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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT APPROVES FEDERAL GRANT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW LIBRARY sixty-nine Frosh Make Honor Roll Sixty-nine freshmen at the Univer sity earned places on the freshman honor roll for the fi'st semester of the 1937-1938 session, figures compiled this week by W. Flinn Gilland, assis tant registrar, show. Of the freshmen thus honored, twen ty-nine live in Columbia. The stu4ents with the high school they attended are: College of arts and sciences: Guss Belissary, (St. John's), Darlington; Anne Gordon Belser, (University), Co lumbia; Solomon Blatt, Jr., (Barnwell), Barnwell; James William Davis, (Co lumbia), Columbia; Lillian Inez Dow ling, (Brunson), Brunson; Margaret Flenniken Elliott (Mt. Zion), Winns boro; Robert dharles Fincher, Jr., (University), Union; Mary Williams Hamby, (Columbia), Columbia; Fred- - erick Cornelius Holler, (Columbia), Columbia; Harold Anderson Hutto, (Sumter), Columbia; Harold Edward Jervey, (University), Columbia; Grace Edwards Kilgore, (Bishopville), Bish opville; Dorothy Ruth Koger, (Clio), Clio; Adelyn Robbins Lipscomb, (Co lumbia), Columbia; Mary Lou Lyles, (Columbia), Columbia; John Barnwell Nettles, (University), C o I u m b i a; Charles Frederick Perry, (Gaffney), Gaffney; Harold Sexton Reese, (Co- j lumbia), Columbia; Alice Bright Ring- s ham, (Virginia Intermont), Bristol, n Va.; Splawn Avenelle Rollins, (Greer), Greer; Thelma Valeria Thompson, C (Parker), Greenville, Olivia Therrell 3 Walker, (Columbia), Columbia; Mary fi Christine Webb, (Columbia), Colum- n bia; James Edward Wheeler, (Colum bia), Columbia; Philip Wilmoth, t (Hartsville), Hartsville; Harley Lee Wooten, (Cedar Springs), Greer; Reva Yelman, (St. Matthews), St. Mat thews; John Williams Zimmerman, (Catonsville, Md.), Dayton, Ohio. School of commerce: Ada Williams Beach, (Columbia), Columbia; Blanche (Continued on Page Five) GRAHAM SPEAKS TODAY IN CHAPEL Sponsored by the Y. V. C. A. of the University of South Carolina, Dr. James Graham, a missionary to China on leave to the United States, will speak in chapel today at 11:20 a. m. Dr. Graham, who spoke to members of the University Bible club in Dray ton hall Monday night, is a former lieutenant in the United States Marine corps, and while on active duty, was captain of the all star Quantico team. Week before last, the speaker gave a series of addresses at Princeton, _ where he was acclaimed as one of the out-standing speakers of our day. Along with tl e talk by Dr. Graham, the Y. W. C. A. will prseent music X by a quartet of its members. s Next week's program will be spon- c sored by the Euphradian Literary so- r ciety. Only eight more programs will be given this semester, according to the schedule made by the chapel commit- t tee. Other organizations which will give t these programs are Co-ed Association, Hypatian Literary society, F.uphrosy nean Literary society, Y. M. C. A., K. S. K. and Alpha Kappa Gamma. On Friday, March 25, Dr. D. W. a Daniel of Clemson, well known speak- " er, will be ott the chapel program sponsored by the Euphradian Literary t: society. Also on the program will be r; the Allen University negro quartet, b popular in Columbia for their rendi- b tion of spirituals. It was announced that Frank Jordan tr would preside over the program on that date,. Officials Visit Alumni Meetings Represeniting the University, six - Carolina officials will visit throughout the state this spring meeting with alumni groups gathered together in their judicial districts. UJeaded by President J. Rion McKissick, the other members of the group will be Dr. Leonard T. Baker, Dean of the Facul ty; John A. Chase, Jr., Dean of Ad mmnistration; Dr. F. W. Bradley, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences; Mr. W. H, Harth, director of Student Activities; and Mr. Barney Early, sec retary of the Alumni Association. The first of the alumni meetings will he held in Hartsville on the twenty fifth of this month, being a gathering of the fourth circuit. George J. Wilds, vIce-president of the alumni associa tion will preside. The counties of Chesterfield, Darlington, Marlboro and Dillon are included in this district.' The counties of the eleventh district, Lexington, Saluda, Edgefield, and Mc Cormick will meet in Edgefield on the eighth of April and will be led by Chesley 'A .Wells, of Edgefield. Joseph D. Rast of'Anderson will pre