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CAROLINA 1 "There will be no discontinuatior Needham, Commandant of the Nai Carolina, today. "We intend to keei Campus rumors told of the prol platoon after the Duke-Carolina fc has cleared up all doubts. The Con plan to drill at the graduation cxcri AKG Announcement Students at the University in terested in bortowing money from the Alpha iappa Gamma scholar ship fund may find out the specific details concerning this fund from Anne Ro'yall who lives in Sims. AKG will make arrangements with needy students for loans up to $100. Any application for this loan must be filed with Anne Roy all. This is. a Frog! "Anatomy students will sympa thize with a certain young man's dislike for frogs," said Prof. Wil liam E. Hoy, head of the biology department at the University. This young man answered one of the questions on a quiz thus: "A frog is both aquatic and ter rific." Attention Track Enthusiasts! Dr. Penney, who has coached the Carolina track teams of the past several years, has announced that there will be a track team again this spring after a lay-off of a year. He hopes to start training the boys in February and asks that anyone interested in this sport come by to see him in his office in Le Conte College. Hey, Billy, Whoa! It has long been the secret desire and ambition of many Carolina men to invade and to see what goes on be hind those scared inner doors of Sims dormitory. War has brought its many changes. but as yet this fortified objective has not been captured and still has not been outflanked. That is, until the fleet anchored. Two co-eds were headed for class when to their amasement they meet an ROTC'er strolling up their steps, headed for the third floor. "Say," asked one after she re covered from the shock, "Isn't your compass sorta out of whack!" ")o you know where you are ?" asked the other. "No it's not and yes I do," came the answer. Bill 'T'idwcll hurried on up the steps pausing on the last step to de root the two girls who still stood there in their exact same spot watch ing his ascention. "Please don't worry about me. I've got a girls' orentation clacs up here." Thus he hurried on in to the Sins Third study. Yes, the war has wrought many changes, even to the niviersity of South Carolina. -Budget (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) there was inadequate and outmbodl for instruction. Hie also said sepa rate buildings would provide better facilities for research, teaching and' proper housing of valuale speci mens, collections and dlemionstrat ing equipment. The Budget Comnmission is com posed of Governor Johnston, Sena tor Edgar Brown from flarinwell and Represenitative J. Morris Tuten of Estill. WEBB'S ART STORE * PICTURE FRAMES ARTIST MATERIAL * 1431 Main St. - Phone 2-4940 Always Open TODDLE HOUSE 1419 Gervois China & Gifts Columbia's Largest Hardware Store Lorick & Lowrance rODAY.... of the Corsairs," said Captain R. C. ,al Unit of the University of South > the Corsairs intact as a drill unit." iosed disbanding of the crack Navy otball game, but Captain Needham mandant also said that the Corsairs 'ises at the end of the fall term. Davis Issues Plea For Assistance On USC Radio Program "Gamecock On The Air" May Have Renaissance After Summer Absence From November, 194:3 till June, 1944, radio station WCOS offered a weekly radio show entitled the GAMECOCK ON THE AIR. Edited by Ernest Davis, with co editors Zan Ileyward, Jr. and Jim Sheridan and guest editors Roy Bass and Barnwell Myers, THE GAMECOCK ON THE AIR at tempted to cover the news of the week from the Carolina campus in fifteen minutes of broadcast time. Occasional departures from the newscast were introduced in inter vicys with leading personalties on the campus, among whom were Betty Varian Crews and Ann Roy all. In June of 1944, the GAiE COCK went off the air andi has not reappeared since. The editor simply could not discover enough capable students who were in terested in doing the -job free. Now, in response to student request. Davis is again endeavoring to put the GAM I?COCK ON 'I'll E AIR. Changes in the program and the form of presentation will necessi tate a much larger staff. Guest mu sicians from the student body may possibly he used at various times. 