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-Foreign F Increase L According to - notices received by the graduate school, opportuni ties for foreign study will be more numerous during the 1948-49 school year. Several South Ameri can countries have advanced in formation in which they state their willingness ,to receive stu dents from the United States. England and France have also entered the field. England offers two different programs, a series of six weeks courses during the GI's Receive Training Tests For Vocations The vocational guidance service of the personnel bureau of the university is now giving an av erage of 15 tests weekly to vet erans now training or seeking to enter training under the G[ Bill of Rights. The servied is under the direc tion of Prof. W. C. McCall, as sisted by vocational appraisers Ju nius - M. Rowe, James W. Davis and psychometrist Betty Teague. The function of the service is to give required tests to any vet eran who wishes vocational train ing under Public Law 16 and to give tests to any trainee who is unsuccessful while in training and who wishes to change to an institution for training. Any vet eran training under Public Law 346 may secure vocational guid ance for his own information without charge. Burnett's Drug Store Corner Main and College Only One Block From The Campus FOR DELIVERY PHONE 3191 Just REMEM The Blue Rooi Your "Listening Posi 1206% Main St. (Upstairs Acr< Columbi; 1530 N THE CA IS YOU 80 nI SCHOOL JEWELRI SPORTSW SODA FO Qllowships r 1948 summer at seven different schools open to 650 students and teach ers. Applications for this study close on March 15, and further in formation may be obtained from the Institute of International Education., 2 West 45th St., New York. In addition, five Henry fellow ships of 600 pounds sterling each, are available to American men and women for study at either Oxford or Cambridge. Applicants must receive their degree as bach elor of arts by July 1 and appli cations must be submitted before Feb. 16. Information concerning this program is available by ad dressing the secretary of Yale university at New Haven, Conn. The American - Scandinavian foundation, 116 East 64th St., New York, is offering courses in Swedish universities for the 1948-49 year. The courses are open to graduate students and outstanding undergraduates who have completed the sophomore level of study by June. Tuition is set at $250 for each of the two semesters. No mention of b other expenses is included, but me such information is available at ser the New York offices of the foun- she dation. The University of Maryland is C opening two foreign study centers, at Paris and Zurich, for the com ing school year. Major and minor fields of study in linguistics, lit erature and history are offered, with minors being tendered in many other fields. The course of study leads to the degree of B Master of Foreign Study after one year at these schools. Advising that GI benefits apply to these studies, queries to the foreign study office, College Park, Md., are invited. disc A total of 30 fellowships for VOIN graduate study or research is be- Col ing offered by the American As- er's sociation of University Women. col These fellowships, for the most R part. carry a $1.500 subsidy, but a sch few are for $2,200 and one is for cusM $2,500. Further information may sur be received from the association, life 1634 L St., NW., Washington, D.C. C will hon 112 BER, It's the The be Sinr n Music Shop c ;" for Latest Records Ini as from Wade Hampton Hotel) A ,b S. C. covI pict opei nou awa tho1 Holl thei prof F pict Arti $10 coni at! A $204 Vall N T EEN sho= Don Viel RS ...,s Pau ~e itFra - .I SUPPLIES 1 I [UNTATNL Chri Fewly elected officers of the iter are, front row, left to ril reant-at-arms; second row: i wn is Kathleen Brown, anotl arolina YT or Develol right Speak efore Local oters Leagm rof. Baskin Wright of the p al science department led ussion on the problems i ,ed in the Marshall plan at t imbia League of Women V< seminar held Tuesday at Sir 3ge. ounding out the Januai -dule of meetings will be di iions on the league's curre rey of Columbia and its Ci n January 22 Doctor Wrig address the league at t te of Mrs. J. Richard Allisc L Barnwell street, at 8 p. i regular monthly meeting w ,ield January 28 at 11 a. m. s college. )ntest Now Opei > Future Talent Writing Fields nation-wide contest to di ~r students who write shc ies or create ideas for moti< ures or radio shows is nc i to students at the universit rriters Talent Scout, Inc., a rices that the contest w rd prizes totalling sever isand dollars and a ten-we! ywood writer's contract. the short story division, tl te of the late Jack Lond< award a $1,000 cash prize f< best story submitted, $300 fi second best and $200 for tl I. Cosmopolitan magazine wi pay $1,500 for serial righ the winning story, and wi have first choice on all oth< riising material submitted. 