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Native Dutcl At USC Get With Amerc "Hoe gaat het met Je?" said the little blonde lady, smiling. We stood there looking dumb for one long minute, wondering what sort of language these hepeats would think of next. Before we could de liver our words of condemnation, however, the freckled face lit up in a, smile. "I'm Elizabeth Mellema," she said, "From Hock van Holland, in the Netherlands. What I said to you was merely 'Hello, how are you?'" Elizabeth is a vivacious, freckle faced little blonde, the daughter of a Dutch merchant seaman. She has been a special student at U.S.C. for the past two years. During this time she's observed a lot of things. We enjoyed listening to the ideas and opinions the amiable little miss had formed of us and our way of life. And she wasn't slow about telling them, either. Once she had started there was no stopping her. Elizabeth's musical ly accented voice might pause, now and then, while she groped for the right word or expression, but she was never the least bit doubtful about her observations or beliefs. Take housecleaning, for example. The Dutch, as everyone who pass ed fourth grade geography knows, are immaculately neat. And little Miss Mellema couldn't seem to get used to the fact that we Ameri cans didn't get out every Friday and scrub the windows, woodwork, and, oh yes, the street. "Why in Holland," she told us, "We have big rugs on the floor, and every week we take them out to be aired. But here - why, I can't see how the people live with little throw rugs on the floor. Oh, golly, though, you get used to it." And on the subject of men Eliza beth has quite a little bit to say. In the first place she sees no reason for the American girls to marry at all, since after marriaee they only go out and get a job to support their husbands. In Hol land that would never happen. "Oh, I just can't get over it," she marveled, "How the girls can date a lot of boys and not be con Phi Kappa Sigma Holds Celebration Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity had its annual founders day ban qluet Saturday, October 16, in the Jefferson Hotel Ballroom from 7 to 8:30 p. m. The banquet was followed by a semi-formal (lance. Dr. Paul Wheeler, of Charleston, spoke on the background of the fraternity. Dr. Charles Mercer, of the university, and Dr. William Moye, of Columbia, also spoke. Parents, alumni, and rushees were invited. Bob May and his orchestra play ed for the dance. Sponsoring for the officers wvere: Mary Ann Mil ler for Ed Teague, president; Lucy Eaddy for Henry Nelson, vice p)resident; Betty Vaughn for Whit Griffin, second vice-president; Frankie Ellis for Theo B1oor.e, sec retary; Harriet Ann Way for Jim McGee, treasurer; Ruth Stone for Jimmy Caldwell, Interfraternity Council representative. W ATCH FOI SOX'S ST E --Speciali $1.00 Short And Sar 723 Saluda Student s Acquainted an Customs sidered 'wild.' In Holland, you know, a girl only goes with one boy. And kissing! Oh, in my country when a boy holds your hand it's awful and when he kisses you - you blush. But I have been here a long time," she added, "And I have changed my vays too. Now I do not blush." Elizabeth and her mother live in West Columbia. Her father is usually at sea, but when he does pull in to some large city, Eliza beth goes to meet him. Consequent ly, the diminutive blonde is a much traveled young lady, having visited New York, New Orleans, New port News, Norfolk, Philadelphia, and in fact almost every seaport. She might even tell you of the night, many years ago, when the Germans came looking for her brother. She had hidden him in the far corner of the house and then had gone, fearfully, to answer the door. "Where is your brother?" they asked. "He is not here," replied Eliza beth. "If you do not believe me, search the house." They went away. "But now my brother is here," she added smiling. "He is in the Army down in San Antone." Then, just to show the effect Dixie has had on a little Dutch maid, she added that her brother was a "right cute boy." Girls' Dorm PaintedAnd Refurnished Girls in Wade Hampton dormi tory this fall are the first to use the new furniture with which the entire dormitory has been recent ly redecorated. This replaces the original furniture that was placed in the building when it was com pleted in the summer of 1924. The dormitory received an "up lifting" job last spring when both inside and outside were painted, and later the new furniture was placed in the rooms. Of especial note are the new beds, which are really day beds with adequate stor age space under the mattress. New dressers and desks, both in the individual rooms and the study rooms, have received praise too, from the freshmen and the grad uate students who are living in the Wade Hampton with the new look. Commerce Student Fraternity Elects Phillips As Leader Morris W. Phillips, Jr., of Dil Ion, was recently elected head mas ter of Beta Gamma~ chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, international com merce fraternity. Mr. Phillips succeeded Samuel Henson of Harts ville. Other officers elected were: Roy Weeks of West Columbia, senior warden; Porter Rivers, Jr., of Sumter, junior warden; William L. Childs of Columbia, treasurer; Olin F. Moody of Dillon, scribe; and Wade S. Kolb of