Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

uFrom Un Try For 4 Wil Represent State Competitors Will Appear Before State Committee; Winners Go To Atlanta University students and alumni who will represent this institution before the State Committee on Rhodes' 'Scholarships which will meet in early December are Julian H. Bradsher, Florence, who graduated last year and is now teaching in the History Depart ment of Brookland-Cayce High School; Howard -Lamar Burns, Law School freshman from Greenwood; Joseph Cohen, senior in Arts and Sciences, from New York City; and Herbert Schreiber, junior in Arts and Sciences from Bronx, N. Y. At the meeting of the State Com mittee, which is composed of former Rhodes scholars who are residents of South Carolina, two men from the state at large will be selected to rep resent South Caroli i before the Dis trict Committee which will meet in Atlanta the first of the year. The dis trict is composed of six states, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and Virginia. Two men from each state in the district will go before the committee, and four of the twelve representatives will be selected to enter Oxford next Octo ber. These four appointees are chosen from the district at large, regardless of which state the student represents. The district system was installed four or five years ago, before which time the State Committee's selection was final but the Committee selected only one representative for two years in succession and then skipped the third year in order that two students might be kept at Oxford at all times from each state. Members of the District Committee are appointed by Dr. Frank Aydelotte, Presi dent of Swarthmore College, Pennsyl vania, and General Secretary of the Rhodes Trustees. He, appoints one former Rhode scholar from each state in the district. Professor J. E. Norwood, English instructor at the University, has been appointed by President Aydelott to serve on the District Committee in At lanta, and is also Secretary of the Com mittee for Selection in South Carolina. Every college in South Carolina may send representatives, the number based on the enrollment of the student body. When the representatives are selected they ap pear before the State Committee, of which General Sumerall, president of The Citadel, is chairman. The Rhodes Scholarships are made by Business Training is Essential to Everyone, Par ticularly College Men and Women. Day, Night, and Special Classes. Draughon's Business College 1218 Sumter Street Telephones 5951 and 6317 Printing For FRATERNITIES SORORITIES and CLUBS Stationery, Announcements, Dance Cards, Programs, All Kinds of Social Printing. DuPRE PRINTING CO. 1316 MaIn St. Phone 7044 For more than 90 years we have Community with their B< "Any thing Needed THER.L 1440 Main Street ALWAYS SEE 1500 Main Street, Before making a purohase of il WATCHES, DiAMONDS, JEi We sell the only standard adopted stags all standard Frat ping. To spend youi sound business logic. COLUMBIA Special Rates rr Tmy x.zavz Ta r.a BY 12 O'CLOC 182 Taylor Street iversity Rhodes Award Society Appoints New Committee To Obtain Speakers Clariosophio Wishes To Get Nor man Thomas To Talk Before The Group A Committee was appointed in the Clariosophic Literary Society last Tuesday night for the purpose of com municating with some prominent speakers, notably Norman Thomas, in an attempt to get one of them to speak before the society in the near future. The committee, which was appointed by the vice-president, M. T. Pitts, who officiated, is composed of: W. G. Acker, Richard Foster, and John Turn bull. They are to make a report of their negotiations to the society as soon as possible. H. D. Kleckley, graduate member of the society now engaged in religi ous work, was present and was called on for some remarks. "It is a great asset to any man to be able to stand on his feet before an audience and talk," Kleckley said. "The training I received while in this society has aided me considerably in the work in which I am now en gaged." ~-v. B. O. German Frat Changes Rules At a recent meeting of Delta Phi Alpha, German fraternity, it was de cided that students who had completed one year of German with a "B" av erage were eligible for membership as associates in