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CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Budget Sent Folklorists To Senate Gather Here UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA ,Founded 1908 K.S.K. Fr Twen CHAPEL SCENE OF EXERCISE Mozingo Makes Tal Points Out Club's Aims And Givi Brief History Of Its Organization Six honorary and twenty acti, members were tapped at the sen annual tapping exercises of KSl held in chapel Tuesday morning, Jol Mozingo, president of KSK, presid< over the ceremonies and gave a shc talk, explaining the aims of KSK at a brief history of the organization. "KSK stands for loyalty, service at spirit shown toward our alma mater said Mr. Mozingo. KSK was orif nally founded in 1928 under the nar of the Karolina Service Klub, but tl name was later changed to Kapj Sigma Kappa, still retaining the it tial letters of the original name. On the completion of the exercis< Dr. Bradley, in behalf of the Unive sity, thanked KSK for their many se vices to their alma mater. He e tended an invitation to the fraterni members to hold their tapping exc cises in the chapel as often as th< wished. The members tapped at these e ercises were elected at the last mec ing, February 20th. The twenty nc students, who are taken in are: D. Dukes, S. H. Thomason, John B. Fe nell, Howard Burns, Louis Brya Clint Brogden, Sam Cartledge, Wil Cantey, Fred Findley, 0. J. Hart, Bc nard James, James Johnson, Jol Munn, John Joyce, James M. P latty, Ray Riddle, Bill Simpson, Pa ,Taylor, F. F. Williams, and Arno Smith. KSK increased the faculty membe ship by electing six more honora members. Those chosen were F. "Whitey" Rawl, Dr. S. M. Derric W. H. Harth, Ted Petoskey; Fre man Huskey, and Don McCallister. -U. B. 0. A.S.U. Protest Against_Wai Students Join Movemer Nation-Wide Anti-War Stril Will Take Place On April 22nd Students of high schools and c< leges throughout the nation will called from their studies on April 22i to participate in the third stude strike against war, according to Jc eph P. Lash, executive secretary the American Students Union. The recent passage of the large peace-time military budget in Amei can history and the executive appr priations for R. 0. T. C. were cit< as the immediate reasons for the stril< Mr. ,Lash predicted that 350,000 at dents would answer the strike call 11 a. m. of that day. Although the union is. initiating tl movement, it is predicted that the n1 tional sponsoring committee willi cdude more representative and infl ential members than at any oth (Continued on Page S; Column I) Date Changed In SCIC Contest To March 10ti The date for the contest to selec an orator to represent the UnI versity at the.SCIO contest will b held here March 10, instead o March 13, as previously announced See Werber Bryan or Sidney Dun can for any Information. at Taps ty-Six Meir Six Na med By_Facult )s To Probe Honor Syste Professors Will Investigate Tii Honored Pride Of Carolina T re Determine Its Merits Li Reverberating from the recent s pension of four men, a movement serious import is seen in the se d tion Tuesday night of a committee rt six professors to investigate the me id of the honor system here. Following a joint meeting of faculty and student council at w} id minute details of the first-seme cheating spree were brought to i- surface, the faculty members ret ie into executive session to orgat le plans for remedial measures. Faculty members expressed th ?a selves as being shockingly surpr - at the overwhelming number of c bing cases, but unsmilingly resol ,s, themselves into a crusade against r- evil-no matter what action necess The honor system, a prized tr r- tion as old as tie University it is now "on trial for its life." I ty the duty of the newly appointed c r- (Continued on Page i; Column 2) --. B. 0. y Fire Damages Room In Extension Buildi: t- Valuable papers and furniture v w burned at 7:00 last night in the F. tension building by a flame in storage room on the second floor. official reports determined the c; n, of the fire to be a cigarette left in is room several hours before. r- The room was used by the jar two hours before the fire was covered and it was reported that one else had entered during the mi ul time. Id Firemen and students quinced blaze after having burst dowp r- door and knocked out the wind< ry The amount of damage done to B. room was unkown at press time. k, -U. B. 0. Groups