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Largest College 4 2 1A eia Weekly 'In IAPRtn The Carolinas For 1947-43 UNIVERSITY OF SOUT14 CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLIII, No. 25COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, APRIL 29, 1949 Fudd10 Capt. 1. C. Position ) Naval Head Plans Making Home In Honolulu, Hawaii President Norman M. Smith at nounced today the resignation c Capt. Ralph Cutler Needham, US] (Ret.), as registrar. effectiv June 30. Captain Needham has been rej istrar at the university since At gust 20, 1945, shortly after he rv tired from the Navy in that yea1 He plans to go to Honolulu t live. A daughter, son-in-law an two grandchildren are living tre now. Captain Needham came to C( lumbia in 1942 as commanding ol ficer of the Naval ROTC unit an professor of naval science at th university. He served in this ce pacity until the Navy establishe a V-12 training unit here and mad him commanding officer of it. The retiring registrar was bor in Monson, Mass., and attende the Sheffield Scientific School c Yale University 1901-03, afte which he went to the U. S. Navs Academy, where he was graduate in September, 1906. He was commissioned an office in the Navy in 1908 and served I various duties during his long cs reer. Most of his service, howevei was in submarine duty. On on Oev;-n he made a trip in a aut marine from Norfolk, Va., to Me nila, in the Philippines. He wa engaged in various phases of sul marine duty from 1912 to 1929. Captain Needham was on dut at the Naval Academy in 1939 uri Ul 1942, when he was ordered t take command of the NROTC uni at the university. U NC Debate Team Challenges USC's Tourney Winners The University of North Cara lina debaters will debate the na tional championship team of th University of South Carolina Wed nesday 7:30 p. m.. in Drayton Hall Prof. M. G. Christopherson, di rector of forensics at the univer sity, announced that the Tarheel have challenged the winners of th national tournament at Peoria Ill. Melton Kligman and Jame Simmons will debate the affirma tive, Albert Watson and Bill Scot the lIegative, of the question "Re solved that the Federal Govern ment should adopt a policy a equalizing educational opportuni ties." The debate is open to the pub lhe. Phi Beta Kap1 Elects Thirty - From USC Fat Newv members of the university chaIpLer of Phi Beta Kappa, na ionral honorary scholastic frater, nlity, were announced by chaptei secr1etary, Dr. ,H. Willard Davih this week. The elections for nev mnember.s was held several weeki ago and they are: Andreas Abadj is, A t h e n Grecece F'aust Beattid Boatwright Ed4gefieldl, S. C.; Fred Augustus Brinson1, Bethune, S. C.; James Adger. Br'own, Jr., Columbia, S. C.; Samiue.l L. Carlton, Anderson, S. C.; -lohn~ Alexander Chase, Jr., Co lunmbia, S. C.; John Gorman Clark son1, Jr., Hopkins. S. C.; Edward Ott0 Coleman, Florence, S. C. WVillilam Tfhornwell Corder, BIatesb)urg, S. C.; Edward Gaston Craig, Rock Hill, S. C.; Lewis Crawvford Crouch, Columbia, S. C.; George Curry, England; Margarel IA)uise Eleazer, Columbia, S. C.; Charles Woods Gasque, Marion, S. C.; William Richard Gilkerson, Columbia, S. C.; Osborne Lorraine Gombez, Jr., Columbia, S. C. John Edward Hills, Columbia, S. C.; Mary Frances Kennon, McClel Needhaml s Registra Resigns 0 d e Capt. It. C. Needham (above will retire June 30 according t an announcement made by Presi n. dent Smith this week. Captail d 'Needham came to the Universit f in 1942 and has been registra since 1945. (USC photo by Man r ning Harris.) dJackson Urges Men To Reserve Rooms May 2-14 .-AlAA tudent iuW 'Ivig I dormitories are requested to mak, a room reservations for the summe: session, summer law term and th r fall term from 9 a. m May 2 un - til 1 p. m., May 14, J. B. Jacksor o dean of men, has announced. iReservation fee for the summe law term and the fall term wil be $1A The reservation fee is t be deposited with the universit; treasurer. Reservation will be com , pleted when the treasurer's re ceipt is presented to the dean o men's office in room 122, Maxe: - college at which time a room as - signment will be given the stu e dent. - A summer session registratioi fee of $2 will be paid to Deaw - Crow, director of the suthmer ses - sion. Tentative room assignment: I will be made in 122 Maxey college 3 Only the South side of the campu. will be used during the summei session and some students mal 3 not be able to obtain their presen1 - rooms, the announcement stated. b During the fall term, student - wijl occupy the same room nov - occupied, provided