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Beat Furman IG TLIURNDAY TONIGHT/R .f f IJUTAON GAMECOCKS TECRE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER AROLINA Volume XLV, No. 3 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, OCT. 6, 1950 Fudd10 Secon 2,500 Hear At Opening By BETSY News "Civilization can be savec saved through peace; let us war!" said Dr. Will Durant body on Sept. 29 in the Field As a climax to his spe USC To Have Booth Exhibit At State Fair The extension division will spon sor its annual booth at the state fair October 16-21, Sewell C. Haw kins, assistant director, has an nounced. Exhibited will be pictures and equipment from the electrical, civil, chemical and mechanical divisions of the school of engineering, plus pictures of students at work in the laboratories of the pharmacy school, the art department, the school of business administration, and the school of journalism. There will be an exhibit and pic tures showing the extension divi sion's functions and the University Press will display books that it has published. On Thursday, October 19, the alumni association will have repre sentatives in the booth with ma terial concerning the Big Thurs day football rivalry between the university and Clemson. Each day the extension division will operate a slide projector show ing both black and white, and color pictures of scenes on the university campus and student activities. These slides will be changed each day. A map, showing the coverage of the extension division throughout the state, has been planned. The equipment to be demonstrated in cludes a cut-away automobile en gine, strobe light, voice meter, and many other types. Rush Week Begins October Tenth; Enrollment Rises Late 'registration for rush week ended Friday, September 29, with 120 ruskees signed up, Irene Hlerty, president of Pan-Hellenic, announced. All coeds and prospective rushees were invited to a tea earlier ir the week in Sims lobby. Girls interested in rushing for sororities were asked to register. The total of 120 is an increase of 44 over last year when 70 girls went through rush week. The rushees have been divided into groups alphabetically to at tend the routine teas which began Monday. Each sorority received three groups every day for a half hour. Preferential parties will begin October 10 and will end with the last party on the 14th. Rushees will be asked to answer preferen tial bids by 1 p. m. on the day of the party. Sororities must haye their bids in the post office by 8 a, mn. on the day of the party. The parties will begin at 6:80 and end at 9:30, Miss Herty said. "The parties are an hour longer than usual to enable the rushees and sorority girls to get better ac quaintedJ," she added. Silent period for the rushees will begin after the last party Thurs day night and will end at 8 p. in., Friday, when the sororities notify dStu Dr. Durant Exercise KNOWLTON Editor I through war and it can be propose again a move against in his address to the student house. ech on "Can Civilization Be Saved ? ", Dr. Durant, historian and philosopher from New York, pro posed that the United States prove that "Russia is the aggressor in Korea and not the United States." Dr. Durant began his talk to 2,500 students, faculty members, and Columbians by defining civ ilization. He went on to say that the Russians had lost prestige with her satellite nations by not actually backing the North Ko reans while the United States and other UN nations had managed to win the war." "Therefore," Dr. Durant said, "war is no longer the inevitable solution to world prob lems." Dr. Durant pointed out though that America is still none too pop ular with China mainly because the United States has lavished too much of her wealth on the Chi nese Nationalist government in power. Dr. Durant felt that an "Amer ican Pax" similar to the "Pax Romana" which lasted 200 years, is possible, but this would mean that the United States would have to keep a large and powerful standing army and air force to enforce that peace. Dr. Durant, born of French Canadian parents in Massachu setts, began his writing career with "The Story of Philonphy" in 1926. He began his lectures on the "Story of Civilization" in a Presbyterian church in New York in 1914. He has traveled twice around the world in preparing his life's work "The Story of Civiliza tion." Williams Joins Sociology Faculty As Instructor President Norman M. Smith has announced the addition of James H. Williams to the faculty as an instructor in the department of anthropology and sociology. Mr. Williams came to the uni versity from Vanderbilt university where