Sumter, chancellor. t OPENiNG! AK HOUSE zing In -- STEAKS Orders idwiches 5 Paints Sponsors foro the Kapp, Alpha te Shaw. president; Ann Hail i for Sp nd Jo Ann Patrick for l)on 0amp National Five Open To Co Who Seek R The National Five Arts Award, inc., a non-profit organization, de signed to discover, aid and stimu lIaP creative writing in the Col leges and Universities in the United States has announced the first of its annual contests for its Awards and Fellowships totalling one hundred thousand dollars. Open to all writers, the contests are primarily for new, college age writers in the fields of the full length play, the radio script, the popular song, the screen original, the short story and short short. There are six cashr Awards in each category, a $2,000 first prize, a $1,000 second prize and four prizes of $500 each. In addition, and in a special effort to obtain recogni tion and financial assistance for young writers, $70,000 of the to tal Awards will be granted in thie form of 140 Fellowships of $500 each. The Fellowships, like the cash prizes, will be awarded on the basis of merit alone, rather than age or academic degrees, and will b)e granted to writers of talent and promise. Further, such writers may use the fellowship money in whatever manner will best fur ther their writing careers for it is not conditioned upon project out lines or specific writing or study comm itmen ts. Sponsored by Norman Gersten zang, Inc., manufacturers of the Normandy Pen, The National Five A;ts Award has begun to contact Colleges, Universities and Writers' Clubs for entries in its first na tional contest. According to Nat Sherman, its director, the structure of The Na tional Five Arts Award was de signed to avoid the shortcomings charasteristic of most writing con tests and of the existing but limit ed and hard to get writing fellow ships. He maintained that any at tempt to discover and aid writing talent must go beyond the mere THE MIL 1208 M. Special STEAKS - CHICE ANY TYPE S ALL KINDS OI< FOUNTAIN SERVII Quality and Sei KA Dance Sponsors a daice tonight a( the Jefferson h tuce McCain, vice- president Cookie bell, treasurer. Arts Contest' liege Writers ?O lowships selection of winners and payment of prizes if promising writers are to receive maximum encouragement and recognition. "This means," he said, "that after contest winners are named and fellowships award ed, production and publication of the beat scrips should be provided for." For example, The National Five Arts Award proposes to arrange for the Broadway production of the winning play. Under this plan, in addition to the cash award of I $2,000 it will undertake arranging the production of this play by a reputable, professional producer. The playwright would then receive a Dramatists' Guild contract pro viding full royalties for a Broad way production and standard royalties for radio and television adaptations which might follow. He would also receive the proceeds of the sale of his work to motion pictures. In each category, as with the play, The National Five Arts Award proposes to obtain profes sional production and pub>lication of the most meritorious scripts, stories and songs. And in each case the author will receive full royalties in conformity with the highest standards set by all the Writers' Guilds. The contests, which are open to all writers, require a two dollar entry fee on the first manuscript submitted, and a one dollar fee for each additional entry. Closing date of the contests is January 31, 1949. Announcement of the Normandy Pen A wards and Fellowships will be made AprIl 1, 1949, or as soon thereafter as possible. !Each category will be judged by a panel of three, all writers, critics or producers of national reputa tion and distinction in the particu lar' field in which he or she acts as a judge. The address of The National Five Arts Award, Inc., is 715 Fifth Avenue, New York 22, N. Y. KY WAY UN ST. sing in EN - SEAFOODS FIORT ORDER ' SANDWICHES DE OF ALL KINDS viee Our Motto tel are: Mamie )ow-e for Harvey Cox for Burt Knight. secretary. a.nntrvury Plans Party i Ve ' W/ e-e SNeXt. WVeek The Canterbury club has invit ed service men on pass to stop in and enjoy the facilities of the club every Sunday from 3 p. in. to 6 m. It is a service project con ducted by student volunteers. The club is open from 9 a. m. to 10:30 p. in. every day for all students, who are welcome to stop in at any time to enjoy checkers, ping pong, playing cards, or other activities. Coffee is always in thel pot and something on the pantry shelf to eat. Every Wednesday from 4 p. mn. to 6 P. mn. there is a tea open to all. On Wednesday, October 27, the elub will have a Hallowe'en party from 8 p. mn. to 12 p. mn. The party is under the direction of Jane Sim mons with Lucie Whitescarver, Betsey Knoulter, Cotsie Pinkney, Pat Young, Cornelia Schultz, Mary Rivers, and Ralph Canine render ing assistance at various booths. Say, "I' saw it in the Gamecock," when you see your friends at the p)arty. Lambda Chi Holds Overnight Drop-In For Clemson,Men Lambda Chi Alpha entertained ini a drop-in for its friends from Clemson, beginning at 2 o'clock, Octobe~r 20, and lasting until time for the Carolina-Clemson game on "Big Thursday." The purpose of the drop-in is to better relations with Clemson. The Clemson