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CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Refunds Made Until March Toda UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Largest Circulation of any Collegiate Newspaper in South Carolina Vo" m XXX NoQ1OLIMBIA, 8.0., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1937 Fudd10 New. New Repo4 On Swim Plans Given Press Today Pool Outlook Hopeful K. S. K. To Plan Disposal of Funds If Project Does Not Materialize Because apparently there is possi bility that the University may yet secure an adequate swimming pool, President J. Rion McKissick at a meeting of K S K Thursday night recommended that the matter be held open for a reasonable time and that, unless there is absolute assurance from the Federal Government of getting the pool, contributions made by stu dents and others to help secure it be returned to them not later than May 15 this year. This statement was made by Presi dent McKissick as a response to a request by K S K that the matter be settled as quickly as possible. This request was made by K S K because of the m'imer of ingt'iri~ a rce:''ed from the students and other interested persons as to the progress of project and the disposition of the fund. According to Don Ham, president of K S K, no plans have been made for refunding the contributions because of the fact that it is still hopeful that the swimming pool project will go through. Nevertheless, he said, if the grant from the Federal Government is not secured the money raised will be returned to the individual donors on request. Any portion of the funds not requested to be returned will probably be given over to the stu dent body as a whole and will be used as the student body may deter mine at any later time. --U.S. o. Spring Groups Begin_Tuesday Officers Are Elected Winning Group And Persons With Perfect Attendance To Be Given Ice Cream Supper First meetings of the spring series of discussion groups were held this week under the sponsorship of the University Y. M. C. A., according to Bratton Davis, chairmian of the discussion groups. Last fall there were fourteen groups on the campus with 400 men enrolled. Tenement 25, led by Tom Craig, won the series. A turkey supper was served the winning group. This spring an even larger number of groups is expected to be organized with the completion of two new wings to Thornwell college, forming two other or ganizations. The meetings will be held each Tues day night for six weeks, closing oni Miarch 23. The winning group and per-I Sons with perfect attendance records will be feted with an ice cream supper in - the new Student Activity building. The discussion group winners are rated on a system which allows three points for each member present, three for each nlew member and three for each visitor. The first meeting was held for the election of officers, compiling a list of members, and selecting a leader. Sam Cartledge, president of the stu dent body, Attended the meeting of the N'ation Student Federation in New York Where there were selected 26 subjects of Student problems. From this list, the lo cal group has selected 12 subjects from Which the various tenements will pick six. Ad mini rt Made ming Pool0 , Sa Registrar bod tee saji '- jn ...... the pre Ha tile K*i1 por an disl tiv4 poi John A. Chase March 1 Final Date To Get Fee Refund I' March 1 is the final date for stu- sh< arl dents to get refunds on their se no mester fees to the University in case wh of a withdrawal, according to John co A. Chase, Jr., registrar. Any student who withdraws after sh that time automatically forfeits the an money paid to the University at the beginning of the semester. Ca This is the final datel as tht Clemson Prof S alc Aids Carolina s we A Clemson professor recently ap- sai peared in behalf of a requested appro- 3 priation for Carolina before the Senate ap Finance Committee. at He was Dr. George R. Sherrill, head A. of the department of economics and cei government. At the invitation of a to special committee of the University Alymni Association and with the Ca hearty approval of President E. W. H Sikes of Clemson, he voiced his sup port of the proposal to establish a pro- fes fessorship of political science at the University, and conveyed the Clemson an president's endorsement of their re- tl quest. J. Rion McKissick, president of the th University, thanked both Doctor Sher- p rill and President Sikes for their help ful cooperation and for the spirit in which it was given. By way of preface to his statement of the requests for appropriations for the University, President McKissick ] told the committee: Sol "Our University does not wish to ch< prosper at the expense of any of the En other state institutions of higher learn-. day ing which are rendering great service - to South Carolina. The University not Co only does not covet what may be given frc them, but wholeheartedly wishes that mc they may be given more." Fra The special committee of the Uni versity Alumni Association who, with in President McKissick's cordial approval, ne> appeared before the Senate Finance der Committee to request an appropriation pet for establishment of a department of ' political science was composed of gre Irvine Belser, Columbia, chairman; miu Marion A. Wright, Conway, president for of the Alumni Association; and Dr. Samuel M. Derrick, professor of eco- ma nomics in the University. the John