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Information L Has Scheduk Of Everyone By JANE DOWE "Just a minute, please. I'll find out where your husband is this hour." That is not the voice of the F.B.I., but it is the cheerful an swer of Miss Jane Brooks Mar shall, who has charge of the in formation bureau. Her official duty is to give information regard ing the schedule, where-abouts, or curriculum of any student or pro fessor to anyone who wishes to know. When asked, she obtains her information from the card indexed schedule cards which she alphabetically arranges and keeps in her office. Miss Marshall's office in the lobby of Maxey has become a popu lar campus institution, and she estimates that an average of 40 people visit her desk each day. Not only is there a clock, a public telephone, and a schedule file, but there is Miss Marshall, who al ways finds time to chat with visit ors. A, university student herself a few years ago, she knows the professors and can give advice about them to inquirers. Other duties, which have devel oped since the information bureau was first created in January 1947,1 include receiving all telegrams and special delivery letters for the main campus, scheduling all cam pus events-current and future, and giving information concerning anything, or anybody, on the cam puis. Another task which falls to Miss Marshall is handling tickets for various campus events, such as shows sponsored by Co-Ed, Alpha Kappa Gamma, and Kappa Sigma Kappa and movies sponsored by the Film Society. She handles at least six financial drives, such as the current Red Cross drive, each year in Maxey and must solicit funds from the professors and personnel whose offices are in that building. One of her jobs last semester was handling the tickets to the movie "Henry V." There are certain facts that she must know automatically, for she receives daily requests for them. They include the hours of the swimming pool, depository, obser vatory, infirmary, the cafeterias and the schedule of the Carnegie Music Set. Phone numbers that are in constant demand are Columbia hospital, the railway express, and the Greyhound, Southern, and Seaboard stations. She keeps these numbers filed away. Thoroughly enjoying her versi fied duties, Miss Marshall said that her favorite is showing people around the art exhibit in Maxcy lobby and describing the pictures and artists to them. Prof. Edmund Yaghjian gives information about The Business Men Choice at Quality an Original Try One of' Ouri And You'll Be 1317 SUik Next Door t('i GR A Y Your Headquartei Sport Cardi Sla Jayson Crosby Sqt GR A Y Distinctive I ?ureau Head ?, Telephone On Campus each exhibit to her so that she can inform visitors. Second favorite, she says, is do ing little jobs for faculty mem bers, such as watching for guests. "Faculty members never impose, and I like to have them think of the information desk as a central place to have things done," Miss Marshall said. Her chief problem are students who neglect to give her informa tion about scheduled events and meetings, and, when asked, she is unable to give information. She re quests that students be as prompt as faculty members are about giv ing her news of their group plans and meetings. Her second problem are students who do not notify her about changes in their schedules and their residences. She asks that students tell her about these changes promptly to avoid confu sion when an unexpected visitor ar rives to see the student. "I'm always amused by the hus band-wife conversations that take place on this telephone," Miss Mar shall said. She explained that hus bands often run by between classes to see how things are at home, but that they do little talking af ter their wives answer the phone. The wives usually list things for their husbands to do on the way home, and, when the men hang up, they are irritated and sorry that they called. She says that she tries to he busy when domestic feuds occur, but that she can not avoid hearing the angry words. Amusing incidents take place of ten in her daily routine. One Sat urday recently a package arrived warked "Perishable." She tried in vain to find the owner both Satur day and Monday, but he had gone home for a long weekend. When she arrived at her desk Tuesday morning, she could hardly fight her way through the thousands of fruit flies. The package had contained apples, but, she said, the boy re -eived apple sauce. Miss Marshall is a regular em ployee, working from 9 a. m. until 1 p. m. and from 3 p. m. until 5 p. m. Monday through Friday and a half day on Saturday. Her job is a year-around one, and, except for two-weeks' vacation with pay, she has only five holidays-Christmas, New Year's, Fourth of July, "Big Thursday," and Thanksgiving. A warm personality as well as a jack - of - all - trades. Miss Jane Brooks Marshall is interested in knowing the students about whom she gives information. Your con versation will be constantly inter ru pted by phone calls, hut you will enjoy it because Miss Marshall can give you "'Information.'" 