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Mr. Charles Franklin bferoer * 219 S. Waccamaw St. Columbia, 48, S. C. .' 1 Students Institute McKissick Memorial FCumtynGrant Scholarship FundComne ntT ScholrshipFundFebruary Graduates UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Z676 Volu e XXXVII, No. 11COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, F.RID)AY, DECEMBER 15, 1944 i1 h* TR.U N E Students Urged To Return Copies Of '44 Catalog Prospective Students Are Demanding Catalogs, Supply Is Exhausted The University today issued an urgent call to all students and fac ulty members to turn in copies of the University vatalog and thereby help but in what was termed "a crit ical situation." Dr. John A. Chase, dean of ad ministration, said that the current supply of catalogs is exhausted and that a new edition cannot be printed for.several months. Meanwhile there has b'ecnu ,mn un usually heavy demand for catalogs from prospective students, scores of requests at present remaining un Sfilled. Alpha Kappa Ganmma and Kappa Sigma Kappa have been asked to canvass all dormitories in an effort collect copics of the catalog from students. Meanwhile. individual students, particularly those living in town, are urged to hunt up copies of the catalog and turn them into the Reg istrar's office. "If students cooperate by turning in catalogs, the situation will be greatly relieved," Dean Chase said. "It is not necessary for each stu dent to have a copy of the catalog as several should be able to use the satme one. We are afraid that unless we comply with the requests of prospective student, soon we may lose some of them in consequence." Faculty members ar'e asked to search their offices and to turn in all copies of the catalog not abso .lutely needed. Hilarious Comedy Presented Last Week By Players "For Keeps", a three-act play by F. Hugh Herbert had its first night Dec. 6, at 5 p. in. in Drayton Ilall, presented by the I. niversity Players, dramatic organization of the Univer sity of South Carolina, and directed by Prof. Merrill G. Christopher son, university English instructor. "For Keeps", a sophisticated comedy centered around the lives of Paul W~andla, a IHungarian commercacial ar "tist, played by3 Wayne I [ubbard, his fourth wife "Plamela' , by Luncy Anne Tate, and his daughter, "Nancy", by Lib Cox. Trhe trials of keeping the marriage from en.ing in the court in Reno and bringing a niormnal Iifet to Nancy providles the main theme. Supiporting members of the cast are: Blurnelle Stacy. "Miss Max well", the "knobby- kneed secretar3 Barbara Illuggins,-'"Anna, thle maid; John Collins, "MIr. R(eamer", the tem permental interior detcora tor ; Betty Lewis. "hm iie"; a pert younig mot del for Paul; Mary Jean Poton and Marjorie K<artarphen, biotha models; Allen Watson, ''Jimmy" Nancy's ob ject of affection: Ernest I )avis, 'Charlie", i' moving mnan wvithu plenty of talk; Thelma Dempsey, "Fra'tkie,' Charlie's helper. F"rankie Gilst rap, "Norma", Paul's first wile and Nancy's mother; and D)on Singletary, Nornma's latest arco ipl ishnment. Council Will Sponsor Athletic Tournaments Interfratrniity Council nmet Mon ny, Dec. II, for the fourth time this semester. Still under thre and slated for introduction the lirst ofI 1945 is the revision of the Const it ution by Bill Hiutchinson, Ernest D)avi., and Billy Wakenield. The council has also determined to resume the sponsoring of 'athletic tourna men ts bet wren the fraternities. Ilieading this p)roje'ct are Dill Bader, John Simpson, and Bill 'Thrasher, who plain to la'inchi the abasketball series before the Clhr istmas holidays.. STE PP February Commencement Graduation Granted By Commencement exercises for the graduates of the fall term will prob ably be held on the afternoon of February 24, it was announced yesterday by Dr. L. T. Baker, act ing president. A previous statement by Doctor Baker declared that no ceremony would he held at this time but seniors who are completing their education at the inid-year petitioned the school for the granting of a simple exercise. 