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THE ALUMNI ASW:1A,TION Porain Student& UNITIED STATES DEFENSE BONDS* STkk NetMndysTusa UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA _______________________________CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Z676 Volume XXXV. No. 18 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1942 FITN Sossar Reese Is First Vice-president; Also Unopposed Kat Edgerton Wins Over Vesta Lucas; Races For Class Posts Next Week By DONALD LAW Louis Cody Sossamon, all-state football center from Gaffney, was elected president of the University student body in an election Monday featured by a new low in political activity at Carolina. Sossamon was unopposed as was the first vice-pres ident, Jack Reese, of Columbia. Kathryn Edgerton, Orangeburg, defeated Vesta Lucas, Columbia, for second vice-president, and Jimmie Hill, Darlington, won over Sid Mc Daniel, Easley, by 30 votes for secre tary-treasurer. In Tuesday's election, Carolyn Gayden, Columbia girl, was elected May Queen by a comfortable margin over 1cila Hughes Turnbull and Mar ion Wilder. Unopposed in the election were the following members of the Student Union board: Patty Breeden, law school; Alice Glominski, senior class; Julian Marchant, junior class; and J. C. Williams, sophomore class. Garnet and Black officers who were recommended by the present staff and also elected Tuesday with out opposition were: Arthur Rob erts, editor-in-chief; Frank Sloan, as sociate editor; Shirley Brown, co-ed editor; Sam Roach, senior editor; Dodie Brown, sorority editor; Mart Smith, fraternity editor; Gordon Hill, sports editor; Mildred Brown, law editor; and Van Earl Fillingim, business manager. Roger Kirk defeated Bill Horger by 290 to 260 votes, for head cheer leader in a runoff of Monday's pri mary which eliminated J. B. Heather ly and Norman Baum. However dull elections so far have been, next week shows promise of increased political fanfare. Still to be elected are the class officers, so cial cabinet members and the athletic advisory board. Six men will be candidates for the three positions on the social cabinet to be voted on Monday. They are: (CON4TINID ON PAGE 6) 2e Campu3& Last Call For Varsity At 4 o'clock today in the chapel the last casting call for the Var sity show will be made. Unless students show interest in working that they profess verbally, the show will be indefinitely postponed, Di rector Bill Tennant announces. ODK Elections Coming All students who wish to apply for membership in Omicron Delta Kappa, leadership fraternity, must submit their declarations of ODK points before Wednesday, April 22. The applications may be given to Dick Young, chairman of the mem bership committee, Eston Marchant, or Bill Chalker. The Gamecock will print a listing of ODK points, with revisions, in an early issue. Seniors May Join Seniors may join the alumni as S sociation and make the class gift to the University all in one blow, according to a plan announced to day by Walter Taylor, senior class president. Students contributing only $1.00 may get a year's member Sship in the association with all its advantages and take part in the Class of '42 gift to Carolina. Sen iors see Walter Taylor or alumni secretary Ralph Lewis. ESS non Is Unqopposed Pres. Le wis Sossoman Religious Groups Sponsor Drive For Prisoner Students Luther 0. Tucker Speaks At Chapel In Behalf Of Students' Service Fund A campus-wide drive for aid to war stricken students throughout the world was conducted Wednesday morning on the campus. The drive was sponsored by the religious groups of the campus and the money will be turned over to the World Student Service fund, which has been official ly okayed by the State Department as an agent for foreign charities. As a step in initiating the cam paign, Luther 0. Tucker, traveling secretary of the Student Service fund, addressed a large number of students at chapel Tuesday in Drayton Hall. Tucker t,)ld of how the money was administere1 and of the increasing needl for such aidI since the capture of many American servicemen in the Pacific wvar zone. Directing were two University stu dents, Nevin Betts and Morris Ma zuirsky. In an effort to give as many stu dents as possible a chan' to contrib ute, it was arrangedl to ave one rep resentative in eachi o' .: 10 o'clock classes todlay to n -- a short talk andl to dlistribute envelopes for the sub)scriptions. Norwood Gives Subjects For Two Literary Contests Subjects for the entries to the com petition for the Bates Medal and thei United Daughters of the Confederacy1 prize, two literary contests held an nually, have been announced by Prof. J. E. Norwood of the English de partment. "Churchill's Visit to America" is the topic selected for the Bates medal1 competition. All entries should be approximately 1,500 words and should be submitted to Professor Norwood or Dr. G. A. Wauchope before May 8. The medal is awarded annually to the student of the University who produces the best original literary composition. Topic for the UDC competition is1 "South Carolina Statesmen of the Confederacy." Entries should be about 1,500 words and should be hand ed in to Professor Norwood or Doc tor Wauchone before May 8. PRO Elec New Loan Func Now Available For Students Students Can Borrow Up To $300 Per Year At 4% Interest; $1,000 In All Students at the University may no, *eceive financial aid from a new loa Fund, the Harold V. Smith Educ; ional Fund, it was announced toda )y Pres. J. Rion McKissick. The fund has been formed by tb >fficers of the Home Insurance Coff >any of New York in honor of thei >resident, Mr. Smith. According to the provisions of ti fund, properly qualified students ma )orrow up to $300 a year at 4 pc :ent annual interest. Repaymet would be made in reasonable monthl nstallments, President McKissic aid. The total amount wh;.h can l: ent to an -individual is limited t 3,000, the announcement stated. Two primary considerations i Trantink loans are: "Will the loa -eally help the student complete :ollege education ?