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Sigma Chi Sweetheart - Basy, a me Ball TonightIIli?TdyDasFed See Page 3 Z4 4cSecPge4 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA uCROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume NCOLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 24, If46 Founded 1908 AKG Taps T< Alpha Delta Pi Rendition Wins Girls' Song Fest Ten University of South Carolina girls were tapped by Alpha Kappa Gamma, only women's honorary ser'vice sorority on the University campus, May 22 at 7:30 p. m., at the annual Song Fest and tapping, ceremony in the University chapel. The girls, chosen on the basis of character, leadership, scholarship and service, were Mickey Black. * Janet Bloom,' Sue Greenspan, Bert Hemingway, Hartiet Lee, Dorothy Phasey, Jackie Rosenberg, Anne Searson, Mina Silverman. and Jean Turner. A. D. PI Winner The Alpha Kappa Gamma Song Fest loving cup was presented to Alpha Delta PI sorority for its out standing rendition of "The Drenm Sellers," and medley of George Gershwin tunes including "Liza" and "The Man I Love." Kappa Delta a was given honorable mention hy the judges. Listed herewith are the girls chosen by AKG with the oiganiza tions to which they belong: Janet Bloom, senior from Colum bia, who belongs to the YWCA cabi net, Etphrosynean Literary society. WAA council, and rush chairman of Chi Omega. Sue Greenspan, senior from For est Hills, N. Y., who is president of the University Players, secretary of Alpha Psi Omega, WSSF e.ecutive committee, past treasurer of A. E. Phi, past business manager of the University Players, member of Pi Gamma Mu, honorary society, and chairman of Co-Ed association kitchen committee. Bert Hemingway. Junior from An diews, is secretary of the YWCA. member bf the WAA council, sec retary of the Student Council. Past president of the sophomore junior "Y." and past Co-Ed officer. Harriet lAe, junior from Green ville, is president of the Hypatian Literary society, past president of Polumethian, student council mem ber, secretary of the student boaro of publications, feature editor of the Gamecock, and president of Delta Zeta sorority. Dorothy Phasey, junior from Co continued on page 6: column 2 Williams And Meriweather Win Literary Medals The Euphradian Literary Society awarded medals to Shelley Williams and Jim Meriweather', as wInners of the Debaters' and Declaimers' Contests, respectively, at the Tues day night meeting. The query for debate before the contestants fot' the Debaters' Medal wtas, "Resolved that: Congress shottld pass the FEPC Bill. S101, better known as the Chavez Biil." Frank Huniy and Jim Gibson up held the negative, while Jim Mann and Shelley Williams held the af firmative. This debate was re stt'icted to JuniorS and seniors. In the contest tor' the Dec'laimers' Medal, Jim Meriweather' was unop posed, the contest being restricted to freshmen and sophtomores. At its next meeting, the last of the semester, the Society will elect officers for the Summer Term and the Fall Term. Survey Oif Radio Listeners To Be MadIe Ont Campus A sturtvy to det ermine st ude~nt iisttinig inItert int present day ta tio lq being condtucte'd by Enaglishm 101 classes at the tiniversity. The surveyV will be un'der the di re'sion of itob flirsc'h anid Prof. lIay Albert Furr. Vet Meeting 6,All veterans' will meet Tuaesday, May 28, 7:48 p. mn., in the Chapel. tNew officers will he elated. %orority Bn Girls Block C' Club Gives Address System to USC Inauguration of a new and per manent public address system for the field house of the University will be made next Tuesday, May 27, at student assembly by the Block "C" Club. The athletic organization. in co-operation with the business of fice, has purchased a $325 system. Two thirds of this amount is being paid by the Block "C" Club and the remainder by the university. The new system will enable students to hear the assembly programs in all parts of the field house. The Blo,ck "C" club will also pre sent a -complete program on that day. Their program, mostly musical will include songs by Mrs. Bobbie Olles, former Carolina student, and Dumas Turner. A quartet. discov ered by the club, will make its debut to the campus. Several of the football players will give imperson ations of such celebrities as Betty Hutton and the Andrews sisters. Poems selected from Sammy Kaye's Sunday Serenade program will be read and the rhythm section of the band will be on hand to provide some jive. a Present officers of the Club are Bryant Meeks, president: Bobby