The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, May 12, 1939, Image 1
VIN
ird NineA
Closes With GmaEet
P. C. Thday
(Story on Page Five)
University of South Carolina
Z-676 Volume XXXT No. 21
Z COLUMBIA, S. C., MAY 12, 1939 Founded 1908
ODK Taps
Eight Men
At Chapel
Irvine Belser
To Be Speaker
On Program
Eight men are to be tapped into
Omicron Delta Kappa, national lead
ership fraternity, at chapel exercises
today, Robert Earle Penland, presi
dent, announces.
The men to be tapped are George
Coleman of Montgomery, Ala; Hu
bert Harmon of Welch, West Va.;
Billy Bryan of Columbia, S. C.; Tom
McCutchen of Bishopville, S. C.;
Christopher FitzSinons, I1, of Co
lumbia, S. C; Coit Hendley of Colum
bia, S. C.; D. A. Westmoreland of
Clover, S. C.; and Heyward Belser
of Columbia. S. C.
Irving Belser, Columbia attorney,
will speak on the same program.
The newly elected 0. D. K. mem
bers and their records are as fol
lows:
. Heyward Belser--Junior: - Mem
ber of varsity boxing team, Athletic
Aivisory board, member varsity ten
nis team, intramural boxing champion,
secretary Euphradian literary society,
Kappa Sigma Kappa, Deans Honor
List.
Douglas Westmoreland-J u n i o r:
Secretarv and treasurer of Student
Body, Deans Honor List, Sigma Al
pha Zeta, Kappa Sigma Kappa, critic
Clariosophic literary society, band.
Coit Hendley-Junior: Managing
editor of The Gamecock, president of
Sigma Nu Fraterniity member of
Kappa Sigma Kappa, interfraternity
council.
George Coleman-Junior Class:
President of student body, president
of YMCA, treasirer Kappa Sigma
Kappa, freshman basket ball, treas
urer Literary society, debating team.
Tom McCutchen-Junior Class:
President of junior class, president
Kappa Sigma Kappa, debating team,
Deans Honor list, orator South Caro
lina Intercollegiate Oratorical contest,
Garnet and Black staff, secretary In
terfraternity council.
II ubert Harmon-Junior Class:
E<ditor Garnet and Black, business
MNIanager of Y's Bird, secretary Kap
pa Sigma Kappa, treasurer Pi Kappa
Alpha fraternity.
Billy Bryan-Junior Class: Presi
dent of German Club, head Cheer
L-eader, intramural boxing champion,
president Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra
ternity, Interfraternity council, Kap
pa Sigma Kappa, and Beaux Arts.
Kit FitzSimons-Junior Class:
Mfanager baseball team, chairman So
cial Cabinet, member boxing team,
asistant Cheer Leader, Carolinian
staff.
Art Exhibit
Opens Monday
The annual exhibition of the work
of the Art Department will open with
a reception in Flinn Hall next Mon
day afternoon at four o'clock. Punch
wvill be served.
The exhibit will remain open to
the public throughout the week. It
wvill be open from nine in the morn
ing until ten at night on week days
and will also be open Sunday even
ing from three until ten.
The following students will receive
certificates from the Art Department
ini June: Virgie Bruce, Louise Ehr
lick, Katherine Gooding, Leila Mayes,
and H-elen Townsend.
Last year 1,500 spectators viewed
the paintings of the art students.
Inside
The Gamecock
ALPHA KAPPA GAMMA
elects new members-page 8.
LEE BAKER WINS ,Keitt
Medal for Oratory-page 2.
BIRDS PLAY LAST base
ball game with P. C. today
page 5.
W. A. A. RE-ORGANIZES
andl elects officers-page 8.
G;AMECOCK NETTERS
ENTElR tourney at P. C. today
Page 5.
C O-E D ASSOCIATION
ELECTS OFFICERS-page
BLUE KEY BANQUET
Page 8.
