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Betty McCreight R Queen, McMillan is Queen Choses Attendai ", ,. Set as Date for Corona Betty McCreight, Delta Delta feated Jo Alice McMillan, Chi Omi of 378 to 365 in a run-off election Queen of the University. Jo Alice will be her maid of ho In the first race Thursday, LeCla MicMillan, and Betty McCreight Professors, Students Urged to Use -Film Aids Audio-Visual Aids Bureau Offers Variety of Choice - The Audio-Visual Aids Bureau, Which is connected with the Exten sion Division of the University is urging more use of their facilities by professors and students of Car olina. The bureau is equipped with a complete film library, as well as recordings and slides covering a Wide variety of subjects. The bureau equipment also in cludes a dark room suitable. for the showing of films in its offices In Wardlaw College, the University Iligh School. Professors wishing to use this room to show films to their classes may get in touch wtih the bureau and arrange a time for their showing. Films are also shown in class rooms if the professors so Wish It. Included in the bureau's files are 39 recordings for the teaching of Spanish in an interesting way. These are offered for leginners and first. year Spanish. Also on file are .13 recordings in German teaching, and many French records, films, and sound tracks. For history and current events classes the bureau offers a series entitled "L.,est We Forget." Also in eluded are "Dcmocracy is Our Way of Life," "Our Constitution," and "A Better World For Youth." Our good neighbors to the South are emphasized in "Belo liori zonte," "Fundo in Chile," "La Paz," and "A Lima Family." Track Meet With Ga. Pre-Flight for Saturday Ratliff Recently Elected "' Captain of Carolina Team The South Carolina track team Will meet thr GCorgia Pre-Flight team, already rated as top-notch, in Athens, Georgia. Saturday, May 5. Those representing the Univer sity in the meet will be Dutch J3remes, Sunny Mabin, C. W. Bol lin, I. L. Bollin, Earl Fetter. Bud dy Riggs. Jimmy Partain, Jimmy King, F. S. Williams, George Far ris, George Wvthes, 'Tcd letier, Max Rueber, Buck Isom, Charlie Swartz, George McDonald, Jimmy Spurr, Jimmy Ratliff, George Mor gan, Jo Price, Steve Thewhella, Carleton Jensen, Almond Leach. Competition will include the 100, 200, 440, and 880-yard dashes, the mile and 2 miles, the low and high hurdles, tihe buroad andl high jumps, jav'elin, shot put. pole vault, discus, andl relay. Penny and Christopher son continue as coaches, anti Jim my Rlatliff has just been elected captain of the team. Other meets on tihe schedtule for this semester Include that against N. C. State in Raleigh. North Car olina, onl May 12; and the triple comlpetition againlst Ilunter Air Field and the Columbia Army Air Base here on May 19. On June 2, the men~i who qualify wvill go to the AAU meet at Chapel Ilill, North Carolina. "Man at the Window" Sims Coeds Shriek Instead of "MVan on the llall", the * perennial cr'y at Sims dlormitor'y hlas become "Man at tihe Window." Under the auspices of Marshall Fred Kelly all rain spouts and drainage gutters are being painted withI a rust resistant primer anti a second coat of cream paint. Scaf folds and ladders are raised at all tImes under the windows of unsus pecting co-eds to cause shrieks andI quick get-aways. * ALWAYS GLAD T( * 1015 Sumter Street MEALS - * WHY TAKE WE PAY FOI Life Health and Acc Capital Life & Hst LESTER L. BA 11il7 Hampton Street * eigns As May Maid of Honor its for Court; May 12 tion; Dance Follows Delta, senior from Columbia, de ?ga senior from Mullins, by a vote Friday, April 13, to become May or. ire Anderson, Chi Omega; Jo Alice were the candidates. They were picked by the judges at the annual Beauty Pageant Wednesday night as Carolina's three most beautiful girls from 23 contestants. In Wednesday's election, the vote stood Anderson, 109; McCreight, 232, and McMillan, 308. LeClaire was eliminated, and the run-over was between the other two. Plans for a Coronation Ball, which was not given last year, are being advanced by the fraternity. Bill Prigge, chairman of this com mittee, said that if a hotel ballroom and an orchestra could be obtained, the ball would be held on the night of the coronation, with the May Queen as guest of honor. The Queen has already chosen the beauties to attend her. They are as