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roritiesNetters Meet T ers See Page 3 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLI, No. 35 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, APRIL 1, 1947 Pictured above is a scene from last of the campus personalities particip don, Jerry Meacham, Professor Oc and Frank Epps. Back row: Mary S pears as auctioneer. (USC Photo b Easter Service] Student Assemi By BETTY An Easter Candlelight Wor noon today in the university c sist of a number of selected h3 slides and music as a backgroi used. The program will illustra leading up to Easter Sunday. The Prelude will be Malling '47 May Queen Preparations Made By KSK Rules for entering the 1947 May Queen contest were announced this week by KSK service fra ternity, sponsor of the event. All girls who are entered into the race must be either junior or senior class members. Each so rority may name two candidates, and the Girls Independents may name two candidates. Unaffiliated girls may name four girls. Sororities and the Girls Inde pendents must submit their choice to Box 3393 or contact Bill Rog ers, KSK president, by Wednes day, April 2. Unaffiliated girls (neither mem bers of sororities nor of the In dependent organization) must be nominated by a petition signed by 20 other girls. These nominations must also be submitted to Box 3393 by tomorrow night. If more than four girls of this latter group are nominated, they will be submitted to an impartial boar-d of arbitration for the se lection of the four eligibles. The election and coronation of the May Queen has been one of the annual traditions of Carolina for many years. It is usually the~ most colorful event of the college year. Sweeny's Sumi Take In West 's By ELLEN 8CHoFIEL.D A tour of western America will be conducted by Madame Grace C. Sweeny, associate professor of modern languages at the univer sity, beginning August 1. The 37-day trip will include St. Louis on the itinerary, with Pike's Peak, Col., being the next stop. Salt Lake City with all the splen dor of its Mormon Tabernacle and old pioneer homes, will be visited. Three days will be spent in Yel lowstone National Park where tourists will lodge at the Old Faithful Hotel. Excellent food can be enjoyed here, as this place has been long noted for its de licious menus. Grand Canyon and Yosemite will be visited. Four days will be spent in Los Angeles where all the motion pic ture studios will be visited. Who knows ? . . . Maybe a star will be discovered among those of you who will make the trip. Beverly Hills, the home of the stars, prom ises enough beauty to dazzle stars in your eyes. The old parts of the city are French, Spanish and Italian. These will be visited for those who want an International education, of the pleasure type, that is week's AKG auction, held for ti iting on the program were: (Le is, Dean Bradley, Kit Fitzsimmc houn, Dottie Perkins, Jean Badg Stan Lewis.) [s Planned For 'ly At 12 Today HORTON ship Service will be held al hapel. The program will con ,mns and readings with coloi ind. Only candlelight will bE te a number of religious day. 'S "Easter Morn", played b3 Ralph Rozier, organist. The first topic will be "Trium phal Entry Into Jerusalem" illus trating Palm Sunday. A reading "The Growing Popularity o Jesus," will be offered while Bur ton Wilds, soprano soloist, wil sing "The Palms." Maundy Thursday will be repre sented with the illustrating o "The Last Supper." Readings ani color slides will then be presented and Richard Hagerman's "Chris Went Up Into the Hills," will b sung by John Zimmerman Nelsor baritone soloist. The program will continue witl the illustration of "The Trial o Jesus," representing Good Frida3 A quartet consisting of Florenc McAbee, soprano; Bettie Moor( alto; Charles DeLoach, tenor; an, Scott Barnes, bass, will follow thi reading. Holy Saturday will be repre sented with a color slide of th painting by Burnand called "Hol Saturday." The Postlude will be "Thou Ar the Rock," rendered by Rozier a the organ. Among the students participal ing are Betty Lewis, Burd 1\ Sexton, C. E. Berry and Georg W. Couch, Jr. The program is ur der the direction of Chaplain Mas sengale, who will be assisted b Mr. S. C. Hawinks of the Audi( Visual Aids Bureau. The at slides will be furnished by the d( partments of Fine Arts, Histor3 Bible and Religion. ner Tour Will Scenic Beauty A trip to Catalina Island take in a glass;-bottom boat will sho, a spectacular display of the mi rine gardens. A five-day motc trip from southern California t San Francisco will be taken. A the Golden Gate cIty, the traveler will spend two days. Leaving southern California, tU next stop will be Portland, Ore where, on a clear day, Mt. Ranii may be seen. From Seattle, Wasi ington, a cruise will be taken I Puget Sound. Then to the Canadian Rocki4 . .. three days at Lake Louise.. two days at the famous Bani: Hotel (more good food). Coming home, the first stop wi be at the twin cities, St. Pai and Minneapolis. Then to ti "Windy