Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BETTY COMSTOCK, Co-ed] A. K. C Orchestra Is Heard On Radio Vinning distinction for the Univer sity of South Carolina, the University Symphony Orchestra made its radio debut on the Farm and Home Hour, over station WIS, last Saturday, morn ing at 12:00. 'T'hc first program of the Symphony orchestra will be given in )rayton Hall. )ec. 2, at 8:30. In addition to the orchestral selections, there will be solos by Wiles Gillespie, baritone; and Alan Taylor, cellist. Madame Felice de Horvath, instruct or of music at the University, spoke Monday night, Nov. 15, to the Even ing Music Club, and will make talks to the Columbia Violin Club and Senior Mozart Club on Friday and Saturday. The Girls' Glee Club composed of 44 singers from the University cam pus made its first appearance this season at chapel exercises Friday, Nov. 12. Plans for their Christmas concert to be presented at the Washington Street Methodist Church are under way. CAPITAL DANCE TO HONOR STUDENTS Members of the University of South Carolina football team, the Univer sity band, and students accompanying the team to Washington for the '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 hlouse, in Washington, and a fea ture of the dance will be an exhibition by Johnny Campbell and Frances Fet ncr, University students who intro duced the "Big Apple" to New York City theatre-goers this summer. The dance committee is composed of R. L. Stroud, chairman; Andrew B. Wardlaw, vice-chairman; and John O. Woods, June Mathews, Mendel Riv ers, Leva Belle High, Rembert Mathews, and Brooks C. Preacher. -U. H. c. Clubs Hold Joint Meet ''he members of the Hypatian Lit erary Society have accepted an invi tation to meet with the Philobiblonian Society of Columbia Bible College at 8 p. in., November 23. This will be the second joint meeting of the two groups. At the Wednesday meeting, four new members were initiated: Helena Proctor, Florence Daniel, Molly Ma thias and Alice Cormack. Mildred Sloan gave the reading "Captain Jan uary." It was announced that informal practice for prospective debaters would be provided at the second week ly meeting after the Thanksgiving hol idays. IUTERARY GROUP INITIATES FOURTEEN Fourteen new members were initi atedl into the Euphrosynean Literary Society last Wednesday afternoon. To become a member of the society, it is necessary to make at least a B average on English. The newvly elected girls are: Ruth Bell, Elizabeth White, Elizabeth Moseley, Sarah Baldwin, Peggy Bailey, Alice Ringhum, Eliza beth Ilughes, Jessie Maxwell, Lucille Rice, Mlargaret Mitcham, Evelyn Ab bott, Evelyn Williams, Frances Hart, andl Jane Cox. P'receding initiation, a short program on tihe life of Henry Timrod wvas pre sented by Rannah Heyward. VOLLEfYAZL TILT WILL START SOON Inter-sorority volley ball tourna mlent plractice got under way Tuesday flght at 7 :30 uinder the direction of Nancy Pope, physical instructor for Tournamnent games will begin the first of D)ecember. It is necessary to get ill three practices before being eligible to p)lay on a team. Last year, the volley ball cup was won by the Clhi Omega Sorority. -U. 3. 0. CATHOLIC GROUP GIVES BREAKFAST This year's first Communion Break fast for members of the Newman Club, University Catholic Student Club, will be given at St. Peter's Rectory Sunday immiediately following the 9 a. mI. Miass. A short business meeting will be held after the breakfast. All Newman Club members are in vitedl and urged to attend. QUINTILIAN CLUB IN~DUCTS MEMBERS .Girls newly elected to membership~ mQuintillian Club are Dorothy Bene liet Flridla Nelson, June Webb, Nel iLadd, Helen Dreher, and Jane Job. At the last gathering of the Club, at the home of Verdl Anna Peterson, it was deCcidled to hold meetings the first Tuesd5(ay of each month at 4 p. m. ini the Edlucation Building of the Univer MPU !ditor LEOLA OARE J 1. Spon Alpha Kappa Gamma, girls' national honorary fraternity, will hold a dance, the first that it has ever attempted to sponsor, in the University gymnasium tomorrow night from 9 until 12. Music for the occasion will be fur nished by the Presbyterian college "Blue Stocking" orchestra, which will make its initial appearance at Caro t.. lina. Gold and rust brown will be the colors used for the dccoration. '1The granl march will be led by the officers of Alpha Kappa Gamma and their dates. Mae Maner is president, Dorothy Platt, vice-president; and Nathalie Fitzsimmons, secretary-treas urer. SORo] Delta Delta Delta 'Tri I)elta's Elizabeth Manning, Anne James, Jane Job, Ruth )eLoache, Irene Scott, Ellen Verner, and Emma Anderson spent last week-end with Louisa Lyles at Winnsboro. Kitty Foster, Harriett Perkins, and Robin Hood, are going to Annapolis for the Thanksgiving Army-Navy game. Wray Graves will be at Clemson for the week-end. Patsy Ridgeway and Leonora Cheves are going to the dances at the Citadel. Sigma Kappa The Sigma Kappa's gave a weiner roast at the Locks- last Saturday. About 25 actives, pledges, alumnae, andl rushees attended. The girls are p)lanning to get up a group to go to the WVashington game Thanksgiving. While in Washington they will be the guests of the Zeta chapter of Sigma Kappa at George Washington University. Sigma Kappa's are busy planning their formal. It will b)e given Wednesday, D)ecemiber 15. Pi Beta Phi The Pi Phi's travel: Charlotte Burch and Juliet Jennings to Augusta last week-end. Cora Graham to the Thanksgiving hop at the Citadel. Amelia Arthur and Maxine Scar borough to the wedding of Kitty Weston in Congaree, Saturday. Irene Mars and Miriam Gibson to Greenville for the Thanksgiving holi days, especially the Furman-Clemson game and dance. D)ottie Smith. Sadie Scott, Betsy Yeadon, andl Virginia Towvnsend to Washington for the Catholic-UJniver sity game, and to Philadelphia for the Army-Navy game. Bess Dowvling to Florida State Women's College for the Tfhanksgiv ing holidays. Zeta Tau Alpha Zeta pledges, actives, and alumnae surprisedl Mary Sutton. presidlent of RETRACTION Last week this page carried a story announcing the cancellation of last Saturday's social cabinet (lance, and included in it a number of objectionab)le phrases about a certain campus band. This story. written as a joke, wvas slipped by the desks of the society editor and 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 carried in the "thirty pieces of silver or more" phrase. Henry Westbrook and his or chestra are a co-operative, popular band on the campus, and the story which appeared here dloes not ex press the Gamecock's opinion nor that of the student body as a wvhole. 