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ATTENTION!!! Pete y inan, president of the Fresh resan Cis; announced yesterday that tFreshman . asal 12 no The is the last issue of the paper this s in the chapel. mester. The Gamecock will not be pub All Freshmen are urged to attend!!! UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA lished during exam week. CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume I, No. 22 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 18, 1947Founded 1908 Dr. L.Koo To Assembly of S Speaker Is Secretary Of Brother Of Chinese Deli Dr. L. C. Koo, general s Christian Federation, will sX versity at the first convocal ary 4. Dr. Koo is brother of Wellin$ ton Koo, China's secretary to tl World Court. He is a graduate < St. John's University of Shank hal. Advisor to the Chinese delegi tion at the San Francisco Confe: ence, Dr. Koo was also a memb( ' of the Chinese delegation at tl Institute of Pacific Relations. During the entire war, he r4 mained in Japanese-occupied Chir in disguise, with the invaders coi stantly searching for him. He e; caped to Chungking from Shani hai in December, 1944. Dr. Koo has a Ph.D. from Co gate and Kenyon Universities ar a Ph.D. from Denver Universit While at Carolina, Dr. Koo wi speak to three assemblies: studei convocation in the chapel at 1 a special group of student leade: at dinner at 1, and a public a fairs forum at 8. Revised Schedu VA For Filing South Carolina veterans ing under provisions of pub bers" end in "2" or "3" mu estimates for 1947 in Februw by Edward Turner, manag< tion regional office in Colur StudentGovernmen Votes To Back Smit, And Administratio At a meeting held Wednesd night, Student Council passed resolution pledging its support the administration. The resoluti read as follows: "Resolved, ti the Student Council of the Univ( sity of South Carolina pledges t support of this student govei mental body to the administrati of the University of South Cai lina." "If any student has any grii ance against the administrati< he is requested to report his gri4 * ance to Student Council," Fi Brogdon, student body presidi stated. The Council voted 7 to 3 to si port the president. It is report that three members were abst and therefore <lid not participa in 'the balloting. Brogdon also said that a co mittee, which had been appoini to investigate the possibility permitting outstanding seniors appear In "Who's Who" of Ame can Conlleges and Universities, I reported that beginning with 11 such seniors would be recogni: In the National "Who's Who." SArticle By Jos To H-ighlight b~ The main feature in thea ond issue of "The Carolina] view," which will be distribu to students Monday, is an arti by Miss Josephine Pinckr1 "Tough Words For Ten Writers," It was announced y terday by Dorothy Perkins, tor. Miss Pinckney, a Charleston and author of the best-se !"Three O'clock Dinner," has sht a consistent Interest In the velopment of the literary qu terly. This winter Issue, the sec and last edition put out by 1- .. It in Pi ed ad w ry il .t >h New editors for next semester's Gan Ig velas, Managing Editor; Mary Shour Barton, Sports; Carroll Gilliam, Fei r- Manning Harris.) .1s li ATT~ENTION I Joe Lawrence, University postmaster, has requested that: (1) All clubs or organiza tions sending out twenty or more notices at one time, have these notices completed with the correct box numbers, which may be obtained from the al C- phabetical list' available at the a- post office. lg (2) Students who have not been picking up their mail this semester, come down and clean a- out their boxes. (3) Students who will not be i- in -school next semester, give no notice of this fact to post of ir- fice officials so that their boxes by may be assigned to incoming students. ns of Trustees Voice : Confidence Vote In Pres. Smith "p- The Board of Trustees of the m- University went on record last be Monday, January 13, as unani xly mously giving President Norman ith M. Smith a "vote of complete con ear fidence, endorsement and appreci nI' ation of his splendid service and efforts in behalf of the univer ~sity." an- A sub-committee, constituted by ,ed the Board to investigate certain in- conditions of unrest alleged to ex N' ist on the campus, made the fol 9. lowing report: ide "We have investigated, analyzed Iye and considered various and nu ry, merous