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Benet Commence,
Ad. Smith To (
Mlore thlan So I'niversitt St
Colilencernent exercises Felb. 2
(G1ra<lttells. farnl Ilty emers
r nre aske<d to asseibly it 5:30 p
.ib)rary;V oil CnooInenlem'alenIt <11y,
T'he e0lnnleclenent 1ltdress
Ini-al Noi-inan M. Sin ith. )res
For the first timne since the es
Naval tit)TC; nuit antl tlellrtin
ill 1:10t), tile <et'ge of IttlI r
be conferred, 2: men receiving it. 4
Other degrees will be conferred
as follows: bachelor of arts, 21;
bachelor of arts in education, four;
bachelor of arts in journalism, four;
hachelor of science, 12; hachelor of
of science in pharmacy. one; hache
* lor of science in electrical engineer
in!, two; hachelor of laws, two;
mna"ter of art:, two.
Ii addition, in) two-year ;eeretar
il science certificates ,will be
awarded.
Degree applicant!; inlhde 18 men
and 25 women.
The graduation exercises will con
clude the fall term which h:-gan
No. 1. The spring term will begin
March 1.
Sophs To Turn In
Major-Minor Cards
Registrar Asks That
Cards Be In By Feb. 19
All -students in the college of arts
ai t sciences at the lniversity of
South Carolina who are comleting
the second term < f their sophomore
year are retuest.d to come by the
registrar's of fice to fill out their ma
jor-minor cards Feb. 5-1v, says Miss
Miriam T. llolland, acting ": ar.
All students and upperclassmen,
aove sophomore rank, who have not
previously complied with this regu
latii n ai also expectedl to observe
these dates.
[very member of the sispho(ire
class is exptted to report to his Ia
jor or minor professor to fill out in
triplicate the major-minor card pro
viteid for this purpose, one copy of
uhieb ihould be left with the major
professor, one filed with the regis
Irar's office, and one retained by the i
*student.
Studitent s who are maujorinug in two
fields of st udy should report to both
miajor professo)rs andl till out a
special dlouble-mtiajor card ini <pad
rupl icatec, a copy of which should be
left withI each major-professor.
Students enrol led in t he profes
sional schools are not reqjuired to
prepare muajor-mIinIor cards, but it is
suggested that theuy con fer with the
dleanus of their schools dlurinig t his
period for advice concerning their
programns of study for the junior
ndsenior yecars.
Hillel Club Elects
Fillner President
On Sundlay. Feb. 4, at the last
mheeting of the semester of the lIIillel
Society at the t 'niverusity of South
Card.ina, officers were el:cted for
the spring term.
Thicy are: liohert Fillner, piresi
dent ; Dick Striethartz, vice-piresi
dlent; F.velyn I lechtkopf, recording
secretary ; Miina Silverman, corres
pomnding secretary ; and Allen Eisen
burg, treasurer. t nairmiant of the
various comtmittees we're appobintedl.
(Chairiman of the cultural commitiittCee
is Sarah Go( tthbaum ; mendbership~
comitmittee, Sonny Fine ; social coin
nuttee, [.gelyn I lechtkopf ; and re
I igious committee, liert Ilronstein.
Avalentine party was given) at
8:0p.m. Feb. 5, in the TFree of I .i fe
Temple. Prof. andi Mirs. CoIlmanil Ka
resht were chaperons. A five piece
hand from Fort Jackson fturnished
the music.
"
Win
pskins
nent Speaker,
:onfer Degrees
mI0ents will receive <degrees at
1at f 1>. in. in Dlrayton llall.
nncl voilimencelelt sIp".1k'rs
im. in front of the Citroliuntil
Feb. 21.
vill 1b' conIferre<I Ibyv Realr Al
i(Ient of the Ulliversity.
tablishmlent of the I niversitv's
('it of tinavil Scienlce al(l tacties
of sctienllce inl naval Science will
Alumni Office
Sends Letter
To Graduates
Alumni President
Supports "The New
Compromise Plan"
The Alumni Association has is
sued a news-letter to alumni discuss
ing the "new compromise plan for
expanding the University around the
present site."
The text of the letter is as fol
lows:
"Dear Fellow Alumnus:
"Enclosed herewith is the basic
information on the NEW COM
PROMISE PLAN for expanding
the University plant AROUND
THE PRESENT SITE.
