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i~eeFor HS. Events (Story on Page Nins) )Universifty of South Carolina 1.676 Volume XXXI, No. 19 COLUMBIA, S. C., APRIL 28, 1939 Founded 1908 igh ( Gamecock Gets High Rating In Survey ACP Gives USC Paper First Class Honor The Gamecock was awarded First Class Honor Rating for 1938-1939 in the annual critical service con ducted by Associated Collegiate Press among college newspapers all over the United States. This is the second highest rat ing given by ACP, and was won by only two South Carolina news .papers. The Johnsonian, publica tion of Winthrop College, was also accorded this rating. Prince Entered Paper Harold Prince, editor of The Gamecock the first semester, entered The Gamecock in the judging and received the announcement of' the results this week. College newspapers receiving first class honor rating are described by the judges as "excellent." Commenting on the news values and sources in The Gamecock, the judges urged use of more interpre tative feature articles about modern trends in education. Balance, vitality, originality, and treatment of the news were rated as excellent, and coverage wis rated good. Similar results were shown in news writing and editing; copyread ing and proofreading were judged excellent, and features and news stories were described as good. Typography Rated Good Typography in The Gamecock was rated as good, but several sug gestions on improving make-up and headline schedule were made by the judges. The editorial columns of The Gamecock were also said to be ex cellent, and features good. The sports page was also rated as well above the average. More than 401 college newspapers were entered in the critical service this year. Fifty-five received All American rating, highest honor awarded; and 151 were given First Class honor rating. South Carolina V In Coming Issue Gaines Gives Radio Talk - Miss Lodema Gaines, assistant (lean of women, was interviewed by Prof. F. H. Wardlaw of the University news service on the reg ular "University School of the Air" program Wednesday. The subject of the program was the relation between the Univer sity of South Carolina and the high schools of the state. In her work, Miss Gaines has visited 48 South Carolina high schools, this year. Phases of her work with high school students were discussed on the program. Inside The Gamnecock TWO HUNDRED ATHL LETES enter high school e vents-page 9. FIRST TIME IN IHS TORY of University, girl plays on boy's athletic team pafge 9. GAMECOCK TRACKMEN SEEK FIFTH STRAIGHT mfeet as they face Clemson page 8. GAMECOCKS TRAIL in baseball race-page 8. SIGMA NU BANQUET AND DANCE held at Jeffer son Hotel tonight-page 7. M A R T UI A MONTEITHI R~EPLIACES Dallas Wilson in VarlIsity Show-page 2. *ELEVEN MAKE ALL "A" LIST for mid-semester-page ORANGEUJRG G IR L WINS PI BETA KAPPA scholarship award--page 2. hool SI Some Eat G( Eat Mice; V May Gulp If Wardlaw Wi Will Be Forced Written In Fea The University of South Cai of the intercollegiate gulping c ing the nation if Frank Wardh do one little thing. Every day papers carry nev example: New York City-Aaron Hii New York University out in fi by kissing 45 girls in 28 minut Alturas, Calif.-Sheldon Harden high school fullback, wolfed down 600 live grasshoppers without salt or pepper. Swallows Mice Champaign, III.-John Poppel reiter, University of Illinois fresh man, put goldfish gulpers in the shade and won a $10 jet by swal lowing five live mice in the record time of 3 minutes 40 seconds. Pop pelreiter wrapped the mice in let tuce and dipped them in mayon naise. While these records are being broken, Prof. Wardiaw sits unmov ing, holding in his hands the honor of the University. If-and this is a very big if if certain authors in the profes sor's feature story writing class were required to eat every word that was not true in their feature stories, Carolina would hold at least one gulping championship. Suicide Failed Among the stories which raised doubt in the classes's mind were (1) a description of an attempted suicide in which the author told how he built a guillotine and did his darndest to kill himself but failed. The class, however, seemed to regret the escape. (2) an ac count of the time the author cursed Hitler while in Germany and went through the inquisition for his deeds. (3) a story telling of the author's supernatural powers and experiments with mental telepathy and hypnotism. !iters Featured Of Carolinian Twelve Have Contributed South Carolina writers and artists will be featured in he next issue of The Carolinian, Carolina's liter ary magazine, ishwas announced by Dan Millsaps, editor. Twelve of the most outstanding authors and artists have contribut ed autobiographical sketches and other original material for the is sue. Among those 'included will be Herbert Ravanel Sass, Archibald Rutledge, Samuel G. Stoney, John Bennett, Alice R. Huger Smith, Elizabeth Verner, Julia Peterkin, Duflose Heyward, and Chapman J. Milling. Bennett