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Players Turn Solidly ~Suet ieVn AA Feminine In PresentihgIi.1 TomgntonWe "Nine Girls" At Drayton uswenG Te UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA " CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Z676 Volume XXXVII, No. 11 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, DECEMBER 10. 1943 Founded 1908 Gray V-12 Stude Service Pre Take Navy, Coast Guard Or Marines Captain R. C. Needham, com' manding officer of the Navy .V-12 unit at the University of South Car olina, announced recently that dur ing the week of November 22-29 Preference Check Sheets were filled out by all V-12 students who by March 1, 1944, will have completed the first two terms of college. "These sheets, indicating the stu dents' first three preferences in Navy, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps training are an important in dication of the students' interests in a particular kind of training," Captain Needham said. "Such pref erences are of value to the Navy in t!:il:-ing th Nation's m:pwer - effectively as possible and in assist ing the student to benefit from training for war service and post war employment," he said. Together with other information the Navy is assembling, these pref erences will be considered in de ternining the students' next assign ment. The number of students as signed to each group will be deter mined by the needs of the Navy but all preferences will be considered carefully and followed where pos sible. Before filling out the preference blanks, students were informed by literature, group meetings, individual conferences, and other means, of opportunities open, and were urged to consider carefully their qualifica tions for each. Pre-medical, pre-dental, or pre theological candidates are to be con. * tinued in such programs unless sep. aration or transfer to another cur riculun is clearly indicated by the record to date. Students who have already served in the Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or Navy or have entered V-12 as transfers from enlisted reserve pro grams such as V-1 or V-7 will he committed to the service in which they originally enlisted. In order that data be available on a comparable basis for the rank ing of students, comprehensive achievement examinations w e r given on November 30 to all mem-u bers of the V-12 program coming tinder the specified classification, 'These examinations have been for wvarded'to thle Navy Tlesting Bu. reau hocatedl at Princeton, N. J., foi marking. Grades will be returned to Captain Needham in the near fu. ture to be uisedl in mlakinlg recoin mlendlationls to the Bureau of Nava Personnel as to which expresse< preference V-12 trainees shouk take after the present college tern is comlpleted. Ralph I To_Her By Hamilton Simpson Behind a desk cluttered wvith clip pings, file cards, and letters sit genial Ralph Lewis, executive secre tary of tile Alumni Association. 11. is the personnified connecting link he tween Carolina and her war-scattere< alumni- fighting menCl and women or every front, hungry for nmews of thei University and their friends. Mr. Lewis b)eamied as lhe (lug dee into his caserniouis tolp drawer an produced several enormous piles o letters. Glowing with justified pridi andl satisfaction said: "liere's the proof of the pudding Thmey're fromi our lioys (but his toi said 'mny boys') in the service. W Ilmainitaini a special file of all names o mieni in thme armied forces andh wed our best to keep up withm thleml b: wvriting personal letters, sendhing thi Gamlecock. leaflets, clippings, stiekers MS To nts Give ,ference Blue Key Says Student Directory Available Soon Handbook Will Include Necessary Information Concerning Students Every year the Blue Key. a nation al leadership fraternity. publishes a Student Directory, giving a list of all students registered at the University, their home address, their campus ad dress, the school in which they are registered. their fraternity or sorori ty, and their class. Also included in it. is the faculty and administrative staff. "The directory will be off the press and available for the students either on December 17, or when we return from Christmas holidays," says Jay Hlammett. president of the Blue Key. The delay has been dlue to the fact that the printers have been unable to get sufficient paper. The directory will he distriluted from the Univer sity post office. This publication is commonly termed on the campus -as the "po litical handbook", since.it is the only classification available. It has proved in the past to be a valuable aid to the stutdents. CCS Visits City Welfare Groups Is Probably Only Group Of Its Kind ir U. S. A. The Carolina Christian Service Club was created about five years ago as an extension division of the Y.W. and Y.M.C.A. to take programs of entertainment and worship to various institutions in Columbia. As far as known, it is the only one of its kind in the United States. The motto of the club is: "I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth The. present officers are: Julia Bull, president; Patty Malcolm, Mimi Wal lace, Ann Webb. 