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The Gamecock. Founded January 30, 1M? ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, ?First Editor Published Friday of every week during the college year by the Literary Societies of the University of South Carolina Entered as second class matter at the poatoffice Columbia, S. C., November 20, 1908 Subscription Kate?$2.00 per College year. Cir culation?2150 Advertising rates furnished upon mjueat Offices in the basement of Extension Building l'hone 8123?Extension 16 member Associated ^ollcgiate ^rcas -9 1934 (frollffliolfSiflMlJ 1935*>W)lSON Wisconsin EXECUTIVE HO A HI) Philip C. Saubagiia. . .Editor-in-Chief Douglas Fjckling. .limitless Manager Miles Elliott Managing Editor Judson Gregory. .Circulation Manager Miriam Lander Co-ed Editor Floyd Kodgers, Jr Sports Editor ASSOCIATES Pinckney Walker, LaVerne Hughes, Howard Cooper, Mary Ford, Mark I>owtin, Jack Killea associate editors; T. T. Moore, Ed Harter. associate managing editors; Atherton Whaley, assislunt business manager. STAFF WRITERS Hunt Oraham, (ieorge Lynch, and Shannon Mims FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1935 WELCOME SENIORS! Welcomc high school seniors! I he L niversity will be host to you on this gala occasion of May day. You have come to one of the country's oldest institutions; one rich in tradition and background. Its one aim is to acquaint you with its excellent possibilities and abounding educational advantages which it has developed during its century or more of operation in the service of South Carolina and her citizens. The University has done every thing possible toward making your pilgrimage enjoyable. Throughout the campus you will find numerous features both educational and entertaining, thai will make your visit a profitable one. Possibly you were here during the ? recent high school week. If so yot are in a position to acquaint those whe are here for the first time with jus) what is in store for them. You will find on the campus many of your high school chums. Look them up. Make them show you the sights. Or rather view them together because it also will be their first time to witness a May day so extensive itits observance of the occasion. LETTER TO THE EDITOR May 8, 1935 Editor of 'l'hc Gamecock University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina Dear Mr. Editor: I know that it has been the jxilicy of /he^(tainccock in the past to refrain from printing eulogies concerning individual students. This policy has been undoubtedly wise but I am asking you to make an exception at this time. I feel that there is graduating from the University this year a man who should not go forth without some acknowledgment of the impress that his fineness of character has made upon the University as a whole and upon those students who have come in contact with him. In June, after six years of work in the graduate and undergraduate schools, Luke Williamson will leave the University to take his place in the outside world. His memory and influence will remain. It will be difficult to erase the devoted love and the uncompromising respect that has been awarded him by the entire student body of the University. It will be equally as difficult to erase the unprecedented good that the influence of this one student has had upon the University as a whole. Luke's college life has been one of devotion to the ideals of loyalty, decency and fair play and the greatness of his character has been acknowledged by all those who have come in contact with him. In justice to I.uke himself it must be said that he has made some enemies. The forces of evil could not but hate him, for he Mas worked unceasingly for their eradication. lie has the reputation of entering few controversies but when he has become thoroughly convinced of the Tightness of one side and the wrongncss of the other there arc few men who have cared to oppose him. It is perhaps the greatest tribute to his character that his word alone can generally swing popular opinion toward a certain course of action. So great a respect have the students of the University his high ideals and the absolute sincerity of his purpose that they cannot but think that lie stands on the side of truth. When student affairs are at their worst and suspicion is rampant the students have not hesitated to trust Luke. lime after time the expression that "Luke is straight" has been dinned into the ears of the freshmen arriving on the campus and they have found that the statement was well founded. Luke has never been a political leader and yet upon him have been conferred three of the greatest honors which his fellow students had it in their power to bestow, presidencies of the student body, Carolina To-day Swimming Pool Several issues ago, The Gamccoi ran a large headline which rea "Swimming Pool Now Virtual Cc tainty." At that particular time, i dications were that the pool was a cc tainty. But that was some time ag It seems