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p ? All Alumni And P Active D Democrats Elect Bonn Wert* At Town Theater, Killingsworth Goes To New York University During the past summer alumni and professors of the University have been active. Glimpses have been caught of them in various parts of the country. Dr. E. T. Bonn, professor of history, is newly elected recording secretary * of the Young Democrats club of Columbia. He was installed in this office at the recent meeting of the club at the Richland county court house. Wilbur Wertz will again this year be technician man for the Town Theater. Last season Wilbur won considerable praise for his outstanding work in this capacity. Bob Killingsworth, who received his B. S. last June, is now at New York University where he won a fellowship in the department of chemistry. Bob will do work on his M. S. degree and ultimately wishes to take his Ph. D. degree there. At Carolina he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa fraternity, captain of the tennis team, and also won the state intercollegiate tennis championship. Miss Cecil Abrams, who was last year president of the local chapter of K. S. K. and newly elected president of Alpha Kappa Gamma, national honorary leadership sorority, has won a A. D. Pi scholarship. This year she will be at the University of Alabama where she will assist with the A. D. Pi work there. Prof. Wm. H. Wicker, who was last year professor of law at Carolina, has accepted a professorship in the Law School at the University of Tennessee. This is the second time that Prof. Wicker has been on the faculty at Tennessee. Miss Margaret M. Geiger, alumnae of the University, has been chosen ' one of the five winners of a complete art course at the Federal Schools of Minneapolis, Minn. Miss Geiger was the only one in the Southern States > to receive a scholarship. ? Professor Emmett Kilpatrick, of > the department of romance languages : here, was this summer elected presit dent of the Quill club for the coming year. Herbert Bishop, Jr., honor graduate of 1932, and graduate student here last year, has been elected principal of the Mt. Pisgah high school in Lancaster county. Edward S. . Cardwell, Jr., alumni, was winner of the first honor in the juni9r class at the Medical College of South Carolina at Charleston last session. u. m. o. Carolina Loses Noted Alumnus In the passing of Morris C. Lumpkin, prominent Columbia lawyer, who died in May of this year, the University sustained the loss of a wellknown alumni. Mr. Lumpkin was prominent as a member of the American Legion as well as an attorney and statesman. In 1921 he was elected to the office of commander of the legion in South Carolina, and he was frequently mentioned as timber for the national commandership. While at the University, Mr. Lumpkin was a popular and worthy student, having been very active in the glee club, where his baritone voice was a great asset. V. H. o. ' James S. Verner Dies Suddenly James Spencer Verner, '96, prominent University alumnus, died suddenly this summer. He suffered at attack of acute appendicitis. Mr. Verner who, at the time of his death, was attorney for Richland county was one of Columbia's most respected lawyers. He was at one time recorder of the city of Columbia and had represented Richland county in the house of representatives. One of the most companiable of men, Mr. Verner was noted for his versatility. He is the author of several -* plays and his verses ahow marked literary attainments. . He was also fond of hunting. and fishing. He was a member of the Quill club and of Phi Bet* Kappa while at the University, ' v;vl; " =???gggggg mini Ni *rofessors tiding Summer <_ Univ. Mourns Hilton's Death Prominent Carolinian R. H. Hilton, World War Veteran Loses Life On Lake During Fishing Trip In the drowning of Richmond H. Hilton recently in Lake Murray, the University of South Carolina lost one of its most prominent alumni. A veteran of the world war and a congressional medal of honor man, Hilton was state commander of the American Legion at the time of his death. Commander Hilton was drowned when he. fell from the cabin of a cruiser on which he and a group of friends were returning from a fishing trip. Commander Hilton's first military service 'was in Mexico where he went from Camden with the South Carolina National Guard at the age of 18. He was promoted to sergeant in 1918. The congressional medal of honor was bestowed upon him for heroism at Brancourt, France, October 11, 1918 when he captured ten enemy and killed six. He lost his arm from a shell burst in this encounter. He was also the recipient of the American distinguished service cross, the French medaille'militaire, the French croix de guerre, the Montenegrin de bravure and the British distinguished conduct medal. Commander Hilton was buried with full military services in the Camden cemetery. \ V xfiSioSfl : v ' ' * (, " ' > i>''! ; ' 61??|, Immtt ft ttma Tmaooc ?