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-. '??/ ";'-vr :r' " , " ' ' '*' ; '' | CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Seniors 1 I w'k?m? I ^ tM 4ecoc/r ' UNIVERSITY OF Rf,Tu^n? ^ I ? v..I w<> ?i ^ CAROLINA Founded 1908 Studer Officials Seniors Greeted I By Doctor Baker | And Dean Bradley President Gives Message Faculty And Student Body Join In Hearty Greeting To Visitors From two men whose acquaintance, as a new student, you will benefit greatly conies a few words of friendly advice and warm welcome. Speaking for the entire faculty and student body the men, who so largely determine the progress of the University of South Carolina, wish you "good luck." From L. T. Baker, president: On behalf of the faculty and students of the University, it gives me great pleasure to greet and welcome the high school seniors of the Palmetto State to participate in the festivities of our May day celebration. Iu addition to the provisions for your entertainment, an opportunity is offered for you to learn something of the educational advantages and facilities of your State University by visits to the libraries, laboratories, and the special exhibits arranged for this oc(Continued on Pao# I; Column 2) Hemphill Made Class Head Wolfe Is Vice-President Walton Elected Secretary, Warren Chosen Historian For Senior Class Bob Hemphill, rising senior in the school of Arts and Sciences, was elected president of next years senior class last Friday. Hemphill, from Chester, polled 117 votes to win over his opponent, Fred Ellis of Heath Springs, who received 1 67. i Keith Wolfe of Orangeburg was clectcd vice-president with 72 votes over Hal Askins who received 55. This was the only senior class office that required a second race. In the first ' voting Wolfe, Askins and Arthur Robertson divided the count 86, 53, and 45, respectively. 1 Bryan "Speedy" Walton of Colum- ( bia went in on the first ballot with 116 over Bill Crisp of Mountville with 68, 1 for secretary-treasurer. ' Hamilton Warren of Sumter was ! elected historian with 96 ballots, over 1 I'.nima Gene Clowncy with 45 and Jack Killea with 40. I Hemphill succeeds Shack McCrady of Columbia. The new president is a member of Kappa Alpha social fraternity, Kappa Sigina Kappa service fraternity, the German club, and the Kuphradian society. { Will Award I Sylvan Medal ' Next Wednesday Night ! Debate Contest Can Be On Any i Subject, Affirmative Or i Negative ^ The annual Sylvan Debater's contest will be held next Wednesday night at eight o'clock in the Clariosophic Society hall, according to C. Bruce Littlejohn, chairman of the debating council. Participants may choose any subject * they wish, and they may debate either c affirmatively or negatively, but the c speech must be limited to twelve minutes. ( All students, including co-eds, are eligible to enter this contest. t No rebuttal speeches will be required. .? Three judges will be picked by the v debating council. i its Thi Welcome Editor Yearbook Courtesy Columbia Record G. G. Dowling, Greenwood, recently elected editor of the Garnet and Black, for 1935 36. Society Rules Election Illegal Of Publication Board Clariosophic Passes Motion To Choose New Publication Representatives A third election to select representatives to the student hoard of publications will be held in the Clariosophic i society next Tuesday night, according to a motion passed at the last meeting. The motion was introduced by Julian Bradsher, who claimed that the last was illegal because it was held at a special meeting. "It is just a nice way to kick Mr. Edens off the board," declared Stanley Bryant, the first man to voice his opposition to the motion. He claimed that advocates of the move were opposed to Mr. Kdens, because he would not promise to support the society's choice in board elections. During the course of the argument Bryant further pointed out that the electicrti was neither special nor illegal because it was held at the time designated by article 6, paragraph A of the constitution of The Gamecock which states that the editor and members af The Gamecock staff shall be elected *t least four weeks prior to the coinnencement exercises; and the members i)f the student board of publications shall be elected at least six weeks prior to commencement exercises; also sec(Continuod on Page 4; Column 4) Opening Broadcast Scheduled For Today As Governor Johnston opened the 'University of South Carolina School :>f the Air" program, which was to lave been inaugurated last Friday the transmitter broke and the program was unable to go on the air. However, his program will be continued every Friday afternoon from 5 to 5:30 through the courtesy of Station WIS :>f Columbia. On this program week ifter week educational features of the University will be presented to radio ans. Stuckey Awarded Biological Scholarship A University student, Charles L. ituckey, was recently awarded a scholarship to the Mountain Lake Biological Laboratory in Virginia, ac:ording'to I)r. W. E. Hoy, professor >f Biology at the University. The award, based on rcconunendaions of the faculty and the student's icholarship record, consists of a six /ecks summer course in the laboratory n? Virginia. rong T Visiting \ A th leticBoa rd Election Held . Heads Probe Tangle 1 Murdaugh