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. ? ' * . / : , - ^ CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Pep Meeting /<?! Frosh Elect Held Tonight ^//ig W Tomorrow UNIVERSITY OF Jk SOUTH CAROLINA Volnme XXVIII, No. 6 COLUMBIA, S. 0., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1934 Founded 1908 Game< Will Open Bids Soon For War Memorial Construction On Building To House Archives To Begin At Early Date The building committee of the South Carolina war memorial commission will I meet at 11 o'clock 011 the morning of November 14 in the office of Govcrnoi Blackwood to open bids 011 the construction of the war memorial soon to rise 011 the University campus. The contract will be let as soon as possible after the opening of the bids. The bids will be opened in the presence of the entire committee, of which Governor Blackr?r wood is chairman. I The building is to stand on the corner of Sumter and- Pendleton streets 011 the site formerly occupied by Flinn Hall. It will house the archives of the South Carolina Historical commission and will be open to the gcnoral public atijl to all University students. It is expected to be an invaluable addition to the research facilities of the University and will provide access to a large amount of research material on South Carolina history nowhere else available. The commission has approximately $118,000 for the structure; of this, approximately $33,200 is a grant from the federal government and "the balance, $85,000, has been raised principally through the commission's efforts. The material out of. which the building is to be constructed has not yet been definitely decided upon. The specifications which will be given prospective bidders provide for bills 011 four different (Continued on Page 4; Column 6) Gamecock Moves To New Office The GamccocG offices will be moved to room 1, tenement 16 this afternoon. All business of the paper in the future will be transacted from the new office. The offices will consist of a regulation three room dormitory suite and it is felt will considerably relieve the need for space which has been felt in the old offices. I The move was made imperative by the fire hazard in the Extension building. University authorities have regretted this hazard because of the valuable records stored in the building and arc moving all offices out of the building that can be housed in any other place 011 tine campus. It is planned to board up the lower part of the Extension building as soon as possible. FERA Students Receive Pay Friday All students who arc receiving FERA aid are urged to go to the treasurer's office as early as possible Friday morning and receive their pay checks. Salaries ranging from $10 to $20, depending upon the number of hours that they work, will be payed to 152 students. The pay roll, which is the first of the semester, will total $2,250. The funds available for the payment come from the federal government and have been placed in the hands of University authorities a. o. Yale And Princeton Set Styles For Collegians Yale and Princeton set the fashions for men in America, according to Leonard Heuslein, advertising manager for John David company, New York, in the slmcrican Campus, national collegiate publication. Distinguishing between style and fashion, Mr. Heuslein said that style was an individual idea that mignt or might not become a fashion. Fashion, he said, was a generally accepted manner of dress. Because they wear their customary campus attire at home on vacation, Yale (Continued on P?a? 4; Column 4) cocks-< Men Chosen For Glee Club Will Go To Chicago Glee Club To Sing Over Radio From Chicago; To Have National Hookup From a group of sixty aspirants Professor Maurice Matteson lias chosen the following members of the University Glee Club to make the annual tour which will take the club to Chicago, providing their grades meet the University requirement : First tenors: Robert Humphlctt, George JefTery, Claude S. Wright, John Steele, McLeod Munn, McKiver Williamson, and James Gibson. Second tenors: J. S. Bolick, Edward Bowen, W. M.