that we are as far from tl pool as we have ever been. Now ' the students would consent to payii $5 a year more on their student a tivities fee, the University could g one of the largest pools in the sta within two years. What do you si about it? I News Flash! We have just found out where Wild Bill Howey got his political asperations from. Quoting from | an Associated Press story which appeared on the front page of the State: "William J. Howey is the chieftain of the Florida Democratic party." These Professors! Dr. R. K. Timmons yesterday to one of his classes that he was resor i ing to a code system in marking li : grades in his book because too mar I of his students had previously watcln 1 him do this task. ?v. s. o.? 1 the Kappa Sigma Kappa and his literal society. When Luke was elected pres ' dent of the student body three years aj he was comparatively unknown, lie d not run himself. He was run by a p ' litical organization that was attempt it to break the power of an opposing poli ical organization that they felt, right : ol" wrongly, was exercising its pow 1 in a way detrimental to the stude ' body. Little was known of Luke's pr gram at the time of his election. Tl political campaign preceding his ele ' tion was one of the hottest ever he : on the campus. Much feeling arose ai : this feeling carried on into the tie: > year. With this hot blood surging abo ^ him, Luke returned to the Universi i and took up his duties as president < the student body. He was in a positic that few envied at the time and 1 was watched to see how he would coi ' duct himself. Immediately Luke ai nounccd that he had become a serva of the whole student body and won take no sides, lie did not go back < his word and the impartiality with whi< he exercised his powers of office a by-word to this day. lie was coi stantly beseiged by close friends to < political favors and was faced with tl delicate task of making close decisioi in cases where both sides were enflarm with political feeling. But he did iu falter in his trust and he went out c office respected for the dignity wit which he had carried out its duties. From then on lie could have had ; any time any political office that he d< sired by merely stating that he desirt to run. But he did not take advantaj. of the respect of his fellow student Time after time he stood aside in h literary society and saw other men wl had less claim to the presidency th;i he elected to that office, llis frient constantly urged him to run but 1 steadfastly refused until last spring. / that time he merely announced that 1 would have his name put up hut 1 never solicited the vote of any man i the society. Nevertheless, no man dare to oppose him and he was elected by a< clamation. Alxmt the same time hi name was put up for the presidency o the Kappa Sigma Kappa, lie had n knowledge that his name was to he pi up and there had been no notice to ill members of the fraternity that his nam was to he put up. lie was elected 1) acclamation. It would be unfair, however, to judg Luke merely by the student offices th; have been bestowed upon him. Th true test must be the acknowledged lead ership that he has held in the hearts o his fellow students, not by political p;i tronage, not by transient good-fellowshi] not by mere brilliancy of mind, but b liis high and unselfish idealism and eve present example of decency and right ncss of life. It is seldom that any ma is a leader of men purely because o his character. To be so he must b above suspicion. Ilis motives must h unquestioned and his example must h such that other men are proud to hav their names linked with his. Such man has been Luke Williamson. II will carry out into life the love, rcspcc and whole-hearted devotion of those wh have known him in the University an he can also take with him the knowlcdg that he has probably done as much fo the good of the University and th students themselves than any other stu dent who has graduated from the Uni versity in recent times. Yours sincerely, A Student. 1 t. .?v ^ . ... J. Anne Jones Reigns Over Gala Festivitie (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) furnished for the occasion by tl _ Gamecock orchestra. The whole affa is being given under the auspices < rjt the Social Cabinet of the University . Immediately following the coron; tion will be the Coronation Ball spoi r" sored by the Social Cabinet. Tl Gamecocks will play and the danc :r- will be from 10 to 1:30. All studen 0> will be admitted on the presentatio llC of their athletic books and all big .j school visitors will be admitted c their identification badges. '8 High school visitors will register ; c- the gym at 8 o'clock this morninj ct Here they will be given idcntificatio tc tags, instructions as to the education; exhibit tours, accommodations, and frt meals. Tours of the art, astronomy, biolog; chemistry, engineering, geology, 1 brary, pharmacy, physics, and psj chology exhibits arranged by the Un versity faculty and students