the club. Heretofore only third year students could become members. A weiner roast is to be siven in honor of the new pledges within the next few weeks. The purpose of the club is to in crease the interest of the students in Germany and German literature. Short plays are given by the group, moving pictures depicting German life %re brought to the campus, and various authors are studied. --U. U. 0. he Rhodes Trust, an endowment set aside by Cecil Rhodes, an Oxford man who made a great fortune in South Africa through various activities including a number of gold mines. He was a great apostle of world peace and thought it would be a for ward step toward this peace if Amer ican, British and German students, the three nationalities descended from the same blood, could live and work to gether. When these students returned to their respective homes, Mr. Rhodes believed, they would have a better understanding of each othe:, and this undlerstanding would be favorable to universal amity.-This endowment is managed by a board of trustees. The stipend of a Rhodes scholarship is fixed at four hundred pounds a year. Trhe scholars are elected for two years in the first instance, b)ut a third year may be awarded to men who have made an outstanding record during their first two years, and wvhose pro gramn of studies makes a third year necessary. No restriction is placed upon the choice of students. The Faculty Committee on Rhodes Scholarships at the University is comn p)osed1 of Professor Vernon Cook, chairman; Dean F. W. Bradley; Pro fessor George McCutchen; Dr. Wil liam FE. Hoy; and John A. Chase, Jr., registrar. een supplying the Students of this loks and School Supplies. in the Class Room" BRYAN CO. Columbia, 5. 0. SYLVAN BROS. Corner Hampton' e following lines of merchandise VELRY, STERLING SILVER ring for the University of South Carolina, money in South Carolina while here is LAUNDRY To Students UNDRY AT THE CANITEEN K EACH DAY Telephone 495A . C a m p u 0994 (ONCORDIA COLLEGE -(MiLWAUKEE HAS SERVED ROR 148 YEARS/ PROF. MAX J.F. AL.BREC9 HAS BEE 1AHMWG LAtIN 43 YEARS. PROF. OT HATTSTAEDT.((ER.ERNA IOR 52 YEARS AND PRDF. GEORE W MUELLER,(R1GNT ENGLiSH, FOR S3 ".YEARS - Ou RAININt SCHEDULS A 1OUGH ONE LIIoQ.oo ti - ?ASHINGTbN UNIVERSITY HAS PLAYED 27 INTIERSEC[IONAL * GAMES SINCE 1930! School Of Air Resumes Soon The University of South Carolina School of the Air will be resumed over station WIS around December 1st, according to tentative plans advanced by Prof. Robert Bass, director of the school. Present plans call for three, 15 min ute programs a week, preferably on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, the first two periods consisting of lec tures suitablc for the high school stu dent and the third, featuring music. The material for these lectures is ex pected to supplement or parallel the material in the high school texts. Due to the increased power of WIS during the day, from 1000 to 5000 watts, the school will be broadcast before noon instead of at night. -. .. o. Former President Of U.S. C. Honored A testimonial dinner was given in New York in honor of Dr. Samuel Childs Mitchell, former president of the University of South Carolina, by the New York alumni of the Univer sity of Richmond, October 31. Dr. Mitchell is now head of the history department at Richmond. Dr. Mitchell and representatives of the University of South Carolina, the University of Delaware, and the Med ical College of Virginia wvere the speakers besides Dr. Douglas Free man, editor of the Richimonad News Leader. The University of South Carolina was represented by Mitchell Morse, son of Dr. Josiah Morse of the Uni versity faculty. -U. .. 