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Philosopher Says Of Colleges Over WILMINGTON, Ohio (IP) technique of "grinding out" institutions of learning emp professor of philosophy at E of the Friends World Commi "the general output of colk shoddy." Speaking recently at Wilmington College's four-day conference "Building for a Better Tomorrow," Dr. Trueblood said "We have fallen into the fallacy of praising bigness in educational institutions. "Size is no measure of great ness," he asserted. "In a college, fellowship must extend to all parts or the size of the college must be limited." He defined a college as "that group of people who try to raise their mental levels by study ing together, praying together, playing together, and dining to gether. By this definition most in stitutions fail to measure up." SAY ... "I saw it in THE GAMECOCK" ___ 14'7 MAIN THE RIC FAMOUS FOR HON TLours - Monday A BREAKFAST. LUNCH . DINNER . Special Discount on 1619 GREF To Town & Country's al in black or blue sued for Its asolte enmf General Output Country Shoddy -Attacking the present day students which several large by, Dr. D. Elton Trueblood, arlham College and chairman ttee on Consultation, declared ges all over the country is Group Will Climax Fellowship Week With Picnic Supper A picnic supper for the student body climaxing "Fellowship Week," which begins Feb. 20 will be held in the Naval armory at 7 p. in., February 23, Wilson Hun ter, publicity manager, announced this week. The Rev. Robert Ayers, state Baptist Student Union director, will speak to the students and hu morous skits will be presented by several religious organizations at the university. Exchange students from foreign countries will represent their coun tries at the supper, and foreign songs will be featured, Hunter said. The executive conunitt'ee coni posed of French O'Shields, Bill Huckabee, Carolyn McCullough, and advised by the Rev. Clyde Hendrix has selected the following chairmen of the planning commit tees: Olive Long, picnic supper; Melton Kligman, social; Claire Parler, program; Wilson Kligman, publicity; and Kathleen Brown, hospitality. The committees are assisted by the denoninational student secre taries and Columbia ministers. "Fellow,ship Week" is being spon sored by the Inter-Faith Council. E HOUSE [E-COOKED MEALS M. thru Sat. Noon 7:15 to 8:45 12:00 to 1:45 5:45 to 7:30 Tickets to Students N STREET Io wn& Cou Allegro 8.95 lorable "Allegro." The shoe. e . .. red or green maracain. -BIRDS- I-V IEW This came from one of Doctor Babcock's brighter students in his English 129 class after the good doctor expained that the original meaning of the word "hussy" ap plied to a girl who was good in grammatical construction. The wise bird in the rear of the room, reportedly Harold Bourgeois, came forth with: "What you mean, doc tor, is that a hussy used to be a girl who knew her prepositiois, and now it means a girl who knows her propositions." . . . Ann Rogers saying that The Book (commonly known as the Gar net and Black of 1949) will appear before the end of the year.... On looker's comment: "After the last one, I don't know whether to be glad or sad." . . . Students hanging lantern atop Maxcy monument interrupted by the judge, then racing that worthy soul off the campus to Pendleton street. . . . Joe Patrone, Pi Beta Phi football coach, ending a lecture to his "ath letes" last week with: "-and be in early. For the next two weeks, don't have too much to do with men -the weaker sex." Unidentified student dragging a date into the Field House to at tend the Carolina-Citadel boxing matches - just one week early. Leaving with brick-red face and mad date. . . . Fans keeping score at Carolina Clemson basketball game to see who would win-Clenison or Henry Martin? When he left the game: Clemson 32, Martin 12. . . . Reported in the English Depart ment: Ancient Negress appearing at the home of Doctor Babcock. A. N.: Do Doctor Babcock live here? Mrs. B.: Yes. A. N.: Ain't he president of the Wildlife Federation? Mrs. B.: Yes. A. N.: Well why don't he do somethin' about my daughter. She sho' is leadin' a wildlife. Dr. Babcock: No comment. Indignant student beseeching The Gamecock to try to have class rings replaced with lapel buttons. Only reaction: "Nice for someone withno hahnds, but the average graduate can't afford a lapel." tensation of the year You'll love this shoe i neus Robert Ayers Is Fellowship. Week Speaker The Rev. Robert H. Ayers, state secretary of the Baptist Student Union, will present the feature speech of the "Fellowship" week to be sponsored by the Interfaith Council of the University, Wilson Hunter, vice-president, announced today. He will speak at a picnic supper for the student body in the naval armory Wednesday night, Feb. 23. The Rev. Mr. Ayers graduated Magna cum Laude from Furman REV. MR. AYERS University in 1939 and obtained his Divinity degree from Yale Uni versity in 1942. le was pastor of the Andrews Baptist Church from 1942 until he came to Columbia as the secretary of the Baptist Student Union of South Carolina in 1945. He led a seminar at the North American Conference at the Uni versity of Kansas in 1947, and has been closely associated with stu dent religious affairs in South Carolina. He is married and has a daugh ter Sandra. 4, and a son, Jerry, 9 months old. His hobbles are golf, collecting records, and antiques. Professor Finds Traits That Mark Ideal Professor Lafayette, Ind.-(I.P.)