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SPECULUM VITAE By DINKY WILLIAMS CLOUDREAMS....Midnight, only a few staff members left, heads to write and this column to fill, and all I can remember that I was going to put in this space is an eight-line dialogue conceived from a blend of night noon worries and empty spaces on four pages. I give you a glimpse into the future: "What have you done," Saint Peter asked That I should admit you here?" "I ran a paper," ye editor said "At my college for one long year." Saint Peter pity ingly shook his head And gravely touched the bell, "DINKY" WILLIAMS .Come in, poor thing, select a harp, You've had your share of Hell!" AFTERGLOW... .An item in this column recently on the writer's opin ion of why students cheat on exami nations has caused quite a furor. In our exchange papers, it has been re printed and called to our attention in six publications and I have had three letters from students. May I take the liberty of reprinting it: "Cheating is due to an unlikeable professor, or a poor and uninteresting ecturer, or an instructor who gives ex xtremely difficult examinations on oints unstressed in class." And that still goes with or without the honor code and that still goes even if you give me "It can't happen here." A THOUGHT (i think) If I have as much intelligence As you say I possess, If I always look to you The snappiest in dress, If I am half as handsome As you always say I am, Then why do I date you, You funny little gal. HAVE YOU HEARD THIS ONE? "I ccm to have n m nut of gas." he said, "here's where I have to do some fast work." The girl's face, small and white, was turned up to his, her eyes glowed dizzily from beneath her heavy eyelids, her head swam, her lips parted and she breathed a loud sigh-slowly he bent over her.... why not-he was her dentist. I'D LIKE TO KNOW Why the lady sometimes seen in the reading room of the library and re ported drawing a salary from the Uni versity, scrambles in the waste boxes behind the dormitories. That has the ear marks for a good short story-if you had the energy and nerve to work on it. Why the honor committee doesn't make up it's mind as to whether it is going to have an honor system or just a name. I dunno, but my definition of an honor system doesn't comply with hawk-eyed professors sitting at the front of the class, watching suspicious ly or the long lecture before eaoh quiz which is diverting from the subject on how the students should act. What holds professors and members of the University's administrative force here when they receive far more at tractive offers to positions in other regions. A THOUGHT Girls with crooked seams Are seldom seen in dreams SIGN IN PAWN SHOP "Wear a fraternity pin, a sign of in telligence." I pass! IN DEDICATION Maxine has a little car, It's painted all in yellow And everywhere that Maxine goes, There's sure to be a fellow. WEEK'S PHILOSOPHY In any new relationship, we feel an unconscious necd to create, as it were, a new picture, a new edition of our selves to present to the fresh person who claims our interest; for them, we in a strange sense wish to, and do, start life anew. -Ann Bridge, Illyrian Spring." THINGS I NEVER KNEW.. .that Carolina's forgotten man, Dr. L. T. Baker has more than an honorary po sition-he works...,.that it took six hundred and fifty-one hens laying an egg a day to supply the "bacon's bosom friend" in the men's cafeteria last year.... that more mail is received through the local post office than through the postal channels of a city with a populace of 3,0... .that more girls call boys than the reverse.... that it has been officially established that over 20,000 fans saw the Clemson Carolina game, the largest group to see an athletic event in South Carolina history. LIFTED LINES You can tell a sophomore by his wide and foolish stare; You can tell a junior by his high and mighty air; You can tell a senior