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McKIssi Gives Students Firsi Naval Aviation Cad Says Student Sacrifici With Those Of Men C Salient excerpts from President J. R bpxy and faculty Monday announcin follow: The steady decrease of men stu dents has created an extraordinarily serious problem for the University. One hundred and sixty-five fewer men registered for this semester than did for the first semester last year. Sixty-two men withdrew from the University between the beginning of this semester and December 1. This totals a loss of 227 students up to the first of this month. Prof. \V. C. McCall, director of the Personnel Bureau, after thorough study of our enrollment and the prob able effect of the war on it, estimates that 169 fewer men will register for the second semester of this academic year than did for the first semester, and that 378 fewer men will register for the first semester next Septem ber than did for the first semester this year. Because of the financial condition of our State and nation the Univer sity doubts that its legislative appro priation will be largely increased. However, a little more than two weeks ago I had a totally unexpected long distance call from the Navy De partment. The Naval officer on the wire asked me, "Can the University take care of 600 cadets ?" Thinking that lie meant women of the WAVES, I said, "Yes, easily." It was not until two days later that I learned that the unit the officer re ferred to was a Naval Flight Pre paratory School. The Naval Flight Preparatory School to be put here is one of only two ia the Southeast and one of 20 in the whole country. Thirty-five institutinns of higher education were considered by the Navy Department before it made its selections. The Naval Flight Preparatory School at the University will be com posed of approximately 600 young men, all of them high school grad uates from this -ection nf the couln try who have not attended college. Two hundred of them will come here January 7, 200 more a month later and 200 additional two monthA later. Each group will be given 12 weeks' training here. The School is continuous, running throughout the year. These cadets will be under strict Navy discipline with Navy officers in charge. It is entirely separate from our Naval ROTC unit. A CAUTION T( R O NHR ENLIST ED Cash is a dangerous comps may be lost. It is both wise and inex] AMERICAN EXPRESS TR if these Cheques are misplac affixed your identification funded to you. You spend them as you< long as you carry them arou You can buy them at Bani They cost 75f for each $1 TRAVELER! *STUDENT! SUITS PRESSED 25c '9 Pick-up and delivery se these prices CAN EXCELLENT WORK WARWICK DI ck Give, 1W6rd Of New et Training Plan s Are Small Compared n Far-Flung Battlefront ion McKissick's address to the student g the Naval preparatory flight school Speaks Monday ~~kx, The cadets will march to and from classes. They will have a full, hard six-day schedule and will have little time for leisure. The unit will be entirely separate from the Univeristy. The cadets will not be University students. They will have the use of our swim ming pool, athletic fields, gymnasium and field house at times which will not conflict with their use by our students. They will not be housed in dor mitories along with our students, but will occupy entirely some of our dormitories. The requirements of the Navy as to facilities and staff are staggering, but we can and will meet them fully. Second, the Navy requires exclu sive use of the Steward's Hall, some times called the Mess Hall. Next Saturday will be the last Uni versity students will take meals there. vide food facilities for part of its students. The dining room in the basement of Hampton College will be used for part of our women stude.-ts. The University hopes to provide meals at the University High School cafeteria for women students whom the Hampton College dining room cannot accommodate and possibly also for some of our men students. 'lhose who take their meals at either of these places wvill have to pay for three meals a day on a ) MEMBERS OF rc @TC R ESERVE ... nion. It tempts thieves or it >ensive to turn this cash into AVELERS CHEQUES. Then. ed or stolen (before you have signature) their value is re lo cash. They remain good so ad unspent. :s and Railway Express offices. 