that her is no ' living in Maxcy college. Writter -requests for newv assignments ma3 be left with the Dean/of bien ani -he will endeavor to accommodat< the student after May 14. a Chapter Here Vine Members ~ulty, Students land ,Camden, S. C.; Francis Leon idas Langford, Hardeeville, S. C. Hlyman Foulks McCarty, Jr., Mc Gee, Miss.; James Babcock Meri wether, Columbia, S. C.; Ralph Thomas Moreland, Greenville, S C.; William E. Murray, Charles ton, S. C. Claire Parniece Parler. Colum bia, S. C.; Jack Smith Parrish, Easley, S. C.; Andrew Lee Pickens, Greenville, S. C.; James Maro Power, Abbeville,' S. C.; Robert Wade Sanders, Columbia, S. C.; Claude Martin Shuler, Holly Hill, S. C.; Frances Poston Stanton, Co. lumbia, S. C.; Robert Harold Stouderoire, Columbia, S. C.; Rob. ert Llewellyn Sumwalt, Jr., Co. lumbia, S. C.' James Manley Tinsiey. Abbe ville, S. C.; Harold Lonnie Vaughn, Anderson, S. C.; Kathryn Alice Wallace, Columbia, S. C.; Jpel R Williamson, Anderson, S. C.; and Over Withers, Jr., Russell Springs, Ky. To be eligible for membership, students musth maintain a straight B plus or 2 (carried out to three decimal points-2.000) average throughout their college work. Will Resign tr In June Judge Almond Hits Socialistic Trends Of US "Lawyers, historically, have been the leading spirit in social and political reform", Judge Bond Almand, Georgia superior court justice, told the law federation in his speech Wednesday in the chapel. Approximately 300 heard the slight but forceful judge ana lyze the present trend toward so cialism in the United States. Judge Almand reviewed the trend toward state subordination to the national government as mir rored in Supreme Court decisions since John Marshall's decision es tablishing judicial review. He ) warned that' opponents to states 0 rights claim that the states have a lost valid arguments for their y rights by failing in their obliga r tions to citizens and allowing the federal government to step in. Local Phi Beta KappaChapter Elects Byrnes e James F. Byrnes, former Secre tary of State, has been elected an r honorary member of the univer e sity chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, - national honorary scholastic fra , te'nity, and will speak at the din ner following the fraternity's initi r atinn May 13 in the Columbii Ho tel. This was a Inounced today by Dr. 11. Willard, Davis. secretary of the chapter. Doctor Davis said Donald Rus sell, Byrnes' law partner, also from Spartanburg, will . be form ally initiated as an aluniii mem her 'of the fraternity at the same time. Byrnes was elected to Phi'keta Kappa 19 1915 by the univer-ity chapter rut due to h. ,. nal duties he was unabJ, y-fgne to Columbia. * d' Principal sp-"ker at the Phi Beta Kappa dinner in the Colum bia Hotel ballroom will be Dr. J. Hillis Miller, president of the Uni versity of Florida. Doctor Miller is ' a graduate of the University of 'Richmond. Offlcers of the Phi Beta Kappa chapter dre: President, Dr. Orin F. Crow, dehn pf the school of edu cation; vice-presdent, Dr.- Guy F.1 Lipscomb, head of the departman't of chemistry; an~ secretary-treas urer, Dr. H. Will~ rd BaTifs, chenm istry department~ Carolina's Nat ioi Carolina's D)ebatera brought nat Delta national tournament in P'eori were undefeated in debates there. A debater. Jim Simmona (center) ai Spring Term Examinations Begin May 30 The schedule for spring Term final examinations was - released this week by R. C. Needham, Reg istrar. Foreign language, English, and mathematics exams will be given in groups, separately. First day, Monday-30 May 8 to 10: 12M & ?M; 11 to 1: 8T; 3 to 5: Group-Foreign Language. Second day, Tueuday-31 May 18 to 10: 12T & 2T; 11 to 1: 9M; 3 to 5: Group-English. Third day, Wednesday-1 June -8 to 10: 11M; 11 to 1: 10T; 3 to 5: Group-Mathematics . e Fourth day, Thursday-2 June- J 8 to 10: 8M; 11 to 1: 3M & 3T; c 3 to 5: 1IT. - Fifth day, Friday-3 June-8 to 10: 9T; 11 to 1: 1OM; 3 to 5: 4M. Sixth day, Saturday-4 June- I 8 to 10: 1M &.IT; . t Should this schedule result in' conflicts, examinations should be arranged as may best suit Profes sor and student. 