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Campus Drop-In All-American Sunday To Honor ACP Rating Miss Garnet and Black 194748-49 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA olw-e XLIV, No. 29 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 19, 1950 Founded 1908 Ihree Named r Honorary Degrees Here The university will confer three honorary. degrees at its commence ment exercises on June 5, at 10:30 . m. The degrees will be received by Drs. Mason Crum of Duke Uni versity, David E. Finley, director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, and. Senator Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia. Dr. Finley, accepting the degree of Doctor of Literature, was born at York on September 13, 1890, the son of the late David Edward Gist Finley. Finley has receivea the following degrees: A.B. from the university, LL.B. from George Washington University law school in 1918, and Doctor of Fine Arts from Yale in 1946. He practiced law in Philadelphia 1915 till 1917, when he en tered the war as a second lieu tenant in the army. He served as a member of several national finance committees from 1921 to 1933. He practiced law in Washington from 1938 until 1937, and on March 9, 1938, he was appointed the first director of the National Gallery of Art. He was president of the American Association of Museums for four years. Dr. Finley will deliver the com mencement address in the exer Scises, in which more than eight hundred degrees will be conferred. Senator Byrd, who has earned an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, was born in Martinsburg, W. Va., on June 10, 1887. He began his newspaper career at the age of 15 with the "Win chester Star," of which he is now publisher, along with the "Harri sonburg Daily News-Record." From 1926 to '1980 he was gov S"ernor of Virginia. In 1933 he was appointed to the Senate to fill the unexpired term of Claude A. Swan son and has been re-elected every following term. Tenement 19 and McBryde Honored At YMCA Supper Participants of the campus dis cussion groups assembled in the YMCA for the supper given in honor of the winning tenement Wednesday. In the major league, the victory went to the McBryde Brotherhood, 769 points, and in the minor league to Tenement 19 with 770 points. Discussion leaders in those groups were Al Lane and Don Johnston, respectively. After the discussion leaders re ceived the documents of their achievement. Guest of honor was Professor Kulcinskl, Hygiene Department. ~Pep Club Names Don Johnston SPresident Again -Don Johnston, sophomore from St. George, was re-elected president of the Gamecock Pep Club at the club's last meeting of the semester Wednesday. Jim Snead, of Easley, will serve as vice-president; Carolyn Busbee, West Columbia, secretary; Rudy Thigpen, Greenville, treasurer; and Bill Dominey, Columbia, sergeant at-arms. Honor Board Selects 2 Faculty Advisors The Faculty Club elected its new officers this week. R. D. Ochs, of history department, has been ~med to fill the chair of retiring president, A. R. Lewis. The other officers are R. A. Miller, vice-president; Miss Nelle Douglas, secretary; and M. W. Dantaler, treasurer. THE GAMECOCK wishes to apologise to Euphradlan Liter ary Society for the error made on page 1 last week, referring to the society's,awards. Melton Klguan received the Orator Award, and Jack Nettle. re eived the James Patterson award, given by Miss Lois Roynolds, of Columbia, en Awar6f Day. 'Gamecock' Wins ACP Top Ratings For Last Term The Gamecock has been notified that it has won a top Associated Collegiate Press rating for the fall term, according to Rudy Rivers, editor. The Gamecock was one of eight papers that won this rating, in which approximately 2,500 college weeklies participated. Papers in the contest were,glassi fled according to method of publi cation, type of school, enrollment of school, and frequency of issue. The purpose of The Associated Collegiate Press is to provide an agency by which staffs may be aided in giving their schools and communities a significant publi cation, and to help the staffs in the solution of their problems. Clariosophic Votes Repeal; Names Heads Clariosophic Literary Society made one of their most important decisions of the semester Tuesday night when the society voted to re peal the two-party system and unite the society into one group. The two-faction system was put into operation on a trial basis at the beginning of this nem ater. At the Tuesday meeting, which was the final one for this semes ter, the following officers were elected to serve for the fall term: Joe Ingram, president; Ed Cotting ham, vice-president (by acclama