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CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Sl, 5udents8AgainBt14Ji Court Plan14 JcJt GIIJ Honor Cub UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Largest Circulation of any Collegiate Newspaper in South Carolina volume XXX, No. 17 COLUMBIA, 8. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1937 ____Fudd10 VOLUN1 Students Her McCall Tells About Plans Program Held Yearly Outstanding Pupils From State High Schools Will Compete For Honors Next Month Announcements of the second annual South Carolina Every-Pupil Testing program for high school grades, to be held April 21-22, have been issued by the office of State High School Super visor and the University of South Car olina Personnel bureau, according to Prof. V. C. McCall, director of the Personnel bureau. This program is a co-operative state testing project which is conducted yearly as an educational service to the schools of South Carolina. The an nouncement outlines the objectives, rules, and values to .be derived from systematic state-wide testing. General requirements for participa tion are that the schools administer the tests on April 21-22, that all pupils take the same test at the same time, and that specified standard directions be observed in administering the tests, Because the directors of the program are to order large quantities of tests, the school is able to secure tests and coring materials at the lowest pos sible cost. Tests to be used in the program have been selected to fit the curriculum of South Carolina schools. They are all objective and may well serve as a part of the pupil's final examination. Sev eral tests have been specially con structed for the program and others will be advanced issues of suitable standardized tests. A summary bulletin of school forms will be sent to each participating school as soon after scores are reported as possible. In addition, a confidential re port will be sent to each school. The confidential report will provide the following information: the exact average of each group tested in each school, translation of each group av erage into the state-wide percentile rank, the exact ranking of the school in each subject, and a composite meas ure of the school expressed as an av erage of the state-wide percentile ranks, Scores are to be tabulated and the report made by the Personnel Bureau of the University of South Carolina. The announcement bulletin emphasizes that the South Carolina testing pro gram is not in any respects a contest program. According to Professor McCall, scoring labors will be greatly lessened for the 1937 program in comparison PLAYERS PRESENT L'AIGLON NEXTI Browning Takes Lead Famous Play By Edmund Rostand Will Be Given In Drayton Hall, March 17 The University Players, under the direction of Professors Stephan and WOOds have begun rehearsal of Ed mTunid Rostand's L'Aiglon to be pre sented in Drayton Hall on March 17. This dramatization of the tragic son of Napoleon was written for the Sarah Bernhardt, and has been an outstand ing female part, though it is that of a boy, will be played by G. A. Browning. The other three leading characteri Zations are: Marie Louise, wife of the late Napoleon, played by Rosemarry Origgin; Metternich, the virtual ruler of Europe, Douglas McKay; his secre tary Gentz, Albert Rouslin; and Flam [ARY Cl Tested April 21 Girl Debaters Take Trip Go Thru Two States Betty Comstock And Emily Mc Eachern Meet Teams Of Five Colleges Betty Comstock and Emily Mc Eachern returned last Sunday from an extensive trip through North Caro lina and Virginia where they debated live teams at different schools. Their first stop was in Asheville where they met the Asheville Normal negative team. The second scene of battle was at U. N. C. W. C. at Greensboro. These first two wcrc non-decision. The other three came in the follow ing order: William and Mary, at Wil limchrn; l-arrisburg State Teachers' College at Harrisburg; and Randolph Macon at Lynchburg. The third de date was an audience decision, and William and Mary won. The debate at l-Iarrisburg was won by our team. Both girls are members of the Hy patian literary society, and Tuesday evening they debated the team from the University of Georgia in the Clari osophic Hall. It was a non-decision. Alice Huiett of the Hypatian and Mary Sutton of the Euphrosynean compose the negative team from the University, and are now on a 'tour through Georgia and Tennessee. For information about the ice-cream in Asheville and the comradship of the girls and boys at William and Mary, we suggest that you ask the girls per sonally. Carolina Flashes Frank H. Sells, professor of Bible at the Columbia Bible College will be the speaker at the vespers program in the chapel Sunday night at 7 p. in. it was announced early this week. The pro gram is being sponsored by the Y.W. C. A. Notices have been sent around to the members of the student body, and lead ers promise an interesting program. In addition to Mr. Sells' talk there will be a program of special music. Crow Returns Dr. Orin F. Crow, dean of the Uni versity school of education, has re turned from New Orleans, where he and Dr. J. A. Stoddard represented the University at the annual meeting of the Department of Superintendence of the National Education Association. Many Columbians attended the ses sion, which lasted from February 20 to 25. Some of the prominent edu cators in attendance were A. C. Flora, 3. P. Coates, and James H. Hope. Te,nements one, two, and three are leading in total points in the Y.M.C.A. disculssion groups, it was announced Wednesday. That group, led by Pro fessor W. S. Woods now has thirty members andl a total of 366 points. Close behind in the race are Tenement 11, led by Mr. Wallace, student