City" . . . Chicago. He, the travelers will spend four dal sight-seeing. From here the tri will be concluded with the retur to Columbia. Madame Sweeny will take 20 1 26 people on the tour. $26 will re serve you a place up to thri weeks before the trip. This plea. ure trip Is guaranteed not to I solely an educational progran Fun and a good time is promisE for all. e benefit of the WSSF drive. So rt to right) front row: Fred Bri ns, Betty Lou Hood, Jean Lumpi er and Joe Patrone. Bill Keith a WSSF Campus Drih Ends; AKG Auctio Game, Boost Fund; The World Student Service Ft campaign officially ended its ce pus drive last week with the nouncement by Gordon Shomal chairman of the drive, that $2, of the $3,100 goal had been lected. A total of $235 was raised the drive last week. The A auction netted $65, while $170 1 - taken in at the benefit basket] - game between Carolina's vari and the Pacific Terrifies. With Bettie Moore as chairn and Bill Keith as auctioneer, q dents bidded for and obtained 1 auction-full of "oddities." A < fee date with Dean Bradley 4 a coffee date with Professor 0 of the history department broul high prices. Students also bought golf da t with Dr. Babcock, a manicure fr Kit Fitzsimmons of the arsou ing department, a date with c pus" lovely" Jean Lumpkin, i a horseback ride with Betty I Hood. The Gamecock column, "A D: e of Bitters," was sold to Thor Chadwick, while photographs 1 Manning Harris, a portrait Jean Badger, and a ping pong d with R. G. Bell brought long b Joe Patrone's offer of steaks i e a Spanish lesson and the contri V tions of Jerry Meacham, F Brogdon and Frank Eppes net t funds for the drive. t Shomaker wishes to thank mi bers of the executive commit all volunteer solicitors, the fa< - ty, the town workers, and. also e Gamecock for aiding the publi< of the campaign. Today Is Deadlii For Applications For Assistantshij - Dr. W. H. Calcott, dean of - graduate school, announced Icently that applications for lowships and assistantships the spring term must be submii to the Graduate Office not hi than tonight. n These awards are to enable dents to undertake graduate w~ during the academic year 11 r1948. oThe fellowships provide for j *t ments to selected students of fi s $400 to $700 per academic yi Recipients are expected to de' their whole working time to e pursuit of graduate work in 'regular schools and departme r of the university. The assistantships likewise 0ry stipends of $400 to $700 academic year. Part of the w< s ing time of the recipient is tc -devoted to services such as lI ~f ratory assistant and reader qdiz papers In the department 1his choice. The graduate progi lof such students will usually e reduced about one-fourth so San additional summer school aS be required to complete coul p normally taken In an acade n year. .o NOTICE A meeting will be held toni at 7:30 in the chapel to dis< e the priority basis by which 54 new Carovet Apartment u e will be assigned. Both those .the waiting litand those now d ing in the apartments who wisi occupy the new units, are urget attend the meeting. Date Set Dr. Babcock's Book Set For April 7 Release By BOB HORTON The University Press will pre sent its fifth publication on Mon day, April 7, with the release of Dr. Havilah Babcock's latest book My Health Is Better In November, according to an announcement by Frank Wardlaw, managing editor of the USC Press. me The book, a collection of 35 out g- standing hunting and fishing In, stories by Dr. Babcock which have P' appeared in national outdoor mag - azines, will contain approximately 285 pages. At its first printing, re 2,500 copies will be made. A retail selling price of $3 has been set n, for the book, which will have as its cover design a golden dog mounted on a red cloth back mnd ground. sm- My Health Is Better In Novem an- her has been advertised in many :er, outdoor publications, among them 270 the local Tally Ho and also, Pub tol- lisher's Weekly. It marks the third book to be published by Dr. Bab by cock in addition to the 175 maga KG zine stories and articles he has vas written over a period of twelve )all years. His previous books are: iity According to Hoyle, and I Want A Word, the latter currently in ian use as a vocabulary textbook in tu- the English department. an Mr. Wardlaw says of this book of- which is expected to attract na rnd tional attention: "The University chs Press is pleased to publish Dr. ght Babcock's book, not only because of the excellent insight it gives tes to hunting and fishing as outdoor om sports, but also because of the nt- charming quality of its narrative m- style." md " IRC Plans Banner Pa "a Ambassadors May St by The International Relationm ate the ambassadors from Peru ar ids. for their celebration of Pan md 14. bu- National theme for the da red ted tion," which will be the subj4 throughout the Western Herr m- program were made by the I] tee, te Registrar Reports 4-1 ity Ratio In Enrollment Of USC Men, Women A total of 4,137 students en rolled at the university for the spring termi, accoding to