Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Mrs W. D. M Varied Caree By NEIL McCASKILL In the obscurity of the univer sity ticket office, Mrs. W. D. Mel ton prefers to be Mrs. Netta Melton. "It keeps me pretty busy, es pecially during football season, but I love the association with students here on the campus," she says. She manages the tens of thou sands of tickets for the football games, basketball games, boxing .matches and other sports of Caro ina, in addition-to keeping up with 13the records of BAM club members. She. listens patiently to the stu dents who come in with gripes. It is probable that few people really appreciate the job done by this cheerful little woman, who long ago passed the half-century mark. She often works from 10 to 12 hours per day and sometimes seven days each week during the rush season and always seems will ing to take on extra duties to pro mote some undertaking of Caro lina, seldom accepting any extra payment for these jobs. "It's really a pleasure to do something to help the school. I've been associated with it for so long that I feel that I am a part of it," she muses. Married President She was born in Charleston, daughter of Jacob H. and Eliza H. Loeb and attended the Bennett public school and Memminger nor mal high school. After teaching for a time, she married a promi nent lawyer, W. D. Melton, who was later to become president of the university. Melton athletic field and Melton observatory, monuments to the memory of Dr. Melton, can be seen on this campus. Mrs. Melton was chairman of the Richland County Red Cross, chairman of a number of Liberty Loan drives of World War I. Mrs. Molten received a much-prized lov ing cup for this endeavor. She participated in the Jewish War Re lief campaign in 1919, was state chairman for women in the cam paign for the Woodrow Wilson foundation in 1923. Mrs. Melton remembers well when she was a representative of the Democratic National Committee of Columbia in March of 1923 and delegate at large to the 1924 Democratic Na tional Convention. "I really did like politics, I must admit," she said, "but never ' had a chance to enter as I would have liked because of my daughter's 0l Jeetions." Among her most treasured pos sessions, are a telegram from former President Wilson, letters from a number of former South Carolina governors, and letters from such great national figures as Cordell Hull and Bernard lorick - Couch OFFICE EQUiPMENT CO. The Complete Office Outfitters Tel. 3-5076 926 Gervais St. Coiumbia, S. C. THE COLL SER'VING CAROi FOR OVER Open 6: BREAKFAST| 50e SHORT ORDERS Fountain Servic Jake Rogers Before Yoi le Make A Date ~ Let Sunshine clean your clot you can get your clothes to Saturday morning, get 'em ing one-day service. OUlR 1415 GERVAI TWO BLOCKS F 7 a. m. to 6:30 p. in., Wee elton Has r,At USC Baruch. Mrs. Melton displays a medal received for her work in the Lib erty Loan campaigns of the first World War. This jolly lady has a sparkle in her eyes when she tells of a trip to New York to-attend the Demo cratie national convention in 1924. 1'his was right after women had gained equal rights and they really used the new power, according to Mrs. Melton. In 1922, Mrs. Melton's husband was made president of the univer sity and her affiliation with 'the school was begun. Carolina in the 'Twenties "It wasn't as it is now when my husband became president," she explained. "Many of the preseht buildings were not here then. We worked hard to get a women's dormitory built on the campus. I made the draperies for this build ing in my home and went to New York and selected such pictures as "Age of Innocence" and "Last Supper" to hang in the new dormi tory in order to give it the atmos phere believed necessary." In the front of the.only alumni directory ever created by the uni versity is a short account of the great amount of work which went into this endeavor. It was under the direction and leadership of Doctor Melton that it was done. After Mrs. Melton's husband died in 1926, she worked at this institution until 1939 when war clouds began to gather over the horizon. Secretary to Maybank Burnet R. Maybank, governor at that time, asked her to get a leave of absence from Carolina and come to the state house as a secretary to him. Here she had a part in the or ganization of the State Defense Council. She helped Col. John A. Brockman of the United States Army, retired, to complete a his tory of the State Defense Council, of which she had kept records. After the war, Mrs. Melton re turned to the university. She insists