7 Activity Awards F Day Ceremony Set For May 12 Awards for the year's activities C will be given at 10:30 a. m.. May t 12 on the horseshoe, John Mason, e zhairlan cf Award's Day activi ties, announced this week. Classes will be shortened o1 that day so that the awards may be presented. s The university band will furnish S music for the occasion. a The most coveted award to be g is the Suffivaln'j. award, pre sented t-aA year lo*the nia.i and womlen seniors and to one non student who has been voted the outstanding contributors to their fellow students. Some of the other awards to be c presented at the same time are: Departmental Awards for out- E standing students In each depart- c ment; 0DK Scholarship Cup; In- s tramural Award; Literary Society i Awards. three awards presented to d the best declaimer, orator, and de bater in each of the male societies; a Gonzales Medal for Oratory, open o to the entire student body for the tl best orator; James Patterson 1 Award to the member who is most n representative' of the Eiphradian ir Literary Sdciety; United .Daugh ters of tije Confederacy Essay el Medal; Miwanis Club Cup, pre- tc sented to the N.R.O.T.C. unit ac- fi compfishing "Excelleneg in Drill";, li and the John J. Hemphill Medal Il for debating. .t Any organization wishing to present honors on the program o, should, contact Professor Tomlin n or John Mason. G mul Champion DJeba4 lonal honor. to the school when the a, Ill. where the y were one of four bove is their co. eh, Prof. M. . Chr id Melton illemna., bath of (olumbli guie, Springs, FIollis Receive fune Degrees By PHIL BRYAN Honorary degrees will be award d at'the commencement exercises une 6 to Dr. Louis A. Buie, Mayo linic surgeon, Col. Elliot W. prings, Lancaster, S. C., textile ianufacturer, and P. C. Hollis. arker district schools superin ndent, Greenville, S. C. President forman M. Smith has announced. Baccalaureate services will be eld Sunday evening, June 5 at p. m., at the First Baptist hurch of Columbia. Dr. Robert . Naylor. pastor of the church, rill deliver the sermon. President Smith said the aca emic procession will form at 10 . m., June 6 in front of the South aroliniana library and march to nie field house for commencement xercises. The Rev. E. R. Mason, handon Methodist church pastor, ill give the invocation. Principal peaker at the exercises will be E. mythe Gambrell, Atlanta, Ga., ttorney and USC alumnus. After Mr. Gambrell's address, iplomas will be presented and de reen conferred. The Rev.- John L. andlin, Columbia College, will ronounce the benediction. A total of 825 students will re ive degrees. President Smith said Doctor uie. native of Kingstree, will re 3ive the degree of- doctor of !ience. Colonel Springs and Mr [ollis will receive the degree of 3ctor of laws. Doctor Buie received his A.B. t USC in 1910. He is a veteran r World War I and is active in ie American Medical Associafion. e became a member of the per ianent staff of the Mayo clinic 1919. Colonel Springs, born in Ian ster, reecived an A.B. in Prince mn in 1917. He was a pilot in the rst World War and served a# a uutenant colonel in World War He is president of Springs cot n mills. Mr. Hollis has gained wide rec inition among educators for his ork in the Parker district of reenville schools. ers With Coach returned from the P1 Kappa teams adjudged superior. They stpeon(et,adtetwo a.(8 ht y T al.) Newspapers in colleges throL Turner Warns Veterans Risk Lapse Of NSL[ A number of veterans run the ,isk each month of allowing their -iational Service Life Insurance to apse because they fail to take a tecond look before mailing their remium payments, Edward B. rurner, manager of the South rolina regional office of the Vet rans Administration, said today Each month, VA district offices eceive checks, money orders, and w>stal notes that cannot be cash d, although they were intended Macfie, Ingram, Stringer Named '50 Class Heads Tom Maefie of Columbia was elected president of the senior class in the April 18 run-off elec tions. Macfie received 115 votes to 91 for Bob Solomons of Estil. Lou Oswald, Columbia, garnered 120 votes to 86 for Maxine Todd of Greenwood in the race for vice president. Joe Stringer of Yazoo City, Miss., was named president of the junior class. Stringer had 74vot-es to 67 for Dick Edens of Bennetts ville. Joe Ingram, Cheraw, was elect ed president of the sophomore class in a special run-off election, Monday. Ingram received 87 votes to 77 for Roy Berry of Johnston. In the contested election Berry had 73 votes to 72 for Ingram. Bill Gibbs of Darlington with 85 votes triumphed in the race for vice-president of the sophomore class. His opponent, Ernie Fowler of Sumter, received 60 votes. Protests Made, Tempe Student Cot Session, Ord Ingram Cap ly KEN BA Managin Over 100 students squeezed their way into last week's Student Coun cil meeting to hear Council, by a vote of nine to two, order the elec tion for rising sophomore president run over ,again. The action fol lowed a written