Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Weother The Columbia Weather Bureau W COme! today predicted fair and warm . . ,4weather for tomorrow's game. The The Amcock weC eson weather man lives up to tradition: studen to and for he it has never rained on a Carolina- stuent Fair Classi. Clemson game. ana tt arCasc UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Z676 Volume XXXV. No. 4 /COLUMBIA. SOUITH CAROLITNA. WEDTNESDAY. OClTOBERP 22- 1q41t 'AS Army And Navy | Units Compete Squads Will Drill Before Game Time "The Clemson drill platoon and the Carolina Naval ROTC unit will be given an equal amount of time to march before the game Thursday," John A .Chase, Jr., dean of adminis tration of the University announced today. Both platoons will be given ten min utes in which to drill, Mr. Chase said. He explained that the traditional marching at the half had to be called off because of the equally traditional changing of sides of the governor and the president .of the state fair associ ation and the playing of both bands. A solution was reached when it was decided that the time immediately pre ceding the game be duetd to the drilling. The time set forlhe Clem son platoon to begin is 1:20 5. tn. The Clemson crack platoon has { been long known for its precision drilling and has been a feature of many a fair week classic. The University Naval ROTC unit will make .its bow to the public on Thursday. They will parade first to he Ciemson side, face the stands, give hand saiute and a cheer, ied by .n sign William Horger. The unit after saluting and cheer ing for Carolina, will file to seats in the'stands. The battalion is under the command of Lieutenant Commander W. A. Chalker of Columbia. Corn panies A, B, and C are under the com mand of Lieutenants A. B. Horton, W. G. Blake, and J. W. Tobias. KSK Calls For No Drinking At Game Letter Asks Clemspn To Cooperate In Movement Kappa Sigma Kappa, campus service organization, has alain re quested the cooperation ot noth the Carolina and Clemson student bodies in a letter asking that all students refrain from drinking at the annual game to be held Thursday. The letter, which was addressed to Cadet Colonel Kennon Breazeale of Clemson College, asked that the following resolution passed by KSK be printed in both The Tiger and The Gamecock: "In order to maintain an im proved general conduct at the Caro lina-Clemson game and at all other games, the student body of the Uni versity of South Carolina earnestly requests that all attendants refrain from drinking at the University Stadium." A cordial invitation and welcome to the student body of Clemson Col lege was extended also in the letter. a which was signed by Richard 0. Young, corresponding secretary of KSK and James Howey, president of the student body. KSK And Alumni A "Color," Sponsor P: Kappa Sigma Kappa service i "color" of the Carolina-Clemsoi asked The Gamecock to make ti te taining to yelling and "lettin' Cle morrow's gridiron tilt: Porn poms, or shakers, will charge at the Carolina gate. The alumni association will pl garnet and black colors for the at the alumni office on the camj *Men students are asked to wet All freshmen must w.ear their )CKS wSI tect's Drawing Of NE ... . Of Naval ROTC Ar ounces, Building I Screwy Cracks Run Telephone Operator Nuts Callers Ask Dugan For Sicma Cow And Middle Of Simses' "University." "Is this the University?" s "Yes." C. "Well, look hEre. I know a If freshman from Latta. Would n you please get him for me?" n This little conversation be tween Mrs. Ruth Dugan, the University telephone exchange ,e operator, and a caller is one : typical of the peculiar incidents - which take place over the lines Y every day. t Occasionally a call comes for the fiddle department, the man ie ager of the University, Sweck it er's Hall, and many for the "hen house." One misinformed gentleman requested that the d operator ring the "Sicma Cow" s fraternity house. Frequently e someone asks for the middle e wing of "Simies Hall" and for the third left wing. Recently the operator an swered a call from an automo t- bile company in Columbia, and Lt was asked that she ring the girl in the green sweater who drives ii a Chevrolet. In the words of the immortal n Clemson inebriete, "Informa e tion-who am I?" " Professor Derrick Goes To Nashville b e Economics Prof To Lead k Discussion At Meeting d Samuel Derrick, University eco - nomics professor, will attend the an nual meeting of the Southern Eco nomics Association, to be held at Nashville, Tenn., November 7 and 8. . The meeting will be attended by economists from southern institu tions. The purpose of the gathering is to discuss economic questions confronting the South at the present time. Dr. Derrick will direct discussion in one of the groups. The g . .eral subject under discussion will be taxation in southern states. According to Dr. Derrick the most