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ODK Will Present ery a en ~Special Certificates 4~ (AiI rsdeta hi To Students Leaving Oe w poet UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Z676 Volume XXXVII, No. 17 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRURY 18, 1944 younded iission Senior NROTC students receiving car Carson, George Edward Rhett Davis, Jos Lupo, Fred McDuffie Martin, William V Earle Stevenson, John Frederick Willion Juniors in Naval ROTC who will be Alfred Taylor Clarkson, Menelaus Cons Rawson Calvin Hipp, James Carl Kears, Meeks, Jr., Ernest Hite Miller, Rutledge Brockman Elected Honor Board Head Isabel McCants Retains . Secretarial Position Jimmyv Brockmran, risin; juni,r, w,as elected chairmran of( the I lon,r Council for the spring Seester at a ueeting of the lIonor ih>ar i hehl last Monday. Fehrar iv 1. n nimmv Vill replace lhnldy Bilack who will receive his connriss ion in the na\ v at the end of the prescnt semrester. Isabel .\leCant, w%as re-clccted to the Office of secretarv. Ncw%" members named to the I honor Council wvere liruce IIortonl. Jimmnv Brockmtan. and :\nne loval. l)ick 1)uscnhurv. Zoa \\ade, I )avid Free man. 111 :;mnw\cal, and TI rml \\ar ren were clecte(l to the 1 olunur Board. The Ilonor Council is constitution ally composed of six students elected from the fourteen mntbers of the Ilonor Board. Ilowevter, it has been necessar"y to make exceptions so that the council might continue to func tion effectively at Carolina at war. Pan-Hellenic Plans For New Rush Week Rush Week To Be Held After Mid-Semesters 'The vomnan' Pan-lelletric of the University of South Carolina held a call meeting \\ednesday, Fchruary 2 in Sims Lounge. The purpose of the meeting was to rat ify the new Rush \\'eek program which has been drawn tip. The14 grotup d1iscussed tile new5 rulles, anid with the11 excepjtionI of a few chlanges, accepted( it unlanl imly . Th ne llw programIl will (do away wit h all rou tine4 parties whichi htave been 1 a great expnIl e~ to tihe sororities, and( gis e blookIets to all rtushees withl comple)Ite inlformationl onl each sorority, statistics of eachi will he4 taketn front Beards Manual, anl acceptedl athority oIn thlis ma terial. The4 soul purpose54 of tile new ~ programi is thle fulrther plrotectionl of theC sororities, anId ruishees. m, Regional Officer Pays Inspection Vi >onted officer-tn-charge of the regional e nspection to the University of South Carolii who accompanied him and officers of the I. C. Whisnant, executive officer of the F1 'ge of the flight prep school; Lieut. Robert iaxwell, also on the regional staff. as being "well pleased" with the Flight Pri Comm ODK Presents Certificates Project Now In Hands Of Engraver Special college certificates will ie presented by the University of South Carolina to all undergraduates in good standing who are leaving at the end of the present semester to enter the Armed Forces (M idsIt ipm an's School, draft inducted, coumission frcon Naval ROTC) announces Jim nic Guest, president of the local chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, national leadership fraternity, which was responsible for originating the lca. L'resident J. Rlion McKissick reports that he is favorably impressed with the idea and is whole-heartedly backing it. 1le also stated that the University will hear the expense of having the certificates printed. The plan for the certificate which will show the student's college stand ing when he left the University and the umber of terms completed. was drawn up by members of ODK and is now in the hands of the engraver. Students desiring to obtain these ccrtificates will make application to the Registrar's Office or Jimmic Guest as president of ODK. Any student who has attended the Univer sity as long as one semester and is 1, tving to enter the Armed Forces is eligible to receive a college certificate. The sudden induction of the Naval ROTC juniors created a need for something in line of diplomas and was responsible for this expedient measure. AKG Taps Ten New Members Services Held At "Y" Thursday Ten girls were tapped for member ship in Alpha Kappa Gamna, honor ary leadership and service sorority. at the service held at the Co-ed meeting Thursday afternoon. 