O'Hara, vice-president; Jim Hudson, secretary, and Jimmy Ratliffe. treasurer. Wivets Submit House Names To Pres. Smith Wives of t'niversity veterans met Tuesday evening in Flynn Hall where they selected names to he submitted to President Smith for a final choice in naming the apait ments now under construction for married veterans attending the lni versity. The president. Betty Stoddard. appointed a nominating committee composed of Lela Turnbull, Maha Ila Summer, Norma Corn and Doris Barnes to offer nominees for of fices during the next semester. Nominees will he submitted and voled on at the next meeting sched uled for June 4. The women also adopted the name Wivets for their organization which was formed early in the year. Those holding offices at the present are Mrs. Bob Stoddard, president. Mickey Wylie. vice president, Mary Crawford, secretary, and Margaret Johansen, treasurer. Among other issues coming he fore the club was a plan for investi gating possibilities for a course of study in home economics madec available to the wives in the fall term under the supervision of the extension division. HEAD New offlcers of the Carolina 1 edior: and "Red" Tyler. busineui Exam Change - President Norman M. Smith of the University of South Car olina announces that the sche dule of examinations for the 1946 spring term will begin on Monday, June 10, and rur, through the entire week, June 10-15, including Saturday after noon, June 15. This schedule is a change from the one shown in the 1944-45 University catalogue, which gives the exam week as June 12-18. Three Seniors Receive Award In Journalism I Dean S. C. DePass of the jour nalism department has announced the awarding of the Beaufort Watts Ball Scholarship to three seniors in that department. Martha Stead man, Denmark; Opal Isenhower, F.orence, and Saul Lavisky, Colum hia. received the award which amounts to $75 each. This award is made annually by the journalism department, and consists of i he interest on $2,000 contributed by the Ball family oin memory of Beaufort Watts Bail of the class of 1851. It is -usually of fered to a single outstanding stu dent in the journalism depart ment, hut in this case the grade average of the three students cncelned were so close, that Dean DePass decided to split the award. This is the first time tile scholar ship award has been made in sev eral yeas. Major-Minor Cards Should Be Filled Out The period of May 27-,lune 8 Is designated for all students in the COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCI-' ENCE who are completing the see ond term of their sophomore year to prepare their major-minor ot double-major programs of study for the junior and senior years. Those transfer students and other upper elassnien, above sophomore rank,: who have not previously compled with this regulation will he expect ed to observe these dates also. Major-minor cards and double-ma or cards mny he secured at the of fice of tile major professor. WUSC Sends Four Members To IBS Meet Three students and one faculty member represented the University of South Car-olina at the national convention of the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System in New York lasi week-end. South Carolina w'as the only Southbern university lrereetedl fully at the convention. The threat enued t ransportationl strike prevent ed many of the southiernl and mid western universities from attendling the convention. LITERAR YPUBLIe lelview are ,3. Wallace Coleman, ma manarer. (Phot by hStMan lAwis.) F-red Bi Of Cai Co-Eds Elect RickmanPrexy For Fall Term Sally Rickman of Greenville was elected president of the Co-Ed asso ciation of the University of S.outh Carolina, at the meeting held Wed nesday at 5 p. m. in Legare. Other officers for the fall term are Jeanne Sargeant. Spartanburg, vice-president, who defeated Betty Moore and Doris Schmucker. Jacky Rosenberg, Long Island, N. Y., was elected serretary over Doris Schmucker, Florence Kottleman, and Libby Milling. The new treas urer is Libby Milling, Greenwood, who defeated Libby Duncan and Site Rives. Libby Duncan, St. George, was elected reporter. Co-Ed cheerleaders were nomi nated at this meeting. Elections will be held at a call meeting of Co-Ed in the University chapel Wednes day. May 29, at 4:30 p. m. The can didates are Margaret Reedy, Millie Fillinger, Chatrlotte Gregg. Raye Rice, Liz Stewart, and Barbara Dukes. Other girls may be nominat ed through the campus mail until Saturday. The nominations must be accompanied by five signatures and sent to Box 1268. Elections will he