Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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tees residen t (QO)TINUD P1ON PAGE O5) years as acting president, but was finally .,.nade full president, each time elected for a one-year term. His present tenure of office expires July 1, 1936. The student activities committee elected Wednesday is composed of Doctor Ba ker, ex-officio chairman, R.- O. McCutch en, J. Gordon Hughes, Legare Bates, M. F. Bush, C. L. Shealy, and Edwin G. Seibels. It was announced that Doctor Foster would continue in office until a succes sor is chosen, while the committee is au thorized to make any temporary arrange ments deemed necessary. Plans to recall action of the general assembly in restricting admission of girls to those above the junior class was also discussed at the meeting. Proposed plans would admit women students on the same conditions as men. At present non-resident women below the junior class are admitted upon payment of an additional $10 per semester. The board also approved the action of the Building Committee Monday in let ting the contract for construction of the new buildings here to the M. B. Kahn construction company. The hid was for $194,715 and provides for construction of a student activities and dormitory building, and additions to Thornwell. The regular report of President Ba ker and Dean Bradley was read to the Board. Dean Bradley cited the growing student opposition to drinking at foot ball games, and pointed out that dras tic changes in the present curriculum would be made in the near future. No action was taken by the Board on the report tendered by J. M. Cantey, superintendent of buildings and grounds, at $55,900. All members of the Board were present at the meeting except James H. Hope, state superintendent of education, James H. Sullivan of Laurens, both of whom are in Washington; and R. M. Jeffries of Walterboro, who was ?ngaged in his duties as chairman of the senate com mittee on education. Members of the Board, other than those, are: M. F. Bush of Ellenton, chairman house committee on education, and David R. Coker of Hartsville. Frank Welbourne is secretary and treasurer of the Board. Starting April 1, 1936, membership of the Board will number 18, under an act of the general assembly passed last year. Seven elective members will be added. The act passed last session provides that the Board shall consist of the gov ernor of the state, the state superinten Compliments of GERVAIS STREET PHARMACY PHONE 4347 ECONOMY DRUG CO. PHONE 8119 Printing For FRATERNITIES SORORITIES and CLUBS Stationery, Announcements, Dance Cards, Programs, All Kinds of Social Printing. DuPRE PRINTING C0. 1816 Main St. Phone 7044 BOOK PR ES A wonderful arra -manent interest ] the copy. Full 1 books formerly s $5.00. 1 -Come in anad STATE CO. I eI ,ontinue s Election Society Meets Next Week In LeConte College American Chemistry Society Will Make Annual Awards For Scholarship Presentation of the prize of a year's membership in the American Chemistry Society will be made by Chairman G. G. Naudain at the meeting of the S. C. section of the Society Saturday, Decem ber 14, at 10:30 in Le Conte college. The prize, open to all chemistry students in South Carolina colleges, will be pre sented to the one who made the highest average on Organic, Inorganic, Qualita tive, and Quantitative chemistry exami nations given November 20 and 21. The program for the meeting will be as follows: Chemical Industries in South Carolina, G. F. Lipscomb (20 minutes). Chemical Apparatus a Century Ago, J. A. Southern (20 minutes). The Small Industries of South Caro lina, J. L. Moore (20 minutes). A Course in Pandemic Chemistry, John R. Sampey (20 minutes). Synthetic Rubber, J. E. Copenhaver (20 minutes). The Goiter Preventing Value of Some Foods, Roe E. Remington (20 minutes). Deficiences of a Pellagra Producing Diet, Roe E. Remington (15 minutes). -U. e. . Plans Discussed By Democrats For Following Year' Jackson Day To Be Observed By Banquets Throughout State Resolving that Jackson Day be cele brated by banquets throughout the State, approximately 150 members of the Young Democrats met at the Jefferson hotel Wednesday night and discussed plans for the coming years. L. Mendel I Rivers, a former Carolina student who is president of the state organization, presided over the meeting. J. Drufus Griffin, Carolina alumni and now national director of the organization of the Young Democrats, discussed at length the purpose of the party and its aims in directions of the coming Presi dential election. -U. 3. 