-and is the sti lent a good financial risk who wi -epay the loan according to the tern >f the contract?" University students wishing furtiu nformation about this fund can ot ain it from assistant treasurer Ott 7. Kelly, President McKissick d< .lared. Fourrier Reports For Duty In ROTC New Specialist Is One Of Tunney's Muscle-Mei Chief Specialist (Athletic) Arthi Fourrier reported for duty wit lie Naval ROTC unit last week, a< ording to Lt. H1. A. MacDonald. Chief Specialist Fourrier arrive iere from the Naval Training Sto ion at Norfolk, Va., where he wa ii training with Lt. Comdr. Get 'unney's famed "muscle men." le is being sent here to build u he physical standards of the Nav, ZOTC students, and will also wor n collaboration with Rex Enrigh iead of the department of physic: ~ducationi in the physical trainingc arolina students in general. Two men were originally to be ser iere, but it was decided that servic< vere needed elsewhere. Chief Specialist Fourrier is a n; ive of Chicago, and a graduatec lie Uniiversity of Illinois. Constitution Revis Representation On F ollowing a resolutioni passed bi he studetnt body at its meetitng itn til :hapel Tuesday, March 31, a coni iletely new form of stud(enit goverr nent at Carolina is being written it o the studetnt constitution. The studenit council had authorize he revision of the student constitt ion early in the semester, and th iew plan will be included, it wa mnnoutnced this week by Walter Tay or, constitution committee membel According to the resolution pre ented at the student body mieetinj here will be a student voting minot ty on all faculty committees in whios Lctions students are concerned. Under the plan the student goi rnnment will have a three-part framt york similar to the national goverr nent, with legislative, judicial, an :xecutive branches. Taylor announced that the conist ution would delegate the authorit iow inivested in the student counc o a revamped council named the Les slature. The president of the sit lent body will be the Executive hea< mnd the present honor concnil wi GRA Led W I Graduation Moved To Monday, May 25 States Mc Kissick Arts And Science Sophs To Prepare Major-Minor Schedules April 15-30 * Graduation exercises have been n moved up one week from Monday, t- June 1, to Monday, May 25, it was y announced this week by Pres. J. Rion McKissick. This speed-up will be an e invaluable help to seniors entering - the nation's armed forces, he de r clared. The baccalaureate sermon, formerly e scheduled for Sunday, May 31, will y be delivered the evening of Sunday, r May 24. Program details for the it service have not as yet been complet y ed, but the sermon will be given by k the Rev. Charles 0. Weldon of Win ston-Salem, N. C. C At commencement exercises on o Monday evening, which will be held on Melton Field-weather permitting n --or in the University field house, n President McKissick will speak briefly a and the award of honorary and aca i- demic degrees will be made. ll President McKissick said that the is dedication of the new University flag pole, being erected now in the lower r campus, would- be tied in with the P- ceremonies of graduation week-end, s The American Legion will assist in the dedication. Announcement of the honorary de grees to be given by the University will be made early in May, according to the president's statement. He said only that there were three men defi nitely under consideration at the time. Sophs Plan Major-Minors r The period of April 15-30 is set h aside for all sophomores in the col lege of arts and sciences to prepare their major-minor programs of study d for the junior and senior years, John A. Chase, Jr., dean of administration s announced today. e Students enrolled in professionai schools are not required to prepare p major-minor programs, Mr. Chase 11 explained. k "Those transfer students and other t, upper-classmen above sophomore i rank, who have not previously cor f plied wvith this regulation will be ex pectedl to observe these dates also," t he added. *s Major-minor cards, wvhich may be obtained from the office of the major -professor, should be filled out in trip f licate after the studenit has conferred with his major professor. ion Gives Students Faculty Committees y perform its duties as the Judicial e In order that the studlent body may -be more fully informed in the work -ings of the University and that all -actions might he taken wvith the con sidleration of student viewpoints, the dl joint faculty-stude.nt plan was put -forth. e Plans for the new government ~s form will give the students little in -crease in the broad powers already ~. given-but not used-under old con .stitutions, Taylor declares. The big ,new feature is the including of stu -dents on the many committees which e concern them. Official approval of the general -student-faculty committee plan came from President McKissick on the -night before the resolution was pre d sented to the student body. Dean F. W. Bradley had expressed the de -sire of most faculty members to have y student participation and advice in il committees at the Monday meeting - of the student body, adding that the -chief difficulty in the past had been in I, finding industrious student members Il for the committee MA Ithou Carolinalf ... . 'A.. .............. 