'S GRIL L and College Boys' All Time' d Variet3 ~e Here )elicious Luntches Back for More. ITER STr hie Fire Stationa SON'S rs For Sportswear Coats gans cks Shirts are Shoes SON'S W1en's Wear LIN ST. Pi Kappa Choir Presented On WIS Program Monday At 5 P. M. In addition to the annual spring tour and the participation in the college chorus, the University of South Carolina chorus is rehears ing for three other performances. On March 14, at 5 p. m., the chorus will sing over station WIS ,on a 15-minute program sponsored by the Columbia Merchants' As sociation; on March 17, at 11:30 a. in. the chorus will sing at the Columbia Township auditorium for the opening of the state teachers' meeting; and on May 23, at 8:30 p. ni. the chorus will give a con cert in the university chapel. Prof. Robert van Doren, director of the chorus, as yet has no in formatior about the dates and places of the spring tour, but he said that the tour would be ifi mediately preceded by a campus concert. The concert will include the numbers to be gung on the tour. Hypatian Society Elects Officers For Spring Term At the first meeting of the spring semester Hypatian literary society elected new officers. Those elected were Kathleen Brown, Lake City, president; Ruby Kitchens, Warrenville, vice president; Mar gie Ray, Hemingway, secretary; Dorothy Coe, Columbia, treasurer; Joanne Weaver, Columbia, critic; and Marcia Radoins, Birmingham, Ala., marshal. At a meeting on March 3 the members of the society were given the Kulter preference test. Episcopal Study Of Prayer Book Led By Alexander Rev. George Alexander, rector of Trinity Episcopal church, spoke to the Canterbury club Sunday at Trinity parish house. He discussed the prayer book- and its use in society and began the club's Len ten study of the prayer book. Hill Hutchinson will speak on another phase of this study Sun day. The following week there will be a panel discussion, Betsy Blun don, program chairman and vice president, announced. Episcopal students were reminded of their Lenten service at 5 p. m. on Friday. Movies Be Shown In Drayton Hall Monday At 8 P. M. "Metropolis," directed by Fritz Lang, wvill he presented at Drayton Hall Monday night at 8 p. in. by the University Film society. It is he fourth film in a series of foreign moJvies. Films are shown weekly at Draaytonu Hall and admission is by ,membe,trsh ip only. Mehibership may be acquired by contacting A. R. Lewis at the showvings on Moni day evenings. However, there are only about 100) places available for member.ship. Student memberships are. one dollar and others are two dollars. Six more films will be shownt this spring. Conming movies will appear in the following order: Metropolis, Loves of ,Jeanne' Ney, "M" (Peter Lorre), From Lumiere to Rene Clair, The Italian Straw Hant, and a sixth to be announced. Among those al ready shown in the series are: Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Destiny, Siegfried, and The Last Laugh. Phone 2-9250 918 MAIN STREET Joe Patrone's Collegiate Inn I Specializing in STEAKS I CHICKEN SPAGHETTI * * * Dine and Dance in the "GAMECOCK" ROOM Alpha 1 Sponsors for the IPi Kappa Alphi Hook for Troy Newman, president; lock, vice-president; Denise Gmerin Covington for Dan Winesett, treasu Math And P) Sloan Colleg For Confedet By PAUL Sloan college, on the northi jacent to LeConte college, wa as a laboratory and classroo physics, and mathematics, and Newman Club Has Mardi Gras Party At Black's Home The Newman club had its an nual Mardi Gras party March 1 at Black's country home on Lake shore drive. At the I-monthly meeting March 6 in the Knights of Columbus hail,. the club beard 1Fathe'r Pentry. who is stationed at Fort Jackson, tell of his experi enee (during the war, from North A frica to No>rmandy, and then into the Pacific. NameQd for Cardinal John Henry Newman, the club is one of the 300 elubIs which make up) the New mian Federation. More than 80, 000 mne'mbers are in the federation. Officers of the club are Mike Callahan. president; lBill Judge, vice-president; Jeanne G;ill, cor responding secretary; Laura Sue Cato, recording secretary; Steve Wadiak, treasurer; and Jack Crowley, publicity chairman. WHY WALK ac: Laundry and D)ry There's a Station 01 - cially for studer * sPECIAL RIATE! - HOURS -- 9-5; UNIVE LAUNDRY & C SERi Next Door to o Hold i"Dream Girl Ball" w%ill he Olivc Susan Ifinnian for Bennett Whit For Billy Lee, secretary; and Fay( rer. ysICs Home, M Is Named -ate Major FOSTER !ast side of the campus, ad s completed in 1927 for use m building for engineering, named in honor of President Benjamin Sloa'n, LLD. Sloan college is a two story, un impressive looking stone building hidden by trees and overshadowe' by its neighbor, massive LecontE college. During the crowded post. war period it was used as a "catel all" and even caught a few Eng lish classes. Today again Sloar serves its original purpose, anc no one can fail to