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Largest College Weekly In YW F yerO The Carolinas Publication UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLIII, No. 5 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 29, 1948 A JiL Ju Uia"luit Figures Reveal Total Of 4,072 Figures on the fall registration have been compiled by the regis trar's office and are now being printed by the duplicating office. They show that the enrollment for the fall semester includes 1078 freshmen, 824 sophomores, 887 juniors, 668 seniors, 805 graduate students, and 315 law students, making a total of 4,072 students. The freshman class includes 450 new students, 102 of which are women. New transfer students to tal 761, including 187 women. Al together, there are 761 new stu dents. These figures show a decrease of 561 in enrollment since the fall term of last year, when 4,633 stu dents were enrolled. Veteran enrollment shows a de crease from last year also. In 1947, 2743 veterans, including 44 women, were enrolled. This year 2412, including 42 women, are registered. Enrollment according to the schools of the university is arts and sciences 923, 323 of which are women. Arts and sciences includes pre-medical, 33, pre-dental, 7, and nursing, 35. Other schools are: business administration, 1190, in cluding 117 women; education 837, 121 of Whch a- wmen; Sournal ism, 186, with 27 women; ltw, 815, and pharmacy, 232, six of which are women. The engineering school has 635 students registered, all of whom are men. The law school has five women students registered. The school of social work, new this year, has an enrollment of 10, six of which are womenp The faculty numbers 215, with the engineering departments hav ing the largest number, 30. Busi ness administration is second in number of faculty members, Eng lish, third, and mathematics, fourth. Several are now only ont person departments. Placenient Bureau Brings Graduates And Jobs Together National business firms are be ginning to send out advance no tices of jobs to be offered 1949 college graduates, and many have begun seeking interviews with this year's seniors, according to Basil M. Parks, director of the University Placement Bureau. "More college graduates than ever before will be needed in 1949," he said, "to take positions with such firms as the Ford Mo tor Co., and the Eastman Kodak Co." Other companies with jobs to offer include the Eaton Labo ratories, Tremco Manufacturing Co.. American Viscose Corpora tion, Shell Oil Co., and others. Local business men, too, have listed employee needs with the Placement Bureau. An insurance company of Florence and Sumter, a large department store, and an automobile dealer have written Colonel Parks concerning em ployees. Southern Bell Telephone needs graduates from any department of the University. The National YWCA will send a representative here in the spring for interviews. Other positions available include civil service appointmerrts and work while training for the Flor ist business. Forms for registration with the bureau have been sent to all Janu ary and June, 1949, Degree and Secretarial Science Certificate Candidates. Extra copies may be obtained from the office of the Placement Bureau, located on the first floor of McCutcheon House. No fees are charged for regis tering with the Bureau of Place ment. Each registrant should furnish six application tyge photographs (not snapshots). These may be obtained from any commercial photographer of the student's choice, or from Tom Teal, USC staff photographer for $1.50. Teal's studio is located at No. 2 University Campus, University Studios. Appointments may be made after November 1. A a IasaUfsitU Pictured are officers of the new in recent freshman balloting. Fr< lallentine, histori-n; Frances Wee vice-president; and Ray Berry, pre have probably set some kind of re fices of a class at Carolina. Blue Key Fi Adds Twelv< The Carolina chapter of B Fraternity voted in 12 studen bers are elected on the basis service. Formal initiation v Seniors Meet Today ToSelect Candidate for Queen Election The senior class meeting orig inally scheduled for Wednesday will be held today at 1:30 p. m. in tih chapel to aelcct th :enior class candidate for Homecoming Queen. Jim Thomas, senior class president, urges all seniors to at tend this meeting. The original meeting was called off due to the small attendance, according to Thomas. Plans for the senior class dance were can celed due to lack of interest in the first meeting. International Club To Present Movies About UN Tonight Arthur Rosenblum, president of the International Relations Club urges all men and women to at tend the