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South Carolinig Of First Presic Gift Was Made At Dinner Last Night For the first time the University possesses authentic likenesses of its first president, Dr. Jonathan Maxcy, and one of its early professors. Henry Junius Nott. These were presented to the South Caroliniana library at its annual din ner Thursday night. It is singular that, although Doc tor Maxcy was also president of Brown University and Union College before coming here, none of tle in stitutions over which lie presid(led has heretofore had an autheitic likeness of him. President J. R. McKissick said, this week. An oil portrait and a sill<iiette of Doctor Maxey as well as silhouettes of Dr. Thomas Cooper. second Uni versity president, and of Professor Nott were purchased last smminier from Mrs. Marie Mann Collins of New York City. a descendant of Mrs. Abigail Maxey Mann. Doctor Max cy's sister. The University bought the portrait and the Alumni Associ ation purchased the silhouettes with part of the Alumni Loyalty Fund. Doctor Maxcy, a native of Massa chusetts and a Baptist minister, was president of the South Carolina Col lege, now the University, from 1804 to 1820. He held the office longer than any of his successors. Dr. Max inilian LaBorde, first historian of the University, describes him as "the great pioneer in the noble work of diffusing the blessings of education" among the people of South Carolina. Professor Nott. a South Carolinian. taught the elements of criticism, logic and the philosophy of languages here from 1825 to 1837. For a year lie served as chairman of the faculty when the institution was without a president. I lend hi wife lost their lives at sea in 1837. Dr. Thomas Cooper, second presi dent, served from 1821 to 1834. IHe taught chemistry, minicralogv and ge ology. flis was perhaps the most versatile and most learned mind in the history of the University, Presi dent McKissick' comniented. The oil portrait of Doctor Maxey ad to have been the work of the famous early American painter. Col. John Trumbull, but this has not yet been authenticated. Adeney Speaks To Fellowship Group The Inter-Varsity Christian Fel lowship on the Carolina campus has climaxed its season in the past few weeks with the presentation of Mr. D)avid A\dency, of Camubridge, F.ng landl, andl Mr. Schockley Few, staft secretary of the Fell.owship. T1his organization was startedl in lingland on the camipus of Cam bridge university and then sp)readl to Canada, A'ustralia, and finally. the United States. C ENT RA L DRUG CO. * 5197 -PHONES.- 5198 1204 Main Street T ina Society Rec lent And Of Fori University South Cai Held Meeting April I Supper For Members At 7 P. M. Preceded Meeting The University of South Caro liniana Society held its seventh an nual meeting in the South Caro liniana f.ibrary last night was pre ceded, at 7 p. i. by a supper given by the library for members of the society. Although there are nearly :00 members of the organization, and alout 175 are usually present at the annua! meetings, because of the war and tihe smaller numilber of out of town guests, only 150 attelnded this year. Several faculty mieibers were present including J. RZion McKis sick, University president who made tIhe ai'notincemlnents. .\l . l ilonham, chief justice of the tate supreme court is president of the group and Mrs. Mary Oli pliant of Greenville was the speaker of the occasion. Among tile business handled was the reading of the reports of the past year's activities, an announce ment of the various gifts received recently, and a discussion of what should be done with the historical papers during war time. An exhibit of the recent acquisitions will re main throughout April. Memibers of the Junior USCS composed of University students, were guests of the meeting. Officers of the Junior group are Mildred Kohi. president; Betty Kinard, vice president; Gus \Villiamson, secre tar v. Organized to build up the South Carolina collection of the Univer sity, all dues of the society go to buy books and papers. Harry Clark Makes Tour Over State Dr. Harry 11. Clark, University of South Carolina extention profes sor and lecturer, made 20 speceches to various groups over tile entire state during the week ending March 20. Among places he visited are: 'File Young People of the Christian Cliirch in Columbia, Jenkinsville High School. Monticello High SChool, Oakley Hall High School, Edgeilloor iigh School, Richburg IHigh School, Fort Lawn High School, Great Falls Iigh School, Fairlield County Teachers neeting at \Viniisboro, York HIigh School, Clover ilih School, Also llacksburg Il igh School, \Vest G anti Il igh School, Welcome HIighI Schoa ol, I,ions L.ad ies niighit at G'reer, ['aris 1 ligh School, Laurel Creek ii ghl Schlool, Simpsonville HIighI Schla. Sunday School b)an quet1 of the First Baptist Churchl of Coh.u nnhia and The T4exi ngton Coun ty Farmi WVomien's Association at L.exingtoni. D octor Clarkc has visitedl in most of t he state high schools