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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA
Volume XXXIX, No. 34 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CROLINA, DECEMBER 21, 1945
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ROTC Returns to 1
,,Basis; V-5 Aviation
The University of South Cal
V-12 units will be disbanded a
ards June, 1946, Capt. Marvii
the University's training unit,
The V-5 pre-aviation trainir
the University will continue
without change Kennedy said.
All students in R. 0. T. C. or V-12
classes at the University will go on
inactive status itter June 19, said
Capt. Kenned.y. These students will
be given the choice of continuing
ti-eir education at their own ex
pense or of going to sea as enliFted
naval personnel.
Captain Kennedy's statement came
after the Navy Department an
iounce(d from Washington that it
wil Iterminat(- active duty iraining
of R. 0. '. C. and V-12 personnel
March 1.
Therefore the University's naval
training program, except for V-5
classes, will revert to peacetime
standards ir, March. The University
0 had N. R. o. T. C. training before
the wat and its large naval training
program grew fi-om that unit.
. The announcement by the Navy
Department in Washington said
that men who graduate from N. R.
0. T. C. and V-12 units at the end
of the current term will be commis
sioned ensigns in the naval reserve
and assigned to active duty.
The Navy made its decision to
terminate active duty training in
N. R. 0. T C and V-12 classifications
In anticipation of a reduction by
Congress in the naval reserve ap
propriakon, the announcement said.
Food Drive Is
Being Sponsored
By Newman Club
The Newman Club of the Un:
versity of South Carolina is spon
soring a canned-food drive for over
seas relief. Each fraternity, sorority
and campus organization has been
asked to cooperate with the New
man Club by getting each of its
members to contribute one pound of
canned food, or its equivalent, 2.
cents, to the drive.
The University is planning to
send from four to twelve represent
atives to the Southeastern Conler
ence, Which has been postponed un
til January. The conference is to
be held at the University of Flor
ida, at Gainsville.
* Officers of the Newman Club this
semester are John McGrath, presi
dent; Lou Marrinucci, vice presi
dent; Sophie Mae WVolamin, secre
tary; John Skalanyga, treasurer;
D)on Sommers, social chairman; and
Ed McMilan, reporter.
Dean Baker Ele<
Will Retire Actin
Dean Leonard T. Baker, dean of
faculty and vice-president of the
University, was elected president
emeritus of Car olina at the last
* meeting of the Carolina Board of
Trustees.
The app)ointment will b)e effective
upon Dean Baker's ret iiement
March 1, whe., he will terminate 39
years of active service at the Uni
versity.
Dr. Baker has served one term
as president of Carolina and three
as acting president. He came to the
University as an associate profes
sor in 1906. Since then he has serv
ed as a professor of education, Dean
of the University, Dean of the Fac
ulty, and Chief of the Lecture Bu
reau. of the Extension Division. lHe
was acting president of the Univer
sity from 1926-27, and 1931-32. Fl-em
1932 to 1936, he was pr-esident, and
froem September 1944 to February
1945 he again served as acting pres
MaenL
to Leave
ext Term
Oeacetime
Continues
olina's Naval R. 0. T. C. and
nd return to peacetime stand
i G. Kennedy, commander of
has announced.
ig program now operating "at
Tri-Mester
Discarded
By Board
University Reverts
To Normal Schedile
At Next Fall Terni
The normal two-semester school
term will be resumed by the Uni
versity of South Carolina at the
beginning of the 1946 Fall term to
convene September 9.
The announcement of this change
was made at the meeting of the
Board of Trustees last week after
a recommendation to such an ef
fect by President Norman M. Smith.
President Smith stated that one
summer school session would be
held, as was done prior to the war,
and that it will Include courses for
both graduate and undergraduate
students with special consideration
foi teachers and veterans.
Five Receive
Promotions
At University
Five promotions in rank heve
been awarded .rnrfenri nf the
University of South Carolina.
