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NROTC Back To Pre-War rganization By MICHAEL KARVELAS "All naval students attending the university during the summer and in subsequent terms will be in civil ian clothes," stated Capt. Marvin G. Kennedy, USN, commanding of. ficer of all naval units at Carolina. at a recent intervie- "These stu. dents," he continued, "will be un der naval regulations only in naval classes or drills. At all other time-i they will be free to act as civil lans." Enrolled for the summer term will be 14 ROTC studentr and 80 V-5 trainees. Four officers are ex pected to be at the university this summer. They are: Commander D. C. McIver, USN, executive officer; Lieut. Commander J. W. Coleman, USN, Lieut. B. F. Edwards and Captain Kennedy. . When asked whether or not the students will go on a two week cruise this summer, Captain Ken nedy replied: "No, not this sum mer, but the summer of 1947 will find all ROTC's taking the cruise. Present plans call for the depart ment of Naval Science to offer a refresher course in Naval Science 11 during July and August. Fall Term "By September, the ROTC unit will have returned to its normal or pre-war system," Captain Kennedy said. "I will select the candidates for the fall semester, but subse quently they will be selected by a National board." Approximately 270 students will be enrolled in the program'for the fall term. Fifty of those will be continuing ROTC students, 100 will be freshmen, and the rest will be fully qualified students with ad vanced standing. , "Be sure to tell your readers" Captain Kennedy remarked, "that beginning with September, all phy sically fit male students on the campus will be eligible to enroll ;r. the Naval Science courses for credit, whether or not they join the ROTC." 1AA0GNA ENGRAVDNG 4C esseasa.a.e. China Sterling Silver Watches SYLVAN BROS. JEWEI'RS & DIAMOND MERCHANTS Genuine Merchandise Only. No Plaie. No Imitations. Cor. Main and Hampton Columbia, S. C. Compliments of C A L DWE L L'S, 1307 Hampton Street COLUMBIA, S. C. BETTER LIGHT BETTER SIGHT * South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. OLUMBIA DAIRIES 917 Main Street +COLUMBIA, S. C. K. S. K. Elects 27 U. S.'C. Men To Membership, Twenty-seven University of South Carolina students were chosen to become new members of Kappa Sigma Kappa, campus honor-service fraternity, at an election last week. New members are C. L. Moore, Lou Gantt, Conrad Richardson, Bill Rogers, Al King, Bill Bennett, Bob Wickham, Johnny Roberts, John Holland, Victor Barrett, Johnny Able, Saled Ameen, erank Culbert son, Fred Brogdon, Ed Maulden Ryan Abstance, FranNBeckham, George DeLay, Bur6et Maybank, Hugh Bryson, Mart Smith, Chick Shiels, Dick Brasington, Gent Spears, Joe O'Hara, Mac Lewis, Bob Stoddard. KSK sponsored the annual Beau ty Pageant, the May Queen corona tion, and the Coronatiorn Ball as its major projects this semester. Otheit projects Included repair of the Maxcy Gregg tennis courts, having the lights turned on the library again, and the minor projects of the gripes committee. Mason Tests U.S.C. Deisels For First Time A. H. Mason, University of South Carolina alumnus, conducted tor sional vibration tests on the diesel engines in the mechanical engineer Ing laboratory of the school of en gineering for the first time last Friday, May 31. Taking part In the experiment were navy, veteran, and civilian engineering students. Mason received his B.S. from the University in civil engineerng in 1929, and his M.S. In physical sci ence from the University of Penn sylvania in 1931. For the past five years he has worked in the Propul sloan Branch of Scientific Section of the United States Maritime Com mission in Washington. Ills chief work is in large marine diesel en ginees. His most recent job was a torsional vibration analysis of the largest single acting diesel engine ever built in this country. This was a nine-cylinder, 6,000 horse power Nordbert propulsion engine on the merchant ship, Emory Vic tory. Previously,. Mr. Mason was with the Navy Department. Eat SHACK'S Made In Columbia A FRESn DAiL, LC Loose Leaf Note Book Wit And Lab Return To CENT RA L DRUG CO. * 51 97-PHONES-51 98 1204 Main Street COMMERCIAL AND KODAI SARGEANT PHOTOGRAPHi t726% Maim Street MEET YOUR 1705 Mal A MEAL IN EVE Oelloalesse.