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? 4 |P' CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA | IIMARGARET DIAL t/Y/ f ? -Jl r IS MAY QUEEN //l(7 TU,T,0N FEES I _J EXCITE COMMENT UNIVERSITY OF J?f SOUTH CAROLINA * |p' Volume XXIV, No. 23 ?? fV^rW^W T COLUMBIA, S. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1931 p ^ ^ M U Lit TUITION BILL IS PROTESTED BY STUDENTS ' Some Who Borrowed Money To Attend University Tell of Significance Seventy per cent of the University of South Caroling students interviewed at random, declare they cannot complete their university educations if tuition fees are raised as the legislature proposes.Of 100 representative students, 70 sec no hope of return with tuition $60 higher for those who have paid hitherto and $100 extra expense for students whose free tuition is abolished by the bill. Only nine of the 100 know that their finances will tide them across the educational crisis created by the increased tuition bill. The remaining 21 are dubious of their ability to pay higher fees in a period of depression. Nearly 50 of the 70 who must leave if tuition fees arc increased from $40 to $100 annually see the end of their college careers written in the bill. About 12 others of these plan to emigrate to outof-state colleges, and only 8 say they will continue at other South Carolina colleges. By increasing Clemson and Winthrop tuition fees to $75 ?nnuall, the same bill completely blots out the opportunities fo "college families" consisting of two or three brothers and sisters now variously enrolled at the University, Clemson, or Winthrop. No effort was made to select impoverished students for the interview. The 100 who answered questions represent a cross-section of the 1,700 boys and girls at the university, and include nearly 25 per cent of fraternity and sorority students, who appear the least affected. The interviews disclose that the poor pay the price most dearly. Typical interviews arc quoted: "It was by being able to secure free tuition that three years after I finished high school in 1926, I left work and entered the university in 1929," states C. W. Cox, Jr., sophomore from Florence. "So far, I have gone only $40 in debt to secure a college education, but I have had to figure closely. If tuition (Continued on page eight) DELEGATES WILL TOUR IN NORTH Itinerary To Include Trip Through North Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D. C. The delegation from the University that is to attend the Blue Ridge conference this Rummer from June 15-25 is to make a tour of North Carolina, Virigina and Washington, D. C., just , proceeding the Blue Ridge conference, i according to the announcement from . the Y. M. C. A. office at Flinn Hall. Students already signed up for the t trip include J. Sam Taylor, H. E. i Cones, Fred Graham, Sam Galloway, J. H. Galloway, Vernon Spears, John ; Roughton, J. A. Fincher and h. O. Bell. Others anticipate going. j The Glee Club bus will leave Flinn , Hall on June 10 proceeding by ] Raleigh, through Chapel Hill and i puke University and on to Wash- ] mgton where they will spend two days. | The Y. M. C. A. is making arrange-ITOents at Washington to have the students make a tour of all of the bcauti- i ful sights around the capital. An atcmpt will be mado to see President Hoover anjl other notable men around the capitol the same time. Included in the itinery will be Robert E. Lee's ?ld home at Arlington and Mt. Vernon, the former home of George Washington. On the way back toward Blue . Ridge, the bus will come down through ^ (Contiued on page Seven) ' it.'- ! > /> v\ .. * -IN I S / ^ ^ T . . . X . MHH| I ^BP;''*J' Margaret Dial of Columbia, a Ga ciass, who was chosen May Queen Taylor, also of Columbia, was runner MARGARET E UNIVERSITY May Queen Coronation Probably Be Held On Front Campus In a racc featured by the hottest political activity seen at the University in many years, Margart Dial of Columbia, yas elected May Queen for the University Friday by a majority of 133 votes over Willie B. Taylor, also of Columbia. Miss Dial is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Fraser Dial. She is a junior in the school of arts and sciences, a member of Gamma Sigma, petitioning Pi Deta Phi, a member of the Damas club, Green Room club, and at the coronation exercises last year was maid to the May Queen. The first race which was held