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.. - , " .. " ,! 1 Ncez Of PX1 7 !' Vo1~ XI, No. 2* No Claes Ot.20 rresident I., Rion McKissick am bounced this week that Univetsit stiudents would be given a holiday , Thdrsday, Oct. 20, so that they ma attend the state Fair and be present i the annual -Clemson football gane. -The invitation to attend the fi was extended to all students by Pav V. Moore, secretary, tlie State Agr cultural and Mechanical society. Athletic books will be the - onl ticket of admission necessary for stv dents. Moore's letter , to President Mc Kissick follows: Dr. J. Rion McKissick, President, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. Dear Dr. McKissick: It Is *ith much pleasure that -w again invite you and the entire stu .dent body of -the University to be or ests at the State Fair on Thurs y,October 20. 1938. We feel ths you can and will.encourage them t give up the' pursuit of higher educa tion to avail themselves of -this da of 'fun and pleasure. The athletic books will again t their card of admission. May we have the great honor o having you and. all your. .boys. an girls with us at this particular tiae With very kindest personal regard we beg to remain Respectfully yours, Paul V. Moor4 Secretar: President McKissick's reply: Mr. Paul V. Moore, Secretary, The State Agricultural an Mechanical Society, Columbia, S. C. Dear Mr. Moore: For our student body and for my self I thank you most heartily fo the invitation of South Carolina Ag ricultural and Mechanical Society t us to'be your. guests at the State Fai Oct. 20, 1938. I shall do all in my power to en courage our young- men and wome to avail themselves of this gracioua and generous invitation. They wi be given a holiday to enable them to d so. Some observers assert that grea changes have come over our youtb that they are more serious-minde than the students of your generatio and of mine, that they are less in 'terested in public sports and other di versions than the youngsters of othe times. Nevertheless, I venture the opinio that more than a few of our student will tear themselves from their studic to attend our State Fair on the ap pointed day. As for myself, I wouldn't miss! With many thanks and cordial rc gards I am Yours sincerely, 3. RionMcsic Presideni Frosh Make High Marks A pproximately five per cent of th fresh.men entering the University wer pe tted to register for sophomor Eng h as determined by scores oi tests ad'ministered by the Universit: Personnel Bureau during freshmai week. The next 15 per-cent of freshise were accepted for special sections o second-semester freshman English. In determining freshmen capable o carrying an advanced English cours< ranks-on other tests of general learn ing ability were cdonsidered togethe with the rank on the English test. Freshmen given special placemen in English may fulfil dere require l atetits h:i English in less than the usua time. The Eglish exemptions serv to liber'ate well-trained students fromi an unnecessary .course requirement thereby allowing them to substitut< at a later time elective courses of thet own choice to make up the total o 124 semegter 'hodrs required -for de gree. Students accepted for sophomori English are as follows: George Cullen Battle, Catheriui Belser, Harry Harris Brill, Jr., Co lumbla: Howard Bemont Brittain, Ta man; -Robert Edward Browne, Vi ginia Edmonds Cardwell, Columbia Anne Johnson Clarkson, Camden Mary Tsla Crumpler, Elinor Walket Filin, -Columbia; Mary Joy Gaddy Spartanbuarg; Ella Hunter, Theresi Jackson, Columbbia; Francenla Con stance Johnston, St. George; Jane }$arvey McKinney, Belton: France .Meels, Andeason; David $utherlam MtrayDouglas Newlion,. Jmes Hu bqrti~sn.Columnbia; u Rain. - ~d Egfleld; Doroth e Santp3e Coltsmbb ; Walter Caroll Taylor Gaff'ne; 14!. Ward, 'Colutabia. Those accepted for advanced fresh. slait are as' follows: ~~tcv,,T cheN.Y;Wt N 1 I )- -1: V r, ;, -*, .