will begi from Davis college at 9 o'clock an follow at intervals of 45 minutes du: ing the morning. Included will t the "House of Wonder," and Mcltc Observatory exhibits which have a tracted wide attention during previo( showings. Students will also be ii vited to visit the schools of the Un Id versity as a part of the tour, t- Dr. L. T. Baker, president of tl lis University, will welcome the visitoi iy at the general assembly in Draytc id Hall, University high school, at 1 noon. Dr. Hugh Murchison of Car< lina will lead the invocation at tl ? assembly and Coach Don McCallist< rv . will make a short talk. Visiting speal ers on the programs arc James I j.i Hope, state superintendent of cduc 0_ tion, who will speak on "The Futui of Education in South Carolina," V D. Nixon,-president of the state teacl Iy ers' association, J. P. Coates, secretar cr of the association, and John G. Kell; nt state high school inspector. Madame Felice deHorvath of tl 1C University will give a violin solo a c- companied by Mrs. Curran Jones, i Id the musical part of the assembly pr< ul gram. Officials especially urge Cart xt lina students to attend the meeting, ut After the free lunch for the visitoi ty in Steward's Hall, made possible I; tag sales on the campus sponsored li the boys' and girls' K. S. lv., a fu lc afternoon's program will be ready. I,_ The freshman and sophomore class< ll_ of the University will clash on Mcltc nt field at 3 o'clock in their first annu; '(* "Bag-Rush," sponsored by the Car< m lina Block C club and the coachin staff. Many Columbians are cxpecto ls to join the visitors and University sti "" dents in witnessing this novel contcs Motion pictures of campus life wi follow, being shown in the chapi I from 4:15 to 5 o'clock by Harol * Mauney, who has spent a great deal < ^ time in the past months shootin j scenes of University life. Prof. George E. Olsen will condin the University band in a concert o the main campus from 5 to G o'cloc ;(j as the feature of the late afternoo ,c program. Lunch will be served vis St tors during the concert by the Un is versity auxiliary. io In the coronation at 7:30 the fo in lowing co-eds will form the Ma Is Queen's court: Amelia DesChanip: ie E m in a Gene Clowney, Katherin U Townsend, Frances Revere, Marger ie Hcisc, Harriet Lever, Carolyn Smitl ic Marguerite Johnson, Betty Jane Sava II cool, LaVcrne Hughes, Katherine Oti d Nell Keith, Elise Hamlin, Marguerit -- Andrews, Louise Levi, Mercedes Harl 18 sell, Cecile Richmond, Sallie Bailee " Marion Walker, Gerda Sylvan, Jac ? rjuelin Emerson, Eleanor McMastei " Hetty Wrenshall, Nathalie FitzSim 10 nioiis, Sadie Chandler, Beverly Portei 10 Anne Ehrlich, and Hamilton Warrei University committees whose cc operation has made the program pos c sible arc: Committee on invitations; J. M . Daniel, chairman; R. 1). Bass, an . J. A. Stoddard. Registration: R. C. Johnson, chair } man; J. J. Petty, and W. D. Strothei .. Exhibits: R. L. Sumwalt, chairman ,r T. F. Ball, A. C. Carson, E. C. Cokci i. J. lv. Copenhaver, Katherine 1 Icy wart i, W. IC. Hoy, Jr., R. M. Kennedy, L. I f Stnith, and M. Kershaw Walsh. lC Accommodations: II. C. Davis c chairman; J. Wiley Brown, J. M. Can c tcyu R. G. Bell, F. B. Rawl, Iren c Elliott, Nancy Pope. a Program: Coach Don McCallistei c chairman; Coaches Frank Pauly an t Carl "Dutch" Stamman. n Entertainment and transportation tl J. A. Spruill, Jr., chairman; Talle e Elliott, R. L. Jones, G. E. Olsen, B. A r Early. e Coronation: C. F. Mercer and J. 'I i- Penney. Publicity: J. Rion McKissick, chair man. Finance: F. B. Rawl. Emergency: A. W. Norman. Society Declares Board s Election Was Illegal (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ie tion C, paragraph 2 of the constitution ir states that two-thirds vote of the ?f literary society shall be necessary to recall any member from the student l- board of publications; action then must i- be deferred until members of the board ie have been petitioned by the society to :e rescind their action. 's Bryant went on to point out that 'n it would be a reflection on the intellect of the society for them to recall duly,n clccted members of the board without just cause. Saying "The time must ** come when we must ccasc to crucify the members of our society on the 1,1 cross of injustice in order for some a' small group to increase their political :c prestige in the Clariosophic literary society, or else, the Clariosophic soy> ciety will disintegrate into mere political factions, seeking individual gain at the expense of the society." ,!~ Discussion of the action was limited " to ten minutes but by unanimous consent of these present Mr. Edens was r" allowed unlimited time to answer the >C numerous questions put to him. m t_ Before casting his vote in the next JS publications board election, Mr. Edens 1_ said that he would investigate the qualifications of every man eligible. Richard Foster, speaking against ic the stand taken by Mr. Edens, said rs that he should abide by the nomination m of the out-going editor. 