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Co-Ed Ci) Proceeds Soar On Final Acce Hitting Columbia with a violence only slightly overshadowed by the havoc wrought by the recent Flor ida hurricane, the Co-Ed Circus swept the town last Saturday night, leaving in its path sides burst with laughter, feet burning with pedi sitis, and minds wheeling from the strange subterfuges. The gals col lected a total of $1900! % One of the outstanding events on the social calendar for the year, the Circus showet a substantial profit, -hich will be utilized for renovation of the University Chap el. All afternoon, undaunted by cloudy, overe-.st skies, coeds scur ried about the campus aided by obliging male members of the stu dent body in preparation for the big show. Melton Field quickly took on the proportions of a Barnum and Bailey production, with the Big Top, surrounded by varied side shows and concession stands. Festivities commenced with a pa rade heading south on Main Street, and continuing to the scene of the gayety. Scantily and attractively clad performers lured swarms of admirers who rounded the corner at the Gym in droves, to give the show its initial impetus. Main interest was garnered at the Big Top, which staged two one hour shows, featuring campus characters and downtown artistes. Stealing the show were the clowns, Shoenberger, Rosenber, Mann, Doug Smith, and the Davises, J. E. and D. R., all RO's whose an ties kept the spectators in boister ous mirth. Then there was the tumbling act, which under the able tutett! of Joe Reit.ies. awed the crowd with their daring feats. The other he men of the act were Dick Toupin and Boho Jennins; while beauty was added to the acrobatic group In the shapely forms of Peggy Jo Greer, Sara Cline, Martha Row land, and Martha Mabry. This act has received offers to display their wares in productions throughout the metropolis. The long-awaited announcement of winner of the Male Beauty Con test was,made, with Buddy Riggs copping the title of "Mr..Carolina of 1945." Runners-up for the honor were Jaguar Adams and George Farris. The weird voice of Adams amused the audience through his Inimitable rendition of "Precious Jewel." The trained seals, with "Goldi locks" Chapman as traintr, showpd professional abilities in hall bal ancIng and goldfish devouring. The wallowing amphibs included Mayor Marshall, Captain Needham, Eco nomics Professor Waterfall, and Messrs. Hawkins and Fulmer, city businessmen. A smiling South Sea Island dam sel in native garb dashed across the stage with three clowns hot on her trail-the first with a lawn mower, the second with a pair of snippers, and the third with a blow torch. WVhat happened to South Dakota Hirsch in that act??? Jinx Giles, resplendent in brief pink satin, kept the cr'owd agape with her daring antics of bareback feats on her pinto. The Two Nuts from Broadway staged a skit featuring "Stella" SanFrantello, the girl with the high morals, and "Phil" Simpson, the wolf with a wander-lust, A Gay Ninety hiss and hero show, "Amanda of Sunny Brook Valley," brought forth Chick Shiels, an nouncer and hero; Doris Schmuker, heroine, and Herb Beitel as the horrible villian. A volunteer corporal jumped the gun on a planted stooge in the au dience to afford much laughter when he was to try to drop a half dollar resting on his forehead into a funnel placed Inside the belt of his trousers. The stooge was to have a balloon which would hold pitcher after pitcher of water poured into the funnel, unsuspected by the vic tim. The soldier didn't. An unidentified Chinese magician kept the people intrigued with his sleight-of-hand tricks. Hats off to Ring Master Nichol son who handled the acts wIth a professional touch. What circus would he complete Without its Freak Sideshow? Where the coed freaks on 'display' hide on the campus is a mystery, hut McG REGO R'S DRUG STORE 1308 MAIN STREET Prescriptions * Sodas Cigarettes * Toilet Articles Coil 2-3308 For Prmpat Delivary Sae -cus Reap to $1,800. unting Total there was the world's tallest wom an--6T' of pigeon-toed femininity; the tattooed lady, the fat lad:- with a thyroid