official pg figures belatedly released last the week by the registrar's office. re- Records show that thirty-one fel- women veterans were matriculat for ed, to set a record since the G. I. tdBill was introduced, and 2,662 trmale veterans were registered al stu. the beginning of the semester. ork A total of 3,315 men students p47- and 822 women, are enrolled this session making a 4-1 ratio in favor ay- of the males. Of this number, 8: om are included in the NAPC pro Bar. gram. rote The enrollment summary, includ the ing registration by schools anc the departments, is as follows: mnts Men Womer College of Arts and :ar- Science .. .. .. .. .. .869 400 per Pre-medical. .. .. .. ...67 1 rk- Pre-dental...........17 0 be Nursing..............0 38 ibo- School of Business of Administration . ...970 202 of Schoof of Education .154 79 ~am School of Engineering 710 28 be School of Journalhsm 121 48 hat School of Law. .. .. .196 5 will School of Pharmacy .186 16 eses Graduate School . .. .- 118 70 mic NOTICE The telephone number of the ight Kappa Delta sorority room Is or. uss roneously listed In the Blue Kel the Directory as 2-2758. The correci nits number is 2-4758. The incorrec1 on number is that of a prate citizer li In Columbia. Students are uges a to Ito make corrections in their Blue I tol Keys and avoid disturbing the Co. lumbla citizen. For Can Columbia Conference Today City Atom Eno To Be Conduci The Columbia conference o: sented today at the Wade HE at 3 p. m. and again at 8 p. n son College, R. M. Cooper, d planning and development bo conference committee, has ai Cooper reports that the coi citizens from 16 counties in Admission is free and the pt NCAA Finalist Chuck Spann was decisioned by Laune Erickson of Idaho in the finals of the NCAA Boxing Tour nament at Madison, Wis., Saturday night. Spann had advanced through stiff competition in the 175-pound class to face the 1941 42 national champion. The defeat was Spann's second in college com petition, the other decision com. ing at the hands of powerful Pug Green of N. C. University. Ray Avant, Carolina's other entry, was eliminated Thursday by a decision. He fought at 145-pounds. n-American Program; ieak Here April 14 I Club is attempting to obtain id Guatemala as guest speakers American Day, Monday, April ' is "Peace Through Coopera !ct of addresses and festivities isphere. Plans for the campus FtC at their meeting March 26. If the two Latin American en voys can be secured for the day tentative plans call for a studeni assembly, one day earlier thar usual, and an evening meeting ir Drayton Hall. The city radio stations will pre sent special programs and Latir American music throughout the day, and local stores will coop crate by displaying appropriate store window arrangements. This celebration of Pan-Ameri can Day is to climax the IRC's se mester-long study of the countrie: of the Hemisphere. Officers of the club are: Sani Baker, president; Al McIver, vice president; Ann Christopher, re cording secretary; Frances Pat rick, treasurer; Sigmund Liber man, corresponding secretary; an< Dr. John McConaughy, facult: adviser. The group meets every secon< Wednesday in Flinn Hall at 7:34 p. m. Building To House Cleaning & Laundry Service Being Set Ui Work has begun on a buildinj which will houso the uniiversit; laundry and the Valet dry clean Ing service, F. B. RawI, manage of the university cooperativ stores, said last week. The construction, an army sur plus building, is being set up ad jacent to Maxey College and t< the left of Flinn Hall. Rawi explained that this net building would centralize cleanini and laundry facilities, and coul< solve the heretofore space prol lin. No definite date has been se for the completion of the buildinj or for the opening of the conm bined services. ipus Nom G rgy Lectures fed By Clemson ri Atomic Energy will be pre- s mpton Hotel in two sessions: ., under the auspices of Clem- ti irector of the state research, id rd and chairman of the local p inounced. A iference is expected to attract c the central part of the state. m rblic is invited to attend. Dis- p cussions, which will deal with the m harnessing of atomic power for m industrial and medical purposes, will be along "non-technical" lines to permit the public's wider par- cl ticipation, Cooper stated. Among those to participate in s the program, which will be con- b ducted by a group of scientists C from Oak Ridge, Tenn., in coop- b eration with Clemson, will be: n Christie Benet, Columbia attor ney; Dr. J. B. McConaughy, pro- b fessor of political science at the b university; Mayor Fank C. Owens n, of Columbia; Dr. Arthur A. 0 Brown of naval research, Wash- A ington; Dr. Paul S. Henshaw and Dr. Marvin M. Mann, Oak Ridge scienists, and Dr. D. C. Sheldon 0 and Dr. J. E. Ward, both of q Clemson College. d Carolina Loses Out t The university "unavoidably 0 f missed out on the chance" of 2 sponsoring the atomic energy conference, thus making it possible for Clemson to undertake the pro gram, according to a statement a made by