30.00. I EXPRESS i CHEQUES SUITS CLEANED 50c rvice on the campus for through the TEEN ECONOMICAL PRICES (Y CLEANERS SDetail: USC Lutherans Go To Regional Meet Fourteen Colleges Are Represented In Groups The Lutheran Student Association of the University was presented at the southeastern regional conference of the Lutheran Student Association of America which held a two-day ses sion at Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hick ory, N. C., December 5-6. Fourteen colleges and universities were represented. Dr. Mary E. Markely of Washington, D. C. was present to represent the national or ganization. Principal speakers were: Dr. James C. Kinard, president of Newberry College; Dr. H. R. Greenholt, pro fessor of history at Lenoir-Rhyne; Dr. P. L. Monroe, president of Le noir-Rhyne, and the Rev. F. P. Cau ble, pastor of St. Andrews Lutheran church in Hickory. Alary Faith Irick of the University acted as mistress of ceremonies at the banquet held Saturday evening at the Hotel Hickory. Each delegate was introduced and greetings were brought to the conference from a representa tive of each college. Miss Irick in troduced Dr. Monroe, who spoke to the gathering of the "Meaning and Opportunities of the L. S. A." Questions introduced in the study booklet, "Christians In Crisis", ed ited by C. P. Harry, were studied, discussed and debated in groups and by the conference as a whole. Newly elected officers for the southeastern region are: Frank Earn hardt of N. C. State College; Jean Smith of Newberry College, and Rose Mary Bowers of Winthrop College. M. L. Stirewalt, professor at Le noir-Rhyne was elected as advisor. Representing the L. S. A. from Carolina were: Judy Kleckley, Edna Long, Mildred Carroll, and Mary 1-'nth Iric , whi- - icc president of the southeastern region last year. monthly basis. Block meal tickets can no longer be provided. Third, the Navy requires the Uni versity to provide 28 full-time teach ers to instruct the cadets. Tis does not mean that the Uni versity will lose 28 members of its faculty. It means that probably a much smaller part of our faculty will be assigned to teach the cadets if the University can find competent substi tutes for its own students. The Navy will pay the salaries of all its staff of instruction. Here and now let me correct some utterly false reports which have been circulated on the campus. If the University should cut out any courses reqIuiredl for a degree, the students who are taking or who wish to take such courses will be al lowed to substitute other courses which will he fully counted towardl the ful6ihment of the requirements for the dlegree. The University wvill (10 nothing in connection withI the curriculum which would in any way prevent any man or wvoman studlent from gradu ating. If any student is tunwilling to go into a room with two other stw'!ents, he has the right to room off t'he cam pus and to receive a refund from the University of his room rent from next Saturday until the end of the lirst semester. If any student moves from a room with higher rent than the one to which he moves, the University will refund him the difference for the period from Saturday of this week to the endl of the first semester. The University will, of course, pro vide the needed extra beds. By the wvay, the Navy cadets will double tip in rooms as much as pos sible. Most of them will be housed four to a room. Some of you stuidents may remem ber that just a few years ago it be came necessary to put three students to the room. Some members of the faculty who are present will remember that be fore our new dormitories for men were built four students occupied most of our rooms in dormitories for men. Let me bomb another false report. Some sttudents have been asking, "Is it true that men students are going to be put in Sims College and that all the women students are go ing to be put in Hampton College ?" That rumor is an utter prevari cation and, as the first President Roosevelt would say, ought to be called "a shorter and uglier word." Our women students will go on living, moving, and receiving their dates in Sims and Hampton Colleges . Of Pr New Librarian Louis Capers Branscomb, above, this autumn began his duties as librarian of the University of South Carolina. He came to Carolina from Mercer University, Macon, Ga., where he was also librarian. A native of Birmingham, Mr. Bran scomb attended Birmingham-South ern and later Duke, being graduated from the latter institution in 1933 with the degree of Bachel6r of Arts. He earned the degrees of A.B. in Library Science and M.A. in Li brary Science at the University of Michigan. Mr. Branscomb was order librarian at the University of Georgia before going to Mercer. Vespers Conducted By Clemson Cadets On Sunday Evening Ten students from Clemson College spent last week-end on the Univer sity campus, returning a visit which the University had sent to Clemson two weeks ago. The students repre sented the Clemson YMCA. While here, they visited city Sut (lay schools and churches, and pre sented a devotionai program