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Following "1 Body Cons EDITOR'S NOTE Following a provision of the stu dent body constitution, the Gamecock publishes this week half of the con stitution. The remainder will appear in a later issue. A good proportion of the articles are out of date or are not followed, but the Gamecock takes pride in fol lowing the constitution. CONSTITUTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA STUDENT BODY AS AMENDED We, the students of the Univer sity of South Carolina, realizing the many advantages of self-govern ment, do hereby ordain and estab lish this constitution for the regular discharge of student problems. ARTICLE I Section 1. The name of this or ganization shall be the Student Gov ernment of the University of South Carolina. Sec. 2. All regular iatriculates of and candidates for degrees at the University of South Carolina shall be considered members of the stu dent body. ARTICLE II Officers Sec. 1. The officers of the student body shall be as follows: president, first vice-president, second vice president, and secreary-treasurer. The president shall be elected from the rising senior academic class, the first vice-president from the rising senior law class, the second vice president from the female students in the rising senior academic class, and the secretary-treasurer from the rising junior academic class. ARTICLE III Duties Sec. 1. The president shall call ine liigs t'l the siudent boiy at such time as he may deem necessary. Also, any ten (10) members of the student body, Upon signing a pe tition to the student council, shall have the right to call such a meet ing. The president shall preside over all meetings of the student body. The president shall he ex officio president of the student coun cil, shell preside at its meetings, and shall he entitled to a vote in the pre cedings in case of a tie vote in that hody. The president may call special meetings of the student council, and 'hall call such meetings at the writ ten request of a majority of the mebe lhrs Of the student council. The pre,lident shall discharge all other tu ties inci+dental or pertaining to his U1ti+'e. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the fir-t vice-president of the student body to a-sist the president in the discharge of his duties and t, as sumie the (duties of the p)residlent in the absence of that officer. IIhe shall serve as ex officio first vice-presi dent of the stuldentf council anid shall discharge all other duities inceidental or pertaining to his office. Sec. 3. It shall be the (duty of the second( v'ice-presidenit of the student body to assist the lErst vice-presi denit ini the discharge oi his dtis and to assume the (duties of the first vice-president in the absence of that CU L LUM fri* he Student titution ... officer. He shall serve as ex officio second vice-president of the student council and shall discharge all other duties incidental and pertaining to that office. Sec. 4. The duties of the secre tary-treasurer shall be as follows: (1) To take and preserve legible minutes of all student body meet ings in a permanent record book provided for that purpose. (2) To serve notice of called meet ings to members of the student council and provide for sufficient publicity of student body meetings. (3) To be responsible for all cor respondence of the student body and student council. (4) To supervise, and in a written report account for, all funds under control of the student council. (5) To serve as ex officio secre tary-treasurer of the student council and to discharge all other duties in cidental and pertaining to his office. RTICLE IV *Organization Sec. 1. The governing power of this organization shall be vested in the student council. Sec. 2. The student council shall consist of fifteen (15) members, of whom the president of the student body shall be ex officio president, the first vice-president shall be ex officio vice-president, the second vice-president shall be ex officio second vice-president, and the sec retary-treasurer of the student body shall be ex officio secretary-treas urer. The remainder shall be con stituted as follows: President of the Law Federation, Chairman of the 1-onor Council, President of the Co ed Association, Presidents of the four academic classes, and one rep resentative from each of the four literary societies. Sec. 3. Each class shall have the Following, officers: president, vice president, secretary-treasurer, and iistorian. Sec. 4. The social cabinet shall be :omposed of three (3) students .lected from the student body at large, and two (2) faculty members to be appointed each year by the student council, and two (2) faculty nembers appointed each year by the President of the University. The social cabinet shall conduct such ac tivites as the Committee on Social Affairs deems advisable. Further, it hall be responsible for the May Queen coronation and the May Queen ball. Sec. 5. The student body shall elect two (2) of its members to rep -esent it wi the athletic advisory board. Sec. 6. No student, while enrolled it the University shall be allowed to hold more than one of the following offices: presidlent, first vice-presi dent, second vice-president, and