and Taylor Chosen? C Rivers Also In The Race Randolph "Buster" Murdaugh of I lampion and Lorenzo "X'ut" Taylor 11 of Washington, D. C. were this week c elected student representatives to the s Athletic Advisory Bt><ml. Murdaugh polled 359 votes and Taylor polled 334 to win over Del mar I iny Rivers who received 122 chokes, s The election was begun a couple 1 weeks ago, but was callcd midway af- * ter a protest that Murdaugh was ineli- 5 gible becausc lie had played varsity foot- t ball, lie was soon declared eligible by s Dr. Foster and President Baker, who in- (| vestigated the tangle. Richard hosier, whose name appeared \ on the ballots in the first voting, with- / drew before the second poll. ^ Both Murdaugh and Taylor have made J their varsity letters, tlie former in foot- tl ball and the latter in boxing. jy Each man has a half vote on acts of |> the Athletic Advisory Board. Yates Will Speak Here Is One Of South's Best < Constant Request From Student 1 Body Persuade Noted Lecturer To Come Kyle Yates, professor at the Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Ky., will speak v in chapel Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs- S day and Friday afternoons at 1:30, it j( was announced today. e "Mr. Yates is one of the most prominent speakers in the South," said v Dr. John H. Webb, pastor of the first Baptist church in Columbia. Students (| of the University have made so many requests for Mr. Yates to speak before .< that body, that he has been persuaded t to fulfill their wish." jDr. Yates is a native of North Caro- J Una, is a graduate of Wake Forest college, the Southern Baptist Theo- 1 logical seminary and F.dinburg Uni- r versity. Besides being an outstanding li preacher and lecturer, lie is the author of a number of books, and held <1 several prominent pastorates before a becoming professor of Old Testament 1 at the seminary more than a year c ago. (I Dr. Broad us M Will Lectin Eminent Professor At Johns Hopkin Beta Kappa Banq "Shall Science Surrender" will he tl the text of Dr. Brodus Mitchell's Plii h Beta Kappa speech at the banquet and initiation of that organization to ai be held at Forest Lake May 11th. Doctor Mitchell is a professor at Johns Hopkins University. Included ?n the program arc some musical selections by Madame dc- K Horvath and the string quartet. The p Phi Beta Kappa high school scholar- li ship winners will also be awarded. Ji Winners of these scholarships who li have been invited to attend the meeting S are: John Vernon Wilson, Sumter; C Maud Mintcr Turner, Sumter; Nettie C Gertrude Wells, Sumter; and Joan S- S Reynolds, Columbia. F Sixteen undcr-graduatcs, one grad- B uate and two alumni will be initiated g at this meeting, according to Dr. R. T H. Wienefeld, professor of history at \ o Ma: Seniors 13 Initiated Into Blue Key Foster Made Presiden )fficers Installed At Banque Given In Columbia Hotel Eleven students and two honorar; uembers were initiated into the loc;i liapter of Blue Key, honorary leader hip fraternity, last Saturday evening a baiuiuet in the Crystal room of th olumbia Hotel. Approximately 4 icrsotis attended. Officers for next year were also in tailed at the same time. They arc tichard Foster, freshman law studcii rom Greenville, president; Arthu Jams, junior in the school of commerc rom Beaufort, vice-president; and Gu Varlman, law student from Charlestoi ccretary. Foster succeeds John L. Bow en. Honorary members initiated were Valter F. Going of the Going Lif Vgency in Columbia, and Randolpl Inrdaugh, Sr., solicitor in Hampton udge C. J. Ramage of Sumter tool lie oath as a representative of Solicito iurdaugh, who was unable to attend th anquet. (Contlnuad 01. Pafl* Column 1) Pacolet Youth Heads Class 3. B. Littlejohn Electe( Baylor, Cox, And Coger Also Holt Offices In Rising Senior Law Class Bruce Littlejohn of Pacolet was thi ,'eek elected president of next year' enior law class over Larkin Jenning f Columbia in the second race. Little ohn received 16 choices to his opponent' ight. In the first race Littlejohn polled 1 otes, Jennings 5, Kd Belser of Colum iia 4, and Irvin LevkofT of Columbia 1 A closer race was that for vice-presi cut in which Herbert Taylor of I lor nee was chosen over Julian Salley o Viken in the run-off. The vote was 1 [> 9. Herbert and Taylor tied in th irst balloting with eight each. Loui (osen of Georgetown received seven. The other two were by acclamatioi ?en Cox of Columbia was named sec etary-trcasurcr, and Ira Koger of Char cston was elected historian. Littlejohn has been a member of th lebating team for three years, has serve s chairman of the student board of pub ications and chairman of the debatinj ouncil, and is a member of the Euplira lian Society. itchell re On Science 8 Will Be Guest Speaker For Ph uet Tomorrow ie University and secretary of tin >cal Phi Beta Kappa Chapter. Those to he initiated at the meetinj re: Nellie S. Pearce, llyman S. Rubin Louise Smith, Sarah A. Taylor achelor of Arts; Julian II. Bradshcr .atherine Bush, and William J. Hum hrics, A. B. in Education; Sarah Car sic and Mary D. Ford, A. B. ii ournalism; Fred D. Dudley and VVil am O. Sweeny, Jr., Bachelor o cicnce; George \V. Tomlin, B. S. ii ommerce; Robert C.. King, B. S. h Ihemistry; Sheppard A. Black an* atiiuel