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TRUSTEES SEEK MORE FUNDS FOR CAROLINA Baker Presents Budget For Ex amination By committee This Week (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Repairs and Materials "The largest increase asked under General Plant Expenses is for repairs and materials. When we consider the value of the buildings and equipment of the University, which, on a con servative estimate approximates $3, 000,000 it will be realized how inade quate is the small sum, appropriated annually for the past several years to take care of depreciation and upkeep. "Many major repairs, such as re placement of roofs and plumbing, have. been made possible recently through federal aid. However, a recent survey shows that far more than the $20,000 requested would be needed for the purchase of materials and for making repairs and replacements necessary for the fair conditioning of 22 major build ings, 17 residences, and .several minor buildings. The trustees are sensible of their responsibility for preventing great loss to the state occasioned by inadequate upkeep of its property, and would, therefore, earnestly urge fa vorable consideration of this re quest." * Insurance, General "The increase in this item is neces sitated by the request of the Sinking Fund Commission for an increase in the premiums on the insurance .of Uni versity property. It is necessary to meet a bill presented this year by the Sinking Fund Commission for $6,936, as the amount due under policies. This was unexpected and could not be met out of this year's budget." Extension Service "The University is carrying on many phases of extension work through its several departments. The School of Education is providing package libra ries and bibliographies for the school superintendents and principles of the state. The departments of Geology and Chemistry answer frequent calls for advice and information. Federal and state agencies have been served during the past two years by the de partments of Economics and Engineer ing. Members of the faculty fre quently respond to invitations to ad dress various organizations of the state. A committee of the faculty de vises annually for the high schools of the state a syllabus for debate on some topic of state-wide interest, together with bibliographies and abstracts of important articles on the question. The discussions of this topic in the schools and in the homes and in the public debates held in the various counties serve as a means of disseminating in formation*and exciting thought. This is part of the program which ends with the various high school contests held during High School Week on the University campus." "The reestablishment of the Exten sion Department on its former basis would enable the University to co ordinate and make more effective the various extension services now being rendered independently by its several departments." -Projector and Sound Apparatus "The University rs perhaps the only educational institution of importance in this or other states without provi sion for taking advantage of the in valuable opportunities offered for edu cation through soundl and motion pic tures. Drayton Hall, in which wve pro pose to, install this apparatus, is per haps used more for the service of all kinds of state organizations than any other building in the state. Such equipment would greatly enhance the value of this service, both to the stu dents of the University and to the people of South Carolina." "The Board of Trustees of the Uni versity, in submitting this budget to the State Budget Commission, would call attention to the careful economy in the operation of the University whereby, in spite of inadequate appro priations for several years, deficits have been avoided; and, owing to the loyalty of the faculty in the face of distressing conditions, & high standard of educational service for the students of the University has been main tai ned." "The Board respectfully urges that the Commission recommend to the General Assembly the budget submit ted as representing a carefully con sidered and reasonable request for such .support .as will enable the institution t.o make some progress toward recov ery from loss of efficiency incident to financial conditions." Silvers 5 & 10c Store SOUTH OAROLINA'S. LARGEMP VARTP' STOI Dr. Whitesell Starts 13th Year In Chemistry (CONTIUED FRM PAGE ONE) 34 billion particles of matter, known as alpha particles, every second. Each par ticle will cause a flash of light to be giver out when it strikes a tiny crystal of zinc sulphide in the spinthariscope, and thes( flashes are observed thru a small lens The effect resembles the twinkling of th( stars on a cold frosty night, or when the lens is slightly out of focus, the effect is very similar to the falling of flakes dur ing a heavy snow storm. Even at thii rate of decomposition only half of a givei amount of radium will decompose in 160( years. After learning that radium i. worth about $50,000.00 a gram, you real ize the small amount that must be present in the little spinthariscope that cost $1.50 The alpha particles eventually chang( in helium gas, the very light, non-inflam mable substance that is used to fill bal. loons and dirigibles. This gas was firsi discovered on the sun and named aftei the Greek word for sun, "Helios." It is now obtained chiefly from ,natural gas The substance left after the alph, particles are shot off is a very heav3 radioactive gas known as "Radon." Thi decomposes at the rate of one-half of given amount in about four days, and i the substance most used in treating skii and flesh diseases, since it is not as dan gerous as radium. As a teacher of Industrial Chemistry Prof. Whitesell is very much intereste< in the industrial development of Souti Carolina. One