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Above is a picture of Professor Charles He ventured to the big city in on effo gravity ore not unbreakable. Since his ground. Said Mercer from two feet off th did it."-(Choste Chicken News Photo'.' Hamilton Produ Of Engineer J. Crime Probe Begun By Brockman Columbia, arch :-- od of James Roe 1'ennell, Naval \-l: engineering stu-lent of th lni\er sity of South Carolina, ..a distv ered at six o'clock thisi mor iing in H-1anillton College. Nightcaitchtman O'MJurphy of tht Untiversity stai made the discoveryv wOhci lIt :tun bled over the corpce u\ I! raml backing Dean umtnwalt'. utlice in search of stray woin, uhich um walt is faimins ftr leavine in vari ous drawer_ of li desk. The bod\ was prostrate inder the desk with the head and arm, protruding. '1h only evidence of violence \ as al blood-stained slide-rule insci ted in Pennell's mouth, puncturing his lar. n' x. O'Murphy reported the trag cdv to the lonorable Jaimes Fletcher l;rocknan, cihairm1an t the Student l lonor Council. The liuiuraile J1r. l.rocionuu ha stated tihai he ; s conviiit ; in phli - a i.it pr.iS 1i 1onI ctin th!o nu1 tt. .11.pent 'th d l ano' ::m . i ! Inltilt atit., t ia gted t'il t 1 : 1 \ \ be to ,l-': ,a1 ti t n i at:llC~11tIl ul t;c L 1I - neerlas, fi uHb n~t c n c y - . 1944 , at t - , i . b no compk-ly eii ae. 'y .x Ic-wl , r d :1! 1 ' t h so i t -t vealed:, that bolth hie and ice-pres1i.-1 dt A llin had rcie seldnoieo ipah ment from ficeK . .ist ssso deium i-cl trem nd Mcowy Pmhnted th4,at a ain, lea by Agustus Will Wim i- Apostako had opposed.Il thei adinisltreoaiti inrecn ses tsrions. Apoto lko,heAncoldtacd refued t othake and vtate-en,i oft myubrdnts Ale admit'e thd rcee sory. nled by impac tohato a ndNab,t he1y Aocity had covened inm Apaosd sson Sun day, amin26,rat 1i rece,n te blony Aofstohenvaoy tApos-, relaksd maeprnse saevere criti afispofdihe tonc hofr ith oics Genera uoinan li co dnted then thmepat ory Mcawll, Hyapkins toeached hethre theficie adc cnbnedai apoed tsontep ton reacoero the obnsevatoryd Apoy Penll." h eAppressey severe criti rendezoush coduifthenne ials.n midneral opinday. Podemly theene recovedrorec the funds anezld b Mercer after his recent trip to New York. t to prove his theory that the laws of eturn his feet hove foiled to touch the floor, "I just watched how the rockettes ces Corpse R. Pennell the inurder rc'ulttd. Otticials have, hgun a scarch fer the murderer, bIII it i (.btit u. that t" has gune int' iitding. I'ctling \I-Nah's ar re,t, the tlials are hoilng \to: tulat - at $I1 .0on . b.ii. t'itizens ar ;t.ntI t.t 1,t)k out ter .\IeN;ah l it a t ald ; rt i\. eet iur, it ilh liti hair an' ipu'rp e ecye. \\ lien la:t ighited 1e : tt tl iint green ha i.tl1:1' a 'd :1 lto 1 t I,: . h Funeral Tomorrow For The Gamecock lItcral sert i \ il! hr huld to norr , Ntt iday, r I, i at .1:. 1 t I. i:1. in \\'riter': t.~rntry, for the rcn tin- < i thait t)nce"t' >allati nerv\ paper-, kn wt ii hi tlI t t ' tttecou "he ('a1nti k." I"tr tu t r ,t l , tl 1.-:. - . t i t - , ' :l\ . t Cr ::;:t" i .. t :. . : b 1 . i r - t b itt - 1i 'I\ t r al bI 1 Co/m ha ~a 1218 Moi earnestly wishes would buy use s CONTRIBI THE FATHER OF Smallpox Spreads As Heriot Paints Frierson Suspected Of Subversive Activities "Smallpox is spreading over th campus at a terrific rate," said Di Routh in a recent interview. Mrs Heriot, of the English Departmeni was the first to contact the diseast and she, being unable to get a sub stitute, merely painted her face ant went about her daily tasks. It is estimated that 90 percen of the students have been exposc to the dreadful dilemina and it is urged that all have the shots. Pleast go to Dr. McKissick's home anc his butler will proceed to give yot the scriun. It is advised that yot notify your relatives of the impend ing danger before you have th< shots so that you will be remem bered by a nice floral offering. No one is sure just how the derr thing got started, but several have Suspected that \l iss Stoudemire of the AMen's infirmary nurses' stafl trying to slow the Navy Pro yran at the University. Site has been suspected of being a spy sev :ral times, but has threatened ti iuison the school water supply and hus probably injure the whole stu lInt bod\. She is known to have orre,lpondlel with the German \mnerican Bund before the war and ,va the South Carolina chairman i the .