The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 17, 1933, Image 1

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, l - CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROUNA | 4. * . ^ ;v ? f j % . . . A Carolina ^ ^// M Circulation I 5^ I '" UNIVERSITY OF Jr SOUTH CAROLINA Volume XXVI, No. 14 COLUMBIA, S. 0., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1933 Founded 1908 County Board Is Substitute Says Derrick The System Would Definitely Place Responsibility, Promote Efficiency County Gov't Headless "The Oounty Should Have Actnal, Not Merely Nominal Head", He Says Dr. S. M. Derrick, head of the Economics Department, recommended the establishment of county boards as substitutes for legislative control in county governments in an address to a joint meeting of the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs in Rock Hill recently. He said that the present county governments are characterized by "unintelligible confusion which prevents the exercise of economy." Derrick suggested that an organization "which will definitely placc responsibility for the conduct of county affairs" should be established in each county to promote efficiency and economy. County government at present "is a headless government," the University professor said. "It represents a diffusion of powers, duties, and responsibilities. It is the finest system possible to engage in the great American sport of 'passing the buck'." Legislative delegations which in theory are state officers actually have assumed "wide executive powers" and function as loosely-knit county boards, Derrick continued. "The plain fact is that the real power in county affairs in South Carolina is the legislative delegation," the economist said. "There must be a separation of legislative and executive functions. In other words, the county should have an actual and not merely a nominal head. "Obviously, such a scheme would call for the election by popular vote (Continued on Pag* t; Column 1) Green's New 1 Of Couj Book Printed By R. L. Bryan Relating History From 1732 Is First Of Two "A History of Richland County and Columbia," by Dr. Edwin L. Green, head of the department of Ancient Languages, was recently released by the R. L. Bryan Company of Columbia. This is the first of two volumes that will tell the story of Richland County and Columbia from the surveys made at the mouth of Gill Creek in 1732 for four Charlestown speculators down to the present. The book contains sketches of the early settlers and lists of landowners and of revolutionary soldiers and tells of the ferries and roads, of the schools and churches, of manners and customs. Columbia was laid out in 1786. The selection of the site and the growth (Continued on P?go ; Column 2) Morse To Head League Society Dr. Josiah Morse, professor of psychology and philosophy, was electcd chairman of the Columbia branch of the League of Nations association which was formed Wednesday night at Drayton Hall. The principal address was made by Dr. James P. Kinard, president of Winthrop College. Bishop K. G. Finlay was elected firs1! vice-president; Mrs. A. Fletcher Spigner, second vice-president; J. Nelson Frierson, treasurer, and J. W Jackson, secretary. Mrs. C. Y Reamer and the Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, with the officers, compose the executive board. Dr. Kinard was introduced by Dr L. T. Baker, president of the University. Short talks were made by Dr. Patterson Wardlaw, Dr. F. W Bradley, dean of the University; W. E (Continued on P?a? l| Column 2) Appropriation 18 Months University Appropriation Total R Of Eighteen Months; Inert Original Ways And An appropriation of $240,600 for the University of South Carolina for 18 months, an increase of 00 per cent over the 12 months bill provision of $156,000, was passed by the House Wednesday as all provisions of the new 18-month bill relating to statesupported educational institutions were adopted unchanged. The increase of 60 per cent over the old 12-months bill was made in view of the fact that 60 per cent of the school work is accomplished during the first half of the year. Only one change was attempted in the section relating to educational institutions, Representative Whaley of the Charleston delegation attempting to get the appropriation of the Medical College raised from $73,000 to $90,000. His effort failed. The section of the bill relating to the University read as follows: University of South Carolina, for maintenance, $249,600. Provided, that the trustees of the University shall provide for admitting to the University Free Tuition Decided On Granted To 80 Additional Applicants Whose Finances Have Decreased Free tuition was granted to 80 additional applicants at the University for the last half of the school session of 1932-1033. This still leaves the number of University students receiving free tuition below v the 800 mark. Some of the students in this last number are those who were refused free tuition for the first semester, but, due to decreased finances in their (Continued on Pago ; Column 4) History nty Is Released Pan-Hellen ic To Give Dance Beattie Appointed Chairman Of Committee To Draw Plans For Affair At the regular meeting of the PanHellenic Council at the University Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock, it was decided by the representatives of the various fraternities to give a dance within the next two weeks at the University gymnasium. Members from all the fraternities on the campus were present, all voting unanimously for the dance to be given. A committee was appointed for the purpose of arranging for the dance, composed of Archie Beattie, chairman, and David Ellison and Marshall Williams to serve under him. The committee will announce at a later date the exact time as to when the dance will be given. February 22 Will Be Last Registration Date Registration for the second semester will end Wednesday, February 22, it was announced today by Registrar John A. Chase, Jr. No further regisi tration will be allowed after that date and all those matriculating between today and next Wednesday