important phase of this taxa tion is taxing of public utilities, one of the important questions confront ing the South etay. LECC Archil Construction C McKissick Anni Carolina Boosters Will Try To Unify Gamecock Cheers Patterson Announces A Drive To Get Support Of Every USC Student The Carolina Booster Club, a ne, )rganization dedicated to the inf >rovement of school spirit, wa >rganized in tenement 20 last weel Ed Patterson, acting chairman < he club, says that the organizatio ioposed to bring about unity i :heering at pep meetings and att etic contests. As a part of the campaign, a drii ias already been launched to pledg the support of every Carolina sti lent. Funds are to be raised b ioluntary student contributions, Pa terson said. Ralph Lewis, secretary of tt Alumni Association, announced th; chool colors will be supplied by ti Alupmni Association and distribute with the cooperation of the Booster Club. Students may call at ti Alumni office before the gan1 Thursday and get colors. James Howey, student body pres lent, announced that the pep mee ng Wednesday night will begin 1:30 with a bonfire on Melton Fielt mnd will be followed by a shirt-ta arade. Climaxing the parade wvi e the burning of the "Tiger" ront of the Jefferson Hotel. Plans include a colorful parad Nith band, and motorcycle escor ROTC platoon, and banners. A :ampus organIzations are asked I :arry banners representing the groups. Members of the Booster Clui :ommittee guiditig the campaign a: Ed Rogers, T. D. Williams, Bec George, Bill Tinkler, Dan Holli Patty Breeden, Kat Edgerton, an Emily Wolfe. ssociation Handle triotism At Game raternity, who has handled the Sgame for several years, has Le following announcement per muon know we're there" at to be furnished students free of mvde students or alumni with ame. Colors may be obtained ms. Er white shirts If possible. rat cans. FO >G 1w Naval ROTC Arl mory Will Begin no Cost More Th Kramer Says Dance Df Social Cabinet Is Definitely Off Faculty Committee Says Cabinet Sponsored Dances Restricted To Students The social cabinet dance scheduled to follow tonight's Carolina-Clem ion freshman gridiron clash has been :efinitely called off, Ray Kramer, chairman of the cabinet, announced yesterday. Kramer's announcement came after the faculty committee on student ac tivities ruled Monday that only Caro ina students with athletic cards would be admitted to the dance. Kramer said yesterday that the so :ial cabinet "regrets very much to have to cancel the dance, but we feel that we could not draw enough stu dents to pay the orchestra and con ;equently are forced to call it off." "Furthermore," the social cabinet chairman continued, "we do not feel that it would be fair to Clemson stu dents and visiting alumni to turn them away from the dance." Members of the faculty committee that handed down the ruling restrict ing social cabinet dances to Carolina students are: W. Frank Taylor, di rector of students activities; Mrs. Ar niey Childs, dean of women; John A. Chase, Jr., dean of administration; Dr. F. W. Bradley, (lean of the col lege of arts and sciences; Prof. R. I.. Sumwalt of the school of engineer ing; Dr. Havilah Babcock, executive head of the English department ; and Dr. R. W. Morrison of the school of pharmacy. Win Or Lose, USC Will Have School Whether or not Carolina wins the state fair classic with Clemson Thurs day, University students will resume classes on Friday morning. This an tiouncenment was made today by Presi lent J. Rion McKissick in an effort to correct the rumor that arises every year saying there will be extra holi days in case of a Gamecock victory. "All holidays are set by the Board of Trustees on the calendar and only the board can change the schedule," President McKissick declared. "I have no a4@ority to set a new holi day." In event of a Carolina victory all classes cut will be counted as regular absences on Friday and Saturday after the amme, he emnhasizeA RC,E AMAE nory October 27 an $150,000 WPA Will Finance Modern Structure By Deward Brittain Construction on the Univex 3ity's new $150,568 Navv ROTC armory is expected I begin Monday, October 2 President J. Rion McKissic bold The Gamecock this mort Lng. The project, which consis1 :>f two buildings connected b i passageway, will be built b the Works Projects Admini tration. The drill hall, which will be tv stories high, will be parallel to Pe dleton Street and will be constructc in the rear of LeConte College. TI f%.r ; Ibu uildn w UC- three sti ries high and will be parallel to Pic ens Street and adjacent to Sloan Cc lege. The fireproof structures will I built of reinforced concrete. Drill Hall On the ground floor of the dr hall provision will be made for indoor rifle range locker room, stc age for uniforms, general storah and toilet facilities together wi showers. The first floor of the drill hall w be 60 feet wide by 160 feet