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Largest College Weekly In WeekyfI ACP Rating The Carolinas For 1947-48 UNIVERSIT' OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLIii, No. 19 COLUMBIAt SOUTH CAROLINA, MARCH 11, 1949 Fudd10 Speci Class Of 1949 Plans Morning Graduation The senior class gave approval Tuesday to plans calling for grad uation exercises to be held at 10:80 a. m., June 6 on the horseioe. The plans, as submitted by class president Jim Thomas, also call for a "coffee" to be given by the administration from 9:30 to 10:15 a. m. in the vicinity of McKissick library. In event of rain on the morning of graduation day, the exercise will be postponed until the afternoon and if inclement weather condi tions still exist the exercises will be held in the field house. Final approval of the class's rec ommendations will be sought from the faculty committee on June week. Thomas also announced plans for a senior prom which is tentatively set for Friday, May 6. Date tickets of $1 each will be sold to members of the senior class only. Those who purchase tickets will be given stag bids free. Seniors desering tickets should send $1 'in a self-addressed en velope to Carolyn McCullough, class treasurer, at Box 3986. A re ceipt will be sent until it is defi nitely assured that the dance will be held. Assisting Thomas on the com mittee that drew up the plans were Howard House, Ed Cleckley, Jane Simmons, Laura Speed, and Buddy MacEachern. Thomas also urged the class to vote ."Yes" for the new constitu tion in the special election today. 'Queen For a Day' May Bring Name Band To Carolina Approximately 50 ' representa tives of campus organizations met with Student Council in its weekly meeting Monday to discuss the pos sibilities of celebrating "Queen for a Day" in April or May. The main points in the new constitution were also presented and the groirp was urged by Council to back the adop tion of it today. A majority of those present ex pressed favor toward the "Queen for a Day" idea and Dick Single ton was appointed chairman of a committee to work on a plan to underwrite the cost of bringing a name band here for that day. President Bob Sumwalt told the group that Hal McIntyre's orches tra could be obtained for a dance during the festivities for $750 on Monday and Tuesday, $1000 on Wednesday and Thursday, and $1750 on Friday and Saturday. It was moved by Council that the committee to select outstandinug seniors should retain the nine 'al ready chosen and should choose not more than seven according to the new procedure adopted at the February 24 meeting of Council. Marine Program Needs A pplicants For Platoon Class Maj. Leonard B. Reid, naval science instructor ,and procure ment officer for the Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class, annouriced this week that persons Interested in applications for the program are invited to come to his office and talk it over. His office is located in room 202 of Hamilton College. Major Reid urged that applicants for the two summers training pro gram gain their information and fill In applications prior to April 20. Eight men will be selected from those applying. Freshmen, sopho mores and juniors are eligible to participate In the program. 11 Ele Law Schot Dean On C Admiral Smith I Failed To Comp] By PHIL An injunction enabling law s to re-enter classes was served c Circuit Judge G. Badger I order against Norman M. Smi uel L. Prince, law school dev of administration. Represeni are Columbia attorneys Clint I Dean alleges the law school has engaged in discriminatory prac tices. Dean Prince said Dean would have to attain a C-plus av erage for his 1948 Fall term grades, Dean state. Others in the law school are required to make a C average, Dean added. In the Spring and Summer se mester, all of Dean's grades were not satNfactory and in the Fall term was permitted to repeat courses he had failed. When he missed a C-phis average by one half a point, he said Dean Prince informed him he would have to leave the law school and that, "There is no chance of your get ting back in law school." The Gamecock received this statement irom President Smith. The University faculty are all in sympathy with the stu dents and are glad to assist them in any way. They are particularly sym pathetic with any boy or girl who has difficulty in meeting the scholastic requirements of the University, and stand ready to give any outside as sistance that will enable them to continue their work at the University . . . . I have talked at some length with Clyde, and also with the Dean and Faculty of the law school, and I find that he has failed to live up to his contract under which the fac ulty of the law school per mited him to repeat his fresh man work. The scholastic standards of the law school have been in effect for many years and they have been ap plied equItably to all students. Dean re-entered classes March 4 and will stay in school pending a hearing of his suit. Before starting legal proceed ings, Dean said he asked President Smith for a hearing by the board of trustees. President Smith said he had been empowered by the board to act for them and refused the hearing. Her, are the new officers of the are Fred Bosnowski, Johns Island Columbia, vice-president; and Jim 1 is not shown. See story at right ( 9 etion >l Admits ourt Order )eclares Dean ly With Contract BRYAN chool freshman Clyde C. Dean n university officials March 3. laker of Florence signed the th, university president, Sam n, and John A. Chase, dean ;ing the Orangeburg student '. Graydon and John Grimball. Bridge Company Plans Interview With Graduates By W. H. McCARTHA W. M. Thatcher, representative of the