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a ^ .. CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROUNA I if'-orr ' _ A Carolina _ / J|| 7/ _ _ Jffl _____ Circulation Ia"Uu"?tt I C/>4 r~:/^ Z UNIVERSITY OF <Jj!t SOUTH CAROLINA VolnmeXXVI, No. 13 COLOMBIA, 8. 0., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1933 Cj J j nr>_ I >nr T - I . .. 1 . yo,mded 1906 OIUUCI11S 1 o Get 'Phones By Petitions Must Be Accompanied By Full Payment Of Expenses To End Of Term Reduction Necessary Those Telephones Having Largest Numbers Of Calls Allowed To Remain The University Telephone Excliange Committee will authorize the installation of a telephone through the University Exchange in any tenement upon the presentation of a signed petition of a majority of the residents of the tenement, provided, such a petition is accompanied by full payment in advance for all changes incident to such service to the close of the session, John A. Chase, Jr., registrar, announced today. The reduced appropriations for 193233 and the further reductions for 193334 necessitated this economy. Twelve telephones were retained for the dormitories and twelve for the offices and class room Buildings. The twelve for the dormitories were selected by lottery and those for the offices on the basis of the number of calls made from them. The drawing for the dormitory telephones were made by the president of the Student Body, Leonard A. Williamson, in the presence of the presidents of the senior, junior, sophomore and freshman classes. The telephones selected to continue were: Pinckney, Rutledge, DcSaussure, Thornwell, Harper, Elliott, Gamccock office (Extension Building), Woman's Building, Woodrow, Legare, Wardlaw, and BurneyFor the offices and class room building a list of calls was kept during the period of December 5 to 11. Those having the largest number of calls were allowed to keep telephones. They were: President's office, Treasurer's office, Dean's office, Registrar's office, Marshal's office, Dean Rowe's office, Professor Keith's office, Dean Fricrson's office, Mr. Bell's office, Dr. Foster's office, and Dean Crow's office. There is no telephone in either the gym or the field house. u. a. o. Cut Must Be Met By Staff Dr. Baker Says That Other University Expenses Can Not Be Reduced "Salaries are the only items that can be reduced further" said Dr. Leonard T. Baker, president of the University, in commenting on the 50 per cent, slash in the University's appropriation. Dr. Baker declared that contractual services, repairs and fixed charges cannot be decreased to bring the University budget within the $156,000. appropriation announced by the house ways and means committee. The pay scale of professors was reduced 8 to 20 per cent, a year ago, and an additional 15 per cent? has not been paid by failure of the state to meet November and 'December appropriations. The slash, Dr. Baker stated, would have to be borne by the staff. George Bell Timmerman, Lexington, of the University Alumni association, also issued a statement in which he said that any increase in tuition fees outlined would "deny a college education to hundreds of poor boys and girls in this state." (Contlnuad on Pbqo 8; Column 2) Cathcart Elect< Of Li Katherine Cathcart was elected president of the Euphrosyncan Literary Society at the meeting Wednesday afternoon in the Euphradian Hall. The other officers elected were: Cecil Abrams, vice-president; Betty Payne, secretary; Eleanor McCall, treasurer; Mary Wright Shand, censor; and Genevieve Reynolds, critic. Jane Shaffer was elected senior valedictorian, and Margaret Yeadon, junior orator. urowp Installs I New Officers Hankins Inaugurated Stuckey Urges The Study Of Political Science; Hankins Defends Politics Under the circumstances, which was called unprecedented in the annals of the Clariosophic Literary Society, of an exaugural address being delivered by a man who had not delivered an inaugural, the presidency of the Clariosophic Society changed hands for the 420th time at the reception held in the Clariosophic hall January 24. The retiring president, Henry Stuckey, urged that the society tighten up and hold >ts grip on The Game cock, and that the society devote itself to studying political science, for which it would establish a political science library in one of the ante-rooms. In conclusion, he pointed out the qualifications possessed for the I office by the incoming president, Thomas C. Hankins. Upon assuming the robe, Hankins asked Misses Mary Keyes McGraw and Mattie Christine Gandi to serve as sec- J retary and critic* Both young ladies are I from Columbia College. i In his inaugural, Hankins gave a brief history of the Society from its inception on February 6, 1806, through the dark days of the reconstruction, until the modern political