Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Stud( By MARGARET SHATEULY Feature Editor Now that the smoke has cleared and the wounded have all been taken care of by a day's recupera tion of doing nothing, the perilous days of registration can be viewed p o daLed or c Fr Never Ironi They're iroi they're Farah front il wearinj look rig ~SUPE A new only So mntsl objectively. Amidst the wailing and gnash ing of teeth that usually follow the appearance of mismatched schedules and disappointing classes some humor can always be found. The familiar remark, "Boy, I've Tylime and Clatelime FOSSm 4Mf Need mng ring while' frying casuals are way out ai trim styling and Squality -always ht, fit right, feel right. R y FARAH high in slacksmanship, $698 CTiCt,hN.ELP5,.EA BUSH BES1A 'mdl got to find a crip course," has been repeated so many times amidst the ivy walls of Carolina during regis tration that it has become a well established legend. Unfortunately each person must find out for himself that there is no such thing as a crib coarse at dear old USC. Elementary typing even has its dangerous pitfalls. A young lady expressed the opinion of many during registration when she sighed, "Oh, I'd love to put 'senior' and really mean it," while filling out the numerous cards. Everyone is given cards to be filled out. It gives them something to do while camping out on the doorstep of the history building the night before registration. If a person fails to know his name, campus address, permanent address, telephone and guardian's name and permanent address, he is sunk. By the time every little detail is filled out, some don't re member their name, campus ad dress, permanent address, telephone and guardian's name and per manent address. Registration would not be regis tration at Carolina if there was order and the absence of lines. As usual, bedlam and consternation prevailed. Often there weren't lines, just pushing, shoving and fainting. A. A. pIarrell JJefockrs Gifts For Valentine's CHARMS BRACELETS 2024 Devine Street At Five Points AL 2-3161 BRITTON'S 2 f SA Sul SPORTJ TROU PRL GANT$ SH IRTS......... Briti 1337 MAI Curo "ACROSS I P BUY! USED E'veryth in RJegis Freshmen and transfer students who envisioned an orderly and sane registration process were in for a great surprise Monday. Lines resembling those of free food lines during a depression were every where. Some wise owls who rose bright and early to beat even the earliest early birds still found themselves in Few Girh Before Bt By MARGARET SHALEULY Believe it or not, men and women of Carolina, at one time there were no women at Carolina. Trying to imagine Carolina with out its usual adornment of lovely young coeds is hard for most. However, despite the prevalent skepticism, Carolina was once in habited by all males. A dreary though, but true. Before 1913 there were only about 10 women enrolled at USC. The modern coed might like the same odds today, but in 1913 the campus was not overabounding with couples strolling arm-in-arm. Some bright soul undertook to remedy the drastic situation by proposing a merger of the Uni versity with the C o ll e g e for Women in Columbia in the his toric year of 1913. Unfortunately for all, this meas ure was defeated because of the natural hostility toward coeduca tion which exisited at the time. The idea of men and women study ing under the same roof was quite appalling to the present coed's ancestors. Fear of the University's possible competition with Winthrop College for Women was another reason for ANNUAL 3ir I SLIE ITS . IACKETS IERS THE SE OF N STREET ROM CORNE IN TI A ND e For Tha 0 tratio lines. Of course, the experienced line-breaker m a n a g e d to get through quite easily, as usual. A unique feature of registration at Carolina is that after standing in line for literally hours, one finally gets up to the doorway of the desired room only to be stopped by some harsh-looking gentleman who acts as a guard. Attendeo ?ginning the defeat of the proposed meas ure. Perhaps even more important was the fact that the original charter of the Women's College, formerly South Carolina Presby terian Institute for young ladies, specified that the property must be used for the "distinctly Chris tian education" of young women. Even though the proposal was defeated, it served to stimulate the University's interest in women stu dents. The University has re mained interested and life at Caro lina has remained interesting ever since. The advent of World War I caused a great decrease in male enrollment at the USC. Since most of the men students were in war Students Find Dusty Rooms In All Dorms By TOM PREWETT Staff Writer A large majority of the students at Carolina have returned to the campus for another semester of University life. Many will deny that returning to a new schedule, paying tuition and registering are worth the pain and tears. But "return at all costs" is generally the rule. The new semester means dif ferent things to different students. For the off-campus student, who lives comfortably at home with his wife or parents or both, as the case may be, the return is simply a headache. But pity the poor campus dweller. When the dust clears, a fairly r e s p e c t a b l e room materializes, Aren't you proud of yourself? No? Haven't youi cleaned up yet? Well, let's get on the stick and clean up Carolina! The Green Beetles will bless you. Boo! LL ARMS" EXTBO NEW e Studeni Sn Perhaps after waiting a few more painful hours the weary stu dent approaches the registration desk just in time to see his hoped for class close. Life is indeed cruel at times. Another problem of registering is finding out who teaches what and when. This grave perdicament may involve the greatest degree of I USC f WWI service and numerous empty dormi tories were on hand, women were assigned to the west wing of the newly remodeled DeSaussure. In 1924 Miss Irene Dillard was appointed dean of women to advise the women students who then con sisted of about 30 per cent of the total enrollment. The "monstrous regiment of women" had come to stay. REGISTRATIOI The aftermath of exams 1 The aroma of Registratior Collegiates were running t The F's were kept silent Registration was not mere It was talking in line until When you began your long Someone stepped on your t blush. The advisors were strugl crowd While the halls of the buik The students were getting fines, While seeking out their bi All day your eyes kept wat The thoughts of a cloudbu When you were in the "fe check, You wrote it for the wro heck! Your stomach growled fe Sloan Oh, what you would have When you thought that y a cup" You discovered t hat your up. When :.ou had really take A senior remarked, "Oh, i After all the confusion ol You ventured to the Gai relaxation. But what to your wonder pear But-ANOTHER LINE. . '1 TAMPER YOUR BRIDE! WEDD1t SHi Enloy your weddir I and pressed, expi large stocks of ful T in all sizes can an yoretrewdi OKS usual tact and diplomacy. The eagle - eyed student ap proaches the eagle-eyed professor who is registering the desired course. lie scans his memory and tries to identify the face at the desk. He is deathly afraid that it is the "worst of the worst" pro fessors for his subject. While politely inquiring who teaches the 10 a.m. Monday, Wed nesday and Friday class, the stu dent stretches his eyes to examine the names atop the little white slips of papers. Often the equally polite man at the desk gruffly informs the bug eyed one that it is not necessary to know the professor and to hurry up because the line is grow ing. Having searched in vain for a reliable clue, the poor student grits his teeth, utters a silent word of prayer and takes potluck. Only the very brave have the fortitude to finish the entire registering process in one day. ... and YOU vas a devastating affair. was rising in the air. o the grades just posted. ind the A's were boasted. iy signing up for a course, you were cross and hoarse. day in the post office rush, Lead, but there was no time to gling with the brain-washed lings were noisy and loud. cards checked or paying their iddies in the shortest lines. ching the sky overhead rst were shunned with dread. es" line and had written your ng amount and cussed it like rociously as you entered into given for lunch back at home! our schedule was "rounded as last class had just been filled n all you could have had. l's not so bad!" ' Carolina Registration, rnecock Room for coffee and ing, fatigued eyes should ap . 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