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Largest College Weekly In .C Ra5in The Carolinas For 194748 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLIII, No. 18 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MARCH 4, 1949 Founded 1908 Student Cou Plan To Assi Seats At Foo Method Of Electing For 1949 Garnet and Student council, at its mee approved a plan concerning thi regulation of student and da games next fall. Changes were the outstanding seniors for th According to the new ticket plan every student will be assigned a seat for the entire season on a date after registration. Tickets will be awarded on a seniority basis in the following order (1) academic seniors, graduate stu dents, and juniors and seniors in Law School, (2) academic juniors and freshmen in Law School, (3) sophomores and (4) freshmen. Credits as shown by records in the registrar's office will deter mine the class in which an indi vidual is placed. Students desiring to date for the four games may obtain their tickets at the same time and must get season tickets together. If a senior should date a freshman, the tickets would be in the senior sec tion. Date tickets for non-stu dents will be handled in the same way and will be $14.40 for the block of four tickets. The ticket committee pointed out that the student section would begin at the 60-yard line and that seats in the student section would be of the same size as those sold to the general public. All cases of lost tickets will be handled through Student Council. Outstanding Seniors Rules for the election of out standing seniors were liberalized at the request of the committee on selection. The maximum num ber to be selected was raised from 14 to 16. The committee elected nine under the old tules and were prevented from electing more by other provisions of the rules. The members felt that there were more students who should be: considered and wanted rules re-; vised to enable them to do so. Student Council voted to amend rules so that in the future no honorary leade:ship fraternity or sorority may have more than two on the committee of selection. A committee was appointed by Pres. Bob Sumwalt to meet with the faculty and discuss changes the faculty had made in the pro posed constitution Committee members were Kathryn Wallace, Jim Thomas and Carroll Gilliam. The president directed the sec retary to inform the Law Federa tion that their representative had been absent two consecutive times and they would lose their seat on Council if a third absence was in curred this week.. Social Science Club Discusses Federal Aids For Education 4,At a recent meeting of the South Carolina Bata chapter of P1 Gannna Mu, national social science society, James Adger Brown, Jr., instructor in psychology, was the moderator for a discussion of the subject, "Federal Aid for Educa tion-Should South Carolina ac cept it?" Others taking part were Marvin B. Poston, Effingham; Charles H. VanPatten, Charleston; Lewie G. Merritt, Columbia; and John Lind say, Columbia. The meeting was held in the fac ulty room of McKissick Library. Dean Robert Sumwalt *Chosen To Committee On Surveying Control Dean R. L. Sumwalt of the uni versity school of engineering, has been named to the committee on control surveys of the American 'Society of Civil Engineers Division of Surveying and Mapping. Announcement of the appoint ment was received from R. M. Wil son, Washington, secretary of the ncil Adopts .gn Students tball Games Outstanding Seniors Black Is Changed ting last week, unanimously a seating of students and the te tickets for home football made in the maner of electing e 1949 Garnet and Black. KSK Schedules Beauty Pageant For March 23 By CARROLL GILLIAM March 23 was set officially as the date for the 1949 Carolina Beauty Pageant by Kappa Sigma Kappa service fraternity Wednes day night. Candidates for May Queen of 1949 will be selected from nomi nees of campus sororities, Girls' Independents and other organiza tions. Three nominees will be se lected by the judges of the Beauty Pageant to run for May Queen in the campus general election in April. Each sorority is being notified this week to select its three nomi nees and the Independents six. Any campus organization having 30 members may also make a nomina tion. Nominations must be in the hands of Kappa Sigma Kappa president, Jim Dallas, or vice president, Sol Abrams, by 5 p. m. Wednesday. Kappa Sigma Kappa will elect its honorary member for this year at iext week's meeting. Eleetion was postponed this week to allow the nomination committee more time to secure information on pos sible nominees. The recipient of the Kappa- Sigma Kappa Service plaque was named Wednesday night, but will not be announced until later in the semester. Dick Singleton was elected scribe to succeed Ed Teague who did not return to school this semester. Journalism Group, Plans For Social; Chooses Club Key Phi Epsilon Nu, journalism fra ternity chose their fraternity key design at their regular monthly