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....... , r? . \ .'-r. :Jr 4 ;.;2? CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Star Players Season Ends Leave University ^/Jfy(^ % W>7/| W * &Z" TiU UNIVERSITY OF Jt SOUTH CAROLINA Volume XXVIII, No. 8 COLUMBIA S f! pp.ttiav nhvp.mwv.p on iqia ^ao Two Tompkin: I To Bin . 4*? I Return Home To Texas 1 | Prospect For Season Looks Dark As Steller Players Quit University Hopes for Carolina's basketball sea- C I son received a severe setback yesterday I when Bennie and Freddie Tompkins, ? I outstanding brother combination from I Texas, suddenly left the University to I return home. According to reliable reI ports the two intend to accept jobs with q I a Texas oil company and will also play sj I professional basketball. tj The two Tompkins were main, cogs K I in Carolina's championship teams for the l last two,years and were depended upon ^ I for this year's team. Both have re ceived All-Conference and All-Ameri- 0 If can citations. 0 "This literally dynamites our basket- j, I ball chances this season," Dr. Foster de- tj I clared. When asked if any effort would jc [ be made to bring them back, he said t] I that he could do nothing toward that {, I a Basketball Coach Norman said that I he talked at length with Bennie after j1( I practice Wednesday night but could not n I persuade him to remain. 1 le said that ai I he was not able to see Freddie but that w I Bennie promised to talk with him yesI terday morning about nine o'clock. BenI nie didn't return and it was later learned ? I that the boys had left by car about day- ~ I light. "We consider it our duty to accept I the job in order to help support our father and mother," Coach Norman I quoted Bennie as saying was the reason (Continued on Page 4; Column S) I Student Sends . ? False Report ; h I Misquotes Professor i? a [ Dr. Babcock Denies Quotations Attributed To Him In Recent Issue Of "Life" ? The authenticity of quotations attribB uted to Dr. Havilah Babcock, professor EL of English at the University, and printed ^ in a recent edition of the Life magakzine has been denied by Dr. Babcock. lie has requested that the following statement be issued in connection with the affair: "The statement regarding the University of South Carolina attributed to me in the current issue of the magazine is s totally without foundation. It could b have originated only in the teeming brain t< of some sensation-hunting young jour- d nalist who valued the two dollars the h magazine paid for the manufactured u statement more than he valued com- c (Continued on Pago 8; Column 4) Clemson "Tiger". Wins Contest The Clemson Tiger won first place for college newspapers in the South Carolina College Press association contest last week. The Furman University Hornet placed second and the Converse Parley Voo was third. These awards were announced at the close of the meeting last Saturday at Wofford. First prize for magazines was awarded to the Converse Concept, with the Winthrop Journal, second; and the Lander llrothesian, third. (Continued on Pago S; Column 1) ?u. s. c. Mrs. Brenner Speaks To Pan-Hel Councils J Mrs. Patty Marshall Brenner, grand (I secretary of Sigma Kappa sorority, spoke 1 at a joint meeting of men's and women's I' Pan-Hellenic councils in the chapel Fri- ii day. / Believed to be the first occasion of I this sort in the history of fraternities ( and sororities at Carolina, the event will probably be the beginning of a scries of ( talks before the two councils by grand p officers or visiting inspectors of both J fraternities and sororities. Mrs. Brenner emphasized the field of R usefulness opened to Pan-Hellenic coun- o cils, saying that their influence was al- a most without parallel on a campus. s Lost I Cage Team Work Will I Soon Begin )n Memorial Building ro Further Steps Can Be Taken ! Until Granite Blocks Are Ready Actual construction of tlie new South Carolina War Memorial on the Univerity campus will begin in about two or irec weeks, it was stated in a report iven out this week from the office of .afaye and Lafaye, architects of the uilding. In the meantime, work is progressing II the granite. It will take about two r three weeks to cut all of it to fit lto the building, and until this is done ie contractor, A. A. McDevitt of Char- ' >ttc, cannot begin to break ground for ie foundation. Granite is being used t0 i the lower part of the building, and ^ fine quality limestone in the rest of