side over the meeting of the tenth cir ('uit on April 22. At that timec the counties of Anderson and Oconee will convene. Other meetings will be an nounced at a later date. The alumni association is under the Presidency of Ashley C. Tobias, Jr. of Columbia: its secretary is Barney Early, whose offices are at the Uni Tolume XXXI No. 19 Presider Adress Plans Are i For_Politic Bringing together candidates for m )r and minor campus offices, ti pring political rally, sponsored a ually by the Clariosophic Literary s iety, will be held Wednesday, Mar< D, at 7:30 p. in. in the Universi eld house, according to an announc tent by Harper Welborn, chairman te committee in charge of the rail I ~ wA J. P. MOZINGO Cndaes expecting to participa n the program are urged to noti Velborn and pay the entrance fee on as possible. This fee is beit harged to defray the expenses of ti lly. Acting as master of ceremonies w e J. P. (Spot) Mozingo, member ie House of Representatives; Pre Rion McKissick will also appear < me program and music will be fu ished by the University band. A public address system vill be i aIled for the rally in order that st ents may hear the candidates bett< nd refreshments will be served du ig the evening. Held to give students an opportur Sto see and hear their candlidates, tl 1ly is expected to feature address y more than 40 men this year, W< orn announced. Only those who cooperate by co ibuting to the financial success of til udent activity will be permitted spear on the program. The committee in charge of the ral uis year is composed ofH arper W< arn, chairman, Eldridge Baskin, Mo >e Fulmer, George Coleman, Jam files, Jimmie Thomas. Larry Ga lenn Yarborough, Bob Hayes, at .W. Hutto. Furni Pictured above are Buddy Ri University of COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLI? it McKis: To Tea nnounced al Rally Faculty Advisors For High School r PapersMeetHere Faculty advisers of newspapers and f magazines in South Carolina high schools will gather at the University ' of South Carolina today and tomorrow to discuss their problems at an institute conducted jointly by the University's division of extension and school of journalism. Principal speakers will include Presi dents J. Rion McKissick of the Uni versity, G. A. Buchanan, Jr., editor and publisher of The Columbia Record, and James T. Derieux, associate edi tor of The State. "red C. Kendrick, Greenville High School, director of the South Carolina Scholastic Press association will pre side at the opening session of the in stitute at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon. Mr. Derieux will make the first ad dress, speaking on "The High School Magazine." After the initial meeting, the spon sors will be entertained by President and Mrs. McKissick at a supper. Pres ident McKissick will speak and Mr. Kendrick will report on his recent trip to a national scholastic press conven tion in New York. Saturday morning, at 9 o'clock the final session will get under way with _ an address by Mrs. Buchanan on te "What Makes a Good Newspaper." y N. E. Brown, advertising manager of The Columbia Record, will then lead a s discussion of advertisfng. ig S. C. DePass, professor of journa e lism at the University, will preside at the Saturday morning session and will rlead the round-table discussion on "Improving S c h o o I Publications," which will bring the institute to a close. m W. H. Ward, director of the division r- f extension, is In general charge of the program. -U. S. 0. a1 CAROLINA 0. D. K. r HOST TO CONFERENCE Carolina's chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa will play .host to the South Ieastern conference of 0. D. K. on April 1 and 2, Charles Manning, vice president of the local group, announced _this week. is The conference wvill be entertained to while in Columbia with a luncheon and a banquet on the first of the month. y The Southeastern conference is com I- posed of the states of North Carolina, i- South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. as 0. D. K. at Carolina is led by Frank 1l, Jordan, president; Charles Manning, d vice-president; and J. Bratton Davis, secretary. sh Music For r and orchestra who will play for the South Carolina [A, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1938 ;ick Will I c~hers Mc Speaks Tonight t C t c 1< Program Is Well Received An excellent and varied program w~as given b)y Carolina's three musical organizations: the Symphony orches tra, the Women's