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MAKE WUSC A REALITY -CONTRIBUTE TODAY! COA TRAC TEAM MEETS S. 1See Page 4 UNIVERSITY O SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XXXX, No. 46 eCOLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. APRIL 27, 1946 Founded 1908 * *-Carolltin 1,000 Students Participate In 3-Day Program High school students from all parts of South Carolina met at the University April 24 for the first high school week program since 1042. Some 1,000 students were ex pected to take part in the three-day program sponsored by the UMver sity and the State High School League. Each student was expected to enter Into at least two contests. Three Iourths of the contests were in the scholastic field; one-fourth in the track contest. Various Contests During their stay at Carolina. the high school students participated in various contests. The con tests and their chairmen are as follows: mental contests, W. C. Mc Call, director of the University Per sonnel Bureau; track meet, Jack Crawford, instructor of physical education; track contest, J. It. Cole man, Honea Path; declamations, M. E. Brockman, superintendent of' Chester schools; oral interpreta tion, Stanley N. Reeves, superin tendent, of the York schools, and debate, Lucille Gregorie, Lancaster 1-igh School teacher. W. H1. Ward, director of the Uni versity extension division was chairmAn of the entire high school week program. Officers Officers of the State Iligh School League are R. C. Lake, superintend ent of tIle Whitmire schools, presi dent; J. C. Doggette, superintend-' ent of the Brunson schools; vice president; and Charles M. Lock-I wood, superintendent of the Lancas ter schools, secretary-freasurer. t Students from each of the 13 state school districts were repre sented at the program. The win ners of the varioui contests were announced before 'the contestants left the Carolina campus. Contests were held in biology, general science, algebra, geometry, English, history, shorthand, French, Spanish, track, and declamation. Navy Outlines Fall Peacetime ROTCPrograin New members of the Naval ROTC tinit at the University of South Carolina adtmitted dturing the 1946 fall semester wIll he selected from among civilian students regularly enrolled In the UJniversity, Capt. MarvIn G. Kennedy, U.S.N., com manding officer, has announcedt. Procedure for selection of new Naval ROTC members this fall, an n)ounced this week hy the Bureau or Naval Personnel, is essentially the same plan as was in force prior to the war, Captain Kennedy said.. l45 to Leave Of the 297 Naval ROTC students~ now enrolled in the University, 145! wi'll be graduated or commissioned June 19. Approximately 30 will re enter the University this fall In the' peace-time program, ahout 40 will transfer to other Institutions, and the remainIng 62 will he denmobli Ized or return to the fleet. "With the 50 01(d studtents as a nu eleus for the fall term, we will soon be in a positIon to receive apiplica lions for 100 freshmen and 120 ad vanced students to make a total of 270 Naval ROTC members,' Cap tain Kennedy said. "All of these stud(ents must be regularly enrolled In the University in a civilian sta tus before being accepted for en l'ollment In the Naval ROTC." Holloway Plan Tlhat portion of the so-called Il01 loway p)lan for the peacetime Naval ROTC, now pending before con gress, which provides for selection of personnel, cannot be put Into ef fect In time fol' the 1946 fall term, according to the Bureau of Naval Personnel announcement received by the University. The Hlolloway Coatinued on Page 6. f'olumn 7. Lkbi * * * * a Hosti President .. . . ". . .. ' Dr. J. T. Penny Presides Over Biology Meet The University of South Carolina played host to the Association of Southeastern Biologists in Colum bia, April 19 and 20. Dr. James T. Penny, of the biology department of the University, president-elect of the association, presided. lie ste veeded Mary S. MacDougall, from Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Ga. Representatives were present Irom Virgihia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. Tennessee, Alabama, and Louisiana. Meetings were held in LeConte College. Friday night the annual banquet for the association was given by the University at Xhe Wade Hampton's Palmetto Room. Dean Francis Brad ley welcomed the guests, and Pr-!s ident of the Association, Mary S. MacDougall gave the presidential ddress. New officers who will serve until April. 1947, are: Dr. .J. T. Penny, president; Dr. Martin Young, Co lumbi'a, of the USPHIS, president elect, and Dr. Samuel L. Mey.