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Players To Give 4 '~JspsT ics "Dark Tower" For Z McKissick For ArgentinAt Next UNIVERSITY OF SOUHCRLN SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Z(H6 Voluie XXV1II, No. 141 COLUMBIA, SOUTH cAROLINA. FItIDAY, 'EIBIU;AHY 2, 1945 Founded 1UO8 US "The Dark T Given By U McKissick Scholars All Proceeds From "'The Iha-k To'we"r." a mtotl W oollt"olt. anld Georg S.10 l'tiversity IPIaters of the I ni lall at, 7:30 >.t11. All promcee<s the t' Kissiek ScItolnrtshil) Fmll "The 1)ark Tomwer" is .ibut Jes-4 sica Wells, one of .the most ptro mising actresses of the day, played by 1.ticy Ann Tate, is ab ut to returu to the stage after a three years' absence, dile ti a nervons breakili 'wn. IIer shotw. "The Dark Tower," playintg in the ticks, is ready for a Brosadwa% (peniig. Into the stiry walks Stanley Vane, Philip Barnanke, Jessica's husband, believed killed in a brawl in San Francisco. The sudden alpeat ance of \'ance changes the girl's whole attitude on life and the play " is caiie<i off. at ical,t tem il . Damon Wells, Wayne IIubhard, the girl's brothtr, the inest act'r on 1hroadlway-, to use the lanlguage of Ben We-'ton. their manager. is all for having \ancc erased from the scene. - A nmrder is neatly arranged anld takes place in the Waldorf and in such a way that the crime can never he solved. Other members of the cast are Sue (recnspan, llattic; Amy Lou Swarth out, Martha Temple; Marion Rogers, Daphne Martin; Gifford Campbell, Berry Jones; Johnny Kilpatrick, Dr. Kendell; Lyn Efion, Patsy Dowling; Don Singletary, William Curtis; and Betty Motley as a beligirl. This play will be the third means of raising the $10,000 for the Mchis sick Scholarship liund and it is urged that the students support it to the fullest. Tickets will be on sale at the beginning of the next semester. The University Players are also presenting three one-act plays for the three weeks before the end of this bemester. Jan. 31, at 7:00 a melodrama di rected by Martha 11odges "Ile Ain't Done Right by Nell" will he given. "1ndian Summer," directed by Wayne I ubbard will be presented Feb. 7 at 7:00 p.m. in Dra ton l all. Feb. 14. "Why I Am a liachelor" will he directed by I.ney Anne Tate. Poliakoff Speaks To Euphradian The I in~.Mathew 101 Plko)ff, mem-a her of the state I lotuse of Represen tatives, was the guest speaker at the J:uphiradiant I .iterary Society mneetinig ont Ttesdlay, JIatnuary 30. Mr. Pt ha k'f f, wh.o is a member of the ,ielega tion fromt Spartanhturg (outy, spo ke otn pending legi slat iont whicht wouId lie of interest to thec society members antd intertmittenttly intjected attecdotes of esc~aades wh-licht had occurred ini the forentsic htistory of tIhe Society whIen hte was a membler. ''A\ knowledge of pa.rliamienita ry lawv whlich you miemiber's are learinig itt your activities is inivaluiable,"' stated thec speaker. Ilbe contittued, "Ev'ery day, people refer parliaimentary pro eeditre probilemts to1 me andh ex pect me to know thtem because I anm a Ia wver. I ttsuailly kinow thle atnswer-noIt lie cauose I atm a lawyer but because (If my ex'perientce mi thte ltphrtaiant I.it c-rary Socity." "I thtitnk you'i shtoutld debate every itmportanit (quest ion thtat arises in the w~orld, the state, and( the nationi," opined the legislator. "It not ontly trains one in speakinig but keeps a person tip-to-date (on etttrent events." fThe guest speaker is a graduate of thle Un'iiversit y of South C'atolinta. holing two degrees, A. II. andit L. L. lh. lie wsas active itt camptus a f fairs and held severat of fires including thte vice-presidetncy in the Etuphradian Lit erary