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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Volume XXVill, No. 20 COLUMBIA, S. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1935 Founded 1908
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Greatest High
School Week
Begins Soon
University Host April 24
Multiplicity Of Prizes Offered In
Various Fields Of Scholastic
And Athletic Contests
South Carolina's greatest High
School Week will he held here April
24, 25, 20, according to Charles M.
Lockwood, secretary of the State
High School League. Approximately
S00 high school district winners in
athletic and scholastic contests will
participate in the finals at the University.
Nearly 100 medals will he awarded
the first, second, and third place winners
in Declamation, Expression, Dehating,
History, Mathematics, Latin,
English, Biology, French, Commerce, .
Hoys and Girls Tennis, and Track
contests. A $100 scholarship to the
University will he given the winner
of the General Scholarship Contest
by the local chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
"It will he the largest assembly of
district winners ever brought together
since the organization of the High ,
School League 23 years ago," said
Secretary I.ockwood, "and wc con(Contlnued
on Page I; Column 2)
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Debaters Go
On Long Tour
The University of South Carolina i
affirmative debating team, composed
of Kay Stokes and Charles L. Simons,
left Tuesday morning on an extensive
tour which will bring them in contact
with the University of New York, '
Johns Hopkins University, Rutledge ;
University, North Carolina State ,
college, and the College of tlie City
of New York.
1 lie debate between the College
of the City of New York will be
broadcasted on April 17 over radio I
station \Y. 1\. V, D., atop the Hotel <
Clarulge at Broadway and 42nd Street
at 8:.'{() I-'.a stern Standard Time.
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I lie present tour is perhaps one of
the most extensive the University has
ever sponsered. The teams of the opposition
are among the best in (
America. <
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Glenn Nelson
To Be Initiated
Into O.D.K. Saturday
Skit On Campus Activities By
Fraternity Members WiU Be
Given At Next Meeting
Glen Nelson, senior from Ivlloree,
will he initiated into Omicron Delta
Kappa, national honorary leadership ,
fraternity, Saturday afternoon at 3
0 clock at the Kappa Alpha House.
Nelson was elected to membership
earlier in the year. All O. D. K. men
are urged to be present.
A skit of members of the fraternity,
representing things they are majoring
'? on the campus, will be made. '
Omicron Delta Kappa, in conjunc- <
tion with Blue Key, will establish a '
guide station on the University cam- ,
pus during high school week.
Swimming Pool Plans
Presented To Board j
<
Proposed plans for a Carolina swimming
pool were presented at a hearing ,
of the State Planning Board recently,
along with other University projects.
1 he plans, as proposed, were drawn up 1
for the vacant space behind the gymnasium.
j
After consideration, the Governor's 1
planning board will make its recom- 1
'Herniation to the Legislature who will ]
make the final decision, and allot any ]
money they can from South Carolina's ]
slice of PWA funds. Dr. Baker said ^
that he is hopeful of the success of the ]
Project, but will not know definitely (
until after the proposal goes before ]
the Legislature.
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Miss Mary Wallace Johnson
CANDIDATES
FOR MAY Q
?> Name
Winner Today (
Mary Wallace Johnson, Anne
Jones, And Marian Walker Will
Compete For Honor j
Two Columbia girls and one girl
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from Union were winners in the May **
Queen Pageant held Tuesday night in
Drayton Hall. These three girls will
run today in the annual election to
choose the May Queen of the Univer- u
sitv of South Carolina. The Pageant '
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was sponsored by the Kappa Gamma j(
Honorary Fraternity of the University
of South Carolina. If one of these tl
girls is not elected today the two high- ai
est will run next week to decide the P'
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winner.
Miss Mary Wallace Johnson of n
LTnion, S. C., Miss Anne Jones of Co- j,
lutnbia, S. C., and Miss Marian Walk- P
er of Columbia, S. C. were the three
winners in the contest. Miss Johnson 11
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yore a pink sports dress and an orange ^
evening dress. Miss Jones wore a
white sports dress and a blue evening (]
lress. Miss Walker wore a pink sports iv
Iress and a pink evening dress. All
of the girls appeared very beautiful ?
and the applause was constant during
the performance.
The Gamecocks opened the program
with a prelude of \ ictor Herbert's
Medley. Dr. I.. 1. Baker, President
of the University of South Carolina,
then made the opening address
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Tenement Two
Leads Groups
Y. M. C. A. Discussions
Ice Cream Supper Will Be Given
Members Of Victorious
Team
The tenement two discussion group,
ed by Paul Taylor, was the winner
;>f a recent contest sponsored by the
Y. M. C. A., R. G. Hell announced L
yesterday. The members of this group
ind all members who attended 100% |
jf the meetings, will be treated to an
ce cream supper at Flynn hall Tues:lay
night at 7:00.
Tenement six was second in the
ace. Deling Booth is the leader of ai
;his group and William Boyd is sec- ai
\v
etary.
Members of tenement two's team ^
ire as follows: Robert Hayes, W. C. ^
Bochman, Billy Coleman, W. R.