last Friday eliminated two of the candidates, Elizabeth Belser of Columbia, and Rowena Jones of Clinton. In this race Miss Dial only lacked 19 votes of securing the majority necessary for election. False charges of stuffing the ballot box and others were hurled back and forth in the first election. Intense excitement prevailed among the backers of all candidates during both races, and several fist fights were narrowly averted. Miss Taylor will be the maid of honor in the coronation ceremonies which will take place Friday, May 1. The exercises will probably be held on the part of the campus facing Sumter street. Dr. D. M. Douglas, president of the University will crown the queen. The maids to the queen are as follows: Twenty-nine girls have so far been chosen to attend the queen in the coronation ceremonies. Several others may possibly be chosen. The ones selected are Jane Gibbcs, Virginia Guerry, Charlotte Cokcr, Dorothy Marsh, Dot Byrd, Jettie Fdwards, Geraldine Bryan, Franklyn Donelan, Adair Aiken, Frances Keith, Sarah Davis, Jane Bayard, Lucilla Mikcll, Elizabeth Belser, Sadie I?loyd, Ruth DuRant, Mary Haws, Clara Martin, Mil:lrcd Utscy, Alice Griffin, Sara Crawford, Flattie Mac Still, Katheryn Martin, Carolyn Cowan, Elizabeth Withers, Elizabeth Creighton, Dcna Citron, Roseyn Keyserling, > awl Ethel Galloway. Students Char? Pies To L When an entire class has the audacity | o order a supply of Eskimo pics from a Irug store and tell them to charge them o the dean of the school, all of them nust be either certain that they are gong to fail their course or that they have mch good marks that the professor can't lunk them. \ I -W'A ' v in-* \ ? . * uiain: *********** ??> ? \ . : . ^' ' ^ >:-yjk,^:: 1 < ' '' ? I " ?11 ^jil Courtesy of The State mma Sigma and member of the junior over three other nominees. Willie B. up ?AL ELECTED ( MAY QUEEN RULES STRICT ON NEW REORGANIZED ATHLETIC COUNCIL Selecting a small group of girls who have taken an active part in the several sports offered to the coeds, the Council of the Woman's Athletic Association reorganized the association at a meeting last Tuesday afternoon iti the gym. In the past, every woman student registered in the University has been eligible to membership in the association, allowed to vote, and required to attend only two business meetings per year in order to be present at the final banquet held at the close of the year. Membership in the reorganized association, according to the new constitution, will be limited to those girls who have participated in at least one tournament. Since there are four tournaments during the year, members can be admitted at several different times in the course of the year. In order to remain an active member of the association, the girls must participate in two tournaments during the year. There arc two tennis tournaments, spring and fall, a basketball tournament and a hockey tournament. Awards are to be presented to those considered worthy by the council and the directors of physical education for women. To be even considered by the council, a girl must have taken part in at least two tournaments each year for two consecutive years during which she must have been a member of the association. The active members of the association will be allowed to vote, to be eligible for a place on the council, and granted all privileges of the association. Inactive members, those who have been excused from strenuous exercise by the physical education faculty, will also be allowed to vote but will not be eligible for any position on the council. re Eskimo )ean McKissick I Such is true even though it is hard to believe. The entire class of nine students, enrolled in Journalism 36, called up Burnett's Drug Store Wednesday afternoon, told them to send nine Eskimo pies to the journalism laboratory and to (Continued on page eight) N 'V , I 5T TU1 STUDENT BODY MEETING CALLED CANDIDATES TO SPEAK Stokes, Brailsford, DuPre And Adair Possibly Run For President A meeting of the student body will be held Wednesday night at 8:00 o'clock in the chapel, by order of Yates Williams, president of the student body. All of the candidates for student body offices will be allowed to make political speeches and to present their platforms to the public. Election of the president, vice-president, and secretary and treasurer of the student body for next year will be held