of the great needs of th state, he asserts, is a large number o relatively small chemical industries. Thes would use the power developed in th, state and furnish manufact'red product that could be used in the state. At presen the people of the state are losing million annually by spending more money fo articles manufactured without the stat that they are receiving for raw material produced within the state. Graduates ii Chemistry and other subjects are force< to go out of the state for advanced stud and also to secure positions. This cause a large annual loss of trained citizenshil and leadership while other states are cor respondingly enriched by our loss. As a native of the historic Valley o Virginia, Dr. Whitesell has been im pressed with the industrial development o that conservative Southern State withii the past 25 years. While Virginia ha somewhat the same topography as Soutl Carolina she is in a more favorable posi tion industrially by virtue of her nearnes to the larger centers of population ani also by virtue of her nearness to the iarg eastern coal fields. An interesting situa tion prevails in regard to the latter. Du to the gradual drop in elevation from th mountains in the west to the coast in th east, it was formerly possible, before th use of mogul engines, for one engine t, draw a loaded coal train to the Seaboarc whereas two engines were then require< to pull the' empty cars back to the coa fields. There is one industry in which Sout! Carolina led the world, stated the pro fessor, as he pointed to a copy of thesis entitled, "The Phosphate Industr of South Carolina." This subject ha been worked up in a very interestin; form by Miss Helen Mappus of Charles ton, a rec'ent graduate from the depart ment of Chemistry, as one of the require nients for the Master of Science degree. The industry began in 1867 with th production of 6 tons of phosphate t-ocl expanded to a production of over 540,00 long tons in 1889 and declined until it close in 1925. The royalty of $1.00 pe ton paid by the river companies annuall to the State yielded over $100,000.00 fo a number of years. Charleston becami .one of the leading industrial cities in th United States and South Carolina was thi world's chief producer of phosphate roci The discovery of a richer, softer, mor easily mined rock in Florida, aided b litigation, which closed the mining o river rock in South Carolina for over year from 1891 to 1892, were the cor tributing factors to the decline and clos of the industry. Fertilizer companle located in this state can now buy and cot' vert Florida rock into superphosphat more cheaply than they can utilize th rock at their own back doors. Such ar the fortunes of industry. The .phosphate industry led to th grovvth of a large fertilizer industry i the state, which is still present in activ operation. No survey of the extent o the phosphate rock deposits in the stat has ever been made and no one know just how much of this valuable raw ma terial is located within our borders await ing a favorable opportunity for its use This opportunity will come with the ex haustion of deposits in other sections o with improvements in methods of manu facture that will permit the utilization o the lower grades of rock.. --U. 3. 0. Gatekeepers at Ohio State Universit: have a novel miethod for deciding whethei you're sober enough to enter the stadium If you can wiggle your thumbs in unison you're o. k. Otherwise you can watcl the game from a telegraph pole. Ui Student Body EDITOR's Nom : The Gamecock mi this week presents the official con- inj stitution for the University of South St Carolina student body. It would be rip advisable for all students to clip and re save for reference concerning mat ters of student government. Vi ---- of ARTICLE I th Members di Section 1-All regular matriculates of Se and candidates for degrees in the Univer sity shall be members of the Student S< Body. se ARTICLE II as Officers and Elections fu Section 1-The officers of this body shall be President, Vice-President, Sec- St retary and Treasurer ; the President to co be elected -from the Senior Academic C Class, the Vice-President from the Sen- be ior Law Class, the Secretary and Treas- St urer from the Junior Law or Junior wl Academic Class. th Section 2-The Student Body shall se have as a governing board a Student de Council to be composed of fifteen (15) al members to be constituted as follows: ti The President of the-Student Body, the o, Vice-President of the Student Body, the 01 presidents of the four Academic classes, re the presidents of the three Law classes, the presidents of the Inter-Club Associa tion, and'one (1) from the Co-ed Asso- tI ciation, and one (1) member from each tv of the four literary societies, such mem- t I bers to be definitely elected for that pur I pose. Section 3-Each class shall elect its c officers in the spring for the following year on the day four (4) weeks next preceding Commencement Day, elections to be effective with the opening of the a t succeeding session; provided, however, a that all classes save the rising Senior r class may hold their elections within two (2) weeks after the day fixed by this s section. It Section 4-Each class shall have the ti I following officers: President, Vice-Presi- 0 (dent, Secretary and Treasurer, and His- L torian. Section 5-The freshman class shall at s - this election elect two (2) of its mem- 0 bers, one to be a co-ed, to he members of d f the Honor Committee. The Freshman - class shall elect its officers on the sixth b f Saturday following their matriculation. in This election shall be conducted by the nT s Student Council, and shall be by secret s ballot. - Section 6-The Freshman Law Class ti s shall elect its officers on the fourth Sat I urday following date of