Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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NEWS IN BRIEF LAW GRADS Having completed the required work of the University Law. School, four stu dents will receive their diplomas and obtain permission from the State Su preme Court to practice before the South Carolina Bar this week. The students, who are the first to re ceive the new-style law diploma, are William G. Belser, Jr., of Columbia, Francis Madison Harvin of Columbia, William Scruggs Hope of Union, and Walter Brown Miller of Union. REGISTRATION Exactly 1,434 students had enrolled in the University to pursue their studies for the second semester when the figures were computed last Tues day night. At the same stage in regis tration last year at this time there were only 1,314 students registered for study. The current total thus shows an increase of 120 students over last year. To date 1,660 different students have attended the University during the school year of 1937-38. The total num ber to come to Carolina during the session of 1936-37 was 1,554, so the eventual total of this session is ex pected to top by a wide margin last year's registration. Among the 1,434 registered Tuesday are 112 new students who enter school here for the first time. DATE t February 15 is the last date for regis tration, it was announced by the Regis trar's Office yesterday; no student will he allowed to sign up for courses after five p. m. on that date. Students desiring to make any changes in their schedules must do so before or on the same day. Also Feb ruary 15 is the last day on which any student may withdraw from the Uni versity and apply to a refund of regis tration fees. KOO T. Z. Koo, General Secretary of the Chinese Y. M. C. A., will conduct a series of four lectures at the Univer sity on April 11th and 12th, the Mon day and Tuesday before Easter Hol idays. The lectures will be at Drayton Hall at 12 noon and 7:00 p. m. on both days. BROADCASTS Prof. Rene Maurice Stephan has been asked by the South Carolina School of the Air and has been au thorized by President McKissick to give 15-minute weekly broadcasts to the schools of South Carolina on news and interesting events of the week. The first broadcast is scheduled for Monday at 11:30 a. m. DANCE A group of campus leaders held a meeting Thursday afternoon to lay plans for a central dance committee. This committee is to make it possible for every boy and girl to attend one elaborate party with music furnished by a well known orchestra during June week whether they belong to frater nities or other campus groups or not. ASSISTANTS Recently appointed student assis tants in the Wallace Thompson In firmary, University of South Carolina, were Frank B. Woodruff, and James B. Hartley, according to John A. Chase, dean of administration at the University. Woodruff and Hartley will be on night duty and serve as general as sistants to the physician in charge. LIPSCOMB Dr. Guy F. Lipscomb presented a paper at a meeting of the South Caro lina section of the National Farm Chemurgic Council yesterday at the Jefferson Hotel. "The Need of Chemical Industries in South Carolina" was the subject of Dr. Lipscomb's address. PRESSING CLUB Walter A. Connolly, senlior in the School of Journalism, has been ap pointed student manager of the Game cock Pressing Club. Mr. Connolly succeeds W. Scruggs Hope, manager of the Pressing Club for the past three semesters. The Gamecock IPressing Club is operated entirely by stu dlents, in conjunction with the Uni versity Cooperative Stores. By deal ing with the Gamecock Pressing Club, stuldents are supporting their own or ganization and assisting fellow stu (dents who are working their way through college. STUDENT COUNCIL. All members of the student council wvill meet at 5 p. mi. Tuesday in the Law building, Stokes Davis, president of the student body, announced this week. This is the first meeting of the stu dent council since the first semester, and all members are urged to attend. FIRE Fire in tenament 24%z last week was extinguished without serious damage to the property by prompt action of students rooming in the building, it was reported by Dean John A. Chase. Harold Skog, Ted Ninestein, George Brunson, and Shelby Brown, smelling smoke, ran down the hallway, broke open the door of the room from which smoke was Issuing, and extinguished the fire, which had started In a waste paper basket. "ThIs act," said Mr. Chase, "un doubtedly saved this particular room, and possIbly the building, from ex In Collegiate Jane Williamson and Margaret H ina co-eds, were recently listed in a .merican colleges and universities. ictivities, stand well in their classea IMPOSE HIGHER LAW STANDARDS Entrance requirements for the Uni rersity Law School were raised to a iigher standard at a recent meeting >f the Association of American Law