-Rye & Every D@y Is . Hell Art Awards. Presented At Convocations Professor Edmund Yaghjlan made the yearly awards to outstanding students of the Art Department at student assembly Tuesday. These awards are given by various people and' businesses to promote greater intcrest of the in'lividual 'in his work. The award of $20, given by Belk'a to the best student in inteti'o dee, orating, was awarded' to Herbert Ray. Mary Lib Nance won tih Cullum's award of $20 for her workd in costume design. Honorable men., tion was given Evelyn Fitchez and Faye Appel. Mrs. Oscar Keith's award of $25 to the most outstand-i ing student in Art Appreclatiol was awarded to Jasper San Fra tello. The book, "Masterpieces of Art," the -Fan Thornley award, was given to Josephine Freeland for her work 'in the History of Art and Barbara Brasington received hon orable mention. The Fant Thornley award of $15 \Was. given Shannorn DuBose for being best student in design drawing. Bunny Atkinson won the C. Crowson award of $25 for his outstanding work: In por trait painting and Pat Hoover and Jean Badger received honorable mention. Jimmy Rawls was chosen as the awinner of th;e award -for his best all-around painting. The Kath erine B. Heyward award was given Katherine Pridgen for her out standing work and Harriet Cohen Royal Knights Of Blue Ribbon Formed May 30. A new organization was formed on the campus last Thursday night, May 30, with the express alms ol working for a better Carolina. This organization chose as its name "The Royal Knights of The Blue Rib bo.n." Officers were elected and a steering commitlee chosen. Offi cers were: -President, Allen Shands, Greenwood; Vice-President. Louis Gantt, Barnwell: Allen B. Harman, Jr.. Greenwood, Secretary and Treasurer, and Henry Randolph, Columbia, Sergeant-at-Arms. Mem bers of the steering committee are Chairman Dave Morris, Warren, Arkansas; Burnet R.. Maybank, Jr., Charleston; Vernon Sunwalt. Bal timore. Maryland, and Joseph F. Wise, Jr., Charleston. In a statement to the club. Mr. Shands presented the alms of thr club and further added. "We believe. that by hard work as a determined group and by co ordinated and united pressure that much can he accbmplished. ST tGeography Lecture Notes MateriaI Prof. Smith China &. Gifts Columbia's L.orgest Hardware Store Lorick & Lowrance FINISHING DEPARTMENT AT ITS BEST Phone 2-1183 FRIENDS AT RY SANDWIGH. Pumkeruiskie Bread d.w At GROUCHO'S Mrs; nla6'h'e' biis, redrinig Sn for the twelve o'clock curfew and "I Mrs. Davis, Belov Mother, Retires N By VIVIAN POUNDS At the end of this term one of the best loved filends of many Carolina students, Mrs. Blknehe Divis, will retire from her position as house mother at Sims (ormitory. Mrs. Davis loves every one of the girls and boys as if they' were her own children. Mrs. Davis 'has stated that he chief -ambitions in life have bevn centered around her great love fot children. Before she became house. mother at Carolina she-conducted a private school for children and si seems to have taught most of the older generation of South Carolina at one time or other. It is n->l an unusual occurrence for her tol greet boys coming to Sims to meet their dates with . an ..expressirn slnilar. to this, "Aren't you Bill. Smith's -son. I taught your fatber In high. sc ool." Mrs. Davis has twvo children who are both married - and also have children. Mrs. Davis is very proud of her grandchildren hut would not tell how -many she has. Dairs. D has been at the Iw.i. versity* for seven years. and sh' tates that during this enlire lim she hs never' had a real quar.il with "her girls." Mrs. Davk is a. ways very happy to see any of th girls--that is, before Ihe 12 o'clock "curfev ." One of' Mrs. Davis' chief ocCu pations is sewing. Very few people