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' BASEBALL SEASON OPENS TODAY! DROP-IN AFTER see Page 4 NGAME TO DAY! ~See Page 3 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA . Volume XXXX, No. 41 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MARCH 22, 1946 Founded 1908 el Ar/" k "n 7- ' r- r r . - M.I oM. Named Of Reci Youth (on1seRvatio Meets In Charlesto Margaret Smithey, sophom appointed chairman of the Ur vision, Youth Conservation Cc The new group, initiated by Gov ernor Ransom Williams, is to de e termine the facilities for youth rec reation of all age groups, through out the state. To secure this infor mation questionaie cards have been sent to directors of Public Welfare departments in all 46 counties. Also. letteus have been written to the lmss of sociology departments in other colleges, asking for co-opetit tion. Dick Vanderveen, president of the Student Body, will represent the University division of the com li-ion in Charleston, March 28, where the heads of various state commissions will meet to make * preliminary reports. Betty Bunch, Carolina Dieter, Nary Lib Nance and Frontis Lown are members of the University com mittee, and ?/iss Mary Wheeler of ". the sociology department serves the group as faculty consultant. Eventually, the evidence gathlet ed by the commission will be pre sented to the state legislature, and it is hoped that that body will appropriate funds for more exten sive \outh recreation in South Cato lina. "t 's a I remenI dous undertaking," said Margaret Smithey, when ques Itioned at the c-mmittee meeting in the faculty room Tuesday, March 39, "and only with the utmost co operation, and the greatest effort of our members, can we hope to suc ceed in compiling a comprevhensivil Xeport on recrealion facilities in this state." USC Libraries To Reclassify All Books Soon Approximately $43 was raised from, the showing of Dr. R. W. Gibbes' technicolor motion picture. "Colorful Life In the South Seas," which marked the begtnning of a series of presentations to raise money for reclassification of li hrary books at the Univcrsity of South Carolina. In a circular letter sent by Pres Ident Norman S. Smith on Decem. hem 22. 1945, to the a lumni anoi friends of the Universityv, this wvas said: "The Genem al l'3ducat ion B?oaroe hams given t he U niversi ty M(1,000)t t. Improve our library service'. Of thi., amount. $6.tt00 is an outright gilt. Tihe remalinin g $30,000 wvill providev a fu nd fronm which we enni dra(w a dollar fiv every dollar we obtaieI fr omt ot her 'sourmcs dmi ing t he next three years. "The Ge'nermal Assenmbly will prob.) ably providte partt of the natchmig funds, but certainly3 not the amount n1eededl. To ('arry out the woi k atnel to obtain the General ICduentiont JBoard funmds, we shall have to raisa a la rge parmt of Ithe $30,000 from friends of the Uinive'rsityv. Mr s. Luc Guntei,. one of t hr committee members from the Me 1<issic'k Memorial Librar y, statedt that over $1,004) has already been given in gifts. Mrs. Sweeney AddI(Iresses Book 1, Fliorumf Tonight Mr s. G;rae C'ameron Sweeney as Foliate professor of F"rench in thI:' Uivg~ersi ty3 of SouthI CarolIna's mod ern language departme'nt, will speak to t he Columbia Hook Forum on "What D)oes Russia Wantt 7" at 8:30 p. m. tonight. Mi's. II. II. hIcekman, chairman of thte Hook Forum, htas annoutnced Sthtat the forum, as Is cutstomary, Is open wIthout membershIp r'equire' ment to the puhlic, and Utniversity' students ate Invitedt saten, ithey Head reation 11 Commission n Next Week >re from Columbia, has been iversity of South Carolina di immission. UNC to Meet Debators On Next Friday The ulniversity of South Caro lina's ,debating team, directed by Professor Merrill G. Christopherson, meets the North Carolina State's team Friday. March 29, in the clas sic Euphradian Hall. Bates, Coch ran, and Hirsch brought the Game cocks second place in the South At lantic meet the first of this month. Debate topic is on Free Trade. Act ing as hosts and hostesses, the four literary sovieties extend a cordial invitation to the student body and interested friends to hv o.