CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA
Registration
Honor System
Fiures Increase On Trial
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Volume , No. 4 OOLUMBA, S. 0., FRIDAY, OTOBER9 6Founded 1908
Harrill Heads
Flying Club
Met Last Wednesday
First Organization Of Type To
Be Organized In South;
Parish Cooperates
The University Flying Club, the first
college flying fraternity to be organized
in the South, met Wednesday to elect
officers 'and draw up -a constitution.
With a generous contract with Man
ager Parish, of the Columbia Municipal
Field, members will be given instructions
for $3.00 per hour. A small initiation fee
will be charged.
Mr. Parish has agreed to purchase a
new plane which will be used exclusively
by club members. However, members are
permitted to any of the present planes
owned by that company. This reduced
rate, whith is the lowest ever to be 'of
fered here, will be granted to all charter
members. Students who already have
their pilot's license are invited to join
the organization as honorary members
and take advantage of this low rate to
train towards their commercial license.
After drawing up the charter, the club
elected the following temporary officers:
Gilmore Harrill, president; Don Causey,
vice-president; Charlie Aiken, treasurer.
The following members attended the
meeting: C. F. Cuthbet, Kitt McM,ster,
S. \V. Boozerj B. B. McEntre, John
llempbill, Howard King, C. W. Jones,
and Atherton Whaley.
All University students interested in
becoming a member and learning to fly
are invited to attend the regular meeting
iiet Friday at 6 :00, at which time per
manent officers will be elected.
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CalCott Writes
AnotherVolume
Biography Of General
History Professor At University
Writes Story Of Life Of
Santa Anna
Dr. W. H. Callcott, professor of his
tory recently completed a biography of
Santa Anna, Mexican general who was
one-time president of Mexico. The book
will be released from the publishers abont
November 1, according to Doctor Call
cott.
Several years Were spent in the prepa
ration of this biography. Professor Call
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ACTIVITY FUNDS
ALREADY ALLOTTED
Campus Organizations
Largest Amount Goes To Athletic
Association; Second Largest
To Garnet And Black
The student activity fund of the first
semester, 1936-37 has beeni allotted to
univ"ersity organizations, Mr. Frank WVeI
hoturne, treasurer, announced this week.
Trhe largest allotment goes to the athletic
asociat ion, with Garnet and Black and
G;anterock, student ptublications, coming
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Final Plans
For Annual
Big Fraternity Section
Gardner and Wright Will Depict
Student Life Through Use
Of Camera
The staff of the Garniel and Black met
Wednesday afternoon to make final plans
for the organization of the staff. Alvin
Gardner and Edith Wright will havei
charge of the snapshot dlepartment and
they plan to make this section more rep
resentative of student life and events
than it has been.
Frank Jordon is editor-in-chief and
Newton Harmon is assistant editor. Per
sons itt charge of other sections are:
Senior editor, Harriet Boyd; Junior edi
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Rally Plans
To Be Made
At Democratic Meeting
Young Democrat's Club To Coi
vene Tonight In Law Build
ing To Raise Funds
Plans for a rally to solicit funds fo
the Democratic presidential campaign wil
be formulated at a meeting of the Uni
versity Young Democrats Club at th,
first meeting of the year in the law build
ing Friday night. Officers of the loca
organization will also be elected, Joht
Hussey, president, has announced.
Speeches at the rally will be made by
Dr. J. Rion McKissick, president of thi
University ; Tom Pope, house membe
from Newberry county; Richard Foster
representative from Greenville county
and J. Hugh McFadden, a member of th
Clarendon county delegation. Governoi
Olin D. Johnston has not yet accepted at
invitation to speak.
The Young Democrat Clubs of Soutl
Carolina, which are composed of Demo.
crats between the ages of 18 and 40, ar
supposed to raise $5,000.
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ChapelLocked
Says Chase
Except During ServicE
Action Taken To Prevent Thefi
Of Light Globes And Other
Fixtures
To prevent further damage to prop
erty, the University chapel will bi
locked except during chapel hours, ves
per services, and other University func
tions, John - A. Chase, Jr., registrai
and dean of Administration, announce(
yesterday.
This action was taken only after re
peated acts of vandalism and theft ha<
been committed, he said. Light bulbs
shades, chairs, and a table were amonj
the furnishings removed last year. 'I'h
piano keys were removed on thre
occasions.
Six keys to the chapel will be issued
One will be placed with each of th<
following: the president's office, mar
shal's office, the executive secretar
of the Y. M. C. A., president of th<
student body, Mine. Felice de Horvath
director of the University symphon)
orchestra, and Dean George E. Olson
director of the University band.
