Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Hedden Lines By HELEN HEDDEN Here We Are beatin' it out again ... This time we'll get right down to business, having flopped as a harbinger of spring last week . . . how ever, we are consoled ... we have been appointed the official paste-pot breaker-inner of the Gamecock staff . .. Oh, joyl 0 Galivantin' Gals this week are Byrd Lucius, who fled to Furman last week-end, and Mary Withington, who went home to Bennettsville with Hope Turner . . . Keeping us with the ADPI's they had a picture show party Wednesday afternoon which ended up with a shindig in their room. * De Big Boys of the Interfraternity Council for this semester are Dan Ellis, president, from Kappa Sig, Dave Walnau, vice-president, Phi FEpsilon Pi, Buddy Pennell, Pi Kap, secretary, and Lyndall Blackman, treasurer, hailing from Phi Kappa Sigma. Party Gals... The Deities are flinging one next Tuesday night at Mrs. Graydon's, and the ZTA's made a week-end of it with a party Satur day afternoon and a breakfast for the strong ones Sunday morning . . . Any limping among the Sigma Deltas may be attributed to the bowling party which the pledges gave the actives last Tuesday. 0 Food's Rationed but not for the ATO's, who suppered at Harvey's with the almuni last night . . . Same place, Tuesday night, tht DeeZees diJ the same thing, but this time for new gals . .. Ditto the Phi Kappa Sigs, but not for girls! . . . Speaking of food (and who dosn't at least three times a day?) have you girls tried the new cafeteria in Wade Hamp ton? Don't take our word for it . . . taste it. * Official Business . . . Delta Sigs were paid an official visit Sunday by their Province officer, Frank Thylor, Jr., who wAs the, assistant busi ness manager of Carolina in case your memories are short .. . Bill Lang fan is the new president of Phi Epsilon Pi, assisted in this glorious po sition by Norman (Peanut) Baum, vice-president, Philip Schneider, cor responding secretary, Dive Walnau, recording secretary, Joe Efron, Sergeant-at-arms, and Morris Mazursky, doubling as chaplain and pub licity chairman. *Still More Initiations . . . Sigma Nu made brethren of Erskine Betts, Jimmy Brockman, Gus Gudmundson, and Charlie Spivey . . Pi Phi made sisteren of Mary Alcorn, Louise Anderson, Rebecca Busbee, Mary Clark, Caroline Dieter, Dale Hood, Carol Humbert, Rebecca Mertz, Betty Mc Clure, Sue Newton, Martha Rollins, Bee Seele, Ruth Still, and Joe Thompson . .. Sigma Delta will hold a formal initiation tomorrow night at the Jefferson Hotel, with the following taking their final steps to active status: Frances Bass, Tesa Bluestein, June Rephan, Mina Silverman, Vir ginia Stern, Ruth Sholk, Doris Garfield, Shirley Shapiro, Marian Fink, Gertrude Karesh, and Lila Russ . . . This afternoon there will be three more ADPi actives-Carolyn Bell, Doug Swearingen, and Anne koyal. * They Promised . . . to Sigma Chi, McKewn Winters, John Davis, Edwin Lanfort, Ernest Williams, Duane Clark, Dudley Sutzler, Mack Lewis, Howard Lindsay . . This afternoon ZTA will pledge Carolyn Hitt, Mary Shuler, Gloria Rast, Mary Sizemore, Mabel Tarlton, and Mar garet Christmas . . . to ATO, George Stuckey, Legrand Van Keuren, Blackmon Settle and Steve Taber. Johnny Bultman has replaced Bob Disbro as secretary of said fraternity since Bob traded in his fountain pen for wings . . . Pledge officers for SAE are Arthur Tompkins, presi dent, Charlie Connelly, vice-president, Charlie Gaines, secretary, and L'Artigue Riley, treasurer . .. KS pledged Ted Boliver, and elected pledge officers; John Osburn, prexy, Hlarper Leonard, vice-president, Doc Wells, secretary, and Willie Heustess, treasurer. *Before The Bali . . . Friday night the Sigma Nu's and their dates will start off wvith a drop-in at the English Room of the Columbia Hotel ...and that's when the fun will begin! I I I *Plug: Dr. Babcock can hand us over $5 for the following item, but whether he does or no, we