-n hand at 8 p.m. Oratorical Medal Four Euphradians have definitely tossed their hats in the( ring in ihe contest for the Euphradian Orator. medll. post poned until Tuesday. March 26. Each man will make a five to seven minute speech. W.Vil liam lutchinson. former Euphi a dian prexy. was elected to serve a Chief Marshal for the octIsion. Astronomical Society Holds First Meetiny Vernon . Robinson, associate professol of mathematics at the 1iniversitY of South Carolina, an nounced this week the organization ofi an astlonomical society on the I'niversity campus. "The approach was first nade to Ie to start such a society by a Mr Svohda from Fort Jackson, who is taking tin astronomy coutst * by cO respondence," Professor Robinson stated. At the first ieetin, of l the so ciety it was deciledl to ('lay the elct1ion of offi ceris Il it Mon da3 Nitch 25. when the grotp will mieet igain at 8:15 p. m, int roo 20... w) SIoan Ci(ol lege'. All stutden ts and ceutlsiderts whoe) interi 'este(d ate tirged teo attend this meeting. Anumn stration 37 Additions to] The Decan of Adlminist rat ion's cot fire of t he' liniver'sity of SoutIh Cat - oilitna iannou ncs t hat t her ea me ;3 :tcdditicons to the faculty. Thrcse' in-' elude staitff rmembe hors tcternedl trm wa'tr scervice, new ptrofcessor's. and nait-ti it' prcofessors. Tlhe'se ale: Ii iology deparit tmcent : John11 Wy lIc 1cmo5syth, adjutnct p)rofe'ssot: Miiss (CecilIe ItI~ iu tis, instruct1oe. Che'mistr13 depar t mentI: J. Kenr tnc'd3 tldges. parit-tiime pi ofessot: ltarr3 S. Weilliamis, laborattory in st rrctcr; Gceorxe S. Domi nicek. lb oory1 istrutctcit. (Cinmmerce (deptartmntI: J. Aexanr derN McArit huLi. adjunctit ptrofessor; ifuhenrt 11. 'Thonmason, adljtiunt pro te'ssoi. I'E'oomrics depaortmInit: AlIfredc G. SmithI, Jr., itdcjuntct priofe'ssor (re tturnced frcm wr scervice . En:t:~ iecring depariI tmnett: Reubl len C. Johnson, professor' of civil 'engi rnceri ng (rturtned from wvar set' vic'); Claudce R. MctMillan Jr. pail tinre inis tuctor of c'ivil en incering; .. Iluber t Noland, pail-lime ad junct pr'ofe'ssor of elect rical engi ncering. English depaitment: M. B. Sceig let', adjunct professor (returned ftrm war' servicel; T. Walter IlIr bert, adjunct professor (returnedl trnm war seirvic'e); Richard B. Da vis. associate nrofessor; irene T. T'roualy 14W ea ri n Here are the new members of B Ed Boucher, Neil Luedtke, John Mullen, Dusty Miller, and Sidney Public Affairs I Labor-Mantagey Is organized labol in South Caro lina worthwhile? What are Ihe Values of the C. 1. 0. and A. F. of L.T. These andt many othvr ques tions will he discussed in the next few weeks in Ihe Public Affairs Fos uni. Since h. hetginning (if this fo rum, the group has een (Iiscussin-,, state governmei, Vw;h a membe of the Legislaiulle leading the dis. eussion each week. rhese have roved most valila in hotl-nI the "roulp to understand and form opin. ions concerning state govi nienit. The series on labor and manage ment will begin Tuesday night at 1). n. in the Faculty Room in the McKissick Librariy. Leaders of both abol and management will hi tiests each week to lead the dis -issions. Dtle to Ihv extia seissioni of the I.egislature last Tuesday iight, the Public Affairs Foiim had to hi alled off. ASCE Now A Professional r1ganization Tlhe Aierivan Soilely 'of Civil Enzint- -, formevrly anl hono(rasry o''!y. Is to become ai Iproif-ssional ViOeHy. All enginieering stuteits ex vpt first semester fre.hmen11-11 are lgible fllr IelimbershIlp. Thori-ga vatio iexpreted to . i-c se fromin dlx I to approxI imate43ly te hundticredl inemheris. Trhe-Ii prpoise is lto pro-3 note thle studyd oif eniglineering.