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'30 BR Book of Mill Received "It is a joy to have at our own State university serving on its professional staff the gifted author, with his remarkable statesmanlike and prophetic vision. * His volume is a timely, interesting, and illuminating one; still more, it ought to prove epoch making." So declared Thornton Whaling, famous Presbyterian divine and now connected with the Columbia Bible College, in commenting on the recent book "Chemical Progress in the South," by J. E. Mills, professor in chemistry at the UniFRESHMEN GIVEN VOCATIONAL AID 1 BY PERSONNEL BUREAU J <3 Freshmen to be Brought Excelo lent Speakers and Leaders ^ in Professions ?? 2 The Personnel Bureau has about cotn^ pleted plans for the extensive scries of j vocational guidance talks, which they arc ^ conducting for the benefit of the fresh? man class. The address of Curtis W. ? Fitts of the Curtiss-Wright airport Wcd? ncsday on aviation was the first of the series. After each talk the bureau will hold a meeting of the students particularly interested in that work and the speaker. At this time questions may be asked and the matter will be discussed more technically than at the chapel programs. Personal interviews will be arranged when desired, if possible. The programs will be held in freshman chapel every Wednesday morning for 19 more weeks. Speakers and their subjects are: Dr. J. A. Hayne, secretary of the State Board of Health, on medicine; Dean J. Rion McKissick on journalism; Prof. Guy F. Lipscomb on chemical engineering; Dr. Patterson Wardlaw, on teaching; Prof. Vernon Cook on the secret service; John A. Crawford, on physical education; J. B. Urquhart, architect, on architecture; and J. F. Jacobs, president of Jacobs & Company of Clinton, on advertising, and Prof. William Dean on Dramatics. Prof. George E. Olson on commerce, Prof. Thos. F. Ball on electrical engineering, Dean J. Nelson Frierson on law, Dean Walter E. Rowe on civil engineering, ^Professor Motley on pharmacy, W. J. Roddey of the Columbia National Bank on banking. Guy H. White superintendent of city water works, on mechanical engineering, Lieut. Carl E. Duffner on military service, John J. McMahon, attorney of Columbia, on public service, and J. Lester Jenkins, manager of Pilot Life Insurance Company, on insurance. SERVICE FRAT OUTLINES WORK Kappa Sigma Kappa Plans Actions to Benefit University Students Plans for this year's work to be undertaken by Kappa Sigma Kappa, honor service fraternity, were submitted by various members of the fraternity at the regular meeting held Thursday evening in the Chapel. Definite action was postponed until more concrete plans can be submitted. As has been its policy, these plans, when accepted, will be executed without an attempt to reflect the credit to the fraternity, but rather to the students as a whole. With membe'rs associated with every phase of University life, Kappa Sigma Kappa has found it possible to create sentiment favorable to its projects carried out in the past in the best interest of the student body. The greatest influence of this organization is felt during the football season, when every possible aid is given the cheerleaders in promoting a greater college spirit. u. s. c. Lost?One Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity pin with name of William R. Wetmore engraved on back of it. Finder please return to the office of Dean Baker or to Billy Wetmore at 1608 College Street. v. s. c. "Waiter, it's been half an hour since I ordered that turtle soup." "Sorry,4 sir, but you know how turtles are." v. a. c. . "Just think, a single Mormon would have as many as ten wives." "Gosh, how many would the married ones have?" 'INGS 1 Well By Whaling versity. The book makes plain the fact that up-to-date treatment of chemical problems is necessary for continued progress. Sbme Southern schools now have such courses and facilities. The author gives a very fascinating account of important industrial problems in the South now awaiting solution. He says that there ought to be more technical, chemical, and engineering control of all existing industries, textile, oil mills, laundries, dairying, etc. METHODISTS HOLD CONVENTION HERE U. S. C. STUDENT PRESIDES Carlisle Roberts Heads Conference; Many Schools Send Delegates Here The second state-wide Methodist students' conference will be held in Columbia some time during the early part of March according to an announcement by Carlisle Roberts, president of the conference for this year. Students from all colleges in the State will gather here for three days in group meetings, and will hear