The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 11, 1935, Image 1
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UNIVERSITY OF Jt SOUTH CAROLINA
Volume XXVIIX No. 11 COLUMBIA, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1935 Founded 1908
Huberl
Sabbagha Anc
Willi
Succeed Payne-Dowtin
Ford, Walker, Hughes, Cooper,
Dowtin And McCallum Are
New Associates
Philip Sabbagha, Columbia, a senior
in the School of Journalism, was elected
editor of The Qumcvock for the
second semester by the board of publications
in a meeting held just before
the Christmas holidays. lie succeeds
John C. Payne of Columbia. Jack Killea,
01 Oswego, New York, a junior,
was elected managing editor to succeed
Mark Dowtin.
Sabbagha was managing editor last
year under Lemuel Gregory, after having
been news editor and associate
| managing editor for some time. He was
I associate editor for the first semester
this year.
i
Killea, transfering from Niagara
College last year, was first connected
with the sports staff of this publication,
but was switched to the managing
editor's staff, from which he received
the present promotion to the
position of managing editor. Before
coming here, he had worked on a dailj
paper, on his high school paper, and
on the staff of the Niagara publica
tion. He is a member of Sigma Ch
fraternity.
Associate editors are Mary Ford
lMnckney Walker, LaVerne Hughes
Howard Cooper, Mark Dowtin, am
Joe McCallum. As associate manag
(Continued on P?(je ? Column I)
0. D. K. ELECTS NEW
MEN NEXT THURSDAY
The regular first semester election o
new members to the local circle o
Omicron Delta Kappa, national leader
ship fraternity, will be held nex
Thursday night at seven o'clock in tin
I .aw building. Those expecting t<
have their name considered must hav<
a list of their points in the hands o
some member of the local circle be
fore the meeting.
The first semester election to C
D. K. is generally held before tlv
Christmas holidays but it was delave*
this year pending the arrival of tlv
keys of members initiated last June.
A committee of three has been ap
pointed to examine the point lists o
those who will be considered for elec
tion. The committee is composed o
Ed Sallenger, George Hart and Join
C. Payne. It will meet shortly befor
the regular meeting next Thursda;
night.
No arrangements for the tappiiij
services have been made yet but tli
club is discussing a new arrange
nient of tapping.
To be eligible for O. D. K. a mai
must have scored 100 points accordinj
to the official point schedule adoptei
by the local group.
Hclow is printed a list of the poin
(Continued on Paoe 4; Column 4)
IT. H. c.
Checks Ready
For ERA Men
All students doing ERA work win
have not yet received their checks fo
work done in December arc urged t<
do so as soon as possible. Treasure
Frank Welbourne said yesterday tha
about half the workers took advan
luge of the privilege of getting tliei
December checks before the holiday;
but that there are still a number win
have not reported.
At the same time he stated that In
desired students to get their Januar;
checks as soon as they have gottei
their time cards up. During the firs
few days in February the treasurer'
oil ice will be carrying on registra
tion and will be unable to handle an.1
other business.
About 150 students on the campu
draw $2,250 dollars each month fron
the ERA. The amount paid each stu
dent ranges from $10 to $20 and the av
crage is $15. Those doing manual la
bor receive the lowest wages whil<
those doing work requiring specia
training receive the highest.
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Meeting Held
In February
Folklorists To Gather
Department. Of Music Sponsors
Unique Gathering Here;
Mattison In Charge
The music department of the University
in connection with several other
departments will he host to a large
gathering of folklorists of the southeastern
part of the United States in
February.
Organizations invited to participate
in this meet are, the Folk Dancers
of the University of North Carolina,
directed by Richard Chase, the Old
Harp Singers of Nashville, Tennessee;
directed by Dr. George P. Jackson and
John Powell, the eminent pianist and
arranger of folk music who will lecture;
and the Carolina Folk Singers.
These organizations will combine to
present the most extensive clinic of
I folk material ever rendered in the
. South-east. At the same time a mcetj
ing of the Southeastern Folklore society
will be held.
, Members of the board of advisers
. who are expected to attend are: Nancy
I Telfair, Columbus, Georgia; Dr.
^ George Pullen Jackson, Nashville, Tennessee;
Dr. A. P. Hudson of the University
of North Carolina; Dr. A. C.