sec etary-treasurer of the student body, andl president of the junior and senior classes; nor shall any student hold any of the above offices while serving in any of the following ca p)acities: editor and business man ager of the Garnet and Black and ceditor and business manager of the Gamecock. P LAYMAT PLAY ( Shorts, playsuits, beach coats . .. a for your leisure ho ARTICLE V Student Council Sec. 1. All powers herein enum erated shall be vested in the student council. Sec. 2. The new student council shall meet the first Tuesday in May. The student council shall meet on or before the second Tuesday in October and thereafter at least once a month at a date fixed by the stu dent council. Special meetings .shall be held at the call of the president. For each meeting of the student council there shall be personal noti fication to all members at least twenty-four hours preceding such meeting. The council shall have the power to determine its rules of pro cedure except that it shall take no action unless a majority of its mem bership is present exclusive of the president of the student body. Sec. 3. The members of the stu dent council shall be elected for a regular academic year. All vacan cies in the student council and other elective offices shall be filled by a special election not later than one month after the vacancy occurs, and by the general rules as herein set forth for a general student election. Election of minor class officers so vacated shall be called at the dis cretion of the president of the class concerned. In case of the withdraw al from school of a class president, the vice-president shall be eleva*ed. Sec. 4. All action of the student council shall be considered action of the student body and shall be binding upon the student body sub ject to Article VIII, Section 1. Sec. 5. The student council shall make announcements in the Game cock of all its actions which affect the student body. Sec. 6. Absence without excuse from two (2) regular meetings of the student council shall' constitute an automatic resignation of the menber so absent from that body. Validity of excuse shall be deter mined by the remaining members of the student council. Any member so expelled shall not be eligible for re election. ARTICLE VI Powers and Duties of the Student Council Sec. 1. The student council shall be considered the standing execu tive committee of the student body. It shall have the power to appoint temporary committees for the in vestigation of any matter properly within the power of the student council and for the administration of any project sponsored by the student council. Sec. 2. The regulations governing social events shall be administered by a Committee on Social Affairs. This committee shall be composed of the chairman of the Social Cab inet, the Dean of Women, the Direc tor of Student Activities, the chair man of the Student Union Board, the president of the Interfraternity Council, thc picsidcnt of the Pan Hiellenic Council, one (1) non-fra ternity non-sorority student, and two faculty members to be ap p)ointed by the President of the Uni versity. This committee shall have responsibility for all social events at the University subject to Univer sity regulations, and shall submit reports to the student council con cerning its activities. Sec. 3. There shall be established by the student council a committee ES TO THE IRLS . . bathing suits, slacks, ithe clothes it takes urs. Here Are Way Chief Yeoman Longhurst Chief Yeoman Pearson It's not easy to become a chief are the first four WAVES who qu take examinations and be consider other enlisted Navy personnel. Chi enlisted WAVES, except for an offi - the regular chief petty officer's ci Thief River Falls, Minn. Vera Ma Frances D. Hanusik is from Yonke native of Stamford, Conn. Three c ington and Chief Longhurst is on c can't promise many girls will qualif patriotic jobs to qualified women I under 18. on Student-Faculty Relations. This committee is to be composed of the president of the Co-ed Association, the first vice-president of the stu dent body, the Dean of Women, the Dean of the College of Arts and Science, the President of the Uni versity, three students chosen an nually by the student council, and three faculty representatives chosen by the faculty. This committee shall meet for the discussion and promo tion of cordial relations between the faculty and student body of the Uni versity. Sec. 4. There shall be established by the student council a Committee on Cooperatives. This committee is to be composed of two (2) faculty members chosen by the faculty, the manager of Co-operatives, and three (3) representatives chosen by the Student Council. This committee shall report to the student council every two months on the matters it has considered and the suggestions it has made to improve the service of the cooperatives. ARTICLE VII Honor Code Matters of conduct during quizzes andl examinations and other such matters shall be governed by the fol lowing honor code, enforced by the Honor Council, and subject to changes which can be made only by the signers of the honor code. The Honor Code of the University of South Carolina "I (10 solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not