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Jolson Movi Of 1950 Bo By JIMN "The Movies," a perennis students, have released their Columbia's "Jolson Sings an easy winner aa the 1949 f to an end two weeks ago. T and neck at the tape were a tri of 20th-Fox films, "Pinky," "Mal War Bride," and "Snake Pit." RKO's "Joan of Are" fitted ir to the same slot as the last thre and trailing not far behind wer "Stratton Story," "Belvedere Goe to College," "Little Women, "Words -and Music," and "Nei tune's Daughter" to cothplete tb top ten money gtossers. Indicating that 1949 continue to see grosses on the down gradq even if not quite so bad as heralde is the comparison of the 92 film last year with the 93 in 1948 the grossed more than $1,500,000 eact The 1948 leaders had a total gros of $229,500,000 as compared to th $210,000,000 for the top 92 of las year - a drop of slightly less thal ten percent. The ten best selling stars of th year were Jeanne Crain, Car; Grant, Esther Williams, Bob Hopi Van Johnson, James Stewart, BIn Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Larr; Parks, and Loretta Young. Miss ing from this list are such star as Spencer Tracy (number 28) Olivia de Haviland (17th), Deb .4* orah Kerr (33rd), and many otheri These "slips" point to a fact noi dawning on the major studios - the futility of hinging a picture o1 a star alone. Hypatian Reviews Year's Activities Of Organization With a membership of ove thirty at the beginning of the fal semester, Hypatian literary societ: set to work to bring a "well ordered elocution" to its memberi Work was continued on a biog raphy of university professors, on of the main projects of the societ3 Programs for the bi-monthly meet ings included debates, poetry read ing and criticisms, and several out side speakers. After mid-semester grades wer reported some twenty new pledge learned the pledge lessons of Hy patian and in due time wer initiated into the society. Member ship is based on a 'B' average i1 English. One of the social highlights o the year was a tea held in hono of the new members in Sims musi room. Margie Teague, Columbia,i president; Eliza Herndon, Coluni bia, is vice president; Elga Ed wards, Columbia, secretary; Jc anne Weaver, Columbia, treasurer May Herbert, Piedmont, critic; ani Nora Ann Oeland, Columbia, char lain.. Zeta Tau Alphas Will Hold Drop-In Zeta Tau Alpha sorority wil entertain their pledges at a drop in on February 8, in the chapte room in Sims, Olga Edwards, pub~ licity chairman, announced toda3 Everyone is invited. Lorick - Couch OFFICE EQUIPMENT Co. The Complete Office Outfitters Tel. 3-5076 926 GervaIs St. Columbia, S. C. COOBUR The Business Mei . , Choice a Quality a Origin Try One of Our And You'll B' 131? SUM'l Next Door to Tops List rofice Hits LIE HOWLE 1 pastime favorite of Carolii 1949 boxof'fice returns figure Again" swept across the lii ilm boxoffice sweepstakes can railing "Jolson" but about ne4 D Field Secretary Visits Delta Zeta Until Saturday Miss Cleora Crosby, natioi field secretary for Delta Zeta i I rority, is now visiting Beta Del iq chapter here. Miss Crosby is a graduate 1 Washington State College and t t University of Washington, whc 8 she majored in violin and vio a She h#s worked for Boeing A t plane Company in the writir editing and revising departmei and puts into completed form boo of instructions on airplanes bu 4 by Boeing. Before coming to Columbia a spent the weekend in Charlest with the Beta Psi chapter. She will leave Saturday. Hamilton To Leac Phi Sigma Kappa Next Semester Nick Hamilton, Summervil was elected spring term presidc of Phi Sigma Kappa fraterni last week. Jay Quick, Drexel Hill, Pa., v named vice president; Gord r Kennerly, Cordova, secretary; a I Harry Mosley, Columbia, treasur v Jimmy Creech, Blackville, m - serve as inductor, and Charles E I. mons, New Hackensack, N. - sentinel. a Retiring officers are Nick Ha ilton, president; Terry Smith, v - president; Gordon Kennerly, seci - tary; and Vic Johnson, treasur Raffield, Weaver Given Honor Pin! From DO Sororitj Barbara Raffield, of Aiken, a f Joe Ann Weaver, Columbia, M r receive senior honor pins fr< 0 Delta Omicron music sorority, t organization president has * nounced. - The awards are made annua - to outstanding seniors who ha - contributed most to the chapi ;during their affiliation with t I club. - Miss Weaver is treasurer of t organization, and Miss Raffield president. Mary Cockfield, Sers ton, is vice president, and Ann 'A lhams, Columbia, secretary. Delta Omicron is an honora Sfraternity organization for sa d (ents who have shown intere r talent and ability in music. Cherokees Show Dignity At Feast Attended