chools attended by Dean Nelson rierson of the Carolina Law School. The requirements as outlined in an mendment to Article 6, Section 2 of he organization. follow: "It (a member school) shall require f all candidates for any degree at the ime of the commencement of their aw study the completion of one-half >f the work acceptable for a Bachelor's legree granted on the basis of a four rear period of study by the state uni rersity or the principal colleges or uni rersities' in the state where the law ;chool is located. A student's pre egal work must have been passed with i scholastic average at least equal to he average required for graduation in he institutions attended and such average shall be based upon all of the rork undertaken by the student in is pre-law curriculum, exclusive of copwlahe ans. IrMr arnsToa Who's Who I til I U ,v'~ C sc ti. re al he th ct t<h :awkins, above, outstanding Caro- f< late edition of "Who's Who" in , Both are active in extra curricula S( 6.m ion-theory courses in military science, iygiene, domestic arts, physical edu :ation, vocal or instrumental music or :ou-ses without intellectual content of ,ubstantial value." "This means," says Dean Frierson, lOc STRAND 15c MONDAY AND TUESDAY Jane Withers in "WILD AND WOOLLY" WEDNESDAY John Wayne in "IDOL of the CROWDS" THURSDAY "YOU CAN'T HAVE EVERYTIING" With Alice Faye - Don Ameche FRIDAY SHIRLEY TEMPLE In "STOWAWAY" SATURDAY "BAR Z BAD MAN" Alao SERIAL -- COMEDY eekly Zepair Fund s Overdrawn With only half the fiscal year gon e allotment of funds made by th eneral Assembly of the state to ti liversity of south Carolina have bee 'erdrawn, according to John I hase, dean of administration. The original allocation for repail t by the legislature at $20,000 fc e year 1937-1938 has been overdraw 161.81 in making only enxergenc pairs, says Mr. Chase. In purchasing only the minlmui nount of equipment the fund < ,000 has been overdrawn by $125.2 added. "It is impossible to maintain a plan e value of whose buildings alone sessed at $2,238,262, with an appr< iation of $:3,o00," Mr. Chase d< ared. For the coming year, 1938-1939, ti niversity administration has aske e legislature for funds amountitl $5,000 for equipment and $60,0( r repairs. --U. S. C. Chat all students entering the la :hool of the University hereaft ust have made at least a 'C Friday and Saturday GENE AUTRY In "Boots & Saddle" With Smiley Burnette ON SAME PROGRAM CHAPTER NO. 8 "5. O. S. Coast Guard" and "A Close Shave" Cartoon Monday and Tuesday THEY CALIED hER COMMON BUT YOU'LL CALL HER MAGNIFICENT BARBARA STANWYCK In "Stella Dallas" With John Boles - Ann Shirley RITZ tl b a' lighst the w Reid Given Smith Award e, Dr. E. Emmet Reid, who has been e contributing his services as research e consultant to the chemistry department n of the University, has been named first recipient of the newly created Leon s P. Smith award, offered by Wesleyan 'r College and the Crucible Club of the n Macon school in memory of the late Dr. Leon P. Smith. n Dr. Reid has been aiding students >f of the University and of other institu 2, tions with original research problems in organic chemistry. Marvin Arm t, strong, Robert Feagan, James F. Gog is gans, James W. Wallace, Jr., and Ath >- erton Whaley are the Carolina stu dents who have been occupied in this work. They have been engaged in re ie search with reference to the synthesis d of new organic compounds. g Dr. Reid has furnished some of the 0 students with valuable chemicals need ed in their work. Some of these sub stances cost as much as $15 an ounce. w When he was at the University early er A GREAT P CECIL B. I "BUCCJ wr FREDRIC FRANCIS: STARTS SATURDAY r U" dc~Ae It's a friendly glow iat lighted Chesterfield. rings pleasure and comfor ien wherever they are. That refreshing Chester. field mildness ..,. that ap petizing Chesterfield taste and aroma . .*. makes a man glad he smokes. ester i tto MORE PIL Openings For Cadet Flyers Openings for college men are avail able for cadet flyers in the United States Army, according to an an noun?ement received by President J. Rion McKissick from Gen. Geo. Van Horn Mosely of the U. S. Army. The minimum requirement for these cadets are one-half of the credits re quired for graduation from the college which they attend. No military train ing is required for an appoint ient. "The War Department regards this matter as of urgent importance, and has directed me to make continuous effort to secure from college students in this corps area the maximum num her of applicants for flying cadet train ing. Applications should he sent to the Headquarters, Fourth Corps Area, Of fice of the Corps Area Commander, Post Office Building, Atlanta, Ga. I. N. e. this week, Dr. Reid said that he was highly pleased with the work done by Carolina students. ICTURE!- -- )eMILLE'S NEER" MARCH KA GAAL ItI 11r. eld BASURE