The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, May 08, 1931, Page Page Eight, Image 8
May Queen
Was Bea
Amid the most beautiful outclooi
spectacle that Carolina has witnessed ii
many years Miss Margaret Dial, of Columbia,
was crowned queen of the May
by Doctor Douglas on the campus quadrangle
Friday night at 8 o'clock.
The campus on the Sumter street side
of the Maxcy Monument was a lovely
scenc which well set off the dignified
and elaborate court ceremonies. Colored
lanterns and arches of flowers greatly
added to the scene.
The dais on which the queen was
crowned was covered with white, with
gold draperies over the background.
Miss Dial, gowned in a long cream
silk robe, carried a bouquet of white
lilies. Her train was borne by Oliver
Brown and Ernest Strong, clad in Oliver
Twist suits of deep cream satin.
The queen was presented to Doctor
Douglas by Yates Williams, president of
the student body, after which the presi
dent of the college placed the crown on
her head.
The maid of honor, Miss Willie B.
Taylor, of Columbia, wore a blue silk
evening dress, and carried pink roses.
Henry and Stanley Morse, twin sons
of Dr. Josiah. Morse, heralded the coming
of the queen.
Thirty maids, the largest number ever
to participate in a May court, walked in
pairs through the fiower-covcrcd arches.
They wore chiffon evening dresses in
varying colors and formed a lovely picture
011 the raised dais.
u. s. c.
GIRLS TO REDUCE
(Continued from page one)
Milky Ways, Butterfingers, and such
sweets. They realize how deadly this is
to their ambitions, but they lack the willpower
to refuse?then blame it on the
candy.
Exercises arc also practiced such as,
"bicycling," kicking feet over chairs,
bending of the body in all directions,
somersaults, and practically every contortion
imaginable. These get their results
but are very streneous and easy to forget.
Girls have signed pledges among themselves
resolving not to eat certain foods,
to dodge the dear ole drug, and to take
the exercises faithfully, but it all comes
back in the end to the same old words:
"Resolutions! Yes, we make them, not to
keep them, but to break them?for, we're
only poor weak mortals after all!"
I advise these girls to cat and grow
thin, laugh and grow fat, and to keep
that school girl complexion.
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Nozv Playing
ROBERT MONTGOMERY
in
" SHIP MATES "
BILLY HOUSE
in
"THOU SHALT NOT"
I Act?News
Monday-Tuesday-lVednesday
TALLULAHBANKHEAD
in
" TARNISHED LADY "
CHARLIE CHASE
"LOOSER THAN LOOSE"
Screen Song
News
A Paramount?Publix Theatre
Now Playing
" GUN SMOKE "
with
RICHARD ARLEN
MARY BRIAN
Monday-Tuesday
"Mr. Lemon of Orange"
With
EL BRENDEL
FIFI DORS AY ,
Wednesday-Thursday
" ITS A WISE CHILD "
with
MARION DA VIES
SIDNEY BLACKMER
JAMES GLEASON
POLLY MORAN
Coronation
utifulAffair
> Carolina Students To
Coach Hi School Play
"Cock Robin," a play written by Elmer
Rice and Phillip Harry, which will
I be presented soon at Columbia High
I School, is being coached by Ellie Thomas
and Francis Letton, Carolina students.
This play is to be the biggest production
of the year by the high school Dramatic
club. The action takes place during
the rehearsal and first night of an
amateur production, and is a sinystery
thriller. The old question, "Who Killed
Cock Robin?" is presented to the audience,
and it is a clever man who could
solve it.
Philip Barry and Elmer Rice are well
known to the play-going public. "Street
Scene" by Rice, and "Tomorrow and
Tomorrow" by Barry arc two of their
best known works.
Among the high school students who
arc taking part in the play arc Bernard
Hester, president of the Dramatic club,
who has acted in several Town Theatre
productions, Dora Hopkins, also a member
of the Player's club of the Town
Treatre, Elinor Withers, and Hobby
Humphlett, who took the juvenile leads
in "The Young Idea," Amelia Fowlcs,
Rudolph Warner, and Henry Woodward.
u. s. c.
College Drug Store
Carries Varried Line
"We used to handle drugs, but now we
have to carry everything from wristwatches
to tooth brushes. The public expects
it," said Doctor Burnett, custodian
of that emporium, a panacea for student
wants for the past several 'decades.
Burnett's Drug Store.
