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Read-. Sorority Rush Week Gamecocks Defeat Duk See PageS Se3ag UNIVERSITY OFSOH4AOLN OU CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLI, No. 30 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MARCH 8, 1947 Found Governme Foreign P " Civilian jobs in the European' and Pacific theatres for both men and women are being offered by the War Department, according to Flinn Gilland, director of the Bu reau of Placement at the univer sity. The jobs, which are connected with the American Military Gov ernment, range from typists, clerks and stenographers to high er technical levels. There is a 25 per cent increase in all cate gories of jobs from, approximately, $100 to $10,000 per annum for overseas service. Transportation to and from the * foreign assignment will be fur nished by the War Department, Mr. Gilland pointed out. In ad dition to this service, $6 per diem will be allowed for traveling in the United States, and $7 per diem to the point of assignment over seas. It is also stated that, while aboard ship, subsistence and cab ins will be supplied without charge. Civilians, Gilland went on to say, will have the same privileges extended to officers, including of ficer's clubs, post exchanges, and quartermaster sales rights while overseas. Types of quarters sup plied employees will depend upon the theatre for which the respec tive assignments call. It is reported that, regardless of job classification, each civilian will pay the army $45 per month for room and board. Age limits for men are 21-50 for both areas of operations. Age limits for wo men are 21-35 in the European theatre, and 21-40 in the Pacific area. Applicants must sign an agree ment to remain in foreign service for ' a minimum period of two years, Mr. Gilland said. - Scholar Key To Be Awarded By Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity Delta Sigma Pi, commerce fra ternity, reports that it will once again award its scholarship key, at the June commencement exer cises, to the male graduate who will have attained the highest scholastic average for the four year business administration course. The fraternity announces that in order to be eligible for the key, candidates need not be members of the fraternity. All that is nec essary Is that they be male mem bers of the School of Business AdministratIon. February gradu ates with high scholastic aver * ages will also be considered el Ible for the award. Credits tirr ferred from other universitie . colleges are not considere .x cept in unusual situations. The key, established by Delti Sigma P1 In 1912, has become ree ognized as the highest individua honor that a commerce studen can win. Veterans Warned To File Income Reports For Prompt Payment Mr. W. H. Guest of the Vet erans' Administration yesterdas said that veterans at the univer sity are becoming delinquent ii filing their quarterly income re ports promptly. These reports must be in oi time in order for the veteran t< receive his subsistence allotmen' when due. Reports must contaii all Income of the veteran durinj the period reported, and they musi be accurate. Veterans having in comes over required amounts mus discontinue work or have theil subsistence cut to conform witl the government regulations. Mr. Guest stated that circulat ing rumors, asserting that the In come of veterans' wives must hb stated are false. These income; need not be reported on the guar nt Offers ositions Mayor Owens Will Address Convocations Columbia's Mayor Frank C. Owens will speak to the univer sity students at convocations, Tuesday, 12 noon at the Chapel. His address will be related to the cooperation between community and college life. Owens, a well-known Columbia physician, is a veteran of the sec ond World War, and is the second member of his family in the past two generations to hold the office of mayor of the state's capital city. Last week at the student as sembly foreign students of the university participated in a fo rum on behalf of world student relief. Gordon Shomaker acted as mediator for the discussion. Those participating in the dis cussion were George Curry of England, Andreas Abadjis of Greece, Karen Riesenfeld of Swe den, Pan Lan of China, and two university veterans, Allen Shands and H. E. Latta. Each participant of the program cited several incidents in which the World Student Service Fund had been of great practical aid in the countries left destitute by the late war. Naval Students To Embark On Eight Week Trip In June Capt. M. F. Kennedy, command ing officer of the University's Naval Training Unit, recently an nounced that information has been received concerning three summer cruises to be participated in by N.R.O.T.C. students all over the nation. "With the exception of eight students, all Carolina navy men will