matriculation. n - of its members to be a member of the a e Honor Committee. e Section 7-The Inter-Club Association c e and the Co-ed Association shall hold their tl e elections in -the spring within two (2) tz J weeks after the day five (5) weeks next u , preceding Commencement Day, such elec :1 tions to be effective upon the opening of I the succeeding session. d Section 8-The term of office shall be tl al from the opening of the session through. _ tihe fnal Commencement Day. Section 9--On the (lay six wveeks nextt ~preceding commencement thle presidenit ' of the rising Academic class, the presi-. (lent of tihe rising Senior Law~ class, the t -president of tIhe rising Junior Academic -class and tihe president of tile rising -Junior Law class each shall call a metn of thleir respective classes. The purposes e oftersing Senior class (Academic) meetinlg shall be to make nominations for othe presidency of thle Student Body ; the ti s purpose of the rising Senior Lawv classt ti ~vice-president of tihe Student Body; the r purpose of tihe rising Junior Law anld Academic class meetings shlall be for each e to make nlominations for Secretary and n Treasurer of the Student Body. All y nominations shalI he handed on tIhe clay. e made, to tile chairman of the Student ~ Council, who shall announce thlem to tihe c a SStudent Body tIhe followving day. For a three clays following this announcement, - nominations may be made in writing from e he Suent Body, provided five men s secoind the nominations. Within three . days after nominations come to a close ' e thle Student Council shall conduct an elec e tion for the above officers by secret bal-0 e lot. Every one of the Student Body 0 shall have the right to vote in said elec- a tion. In the event no candidate shall re ceive a majority at the said election, such additional elections as may be necessary shall be conducted by the Student Coun cil at three-day intervals following the first election. This election shall become b effective in the election of officers in 1935 e' for the scholastic year of 1936-37. ARTICLE III Duties of Officers rSection 1-It shall be the duty of the - president to preside over all meetings of the Student Body, to announce the busi ness before the assembly In the order in, which it is to be acted upon, to inform the assembly when necessary, on points of order or practice pertinent to pending business. The President shall call meet ings of the Student Body at such times as he may deem necessary without au thorlza'tion from anyne. Also any teni Constitution :mbers of the Student Body, upon sign 3 a petition to the president to call a udent Body meeting, shall have the ht to call such meeting'if the President fuses to do so. Section 2-It shall be the duty of the ce-President to preside in the absence the President; in the absence of both e President and the Vice-President, the ty of presiding shall devolve upon the cretary and Treasurer. Section 3-It shall be the duty of the cretary and Treasurer to take and pre rve legible minutes of all Student Body semblies, to preserve and dispense such nds as may come into his hand. Section 4-It shall be the duty of the udent Council to conduct all necessary rrespondence relating to the Student )uncil or to the interests bf any mem r thereof. It shall be the duty of the udent Council to transact all business hiich does not by its nature necessitate e action of the Student Body in as mbly. It shall be the duty of the Stu nt Council to conduct, by secret ballot, I elections in which every member of e Student Body is qualified to cast his her ballot ; and it shall be the duty the Student Council to announce the suIt of the said election. Section 5-The President of the Stu mnt Body shall be ex-officio chairman of e Student Council. It shall require a vo-thirds majority of the Student Coun I to constitute a quorum; a majority of e quorum present shall be sufficient to mnduct all business. Section 6-The chairman shall call eetiiigs of the Student Council on the rst Wednesday of each school month, id at all other times it may be deemed Ivisable. ARTICLE IV Honor Principle and Organization Section I-The Honor Committee has irisdiction over the Academic school; e term academic includes all divisions [ the University except the School of aw. Section 2-The Honor Committee con sts of two representatives, one man and ie woman, from each of the four Aca mic classes. Section 3-The representatives are to selected by their respective classes at eetings called for that sole purpose. The cetings of the three rising upper classes iall be held the first week of May. T-he reshman class shall elect its representa ves in the first week of November. Section 4-(a) There shall be a nomi ating committee composed of the Presi !nts of the three rising upper classes id two delegates, one man and one oman from each of the above mentioned asses. Also the two Senior members of eo then existing Honor Committee. The c'o class delegates shall be elected along ith the regular class officers. (b) The nominating committee shall >ld its meeting three weeks prior to the ite set for the election of members to ie Honor Committee. (c) Each class shall have selected from s membership at least four nominees, vo boys and- two dri being the mini umn. (d) The nomination made by the nom ating committee shall be handed to the 'residents of the respective classes. (e) The members on the Honor Comn ittee representing the Freshman class iall be elected at a special meeting and t at the regular class election. Section 5-The term of office shall end te second week in May, at which time le members of the committee shall be acceeded by the newly elected represen Ltives of the rising tipper classes, except a the case of the Senior representatives. 