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Baker Requests m Majority Vote
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UNIVERSITY OF Jt SOUTH CAROLINA
Volume xxvni, No. 7 COLUMBIA, S. 0., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1934 Founded 1908
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Baker Present
To Budg<
Sets Needs At $238,485
Largo Increase Over Last Year
Asked; No Action To Be
Taken For Some Time
A request to the South Carolina Budget
Commission for an appropriation of
$238,485 for the fiscal year ,1935-36 was
presented by Dr. L. T. Baker, president
of the University of South Carolina at
a hearing before that body Wednesday
afternoon. The request is based on an
estimated total expenditure of $430,485
for next year.
Last year the University was appropriated
$168,450 by the state legislature.
Estimated revenue outside of the appropriation
is $192,000. These two sources
are the only means of support the University
has at its command.
No action will be taken until near the
end of November or the first of December.
Public announcement will not be
made until the General Assembly meets
in January.
The budget, which is the basis of the
request, is higher than it was last year,
including, among other increases, money
for materials and labor to complete work
left unfinished on the campus by CWA
and FERA workers. The budget is still
far below those drawn up before the
drastic cuts inflicted by the legislature
during the last few years.
The State Budget Commission, which
prepares estimates to be presented to the
Legislature for action, is composed of the
governor, the chairman of the house ways
and means committee, and the chairman of
the senate finance committee.
Student fees are anticipated as remaining
the same as this year.
FROSH HAVEHIGH
GRADES IN TESTS
Students Are Named
McCall Says Many Students Made
High Averages; Honor
List Given
The Personnel Bureau, following the
custom of previous years, has prepared
a set of mimeographed lists giving the
ranks of new students on each of the
tests taken at the beginning of the term.
In the report special attention is given
to those outstanding students whose
grades were high enough to place them
among the top live percent of the freshman
class. This will automatically place
them well up in the top quarter of the
national distribution.
Professor McCall, chairman of the
Personnel Bureau, says that many additional
students who made good showings
may also be considered as outstanding.
The report is being sent to faculty
members this week and the bureau is
now prepared to give a full report to
each student concerning his test standing.
The following is the University Honor
list of the top five percent:
Scholastic Aptitude: Marvin Douglas
Armstrong, Louis Cain Bryaij, Anna
Elizabeth Cardwell, Henry Thomas Coffee,
Ruth Alice Dove, Reuben Jackson
Gambrell, Jr., William Burtlett Gaston,
John Paul Gerald, James Furman Goggans,
Jr., Joseph Ix?renzo Hodges, Jr.,
Joseph Lawrence Nettles, Jr., Lillian
Silidor, Irvin Segal, Jane Wallace Wil(Continued
on Pane 4; Column S)
Grid-Graph Will Not
Be Sponsored By K.S.K.
That the K. S. K. will not take over
the grid-graph was the final decision of
that society at their regular meeting last
week. The decision came after the society
had carefully investigated the proposition
and found that it would be impossible
to swing the venture because of
the financial obligations involved.
Whether or not the present owners,
Dr. James T. Penney, associate professor
in biology, and Head Coach Billy
Laval, will operate the grid-graph for
Saturday's game with Furman had not
been determined at the time that the
(itwtccock went to press.
Luke Williamson, president of the K.
S. K., stated that he did not know
whether any other organization intended
(Continued on P*o? 4s Column 4)
s Request
et Commission
?
Cuts Not Excused
For Furman Trip
"There will he no excused cuts for
students attending the Furman foothall
game in Greenville tomorrow,"
stated Dean Bradley this morning.
"Tiny" Rivers, head cheerleader,
stated that attempts had been made to
arouse interest in a special train to
Greenville, hut due to the lack of student
interest the plan had to be
dropped.
Attempts were made to secure a
special student rate for admission to
the game, but Furman authorities
thought that it would be useless to
make the price reduction, due to few
students attending
Four Chosen
To Compete
For Rhodes Scholarshi]
Humphries, Means, Sweeney, Ail
Bradsher Will Enter
Elimination Contest
William James Humphries, David I
Means, William Ogilvie Sweeny, an
Julian 11. Bradsher have been chosc
by the University committee 011 Rhodi
Scholarships to represent the Universii
at the state eliminations to be held Jai
uary 4.
These students will compete with foi
from each of the other colleges of tl
state for honor of representing Soul
Carolina in the district eliminations \
be conducted in Atlanta 011 January
' Two from this group will actually 1
awarded the scholarships.
These announcements were made I:
' Prof. Vernon Cook, chairman of tl
committee on appointments.
Humphries is a senior in the school c
education and has been awarded the A
ston scholarship in Ancient Language
Means is a freshman in the school c
law and is a member of Phi Sigma Ka|
pa fraternity.