12 The vote was by ayes and nays, and :>- stood 17 to 20 in favor of a new clcc?e tion when counted. cr Along with John Turnbull, Edens <_ was elected to the board sometime ^ ago. The election was contested on a- the grounds that it was illegal because *e it was held at a special meeting that /. many of the members knew nothing i- of. The same men were re-elected at y the second election, and served at the y, last board meeting. Heated charges of misconduct were ,c made by many of those speaking. The c~ arguments continued until almost 12 IS o'clock, when the ^motion passed by )" the three vote margin. It was also decided at the meeting that the society meet near Maxcy rs monument soon to have moving pictures made of the members. Some of 'y the men were to confer with Coach " Pauly to find out when it would be convenient for him to take the pic-s tures, along with others that he will >n show at May day exercises. Clariosophians are asked to watch the bulletin board to find out what [ir day the pictures will be made. . An attempt to secure Dr. Brodus t Mitchell, Professor at Johns Hopkins jl University, to speak to the society will j be made. Dr. Mitchell will speak next j Saturday afternoon, if he accepts the ^ invitation. He is the author of many textbooks on economics. g Phil Stevenson and L. C. Blackwell were initiated at the meeting and Ury " A. Brown was elected to membership. k This Is The Way " Some People Think "What 'cha doin'?" j. "Lookin' at these seniors registering y up " s, "Gettin' any kick out of it?" e "Enough to keep me from being < y somewhere else." 1 "Eearnin' anything?" "About as much as anybody else 1 ' around here." e i t_ "How much is that?" ;, "Ilave'nt taken time to figure it ; out." "Lookin' at anything special?" "Just watch in' that half-pint over *> there, lie's all full of business?must j >. be from Columbia Hi." i- "Good-lookin* woman that just 1 came in?must be from the low conn- i try." i [ "Maybe so?but I've heard of good(I lookin' women being from Alaska." "Yeah?and I've heard of people full .. of business from Andrews." "Well, what docs that make me?" . "A pants leg." r, "So you had to get smart?wanna lt fight?" "Not specially?but it might be arranged." ?, "Can we get a committee to fix it i- up?" e "Guess so?fix what?" "I forgot?you said something 'bout r, a committee." il "What did I say?" "I dunno?did you say something?" i: "Not that I know of." y "Cuttin' any grass?" k. "No?that's not my profession." "What is?" "Most anything else." "Else what?" "You annoy me?please go away." "O. K.?good-bye." "So long." That's all. ' i WHAT'S WHAT IN U The long looked for History of South Carolina by Dr. David Duncan Wallace, Professor of History and Economics at Wofford College has after years of most scholarly and thorough research been published and is now to be found in the University Library in the Carolina room. It is admittedly by the best authorities the fullest and finest history of this state since General lidward McCrady's, and that stopped after the Revolution while this goes through to the present time. There are three great volumes of it told in the greatest detail with every fact verified by unlimited research and fullest of notes, but at the same time it is written with a vigor of style and definitencss of the author's own conclusions and opinions that make it tremendously interesting even to the youngest student. To anyone who has read and, as he must have, enjoyed Dr. Wallace's delightful "Life of Henry Laurens", it is not surprising to find these three volumes of South Carolina's ever turbid history so stirring in its literary style and scholarly presentation. He is unafraid of differing with tradition or even the greatest of former authorities when he has discovered later and more authentic information or has formed himself different conclusions through a more modern way of writing history. He gives due credit to all who have helped him in any way, past and present, but the completed ^listory of South Carolina by Dr. David Duncan Wallace is his from beginning to end and it will be accepted authority everywhere. It will be thoroughly reviewed by historical experts later and this is only a short news item with the hope that it will arouse curiosity and interest among the University students to at least go to look at this latest and fullest history of a great little state that has made a great history and a great historian of it. The History of South Carolina by Dr. David Duncan Wallace is three of four volumes, the fourth being biographical only prepared by the publishers The American Historical Society. This is Music Week everywhere and at the Library there is a lovely new set of books on famous Musicians just put 011 the shelves in the main stack room and to be had at the main reading room desk. "Master Musicians" is the title of the eight small volumes edited by Eric Blom who has