As formerly, all University organiza.
tions will have the facilities of thi
chapel at their disposal at all times
Miss Ruth English, secretary to th<
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Smith Takes
Summer Trip
Through Western U. S.
Visits Many Large Schools And
Universities And Places Of
Scenic Interest
Doctor L. L. Smith of the Gecology de-.
patrtment mnade an extensive six weeks
trip through thte wvestern part of the
United States dlurintg the past summer.
D)octor Smith visited many of the larger
schtools and universities and also many
places of scenic interest in the westerni
states. His itinerary extendled from the
state of Washitgton to belowv the Mexi
cani border.
lie visitedl thte Carlsbad Caverns ini
Newv Mexico, the Grand Canyotn, Mount
Ratnier, Great Salt Lake, Yellowstone
National Park, and other places of ge
ological interest.
Doctor Smith spent a large part of his
time stutdying the customs atnd habits of
thte Pueblo IndIiants of Arizona. Besides
thtis, he visited thte. University of Wash
ington, Lelandl Staniford University, the
University of California, the Colorado
School of Mines, and other of the larger
institutions. At thtese schtools hte made a
study of geological collections, antd of
methods of teaching geology in the \Vest
as comparedl witht methods int the East.
Doctor Smith broughtt back a large col
lection of rocks and minerals from va
rious places in the West. These are on
display in LeConte College.
STUDENTS M
IN PRESIDE
Ballot Printed In This Issue To I
Office; Results Of Voting Will
As Soon A
A straw vote on the forthcoming
presidential election to determine the
strength of the presidential candidates
r among University students is being
taken today under the sponsorship of
the Gamecock.
PRESIDENTIAL POLL
In order to gain a cross-section
view of the political complexities
on the campus, The Gamecock is
submitting the following poll. Every
student is asked to tear out the bal
lot, check his choice, and place it in
the University post office.
Check one of the following candi
dates:
Landon, Republican ...........( )
Roosevelt, Democrat ........( )
Thomas, Socialist .. . . . . ( )
Lemke, Union ...............( )
Browder, Communist .........( )
Colvin, Prohibition ...........( )
Following the precedent.set by the
leading newspapers, magazines, and
campus publications throughout the
nation, The Gamecock is holding this
unprejudiced and unpartial straw vote
merely to determine the preferences of
the college student who is typified as
the more intel!igent type of voter.
Printed upon the ballot found in
this paper are the names of the can
didates for the major parties in the I
Girls Honored
By Hypatian
Has Brilliant Reception:
Freshmen And Transfers Enjoy
Evening Of Dancing At
Woman's Building
At the reception given by the H-iypatian
literary society in honor of the freshman
and transfer girls, Tuesday evening, about
two hundred people were present. In the
receiving line were: Doctor and Mrs. J.
Riou McKissick, Dr. F. W. Bradley, Mrs. t
Graham, and the following officers of the
Society: Ida Morris, Catherine Nary, i
Alice Huiet, Gladys Gaskin, Morea i
Cheek, and Johnny Steppe. t
The lobby of the girls' dormitory was
attractively decorated with flowers of dif- i
ferent kinds. Two punch bowls, placed t
near the ends of the room, were presided I
over by Misses Carolyn Cooper and Cath- I
erine Nary, respectively. Sandwiches ]
were served with the punch.
During the first part of the evening t
music was furnished by a quartet: Miss
Rachel Little, piano; Alan Taylor, cello;
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Group In Ten e,
Gets Off
Discussion Lead By President McKi
liams Has Twenty-Five Membem
Tenements Two And Fourte
The dliscuission grotip in tenement nine
got oft to an early lead over its op-.
ponents in the fall discussion group con
test being conducted under the auspices Ii
of the University Y. M. C. A. President
J. Rion McKissick is the leader of this k
group with Dinky WVilliams, president, e
and Shannon Mims, secretary. p
The groups in tenements 2 andl 14
are staging a close runner-up wvith 22 hi
members each. Morgan Arant and Curry i
McArthutr are the presidents of these
groups, respectively.
"'What can the University Students Do
to Change the Attittude of the People of c
the State Toward the University ?" wvas;
the subject of the first discussion. tI
'rhe following reasons were given by it
the discussion group members for a stu- hi
(lent attending college: tI
Because of certain specialized courses
of study which prepares them for certain g
vocationis or professions. g
Because of the qualification of certain
factulty members for learning and teach- e,
ing ability.
Because of the advertising value of a
winning football team.-.
4Y VOTE
VTIAL POLL
le Deposited At University Post
Be Tabulated And Published
Possible
:oming election. They are Presiden1
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democrati<
nominee; Governor Alf M. Landon
Republican nominee; Norman Thomas
nominee for the Socialist party; Ear
Browder, the Communist party nomi
ace; William Lemke, nominee for th<
Union party; and Leigh Colvin, nom
nee of the Prohibition party.
