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STE BY DINKY WIL Poctrait of a man pecking a ma chine: Regretting the $2 bet on Re turn Ticket, bang-tail of Santa Anita handicap, who turned out to be a 50 to 1 shot, a little information I didn't have when I made the wager... the same still going for the four bits on Mann to stay 10 rounds and he dropped his bid to Fistiana's Valhal la in the third go... the Carolina stu (lent who collected three police tick ets last week got then all fixed, yet they say they can't...Paul Mallon, Washington columnist, plugged the University in a boost paragraph on the summer school course in safety driving. ..and dog (laze or happy daze if the legislative conferees see the appropriation bill our way. -Stet A Night With Dempsey or how it feels to rub elbows with a champ. Last week, I sat across the table from Jack I)empsey with fellow columnist, G. S. G. Z. "Good stufT, this," mum bled the Manassa Mauler betwCen bites of harbecue. Good stufT, this." "\Ve thought about having you down for chapel today," said a Caro lina student. .."Sounds o. k. but I wouldn't know what to say," replied the greatest boxer of all times reach ing for a piece of bread with his most outstan(ling feature-"Sure, I would have been glad to come around"... And thus ends another chapter in our University book of life in which a paragraph titled "An Address By jack Dempsey" must he left blank because someone forgot to ask him down. Most interesting feature of the night was T. \V. Evans' otTer to the champ of a cigarette which the latter accept ed and took two more, placing one behind each ear, for future use. ")id you see that?" muttered T. \V. "No wonder he is successful in the restau WARD GOES TO ATLANTIC CITY \V. II. \Vard, director of University extension service, will leave Columbia to day to attend the conference of the American Association of School Admin istrators to be held in Atlantic City, Feb ruary 20 to March 3. The theme of this 68th annual con vention will be youth and education to (lay. Prominent educators will lead thi nine general sessions and various (is cussion groups. One divi;ion of the confcrncc whlicl Mr. Ward will attend is the meeting of the National Educational Film Librar) Association. This meeting has been ar ranged by the Educational Mttion Pic ture Project of the American Council or Education at the request of visual edu cation departments of local schools, col leges and universities. At the last general session, Rear Ad miral Richard E. Byrd will be presented a scroll for his contribution to education, and a history of the Byrd expenditiom will be told and illustrated by motion pic tures. Richland County Club Plans Dance The Carolina Columbia club met last Friday to discuss the plans for a dlance to be given Tuesday night of June \Veek. All men students from Richiland county are eligible for membership in the club. The finiance conmmittee comiposedl ol Larry Gall, Frank Jordan, Bill Simp. son, and Robert Siiaw, announced that the (dues must be paid be fore March 1. This Chub was organiizedh to promot< a better feeling amonig the people ol Richland county and the University and also to help acquaint the high schiool sttudenits wvith the University. The offTicers of the Club are : Larry Gall, presidet Bob Smith, vice-president ; Frank Jor dan, treasurer ; R. E. Penhand, secretary Robert Shaw, social chairman. FR?IDAY - ONLY JOSEPHINE IIUTCIIINSON (GEORG(E MURPHY in "Women Men Marry" SATURDAY - ONLY BOB STEELEI in "Ridin' The Lone Trail" Also CThapter Ten "S. 0. S. COAST GUARD" AND) CARTOON Late Show Saturday Night 10:45 P. M. JAMES DUNN - PATRICIA ELLIS in "Venus Makes Trouble" MONDAY - TUESDAY ZANE OREY'S "BORN TO WEST" With JOHN WAYNE - MARSHA HUNT i ~S LIAMS di 21 rant business." at Through it all, it was apparent why this athlete has not only climbed to y the top of the boxing heap and been y claimed the world's greatest fighter but why he was so colorful. -Stet- at The Carolinian, long-promised cam- th l,us pub, appears. ..it should be called the eighth wonder of the world... Congrats to the Cannon-Rouslin-Can non exec comm. ..The romantic shot of I,. Searson bear-hugging some femme though was a little too much... think of ' Junior" smooching in pub lic. . .the joke (?) about the governor wanting to speak to the Killer and learning that he just hung up had an rn olor... from this angle, Rhode Is- lic land's Rouslin was the power behind I the opening issue. ..at least, he was S the guy who put a "first edition" copy unler