affliction, and Carolina's bearded lady. Two pitiful sights were the legless wonder and the young miss who lost her elbows in a train accident. Mystery House of the evening was a vacuous tent pitched on the sidelines, with a "5c Admission" sign tacked at the entrance. Speculators reaped their divi dends at the Penny Throw Boards and at the Bingo Stand. Greatest display of magnetic per sonality was found at the ball throwing stand, where Dale Nor ment, outfitted in Carolina baseball togs, offered only free games as re wards for marksmanship, but kept the stand crowded with eager con testants. Novelty between shows in , the Big Top was the Cake Walk, under the able guidance of Political Sci ence Professor McGonaughy, pipe in mouth. News came hack that the first cake was won by a Smith's College coed, and when Charlotte, the point of consummation was reached late that evening, someone stepped Into the cake barefoot, and left it devoid of all frosting. The Leg Show attracted the stur dier sex if only for its name. One eagle-eyed RO who rung the black hosed leg of a hidden beauty, was heard to call out gleefully, "I rung ya, c'mon out, yer mine!" Many of those who have spent hours in meditation since Saturday night in an attempt to evaluate the answers Madame Lazon. a gave to their three most pressing questions. The 'den of ini-cuties' or "Sa lome, Where She Danced" occupy ing a full corner of Melton Field. held its throng spellbound with the muscled arms and hairy legs of the Can-Can "girls." The strains of the harber shop quartet drifted over the entire arena. A couple of grade school kids staged a wrestling match in the center of the field, while a third paI attempted to collect 5c apiece from all spectators. A variety of costumes, worn hoth by' prfornirs and public, caused many a twist of the neck-- Psvchol ogy Professor Ilorne, daintily draped in formal wrap and carry ing parasol; officors and enlisted men of enh biranch of the service. includiig Chini-se aviation officers; coeds in 'Corsette' garb of shorts. iumpers. and neckierchiefs: two at Iretiive tiondos docked out in dun garees; clh percnn londirlin hu to the sa of colors. Ifernian Schmitz. the P,arrel, added contrast with his red hair and hig black shiner and bruised chleik, a result of the week end's secret footbhall Scrimmage; while tnext to him was .aim Fverett, University Cheerleader, with arm, shoulder, anid side taped fast, moulding back into shape a brok en collarbone, sustained in a dia mondball game. The scrihe wishes to express his gratitude to the roving steno who copiedthese vital statistics for B. S. U. Will Have Banq1uet at WadIe Hamnptoni Hotel On Friday night, October 5, the annual BSIX fall banquet will he held at the Wade llampton lIntel. Students from the University, Co lumbla College, the Baptist Ilos pital, and the Columbia Hospital will attend. Bob Franklin and Ray Stewart are in charge of program plans and the selection of guest speaker. Several of the BSUJ memnhers at tended the annual leadlership ban I ruet at the First Baptist Church Wednesday, September 5, Dr. Iharry Clark spoke on "Bring ing Home the Catch." Dr. Campbell brought the challenge to the lead ers for this church year, The theme, "Becoming Fishers of Men," was followed throughout the banquet, WHERE OLD FRIENDS MEET and the YOUNG MAKE NEW ONES The University Grill 1008 Sumter Street COLUMBIA. S. C. Laughte Ve These art scenes fronit the- Coe Nights dancing girl show. Top rl center, of Charlestorn. Tiger Adin stage before the big tent show h; Maine" Gloria Widener tries her w his costume if not his volee, to on Lt. Krassmnan Joins Staf f Of Nary Here .I. J. II. Nrassmaan was recvily added to the 1'. S. C. Nm%al Staff as an instructor in Aircraft Rocog Iition and Navigation. .t. Nrassiai ativnded C'ornell Vniversity in 194:; and later trans felred to Ohio State 'niversity for two monihs sudl iti Itecminition. W hen he w.as tra nsferrled to the I rnsport, "'Elizabet h C. Sinatton," he cruised in wa iltrs surr oundting Eutrope, and also in the Medtiter Lt. Krassmani sawv duty' off the coasts of Scotland. England, North