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FUN 5HEET GRANTED BY FACULTY COMMITTEE ON PETITION . OF .BO ARD OF PUBLICATIONS /1 - U Volume XXXJ No. 14 C DEBATI K.S.K. Frat< Taps Four Students Hear K sP: Herbert Speak R. Beverly Herbert, prominent Co- d< lumbia lawyer and former candidate for governor, will be the principal speaker in-voluntary chapel this morn ing at 10 a. m. Also at the same meet- Si ing Kappa Sigma Kappa, boy's hon- m orary service fraternity and Alpha o Cr Kappa Gamma, girl's honorary service le sorority will hold tapping exercises. er Frark Jordan, predcni of Omicron W Delta Kappa, thc organization which th initiated the movement for voluntary s chapel last year, in pointing out that in the exercises would be held at 10 o' clock instead of 12, said that this time Jc was only temporary. A committee D composed of three faculty members vi and three students has been appointed vi to investigate and organize chapel pro- A grams. G Honorary members to be initiated into K. S. K. will be Instructor W. $. Fi Woods and Lawrence M. Pinckney, O W. P. A. Statg Supervisor. Tapping Ti ceremony will be in charge of Ted er Ninestein, President of K. S. K. .in Clarios CeIel 132nd Anniv By Harold Prince cl Celebrating the one hundred and c thirty-second anniversary of the found ing of literary societies on the Univer sity campus, the Clariosophic Literary society was addressed by Prof. J. Wiley Brown, attorney-at-law in Co- n' lumbia, instructor in English at the University, and former member of the m House of Representatives, Tuesday tr night. Brown, who was graduated from the ti University two years ago, was an ac- n tive member of the Clariosophic so- e: ciety, and was introduced by Sidney b' Duncan, president, as a "true son of ai Carolina." n "One week after I entered the Uni- 51 versity, I joined the Clariosophic Lit- 11 crary society, and although I -never met the man who proposed my name pi for membership, I consider him one of st my best friends," declared Prof. Brown irl in his opening remarks. ci "I consider the training I received ai in the literary society one of the most gi valuable parts of my college training," na he continued. di Literary societies began at Carolina in 1805 when the parent society was be organized by the student body of s< South Carolina college and called the B Phbilomathic club, according to Brown. e, "After a brief existence, this club ir was dissolved and on February 6, 1806, ij James and Joseph Lowry, two broth ers from Fairfield County, tossed a el coin in the middle of the campus and picked members of their societies from all the students at the college," the "~ speaker said. Twenty-two men were initiated atB the first meeting which was held in C the chapel. The query for debate was. "Are all men susceptible of improve- md ment?" l In 1820 the two societies applied for e' new rooms and were moved above the al GAMECOCK NEEDS I ASSISTANTS FOR BUSINESS STAFF More assistants are still needed for the business staff of The Gamecock, it was announced yesterday by Andrew F .ones, business manager of the publi- F cation-.c Staff assistants receive a commission on the ridvertising that they bring in. a At p..-ent, the staff is not adequate to make possible advertising coverage in b the city. 0, Interested students are requested to si meet Jones in The Gamecock office Tuesday Qr Wednesday afternoon. t< Additional members for the news l< staff are also needed, it was stated by ja Charles Lee, Editor. Prospective news ~a Staff members are requested to report 'a to The Gamecock office on Wednesday F South Carolii INA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1 EAMS i Fmnk Jordan the by rary was 925. and the tap tate Ad Ion ex the fed pool at ver ped are r Sidney Duncan dee ver; bert arry ion; iton, lor ex use lone anc egg und nu d at 8 Actors Play 1862 in MacBeth rhite The James Hendrickson and 1 s in Bruce Company of Shakespearea tors will make their initial ap the ance in Columbia tomorrow at] rhite ton Hall under one sponsorship< dur- University Players. . s- There will be an afternoon and insan performance with Shapespeare 's de a lius Caesar" being presented a the matinee, beginning at 3:00, and aker beth" at 8:30. Prices for the afternoon will b, ould for students, and 55c for adults phic night they will be 40c for student ture, 60c for adults. A combination st gmng ticket will be offered at 6Oc, and part include both performances. the The company, on its eleventh a tour of the United States, is beinl cel- sented by the University Playe ents dramatic club of the University. n to University students taking pa hese "Julius Caesar are: Bev He nley Ralph Behney, Mathew Poli ims, Hugh Wilson, Jack *Page, Alex orn. Arthur, Jimmy Wilson, Arthur >res- Phil Wilmeth, Ben Polayes, John the gan Rodgers, Dave Webb, BI the Steinhorn, Fran Hart, Mona C Sto Ilse Marx, Ellen Verner, Harriet field, Harriet Holman, Helen Krc - Students to l)e in '"Macbeth" John Gregg McMaster, Hennig C Dan Millsaps, Ray Riddle, John gan Rodgers, Dave Webb, Kronrad, Harriet Holman. Girls to usher at both the aftei and the evening performances Harriet Cockfield, Jane Ward, H by McBrayer, Bess Dowling, Bc rsity Bates, Mary Dixon, Adelaide iting mander, Ruth Wilson, Neele Rai oThis will be the second time th; oUniversity Players has sponsor rits' Shakespearean play. Two years as are drama club assisted Joseph Selmai eges his company in a production of the :ten- chant of Venice. At that time univ students including Tom Rogers I nted Louis Searson, and Edward Hartei se- speaking parts in the production. the Doug McKay, recently elected pre lays of the group, said that the studeni lays pearing in the plays tomorrow wi rsity have speaking roles, but will come< for stage as atmosphere. Campus actor apneae a R2oman Senators and n1 rA iiversity of OLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROL NO T rnity teen Fourteen men will be tapped at apel exercises today at 10 a. m appa Sigma Kappa, local hono irit and service fraternity. Kappa Sigma Kappa fraternity unded at the University in 1 embership is based on loyalty votion to Carolina. Theodore Ninestein, president of iternity, will preside over the ig exercises. Mr. Lawrence M. Pinckney, S iperviser of the Works Progress inistration, will be tapped into 1 ary membership at the regular cises. Mr. Pinckney was one of ading factors in securing the al grant to build the swimming lich is now under constructior e University. Prof. W. S. Woods of the Uni ty French department will be taF to honorary membership also. Students who will be tapped hn Norris, Calhoun Falls; He argan, Florecice; Charles Lee, A lie, N. C.; Rex Williams, Har le; Douglas Westmoreland, Clo rthur Holman, Anderson; and Al reen, Andrews. Also, Sam Rogol, Williston; H ndley, Pickens; Clark Terrin, Ur liver Wolfe, Columbia; Ray Ben mmonsville; Paul Brockington, 1 ice, and Thomas Henry Rawl, gton. brate ersary iapel where they were forced to ndles for lights. "Probably the greatest work r the Clariosophic society was fin g and erecting the Maxcy G onument at a total cost of ar< ,200. This was the second m ent in the world with a gold tripe C top," Brown said. Other highlights in the histor e society related by the speaker oving into present quarters in 1 pulsion of Winfield Scott as a n :r in 1860; closing of college in id reopening in 1866; admissio: :groes in 1873 and departure of v udents; return of white student 182. "Some historians seem to regar< triod following the return of v udents as uneventful. However, g the pasl 50 years, the literar3 eties have founded The Carol id The Gamecock and have ma -eat deal of progress in advancing ime of the University," the spe eclared. Expressing the hope that he wv invited to speak to the Clariose >ciety at some time in the fu rown closed his address by ur rery member to take an active the activities of the society and niversity. Visiting the Clariosophic for this ration were several former presi< the society who were called o ake a few remarks. .Among t pre John Bolt Culbertson, G. Sta ryant, Richard K. Foster, Ed E harles Simons, and Harper Well Monroe Fulmer, newly elected I ent of the society, presided ovea st part of the program. During rening refreshments were serve I those attending. SLAY WRITING 10NTEST HELD According to an announcemen 'rof. R. M. Stephan, the Unive layers will sponsor a play wr yntest. The contest will be ope I South Carolina college stude Bulletins describing the contesi eing mailed this week to all coIl fthe state by the University ea on division. Valuable prizes will be prese the authors of the three plays 'cted as best in the opinion of idges. Both one and three act ; 'ill be accepted and the winning i ill be produced by the Unive layers. May 1 is the final date je submission of manuscripts. Q S 1a 938 Founded 1908 c RE SEL Charles Simons r 1 t 1 Minion Holland 1) PLAYERS MAKE RADIO DEBUT laire The University Players under the ni ac- direction of Professor R. M. Stephan pear- wvill present their first in the series Dray- of weekly, fifteen minute radio pro >f the gram when they go on the air tonight at eight o'clock over WIS. night The Players held auditions last Sat "Ju- urday at which time all who desired the to audition, whether a Player or not, Mac- were given an opportunity. The fol lowing students will take parts in the e 35c play Friday night: Helen Kronrad, At John Norris, William Overton, Mary , and Lahey, and Major Hendrix. udent This is the first time in