business meeting March 1. Social committee chairman, Ben Boddie reported plans for a cabaret-style party to be held at the .VFW post either March 10 or 11. The key chosen will be of stan dard outline with swivel loop for attaching to a key chain. At the top will be the fraternity's Greek letter initials. The center will be a bas relief scroll with the quota tion frony Joseph Pulitzer, "Prin ciples raeher than prejudice." At the bottom of the key will bie "USC" and the year of the wear er's class. Jim Newbury, chairman of the key committee, displayed several designs before members made their choice.e The meeting was adjourned by Pres. Ned Threatt after a motion had been made and carried that dues be paid up to date before members would be eligible for a key. WUSC Cooperates 'i To Begin Intercoll WUSC, student radio station, is beginning an exchange of progranms with student stations at other in stitutions. This was disclosed today by Tom Richardson, station manager, and Robert Carpenter, director of pub licity. This exchange was suggest ed sometime ago by the Intercol legiate Broadcasting System, a network organization of college and Laiversity radio stations. Station WAUP at the Univer lity of Alabama has transcribed a :iramatic program called "Crimson l'heatre" which it is sending to WUSRC in exchanefo "neundan New Studej wso Kathryn Wallace, senior from C( law senior from Sumter. are pict1 meeting following their election Fei president of the student body, resp< Schwartz polled 228 votes in the Horne and Jesse Martin. Miss Wall Becky Fuller and Ruth Patrick. ( USC Debaters Com Teams At South Att Being Held At Lenc By NED 'I Campus The university debating tet in the South Atlantic forensic College, Hickory, N. C. Representatives from appi 3ttcS wil1 participate at the I bate is "Resolved: That the adopt a policy of equalizing et supported schools by means of Review Requests Student Authors To Give Writings At a meeting of the Carolina Review staff today, Editor Albert Munn called for more short story contributions from students for the university quarterly publication. March 1 was the deadline for short stories and poetry but this has been extended five days to solicit new material. Munn said extensive plans have been made for a new and larger advertifing section. The general makeup of the magazine will re main the same but a surprise cover will be used on the next issue, he said. Jem Newbury was elected poetry editor. Seals Wins Oratory Conitest, Speech Oni Teachers' Plight Bill Seals, law student from Dil Ion, won the annual oratorical con test of Euphradian Literary So ciety Tuesda~y night with his speech on the teaching profession. Seals showed the deplorable con ditions of the educational system, including low salaries, which are causing many to leave the profes sion. He emphasized that everyone must take a greater interest in the p)roblenm and force the legislature to increase the salaries. Judge for the contest was Jim Simmons. Bill Seals was elected student council representative, re placing Ramon Schwartz. ith IBS Network egiate Programs vous With FlLeedom," an original drama presented recently by the WUSC Radio Theater. Other exchanges with WABP are in the making, and WUSC leaders are now engaged in cor respondence with leaders of other campus radio stations concerning exchanging programs. The transcriptions are made on tape recorders. University students built WUSC from the ground up and broadcast a variety of programs from it. These programs include music, drama, forums, and debates. Herschel Hudson, junior from Charleston, is program diector st Officers olumbia, and Ramon Schwartz, Jr., ired at the first Student Council bruary 22 as iecond and first vice actively. special election to win over John ace received 185 votes, eliminating USC photo by Harris.) iete With Thirty antic Tournament iir Rhyne College 'HREATT Editor tm left yesterday to compotp tournament at Lenoir Rhyne oximately 30 schools in 10 lickory event. Subject for de Federal Government should ucational opportunities in tax annual grants by the Federal government." Irene Krugman and Jean Stro ther will compose the girls' af firmative team with Barbara Cloyd and Donna Long representing the negative. The men's affirmative team is composed of James Simmons and Albert Watson with Melton Klig man and Bill Scott taking the negative side. The team must take at least fourth place honors in this meet ing to be eligible for an invitation to the National Pi Kappa Delta forensic tournament in Peoria, Ill., April 9-14. The local debaters have already been invited to the West Point tournament April 26. In the Southeastern tournament held at Agnes Scott College in De catur, Ga., last week-end, the men's affirmative team won over two Auburn and Davidson. and two Alabama teams and lost to Florida North Carolina, and Ag nes Scott. The negative team won over Au burn,. Georgia Tech, Alabama, and North Georgia but lost to David son, Florida, and Randolph-Macon. Prof. Merrel