reports and rumors In ay- volving the administration of the or ted affairs of the University and also the criticizing, the attitude, policies ach and actions of the President. ed- "We were unable to find any md evidence to sustain such reports, not rumors or criticisms, except what appeared to us to be idle and un 'warranted gossip, which we feel has been inspired, instigated and Indulged in by various Individuals fs and groups without any founda E tion. "We recommend that the Board ort of Trustees take such action as B. will serve notice on those who are on; responsible for creating the situ F. ation which we have Investigated, ane that the University will be. run by re- the President and the Board of isa Trustees and that such activities Up must cease. ind "If anyone has any grievances, res same should be taken up, first with or- the President of the University, am, and if a satisfactory solution can not be reached with him, then the s a Board of Trustees, who will be one glad to consider such grievances mich at any time, but no one should alta attempt to correct a grievance by Independent action." Vd ecock are pictured above seated left ,Editor-in-Chief; Candy Taylor, Bt iture; Libby McDaniel, Society; Bol Bureau Of Placer Permanent Reconc The Bureau of Placements at )ast several weeks distributed n their placement registratior records will be used in assistii )btaining suitable employment >pportunities for University g In addition to the placement - registration record, kept on per mnanent file and made available to authorized employment of ficials, five confidential folders of mredentials for each registration will be prepared, according to W. 4 Plinn Gilland, director of the bu reau. These folders will contain photographs of the registrant, and in condensed form, personal infor mation, synopsis of academic acehievement, extra-curricular ac- E tivities, previous experience, state- 1 ments from references, estimates j Df ability and personality traits by faculty members. These five cre dential folders may then be sent4 to as many as five potential em-I ployers at one time. No fee is charged for register ing with the bureau. However,I each registrant is required to fur-. nis si# plcto yepoo grpsfr h ie "4 ubro iqiishv berComar pretrdae seated eft CEdiorInChie;pany aylosend Bip tre;ntaibby tocheanieSoity; FB PrideCmanent ebrry24 aJ ea3 weekdstibte nRhi lmn egistratio Fori sueiabl emphoolen Registration for Uvniversityol of dtspiong teof 1947 placmel beginsriny Janard, kep fon per toa9ep. fil nd are aalble.4 It wa autorizedeploymet of-ra ne rediand forncreitraone will be offepred, anthcscon te mester ofieveningdirecso work thebu teu Thiesiodeswiycoti Ifoogas ofn the 12reistant andes thecrndesred form, peratir-ss anhattempt, trecurriuar antrc-o exvtensio previso experiee sten tfility and petroghaFidy ftraits curtysembr.Tee.iec etlfders may thee use n ploers te ime.fRghs Themajoith bure Hoever, whach restragteisprencipally fur ungrap duaorte, fil e ofrda land0 poite ounta.GoderRb SR1 D f.r.x fii to ' c w R< cO R( gi ail aV Pz be or Fi hi at tili to right: Bottom row: Mike Kar- o isiness Manager. Top row: Don P Isbell, News. (U.S.C. photo by h< ti nents To Keep : Is Of Seniors P T the University has for the a to seniors forms to be used ti i records. These permanent ig graduates and seniors in and developing vocational raduates. t 3eneral Assembly onvenes As Eight tudents Take Oath The eighty-seventh General As embly met Tuesday with eight Jniversity students seated in the i louse of Representatives. All iight were victorious in the sum ner primaries and in the general election of last November. 'he student-legislators are six ] aw students, one from the School )f Pharmacy, and one enrolled in he School of Journalism. J. Clayton Arrants, law student, md representative from Kershaw ,ounty, served previously from L940 to 1942. He is the only mem er of "Carolina's delegation" with axperience in the Assembly. Ar ants was an unsuccessful candi late in the election for the Speak er pro-tem office of the House of Representatives. The other law students are: Flarry Agnew, Anderson County; William Chandler, Jr., Orangeburg County; Claude N. Sapp, Jr., Rich land County, and Paul S. McChes niey, Jr., Spartanburg County. York County will be represented: by J. Moffatt Wylie of the School) af Pharmacy, while Joe Wise, Jr., lournalism student, will speak for Charleston. The students will join the num ber of Carolina alumni and trus tees already sitting in both House and Senate to legislate for South Carolina. Exam Schedule For the benefit of the student body, The Gamecock reprints here with the schedule of final exami nations. Finals will begin Monday, January 20 and last through Sat urday, January 25. The complete schedule of exams follows: 8-10 11-1 3-5 a.m. p. m. p. m. Jan. 20.l.O .0M. 12 Th. 3 T. Jan. 21.... 