follows: Julia Bull, Barbara Brasinglon, Toni Simpson, LeClaire Anderson, Bert Wilscon, Snookie Kirkland, Ruth Reynolds, Phylis Karesh, Eleanor Bonds, Doris Gar field, Mary Lib Patrick, Shirley Shapiro, Patsy Patrick, Betty Knowles, Frances Coleman and Lena Gilbert. Also Barbara Brown, Betty Cul ler, Edna 11111 Hiaynes, Carolyn Roof, Toozie Johnson, Vivian An derson, Jane Going, Alice Merchant, Laura Dowe, Janet Bloom, Sarah Bull, Mary Speed, Frances Miller, Betty McClure, Betty Rosen, Dot Hoyt, Vivian Owens, Frances Lati mer, Elise Ready, Jane Campbell, Irving Rion, Betty Murphy and Malema Copeland. The pages are to be cookie Van Befn httysen and Ina Rose HIolcomb. Movies to Be Purchased By Extension Division The Extension Division is plan nihg a series of films on vocational guidance, which will be used in the public schools of South Caro lina, and will be shown to fresh men and sophomores at the Uni versity, to assist students in making a choice in vocations and profes sions. These films will arrive soon, and will be available to any pro fessors or groups who wish to use them. The Extension Division also is planning to hold institutes in au dio-visual aids instructions in sev eral colleges throughout South Car olina during their summer school sessions. All colleges are showing a gratifying amount of co-opera tion with the Extension Division, and the dates have been set for the holding of these institutes at Coker College and Furman .Univer sity. Several other colleges have also agreed to participate in the in stitutes, and dates will be set as soon as possible. School of Education to Found Graduate Centers "Quite a number of colleges and school centers are asking the school of education to establish graduate school centers, through extension, in their communities," says Dr. El lison M. Smith, head of the school of education. "WVe have had requests from Lan der, Coker, Newberry, and the Col lege of Charleston, to estab)lish these centers, and others have ex pressedl their willingness to coop erate in a statewide graduate pro gram. "Requests have also been re ceived from large school systems to establish graduate schools sys tems In their communities. These are Anderson city schools, Laurens city schools, and Conway, propos ing that their schools be the cen ter, not only for the local com munity, but for the area in which each is located." ) HAVE THE CROWD E SHOP Phone 5173 FOUNTAIN A CHANCE? EV ERY THING ident Hospitalization ilth Insurance Co. TES, President Phones 2-2206 or 2-8828 THIS ONE... MAY QUEEN BETTY MeCR Jo Alice McMillan, will reign o M1ay 12. They were chosen in a s Pan-Hellenic C Rules for Soror Schedule of Parti By Council Presid 3itsy Lal3orcde, presideni of Pan l Cli en e C ouncil, announced i i N week plans for sorority rush week. Any girl who may wish to dt op out of rush week before preferen tI al pait tirs may do so. lIter $;3.00 registration fee will be refunded it she will coniart the president of the Council before May 11. All in vitations to rush parties and all acceptances thereof must be sent through the campus mail. Every invitation must have an acceptance card enclosed, upon which accep tancies must he made. No invita tions or aeceptances may be ver bal, and acceptances should be made promptly. The Pan-Ilellenic tea will be Sun day, May 16, from 7:00 till 9:00 p.m. All participati s in .ush week arc required to attend. Rout inc par ties will be as follows: May 7-Delta Zeta. May 8-Chi Omega. Mtay 9-Kappa DJelta. Mtay I0-Delgta Delta D)elta. M~ay 11- Zeta Taut Alpha. May 12-Silent day because of May day. May 13-Alpha Dclt,a P1. May 14-PI Beta Phi. All rout ine parties will be from 7:00 till 9:00 p.mn. on ihe dates listed. Rushees must attend each routine party to which they arc In vi tedc. GET THAT E THE Cl * Sandwic * Cold Dr * Cigaret * School ! * Student. ? It C .r v m /te c o C /C l0IGHT'i and her maId of honor, ver the fes'tivitles on May Dlay, itndent bIody eletiont ont April 13. ouncil Lists ity Rushing es Announced ent LaBorde F irst pr eferecel pat i es will he~ Mlay la from 7 :0ht lil 9:00 p.m. for a!! sorotil ics. Eac rutt ishe mnusi accet. the invitation of the soroi' ity whows party she wishes to at teInT and alh acceptanes must he in thes caimtus mail by .1:30 pa. lay d. Second preference parties will b nlay 2 from 7:00 till 9:00 p.m. Aceptaues mnust he in the camus