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High School Week Mental Contests Ses Dance Gn Results Announced erson onight (Story on Page 2) (Story on Page 3) 'University of South Carolina Z676 Volume XXxIII, No. 22 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROINA, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1941 pa,,, 1nfo U nYiv Beauty An KK~ Miss Louise Nance poses wit First Debating Tou Began On Campus ) Delegates From Nine S. At Chapel, Dave Baker I The first sta-te djebatinig tourl IntercollegiIte OratoricalI Assoc Ilornling witi registration in W Bak11er, Carolina la1w stuldent, is ney. Delegates from nine South Caro-4 ina colleges registered this morning. Schools represented at the forensic meet are: The Citadel, Clemson, Ers kine, Furman, WofTord, The College of Charleston, Presbyterian, and the University. Start At 11 A. M. Debates began at 11 a. in. The Pi Kappa Delta, national forensic fra ternity, query is being used in all de bates. The query is: Resolved, that the nations of the western hemisphere should form a permanent union. Finals will be held in the chapel at 4 :30 this afternoon. A beautiful loving cup), dlonatedl jointly by the CIa riosophic and Euiphiradian literary societies, wvill be giveii to the winning team. A banquet will wind uip the day's forensic activities. Attend Dance Visiting (debaters, judlges, and com mittee chairmen are invited to attend the Senior Damas spring formal at 10 p. mt. The following committee chairmen are serving wvithi Baker on a general steering committee : Miorris Miuzur sky, housing; Alva Cogeshall, bain quiet ; Nancy Padgett, (latiing ; and Walter Taylor, judges. First Books To Be Moved Next Week Next week the first books will be mlovedl fronm the old1 library to the new $600,000 library just completed, it was announced yesterday by Dr. R. II. \Vienefeld, acting librarian. "To avoid any future inconvenience caused by the movement of books, I suggest that sttudents sign out of the library any general hooks nieedled for wvork on final exams and term pa pers," he saidl. ie saidl that books withdrawn at first wvould not include reference and reserve books and would be avail able for use all during the exami pe riodl. iIe addedc( that the more "in-| ' active" works would b)e retmovedl atI ('CONTINU)ED ON PAGE 8) ?rsity d The Cup the SCIOA debating trophy. -nament Of SCIOA t Ten This Morning C. Colleges Registered s Chairman Of Tourney nament of the South Carolina iation openedl at 10 o'clock this the University chapel. Dave general chaiirnmain of the tour Jeffries Elected Clario President Jordan Made Vice-Pres. Durant Is Secretary Dick JetTeries was inanimously electc( presi(let of the Clariosoplhic literary society Tuesday night. M%ar ion Jor(an, also un1oppose(l, was chos en for the vice-presi(lency. Other ofTicers, all of whom werc sciccted by acclamation, are: Julian Dunrant, secary ; Milton Reid, treas urer; Bob Clark, critie; Miason WVil hiams, reporter ; lBob White, sergeant at-arms; Jeromie Stcvens and Eptinig Mierchant, monitors. Mialcom Beers and Bunny Vermont were eleted "as dlebating council and Jack Reese andl George Gill hecamne members of the student hoard of pub lications. Pa-ul Posey was elected to the student counie. McKinn McKinney 3 ra University Players Musical Comedy At Drayton Tuesday Block C "Chorus Girls" Entertain Between Acts With Novelty Numbers Bob Quinn and Frank Sloan, both journalism sophomores, will see their first play-wright effort produced when "The Perpetual Emotion", the University Players' new musical con edy goes on Tuesday night in Dray ton Hall. The play's plot follows the trials and tribulations of a young psycho logical consultant, conditioned from infancy to be absolutely devoid of emotion, whose life is beset with ob stacles in the form of various strange people who come to him for help. Among the odd personalities who come to Stedman Barron (played by Albert Eggerton) are a henpecked husband (Leo Kroto), his domineer ing spouse (Sarah Flinn), a fearful safecracker (Arnold Muir), a re pressed woman politician (Evelyn Connor) and