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Merry NwYa Christmas Happy UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLIII, No. 11 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, DECEMBEjR 17, 1948 Fudd10 ~~ 0aa~utr Ir1p.. : r - - %'F&L J f% AXJ Read At Student Council Meeting The second reading of the pro posed new constitution took place yesterday afternoon before a . group of students assembled at Council meeting in McCutcheon House. It was decided that ratification procedure for the constitution would follow that provided by the constitution now in- effect at Caro lina. The plan requires that the new constitution be read to the student body three times. The minimum number which can be present at a student body meet ing, under the old constitution, is 25. The first reading took place at the recent student body meet ing in the field house, at which the students voted in favor of the Council proposal that the univer sity be moved to a new site. After the third reading the con stitution will be presented first to the faculty and then to the Board of Trustees. After the ap proval of these groups, it will again be submitted to the stu dents by means of the ballot. At its meeting last week, Stu dent Council voted to request that reservation fees for dormi tory rooms be postponed until af ter the Christmas holidays, but it was not done, due to the time necessary for bookkeeping by the treasurer's office. 'Y' Committee To Give Story Of Christmas The vespers amittc; of the university YM-YWCA will present the Christmas Story in a program Sunday at 7:15 p. m. in the Chapel, Charles Gasque and Helen Harbin, co-chairmen, announced this week. In the pageant Dot Link will be Mary, and Terrill Glenn will act the part of Joseph. Shepherds will be Joe Askew, Bill Dominey, Eddie Royal, and Bill Fairie. The wise men will be David Crum, Jim Caldwell and Don Smith. Music and flowers will be fur nished by Sigma Chi fraternity. Claire Parler will play a violin solo and Tom Lunney will be or ganist. The student body is invited to Join the University Chorus after the ptogram in Its annual carol singing at the dormitories and the homes of professors, Maria Ed wards, director of the YWCA, hats announced. Donuts and coffee will be served after the caroling on th~e second floor of Flinn Hall. Extension Division Releases Statistics On Fall Enrollment A total of 1,805 students are enrolled in 56 graduate and five under graduate classes established in 40 field centers by the exten sion division of the university, W. H. Ward, director, announced this week. The 1,805 total can be divided into 1,078 graduate students and qa7 undergraduates. Ninety per cent or more of these are teach ers, Mr. Ward added. These sources are given in order that teachers who cannot attend regular university classes or sum mer school may hav,e an opportu nity to advance their standing of certification with the state board of education. Befor, a center can be estab lished in a community, a group of at least 25 teachers for under graduate courses or at least 22 for graduate courses must request that one be set up. Ii a local teacher is available in that com munity, there need be only 10 or 12 teachers to he enrolled in the graduate a n d undergraduate couresa.. These students have caught the Others have followed their lead i1 new look of bright decoration. Carolina will put its books awal and return for the resumption of c Caidwell, Fillingini Poll Most Votes I For 'Miss Garnet j Approximately 700 student to elect "Miss Garnet and B pictures will appear in the yearbook. The four nominees receivi Caldwell of Allendale, Beth Barbara McSwain of Columi will not be announced until a in-chief, said. The ballot carried the nam nominated by petition for th to select the winner differed from the method used in the past when selected pictures were submitted to authorities of national promi nence in their field. Pictures automatically appear ing in the section will be those of last year's May Queen, Elizabeth Usher of Columbia, and this year's Homecoming Queen, Jackie John son of Hartsville. Those elle:dr4 jir Wedne's! gw' race include Ann Bass, Katz. Brown, Carolyn Bynum, Anne Clark, Martha Cunningham, Mar garet Eleazer, Mary Russell Eleazer, Jan Fulmer, Helen Hend ley, Lynn . Hook, Lois McBride, Margaret Scheper, Sue Shaw, and Lucie Whitesearver. In order to qualify for nomina tion, each candidate had to have two semester's attendance at the university and have her name sub mitted on a petition signed by 10 students. Pi Kappa Delta Adds Three New Members From Debating Team Pi Kappa Delta, national hon orary debating fraternity, pledged three members in ceremonies held. Wednesday in Drayton Hall. Irene Krugman, president of the fraternity, gave the names of the new members as Pat Owens and William B. Scott of Colunmbia, and Jean Strother of Santue, S. C. Miss Krugman said that to be eligible for membership "one must have won 75 per cent of the inter collegiate debates in which he is entered, and he must be a sopho more." The fraternity planined a din ner to be held in the Market lRes taurant. in January. -EL A AAJBAAAxzs X Kau A5 VII NN N - Yuletide spirit to the extent of d i the ancient practice of "trimming , at the end of classes Tuesday for lasses Jan. 3. 