Dr. Julian J. Petty, associate
professor of geology has been ele
vated to the rank of professor.
The following were promoted to
adjunct professors: Christopher
FitzSimons. commerce; A. S. Hodge
and W. C Zeigler, foreign lan
guages; and Russell B. Maxey, en
gineering.
Bazarr Held By
Independents
In Sims Room
The Independents held a bazarr
in the Independent room in Sims
college Thursday night, Dec. 13.
Scarfs, dickies, evening bags, em
broidered socks, nightshirts, aprons,
bedroom slippers, and evening
handkerchiefs were sold. A raffle of
similar articles will be held afta
the Christmas holidays. All of the
articles are made by the Indepen
dent girls.
:ted President E
L'e Service A ftet
Previously he was a teacher and
superintendient in the public schools
of Camden, Lancaster, and Winns
b)oro from 1889 to 1906. lie was di
rector of Summer schools for nmany
Baker
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Above are shots from the candl
Below, crowd at entrance of chap
Christmas Festi
Begun With Ve
A special Christmas program 'ar
ranged by the Vesper Committee
of the University of South Caro
lina, was presented December 16,
at 7:15 p. m. in the Chapel.
The Citadel stage portrayed the
picture of Mary and the Child on
the first Christmas Day in Beth
lehem.
The service began when twenty
four carolers, wearing white vest
ments and carrying lighted candles,
walked up the aisles and to the
balcony singing "Joy to the World."
Under the direction of J. J. Spurr.
NROTC, the choir also sang "0
Come All Le Faithful"; "0 Little
Town of Bethlehem"; "While Shep
herds Watched Their Flocks"; and
"Silent Night."
Vocalists were Florence McAbee,
who sang "0 Come Unto Me" from
the "Messiah" and "0 Holy Night";
Jerry Meacham, "There's a Song
in the Ai&"; and Eddie Williams,
"Comfort Ye" also from the "Mes
siah."
Oral selections concerning the
nativity were given by Nilebie
Forber, and Buddy Riggs.
At the conclusion of the serv'ice,
the group proceeded to Green
Street Methodist Church and pre
sented the program there.
meritus;
'39 Years
years In various counties. From
1926-30, he was professor of Educa
tion at the University of North Car'
olina. Summer school.
Dean Baker is also an author on
many educational reports and ar
ticles. He received his A.B dlegree
from the College of Charleston in
.1888 and was awarded an A.M. in
1893. In 1926 he attained his LLD,
and has done additional graduate
study at Columbia University since.
While in college he was a mem
ber ODK, KSK, and Kappa Phi
Kappa (Edluc. fraternity). He is a
past president of the Association
of Southern Colleges and Secondary
Schools, and the South Carolina
Education Association. In 1923 he
was president of the South Carolina
Conference of Social Welfare.
Dean Baker Is a native of Char
leston, S. C., bora in 1868. He Is
listed in "Who's Who" and a mem
ber of the Wardlaw cinb.
ht Choir Sings A
elight vesper servIce held last Sti
el, decorated with candles and fio
vities
sper Service
Departments
Are Combined
Upon the recommendation of Dr.
Edwin Green, head of the ancient
language department, both the mod
ern and ancient language groups
have been combined under one
heading, the foreign language de
partment.
Committee Are
Chosen to Serve
Religious Week
Religious Emphasis Week, which
is to be Jan. 27 through Jan. 31 this
year, will have as its publicity
committee chairman, Anne Sear
son. Faculty advisor for the com=
mittee is Mr. Frank Wa4rdlawv.
Roving reporters will be Esther
Gregory, Ed Moorer, Virginia Ray
sor' and Ralph Ryberg. The com
mittee for' halls and meeting places
will be headed by J. B3. Jackson.
Margaret Harden will head the
committee for' breakfasts, and ..
D. Nova, has been chosen fac'ult3
adv'isor'.