'Marie Bloodworth, Amy .ou Swartwout, vice-presi dents; Ernest Miller, secretary and treasurer; jimmy Carson, recording secretary; Bobby Williams, sergeant at-arms; Bill Melunis. program chairman; and Jeanette I lolley, pianist. Patty Malcom is in charge of the program to the AIm's I louse every Tuesday at :. :45 p. in. Mimi Wallace is in charge of the program to the - onfederate I Ionmce ecry Wednesday at 4:1i5 p. nm. The-Girls' I udustrial -School is visited on the first and third Wednesdays at 8 p. m. by a I group wyith Anmy I.ou Swartwout in charge. Onm the first Monday of each month the State Park is visited at 7 p. in. by a grouip under the leader ship of A\nn Webb. L.ewis J Scatte SSpe Only 200 Unused Films Left For Annual Pictures Quote, men and women of the University of South Caro lina, unquote, if you do not have your pictures taken soon for the 1944 Garnet and Black, there will be no film left with which to have them taken. A check made last week by Cele Roberts, editor of the annual, revealed that there were only approximately 200 more un used films. That was last week; undoubtedly many pictures have been made since then. Your last year's annual picture will be used for the 1944 edition if you do not have a new one made. Seniors, freshmen, and transfers are especially urged to visit Toal's Studios immedigtely and be photographed. Dance Orchestra Is Formed From University Band "Carolina Bluejackets" Will Be Available For Campus Activities Ihe dance orchestra this semester ha. been formed from the mnember ship 01 the University band. 'Ihose l'rt sent at reliearsals so far are: i'iano, R'bert Mead; drum s. Rhett Davis; saxophone . Jack Ihubert. George Mizzel, Edward Ilall and Edward Sinith. Also, Don Schmidt, Vernon Turner, Ed K!att-, Weston l)ixon, Jim Parler, Robert Doyle, Cary Tison, and Leon Goodale. 'The orchestra originally w a s Formed for the Pleasure and recrea tion of playing popular music and has now smoothed out into a dance Iand. I'hey have adopted the name Carolina llueiackets, and, while it is not their intention to compete with commercial orchestras in any way, they will he available for campus ac tivities or service connected organi zations. Already there has been a heaNy demand for their available dates, four of which have been booked at present. Players To Take Drama To Fort "Nine Girls," the new University Players' play, will open its run at Fort Jackson on December 13, and will be given at Drayton H all for Navy V-5 and V-1:2 students the week following Christmtas holidays. T[hose whlo will appear with the University' Players for the first time are: M alenma Copeland, a transfer fronm Anderson J unior C o I 1 e g e where she took part ini dramatics; Sandy Morrison fronm Kingstree, Blobbie Willianms fronm Sumter, Rhonda TJanhb fronm Philadel phia, andl Frankie Gillstrap from North Carolina. oins red AIu 1k HE First Report "Y" Drive Is I Early reports inlicate that th cess. The campaign was begun n Hall, December 6, and will be c 1 o'clock, Decemiber 10. At the initial luncheon, after all t explanations were made, Lieutenant McCurry spoke to the group. He commended the campaign in the name of the V-12 administration and called attention to the fact that the religious work of the YMCA was extremely valuable in the eyes of the Navy. The campaign solicitors are or ganized into two teams, civilian and Navy. Charlie Sloan heads the ci vilian group while Jim Guest is in charge of Navy campaigning. Members of the Navy team in clude: Bill McGinnis. Lacy Hucks, Jim Parler, Jim Galloway, Bob Way, Paul Vood, D. H1. Bailer, T. E. Arline, \oodhurst C. Thomp son, L. F. Robinson, R. S. Gayle, Barry King, F. L. Newdick, 1). C. Trushin. W. 1. Fowler, S. S. Black burn, M. X. Polk, .1. A. Ott, A. T. Murphey, H!. E. Davis, F. E. Booth, Joe Penton, R. K. Elmendorf, E. G. Parsons, R. W. Williams, Thad M innant, Joe \'ildermuth, A. C. Rose, ). J. IHayes, R. C. Boyd. Bruce Yount. J. M. Gue.s, L. W. Shealy, R. F. To\vell, and A. I). \ard. - Civilian solicitors are as follows: Bryson l.owman, J. I. l leatherly, Charles Me l i ll a n , I.. Camok. Ernest Davis, Clyde McClain, A. B. King, C. K. Connelly, Tom Pitts, H. L. Lafitte, Marius Wells, Rus sell Shaw, and \V. C. McKeown. If you appreciate your "Y" make your pledge NO\' I YM-YW Sponsor Dancing Class Will Meet Tuesday And Friday In Flinn Hall A "Y" sponsored dancing class for civilian and V-t2 boys will begin next T1uesday under the leadership of "3rooksie" Marshall. Everyone, es pecially those who cannot dance, is invited to attend the meetings, every Tuesday and Friday at 4 o'clock in Flinn lall. Ballroom dancing only will be given at first. but jitterbugg ing will be offered later, with music furnished by a piccolo. Classes for the girls w%ill be formed sometime in the near future. This is one of several plans of the "Y" to help University Result. of theL qutestiotnnaire dis tributed lby the "Y"' last wecek showed that students w ould like group sings, "Happy Illours.", and Saturday nuight dances. Amotng the tops in maga-i zines arc "Life", "Colliers", "Time', "'Saturday Evening Post'', and "Reader's Digest". Newspaper" are, being ordered from Chicago. New York, Washington. D). C.. as well as local papers. SBC mni add(resses of friends, and ev en pic tures of the Mlay Queens-any'thing to maintain the close relationship. among the boys in the service." The nucleus of this vast contacting service is the recordls system. 