during the cuirrenit schiool term asideI from -peaking to iianiy clubs and organli zations andi churches. ife is available for programs andl talks to c;unpihus organizations, uni versityV officials said. Printing Binding Engraving Lithographing he State Co. Printing Dept. PHONE 2-3393 eives Pictures ner Prof. USC -oliniana Society =irst In SC Library Army, Navy Tests Given Here Today Army V-12, Navy V-12 Q6alifying Tests Held Qualifying tests for both army and navy college training programs were contiducted today at 9 o'clock in Dray ton Iall at the University. The qualifying tests also were giv en Friday in high schools and col leges throughout the nation. They vill comprise the preliminary basis for ;election of men for enlistment under the new Navy V-12 program and the Akrny A-12 specialized training pro ran. lHigh school graduates not now in -ollege were allowed to take the qual fying tests at the University Friday ilong with regular Carolina students. Akge limits for the Navy program ire 17 to 20; for the Army they ire 17 to 22. Men selected for training under >oth army and navy programs will )e sent to college for varying lengths )f time at government expense. Stu dents selected for the army pro gram must undergo further screen ing during 13 weeks basic military training before they are finally qual ified fqr college attendance. Students :hosen for the navy program, after selection by the office of naval officer procurement, will be detailed directly to college. Students who attend college i.der ither of the prograns will be under military discipline on active duty in uniform with all expenses paid. Student Body Meeting Called For Tonight (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) Kiiiingsworth, Mac Lewis, and Bill OstendorfT; vice-president: Fddie Leppard and Mary iope Turner; secretary-treasurer: Isabel McCants, (unopposed); historian: Carol Hum bert, Louise Leitzsey and Carol Shapire. Sophomore class: president: Pat Thrash, Bill Tidwell, and Bob Weathers; vice-president: Doug Swearingen, Jimmie McCalluni, Betty McLure, Betty Roof, Ray niond Schwartz, Lillie Westbrook, and Parker Worthy; secretary treasurer: Julia Bull and Hamilton Simpson; historian: Dorothy Fripp, Mfary Alice McMillan and Hattie Mood. Qualifications Listed Some qualifications of the two men nominated for student-body president are: McNair is the secretary of Blue Key honorary fraternity, lhe servedl on the freshman b)aseball team, ticip)atedl in all intramunral sports. iIe is now chairnian of a Blue Key :omminittee working to erect a plaque (o1 which will be inscribed all Uni versitv alunini who are killed in ac tion (luring the p)resent war. Also 1 member of the Euphiradian literary society, and of Kappa Sigma social fraternity. This is his first attempt to run for a political office. Commenting on the race, McNair said: "With the future of the Unii versity so indlefinite, if I am elected I promise to cooperate with the adl ministration, and( the navy in every p)ossible wvay to work for a bigger andl better Carolina." Jones, servedl as president of the freshman class, lie is a member of the Kappa Sigma service fraternity, and ODK honorary fraternity, Hie is a member of the Y MCA cabinet, a member of the Euphradian literary society, a member of the faculty stud(ent relations group andl servedl as a freshman counselor. lie servedl on the committee that is- now studly ing the new studlent-b)ody consti tu it ion (drawn up last sp)ring. Election Schedule Elections will be held on the fol lowing dlates: Student-body officers, andl cheer leader, Monday, April 6; as no more than two students are running for each office, there will be no run over necessary. Stud(ent Union Board, andl May (juleen, Tuesday, April 7. if a run over for May queen is necessary, it will be held, Thursday, April 9. Social Cab)inet and Athletic Ad visory Board, Monday, April 12, with a runoff if necessary, Wednes day, April 14. All class officers, Tuesday, April l:3; with a runoff for all those neces sary, Thursday, April 15. Tlo be elected on the first ballot, a candidate must receive over 50 percent of all votes cast for that of fice, accordling to the constitution. Amendments Read Also at the student-body meeting tonight, will be the third and final reangn of the amen,dments pr No More Gasoline No more gas will be allowed th ing to R. G. Bell, general secretar The "Y Bus" has been availabli striction on gasoline will mainly 4 Christian Service Club, as both c bus for transportation. The shortage will compel the in, tion trips, on to Winthrop and tl Along with the announcement wagon for the duration, Mr. Bell "There is still food available for he declared. Authority On Interr Will Speak On Cha: Speaker Raymond Wilson Is Secretary Of AFSC Mr. E. Raymond Wilson, edu cational secretary of the American Iriends service Committee will be the guest speaker at chapel next Tuesday, it was announced by Dr. R. 1. l)avis chairman of the chapel cominlittee. "Mr. Vilson's intensive study