Contributes Silhouette John Bennett, noted for his "Master Skylark," "Pigtail of Ah I4ee Ben Lou," and other works, has sent a silhouette by him to be usedl as the frontispiece. Bennett is mloted as an artist in this line as .vell as having gained world-wide note as an author. All regular features of the mag azine will appear as usual, Millsaps saidl. The next issue is slated to appear about the middle of May, it was announced. College Forms Helpful Plan, WILLTAMSTOWVN, M A S S. (ACP)-A new plan to coordinate -xtracurricular activities and educa tion has been formed on the Wil liams College campus here to aidl :tutt()s who work in undlergradluate organizations. A newvly formed committee of the Undergraduate Council will recomn nend or discourage lines of extracur ricular endecavor in particular in stances. It is expected that conm plete information on any student can e collected, on a basis of wvhich ad vice can he given to him as to the di rectionl andl extent of his extracur ricular affairs. The committee wvill >e a purely advisory body. udents I ddfish, Some SC Students WIanuscripts 11 "Act, Students To Eat Words ture Story Class lolina would be in line for one iiampionships which are sweep Lw, journalism professor, would i stories of new records. For -sch, a pre-dental student, put ont in collegiate kissing circles ~S. It is understood, from reliable sources, that if Prof. Wardlaw passed this rule, the University could easily take the word eating championship. But, Prof. Wardlaw sits, unmov ing! Students Commit "Digestive Suicide" (ACP)-"Gastronomical exhibi tionism," "Infantile behavior," "Di gestive- suicide." These are jusi a few of the epithets hurled at the current goldfish gulping craze by the college press. And along with the name-calling, they're present ing opinions of "eminent medical authorities" that participants can expect serious ailments to follow their reversion to pelicanism. The Wilson College Billboard neatly summarized the viewpoint of the editorialists in this fashion: "Wouldn't it be profitable to de velop a kindred interest and enthu siasm for events and tendencies of a more vital importance?" Fun Poked Just a bit satirical, the Macalester College Weekly pokes fun at the movement: "If a little specula tion is permissible, we envision the time when a broad program of in tercollegiate 'goldfish swallowing' contests will be the order of the (Continued on page 10) TomMcCutchen To Participate At World's Fair Thomas E. McCutcheon, Jr., of Bishopville, University of South I Carolina law student, will repre- 1 sent the University in a parade at the New York World's Fair which wvill formally open Sunday, April< 30. One representative from each state university of the original 13 states has been asked to appear in the paradle. McCutcheon will be in Newv York, with the University debating team, which left Columbia, Tuesday, April 23, for a tour which will in clude debates wvith Johns Hopkins, Davidson, University of Pennsyl vania, West Point, City College of New York, Ncw York University and Columbia University. --U. 3. o. NeomaNewsome Chooses Maids For May Court Miss Neoma Newsomie, recently elected May Queen of the Univer- r sity of South Carolina, has an- - nounced her maids for the May1 Court to be held in the University Field house, May 15. Miss Ran- 4 nah Heywvardl, runner-up in the May Queen election, will be maid of- honor. The attendants selected are: Frances Smith, Harriet McBlrayer, Virginia Peeples, Virginia Webb, Rebecca Mack, Gerry Shapiro, Vir ginia Brown, Patricia Jeter, Margie Collins, E,va Abbott, Beverly Bates, Martha Newman, Floride Nelson, Fay Reyner, Fontie WVilson, Irene Mars, Jewel Martin, H-elen Burch, Maude Byrnes Chisholm, Betty Welchel, Billie Lewis, Peggy Lol lis, Margaret Mitchumi, Reba Hunt, D)orothy Bramlett, Gaynelle Wilson, Sarah Harrison, and San dly Hartmian. Pages will be Macky King and Amelia Arthur. Further plans will be annonced later. Conven McKissick Bre4 WorkBegins Modem $60( McKissick Breaks Structure Monday ] Work began on Carolina's ne clay morning, with crews of ' liminary excavation. Ground was officially broke sick in a simple ceremony. The first stage of the work the moving of a city water mai a capacity of approximately I % basement, ground floor, an 1oor will be confined to a larg The new building will be located -lightly in the rdar of the historic >ld president's home at the head >f the main campus. Plans call or the removal of the old build ng, which is in bad repair. Of the total cost of the new build ng, $325,000 was provided by the state of South Carolina under the :ollege buildings act. The balance f the amount will be supplied by the Works Progress Administra ion. President McKissick expressed iimself as being highly pleased that he work on the new building had itarted. Final decision as to the use of the >ld library- building, the first sepa *ate college library building in the Jnited States, has not yet been nade. The decision rests with the Board