-Walker, James Livingston, J. T. Nettles, S. B. Young, Edwin Zeigler, Charles Crowson, and Clarence Taylor. Baritones: Sam Dillard, John McCrae, John McMaster, J. 1- Wiggins, C. E. Mayes, J. B. DuBose, T. C. Smith, E; Elkins, and W^sthrook Finlcyson. Basses: Kent 1 lungcrpiller, J. P. Sullivan, Richard llearon, Thomas McDonald, L. B. Bryan, and Mack Watts. Henry Martin and Eugene Sasser will (Continued on Page 4; Column 4) U. 8. C. Societies Hold Joint Session Delegates Get $35 Expenses Of Representatives To Rock Hill Subject Of Warm Discussion Meeting in joint session to sclect delegates for the coming intercollegiate debates in Rock Mill, and to provide funds for the trip, members of the Euphradian and Clariosophic literary socities kept the Clariosophic hall in an uproar for an hour Tuesday night. It was fi- | nally decided that the debating council would furnish the delegates with thirtyfive dollars to defray all expenses. Ernest Stokes, treasurer of the debating council, declared that funds at his command were very low, urging the societies to provide the money from some other sources. This led to a discussion of expenses 'debaters had incurred on trips to New Orleans and New York City, with Ira Koger declaring that it cost approximately forty cents per word for cach person in a dei>" ing audience out of the state. (Continued on Pao? 4: olu.in 5) v. r. o Final Date Ex.^nded For Yearbook Pictures The final date for taking pictures for the Garnet ami Black has been moved up to Saturday, November 10. This is positively the last date, according to Wesley Walker, editor. Students may pay $3.00 at 'Foal's studio for their annual and picture, or they may pay $1.25 for the picture alone. Pictures arc being made at Toal's studio on the 1400 block of Main Street. The 1935 Garnet and litock staff will meet Monday afternoon at ^ o'clock in the olTicc in the Extension building. Students wishing to work on the staff arc asked to attend. Werber Bryant Chosen As Apprentice Delegate Werber Bryan was chosen by a joint session of the Clariosophic and Euphradian societies to act as apprentice delegate of the University at the South Carolina Intercollegiate Debating association's contest to be held soon in Rock Hill. J. Wiley Brown, who was apprentice delegate last year, automatically becomcs the delegate for this year. Following this plan Mr. Bryan will l>c a delegate next year. The debater who will represent the University at Rock Hill will be chosen within a few weeks by a dontcst held by the two societies. Gobble Frosh Vote ] For Officers Council Will Conduct I Seven In Race For President; T Election Comes Off Saturday University of South Carolina fresh nien will go to the polls 011 Saturday hi morning for the first time to select otu j< of the seven candidates as president of tc the class. Election will be held in tin O. D. K. circle from 9 to 1 :30 and vo'- e; ing will he by sccret ballot, according s< to A. T. (Pott) Brown, president of ? the student body. . 7 The following have been nominated for " the office of president: W. A. Bochman ti H. K. Purdy, A. W. Douglas, John c McCrae, Willis Cantey, O. K. Brown. 0 and (>ilhcrt Colina. For vice-president: Preston Johnston, Ray Riddle, Charles s< Farley, Fred Auburn, Billy McNulty, T J. I larrelson, and Dick Allison. C For secretary-treasurer: David Lewis. 0 Jimmy Thomas, Joe McCaw, Martha E (Continued on Pnjje *; Column 5) "Y" Begins i AnnualDrive j Campaign Launched j All Students Asked To Contrib- I ute As Liberally As Possible A campaign to raise $1000 was launched yesterday by the Y. M. C. A. c Students were asked to contribute as lib- I erally as possible. j The money raised during this campaign 1 will be used to pay the expenses of an a extensive winter program, including discussion groups, vesper services and other t forms of entertainment. li It was announced by R. G. Bell, sec- t retary of the Y. M. C. A., Wednesday o that contributions would be accepted 11 (Continued on P?o? *; Column 9) Seniors Must . For Degi All candidates for degrees and cer- c tificatcs arc requested to file their ap- p plication for same with the Registrar { on or before December 1st. Application blanks will be supplied at the x Registrar's office. s Before filing applications, candidates r arc requested to make payment of the I diploma fee to the treasurer of the University, submitting the treasurer's ? receipt to the Registrar when the ap- t plication is filed. This applies to t candidates for all degrees awarded by t the University. p Applicants will have the choice oi purchasing a $1.00 diploma or a $2.50 f Chase Gives Fi Average S The average age of the student body A of the University is 20.6 years according Si to statistics released recently by John S A. Chase, Jr., registrar. Ci The average of the academic students Is of the various schools is 19.6. The av- 2i erage age of the men in academic schools 3r is 19.7, that of the women 19.6. S| The average of the freshmen at the A< Uni\*rsity is 18.5, men 18.6, women 18.2. Li The seniors average age is 21.5, men 