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Mixed Chorus To Make Tour Of State Soon The University Chorus, under the direction of Robert L. Van Doren, will make a tour of the state the last week of this month. The Chorus, consisting of thirty five members, has been rehears ing since the first of February. This is the first mixed chorus to represent the university on tour. Previous to this, the Men's and Women's Glee Clubs have made separate tours. The program will consist of three numbers by a male quartet composed of Charles DeLoach and Henry Taylor, tenors; Edward Thompson, baritone; and Scott Barnes, bass; two numbers by Dorothy Phasey, pianist; two numbers by Hellen Hendley, so prano; and eight numbers by the chorus. Accompanist for the Chorus, quartet, and Miss Hend ley will be Ralph Rozier. The numbers presented by the Chorus will be: Holy, Holy, Holy ...... Palestrina Only Begotten Son . Gretchaninoff Now to the Month of Maying English Madrigal As Torrents in Summer....Elgar My Bonny Lass She Smileth English Madrigal The Brook ......... Arkhangelsky Annie Laurie .........Mansfield The Sleigh ..............Kountz The male quartet will present: Wake Thee Now Dearest Czecho-Slovak Folk Song Come to the Fair........Martin The Drum ................Gibson Dorothy Phasey will present: Waltz in A flat..........Chopin Pictures at an Exhibition Moussorsky Hellen Hendley will present: "Ave Maria" from Otello..Verdi Love Went A Riding......Bridge Members of the Mixed Chorus making the tour are: Frances As kew, Henrietta Addy, Scott Barnes, Betty Battle, Sara Jane Benson, Elma Sue Brickle, Eunice Byrd, Charles DeLoach, Jackie Hammond, Hellen Hendley, David Hubbard, Bobby Magoulas, Flor ence McAbee, Herbert McFarland, George Metropol, Bettie Moore, Conwny Owings, Wallace Owings, Harriette Roof, Ralph Rozier, Rus sell Shaw, Marilyn Smith, Beverly Smith, George Stuckey, Mary Ridgeway, Henry Taylor, Edward Thompson, Joanne Weaver, Jack Westm oreland, Georgette Xepapas, andl Mary Tucker. The officers of this group are: p)residlent, Charles DeLoach; secretary, Bobby Ma goulas; treasurer and business manager, George Stuckey; accom pan ist, Ralph Rozier. The itinerary for the tour is as follows: A pril 25--Dreher High School, 10:30 a. mn. April 28 -Orangeburg High School, 10:30 a. in.; Hampton High School, 8:30 p. m. April 29-Walterboro High School, 10:00 a. mn.; Manning High School, 8:30 p. m. A pril 30-Sumter High School, 10:00 a. nm.; Columbia High School, 1:00 p. mn. May 8--Camden High School, 9:30 a. im.; Bishopville High School, 1:00 p. in.; Coker College, 8:30 p). mn. May 9-Florence High School, 11:00 a. mn. In addition to the above sched ule, the Chorus will sing at Stu dent Assembly at the University on May 6. AUTOMOBILES FOR RENT .$5 per 24-hr. day Special Rates for Trips Renting hour-8 a. mn., 'til 7 p. m. Phone 2-6386-1000 Main One Block from Campus DISTINGUI, Miss Amy Burnham Onken, Cran dent of National Pan-lellenic Col ter here last weekend. Miss 0 twenty-five years. A drop-in was Sunday night. Pi Phi alums, attended. Navy Sophoin Embark On S Teaching Positions Being Offered By Placement Bureau Positions as teachers and i1 structors are being offered un versity graduates in the Scho of Education by the Panama C: nal Zone Division of Schools, wil minimum salaries, $2,937.50 p< annum, Flinn Gilland, director < the University Placement Burea said last week. Maximum wagi reached by annual raises of $1' amount to $4,716.75. Vacancies exist in all elemei tary grades and in junior hit school mathematics, generi science, and social studies, and senior high school English, soci studlies, mathematics, biologic scence, physical science, commre eial work and household arts. Applicants must be 24 years< age, have three years of teac1 ing experience, and must hold bachelors degree wvith 15 hours< educlation. All tenure is on nine mont] basis. Low cost government fan ily housing and bachelor quartel are available. Transportation w. be furnished employees and d pendlents to Canal Zone. Other Positions Teachinig positions op)enedi university seniors include instruc ing in the Andrews pub] schools, the Academy of Ric mond County andl the Junior Cc lege of Augusta, Augusta, G:i and in Appalachian State Teac! ers College, Boone, N. C. I nformiation regarding any< STUDENTS ADMINISTRA~ TAKE H4 OF OUR -50c A THE CANTEEN NOW HA MAD)E UIJI IN TWO AND TIONS; BULK QUARTS ASSORTED FLAVORS. U NIVERSIT HED VISITOR d President of Pi Beta Phi and Presi tference, visited the local Pi Phi chap niken has been Grand President for held in her honor in the Pi Phi room dministrative and faculty personnel ore Students To ummer Cruise Twenty-six sophomore students of the Naval Reserve Training Corps at the university will leave for a two-month summer cruise in June, Capt. Marvin G. Ken nedy, commander of the school's naval unit announced