Sweeny is a senior in the school of ei
(Continued on P?o? 4; Column 4)
Radicals Pass
Divorce Laws
The question, "Resolved: That tl
State of South Carolina enact a divorc
hill," was discussed and passed by tl
Clariosophic society, Tuesday night.
Julian Bradsher, of the radical sid<
introduced the bill at the last meet in
of the society and led the debate in f;
vor of its passage. Richard Foste
Pinckney Walker, and Fd Sims argue
for the passage of the bill, while J. W
ley Brown, Herley Havird, Archie Aj
ers, Joseph 1 lodges, and John A. Bip
ham opposed the measure.
After the passage of the bill, J. Wile
Brown took charge of the meeting whil
(i. Stanley Bryant, president of the sc
ciety, introduced the following bill to b
disposed of at the next meeting: "Rc
(Continued on Pao? 4; Column 4)
Rule Announced As To
Initiation Of Transfer;
Transfer students may be initiated in
to social fraternities after December 1
according to a ruling of the facult,
committee on fraternities as set fortl
in a letter from Registrar John A
Chase, president of the Pan-1 lellenii
council. The letter, which was read a
a meeting of the council in the l.av
building on Monday, further stated thn
such a student to be eligible for initia
tion must have fullillcd the University'
requirements for initiation during th
last term at the school which he previ
ously attended, and he must be enrollei
in live courses and have passed four o
them at mid-semester.
The council passed ii( motion to tin
effect that every fraternity be require<
to have a page in the annual this year
The committee on rushing rules wai
asked to prepare a report to be presentet
at the December meeting of the council,
and finances were discussed.
Da ta Released
l On New Pool
"| Water To Be Heated
Professor Sumwalt In Charge Of
Plans For Proposed Construction
The swimming pool sought hy the University
from the FERA will he 150 feet
long and 45 feet wide, according to figures
released Wednesday by Dr. L. T.
Raker, president. Housed in a building
208 feet by 70 feet, the pool will be
available for use the whole year, because
of heating both for the water and the
building.
Plans for the pool were completed by
Robert L. Sumwalt, professor of civil
engineering at the University, on September
1 and the plans together with estimated
cost were taken to Dr. Baker's
office this week. These are the plans
_ upon which the request from the federal
agency is based, giving two possible
costs, depending on the material used
in construction of the pool itself.
\ The proposed pool is still a matter of
doubt, no notice of approval having been
received from headquarters.
P No matter w lich estimate is accepted,
the pool will be of the same dimensions
d and equipment, and will be completely
modern in every respect. It will be
housed in brick building connected to
^ the rear of the Gymnasium by a 30 foot
j covered passageway 10 feet wide. There
will he four dressing rooms, each containing
four showers and other neces2S
sary equipment. A brick pool is called
ty ? :
(Continued on Paa? 4; Column S)
1_/ U. H. C.
* A lumni Look
To Last Game
7.
>c Festivities Are Planned
ly W. And L. Alumni To Meet Here
ie For Turkey Day Game;
To Fete Team
>f
j_ Washington and Lee Alumni from
s Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee,
jf North Carolina, Virginia and South
v Carolina will have the chance to cheer
the Washington and Lee Generals when
they meet the Carolina Gamecocks at
- Municipal Stadium on Thanksgiving
day.
The Generals have not played on
South Carolina soil since 1923, when
J they defeated the Gamecocks by a score
of 12 to 6. Scattered throughout the
,e South this game will give the Washing c
ton and Lee alumni their first chance in
lc many years to get together and renew
old friendships and to make new ones.
L, Special arrangements have been made
g for the convenience of the Washington
and Lee Alumni on their visit to Cor
lumbia. Chairman Townsend Reiser, of
(| Columbia, announces that a team-alumni
luncheon will be held in the Rlue room
of the Hotel Columbia before the game.
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Can It Be !
e (Editc
'* The honor system is 011 trial. T
1 themselves. It is essential to any
- be willing to take the question of (
and definitely punish any student a
In the straw vote taken hy the (iu
? day one student in three said that I
_ lo enforce the honor system. The
each of those students who vote:
y possibility that the honor system <
li must prove they are sincere by ins
. on in their class rooms and hy puni
L' to cheat. If they are not willing t
' the honor system can never he a d<
\ percentage of those students who s,
- system possibly can be enforced; it
s students who are willing to back th
c accept the responsibility of enfor
I fearlessly.
f We will remain neutral until we s
If they were sincere and do take
? our power to further the cause of
' will fipht to the end a system \vhi<
' cause of an unenforceable system.
J It is up to the students. If they
. enforce it. If they are not willing
abolish it.