adresses by prominent men of the Methodist church. The first such conference was held last March at Washington Street Church, at which 145 delegates were present. Wilson Weldon was president last year. The officers for this year besides Roberts are, Leon O. Clayton of Clemson College, vice-president; Ruth Lineberger of Lander College, secretary; E. K. Hardin of Wofford College, treasurer; Mary Hollis of Winthrop, chairman of publicity committee; John White of Carolina, program committee, and McKeevie Alford of Columbia College, chairman of entertainment committee. The purpose of the conference is to discuss student problems common to college students in this State. Methodist students are primarily interested,, but a student of any denomination may attend. u. s. c. Gamecock Honors Outgoing- Editors Forjner Editors to Receive Paper for Four Years After Graduation Following the action taken by the P. C. Blue Stocking recently. The Gamecock staff at a meeting last Monday passed a motion to give subscriptions to The Gamecock to each editor-in-chief, business manager, and circulation manager for four years after graduation. This was done so that these men might keep in touch with the University and with the paper of which they were formerly in connection. The names of each set of editors and managers will be recorded in The Gamecock record, so that new editors will be able to forward copies to the former ones. This will go into effect with the present staff. Wilson Weldon, W. C. Herbert and J. Roy Prince will be the first ones to be benefited by this action. u. s. c. Journalism Head Delivers Address "Women in the History of South Carolina" was the subject of the address delivered by J. Rion McKissick, dean of the school of journalism, to the Sumter chapter of Winthrop Daughters, Thursday afternoon. Dr. Reed Smith, dean of the graduate school, recently spoke to the same group, and Dr. Havilah Babcock, professor of English and journalism, will be the February speaker. UNIVERSITY GLEE C AFTER JAUNT RECORD A long black bus rolfed into Columbia at about ten-thirty o'clock Thursday night before the Christmas holidays started at the University. In the bus sat twentyeight students of the University, who had just completed a trip of over a thousand miles. So overjoyed were they at reaching the home shores again that they sang the Alma Mater as the bus rolled slowly down Main Street. The Glee Club had returned from its trip to Chicago. This trip was probably the most profitable ever made by the club and the fame of the Glee Club and the University had been extended through the Middle West and no small reputation had been gained in the Windy City. The club was well received at every stop and played quite frequently to car j jl ir'* '-'iV' fas. 1 HONOR OLD YEAR WAS A MEMORABLE ONE Students Receive Distinctions in Athletics, Sports, Publications' and in Other Fields POLITICAL BUG GETS 4 State Championship in Baseball and Tennis Won; Gamecock gets Two Honors Old Man 1930 tottered to his feeble end on December 31, but not until the University and its students had garnered honor after honor in field after field. In sports, fraternal matters, politics, publication contests, or what not, the representatives of the Uuiversity could usually be found near the top. Before Mr. 1930 reached his great age of 365 days, the honor system had been re-established for better or for worse. Dean Patterson Wardlaw, of the School of Education, retired from his deanship, but before the year expired he was to see the foundations of his long-drcamed-of education building laid. Middle age had not yet passed by old 1930 when the politics of the state were to call many of the University's sons. Robert H. Atkinson, from Sumter County; J. C. Williams, from Spartanburg County; Ben Whaley, from Charleston County, and Allan Lambright from Spartanburg County were all chosen by their constituents to represent them in the State House of Representatives. Many alumni also were elected to public posts and many others placed well in their races. The Gamecock, not satisfied with laurels won in past years, walked off with first honors in the national press meet, after having been a member of the National College Press Association for only two days. Still looking for more worlds to conquer, the paper was voted the best in the state by the South Carolina College Press Association at its meeting the following week. But there were still two more journalistic accomplishments that merited later recording. Maude Brazzelle, former assistant editor of the "Nuntius," national magazine of Eta Sigma Phi, was made editor of that