that she hasn't ac complished much and she seems happy to sit in the little office of the BA M club and give a smile to all who enter, showing unusual patience and kindness in dealing with students and outsiders alike. Stringer' Elected Fall Term Leader Of Pi Kappa Phi's Joe Stringer, Yazoo City, Miss., was named p)resident of Pi Kappa Phi social fraternity Monday night for the fall term. Jim Singleton, Conway, was elected treasurer; Sidney Floyd, Conw~ay, secretary; "Doc" Lamb, Columbia, historian, C. V. Winter, Charleston, chaplain; and Joe Pittman, Rock lill, warden. Horger Knight, Columbia, wvill s e r v e as IFC representative; Lightsey Murray, Columbia, Ger man Club representative; and Sid ney Floyd, p)ledge master. Chorus Honored At Party Monday Mrs.~ Rees.e R. Hamer, mother of univeri ty chorus member, Brad Hamer, gave a reception Monday night for chorus members and the people at whose homes they stayed while appearing in McColl. EGE, SHOP ANA STUDENTS 25 YE ARS 10 A. M. 4- 30e up L U N CIH up - STEAKS 60c C - Sandwiches ~Proprietor ir Date ... Vith Sunshine! hes right!i And remember, Sunshine as late as NINE ack same day, by request 9 PLANT IS JUST ROM CAMPUSI Fday-7 to 7, Saturdaya SUNSHINE LAUNDRY and CLEANERS 1415 Certvals - Phone 6667 Sam 20% Cas Carry ODcousnc Pictured above, standing, are th4 Chi derby on May 4. Two were s members of Sigma Chi fraternity, m (USC Photo by Tom Teal) Pan-Hellenic Has Greek Sunday; Tea Held Tuesday Pan-Hellenic Council, which is composed -of representatives from i each sorority, held its first Greek Sunday, April 28. Each sorority 1 attended church in a group. Alpha Delta Pi attended the t First Presbyterian Church; Delta Delta Delta, Ebenezer Lutheran Church; Delta Zeta, Trinity Epis copal Church; Kappa Delta, First Baptist Church; Pi Beta Phi, Shan don Methodist Church; Chi Omega, Washington Street Church; and Zeta Tau Alpha, St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Approximately 50 girls from Co lumbia, Dreher, and University high sehon1s attnendd twa given by the Columbia Pan-Hellenic group Tuesday afternoon in Sims lobby. Five coeds from each sor ority on the Carolina campus were hostesses with members of the city group. The tea, given for girls who will be graduated from high school next month, was part of the university's movement to interest more -stu dents in coming to college here. Pan-Hellenic will meet Tuesday at 4 p. m. in the Kappa Delta sorority room. Irene Herty is president. Brown Will Head Sigma Cihi Group In F:all Semester Bill Brown, Columbia, was elect ed fall term consul of Sigma Chi social fraternity Monday night, D)ick Polen, secretary, announcedl. Bill Jlordan, Greer, was named pr~o consul. Dick Polen, Crafton, Pa., was elected secretary and IFC repre sentative; Gene Robinson, Newv Castle, Ind., treasureir; Ron Trot ter, Greenville, historian and house manager; andl C. 0. Jones, Colum bia, tribune. Bill Lattimore, Blacksburg, will serve as associate editor; John Edens, Columbia, social chairman; andl Don Cox, Greenville, and John Savoy, Cuyahoga Falls, 0., ath letic representatives, BSU To Have Last Party Tomorrow The final party for Baptist Stu dent Union members will be a scavenger hunt tomorrow night at the student center at 7 p. m. Members from Columbia Col lege, the Baptist Hospital and the university will be present with friends. Students have a special invitation to come, The BSU student center is lo cated at 1618 Pendleton St. A motorist on a muddy road pulled up alongside a fellow traveler who was digging his car out. "Stuck in the mud?" "No, my engine died here and s I'm digging a grave to bury it in." o MAKE YOUR R AND) CH RIST2 While On You With Yarn THE YAR Also Complete Sboi MRS. LILLIAN No. 7 Cornell Aims. Derby Sponsors 14 coeds who sponsored for thei elected to represent each sororit, rho wore derbies in honor of the a Piano Pedagogy Class To Present Recital Tonight Hugh Williamson, Director of he Department of Music of the mniversity, will present a recital oy pupils of the class in Piano 'edagogy in the university chapel onight, at 8 p. m. The pupils appearing on the pro rani have been prepared by eight tudent teachers, juniors a n d eniors in the department of music. rhe teaching has been under the lose supervision of Mme. Gertrude Premblay-Baker, a member of the =taff of the department. Pupils of ;he following student-teachers will appear: Mary Scherer Cockfield, Marilyn McCormac, Hazel Porter, Barbara Raffield, Marcia Rieh ards, John Earle Reeves, Raye Rice, and Joanne Weaver. The