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First Sigm To Be Toi Members of the Gamma 1 ternity at the university a Chi Derby to be held tomo: 7 p. m. Al Killebrew, chairman o announced that the climax c ment of the 1947 Sweethe; sorority and girl's indepeni two girls and from this list t Sigma Chi members will choc their sweetheart. The winn whose name will not be reveal until the close of the festiviti will be presented with a lovi cup and a white floral cross. S will act as queen while the otl girls who will have competed i the honor will be the guests of t Derby. The judges for the Derby w be President Norman M. Smil Dean Francis W. Bradley, a Dean Arney R. Childs. A sack race, a chariot race, i lays, three-legged races and oth similar contests will be featur at the event. Sorority girls m; participate in these, but only o girl may be entered in each cc test to represent each sorority. cup will be awarded the gro winning the greatest number contests. It is also announced th five-minute skits will be present by each sorority. The Sigma Chi Derby originat at the University of California the early '30s. The plan of havi: girls participate in the conte. came about at the time of its i ception. It has become traditior on many campuses throughout t nation as the event at which t Sweetheart of Sigma Chi is nami This is the first time that t Carolina chapter has put on Sigma Chi Derby, although it planned to make the affair an s nual one. The 20 "sweetheart" candidal were honored at a drop-in Is week at the home of John Ede at 2400 Heyward Street. Candidates are Patty Malco and Beth Fillingim, Chi Omeg Martha Ann Tinsley and Bec Fuller, Alpha Delta Pi; .Jo Seic man and Carolyn Dickson, Pi Be Phi; Jan Fulmer and Jean Badgi Kappa Delta; Jean Lumpkin a Sara Bull, Delta Delta Delt Evelyn Coward and Betty Coun Delta Zeta; Jackie Rosenberg a Rona Seigel, Alpha Epsilon P Margaret Lunn and Lib Stewa Zeta Tau Alpha; Jean Goldsmi and Shara Lee Ellison, Delta Ts and Jeanne Johnson and Kit Baldwin, Independents. Library Being Use More Than Ever. Says W. P. Kellai Mr. W. P. Kellam, univers librarian, recently released f ures regarding the increased c culation during the present y< of the McKissick Memoial Libra Mr. Kellam stated, "The libra is being used more now than ei before in its history. This increi is due not only to the record 4 rollment at the university, but is an increase in per capita als' A circulation statistics compa son for the years 1946 and 10 gives these results: January, 1946... .. .. ...278E February, 1946. .. .. .. ..225E March, 1946 .. .. .. .. . ..369C January, 1947. .. .. .. . . 413 February, 1947. .. .. .. ..658( March, 1947 . 7381 WANTED Men for Sales Work Com Lacting Physicians, los pilals, etc. Long established nationall known ethical pharmaceutics manufacturer has limited numr ber of openings for men intei ested in contacting physician to promote and interpret mos recent developments of medics and pharmaceutical research. Permanency, security and e> cellent opportunities for a vancement for successful me in this organization. Salar and expense. Minimum of 3 years' colleg work with major in biologici sciences such as zoology, con parative anatomy, Physiolog: bacteriology, organic chemit try, etc. Age 21-30. Replies held strictly confidei tial. Give full information r4 garding background. Send replies to Box 3959 can a Chi Derby norrow At 4 Tu chapter of the Sigma Chi fra re making plans for the Sigmi mrow on Gibbes Green from 4 t f the Derby Day festivities, ha f the affair will be the announce rt of Sigma Chi. Each campu lents has entered the names o he :, Two Contests t1t eFor Essays Ar( Now Open er or Students of the university ar he eligible to compete in the Hollan l Centennial essay contest breini sponsored by the Centennial Con ' mission at Hope College, Michi gan, according to a letter receive4 yesterday by The Gamecock. e- First, second, and third 'prize ed include a trip to the Netherland: of about six weeks in the summe: y of 1947, as a special guest of thi ne Netherlands Government. A Fourth, fifth and sixth prize: include a trip to Holland, Michi of gan, in August, 1947 as a specia at guest at the Centennial festivities ed Honorable mention awards wil consist of interesting and valuabli ed books on the Netherlands. in The essays submitted should tel ig in what way Dutch immigrant ts have contributed to the making o n. our country. The title of the essa: al should be, "The Influence of Dutcl he Settlement on American Civiliza he tion." d. All entries should be mailed t, he The Chairman of the Essay Proj a ect of the Centennial Commissior is Dr. Clarence De Graaf, Hope Col n- lege, Holland, Michigan. Deadline for material is Ma: es 1, 1947. st More Writers Awards ns Also, the Stephen Vincent Bene Memorial Poetry and the Theodor m Dreiser Memorial Prose Award a; for Young Writers have been of ky ficially opened to the students o le- the university. ta These awards are presentei !r, semi-annually by the