'wo announcers, three reporters, two script-writers, and two typists are definitely needed. The program must he rehearsed a day hefore broadcast. Soloists and musicians nav be called upon. All students interested in anty phase of this organization should contact Ernest Davis, Box 544, as soonl as possible. -St. John Stresses (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) again lie said, "yott learn by doing.'' St. John said that every year he receives hundreds of letters from journalism students all over the country asking his secret to success. "There is no secret to success," he said, "it's a matter of plain hard w ork." Ie told of mten lie knew that never finished high school and are today excellent reporters, and of men wi th the best of educations who are also top-notch newspaper I )ressed in a dark suit, St. John talked slowly andl very in formi ally3. iie was ini high spirits although he was no doubt 'very tired, lie seemed v'ery anx iouis to pilea se thle people in Colnumbia and wheni told t hat tee w'as a sellou t fo r 'Tuiesdayv niighit's lecture lhe saidl, '"I'm reaill' glad to hcar that."' Since he "'as a boy of sixteen St. John has worked fo r new spapers. \\'hen lhe was still a younlg man lhe decided to retire to lisk farm and raise chiicken<, cows anmd corni, hay ing worked for several newspapers anmd fi na lly for the A ssoc iaterd Press. In 19o:m. a fter six years on his farm, lie w"as piersunaded to rejoin AP' to cover evenits breaking loose in Enurope. C'onsequently13 when lie weii overseas lie spent fiv'e years there, w'andering over seventeen countries. Duirinig those fiv'e ye(ars lie did everyt hing from being shot by Ger mans to chasing King Peter of Y ugoslavia for ten days in order to get a short w'ave radhio. P B . ENG!I!|22 2 EITNOGR' Al Thumps Another One Out . . SOLIDLY IN THAT OLE' GROOVE is Al Hancock, former bass slapper for the now defunct Carolina Blue Jackets, who is forming his own band on the campus. Photo by Manning. Hancock Brings Music To Jive-Hungry Carolinians Up until the dawning of this sc nester, the musical needs of Caro ina students was served hv the arolina Ilue Jackets. When the L O R I C K 'daze" of regictration were over and eve-vone began to look around 0 see who was here this term, the Blue Jackets were about three Fourths i6.sing in action or other wise ilis-ing. One man oin the camplls was sad and at th; same time lie began to ice do solne"thing about the lack of 1 Camllplls orclestra. That man was Al IlIancock, a \- 1: wiht5 caine to! lie Uniiversity two semiesters ago * O fc From thle I.'niver. ityv of Northi Caro "'ince Al wvas 1:1, lie hasha two A c ie t n >rchiest ras of hsOwn and has laye or F reddyl J ohnsoon, .dd(ie Gr;iawus, lii inuy Fuller, an o11~ thier hiand. "I.(apinig L i'ssie"', Al Pe.lt nlame 'or. his bas.s fidd(le, is as big as a shuetland I'ony, aind freqiuentI ~ly A hoips astr ide her as lie u.oes to town.i McGREGOR'S CLM DRUG STORE 1308 MAIN STREET Prescriptions * Sodas ________________ Cigarettes *Toilet Articles Call 2-3308 OFFIE EQ HITN SOffic Arcitct Cold Dr INDPNone S176 ol-: COLN *SUen FoPromp NGieyevc Finance .Compaign Initiated By' YW; Goal Set At $990 Girls Who Solicit Funds To Continue YW Work Are Listed The YWCA of the University of South Carolina is starting its annual finance campaign Dec. 5 to last through Dec. 10 to reach a quota of $990. Every girl on the campus, both town and dormitory students, as well as the faculty, will be cont-Acted by a girl appointed - to a certr.in dormitory, sorority, or location in Columbia. The members of the pledging committee will be sent a notice of the meeting which will be held in Flinn Hall before the campaign is started. Here they will be given instructions as to what they are to do. The luncheon (late has not been set but will be sometime before Dec. 5. M ary Ramsey was appointed chairman of Sims college. Elizabeth Saisbury will be in charge of the first floor; Sally Nash with Edith Goldman, Essic Mahoney, Ruth Crawford, Polly Carnell, and Ann Ford on the second floor; and Bobby Williams, Will Sossaman, Milly Fillingim, Esther Gregory, and Nibby Forbes on third. In Wade Hampton college, Pinky Barlett was made chairman and her