% . I '.I )II I Pe. Meeting Held Tonight Aiother pep meeting will be held In the chapel prior to the - Biddy Bull Pup- game tonight -in f preparation for that contest and Y also for the Wake. Forest game tomorrow, it was announced by r Matthew Poliakoff, head cheer leader. The pep meeting will be held at 7:30 P. M. in the chapel. It is y being held at this, time in order that students may be in time for th kickoff of the freshman contest slated for 8 'P. M. The pep meeting will be the sec ond this semester. All students especially freshmen, have beer e urged to attend. Cheer leaders said that cheering at' the Georgia r game was oh the whole good, but t that many students did not seen1 D familiar with the new yells. They urged that all students who were not entirely familiar, with the new e "streamlined" cheers that have beer composed come to the pep meet f ing tonight and learn then). A large number of atudents at tended the pep meeting in the field house before the Georgia game last week. It was the first time that a gatiering of its kind had been held in the building. Derrick Talks To Society Emphasizing the need of good r speakers in the world, Dr. S. W. Derrick addressed the Clariosophic Literary society on Wednesday r night. Dr. Derrick, speaking be fore a crowd that overflowed the society's halls, said that the best method of getting the neceslary training in public speaking was to join a literary society. I The reception, which was gived in honor of ,the new members, was t attended by members of the fac ulty as well, as representatives of the other campus literary societies. *Jimmy Thomas After a short social hour Pres ident James Thomas called a busi ness meeting for the purpose of electing twenty--two new memb'ers into the society. -This makes a to tal of 66 new men who have been added to the'rolls for this semes ter. The following students will be initiated at the next mneeting of the siociety on Tuesday night, Oc Itober 11th if they desire to join this organization: William A. Hart, Hubert Thomason, Wilbur McCurry, Shirley Henderson, Da vid Murray, Ray Thomason, Jim McKinney, Sam Jones, Jim Bear den, Ho.uston Manning, Jr., Walter Lawson, Ishmael Thomason, Arnee 14. Coker, James Harrison, George Wilson, Homer C. Dreyhe., Cftarles Culbertson, Paul Birocking tosd, Paul Holscher, John Lanid, -Rudolph Heape, George Little, Er win Theinpson, William Thomp son, W1lliam M*Neil, Clinton :Christinas, Earl Baskin, William Jumer, Wilment Truluck, Ber - n Mtit,R.. Scarborough, Dick .Wrlls * Jack Johnson, James . els5etword Brittain, Jdtlius Le y in, jack Mcaride, Carl Atkins, :E. E. Stanton, Jasnee Zharl Tindall, Rambert Martin, John Sitton, I R. K. Ti'mmoni; Jr. John Knox Dorsett, Joseph Z. Lever, R. H. Grimshaw, James Llod Cane, David Bakcer Homer Ioof, lh Beckham, Roy Dennis, Harod Breazeale. The meeting was adjourned early da-the evening so that the members could attend the reception given by .of South [BIA, S. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER nn ou n Rece Above -are the three Universit arship award for 1988-89. Thea 8ohool of oommeros; Walter Be: Johnsonville, both students in th Cormack and Oannon $75 each. Pool To Be Ready Jan 1 The new swimming pool and building now under construction be hind the gymnasium on the Univer sity campus should be completed by January 1, J. Rion McKissick, pres ident ot the University of South Carolina, stated early this week. The work is progressing satisfac torily, but. many complicated details in the construction require time. When completed, Carolina's swim ming pool will be the largest and finest in South Carolina. Most of the cost, $108,790, has been provided by the Works Progress Administra tion. Several years ago, K. S. K., ser vice fraternity, led a drive to raise money for a swimming pool. Stu dents, faculty, and friends of the University contributed to that fund which totaled $1,531.30. This was expended under the direct super vision of Prof. Sumwalt. Recently, a statement of the receipts and ex penditures of this fund was sent to Dr. McKissick and to James G. Thomas, president of K. S. K. This movement came before the present grant was obtained from the Works Progress Administration and crysta lazed interest in the project. The new pool will be 36 feet wide by 75 feet long. This length is in accord with the American Ath letic Union requirements. Other features to be included follow: It will be lined with beautiful tile. Showers will be provided in the north end of the building. Offices and other facilities will be provided in the south end. Provision will be made to seat about 500 'people on platforms on each side of the pool. The water will be heated by a separate boiler. The heater will make a complete (Continued on Page Eight) --U. s. 0. Library Under New System