on this campus understand the rea son for this. Mrs. Davis' sole pttr pose In sewing is to encourage Ithe shy souls at Sims to talk to her. CUT RATE D 1530 Maji FO PLAY CI, BATHINE CABA OPEN TS PUBLUS RICE HOUSE A Home Like At OPERATED BY, i4 96.e St. * OPEN ALL 1s house mother, sews and waits ler girls." (Photo by Stan Lewis.) ed House ext Week Ever.y'day when she is sitting with her sewing on her lap in the lobby. these timid ones stop and ask this same question, "Hello, Mrs. Davis. what are you doing?" Thus she feels that she is doing her duty wards her shy girls. Another of Mrs. Davis' gteat fondnesses is for flowers. bpoa hearing this one would naturally prosume that she is enthusiastic over gardening, but this is not the case. She states that she thorough. ly dislikes gardening-so nesny and gets one's hands dirty. Iler fondness lies with flowers nicely arranged in pretty vases and with gardens that sie does not have to work in. Mrs. Davis is also very patial to good food. When asked what pae ticular food she lik.es, she statod that she had no preferences. Un like many people, she does not car a great deal for steak and Freneh fries. As an afterthought she men tioned- that she was mighty fond of pie. She does not claim to be a good cook but really appreciatoi good food whnn she vees it. Mrs.- Dmvis Is planning to tn,k, her hon foi th e rest of her lit in Californik. The Sims dormitoms girls prescntcd her .ith her ticket to California at a l,arty hlt fo' her receuitly. Although Mrs. Davis is very hjap py over the prospect of going to California. she is also very .sort, to leave the univ'ersity. The uni versity students also feel that the. are losing a wonderful house mothter. RUG STORE iStreet R OTHES i SUITS NISS 'HOURS BREAKFAST 7-9 LUNCH 12-2 CAFETERIA mosphere WWh FOOds aged by.' App.Intment MRS. HYMAN Phbne 3547 Barrett Chosen As G & B Editor Jo Seldeman, editor of the Garnet and black, announces that Victor Barrett, a junior from Westmin ster, will edit the University of South Carolina yearbook during 1946-47. Sue Rives succeeds Chuck Voight as business manager. Other positions will not be filled until the beginning of the fall semater. Vet Meeting continued from page one the Senate, had it reached the floor. Allotment Increase Joe F. Wise, chairman of vCte. ans' committee for increased sub sistence allotments, reported that a letter had been received from Senator Burnet R. Maybank. in which the senator stated he had conferred with Senator Johnson, of Colorado, on the Carolina Veterans resolution requesting $90 for single veterans and $115 per month for married veterans, instead of the present $65 and $90, respectively Senator Maybank has asked that he be allowed to appear in support of this meesure before the Senate Finance Committee, of which Sena tor Johnson Is sub-committee chair man. The South Carolina senatot further added that he would be glad to make arrangements for a group of Carolina Veterans to 'ap pear before this committee. Education Bill The University president cited an education bill now before Congress as a possible solution to the school's need for expansion. This bill calls for the 'rich" states to put up 60 pet cent of the funds, the federal government 40 pet cent. The "poor" states, which includes South Caiu lina, will be required to put up 40 per cent of the money, the federal government 60 per cent. Replying as to why dorniitory rent is somewhat highet now than it was several years ago, President Smith said that the University had found it necessary to increase the ioom fee in order to meet increasod operalin't costs. Hei added that at that time the institution didn't ex pect to find it necessamy to assign fotr or five sludents to rooms that ware designed for two students. Co-operative Store Reporting on the proposed vete. an! cr-operative store. Robert L. Stoddard said that a request foi a building was being made to the Federal Hotsing Authority. The proposed store would allow sharo holders, married and single veter ..s uttcndiig the Universiiy, a