1949. Howell, McSwain, ni Wednesday Race knd Black' Of 1949 ; went to the polls Wednesday lack" and three others whose beauty section of the 1949 ng the most votes were Lib Fillingim, Felicia Howell and >ia. The winner of the title later date, Ann Rogers, editor es of 18 co-eds who'had been e honor. This year's election 'Fire Crackers Could Be Discipline Matter' Dean Jackson Says "The practice of shooting fire crackers -in the dormitories could easily become a matter to be han dled by the discipline committee," J. B. Jackson dea~n of men, said h;i, week. He remindA thast in the past several students have oeen disci plined for the l'improper use of explosives." Exploding fire cracke ers has become a general nuisance and is making it difficult for stu dents to study, he pointed out. Students turned out in large nul evidenced in this picture of one of armory every mnng .rn. Mna. oing a little Christmas decorating. the tree," and the campus wears a Christmas and New Year holidays Hours Given For Fall Term Examinations The fall terni examination schedule has been announced by the Registrar's office. All exami nations are scheduled according to the hour of daily class meet ings except examinations in three departments. The mathematics, foreign language and English de partments will hold their examina tions from 3 to 5 p. m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, respec ti-ely. The complete schedule followi: Monday, January 24 8 to 10 11 to 1 3 to 5 11 M 8 M Math group Tuesday, January 25 9 T 8 T For. L.Gp Wednesday, Jan~uary 26 10 T 12 T&3 M Eng. Gr. Thursday, January 27 9M&4 M ST&4 T 11 T&4M Friday, January 28 10M&1M IT&2T 12M 2 Saturday, January 29 Conviocationi inbers, for the rec ent Religious Em the convocation programs. The masn y through Thurad ay a. . m.aor p. Carols Begin At McKissick Monday Night Christmas spirit and good cheer will ring out Monday at 8 p. m. when the first all-Carolina carol ing will begin on the steps of Mc- I Kissick library. Sponsored by the university's English department, the program will feature traditional Christmas songs with a general "old-fash ioned community sing" by faculty members and students. Accom paniment will be on pianos placed on the library steps, with special numbers rendered by a faculty quartet. Immediately after the caroling, members of Dr. Havilah Babcock's vocabulary classes will distribute baskets to 50 needy families in the city. Money to purchase food and other items to be distributed was raised by Babcock's English 129 classes. Law Quarterly's Staff Chooses Board Members Selection of additfonal members to the editorial board of the Uni versity Law Quarterly was an nounced recently by Saunders M. Bridges, ediior-in-chief. The following were selected by the staff, on the basis of their academic standing and their in te,.st and cooperation in publica tion of the Law Quarterly: William A. Cook, senior of Dil lon; Sidney B. Jones, Jr.. junior of Charleston; Grier S. Kester, Jr., junior of Columbia; George H. Fischen, junior of Columbia; Wayne G. Roberts, junior of Mar ion; Raymond Gaines Halford, ju nior of Columbia; Burnet R. May bank, Jr., junior of Charleston. The Quarterly is a joint publi cation of the S. C. Bar Association and the students and faculty of the law school. Its purpose is to furnish to attorneys of the state articles on legal subjects written by attorneys and students. New Train Service Has Special Ticket For lSC Students The "College Special," a round trip arrangement for college stu dents and faculty members, has been announced for the 1948-49' season by the American Railroads Association. The plan, which is tailored to fit travel needs of students, lib eralizes the time limits on return tickets so as to allow the student to buy a round trip ticket in his home, travel to school, remain there the entire semester, and then use the return ticket for the trip back home. Tickets purchased at home sta tions between Dec. 25, 1948 and Jan. 16, 1949, can be used for re turn trips from February' 15 to April 19, or May 1 to June 30. Tickets purchased from Febru ary 18 to March 31 can be used for return trips from May 1 to June 30. phasis Week talks and forums as meeting% were held In the NR6TC rt of the wock's .atiites' Trustees F On Studen1 The university's Board of Ti lay on student proposals that noved before further buildinj itudent requests for a hearinj lected by Pres. Norman M. Sm New Regulations On Postal Rates ire Announced Postal rates in almost all cate ories will be revised upward as >f Jan. 1, 1949. according to a )ulletin released through the uni versity post office this week. First lass mail is the only important Llassification not affected by these .hanges. Letters and other ma Lerial failing in this category will still be sent for three cents an Dunce. The rate for air mail will be in L!reased from five cents to six cents an ounce for all mail under eight Dunces. Mail weighing more than eight