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n * k r* Prizes Are Given For Best Stories , IN THE GAMECOCK R. L. Keaton and W. B. King Win Theater Tickets for Prize Stories ' sT\ ' Prizes have been offered by the editor of Tiie GamUcock for the best stories written for publication by a member of the staff. Competition began with the publication of the first issue and an award of theatre passes is made each week. Every two weeks two passes to one of the theatres are given the writer of the best news article during the preceding two weeks and on the odd week one pass is Riven the writer of the best feature or human interest story during a similar period. The awards hJtVe resulted in the gathering of a better grade of stories. R. L. Keaton, alumni editor, was de. clarcdvthc writer of the best news-article appearing in the first two issues, written by one eligible for the competition. W. B. King, 1iews editor, won the first contest on the feature stories, with Ethel Gallo? way and J. H. Calloway winning honor gable mention. All staff members are eligible except ~those holding the rank of associate editor, <->or above. The editor and any two of his associates are the judges. IDGEFIEU) PAPER i HAS ANNIVERSARY "The Advertiser" Was Founded by the Second President of the University The Iidgefield Advertiser, South Carolina's oldest newspaper, which was founded by Maximilian LaBorde, ' the second president of the University of South Carolina, on February 7, 1836, celebrated its ninety-fifth aiuiiversary this past week. The paper has been in the same family for 57 years. Its present editor, J. L. Minis, who has served for 29 years, has a son, Mathcw H. Mims, now a junior here at the University. Mr. Minis' daughter, Miss Eleanor Minis, who recently received \hcr M.A. degree from the IJniver' sity, chose as her thesis a sketch of the editors of The Advertiser. u. s. c. SORORITIES ASKED TO MAKE RUSHING RULES Pan-Hellenic has requested each sorority to submit several rushing rules before the next meeting. By combining these rules with some of the old ones they intend to publish a new set which is to be kept on permanent record and used in the coming rushing seasons. The time of meeting was changed from 7:30 to 5 p. m. on the first Friday of each month. u. s. c. i. A Clemson Kaydet says that an ass on * the farm is worth two on the faculty. She: Won't you make love to njc, Charles? He: But you are so cold. She: Well, why do you think I started this? Meet Me at CAROLINA SWEETS We Serve Regular Dinner . (All Day) 30 Cents Breakfast, 20 Cents 1 WE SERVE SUPPER GOOD PRINTING When You Want It, ? As You Want It. Programs, Mentis, Booklets, Newspapers, Magazines, Annuals THE STATE CO. ?PRINTERS? ' Candy Bars and Chewing Gum 3 for 10c ' Cigarettes, pkg., 12c, Carton, $1.19 Lucky Strikes, Camels, Old Golds, Chesterfield (S. C. Tax Extra) Do You i / 77ic University Library was ti proof zvings were added in 1927. 7 with modern steel stacks. Reading a offices occupy the west wing. I MORSELS I Ay MORSE Perhaps eventually the powers that be will realize that people can't live indefinitely on faith, hope and. charity. Follows the first of a series of typical letters back home: Dear Ma and Pa: The weather is fine, in fact it rained all week and as I take my pen in hand it is pouring. Carolina has been losing basketball games right and left, which is much better than I expected, and the , woman's building is still without a name, which I hope it always will be. The Legislature is threatening to cut the appropriations. I never felt better in my life. Everything's going just right. People are out of work and starving, judges are corrupt and politicians conscienceless, an epidemic of flu has laid several professors low, and an evangelist is in town holding Hell-fire in one hand and the collection box in the other, sowing fear and hatred. The rain continues to fall in blowing sheets, and here comes my roommate with his new shoes full of water. I hope they're ruined. Yours for another war. Your loving son, ^ Ai.phoxso. How do you pronounce "monsieur"? "Monsoor" seems to be the most popular . variety on the campus, with "monshure" and "monsir" about neck and neck for second place. One little girl around the office says "muhshure," and then there's the aflected pronunciation of the French shark, "mohsyuhr" or "mohsyer." Other varieties are "monsewer" and "nionsowcr." We remember from our high schools days a fellow who called it "mezoo." And there's a place in India called Mysore. Question: In what way does tin .ince of Wales resemble a jackass? Dorothy Dix: He doesn't. , man who can stay unmarried in his position is a genius. Furthermore, he has saved some poor girl a lot of disillusionment S. Parkes Cad man: The Prince is an amiable fellow, but hardly what one would call a good, husband and father. The word jackass, in the original Hebrew, signifies a beast of burden. I think the term is inaccurate in the Prince's case, for he has none of the responsibilities of marric(l life, which though they are sometimes burdensome are neverthless a blessing, since everything is a blessing in the long run. Let us be of good faith and hope that the Prince will change his ways. Arthur Dean: It's all his parents' fault. He was never given a chance to meet the realities of life face to face and take them at face value. Send for my helplet on Animal Training, and don't forget the stamped return envelope. Signa Serene: You are not cooperating with me. If you want me to answer your question it is absolutely necessary that you concentrate and concentrate and concentrate. Perhaps I can remove your skepticism by selling you a'copy of my book. Frederic Haskin: The Prince resembles a jackass in that htvis frequently a horse. u. s. c. * FORMER