by his caps and gown and such; You can tell a freshman-but you Can't toll him much. FAMOUS LAST LINE I'm sorry; they got me a date here at the house. GOOD-NIGHT to you, may your to morrows have borrows without sor Honor Here's Cit Gunning F South Carolina's con oddities is shown in thi last Friday as Capt. Jacl McMaster Reports Loss Of Spectacles John Gregg McMaster reports the loss of a pair of glasses in the University library last Saturday morning. Anyone nuding LtC glasses is asked to turn them over to Mrs. Moon at the post office. Carolina Has 1540 Enrolled Over 1300 Come From This State, Figures Reveal Of the total of 1,540 students regis tered at the University of South Caro lina for the first semester of the 1937 38 school year, 1936 are from South Carolina. One-hundred and forty of the remaining 144 are from the United States. l.tichland county, home of the Univer sity', leads in the state with 623 students registeredl. The nearest approach to the Richland figure is 61 students from Lex ington county, Richland's nextdoor neigh bor. The summary by counties in South Carolina follows. Abbeville, 10; Aiken, 21; Allendale, 9 ; Anderson, 21; Bam berg, 8; Barnwell, 17; Beaufort, 12; Berkeley, 3; Calhoun, 19; Charleston, 30; Cherokee, 5; Chester, 19; Chester field, 6; Clarendon, 11; Colleton, 8; Darlington, 33; Dillon, 10; Dorchester, 12; Edgefieldl, 11, Fairfield, 23 ; Florence, 58; Georgetowvn, 12; Greenville, 34; Greenwood, 14; Ilampton, 20; Hlorry, 17; Jasper, 2; Kershaw. 14; Lancaster, 11; Laurens, 11; Lee, 15; Lexington, 61; Marion, 18; Marlboro, 11:; Newberry, 13; Oconee, 6; Orangeburg, 44; Pickens, 18; Richland, 623: Saluda, 4; Spartanburg, 25; Sumter, 27; Union, 13; Williams burg, 19; andl York, 18. The summary by states, exclusive of South Carolina followvs: Alabama, 6; Arizona, ; Arkansas, 1; Connecticut, 1; District of Columbia, 2; Florida, 9; Georgia 7; Illinois, 7; Kentucky, 1; Louisiana, 1; Maine, 1; Massachusetts, 2; Missouri, 1; New Jersey, 13; New York, 21; North Carolina, 19; Ohio, 19; Oregon, 1; Pennsylvania, 16; Rhode Island, 1; Tennessee, 1; Vermont, 2; Virginia, 5; West Virginia. 3. In addition, there are four students from foreign countries registered. --U. 3. 0. Smith 's Article Is Published An article on ballads and folk songs b)y Dr. Reed Smith, dean of the gradu ate school at the University, appears in the June issue of "Southern Folk lore Quarterly." The "Quarterly" is a publication "de voted to the historical and descriptive study of folklore." Dr. Smith was ap pointed by this magazine as chairman of a committee on American ballads. His article is a report of the findings. Dr. Smith gives several accounts of old Scottish and English ballads being found in "out of the way" places in America. He traces their oral migra tion from their "native heath" to those places where they were found in America. "Surely," says Dr. Smith, "we might take the things that the Psalmist held to be past finding out and- without ir reverance add thereto the way of folk songr in oral traditio,"a Code S xdel's Brown ( or Captain Ly " 1\ tribution to this season's gridiron above photo taken at Orangeburg c Lyons is about to be tackled by an Character Rev Shape Of One Blue Books Are Issued Honor Council Allots Quiz Notebooks To Carolina Professors More than 20,000 blue books to be used on tests and examinations have been issued to professors at the Uni versity, W. C. Overton, chairman of the honor council announced this week. These books will be furnished to students free of charge and will be dis- 1 tributed by each professor at the time of the quiz. The board of trustees of the university agreed to give books free if the Honor council would present some feasible plan for their distribu- t tion.t "We are trying the plan of giving each professor the number of hooks I he requires for one semester as an ex periment," Overton said. "If this is