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"s. L. David Wittel 219 S. Waccamaw Columbia. .C. McKissicle Memorial Scholarship Fund Has $10,000 Goal Resolution Against Moving University UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Z676 Volume XXXVIII, No. 12 COLRUMIA, SOUTH CAROLIIA, FRII)AY, JANUARY 5, 194on Woii,d.A 10El President To Arrive Soon REAR ADMIRAL NORMAN M. SMITH, recently elected president of the University, expects to arrive in Williston around January 15 and wilt assume his duties at the school shortly thereafter, Solomon Biatt, chairman of the nominating rnmmittee of the board of trustees said Wednesday. The admiril and Mrs. Smith will first go to their former bome at Williston where they will remain a few days and will take up their residence on the campus as soon thereafter as it can be conveniently arranged. Alumni Association Authorizes Plans For New Periodical The Council of the Alumni As.. sociation meeting on )ec. 13, au thorized publication of an alumni c periodical, instead of "On Tie Alumni Front'' in The Gamecock, it Was etittrtted that ul i the when, in the judgment of the execu- cnd of tle last 111c;l e,r, S r iee tive secretary, the plan is feasible. extcrided, Withot haigt.t mun Ralph Lewis, ':. Ed executive and women in the armed ie secretary, was utanimously re- alone had inclhide(I more ti,, 10,. elected. 000 changes of altre ,. it than The council plained ways in 10,000 changes in the rart a t d which the Association's program of dressograph rccor.' rlippings, service to alumni in the armed prccind t CA;-t forces and( to the University inight i)tO iw tti~S.a' ug be continued andl einlarged. Wiig dtjgai 'itiiii Plans for a placemenit service to mr iailttttt o'e iinw assist returnig alunm ii veteranus intre,ual ig4. tii l;: t.tt. * finding jobs were discussed, as were ie ole fti,tu'i tiu\ t plains for a large p)ost-war reun ion ii n i hu fiir tI,(tt of alumni. proaIneae dnteta The council authorized the execu- 2,0)fri tesg ni:e t tive secretary to begini work towardtr tmeatnwuninitftr. compiling information which is be- inaitii.at radtg rie ing gathered on altam ni in the ser- t epatr i t ,'cae it(tI v'ice to be used eventually in pub-ote,adsre i(IlV 'cl lishing a history of the role of Car- t'tid~P. ohina men anid women in the current Since the b)egiinning of the selec- Fn rv tiesrie rga,the first point 10n) oite in the alumni programn has been to contribute to the mb6rahe of the inili-Fo A cK sik L tary forces by keeping them in fAltii,tuit .ttiIaiiv touch and rendering thenm everyof arla-h etioiurl possible service. Through the gen erosity of the University and theloepri(ntJ*lo MKsik * members of the Association, thehatknawysililgireic Alumni Council has been able toalefniaria.i aefrto maintain 'the alumni news feature Int i i e ldn teicr e in The Gamecock each week of usits t ieloirtoti ra nt publication and to distribute Thethogut he eas i I~ Gamecock and many other mailings.,est a a4ili~it Ii to all alumni and alumnae in the KsikShlrhpVui.Ihoga servi'e, wvherever they might be,otthslf,[r cN5ikivii whether or not they were imemb,erspcsia d,iiiilaidjirta, of the Association.totoemntiarln Itcul "Every effort is being made to ntCliaetitmev.atie i send our, boys andlI girls in unuiform h eifta i wudlrl, u informat.ion abotut the 'G.l. Bill ofcitaan aledli,aliig Rights' and other benenits for ser-meoilths tiiftr;itd v'icemen and( servicewomen, ex-ser- t i otm~hesiteishv vicemen and ex-servicewonmen, and be ae their dependents," said Alumni Sec- Striga8hlrhiiitdi retary Lewis ini his report to the n ayjl.lastgjtil o Council. "Many of our men and $000 preiaii ttlrli women in uniform arc interested inftnisaeenhr.rjii.Tre brigin wth hen s sudets tofed our th lasitise yeallin ne exedd ihutcag,t e Stu d Prop4 Numerous Gi Protest By Lt Alumni Of the University, touc to move the school, have voiced to the state's daily newspapers. printed oppose the move, althoug Excerpts from some of the indi John W. Crews of Columbia, pa sociation, said that he was strongly opposed to moving the present site of the University. Urges Taller Buildings "It doesn't take so much room to expa'id," he said and added "we have plenty of ro"m." lie pointed out that the two athletic fields, Da is and Atelton, could be used if additional space w%as necessary add- L ing "and w%hen we build there we can bnild height and no width." Speaks of Tradition \r-. )avid t;. E.lison, J 1r.