my door with my item in last sc week's column concerning a bit of all skepticism toward the mag's appear- th ance. -Stet- at Jerry Miller, another Brooklyn io ghost, has an idea that Carolina needs O a varsity show. ..Players Director pr Stephan said "good idea if it can be Br started"... Jerry items that he can m make money for the school as well as to meet all expenses...develop talent. ..and further Carolina. It's a good idea, but it will take a "Dewey" to clear up all the red tape to be met before the curtain rises. ..You may have something, Jerry, but now what se are you going to do with it? lir -Stet- P< I remain your Gamecock correspon- pa dent 'ho learned that the Pi Phi left er stranded in the no-break Saturday fo night not only had an escort-she had he four of them; well they say (with apologies to Italics) that Rollinstones gr gather no males. fo Euphs Debate Tariff Question I Last Tuesday night at the Euphradian Literary Society Bratton I)avis, acting as president in place of Frank Jordan, - guided the debaters and hecklers through a stormy session. Jordan, the presilent, is with the debating team in New Or leans. The query for debate was: Resolved, that the United States should abolish high protective tariffs on foreign goods. - Lee Baker, heading the affirmative side, was the first speakers lie held that the bulk of American people are taxed by tariffs to increase profits for a few pri vate companies. Also on the affirmative were John Sloan, Beverly Herbert, Jr., and leyward Belser. The negative side was supported by Douglas McKay, I toward Burns, and John Gregg McMaster. They held that - the cheap foreign articles would kill home industries and this country can not com pete with low standards of living in other countries without protective tariffs. The query for debate next Tuesday is Resolved, that the British Parliament shtould accept the offer made by Germany and Italy. Beverly Herbert and John Sloan wvere appointed to lead the two sidles of the debate. Mr. DeTreville, author atnd former Euphradian, was a guest speaker at the meeting. H-arold Jervey was elected as a newv member to the society. CLASSES SPONSOR MASOUE BALL A masquterade ball will be given undler. the joint sponsorship of thte freshmen I] aind( sophotmore classes on March 19, Jimmie Wilsotn, president of sophomore class, anniountcedl this week. A nationally known orchtestra wvill be brought to Co lumbia to play for the dance, which will be held in the gym. This will be the first (lance of its kind 4 to be held at Carolina in several years, and wvill be thte secondl freshmatn-sopho more (lance ever given at the University. Situdenits platnning the (lance say that prizes wvill be given for the best dressed couple. D)ances wvill untmask sometime dlurinig the ball. 1Oc STRAND 15c MONDAY - TUESDAY LORIETTA YOUNO - DON AMECHE -int "LOVE UNDER FIRE" WEDNENDA Y DICK FORAN Ia "Devil's Saddle Leigoni" T11UREDA Y "LLOYDS OF LONDON" FRIDAY SHTRLEY TEMPLE Ia "STOWAWAY" SATURDAY GENE AUTRY in "OLD CORRAL" rV -ern inowden Died rive Years Ago Dr. Yates Snowden, late head of th< story department of the University of uth Carolina whose library was pre nted to the University and in whos< emory a scholarship is now offered ed five years ago Monday, February 1933. Remarks in the University catalogue ient the Snowden Scholarship read "$50.00 a semester, awarded by Mrs ates Snowden in honor of the late Dr ates Snowden, head of the history de. Lrtm'ent of the University. This schol. ship is awarded to a major in the de. irtment of history and is appointed by e head of that department." Recipient of the award last year was ill Overton of Columbia. Y" TO ELECT IEW OFFICERS The annual general meeting of all embers of the Y.M.C.A. to elect of ers for next year will be held next iday night, according to R. G. Bell cretary. '1'his will be the. regular meeting heduled for the month of March, and I members of the various council in e Y are eligible to attend. A nominating committee was appointed the first of this month to bring in minations for officers for next year. Ificers for this year are Ray Riddle, esident ; 1-larold Prince, vice-president; atton Davis, secretary; and Newt liar n, trasurer. EED SMITH HEADS ITERARY GROUP Dr. Reed Smith, dean of the graduate hool in the University of South Caro a, has been appointed chairman of the )pular Literary Section of the Com rative Literature division of the Mod n Language Association of America r the 1938 convention, which will bc Id in New York in December. As