'The present addresses, individual biog raphics, records, photographs, and notes ont personal advancemetnt of every alunimnus since 1880 are con tained in or being gathered for the files. 'lhe office staff is kept btust ling with endless research and filing. for every attempt is made to keep this enormous store of information complete and up to date. T'his work benefits a great many people and organizations. But as Mir. Lewis succinctly statedl, there is only one ultimate aim of the Alumni As sociation. "We feel that a bigger and better Alumni Association wvill mean a greater Carolina." re D< s Show That 3igSuccess e "Y" financial drive is a suc ith a dinner luncheon in Flinn losed with another luncheon at Carolina Boosters Bolster School Spirit of USC Large Program Is Planned For Coming Basketball Season The Carolina Boosters' Club is the one group of which everybody. civilian. \-r2, V-5. freshman, gradu ate, etc., is a member. The purpose of this club is to promote Carolina's spirit. The organization was started three years ago by Ed Patterson, who thought that the :,chool pep needed boosting. le was the first president ot the clii), and was suc ceeded last year by J. R. Heatherly. President this year is Rut Osborne. The club operates the year round, but is most active during football season, and especially in the prepa ration for the Carolina-Clemson game. Foir the game thi< year they promoted the bonfire and shirt tail parade, secured two stuffed tigers anl a gamecock, made and displayed over the campus signs welcoming the calets. kept the gate fires burning, and secured shakers. Working with the president are several committees, the chairmen of which are publicity, Larry Newdick: activities, Othneil Wienges and Charlie Sloan; finance, Bill Jones; posters and signs, Julia Bull and Bill Terry. President Osborne says: "I want to take this opportunity to thank everybody for their work and tine cooperation. I would like to name each individually, but that would he itpossible." The club hopes to function suc cessfully through the basketball season, and all who are interested in working on any of the commit tees are asked to contact President Osborne or any of the committee chairmen. Freshman Class Name Candidates For Fall Election Nominatins for ofticer. of the I reshman.u class were held in the Il'ni seitsity Chapel last Tuersday aiternoon at .'o'clock. II owev er, ntomiimationis n ill not be completed until next Mlon dvay afternuooit at 4 o'cloc~k, in ordler to give \V-i2 stuidenits, who apparently dhidn't reali'c they wecre eligible, a chance to nonminate menmbers of their group. IlThose nominated arce: President lien P'eeples. \Victor Barrett, 11 arri son Perry, Nell Niayer, Iliars ey Shaw ; v ice-president-.\laje id Akel. Chuarles Fdenfield. J1ohr' Reese. D ick I us en bury ;secretary-treasurer-I. hin Tol hert, James Parr. Gloria Jeiller. Janet Ilietchell : historian--Alvin King. Bill Aia,uI Jack A'llcen, Bobby \\illiams, \'irginiia Ray4v5(r. Elections uiill b.e held W\ednesday front to to in the ODiN circle, or. ini ease i had wieather, in the lobby of tlhe chapel. Rutn-offs will be held the following day, Tlhursday. Davis tdentifies Unknown Author Dr. R. B. Davis, fomerly of the E.nglisht Department, nowy ott leave of absence to serve as executive of ficer of thte Naval U'nit located at Emory and Henry College in V'ir ginia, has called attentiont to two ioemts unidentitied hteretofore, as the work of George San'd1ys. Dr. Davis' informative and convincing article, entitled 'T'wo New Items for a George Santdys Bibliographty," ap pears in the. Papers of thec Biblio graphical Society of America, Third E)uarter. 