tnail by 1:30 p.m. May 16. Alay 17 wiii he silent day. Prefer ene cards listinrg rst second, and Ihird hies of srorit ies must he( fillId ot in I )ean Chi ld's office he fore 1: :00 p.m. Friday, May 18. Piedging will follow by appeoltnt ment of the indeividual chapter. p cules for rush week this summer ate: 1. Sorority girls may not on Merse with rushees (except in greet ings), nor associate with them in anry man ner (excludinrg rush piar eas) unless at least two sororities are recitesen ed. 2. No rushee may attIend a party given by a sorority or part of a sRolity before rush week i sunless at least two sororities are repre sent edi. 1. No sorority girl shall telephone any rushee or any member of the famly of a rushee (luring rush week for any reaisoni. 4. No sorority may encourage mate stuldents to exercise influence in determining the dCclionl of a rushee. No rush(e may have any dates during rush week, except for (lances approvedI by Pan-Ileltenic Courncil. 5. No sorority girl may spend the ITE TO EAT INTEEN hies inks es upphies Depository Distinguished Flyins To Biser for Outstar Former Carolina Studei In Aerial Combat Ovei Standing in the bomb bays of a B-24 Liberator without a parachute or oxygen, repairing broken hydrau lic lines, has recently brought T Sgt. Hubert II. Biser, former stu dent at the University of South Carolina from Columbia, the Dis tinguished Flying Cross for extra ordinary achievement in flight. lie is aerial engineer of his bomber. "Trouble started over the target, which happened to be Vienna," said Sergeant Biser. "The flak seemed to single out our plane." One of the members of the crew noticed a liquid spray in the bomb hays, and it was thought that the gasoline cells had been punctured. Although the hom her was still in the flak area, and the' bomb-hay doors open, Sergeant 3iser hurt iod ly removed his parachute, flak suit. and oxygen mask, and climbed out into the hays to investigate tthe damage. "As I was standinig tin the 'at walk," he continued, "I noti'ed Ihat it was the hydraulic systemli that had been hit. and we e 'te losing fluid rapidly." Still without oxygen, and despite the bitter cold of high altitude. Sergeant Biser immediately went back to the waist of the plane and removed a piece of hose which was attached to the camera. lie re turned to the bomb-bays, and work ing on a slippery catwalk, using a small walk-around hot tle of oxygen, le used the hose and some clamps which he carried with him for such emergencies to patch up th hy draulic system. There was not enough fluid in the night with any rushee during rush week. 6. No sorority girl may make any reference to rushees of future meet ings. 7. No sorority girl may disparage any other sorority. 8. All rushees must return to Sims by 9:15 p.m. after every par ty. 9. Sororities may be penalzed for violations of rush rules at the dis cretion of Pan-Hlelleni- Council. Rushees committing violations will be barred from pledging. 10. Any violation of rushing reg ulations must be reported to the president of Pan-Iiellenic Council within 24 hours. 11. All parties accused of viola lations shall have a prompt hearing by the Council. 12. Sororities may be penalizec as follows: a. Cash fines ($5.00 to $50.00). b. Forced withdrawal from rush week. c. Postponed pledging. d. Deferred initiation. Any information concerning tush week may be secured at the Pan ilellenic booth in the Canteen. WHERE OLD FRIENDS MEET and the YOUNG MAKE NEW ONES The University Grill 1008 Sumter Street COLUMBIA, S. C. COLLEGI SH |008 SU I Now Open Undei Your Patronage WillI BOOKS :-: OFFICE )4 THE R. L. 1440 MAIN STREE ANY TMING NEEDEC p Cross Presented iding Achievement its Honored for Bravery - European Capital resel voir, so Sergeant 3iser e moved some reserve fluid frome the ball tu ret, after friendly territory had been reached. lie thinned the fluid by holding it before the heat ers, and Ihen poured it into the It serve tank. ''his gave enough fluid to allow the wheels to be cranked do a, the flaps to be used, and for an appli cation of the brakes. As a result the aireraft was safely landed at the home base. The official citation read in part: "By his courage, ingenuity, and devotion to duty, together with his great professional skill. Sergeant Biser has reflected great credit upon himself and the Arled Voices of the U'nited States of America." Sergeant. Biset