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Fort3ofrdt Year of FrPors -Publicatioin oh UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLII,, No. 23 COlLUTMBIA- q0117qM VAA fT-TVA A l InAOv World Studen Service Fund Totals $750 April 1 Set As Day To Turn In Clothes Receipts from the contributik drive for WSSF totals $750. 1 present, according to Ben M Guinn, head of the campus WSS He urged all students who hai not turned in theIr envelopes 1 please do so as soon as possible "The $750 collected so far f4 the WSSF is a reflection on ti student body's ability to accej their responsibility. 'he WSS executive committee has coni dence that each and every studej will come to the realization of ti need of fellow world students at will show it by their donations stated McGuinn. Clothing collection day has bee set for April 1 for the purpose 4 collecting usable clothing to ser to students abroad. Each organ sation on the campus is respoi sibi for turning in at least S articles of clothing. Students li, ing off the campus may turn I their contributions to the "Y". Basketball gamos between ti fraternity champions and ma faculty members, and betwe4 junior class champions and fems faculty will be played April 1. Other benefit programs are a rority stunt night, April 6; frate nity stunt night, April 8. AX will sponsor their annual "au tion" later in April. The Univ. sity Players *111 presotit a i play early in May. University Alumn Enrollment Total Over 1200 To Dat( Carolina alumni enrollment ho reached a total of 1,210 tuesdo afternoon, according to Ral4 Lewis, alumni secretary. On thi date last year enrollment ws 995. "It will take 476 more membew -this fiscal year to break our 194 45 record enrollment of 1682," 1 said. The fiscal year ends Jut 30. One of the benefits of alumi enrollment is an automatic sul scription to the "Alumni News published monthly by the offic This month's issue will be malle out Friday, Lewis said. "In this issue we feature tU Carolinians Society. There is review of the "Private Journal< Henry Williamn Ravenel," a Card lina alumni, edited by Mrs. Arne Childs, recent publication of Ut University Press. There is ali en account of the death of Card lina's first woman graduate, Mr -Frances Gibbes Keith," he said. An article on student activit on the Carolina campus will ali appear in this issue, and a stor on "Catfish" Smith, former assisi ant coach at Carolina. University Veterans Association Meeting To Be Held Tuesday Meetings of the Carolina Vel eran's Association are now beiun held every other Tuesday at Ut Carovet Apartments'- Communil Hut Area A, at 7:80 p.m. Co Basil Parks spoke to over 100 yei erans who attended the last meel ing. All university veterans a eligible to join the association c attend the meetings. Honor Council Gives Suspension Sentence The Honor, Council has suspended a student for forg lng an absence excuse. Coneil suspended the stu dent for a period of three weeks. In It pe 0 or F to It to d Newly elected officers of the univ John Mason, treasurer; Raymond H will be installed by the YMCA April n USC News Service.) General Asseml $1,336,884 To I :0 The state General Assembly n propriations bill last week, alloc versity of South Carolina. , Final passage in the Senate w e members of the House of Repr n approval Thursday. Total appi je year, as compiled by a free ci $108,544,986. Expected revenue for . the period is $600,000 more than ( r- this amount. The university's share of the ap propriation is estimated at $100 000 less thaw the -amount-granted by the General Assembly last hi year, President Norman M. Smith said last week. Funds for promotions and in- tj creases in salary for the univer- a, sity faculty were removed from 01 the bill before it reached either or house. This amount was itemized i separately in the president's re- 01 it I quest submitted to the Budget Commission, and was deleted by fo the commission members. P( 6 Included in the bill is a provi- $2 e sion of $2,000 for the community pi house at the Carovet apartments. re - Estimates on the needs for the Pr University were based on an ex d pected enrollment of 4,500 for the ta faUl term, and the university le awould have received all fees ox- gi 1 cept tuition from these students, m i under the provisions of the bill, of a Now, the registrar expects only ce 0 3,750 students, with a correspond ing decrease in fees collected for or the university. st y President Smith estimated jhis be 0as a loss of $135,000 for the uni- at versity. m Student Co To Determ I By CARROLL GILLIAM to Managing Editor ti< Y Georgia with two governors had la .nothing on the University of South TI SCarolina Monday when Student ye 'Council, in special meeting, took i e up the problem of deciding which le, r of two conflicting constitutions m was legal. Differences first came to Coun- 1g ell's attention when It was found so that constitution "number one" of prohibited students from holding de more than one of several offices re while at the university. Offices in- se cluded are the student body of- te fiees and the presidencies of the "r senior and junior claim. Constitution "number two" fo added the word "simultaneously" tr New Y Leaders ersity YMCA are Bob Sumwalt, 1 alford, assistant treasurer; and 1 and will continue in office for oly Grants Jniversity )assed the 1948 general ap iting $1,336,884 to the Uni as reached Friday, after the esentatives had given their opriations for the coming )nference committee, reach ap and Gown Prices isted For Graduating xercises In Spring Each member of the graduat g l'ass' is required to Vproide mself with cap and gown for aduating