Holt First Mee Burney College Lea Leaders Of Various Groups Sel ed And Program Of Study t Outlined For Year With the largest enrollment for e first meeting in several years, the ement discussion groups for the 1 versity had their initial meeting '1 -day night. Burney college repo be the largest enrollment on the can id with 20 men at the first meeting. F nt fessor Carlisle Roberts of the] s- school has been secured to lead of group and Nathan Rosen was sele as the president. st Other groups and their leaders -as follows: 0- Tenement 2, Dr. Kilpatrick; T4 diment 0 & 7, Dr. Erickson, lea :e- Tenement 9 & 10, Dr. Bradley, lea 4- Tenement 11 & 12, Wilson Weli at leader; Tenement 14 & 15, E. B. C pard, leader; Te'nemen~t 16 & 17, 1 ie fessor Mercer, leader; Tenement 1 a- 20, Dean Crow, leader; Tenement n- & 24, Dr. Derrick, leader; Tenen Li- 26 & 27, Dean McKissick, asst. lea er leader to be chosen, Tenement 29 lisle Roberts, leader. The groups are making a stud3 the social and economic problems our country at the present time, emphasis being placed upon the that youth may plan in the reconst: tion of our social life. The next at - will be on the causes of war. At the end of the six weeks of group series, and ice cream supper -be given to all members of all grc who have not missed a single of the series and to all memberi the leading gronn. School T e Seek $2 For N( Dr. L. T. Baker, Dr. J. R. McKissick Acting For University Sta Upon the request of the Board of n1 ne- Trustees a committee representing the e University appeared before the Senate t, Budget Committee Tuesday, and pre- a sented a budget request of $278,702 for s Us- the fiscal year beginning July 7, 1936. of This request, which is considerably r1 lec- above the direct appropriation for the h of current session, is still much lower f rits than appropriations made prior to the : period of depression. The urgent need c the of an appropriation sufficient to en- ii ich able the University to partially recover t ster from the liackset incident to the de the pression and to maintain its standard a red, service to the State was given as the I ize reason for the increased request. < The committeemen, Mr. Edwin Sei- s em- bels, Dr. L. T. Baker, Dean J. R. Mc- li sed Kissick, and Mr. Solomon Blatt, ad- r rib- dressed the Finance Committee and r ved pointed out why the University must l the receive the requested budget in order c ary. to continue its valuable service to the % adi- State. t self, is Salaries of the staff at the Univer sity are lower than at any other State t University, they explained, which put e the University at a serious disadvan- s tage in recruiting and maintaining a staff of the quality of teaching and s ng leadership that the State of South rere Carolina should demand of its Uni versity.I the To add to the discomfort of low Un- salaries the professors find that so Luse cial taxes and costs of living are much the higher nt Columbia than at institu tions located in other parts of the itor State. dis- Additional professors are urgently no Society Starts t New_Regime ws. the Under Walter Solomon 4 Euphradians Encouraged By ( Large Attendance, Lay Plans For Month of March t With new spirit and a large crowd present, the Euphradian Literary So- t ds ciety met last Tuesday night for the first time under the regime of Wal- 1 act- ter Solomon. The society adopted a complete pro- C gram for next month. Tuesday, March c :3, the society will choose its senior the valedictorian and junior orator. The I ten- oratorical contest is also scheduled for t Jni- this meeting. ties- The Graham plan will be discussed rted the following Tuesday, March 10. The society is inviting the coaching staff, psthe athletes, and all students Interested rof- to attend and express their views on aw the subject. this A joint meeting with the sister so ~ted ciety, the Euphrosynean, is being planned for the week of March 12. c are Plans for this meeting have not yet been completed. The honor systenm ne- will be discussed on March 24, andt Jer; on the 31st of March, the Chicago :ler; University plan of education will be Ion, the topic for debate.. lip- Several amendments to the consti- a ro- tution were proposed and passed thet L& second reading during the business t 23 meeting. Lent The Euphradians initiated D. M dler, Knowlton and E. D. Lewis. Charles ,.ar- Lee and Hunt Graham were restored to good standing. of