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Easter A1*eia Holidays Begin Today For 1947-48 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, APRIL 14, 1949 Founded 1908 Blue Key,( Members Honor Groups' I Blue Key Hono The Carolina Chapter of I Omicron Delta Kappa, nation new members this week. Blu new members Tuesday when a insignia, bearing their names, McKissick Memorial Library. Fraternity Song Fest Tuesda) James F. Byrnes and Hugo S. Sims were named honorary mem bers and Assoc. Prof. F. DeVere Smiti wkas named faculty honor ary ieter of Blue Key. Mr. Byrnes is a former Secretary of State. 1irector of Economic Sta bilization, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Director of War Nrlobilization and U. S. Senator. itepresentative Sims is at pres ent a South Carolina representa tive in Congres. He is a member of the llouse Labor Committee and the youngest member of Con gress. le is a graduate of Wof ford. the University Law School and was one of the youngest mem bers to serve inl the State House of Representatives. Professor Smith is an instructor in the De partment of Economics and ad viser in Seeretarial Science. He was gradnated from the Univer sity in I'929 with a B.S. degree in Comnieree. He received his A.M. in Edtication froi the University in 1942. The iames of honorary members tapped by ODK cNild not be ob tained at press time. Students Named Sttilents named by Blue Key are: -Jack Couch. Atlanta, Ga.; John James, Darlington; Ernie Lawhorne, Macon, Ga.; Ken Le land, Wadmatlaw Island; Sam Mc Kittrick, Greenville; Albert Munn, Nliddlesboro, Xy., and Columbia; Rldy Rivers, Columbia; Ned Tlireitt, (ershaw; and George Wright, Spartanburg. Ol)K tapped Julius Baggett. Florence; Herbert Berger, Colum bia; Keninetli Bull, Cameron; Sid nvey Jones. Charleston; Melton Klim.an, Columbia; Oliver Little .john. Cowpens; Gray McCauley, Colomb11ia; .1i Thomllas, Columbia; and Ilub Thoren, Elgin, Illinois. Ilenliershil) in the two orders is b1ased on scholarship, leadership Inld student activities. Those elected into ODK must also have 100 pints as evaluated by the ODK poiit system. Blue Key will will hold its initia tion banuet April 21 at the Jef ferson0 Hotel. ODK wvill hold theirs April 22 at the Wade Hampton Hotel. Recital Next Week To) Present Talent Of Pinist, Singer hazel Porter, pianist of Co hnnbulia, and Conwvay Owings, tenor of Co(l1umblia wvill be featured in their junior recitals on Friday, A pril 22, at 830 p. m. in the chapel. On Monday, April 25, Joanne WVeaver, p)ianist from Columbia; HarI Reeves, pianist 1from Heath Spriings ; and William Jordan, tenor from Greer will be presented in their junior recitAl, by the mu Sie (departmnut. BarbarA Raffield oIf Aiken will accompany Jordan. 'These recitals are among the first o'f a ser'ies given by the m,u SIe department. The series ends May 27. Clariosophic Forensic Contest Finals D)ecide Euphradian Debaters John Mason and Charles Gasque will debate Roy Berry and Ray Berry in the finals of the Clario sop)hie debating contest next week. Don Browni andl Burrell Sanders were eliminated at the last debate. The winners will debate the Eu phradian Literary society in the annual contest wvhich will be held the lattet- part of May. Medals wvill be given the winners by the Clariosophie. An oratorical contest )DK Name *his Week Alect Nine Each; rs Byrnes, Sims 3lue Key and Chi Circle of al honor fraternities, elected e Key publicly recognized its huge replica of the Blue Key was placed on the steps of the ODK tapped its members at night. Veterans Asked To Make Plans For Next Term Veterans planning to go to Sum: mer School under the GI Bill should begin now to make necessary ar rangements for Veterans Adminis tration certificates of eligibility, Edward B. Turner, manager of the South Carolina regional office of the Veterans Administration, said this week. A veteran already in school un der the GI Bill who intends to continue his education this sum mer in a different school should rapply as soon as possible for a supplemental certificate of eligi bility. Without supplemental cer tificates, they cannot be admitted to new schools or new courses, Mr. Turner said. Application forms for the cer tificates may be obtained from the Registrar's office or from any VA office. After a veteran