he has been working toward his doctor of philosophy degree since 1948. He lacks only the com pletion and accep)tance of his dis sertation for the degree. Mr. Williams was born in 1920 in the small East Tennessee comi munity that is now known as Oak Ridge. He was graduated from Carson-Newman college with the bachelor of arts degree in 1942. He entered the navy in 1942 with the rank of ensign and was assigned to duty with the anmphib bous forces of the Pacific fleet. He served aboard an LST for thie du ration of the war and took part In most of the operations of the island war from the Gilberts to Okinawa. After the end of the war, Mr. Williams was assigned to shore duty in Galveston, Texas. While stationed in Galveston he met the future Mrs. Williams who was just completing her Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Texas Medical school. When separated from the serv ice, Mr. Williams entered George Peabody college in Nashville, Tenn., and received his master of arts degree in 1947. Both he and Mrs. Williams accepted teaching positions In sociology and biology respectively at Union university, Jackson, Tenn., in the fall of 1947. After a year at Union, Mr. Wil liams entered Vanderbilt to study under Dr. T. Lynn Smith. While in Nashville Mrs. Wil liams acted as assistant medical director of the American Red Cross Regional Blood center. dent Dr. Will Durant, historian anc to approximately 2,500 students, f first monthly assembly program Field house. Dr. Durant had for Saved 7" He answered this questi a large victory in invor of civi Nations victory in Korea. (Other six. (USC Photos by Manning Ha Enrollment Hits 3,256 for Term; Decline Over 1949 This fall there are- 8,256- day school students enrolled at Caro lina, Henry O. Strohecker, regis trar, has announced. There are 545 students attend ing night school, who are not in eluded in the day school registra tion, making a total of 3,801. Boys outnumber girls almost three-to-one as there are 2,822 male students and 979 women. Leading in enrollment are the school of business administration1 with 852, and the college of arts and science, with 700 enrolled. There are 459 in the school of edu cation and 394 are studying en gineering. The school of pharmacy has 184 students, and is followed by the Law school with 164. The smallest school, journalism, has 91 persons, In the graduate school there are 1f9 full-time students and 302 part-time. Another university department, the extension division, has 2,000 persons enrolled in its field classes, wvhich are held off campus. This year's enrollment is slightly lower- than that of last year. Armament Course Offered By Air ROTC Program The air science department has announced a new course in Arma ments which is being offered this semester to junior engineering students, Lt. Col. Herbert Sears, commanding officer, has an nounced. The department found It feasible to offer this course after registra tion because the Air Force needs more officer specialists in the field of armaments, Colonel Sears said. Junior engineering students with prior military service com pose the armaments class of this semester. Next year, however, armaments will be offered to freshman Air 'ROTC cadets In ad dition to the administrative and logistic specialty course which Is now being offerVd. Men in the armaments program this year will study the basic automatic weapons and their oper ation, rockets and rocket launch era, all bombing weapons, aircraft theory and electronics, airplane fire control systems, chemical war fare, atomic weapons defense, and guided missties Assen I philosopher, is shown as he spoke acuity members and visitors at the which was held last Friday in the his subject, "Can Civilization Be n in the affirmative and said that lization was won with the United pictures of first assembly on page rris) Science Institute Announces Essay Type Contest~ The Instltute' ror' the Unity oj Science has announced an essay contest using the subject "Th< Divorce Between Science and Phil osophy." There is a first prize of $300 and two $100 prizes for the next best essays. Essays should include the his. torical origin, logical basis and proposals for the termination of relations of Science and Philos ophy. There is a limit of 10,00( words and manuscripts must be ir before January 1, 1951. For further information inquir< at the department of philosophy building C. The Institute is supported by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and by the Rocke feller Foundation. It was formed to encourage integration of knowl edge by scientific methods, to con duct research in psychological and sociological