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Queen Of May To 1/OdLbryClet B e Crowned In ~Ia rACosScinO Front Of New Library ar orrpondence UNIVERSITY OF SUHCRLN SOUTHNARLN CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Z676 Volume XXXVII, No. 21 COLUMBIA, SOUTH_ CAROLINA, FRID)AY, APRIL 28, 1944Fone 8 Sossa O U. S. Weather E Meteorology Sc Training Clas Univ. Of Chica The United States weather Bureal for professional training in meterolc qualified men and young women. vanced meteorological classes which stitutions: New York University, Ur ning May 8, 1944, and also on Ju Chicago, Illinois, starting May 8, 11 Technology, Cambridge, Mass., open In addition, refresher courses ino mathematics- and physics will be given during April, 1944 at both New York University and the Uni versity of Chicago, which success ful applicants may enter according to the extent of their preparation for the advanced classes. The thirty five weeks training program affords an opportunity for those interested in work of a scientific and public service character to qualify them selves for vital participation in America's war effort. A reliable na tional weather service is not only essential to the safety of flying both military and commercial; it benefits many and varied elements of our wartime economy such as , transportation, agriculture, industry and communication. It is particu larly hoped that capable young women will avail themselves of this means of rendering an important contribution to the national need. All tuition fees for the course are paid by the Government. Accepted students are required to finance travel expenses to the university of their choice, living expenses (in cluding text books) while at the university, and the cost of traveling to their place of enmployment. Ap plicants must agree to accept posi tions in the Weather Bureau upon successful completion of the train ing course, at annual salaries rang ing froin $1,800 to $2,000, plus 20 per cent overtime pay, depending on existing vacancies and on their de gree of aptitude for meteorology. They must also be willing to ac cept employment anywhere in the United States. Minimum requirements of accept ance are as follows: Physical Requirements 1. Qualified young women are especially encouraged to apply; men with 4-F classifications or medical discharges are also needed. '2. Age: 18 to 30 preferred. 3. United States Citizens. 4. Miust be able to pass a Civil Service physical examination. Educational Requirements 1. Alust have completed at least two years of college. M.Aust hold credit for one year of differential and integral calculus and one year of college physics. University of Sotith Carolina stu dents interested in the offer are urged to write to the Head of the - Aeteorology Department of one of the universities including a state ment of qualifications, togetlher with a transcript of college credits. Five New Members Elected To ASCE eAt Last Meeting Five new members were elected into the American Society of Clhenm ical Engineers at the last meeting on April 17. They are as follows: R. Duckworth,. J. Spyropoulos, F. V. H itt, F. 11. Waldrop, C. AM. Anderson, andl It. W. Buck. Speaker at the meeting wvas the dean of the school of engineering,' Swho talked on "Connections to Mlagnetic Compass" and showed several films. The new members will he initiated at the next meeting which will be held May 1, 7:30 p. mn., in Sloani V College. The time of meetings has beeni changed from alternate Mon day nights at 8 p. mn. to alternate Tuesdlays at 7 :30 p. mn. R. A. McDowvell is president o'f the society, and G. R. Fennel is secretary. man Iureau Offers holarships ses At NYU, go And M.I.T. s is offering full tuition scholarships gy to select a number of properly [hese scholarships are-for the ad will be offered at the following in iversity Heights, New York, begin ly 7, 1944; University of Chicago, )44; and Massachusetts institute of ng July 3, 1944. Discussion Group Hears Stephens Ensign Charlotte