'he seniors stated in their pe tition to Doctor Baker that those who t.crc eligible for February gradnation had taken part in the accelerated program. They declared that since they had beent eager to graduate early, an early graduation should be given them. This group asked that "normality be returned when the majority of students who accelerated Will no longer be af fected by such action.' Another point mude by the pc titioners was the fact that by .lune the members of their class wou1d be Students Adop Against Dormitc Sixty male civilians living on the Tuesday night to protest the inspe posed by the Student Faculty Rela called by Willie P. Horton, presidt struetion of the Student Council to press their opinion of the proposal. After very little pro and veryl much con discussion of the plan as proposed, thc+ foll6ng' resolution was introduced and passed with only two dissenting votes: "We, the male civilian students of the University of South Carolina, duly assembled, do hereby adopt and ratify the following resolution: "WI EREAS, the Student-Fac tilty comnmittee has proposed a pro grant whereby the dormitories of the male civilian students would be regularly inspected. said program to be executed att follows: An ex ecutive committee to be tnade up of live representatives from various organizations to act in ex officio capacity, and one elected member to act as chairman of said conmmit tee. This commiittee* to act with the campus marshal in prescribing rules and( se lecting student miarshuals to report infractions of the rules. and "WlHFER EAS, it is the oplinion of thi.. body that any suigges.tioni comt ing from the Student- Faculty com muittee can in nowise be considered as representative of the Student Body or any part thereof, and "WIIlER EAS, it is further the opinioni of this body that lhe Stu-i (dint- Faculty commit tee is not the Student-Faculty Committee pro vided for by3 the Sttudent Body Cont stitution, a4nd "W11lERl(EA\S. the marshal of the Uiv:wersity is the duly authorized official to carry out such inspection, and "W\IIFERFEAS. the University has throughout its existence progressed withotut such a program, and "WVIIER EAS, the students recog nize their responsibility without such a Iplan,. and feel that such a plan would be imtpractical, "BIE IT RESOLVED, that for the reasons above, this body go on record as being opposed to any such p)rogram; and be it further re solved, that a copy of this resolution be given to the president of the Stu: dent Body, nowv presiding, and that lie he instructed to deliver said copy to the proper University officials, and that twvo copies be delivered to the secretary of the Student Body with instructions that she deliver (one to the Student- Faculty Com-. muittec and one to the Gamecock with a request for nublication-'* ZES ESI Petition Faculty scattered for numerous reasons and would probably be unable to return for the exercises then. The petition went on to say that the parents, friends and families of 'he gradu ates, having looked forward with them to the day they get their diplomas would be as dissappointed as the graduates themselves. The committee asserted "we hate to deny them the great pride they would re ceive upon witnessing our com mencement ceremony, which would c('mpensate, above everything else, for the sacritice they have made in affording us a college education." In conclusion the petition pointed out the school spirit of the students and the graduates felt that they would carry that spirit with them if they at the closing of their collegiate career had the whole four years symbolized by a simple exercise. Doctor Baker, in his letter of re ply to the petitioners, stated "we are impressed with the position you take in the matter and take pleasure in granting it." t Resolution . )ry Inspection campus met in Abney Law Library tion of civilian dormitories as pro ions Committee. The meeting was 'nt of the student body-, at the ini give the students a chance to ex Hletzel Gets Egg; YBus Gets Bump Joyce lietzel, better known to her Y children as Pretzel, boasts that her favorite dish these days is "eggs in the raw". Last Tuesday morning Pretzel, who is the YWCA secret-try at the University of South Carolina, ac companied by Ann Florshimer, was, calmyi ( ?) dIriving downt Sumter street in the Y bus with a bag full of eggs in her lap. Suddenly there was a sickening screech, and Pretzel got the "eggs on the pan." After calmly (be it known that Pretzel is a