WRESTLIN(4 TOURNA
MENT STARTS TODAY
Debaters Go Spi
Aquacade; McCu
World's Fair, K
Johnstown really did win the Kentucl
look just like ordinary baseball playei
mitted to The Gamecock by Thomas
member of the ubiquitous university (
the recent debating tour.
McCutchen, who left Columbia with
Charlie Simons, Sidney Duncan, and
W. P. Baldwin, for a two weeks trip
that included Davidson, John Hop
kins, West Point, Columbia Univer
sity, and N. Y. U., was one of the
participants in the opening of Grover
Whalen's Gotham Worlds' Fair.
He marched in the colorful parade
composed of sports representatives
from the colleges of the 13 original
states, from New York city's col
leges, and from the Dodgers, the
Yankees, and the Giants. He re
ceived a souvenir of a trylon and peri
sphere tie clip from the hands of
Eddie Rickenbacker, America's Ace
of Aces, who was master of cere
monies in the huge sports arena, was
introduced to Babe Ruth, Jim Crow
ley, Don Budge, and a host of sports
writers.
Later he traded the crowded Mid
way and Billy Rose's Aquacade of
girls for Broadway, the Hotel Mc
Alphine, and Kay Kyser's Hotel
Pennsylvania Manhattan Room, Ky
ser introduced the four to the au
Foster Smith
Elected Head
Clariosophic
Hair, Smoak,
Sitton Hold
Other Offices
Foster Smith, rising senior in the
college of arts and science, . was
elected president of the Clariosophic I
Literary Society at the regular elec
tion last Tuesday night. Smith, who I
is from Conway, succeeds E. Min
ton Holland to the office.
Named to the position of vice
president was Aurice PQWell, junior
in the college of Arts and Science.
L. V. Hair is the retiring vice-presi
dent. Powell hails from Florence.
Anthony Smoak, rising senior in
the school of commerce, and John
Sitton, arts and science sophomore,
were elected to secretary and treas
urer respectively.
Acting as Clariosophic representa
tives to the board of publication will
be Woodrow Coker and -lomer Roof.
A candidate for his master of arts
degree, Coker is one of the oldest
active members of the society. Roof
is a rising senior in the college of
arts and science.
Deward Brittain and Dave ,Baker
were named to the debating council.
Baker, who has been prominent in
oratorical affairs on the campus for
several years, will probably be ele ted
to the chairmanship of the council.
Others officers elected were: Paul
Brockington, student council; Holmes
Dreher, sergeant-at-arms; and Sam
Jones and Joe Lever, monitors.
-U. S. C.
Here's Heaven
Rochester, N. Y.-(ACP)-No
grades, no examinations, no com
pulsory class attendance! I
These are the three essentials of<
a new University of Rochester ed-1
ucational plan for honor students
devised to give greater freedom in
planning their own education ac
cording to students' special needs
and abilities.
German Club Sig
To Play For An:
Blue Barron, popular orchestra
leader, has been obtained to play for
the Ju*ne Ball this year, it was an
nounced this week by Jim Cothrjin,
treasurer, in charge of the dance ar
rangements.
The Ball will be held June 7, from
midnight to 6 a. m. in the Univer
sity gymnasiuim, A tea dance will
precede the Ball. It will be given at
the Columbia hotel from 6:45 to 9:00
p. m.
Barron's orchestra has frequently
broadcast over national, networks, and
has also made a number of record
ings. .The orchestra first became
nationally known in 1936 when it was
booked at the Floating Palace, Troy,
N. Y., for 21 weeksi
George Hall's orchestra played for /~
the June lill last year, and Ray
Noble's orchestra the year before.
CEN
ech less Over
tchen Praises
tenucky Derby
cy Derby and the Brooklyn Dodgers
s-these were the salient facts ad
"Ulysses" McCutchen, Bishopville
[bating team, upon his return from
ience and his radio program and
UcCutchen found himself within his
;ing distance of Jimmy Durante,
Ethel Merman, Johnny Messner, Cab
-alloway, Bill Robinson and many
)ther stars. Olin and Johnston's
ellzapoppin was another stop on the
areat White Way.
