Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Williamson Seeks Tenth-Year Goal Of Music School Prof. Hugh P. Williamson came to Carolina in 1939 to establish the music department which recently applied for membership in the Na tional Music Association. A mu sic school must have been in ope ration for a minimum of ten years to apply for national membership. Professor Williamson was born in Norfolk, Va. He was graduated from Lafayette High school there and received his B.A. degree in 1928 at Oberlin conservatory of music, Oberlin college. William son received his master of arts at New York university and studied graduate work at Columbia uni versity. He has been a student -f Mad ame Josephine Bonazzi-Lytle, Ed win Hughes, Joseph Lhevnne. He studied with Curt Sachs, Marion Baner and Hugo Leichtentritt. In 1923 he made his piano debut at Norfolk. He has been assisting ar tist to Frederick Baer and Oscar Seagle, baritones, Phyllis Kreauter and Marcel Hubert, cellists, and Mildred Dilling, harpist, and has had concert experience in New York, through the South and the M id-west. Marion Mile, chait-man of the Music Committee Norfolk Society of Arts, and concertmaster of the Norfolk Symphony Orchestra, said, "Mr. Williamson is first of all a musician, but aside from that he has a fine interpretative ability, and poetic quality which is a joy to anyone who looks for something more than technique. However, Williamson has this latter assetl His personality is inagnuLiu, he is sincere and earnest, and he knows his art." Before coming to the university Williamson was professor of piano at William Woods college, Fulton, Mo., and Dean of the School of Music, Flora Macdonald college, Red Springs, N. C. His professional activities in clude: a patron of Delta Omicron Professional Music fraternity, a patron of Phi Beta Music and Drama fraternity, member of Blue Key fraternity, member American Guild of Organists, member Ameri can Association of University pro fessors, member Music Educators' National Conference. Also a former member of the board of directors, Columbia Mu sic Festival Association, a former chairman of composers contests, South Carolina, a member of the Federation of Music clubs, honor ary president of the Columbia Mu sic Teachers Association, and for mer president of the Evening Mu sic club of Columbia. :OPEN 24 HOURS :: 12041 MAIN STREETI 1 GR A Y Your Headquarder Sport' Cardii Sla< Jayson Crosby Squ GR AY! Distinctive N 1347 MA NROTC C University Nay Has Long Mari Colonel Edwin C. Fergerson, genial head of the university. N ROTC unit, came here in May, 1948, succeeding Captain N. G. Kennedy. Before assuming his duties here, he was stationed with the Marine corps at Parris Island. He started his career as a sailor on convoy duty to Europe in World War 1. After this he returned to high school in Waynesville, N. C., his hometown. He graduated from Virginia Military Institute in June, 1924. Entering the Marine Corps in August of that year, he saw duty in China, Panama, Cuba and Hawaii. During this period he served with detachments on two ships, the "Pittsburgh," an armor ed cruiser, and the "Pensacola," the first ship of her class, later sunk in the atomic experiments at Bikini. Stationed in Iceland when World Engineers To See KodIachromeI Movie I Ai Society Meeting Mechanical engineering students who have earned 60 credits or more are invited to attend a meeting of the Mechanical Engineering So ciety Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. in room 206 Hamilton College, H. C. Schatz, chairman, announced. A kodachrome sound picture en titled "Steam Progress" will be showvn at the meeting, according to Chairman Schatz. At the November 10 meeting, B. J. Rtussell, who is a senior mech anical engineering student from Panama City, Florida, presented a paper on paper manufacturing which covered the earliest manu-i facturing process in ancient China to its growth and spread through Europe and finally to its present process in the South. iON'S s For Sportswear Coats gans :ks Shirts are Shoes. ION'S len's WVear IN ST. >mmander y Commander ne Career War II started, he served in Brit ish Samoa, Honolulu, Marshall Is lands, Guadalcanal, Guam, and several other islands of the Pacific. He was stationed at Camp Le jeune in January 1945 leaving in July to join the Fifth Marine Divi sioi. As a member of this he served in the occupation of Japan from September, 1945, until his return to a naval hospital in Janu ary, 1946. Among his decorations are the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, and the Purple Heart. His outfit, one of the top regiments of the Marine Corps, received the Naval Unit commendation. When asked his plans for the ROTC unit here,' Colonel Ferger son replied that he hoped to im prove it, and increase the enroll ment. The