at the regular University vesper service Sun ,lay night. As subject of the vesper program, they carried out in poetry, songs, and taiks, the theme, "Let us live in a house on the side of the road and be a friend to man." The cadets in the deputation group were: Elmore Blanton, George Glenn, Ilenry Grimball, lenry Simons, Bil ly Albergotti. Eddie Webb, James Cuttino, Bob Carpenter, Bob Wiggins, and E. C. Rollins. The boys were accompanied by P. B. Ilolstendorf, secretary of the Clemson YMCA. -and they will go on graduating just like the men. I was recently told by a high of licial in Washington that one of the smaller colleges of this State has of fered to turn over its entire plant to the Army. Many other universities and col leges have turned or are turning over part of their facilities to the military, Naval and other forces for national (Iefense. For us all these is involved a high er and far more important considera tion than the maintenance of our Uni vers ity. It is because I have complete con hdence in the loyalty and patriotism of our students, administrative staff and faculty that I will not now ask whether or not you wvill cooperate in the program just outlined to you. What contribution have wve, you and CAROLINA ENGRAVING Co. COAUMIA .S. C. China - Sterling Silver - Watches SYLVAN BROS. JEWEL.ERS &, DIAMOND MERCHANTS Genuine Merchandise Only - No Plate No Imitation Cor. Main & Hampton - Columbia, S. C * WHY TAKI WE PAY FOR LIFE - HEALTH AND ACCIl Capital Life & Hei LESTER L. BA 1117 Hampton Street e e-Flight Caroliniana Has One Of Largest Of State Collections McKissick Tells Board Library Surpassed Only By Library Of Congress The South Caroliniana Library of the University of South Carolina now contains 3,220,800 items, the largest collection of books, pamphlets, news paper files and manuscripts relating to the state in the world with the pos sible exception of that in the Library of Congress, President J. Rion Mc Kissick informed the board of trus tees in his annual report. Declaring that the upbuilding of this collection constitutes "one of the most notable recent developments at the University," President McKissick pointed out that most of this material has been acquired during the past five years. "The members of the University South Caroliniana Society of which Chief Justice M. L. Bonham is the honored president, have been of im mense aid in securing accessions for our South Carolina library and in checking the deplorable loss of val uable and irreplacable South Carolina material to other states," President McKissick said. "Thousands of persons, including college and university students, schol ars from institutions of'higher edu cation, specialists in research, gene ologists and others annually use our South Carolina library," he continued. "It is probably the greatest store house of information of all sorts about South Carolina." The trustees adopted a resolution thanking Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Meri wether for "their unselfish and val uable service in the upbuilding of the South Caroliniana collection." I, made to the nation's defense? What sacrifices have we yet made for the nation's defense? What are the discomfort, the incon velice, the change from our ac customed way of life which will be caused us by this program compared with the privations, the hardships, the sufferings undergone by the sons of Carolina on land and sea and in the air, in camps, in prison camps, on ships and battlefields far from home? You and I are grateful and proud that the opportunity is now given us to increase our part in the nation's lefense by doing our utmost to make it possible for these 600 young men to be trained at the University to go o the aid of our kinsmen, our friends, some of them our former fellow-stu dlents, who are now on our far-flung battle line overseas and who so often come to our minds and hearts. SEND YOUR BA -AND T AKE YOUR Don't start for home cluttered RAILWAY EXPRESS and we'll speed them to your home, an worry. Gives you more room, to say nothing of pick-up an, within our regular vehicle lir towns. You can send "collect", too, PRBSS. Just phone for informi RAI LWA4 NATION-WIDE RJ BEVERAGE COMPANY *ROYAL CROWN COLAI 1211 ASSEMBLY STREET A CHANCE? EVERYTHING )ENT - HOSPITALIZATION Ith Insurance Co. TES, President Phonas: 2..2206 or 2.8828 School Rawl Finds Cigarett Easily PurchasableI Canteen Unable To Get Coca-Cola, Fruit Juice. Letter To The Editor Dear Mr. Editor: I am writing this letter to you in an attempt to clear up a very unfair accusation of the Compass and Chart Society by one Mr. Albert Eggerton. The accusation was as follows: "I realize that sone members of the society