engage in any dis honest or questionable practices on quizzes or examinations at he Uni versity of South Carolina, that I will not be the means of others doing so, and furthermore, I will report to the proper agency any unethical conduct that I observe in the class room." FLYING SERVICE, Inc. Columbia Municipol Airport COMMERCIAL AND KODA SARGEANT PHOTOGRAPH 1 726%2 Main Street PHONOGRAN CLASSICAL - POPULAR FOREIGN. -SEPIA WILSON RAD 1835 MAAIN STREET es. First "Chiefs' Chief Storekeeper Hanusik { Chief Yeoman Angel petty officer in the Navy and these alified for the rating. Women must ed for advancement along with all efs wear the same uniform as other rer's type hat with the fouled anchor p device. Rhodell Angel comes from sne Pearson's home is in Loda, Ill. rs, N. Y. Marion T. Longhurst is a >f the chiefs are stationed in Wash luty in New Orleans, La. The Navy r for chief, but it offers good-paying, >etween 20 and 36, without children 4OFFICIAL U. S. NAVY PHOTOGRAPHS) Summer School Plans Progressing Nicely-Stoddard Dr. J. A. Stoddard, head of the summer school committee of the University of South Carolina, says that plans being made for summer school are coming along nicely. Letters have been sent out to all departments, and soon conferences with Doctor Stoddard will be held to discuss courses to be offered. The courses offered will be based on the requests and requirements made by students in the questionnaire they were asked to fill out. We, the undersigned, recognizing our duties and responsibilities as st1)uetsaandii <.ai;i ig to iamittal;Aial honorable reputation for the Uni versity, do willingly sign and ear nestly abide by the foregoing decla ration, provided that: (1) The entire faculty guarantees us their complete cooperation; (2) A council composed of six professors selected by the faculty, and six students selected by the signers of this declaration be es tablished, this council having com plete control and final jurisdiction in all cases arising, and judging each case on its own merit; (3) The names of all signers to be duly published in the Gamecock; (4) A ledger incorporating the oath be kept in some convenient place so that anyone so desiring may sign this declaration at any time; (5) That this plan is to go into effect only after being signed by not fewer than one hundred (100) students. ARTICLE VIII Student Assembly Powers Sec. 1. The student assembly, by a two-thirds vote, may rescind any action of the student council, pro vided at least one hundred (100) members of the student body are present. Sec. 2. Any elective officer may be removed for cause from office by a three-fourths vote of the students present at the student body meet ing provided two hundred (200) members of the student body are present, and provided such officers shall be given ten (o0) dlays' written notice with specifications of the charges and an opportunity to make a defense. K FINISHING DEPARTMENT If F .S TU DIO S Y.AT ITS BEST Phone 2-1183 PH *RECORDS HILL-SILLY -WESTERN -SOOGIE-WOOGIE 10 COMPANY PHONE 5945 With The S In This Cot Aviation Cadet Archie Jeffords, Jr. son of Mr.' and Mrs. A. C. Jeffords, Sr., 418 So. Warley, Florence, S. C. was recently commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Forces at Turner Field, Albany, Georgia, Col. C. U. True, commanding officer has announced. Turner Field, an Army Air Forces Pilot School, (advanced two engine) is one of a group of Air Bases, which compose the Army Air Forces East ern Flying Training Command. It is here that aviation cadets are sent for their final phase of training which culminates in their receiving their much coveted wings and commission as second lieutenant in the AAF. QUANTICO, VA., March-Ma rine Second Lieutenant John Philip Pickett, of Sullivan's Island, S. C., recently was graduated from Reserve Officers School here. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Otis M. Pickett of Station No. 9, Sulli van's Island. Before joining the Marine Corps, Lieutenant Pickett attended the Uni versity of South Carolina and Duke University. He was assigned to active duty July 1, 1943. QUANTICO, VA., March-Ma rine Second Lieutenant Jehu Joseph Stoudenmire, of Oswego, S. C., re cently was graduated from Reserve Officers School here. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Stoudenmire, of Route No. 1, Os wego. Before joining the Marine Corps, Lieutenant Stoudenmire attended the University of South Carolina and Duke University. le was assigned to active duty July 1, 1943. Marine Staff Sergeant William R. Cathcart, 20, of 2808 Blossom St., Columbia, S. C., is on furlough fol lowing his return from the I'acific. lie was at!t:ched to the e::gi"iecr ing section of a Fourth Marine Air Wt ing service squadron and %as based on Midway and in the Marshall Islands. lie underwent bombings and stratings, but escaped injury. American Colleges Red Cross By Acad 7,000 Men, Women Servi Additional Thousands St Colleges and universities have in American Red Cross in its tremnendot more than 7,000 men and women ar seas, while additional thousands are Their jobs require not only skill< in human relations, but in many cases professional and technical training of the highest