factions. He pointed out that the Clariosophic Society has al(Continued on P?0? ; Column 1) Coker Boomed For Portfolio Solons Urge Roosevelt To Make Alumnus Secretary Of Agriculture A resolution for- the appointment of J David R. Coker, Hartsvulle agricultur- I ist, and member of the board of trustees I of the University, for secretary of agriculture in President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt s cabinet was unanimously J adopted by the senate after an affirmative vote in the house. The statement, endorsing the well I known South Carolinian, set forth his accomplishments in the field of agriculture. A delegation composed of prominent men of practically all the southern states, visited the president-elect some time ago and urged Mr. Coker's appointment to the post. i Dr. And Mrs. Timmons Hosts To Auxiliary Dr. and Mrs. R. K. Timmons will be I hosts to the Worth While circle of the I Woman's Auxiliary of Eau Claire Presbyterian Church, Friday evening at 8 J o clock. Dr. Timmons is a member of J the Modern Languages department in the University. u. a. o. Phone Exchange Has Large Number Calls Over a period of one week before the reduction in the number of trunk lines, I the University Telephone Exchange put I through 12,560 calls, according to Mrs. I R. S. Dugan, head operator. The recent curtailment to the extent of reducing I the trunk lines from six to three will re- I duce this figure considerably, officials believe. Before the curtailment of the trunk lines, the number of calls had reacahed a high level. ed Head terary Society I Miss Cathcart is a member of the ju-1 nior class. She is a Tri Delta and a member of Chi Delta Phi. She has been prominent in literary activities on the campus. She succeeds Mary Begg Ligon as presidentMiss Abrams, an A. D. Pi is a senior and was formerly treasurer of the society. Miss Reynolds, who was also critic last term, reports that the survey of the novel will be continued this term. Kill Abolishing Of Pharr Lower House Passes Measure; Se Also Do Away With Frc Co-Eds With Present An amendment proposing the abolition of the school of pliarmacy at the University of South Carolina after the present year was adopted in the House, Wednesday together with another amendment to the effect that young women, now enrolled in the freshman class, be allowed to continue their work at the institution. After this year, women students would not be admitted to classes lower than the junior, with an exception being made of the present freshman class. The amendment was adopted after Jack Hall, Lexington, had offered an amendment to raise the appropriation of $156,000 allowed by the ways and means committee to $225,000. It was tabled. The House action came as the culmination of longstanding agitation for the abolishment of either the University pharmacy school or the one at the Medical College in Charleston. The Medical College is assured, temporarily, at Report Made On Colleges Bill Before Legislature TO Abolish Free Tuition At State Colleges "Convinced that the principle defect to be corrected is a lack of some definite system in educational affairs" and now causing "unjustifiable duplication of work and expense," the commission of 15, appointed by the general assembly of 1932 to make a study of higher learning in South Carolina, drew up a report to be filed with the Legislature, in which it made numerous recommendations for the state colleges to follow. The recommendations are as follows: Authorize boards of trustees of institutions to limit admission to the- freshman class to the number of students that the institution can properly handle under reduced appropriations. Abolish free tuition fees at all state institutions. Fix tuition fees at not less than $60. for residents of South Carolina and dou(Contlnuad on Pago Ifidumn 2) n. i. o. Carolinian To Appear Soon A "faculty" edition will be the first issue of The Carolinian under the new editor, Mary Begg Ligon, which will appear the latter part of February. This issue will feature caricatures of the professors, and stories by Frank Durham, the outgoing editor, and Bill Geddings. Also stories and articles by Mary Ford, Mitchell Morse, William B. King, and Boyce Craig* Contributors are asked to leave material at the campus post office, box 324, or at The Carolinian office. Miss Ligon has announced that the dead line is Saturday. Miss Ligon is the first woman editor of The Carolinian since it was changed to a literary-humorous magazine. Students are eagerly looking forward to the first issue under her direction. *j. m. o. Morse Speaks On Psychology A series of lectures will be given by Dr. Morse of the University faculty at Duke University this summer. He will lecture on the topic: "The Psychological Causes of War." Dr. Morse is a very popular speaker