of political aid economic problems in Europe anl Japan have given him a broad view of international re lations," said R. B. Davis. In 1937 Mr. Wilson drove through Austria, Szechoslovakia, Germany, Eastern France and Holland. Dur ing 1938 he studied condition in Germany, France, England, Den iark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Po land, Switzerland and Italy. Just before the fall of France in 1940, he visited Franice and Eng land. He returned to the United States on the S. S. President Roose velt, one of the last ships to bring Americans from Europe. Since 1931 Mr. Wilson has trav elled more than 100,000 miles as a staff member of the AFSC. Quinine Supplies Urgently Needed Broken and open packages of quinine and other alkaloids of the cinchona tree are urgently needed by the government for the armed forces, Prof. Robert W. Morrison, University of South Carolina phar inacy department, said today. The shortage of quinine is critical, and pharmacists are urged to for ward open and broken packages to the Philadelphia College of -Phar iacy and Science, whose facilities are being utilized by the War Pro duction Board. The pharmacy pro fession, Professior Morrison said, is seeking to double the amount of (inine which the government thinks can be obtained from phar macies and dispensaries of the country. T0 meet this shortage, p)resent stocks must be conserved and other anti-malarial dIrugs, such as ata brine, tota(quine, and p)lasmochin, substituted wvhenever possible. "The University school of phar nmacy and the University infirmary studlent dlispensary are fully co operating in this effort to conserve quinine by minimizing use of quinine and its salts and prepara tions, in most instances eliminating them entirely," Professor Morrison' saidl. "The infirmary is using qui nine only in treatment of malarial fever. Formerly, this drug wvas usedl by the infirmary in the man ufacture of scalp preparations and tonics for internal use." p)osedl some weeks ago by the stu (lent cor,nicil. If the amend(ments piass, in a meeting of 200 or more studlents, they become a part of the conistituitin. Thel amnendments wvould change the present system of rotation of of ficers, said Ellis: "They are nieeded because of the rapid turnover of students." * WHY TA( WE PAY FOR LIFE - HEALTH AND ACC Capital Life & He LESTER L. B. 1117 Hampton Street 0 BUSINESS IIS ESSENTIAL TO EVE I COLLEGE MEl 1218 SUMTER STREET DAY. NIGHT. ANE PAKDraughon's Bi RAKW. LYKES, PRmESIDNT MRS. D. T. FAULKENE Allowed "Y" Bus e "Y Bus" for the duration, accord y of the Y. M. C. A. D for all "Y" programs, but the re affect the deputation teams and the ,rganizations have depended on the mediate cancellation of two deputa ie other to Citadel. which will park the Y's station allayed any fears of food shortage. the various Flinn Hall Dinners," ational Relations el Program Tuesday RAYMOND WILSON New Plays Added USC Play Library A number of new plays have beeln a(lded to the University of South Carolina Extension I)ivision's play library, Mrs. ). R. Riser extension iurarian announced recently. These plays are for use by Uni versity students free of charge, how ever they cannot be proluced with out the permission of the publishers. The play library service contains copies of most of the most recent plays publishe(d in the United States. These plays are chiefly for reading purposes and for organizations who wish to select from a large number a suitable play for their program. Among recent plays ad(led were: "The Boy Who had no Hero," a patriotic stage play appropriate for Washington's birthday. It calls for four boys and one man. "For Lack of a Nail," by Ruth Wilson, is a stage play in one scene. It calls for one man, two women, two boys an( one girl. "Gift for Healing", by Margaret E. Sangster is a play designed to ai(d in the enlistment of student nurses. There are one man and one woman characters. "If you were an Ostrich," by D)olly Blobrow, is a radio program wvhich could be used on the stage. Ther-e are three men and three women) characters. "Inv'isible Army", by Ruth Adams Knight, is an adult radio program play, calling for 14 men and three women characters. "Main Street Calling", by Ruth Wilson is a p)ageant for Victory wvith fiv'e men and( five women characters. Freshman Y Elects Nettles Presiden~t Jack Nettles was elected president of the freshman Y.M.C.A. last week to rep)lac-e out-going Bob Weathers. The election of officers was held at midsemester to fulfill the require ments of two elections during the school year. Other officers elected were: bob \Veathers to succeed D)avid Freeman as vice-president and tr-:asurer Jimmy Brockman's Post was filled by D)avid Crocket. The new officers presided over their I frst meeting last night. E A CHANCE? EVERYTHING IDENT - HOSPITALIZATION alth Insurance Co. ATES, President Phones: 2-2206 or 2-8828 H ON'S TRAINING RYONE, PARTICULARLY I AND WOMEN TELEPHONE 5951 3 SPECIA CLASSES usiness College WM. LYKES. JR., VICE.PassIOUNT R