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Baskptball Team . . befeats Richmond Cnfrenc Da ve inGymnasium Saturday (Story on Page 9) (Story on Page 4) University of South Carolina Z676 Volume XXXIV, No. .15 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CARONA, FRIAY, FEBRUARY 28,1941Founded 1908 Box" 40 Students Are Taking CAA Training Primary, Secondary Courses Are Offered In Spring Program Forty students are partici pating in the Civilian Pilot Training program at the uni versity this semester under the auspices of the Civil Aeronau tics Authority. Twenty are en rolled in the primary course and twenty in the advanced program. The primary program con sists of ninety hours of ground school work and from 35 to 50 hours of flight instruction. The Secondary ProgranA consists of 126 hours of ground school work and from 40 to 50 hours of flight instruction. In order to be eligible for this training applicants must have completed the Primary Pro gram. The following students are enrolled in this program: Joe Can non, Orangeburg; Stuart Clarkson, Camden; Ralph Cuthbertson, Co lumbia; Caroline Etheredge, Saluda; John Evans, Watertown, Conn.; Lucius Henson, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Harvey Hughey, Columbia; Thomas Knox, Columbia; Leslie McLaurin, Jr., Florence; Kit Mc Master, Winnsboro; Thurman Mims, Florence; Thomas Morgan, Jr., Columbia; James Outz, Green wood; Jack Page, Gallivants Ferry; Samuel Parnell, Timmonsville; Wil burn Saye, Jr., Columbia; Del The baud, Jr., Columbia; Leslie Tolbert, Columbia; D.rayton Wannamaker, Orangeburg; Noel Williams, West minster. Professors The following university profes sors teach in the program: T. F. Ball, J. B. Jackson, C. F. Mercer. Marvin Hembel of the Hawthorne Flying Service also teaches in the ground school. Flight instructors are: N. D. Broadhurst and M. B. Kittrell, also of Hawthorne Flying Service. The secondary program consists of 126 hours of ground school work and from 40 to 50 hours of flight in struction. In order to be eligible for this training applicants must have completed the primary course. % -Continued on Page 12 Hollis Asks All Juniors For Mun Junior-Senior To Be Danced On March 7 Dan Hollis, president of the junior class, requests that all juniors who have not paid the assessment of one dollar for the annual-Junior Senior dance do so immediately. The Jupiior-Senior will be danced on the evening of Friday, March 7 *at the university gymnasium. Music will be by Buster Spann and his or chestra. The dance is given annually by the Junior class in honor of the Seniors, and is generally one of the best of the year. Every member of the Junior class is assessed one dollar. Seniors are admuitted free. Hollis urges all S senior boys and girls to attend. Officers of the senior class are: Jimmy Galloway, president; Clar ence Glover, secretary-treasurer; Nell Berry, historian. Officers of the Junior class are: Dan Hollis, pres ident; Franc.s Meeks secretary treasurer; Elinor Flinn, historian. All sophomores and freshmen are invited to attend the dance. MCI DeM Coach Frankie Demars wil be b ing Birds who are able to compete a junior-middleweight; Willis BeaU, v Weight, and Conference Champion 4 Twenty-Six Make All "A's" First Semester-Chase School Of Arts And Science Leads With 12 Students On List Twenty-six students made all "A" on first semester grades, John A. Chase, Jr., dean of administration, announced this week. The school of arts and science led with 12 all "A" students. Totals in other schools are: graduate, five; commerce, four; engineering, three; education and journalism, one each. Eight seniors made the all "A" list. The junior class had six; sophomore and graduate, five each, and freshman, two. Grades for the school of law have not yet been compiled, dean ChaseI said. The all "A" list includes: Eliza beth Crawford Adams, York; Ralph Simpson Beckham, Winnsboro; Guss Belissary, Darlington; Mar jorie Collins, Columbia; Ruth Alice Dove, Columbia; Albert Sidney Eg gerton, Columbia; Rufus Gustavus Fellers, Columbia. Also, Carl West Flemister, Jr., Columbia; Eugene Clarence Garvin, Wagener; Melvin Jerome Herman, Newark, N. J.; Ariana Livingston Heyward, Columbia; Charles Cor nelius Horton, Greenville; Dorothy Ruth KCoger, Clio. Also, Matilda Susan Miese, Eu clid, Ohio; James Hubert Noland, Columbia; Cyril Ray Parrott, Tim monsville; Thelma Marteal Reid, Columbia; James Dargan Reynolds, Columbia; Yoder Fulmer Shealy, Chapin; Harold Shechter, Swansea; Etolia Lucy Stribling, Spartanburg. Also, David Edmund Sullivan, Columbia; Harold Ray Thomasson, York; Harold Lee Timmerman, Columbia; Olivia Therrell Walker, Columbia, and Barbara Louise Wiedemann. North Augrusta. FOUR. ELD ars Enters These I inking on these six men in the Coni re, left to right: T.B. Fersner, seno relterweight; bottom, Sam King, lighi )lin McDonald, bantamweight. Out-of-State Students Asked For Addresses All out-of-state students are urged to write letters to Frank H. Wardlaw, News Service di rector, giving the names and ad dresses of high school seniors interested in coming to Carolina or high school seniors who may be influenced to come to the university. The News Service is sending out pictorial bulletins to pros pective students this spring. Since these magazines are ex pensive, Mr. Wardlaw asks that students turn in only the names of high school graduates or seniors who may be interested in comtinuing their education at Carolina. Easter Holidays Are April 11 - 17-Chase Easter holidays will begin Fri day, April 11 at 8 a. in., John A. Chase, Jr., dean of adminis tration, announced this week. Classes will be resumed Thurs day, April 17 at 8 a. m. University F Getting Stai By Al Eggerton Candidate for the hard luck story of the week is the new University Players' epic, "One Mad Night". Started In December, just before the holidays, it has been encounter ing assorted difficulties ever since. First break in rehearsal schedule was the Christmas holiday period, during which time the actors were supposed to learn their lines but didn't. By the time the cast had got ten all the holiday spirit out of their system and were ready to start back to work, the "flu" had deci mated their ranks. When the epidemic subsided and 6nal exams were safely behind, It seemed that nothinge lse could nae NAMI HOU irds erence poxing tournament. The box -middleweight-, top, Harry Lofton, weight; Leonard Kanian, lightheavy Howey To Run For Vice- Presidency Of Student Body Candidate Is Senior In Law School; Tosses Hat In Ring Early Into the political scene this week stepped James H. Howey, Fort Mill, rising senior in Law School, who announced his candidacy for the office of vice-president of the student body. Howey is the first man to announce for the vice-pres idential race. Howey resides in Tenement 29 during the time that he is not tort ing and retorting in Petigru Col lege, campus legal den. He received his A.B. at the University and wvas manager of the football team durw ing his academic career. Thus far no oppos ition' ha a nouncedl to H-owey for the office of vice-president, but the influx of candidates in the (lays immedliately preceding the annual campus polit ical rally p)rob)ably will offer some other candlidates for the position. *Iayers H aVE -ted On New sibly delay the play's progress. Meanwhile, at the end of the first semester, several of the cast had to drop out for various reasons and their places were filled by newcom era. Added to actor troubles was the difficulty of finding a suitable place to rehearse. The Chapel, the base ment of Davis College and Drayton Hall were used in that order. When the rehearsals were finally settled In Drayton Hall, a new difficulty arose--the actors would forget which place they were to rehearse. So, before each play practise, a. searching party would have to make the rounds of all three places to gather in all the stray actors. When the rattled Thespians werer finally convinced that rehearsals ENT SE' Forty In 15th BY Tonight at 8:00 P. M. whe Clemson climb through the of intercollegiate fistiana be two fighters representing six fifteenth annual Southern C Former Edito~ Works On Big City Newspaper Coit Hendley Known As Radical During Stormy Career Here Coit Hendley, editor of The Gamecock last spring, is work ing with the Washington Star. He recently attended the Pres ident's ball in Washington and also was present at one of Mr. Roosevelt's press conferences. Hendley was graduated from the school of journalism last June after a stormy career as reporter, sports editor, manag ing editor and editor-in-chiei oi The Gamecock. Under his editorship the stu dent newspaper was branded as "radical, indecent, libelous and disgraceful to the good name of the university." But Hendley survived the rigors of student and faculty at tacks and now is holding his own with veteran newsmen. He started with the Star as office boy and official telephone answerer, but soon was given a regular beat. He reports that he's "making out all right now." Just before Christmas Hend ley broke a blood vessel in his leg and was forced to give up his work for a month. "I was impressed by the way the Star took care of me," he commented. "They sent three doctors around to see me, and sent me back to Columbia for four weeks with pay." The former Gamecock editor declares that newspaper work is hard and takes a lot of time, but adds, "It certainly has got ten into my blood." ~Tough Job Production would be held thenceforth in Dray ton Hail and there only, all went well-for a while at least. Then came the measles. Though only few of the cast were directly affected by the malady, stili the general effect was most demoralizing. With