of Trustees. It has been suggested that the nain floor of the old building be urned into a museum for South Caroliniana material, while the EIsioa Addresses YMCA Freshmen Y. E. Hsioa, student secretary f the Y. M. C. A. in China, spoke o the Freshman Council of the Jniversity Y. M. C. A. last Thurs lay night, concerning the strug ~les of the Chinese students in hina. Present at the meeting wvere stu ents who have been active in the ampaign to raise monecy for Clhi ese students, in addition to the egular members of the council. [Jniversity Facul staff Statistics la Trheir professional training, their service records, their membership in numerous so cieties and associations, their many pub)licationis andl contri butions to periodicals, and their extra-curricular activities make the faculty of the University of S. C. one of the most com petent in the United States. Many outstandling contribu tions to their respective fields of stody'are indicative of their constant research and produc tive abile,. It is only through their uin excelled criteria of prepara tion that the leaders of Caro lina are able to maintain their e ForA mks Ground OnCarolina's ),000 Library Ground For New [n Simple Ceremony v $657,792 library building Mon 1. P. A. workers beginning pre ,i by President J. Rion McKis will consist of excavation, and n. The library, which will A&V 00,000 volumes, will consist of four additional floors. The top dome. lower rooms be used for adminis tration offices. The first announcement of the approval of the project was re ceived in March, 1938, when no tice was received that the Presi dent of the United States had ap proved the project pending the ap proval of the appropriation of the money by the state. The new structure will be fire proof in every respect, and will combine the most modern features. It will be designed both for com fort and convenience. To make room for the new build ing, a part of Carolina's historic wall will have to be removed. The section of the wall in question has already been lowvered considerably. Since the beginning of the wvork Mondlay, workers have been busy removing trees from the site, and digging up shrubbery for trans planting. Authorities have estimated that work on the newv library wvill be completed in about two years. Dr. Green's Son Writes Article The entire January issue of "The Chat", official organ of the North Carolina Bird club, was devoted to an article by Edwin L4. Green, Jr., son of D)r. E. 14. Green of the Uni versity. E. L. Green, Jr., has been con nected with the National Park ser vice and the North Carolina park service since his gradluation from the University several years ago. The article dlealt wvith a discus sion of the birds of the Cape Hat teras region of North Carolina. ty Has High Aver eveal High Ty p worth in the ever progressing fields of knowledge. 206 Degrees Here To illustrate the extensive study of the teaching staff of the University: The sum total of dlegrees held by the faculty is 206. This shows that each professor has an average of 2.05 dlegrees. Twecnty-seven members hold their first degree from the Uni versity of South Carolina, and nearly all of these have supple mented their studly by attend ing other institutions. Graduate wvork and advanced preparations recordls, accord ing to Dean L. T. Baker, dis close that the majority of the nnual ( AthleticsAsV Count In Var Prof. J. B. Jackson In Charge Of Arran The annual University of Sot o'ened Wednesday with 1,100 participating in the three day conpetition. This number represents a cons years. Approximately 800 stu mental contests, 54 in forensics and tennis. Grant Approved For Nine Courts OnUSC Campus Location To Be Determined By Trustee Board A grant of $8,038 has been ap proved by the Works Progress Ad ministration for the construction of nine tennis courts on the Univer sity campus, it was announced by ir. J. Rinn McKissick this week. The location of the courts will be decided by the Board of Trus tees of the University, Dr. McKis sick stated. No iction has yet been taken on this phase of the matter. Contributions Taken Contributions continued to come in in Kappa Sigma Kappa's drive for $500 to match the federal funds. As The Gamecock went to press, a total of $92.00 had been reported as collected. James G. Thomas. president of the organization, said that many of the workers had not reported on collections. Alpha Kappa Gamma, girl's organization collection contributions from non sorority girls, had not reported no progress. Workers in most of the tenements on the campus had also failed to report by Wednesday night. Collections Reported The following collections were reported: Delta Delta Delta sorority, $25.00; Euphradian Literary Soci ety, $15.00; Clariosophic Literary Society, $15.00; Hypatian Literary Society, .