exercises in June, and vitations are wholly optional. If e candidate already has a cap id gown, there is no need to rent ie, but if it is desired to rent ie, the order must be placed with e university post office as the *tfits come from Philadelphia. Bachelors caps and gowns rent r $2.50 for the commencement riod and masters outfits for .60. This represents no rise in ice from last year, although the ntal cost has advanced and ex ess must be paid both ways. There are three types of invi tions: leather composition book ;s, cardboard booklets and en aved folders. Samples of these say be seen in the university post fice. Prices are 60 cents, 30 nts and 15 cents respectively. Joe Lawrence, postmaster, rec imends the cardboard folder in sad of the leather composition oklet. This year a leather sub tute makes the cardboard still re desirable. rncil Hoic ine Legali this clause, and closer observa mn revealed that it was wrtten Wer than 1945, as it mentioned< ie Carolina Review, founded that ar. "Number one" was ratified 1941 and has been considered ral by Council up to Monday's seting. Student Council minutes for the 48 school year were misplaced, Council appointed a committee1 Al Bahret, beni9r class presi-1 nt; Ramon Schwarts, Euphradian presentative, and Tom William n, junior representative, to de rmine the legality of either1 umber one" or "number two." Constitution "number one" was imd recorded in the board of antees minutes of 10 and in the iresident; Jim Caldwell, secretary; Jim Dallas, vice-president. They a year. (Photo by Stan Lewis of Riggs-Kramer Match Brings $550 To YMCA The YMCA has estimated Lhat it will clear approximately $550, after tax deductions, from the pro fessional tennis matches in the field house Friday night. This money is to go to the Y camp, in process of construction near Co lumbia. Eight cabins were put up at the camp last week, according to Ford Goffman, assistant director of the Y. They were obtained from the Army Wrecking Corporation at F'rJckfon. '- ' Other buildings will be put up as soon as possible, including a large recreation hall and a dining hall. The site for the pond has not been surveyed yet. "We hope to start work on the dan some time in April, and hope to have the pond ready for swim ming this summer," he said. The camp site is ten miles from Columbia, a mile off of the Perci val road, which is the old Camden highway. Temporary Officers Selected To Establish Retail Organization Plans for a -Retailing Club at 'he university were discussed last rhursday and W. D. Huggins was appointed temporary chairman. C. L. Wise, Fred McIntyre and Joe Ruthven were selected as a tem porary committee to assist the :hairman. J. S. Sease was appoint ad temporary publicity director and Miss Reba Floyd was se ected as temporary secretary. The club will secure pirominent nierchants in Columbia to discuss ~urrent procedures and problems mt the meetings. The next meet ng of the club will be held April I at 7:30 p. in., in Building D, oom 8. The club will function under the guidance of Prof. C. M.'Gittinger, bead of the division of retailing, md A. B. King. s Special ty Of Con ~aculty notes of the same year, md had been registered iin several >f the campus offices where this s supposed to be done. The Game -ock published "number one" as he student body constitution MLarch 15, 1944, with the head iote that it was "not up-to-date." Const,itution "number two" was .ubllshed May 3, 1946 as a revised ,ersion of the constitution, and eference was made to some of its provisions In The Gamecock of june 7, 1948. It was registered nly in the president's office and sras not mentioned in either trus ;ee or faculty minutes. Members of last year's Student )ounoil disagreed as to which was zsed as the basis for stndent gov.. AAAA.A& &UP A i7'O Campus Monday At Stud( Students Plani In Summer Tt Courses For 5 Students expected to attend th summer term pnd who find it ne< essary to work Saturdays may si cure a specially prepared fori from the Registrar's office afte next Thursday, President Norma M. Smith announced yesterday. This form enumerates course being offered during the summe term and these students may a( lect from the list the courses i which they wish to enroll. Thi selection must be filed with th registrar before April 10. After April 10 this informatio will be compiled and the registra will announce any arrangemeni Claire Parler Brown Electec Claire Parler, Columbia, hi YWCA for the coming year of the YW, a member of A fraternity for women. She YM-YWCA retreat at Camp man of the state YWCA mo and is a member of Chi On Players Club Gets Invitation To Join East Coast Circuit The University Players, hav been invited to join a circuit o schools located on the East coasi in order that dramatic achieve ments may be shared among greater number of persons. Als in the tentative circuit are Prince ton university, University of Ala bama, University of Georgia, Uni versity of North Carolina, Univer sity of Tennessee, University o Virginia and University of Wes Virginia. A sponsored magazine has beei planned which will carry articles pictures, designs, and reviews o the productions of all the group enrolled. The first meeting to plan th schedules and interschool partici pation is scheduled for April 12 a the University of North Carolina A representative of the Player .will attend, according to Prol Merrill G. Christophersen, facult: advisor. The University Players is a) ready a member of the Nationa Theatre Conference, from whos Eastern Section the interschoc circuit is being formed. Ifeeting A flicting Ci ernment at that time. One report ed that the retiring