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CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Pool Drive Trustees Release Underway Budget Requet UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Volume XXI, No. 6 OLUMBIA, S. 0., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1935 A Crane Closes I Of Dyn Impresses Audiences Conducts Religious Week Under Auspices Y.W., Y.M.C.A., And Columbia Churches A man described by practically everyone who heard him as the most forceful speaker ever to come to the University campus, stood before an audience of around 600 last night in Drayton Hall and delivered the last of a series of sermons in progress on the campus this week. Dr. Henry Crane, speaking under the auspices of the University YMCA, Y\VCA, and Columbia churches, proved to his listeners that he was master of oratorical, dramatic and audience-appeal technique. Combined with this seemingly inherent flair for swaying crowds was a very evident sincerity in everything he said. He traced the life of Christ during various stages, citing the Saviour's own peculiar means of surmounting obstacles that serve as stumbling blocks for the average individual. Dr. Crane left Columbia last night at 12:30 for his return trip home. R. G. Bell, executive secretary of the University YMCA, was not present at the final meeting. He was called to the bedside of his mother, Cr itically ill in Atlanta, Wednesday night. Value of Religion Dr. Crane opened the Religious Em phasis Series in Drayton Hall Sun day night using the subject "What Do You Get Out of Religion?" The auditorium was filled to overflowing. "Any nation that undergirds itself of moral law can sustain itself in the long run," he said. "On the other hand, any nation that disregards the moral law of the universe sooner or lated bites the dust." "The world can't go mad with violence and lust and get away with it. If this is a moral universe it must pay some time and some where." What About Individuals? "If this is true of nations, what about individuals?" he asked. "The average young person knows perfectly well that the answer is not simple. He sees good people ending up in the poor house and wicked people with -a large amount of property, automo biles, and other things. The pretty little Sunday school maxims on which we have been raised, that being good L- brings a material reward, simply does r not work. "On every hand we see unscrupu lous cads in places of power and prom inence. It seems the more clever the scalawag, the better he gets along. It seems that the law of material re ward is that cleverness, not virtue, brings monetary success. Therefore it is an erroneous doctrine that mate rial possessions follow virtue. This doctrine disintegrates wvhat little re ligion a youth may have when he gets (Continued on Page *; Column I) Dr. WhiteselSta In Chemi: By MiVles Elliott Dr. WV. A. Whitesell, professor of Phy sical and Industrial Chemistry and di rector of the General Chemistry labora tory at the University is this year real izing an ambition ini being able to write and use his own arrangement of Labora tory Directions. lHe is beginning his 13th session at the University and missed by just six hours having a new baby girl born on. Friday, September 13th. lHe is reminded that Woodrow Wilson, whose name contains 13 letters, always consid ered this a lucky number. Incidentally the Laboratory Direction Manual has 13 ex periments for the first semester and it is hoped that the students will find this a good omen also. During the past 12 years Dr. \Vhitesell has guided some 2,000 students thru the mysteries of the beginning course in Chemistry, and he states that there are few things more fascinating than making students acquainted in the laboratory with the elements and compounds that go to mnake un our material univers. Mos n... Teek amic Sermons Plans Made For Gathering Of A. K. G. Delegates I Representatives From 4 Schools C Meet In Columbia November 15 And 16 Plans are being made for the annual convention of Alpha Kappa Gamma, b honorary leadership sorority in Colum- e bia this year. Delegates from four col- it leges are expected to arrive for the meet- f ings which are to be held November 15 g and 16. Chapters of Alpha Kappa Gamma have f been established at the University of C North Carolina, Virginia Teacher's Col lege, and Queens-Chicora College. The S location for the convention rotates each o year between the four chapters. s A tentative program has been made out Ii for the meetings of the delegates which a will begin at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon. t< Dinner is being planned for all the mem- r hers at Lake Murray at the cottage of \ Mrs. Arnie R. Child; dean of women a and member of the local circle. The for- n mal banquet will be held Saturday night tl at the Ilotel Columbia. It is planned to have some prom inrnt h speaker tor the tormal banquet who will 1 he introduced by Mrs. Childs. President ' Baker will make the opening speech he- f, fore the lirst meeting of the convention. '1 The delegates are to stay in the Uni versity Woman's building and in various c, sorority houses in town. t1 -U. s. .