backgrounds of sci ence, and to support the interna tion movement for the unity of science. Air Force Officers Interview Prospects Carolina students interested Is becoming pilots or navigators is t he Ui. S. A ir Forces were inter viewed October 2-6. Qualifying examiinat ions were administered by three Air Force officers of the Aviation Cadet Examining Board, Major George B. Herndon, aviation cadet procurement officer for South Carolina, said the exam ining board was prepared to give every required test in addition te the board interview on the same day an applicant applied for either the pilot or navigator course. The applicants will be notified im mediately concerning the outcome of the examinations. To qualify, a student must be 20-26 years of age, have two years of college, pass a written qualify. ing examination to test aptitude for flying, be single and agree to re main single during the training period; and must be in good physi al conditian. ibly Romney On The F. Student Body Pres Ticket Scalping; Ne By P. M. KOZMA Lamar Collie, student body presi dent, has condemned student ac tion in "scalping" football tickets. Collie said that there was defi nite evidence that a large number of students had bought "date tickets" and had resold them in Columbia for big profits. "It all happened this way," Collie said, "600 date tickets were reserved this year for university students, whereby a student could obtain five tickets (one to each of the home games) for the total sum of $10.80 (instead of the customary $18.00). This was done in order that a student's wife or date could sit beside him at the games - and at a reduced price." The first two days for securing tickets were reserved for seniors, the following two days for juniors, and so on. By the time the juniors arrived, few date tickets were available and those were rapidly taken. Most of the sophomores and freshmen and some juniors were left out of the program. Collie declared that many stu dents, without intending to take wives or dates to the games, bought date tickets and resold them. "Why, many students received $10, $15 or more for the Carolina Clemson game ticket alone," Collie said, "so an ineligible person will be admitted to the student section, Fellowship Data Is Announced By Comnittee The Faculty Committee on Fel lowships has issued the following information concerning 1950 schol arship competitions. Students interested in applying for a Rhodes Scholarship at Ox ford should see Prof. J. W. Has sell, Davis College 102, not later than October 18. A candidate must be a male citizen of the United States and unmarried, between the ages of 19 and 25 and have coin pleted at least his sophomore year by the time of application. Appointments are made for two years, with a possible third year. No restrictions are placed upon the choice of studies. A scholar who qualifies for benefits under the GI Bill of Rights may expect bene fits at Oxford equivalent to those he would receive at an American university. Competitions for United States government grants for graduate study abroad are also open. The basic qualifications are U. S. citi zenship, a college degree or its equivalent, and a knowledge of the language of the country in which he wishes to study. There is no limitation as to fields unless speci fled in the announcement. Students who would qualify and are interested should see Prof. M. B. Seigler, Davis College 220, not later than October 21. Canterbury Plans Church Conferences Canterbury Club representatives from Winthrop, Clemson, and Fur man met on October 4 with the Carolina Canterbury Club group to plan the conferences for Episcopal students this year. The fall conference has been set for the first week-end in December at Winthrop college, in Rock Hill. The theme will be "Fellowship." The group met at the Episcopal student center at Trinity Church and later had supper there. Rep resenting Carolina were Harry Bull, "Nenie" Schults, Frances La oRani., and Nathall. Thomma. ext I Mzeeler To rr Eastern ident Condemns w Plan Discussed which in itself is all wrong and the purpose of the program is de feated," he continued. "Last year," Collie pointed out, "the administration, George Wright (former student body president), Jimmy Dye, Mrs. Melton and Dick Anderson (of the BAM club), a host of others and myself all worked hard toward a satisfactory date ticket arrangement. "On paper, it all sounded fine, but it was a fallacy - because of the scalping. The university, with tt00 date tickets, is far ahead of most colleges; there is a chart in the office of Admiral Smith which will show plainly that Carolina is in one of the