'Mem bers are chosen on a basis of charac ter, leadership, scholarship. and serv ice to the University. The members tapped are as follows: Frances Padgett, Julia Bull, Polly Fillingini, I.ouise Wallace, Mimi Wal lace, Jeannette 1lolley, Martha Walker, Charlotte Tuten, Elizabeth Mattison. Ethel Lazar. Future Teachers Issued Notice By Education Schcol All students who plan to teach should check with the School of Education immediately because new regulations on teacher cer tification have been changed. Such regulations will be in effect on July 1, 1945. This will effect the present Juniors and others who will choose teaching as their profession. Lieut. Cmdr. Graha Training Command Lieut. Cmdr. Paul Graham, recently ap Command, Atlanta, paid his first visit ofi He is pIctured above with two officers University. They ore, left to right: Lieut. Lieut. Cospar Ropponecker, officer-in-cha regional officer, and L.ieut. tj.g.) Steve A~ Commander Graham expressed himself Carolina. s, Deg imissions will be Neil Withers Allen, Rob eph Preston Edwards, James Lee Guest, J ondyko McMillan, Cecil Scott Miller, Mar s, Deryl O'Driscoll Willis, Paul Nicholas commissioned are James Benjamin Block, on, Horace Earl Dill, Jr., Watson Lee D L. Owens Killingsworth, Edward Mclver Lyles Osborne, Jr., William Frederick 0 Semester's Sec Gives Heatherl) Post Office Houses Stamp Collection Begun By Pennell \lauy have probally reen tile \\ar Staimp Allinn on the wall of the 'ni versity IPost Office. I here. posted all over the %%all, is a colorful collec tion of one of the Iest staips in the worbl. Lndier each staip is an in lcriptionl written by its donor. Look iig at them oine can't help but admire the talents of tho>e who wrote them. Buddy 'ennell started the collec tion with a ten-cent War Stamp and the followiln" inscriptiin below it. "This >tampnn was purchased floll the meager earnings of ltuddy Pennell a/s high pressure salesman-Ieverly Nininger." The second contribution to the hall of fame was by Bill Tid well. It senms that lie was confront ed with the same "::alesman," for he says. "This stanp added to Buddy's collection out of the 'meager' carn ings of W. C. Tidwell-high pressure salesman. ditto." lie has an arrow ;rom the word ditto to Beverly's name. Keep it tip, Rev ! .\ reminder of happy school (lays is the one that says, "In commenda tion of our first cut under Prof. Wil liams 2-12-44." This was placed under a fifty-cent stamp. Vhocvcr put it there must have been very happy to commemorate the day with a iifty-cent stamp. A rather nice thought (or is it ?') was contributed by sotneone under a twenty-five cent stamp. "D)edicatecd to all the -ia's and V-s's who have humsted and will linst cmut at U SC." A\ rather "cute"' ine ws . "A 'Rei' stamup for Charles 'Red' t iordcon, fo rnmerly of Coker, more u recent ly of Rlainb r idge." Besidle thtis was another w ith "In fondest memory of Edwin Law rence ( Larry) At the last count there was$.5 worth of stamps, each wsith its ini scripltionl beneath it. Newcdick, at one tulle possessor of 160O demerits." Of Navy Primary t To USC Campus I lice of the Naval Air Primary Training 1a campus last week. Naval Flight Preparatory School at the ight Prep school; Lieut. Cmdr. Graham; I. Watson, psychological officer of the paratory School and CAAM WTS unit of Aw are fie, Coy Wilmot Brickle, James Dontsler Robert Chambliss Light, Frank Charles low, Hooskel Franklin Shealy, Thomas Harvey Glominski. Caughman, Jr., Felix Nicholas Cantore, Free, IlIl, Bernard Burnett Hillmann, Johnson McKinney, Benjamin Spencer obert White, Othniel Henry Wienges. Coeds For Beauty Section Selected By Members Of KSK Sixteen (c-ds w,ho Will comnpose the beauty <ection of the Garnet and Black annual publication of the ni cr.ity of South Carolina. were selected at a :.pecial mecting of Kappa Sigia K.ippa. honorary ser %ice fraternity. Tuesday, February 1.. Names of c:.ndidates for the beauty ,ection were presented to the general metbership. consisting of .+ outtstand ing male students of the caupus. by a nominating ctomtittce previously ap pointed for this purpose. Then the candidates nere voted on by the whole body and i6 selected. Pictures of the girls chosen will he sent to a famous artist who will select the most beautiful in his opinion to be Miss Garnet and Black. KSK was authorized to select the co-eds for the beauty section by Cele Roberto, editor of the Garnet and Black. It was inconvenient this year to have a student body meeting to elect the girls as has been done in former years Miss Roberts said. Mrs. Arney Childs. 