-- t b Babcock Says Editor's Note: A ncnber of the -Uni versity faculty, known both for his in- | terest in sports and writing, combines the two in presenting his comments on the I swimming pool. By Havilah Babcock The University has an opportunity to build a $25,000 swimming pool for $1,500 cash-in-hand. That's what it amounts to. It is a fair assumption that the Univer sity will never again have such an oppor tunity. If the student body forfeits this a chance, it might as well reconcile itself t to doing without a swimming pool. It is t now or never. A pool of the dimensions and appoint- s ments contemplated would be an inestima ble addition to the attractiveness of stu- a dent life. Properly supervised by compe- i tent instrtuctors andl life-guards, it would t not only afford pleasure, recreation, and c the finest possible exercise to those who i (Continued on Page B; Column 1) a urts 13th Year stry Department sttudents enter the laboratory with the feeling that everything they touch will e explode in their hands, whereas there is s hardly one chance in a million of the tun- a initiated person in Chemistry being able c to pt together .an explosive mixtture. Dr. WVhitesell claims the dlistinction of d being one of the few chemists wvho dloes a not smoke. Many claim to (do so in order e to counteract the unpleasant futmes t present in some laboratories but he con- t: sidlers tobacco smoke far the greater of di tihe evils. He usually gets a rise otit of p his class at their first meeting, when lie o requests them not to smoke in his labora- il tory, by suggesting tha&t the habit of smoking is a left over of the sticking t habit formed dutring babyhood! h: When interviewved Dr. Whitesell wvas in s his Physical Chemistry laboratory exam- a ining a bright new radium spinthariscope v he hadl just received. The little instru- fi ment, he explained, is dlesignied to show v the decomposition of the remarkable ele- p ment, radium, one gram of which (abotut h1 one-thirtieth of an ounce) will shoot off hi /Continued an Page 5; enIumn 1) SWIMMING P NOW IN 14 New Men In Blue Key ive Honorary Members ongressman Fulmer and James Hammond To Address Fra ternity November 16 Fourteen students, one faculty mem er, and five honorary members were lected at the regular fall election meet ig of Blue Key Honorary Leadership raternity, Wednesday evening, in Peti ru college. Initiation of new members 'ill take place at the annual Blue Key ill banquet November 16 in the Hotel olumbia's Crystal room. Congressman I1. P. Fulmer and former tate Senator James Hammond, members f the fraternity, are to be the principal )eakers of the evening. All alumni and nnorary members have been invited and a unusually large number is expected attend since the dinner has been ar inged on 1-ome-Coming Day. Marshall Villiams, chairman of the committee on rrangements, has made special arrane tents to make this meeting accord with ie alumni program. At the meeting it was also announced v Gednev Howe, editor of the Blue ley Dir1ecimo"y, llhat li1the p ,u i ii. %-. ow being printed and would be ready ir distribution to the student body on uesday, November 12. The delay in printing was attributed to rrections that were made by the Regis *ar. Copies of the directory will be sent all of the honorary and alumni' mem ers. Directories will be distributed to Ie student body by the members of the raternity, and those who do not receive pies may apply for them at the cam us post office. --. s. e'_ Faculty Backs Pool Campaign oints Out Opportunity ,ealization Of Carolina's Most Cherished Dream Welcomed By Professors Realization of the great need for a wimming pool at the University was xpressed by several members of the iculty yesterday. Speaking the evi ent sentiment of the entire admin ;tration, they urged the students, lumni, and other supporters to con ribute their limit in the present drive raise the $1,500 necessary to sup lement the Federal grant. Their tatements follows: Dr. R. K. Foster, director of student ctivities-The acquisition of a swim iing pool for the University has been bie dream and hope of all University fficials for years. There has been 0 opportunity to obtain one except s a gift, and gifts of this size are eldom presented to Carolina. There no addition to the University that iill be more generally used and en yedl, I feel sure. Don C. McCallister, head coach )ur sports program will be rounded utt with the addition of a swimming ool. Swimming is the best possible ut-of-season conditioner for other p)orts. This one factor constitutes real need for success in the present ampaign. Dr. Frank WV. Bradley, dean--Stu ents of the University have talked bout a swimming pool for a quarter f a century. We have from time to me made efforts to get a movement nderway. Three years ago the stu ents started raising a fund for this urpose and collected over $100. The pportunity that we now have is one 1a century. WAe nmust not fail I Dr. Leonard T. Baker, p)residlent of lie University-Many