David, W. K. Dennis, Fred Finnley,
Vf. P. Fowler, C. T. Holder, David
Lyles, Garrison Ladd, J. C. Pickett, ?
V*. T. Pitts, P. L. Taylor, George tr
Wilson, E. E. Richardson, E. L. Mc- a
^achean, Francis Atkinson, R. J* P1
Gamble, R. Cecil Meeks, J. Henry ?<
Pruitt, T. H. Watson. W. D- Mont
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Miss Marian Walker
SELECTED
UEEN RACE
Illariosophians T<
Take New Ballo
"or Publication Boar
llection Held At Special Meetii
Protested By Members Who
Were Absent
A new election to name represent
ves on the Student Board of Pub
ations from the Clariosophic Socic
as been called for the regular met
*g night next Tuesday.
President Alton Brissey announc
lat he believed it advisable to ha
'other election, because of veheme
rotcst from some of the inembc
lat they knew nothing of the elc
ons being ballotted last Mond
ight, when a special meeting w
eld to let members attend the Beau
ageant Tuesday night.
John Turnbull and Jack Edens we
nanimously elected to the board I
lose present at the last meeting, ov
hich J. Wiley Brown presided in \
rissey's absence. Kd Sims intr
need a motion to have the electio
i'xt Tuesday night, he said, th
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April 15 Last Day For
Degree Applications
Monday, April 15, will be thi
last date on which a student ma;
cancel his application for a degree
in June and receive a refund of hi:
diploma fee, according to John A
Chase, Jr., registrar of the Univcr
sity. Monday will also be the las
date on which graduate student
may apply for a degree or a cer
tificate.
After that date there will be n<
use for a student to try to get ;
refund, Mr. Chase says. Student
should check up immediately t<
find whether or not they wil
graduate in June. The office o
the treasurer closes at 5 P. M., oi
Monday afternoon and all cancella
tions for degrees must be in be
fore that time.
Hilary And ]\
In H
Wilburn Clary's whiskers were thi
nd black; Frank Martin's were loi
nd silky; so the judges decided
as a tie and gave each four dolla
esterday afternoon at the conclusi<
f The Gamecock beard growing co
:st.
The contest began March 22. x
rst many were the men who aspir<
> the position of biggest he-man <
le campus, the ultimate goal beii
first prize of $5.00 and a secoi
:ize of $2.50. But they couldn't ta!
, and one by one dropped out. Ma
n and Clary stuck to their beard
jwever, the main reason being tl
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Photo by Toal.
Miss Anne Jones
Historians To
Meet Here
3 Program Announced
f4- Fifth Annual Gathering Of Historical
Association Begins In
, Columbia Tomorrow
d
The fifth annual meeting of the
1g South Carolina Historical association
will he held in Columbia, Saturday,
April 13, according to R. L. Meriwether,
professor of history at the
University.
The' program follows:
ty
11:00 A. M. Informal gathering of the
members
C(j 11 :30 Opening of the meeting by
vc President Marshall \Y. Brown
nt (Presbyterian College)
rs 11:35 "The Charleston Library So,c_
ciety," Miss Anne King Gregay
orie
as 12:00 M. Discussion led by Miss Bess
ty Glenn (University of South
Carolina)
re 12:15 P. M. "Chinese Immigration,
by 1845-1905," Miss Ruth Boyd
er (Newberry High School)
lr. 12:40 Discussion led by Mrs. Annie
o- Gaines Williams (Lander Coins
lege.
at Intermission for Lunch
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Two Weeks Allowed
> For Major-Minor
e Each year the period from April
Y 15th to April 30th is set aside for
sophomores enrolled in the school
s
of arts and sciences to prepare
their major and minor programs
t for their Junior and Senior years.
s Each sophomore must see the head
of the department in which he
plans to major and secure a tripli:>
cate form, one of which must he
a turned in to the registrar, another
s to the head of the department in
a which the student will major, and
1 the third is retained by the student,
f Failure to comply with this rcgui
lation will cost all sophomores in
the school of arts and sciences one
dollar after April 30th, according
to John A. Chase, Jr., registrar.
/lartin Tie
air-Raising Tilt
ck prospect of a chin-tickling by quite a
ng bevy of good looking Carolina co-eds.
They all gathered on the campus in
rs front of The Gamecock office yesterday
afternoon, and it might be added,
n" a good time was had by all present.
Coaches Stamman and Mauney, campus
cinematographers, were on hand
with their little picture taking ma5n
chine. Mauney ground and ground,
"*8 about 20 feet of film in all. When the
reel is completed you students will
have the pleasure of seeing our two
r" football players blush away while
's? clinging maidens run cool fingers
tic (Continued *n Pag* 9; Column X)
Demonstratior
University S
Nationwid
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Forensic News
Contests for the Keitt medal awl
the Gonzales medal, both of which arc
given to winners of oratorical contests,
will be held in the Clariosophic literary
society hall April 2<> and May 2,
respectively. Everyone is eligible.
