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If-'" ' ' - f* I CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA UniV-SC j|J: " 1 Anhur" Gry\ J^^,cg ciXj i^'"" I UNIVERSITY OF Jk SOUTH CAROLINA Volume XXVI, No. 9 , COLUMBIA, 8. 0, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1032 - ^ ^ Founded 1908 JtSird : F oster 4 Cites Figures On Contest Says Transfer Was Necessary In Order To Insure Profit On Game "The transfer of the Auburn football game from Columbia to Birmingham was due entirely to financial necessity," said Ralph K. Foster in a statement issued yesterday in reply to the recent resolutions passed by the Student Body in protest to the transfer of the game. The rest of the text of Dr. Foster's reply was as follows: "When the University Athletic Association has a disastrous season in gate receipts there is no possibility of the University Treasurer coming to its aid. Although the University Athletic Association is distinctly a part of the University it cannot be supported or even temporarily helped by funds from any other Department of the University. This condition should be as it is, but it is not this way in many schools. "During the football season, Freshman and 'Varsity, of 1932 we have had a net profit on each of the seven games played away from home. There has been a loss on six out of eight games played / in Columbia. The Clemson Freshman and 'Varsity games each gave a profit, bul the net receipts on the 'Varsity game was much lower than for several years. "Net gate receipts for 1932 received by the University Athletic Association (Continued on Pbqo 8; Column 2) u. 4. o. Bryant Scores Debate Group Charges Members Of Council, Also On Team Used Office Dishonestly Charges of corruption of former members of the Debating Council who were also on the debating team, made by Stanley Bryant of Conway at the meeting of the Clariosophic Literary Society, Tuesday night, threw that body into a tumult. Stating that he had proof that members of the Debating Council in the past who were also on the team had used their office to advance their own interests and assure themselves of a place 011 the team, Bryant proposed that the Clariosophic go into a joint session with the Euphradian and pass resolutions which would prevent the possible recurrence of the alleged dishonest actions. He declared that this could only be done by barring members of the team from sitting on the council. / Bryant's motion, after hot debating on both sides, was laid on the table by the society, and a resolution passed, which will force him to apologize for his statements if he cannot bring before the Clarisophiatis definite proof of his accusations at the regular meeting next week. i Declaring that all his statements were (Continued on Pago I; Column 3) Six Co-eds Are By Alpha 1 Initiation services of Alpha Kappa Gamma were held Wednesday evening. Following the formal initiation a buffet supper was served in honor of the new members: Lucile Grant, Josephine Griffin, Helen Middleton, Helen Mixon and Elizabeth Moore. Besides the active members of the local chapter Miss Darice Jackson, an alumna of the local circle and Miss Josephine Wharton, an alumna of the Queen's-Chicora circle, were present. Lucile Grant's home is in Columbia. She is president of Sigma Kappa, the Hypatian Literary Society; vice-president of the Quintillian Club and a mem- | eason Defenc f Three Make Straight A's F i 8 h b ur n, Killingsworth, And Long Receive Unusual Distinction Out of an enrollment of over 1400, only three regular, full-time undergraduate students made the grade of "A" in all subjects at mid-term. They were John Ingram Fishburne, Robert Blake Killingsworth, and Duncan McRae Lang. ..Fishburne is a junior in the School of Arts and Sciences, is seeking the A. B. degree and is a graduate of Columbia High School. Killingsworth, a senior in the School of Engineering, is seeking the Bachelor of Science and Chemical Engineering degrec, and is from Columbia High School. Lang, a senior in the School of Engineering, is seeking the B. S. degree 111 Chemical Engineering, and is a graduate of Camden Hifeh School. U. 8. O. ^ Granville Gives Dramatic Recital Lectures In Drama And Modern Theatre In Several English Classes The Palmetto Players of the University sponsored the first of a series of dramatic presentations in Drayton Hall last Wednesday night when V. L. Granville, the well known English actor, gave a recital of dramatic interludes portray- ( ing famous characters throughout the ( ages. Mr. Granville's presentation was divided into two parts, the first includ- , ing characters from the ancient times ] and the second including modern char- j acters. On Tuesday, Granville appeared on the , campus before several of the English | classes and lectured on drama and gave i selections from Shakespeare and several | other classical authors. ( In commenting on the effect of motion | pictures, Granville said, "Motion pictures deadens the critical faculties since they ' leave nothing to the imagination." lie < went on to urge that students practice critical observation of the actors in the moving pictures instead of just taking the pictures like a dose of drugs. u. s. o. ' Matinee Is Given For Carolina-Auburn Game ! *- ? ? < A football matinee will be held in the Field House tomorrow afternoon, ^ starting at 3:30 p. in., to hear a play by-play account of the Auburn game j it was announced Tuesday by Dr. Ralph K. Foster, director of student activities. 1 The matinee will be fre.c to all stu- ( dents and will be given under the j auspices of the Athletic association. This move was decided upon after < the recent meeting of the Student < Body held to protest the removal of i the Auburn game to Birmingham. Initiated Zappa Gamma ber of the Pan-Hellenic Council, the student board of publications, the Carolina Christian Service club, and the Woman's Athletic Association. ' Josephine Griffin, of Columbia, is co- ( ed news editor of The Gamccock. She * is a member of the Euphrosynean Liter- * ary Society, the Debating Council, Chi 1 Delta Phi, and the Woman's Athletic Association. i Helen Middleton only recently came to ' the University from George Washington ' University where'she was an outstanding ' student. She is an associate editor of 1 The Gamecock, a member of the Garnet (Continued on Pag* l( Column ) i Lnds Is Trail Change Of Ga: Forth S Students Air Other Grievances And To Investigate Certain Es Are Und A meeting of the Student Body last Tuesday night called to discuss the transfer of the Auburn game from Columbia to Birmingham, after first appointing committees to see the authorities concerning the change, took up further grievances and drew up a petition to the authorities to investigate certain existing conditions. Among the conditions into which an investigation was asked were the high prices at the canteen, the book store, and the pressing club, the payment of the dollar extra at the Clemson game, lack of the jurisdiction of the faculty over Ball And Nine Students Take Trip To Tenn. Professor T. F. Ball, of the School of Engineering, and nine students left early Thursday morning to attend the Student Conference of the American Institute of Electrical Engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. The conference began Thursday and will extend through Saturday. Students accompanying Professor Ball were Alee R. Urquhart, II. G. Smith, E. C. Sallcy, D. J. Bclk, Leon Gelson, E. C. Cardwcll, Jr., J. R. Hopkins, P. P. Griffith, and J. B. Dent. Faculty advisers and students from seventeen colleges will he represented at the inference. Professor Ball and his student companions will visit the hydro-electric plants of the Aluminum Electric Company of Tennessee and make an inspection of the Waterville Ilydro-electric development at Waterville, N. C., which belongs to the Carolina Po\fer and Light Company. Following the excursion through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, the party will return to Columbia, Sunday. U. S. O. Dr. J. L. Tryon To Speak Here Dr. James L. Tryon, Director of Admission at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, will describe the work of that department in an address to Engineering students Saturday morning from 10 to 11 D'clock in room 102 Sloan college. Dr. ' Pryon is making a National tour speakng at various colleges throughout the ; United States. AH engineering students who attend the address will be excused from any , :lasses they have at that period. Ex- 1 :use slips will be given out at the , lecture. Dr. Tryon will arrive at the Univcrsity Friday afternoon and during his , stay will be the guest of Prof. R. L. , Sumwalt of the Engineering departnent. Students who wish to talk to Dr. Tryon may make arrangements to lo so through Professor Sumwalt. ^ ( Dr. O. L. Keith Receives Honor Prof. Oscar L. Keith, of the romance anguage department, was elected to the , ;xecutive committee of the South Atlan- j ic Modern Langaugc Association at the ( :Iose of the fifth annual meeting held in j Atlanta recently. ? ( Professor Keith, accompanied by a ! lumber of students and instructors in t lis department, attended the meeting. Dr. ( Cieorge R. Coffman, head of the English department of the University of North ] Carolina was elected president. j It was decided that next year's meeting will be held at Duke University. t / . , '>-A .. ,;. ^ < - ? With isfer Oi m e Calls tudent Protest L Draw Up Petition To Authorities listing: Conditions Which er Fire the Athletic Association, and the lack of a proper and public audit of the books of the activity bureau. The original petition was drawn up to be addressed to the Board of Trustees but it was later amended so that copies were also sent to the president of the University, the director of student activities, and the members of the faculty. Those appointed on the committee to see President Baker and Doctor Foster were: Johnny Scott, chairman; Jimmy Brailsford, Bland Hammond, and Ira Wallace. Carolina To-day The Old Meanies The "Brown Jug," student paper at Brown University, recently carried an article denouncing the members of the Holy Cross football team, declaring that they were not only bum sports, but dirty players, because' several of the members of the Brown team were injured in a recent game with that team. The Gamecock wonders what the Brown players' tiddley-wink handicap is, and whether their knitting or crochet is better. Sorority Prevents Absences The faculty should eye with favor the members of a certain social sorority 011 the campus, who have resolved to impose a fine of five cents for each class cut, beginning next week. The only catch is that most of the members have already taken their allotted number of cuts. (Continued on Paoe 4; Column 3) Six Pledged By Local Sorority Six co-eds were pledged by Chi Delta Phi, national honorary literary sorority, at a meeting in the Woman's building last Friday afternoon. Those pledged were: Rita Horton of Anderson; Helen Mixon of Union; Eunice Stevenson of Truro, Nova Scotia; Helen Middleton of W^ashing-^ ton, D. C.; and Edith Pettigrew of Florence. At a previous meeting they were required to read original selections from which their literary ability was judged by the sorority. The chief requisite of Chi Delta Phi from its members is literary ability and if possible the publication of some of their work in campus literary organs. Officers of the local chapter arc: Mary Begg Ligon, president; Sara Mills, vice-president; and Katherinc Cathcart, secretary-treasurer. 17. ft. O. Baker Attends Education Meet Acting in his official capacity as chairnan of the committee on teacher trailing colleges Dr. L. T. Baker, president >f the University, attended in New Orcans a meeting of the Southern Asso:iation of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Dr. Baker was accompanied on his trip by Dr. J. A. Stoddard, professor >f education. Dr. Baker and Dr. Stoddard will go to Birmingham on Saturday where they >lan to attend the Auburn game. They arc expcctcd to be on duty at he University again Monday. Aubui [Game Wicker Edits Law Codes Virginia Firm Publishes General Index Prepared By Law Professor A general index of the code of laws of South Carolina prepared by Prof. William H. Wicker of the University has recently been published by the Miche company of Charlottsville, Va. This index appears as the fourth and final volume of the official code of 1932. In common with the other three volumes, the work was done under the supervision of the Code Commissioner and the Committee on Statutory Law of the General Assembly of South Carolina, but the actual work of compilation was left almost entirely in the hands of Professor Wicker. The index covers 457 double column pages and contains over 45,000 references arranged to the standard system of classification. It contains references to all South Carolina statutes and court decisions in force up to January 1, 1932. U. 8. C, Governor, Prof, Represent S. C. Attend Meeting1 Of American Association Of Chemists In Greensboro Governor Ibra C. Blackwood and Dr. James E. Copenhaver, professor of Chemistry at the University of South Carolina, will represent the state of South Carolina at the twelfth annual meeting of the American Association of Chemists and Colorists, to be held at Greensboro, N. C. tomorrow. At this meeting, expected to be attended by leading chemists from all parts of the nation, Doctor Copenhaver will deliver a paper entitled "The Culture of Indigo in the South." The paper will consider