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CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA -SEudent8Against14Ji Court Plan ic Honor Cub UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Largest Circulation of any Colleoiate Newspaper in South Carolina Volume XXX, No. 17 fCOLUMBIA, S. 0., FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1937 __________Fudd10 VOLUN] Students Here 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. W. C. McCall, director of the Personnel bureau. This program is a co-operative state testing project which is conducted y r an edunctinnal 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 scoring 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 wel! 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 lab)ors will be greatly lessened for the 1937 program in comparison PLAYERS PRESENT L'AIGLON NEXT Browning_Takes Lead Patnous 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 mfund 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 0. 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 CI 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 five 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. V. C. at Greensboro. These first two were non-decision. The other three camc in the follow ing order: William and Mary, at Wil iiamsi>urg; Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg 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 E. 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, J. P. Coates, and James H. Hope. Tcenements one, two, and three are leading in total points in the Y.M.C.A. discussion 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 i1, 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, g, in Philadelphia, and was Incorporated In 1887. dan o Page 4: Column 4) lAPEL C S. C. Citizens ] Form Group For Caroliniana 3ociety Will Preserve and Build I Up Historical Collection In University Library In the meeting of citizens of South Carolina in Columbia February 24 to u organizd a Caroliniana society at the University, it was decided that one of the prime purposes of the group would I, be to preserve and build up the his- I torical collection of South Carolina I material in the University library, ac cording to R. L. Merriwether, chair man of the University committee. t The Caroliniana committee has been functioning for several years and has s already added valuable documents to the historical collection of this state in e the University Library. Through the aid of the newly-organized society, ( greater progress will be made. t In the South Caroiina room there f are newspaper files which now number hundreds of bound volumes and many I others as yet unbound. Ii Courthouse, school, church, and s other local rs'ords have been typed for the roum, .nd manuscripts and commercial records of various kinds I are being gathered. --0. s. 0. Six Students Against_Plan Votes Come In Fast Presidents Plan Falls Amid I Shower Of Student Votes BULLETIN f By H. Tribble t 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 to "The Gamecock" office. With tabulations yet incomplete, the c vote stood 6-1 against the, plan, t thereby surpassing the 2-1 percent age shown in the national poll re cently conducted by leading news papers thruout the country. S r Seven serious students formed a line to the right and stalked slowly past lI 'The Gamecock" poll box set up in the University postoffice last Friday, drop ping therein the little printed slip upon wvhich they had inscribed their opinion of the F. D. R. court re-organization s plan. In the eyes of six, determination r glowed like a coal of fire-determina- I, tion and something else that seemed closely akin to hate. From time to time they stamped their feet and uittered a wvierd chant of "down with dictators," as the line moved slowly, moved ma s jestically, onwardl. . The seventh was silent. Occasion ally, he took hurried peeks at the slip ~ he bore, seemed about to erase, but did ~ not. He set his jaw. Gathered up his frail loins. Dropped his slip. And "The Gamecock" poll had sky-. rocketed to record-breaking comple tion! Unprecedented in the annals of cam-$ pus polls was the student response seven out of fifteen hundred. UJnpre- ~ cedented wvas the vote-six to one! ' Answers ranged from "I'm agin it" to "I visualize the ultimate conse quences of such rashness as a complete ~ reversal of democratic principles, the institution of a precedent dangerottsly 'v (estructive to constitutional govern- 1 mient."h The lone favorable voter said: "If b~ our prexy says so,, it's okay by me, d toots." Valiant is hardly the word. s RANTE Honor Group Elects Girls [nto Polumatheian ligibility For Membership To So ciety Is Based Upon Scholastic Ability Fourteen new members were elected ito Polumatheian, honorary scholar ilip society, February 20. The new iembers are: Rannah Heyward, Pris illa Adair, June Dickson, Sara Tay )r, Nancy Childs, Dorothy Crow. 3eth Herzog, Alice Bryant, Lucille tice, Columbia; Ruth Kibler, New erry; Lucille Godfry, Cheraw; Margie elliott, Winnsboro; Jewell Martin, 3ranchville; and Leola Garety, Charles on. Eligibility for membership in the ociety is based on scholarship. All iris who made a "B" average or bet er for their first semester work are ligible. The club was formed in 1933 by Mrs. B. Elliott, then Dean of women at he University. At present there are orty-one girls in thr' club. Officers of the club are Charlotte llen Corzine, president; Jane Wil iamson, vice-president; Mary Willis, ecretary. Mrs. C. B. Elliott, Mrs. W. O. weeny, Mrs. J. R. Hawkins, and d1iss Isabel Watkins are faculty ad isors. --o. S. 0. Furniture For norms Bought i'aylor Gives Figures ommunity Living Room In Union Building To Provide For En tertainment Quarters Th.e tct.. ..'unt s.,nt on furniture or the additional wings of Thor nwell ollege and the new Student Activities >iiilding at the University of South carolina was $10,933.52, according to V. Frank Taylor, Jr., assistant treas rer and business manager of the Uni 'ersity. The additional wings of Thornwell ollege have been opened for occupa ion. The Student Activities building vill be ready sometime between March 5 and 18, when the keys will be pre ented to President McKissick in a ior rial opening ceremony. Furniture for the large community iving room, to be the center of student ctivities, includes four large over tuffed chairs, two big sofas, four up Lostered straight chairs, two small ofas, and one large plate mirror. Also, wo console tables and mirrors, two efectory tables, and four standing imps are included. Total cost of fur ishing the living room, according to {r. Taylor, was $783.30. Thus far only one office, that to be ccupied by the University Y.M.C.A. ecretary, R. G. Bell, has been out tted. The total cost was $132.35. The ffice will contain one typewriter desk, ne flat top office desk, one swivel esk chair, two straight desk chairs, nd one typewriter chair. Furnishings for the students' sleep ig qluarters have been obtained, Mr. 