very calm maiden) brushing the fihuu of yellow-white gue and shell from her eyes, slhe saw one of the feniders of the bus lyinig limply on the pavement. Conitin ung her line of v i5ion., she gazed in anmazemuent to fend that thle rumpled fender had aniother automobile hanging on one end of it. Ileing socially inclined, P'retzel and lo hopped out o'f the bus, in trodaced themselves to the occup)ant of the other vehicle (a man inci dentally), and had quiite' a pleasant gal) Se'ssion at the scene of the event ful collision. Tlhe great climax of thle whole af rfair came when Pretzel, after chauf feuring the Y wagon hack to hoime grounds, found cone whole, un cracked, shining white egg lying under the edge of the fronit scat. One egg was nice anyway! . GRADUATES All applications for degrees to be awarded in February and June, 1945, must be in the regis trar's office by 5 P. M., Friday, Dec. 15, accordIng lo Miss Miriam T. Holland, acting reg istrar. Students are requested to pay their diploma fee to the treasurer before obtaining ap plication blanks at the regis trar's office. Miss Holland is requesting those who expect to graduate In June to apply for diplomas now, so that any courses neces sary for graduation may be taken in the spring semester, thereby eliminating confusion and frantic petitions. Ai ELE DEN To Speak I DR. SHERWOOD EDDY Eddy To Speak In Seminar Various Subjects Will Be Covered Seminars on various -hiccts will be one of the most attractive features of the Religious Eanpha-is .Week pro grant to be held on the: campu. fromt Jan. 25 to Feb. 1. The seminars, or open d1isencin' will h. held every a tternc -it tt [a1e o'clock. E:ach tuident will be gi%en the opportunity o choiO("tIng the ubject which they want fromt a It-t of sone tight .;roups which will ti ief! simuhianeously. Outstanditg spec'alists n ill he -ecured for each group. Subjects are as fol lows: Relationshiii betwteen mnc and Ntomte"n with special e'mpha.ih on war marriages; what are we tighting for; how can we secure .md maintain peace; how can n,- make our religion effective on the campus; practical suggestion, for letter race relation ships ; how to develop ;a satisiying personal religion iterfaith eninar for Catholicism, I 'ro t<-tam ts and Jews. <Th:e last ttainted semitrtr wjiiI be a sympit ctut witI r"preentative., r,f the three great faith,, reatdv t' anin e any qnletions in regard to their fait h andti to inake suggestionis for e,opera tioni betw,%en them in great worki( D)r. Slitr-d EddyI. Wo'rld tr,vt lkr, seiminaer onl "\\'hat are we !eht ingi for."' IDr. IF.dylia, leadt a simiilari d cutitoni int a rmt an navy groups~ all over the cotiintry. and: was asked by the military auth rities to pitt htis talks into pamnphlet form,. di .tzibtuted to thol 'sands of itien ill t he .\rinedl Fore. '1hie comiitt ee of arrangrieet for. thle semintar .. headed uip by I 'ahner MlcA\rthutr amnd \\ilI Sossamonrii, co. cha:irtuten. Faux Pas Professor's Noted Collection Of Hi "A person wsho is farsighte d can see too far and( too niticht, thuis straining his eyes." This-an excerpt tront a test paper receivedI by D)r. C. F. Mfercer of the physica department of the Unilversity3 of South Carolina-is only one of the many boners that D)octor Mercer has collectedh over a .period of two or three years. Doctor Mercer has a notebook full of test papers of his situdents tI-at containi such misstatements as the above. Another student declared that "for long years doctors and nurses hta.I to tell whether their patiences had fever or not merely by touch", an ether wrote "Franklini iniated light ninig in 1752." w CT TC Student Scholarship' Founded; Tribute To Former Prexy Student Body Desires Renaming Of Library in McKissick's Honor The student b,ody of the U:ni versity approved a campaign to raise funds for a McKisick me morial scholarship at :t nweting Wednesday, Dec. t.: and, e"ndor,;ed a letter from tht. Stud.-nt-Faculty Relations Con itittee to the" l'c ard of Trustt-r, recomntending that the new library be natmed in hor,nor of the late president. A comnmittee if 'tudent-- repre senting the leading organiazation+- on the campus workin ; in ctooperation with Dr. W. IH. Callcott, dean of the graduate schoo!, suggette! the memorial scholarship as the best way to pay tribute to )octur 1: Kissick. .