throughout the state and has been active in psychological circles in the South. He is one of the ablest and best liked professors on the campus. He has delivered a number of lectures on criticism and the field of philosophy in various parts of the South. The present series of lectures will probably result in other lectures on current psycological problems. I School nacy Is Passed nate Yet To Act; Solons Would ishman And Sophomore Students Excepted least, of retaining its pharmaceutical department. In 1866, when the University was opened after the War Between the States, the School of Chemistry, Pharmacy, Mineralogy and Geology" was one of the eight established schools in the University. It was discontinued in 1877 and resumed again in 1888, when it existed only until 1891. During this time the pharmacy school offered a course of two years leading to the degree of Graduate in Pharmacy, and a special two-year course leading to a certificate preparatory for medicine and pharmacy. In 1924 the teaching of pharmacy was again resumed and the department was made an integral part of the UniversityThe school holds membership in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. No Student Investigation House Of Representatives Votes To Table Resolution For Inquiry After an hour's debate, the house of representatives voted to table the resolution to investigate certain student activities at Carolina and other state supported institutions of higher learning. The bill, introduced by Representative McClurc of Union, was originally designed to investigate the University alone but was later modified to include the other state institutions. "It is a well-known fact," said McClure, "that our educational institutions have gone wild on spending." He further stated that the house should know how many students receiving free tuition are members of fraternities. The opposition to the bill was led by Solomon Blatt, Barnwell, and Hubert Nolin, Greenville who said that these affairs did not concern the legislature but were paid for out of private funds. TJ. 8. O. Bird-A u burn Game Booked The University of South Carolina and Auburn, co-stars in one of the major football upsets of 1932, may meet again in 1933 with Columbia given a fair chance of being the site of the game, Dr. R. K. Foster, director of student activities announced Thursday. The date of the contest is December 2. A contract bearing the signature of Auburn officials calling for the game to be played in Birmingham was received by Carolina authorities but it has not been signed at the University, pending final settlement of a slight difference of opinion on guarantee of expenses incident to the game. The contract as submitted by Auburn does not include hotel expenses. It is believed that this item will be settled and the game definitely arranged to close the season for both teams. p. a. o. Chapel Seats Are Assigned Chapel assignments for the second semester will be posted in the lobby of the chapel and on the bulletin board in iron* of the marshal's office Wednesday, February IS, John A. Chase, Jr., registrar, announced today. All students are requested to consult the assignment list whether they had assignments for the first semester or not, he said. Absences must be accounted for from February 15 to the end of the semester. Students are expected to attend chapel and occupy their assigned seats for the first semester until the new assignments are posted. No Contingent Funds Remain School Is Far Behind Professors Get 60 Per Cent Of November Pay And None For December The University of South Carolina, without a contingent fund or balance to fall back on, did not pay its staff 60 per cent of November salaries or any of December pay, Dr. L. T. Baker, president, said before the Senate committee which Wednesday heard reports by executives of state educational and correctional institutions on the amount of unpaid salaries due their employees under a 15 per cent budget cut last year. The reports revealed that many institutions had paid salaries in preference to bills for operations, while othg-s placed on payrolls the wliole burden of the state finance committee's reduction. Dr. E. W. Sikes, president of Clemson College, said the college revised its salary scale last June to absorb the entire 15 per cent cut. He asked that $21,150 involved, if returned, be allowed to meet general expenses, saying new salary contracts at a lower scale were made. Winthrop College paid its November and December salaries with $46,000 in tuition fees originally intended for repairs, Dr. James P. Kinard, its president, told the senators. He said salaries were being paid on a 50 per cent scale this year pending legislative action. R. G. Bell Gives Out "Y" Program Y. M. C. A. To Be Active Through out February Says Executive