the history Iwill of the University Players that 'they have presented radio plays. nal This radio program will be the second rs, a weekly program sponsored by the Uni versity. For over a year Carolina au rt in thorities have sponsored the University rbert, School of tse Air. SARDBOREl rane, ock- The development of an arboretum nrad- and botanical garden for the Univer are: sity of South Carolina has made sub ohen, stantial progress during the past fotur Dar- months, according to Professor E. C. lelen Coker, who has general supervision of the work. About six acres of land -noon are now under development, and will are: eventually contain an extensive variety arriet of native South Carolina flora, verly Forty rare and unusual plants, trees Coin- and shrubs native to South Carolina rnsey' have already been planted. The For ed ah estry Commission of South Carolina ed th plans to cosmmence next week to set ro and out, on garden land, seedling forest Meand trees from the State Nurseries. esty Mr. F. Roy Derrick, who graduated )rake, with a Master's degree in botany from took the University sonie years ago, now teaching in Liberty, S. C., has made sident a remarkable collection of plants :5 ap- growing in the woods around Liberty I1 not and in Pickens County. Mr. Derrick mn the contributed ten unusual plants for the s will grden including Black Haw, Silver ahiana Bell hanurood Old Man's ard.. Ipril Fool hnned La: Faculty action Wednesday i beet to The Gamecock for the Discontinued because of laxil sed in the "yellow sheets" of x ear last year, a petition being 'rior to that time, The Gamec f fun and satire, poking fun at ECTEC rhirteen Vie For Places Tom McCutchen, Robert Hemph letcher Loomis, and John Huss vere chosen for the negative side he Carolina debating team, with E rson Smith and Tom Abbot as alt< ates, while Frank Jordan, Charles >imons, Sidney Duncan, and Mint -3olland were chosen Monday night he positive side of the University bating council. These men will ha irst, second, third, and fourth pla espectively, on the affirmative side he Carolina team. For the alternative positions W ey Walker and Bob Hemphill w :lected. Dr. Sam Derrick, Professor H. Javis, and Mr. Cardwell acted udges. Thirteen students compe or the positions. The competiti were held in the Euphradian liter ocieiy fnl!! For the negative tryouts. Dr. R. Weinefeld and Prof. J. Wiley Bro udged. The spring debating schedule for Carolina team includes Emory, anta Law School, University of A )ama, Millsaps, Loyola, Duke, U versity of Richmond, American U ,ersity, Georgetown, University Pennsylvania, City College of N (ork, United States Military Acader md Columbia University. The team will also make trips Rcw York City and New Orleans. The first debate of the team this y will be with the University of Pe ylvania at 8 p. .m., February 17 he Euphradian hall. The query will be "Resolved t he National Labor relations bo hould be empowered to enforce ai ration in all industrial disputes." The debate will be one of the m mportant home debates of the seas rhe Pennsylvania team entertained Carolina team extensively last y< securing a coast-to-coast broadcast the debate. "We want to show them every co tesy possible in return for the co tesies which they extended to us," s John Norris, secretary of the del ing council. "I wish to urge that many students as possible attend lebate here." -V!. s. C. McKay Chosen By Players As President Douglas McKay, Jr. of Colunm has been elected president of the I. versity Players at the University succeed Leonard Kaplan, who is r1 playing with a dramatic organizat in New York. Frances McL,eod was chosen vi' president and Dan Milisaps, sec tary; Katherine Wertz was elec reasurer and Jacqueline McCutch< made assistant treasurer. Plans have been made by the P1 ers to sponsor twvo Shakesperian p1 Saturday at Drayton Hall. Jul Caesar will be giv'en at 3 p. m. Afacbeth will be presented at8 3. m. The University Players are under ection of Prof. Maurice Stephan Prof. WVilliam Woods UM DE Aiockernut, Red Buckeye, River Bir Pink Azalia and White 'Pine. The garden has also had gener< rifts from Dr. Dudley Jones of P: byterian College, who brought spi mnens of Stewartia, Magnolia tripel mnd Georgia Bark from Beaul County near Bluffton, and Lady's land. Other contributors include St. Matthews Garden club, whichs in splendid rooted specimens ofr yellow-berried myrtle-leaved he and Miss Evans, of Florence, y aent two specimens of Italian cypi While this tree is not native to St Carolina, it is a splendid decoral andscape feature. Landscaping of the property been laid out by Walter A. Conne assisted by Clarke Perrin and Ha Riddle, according to plans by Bri and Stelling, Landscape Archite The upper part of the