21.6, S| women 21.2. .CI The percentage of men and women Si students at the University twenty-one M years and over is 37.5. Separate per- V\ ccntagcs are men, 37.5, women 31.5. Pi Average Age of Students Men Worn. Av. P< Freshmen 18.6 18.2 18.5 Sophomores 19.9 19.2 19.7 P Juniors 20.8 20.6 20.7 rs To 1 Pep Meeting i Held Tonight i livers Is In Charge E o Wake Sleeping Spirit Is ^ Object Of Huge Pep Meeting That the old Carolina spirit is not dead, ut merely slumbering will be the ob- sc :ct of the huge pep meeting to be held might at 7 :30 p. m. in the chapel. tl( Hacked by the co-ed K. S. K., who c' irly this week inaugurated a drive to 'a :cure attendance of all girls at the leeting, the cheerleaders headed by c' "iny Rivers plan to make this pep meet- 'c lg the biggest of the year. Co-operaon on part of the men's K. S. K. is " xpected to make the student body turn c' lit in a record breaking number. "The object of the pep meeting is not Pf :> much to cheer the team 011 to vie- " >rv against V. P. I., as to prove that ')( Carolina students can take in the face c' f defeat," said head Cheerleader Tiny m 'ivers, in urging every student to attend lie pep rally this evening. s< No Train To jj FurrnanGame" \nnounced By Foster !fo Requests Have Been Made For Special Train To Greenville r E "No requests have been made for a spe:ial train to Furman," said Dr. R. K. 0 "oster, director of student activities, this norning. "And consequently, 110 atempts have been made to do anything bout it." sc With the Carolina-Furman game a lit- q le more than two weeks away, there is -jittle prospect of chartering a Special J( rain for the Furman contest because (( f the late date. Student demand was ot great enough to even consider the sj (Continued on Pago 4; Column 5) j)( Apply \ rees By Dec. 1 liploma. The $1.00 diploma will be * irinted 011 parchment paper with imi- cc ation leather case. The $2.50 diploma tli vill be engraved 011 genuine sheep kin with genuine leather case. Sam>les of both may be seen at the ofice of the treasurer. X3 Candidates for undergraduate decrees and certificates are further 110ilied that there will be a late fee of wo ($2 00) dollars for any applica- ^ ion received after December 1st, for [raduatc degrees after March 1st. ?. The Registrar's office will be open ^ rom 9:00 a. 111. to 1:00 p. 111. daily or ??.??????111 iguresOn I Students' Age v. Age Men Worn. Av. cniors 21.6 21.2 21.5 pecials 22 3 36.9 34 4 raduatcs 29.8 30.4 30.2 ,t Vr. Law 23.0 20 5 22.8 id Yr. Law 24.3 21.0 24.2 d Yr. Law 23.8 23.0 23.7 p,: [iccial Law 26.0 38.0 32.0 110 :ademic Students 19.7 19.6 19.6 ,a aw Students 23.7 24.6 23.7 [iccial Students 22,3 36.9 34.4 th raduatcs 29.8 30.4 30.2 gl Indent Uody 20.4 21.2 20.6 at en Students 20.4 00.0 20.4 H 'omen Students 00.0 21.2 21.2 Ci erccntage of men students 21 years or over 37.5 cr crccntagc of women students 21 nc years or over 31.5 jn erccntage of men and women students 21 years or over 35.6 ? i Match Men Chosen For Law Club >rown Makes Selections rilliamson, Spencer, Hawkins And Funderburke Named Chairmen Members of the Law Federation were lectcd for the four law clubs by J 'i'ey Brown, president of the federa3ii, and the temporary chairman of the ubs at a meeting last Tuesday in the w building. The four clubs are: Woods Law ub, L. A. Williamson, chairman; Rutdfie Law club, C. W. F. Spencer, lairman; Petigru Law club, W. B. awkins, chairman; and Marion Law lib, 11. W. Funderburke, chairman. 1 he above-named chairmen are tem>rary, having been appointed by Mr. rown for the purpose of selecting mcni'rs for the clubs. A chairman will be ected by each club at its first regular eeting. 1 he law federation, of which all law udents are members, is divided into >ur clubs so as to facilitate the admint rat ion of the moot court, an institu?n formed in order that law student; lav get practical experience in the prep (Continued on Paoe 4; Column^O U. 8. C. Gamecock Not In S. C. P. A. Expense Bans Entrance 'fficials Decide Membership Ii Press Association Not Worth Money Involved The Gamecock, following a precedent t last year, will not enter the Soutl arolina Press association this year, he decision was reached after a conjrence of studeiu officials of the G?Wick last Monday. It is felt by the officials that memberlip in the association is not warranted . cause of the expense involved and beitise of the difference in the policy of ic Gamecock with that of other colge newspapers in the state. Most of ic other college papers in the state art uler some form of faculty supervision id