'aylor said, at the approximate cost of 9,715.32. This includes 268 student hairs, 132 dressers, 142 study tables, 32 bedroom mirrors. Also, 147 metal rastebaskets, 180 beds, 180 mattresses. n addition, and not included in the gure above, is the item of 400 window hades. For the first time, student's rooms rill be furnished with shades by the Jniversity. Before this a student either ad to forget his modesty and undress efore an unshaded window, or dig own in his owvn pocket and go&to the xtra trouble of putting them up him elf DFOR I Experimen ByAi Girl's K. S. K. j Votes Change Association F or m e d E] Will Include All Girl Students Ro: And Regulate Offices Held z During Each Semester Meeting last week, the girls' K.S.K., T honorary leadership and service soror- voh ity, voted to resolve itself into the moi Co-ed Association, which will include last every woman student at the University her in its membership, day This action was taken as the result fect of a proposal of Alpha Kappa Gamma. Afa The Co-ed Association will draw up a v its new constitution within the next of 1 few days, it was announced by Mrs. nrx Arney R. Childs, dean of women, and " will provide for the regulation of all pro activities of women students, is 1 Incorporated into the constitution is will be a point system regulating the witl offices a girl may hold during any one seri semester. Such a system has already the been approved by the University con- as mittee on student activities, and tenta- phil tively adopted. , "It is expected that the system al- peri ready adopted will undergo some day changes," Mrs. Childs said, "hut the Msc main objective, to limit a student's of t time to a few offices each semester, of 1 will be retained." ing; nati Lierary shir Digress BY THREE PLAGIARISTS C cha THE FOURTH ESTATE the For years and years without relief pro Through joy's success or pain or grief to 1 Through our triumphs and our climbs its c Through adversities and crimes of dankind has ever been pursued mer Where angels fear lest they intrude is n By men who know no sacredness Pu - Those hellish bloodhounds of the mar press. C -L.A.S., Jr. wor P Last week wve wvent highbrow and ,Car attendled the concert given by the grat various musical organizations of the mot University in Dre.yton Hall. Our real exe< motive in going was to ensure the oc- cha] cupancy of at least three seats. But nAl to our surprise (and delight) every seat was taken and wve were left stand- L 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 Sc concert, condlucted by able baton-way ings of George Olson and his band, e William Baldwin and his glee club 8 which, by the way, wvas unusually fine and Miadame (Ie Horvath and her conm bined symphony orchestra and girl'sS glee club, ran as smoothly as a Carne- was gie Hall concert. Capping the per- terfi formance, John A. Chase, Jr. made a noo convincing plea for financial aid for the lunm symphony orchestra. This cosmiopoli- fr tan organization, consisting of playersfr from a seven to seventy years of age, T deserves praise--and all possible finan- of t cial backing. ren< bori A QUESTIONNAIRE suc< How many fraternity and sorority s, members and pledges are paying theirwh dues with N.Y.A. checks?wh Have you any conception of how Ka~ much money leaves the campus an- Cus (Turn to Paae 4: Column 3) Rhc 4ONTH tMade th orities 'lan Begins On April 15 ercises Once A Week norary And Leadership Organi ition To sponsor Chapel Pro grams During One Month he O. D. K. plan for experimental mntary chapel attendance for one th was approved by the faculty Wednesday, Bob Hemphill, mem of the fraternity, announced yester The experiment will go into ef April 15 and continue through ' 15. Exercises will be held once reek, alternating from Wednesday :he first week to Thursday of the t. J. D. K. is sponsoring the move to ve that voluntary chapel attendance )oth practical and desirable. This plan to present by the students I the co-operation of the faculty a es of programs of vital interest to student body, faculty, and alumni well as the general public", Hem I said. he first exercises under the ex ment will be presented on Wednes April 17, when President J. Rion Kissick will speak on "The Policy he Administration as to the Future :he University." At ensuing meet other speakers of State and onal renown will be called in. 1 the event that the plan proves able, different honorary and leader organizations will sponsor chapel rams during one month of each )ol year. . D. K. hopes to install voluntary >el attendance as an institution on campus. In the event that the ect is found to have merit, it is )e instituted next year. However, ontinuance depends on the reaction the student body to the experi tal period. If voluntary attendance ot wanted, the old system of com ory attendance will become per ent. Dnmittees of O. D. K. who are king on the plan are: uiblicity: Jim Good, chairman, Sam ledge, and Fletcher Spigner; pro-. ni: C. G. Dowling, chairman, Wil Brown, and Werber Bryan; utive committee, Howard Burns, rman, Bob Hemphill, and Henry 1pkin. --U. 6. 0. )UNCIL ELECTS NEW OFFICERS hiessinger N a m e d r President Succeeds Lott Law 2n; Osborne Rhodes Follows Cusick As Sec.-Treas. anley Schlessinger, Bishopville, elected president of the men's In -aternity council Monday after ni to succeed Lott Lawson, Jr., Co bia, who has recently withdrawn i the university. he office of secretary and treasurer 1e council was resigned by T. Law :e Cusick, Owego, N. Y., and Os le Rhodes, Estill, was named to :eed him. :hlessinger is a Phi Beta Delta, le Lawvson represented Phi Sigma pa in the Interfraternity Council. ick, a Sigma Chi, gives way to ides, a Phi Kappa Sima,