participate in one of the three cruises," Captain Kennedy said. A Navy Department bulletin said that sopnomore regular stu dents will be required to reporl to the Naval Academy on or aboul June 19 and will embark June 21 for the eight week cruise. The captain said that a carriei task force leaving Annapolis ir June will be composed of juniori and seniors from all 52 schools ir the nation carrying the N.R.O.T.C program. "The ports we shall pass ar< not yet determined, but propose< cruise ports include Panama, th< West Indies and Bermuda," Cap tain Kennedy said. The present list of N.R.O.T.C students is composed of 37 regu lar students, 38 contract student of the senior division, most o whom are veterans. Six contrac students make up the junior di vision. Captain Kennedy also announcee that 28 naval students will gradu ate In June after which they wil receive their commissions. 'Sociology Students From USC To Take 'Civil Service Exams Several students in the depart Sment of sociology and social worl at the university will be eligibl to stand civil service examination for positions in the state depart t inent of public welfare, accordin, e to an announcement made by Mis i Mary Phelps Wheeler, associat professor of social work. - The deadline for applications - March 14. The examinations wil be given in April. Students o * sociology from all colleges in th. - state are eligible to take the ex anmnation. Pictured above is Bill Rogers, pres he presented the 1947 KSK Plaque of her husband, the late Dean 01 The annual award is given to the g each year. (USC Photo by Stan Le Mail Deliveries Office Greatest By BOB Joe Lawrence, university po the amount of mail handled Office this semester is the gre Lawrence explained that 1 (bulletins, notices, and student of the flow of mail coming in Lawrence, a former Carolina student, from Inman, worked at the Columbia post office two and one-half years before taking the position at the university. He is assisted by William F. McElveen of Columbia, who is also a former employee of the Columbia post of fice, having worked there for a year. Part-time student assistants in elude: 0. F. Stewart from Union City, Tenn.; Fred Kempson, West Columbia; John Robeson, Cheraw; Ben R. Wofford, Starr; and Troy Newman, Sumter. Warren D. Gentry and H. B. Curtis are spe cial employees who distribute The Gamecock to each mail box every Thursday and Saturday morning at 5 a. in. Over 4,000 boxes have been as signed to university students this semester. About 700 new stu dents have been added to the post office register in place of approxi mately 500 who have either been graduated or have withdrawn, ac cording to the postmaster. This made it necessary to assign two - to a box in some cases. Lawrence wishes to remind the students that every person is as signed to a post office box, and that according to regulations, boxes are to be checked daily for Lack Of Interest By' Is Cited By Officer A By ALLEI "The only thing I see to delay the meetings," propose Veterans' Organization, at a - night. A quorum was not p)resent and no action wvas taken on the pro posal. However, Jones promised r that at the next meeting a suffi t cient nmnber would be present so - that action may be taken. Mr. WV. H. Guest of the Vet eranis' Guidance Center was pres I ent to answver questions on na tional service life insurance. He pointed out that policies may still be reinstated without a physical examination on the p)ayment of two premiums. Discussion centered aroundl the problem of the lack of interest in - the organization. The point was < emphasized that officers had not a been elected this semester andl s that the present officers were not - serving in a duly elected capacity i since a quorum had not been pres s ent this semester. s "Last semester the Veterans' Organization did as much as any S organization on the campus," 1 Jones stated. However, he point f ed out that the wvork had been s done by a relatively small number - of the members. It was brought out that attendance has been ident of Kappa Sigma Kappa, as to Mrs. George E. Olson on behalf son of the School of Commerce erson who does most for Carolina wis). Made In Post In Its History ISBELL stmaster, said yesterday thai daily at the University Posi atest in the school's history. :he volume of campus mai publications) is equal to tha from the city pos5t office. National Fellowships In Science Research To Be Given In March National Research Fellowship in the Natural Sciences will b awvardedl on or about March 1t according to a bulletin received b: the university's graduate schoc from the National Research Fel lowship Board of Natural Science in Washington, D. C. These fellowships are intende to promote fundamental researcl in natural sciences, primarily i educational and research institu tions throughout