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.L J "+vv Spi LILIAN BRUNSON REEL BY EM Leading the figure at the Kappa AlpI formal last night were Bob Matthev with Sally Nichols, David Aiken wil Mary DesPortes, Billy Miller with Hi dur Sylvan, John Hemphill with Irel Mars, Bratton Davis with Louisa Ehrlic and Hayne Workman with Lucy Lowe. Featured among the decorations we lighted fraternity insignias. Bust Spann and his orchestra furnished ti music. Immediately preceding the dance banquet was given for actives and alui ni of the chapter. Delta chapter of Sigma Nu will cel brate its fifty-second anniversary with dance the evening of May 14 in the bal room of the Jefferson hotel. Bust< Spann's Gamecock orchestra will pla and sponsors will be the Sigma Nu alur ni chapter of Columbia. Members of the fraternity from Soui Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, a! Georgia are expected to attend. Var ous alumni, faculty members, and frien< have been invited to chaperon. Instiga ing a new custom, members of the fr; ternity will have girl guests at the bai quct which will precede the dance. Officers of the local chapter are Rol c'rt M. Smith, nresident; Robert Shaa vice-president; Coit Hendley, treasurer Courtenay Carson, secretary; Harry 1i ton, dance committee chairman. At their regular weekly meeting la Monday night, the S. A. E.'s elected tl following new officers: Charles "Chicl Ford ; president ; Douglas McKay, Ji vice-president; Jack Fant, aecretary; ai George Bunch, Jr., treasurer. "Chick" Ford is a rising senior in tl school of Arts and Science. Outgoir officers of chapter are: Richard Horge president ; Charles Ford, vice-presiden Palmer McClellan, secretary; at Charles Manning, treasurer. The University of South Carolil Alumnae Club is giving a garden part this afternoon from 5 :30 to 6 :30 in tI garden of Mrs. C. 0. Brown, state alun nae president. Mrs. J. Rion McKissick, Mrs. Arne R. Childs, and Mrs. C. 0. Brown wi form the receiving line. Misses Lodenr Gaines, Mae Maner, Essie Davis, Hai riet Lever, and Louisa Ferguson wi serve. All senior girls of Columbia and Un versity high schools are invited to a tend. The following girls are new initiates< Alpha Lambda chapter of Delta Dell D)elta sorority: Ann James, of Darlinj ton, Mary Hamby, Robin Hlood, ar Margie Elliott, all of Columbia. In honor of the installation of a tne chapter Beta Gamma at Washington Un versity, Chestertown, Md., members< Beta Omicron of Zeta Tau Alpha, wo: ribbons in sorority colors of steel gra and turquoise blue Satturday, April 30 Another chapter of the sorority Gan ma Alpha has lately been installed at M ani University, Miami, Fla. Betty Crosby, Dot Benedict, Mary Su ton, and Catherine Webster spent tlI wveek-endl at the Y retreat, Camp J. ( near Columbia. New officers of Kappa Sigma are Lay ton Cothran, president ; Woodrow Coke vice-president; John Williams, secretary and George Coleman, treasurer. The chapter is planning a banquett be held at University high school nie> Mond-ay night in honor of Kappa Si alumni. The chapter also is planning a pici for Monday during June week. It wi be for actives, pledges and their dat< and will be given at Heise's. "Gorrect Appi College PRICES NO MORE THAN OTHER 7IRE 1637 ME. SCAMPI nsors For MARTHA NEWMAN KATHERINE C ILANTS ELY WEST ia Pi Beta Phi celebrated the 71st anni ts versary of the founding of the sorority, h Saturday, April 30. 1- Alumnae from other parts of the State Ie were present for the luncheon given in h, the crystal room of the Columbia Ho tel. Sorority colors of wine and silver e blue were carried out in the decorations. Ie Pi Beta Phi, first national sorority, was founded at Monmouth College, a Monmouth, I11., April 28, 1867. It has, i- at the present time, 87 active chapters in 38 states and more than 27,000 living members. The local chapter obtained its charter in 1931. 