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COMMITTEE TO STUDY CHAPEL SITUATION U: Volume XXXj No. 16 C Debaters Take Southern Tour Half of the University debating team is on a southeastern tour this week while the other half is completing plans for an extended northern trip, John Norris, secretary of the debat ing council poinjed out this week. The group now on the southeastern trip is composed of Toni McCutchen, Frank Jordan, Sidney Duncan, and Charles Simons. Monday they visited Atlanta where they debated Emory University and the Atlanta Law Col lege. The second group composed of Fletcher Loomis, Bob Hemphill, Min ton Holland, and John Hussey will leave the University on March 7 to visit Duke, Richmond, Washington, Phila delphia, New York and West Point. Wednesday night the Southern group debated at Millsaps College in Jack son, Mississippi. Thursday they de bated at Baton Rouge, La., with the Louisiana State College, and will com pete against Tulane University in New _ Orleans today. After taking Saturday and Sunday off for the Mardi Gras, they will return to the University by way of Birning ham, Alabama, The query for collegiate debate this year is: Resolved: That the labor re lations board be empowered to settle all labor disputes. -U. s.0. Enrollment Shows ' increase During I Present Session I With the enrollment of 149 new stu dents, tegistration at the University of sc South Carolina reached a grand total n< of 1,697 for the 1937-1938 session, ac cording to John A. Chase, dean of ad- p ministration. ii Compared to similar figures of a M year ago when the total reached 1,554, a net gain is shown ur 143.for the w period. Late enrollments of graduate stu- le dents are expected to send the figure past the 1,700 mark, Mr. Chase stated. ti Graduate students in the school of so- tI cial work are not included in these fig ures, however. b Of the 1,499 students registering at the University of South Carolina for the second semester, which began Feb- S' ruary 1, the College of Arts and si Sciences claims the highest enrollment tc with 670, figures released by Mr. Chase a show, The School of Commerce is second with an enrollment of 291. Figures 1 of other schools follow: School of I Engineering, 140; School of law, 102; School of Education, 92; School of a Journalism, 69; Graduate School, 68; c< andl School of Pharmacy, 67. p March 1 is the last date upon which d undergraduates may apply for degrees ni at the University of South Carolina', according to an announcement by John fj A. Chase, Dean of Administration. n Final date for similar applications tI by graduate students is April 1. d. Applications for bachelor's degrees 2' to b)e awarded at the close of this se mie'ter have been made by 218 under- " graduates at the University of South Carolina, according to John A. Chase, ti D)ean of Administration.,e A pplicants of the A. B. degree lead ic with 86. Others include: A, B, in '" Jourmnalism. 9: A, B. in Education, 6; p B. S. 29; B. 5. in Commerce, 25; B. S. in Education, 3; B. S. in Chemical En- tI gineering 7; B. S. in Civil Engineer- b ing. 5; B, S. in Electrical Engineering, TI 3: B. S. in Pharmacy, 9; and Bachelor si of Laws, 36, is Kappa Sigma Kapp~ Initiates Thirteen Thirteen Carolina students were ini- d< tiatedl into Kappa Sigma Kappa, local d< spirit and service fraternity, at a meet- w~ img held in Davis College Friday o1 night, i Lawrence M. Pinckney, state W. P. it A. adlministrator, was initiated as the first honorary member of the fraterni- 11 ty. Prof. William S. Woods,. profes- n sor in the French department at the v< University, and Rex Williams, student, in were to have been initiated also, but of were untable to be present. s .Those initiated into the organiza- C tion Friday are: John Norris, Calhoun FaIls: Henry Dargan, Fl1o re n ce; m' Charles Lee, Asheville; D. A. West- im moreland, Clrover; Arthur Holman, ti Anderson: Albert Green, Andrews; bl Sam Rogol. Williston; Harry Findley, V Pickens: Clark Perrin, Union; Oliver i Wolfe, Columbia; Ray Benton, Trim- at monsville: Paul Brockington, Florence; and Thoms Henry Rawi, Lexington. P Dr., J. Rion McKissick, president of te the University, spoke to the members ft1 of the society prior to the initiation lii ceremonies d "The University needs loyalty-not be niversity of OLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, Honored IIy L. M. P I NCKN'Y ARMA ARNEl LEE CLUB PLANS rWO CONCERTS The Boys' Glee Club, which has for me time been planning a tour, has )w made arrangements for two ap- f arances: one, on March 