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- Tr*ackmen Social Compete Cabinet wInes Dance (Story ots Pdge Six) University of South Carolina (Story on Page Fiw) Z-676 Volume XXXT No. 18 COLUMBIA, S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1939 Foded 1908 SOUTHE Registration Shows Incref Survey Indicates Departments; Only A complete summary of regist year of 143 students over total released this week by the office Largest numerical increase w of Arts- and Sciences, which gai The school of Pharmacy also st ing from an enrollment of 73 1 year, an increase of 89 studentb The school of commerce alsoe showed a substantial increase, with 52 more students registered this year than last. The graduate school was the only school that showed any drop. Journalism and engineering in creased somewhat, while the schools of education and law remained prac tically stationary in enrollment. The summary released this week, with classifications according to class, sex, and school, appears below: Graduate School ...... 46 43 89 College of Arts and Sciences Men Women Total Seniors ................ 81 47 128 Juniors ................ 98 82 180 Sophomires' ........ 100 67 167 Freshmen ............ 191 125 316 Specials .............. 6 18 24 Total ................ 476 341 817 School of Commerce Seniors ................ 24 2 26 Juniors ................ 49 14 .63 Sophomores ........ 53 34 87 Freshmen ............ 152 68 220 Specials .............. 0 0 0 Total ................ 278 118 396 School of Education Seniors ................ 5 7 12 Juniors ................ 18 10 28 Sophomores ........ 19 8 27 Freshmen ............ 22 18 40 Specials .............. 0 0 0 Total ................ 64 43 107 School of Engineering Seniors ................ 23 0 23 Juniors ................ 26 0 26 Sophomores ........ 41 0 41 (Continued on Page Eight) Orchestra Gives Concert The University of South Carolina Symphony orchestra, under the di rection of Felice de Horvath, will present its spring concert Wednesday, March 15, at Drayton Hall. The orchestra will be assisted on this progrom by all musical groups on the campus; the band, directed by Prof. George Olson, the Men's Glee club, under the baton of William Baldwin, and the Woman's Glee club, directed by Madame de Horvath. Both orchestra and band will be augmented for this. occasion. Rehearsals have been in progress for several weeks and a program of variety, smoothly presented, is antic ipated. On previous performances, this spring concert has attracted an ovet-flow attendance and from all in dications the present program will be the most attractive yet presented. The complete personnel of the or chestra, which is sponsoring the con cert, is as follows: (Continued on Pagi Eight) McCall Makes Grading Charts The personnel bureau is working on a new set of grade-point charts which, says Prof. W. C. McCall, should elim inate laborious calculations annually and semi-annually. Given a student's grades the chart will at once evolve an average.. Students working the personnel office have already completed one set of charts and are working on others. Winthrop College and the Columbia Blible College are collaborating with the University in the work. Inside The Gamecock U. S. C. Enters Tourney Un defeated, Story on Page 6. Gamecock Cagers Bring Sea son To Close with Wofford Ter riers Here, Story on Page 7. Pharmacy School Opens New Model Drug Store, Story on Page 2. Birds Plan Stiff Workout Saturday, Story on Page 7. Craw ford Starts Intramural Sports, Story on Page 6. Social C abi n et Sponsors Dance For Visiting Teams, Story on Page 5. Trackmen GJo to Chapel Hill Indoor Meet This Saturday, Sim.- on -ag.8 RN CON Summary se Of 143 Gains In Several One Shows Drop ration, showing an increase this enrollment for last year, was of Dean John A. Chase, Jr. as made this session in College ned 83 students over last year. Lowed a substantial gain, jump ast year to a total of 112 this "Varsity Show" Calls Talent To Be Given Before Spring The University Players issued a call for talent this week as preliminary work on the new Varsity Show was begun. Tryouts were held Tuesday after noon and again on Thursday aftcr noon, in'the Chapel. These were well attended, but more talent is still needed, W. S. Woods. advisor. said. Everyone interested in being in the show or in helping produce it has been requested to get in touch with Jack Brown, Dan Millsaps, Jane Crout or Jacqueline McCutcheon. According