"The plan calls for an outlay of
money by the General Assembly
of $:t,825,o0o.o0. It would require a
tqtal expenditure of $7,150,000.00,
but it is contemplated that $3,a25,
000.00 can be obtained in the forui.
of a public works grant froit the
federal government. It is estimat d
that land to be acquired in the vi
cinity of the University would cost
$1,000,000.00 but that the City of
Columbia will be asked to contribute
$250,000.00 for the purchase.
"This is a plan proposed by some
of the most thoughtful and devoted
nuen of Carolina as necessary to
preserve the fiter elements of tll
present University, and at the s.ime
time adjust a great state institution
to a changing society.
"The plat warrants the ('arc:itil
study, thanks, endorsement, and
support of aluttini who are earnestly
desirotis of seeing the l'est tradi
tionis of the IUniiver'.ity preser edl
anid t heir ah,mmni ater go oni, expianid
and biecomne stronger in its. career
of great ness and in service to SouthI
Carolina andl all of hier 1petoplet.
"It is a p)lan on which all ahtimini,
the st udenit s, the faculIty, thei City
of Col umblia and citizens of the
state generally can wel allorTiid to
tinitte for a tigger anid better Unvi
versity-a U.niversity far bevond the
'brick walls,' a university with thle
state as its campuvs, an inistituition
(Ccolinued on Pacge 2)
McKissick Scholarship
Students And Alu
For McKissick Ft
A total of $2,603I.25; ha:s lit-en con
tributteid by thle studencits andiu faculty
it the Un mivtrsity of South Car'olinia
to the McKissick Schl.arshiip fund.
lThis report was giveii at a Iunchieon
heblt in linn it all ITesdlay, lieb. 6,
lill Y'oung, chiairiman of the com
imit tee, presided.
A pproximuately3 $:t,ooo ha s been
cont ribuited to the funid started in
iiemtory oif J. Rion Mc Kissickc,
formeir presideiit of the I Uiversity.
Kappa Sigma Kappa fraternity c-oh
lected $200 front the showing of
"Air Force," a motioin picture of the
air corps. Many aluimini have coni
tributed at various timies.
Ini oirder to reach the goal af at
least $l0,tK00, the P'i hieta Phi soroii
ty will plhay the D)elta Delta D)elta
storority ini a game of touich football
sometime dturing the first two weeks
of March.
Gold
To
Registration Cards
To Be Given Out
Next Week By AKG
May Be Secured In
Maxcy Lobby; Less
Confusion Foreseen
Registration blanks for the spring
semester will he released the last
four days of examination week, !e
ginning Vednesday, Feb. 20, a
cording to Miss Miriam T. Holland.
acting registrar.
Members of Alpha Kappa Gam
ma leadership sorority will distri
btte the registration material in the
lobby of Maxcy College from nine
ttntil one and from three until live
on the designated days.
Students are asked to lill in orior
to registration in ink if possible the
four-section blank labeled "Infor
mation for the Registrar" and the
student's white personal class sched
tile. The three section registration
card should not be filled out until
after consultations with the profes
sors on registration day. Profes
sors' initials are not to be requested
before March 1.
Miss Holland requests that there
be no waste of materials so that
registration mnay be less confusing.
Students failing to secure blanks
before March 1, may obtain them at
Maxcy lobby that day.
Blanks for graduate students will
be available in room 1 M. .\axcy
and for law students, Petigru Col
lege.
Registration will be held March
1 and 2. Upper-classmen will regis
ter March t, while new students are
taking placement exams.
On Friday, March 2, freshmen
and transfers will report to 302 le
Conte College to begin registering.
J. King Elected
Business Manager
Of Annual Staff
Jmtne. I'. King,. N. 1R. 0. . C.,
tas recently elected lt.sines, .lan
ager of the G arneit anad Black. En.e
formoer So ph.soore F.dit. r, wtill.
snieccededl by 14ow;ard II.ouse. Rth
Gold ~smtill serve as I .aw Fdutor.
Tlhiere will be a few '44 yearoos ks
ava.1ilasbbe F ebrua ry 18thl. The%e e.m I
be tpurca:sed ini thle Garnet and
Black oif f ice.
Woirk oat lhe '45 yearboo k is pro
gressing acco rdlinOg ti scheduile. flow
ever. tyvpists are uargentlyl needoed and
an'ytine ws ho. vo,lunteers his sea s ce
will lbe apprecia ted.
mni Get On Ball
mnd-Goal In Sight
Thte l.'niversit y lIayers will pr
duea thIiree-,act :nod'aera nmeod : ma.