~ 4lnlounle(S ae auity La~hIird e, instritcto . i: ldeick u C. Perit v. .li.. part-tlimo- inst ruto .ii Frii h ranguages: N-elliei Lamnar, list tiltor: Adele II. Clhaptpell,. part. ime instrutoi; IFredierick C. Peirny. i i., pat -time instructoil Il. Thom. is Walkir, parl-time instructol. Geography. Geology andlN iMielil )i:y departments: Walter It. Coi. Imik, lpart-t ime inst 11us til It Fr' an k Btie. pt ofessir: Lynwoodh it h. parit-li me adjulnct pu ofessot lii story depiaritment: Arc hibaldI It Lewis, adjunct pirofessor ftreturnieid fr-om war1 service ; Robert [D. Ochs. idljuinet pr ofessor: Chltes K. Lee. Law Schooil: F. Cat lisle Rhiti s, lssoiaite prt ofessiii lit in ned ft unm Sal set viie Mat hetmat i-s de-paitmnt:1 Flot I. D)ouglas, inistruOct01 El izabet h K. Dterrick, istruOctor. Mutsio- depart ment: Robeit . lodges, part-time' Inst ructor. Physical Education for Men: Franik W. Johnson, Inst ructor (i;e turned from war serv-icet; Allen D. Shi, instructor; Al Grygo, instruc or; Joseph D. Grugan, Instructor; sterling DuPre, instructor (return d fr-om war service). Physical Education fotr Women: 'ontinued on page -3- co..m., 3 g lie Blue Key lue Key, service fraternity. They are Holland, Pepper Howell, Ed Mc Wise. (USC Photo by Stan Lewis.) 7orum Discusses neut Relations 3rd Semester Depends On State Assembly Pre.sident Smith of thI. 'nivert-s y If South11 Carolina, an nounces that the linierity tp lans to (one1i-.4 summer term. The pres tl Sprlinl .wIs. f,. wIII I-unl thr'oughlu M9. Th#. SnUMpI 1411m and first suimmille solmol will begin June 20. Th'liv summiie tIerm will continue to Seplemlieir 17. The regular fall i erm is schedu led to begin Septembei 19. President Smith states that he hioiws the univers it an oieratIt 1he planiled tlhird Ite1mt and Iwo SutmIeIr( sChools. in addition. Hlow long the VIniversitv can operate this summer di-pends ol o%n o lw nith money ltv General .Assembl alp propriales for thw iliversit\. President Smith said that he hopws to ptovide courses for\ A.t "rlls. 11n1d high schools gradlualtes as wevll as graduatt, studonts dui Euphrosynean P0,/ Literary Taps 32 Members Soeee~t . hues taped 312 ne m01m. heris for he sprIin)t: sCe st 'I. Thlese's Jilte is followvs: i'larlkson. (Cal'uline' [tt'iit. }lill hue, I )udd. Salo i 'dwardts. .o10 Fgge'i tn, Illthn. E:linlor Iluowe'll, l)ee kil. (l' di n. le: I .rd eelurrti . \lrt hae:c Parik er. .lac kee P'earson,. liroths P'erkins. l':.4ely ni Presto .l m Mii n;tne iReaves. Site It ce. .\tary IIelen Sh)awhla n, lIetty Ruilth St ex'ens. ..\nni Stone. Saran Swegge'ri. Polly Trot ler. 'oilng. and lenanoa \\ijsien da.\~ afterneoon at .4 p. Im. in ny:ii. dlian hail. Infirmalry Kept Busy With New Measles Eidlemic The old sayving, "Sprinig is bur%l lng ouIt li eer" nIow% hais at 'iatel lite,. tie toc spueak. At. leas't It dloee ecn the UnIve.esi of South C'areclina This fat, which wats only re'cenit 1y discovered, camire into light when a roving reporter visIted the Wal lace-Thompson Inifirmary as a news source, atnd discovered that the place Is completely saturated with measle patients. Thus the satellite -"Measles are bursting out all over!" Whatever the disease, the infirm ary' always manages to kee'p a full house, however. SSF I At Stu( Smithey To Head Girls Honor Club Margaret Smit hey, sophomorie4 from Columbia, was elieted presi (lent of the Polumetlheian Club foi the spring semestert at its metling March 19, in Sims college. Beverly Geirgel will serve a4 vive president. 