attempts have eeni made by the administration and tudents of the University to secure swimming pool. These efforts for arious reasons have failed. I am con (lent that the students and aluni rill take advantage of the present 01p ortunity of realizing a long deferred ope. If every student will express is interest in this much desired im OOL DRIVE FULL_SWAY Alumni Returns Slow Necessary For Students To Raise Remainder Of Supplementary Funds By November 15 A total of $429.93 had been turned into Charles Stuckey, treasurer of the swimming pool campaign fund, when the office was closed last night at the end of the fourth day of the drive to raise $1,500 to supplement an allotment of around $25,000 by the Federal government for the purpose of constructing a pool on the Univer sity campus. This doesn't represent the total amount contributed, however, because several of the campaign committee men were not able to get tyesterday's remittals into the treasury in time to be tabulated in the figure issued. Stuckey estimated the amount in possession of men whom he was not able to reach yesterday at $25. Thus far expenses of the campaign have amounted to $75.2s, leaving a balance of $354.68 in the treasury last night. This money is deposited in the bank every (lay by Frank WVelbourne, University treasurer, who is cooperatiing with the co,i,ittee men in 'furthering the canvassing. Expenses of the campaign includes cost of stationcry, stamps, b!ank (Continued of Page 6; Column 1) Tomorrow Last Day For Annual Pictures Tomorrow is definitely the last day for having pictures taken for the annual, according to G. G. Dowling, editor of the publication. All student body officers are urged to have their pictures made at Toal's studio on or before this time. Students who don't have the money at present to pay for the picture may be able to have them made by special arrangement with Werber Bryan, business manager. His office is on the first floor of ten ement 16, across the hall from The Gamecock office. Alumni Visit Alma Mater To See Furman Game Organization Will Celebrate With Dutch Treat Barbecue Dinner Home-coming day will be celebrated with a Dutch treat barbecue dinner or the campus before the Carolina- Furmac game, November 16. According to Barney A. Early, secre tary' of the Alumni association, the dlinner will be served in the tield house in case of rain. The dinner will be servedl at 12 :30, fol lowed by a short informal program, giving those attending ample time to reach the stadium in time for the game, which is at 2:30. Mfarion A. Wright, president of the Alumni association, will preside, and all former students of the University have been invited to attend, regardlless of whether they are members of the associa tion. Mir. Early has requested those planning to attend to notify him so that the asso ciationi will know how many to expect. All members of the alumni asso ciation are urged to send in their ordlers for reserved football tickets to the athletic office as soon as pos sible. The same rules wvill apply as in other games played this year. Each member of the alumni association is entitled to order in his owvn name six tickets reserved in section seven at the stadliumu. All orders must he in the hands of the athletic office not later than Thursday, November 14. "We are expecting a larger crowd than usual for this year's home-com ing," declared Barney Earl)', secretary of the alumni association. Officers of each county organization have been actively at work further ing the plans. Columbia alumni have (Coaninued .anaa Pe Sitacoim Trustees Seek 1N Money Student Fees $1 Portioned Out " Treasurer Gives Figures pr( Ban Publication Of Literary So- fs cieties; Receive Allotment th, From Student Activities Fee qu A compilation of the student activity dir fees of the University shows that $9,57() pr( was paid by the 946 men and 330 women of in the student bo(ly, according to the Ha treasurer. The band, which was allotted 20 cents from each fee, received a total of all $225.20. The two men's literary societies were given 10 cents from each fee paid tru by men students only, this amounting to $94.60 for each society. Basing the allot ment for the co-ed societies on the same principle, taking the 10 cents only from co-ed fees, the girl's societies were given . $33 each. in1 The two publications of the University, of The Gamuecock andt Garniet and hlack. si she each received 75 cents from every fee paid, giving them a working capital of $957. en. Three hundred nineteen dllars was sal put into the University sinking fund by p'r< taking 25 cents out of every fee for this sca purpose. "y The telephone exchange was given 50 cents from each fee, totaling $638. The Y. M. C. A. was allotted 60 cents from each fee paid by the men, amount ing to $567.60, and the same percentage Ilea of women's fees gave the Y. '. C. A. a $198. .t -o. .. o.