--- t'cs I terrible to even think of moving i Carolina. The charm is the tradi- L tion of Carolina. The campus is hrantifutl. \\e could expand and have a new chapel and cafeteria, but I don't think we should move t to another location." She said she favored having an alnu'ii move mtent to oppu",e any action to fur ther this piai. Fr.nk I'. a cCo wan, attorney.-"Ii believe it w%ould be a mistake to r move the U.niversity It's a beauti ful site now. It has so much history and background. It will be a histori cal site for years to come. d Oldest Library f "The building where the South Caroliniana record. are kept is the oldest college library huilding in the country. It would he necessary b to sacrifice the plant to sell it. I Ie thin; therc i, ample !,pace which shotld be obtained and could be i reasionalily to enlarge the plant I where it is. 'he alnumni should give 1 ea:eful consideration to the effect IC it would have." D)avid G. Ellison, Jr.-I think it I is the worst thing I ever heard of. a I just wrote a letter to Ralph Lewis, L seertary of the Alumni Association, b telling him that I hoped the men c overseas could hear about it and see w hat is being proposed. I'd like to know the reason for moving it, l some good reason. 1 have very good reasons for thinking it should stay where it is and thev have room to expaud there.'' s Senator j. F.. Leppard, of Chester- e' field, j'resident of the Alumni As- b sociation. :-aid that it would be nec- a essary for himt to study the matter before he could make a statement h on thle propojI l. c il MAIL -. "All letters must have correct boxc numbers on them if they are to put up with the first mail," states Mrs. Nannie T. Moon, postmistress. Incorrect addresses cause several hours delay and unnecessary work for the postoffice staff. e t4 Seek $10,000 emnorial Fund for all the aid you cani anad will give. A You, each of you.* will be called '1 uplonl ini varioius miet hods to aid in one oft lie greatest project's ever un- a dertakeni by the t'niversity of South p Carli ina. A commliit tee of members si frot the two service iraternit ies, f: Nappta ~sigma Kappa and Alpha p K app a G amnina. i5 in charge of col- d lectini g contrinbut ions for tIme hiunad. S hbut. the(y alone cannot do it. It is - amp to each anmd every loyal friend of .I. Rjion .\IeKissick anud the uiaa verasity that he loved. Without your c0ooperatin, it cannot he done. In t his time of strife it is worth n~ hile toi seek after something which will keep the spark of education go ing. \Vhen you are called upon, dlon't hesitate, (lag deep and give ...give all you cani .. . and more. Rememaiber, the goal is $t0,000 and you, the men aand women of Care lina must raise it. .a.nts, aduates tters -rned with the recent proposal their opinions through letters By far the majority of those Li there were some proponents. eative letters, follow: st president of the Alumni As /anMale Assumes ibrarian Duties Wienefeld Holds Post Until Spring Semester John VanMale, now professor of .ibrary science and librarian at Madi on College, Va., will succeed Iouis . Branscombe as librarian of the niversity of South Carolina library, as announced ye-terday by Dr. .1'. Baker, acting president of the n:versits. Mr. VanMale will take up his du es March 1 and until that time Pro essor Robert Wienefeld of the hi tory epartment will attend to the ofice ork and gi%e oversight of the work ig of the library. Mr. Branscombe esigned several weeks ago. An A.B. and M.A. graduate of the Iniversity of Denver, Mr. VanMale id his Ph.D. work a, a Carnegie ellow in library science at the Uni ersity of Chicago. During his post raduate study he tas research li rarian for the library of the Univ. rstty. Mr. VanMale has held the follow ,g positions as librarian ; research brarian, I)enver Public Library, 935-37; Director, Bibliographical enter for Research. Rocky Mountain Legion, Denvr..: 37-40; part-time brarian of the University of Denver, nd member of the faculty of the niversity of Denver School of Li rarianship, 1039-40; Director, Pa tic Northwest Bibliographic Center. niversity of Seattle, 1942.43; and is present position at Madison Col ge. In addition to his profe sional -aining and service the new Univer ty librarian has had wide business xperience in connection w ith tl.c ok department of Marshall Field nd Company, the Brentano Book tore in Paris for one year, and as Dokseller and publisher in Denver. )27-35. In this connection lhe be une recognized as a leading author y and specialist in the collection oIf. nmericania. Mr. VanMale has also ade numerous contributions to pro esionaI journals. sigma Alpha Zeta Fops New Members' Sigma Alpha /eta, thn e hnorary' temistry fraternity, opened'( the