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C A BETTY COMSTOCK, Co-ed A. K.( Orchestra Is Heard On Radio Winning distinction for the Univer sity of South Carolina, the University Symphony Orchestra made its radic debut on the Farm and Home Hour over station WIS, last Saturday, morn ing at 12:00. '1'hc first program of the Symphony orchestra' will be given in )raytor Hall. Dec. 2, at 8:30. In addition tc the orchestral selections, there will bc solos by Wiles Gillespie, baritone; and Alan Taylor, cellist. Madame Felice de Horvath, instruct or of music at the University, spokc Monday night, Nov. 15, to the Even ing Misic Club, and will make talks to the Columbia Violin Club and Senior Mozart Club on Friday and Saturday. 'l'he Girls' Glee Club composed of 44 singers from the University cam pus made its first appearance tliis season at chapel exercises Friday, Nov 12. Plans for their Christmas concert to be presented at the Washington Street Methodist Church are under way. --v. 6. 0. CAPITAL DANCE TO HONOR STUDENTS Members of the University of Soutl Carolina football team, the Univer sity band, and students accompanying the team to Washington for th< Thanksgiving day game with the Catholic University will be guests of honor at a dance sponsored by the Na tional Democratic Club of South Caro lina. Setting for the occasion will be the Lee house, in Washington, and a fea ture of the dance will be an exhibitio1 by Johnny Campbell and Frances Fet ner, University students who intro duced the "Big Apple" to New York City theatre-goers this summer. 'rhe dance committee is composed of R. L. Stroud, chairman; Andrew B Wardlaw, vice-chiiaimau; and John O Woods, June Mathews, Mendel Riv ers, Leva Belle High, Remberl Mathews, and Brooks C. Preachcr. -U. e. o. Clubs Hold Joint Meet 'l'he members of the Hypatian Lit erary Society have accepted an invi tation to meet with the Philobibloniar Society of Columbia Bible College al 8 p. m., November 23. This will b: the second joint meeting of the twc groups. At the Wednesday meeting, foui new members were initiated: Helena Proctor, Florence Daniel, Molly Ma thias and Alice Cormack. Mildrec Sloan gave the reading "Captain Jan uary." It was announced that informa practice for prospective debater; would be provided at the second week ly meeting after the Thanksgiving hol idays. LITERARY GROUP INITIATES FOURTEEN Fourteen new members were initi ated into the Euphrosynean Literary Soit last 'Wednesday afternoon. . obecome a member of the society it is necessary to make at least a I average on English. The newly electe< girls are: Ruth Bell, Elizabeth White Elizabeth Moseley, Sarah Baldwini Peggy Bailey, Alice Ringhum, Eliza beth Ilughes, Jessie Maxwell, Lucill Rice, Mlargaret Mitcham, Evelyn Ab bott, Evelyn Williams, Frances Hart andl Jane Cox. P'reed(ing initiation, a short progran on the life of Henry Timrod was pre sentedl by Rannah Heyward. VOLLEY BALL TILT WILL START SOON Inter-sorority volley ball tourna mlenlt Practice got under way Tuesda: night at 7 :30 under the direction o Nancy Pope, physical instructor foi womiten. Toturnament games wvill begin th< first of D)ecember. It is necessary tc get in three practices before beinf eligible to play on a team. Last year, the volley ball ctup wa: won by the Cht Omega Sorority. CATHOLIC QRiOUP GIVES BREAKFAST This year's first Communion Break. fast for members of the Newman Club University Catholic Student Club, wvil be givenj at St. Peter's Rectory Sunda: immediC(iately following the 9 a. mi Mlass. A short business meeting will be held after the breakfast. All Newvman Club members are in vited and urged to attend. QUINTIIANM CLUB INDUCTS MEMBERS . 1Girls newly elected to membershii mQuintillian Club are Dorothy Bene dict, Floridla Nelson, June Webb, Nel lie Laddl, Helen Dreher, and Jane Job At the last gathering of the Club at the home of Verd Anna Peterson,i was deCcidled to hold meetings the firs 'Tuesdlay of each month at 4 p. mi. i the Ed(ucationi Building of the Univer LMPU Editor LEOLA GAR! a. Spon Alpha Kappa Gamma, girls' nationa honorary fraternity, will hold a dance the first that it has ever attempted t< sponsor, in the University gynnasiun tomorrow night from 9 until 12. Music for the occasion will be fur nished by the Presbyterian colleg< "Blue Stocking" orchestra, which wil make its initial appearance at Caro lina. Gold and rust brown will be thc colors used for the decorations. The grandl