preceded by try-outs with Gretchen Gayden, present cheet leader. All women students on the l'ni versity campus are eligible to vote for cheerleadets in the election Wednesday. The officers of C-Ed for this se mester are Liz Norton, President; Mina Silverman, vice president; Doris Schmucker, secretary; Bettie Moore, treasurer. and Freaky Bad ger, re.orter. Elections Held By Christian Service Club James Pickering, a veteran from Orangeburg, S. C., was elected pres ident of the Christian Service Club, University of South Carolina, suc creeding David Williams, at the reg ular meeting. May 17. Vice-president elected are: Phyl lis Hatfield, Alice Hendrix. Esther Irick, David Williams. and Dewey Gentry. Carolyn Lucas was chosen secretary-treasurer, and Judy flair, recording secretary. Pianist and chaplain is Behe Sifford, and Vic tor Barrett, publicity manager. It was decided at the meeting that a party wvould be held at Edge wod Park Friday night, and that no formal meeting would he held The retiring officers are: David WVilliams, president: Sidney Wise, Dewey Gentry. James Pickering, Carolyn Lucas. v'ice-presidents; Phyllis I fat field. secretary-treasurer, andl Opal Isenhower, recording see teltaty. naging aento- nnenthy Perkin=, rogdon rolina THE Wj Fred Brogdon, rising senior fro in run-over elections held Wedn Lewis.) Nelson Speaks " At Meeting On Pat Nl tISon Colu mi 01bia at1tni0 and a eteran of Woild War 11. w%a guest speaker Ttesday. lay 21, at the Carolina Veteran's meettig in Legare collete. Nelson said that tthe backwash of wai has created mans -rave problems. the solution of which will dete -mine whethei or not the tnited States will remMn the wotld's greatest nation. The black market. he said. is taking br.ad from the poor and needs while lining the locket.s of tho rac keteers with money. The problems of Iahot versis capital wire cited as serious ones. Joe Wise. ihairman (if the com mittee in investigate delaYed sub sistmen checks. reported that the county service officer had been con tacted and names of veterans not yet receiving checks had been turn ed over to him. Burnet R. Maynank. .hr.. chairman of the committee for increased sub sistance allotments, said that mime. ographed copies of the organiz.a tion's resolution requesting $90 for single men and $115 for subhsistent e for married men had been setnt to 96 other' colleges. Another Meeting A motion that Ithe C'aroli na ieter ans meet again. rTuesdlay. May 28. at 7 :45 p. m. was offered hy Vernon Sumwalt. James "D)oc" F-undetrburk pr'esentedl an am('ntiment that new officers he' elected for the summer term at the ntext meeting. The mo ion, with Fttnderhurk's a mendment was approved. Next, the ve'teranos a pproveid a motion that thet pu blic r-elat on de part mont put ouit a release on the U'niversity of Sout h Carolina men who at-c runnine for putblic offices this summier. In closing. Ptesidentt Boh Stod-. datd announced thait no ireply his bteen received fronm the city health depart mentI in regatrd to the reso lut ion asking that depart men t to m v'estigate sanitatv conditions o1 hoarding houtses and testattrant s ad .lac-ent to the campus. On T he Ius ide WUNC hounor roil.. .. .. .. .. page e Governmetint Cheeks . .... . . . Mig~ma Chii lal....... ... ......3 IDeita Tau biall. .. .. .. .. . . .... . . Phmarmceutic'ai Hunaquet ,. .. ... 3 'otnference Meet ..... .... 4 Chicken In tihe Rough...... (Gamecock Net Champs.........5 Boxing .......................5 June Bali ...................... V Officers .,-......... 6 Mutsic Recital ..................6 Canteen........... New Pr Student NNER! mn Sumter. won over Rut Osborne esday, May 22. (Photo by Stan ro USC Vets War Problems Students File Criticisms On Instructors The 'niversit of t h Ik , Ica it miat hemti it-, de1at Ieli t this week dist ribu ot d it li u ot A IUd Ien I ,n entolled with thf. 6-:4 l lllttment fol Ils Ieltiost in cl il l, m of inst ruci i s anItd t heil teaching met.1hodk hl blanks We 1e passed ot: h I t soveraI inst ructo (1 of It he I. Iart Ien t dil inlg c ass poIiods. St ti d ilts wte r intIto ed tIm , hat thfit (1it icismls wuild he tIcled "ntirs atinnymus5ly" and that, "nox atlemi would he made Ito dlt-t the Itu denit's idlenlil ." Criticijms wille Mildo e 1 n im0e1 graphed sheots, contaiing lists if favorable an 11d unfavorable iha - acte list ics to be~ checked fot each piofcssoti. A blank wats left fot the inseti Etm of the instutton's nm and adldit ional tcmnment att the hott totm of the page. It was. expllai d t at t h ie el it cc