'hese latter mnembers will serve with the ew committee until the end of the school ear. Section 6-(a) During the second week a May, the male members of the Senior ass incumbent shall call and preside at meeting of the new committee, g which time the chairman and Secretary 1all be sek$cted by the committee from s own membership. (b) It shall be the duty of the chair ian to preside over all nmeeting of the fonor Committee. It shall be the duty fthe Secretary to keep complete minutes f all proceedings, to record all verdicts ad all constructions of the Honor code. Section 7-(a) The decisions of the [onor Committee shall be final and ab >lute on all questions coming before it r consideration. (b) To be convicted, a defendant shall adjudged guilty by all members of the mmittee save one. YELLOW CAB TAXI DIAL 8101A I to 5 Passengers-25c Picnic On Campus For Grads Homecoming Day (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) also been pushing the affair, Secretary Early said. The committee in charge of arrange ments for the day is composed of Mr. Early and Williahi H. Harth of Co lumbia, who in addition to being an active member of the association is also secretary of the Booster's Club. It is planned that alumni, students ard faculty, preceded by band of the two institutions, will parade from the Jefferson Hotel to the University cam pus. The luncheon will be picnic style around Maxcy monument on the main campus unless it rains. --. . 0. Section 8--The Honor Committee shall 1 have jurisdiction over all questions in- I volving a breach of honor. Breach of 1 honor to apply only to dishonesty and stealing. Section 9-Upon conviction by the Honor Committee, the defendant shall be indefinitely suspended from the Univer sity, except in the case of a Freshman. The Committee may exercise its discre tion in such cases. Section 10-(a) All hearings shall be conducted privately. Only members of the Honor Committee and the defendant shall be regularly present. There shall be no attorneys or representatives for either the committee or the defendant. Such witnesses as are necessary may be introduced. (b) The proceedings and actions of all meetings shall be in secret and not dis closed outside of the meetings. tl (c) The accu er must appear before the accused at trial. Section li-Every student is, requested and expected to uphold the honor of the University by warning and reporting all violators of the honor principle. ARTICLE V By-Laws Section 1-The rules contained in Roberts' Rules of Order shall govern the _ Student Body in all cases where they are i not inconsistent with the Constitution and 1 13y-Laws of the Student Body. Section 2-Business may be transacted by a majority of those present. Section 3-Proposed amendments and dditions to the Constitution and By-Laws shall be submitted in writing to the Stu dent Body assembly and shall require these to be read three times, no reading within an interval of three (lays from the preceding reading. The proposed amend ment may be discussed only after the second and third readings. It shall re quire a two-thirds Student Body vote to carry the third reading. Section 4-The May Queen shall be elected the second Friday in April, the coronation to be held during the first I week of May. Only Junior and Senior Co-eds shall be eligible for the office of May Queen. Section 5-The cheerleader shall be elected from the Student Body the second Tuesday in May, his election to be effec tive during the succeeding session. Section 6--This Constitution shall be' published not less than once each yearI in The Gamecock, and at a time (luringI the early part of the first term. Section 7-During the second week in October of each year the Student Body shall elect three (3) of its members to serve with twvo (2) members of the fac ulty, to be elected at the. same time, on. the Social Cabinet. "COLUMBIA'S MOST UNIQUE" Opposite the Jefferson Hotel Open All Night Phone 8754 COROI With F CanBE CORONA STERLING CORONA SILENT - - - - CORONA STANDARD - - (Prices Include : GIBBES TYPET 1238 Hampt: PROFESSORS USE NEW WAYS TO MAKE JACK lome Of Our Dear Teachers Made Their First Dollar By Means Not Bo Dignified (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Two professors received their first noney in the form of inducements to do ertain things. Mr. Vernon Cook, pro essor of ancient languages, was given 5 cents for every week he went to chool without missing a word in spell ng, and 50 cents for each book of the lible he read. Madame Grace Sweeney, professor of tomance Languages, earned her first dol ar by reading a history book written iy Francis Parkman. Her father gave ier a dollar for each volume of history he read to encourage her to read his ory. Raising or picking cotton was a means f earning money used by three profes ors. At age of 10, Dr. 11. R. Murchi on, chaplain and professor of Bible, icked cotton for his uncle for 50 cents er 100 pounds. He worked all one Satur ay afternoon instead of loafing, to se ure enough tS buy a pair of suspenders. Dr. Francis V. Bradley, dean of the chool of arts and sciences, had a joint otton patch with his brother. When the otton was sold each boy received about 10. Other members of the faculty earned ieir first dollars by the following means: Prof. J. J. Petty raised a crop of n1ions. Prof. R. L. Merriwether picked crap cotton. Prof. J. E. Copenhaver arried water to a horse for two months. )r. G. F. Lipscomb clerked in a little tore. Dr. Stephen Taber helped on a arm. Dr. W. H-. Callcott got up at five 'clock to deliver meat. Miss Mary P. Vheeler tutored children at a private chool. Prof. E. C. Coker stayed up all iight curing tobacco. Mr. Bernard A. .arly worked in a country cross-roads tore. Central prug Co. 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