Thursday, according to decision by the student council recently. "The nomination of these candidates will take place Monday in chapel," declares President Williams. "However, nominations will be received until Wednesday at 12 o'clock." The following arc the probable candidates for these offices as gleaned from political leaders 011 the campus: Troy Stokes, Jimmie Brailsford, J. C. DuPre, and Bryant Adair will fight it out for the presidency. For the vice-presidency, Billy Bolt, Walter Sims, Ed Ninestein, and Yancy McLcod are in the race. It is rumored that Ruth Ellsworth, prominent coed, will run for secretary and treasurer against Tommy Reynolds and Melton Goodstcin. For the first time in several years, the candidates will be expected to present their wares to the public in an open meeting. This new move is backed by practically all the prominent students at the University, and all of the candidates will probably make speeches. RECHECK SENIOR PHYSICAL EXAM *'No diplomas will be issued to seniors until a recheck has been made of their medical charts," warns Mrs. Madden. "But in spite of the short time until the end of this semester few students have come in as yet." Over one-half of the patients in the infirmary this week have influenza; the others are there for more or less minor illnesses. The flu patients are: Roy Stokes, Paul Brown, Virgil Mezzell, M. H. Young, Jack Hall, Paul Turket, J. R. Turket, and R. S. Rodgcrs. W. C. Martin is back in the infirmary after a recent operation for the removal of his appendix. J. H. Wolf, Guy Barnes, I,. M. Bethca, Pete Parker, and Rita Morton have been in during the past week with various and sundry other ailments. u. s. c. Meriwether Given Social Science Grant Rosenwald Fund Appropriates Money To Complete Investigations ; Other Colleges Recipients Professor Robert I,. Meriwether, of ( the University of South Carolina, was ( recently made recipient of one of the ten grants by the social science research council to facilitate studies already under way. < The grants were made possible by an i appropriation to the council from the Julius Rosenwald fund of Chicago, to facilitate the completion of important investigations in historical, social, economic, and political problems of special interest to the South, and to stimulate the provision of more liberal support for social research in southern educational institutions. Professors from the following southern colleges and universities received the grants: North Carolina College for Women, Louisiana State University Law School, University of Florida, Washington and Lee University, Birmingham Southern College, Shorter College, University of Chattanooga, University of Mississippi, and University of Oklahoma. *\ ( TION BH| I m - -j?^ ;,1-SS' ' "^W Vlsal I L;V:' Hfi , :,; J. WOOD ROW LEWIS LEWIS ELECTED SOCIETY LEADER TAYLOR VICE-PRESIDENT Publication Board, Debating Council, Student Council, And Other Representatives Named J. Woodrow Lewis, of Hartsville, was clcctcd president of the Clariosophic Literary Society last Tuesday night. Lewis, a junior, is a very prominent student on the campus. He is an outstanding debater and a member of the debating council. lie is now secretary and treasurer of the student body and a member of Kappa Sigma Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa honorary fraternities and of the International "Relations Club, of which organization he is president. J. Sam Taylor, of Columbia, junior, president of the Y. M. C. A. and member of Kappa Sigma Kappa. Omicron Delta Kappa, and Phi Pi Phi fraternities was elected vice-president. Ralph Derrick of Columbia, a junior, was elected literary critic. Derrick is associate editor of the "Carolinian." Other officers selected were: James H. Galloway of Lynchburg, member of the debating team and associate editor of the "Carolinian," secretary; Harry Singletary 01 Cowards, treasurer; Kldridge Baskm of Bishopville, secretary of Sigma Chi fraternity, recorder; J. A. Bigham of Anderson, sergeant-at-arms; Alan Schater of Dillon, reporter of the "Gamecock." J. H. Glenn, Lonnie Causey, and J. II. Jeflfaris were elected to the board of pardons and \\. C. Peeton and J. R. Hell were selected monitors. J. W. Brown of Bishopville and Troy T. Stokes of Timinonsville, were elected to the debating council. Both of these are prominent debaters, Stokes having been secretary of the debating