satisfactory, we will continue to use the same method." Bilue books are not to be used on quizzes that count merely as daily grades, and in order to prevent con fusion with others, each consignment is marked with a departmental stamp. A record of the books used is kept to I prevent waste. "Distribution of blue books is one of the services the honor council is c rendecring students through the co operation of the university authorities. This is the first time we have tried this, but the old method proved so un- I satisfactory that we were forced to resort to something new," Overton 1 said. -U. 8. 0. Students Go To Wilmington A number of chemistry student,s from the University of South Carolina wvill leave this morning for a tour of insp)ection of commercial chemical plants in North and South Carolina. .The party will travel by auto, leav ing at 5 a. m. Friday and returning to Columbia Saturday afternoon. Among those who will make the trip are: Bob Feagan, Marvin Armstrong, James Goggans, Atherton Whaley, Wyman Trotti, John Swearingen, B. D. Clark son, George Waring, Sidney Dunlap, Arnold Werle, Gus Ropp, Harvey Hobson, and Prof. Lincoln Moore of the department of chemistry at Caro lina. TIhe chemistry department has in the past undertaken similar trips to com mercial chemical establishments in the Carolinas. BUSINESS Is Essential to Everyone, Paa Women. Day, Night, DRAU8HON'8 BUI 1218 Sumter Street :. Frank W. Lykes, Pros. Mrs. D. T. Fan1kin1 igners lad Nimrod A ons impetuous Citadel supporter after a 5 the field. (P ealed In 's Nose Phsiognomiats Tell Traits From Hair; Read Facial Lines Did you know that there is a certain roup who believe that your character nay be read from the courseness of your hair, the shape of your nose, or :he set of your chin? Information found in the Universi :y library reveals that physiognomists )elieve there is an intimate connection )etween facial features and the mind. According to the physiognomist's vay of thinking, fat people are more )ractical and probably more success ul in business than studious types. In e :ontrast is the thin man who is char- d Lcterized by perseverance and is most v ikely to succeed in an executive po ition. r If your ears are wide at the top and >ointed at the bottom, the physiog- ti iomist believes you to be of greater in- w elligence than the average person. On he other hand, if your ears are square, ou should love the out-of-doors and ead an active life,.s The mouth is their commonest guide w o character. Firm lips den-ote re so uteness; narrow and compressed lips tc re a sign of coldness, self-control andt ndustry. Brunettes are not sociable, are prone o melancholy and pessimism, while 3londes are enthusiastic, energetic, and >ractical. A person with fine hair has quicker nental processes than a person with ourse hair. A b)road nose indicates selfishness Lnd strength, while a narrow noser hows lack of energy and weak men ality. Facts such as these are based on the >eef that every action and thought cave their impress on the brain andI ince the face is the mirror of the 1Oc STRAND 15c MONDAY - TUESDAY[ "ROMONA" with LORETTA YOUNG - DON AMECHE WEDNESDAY WALTER CONNOLLY in "THE LEAGUE OF FRIGHTENED MEN" THURSDAY AND FRIDAY "ROSE MARIE" with Nelson EDDY - Jeenette MACDONALD SATURDAY Johnny Mack Brown in "UNDER COVER MAN" TRAINING 'ticularly College Men and and Special Clases llNESS COLLEGE 1'elephones 5951 and 6317 Win. Lykes, Jr., V.-.Pres. perry. Bec.