Society. Remen DWer"-To Be SC Players hip Fund Receives Production er'n tnelotlrnntta by AIcxattcler 1nant, will be lresented Iby the versity. March i 1 in I)rntotn for this Iiroiletionrt will go to cl. Speakers Grip USC Audiences "I think 1'11 move to )urham and Jin the Itapti.t church," "Do yout think lie is married ?" I was in lired." "Not only does he have a grip oin his audience, but did you shake his hand ?" These were some of the comments ectorided after the daily noon chapel meetings during the ast Religious Liphasis Week. Sally Nash and Ann F-'lorsheirmer acted as "ro ving; reporters." A fter each chapel program, they interviewed stuents to find out the impression that the talks were making on indi. vidual members of the student body. -'aeh sttudent was asked to tell his 'pinion of the talk lie had just heard. These cotmmets were then prescnt'ed at the break fast forum each morning. They proved to be interesting and stimulating to the week's speakers and aided them in preparing sub,equtent spect'its. Naval Liberty Curtailed By Official Writ Captain R. C. Needham, comm:n dant of the Naval Unit at the Uni versity of South Carolina issued all order Ianuary 11 to all officers and trainees of the V-12 Unit regarding social activities. A complete copy of the order follows: "i. The Commanding Of ficer fully realizes the true significance of the oild adage, 'All work and no play etc.', but lie has come to the Conciu >i'n that there is such a thing as 'Too little work and too much play' and that that is the condition existing in this Unit tolay. While lie .sytapatlizes wtith and utnderstands the de"ire of Trainees to carry on the usual peace time course, of social and other extra ctrricular activities, he must again brinig forcibly to the attentionl of all men ini tiis Uiit that tile niationl is at wvar, andi thait thley are being t rainied to becomie officers inl the Uniitetd States Na vy, andt that miany ipeace time activities .nutst. ini tihe very na tue (if things, he sei erely curitailetd. '2. i''tr several 11ast semeisters the Commnanding O ffiicer hats mlatde ex perimlents to deteriiine hiow~ mucih timle can lbe dievotetd by tilt A V Uk AGF. Trainee to extra-culrricular ac: tivi ties withotut incurr ining schlolastit: jetopardnty. "3. Tile reslt s of tis e-xperiimett have no w beeni dietermlined:( it is obi vioius that ant excessiv'e amoihiunt (of ime fr< ni thlen' studyl hlouris has beeni allowed 'Ira inees. aiid thlat wart ime requtiremients eannlot lie mett andlt are As (tie evidienice of this is Ite fact tha t approx imiately twenity -five per cint of Ite ettire Uniit we (rc unisatis "4. it is iincumbeilt, t here fore, on thle Commuanding Officer to requlire that amnple sttudy tinie be prescribed so thlat Trauiees maiiy successfully proseculte their studies. W~ih this endl( in view the Execuitive Officer is di reeced not to excuse Thraiinees from their sttudies be.twen tile hours of 2000O anti 2230, Mionday through Thtursday, for social ;.ctivities such as fraternity iectinigs, dances, games, plays, receptions, etc. Attendance by Trauinees at social functions will, for (Continued on Page 2) Tber 71 Ask' Hut< YMCA OFFICERS confer after a recce and Rhett Jackson. Standing: Paul Noru Sims Game Room Sponsored By Y; Funds Obtained Ctntru'trction will begin immediiatth on a game room in the baseme nt of Sims College at the I.'niversity of SotIth Cariina. The room wIa tir,t suggestcl by the VVC\\C \ eabinet and it is under their sonso rship that tlte roomnt will be opened. The ltlunlge will he used ht all girl' and will be equipped tith a rlit vietrola. siuf flieb ard, 1 ing-.11 ug la b les, and card talbles. I f there is de mand, a snack har will he openetl. The rotmn will have no 4utside cn tra nce. Last fall in the \ finian;ce cain paign, the co-eds showed thcir en thtsiasnt toward iueh a project by topping their goal of $00 by $250 with the Siml), gane rotom their main objective. W ith this interest at it heighth. Dr. I aker presentel the problem ti the liard of trntetes It ho set a ide 82.00H) fr conlstructit o of the ro m iii. The YWT.