Africn. Italy, and Southern France. In Jarnurary of 1944,. he traveled through the Panama Canal to San Francisco. Irom- thrre he went to active durty in the South Pacific. Two of his stations were Pearl liarbor and Okinawa. On his return tn the States, he followed the same route hy which he hadt gone to the Pacific. L t. K<rassman is from "the place where the tree grows," he reports. White in Italy he was ahle to do a hit of sightseeing. HIe saw Pom pey. Rome, the Riv'iere, and a good many North African ports. lie also made ferry trips to Naples and Southern France. LORICK OFFICE EQU ** Office * Office Architects and E Phone 6176 : COLUME #9 a fy a m '600 am r, Laudin xn circti which was held last Satur ght. The three finalists of the m 1s, of GaineNville, Fla., left, and Ge gan when everyone was in every lies on male beauty Buddy Riggs of the sideshows. (Gamecock ph Sewimg Clinic Is Sponsored On Wednesdays Mis. Louise Cole. director of the Universit.v Home Making Depart nient, announced this week that Home Making offices will he open from 2:30 to 4.30 on Wednesday afternoons for the convenience of stidents desiring consultation about clothing problems. T]he (lot hing ClInic was installed Ilst Spring ini 'onjulnction with de pat tnmen tal sewing (lasses. It has beeni inac(tive during the first Sum mer* School as the department was not offering courses. Mrs. Cole stated that the clinie was for the use of all University studients. not exclusively' those en rolled in liome Making. Sewing ma chines are available for alterations. Expert Watch and Clock Repairs All Makes and Models University Students Work Given Speeial Attention "T ime For All" at GARNERS WATCH REPAIRS 1410 MaIn St. (Upstairs) -COUCH IPMENT CO. Equipment Supplies ngineers Supplies 924 Gervios St. IA. S. C. g, and Bo day night at Melton Fild. TopI ale heauty context appear with ti orge Farri, of Hayward, Calif., rl one elRe's way and all of themn ha (behind the fan). Right. Dr. W1il c,to,. by Stan L.ewin.) W mntervarsity Fellowship To ;Meet Tonigtyi Intervarsity Christian Fellow ship. which has been recently 0or ganized on the compurt, in an inter denominational group rat1hPr thani a donomin alion. It was formed To fill 1he need expresed by some sihtude fan). ishio adr stud c,o bh y S ripturis.) Te et Intervarsity esec rdya FellowsnFinnhipl Tocr Smith, vricy-prstin FCaroin Choa, whcetasy bien reels or raeonn thecrary;si arbarter aler,mintiolit wGeore toa, rsur tudents i~u~o and tdem ats lare wynPelse. pes Ait,ainllyie wmotay bole otain dIn ttingrsittins, achbrica,' ad 7bpuyin ynHal h ofcr ae Homk ewMakin parment Is loated diretly~ blw thee, Alumn Wakr pubicty icegsD.gas Th Rom Min D-GEpatmn S locate d Melybeo Stheetlmn FLYNSERVICE, Inc. PEOPLEh aEPECT MORE.. x Office 1 left is a scene from the Arabian ieir crowned king, Buddy Riggs, ght. Bottom left. A scene hack d shaky legs. Center. "Flaming lard Davis attracts a crowd, with Station WCOS To Broadcast Library Hour The Univer-sity Library Hour, a progiam sponsored by the McKis sick Memorial Librmry, begins to morrow evening. It will he a series of quarter.-hour broadcasts. once a week, at 7:00 p. m. on Saturdays. The series wvill emphasize unusual and outstandIng hooks, hoth old and new. Dr. John V'anMale, the U'ni verisity Librarian, will conduct the program, which wvill consist of talks by prominent citizens on the fav. orite hooks or authors, intervinws with South Carolina authors, dis cussions of the best hooks on their sub.iects by UiSC professors, and oc ('asional program of reviews of re. eent hooks. The listeners wvill he asked to send in letters about their favorite hooks and authors to be read over the broadcast. Speakers who have already agreedl to appear on the program include' Dean Leonard T. Baker, Douglas McKay, the lawyer, Charles Mason Crowson, the artist, Dean Calcott, Professor Gr~ubb, FitzH-ugh McMas ter, andl Professor Penney. The opening program of the se ries tomorrowv night will feature talks about librarIes in South Cat' olina by Mrs. Lucy Hampton Bos tick of the Rietiland County Li brary, Miss Nancyv Blair of the State ILbrary