A change in the cataloging sys tem of the University library has been begun by Miss Jasie J. Ham and Miss Mary E. Batting, assis tants installed for the purpose of making the change. Under the old cutter system, cat aloging 'twas denc by letters; the new method, known a~s the "Dewey Decimal" it run by a classification of numbers. The change will be made grad ually. and will .not' be complted I until the new library building Is a ready for use. R. M, K-ennedy, librarati says that this. Is because the old ,bilding has not adequate t room and in. the new situation he hopes to have ample room and per-1g haps more assistants for the work. The estinfated cost 6f the pro- a ject, If it were undertaken by a r sufficient number of librarians to c be completed right sway, would be twenty thousand dollar.. As It is r now being done, the cost will be , cut down but the work will -take c many years. Beginning Is being made on the t modern language department and r as the -departments are finished c they will be brought into the main 1 library after removal to the new building. Miss Ham Is a raduate In LU- I! brf hence of Feabody Colleg I and~L Bitti a duatt of 11 . UniversI of thCarolina' i~ I< Library K> Carolina 7, 1938 ces ive Scholarship j of touth Carolina studento m Sare Irving Twitty Welling, J, nard Cormack of Columbia an D college of arts and, science. High Schools Get Annuals One hundred copies of The Gar net and Black, Carolina year book will be mailed this month to 10( South Carolina high school libra ries, John A. Chase, dean of ad. ministration, announced this week. Last year, on recommendation, u Mr. Chase, the Board- of Trusteei of Carolina authorized the purchase of a like number of annuals for dis. tribution to S. C. high schools The gesture was so well received that the plan is being followed again this year, Mr. Chase said. He pointed 'out that the 193E "ateilei and Blacks would be seni out to high schools that did nol receive copies of the 1937 edition An attempt will be made to place a copy of the University year boo& in every S. C. high school library every other year. Dean Bradley Speaks Today Dean F. W. Bradley will be the principal speaker at chapel exer :iges today. A capacity crowd p1eard Presi lent J. Rion McKissick.as he spoke it thie first chapel services on lasi Friday. A piano solo by David Parker vill furnish the musical part of the program today. Each week, :roughout the semestei- special iMusic will be provided. Governor-elect Burnet R. May. )ank has been invited to speak to the students and faculty Friday, )ctober 21, according to the com nittee. Students Get New Union A new Student Union building hat will be a real Union has been anctioned by the Board of Trus ees and is now being considered y the Works Progress Adminis ratiOn, 3. Rion McKissick, presi lent of the University of. South larolina, announced today. "Arrangements for this building nay be completed in the next few nonths," Dr. McKissick said. "The Works Progress Administration nd the University' propose to reet a building in the near future which at the end of not less than wo years and not more than three ears can be converted into a real Jnlon." The proposed structure will be ocated between LeConte College nd Bull Street. The new Union building will, if resent plans materialize, consti ute a real center of student life. t will contain facilities for a1J 'hases of student activities. Roonis nillb provided for me.etings of tudd't organlzationis, although the meeting rooms will not be kept ex lusively for organisation meetings. A periodical and newspapetr oom iwill,be. provided for 'the pleas re. of students and visitors -to the ampuis. A music room, which will robably contain the Carnege music' et- and other facilities for susically 1ndlkwed students, Is one f the peopdsWfeatures of the new Jnlon. A banquet room, adequately quipped to -care for large gather mas, Is another proposed feature. t wlllbe open forthe tse of stu ett and alumnl or utas aos. A sumgIe oam we dents Founded 1909 loliday kward ho share the Class of 1894 schol '., of Darlington, a student in the d Clinton Carlisle Cann=n, Jr., of Welling will receive $100, and Plans Made For Building Housing troubles for girl stu dents at the University are expect ed to be over when the'new $300, 000 Woman's building recently granted Carolina by the Public Works