best positions insofar as football date tickets are con cerned. At least we would be if it were not for scalpers. "Next year, we hope to work out a system whereby a student who wishes a date ticket could give up his seat in the student section and be assigned automatically to a seat in the end-zone. Then he would have the opportunity of buying the seat next to the one assigned him, for his date at the regular price. "There is one thing certain," Collie concluded, "we will be work ing on some feasible system for date tickets. Assuredly, the scheme we are now using is a failure and the most conducive to scalping in the nation." Beaux A rits Selects 17 New Members Beaux Arts selected the follow ing six girls and 11 boys for mem bership at their regular meeting on Tuesday, October 3: Hilda Adams. Rhoda Jane Johnson, Anne Good wmn, Mary Alice ingram, Frances LaBorde and Betsy Knowlton. Also Ed Royall, David Crum, Claude Scarborough, Charles A. .Jones, Jimmy Sims, Keith Marshall and Rudy Farmer. A Iso Bob Galloway, Bob Schum p)ert, Billy Thompson and Corkey Melcher. New officers were also elected and they are: Jimmy Hlooks, presi dent; Cornelia Schultz, vice president; and Lily Groover, sec retary-treasurer. Prof. David Means Attending Harvard On Law Fellowship Prof. D)avid Ti. Means, of the law school faculty, is attending Harvard university on a fellow ship granted by that unIversity, according to Dean Samuel F. Prince. Professor Means left for Har vard on September 12, accompanied by Mrs. Means and their three months-old daughter. They will reside in Cambridge, Mass., until June when Professor Means expects to complete require nments for his Master's degree. BAPTIST The Baptist student center will begin its fall pr'ogram of vesper services Thursday evening accord ing to Cassie Crowe, director. Vespers will be held through out the semester each Thursday at 7 p. m. All students and faculty members ar a nvited. ?riday Speak Situation ltomney W heeler, author, lec turer, radio commentator and foreign correspondent, will be the speaker at the second monthly as sembly program next Friday, at 10 a. m., in the Field house. At the first assembly on Sep tember 29, Dr. Will Durant, his torian and philosopher, spoke to 2,500 students, faculty, and guests on "Can Civilization be Saved?" Romney Wheeler has just re turned from the Far East after serving two and a half years on General MacArthur's staff. He will speak on some phase of the present Far Eastern situation. He was an on-the-scene witness of the events leading up to the Korean conflict, and was in MacArthur's headquarters during the weeks in which outnumbered American forces were trying to stop the in vaders. Before going to Japan, Mr. Wheeler was an Associated Press correspondent for more than 10 years. He was a war correspond ent in Europe during World War II and afterward served as AP diplomatic correspondent in Lon don. Later, he was chief of the Amsterdam bureau of the AP. He returned to reporting to cover the Paris Peace Conference in 1946. While in Europe, Mr. Wheeler was loaned to the National Broad casting company and was heard regularly on the NBC network from London. A different arrangement of the Field house and of the public ad dress system has been worked out for Mr. Wheeler's speech so that everyone will be able to see and hear. Campus Briefs TECH FILMS SHOWN Movies of the Carolina-Georgia Tech football game will be shown in Drayton hall today at 10 a. m. 'Y' RETREAT A statewide retreat of college 'Y' organizations will be held at Camp Long, Aiken, S. C., on Oc tober 13, 14, and 15. The retreat is open to all memnbers of the campus 'Y.' Further information about the retreat and transportation may he had by contacting the 'V.' PEP CLUB The Pep Club is now accept ing new members for the or ganization. Don Johnson, presi dent, has announced. Applicants must he sophomores or above. 'The applications are to be turned in to Box 34, Campus Mall. The prospective member should list his name, clas, fra ternity or sorority, and reasons for wanting to join. POST OFFICE Joe Lawrence, university post master, has announced that better service will be rendered students if they give their correspondents their correct box numbers. Names should be spelled correctly, Nick names on letters cause confusion and delay, Lawrence said. VETERANS Veterans who did not attend the university last summer may not get their checks until No vember 1, Joe Lawrenee, post master, has announced. Attention, Sophomores! There will be a meetIng of the Sophomore class today In the Chapel 'at 10 a. m. Plans which have been made fler Rat Week winl he dhc.naed.