Stephens of the University of South C a r o l i n a WAVE enlistment office spoke to a group of 15 girls at the weekly discussion group held in Sims Lounge Thursday, April 20, at 7 p. i. Ensign Stephens answered questions concerrning the qualifica tions necessary to become an of ficer and the type of work open to WAVE officers. "The main task of an officer," said Ensign Stephens, "is to recruit girls for the WAVE. But, for those interested in specialization, the Navy stresses work in technical engineering, rad:,r and physio therapy." To those not having the qualifi cations for commissions Miss Ste phens said, "If I had my choice, I would be an enlisted WAVE. The opportunities are greater and be sides, you have more fun!" After the discussion Ensign Ste phens asked if any were interested in applying. )orothy -ripp, engi neering major, applied for officer's training in the engineering corps where she will specialize in aerinau tical draftsmanship and designing. Annie Hudson, commerce major, applied for duty in the commerce department. University students interested in applying may receive application blanks from Ensign Stephens jn the basement of the University library. Distribution Spots Listed Copies of The Gamecock will be found at the following places at 12:00 on the Fridays it comes out. Canteen ............ LeGare ..................... 50 H ar per ..................... 50 Sloan........................100 Le Conte ...................100 New Library.............. 50 Contest Launched By Clariosophic In accordance with a forecast in the last issue of the Gamecock, the Clariosophie Literary Society has announced its project for the semes ter: a short story contest open to all students of the University. The society is interested in unearthing and recognizing any latent writing ab'ility on the campus. A contestant may enter mo're thtan one story, but each must be submitted in a plain envelope bearing the author's num ber, which will be assigned upon registration with the critic. All chtries must be submit ted by3 Monday, June 5, to the critic of the society, and they wihe be judged by several members of the English dlepartmentt. The author of the win nling manuscript will have l4s story published in the recently revived Carolinian, and( in addition lie will receive a cash prize. This will be awarded at a banquet to be given b)y the society in June. A list of rules will be made available through the English department. '[le society is planning to have Dr. J. A. Crawford, of the Athletic D)epartmuent, as a speaker, for the meeting next Tuesday, May 2. Fors the following week is scheduled the traditional semester debate between the two men's literary societies. It wsill be held in the Euphradian Hall. To Reign A -. awm).mrwm .mmvf. Above are pictured Beauty Queen, Will Sossoman and Jane Fishburne, Maid of Honor. Faculty-Students Make Plans For Festival Entertainment Ideas For Moving Bookstore From Canteen To Larger Quarters Discussed Many e projects, along w ith repor ts on old cts, ere discusedl Sossoman intervne tsh y tat a at the last meeting of the Faculty IctshnrIitldlcnIa. Student Steering Committee Satur- e a s day, April 15. Th luncheon was et in e t held in thec Y'MCA\ dining room at netrsdeoii,tieeuds Flin all. Dave Freeman, chair-o to o ma, called the meeting to order, oifr te Discut sed; first asking for a report from thc e his point, br. \V. th. at. May Day committee. Jane Brooks rit, iteion e to c. tre M arshtall, chairman of sports, r-anthac.tit gI(tItI \ t ported that the principal activity ieanle hano tit had oe ra wouldl be a softball game between to ntleedp i l t the faculty women and the girl stu- in he lIt ut that hisha dents. Tle game will be divided icotttimovd too the lass into three parts, a five inning game t ts nte toate tt cloo btween two student teams, with aoyn of wi ile w le the winner of that tontest to play the f-c ofra ist,andmr the faculty team a five inning game. lsro C plle is a be 1act. A letter was read by Joyce Ilet- alo, t was ma e 1hairmxitoa zel, rehresentative of the committee n tte tointigateoth wth for securing speakers to the Utiver-itit caic bad l ne sity of South Carolina camputs. Iter tininter. was from Col. E. V. Rickenbacker. 