to present plans, the show should be produced before Spring Holidays. It will be on the order of last year's show, but entire ly new. The Club is also planning another production, "There's Always Juliet," which will open sometime in March. Casting on this play has been almost completed. The following persons have been especially requested to try out for the Varsity Show: Ned McDonald, I. D. Durham, John McMillan, Carl Hartness, Corky Griffith, Larry Craig, Wally Craig, Gus Hempley, Maxcy Harrelson, Lang Long, Eleanor Flinn, Dallas Wilson. Norine Huey, Sarah Harrison, (Continued on Page Eight) Blue Key To G Gate Fund, S Spann To Play For Gym Benefit Blue key fraternity, in an effort to raise money to erect gates at the main entrances to the campus, a move ment begun last year, will hold an informal dance on March 3 in the gymnasium, Jim Cothran, president, announced yesterday. Buster Spann's orchestra will play for the affair, which will begin at 10 p. m. and last till 2 a. m. Script will be $0.75. Blue Key began planning for the gates last spring. Plans were drawn up, and University officials consulted, but no definite action was taken. Cothran said that it was hoped that enough money could be raised so that the proposed gates could become a reality. A list of sponsors for the dance was not complete when The Gamecock went to press this week. Two Hundred Attend Dinner Of Caroliniana . The University South Caroliniana Society will hold its annual dinner at the Hotel Columbia, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p. m. This dinner brings together many of its two hundred members which will come from as far west as Chicago, southwest as far as Mis sissippi, and north from as far as Rhode Island. The mnembers have a rare treat in store for them in the person of Dr. Charles A. Beard, who will be the principal speaker. Dr. Beard is an eminent historian and a political scien tist. His home is in New Norfolk, Conn., but he and Mrs. Beard are spending the winter in South Carollita, both in ColumbiR and in Aiken, where they both are at present. Dr. Beard is reading proof for a new publication, "Rise of American Civilization," one of a series, of which he is the co author with his wife. In a recent Interview, Dr. Beard ex pressed his profound admiration for the simplicity of the University's cam nu5. and nas at the beauty of the IFERENI c H4 PO I etit ive Dance For ays Cothra n USC Alumni Hold Meetings McKissick Slated To. ak.Tlk Th Uivrstyo Sotarln almiasoito*i ohldasre ofmeig i h\aiosjdca cicisom tesaewthntenx tw wek ccrdn t B . ary secretary Bake DanChae FoH.Hrh bers tecohinawiland from AleU mnisty oto c MKissick S hepicplpae aT Mak eets alksrihwl how movngiuresit of stverolinf alumnibuassesiation is toeholecaiseries ofeings in the ariesous jdirci. crTe fouthe stiat wiruinthe next Tese ofeDarington arboro therose assoil,andtilon ouprsdnt wind onte oficial the tethicircuity. Prhicindent MFKoseic, earin Hraly, eaon, an e niht andbr cutes oTheirm Kissick will be thed pincia spoeaer aTlhe mcitins han d n im ilr shwmeeting o pictuod of eeveral ofrs "erolna's fotalaes diTetori hipbues will e themelein o viepres, althu theymbr iv ig i the oinies of thDrcF.tW. poae,da of megtn, Marloro hs-e ith the w lies circin h ic ilud esa and Williamsr cntiete aTthei metigaille hedonfe lrenceo THe asoexpresse has elimila meengsafor al heriod of he~~as dicta orshrps. Al and anniae thu ar. D E BOI The University of South Caroli opes to blast itself into a South ith the gloves of Coach Frank I m Carleo, Allen LeGare, and Jei "Larruping Lou" Carleo (uppei w to use his devasting left ha aento, his home town buddy. Ls. Jerry Hughes (upper l9ft), kno 6rolina fight fans because of hi nts with his powerful right, is e ) has won three of his bouts thim The last of the "white hopes," t), pronounced third degree, i und class. His speed should he le. Lord Byrow Wins Bout With Walker Plaster Bust Busts Student On Left Eye Lord Byron, the romantic poet, jumped a couple of centuries and came back to kayo Torn Walker, ace Caro lina pianist, in the University library last week. The limping, loving poet clipped a clean gash above the ivory special ist's left eye. What the plaster likeness of Lord Byron had gainst him, Tom was a loss to say. However, Walker de clared that he'll "get even." Rumor has it that Byron's act was the outburst of a conspiracy by the Union of Plaster Busts (not a C. I. 0. affiliate) designed to