Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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m cc sixteen members of art classes submit design; FOR COMPETITIVE PRIZES University Students Have Woi Two Prizes In The Last Few Years Sixteen members of the art depart ment entered twenty-three designs fo silks, cretones and rayons Wcdnesda; in the annual textile competition an exhibition held in New York, Mis Kathrvnc Heyward bead of the ar department of the University report; Every year the exhibition offers prize ranging from $100 to $125. For the past three years, member of the University art department hav entered designs in this contest. I w years ago, Virginia Greever sold a dc sign. Another University art studen has had his design selected for the an nual travelling exhibit sponsored ovc the entire United States. '1 bis dis tinction is quite an honor for the Uni vcrsity and the originator of the dc sign, says Miss Heyward. The contestants who entered design this year arc: Dorothy Whaley, Mar garet Gciger, Rernice McBryde. Isabe Bycrs, Jimmie Garvin, Sara Jacksoi Dorcas Sains, Eunice Pearman, Louis Shand, Augusta Stroman, Belle Quat tlcbaum, Rowena Jones, Jettie Ed wards, Mrs. Jane Bradley, Mr< Susan Sparks and Mrs. Louise Riley. U.H.C. damas club will give dance soof Plan Spring Frolic; To Be Hel< In University Gymnasium May 2 f Damas club, which corresponds t the boys' German, met Tuesday after noon and plans for the coming danc were made. The dance will be give: at the gymnasium May 2. Renjanii Curric's orchestra from the Univcrsit; of Florida will furnish tbe music. Thi orchestra broadcasts over radio Tues day and Thursday nights from Gains vilie. Ma. Committees were appointed to se about decorations and bids to th faculty members. There will be n refreshments served. Each girl ha three bids to extend to boys and the are all contemplating who shall be th lucky ones. This promises to be on of tbe best dances ever given b Damas. There is more in the treasur at present than there has been for long time, and this shall be used t advantage. IT.H.O. GEORGIA CO-EDS MUST NOT SMOKI Co-eds of tbe University of Georgi were completely foiled when the made a recent effort to establish "smoking amendment" to the Un: versity and student council rule bai ring girls from the use of fags. Th administration officials immediatel announced their decision against th amendment. Co-ed students will not be allowe to smoke in the university building and sorority houses, the officials sai( in rejection of the proposed amend ment. Under the proposal co-eds woul have been allowed to smoke in th girls' rest rooms on the Franklin Co! lege side of the campus. The dean of women stated in d< fense of the faculty's stand that se\ eral girl students have told her they ar opposed to girls smoking in the un versity or elsewhere, while college at thoritics also said that not more tha fifty co-eds smoked. U.H.O. NOTICE Some young man patient left a goo raincoat at the infirmary when dis missed. Owner may get the coat b identifying it. co-ed succe! unusl Ruth Liroff, graduate of New Yor University, who is taking pre-mcdic; work here, is carrying a collosal sc.het ule of seven sciences, each rcquirin from six to eight hours a week. Miss Liroff is often greeted with th statement: "You're tbe girl who's tal ing those sciences, aren't you?" SI' smiles quite cheerfully and rcpli< "Not so many! Only seven!" In spil of the fact that she has classes froi eight in tbe morning to six in the cv< ning, and often finds it necessary 1 work in the laboratory at night, sh contrives to have time for tennis an )-ED NE"V ALPHA KAPP s HAS NATL SHERK TALKS TO * Y. W. ON PERSIA 1 RECENTLY FROM ORIENT ~ Tells Co-Eds Of Customs And , y Present Conditions In Persia: ! 1 I " Missionaries Needed l t t >. The local Y. W. C. A. had as its i s guest last week Mrs. Elgin Sherk, , traveling secretary for the Student s Volunteer movement for foreign mis- j e sions. She spoke in chapel Tuesday 0 on Persian customs and schools. Mrs. Sherk arrived Thursday and J t stayed through Saturday. She visited - in the meantime, Columbia College, 1 r Chicora, and Benedict. She is a returned missionary from ! - Persia, where she taught in one of , - their universities. Saturday Mrs. : Sherk made several interesting and in- ; s spiring talks to Bible and sociology - classes. * 1 "In Persia there is no childhood, no i, respect for personality, no love for J c women. About 70 years ago the ' - American church started a church 1 - there, which today has a great many ( followers," she said Thursday. "Today in Persia one finds the people taking on western civilization ( as a result of the churches work. The conventional veil has been discarded *. Iand women arc enjoying more freedom * than ever. ^ "Missionaries arc very much needed in this field. At present 399 positions 1 1 are open to teachers and missionaries ' in Persia." ' U.B.C. * League Speaks For 0 Hypatian's Meeting c PRIZE TO BE FOR POETRY n ? . ;? y Carrying out their plan of inviting i s prominent men students to speak at the weekly meetings, the Hypatian literary society, last Wednesday heard Nigel League deliver an address on e Dr. Johnson, founder of Winthrop c College. League's speech was very o interesting and was well received. 