has filled out the application, he should send it to the VA regional o'fice having jurisdiction over the school he is now attending., All South Carolina schools are under the regional of f ice at Fort Jackson, S. C. Veterans planning to attend Summer School in the same insti tution in which they are now en rolled do not need a supplemental certificate to re-enroll. University Day Set; Tentative Events Schedule Released University Day has been sched uled for May 5 at which time all classes, except 11:00 o'clock classes, will be excused for the an nual clean-up campaign. Required attendance at 11 o'clock classes is to get students on the campus and to enable students and faculty members to become better acquaint ed. Regular lectures will give way to bull sessions. A tentative schedule of the day's activities includes: 8:00 to 10:30-Clean-up Period (music on campus). 10:30 to 11:00-Open House (sororities, fraternities and the first' floor of dormitories. 11:00-Regular class meeting (roll call and bull session). 12:00-Student-faculty lunch on the horseshoe. 12:30 to 1 :15-University Band Concert. 1:30-Naval Review on Melton Field. 2:15-Inter - faculty softball game on Melton Field. 5:00-Coronation of May Queen on' McKissick Library steps. 8 :00-Coronation Ball in the Naval Armory with music by Woody Woodward. University Day is given under the joint sponsorship of KSK and AKG, campus service fraternities. More' definite plans will be re leased at a later date. Ruthe Kieckley Takes Over D)uties As Copy Editor of Gamecock Rtuthe Kleckley of Columbia was appointed copy editor of TIHlE G A MECOCK replacing Suzanne Moye. Miss Kleckley has been on the copy staff for a semester. The editor of THE GAME COCK urges all persons inter ested in joining the staff to visit the publication building Anpi 25. Leland Succeed As Honor Boar Council Membe Ken Leland, rising senior from 4 Wadmalaw Island, was elected chairman of the Honor Board and < Council by the retiring Council , last week. A major in the School I of Engineering, Leland succeeds ) Bill Goudelock of Columbia. Betty Mood, rising senior from 1 Columbia, was named secretary, succeeding Lynn Hook, also of i Columbia. The new chairman is a veteran I and has been a member of the ) Honor Board and Council since his freshman year. He is a member I of the YMCA and was recently elected to Blue Key. Elected to the Honor- Council by the Honor Board were Pat King, I Terrell Glenn and Spruce McCain. ) They succeed Sol Abrams and Car roll Gilliam, graduating seniors, i and Bill Goudelock, who is resign ing from the Council to enter Law School. Ann Mood was elected to succeed Miss Hook, also a graduat- I ing senior. Both Leland and Goudelock ex- i pressed their appreciation for the interest of the student body in the Summer, Fall Reservat May 2 - 14 Si To Apply r By W. H. M Men stu'dents now living in make room reservations for t law term and the fall term froi May 14, J. B. Jacksyn, dean oJ Reservation fee for the sum mer law term and the fall term will be $10. The reservation fee is to be deposited with the uni versity treasurer. Reservation will be completed when the treasurer's receipt is presented to the dean of men's office in room 122, Maxcy college at which time a room as signment will be given the student. i A summer session registration fee of $2 will be paid to Dean Crow, director of the summer ses sion. Tentative room assigiments will be made in 122 Maxcy college. Only the South side of the cam pus will be used during the sum mer session and some students may not be able to obtain their present rooms, the announcement stated. During the fall term, students will occupy the same room now oc cupied, provided that he is not living in Maxey college. Written requests for new assignments may be left with the Dean of Men and he will endeavor to accommodate the student after May 14. Students living on the campus, who do not complete room reserva tions by May 14, will forfeit their room assignments. The newly elected officers of the retary; Beth FillHngim, Columbia, p1 tumbla. treasurer. They will serve s Goudelock d Chairman; rs Appointed -lection of new Board members. 