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President McKissick also an nounced the appointment of a fac ulty committee to recommend in scriptions for the outside walls of the new library: Dr. Reed Smith, chairman; Dr. Edwin L. Green, and Dr. Havilah Babcock. All classes will be suspended dur ing the exercises. Welborn Is Elected Freshman Law Head Other Elections To Be Held November 7 Charles Welborn was elected president of the Freshman Law Class over Woodrow Coker and "Bubba'" Southard in the class elec tion held last week. Welborn is a graduate of the school of Commerce of the University of South Carolina and is from Anderson. James Roper was elected vice president over Robert Durrant and Dial Corder. Robert Burgess won over Mrs. '7homasihe Mason for secretary-treasurer. Wilson Rey nolds was elected historian over Bernie Bass. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6) Inside Thae Ganiecock ALPHA KAPPA GAMMA taps eight new members in chapel exercises-See page 3. BASKETBALL PROSPECTS appear gloomy says Petoskey See page 5. F RE S HMA N FOOT BALLERS meet Citadel frosh in Charleston tonight - See nae 6. Gamecock Stru ........ X ............$ Moe-e Than Fif Apply For USC Non - Collegi Admitted To The special faculty committee of Trraining Program has received 56) a others interested. The present regulations of the that only students above the fresh list. At present, there is no proi University has been informed by 1 this phase of the program will hie I Alpha Kappa Gamm Holds Meeting Here Morse To Speak At Banquet Sat. Night Dr. Josiah Morse, professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina, will be principal speaker at the tenth annual conven tion of Alpha Kappa Gamma to be held in Columbia Nov. 3-4. His talk will be given at the formal banquet Saturday nighlt in the crystal roomi ofteClmi Hote*.. 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As soon as the University has been notified that the contract has been executed, the ground school will be ready to start. Bristow Made Surgeon Dr. Walter Bristow has been des ignated as official flight surgeon for Columbia. Those on the tentative eligible roster will soon be notified to be examined by the flight sur geon. The Federal government has ap proved the faculty for the ground school. It consists of these Univer sity professors: Tr. F. Ball, R. D. Bass, R. C. Johnson, and C. F. Mer cer, with R. L. Sumwalt as director. Professor Ball will teach Navi gation, and Instruments; Professor Bass; History of Aviation, Civil Air Regulations, Parachutes, and Radio; Professor Johnson, Aircraft, and The Theory of Flight; and Pro fessor Mercer, Meteorology, and FEngines. Texts Have Arrived The Civil Aeronautics Authority has already sdnt the texts to be used in connection with the ground school and these will be furnished free to those applicants who suc cessfully pass the physical exami nation. The ground school will con sist of 72 hours which is considered sufficient to enable the student to pass an examination for a private flier's license. Classes will be held] (CONTINUED ON PAGE a) U. S. C. Thanksgiving Will Be November 23 The University of South Caro lina, along with the state of South Carolina, will have Presi dent Roosevelt's Nov. 33 date for its Thanksgiving day this year, ] John A. Chase, dean of adminis tration, announced thIs week. Holidays for the Thanksgiving period at the UniversIty will be gin at S a. m. on Thursday (Nov. 13) and classes will be resumed Monday, Nov. 37, at S a. in., giv ing the student body a four-day leave of absence from the text books. Lowrl I To. L Aga Neek Of Religion loses Today With speech By Rustin Many Famous Speakers Lead Student Body In Religious Venture Probably the largest group of in ernationally known religious speak -rs ever gathered together at one ime in this state led the Carolina student body in a week of religious -mphasis which began Saturday afternoon and closes today at 1 >'clock with a luncheon in Stew ards Hall. At 11:20 this morning Dr. John W. Rustin, pastor of the Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal -hurch, Washington, D. C., will ad dress the student body on "The Hour of Need." The lecture will be held in Drayton Hall. This will be Doctor Rustin's sec :nd convocation talk of the week. On Monday morning the famous leader of Christian thought spoke Dn the question, "What Is Re ligion?" During his discussion Doc tor Rustin said, "Religion is man seeking God, and it is also God seeking man." Bader Directed Work The theme of the Institute this week is "Deepening the Spiritual Life." The purpose of the venture, as outlined by Dr. Jesse M. Bader, national director of the University Christian Mission, is "To unite stu dents and faculty in exploring the meanings of the teachings of Jesus in their- personal, social, economic, and international relationships; in finding