program has been divided into three parts, showing the progress in each group according to the period of study. Group I is composed of pupils completing four months' training; Group II is composed of pupils completing eight months' training; and Group III gives the more advanced pupils an opportunity to appear with more than eight months' training. This program is open to the pub lic which is cordially invited to attend. Pi Kappa Phi Has Party This Week At Country Club Pi Kappa Phi social fraternity ield a party Tuesday night at the Solumbia Country Club, .Joe stringer, recently elected presi lent, announced. Gregg Birissell and his wife, W{azie, presented a comedy-vocalist ict, and a chicken supper wvas erved from 8 to 9 p. m. Greg Pearce entertained with piano nusic and Reese Hart wvith his nagician show after supper. Dance music was played by llarence Brazell's band. Students Appear In Jaycee Follies A number of university studlents took parts in the Junior Chamber >f Commerce Follies wvhich wvere )resentedl May 11 and 12 at the l'ownship Auditorium. Taking dance routines in tho irst act, "Holiday Escapades," vere 12 Alpha Delta Pi's and 12 Pri Delt's. The second act was a rariety show. The show was directed by Harry V. Miller of the J. P. Rogers Pro lucing Company at Fostoria, Ohio. Admission price of $1.50 went o a general welfare fund for the ity. In 1939, Secretary of Commerce larry Hopkins delivered an ad ress dedicating the new $108,000 wimming pool at the University f South Carolina. ALL ATTIRE W(AS GiFTS r Vacation .R Fr'om N SHOP c of Nylon Hoae JOHNSON Telepne..6201 r respective sororities at the Sigma . Seated, in the background, are nnual coed athletic event that day. Al Fisher Named Sigma Nu Leader For Coming Year Al Fisher, Tucapau, was named commander of Sigma Nu social fraternity Monday night, Frank Floyd, retiring president, an nounced. Al Adickes, York, was elected lieutenant commander; Paul Field, Columbia, recorder; Bard Allison, Philadelphia, Pa., treasurer; and Clarke Adickes, Ybrk, pledge mas ter. -IS VOICE is in demand aro radio ..,. theater appearances dance dates (over 100 last Shit tunes that sell in the mill Monroe is the singingest ban NOTED THROAT SPECIALISTS REPORT Y Sigma Nu Cc To Close Wit A banquet will climax the a hivision of Sigma Nu social fr it the Jefferson Hotel. Delega Uiiversity of North Carolina, University and this university ralbert Elected Fall Term Leader Of Kappa Sigma Franny Talbert, Allendale, was mamed president of Kappa Sigma iocial fraternity for the fall term, Monday night, Fred Locke, retiring president, announced. Charlie McDade, Coluinbia, was named vice-president; Buddy Long, Columbia, and Bill Crockett, Co lumbia, secretary; Bill Rutledge, Sumter, and Lee Brinkley, Colum bia, guards. Treasurers retained their offices. Retiring officers are Locke, president; Jimmy Clemmons, vice president, and Bill Davis, master of ceremonies. Zeta Tau Alpha's Present Drop-In Zeta Tau Alpha social sorority will hold a special drop-in Sun day from 5 to 6 p. m. in the chap ter room at Sims college, Nancy Stewart, publicity chairman, an nounced. Parents of sorority members will be invited so that they may become acquainted with each other and with members of the group. 00r and the clock-network . .. motion pctses. .. rear) . . .plus recording Ions of copies. Vaughn I leader in the U. S. A. ON 30-DAY TEST OF CAMEL SMOKERS ... Ie case ofh kueeto smokir is, thme were the findings of note total of 2,470 weekly examinatlo reds of men and women who sm amels - for- 30 consecutive days. Make~ your owi Camel MILDNESS ' T-Zone" CT for Throc Page Five >nventon :h Banquet nnual convention of the 18th Aternity tomorrow at 7 p. m. tes from the chapters at the North Carolina State, Duke will attend. Vice-Regent J. E. Murphy of Philadelphia, Pa., will address the members and guests. Guests will include Dean H. G. Prince and active and alumni members of Alpha Lambda Tau fraternity at Presbyterian College, a petitioning group. Delta chapter at the uni versity will act as host. Vice Regent Murphy and General Sec retary Malcolm C. Sewell of In dianapolis, Ind., home of the fra ternity's general offices, will be present to lead panel discussions at both morning and afternoon sessions. Sigma Nu, with 110 chapters in 46 states and Canada, is one of the largest groups in the Ameri can College Fraternity System. Membership comprises approxi mately 60,000. MARTHA WASHINGTON TEA ROOM 1615 Gervais Street Notice To Students! 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