\ ha: contributed $35I, and $50) has been taken front the cottintgentt fund of the tuent activi. - ties fee to alleviate thie ct. s of buiihl jng. .\ mueeting ill ie c-alledi so4on of the piresitdeints if all lie woimen'is or Third Town Hall Lecture Ray Josephs Influences h R ay Josehs witill contenud thiat Nazi Getrnmany is p)rep)arintg for a comieback in I -atin A merica, mainly Argentina, in the third of the Unii ver.ity Town Hall mleetinags Mion day, Feb. 5. 'Two hitmdredl free studitent t ic ketsa will lie a vailabile aga in at t he ale po%itory. Thbees tickets are am' ail ahYiet to all students, whet her or iiot they have gotten tickets biefore. Hie will point out in his talk that many German industries arc buying heavily into long term investments in Argentina and are operating in many other Latin Americani re publics. These increasing German ilvestnments, he will report, are con centrated ini arms production, the electrical and btuilding fields and public uitilties. The Argentina Con gressional Committee, when it was stlil permitted to function, esti mated the anomnt of German capi tal invested in Argentina at three 'he Mci state :h And Officers Co it luncneon. Seated are, left to right; I in; Rem Toole; and Mike Jolley. Doc Schayer Is New Physician (:1l. h:ll're Sch e:t"r . . :! tlre( from the army, has returne(d ( the 'niv"er.ity of S.nth Carolina, where fn"r manv years lie was pro ie".slr, and i. nuw in chargC .f the mntrmaries while )r. I:- \. Routh ion -,ick leave in Bielton. l Cloniel Seblaycr. veterail of th1re. war, and lon)iti- service in the National ( inard, has be-en ii New York 'inee 'epteiilmer. lie returned to the l'ni verit-1 Jain. 14 upoi invitation tf ])r. L.T. aker. actinlg pre?inleit "f tie I'i er\(i1.it . ;111d1 ilililat liateiy t(wk up liis resp). iililitie' at the h('.pital. C'olneml Schavir i originally Imiii I.airen.. S. ('. an I Serve in tile Spanish..\imericai war. the fiI,t \\'orld \\'ar, aul this ('n up to the timne of his rctireinent. 1:.\' . 1.1/ ! .S / /, / l -:l f Ihe ufiicial ex:ninati.'ii 'ch-d ile fur the l'niversity' ail i e lester is a: foIllw.s: First dly\ --- 1.1 l 1 Secund dlay -- 4\ I I\1 N(\I Third dla) - 11 \I .\I 2\1 'uribt day -- 3.N 1(1 1 T Fifthl day - iT1IT 1 1 T Si\tlh day -ll' 12\1 121 I'-xan)" will begin Febl. 19) and laist thromughI Feb. 24. TIhose listed in the first colnnn will bie heI ir,m 8-It) 'clocek ini the miirai ing ; te ''mcond columnii. 11-1:-l thie tirdm cohloniou, 35 ini the a To Reveal z South Amne losephs has' said. RAY JOSEPHS (issi ck For nfer tolph Ryberg; Bill Hutchinson, president; Activities Group Meets To Discuss Appropriations The Student Activities mnuittec at the Univcr,ity of South Carolitui met Jat. 24 to di-cn< suggestions mtadel to themt f~r a "hig e r and het ter l.'Iivcr-ity." acr.,r.ling, ) \l t R,v Garrett. acting direct,,r of ,tudent ac tiitic n tr stn h , n tma a ger. BI{ll lb.rttu' reqne,ttd expen es for thrct -tudltnt- to attend tht Situdent (it,vernmrtnt ;\<""ciattt,n intetmtc to be heli at I )nkc lnint r,ity Fe,. o. anul d?. 14 The, tepr4tcntative tdill bec girls ecen by the nebnher. of the Studtnt ("t,vernInnt"t" h re. Nt" wat gran:,dl ior tht t\et head expe4n. to c"i htct tie \ltKi:. ,iek Schhlsip F:und drive an,l fite hindred d. llars were taken from the e,ttint tiat finl ..f the ,ituddet atctivt tit; fee to heil, in the- buildmgt ~f a game 10o1 iII the bal wtill (.I* f imsian I)urtnitr. (I \'rT.lt IS \ I. Eji:); RIc ttct, art still culillg irtmnt (~liver,ity .,ffitral, I.