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Dance 0 NO 2211; ADELYN LIPSCOMB Junior-Senior Ball Tonight The annual junior-senior ball of the University of South Carolina will be danced Friday evening in the University gyni from 10 'till 2 a. m. Buster Spainn's Gamecock orchestra will play for the dance. The hall will be (ecorated in colors appropriate for the season. Multi-colored balloons and con fetti will be distributed among the danc ers and favors will be presented to the ates of the officers of the two classes. The junior-senior figure will be led by Giy Lipscomb, president of the senior cla's.. with Miss Adelyn Lipscomb. They will be assisted by Ben Joe Williams. president of the junior class. with Miss Sarah Harrison. These couples will be aS,i;ted by the following class officers and their dates: Talcott Stith, vice-prs ident of the senior class; Lang Ilogan, vice-president of the junior class; Wood row Coker, historian of the senior class; Charles Manining, secretary-treasurer of the senior class' Miss Frances Smith, secretary-treasurer of the junior class. Chaperones will include parents of Mrs. J. Rion McKissick, Dean and Mrs. John A. Chase, Dean and Mrs. F. W. Bradley. Mrs. A. R. Childs. Dean George Olson, Prof. F. T. Meeks. Prof. R. A. James. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Smith, Mr. and Mrs. W. H1. Har(h, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Enright, Miss Lodema Gaines, Dr. j. J. Petty, Prof. E. 13. Clippard. Prof. Shetfield Hodge. Mr. Frank Taylor, Prtf. George McCutcheon. -- . . C. ALUMNI The alumni association of the Univer sity of South Carolina, Charleston and Berkeley district, will meet Friday at the Francis Marioi Hotel, Charleston. Dr. Robert Hope is chairman of the commit tee. Dr. J. Rion McKissick, high officials in the academic school, Coach Rex En right and Athletic Director W. H-. H arthI plan to attend. --U. s. 0. Brazil's area is greater than that of the continental United States byI 15t0,O00 square miles. anununuOOn. 1~-os *ame M oflW ?l"* . ~0R9 Starts MONDAY All Sats RID120c1 All Hours CAMR s EnI Co-eds ,OUISA EIIRLICH MARG Sp4 MARY JULXUN. German Frat SonAorsMarx Mcmbers of the Goethe Verhindung ;erman fraternity, University of Soutil aroliia, formefly known as Sigm, hapter of Delta Phi Alpha. last nigh iamed Miss Ilse Marx, of Columbia resident of the organization for the 1938 939 sessions. Other officers elected include T. 1i awl, Lexington, vice-president ; Leo M rraynor, Jr., Columbia, secretary, an< Iiss Elizabeth Stuckey, Bamberg, treas irer. At a recent meeting of the organiza ion it was decided to withdraw fron he national honorary German fraternity )elta Phi Alpha. and form a local groul uited to the interests of all German stu lents. The name Goethe Verbindung waw hosen in honor of Germany's most note( wan of letters, who lived from 1749 tr 832. and whose works are numberel long wit h Shakespeare's as master ieces of world literature. Retiring officers of the fraternity art 'aul Barrett. Columbia, president, WValter (tleckley. Columbia, vice-president, and kse Miarx. secretary-.treasurer. ON THE STAGE IN PERSON "Everything Ne4v" . . but . . ."The Rhapsody in Blue" PAUL Whiteman * And His Orchestra of TU - Swing Stars * Featuring Joan EDWARDS No Seats FOUR Reserved MODERNAXRED iven Lead Figure ARET THOMPSON RANNAHR] mnsors For 8 MARTHA L. WITHERS. C - ROSA WILDER. REEL s BY EMIL1 The family of the late Al fred Funder-( burke has presented his fraternity, Kappa I Sigma, with a plaque to be engraved each3 year with the name of the most out standling boy in the chapter. The plaquev hears the fraternity seal and 12 smallt steel plates in the lower corner on which the boys' names are to be placedl. The honor, this year. goes to Werber Bryan who was given a small plaque hearing the Kappa Sigma seal in recog- I nit ion of his standing. The Funderhurke plaquies wecre pre- I senitedl at a haniquet which was given in honor oif the alumni at University high school Friday night. * * * Sigma Clhi amnnounces tha.t Bill Bochi man,li ouitgoing presidlent, has been se leeted to rep)resent G amma Nui chapter 1 for the Bal four provinice awardl which isn p.resented each year to thle