8 M. 4 T. 11 M. Jan. 22.. T. M. 11iT. Jan. 23.... 9 M. 1iT. 12M1. Jan. 24.. T. 4 M 10T. Jan. 25.... 2 (2:30) T. 2M .. Examinations for any classes scheduled at hours not included above will be held from S to 5 p..in., Saturday, January 25. inson To Give it Day Address iiors File For ercises Near t REAVES ent Columbia attorney of the ison, will be commencement ercises January 24, according ,sity president. The exercises yton Hall with the Rev. Glenn aplain, pronouncing the invo DAVID W. ROBINSON Euphradians Elect Ramon Schwartz As Spring Term Prexy Ramon Schwartz of Sumter was elected president of Euphradian Literary Society at a meeting of the organization held Tuesday night, January 14. Schwartz has succeeded Jim Gibson of Florence . who now fills the vice-president's 1 position. Other officers of the society in f clude Joe Rutheves of Chester field as secretary; George Stanley of Kingstree, treasurer; Basil Norris of Los Angeles, California, f financial secretary; Dick Breeland 1 of Columbia, censor. Rayford Gam f brel and George Stanley were 1 elected to the Board of Publica . tions. Dick Breeland was elected as Student Council member. After the election Ramon n Schwartz was sworn into office by f the outgoing president. Schwartz n then made a brief address to the d society outlining his plans for a successful term. ition Period Is n. 31 And Feb. 1 Le 1947 spring term will be held for former students returning t~h freshmen and transfer stu I students who did not finish 'Dr. Richard Davis LWill Leave Faculty SAt Semester's End Dr. Richard B. Davis, associate a professor of English, has filed his -. resignation with the office of the president of the University. The resignation will be effective at the termination of the current se Smester. ;- After three months of study at ri, Harvard University, Doctor Da -via intends to go to England where ahe will resume his research on a nGuggenheim Fellowship. While d abroad Doctor Davis plans to 1, study at Oxford, Cambridge, and b- the British Museum. He will further his research in as this country when he returns from m England later this year, and will Lis organize the material which he has collected. He will join the fac in ulty of the University of Tennes le see as professor of English in ry charge of American literature in on January, 1948. es Doctor Davis has been associ nt ated with the faculty of the Uni ng versity of South Carolina since Ity, 1944. He specialized in the field of American literature )avid:W. Rob ,ommencemei egistrar Reports 122 Sei egrees As Graduation E By RANN' David W. Robinson, promin rm of Robinson and Robii eaker at the graduation ex Norman M. Smith, Univei ill be held at 5 p. m., in Dra Massengale, University ch tion and benediction. Mr. Robinson, a native of Lin Inton, N. C., was graduated from >anoke College at Salem, Vir nia. He received his M.A. and L.B. degrees from the Univer ;y of South Carolina and was rarded the Doctor of Laws at esbyterian College. An outstanding member of the r, Mr.. Robinson was formerly the general counsel for the deral Power Commission, and s served as special judge on veral occasions. He was at one me a member of the faculty of e University's Law School. He as recently elected commander the local American Legion Post. A veteran of both World Wars, was a Major of Intelligence at ched to the famous 56th fighter roup in England. The topic of Mr. Robinson's raduation and address has not et been released. A total of 122 students have ap lied for degrees and certificates, his number includes 19 applicants 'ho completed their courses al e close of the 1946 summer term Statistics on the applicants ar( s follows: Bachelor of Arts; 9 men, 1; vomen, total 21; Bachelor of Art n Education; 1 man, 4 women otal 5; Bachelor of Arts in Jour ialism; 1 man, 1 woman, tots ; Bachelor of Science; 18 men woman, total 