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Track Team LeaveDelta Sigma S atPi Daince State MeetToih (Str on Page Five) University of South Carolina S o> .676 Volume XXNo. 20 COLUMBIA, S. C., MAY 5, 1939 Founded 1908 George Zucl Coit Hendle COIT HENDLEY Directors Say Gamecock Show Is Complete Novel Dances Are Featured In Each Act All dances for the "Gaiecock Revels of 1939" are complete, it was announced recently by Jane Crout and Sylvia Stern, directors. Besides the specialty numbers, there will be five group dances ranging from a burlesque to a waltz and requiring approximately 40 dancers. The burlesque is concerned with a children's recital and all the danc ers are husky students. Those tpk ing part in the number include John McMillan, Willy Wiles, Charlie Owens, Ben Polayes, Archie Van Ness, Doc Jones, Moon MdCul lough, and Corky Criffith. The number was originated by Francis Fetner, but is being directed by Jane Crout. Tap Dances to be Feature A girl's tap line, a mixed tap line, and a mixed modern promise some thing out of the ordinary in routine dances. A waltz by approximately nine couples will complete the garden scene in which Martha Mon teith will sing an original compo sition by Max Husbands, Charlie Murtiashaw, and Ellen Verner. "Mary Isla Crumpler has played for our -rehearsals so far," Miss Crout said, "And I'd like to express our gratitude for the work she has (lone in helping us learn the rou tinles." John McMillan, Jane Crout, Corky Griffith, Sylvia Stern, Bob Collier, and Francis~ Fetner will give a new version of the modern dance. Norine Huey and David Gaston will give a spot-light waltz created by Roy McCullough of the Fetner-Mc (Continued on Page Six) Inside The Gamecock BIRD CINDERMEN END season at P. C. when they en ter state meet today and tomor row--p age 5. CAROLINA Y. M. C. A. MAY BRING Christian Mis Sion here next year-page 2. NETMEN TO ENTER STATE TOURNEY in Clin ton next Thursd ay-page 5. CODE SIGN ERS, ELECT F~OUR new members of Caro lina's Honor Council-page 2. DELTA SIGMA PI lIOLDS ANNUAL DANCE tonight in University gymnasi Um.-pae~. oerman Elect< Is Named l Douglas Swea Business Mar George Zuckerman, rising senior in the University's School of Journalism, is the new editor of the Gamecock appointed to succeed Courtenay Carson, Jr., present edi tor of the campus publication-ac cording to recommendations made by the Student Board of Public Pub lications at their Wednesday night meeting. Other appointments made included the naming of Coit Hendley as Managing Editor; "Duck" Sweat man as Business Manager; Ed Mc Grath as Sports Editor; Ansel El more, Circulation Manager; Irene LaBorde, Co-ed Editor; and Kath erine Hines, Society Editor. Reed Boyd was nominated for the post of Exchange Editor. Zuckerman, who at present is Managing Editor of The Gamccock, has been sports editor and staff writer for the campus publication Representatii USC $150,0 Athletic Debt Will Will Be Repaid F BULI President J. Rion McKissick lieved that the student activitj and that the portion assigned creased, if the University is bond issue. The bond issue would amo debt in about fifteen years, M< To pay the debt of the athlet lina House of Representatives University to borrow $150,000. student activities fees. Sponsored by the ways and given second reading after Spe student affairs committee of thi stated that it was necessary "t< Blatt told the H-ouse that pal largely accounted for the debt. Opposition was raised by Re v'ille, who contended that the d partment was "somewvhere aroui McCuen said if half of the were pledged "it wvould greati activity at the University." "I cannot agree," he continue< activity at any school. Schooh crazy over football, and that is Harth Lea ves To Join Mehi W. H. Harth, recently relieved of his duties as director of athletics at the University, resigned from his post as director of student activities early this week. Mr. Harth, connected with the University as director of athletics and director of student activities since January 1, 1938, has left the University to join the staff of Mel, man's store in Columbia as sales manager. President J. Rion McKissick ac cepted the resignation of the dlirec tor "with regret", and appointed Mrs. W. H. Harth to fill the va cancy created by her husband's res ignation until the end of the present session. Mr. Harth was shifted from the post of director of athletics and ai three-man committee placed in charge of his duties in the recent shake-up of the athletic situation at, Carolina. He had continued in the position of director of stuident activi ties until his resignation. (Continued on Page Six) 1 T1 d Gamecock qew Managin tman To Fill tager Position since his matriculation at the Uni versity in September, 1936. He