"The D'ark Tower" on M;archt 14. un
Draytont lhall. All the proceeds .dill
go to the~ funtd.
llnsintess mten of Co haanbia ,a re go
ing to lie conltac led withain the next
week, ini order that more contribua
tionis may lie obtainied. .\htmtni of the
l.University will also lie givent an ea<s
ier opportunity to conitribuate as the
G;amecock will carry a pledge "ardl
ona the Ahlniu page so they mlidht
fill it out.
,lThecse proj;ects are all being carried
out undler the sponsorship o4f Alpha
KappIa Gamnma antd lKappa Sigma
Kappa. Bill Yonung, buasintess men;
Ge'orge I ielow, nlavy studenut and ci
vilians; V innie Wilson, organliza
tions; P'olly Fillinginm, pu'blicity;
Pride Craig, co-eds, and Elizaheth
Mattison, admninlistration anad fac
tyi.
Braic
BeA
Naval Officer Dies1
.T. C. M. McCURRY
Students Grieve
Sudden Death Of
Lt. C. . McCurry
13 v /.!. Goldin!,
Our late shipmate, 1.ieut tant
Ch.arles hiyron aieCurry. was boirn
and reared in the O1d S ,'uth. l ie w as
a ntat ive ofi \\'inston Salem. N rtlh
Carolina, but spent most of his early
life at l-lorence, South Carolina.
where ie attended the public ichool,
and was graduated from Iigh School.
fIic was gradutatedi from \Vake llor
est College in 1917 with a . A. de
i;ree. hIis education was interrupltc(
at t:his point by \\'orld War ' int
which lie served 1( months as a pilot
in the Army Air Corps. lie later re
ceived his .\l. A. di uree from \ake
l 'rest int 1919. l ie al'o received a
Ilh. ). from Harvard univer.ity and
carried 'nut fu irther tndy at the I.'ni
versity of Chicago. The "niversity'
of Michigan and the National Vni
versity of M exico.
lie taunglht Eiglish at \\ake I:ort
College. tle Citadel anadGer.etown
College before giing to Franllin
College at Franklin, Indiana. \where
lie taught for IS .earis and w%a, head
of the Inglisli )e"partmn"nt shen
pre!-eut hostilities startel. lie as oil
lea\e of ab'enee from that p,oiin
when lie etttered the Naval S-i,
ini \Vorii, \\ ar 2.
at touia IU niversity, New' Vot:
andi enitie to the UniiverZityv >f N ni
Carilinta iin .\lay .1 194.3. as IEw5:o
Iiv~e if ficer ini the V-12? Vnit Oil
that uniit w as establishedl here. ie
later biecaime ( itiricuilnum ,ii tier.
witht him foiund, him,i alway s eerotts
learned that thiveiiitnhl trust bi
jtidgmien t and his- initerest ini themi to
see t' .t t hey received fair andi imt
partial treatment int all mat ters .,u -
pervised by him.
11 is unt imely pasingi wtas a ser ious1
mtisfortunte toi trainee :ntil facuilt,
alIike. II is eveni temtperamenit :noiI
ALUMNI NOTICE
To all alumni who are now
receiving the Gamecock through
the mail: Your copy of the
Gamecock is being sent to you
as a service of the Alumni Of
fice under the direction of Mr.
Ralph Lewi3. Hence all notices
of changes of address should be
sent to the Alumni Office and
Mr. Lewis, not to the Game
cock. By sending the notice of
change of address to the Game
cock, you delay your receiving
the paper and even jeopardize
your chance of getting it when
its is relatively fresh.
WardE
14
Smith Introduced
As New President
At Meeting Feb. 8
Address Delivered
To Assembled Group
By Speaker Blatt
Rear Admiral Norman M. Smith,
the new president of the 1'niversity
of South Carolina, was introduced
to the student hody and ianulty in
ceremonies held Thursday, Feb. S.
in the University tield house.
Admiral Smith, a native of South
Carolina and founder of the Seabee.,
asked the students and faculty to
cooperate with hint to carry on the
work of the late Dr. J ! Nil McKis
sick.
