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Cakers, Invade Cages inadePhi Sigma Kappa Tigertown For Basket Joust - Bave ormal (Story oh Page Six) (Story on Page Five) University of South Carolina Z676 Volume XXXII No. 13 COLUMBIA, S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1940 Founded 1908 Waring' Write U A pep song in swing time di rect from Tin Pan Alley is Car olina's for the asking. The ar ranger for Fred Waring's Penn sylvanians, nationally known or chestra, will compose a fight song espcially for U. S. C. if there is enough student interest. During the past year, mem bers of Warihg's organization have composed pep songs for a number of colleges. Through the efforts of 'Profs. Frank H. Wardlaw and Hugh Williamson the famous maestro has con sented to let one of his music Twenty-Two Students Make All- A List For Second Semester Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, And P-G's Are Represented According to a statement issued by W. Flinn Gilland assistant registrar, twenty-two students madc all "A's" on courses for which they were registered during the semestei of 19:19-40. The following students made al "A's": Frank Stratford Barnes sophomore; Ralph Simpson Beck ham, sophomore; Charles Dunbai Black, senior; Furman Randolpi Brabham, Jr., graduate; Janii Louise Brooke, graduate; Josep] Bett Clements, Jr., freshman. James William Davis, junior Jack Griffin Faucett, junior; Georg S. Flemister, freshman; Lotti I)erieux Hamby, graduate; Williar Edwin Hoy, Jr., senior; Ralph Ed win Lee, Jr., senior; Adelyn Rob bins Lipscomb, junior; Finnis Kin: Shealy, senior; Leroy Strasburge1 freshman; Mary Elizabeth Tayloi junior; Harold Ray Thomassot sol)homore; Thelma Valeri Thompson; Leo Mario Traynor, Jr senior; Marion Wiles Trotti, soph< more; and Martha Isabelle, gradt ate. Sullivan Foundation Gives Bronze Plaque Names Of Recipients Are Placed On Tablet Names of recipients from the Un versity of the Algernon Sydney Su livani Award medallion will 1 placed on the handsome bronj tablet recently presented to the Un versity by the Algernon Sydn< Sullivan Foundation. Each year several Southern cc leges and Universities, among the the Universit yof South Carolin award Algernon Sidney Sullivi medallions to two students and oi other person who have render< Outstanding unselfish service. La year Dr. C. Fred Williams, supe inltend(ent of the South Caroli State Hospital, was awarded t out-of-college medallion by t Unfiversity. The two studentsr ceiving the award were Miss Era Ces Smith, Columbia, and Harc Prince, Easley. All the awards a furnished by the New York Soul ern Society. Inside The Garnecoel PRI SIGMA KAPPA PreOseR Silver Magenta Ball - see P. CAGERS INVADE OLEMS0 Saturday - see P. '6 REYWAltD BELSER to Le Tennis Team - see P. 7 ALL TIME NIGH RE00OI Set in University Regist1 tion - see P. 2 PRELPS OF YALE Leott Enjoyed By Students a Arrang SC Figh masters write a really singable song that can be identified with the University-a song such as the "Washington and. Lee Swing" and the "Notre Dame Victory Song." But, as Waring said in a let ter to professor Wardlaw, he gets so many requests for col lege songs that it is impossible to compose them all. Therefore he writes do or die ditties only for schools whose students really want them. However, maestro Waring requested data Campus Coeds Cruise Cross Crazy Corner Saltant Skaters Screaniily Slide Safely Past SN Last spring it was bicycling that took the campus by storm. But the proper 1940 method of loosening up creaking muscles after the winter hibernation may appear in the form of skating. One afternoon this week two co-eds from Spartanburg, Mil dred Yates and Mary Joye Gaddy, were seen flashing r wheeled feet over KSK's his toric walks. The two girls from the Hub City of the South made a mad 1 reconnoitering e x p e d i t i o n through the formidable lines in front of 'Tenements 21-24 1-2. The Spartan gals swept swift ly by SAE's stronghold, passed e Phi Sigma Kappa house safely, ' paused momentarily before Sig - ma Nu's door, almost missed - the treacherous turn in front of Tenement 21, dashed madly past Dessausure, and were gone with the ball bearings in the di rection whence they came. a Carolina Again Host To Boxing Tourney Begins February 23 At USC field House For the second time in as mat years the slugfestivities of ti Southern Conference Boxing touri ament will be held in Columb next week-end with the Gamecocl .serving as hosts. SThe teams making up this yea >e tournament are from Maryland, Vi e ginia Tech, North Carolina, Dul< - South Carolina, Trhe Citadel, N. 