fall rm by tapping 18 new members. ew mnasters of the test tube are: o Berry, Ruth B3oggs, Sarahi Annec arby, Dave D)enninig, Kendall Fieldls, urt Grauer, Mellie liaile, Fred Jef ies. Ann Jenkins, Bernie I.evine, eorge Magwood. Bob Mahier, Zelle IcLure, Bobby Reed, Ruth Reynols. damu Smith, John Stevens, and Bill idwell. Sigma Alpha Zeta meets every 2nd id 4th Tuesday*, and informative rograms of interest to the chemistry tdent are presented. I leading the aternity this term are Jlim Owen. esident; Stan Turner, vice-presi :nt; Dick Fey, secretary : and D)on chmidt, treasuirer. NOTICE TIhe Gsamecock will be circulated through the post office boees be ginning with this issue. Anyone desiring extra copies can obtain thenm from The Gamecock office, Miaxcy basement, after 2 :00 o'clock on Fridays. GEORGE deLay, Circultion Manager Al um To I Speaker J. Blanton Belk Belk To Speak On Campus \'a., knownl to Is ri en, "Futz'\ "' wNi b (ine it the spea:k.. ers at the Reli;:u I'r tpha ii \\ - e Jan. 5, to Feb. ]. .\11. lilk is ti:c pa 'tir of the St. (;uile" I're b t -r-in Church at RichmnoId. llet ha- been pastor of the l htirct ihurh of Or land(li, Fla., anit the F ir-- t (i.ttn h at lluntit e tot, \\. \'a. : the pa't two yrar le- has tak(n tp;::: in preaching n i on-.,jt- in onnt1 u, camp, and collec "ge., } hr n, , mI antd . (1hlier- are <luar'erel.. "uzzy" rrvq'. ;t- a1 b, mt l:i , in i:rancet in the I;,t \\,iri.l \\V. t gcttntg h- dii hart .h 1ram tarolima :.l recei-;e, !:i, .\.:. ::t M.A. degree.r lic reci;e i, . l > .) degreec f(roma C('lumli ' ini. it ' 'elllinarv 1nd4 Ili-' 1) I), irs.11; Rol lins College, \\'inte(r P,rk. Ila. While a stidnt at the i'.ersity, "Fu.zzy"" was: prl'minen"tt in: -tudient activitics, siligi:ng trnor in ti1"" ni versity uldrt(t and al-,s a tilng as manager of the illee c'ub. \\ itit hi. late brother (Ge'r, aI prom,inent athlete at Carolina. he returned to the University in 19t tre ti- Re ligious .lp,hai. \\~ teI:. iielk i- the author of "Our Fighting 1.1,ih" ;an otiher pti n.ati,"n< Lewis Is Director Of Alumni Offices of the A\lumnpi Assoiati. has- tbeen elcted niattial irectoi iir a hinuni offices. of tine .\mer ii4n .\!ani ni Cotuncil, jt ilanUneIC ! in: t ( )e tother issue ' f the A\ AC. \c s . 'rgaLn alumni ler iohl. 'I he election. whieb is. :or a tre ' car- term, took pl.1e at thel. laiona'li hldi i ni ICicago'. Illi. in tuI . Campus Movie Bunny, Gable, M All This For A I I y huyving a war' stally 23 f a .ie~' or Ihighier dei nallilj i,tioni s!tudients iiI be admnit ted to "A\i r Force", a w'.ill lbe shoCwnI at :a at 1 )ravtoin liall ottn .linta~r'.s K 8 K i..s (pon s(orinlg the prolgrami a a wari bondii stimutilantt. K S iK has' requesC~ted that t tidiett g ive tilt statullps for the MNieissiek Schl.arsip Fund. W\ith eiachi t prchae of a v a r stamp tile studenit w ill be given a ticket to adin ioni to thei inliei. Besidles thel. ina,in tfeatulre. NIce Mouse and iHtgs Hunny will lie a(dded attractions. \\'ar stamp3s are now availablek at a tale ' eretted int the caniteen by meimber> of K 8' K. 'Air Force in Action'" has not v'et been shoen in the tao f Sut, ni Or love Adopt Reso At Student 1 A resolution recording the at the proposed moving of the Ur adopted at a meeting of about cha pel on the main campus Dec. Williaui P. Horton, presideni over the gathering which heat KSK Men Launch Catalog Drive West Heads Committee To Canvass Tenements With the request from the Regis trar'. ctice that students at the Uni versity r.f South Carolina turn in tlhir copies of the Unit,ersity catalog canlE a conic4rted driv_ by Kappa Sig ma Kappa t" help 'ollect these cata No'rman West. wab appointed to itr;t a c' mmiitte. to do the actudi c"Ilerting. Coectors were to be ch.en by him with one in each Each t'ncment collector was in turn t, g-ttir up the copies of the catal-g an'! turn them over to Mr. 11ach tcnetnnt ha it yet lecn c omletely canva sel, bit already there i, a large and growing stack of tht, once ubiquitou: boolks. A,'pha Kappa f,amn., the girls' n'i' rar u1'galz ation, was the agency b wh: :: th' tatalog, w\erc t' be c,l ie i. the nameu n d rmitories. Interfrat Council Publishes Fall Term 'Members Interiratcrnit\ Council Ias ani w, unced a conp'cte list ~i its mem ber. for the fail semester. Represen tativ c m Cltposing the Council arc BSi!1 Ilutchinson and Bill Thue for \!pha ran Omega Bill ; Bader and lilnry Priester for Kappa Alpha; lack 3cssent and Frank Hitt for Kappa Sigma; Tohn Natwick and Stan Turner for Lambda Chi Alpha; John :cete and Dick McMillan for 'Phi Kappa Sigma; Kelly Cotton and .