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Hoo e mI os o D src S&deti ononeomKcappa Sigma Crew With Annual Banquet -osHos Thistrict ext Thursday NightC (Story on Pbpe 6) (story on page 5 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING Pfb1.A1GftATER CAROLINA__ Z67.6 Volume -XXXV.- No..S* COLUMBIA, SOUTH CA.UOLIUM~ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1941_____ SHI REAl Men Selected For Debating Carolina Sends Three To Forensic Tournament In try-outs held last Monday night Jimmy Hill, John McGowan Jack Gardner and Aubrey Gasque were selected by the judges to rep. resent the University of South Car olina at the Annual Dixie Forensic Tournament held yesterday, today and tomorrow at Winthrop College Jimmy Hill, associate member ol last year's debating team, wa, chosen captain of the USC team. The Winthrop tournament ih sponsored each year by the Society of the Strawberry Leaf, an organi zation to promote management oi public affairs among college stu dents. Each University at the contesi has a sponsor selected from th< Winthrop student body. Carolina'i tournament sponsor is Miss Vir ginia Gregory. The contest covers numerou phases of forensic activity, such a. class debating, general debating extemporaneous and impromptt speaking, after dinner speaking oratory and radio addresses. Though awards are giv to thq winners in each contest, the state( purpose of the tournament is t< foster forensic interests in thi South and give southern debater and speakers valuable practice an< experience. Querrv for the debate contest thii year will concern the pros and con. of government regulation of laboi unons. . Carnival C4 To Sell Kit Block "C" And Indepeni "Gigantic Exploit" To By Leonard Turnbull Everything from kisses to Christ mas seals will be sold or bargaine< for at the gigantic exploit jointl placed before the population of Car olina and surrounding territories b, the Block "C" club and the Inde pendents next Tuesday night in th, Field House. The doors will swinj open at 7:00 o'clock and reinaii gaping at incoming crowds unti 11:00 p. mi. All the ballyhoo of barkers, dim a dance girls, gypsy fortune telling strip tease, chamber of horrors, an< so forth, will be seen at the Caro lina Christmas Carnival. "We'll celebrate the opening c Christmas festivities with a bij bang," declared Dick Andersor president of the Carolina Block "C club. "That ain't the half of it, adds Patty Breeden, president of th Independents. The Field House will be decorat ed in an array of colorful booth! Isigns and everything the typical fai has. The onrushing Christmas sea son will be the keynote of the dec orations. One booth will show pictures o the Carolina-Clemson football game and Coach Rex Enright will de scribe highlights of the' game Another booth will house fou husky Block "C" athletes with modern interpretation of a minstre show. The carnival will be the first i1 the history of Carolina's wide scopi of different forms of entertainmeni A sall1 nadmission charge will en POLL ON. 2/e Campuj 57i4 UAeei.. Observatory Visitors The fourth grade from Olympia school visited the University ob servatory Monday night, last- week, Prof. E. C. Coker said. Miss Katie Crowder, fourth grade teacher, accompanied her class. The pupils saw telescopic vievws of Venus, Saturn and Jupiter. Episcopal Club Meets The Episcopal students club of the University met for supper at the Trinity Parish house Wednes day night of last week. William C. Wright, F.B.I. agent, addressed the club on the bureau's work. Coker Addresses Gardeners Prof. E. C. Coker, of the depart ment of mathematics, addressed the Cheraw Garden club last week. speaking on native South Carolina plants. Professor Coker, whose hobby is practical botany, is chairman of the Unitversity c9mmittee on grounds and gardens. He directed the de velopment of the university arbore tum. Students Attend AIEE Meel Six Carolina students are attend 9 ing a joint meeting of the Souiicri district of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Southern district of the student branch of AIEE in New Orleans this week. With Instructor Samuel Litman are J. N. Noland, T. M. Dillard, B. G. Hutchison, D. T. Latimer, R. D. Arndt and Rlulei. Kag. BSU To Have Supper The Baptist Student Union will have a supper at the First Baptisi church at 6 p. m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, Marion Jordan, president, said this week. USC Auto Plates Given New garnet and black automobik plates, bearing the university seal in black on a white background and flashing in hetrolite the wvords, "University of South Carolina," arc being sent to Alumni associatior members, Ralph Lewis, executivt secretary, said yesterday. Plates also are being sold to non members at fifty cents each. Auxiliary Meets The faculty auxiliary of the Uni versity met in the Tri Delta sorority room Friday of last week. Th< auxiliary is composed of women or the faculty and professor's wives. Garden Gets New Plants The University botanical gardem~ have received many native Souti Carolina plants from the state forestry department, Prof. E. C Coker said this week. P. R. Ful 4mer, state laridscape artist is donar Library Makes Time A picture of the new University library appeared in a recent issue o1 Tirnie magazine as the feature of concrete construction advertise ment. K Phi K Initiates -Kappa Phi Kappa, national ed. mLOC Even Intuition Doesn't Enable Studes To Write Reed Smith Quoted In Time With Don'ts To English Teachers Dr. Reed Smith swelled the ranks of University news to be mentioned in Time magazine last week when his paper, which he read before the Atlanta meeting of the