two disgusted drunks (Bob Quinn and Theresa Tenore). Further complications are present ed by Ann Bennett (Laura Lee Green), daughter of Dr. Bennett (Dick Anderson) who with Dr. Keppman (Bill Tennant) was re sponsible for Stedman's conditioning. She is determined, by fair means or foul, to break down what she terms "Stedman's freak emotional condi tion." Lily Keppman (Mary Crow), who wants to make Stedman socially prominent, adds to the confusion, as do the butler (Bill Iankinson) and the maid (Jane Loyal). The show will feature original mu sic by Jean Brunson, Bob Quint and David Murray with orchestration and arrangements by Jack Johnson and Larry Kaye. Solos by Prescott Jumper and Lanny Lofdahl will en hance the musical part of the show. Besides the solo numbers there will be several choruses. The "secretary's chorus" will feature Peggy Forbes, Edith Gunter, Jean Timmons and Virginia Cox. Singletary Is Made New KSK President Mac Singletary, law student from Bishopville, was elected president of Kappa Sigma Kappa, service frater nity last week. Ile succeeds George Coleman. Other officers are: Dan Gibbes, viceoresident; Clarence Lyles, re gording secretary and chairman of the hoard of pardons; D)ick Young, correspondling clretary; Jimmie Mc Leodl, scribe; .d Carl Baskin, ser geant-at-arme Eddie WVilliams and Frank 5z . vere elected to the boardl oi . .dons. The fol lowintg new members were elected into the fraternity: Nevin Retts, Robert Browne, andl Cooper McEachiern, all of Columbia; Billy Nicholson, Greenwoodl ; Donald Law, Elliott ; Alva Coggeshall, D)arling ton; andl Dewey Jackson, York. my And E C. C. Arioil Is Chosen As Business Manager James lITarvey McKinney, rising senior from Belton, has been elected edhitor of 'The Gamco~ck for the first semester of the next scholastic year. D)eward Brittain, of Rock Ihill, was elected managing editor. McKinney has servedl on the staff for three years, serv'ing consecutively as staff writer, sports editor, ;associ ate editor andl managing editor. I Ie co-atuthored with Brittain the col unmn called "The Fifth Column." Brittain has servedl as staff writer and associate edlitor andl has edited the "Fifth Column" and " I Cover the Campus." C. C. Ariail, Jr., of Greenville wvas named btusiness manager. Others electedl were Mary Fran ces Polk, co-ed editor; nnd Nnney :ua te Tomorrow Last Day To Order Caps And Gowns Tomorrow, Saturday, MaS 10, at 12 noon is the last date for seniors to order caps and gowns, Mrs. Nannie Moon, postmistress, announced yester day. Mrs. Moon urges all sen iors who haven't already done so, to place their cap and gown orders immediately. "No orders will be taken after tomorrow at noon," she de clared. Chapel Day Plan Is Adopted By Faculty At Last Meeting Relations Committee Recommends Plan To Faculty For Action The faculty adopted the student faculty relationship committee's pro posal for reorganizing chapel periods Wednesday afternoon. The new plan is as follows: That instead of the present chapel plan of cutting off 10 minutes from each class on one (lay a week, a new plan be submitted to clear all classes from 10-11 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The Monday hour will be used for Freshman Orientation program instead of the present 5 o'clock hour. The Wedinesdayl hour would be re served for Student Body, class meet ings and the meeting of other organ izations that have difficulty in finding times for meetings. The Friday hour would be the usual chapel program. It was reconienled further that the chapel program be improved bringing in occasional outstanding speakers on social, political and re ligious subjects. The Freshman Orientation commit tee is recommending that the Fresh man class be divided among a num ber of seniors, who will act as coun selors and advisors for them during the first six weeks of the college year. These advisors will follow a manual which is to be provided, and will conduct regular classes and discus sions with their group during one of the hours provided for chapel. The remainder of the term this hour will be devoted to the series of lectires