it. t^1 When completed, the memorial will ouse the South Carolina Historical com- L lission, the University art department, * nd will contain a small auditorium. It ill be erected on the former site of J lynn Hall. Last week the contract was let to A. (Continued on Page 5; Column 3) C] Carolina To-day i? The Glad Hand We wish to take this opportunity to ongratulate The Cletnson Tiger on its ccent victory over such papers as The ^ 7urman Hornet and the Converse ParP1 \v-/ oo in the recent contest sponsored y the South Carolina Collegiate Press ssociation. b< Nasty Which reminds us of the ill treatment recently meted out to a northerner in an English class, who was requested to read the assignment he had brought in. When T he was asked to begin for the third ' time, some bright spirit in the back of the room game out with "Pahdon mah Southern accent." c Afraid "Spot" Mozingo, youngest legislator S) ays that he needs an airplane to get ack and forth from the University 0 Darlington, so arduous have his uties become. He is afraid to get one, owever, for fear that his "people" a< . ill wonder how he got all that money be nit of his salary. 0j (Continued on Pago 4; Column 3) ^ ????????????????I so One Day Allowed For c Thanksgiving Holiday [< The usual Thanksgiving holiday will be observed next Thursday when tn all University functions will be suspended for the day, announces John ^ A. Chase, Jr., registrar. Students are urged to pay particu- ?. lar attention to tlie fact that double cuts two days before and after the holiday will be in order. ?re-Med Fraternity Holds Annual Banquet h: Beta Alpha Chapter of Alpha Epsiloti ^ . )elta, national honorary pre-medical fracrnity held its annual banquet on Thurs- | lay night, October 15th in the Eng- u ish Room of the Hotel Columbia. The ,f lanquet was given in honor of the new ,s nitiates, James A. Richardson, Archie j'. Vyers, Miss Margaret Johnson, Miss ?thyl May Madden, C. L. Stuckey and f Herman. *n The speaker of the evening was Dr. , ). IJ. Mayer, a well known Columbia ,s ihysician who spoke on the "Study of ^1 Medicine." Dr. I. Schyer, faculty advisor to the w ;roup, and Dr. J. E. Copcnhaver, honrary member of the fraternity, were c' 1 . ni lso present. <Contlnu?d on Pago 4; Column 4) Leave Un j. P : W8& >^Bt m-z ' FREDDIE TOMPKINS Gamecock basketball stars who left th i return to their home in Texas where heir departure strikes a terrible blow is year but Coach Norman says the tt Ruling Favors Law Students lay Hold Offices' lariosophic Constitution Amend- , ed At Meeting Of Society Tuesday Night Discrimination against law students, ng present in the constitution of the i lariosophic Literary society, was < iped out Tuesday evening when the i Ddy passed by a large majority a , institutional amendment giving stu:nts in the law school tlie right to , :>ld the offices of president and vice- ; resident after one years' membership i the society. ( Under the constitution, as it read ( ?fore amendment, the highest office j as open to juniors and seniors in the , rademic school only, there being one j inior president and two senior presi.'nts a year. This discrimination has 5 (Continued on Page S; Column 2) v. a. c. Foster Spikes Recent Rumor >f Change In Game lys No Home-And-Home Agree- ( ment With Citadel Planned; Future Games In Doubt "Provided that Carolina meets the Citlel on the gridiron in 1935, there will { no change from the present policy the two teams meeting at Orange- t irg as far as the Carolina athletic as- f iciation is concerned, and thus far the \ itadel authorities have made no move in <. .yard to the matter," stated Dr. Ralph 1 . Foster, director of student activities. I The statement was made in answer 1 the agitation roused by several t harleston sportswriters who are niainining that the Carolina-Citadel game i (Continued on Pane 5; Column 2) Younce Picket Man B} In our wildest dreams we would not t ive fancied that "Duck" Yonce, with 1 s characteristic fast step and energetic ( tneanor on all occasions would have 1 en voted the laziest man on the Game?ck football team. Vet the evidence indisputable that "Duck" has this lestionable distinction in the eyes of s teammates, polling 17 out of a pos- r hie 10 votes cast by the team in an formal election Wednesday. Among those who are not exactly satlied with the way things are being in around this place, Allic McDougall j ;ads the list for the biggest griper, ith eleven votes, though