pastor of the First Presbyterian Church (339 points), and Tenement 9, led by Pres ident McKissick (336 points). Brewing Brew America's oldest business house is a brewery, Francis Perot's Sons Malt ing Company, Philadelphia, Pa., ac cording to Information found in the University of South Carolina library. The original concern was established in 1667, or about 250 years ago,' by Anthony Morris, 9, in Philadelphia, and was Incorporated In 1867. (Turn to Page 4; Column 4) lAPEL S. C. Citizens Form Group For Caroliniana 3ociety Will Preserve and Buik Up Historical Collection In University Library In the meeting of citizens of Soutl Carolina in Columbia February 24 t< organize a Caroliniana society at th University, it was decided that one o the prime purposes of the group wouli be to preserve and build up the his torical collection of South Carolin; material in the University library, ac cording to R. L. Merriwether, chair man of the University committee. The Caroliniana committee has beei functioning for several years and ha already added valuable documents t< the historical collection of this state ii the University Library. Through th aid of the newly-organized society greater progress will be made, In the South Carolina room ther are newspaper files which now numbe hundreds of bound volumes and man others as yet unbound. Courthouse, school, church, an other local records have been type for the room, and manuscripts an commercial records of various kind are being gathered. -v. s. C. Six Students Against Plan Votes Come In Fas Presidents Plan Falls Ami Shower Of Student Votes BULLETIN By H.. Tribble That students in the University of South Carolina are NOT in favor of the President's plan for court re organization became shockingly evi dent today as ballots continued to roll in tp "The Gamecock" office. With tabulations yet incomplete, the vote stood 6-1 against the, plan, thereby surpassing the 2-1 percent age shown in the national poll re cently conducted by leading news papers thruout the country. Seven serious students formed a lin to the right and stalked slowly pas 'The Gamecock" poll box set up in th University postoffice last Friday, drop ping therein the little printed slip upoi which they had inscribed their opinio of the F. D. R. court re-organizatioi plan. In the eyes of six, determinatioi glowed like a coal of fire-determina tion and something else that seeme< closely akin to hate. From time to tim they stamped their feet and uttered; wierd chant of "down with dictators, as the line moved slowvly, moved ma jestically, onwvard. The seventh was silent. Occasion ally, he took hurried peeks at the slij he bore, seemed about to erase, but did not. He set his jaw. Gathered up hi frail loins. Dropped his slip. And "The Gamecock" poll had sky rocketed to record-breaking comple tionl Unprecedented in the annals of cam pus polls was the student response seven out of fifteen hundred. Unpre cedented was the vote-six to onel Answers ranged from "I'm agin it to "I visualize the ultimate conse quences of such rashness as a complet< reversal of democratic principles,. th< institution of a precedent dangerollsi3 destructive to constitutional govern ment." The lone favorable voter said: "I our prexy says so,, it's okay by me toots." Valiant is hardly the word. iRANTE Honor Group Elects Girls Into Polumatheian Eligibility For Membership To So ciety Is Based Upon Scholastic Ability Fourteen new members were elected into Polumatheian, honorary scholar sip society, February 20. The new members are: Rannah Heyward, Pris cilla Adair, June Dickson, Sara Tay Slor, Nancy Childs, Dorothy Crow. - Beth Herzog, Alice Bryant, Lucille i Rice, Columbia; Ruth Kibler, New berry; Lucille Godfry, Cheraw; Margie Elliott, Winnsboro; Jewell Martin, Branchville; and Leola Garety, Charles ton. i Eligibility for meml)ership in the s society is based on scholarship. All girls who made a "B" average or bet ter for their first semester work are eligible. The club was formed in 1933 by Mrs. C. B. Elliott, then Dean of women at the University. At present there are forty-one girls in the club. r Officers of the club are Charlotte Ellen Corzine, president; Jane Wil liamson, vice-president; Mary Willis, i secretary. i Mrs. C. B. Elliott, Mrs. W. O. i Sweeny, Mrs. J. R. Hawkins, and s Miss Isabel Watkins are faculty ad visors. -v. s. 0. Furniture For Dorms Bought Taylor Gives Figures I Community Living Room In Union Building To Provide For En tertainiment Quarters The total amount spent on furniture for the additional wings of Thornwell college anu the n^w Student Activities building at the University of South Carolina was $10,933.52, according to W. Frank Taylor, Jr., assistant treas urer and business manager of the Uni versity. The additional wings of Thornwell college have been opened for occupa tion. The Student Activities building will be ready sometime between March 15 and 18, when the keys will be pre sented to President McKissick in a for mal opening ceremony. e Furniture for the large community t living room, to be the center of student e activities, includes four large over stuffed chairs, two big sofas, four up i holstered straight chairs, two small 1 sofas, and one large plate mirror. Also, two console tables and mirrors, two 1 refectory tables, and four standing -lamps are included. Total cost of fur Snishing the living room, according to Mr. Taylor, was $783.30. Thus far only one office, that to be occupied by the University Y.M.C.A. secretary, R. G. Bell, has been out fitted. The total cost was $132.35. The office will contain one typewriter desk, Ione flat top office desk, one swivel desk chair, two straight desk chairs, andl onie typewriter chair. . Furnishings for the students' sleep . ing quarters have