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Fifty-three Gra< McKissick Reads Captured Alumnus' Creed To Graduates Who Will Serve Awarding Of Diplomas Takes Place Early For Benefit Of Those Who Will Enter Army Soon Fifty-three graduates, composing the first mid-term graduating class in the University's history and by far the smallest in recent years, paraded by J. Rion McKissick, president of the University, January 27 to receive their diplomas. Taking place in the chapel the ceremony was featured by six cum laudes, four magna cum laudes, and one summa cum laude. Rev. T. F. Wallace, assistant pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Columbia offered the invocation followed by a recognition of the alumni in the service and of the graduates' parents. Mr. McKissick then con ferred the degrees, and presented a farewell message after which Rev. Hugh R. Murchison, University chaplain, offered the benediction. The address on this occasion is customarily made by the president of the University, but today he gives place to a heroic young South Carolinian, a son of whom our University is deepul proud, who is now reported to be a prisoner in Japan, possibly undergoing punishment and torture by our inhuman enemies. He is Lieutenant Willam G. Farrow of Darlington, a member of the class of 1942, who during his two years in the University was twice on the honor roll and maintained an average of B in his courses, who left our campus in 1940 to enter the Army Air Force and who, after par ticipating in Doolittle's raid over Tokyo, is believed to have been cap tured when the plane carrying his crew and himself crashed in Jap anese-occupied territory in China. About the time he entered the service lie wrote a memorandum for his own guidance under the heading "My Future." It was published some time ago in the syndicated column written by the noted Washington correspondent and magazine editor, David Law rence. Lieutenant Farrow's statement, meant only for himself, is applicable to greater or less degree to our graduates of today as well as to the rest of us here assembled. Here is what he wrote: "The time has come to decide what rules I am going to set myself for daily conduct. My aim is decided-I am going into some branch of aviation. I have only to apply myself daily toward this end to achieve it. First I must enumerate my weaknesses and seek to eliminate them. Then I must seek to develop the qualities I need for this type of work. It's going to be! hard, but it's the only way. Work with a purpose is the only practical means of achieving an end. First what are my weak nesses? "1. Lack of thoroughness and application. "2. Lack of curiosity. "3. Softness in driving myself. "4. Lack of constant diligence. "5. Lack of seriousness of purpose-sober thought. ". Scatter-brained dashing here and there and not getting anything done-spur-of-the-moment stuff. "7. Letting situations confuse the truth in my mind. "8. Lack of self-confidence. "9. Letting people influence my decisions too much. I must weigh my decisions-then act. "10. Too much frivolity-not enough serious thought. "11. Lack of clear-cut, decisive thinking. "Second, what must I do to develop myself? "1. Stay in glowing health-take a good, fast one-hour workout each day. "2. Search out .urrent, past and future topics on aviation. "3. Work hard on each (lay's lessons-shoot for an 'A.' "4 Stay close to God-do His will and commandments. He is my friend and protector. Believe in Him-trust in His ways-not in my ow'n confused understanding of the universe. Columbia Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Think of COLUMBIA DAIRIES PRODUCTS. Sold.at the Canteen .* WHY TAKE A CHANCE? WE PAY FOR EVERYTHING LIFE - HEALTH AND ACCIDENT - HOSPITALIZATION CapItal Life & Hiealth Insurance Co. LESTER L. BATES, President 1117 Hampton Street * Phones: 2-2206 or 2-8828 luates in University The photograph is representaive c the war. At the university, a naval the university and of the flight schoo Pictured above, left to right, are: ation Cadet Selection Board, Atlanta the Civil Aeronautics Authority's W mandant of the University's NROT( gram, and Lieut. Casper Rappenecke Commander Nordhouse and Mr. Mi trainees and a NROTC platoon and war effort. YWCA Begins Drive Initiate War Efforts Seven Committees Head Phases Of Student Work An extensi,e ,it ork drive to co-ordinate all war work being done by co-eds on the campus, and to initiate further etforts, was begun this week by the Y.W.C.A. under leadership of its cabinct. The drive has been divided into seven committees, each of which vill undertake a different phase of student war work. The only one that has begun ac tion this week is the war-stamp committee, chairmaned by Katileen Arthur. The committee int1am:. n desk in the canteen, with co-eds on duty from 10 a. m. to I p. imt., and from 3 to 5 p. m., selling wvar stamps to students. In the last two wveeks over $70 worth of stamps has been sold. Later on this committee plans to broaden itS functions and begin a census of all co-ed war work that is heing done on the campui,, or by co-eds. It will also tise its stamp esk as a information bureau to help co-edls nnd some war work that they would enjoy doing. The post-war plantning commit tee, of whtich Sa raht Flinn is chair man, is making plans for dliscutssion groups to bte held reenlarly for co "5r. I )o not w aste eitergy or tnn from hone..t f udamn t al moti-es liv Iitg. Order nmy li fe-in order, th there is retrogres'ion. "6s. Fear nothing-he it in san its right--look the world in the eye. ''7. Keep my itind -always c lean me. My mind is my v.ery own, tot It was given me by the Creator to is to do wrong! "S. Cotncentrate! (hoos.e the tasl of my energy amnd ability. "9. Featr not for the fuatuire-bili for moe is a certainuty. i I die tomor done today's work! "10. Never he discouraged over All that I will add to thtis, as the from the heart of your Alma Mater you do, God will bless yoti, gtiide forever and ever. Those receivintg their Rachuelor o Boykitn. L.otie .