Administration is conplet ed, Dink Gaines, assistant to the dean of women, said this week. Announced last week in chapel by President McKissick was the fact that work on the project is expected to begin November 1; the building will probably be finished in time for occupancy in Septem ber, 1939. The new Woman's building will have 125 dormitory rooms, and will accommodate 250 students in ad dition to the dean of women and matron. The present Woman's building will take care of only 65 girls, and the remainder of those applying for admission to the dormitory were forced to accept rooms in approved boarding houses at a slightly higher fee. This year more than 100 girls are rooming in houses off the cam pus, and many more did not enroll at the University because they could not be admitted to .the Woman's building,- Miss Gaines said. Under present plans the new building will face Green Street and run parallel to Divine. The 125 rooms will be divided into suites of two large rooms and con necting bath. These will be oc cupied by four girls. Seven club rooms have been pro vided for the use of sororities, and kitchenettes will be built so that every sorority will share one with another sorority. Between each club room and lobby will be sound proof sliding doors so that it will be possible to utilize the whole first floor for big dances. Student offices for telephones and information will be added, and the canteen will be given larger quarters than in the old building. Each club room will have a sep arate entrance on the terrace which is to be constructed around the building. Mrs. Arney Childs, dean of Plea.. Turns To Page Eight Garden Gate Is Completed The entrance gate to the Univer sity gardens, presented by Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Keenan, was completed during the summer months, accord ing to Dr. E. C. Coker. A steel wire fence is to connect the gates of the brick corner panels of Blossom street and continue up Pickens and Bitti streets to the smaller gates that are buttressed by similar panels. Mrs. Keenan, the donor was a niece of Dr. and Mrs. A. Ce. Moore and formerly lived with them in the house on the campus now occupied by Dean Rowe. The late Dr. Moore was for a long time a professor 9f Botany at the University and stimu latel a great deal of Interest in wild plants of South Carolina. He took an intereqt, also, In planting trees on the c4mpts and had long con ceived the plan of a garden of native South Carolina plants as a #iart of the University equipment. Dr.Cqr chairman ofcommit tee on- unds and bul i .t ted t, gardea ee~ CAROLINA SCENE OF On -the same field wh6re lai a greater football future, the 4 tomorrow afternoon at 3 P. M. from Wake Forest. Fresh from a scintillating 8 Friday night, the Demon Dea ,team featuring in its backfiel scorer, Captain George Wirtz, i berry and a wizard quarterbac Wirtz, with 24 points scored of C arolina's own Ed Clary with 20 points. Therefore & way battle. On the one han< scoring honors and on the ot with Mayberry in the kicking "With big name teams on t overlookea the Wake Forest quoted as saying. "However almost all the other Gamecock Please Tur Y. M.-C. A. I Finance Can Student Y. M. C. A. work< campaign yesterday with a lur Directed by Alex McArthui raise $1,200, needed to carry or The total necessary under the amount about $2,155 is in sight of the Y. M. C. A. at Carolina. Euphs Listen To Williamson The Euphradian Literary societ3 opened its program of activitiet for the year on Tuesday night witl a reception in the *Euphradian Hall Frank Jordan, -last year's president -presided over the meeting. The guest speaker was Mr. Luk< Williamson, ex-president of th4 Carolina student body and of th< Euphradian society. He is now at attorney in Aiken, S. C. Mr. Wil liamson was introduced by Jor dan and was able to make only - few remarks before being inter rupted by failure of the lights. While waiting for the lights t< come back on, so the speaker coul resume his speech, the presiden called on various members of the society to make short talks. Brat ton Davis, incoining president, sai a few words, followed by severa others of- the society and by Si< Duncan of the Clariosophic. The president then announce< that the lights would be out fo: some time and the principal speak er continued his address. He pointe< out the values of the literary