TRUSTEES SEEK MORE
FUNDS FOR CAROLINA
Baker Presents Budget For Ex
amination By committee
This Week
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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."
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SOUTH OAROLINA'S.
LARGEMP VARTP' STOI
Dr. Whitesell Starts
13th Year In Chemistry
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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..
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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