"It is nothing unusual for them to come
in to borrow a slicker, or order an umbrella
or a stick of chewing gum or a
box of matches. The owner of a drug
store which carries nothing but drugs is
now considered a 'sissy.'"
They say a man is known by the company
he keeps, but the corner druggist
(?) learns a lot about character
from the things he sells. There is the
coed who comes in for her cold cream
and powder, the Phi Beta Kappa who
comes in for theme paper and fountain
pens, the typical collegian who comes in
for his copy of Judge or College Humor.
Now what would a Carolina student
want with buttermilk or a dope with ammonia
early in the morning? You guess,
we have.
Such is the perplexing problem that
confronts the modern druggist especially
when he has turned collegiate. Rut
what would we do without him? For this
is the age of consolidation, gustatory
condensation, intellictual conflagration,
and amalgamated dispensation.
u. s. c.
Evelyn: "He proposed to me under the
influence of the moonlight."
Juddy: "Are you sure, dear, it wasn't
the influence of the moonshine?"
Golfer: "Terrible links, caddy, terrible."
Caddy: "Sorry, sir, you left the links
an hour ago."
Salesman: "Any business?"
Sam. Well, yes. My wife gave me
some orders this morning."
And here's a Chicago love-lyric:
'Say! Wotsa big idcar?
She don't love me?ha!
'At's fidelity for ya, ain't it now!
At's wot I calls a dirty gyp.
Vw, get outta here before I bustya one!
"I wouldn't stop in Clemson,
stranger. Everything there is dull."
'Good. I'm a scissors grinder."
Co: "Have you ever loved another
girl like me?"
Ed: "Of course not. I'd be broke if I
had!"
Coed: Honey, are you thinking of
me?
Bored Date: Oh, was I laughing?
I'm sorry. Pardon me?
Operator?'Number, please?"
Ex-Convict?V Say?don't git funny.
I been using a name for two weeks 1"
So, you hadda swell vacation in the
mountains? Did you have a guide?"
"Only my conscience."
Judge?Why did you steal that $50,000?
Accused?I was hungry.
Boy: It seems to me you'd be glad
to marry an economical man.
Girl: O, yeah, I guess so?but it
isn't much fun being engaged to one.
THE VALUE
As Professor R. L. Meriweth
Chapel Lai
Our history department is built upon
two fundamental facts or principles. The
first is that to understand the present it
is absolutely necessary to understand the
main lines of its development from the
past. The other is that nothing is better
fitted for making a cultivated individual
than the study of the rise of the culture
of the race. The first of these principles
makes history a social science, the other
makes it a branch of literature.
The fundamental courses in the department
give a comprehensive survey of
European and American history, History
11-12, and 21-22. These two years of
work serve as an introduction to the
more advanced courses for those who
will carry their history further, and
give to those who will follow other lines
at least a general idea of the backgrounds
of our civilization.
There are fifteen semester courses offered
for juniors and seniors. The most
useful and on the whole the most popular
of these are the detailed studies of
the recent history of Europe, of England,
of the United Staes, of our neighboring
Lain-American counries, and of this
state. The other courses are studies of
periods more remote, which have nevertheless
a vital bearing on the beginnings
of our present-day problems
For the student who takes an interest
in public affairs, for those who have some
desire to go into the public service, either
under the Federal, state or local government,
whether as teacher, agent or other
official, and for those whose profession?
law, for instance, is closely allied to the
public service?for all these history offers
a logical choice as major.
(
History a Social Science
Rut history is not only one of the
social sciences furnishing indispensable
equipment for better citizenship. It is
also one of the literary studies which
arc usually considered as primarily cultural
in their purpose. The material of
history includes an infinite variety of
all that deals with man's aspirations and
progress towards the higher and finer
things of life. And the analysis of historical
material, the interpretation and
organization of it?whether in the simple
tasks of reading on definite topics, or on
more pretentious reports?all make for
clear and effective thinking; for the best
type of mental training.
We do not ordinarily call it practical,
this cultural and mind-training service of
history and the literary studies, but it
Writer Gives R
for Kissing h
By Exchange Service
No children, mama and papa
weren t exactly angels cither when
they were young. They may condemn
the actions of the younger generation,
but they were not as tame and inoccnt
.as they would like to seem. The
following article, taken from the
Emory Wheel, was published in the
Emory Phoenix back in 1895. Written
when courtly gallantry was at its
height, it shows that the younger
generation of that day also had a
technique in the art of kissing.