H. Martin, prominent alumnus Yo of Hartsville, represented the Alumni FIc Association in requesting restoration Tet of the University's extension service. pla strati tudent Sit With Body n Discipline Cases m Cartledge And Don Ha Give Students Part In Dis pensing Justice Ewo representatives of the studen ly will sit with the discipline commit at its regular meetings in the future I Dean Francis W. Bradley. he students will be the president o student body, Sam Cartledge, and th sident of Kappa Sigma Kappa, Do m. he representatives will have no voic the proceedings nor can they vote o: matters brought up. They will re t, however, to the students on th rkings of the discipline committee i effort to give the students a part i pensing justice. n case either of these two representa s is absent, he will be allowed to at nt someone to sit in his place. VO USE OF SHO WS Che first showing of the "House < onder" under the sponsorship of th tivcrsity Alumni Association will b >wn in Drayton Hall, Friday, Febrt r 19 at 8 p. m., according to an ar uncement by Dr. T. F. Ball, undt ose direction the exhibition has bee rnpleted. Eoi t m h h Il go on a tour throughout the stat< owing at the various high schoo d district alumni meetings. . rhe purpose of the exhibition is tw< d: to emphasize the activities rolina other than sports and to a< a drawing card for alumni meetin8 oughout the state. An original "House of Wonder" wa ilt by Prof. Ball with the aid < ephard Black and Robert Lambei ng with other engineering student iproximately 1,500 people saw th )w in 1935 during State high scho< ek. Then again in 1936 1,000 persor w the second showing. [n November, 1936 Professor Ba peared before the Alumni Counc the request of its president, Mario Wright, to explain his ideas cot -ning the "House of Wonder," an discuss a method of transporting i A committee composed of Georg Ilier, chairman, C. W. Coker < trtsville and Professor Ball was at inted to work out a solution. 'Prc sor Ball was to make up the shoi d secure a truck while the other tw n were to raise the money. Throug aid of local stores and companie: equipment was secured and th Veam Chosen In Debating tour affirmative members of th uth Carolina debating team wer sen at try-outs conducted in th phradian literary society hall Mon p night. ['hey are: Sid Duncan, a junior fror lumbia; Billy Nicholson, a junio m Greenwood; Charles Earl Si ns, a senior from Johnston; ani mnk Jordan, a senior from Columbia 4egative try-outs will be conducte< the Euphradian literary society hal :t Monday night at 7:30. All stu its are invited to enter the corn ition. The query is: "Resolved that Con ss shall be empowered to legislat timum wages and maximum hour industry." dfembers of the team will debat ny outstanding orators throughou nation. Trips to Harvard, New rk University, Tulane, L. S. U rida, Colgate, Pitt, Georgia, Georgi; ::h, and other schools are beinj nned. on Sa KSK Taps Next Week Thirteen Are Elected i Postponed Until Tuesday Because Chapel Assignments Have Not Been Made Yet t Tapping exercises by Kappa Sigma - Kappa, spirit club, at Carolina has been postponed to Tuesday because the post f ing of chapel assignments will not go e into effect until Monday, according to i Don Ham, president of the organization. Thirteen men will be tapped into e K. S. K. for the second semester. I The presentation of a United States - flag and a South Carolina Palmetto flag e will be made to President McKissick at n this time. A plaque of the University n seal will be placed between the two flags above the platform in the Chapel. Initiation of the newly tapped mem - bers will be held in Room 13 of Davis College at 7:15 p. m. WONDER NEXT WEEK If show was almost "ready to go on". e An admission price will be charged e for the first showing at Drayton Hall of 15 cents for children, students and Boy Scouts, and 25 cents for adults. r "The money raised by personal con n tributions and the Alumni Association will not be enough to send the exhi bition on the road. We are being forced to charge at this exhibition tc s receive funds to further our plans of a moving show," said Professor Ball. The members of the University t chapter of American Institute of Elec trical Engineers have been designated ,s by Barney A. Earley to sell tickets, Any Columbia civic club, school or Boy Scout group that wishes to aid in s the selling of the tickets can secure t them from Secretary Earley or Pro fessor Ball. Drayton Hall has a limited seating capacity of 500 and all patrons are urged to buy their tickets early in order to assure themselves of a seat at the performance. Tom Revelise, George Shelor, Mel vin in Levkoff, and John B. Dominick as " sisted in the preparation of the show. Robert Lambert, who was one of the d chief assistants in the construction of . the first "House of Wonder" in 1935, e will also aid in the performance of this new edition. Atherton Whaley, Waring Webb, R. A. Feagan and Marion D. Arm V strong were other leading students who o aided in the construction of the show. b1 Dr. J. E. Copenhaver assisted in the 4, chemical displays; Professor A. C. e (Turn to Page 6; Column 2) Eight Make High Marks e Outstanding students in general schol e arship and specialized fields have been e named from information gathered from - tests given freshmen and transfer stu dents entering in February, 1937, by Prof i W. C. McCall, chairman of the