1943L ?cemI Disti ngu ish( Will Speak ( Discovery C John T. Graves Committee Is In Charge Of Faculty Student Set-Up The Facnlty-Student Rela,tnishipc Counnittee. accor'li g to reenut re pot% ill meret aturdlay t(oc"garui/t fo)r thet comuingL 'eeI'rllsek.T ( .oint grot1p (i s(t ".d nt and factilt% has had no con,tt":+"on or authorized organization, 1 ut has functioned oul% to supply a link between the teachet and student in solb ing campus prob lems. At the final meeting last semester the group \ws laced in charge of a committee conpo-e(1 of Buddy Black, Otheniel \\einee< and Ann Iludson, The conmmitter w%as authorized to call the first metng tui seenster and to lay plans for election of new of ficers. Past head of the group Charlic Knou ltIon leit La t seme,ter for Pre Midshipnans schl .1 in Noriolk. Ili, successor w% ill he another student a; members of the faculty hold positions as sub- onntittee chairmen Itt never superior chairman<hip. Facnlty-Stdent was largely re-pon sible for the lomttpositio:1 of the last student body constitution. Work Iast year inchlded a week by week schedule of eCsents. sork with high school grotups and thle arranging of Spring Cleanup dla. kept at around thirty studenite and ten faculty membners. 1-oth groups are rotated at irr egular period Being"Voic4 Good For is "Can youi tr anslate Latin \\ Wha time is it ?"I "low do yo si pelI psy. chiatrist ?" "Where arc the Solomor I slands? T- 'hese are rohutine' questiom~ that conme over the lines to the U.S.C switchboard, the place where anythuing can hIappen, and usually dtoes. Whei the operators phtg ini a line they ar< prepared for anything. andi seldon blink a eyelash at the most am1azing statements. I .ong (distance calb come to .girls in care of Mrs. Wad< Hfampton and Mirs. Sims, and thes< dlormitories are often asked for at Sims and Wade H ampton Barracks. W~hen the girls dlon't answer, thos< who are phoning often ask the opera tors if they are out having chow Tenemnents are also' asked for a~ barracks. 'The building that create the miost confusion, however, is the Wauchope H-ou,se. It is called practi eally everything, such as Walkipoo, Washup and Washington. Mr. Kelly is usually asked for as Mr. Marshall, One day a man's voice told the hardened switchhoard operator that lie wanted to speak to a tall boy with redi hair who wore a green sweater, Another time a woman's voice wanted i man who had a cream colored con vartc yer 15 ,d Editor )n Second )f America John Temple Graves, II, distin guished editor, author, and orator, will present a lecture in the Uni versity Chapel December 15 at 7:15 p. in. on the subject, "The Second Discovery of America." The lecture, which will be sponsored by the "Y", is open to the students, faculty and public. All are cordially invited to attend. Mr. Graves, who is listed in "Who's Who in America," is now editor of the Birmingham News. He is well known for his excellent com mand of oral and written English, his latest book being, "The Fight ing South." Many prominent persons have ex pressed opinions of Mr. Graves' ora tions, a few of which follows: "His appearance brought out more students than we have ever seen a.Pmlrd nt anything short of a foot hall game or general chapel."-Vanderbilt Alumnus. "His speech interested us when w- heard it and grew even more interesting when we discussed it." -Margaret Mitchell. "Delighted our audience beyond words."-Francis P. Gaines, Presi dent, \Wachington and Lee Univer sit'. "lre and 1lerbert Agar made the he"t impression at our commence mnent of any perons in a decade." I rank Graham, President, Univer sity of North Carolina. "nre of the most wonderful ad dresses our body has heard." Lloyd Foster, President, Southern Association of Commercial Secre tanes. The t'niver-ity is fortunate in se curing Mr. Gra'-es as a speaker, ..id iemhers of the "Y" hope that the student l'odv will take advantage of the opportunity to attend the lec tnre. Two Oldest Grads Are Discovered Two memtbers of the class of 185:1, irst graduating class at the LUni versitN of South Carolina, recently contacted each other through the Alumni Ascociation and found that they are probably the oldest living graduates of the 'niversity. Rich ard Caspar Sipnpson was 81 Octo ber 1. of this year. MacBeth Young writes that lhe is sev eral months y ounger, having been born Septem Ier 10. 1*, at Lattrens. S. C., in the Confederate' of America. Both are at.tive muemibers of the Alumni As%ociation. aWith Smile" many Laughs in si te' of war progratms and suich, "enuitt ing fool'' ov er the telephone is still a favorite Carolina sport. Boys give the operators gray hair by answe: ing with. "This is the Lexing ton Fish M\arket," or "Joe's Liquor Store." or the "Police Station," or es en "Bluckingham Palace." The be w ileredl i ictimn usually cusses out the opei ator for giving him the wrong nummber. During the summer semes ter. tricky sttudents wouldh answer the phone1 with. "This is Carolina sum mier home, sonme 're in and sonie 're otut." Or. by the way of variety. "East side of heav en, which angel do you want?" as well as "Wainwright speakinig, McA\rthur's in the tub." TIhe telephone operators say that sttudents still use tile old standbys, such as calling the cemetery and ask ing for Minnie Graves, calling the funeral home atnd asking if they have a box for thenm, aiid asking the htts station wshen the next bus goes to pieces; Yecp, they lead a gay and busy life, those operators. And don't think that they're just automatons,2 'cause all the time they're laughing up their mouthpieces, at you. - K