0.-j dent of education, both house and senate chairman of education committees as ex efficio members, and 14 elective membet s, one from each judicial circuit. Election will be every two years to fill the vacan cies as they occur. -U. 3. 0. Football's longest run from scrimmage c was magle by Wyllys Terry of Yale, I against Wesleyan, November 4, 1884. I Terry ran 115 yards for a touchdowvn, starting from five yards behind his ownJ goal line. The feat could not be dupli cated today. It has been impossible since 1912, when the old 100-yard field wvas shortened to the present 100-yard length. Thme game of Lawn Bowls, one of the oldest as well as one of the simplest of out-of-door games, is finding increased popularity in American colleges. SeveralI schools now include it' on their co-ed athletic programs. S FOR ENT S y of books of per 1ere at only $1.00 ibrary size, these old from $3.00 to rook thein over 300K STORE Graham Wins Song Contest .onducted By Y Counci: Members Hear Dean Bradley Speak On Honor System 'YMCA Hooray I We sing thy praise Shrine of the deeds of those who 3trove in former days, for we will Spread o'er the campus field 'he good and the True Let's lift the banner high And do our best to raise the standar< too! Thus reads the Freshman Council'. ally song which is sung to the tune o 'Anchors Aweigh," and which was writ en by Murray Graham, member of th Blue team of the Council. At the meeting last Monday night Dean F. WV. Bradley spoke to the Coun :il on the honor system, and was heard ittentively. Billy Spivey and James Gib ;on received their gold pins at this neeting. The Council sponsored an airplanc ide last Friday afternoon, nad donate< the proceeds, $10, toward sending a lelegate to the Student Movement in [ndianapolis. The plane was piloted by 'Nut" Owens, University sophomore md was assisted by Henry Martin. The meeting next Monday night wil )e replaced by a Christmas party, t< )e given in Flinn Hall. Damas Held Last Week [n University Gym 3arriet Lever, Assisted By.Saral Williamson Led Grand March; Poyner Furnished Music With several hundred guests and mem >ers attending, the Damas Christmas all was successiuliy given iast Friday ight, in the beautifully decorated gym, rightened with gold and silver balloons, ed fringes and red cellophane shades oncealing the - lights. The side walls vere adorned with red fringes and in he windows were lighted red stars. Harriet Lever, president of the club, ed the. grand march with Howard Kelly f Lake City. She was assisted by Sarah Villiamson and her partner, Harold diinson. The junior-senior figure was led by 3etty Jane Sovocool, senior leader, with mmett Smith of Mullins, and Maxine scarborough, junior leader with James -Iollman of Florence. A junior-senior no-break followed the unior-senior figure. Music for the dance was furnished y Jimmy Poyner and his orchestra rom N. C. State. Officers of the club are: President. harriet Lever; vice-president, Sarall Villiamson; secretary, Beulah Des hamps; treasurer, Gerda Sylvan; senior eader, Betty Jane Sovocool; Junior eader, Maxine Scarborough. --U.U. 0. Prosh "Y" Continues Actove In Athletica Because of the Damas dance, th< ~reshman Good Will Gym Class ha< :s regular meeting Friday night in th< 'ield IHouse instead of the gym. This meeting was attended by th< irgest crowd since the class started with about twenty-five boys reporting rom each side. Most of the boys took part in th< >asketball games. Only a few chos< encing or boxing. Five teams o: asketeers played during the evening r'he Blues, in a hard fought encounter osed out the Reds 19-17. The Blue: ave won all thebasketball games s< *ar, although each one has been closel; ontested. After the game was over, both side ~lected its basketball hauftain. Hlarol< ~rince was chosen captain of the Blues nd Bernard Jones alt.-captain. The Red lected Ed Atkinson and Joe Bird cap ain and alt.