The society was entertained by a r of discussion debate between the Caro- s the lina negative team, composed of Vivian p >art Morse and Joe Cohen, and the affirma- c UC- tive team, from Davison College, Tyler udy Port and Wade Boggs. The query ii was resolved: That congress should a the have the power to overrule by two- n~ will thirds majority a discussion of the b ups supreme court decraring an act of con- e one gress unconstitutIonal. Frank Jordan, b of secretary of the debatIng councIl, pre- h sided.d ruste es 78,702 ~xt Yeai , Solomon Blatt, And M. F. Bi be Reasons For Request eeded in many departments, Dr. B r pointed out. The ratio of instr )rs to students taught is much hig t the University than the natic tandard. The committee listed several dep tents needing equipment. The rary, alone, has received in the ve years only fifty -percent of ecessary funds to retain a stand f a university library. Funds u i this department were obtained fi Ie students. A schedule of much needed rep iid replacements recently presented 'Tesident Baker by the Superini ent of Grounds and Buildings ubmitted to the Finande Commit sting repairs that must receive iediate attention, along with th ceded upon the completion of ew buildings. Replacement of w< ut smoke stacks of the power h< 'as stressed, due to the danger his present condition. The need of an extension servic< he University was pointed out. ral of the departments are daily wering calls for advice and serv ut at present there are no facili et up for this service, this work ng done by the individual profess The University, it was stated, is aps, the only educational institu f importance in this or any o tate without provision for taking 'antage of the invaluable opport ies offered for education thro ound and motion, pictures. Dray -all, which is greatly used by in (Continued on Page t; Column 1) -U. e. 0. Ciaripsophic Hears Foste )n Utilities Propoc uestion Of Tyranny Of Pov Trusts Discussed But No Definite Action Taken "It is up to you and me to he country from under the tyra f power trusts," declared Ric: roster Tuesday night after submit resolution to the Clariosophic rary Society favoring governni rwonership of utilities. "Every time overnment attempts to go into ower question these companies the courts to prevent cheaper rat President Roosevelt was attacke< ecing communistic when he fed nemploved in 1933, but the cri ifered no substitute for the br< ines, Foster assertedl, counterac nticipated contentions of the opp ion that such governmenital con s lie adlvocated would be socialisti "This resolution is inexpedlient, ractical, and impossible," Sid D an declared as leader of the opp ion. "If the government takes c his great industry, it will be a si ing-stone to government mana ient of all manufacturing. This 'i turn, work to your disadvant; obs will be awarded on a polit asis, and there will be no opN mnity to develop individual chiai ~ristics." Harper Welborn, president of ciety, pointed out that this is overnment of the people, by the y Ie, and for the people," as provi the constitution, and there is ~ason to fear its supervision. aggested positions in govern,r ower plants be awarded as in vil service. "Mr. Welborn's quotations is foi the Declaration of Independe nud not the constitution," Charles ions asserted. He added that V orn is fitting himself for a brilli areer in the Supreme Court, as I ody has the rare ability of find idden phrase, in the constitution eetare cnnessIol ats In..lids Charles C Offe SI Composer ish ak uc her nal 1rt li last the ard sed om i to en ,as tee, im- Dr. Charles Cadman ose the Work Begins use On Buildings ae Two New Structures 1 Additions Bordering On Pendle ties ton Street Will Be Com be- pleted Within Year ors. Vork on the new student activity .er- building and on an extension to tion Thornwell College began Monday with her B. H. Kahn Construction Company ad- making the preliminary survey and m- excavation. The contract provides ugh that the new" htildin.gs ..i!! 1.e finishedi ton and ready for use by the second se y mester of next year. Work is being financed through P. W. A. loans and - will cost $198,684, according to the contract awarded to the lowest bidder. Both new buildings will border on Pendleton street. The extension to r Thornwell has been arranged by the architects to provide in addition to rooming space adequate quarters for al any fraternity