for themselves a more vital Faith in God as revealed in the Lord Jesus Christ, and in committing themselves personally and individu ally to His way of life." To accomplish this purpose the Christian Mission sponsored seven daily seminars from Monday through yesterday. These seminnrs vere led by famous Christian speak rs, who conducted informal open discussions designed to get the stu dents' opinions on religious affairs. I'he seminars, with the leaders are ks follows: "Making Religion Prac :ical," Mrs. Ernestine C. Milner, Guilford College; "Howv to Find 1-eip From Religion", Miss Muriel Lester, London, England; "The Bible," Dr. Rustin; Christianity in (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) rri Dolts Donate~ Mew Scholarship Thelma Thompson Given Ashe Award Alpha Lambda chapter of Delta D~elta Delta at the University of South Carolina has decided to give an mnnual scholarship of $175, to be aIled the "Margaret Ashe Scholar hip" in memory of Margaret Ashe, 939 president of .D.D.D. and an nttstanding leader on the campus. As Margaret was especially inter sted in biology, students interested n that line of work will be given reference. Those chosen to serve n the scholarship committee are: 'rof. James 1'. Penney, Prof. W. E. Toy, Mrs. Arney R. Childs, and )ean John A. Chase. This resolu ion will go into effect next year. The "Margaret Ashe Scholarship" vill be awarded to Thelma Thomp on this year, a major in French and .nglisha. k(usical Program At Jhapel Next Week Prof. and Mrs. Hugh P. Wil iamson of the U.S.C. Music De artment will present a musical rogram at the chapel hour next riday, it was announced by Dr. -uglg R. Murchison. Several selections will also be pre ented by the Glee Club. y And .ead C nst C Foreign Students Will Not Get Double Cuts University of South Carolina students whose homes are over 500 miles distant from Columbia will have absences from classes two'days before and after Christ mas and spring holidays counted as only a single cut from now on, Flinn Gilland, assistant registrar, announced today. This action was just recently passed by the University board of trustees to enable these students to leave for home earlier and thus get the full benefit of their holiday. Two Complete Casts Prepared To Answer "Applejack" Curtain Dick Anderson Lead%4 Cast In Role Of Ambrose Applejohn Two complete casts have been selected for "Captain Applejack," forthcoming production of the Uni versity Players. There will be three performances of the play, on De cember 7, 8, and 9; and each cast will be featured on at least one of these evenings. "I want it clearly understood," said Professor M. J. Christophersen, faculty director of the Players, "that both of these 'casts are first casts; and as far as I can tell now, one is as good as the other. I do not know which one will appear in the first performance, but whichever it is, the other will give the play the fol lowing night." Anderson Featured Featured in the title role is Dick Anderson, as "Ambrose Applejohn." He is taking this part in both casts. Others appearing in both casts are Bob Quinn as "Jason," Julian Hen nig as "Lush," and Jane Loyal as "Maid." Those in Cast A are Ernest Lent as "Borolsky," Billy Dwarkin as "Mr. Pengarde," Ed Tupman as "Dennett," Juliet Ridley as "Anna," Dot Koger as "Poppy," Helen Poliakoff as "Mrs. Whatcombe," and Mildred Doe as "Mrs. Pen garde." In cast B Tom 'Walker ap pears as "Borolsky," Arnold Muir as "Mr. Pengarde," Albert Egger ton as "Dennett," Betty Clover as "Anna," Emily 'Wolfe as "Poppy," Lillian Brunson as "Mrs. What combe," and Alice Glominski as "Mrs. Pengarde." Professor Christophersen express edl regret that all the others who tried out could not be given roles in the play. "I am sure that there were as many as thirty others who could have filled the parts quite ably; but I am equally sure that the casts which have been chosen will do a very good job." Enright And Ch Were High Sch4 Bird Mentor Was Hero Of New Prof When M. G. Christophersen was a freshman at Rockeford, Ill., high school, his particular hero was a senior football player named Rex Enright, who is now head coach and athletic director at the Uni versity of South Carolina. This autumn, Mr. Christophersen joined the University staff as in structor in English, and me4 Rex Enright for the first time in 15 years, found him changed but little. Now Mr. Christophersen is coaching the Palmetto Players at the University. "Coaching football is like coaching dtramatics," he s.ad Gru iamec iator Seventh Game May Prove Sec When Birds Bal Whether or not the "Battle turning point again this year in lina Gamecock's football wars, afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Car Enright sends his Gamecocks ini their second win of the season. King George Stands Up USC Annual House Of Hanover Not Interested In South Carolina Beauties By Jim McKinney "The Garnet and Black staff will not fight if the United States is drawn into the Second World War on the side of Great Britain," said Hubert Harmon, editor of the Car olina annual, last Wednesday. "The British crown has refused to help our publication in selecting its beauty section, therefore we will not help England in her quarrel." It all came about in this way. Several months ago Editor Har mon sent an airmail letter to Joseph Kennedy, American ambassador to England, asking him to get King George VI to pick the seven most beautiful girls on the University Campus for the year book. It took this letter only three days to reach London, via the Yankee Clipper, at the small cost of 32 cents. That was just before Great Brit ain declared war on Hitlerism. Four weeks passed and no letter came from the United States em bassy in London, but at last Har mon received a communication from Ambassador Kennedy. The missive was postmarked 27 days previous to its arrival. It seems that the tu mult raised by the war had caused the letter to be sent all over the British Isles before it was finally dispatched to Uncle Sam. After all that waiting, here is what greeted Harmon when he read the letter. "In answer to your letter I am sorry to say that His Majesty, King George, will 'be unable to se lect the beauties for your annual. The King is very busy conferring with his ministers on the war situ ation and has no time for the light er-if finer-things of life." However, the aggressive Garnet and Black editor will not accept de feat. He is now trying to contact the heads of other European gov ernments in hopes that one of them will be able to drop the war long enough to pass judgment on the beauty of Carolina. istopherson soI Friends "In one you drop cues, in the other yon drop ntsa" gan ocks Team Of Season ond Victory ttle Florida of Orangeburg'" is to be the the University of South Caro will be determined tomorrow olina stadium when Coach Rex o their seventh contest to seek Old Sol may shine regularly in the state of Florida, but the Univer sity of Florida, the Birds afternoon foe, will find two bright little sun beams in the form of Billy Lowry and Joe Grugan dancing in the Car olina backfield, eager to lead the Gamecocks in another late season come-back, and these two little guys may make it a very cloudy day for the visiting 'Gators. Henson Is Set It will take a heartier soul than the weather man also, to predict a Florida victory in the face of Car, lina Co-captain, J. B. Henson. 1-ien son has had a broken spinal column since the Birds and 'Gators last met in '36 but even the Floridians still remember that year when the gal loping Henson ran 70 yards for the only score of the game. Florida head-coach Josh Cody is not unused to bringing invading teams into Columbia, for it was not many years ago that he was mentor in the Tiger lair at Clemson, and remem bers well the old Clemson Carolina scraps. 'Gators Are Strong Cody, as in former years will be favorite tomorrow afternoon, as he brings a strong and powerful squad to Columbia. His team this season has won four from Stetson; the strong easterners, Boston college; Tampa and Maryland; and has lost only to the nationally ranked teams, Mississippi State and the Univer sity of Texas. The fact that Cody has a large squad with plenty of reserves, is proven by the number of coaches besides him. They are Mike Milli gan, Harold Williams and Curley Stebbins, Pittsburg alumni, Jack Daniel, from Princeton and Sam McAllister. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) Dec. 1 Last Day To Apply For Degree Price Of Sheepskin Left Up To Students First reminder of the season for the army of unemployed to begin making room, came this wveek when John A. Chase, (lean of administra tion at the University of South Car olina, announced that all candidates for degrees of the class of 1940, and all candidates for certificates should file their applications for dame with the registrar before Dec. 1. This is one of the preliminaries to graduation and it is along about this time that the members of the senior :lass begin to realize that the end of the collegiate lanie is in sight. Diploma's Cost Candidates for degrees are re quested this year to make payment of diploma fee to the Treasurer of the University before filing appli cation. Applicants (except law students) will have the choice of purchasing a $1 diploma or a $2.50 diploma. The $1 diploma will be printed on parch-. mnent paper with imitation leather :ase. The $2.50 one will be engraved on genuine sheepskin with genuine leather case. The diploma for law students is $3.75. Samples of each diploma may be seen at the office of the Treasurer. Applications Due To receive applications for certifi cates the registrar's office will be open from 9 a. m. to 1 p. in.; and from 3 p. mn. to 8 p. m. daily during the month of November. (CONT4INUD ON PAGU 6)