The ballot found in this issue o
rhe Gamecock may be used as strictl3
personal and the voter's name neet
not be placed upon it. Votes will bc
:ast at the University post office. Stu
:lents are asked to fill out only on<
ballot each as this straw vote bear
ao poljtical significance and will b<
ised only to determine the strengtf
f the various parties in the Universit3
>f South Carolina, which may wel
)e considered a cross section of a larg(
trea of the nation.
Students are asked to vote today
f possible to facilitate and hasten the
abulation of results, which will b<
)ublished in The Gamecock at th<
!arliest possible time. Every student
s asked to vote as a large percentagc
)f the student vote is necessary for
Iecurate results.
Although the votes will be composed
tilmost entirely of student ballots, the
i11g i5 aU IsCi'ied to Students
dlone. Anyone receiving this edition
)f The Gamecock may be permitted
o vote.
Society Votes
Against Bill
By Small Majority
Euphradian Literary Society De
feats Motion To Abolish The
Monroe Doctrine
After a heated discussion in which over
dozen members took part, the En
>hradian.Literary Society voted Tuesday
y a close margin to defeat a resolution
alling for abolition of the Monroe Doc
rine by the United States government.
;ociety members rated the night's meet
ng as the most interesting and stimulat
rig in recent years of Euphradian de
ating.
Walter Soloman, outgoing society pres
lent, introduced the bill, "Resolved; that
lie United States discontinue the Monroe
)octrine." Ile also spoke first for the af
irmative side of the question. Stokes
)avis introduced the negative and pre
ented the other members of his side to
lie society.
Below are given quotations from the
arious speakers, or summaries of their
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nent Nine
ro Early Lead
Isick And Headed By Dinky WiI
s; Shannon Mims, Secretary
en Tie For Second Place
Because of the beauty of the buildings
and physical surrouningtis.
Becatuse of the attractiveness of social
fe.
Becatuse of the reputation of the col
ge for turning out graduates whose lion
sty, sobriety' and character is above re
roach.
Because of the reputation of the c(ol
ge in securiaig worth while positions for
s graduates.
By a vote of the members of the groups
was found that the University wvas
ceakest in turning out gradluates whose
1aracter is above reproach and( strongest
social life. To remedy the attitude of
me general public towards the University
was dlecidled that the sttudents must up
ald the good name of the institution in
meir homie-towvns.
A complete list of the officers of each
roup with the number of members is as
>dlows:
Tenement 2: Prof. W. S. Woods, lead
,Morgan D. Arant, president, Dixon
ewis, secretary. Twelve members.
Tenement 7: Prof. J. W. Jackson, lead
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1421 Students I
Now Enrolled
Dean Chase Announces F
Total For This Semester Almost Bc
Equals Registration For
Both Terms Last Year
Registration at the University for the
I first semester of this year almost equals tha
that for both semesters of last year, ac- "
cording to John A. Chase, Jr., registrar. tar
All
To date, 1039 men and 382 women have urF
enrolled in the University for the first th
semester, making a total of 1421 student;. an
I For the same (late last year, there were for
1339 enrolled, of which 984 were men
and 355 women. The total enrollment for m
last year was 1463; 1066 men and 397 '
women. thi
"There is always a heavy February th
registration, and prospects are that the als
enrollment will approximate 1600 stu
dents for the year," Mr. Chase said. are
The men's dormitories are taxed to ad
capacity, and Melton Hall is being used
for the overflow from the Woman's
Building for the first time. I
quo
of
me
Odds And Ends mu
agc
ser
Holidays
IHolidays for the first semester as an- dut
nounced by John A. Chase, Jr., registrar, des
will be as follows , tat
Thursday, Oct. 22, holiday for the
Clemson game and State Fair ; Friday,
Oct. 30 for the Citadel game at Orange
burg; Nov. 26, 27, 28 for Thanksgiving,
classes resuming on Nov. 30 at 8 a. in.
Christmas holidays will begin on Monday,
Dec. 21 at 8 a. m. and continue until
Monday, Jan. 4, 1937, at 8 a. m.
Social Cabinet em
"The social cabinet is to be corn- sta
plimented for the highly successful chi
dances it has put on this year," de
clared W. H. Harth, director of stu- by
dent activities.
There were 196 paid admissions at ~18
the Erskine dance, and 230 paid ad
missions at the Duke dance last Sat- .
urday night, Mr. Harth said.
The social cabinet stages dances at ".
low prices so that all students can par- eit)
ticipate. M ,
Tickets
Students who have not yet secured
their athletic tickets may get them
from the athletic office, according to In
W. H. larth, director of student ac
tivities. There are now some 30 un- Ou
claimed tickets on hand.