3r the best plot for a motic uzre, Roy del Ruth and .Allie sts Productions will ps 00 cash and sign the winnir estant to a ten-week contra 187.50 per week. wards of $1,000, $300, at I will be made by the Ruc ee Radio division for the be restions. for weekly rad vs. Judges in this division al Wilson, Harry Von Zell ai :Knight. idges in the short story d mn are Adela Rogers St. John I Gallico, Walter Durant ices Marion and Irving She) nephew of London. Injoy Wilson Owens' )elicious Jce 3ream at your anteen. 2njoy Wilson Owens' Delicious Punch At Your Parties CA LL 3170 - 3179 1005 MAIn ST. Istian Service Of Carolina Christian Service Club who ;ht: Jessie Phasey, president; Joanne I rice presidents, Mary Ellen Coker, Cal ier vice president. (Photo by Mannin VICA Purchas< Rment As Ree The YMCA of the university has contracted to purchase 276 acres of land for construction and development of an all-year round recreation center for students and faculty members of the univer 0- sity, R. G. Bell, executive secre a tary of the YMCA, announced this he week. he >t- The new camp site is located on ns Percival road which runs off For est drive near north boundary of ry Fort Jackson. Negotiations have nt been made for the purchasing of nt de the land and plans have been laid to develop extensive camp ht facilities that will make the spot he one of the finest of any college ' YMCA development in the South. ill Plans call for the building of a in lake for swimming, fishing, and boating which will cover eight acres. A dam of approximately 75 yards will be constructed at a centrally located point in the lay out. Around this lake will be built a lodge, a mess hall, 10 living shacks which will sleep eight peo. Sple in each, a picnic ground with open fireplaces and a pavilion rthat will be heated for use all year round. Dean Francis Bradley is the ychairman of a board of trustees lcomposed of former Y members al and friends of the university that kwill have complete charge of the development and business ends of the transaction. Other members nof this important board include yr Judge Harry Lightsey, Harold r|DeLorme, J. Bratton Davis and eIF. T. Meeks. 11The land contract will be signed swithin a few days and the first 1project will be the purchasing of er buildings from the camp wrecking company. These buildings may be mn purchased through this source for dabout one-fifth of what it would ycost to build them on the site. Af ter acquiring the buildings, full et plans for the building of the dam will go forward. id Bell said that the university ystudents should begin using the st camp this summer when the dam lo and lake will be completed. The re facilities of the camp will be open id not only to the YMCA, but stu -dent religious clubs of the uni i- versity. All students and faculty s, members, whether they live in the y, city or on the campus will have .access to the facilities. The de velopment will be one of the largest recreational projects in South Carolina. Circulation Desk Moved In McKissick Library Alfred Rawlinson, librarian, an nounced this week that the circu lation desk In McKissick library has been moved ?rom the first to the second floor during the holi days. Rawlinson said that this was done to take advantage of more available space near the desk for books requested most often by students. -Art displays which have been placed on the second floor will be ficers will serve during the Spring s Veaver, secretary; Marbeth MelettA vin Derrick and Jane Dowe. No C Harris). %s Camp Sitc reation Area IRE Founded By Engineers At University Electrical engineering student, at Carolina have formed a stu dent branch of the Institute o Radio Engineers. The branch i: made up of electrical engineerinj students interested in radio, com munications and electronics. I will funetinin s a iniit branel with the American Institute o Engineers. Inspection trips wil be made to the local radio sta tions. Prof. John C. Cosby, of th electrical engineering departmen has been appointed faculty repre sentative by the IRE Board of Di rectors in New York. Charter members of the brancl are W. A. Allen, G. E. Beisel Francis T. Bradley, C. W. Cona way, W. T. Giles, L. R. Grahani M. G. Hughes, J. E. Land, D. B Mooney, Jr., J. M. Nelson, Jr R. J. Plumer, C. F. Ramsey, A. I Pickens, Jr., C. F. Summer, Jr. S. W. Taylor, Jr., and