ounces will take the air par !el post rate which has been un changed. Post cards also may now be sent by air mail. The rate for this will be four cents. Other changes in postal rates are: third class, merchandise, etc., will be increased from one and a half cents to two cents for the first two ounces plus one cent for each additional ounce. Money orders are increased to apply as follows: 10 cents on amounts up to $5, 15 cents on amounts from $5.01 to $10, 25 cents on amounts from $10.01 to $50. and 35 cents on amounts from $50,01 *t 100l All other postal rates such as parcel post, registration of mail, book rates, insuring mail, etc., have been raised accordingly. These changes can be obtained at the university post office. The fee for special delivery ma terial weighing under two pounds has been changed from 13 cents to 15 cents. The post office department urges that mail for Christmas be sent early. Indications are that the largest holiday mail in his tory will be sent this year and the public is asked to cooperate in facilitating the handling of it. It is also requested that no nick-names be used on Christmas cards and that box numbers be put as much as possible on all mail. Receives Rhodes Firoml District Se William Reece Smith, Jr., p 1946, was awarded a Rhodes the D)istrict Committee of Se Room Fees Deadline Not To Be Extended Later Than Tuesday Students now living on the cam pus must pay the reservation fee of $10 by 1 p. m. Tuesday if they dlesire to reserve their rooms for the spring semester, J. B. Jack son, dean of men, announced yes terday. The deadline cannot be ex tended, D)ean Jackson said, be cause of necessary bookkeeping that must be completed during the holidays. Rooms of students who fail to pay the fee will be declared vacant for the 1949 spring term and will hecome available to those on the waiting list. D)it Fleishman Named Blue Key Sweetheart D)itty Fleishman, sophomore from Anderson, was designated "Sweetheart of Blue Key" Wed nesday by the Carolina Blue Key chapter. Miss Fleishman was presented an inscribed silver bracelet by the chapter in appreciation of her work in compiling the Blue Key Directory, issued last wee, ail To Act t Proposal 'ustees took no action Tues the site of the university be vs is done on the campus. r before the Board were re ith last week. However, the president read a statement from the committee of Student Council working on the project, and the resolution passed by the student body last week. Through the president, the Board issued the following statement: "The Board of Trustees of the university, at their meeting Tues day, Dec. 14, requested me to ac knowledge receipt of (the student) communication and to express their anreciation for the interest of the students in the progress and development of the univer sity." No other formal statement was issued by the Board. Also Tuesday, members of the Alumni Council stated that they would investigate reasons and ad visability of moving the site of the present campus. The Re-rd's statement was read to Student Council, but no further moves by students working on the proposal had bvn announced hy Wednesday night. The Board awarded the contract for construction of a building for the law school to George A. Creed & Son, low bidder, at $278,000. The contract for plumbing, heat ing, and ventilating went to W. 0. Blackstone Co., Columbia, whose bid was $24,969. The awards were made at a meeting in the dome room of Mr Kissick library, on the university campus, and announced afterward by Pres. Norman M. Smith. The completed structure is ex pected to cost approximately $366,206. Estimates are that furnishings and fixtures will cost $32,835, yard work $1,200, archi tectural and engineering expenses $7,834, architect's fees $10,968, and contingencies $10,000. Twelve bids were submitted for the general construction and four for the heating, plumbing and ven tilating. The architects are Simons & Lapham of Charleston, with J. Carroll Johnson, university archi tect, supervising. Carolina Alumus, scholarship Award lection Committee traduate of Carolina in June, Scholarship December 11, by ection. He was one of four selected for the scholarship from the group of Southeastern states, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. Applicants were exam ined by the co'mmittee in Columbia. Carolina nominated Charles Gas. que to the state committee, which nominated one other candidate with Gasque to the district com mittee. The district committee met on Saturday, December 11, and Smith was selected. Smith will enter Oxford Uni versity next fall. At present he is a law student at the University of Florida where he is editor-in chief of the law journal. He was a Naval R.O.T.C. stu dent here and received his B.S. in Naval Science. He was the top ranking student-officer in his class and won~ a navy commission, While at the university he was president of ODK, a member of the Problems committee, on the staff of "Salvo," a Naval ROTC publication, a member of the YMCA cabinet, Block "C" club and a member of the Fraternity Coun cil. He was Regimental sub commander of the Nav1al RO.TC