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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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:
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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
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--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
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