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Join All-American The March ACP Rating Of Dimes 194748-49 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLIV, No. 15 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 20, 1950 Founded 1908 Coeds Gamecock' Defined Bj By JOE M Editor-hr. Just who has final control Gamecock? The matter was bro of the Board of Publication aga Citcheon and was referred -to boys' literary societies that nij Fraternities Win : " Prizes In Philip Morris Contest ; Bill Hutchinson, college student u supervisor, and "Pete" Covington; t the Philip Morris representative t here, announced the Philip Morris o scorecast winners Tuesday night. I A console model radio and phono- a graph combination was received by P the presidents of each of the win ning fraternities. teilth Marshall, representing Alpha Tau Omega, releived first prize. Second prize was received by Nick Hamilton for Phi Sigma Kappa. The third prize, a table model radio-phonograph combination, was presented to Whit Plowden for Pi Kappa Phi. These awards were made to the groups that sent in the largest number of Philip Morris wrappers ; per member. The fraternities ha':: been frantically smoking Philip Morris cigarettes all fall. Professor Of Air Tactics Becomes Lieutenant Colonel The promotion of Major Herbert E. Sears to the permanent rank of Lieutenant Colonel was announced " 0 C xNI aS di hast wetek by theadcet of the d ment this fall when the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps a was established. Colonel Sears obtained a B. S. a degree from Central Normal Col- r lege of Danville, Indiana, and at- e tended Purdue University for a graduate work. r OBITUARY David Mabry Mobley a 20- ' year-old sophomore In the school r of business adu ainistratlon, from (olumbla, dioal January 18, at the Columbia Uospltal, after a suffering two years from a, brain tumor. Re was a member y of Kappa Alpha i#.nity. He Is survived by his paivsats, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Mebley aUd a sister, Frances Mobley, sa u l409 Ragoed Street In Columbia. c; Funeral services were held at y the First Baptist Church in Co. lumbla Sunday aftermon. The el Kappa Alphas were henorar,y tl pallbearers. Vote Position r Societies OLONY Chief over the operation of The ught up at a special meeting in Tuesday afternoon at Me at a joint- meeting of the ,ht. In a torrid session of the Clario Dphic and Euphradian societies de group voiced firm and unani ious approval of the current con titution under which The Game Dck operates, dated October, 1937. hey declared the constitution valid nder the provision (Article XI) iat it can only be amended by a wo-thirds vote in a joint meeting f the two boys' literary societies. [o amendment has been made but dministrative officials have re ortedly declared The Gamecock onstitution "obsolete." - (Ed. Note: The joint resolution of the two boys' fiterary so cieties printed in full beow re iterates their belief that the final authority as to policy and other related matters of THE GAMECOCK are vested solely in the hands of the Board of Puhlication.) A Joint resolution enacted by the Euphradian Society and the Clariosophic Literary Society, this day, January 18, 1950. Whereas, on January 30, 1908, the Euphradian and Clariosophic societies founded 'the student publication on the university campus known as THE GAME COCK and Whereas, A Board of Publica tion was set up upon whom was vested the final control of the aforesaid publication and Whereas, There has been some confusion as to the status of the Board of Publication. BE IT RESOLVED, That the Euphradian Society and the Clariosophic Literary Society re affirm their belief that the final authority-as to policy and other related matters are vested solely in the Board of Publication. The constitution states that final control of The Gamecock hall be vested in a student Board f Publication; composed of elected iembers from the Euphradian, lariosophic, Euphrosynean and [ypatian Literary Societies; the lean of the School of Journalism nd the head of the undergraduate nglish Department." At the joint-meeting, the first of a kind since before the war, the acieties reiterated their stand that ne Board of Publication had final antrol of The Gamecock. Arthur Rosenblum, spokesmanm or Euphradian, expressed the gen ral feeling of the group when ho escribed t h e student-operated amecock as "the students onlyi iode of expression." .The societies voted unanimously r back The Gamecock as now op rated. They agreed that the con titution should be amended to ieet present-day circumstances. Details concerning the proposed mendments were discussed at a neeting of the three highest off i era in each society Wednesday fternoon at Steward's Hall. The roposed new constitution will be (Continued on Page 8) Beauty And Beast' ro Be Next Film "Beauty and the Beast," to be hiown on February 6, Will be the icond presentation of the Uni ersity Film Society for the spring Based on the fairy tale, the 'rench film is a fanta'sy which