-r :.ttaio-, It, be ,tent I. Itrt..pecttwe ,tudcnt,. [)tte14 to the jppe sho rtage anjd Students whol hie m4' lore thani one1 are asked to tuIrn theCm inl a the )liie arIs s.oon as poss4bl. N~azi nica l.434ephs i a w elb-knIow It w14. t4ape4r 1111i and14 author0 of3 '.\l cten fin DIC1iary"'. lIeI we.ttt to SthI t.\merical in 194[0 to stayV si.xnee 14111 fotod1 eno4tth nia terial to keep himij thiere four and( 1 a1ha1i rears. lHe hast just retutrnied to thle tnted Stad te'. I Ii- boo4k. ".\rgemine 1 iary" s11nutgg le.d ouIt of3 JHuenos 0 A ires has opened1C( the eyes of thte Amlericant public to the true situtationl in A'rgen tuna atnd thte rest of atiin America. MIildlred Adams, comnmentinig on the book itn The Newv York Times, said: "This book gives a clear pic ture of the plolitical situation that has developed in Huenos Aires. It w4.ill rinlg a sharp alarmu itn the minitds of thte people who hIave totugh thlat outr Guood Neighbor policy' had won South Atmerica to our way of thitnk inig and that France hlad no in Schol4 $750 IRequest Su Land Adjoir Will Ask $250,000 C To Aid In Expansic ,Soulth Carolina's General A-! priate .')$(50.01 for t he Ptcthaliti site of the I'niversit y as the fir programt for the school that wi Dugan Aids V-12s-Perfu me! Everpone in tle: tecleph(t exchange cceemed in high spirits. .\1r< .kuhert Spears Duvanl. chic opcrat~r. wcac even nunmin a tine. A\ ter a waa deal of coaxing. she finally revealed the reason for so muh ;o?r humitifr. air . D u g a n h a d e c u re i, ra ilr ,a d reservations f,r 12 - \'-12 :-tudents. The h,tys. to shw thetr gratitndt had given her a presnt t,f a bottit of Twetl peruitnt. The i f . the pre"ent as well a the :it its.elf ts a ver highly apprecialt,l b% .\lr-. )ui galn and her ct - rker. Class Of '45 To Finish February 24 CI,mmttencenit exerci.t f~r the fall term of the U'niversity of S.,uth Cartlitna will he hvid on Felb. 24 at o i'. n I )rat ton 1H:ll. a-z wac an n1ouni1Cedi t,<ea)" by ihn :\. C 1:1 deant 1f ad!"1inistrati,in. Admiral Nor man .\M. Snth w tll pre,ile and award t degre .t Ei ghty-tr tlent" r. I:,nidtec f~r deg;rec"- andl ninety-f,,ur have ap plwdl f,r 'ecretarial cncc ertifi cats. act",r'ling t~ \ii- .liriam 11,1 lat l, r .gistratr. 'Ihere .re 22 celiidate i, r thei Bachlcl~r of Art-. thrcec i,r a 11;,he I r of \rts iegree in I.,It ti-,n: i1 m f r : fa c h e -.r f A rt s in I ~u r n a mt:in - r 13 - . l iacelr tof Science ;12 fsr a Itacei-l tr ,f Scietice in ('tniun Ie ~ne't fr a lachetir of Science in l'iar m-i ac ; n e i r a :lac h tr t io Scienice li Civil lIiimet ine tw' for a I:at'lit ,f Sciencc io ietrn al Fn.-ne ti in e; 22 ,,t a ltaclotrtr of >cience in Natal Scienie. tt, for :atiitlr of 1.au,- and1, tu.. fir \la tert ~i .\rt, . h11e Ilrt ret, im Naval Sciie c are berinig givent thtic year for the fir't timei. \ii,i- llItllandi declared. Ofi the inumble albove. 49) ment are t r(s dihem iintd 3.ss win Derrick Appointed Research Director IDr S.\ lh. Deric wsas recently ap in iitedl di recto r of ree-a rchi by Act ig P residenit I. T1. laker. 