still mean it. His short-story writing class is worth all the struggle it takes, dishing out thriller fiction once every seldom. Cause, not only do we get in on all the stories that will thrill the public several years hence, written by the budding Shakespeares in the class, but for the last week we've been delving deep in the prob lems of lovers who do and (10 not live happily ever after. Just wait till a.the class settles few more of les affairs de couer and wve'll turn this column into one of those sob-sister jobs where some old grandmother advises Marjorie May to do right by her I do-es and not elope with the milkman. *Signing off ..,. with a plug for war work . .. you'll be hearing about that from us . . . See Kathleen Arthur for information on the classes to be set up on the campus for everything from airplane spotting to Nurses' Aide work . .. And This Above All . . . BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS I I I I "Look For The Dog" -.Record Headquarters MEHLMAN'S RECORD BAR 1 1 1427 Main Street BUY ALLWOOL NOW* Sigma Above are sponsors for the Sigma lumbia, with Melvin Hemphill's orc for Ken Sallenger, president of the for Paul Hopkcins, secretary; Mild: man.-(Photo Courtesy The Colurr IHypation Society Hears Book Review At the we~ekly meeting of the H-ypatian Literary Society, Sarah Whitworth, president, talked to the members ab)out the idleals of society andl exp)rdessedl her desire that the society might make a forward step this year. Also on the program was Mrs. Leila Schneider who reviewed the newv book "Magpie". New members initiated at this time were: Winifredl Wells and Evelyn Edwards. The following were elected honorary members: Mac Owens, Mrs. Grace Sweeny, Dr. Havilah Babcock, Dr. R. B. Davis, Mrs. Mary Wheeler, and Mrs. J. Rioni McKissick. Appointed as committee members were:' Sara Whitworth, Evelyn Ed wards, Miriam Robbins, Executive; Edna Long, Lucille Leopard, Doris Garfield, social; Lewellyn Cupstid, Jean WVilliamson, Margaret Pridgen, publicity; and Margaret Pridgen, Mary Nell Sanders, Sarah Clark son, program; New officers elected were: Jeannette Starr, marshal, and Willie Frances Summers, re porter. A. Phi Pi Holds Monthly Meeting The university student branch of the American Pharmaceutical As sociation, held its monthly meeting Wednesday, Feb. 10 in LeConte college. The program consisted of talks by two of the students. Miss Helen Leaphart, secretary, spoke on the history of sulfadiazine, discussing its sulphur derivities such as sulfanilamide and sulfaguanidine, used for treatment of pneumonia and septic sore throat. Early Yarley spoke on insulin which is used for treatment of dia betes muellitus and a type of insania known as Schizophr-enia. Roberts Elected Newman President The Newvmani club, an organiza' tion of Catholic students enrolled at the University, recently elected Cecile Roberts as president for the present semester. Other -officers elected are: vice-president, Richard Owings; secretary, Margaret Ann Monckton; treasurer, Thomas L. Lindley. Nu En "White Sta NX. t Nu fraternityls fifty-seventh anniver hestra furnishing the music. They ai Sigma Nu chapter at the Universit ed Brown, for Charles Knowlton, tro bia Record). Co-eds Solve Shoe Rationing Problem By HELEN PRIDE CRAIG For days the female population of the Carolina campus has strolled mounfully around, their eyes glued to the two five-toed objects which propel them onward. The war has struck its deadliest blow. .Teni little toes are on the verge of begging for only a tiny piece of leather to cover thenm during the cold winter months. But not all the girls are so de pressedl. Ideas, goodl and bad, are popping right and left. Poor Father seems to be bearing the brunt of the situation. "Why," says some blissful child, "should father have three pairs of shoes a year?" After all the head of the family has noth ing more important to do with his feet than prop them on a desk all day long