19; Bachelor o cience in Business Administra ion; 17 men, 8 women, total 25 3achelor of Science in Civil Er sineering, 8 men; Bachelor o Science in Commerce; 5 men, voman, total 6; Bachelor c Science in General Engineering; nan; Bachelor of Science in Elec rical Engineering; 1 man; Bache or of Science in Naval Science men; Bachelor of Science i 'harmacy; 2 men; Bachelor c aws; 17 men; Master of Arts i Education; 6 women; Secretarie science Certificates; 5 women. Regular Registr ro Be Held Ja Regular registration for ti [anuary 31 and February 1 ;o the University, along wi lents and currently enrollei sarly registration. Registration will take plac Erom 9 a. in., to 1 P. nm., and from 7. p. m. to 6 p. in., January 8: mnd from 0 a. m. to 12 noon ti tollowing day. All students wi se instructed to draw their regii tration forms from the registrar ffice at 8:30 a. mi., the first da: P'orms for freshmen and other ne students will be issued by the Pei sonnel Bureau. It is planned to follow pract cally the same procedure as thi prescribed for the regular regi: tration period for the fall tern according to Captain R. C. Nee< ham, registrar. The registrar's station and ti treasurer's station will be ope from 9 a. mn. to 12:30 p. m. at from 2 to 5 p. in., January 3 and from 9 a. mn. to 12 noon, Fe ruary 1. Testing and guidance prograr for new students will be held< the 29th, 80th, and 81st of til month beginning at 8:80 a. m. Classes are scheduled to beg on a regular one hour schedt on Monday, February 8. Februa 4 has been set as the last day which students may make chang in registration without payme of a fine. The last day for spri term registration will be Saturda Address Initia ;pring Semeste Student Federation, gate To World Court ecretary of the World Studei eak to the students of the Un ion of the new term on Febr New Members ,Are Named B, Delta Sigma F At a meeting held Wednesd e evening at the fraternity room Tenement 14, the Delta Sigma - Commerce Fraternity announc a that nine men have been pledg - to the organization. The n 3 pledges are: Louis P. Gantt, Hen 0. Garvin, Alex Crawford, W liam L. Childs, William A. Wa d son, Carl E. Hyatt, Jesse T. Ta y. lor, Lewis C. Crouch and Josel 11 E. Ouzts. it Guest speaker for the evenit 2, was E. C. ,Rhodes, Comptrolk es general of South Carolina. I] f- topic was "State Financial Po cies." le Announced B Quarterly Incom in educational institution trai lic law 346 and whose "C nur st file the first of their earnii try, it was pointed out yesterdi r of the Veterans Administr abia. These veterans will file ad tional reports of earnings in Ju t and October, each covering a foi month period, as is prescribed recently enacted legislation. such report is required of veters n in training under provisions public law 16. zy Veterans whose "C numbe: a end in "0" or "1" must have to ready filed their earning repo on earlier this month. Added repo at must be filed in May and SE -r- tember. Those whose "C nu he bers" end in "4", "6", or "6" will 'n- expected to report in March, Ji on and November, while those w o- "7", "8", or "9" endings on th "C numbers" will report in Ap V- August and December. mn, Mr. Turnter eniphasizes that v ~v- erans need not take any actioni 'ed til they have received the requi: nt form from the Veterans Adni istration. Forms will soon be mi ip- ed out to those expected to: ~ed reports in February ("2" or "2 mt Earnings'reported must incli ite all compensation for product labor, including wages, sala m- commission, bonus or other p ed ment, whether self employed of otherwise. "Wages" Is interpre to to mean all compensation for ri- standard work period and si ad overtime as is customarily acli 47 uled. Occasional overtime boy< ~ed the standard work period will be included. ephine Pinckney ~sue Of "tReview ec- present staff, will include: SI Re. stories by Osborne Gomez, J. ted Woodson, and Buddy Johns poetry contributed by James cle Prince, Clarence Sistar, and J ey, Church; and an enlarged book der view section. InnovatIons In i es- Issue are Joe Sapp's column' mdi- and Down Beat" and "Beli -The Review." Regular feati Ian are: editorials, exchanges, hun ller ous sketches, and "No Cre wn No Sugatr." de- The cover of "The Review" Lar- copy of an original painting d by Jack Smyrl, Art Editor, wl and has been on display In the D the Zeta room.