President Smith at a re- a cent interview. C Smith said that he had been approached by a representative of the scientific association as to the prospects of the university spon soring such lectures. He said that he contacted Ber nard Baruch, and the University of North Carolina which was, at that time, conducting similar con ferences, as to their opinions of such discussions. Before replies E could be received from them, Clem- 11 son had been approached and ti agreed to sponsor the state-wide a conferences. r a Four New Trustees P Elected By General I Assembly To Board Four new trustees were elected f to the University of South Caro- e lina board by the General Assem- r bly last week with six incumbents V remaining on the board through 1 re-election by the state legislature.t Donald S. Russell, S-partanburg I attorney and former assistant sec retary of state, was chosen from the seventh judicial circuit to suc- t ceed Herbert N. Felton of Spar tanburg. Other new trustees selected were Rutledge L. Osbourne of< Orangeburg for the first circuit to succeed Sen. J. D. Parler of St. t George; A. C. Todd of Greenwood for the eighth circuit to succeed James A. Sullivan of Laurens; and Robert H. Hare, Saluda attorney and son of former Congressman Butler B. Hare, for the eleventh circuit to succeed George Bell Timmerman, Sr. of Lexington. Re-elected were Chairman Ed win G. Seibels of Columbia, for the fifth circuit; R. 0. McCutchen of Bishopville for the third cir cuit; J. C. Long of Charleston for r jthe ninth circuit; John C. Taylor d' of Anderson for the tenth circuit; .| C. B. Seaborn of Conway for the r twelfth circuit and James D. Poag of Greenville for the thirteenth circuit. -. Orer for caps and gowns , and invitations will be taken at the university post office from April 9 to A pril 19. Post V master Joe Lawrence said last r week that no late Invitations can be ordered once the en graving is done. - Samples of invitations are now on dofla at the univer I nvittions are optional. Caps - and gowns for bachelors and masters deoee recipients must be prnen fo te exrc.. inations student Polls Vill Be Open pri1 21 To 24 Meeting for the nomination of udent body and class officers ill be held Monday, April 14, e first Monday after Easter hol ays, Fred Brogdon, student body resident, announced yesterday. 11 meetings will be held in the iapel. Present members of the fresh an class will convene at 3:30 ,m. to nominate rising sopho ore class officers. The sopho Lore class will meet at 4 p. m. to ominate junior officers and the inior class will gather at 4:30 m. to nominate rising senior ass officers. At 5 p. m. there ill be a meeting of the entire udent body to nominate student xdy officers and cheerleaders. andidates for cheerleaders must e prepared for try-outs at this ieeting. Nominations may also be made y petition signed by five mem ers of the student body. All Dminations must be in the hands f Brogdon by noon, Thursday, pril 17. Elections Elections for the student body fficers, cheerleaders, and May ueen will be conducted on Mon ay, April 21. Elections for all iree class officers will be held n April 22. Run-offs from the rst day will be conducted April 3 and from the second . day on .pril 24. The polls will be open from 10 im. to 6 p. m. on all four days nd will be conducted by Student ouncil and the Honor Council. P Correspondent ['o Speak At USC Pomorrow Night The Woman's Club of Columbia ,ill present Louis B. Lochner, r 15 years chief of the Berlin ureau of the Associated Press, the fourth of a series of lec ires tomorrow night at 8 p. m. t Drayton Hall. Lochner, the last American cor espondent to leave Berlin in 1942 nd among the first to return to ost-war Germany, will speak on Germany: Democracy or Soviet tate?" A Pulitzer prize winner, and a rar correspondent during World Var II on all European fighting ronts, Lochner brings 22 years f reporting and living in Ger sany to his lecture platform. He vas an eyewitness to the Nurem erg trials and holds the distine ion of having had excerpts from is5 revealing book "What About sermany ?" placed on the court 'ecords by the American prosecu or. Recently he went with Her >ert Hoover on a tour of famished treas of Europe. Tickets for the lecture may be >btained at the university's Ex ension Division or at the door omorrow evening. Ca rolindar TUESDAY, APRIL 1 Student Assembly, 12 noon, Chapel, Special Easter pro gram. Darlington-Carolina Club, 6:80 p. in., Legare 101. Cotillion Club, 6:30 p. in., Chapel. Clariosophie Literary SocIety, 7 p. in., Clarlosophie Hall, Le gare. Euphradian Literary Society, 7 p. in., Euphradian Hall, Har per. Women's Athletic Association, 7 p. mn., Sims Music Room. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 Sophomore "Y" Council, I p. in., Flinn Hall. Booster Club, 4:80 p. in., Flinn Hall. THURSDAY, APRIL 8 "Y" Cabinet, 1 p. in., Finni Hall. University Band, 5 p. in., Dray ton HalL. FRIDAY, APRIL 4 Easter Holidays begin at 8 a. m. Classes resumed Wednesday, April 9,at 8 . -n