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CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Marching ThroughGamecock Through Georgia---1937 E University of South Carolina Largest Circulation of any Collegiate Newspaper in South Carolina History VOLUME XXXI, NO. 2 COLUMBIA, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1937 Governor Toda K.S.K. LEADS IN PROGRAM Allen Quartet Singe McKissick Will Introduce Johnstor In Second Voluntary Assembly of Year Governor Olin D. Johnston wil be the speaker for the voluntar chapel exercises today at 12 o'clock it was announced Wednesday by Tec Ninestein, president of Kappa Sigma Kappa, honorary fraternity in charg of the exercises. President J. Rior McKissick will introduce Governoi Johnston, and a musical progran will be given by the Allen Universi ty Male Quartet. Last Friday, voluntary chapel me for the first time this year, with Presi dent .J. lion MeKissiek as speaker Presilent McKissick spoke on the new Student Union Building, saying that it was ''designed for the use, benefit recreat in and pleasure of all stu dents and for no one grou." H stated that he hoped it would becomE the "biggest loafing center on th< campus", and serve as a visiting place for friends of the students anc (Continued on page two) F THREE ! While the bell in the University chapel tolled in tribute at 4:00 p. m Sunday, funeral services were held in three cities for three Carolina Mer who were killed in an automobile ac cident on United States Highway No. 1, ten miles from Rockingham, North Carolina. On their way to Chapel Hill to see the football game the next day, the three students were killed instantly when their car, rounding a curve, col Dexter Watiae" them of the happening. Mr. John A. Chase, Dean of Administration of the University, also hurried to the scene of the accident to render any assist ance possible. The three students were well known and news of their tragic end threw a pall on thue campus. Dexter Wallace, who was laid to rest in Chester, was vice-president of the sophomore class, a member of the Euphradian Literary Society, Kappa Alp1, fraternity. German, and Cotil lion Clubs. He' was in the school of Commere aned wna a member- of the Speaks yIn Chapel | ALUMNI SPEAKER | Mayor Thomas P. Stoney of Charles ton, who will speak at the alumni luncheon tomorrow at the Jefferson preceeding t h e Carolina-Georgia aame. (Courtesy Columbia Record.) Student Union Board Elected Wednesday Four students to serve on the di rector's committee of the Student Union Building were elected on Wed nesday and Thursday by the student (Continued on page twvo) TUDENTS lidied-with an app)le truck. Those dead were Dexter Wallace, C. C. Mixon, andi Jerome (Bubber) Pate. Frank Hoskins and Hydrick Wienges were injured seriouuly, but the other occupant of the car, Paul Sansbury, escaped with minor injuries. For a time it seemed that Hoskins would not recover, as a part of his skull was p)ressing on the brain, but after an operation which removed part of the bone, he revived and is now appar C. C. Mixon Purity Presbyterian Church of Ches ter. C. C. Mi'on, who was buried in Al lendale, was a junior in the school of commerce. He was transferred from Clemson College. and was a member of the Baptist Church. Jerome Pate, known to his friends as "Bubber," was a freshman at the University. He had attended the Y. M. C. A. camp and was a member of the freshman Y. M. C. A. Council. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Hydrick Wienrs is a member i 1S : Alumni I For Ga By George Gathering in Columbia this coming Day are alumni from va: sections of the state and nation, f the clock for one day and again rE Feature of the day will be the hE Carolina Gamecocks and the G Stadium. Luncheon At Jefferson Following the alumni luncheon to be held in the Jefferson Hotel Ballroom at 12:30, where Ashley C. Tobias, pres ident of the alumni association, will preside, and speeches will be made by J. Rion McKissick, president of the University, Coach Don McCallister, and Thomas P. Stoney, former Mayor of Charleston. The gigantic homecoming parade will proceed down Main street to the State louse, where it will disband to form again at the Carolina Stadium and pass in review before the stands. Floats in Parade I'loats representing various civic or ganizations and l)LLSineSS firms will be in the procession ws ith the Utrolina stulent body, and eight or ten bands from South Carolina and Georgia. Those who