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I \ CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA I 1. 5^ Aecor/f, I 1? UNIVERSITY OF Jk SOUTH CAROLINA I i COLUMBIA, S. 0., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15,1933 ^~T~77Z7n Seven Men Are Initiated Into O. D. K. Were Tapped In Chapel : Dean Bradley Praiaps Works Of Honorary Fraternities In Campus Activities Seven prominent students were initiated into, the local circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, national honorary leadership fra- ' ternity, last Wednesday night at a meet- 1 ing of the fraternity at the Pi Kappa Alpha liouse. The students initiated were as follows: D. G. Ellison, Jr., Roy Powell, George Hart, Ed Sallenger, Harold Mauney, Billy VVetmore, and Jhomas J Jefferson Craig. The initiates had previously been formerly tapped at services held in the . chapel 1 uesday morning. The exercises i at that time were brief and consisted, aside from the actual tapping, of short i talks by Dean Bradley and James Brails- ( ford, president of the local circle. Brad- ] ley pointed out the place that honorary ( fraternities have made for themselves , (5ii the campus and lauded the services that they have performed. Brailsford ( said that O. D. K. needed no introduction t and pointed out the outstanding quality ( of all men elected. The next election of members to the c fraternity will take place in the spring s J. B. Gibson, speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, \V. N. Manning, candidate for governor of the state, and Brantley Harvey, state senator from Beaufort, all of whom were recently elected honorary members, will be initiated at an early date. D. I. O. J Petty Adds To Collection Gathers Fulgerite Tubes ( Phenomena Due To Lightning i Striking Sand, Thus Making It Into Glass Fifty tubes of fulgerite have been col- , lected from the sand pits of this state by Julian J. Petty, associate professor of geology at the University. Professor Petty has made the most extensive study of fulgerites that has been made in this state. Fulgerite results when lightning strikes sand. The sand heats, and forms glass. Fulgerite was definitely proven to be due to lightning striking sand in Aylesford, England, when a man carrying a walking stick was struck by lightning. , The lightning ran down the stick into the ground, fusing some of the sand. I The first description of fulgerite was made by David Hermann in 1711. A tube about 26 feet long was found near Massel, Silesia, in 1706. Fulgerites were i then used as ornaments or charms to cure , "fevers, virulent and febrile diseases." The First trace of these tubes in South Carolina was reported in 1886. It was found near a well in Sumter. Since then some specimens have been brought to the Geological Laboratory at the University for identification, and a more extensive study has been made. "1 have found fulgerite in every sand pit that I've been in," says Professor Petty. u. N . o. Student Directory Will Come Out In January The student directory will he published by the first week in January, it was announced. It is sponsored by the Blue Key Honor fraternity, which published it last year also. John Bolt Culbertson is the editor and J. Wiley Brown, the business manager. The directory contains the names and addresses of all the students at the University. It has been printed a number of years, and has proved a valuable aid to students and others. Merry Four Named By Faculty For __Tryouts p?r Rhodes^Scholarship Vm Compete With" Other State Colleges; Winner Goes To District Contest The University faculty"appointed four students to represent the University in the statc fyouts for the Rhodes scholarships at a recent meeting. The four appointed were Hey ward Clarkson, Frank urham, Jack Fishbume, and Romeyn VVestervelt. These four will go into the tate contest to be held in Columbia on January 2. They will compete against he representatives of other South Carolina colleges and the winner will go to Atlanta where he will compete in the district contest at which the recipients of scholarships will be selected. Durham and Fishburnc are undergraduates in arts and science. Durham was editor of The Carolinian last year and Fishbume is a member of the track team* Jarkson is in the law school and Wester-'clt is a graduate student in science Year before last the University sent -arlislc Roberts, then a law student, to Atlanta but he was eliminated in the hstrict contest. Professor J. E. Norwood is in charge )f the applications for Rhodes scholarihips in Columbia. u. s. o. Group Meets At Richmond Athletic Moguls Gather Southern Conference Will Discuss Recently Passed Ruling On Scholarship Announcement that the annual Southern conference meeting will be held on February 23 and 24 at Richmond, Virginia, was made yesterday by Dr. Ralph K. I'oster, director of student activities. The meeting will be the second of the recently reorganized Southern conference. Last year at the regular meeting of the conference the great split arose which resulted in the forming of the Southeastern conference from teams in the clqep South. Subsequently a meeting of the old conference was held in Richmond and a reorganization was accomplished. The University representatives will probably be Dr. Foster, Head Coach Laval, and Assistant Coach Norman. Foster is a member of the powerful executive committee and Laval is on the football committee. Norman is a member of the basketball committee. Perhaps the foremost problem before the conference this year will be the contest over