at e ived o% ci seas last O'tober. lie is a ml"11 em er of a \rterarn L.ibrl;.tor gi'rup, rommrand ed b% I'ol. I.e'toy 1,. St rfno)wirz. WiIdrose, N. 11. I g1n1p ta= par tiripated ti mot than 21:r combat m,issio,ns against enrnmy instillla. tinns in the Nerilter,;11ran i thrate, of operat iois. The 'olumbian holds the Air t1edail with one brronze cluster lou mer itorious actievement in aerial flight. Interfraternity Group Sponsors Formal Dance Columbia Hotel Setting For Recent Council Ball For ie first time in se% eral years the interfraternity Council entertained- with a formal dance last Salurday night in the Colum hia Ilol Ballroom. There were three no-breaks and a special dance in which only .nem bers of the Council and theit dates could participate. Neil Atlee and his orchestra fur nished the music. The hall was decorated with insignia from the different fraternities on the cam Sponsoring for 'laude It. M1cMil lan, president, was l ielen Parler. Other officers and their dates were Buck Isoni, ice-pi esident, with I.eClaire Anderson- J. Frank Fine, ." "r"n Wll, Rctty MCreight; and David Welsh, treasurer, with Margaret Wylie. Peggy Gore sponsored for C. E. Baker, dance committee chairman. Darbara Brown, Ricky iledrick, and Betty Koty were the dates of Reese ,smith, Stan Turner", and Ken TIur ner, members of the dance com mittee. The Inter-Fraternity Council is composed of two representatives, the president and an elected mem ber, from each fraternity. The duty of the Council is to iron out diffi ulieis arisig among the frat em niities andl to call to theim' attention any matters which miighit arise. BETTER LIGHT I BETTER SIGHT * South Carolina Elec tric & Gas Co. E BARBER MTER ST. New Management le Greatly Appreciated tND SCHOOL SUPPLIES BRYAN CO. T - PHONE 5017 SIN THE CLASSROOM Page Three Carnival Will Have Both King and Queen 'Thie is to be both a King and a Queen at Inde((pe'nde nt's Cai. ral. w hich will bet" hold May 19th, it w%'as antnoun(ced today by Flinnrirs M1illr, lriesid('it of I h, non-soI lr ity gills' or :ailaltionr. TIhr.,w t to will be cI owned i.t at I'.I' '11orlm y to be held oil the stle: of Ii new lablitu.i. Thn" King and Qiuirtii will he chvsenr fro ~ I t iniiir:;a sIudlents in a hallotirng whilh w,ill legin May first. A \ .tin br')t hl is to bw ( set up int the Malra Cant er ard ballots may he pa uhas'-d fol yrui favor ite for a penny apierc. Th"e bnoth I ll be open from nine in 11-' i":1 ring until six at night. Anyone may buy votes and in setih(' on Ithirn, his ri her t h w.t"e for the kingship or the qtu;("rls iln. After a weik or so of htnllotin;,, 12 hoys and 1' gir i w it h highest nuni(i of votr w; IN ill t'il:pr"Ie Ihrouigh Iit" som 1e 1 p o t .. for the tit le. W heln ii .- \1 eilr. ;titr 'r itrI. ti e ho} aid ;.'il iN I the inest ballot', will be pro'rla irird tIre ruler-.. '1 l nextwx i(n ' rla t .ntirn t \ ill b I ' i e mlaid-r)f-htoto ;nd lint, lm;: "nn0 t. The leina uitng I'u''-nt %'it w " i11.o0sn the iii1. Instead of tht" i; mi ; i m 4"ntt" itorr , used at the Carnivnl. this ycar's af fair will be in the form of a t;ypsy gathering. The attendant; are 1o he drassed in gaily c"olorcrd cos. tunes, appropiatr to the Ihrth me. Indeprendents will sit up theit bootls in tihe itiri ehor enl" nr1 Main Catnprs. The .-ait. at1r'a:tions of foimer y"ar s will he fornd on the N1idway again ai' othri lnC. oes lia e been add"d to r the list. The rentirr piort'nds fr/rrm the Car inival air g;oinn; Ir Ih'e 'ltXissick Memorial Funid. Clariosophic Society Short Story Rules 1. Any undergraduatc" stu dent may submit as many en tries as he wishes. 2. Each entry must he orig. inal. and may not exceed 1,000 words in length. 3. All entries must be typed in double-line spacing on one side of the page only. 4. Entries must he submitted to an officer of the Clarioso phie Literary Society or nailcd to Box -3"1 heiore lay 35. 5. Awards wvill he first priye, second prize and honolable mention. 6. The judges u\ ill he Dr. Babcock's short story class, and their decision will he final 7. All awards will he pre sented at a joint hanquet of the Clariosophic and iypatian Lit crary Societies in late .May. Columbia Office Supply Co. PRINTING Commercial Stationery - Office Equipment 1112 LADY STREET PHONE 5163 Corner Main and College ONLY ONE BLOCK FROM THE CAMPUS The right slant o 1n refreshment