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I CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA | FratBid Day To sa jmmt jr* ^CarolinaClemson Be February 16th ^//f/0 m A9^/Jr^ j Matches Postponed UNIVERSITY OF J? SOUTH CAROLINA Jv. r. .. L_ i? ? ^ _ Volume XXIV, No. IS COLUMBIA, S. C., FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 13.1931 ^ J J I METHODIST ? TO MEE R- - " s* ... * i " "r- , Two Hundred Delegates South Carolina Stude Meets in Columbia La Two hundred students representing the various colleges and prep schools of the State are expected at Washington Street Methodist Church February 20 to 22, for the second South Carolina Methodist Students' Conference. The officers elected for this year's conference arc': Carlisle Roberts, president, University of South Carolina; Leon O Clayton, vice-president, Clemson College; Ruth E. Lincberger, secretary, Lander College; E. K. Hardin, treasurer, Wofford College; John White, program, University of South Carolina; Mary Mollis, publicity, Winthrop College; McKeevic Alford, entertainment, Columbia College; Leon Keaton, 'Jr., entertainment, University of South Carolina. The student delegates will arrive in Columbia Friday morning, February 20. They will be entertained at Columbia College, the University and in the homes of the city. Three meals will be served in the social room of the church and there will be a banquet followed by a reception at Columbia College, for the delegates Saturday night. The schedule is arranged to allow an abundance of time for social gatherings as well as the interesting and enjoyable program of the conference. JAMES FOWLES HEADS GERMAN ALL OFFICERS ELECTED Edens, Foster, King, Boineau, Brunson Also Chosen By Club James Fowles was last Wednesday elected to succeed Monk Shand as president Of the German Club, at which time all officers for the second term were chosen. Mr. Fowles is a senior, a member of Ci Kappa Phi fraternity, and alsc was the photograph editor of the Garnet and Black last year* The other officers are: H. H. Edens, treasurer; Jack Foster, assistant treasurer ; George King, secretary; Bru Boineau, junior leader, and Mason Brunson, senior leader. The treasurer, Mr. Edens, a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity, and Jack Foster, assistant treasurer, were elected for the term of a year at the beginning of the first semester. Fred Salters, an A. T. O., was elected to succeed Bob Grcssettc. George King, Sigma Nu, succeeds J. W. Waddy. Bru Boineau, an S. A. E., takes the place of Jean Cathcart and Mason Brunson, Kappa Sigma, of Tom Ketchin. All new officers were elected by acclamation, there being no opposition. u. s. c. M. F. BUSH ELECTED TO TRUSTEE BOARD M. F. Bush of Ellenton, representative from Aiken county, and chairman of the committee on education in the House of Representatives, has l>ecome an cx-officio member of the Board of Trustees of the University. Mr. Bush is a prominent merchant and farmer. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University with the class of 1910. u. s. c. Last Registration Day For Students Next Wednesday 1 he last possible date for students to Agister at the University for the second semester is Wednesday, February 1?, announces John A. Chase, registrar. A his is also the last date that a^student may change his schedule of courses. Each course changed costs the student fifty cents. I he enrollment at the University for the second semester has increased nine s>nce last Wednesday, making a total now 0 1.794. Of this number are 1,135 men and 659 women. Officials expect that the 1??a!nuinber en*"olled will reach or exceed ,800 before the last registration day expires. " " "" v' ft ' STUDENTS THERE SOON ' Are Expected at Second nts' Conference Which tter Part of Next Week The conference has been especially for ' tunate 10 getting several outstandinf : speakers. Among them are Dr. Henrj Nelson Snyder, president of Wofford Col lege,- who will give an address on "/ Present-day Code," also Dr. Gilbert T Rowe, of Duke University, who wil > speak to th6 conference Saturday evening Dr. Rowe will also preach the annual ser : | mon Sunday morning at the regulai church hour. Last year the discussion groups com posed a very fascinating study for tin students and there was a clamour foi more. To meet this demand the official! have arranged longer discussion and on< suggested by the students themselves. Th< discussions and leaders are as follows "Marriage, the Family, the Home," Dr Henry N. Snyder; "The Bible, God am Christ," Rev. Bryce Herbert, of George i town; "The Student's Relation to th< Home and College Church," the Rev. J E. Ford, of Orangeburg, and the Rev. R F. Morris, presiding elder of the Columbia disctrict; "Problems and Standards ol Conduct," the Rev. J. O. Smith, of Clemson College j "What Are You Doing ir College, and Why?" Carlisle Roberts, ol the University School of Law. BABCOCK ADDRESSES JOURNALISTIC GROUP 0 Sense of Power and Influence Greatest Reward In Newspaper Work Speaking before