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CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA April Fool Issue Banned TCacher__ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Largest Circulation of any Collegiate Newspaper in South Carolina Volume XXX, No. 19COLUMBIA, S. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1937 Fudd10 Presider With H STUDENT CHA Passes First Readin Spring Elections Most Importa Change Made In Recent Re vision Of The Constitution Since the old student body cons tution had become partly obsolete ai was indefinite, and since amendmer to it were scattered through issues The Gu,cock, the student council, a< ing on a letter from the student acti ities committee of the faculty, authc ized Sam Cartledge, president of t student body, to appoint a committ to draw up the revised constitution. The revised constitution, drawn i by a committee composed of S< Cartledge, Wilmot Brown, Eldrid Baskin, Don Ham, and Bill Harr son, passed the first reading at a me ing Wednesday night, and will be for the second reading tomorrow aft< noon at 3:00 p. n. In case the constitution is final adopted, an amendment will be offer causing spring elections to begin ti year on Monday, April 12, and the n jor changes were made in the conso dation of spring elections. Article IV, which deals with el tions, reads as follows after the i cent changes made: Section I All elections shall be conducted secret ballot and shall be under t supervision and control of the Stude Council. Section II The terms of office of the succe: ful candidates shall begin with t opening of the first semester of t year following the election. Section III The Student Body, Cheer Lead May Queen, Garnet and Black, Al letic Advisory Board, Social Cabin and Academic class elections shall held within a period of two conse< tive weeks. Section IV The elections shall begin the fi Monday in April subject to change a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Stud< Council if Easter Holidays interfe Two weeks notice of any change sh be given. Section V The elections shall be held in I following order: Student Body of cers and cheer leader on Monday a May Queen and Garnet and Black Tuesday of the first week; Athle Advisory Board and Social Cabi' on Monday and class elections Tuesday of the accond week: second( races are necessary, they sh be held on Wednesdays and Thu: days in the same order. If a third ri IS necessary, the Student Council sh choose the most suitable day, obset ing however Section III of this artic Section VI Freshman academic elections sh be condlucted under the supervision the Student Council during the fi two months of the first semester. least two weeks notice of such elh tions shall be given. Section VII Class elections in the Law Sch< shall be under the supervision and cc trol of the Law Federation. Attention Sophs, Says Dean Chas4 All sophomores enrolled in th college of Arts and Science ar warned that April 15-22 is the dat for the preparation of their major rninor programs of study for th Junior and senior years, accordin to John A. Chase, Jr., registrar. A penalty of $1.00 will be charge for failure to comply with this reg it McKis oliday, BODY NGES CODE K.S.K. Adopts Official Key Li- For Faculty Member id ts An official key to the University of was adopted Thursday night by Kappa :t- Sigma Kappa, honorary spirit frater v- nity at the University of South Caro *r- lina which will be presented annually he to the most popular member of the cc University faculty as judged by the organization, I)on M. 1am, president ap announced today. .m President J. Rion McKissick who ge will he augurated into office as presi e- dent of the University will receive the :t- key on April 6 according to plans of ILp the fraternity. President McKissick r- who is an honorary member of the body gave a speech to the members ly in which he thanked them for their ed cooperation with the new administra tion. "I have no axe to grind. I do not a Ii- want an increase in pay. I am not seeking a higher office. I am not dabbling into politics with such an c- end in mind. I am here as the presi e dent of our University. My thoughts are for the students first. I am both grateful and appreciative of your ef [)y forts toward Carolina," President Mc lie Kissick said. lit A petition was drawn up by K. S. K. to >e subuitted to the University ask ing for immediate repairs on the ten s- nis courts and requested new courts he to be built to take c:!re of the pop he ularity of the net game at Carolina this year. -A contribution of $5 was voted by er, the fraternity to aid in the drive to h- send Frank Jenkins and Rex Williams, et, prize boxers, to the National Intercol be legiate Boxing Tournament in Sacra u- mento, California. Wedding Date Is Changed Although they were to be united in he holy matrimony W'ednesday night, i- Miss Ben Wyman and Mr. Kit Fitz nd simons have postponed their wed on ding to the following Wednesday night tic in orler not to conflict with the Ath et letic Night given to sendl the boxers. on Rex Williams andl Frank Jenkins tc If California. The purpose of the wved. all ding, out sidle of their undying affec -s- tion for each other, is to send cc Y. WV. C. A. girls to Blue Ridge for all the Southern Christian Association v.. conference. le. Many p)re-nutptial affairs have been given Miss Wyman and she has been all one of the most unplopular brides of elect of the season. Hecr many friends st regret that her marriage will niot take At her away from the city. c- Followving Miss Wyman in the wed dling procession will be maid-of-honor, WVillie Carpenter. The matron of ~ol honor (wvell, at least the matron) will n-l be Gedney Howe. Flower girl will be Joab Dowling, andl Master Sammi -- Cartledge is to be the little ring bearer. Guy Lipscomb wvill be the best man, and Woodrow Coker, father of th bride, will escort her to the altar. The bridesmaids will be attired in e gowns made on princess style fash e ioned to suit their petite beauty. Thc e bridesmaids are as follows: ~ Misses Art Urbani, Bratton Davis, e McKay Brabham, Bowers Parker, I Woodrow Wilson, Frank Martin Fletcher Spigner, Stokes Davis, Spruc SWhite, Vivien Lomas, Willis Cantey, -Palmer McClelland, Hugh Wilson, James Walsh, and Tom Rogers Drake -(Turn to Page 6; Column 8) sick's ma rocessio1 President Tak J. Rion McKissick, President Univers Clariosophic Wa Initiates Three Gives $15 To S.C.I.O.A. As 1V Subscribing $15 to the South Caro- Two s lina Intercollegiate Oratorical contest dents w representatives, $5 to the fund to send Wig an two Carolina boxers to California, and Order ha initiating three new members, the terday. Clariosophic Literary society at the Bell Ti University of South Carolna held its and B. regular weekly meeting last night. ton, ser Jerry Hughes of Orangeburg, Max of Gree Livingston of Salley, and George Cole- Sumter, man of Montgomery, Alabama were berry, J the new members taken into the so- and Mc ciety. George, An amendment to the constitution The r was passed calling for two roll calls, into the one at 8 p. mn. andl one at 9 p. in., and to be he if a member was absent from either the pre (Turn to Page 6; Coluhnn 2) FIFTY-SIX STUL SHINE SCHOLA Fifty-six students acquired the honor Helen ( of being placed on the Dean's Honor Berman List for the first semester of the 1936- Berry, 37 school year at the University of lumbia; South Carolina, according to an an- Robert nouncement by W. Flinn Gilland, as- Brunsor sistant registrar of the University. Colunmb The Dean's Honor List is made up And of students who have either a junior Henry( or senior standing and have a minimum nolly, A academic average of at least 90%. Culclast Only five out-of-state students were Greenvil included on the list. Daniel For the second semester of the 1934- Evans, 35 school year, 59 students made the Jr., Col Honor List; the first semester of the tree; Ju 1935-36 session, there were 44; and Lottie I for the second semester of that year, And I 53 students were included. Virginia Those students making the Dean's son; F Honor List for the first semester are Margar< as follows: Jackson Charles A. Akin of Staten Island, lumbia; N4. Y.; Marvin D. Armstrong, Colum- Robert bia. Evelyn . Bakeer, olumbia; uguratk , Ban es Oath S I C .Cl" -. Chr Y. Y. to w 011 c ha tod tar: and i w1 Col Th< h1ea 'T . Chi h1ea Mr can the sec lun ity of South Carolina tiol SAnd Robe tial Elects Men 1; spe Iembers Of Order g enior and five junior law stu erc elected to the Order of d Robe at a meeting of the st week it was announced yes The new members are George nmerman, Jr., of Lexington, 1f. Thompson, Jr., of Charles iors; and Howard L. Burns, awood, G. Werber Bryan, of - Thomas H. Pope, of New ames D. Good, of Columbia, No Rae B. Johnston, Jr., of St. An juniors. In tew members will be initiated Th Order at the annual banquet pg :ld next month. At that time Ou sentation of keys will take Cal (Turn to Page 6; Column 3) T ~ENTS ' STICA LLY A .Bell, Harleyville; Carroll Z. Passaic, New Jersey; Abram Tolumbia; Jane Bradley, Co- Be Francis Brooker, Columbia; bra Bruner, Columbia; George ,Jr., Boykin; Anne Cardwell, ger a and Floise Clark, Columbia. Jennie Clarkson, Columbia; Ta 2lerici, Columbia; WValter Con- s [orrisburg, Canada; Randolph ph, re, Columbia; WVillard Davis, whl Ic; kuth Dove, Columbia; the D)ukes, St. George. Thomas Mr Bennettsville; Robert Feagan, we umbia; Flinn Gilland, Kings- me dith Greenburg, Florence and ger lamby, Columbia. fift Jewvton Harmon, Welch, WVest tiei ;Arthur Holman, Jr., Ander- civ [arriet Holman, Springfield; t Huggins, Columbia; Joe die Clover; Frank Jenkins, Co Cherry Dell Kelly, Columbia; str Lambert, Columbia; Doris De ( Turn to Paga e 6; Coumn 3) >n On juets _ tudents To Acaden Y" Leader ectures Here ill Speak April 25t1 ne of the world's most note istian workers in foreign fields, Mi T. Wu, editor-in-chief of th I. C. A. press in China, will com the University of South Carolin April 25 under the auspices of th versity "Y" and give lectures in th pel, according to an announcemen ay by R. G. Bell, executive secre of the University Y. M. C. A. Er. Wu is a lecturer and teache the field of religious interpretatio Christian social teachings. H the most widely read Christia ter for Chinese students in th Id. he speaker studied in America a umbia University and the Unio ological Seminary. He is comparable to T. Z. Koc d of the Y. M. C. A work in China Kagawa, world-famed Japanes ristian; and \V. A. Visser 't Hoof d of the Y. M. C. A. in Europe Bell pointed out Ir. \Vu is making a tour of Amer colleges this spring and winter an University has been fortunate i uring the lecturer to appear in C< ibia. fr. \Vu is also chairman of the Na ial Commission on "The Faith an >sion of the Chinese Student Chri: iovement." * 'his is the second of noted foreig sisters who have been invited i ak at the University, E. Stanle es. famous India missionary mal two addresses here recently. Literary Digress BY THREE PLAGIARISTS HEN GREEK MEETS MEEK w, many a fool comes to our schoc d many a fool remains classic halls and deep pitfalls at colItc e life contains. nty of yaps and silly saps.... r campus stay upon, ught in the snares of racketeers; ey're easy to prey upon. t dumbest of all who come to fa d campus rows and 'din those poor fools who mortgage a wear a foul Greek-lettered pin. P. P. p. WE, THE FERTILIZER Vhere are the twventieth centut ~thovens, Tennysons and Ren nd ts? VThy hasn't this age produced suc ii? 'he bitter truth came wvhen Deen vlor, noted American compose aking during the intermission of ti iharmonic symphony concert, tol y genius is sadly lacking today arts. Giving proof by exampl .Taylor showed that the gre rks in the past were produced 1 n betwveen forty and fifty. Men tius who today would be forty< y are lying dead in Europe's ba ields. Their only contribution1 ilization is FERTILIZER. )nly the BEST men were chosen1 ['he sharpest intellects and tl angest bodies were herded togethe ath found them in Aceldama ar April6 Featu red Lead iic Procession 17 Faculty Committees Sam Cartledge And Margaret Far rell Will Lead Student Pro cession To Field House I By "L)inky" Williams Beginning with an Academic Parade I from the University library, the offi cial inauguration of President J. Rion McKissick will be held on April 6 in the University of South Carolina Field house. Students, local and state of a ficials, faculty members, visiting dele e gates, alumni and alumnae members, e the State legislature and judiciary, and t friends of the University will all play - a part in the first University presi dential inauguration since 1913. Procession To Field House r The entirc student body will be ' given a holiday but will be expected e to participate in the procession which n will lead the parade to the University e Field house. All students are asked to gather around Maxcy monument t at 9:30 on the campus where a horse a shoe formation will be made. They will be led by Sam Cartledge, presi , dent of the student body and Margaret Farrell, president of the co-ed asso e ciation. The students will be lined up t, in pairs of two's facing Sumter street " on the south side of the monument. Leading the procession, the student .. body will go to the south door of the d Field House where the two columns n will open ranks. Leaders Cartledge and - Farrell will march back between the ranks carrying staffs and dressed in - caps and gowns to the head of the d academic procession. Then the latter group will march into the Field house, take their reserved seats with Caro n lina students serving as a flank of o honor. y "Ve want every Carolina student to take part in this procession and if a student wants to really show his - school spirit this is his opportunity," Professor C. F. Mercer said yesterday, Reserved Student Section Special sections in the Field house have been reserved for the Carolina student body. The Academic Procession will be composed of thirteen separate divi sions. In order of their marching po sitions, they are as follows: (1) those with seats on the rostrum, (2) aca 1, demic delegates from other institu tions, (3) faculty of the University, (4) non-academic employees of the University, (5) clergy of Columbia, (6) members of juidiciary, (7) state 'legislattre, (8) state officials, (9) Richland county officials, (10) City of Columbia officials, (11) President Mc Kissick's academic and law classmates, 11 (12) class representatives including alumni and alumnae, and (13) repre 11 sentatives of local organizations. A luncheon is to be held in the Ho tel Columbia for the college and uni versity delegates to the ceremonies, the trustees, faculty and alumni. Greet y ings wvill he extended by a represen 1- tative from the alumni and alumnae members, from the student body, and h1 from the faculty. In the evening, a stag dinner will is be held in the Jefferson Hotel at 7:30 r, at which the University faculty and le (Turn to Page 4; Column 4) d e, Spring Holidays tStill In Order y )fContrary to all reports, errors and rumors, Easter holidays or "spring ovacation" if you prefer, is slated on the calendar from Friday, March o 26 at 8 a. m. until Thursday, April 1 at 8 a. in., according to an an eC nouncement made today by John r.A. Chase, Jr., registrar.