garden Is be laid out with paths in conformity the contours of the land Itself. Il desired to maintain, so far as possi the informal and wild plants and Issue it Year estored the April Fool's Day Fun recond semester of this term. .y in restraining the type of matter last years, humor edition did not ap emphatically denied by the faculty. ock had published annually an issue faculty and students alike. _4 The Gamecock staff consulted the Board of Publications at a meeting Monday night with regard to the ad visability of petitioning the faculty for permission to reestablish the yellow sheet this year. The Board advised that the staff, in conjunction with a representative from the Board, draw up and present petitions to the faculty at its monthly meeting, which took place Wednesday. The faculty ap proved the petitions. ill, The petition of The Gamecock staff *y provided that all items to be published r- would be considered in the light of er- whether they would be detrimental to E. the interests of the University or not; on a list of contributors and their con Ic- tributions to the issue would be kept ye and submitted to the faculty on the ce, day of publication; if any obscenity of should appear in an article, both the writer of the article and the editor es- in-chief would consider themselves ere subject to immediate suspension from the University; a member of the fac C. ulty would approve all copy for the as issue; the action of the faculty would ted not be construed to be binding beyond mns the present session. try The ?iat'! petition was signed by I Charles E. Lee, editor-in-chief of H. The Camccock, and by Courtenay wn Carson, Jr., managing editor; the pe tition of the Board of Publication was the signed by Harriet Cockfield, secretary, it- for the Board. la- Lee announced that the staff would n- begin immediately to gather material ni- for the April paper. of -v. ". o. FIRST ISSUE to ear UF CAROLINIAN - OUT WEDNESDAY hat ard From the press next Wednesday will bi- come the first issue of The Carolin ian, student literary journal of the ost University of South Carolina, to make on. its appearance in several years follow the ing a decline of interest in the pub ar, lication. for With Albert Rouslin as chairman of the editorial board, Eleanor Cannon ur- and Walter Connolly as associates, and ur- Albert Douglas and Alex McArthur aid heading the business staff, The Caro at- linian will be published February 16. as Included in its subject matter will be the short stories, poems, articles of infor mative and humorous nature, comment on current news events, photographs, drawings, and cartoons. Cover for the first issue was done by Reuben Gambrill and the frontispiece by Walter Connolly. Dan Millsaps, Jr., contributed cartoons. Others appearing as contributors are: Dr. Josiah Morse of the Univer sity faculty, Charles Lee, George Zuck erman, Hal Tribble, Helena Proctor, . ~ Lawreijce Cox, Hennig Cohen, Elea .anor Cannon, and Tonm Babbs, n- The confidence that students of the to University have in the future of the pe ow riodical was indicated in the more than ion two hundred semester subscriptions obtained .during registration week. ce- Others wishing to subscribe may do re- so by leaving fifty cents at the Univer ted sity post office. eon Banned in 1933 by University of ficials, the magazine is making its re ay- appearance as a literary publication ays under the management of an editorial ius board which, in addition to the editor, and is composed of Eleanor Cannon, Wal :30 ter Connolly, and Alex McArthur. The first issue is being financed mainly di- by subscript ions. The subscription price md entitles subscriber to four issues this semester. VELOPED ch, sloping north side of the property. The lower part of the garden is being au developed more formally, with care e-fully planned paths and beds for sci shrubs and plants. The garden will ala also contain a pool which will offer ort favorable conditions for growing Is- swamp and water plants. the Renovation of a small house now ent standing on the property is planned, are to be used as a service house for a llyj permanent gardener. At a recent nieet who ing of the executive council of the rus. South Carolina Garden Club in Aiken, uth a resolution, was passed asking the tive University of South Carolina to set aside a room in the service house for has the use of all state garden clubs. The ,ly, garden club promised their coopera .rry tion in the development of the garden, ggs "The prime need of the garden at ets. the present titne is a protective fence ing and gates" said Professor Cokes, to "The rare and valijble plants are un is safe against thieves. ble, Des a for entrance gates in brick fine have been drawn b~y E. Hardy Olivet, the architect.