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Largest College All-American Weekly In The Carolinas UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER -CAROLINA Volume XLIV,, No.__ COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 28, 1949 Nine Nev Are Tapl Omicron Delta Kappa, i nine new members and re bers at a chapel program members are Charles A. , Colqmbia; Marshall T. M Greenwood; Eric Oppenheir Columbia; E. Patterson Pei Spartanburg; Robert Peters, B1 son; Edward Royall, Mt. Pleasi Robert H. Solomon, III, Estill; Burton Wheeler. The first qualification for m bership in Omicron Delta Kapp character. Members must also h an outstanding scholarship rec must have accumulated 100 ex curricular points and must be junior standing. Officers are John Nettles, pr dent; John Mason, vice-presidf and James Dallas, secretary-tr( urer. The honorary members are I fessor Charles Bell Elliott of Law school and Professor R Maurice Stephan of the French partment. Players Of Cast For C By BARBARA DERRICK The University Players will sent "The Scarecrow" Noven 16-17 at 8:15 in Drayton Hal the third presentation of the season. The cast for the next duction was completed Wednes( Prof. M. 0. Christophersen nouheed. Buddy Long, junior, of Gr ville will portray Lord Rav bane who ii in reality. the "Sc crow." Buddy is a veteran of former plays including "Gaslig and "Madame Butterfly." Mary Hilliard, sophomore, Florence will take the role Rachel Merton, daughter of ' tice Merton, who will be playe< Jim Reagon of California. The part of Dickon will be ta by Carl Vines of Trenton wh familiar to theatre goers thro his innumerable performances Drayton Hall and by the meri ious recognition given him by theatre's director. Barbara Cloyd, sophomore, Columbia will play Goody Rie] This performance will be Barba fourth role, she previously app ed in "Uncle Dudley," "Jane E5 and "One Mad Night." Jimmie Howle, junior, of Ha ville will portray Richard Tal Jimmie is also remembered by performance in "Jane Eyre" "One Mad Night." Minister Dodge is Bill Johi of Columbia. "Scarecrow" stack up Bill's second performa his first performance was tha Yamadori In "Madame Butteri Gene Rogers, sophomore, take the role of Sir Oharles. C was last seen in "Arms and Man." Other supporting roles will slst of Caroline Dabbs as Mist Merton; Marlona Bunch as Mi Charlotte Mitchum as Mist Speaker Mr. Ethel i. Nash will sert one of the principal sl.kers, agReligious 3Inhaa Week, onl courtship and marriage. will be available for IUlIYI consultation and for discus ropao trhe campus. (Photi M lembers Ped By ODI nen's leadership fraternity, tapy ,ognized two new hornorary me Thursday, October 25. The n lones, Greer; Thomas E. MacF iys, riMaxcy College un- To Be Scene mt-t and Of Hygiene Talk em- Professor.. Kulcinski, head of a is hygiene department, has condu< ave two discussions in Maxey 3rd f] )rd, on the topic, "Sex Relations." ' bra- next meeting will be Tuesday of 7p.m. esi- These discussions, held in mt; various tenements each week, ,as- sponsored by the "Y." A tur Iro- supper will be given to the te ment or group having the greal en6 overall attendance record w] de- the discussions are terminated I the end of eight weeks. ter. Veteran oming Play Dodge, and Marlene Rast as Ami re- Reddington. ber Ed Cottingham of Greenv as and John Chamberlain of 1 fall York, Captain Bagby and F lay, Todd respectively will appear an- the first time with the Univert Players. en- Percy MacKaye's "Scarecrow' ma- a tragedy of the ridiculous. ' tre- plot is concerned -with the pers< two fication of the scarecrow, L ht Ravensbane. Under this assur title. Lord Ravensbane is sent *f to court and win Justice Mert< of daughter, Rachel. rus- All is in vain when the scareci by sees himself in the mirror of tr and realizes that he is wreck ken Rachel's life. u Is The author of this play is ugh son of Steele McKaye, and at founder of the Madison Square i tor- Lyceum Theatres in New Y< the Percy MacKaye is renowned by numerous theatrical improveme of although he taught for a num cby of years. After his first play "' ra Canterbury Pilgrims" he devo ear- himself primarily to dramatic w rre" ings and lectures connected M rts- theatrical works. bot. his Religious Week and C mt Plans sCourtship Semini nce, Mrs. Ethel M. Nash, co-chi of man of the Parenthood Division *the Marriage and Family Cour ene Inc. one ofpe Hill, N. C., the serve aonofthe principal spe .ers during Religious Emphs ~on- Week. ess She will lead a seminar on coi re' ship and marriage and will -available