STUDENTS VISIT UNIVERSITY W. W. <Rcd) Jones and Eugene Carmichael, recent graduates of the University, visited friends here last weekend. They arc teaching at their home, Conway. * Roth Jones and Carmichael were president of the Clariosophic Literary Society while in school here. Know Your U w\>t) l /*? /?r^^ separate library building at c lie cast iving has a storage capacity itid seminar rooms, a museum> a S LIBRARY GETS ODD RECORDS Five manuscript volumes of Governor James H. Hammond's diaries and plantation records, dating back as far as 1831, one volume of Harry Hammond's census compilation and one volume of clippings relative to the Ellenton riot, are the latest acquisitions of the library. The Hammond manuscripts are written in long hand by Governor Hammond, relating a day-by-day account of activities on the Long Beach plantation, located on Long Beach Island in the Savannah river near Augusta. The diaries also narrated the sale of cotton, market transactions, dealings in slaves, the weather, and politics. Recently the library has been fortunate in acquiring other South Carolina manuscripts which have added to the Carolina section. These include a large number of letters written by and to Governor A. G. Magrath during his administration, 1864 to 1866, and a valuable collection of correspondence written by Governor David R. Williams during his administration, 1828 to 1830. 4 YOUI YOUI % i ? 1931, Lioomt 9t Mrau Tobacco . , h . \ , % ^ 1 niversity ? |flns hWB I fngv. *JK 4gB^H i JgH ^h[ P?r.-..vflflHNHE *> ^3^-6 f j r* my institution in America. Two fircof 10/),000 volumes a?id is equipped outli Carolina room, and the library ___/ Dramatic Bureau To Help Clemson Receives Request to Introduce Activity at Agricultural College That the Bureau of Dramatic Activities is extending its scope beyond the secondary schools and clubs of the State is indicated by a request from Clemson to furnish them with theatrical material. 1 he agricultural college is desirous of obtaining plays suitable both for reading and for presentation. The request came through the library department, and represents an effort to found the only dramatic group in the college. "Honestly, It's t WINCHESTER GRA ATLANTIC LIFE 702-703 Pal l EYES M Bl I TASTE t MILDER...and j BETTER TASTE / Co. KEITT CONTEST HELDJIARCH 20 SOCIETY ORATORS MEET Tryouts for Annual Award to be Held in Near Future The annual Koitt oratorical contest, at which eacli of the boys' literary societies lias three representatives, will be held March 20, according to an announcement from the Debating Council. The Euphradian and Clariosophic societies must have preliminary try-outs in the near future to select their representatives. The council suggests that this be done in plenty of time to give the winners an" opportunity to brush up their speeches. According to the rules of the contest, any society member is eligible. Speeches arc limited to 12 minutes each, and must be original. No restriction is placed upon the choice of subject. The medal was founded by Miss Anna Kcitt, who gave $500.00 towards its founding. The money was donated in honor of her father. u. 8. c. Death Claims Father Of Professor Achorn Father of History Instructor Dies Suddenly at Orlando, Florida The sympathy of the faculty and the student body is extended to Prof. Erich Achorn in the loss of his father, Edgar O. Achorn, who died suddenly at Orlando, Ha., on Feb. 13, at the age of 72. ' Mr. Achorn was born at Newcastle, Maine, and graduated from Bowdoin College in 1881. Three years later he was admitted to the bar.' He was secretary to the United States Embassy at St. Petersburg Russia, in 1896, and afterwards for several years was counselor for the Swedish Consulate in Hoston, for which service he received recognition from the king of Sweden by having bestowed on him the Order of Vasa. he Best Policy" lHAM,- General Agent INSURANCE CO. metto Bldg. ? Which is the larger of the two white squares? Do trust to your eyesight alof AY FOOL JT ells the Ti Co-ed Falls Down Steps Of Cafeteria Verna Ayer Suffers Painful Injury in Way to Breakfast "Oh, what time is it? Thirteen minutes after eight; I'll never get to breakfast in two minutes!" Yerna Ayer, resident of the Woman's Building and patron of the Woman's Cafeteria, last Monday morning rushed frantically from her room on second floor. Breathless, hungry, and scantilyclad, she arried at the stairway leading to the cafeteria. "Thank heavens, the door isn't closed yet!" she half-sobbed, and literally hurled herself down the steps. But the "hurl" was disastrous, for the heel of her shoe caught at the top step, and down, down she tumbled over precisely one-andtwenty stairs, tearing away a long, metal, linoleum guard. The crash brought out the occupants of the dining room "en masse." Miss Ayer suffered a painful injury on her right foot. But she arose gallantly and limped in to her sorely needed breakfast without any aid from the sympathetic bystanders. "And," lamented Verna to her friends later, "they had nothing but liver, anyway, and 1 hate liver 1" "But," she added laughingly, "I have the metal guard as a souvenir of my fall to breakfast 1" profe^orIjses blocks in class Dr. J. E. Copenhaver seemed to be reverting to his childhood amusements when he walked into his chemistry class last week with an armful of blocks. But the alarm of his studnets was unnecessary. He did not build towers all during class, but used his toys to simplify the teaching of organic chemistry. The reason for them was to show the difference between dextro-rotary and laevo-rotary .compounds. Buy Yellow Cab Ticket | Books ; ! SAVE 20% i 1 Passenger, 20c 2 Passengers, 10c each When in Need of Taxi Service, 'Phone 8101 YELLOW CAB CO. ! ;se n't te. YOU 'uthf > ." ill jii*f J