American Bridge Company will conduct interviews of seniors March 15, the Placement Bureau announced Wednesday. The Ameri can Bridge Company is particularly interested in interviewing 1949 graduates of civil and architectural engineering. Graduates in other branches of engineering who are interested in the U. S. Steel Corporation may send application forms, including faculty ratings to J. W. Reamer. Reamer will place them in charge, of the corporation subsidiary. Applications are also being re ceived by the Southern Pipe and Supply Company, Standard Oil Overseas Division and for profes sional careers with the Boy Scouts of America. Information'on these may be obtained from the Place meAt Bureau. The Bureau urges each senior to file individual information sheets so the office can compile a complete set of credentials as soon as pos sible. "The customary procedure for a personnel officer interviewing seniors is to come to the placement office following an individual's in terview and then study the com plete credentials of the several men of whom he is interested. It seems to be those credentials that are the deciding factor between men who have impressed th'e interviewing officer by interview," Basil Parks, director, announced. Anyone may make arrangements for the interviews in the Placement Bureau's office. Vew YMCA Of ficer YMCA that will assume their dutie president; Geor ge Wright, Spari fason, Columbia, treasurer. Ted NE (USC photo by Tom Teal.) Today Blue Key Will Award Trophy To Letterman Blue Key honor fraternity will present an Athletic Award this year to an outstanding member of the student body. Plans concern ing the presentation were made at a Blue Key meeting last week. The recipient of the award will be selected on a basis of merit and achievement. Service to life at Carolina in general, 'character, leadership and scholarship will de termine the merits. In addition the man must be a member of the Block "C," a senior, and have a grade of at least 4.00 for four years. A committee for the selection of the outstanding athlete Will be composed of the athletic director, the director of student affairs and three Blue Key members. Time for the presentation is ten tatively set for Awards Day. Music Students Imtiate Spring Recitals Friday A spring program of ten recitals was announced today' by Hugh Williamson, director of the univer sity department of music. The first of the series will be given Friday, March 18, and the tenth-the commencement recital on Friday, May 27. The ninth in the series will be a concert by the University chorus. All the recitals except one by organ students May 16, will be given in the University Chapel. The organ recital will be in Trinity Episcopal church. All will begin at 8:30 p. m. YMCA Organizes New Discussion Luncheon Group The "Y" is inaugurating a new Discussion Luncheon to be held at 1 p. i. on Tuesdays. These dis cussions, called the "Tuesday Square Tables," will be divided in to three groups :vocations, social actions and beliefs. The subjects for discussion on March 15 will he: vocations-"Can We Fit the Teachings of Christ in the Vocations of Today?" Social actions-"Can We Fit the Teach ings of Christ on Today's Morals?" Belief-"What Can We Believe About the Bible?" The representatives from the groups are: June Bouknight, fresh man; Carolyn Busbee, sophomore; and Buddy McEachern, junior senior. Marie Edwards is in charge of the luncheon. a in April. From left to right anburg, secretary; Bill Dominey, elev. Denmark, a.sistant teas.r.r, rOn Council Seel Which Will Broaden Po A special elpetion will be h approval or disapproval of th action can be taken on it, and election constitutes the third which was called off because a Student body President Bo added that "approval of the rn the securing of more power b: (If the constitution is appr( they meet here Tuesday, Marc Honor Board Explains Controvers On Honor Points of doubt and controversy concerning the Honor Principle were explained by the Honor Board in a letter sent to the fac ulty this week. The Board has requested that the letter be read to the various classes as the points discussed have raised questions from the student body. The letter states "The Honor Board is the stu dent's agent. It upholds the in tegrity of the student and the character of the university. "For the purpose of clarifying to the student the Honor System to which he subscribed upon en tering the university, attention is called to the following points: "1. The Honor Board is sepa rate from the Discipline Commit tee in that the Honor Board is concerned with violations of the Honor Principle whereas the Dis cipline Committee is concerned with violations of university regu lations. "2. The Honor Board does not approve of identical quizzes being Law Federa Federal Dist Oscar H. Doyle Poin Of Criminal Trials I fy RUDY RIVERS News Editor Oscar H. Doyle, federal district attorney, told an assembly of the Law Federation Wednesday that it was, in a measure, the clowning of his career as a lawyer to speak to the lawv school. Doyle graduated from the law school in 1915 and is prominent in the law circles of the state. Dean S. L. Prince introduced the speaker to the student body, after a short ceremony for the an nouncement of new members se lected for the order of the Wig and Robe. Doyle's address was concerned with pointing out procedures in Fred Sosnowski Si As Newly Elected U Bill Dominey Chos Fred Sosnowski, rising junior from Johns Island,, was elected president of the YMCA at a meet ing of "Y" last week at Flinn hall. He will succeed President Bob Sumwalt whose term expires in April. Elected vice president was Bill Dominey, Columbia junior. George