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See Most Of Yo'allAll-American In September ACP Rating UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLIV, No. 80COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 28, 1950 Fudd10 Olga Edwa: ditor Of Olga Edwards, rising senio from Columbia, has been i Gamecock for the fall semest The appointment was mad( on recommendation by the reti at The Gamecock staff's sen held last Friday night at t Edwards will succeed Iudy the school of journalism, froi Other new staff, members in clude: Tom Price, rising senior in the school of journalism, from Wadmalaw Island, managing editor; Betsy Knowlton, rising junior in the school of journalism, from Columbia, news editor; Bar bara Derrick, rising senior in the school of'journalism, from Colum S.a, campus editor; and L. C. Tankersley, rising senior in the school of journalism, from Taylors, sports editor. Also, Andrea Chandler, rising senior in the school of journalism, from Olanta, society editor; Mary Bloodworth, rising sophomore in the school of education, from Co lumbia, exchange editor; Jackie Southerland, rising sophomore in the school of journalism, from De catur, Ga., feature editor; Bobby Smith, rising junior in the school of business administration, from Clover, copy editor; Paul Field, rising senior in the school of busi ness administration, from Colum bia, business manager; and John Parasho, rising senior in the school of buines administraiseer tfee r Anderson, circulation manager. w The board of publications, a - seven-man board governing The Gamecock, includes the presidents of the Clariosophic, Euphradian, Euphrosynean and Hypatian liter ary societies; the head of the de partment of English, and the dean of the school of journalism. President Norman M. Smith was guest speaker at The Gamecock banquet. Other guests included Prof. Robert Cranford, director of the university news service and Prof. Samuel C. DePass, retiring dean of the school of journalism. Suzanne Moye Is New G & B Editor The new editor of Garnet and Black, Suzanne Moye, was an nounced at the staff banquet given Wednesday at the Green Derby. Other editors announced at this time are: David Crum, associate editor; organization, Ann Darsey; social, Jo Ann Patrick; feature, F'rances LaBorde; art, Jimmy Mason; copy, Charmaine Nutt; in dex, Gloria Hall. The new business manager will be Frances Weeks. Three Professors Leave Math Dept. In Fall Semester Three staff members of the De partment of Mathematics will be on leave of absence for the school year 1950-51. Instructor C. W. Huff and Ad junct Professor R. R. Croxton will spend the year working for their doctorate in mathematics at the University of North Carolina. Associate Professor J. D. Novak, who has been on leave of absence during the current year at Michi gafa State College, will remain at 'this institution another year where he will complete the work for his doctor's degree. Band Gives Supper Honoring Prof. Fink Mr. Louis A. Fink, university band instructor, was honored at a supper at Caldwell's Cafeteria Tuesday night. The supper was sponsored by the band members who also presented Mr. Fink with a Parker '51 pen and penctl set in appreciation of his services to the band. Mr. Fink leaves after this se mester to assume similar duties in Vermont. rds Named Gamecock r in the school of education, amed editor-in-chief of The r. by the board of publication ring staff, and was announced i-annual banquet, which was he ' Market restaurant. Miss Rivers, graduating senior in i Columbia. Prof. Davis Establishes Scholarship Rear Admiral Norman M. Smith, president of the university, an. nounced today that Prof. H. C, Davis, professor emeritus of Eng lish, had established a scholarship to be known as the R. Means Davis Scholarship in Southern History, in honor of his father, who was a member of the university faculty for years. Professor Davis also made available $100 to be used imme diately for the assistance of s graduate student working in the field of Southern History. The scholarship fund is to be derived from interest on a $1,00( U. S. Treasury bond contributec by Professor Davis. This fund alst is to be used for grants to graduatE students in Southern History. Professor Davis expressed th4 desire that these scholarship granti should "free or tend to free" thi student's time for research. This new scholarship honors Pro 'asor - R. Means Davis, an -out standing authority in southeri history and long a teacher at th< university.. Professor Davis cam4 to the university from the Moun Zion Institute at Winnsboro an< for many years lived in a residenci on the campus, where Prof. H. C Davis grew to manhood. Former students of Prof. R Means Davis remember him, not only for his vast knowledge of hi tory, but also for his great number of.,friends and acquaintances over the state. Belief has been ex pressed that he knew somebody ini nearly every community in South Carolina. Admiral Smith said the securi ties and cheek setting up the scholarship would be presented to the Board of Trustees at its next meeting. He also said that steps were being taken to select a stu dent to receive the scholarship be ginning with the 1960 fall termi. Bob Naylor Elected Math Society Leader For Fall Semester Bob Naylor of Columbia was elected president of the Math So ciety for the fall semester at the last meeting. Other officers are: vice-president, Bill Brandel; secre tary, Vickers Rett; treasurer, Bob Allabrook; and program chairman, Art Trieber. Programs during the past se mester have included talks by Dr. E. A. Hedburg and Mr. W. W. Weber of the math department, on "Numbers, Fact and Fancy," and "Rellgio et Mathematica." In ad Liltion, the society has presented solutions to classic math problems worked out by the members them malves. N Yx s Here is the new staff of THE