council this year. Brown is a member of Blue Key. honorary fraternity, and Stokes is a member of Kappa Sigma Kappa, Delta Sigma Pi and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternities. John Bolt Culbertson of Laurens, member of Blue Key honorary fraternity and 1. C. Iiankins, of Lake View, prominent debater were clcctcd to the student board of publications. John A. Giles, if Greenville, member of Kappa Sigma Kappa and pledge to Sigma Delta Chi fraternity was elected to the student council. Giles is also assistant managing nditor of the "Gamecock" and advertising manager of the "Carolinian." u. s. c. NO BACON 'Stoo bad for all these student assistants and holders of normal scholarships. Harken to this message that Treasurer Welborne hung by his window. "Student assistants and normal scholarships checks will be paid as soon as the legislature adjourns and the general appropriation bill is approved by the Governor. "No provision was made for the Payment of these checks for the month of April until the completion of the appropriation bill. Signed, Treasurer.'* % , -'vV-- -v/v-v v- )i 'A- t .! l ! *.!y't' . Ma v Ui RAISE FINANCE GROUP HEARS STOKES ON TUITION FEE As Head Of Student Committee Speaks To Senate Body Protesting against the Senate finance committees bill to abolish free tuition and to raise the present fees at the state owned educational institutions, a committee of nine students, representing the student body of the University of South Carolina appeared before the Senate finance committee Tuesday afternoon. < "The increased tuition fees will tend to reduce the number of students coming from families of small incomes," declared Troy T. Stokes of Timmonsville, chief spokesman for the group. "If the bill is passed the number of out-of-state students at the University will be greatly decreased." More than half of the students enrolled at the University come from families whose income is less than $1,500 annually, according to statistics presented bv the committee. "The average age of a graduate of the University is 23 years and if the students have to borrow money to complete their education, they will be handicapped," said Stokes. "At 23 a man should be married, but if he has to repay several .< hundred dollars back to the state in tuition fees, he would not be able to get married." Although he was not a member of the committee, R. H. Atkinson, representative from Sumter County, appeared also before the oemmittee and asked that the proposed bill be killed. He said that the white students would have to have more than a high school education to keep ahead of the colored students. I lie state will reap more in the long run if it gave free tuition," he said. 1 he committee was appointed by Yates Williams, president of the student body and was composed of tiie following: 1 rov I. Stokes of Timmonsville, J. W. Lewis of Hartsville, Wilson O. Weldon of Columbia. Lewis H. Wallace of Kingstree, Katheryn Martin of Anderson, Dorothy Marsh of Edgefield, J. JI. Galloway of Lynchburg, Tommie Hankins of Lake View, and Mason Brunson of Florence. STUDENTS HEAR FAMOUS WRITER Grant M. Hyde, Professor Of Journalism At University Of Wisconsin, Speaks To Group Declaring that opportunities for graduates of schools of journalism in the newspaper field arc more numerous today than in any other period in its history, Prof. Grant M. Hyde of the journalism department of the University of Wisconsin, one of the leading journalism teachers in the country, addressed ?i group of hnglish and Journalism students here Wednesday. "As recently as 1911 a college education was a drawback to obtaining a job on a New York newspaper. Now, from 70 to 80 per cent of the editorial employees of these same papers are college trained." Collegiate publications arc exceptional as a medium for training the embryo journalist, if the system of editing is efficient. The college reporter should be shown his mistakes and not allowed to publish slip-shod copy which will lead him into a habit of submitting work of this type. "The question is often asked: 'What is the value of a journalism school?' It has been necessary for us to develop a specific answer for this question. The "" student should indulge in a liberal education and the function of the school of journalism is to aid the student in correlating this liberal education and applying it to newspaper work."