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wsmmr^ - ' * v.-wiwwwty '' ' ^; mmwr ' - . CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROUNA A Carolina : H . .. y^y/ ^ tjgm^ . ____ Circulation 'n"Uu,ion 1 yv/^ C>f>%Vmij^OOG/f> ?jj? . university of jr south Carolina Volume XXVI. No. 21 ., COLUMBIA, B. P., FRIDAY. MAY 19, 1933 Founded 1908 Graduates To Get Diplomas On June 14 Baccalaureate Sermon To Be Delivered In Presbyterian Ohuroh June 11 (Garber Plays For Ball Nationally Known Orchestra Will Play For German Club's Pinal Ball Finals for the University will begin on Sunday, June v 11 this year and will climax on tlie following Wednesday with the graduation exercises followed by the dancing of the annual June ball that night. On Sunday the Baccalaureate sermon will be delivered at the First Presbyte^rian Church by C. E. Raynal, pastor of ?5the First Presbyterian Church t?f Statcs(' ville, N. C. I Class day exercises will follow on ; Monday and on Tuesday will come the ^ annual meeting of the board of trustees and of the alumni association with vari3 ous class reunions. ? At the graduation exercises Wednes day, W. A. Barber, prominent New . York attorney, will deliver the principal address. Social events of the period will in* elude the June ball, preceded by the Cotillion club dance, and the regular June dar.ce of the Pan-Hellenic council. It is probable that several other small affairs will also be held and it is possible Ithat there may be other larger dances which have not yet been definitely announced. Music for the June ball will be rendered by Jan Garber and his nationally famous orchestra, and large crowds from all over the State are expected to attend. u. s. o. _ J Soph-Junior Classes Elect Rising Juniors Will Vote From 8 To 6 Today; Sophs Elect Monday Election of the officers of the rising Junior Class will take place today in the Omicron Delta Kappa Circle from 8 a. in. until 3 p. m. The formal nomination of candidates was held immediately after chapel last Tuesday and the following students announced their candidacy: For president, Stanley Bryant, Conway; John Munn, Bishopville; and Ed Sallenger, Florence; for vice-president, Clarenc< Dreher and Harold Minson, both of Columbia; for secretary-treasurer, I Edna Brown, Columbia, and Chicken j Brown, Darlington; for historian, Mary f Duriso Ford, Columbia. Bryant is a member of the Debating Council and the Clariosophic Literary society and was a candidate for the sophomore presidency last year, Munn played freshman football, varsity baseball, and is a member of the Block "C" Club. Sallenger is a member of the varsity track team, the Block "C" Club, ! the Euphradian Literary society and is an active Y. M. C. A. worker. He was recently elected president of the Boy's Glee Club. The rising Sophomore class elections are to take place next Monday and the I (Continued on Papa if; C6lumn I) I Annual Meetii To Be At Cc Alumni week at the University of South Carolina will be opened by an informal business session in the University chapel, Tuesday, June 13. The main purpose of this meeting will be to elect officers for the coming year. George Bell Timmcrman, of Lexington, president of the association, will preside. Barney A. Early, executive secretary of the association, expects a large attendance this year. A great many members of the association, especially the younger graduates, have indicated that they expect to be present June 13. Mr. Early urges that all planning to attend g:ct their names to him as early as possible so that' reservations may be made for the Dutch luncheon following. i ' ?. . - 1 " t Edits Carolinian \ I I I Sf I - 9 " * s"' James M. Black James Black Chosen Editor Of Carolinian For Next Semester 1 - i Simpson Elected Business Manager; Geisberg, Art; Stubbs, Circulation James M. Black, Jr., was elected editor-in-chicf of the "Carolinian" at a recent meeting of the Student Board of Publications. Willard Simpson was elected business manager, Irving Geisberg, art editor, and W. H. Stubbs, circulation manager at the same meeting. For new associate editors the board approved Mary Ford and Fred Youngblood. Assistant editors are Rita Horton, Ruth Barbour, and Margaret Alderman. Black has served on the staff for two years and as associate editor for the past year. He is a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and vice(Continued on Page <; Column 3) v. i. o. New Catalogue To Be Smaller Because of the reduced appropriation for the University the catalogue will be much smaller