\merican First Association. 'eople w\ ill please take notice of hi . ut Mloll and try to avoid ter whenever possible. She prob tlly has many other tricks'and dis ases ip her sleeve. "No other person will be excused rum class because of 'tle morning titer the night before' and should ake notice to get at least two hours cep so that the. will be awake A lien they are not asleep," Dr. :outl, also annonmeerl. Remarkable Horses To Be Shown Here Nags To Be Choice Of Old Southern Breed .. C r ! llm .I l 41y 1 ile l:an .t ,e ,an r;u e 1:, 01i e beh! cl, ' .. , 11.e :i e n o i1 '1 na1 1 tite maill .. a t, w u ,'c" . T h le slur u"lni ,uih4liuIn - w ill i turnlcd n" t1'1 l.iit, ir the afte"rnuon ul l ' ie seat- t ill It i ,hl on each 1b 1 r the l Il e.i sit% t ill nut he l,p,n,itble f,r any enlningj ac:cident . i ii 4iiilr. I 4 ..e i! a e o the card, . i- 1 :ch :1n 1.t c 4im thle roigh r ; i O i ld N .; I -\ iIla e. an,l 14a 411mb4n al il 411 the cArlpha p l itiN . t hei 11 af troo t il l f thec .~X p: er.io lf tCapta41ink n lii.. e gvl.itel tir-t tlle, he14 li i u i b li1. 1, iii .(lt pieri .t 14 ran \ i ardlLian. tand s.\ilr. 14 li . el. 1 Tilts .a i41he h - ned at te of':un andi kDea id no ine. ithl isrenetedal that al bl ie rat.nme frll thee-circ-letb ii t mayi bel t aed uig h f : m l cit npm,tan one the rUi vewr,sithyde sidome andr,fee.ad nyi om JhTiEn BY\egs te u a AdS.Y Pi ARCKce o on Stinky Fraternity Demands "Well?" Phi Eta Betas-Poser Why Did He Do It, Huh? The Phi Eta Beta Fraternity met last week for the first time in their bi-monthly meetings, which meets twice every year. Some of the topics of their discussions were: Should we have more teachers, or just should we? Is chemistry a science, or well, I've known it "science" I've been here? (Two years of the same course.) ''he I'EB'ers have contributed much to the science of chemistry. They discuss it during their meet itg,-, and they come out knowing less than they started with .and that isn't much. Their wide knowl edge of chemistry is so thin that one can till ,tp the first line of the first page of an English book. They say it's very simple, all you have to d1o is to tmtix sonic of that (1o hickey with a little ci this thing ainaig, uand you have a what-you call-it. Simple ain't it? One of the met mber was heard to have said, "I love it so much-they're requir in. that I take Chemti'try 11 again." 1LC', only hail it twice so far. Oh ', I he inight fail it yet. S. t ilcamtting golden on the plate I :r1ab it to mc ter I Jle,nni:tgat inc-fr butter or 9. \\ iie: "Iu-t sup np e w " \\iVe, I lutand: "l 4u right ahead I've ta pteacht of a -trike-breaker m mtin(l." in "\\ o ul .son likec an in,-ide or an ttide roo tn' In-ide-it look- like rain." R NFORM4AT(EYJ At Lady HE RUSH! Itic V-12's I orms Now!! e Welcome At G.P.O. 3dquarters LOOKING MEN :k Griner e4 LLL Do You Feel Downtrodden? Then, Read On, And Laugh, Laugh! Realizing the importance of keep ing morale high as the standards of something, or something. forthwith you have some jokes (?)-funny too. 1. They laughed wien I started to make a new kind of dyna mite, but when I dropped it. they exploded. :. In Massachusetts a graves'onc hears the following inscri11t:ion: "Hlere lies Denti,t Smith 6lling his last cavity." 3. Mamma Bear: Sonehodv's been drinking i-- . Pappa Bear: Sotmebody's been drinking my -. Baby Bear: Ilile. 9 -1. "I've never kissed a girl in my life." "Well. don't c11mc hnz ing around mc, I'm not running a prep school." ri. . . . and then thi t .:, the wife who shot er hu-:ianl w ith a bow and :it'w vbrease she didn't want to wa.ke the children. 6. G, p y- "I'll tell omr nrtuItne. 7.I.:1dy 1 readint neR -11;p1ur I: "I t I I , litre tiIttl ;t lt i )1Illa s lia is t e e lli I re thiir.