Girls arc not excluded.
Last year James P. "Spot" Mozingo
won the Gonzales medal and Luke A.
Williamson won the Keitt medal. The
medals are both expensive and
coveted.
* * *
Julian H. Bradsher, Florence, and
Richard K. Foster, Greenville, members
of the University affirmative debate
team, will leave today for New
Orleans and all points south, where
they will debate Loyola University,
Newconibe College, L. S. L. and Birmingham
Southern.
The query for the debate will be:
Resolved that nations should agree to
prevent the international shipment of
arms and munitions.
* *
A large and appreciative audience
witnessed the debate between Georgia
Tech and the University last Monday
night in the F.uphradian hall, Frank
Jordan presided.
The debate was. between the affirmative
team of Georgia Tech and the
negative team of the University. The
former was composed of J. H. Brown
and Hill Smith. The latter was represented
by C. B. Littlejohn and Hy111111
Rubin.
The query was: Resolved that nations
should agree to prevent the international
shipment of arms and
munitions.
* + *
Joseph Cohen and Frank Jordan dehated
L. S. U. over the radio at 4:30
Thursday on the same query as stated
above.
*
Sara Glymph and Annie Maud Huiet
have just returned from a trip through
Georgia and Florida where they dehated
Brenau, Oglethorpe, and Rollins.
* *
Lode ma Gaines and Sara Rector
have just returned from a trip to
Washington where they debated several
schools in Virginia and Washington,
D. C.
?17. S. C.
Easter Holidays
Begin Friday
Last Until Tuesday
Cuts Before And After Will Count
Double On Registrar's
Records
Faster holidays begin at 8 A. M. on
Friday morning, April 19th, and continues
until 8 A. M. on Tuesday morning
April 23rd, it was announced from
the office of John A. Chase, Jr., registrar
of the University, this morning.
Cuts taken in classes two days before
and two days after a holiday receive
double cuts on the registrar's
| records. The holiday period will al|
low students to leave directly after
classes on Thursday, April 18th, but
cuts taken from classes on the 18th
count double. All students have to
report back to classes on Tuesday
morning at 8 A. M.
Only twenty-two school days remain
after the student body returns
from the Easter holidays. Final examinations
are scheduled to start on
Friday, May 24th and continue until
Saturday June 1.
i Staged As
tudents Join
le War Protest
Mass Meeting Today
Clariosophic Society Sponsors
Local Movement; Dunaway
To Speak
Party to a nation wide student strike
against present tendencies toward war
is the mass protest demonstration of
the University student body immediately
after chapel this morning.
Sponsoring the movement on this
campus is the Clariosophic Society,
which passed a motion at a spccial
meeting last Thursday night to participate
in the movement in which
100,000 American men and women
students will voice their indignation
against having to fight wars planned
by someone els<5.
Main speaker on program this morning
will be E. E. Ericcson, professor
of English at the University of North
Carolina. He comes as a representative
from the League of Industrial
Democracy, national head quarters in
New York.
He was invited by the Clariosophic
society and will arrive at 9:30 this
morning, according to a telegram received
late yesterday afternoon.
Richard Foster introduced the motion
at the meeting, explaining the
purpose and urging its adoption. He
was very favorably received, and immediately
supported by Julian Bradsher,
Ray Stokes, and several other
members. The society also adopted
I a pledge, drawn up by leaders of the
protest movement, saying in substance,
that:
We pledge ourselves not to fight
any war in which the United States is
| engaged unless invaded; to urge adop(Continued
on Page 5; Column 4)
New Members
Put On Board
\ ivian Morse and Gednev Howe
were recently elected from the Euphradian
Literary society to serve on
the student board of publications.
Morse is a freshman in academic
school and Howe is a freshman in law
school.
(Continued on Paoe 5; Column 3)
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Seven Make
Straight A 9s
On Mid-Semester Grades
Six Men And One Co-ed Achieve
Marks Of Highest
Rating
Seven students made straight A's
for the midterm period ending on
March 110, I93f>, according to information
released from the officc of John
A. Chase, Jr., registrar of the University,
this morning. Of this number
six are men and one is a woman.
\\ illiam Elliott Crum, Orangeburg;
Finnis Ray Derrick, irnio; Howard
Golden, Brooklyn. N. Y.; Sarah Adelc
laylor, Gaffney; Earl? Lewis Smith
Anderson; Atherton Mikell Whaley,
Columbia, and William James Humphries.
V. K. c.
Chase Leaves To Attend
Meeting Of Registrars
John A. Chase, registrar, left this
morning to attend the meeting of state
registrars at Converse College, Spartanburg,
this afternoon.
President L. T. Baker, along with
R. G. Bell, will take part in the program,
at the meeting of the Association
of South Carolina Colleges at the
same place tomorrow. Mr. Bell will
make a talk on "Tests and Measurements."
Tomorrow there will be a joint meeting
of the registrars and members of
the second named organizations there.