this year than it has been in years past, Registrar John A. Chase, i Jr., announced yesterday. According to preparatory estimates the catalogue will have only a little over a hundred pages or about half the size of the catalogue for this year. It is hoped that no essential features will be omitted but all material will be cut to a minimum. As was the system (Continued on Pao# I; Column 2) ' u. h . c. I Senior Rings \ Now On Sale Senior rings may be ordered through Sylvan Brothers of Columbia or John Bolt Culbertson, local representative of Balfour and Company, it was recently announced. The cost of the rings vary from $14 downward according to weight and purity of gold desired. 1 The final date for ordering caps and gowns was set at May 17 but it is pos- ' sible that tl- ^v may still be ordered through Mrs. loon at the post office. ig Of Alumni ! >mmencem ent; i The informal Dutch luncheon will be 1 held after the business meeting. Sev- ^ eial individual classes will hold reunions during the day. These alumni meetings have always been well attended, and the past two years, despite the depressed conditions, have proven no exception. j Officers of the Alumni Association t are: President, George Bell Timmerman of Lexington, S. C.; Executive Sec- 1 rctary, Barney A. Early; Vicc-Prcsi- A dents, R. M. Jefferies, 1st Dist., Walter- t boro, S. C.; Solomon Blatt, 2nd Dist., j Barnwell, S. C.; A. C. Todd, 3rd Dist., j Greenwood, S. C.; W. D. Aiken, 4th Dist., Greenville, S. C.; E. M. McCown, 1 (Continued on P?e? t| Column 1) * President To R Matron Sysl Oreeks Object To Rule On Groun Occupied Fraternity Houses . Embarrassment ' After a conference with the faculty r committee on fraternities and with a pro- s testing delegation from the Pan-Hellenic p council, President L. T. Baker announced s Wednesday that he has definitely decided t to recommend to the board of trustees that matrons be compulsory in all fra- g ternity and sorority houses in which t members sleep. d The measure, which has caused much s discussion and criticism among campus Greeks, was originated becau>e ot al- i> leged abuses in the houses of certain v campus groups and is allegedly for the v protection of the fraternities from out- t side criticism. p The fraternities are basing their protest on a denial of several of the charges n Season Ends < For Debaters Successful Year Brought To For- I mal Close With Banquet At Rosemary With the banquet to be given in honor of the debators Saturday evening at the o Rose Mary Tea Room the debating sea- o son will be brought to a formal close o after a very successful year. , The De- f bating Council' will also be entertained e on the occasion. < s The boys' teams hav<^ taken part in some twenty-odd debates, winning the ma- t jority of those for which decisions were c given. The two affirmative teams for I the boys were composed of Thomas C. a Hankins and James H. Galloway, Tom s Whaley and James Brailsford. The negative teams were J. Wiley Brown arid s Luke Williamson, Lonnie D. Causey and t Richard Foster. y Only two co-ed teams were chosen for the past season as their program p was not so extensive as the boys' sched- h ule. Their affirmative team was Mil- tl dred Brown and Theisen Ray. The neg- f ative was composed of loxlema Gaines and Clelia Keels Black. lj Debating at Caroling has been excep- 6 tionally successful under the handicap n which it has been carried on. There is > no debating coach or public speaking class g in connection with debating as most of 'I the other schools have. ii Students' Funds ] Rear Fish Pool A lily pond and fish pool is being built b tween the Infirmary and Dean Brad- o ley's house with funds contributed by | the students who have visited the University hospital. The pond; itself has already been completed, and as soon as ei a fountain is procured, it will be stocked with fish and various aquatic plants by ai Dr. James T. Penney, professor of Bi- a alogy. tl Active work is being done by George ai Holland, student assistant in the Infirm- r< ary, and Bill Callahan. \ IT. H. o. John Mozingo Chosen I As Winthrop Delegate ] At a joint session of the two men's literary societies on May 9 John Mo- n; '.ingo of Darlington- was elected as -del- sj :gatc to the next annual meeting of the d; South Carolina Inter-collegiate Orator- ai cal Association which will meet at Winthrop next spring. He succeeds John D Bolt Culbertson, of Laurens. G WilliardTis Named I Senior Class Head Henry Willard, Nelson Fortson, and I>ell Goodwyn were uncontested