ill appeal to all ages. It was In ,ded in a list of six of the finest 'reach films ever made. Individual tickets may be pur iassed at $.756 each. Tickets for ie whole series are $2.00. The pictures are to be shown L Drayton Hall. ro Limi Moonlight 4 Miss Barbara McSwain has been chose of the Gamma Triton chapter of Phi Sign been entered in.the fcaternity's nstiopa if she is selected as the winner in the nati be the honored guest at the Phi Sigma Ka August. (Photo by Woodlawn.) USC Debate Team Vet To Be In Miami Tra Tournament Soon Ad On February 3, the University Vetc debating team will journey to the er Florida to participate in the Miami have I Invitational Tournament, Prof. M. fact t G. Christophersen has announced. for ve Also attending this debate will This be representatives from Alabama, the V Chicago, Florida, North Carolina, early i Oklahoma, Texas and West Point. quests While the first team is in Miami, gradus the second team will debate with contin West Point at Drayton Hall. The end, a subject of these debates, "Resolved: McCuI That the United States Should Na- Th tionalize the Basic Non-Agricul tural Industries," is being dis-auo cussed by all college teams at this vetera time in order that all groups will subsisi begin on an equal level, the te: Spriri Editors of The GAMECOCK for thesg editor, Ruth Kleckley, copy editor- Rudy wards, news editor, and Barbara h)erriek, a ger; Beuni. Helmns, cireulatlon manager Not present when the picture was made wel editor. (USC phet.b en Teal.) 1t Cai rirl k as the 1950 Moonlight Gir a Kappa fraternity. She ha M.oonlight Girl cqntest, and onal beaut* contest, she wil ppa convention in Chicago i erans Ending ining This Fall -ed To Report ran students graduating a d of the current semeste een requested to report thi o Basil M. Parks, directo terans, IMMEDIATELY. information is needed bi eterans Administration a is possible. Colonel Parks re that veterans who are no tting, but who plan to dis ie training at the semeste lo report to his office ii chena. Veterans Adnilnistratioi itically will pay graduatinj ris the equivalent of 15 day ence following the end o g Gamecock Sta ring sesmester are: Seated, Eriers, editor-in-chief - Jaam feature editor. Standing,1 Jack Walther, business m 'D etay K=awiten. campus Inpus ( Phi Sigma Kappa Elects Moonlight Beauty For 1950 The Gamma Triton Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa national fra ternity has chosen Miss Barbara McSwain as its 1950 Moonlight Girl. The choice was made over fourteen other contestants submit ted by the chapter to the Phi Sigma Kappa Alumni Club of Columbia to be judged. Miss McSwain, a Columbian, is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority and was included in the beauty section of the 1949 Garnet and I Black. She will be Phi Sigma Kappa's guest of honor at their twenty second annual Founder's Day for mal dance. The dance will be held in mid-March at the Hotel Jeffer son with music furnished by Woody Woodward. Miss McSwain has been entered in the national Phi Sigma Kappa Moonlight Girl contest. The win ner of the national contest will be wic zaufUrd guest at the 1950 Phi Sigma Kappa Convention to be held in Chicago in the latter part of August. 'Y' Will Hear Famed Rabbi Speak Today Rabbi Samuel Goldenson, retired spiritual leader of Temple Emanu 1 El, New York City, wil speak at the junior-senior "Y" luncheon meeting at 1 p. m. today on the second floor of Flinn Hall, R. T. Bell, director of the YMCA, an nounced this week. The visit is being sponsored by the Hillel Society, Jewish student group which will be honored at the t luncheon. All students, whether or not they are members of the "Y," r are invited to attend and should , stop by Flinn Hall early today to indicate if they will be present for r the luncheon. Rabbi Goldenson is in Columbia this week as part of a preaching i mission under the auspices of the s Union of American Hebrew Con gregations. His places of service among his people include the past t presidency of the Central Confer . ence of American Rabbis. NOTICE Prof. M. G. Christophersen of the English department was made an honorary member of The Clario ' sophie Literary Society early in ,December. This is a correction of the information published last week in The GAMECOCK. Pro f fessor Christophersen has not been named an honorary member of the Euphradian Society. left to right, Ann Chandler, society Dow,. managing editor'- Olga Ed Sanl Field, assistant business man mnager, and Tom Price, sporti editor. ditor, and Marnie Manning, exchange 4' )ffiiceh AKG Has System Fo, By OLGA The Alpha Kappa Gamma nto effect at the beginning Wood, President of AKG, ann Voting, held on Tuesday, J >f 117 votes cast with only Phe polls were open from 9:00 a. n. till 1:00 p. m. Tuesday morning ind from 2:00 p. m. to 4:00 p. m. n the afternoon. They were under :he direction of the student council md AKG representatives. Drawn up to prevent any co-ed 'rom holding too many campus )ffices, the point system was suc !essfully used before the war