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UNIVERSITY OF SO
SOUTH CAROLINA
CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA
Volume o. 52 COLUMBIA. SOUTH CAROLINA, JUNE 7, 1946 Founded 1908
(iold
Fori
Nimitz Will P1n
Commissions T<
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimit:
graduates of the university's nava
tion and commissioning exercises .
be awarded the honorary degree of
Christie Benet and George Wild.
Those receiving commissions ar
Baxter, Jr., Comer H. Bird, Jr., I
Bliessner, John L. Bowden. Jr.,
Ilenry S. Bianch. Jr., Ray Ii. Brilt,
Carl E. Brown, Philip K Bruton,
Nathaniel F. Caldwell, W. A. Carr,
Jr., John F. Chapman. Jr., William
R. Chilton, Jessie T. Cox. Ralph E.
Curtis, Warren . Daniels, Donald
R. Davis, James E. Davis, Walter D
Durden, Michael F. Durcin. llpr.
bert L. Eades. Arthur C. Eddy. Dale
Y. Evans. Ilerbeit E. Everetl, Jr..
George W. Farris. Ralph N. Fei gu
son, Gerald ). Ficldet.
Also, James F. Fulghum. William
S. Garnet, Lurie D. Gore, Jr., .John
Irvin Gresham, Henry W. Griffith.
Nevett S. Grove, Joseph C. Ilam
inock, Frederick R. Tannun, l1arold
D. Hanson, Richard T. Hardy, Roh
ert W. Hirsch, George W. lowell,
* Jr., Kenneth F. I.offman, Paul
Irvine, Jr., Branyon 0. Jarrett. Jtr..
Melvin C. Johnson, Jimmy .1. ones.
William L. Kellum, Carroll 1). Kil
Are. Richard M. Kirkley, Gerald
). Kiser, Mai vin L. Kornegay.
Thomas C. Lackland, Ill, Arthur
L. Lewis, Raymond G. Maginn.
osel,h A. Mayo. Robley A. McDon
8ld, Jr.. Marvin K. McMullen..
-loseph W. McReynnlds. John A.
Merritt, .r., Eugene H. Milchell.
Donald L. Moore. Lawrence K' Mor
gan, Richard K. Murison.
Also. Charles B. Myers, Roy P.
Neal, William P. Newton. William
M. Novelli. William G. S. Olip.hant,
Charles.L. Paik, Ji.. LaRut' David
Penny, William .1. Perry. David .1.
Philbin, James M. Pierce, Carrell
M . Pitman, Louis V. Roberts, May
nard J. Roberts, Frederick M.
Rucher, lenry D. Salter. Jr., Dennis
S. Sanchez, Glenn Elmo Sandifer,
James 0. Saul, Fiank M. Secuhy,
Allen T.eonard Sideman, George D.
Simpson. William D. Sineat hi, ItThur o
ton L. Slater. William C. Smith,
Lon .1. Snow, j... Sttiat M. Stern.
Raym.ond Stewart, Wilson I. Stow
ers, James William Strobel, Jack
D. Summerlin, Ilenry G. Swicord,
Jr., Richard A. Toupin. WVarren hi.
Townsend, -James W. Tye, Ilarry W.
Vick, Jr., William A. Wall. Ro(rt
D. Weber, William H. Weppler
A. Wingate. Glenn M. Woolf. Wil
liam E. Wor k.
V-12 Engineers: Da id E.. 3toome,
Charles 11. A. Cochran, Conrad L.
Foun lain, Cecil B. Mceod')E. Clautde
E. Walstou, Edwatrd A. Zagula. and ,
Tony L. Zinn.
* Mlari ne A ppl ica nis arc: RalIph 11.
Blaylock, George R. B3rier, U"! a!'!
S. Dunbhar, R ichar d G. Dutsenbertry.
Richard S. Fountain. Iliarold hI.|
Johinson, JTr.. Lo.uis J1. Nat inueci.
Jr., Joseph A. Piednmon t, Steph en
W. Trewhella, Paul Wei let, and
Ar thur I. Witliner.
Smith Discusses
USC Problems
At Vet Meeting
By .1, B. WOOD)SON
Discussing the UTniv'ersity's ex
pan sion bill whliich never~ reached
the floor ot the senate. President
aNorman M. Smith of thle U'nivet
pity of South Catrolina, told an as
sembly 'og vet erans Tuesdtay n ight
that he hoped1 11 thepoplel hack homtie
know)i5 of gond1(itions5 thatt e'xist at
the1 Unijve,ty and suggeste(d that.