Memoria nd Awards Committee of the NeN a; Writing Foundation, the nations ts, federation of eollege and higl nd school writing clubs. ut; The awards are dedicated to th rt, encouragement and developmen th of young American writers whos u; work furthers the democratic lit ty erary tradition to which Stephe Benet and Theodore Dreiser de voted their lives. There are n limitations on either the theme s d lected or the form in which thes works are written. The only iron rule is that a applicants be under the age ( thirty and that it shall have rn ty previously been published con g- mnercially. Publication in non-pas ir- ing school and literary magazine ar is permissible. *~y Deadline for material is Ma ry 2, 1947. ~er Lse " McGREGOR'S i DRUG STORE I 1308 MAIN STREET IPrescriptions e Sodas iCigarettes * Toilet Articles CA LL 2-3308 IFor Prompt Delivery Service Barnett's Radio For Sales * RECOR 1 823 Main Street n e Patron I ~ Iniersdh - 48-Ho1 Located Convenle Direcll eb SWE] 0 f e ' Pictured above are 17 of the 20 3 be chosen at the Sigma Chi Derb 3 Seidemdn, Martha Ann Tinsley, 13 r Dickson, Jeanne Johnson and Ki a colm, Beth Fillingim, Sara Bull, Lumpkin, Jackie Rosenberg and Bureau Lists Job Openings For June 'Graduates At USC Headquarters of the Boy Scout of America has announced tha there are job openings as fielc executives for Carolina seniors who will graduate in June or ii the summer session, Flinn Gilland director of the Placement Bureau said yesterday. Accepted applicants will b placed in one of the six vacancie allotted South Carolina, with :beginning salary of $2,400 pe year, plus traveling expenses, Gil land said. Field executives ar eligible for promotion after tw years. Candidates will be sent to 45-da t BSA National Training School a e Mendham, N. J., and they ma: s later select their geographical 1o - cations including all of the Unite f States, Phillippine Islands and Ha waiian Islands. Engineer Positions June candidates for degrees i 1 engineering are eligible to appl for regular Navy commissions a ensigns in the Civil Enginee Corps, USN, according to the Bu e reau of Naval Personnel whic t has contacted the bureau of place e ment at the university. - Qualifications state that th n candidate must be 21 years ol< 66 inches tall (minimum) and b 0 physically qualified by Nav Standards. e Additional information on t above positions may be secure il from the office of the Placemer ,fBureau. t 5 AUTOMOBILES y FOR RENT I 5 per 24.hr. day ISpecial Rates for Trips Renting hour-8 a. mn., 'til17 p. mn. I Phone 2-6386-1000 Main One Block from Campus lEE & Television Co. or Repairs of D PLAYERS tADIO e Phone 7408 lents!! ize Your ,cziLaun clry ur Service ntly on the Campus ind the Canteen BTHEART CANDlIDATE~ candidates for 1947 Sweetheart of Sigma C y to be held tomorrow at Gibbes Green. Left ecky Fuller, Betty Counts, Evelyn Coward, r tty Baldwin. Back row: Shara Lee Ellison, Je Jan Fulmer, Lib Stewart and Jean Badger. Rhona Seigel. (Photo by Stan Lewis of US( 3/ r ADOLPH KIEFER WORLD'S RECORD HOLDER AND OLYMPIC SWIMMING CHAMPION t r* * t. .: . ":::ti. 1 SN AC (S NT N-ID SRVE ALL OVER AM Old TropT Index Au By ELLEN SCH( Maxcy lobby is theo comotion. People come go, but few have eve ticed the two trophy c each side of the roon On the north side o the case contains se On the top shelf is a lina football trophy was presented by th 1900. Beside it is the award which was won versity in 1945. On the next row is Sylvan Cup for the a country race of Sou colleges which Carol many years. On the sa South Carolina In Track and Field meet ] awarded May 5, 1934 The Sweetheart will when the university to right, front row: Jo copped top honors. largaret Lunn, Carolyn Across the room oi in Goldsmith, Patty Mal- side of the lobby sti Not pictured are Jean which is a gift from News Service). Greenville-"Given to t A ET A A 04 ties In Dormitory minments Of USC FIELD Carolina Intercollegiate Tennis As :enter of all sociation, 1906." On the same and people shelf is the Carolina-Davidson really no- award for debating, won at Win ases, one on throp College, March 4, 1912. This 1. was awarded by the Chamber of f the lobby, Commerce of Rock Hill. veral cups. South Carolina's tenth annual South Caro- intercollegiate track and field cup which meet collected another trophy. The e Class 'of freshman took honors then, on S.C.F.G.A. May 3, 1940 at Presbyterian Col by the uni- lege. placed the In 1933 the Southern Confer pnulcdss tence basketball championship was nnu Caross awarded to Carolina after one of nh ana the most successful seasons in na entered me row, the the school's history. bercollegiate The athletes and debaters who ias a trophy won these trophies and honors for in Clinton their Alma Mater have long since track men passed from the campus view. Yet the south they have left something tangible ands a cup for all to see and to know that to the City of them "A Greater Carolina" was the South not an empty phrase. r a a # s ................... FI EW. E 'STO \i 01