0. Lutheran Students Meet At Melton Hall_Tuesday The Lutheran student association of the University will' meet Tuesday night, November 12 at 8 o'clock at Melton Hall, corner of Main and College streets. Every Lutheran student on the campus is urged to attend. Refresh ments wvill be served. Officers of the association are: Pres ident, Ellie Ruth Shealy; vice-presi dent, Erma Roberts; secretary, Sat-ah Matthews; and treasurer, Helen Win gard. Social Worker~s Hold Convention Nov. 14-10 Trhe South Carolina Conference of Social Work will hold its annual con vention in Columbia, November 14-15. The convention committee met Tues (lay and made plans for two general sessions with two luncheon meetings and a dinner meeting. Miss Mary Wheeler of the faculty of the school of social work at the University of South Carolina is chair man of the group meeting on family welfare. Dr. G. Croft Williams is a member of the executive committee. Dean Motley Receives Honor In Pharmacy At the last annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of -Pharmacy which met in Portland, Ore., Dean Motley was elected chairman of the Teachers of Pharmacy. This is a national honor. The next annual meeting will be held some time during the summer of 1938 in Dallas, Trxa. Camera QORNE~LL U. FIRST TRULY NOWt1IVE.RSIV IN THE WORLD! 'RoSW ONCE BoIED 17 DROP-KICKS IN A SINGLE GAME! (MONTANA I*5tMEN V. BItUNGS 90LY-1924) . IE LATER STARRED FOR ILLINOlS.. McCall Returns From Convention Professor W. C. McCall, Personnel Of ficer and Associate Professor of Educa tion at the University, has returned to his duties on the campus after having at tended the Fourth Annual Convention oi the Cooperative Test Service of the American Council on Education which met in New York City last week in con junction with The Commission on the Relation of School and College of th< Progressive Education Association. The convention dealt with topics re garding the development of testing and gmidance services in high schools and col leges. The American Council on Education is one of the outstanding leadership agencies in the nation which is subsidized by the General Educational Board and other foundations. It is concerned with con ducting studies in higher education and organizing and developing services in educational measurement and guidance. The Cooperative Test Service operates under the auspices of the American Coun cil on Education, and has been generously financed by the General Educational Board to construct tests and to facilitate the use of tests in American colleges and senior high schools. The testing program at the University is carried on through an arrangement with the Cooperative Test Service, by which most of the tests used by the Per sonnel Bureau are supplied free of charge, in exchange for statistical data needed in further development of the quizzes. Thrnugh thiq arrangeme'nt, the Uniiver sity is enabled to carry out a rather thorough examining service for newv stu dlents which is directed toward educa tional guidance for the individual. Professor McCall wvent to New Yorl< October 29 and returned Tuesday morn ing, November 4. The Director of the Cooperative Test Service, Dr. Ben D. Wood, Columbia University, wvill come to Columbia No vember 22 to address the Convention of South Carolina superintendents and prin cipals on the subject "Development o1 Testing and Guidance Services in the High Schools and Colleges of South Car olina.'' Crane Talks On.Three Cs "Cleanliness, conscientiousness and courage are the three requisites for the Christian and desirable citizen," de clared Dr. Henry Crane in upperclass men chapel recently. Dr. Crane stated that if he were be ginning life anew that these "Three C's" would be the three most impor tant things to which he would dlevot< his time. "Dirt is dirt in its place," said Dr. Crane, "but out of its place it become: filth." He illustrated this point by contrasting the grease on a person's hands while working on an automloile and grease on the same person's hands when at the dining table. He advised that every one be conscientious in every thing they think, say or do. He added that he loathed cowardice. --u. e. . June Webb Host Tc Freshman Y. W. Council The freshman Y. W. C. A. council met Monday afternoon at 4:15 In the home of Miss June Webb, Miss Nanie Eidson, superintendent of the Young People's Department of the First Baptist Church talked ,on thi Y Sponsors Nuptial Farce Wednesday, November 8 Proceeds Will Be Used To Send Delegates To Convention In Indianapolis A womanless wedding, in which the student body weds the faculty, will be held in the chapel at 8 o'clock, Wednesday night, November 13. It is sponsored by the Y. W. C. A. A few of the professors who will appear in the wedding are Dr. Robert Bass, Prof. J. B. Jackson, Dr. 0. F. Crow, Dr. Kershaw Walsh, Prof. Maurice Matteson, Prof. C. F. Mercer, Prof. R. W. Morrison, Prof. W. C. McCall, Mr. R. G. Bell, Mr. Lewis Smith, and Mr. Henry Martin. The part of the groom will be taken by a student. John McCrae will sing the pre-iuptial music. The proceeds of this entertainment will be used to send representatives to the national Y. W. C. A. conven tion in Indianapolis. The tickets are 15c each, and may be secured from any of the members of the Y. W. C. A. cab inet, from Mrs. Moon at the post office, Miss Elizabeth Lawson, and Sara Rector. Floral decorations will be furnished gratis by Eison's. -U. a. 0. 