-Seeking an answer to the question of how to develop into a better teacher, Dr. Allen A. Smith of Purdue Univer sity's sociology staff recently asked 100 seniors and graduates in edu cational sociology to write a para graph on "My Ideal University Teacher." The statements were read and the ten most frequently occurring traits were tabulated. The list is as follows, in order listed: knowledge of subject, stimu lating intellectual imagination, ability in teaching and organizing subject-matter, personality, to put across subject, ability to get along with students, openminded and pro gressive attitude, fairness and im partiality, interest in students, sense of proportion and humor, and personal appearance. Today's Memo * * * ONE-DAY DRY CLEANING ALL WORK GUIARANTEED ARROW CLEANERS 1209 Gervais Phone 6471 .ST E ALL KINDS Salad and Shoe "GOT A BIG Dl TRY I Delicious CHINESE ai Proposed Ci Constitution Reading In Article I formerly reading "Sec tion I. The name of this organiza tion shall be the Student Govern ment of the University of South Carolina. Section 2. All regular matriculates of and candidates for degrees at the University of South Carolina shall be considered mem bers of the student body.", shall read, "Section 1. Membership of the student body within the scope of this constitution shall be inter preted as all students enrolled in any current session." Article II formerly reading "The officers of the student body shall be as follows: President, first vice president, second vice-president, and secretary-treasurer. The presi dent shall be elected from the ris ing senior academic class, the first vice-president from the rising senior law class, the second vice president from the females in the rising senior academic class, and the secretary-treasurer from the rising junior academic class.", shall be changed to read: "The officers of the student body shall be as fol lows: president, vice-president, sec retary, and treasurer. The presi dent shall be elected from the ris ing senior academic class, the vice president from the rising senior law class, and the secretary and treasurer from the rising junior academic class." "Section 2. Any elective officer may be removed for cause from office by a two thirds vote of the students present at the student body meeting pro vided five hundred (500) members of the student body are present, and provided such officers shall be given ten (10) days written no tice with specifications of the charges and an opportunity to make a defense." Article III formerly reading "Section 1. The president shall call meeting of the student body at such times as he may deem them neces sary, Also, any then (10) members of the student body, upon signing a petition to the student council, shall have the right to call such a meeting. The president shall be ex officio president of the student council, shall preside at its meet ings, and shall be entitled to a vote in the proceedings in the case of a tie vote in that body. The presi dent may call special meetings of the student council, and shall call such meetings at the written re quest of a majority of the mem bers of the student council. The president shall discharge all other duties incidental or pertaining to his office.", shall be changed to read as follows: "The president shall call meetings of the student body whenever necessary. He shall preside over all meetings of the student body. He sbiall have power to appoint members of the council committees, subject to confirma tion of two-thirds of the members of the student council. (b) The president shall be ex officio presi dent of the student council, shall preside at its meetings, and shall be entitled to vote in the proceed ings only in case of a tie vote in that body. (c) The president may call special meetings of the stu dent council and shall call such meetings at the written request of the majority of the members of that body." There are minor changes in the duties of the other officers because of the cutting out of the second vice-president but they are of no great importance. Article V formerly reading "All powers herein enumerated shall be vested in the student council" will now read "The student council shall have power to act for the stu dent body. The student assembly by a two-thirds vote, may rescind any action of the student council provided at least one-third of the members of the student body are present." A portion of Section 3 of Article V reading "Election of minor class officers so vacated shall be called AKS $1.00 -string Potatoes NNER DATE?" THIR L PLAZA id AMERICAN Diahes ianges In Sti To Be Voted krmory Feb at the discretion of a class presi dent. In case of the withdrawal from school of a class president, the vice-president shall be ele vated", and Section 4 reading "All action of the student council shall be considered action of the student body subject to Article VIII" has been deleted. Section 2 of Article VI has been added to by the addition of the fol lowing: "It (the student council) shall further have the power to elect members of the joint-student faculty committees not otherwise herein provided for." Also the duties of the council have been added to by Sections 3-7. These were Sections 2 and 3 of the old constitution which read: "There shall be established by the council a committee on Student-Faculty Relations. This comniiittee is to be composed of the president of the Co-ed Association, the first vice president