-r. Emory University, Secretary-Trca Lirer. Next year's meeting will he held at Emor.' University. Atlanta, Geot Salvo Any cIvIlIan sturdent or fuel urlty member desIring a copy of the Farewell Iasue of "Thre Sal vo," Navy Year Book, Is request ed to cont.act eIther E'. B. Mitch elI, R. N. Ferguson,. or Gieorge R. Celusta of the Business Staft. Subscriptionr fee Is $3, and nmust he paid by May 15. You may drop yoqr name ont a card ad d'ressed to P'ost OffIce BoK 181)7, and a member of the, staff will contact you. At Long Last! A1 By: An OffIcIal Time--Keeper A recent mention in Ishi Moore's column about the "14 day plan" has brought a f lurry of queie' acrioss this t arnished but u nv'arnished desk. As Pr ofessor' Waterfall stat es, edlucat ion is "substitution of light for' heat" and we shiallI attempt to educate any who might Ihe foolish enough to be peruasing this dIrab)ble. Our story' starts wit h a strav copy of t he muag "Femne-sole t o F"'ee-coverl In Teni Easy l.essons.' which found its way into one of the suites in Preston liall. An ad on page 27 said. "Don't he a Grav'el Gent ie - try our1 'our'teen Day Plan." K. K. K. K. (a nose by any other nrame would smell as sweet) Tarbell sat porIng over the bound pulp, wIth F. Mone.reif, the only man in the world with an ironing b)oard nhv. iters to First Dimes Will Build WUSC By June 1 For a cost of only 10 cents per student, the Campus Radio Station, WUSC, can go into operation on the University of South Car-olina cam pus by June 1st. ,At present plans are complete for the station and the only thing standing in the way of immediate completion of the station and im mediate service to the USC student body is a matter of funds for com pletion of the purchase of equip ment. In order to secure funds for this purpose, students are asked to con tribute ten cents (or more if they desire) to the radio station for the purchase of equipment. Funds will he collected through a person-to-person canvass and through individual solicitations in the University Canteen, Library and Post Office. Coin containers will be placed in convenient spots for collection of coins for the drive. WSSF Drive Lacks $750 In Reaching Goal Approximately $748 has been con ribute.d to the World Student Ser vice Fund drive on the University campus, according to R. G. Bell, executive secretary of the YMCA. Of this amount, $500 is personal contributions; the Universitv Play ers donated $47 as the proceeds from their production of "Chicken Every Sunday." The fraternity stunt night program grossed $74 foi the drive, and the sorority stunt night added $127 to the total. An auction of professors' services will be the program at convocation, April 30. the proceeds going to the World Student Fellowship Fund. George Simpson, ROTC, will he the auctioneer. The services to be auctioned will include professors serving breakfast in bed to students making the high est bids, Boys will be able to bia foi' manicures and champoos by c'ertain girls. Other services to be auct ionedi inc'lude darninig socks aind me'nding clothes. The WSFF, which, aided by money, material, food, andl supplies for st udent prisoners of wi, is now helping European and Chinese stu dents. The world-wide goal of the organization is to taise $2,000,000 for student relief. The United States is to raise half of this amount, ten! Y ou T oo Cc si(tue, and Beauty King Contestant "If - -ait first you don't succeed, trty again" Farris, both looking over his shoulder. T'he next morning, the three of them dtig into their socks and pull ed out a few mnouldly greenbacks, surpluses wvhich they had been able to accumulate after meeting cut rent expenditutres on t heit substan tial $50O ter month maintenance fee. A trek to local U-l[ock-M .Jewelry shop brought about a decision which was not too easy to make. T'he Nd said treatmients were to be taken three times daily, each treat ment to last one minute. Would a Swiss movement ('hronometer serve the purpose? Or .would one of these little doojiggers used in tim ing the boiling of an egg do as well? (Those little sand glasses always remind me of the girl who had an hour-glass figure-fifty-nine minuites of it was in the wrong end!) They finally decided on a stop-watc'h that was used in the 1930 Olympics, and after checngn Are [Iigh Sc These University of South CrI right, Robert Bates, Robert Hirsc by Stan Lewis). Dorm., Cafeteri Announced For John A. Chase, dean of adminis tration of tihe University of South Carolina, has made the following announcements concerning dormi tories and eafelerias for the sum mer and fall. Women students will be housed in Sims, Wade Ilampton. and Maxey dormitories during the summer school and surmmer term. The Mc Kissick-Wauchope residences will he added for the fall term. Preston and Burney will house men students during the summet school, and Pinekney, Legare, Rut