tion) ; Ben Eidson, - treasurer; George Couch, sergeant-at-arms; and Ken Powell, publicity director (by acclamation). Don Saunders and Lawrence Shockley were elected to the Board of Publications. Oliver Harper was initiated into the society at the same meeting. Members of the Clariosophic So ciety held their semi-annual party yesterday at a local resort. Greta Miley Gets Language Award For Excellence Greta Miley of Columbia was awarded the title of the outstand ing student in the foreign langu ages department at the university by Dean F. W. Bradley. The money for the award was lost during the War Between the States and now it is just an honor. Miss Miley began in Spanish 31 in her freshman year at the uni versity and has completed Spanish courses 32, 41, 42, 102 and' 106. She has made four "1's" and one "2" in Spanish to date. Miss Miley is working for a double major in Spanish and English. Exhibit At Library Includes Writings In Hieroglyphics An exhibit dealing with "Primi tive Ways of Communication by means of Written Symbols" is on display in McKissick Library lobby at the university. Egyptian hieroglyphics are In cluded in the exhibit with a fac simile of a tablet written during Cleopatra's reign. Also exhibited are a primitive book from some tropical island bought by the library in 1947; two baked tablets and an unbaked cylinder of a schoolboy's exercise from Ur of the Chaldees, the old est articles in the library, bought from Dr. E. J. Banks, one of the excavators, in 1928; and a fac simile of an ancient sacred book of Mayan hieroglyphies. Oche Elected Head Of USC Faculty Club Honor Board has selected pro fessors Christopher FitaS8mons and Frank B. Herty as faculty ad visors for the coming year, the chairman, Terrell Glenn, an nounced. Professors R. D. Ocha and M. B. 8eigler served the board last rear. Outstanding seniors, whose nar Jem Newbury, Al Munn, Ann Mo< Beth Fillingim, Jane Dowe, and / when the picture was made. (U Melton Kligman A Strawberry Leaf I Students Display Work In FinU ArtS At Maxcy College By KEN POWELL The work of students enrolled ir the university's department of fine arts is now on exhibit in Maxc3 College lobby. Under the auspices of Professor Edmund Yaghjian head of the department, the ex hibition will run until next Thurs day or Friday. Al plases of urt from funda. mental design through advanced painting, poster-designing,- interior decoration, wood sculpture, and costume desigh are represented ir the exhibition, with the represen tatives in each field being ac claimed by new viewers every day. Signed work includes the efforts of the following: Posters and costume design: Antonia Fogle, John F. Cauthen, Mary Summersett, James Miller, Barbara Karesh, Faye Dent, Chris Capilos, Betty Dawson, Denise Guerin, Margaret Lancaster, Anita Bruckner, Mary Ann Davis, Ann Rawl, Faye Covington, Gordon Stanton, Phyllis E. Patterson, W. H. Wightman, and Dick Blencowe. Decorative design: D e n i s e Guerin, John Mobley, Mary Sum mersett, Dick Blencowe, Suzanne Lewis, Bob Dockery, Anne Rawl, and Jane Almy. Painting (principally oils) : Thomas Smith, Jini Sandy, Elinor Braline Acree, Mary L. Bryan, John Bell, Gordon Stanton, Dick Blencowe, J. Eugene Kaufmann, David Van Hook, Jay Bardin, Anna Platt, Faye Dent, Mary Sum mersett, and Anita Bruckner. Drawing (pen, pencil, and char coal): Dorothy T. Karall, Jay Bar din, Sara Karesh, and Faye Dent. There is also one example of wood-sculpture in the form of a totem pole by William Wightman. Hypatian Officers Named Wednesday For Fall Semester June Bouknight, of Columbia, was elected president of Hypatian Literary Society at a meeting on Wednesday in Clariosophic Hall. Other officers chosen were: vice president, Mary Ann Sanders, Co. lumbia; secretary, Marilyn Gettys, Columbia; treasurer, Tommie Her bert, Piedmont; critic, Ann Chand ler, Olanta. Jane Almy, Sue Cathcart, and M. F. Stough were Initiated into the society. Senior. receiving di plomas from the society were Jo.. anne Weaver, Rita Webb, Dot Coe K e.11 g, .May Herbert, Margie Teague, Jean Eleazer, S a r a hi Hughey, Frances Monckton, and Betty Rowe11. Outstanding Seniorn ties were announce d on Awards Day rd, Betty Mood, Doris McClary, John nne Davis. Rudy Rivers, also an o sC Photo by Man ning Harris) Ind Sanford Zahlei iational Speaker A A ward Is Given To Two Debaters Melton Kligman and Sanford Zahler, both of Columbia, univer sity debaters, have received the Strawberry Leaf Society's Grand National Speaker award. The certificates were received this week from Mary Washington College of the University of Vir ginia, Fredricksburg, Va., head quarters of the national forensics society, and their receipt was an nounced by Prof. Merrill G. Chris tophersen, coach of the Carolina team. The awards were made as a re suit of the two speakers being ad judged among the "Best big ten in debate" in the country. Professor Christophersen said the Gamecock speakers finished in third place among the big ten. Carolina speakers have won a place among the big ten every sea son since 1946. 