-captain, respectively. The highlight of the evening was th crimmage' with the varsity cagers. E< sallenger, director of the gym class, irranged this scrimmage and picked tw eams of Freshman to play alternatel~ n the game. The Frosh played over their heads foi he first few minutes and held the var ity, but after the latter warmed up hey scored almost at will. Coach Norman manifested surprise a he showing made by the Freshmen an< ~xpressed the hope that at least a few f them would report for Freshmar asketball. The Y Council is making plans t< nter a tearn in intra-mural cage corn etition. In preparation for this, th: ;ood Will Club will meet at the gyn onigkt at '1. Professor Is Bal By Goverm Tenement 18 Is All Set Has Plans Completed to s Real Christmas Spirit Dominates on f Famed Rendezvous Of Y( Literati Gr it pai d Determined to celebrate the coming tht . Yuletide season in true Christmas Hi e fashions, the occupants of tenement 18 have decided to follow this plan of deco- th, - ration and gift-giving: (note-this infor - mation is from a reliable source). , Red streamers will be run from Bus e ter Murdaugh's room to that of Tony on Fanning on the first floor, and green fu e streamers will be strung from Gus an ' Pearlman's room on the top floor to la e Mozingo's hide-out on the first flight. ler - (Some of the boys are wondering what inj d effect this mixture will have on the tal . Wease and others when they come in from a Christmas terror). The Christ- do a mas tree will be a graceful pine, decorated ha r by lights and scintillating bottles picked dei t up thither and yon by various inmates the t of the tenement. (no fair calling names ac( s at this point) Everybody on the third floor is pledged 2 1 - to give those on the second floor two to e pints of The Very Best, qnd the second vic e floor is to give two pints to the third, th< f thus equalizing things. Due to the preva- frc lence of politicians on the first floor no tio promises were accepted from them. To ch; make matters still better, each man is bound by oath to give one pint to him- s self. After this giving is completed and wc the gifts opened, a stag spaghetti supper em will be spread under the Christmas tree to on the green in front of the tenement, m and all the boys will join in singing de carols. not Editorial comment by special permis- gi sion of the boss-This sounds like a ha< good idea, and any group who wishes las to have a celebration planned can call by 18 for advice and instructions, which ha will be given for a nominal fee. Further. it might bc a good thing for somebody W t to come over that night and help the _ boys eat their spaghetti. -o. ". 0. Greatest "thief" in football annals was Princeton's Arthur Poe, who wrenched 5 a ball from the arms of a Yale runner November 12, 1898, and ran 100 yards for the day's only score. - r ] t FIVE POINTS DRUG STORE Call Us-And See How Quickly You Get It PHONE 2-2139 Curb Service Motorcycle Delivery t TRAVEL DA for - HOLIDANV Spend Christmas and N< 1%AcPER MILE ONE 3 - TRIl' COACH . .. FOR EACH MILE 2c PER MILE ROUN .... FOR EACH MILE Christmaa Holiday Tickets on 2,inclusive, with return limit J .on sale daily after December 25, - in Sleeping and Parlor Cars on for space occupied, Low Holiday Fares are available North, West and . Southwest. Dates of Sale and 'Limits. TRAVEL B! Safe-Comfortable W. E. McGEE, Columbia, S. 0., Southern Ralla Med nt Red Tape. 'nable To Collect Salary inoeton Pedagogue Perplexed By Peuliar Policies Princeton, N. J. (ACP)- Summoned Washington last August to work for e day as a consultant for the Natiqnal uth Administration, Prof. George A. aham of the Princeton University De rtment 6f Politics is still waiting for $18 in salary and expenses. due him. s four successive attempts to collect have been baffled by more red tape in even a professor of politics could ieve existed. Dn his return to Princeton after his day's service, Prof. Graham duti Ily filled out his itemized expense sheet I sent it to Washington. Two weeks er he got a letter from the Comptrol General of the United States inform t him that he had made several mis :es and must fill out a new account. It seems that Prof. Graham had put' wn all his expenses when he should we lumped all his living expenses un a $5 per diem account. He corrected error and hopefully sent the corrected ount