Goes to Derby
The open road called soon and the
-oys drove 26 hours to be among the
35,000 that tried to see Johnstown
nd Columbia's Hedge Broom battle
)ver seven furlongs at Louisville. Mc
Cutchen, not to be outdone by the
[uge crowd, climbed over several bal
.onies and 'wound up watching the
Fitzsimmon-trained colt's victory
from the lap of a lady from Padu
ah, Kentucky!
Weary, wiser, and poorer, Tom and
[is pals landed back in Columbia
!arly this week with nothing to mar
their trip but a threat of early exams.
rhere were, however, reminiscent
gleams in their eyes at the mention
f that Aquacade!
Stokes Davis
Elected Pres.
Euphradian
MacArthur Gets
Patterson Award
For Good Work
Stokes Davis, of Summerton, S. C.,
rising senior in Law, was elected
resident of the Euphradian Society
ast Tuesday night. Davis, elected
-y acclamation, will succeed Vyvyan
Nforse of Colutiibia, and will serve
is president for the fall semester
iext year.
Other officers elected were: Lee
Baker, of Columbia, who will suc
-eed Douglas McKay as vke-presi
Jent; Sol Blatt of Barnwell, succeed
ng George Hlartness as secretary;
Bernie Bass of North, succeeding Kit
[itzSimons as treasurer; Felix
3reene of Columbia, succeeding
-letcher Loomis as critic; Vyvyan
-forse succeeding Bratton Davis as
ustus Forum; Dan Hollis of Rock
[li!, succeeding Bobby Browne as re
porter; Cecil Schneider of George
:own, succeeding Ben Geer as censor;
Bratton Davis of Hartsville, succeed
ng Crawford Clarkson as financial
ecretary.
~Euphradian representatives-elect to
:ampus governing boards are: Paul
Sansbury of Da rlington, succeeding
Currie MacArthur on the Student
Council; Jimmy Wilson of Bishop
,ille and Jack Hendley of Columbia,
ucceeding kac Singletary and( Ber
iard Poliakoff on the Board of Pub
ications; and Irving Karesh of Co
unbia, succeeding John Norris on
he Debating Council. Charles Gibbes
if Hartsville was re-elected to
he Debating Council.
Currie MacArthur of Bennettsville
vas elected to receive the Patterson
~ward as the most representative Eu
nhradian. This award was received
y Howard Burns last year.
'ns Blue Barron
sual June Ball
BLUE BARRON
Scenes From
BESSIE HEYWARD
"Gamecock I
Second Show
Opening Performan
With Enthusiasm B
The second performance of "The
sented tonii it in Drayton Hall at
The show opened in Drayton last
success. The hall was well filled
others from Columbia and elsewher
for the performanc tonight and ton
in Drayton at 8:30 o'clock.
Over 50 students took part in the
production. Martha Monteith, Eloise
Oliver and' Bessie Heyward, along
with Jack Brown, Bratton Davis an<
George. Bunch, took roles in the plo
of the show. These six were cas
as students at the University; Mar
tin, played by George Bunch, gets
word that he will have to finance him
self through college for a year. The
students get together and put on
varsity show for his benefit; and the
scenes which follow are the scenes
in their show and backstage.
Eight Little Boys Star
After the opening scene, there fol.
towed the "Eight Little Boys".-Johr
McMillan, Willie Wiles, -Charli<
Owens, Ben Polayes, Archie Var
Ness, "Doc" Jones, Moon McCul
tough and Corkie Griffith.
Then came Frances Fetner in :
"Deep Purple" toe dance, and, as e
contrast, Sylvia Stern as a rough and
ready "Gas House Molt." Miss
Stern was assistedl by Hlelen Allen
Billy Bennett, Madeline Cromwvall
Witllie Wiles, Mary Conniffe, Dav(
Gaston, and Jack Blackmon in a danc<
routine which followed.