chairman, he will prepare a pro am dealing with the general fields of lklore and folk songs. THE JEWEL BOX 1605 Main Street "COLUMDIA'S PROGRESSIVE JEWELER'S TERMS ARRANGED Haircuts With DISTINCTION THE CITY BARBER SHOP 1225 Main Street -Buy Your General Electric HOME SERVANTS FROM Perry-Browns, Inc. 1627 Main St. Phone 2-2154 EPENDABLE TAXI SERVICI CHECKER CAB CO. Telephone 2-3311 )UR RATES ARE AS LOW AB THE LOWEST Columbia's Preferred Transportation A MUSIC Your wonder girl .. . radian imagining in Don's ardent a in a musical of superlative Sonja HENIE Don AMECI "HAPPY Profs Walked To Enter Char Students who wish that they were Sou pirates and that their professors were TH viptims forced to "walk the plank" will, T in all likelihood, never realize their am- diff bition; but there was a group of Caro- ing lina boys once who, although they just couldn't torture their teachers in accepted it < buccaneer fashion, at least were able to lie make the faculty walk a ladder. eye The incident occurred in 1821, when the Thomas Cooper was president. Dr. wh< Maximilian La Borde, professor of star metaphysics. logic and rhetoric tells about bod it in his Ilistory of South Carolina Col- reat leye: a d "I have myself seen the whole faculty PR walk a ladder to enter the Chapel. ...It ' was the day of wooden steps; they were to easily removed, and the annoyance was coul of frequent occurrence. . . . It was a pop- his ular amusement, and time, instead of mal wearing it out, only strengthened and has confirmed it....What was to be (lone? He Were venerable men, bowed down by the lhk weight of years, to be compelled, day by terr day, to perform this cruel service at the call hazard of their limbs, if not of their dou livesl....The whole college is assembled, fusi and for what ? To see the Faculty of the Kirby's Potato Chips SOLD AT CANTEEN IN 5c Pkgs. 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"\Vallace....lacks confidence. looks, he hesitates, and surveys with of a mathematician. lie calculates distance, the angle, and calls up the le philosophy of falling bodies. lie ts, the line of gravity fluctuates, his y oscillates like a pendulum, and he hes the floor, reeling to and fro like runken man. ESIDENT FACES DEATH hen came President Cooper's turn :limb the ladder.: "The Doctor had rage, and was never reluctant to risk life in the discharge of duty. lie :es the effort, but it is impossible. lie dared, and angels can do no niore. staggers at the first round of the Ier, and plants himself again upon a firma. But he must enter. He s for help. lie asks Wallace to come 'n and aid him, but he politely re as.. lie renews his efforts at ascent, It "SERVICE WITI A REPUTATION" Can HERRING RADIO SERVICE Phone 8527 1205 Emwood The Thrifty Student's Favorite SOUTH CAROLINA'S MOST POPULAR DRUG STORE Flowers Beautiful Corsages Cut Flowers. And Decorations DeLoache Inc. 417 Main St. Phone 2-2187 f AFTER DANCES MEET THE GANG ,AT HE VARSITY GRILL North Main at Geiger ravinCo. LAUNDRY lO STUDENTS [DRY AT THE CANTEEN EACH DAY Telephone 4954 ,ENDOR!! PLAYERS TO MEET7 IN STUDENT UNION The University Players will meet 7:45 o'clock in the Student Union B ing, Thursday, March 3, Doug McKAy' president, announces. All members who have missed the last' three meetings will be dropped from tl rolls if they do not attend this meeting Last semester's dues must be paid s or before the next meeting: 50 cents fi old members, $1.00 for new membrs' This semester's dues must be paid the following meeting (March 17) Failure to pay the dues will mean for feit membership. Students interested in joining the c1 may come to the next meeting and i admitted. A 50 cent initiation fee is charged in addition to the regular s cents per semester dues. All members are urged to be presj on time as an interesting program has been planned by the program committ -I. S. 0. but again fails. lie now retires, takitl to himself the consolation of a tr; philosopher. that he had put forth his mightiest strength, and that he had only failed because it was imp ossible." Carolina Life Insurance Co. SELLS A POLICY SUITABLE TO THE NEEDS OF EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY Industrial - Old Line "It Is Better To Have It And Not Need It Than To Need It And Not Have It" an t oN oteAp u 4 TTE -" goR 0000O . wherever it is .eight fn stars hit the hilarious high -pot in the season's gayest for TQREE FRANg ROBEG MORGAN' -EYONG~ A STO R -O LIV~ Henry HULL'- HeeuaaDNG MONDAY AND TUESDAY ---WDNESDAY On 2h. Bioge "Havana Holiday"