni, faculty, and backers of the institution in general should know and understand just how much these men have meant to the school, and what they arc doing to build it into a better Carolina. Men who could more ably carry on the fraternity's policy are not to be found on the campus. All of them are well known to most of the students, (Continued on Page 7) IER WINS ERING CONTEST Carolina Student Is Awarded First Prize For His Paper GIVEN $25 IN CASH "Saluda River Project" Is Subject Submitted By Preacher Awarded first prize for his paper on the "Saluda River Project" at the Third Students' Activities conference held recently at the University of Virginia, Gerald H. Preacher, chairman of the University of South Carolina branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and senior of the University School of Electrical Engineering, received a cash prize of $25. In addition to this prize Mr. Preacher's paper will he considered in competition for the national prize of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers which will be awarded at the national meeting in Montreal, Canada later this year. Prof. Thomas F. Ball, head of the department of electrical engineering and counselor of the University of South Carolina branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, opened the discussion following the formal banquet held at the Monticello Hotel, Charlottesville, Va., during the conference. At the banquet there were representatives from the leading Southern institutions. Various topics, pertaining to branch activities were discussed, after Prof. Ball opened the discussion with the topic, "paper for presentation at the regular Students' Activities conference of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers should be competitive, and if the best paper be presented by a student other than the chairman of the branch, then he instead of the chairman, should be allowed to attend the regular meetings of the Students' Activities conference." Should Mr. Preacher's paper win first prize in the national competition in Montreal, lie will be awarded a prize of $100 and a trip to the Montreal convention. In the national contest the Carolina student will compete with men submitting papers from the leading engineering schools and universities in the United States. Mr. Preacher's paper deals with the Saluda Dam in great detail and gives many interesting facts concerning it, besides the much matter of interest from an engineering standpoint contained in its pages. The dam, when completed, will be the largest earthen dam in the world and will create the biggest artificial lake in the world. The dam will be 208 feet high from the average rock elevation in the bed of the river. It will be nearly a mile and one-half in length and the maximum width will be almost a quarter of a mile. Construction of this dam will require 11,000 (Continued on Page 3) DELTA SIGMA PI INITIATES EIGHT Beta Gamma chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, professional commercial fraternity, held initiation ceremonies for eight men at the Masonic Temple last Tuesday afternoon, and followed them by a banquet that evening at the Rose Mary Tea Room. The men initiated were J. J. Buchan, Troy Stokes, Herbert Watson, A. P. Richardson, William Fishburne, Thomas Bradley, Venoy Williamson and William Stork. Dean Olson, district deputy of the fraternity, conducted the initiation ceremonies, he was aided by Edward Farr, headmaster of the chapter, Frank Taylor, senior warden and several active members. Farr also acted as toastmaster for the banquet. Frank Taylor welcomed the alumni and initiates. Troy Stokes, from the latter group, responded. The local chapter was installed here last year, and since then has been quite active on tire campus. Many prominent alumni throughout the state take an active interest in the group, and the active members constitute the most prominent men in the school.