are. expected to send bands are: The University, Columbia High School, American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps of Columbia, Epworth Or phanage, City of Greenville, C.harles ton Poiici, and the United States Veteran Hospital. The Carolina Boosters Club is work KILLEDJ ently on his way to a complete re covery. Wienges suffered a broken leg and slight concussion of the brain, but he has also passed the danger point. President J. Rion McKissick and Mrs. McKissick were on their way to Chapel Hill at the time the accident occurred, and were notified of it when In Rockingham. Immediately they gave up their plans and got in touch with relatives of the boys to notify Jerome Pate S-Courtesy The Columbia Record the football squad and Kappa Alpha fraternity, while Paul Sansbury and Frank Hoskins are well known mem bers of the freshman class, A large nlumber of students and of ficials of the UTniversity attended the funerals of the three deceased. P-resi (lent McKissick and Coach Doi Mc Callister went to Darlington; Mr. J. A. Chase and Coaches Pauly and Stamman went to Allendale, and Prof. W. S. Woods and Fred Frink attended the services of Wallacen in Cheste. ' R E ather rid Game Zuckerman. Saturday for the annual Home rious graduating classes, from all rom all walks of life, to turn back side in the spirit of "Joe College." ralded classic between the South eorgia Bulldogs at the Carolina ing on a float of novel conception that may steal the show on Saturday. They will have three platforms that will relate the story of Gamecock football teams from 1935 to 1938. The "35" will depict a boy attired in a ragged uniform ; "36" vill show a little im lprovement in regalia; "37" will depict the best dressed gridiron outiit in the state; "38" will have a conception of a South Carolina "Rose fRowl" eleven. The alunini assutiaion's float will be planned by Dave Ellison. Blue Key and OliK, national honorary leader ship fraternities at the University, plan to have gigan tic floats. Grid Teams Invited Invitations to over three hundrett high sehool football teams have been issuel and the weekend mail gave in dication that the largest number of schools in history will be represented on Saturday. Ilhsses and cars deco rated with their seli ol colors willi transport cach tean. Yesterday afternoon at 5 P. M., a (Continued on page two) -u. S. c. Campus Walks Being Paved Work on new sidewalks and paving on the University campus was in progress this week. The project is being done under the auopices of the State Highway Department, with Mr. George Sawyer in charge. Sidewalks have already been comn pleted along the grounds of the Edu cation Building from Main street to Sumter street, and have reached a point in front of Davis College on the Sumter-'ickens street block. The walk leading to the entrance of the Steward's Hall was paved Monday and was put in use Tuesday. The largest piece of work now being done is the p)aving of Sumter street on either side of the University Gymna (Continued on page eight) PROFESSOR'S DAMA Fire, spreading fr-om a blazing bucket of gasoline, damaged the rest. dence of Dr. W. S. Currell on Sumter street, early Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.] Currell, who was in the room when the bucket of fluid blazed up, nar'row ly escaped being badly burned. The gasoline, which was being used to clean the floors after the house had been painted and renovated, caught from live coals in the grate of the room, which Is located upstalirs In the front of the house. A negro boy, Ned Drown, had just finished cleaning the floor. andi had moved on to another room adjoining1 when the fire broke out. He ran 'back to the room and succeeded In carry3ing Mrs. Currell through the fiames and .. out of the room. Benny Pierce, an Gamecock Ai Of Lib Former German Club Tre Demands $3,000 Dar Paper; Hearin Wednesd Libel proceedings against the l Gamecock initiated by Dickie Pal mer will be held in Petigru College Wednesday at 8 o'clock. The former treasurer of the German Club, in asking for $3,000 damages alleges that the paper in the column "Muscl in' In" has accused him of embezzl ing funds placed under his charge last semester when he was in office in the dance organization. In preliminary to the trial at 8, a jury composed of six members of the Freshman Law Class will be drawn at 7:30 o'clock. Proceedings for the moot trial will be presided over by Judge M. S. Whaley. The BLUE KEY OUT SOON Presented