the recently passed ruling requiring athletes to pass the equivalent of 24 semester hours each year in order to be eligible to compete. Dr. Foster, commenting on the ruling, said that lie would be bound by the recent faculty action approving the rule. U. H. O. Hypatian Elects New Recorder Lois Turnbull, of (iraniteville, was unanimously elected recorder of the Hypatian Literary Society at its meeting Wednesday afternoon in the Clariosophic Hall. Miss Turnbull is well known on the campus. She is treasurer of thi Y. \V. C. A., Pan-Hellenic representative of Sigma Kappa Sorority, Kapp; Sigma Kappa, and assistant secretar\ of the Carolina Christian Service club. ^ eggy Black, the society's representative on the debating council, urged all ol the girls to "go out for" debating. Th< team expects to make many trips this year. It was voted that there would be s meeting of the society every week. Ii was also voted that there would be m meeting the week that we return tc school after the holidays. Christi Schedule \ Laval Board O. K. 9s Loan Request Budget Gets Approval New Buildin^TwiiT Be Erected With Money Borrowed From P. W. A. The contract of head coach "Billy" Lava! was renewed at the regular December meeting of the Board of Trustees last Wednesday. The renewal came on the recommendation of President L. T. Baker and the athletic advisory board. No action was taken 011 the contracts of assistant coaches which, with Laval's, expire on January 1. Assistant coaches are engaged by the athletic advisory board 011 the recommendation of the head coach. It is understood that Laval's contract called for a salary of $5,0()0 as compared to the salary of $8,000 which lie received 011 first coming to the University. In January, Laval begins his seventh year as head coach here. Formerly lie was at I" urman. Assistant coaches now at the University are the following: "Whitcy" Rawl, backlield football and freshman baseball coach; Curran Hughey, assistant football coach; \V. A. Norman, freshman football, varsity track, and freshman basketball coach. At the same time the Board approved (Continued on Paoo 4; Column S) 23 To Join Spirit Club K. S. K. Holds Meeting Initiation Ceremonies Postponed Until Shortly After Christmas Holidays Twenty-three additional men were elected to Kappa Sigma Kappa, local spirit fraternity, at a recent meeting of the fraternity. At a previous meeting fourteen new men had been elected. Initiation, which was to have been held last night, was deferred until after the Christmas holidays by vote of the fraternity. Lack of preparation for the initiation and the press of work 011 the officers of the club was given as the reason for the postponement. Newly elected men will be notified by mail of the date of the initiation. (Continued on Pa<jo 4; Column 4) I Dere Santa W Fill My St< "1 d like for Santa Clans to bring me a cap pistol, a false face with a long beard, and a Jew's (juice?) harp," declared Troy Stokes, juvenile ex-president of the Student Body, Wednesday night, in a symposium interview in which the great people of the Carolina campus bared their very souls to the glaring light of publicity. A plethora of lazy people was discovered by this great survey, undertaken by two enterprising young Gamcco^k reporters. Two out of three people (you count cm) want either a bicycle or a 1 tricycle." Pete Coggcshell, iuconoclastic and dignified sophomore, declared emphatically 1 that lie was busy, and anyway "There ain't 110 Santa Clans." (The heartless young infidel, destroying our youthful ambitions and childish hopes like that!) 1 J. Wiley Brown (busting into print on the subject of Santa Clans after three ' years of trying)?"I want a passing grade 011 all my law courses and a free trip to 1 Florence." t Luke Williamson ( black space ? to assert the old crack about great ? minds)?"I want a passing grade 011 all my law exams." Has ? d Restricts G I Will Cow i I W. L. "Billy" Laval, University Head tended for another year. Slaviansky ? Makes Hit Russians Give Program C World Famous Chorus Present 1 Songs And Folk Dances To Small Audience Aided by well executed lighting effects and a colorful ensemble of Russian cos- V tumcs, Madame Agreneva Slaviansky's 11 world-famous Russian chorus presented * a delightful program of Russian and '1: Gypsy dances, and vocal selections at st Drayton Hall, Wednesday night. Mademoiselle Mara Slaviansky. daughter of the conductor, was the reigning ? soloist of the evening. The program varied from the highly classical, in which Mademoiselle Slavian- , el sky ? rich, young voice reached perfection, to the light and humorous folk . . . rt songs in which the entire group sung in , a smooth, delightful combination. ^ A highly appreciated part of the en- u tertainment was the presentation of sev- ? eral Russian folk dances led by the oi smallest member of the chorus. a, ' st rillYou : jcking With? ? ??? ?? ? a) Tiny Rivers?"A tricycle, a package of t, Golden Grain, and a pint of what-have t| y?u." 01 J. Rion McKissick?"I'd like for Santa Clans to bring me enough money for me g to give the University a student activities building." (The Colonel must be get- "1 ting worried about the ceiling.) * A bashful O. I). K. who finally revealed his name as Marion 1 lolman? "A blonde who isn't dizzy." Anne Moore?"A fur coat like Mar- ;,| garet Sullivan had in 'Only Yesterday.'" ^ I'rost Walker?"A good complete notebook in 'Negociable Instruments." Dutch Willard?"A machine for the extermination of pink elephants, and an inexhatist ible supply of socks." ' Avis I hint?"A