Hoard, and Professor William II. Ward, director of the University Extension Division. All University students and alumni ate cordially invited to tune in at 7:00 o'clock tomorrow eve ning for "The University Library Hour,' ov~er WCOS. Eat SHACK'S I Made In Columbia L * FRESH DAILY Compliments of C AL DW E LL'S 1307 Hampton Street COLUMBIA,S C. 3*ptember 71, IT45 ,andslide Sailor Meeks Back to Books Pursues Pharmacy Cours at USC BY JOE DRENNAN Jimmy Meeks, known to those that really know him as James "GD" Meks, really got around for a person so small as he while he waR serving with the naval medical unit attached to the headlined 4th Marine Division that has been in . the thick of most of It out in that once too hot to handle Pacific Theater. But, that wan yesterday and, now, today he Is here at Caro lina pursuing the course of study that has always held his interest both before and while in uniform of the United States Navy and Ma rine Corpe. That course of study being pharmacy. Jimmy entered the navy way back in August, 1942, AD and his life was one great hop from this to that until January of this year when he took his greatest hop right out of uniform and into blue serge again. While in the service Meeks' trail led him onto the beachheads of Saipan, Rol and Namur--two of the major invasions in the Marshall Island group-and, then his trail entered him into hospital after hos pital to bring him back stateside and to Carolina via a short work out in a drug store and a nice basis ing vacation at beaches in both South Carolina and New York. The hospital tour that Meeks was a chief ingredient of when looked upon by the layman of the species would closely resemble a trek that a Mrs. Roosevelt would have taken in tracking down data for her "My Day." Jimmy was first treated for his wounds in the battalion aid sta tion of which he was once an im- 4 portant cog and from there it was just one hospital after another. Of course there was a little cruise anoard that famed hospital ship the USS Bountiful. This cruise end ed for a brief stop over at Oien Heights Hospital in Pearl Harbor; then another change was made and that meant for Meeks another hos pital, this one being located in Oak land, California. From this point 'til discharge the story reads like excripts from a patient progress chart . . . "patient doing nicely, transfer to Naval Hospital, Seattle, Washington . . . patient ready for convalescent hospital, transfer to Sun Valley, Idaho." Sun Valley is that beautiful and one time play ground of the millionaire playboys (of which Jimmy says he wants no part-that is the playboy faction not the playground) and is where Meeks herame a part of the great est sc:hool of playboys --civilian life and the estate of the discharge hut ton. Before he finally got his (that to a uniformed person means get ting what ev'ery' dogface, ole salt or leatherneck is expecting--a huiet either marked fatal or just plain lucky), Meeks had a close call when an LST bearing the number of 39 blew up while they were waiting around. -says ~Jimmy---out in Pearl Harhor. Yet, by some trick * of Fate he was spared to go ahead into thr-ee, ma.jor invasions and do his part as a field medic. While serving as a medic in the field Meeks received the Purple H-eart and two Bronze Stars for his Asiatic Theater Ribbon and his unit, of which he is very and justly boast ful, was t wice ci ted by t he President of the Uinited States with the Presidential Citation . . . this citation brags of one Bronze Star. There is also an American D)efense Ribb)on that once donned, along with these other decorations, his shirt's left side and now are at his home in Hlonea Path, S. C. Aiaready this ex-sailor-marine has shown what he is made of by get ting himSelf petitioned into running for cheerleader and voted in as a part of the Booster Club. If pre dictions are in order, your repor'ter would say that here is a person to watch with steady eye for if you don't yotu are bound to miss some thing. G;ive him a semester or so and he, it is assured, will give you a surprise, China & Gifts Columbio's Largest Hardware Store Lorick & Lowron,