the country. The, are generally awarded to person under thirty-five years of ag who are citizens of the Unite States or Canada. Applicants mus also have met requirements for doctor's degree not later than th close of the calendar year in whic the application is filed. Requirements for doctor's de gree will be waived if evidence c experience and attainment in re search is presented equal to tha of those who have qualified for th doctor's degree. bulletins from the administ ratiori and the various depart ments. Carolina Veterans Lt Thursday Smoker I BECKER lo tonight is to set alsidle o :1 Bill Jones, president of th n1 informal smoker Thursda $6,600 Schola rslhip Now Available To SC College Student Ten scholarships valued at $6 600 are b)eing offered students < South Carolina colleges, accordi n to information released by the o fice of Jesse T. Anderson, stat superin tendlent of education. Four of the scholarships, it $1,500 each, for 1947-48 at tI University of Chicago are bemn offered by the Encyclopedia Br tannica, Inc., andl are open to sa dlents whlo hold a bachelor's di gree or its equivalent, andl to sti dents interested in undertakin research to improve childlren's el cyclopedias and their utilization Six scholarships of $100 ea< to the George Peabody Libras school at Nashville, Tenn., are o fered which lead to Master's (1< grees in library service. steadlily lagging since the begii ning of the semester. In ad.journing the meeting Jon< urged that all be present at tl next meeting which is to be ai nounced in the ne future. Work Begi USC's Tem Winner Of Sore To Be Present( A silver cup will be awarded I stunt night to be held Tuesday Amalie Stone, chairman of the sored by the WSSF campaigi nounced that several variety s that all campus sororities have Miss Stone reports that one of - the highlights of the evening will be a short address by Gordon J Shomaker, campus chairman, on behalf of the Fund. Judges for the sorority affair are Dean Arney Childs, Dean F. V. Bradley, and Dr. Havilah Bab cock, head of the English depart ment. A twenty-five cents admission t charge will be made, with the proceeds to go to the general campaign fund for the World Student Service Fund. A fraternity stunt night is now being planned by Don Smith, ] chairman, and will be held in Dray ton Hall on Thursday, March 13. Proceeds from this event are also to be donated to the drive. In addition to the silver cup award, a carton of Chesterfields will be presented to the winners of both fraternity and sorority stunt nights by Millie Fillingim, campus Chesterfield representa tive. Sue Rives Directs Humor Magazine; First Copy In May Plans for the campus Humor Magazine were begun at a meet ing held last Monday in Flinn Hall with the original staff mem bers. Redmond Tyler, chairman, announced that the method by which funds for the. publication will be raised was the topic of discussion. According to Tyler, the first is sue of the magazine will appear sometime in May. No definite ap pointments have been made to the staff, although Ben McGuinn has t been placed in charge of the mag azine's finances. Sue Rives will direct the con tent of the magazine, with a man ager for each of the departments: - features, photography, society, etc. f The Humor Magazine expects to - function as a major campus pub t lication. All students interested in the magazine are urged to contact Sue Rives. Artists, cartoonists, s advertising men, copy writers and make-up men are especially need - edl. Any veterans who have had any experience with a magazine are cordIially invitedl to join the staff. What 's In A Status? It's SAll A Word By BETTY KOTY The university officials seem to b le very thorough in their prepa, rat ion of questionnaires for fac -ulty members. But their apparent e deficiency in the knowledge of r the English language could not Sbe overlooked when the followving g question appearedl on a recently d (istributedl form: "Wa is your martial stand ing?" To which a clever professor fa cietiously replien, "Non-belliger 'ent." Perhaps there isn't too much h difference in martial or marital ystatus, at that. NOTICE The third faculty dinner will '-be held at Flinn Hall, March 12* at 6 p. m. Wives are invited a to this dinner. Those desiring Stickets may~ reserve a place by calling F mund Yaghjian on - Monday. nae will be limited in Wednes porary Bui irity Stunt Nite th up 1d Cup Award o ;o the winner of the sorority , at 8 p. m. in Drayton Hall. bu event which is being spon i on the campus, has an- ph kits have been planned and col been invited to participate. tus bu Debate With of N. Y. U. Is Set For Monday; "" New York University's debating pr ean will arrive in Columbia Mon- fiv lay to participate in a contest pa with the university team. These debates will be held in er he Clariosophic