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n Stephen Tabr haa' rired
hfad of he nvereity depat
of gology, minerology ani
ph an.d Dr. Lawrence L
ptofessor of :geology, hai
r a iat# as hiq "uccessor, ac
tding to -the President's office.
tor Taber gave as his rea.
for. retirement his desire tc
ot.-his full time to research
also has asked to be relieved
state geologist.
.Recognixed as one of the mosi
oetatanding men in his field
' or Taber has been a meinbei
of the university faculty for 81
isrs. He came to South Caro
lipa as professor of geology and
minerology in 1912.
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
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a
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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