faint rumblings , : dissent came from Yonce and Huskey, ich getting three to win honorable ention. > "Rubber" Huskey stood out among 4 liversity Jr ^ ^^BJw ^^B-^ii^B #! ^ ^>h - : - < H, ? :'':< ':v'->^/^KHi OTk?J/< :3B # ^S?JK HL /Jjk BENNIE TOMPKINS le University early yesterday morninj they will play professional basketball to South Carolina's conference hope ;am will carry on. Radicals Pass Arms Treaty Win Sweeping Victor3 Junior Senate Votes For Nation To Prevent International Shipping Of Arms The radical party won a sweeping; vie ory in the Euphradian socicty last Tues lay night and passed its bill by a larg' majority. The bill under consideratioi was this year's Pi Kappa Delta query Resolved, that nations should combine ti prevent the international shipment o irms. Members of the radical party in pre renting the bill pointed out the grav langer of war today and asserted tha f the measure went into effect wa ivould be made more difficult if not im possible. The conservatives branded the mea mrc "Militaristic and dangerous t< (Continued on Pago 8; Column 1) u. s. o. Four Law Clubs Elect Chairman To Hold Moot Trial! Graffney, Littlejohn, Pittman Ant Spenser Named Club Chairmen Clyde Gaffnev, Greenville, Bruce Lit lejohn, Pacolet, Paul Pittman, Gaffnev Hid Charles Spencer, Rock Hill, wen ecently elected chairmen of their re ipective law clubs in the law federatioi vhen the four clubs comprising the fed ration. Woods. Rut ledge, Petigrn, an< Marion, met last Thursday, to elect leads <>i their group. J- W 'ley Brown iishopville, senior in the law school i: lie president of the I-aw federation. The Law federation sponsors the 11100 ourts which arc held every two weeks (Continued on Piiqc 5; Column 2) 1 Laziest 7 Teammates hose unblessed with pulchritude, getting line votes for the team's ugliest, but ; ;ount of the ballots shows that tei nen 011 the team are far from tin "lark Gable standard. Another surprise was that W ilburi Tlary (he of the cherubic countenance md Paul Robelot tied for the bigges voman-hater, with Shack McC rady an< Tom Watson listed in the also-ran col mm. On the other hand many of the boy. bought that Shack was in his natura nvironment when in feminine company ic was elected most amorous over sucl jvell-known lady-killers as Alexander McDougall and Stroud. Those of us who have watched th< earn eat would have their doubts as t< vho consumes the lion s share, but Pan Continued on Page 6; Column 3) Birds Are Con Victory < Ban Placed On Gym Hops Will Use Field House Officials Declare Gym Was Being Damaged By Social Affairs Decision to hold all dances and other social entertainments sponsored by the Social Cabinet, the German Club or the Damas in the University field house was reached by the Faculty Committee on Social Affairs recently, according to Dr. Ralph K. Foster, director of student activities. Dean F. W. Bradley placed a ban of holding dances in the gymnasium early in the fall, but this ban was withheld pending decision of the faculty commit5 tee as to where social functions could be I. held. The ban was imposed after sevs cral complaints had been filed with the faculty committee that the gymnasium ~ was being damaged as a result of dances held there. The committee on public functions and social entertainment is composed of the I following members: Dean Irene D. Elliott, Dr. R. K. Foster, chairman, Dr. J. T. Penney, Dr. Charles Mercer, Dr. 7 1 ' (Continued on Page S; Column 2) 8 CANVASSERS NEAR GOAL IN "Y" DRIVE ; During Fourth Week c Seven Hundred Of Thousand II Dollars Needed Already Paid Or Promised D f Nearly $700 of the $1000 needed for the Young Men's Christian Association - has been collected as the organization's i* annual drive goes into its fourth week, t At present only about two-thirds of the r faculty and students have been seen but - it is the hope of the organization that every faculty member and student will - have been seen by the canvassers. The > drive will probably be completed in the near future but the actual collecting of the pledged money will not be finished until after registration for next semester has been completed. Tom Crawford is leading the canvasser* with $25.50 either collected or promised. F. \V. Masters, who was in the s lead last week, with $23.50 and Harper j Welbourne with $22 00 are following closely. Other canvassers who are in the race are: A. M. Boycc, Lamar Holley, Leon - Pickens, McRae Galloway, John Turnbull, Archie