1950 Alumni Class Presidency Voted To George Wright George Wright, retiring presi dent of the student body, was elected president of the 1950 Alumnii class at a meeting of the graduating seniors Wednesday morning in the chapel. Rudy Rivers was elected vice president,-and Beth Fillingim wil! serve as secretary. Chief speakers at the meeting were Colonel Parks, director of the Placement Bureau, and Alumni Secretary Lewis. Parks discutssed the advisability of seniors filling out the application blanks at the Placement Bureau, and L4ewis 'dis cussed and answered questions about the Alumni Association. The meeting wvas conducted by Tom MacFie, president of the class. Seniors are asked to take or send their alumni membership blanks and the three-dollar fee for menm bership to the Alumni office. Those who join before graduation will be invited to the alumni luncheon at 1 p. nm. on graduation day and will be guests of the as sociation. In addition, they will re ceive the "Alumni News" for the coming year. NOTICE Due to ending of semester all books loaned 'at McKissick Li brary will be due Monday, May 29. During exam week, books will be available on short-time loan to students whose record is clear wih the liba. ' are, left to right: George Wright, Mason, Benny Greer, Ken Leland, itstanding senior, was not present Receive wards Student Council Requests Money For Entertainnent By BARBARA McSWAIN Staff Reporter Student council will ask for . cents of the student activities fee t next year, it was decided Monday t at the last meeting of the year. The money, if it is allowed stu dent council, will he used for hack- I ing dances and bringing other 1 forms of entertainment to the cam. i pus. After a year or two of back ing dances, the council plans to have enough in the fund to pay for a big dance to which the whole f student bedy will he invited. A I committee will be in charge of s using the fund. I)on Johnston, head cheerleader, t asked that a committee he ap pointed to investigate the possibili ties of' the allocation of money to payment of trips of the cheerlead ers. No money is now given to the cheerleaders for trips. Epsilon Lambda Si Paul Kruecke Fa] .Paul M. Kruemcke, from Colum hin, was elected president of Epsi Ion Lambda Sigma, honorary e*ngi neering fraternity, at a supper meeting held May Ii, at Caldwell's Cafeteria. He is majoring in Mechanical Engineering andi has served as vice-presidlent of ASM E, represen- t tative on engineering joint council. I He was recently awardled firsti p)lace' in the ASME Regionali To Bie Held in Ch( One of the major items of busi neCss to bIe considlered by the uni-C versity Alumni Association at its annual meeting .June 5 will be the rep)ort of the nominating commit tee. The annual business session will be held at 12:30 p. mn. on Alumni 4 D)ay in the University Chapel im mnediately following graduationi exercises, and preceding the annual alumni luncheon under a big tent on the main campus. Plans for observance of Alumni Harry Bull Takes Seat In 'Y' CabinetiF Harry Bull, of Georgetowvn, has been elected to take over the place of Ron Carey on the "YNXabinet, Carey, who left to take a job in Greenville, was a representative to the Carolina ReligIous Council. Bull will serve nin ne April. Today Is Pr Annual Bare By RUDY Editor-in Barefoot day, that's today. of the student body felt that s feet had not been proclaimed oddities, that The Gamecock s So . . . TODAY IS BAREFi Art Awards Announced By Yaghjian Art department awards, given May 10, include paintings by Jay t B3ardin, John Bell, and Gene Kauf- F nan. They were given prizes of 10 dollars each. Ielk's Department Store gave c Mary Ann Davis 20 dollars for her work in interior decorating. Betty Dawson received Lisbeth Wolfe's )rize of 25 dollars for costume de signing. Denise Guerin wvas chosen the most outstanding student in the department. This announcement was made also on Awards Day by Prof. W. E. Yaghjian. Kligman Heads ODK Fraternity For Next Term Omicron Delta Kappa, national eadership fraternity, has an iouneed the recent election of the 'allowing officers: president, Mel on Kligman of Columbia; vice )resident, Edward Royall of Mount 'leasant ; and secretary, Terrell lenn of Chester. Kligman is a four-year member 1 f the