doll with long hair, ^ eyes that open and shut, and a melodi- ,); ous 'Ma-ma.' " ' Chick Hrown?"A big chew of tobacco " and a l>ic>cle." ? Windy Robinson?"A tricycle, roller 111 skates, and a cowboy out lit." Mope Goble?"A police uniform ar.d fl' a year's subscription to 'True Detec- ^ tive.'" k o! Dink Gaines?"A tennis racket and a w (Continued on P*qo 4; Coiumn~3) cl Happy ames To S ch Here I\ a if] J if i 1 ; w-. j-;V V.' '1; li w 'rvin ly< <li t ' !v->* pi as cli I-:'' ti al Coach, whose contract has been ex?M cli Students To 2 Be Employed I )n College's Property P 'hose Who Need Money To Remain In School May Register n For Work Official notice has been sent from Washington to the members of the Xaonal Association of State Universities lat students enrolled in those colleges T living C. \V. A. work done on the initution's property may register for part y me employment. Dr. George F. Zook has stated in a tter to the members of the association lat: "I have been informed that students w irolled in colleges and universities are ii igible to register with employment ii tencies referred to in topic four of those w gulations. Arrangements have been lade with the National Reemployment 01 ervice whereby students so registering si ill be referred to the college jobs. They \\ lav then be assigned tor part time work d; 11 Civil Works projects which have been n uthorized in the regular way at the in- Ii itutions themselves. al "These projects, as indicated in the n revious communication include repairs, a nprovements, and extensions to the h uildings and grounds in publicly conolled schools, colleges and universities, o According to this plan, those students 1 : Carolina who need the money thrived b > remain in school, may register for le work at the City Market building i Assembly Street. o Students wishing to register, should a et in touch with R. (I. Hell at the 'V. yi Kappa Phi ;; Has Celebration ai The University chapter and the local umni association of the Ti Kappa Phi aternity celebrated the twenty-fifth an- ? iversary of the fraternity's founding ist Saturday night with a dinner fol>wed by a dance at the Jefferson hotel, lie national president of Pi Kappa 1 'hi. r. A. Pelser Wagner, head of the detriment of ancient languages at Wil am and Mary College, was present for ie occasion as was A. Harvey Mixo.> I Charleston, one of the two surviving letnbers of the first chapter. There were about ninety at the bannet, including delegates from Furman, /offord, Presbyterian College, College f Charleston and the University. There ere also a large number of alumni prisit. |_ r New jc uuuueu JLiwo outh; Text Year Eight Games Now Qn List 'ive Are In Conference illanova Game Still Unsettled; Opening Tilt With Erskine Instead Of Wofford The football schedule for next fall is been sharply curtailed and games ill be restricted to st;ite and Southern iponents according to the announcement ade yesterday by Dr. Ralph K. Foster, rector of student activities. Up to the "esent eight games have been scheduled ; compared to the eleven games played 'ring the past season. At the same me Dr. Foster announced that negotiions are now under way with Villanova it as yet no agreement has been reached. The schedule next year has a decided inference atmosphere with five confericc opponents listed. Besides Clemson, orth Carolina State, and V. P. I., all of "Inch were played this year V. M. I. id \\ ashington and Fee have been Fled to the list. This year Duke has isputed the Gamecock's claim to colanipionship of the Southern conference . cause while Duke won four conferice victories South Carolina won but iree. Both were unbeaten within the inference. \\ ithin the state the University will lay, besides Clemson, Furman and the (Continued on Page 4; Column 4) Planets Will Brighten Sky Juring Christmastide renus, Mars, And Saturn Will Be In Most Brilliant Stages; Sirius Also Outstanding During the Christmas season, students ill have the unusual opportunity of seeig Venus, Saturn, and Mars together i the early evening sky, says Dr. Edard C. Coker, professor of astronomy. The brilliant planet Venus, which far utshines every other thing, in the night <y with the exception of the moon, ill reach its brightest during the holiiv season. Saturn, which may be recogized by its steady light with no twinkng, will be to the left of and not tar hove Venus. A third planet. Mars, lay be seen early in the evening just iter dark, below Venus and between er and the horizon. The most brilliant of all stars, "I-ord f the Winter Nights," Sirius, or the >og Star, will rank next to Venus in rilliance during the winter months. Orion, the great constellation with the >vo bright stars and the famous belt t Orion, may be seen in the southeast bout nine o'clock. "Students who spend the holidays in le country will have a fine chance to ppreciate the sparkling brilliance of ie winter sky," says Doctor Coker. "Get lit in the country away iroin the glow nd haze of the city lights," lie advises, und you will see one thousand times s many stars as you could in the city." u. a. o. Christmas Holidays Begin Wednesday Christinas holidays will begin next Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock and will extend until Wednesday morning, January 3 at S o'clock it was announced yesterday by Registrar John A. C base. As usual, double cuts will count 011 two days before and after the holidays. Though the holidays begin and end in the middle of the week they will run for two.weeks, approximately the same length of time allowed in former years. Year