most out - standing man in North Ci(arolina and Sotith Carolina provinices oif Sigma Chi. The newly elected officers of the fra ternity are Marion Knox, p)residlent ;Ran dolph11 Bradham, vice-president ;Jimmie I Whieeler, secretary ;Joe Bird, t reasuirer; Larry Gaul, pan-hiellenic rep)resenitative. * * *C At a reguilar meeting May 9, Pi Kap pa Alpha elected newv officers for the ~ coming year. They are James L John son, presidlent ;Toni Jolly, vice-president; liIubert Iliarman, treasuirer; amnd Frank d' J ordan,. rush captain. t The ret iring o....cers are Newton lI ar mon, piresidlent ;Edmond Tiller, vice presidenit ;Tomi Jolly, treasurer ;Tom Watts, secretary; Newton I harmon and $ Hu ibert Iliarmatn, Inter- fraternity coun-t cil representatives. * * * it Beta Gamma chapter of D)elta Sigmia Pi recently pledged Jacob Forrest (rouch oif Columbia. At a meeting held at the chapter house a Monday the chapter had as giest speak- hi er, Major Cork, Assistatit Adljtanlt G;en- ii eral. IHis talk conicernied the actual need c of South Carolina for the young men ( who gradluate from colleges and utuiver- g sities in the state. t * * * Mariotn lunt, Chi Omega, wa re- e elected president of the WVomans' Ath- a letic Association at a recent meettiug. s Veek-] At Junior IEYWARD SARAH HAR3 igNa u I LEONORA CHEEVES. BESSIE HEYWARD. LANTS )ther ofTicers~ are Betty Teagute, vice residlent : Dorothy Crow. secretary ;and dlarioni Grahtam, treasurer. Retiring ofTicers are Polly' McKensie, -ice-presidlent ;Mary P. Giarvin, secre ary; and Bet sy Yeadon, t reasu rer. * * * Pi Gammna Mudt, s)cal science fraterni y, gav~e a bain(Iuet WVednte.day, May 11 nt the University high school cafeteria n honor of its thirteent new tmembers. The new memnbers are: L.ouise l.vles. larriet McBtrayer, Grace Steele, Anni amtes. Couirtenay Carsoit, Jr., teinnie rumn, La.irry Cox, Johnt linuican, Newton st ithI. Ma thewv P(l iakoffT, and( I rvinte \'elling. Ma'ster of ceremonies wais Albert )outglas. ad( guest speaker for thte eve ing was D)r. W. II. Callcott. Officers of lie fraternity are Frances MIorgan. pres Ient; R. K. Giradeau, vice-president; ~rthu r I lolmian, secretary-treasurer. * * * Charles WVhitaker, sophomore, of Co ambhia, has been elected presidenit of te Newman Club, organizat ion of C.atht lic students at thte University. O)ther tTicers are Leo Kroto., v'ice-presidlent; rank Shean, treasuirer ;Alice Cormack, eeretary ;Joe Patrone, sargeant-at-arms. Ret iriing officers are Catherine Narey, resident ;Chtarles Whitaker, vice-presi ent ;1Leola Garety, secretary ;Lec) Kro ,. treasturer. --U. a. o. COAL Dutrintg cold weather it takes at least 80 per (lay to run the steam plant at le University. This figure was given y Marshal J. M. Canitey, whto saidl that takes forty car loads or two thouisand mis of coal to run the three furnaces tiring an average wvinter. The plant is run by a htead fireman, nt assistant fireman, and a fireman's elper who "keeps the htome fires burn ig" in the winter, and works elsewhere it the campuis at other times. Marshal antev said that firemeni were hard to et atid he woutldn't think of releasing tern in the stummer. C:oal that is burned in the three stokers asts $5.50 per ton. The total fuel bill mounts to $11,000 per year. The three tokers enable school officials to save 1IOTES 14 .ndI -senior RISON NEOMA NEWSOA all RANNAH HEYWARD. Sigma Nu Ball Danced Tonight Delta chapter of Sigma Nu, Univer sity of South Carolina, will celebrate it! anniversary with a banquet and ball tho night of May 14 at the Jefferson Hotel Thomas M. Craig. alumnus, will b toastmaster for the banquet. Alumn parents, and faculty members have bee invited to chaperone. Officers of the fraternity are Roberl Smith, president ; Robert Shaw, vice president ; Coit I lendley, treasurer: Courtenay Carson, secretary; H arry H[il ton, chairman of the dance committee. Delt.a chapter of Sigma Nit was es tablished in 1886 and remained on thi campus until 1897 when the legislaturc banned fraternities. The ban was re moved in 1927 and DIelta chapter was revived for the second time in 1928. The frateinity was founded at V. M. I.. Jan. 1, 1869. There are at present. 