1)can of W'om en, expressed her approval of the plan and said she thought it a fair means of selecting the co-eds for the beauty section. Bradley, Daniel Smith Return From Atlanta Dean Bradley, Dr. McTyiere Daniel and 1)r. Ellison M. Smith have just returnted from a meeting in Atlanta of the Deans of the schools of educa tion in the state universities andl land grant colleges in the Southern States. T'he object of the meeting was to dis cuss teacher training and new trends in teacher training that seem to be taking place now, and what reorgani zatioin wsill be( necessary for teacher training in the p)ost war period. Freeman Electe Jennings WiI Murray Continues As Business Head At a mneetig of the Board of Publications held last week, editors of thte Gamecck for the coming -emester were elected. The board, comprised D)r. H avilah Babcock, D)ean S. C. DePass, two members form the Euphradian and Clariosophic Literary societies, and one member fronm the Euphrosynean and Hypatian societies, approved tihe recommenda tions madec by the present editor and staff. D)avid Freeman, NROTC, rising juntior from Pickens, and Managing Editor of the Gamecock for the past semester was elected Editor. Mr. Freeman is treasurer of Kappa Sigma K appa, h6norary service fraternity, Chairman of the Student-Faculty Steering Committee, active in the Y MCA and other camptus organiza tions. Katherine Armida Jenniitgs, rising senior from Sumter, and former News laditor of the Gamecock, was led Fe 86 To Gradual Commissions Oi McKissick To Addi Class In Drayton I Commencement exercises, the sec ond in the new speed-up program of the University, will be held Satur day, February 26, for civilian and naval students. At I p. n. 48 senior and junior NROTC students will be sworn in the navy as Ensigns. USNR, by Capt. R. C. Needham, and receive their orders. These ex ercises will be held on the campus between' Maxcy Monument and the new library building. At 7:3o p. in. Saturday. the regular academic exercises will be held in Drayton Hall. A fter the invocation by a local minister and the singing of the Alma Mater, President I. Rion McKissick will recognize men and women in the graduating cla.s and in the nation's service, recognize par ents, confer degree,, and deliver a brief farewell message. - The program will conclude with the singing of the "Star Spangled Banner" and the benediction by Dr. lugh R. Murchi son, chaplain and professor of English Bible. There are 8> applicant for degrees. 4' men and 37 women. and tigtt ap plicants for certificates in Secretarial Science. They are: Bachelor of Art.:: Anne 'hand Ad: ms, Caroline Alva Belf. Billie Jean lobo, Arniand Franci- Bhie. Anne Simon' Dana. I.ouise .\larie Gaffin, Barbara G,race \\ addeil Br:u ncr, Leonella Oglesbyv brahan. A:ne Porcher I iregorie, Jorhn I arvey (;)lminski, Jaudon i Harley Piper. Sarah Clarkson Hopkin,. Sybil For ence Ingram. Rita Kautnman. Mary Dale I.ntt. Byrd I.ucius. Ann Odell Will Otter Half Of Shorthand And Typing Course Six Hour Course May Be Counted For A.B., B.S. Degree When Completed Last year the U'niversity Council voted to allow as many as s.x credits in shorthand and typing to be used u:l an A.B. or B.S. degree. The second semester of last 'ear Miss Odell gave a six credit course. meeting six hours a week, which covered an ordinary year's work in typing and shorthand. I he course was open to juniors and senior and over .o enrolled. Several of these now hold excellent business positions on the basis of this conrse. In the coming March ternm, M1ivn Odell will give the begiinniing of this course ont a three-hour basis. Those beginning this cour-e will be able to complete it in the J uly or Nov em ber term. .It was impossible to sched ule a six-hour course at this time. Those interested should see Miss Odell. d New Editor 4 I Be Managii elected Managing Editor. Other editors elected were: Harry Jenkins, New s Editor; Jo Thomip son, Coed Editor: Margaret Jones, Society Editor; Charles Sanders, and John Reese, Co-Sports Editors. Billy Murray will continue in his canacity a Business Manage.