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CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Dips Givn No Houses June 2nd Next Year UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Largest Circulation of any Collegiate Newspaper in South Carolina Volume ZXX, No.2 36 OLIlBIA, 8.0., 'E.IDAY, MAY 14, 1937 Lilienthal Will Address Grads Exercises June Second Final Plans Are Given For Com menoement; Rev. R. C. Grier Gives Baccalaureate Sermon One of the directors of the Tennes see Valley Authority, Mr. David E. Lilienthal, will be the commencement speaker at the University of South Carolina's one hundred and thirty second annual graduation exercises be ing held in the University Field House, starting May 30. Mr. Lilienthal will deliver his address on the final day of the exercises, June 2, President J. Rion McKissick announced today. Mr. Lilienthal's address at last year's commencement services of the Uni versity of Alabama, "Stay South," at tracted nation wide-comment and was widely re-printed and distributed. "Mr. Lilienthal's commencement ad dress at the University of Alabama last year is regarded by educational authorities as one of the 'ablest and most original made in the South in some time," said President McKissick. "It is an honor to have him here." At thirty-three Mr. Lilienthal was appointed a director of the Tennes see Valley Authority by 'President Roosevelt. Last May, he was re appointed for a nine year term. Born in Morton, Illinois, in 1899, Mr. Lilienthal received his A. B. de gree from.DePauw. University in 1920. In 1923 he was graduated from the Harvard School of i,aw. Beginning his law practice in Chica go in association with Donald R. Rich berg, at the time general counsel for the Railroad Brotherhoods and other labor organizations, Mr. Lilienthal par ticipated in a number of important case! involving the rights of labor. He established his own practice in Chicago in 1926, where he continued until 1931. The City of Chicago re tained him as special counsel in the famous telephone rate controversy which resulted in the Supreme Court's ordering a refund of $20,000,000 over charge to telephone subscribers. Grier Gives Baccalaureate Sermon The Baccalaureate sermon at the one hundred and thirty-second annual commencement exercises of the Uni versity of South Carolina will be de livered by the Reverend Robert Cal vin Grier, president of Erskine Col lege, President J. Rion McKissick (Turn to Page I; Column 3) Invitations Here For Graduation Mrs. Moon announces that the senior invitations have come and are ready for delivery, and urges that you get them at once. Saturday, May 15, is the last day one can order a cap and gown. Cancellations can be made on that date and money will be refunded. Anyone wanting more sheet invi tations may call Mary Willis, phone 7164. Debaters Win Over Georgia Talk Before 300 Duncan And Jordan Represent University In Contest At Athens The University's debating team, composed of Frank Jordan and Sid ney Duncan, triumphed by an audience *decision over the University 'of Georgia team at Athens, in a debate May 8. Before an audience of more than 300, D funcan and Jordan upholding the af firmative side, out-argued the Georgia men on the query, "Resolved: That President Roosevelt's Supreme Court Plan should be adopted immediately." The affirmative side has proven the more difficult to uphold in contests throughout the country, making Caro lina's victor outstnn... New Society Julius Ness Euphradian Society J. Bubba Ness of Denmark, a mem >er of the rising senior class, was :lected last Tuesday night president >f the Euphradian literary society for text semester to succeed Howard Burns of Greenwood. In accordance vith the custom of the society in re :ent years, all officers of the group were elected by acclamation. This is he fourth straight election in which ill men have been named unani nously. Ness has been secretary of the soci :ty, vice-president and acting presi lent of the Junior class, a member of he inter-fraternity council, and treas arer of his fraternity, Phi Beta Delta. Ee is a member of Blue Key and the 3erman Club, and will be president of us fraternity next year. At the same meeting Walter Solo uan was voted to be the receiver of :he Patterson Award. This is award !d each year to the senior in the aca lemic or law school who has been of uost service to the society during he "year. Other officers elected are: W. F. stevenson, vice-president; Hasel Ross, ;ecretary; Matthew Poliakoff, treas :rer; Tom E. McCutchen, critic; Ray Eumphrey, censor; George Roberts, financial secretary; Hubert Harmon, marshal; Hennig Cohen, reporfer. Also John Norris and Currie Mc Arthur were named to represent the society on the debating council. The treasurer of the society an nounced that all bills for hall redeco ration have been paid and over $500 has been spent by one society this year. There will be no further meet ings of the organization this year. Carolina Flashes Inauguration Movies Recent motion pictures of the In auguration of Dr. J. Rlon McKissick as president of the University were shown Monday night at the home of R. L. Sumwalt, professor of civil en gineering, by W. A. Connolly, photog rapher who made the pictures. Doctor and Mrs. McKisuick were present. The pictures consists of about 550 feet of film. One hundred feet of Kodachrome, movies in natural color, are included, and show delegates wear ing colorful academic regalia besides co-eds of the University wearing bright dresses. The film will be shown in the chapel at an early date. New Library Rules R. M. Kennedy, librarian, has recent ly announced several new rules con cerning the library. The students can no longer take out books on Sunday and only three books may be taken out in the name of a student at one time. Recovering Williard Graham and Marvin Bus. bee, students, who were recently op. erated on for appendicitus are doing nicely. Williard has been moved back Presidents 4 pr Al er c< Sid Duncan D Clariosophic Society n For the first time in several years, the Clariosophic literary society in elected all its major officers for next m year by acclamation Tuesday night, D as nominations produced only one man M for each office. F; Sidney Duncan, a junior in the school of Arts and Sciences, was elected pres- th dent and Jimmy Thomas, also a junior, C: was elected vice-president. le Duncan has never held an office in G the Clariosophic society before this year although he has been one of the 'b most active members of the group. He has been a member of the debat- cc ing team for two years, and took sec ond place in the State Inter-collegiate Oratorical contest for the past two years. Thomas, who comes from T3eaufort, was secretary of the society last ycar, , and is one of the outstanding mem bers of K. S. K., local service fra- a ternity. Foster Smith, freshman from Con way, was elected critic, and C. W. C Hutto and Ralph Bell, both firom Harleyville, were chosen to be secre- F tary and treasurer respectively. Other officers elected Tuesday were sergeant-at-arms, S. C. Muckenfuss, monitors, George Coleman and Wil liam Powell. Wallace Sutherland was o elected to represent the Clariosophic tc society on the Student Council. ba The Debating Council and Board of Publications races were the only sp two not decided by acclamation. Bob 01 Hayes and M. T. Pitts were elected to the Debating Council and Ed Sims th and Harper Welborn to the Board of H Publications. at ti Alumni Meet t C At Greenwood Eighth Circuit Gathers a g McKissick Will Be Principal A Speaker For Graduate f Get-Together Concluding the program of circuit n alumni meetings until after commence ment, a meeting of the eighth judicial A circuit will be held at the Oregon Ho- F tel in Greenwood, Wednesday and a ij meeting of the third circuit will be h held May 20. The eighth circuit is composed of n the counties of Abbeville, Greenwood, E Laurens, and Newberry; and the third Ii includes Clarendon, Lee, Sumter, and t< Williamsburg counties, a Featherstone Presides I. 3. Douglas Featherstone, vice-presi- ir dent of the alumni association for the s, eighth circuit, will preside over the o first meeting, and he and a commit- n tee composed of Eugene Blake, De- n mos Jones, and W. D. Tinsley has v charge of the* arrangements for the e meeting. Dr. 3. Rion McKissick, president b, of the University, will be the princi- g pal speaker of .the evening, and Doctors ia L. T. Baker and Francis W. Bradley, d and John A. Chase, Jr., will also at- ( tend the meeting. W. H. Harth and f Eraternit On( AKG Elects Mae Maner [awkina Vice-President wen New Members Are Taken In National Leadership Sorority Mae Maner, Columbia, was elected esident of the University chapter of Ipha Kappa Gamma, honorary lead ship sorority, Thursday. She suc eds Jennie Clarkson. Other new officers chosen were: argaret Hawkins, vice-president; orothy Platt, secretary; Nathalie itzSimons, treasurer; Martha Mau y, historian; and Ida Morris, re irter. Seven new members, tapped recently chapel, were initiated at the same eeting. They were: Frances Hart, crothy Platt, Nelle Etchison, Ida orris, Jane Williamson, Margaret irrell, and Martha Mauney. The week-end of May 14, 15, and 16, e new president, along with other irolina delegates, will go to Paw y's Island for the Alpha Kappa imma national convention. The convention will be held at the ach cottage of Mrs. Arney R. ilds. Other delegates will be Fran s Cardwell, past nation.al president, id Jennie Clarkson. While in session, the group will dis iss plans for the next meeting, at irmville, Va., in the fall. -U. ". 0. !opkins' Band To Play Here omes For June Ball a,mous Negro Orchestra To Play For Afternoon And Night German Club Affairs Claude Hopkins and his Cotton Club chestra will play for the June Ball, be danced June 2. Preceding the ll, there will be a tea dance at the fferson Hotel, from 7:30 until 10, 'onsored by the German Club, and >en to all students. Claude Hopkins is not only one of e most popular and successful of arlem's orchestra leaders, but a pi ist, composer and arranger of dis nction. His piano Pyrotechnics are miliar to radio listeners throughout ie land by his work on his regular BS broadcasts. Among Hopkins' latest composi ons are "Mississippi River," "Har m Serenade," the song he wrote as theme for his studio sustaining pro ram of that same name; "Smokin' [y Pipe," which he wrote and his mous "I Would Do Anything For ou," his regular theme song which e uses on his dance programs from ght clubs in which he is featured. An annual feature of the famous [otion Picture Ball in New York, [opkins is a favorite at colleges and niversities. The Hopkins orchestra as been heard on numerous occasions the Princeton Junior Prom, at Cor ell, at the Lehigh Senior Ball, the artmouth Freshman Hop, at Wil ams, Princeton, Yale, Bowdoin, Bos rn College and Penn State. Only few days ago he appeared at Duke rniversity for the May Frolic. Dur g the last season he was a New York ~nsation at the Cotton Club having ne of the longest unbroken engage ients of any colored orchestra at one ight club. During his time there his ras the only Harlem orchestra heard n the airwaves from an uptown club. Though he plays the song at the eginning and end of every radio pro ram on -which he appears, features several times during an evening of ancing and often on his air shows, ~laude Hopkins reports that the tune ar which he receives most requests, (Turn to P.o. *i natumn I) Les Forced Sampus b Annuals Appear Next Wednesday The 1937 Garnet and Black will be issued to the student body Wed nesday afternoon, May 19 and all day Thursday, May 20. The an nuals will be issued from the Garnet and Black office in tene ment 16. Only a limited supply will be available on Wednesday. Those who have already paid for their books may show their receipt for their books. To those who have not already reserved one, the price will be $2.50. Prexy Has Full Week Makes Speaking Tour Will Talk In Sumter, Orangeburg, Aiken, Greenwood, Pageland, And Columbia This Week Dr. J. Rion McKissick has a full card of speaking engagements for the coming week. Friday he is to speak at a Father and Son banquet of the Y. M. C. A. in Sumter, and the next night he will talk at the Fortnightly Club there. Doctor McKissick will speak at the morning service of the First Bap tist Church in Orangeburg, Sunday. Monday night he will be at the com mencement exercises of the Windsor high school in Aiken County. Other engagements are: Wednesday night at the University Alumni rally in Greenwood, Friday afternoon at the Social Survey Club of Columbia, and on Friday night at the commence ment exercises at Pageland. Literary Digress BY THREE PLAGIARISTS Martin J. Hodes Dinky Williams George Zuckerman Fraternities On The Spot Many issues have rolled off the presses since fraternities have been a topic of 'discussion in this column. Now that the controversy over the plan to move the Greek organizations on the campus is in the spotlight, we again have our say. To state a definite opinion at this time would leave us open to attack, for we have not been able to obtain conclusive information about this mat ter. This is our only complaint against the situation: the secrecy of the real motives of the University officials in their ruling. We are not taking the side of the fraternities; we believe the best interests of the University at large should always be served. But We don't approve of dictatorial methods which force powerless groups to subject themselves to the will of the administration. In past Issues we complained about the tactics of a fac ulty committee which refused to lis ten to members of The Gamecock staff In their petition for an April Fool edition. Recently we asked one of the fra ternity leaders If he knew the reason for the University's action. His reply was: 'That's the trouble. We don't know why. They haven't given us any definite reasons." We can see no reason why both sides cannot lay, their cards on the table and settle the matter in a democratic manner, always keeping the best in terests of the University in mind. Democracy, we hope, Is the plan and purpose of this University. (.rp a s . A ns. a I To Move ext Year Faculty Bans House Plan Final Decision Made Harth Makes Public Plans For Radical Change In Status Of Greek Organiations Taking final action after weeks of wrangling, the faculty committee on fraternities at the' University made public last week their decision that Carolina's fraternities must move on to the campus next September. In a letter to the presidents of the thirteen fraternities, W. H. Harth, chairman of the committee, stated that the group had decided to reject all compromises and counter plans, stick to their first decision, made last year, that houses off the campus must go. The complete text of the letter fol lows: "The faculty committee on frater nities, after giving careful considera tion to the counter proposals present ed by the fraternities, feel that it is necessary for the best interests of the University and fraternities that they adhere to their previous action to the effect that beginning September 1, 1937, no fraternity may maintain a residence other than on the campus. "It was also the unanimous opinion of the committee that quarters on the campus occupied by fraternities would be subject to the same regu lations governing all quarters occupied by other students, which regulation specifically prohibits the admission of women at any time." University fraternity men called a joint meeting of all fraternities Mon day at the Sigma Chi house. Results of the committee's action were dis cussed, also the probable future of fra ternities at the University. Fraternity men, asked for their viewpoint, pointed out that house dances will have no place under the new system, and that all parties will have to be in town. The limited hous ing facilities of the University make them fear inadequate quarters. Other objections were made, and the assem bly voted to meet again Wednesday night, this time with members of the faculty. In the meantime, the sepa rate fraternities are to vote on the advisability of petitioning the Uni versity board of trustees to reverse the committee's ruling. Fraternities at the University have had a hectic existence,' with periods of favor and disfavor. They were outlawed by the Legislature in the '90's and continued sub rosa for 30 '(Turn to Page 0; Column I) ---u. U. 0. ODK Admits Eleven Men Meet At Hotel Neville Bennett Of House Of Rep resentatives Named Honorary Member Of Fraternity 0. D. K. national honorary leader ship fraternity, initiated eleven stu dents and one honorary member into the group Wednesday night at the Columbia Hotel. A reception honor ing the new members was given imme diately after the meeting. Neville Bennett, cha'rman of the ways and means committee of the House of Representatives, was initi ated as an honorary member of the fraternity. The student initiates are as follows: Ted Ninestein, Blackville; Charles Manning, Sumter; Newton Harmon, Welch, West Virginia; Rex William., Hardeeville; Jack Lyon, Conneaut, Ohio; Edward Harter, Allendale; Dickie Palmer, Timmonsville; Hum mel Harley, Barnwell; John Lumpkcin, Columbia; Bob Bruner, Columbia; 'and Ray Riddle, Columbia.