on the llistory and traditions of the University as required by the Board of Trustees. The committee on social relations between faculty and students recomi mendls that there be closer personal relatio~nship between faculty and st u dents, the students feeling that thiei r education wouldl he enhanced by per sonal contact with faculty menmbers out sidle of the clas sroom. Th'lev recommliendl that a series of faculty teas h)e given during the winter months to which students will he in vited. They also suggest that miore menmbers of the faculty invite siu (lent s into their homes, eit her as class groups or as individuals. 3rittain I Brittain sLar Alumni Association Entertains Seniors With Dinner Party Crews Toastmaster With Blatt And Galloway To Serve On Party Program The Alumni Association will give a dinner party for all reniors, 1)th academic and law, \Vednesday, Mlav 14. John WN. Crews, president of the Association, will be toastmaster for the occasion. Sol Blatt, Jr., student body president, will give the invoca tion. Greetings from the Alumni are to be extended by Marion A. Wright, past Alumni president, at the invita tion of Jim Galloway, president of the senior class. Mrs. William C. Abel, state Alum nae president, will welcome the guests in behalf of Carolina Alumnae. Jim Galloway and Cliff Brown, president of the law seniors, as well as various members of both classes, will respond to these addresses. The assemblage will clo.e the pro gram with the singing of "\\e ]lail Thee Carolina". Hold Separate Meetings After adjournment, members of both classes will hold separate meet ings to set up permanent alumni class organizations and to elect altimni class officers. The Alumni council last 'Wednes (lay congratulated the class on its project and decided to give them this party as a token of its gratitude for the interest and loyalty which they have already displayed. The council alko decided to extend the time in which the eniors ma% qualify for the free services of the Association until Wednesday, the date of the party. Mother, Daughter Stand Together In Diploma Line Mrs. Keistler Gets M. A. While Daughter Gets Commerce Degree In the same long line of 1941 graduates that will re ceive their diplomas June 2 will be a mother and daughter. Miss Margaret Keistler, the daugh ter, will receive the degree of B.S. in Commerce, and her mother, Mrs. Myrtle F. Keist ler, will receive the degree of Master of Arts. While her daughter has been studying, Mrs. Keistler has been for many years teaching in South Carolina public schools and is at present the principal of the Lugoff school. She is a graduate of Erskine College, and is using Dr. Robin son of Erskine as the subject of her thesis. Flead_Ga Thirteen Advanced To Various Editorships Padgett, society editor. Associate editors are: Jaudon IIarley, Kathryn fartin. Sara I lughies, Paul Callahan, Fr.mk Sloan, Bob Quinn. Albert Egger ton, Leonard Turnbull, Sarah Flinno. and( Gordlon Hill. Staff wvriters are: John Nash, Donaldl Law, Paul Posey, Pitkeni Bell, Morris Miazursky, Illelen Fakotury, and Leroy Taggart, and Jlimmie Hill. Jack 1 lendley is circulation manm ager, andl George Gregory. exchange edlitor. Elections were based on the fol lowving conditions: "Your election is contingent tupon yotur acceptance andl observance of the code of joturnalistic ethics gen (CONTINUED ON PAGE S) g9est New Library To Opi To Join In Commen, Of 351 Students; B Ihe largest graliating class i by the <liploma <lesk; USC's nel el ; 01<1 grals will convene for the Univer.-itv's board of truste Delivers Sermon Dr. S. C. Mitchell May 15 To June 2 Is Period For Fall Room Reservation $10.00 To Set Aside Double Room; Fee Applied To Rents Tile period frii May 15 to June 2 wIlu be set asIde f-r (rmiltorv stu dents to re!erve their rooqlims fosr next fall. according to )ean John A. CAse - . J1r. 1:raterniltie hiave been givei until May 1 to reserve tile quarters tiey now occupy. Dean Cia,e ak-) called attention to he rccelt acti--n Ii the board of trus tues that require- a student to pay 10 for tile re,erva: of a (duble rOI. i two ,ttidents wisi to re serve tie same uhible ro(mi. 11owever. tile fe will nlm ib $b each. Under ti; plan there iz no increase ill tile rio.m reervatio(n ie. In illy case, (~ha-e said tile reiervation feC will be applied to the student's ro411 rent. Under tile new plan if a stuleit de'ire to reserve his roIm ill the "deigiated reservai it on p1 er id" ie mu111t QUt his rtoinniatc', permiss, ioni in wian1g it he wiihes 144 re,erve tile uh, le room fl,In 441her1 w. rds, every studenit will have (< ual opportun4itttliy S* It 'erve tIile r(44' hle11. 