By Smiti "I found the Cherokees as digi fied as university professors," I L. L. Smith, head of the U! geology department, said receni as he told of his recent trip to t Cherokee Indian reservation. Doctor Smith reports that an dian is able to stand before a har crowd without showing excitemE and with a passive expression his face. The feature attraction of visit was the feast, which consist of every imaginable type of India food. Foods included: rou bear, speckled trout, potatoes (ri na), pumpkin (i-ya), chestn W 'S G RI L a and College Boys' I All Times nd Variety ate Here Delicious Lunche. Back for More PER STREET the Fire Station USC Sw la ,i. ile .. . Ita of he re Shown above is Miss Joyce Kimi [a. of swimming. With her is one of h Memphis, Tenn. Miss Kimbell tet r- Verna Farr is the instructor of all s 1g, university. (USC photo by Mannim rit, ks it South Caroliniana he Library Obtains * Famed Drawing The South Carolintana Library has purchased a drawing of a view of Morris Island during the seige of Charleqton in 1864, from the Goodsped store in Boston. S This view was sketched by a northern officer, Capt. Edwin 0. Fisher. The picture was drawn from this sketch by I. F. Eaton. -neb This view of Morris Island shows the gunboats surrounding the ity island, forts, and the light house. The length of the island is given. an and the "Swamp Island" is shown. On Charleston harbor is shown in the n background, as is Successionville. ,ill There is no explanation given m- whether the picture was sketched to be used by the military per sonnel or by the northern or Eng M- lish newspapers. ice re er. Program Planned By Honor Board To Help Interest A program is being instigated by the Honor Board to stimulate nd interest in the Honor System on the rill part of both faculty and students, ) according to Ken Leland, chairman he of the Honor Board. "We believe that a lack of un derstanding on the part of both yfaculty and students is the main ye factor that has to be overcome if the Honor System is to work ef he ficiently," Leland said. Leland said that each council he member had been assigned a fac Isulty group or a national sorority or fraternity .on the campus in n-order to stimulate interest and bring about a better understanding between the faculty and students. ry"We believe that the honor sys at, tem is wrighere at Carolina," Leland said, "but there is room for much improvement." He added that the board had agreed that the best way to instill the spirit of honor in the students was through the professors and that professors were being urged to expound the principle of the Honor System more frequently to their classes. ) THoo primary purpose of the HnrBoard is not to prevent stu dents from cheating," Leland ex heplained, "but to instill a feeling of honor and pride Into the student which he will practice after he nleaves the University. By putting ge confidence In the student while he nt Is in school he becomes confident on of himself and has a feeling of shonesty which he will carry into uhis everyday life." an ast bread, wild cherries, and sassafras u- tea. ut Tourists driving through this In dian village, which is near Chero kee, N. C., may see the natives wearing bonnets and other head dress. These features have been added by the concessionists to please the public, Doctor Smith said. ALL SEASONABLl A RT FL.0# CORSAGES A PHONE 1227 Hampton Street THE GAMECOCK immers ell, Philadelphia, Pa., an instructor er students, Miss Jo Ann Patrick, iches. classes of beginners. Mrs. wimming classes for women at the g Harris) SAE's Name Dana As New President For. Coming Term Tucker Dana, Columbia, was named president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity last week. Ed Royall, Mount Pleasant, will serve as vice president. Charlie Penney, Sumter, was elected secretary; David Johnson, Columbia, treasurer; Jim Trow bridge, Aiken, chronicler; Paul Palmer, Wadmalaw Island, cor respondent, and Ben Badger, Char leston, warden. Retiring officers are John Can tey, president; Nat Fant, vice president; Jarrett Davis, treas urer; and French O'Shields, secre tary. Bird 's-IView Who sent the Christmas card to 'Mr. Ruddy' - address incomplete and no box number? The recipient wonders how it finally came to rest in his campus mail. Seniors taking comprehensive exams this week reviewed some educational versions of military precision. With Professor McCall executing the signals, he and his staff members traversed the length of the armory accumulating exam material, doing an about-face at the west entrance, then racing abreast to the bridge. Seen in The Gamecock office Tuesday night wvere past editor, Carroll Gilliam, and