Anne Clark was selected to, head
the hosptaliay committee, and Dean
Chase is that committee's faculty
adlvisor. The program committee's
co-chairman are Roy Garrett and
Elizabeth O*dell. Dr. R. W. Morri
son heads the finance committee,
the worship committee group will
be headed by W David Willinms,
and its faculty adv'isor will be Mrs.
Maude Hlawkins.
Ethel Lazar, president of the Y.
W. C A. and the newly elected
p)resident of Y. M. C. A. are co
chairmen of the conservation coam
mittee, Will Frank Steely will head
the convocation committee, and
llarr'y W. Davis will serve as its
faculty advisor. Nell Douglas and
James W. Gibson, Jr.. will act as
co-chairmen for the guides com
mIttee. The book display commit
tee has chosen Mary Phelps Wheel
er as faculty chairman. The seminar
commIttee chairman Is Frontis
Lown, Mr. McConaughy and Dr.
Babcock will serve as co-faculty
advisors.
Harry Davis will head the faculty
forums, Eleanor McCall will head
the sorority forums, Reese Smith,
the fraternity forums. For the non
sororIty girls, Helen Leppard will
head the forum committee, and for
the non-fraternity boys, Ed Buf
fington..
.t Vespers
day. Upper picture, student choir.
vers.
USC Extension
Division Will
Print Bulletin
Plans are being made by the
University Extension Division to
publish "Bulletin of International
Relations," periodically which will
include articles of interest on for
eign affairs.
The first bulletin, released last
spring was concerned with Pan
American relations. and was given
a write-up in "School Life," a na
tional niagazine.
To appear in the next issue,
which has been extended to include
every nation will be an article by
Prof. John McConaughy of the po
litical science department. This
mimeographed magazine is sent to
members of foreign language as
sociations, state colleges, and other
interested persons.
Smith Announces
Fin1al Holiday
Dates For Xmas
Final dates for Christmas holi
days at USC have been announced
by President Norman M. Smith ns
beginning 6 P. M. tomorrow and
terminating 8 A. M. January 3.
Classes will he resumed with the
firist period on the thbird day of the
New Year.
Stoddard Ries ig
Trustees Appoi
Dr. J. A. Stoddard has served his.
resig,nation as Director of the tUni
v'ersity of South Carolina Summer
school andl will be replaced by Dean
Orin F. Crow of the School of Edu
('atlon, It was dlecidled at a recent
me(et ing of the U'niversity* Board of
TrusteeNs.
Dr. Stoddard resigns after twenty
four years as Summer School D)irec
tor. lie came to the University as
a professor or Secondary Education
in 1918 and took his present posi
tion In 1921.
Previously he was state htgh
school inspector, assistant superin
tendent of education In South Car
olina, and superintendent of several
schools.
lie graduated from the Univer
sIty in 1902, and received his Mas
ter's fronm Peabody in 1924. He Is
also the recipient of an honorary
LLD.
Di'. Stoddard Is a member of the
National Education Association and
the National Department of Super
intendents. From 1931 to 1935 he
was state chairman ot the Commis
Student Body
Rushed-Up to
Nominations Schedi
For 7th; Voting 16t
Nominations for all student
ake place Monday, January I
n the chapel, five o'clock.
George Helow, retiring presi
iounced that any nominations T
:e submitted in the form of a v
itudents before twelve noon,
U 0
University
Receives
Donations
$36,000 Presented
By Education Board
For Re-Cataloging
A $36,000 grant has been mde
to U. S. C. by the General Educa
tion board to be used in re-cata
loging to the general library col
lection in the McKissick library.
Additionally the following gifts
have been announced by President
Smith: $10,000 from the Sears-Roe
buck Foundation, in two yearly in
stallments of $5,000 each, to aid in
deevlopment of retailing; $2,000
from the W. T. Grant Stores to be
used in providing two two-year
scholarships in the department of
retailing; two $500 scholarships do
nated by Walgreen Drug Stores
through the American Pharmaceu
tical association to be awarded to
students in the school of pharmpcy;
a $4,000 from the General Educa
tion board to be used in the Uni
versity's research program; $5,720
for the McKissick Memorial Schol
arship fund, raised through the ef
forts of University students under
the direction of Alpha Kappa
Gamma and Kappa Sigma Kappa;
$1,000, a gift from Lieut. David D.