01her officors 0.l0-let were: lean Sergeant. secitfay. and Jean Via, treasilrel. Plans to inicreass t he 11mm ship were discussed, an it was de. cided that a survey of students would be maiet to delo-imins- vho is eligiblr foi m e rship. The Polumetlieian Club. known primarily as a junior Phi 1cta Kappa, was organizi-d in 19:34 h,% .%I s. T. S. F.l:ifot t for tile JuIposi of instilling in womin sludetis of the lnivvcsity a desire to atlain a higher scholasi i .i a ; m ; ing of fellowstlipl. It d si e a ave all ito recognize aco mph,.h ti Ilw- fi-ld of S1lilship. The- wol d Itme heum l 1n.an nillv idoeals. The i\ v lvaf. Illh club 's sm4n l. also mblh' knowledgf. Stidetlis i eel- v toi i il ii Ihian t i tho cOmpeti oi n a t 1 ihen fisi s-mitsliei's woik ht.-io if th,\ hai m1aint iainlod a i.:I a ; Tihl- vitul hm,a ie . IV me - inits. bu t act \eii a ha ;i t : held to hinoi n ae mle , i It t lI Ifig Officef I s at I.. : I!;a t Iit-I. L.-v, pIle.sidenli: S: ah Fill, I. xI e Ielit si ient S.Clail ll.- I n . - I13 'u 1 and ( \'I\o fa 'h ,apm 11an 11 s Students Begin' Campus Drive For Red Cross The 1utisinl s. () li , ilt til. 1-1.. \elSll\ of Simuth Caitlinl' ha,1 bWO n, ill hi1 Of oi'LIti 4,; f tni, f:i the Ied Ctoss fton the ficult itd din istiatin sltf. ttne p. 1N was choson inl 1;(1 Ihkbib(llng t'n the l'niveil' y th m ' t " d h ! 'hw dOnat ion, f'.11m fit w p;4 . in that uiildi USC colgSti (ue ans el .~ t ii i he n i l .1it ;tllh b 'a illinizi C .i i nd t i e'l .l h t niutii n;ite t ilel ha bt i' a l hut a l l s,li ci1i ai0 f lrom t ie I'mvi ts it t Ic vai ' t aicnltiiiiate t li -i it\i USC S'i i tu dentoficas i Itiniete t ldiion thu! I' 'a nd i m';ult o a lii th e lieeilt i lein s duiet to ar.e' aniwd sito a'nvrit 'lSct h CarolutIiiti duoritois a eot f.\n uh "Fa it i's w iltli taxed to tht tnict thtolctlm oen." ' 1)1 ofi l taic I\\h e e Ii ed h it We n titie l dt ash n'ato t he m puesn of 'olIll ete Iso wher-e ort waned tno hve all rooud. again t bu(wn y oure sfeprn i a fmeshor. the. imthinge a litl cofot-n whn Whe mer of Ihn tahn earond e amu.sr.h Iudtslive in th e s acroms ou twostenBttns w ier. at Slitl )rive P lent A s French Reftuiee G1 81L~00 Goal Set For Claudine Pohl. a1 Paris born student bod.v convocations at on the calius to help inaugura for the World Student Service Miss Pohl told the assembly dents of the hardships of Eur WSSF Speaker KSK Extends Song Con test To .April 30 not i - it u u;:l .e : Ui. Yi< 1i 2 : . 3 . Sout I': i ,? .\i tt iI:hild- a? t1e if i I u : CA .c (aro0i1ia (b-ed. To Attenl AKG Regiional Mecet E-:lemnr MceCall. l'att 1.1c(aIcIIm. N Mi a %1ayer. three ('arollia co-veds. will repe let - he n ver%ity ill %;intihi Cartilia at the Alpha Kappa :l.a lita reionlal einl venI ti lin at hel i va. . epril |-'tl'. l3. ie''d%. i hi ' Iis i ii th e first meetng o b ions Here Unb)el t, Bathe, Stud(IV >f the roomils fiv' bad' f:t wci htl .e't imuchi el <ffIeuli a t ccut euen five prophst~ tic hannii these eloth(' njlo et pae fort tuo peopele anid n t wco driessec'i he elot het.g shotit ege .lust d1oesnt1 rel '-\c t he i t uai ionet enougiiih. Image lew Iheii' lt If tht'ee is spaeit' foi a el: ir left m lie roome i teve a's a rack on .elhih toeII trew usome of the execess niiI' e le leof ltig \vheri '' t her'' siedoblelt-decket I'eds tn the dorm.n he'i uppe' bunk sertve' 4'x(cllentlyI 'ilothet. 