'he Board feels that members !hosen by the student elections last meek will be capable and willing o undertake the responsibilities of 3oard membership. Members elected by the Board >y the Schools are: Arts and Science: Irene Herty, Lnd Charles Jones. Busitiess Administration: Caro yn Busbee, Bill Dominey, and Kathleen Sims. Education: Lib Caldwell and 'ou Oswald. Engineering: Ken Dean, Jack .-owell and Dick Poleh. Journalism: Jack 14organ, Betsy Knowlton, Barbara McSwain and 3ob Westerfield. Pharmacy: San Gaillard, Cor ielia Fair, Bobby Fogle and Paul 3toddard. Present members of the Board rho will be in school next year, iave been counted twards their ndividual school's t9tal of four nembers. They are Betty Mood, knn Mood, Ken Leland, Pat King, rerrell Glenn, and Spruce McCain. ions n For Men r Rooms iCARTHA dormitories are requested to be summer session, summer n 9 a. m. May. 2 until 1 p. m. men, has announced. 825 Persons Fill Degree Requisites During Past Year Candidates for degrees by June 1949 will number 825, the regis trar's records show. This total in eludes those persons who com pleted degree requirements in the summer and fall of 1948. The number of persons complet ing the requirements last summer was 92. Of these 81 were men and 11 were women. During the fall term 185 men and 42 women completed the re quirements, seven women for cer tificates in secretarial science and Dne woman for a certificate in social work. The Registrar's office expects 399 men and 107 women to qualify for degrees during the spring term; 14 women for certificates in secretarial science, two for de partmental certificates, and one for a certificate in social work. YWCA Officers YWCA Cabinet are from left to ri esIdent; Paula Ha?rri, Greenville, Foe one year (U SC photo by Ton Macfie,| Senior I Davis,McClary To Edit '49-50 Garnet&Black By W. H. McCArTHA The editor and business manager of the 1949-50 Garnet and Black were named this week. Anne Davis of Coluf%bia will be the new editor, succeeding Ann Rogers of Darlington, editor of the 1948-49 edition. Doris McClary of Summerton was elected business manager, suc ceeding Ed Teague of Columbia. She will name the assistant busi ness, advertising and circulation managers at a later date. The 1948-49 Garnet and Black is now being printed and will be distributed this semester, Ed Tea gue, business manager, announced Tuesday. Woodward Plays At Senior Dance In Field Hose The senior class will hold their spring dance from 9-1 a. i., May 19, in the University field house. Woody Woodward and his orches tra wil: play. Tickets are obtainable to seniors by sending $1.00 to Jim Thomas, Box 3986, or by seeing Carolyn McCullough. Members of lower classes, as well as students from other schools, may be invited. The cost is $1.00 stag or drag. The dance is being underwritten by the Alumni Association. Schwartz Thanks Election Officials For Cooperation k Ramon Schwartz, Jr., chairman of the election committee, this week expressed his appreciation to those who helped on the polls and to the many students who helped count votes last wveek. "It was a tremendous .job con ducting such a large election and I wish to thank all those who help. ed in any way," Schwartz said. tht: Patricia Wilson, Columbia, see vice president, and Lou Oswald, Co. Ta.) Solomon, 'resideni Juniors. Elect Eden. Berry Or Ingram I Rain hampered balloting for , class officers in the annual c Voting was not heavy as no ca 150 votes. Runoffs were held Final count of the first bal in various class offices necessL were filled by the first ballot. English Exam For Seniors Set April 26 The senior English exami nation w%ill be held at 7 p. m. April 26 in Davis college Dr. liavilah Babcock, head of the English department, an nounced this week. 'rhe examination will last approxiniately one hour. All seniors who have not pre viously passed the test must successfully complete the ex aeina0i, before receiving their degrees. Doctor Babcock said tenta tive plans to hold a morning examination at a later date had been abandoned in favor of the night 'session. He said the earlier date would be ad hered to in order to give those who might fail the test plenty of time to take it again. The examination is a com prehensive test of the stu dent's knowledge of English. $25,000 Goal Set For Development Of YM-YW Camp A drive to raise $25,000 for the development of the Carolina YM YWCA camp will be conducted May 1-15, Rt. G. Bell, University "Y" executive secretary, said this week. The camp, located ten miles from Columbia on the Percival Road, covers 240 acres and is pres ently under development. Facilities include an eight acre lake, ten cabins, a mess hall, soft ball diamond, and a caretaker's house. Further development plans call for a clubhouse and a chapel. The camp is to be used as a re treat for religious group meet ings, for recreational purposes, and possibly for' orientation classes for freshmen. G;eneral chairman of the cam paign is Dr. L. Boyd Hamm, pas tor of St. Paul's Lutheran church, who will work with four divisions. Thue campaign will not be repeat ed in the future. Sponsors of the campaign ex pressedl confidence in its success inasmuch as this is the first time t.he University Y has asked the citizens of Columbia for contribu tions. Bolivian School O ffers Interesting Summer Program The Bolivian-American Cultural Center, an organization supported by the United States Department of State, 'is making every effort to support a program to further cultural relations between the United States and Bolivia at the University of San Andres in La Paz, Bolivia. A special Summer Session at the University of San Andrea be ginning July 4 and closing Au gust 16, 1949, will offer North American students and teachers,1 courses in Spanish, Latin Ameri can Literature, Bolivian Arche ology, Latin American History, Bolivian Art and Folklore, Social Aspects of Bolivia, and Economics of Bolivia. All courses will be given in Spnanih. s Enter L Runoff i Or Stringer; leads Sophomores ,enior, junior, and sophomore 'lass elections held Monday. ndidates received more than Wednesday. lot made run-offs yesterday try. A few of the positions Senior class candidates for pres dent in the run-off were Tommy dacFie of Columbia, and Bob 5olonions of Estill; Maxine Todd >f Greenwood, and Lou Oswald of lolumbia were in the run-off for ice-president. Ann Craig of Columbia was lected secretary-treasurer of the enior class, and Frances Tuttle of 'olumbia was unopposed for the >ffice of Historian. In the junior class run-offs for >resident were Dick Edens of 3ennettsville and Joe Stringer of k7azoo City, Miss. Chandler Josey )f Anderson was elected vice-pres dent of the junior class without )pposition. Buddy Hendrich of Myrtle Beach was elected secretary-treas .rer of the junior class, John Buice >f Anderson was elected historian without opposition. Roy Berry of Johnston and Joe Ingram of Cheraw were run-off opponents for the presidency of the rising sophomore class. For vice-president were Bill Gibbes of Darlington and Ernie Fowler of Sumter. Nancy Stewart of Jcksonville, Fla., gained a majority over oppo nents for secretary-treasurer, and Dick Polen of Crafton, Pa., was elected Historian. Yaghjian Paintings Exhibited In Maxcy Gallery April 13-30 Prof. Edmund Yaghjian, head of the University's Fine Arts Depart ment, will exhibit a number of his paintings in 4the gallery in Maxcy College April 13 to April 30. A private showing for invited guests will be given Tuesday pre eeding the opening of the exhibi Lion. It will be the first time a single artist has had an exhibition in Co lumbia. Professor Yaghjian has exhibited his works in a number of states and recently had an en try in the Pennsylvania Academy of Art's exhibition in Philadelphia. The paintings will include these Litles: "Man wvith Red Shirt," Beaufort," "Still Life with Fruit," 'Saturday Night," "T i m e s Square," "Hudson River Towni," "Red Store," "Tiger, Tiger," "Radio City," "Roof Tops," "Broadway," "The Market, Co lumbia," "Along the Hudson," ".Jersey Shore," "Professor Laf ferty," "Vermont Landscape," "New Hampshire," "Eighth Ave nue," and "The Sabbath." Twenty-one paintings will com pose the exhibition. Prof. Charles Elliott Succeeds Herbert As President Of Bar Professor Charles B. Elliott of the law faculty was elected as president of the Richland Bar as iociation by that body Saturday. Professor Elliott succeeds R. B. Herbert, a Columbia attorney. Professor Elliott began his twenty-first year as an instructor af law at the university this year. The Law Federation marked the twentieth anniversary of the pro fessor with the presentation of an mgraved silver sandwich tray in December. The gift was the first f its kind to any mamber of the.