National Coun cil of Teachers of English, was quoted In part in Time. Notable South Carolina inci dent heretofore inscribed in the pages of Time was the "jaw bone of the ass" episode involv ing former Governor Olin D. Johnston. No "ass-jawbone" weilder was Doctor Smith. He dis agreed with advocates of cur rent methods of teaching En glish which had been discussed at the meeting. Said Time concerning him... "Mnt caustic was University of South Carolina's 60 year old Professor Reed Smith, who de cried the neglect of fundamen tals." Said he: "The old principle.. that you can't sharpen an ax on a velvet grindstone has given place to the view that if th1 pupils don't like it, they shouldn't be required to do it... The underlying assumption seems to be... that students will write clearly and correctly by some sort of blessed intu (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) )rporation ses, Seals lents Combine To Sponsor Welcome Christmostide Carlisle Roberts Talks At Annual Clariosophic Feed Speaker Advises Group To Avail Themselves Of Society Opportunities "Learn to speak now. -Prepare yourselves for the task the future Sholds for yo'u by actively partici I pating in society affairs," Mr. F. - Carlisle Roberts, professor of law at the University told Clariosophic f members at their fall banquet Tues i day night at the Columbia Hotel. ,'"In looking over the history of ,the society I find that those wvhose names are listed as taking active parts in the affairs of the society are often the same ones whose names - appear in our history. *"Avail yourselves of the oppor r tunity the society gives you. To - you belongs the future of our state. You are to be the leaders of our country. Prepare yourselves now so I that you may be adequately quali ,fied to face your duty," Professor - Roberts declared. -Professor Roberts told how seri ously the students of the 19th cen tury took the society meetings, of Ihow those fellows would debate for hours the current problems of their day. He suggested that the present society members follow their ex a mple. STU ATIC Premature March r Political Gales Sweep The Campus Sossamon, Morton Head Presidential Suspects, Make No Committments Advance breezes from the March political winds are already blowing over the Carolina campus. Rumors, some confirmed-many . mere ru mors, are rife as to who the princi pals in the all-important presiden tial race will be. Chief suspects in the hat-tossing are Louis Sossa mon, Gaffney, and Connie Morton, Rock Hill. Neither of the possible candi dates, both of whom have definite plans and alignments according to political observers, was willing to commit himself today. "I don't know whether I will run or not," both declared. Both Morton and Sossamon hesi tated to commit themselves, "be cause of the uncertainty of the stu dent attitude at this early date." Voting for the student body and class officers will not come until March, but activity for many months before the election days is evidenced, since it is almost neces sary to align campus groups on one side or the other to form a foun dation bloc in the voting. Morton, a junior in the school of journalism, has been active on the political scene since he first at tended the University. Sossamon, a junior in the arts and science school, has been urged to enter the race by friends who have backed his sensational activity on the Gamecock gridiron this fall. Student body presidert James Howey announced that no formal { applications for participation in the race have yet been received. Dr. Fitzgerald Is To Head Bain Club The Bain Humanities Club, or ganization of faculty members from the University arts and sciences de partment, elected officers at its meeting Thursday, Nov. 27. Dr. Reed Smith, dean of the graduate school, read the paper which he presented to the Atlanta meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, and which was partially quoted last week by Time magazine. Retiring president, Prof. Harry Davis, of the English department, explained today that the club had been named in honor of former Uni versity professor Charles WV. Bain.1 The group, which met in the faculty room "if the new library, elected Dr. T. A. Fitzgerald presi dent, Dr. Richard Beale Davis vice president and Prof. J. E. Norwvood secretary. "Our aim is to continue tradlition in education and humanities," retir ing president Davis said today. "We should try to develop a whole per son rather than fitting the student for a set position." Naval Science Major Approved By Faculty The faculty of the University has approved a major in Naval Science which will lead to a B3.S. degree in Naval Science, Capt. R. A. Hall, commander of the Naval ROTC announced this week. Captain Hall said the course, which 'will be offered for the first: time next year, is desigrned for stu-1 DEN )N( Chairman John A. Chase, Jr. Vho's Dot Guy From dabama . . . Anyhow? Tom Garner, Alabama alumni ecretary, and J. H. Woodward, Neinson alumni secretary, met for he first time at the alumni secre ary's conference here this week. "Woodward, swashbuckling as ver, boomed, "How do you do Jncle Tom? We've got one of rour alumni up at Clemson." "Who?" asked Garner. "Frank Howard," beamed Wood vard, rearing back, Clemson fash on. "Is that a'fact?" mused Garner. 