-Treas hop 35i fr. "B" yard jaunt down toto by Kennedy) Gloves, Pen Pound; Pair Of Glasses Lost A fountain pen and a pair of gloves have been turned in to the lost and found bureau at the Uni versity post office, according' to Mrs. Nannie T. Moon. One student reports having lost a pair of glasses. Anyone finding these glasses or. hearing of their whereabouts is asked to report to Mrs. Moon immediately. Y. M.C. A. Quota Vearing Goal Approximately $925 has been raised i the annual iuiance campaign con ucted by the Y.M.C.A. of the Uni ersity of South Carolina, Newt Har ion, treasurer, announced this week. The goal has been set at $1,300 for ie year and indications are that it ill be reached soon, Harmon said. The striped cucumbe beetle attacks uashes, pumpkins and muskmelons, as :ll as cucumbers. -ain, these thoughts are transferred faces and features. SYLVAN BROS. JlEWELERS AND DIAMOND MERCHANTS Class Rings - Medals and Pins of the Corner Mi n HamDon Streets CHARLES OLD COMMERCiAL PHOTOGRAPHER KODAK FIiSHING A GIft Print With Each Roll Finished 1641 MaIn St- Phone 2-2256 Call-. Mi Shop For Quick Deliveries LAST TIMES TO-DAY THE MARX BROS. in "A DAY AT THE RACES" SATURDAY ONLY YOUR NEWEST SINGING COWBOY TEX RITTER IN "SING COWBOY SING" ALSO CHAPTER NO. FiVE "RADIO PATROL" STARTS MONDAY BOB BURNS MARTHA RAYE in " MOUNT AIN MUSIC" R I movunDer d, 1937 9 Mark Report Given By Overton According to Bill Overton, chairman of the University Honor Committee over a hundred new names have been added to the signers of the Honor Code, bringing the total up to 359. Following is a list of new signers. Steve George Lakatos, Christian Webster, Sara Taylor, Ida Morris, J. Bratton Davis, Ada Beach, Walter Cams, Myers E. Singletary, Lois E. Martin, Florence C. Simpson, Talcott Stith, Johrt Howard Gib son, Matthew Poliakoff, Marvin p. Busbee, James D. Good, A. Henry Orander, Monty Skiles, Wilson White side, Myrtle Pearce Hair, Alex Mc Arthur, Henry B. Richardson, H. S. Wilicox, G. Wm. Bauknight, Harry Shealy, J. C. Campbell, John A. Gar ner, Polly McKenzie, Martha Kirkland J. L. Grayson, Jr., Elizabeth A. Man ning, Emma B. Anderson, Willa Dean Buchanan, Sarah Sweatman, Caroline McCrorey, Johnny Crews, W. Scruggs Hope, Newton Harmon, III, Evan Jane Job, Helen Colt Ramsey, Louisa Gantt Lyles, Frances Morgan, Frank E. Jordan, Jr., J. R. DeWitt, "Altitude" Smith, S. W. Hamlet, R. L. Edwards, Larry Gall, F. R. Fanning, Jr., Ruth Kanarr, Homer Roof, Mary Sutton, Ralph R. Behney, Stanley Morse, Arthur Spitz, G. H. Lucas, Jr., Charles S. Manning, William D. Walding, Marion Cullum, Yetta Bicoff, Harry Riddle, Harriet Holman, John M. Brady, Nita Turner, Louis Cozart, Charles E. Somons, Jr., Ann B. B. James, Shipwreck Kelley, Jr., Chas. J. Colcock, Jr., S. W. Stoudemire, H. L. Burns, Emily Brooker, Henry Morse, Jeanette Watts, Ruth Wilson, Clyde D. Stevens, Paul L. Barrett, William B. Gaston, Use Marx, Mary Cecile Brabham, Preston R. Etchison, Catherine S. Webster, James Willis Cantey, Harriet Brunson, Dolly Ham by, E. Wellbourne Ussery, Janie Sue Daniel, Margaret W, Bradley, Virginia S. Webb, Aranna L. Heyward, Mary Wilds, Ad'elyn Lipscomb, Molly Taber, Emily McEachern, Mary Perry Gar vin, Eva Bryan Wilson, Annie Lee Moore, Louise Fry, David Alterman, Frances Smith, Robin Hood, Harriet Perkins, Theresa V. Tenore, Ruth Colen, Theodore Wessinger, Hawley Bryan, Sarah Perkins, Gaynelle Wil son, Dot Platt, Carolyn Cooper, Louis Bryan, Thomas L. Benson, Natlialie H. Fitzsimons, Marjorie L. Frampton, Mary Elizabeth Wideman, Lawrence E. Cox, Heyward Belser, Verd Anna Peterson, Robert Hemphill McLane, Dorothy Crow, Miriam Butler, Edward Tiller, James B. Galloway, Wardlaw Kneece, Robert Earle Penland, W. B. Sanders, James A. Campbell, Tom Ab bott, Goodwin R. Taylor, Robert H. Chaplin, Wilma Bernstein, Kitty Foster, Ellen Verner, Lane Wood :ock, Lang Hogan, Jr., Homer Moul trie, Loline Harman, Adelaide Com nander, James Stoney, Constance liar non, Ruth Kibler, Newton F. Garland, Karl W. Cone, Helen Dreher, Paul S. League. Stage & Screen Show On The Stage FRIDAY AT ,. . 3:00 - 7:00 and 9:15 SATIURDAY AT .. . 3:00 - 5:00 - 7:00 - 9115 "BOHEMIAN NIGHTS REVUE" 20-- PEOPLE - 20 On The Screen: "Nobody's Baby" With PATSY KELLY LYDA ROBERTI FRIDAY AND SATURBDAY November 5th .. 6th ITARS MONDAY !OR THREE DAYS I Loretta Young Don Ameche in "LOVE UNDER FIRE"