Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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EVENTS Leader 6 President J. Rion McKissick, who has asked the South Carolina Legisla ture for a million-dollar appropriation for the University for next year. Secretary Barney A. Earley, secretary of the Alumni Association, who continued his active work for the University this year. New Face w~ W. H. Ward, who came to the Urni versity in September to take charge of the revived extension service. Frosh Leader Judson Gatch, president of the freshman "Y" council who is an ac tive worker in one of the most in flnential campus groups. OF SE Organizer Dr. J. T. Penney, who had charge of the arrangements for Parent's Day, October 15. Business * I bui Andy Jones, who continues as busi ness manager of The Gamecock for the coming semester. Builder ROBERT L SUMWALT Robert L. Sumwalt, ho has been one of the guiding lights behind the sta dium, new dormitory and laboratory buildings, and the projected swimming pool. Patron Saint Tom Rogers Drake, active member of the University Players, through whose effort as business manager, the drama club was able to make its first out-of-town trip In many semesters. MESTER Campus Se In Semester Vhen students of the University read the tirst copy of The Gamecock this year, the found that a new com nittee to supervise the allocation of space in the Student Union building would be elected within one week. One hundred and ninety students promised to uphold the honor tradition, and the lioard of Trustees agreed to allow the University to furnish blue books for quizes and exams free. President J. Rion McKissick welcomed the incom ing freshman class to their first taste .f college. Grads returned during the second week and this was greeted by The (Game"cock with a bold streamer :plashed across the front page an nouncing the Georgia football game. Gov. Olin D. Johnston spoke to stu :lents iii chapel on Friday, and the first moot trial of the year was begun when Dicky Palmer entered suit against 'he Gamecock for libel. In the next week's issue readers were informed that The Gamecock had lost its suit and was fined $1,000. Registration at the University reached a new mark of more than 1,500, and memorial services were held in Dray ton hall for three students killed in an automobilc wreck near Rockingham, North Carolina. Parents' Day was the feature of the next issue with mothers and fathers of all Carolina students invited to at tend the Davidson football game. The student body passed a resolution against drinking at football games, and Dinky Williams and Andy Jones went to Chicago to a National College Press convention, leaving the duties :f editor to Harold Prince. Red ink streamers heralded the :oming of the Clemson Tigers to the State Fair grid classic with a complete sell out of tickets pointing to the largest crowd in history. Pep meet ings, burning of tiger, and tremendous 'nthusiasm preceded the game. After wards, headaches. \Vith the first modern make-up pape - of the year, readers were told the next week that the fraternity coun cil had been abolished as a socia. group, and that the Clariosophic liter ary society had begun a move to in stall a radio extension from WIS to the campus. The University Players presented their first production of the year with Louise Frye, Lois Jeter, and Charles Lee taking the feature roles in "A Bill of Divorcement." A one million dollar appropriation was asked for the University in the next week's paper with Columbia col lege and Furman University students Fiery Speaker Sidney Duncan, president of the Clariosophic literary society, and one of the storm-centers in the recent coaching shakeup. . Camp Louise Frye and Lois Jeter, who tion of 4 A Bill of Divorement," in Nr SHOWN ne Passes Review invited as guests. Omicron Delta Kappa and Alpha Kappa Gamma be gan a move to raise money for a pep song for the University, and the Uni versity Players traveled to Winthrop college to present their first out-of town performance of "A Bill of Di vorcement." Blue Key fraternity initiated eight men to membership with a banquet and dance in Hotel Columbia. The lobby of the student union building was opened for the first time and furniture was moved in; Prof. W. S. Woods was place din charge. Despite expressed dissatisfaction with the coaching situation at Caro lina, following a bad slump by the football team, the Athletic Advisory Board and Board of Trustees deferred action for a time. Prof. S. C. DePass held a public course in publicity writ ing, and newspaper editors of most of the largest papers in the State gave talks. Voluntary chapel for the remainder of the school year was extended. by the Board of Trustees in their semi annual meeting the next week ODK tapped nine men in chapel, and rumor about the coaching situation reached a new peak with most of the "wise guys" agreeing on the probability of McCallister's return. With block letters three inches high, The Gamecock announced the next week in the lirst extra edition ever published at the University that presidential ap proval for a $108,000 swimming pool had been granted through the efforts of Lawrence M. Pinckney, head of the State WPA, Pres. J. Rion McKissick, and Prof. R. L. Sumwalt. The ath letic advisory board finally took ac tion and decided to allow McCallister to remain as head coach at the Uni versity for the next year. Open subsidization of athletics was approved by the Southern Conference led by the Carolina's president. )uring the Christmas holidays, The Gamecock failed to appear, but stu dents learned that the all-important coaching problem had been solved with the announcement that Rex En right, assistant coach at the University of Georgia, had been secured as head coach under a four 'ear contract for a reported salary of $5,500 a 'ear. )on McCallister had resigned pre viously. And now the last issue of the year. The semester in review is the theme, as editor, managing editor, sports edi tor, and all other editors, like the Aral)s "fold their tents and silently steal away." Friend . M. PINC KNEY Lawrence M. Pmnckney, state W. P. A. Administrator, through whose or ganization the University has gen erous grants. us Leading L playe the eadin fen oles n th IN P1 Dean Of S. ( pawaiiii I.x - Walter Johnson, coach at P. C., who "Walter Johnson Day" at the grid 1 Gamecocks. Resi "i ado '.. .$ Ak.. Universiya yer suces....ouc QTO RIAL . Football was honored by Carolina students on attle of the Bluze Stockings ad the ned - deWo Coteg * 01)741 C4ROUA L'': .' . }}I Initiator Bob Hemphill, president of 0. D. n ho was one of the leaders of the 1' Intary chapel movement.