11 \A 4eic ie4. 1'*r nIext sessin, Int irder to e\ipl'lite the numbller of re'.r I'ations11. T. E. i.agr ee actinug marc!!hal, will estaliihi a tempollrary 41T: ;e MaI-Ine2 i h treasur etrquarter1 tI take reservat ions. All :ll m re(rvation flo r nex\t faillltmus be n4le with1 Mt. I.agreneti at tile I i Ive 4, < 1ee mecock Araili ClasS ,n, Old Grads Meet :ement Celebration yrnes Will Speak n Carolina's history will marchi 6 fibrary will be officially open a <lay of gala celebration and 's will meet June 2. A total of 351 students will receive diplomas or certificates of gradua tion. Last year 298 students were graduated. Sunday, June 1. Dr. S. C. Mitchell, professor of history at the Univer sity of Richmond and former presi dent of Carolina, will preach the bac calaureate sermon. Trustees Meet At 10 The board of trustees will meet at 10 a. in. Monday. The Alumni asso ciation will have various meetings all during the day. At 4 p. m. Monday, Carolina's new library will he dedicated. United States Senator James F. Byrnes and Howard 0. Hunter, acting chief com missioner of the WPA, will speak. The graduating class will form its academic parade at the old library building at 6 p. m. Commencement exercises will begin at 6:30. Dr. Robert Excess Fry, minister of the First Presbyterian church, Augusta, Ga., will deliver the opening prayer. No Address There will be no commencement address, but President J. Rion Mc Kissick will make a brief farewell address to the graduates. Dr. lugh R. Murchison, chaplain at the University and professor of English Bible, will lead the benedic ionL The alumni program for the day ncludes open air reunions of all lasses on the quadrangle; a business necting; a general reunion luncheon ind visits to the dormitories. jeneral Alumni Day Is June 2nd Many Old Grads Will Come Early For Tours Carolina graduates from all over lie state and nation will be back on he campus for general Alumni Day, oinlay, June 2. June 2 will lie a full day for the iluniti vi sit,-rs to Carolina. Below s the program scheduled for them. June 1--nfornial tours of the animpus an(l the Baccalaureate sermon. Reunion Procedure June 2, 10:30--Open air reunions f all classes will he held on the unadranigle. (Placards will be placed hbout the camlpus to aid the alumni ni locating their various meetings). -\t these conclaves those who attend sill make arrangements to keep to ether duiring thme Alumni D)ay ac ivit ies and( to Plan separate re in m if th1ev dlesi re. 11 :00t-A buminess umeeting for the memblers of lie AhInumni Association. 1 :00-The gene'ral reunion lunch con f nr all alumni wsill lhe held. Ar ranigenments foir a place to have thme atYlair have not4 been c omplleted hut Ralph I .ewis st at ed that it would be near the campus. Library Dedication 2 :00--M're informal visits about the campus by the ahunmni. D)uring these trips they will visit their old dlorimitories andl class rooms as well as new buildings that have been ad ded since they were at the Univer sity. At some time dutring the after noon, as Doctor McKissick has an nounnced,. the newv library will be of ticially dedicated. 5.00-Alumni will he guests at a gardlen party with the alumnae as hostesses. 6 :30-Alumni and alumnae will at tend( the commencement exercises of the class of 1941. 8 :00-Class banquets for the alum ni andl alumnae will 'close the day's activities with pleasant recollections of dhays at the University. Response has been very good from0 alumni contacted so far and Mr. Lew is hopes that this will be one of the: best reuninns hel at "arolina *