publication. Lewis H. Wallace, associate editor of The Gamecock, was declared by the State Press meeting as the writer of the best news story of the year. In the field of sports, Mr. 1930 was not unkind. The baseball and tennis championships of the state came home to roost at the Gamecock school for a year. Frank Bostick and Curran Hughey, among the bright lights of the track team, broke the state record in the high jump and shot put, respectively. The Palmetto Players, born in the closing days of '29, reached full maturity in the following year, attaining national recognition on many occasions. The Dean Dancers represent another advancement in the local wealth of dramatic arts. Patrick H. Nelson, of Columbia, in his election to the presidency of the National Inter-Fraternity Council at its convention in New York City, brought one of the major honors of the year to his native city and Alma Mater. The election of Evelyn Caughman by the Southwestern Region of Lutheran Students to its presidency cannot be overlooked in a list of the year's major accomplishments. The Glee Club, not to be outdone by other departments of the school, took a jaunt to Chicago, broadcasting and singing several times along the way. The most ambitious trip they ever attempted and a signally successful one. Mr. 1930, in his will of what should be and what should not be, did not forget the struggling debating teams. He sent them their first inter-sectional LUB RETURNS TO CA TO CHICAGO THROU ALMA MATER WHIL pacity houses. Programs were presented in Asheville, North Carolina; Corbin, Kentucky ; Anchorage, Kentucky ; Louisville, Kentucky, and two appearances were made in Chicago, one at the Evanston Athletic Club and the other in the famous Fine Arts Building. At the appearance made at the Fine Arts Building several alumni of the University were present and rose as they had in their college days when the club sang the Alma Mater. One of the high lights of the trip was the broadcast presented over Station WENR, Chicago's largest radio station. This station is located on the forty-second floor of the Chicago Civic Opera Building, and the boys while on the air were also way up in the air. x is TO I DRAMATIC GROUP TO GIVE COMEDY J IN NEAR FUTURE HILARIOUS BURLESQUE Many New Members Along with , Oldtimers in Cast of "Plots and Playwrights" t' The Palmetto Players of University ^ of South Carolina are preparing the second production of their second season. The next play will be a comedy, "Plots and Playwrights," from the pen of Edward Massey who wrote the play at Harvard in 1915, j where it was produced under the di- j rection of Dr. George P. Baker. In the play Casper Gay receives a commission to write a play for a r Broadway manager. In desperation he ' walks the streets and meets a short- * story writer, Joseph Hastings. Gay 1 tells Hastings that he needs an inspira- ' tion, that he cannot find material, and 1 appeals for help. Hastings promises ' to assist him. Hastings rents a room 1 in a boarding house and proceeds to 1 write a play from his observations. At the end of Part One the authors meet < again; some rewriting is necessary to : make the play a success. It is re- ' written in the manner of an old melodrama and will be acted in that style. Each actor in the cast will be required to play a dual role, one in the present school of acting and onfr in the "old school." The result is a hilarious burlesque played in a very broad style. The cast for "Plots and Playwrights" numbers ! seventeen, many of whom are making ' their first appearance with the Pal- I inetto Players. ! In the cast are Sarah Quattlebaum, William Broughton, Jack Hall, C. F. 1 Price, Sarah Heyward, Louise Tabor, J. C. Dowling, John G. Azar, Martha : Mozingo, Robert H. Atkinson, O. H. 1 Skewes, Henry White, Alberta Jen- ' kins, Harriet Plowden, Joe Faulk, and Carlile Courtenay, Jr. 1 The stage managers for this production will be "Sonny" Drake and Carlile Courtenay, Jr. Sara Wicker will be in charge of properties. Re- ' served seats for students at thirty-five cents will be on sale one day before the play at Mr. Dean's office in the ' extension building. u. s. c. WORK ON BUILDING HAS BEEN STARTED Work on the new Education building to be constructed on the corner of Main and Green Streets has already begun. I Materials are being assembled, and clear- 1 ing in preparation for actual work is un- i der way. 1 The general contract was given to , the J. J. McDevitt Company on a bid of $230,175. The plumbing and heating i work will be done by the Clark Heat- ( ing Company for $32,300, while the j electrical wiring will be in charge of < the