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As N Extension Bureau Backs Yearbook Literature Fostered By Literary Publication The South Carolina High School Literary Yearbook, heretofore spon sored by the School of Education of the Univcrity, is this year bcing sponsored by the Extension Di vision of the University of South Carolina. Plans for the publication of the 1944 volume are now being made. As always before, the purpose of the yearbook is to encourage and foster excellence in creative writing in the high schools of the state. Its sponsors are especially hopeful that this year's contributions will reflect, to a degree at least, the thinking of our youth under present day con ditions. The nine preceding vol umes have contained many splendid contributions, and the cordial co- I operation of teachers and, high school pupils is highiy appreciated. Original compositions including poems, short stories, sketches, and one-act plays are included in the yearbook. Representation in the book is on the basis of merit and not by schools, counties, or dis tricts. Sniall high schools are es pecially urged to submit contribu tions. The pupils of sonic schools may not be able to enter selections of each literary type, but this will be no bar to consideration in those divisions in which selections are en tered. A jury will select the contri butions without knowing the names of the writers. Only high school pupils enrolled during this session may submit contributions. Due to the fact that work on the yearbook is being tarted so muhi I later this year than in preiu year:, the time for submitting the contrihutions w as of n<c es ity con siderabl. shortened. Contributii its' were not -accepted if l potmarked later than .\pril 10, 1941. It will take some time to have the contribuitions judged and the book mimeographed. Completed copies of the yearbouk will probahy be ready for di,tributi.,n in li'. Free copies will be cent to all pp". s whose contributi,-ns are included in the books. Other copies will be available at cost. Further inforna tion may be obtained from the E:x tension division. Baptist Students Union Convenes In Spring Retreat At Anderson Th le P.apti t Studien t Uniiion held its anniual S- ing Retreat .\ pril t4 through 1i un A nderson, S. C. uwith representa t i ves riiim most of the State Colleges ::ttending. The theme of the mneeting uads. ' The Ad(equtatec Chiist'' The muaini pea ketr of the melet ing wsas Dr. larenuce Jordan, WilIliam in11all P're on also spoke. T1hosc atteniding~ from the U. ni ersity were: lHill More, Sheely \'illiams. Francis 1 lays, Majedt \kel. Opal I senhower cPlatsy Brackett, and Pihylis l lattield. Hon Above ore pictured members of the Horn na Royal santed, Dhavid Feeman, Rok Su,.. aa High School League To Sponsor Contest 30 Girl Contestants To Be Housed In Sims Dorm T he South Carolina High School League is sponsoring debates, de iaration and reading contests to be held at the University of South Carolina on Wednesday and Thurs lay. The contests will be judged I by 11 girls from Winthrop College. The contestants and the girls who participate in the contests will stay in Sims College Wednesday night and possibly Thursday night. Each high school competing in South Carolina has held debates, leclaration and reading contests. The winncr_ from these contests wcnt to the district contcsts, and the district winners will compete at the aniversity. The state was divided into districts ov the State liigh School League for the pur pose of these contests. Formerly, the league l:a: also spon.oredI general scholarship and ;1thletic contest-. i.ut these w.ere dis contitnued for the year. About .;r girls will be housed in Sims. Mrs. Arney R. Childs, dean of women, urges the coeds to be on their good