the latest scourge on its way out, the last obstacle in the path of the play seems removed and progress should be rapid from now on. Annoying as these delays have been they have produced one desir able result. The cast has had time to become thoroughly familiar with the play and to develop character izations. Also this lapse of time has given the scene designer a chance to plan a more attractive set, one which will haekten the pla7*s andiene apnnaL OPENS TONIGHT ;luggers Fight i Annual Joust JOE KIRBY, (Associate Editor) ri bantamweights Hoffman of the Citadel, and Mixon of ropes into the glare of the arc lights, the foremost festival low the Mason and Dixon line will be under way. Forty Conference schools will battle it out for honors in this, the onference boxing tournament. On the basis of team records the seven sluggers representing Virginia Polytechnic Institute appear to have the best chance of col)pimlg tean lionors hut North Carolina, the Citadel, and Maryland all have squads that are mormidable enough to make the whole thing a toss-up. If the tourney runs true to form, up sets will be the rule rather than the exception. In the tw pim vious years that the tournament has been staged at Carolina, darkhorses slipped in under the wire. In '39 Clemson carried the odds and Maryland took the title, and in '40 when North Carolina was in the role of favorite Clemson wore the crown. Gamecocks Rated Low This year the Gamecocks of South Carolina are given only an outside chance to cop the championship, but that does not mean that interest will not run high among the students. Co captain Olin McDonald, Southern Conference bantam champ, is laying his title and undefeated intercollegiate record on the line, and co-captain Willis Beall at 145 and Harry Lofton at 155 are rated as strong contenders. For the first time in several years Coach Frank DeMars will not be able to enter a complete team. Kirven, Bird featherweight, is unable to compete be cause of an arm injury and there is no one available for the hea-yweight Spot. The University of North Carolina's Tarheels led in the seed ings at Wednesday's drawing with three of their pugs favored to take their divisions. V. P. 1. and the University of South Carolina were second with two top seeded fighters each, and the Citadel and Maryland were next with one top seeded man each. The luck of the draw sends all of the first seeded fighters into the semi-finals with byes exccpt North Carolina's defending .en..rmiddleweight champion Red Sanders. Sanders tangles with Clemson's Cargill in the prelims tonight. Conference Champions Return Five of last years Conference kings are on hand again this year. Besides MacDonald and Sanders, 145 pound champ Louis Lempesis of the Citadel. 155 pound champ Farris of North Car olina, and heavyweight champ Wilson of Clemson will be seek ing to repeat. Farris alone has changed' weights, having dropped dlown to the welterweight class. The feature fight will pit Warren Wilson of Clemson against North Carolina's Gates Kimball, providing both boys get through tonights semi-final heavyweight tests. Last year Wil sonl outpointedl the former Navy slugger to take the heavyweight title. This season Kimball is undlefeatedl in five contests while Wilson has copped two by forfeit and has yet to see action. Both boys are considering turning pro after graduation. Add to this thme report that thme Tarheel is "out to get" Wilson and the fight has all the earmarks of a natural. Welters Furnish Class Thme welterweight class is expected to furnish the most fire works however as this dlivision is jammed with veteran top niotchers. Defending champion Louis Lempesis such star per formuers as Maryland's Alperstein,. North Carolina's Farris, South Carolina's Willis Beall, and Virginia Tech's Evans guar antee to the cash customers some whirlwind b)outs. Twelve bouts are slated for tonights cardl, fourteen for the semi-finals tomorrow afternoon, andl eight in the finals which will be held tomorrow night. Due to the fact that there are only four heavyweights enteredl, the semi-finals of that division will be run off tonight. Tarheel Gates Kimball meets Rodman of Maryland in one of the heavy brackets while Wilson tackles Riolisson of the Citadel in the other. The heavyweight finals will be held Saturday night. Only two Gamecocks will see action tonight. Willis Beall will meet Evans of Virginia Tech in the 145 pound opener and Sam King will tangle with Edgar Ross of Clemson in a 135 pound headliner. T. B. Fersner, and Leonard Kanian, Bird rep)resentatives in the 165 and 175 classes, drew byes into the semi-finals. This year there are only six teams entered instead of the usual eight, North Carolina State and Duke having dropped boxing. Consequently there are fewer fights, but this fact is more than compensated for by the calibre of the entrant.