If thle p(.oble aren't awart, thle vet -
etatns ,shduid( inform t hem so that
the nj tcesentatives shall know the
needs ->if the school and earmamk
, mone~ ,tot same.
S Ptesident Smith spoke al a mt-t
ig ol\the Carolina V'eterats in the
Utnivettity c'hapeil. Ini answer ing a
tiestioni as to wvhy the school citt
get some new const ruiion on t he
camp s, the president poInted out
that 4the expatnsion hilt was huried
.In,"t'e Senate finance committee
this year after it passed tne llouse.
'Ttls hill, President Soith contin
tied, woruld have most likel., passed
eontinued on nage 4
Bra
(t.0. 9S
Fsent 160
ROTC Unit
will present commissions to 160
1 ROTC unit, at the joint gradua
une 19. Admiral Nimitz will also
Doctor of Civil Laws, along with
e: Russell .1. Barrett, John T.
-larvey N. Blakeney, Arthur B.
Honorary Frat
Announces29
New Members
George W. Tomlin. Associate Pro
ressor of the EXonomics Department
and secretary of the Phi Beta Kap
pa. announced that the following
) students had been selected as
Phi Beta Kappa members: George
Calvin Auld. Georgia Williams
Bechtel, Rosalind Spong Becker,
Ilerhert Manson Beitel. Mildred
Barnwell Helser. and Avaro Domi
nico Biage.
Also. Ralph Iledges Blaylock. Bar
ha Ia Brasington; Mary Isabel
Brower, Betty Ann Dnrb. Sarah
Darby, Jean Martin 'lynn. Ralph
Edwaud Jenkins, Elizabeth Ilamil
ion Kent. William Faulkner Lum
mus. Lalan Grey Miller. William
Owen Mill(. And Martha Irving
Rion.
01hers ar- Nlina (laile Silver
man. George Dtpiuy Simpson, Al
bett Snth. Jr.. Amy Louise Swart
imi. William Dewey Swift. Warren
lall Townsend. Amelia Walhace.
Claude Ellsworth Walston. tames
Rhys Williams. Edward BaRriicre
Wynn. and Dr. M. Kershaw Walsh.
E R. Jeter
To Address
Graduates
Edwin R. Jeter Roc k liill hus
neissmanl and111 ~ presidet(' of thle 1.inil
versity's Alumni Associatlonl, wilh
leii ver tihe piiipat addr1 ess at the
Unoi versi ty's 141st tomlmence'ment
II lun I19. Pridenlitlt Norman NM.
ithi has aninou inced.
Mr. let er, a native of Carlisle.
vas giauiated from the 'niversity
n 1911 withi t he degi ce of A. B.
ind in 1916 withi the degree of M.A.
lie wa'is a membeiar of tile Claio
G;AMi~ECOCK. atnd sen ior editor ofi
tihe G;ARNET AND BL.ACK. lli'
was also a nmembler of thet debatinug
team n and was voted the btest wat ie
at (Carolinla ini 1911. I oilowitng htis
rliunting lit tlini vertitsit y, Mr. Jcter
ittendted'i tilt Iliiversit y of Caen,. ill
intgit' 'Tch.
lIte is a .encyV 10 manageri of tile
1:qu itable11 I I.f Assu1tnce Society in
Rotck I lili. anld hats long beenat (1ive
in state' andi ci vii' aftairas. In thew
pa1st, he watsIl presiden't ft the Cit i
Sitns l.a hrary A ssotiatlion of South
L'arol ina1. le also) served as iice
prlenilt ott thte Alum nI Association
in 1946.
JUJNE BALL!
tic ket s for Ju tne Hlall should conitat
iPeppier I lowell, Tlank Chapman.
George' Del .ay, .taim Iudson. John
Merit t. or Benl (i hmiber lain.
'itkiets must he obltainedI by) June
15..
idA
And
*
A bird's-eye view of (Gameco<
Green for the last time June 1. (U!
toon I, Company 1, receives the i
in drill technique. (Photo by J. B.
Eight Students
Candidacy For
In August Pria
Eight University students, vcter
ans of World War 11, will he can
didatles for the house of representa
tives in ihe D)emoeratic wimatY
this sumnier.
Joe F. Wise, Jr.. 21. son of Chiel
of Detcetives .1. V. Wise and Mrs.
Wise. 323 1luger Street. Charleston.
will seek one of Ihe eight seats to
he filled from Charleston County
Wist, spent three years in the arniy,
serv'ing as an intelligence observer
withI t he N inlth T'roop) Ca rrier Comn.
mand in England. Fr ane. Belgium.