the early culture of indigo, especially in the lower part of the state, and the method of extracting the product from the plant. Doctor Copenhaver points out that although indigo is no longer produced in the state, having been replaced by a synthetic process, it played a very important part in the history of South Carolina. U. 8. O. \ Registrar Will Excuse Students To See Game Although no general holidays will be observed, students who attend the Carolina-Auburn game at Birmingham, Saturday and turn in signed statements to this effect at the registrar's office Monday will be excused from Friday and Saturday classes, John A. Chase, Jr., registrar, said yesterday. Many students arc planning to make the trip to Birmingham by excursion to see the Gamecocks wind up their 1932 schedule against the Conference-leading Auburn eleven. Carolina Rule For Ai The University of South Carolina has been named as one of eleven colleges throughout the nation whose students are eligible for the 1933 W. E. Boeing Aviation scholarships at the Boeing School of Aeronautics, Oakland, California. Awards in previous years have been made to students from California Institute of Technology, Clarkson Memorial College cVf Technology, Mt. Union Col- J lege, Santa Barbara State Teachers College, Stanford University, University of California, University of Maine, University of Minnesota, University of Nebraska and the University of Washington. *n Tilt Hard Fight Now Looms Gamecocks Now Only Foe In Plainsman's Way To Conference Crown Many Students Attend Colorful Affair Expected; Carolina Supporters Hope For An Upset South Carolina's grid warriors bring * to a close the 1932 season Saturday at Birmingham when the Gamecocks battle Auburn's undefeated Plainsmen, who rank with five other teams as the nation's only unbeaten and untied elevens. For the Gamecocks, it will be the end of an in-afld-out season. Defeating a fresh and scrapping Sewanee eleven in the opening game of the year, the Birds continued with a victory over Villanova, who since has lost but one game, that to Detroit, and gave every indication of blossoming out into the first big-time team the University ever had. Defeats at the hands of Wake Forest and Furman counterbalanced excellent performances against Tulanc* and Louisiana State in the weeks to follow, however, and the Gamecocks with only a mediocre season behind them will be out for blood Saturday in an effort not only to mar the perfect record of the Plainsmen, but to retrieve sonic of the lost glory which earlier in the season was expected to come their way. 1 he site of the battle, Birmingham, was settled only after a great deal of controversy. Originally scheduled for Columbia, the game was switched sud(Continued on Page 8; Column 4) -U. 8. C. Reed Smith Heads Deans Reports On Master's Degrees Given; To Be Published On Later Date Dr. Reed Smith, dean of the University of South Carolina Graduate School, was elccted permanent secretary of the annual conference of deans of Southern graduate schools which convened in Atlanta last Friday and Saturday. \| One of the most important matters taken up at the meeting this year was the report on the master's degree in Southern institutions, which was the result of an extended questionnaire prepared by Dr. Smith and sent out by a committee headed by Dean Pierson, of the University of North Carolina. Topics most widely discussed in this report, which consumed one whole session of the conference, were modern language requirements, the matter of transfer of credits from other institutions for the master's degree, the matter of summer school credit and the problem of whether any credit should be allowed for correspondence and extension courses. Careful comparison of the master's degree given at the University of South Carolina revealed it as thoroughly standard in quality and on a (Continued on Page I; Column 2) " d Eligible | r Scholarships Officials of the University received news of its being named as one of the colleges whose students are eligible for the Boeing scholarships as another indication of the recognition being accorded the University throughout the nation. The Boeing scholarships, coveted by every colloge man interested in aviation, total $7,500 in tuition value and annually attract many entrants from leading educational institutions. Four college undergraduates who submit the best essays on aeronautical subjects to a national committee of award and who are able to meet necessary phy(Continual on P?o? |; Column ft)