\yer Bradley, rut H erb,ert C'omtan, Leslie Emterson C coin lauide, Kathryn Salley F.dgertoi H-ankinson, Florence Marcia I,ee lI Francis Munnerlyn, M itchuell DeRB laude, Louis Cody Sossamon, James luick, and Georgia Miller W\arren. Graduates receiving a Bachelor Lotuise Glomuinski, MIary Elizabeth M ariani Sanders, muacuit latude, En The Rachelor of Arts in Joturnali detnts: Albert Sidney Eggerton,. Quinn, cumn latide, and Frank Krei Those'-receivinug a Bachelor of Lattrie Jefferson H-icks. Chtarles R Helen Liles, and George Edmunid T[he dlegree of Bachtelor of Scienc the following: Kate Senora Buill, cut gorie Edwards, Johnnie Terrell E~pt Hogarth. Juliani Seymour Levin, magna cumn laude, and Richard Lar John Fulton McDaniel and Joe '1 Science in Pharmacy and the Bache Lawrence Long, \'enable \'ermont, Certinecates in Physical Education Glen Morris Rice, and Louis Cod: First A And Navy Join In f the cooperation of the University flight preparatory school is being c seated, Lieut. Cmdr. S. M. Nordhoui ; President McKissick. and Joseph ar Training Service, Atlanta. Stand unit; Prof. R. L. Sumwalt, coordin r, officer in charge of the Naval Fli tchener visited the campus to witne to confer with University officials a To Co-ordinate, For All Co-Eds eds with post-war problems as the general topic. They also plan to make a bibliography of all books in the librry th v vould help select post-graduate vocatioils t.at wvould serve strategic purposes in the war effort, as well as putting the co-eds into jobs they would enjoy. They plan to buy books and phamp lets that the library does not have and keep them in some central lo cation, open for all students to use. The salvage committee, under the leadership of Polly Fillingem will he in charge of and promote all salvage collections on the campus and in the adiI-e', ig -good. Mary Boykin will head the USO cominlittee which will enroll girls for entertainment work at the VSO center. Nancy Sanders will head the publicity work, while Helen Hedden w%ill be in charge of the home service work. This will in chide such work as organizing home nuriIng classes, sewing circles, and cooking classes. to better lit co-eds to hecomie wvar-time wives. Retty MIarshall ik chairman of the comminit tee on comimu nit y service wvhich willI undertake, among tther services, the mnaintaininig of a day nursery for the children of war w or kers. e in fruitless pursuits--learn to act inmplicity in life leads to the fullest 're is achievemecnt;~ in aimtlessness, ,sickness, failure-alwvays be up -allow no evil thoughts to destroy hink and use just as 1 do my arm. ise as 1 see fit, hut to think wrong to be done, and do it to the best rI on eachIr day as thlouighI the fu tutre row, that is too bad, but I will have mything! Turn failure into success." iour of parting srtikes. is the prayer that, wherever you go anwd whate ver ou and take care of you every one fArts degree were Anne \Margaret lanide, Josie Brice Brown, James rowvley, Sanmant ha Frances Cupst id, i, miagna cum i Iauide, WVilliam Jn.oseph ook, Jlohainna F.hrlyne Lane, Joseph Robinson Trute, John T hontas Tru of Arts in F.ducation wecre: Alice Hfaile, Nell Blanche Irhy, Frances ily L'Artigue Wolfe. sm wasr given to the following stu , magna cuim hIude, Rob'ert F.arl ani Sloani, cumn lanide. Science were Carl J1ulian Douglas, itledge Holmes, Mary' Faith Irick, David Sullivan, summa cumn latide. e in C:ommerce was conferred upon ai laude: Monroe Spears David, Mar nig, Jack DuBose Fuller, Sara Alice ;len Morris Rice, Ray M. Seigler, caster Tokunage. .Wingard received the Bachelor of or of l.aws was awarded to Leonard and Paul Andrews Sansbury. .vere given to James Herbert Coman, Sossamon. Willam Ha-nkinson re \id-year II War WorkI and the Navy in training men for onducted, and above are officials of ie, senior member of the Naval Avi J. Mitchener, Jr., superintendent of ing are: Capt. R. C. Needham, com ator of the University's CPT pro ght Preparatory school. Lieutenant is a competitive drill between CPT bout the institution's part in the Roy L. Garrett Is Business Manager Alumnus Will Direct Student Activities ov L. Garrett, "1tC. wa ap pointed to the position of assistant musiness managcr and acting di rector of student activities at Caro lina at the beginning of this senes ter to succeed W. Frank Taylor, Jr., who resigned his position re cently to accept a job with Pacific Mills. A native of Georgia, Mr. Garrett entered the 1,niversity of South Carolina as a student in 1927 after graduation from Ynrkor beh; 1 school, Greenville. He was graduated