Lu.xembourg, I lolland and Ger
many. A graduate of ChatIleston
hiigh school1. he en teredt the U~niver
sity3 in Marc t and is( S tegiSt eredt in
he school of journalism.
Noel N. (Mike t Newell. son of
Mt. and Mrs. Norval N. Newell o'f
Moneks Corner. is a candidate tor
one of the two seats in the I louse
from Berkeley ecunity. lie is a grad-.
unate of Berkeley high school and
The Citadel, holding an A.B. degree
fronm the lattet . Newell served in
lie Army Air Forces as a pilot with
he 30'l3rd B3omb Group of thte
Eighth Air Fore, hbased in England.
Entering Ite University in Match,
he is se-eking a degree in law.
Seeking office fronm Richland
Counity is Cla ud N. Siapip. . on
of federal prosector (Claudt N.
Sapp)1. 1803 EnioreeC AvS 0enu. (Columti
hia. lieI is at graidua te of Columbuia
high schotol andi was graduated
fromi the Uniiver'sityv of Neuth C'ar
oilinat in 194(1. wIll an A.R. degree.
Ilie served ~51 monthIs ini the tnasy,
37 of which were spetit in dtest tro3 er
dttty in the Pacific. Sapp is a see
01nd semester 'aw s tdent.
From Anderson Count3 , Edgar
Itatrtison liarry) Ag new, '.4. son of
slate farm bureau president E. If.
Agntews and Mis. Agnew, of Starr, is
seeking one of the six seats from
that couty. After serving as navi
gator-bombardier with the Eighth
Air Force. he entered the Univer
sity law schiool in Nov mnber. after
42 tiotnths of service. Agnew is a
gradutate of Anderson Boys' high
and holds a B.S. degtree from Fur
man tiniversiLy.
nd S
I Sen
k, that is) of the navy unit as t
;C photo by Stan Lewis.) William
(iwanis cup award presented each
Noodson.)
Announce
tary Election
Henry C. Walker. :18. former -ii
rile (rin ant of ediation of .1tspor
'ountY. is 11111tin : f.or lnt -ot io
ve filled from 1hIt volini y. BeTforc
ierving four ferils as suwiiperntn
ient of edtivation. he taught and
ivved i as athletic coach eight years
it Rid-gelaid high school. Walket
erved IfG months in the Navy in the
Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Upon beini;; putt 00 inactive duty. he
ltenteed the Unfiver's ity in March.
Now a rising se'n'v in law school.
WValker was graduate w'I'ithI aln .\ .
:legree fr'om Carolina ini 1929.
Frotm Kersh;aw couanty. a t.orm r
member' of t he I louase. .lamtes (.
Arrants. 29. soni of Mr's. lIenm y C.
Arrt'Zfts of (SlCamen, is seekinig one
of the two offices to he filled ftrom
that couta . A 'eterIani of 4I0 moothsi
of nalvy dualy. Arran lt s saw 1'servi'ce
EDIT(
The time for talking, th
the time for pleadings ha
the time for action. We I
Feel As We Do"; now it is
Students alumni, frien<
week the Gamecock urge<
portance of voting in the
This week, we call upon
every candida,te in your cc
intends to do for the Unis
We repeat: Students,l
privilege of voting in the
the summer, demand frorn
ment as to what he wil
great Carolina and then v<
The University of Sout!
to drift along as it has beei
a worthy insitution of hi1
It needs financial help;
those legislators who are e:
appropriate the money ne
we elect to the General .1
will help the University!
But do not forget this, 3
fore June 20-if you woul
Registr-.then votea.
heep
Lors_
aey pssed in revlcw G
M. Novelli, commander of Pla
year to the platoon judged best
Bennett Heads
Station WUSC
P.ll Bennet t ha, i - n 'h.!t'tl
priit Iof the tl -ohnt Bond ot-l
lilt: Company id14 Nk'l atI w .-!:
lion mai.-. 'I at \\ ' . Ihl camp1liu.
Idw Station. B''.n-li-1 t d hoter
o(ficel 0it 1 i h .Ii I Iozil. thl! 'ae
;lect , b.\ th c \ o ow d ntid
hi t I lt bels o i.t. N :111411
it Sp rl i ll.-clili- - t l T i . -4 (
-1, at lh i till.