for Individual consul tion during her stay here. She 1 also be available for discuss R., groups in sororities, fraternit and dormitories. Prior to her marriage in 19 Mrs. Nash was engaged in so< work In Scotland. She gradua with honors in Modern Hist< from the University of Liverr In 1931. On coming to the United Sta she studied at the Yale Clinic Child Development. Since then she has served Kpsychologist to the Toronto C Schools, lecturer for the Asso< tion for Family Living, Chic. and has lectured to numerous u dent conferences on a number campuses. I as Mr.. Nash contributed a ch j. ter to the Symposium, Educat aar for Christian Marriage (Macl! ellan, 1940) and Is author of a hec dies With This Ring (Assocla ed 'ie, the ted oor rhe at the are key Members of the Carolina chapte ne- tapping new members Monday evet t James, Arthur Rosenblum, Ken Let es Prof. W. T. Elliott, honorary mem ien Al Munn. Abuent from the picture at _ WUSC Campaign For New Ideas Begins Monday By BARBARA McSWAIN WUSC is planning a campaign, blia starting Monday, to get students' ideas on how to improve its pro ille grams. ew Every day nixt week questions kv. will be broadcast over the station. Students will be asked to answer for them either by phone or letter. At ity the end of the week answers will be studied by the staff of WUSC. 'is Then they wi,l begin work on the rhe types of programs the stude9ts ini- like. Drd The questions to be asked are: ied Monday: What type of program out do you prefer listening to over in's WUSC Tuesday: What hours do you 'ow usually listen to WUSC? uth Wednesday: When you are ing studying, what type of program do you prefer listening to? the Thursday: Would you like for the WUSC to be on the air more hours md each day? If so, when? irk. Friday: Do you have any sug his gestions for improving the pro nts grams or service of WUSC? ber WUSC has campus-wide range. ,he It is operated and produced by stu ted dents. Columbia merchants will be rit- asked to sponsor the improved pro ith grams after the survey is over. Mr. Wallace Martin's radio class of English 105 is directing the survey. They expect to produce, enact, and sell a program to be broadcast over WUSC soon. r Meree, Garfinkle Get Most Pit eil During ' Rat Week' il Laura Meree and Philip Gar ank- finkle were awarded prizes at the Isis Carolina-Clemson Dance last Wed nesday for having the highest num *rt- ber of points at the end of Rat be Week. Laura, who led the girls with ta- 440 points, received a Carolina pin, vill while Philip, with a total of 86 Ion points, was given a key chain. i, Jo Clark was voted the girl with the most ridiculous costume at the 'field event Tuestday. A veteran, 33, Norman Bunting, had the most ial ridiculous one for the boys. ted The point lists which were turn >ry ed in at the Rat Court will be kept on file. These will be the author oo ied sophomores for next year. tes of NOTICE Persons still having Garnet as and Black proofs are notified ity that the deadline to return pre ia- ferred proofs is November 1, according to Editor Ann Davis. go, If not received before that date tu- the editors of the yearbook will of use thteir discretion in the selec tion of the individual pictures p.to be printed. n Seniors are -remiaded that n they can make additions to Il- their activities list before De ok\, cember. These should be mailed I-ed to Box 89, Campus. Blue Key Membe r of the Blue Key national hon king. The active members are, r4 iind, Dr. Charles Fe Mercer, fac ber; Spruce McCa in, Carroll Gil are George Wright and Rudy Ri Law Group I On Campus Phi Delta Phi, national I the campus this fall, Foy I The fraternity was estal of Michigan law school in J ter, Calhoun Inn, was orgf on the campus in 1941. Phi Delta Phi is a social professional fraternity. To elected to membership a law j dent must have a better than ai age scholastic standing. '-The purpose of the frateri is to promote the honor code strive to build ethics and cull among law schools of the natio said Leon Goodall, exchequer. are trying to advance scholars and leadership and we are devc to safe-guarding of legal ethi Seven Columbia lawyers who members of the fraternity initig new Carolina members. Law3 initiated are Judge John T. Sk Sr., Carlyle Roberts, J. Ed Belser, Jr., John B. Davis, Beverly Herbert, Jr., W. C. B< Jr., and J. W. Thomas, Jr. Officers of the fraternity Foy W. Dickson, magister, L Goodall, exchequer, Robert Fos clerk and E. P. Perrin, histor Faculty advisors are Carlyle F erts and W. Croft Jennings. Foy Dickson was the deleg to the