Contract Let I
For Memorial
Goes To J. A. McDevitt
Contract Calls For Granite To Be
Used In Bottom Parts of
Structure
Construction of the South Carolina
World War memorial 011 the corner of
the University campus formerly occupied
by Flinn Ilall will begin in a few
days, it was announced Wednesday by
the architects, LaFaye and LaFayc, after
the contract had been awarded by the
building commission Wednesday afternoon.
A bid of $96,000 submitted by J. A.
McDevitt of Charlotte, took the award
from a field of ten bidders. The contract
had not been signed Thursday
morning, but as soon as that formality
has been completed work on the building
will be commenced. There were five
different alternatives open to bidders, the
main one dealing with the use of South
Carolina granite or limestone, or a combination
of both.
As finally accepted by the commission,
the contract calls for granite in the lower
part of the building and limestone above.
It was pointed out that although granite
throughout would be more desirable from
the standpoints of beauty and durability,
the expense would necessitate an additional
request from the legislature. This
the commission thought undesirable at
this time. However, the present arrangement
uses part granite, and still leaves
enough over from the fund to furnish
the interior appropriately.
(Continued on Page 4; Column 5)
DeanHonored
By A. A. U. P.
Made Local President
McKlssick, Copenhaver, McCall
New Officers Of University
Chapter
Dr. J. Rion McKissick was elected
president of the local chapter of the Association
of American University Professors
at the meeting held last Tuesday
night in Sloan College. Other officers
elected: Vice-president, Dr. J.
F. Copenhaver; and secretary-treasurer,
Prof. W. C. McCall. The new members
of the executive committee arc
Dr. R. 11. Wienefeld and Prof. Katherine
B. lleyward.
A special committee made a report
on the data recently compiled on the
University library and its needs.
The retiring officers are: president,
Dr. W. II. Calcott; vice-president, Dr.
J. Rion McKissick: secretary-treasurer.
Dr. J. F. Copenhaver; and executive
committee, Prof. W. C. McCall and
Prof. Henry C. Davis.
Besides the regular members . at the
meeting, the deans of the various schools
and the heads of all departments were
invited as special guests.
Enforced?
>rial)
lie question is tip to the students
honor system that the students
uiforcenient into their own hands
,vlio violates the honor code.
mecock last Tuesday and Wedncsle
would be willing to do his part
percentage was not large but if
s "yes" was sincere there is a
>an be enforced. Those students
>is1ing that cheating shall not go
shing those students who attempt
o act with conviction and energy
pfinitc force on the campus. The
aid they would enforce the honor
is small enough to show that the
e honor system must individuallv
cement and act vigorously and
see if those students were sincere,
definite action we will do all in
the system. If they refuse we
ch would prostitute honor to the
want the honor system, let them
j to enforce the system, let them
Majority Vote'
In Hono
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University Student
Wins Terraplane
James Bynum, engineering student
at the University of South Carolina,
won a Terraplane coach, first prize U<
se
for the South-Eastern territory in the
recent Terraplane Ruggedness Slogan js|
Contest. *" Ti
The South-Eastcrn territory was t'1
composed of the two Carolinas,
I)r
Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee. Ix-,
The winning slogan has not yet
been published. co
Bynum is a member of Phi Kappa U1
Sigma fraternity. ,
of
wi
bo
Cantey Made
Frosh Head
an
Standing Vote Taken
Williams, Riddle, And Nettles cc
Chosen For Other fr
Offices Wl
th
Willis Cantey was elected president of \\
the Freshman class at a meeting held 12
last Friday morning after chapel. The to
tirst race was held by secret ballot, but th
the freshmen decided to hold the runoff
election by standing vote.
Ray Riddle was elected to the place of w
vice-president and Rex Williams was 'n
elected to the office of secretary and ~
treasurer. Joe Nettles was elected to the
office of historian. I
Cantey is from Columbia and is a
pledge of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
^
Riddle is also from Columbia and
a Kappa Sigma pledge. Si
Williams, a Sigma Phi Epsilon pledge,
is from Kingstree.
Joe Nettles, another Columbian, is a
pledge to Alpha Tau Omega.
Following the leader, Cantey, the votes fo
for the different offices were very close, as
there only being one or two ballots dif- ]n)
ference in the third in line and the last.
?it. s. c.? I)n
Begin Drive
For Members
t w
The Phi Kappa Delta query "Resolved rc.
that nations should agree to prevent the jj,.
international shipping of arms and am- (jc
unitions" will be debated by the Kuphradian
Literary Society at its re-union
meeting Tuesday night.
^ or
Launching a drive to increase its jj(1
membership the society promises to have .
excellent debators from lx>th parties of 1
its junior senate to discuss this query.