march will be led b)y the officers of Alpha Kappa Gamma an< their dates. Mae Maner is president Dolorshy P latt, vice-president; a Nathalie Fitzsimmons, secretary-treas urer. SORo Delta Delta Delta Tri Delta's Elizabeth Manning, Anm James, Jane Job, Ruth DeLoache Irene Scott, Ellen Verner, and Emnu Anderson spent last week-end witi Louisa Lyles at Winnsboro. Kitty Foster, Harriett Perkins, an< Robin -ood, are going to Annapoli: for the Thanksgiving Army-Nav3 game. Wray Graves will be at Clemson foi the week-end. Patsy Ridgeway am I Leonora Cheves are going to th< (lances at the Citadel. Sigma Kappa The Sigma Kappa's gave a weinei roast at the L.ocks- last Saturday Ahout 25 actives, pledges, alumnae and rushees attended. Tlhe girls are planning to get up group to go to the 'Washington gam<i -Thanksgiving. While in Washingtor they will l)e the guests of the Zet; chapter of Sigma Kappa at Georg4 Washington University. Sigma Kappa's are busy planning Itheir formal. It will be givel Wed(nesdlay, D)ecember 15. -Pi Beta Phi The Pi Phi's travel: Charlotte Burch and Juliet Jennings to Augusta last week-end. Cora Graham to the TIhanksgiving hop at the Citadel. Amelia Arthur and Mfaxine Sear borough to the wedding of Kitta Wecston in Congaree, Saturday. Irene Miars anid Miiriam G;ibson t< Greenville for the Thanksgiving holi days, especially the Furman-Clemso: game and dance. D)ottie Smith, Sadie Scott, Bets) Y eadon, andl Virginia Townsend t< Washington for the Catholic-Univer sity game, and to Phliladlph)lia for th<n Army-Navy game. Bess Dowling to Florida Stat<n Women 's College for the Thanksgiv ing holidays. Zeta Tau Alpha Zeta pledges, actives, and alumna<n surprisedl Aary Sutton, p)residlent o' RETRACTION Last week this page carried a story announcing the cancellation -of last Saturday's social cabinet dance, and included in it a number of objectionable phrases about a certain campuis hand. This story, -written as a joke, was slipped by the desks of the society editor andl copy readers after the society page was officially closed. The Gamecock wishes to apolo gize for the remarks about the >Westbrook band, and the insinu - ation carriedl in the "thirty pieces of - silver or more" phrase. .IHenry Westbrook and his or chestra are a co-operative, popular tband on the campus, andl the story twhich appeared here does not ex Spress the Gamecock's opinion nor tht of the student body as a whole. SSSO( TY, Society Editor CA sors Da i he committee in charge of arrange- Ma ments for the (lance is composed of Doi i )orothy Platt, Betsy Yeadon, and Mis I 'rances Smith, who plan to sell candy and and colk drinks during the evening. The dance is being held to raise In money for furniture to be used in the Prc new Student Union building. Alpha wh Kappa Gamma, the Y.W.C.A., and the aft Co-ed Association have been allotted vit< space in the basement of the building A for use as a recreational center for girls is at Carolina. co Shown in the accompanying picture par are member , of the organization. Back crc row, left to right, are Misses Betsy to Yeadon, Mae Maner, Jane Williamson, the RITIES Beta Omicron chapter here at Caro lina, with a surprise birthday dinner party at Bihari's Wdnesday night. The party was complete with a birthday cake and candles. Prior to the dinner Mary was presented with a lovely gift as token of remembrance from the chapter. Their new pledge is Kathleen Duffy. Chi Omega Chi O pledges entertained the ac tives with a dinner party at the Friend ly Cafeteria last night. Harriett Cockfield spent last week end in Lake City, her home. D)oll Hunt will leave tomorrow for Providence, Rhode Island, to spend the week-end. Mlary Ellen Talbert and Myrtle Hair are going to Greenville for the Clem son-Furman game. wl Martha Mauney wilbe in Washing ton for the U.S.C.