national convention in tawa, Canada, in late August. said a southern Phi Delta Phi< vention is being planned for spring. Many Openings Exist In Naval Reserve Groups Many vacancies exist for peri nel in the organized voluni naval reserve in this area, Cmdr. Oscir J. Beavers, Inspec Instructor, announced this wee Veterans of Naval Coast Gu~ or Marine Corps between the a of 17 and 64 are eligible while veterans, Army and Air Force erans between 17 and 40 aree ible. Members of the organized draw drill pay for each drill tended, participate in anr cruises, earn annual points tow naval reserve retirement pay, have the opportunity of undei ing training in technical trades skills. In the volunteer unit, memi may apply for two-week anr training duty or cruises, and h the advantages of training cou1 and promotion. Detailed Information regar( application procedure may be tained by contacting Storeke4 James A. Baldwin at the Ni Reserve Training Center, Picean street. rs -.7 Drary fraternity have made plans f( ading left to right: Dick Hardy, Job ulty adviser; Frank Eppes, presiden liam, Bill Goudelock, Benny Greer, ari vers. (USC photo by Manning Harris tenews Activity rhis Semester Law fraternity, was reinstalled o )ickson, magister, has announce4 bished in 1868 at the Universit knn Arbor. South Carolina's chal nized in 1927. It hecame inactix and School Of Busines be Admimistration ;tu mer- Leads Enrollment Altiuugh it has decreased in si lity by 121 students, the School and Business Administration still mai ure tains a lead of 270 over all oth ,, schools. We The College of Arts and Sciene . was second largest with 795, a d chip rease of 128 from last year. I ,ted cluded in this school are 50 Pr cs." Medical, 14 Pre-Dental, and are Nursing students. ted With the smaller enrollment ti 'ers year, the size of every school e cept Education and Graduate wo ,an, has decreased. School of Educ win tion has grown from 337 to 4 R. while the Graduate school now h >yd, 399 in comparison with the 305 the fall term of 1948. are Figures for the other schools a School of Engineering, 523; Schc eon of Journalism, 119; School of La ter, 261; and School of Pharmacy, IE ian. For the first time since the clo ob- of the war, the veteran portion smaller than the civilian groiu ate This year there are 1800 veterar while last year there were 2412. t There were 881 new studen He with 619 freshmen and 262 trar on- fers, the A total of 15's new out-of-sta students entered from 29 stat< Guam, and Holland. The large number, 34, came from Nor Carolina, with 25 students fre Georgia. Scholarship - Awards Open uTo Graduates kr The opening of competition f *. foreign scholarships for 1950 ard has been announced by the Depar ges ment of State and the President on. board on foreign scholarships. ret- The number of opportunities 11.each participating country ar Uitited Kingdom,'156; Belgium ni Luxembourg, 22; Burma, 3; Net mit erlands, 26; Philippines, 6; Gree< at- 12; New Zealand, 10; and Fran< ual 220. aid There are also openings in Ital and Norway, and Iran but the exa 'go' number was not available. App and cations may be made for thei however. >etu The requirements for the sche ual arships are: (1) American eci ave zenship, (2) College degree sess equivalent by the time the can< date will take up award, and ( ling Knowledge of language of count ob-. sufficient to carry on stud iper abroad. ival Interested applicants will 618 able to get more information fr< Dan J. it nrwod New Ruling For Ye By OLGA EDM Staff Repo Under a recent Congressional education and training objectives, under the GI Bill in the future, mt TEe procedure, effective after Frosh Aame " Candidates " tra For O ce dis Results of the Freshman elec- ori tions held yesterday were not tiv gr< known as The Gamecock went to press; however, names of candi- cot dates for the various offices were be or available. an n tt ; All candidates for freshman tit d class offices were nominated at the or - class meeting held two weeks ago, ma except four of the candidates who Of were nominated by petitions sign- tiO ed by 25 or more class members. h chi Candidates and their offices are: wh n fur president, Bard Allison, Char- sal les Ferguson, Clifford Gaddy, Billy Gause, David 'Bones' Hiott, Libby wh Lewis, Joe Pierce, and Elmore on of Viele. to - For vice-president, Mary JO he s Clark, Jimmy Condourona, Buddy ne Dei rick, Sylvia Felder, and Billy to Rowe. ne For Secretary-treasurer, Duncan re Breckenridge, David Creel, George les ze Hallman, Jack Jones, Mary Ann Phillips, and Jimmy