for this reason it is felt that a ftinimental difference in policy exists which ould make the discussions at the annual invention of little value to officials of e Gamecock. It is also felt that the contests held ich year by the association to deter(Contmued on Pane 4; Column~5) U. fl. o. [ypatian Society Elects Three New Members Three newjucmbers were initiated into 2 Mypatian Literary society at the meetg held Wednesday afternoon in the lariosophic Mali. They are Elizabeth rarren, Margaret Andrews, and Catiline Taylor. The following new officers were also stalled : President, Edna Brown ; viceesident, Dorothy Wingard: secretary, lyne McNeill; treasurer, Effie CampII; recorder, Gertrude McDonald; mon>r, Claire Prince; and reporter, Mary 3rd. Declaring that she hoped only to build (Continued on Pace 4; Column 4) >ean Elliott Talks On Trip To Europe At the regular meeting of the Euirosyncan Literary society held Wedsday afternoon, Dean Elliott gave a Ik on her recent trip to Europe. The society is taking in this year only e girls who have a B average in Enish. The transfer students voted in this meeting were Clairborn Bunch, arriet Boyd, Polly Bclser, Frances imp. Other transfer girls having a B avage in English will be voted at the xt meeting. Freshmen will be taken after mid-semester grades have been istcd. (Continued on Pa<j? 4; Column 4) Spurs Games Now At Two All ; Fifth Contest Saturday 5 V. P. I.'s Hard Fighting Team Resembles The Work Of Clemson This Year With the count standing two?all the Carolina Gamecocks and the Virginia Tech Gobblers oppose each other tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 in the Municipal Stadium at the fair grounds. The two teams have won alternately since their first encounter in 1925. The Gobblers won that year to the tune of 6-0. The Birds came back in 1926 with the overwhelming win of 19-0. With increasing anger the Gobblers next time unexpectedly slaughtered their feathered foes 35-0. Maintaining the practice of give and take the locals, led by Harold Mauney and Earl Clary, last year overcame the first half stand Tech made and captured the scoring 12-0. Carolina faces in V. P. I. a team that o far this season resembles very much the ' work of Clemson. Tech has gone down fighting before Florida, Maryland, and ^ Washington and Lee this year. Each time it was a last quarter rally on the ^ part of her opponents that wrested victory from her. "My boys have been playing some good football and I expect them to keep it up this week," says Henry Redd, Va. Tech mentor. "I look for a close, hard-fought game between two elevens that look to be evenly matched." J Coach Laval has been shifting both line and backfield this week in an ef1 fort to achieve more offensive power. (Continued on Page 6; Column 6) U. H. O. , Co-eds Approach Venus De Milo t arolina girls compare very favorably with the original Venus de Milo and 25 selected movie stars, it was found in a I recent survey conducted through the University infirmary. . The Carolina co-ed is just a bit larger than the Hollywood queen and a mite smaller than the ancient beauty. The survey shows the height of the three to ( be the same. hollowing is a table of comparison: ( Actress Venus U. S. C. Weight 115 115 115 Height 5' 4" 5' 4" 5' 4" Bust 33" 34" 34" I Hips 35" 37" 36" Calf 12" 13" 13" Ankle 7" 8" 8" Constance Bennett, Hollywood, fits the i movie actresses' measurements to a per( lection, with the exception of tho ankle, ? which is one-fourth of an inch smaller. Formal Opening Held For Community House A community house project of tinschool of social work of the University of South Carolina, was formally opened Monday, October 29. The house adjoins the Columbia children's clinic. The opening was accompanied by a concert given by the PER A band, introductions by Miss Betty Brooks, and talks by Dr. Croft Williams and Mr. Palmer. This school is to be utilized by student case workers for field study with Mrs. Douglass as student director. Submit Your Balloting In All-American Contest Officials of the Collegiate Digest AllAmerican contest are urging all University students to cast their ballots now and each week following until the end of the competition. These should be clipped at once and mailed to the Collegiate Digest, P. O. Box 472, Madison, Wisconsin. According to the contcst rules, each student may submit one team each week; this provision is made so that votes can be changed slioutd some player, by spectacular performance, deserve a place on the team that he has not heretofore held (Continued ?n 4; Ctfumn 4)