been obtained, Mr. Taylor said, at the approximate coat of . $9,715.32. This includes 268 student chairs, 132 dressers, 142 study tables, 132 bedroom mirrors. Also, 147 metal wastebaskets, 180 beds, 180 mattresses. ,tn addition, and not included in the figure above, is the item of 400 window shades. For the first time, student's rooms will be furnished with shades by the University. Before this a student either had to forget his modesty and undress fbefore an unshaded window, or dig ,down in his own pocket and go&to the extra trouble of putting them up him self DFOR Expe rim er ByA Girl's K. S. K. Votes Change Association F o r m e d] Will Include All Girl Students E And Regulate Offices Held During Each Semester Meeting last week, the girls' K.S.K., honorary leadership and service soror ity, voted to resolve itself into the r Co-ed Association, which will include I every woman student at the University b in its membership. This action was taken as the result f of a proposal of Alpha Kappa Gamma. The Co-ed Association will draw up a its new constitution within the next c few days, it was announced by Mrs. e Arnev R. Childs, dean of women, and will provide for the regulation of all activities of women students. Incorporated into the constitution i will be P point system regulating the , offices a girl may hold during any one s semester. Such a system has already t been approved by the University con- a mittee on student activities, and tenta tively adopted. "It is expected that the system al ready adopted will undergo some d changes," Mrs. Childs said, "but the I main objective, to limit a student's c time to a few offices each semester, c will be retained." Literary Digress BY THREE PLAGIARISTS c THE FOURTH ESTATE t For years and years without relief p Through joy's success or pain or grief t through our triumphs and our climbs it Through adversities and crimes a riankind has ever been pursued n Where angels fear lest they intrude i By men who know no sacredness P Those hellish bloodhounds of the 11 press. -L.A.S., Jr. w Last week wve wvent highbrowv and IC attended the concert given by the g various musical organizations of the ~ University in Drayton Hall. Our real C motive in going was to ensure the oc- c cupancy of at least three seats. But ~ to our surprise (and delight) every seat was taken and we were left stand ing. From our vantage in the rear of the auditorium, we waited for the sound of a false note. Our captious spirit wvent unrewarded. The entire concert, conducted by able baton-way ings of George Olson and his band, William Baldwin and his glee club which, by the way, was unusually fine and Madame de Horvath and her com bined symphony orchestra and girl's glee club, ran as smoothly as a Carne gie Hall concert. Capping the per- t< formance, John A. Chase, Jr. made a n convincing plea for financial aid for the Ih symphony orchestra. This cosmopoli tan organization, consisting of players f from a seven to seventy years of age, deserves praise-and all possible finan- 0 cial backing.r b A QUESTIONNAIRE IHow many fraternity and sorority members and pledges are paying their dues with N.Y.A. checks? Have you any conception of how 1 much money leaves the campus an- C (Turn to Page 4: column s)i MONTH ,t Made uithorities Plan Begins On April 15 Exercises Once A Week [onorary And Leadership Organi zation To Sponsor Chapel Pro grains During One Month The O. D. K. plan for experimental oluntary chapel attendance for one ionth was approved by the faculty ist Wednesday, Bob Hemphill, mem er of the fraternity, announced yester ay. The experiment will go into ef ect April 15 and continue through lay 15. Exercises will be held once week, alternating from Wednesday f the first week to Thursday of the ext. "O. D. K. is sponsoring the move to rove that voluntary chapel attendance both practical and desirable. This a plan to present by the students ith the co-operation of the faculty a cries of programs of vital interest to he student body, faculty, and alumni s well as the general public", Hem hill said. The first exercises under the ex eriment will be presented on Wednes ay April 17, when President J. Rion icKissick will speak on "The Policy f the Administration as to the Future f the University." At ensuing meet igs, other speakers of State and ational renown will be called in. In the event that the plan proves :asable, different honorary and leader hip organizations will sponsor chapel rograms during one month of each chool year. 0. 1). K. hopes to install voluntary hapel attendance as an institution on ie campus. In the event that the roject is found to have merit, it is > be instituted next year. However, s continuance depends on the reaction f the student body to the experi iental period. If voluntary attendance not wanted, the old system of com ulsory attendance will become per lanent. Committees of O. D. K. who are 'orking on the plan are: Publicity: Jim Good, chairman, Sam artledge, and Fletcher Spigner; pro ram: G. G. Dowling, chairman, Wil lot Brown, and WVerber Bryan; 'ecutive committee, Howvard Burns, iairman, Bob Hemphill, and Henry umpkin. :OUNCIL ELECTS NEW OFFICERS chlessinger N a m e d ew President Succeeds Lott Law son; Osborne Rhodes Follows Cusick As Sec.-Treas. Stanley Schlessinger, B'shopville, as elected president of the men's In rfraterniity council Monday after non to succeedl Lott Lawvson, Jr., Co mbia, who has recently withdrawn om the university. The office of secretary and treasurer F the council wvas resigned by T. Law meie Cusick, Owego, N. Y., and Os orne Rhodes, Estill, was named to icceed him. Schlessinger is a Phi Beta Delta, 'hile Lawvson represented Phi Sigma appa in the Interfrnaternity Council. usick, a Sigma Chi, gives way to hodes. a Phi Kappa Simam.