revenge the frequent pencil and lipstick disfigura tions of the bust at the head of the library steps. The theory that the violence was due to professional jealousy was dis counted, as the twvo, living and dead, were not geniuses in the same field. Walker studying in an alcove in the library, arose to go out, when he tangled head on with the bard. He (Walker) came away with a nas ty cut over his eye, which necessi tated treatment. Damage to Byron was undertermined, but was thought not to be serious. Eps Will Die,". visability of the United States shipping arms to European na tions, Dr. Bradley said that he though it was the duty of the United States to aid any nation engaged in defensive war. "The United States made a mis take in putting an embargo on arms to Spain, and if the principle of democracy and free speech is to be maintained, the democratic governments of the world must put up a united front," he said. "Mahatma Ghandi has been a nineer In promotingac withnaa OTS BE Gamecocks na, undefeated in dual meets, em Conference championship leMars' three "white hopes," Ty Hughes. - right) claims that he learned nd from "Two Ton Tony" Lou fights in the 135 pound wn as "Joe Palooka" to most a habit of flooring his oppo atered in the 155 pound class. year by knockouts. Allen "Snag" LeGare (lower i Carolina's entry in the 145 [p him get to the finals and a Calhoun Tho By Omicron i Banquet Held Tuesday Night Representative Calhoun Thomas, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, was initiated into the University of South Carolina chap ter of Omicron Delta Kappa, na tional honorary leadership frater nity, at a banquet held Tuesday night in the crystal room of the Columbia Hotel. Mr. Thomas was an outstanding campus leader when he was a stu dent at the University. He was one of the organizers of Kappa Sigma Kappa, local honorary ser vice fraternity, and was the first president of that organization. The principal speech of the even ing was delivered by Presidenst J. Rion McKissick. It was originally planned to have Governor Burnet Maybank present but pressing bus iness necessitated his absence. New Officers The newly elected officers of the fraternity were installed at the ban quet. They are: Robert Earle Pen land, president; J. Robert Shaw, vice-president; and St. Clair Muck enfuss, Jr., secretary and treasurer. They succeed Frank J o r d a n, Charles Manning, and J. Bratton Davis, respectively. Professor Roy A. James of the school of secretarial science is fac ulty advisor of the fraternity. Says Bradley. his non-violence policy, and the United States would do well to follow his examp,le. It is not worthwhile to fight a war to salvage a few battleships or t'o protect a small piece of land," he added. "A government that is going to survive must be based on the com mon principles of honesty and de cency, and only on that basis can th nited States expect to with stand the multitude of "isms" with which it Is confronted," he said. in 'conclusion. GIN T Favorite By Five Dick Baxter Ir Jack Dorfling By Ed In a tiny second floor room glare of a small electric light newspaper reporters and offici mean victory or defeat for th the Southern Conference boxi night at the University of Sc o'clock. Because so many tournament been .'Aon at just such a gather of seeding. the favorites and I naries-long before the fighter the ropes, interest was excep sharp. Representatives from the fou there in force. From Clemsor coach, and from Maryland cam4 for the Terps, and a boxing the 1937 and 1938 tournaments For South Carolina, Rex Wil senior middleweight conference what talking was done. Two More On A.1 "A" List The names of Martha Ada Frick and James Ray DeWitt were inad vertantly omitted from- the All "A" list printed in The Gamecock last week. Miss Frick is in the fresh man class, and is a resident of Co lumbia. DeWitt is a junior, and hails from Darlington. Another error was committed in naming Prof. W. S. Woods, chairman of of the chapel committee. Dr. Hugh R. Murchison still heads the committee; Woods holds the position of secretary of the committee. nas Initiated 9elta Kappa Marine Officer Talks In Chapel Major Donald Spicer, U. S. Marine Corps, was the principal speaker on the chapel program this morning. He ~xplained the opportunities offered col lege men in the U. S. Marine Re serve. Major Spicer has spoken to Caro lina students three times in the past three years. H-e has recently been promoted