98 chap ters in the United States atid approxi mately 35.000 living members. Sponsors fo r t he dance are Marthai WVither5, for Robert Smith, I.coniorai Checeves, for Robert Shaw, Rannah Hev ward, for C.oit Ilctndley, Mlary Dixon, for Courtenay (arson, Rosa WVilder, for I larry HIilton, and Bessie I eywardl, for HI. Bland Ilanmmonid, Jrt., president of the alutmni club. Chaperones include MIr. and( MIrs. *l. NM. Black, Mir. atnd Mrs. J. F. G;oggans, MIr. and1 NIrs. J ohn WV. Crews, NI r. and MIrs. A. 1E. 1lolmati, Mr. and NI rs. WV. Bedfo rd Mloore, Jr.. D)r. and MIrs. Ralph Foster, MIrs. J. Feaster Brown, Miss Lydta HIerrtck Brown, NIr. and( MIrs. Ben Sawyer, Mir. and Mirs. R. 1E. Randall, NMr. andl NIrs. J. R. Atkinson. Nir. and Nirs. Whtite, Nir. andI NIrs. M. NI. I lunt. H omer Riley, Mliss Grace I laskell, Mirs. 1.. 1K. Mlart in, NIr. and MIrs. Edgar T. Cato, MIr. and M\1rs. I 'erriti Thompson, NIr. atid NMrs. E. R. H eywardl, NIr. and Mrs. Walter A. IKeenan, Mr. andl Mrs. R. C. IKeenan, NIr. atnd MIrs. J. S. Rog ers. MIr. atINi Mrs. R. M. Fant, the Rev. and MIrs. Robbet NIitchum, NIrs. F"ranik I1) maiel M Irs. P. 1. HIilton, and( MIrs. L. P. IFouch. Steppe Re-elected Society Head J ohntnie Steppe, rising senior, of I rmo, S. C., was re-elected presidlent of Hly patian literary society at the weekly meet inig oif the group W'edlnesdlay. Other of ficers are Christine Wingard, vice- presi dent; Theresa Teiore, secretary; Alice Corumck, treasurer ; Eliz.abethi Bird. critic. Jutdy Greenberg wvas chosen represetn tative for D)ebating Couticil, Helen Cal lisoni was tnamed Stutdetnt Council repre sentat ive. and Jean D)ickitnsoti, represen tative to Student Boardl of Publications. Retiring officers are Johnnie Steppe, president ; Cornelia Yoder, vice-presi dlent ; Elizabeth Caston, secretary ; Cath erine Narey, treasurer; Theresa Tetiore, critic. --U. U. 0. about 20 per cent per year on the coal b)ill since coal for stokers is of a cheaper grade. At tirst lowy-grade coal was discarded by miners, theni with the invention of the stoker they began to sell the coal. Now companies are forcedl to grind up regular coal to be sold for stoker use, The stoker is an automatic device that feeds the fur niaces in a regulated way that causes bet ter fires from less coal. cities 1E FRANCES SMITH Polumatheians Elect Elliott Margie Elliott, sophomore, of Winns horo. is the new president of the Polu matheian Society. Rannahl Heyward, sophomore, of Columbia, is vice-presi dent ; Betty Teague, secretary; and Ann Belser, treasurer. Retiring officers are Molly Taber. pres ideit: Nancy Childs, secretary; Margie Elliott, treasurer. Polumatheian Society is an honorary club for L'niversity co-eds who make a scholastic average of "B" at the end of their freshman semester. Mrs. Maude M. IHawkins, professor of English, is counselor for the club. --U-. a. 0. The Iost characteristic plant of New Zealand is the fern which flour ishes in great variety everywhere. The so-called tree fern often reaches a height of 40 feet. -Advertisement Shoes To Lucky Seniors University, Columbia College Girls Participate Keep your eyes on the clock in the wvindow of the Jacquelinc Slipper Shop. Your name is on the clock in their shoe window. If your name is opposite one of tile hands of the clock when it stops. you will win a pair of shoes free. It's an eight day cltck . wound and set to run eight days . . . and it's just a gamble which two girls out of all tile graduates in town will win . . . when the clock runs down. Go dlownl and watch the "hanids go round( . . . andl watchl the good-look ing shloes they-ve picked for all of you Seniors . . .white sandals and p)lumps . . swing-straps andl ties that are per-. fectly stunning. Just think . . . you may wvin a pair! Be sure andl see them so that yotill kinow wvhich style you want. This is one time when you'll want "time to fly" . . .nobody knows who will winl . . . all we can say is there are- somie beautiful shloes wvaiting the lucky winners. So whlile "time marches on"....eep your eye on the clock! Stunning 0PER and WHITE copies of expensive styles I Favorite of favorites! Snowy back "spiked" with copper calf. Just one of many types. smateedm as wetised Is Jacequ eline 1536 Main Street