and Euphradian 3alls at 2 p. m. with Carolina's Le iffirmative team, James Simmons ind Phil Bernanke, in the for- Si ner, and the negative team, Milton th Kligman and Ramon Schwartz, l lal fleeting the New York affirmative eam in Euphradian Hall. The na ional query for 1947, "Resolved, :hat labor should have a direct co hare in the management of in- . lustry," will be the subject of m this meet. in Conference Meets pr Last year's national champions, the Carolina team left Thursday to participate in the South Atlan tic Conference debates at Lenoir Rhyne College at Hickory, N. C. All universities and colleges I having outstanding teams in the South Atlantic section are partici pating in these conference. con- A tests. La .t Friday, tl_.3 'arolina group, A coached by Adjunct Professor M Christophersen, defeated the Uni- B versity of Georgia team in Dray ton Hall. Both the affirmative s and negative teams won over the vi Georgians. tr Following these confeience de- B bates, the university debaters will enter the National Debates when F William and Mary College will be p host to the nation's best teams at H Williamsburg, Va. R Inifirmiary Filled To Its Capacity By Influenza Epidemic . Dr. H. G. Waddell, physician at ce the Wallace Thomson Infirmary at ri the university, announced yester day that 120 patients were treated, mostly for influenza, (luring the week beginning l'ebruary 22. The epidemic, which has caused students a mild three day infec tion, has brought a greater inflow of patients than any previous week this year, stated the physician. The infirmary personnel was handicapped (luring the heaviest p)art of the epidemic by several nurses contracting the disease. Ex tras had to be added to the staff to take care of the overflowing number of bed patients. A large number of students are being treatedl for minor nasal-pharyngi tis and other forms of the com mon cold through the out-patient clinic. Dr. Waddell stated that the epi dlemic was a little more serious than the usual cases. .No.visitors are to be allowed at the infirmary until further notice. It is also requested by the phy sician that students refrain from overtaxing the personnel by send ing messages and food to the pa tients. . The following measures were prescribed by Dr. Waddell as a precaution to students: keep out of dampness and' dust; drink plenty of fluids; and keep away1 from those who have colds day On ildings Vork was begun Wednesday on temporary buildings to be set on the campus to alleviate wded conditions in classrooms, ice and laboratory space. Phe first of the former Army ldings to be erected is being ced directly behind Rutledge lege. This building will even Lily be used as a music room, for the present will house the ices of the John Heslep Con uction Company of Columbia, ich is handling the work for the iversity. :aptain Elder, assistant to the asident, reports that a total of e of the structures will be ced on the campus. Besides the e behind Rutledge, one will be acted just beyond the canteen ar Sumter street, one behind gare, one between Davis and tigru colleges, one between an and McKissick library, and e last between the engineering Doratories and Rutledge's east ng. No building will be placed the main campus "quadrangle." Captain Elder stated that he uld not estimate the cost of the stallation of lights, heat, and itter connections for the build gs, but that they would most obably be completed by June. tate "Y" Retreat, pril 25-27, To Be leld At Camp Long A state retreat of all YM WCA's will be held April 25 to pril 27, at Camp Long near ken, according to an announce ent made by "Y" director R. G. all. The university will be repre nted by 40 delegates. It is ad sed that any member of any "Y" -oup desiring to attend the re eat, contact Jim Gibson or Mr. all. Among the leaders are: Dr. rampton, pastor of the First resbyterian Church, Rock Hill; enry Ware, Executive secretary the YMCA of the South; Miss osa Lee Oakes, executive secre ry of the YWCA's of the South; B. Holtzendorf, Clemson Col go. John Copoland of the univer ty's YMCA is on the executive >mmittee making necessary ar ingements. Carolindar SATURDAY, MARCH 8 Student Center, 7:30-10:45 p. mn.. Washington Street Meth odist Church. SUNDAY, MARCH 9 Wesley Foundation, 10 a. in., Washington Street Methodist Church. Hillel Society meeting, 4:30 p. mn., Tree of Life, Lady Street, Special PRIIUM service. Vespers, 7 p. mn., University Chapel. MONDAY, MARCH 10 Freshman Council, 1 p. in., Fiinn Hall. Booster Club Canteen, 9-11 p. mn., Wade Hampton Cafeteria. TUESDAY, MARCH 11 Student Assembly, 12 noon, University Chapel. Clariosophic Literary Society, 7 p. mn., Clariosophie Hall, Le gare. Euphradian Literary Soelety, 7 p. in., Euphradian Hall, liar per. Darlington - Carolina County Club, 6:30 pn., Lear-e 101.