the pledges of Sigm; Delta Chi,' national journalistic fra ternity, Dr. Havilah Babcock outlined t< the would-be journalists what they miglv expect to take from and give to theii chosen profession. "A journalist is expectcd to know j : little about everything. He must knov the elements of law; he must be familial ' with elementary principles of business he must even know something about tin fields of literature and of science; h< > must take the whole field of learning a; his own. I am not referring to thos< 1 fifteen-dollar-a-wcek men, but to the real journalists who are not satisfied t< take four years of college and then worl for twenty-five years on such a salary.' "On the other hand, a journalist get: a lot from his profession. Monetary re wards for the men who really count ii the field are not as low as some critic; would have us believe. Salaries arc no ; where so low as they are here in Soutl Carolina. Outside of this State, there an 1 promises of bright futures for many o you. "But more than money, the sense o power and of influence that journalisn gives you is a great reward. You hav< J the feeling that you really amount t< * I something in the community and this i I something which you cannot afford t< I discount. Work on a newspaper will giv< I you a marvelous chance to be a real in I fluence for good in your community." WEEKLY CALENDAR SUNDAY 7:00?"Y" meets in chapel. MONDAY 5:00?Gamecock staff meets. 7:00?Senior and Sophomore "Y" councils meet. 8:00?Basketball, Carolina vs. Florida at Gainesville. 8:30?I. R. C. meets. TUESDAY 3:00?Senior class meeting in chapel. 7:45?Euphradiau and Clariosophic meet. I 8:00?Basketball, Carolina vs. Florida at Gainesville. 8:30?Dance in mess hall. WEDNESDAY 4:15?Euphrosynean and Hypatian meet. THURSDAY 7:15?K. S. K. meets. 8:00?Davidson vs. Carolina at Field house. ' ' ?" , . <:l; - ,? . v_,' , TAYLOR ELECTEC I PRESIDENT Y.M.C.A. i FOR NEXT YEAS . ASSUMES OFFICE SOON . New Cabinet To Be Chosen Bi r Incoming Leader In Near r Future L At the regular meeting of the "Y council last Monday night San} Taylo j of Columbia was elected president o the Young-Men's Christian Associatioi _ of the University. Taylor is a junior ii r the School of Commerce. He has beei very active in the work of the "Y, having just finished his term as vice president of that organization. He wa : the representative of the Y. M. C. A r to the National student-faculty confer | ence held in Detroit last December. Taylor has been very prominent on th | campus of the University. He has heli a number of offices in the Clariosophi< . Literary Society and is one of the assist 1 ant business managers of The Game - cock. Taylor is a member of Kappa Sig ; ma Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa an< . Delta Sigma Pi fraternities and a pledg . to Phi Pi Phi fraternity. In assuming - this ofticc he succeeds John White. t Other officers elected were: Sam Gallo - way of Bishopville, vice-president; A1 i ton Brown of Rock Hill, secretary; Jacl i Hall of Batesburg, treasurer; and Luk Williamson of Aiken, assistant treas r urer. Members newly elected to the boan of directors are: R. L,. Newton and J A. Fincher from the student body an< ' Dr. W. A. Whitesell, Prof. Harry Davi and Prof. E. C. Coker from the faculty Within a few days the new presiden will select his cabinet. He will assum the duties of his office in March. u. s. c. 1 Junior-Senior Fete - To Be Held In Ma) i Ticket Committee To Be Ap f pointed Soon; Entertainment Offered f mmm ~ ; Unique entertainment is being planne( ; this year for the annual Junior-Senioi 5 banquet, which is to take place either a ; the Jefferson or the new Columbia Hote ; on the night of May 15, according t< ) junior class officials. c The ticket committee will be appointee in the next few days and will be pub 5 lished in an early issue of The Gams cock. , Seniors are urged to give their name . to this committee as soon after it i . published as possible. Juniors are alst i requested to promptly see this committe j for their tickets. j Dances have been the main ieature o previous Junior-Senior banquets, but thi f year the juniors want to brejk the pre cedcnt and offer something different fo 1 entertainment. c Five more dances will be sponsored b; 3 the junior class between now and Jum s for the benefit of the banquet. FRAT BID DAY ON FEBRUARY 1( I _______ Fraternity bid day for the secom semester has been set for Monday, Feb ruary 16, at which time all of the stu dents who have received bids to the va rious fraternities will assemble in th chapel to make known their choice. All bids must be in the hands of tin registrar by 12 o'clock Friday, Februar 13. The silent period begins at 6 o'clocl Saturday and lasts until the choice i made in the chapel Monday afternoon During this silent period, no one who ha received a bid is allowed to speak abou fraternities to anyone. All fraternities are requested by Joh! A. Chase, registrar, to have one repre scntative in the chapel to assist in in structing the tentative pledges. Rushing began Wednesday and sine that time^all of the prospective pledge have been entertained by the different fra ternities as per the usual custom. Of the number of students enrolled a the University of South Carolina, 259 ar< members of the 24 fraternities ai;d sor orities on the campus, and 252 pledge awaiting initiation. , .vv .'