will be | charged a late registration fee. Wednesday will also be the last date on which changes may be made in schedules. After that date all those withdrawing from a class will be given a grade of "W." A charge of fifty cents is made for each change in schedule after the regular registration period at the beginning of the semester. Mr. Chase also asked that the attention of the students again be directed to the fact that chapel seats have now (Continued on Paao It Column J) i Bill For 5 Passes House aised To $249,600 To Cover Period Base Is Sixty Percent Over I Means Suggestion young women, but not below the junior class, as provided in Section 5728 of the Code of Laws of 1932. provided, however, that this shall not apply to present matriculates. Provided, further, that the School of Pharmacy now in existence at the University of South Carolina, be and the same is hereby abolished after this session. By a vote of 69 to 33, the House refused to adopt an amendment to the 18 months appropriation bill which would have increased the appropriation for the 0-0-1 school law for the 1933-34 school year from $1,014,000, as provided in the ways and means bill, to a flat $2,000,000. The rejection of this amendment left the amount at $1,014,000 for school aid. Sections for the legislative department, judicial department, governor's office, secretary of state, comptroller general, attorney general and state treasurer were adopted without debate. Jap Students Lecture Here Will Make Tour Throughout United States Under Auspices Of Y. M. C. A. Three Japanese students who are making a good will tour of all the principle universities of America, will be presented in a number of lectures at the University by Roger Pfaff, a student from the University r of Oregon, under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. One of the students will speak at the "Y" meeting Sunday night in chapel at 7 o'clock. Another will speak at the regular chapel exercises on Monday morning. Also several talks will be made in different classes at the University. At 2 o'clock the group will meet with the Columbia Rotary Club. Monday night they will leave for Atlanta where they will speak at Ga.-Tech and Emory. Those students on the tour are: K. Sumomogi, Doshisha University; T. R. Makiyama, Chuo University and Magill University, Montreal, Canada; and Tad Yamada, law student of Meiji University. Mr. Roger Pfaff, -who is the advisor on the tour, is a graduate of the University of Oregon. In 1931-32, he was a member of a party of Western (Continued on Pa<ja |; Column 4) u. m. o. Gamecock Cagers Win Over Purple Hurricane The University of South Carolina Gamecocks defeated Furman in the field house Thursday night by a score of 43 to 29. Close guarding on the part of both teams featured, Referee Blackie Carter having to call 32 personal fouls during the contest. Carolina led at the half, 16 to 12. Bennie Tompkins and Dana Henderson led the scoring with 11 points each. Second stringers played the last four minutes for Carolina. Reed Smith's j Gaining ^ Dr. Reed Smith, dean of the graduate school in a recent communication from his publishers learned that "Good Reading for High Schools," an anthology that he helped to edit, is rapidly gaining in popularity and is now being used in all but five states. "Good Reading" is a four volume collection of representative selections for high school readers and is intended to cover an entire four year course. Co-editors with Dr. Smith are Cross and Stauffer. Dr. Smith in addition to helping with the other volumes had complete Society Heads Make Talks At Reception G. T. Daniel, Retiring President Of Euphradian, Gives Exaugural Talk L. Keaton Is Installed Urges Cooperation; Would Banish Membership Rule In Group For Publications G. T. Daniel, retiring president of the Euphradian Literary society in his exaugural address at a reception given in honor of newly elected officers, urged the members to strengthen the society by a renewal of interest in it and for what it stands. In his inaugural address, Leon Keaton, Jr., president, reviewed the past of the society in its trying periods and how it overcame them each time. "In particular," he said in the course of his address, "I hope to stress attendance, preparation and performance." "May I say that I am absolutely opposed to forming ourselves into a group to dip into petty politics." "I wish to express a word of praise for our organs, The Gamccock and The Carolinian. Their work has been of the best quality." "I believe, however, we might be more lenient and share the activities with the entire Student Body by not requiring membership of our societies from all those who wish to hold staff positions on The Gamccock and The Carolinian. Refreshments were served while Werbcr Bryan rendered "Dangerous Dan McGrew," by Robert Service. Robert H. Atkinson spoke for a few minutes urging the members to take part in all programs and pep up the meetings. Players Club To Give Unique Ball "Mother Goose" Costume Ball To Be Theme In Annual Dance Of Club "Mother Goose" will be the theme of the Players' Club costume ball which will be given tonight at the Columbia Hotel. Little Boy Blue, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Simple Simon, the Man in Brown from "Dickery Dickery Dare," Curly Locks, and Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater, are some of the characters from nursery lore that Carolina students and professors are planning to portray. (Continued on P?o? I; Column t) n. m. o. Many Students Enroll In Bible Department The University Bible Department has more students enrolled than it has had for a number of years, there being now approximately 200 men and women students taking Bible courses. Dr. Murchison, Bible Department head, says that the students are interested in the cultural as well as the religious phase of the Bible. The lives of the great heroes of the Old Testament share popularity with the New Testament. The classes are intensely enthusiastic in their work, he said. Anthology Wide Acclaim charge of the third volume, a collection of American