Avers, Hill Crisp, Joe Campbell. John Bigham, Judson Gregory, James Booth, K. J. Mclver, Charles F. (Continued on Paoe 4; Column 4) i " |l 1 G-amecock Not To Be Published Next Week There will be no issue of the next week. The (itinit'cock staff ' regrets that the issue will have to he omitted but since next Thursday will be Thanksgiving it will be impossible tor the printers to make up the paper on that day. The next issue of the iitinnwock will come out Friday, December 7. W. And L. Alumni Give i Thanksgiving Dance i ? i A dance following the Gainecock? Washington and Lee football game will be given in the University field i house by the Washington and Lee ) Alumni association under the chairt manship of Edwin BoHer, it was anI nounced yesterday. Members of both . teams will be admitted free of charge. The University has contributed the ? use of the Field house for the dance, I which will be in honor of the visiting , team. Buster Spann's Gamecock ori chest ra has been engaged to fur, tiish the music, Buster himself leading. Townscnd Belser, recent graduate ; of the University Law school, and Wash> ington and Lee alumnus, is general chair1 man of the Columbia chapter of the (Continued on Pag* 4; Column I) x- vmiiucu xvxjo f ident Of Over Generals _ In Thanksgiving G-ame Team Shows Excellent Spirit In Practising- For Last Game Of Season Carolina's biggest game of the season. Such seems to he the opinion prevailing among Bird followers regarding the Thanksgiving tilt here next week between Washington and Lee, would-be conference champs, and the University Gamecocks, would-be spoil ers of the Generals' chance at the title. If spirit can win a football game, and it has been known to do so, the locals will enter the showers next Thursday afternoon to wash the dust and grime of victory from their bodies, relaxed after the last game of a streneous season. "I don't know how much we'll beat 'em but 1 know darn well we'll do it," confidently growled Captain Craig over the telephone Wednesday night, adding "and that goes for all the boys." Even Coach Laval was responding to the enthusiasm shown by the men. I lie team has been showing up fine in scrimmage this week. If they show the stuff exhibited in the Furman tilt we have a good chance of winning the game," Laval said. The Bird mentor has been this week testing Robbins. Mauney, Brown, and Clary in the backfield and expresses satisfaction with the combination. McCrady, who has performed favorably in scrimmage probably will start in Alexander's place. Continued on Page 6; Column 3) U. 8. C. To Supervise Library Funds Baker Suggests Plan Three Men Will Compose Committee To Insure Correct Distribution Of Money In order to insure equitability in the distribution of library funds to the various departments, a committee has been appointed by the local chapter of the American association of University Prolessors. at the suggestion of Dr. Leonard T. Baker, University president. The committee will have as its objective the expenditure of available funds to the best possible advantage. Kach of the three members of the committee has a special designated function. Proi. F. I'ontleroy Ball, the chairman of the committee, will have as his duty the making of recommendations to insure a lair distribution of the funds (Continued on Pact 8; Column 1) tT. B. C. Committee Works y On Rushing Rules 1 lie committee on rushing rules of the Pan-11 el Ionic Council has been asked to report at the December meeting of the Council, but no vote will be taken on the proposed rules until the representatives have had a chance to discuss the question with their respective groups, according to an announcement made yesterday by Marshall Williams, president of the Council. The apiH'intnient of this committee to draw up a new set of rushing rules (Continued on Page I; Column 3) All First Year Men To Meet In Chapel A call for all men in the freshman class to meet in the chapel Monday night at 7 o'clock and produce their rat caps was issued by the Kappa Sigma Kappa last night. At the meeting the roll o? the class will be called and every freshman will be expected to either produce a cap or account for his not having one. The move came as a result of the frequent reports that uppcrclasstnen are stealing freshmen caps and reselling them. The Kappa Sigma Kappa is seeking to determine just how manycaps really have been stolen. During the meeting it was reported (Continued on foe* 4; Cc4umn 4)