'Good old Frank. Er. .. What's he loing now?" ,arolina-Georgia Buyers Group Will leet In Columbia USC, Columbia College To Act As Joint Hosts; Taylor Gives Program The Carolinas-Georgia group of he Nationai Educational Buyers kssociation will gather in Colum >ia today and tomorrow for their innual meeting, with the Univer ;ity of South Carolina and Coluni >ia College acting as joint hosts. W. Frank Taylor, business man iger at the University has an iounced the program for the meet nig which will begin at 2 p. m. to lay with registration in the Uni rersity library of the buyers and )usiness managers representing 30 :olleges and universities. At 3 p. mn. he group wvill motor through Fort lackson. Columbia College will act as host it 6 p. mn. wvhen a banquet will be given for the~ organization. J. B. Paysinger, business manager of Co umbia College, will preside over he banquet and round table dis :ussion scheduled for 8 p. m. De ivering the principal address at the anquet will be Dr. S. WV. Derrick, >rofessor of Economics at the gni rersity. Tomorrowv the buyers will meet Lt 9 a. m. in the University Library or general discussion on priorities. Also speaking at this time will be N. P. Bowers, collector of internal evenue for South Carolina, wvho vill talk on "Taxes Affecting Col ege and Universities," and Bert C. Aberns, executive secretary of the EBA who.will deliver a report from he National Association's hea r VIE )F F Gamecock V People To Gq Many Undergrads Do Situation, Indefinite) The Gamecock, anticipating t( faculty committee on reallocatior this week took a poll of opinions of the student body. One hundre< poll, which was conducted on a opinions were recorded anonymou previously prepared by The Gaw Most startling fact revealed by dents did not have a definite id and its#implications in the present Re-allocation Is b Open To Students i Invitation Extended To s Individuals Or Groups le Re-allocation, a campus issue i since the spring semester of the t 1940-41 school year, has now been set before the student body by ac- p tion of the student faculty commit- ti tee on re-allocation. John A. Chase, Jr., chairman of c the committee announced today N that an invitation is now extended b to any individual, group or organi zation desiring an allocation. "It is essential that every student t( and every organization at the Uni- 0 versity understand what this move means," Mr. Chase said. e An earlier story on the commit- n tee's action outlincd a four point s plan to be followed. First was a c study of the situation by the com- tl mittee itself. The second step, f which has now been reached, and h which concerns every student, was a that each student group now ie ceiving funds from the activities a fee will be given a hearing before 0 the committee. d Likewise every organization that p wishes to be included in the alloca- it tion of the activities fee will be given an opportunity to present its h reasons for inclusion in the fee. S Emphasizing his words, Chase it said, "Consider this as an invi- d tation. Any student, individually, or as a representative of any group C or organization, write to me, as r (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) ReslsOf G The composite report belowv shows I thinks the student activities fee shc1 compiled from questionnaires distribut The totai activities fee is $9.25 per columns below~ represent the number andl increase or decrease in allocation activities. Organization and 9 present allocation: .~ 0. Band ( .10).............................. 49 Co-ed Association ( .10)............ 54 Clariosophic Society ( .10).......31 Debating Council ( .20)...........39 Euphradian Society ( .10)........38 Gamecock ( .75)..................... 45 Garnet and Black ( .75)............ 47 Hypatian Society (.10)............ 25 Reserve fund ( .05).................. 57 Sinking fund ( .25) ................... 50 Selden Society ( .10) ................ 24 Social Cabinet ( .05) .............3 Telephone Exchange ( .50)........ 50 Y MCA ( .60).........4 EES EES iews 100 mt Opinions n't Know Financial Answers Reveal )day's action of the student of the student activities fee, from a representative section I persons were reached by the person to person basis. All sly on a mimeographed form cock. the poll was that many stu ea what the word allocation situation meant. The activities fee of $9.25 is paid y each student at registration and apportioned or allocated among ie different organizations appear g.on the student allocation list. A t proportion of this amount is re uired by law to be paid to the ath tic association, therefore, the poll id not take opinion concerning uis. A student-faculty committee to resent a plan for reallocation of iese funds to the board of trustees 'as up until now meeting behind losed doors in executive session. o statement had as yet been made y chairman of the committee John . Chase, Jr. or any of its anony ious members, until announcement )day of opened doors to student pinion. The Gamecock poll was conduct :I ic wcigh student opinion on the iatter. The committee in its con derations is using an earlier poll )nducted by the YMCA last spring irough its metamorphised student iculty relations committee, which as now been assimulated into the location committee. Cause for change in the Y policy nd withdrawal when consideration f allocation became the committee uty was that the Y is itself de endent upon student allocation for s income. No list of student members has eretofore been made public "to" iid Mr. Chase, "prevent possibil y of public opinion swaying the ecisions of the members." PUblic opinion is the basis of the amecock poll, as taken from a hndom slice of representative cam (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) mecock Pl iowV Mr. Average Carolina Student uld be allocated. The table was ad to 100 students. semester. The percentages in the of students who favor or disfavor for the various organizations and 3 0 1 11 0 35 8 21 13 9 10 17 33 4 16 13 29 47 16 13 31 27 22 14 12 17 13 13