..L' . . ,* .< . ., Vi I m b . | 1 ? Wg^ 1 -BKhl -4 Eii'r " -.. . i r 9^?|| . ... ]i f I feMB. n w........ B^nHHmv iflH _ IMBl' /MMIi s J. Sam Taylor, prominent student " who will direct the destinies of th< University "Y" for the coming year Sam is from Columbia and is alsc e assistant business manager of "Th< Gamecock." : BLUE KEY ELECTS ! THIRTY NEW MEK ? Officers For Second Semester Elected; Fritz Drexel New President < e Blue Key, national honorary fraternity . held its regular meeting Monday night February 9, and elected the following of. ficers for the second semester: Fritz j Drexel, president; Nigel League, vices president; J. J. Mack, secretary; Johr Bolt Culbertson, treasurer, and Ro> t Prince, sergeant-at-arms. e Thirty new men were elected to mem bership during the meeting. These ar< from the student body and the State al large. The initiation of-the new men wil be held probably the scosnd^ weuk ir March. The following pledges of Blue Kej r were present: Tom Whaley, freshman ir the law school, and Miles Blount, cap tain-elect of the Gamecock football tean . next year. A resolution endorsing the group petitioning Blue Key at the Citadel, was passed at the meeting. 1 Blue Key is a strictly honorary leaderr ship and scrvice fraternity, having beer t founded at the University of Florida in 1 1924. There are now 54 active chapters j Each year Blue Key issues a student directory, and is always glad to receive sug1 gestions of any needed service. The following students are at present - members of the local chapter of Blue Key: Yates Williams, John Bolt Culber s son, Nigel League, J. J. Mack, Roj s Prince, Allan Lambright, Ben Whaley 3 Fritz Drexel, Harry Hingson, Ray God e shall, Patsy Leardo, W. L. Laval, Jr., J C. Williams, Frank Burroughs, Lonni< f Garvin, Jesse Rutledge, and Joe Hiott. s u. s. c. ; University Graduates , Admitted To S. C. Bai c Finishing their three-year courses ii the University Law School in February F^rnest L. Branham and George M. Mc Cuen have been admitted to the Soutl ? Carolina Bar Association on the motioi | of J. Nelson Frierson, dean of the Schoo of Law. I Mr. Branham is from Blaney, and wa: _ a member of the Clariosophic Literan _ Society while at the University. Mr. Mc . Cuen, from Laurens, is a member oi e Sigma Alpha Fpsilon. Both men took their pre-law courses ai e the University of South Carolina. ; Editors Of "G . Succes t Youthful fantasies and delusions caus< II many students to have journalistic aspira tions during their undergraduate years a -college and to have dreams of wielding the ^reat power that successful journal e ists have. A few of this great numbei s become editors of campus publications bu " very few continue to remain in the fielc of journalism after graduation. 1 Only seven 6i? the '$4 former editor: e of ThK Gamuckck were actively asso " ciated in the newspaper world after theii s college days were over and only six ol these still are. One of the greatest o ' t v * ' ' ' <c '? ' CAROLINA AF] DEBATING T Four Men Chosen Last Tii resent University of Sou bates Held With Other In open competition the four aflirma- ol tive members of the Carolina debating tl squad were selected last Tuesday night. The four men who were selected arc b Wilson O. Wel?ion of Columbia, J. w Woodrow Lewis or Hartsville, Thomas s? C. Ilankins of Lake View, and James m H. Galloway of Lynchburg. Weldon, li Lewis and Hankins have had much previous experience in Carolina forensic activ- it ities, Galloway, a sophomore, is a new- S comer to the Carolina forensic team. \ t The query used in the debate was, L Resolved, That all the Nations Should, w Adopt a Policy of Free Trade." ' hi ' Wilson Weldon is president of the : senior class and chairman of the de- ^ bating council. He was formerly editor fl of The Gamecock and president of the p Euphradian Literary society. He is a member of Kappa Sigma Kappa, Delta rClii Alpha and Omicron Delta Kappa tl fraternities. Weldon's experience will be o of great value to the debating squad n this year. w Woodrow Lewis, a junior, is secretary- n treasurer of the student body, and publicity agent of the debating council. He n ( is a member of Kappa Sigma Kappa, F ( an(l Omicron Delta Kappa fraternities, s< ; SENIOR STATISTICS IN { ANNUAL DUE NEXT WEEK * r Write-Ups Limited To Names, Degrees, Honors, and Home Town T t \ | Senior write-ups for the Garnet ail<f ? Black are due by February 21, according r to an announcement by Editor Brunson. This year the write-ups will consist only of the full name, degree, honors and home i town of those appearing in the book of seniors. m All seniors have been requested by Ma- ci j son C. Brunson, editor, to leave these Iv statistics