then sink them in a cosy pair of slippers at night and who needs perfectly good shoe leather for things like that? So devoted daddy passes over his important little number 17, andl baby has a new pair of shoes. Sad to relate, the roommate is not, to say the least, profiting by these bright ideas. That is, the roommate with the most shoes and CUT RATE C 1530 Mai Thin COLUMBIA DAll Sold at thi tertains r" Sponsors ;ary ball which will be given from 9 t< re, reading clockwise, starting at uppe '; Lee Lorick, for Rudolph Gudmur ,asurer, and Isabel McCants, for Julia Y. W. Cabinet Fetes Soldiers The University YVCA. tabneU-11 is giving a formal party for 25 soldliers at the Laurel street USO tonight. The boys will be enter tained with dancing andl bridge by 25 University co-eds. Mfary' Boykin has charge of pro vidling transportation; Kappy Mia lone and hecr social committee will prepare 'Tefreshments; and Sarah Flinn is responsible for the enter tainment. The girls are planning a spot (lance, a wvaltz contest, Cinderella dance, andl a jitterbug contest, with prizes for the winning couples, Miiss Flinn saidl. The party is part of the YWCA's 1943 war work program. the same size. A law should be proposedl to even up thle number of shoes per person by making the saidl one with more shoes give up a coup)le of pair. Certainly, for roommates anyhow! So beware, all fathers and room mates. In fact, everybody beware. The situation is acute. The irate female is on the war path. IRUG STORE n Street k of ~IES PRODUCTS e Canteen With 1 o'clock to-night at the Hotel Co r left: Misses Mary Stone Moseley, idson, vice-president; Sarah Belser, n Marchant, dance committee chair Dance To Be Given For Navol Cadets A dance in honor of the pre-flight cadets training at the University will be given tomorrow night by the University Social Cabinet. It will be held in the Carolina gym from 9 'til 12 p. mn. and Clarence Brazell's orchestra will furnish the music for dancing. Tom Stevenson, chairman of the Social Cabinet, announces that ad mission to the (lance will b)e 55 cents, including tax. It is hoped that a large number of pre-flight cadlets can be present as wecll as a good crowdl of univer BEVERAGE CoPN * ROYAL CROWN COLA 1211 ASSEMBLY STREET " AGood P1 THE GOOC Open All Night (si CO LUM B IA "A GOOD 1323 Taylor Straet Page Three Formal Will Be Held At Columbia Hotel Celebrating its 57th anniversary and bidding farewell to two of its members, the Delta chapter of Sig ma Nu fraternity will entertain with a ball at the Hotel Columbia to night from nine to one. Prior to the ball, there will be a drop-in for Sigma Nus and their dates in the English room. Out-of-town guests for the even ning are Miss Dorothy Smith of Manning, Miss Ella Lockwood of Charleston, Mrs. E. D. Sallenger of Florence and Miss Mary Moseley of Bluefield, W. Va. A large Sigma Nu pin, outlined in neon lighting, will hang at one end of the ballroom and a roll of honor of members in the serv*ce will be placed beneath crossed swords at the other end of the room. Behind the band will appear a backdrop of white stars on a field of black bearing the Greek letters "Sigma Nu" in the center. White, black and gold, the fra ternity colors, will be used with crossed swords in decorations throughout the room. The two members who are join ing the armed forces are: Erskine Betts and Bobby O'Harra, both of whom are leaving Sunday for the Air Corps basic training school, Miami, Fla. Four no-breaks and one special no-break, Sigma Nu Girl, will fea ture the evening's entertainment. Leading the grand march will be Ken Sallenger, president, with Miss i.ary Stone Moseley; followed by Rudolph Gudmundson, vice-presi dent, with Miss Lee Lorick; Paul Hopkins, secretary, with Miss Sarah Belser; Charles Knowlton, treas urer, with Miss Mildred Brown; and Julian Marchant, chairman of the dance committee, with Miss Isobel McCants. 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