F. Thrift, Jr. Tom Sawyer Act Renewed At USC By Leaf Raker By JEAN HILL A modern version of a well known Tom Sawyer story was en acted on the campus this week. A grounds-keeper was sweepinj +he main campus with a machin which works on the principle of a lawn-mower. Four rotatinj brushes throw the leaves back int< a bag on the back as the machin< is pushed along. A curious student walked uj and watched it operate for a fev minutes. Then he could stand i no longer. "Here, Unc, let me see that fo: a second," he said. Te mun grinned and handed i over. The student threw hil weight into it and started off By the time he had struggled through several crooked rows, small crowd had gathered. Several other students, includ ing a coed in stockings and two inch heels, tried their hands a the contraption. When their fas WATCHES DIAMONDS B. B. HARMON JEWELER 2024 Devine St. Columbia, S. C. Phone 4-1522 LOCATED CONVENIENTLY AT FIE POINTS Bam Club Increase E Membership ' in the university Buck-A-Month club increased by more than 400 members during 1947, Dick. Anderson, executive secretary of the club, announced today. On Dec. 81, 1,198 mem bers were on the club's roll com pared with 784 for the same date of 1946. The club is organized in county units, with each county having its local membership. Forty-four of the 46 South Carolina counties are represented with one or more members. Kershaw and Jasper are the two counties without membership. Richland county with 711 members accounts for more than half the'total member ship, Anderson said. There are 22 out-of-state mem bers on the roll, Including 15 from North Carolina, three from Geor gia, and one each from Florida, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Vir ginia. The purpose of the club as out lined in its constitution is "to pro mote. the welfare of the Univer sity of South Carolina through its physical education program; to encourage worthy students, who t are Interested in this field, to at tend the University; to give such aid as is necessary in helping stu dents obtain their education; to give time and effort in informing the people of South Carolina, and the legislature, of the needs of the university in order that the uni versity may serve the state; to develop more loyalty to and love for the university." Membership in the BAM club is Thompson Will Go To Inanon-ratiin Of College Head Dr. R. C. Thompson, alumnus, will represent the university at the inauguration of Dr. Earl T. Hawkins as president of the t Maryland State Teachers college at Towson, Md., tomorrow, Presi dent Norman M. Smith announced this week. Doctor Thompson is a member of the class of 1920. After gradua tion, he joined the Timmonsville high school faculty for one year, and since that time has taught at Clemson college, Furman and the University of Maryland. He is now director of vocational re habilitation of the Maryland state department of education. - cination was no longer strong enough to overcome their fatigue, -and they gave the machine back to the university employee, he had considerably loss work to do that day. LEARN T COPELA 1409 Main Street Men's, Fine HATS - SHOES Al Phone 2-9250 Collegic SpecialU STEAKS - CHICK] DINE AND DA "GAMECOC JOE PA Propr OFFICE EQUIPMENT OFFICE SUPPLIES ARCHITECTrS' and EN Phone 6176 COUMBna Members. nrollmen not restricted to alumni of university. The constitution the club states tha "any alu of, or individual in Ryn with, the university's athi program is eligible for niemb ship in the organization." Membership dues are $12 pe year for the fiscal year. The lib Is managed by regular emploI of the university, Anderson sai4 Health Service To Establish Science Funde The United States Public Huam service has notified the univar-a of the establishment of feli0* ships to promote the training a1W development of investigators J the field of medicine and relaW sciences. Students holding bachelet master's or doctor's degrees eligible for consideration. stipend ranges from $1,200 p year to $8,600 and fellowsi are awarded for 6ne year perli but may be renewed. Allowed fields of study ine* all types of public health. frow chemistry, biology, pharmacy aW malarial control to sanitation e* trol. Applications are acted upon and fellowships awards are to be made at three-month intervals, Application blanks and furt&W information may be obtained at the office of Dean Calcott of the graduate school. CENTRAL DRUG CO. OPEN 24 HRS. 5197-PHONES-5198 1204 MAIN STREET College Barber Shop V2 Block from Campus Side Entrance University Grill FEE WAY ND CO. 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