- ut hund." t h) iid tt 1: "I>1n't ;hb1t . ,n .iet (ne, and oh r . u hatnd,. to hburn. m - J4oe Main AVOID T Optimisi Order Unif V-12 Boys Ar Mayo' Style Hei FOR ALL GOOI Col. Ja4 Omicron Delta I Ballet In Burlesq Gregory Solicites Ideas By Roundabout Poll The annual' Ballet in Burlesque, presented cach spring by Omicron Delta Kappa, will open an extended run in the University Chapel the evening of April 26, according to an announcement made this week by O D K president Jim Brockman. Always an cvent of cultural and ar tistic importance, the Biallct this season is slated to surpass in aesthetic brilliance anything ever heiorc pt e sented on the campts. A star-studded cast has been xe cured, and a budget of five million dollars has been allotted for tie pro ductiotn. A tentative four-hour pro gram has been announced. '1 lie open ing number will be ait original by Mile. Virginia Annc Buckner, with assistance by M. Patrick Thrash. Set to the strains of Debussey's "Lif. and Lovcs of a Persian Swan. \llle. Buckner will depict the hatching of the bird, its early life and young maturity. Thlen garbed in ilon% ing white chiffon, sle iluats %%ith Thrash into a symbolistic swc an interlude, tr minatedl when the two are attacked and killed by geese. Clitinuing the programn, Mllies. Jo lRol'inson and elen I'ride Craig r, vive Pach's infamous 1'irrisitidts in I'crmillion. I'rogresih ely disroubed in shades designed to highlight their brilliant trs<es,. the ballerinas bring charm ail spirit to the ol Ilaster's pa"si,nate imps. As the rurtain falls the duo, spotlightcd in scarlet, are, swept to the ceiling. The stage rex r,lce'. re\ calig llie. lietty Jane Everett clad in a book with a ch~rs cotoed tf .\llles. Laura )owte. :\lice .larchant, Irving Rion, and Marv \'c rn garhe,d in plumnes. In the opelling m ,easure of Stauras belo\ed c,ksti. and /'iumcs. Ihe most spectacular of the produc titn ntumbecrs, Blool aind / 'luies, is cotnsidered s,, startling that the man agetncnt has barred all reporterm' from its rehearsal. I lie closing ballet has yet t~ ie se lected. \\'ell under consideration are \M1. Jeanne Cannt,n and cunpany in the 1-light of the lumlIve, \\. ChaLrle. C'sIhmanm in a \,etcal and ter p.,ichorean version of the 1),n/ikxy Se'rea,, and \le"sr:. Ray nd itl I)eal and Ruibert lobley in the.-ler of the Sugar 1'lm in l'li m,rs. Studuet opinion i; so'licited b,y ( I) K sec retary (e,Iage Gregory. Ideas may lie aldresseI to him x ia Te Game cock. In this roulndahloiut po1ll. he hopes to ascertain the prob,al,le porn larity of each munber, thereby en abling him to make an efficient de cision. Major Question Is Answered What, Oh, What Is The Query: ...The Answer Note: Believing that tilt studenrts ,0n the caanius are of a dteeptly seri itus tyvpe, we present lhere a poll of opim,a. on a subiject thaat for years has beean of interest andi of perhaps great iamportance to all conaceraned. Q uest ion: \\'hichm comles lrst, the chuickeni, or the egg? D)ooley : "Thlie G amiectck on i ri (day." (llere we huave trumly the in telligent type !) "Referencee to ye ol niame Perry: "\\'elt, according to Pro fessor Ilystaen, the shelt."' N atherinec: "'Julst go away! You'are be ig entiraely too personal! Cele : "'That's a goodl quest iona 13 :t ,4 15, (wonder what shec was doing?) Dopey: "\\e've bmeena arguing that poinit, but hiaven't quite yetI reachecd ai dlecision." D)avid : "F.gg comies lirst, aand don't ask mec why . ' Searsoni: "Ohl, doai't he aainn. Are yon kiddinag" Rita: "I thiank they tt'Ine ,at thet s.ame timei. B3e.ides, it dlependltt :ti whether it's a l icekenm ir ;a goose."' (\\e'd say (only a g'otse wxouald anyway!) Jenakinls: "'\\ haat ni I :ax w'otatld probmaly lav ant eeg. .t I al;haina." (Trunier woxds ii est;t nevexr iipoken by tl'Ile itor of iihe t 'inkilin.)I Soo,t genmtily readei . 