Person r nel bureau. - The freshmen outstanding in general scholarship and qualified to take six -courses, were: Billie Jane Coffee, Co Ilumbia; Alexander Norman Davis, New IYork City; Rufus Gustavus Fellers, Co - lumbia; Ralph Edwin Lee, Asheville, - N. C.; William Henry McCaw, Colum bia; Charles Henry Moorefield, Colum - bia; J. B. Purvis, Columbia; and Lane Woodcock, Asheville, N. C. * Those freshmen who were outstanding in English and placed in advanced courses in English were: Blanche Bell, Colum bia; Billie Jane Coffee, Columbia; Alex ' ainder Norman Davidson, New York; Ru Sfus Gustavus Fellers, Columbia; Ralph i Edwin Lee, Asheville, N. C.; Adelyn i Robbins Lipscomb, Columbia; William ( Tur to Pa e 4g luln. S ves $ " Economic Proves President J. Rion McKissick Chapel Assignments Take Effect Monday Assignments of chapel seats for the second semester of the 1936-32 school year will be posted in the lobby of the chapel today, accord ing to an announcement issued by John A. Chase, Jr., registrar. The asign.ments wl go intn ef fect on Monday. All students whose names do not appear on the Monday, Wednesday and Friday list should consult the Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday group. Literary Digress BY THREE PLAGIARISTS MOONLIGHT CRITICISM Have you ever had your sweetie, When you've said you were a poet, To say from indications That no one would ever know it; To say you were a marvel When it came to trees and birds, But that you put no action With your adjectival words? If you are a poet and haven't And will take a fool's advice, When she does, just tell your sweet That your poems are always nice. -Charles E. David, J AH, YOUTH! Tho twvilight finds your little world c skids And Heaven fails you, 'Ere dawn you'll laugh and wish th: you had kids To tell the tale to. -H. T. FAKED Reporter: Professor Stephan, wh; play will the University Players pr< sent next? Professor Stephan: I do not know Reporter: What successful play have the Players presented in the pas Professor Stephan: I do not know. Reporter: What good are the Un versity Players? Professor Stephan: I do not know. Reporter: So what! Professor Stephan: I do not know. HELP, POLICE! Carolina is being robbed! There are 23 organizations at tli University who are basking in the lig! from the glint of gold while headqual ters issue propaganda about the "fri ternal love" and how much value suc 8,000 System Successful Prexy Tells Upper House Report Made Tuesday Administration Reports Achieve ment And Efficiency To Senate Finance Committee Some of the economies and achieve ments toward greated efficiency in the operation of the University under the new administration were summarized in the following statement given to the Senate Finance Committee Tues day afternoon when the institution's request for appropriations were pre sented to that body: In the subsequent paragraphs are represented some of the economies and some of the accomplishments in the way of efficiency brought about at the - University of South Carolina by the new administration since it took office on July 1, 1936. It has been painstak ing effort to realize substantial savings without any sacrifice in efficiency of the operation of the University. Following a suggestion long ago made by Mr. J. M. Smith, state audi tor, and upon the recommendation of the President of the University, the Board of Trustees created the position of Business Manager for the institu tion. The purpose in creating this po sition was to introduce more business like methods in administration, to rea lize economies in central purchasing, to exercise closer supervision of ali financial transactions, to eliminate un necessary expenditures and waste, and do e*rything possible to bring about - better conditions for both faculty and students. The wisdom of adopting the state (Turn to Pane 4; Column 3) G Man Talks To Students In Senior Law Class J. A. Smith, Jr., Visits Campus Wednesday To Secure Men For Department Of Justice In an effort to secure more men for the Department of Justice in Washington, J. A. Smith, Jr. was on the campus Wed nesday and interviewed a number of senior law students. He talked inform e ally to other than members of the class about duties of the department and gave r. a number of anecdotes which caused stu dents to chuckle. "enow have over 600 men in the n service, most of whom are law school graduates. Still there are thousands of cases throughout the Union that remain t untouched. The reason is that we don't have enough men." Requirements for entrance into the de partment are numerous. A law degree is one of the paramount requirements, howvever. There are no requirements as it to the physical status of a man who an ticipates entering the service. If he can handle himself well and has a good mind, his height, or weight will not be s5 held against him. Melvin Purvis, the "G-Man" who was responsible for the capture of John Dil linger, graduated from the University some years ago. Smith said he had heard of Purvis many times but had never met him. "Purvis was in Chicago while I was stationed in St. Louis. Our territory overlapped, but I never had the pleasure of meeting him. Rumors all over the e country have it that Purvis quit the de t partment because he quarreled with Ed -gar Hoover, our chief, but I can truth -fully say that this was not the reason." h Smith, a quiet young man who ap-. (Tren t. ee. S. Co... 4)