1- The Non-de-Script club will give its r annual spring tea dance this evening y, from 5 to 7 p. m. in the Chatterbox of the - Jefferson hotel. Bess Dowling is chairman of the club. In retraction of last week's statement concerning the newly elected officers of Delta Zeta, this column wishes to present t the following corrected list: President, _ Mary Alice Porter; vice-president, Duma Harris, corresponding secretary, Ruth Bell; recording secretary, Velda Harth; treasurer, Sarah -I arrison, historian, Katherine Toal; pan-hellenic representa r s tive, Margie Collins. 1' Following are the recently elected of ficers of Sigma Kappa: Adelaide Taylor, president; Cornelia Yoder, vice-presi dent; Blanch Penick, secretary; Priscilla e Adair, treasurer; and Mary Ellis Gard ner, pan-hellenic representative. i Mari Knox, Randy Braddon', O!iver Volfe, Jimmy Reynolds, and Bill Boch man spent the week-end at a house par ty at Myrtle Beach. r, The Phi Sigma Kappa's national in spector, Robert T. Faber, visited the lo cal chapter ist week. An informal dance was given at the chapter house a Friday night. e During the spring holidays Tom Rob Serts entertained the members of Sigma chapter of Pi Kappa Phi and its guests at a house party given at his summer cot ~tage on Ocean Drive Beach. a Among those who attended wvere: .James Grayson, Maxcy H-arrelson, Ma il son Huhhard, Fred Quinn, Smith But channon, Arthur Fisher, Leonard Long, .Eugene Kihler, Ben Fishburne, Bernie Jones, and Bill Carrigan.* Also, Mary Dixon, Adelaide Comman der, Florence Simpson, Edith Ford, Lois Ewart, Harriet Cockfield, Ethel Rhodes, a and Frances Cogsgrove. d Mr. and Mrs. HI. Klugh Purdy, Jr., of Ridgeland chaperoned the party. New officers of Pi Kappa Phi are as follows: president, Bruce Hunt, treas ,furer, Bernard Jones; secretary, Mason e~ H ubbard; historian, William Carrigan; ychaplain, Ben Fishburne; warden, Leon ard Long. -The Junior-Senior ball will be given on the night of Friday, May 13, in the University gym. Biuster Spann and his -orchestra will play for the dance. ). Alpha Kappa Gamma will hold a na tional conference at Pawvley's Island this week endl. Those attending from the University wvill be Iodema Gaines, Mrs. r, Arney Childls, Frances Smith, and Ida ;Morris. tSYLVAN BROS. g JEWELERS AND DIAMOND MERCHANTS Class Ring..- Medals and Pins of the c Better Kind II Corner 0 Main Street ConrMain and Hampton Street. s COLUMBIA, S. C, LNISS' rol For Women" Clothes YOU WOULD PAY AT ANY T GLASS SHOP EN STRmET The G( Damas AIN SARAH HARRISON MA Girl's Chorus Sings May 10 The University Girls' Glee Club will be heard in concert May 10 at 8:30 p. m. in the chapel. They will be as sisted by Mrs. Robert Lafaye, soprana, Guy Williamson, Maurice Humphries, violinists, and a girls' sextette. The numbers on the program are: "Oh, Divine Redeemer" by Gounod; "Go Thou, Dear Music" by Elgar; "Neapolitan Nights" by Zamecnick; "Silent, Starlit Night" by Hahn; "The Nile" by Laroux; "The Rosary" by Nevin; and "Sylvia" by Speaks. Accompanists for the Glee Club are Katherine Heustess and Eloise Page. --v. s. c. Nine Talks Scheduled President J. Rion McKissick will ad dress nine religious and civic groups between now and the end of school. His schedule of speaking engage ments is as follows: May 6. Alumni meeting, Bishopville. May 8. Men's Bible class, First Bap tist Church, Denmark and Ghent's Branch Baptist Church. May 15. Clemson College Y. M. C. A. Afternoon and night. May 18. Gilbert High School, com mencement address. May 20. Slater-Marietta School, com mencement address. May 23. Fairfax High School, com mencement address. May 26. Yonge's Island High School, commencement address. May ?7. Holly Hi!! High Schoo, COm-1 mencement address. May 30. Branchville High School, commencement address. -u. a. 