- is Carolina <ii, the To-day S By Hunt Graham se the Simile re It is said that women are like news papers. Here are the reasons: They cii have forms; they are in hold face type; e they always have the last word; back ntumbers are not in demand; they have(I a great deal of influence; they are well de ho, worth looking over; you can't believe to everything they say; they carry the Ur news everywhere they go: if they e know anything they usually tell it; of they are never afraid to speak their ve own minds; they are much thinner pr than they used to be; every man i should have one of his own, and if not, gr borrow his neighbor's. ria Good Foundation als Not so long ago, Spot Mozingo br was running off at the mouth, as th usual. He was talking about his en colleague: "If Gedney Howe's th feet were a Democratic platform la< he could win any election, an (Continued on Page 4; Column 3) Prof essors Revea] They Ea By Helen Cooper is University of South Carolina profes- -fo sors earnedI their first dollars in many to and diverse ways. on P'erhiaps the nmost tunusual means wvas cai that employed by Dr. S. M. D)errick, till professor of economics. WVhen Dr. D)er rick was six years old, lie lived in the th< little town of Chiapin right across the pr< street from the hotel, which was really ttu: onily a boarding hotise. Because there y were no telephones, the young meni stay- ha ing at the hotel were forced to make (tl (ates with the vouing ladlies by means fai of notes. Dr. D)errick played the part ge of messenger boy, carrying the notes and n bringing back a reply. For each trip lie thie receivedl 10 cents. Busiiness being brisk, cai he had litt!e difficulty in accumulating a dollar. hiti Dr. Derrick also received money from sel the sale of- what corn lie couild 6nd( in Gc the fieldls after the regular hands had tos picked it. Digging a ditch wvas the wvay Dr. H-avi- tal lah Babcock, professor of English, earned Fe his first money. Fnr thre. daysb :-.. lore For Carolina 78,702 Budget Asked ,reased Funds Would Raise Pro ressor's Salaries And Broaden . Extension Service Che University board of trustees, in senting its budget requests for the al year beginning July 1, 1936, asked legislature for $278,702. This re st, which is considerably above the ect appropriation for the current sion, is still much lower than ap >priations made prior to the period depression, according to President ker. Last year the University re sted $238,485. The last normal tr before drastic cuts were made in state expenses was 19:30. 'he request made by the board of stees follows verbatim. Salaries The low scale of salaries paid for past several years has put the iversity at a serious disadvantage recruiting and maintaining a staff the quality of teaching and leader p that the state of South Carolina muld demand of its state university. The appropriation requested would ible the board to establish such a ary scale as would represent ap iximately ten per cent less than the le prevailing in 1930. ''his is shown the following tabulation: Salary Scale Including House Allowance Salnre Rtequiested Rlank 15 11963 <1 l'rofessor ............$ 3,5 $3,254) eso ......... .. 3,:10 3,000 n"iate I'rof.s,,r ..........2 SO) 'A* int 'rofessor ...........2,20) 2,00 ruct(or (full-timne) ...... 1c0 ,0 'When we consider the relatively h cost of living in Columbia, the 'in the price of commnodities, and numerous calls upon members of University staff for charitable and :ial contributions, andl compare the tle wvith that of other institutions, slight increase requested seems Lsot2able. Library 'The improvement of its library fa ties is the most pressing need of the iversity. For several years past the iversity has relied upon the stu it library fee for the purchase of i)ks and( journals. This has p)roved e entirely inadequate to enable the iversith to provide the material essar to the students in pursuit their courses of stusli. The Uni -sity is therefore proposing to ap i,priate for this eurpose a sum which I enable it to partially make up this ive deficiency in educational mate 1." ':e hoard tvould call attention, o, to the inadequate size of the i ry, and to the consequent need in iar future of an appropriation to largeate buildings purose astudentsich liveleitv tatly cmpain of this *ke dfliciency fileutienal reaing 1."uy. othned nauae siz Cof the)i etry, and toie the complqetee isnk wic lirfue o bn avedropriationlto lire foied building vaTher stdiento th fUvrstyul claypanaihn hiofather ki tof inspect theilitcesfor rainga ~d t upy. in (Cnitner ton Pae raioalumnd 1) a firs att rt M onG .Wacey eaesro ndisd toacompgeten ita-k -ehc,h a to acuuae aed pennies ondy beied by th egr whor Itrkieda elling peasi the railroadr handshwas ien little George) picked some of his her's fintest pears and tiedl thenm to her on a string. Bright and early next rnling, little George w~as wvaiting by railroad tracks. WVhen the handcar ne rattling dlown the track, the aged gro told his "boss" that there stood he George Wauichope who wanited to I his pears. So the "boss" threw little orge a few coins and lie, in turn, sed the string of pears to the men, )r. WVauchope also earnedl money by :ig the neighbors' cows to the pasture. r this he was paid by the month. (Continued on Pae. Si Cotumn 6)