\lho l'itts f. r Phi Sigma Kappa; Rs'y lBan and Hill Thrasher for Pi Kappa Alpha: iobb Rigby' and Gra hamn Ih,opper fbr P'i Kappa Phi: Tom my~ liIl and P'at Thrash for Sigma A.\!1a Ep'iloin - .im Spurr and Dave Freemj for Sigrna Nu ; and Richard Fev' an I Johnt Simupson for Sigmia ():Iiter of the cot>uncil thi< term a:e Kelly Cott4 n. president: Tommy weclI, vice-president; Stan Turner, ecretar' and Jim Spurr, treasurer. ickey Mouse; Var Stamp! C a,ohnta andi the University is being oilred first showinag. G;eorge' H-elow, ecretarv of K 8 K made the following state mnent: "We hope that each student w ill donate hi. war stamp, pttr chased for admission, to the Mc K i s s i c k Memorial Scholarship *nnl.' War stamp bookas will be located at thle table where war stamps will he sold and it is suggested that each StndenCtt upon purchase of a war stamp stick it in the war stamp hook, which in turn will be icon verted into war honds and given to she McKissick Scholarship Fund. Navy trainees will get liberty to attend the movie, according to- an annonneement from Commander Ttathill. 0pose USC lution keeting ident body as being opposed to iversity of South Carolina was 400 university students in the 20. of the student, body, presided -dly discussed pro and con the taction favored by the board of trus tees last week to move the state universify to another site. The resolution was adopted by an overwhelming n-ajority, but a few dissenting voice votes weic heard. The members of the Navy \'-i'" and ROTC units at the uni%t-r;ity did not participate in the tn:cctng: under official navy orr, .r..d officers said. The t.udent resolutit'; m ted by Bi!l Hiutchinso-, ;.tudent council member and president of the YMCA, futtlher provided that a committee be appointed by the chair "to prepare an -mplified statement of all the fact-; in the case to the board of trustccs and if necessary to the legislature in its forthcoming session." Named to this committee were: Bill Hutchinson of Columbia, Nor man West of %ioncks Corner, Mor ris Mazursky of Sumter, Will Sos sonan of Gaffney and Helen Pride Craig of Columbia. Kinloch Bull of $unter opened the session by saying that txpct ing money from the government was pure speculation and that the students fet I that no one would buy the university for the impos sible selling price of S:.2So,ooO. J. B. Heatherly of Greenville, former pres,dent of the student body, who sought to table the reso lution, said, "We should look at this flout the standpoint of future stu dents as well as from our point of view. All this idea of a school being based on tradition -is a hunch of bunk. A real student body w%il put Carolina right up tnere among other great schools of the South." Norman Vest, who favored the resolution, retorted, "We've got a real student body. We wouldn't be meeting here if this weren't a real one." After further discussion revolving around the c!ariiication of the sell ing and building price and other in formation, the motion introduced by Norman \Vest that all facts te compiled and stucUed by the stu dents was accepted by the gathc::ng, Mr. Hutchinson's move to have the student body go on record as opposing the change was then ini troducedl. After several attempt< to stall the passing of the motion, it was accepted with a majority vote. "We, the student body o.f the University ot South Carolinas duly andI properly assetnbled, dI' ont this 20th day of D)ecemiber, 1944. adopt the follow%ing resolutions: "Whereas, the b)oardL of trusteen, at a recent meeting, approved a plan to imove the university to an other site, and, "Whereas, in ouir jutdgment the moving of the university to an other site would inevitably destroy many of those traditions and asso ciations which have for more thtan a century endeared it to those who have entered its portals, and, "Whereas, the fortunes of the university have been inextricably bound up with those of the state, and, "WVhereas, the moving of the in stituttion would necessarily be at tendedi by many difficulties and hardships, and, "Wh7lereas, it now app)ears that such property as the university re quires for expansion and develop ment is obtainable within the city. "Be it, therefore, resolved, Trhat the student body of the university, notv assembled, go on record as being opposed to moving thme insti tution elsewh.ere, "Be it resolved, secondly, That the cliair now be authorized to ap point a committee to prepare an amnplified statement of all facts of the case, and present such facts to the board of trustees and if neces sary to the legislature at its forth comninessnion."