from the rank of captain. For all those wishing further informa tion on his suhject, he will be avail able all of today. Students who would like to obtain a Marine Reserve Commission may secure application blanks for adnmis sion to a camp at Quantico, Virginia. from Major Spicer or Dr. Bradley. Commissions are awarded to those who satisfactorily complete twvo sum mers' training and obtain a college degree. Director W. H. Hath, director of athletics at the University, was largely re snponsible for the Southern Confer ence boning tournament being held here. He has also played the snajor role in dhrecting' arrangemnafor dhe touney. ONIGHT s Seeded Of ficia1s Infirmary; r To Sub McGrath on Pendleton street, beneath the five men sat amid a crowd of als, and cast the die that may e 45 college fighters entered in ng tournament which begin to uth Carolina's field house at 8 championships in the past have ing-which was for the purpose )airing fighter for the prelimi s themselves ever crawl through bionally keen, and competition, r strongest title contenders were came Bob Jones, Tiger boxing Geary Eppley, athletic director fan. Eppley was in charge of at the University of Maryland. Hams who at present holds the title, did most of the talking A combination of lucky breaks and a string of victory records gave Bob Jones' Clemson Tigers five seeded contestants. South Carolina was close behind with four. The Univer sity of North Carolina and The Cita del each have two fighters seeded and Duke and Virginia Tech, who are ex pected to show their teeth at the ex pense of several higher-rated fighters in the tournament, each have one. Three Good Fighters Real trouble threatened to rear its ugly head over the featherweight and lightweight seedings when three schools turned up with the fighters on a par with each other in dual meets-and the discussion turned into heated debate several times before compromises settled the issues. For the most part, the other five weights were seeded without too much dif ficulty. In the lightweight class, Maryland, South Carolina, and Duke each had a champion with an exceptional rec ord. Chuck Kasik of Duke was un defeated in the 1939 season and held victories over Lou Carleo of South Carolina and Benny Alperstein of Maryland. Alperstein, twice nation al champion and present holder of the national and conference inter collegiate featherweight title, and Lou Carleo, who has a record of five wins, a draw, and one loss, presented the committee with the most difficult seed ing task of the night. The final out come placed Chuck Kasik, Duke cap tain, in the upper bracket, and Al perstein and Carleo in the lower bracket. Carleo and the Maryland captain can meet in the semi-finals but neither of them can meet Kasik until the finals Saturday night. This promises an unusually important clash of champions for the semi-finals on Saturday afternoon. 127 Pounder:e Tough Andy Gennett (North Carolina), Bob McCrady (South Carolina), and Edgar Ross (Clemson) furnished the firewvorks in the 127 pound class, and the committee wound up by placing the undefeated Gennett alone in the top bracket, while McCrady and Ross will not meet in the preliminaries btt will postpone their mayhem for the semi-finals, if they both can whip their prehim opponents. Milton Berry of Clemson, and Billy Austin of Virginia Tech, were seeded number one and number two in the bantamweight division. The Tiger 120 pounder, together with Clarence Peeler o.f The Citadel, drew a bye for the prelimmnary bout and so will not meet until Saturday afternoon. Austin, however, victim of bad luck in the drawings, must fight George Derr, veteran Maryland southpaw, in the prelimis, while Jimmy H-arrelson of South Ca rolina tangles with Billy Winstead of North Carolina. At 127 pounds, the Tarheel Gen nett drew Bob Bradley of Maryland for his Friday night opener, while Faison Jordan of Duke, also in the top bracket, drew a bye. McCrady gets another crack at the Citadel's work horse, Dick Bagnal, In the pre lhms, and Wally Alexson of Virginia Tech must meet Ross of Clemson. Kasik Is Pavorite Although seeded number one i the lightweight division, Hasik will not have much of a picnic for his opening fight, nieeting Jack Padgett of The Citadel, While (Brochta of Virginia Tech sits idle with g bye. Catten of South Carolina aila'drew a feticket to the semi-finals while A must fight Bill Braidley of (qe From this point on, drn ening, the seeding iq