3, at Den ark, and another at Hartsville on arch 4. After these two concerts, the Club ill return to Columbia. Other short iurs, not over two or three days in ngth, will probably be made during ie month of March. By this plan, ie 'boys will not miss many classes succession, although the Club will able to make as many or more ap :arances than in one long tour. Any organization in any town in the tate which would be interested in >onsoring the Glee Club is requested c > write to Jack Brown, business man ;er, at the University. -U. s. C. IURNEY COLLEGE .EADS IN CONTEST Tenement 29, in Burney College, ent ahead in the discussion group >ntest this week with a total of 256 aints, Albert Green, chairman of the i s ciu s s i on group committee, an ounced Wednesday. Tenement 11 and 12, leaders in the rst week, dropped to second place ith 247 points, andl tenement 25 came aird with 244. Swift Black is presi ent of the leading group in tenement ), and R. G. Bell is leader. Pres. J. ion McKissick is leader of 11 and 12, ith Harold Dunlap president This series of discussions will con niue for four more weeks, and at the id of the series there wyill be a free e cream supper for members of the inning group and all those having erfect attendance in other groups. Forty new members were added to ie enrollment in this last meeting, ringing the total up to 225 members. he committee expects the member tip to go over 300 before the series over. B Fraternity Students eclared Dr. McKissick. The Presi-t snt then enumerated the ways in hich students could render this type service. He urged members to take I > for the University when they heard i nanme slandered.. K. S. K. was organized at Carolina years ago. Its purpose is to pro ote spirit and loyalty at the Uni ~rsity and to render service to the stitution. The fraternity has charget the sale of freshman caps. and spon- a >rs the annual beauty pageant atf arolina. The fraternity was the leader in the ovement to raise funds for the swim- r ing pool, now under construction at r ec University. The pool is being iilt with funds furnished by the .~ P. A. The funds were obtained roucrh the efforts of Mr. Pinckney ~ id University officials. Plans for a banquet in honor of Mr. inckney were discussed by the fra- ~ rnitv. It was decided to hold the ~ nction in the Stewards Hall at Caro ia in the near future, but no definite Lte has been decided upon. Mem-t ~rs will be allowed to bring dates to it e a nquetI1 South Carolina FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1938 Yearbook] SOLOMON BLATT N DED !AND Blatt, Pinckney, Sumwalt, Honored Expressing the gratitude and appre :iation of the Carolina student body or services rendered in the past few 'ears, Newton Harman, editor of the at net and Black, has dedicated this 'ear's edition of the Garnet and Black o Prof. R. L. Sumwalt, speaker of he House, Solomon Blatt, and State N. P. A, Administrator Lawrence M. 'inckney. These three men have been intense y interested in the advancement of the Jniversity and have contributed a ;reat deal toward promoting its wel are. For several years, Prof. Sumwalt as devoted most of his spare time, nergy, and thought to various pro ects for the University for which fed ral aid has been received, or for which ye hoped to receive such assistance. or this he has received no compen ation. He has given his services bundantly, and because of his interest n and devotion to the University, he s far more responsible than anyone Ise for the great improvement at the tadium. He is taking particular in erest in the construction of the swim ning pool. Without his knowledge, kill and initiative, the University vould have received much less in the orm of federal aid for construction. Fewv alumni of the University in the egislature in the long history of the nstitution have been so loyally and :ontinuously active in the effort to ob ain liberal appropriations for the Uni versity as Solomon Blatt. He is deeply nterested in the advancement of our \lma Mater and has done everything n his power to that end. It was argely due to his efforts and to his 'ision that the Legislature in 1937 ap ~ropriated $325,000 for a new building .t the University which will be either library or an administration build ng, or a combination of both. He is onstantly trying to do something to *dvance and upbuild the University. But for the efforts of Lawrence M. ~inckney, state administrator of the Vorks Progress Administration, the wimming pool would never have been ecured. From first to last, he haps lone his utmost to translate