Ser iiliint: w ithI liltl tOt b I i~~t-a
mit i ,vi pr tt i i t (i l t l iti
Gn timea. foramstathioln-,
sncome and gtt\oe. Nd\ow is
annmenfor s htnior t nti
Isho the unierit, as
Th upo all ofe that thoe im
comening the lnerlt. etis.m
m.8 orl over, willhe the o
si seycnddatei aummate
etie cor dngl. ins
scaolin anngon. cotiu
avei epand op hyt bem
tie learning. ct
a pnd remember youth wi-b
actehi yougto deman wil
utyear.st isxact whtmh
esity ifElected.sewh
Augmust reecis now-ing
tdte crin Agus..t! ..
skin
S Jur
228 Students S
Degrees At Gra
Two hundred and twenty-eig]
tions for degrees to bc conferred
cises to be held June 19. They in
addition, 22 students have applie
certificates and eight for departm
Presiding over the p.raduation e>
ton Field at 8 p. m. will be Presi
Benet, Wilds
Will Receive
Honor Degrees
Thf- tniversity (of South Carolina
will confvr the degr-ef of Dcltor of
Laws on Christie Bfn-tt. Columbia
attorney. and Geoi ge J. Wilds. Jr..
llartsvillf- agriculturalist. at grad
uation vevises Jun# 19. Presidint
Norman M. Smith has announced.
Fleet Admiral Chost-r W. Nimitz
will also receive thi' degievo of Dov
tor- of Civil Laws at the sam time.
Christiv Bvnet. a nativt of Ahhe
ville oult). was edicafcted at the
College of ChalIleston. the t:niver
sity ofi South ('aiiolina and tleI' Uni
versity of1 Vi-ginia. Admitted to
the h:t in 9KO. hv is now%- president
of the South Carolina 3aI Associa.
lion. II is chairman of Ih hoard
of rg.ents of tihio S C. State tins
piltl and of fihe v\ef.4-IIve commit
Ie t of the Clo-mmon Collek: boa tid of
t I st 0r S.
\I. Benl t wa*.s 711n10 11tied to Ihe
ll'ied Staft-s sonat Iby (;o inor
Nitinnin;z in 1918. lI, also svivid as
solicilol elf thel fifth jildicial cil
riit. llin the First Wot ld Wal.
hi, sor-d in Rvd C:oss and Bond
Amlati"s and as rice-chaiman of
Ith South Carolina Council of I)e
!;. 111 ngt. Sevond( 'Woric
\at. \I. Bcnot u a- chai man of
the Enemy Alien IHeat ing Boatd foi
the Eastet n Feder at I)istr ict of
South Calolina and as chai!man of
tl St\at Var Finance Committee.
",ild%
Wid,I klowin as a plant le'de.
and a Ifadei in many\ plhast' of ag
Iw lutal dev lopm nt. Gcolize J1
W l JIs. 31.. is pl.dcint and :man
heilg dlc.-Ifi of tIhe Cok-er Pvdi
:iet Seed Col looation of ltartsvillc.
A nati\v of Faihfield Count', rIt.
W ihs was gra duatecd from the 11ni
\I sitl of South Cal olinla wk ith I hi
ch-re I oft-. A P1. an11d tIom ('*)im ell
tnive sit. w%it h1 the' de.i Itev of A. Nt.
I ti- has bef,nt assot ed with 1 t lie
'okit Corpor at ion sice 1917.
Am11on" his achilivements as an
agricultui at scientist are the i brein
int' of smult. cold. and inust I estst
nt cot totn atnd mildewtis' anti lust re
sist ant wheat. lI I is a membteg of
I het .\miel iran Assoc'iit in firt heii
Advtancemtit.nt o1 Stcienil. theii South
Cai olina At adem't ol Stieno. thie
.\minicanii Pttopalthot Socie'ty, the
Soultheint Agclturaltti WorkersA
ocit ion1. hi ita app, an
Registrationi
Data Released
Rlegist tatton fmi the Sugmmer
ITett m w ittlit h 'itonduct ed otn Thu115
dayt~. .ctun' 20th. f10om 9 a m. to I
p tm. atnd fiom 2 :tit p. m t o \ p. mi
Re-gistrtation stat ions wilt be pto
x ied in t he Nits at Ac 11mo11 , Sloan
Colleigi- andc McKi ssick I .ihrtary.S
ReItc st ratijontim ls for otd st udents
only will hei issued in t hie tohhbv oh
Marty Colle-g. be-ginnitn. 9 a. m..
Rei-g stra1 ti fog tIhe Summettlt
Si hoot will he tondugt itt ini War d
lawt Coltete'. All Sumetiit School0
ton Ilall ait 10i a tm.. Junt' 2401th, fot
inIt 11uSlt ions5.