ledge. Harper. Elli6tt. Snowden, Woodrow,. Thornwell, Coker, Mc Bryde, and Burney will he used during the summer term. if there is adequate demand. During the fall term, Pinckney, Legare, Rut ledge. DeSaussure. Harper, Elliott, Snowden, Buiney and Preston will he assigned to men students. Fraternity Tenement% During the fall term Coker, Thornwell, McBryde and Woodrow will be assignedl to fr'aternities. De Saussure will he used as chaptea rooms for the summer school andi summer tlearm. The McKissick-Watuchope resi dences will he aissignedl to mar' 'oules during the summer seth flowever, there wtill he nio housing accommodlat ions on the ('ampuas for' married couples enrolling in the summetr or fall teams. Provision for married veterans will be madle by the Federal Ptublic Housing Au hotrity in units now under' ton tn H ave T he Ski its accua ncy wi th W~estern ci'niont and time-ticks fionm the Naval 0Oh serv'atory', they p)roceedted down the street to the corner drugstore. Men Of Mite A h. i ndeed, Dame Fortulne rm iled on our thInee men of mite fot t heae on the center counter wtas a Penny Sale now even' Tarbeti eouldt pay his rightful share. Those hars of Palmolive lookedl heautiful and in viting-green wrappers. black hand and gold letters piled as high as where Scru by's shoulders ought to lbe. 13y this time the boys were so excited, they hought foura hats for 28c, Tarbeli got the fifth bar for a penny, and out the dtoor they stormed, not evetn waiting for the clerk to wraap their puarchase. Your writer' happened to he sit ting In the room studyIng his Ag. rieulture, and was despondent ov'er the pronunciation and meaning of "su per'califatulist icasbialleadocious," so welcomed the carefr'ee, beaming faces of the- obnoxious three. Af ter naner instruwtinn as to the op hoot Le irst Place Winners ina debators and their coach are top h, Johnny Cochran, manager. and M a Assignments Summer, Fall struction sn the extension of Bull St reet. Vomen students rtsiding in Sims and WVade Ilampton w%ill receive preferential consideration in secur ing board tickets at Wade Hampton cafeteria. Board will be at the flat tate of $28 a month for three meals pet day texceho supper on Saturday and Sunday evenint's). No 111vals will he served on a cash per meal bacis. Stewards 1tall Steward, Hlll.a which has been the Navy dining hall, will be open either to women or men students thrt meals per day (except supper on Sattirday and Sunday, oi on a cash basis at the following rates dinner, 60c: suppei. 50v: breaikfast. 30c. It is not now planned to open the tniversity high school cafeteria for t tie suimmer school or summet term. These facilities will he open, on a plan to be announced later., if the demand is sufficient. Students enrolled in the present ternm are advised to make toom res ervat Ions and( pay thle necessary ecs for such accommodlations by lay 1. Aft er that daute all rooms witl be dteclared open for aissi 4ni ment fot Oeach of the t hieri sessions. Room assirtnment s for men stut dents will be made' fot each of the three sessions by Ottis F. Kelly, so pet int endent of buiildlings and grounds, andt for women students by Mrs ..t Aney R. Childs. Dean of Womeni. ni You Lore To ') erat ion, into anid maiint enatnce of the t imepie., he was appointedl of ficial timekeeper. The thre'e dis robed to t he refuse waist, that Is and rat hered atoundt the wash ba sin. AftAr tilting the basin with hot watter. and workinig up at tu r-iou s tat her of celeamiy sods. the t imekeepeir ave t he "Gelt-ready - Set--- and GO!" signal. For sixty second(s the air was filled wit h fly Ing elbows anid drippinig soap suds. "Forty-five seconds to go." "Thirty seconds to go," "Fifteen seconds to go." "Ten Five Three - Two One STOP!" the timekeepet kept themi posted in a (cleal, firm voice, so unfalter'ing that it seemed he utterly disregar-ded the momen tousness of the act he was witness ing. 1.tieky 13th Then came the hot cleat water rinse, and then the cold water dousing. And now gentle blotting wIth a clean whIte horrowed towel. Three tImes a day this procedure has been ca.rIed on- Api 2..th.s I. [OIl'S * * *S* ague S i national debaters. Seated, left to G. Christopheron, coa.h. (PhOto Administration Congratulates USC Debaters Denn John A. Chase sent con giritulatorY messages to Robert Bates an( Robert Iirsch fron the University administration. April 24. "I want to congratulate you and Mr. Robeit Hirsch. as members of the University of South Carolina Debating Team. in winning the na tional Inter-collegiate debating chmipionship at -'edvrickshurg, Virginia. last Saturday evening. "You and Mr. Bates have brought credit. honor and distinction upon yourselves and your Alma Mater, and I want you to know that the Administ rat ion of the