Any student who has not yet had his
picture taken for the ticket is requested
to call by the athletic office to make
arrangements to he photographed. 11i
1)ei
Hodge lect
Professor Illdge of the Department of '""
Romance Langtuages has been chosen adI
visor of the sophomore Y. M. C. A. coun- "
cil, R. G. Bell exectutive secretary of the me1(
organizat ion annotmeed( Wednesday. t hr<
WVhile a stud(ent at the University, Pro- the
fess~or Hodge was a prominent member thu
of the senior Y. M1. C. A.. council, a dis- cIll
culssion grotup leader, and was activ i the
mainy other phases of work in the organii- A
zat ion. thle
had
Geology Nat
Dr. L.awrence L. Smiith, professor of S0'
geology, narrowly escaped seriotis injury a I
wvhen a topographic plaster cast hanging stat
high on the wall of room 308, L~e Conte
building, came crashing dhown at his feet. S
The professor was not shakeni and(,
after relating a similar iincident in a
htumorous veiin, cointinued his lectture.
Journalism the
The first journalistic courses ever of- brie
fered at the University were given by Dr. adj<
G. A. WVauchope in 1898. fro,
In that year seniors here were required atte
to write a number of essays to gradutate, Blui
so Doctor Wauchope inistituitedl a coturse T
in interviewing, news and featture writing. W.
From that cotirse (developed the present Alv
school of journalism. Clal
Pru
Notice Ow
Any student desiriing to get a copy of H1am
last year's GarNet and Rlaf-k, please get S. (
ini t9tuch with G. Werber Bryan or G. G. tar.3
Dowling immediately, a
?onorCou ncil
Offers Code
or Students To Sign
>ok Will Be Placed In Office Of
Secretary To Dean All Day
Saturday
rhe student honor council announces
it the pledge incorporating the code
y be signed in the office of the Secre
y to the dean, in DeSassure college.
who signed the code last year are
,ed to sign again, in order to insure
ir continued support. New students,
I old ones who have never done so be
e, also have the privilege of signing.
the committee also announces that a
eting for an election of a new council
I probably be called within two or
cc weeks. Any changes in the code
t the signers feel are necessary will
be made at this meeting.
'or the benefit of those students who
not familiar with the honor code as
>ped last year, it is again reprinted:
the pledge was as follows :
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that
vill not engage in any dishonest or
,stionable practices at the University
South Carolina; that I will not be the
ins of another doing so, and, further
re, that I will report to the proper
ncy any unethical conduct that I ob
ve in the classroom.
We, the undersigned, recognizing our
es and responsibilities as students, and
iring to maintain an honorable repu
on for the University, do willingly
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20 Students
Employed Here
fore than 220 University students are
ployed by the N.Y.A., according to a
tement made by Morgan D. Arant,
rf clerk of the Administration, here.
'his is the largest number employed
the N.Y.A. since its inauguration three
rs ago. Last year's total numbered
hese University students are engaged
ractically all of the various activities
the campus and some are employed by
and state institutions.
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ISS McCONNELL
SPEAKS TO CLASS
Johnson's Sociology
tines Work Being Done By
'ederal Government To Better
Child Labor Conditions
liss Beatrice McConnell. Chief of the
Wdren's Division of the United States
>artment of Labor, gave an impromptu
tire to I.. G. Johnson's sociology class
Octoher 5th.
I iss MlcConnell outlined the extensive
*k heing done by the federal govern
it to better the child labor conditions
mughotit the iiation. Her message to
sitidents emphasized two imfportanlt
gs: The outlawing of war by the
eges:. their aid in helping to improve
plight of child workers ini America.
[iss MicConnell came to the college at
invitation of Mirs. Johnson after she
concltuded her con ference wit h Mr.
es, head of the Labor Department of
th Carolina. This was the windtip of
rmtr which took her through eight'
es.
ociety Enlists
New Members
wenty'-fotur men w ere init iate.d into
Clariosophic Literary Society at a
f meeting Tuesday night. The society
urnedl at 8 :30, a,:cepting an invitation
ni the Hypatian Literary Society to
ad their reception in the Woman's
dling.
hose initiated were : Mfarvin Busbec,
W. Neely, \V. C. Taylor, Roy Rhodes,
in Edwards, Clarence WValker, J. C.
k, Lee Roy Smith, 0. H. Pate, J. H.
it, Rtiftus Crockett, J. C. Bell, Charlie
mus, David Htitto, Jack Pillas, S. W.
nlet, Foster Smith, W. D. Sheridan,
.Moore, John Turner, Myers Single
,George Ztukerman, Frank Pollattie,
R. 0. Smith.