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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.