showing of six movies in connection with United Nations Week at 8 p. m. today In Drayton Hall. Rosenblum said that the movies will give an interesting insight in to the organization and activities of the UN. Some other topics in the films will be on the atomic bomb, the failure of the League of Nations, and the lack of har mony among nations. The movies to be presented are: 'Now the Peace," "-)ne World or N'n, "Peoples Charter," "We the People," "Boundary Lines," and 'Highlights of the United Nations, L 947-48." Euphradians Invite Students To Smoker The student body has been in-f rited to hear the presidential elec ~ion returns at a smoker in Eu shradian hail Tuesday evening at 1 p. in., Rayford Gambrell an iounced. Euphradian Literary Society is sponsoring the smoker. Refresh ments and smokes wnl be s.rved freshman clams, who were elected nm left to right they are Richard (s. secretary-treasurer; Roy Berry, sident. The Berrym are twins and cord in capturing the two top of -aternity . Members lue Key National Leadership ts at a recent meeting. Mem f scholarship, leadership and rill be held Wednesday, Oc tober 10. Members elected are: Bill Goudelock, Lou Gantt, Ken Bald win, Jr., Arthur Rosenblum, Frank Eppes, Willie Heustess, Benny Greer, Bill Bostic, Spruce McCain, Ray Avant, Dick Hardy and Dick Singleton. Goudelock is chairman of the Honor Board and Honor Council member of KSK, and Euphradian Literary Society. Gantt is presi dent of KSK and an orientation teacher. Baldwin Is a former sports editor of The Gamecock and Is now campus editor of The Gamecock and sports editor of the 1949 Garnet and Black. He is president of Phi Epsilon Nu Jour nalism fraternity. Rosenblum is president of IRC, member of Euphradian Literary Society, KSK, president of Phi Epsilon Pi and an orientation teacher. Eppes is a member of the General Assembly, and former president of Cotillion Club. Heus tess is president of Kappa Sigma and member of KSK. Greer is memuar of the Honor Council and vice president of KSK. Bostic is president of Lambda Chi Alpha, an orientation teacher and former treasurer of IFC. McCain Is president of the junior class, member of the Honor Board and the "Y" Cabinet and is on the swimming team. Avant is captain of the boxing team and a Southern Conference champion In the 145-pound class for the past two years. Hardy is a member of KSK and Euphradian1 Literary Society, and an instructor1 of Naval Science. Election oj To Be Tuc By SUZANNE MOYE The preliminary election for homecoming queen will be held Tuesday in ODK circle with one co-ed from each class competing.1 The run-off election Is sched-1 pled for Wednesday. Polls will be: open from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. and from 2 to 5 p. m. for both elec tions. A candidate from each class was elected this week. Tentative plans for homecom ing day, which will be highlighted by the Carolina-Maryland game, call for the crowning of the queen at half time by Charles W. 0o-1 ker of Hartsville, president of the Alumni Association. r an traduates Order Diplomas Next Two Weeks Students who expect to complete heir degree or certificate require nents in January are to apply to Kiss Long in the Registrar's of lice between Monday and Novem >er 15 for their diploma or certifi :ate, R. C. Needham, Registrar, innounced yesterday. Before reporting to the regis 'rar's office, applicants must pay 'he diploma or certificate fee at .he treasurer's office. A receipt rnust be presented to Miss Long when filing application, Needham said. A parchment paper diploma without case will cost 75 cents, a parchment paper diploma with imi tation leather case, $1.75, and a genuine leather case, four dollars. Law diplomas are $4.75. Secretarial science certificates without case are 75 cents, $1.75 with imitation leather case. There is no charge for certificates in fine arts or music. Students who will graduate at the end of the spring term are to apply to Miss Long between De cember 1 and December 15. A pen alty of one dollar is incurred by those who apply after the above limiting dates. Those who file application for diploma or certificate and later find out that they will not com plete requirements as expected are requested to cancel their applica tions immediately. Cancellations cannot be considered after the di plomas have been ordered. USC Faculty, Staff Given Year's Bonus "The Board of Trustees as its October meeting, in accord with a request made by me, authorized that an increment due to the in creased cost of living be added to the salaries of the University of South Carolina staff and faculty during the fiscal year 1948-49," Rear Admiral Norman