this week. i The group will travel on the i heavy cruisers Oregon City and l Albany, and will embark at An napolis, Md., June 21. ~ Included in the trip will be vis h its to Colon, Canal Zone; Port of !r Spain, Trinidad; San Juan, Puerto ,f Rico; Guantanamo, Cuba; Hamil u, ton, Bermuda and New York City. s The unit will disembark at Hamp !5 ton Roads, Va., August 15. Listed by Captain Kennedy to take the cruise were W. N. Blox h man, J. W. Ellis, W.. P. Fuller, i Jr., W. Gailey, Jr., J. L. Light, 1 T. E. Macfie, C. E. Nichols, and J. A. Smith, Jr., all of Columbia. lAlso R. W. Fennell, Leesville; r- E. J. Johnson, Galivants Ferry; H. W. Latimer, West Columbia; D. W. Lyles, Chester; G. S. Mc SCain, Denmark; H1. W. Martin, a Conwvay; J. C. Meetze, West Co rf lumbia; B. K. Miller, Blacksville; R. B. Moss, Blacksburg; T. E. s Neeley, Denmark; R. P. Nelson, Gable; G. Overstreet, Jr., Charles .s ton; W. C. Parler, Cameron; R. D. 1Rogers, Timmonsville; R. C. .Thomas, Wagener; R. T. Weath erly, Jr., Bennettsville; B. F. WVar ner, Leesville; and J. J. Wilson, ~o Alcolu. tThe summer cruise is one phase ic of the NROTC program beirig car ,cried on in colleges and universi I- ties over the country. -the jobs may be obtained from the office of the Bureau of Place 31 ment. FACULTY, ~TIVE STAFF! DME SOME ICE CREAM QUART - S QUART-BRICK PACKAGES THREE FLAVOR COMBINA MIADE UP IN SINGLE AND V' CANTEEN Enigmatical Initi4 Campus Brick We By BOB CARPENTER It One of the first things a new Babe student notices about the campus rion is its walks. The white Greek and work English letters proclaiming in bold for 1i fashion the organizations and per- was onalities, which were and are an more integral part of campus life. the l But this is the story of a fellow knacl you've probably never heard of. alwa; 'A student?" you ask. No, just an with )rdinary Negro brick mason. one c The story begins back in 1932, Ev< when Dr. Havilah Babcock and a the v ;roup of enterprising students be- the :ame sick of walking through six when nches of Carolina red mud to get that ;o their classes. It was obvious penec hat something had to be done. He 3o it was that the group raised whici mnough money for brick and sand foin md other- materials and spent down weary afternoons laying bricks masti or the walks, which the students laid read today. walk. QSS ALc4.cVEy . %. xls "MEE" 0 ilks Add To was at this time that I )ck engages a mason, M &vans. The Negro was a go r and was willing to wo ss money than usual. Mon scarce in those days, ev so than it is now. Moreov fegro was clever. He had for trigonometry and w rs willing to aid a stude a difficult problem durib f the lulls in his work. rything went smoothly wi rork for several months ai valks were almost finishe Dr. Babcock received noti something unusual had ha rushed over to a spot ne the library now stands ai Marion Evans gazing fond upon 'his latest mason rpiece: the initials MEE i in brick on the brick sid KiES RI A )n Well-Known C Caroliniana F F< r. Dr. Babcock's feathers were a a- trifle ruffled at this and he be )d gan in his own inimitable style pr rk to lay down the law to the hap- ed ey less mason. an "Doe," said the Negro, his eyes the er welling with tears, "If you'll leave a those initials in the sidewalk I'll fro as work for a week without pay." I nt "Doc" thought it over. A ma- me 1g son's pay for a week in those Jor days was nothing trivial, and aft- ma th er all, the initials were in red wh id brick, the same color as the side- Ne d, walk itself, and very inconspicuous, alli e so the Doctor let it go. Th Marion Evans died that same cor year in an automobile accident. ing So it is that today the observ- An ar ant student can see the initials pat id MEE set firmly in the walk be- me ly tween the tennis courts and Mc- 1 ic Kissick library. are It's just another story about boc n the work that went into making wa e- USC what it is today-a reflec- six tion of humanity. I stri .. AS DAVE "BOO leading pitcher of American League t -m...... TER.. FIl HETRFED il) arolina Professor ets Rank of Kn'g r War Services ajor Harry H.. Turney-High, fessor and head of the soci gy department, has been award the Order of Orange Nassau, k of Knight, with Swords, by Netherlands government, ac ding to information received rn the War Department. 'he report said that the com ndation is awarded for Ma Turney-High's action as com nder of Operation Nightshade, ich was in charge of bringing aen Wilhelmina back to the herlands during the assault of * ed armies on the Rhine river. group under Turney-High's imand had the dut-y of protect the queen while she was in erican hands and in danger of achute attack and other ele ts. Vith her protectors she entered as not cleared of mines and by traps. Major Turney-High s in command of her safety for days in the Palace of Maa chte. Gq URE FERRISS the -W.-25 L.-6 4 S5ATISY S TOPS!: