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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
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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
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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;
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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
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~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
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>n On
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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
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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.