'Y, Society Editor CA sors Da The committee in charge of arrange- MI ments for the dance is composed of I) )orothy Platt, Betsy Yeadon, and M l'rances Smith, who plan to sell candy ar and cold drinks during the evening. '1 'he dance is being held to raise U money for furniture to be used in the Pi new Student Union building. Alpha w Kappa Gamma, the Y.W.C.A., and the af Co-ed Association have been allotted I v space in the basement of the building for use as a recreational center for girls is at Carolina. c< Shown in the accompanying picture p are members of the organization. Back cl row, left to right, are Misses Betsy i< Yeadon, Mae Maner, Jane Williamson, ti ITIES 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 endl in Lake City, her home. D)oll Hunt will leave tomorrow for Providence, Rhode Island, to spend the week -end(. Mary Ellen Talbert and Myrtle Hair are going to Greenville for the Clemi son-Furman game. Martha Mauney will be in Washing ton for the U.S.C.-George Washington game and dance. A. D. Pi The A. 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 on this campus. Joan Reynolds is the newly elected assistant treasurer of the A. D. Pi ac tive chapter. Grace Kilgore attended the P. C. (lance at Clinton. Joan Reynolds spent last week-end in Charleston. Lucille Rice attenided the dances at P. C. in Clinton. Tri Kappa Tri Kappa pledges gave a dinner for the actives last Friday night at Bi ha ri's. A joint social for both pledges and actives is being platnned for next Mon (lay. It will be at the home of Mrs. Jack Freed, a patroness of the chapter. Judy Greenbery, president of Tri Kappa, sp)ent 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 D)rayton Hall, it was an nounced by Madame Felice de 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 Debussey's "Clair de Lune," Verdi's "Force of Destiny Overture," and Edvard Grieg's "Tri umphal March." CHARLES OLD COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER KODAK FINISHING A Gift Print With Each Roll Finiahed 1641 uaIn St Phone 2-22U6 iAL LTHERINE NAREY, Associate E nce To ary Sutton, Margaret Hawkins, and arothy Platt. In the front row are isses Ida Morris, Henrietta Bailey d Frances Hart. Scrip for the dance will be 75c for niversity students. Members of the esbyterian College football team, hich will play Carolina Saturday ternoon at the stadium, will be in ~fr t itedl to be present at the dance. Menmbership in Alpha Kappa Gamma one of the highest honors which a >-ed can receive. The society, of com iratively recent organization, has in -eased rapidly in size and has spread >several colleges in many sections of ie South. *Decem1: Forma Reqv Goa F __2 to a1 Sizes 12 to 20 pt NOTI ditor MARGARET morrow Lodema Gaines F County Clubs In f County Clubs, composed of Univer- re ity of South Carolina co-eds, are be- tli ng organized under the direction of to dliss Lodema Gaines, assistant to the )ean of Women. ea At the two successful meetings al- fh eady held Richland and Kershaw ounty clubs were formed. Rannah leyward was elected chairman and )orothy Crow, secretary of the Rich and County Club. Frances McLeod is chairman and tary Alice Baker secretary of the ershaw Club. t The three fold purpose of these tio ounty clubs is to put down unjust riticism of the University, to secure he best students in every locality for w he University, and to support the pro )osed legislative program for the Uni- ti rersity. 11 Lodema "Dink" Gaines, says, "The s< nly way that the University can se- i :ure enough money for its needs is to . st FRATER Alpha Tau Omega A party in honor of Andy Marion md St. George Wilcox, two new A. a '. O. initiates, was given Monday d iight, November 15th at Major Mc- a Cowan's cottage at Lake Mut-ray. The e >oys 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 lowing the Carolina-P. C. game. nt Phi Beta Delta At a meeting Monday night the Phi g B-ta D)eltas clcctcd George Rogol and N Sam Savitz as their representatives to the Inter-fraternity Council. There will be a homecoming ban quet for all locals and alumni at the Jefferson Hotel Wednesday night, No- o vember 23rd. hers S Lire YOH1 .50 Be South Carolna .1 ES ROLLINS, Associate Editor Night orms tate ach out into the counties and touch e law making body in its home wns throughout the state. "It is hoped that each student from ch county will consider himself a -(d 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 cv will band together in the interest Carolina. A meeting of the Lexington group as held yesterday. This is an effort to follow through ie suggestion made by Solomon latt. speaker of the House of Repre ntatives, to do something about our 'ye and interest in Carolina in a con ructive way." NITIES Sigma Nu John Swearingen, Oscar LaBorde, id Alvin Rogers were initiated Sun iy night. After the ceremony the old nd 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. lsob Griffith was pledged Sunday ight, November 14th. Archie Petty and Louis Gilland were iests of the \Voford 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. N"Ik's1 i r