$:.oo; Tenement 21, $9.75; Tenement 10, $3.25; Faculty, $31.00. Three contributions of five dollars each have been received from a mong the faculty. K. S. K. was requested by the Administration of the University to aid in collecting the fund to match the federal money. -U. U. 0. Depository??? Where Is It??? A Carolina student was very much puzzled when approached by a colored delivery boy yesterday. "Can y'ou tell me where thc women's dlepository is at?" the ne gro qIueriedl. Cross-questioning revealed that he was looking for the women's dormitory. Alumni Group Plans Election Vice-presidlent for the ensuing year will be elected at the regular annual meeting of the third judicial circuit of the University of South Carolina Alumni association at Sumter, Tuesday', May 2. John B. D)uffie of Sumter will be in charge. The third dlistrict includes the counties of Clarendon, Lee. Sumter, andl Williamsburg. William P. Baskin is pres~ent v'ice-president. age Of Degrees; e Of Training teaching staff of the Univer- 1 sity have attended the greater : universities of America and Europe. Fourteen faculty members have been scholars undecr the eminent instructional staff of the University of Chi cago.. 12 Studied Abroad At least twelve University 1 professors have been students at as many foreign institutions. ] Several have studied abroad in two or miore universities. Various professors hold as many as four degrees. Twen ty-seven also have their Ph. D., r which is the highest rank at tainable in any respective field i of knowledge. ,ontests TellAsBrains ied Contests Heads Committee gements For Affair ith Carolina high school week south Carolina girls and boys testing program and athletic iderable increase over previous dents will participate in the and more than 250 in track High school students in Colum bia for the final contests have been picked after preliminary tests in the nine league districts. Contests are being held in En glish, French, history, general ;cholarship, junior and senior alge bra, geometry, junior and senior Latin, declamation, expression, de bating, typing, shorthand, book keeping, short story, and arithmetic. Track meets will be held for class A, B, and C schools separate ly, and tennis tournaments are be ing conducted for both girls and boys. Sleeping Quarters Furnished Sleeping quarters are being fur nished to contestants who wish to remain in Columbia free of charge. Boys are being put in the field house, and girls in the gym. Prof. J. B. Jackson heads the commitiec whiqic is h high school week, and more than 25 members of the University faculty are assisting in carrying out the program. Contest examinations are all of the objective type and will be scored by Prof. W. C. McCall in the Personnel Bureau. Announce ment of the winners are being made shortly after completion of the test. In addition to the faculty mem Lci-s wlio are in chargc of the va rious tests, a large number of ad ditional members will be called on to serve as judges in debating, declamation, and expression. Aid Students Those assisting are: W. H. Harth and coaching staff, boys' quarters; Mrs. Arney Childs, girls' quarters; R. W. Morrison, declamation and expression; W. C. McCall, mental tests; Frank Wardlaw, publicity; E. T. Bonn, history; F. V. Brad ley, general scholarship; H. C. Davis, English; Nancy Pope, girls' tennis; W. Y. Wagener, boys' ten nis; R. M. Stephan, French; J. A. Crawford, track; J. E. Norwood, debating; E. C. Coker, junior and senior algebra; W. E. Hoy, general science; J. T. Penney, biology; R. L. Jones, geometry; Vernon Cook, Latin; W. L. Williams, declama tion; R. D. Bass, expression; Havi (Continued on page 10) . --'. S. O. Honor Day Held In May Andy Marion Gives Date Of Event Next Thursday, May 4, will be Honor Day at Carolina, according to an announcement made by Andy Marion yesterday. Honor Day has been an annual event for the past several years. It is a (lay set asidle for emphasis and encouragement of the honor sys temi at Carolina, and is sponsored by the Honor Council. A special program will be put on in Chapel. The principal speak er will be the Honorable J. H. Marion, former judge of the South Carolina Supreme Court. Received A. B. In 1893 Mr. Marion graduated from the University in 1893, receiving both A. B. and L. L. B. dlegrees that year. He began the practice of law in~ Chester shortly afterwards. He has served in both the House of Representatives and the Senate of th state at various times. In 1922 ie was appointed to the state Su reme Court; in 1926 he resigned :o become general attorney for the Duke Power Company, a position bvhich he still holds. At present ie lives in Charlotte, N. C. He will e introduced by Doctor McKissick. Meeting Tuesday The Honor Council also an louncedl a meeting of code signers it 4 o'clock Tuesday in the Chapel. [lection of next year's Council will >e held, and any changes in the EIonor System will be discussed. "'1'he Council believes the Honor ystem to be functioning admira >1y," said Andy Marion, chairman, 'and although we realize that it may tot be perfect, we are confident that is one of the best systems in use I nthis section, if not in the entire :ountry."