of the student body, the Dean of Women, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the President of the University and the Dean of Administration, three students chosen annually by the council, and three faculty regre sentatives chosen by the faculty. This committee shall meet for the discussion and promotion of cor dial relations between the faculty and student body of the University. There shall be established by the council a Committee on Coopera tives. This committee is to be com posed of 2 faculty members ch.sen by the faculty, the managers of Cooperatives, and 3 representatives chosen by the council. This com mittee shall report every three months on the matters it has con sidered and the suggestions it has made to improve the service of the cooperatives." The new constitution has Sec tion 3-7 as follows: "The regulations governing so cial events shall be administered by a Committee on Social Affairs. This committee shall consist of 5 members, not more than 2 from any school, and not more than 3 from either sex. The duties of this com mittee shall be to plan and execute campus-wide social affairs and similar events." "There shall be established by the council a committee on Student Faculty Relations. This committee is to be composed of the President of the University, Dean of Women, Dean of Men, Dean of Arts and Science, Secretary of the Y.M.C.A., president of the student body, one student from each school repre sented on the council and 2 faculty representatives chosen by the com mittee." "There shall be a Finance Com mittee whose duty shall be to allo cate such portion of the student activities fee as is to be appor tioned. This Committee shall be composed of 7 students and 3 fac ulty advisors and the director of student activities. Student organi zations receiving allocations must present adequate budgets, keep or derly books and submit accounts to semi-annual audit." "There shall be an Intramural Committee whose duty it shall be to work with the Athletic Depart ment to organize and supervise in tramural sports. This committee shall be composed of 6 students, not more than 3 of which shall be of the same sex. "There shall be an Athletic Ad visory Committee whose duty it Is YOU so u SCHOOL .JEWELR3 SPORTSVM SODA FO adent Body On At Final cuary 17 shall be to meet with F.A.C. and other groups who determine poli. cies concerning athletic events. This committee shall be composed of 5 students." ,Article VIII, which relates to the Honor Council, has been changed to read simply: "The Honor Coun cil, under such authority granted by the -Board of Trustees and fac ulty, has sole and complete juris diction on all matters of Honor. All authority and jurisdiction for action in such matters derives from the Board of Trustees and faculty only." Article IV, Section 2, has been changed to read: "The officers of the student council shall be the president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer of the student body. Other members shall be the four class presidents, and elected repre sentatives chosen by the regularly enrolled students in the schools and colleges of the University. Each school shall have at least one representative. The election shall be on the following basis: For stu dent body enrollment up to 3,000 there shall be one elected represen tative per one hundred students enrolled therein. For enrollment of 3,000 or above, there shall be one elected representative per one hun dred and fifty students enrolled therein. In either system of appor tionment used, an additional rep resentative shall be given to each school for every major fractional part of the enrollment. The fig ures for each student election shall be the official enrollment from the Registrar's Office for the term in which election occurs." Article IX concerning Nomina tions has been changed because of the new representation on the council. It reads: "Section 1. A student body meet ing shall be held on or before the Tuesday immediately preceding the first day of election for the purpose of nominating the candidates for the following offices: all student body offices and cheerleaders. Nominations of student body offi cers may also be made by petition signed by one hundred members of the student body. Each class shall on or before the same day, hold a meeting of the class for the pur pose of nominating candidates for class officers. Nomination of class officers may also be made by peti tion signed by 25 members of that class." "Section II. A meeting of the students of each school in the Uni versity shall be held on or before the Wednesday preceding the first day of election for the purpose of nominating the representative to the council. Nomination may be made by petition signed by 4% of the enrollment of the school but in no case shall be less than 15." "Section III. There shall be an annual beauty pageant' of- junior and senior co-eds who have com pleted at least 3 semesters at U. S. C., for the purpose of selecting candidates for May Queen. No other than those selected at the pageant shall be eligible for elec tion to this office. The pageant shall be under the supervision of Kappa Sigma Kappa fraternity unless the Council, by a two-thirds vote, deems it advisable to delegate this authority to some other or ganization. There shall be an ac counting of funds collected and dis bursed to the Finance Committee of the Student Council." &NTEEN RS .. . se it SUPPLIES EA R UNTAITN