4 Miss Carolyn Gayden, Colt student body election Tuesday picked from a field of twenty-1 Shc is a junior and a member, Free Alumni Ass Are Offered To j Degree in Nursir To Be Awarded I Five Year Studer A bachelor of science degri nursing was created by a recer tion of the faculty and is to be a' edl to women completing a five course in nursing at the Univ andl the Colt:umbia hospital, Jet Chase, Jr., dlean of administr Cooperative arrangements havt worked out wvhereby students spendl two years at the Universit' having comlpletedl their course will go to the Columbia hospit; the last three years of their Ira After completion of this c< they will become graduate nurse wvill be awarded the dlegree of in Nursing. Faculty action came as a resi recommendlations from its comi on national dlefense. Several co andI universities have already at similar plans. Columbia hospital trustees re, voted approval to a currii worked out by the University at hospital for the five year pro Girls under 18 will not be allow enter training at the hospital those as young as 16 may ent< University and complete their liminary two year course, goil the hospital at 18 and graduati 21. It is possible to begin this during the summer session of he added. Mrs. Arney R.( dean of women of the Univ, is to be advisor to the pre-n1 students until they become en at the hospital. Miss Winnie Cox is director of the Columbi, pital school of nursing and n1 srvice PPRC t Opp( s May Queen -Courtesy The State. imbia co-ed, was chosen May Queen in a . Carolyn and two other candidates were wo at the Beauty Pageant, Monday night. f the Chi Omega sorority. ociation Memberships All Graduating Seniors Grads Must Contribute A Dollar To Class Fund 0 Free menberships in the Alumni Its Association for one year have been e in offered to all graduating seniors. it ac- IL'nder a plan wvorked out by Ralph svardl- I-ws lmiscretary, andl Walter year Taylor, presidlent of the senior class, ersity all seni rs who comr~ ibut e one dollar mn A. to a class fund will de(rive full hene ation, ts of membership inl the asso)ciation. This fund1( is to) be appliedl to the benpurch>e of some useful gilt to thic and, 'nvriyfrom the senior class and here, to the establishmecnt of a reserve of il for cash to iance the first class reunion. ining. The plan will he recommended to m'rse, the Ahlinni Council by Mr. Lewis. s.d Mt mlbershiip in the alumni associa n. S. tion ordinarily costs three do llars a year. The associat ion offers to its~ ilt of menmbers, without further charge. nlittee The G,amecock, the Alumni News. lege, U'niversity news letters and aid in ob loptedl tainingz positions. It also serves as a link between the U'niversity and its ulumi e 4 Tenements Get edlto Both Facilities r the Four of the older tenements on the pre- campuis are being equippedl with new rig to. toilet and bath facilities, it was an ng at nounoed by acting Marshal Otis F. Kell, work TIme improvements were made after 1942, Kappa Sigma Kappa, campus service hilds, fraternity, asked that condlitions on ersity, parts of the old campus be remedied. :rsing Work was begun during the Easter rolled holidays arnd has been completed in Anne two tenements. hos- Dormitories which are being reno arsing vated are tenements one, two, six, and 10. )VED )sition Students Must Earn 6 Credits In Physical Ed. New Plan Was Set Up To Help Condition Men In Preparing For Service Greatly expanded programing for physical education was announced to day by Rex Enright, director of phy sical education. The plan for total student participation has been ap proved by the faculty, it was learned from John A. Chase, Jr., dean of ad ministration. "We are not planning to curtail intercollegiate competition," Coach Enright said. "We are merely ex panding our program with chief em phasis on physical fitness classes and intramural sports." Action on the new physical educa tion program called for by national defense coordinators had been held up until comp-lete plans could be drawn up and faculty approval could be given. A special committee of the faculty recommended the adopted set' up. All freshmen, sophomores and jun iors regularly enrolled at the Uni versity will be required to take courses in physical education with one semes ter hour of credit for each semester. A total of six semester hours in physical education will be required of all candidates for baccalaureate degrees. Students with serious physical de fects will not be required to take this course, provided they petition the di rector of physical education and are examined by the University physician and found unable to participate. Remedial classes will be conduct ed for students with minor physical defects. All classes will be known as physical fitness classes. Transfer stu dents will also be subject to certain exceptions. Seniors who have completed six hours of physical education will not be required to take this course. A student in the band will not he re quired to pursue the course during the fall semester that he is a member of the band. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6) Students Plan For Defense Bond Sole At The University A meeting of representatives of the miaj or campus organizations was held in WV. H. Ward's extension division office yesterday' to formulate plans for increasing participation in the sale of defense bonds and stamps. At present defense bonds(1 may be purchased at the treasurer's office and de(fense! stamps at the University co operative stores. At the conference were discussed new meanis of helping in the sale of defense bonds and stamps. A fewv of the ideas presented1 were to set up sales booths in different parts of the campus, to encourage students to buy as many stamps as possible, and to encourage students to aid in the lo cal sales. Students could help bond drives by making posters, preparing dra matic skits and radio skits and bv working with local drive officials. In a pre-meeting interview Mr. Ward stated that he did not believe that students would purchase many bonds or stamps at present. He add ed that the program would be valu able because many of the students will be wage-earners before the war is over and will be more likely to in vest in bonds then. Mr. Ward believes that the most important thing the students and stu (lent organizations can do is to help with the local sale rather than pur chase bonds themselves, a thing which many students cannot afford to do.