"Kissing is, or should be made, one
of the fine arts. While there is no
immediate danger of its becoming one
of the lost arts, or even lapsing into
innocuous desuetude, still it is just as
well to do what we can to keep it up
as an art standard. For haaven's sake
don't make a business of it, and don't
jump at it with your hat in one hand
and your overshoes in the other. Don't
pounce down on a woman's lips as
you would on a piece of watermelon,
or a ripe tomato and bend her head
back until you hear the bones crack
in the back of her neck. Don't glue
your face to hers and have a good
time all to yourself while you're flattening
her nose on one of your checks.
Don't take her by both cars and look
into her eyes and try to grab it quick;
you are sure to bump noses. These
are a few of the things to avoid. A
few general rules will now be given
which may at all times be safely observed.
Tenor: After I'd sung my first encore
I heard a gentleman from one of the papers
call out, "Fine! Fine I"
Freshman: Dear me?and did you have
to pay it?
Ambulances go right through red
lights. But that's no" novelty to many of
their customers.
Says Ripley?The god of the underworld
invented boxing!
Motoring Mike says: "Not all the
wooden headed drivers are on the golf
course."
Jjfe v- ;v. v. , . i,. ? .
OF HISTORY
* ' * '
er Told the Upperclassmen in .
st Tuesday
is education in the truest sense of the
word, and after all there is nothing more
practical. Many students are not ready
to choose a profession until college work
has been completed, and add the course
that has been primarily literary in its
emphasis, one which has made a cultivated
person of the student, has given
him or her a priceless advantage in the
mastery of whatever profession or occupation
is to be followed.
From this standpoint then history offers
itself as a splendid major. Others
likewise will answer this purpose, so that
one may take his choice. One's major
should be, for the best achievement, his
chief interest.
The Teaching of History
The person who intends to teach histdry
in the junior or senior high school
should have, I think, a special word of
encouragement, and warning. Almost
anyone will undertake to teach history;
he may not like it, he may know nothing
about it, but somehow, he thinks, it will
be simple enough to teach. The result is
that there is an undue proportion of history
teachers in the schools who have
no real knowledge of the subject. And
as standards in the schools, I would
earnestly advise you not to try to increase
the number. At the same time
the opportunity for the really interested
and well-prepared teacher of history is
better than ever before, for as positions
open up, by the death, discharge, or
marriage of the unfit, it is the student
who has had comprehensive and systematic
training, that can expect the job.
The varied nature of the material of
history and the fact that it lies at the
foundation of an understanding of the
present day, makes it associate itself
readily with a number of subjects. The
minors which naturally suggest themselves
are its allied studies in the social
sciences, economics, sociology and government.
But as a literary subject, it
affiliates with equal readiness with English
and the other modern languages.
Nor is the list complete without mention
of the sciences; a student primarily interested
in the development of modern
material civilization is immediately impressed
by the revolutionary effects upon
it of modern science, and can very properly
minor in one of the sciences to get
a better appreciation of that influence.
In other words, the selection of the
minor should be determined by the student's
particular interest in his major
subject.
ed Hot Rules
i Gay Nineties
"Stand a little bit behind her, just
on the right side. Place you left arm
diagonally about her form, extending
from her right shoulder down to and
partially around her waist until the
ends of your fingers touch her belt
buckle. If she doesn't wear a belt
buckle, the arm will get there just
the same. Take it easy; don't get excited.
Take your right hand and gently
brush the golden ringlets from the left
side of her alabaster brow, looking
meantime into the liquid depths of her
azure eyes. Take it easy.
"Don't get excited. Let your hand
rest gently for a moment on the warm
velvet of her pink and white left
cheek. Then gently work the muscles
of the right arm until her right cheek
rests firmly on your left shoulder, just
over the watch pocket. Take it easy;
don't be in a hurry; it'll keep. Send a
little energy along the line of the left
arm. Now stand still as long as you
can. Then remove your right hand
from her left check, letting it drop
gently under her chin. Work muscles
of your right arm gently. Take it
easy; don't hurry. As the chin rises,
work neck muscles and let your head
fall gently forward. Now a little more
action down the left arm, and as the
ripe lips, like twin rose-buds, part,
revealing pearly gates behind, through
which there steals the warm, sweet
perfume of her fragrant breath, then?
well, you know the rest as well as I
do?only take it easy; don't hurry;
it can't get away, and it would not if
it could I"
HERBERT HEADS
SERVICE GROUPS
(Continued from page one)
Bostick, Mike Brown, Thomas Hankins,
R. L. Kcaton, Bill Gillespie, Bob Wham,
Wallace Thomas, Allen Rollins, Dennis
Hudson, and Clifford Brown.