'State, and Clemson. _- Sports wvriters from all over t1 n south will again come to Colum1 a, for' this 14th renewal of the tourr in ment sponsored by the Southe ie Conference. dt When tihe final bell sounded L r. year ending tihe bouts Maryla a was in the top position with. he points, close on their heels was I he University of N. C., with 14 poinl e- with the Gamecocks emerging n- 3rd place with 13 points. d Reliable reports state that m< re of the teams in the conference h- stronger than last years squads a the pace is expected to be stepi ~up this year. The Field House, backyard ofi fi. ng Birds, will again see plei of leather pushing going on ag this year. The ventilating system _the Field House has been grea improved and it is expected to 8 greatly to the comfort of the sp 5 tators and the boxers as wvell. NLibrary Receives ad Ancient Bible HT. C. HTollowvay, Newhberry att LD y, has presented to the South Ca a,- lina collection of writings in the brary a German Bible, supposedly oldest in existence. r The Bible is written in German EdDean Frank Bradley is to trans it into English when necessary. rer May t Song about Carolina. Professor Williamson, direc tor of music at the University, says th4t the arranger for the Waring Pennsylvanians, stars of - the Chesterfield Pleasure Time program each week over the National Broadcasting com pany, is one of the best in the country and that anything he turns out is bound to be good. A student body meeting will be held sometime next week to draw up a petition requesting Waring's' arranger to compose (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) Y Discussion Groups Get Off To Flying Start For New Session Students Will Lead Groups And Members Choose Own Subjects More discussion groups have been organized this semester than at any time in the last ten years, according to Marion Davis, chairman of the Y committee on discussion groups. Subjects for discussions have been chosen by members of the various groups, and student leaders have been chosen instead of professors. These innovations are in the experimental stage, being tried this year for the first time. Seveiil otelur tnlp(lecedented rules haev bee istalled ia 1he iew seiup. No members or visitors will be counted for points under the new reg ulation unless they conic from the tenement or section which has been assigned to that particular class. Stu dents living in towii have been ex enipted from this rule. The regulation applying to frater nities also differs from that in usc for tenements. A fraternity member who does not live in his fraternity house may elect whether or not h will join the group in his tenemen or go to that of his fraternity. Groups already organized and re ported to the Y office at press tim include the following: (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) Lieut.G.R.Reynolds Ti , Talk Tuesday At YM CJ le 1- Acquaint Young Men ia With U. S. Coast Guart <S Lieutenant G. R. Reynolds of th U. S. Coast Guard will be at thi rs Y. M. C. A. on Thursday, Februar r- 29, at 5 p. m. for the purpose of ac :e, quainting qualified young men wvit c. the opportunities available to ther for further education at the U. Coast Guard Academy leadling to be commission and a career in the Coat ia Guard, D)ean Bradley disclosed tc a- (lay. rn iteutenant Reynolds will showv sound( motion picture depicting Coat Guard activities and the Coast Guar Lt Academy at New London, Connect rid cut, and will give a short talk in coi 15 junction. he "A cadetship in the Coast Guard ts, Deani Bradley said, "is quite as d in sirable as a cadetship to West Poii or Annapolis, from the viewvpoint< >st the salary received and the securil re of the position." ed Stoplight To SGirlIs Will Get of Mirs. Childs' girls won't be la tyfor those eight o'clock classes ai Admore; or at least they won't ha e-that old reliable