at the Garnet and Black office hi . or to mail them to Box 393 at the Univer- 0i , sity post office. i "It is absolutely necessary," says Edi- y( . tor Brunson, "to have all write-ups in V not later than February 21." ir The beauty section of this year's an- ai nual is to be made up only of pictures n t of girls who are enrolled in the Univer- tl ! sity. x ci Portraits of the eight most beautiful a ' Carolina co-eds, chosen by some widely w ? famous artist, will be contained in this s< section. Pictures may be submitted by any University student. They may be ir ; turned over to any of the Garnet ami tl Black editors during the next few weeks. S1 u. S. C. ti DERRICK ATTENDS r MEET IN ATLANTA n a' i Prof. S. M. Derrick last week attended , the Southern Agricultural Conference, ^ which was held in Atlanta on February i 4, 5 and 6. He left Columbia Wednesday .j i and on Thursday be presided over a ses1 sion of the conference. Conservation of soils and forests in the Southern States s was the subject of the discussion in this * r meeting and several interesting papers ^ . were presented, Mr. Derrick said. [ Mr. Derrick has been a member of the Southern Agricultural Association for t several years and attends their meetings in the interest of economics. t amecock" ! sful Journalists f e these is the late Robert E. Gonzales, who ( - was mainly responsible for the founding 1 t of The Gamecock and who was the first * I editor of it. Mr. Gonzales was connected * - with The State until his death in 1916. f r this and other states. ' t S. L. Latimer, now city editor of The I was a distinguished editor of The Gamecock during his undergraduate days i s at the University. C. Braxton Williams, 1 - also editor of the college paper, is now j r news editor of the Charleston News and f ( f (Continued on page eight) ? i * uuriueu ariro FIRMATIVE EAM PICKED lesday Night Will Repth Carolina in AH De' Colleges This Year t the International Relations Club and ie Clariosophic Literary Society. T. C. Hankins, a sophomore and memer of the Clariosophic Literary Society, as one of the members of the debating ?uad last year and promises to be even lore invaluable this year in the Carona forensic field. James Galloway, a sophomore and lember of the Clariosophic Literary ociety and of the Green Room Club is . M. C. A. editor of The Gamecock. Ie is a new addition to the squad and ill have ample opportunity to prove is debating mettle. These four men will comprise the afmative squad for the entire year, and rom them all affirmative teams will robably be chosen for intercollegiate ebates. On l<ebruary 20 the four members of 1C ne?ative squad will be chosen, in pen competition. From this number all cgative teams for intercollegiate debates nil pfobably be selected for the reminder of this session. The judges of the contest last Tuesday ight were: Dr. Patterson Wardlaw, rot. fc,. C. Coker and Prof. J B Jack an. SENIOR CLASS " TO MAKE GIFT VILL BREAK PRECEDENT Appointed1 to tonfer With Faculty on Nature of Donation A new precedent was started at the niversity when the class of 1931, Jn a v leeting held last Tuesday afternoon deded to present a gift to their Alma later. So far as can be discovered, this as never been done before in the history f the institution. The exact nature of the gift has not st been decided. The president, Wilson yeldon, appointed a committee consistW of Yates Williams, Ralph Bowden ad Willie B. Taylcr, to investigate thc i?tter, in concsutation with members of i? faculty commitee on the grounds. Sevral suggestions were made, among them bench, pavement for some of the sideralks, or a gateway. The president will ?rve with the committee. Another committee was appointed to lvestigate the advisability of handling ie senior robes through a committee of udents, using the canteen as a distribuon point. This committee consists of: ohn Bolt Culbertson, chairman; Saluda :eese, and Lawson Scott. Reports are to be made at the next iceting of the class, which will be held t the chapel Tuesday afternoon, FebLiary seventeenth, at three o'clock. Mr. Veldon requests that all those who exect to receive degres in June attend, as ie matters which are to be discussed arc f great importance to all of them. u. s. c. iix Council Members Elected By Faculty Election of six members of the faculty o serve on the University Council for icxt year, succeeding those whose terms expire at the close of the present ses-. ion, took place Wednesday aftemoor* it the faculty meeting. The new members elected are- Pressors W. H. Callcott of the history lepartment; E. C. Coker of the math lepartment; S. M. Derrick, economic de>artment; E. L. Greene, ancient lanfuages; O. L. Keith, Romance lanjuages; and Dr. G. F. Lipscomb, proessor of chemistry. Prof. Callcott was elected~ti succeed nmsclf, while the others succeed Proessor, F. W. Bradley, J. B. Colon,an, ?V. E. Hoy, George McCutchen and G. Wauchope. The next meeting of the University rounc,l will be next Wednesday at ?:15 o'clock in the registrar's office. 'vH '