order. Thanks to the academic training furnished by American institutions of higher education and the all-around de velopmcnt which our way of life providles, the American Red Cross has been able to carry on its wvorld wide duties in a manner which has brought praise from every quarter. TIhe blood donor project, the pro gram of services to the armed forces, and tihe never-enIding work at home which looks to the i provenment of health and happiness of the individual and community, have been continued and expanded as needed. Each new job has been tackled with a will borne of the be lief that if it is to be done it must be done wvell. With the advent of p)eace tihe Red Cross will face new tasks. New people will be needed to carry on, anid it will b)e largely from Ameri can dolleges anid universities thlat these people wvill be drawn. In the meantime, however, the Red Cross must continue its wartime work. It must maintain anl increasing flow of blood Plasma. It must continue to serve in every theater of opera tion. It must provide for our mfenl in training camps and in hospitals. It must mlainltain its activities on the hlome front. Tro do this during thle next 12 months thle Red Cross needls $200, 000,000. Last year thousands of dol lars were contributed to the Red Cross by American colleges and uni versity students. This year will be no exception. Give generously to the 1945 Red Cross War Fund. Columbia Office Supply Co. PRINTING Commercial Stationery.- Office Equipmemt 1112 LADY STREET PHONE 5163 ervicemen4 imtry.. He was graduated in 1941 from University High School and attended University of South Carolina, Co lumbia. He was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. He enlisted in May, 1943, and was promoted to his present rank in Jan uary, 1945. A brother, John S., 25, is an Army lieutenant in the para troopers in Europe. Second Lieutenant Billy D. Hayes, a graduate of the University of South Carolina, was recently awarded the Air Medal "for meritorious achieve ment in aerial flight" during sus tained operational activities against the enemy, it has been announced by the i5th AAF Headquarters in Italy. Lt. Hayes, 24, 'formerly from Rock. Hill, S. C., is a pilot with a Libera tor bombardment group commanded by Lt. Col. William L. Snowden which has flown more than i8o bomb ing missions against strategic enemy oil, rail and industrial targets throughout central and southern Eu rope. Two University of South Carolina graduates have been recently gradu ated from Marine Corps Aviation Ground Officers School at Quantico, Va. Both men, William Patrick Donelan and Thomas Pinckney Kirby, Jr., were commissioned second lieu tenants in the Marine Corps. Lieutenant Donelan, 37, is the son of Mrs. Harriet Donelan, 2700 Wheat St., Columbia, and husband of the former Ester Eleta Martin. Hie was president of his senior class in High school and president of the Inter fraternity Council while at Carolina. Prior to his enlistment, lie practiced law in Columbia for ii years. Lieutenant Kirby, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Kirby, married the fonner Alice Witherspoon Belser who resides at 3012 Bratton St., Co lumbia. lie was principal material coordinator for the U. S. Maritime Cam::i.io:, c: Washington, ). C. for over two years. His brotheri Flight Ofike: Rubctt M. Kirby, is servir with th@ Army Air Force in Englaiu. The Columbia Marines have been assigned to duty with combat outfits. Have Benefited emic Training ng Red Cross Overseas; 3tioned In This Country ade a material contribution to the is expansion in recent years. Today serving with the Red Cross over, tationed in this cbuntry. Baptist Union Initiates Campus "Youth Revival" Bible College President , To Speak At Devotions During the months of February and March on most of the college campuses over the South, special emphasis is being given to our youth by Southerii Baptists in the formi of Youth Revivals. Perhaps as you have rushed from class to class, you have noticed p)lacards stressing "Eight Meaningful Days". These placards were posted by the active Baptist Student Union of our own Caroliina Campus in the hope that we might truly have a "Youth Re vival". The First Baptist Church of Co luimbia has been very fortunate &u securing Rev. A. B. H-awkes of Rock Hill to direct our thoughts during this week. Rev. Hlawkes is a forceful young preacher, who is well loved by young people and stu dents, and who is better known as "Brother Barnum" to students all over South Carolina. The services so far have been very good and many students are interested, so may we urge you to attend each of the remaining services-the one this evening at 8:00, the one Saturday evening at 8:00, and the Sunday morning service at 11:30 a. m. Conie to Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. Next week at Noon Devotions, which are held daily, Monday-Fri day, in Davis 220 at 1:45 p. mn.,w shall be blessed with the presence of Dr. R. C. McQuilken, President of Columbia Bible College, who will speak to us about missions. Much good can be received from these brief messages; so may we see yots there? ECONOMY DRUG STORE CUT RATE DRUGS SODAS AND LUNCHEONETE Five Points * Phone 8119 Mtorcycle Delivery