-George Washington game and dance. The . D.A.D. Pi The . D.Pi's entertained the Cli Omega chapter yesterday at their apartment. This was an informal get together for the girls of the two so rorities, and was one of the first aflairs of its kind ever given oii this campus. Joan Reynolds is the newly elected assistant treasurer of the A. D. Pi ac tive chapter. Grace Kilgore attended the P. C. dance at Clinton. Joan Reynolds spent last wveek-end in Charleston. Lucille Rice attended the dances at P. C. in Clinton. Tri Kappa Tri Kappa pledlges gave a dinner for Ithe actives last Friday night at Bii hari's. A joint social for both pledges and actives is b)eing planned for next Moni (lay. It will be at the home of Mrs. Jack Freed, a patroness of the chapter. Judy Greenbery, president of Tri Kappa, spent last week-end in Flor enCe. Janet Becker was the week-end house guest of Reva Yellman. CONCERT Wiles Gillespie, senior at Carolina, will be guest soloist at the first con cert of the University Symphony Or chestra to be given Thursday, Dcemi ber 2, in Drayton Hall, it was an nounced by Madame Felice (IC Hor vath, director of the orchestra this week. Appearing also as soloist will be Allan Taylor, first cellist of the or chestra. Among the numbers to be played by the orchestra are D)ebussey's "Chair de Lune," Verdi's "Force of Destiny Overture," and Edvard Grieg's "Tri umphal March." CHARLES OLD1 COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER KODAK FINiSHiNGI A Gift Print With Each Roil Finished 1641 unIn St. Phone 2-22K J IAL THERINE NAREY, Associi nceT ry Sutton, Margaret Hawkins, rothy Platt. In the front row ses Ida Morris, Henrietta Ba Frances Hart. crip for the dance will be 75c iversity students. Members of sbyterian College football te Ich will play Carolina Satur moon at the stadium, will be "d to be present at the dance. Iembership in Alpha Kapp1 Gar ne of the highest honors whi< ed can receive. The society, of c atively recent organization, has ased rapidly in size and has sp several colleges in many sectioi South. Deceir Forn Req 4g $6'~5to Sizes 12 in 920 NOTI ite Editor MARGARET omorrow and i Lodema GainesF 1 County Clubs In ! day County Clubs, composed of Univcr- rc I- sity of South Carolina co-eds, are be- ti ing organized tinder the direction of tc Miss Lodema Gaines, assistant to the Dean of Women. At the two successful meetings al- I~ ready held Richland and Kershaw County clubs were formed. Rannah Heyward was elected chairman anz )orothy Crow, secretary of the Rich land County Club. Frances Mc Leod is chairman and Mary Alice Baker secretary of the r Kershaw Club. The three fold purpose of these t county clubs is to put down unjust criticism of the University, to secure the best students in every locality for " the University, and to support the pro posed legislative program for the Uni- ti versity. II Lodema "Dink" Gaines, says, "The s< only way that the University can se- ic cure enough money for its needs is to I si FRATER Alpha Tau Omega A party in honor of Andy Marion and St. George Wilcox, two new A. a T. O. initiates, was given Monday d night, November 15th at Major Mc- a Gowan's cottage at Lake Mutray. The e boys were initiated last Tuesday night. Kappa Alpha Dr. Frank Owens, Kappa Alpha alumnus, is giving a "Bowery Ball" for the local chapter at Forest Lake Club, g Saturday night, November 20th, fol- A lowing the Carolina-P. C. game. n Phi Beta Delta At a meeting Monday night the Phi g nBeta eitas elected George Rogol and :II a Sam Savitz as their representatives to om- the Inter-fraternity Council. in- There will be a homecoming ban read quet for all locals and alumni at the s of Jefferson Hotel Wednesday night, No- o vember 23rd. l< Lber's Lals Luire From L650 Be South Carolina I ES ROLLINS, Associate Editor Night orms ;tate ach out into the counties and touch ie law making body in its home wns throughout the state. "It is hoped that each student from ch county will consider himself a id agent for the University. "This movement for county organi tion is not a new one. For years the niversity had such clubs. Almost 'cry college in the state continues to ive them. There is naturally a close lation between students from the me locality, and it is expected that ey will band together in the interest Carolina. A meeting of the Lexington group as held yesterday. This is an effort to follow through e suggestion made by Solomon latt. speaker of the House of Repre :ntatives, to do something about our ve and interest in Carolina in a con ructive way." NITIES Sigma Nu John Swearingen, Oscar LaBorde, nd Alvin Rogers were initiated Sun ay night. After the ceremony the old id new members indulged in a gen ral "bull session." Kappa Sigma )istrict Grand Master W. C. Stea all was the week-end visitor of the appa Sigmas. Bob Griffith was pledged Sunday ight, November 14th. Archie Petty and Louis Gilland were iests of the Wofford chapter of Alpha u over the week-end of Nov. 5. Sigma Chi Dr. Henry McLean, Grand Tribune I Sigma Chi, will be the guest of the ical chapter on Saturday and Sunday. C '/ k's