At its last meeting held Tuesday night. 'ia
the society voted by a small margin to ca<
keep the honor system at the University (|rj
rather than supplant it by the procter tcr
system. It was brought out by members
of the law school that the honor svs- cat
tern worked there and this was attributed toi
to the hard work and cooperation shown pel
the students by the professors. ,1Ci
?v. s. c.? no
Commandant Parker To ,iu
Discuss League Affairs is
tin
Commandant Thomas D. Parker, California.
will arrive today for a visit to P
the campus in the interest of the League
of Nations movement, according to Dr.
brand's \V. Bradley, dean of the Coli
e i , c tik
lege of Arts and Science.
"Commandant Parker is a business 0
man and an army officer," Dean Brad- '
ley explained, "lie is here for the same
ptirj>osc that Justin Miller visited us last '"(
year?to interpret the League of Nations
and arouse interest in its impor- 001
tance." ve]
Bishop Kirkman G. I'inlay is chair- '
man of the I-ocal League of Nations As- pis
social ion, and Dean J. Nelson Frierson cat
of the law school is greatly interested inf
in the movement, according to Doctor "L
Bradley. j0
The time and place of Commandant soi
Parker's speech had not been announced be
when the Gamccock went to press. tut
No"
r System Poll
ay WilFlWot"Enforce
neThird Of Those' Voting Sav
They Will Report Violations
Of Code
Approximately one student in three
>e willing to rejKjrt to a class
c o" ,,OMOr committee a case of cheatK
provided the offender would !)e punK-d
according to a poll conducted at
y.and Wednesday chapel periods
s week. Three hundred and twenty'e
s,ude?ts voted in the poll, or anoximatcly
one-fourth of the student
The poll Was conducted by the Gamcck
in an eftort to find out exactly the
limpness of the students to enforce
c honor system. The exact wording
the query put was: "Would you be
^ to takc to a duly constituted
fly in your class section a case of
eating if you knew that the offender
bc definitely punished under a
;ed system of penalties?"
Of the 325 voting, 219 answered 'W
id 106 "yes." The percentage of those
'ti?K \es was 32.62 percent while
ose voting "no" composed 67.38 per"t
of the total. The students in the
eshman chapel seemed slightly more
lH,ng enforcc the ',0"0r system than
ose taking Tuesday chapel. In the
edncsdaV chapel the vote was 63 "yes"
? no. or a ratio of 34.43 percent
Percent. In the Tuesday chapel
e vote was 43 "yes" and 99 "no," or
ratio of 30.28 percent to 69.72 percent.
it," r?!e ?aS fair,y evcn,y divided
'tli 183 m the Wednesday chapel votK
and 142 in the Tuesday chapel.
(Contlnued~on~p^e ^ColumfTTT'
. M. C. A. DRIVE
NEAR COMPLETION
Iasters~Stil]~In Lead
X Dollars Collected,
With Pour Hundred
To Go
than $600 of~^ M
f the \. M. C. A. has been collected
the organization's annual drive K??
* ""r<l The drive will
he completed in the near future
corditiR to R. G. Roll, executive secrc'
>' "f the V. M. C. A. Up the
CSC"' ?nl-v "( the students and
?-?"tdS of the faculty have been
' hv the canvassers but it is hoped
"re the drive is over that every stunt
and faculty member will be reached.
E. W. Masters is still l<-a<l,,,K ,|,e Ca?.
?ers with a total of $23.50 collected
promised. Harper Welborn, M. A
ycc. Tom Crawford, and l.amar are
flowing closely.
1 P ,w <la,e 1,10 average subscription
? been $2.01 /,. Subscribers may give
;h ?r siRnC(l Promises. An additional
ve wiM '? carried a second semesregistration.
The drive seeks to obtain funds to
fry oil tile work of the V. M. c \
r the current year. The V. M C A
tS .an appropriation from the student
"v,,.v fee but this appropriation is
t sufficient to cover all expenses of
' organization and each year a drive
P"t on to collect money to make up
.' deficit.
ropose Changes In
Co ed Rush-Rules
Proposed changes in rush-rules were
' chief business at the meeting of the
'-ed Pan-Hellenic council held Friv
afternoon at (he Sigma Kappa house.
Ihese changes are to be discussed at
I sorority meetings and are to
passed on at the next meeting of the
" ' according to Miss Elizabeth Harpresident
of the council.
'There has been a good deal of commit
because of silence period and be'sc
of the prohibitions placed on rushI
.t,rinR thc morning," she explained.
r the council is an accurate guide as
the sentiment on the campus among
ority women, the rules will probably
greatly simplified during the near fu