0. -Carolinian (Continued from Page One) drawing, called "Snake Plant," by Dan Millsaps. The paper for this next is sue will be slick enamel. The new C'arolinian staff which will put out its first number of the maga zine with this issue is as follows: Editor in chief, Eleanor Cannon of Hamlet, N. C.; Business Manager, Alex MacArthur, Bennettsville; Lit erary Editor, Charles Lee, Asheville, N. C.; Associate Editor, Hennig Co hen of Darlington, Managing Editor. Dan Millsaps of Darlington; Art Edi tor G. B. Bundrick of Colulmbia; As sociate Business Manager, Andy Mari on; members of the editorial staff, John Crews and Emily West. CHAS. L SUGH "Flowers"~ Corsages Cut Flowers IMPERIAL HOTEL P HON E Da 76 DEPENDABLE TAXI SERVICE CHECKER CAB CO. Telephone 2-3311 OUR RATES ARE AS LOW AS THE LOWEST Columbia's Preferred Transportation 10 Hour Laii SPECIAL RATEE When Loft At TAKEN UP 8 A. M. 12 A. COLUMBIA 1323 Taylor Street mec00A CIAL Spring For] RGARET ASHE IDA LAWTON GRAHI Long's Band Will Play For Dance The Damas Club, University of South Carolina, will give its annual spring for mal tonight in the ballroom of the Jeffer- I son Hotel from 10:00 till 2:00 o'clock. I Johnny Long and his orchestra will play for the dance, and the setting, in keeping with the season, will represent a spring garden. Features of the evening will be the grand march and the junior-senior fig ure. The customary special no-break will follow the former with four other no- 1 breaks during the evening. Leading the grand march will be offi cers Lillian Brunson, president, with Rick ] Mclver; Martha Newman, vice-presi dent, with Randolph Bradham; Katherine Cain, secretary, with Frank Gibbes; Sarah Harrison, treasurer, with Benjoe Williams; Margaret Ashe, senior leader, with Howard Timberlake; Ida Lawton Graham, junior leader, with Dan Blitch; Leola Garety dance committee chairman, with 1-larold Prince. Chaperones for the dance will include: MLrs. William Arthur, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Stackhouse, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Haw kins, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Garety, Dr. and Mrs. J. Rion McKissick, Madame Felice 1 IC Ilorvath, Mrs. A. R. Childs, Prof. R. A. James, Dr. H. C. Davis, Prof. Ed Clippard, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Barber. Also, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Ashe, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Gooding, Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Yea don, Mr. and Mrs. H. \V. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Billy Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Ruff, Mr. and Mrs. R. Beverly Sloan, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Watts, Mrs. Wallace Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. ,'ennngs Woods. Also, Senator and Mrs. J. M. Lyles, Mr. and Mrs. K. M. James, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Gunter, Mr. G. T. Horton, Dr. and Mrs. S. E. Wheeler, Dr. and Mrs. M. A. Woods, Mr. A. Rufus Morgan, Mrs. L. \V. Gilland. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Manning, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Herbert, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Cosby, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Boyd. Also, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Brunson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patten, Mr. and Mrs. WV. S. Wertz, Mr. andl Mrs. R. F. Des Champs, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. H-awvkins, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. IHunt, Mrs. WV. H. C. White, and Mrs. Clarence Owvens. The perseid meteors have been visible annually since 830 A. D. I figure a fellowv lasts longer in base ball than in football, which is pretty tough. -"Slingin Sam" Baugh. COL.UMBIA OFFICE