yes- K erday in the election of senior class w >fficers. They were elected president, d< rice-president, and historian respec- ni ively. In the only contested election le oe Miot was elected secretary over at ?rgle. The voting was very light, B he count in this race being only 59 g< o 29. H # ecommend tem To Board ds That Charges Of Abuses In. Are False; That Financial Would Result nade and on tlic fact that such a meaurc would embarrass them financially at irescnt and would crowd them excesively in the small houses which most of hem occupy now. Under the measure proposed those groups which do not or cannot have marons will be forced to move into the lormitories, each group being allotted a eparate tenament in which to live. President Baker said that he had no dea whether the board would act faorably on the recommendation and inited interested groups to send represenatives before the Jx>ard to discuss the iroblem. Action will be taken when the board neets in June. Open Annual Art Show leyward Says Work Of Third Year Students Of Unusual Excellence The annual exhibit of the University f South Carolina Art Department will ipen with a reception in the new School if Education building next Monday rom 4 to 6 o'clock. A wide range of xccptionally well-done works will be liown in five rooms on the first floor. The figure drawings and paintings by he third year students is of an unusual xcellence, according to Miss Catherine leyward, instructress. These students ,lso will exhibit large screens, fire creens, and book jackets. Designs for various fabrics, especially ilks, have been conceived with rescrvaion and simple beauty -by the second ear students. The fourth year classes will show osters and oil paintings in the large exibit room. They are notable both for lie choice of subjects and for the colorul execution, said Miss Hey ward. The exhibit will be open to the pubic, free, all week from 9 a. m. through p. m. Punch will be served by a comlittee composed of Mrs. Martha Stames, drs. Sarah Agnes Jackson, Mrs. Mari.ret Jackson, and Roger Pinckncy, Jr. T.ese students will get their certificates l art this year. xj. s. c. Hlypatian Debate Unusual Query "Resolved: that it is better to be an Id man's darling than a young man's lave" was the query of a debate held t the last meeting of the Hypatian litrary society, Wednesday^ afternoon in le Clariosophic hall. Clelia K. Black iid Gertrude McDonald, representing the ffirmative, were awarded the decision by le judges, Mary Boulware, Sue Kibler, nd Cecile Richmond. The negative was ^presented by Mildred Mitchell and lary Ford. P. s. o. )ean McKissick Will Make Talk At Converse Dean J. Rion McKissick of the Jouralism school will be the commencement >eaker at Converse College next Tues*y night. As yet he has not definitely inounced the subject of his address. On May 10 he delivered the Memorial 'ay address at Limestone auditorium in affney. V. 8. C. lavird Elected Head Of Kappa Sigma Kappa At a meeting of Kappa Sigma appa last night the following officers ere elected: Berley Havird, presi:nt; Don Ham, vice-president; El- . ore Martin, secretary; Thomas Pr.r- ( r, treasurer; Alton Brisscy, sargent-arms; John Bellinger, scribe; Albert 1 urgess, John Munn, and Ed. Sallcn< ;r, members of the board of pardons. , avird succeeds J. Wiley Brown. < V I ' v ' , & xi\t i '.k Vi. ^ J( Heads Students \ *dB Spjfck. James H. Grcssettc Gressette Wins Presidency Of S. C. Campus Graham Vice-President St. Matthews Boy Elected Student Body President In RunOff Election After piling up a lead of 73 votes over Dave Ellison of Columbia, James Gressette of St. Matthews was elected president of the Student Body for the coming year in a run-off election recently. At the same time Frank Graham of Columbia was elected vice-president over Jack Hall of Batcsburg. In the first election, three days earlier, Harold Mauney of Columbia piled up enough votes to snow under Alton Brissey and T. R. Clinkscales, his two opponents for the secretary-treasureship, and went in 011 the first ballot. Gressette has served as secretarytreasurer of the Student Body for the (Continued on Pao# I; Column I) Blue Key Hold Regular Initiation Seven active members and three honorary members were initiated into Blue Key, national honorary fraternity, at a banquet given by the local chapter at the Columbia 1 lotel last Wednesday night. The following were initiated as active members: G. 1!. Davis, H. L. Stokes, W. L. Daniels, C. \V. Cox, J. R. Bell, R. II. Norris, and L. C. Grant. Honorary