Oscar Squirms
As Local Hams
Butcher Drama
Oscar Wilde, whose clever come
dies have been "hammed" by.- every
budding Belasco in the Land of the
Free, took another whirl in his cus
tom-btiilt coffin last Monday when
Mrs. Nathalie Owens' English class
attacked his opus, Lady Windermere's
Fan, in broad daylight at an early
hour.
The defenseless drama was literal
ly clubbed into oblivion in less than
an hour by a combination of dialects
ranging from Gotham's East Side to
Moncks Corner's cotton fields In
dignant protests from drama loving
bystanders were howled down by the
characters themselves who entered in
to the spirit of the. occasion with all
the enthusiasm of first nighters at
Lady indermere, the sheltered
purist who loses her fan in another
man's apartment but escapes with
out a law suit, was played by Polly
Rena Drafts, a native of Leesville, S.
Q., and she was ably supported by
Lucy Jowett whose "Yes, mamma's"
were easily the hit of the show.
Ed McGrath, so recently accused
of a Brooklyn, N. Y., residence, was
"adequate" *as Lord Darlington the
bachelor who does all those tingi
most bachelors wonld 1ike t Aon
BE C
Varsity Show
AND BRATTON DAVIS
?evels" Has
in Tonirht
ce Received
r Audience
Gamecock Revels of 1939" will be pre
8:30 o'clock.
night, and was performed with great
with students, faculty members, and
e. A large audience is also expected
iorrow night, which will also be held
In the Garden Scene, Martha Mon
teith was heard singing "I'd Rather
Be Alone With You" to the very
attentive Sol Blatt. Seven couples
joined them in a waltz danced to the
strains of "Tea for Two."
Carleo As Ferdinand
Lou Carleo appeared as none other
than Ferdinand the Bull, accompanied
by several other little bulls and two
very beautiful Spanish Senoritas.
Haynie Prince was narrator for the
story. "Dance Modernistic" featured
Sylvia Sternie, Jane Crout, John Mc
Millan andl "Corkie" Griffith.
Dean Chase was in two of the skits;
in one of them he was impersonated
by Haynie Prince, pind troubled by
a Russian Countess in the person
of Tom Walker, who was applying for
admission to the University. In
another, the Dean wvas seen along with
Dr. McKissick, Dean Childs, had
Flynn GillandI.
Louise Fry, Ed Atkinson and Dan
Henderson performed in a "He-She"
scene; then after a song by Billy
Strickland and the "Bolero" as in
terpreted by Nicky McSteen andl Jack
Blackmon, the six original students
came back to the stage and were
(Continued on, Page Six)
USC To Give ]
Charleston Attog
Education Is
Life's Work
The University of South Carolina
will awvard the degree of Doctor of
Laws to M. Rutledge Rivers, dis
tinguished Charleston attorney, at its
commencement exercises June 7,
President J. Rion McKissick an
nounced today.
The board of trustees voted to con
fer the degree upon Mr. Rivers upon'
the recommendation of the Univer
sity faculty, which in turn acted
upon the recommendation of its com
mittee on honorary degrees.
President McKissick pointed out
that the award of the degree comes
in recognition of a lifetime of leader
ship in his city and state by Mr.
Rivers, particularly in the field d
education.
Success In Law
Born in Mount Pleasant in 1868,
Mr. Rivers was graduated from the
College of Charleston in 1890, being
admitted to the bar the same year.
Since then he has practiced law in
Charleston, achieving unusual success
in that field.
ROU
Neoma New
Court Mond,
Buster Spann Will ]
Given By Social Cab
Neoma Newsome will be crow
May 15, at eight o'clock. The
University Field house, which
for the festive occasion. Rann
with Mackey King and Amelia.
Dr. J. Rion McKissick, presi
the crowning.
FRANCES FETNER
War Is Unlikely
Says Wienefeld
"An early war in Europe is un
likely," Professor R. H. Wienefeld,
of the University's history depart
ment, told 200 delegates to the 39th
annual convention of the South Caro
lina Bankers' Association in Green
ville, Wednesday.
Wienefeld said that the aligning of
principal European powers into two
definite camps should serve to make
statesmen more cautious and maintain
eqIuilibriuml.