literature. South Carolina, by some trick of fortune, is one of few states in which Dr. Smith's book is not used. Delaware, Virginia, Mississippi, and Louisiana are the other states in which it is not used. The set is most extensively employed in California, Iowa and Ohio. Dr. Smith is now working on two new books, one on the teaching of English and another on anthology of ballads. Grove Of Magi In Maxcy C Will He ? < Carolinian Restored To Original Status The Carolinian has been "restored to its former form as to content and will become a predominating literary magazine with some few features of the pictorial section to be retained" as the result of action taken by the faculty council Wednesday. Since the March issue in 1931, the Carolinian has been a literaryhumorous publication. The initiative in restoring the magazine to its former status was taken by the faculty and not by the staff, it was pointed out. Advertising contracts made on the basis of the present status of the magazine may prevent the change from being immediate. This matter will be worked out by the faculty committee on student publications and the staff of the Carolinian. Ball Writes Text Book Primarily For Use In Junior Senior Courses In Electrical Engineering "Laboratory Experiments in Direct And Alternating Currents" is the title of a new book by Prof. Thomas Fauntleroy Ball, head of the Department of Electrial Engineering at the University. Primarily for use in the junior and senior years of study in electrical engineering schools, the materia! has been used and tested in laboratory (Continued on Pago t; Column 3) Wauchope Ra In Groi Tryouts Held For Debates Several Debates To Be Made On Campus; Few Trips Planned For Team Negative debaters will be picked in a tryout held in the Euphradian Literary society hall Wednesday night February 22. The affirmative teams have already been picked. The query for debate this year which was picked by Pi Kappa Delta, national debating fraternity, is "Resolved: That the United States should agree to the cancellation of the InterAllied War Debts." Several debates have been scheduled to be held on the campus. Trips for the teams are still in the making. All who are interested in debating are invited to attend the tryouts. Phi Beta Phi Installs New National Chapter Nine active and two alumnae members of the local chapter of Pi Beta Phi left at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon for Duke University in Durham, N. C., where they will install a new chapter of the national sorority. Traveling by automobile, they expected to arrive in Durham late Thursday and to leave for Columbia Sunday evening. They will make their headquarters at the chapter house in Durham. They will be entertained with a banquet and dance given as part of the exercises. Bernie Cummings will furnish music for the dance. The alumnae members who will accompany the group are Mrs. J. R. Hawkins and Miss Adair Aiken. The actives on the deputation are President Jane Bayard, Vice-President (Continued on P?o? It Column I) tolias Hregg Park mor Educators > Trees Will Be Planted In Maxcy Gregg Park On Washington's Birthday More Will Be Added Faculty And Students Expected To Take Part In Accompanying Exercises Noted educators of the University, who have made names for themselves in the State will, among others, be honored by a memorial avenue of magnolia trees to be planted in Maxcy Gregg park, near the University campus, February 22. The planting of the trees will be accompanied by appropriate ceremonies in memory of the great educators of the State. From time to time, more trees will be added to the memorial avenue, each in memory of some teacher who has by his work been an important factor in South Carolina education. Members of the University faculty and staff will participate in the ceremony, and all students are expected to pay their respects. Those whose names are linked with the history of the University, who are to be honored are: Dr. A. C. Moore, former professor of biology, one time dean, and later acting president of the University. Dr. W. H. Hand, for a number of years professor of secondary education. Maj. Benjamin Sloan, teacher of romance languages at the University from the re-opening of the University after the war. Prof. E. Marion Rucker, for a number of years professor of law here. Dr. W. B. Burney, professor of chemistry for over fifty years. Prof. R. Means Davis, professor of history at the University from the date of its reopening. (Continued on Page 5; Column 2) nked High .ip Of Scholars His Life And Work Studied At Recent Meeting Of Watson Chapter D. A. R. His extensive work as a literary critic and writer of many books and poems warrant Dr. George Armstrong Wauchope, professor of English language and literature at the University a high rank in the group of distinguished literary scholars. The life and works of Dr. Wauchope were studied at a recent meeting of the Martha Watson chapter of the D. A. R. in Williston. M iss Hattie Newsom, in charge of the program, stated that while Dr. Wauchope is a Virginian by birth, he is a South Carolinian by adoption. Miss Newsom presented an interesting list of the noted people who had been entertained by Dr. Wauchope, and those who had entertained him. (Continued on Pajjo t; Column 1) u. . o. Paintings Shown At Drayton Hall A selection of oil paintings, valued at $25,900 by California artists is on display until February 26, on the first floor of the University High School Ruilding. The paintings were gathered by Leila Mechlin in connection with the Columbia Art Association, and form a group of 31 canvasses. According to Prof. Oscar L. Keith, of the Department of Romance Languages at the University, and president of the Columbia Art Association, the exhibit is of exceptional merit. "I have visited many famous art galleries in Italy and other foreign countries," said Prof. Keith, "but this display is one of the finest I have ever seen." Among the exquisite scenes from the western coast, is the picture entitled, "Splendour of the Moon" by F. Tenney Johnson, which is valued at $2,500.