notice the "PE' (physics and engineering) ove the door. President Sloan was born neal Pendleton on April 15, 1836. H< attended Pendleton Academy unti 1849 anid entered the Citadel al Charleston in 1852. He entere( W~est Point in 1855, graduating ii 1869. He was comimissioned Lieu tenant of Dragoons, and wvent or frontier dluty at Alhuquerque an< Taos, N. M. Lieutenant Sloan, according t< Prof. H. C. Davis of the universit' faculty, was in California on sp)ecial assignment when Soutl Carolina seceeded from the union He immediately resigned an< started back to South Carolina After leaving the army, Sloan was superintendent of the Columbi. and Greenville railroad until 1868 Beginning in 1872 and continuinj for the next five years he wa manager of Penidleton Cotton Mill after wvhich lhe was professor o mathematics at Adger college fron ross town to get Cleaning Service? 1 the Campus espe its' convenience. FOR STUD)ENTS at. 9-I RSITY RY CLEANING fICE The Canteen Dream G Jefferson Hotel Bc For Ball And intel Xi chapter of Pi Kappa I annual "Dream Girl Ball" toi room of the Jefferson hotel. lIe presented. Wpody Woodwi Arboretum Has Sample Of Goldfish By LILY GROOVEI The Arboretum, bounded by Blossom, Bull, Pickens, and Devine streets, contains specimens of nearly all shrubs and flowers which are native to South Caro lina. A sample of all South Caro lina holly and nearly all of the magnolia is represented and a start has been made on all types of flow ering shrubs. The idea of the Arboretum was originated by Prof. I,. C. Coker, re tired mathematics professor, and several other faculty members. The land was purchased from Mrs. 0. L. Keith, one of the first women students at the university and widow of Prof. 0. L. Keith, head of the department of foreign lan guages, with funds given by the Columbia Sesqui Centennial com mission and donations of university alumni. The main entrance gate was pre sented by Mr. and Mrs. William .1. Keenan, Jr., in memory of Mrs. Keenan's uncle, Dr. Andrew C. Moore, head of the biology depart ment and acting dean in 1936. The architectural work was con tributed by C. Hardy Oliver of the firm of Oliver and Dickens. The west and east gates and the sprinkler system were given by local garden clubs. The brick for the walls was contributed by the Guignard brick works and the storm fence given by the Standard Oil company. Opened in 1936, the arboretum is dedicated to the purpose of col lecting the flora of South Caro lina. Situated a half-block behind Sims, it is used by students for studying and day-dreaming. A pond at the south end contains goldfish, tadpoles, and other fresh water species and is used by biology students seeking species for lab work. its establishment until 1880, when he was elected professor of mathe natics at South Carolina college. Wofford college conferred arn LLD degree on him in January, 1904. The same year he was elect ed president of South Carolina college. SOX'S B A TWiN D 5 P( Private Di For Small li Parties U] Try Our MEAT and 3 DRINK an ir Dance illroom Be Used 4 -mission Drop-In Llpha fraternity will have its tight from 9 to 1 in the ball The Dream Girl of 1949 will trd and his orchestra will play. The ballroom will be decorated with yellow jasmine and smilax, with baskets ofI carnations sur rounding the bandstand with con necting ribbons in the fraternity colors, garnet and gold. At one end of the ballroom will be the fra ternity crest, through which the dream girl will enter. She will be presented at the end of the grand march, and will be escorted to the bandstand by Fred Wilkins, dis trict president of PiKA. She will be pinned by Beth Fillingam, dream girl of 1948. The sponsors for the ball will be Olive Hook for Troy Newman, $ president; Susan Hinman for Ben nett Whitlock, vice president; De nise Guerin for Billy Lee, secre tary; and Faye Covington for Dan Winesett, treasurer. An intermission drop-in. will be held for actives, alumni, and their dates by the active chapter, at the Jefferson hotel. Representatives from PiKA chapters at the University of Geor gia, Georgia Tech, Emory Uni versity, Presbyterian college, Duke university, the University of North Carolina, North Carolina State college, Davidson college, and Wake Forest college are expected to at tend. Music Fraternity Holds Initiation Of Five Members Delta Omicron fraternity, music fraternity for women, initiated five new members on February 22. Those initiated were Marilyn Mc Cormac, Columbia; Joanne Weaver, Columbia; Gertrude Johnston, Es till; Sara Jane Benson, Columbia; and Margaret Ellen Barker, Fair fax. Madame Gertrude Treinblay Baker, professor of music, was also initiated, as an associate member. The fraternity now has 12 mem r. Old members are Ruth Stone, Columbia; Barbara Raf field, Aiken; Anne Williams, Swan sea; Mary Cock field, Scranton; Marcia Richards, Cope; Raye Rice, Columbia; and Gloria Allison, Gaiffney'. ARBECUE RIVE IN HINTS ning Room leetings and p to Sixty Lunches V EG ETA ILES i D)ESSERT