iltm sheet?s we e pa tissei otI in ani atttempft to define{ the student at itudice t oward thle detaritment.I Program Plans Made For USC Trained Meni A committeee of Universji NROTC tude nts is I romiot ingc pelans for s special ent eritain menIt here for IS trinted( ensigns (en the U'SS Colum hia. *hen I he cuiser clocks at Chart. leston niexi wie-kendl. The shilp weill he ini Ipo? in (Char lesIon from Junt I through .lune .4, lion on Sunda. .eitune2. The City oh (nolumibia will officially honor thle ship and its ttlllCletl at 4:30 that1 a ft ernoon. G;eorge WV. F rrIs, acting as tha ir nutn oif the Uniivei sity commnit tee has com munien?ted withI thew calli t1 of Itle sip retutes?ting IperissIir bet gran.tedt tt cive bhlt 10ti al 'C-trine oro fficers anld mcent I at Seit thle fel e plannt ted fea Ithem htere The presen t sihip'es comipl lement In. ichides a1ppreoxj imatelv tht tyl ensig gns gradhuates tl the F-ebrucary. 1941 clasts at t he' liniversit . The I intmal affiair will he splani sttOelo eitIther Montday it~ Tuesday June 3 or 4, with an "opent-canmpus' invitationi extended to the men, fol, Inwedi by an in formal dachtie in the evening. esident Body Wickham Named President Of Senior Class Fred Brogdon. rising senior, from Sumter, S. C., has been elected President of the Student Body of the University of South Carolina. In runover elections. Wednesday, May 22. hetween But Osborne and Brogdon, Brogdon received 736 votes. to Osborne's 601. Other cat didates, who were defeated in the first race, Mondiaty. May 20, were Charles Wickeniterg. Jlanes Funlder burk and Ed Moorer. First VIce-Presideni First vice-presidfent of th.- stu. dent body oalways a senioi 1. Wal lace Coleman. Law student. ran unopposed. Sec.ond vIve- president of the stud-nt body is Sally Rickman, rising senior fnom Greenville. S. C., with 621 votes. lir opponent was Mary Shoun, from) Kno.x%iliv. Tenn. with 444. Sevcrctai y-t reasuic of t he student body. l3tlie 'Moorv. rising junior fi om Clearwittei. Fla., asvitted her lead in the runtvets Wednesday, when she polled 661 votes, to Mary Junpcr's 6:8. The third contestant for the office was Catierine Garet, fr omn Columbia. Cheerleader .7immy Meeks nosed out Chick Shields to become Carolina's head cheerleader Thursday in run-over elections for cheerleader and class officers. The vote was 401 for Meeks and 3159 for Shields. Candy Taylor and David Johnson were eliminated in the clet tions for cheerleader held TuesdaY. Senior hallot ng concerned only vice-president, its President Robert Wickham rin unopposed. In the runover s Dot Phasev with 62 votes was defeated 1.\ Jimmy Moise's 69 votes. Eliminations wete Jeanne Sarganllt and Mr.rgare L n. See i taiv is Nell Mayer with a total of 114 votes to defeat Byrd Murray with 66 votes. Historian is Liz Stew act w;th a vote of 9S to Al King's 82. Ed Saleeby defeated Bob Lake in . r11novers for .iunior Class ptesident with 115 votes to .ake's 9R votes. Victor aar rett and 1a J 1'la were eliminatted. Don Grant was unop. 1-N- for the \ice-pr-sidency Jean Wallact' withit a total of 111 defeated contiud iln paiv 6: column 3 Powell Named President Of KSKFraternitvy Marion Pei'~ell. juanior farm A\r lington. V'a.. has hen el'et ed presi denct Iof Na pp'e Sigma Na jppt. boo ccrar y se'rv ice fraternity at the Unti versity of Sodth Carolina. Elect ions, held Mondlay. May 20. result ed in thlesc- new officers: Ma rionl Powelc'l. presitdent: Jtimmy~ Mo.. st. vice prc'i dent: Da 'e WilliamtIs. rcordi ing secret ar Al K\1 illh rew, treasut er: Grthamn liendley, corre spondi ng secr(t ary:It rlaiod I le'.-ll, scrti be: Jtimn t Tomtas salrgeat-ait arns. ha ppa Sigmoa Ka ppa will elect new membhers Mlondac. May 27. Class Schieduiles Soon AvailalIe Cilaess schedules for t hc summ re'r erm aitnt suammer school will he aa'.il~abl bi- Iy th I n' ad of this week, i 'Needhami. recastrtat. ant nonete cs. Aftera stutdents lha'.e had the op. pom tunnity of examlonmg thtese sched cites atncother ctttest ionina ir-e '..-ll be cli stribte id in order to find out how nmany s tidetnts definitely plan to att-nil the Unciversit y this summltTer. Tbhis intfiet matien is needed immiedi a t 'l. itt order' foi t he adicini st ta tilln to i'hmt fi dlotmitoed s andic cencfetet ii The Gar-net and Black htan re eelvedI enoaugh fint to. make 30 more elass picttures. Since there Is eonly a ilmltedl amount of film, It will have to be first come, first served. e Appointments for pIctures wIll he made Friday. Saturday, and Mon da afnter nonns from. 2 ...tan &