Norris of the University of Florida;
[ (Continued on Pao? : Column 1)
[ Social Workers
; Begin 3rd Term
; 56 Enrolled In School
f Horger Conducts Class In Psychiatry
; Monthly News Letter
Is Planned
The third period'of the school of soc
cial science and work at the University,
' which extends from January until
c February 14 began with an enrollment
of 56 women and men, accord"
ing to an announcement made by
f John A. Chase, Jr., registrar.
There are 54 women enrolled and
f 2 men. These figures are slightly lowII
er than previous periods.
e During this third period Dr. F. I,.
Y Horger, of the State Hospital, is conducting
a class in psychiatric infor?
niation. His work will he supplec
mented by clinics of the State Hos
pital, during which time there is to he
held nine classes and eighteen lectures
covering this phase of social
i? study.
[1 In addition to this added phase of
the social school, the students will ext
tend their activities to the community
house on Gervais Street, and will participate
in social work at Wilson's
mill, which is situated about twenty
miles from Columbia
Another feature of the third period,
according to Dr. Croft Williams, head
3 of the social school at the University,
r is the publication of a monthly newsa
letter, put out through the efforts of
r the social school members under the
t (Continued on Paoo 4; Column 5)
, Care Should Be Taken
? In Mailing "Gamecock"
3
Students sending copies of the
e dam crock through the mails arc rey
quested to be extremely careful to
i address the copies correctly and alt
ways to place their return address on
s the wrappers. In recent weeks a large
.- number of incorrectly addressed copies
y have been returned to the Gamccock
and postage due charges have put the
s Gamccock to considerable expense.
i Moreover, if the present condition con
tinucs there is danger of the Gamccock
- losing its special mailing rates on its
- established mailing list, postal authorc
ities not being able to distinguish hc1
tween copies sent out on the regular
list and copies sent out by individuals.
Callist
Receive
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Philip Sabbagha
Newly elected editor of the Game
cock. Sabbagha takes over the offic
at the beginning of the next semestei
Birds Down
Flying Fleet
By 58 To 32 Scor
Henderson, With 26 Points, Leac
Attack; Gamecocks Never
Threatened
With Dana Henderson assuming h
old role of high scorer, "Rock" No
. man's fast traveling basketeers the
oughly routed Jakie Todd's Krskii
Seceders, 58 to :i2, here last night
Carolina's second state contest tli
year. This gives the Birds a ha
ting average of 1,000, they having ovc
come the College of Charleston befo:
the Christmas holidays.
Carolina goes to Charleston tomo
row for an encounter with Citadel.
Carolina took the initial tip-off la
night, hut Frskine scored first with
lone foul shot. From this stage c
the Gamecocks ran things their wa
consistently forging ahead, to star
(Continued on Pago 8; Column 2)
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Pan-Hellenic Council
Shortens Rush Perio
Rushing season will he one wee
shorter in the future, according to ?i
amendment to the constitution of tl
Pan-Hellenic council passed at a nice
ing of the council Monday afternoc
in the Law building. The mectin
was presided over by Marshall Wi
liams, president of the council.
The amendment read as follow:
"That rushing season terminate tl
second Saturday after registration, an
silent period end at 5:00 p. m. c
the following Monday."
It was also decided that the secoti
Pan-Hellenic dance be held Frid.n
night January 11, in the Jefferson hot
ballroom, and that fraternities be a
sessed sixty-five cents for each nicnilx
and pledge to defray the fiduciary ol
ligations caused thereby. Music wi
be furnished by the Gamecock orchei
tra.
University S<
Law Stud
Six University law students wer
sworn in as members of the llous
of Representatives when the Sout
Carolina General Assembly convene
at noon last Tuesday. Two of tliet
arc serving their second terms. Thos
sworn in were J. Frost Walker c
Union, Rufus Newton of Lexingtoi
J. Wiley Brown of Lee, Lonnic Can
sey of Horry, Ira McK. Kogcr, Jr
of Charleston, and J. P. Mozingc
III, of Darlington. Newton an
Walker are serving their second term
in the House.
er ToB
Honors
w^m ''^h
I iNiSs
Alton Brissey
:- Elected president of the Clariosophic
e society at the regular meeting last
r. Tuesday night.