this >r'oject to accomplishment. Not an lunmnus of this University or any ather institution of higher learning, he as been and is deeply interested in he welfare and happiness of the stu lent body. Many gave up the swim nling pool a year ago as hopeless, but Ir. Pinckney never yieldedl. CAROLINIAN SEEKS IEW CONTRIBUTORS With the first issue now behind hem, the staff of the Carolinian plans larger and more ambitious edition or the April issue, which will appear larch 16. At least eight additional pages of aatter will be used, including miore ictures and literary material, Walter Connolly, literary editor of bg Carolinian urges a I I campus nuiers and artists to submit material s soon as possible. Manuscripts hould be sent to Connolly, drawings nd sketches to R. J. G3ambrell, Jr., rt editor, March 3 is the deadline. Material desired: short stories, ar icles, satire, verse, photography, draw igs,-anything of literary or artistic werite Founded 1908 Dedications ICATES BLACK SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENES HERE Meeting in the main room of the University library, the building which holds the South Carolina material that they have collected, the University South Caroliniana Society held its sec ond annual meeting Wednesday night with approximately one hundred menm bers and guests present. At the meeting the society re-elected their present officers to serve again during the coming year. As president the group chose Justice Mf. L. Bon ham of tihe State Supreme Court, as vice-president W. S. Hendley of Co lumbia, and as secretary Mr. R. L. Meriwether, professor of history at the University. Justice Blonham, in the address of the evening urged the society to con tinue and enlarge its means of collect ing material so that The State may have "a comp)lete story of the South andl of South Carolina that the people of the world may read and know the history that is hers." One of the high points of tihe ban quet-meeting was Dr. E. L. Green's acceptance for the society of a hand some silver pitcher which was pre sented to Dr. Francis Lieber, profes sor of history and political science in ante-bellum days by the graduating class of 1856. The pitcher was given to the Caroliniana Society by Miss Mary Lieber, granddaughter of the famous professor. Two honorary awards were pre sented by tihe society at the banquet. They were given to Bernard M. Baruch, internationally known finan (Continued on Page Eigqht) Carolini1 Above are pictured the main participi brary Tuesday night. Standing, left to who welcomed the guests, and W. S. H Bonham appear in front. Inadequate I Causes Dissa "The voluntary chapel experimen atisfactory, particularly because of $tudents,' stated Dr. J. Rion McKis newly appointed committee to study "Unless the experiment proves s months, return to the old chapel syst tinued. Members of the new committee are Rev. Hugh R. Murchison, chairman; R. G. Bell; W. S. Woods; Frank Jor- I Ian, president of O. D. K.; James Dix n, presiden tof Blue Key fraternity; Fheodore Ninestein, president of K.C -. K.; Ida Morris. president of Al )ha Kappa Gamma; Henrietta Bailey, President of the Co-ed Association, cnd Harold Prince, former managing ditor of The Gamecock. The duties of the committee will be s" Lo act in an advisory capacity, and to U ipportion and distribute the various 0 meetings; to plan in advance the pro- L grams for the remainder of the ses sion, and otherwise employ other rc methods for making the chapel ser- pl' v'ices more interesting to students of Ol Carolina. Voluntary chapel services, begun A last year under the auspices of O. D. A K., have continued to the present time with approval of the faculty and board w of trustees. This year, however, at- c tendance has fallen off at the chapel services. st The hour at which chapel is held was shifted from noon last semester w to 10 a. m. this semester. The services are under the general w supervision of O. I). K. Individual n programs have been sponsored by the Y. M. C. A., Blue Key, A. K. G., K. h S. K., and other campus organizations. b If the return is made to the old sys tem of compulsory chapel, students 1 will be required to attend chapel once p a week, attendance being enforced by t suspenini of students overcutting the c services. c --. . a.