Sally. er For Historian, Joseph Bull, er Jeanette Dickson, Demos Jones, Watson Murphy, Bobby Russell, es and Elizabeth Taylor. e- In the event that any election is n- contested, those desiring a hearing e- must give notice to the president In of the Student Body, George Wright, within four (4) days after re is the date of the election. dr x- tol r Seniors Must Get ' 0 Material At Once th as pr n Seniors who will graduate in W January are asked to get their Jil re registration blanks from the place- all ment bureau at once, as requests ca for prospective personnel have al ready come in from several firms. inj "The man whose credentials are tic in proper form stands a much bet- th is ter' chance of being employed," pa P' Colonel Basil M. Parks, Director pu is, of Placement, said this week, go ts "- Events Se te This space will carry each -week t s, ganizational meetings, socials, and tcampus in general. Such informai th GAMECOCK office by Monday, 3 p. event. FRiIDAV, OCT. 28 1:00 p. m. - Junior-Senior Y Council, Flinn Hall. 4:00 p. m.-International Rela tions Club, Flinn Hall. SUNDAY, OCT. 30 10:00 a. m. - Wesley Founda tion meets at Washington street Methodist Church. or 4:00 p. m.--Hillel Society. Tree 51 of Life Church. t- 5:30 p. m.-Canterbury Student :'s Church Service, Trinity Epis copal Church. in 6:00 p. rn-Canterbury Supper e: followed by program), Trin d Ity Episcopal Church. h- 7;00 p. rn-Vespers, University e, Chapel. e,MONDAY, OCT. 31 1:00 p. m.-Freshman Y Coun y, cil, Fiinn Hall. et 1:00 p. r.---Vespers Committee, U1- Flinn Hall. ue, 3:00 p. rn-Gamecock Staff Be gin. Work, Publication Build >I- ing. ti- 7:00 p. m.--"Y" Open House. or Dancing, Games, Refresh li- menta. I) TUESDAY, NOV. 1 ry 1:00 p. m. - Baptist Student as Union luncheon.* 5:00 p. m.--Enphroanean Liter be ary Society, Euphradian HalL. Set ts Nov. 1 rARDS ter law, veterans who change or seek additional courses ist meet new requirements. November 1, is: k veteran otherwise eligible and Dse conduct and progress have n satisfactory will be per ted to change his course or ure additional education or ining, so long as the new course commonly recognized as being the same general field as his ginal education or job objec e or a normally related pro ssive objective." f a veteran wishes to take a irse in a different field, he will required to undergo advisement I guidance to determine his ap ide for, and the need of, such ourse to complete his education job objective, Edward Ti. Turner, nager of the S. C. Regional ice of the Veterans' Administra n, explained. For all veterans who wish to tnge courses, VA will determine ether the new course is in the ne or a different PPneral field. kfter November 1, any veteran o wants GI education must show his application for a certificate eligibility the course he intends take and the institution where wishes to pursue it. This is :essary, Mr. Turner pointed out, comply with provisions of the wv law which bass avocational or !reational training and prohibits iining in schools in existence for s than a year. M-YW Finance Irive Surpasses ,000 Goal Set Boy, its cold outside. The ther meter blew its top. R. G. Bell, director of the "Y" )orted this week that the finance ive total was a cool $2,175, the al contributions for the YM and V. Father Bell was pleased with results of the campaign and aised drive chairman George right, assistants Lou Oswald, n Mason, and Ted Neeley, and students who assisted in the nvassing. Payments of pledges are still be P received and other contribu ns as well. Father Bell reported it the YM drive carried the cam ign over. The YW drive, he re rted, fell a little short of its $800 al. hedutle he time, date and place of or ther events of interest to the ion should be left at THE mn., of the week preceding the ary Society, Harper's College, Third Floor. :30 p. m.-Clariosophie Liter ary Society, LeGare College, Third Floor. WED)NESDAY, NOV. 2 :00 p. mn -Sophomore Y Coun cii, Flinn Hall. :00 p. rn-Freshman Y Cab inet, Flinn Hall. :00 p. m.-anterbury Tea, T inity Episcopal P a r isa h Church. :00 p. m.-Co-Ed Association, Euphradian Halt. 1:00 p. m. - Westminster Fel lowship Supper, First Pres byterian Church, Marion and Lady Streeta. 1:30 p. m.-Wesley Fouuidation Supper Club at Washington street Methodist Church. :30 p. m.-Luthernu Students Association, St. Paul Church. THURSDAY, NOV.3a :00 p. m. YM-YWCA Cabinet, Flinn Hall. 1:00 p. m.-Blue Key, Steward's Hall. :00 p. m.-Christlan Service Club, Flinn HalL. 1:00 p. i.-Vespers at Baptist Student Center, 1618 Pendle ton street. 4