G. Christophersen, university director of forensics and dramatics, is the team's coach. Filibuster Debate By Clariosophics Aired Over WUSC Rebel yells and boos greeted the Clariosophic debate Tuesday which was broadcast over the campus radio staten. "Should the Fili buster be Outlawed"' was the topic for debate and from the reaction of the audience there were opinions on the subject besides those of the debaters. D)ebating that the fili buster should be outlawed were Art Trieber and Gene Rogers, and that this minority weapon should not be outlawed were Roy Berry and Ray Berry. Charles Gasque, president of the Clariosophic, gave a short speech on the purpose of the debates, which is to develop speaking abil ity. Ray Berry was in charge of the program which was one of the series of literary society debates which are being broadcast over WURC each Tuesday at 8:00np. m. Graduate Study Requests Must Be Filed Soon By PHILIP M. BRYAN March 15 is the deadline for ap plications from students desiring fellowships and assistant8hips at the university for 1949-50, Dr. Wilfrid H. Callcott, dean of the graduate school, said today. Doctor Callcott said there were 25 awards with stipends varying from $400 to $900 for two semes ters. There are few applications from USC students, possibly be cause they are unaware of the of fers, he said. The graduate school notices have been sent to all the colleges of N. C., S. C., Ga., and Fla. and to all leading colleges throughout the country. Applications have been received from Louisiana State, the University of Colorado and from Illinois university. Doctor Callcott named 12 fel lowships which enable graduate students to pursue work in regular schools and departments; 11 as sistantships which means part time work in grading papers and serving as instructors; the A. Fos ter McKissick memorial fellowship for an engineering student; and the J. Rion McKissick fellowship, awarded on the applicant's pros pect of future usefulness. Interested students are urged to contact Doctor Callcott in Maxcy college, room 129, immediately. Textile Industry Plans Exhibition Of Photographs The "traveling photo exhibit" of Textile Information service, a col lection of greatly enlarged photo graphs depicting the story of the modern textile industry, will begin an extended tour here in March. it will be exhibited first at the McKissick Library from about the middle of March until April 10, and then will be placed on exhibit at other educational institutions in the two Carolinas during the spring and summer months. Many of the scenes are in the Carolinas. The exhibit is being brought to Co lumbia direct from Los Angeles where it will be shown during the annual meeting of the National Cotton Council March 7-9. Registrar Releases Enrohnent Figures For Cuirent Term Total Spring term enrollment at the university was 3,815 on Febru ary 23 according to figures released by Capt. R. C. Needham, registrar. Of this total there were 3,117 men and 698 women. The number of veterans was 2,233. The figures released by Captain Needham this week were further broken down to include the num ber' of persons enrolled in the var ious schools. Business administration led all other schools with an enrollment of 1,082; the school of arts and sciences, 832; engineering, 559; education, 360; graduates, 329; law, 312; pharmacy, 210; and jour nalism, 130. The total enrollment marks a drop of some 250 students under the figure of 4,072 that registered Pr classes in the fall semester. Midshipmen Appoii In Company And P1 The NROTC midshipmen who: have been appointed company com manders for the spring term are: Company Commander, W. P. Ful ler, Jr., Lieutenant; Company Sub commander, B. F. Warr,er, Lieu tenant, junior grade; Company Adjutant, Ward Gaily, Jr., Lieu-' tenant, junior grade; Company Lieutenant, R. C. Osborne, Ensign; Company Chief Petty Officer, R. E. Weatherly, Chief Petty Officer. Those who have been appointed platoon commnanders are: Com mander first platoon, J. L. Light, Lieutenant, junior grade; Com mander second platoon, J. C. Meetze, Ensign; Commander third . platon,n. K. Miller 1Ensign.' Senior Cla OfAssemb Faculty Ruling Reg To Fill Application Candidates for degrees in J :uested by Dean Bradley, to a. m., Tuesday, March 8, to required senior comprehensive in accordance with a ruling I Baby To Reign After Tonight's Beauty Contest By OLGA EDWARDS The Baby Beauty Contest will )e held tonight at 7:00 p. m. in D)rayton Hall. Admission will be en cents. Each child will be spon ;ored by two students and a store. rhe children and their sponsors xre: Roger Hinson, sponsored by Lecoste Munn and Mary Ann Sand rs; Mary Evelyn Patrick, by Dick Dunham and Jeanette Monts; Elizabeth Ann Priester, by Olga Edward and Malcolm Rentz; Ray Lytle, Jr., by Bill Huckaby; "Bo" %lassengale by Charlie Turner and Eunice Byrd; Janet Lee by Leland Williams and Cornelia Burnett; Suzzane Stern, by L. C. Dimery ind Wilma Stroud; Linda Kay Smith by Wilson Hunter