R. H. Bouligny, Inc., which turned i in to the building committee a bid of $8,983. The total cost of the building < will be $271,458. , It is planned to have the building completed and ready for occupancy by the i opening of the 1931-1932 session. ] u. 8. c. Letter to a Freshman (from his mother) : Dear Jack: I wish you would not shoot the little craps Remember, they love life as much as you do. ' victory in several seasons, one over Ohio Wesleyan University, the local team being composed of J. Woodrow { Lewis and Nigel League. The old i gentleman also remembered the co-ed : orators and gave them their first inter- i collegate debating victory, it being > over William and Mary College of < Virginia. , Mr. 1930 has fallen from the throne < and Mr. 1931 has proudly ascended. 1 What will he bring? t lMPUS < GH COUNTRY; E IN "WINDY CITY" ? t Another feature of the trip was the t recording of the Alma Mater and the 1 song, "Morning," on a phonograph record. This record will soon be on sale in Columbia. The engineer who did the recording praised the singers highly. ] While in Chicago, the club attended a 1 performance of "Der Roscnkavalier." at 1 the Chicago Civic Opera. Many members of the club saw deep f snow for the first time in their lives. Once the bus stopped on top of a snow covered mountain and a fast and furious snow battle took place. Maurice Matteson, director of the club, j was driver of the bus and through his i skill the trip was accomplished without accident or danger. I .% X v v UN1VE Derrick Wri of Railr Professor Samuel M. Derrick, pro- ? cssor of economics at the University, i las recently published his book, "Cenennial History of the South Carolina tailroad," telling the story of the >outh Carolina Railroad and of the conomic conditions surrounding it. "This book is a contribution that s a credit to the author, the Univcrity of South Carolina, and the State >f South Carolina," declares F. H. tfcMaster, editor of The Columbia Accord. This railroad was the pioneer raiload of the South, and among the very irst in the United States. Since its beginning, 100 years ago, it has aided naterially in the development of south Carolina. In view of these facts, t seems fitting that the details of its ife should be presented to the reading public, says Professor Derrick in his publication. Descriptions of "The Best Friend of Charleston," that queer little train Y. M. C. A. MAKES MANY CHANGES Pool and Ping Pong Tables Moved Into Rear Room; Front Room Refurnished In keeping with the ever marching step of progress, the Y. M. C. A. has rearganized its quarters in Flynn Hall in preparation for and anticipation of a very successful year. The casual passer-by no longer hears the rolling and the clicking of the pool balls, for that instrument of pleasure, the pool table, has been moved into the back room, where the senior council formerly held its meetings. The old pool room has been converted into the regular assembly hall for the "Y" councils, and has been furnished in such a way as befits it for such a purpose. The ping pong table has also been moved into the rear room, which has become a recreational center "de luxe" for the Carolina students. Although the lounging and magazine room is doing a very good business visitors are invited to frequent Flynn Hall and its friendly atmosphere and hospitality. u. t. c. Fraternity Can No .Longer Keep Fish Wanted: A good home for two gold-1 fishes. Both of them are well bred and | will give the owner no trouble. Can eat for three weeks on a ten-cent can of food. I We can afford to keep them no longer. r\pply to the Phi Sigma Kappa home. "Times are indeed hard. We just cannot keep our goldfish in food and :lothes any longer and will be glad to ;ivc them to anyone who will assure them :>f a good home," declared W. R. Wetmore, member of the fraternity. "We would throw them down the Jrain, but the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Fishes might object. We just don't know what to do with thein, and will gladly get them off our liands to almost anyone." "And we'll throw in the bowl free of :harge," Wetmore added. GROUPBANQUET TO BE HELD SOON As a pleasant echo of the discussion ?roup meetings held prior to the Christnas holidays, the Y. M. C. A. will give I i banquet next Friday night, January 16, for all the members of the winning group, .vhich is Tenement 20, and the members >f any other group who have no absences -ecorded against them. Tickets may be obtained at Flynn Hall and one must have lis ticket by Monday night if he wishes o attend the banquet, which will be held it the Washington Street Methodist Church. A series