Solomon Itlatt, the .peaker of the
Hou.e of Repreentative; amdi a
niemher of the l'niver"itv's Boar]
of Trustees paid tribute to the late
president and assured the Indent
and faculty that Adniral Smith was
a worthy successor.
Mr. Watt, anl alumnus of the Uni
versitv concluded his talk by saying;
that next to his home, he loved
Carolina best of all. As long as he
lives he'll continue to tight for Car
olina and he wants to make it the
best institution in the nation.
Old Library Has
Face Lifted For
First Time Since '28
For the first time since rLs, the
South Caroliniana Library on the
University of South Carolina
grounds is having its face lifted.
The perpetual silenee of the butril
ing is being broken by jovial paintt
ers as the walls are freshened to a
pale reagreen set ti hilv b hite wtiod
work.
m1azed, the hu.t. ot mnanv fa
nlott. nten antd wimetm il Solith l.ar
ilina hi.torv, including Thomta
(ooper and Franlcis W. Pickens and
his wife, have 1been peeping throui
their drapings it, watch the an
tic, of the painters. .\Mrs. Picker
is quite collegiate for a 'kerchief
has beei placed on her head and
tied tinder her chin in realistic co-ed
st3 he.
The South l'atroliniana l,ihrar%
ua the ir.t -eparate library build
of leaurning ini the I.'nited States
Thlme b uildinug was comttpletedi ini~ .\ay,
ISln adl conmtains a ctolleioni ofi
tat:nou treasurer,, reciird, and]
relics, regarinitg the Pa;hnietto State.
Wh len the buitildling hotused th
.'ntiversity 1,ihrary, SonuthI Carol ina
collectionms were in one room1 oin
third Ilioor, btut undtier thle faculti
cioiuittee jor collecting Sunth (~ar
biiioks hadi lieli acumtulaited andl
storeid elseui' here ont the tc;lunpus. it
19tn( whenium the 1'niversity l.ihr urv
was Iinished.l the oh(l huilding he
camie lie Sth I Carol iniania 1.ihra'v.
John Reese, G:
Elevated To E
Williams New
Managing Editor
J ohn 1lues Ree'e, junor fronm
Rock liiill, has been approved hy
the lloard of Publications as editor
of the G 'amecock, student publica
tion, for the 1945~ spiring ternm, to
succeed 1liarry Jenkins.
J1oh n has beenm a member of the
Gamecock staff for the pa:st five
semesters andt has served as sports
edlitor, news edlitor anid managing
editor, lie is a tmemiber of OD)K anid
K 5K, was mianager of footbiall, and
takes ani active pa:rt iln lie Y.\I CCA
IBohby~ Williams, junmior' from
Sumter. was chosen as mianiaging~
edhitor to suicceedl Johtn, llobby is
serving as news editor this semecster.
(Continued nn Pana 2)
d Fe
Sixty-one Cadets
Two Marine Con
tiixty-thlree Naval N IZOTC St
at .peeial exercise" Feb. 20. at
1 . C. Nee(:rlam t"ontsrnaIntIilnr t
Sixtv-tne will be o'mill]lsi-omt
while two will receive coriti'
tie Maritie Corps Ieserve.
liwar A<dmiral J ale i.s.
I)istrict. will speak at the cotn
be iitrolutee< bl h l ar'.\hira
of the iI v er-it v.
Students Adopt
Resolution For
Improved USC
Plans Made for
Active Support
Of Appropriation
The studlent bodty if the U'niver
Siht net several tites la!t week to
make plans to uze what influence it
might have in backing the bill t"at
will be brought before the Ilou<e
of Repiresentatives to approprirart
$:.25..nnc.n0 fir the enlargement to
Carolina on it< present ;ite. (On
Friday they ttetl to adopt the foi
twing re tItt 1in,
"\\RII FRE.\S. \\'e the itnt
bwody of the l nivtr:itv of Sotilh
Carolina are duly a-.etnlel ;n a
ittltn 1,ody tlneetinl: and
\\ 'li F RE A S. \\e reaiire t he n c.
it itproven ent an-i achlitio\n< at
the l'niverity "f Soith (arclin.i
and1
\\ II F R l.\S. \\'" art coteniia:nt
tf a plait now btin1g prt,op t t
Inake inlprovetent. and additionj
t,1 the t'niv"er.it\" t"i South Cr:
at its ptresent site :tnd
\' I "RE .\S. \\'t feel that t
thoubtl N x r ~ tur tpininii that wt
are not -atistitil w ith the stat1:
qut of the ti ytit .\ of S uth t"ar
ulina. at, t~ it, t qui;,ntent. huildling,
t " IT i1ERRllt\' REs() . El).