Fergersons, who have a four year old daughter, make their home at 758 Cross Hill Road. WUSC To Award Gold Pin in May To Best Worker From nowv on the student doing the most outstanding work for campuJns radio station WUSC will receive more recognition than a mere pat on the back. He, or she, will receive a gold microphone lapel pin each May at the annual WUSC banquet. There will be no nominations, and the selection will be by secret popular ballot. Anne Bishop's showv, "Argosy Into D)reamland," wvhich offers sen timental music to university lis teniers, is heard from 8:05 to 8:30 p. m. every Tuesday and Thurs day. "Music With Felder" (Miss Mary Felder), is a request show for popular records. It is heard from 9:05 to 9:30 p. mi. every Tuesday and Thursday. "The Gerard Show (Miss Jane Gerard), is a disc jockey show from 8 to 8:30 p. m. every Mon day. WVednesday and Friday. l1EARN THIE WA Y M1en's I'inLest Clothing e Kuppenheimer * Kingsridge e Alco SUITS and TOP('OATIS ---0 NEW FELT HATS * Stetson * Schoble -0-e CLASSY FURNISHINGS COPELAND Co. 1409 MAIN ST. I e G Unea eeock IRC Radio Panel Talks On Future Of United Nations "The Future of the United Na tions" was the subject of the "Uni versity Forum" on radio station WIS Saturday. Four members of the International Relations Club were the discussion panel. Prof. John B. McConaughy: served as moderator for the dis cussion which centered around the successes and failures of the UN in the various controversies that have been presented for UN ac tion. Among other pertinent topics discussed were the successes of the UN in the Iran and Indonesian settlements and the ptesent prob lem of the Berlin situation. Suc cesses of social endeavor, particu larly the bill of human rights ap proved by the Assembly of Na tions, were mentioned as proof that some great progress has been; and is being made. Members of the International I TOAS' CIG AR ETT AO More indep thai An impart of the me these in leading L CK Se round, so fir, Carolina Studer Names, Whitmc When Walt Whitman said that ie had fallen in love with the r imerican names that never grow at, he must have been thinking ibout the old familiar Smith, L Irown, Jones trio. All these fa rorites are here with us on the ,arolina campus. As in every telephone book, 'Smith" leads in the name race iere, having 51 representatives )resent. "Brown" and "Browne"' ire next, but far behind, with 32 yampus members. Third are 'Johnson" and "Jones" running a .ie race. Each claims 27 univer iity students. Far behind is Relations Club taking part in the discussions were Jack Trulock, Carl Hammond, Eric Oppenheim Lr, and Rudy Rivers. These dis eussions are alternately presented each week by members of the IRC and the Euphradian Society. LUCO? SIRIkf s AI, endent experts s the next 21 eadI jal poll covering all the Southern to n wh~o really know Io'DoCcLouctic dependent experts smoke Luc brands combined. STRIKEt ME' ts Have Old ' n Favored Green," which this year has only line claims to the university. 'Pinckney" has only two of its lan here, although it was formerly name of fame in this state. "X" is the only letter of the al >habet under which there are no urnames listed at the registrar's >ffice. Even the unpopular "X's" mnd "Q's" list seven names each. 'here are approximately 150 'Mc's," giving a hint of an Irish tir to the campus. "M" is the most )opular initial letter for surnames iere, with "S" as a close second I ind "D" as third. Unusual surnames that profes ;ors never seem to pronounce to satisfy indignant students are scat tered around the campus. Students in turn are continually puzzled by names like "Yaghjian" and "Kul inski." .No one, however, is as (onfident as the student who wrote on the schedule card that he turn ed in during fall registration only the name "Smith." A OCO moke Lucky Stril ng brands combi bocco markets reveais the smoking mreerre, bu.yers and warehousemen. ky Strike regularly than the .r '* NS FINE T Page Seven Deferment Given On Draftee Calls In New Directive Under the Selective Service Act )f 1948, students who are satisfac torily passing a full time course need not worry about being called to the army according to a direc tive received recently by Dr. Orin F. Crow of the school of education. Crow said that any person who is satisfactorily pursuing a full time course at the university would, upon presentation of the facts to the draft board, have his induction postponed. Of course, this policy would not be carried out in a time of crisis, and the President could revoke this policy if he deemed it necessary. This directive rescinds one is sued a short while ago stating that students of draft age would be called after completing the se mester in which they are current ly enrolled. :e regularly ued! preference Mare of next two : $A1C 4o yo%t e d a