'Violin Students Present Recital Pupils of the University department of violin will give an informal recital at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the studio of Madame Felice deHorvath, director. The following violinists will take part on the program: Margaret Smith, Mary McDavid, Leon McCormac, Jean Garrett, Linley McCants, Gus Williamson, Mau rice Matteson, William Turner, Eleanor All, Maurice Humphries, Miriam Butler, Aubrey Duckert, and Julia Smith. Reed Smith, cellist, will also play. A new addition to the department is the quartet which was organized last week. It is composed of Maurice Humphries, first violin; Charles Lee, second violin; Robert Conard, third violin; and William Turner, fourth violin. This group will be available for concerts lthc near fature. --U. I. c. Heart Pumps 10 Tons Of Blood Every Day Although the heart weighs only 10 ounces, more than 7,000,000 pounds of blood is pumped through its chan nels during a year's time, according to Dr. Isadore Schayer, professor of hy giene and sanitation at the Univer sity. The heart has a capacity of 32,000 times its own wveight. or 10 tons of blood daily. --U. U. O. "Importance of Studying Religion on the Campus." A group from the social service com mittee then left for- the Baptist Hos pital where they distributed toys among the children. YO1 PHOTO4 A GIF'Z ONLY Y' GF Toal's PHOTOGRAPHS --WHEN Y( STEIN-KING B You Are Assured Of The Mu Possible to Mi STEIN-KING IE OLDEST BREW1! --DEMAND THE BEST Debating Team Holds Try Outs December 4th And 11th First Debate Will Probably Come Early In Jan uary Try-outs for affirmative and nega tive debating teams of the University will be conducted December 4 and 11, respectively, according to Sam Cle land, chairman of the debating coun cil. The query for debate in all colleges of the United States, as announced '' last week by P1 Kappa Delta, national honorary debate fraternity, is: Resolved: That Congress should have the power to override, by a two thirds majority vote, the decisions of the Supreme Court declaring laws passed by Congress -unconstitutional. It is hoped that the first debate of the season will be conducted some time around the first of January. Letters have been written the fol lowing institutions of learning request ing debates: Harvard, Yale, Colum bia, Duke, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, L. S. U., Tulane, and Kentucky. Wide-spread interest . in the query is expected to draw many contestants for the two teams. --v. a. 0. ,Crane Speaks On Standards "We frequently find ourselves act ing like funny little thermometers in trying to adjust ourselves to our in vironments instead of doing like the thermostat, which regulates the at mosphere to it," remarked Dr. Henry Crane, in chapel Tuesday. "I am often asked what one should do in times of economic and moral stress," he said, "and since this world is composed of organisms, whose de velopment depends on the external atmosphere, my reply is that the in dividual should develop inner stan dards as to what he thinks ought to he and live quietly in terms of them. Soon the atmosphere will conform." --n . 0. Because the cost of replacing broken dishes and damaged silverware at Grin nell amounted to $700 last year, college authorities have announced that student waiters must pay for what they break. Curb Service A Speclalty WE SERVE BEER Pick -Wick 1240 Hampton Street R. C. A. VICTOR RADIO LATEST RECORDS R. E. MEHLMAN -1428 Main St. Wingfield's Drug Store --Phone 3144 1433 Main Street -Deliveries Made JR 3RAPH THAT )U CAN Studio OF DISTINCTION )U DRINK EER AND ALE hxest Quality Drink That It Is ~ko-Because MADE BY THE RY IN AMERICA PROM YOUR D.ALE.R