\lthough at prt cnt, lty $500 has been contributed towa.rd the fund, the commttnittee is con fid ent that effort, the student bodk can raike $tu1,0t. A three per cent in terest from thi .uint wiil keep _,nc student in the camttpu, every year. Prior to \ednezday's meeting, the suggestion had been approved by'the many organizations to which it had been sutbinitted. Many student, were opposed to thle ,chioarshipi as a tribtute becate it would be so obh!mcure, and it was for a physical tribute that it n a. I .uig:tc-d that the librar . be ri nantd. It wa- also for a pihyCdIl m)etmoria, that the E'nglish d9-pat' ment started a dri%- in Settiler. and the committee ha- to intentio of disrupting the plan, of that de partment. The Mir i-sick Mlenorial ochol. arshipt will be awarded each 'ear biy a commflittee composed of both members of the faculty and -tu dents. Carolina History Is Being Written Dr. F?..L. Green of the ;n,"iett language departmnent i> n,w work ing on the seconl vlume ,f hi. History of the University et hich he had published in 191t i Th le second voilue v. ill b eg in in 191; w ith thle pre,.iden:-,.of Ir. W\. S. Cuirrel an d will trace the changes antd dreeglomen - the curricubun.l buildinig, aml:. ampuns sin1ce inat time. It wil1l al-. ' entain biographie.. . al the impa.ttnt l'fopic in the bhi,tory of the- Unier CHRISTMAS VESPERS A special Christmas v'espers service will be held in the chapel Wednesday, Dec. 20, at 7 p. m. The program will con sist of a meditation by Roy Bass, and music by the vespers choir and V-12 quartet. 'ook Reveals morous Boners One of Doctor Miercer's bonters has appeared int newspapers all over the United State-. Here it i-:."he height of thte earth has beent e5ti mtatted byv-meitephors jaIling". Perhap5 the student who wrote "'somne of the errors lby the stuidents might have been caused by setting up the apparatus in entrect o-rder" really felt whIat he wrote. Other boners are: "'Quality is whether or not the sotund pleat5ss the air."1 "Dew is formed wthent the ntumid.. ity becomes saturated with water." And perhaps the most confusingi one of all: "The antcients made so little progress in science becauise they sought to find out why thingsa did certain things.'' SM )F I Approve Plan I To Rebuild At University Press Es Publish State Rese+ Nortman M. smith of Wilhst old retired rear adiniral recalke Force'o. yes terday wans electedc South Carolina y by the inst itt a sion1 l1.tiung more than fol Who's Who Lists New President .\dmiral Nortnan M urray Smith as b,,rni Novenber 1t. J;S, at \\~iilii,t, ,. -on of Dr. \\inche-ter C. ti Lnge nia. analpau (.\iurray Smt it:. iHe i- a giaduate of the .. S. N ax al academy. I9t,; Renselaer, l'I technic mn,titute in engineering in 1109 anl the Naval War college in }ie. H. h !<lh the honorary (e" grec ,f Dr. Eng.. from Rensslaer, ii I tc.T ; - ' i M1 h-i r ; i tiC Ihn p-0on, Jin 11, l:'1. Fr,.m his W\h.''; \\~hn bi. graphy: '"Ar,u nd the w\ orld as midshipman on 1. S. S. t~olorado. tran.sferred a! juinior lheutenant to Civil Engineer ing corp, \;"ril :C . m107; promoted thrnu .rh gradir to rear adniral, De I wr ::. 19l:,:. chief of hureau of ard- an! clock, and chief civil e ngineer ,f 1 . S nav,y. 1, :n.:t. Err gaged on c-nrm'rnoi' and main t,"nance: of !1he (irat .ak"-, ( 1ll.) rair:ing Atation, navy yard .t I 'uget Sk,nd and Marv :.-land; huilt naval bare, P'earl Harbor. 1914-1?; buil: plant', hon,pitals, dredged harbor' and dc oe;npe'd water fronts in Sixth and Ninth naval districts. World war: dut\ in nat.,i districts and li-rvat: of yar, and di ks at San I)iego, Norfolk, \ashinetun and -stun, 19 ul-:; buit air -tation and all naval e-tablishtnnts within San 1iegn ha'. 