1ona hite now(x the ;amisner. It htt ai hea ,,tac ,,i ital interest toi all < tlcaeined. ThImat is, all concueraned wxitha keeing atix e whlenm this sutile apitr tear .ap proalced thema ftor aan aaswer wxith rod in hianda. S'ouml d.tx, --ollcmon sonmewheare. is ginlg to take us seriously. PI..'r iiki n, lite is. th;td not kanowinag whluat's aIoinig to, hap pei anextI. P'oor egg, saddaer :till is the fate of whiat we uasally cat for breakfast. Poor, reader, to have struggled iap f romi the I ,OVs of Jean Ga~binx to reatd tli'. .innk. 11. P'rivate---"'lliere ho.ld may gun a nunute, wval you.* O ff icer--" lut, i'm a lbeateam anut. (appa Presents ue In Chapel Please, Boys, Don't Do It. Coach's Feelings Hurt, Boys Demand Exercise It was a bright morning with the stars above. The boys were about to run the track after a little calis thentics (20 minutes of it, that's all). About the first time around the coach stopped them. "No more; boys, you'll tire yourself out; go and ,it down." The boys werc dis cppointcd. "No, coach, we want to go around two or three more times, then the obstacle course." The roach begged then not to do it. "No, ho) s, you might fall and , scratch your knee. \Vc'll play some ping-pong." lie can't do that to us ne thought, it's unconstitutional, making us lie don\ n when w'ere supposed to be exercising. \Vell form a committee and see the dean, that's what w'ell do and w'ill tell hit we will. "l'lease, bo.a don't do it, please I beg you on bended knees please don't. I got three wives and a kid to support please don't, I'll improve your grade, I'll do anything." \ll right, we won't, we will* comprmnii " Ie tgether on some ...r1.," we said. "Will you make u, Iit dmnn and do nothing when we n\:oin to run the track and go over the obstacle course?" \Vell all right we agree. \\'ell that is (nally settled we \\ hat's that? Yea we knew this will 1e cr liapptn. Euphrosynean Lit. Society Has Annual Social Gathering In The Famous Boxl The Fuhu,rsoyncan Literary So ciety of the University of South Carolina held its annual banquet Saturday night in April at the Chat terbox, exclusive hall of Euphros neimers. Since the president's boy frienl wa: hionie on furlough, no ne presided. First event of the evening was a -pcech on "The Art of Getting Your Mlan." Notable authority on the 'ubiect, Miss 'leezy' Pennington .poke with conviction and illustra tions ot this timely subject. Music, to the accompaniment of Isat I loulihan's accordian, was led by Aliss Hlarriet Blelser, nioted solo i'.t of "'The Barnyard Frolics." Her later rendtition oif "\Villie" aided by a~n unknkownt cohort, presunmably the onily male at the gathering, later fanndti to be one San Williams, of the army', was the major evecnt of thme evening. Next spleakers Ott the program were Misses Betty MicLure and Becky Mertz who led an open forum discussin on "What to (10 on Weekendc Trips to Yale." The discut'sion was entered into by only a few tinembers, the unfortunate ones5 wVho have b)eent in the clutches of the Yankees. Inutermission was spent in an uan knmowh part of the box, p)restuably" at thte bandstand digging the latest .jive of "Boogie" Mary of Wade Ilamtptont fame. The recess ended withI a mixed chorus singing "should Next speaker of the most delight ful affair w as Mi''s Joyce Hletzel who p'oke 'in "\\'hy do the Eyes lIa ve' It." Mliss Illetzel, blue-eyed anrd fair of faer, is the beauty editor of "liow to Use Your Mascara to the lHei /\Advantage,"' a mnagazine of 5.aiah \ash, i't "l.ucky Legs'" ;iano lhen led a round,tblt,e discus i"i 'in '"Thle A\rt of Crossing a leg." M iss Nash, winner of a Smnfier grainnu.r silhool contest, has~ biten p'ariii 'larly interested in thi, suine t fr mai,nv years. * Aidcin iiif' officers wvas the "ic' I"" un. anid w~e might add, the lt, iiith affaiir, the stuffed b'allot In'c crd in no e int onlooker s were mv iied ini li ar take in the voting. \swe go to press the fmnals have nio t ye i heen antnountcedl. Your guess is as go.d aI.s mine. 1. "I caught iiy boy friend flitting." "I caught ' nine ti.at way, too.'' 1t. She ha tar, lihke a steam ;hiovelh-.they are always pick' jng ip cliit. c,it thei thirteenth note we leave sin, i'h kitng up dirt. Maisie was wvivr. '" use she wouldn't dis i'jser. biut thein, tha;t's- riot here, or here. r ,her n ap prl ol