manners, and give the visitors a favorable imoression of the university. Periodicals Are Bound By Library Students Requested Not To Damage Papers 1 he pe ri.dical department of the l hr;ary of the I nit ersit'.y of South 'arohna suhscriles to over 20) gen rral periodlical . and all journals and eagaz:ne, pertaining to biology. :heii.try, engineering. mathematics, tharmiacy, and piy-.ics, and a few g~o'gy periodica!s. Among the genera! eolle tion cf magazines are those pertaining to mt, fa-hir.: . interior decoration. ;it ra: , politic-. chri'tianity, music. religion, nature, tra,.cl. hirds, and :m1any" others. These periodicals are irra;n,;i alphah'iically around three ides of ther rcool on shelves and Iu-t beneath them in enclo<ed cab Inet-, are the current prec(ding copie-. They are kept there until all the copies for a year are col ectel anil then they are bound in to t volhum e and put in to stacks for itture uset. T he se vohti:c a.nta nide nadle ',cfore, the group is complete, andI ~or this reason students. ar e asked to be ca:ciful wsith the periodicals, mid not mu tila te thlen.. TIhe periotdical depart ment also ubscribies to about ten wel!-knoiwn icwspapers. The local papers from outh Carolina are subscribed to hv he Caroliniana librarv. Mirs. Iscatrice Caine is the head of he lieriodical dlepartmfent and the 'ti'.tants are \Irs. Mf C. Gittman mad Mirs. Bessic D)eschamp. or Board And Cour S oord s.d Council. Tbey ore Isabel Mc alt To. w- W a.. ruce Noto en )een Exercises Will Be On May 13 Selected At Annual KSK Beauty Show Climaxing con-iderable pccula tion on the part of Caronin;a studeits as to who w%oruld he %oted to rule as Queen of the May, was the an nual beauty pageant sponsored by KSK last Friday night in Dray tol Hall. With a picturesque floral set ting as a background, Carolina's bevy of beautics created a spectacle that made even the strongest wo man-haters gasp in admiration of such feminine pulchritude. From the twenty-two candidates nominated by various sororities and independents, the judges chose Betty Roof, Independent; Will Sos samor., Alpha Delta Pi; and Jane Fishburnc, Kappa Delta to compete in the final elcction by the studcnt body on Saturday morning. The re sults of Saturday's election gave \\ill Sossantcsn a majority of stu dint vote's to preside o:cr the May court at the annual Ma" Da" cele bration. Other. competin.; fr the tit;e vere: Mary Alice McMa. Chi Omega: Kitt v McFarland. I nde pendent: Betty Ja:::e R('ren, Sigma Delta: Pat-y Patrick, Pi lTe:a Phi; \'irrini.. A\nne Fsn,:Alpha Delha Pi: Miarianne G,uerry-, lap;a Delta: Rebekah i ur:: er. Dii Zeta; Beverly appeha'''. i JaL ta Delta; lanic Mfark.v,c. Iindepenient; kathr. n Dawnt , :'eta Tau Alpha; I.ib Evan-, ide t :ne Ilinghet, ladept hc,'', Nris \r nc Gartic'.d, Sigmta I tcl: ; . , Delta Delta LWta: U a:r ik U, .'eta Tan .\ h}'ha: tra Gl yd ; it , ('hi C)mega: I.tna li{:i I?a.:ne-, t' Beta P'hi; 1-me ?'i - e, : . a Ielta; Wart}ha Ian 1:r piy, Dhia Z' ta: \!artha Ii"!a , . ..-,,e , ent. and \\'illic M lh'1"r. Intdepcndent. M!uv.ic for the ":t .n wa, nir niihed by .he Car.lhna l:m< 1,kets under the iire nci f G. f . M i-zc! llel tee pr t t: i,n: e t 1";tc,t ants, a program ww,t, tsrese:ntcl as fol}owsc:: Duert- h N! tan,ey anI Dean C'lar , ".\ 1K:' i the )ark" an,! )ee in 1 s I{c;, t Dear'' , uri i, y a \'., r son, '"My lit,: : ~r",i . '.1 "Our Lcv acC::apaied 6: Jak Butter. pirese:ntatives irum varea- w.. ushers wesre: Mary 1.'ne lT:unr, J ib Gilbet,i 1e: t \\'i2con, Sh imyW Shapire, Naoi Stal-i. Jo Thmi p son, Cail:e H1u!,:n, Jo er lie::ecl, and Olive I Indkn. All the canidicate. cf the lia m.:v P'ageant wsill lbe memberste ofi thme MIay Coum, anmd mm o lBert \\ i:on Jean J1ones, Jo yce 1 cltzt' , Olive lluds,i M n~ggins Sw eaency. Li nda Mel .enden, L ena Gilbert, JIi Roin-: son, Ince M Iorrai'.,N t-e Ulack, Mar mli ope TurneCr, A i ce Prand, Pettmy NIMrphy, and R{osemtarn cenlt. icl Ceists, Ketlierie Ikett, Zoe Weder end IBrockmea, ceoee chanmaa, 4.