'The putrpose *rf the~ .ppoitine mnt ws ti inctreae the ser '-e of the linhe r'itt to the state- thirought g.radunate research. *'nt ii recentlys. D)r. I >trrick st ere I i fichl Miuperv iMr tor tie \\ ar Mlan powes r crNminssion in thle Sotheliastern statec, lite hat 1ince r<tttrittd to hi Ito t at roiet '' ii ict t ini it at thet ttis rrit . An\t appr priiaui.. oi f $31$(H is he. tity 'siught irti the ne'iral atssetmbly io i used for gitdutet rtetearchi it . losis and~ sebo'cHta lasi ps to ma~ke girats in-aid to faculty mteinbe)rs I ;tiace a ptrongratm of pulicat ion. atnd to prov-ide needed equipmntt. According to Dr. Derrick, the pritn cipal fields itn w~hich research is needed today are, ntatural resources, ecCfoom lies, edutcation, atnd goverunment and historyv. D)ie of ite fir 't cteps towsard ex pambuitg the research program is the estabblshmnent of the University of South Carolina Press. Its first v'ol time ''So uth Caroltiina: Economic atnd Social," ic soon to tben published. irship ,000 m To Buy ing Site )f Columbia n Purchase -en)lyI will b.4 at-kvd tto atI>pro i. of ant ad('joininr the prsent St Stej) inl a >ost - waf ex p)ansion I ((St the .tate :.500.0t0)Q0 kp. S.1 [latt, chairman of the Univcrsity's tru-tte' building coin mittee, said that the land nceded w' mud cm 't i $.ti00.0(00. but that the City of C lmbia w(mUId i- asked to contribute ;251001) f, r the purchase. Rep,. Sullit ant, Laurens ; Lct is, )arlm" t, . BIradim1rdl, York ; Ar nette. \\"ilha:mdibur)t; ard Gr-if fitht, Newherry have beet app-inted a ci.munittee t' mnspect th:e University and report .-n repair and improve T1c. wcre appii :ted by tie \\'at s :tml lt.\l e n )tommiu '-. n hileh ha_:rd I latt itemni a :7.l tt.lt: p stttar ex lan,ivn pr tran. additi'tntal land ad m(nit: the luner-ity $750.000; im provement-z to pretsenit butildlings tik7;, I ev huiIlings. $5,725,Ot. Mlatt also urged that the budget comm1iio I's recommended $350,U00 current apprt)priatit-nis be increased by 15U.l 0. principally fir salary and w age mtera: . kiep. Blatt. kear Adntiral Norman M. :.dh, new president of the UTni vcr,it , .ohn A. Chase, Jr., dean of atlmini-trat:.. andl Ir. L. T. I;ak;, acting presitn nit. had previously ap pcared b let re th \'ays and M cans cmnuttIe t. uh mit tit post-war pro eramt. I):. . i. te rrick ui the . niver -ity faculty aplpeared blt:.e the ctimi nutttee to discutss the lniversitys re quest ior an apprtipon n of $31.500 i-r reea rch in graIua:te t cork. I )r. Decrrink. direct,r of rtselaIch wtithmn the !'mvetr,ityi, gradu:ttt c"oml nittec. appearcd at the reuest of Dr. L. T. l:a.ker and Repi. 1. tlor:ison .tu tetn, chan tmn the \\'ts and Mcans o Iunittet it Vhi rli-tr,ti,d that sine 125,000 t: tbar' ima -crtcncin under .u e. nr..'v tt iI be eli:;ile fot ted t: l fna:mt 1e d ue,nitin un111r the i. ;1 i R t t 'umbia >mayon r l-rt l l) M \aal,-10 tlhat I cottended t!( board ot tru i ,t -c t icir enlargelent pr) gramn and that ih. was sure "the peo le of Coui iiia will ris~e to the oc eastin andii make a reaniable contrni huin oviiiner a perio i of ears." "I thIink the Uniiversit y is thlt great i,t anset the City of Clumbnia htas the mayo r adde.mi "\e have cnnmihed hiteally 1') every requnest madle fromn thle Umniscr ity athities. teal izing what it meiants to the city ." I ant wnilling and reaudy tin ido ceer thing in myi power to keep the Un tiv~ersity mi the city. "lI it ims necessary to make a rea sonabe ciintribution, 1im sitre the peo pile of Columb a will rise to the oc easim n and de si. "'d ' like to see it a great univer sity. ont oif tn'hie'et ini the Sotuth." (Cmlimbia's city concil echied hii li "DI)l'AR TFI-:A\Cil:R Could21( anty Ieacher have thie heart to fail anybody who wtotuld write this "Dr. - "I studihed this quiz tntil my eye halls were sticking out 1000( cm. 1 honest, 1,tm iuast dumbiiI. "I'm shame catuse I cau't (10 any better'!! Thatik's." Fund