G the Market restaurant last Friday Seated (left to right): Jackie Si campus editor; Mary Bloodworth, I Betsy Knowlton, Columbia, news edi Standing (left to right): J. G. sports editor; Tom Price, Wadmalai and Bobby Smith, Clover, copy edito Dr. H. R. Long ] Sees Journalism School Facilities By KEN POWELL Dr. Howard R. Long, who will succeed Dean Samuel C. DePass as dean of the school of journalism in September, was on the campus Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this -week. - - Dr. Long was looking over the journalism department's facilities t and becoming acquainted with Carolina in general. He also went by The Gamecock office and meti the editors and personnel there. The big, friendly gentleman who conie here from the University of Missouri said that he admired the campus here and especially the many trees. He said that they were not nearly as plentiful on the Missou-i campus. One of the drawbacks to the journalism de partment here is the lack of floor space, he said. For the past eight years Dr. Long has been a member of the faculty at the University of Mis souri. He received his Bachelor of Journalism degree, A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. from the same university. Dr. Long started his journalism career on the Dixon, Ill., Evening Telegraph when he was a high school student. He has also been associated wvith several newspaper chains, been an Asdociated Press correspondent, and publisher of a weekly publication. He held a position with the British Ministry of Information in 1945. i As manager of the Missouri Press Association Dr. Long ad- 1 vanced new methods and improved i old ones in journalistic practices.. 1 LaBorde Advisor; Change Rush Rulesa Miss Irene LaBorde has been , named new faculty advisor of Pan Hellenic Council. It was an nounced this week by Irene Herty who is president of the council. Miss LaBorde is an alumna of Chi ~ Omega sorority. She succeeds a Dean Arney R. Childs who resigned because of lack of time to devotet to the council. d Miss Herty also announced two t changes in rushing rules to become effective next semester. Rush talk g will be allowed during preferen tials. This means that the girls will be able to talk about their sorority n to the prospective members, but i they will not be allowed to ask the rushees for promises. 0 Rush week will be held on the es week of Nov. 5. This will be about nine weeks after school starts. The week will include the usual drop- n ins and preferentials. Pledges will H~ be accepted at this time. Nat Thomas is In charge of a g iPan-Hellante party for next year. Ia ew Gamecock Staff xiii AMECOCK that was announced di night. utherland, Decatur, Ga., feature e ,olumbia, exhan ge editor; Olga I& tor; and Andrea Chandler, Olanta, Parasho, Anderson, circulation mar v Island, managing editor; Paul Ft r. (USC Photo by Tom Teal) Honor Student Here Receives N. Y. Math Prize The General Education Board of vew York has announced that 3amuel Moore Hendley, a graduat ng senior at Carolina and a major n mathernatics, has been awarded i scholarship to enable him to pur mue advanced studies in mathe natics at any institution in the Jnited States. "These scholarships," according o the announcement of Mr. Hend Nt ?t {y's award, "are given to a mited number of the most promis rig college graduates of southern nstitutions to facilitate their grad ate work. You have been chosen C ecause of your exceptional quali es of intellect, imagination, eholarship, and personality which re and your professors believe of- t er the academic profession." d The scholarship is for one year nd provides for all tuition, fees, nd travel expenses to and from ie institution selected and, in ad ition, a stipend of $1125. About b dirty of these scholarships were e iven in the South. c Mr. Hendley, who lives with his I f other, Mrs. W. S. Hendley, at E 303 Catawha Ave., has had an C itstanding record at Carolina, ~ pecially in mathematics. Last v mar the department of mathe atica awarded him the Rion y onorary Scholarship. He will be I: t1 aduated In June magna cum a lade. c ring the semi-annual banquet at litor; Barbara Derrick, Columbia, Iwards, Columbia, editor-in-chief; society editor. ager; L. C. Tankersley, Taylors, alds, Columbia, business manager; Eleven Professors FIold Guest Posts fnSu_.mmerFaculty Included in the 1950 summer fac ilty will be 11 guest professors rom various parts of the United 3tates. Those who will be here are: Roscoe David Case, Professor of ducation, Knoxville College, Ten iessee; Agnes _ Ellison Caughman, [nstructor of science, Columbia Jollege, Columbia, S. C.; and H. )delle Harmon, Superintendent, :exington Public Schools. Harold E. Hyde, New Hamp hire State Department of Educa ion; Dr. J. Kennedy Hodges, Pro essor of chemistry, Columbia Col ege, Columbia, S. C.; Dr. George ranklin Stover, State Teachers .ollege, Towson, Maryland; I). .eon McCormac, South Carolina figh School Supervisor; James 4laudius Peel, D e a n, Florida >outhern Col!ege, Lakeland, Flor da; Von Etta Milhou:: Salley, Li rarian, Columbia College. Colui ia, S. C.; and Thelma Sherman, unior League School of Speech ,orrection, Charleston, S. C. Classes In Religion Will Be Offered [n1 Summt1er School The director of the .university ummer session, Dr. Orin F. Crow, as announced that for the first ime in a number of years courses n Bible and religion will be of ered in the summer session. In response to requests from a umber of Columbia laymen the Iepartment of Bible and religion vill offer two courses for the sum ner program. A study of the life f Jesus Christ, which is the intro uctory course in the department, b'ill be offered at 8:00 o'clock, 4onday through Friday. At 9:00 o'clock the department vill offer a course in religious roblems. Both courses will be aught by Dr. Lauren E. Brubaker, r'., head of