and Bev rly Smith. Also Sandra Ayers by George Freeman and Freida Byrd; Bobby Van Do'ren by Anne Williams and J. P. Miller; Elaine Moody, by Dutch Riley and Rosalyn Lee; Mar jorie Ann Putnam by Durham Lewis and Faye Davis; Harriett Miller by Sammy Dennis and Mary Letha Atkinson; Karen Russell by Patty Wannamaker and John Wan namaker; Rebekah Naylor by Sherrod Bumgardner and Helen Harbin; and Sherra Ain Hilton, by Oliver Littlejohn and Beverly Littlejohn. Also Billy Brickle, by Sue Brickle Rnd Tommy Balleu; Brenda Tay lor, by Richmond Smith and Dessa Turkette; and Johnnie Wilson, by Columbia College. Humanities Group Will Hear Paper By Doctor Seigler Dr. M. B. Seigler of the English iepartment will present a paper to the Bain Humanities Club Wed iesday at 8 p. m. in room 16 of Building I, Prof. .J. E. Whitesell, :'lub president, announced. All fac ulty members and graduate stu :lents are asked to attend. Doctor Seigler's paper is entitled, 'Milton's Concept of Guilt." He wrote his dissei-tation on the works f Milton and is considered an out atanding scholar in this field. The Bain Humanities Club meets monthly and papers in the field of the humanities are presented. Professor Whitesell said the Bainu Humanities Club is named after a former beloved Professor f Greek and Latin at the unuiver sity. itments Revealed atoon Commands Squad leaders, all of whom have the rating of Petty Officer 4/c, ap pointed for this term are: first squad, J. A. Savoca; second squad, C. E. Nichols; third squad, J. Sa voy; fourth squad, J. N. Ness; fifth squad, H. W. Latimer; sixth squad, G. L. Dial, III; seventh squad, R. M. Dunham; eighth iquad, R. W. Fennel; ninth squad, J. W. Williams, Jr.; tenth squad, K. L. Dean; eleventh squad, R. C. rhomas; twelfth squad, R. T. Bolneau. The appointed color guard is G. S. McCain, Petty Officer 1/c; T. B. Neeley, Petty Officer 2/c; H. K. McMillian, Petty Officer 3/c; J B. McMath , tnOfce ..a ss Notified ly Tuesday uires All Seniors s And Take Exams une, all seniors, have been re report to Drayton Hall at 10 complete applications for the examinations. The exams are )y the university faculty and council. Full details regarding the exam inations will be given during the assembly Tuesday. Each senior will receive a pamphlet containing a description of each part of the tests of general education, includ ing sample test questions, accord ing to Dean Bradley's announce ment. These examinations are in regulnr use by many colleges and universities under a cooperative system. Seniors who will be candidates for degrees at the end of the sum mer session are also invited to take the tests. Those seniors who cannot attend the Tuesday assembly are request ed to visit the Personnel Bureau, ground floor of McKissick library, as soon as possible, and fill in the registration form and application schedule. These forms can be com pleted quickly in the bureau office, including a choice of the Advanced ruxamnanLon. Seniors who plan to complete degrees through correspondence courses are reminded to apply for and stand these tests during their last semester of on-campus course work. Fountain pens are requested of all attending the assembly and any class absences caused by the tests will be excused. Society Reports Chemistry News On Station WKIX A radio program, "Headlinet in Chemistry," is presented by uni versity chemistry students over Columbia station WKIX Mondays at 2:15 p. m. The 10-minute program is pro duced by university student affi liates of the American Chemistry society. Each week a report is made on advancements and im provements in chemistry of the pre ceding week. Practical problems, discoveries. or chemistry in house hold uses are discussed. University students in chemistry or chemical engineering may be come Student Affiliates of the American Chemistry society upon recommendation of two members of the society' (one a teacher). If there arc 12 or more studemt affiliates on a college campus, they may form a chapter. The univer sity chapter was formed in the 1948 Fall term. International Club Discussion Features European Recovery The European Recovery Pro gram will be discussed on Univer sity Forum, Saturday at 2:30 p. m. over radio station WIS. Mem hers of the International Relations Club, Robert McClain, Kemp Yar borough, Harvey Golden and Eric Oppenheimer will discuss the fu.. ture of ERP. Dr. John B. Mc Conaughy, p)rofessor of political science, will be moderator. Admiral Smith Asked To Attend Ceremonies At Tennessee Town An invitation to "Opening of City Gates" ceremonies March 19 at Oak Ridge, Tenn., has been re ceived by Pres. Norman M. Smith of the university this week. President Smith said the invita tion was from the town council of Oak Ridge, site of atom bomb pro duction during World War II, and that an "Atomic Exposition" would be featured. After six years of government restriction, the town will be opened to all. Dinners, dances, parades and speeches will highlight the celebration, President Smith said.