completely revised them and who is bringing out more volumes this fall. Each great musician's life and music is written by a famous musical critic and can therefore be depended upon for accuracy and for charming writing. They are published.by the reliable firm of London, J. M. Dent, Limited, and already there is one volume each in the Library on Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann. "Children of the New Day," by Katherine Glover and Evelyn Dewey, published by the famous old American publishers now combined, I). Appleton-Century Co., should have been written up last week which was Children's Week, but the children and their problems are in this New Day and New Deal to be always with us more than ever before. The authors report with their own expert opinions on the researches and results of President Hoover's Conference on Child Health *nd Protection called just before he JIMMIE'S PLACE "A Sanitary Place To Eat and Drink" We serve the best beer and sandwiches in the city 1207 GERVAIS ST. Itavel anywhere. on the SOUTH AJareJbr evert/ purs ?ONE WAY and ROU for Each Mi '? ROUND TRIP TICK1 TOT? for Ench Mi ? iMftl ROUND TRIP TICKI for Each M: ? ftll ONE WAY TICKETS Ifagr for Each M Good in Sleeping and Pi i proper chargcs for spac< Economize by leaving your 1 using the Excellent Dinii Be Comfortable in the W. E. McGee, Southern Rai NIVERS1TY LIBRARY 0 left the White House. Some of these were on the lines of Backgrounds of Uncle Sam's Child, who and what is lie, ctc. The world we live in, Drjuna of growth, physical, mental, emotional etc. and the Outlook for Tomorrow This is a book for the general reader of' modern social problems as well as for the social student, for it is most interestingly written with many instances of child life and thought sympathetically told. If one is inclined to read the last word on Modern Science there is tlfe $ 1935 volume by that master mind, $ Sir Arthur Eddington, on "New Path- 1 ways of Science". He is a master writer as well for there were no more popular books than his "Expanding i Universe" and his "Nature of the Physical World" published a few years ago which arc also in the University Lib- j rary. Macmillan is the publisher of his latest and most interesting book. The latest magazines in the Current Literature reading room are full of interesting and timely material and it is a pleasure to see how they and the newspapers are devoured by the University students, co-eds as well as boys and professors. And they read or at least iook at the best too, like "The Connoisseur" and other art magazines as well as the political and literary weeklies like Time, The Nation, The New Republic, Literary Digest, Saturday Review of Books, and The New York Times Sunday magazines. The monthly popular-with-the-masscs J "American Magazine", has two most excellent articles that could not bt more timely if they were in a big i daily, "Disarmament" by the most ! famous British novelist on world of f' modern problems of today and to- ^ morrow, H. G. Wells. He believes in a "World Pax" and is against "Lightminded Pacificism". The other timely ! article in The American for May is "As Japan Sees Us" with questions put by the well-known political writer, Henry Pringle, to the Japanese Ambassador to the United States of America, Hirosi Saito, one of the best I informed hroadminded, and intelligent men ever sent from his very intelligent country to the United States. He too is for peace and friendliness. And also for peace and friendliness there is nothing like going to see Japan or to live in that beautiful country, and if that is not possible at least look at the loveliest pictures in the latest Spring number for 1935 of the quarterly "Travel in Japan" a most beautifully illustrated magazine published by the Public Board of Tourist Industry, Japan Government Railways with articles written by well known American and English Far Eastern correspondents and writers like Hugh Byas of the New York Times' on "The Soul of Tokyo", Cherry Blossom Philosophy by Ernest Pickering, Kyoto in Springtime by Andrew Thomas, etc. and also by Japanese writers in English. The articles arc all but as interesting and photographically true as the exquisite photographs themselves of this most lovely country as this writer can testify from experience. A most interesting visitor to the Library within the last week was the daughter of the post-Confederate War, Bill Arp, the pseudonym of Charles $ Henry Smith whose books are in thf University Library. His daughter i Mrs. G. H. Aubrey who is visiting bet . daughter, Mrs. Henry E. Gooding ol Columbia. I ~ TOAL'S STUDIO 1435 Main Street Columbia, S. C. .any day ^1//. ERN^|$ e..,! PER MI18 ND TRIP COACH TICKETS le Traveled iTS?Return Limit 15 Days ile Traveled STS??Return Up&ft 6 Mouth* ile Traveled I ile Traveled arlor Cars on payment of 5 occupied. No surcharge. ' Automobile at home and Southern ug Cer Service Safely of Train Travel A. O. P. A. Iway System J