protest from Wil liam Dusenbury, Florence fresh man, in which he charged that he was denied the right to vote be cause his name had been crossed out on the voting list. In the first election runoff held April 13, Roy Berry received 73 votes and Joe Ingram received 72. Dusenbury ,stated to Ramon Schwartz, Jr., election committee chairman, before the polls had closed, that he would have voted for Ingram had his name not been stricken from the list. Ingram won the final runoff April 25 with 87 votes, Berry poll ing 77. Three votes were invali dated due to improper marking. -The election committee reviewed Dusenberry's protest, read It to Council and recommended that Council order the election run over. The necessary motion was made and seconded, but the discus sion that followed turned the Council meeting into one of Its hottest sessions this semester. Schwartz stated at the outset that Dusenbury told him after the election that Berry supporters had approached him (Dusenbury) re questing that he not protest the election. "The election committee has sufficient grounds on which to protest the election without even considering this pfotest," Schwartz said. Ray Berry, out-going president of the freshman (rising sopho more) class and twin brother to Roy Berry, told Schwartz "Dusen bury told me that he didn't want to protest the election. The only reason he did nrotest was becau.e ighout the country were rated All American, first, second, third or fourth class by a board of journalists selected by the Associ ation to serve as judges and critics. Scoring is decided according to content, organization, style and heads. with each department graded separately, and accom panied by criticisms from the judges. The Gamecock did not receive below a rating of very good on any department of activity. Most of the departments received a rating of excellent. In news values .and sources, coverage was rated "ex cellent to superior," vitality and balance, "excellent," and original ity, "very good." 230 points were received in this field. Every department under news writing and editing were rated "excellent to superior." This gave F75 points. Headlines, typography knd makeup won 240 points. Ieadlines and printing were rated very good" and all other phases ere rated "excellent to superior." The Gamecock scored 250 points nder Department pages and Spe -ial Features. All items in this ection received an excellent rat ng. RC Discusses Statute or Western Germany ederation On Forum The plan for a Western Gernian federation was discussed on the "University Forum" radio program ver Uolumbia station WIS Satur ay. Members of the International elations Club, Lewie Merritt, unice Stevenson, Elizabeth Mel ema and Charles McGill debated the newly promulgated occupation statutes. Eric Oppenheimer was moderator. The current session of the United Nations will be discussed tomor row at 2:30 p. m. Prof. John B. IMcConnaughy will bc moderator. rs Flare mcil, In Hot ers Election; Lures Runoff LDWIN, JR. g Editor you kept insisting and he signed that statement only to get rid of you." In reply, Schwartz said, "I was informed that Dusenbury had said he didn't want to protest and that he also told you that to get rid of you. When I heard that," Schwartz said, "I tried unsuces fully to contact Dusenbury. He had to go play ball this afternoon but he left word that he would send someone up here to say what he wanted to do about the election." At this point, a student identi fied himself as Dusenbury's repre sentative. "He does want to pro test," he said. Carroll Gilliam, Student Council representative from the Honor Board, stated that the Honor Council was also protesting the election. A clash of personalities followed when President Bob Sumwalt rec ognized Sol Abrams who stated that he thought it was "unheard of for a person conducting an elec tion to also.politic for one of the candidates." (The freshman, sophomore and junior class presi dents were in charge of the elec tion.) (Ray) Berry shouted back, "I know that was directed at me, Sol, I was on the polls all day until 2 o'clock when I left to start cam paigning for Roy Berry. I don't see anything wrong with that." "It appears to me," Abrams re plied, "that if you sit over there all day you ought to know how the election is going and be uble to go out and round up votes." Jim Thomas, senior class presi dent, said he thought it was all right to polit'ic, then introduced a mnotion to "move the previous question" which was unanimously passed. The vote on the re-election was then passed nine to two, 94