excuse, because tl ecity has finally (decided to put i sonme stop ligthts. Dean John A. Chase, Jr. made t announcemlenit Wednesday that t city council hadl taken action, a or-- authorized the erection of ligI ro- at the intersection of Pickens a Ii- Green Streets. This action w the taken after a committee fromt Student Body of theUniversi and headed by Heyward Belser, h late appeared before the council and I q uested the ligrhts. The commiti Death-Plat sto , niversity student* to. hi Un..i 0 Pro . Billy..Woodshas tune X?.. . . . .. --:-x-.4.. .......... st S tudent to is brearr andk Canei musil se nto aUittegysy steat rom.s Uncle Billy Provides tra With Music Tea Topers Take To Terpsichorean Tactics IAfter Heavy Tippling Prof. Billy Woods has turned the Student Union rental li brary and Carnegie music set into a little gypsy tea room. And what's more, Uncle Billy provides pink tea for his pa trons. Professor Woods has placed a tea kettle, a hot plate, and other utensils in the cafeteria of the Woman's oBuilding where the library and b music set are situated. The uncle of Student Union activities said Wednesday that anyone could use the tea set at any time the cafeteria is open. Tea and sugar is provided gratis by the University, but tea drinkers must furnish their own Lmilk, lemon, and sweet cakes. Une Bly cachis that the t who use th teca effet clen - upfer themsearles. poet." -Ater andulginghpan wil e cpo vtded eti for erpe.And," a said r Professor Woods iss tt deerybody ean uptae for hel." tenwclte fourth atosom thatr "the y tColumbia pfcuiar cto (e somepope m ny otcebl pod an Ie wJel nownees aeroina poe ApOlfterd indlig Malcolm Cmps,l eptheny wenth cr for rpetaiv oevI oer, Presidentods ts dis tad hea has paaenitofe )f the cityrconcigrte stuf.sto coim< ys Mayo L.B.On saide watstht e iE rthteigteoud pO nl t, wastlce foyrthe fto ofotheya id Fina Cll,es theddfor Bne g on hasen troug, Bu thae faite rid the city cotinir for th it tinri ie Of University Student . . ............... ................. . ...... .. .. ~ IN 1-11,114 ifficials clear wreckage of plane that carried William Living death last Sunday in Orangeburg. Senator Rush Holt To Speak To Students Next Thursday Address Of Nation's Youngest Senator Will Be Broadcast By All Columbia Radio Stations United States Senator Rush Dew Holt of Vest Virginia will speal before the University student body next Thursday night, Feb. 22, 7::1 P. Af. at Drayton hall under the auspices of the Carolina Student Forum Dave Baker, Forum chairman, announced today. The talk will be broad cast over stations WIS and WCOS and will be heard by a statewid audience. O Senator Iolt follows New Dea New Alumni Secretary Democrat, Senator Claude Peppe of Flrd,who- spoke last Feb.. To Visit Campus Soon the F'conlic Condition of t6 ForBudgetConference 'outh and Is another of the Il HUE UU5~VUEU~U~EUUtionally3 prominent mni that hav been securedl by the Carolina Stu Ralph Lewis Will Begin dent Forum. Senator Holt has Duties As Alumni Head as yet divulged the subject of hi The First Of March talk. Rush HolIt has the (distinctionc Ralph Lewis, new University being the youngest ma:I who Il Alumni Secretary, wil conic to the ever held the high office of Unit campus soon for a conference with States Senator, being just 30 whe the special joint standing committee elected. He is now 34 and is a bad of the University Board of Trustees elr. Poca ein an and and of the Alumni Council as to the New Dealer. The Student Foru budget for the Alumni Association. is thus presenting speakers wit Just when Mr. Lewis will begin contrasting views in its effort his duties here is not known, but it givc Carolina Students a chance is thought that he may (10 so ab)out Atrtetl hr ilb Miarch 1. oe ou lsuso n ea Lewvis, university alumnus of the Hl ilatmtt nwra clas o 199,accpte te alnqestonsrat,sedatorislaudene.p secretaryshipdl,sthweekoaetersa con theth EcoumniCondtionoflt Thenewaluni ecrtar,onti h,I Pane iCanterofthpn of Aytornallyorrymcounty,eist32tyear old Ils cree a th uver beew n secranebur tudeaoln t oneof(litictinn sudes s e Forum enator HOft hasn as inaextra-curricularhactivities.fAf ter radution fo fou eas RushWilio t As thevinstn,ction1, tauhtpuli spakngan (lrete teint the