varsity debating team and his year was the No. I man on he team; a member of Kappa, iigma Kappa; and has served as ecretary of ODK, president of Pi 'appa Lambda honorary forensic raternity, president of the Hillel lub, president of Pi Lambda Phi a ocial fraternity; and is a member ,f I'hi Delta Phi legal fraternity Royall has served as secretary nd president of the Clariosophic .,iterary Society, president of hisI ophomore class 'Y' Cabinet; vice )resident of the university chap er of Sigma Alpha Epsilon ,abinet. Glenn has been chairman of the r lonor Board, treasurer and vice )resident of Kappa Alpha social raternity, president of the Beaux rts Clu' gma Chooses 11 President ~Aard for the outstanding techni al paper. Other officers elected for the fall emeste'r wvere: Roland E. Hutchin on of Columbia, vice-president; William H. Baxley of Hartsville, .eretary'; and Walter H. Garbade ,f Columbia, treasurer. .Joseph C. McCalley was awarded he Epsilon Lambda Sigma Award or having the lowvest grade point c atio in the gradluating engineer- I ng class. diness Session pel On June 5K ywere completed at a meetin gJ f the Alumni Council at the uni 'ersity May 18, wvhen President J. Villis Cantey appointed the nomi iating committee. The Council also discussed the nterest shown by the p)resent enior class in forming an Alumni I 31ass organization. Lewis also reported that alumni"i 'ecords are in better condition than r ~t any time since the war. He saidl he association's mailing list in- I 'ludes 13,240, exclusive of summeri ichool andl special students. 1 Students Invited To Hear Speaker Dr. Charles Woodbi'idge, a speaker at Carolina's Religious Emphasis Week in Degember, will speak at Columbia Bible College tonight at 7:30. Carolina citizens are invited to attend. claimed foot Day RIVERS -Chief Several influential members ince the annual day for bare by those who proclaim such hould take the lead. )OT DAY. It is a hot day, et's go wading. Air them tootsies. rhe last time we had a good air ng around here was in 1947. Pro essors have requested that the itizenry please bathe their hooves Pefore tracking into the classroom. There has been ns :;pecial effort nade to remove thumb tacks and >roken glass from the walkways, ind there are bees in the clover. kll this notwithstanding, today is 3AREFOOT DAY, and the co iperation of Carolina citizens is -equested. In past years, water pistols have >een in vogue during the days cmown as barefoot. These were ised in partnerships where part iers went about squirting those +"ho were rash enough to wear hoes. It seems a good practice. Euphradian, Euphrosynean Plan Services The Euphradian Society and its ister-society, the Euphrosynean, vill hold their annual joint grad iat ion exercises for their seniors Vednesday in Euphradian Hall. The Latin diplomas will be pre ented by the president in an an ient Latin ritual. Those graduating from Eu hradian include: Robert T. Gil spie, Freehold, N. J.; John T. 7ettles, Beaufort; Foy W. Dick on, Fort Mill; Bernard Ruben tein, Elloree; Irwin Price, .aurens; Robert H. Gibson, John onville; and Basil E. Norris, Los ngeles, California. Names of Euphrosynean seniors re not available at this time. Vearbook Editor Vill Be Named Wednesday Noon Editors of the Garnet and Black or the coming year will be an ounced at a luncheon to be held Vednesday noon, Anne Davis, ditor of the 1950 annual, has an ounced. R. L. Bryan Company, publisher f the annual, will be host at the 'anquet. Members of the editorial rmd business staffs have been in ited. Brubaker Serves Religious Council The Carolina Religious Council net at Chaplain Lauren Brubaker's mouse Tuesday night for supper. The Council is made up of the mresident, the adult advisor and a epresentative of each religious rganization, plus the 'Y.' Purpose f the group is to coordinate the iork of the various religious or ~anizations on the campus. Presi ent is Charlie Robinson. Concrete plans were made at the ieeting for a cooperative effort to riterest new students in religious roupsm at registration. Vlartha Sawyer Heads ZDoed Association Lor Coming Semester Martha Helen Sawyer, of Colum *ia, was elected president of Coed Lssociation Wednesday at the roup's last meeting of the se nester. Other officers, who will take of ice next fall, are: Ann Ready, ice-president; June Marshall, sec etary; Peggy Hedrick, treasurer; W!ary Jq Riffle, editor; and Eu renia Holliday, program chairman. THE GAMECOCK wishe, to correct a mistake made is Its May 5 editIon. The name ot the top-ranking student on the senior English proficiency ex amInatIon Is William B. Whit., Jr., not William Williamsn as was erroneously printd.