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*a spoke a ovk By MAY HERBERT FRATERNITIES WOUND UP THEIR RUSH SEASONS with a whirl of bang-up parties for the rushees. PHI KAPPA SIGMA gave its last rush smoker for this season yesterday afternoon at the Woman's Club. Fraternity brothers, rushees, and their -dates also partied Monday night at the VFW post on Beltline Boulevard. Eddie Helms and his orchestra played for the affair, which was cabaret-style. The decorations were furnished by Jack Crowley, called by his fraternity brothers "The official fraternity artiste," and consisted of a silhouette of each of the 42 actives in the chapter. The party atmosphere was also partly created by Charlie Hutto, who placed crepe paper streamers in stra tegic places. Jeff Long, master of ceremonies, provided the entertainment. PHI SIGMA KAPPA ALSO ENDED ITS SEASON last night, with a buffet supper and dance at thi Wade Hamp ton hotel. PHI KAPPA SIGMA members, rushees, and their dates enjoyed a supper party two weeks ago at Pinewood Lake. The party was completed by a delicious chicken supper, some ballad singing by "Boo" Dubose, a skit by Fanny Fowler and "Dougie" Riley, and the singing of fraternity songs, led by Ed Thompson. HOUSEPARTYING AT PAULEY'S ISLAND last week were a number of Pi Kappa Phi's and their dates, including "Pete" Covington, Marvis Jean Keels,, Bill Eason, and Sister Hubbard. Mr. and Mrs. Bill ("Slim") Brown and Capt. and Mrs. E. A. Gibson chaperoned. FOOTBALL- GAMES WERE CALLING MANY in the past week-ends, and during Thanksgiving holidays, Carolina was well-represented at games throughout the East. No vember 19 saw quite a few Sigma Nu's in Atlanta for our game with Georgia Tech. Some of them were Clarke and Al Adickes, Benjie Knowlton, Bert Jessup, Paul Field, Squee Trotter, and J. C. Meetze. After the game, George and Tiny DesChamps gave a wonderful party in their apartment for the Sigma Nu brothers. DELTA DELTA DELTA ALSO TURNED OUT FOR FOOTBALL. Mush Sanders spent the Thanksgiving holidays at Duke university attending the football game a-nd dances. Leck Paschal and Stuart Mullins went to New York and Philadelphia, taking in the Army-Navy game Saturday. Suan McElv-n went to Charlotte for the Citadel-Davidson game Thursday, while Stuart Mosely went to Chapel Hill for the Carolina-Virginia game. ALSO AT THE ARMY-NAVY GAME IN PHILADEL PHIA was Jay Quick, Phi Sigma Kappa. PHI BETA PHI MEMBERS WERE ALSO BIT BY THE TRAVELING BUG as far as football was concerned. Deloris Meyer attended both the Citadel-Davidson game in Char lotte and the Clemson-Furman game in Greenville. Sybil Patrick, Maxine Todd, and Jo Ann Patrick journeyed to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech-Carolina game. ANOTHER REASON CAUSED Mary Ann Cappleman, Delta Delta Delta, to travel, however. She went down to Pensacola, Florida, to visit her fiance, Jack Kaneft, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, who is in the Naval Air Corps. AND DOWN AT THE CITADEL THIS WEEK-END was Barbara Murphy, who was recently pinned by Bob Douglas. PINS AND ENGAGEMENT RINGS were flying around these last few weeks. J. B. Allen, Phi Kappa Sigma of Co lumbia, gave Kat Bowen, Chi Omega, also of Columbia, a diamond last week. And Leman Bunn, Phi Kappa Sigma alumnus, also gave Ann Davis, Phi Beta Phi, a diamond. Barbara Ann Hester, Phi Beta Phi, is now engaged to Lt. Herbert Hopkins. TWO FORMER UNIVERSITY STU DENTS, Sara Ann Swygert and William Gilmore Simms Buck, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, of Greenville and Manning were married Nov. 12. Pi Kappa Phi Karl Smith married Alice Lee Dickman, of Florence, Thanksgiving Eve. HONEYMOONING IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA, now are Henry Gaddis, Phi Sigma Kappa alumnus, and Dot Sigh, former Zeta Tau Alpha, who were married Saturday night. Pi Beta Phi's welcomed back over the holidays Dotty Link, former pledge. Terry Smith, Phi Sigma Kappa, visited Corine Creighton in North Augusta during Thankagiving. SORORITIES WERE ACTIVE the past week, with parties for actives and pledges. Kappa Delta actives entertained the new pledges at an informal party Tuesday night, Nov. 22, at June Niggel's country home. .THE PLEDGES OF DELTA ZETA gave a party for the