of discussions will be held luring the next semester, the topics to be liscussed not having been selected at Ibis ime. Student-Faculty Tea On Thursday - ^ Following its regular custom, the Y. I M. C. A. gave a delightful student-fac- I dty tea at Flynn Hall on Thursday afterloon. A great number of students and Faculty members were present and a very L food program, featured by music, speech-1 ;s and refreshments was enjoyed by the! iricndly informal assembly gathered here. Several of these teas were given before he holidays, and they will continue to be ?iven every Thursday evening until ex-1 urinations begin. Kenneth Grimsley was in charge of the program. X fogc X III CO RSITY tes Book oad History drawn by the first locomotivc built in America for actual service on a railroad, which began operation on Christmas day, 1830, arc vividly protrayed in this book. Contained also in his book are picturesque details, such as the prismatic lights cast on a heavy fog on the occasion of the first night run, the inclined plane by which the grade between Aiken and Hamburg was conquered, and the method Sherman used of twisting rails, heated in the middle, around trees to insure that they could never be used again. The political and economic, conditions play their part, too. The industrial struggle assumes a prophetic timeliness when the pioneer cotton mill man, Gregg, opposes the subscription of local capital toward opening up the great interior beyond the mountains rather than toward developing smaller local projects. Underneath it all runs the gradual evolution of the social history of the State. CHEMISTRY HEAD LOSES OLD HABIT Dr. Lipscomb Has Forgotten To Measure Table For Two Straight Weeks Many professors in the various departments are known to have odd habits and quaint sayings, as well as many different manners of lecturing and teach- ? ing. Dr. G. F. Lipscomb, head of the chemistry department, is one of these professors. From time immemorial his students have watched him, half-amused, slowly promenading back and forth behind the long table with a yardstick, measuring hand over hand the length of the table. Whether because of loss of the yardstick or the fact that he has finally discovered the length of the table, it has been impossible to discover, but nevertheless it remains that Dr. Lipscomb has not measured the table for almost two weeks. u. s. c. NEW SYSTEM FOR DEBATING (Continued from page one) school, will be eligible for future competition that year. The query to be used in the try-outs this year and which will be the subject of most of the varsity debates is: "Resolved: That the Nations Should Adopt a Policy of Free Trade." The affirmative contest will be held on February 9, and the negative on February 20. The haphazard manner of selection used in the past perhaps redounded to the interest of a few individual students, but it militated against the University's chances of placing well in inter-collegiate competition, according to the general opinion of the council. By the new policy it is thought that the members of the teams will become more familiar with the issues than has been the case in previous years. In the past two men seldom debated together during the whole season which is hardly in accord with modern methods of selection. Dr. Havilah Babcock, faculty director of debating, in regard to the action taken said, "The new procedure to be followed in the selection of the debating personnel should, in my opinion, be conducive of an esprit de corps, a comradeship, and a closer cooperation among the contestants. It should intensify interest and encourage advance preparation. There is the inestimable advantage, also, in the new machinery, in that it enables a contestant to become accustomed to the methods of his teammate, so they can work together more economically, sympathetically, and effectively." In regard to the changes, the chairman of the debating council, Wilson O. Wcldon, said: "It is not the primary object of the council to limit the number of men to participate in debates, but rather to place forensic activities of the University on the plane which they deserve to be. It is thought that the new plan will work to the greatest good of the greatest number and at the same time enable the University to make a better showing in inter-collegiate debating circles." The same general method of selection will apply to the co-ed debating teams as nearly as possible. Further details will be announced later by the co-ed secretary, Sara Davis. "Zhay, is this the weather man?" "Yes." "Well, you've lef it raining down on the campus," . . ' '' : ' ir'h.LVtii' * i :