1 s The award for the best literary ef- ? y fort this year is to be for poetry, and ^ the president announced that all con- ' testants must have their poems in bv { c May 1. I y One honorary member. Bill Jeffords, i ^ and several new members were in- I a ducted into the society, among these ' ? being Louise Long, senior, and Dor- 1 othy Rivers, freshman in journalism. The reading of the constitution was ; postponed because of the address of Nigel League, and due to the election I ji of officers to take place next week, J will not be done until the week after, a The following members have two or ' y more absences and arc hereby warned a that they will be dropped from the i- rolls of the society unless they attend - the next meeting: Clelia Black. Fran- J e ces Black, Kvelyn Caughman, Louise y C ollins, Bobbie Ellsworth, Marguerite e Hook, Sarah Holliday, Lucretia Hoi- ( lidav, and Saluda Reese. d 1T.S.O. I I i PERSONALS Q l_ Among the Carolina co-eds who at- 1 tended the Citadel Easter dances in Charleston last week-end were Sarah I ley ward, Loti Rhett, and Jill Townsend. e Louisa Taber and Mona Martin expect to go to Scwanec for the Kaster | dances which will take place Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday after Easter. Bernicc McBryde spent last weekend in Atlanta visiting Floride Gantt, d an alumna of Gamma Sigma. >- * , y Dorothy Marsh and Sarah Darby attended a dance at Edgefield Tuesday night. 3SFUL WITH JAL SCHEDULE k an occasional jaunt in "Wings," her ;il battle-wagon. 1- Another question that she must g answer quite frequently is: "You study very hard, don't you?" is "Not very, I haven't the time unless <- I miss my sleep." ie She is carrying off her arduous prois gram with grades consisting entirely te of A's and B's. n ^ Miss Liroff is a member of Alpha -- Epsilon Delta, honorary pre-medical :o fraternity. She is planning to attend ie summer school here and to enter inedid ical school next fall. "HONESTLY, IT'S T WINCHESTER OR Atlantic Life 702-703 Pali We welcome y MOONEY'S D Carolina trade ah Gervais Street College Need Careful and Constant You Well LEAVE THEM A' GAMECOCK PR Carolina Dry I CENTRAL : 1204 Mai] OPEN AL] SNOOKER, CAROM AI M. & M. 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Main and College Billy Bull's A Meal A Minute 1211 Gervais Street SANDWICHES & WAFFLES SHORT ORDERS Ham and Egg Sandwich?18c ver 45 Years cotte & Co. erware, Expert Repairs Columbia, S. C. 1427 Main Street BROTHERS Stores IPES AND PERIODICALS > DO IT" Gillie Watson?Rep. 7?Room 1 LEANED ce in Gleaning BINSON 1017 GERVAIS ST. VS EH | A GAMMA ONAL MEET MANY DELEGATES HERE tnteresting Program Arranged By Mayre Wall, President Of Local Circle The third annual convention of Mpha Kappa Gamma was held at the University last week-end. Those coleges represented were Queens Colege, Farmvillc State Teachers College, md Carolina. The convention was presided over jy Eirene Meyers, of the class of 1028. Friday the guests were taken to lunchion at the Silhouette Grill. After the nisiness session that afternoon they ,vere taken for a ride about the city ivhich ended with tea at the lovely lonie of Alice Mikell. After model nitiation, at which Mildred Hartness md Annie Laurie Mitchell were nitiated, the delegates were guests of he Palmetto Players at "The Baby Cyclone." A reception was given at he Woman's building after the play or the delegates and the members of he cast. Saturday was devoted to business neetings and the final transaction of nisiness. The national officers for lext year remained unchanged. The :onvcntion ended with a banquet at he Rose Mary tea room. After the >anquet the girls went to the junior lance in the gymnasium. The annual convention will be held igain next April at Queens College in ^harlotte. The delegates here from farmvillc College were: Misses itubbs, Etta Marshall, Virginia Gerlcy, Mary Ellington, Virginia Robinson, md Edith Cornwell. Margaret Bell :ame from Queens College. University alumnae members here for the convention were Rosalie Turner, kirene Meyers, and Thelma Lockman. u.s.o. MRS. BURNSIDE FOR CHI OMEGA First President Entertains Chapter At Her Home; SeventyFive Guests Attended The Chi Omega's were entertained with a dance by Mrs. A. F. Burnside it her home on Crestwood drive Thursday evening. Decorations and refreshments carried out the Chi Omega colors. Yellow iced cakes bore the Greek name of the sorority n red. Mrs. Wise Roper served punch. The guests, numbering about were the members of the local chapter and their dates. Both Mrs. Burnside and Mrs. Roper are chapter members of this chapter. Mrs. Burnside, who was Roberta Tall)ert, being the first president. GIRLS DISCUSS STATE WRITERS HEAR OF BELLAMAN, ALLEN South Carolina contemporary writers was the subject of Wednesday's program of the Euphrosynean literary society. The critic, Jettie Edwards, ntroduccd the members serving on the program. Vera Jones gave the life and works of M. D. Camak; Roberta Plowden read an interesting article on Dr. Henry Bellaman; Gladys Hamilton on Hervey Allen and Eulilie Martin 011 Dr. Archibald Rutledge. Several names were put up before the society to be voted 011 at an early date. There was 110 other important business. IT. I.O. Chi Delta Phi Meets With "Lib" Monteith Chi Delta Phi met Friday afternoon at the ^ home of Elizabeth Monteith. Mrs. Serlena Wilhite Reynolds was the visitor of the group and entertained the members by reading one of her short stories. After the conclusion of the program, the hostess served delicious peanut brittle parfait and vanilla wafers. FIRST DORM MATRON VISITS MRS. MADDEN Mrs. Minnie M. Love, of Mayesville, S. C., is now visiting Mrs. Madden. Mrs. Love was the first matron of the old girl's dormitory, which used to be situated at 101f) Marion Street. At the time of Mrs. Love's matronship, she had two daughters in the University. V.R.O. I'armer Haye?"That Jones boy who used to work for you wants me to give him a job. Is he steady?" Farmer Seede?"Well, if he was any steadier he'd be motionless."