new pledges of other sororities the Thursday before Thanks giving. New pledge officers of Delta Zeta are Anna Mc Laughlin, president; Joanne Williams, vice president; and Betty Rught Crapps. Newly elected pledge officers of Pi Beta Phi are Helen Harrison, president; Anne Whitener, vice president; Karen Nyquist, treasurer; anrd Sara Dixon, secretary. DELTA DELTA DELTA PLEDGE OFFICERS are Has kell Grimball, president; Stuart Mosely, vice president; Marnie Manning, secretary; Lawson Yates, treasurer; Polly Miles, chaplain; Leck Paschal, activities chairman; and Allene Bland, scholarship chairman. Pi Kappa Phi recently initiated Lamar Collie and Sid Floyd. THAT'S ALL THE NEWS FOR THIS WEEK, BUT PLEASE SEND ALL THE NEWS YOUi KNOW (THAT WE CAN PRINT) TO BOX 79, CAMPUS MAIL. COLUMBIA'S ONLY COMPLETELY FEMiNINE - STORE Alpha De Doctor Brockhoff To Talk Tuesday To Euphrosynean Dr. J. R. Brockhoff, Religious Emphasis Week speaker,, will speak to the Euphrosynean Liter ary Society at its meeting at 5 p. m., Wednesday, in Euphradian Hall, Carolyn Busbee, president, has announced. Newly-elected members will be installed following the talk. They are: Jeanette Beasley, Cornelia Burnett, Barbara Fowler, Lib Mc Corkle, Peggy Hedrick, .Suzanne Lewis, Mary Jean Martin, Frances La Borde, B. J. McLean, Annie Pressley, Patsy Taylor, Eleanor Teyssier, Jean Robinson, Mary Rivers, Kathleen Simm, Mary Ann Sanders, Gene Ann Strick land, Jean Thompson, Pat Wilson, Sparky Elliott, Frances Mobly, Mary Denny, Barbara Judy, Pat Bass, Peggy Rast, Marguarite Sanders. Also, Catherine Bower, Mary Chase, Betty Warren, Mabel John son, Cassanda Manda, June Mar shall, Harriett Smith, Frances Collier, Rammel Bolt, Helen Mus ten, Nathalie Hunter, Connie HaIler, Jean True, Celia Moore, Patsy Savage, Mary Jane Hazel, Jerry Riley, Joan James, Ann Mc Lean, and Allene Bland. State Canterbury Club Conference Held This Weekend Cornelia Schultz, of Columbia, Fred Sosnoski, of St. John's Is land, and Harry Bull, of George town, will attedd a planning con ference of South Carolina Canter bury Clubs In Charleston this weekend, Pat McKensie, president of the Columbia club, has an nounced. Miss Schultz and Somnoski are officers of the state association of Canterbury Clubs, and Bull will represent the local club. The Cita del and the College of Charleston will be hosts. Rev. Ray Holder, religious em phasis week speaker, will address the USC Canterbury Club at its meeting Sunday night. The ad dress will follow the club's supper meeting at 6 p. m. In the parish Lorick - Couch OFFICE EQUIPMENT CO. The Complete Office Outfitters Tel. 8-5076 926 Gervat. St. Colnnabla, . . ta Pi Sor Jpha Delta Pi Office .... ... ... Engineers To Hold Semi-Formal Ball Thursday, Dec. 15 The school of engineering will hold its semi-annual ball Dec. 15, at the Columbia Hotel from 9 p. m. until 1 a. m. The dance will be semi-formal. - , Queens, chosen from each of the engineering societies, will compete for the honor of being crowned Queen of the Engineering School. Tickets are being sold by a joint committee, and all engineering stu dents are invited to attend, Russell Wolfe, publicity chairman, has aq nounced. Sigma Chi Chapter Wins Scholarship Monetary Award Gamma Nu chapter of Sigma a Chi fraternity at USC has been given the Province Scholarship I Award by the Sigma Chi Founda tion for the academic year of 1948 '49, Robert Thoren, president, an nounced recently. The award is given annually to the clppter that stands first in scholarship in the N. C.-S. C. prov ince. Although the award is made on the basis of the achievements of the chapter, the monetary prize of $100 is awarded to a member of the chapter. The name of the Gamma Nu winner will be an nounced soon. house of Trinity Episcopal church, the president announced. ALL SEASONABLI ART FLOW CORSAGES A PHONE 1227 Hampton Street Af ter The Show.. DROP. VARSITY RI -am DRIVE Il -We cater to. .. PARTIES SOCIALS SALES BA BANQUET ROOMS F4 FOR RESERVATIC * ~ AMPE PARi 'ority Will Irs g.;~.. \ Of ficers of Alpha Delta PI, sorority who will lead the Grand March tonight at their dance at the Jefferson Hotel are: first row, left to right, Paula Harris, president; Mary Jant- Martin, vice- president; and Sara Jane Benson, secretary; second row' r Frances