the department. )r. Havilah Babcock's 3ook Is Now Printed n Braille Edition "My Health Is Better In Novem r"a collection of outdoor stories nid essays, by Dr. Havilah Bab ock, has been selected as the first rimplete outdoor book to be se ceted hy the American Association r the Blind for printing in raille. Published in three large raille volumes by the Library of ongress, the book is now avail ble to the blind throughout the orld. Dr. Babcock has waived all ayalties and commissions on the raille edition. The book is rapid becoming a famous book iroughout the country and has ready been listed as a literary aaic in its field. Six-HundrE To Receiv Approximately 600 students Monday, June 5, at 10:30 a. exact number of graduates w tomorrow noon when grades to the registrar's office. Graduates of the August, JI Petigru College Will Be Used For Classrooms Petigru College, the former law wchobl, situated on the East cam Ius at the university, will be used for classrooms beginning in the fall semester until definite plans for the building have been decided, it was announced by Norman M. Smith, president of the university. For several days President Smith has met with the administra tion to discuss future plans for the college. Overflow crowds from various schools will be accommo dated in the building until definite plans have been announced. It is expected the college will be as signed to one particular school. John M. McFall To Join F aculty In September John Monteith McFall, vice president and general counsel of United States Fidelity and Guar anty company of Baltimore, will re turn to South Carolina in Septem ber to become special lecturer on insurance in the law school and school of business administration. Born in Greenville, Mr. McFall was educated in the public schools of Darlington and Bennettsville and was graduated from the Col lege of Charleston with high honors. Later he received an M. A. degree from Columbia University and an LL. B. degree from George Washington University. He was appointed to the faculty of the Law School of George Washington University and later he lectured n insurance law at the University rif Maryland Law School. Entering the practice of law, he wvas as sociated with Austin and Smith of Atlanta and then became vice president and general counsel of ~he United States Fidelity and Gunaranty company of Baltimore. Mr. McFall is recognized na ionally as an authority on insur smee law and in the operation of in murance companies. He is the au thor of "The Supreme Court and state Supervision of Insurance," 'Challenge to Regulation" and )ther treatises on insurance. dStudents Degrees will receive their diplomas on m. in the field house. The ill not be known until after of the seniors will be sent mnuary, and June classes will receive their diplomas. The commencement program will >egin Sunday, June 4, with the maccalaureate service at the First Baptist Church at 8 p. n. Mem bers of the graduating class, in academic costume, will assemble at he campus flagpole at 7:30 p. m. and march to the church. They will be met there by members of the faculty. The Rev. Clyde Helms, pastor of the Shandon Baptist Church, will deliver t h e baccalaureate sermon. A coffee hour for graduates and their families will be held in the garden of Lieber College at 9 a. m. on commencement morning. At 10 a. m. students and faculty will meet on the campus and will be arranged by the marshals for the procession to the Field House. The graduation exercises will begin at 10:30 a. m. Families and friends of those graduating are invited to attend. The invocation will be pro nounced by the Rev. Carl Honey cutt, pastor of Ebenezer Lutheran Church, after the graduating class has filed in to organ music played by Prof. Robert Van Doren. The National Anthem will be sung by the assemblage, and the parents of the graduates will be recognized. Admiral Smith will preside. Dr. David E. Finley, a graduate of the university, will deliver the traditional commencement address. Following this, the degrees will be conferred by President Smith. Honorary degrees will be conferred upon Dr. Mason Crum, of the Duke university faculty, U. S. Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia, and Doctor Finley, who is director of the National Art Gallery in Washington, D. C. The exercises will be closed by the singing of the alma mater song and the benediction, by Dr. Lauren Brubaker, university chaplain. The alumni luncheon will be held at 1 p. m. on the horseshoe. Mem bers of the graduating class who have joined the alumni association are invited to attend the luncheon as guests of the association. WANT A JOB? Not now but later! The first question they'll ask you will involve experience. If you're after experience in writing in cluding advertising I a y o u t, make-up, editorial work, fea tures or short stories, then the place for experience is on the staff of the CAROLINA RE VIEW, university I i t e r a r y magazine which was awarded the first prize cup by the South Carolina College Press Associa tion as being the Best College Literary Magazine in the state last year. The new editor of the "Re view" is Neil McCaskill of Charleston; Harry D. Smith of Langley Is managing editor, and Jimmie Howle of Hartsville is business manager in charge of advertising. Openings on the advertising, art and editorial staff left by graduating seniors must be filled immediately. The three positions of associate editors, as well as that of exchange manager, will be named at a later date by the editorial board upon recommendation of the editor. Contact these above named men on the university campus before June 5th, or drop a card including your full name, home town and present campus box number in care of box 300O, campus maiL. The fall staff list Is now being compiled. They'll ask, "What experi ence have you h.ad?'