M. Smith, president, announced today. Admiral Smith added that for the staff members this will be dis tributed over the fiscal year, and for the faculty over the regular year of two terms of nine months. "This applies to faculty and staff members who have been em ployed at the university for one calendar year prior to October 1, 1948. Those who have been em ployed for less than a year or on a part-time basis will receive a pro rata percentage. Payments will be made in equal monthly install ments," he continued. Admiral Smith said that no one will receive for the full year more than the maximum of $7400 set by the Board of Trustees. "Last year the General Assem bly failed to appropriate sufficient funds to provide for a 15 per cent increase in faculty and staff sal aries. This increment is approved in order to alleviate hardships caused by price rises," Admiral Smith concluded. ' Homecom sday In 0L On Saturday at 11 a. nm. regis tration of Alumni and distribution4 f Carolina colors at the alumni ffice will take place. Campus tours, informal meetings and visits to the various departments will rollow. There will be no general or ranised luncheon but arrange nents are being made for alumni to eat at Stewards Hall from 12:15 to 1:15 p. in.. because of crowded ~onditions in town. Sigma Chi will hold a tea dance Saturday following the game at the armory from 6 until 8 p. mn. A pre-gamne pep rally will be staged at 7 p. m. on Melton yiNaM UNC Stadium To Be Larger By Next Year "The enlargement of the sta lium will be completed in time for he playing of the Carolina-Clem ion game next year," President 3mith announced this week. The contract for the concrete loundations of the stadium was riven to the Crosland Construe .ion Company of Columbia. The -ontract for the steelwork was given to the Virginia Bridge Com pany through its Atlanta offices. A ramp will be built along the front of the main part of the sta dium where the box seats are now located. This will prevent the view of those seated in the first row from being cut off by persons walking back and forth during the game. In order to do this, thc ramps leading into the stadium will have to be lowered. Trustees Select Tomlin To Direct Student Activities "The Board of Trustees at its October meeting approved the ap pointment of Professor George Tomlin, faculty member in the school of business administration, as director of student activities in the office of the Dean of Men," President Smith announced this week. "Professor Tomlin will continue with his regular instructional duties in addition to his new duties as rMudent activities. direc-, tor," Smith said. Smith said he doubts seriously if we will ever have a full-time diretur, because we have alreAdy asked several men in the state to assume these duties, and all of them have refused by giving press ing business needs the reason. "We are very fortunate in se curing Professor Tomlin's services because he is well known and liked by everyone on the campus, and should have no trouble in securing cooperation from both the students and faculty," Smith concluded. Sum walt A ttends President Meetinig Of 21 Colleges Bobby Sumwalt, student body president, left yesterday for the University of Tennessee where he will represent the university at the convention of the Southern As sociation of Student Body Presi dents this weekend. C. E. Brehm, president of the Univ ersity of Tennessee, will wel come the delegates at 9 a. m. to day. The agenda includes round table discussions and reports by the presidents, climaxed with a dance Saturday night. Twenty-one southern schools will be repre sented. Highlight of the meeting will be the Tennessee - North Carolina gamie Saturday afternoon when the delegates will be guests of the University of Tennessee. ing Queen [K Circle ['he Boosters Club, which is in harge of campus decorations, will ake an active part in making the lay a success. Carolina's new fight song 'Gamecock Victory March" will >e played for the first time at the Wiaryland game by the University and. Words for the new song were vritten by Al Munn, junior in the chool of journalism, and music was componed by Keneth Dawson, ecreational director for Colum >ia city parks. The Seniors will elect a candi late for homecoming queen today it 1:30 p. m. In the chape. Authoritiei Minimun At Clemsoi The few violations of ticket r athletic cards at the Clem'son gf the University authorities and notified of the action in their mittee. The discipline committee too fort to keep the situation in th( SPEAKER Rabbi Tarshish To Be Religious Week Speaker One of the principal speakers here for Religious Emphasis Week, December 5-9, will