Secretary February will be a busy month in Y. M. C. A. activity, according to an announcement from R. G. Bell, executive secretary. The schedule of events is as follows: February 14?Carolina team at Newberry. February 17-19?Student volunteer conference at Limestone. February 20?Japanese goodwill tour, with four Japanese students presenting a program. February 22?Methodist student conference at Carolina. In addition to the above program, the "Y" is planning this month a program to be given at Anderson College and at Anderson High School. v. s. o . Resolution Made To Change School Age The legal age at which children may enter public schools of South Carolina would be changed from six to seven under a proposal made Wednesday by Representative Zimmerman, Saluda. A bill he introduced to accomplish this was referred to the education committee. IT. 8. O. Columbia Glee Club Will Assist Orchestra The Columbia Glee Club, composed of thirty voices, will assist the University symphony orchestra with its Victor Herbert program which will be presented March 2 in Drayton Hall. Three more rehearsals will be held by the orchestra before presentation of the program. This program, with other prospective ones, will mark the culmination of ar attempt to bring finer musical presentations to the University. Dinner Given For Gc Seven men who have not missed < meeting in seven years attended the din ner given recently by the Y. M. C. A in honor of students with good atten dance records at Bible discussion meet ings. They are C. W. Cox, H. D. Parsons Jack Hall, Joe Turkett, J. M. Williams T. D. Clark and George Davis. About 125 attended the dinner whicl Twenty-Sixth Year Started By Gamecock Robert E. Gonzales Was First Editor; Roy Webster Business Manager Issued Thrice Monthly First Years Marked By Financial Difficulties; Curtailed Number Of Issues The Gamecock with this issue begins its twenty-sixth year of publication. Founded January 30, 1908, the first issue heralded the fine showing of a light but fast Carolina football team and regretted the retirement from the faculty on the Andrew Carnegie fund ; award of Dr. E. S. Joynes. Robert E. Gonzales was made first editor of the new publication and Roy i Webster, of Spartanburg, was the first business manager. Other staff mem: bers were W. H. James, Euphradian I reporter; G. W. Reves, Clariosophic : reporter; V. E. Rector, current events; R. M. Cooper, sports; J. H. Sullivan and Randolph Murdaugh, local news; T. C. Callison, Y. M. C. A. and J. C. i Masscy, assistant business manager. "Published thrice a month by the , literary societies of the University of South Carolina," The Gamecock ani nounced that it would solicit "humorous sketches, verse, essays, etc. and will gladly publish such as is available when accompanied by the full name of the author." The Gamecock, the editor stated in his first editorial, was to print "more news than anything else" and to leave . all the literary material to The Carolinian, which up to that point had been the only publication on the campus, having been established twenty-six 1 years before. 1 he new publication was published on a white smooth finish paper instead of the newsprint paper used today and was four columns wide. Due to financial difficulties, there were only two more issues that scholastic year. The issue of March 8 carried a three column picture of the (Continued on Paflo 4; Column 4) p. a. o. Men Honored By Blue Key Geer, Smith, Gressette, Are Initiated; 64 Red*' Watts Chosen President ! After a banquet in the Crystal Room of the Hotel Columbia, Blue Key, National Honor Fraternity at the University of South Carolina, initiated Dr. A. Eugene Geer, of Charleston, as an honorary member. Two students, W. S. Smith, Columbia, fellow in the graduate school of engineering; and James H. Gressette, St. Matthews, secretary of the Student Body and former president of the sophomore class, were also initiated. The following officers were elected ' for the new term: president, J. U. Watts, Orangeburg, junior law student; vice, president, J. A. Fincher, Union, senior in the school of education and president of the University Y. M. C. A.; secre' tary, R. H. Bishop, Inman, graduate fel low in mathematics; treasurer, James H. Galloway, Lynchburg, senior in the school of commerce and former presi: dent of the Clariosophic Literary Soi ciety; sergeant-at-arms, J. Mitchell Morse, Columbia, student in the graduate school. Students )od Attendance > was sponsored by the cafeteria of the - Education building. Kenneth Prince acted as toastmaster. - Co-eds who served were: Mary Todd, - Peggy Stoddard, Margaret Heintish, Susie Barnwell, Elizabeth Alexander, Lui, cia Hudgens, Cornelia Wells, Lodemia , Gaines, and Ruby BroomR. G. Bell, executive secretary of the 1 Y. M. C. A., was present.