do not sell their bids. But there is a far greater number of those who do." Understand I am not in any way entering into a debate with Mr. Eggerton, but let us say I am, as president of the society, defending its members, I mean "a far greater number." If I were writing an article instead of a letter perhaps Mr. Eg gerton's title, "I ask you-Is it fair?" would be embarrassingly fitting to this letter. To begin with, let me explain the situation. There is absolutely no rule or regulation forbidding any of the members of the society from selling their bids, if they so desire. How ever, I am not defending the prac tice of selling these bids, if they were sold. But let's get down to figures. Mr. Eggerton said that a far greater num ber of boys sold their bids than gave them away. There are 213 boys in the Naval Unit at Carolina, and if Mr. Eggerton can give me the names of 107 boys who sold their bids, I shall certainly apologize to him. 107 names, however, is only an absolute minimum, for that is a scant 50 per cent. To really back up his ac cusation Mr. Eggerton would have to have, say something around 150 names, for realize le said, "a far greater number sell their bids." Why if Mr. Eggerton can even call the names of 150 boys in the unit, he has my respect. Since the accusation was published last Friday, I have inquired around to see if there were any truth in it. The result is that I have contacted about 30 boys and their answer to my question has not only informed me that they did not sell their bids, but that they knew no one who had. There's absolutely no reason for any of these boys not telling the truth either, because they had committed no breach ot rules if they had sold their bids. Now to get down to my reason why I say this letter could he titled "I Ask You-Is It Fair?" Is Mr. Egger ton's accusation fair to the members of the club? Form your own opin GGAGE AHEAD TRAIN CAREFREE! up with luggage. Just phone call for your trunks and bags, d save you time and needless mnd comfort on the train, too, :I delivery at no extra charge iits in all cities and principal when you use RAILWAY Ex Ltionl or service. EXPRE SS AUL-AIR SERVICE EtSHACK'S MDE IN COL.UMBIA *FRESH DAIL.Y CUT RATE 1530M Mondaylr -es Only Product )uring Wartime Many Restricted Goods; ;, And Jewelry, On List "Cigarettes are the only thing we can Ibuy in unlimited quantities," F. B. Rawl, manager of the Univer sity cooperative stores, said today in reviewing the situation of the canteen under wartime shortages.- "We can get only one-third the number of Coca-Colas usually bought. Candy, milk, and pencil and paper supplies are on the allotted list. Small cans of 4 fruit juicea, except possibly tomato juice, are out for the duration. Col lege jewelry is no longer available. "Wholesale prices on merchandise purchased by the canteen are up 10 to 20 per cent. ion. Mine is formed and that is, the only thing fair about the article was the last sentence which read, "I'd like to hear the other side." What really takes the cake is this sentence, "That, of course, is only a personal opinion." Dear goodness I What magnanimous courage, to venture such a personal opinion, to accuse practically the entire society of selling their bids, because he, one man, prob ably ran up against a little trouble in securing a bid. Another question, is it fair to the University to publish such harmful personal opinions, Other schools, stu dent's parents, and many other out siders read such opinions. And do you know what they must think, "Why, my goodness, what a bad bunch of boys those Navy boys at Caro lina must he." I am sure that if Mr. Eggerton had thought about those things he would not have said what he did. iIe probably wrote the ar ticle just as the title of his column says, "Anything for a Byline." Such thoughtless remarks might ruin the All-American name of The Game cock. In closing, Mr. Editor, I shall give a quotation I heard recently. "There is no such thing as a good name in a dirty mouth or the mouth of a fool." If !his quotation seems to apply to anyone I've written about, it is, I assure, purely coincidental Thank you for your time and space. Your fellow student, Mc. Iver Riley. TODAY AND SATURDAY * The Howl of tihe Year EDGAR BERGEN and CHARLIE McCARTHY FIBBER McGEE and MOLLY - in - "Here We Go Again" OTHER AIR STARS GALORE STARTS SUNDAY * It Rocks! It Rides! IT'S A SUPER-DUPER KILLEROO HEP HONEYS -HOT TUNES "Give Out Sisters" The ANDREW SISTERS DAN DAILEY, JR. GRACE McDONALD CHAS. BUTTERWORTH and the JIVING JACKS AND JILLS McGREGOR'S DRUG STORE 1308 MAIN STREET Prescriptions * Sodas * Cigarettes * Toilet Articles Coil 2-3308 FOR PROMPT DELIVERY SERVICE DRUG STORE. in Street