University points with pride to this outstand ing achievement. In so far as I know. this is the first occasion in the one hundred and forty-six years of our great old University that this coveted prize has vome to our cam pus. "This is thle iresutlt 0f ('onscien ious arnd lpersisternt effor t. and you deserve and receive the commnenda tioni of the ent ire t'nivet sit'. "WlithI best wishes." Caps (and( Gown,Is Orders for caps and gowns and for individual e-ngraved tivita tions should he made to Joe lat-rene, postmaster, on May I, 2. S, and 4. rouch, ma rked in red peneil ont the 'anten dar. for that marks the fourteenth day. When asked if t hey wer-e su perst itiouis ahput thie effects, since their treatments hegan on the hirteent h day of the month, all three a nsweredt int a fitm iniegat ive. One night. N.K. hroke down arnd gave' one oft thIe local cul ies a break yep, he dated heri. Ie had no idea shte had a wit to match bet beatty, antd lo and hehold, the un foreseen hut long-dreaded happen ed, lie tatughed, and his now lino teuim-like complexion (tacked. Nothing now to do butt confess the cautse. The deb. sympathetic, and ever alert, suggested Johnson Baby Oil as an in-hetween-tr'eatmnent treatment. Now all the problems seenm to be solved. If you ar'e reading this be fore 3 p. m. on Satutrday, then the boys have only two more treat ments remainIng, an'd they wIll at long-last qualIfy for caricature as the second illustration In Before and After ad. Best * nce '42 Team Competes With Contestants From 19 Schools The University of South Carolina debating team won first honors in the Grand National Forensic Tour nament held April 17-19 at Mary Washington College in Fredericks burg, Virginia. Contestants from 19 schools were entered in the tour nament and each of these was a re gional conference winner. Most of the colleges sent two two-men teams; however, only one team went from Carolina. Repre senting USC were three Navy train ees-R. B. Bates, R. W. Hirsch, and J. W. Cochran. They were accom panied by Professor Merrill G. Christopherson, the debating coach. Affirmative Side The subject of the debate was "Resolved that the United States should adopt a foreign policy which would be directed toward the estab lishment of free trade among the nations of the world." Each team debuiaed seven rounds. The Caro lina team debated the affirmative side all the way through. The tournament was organized an an elimination contest, awarding points for victories. When a team won a round, one point was award ed for the victory plus the total number of points the losing team had accumulated. Thus, when the Carolina team defeated Tulane, which was supposed to be one of the best in the tournament, they were given all of Tulane's points and also those of West Point for Tulane had defeated West Point. One Team Besides the award of being the hest team which tWe USC team won, there were two other honors the team with the most points and the best girls team. The Univer sit. of Cincinnati captured the lat ter and Tulane was credited with more points, having a total of 32. However, Tulane had two two-men teams in the contest and this was the total of the two teams. Caro lina. with only one team. accumu laed 24 points. three-fourths as many as Tulane's two teams. Bates, who is from Seminole, Oklahoma, started debating while he was in the 10th grade. He and his colleague won third place in the Oklahoma state high school contests in 1943 and won the state championship in 1944. While at Millsaps College In Jlackson, Mis sissippi, Bates participated in sev eral contests successfully. High School Debater Hlirsch, whose home is in Tripp, South Dakota. debated from the ninth grade through high school. lie won the championship in South Dakota high school extemporaneouis contest in 1941 and also third place in a statewide oratory' contest. .1. W. Cochran. from Decatur. Illi nois, has participated in sev'eral of the debates with Hirsch and Bates | Continued on Page6, Column 7 Nimitz To Receive USC Degree Here Columbia, April 26- Fleet Ad miral Chester W. Nimitz Will be awarded the dlegree of Doctor of Civil Laws and will speak briefly at the 141st commencement of the University of South Carolina June 19, Rear Admiral Norman M. Smith, president. of the UTniver.sity, an nounced today. Admiral Ninmity also will present commnissi.ons to 160 graduates of the U'niversity's Naval ROTC unit at the graduation exercises, which will be held at 8 p. m. on Melton Fieild. In case of rain, the execises will he transferred to thie field house. The University has awarde'd the degree of Doctor of Civil Laws ,nly three times previously in~ its his tory, Admiral Smith sald. Names of other' honorary degree recIpient. will be announced later.