- .ad rrees .rt Lockwood Bleakley, Armand Francis Ba >hn Orville Hooper, William Craig Hunley :us McKinnon Pennell, Joseph Edward Sl lalamoutis, Samuel Turner Beacham, John William Sloan Bradford, George Groichen Drn, Carl Eugene Dowdey, Elizoh Dowlin Leppord, Julian Thornal Long, Wilton stendorff, Collis Melvin Steele, Jr., John I :ond Election f Presidency Vacancy Created As McKinney Goes Ill( result, of the londay election. Caroliina', second , tudent body electio n within two weeks. put J. 11. IIeatherly iutq the executive seat. Ileatherly, whito wa, t"ininated in the trst election by Skinny \lcKinnev. again climbed into the spotlight wh ien it was announced that Skinny w\oul he leaving wih tie N 1 O'I' 'till -ebruary 2o. 11eatherly was opposed by Jin l'arler and Jeep Merchant. Joe lirhek withdrew his nomination for the presidency. Although this campaign was i(ore (luiet and subdued than the other, partially due to the inclement weather, I leatherly took an early lead and mtaintained it to the end. Final results show leatherly with a total of 209 'otes Parler with a total of 170 votes and Merchant with 2.t votes. Note: 'I he following is a letter to all students fromli their new presi dlent. J. 11. H eathierly. "Alen and Womnen of Carolinia" In each of our lives there is at ways a timie w hen we feel lost for wordls wheni it conmes to choosing themi to express our appreciation for onle kind of hoinor or another. Today, fellow stu(ldents, I have reached that timue. I realizedC duirilig this seconid eec tiion that the ' otinig. anid camipaign-. ing woqutld be slower thani ini the heated )tne only twoi weeks biefore. lI onsever. it was a pleasant suirprise to learn that over four hundred votes were cast. which I thintk wsas a good mimi ber considerinig the weather last Mfondlay. Si,nce yott have seen tit to place thiis highi honor tupon tie, I cani pirom isc that I shall endeav or to reprc tenit you with the dlignity and respect hat you so richly deserve. Of all the words in the English angtuage only three senm to be standu ing out ill my miind; butt these comie fromt the bottom of my heart and with tundying gratitude-I thank you. To thlose of youl who voted for me andl to those of you who did not I am sincerely grateful becauise after ill the friendship of the Carolina stut Icents is greater thtan all else. Whlether it be now, after gradtua ion, or anytimle, yotu can always count For A Greater Carolina, L. B. lIeathterly. b. 26 :e, 48 To Get 1February 26 ,ess Graduating lall Exercises Elizab,eth .\liller,.:tric. ! ,ar .\htl ier. France 11' ui.c' ie Radi,all. \lar garet I/.e Starnet l, J'sep3hin' Fliza beth Stout, \1argaret I !.ricc I icker, Henry1 Chc.ter \\-aii.r .j.1, Ilaro:d Nurtan \\t.,. Bachwlo- If .\rt- i liIn tirn: Samuel Tiurncr Btach:n . t ia i . )\: \ lilir. liachlcI r i: \rt- I I..:rrai,:n: Lery 1.c,nl Iern a :l Irances Grate I'adlgett. Bacheoiur oi Science: ' . Balamui'ti,. Ilean-r \irmin I.;i wick. Gcurge JeiniIIL, r 31, n,L, Jat:tts \olna (ialowa\. Geraldine D. IIa'c, John Or"ile l . I: Trafitr Iloi.kine, llenry l'. i , I.a o - ward Enoch lo:ntr1.e. Len 1)alias inrra\. Ir., Jain - .\lm r''e Iir, Charles <embe)rt Sit,an. I.a1: \ incent Sullivan. D1r. thy ara TlaL;nt. 1 3avidi De\ ere \\ alker. I1 ! liachle"r of ti n-l't m Ic : ot. R obet't l..d a.i: .I icaii . I.i!lie .\1:1t"larie 1 \.,rt:'. < 1 \ \-ilm:1 t Bricklc. Liliian I !::,.. ett-: Jane I..c"ctt. \\ i:l . r. t finnii y, Mary Franet I<i -r \ le(,ia%. \lar e n, .\Ieki i 'i: , J . Carl,lent l'rince.h .\! t : o .N r A\lice \\ al,.: I;acheit.r of .liv M c L niten' i . (e;ic . I 'rr ~iii 1'.i1LT:I1t" rt'~ ' 1 i \ii. e .\ain-i n .::n (in 1la rrtl. n R' ari i .r z ':t E i n e lI - r i I'Iai c \:\li,. n . \l, l N.i tll, iti' aI ginee in g -: J - h ibic le tn ita I ' n r *:m . j., : , ' n Eduardti t . 1i.m h ' .. J: m nl ,, Inn. \\ in :l i . r . j in-(: m r . i: i e t n l i *3. I IFI3 nicl: l.: Jam e, i i., -tc: . : 'h mri l 1. .\illur. n .\la th i \ MicDaniel. \Crifiarte in v. Chiri,tns. Niag 't (. FaberC. .\nn! Is D.orout hi iher a IDepaitmevntai I e1 art s. Cla ire t.ia , \ e \r: Of Gamecock ig Editor George DeLay will re pace Cairlisle Kearse as Citrculation Manager. Ceie Rob>crts Editor of the Garnet anti Black ; Jimmy Brockman and Helen Pride Craig, former editors of the Gamecock were elect.ed as As snciatc Editors.