Tom Jolly Heads
Pi KA Fraternity
Tonm Jolly was elected president
of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity for
1939 last Wednesday night and
Hubert Harmon was named vice
pre sid(1ent.
The other officers are Billy Al
en, Treasurer, and James Mfills, sec
retary. The retiring officers are
Pete Smith, piresident: Tonm Jolly,
v'ice-president; Bill Mayes, treas
urer, andl Peden Gardner, secretary.
)egree To M.IE
eney, For Outste
M. RUTLEDGE RIVERS
His active interest, in the educa
tional betterment of the city and state
has lsterd thrQnghanthi claer..
[NED'
some Holds
iy Night
lay At Free Dance
inet After Ceremony
ned May Queen Monday night,
ceremony will be held at the
will be elaborately decorated
ah Heyward is maid-of-honor
Arthur the pages.
dent of the University will de
This marks a departure from last
year, when Mary Rhodes was
crowned in an afternoon ceremony
held on the verdant main Campus.
John Dargan Rogers, chairman of
the Social Cabinet, will be master of
ceremonies, while Jerry Hughes, stu
dent body president, will preside.
Pupils of the Ophelia Broome Har
per studio of dance will furnish en
tertaniment, putting on a number of
novelty dance selections. The even
ing's festivities will be livened up by
the antics of the court jester, ru
mored to be Louis Searron, After
the preliminaries there will be a page
ant of the attendants climaxed by
the crowning.
Free Dance
A free dance also in the field house
will be given after the ceremonies
by the Social Cabinet for the entire
student body.
Buster Spann's famed swing or
chestra will play for the dance and
the coronation. The dance is infor
mal and Jack Page of the Social Cab
inet requests everyone to attend.
The twenty-eight attendants se
lected are: Frances Smith, Harriet
McBrayer, Virginia Peeples, Virginia
Vebb, Rebecca Mack, Gerry Shapiro,
Virginia Brown, Patricia Jeter, Mar
gie Collins, Eva Abbott, Beverly
Bates, Martha Newman, FlvU ide Nel
son, Fay Reyner, Fontie Wilson,
Irene Mars, Jewel Martin, Helen
Burch, Maude Byrnes Chisholm, Bet
ty Whelchel, Billie Lewis, Peggy Lol
lis, Margaret Mitchum, Reba Hunt,
Dorothy Bramlett, Gaynelle Wilson,
Sarah Harrison, and Sandy Hartman.
--. 8. 0.
Players Elect
Jimmy Wilson
President
Jimmy Wilson, rising senior, was
electedl to head the University Play
ers of 19,39 last Wednesday night and
John 1B. McCutchieon was chosen vice
president.
The other oe'icers are as follows:
secretary, Hlen Poliakoff, assistant
treasmier, Maude B3ayne Cheslec;
historian. 1 lennig Cohen, and b)esi
ness manager, Arnold Muir.
Presidient-elect WVilson pr omised to
put the organization back to its for
mner pl!ace of honor on the campus
by giving a eries of skits and plays
w hicht will be ct intereqt to a ma
jority of the studei'ts. lHe expressed
the opinion~ that net year will be a
great one for the Club.
utledge Rivers,
mnding_Service
Award Is Made
On June 7
Among educational posts in which
Mr. Rivers has served are: president
of the board of trustees and presi
dent of the alumni association of the
College of Charleston; member of
the board of Medical College of South
Carolina; chairman of the Charles-.
ton board of public school commis..
sioners and president of the board of
trustees, High School of Charleston;
member of the state board, of educa
tion.
Active School Worker
Mr. Rivers was active in the move
ments which resulted in making the
College of Charleston co-educational
and mn providing free tuition for
Charleston residents. 'He has been4
identified with every phase of the
city school system, and ecnItion
of his splendid. ork in this field has.
come from matj sources
The new junio high .f6lint~ i
Charleston, the 'first ever In that
city, has been named tI M Ii
Rivers Tuniornebs