A n intnovat ictn in Iic eI ecisti Iattson
hI oteduri w4 ill the Ihat tach S idttt
will make (t his owln tlass c'ards.
iThe student wtill ptIesent hIls tlast
cari ds, apptl int Iely valtida ted by
the4 Registlar. hi) his insltuctor al
his first class meeting in eca
couirse-. Nc one will he termtittec
'.attend "lasses untit 'te pr'opt)
(lass card is piresenlted This ap
tiles a l 10 tO iotol se'S t hat may hi
'hanged after the regist ration pe.
Day
ie 19
(heduled For
duation Finals
it students have filed applica
at the 141st commencement exer
rlude 151 men and 77 women. In
I for two-year secretarial science
ental certificates.
weviies which will be held on Mel
dent Norman Murray Smith. The
acadeii pi oct!ssic... will leave the
'iivtrsity flag-pole at 7:45 p. m.
whic h means that all students
Aiould he there h. 7:20 as they will
hai to be arranged in paticular
marching oidcr and will have to
iecveiv difrf"tions.
In the piocession in adition
to 1tie faculty and giaduating (lwss
and thos' being commissioned. will
he reviients of honorary degires,
the officiating ministers. the Bol
of Trust-es. the Board of Wome'n1
Visitois. Mr. EdwinI R. .eter. Cap
tain Marvin G. Kennedy. Admiral
I)ubose and his aid. The gtaduating
class and men to he commissioned
will precede the faculty to the field,
the procession will halt. a double
file of candidates for degrees and
commnils.sions will open ranks and
ithe faculty and guests will match
between the dubtele rows 10 their
positi.ons on the rostrum. The gild'.
ation class and commissionees will
remain standing while the 53rd
Armyv (;found Foties hand of Foit
JaCkSO11 undet dit ection of Watrant
Officer .. W. Thotia, will I-endcr
"the Adtntal's Salute" in honor
fof Admijal Nimil. Foll.wing ihe
invocaltion by Rev. Ilugh Mercheson,
ilh-- Armly hand will play the "Nat
i(nal .Anthem. Irrsident Smith in
iecoiznit!on of ihe palents w'ill ask
ti'ti i toi Iise foe ee . Pr-vixasnr
Of Alumni Association. Edwin R.
Jete'l w%ill then de+ve the coni
menceniO-inet eddri e's. Pi ,sident
Smith will tcnfei the degices upon
those liii ving them. pie'ding
the addiev,s by Fleet Admiral Ches
te1 W. Nimitv. After administta
tion of Oaih of office by Captain
.N1111 1 . ellnn1fedy. 'SN Com
manding Naval R. C. T. C, 'nit.
Admial Nimit. w ill devet the
einillissiolls.
Outstanding xliaial Trainler
Captain Kenedy w%ill awaid a
..:old ata ch I ., priie to the outstand
ing 1 al graduate. The etificafte
eef appleciation awaid will he plre
ellteld to Re-hr Adimial Lawrence
IT DuBo.sw. 'SN Commandant,
Si\th Na\a lustrict. Following the
Ailm N Meter ta. b y the imt
Jackson 3 d hand. Rev. Ilgh R.
.\luichison, D.D.. thaplain of the
I'niveity w~ ill t'ionouniclle the tene-.
-dicliti. The handie weill ''le' the e\
el ii,e" a' tihey play ''.\ nihol s
Aweeigh"
Fcrim ;:'O teo 5'0 et the 5. d .\rmy'
Grliod F'o e' han. Fort "i .1 aekson
will piley a'' e'i t of mat clhes and
ee tures Oh Melt n~ Field.
Capjs and ge'wns foe ite gradurat -
inig els t maiiy he eobhta in ed fromn the
Pos Office 'Tu.'es i.nd Wed nesday
ebf thee (oming wec I.
Summnner Term
'The GAMEC(OC'K wIll not he ptih
ll%hede duiring the %iummfler montthse.
Afte'r consideraetion of proeblemti
ieolve'd, the deci'sion, has be'eet
mnlde toe discontit ie publition tin
P'lanii are goingit to pulislh the
G.AM It eCK tw~ie wee'kly,. chanige
the maike'-upl anid ty pograp~hy, acid
adId new teatures. C'onseque'ntly, a
larige staff wi'll be' esenetial.
'The e'ditor takese thIs oppowrtuitty
toe ure''e %tulde'ith who are lntereo'ted
it wuirkling oni the GAMECXOCK
niext Fall to seend theIr flame and
huome adtdre%% to: T'he GAMECOCK,
Exami Schedule
A.M. P.M. P.M.
So ond D)ay ... 4M 10M IM
T'hird D)ay .... t1M 2T 3"'
Fourth Day ... 12M 12T' WT
Fi'fth Day . ...IT 9T' 1T
'SRixth Dany .. 1OT 4T SM