former man aging editor, Ken Baldwin. USC Observatory Noted By Papers In Texas, Canada By KEN POWELL Prof. L. V. Robinson of the Astronomy department has dis closed that Melton Observatory had its name in the news as far west as Amarillo, Texas, and as far 'north as Canada recently. The close approach of Mars and Saturn as seen from the observatory was the subject of the news reports. An old friend of Robinson's who is living in Amarillo learned where the professor is teaching from a radio news story about Melton broadcast from that city. Robinson learned that the story had been carried in Canada from a Columbia newspaper printed in French. Watches Diamonds B. B. HARMON Jeweler Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing Telephone 4-1522 2024 DevIne St.--Five Points Columbia, S. C. Clocks jewelry . @ CUT FLOWERS !ER SHOP SPECIALTY 2-6781 oluma, S. C Phi Beta Kappa Chapter At USC HIers Historian Dr. Charles S. Sydnor, historian of Duke University, told the South Carolina Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa recently that "there are thousands of questions to which we have not yet found the an swers." Doctor Sydnor was speaking to the local chapter of the national honorary scholarship society. The meeting was held in Dray ton Hall and the speaker was in troduced by Dr. Robert L. Meri wether of the university history department, who presided at the meeting. Doctor Sydnor listed the follow ing qualification that he said was a prerequisite for scholarship: a certain amount of brain power; an earnest desire for knowledge and a curiosity to learn of the un known; a great capacity for work; a desire to face truth although it Le contrary to preconceived no tions; a sense of responsibility and a purpose for one's work; and faith that knowledge is useful. * "The principal compensation of scholarship is the inner satisfac tion of acquiring and putting to purposeful use new truths," he said. Doctor Sydnor said the. scholar should be motivated by the desire to contribute something useful to the well-being of his fellow man; scholarship as a lifework for its plaudits or for any hope of a later life of ease likely would be disap pointing. After the address, the audience was invited over to the Caroliniana library, of which Doctor Meri wether is director, for a social hour. Rush And Ga Monday's Sha Jean Rush and Phillip Garfi shaggers on campus Monday nil by the sophomore Y. They were awarded theatre c L. Foster, of the Foster School Miller To Address G Methodist Group c m For Convention Dr. Alexander Miller, of New N York, formerly from New Zealand, W will address the Methodist stu dents' convention in Charleston, February 17, 18, and 19, Arlen Cotter, president of Wesley Foun dation, announced. About 50 delegates from Co lumbia college and Carolina will attend the conference. Representa- t tives from all colleges in South Carolina will be present. The Cita del and the College of Charleston will be hosts. The theme of the conference will be "Man's )isorder - God's De- 9 C sign." A cruise of Charleston har- c bor will be taken by the represen- d tatives. Any Methodist student who has participated in Wesley Foundation activities may attend. The conference, which is held annually, was in Columbia last year. Different South Carolina colleges hold the conferences each year on a rotation system. Arlen Cotter is president; "Toot sie" Springs, secretary; and Mary Denny, treasurer. Jack Goldshmid is vice president from the univer sity, while Sylvia Best represents Columbia college. P 3 WITHSMOERSWHOKN( B SoJ Ye,Ca es r S \ 7 f hudes fmn/n o an olyCmes-o 30 co WITTAOKR DWEHO SMOi Page Five rfinkel Win g Contest nkel proved to be the best rht at the contest sponsored oupons for their talents. L. of Dance, judged. Other entrants were Pat Bird, ill Stanley, Pat Kleckley and Bill illespie. The contest was sponsored in )mnection with the regular Sopho ore "Y" canteen, which is held ,,ery Monday night in Flinn Hall. orma Bergman and Al Barfield ere in charge of the proceedings. :anterbury Club :hooses Leader Miss Betty Cruse, Columbia, has een chosen new student leader of anterbury, Episcopal organiza on, and was introduced by Dr. eorge Alexander at the club's agular meeting Sunday night. Officers will be elected next -eek, and will take over at the be inning of the new seniester, ac irding to Pat McKinsey, presi ent. PATRON E'S University Quality Cleaners and Dyers Pressing While You Wait 1209 Pendleton St. Columbia Telephone 3-3442 cigare&te? ;ame1. course N'... IT'S 7ess/ .D that in a coast to-coast test en who smoked Camels secuit ive <lays, noted throat amiinations, reported bF THROAT (ING CAMILSI