11nt; dministratnr. W, irk-s l'rogre~ adininlstration. i9,>,- ; retired De( emb er, I193.'' Leaders' Handbook To Be Released In January 1I W~\\. ii. Car .'tt. de.an or the Lnacaduate scehool of the Univerdtv i.sth (arolint.,. ha.n- annioumnied t ' t iuil con,i erniing oial, poi 'i..:. and econo1' al p1 roblemri o *i uth. t sri h!na, b a comil'ied un; cL the pube in Jiuar:. I hie snudi, the :ret of a 'eries i-c be ublh. d bh the l'niver sity's graduuate schlio!. to bie dix i<kd ioight ,ec.tiorn-. \lemrrs of the sent arc w'riting1~ th:e x arusm see - I rle plani origintated ipprti\i nat. elI 0 year ago amiong. the LUniversityV a ulty initerested in: state problemis. L~nider the promot:iin i-f P rot. -. M. Lterrick~ if thie dep)ar tmen~t of eco roum the hoard of trustees and an ppropriation made for the book's rebllicationu . D )ector tallcott states that the olumrie i., to be a handbook tor minue s, political, and educational cadlers, with emiphais oin presenit ondItitin and how they cani be de. ecloped to' the best adivantage in the u tumre. A. G . Smith, proftesor of econiom Cs, is writing the section on agrt :nlture; J. TI. P'ennev of the biology lepartmeuont, natural resources; J. J. Petty. professor of geology, popula ion: S. M. Derrick, manufacturing; zeorge McCutcheon, professor of conomnics, finance; G. HI. Sherrill of he -political science department, covernmuent; J. McT. Daniel of the nducation department, education; imd G. C. WVilliams, professor- of ociologv. public welfare. -ITH USC o Move USC; New Site tablished To arch Problems on. Barn'"ell (ounty. I 11-year d for net i ve" (lilt y inl t he A rned prtsident of the !.'!i' ert"ity of ition's boar;d of t.rustee. :fic'ter ir hotlr. The Wt illi,ttn rear admiral and Dr. .lames C. Kinard, prt-idnt of Newherry collet"e, wert th,- t'wo men m ',t prominentlt lentitonet"d a' po;ihle choic, a the hoard member, gathered. The naval officer froW::- ilen, who after retirement in I: wa:s recalled to active dnty in December, 1942, i- now in charge of the Hou-. ton. lexa>, office of superintending civil engineer of the Navy's Area IV, will succeed the late Dr. J. Rion Mc Kis ick. who (ied "eptetn ber . A plan to di-pose of the pre,ent plant of the l"ni5tersity -if Sotith Croln"a ..nd to rebtild !h. in,titu tion at a site to be meiected, provided ,tate and federal funds to finance the: proieet can he obtained. tas ap proved by the t'nivetiitv', board of trustees at it- meeting in the t'ni versitv library ve,terda. I r. Leonard T. T. aker, ..tti:r r-i lent, announced. Detail of the Art. ,' -. r, not anInounie'!. I )'11 t ;tHketal anlt"u , edJ that the trtstei' tioo. k th ' fol1Cw ing ar(t1. -11 Electedl Dr. W. Il. Calico'tt. pro ietkor c,f histol v ,od t.hairnmat: of the graduate .gaminittce to the lost of det of the graduate sAo cedt.Aing the ate Dr. Reed Sn-th; A1proved ettahlihnwaut of a t'niver.ite of Sof uth (art,nrla Pr., to puli.h re.earch on :tate pr;"h le"m -r.f immedrtiate -ig;nitirc.n. ;n::t( other naterials. of genera! intcre-t, and to coordinate the \"antou- pub, lit ati"n: r.f the I'ni5v mrit Apptrovt.d thi participat',n If tihe I'niver-ity ini ct.Oper:atii'e re search projec t i1: ct 'operation v.it'i six other Souther: state uiver,uites and the 'Tenne,"ee \'aley Autlilit: Passed a resoltion thanking Gov ernor Olin 1). Johnston, who will re tire as chairman of the board when he enters the t'nited States Senate in .1anuary, fo'r h is enthusias tic in. tere't in promotting the' v. elfare of the l'niversit'. Ta e board ai:* 'p: ...el pr o. moItions for aever-a iCl tfc uhv membei' -. a- follows-: Furman t' ar:nn. :romn ad'junct to nuoriate' profes(jor of bu:rine'ss adm inistrat ion; l'ranitk TI. Meet'k'. fromn asooc iate p rofenor to professor of businiess adnmitnistra tion; M. G. Christopherse, from in - strucetor to) adjunct pro t'eor of F.nhs;\. Y'eatont Wagener fromt adjuntct to a':oci'iat proiu-or of Fugligsh; , ammi.111iman from ad - rinet to a5ne'ciate pr'oic'-er of engi neering; W\edev S. Kro'gdahl fromt adjuntct toi associate professor of mnathemnatia J1oh n A. Crawfokrdl from associate profess'or to profies s.or oft phi uical educatnon. President Baker w'as authorized to appoint a committee of three to manage the Universiity of South Carolina Prmt. lie anno'unce'd the selection of this committee as fol lowss: Dr. WV. 1I. Callcott, chaitrman; Dr. &. M. Detrrick, and Frank HI. Ward law. 'Physical Exams Near Comple,tion Dr. Routh, University physician, announced today that the freshmen and -transfer students had alnost fin ished 'taking their physical ekamina tions. Freshmeh and transfer girls, who -began taking their physicals on the sixWh of November, have finished. The -boys wtho began -taking - theirs on the first of December, :hope to finish.hefore the Christina. .oas..