Y. SECR=TARv.TR=aASUR== "Out Of The Frying University Players L Christopersen Directs Drama Group Production BY DAVID FREEMAN The University Players, as most campus organizations, generally lies dormant, covered with a history of a successful past and suffocating tradition. But once or so every se mester the Players reveal the reason for their dormancy by bringing out their major productions. Such an event was Tuesday night when Chef Merrel G. Christopher son served a well done concoction titled "Out of the Frying Pan" to a Dravton Hall audience. The play, a fleet, uniformly funny comedy, concerned the multiple p'roblems of a group of young actors attempting a mass assault on the bright lights. Their attack took the economical form of renting a room (completely furnished with a bath room door table laden three times daily with hamburgers) directly above the apartment of a successful producer, played by Julia Bull, whose play they were rehearsing. A recent graduate of the Univer sity Albert Eggerton, came back to play the role of Norman, the di rector of the scheming body of actors. His was the one interpreta tion that didn't reflect the slightly too obvious and leveling touch of director Christophersen. Dot Sligh handled well the part of Murial, the financier of the band valuable to them even if she was rather un finished mentally. Other characters were enlivened by their actors to varying degrees, _at~-rds of thc C-,;zi1-8NUL Sam Beacham, puckish George who longed to "spit on the producer's head" through an observation hole bored in the floor, and Lucy Ann Tate, who made the character role of a slightly addled landlady seem convincing enough to forget that the parl was payed just another co-ed. The part of Tony was portrayed by Ray Kelly who searches for a moment alone to hastily make love to 13cverly Ni1ninger cast in the role of Marge who is secretly married to him. Supporting members of the cast were: Jane Loyal as Kate, Martha H. Hodges as Murial, and Kat Garner as Mrs. Coburn. The part of the' lady was played by Amy Swarthout, and the cop by Lawton Harper. On account of a dearth of heroes, draft dodging University Players has done a good job of reconstruct ing the Plot to make several parts female that were male, and the au dience never suspectedl the farce has beeni tampercd wvith. The audience which half-filled D)rayton Hall wvas only mildly re ceptive but this can only be attrib uted to fact that the plot of the play wvas only the run of the mill type dliverting b)ut not different. Decspite any faults, this production proves the players a group worthy of campus comment. "Out of the Frying Pani" should be cause for students to wonder--pardon the culinary crack--what's cooking next with the players. BETTER LIGHT BETTER SIGHT * South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. CO L U M B-I A "A GOOD 123 Taylor Street Pan" Presented By mst Tuesday Night Ward Elected War Film Coordinator By OWl Officials W. H. Ward, head of the Uni versity of South Carolina Exten sion Division, was elected State War Film Coordinator for the Of fice of War Information, Officials announced recently. His new duties will entAil the sponsoring of plans to promote more campus showings of war films released to the public by the Office of War Information, the Office of Price Administration, the Office of Civilian Defense and other government agencies, on the campuses of South Carolina Colleges and Universities. Urges Cooperation In a letter to all college presidents in the state, Ward urged this week that students and faculty members of South Carolina colleges and uni versities co-operate in promoting showings of war films on their cam puses. Each college was asked to take steps similar to those taken by tie University of South Carolina in electing a campus war film commit tee to promote and arrange for cam pus showings of war films. Favorable replies to the letter were received from all the colleges, Ward said. Films Are Highly Important In his letter, lie said: "The office of War Information feels that it is highly important for war information films to be shown to students and faculty members of all colleges in South Carolina. "The field representative from the Washington office of War Informa tion has suggceted that each col lege and university president ap point a film coordinator for his campus. Some inAtitutions are nam ing a faculty member; some are naming a student; and some are naming a combination committee of students and faculty members. "The canpus Film Coordinator will assume responsibility for get ting the various films before the campus groups. Each week new films are being released, both on the war effort and on thc ntions in volved." he said. THEY SABOTAGE BY DAY! Riding by night they strike the enemy in a thousand places! Philip DORN Anna STEN and many others Starts SUNDAY STUDENTS! r excellent work on your laundry leave it at the Canteen a can give you one day service and ECIAL RATES TO STUDENTS L AUND RY LAUNDRY"' Phne 7..7147