Plyler, treasurer, and Mary Blanche -Corry, dance chairman, t tophomore 'Y' Has Party For Group Df City Children The Sophomore Y began its workt vith less fortunate children In the "olumbia area with a party on uesday, Nov. 22, in Flinn Hall, arie Edwards, YW secretary, has nounced. o This was the f irst of severalI arties which have been planned y the group for this year. An ther party will be given the week iefore the Christmas holidays. Members of the sophomore group iave adopted irtividual children t vhom they visit regularly. The hildren and their "Y big sisters or orothers" are brought together for he parties. The'Sophomore "Y" holds its uncheon-meetings on Wednesdays I 1 p. m. in Flinn Hall. Sopho nnuncendu wowudiet aTisipasi the firojt ofreevera itesto hic havinen lanned yWtebbsou forti yeareA eArthe Chrpistshoeliays PMtemberame ofde ophoregrou hots ares uh togtrror hepartriesadOd iae es whorcanno atend th atipt infte proct ar n Webbs Aert Stre ERs Sple-H ePicue POE2-6781 Columbia, S. C. I !S ACU FLOER R SHlOCCPIN NSCCAlumb-67S.C SNTAUPRAN Give Bal Naming Of S To Be Event Ball At Jeffer Alpha Delta Pi sorority will nal ball tonight from 9 p. m. 1 )f the Jefferson Hotel. Woody ill play. A special event, which is a Jap Prison Described By Student By WILLIAM STUBLEN If anyone is curious about life inder Japanese occupation, Trudes ;uverkropp, the Dutch exchange tudent from Rotterdam, is ong who an give a first-hand account of vhat it's like. Trudes spent most of his life in 3andoeng, Java, where his father vas superintendent of an electrical listribution works. When the Japs verran Java, his father and his aen attempted to destroy the quipment to make it useless to the ccupation forces. They were 'aught before they could do that, owever. Trudes' father was interned in prison camp, leaving his mother o take care of a family of three irls and two boys. In 1944 he and his family were nterned. He and his brother were ent to a camp with boys of their t Lge. For two years they were orced to do hard labor for the raps. 1 When the Japs were driven from ava, Trudes received the news hat his mother had died in a orison camp hospital and his father iad died while on a march across h Malay Peninsula. Trudes and is brother were reunited with heir sisters at Bandoeng; and vere flown to -Batavia to await ransportation to Holland. Trudes claims he had to do louble work to make up for the ime he had lost in school. As a eward for his high average. he re eived a scholarship sponsored by he Rotary Club through the In titute of International Education. He has chosen chemistry as his ourse of study and is anxious to ,et a "General Education" in kmerican life. . TWo thin co11ege man, e 0 1.a This i s Plays uith mental bi was bed of neut-roses mt to wmooth-fitting" *These are "Mc lounge pajamas. Rig) or loafing. Dumab Umyon, and cotton an CA MPUS P THE MANHATTAN Tonight weetheart Of Formal son Hotel hold its biennial winter for intil 1 a. m. in the ballroom Woodward and his orchestra n established tradition with hapters on other campuses, will >e the naming 'of the Alpha Delta ?I sweetheart during the dance. The ballroom will be decorated vith blue and white, the sorority olors, and silver. Alpha Delta Pis nd their dates will be entertained tt a drop-in during intermission tt the home of Mrs. R. C. Gray on .arden St. - Alpha Delta Pi sorority was ounded at Wesleyan College in dacon, Ga., in 1851. It was the 'irst national sorority. Officers and their dates are: "aula Harris, president, with Steve qettles; Mary Jane Martin, vice )resident, with Jack Parrish; Sara lane Benson, secretary, with Elis ever; Frances Plyler, treasurer, vith Bob Stevens; and Mary 3lanche Corry, dance chairman, vith Campbell Loney. Embassy Member Entertained By 'Y' Last Monday Night J. Rogers Carter, of the British Embassy, was entertained by the 'Y" Monday night at a drop-in at he Pi Beta Phi house. Members f the sorority served as hostesses, Prances LaBorde, president, an kounced. COLUMBIA DAIRIES Telephone 4-3171 MILK * * * ICE CREAM 917 Main Street" COLUMBIA, S. C. hou2.d know! chology professor. ocka. Thought life til he suitched fanhatan" pajama. nhauan" Man. a for sumee dreaming !e cotton, i rayon prints. AV O RIT E INlET COMPANY heft.on SIhIet Co.