has been closely associated with Caro lina sports as a baseball player and member of the state championship nine, and as co-director of the Ath letic Association's publicity board. Coit Hendley, sports editor dur ing the fall of 1938 and a rising senior in the Journalism school, was named Managing Editor to succeed Zuckerman. He is now president of the Sigma Nu fraternity. Sweatman Business Manager Duck Sweatman, newly-elected Business Manager of The Gamecock, is a rising senior in the College of Arts and Sciences and is at present studying a pre-law course prepara tory to entering the University's Law School. He has been connected with The Gamecock's business staff for the past three years and is a (Continued on Page Six) res Vote 00 Loan Be Cleared; Loan 'rom Activities Fee ETIN told the Gamecock that he be les fee would not be increased, to athletics would not be in allowed to float the $150,000 rtize the University's athletic Kissick said. ic department, the South Caro voted Wednesday to allow the The loan is to be repaid by means committee, the bill was I aker Sol Blatt, member of the e University board of trustees,1 > save the athletic field." nnents due the football stadium presentative McCuen of Green ebt incurred by the athletic de nd $90,000." $18.50 student activities fees y curtail every extra-curricula :1, "that athletics is the p)rimnary of this county have gone hog where the debt has evolved." University man's Staff I siti.thi dWenn( TU Editor; g Editor GEORGE ZUCKERMAN Phi Beta Kappa Names Thirteen For Membership Wienefeld Announces Candidates Thirteen new members from the graduating class of the University iave been elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa, honorary scholar hip fraternity, it was announced his week by R. H. Wienefeld, sec -etary of the local chapter. The following were elected: Clinton Carlisle Cannon, Jr., of [ohnsonville, and Andrew Burnet kfarion, of York, candidates for 3achelor of Arts degree. In the school of Education: Dor )thy May Benedict, of Columbia, nd Marion Isabel Zula, of Bar Har >or, Maine. School of Journalism: Ashmead ourtenay Carson, Jr., of Colum Pia. B. S. Candidates Candidates for Bachelor of Sci nce: Frank Burkhead Brown, Jr., f Columbia, and Molly Geise ['aber, of Columbia. In the School of commnerce: Fur nan Randolph Bradham, of Colum (Continued on Page Si.x) --u. 6. c. Twelve Named To Blue_Key Banquet To Be Held May 10 Twelve new members have been lected to membership in the Blue ey fraternity, according to an an ouncement made Wednesday l)y tyvyan Morse, Secretary of the or anization. Those chosen are as follows: David Aiken, President of Kappa Llpha and member of the Student Jnion Board. Evans Guyton, President of the slee Club, member of Kappa Sig na Kappa, Chancellor of Delta Sig na Pi. Noel Williams, member of the ;tud(enlt Board. Billy McCarity, memiber Athletic idvisory Board. Holmes Eleazer, Co-Captain lasketball Team, member Block 1 C" Club. Heber Stroud, Co-captain Foot >all Team, member Baseball Team. Ed Clary, Chptain Baseball Team, nember Football Team, member llock "C" Club. Stanley Morse, Holder of Kellogg ~oundation Scholarship member A. i. C. E. Harry Minms, President Sigma lpha Epsilon fraternity, member ~f Glee Club. (Continued on Page SiM 0 Wall Goes Down UnderPickaxes; Wail Goes Up Wall Sitting Is Curtailed By. Workmen The wailing cry of a co-ed at high noon will never again be heard on the campus of the University of South Carolina. The wall is gone. Actually not all of it has been des troyed by the workmen who are clearing the ground for the new li brary. The section paralleling the law building still remains. But it will be years before the students get used to the curtailed program of wall sitting. For 104 years it had stood. But it took only two days for the rhyth mical, swinging picks of the W. P. A. workers to impartially put it into the pages of history. Said Miss Jewel Martin speaking of the present situation. "The wall has no attraction for me during the daytime." Which is another viewpoint. Historically speaking, the wall was built in 1835 to replace a wood en fence and help in maintaining discipline. It encloses the old cam pus bounded by Sumter and Bull streets and by Pendleton and Green streets. Bit by bit it has been re moved. Sections in various spots remain. Sentimentally speaking, the wall is a tradition. When you go by the shattered ruins, do you riot feel your heart thump? If you don't, investigate! You are (lead! TomMcCutchen To Head KSK Woods Receives Faculty Award Tonm McCutcheon of Bishopville was elected president of Kappa Sig ma Kappa, honor-service fraternity at the University, last week. Fif teen men were initiated into mem bership at the same meeting. W. S. Woods, in