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Doctor Taber was born -in Ca g a county, New York, in 1882, e. was graduated from Stanford iversity in 1906 and received his 4bCtorate from ,the University of ginia in 1912. , He was a ber of the faculty at Virgin h assistant sta E a in 'tlf_state.fffjm 1909 to 1912. eis he author of two books, O gy of the Gold Belt of the River Basin" and "Geology he Tilanium and Apatite De ts of Virgina." Approxi ely 100 articles by Doctor Ta have been published in lead scientific journals. niversity Pre ictorial Volui "Beneath So Kind A- Sky," a ctorial volume of scenes of uth . Carolina prepared by the to on sale .e Smith Nar a SUCCESSOR t. L. L. SMITH Recently, Doctor Taber received a grant from the Geological So ciety of America to complete the study of the 'coastal plains re gion of this section. He will in vestigate the physiographical - his tory of the coastal plains streams during the pleistocent and recent times and will study the climat* ss To Publish ne October 21 University Press, is composed of Ininety-two photographs repre senting every section ~ - th Carolina. ed and oth ra tions e*ihting whin " r ma lived in%this area. . 19*0 : a grant m tb American Associtio4 fqt the Ad .vancement of Scienee w4 mad t4 Doctor Taber to' inte 4 . quakes in southern'California an in 1981 he received a rant fbon the National Research Council fo, Wo 1n Cuba. Dctor Tabex. has been active it a rjovement t4 obtain a museum to house the valuable colleatior of Oeological specimens owned b3 the. universitk. These include thl specimens *&ought from Eurooi by' Thomas Cooper, an early preA. den of the university, and the *e Jeepirrf. -ed laga of rare minerals. , He has served as preside t of the eastern section of the 1eis mological Society of America, th LeConte Scientific Society, and th4 South Carolina Academy of Set once. He is also honorary .ura tor of geology of the Charlestoi museum 'and firmer chairman o several committees of the Na. tional Research - Council. - Doctor Taber is past presideni of the Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa scholastic fra$ernity and a member of Sigma Xl. Plans For Semester To Be Discussed At Senior Meeting At ' A meeting of the senior clas has been called for tomorrow at J p. m. in the University Chapsi Plans for a dance to be held semester :and important Stu t f itr iu 1Sent its d 'rpgr m to younl n lgeten tl.ags Of 17 as who paoi e nation-wide quai: Sing xam tioa to be held. D4 comber 13, :*f th4 year. Any man, who, will have pase his 17th blithday and not reachu his 21st on July 1, 1948, and whi is either eprolied in or eligible t4 be admtIto the NROTO eolleg oa . his choice, will be 'a'16.d- ti take this qualifying eaMmination. College students who qualfW for admission to the NROTC dur ing the coming wipter end spring will begin four years of addi tional - college education in Sep tember, 1948. This additions period may , permit students t4 complete a five-year undergradu ate program. or undertake gradu ate work, or 1lAth. The cost of tuition, fees, and books will be paid by the gow ernment, necessary uniforms wil be provided, and students will re ceive a living allowance of $60 per year. While in co ee.tudents l ta any coutse leading to a ba. ureate degree or 'higher, bui ust include 24 semester houri Naval Science, plus certaft um requirements in math. physics ang English. upon acceptance rIntc The Un-# retty " lireside t"-in . homtn' l l foir s taj -gofi them uja equiT : v etar.,ha . spotonsa t plannA. for ni digterest." are f Coomle , wii4e first w#tn .ached"b fc* tonwght frow" '7 to 8 . n. Oter programs will be regularly * seiduled for 'esch 'hurday nIht , dl he sections afo: D $$etion 1: Univer a . t ft tIu Five Points. 'to iad street 4from. Ger'vas street to Green dreet-No profesor was sched. uled at pres'time. ' iedton 2: Central Columbia from Camp Pirnanae to Gervais tstreet-also o professor was n schedqled .at press time. 8001t i 8: 4Wales Gar en .and I Rellywood-fom Bull speet to farden stree; going souh iro Five .Points-Prof, GOe M I. Sherri1{ 1'181 Maplewood Section 4: Shan t and Rose wood--ftom 'Owesfa. Field to De. vine stiept. Section 4: Shandon and Forest 1is-4o.m Devine street to south side of Forest Hille--Prof. W. L. Williams, $18.King street. Secto; .6i Roathwood and Belt-, line t.-ia De a .No ictio i : Rsrlewoed.iiih.No Iprofirto!fi lnled= at ps.ss t ans. ed at jtesJ leie Lirin ~ api Alfred Raw of tolumbia w been Potn to tb*-position university lIb . Bear Ad- t ral Norian M. 8mith,' presi ot, has announcod* He geeeeds r W., P. Keam *hb resigned accept aposition.- lih tVni nsity of Nortih Carolr ' Prior to his pointn as uni= rsity librarian, Rawl. WW. id''lIbrarian at Ceptr. liege i DanvMol, $y. F ar .eral kfrs he was emlpd p er- # ice libraral and reade, a or c n 11 d a 0 ?i it .ggst4, ht h metpf suns : y aa t .was ted the~end of x st. , Ion ;< on Saturday, A tlial n o tuon for the oopledtp egitfation 'is not 'yet avalla Veterins toppsd the ent catego eg I enrorle ad125. tr nafam' Iteruod Thuts#y. New lsses being toYbn 4 several departments to ero ':e rowd classroom i?nditions, but enerally with the addition of the ewly erected tempor*ry gs, lecture clsses,ad'ao ries were not,to overcrowde*, Pre4dent's Welco*e Admiral Norman M. s ik ii resident of the universityin * pen Jletter to the student 'l Totec. "In behalf of the unIversitt K ould ke to exten- toonQuV. k arm wilcome and out au here. "The Unility of SoutE ?so- o na is a groia insttut;on. T sy we have the largest enrolle ient In our histoty. To sneek tbe bmfuds of our -t dents we have q"aded Ofr dlekiom , nuin