by Blue Key. the annual student body directory will be given to the students on October 15, ac cording to Atherton Whaley, editor in chief of the booklet. The name, home residence, class and school of the University, place of residence in Columbia, name of frateri1ty or sorority. and telephone number of each student will be list ed in the directory. Faculty mem bers will likewise be listed. Sam Rogol has been elected busi ness manager for this year's publica tion. The present editor, Atherton Whaley, served as business manager last year and Rogol was the former editor of the Dr.ke student directory. The directory will be co-dedicated to the late Professor Ben Hodges of the Law school and the late Judge C. J. Rammage of Saluda, a Blue Key member. Blue Key fraternity is proud and pleased to be able to be of service to the University and its students. It is the hope of Blue Key that the students of the University will de rive much pleasure and benefit from the use of the student directory. The directory itself will be made possible through the courtesy and ~ooperation of advertisers. The ap >reciation of their help may be lemonstrated by the University tudent bodyr by reciprocating in the ~orm of patronization. HOME GED BY FIRE~ >ther negro, aided in carr'ying Mlrs. >urrell down the stairs of the resi lence. Both were emp'loyees of the lawl PaInt Co. Chief Marsh of the ('olumbia Fire 3epartment saId that the damage w'ould probably amaount to about $500, ncluding damage to personal p)roperty. r'he damage to the building, he said, vould be a.bout $150, as a rough esti nate. The walls of the room, which had inst been done over, were b)aly moked, and part of the wallpaper >adly scorched. PurnIture which was >adlly damaged Included a wooden bed, vhlch was charred and smoked. A ouch In tho room had all of the up (Continued on npae eight cused I By Palmer asurer, Alleging Slander rnages From Campus gs Slated for iy Night Gamecock will be defended by Wes ley Walker and Jace White. Palmer will be represented by Bob Hemp hill and Tom Pope. A partial list of defense witnesses to be put on the stand Wednesday are Dinky Williams, editor of the Gamecock, Edward Harter, former managing editor and at present associate editor, Henry Woodward, and Charlton Horger. Witnesses 'ho will appear for the plaintiff are Laurie O'Farrel, Bar ney Gale, and Hayne Crum. The plaintiff's complaint and the defendant's answer appear below: (Continued on page three) RODGERS GOES NEWSCASTER From the University News Service to Columbia's radio station WIS this week goes Floyd D. Rodgers, Jr. to take his place in the company of newscasters now holding s u c h journalistic famed names as Floyd Gibbons. Boake Carter, Edwin C. Hill, and Lowell Thomas. Arross the ether waves several times cach day will come the voice of Mr. Rodgers in a resume of the latest news of the United Press, as it comes hot off the teletype. In the Fall of 1936, after he had journeyed through the European scene and had authored an article entitled "Now Stands A Street In Bremen" which appeared in the German - American Review, Mr. Rodgers returned to his alma mater to become instructor in Journalism and Director of the Univeristy News Service. During his short stay at the University the News Service be came the central press bureau which distributed news copy several times a week to the papers throughout the Palmetto State. The service reached the leading dailies of the nation, in :luding the New York Times, when sending out dispatches of the in auguration of J. Rion McKissick as (Continued on page eight) --U. s. C. Freshman Given Rat Cap Rules A committee, appointed by the resident of K. S. K., and app)roved y the president of the .tudent ody, will have complete charge of ill "rat-cap" regulations in the uture, it was stated' by Currie Mc Arthur', secretary of K. S. K. Members of the committee, wvho vere appointed by John Lumpkin, intil recently president of the groups, ire Jimmy Wilson, Tom McCutcheon, Kit Fitzsimmons, John Sloan, and rom Jolly. The officers of K. S. K. ,vill act in an advisory cap)acity to bhe committee. The committee has recommended that freshman be required to wear their' caps on and off the campus, every day except Sunday. The com nittee will determine for how long a period each year the freshmen ~hall wear their red felt millinery. Another regulation which the com rnittee has recommended is that ~reshmen be required to letter in ink (Continued on n,ae eioh