members initiated were Tatum Grestette, head coach of the Citadel; (Continued on Page t; Column 3) U. 8. C. O. D. K. Selects Seven Members Seven campus leaders were tapped yesterday morning by the local chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, national leadership fraternity, in chapcl exercises and the election of four additional men was announced at the same time. The following were elected: Grayson Wolf, Ben Woodruff, Frank Gibbes, T. W. Duvall, "Buck" Smith, David Cardwell, Arthur E. (Buddy) Morehead, Heyward Clarkson, H. Briscoe Black, Ed Never(Coritinucd on Pane I; Column 2) King, Whaley Elected Gar William B. King of Florence was elected editor-in-chief of The Gamecock for next semester at a recent meeting of the Student Board of Publications. He succeeds Allen Rollins. Frank H. Haskell, Jr., was elected managing editor and Baynard Whaley business manager. Associate editors will be: Lemuel Gregory, Jack Payne, Boycc Craig, and Josephine Griffin. Next year's Circulation manager is Leon Pickens. King has had wide experience in newspaper work, having edited the Pee Dec Courier of Florence. He is a member 3f Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and of [he German club and has for a number 3f years been a member of the Euphra Frolics Will Appear Next Friday Night Fourth Annual Carolina Frolics To Be Presented In Drayton Hall Features New Idea Furtick And Hambright Play Leads In Original Show Song And Dance Show Featuring an entirely new idea, the fourth annual Carolina Frolics will appear next Friday and Saturday nights in Drayton Hall. In the past it has been the custom to make the Frolics a series of disconnected acts but this year there will be a thin line of plot throughout the entire show. However, the usual assortment of songs and dances will be included. Mary Furtick and Fred Hambright will take the leading roles and will be assisted by Cecil Abrams, Betty Horton, Bennie Graye Lewis, "Dutch" Willard, John Mozingo, Fd Carter, and numerous choruses. The plot is centered around the annual Clemson-Carolina game and the various acts are located in and around the University campus. The scrip is entirely original and is full tif local color and humor. The production is under the general direction of Mr. William Dean and Mary Lewis is acting as student director. Miss Lewis is a graduate student at the University and has had much previous experience in amateur dramatics. Last year she traveled through Canada as representative of the Universal Producing Company assisting in the production of (Continued on Page 8; Column 1) U. 8. C. Galloway Is Given Honor James Brailsford Wins Second Place And Luke Williamson Third James Galloway of Lynchburg won the Sylvan debating contest over four other contestants last Wednesday night in a contest held in the Euphradian hall. James Brailsford came second and Luke Williamson third. Other contestants were Lonnie Causey and Thomas Whaley. The subject for debate used by all the contestants was the Pi Kappa Delta query, Resolved that the United States should cancel a,ll international war debts. All the contestants were members of this year's varsity debating team. The meeting was presided over by Leon Keaton and the following acted as judges: W. R. Taylor, A. B. McFadden, and W. D. Barnett. Galloway also won the Keitt oratorical contest last week, winning over Luke Williamson, James Mozingo, Lonnie Causey, and Thomas Inabinett. lie was recently sent to Winthrop as I the University entrant in the South Carolina inter-collegiate oratorical contest. He has debated varsity for the past two years and is a past president of the Clariosophic society. The gontest for the Gonzales medal will be held in the Euphradian hall at 8 o'clock, May 24. The contest is open to all meml>ers of the Student lx>dy. And Haskell necock Heads dian literary society. During the past session of the State Legislature he worked as Committee Clerk of the House of Representatives. King is a rising senior in the School of Journalism. Haskell is treasurer of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and is a member of K. S. K., the German and Cotillion clubs, and of the Euphradian literary socicty. He has been selected manager of next year's boxing team. Haskell, a rising r junior in the School of Journalism, succeeds Lemuel Gregory of Centenary. Other members of the staff are: Mary Ford, news editor; Fred Hambright, feature editor; Pin'ckney Walker, fraternity editor; Edward Chaffin, sports (Continued on P?qs It Column 1) *