price saving of approximately 1u0 pet cent of prices quoted by supel markets. Stoddard added that local wholesalers have promised co-oper ation and that the Columbia Mer chants' Association has recogiized the proposed non-profit enterprise. U5C Candidates continued from page one in the Atlantic and the Pacific as a gunnery and deck officer. He has an A.B. degree from Berry College and is a junior in law school, Roderick (Rlod) F. Turnbull, 28. son of Dr. William C. R. Turnbu!ll of Graniteville, is a candidate for one of the three seats to be filled from Aiken County. He served four years in the army, 38 months over. seas-British Isles, France. Bel gium. HoMHand, Luxembourg, Ger' many, and Czechoslovakia. Turnbull received a B.S. degree from the University in 1941 and now is study ing law. He is married to the for mer Miss Lela Hughs, of Waihalla, daughter of the late state senator H-arry Rt. Huaghs from Oconee Cotuty.. Another student running for the house is Hugo Simms. seeking elec tion from Orangeburg county. E N IT H O June 7, 1944 Review Comes Out Today The third issue of "The Carolina Review" is scheduled to come out today and will be distribued through the campus mailboxes to students and faculty, it was an nounced by the editor, Dorothy Perkins. At a recent meeting of the edito rial staff of the "Review," it was voted that prizes would be given to those of the contribtktors whose work had shown consistent meriL This month the prizes for poetry arc given to Herb Beitel for his poem, "Fog." and to Dorothy Kil patrick for her poems. "Morning' and "Inspiration." The awards are $15 and $10. respectively. The prizes for short stories go to Nancy Williams for her "Confessions of a School Teacher" and to Martha Steadman for "And Then They Laughed." The prizes are $15 and $10, respectively. In this third issue of the "Re view" there is an article on drama by Professor Williamson and poe try by Kermit. Albertson, Jane Church, Cary Guthrie, Dorothy KH patrick, J. Walter Coleman. and Herb Beitel. There are short bto ties by Ernest Davis. Nancy Wil liams, and "French Memory," by freshman Bessie Brookshire, ex Army WAAC, who served in London and Paris. A new poetry section and a lengthened Panorama done by members of the editorial board, plus several pertinent book reviews, make up the rest of the magazine. This issue is different from its predecessors in that it is over fifty Behind the Scenes (ontinued fror- page 2 conscientious persons we have ever met. There is no "good" or "better" as far as Vic is con cerned; if he coes it, it is the "best." Mike Karvelas and Mary Saye Gaston--for writing head lines for into the night. Lacy Butler - because no matter how husy she was. she always found time for the Gameeock. Harriet Lee --- for writing those last minute "hot" stories which no one else would do. George Delay-for his con tinual cheery greeting and his morale-building conversation. Joe Lumpkin-for being such an exceedingly fine business manager, and for getting his *'ad dummies" in on time! Belinda Cullum-or twisting that lock of hair as she wrote headlines. Jinx Giles-because she took time to draw cartoons at a time we had no other cartoonist and in spite of the fact that she was engulfed with other duties. Stan Lewis - just because he's the finest photographer we know about. In addition: be cause he has always cooperat ed with us in obtaining pic tures and because he is a store house of exceUent ideas. Dean Chase and President Smith--for being such good news sources. Then in closing, we would express in capital letters ottr THANKS to- the make-up men at The State composing room, To Mr. Boatwright, especially, and Mr. Harrell and Mr. Horns by we say, "We appreciate your efforts, your patience, and your interest. It's been a pleas ure working with you." All readers ar,dl critics of the Gamecock w'ho have cooperated as constructively criticized our efforts. We apologize for all mistakes; we express apprecia tion for all help. Trn E 4'O. * UDEPT. * PRINTING BINDING RAVING RAPHING