assistants are: Margaret Sloan, first floor; Rives Ward, second floor; and Ethel Love Seideman, third. Majorie Cooler is chairman of solicting in Maxcy college and will help Betty Seay, and Claudia Bouk night on third floor while Caroline Pope and Elizabeth Moody will can vas the second floor. Bunny Clanton will be in charge of obtaining pledges in Wanchope Houtse. Every sorority will be asked for pledges and one girl in each has been appointed to obtain them. They arc: Alpha Delta Pi, Betty Melvin: Chi Omega, lelen Parlor; l)clta Zeta, Ethel Lazar; Delta Delta Delta. Alice Marchant; Kappa Delta. Jane Brook Marshall; Pi Beta Phi, Mi nerva Wilson; and Zeta Tau Alpha, Jeannette holly. -COUCH IPMENT CO. Equipment Supplies agineers Supplies 924 Gervais St. IA, S. C. ITE TO EAT t INTEEN hes inks es supplies Deposit.ory Ward Sees Impt Pan-American I Lend-Lease Cements Growing Friendship "Our relationships with the Latin and South American countries are improving," said Mr. C. H. Ward, Director of the Extension Division of the University of South Carolina today. "I think that we are making great steps towards cementing our nations together." NIr. Ward has just returned from W\ashington, D. C., where he at tended a conference of Leaders 0A Inter-American Activities. This committee, headed by Nelson Rock feller, was designed particularly to Further the "Good Neighbor" policy. According to a report given at this meeting the South American coun tries have done an about-face in their opinions of Uncle Sam. 'Now," said M1r. WVard, "they see that the Monroe Doctrine is purely a protective measure, rather than in excuse for the United States to Ineddle with their affairs." Naturally, the war had (lone much to raise our popularity in South Aterica. Lease-Lend has benefitted rur neighbors to the South, and the United States had also purchased large amounts of war material from he Pan-American countries. Mir. \Ward later said that the United States has given a helping tand in other instances. When at the outbreak of World War 11, soldiers from the United States were sta tioned in Chile, the Army doctors found the hcalth situation deplor able. They immediately took the matter over and completely cleaned up Chile. The grateful Chiiian gov ernment, seeing what ;-plen(lid work the United States Army had done, allocated money to carry on their work, on the condition that, not Chilians, but the United States, 11o it! "There has also been a great in :rease in the nunber of courses in Tay4 SPECIALIZING IN 1613-15 Main Street YULE TIME BETTER All Wool Suits. Sportcoats . . . Slacks "Keep you and 3 with a 100% w SAVE THE Ml PROFIT.--BUY[ 1426 MA ovement In elations Annuals Arrive; Distribution Begun In Maxcy Basement Individual Pictures For '45 Being Made Through December 6 The 1914 Garnet & Black is being distributed this week. Those who had their receipts were able to get their's Monday and those without receipts had to wait until Tuesday. Distribution is being handled in the C. & B. office, Maxcy 3. Those on the waiting list for '44 annuals can go by the office Mon day of next week to see if there are any available copies. The annual is $:t.5, for those on the waiting list since their picture is not included in the annual. Pictures for the 1915 Garnet & Black are being taken by Miss Re becca Sydner of Bryn-Alan stu dio, Tampa, Fla. Miss Sydner will be on the University of South Caro lina campus this week and next week. Appointments for pictures can he ' made in the Garnet & Black office this week. All individual pictures will be made through Dec. 6. To have your picture in the '15 annual, you must have your picture made by Dec. 6; only pictures taken by the Bryn-Alan studio will be in the annual. Spanish offered in the United States," added Mr. \\ard, stressing the new interest in South America. "The program of exchanging stu dents from the different countries has been discontinued during the war, but we hope to resume it soon. It is only through education and a a clearer knowledge of each other that tle Pan-Anlcrican counitries can truly be brought closer together." ror's OLLEGE APPAREL Phone 2-1278 GREETINGS BUYS .......$21C' .........$12.50' .$ .5- $4.25 'our date worm ooi oVercoat" DDLE MAN'S >IRECT FROM