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ALUMNI PL A i MANY STA1 o First Will Be At Aiken Baker, Foster, McCallister and Many Others to Attend Meeting at Aiken During the next few months general meetings of the Alumni will be held throughout the state. The first meeting will be held on Friday, February 15, at Aiken. The Aiken meeting will embrace Alumni of the University from Aiken, Barnwell, Edgefield and Saluda counties. According to Barney A. Early, executive secretary of t,he Alumni Association, the meeting will consist of a dinner to be given at a prominent hotel in Aiken. The Aiken committee in charge of the meeting headed by Burton E. Shook and J. L. Murden will send notice to the Alumni as to the place and time of the meeting. This will be the first meeting of the Alumni in Aiken, in 20 years and the committee in charge expects a record-breaking attendance. Dr. L. T. Baker, president of the University; Dr. R. K. Foster, director of student activities, and other faculty members will attend. Head Coach Don McCallister and Assistant Coaches Pauly, Stammen and Mauney will also attend. Alumni desiring to attend this meeting who have not been reached by the committee are requested to get in touch with Burton E. Shook at Aiken. Meetings will be held at Florence, Orangeburg, Charleston, Spartanburg and Anderson in the next few months. A meeting has been planned for Charlotte in the near future, and the Washington Association will meet In m the spring. The formatative New 5 York Alumni Association will hold its i first meeting in the spring, at a date 5 to be announced later. u. e. c. Art Volume Given .Library ' Production Costs of Book $35.?Kdi^ tion Limited, i, % A copy of "Harry Wearne," completed in a limited edition by the Thomsen-Ellis Company, has recently been received by the University library as a gift from clients of the publishers. In addition to a brief biography of the late Mr. Wearne, the book contains sixty-three of his designs in full color. The production cost of each volume is approximately $35. President Baker tendered the thanks of the University in a letter to the publishers, expressing the belief that the book would be one of the most valuable in the department of art. ?u. o. o.? M iss Alma Currie of Teague, Tex., found $37,00 worth of old coins under the doorstep of her home, on premises once occupied by a notorious gambling resort, the former owner of which was killed years ago. VICTOR, BRUNSWICK, DECCA Records RCfl-V ICTOR AT WATER-KENT Radios "INItLLI(jtNf if/crat " D F Mehlman^ <PHONe 5CH2 "V 1438 MAIN $T. , University Book Store | | NEW ANI) SECOND- ? >> HAND HOOKS FOR << ? ALL CLASSES ? ? Official Book Store of ? >> the University 8 I LOCATED IN ? | Tenement No? 4 | s< Behind, Postofficc ?? L . . \ NS TO HOLD ~? MEETINGS Orange Frame 1 Rises 70 Feet Building: Rises Rapidly Frame-work for War Memorial ^ Building on University Campus Has Been Completed " I An orange framed structure rose approximately 70 feet in the air, ' against a background of smoky blUe. "A wonderful structure, a wonderful structure!" said the esthete psychically moved by the grandeur the orange spectacle possessed even in its littleness. But to the man fitting the big beam 5'x35', sixty feet up in the air, it was just another building. The War Memorial building adorning the right corner of the University campus had just had its frame completed. From a height of sixty feet or more, a short, wiry worker scooted down a slim girder and was on the ground in a few seconds. He had just assisted in putting up the last 5'x35\ "Where're you from," he was asked. "Oh, me, I'm from Ohio." "Where's the steel from?" "I guess it's from Pennsylvania, but it's fabricated in Greensboro." "Greensboro, N. C.?" "Yeah." Turning to a companion student, the question was asked: "A clear instance of twentieth century technique in precision and accuracy ? " "Huh?" asked the worker. "Fits close as hell, doesn't it?" the question was repeated. "Yeah, that last one wuz just a hair-width off." .Tust then a steam whistle blew. "All right, boys, let's get it," shouted a voice. And we concluded it was time for us to get it, too?that is lunch. u. a. c. ELLIOTT MADE MANAGING EDITOR Miles Elliott, a junior in the school of journalism, was chosen, at the last meeting of the board of publications, managing editor of the Game-* cock to succeed Mark Dowtin. Jack Killea, also a junior in the school of journalism, was first chosen, by the board for the position, but after consideration at two meetings, , it was decided that Elliott should be the next managing editor. Killea was was seltcted as an associate. , ?u. fi. c. From 1920 to 1930 the number of ' illerates in the United States de- I creased from 7 per cent, of the total population to 4.3 per cent. BlNC Tilsit KITTY** A,, 1935't tong hits ALISON SKIPWORTH ROLAND YOUNG REGINALD OWEN NOW PLAYING lrCAROLINA I' ^ STARTS MON. ^ I DIC KEN'S GREATEST I I STORY BECOMES T II E I j I SCREEN'S GREATEST HIT I I COPPERFIELD" I m i i Test Results Show Increase English Average Higher Quizes Given to Show Growth of Freshmen in English Usage Denotes Improvement. The results of the Freshmen English tests showed an average increase i)f 17 points over those administered in September, according to Prof. W. C. McColl, of the Personal Bureau. These tests were to determine the exact growth of the Freshman class in English usage, spelling and vocabulary. The objective tests in algebra given to Freshmen as a part of the final examinations also showed that the group as a whole have achieved an average comparable to those Freshmen in other similar institutions wnu have had the same amount of