under he direction of the co-ed associa .ion. Due to the de'crease of boys >n campus during the war, the >lan was relinquished and had not >ecn renewed until the present ,ystem was suggested. Unir this plan, no cu-ed will be klowed to have more than 40 >oints and may not hold two major )ff ices. Such offices count 20 >oints while numerous other posi ions count 15, 10, and 5 points, iceording to the importance of the >ffice and the amount of work in eolved in holding it. Since presentation tq the campus )rganizations, several changes have been made in the values assigned o each activity. These will be pub ished upon completion. Campus Briefs The Variety show, which was re ,ently presented in Drayton Hall )y Kappa Sigma Kappa honorary ,ervice fraternity, will be given at he Veterans hospital February 7, Pete Covington, master of cere nonies, has announced. * . * Barney Dusenberry is the new )resident of the Cotillion Club. )ther officers are: Charles Mc )ade, vice-president; Dick Blen owe, secretary; and Al Fisher, lance chairman. Hypatian Literary Society has elected May Herbert as its new >resident; Olga Edwards, vice >resident ; Mary Ann Sanders, sec 'etary; June Bouknight, treas irer; and Sybil Patrick, critic. * * * Officers elected for the spring erm by the student chapter of the Xmerican Chemical Society are: 3alvin Shuford, Cayce, president; rheo Boone, Rowesville, vice-presi lent; Victor McMackin, Chester, ecretary; Henry Moore, Columbia, reasurer; and Harry Belk, Lan aster, program eqhairnman. * * * The Newman Club will hold its nont hly communion breakfast ifter nine o'clock mass Sunday, Fohn Savoy, newvly-elected presi lent, has announced. Philosophy Club Is Organized Here The Philosophy Club of Carolina, romposed of twelve charter mem bers, was organized and launched n a program on December 16, 1949, the organizer and new preal lent, Jim Simmons, announced. The purpose of the new organ ization is to afford persons inter ested in "Ideas" an opportunity to get together for discussions. These will be led by various professors in the philosophy department or by the students themselves. Dr. T. T, Lafferty was chosen faculty adviser by maclamaton. olding New Point r Coeds EDWARDS point system for girls will go )f the spring semester, Betty ounced this week. muary 17, resulted in a total 15 of these against the plan. Air Sciences Plan Is Given Lieut. Col. Herbert E. Sears, professor of Air Science and Tac tics, has announced details of the department's program for the next semester. Freshmen and sophomores may enroll in Air Science during the spring tcrm registration period, from January 30 to February 3. Sophomores must have had at least one year of military servie to ep ter the second semester sophomore course. Freshmen need no previous military service to register for Air Science 12. The Air Force ROTC, known as the Department of Air Science and Tactics, is a regular department of instruction here. Its purpose is to train students to become qualified officers of the U.S. Air Force Re serves and members of the regular Air Force. The program is divided into basic and advanced courses. The basic course is given during the fresh man and sophomore years; the ad vanced course during the junior and senior years. Students who have completed the course will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the Air Force Reserve. Grad uates who have distinguished them selves in the course may receive commissions as regular officers in the Air Force upon acceptance of their application by the Chief of Staff. Freshmen and sophomores, who are exempt from physical training, receive two hours academic credit, and one hour physical training credit for drill participation. They are issued a dark green uniform, textbooks, and training materials. During the advanced course each student receives 4 hours academic credit and approximately $27.00 a month. He is issued a blue uni form, which is giveni to him upon his graduation. The advanced student must also attend one six-week summer en campment during the summer pre ceding the senior year. The Air Force pays all travel expenses, plus $75.00 a month, in addition to pro viding food, housing, uniforms, and medical care. Any further information about the program may be obtained by contacting the Air Science Depart ment in Room 302, Hamilton Col lege. ODK Announces Term Officers Omicron Delta Kappa honor fra ternity announced the following new officers for the Spring term: John Mason, president; Ed Royall, vice-president; and Melton Klig man, secretary. Chi Circle of ODK invites ODK faculty members to a dutch luncheon at Flinn Hall on Febru ary 13. At this time a forum will be held on the current problems confronting the campus In an ef fort to familiarize both faculty and students with these questions. The following faculty members are members of ODK circle at the present time: Prof. M. B. Seigler of the English department and Prof. J7. D. Summer of the law school. Mr. Ralph Lewis, alumni secretary, Is the faculty advliso for the Circle.