and Men's glee clubs Thursday night at Drayton Hall. Opening the program, the band, un der the direction of George Olsen, played the Prelude to Third Act of "Lohengrin" by Wagner, and "Morn ing, Noon, and Night" by Suppe. The Men's glee club, directed by oilliam Baldwin. sang two numbers: "Winter Song" by Bullard, and "Dear Land of Home" from the tone poem, "Finlandia," by Sibelius. After the "Oberon" overture, the Women's glee club sang Zamecnik's "Neapolitan Nights" and Hahn's "Si lent, Star-lit night." The incidental solo was sung by Miss Eloise Page. The orchestra played a group of three numbers: "Song of India" by Rimsky-Korsakoff, "Only the Lonely Heart" by Tschaikowsky, aid "Orien tale" by Cesar Cui. Pianists for the glee clubs were Miss Catherine Heustess and David t Parker. COUNCIL MU1ST MET TONIGHT, SAYS DAVIS "Student body elections will not be held on time this spring unless mem hers of the Student Council come to the meeting Friday (tonight) and ar- t range to work on the polls," Stokes Davis, president of the student body, declared yesterday. "I will not attempt to hold the elec- r tions by myself; unless members of r the student council cooperate by corn- s ing to the meeting, the elecltions will c not be held," he announced v Masquerade freshman-sophomore ball to be held I I 1C B GI K ha m fo cC P Founded 1908 gi al eIiver - gi al )flday w 0 President J. Rion McKissick will be tl he principal speaker before several c housand teachers gathered in state h onvention Monday night in the Co- te umbia Township Auditorium at 8 p clock. Many University professors ti nd students of the department of ducation will attend the meetings of e: he association which will be in Co- o umbia for three days starting Sunday. n Also having important place on the rogram will be W. C. McCall, pro- k essor of education at the University, ir vho will preside over the vocational ;uidance department of the conven- p ion; Professor Roy A. James, head of p he University Secretarial Science c, ;chool, who is president of the Com- tl nercial Teachers group; and Dr. J. t< cT. Daniel, also of the School of b ?ducation, who will introduce Sunday ight's speaker, Dr. F. T. Splauding. of t -larvard University. Special attention of teachers is di ecte(d to the University booth at the ~onvention Exhibit at the Township uditorium. This booth is sponsored >y the Summer School and the Exten ion Division and will feature a roto cope displaying cards showing the ,arious departments and special at ractions of the University, and the ervices of the Extension Division ? hich are available to teachers and e tudents of South Carolina schools. c The principal address for Tuesday fternoon will be Dr. Frank Graham, )resident of the University of North ? arolina, Chapel Hill, who will speak ? it 2:00 o'clock. ''wo of the departmental meetings vill be held at Drayton Hall at the Jniversity. The agricultural teachers y vill meet here Monday afternoon and c I'uesday morning. t While most of the teachers' meet- t ngs will not be held at the University, c nany of the teachers will visit the c arolina compus during their stay in olumbia to renew old acquaintance- d hip and to look over the facilities of he University. Alumni of the University at conven ion will be entertained at a buffet sup er at President McKissick's home on he campus at 5:30 p. in. on Monday. a On Tuesday morning, Dr. McKissick tl vill speak to the History teachers' sec- u ion on the subject "Notes on the his- a ory of South Carolina Women." e Besides the regular meetings at the olumhia Township Auditorium, num rous departmental meetings will be f, eld throughout the city. The Colum- ti ia High School, the Baptist Church, u he Smith Memorial Chapel at the f, 'resbyterian Church, Wardlaw Junior s, -igh School, Washington Street Meth >dist Church, and Drayton Hall will ; e among the meeting places used. tI Among the various departments in-p o which the teachers convention wvill o e divided are the agriculture, atten- p ance, art, college education, commer- tI ial, county superintendents, elemen ary prinm pals, English, foreign Ian- C uiages, modern languages, grammar n rades, history, home economics, in- lF ustrial, kindergarten-primary, mathe iatics, physical and health education, tusic, rural teachers, I i b r a r i a n s, cience, secondary principals, special lass teachers, superintendents, and ocational guidance,. flail al U P1 n)e i Si mount Is J ndetermined Ut Present A