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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...