training in algebra. The students standing the examinations in chemistry also made good scores. The departments mentioned aboxe along with others of the University are giving tests in co-operation with the American Council on Education for experimental purposes. Other institutions are administering tests experimentally in order to obtain data necessary to forward the batterment of objective tests for use in colleges and universities. u. s. c. Fire Arouses Lazy Students At 4.22 all was quiet in the University library. At 4:23 screaming fire trucks careened down Sumter street. At 4:24 all was not quiet in the University library. Startled students rushed to the windows. Kathrine Taylor tripped to a peek-hole. One of the Amato boys cut somersaults in a vain effort to grab an already occupied vantage point. Gilbert Colina, Cuba's gift to Carolina, dashed into the museum room. Paul Wateroff, in characteristic exasperating style, blinked, fingered his mop of stiff, straight hair, and dozed off again. At 4:25 Columbia's fire brigads had passed on to another false alarm. At 4:25 silence reigned again. At 4:20 you couldn't have heard a battleship drop because of the heavy snoring. Carolina's students were studying for exams. u. a. c. The British Empire covers about one-fourth of the world's habitable land. U. 8. C. The $2G5,000 for Tracery was the highest price ever paid for a horse ANOTHER DOUBLE PROGRAM --- For Your Entertainment! ON STAGE ON SCREEN EMI TODAY and SATURDAY COMING ? MONDAY - TUESDAY Robert Young in "The Band Plays On" Baker Talks 1 In Charleston Before A g g i e Society v, B Carolina President Stressed j,< Value of Enlightened Leader- ti ship in Speech Saturday h< "bducation for Leadership in a Democracy" was the subject of a talk ,r ] I made by President L. T. Baker at the . b 149th anniversary meeting of the a Agricultural Society of South Caro- d lina in Francis Marion hotel, Charles- = ton, last Saturday night. q Dr. Baker stressed the value of t< an enlightened leadership in group welfare, citing Charleston, his native h city, as an excellent example of this ? theory in practice. He compared ancient Carthage and n Athens, showing how the former was great in industry and commerce, but ~ left nothing to posterity, and how the a latter developed a state led by worthy A and intelligent men. This character- o istic of Athens, he said, is still re- A garded as antiquity's greatest con- V tribution to our present culture. V Drawing a parallel between Athens [ and Charleston, Dr. Baker said that South Carolina's seaport town has = always been the originating point o> 1 political and cultural ideals of the ? south. | u. s. c. Fe<w Murderers j ; Reach Chair | 0 Only one out of every 105 murder- I ers in South Carolina pay the death ? penalty, according to reseach recent- | ly completed by the students of the | school of social work at the Universi- | ty of South Carolina. From January 1, 1924, to July 1, 1 1933, a total of 2,335 homicides were = committed in South Carolina, but only = 35 men died in the electric chair. Thus i South Carolina murderers seem to | have an exceptionally good chance 1 of escaping the "hot seat." The reseach also stated that the | annual cost of maintaining the cir- ? cuit court, prisons and the county ? chaingangs, $1,500,000, was just | $192, greater than the cost of sup- 1 porting all institutions of higher f learning in the state. If ail the murdered men in South f Wearied by < . . . 047 JSk If y< dress ball by a tedious pest spoil your party sunny-smooth Old Go] mild O. G. is like a AT TRYING TIM >R. BONN RETURNS AFTER ILLNESS Dr. E. T. Bonn, popular history ofossor, lias returned to the Uiii- j jrsity after a month's sickness. Dr. I onn was taken sick New Year's clay i Columbia and has been recuperang lor the past few weeks at the :>me of his parents in Baltimore, Md. During the next semester he will ?ach only three courses, two freshlen courses and his regular history 52. Other courses formerly taught y Dr. Bonn are being distributed mong other members of the history epartment. arolina in a single year were made 5 stand up and touch hands, the ne would extend from the Jefferson otel to the state capitol, a distance f nearly a mile. u. a. c. Don't expect merit anywhere when loney says it. ; CAROLINA DRY CL > > Phone 8 15 6 > "If It Can Be Cleaned, We > Can Clean It" tMIIIHHIIIIIIHHIIMaHMHIimillllimillHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII UNIVE CO-OPERA! A COMPLE SCHOOL SU YOUR EV] A L Cold Drinks, S Cream, Cigar< Toilet. TheC TENEMI ?< M 1111111111111111II111111111 11111111111111111111 1 MMIIIIIMIIII i Windbaq ? O/s/ Cyo/r/ ^ )u're cornered at a fancy? "ME-Man," don't let the . Count ten and light a Id. Every jxifF of a mellow, friendly pat on the back. ES TRY A 5^tk MITCHELL MORSE SECURES POSITION H/.' 't Mitchell Morse, managing editor of the Gamecock four years ago, has worked his way to a high position on the American Banker, the only banking daily existing in the world todays After graduating from the University, Morse, like most other college graduates, was jobless. He secured employment at The Columbia Record, where he remained until he went to New York and landed a position with his present employer. u. s. c. * A busy tongue, an idle brain. I Co-Eds and Young Men FULMER'S BARBER 4 For The Correct Cut" 'l 2103 Green Street EANING COMPANY ? 1608 Barnwell St. The Canteen and Gamecock ss Our Agents << :rsity riVE STORE I TE LINE OF | PPLIES FOR j ERY NEED j , s o Sandwiches, Ice ettes, Tobacco, Articles anteen [ 2NT NO. 4 5 H, *i H11 n * 111111M11* 1111111 H1111 * u 111111* * 111111ii 1111111 miin 111M . ^?I?????M?? 1 ? i oolh OLD GOLD