SUPPL.Y Co PRINTINGI COMMERCIAL STATIONERY - OFFICE EQUIPMENTI 1112 Lady St. Phone 5163J Carolina Life Insurance Co. BELLS A POLICY SUITABLE TO THE NEEDS OF EACH MEMBER OP THE FAMILY Industrial - Old Line "It Is Better To Have It And Not Need It Than To Need It And Not Have It" ndry Service TO STUDENITS The aanteen RETURNED 6 P. M. 12 A. M. NEIT DAY LAUNDRY Telephone 4954 JOTES t t I t t r; LEOLA GARrrY SORORITY MEMBERSHIP LIMITED By unanimous vote of Pan-Hellenic t ouncil Friday afternoon, a limitation c )n sorority membership was agreed ipon to go in effect by the end of the a [941-42 session of school. a University sororities will be given L our years to work down to the limi ation number, set at 36, or to work ( ap to 36, as the case may be. It shall 5e left to the individual sorority to de :ide how many new girls will be f idded each year in arriving at this r 'umber. If there is a marked increase in the t !nrollment of women students at the Jniversity, and it becomes necessary, he limitations number agreed upon :an be changed by unanimous vote of Pan-Hellenic Council. Transfers Not Counted Girls who are members of national ororities at other colleges and trans er to the University of South Carolina 1 hall not be counted in the sorority luota the first year they are here, but ;hall be counted in succeeding years. Pan-Hellenic Council has held many :alled meetings during this semester o discuss chapter limitations. Each orority approved the new system, and instructed their Pan-Hellenic repre entatives, who are the president of he sorority and one selected delegate, :o vote for it in Council meeting. National Pan-Hellenic Approves At the last meeting of the National Pan-Hellenic Congress, a plan of :hapter limitation was endorsed by the :3 national sororities represented there. All sororities at the University of Thav'rp a !peaat For Campus and Sport ~ Wear JACQU SLIPPEI Page Five Smith Heads Honor Group Frances Smith of Columbia was lected president of Alpha Kappa ;amina last Wednesday afternoon for he coming year. Other officers are: Beverly Bates, ice-president; and Ann James, secre ary. There being no other member if Alpha Kappa Gamma coming back o school next year, a treasurer will Lot be elected until new members are aken in. Alpha Kappa Gamma will meet next Vednesday afternoon to elect new nembers, and tapping exercises will e held in chapel Friday. Representatives of all campus or anizations will meet in the Student Jnion Building, Monday at 4 o'clock o discuss the central scholarship fund vhich Alpha Kappa Gamma is spon oring. --. s. o. outh Carolina had national represen atives at that congress. Pan-Helenic Council meets this af ernoon at the Tri Delta house to re ise rush rules. These rules will be ublished in booklet form before the nd of this semester. At their last meetino, Pan-Hellenic greed to give, except for a small bal nce, all of the money in their treas ry to the central scholarship fund vhich is sponsored by Alpha Kappa amma. New Officers Elected New officers of Pan-Hellenic for the all semester are Marjorie Collins, resident; Rannah Heyward, vice resident; Katherine Webster, secre ary; Josephine Johnson, treasurer. --U. ". o. REVOLUTION The current war in Spain is not a revo ution but a reaction, Dr. E. T. Bonn, irofessor of history at the University, ays )emocracy normally is the result f a slow growth and when it comes too apidly, reaction follows, he said. ATTENTION INIVERSITY SENIORS A N D LRADUATES SEEKING EM PLOYMENT-The American Stu lent Alliance offers you contacts with the leading industrial organi aations throughout the entire rountry. For additional informa. don address American Student Al Liance, 754 Holly Ave., St. Paul, tVinnesota enclosing 10c corre ;pondence charge. n! WTEDI FRE ...we da'0eteog ofte 'as eey 'HAC COPIESS!) ELINNED wecnt getenug