- h Hollies Added To I Botanical Gardens ( A handsome addition tn the Uni- t} versity of South Carolina Botanical " Gardens was made this week in the C planting of four holly trees which were brought from Spartanburg County, ti Professor E. C. Coker. who has su- C pervision of the work, announced Wed- C nesday. t These plants were selected for their a perfect shape and for their abundance g of red berries. They are very symetri- to cal, branching out to a broad base close " to the ground and sloping gradually to a point, about eight feet high. The a two larger and most perfect specimens sc are planted so as to form an interest- h' ing setting at each side of the main en- p trance gates on Blossom Street. c Work has also been started in ex cavating the basing for the water plant b 1)001 which will be a central feature of ai the garden and will trail along the Ii hillside in the upper part of the ar- b horetum. Along these trails and in the woods, attractive woodflowering 4 plants including kalmia (mountain laurel), rhododendron, yellow jasmine, pink wild honeysuckle, and other wild flowers will be planted. Across the branch on the land bor dering Wheat street several hundred seedlling pines, long leaf, slash, lob lolly, and short leaf, have been planted.p WVhile these are baby seedlings, when they are full grown, they should form an interesting background on the south for the whole gardens. Tl.s. .v'illowvs already growing alongc the branch will be preserved andl cy- L press, jumiper, gums and several other swamp trees will be planted. These gardens are iocated across L from the University Terrace and this J~ phase of the work is exp)ectedl to be i finished in the very near future. .C ana Society nts at the rneeting of the University Sou right, are Prof. R. L. Meriwether, secreta endley, vice-prsident. .ustice M. L. Bonk ttenda nce itisf action t is becoming increasingly un the inadequate attendance of ick in a letter to members of a chapel services. uccessful within the next few m is inevitable," the letter con INAL GRADING OMPLETED FOR WIMMING POOL Final grading for the new $108,790 inmming pool recently granted to the niversity by the V. P. A. is about % completed according to Prof. R. Sumwalt, school of engineering. Grading for the pool, recirculating om, and boiler room, is nearly com eted, and concrete work should start the footings this week. Work on the swimming pool was be in some time ago when state W. P. administrator Lawrence M. Pinck y, through whose efforts the pool as granted, participated in a special renony of breaking ground with res, J. Rion McKissick, Ted Nine ein, president of K. S. K., and other niversity and V. P. A. officials. According to the latest plans. Sum alt stated that the pool will be 75 et long by 36 feet wide in accordance ith American Athletic Union require ents. lnstalline showers in the building >using the pool is contemplated. The ilding will be 10 feet wide by 170 et *long. A refiltration system will constructed at the south end of the o1. This will consist of a chlorina r, water-control tank, hair and lint Ltcher, recirculation pump and motor, iemical feeders, filtcr unmts and eaters. -r. N. 0. Zadio Play siven Tonight The Universty Players will present ie third in the series of radio plays hen they go on the air tonight at 8:00 aving as their play "The Case of the ard Player." The cast that has been chosen for is night's performance are: James ethune, of "Bury the Dead" fame; eorge Zuckerman, ex-sports editor of te Gamecock; Frank Giannangelo; td Fletcher Loomis. Professors Stephan and Woods will ye audition to all those desirous of iking part in these plays. There are n discriminations between University layers and other students. Last week the Players gave a play )out the life of )r. Mesmer, the ientist who first started healing by ypnotism. Professor W. S. Woods laved the part of the famous physi an. The first radio program to be given y the players was given three weeks o. An incident taken from Roman Fe. its primary characters were played y Bill Overton and Helen Kronrad. -I. N. C. ERMAN CLUB IONORS ALLISON Dick Allison, Columbia, was elected residlent of the German club at the niversity of South Carolina at a meet ,g of the dance grouip last Thursday. Othier otficers are: Vice-president, illy Townsend, Charleston; Secretary, avidl Aiken. Columhia: treasurer, hn Gregg McMaster; Kingstree; as stant treasurer, Jim Cothran, Tim onsv'ille; senior leader, D)ick Horger, olunmbia; junior leader, Leonard onig, Charleston, New members elected are: Frank oskins, Jam!es Nichols, Anal Bailey, ockwood. Tupper, Elmer Buchan, uines Vzelle, Alfred Wannamaker, illus Tiylor, Thomas Roberts, Ham shorn. andl leatry Cappleman. Officers Ii Carolinlana Societ held in the I. ry-treasurer; Dr. J.Ro McKm..cfr Sm, president of the soneaty and r.