Ion On this floor will be a large h; for drilling, a room for the stora of rifles, and a shop for the reps of armory equipment. A four-in gun will be mounted on the floor. On the secondl floor will be a r dio room, a flag room, bedroom at b)ath for caretaker, and a bridge a ship. A small gallery will extem across one end of the floor. Doctor McKissick saidl this mnor ing that the drill hall may be us f or dances and other student asset blages. Classroom Building The classroom building, a part the armory project, will be used 1 the Naval ROTC. On the first floor of the classroo building will be an executive offic office of the captain, ward room, ge era! office, book storage space, che< room, and other facilities. On the second floor will t)p cias rooms for the Naval RO'TC un Provision has been made for foi large classrooms, instructor's offic supply room, and toilet, President M Kissick said. The architects for the project a H-opkins and Baker, of Florence, wi were architects for Preston ColleE ODDS NE RS McKissick Will March In Shirt Tail Parade Clemson Platoon And USC Naval Unit Will Drill Before Kickoff Tomorrow The University campus grew tense today with the coming state fair match between the traditional rivals Carolina and Clemson one day in the offing. A spirit of high hopes and desperate chance pervaded the classrooms and dormitories of the institution. Football fans from all over the state will forget the dire predictions of today's headlines tomorrow at 2 p. m. when the annual battle between the Carolina Gamecock and the Clemson Tiger begins. A record crowd of twenty-two thousand people will see Rex Enright's gridiron warriors charge onto the greensward to meet Frank Howard's bowlbound Tigers in the thirty-ninth renewal of the State Fair classic. Pep Meeting Tonight A pep meeting will be held tonight for all Carolina sup porters at six-thirty, featuring the annual shirt tail yarade and burning of the Tiger, president Jim Howey announced to day. President J. Rion McKissick will lead the parade and will lead the cheers at the bonfire. This will probably be the first time in history that the president of the University has assumed the position of cheerleader, and is indicative of the spirit of 0 the entire Carolina personnel. r, Following the parade, Gamecocks will go to Melton Field to k cheer for the Biddies who are meeting Clemson's freshman team in a game that rivals the varsity tussle for color and intense excitement. Fires Burn All Night y On into the night, fires will be kept going at gates to the Y University, with the freshmen who will tend them having their first taste of the eager tenseness that precedes a Carolina-Clem son game. Already the campus is beginning to hum with the anticipa *0 tion of the great day, when, win or lose, Carolina supporters can cheer their team on against the traditional rivals from d Clemson. e Columbia theatres are cooperating to make this one of the most publicized games of the decade by getting a camerman - to record the classic on film. The Carolina theatre is trying to - interest a national newsreel syndicate in covering the Carolina >e games, Wallace Martin, manager, said today. Martin said that the film would be flown to Atlanta and would be broght back for showing on Saturday in time for jj the late show and starting Sunday would be run. The Caro lina theatre is interestedl in getting more newsreel publicity rfor the University, he said. The Carolina theatre is paying e, the cost of coverage for this game. Cadets, Middies March ofThe Clemson drill platoon will drill at 1 :20 p. in. for a period often minutes, and will be followed by the University's Naval .ROTC unit, which will also drill for ten minutes. II At the half, there will be the traditional changing of sides Cof the governor and the president of the fair association, and the marching of the two bands. Added color will climax the day in the 'V' dance which will be put on by the University Block 'C' club after the varsity ad game tomorrow night. ~fClemson has taken 26 games of the 38 played, with Carolina dwinning 11. One tie game occurred in 1915. The history of the annual battle is a long series of contests that have long at ItractedI the undivided attention of Clemson and Carolina sup porters alike. Calendar Of USC Activities During ~South Carolina State Fair.Weekend m TODAY e, 6:30-Pep rally at Chapel, followed by parade down Main street. I- S:00-Biddie-Cub freshman game at Melton Field. :k 10:00-Social cabinet dance scheduled for this time definitely CALLED OFF. s- THURSDAY - it. 1:30 p. rn-Naval ROTC units and Clemson drill platoon. rmarch on field at University stadium, e,3:00-CAROLINA-CLEMSON Game Time. c- 6:30-Kappa Alpha tea dance at Forest Lake club. 9:30-Block C victory dance at Field House. re FRIDAY to 8:00 a. rn-Classes resumed. e. 10:00 p. mn.-German Club dance University dymasIum.