charge of the Student Union, was chosen for the K. S. K. award, given annually to an outstanding faculty member of the organization. Other officers elected were: Tom Folly of Union, vice-president; D). A. Westmoreland of Clover, recording secretary; Ralph Lee of Asheville, N. C., corresponding secretary; Jim Galloway of Spartanburg, treasurer; Clarke Perrin of Union, Sergeant it-arms; Marion Davis of Colum bia, scribe; and John Boyd and Reed Boyd of Columbia, board of >ardons. Initiated into membership were: rames Tomlinson, Etmhurst, Long [sland, New York; Heyward Belser, Columbia; Walter Taylor, Gaffney; limmy Shecut, Orangeburg; Eugene Flood, Rock Hill; Leroy Dennis, (Continued on Page Six) -U. U. C. Coeds Asked To Reserve Dorm Rooms Reservations for rooms in the two woman's buildings are now being 'eceived, it was announced by Mrs. Arney R. Childs, dean of women at he University of South Carolina. Until May 15, students now en oIled at the University will be given reference of rooms. After May 15 'eservations wvill be placed in order f application. Mrs. Childs announced the follow ng procedure for reserving rooms: ?,o first to the treasurer's office, pay he $5 reservation fee and then bring he receipt to the office of the dean f women for the specific room res ervation. Fees may be refunded on request before September 1. (Conntineda 0 Page SiM "Serious Situation" Says Pres. McKissick; Urges United Action Large Number Sign Petition Saying Raise In Fees Would Prevent Return To The University In September By Harold Prince Uniting their protests against passage of the Senate finance ,-omilittee hill which would raise tuition fees and lower the University appropriation, Carolina students appenled in per son and ii writing to members of the legislature this week ask ing them to defeat the bill. A hurlried survey of campus students revealed Wednesday night that a large percentage of them will be unable to return to school if fees are raised. Out of a total of six hundred, two hundred and three vol untarily signed a statement that the proposed increase would' make it impossible for them to enroll again in September. Signers of the statement represent less than one-half of the total enrollment and do not contain any co-eds or residents of Columbia, but they are representative of circumstancef of all Students. Speaking about what he teri'ned a "serious situation," President J. Rion McKissick of the University urged students to do their utmost to fight the proposals brought before the Senate of the State of South Caro ma Assembly to cut the appropriation for the University and raise tuition fees at the University and other state-supported institutions as well. The two proposals, incorporated in the state money bill, an annual legislative snag, were to reduce the University's appropriation $90,000 be ow last year's sum, and to increase tuition fees of students attending state institutions. It was proposed to increase fees for South Carolina tudents attending the University from $60 to $100 per year, and for out >f-state students from $i5o to $:250 per year, as stated in The Gamecock ast week. The provisions concerning tuition fees were understood not to apply :o law students at the University, nor to students of the South Carolina medical school in Charleston, nor to the state negro college. President McKissick said that even if the Senate did not pass the meas ire to increase tuition, and did pass the measure to reduce appropriations, :he University itself would be forced to raise tutition fees to make up for :he deficit. President McKissick brought out the fact that the University receives ess support from the state than almost any\ similar institution in the South, and that the largest portion of the Carolina student body conies tromi families of moderate income. The Senate finance com1mitee report on the General Appropriation Bill >f the State of South Carolina contains the following clauses: Section 84. That in the various institutions of higher learning no stu dlent shall he granted free tuition: Provided, That tuition for the scho astic year beginning July 1, 1939, and thereafter, shall be fixed by the (Con tinsued on Page Sixt) "Now, In My High School.." Nearly 1,100 South Carolina high school students participated in the various contests of annual High School Week at the University of South Carolina April 96-18. In the top picture, some of the girls who competed are shown after registration, swapping stories about their schools. Be-, Low, a group of boys are shown in their quarters in the University field mouse, where they organized an Impromptu "bull session" to discuss the events of the day. Fourteen mental contests, forensics, tannis and track rnade up the high school week proaem.