Society Elects
New Officers
e Brissey Made President
Is Shiver, Stuckey, Cleland, Sims
Lomas, Derrick, And Mathews
Also Chosen
is Alton Brissey, senior in the academic
r_ school, was elcctcd president of th<
>r_ Clariosophic society by the overwhelming
majority of 21 to 9 at the semillc
annual election of the society helc
111 last Tuesday evening in the Clariolis
sophic hall. He was elected ovei
t- Jolin Abraham Bigham of Anderson
!r* C. M. Shiver, Rembcrt, was elected
rc vice-president, C. L. Stuckey, critic, J
S. Cleland, secretary, L. K. Sims, treasr"
urer, V. M. Lomos, sergeant-at-arms,
and Clyde Derrick and T. K. Mats*
thews, monitors.
a To speak at the annual inter-society
>n exercises held during June week, two
>'? of the most prominent orators, debatK'
crs, and leaders on the campus, ac(Continued
on Pago S; Column 1)
Moot Court Held
d Next Monday Night
Illness of the defending attorney
in made it necessary to postpone the Law
10 Federation's moot court until next
Monday, it was announced recently by
n J. Wiley Brown, president of the fedlg
. eration. It was supposed to have been
held the Monday on which school
s; ended for the holidays.
1C Presiding judge will be Judge C. J.
Ramage, of the eleventh judicial cir"
cuit. Brown will be prosecuting at,
torney, and John Mozingo will de'd
y fend the prisoner. Claude Martin has
i-I been accused of murder, and the laws'
school will try him.
"r The trial will take place in the Ab11
ney memorial library of the Law
5_ school at seven p. in. The public is
invited.
aids Six
ents To House
c In addition to the student members
c of the legislature there arc four gradh
nates of the last few years. They
d are W. I*. Donelan, '32, and P. II.
n Nelson, '34, both of Richland County,
c Woodrow Lewis, '32, of Darlington
>f County, and Drufus Griffin, '29, of
1, Pickens County.
The University has the honor this
> year of being represented by three of
the youngest legislators in the cound
try. J. Frost Walker was elected
lS for the first time two years ago, the
(Continued on P?o? : Coturan 1)
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j Budget Slash M
Faced Again F;
Solons Recommend Cut D
i Commission Advises Appropria- j T>n<
tion Of $170,000 For |
University Athj
The University, long subject to drastic
cuts in appropriation by the state
legislature, faced another cut yesterday 'j-j.
when the state budget committee re- |)Qar
ported in its a-nnual recommendation. 0*c|0
1 lie budget commission's recommenan
appropriation of Si70,000 for the
r , , ter,
coming fiscal year. Last vear the Uni- n ,
. .. . Dool
versitv received $HiS,4;>0 in the regular S(-tr
appropriation bill and approximately j j
$4,000 in a supplementary appropria- pjrC(]
tion. The University request for the nQ.
coming year was $238,485.
Wt II . - lmco
VVIiile the I niversity was reconi- ca
mended a cut in appropriation other |H.
state institutions of higher learning received
more favorable treatment and ^
several of them received substantial ^ ^
increases over last year. Winthrop ..r .
was the most favored, being recom- ^ *
mended in the neighborhood of $40,- ^
000 more that it received last lear.
1 he budget commission's reconimen- p-os(
elation will be sent to the House first ])(
where it will be acted on and then ma(.
sent to the Senate. In the past sev,
t t ... out
eral years the bill as proposed by the ,j.
, commission has generally been con- . ~
siderably reduced by the state solons .
but this year with the state's finances Jiav
in better shape than they have been in ??
[ years it is considered not unlikely that
a number of increases will be made. IRl
(Continued on Pao* 4; Column 4)
! Seniors Vote To A
! Have Supervision
. Of Caps And Gowns stud
I T1
, I President's Plan For Handling! |K.K,
Problem Accepted; Faculty com
Administer System plic.-i
Meeting in the chapel vesterdav I "!