Litman, B. S. in Llectrica Engineering; Nathaniel H. Clarkson achelor of Law; Lil lie M. Hal raduate; E. Smythe Gambrell am )r. L. A. Buie, alumni; and Mabel L Vebber, honorary. y Coro I ANNE JONEi OVER GALA Editor Gamecock t ? J g^. >1 .W 0 $ 0 ^BHE^ j$m j$l \W ^HHHn xe| ?H jfl^K S : Photo by Toal c Howard Cooper, Laurens, who will li edit The Gamecock the first semester i. of next year. ;; Captain Cundy Talks In Chapel Was Hero In World War Veteran Declares His Boy Scout Badge Is More Highly Valued Than Medals J "No war medal is worth more than this Boy Scout merit badge," declared 1 Captain Arthur Cundy recently, pointing to the 18 medals that he had received for his World War services. He stated that a Boy Scout badge was s an award for having accomplished s something constructive, while the war s service medals were symbols of de~ struction. s Captain Cundy was speaking before a group of University students at the 1 regular chapel exercises. To prosper you must learn to be ef' ficient above everything else, the " speaker said, citing the case of his " stenographer who is able to take from ^ dictation 200 words a minute without ^ becoming confused. c The captain, who was born in London and is now a naturalized American, said that he had never been to school a day in his life. "However, he said, I will give 25 dollars to anyone here who can answer e ten of the 08 questions asked mc when (1 I applied for American citizenship." Captain Cundy was born in a tower p in London that was built in 1030. He (Continued on Page 8; Column 6) it. s. n. _ Davis Elected Head Rising Sophomore Class Stokes Davis of Summerton yester* day was elected president of the rising sophomore class with .110 votes over 1 John McCrac of Columbia who received an even 100. Bill Bochman won the vice-presic dency over T. J. Harrelson of Columbia by the small margin pf 112 to 107. s Stanley Slcsinger of Beaufort piled up 117 choices to be elected secretary' treasurer over Henrietta Baily of Co> lumbia who gathered 73. ' Russian Student Wants Bulletins Of University i The Extension division of the University of which Dr. Reed Smith, is i the dean today received a request from a student at the University of Moscow , in Russia for one of the University's I. bulletins entitled "Farticiple and Infinitivc Ining." This bulletin was prepared by Dr. Smith. nation > REIGNS l FESTIVITIES 5? 1 Cabinet Sponsor Dance ! Professor Meeks Will Be In Charge Of All Arrangements For Celebration Carolina's annual May Queen coronation, to be held in the Field House at 7:.'i0 tonight, takes on state-wide significance with many high school seniors from every high school in the stale thronging the campus for the gala occasion. Seven thousand invitations were issued the seniors and Frank T. Meeks, chairman of the program, looks for a large number here today. Anne Jones, May Queen, will preside over the most colorful and elaborate May day ever held at the University. After a full day's entertainment for the high school students she will be crowned in the Field House with beautiful pageantry, attended by Mary Wallace Johnson, maid of honor, and twenty-nine of the University's most popular co-eds. All the girls will be dressed in white, pink, aquamarine, and blue, with varied corsages and ensembles. The coronation will be free to the public. Johnny Bowden, president of the student body, will present Miss Jones to the school and Dr. L. T. Baker, president of the University, will crown her queen of the May. Music will be (Continued on Page 4; Column 2) 0. D. K. Will Elect Again To Tap Members May 21 Points Must Be Given To Committee By Monday, May Thirteenth The regular second semester election of new members of the local circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, national leadership fraternity, will be held next Wednesday night in the law building at 7 o'clock promptly. Tliose expecting to have their names considered must have a list of their points in the hands of a committee appointed for this purpose by Monday, May 13. Tapping services will be held Tuesday, May 21 in Chapel. The committee is composed of Ed Sallenger, G. G. Dowling, and Harold Mauney. To be eligible for O. D. K. a man must have scored 1(X) points according to the official point schedule adopted by the local point group. The following is the point rating system used by O. D. K. at Carolina: One hundred points will be awarded for the following: President of the Student Body. Seventy-five points will be awarded for the following: President of the senior class, captain of football team, editor-in-chief of The Gamecock, editor-in-chief of The Garnet and Black. Fifty points will be awarded for the (Continued on Pago 5: Column 3) Students Get Annual Soon All Fees Must Be Paid Yearbook Is Dedicated To Hughes, Editor Of First Garnet And Black The 1935 edition of the Garnet and Black, student annual should be ready for delivery to the students at the end of next week, according to Wesley Walker, editor. Annuals of the members of organiza- * tions on the campus who have not paid fees for pages will be held up until those organizations have paid their fees. The organizations that owe part or all of the fees are: Phi Delta Phi, the Cotillion club, the Clariosophic literary (ContlmxNl mi l| Column ?)