back. Two weeks later he received letter No. rom the government. This time he had put his initials over each of the iMdi lual items and add the exact time to t minute of his arrival and departure im Washington. Moreover, a correc n he had made in ink was ordered mngcd to typewriting. knother fortnight passed, and the long fering pedagogue was informed he uld have to swear in as a government ploye. Still game, Prof. Graham went a notary public and took the govern ntal oath promising "to uphold and fend the Constitution." This done, a her notice went of f to the Comptroller, ring notice that WPA Adviser Graham I taken oath of office and was at t an employe of the government. r1here the matter rests, but Prof. Gra m knows better, by now, than to ex :t a chcck in the next letter from ashington. CELLOW CAB TAXI 8101 DIAL I to 5 Passengers-25c Y FARES TIME mw Year's at Home VAY AND ROUND TICKETS TRAVE.ED .. . D TRIP TICKETS TRAVE.ED. .. sale daily December 14 to mnuary 10, 196 . .. Tickets return limit 15 days. Good payment of proper charges to destinations in the East, Oonsult Ticket Agents for TRAIN' -Economical Asst. Gen. Passenger Agent way System Bell Plans New Program To - Emphasize Bibli First Lecture Was "What I Your Idea Of God?" Returning recently from a YMCA conference in Atlanta, R. G. Bell, Execu tive Secretary University YMCA, ha initiated into the weekly proceedings o the Senior Council a new program. Mi I Bell told the Council last Friday nigh that three men, each of whom live 400 miles' apart, talked on subjects bor dering on "religious ignorance" at th conference. With these talks in mind, the Execu tive Secretary launched a series of pro grams, beginning last Friday nighl which will emphasize the teaching of th, Bible. The subject of the first lecture-on th Bible was "What is Your Idea of God? Mr. Bell pointed out that people hav seven ideas of God: atheism, agnosti cism, pseudo-scientific, transcendent,. Go is Eminent, Anthropormorphic, personal ity. "Jesus did not think of God as great man or a blind force," the speake declared, "but as a Spirit. He didn think of God as a transcendent God, bu as present on the earth, He also speak of God as eternal." The series of lectures will be con tinued tonight, the subject being "th Personality of Jesus." The attendanc last Friday night was the largest o the entire year. Rector Delegated To Indianapolis Volunteer Conventioi Religious Organization Will Cor vene From December 27 To I Non ua1 2 Sara Rector, the YWCA delegate t< the Student Volunteer Convention it Indianapolis, Dec. 27-Jan. 2, will trave with a party in tharge of Vonnie Lanc< and Preston Etchison. A bus has beet chartered which will accommodate abou 25 people. Ida Morris was elected alter nate representative recently. The party expects to leave early o: the, morning of Dec. 22nd, spend tha night in Knoxville, Tennessee, and arriv in Indianapolis the next evening. The purpose of the tour is not t make money but to make it possible fo every interested student to go. The cos of the entire trip from Columbia t< Indianapolis and return will be $32. Thi includes hotels, meals, and transportation but does not cover such incidentals a street car fares, books, souvenirs, etc. The Student Volunteer Movemen is a religious organization that i international and inter-racial. series of conferences and talks hav been arranged for the convention, an a number of delegates are expecte to attend. - -.-u. U. O. Coach Recommende Block For 24 Meni Twenty-four gridsters, and the mar ager, have been recommended for vat sity letters by Head Coach Don McCal lister, it was announced yesterday. The following men will be receivina their Block C for at least the secon< year: Robert Johnson, Paul Gaff ney Ernest Stokes, Tom Watson, Paul Robe lot, Fred Craft, Capt. Clay D. Alexandei Col. Wilburn Clary, Fritz Turner, Do Tomlin, and Porcher Hopkins. Those making their first varsity lette are: Hasel Murray, Curry Farnun Jack Derrenbacher, Jack Fennell, A.( Tobias, III, Roy Johnson, Lewis Tabot Larry Craig, Wallace Craig, Robei Mitchell, Jack Lyons, Walter Taylos Ed StilIwell, and Oliver Hart, managel PARTY SANDWICHES 60c Per Dozen PARTY PUNCH (Frozen) 3 Gallons $2.00 COL.UMBIA SANDWICH SHOP Phone 3710 . 1110%/ Lady St. WE DEL.IVER