drop-in was intro duced last year by Lambda Chi with the intent of improving rela tions with Clemson, and it was such a success that it was decided that another one should be given again this year. Preparations for the comfort of the Clemson boys were made. Sleeping accommoda tions were also arranged. Gay ?wor'na our Qi' TuZt 2 reen -DIAL 616 Pick-up & Delivery Service Cash A Carry SA VES 20% ColumbIa'. Olde.t Cl a., Student Bc To Attend At Jeffers< By REDMOT Rho Chapter of Alpha Orde winter social season on the Cv presenttion of their Annual eight-thirty, The entire stud vitation need be presented. The ballroom of the Jefferson Hotel will be the scene of this, the first fraternity dance of the social year, and will feature the music of Woody Woodward and his or chestra. Highlight of the infor mal affair will be the presenta tion of the J. Rion McKissick Me morial Trophy to the outstanding member of the local Kappa Alpha Chapter. Presented to the chapter by Redmond Tyler, the trophy is a memorial to the late Dr. McKis sick, one of the greatest Carolina presidents and a member of Kappa Alpha. This award will be pre sented annually to the outstanding member of the chapter. The traditional Tea Dance is co sponsored by Rho Chapter and the Columbia Alumni of Kappa Alpha Order, and invitations are extend ed to the entire Carolina student body, alumni, Clemson students and Clemson alumni. Officers for the dance and their dates are: President, Harvey Shaw and Mamie Dowe; Vice president, Spruce McCain and Ann Rawl; Secretary, Bert Knight and Cookie Coxe; and Treasurer, Don Campbell and Jo Ann Patrick. CuPAwarded F-or Display By Boosters WT"itinnes iand runners-up of the Carolina-Clemson week display contest will be announced after 12 o'clock today. They will be judged this morning on the basis of orig, inality and eye-catching ability. Cis will he awarded the winners. Judges will be: Ann Rogers, Roy Garrett, Verna Farmer, and Ben McGuinn. Pi Beta Phi was the sorority winner last year, and ,Pi Kappa Alpha was the fraternity winner. The contest is sponsored by the Booster Club. Preston Janitor Chalks Up Three Birthdays A Year "You boys going to give me a little something for my birthday? I'm 65 today. I just want a little something so I can make merry." Thus, Sam, Janitor of 3rd floor,I Preston college of the University1 of South Carolina made his sweep ing round last' week. Birthdays are not uncommon - not even 65th birthdays, but Sanm celebrates his about three times each school year. Even at this rate, it is hard to say no to hinm. "Yeah," he said, "I guess I could retire at 65, but what would I do1 if I retired? I've got a wife'that can't walk and there ain't no useI trying to retire when I can keep working and make enough money to live on." Sami hias been working at the university four years but he says he was helping the boys out even before then. "I've worked all my life building roads and streets for you boys." When asked how he was going~ to celebrate, he replied, "Well, ain't no use lying about it. If I get enough, I guess I'll get me a little whiskey." >dy Invited KA Dance )n Tonight qD TYLER r will forr'nally open the fall rolina campus with tonight's Tea Dance from six until ent body is invited. No in Co-Ed Puts Show Back One Month The Fashion Show, sponsored by the Co-ed Association, that was to be held November 1, has been postponed until December 1. Al lan's dress shop is furnishing cos tumes for the show and Woody Woodward's orchestra will play the background music. The models have been selected by Co-ed and the nine sororities on campus. They are Betty John son, Ann Porcher Ziegler, Mary Sommerset, Rae Friedman, Jean Harris, Barbara McSwain, Lynn Hook, Pat Young, Harriet Rivkin, Estelle Wagner, Betty and Ann Wood. All the proceeds from the show will go to Care Relief, a project that the club adopted last year and decided again to continue working with this year. The Care Relief is a nationwide relief pro grain for European countries. Any girls interested in taking part in the fashion show should attend the next meeting of the club on October 27. Tickets will be sold for fifty cents. Student Law Club Has Formal Ball Tuesday Evening A cabaret style formal dance was given in the Columbia Hotel Ballroom on Tuesday by the Law Federation. The dance was closed nd lasted from 9 'til 1 o'clock. Music wits furnished by Charlie Pruitt and his orchestra. Chaperones for the dance were )ean and Mrs. Prince, J. T. Woodward is head of the social committee, assisted by Henry Lake. Other officers of the club are George King, president; Albert Watson, vice-president; and Kale Alexander, secretary-treasurer. National Fraternity Will Be Organized By Music Students The University of South Caro lina music department will organ ize a chapter of the Phi Mu Alpha this month Hugh Williamson, head of the department, said today. The Phi Mu Alpha is the only p)rofessional music fraternity in the United States. Schools must have one hundred male music stu dtents for admission into the fra ternity. Williamson said fifteen charter members have already been chosen but their names will be given af ter' organization of the university chapter is nearer completion. The charter members are band partici pants, choir members, and music majors. 1427 _MAIN isbeth IWolf