from the U*niversity with honors in 1931. receiving the degree of bachelor of science in commerce. For nearly 12 years Mr. Garrett has been connected with the state department of education in various capacities. I Dr. Harry Clark Lectures To High Schools Dr. Harri H. Clark. I'niversity of South Carolina extension p)rofes sor and lecturer spoke to a nunmber of high schools in various places hroughout tthe state, Willia m H. Ward. head of the university ex tCension di vision sa id t oda v. A mong schools visited by Dr. Clark last week were L.ynchburg high school, Sherwood high school, Rishuopville high school, Central high school, Lydia hiigh school, Dar li ngton high school. Societyv H ill high school, Bentnettsville high school, 1liartsville high school, An tioc high school, ('amden high schools K ersha w schools. Asidle fronm lectturing to the abdve high schools Doctor (lark spoke to he Bishuopvi lle Rotary cIlb, the M\arlboro C ounty teachers associa tion atnd the Kershaw County teachers association at Camden. Thirteen Students Join Pharmacetutical Group Thirteen stuldents were recently unit ia ted into the n iversity sit tdent branch of the American pharnma cetttical association. Thle new initiates are: A. W. K ing, Jlr., W. C. Smith, Jr., lames 'ox, Will iami Sal Iter, antd H ermani \\a tson, Columbhia; H arriet Robitt son, Elizablet htown, N. C.; Robert Mc Kit trick. Motuntville; William Ta tutm, and .1amnes Mc Callum i, Mc (ol:; Graham Iliopper, G;affney; IIlerhert Mc Mahon, Relton; :Willie H-etustiss, Winansboro ;andl Bennett l,ott, Johnusto-n. CE NTRA L DRUG CO. 5197 - PHONES -5198 1204 Main Strae Commei YMCA Plans Reorga Week, Of Campus D Eddy Pays Tribute To Russian Valor World Traveler Notes Stalin's "Convictions" "Righteousness, justice, brother hood, and just lasting peace are the principles for which the American people are fighting" declared Dr. Sher wood Eddy, distinguished lecturer and world-traveler, speaking at the Uni versity chapel, Tuesday, Feb. 2, to a student convocation. Dr. Eddy said of Russia that "there is no country on earth with deeper determination to give justice to all" and of Stalin. "there is no man in this world with deeper convictions of equal justice to all". He said that Russia i. the most completely united country in the world. A letter from the women of Poland to the women of America was read by Dr. Eddy, which told of the merci lessness of the Germans in their treat ment toward Polish girls and women. Dr. Eddy said Hitler's convictions were based on "super-men. super-race, super-state, super-morality and super religion." When Hitler made his attack on Russia. Dr. Eddy predicted that Hit ler would advance rapidly on Lenin grad, Moscow. and Stalingrad, but with considerable losses. This, he said. would he the beginning of Hit ler's long defeat. Dr. Eddy also spoke to the ioint Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. cabinets at a luncheon in Flinn Hall. Tuesday. on "Religion for Youth in Wartime." Shorthand, Typing Are Open To AllI Classes in shorthand and typing for non-commercial students are he ing offered for the 6rst time this seiester. The course lasts for a semester and is the equivalent of two se mesters wnrk as it requires 10 hours of class room work a week, and gives six credits. Certificates will he given on the completion of the course, corresponding to certificates given by business schools. Miss O'Dell who teaches the class said that students making good marks in the course should he able to pa;s a junior civil service exam. Records - Records POPULAR * CLASSICAL Large Stock - Listening Booths BRADFORD Radio Service "We Make 'Em Talk" PHONE 8131 Radio and Phonograph Repair, We're Behind You CAROLINA Whenever You Shop, Look For This Emblem icement nization, Next iscussion Groups Will Discuss Type Of Global Peace Plans are being made by the YMCA. for the reorganization, next Tuesday night, of the campus discussiun groups in all the tene. ments, according to R. G. Bell, Y.M.C.A. secretary. These studeti forums have, for twenty-three years, been an estab lished tradition on the university campus. They were organized at the beginning, to furnish not only a trial-ground for student ideas, but a stimulation for keener understand ing of current problems, said Bell. Covering a period of six weeks the discussions will center aroufid the topic, "What kind of peace shall we have?' This is in line with the President's suggestion that people, through a thorough insight of the problems of a lasting peace, will feel less urge to criticize our gov ernments policies. The six forums will take up such angles of the topics as, (1) the principles under lying a just and lasting peace; (2) 0 political, economic, social basis for peace; (3) what shall be done with Germany after the war: and (4) the position of India in the post-war world. The groups will he organized as separate units in each tenement and each unit will have its own officers. The group having the best attend. ance at the end of the meetings will be given an ice cream party, said Dell. You liked "PIED PIPER" 'You'll LOVE HIM in THIS!..... Fromtie bok .pRWcer and director k who thrillod you witO r"The- Pied Piper" I MONT IDA Today.-Saturdayo Printing Binding Engraving Lithographing 0 hae State Co. Printing Dept. PHONE 2-3393