*> v C iVtVA v *>' AAi iskiki:(v ? I* , /. . .. . j / ' 'I i y*. ' - ' <*' ' V V V A, Graduate To Head Theatre To Conduct Classes Former University Co-Ed Takes Charge Of Producing Number Of Plays Miss Jane Shaffer, who graduated from the University last June, will be at the head of the newly organized Children's Theater, a junior branch of the Town Theater, Columbia's community playhouse. Miss Shaffer will be in complete charge of this work which entails the production of several plays during the season. She will conduct regular Saturday morning classes in dramatics and the productions of the Children's Theater will be presented as morning matinees. Miss Shaffer has had much experience in theater work, having done part time work last seas<?i with the Scalawags, the children's dramatic society of the Town Theater at that time. Also last season she appeared in one of the principle roles in the little theater's production of Goldsmith's "She Stoops To Conquer." During the summer Miss Shaffer has been in charge of play production and dramatics at Camp Rockbrook in the North Carolina mountains. While at the University Miss Shaffer was prominent in campus affairs, having been a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, the Gamecock staff, the Damas, and other college organizations. u. s. o. The University of Texas and the University of Chicago jointly are building the new McDonald Observatory in the Davis Mountains in southwestern Texas to house the second largest telescope in the world. The largest telescope in the world is the 100-inch reflector at Mount Wilson, | Calif. Q)> MILDER . . , .11 1' ' Jfii ggg!agggggggBgsgBBg=gaggggBgeBg2WS Univ. Grad Accepts Call Sparkman Goes To Md. Alumnus Of '23 To Become Rector Of Christ Episcopal Church In Baltimore The Reverend Sullivan Thome Sparkman of Columbia, has accepted a call to the rector of Christ Protestant Episcopal church, Baltimore. Mr. Sparkman who is only 28 years old received his degree of Bachelor of Arts from the University in 1923, and his Master of Arts in 1924. He then went to Oxford where he received his B. A. in theology in 1927. Then he attended the Virginia Theological Seminary, receiving his Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1928. While at the University, Sparkman was known as a brilliant student and an especially good athlete. He starred in basketball and tennis. Two of his sisters, Mrs. Capers Satterlee (Frances Sparkman) and Nora Sparkman also graduated from the University. IT. 8. o. Alumni Hold Bar-B-Q Meet The first alumni get-together of the year was held recently at Sheriff Heise's pond near Columbia, attended by a large number of Richland county alunmi and others from counties throughout the state. Guests of honor at the meeting were members of the Carolina football squad 39 ,c?. t/tr ciaareffe ; Page Three ucceed >. Timmerm? Attend Alumni Mec Barney Early, For Six Alumni Secretary, Re Eli To Office At the annual Alumni meeting University of South Carolina, Cla Sapp, Columbia attorney and state 1jcratic executive committee chairm;. was elected president to succeed George Bell Timmerman, of Lexington. The meeting was held in the University chapel and was attended by ibout 150 "old Grads" and prominent nen from various parts of the state. Jarney Early, for six years alumni secetary, was re-elected and the following listrict vice-presidents were named: Thomas P. Stoney, Charleston; Charles 5. Wells, Edgefield; Demos Jones, ireenwood; Waddy M. Anderson, jreenville; J. R. Richards, Jr., Lancaser; M. A. Wright, Conway, and Ames ialtiwanger, Columbia. The following were named to the counil for two years: George J. Wilds, lartsville; Angus McCauley, Chester; Ilaude A. Taylor, Spartanburg, and ieorge Bell Timmerman, Lexington. Following an address made by the reiring president of the association, Dr. v. T. Baker, in a brief talk, commended he work of Mr. Early as executive secetary and urged the entire association a follow Mr. Early's lead. After the meeting in the chapel a )utch luncheon was served at the Hoel Columbia. At the time Mr. Sapp ave a short address in which he pledged is whole-hearted efforts to lead the asociation to the best of his abilities durig the ensuing term. Speaking in response to an invitaion from the president, William A. Barer, an alumnus of the University and lie commencement speaker, pleaded he preservation of the United States Constitution. I 3wn in it 11? seasoned s from jrreece XY SIMPLE: I :e right in a i flavored or is you might ding. r been found matic tobaclece for this e send 4000 os from Sami and Cavalla. ross-blended s with Chestnestic tobacflavor and a i oned right? we suggest ield ... * ,v> CASTES BETTER C Sapp Will s George B Two Seniors Get Awards R. H. Sullivan Honored Frances Card well And 0. W. Cox Receives Sullivan Medals In June ( Francis Cardwcll of Columbia and ] Charles Wysong Cox of Florence, both senior students at the University > were awarded the Algernon Sydney a Sullivan award at the June commence- r mcnt exercises. This award is made I annually for meritorious service to r others. Richard H. Sullivan, head of d the U. S. Weather Bureau here, was also a recipient of the award. I Miss Cardwell is a member of ( several social and honorary sororities ( at the University and in addition is t a member of the Euphrosynean Liter- j ary society, the Pan Hellenic Council and the Cotillion club. She was also c senior editor of The Garnet and Black j and was at one time a member of the ( student Board of Publications. ( Cox was prominent in social and religious activities on the campus, hav- t ing served as President of the Caro- j lina Christian Service club and a mem- * ber of both the Student Council and the Freshman "Y" Council. He was also a member of the Clariosophic ' Literary society. Lumpkin Represents I State At Conference h ? ? s Alva M. Lumpkin of the Columbia ii bar represented South Carolina at a conference of Federal judges held in ti Asheville, N. C., recently. In addition b to the Federal judges one attorney was tl selected from each state. Mr. Lumpkin ti is a graduate of the University C Tobaccos gr< his country are with tobacco Turkey and ( THE ANSWER IS VEJ Tobaccos to tast cigarette need to be seasoned just the same j season a steak or a pud No tobaccos have eve that equal the spicy aro cos of Turkey and Gr< purpose. 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