unet a wo Son For a yeareheheld thentheginsuraceeoairport busiess n tht ciy. SnceS93 tesn Sentobeng wast 3a wh<l elected. Hieuisenant4an ins 19a cba Green Sreet Politcllyehe is. ans fnd npie, M y enernt Deortaeiga n coneivl tat ne igt, t Geeis nthu co seedngv spakers ip an(Pickns,ill e enugh. on tasting vaiw tha his ot I is neededgatvheCcornernofSBuleandsimproving ~' Geenals. Arequst or liht he ae, of cub e,stns. s hre as adeto he itycoucilLivnton whak apprenwily be I byBeler,butwasrefsed eueHgl t wi lampt thnser air cls. Afn1929, achiptds,DaWe the aumipustosae byahs aud ience srWoen,ryshpreseek boter dsapcoin- o 5 eta paetmv aeec ligth os ofeal at mmitte and Pill iingston o Dta ois Tes were almosio sereay, ir veos afte being ra ck-Ueopta eod.e ain caerut,th side,ity wan unsiucniin on te oflihtintio the otudiersetoll ealsrie wr edT as will setra-uriclr activite Acedymrnn-ocoka te radnughtio for four yers tihomfLvnstnsprns ytouh puboi safely,in hope. dirct d Ms A iigtn Tennis Courts Still Up For Consideration Melton Field Seems Logical Place For Battery Of Courts Plans for a battery of new tennis courts for the Univer sity are still 11nder conlsidera tion according to a jointly pre pared statemnent for The Game cock released today by Robert L. Sminvalt, of the School of Engineering. and President J. Rion McKissick. At present it is almost cer tain that the University will get new courts but the prob lem of a place for tmnem is now up before the administrative authorities of the school. The first move for new tennis courts was made in May, 19:39 when the requests of many students were received for courts since the old ones were eliminated by the con struction of Sims and Preston col leges. Estimated Cost $11,354 The University then applied to the Works Progress Administration to provide for construction of nine tennis courts with complete enclos ures around them, the estimated cost of the courts and equipment was $11,354. This application was later approved by the W. P. A. In order to get the courts the stu (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) Extension Division Tc Add Correspondence Course To Curriculum r 3 Three Students Enroll e In Newly Formed USC - Education Department e Correspondence courses are the newest aid to extensio education t attempted by the Extension Div s ision of the University and three students have already enrolled for the limited courses that have been available since February 1. s The three courses completed and d ready for use are all advanced n French courses written by Dr. \Vil liani E. Mcleod of the Modern Languages Department. These courses will be supplimented by n others in other departments as the h demand requires and are to be o written by various members of the o faculty. F'renchi 22 is the lowest course .n offered and is classified as: "Inter >r muediate 1Freach, Grammar and comn position, extensive reading. Three credits." in the bulletin issued b' the extension serv'ice. The other two courses are French 31 and 32 and are "a review of French litera ture from early times to the present day". Trhese c orrespondence courses also carry the th?ee credits that actual :lassroom attendance gives. Requirements for entrance in a these courses are equal to the pre th requisites for regullar entrance, un ne less tile courses are taken for mere rg pleasure or information. The credit for the courses is recognized as any er other college credit if the regular ~r- requirements andl grades are met. ig The charge for each is fixed at a fifteen dollars. mPlayers To Present 'F- Chapel Program Thur. nI is The University Players wvill llave tal charge of the program in chapel 'as next week. It was not announced exactly wvhat the entertainment will ile be: but, according to a statement Ln- mfadeC by Professor A. S. Hodge, rt. of the chapel committee, Director de Christophersen of the players has to been given complete charge. se- Professor Christophersen has an iv- nounced that the next production ter following Dark Tower of the Play in ers will be "Johnny Johnson", a recent Broadway success, and that es- the script of the play is now avail the able in the library for the benefit Ar. of those who might be interested l:i trying out for a part.