of other organizations that may wish to rent them. er -e". v. c Ticker Tape By TRIBBLE ard ing Alteration Lit Evening skies, with sunset lighted, lent Form a patterned silhouette the Of our figures. here united thec On the spot where first we met. go "" Twilight deepens while we linger, th as u'ond by all the ties we :.corned, tics And your slender maiden-finger a-Is no longer unadornett. ing osi (Were married nowv, but please don't trol bother c o explain how it was done... im I've fewer scruples since your father uin- Introducedl me to his gun!) a. -Donwan. ver ep.. Keyhole Komment ge- Don (Goldilocks) Ham, in a 'ill, slightly barbecued condition, be ge. came Terpslchorean minded the cal other midnight and amused spec or- tators at the Sigma Kappa dance ac- with an improvised interpretation of Sally Rand on a binge, using the a handkerchief for the customary "A fan. The guy who writes the la eo- bels might call the performance dled a "shining example of a ham ac no tor." Or maybe not. He ent Portrait of a Professor the This one may hiave slipped by the immigration authorities disguised as a mnd breath of Paris-in-the-Spring. Or as nce an immigration authority. He's the Si- happy-go-luckily, devil-may-carish sort rel- of guy whose jokes are good for a ant laugh if you're not particular and a hat faint smile if you are. His favorite mng brand of cigarettes Is whatever you're to smoking at the moient. Often he tOsnMiseG Pna Sma as 5.... adman rs Recital Presented Tonight At Drayton Hall Glee Club Broadcasts Noted Pianist Appears With Car olina Folk Singers On Nation Wide Broadcast The Carolina Folk Singers will ap pear on the National Broadcasting Company Saturday morning at 11:30 according to an official announcement made by Maurice Matteson, director. The Singers are appearing in conjunc tion with the second annual meeting of the Southeastern Folklore Society, which is being held here today and Saturday. The main event of the meeting will he a recital by Doctor Charles Wake field Cadman, which will be presented in Drayton Hall, tonight at 8:30. Doc tor Cadman is known and loved in mu sic circles throughout the world. He is the composer of such familiar tunes as "At Dawning," "From the Land of the Sky Blue Water," and "The Thrush." He also enjoys the reputation of be ing America's greatest composer. Universally Popular To paraphrase the British slogan, The Sun Never Sets," Doctor Cadman is as popular in England and the Anti podes as in America. His field of music has been a broad one, having won distinction in every branch that he has essayed. His songs have al ways been best sellers and have num bered among the programs of star artists. His "Thunderbird Suite" has been given in London and at the noted Hall Concerts in Manchester. His "Oriental Rhapsody" has been per formed :nder Rothwell and Rodzin ski and Walter Damrosch directed its Air premiere. "Dark Dancers of the Mardi Gras" had its premiere at Hollywood Bowl, and has presented under the sponsor ship of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York. Press Comments Following are a few of the press comments on the artistry of Cadman: "- can he compared to Grieg who so imni>rtalized Norwegian folklore. Cadman's hard struggle for recogni tion has been a plorious victory," Portland News. "- a brilliant pianist, (Continued on Page t; Column 1) -V. a. o. Bowen Heads German_Club Lumpkin Is Vice-Pres. Brogden, Murdaugh, Palmer, Robertson, And Martin Also Named Ed Bowen. a member of Kappa Al pha, was elected President of the Ger man Club for this semester at a meet ing Tuesday, February 18, at which time nine new members were initiated into the organization. John Lumpkin, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, was named Vice President. Other officers are: Clint Brogden, Kappa Sigma, Sec retary; Randolph Murdaugh, Treas urer; Dickie Palmer, Kappa Alpha, Assistant Treasurer; Arthur Robert son, Sigma Nu, Senior leader; Jack Martin, Alpha Tau Omega, Junior leader. New mer. initiated into the club are Moffat Wylie, Bill -Parker, Earle Brad ham, W. R. Gettys, W. B. Jones, W. M. Rose, James Barr, Ben Joe Wil liams and Don Tomlin. Annual Pages Must Be Paid For By March 5th Pages for the annual, Garnet and Black, must be paid for by March 5. IQrop your check at the Uni-. versity 'Post Office addressed to Werber Bryan, business manager. Please give this your Immediate at tention.