The retiring officers of the fraternity
arc: Roger Pinckncy, Jr., of Beaufort,
president; J. C. Wilson of Lynchburg,
vice-president; W. C. Herbert, secretary;
Allen Correll, treasurer; J. S. Taylor of
Columbia, scrgcant-at-arms; and Lewis
H. Wallace, scribe. The new officers will
be inaugurated at the next meeting. |
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Campus Tricks
Rarely Change
Political Practicies Remain Unchanged
Through Passing
of Colege Years
Students often look aghast upon the
tricks practiced by the master politicans
on the campus to sway votes to their candidates,
and bemoan the future of open
politics at Carolina. But when one looks
back over past years and consider the
practices then in vogue, the thought
comes to us that politics never change,
but like youth?remain eternal 1
Seniors remember the hectic days of
the Don Russell and Tom Craig regime,
whtn politics overwhelmed the campus
and the ancient Honor Code was
abolished by consent of students and
faculty alike. Fiery debates were waged
in chapel when students appealed the decisions
of the Honor Committcer. Moot
courts in the Law Building were nothing
compared to the scenes in chapel
when Professor Mercer and "Shaflcspearean"
Harry Hamlet held the spotlight
in student eyes.
Twenty-five years ago, a system of
political trickery ran the Carolina campus.
Elections were fixed to a large degree
as they are today. Opposing factions
had secret conferences before elections
as has been known to happen in
recent times. The highest honor on the
campus at this time was the junior presidency
of either of the literary societies.
Meetings were then held on Saturday
nights and long and eloquent orations
occupied the attention of the members.
Time flies, says the poet, but politics
are age-old and never change!
GUARANTEED METHOD OF
PASSING EXAMS
1. Inform the professor beforehand
how easy you think his exam will be.
2. Cut the last class before exam.
3. Don't memorize any formulas; it is
much more interesting to develop them if
necessary. Besides there is always the
chance that you will cause the instructor
to regard you in a different light.
4. Do not do any last minute studying
as it will clog up your brain. Go to a
show the night before; it helps lift the
load of care off your mind.
5. Try to schedule three exams in one
day so as to get through.
6. When you turn your paper in say,
Huh! That was a cinch." The professor
will then realize how well you know the
subject and will he tempted to overlook
small mistakes.
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ROWENA JONES
Rowcna Jones in Thr Gamecock
contest this year was voted the most
intellectual girl at Carolina. She
recently received a bid to Phi Beta
Kappa, is pledged to Chi Delta Phi,
literary society, and is a member of
Alhpa Kappa Gamma.
Rowena is ex-president of Alpha
Delta Pi, and of Women's Pan-Hellenic.
Also she is cx-president of j
Bohemian house. She is an assistant
in the art department, and painted the
curtain for the play, "Fashion," recently
given at the Town Theatre.
Rowena is vice-president of the
Girls' Glee Club, also author of the
production they will/ shortly give. She
is from Clinton, where her father is
a Presbyterian minister, and a member
of the faculty of P. C.
PATRICK LEARDO
One of the best-known and bestliked
fellows on the campus is "Patsy"
Leardo. Pat came to Carolina in '27
from Newark, New Jersey, and made
his freshman numerals in football. He
has played on the varsity for two
years.
Patsy is Treasurer of the Block "C", !
is a member of the A. S. C. E., a
senior in the engineering school and
he made Blue Key this year. He was
state boxing champion in the middleweight
division. He is now president
of the Yankee Clubl
FR1ERS0N TALKS
ON S. C. DIVORCE
Dr. J. N. Frierson, dean of the Law .
School, spoke on "Divorce in South
Carolina" to the local chapter of Sigma
Upsilon at its meeting Wednesday night
with Carlisle Roberts on the Epworth
Orphanage campus.
Dean Fricrson's talk was based on a
paper published in the April issue of the
University of North Carolina Law Review.
The following men were electcd:
M. H. Shepherd, Carl Brown, Ralph Derrick,
Miller Simpson, Dr. E. T. Bonn of
the department of history (honorary),
Dr. D. D. Wallace (honorary), and
Dean Frierson (honorary).
CHEERLEADER-ELECTION
Election of the cheerleader for next
year will be held by secret ballot Tuesday.
At this writing, it is rumored that
Charles Bushaw and Buford Worthy |
will be the only candidates.
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