be Dr. Allan Tarshish, Rabbi of Congregation of Beth Elohini of Charleston, R. G. Bell, YM-YWCA secretary, an nounced this week. Rabbi Tarshish was graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1929 and from Hebrew Union College in 1932. He was awarded the Heinsheiner Graduate fellow ship at Hebrew Union College in 1936, and taught there and work ed for his doctorate in the field of American Jewish History. Since November, 1947, Dr. Tarshish has been Rabbi of Con gregatiun of Beth Elohim in Char leston, one of the oldest Jewish Congregations in the United States. He is also associated with the Cradle of Reform Judaism. At present Rabbi Tarshish is on the board of the Salvation Army and Welfare Federation in Charleston. Rabbi Tarshish has conducted weekly radio programs on local stations in Hazieton, Pennsylvania, and Charleston, and is a speaker for the National Message of Israel program. New Fight Song To Be Presen ted At Football Game By W. Hi. McCARTHA The university's newv fight song, "Gamecock Victory March," with words by Albert Munn, junior in the school of journalism and mu sic by Kenneth D)awson of the city recreation department, will be played hy the university band at halfti,me of the Carolina-Maryland game. Prior to the game it will be re corded and played over local radio stations and WUSC, the date to be announced later. The orchestration was written by Cecil Karrick of Middlesboro, Ky. Words for the song are: Fight on, fight on, we say fight on. I Out fought in battle, we will never 1 be. On, ever on, 'til fray is won,1 We'll go to glory for old U.S.C. Oh Gamecocks will never yield, Who cares what odds may be. So fight, fight on in fury strong, And we'll march on en victory! 5 Report Volations ti Game egulations governing student ime were reported Monday to students involved are being cases by the discipline com k action this week in an ef hands of the University au horities. The Honor Board ruled prior o Big Thursday week that its uthority did not cover violations >f regulations governing the stu lent athletic cards. The Board de ided that this was a matter en irely in the hands of university uthorities. Speculation in ticket sales and elling of tickets to the annual arolina-Clemson classic was at Minfimllum this year, officials re >ort. The situation was much im >roved over that of previous years vith a relatively small number of nstance- -oported in which viola iins of the "not to he transfer -ed" statement on the athletic ard occurred. Ikan J. B. Jackson and Dick X1ndvrson secretary of the BAM :iub. have commended the student :ody on their conduct at the The YMCA Hallowe'en party, which is announced in a story on page five, has been called off since that page wcnt to prcsa, due to a lack of interest. game and report that the student ushers seating the crowd overflow in the reserved seat section han dled their jobs well. Anderson did report, however, that the state constabulary found instances at the gate of violations. In these cases, he said, the of ficers involved returned the money to purchasers of the tickets and returned the tickets to the stu dents. No further action was taken in these cases. Spokesmen for the Clemson student body have expressed their satisfaction with the welcome of the Carolina students. Blue Key members from both schools termed the pre-game festivities a success in the efforts for better relations. Few incidents occurred between students of either school. Democracy Forum To Be Organized In Chapel T oday Students interested in forming an independent political group on the campus have been invited to the Chapel at 6:30 p. m. for the initial meeting of the University Forum for Democracy. According to its founders, this group will embrace all students, regardless of their present poli.ti eal affiliations and will have no ties with other organizations off the campus. It will endeavor to steer clear of partisan issues and will concentrate on practical citi tenship in South Carolina.' Purposes, according to a spokes muan for the group, will be to work ror the secret ballot, a two-party iystem and other improvements in ;he political life of the state. List of ODK Points To Be Published [n Next Edition The ODK point list will be pub inhed in the next issue of The samecock In order that those in erested In applying for member hip may have the opportunity to otal their points for this semester. Once each semester ODK, a na lonal leadership fraternity, ad nits new members on the basis of cholarship, leadership and activi 1e such as athletics, publications, te. Candidates must have 100 >oints according to the ODK point 1st in order to be conaidered.