Carroll, Bennettsville; $1,000, a gift
from Mrs. John J. Hemphill, Ches
ter, to constitute the John J. Hemp
hill Memorial fund, interest on
which will be used to provide an
annual declamation medal; $1,000
from Inter-American Affairs, Wash
ington, for instructional purposes,
and $1,179.85 from a number of
alumni th1rough the Alumni Loyalty
fund.
The sum of $2,500 has been re
ceived from the Federal works
agency for post-war planning of
new buildings on the campus.
Overby Speaks
To Local Club
James O. Overhy, of the political
science department at the Univer
sity of South Carolina spoke on
World Peace" at a ineeting of the
Business and Professional Woman's
club of Columbia.
The meeting was held at the JTef
ferson llotel. Dee. 4, at 6:30 p. m.
rts Summer Sch
t Crow to Fill V
sion of Secondary Schools of the
Sout hern Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools. lie has been
'hairman of the S. C. Curriculum
Committee, Vice-president of the
Sotthern Association of Colleges,
Elections
iJanuary
iled
h1
body and class officers will
, at a student body meeting
dent of the student body, an
iot made at this meeting must
vritten petition signed by five
Thursday, January 10. Such
nominations should be mail
ed to box 1915, Campus.
A political rally, sponsored by
Clariosophic literary society will be
conducted the following Monday.
Student body elections are to be
held Tuesday, the 16th, and class
elections on Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday, the 18th
and 19th, have been set aside for
any run-offs which prove necessary.
It was explained that elections
have been speeded up because of
the change in the Navy program,
under which several student body
offices will be vacated. Previously,
elections were held in the spring.
'46 Annual
To Appear
In June
Students will receive the 1946
edition of the Garnet and Black,
University of South Carolina an.
nual, In June if present plans are
completed, Jo Seidman, editor, has
announced.
Professorial
Staff Expanded
By Eleven
Several additional faculty ap
pointments have been announced
by Dean John A. Chase.
Appointments to the English de
partment included three part time
instructors, W. C. Bochman, Frank
M. Durham, and Mackie Quave.
Miss Edith F. McDuffie is serving
as a full time instructor In the same
department.
The physical education school has
acquired two new instructors. Ar
thur E. Fourier will instruct in
men's gym, and Sammy R. Horton
women.
Patricia L. lorger is now instruc
ting in biology. Helen Elizabeth
Clarkson has been named as ad
junct professor on mathematics.
Marie Tella Galgano wil Iserve as
)art time instructor of chemistry
Christ ian L. Larson has been added
as an associate professor of politi
cal science, and Miss Pearl Sals
burry as an associate professor of
sociology.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Drew was
named as an assistant matron, and
it was announced that Tatum
Gressette would serve as secretary
for the BAM club.
ool Office;
acancy
and is a member of the National
Association of Directors of Summer
Schools.
lHe is a memher of K. S. K., Kappa
Phi Kappa (educational fraternity),
and Phi Delta Kappa. While at the
University he rendered service as
a member of the cafeteria commit
tee, with religious work, and as
chairman of the University exhibits
at the South Carolina Educational
Association.
Dean Crow, who replaces Dr.
Stoddard, has recently returned to
the University after a leave of ab
sence with the armed services. Dr.
J. McT. Daniel and Dr. Ellison M.
Smith, both professors of education,
were named as associate directors
of the summer school.
The summer school schedule has
not yet been released, pending a
meeting of the summer school eom
mittee. However, It was revealed
that the dates would fall between
the termination of the Spring term
on June 19 and recdnvening Sep
tember 9. A list of 238 students
have signified up to date that they
will enrolli suem.me., samooL