student bod; president, Dick Vanderveen, calle. their attention to certain "revi sions" in May, 1946. Dan Gibbes, instructor of his tory and a student at the tim of the ratification of "numbe one," told Council that he be lieved that "number two" was a: improperly amended version c "number one." Gibbes pointed out that repeal ed sections could be deleted frot1 a constitution and amended see tions added within the body. Council voted eight to three i favor of '.'number two." For "number two" were Moorei Dules, W a Ik r,a Whlamom Elections With Non mnt Body T rdng To Work rm May Select -Day Week e that can be made to help such students. The form will be available only to students wishing to enroll for n the summer term of three months, r and not to those attending the n university for the summer school of eight weeks. s "Every effort will be made to assist those students who need this help with their financial prob lems, in arranging a class sched n ule of five days a week," the s president wrote in a communique e to deans and department heads. "The administration is particu n larly anxious not to work any r hardship on any individual," he a said. LPo Lead YWCA; I Vice-President is been elected president of the . Miss Parler is past treasurer lpha Kappa Gamma leadership was co-chairman of the state Long last summer, and chair eting in Columbia this springs. ega sociai sorority. Other officers named are Kath leen Brown, Hemingway, vice president; Mary McQueen, Char leston, secretary, and Olive Long, Lykesland, treasurer. el Miss Brown is past chairman of the social service committee of the Y, and served as chairman of publicity for Religious Emphasis Week. Miss McQueen served as presi dent of the Carolina Christian Service Club last year. Miss Long is co-editor of the "Y News-letter" and a member of Alpha Kappa Gamma. t Two members were added to the YWCA Advisory Board. They are a the Rev. Robert Ayers, state di rector of Baptist students, and Mrs. R. H. Wienefeld. Other members of the Board are e Miss Elizabeth O'Dell of the comn - merce department, chairman; Miss t Mary Wheeler, of the sociology Sdepartment; Dr. H. W. Davis, pro fessor of chemistry, and Mrs. H. 'M. Pender, Sims house-matron. Ex-officio members are R. G. -Bell, YMCA executive secretary, R. G. Massengale, head of the 1Bible department, and Mrs. Arney ] R. Childs, dean of women.1 0onday rnsuttutwons - Brackett, Coed Association repre sentative (substituting for B. SMood), Schwartz, and Euphrosy -nean representattye (substituting for Pounds). For "number one" were Bahret, - Phasey and Teague. a Gomes, Honor Board representa r tive, abstained and the sophomore - class and the Law Federation rep n resentatives were not present. f "Number one" and "number two" are not to be confused with - "ubrthree", an unratified con e stitution found in Dlean Child.' -' files, or "number four", the new constitution now under considera ii tion. "Number two", now the legal ', constitution, will be published in Founded 1908 Begin ninations VIeeting Student Body Election Set For April 5 Nominations for 1948-49 stu lent body and class officers will begin Monday when the stu lent body gathers in the Univer 3ity Chapel. The student body eeting will begin at 4 p. m., with nominations for the four student )ody offices and cheerleaders be ng made at that time. The presidency of the student )ody is open to all members of -he rising senior class. Members )f the rising senior law class may >e named for first fice-president knd rising senior coeds may run or the second vice-presidency. The secretary-treasurer of the student >ody must be elected from the ,ising junior class. Members of the rising senior :lass will make nominations for president, vice-president, secre ;ary-treasurer and historian at 1:30. Rising juniors will nominate these officers of their class at 5 and freshmen will name candi Iatea for the offices of the rising sophomore class at 5-80. Additional nominations may be nade by 12 noon Thursday. These must be signed by five students ind handed to student body Presi lent Palmer McArthur for student )ody officers and clh-erl!eers and o the three class presidents for !lass officers. Class presidents are rom Williamson, juniors; L'Ar igue Riley, sophomores; and Wayne Brackett, freshmen. Elections Dates Student Council changed dates or the class elections Monday to !onform with the provisions of the tudent body constitution. Elections for the four student )ody offices and cheerleaders will )e held Monday, April 5, in the )DK Circle. Runoffs, if necessary, will be conducted Wednesday, April 7. Election of the May Queen will mollow the Beauty Pageant, April , with voting from the top three ontetants Thursday, April 8. tunoff in this election will be held P'riday, April 9. At the request of the Garnet ind Black, election of its editor, >usiness manager and associate ~ditor will be .held April 8. The >resent staff will make nomnina ions and the student body will elect the editors. Class elections will begin Mon Iay', April 12, for all three classes with runoffs, Wednesday, April 14. Spanish Club To Hold Election Of Officers [n Meeting Thursday A special meeting of the Spanish 3lub for the purpose of electing iew officers will be held in 107 D)avis next Thursday, according ~o B. L. Poole, faculty adviser. He 'as urged that all members who ~an possibly do so be present at he meeting. The present officers are Janet A. Wiles, president; Jean Hill, rice-president, and Rupert Blocker, mecretary-treasurer. Mr. Poole said that there is now ivallable for use by club memberes *t-eeord player and wecords of Ipanish mnna .