'fThe effet Inc the bot tonte tunk is s e wha'c tl t hat oef Ithe' olude: ciostel' bedts with ediapees aroun] Item'l. tett it is (tint wnd of de ometige thie Neo Iltim 'To stiinty Adceutto e'sl'k iand cc waketn spae mi manyit of the dormtitie t foe enlouigh de'sks to goe aru [t l. Con Sequntily mani fy ilmia el ca leg dtanle ftrm an uppertt hunik to th1e rhcythms~ of Shakespe'aie.. Vc-'vey da.v is Sat urdayv when it romes to taking a showet in most5 ref t he men's t'eneetts. In most of these huildings. from 26 to 30 pen pie use the anma shmwe. tile --n.. lanned sembly est Speaker, Campus Drive war refugee, was speaker at n0011 Tuesday. She appeared tf- a drive here to raise funds >f more than a thousand stu opean and Chinese students. she stressed thc present needs if lit-SO students and pointed out hat I th- are looking mainly to %merican stiidint-s for aid. "Ameriva brnlcolizes all that is good to Euto wans.' she said. She tod hiw sirtit prison rs )f N%at wer aidifd by m1on'. ma ctial. food. and -supplis hy the ASSF dun ing the war years. "Euro >wan I studints ate like Ametican itiudents." she. said. c.xcf-pt that h-Y like to stur . It con.ji ctio %ith Nliss Pohl's iddless. Dik irven. student (d i4sidlint, who presided over hi letiig aninounced campus lan for ti- WSSY diicv( on this SItuden Committee Ar o .#*, it k , conimmitte com -d Of "ld-ut t if-Itrsentatives 1 ll 'I'-st of tIh '- riltus Organiza lions %%ill b6 in cial gk of the dt \ve chtcir onl i. campus. Bob Stod iiniw elied president of C!" C hna Vetians, is to he iin of t he conmit to. Woi k h hiti at ' : l iek \'ia ntietveri Iud jnt Xoun int-tv,nn re-ring Alpha nappa n'au: t'(r. t ey11 , (' -Id .\ -ocrtion b-1: o pe .bwa ik \\ 'illin'k rI p t oK'tpp'l ig i Kapp;l, Rlay i :S In) Utinl thie Ier i,1Y u In My Is)h sto Ireprosvinting \ i irn t--r tFoundation, Bet I y 1 i ,i nin;: the I.uthotan 41i- rit- An lliock from the \\. . . arid 'It I.owrn ftomil h- Y. M. CA 55 I1-ii-.e oal if hi- \'i ldi Sri seth i, n f,1' i oi anizaiion ., ito ai 2i S ttui.ttti for st udentt hf. The rI'mtl-d Stares is to raise f f th1 an-'ihnr. The'i goal for h.nwi sil of Souh Carolinm is Pres"'ientF Spoike I t. I - \rih P h rii h,,,i i - ite tu n hid . tii--1 d-nt Norin r M. oi .f th ti I r 'y and i sed he stu h-nt' liv sp. ko Il i fly I\ lr t i- ;ln- f. ie in-rele- at - an. fo iby tnuminmei a,id n -h it 0 Ii 'h- h ilt:n pi j,i n sid-ib fli-i be~ ~ it-xplnit '1 n i I l u f b b n i w o u\ h t ill c jini ti enti - 55-*m I s evale( But I at' tctlnitnd ted if th wi 5ot ds of -:din~t It. .htier.~ ;aesiidentr of the 'nutrsits A'lumini Association, ilhct cit a Fle-ent addtreiss to the sItu lit ody esii W a rlit t rtai nn. butl hd enn'a t cult cchin hth tin ci initi~on or ltiud in ttachFItont."' I disagree wdh i lti.e-i0. We' aiFi dloing it htete. I'ratditiont Goles I'p l-'ur thcermnore. I'd hikii t aadd t hat hiis is pirobly~l the only sc-hcoo Sihere the tiF ce oif traitiion hcas oniti uF -Ui 7i er F cet in Fthe latit br-ee years. Tihe Fental fee on -oomsti- itn the oldier- teninent s was wtiginally $20 perF peritson per semes et-. Wit h I wi) people living in each ooem Ithe Fin tal Ion a r'oon1 was $40. 'ow the teta ci .e for those sanme noms is $3( per' per'sont per semies. rF and withi fourt or five people liv nig it a room1 the rental on the itmet trooms is $120 to $150 petr se miester. That is an increase ftrom fStl to $110 per- semester petr roomt -wetr the amount the University col lected from those samte rooms in l143'. Add to that the fact that stu rients get mutch less for $30 now titan they fotrmerly tecelved for $20. 11. inst dmotita.d u...