1 ! posi
morning after chapel, the senior class i Tl
approved a plan proposed by I'res- cern
ident I.. T. Baker to place the hand-! 1.
ling of caps and gowns, senior ring^ assij
and invitations in the hands of a fac- for
, ulty conimittee. In the past the pres- t
ident of the senior class has had ~charge
of the handling of these mat- jin^
tcrs. next
Under the plan proposed a faculty | 10
committee, appointed bv the president!
of the University, will receive bids L]ie<
for the various items. These bids will Vl.t
be made public and the committee will ishoi
then award the contracts. After the appl
letting of the bids all seniors desir- j they
ing any of the items will report to 4.
the treasurer of the University and who
will pay to the treasurer the amount 1 's a
charged for these items. The treasurer j 'bat
will then send him to a student man- M'1' 11
ager who will have complete charge of ! -j-y
ordering the goods and making all j
necessary measurements but who will
not handle any of the money. This
student manager will be appointed
by the faculty conimittee from the se- ^
nior class and will receive a fixed ' <IC(I
salary for the work he does. '>e '
(Continued on Pao? 4; Column""^ j''1'
%j. a. o. COll
Euphrosyneans Discuss r
American Literature " .
The Kuphrosynean society held a ('|cr
meeting Wednesday afternoon and the tion
topic discussed was "American Litera- O
ture." Brief discussions about Poc, ck>c'
Emerson, William Cullen Bryant,
James Russell Lowell, Oliver Wendell
Holmes, Henry Wadsworth Longfel- grai
low, and C.reenleaf Whittier took up attci
the session. tlic
At the next meeting the discussion
will center about writers of the eigh- ary
tecnth century. Representatives for day
the debate will be chosen at this meet- D
ing. In the spring there will be a son
' short story contest. tja({
^oach
[cCallister Is
avored By
ame Rumor
ird Meets Today
etic Advisory Board To Make
'inal Decision As To Head
Coach This Afternoon
ie University athletic advisory
d will meet this afternoon at five
ck to nominate from among two
K'Ctive candidates, Don McCallisToledo
Ohio, football coach, and
ley Hubert, former all-American
of Alabama for the position of
coach, left vacant when the exI
contract of \V. L. Laval, was
taken up for another year. An
II firmed rumor circulating on the
nis had it that McCallister would
elected.
ie advisory board is composed of
following members: Dr. L. T.
?r, Professor J. B. Coleman, M.
Tht, and 0. B. Timmerman, Co>ia,
representing the alumni, John
den and John Mozingo, representtho
student body, and Dr. R. K.
er. director of student activities.
)n McCallister. Toledo mentor, has
e an enviable record of winning 81
of 00 games as coach of the Waite
h school, during his nine year stay
oledo.
^proximately twenty applications
; been received by the University
(Continued on Page B; Column 1)
JLES FOR ERA
WORKERS ARE SET
11 students interested in getting
\ work next semester must make
ication between January 15 and
iary 28. This does not apply to
cnts already having positions.
iere will he several vacancies at the
lining of next semester and the
niittee in charge passing on apitions
will meet during the week
miliary 2S to select men to fill the
lions.
ie following list of regulations coninn
applications has been issued:
Students who have already been
jned jobs do not have to reapply
the second semester but will conr
in their present jobs.
Students who are not now worktor
the KRA but who wish to start
term should make applications at
KRA office not earlier than Jan
i;> and not later than January 28.
Students who have already ap1
hut whose applications have not
been accepted by the committee
ild call by the office and have their
ications put on the active hie if
are still interested in work.
Any student who is on ERA
anticipates dropping out of school
sked to notify the KRA office of
tact so that replacements can
nade without loss oi time.
xams Change
Election Date
lie semi-annual elections of the ofs
of the Kuphradian society will
u-ld next Tuesday night instead of
week following as provided in the
stitution. The decision was
hed at the regular meeting of the
cty last Tuesday liight and came
i result of objections to the close
ciniity of the elections if held unconstitutional
law to the exaniinaperiod.
riginally it was suggested that the
tion be held the first meeting of
semester but the suggestion was
idrawn.
tating that the basketball pron
will seriously interfcre with the
ii da nee at the society meetings for
next two months, T,. D. Lide prod
that the meeting night be
iged during January and Februfrom
Tuesday night until Thursnight.
The proposal was tabled,
uring the meeting H. B. Richardwas
elected to the society and inid.