socie ties in giving training to the studen Bratton Davis which could be obtained in nc other way on this campus. He urged every new student to joir one of the societies. Punch and ice cream were served to all at the conclusion of Mr. Wil liamson's speech. All Euphradians and those wish. ing to affiliate themselves with the society are urged to attend the meeting to be held next Tuesday night, at which time J. Bratton Da vis and the other new officers will be installed. "Judging from the excellent at tendance and the enthusiastic spr it at the -last meeting," said M Davis, Wednesday, "I am antici pating a most successful year fot the Euphradian society. We hopE to have ,many prominent guesi speakers during the coming semes ter." ---. .. C. Registration Figures Soar E~nrollment Aigures this weet climbed tq 505 above the sann period last year, giving promise l breaking all previous records byti 'time registration clobes on'Otm B, the o ice of the Dean of Anis. tration has announced. Already the rnsenber registered ex ceeds alt prevIous fgres foe' firsi semestr, Thnal Arlt~Iufg for the ird " ~stw be - #ble next wek enJohn A, bs 1ad Den hi mucet1g STADIUM_ BATTLE Baturday they gavp evidence of .arolina -Gamecocks'will do battle against the sensational s9phomores 1-0 victory 'ver The Citadel last eons present a well-rounded grid d the Southern Conference high L coffin-kicker deluxe in Red May k, Jimmie Ringold. I for the season, is not far abead who is second in the Conference iturday, Clary will wage a two i he and Wirtz will contend for her the Gaiffney Flash will duel department. he schedule, fans in general have outfit,'" Coach Rex Enright was they will be rated on par with foes remaining on the card." To Page Six aunches Ipaign rs began the Y's ahnual finance Leheon at Flinn Hall. , the campaign will attempt to the program of the organization. budget is about $3,355. Of this ,according to R. G. Bell, director 4 The budget campaign is being actively supported by leading mem bers of the faculty and student body. Folders sent out to cam paign workers for their use in pro. moting the campaign carry en dorsements by President J. Rion McKissick; Jerry Hughes, presi dent of the' student body; Dr. F. W. Bradley, dean of. men; Frank Jordan, president of 0. D. K.; Jimmy Thomas, president I of K. S. K.; Andrew Marion, chair man of, the University Honor Council; Currie MacArthur, editor of the Garnet and Black; and Harold Prince, editor of The Game cock. The finance committee -of the Y. M. C. A. is made up of the fol lowing members: Dr. Guy F. Lipscomb, chairman; Dr. F. W. Bradley, Mr. Harold DeLorme, and Stokes Davis. Alex i McArthur is treasurer of the cam pus organization. Workers have been divided into teams of ten men each. Each team t member is expected to contact ten male students on the campus and solicit pledges. Last year the amount set as a goal for the cam paign was not reached. Only $1,066 of the $1,200 set as a goal was collected. Workers will meet Monday to re port on collections, and again on W,ednesday, the final day of the drive. Prizes will be awarded to the three individuals making the largest collections, Mr. Bell said, and the winning team will also be rewarded with a gallon of ice cream. The complete budget follows: Please Tswni T o Page Eight Repairs Made On Campus Continuing the program of repairs and improvements begun earlier this year at the University, an additional list of proposed work, already ap proved by the Works Progress Ad m:nistration, was announced 'this week by Dean John A. Chase. "The following program of re pairs, additions, alterrations and ex tensions of the physical plant of the University has been authorized and will proceed as rapidly a,s pos sible under. a recent grant by the W. P. A.," Dean Chase stated. He outlined the repairs to be made as follows: 1. Construction of classrooms in Legare. 2. New locks and doors for all classrooms. a. Completion of screening of all classroom buildings and dormI tories. 4 R&zing, reconstruction, and painting of the baseball stand on Melton field. 6. Painting of the interior sind ex terior of the Field House, with re pairs to the exterior ad interior of the building. 6. Painting of the football stand* on Melton field. 7. Two cots of paint tothe er~ terior of all uidin sand one coat to theiwhteof a nildg. 16 Rnovte and repeU theaI isa