that we, tht .>tu ents of the l~niver
ity" i s itth Car hna. go onl trecord
ti fawuring and recotnntntn ini tahe'.
in llit I n t;-hitiansti t 'iti 1)--.
sityeno\hn M\ anar.
n \\ h,t,,e t l we n re b ing hrawn "1up
it or th a'ii",ll, to anphe
ton .pp se new dthe chief
meity edutor, nermn on ditosm -r
1sday,
b. 2
Become Ensigns
imissions Given
ll<lenlt- will receive c(n0111n is ionls
p. in. in the field house, (apt.
lliter. ha;s atnnonneedl t.
i ensigns in the Naval Reserve
+iOns a, .e 1(eIIt< lientenants in
tnnIIarllanallt of the (;th Naval
1 llnisl4)I nig exe''cises. le will
I Nolrilntl .\. Smith. )r(-siCient
The tath u offict w%ill he admin
i.teretl by Captain Needham and the
conuni ions delivered by Admiral
I anlc1'.
The inttcatittn till be Ipro
1nict"d by the Rt. Rev. \Martin C.
\i t:; hy. -tor tf St. 'eter',, C;ath
.lit- ('hmnrh, amd the ben edic-ti"tn
will be delivered by the Rev. IlIugh
R . lI rchistn. 1.1). 1l'niversity
\NI t-ic w\ ill be iturni.hed by the
Navy \'-1-3 hanl.
.\Men receiving comnmis.ionts are:
Second Lieutenants, U. S. Mlarinte
Corp, Reserve: Lawrence Franklin
AltarTet. Jr., \\'ar,aw, Va , an-1 John
I van Iollnack. Triadelphia. W. Va.
Ensigns, I.. S. Navy Reserve:
Robert (;ltnn Agnew, Charlotte,
N. t.: San Water, Allen, Bennetts
v i1le. S. C.; TIhttoa 1"arl Barton,
Charlotte. N. C.; Jack Kelly Be,
sent. \\'ashington, ). t.; John
Powell Biradfr'rd, Jr., Sumter, S. C.;
Charies I.ewis Bra-well, Princeton,
N. C.: James Fletcher Brockman,
(oluitia. S. C.; Thomas Wiliam
Irown. Fa-t iltiine, Il1.; Edward
(h;rle ('a aly, Gl. reenville. S. C.;
lack lartley" Chaddock. C"neron,
\\. Va.: i)ean E":lmore Clary, Gart
ny: Jamers \\ illian Corley, Edge
itl :. S. t.. C~harles Henry Cuh
ma:n. Jr., t>aklandt. Calif.
\\'i!lia: .\lexander 1 )alis, Colun
Lia. S. C.: I )onnell Preston Davis,
T inmo: n ville. S. C.; Robert 1lamt
ton Dicks. Dunbarton. S. C.; jimes
G;ravdt; )ukes. .l cCormick, S. C.;
IcJ ,e \\'ttdrtw Fr 'a"an., I'ageland,
S. t : Richard Smnt'c Fc', Cuu
trlatl. .\ t . Et,rne Cater Floyd.
Cttt:.t . S. C.; I),vi, .yn:n Frec
lman, I'icken,. S. C. William Curtis
Etn ant, .\llt"l,el , S. C.; James
T h-m;l. (Ghectn, Shelbv, N. C.;
Jn,.\lbetrt t;lmni.1 Sp'artan
hntrg, S. t : .\lired SheritT (.;ramt
hu- tr:nnelt:ebrg S. C.: Frank
*Jmne, t i ard IFinnien~tt . MIacon,.
Cit., Kans,.; .\ike Spear-. Jolly,
I nion. S. t . (OFrer Owen Ke.ssing,
Jr., t~hilpel lIFill, N. C.; Muller O.
.l. 1Kie C'.ll.'i, ohnia, S. C.;
(I;arence Elbt. t I<uldell, WVashling
th:eny. New ( )rleans.. l.a. : Harnwell
Pahal: .\b .\rthin, liennettsville,
S (.: lIe rman iiIlair \I eManaway,
.I reevle S. C.IueeWl
ing Editor,
ing Term
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