telegram from Senator James F. rnes informed Pres. J. Rion Mc issick this week that the president d approved a Works Progress Ad inistration grant to the University r the construction of a new library. Congressman H. P. Fulmer, second ngressional district, also notified res. McKissick by letter that the oject had been approved. Although the grant has not been ven final approval yet, it has been >proved by the Works Progress Ad inistration in Washington, and is >w in the hands of the comptroller. While the exact amount of the -ant is not yet certain in, it is gener ly understood that it is to be $265,000. In view of the uncertainty as to hether or not the application of the niversity will be approved, the board trustees has taken no action as yet. As soon as the University is notified at action on the application has been )mpleted, Pres. McKissick said that would call a meeting of the commit e on buildings and grounds to discuss -eliminary question as to location of me new building. Shortly after this, Pres. McKissick <pects to call a meeting of the board r trustees to consider this and other atters. At present no architect has been se cted, and no final plans for the build ig have been drawn. However, in anticipation of final ap royal of the project, Prof. R. L. Sum alt is gathering information about )nstruction of university libraries iroughout the United States in order make final recommendations to the Dard of trustees. In the application it was proposed Sa modern, fireproof structure with (Continued on Page Eight) -IT. a. a. 3eauty Pageant leld April 4 The May Queen Beauty Pageant, ne of the high spots of the year's ntertainment features on the Carolina ampus, will be held in the Township suditorium on Monday night, April it was revealed today by members f the K. S. K. committee in charge f the pageant. This move to larger quarters marks ne of the most ambitious gestures y a campus organization in recent ears. A new method of presentation f the girls, a wide selection of campus ilent, and a student dance will fea ire in the evening's entertainment. A new method of selecting the three andidates for the student election on uesday, April 5, has also been drawn p by the K. S. K. committee after eliberation with several other organi ations in an attempt to prevent a re urrence of last year's dissatisfaction. he new method of selection will be resented to the student body as soon s plans are complete. A new and novel arrangement of ie stage entertainment is being drawn p by the committee and will feature wide selection of campus talent in an ffort to present as much of the cam us talent is available. The presentation of the candidates om sororities and non-sororities for ie beauty pageant is held each year nder the auspices of the K. S. K. aternity, and is for the purpose of lecting three candidates for May ueen to be voted upon the follow g day by the student body. The tree-judge method employed -last year roved unsatisfactory and a new meth :I of selection has been the major roblem of the committee in charge of ne pageant. Members of the committee are: Joe anmpbell, chairman; Fred Finley, Jim ie Thomas, Charles Manning, and d McGrath. president Thanks 1igh Officials President J. Rion McKissick re ased the following statement Wed 'sday concerning the government's lotment for additions to the Univer ty library: "The University is deeply and eter lly grateful to several persons in gh public office whose aid brought out the successful termination of the niversity's application to the Works -ogress Administration for a new li ary building. "Our gratitude is also forever due to e legion of liberal friends of the Uni rsity and of other State institutions higher education in the legislature South Carolina who, without regard political alignments, passed last ar the College Buildings Act which ovided $325,000 for our library. This as the foundation without which the niversity could not have had the new irary. "It seems wholly likely that the to I amo*unt given to the University for instruction by the legislature of uth Carolina and by the Works -ogress Administration w i l be eded for the new library. "Information as to the cost of con ructing modern libraries in Univer ies of similar size indicates that cry cent given us should be devoted this one structure. "It is improbable tbiat the University n erect a separate administration iilding, as has been suggested, in ad tion to the library." 3. RIon McKissiek.