Wright, Spartanburg junior, will serve as' secretary. Jim Mason, Columbia junior, was named treas urer and Ted Neeley, Denmark junior, was elected assistant treas urer. Faculty members Prof. Frank T. Meeks, Dr. Guy F. Lipscomub and Prof. Frank B. He.t, wem Consti Ls Approval ( Increase Rej wer Of Stud, By KEN BALDWIN, Jr. Managing Editor eld today in ODK Circle fron Le new constitution. At least a two-thirds majority is nece. reading that was sought in a t quorum was not present. b Sumwalt urged that stude ew constitution will result in I v the students than they hav( >ved today it will be presented h 16. If it is approved by th4 ial Points Principle given at different times, and holds the teacher responsible for any condition which arises out of the situation. The Honor Board feels that the teacher has no right to put the responsibility on the student not to discuss or reveal the test he has taken. "3. The practice of alternate seating is recommended by the Honor Board as it is felt that this practice is not indicative of a lack of faith in the student, but it is done" as an effort to allow him more freedom of movement and comfort. "4. Alternate tests for the pur pose of preventing cheating. given to a single group are not condoned because this is considered as a lack of faith in the Honor Prin ciple. "5. Students may perform labo ratory work together with ap proval of the professor, but it is definitely a breach of the Honor Principle to. copy laboratory ma terial, ic., accounting, physics, engineering, chemistry, etc." ion Hears rict Attorney ts Out Procedures n Federal Courts federal trials of criminal cases. He said the general public has a poor concep)tion of the character of the criminal trial lawyer. They think "he is partially criminal himself." The district attorney refuted this assumption stating that in his own experience, the criminal trial law yei- is as accomplished and as competent as the civil trial lawyer. With reference to the practice derived ini criminal cases Doyle said that criminal trials receive more ptubl icity," are more emotional, and provide a better study of hu man character, than do civil trials, "There is nothing reprehensible about the criminal practice," he added. ~ceeds Sumwalt resident Of TY; en Vice-President elected to the "Y" Board of Direc tors and will serve with Ed Royall, Mt. Pleasant, sophomore represen tative and Bayard Peach, Spring field, Mass., freshman representa tive. Ralph Lewis was reelected~ alumni member of the Board. The YMCA student officers or ganize discussion groups, social functions and welfare projects The 14 member Board of Directors is the supervising body of the YMCA. The Board formulates "Y' policy and inspects the budget. In addition a 19 member cabinel assists the elected officers in carry img out the various activities of itution )f Document ?resentation, ent Body 1 10 a. m. until 3 p. m. to seek 200 students must vote before ;sary for ratification. Today's recent student body meeting its vote on the matter and )etter student government and ever had." to the Board of Trustees when Board it will go into effect at the elections in April.) One of the principal features of the new document is the broaden ing of representation, wherein each school or college of the uni versity will be represented on one of the following bases (1) if the student body enrollment is less than 3,000, one representative will be elected for every 100 students enrolled in each school or college and (2) if the student body enroll ment is 3,000 or over, one repre sentative will be elected for every 150 students enrolled in each school or college. An additional representative shall be given to each school for each major frac tional part of the enrollment. These representatives, plus the four student body officers (presi dent, vice-president, secretary and treasurer) and the four class pres idents, will provide a studeijL gov erning body of approximately 30 voting members instead of the present 15. Also of importance is the crea tion of several committees that vitally affect student affairs. One such is a Committee on Social Af fairs which "will plan and exe cute campus-wide social affairs and similar events subject to re view." A Finance Advisory Committee will be established "to allocate, subject to review, such portion of the student activities fee as is set aside for apportionment. "Others to be organized are: Student-Fac ulty Relations Committee. Intra mural Advisory Committee and an Athletic Advisory Committee to work with the Faculty Athletic Committee. It w~as disclosed by a committee that discussed the constitution with the faculty, that the phrase "subject to review" referred to the university President and the Di rector of Student Activities. The phrase was inserted by the faculty after the document had obtained second reading and it was ex plained that the president already has this power. Council, meeting last week, granted unanimous consent to the Clariosophic Literary society to hold its political rally in connec tion with the Spring elections. Unanimous approval was also given a motion by Jim Thomas to send a letter to J. T. Stradley, superintendent of buildings and grounds, thanking him for his co operation during the year. A new committee to investigate the possibilities of a campus com munity chest was appointed by Sumwalt. Serving are Carrol Gil liam, chairman; Kathryn Wallace, Jim Mason, Spruce McCain and Sol Abram. Euphradian Society To Honor Freshmen At Tuesday Smoker A smoker will be given for all male freshmen by the Euphradlan Literary Society, Tuesday at 7 p. in.,- third floor of Harper college, Rayford Gambrell, president, an noncned yesterday.