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Psycho Wa
For Freshi
- By JACKIE SOUTHERLAND
"Oh, we live in a psycho ward."
This unexpected answer to the
stale rush week standby of
"Where do you stay now?" pro
duced a numb shock and then a
twitter of uncertainty. The imme
diate reaction was that the chapter
room was housing an escapee from
some mental institution, but closer
questioning proved otherwise.
The explanation revealed that
Alice Jane Gates, a freshman
formerly of San Francisco, Calif.,
is the daughter of the post sur
geon at Fort Jackson, and she and
her family are now living in the
reconverted remnants of a former
psycho ward.
The apartment, though, hasn't
lost its flavor of an earlier day.
The quarters still look like a hos
pital, being a long barracks with
small apartments and a hall run
ning straight through the building.
The 13 bedrooms are the size of
small linen closets with just
enough space to accommodate an
army bed. There are no closets,
so other bedrooms have to act as
such.
Chess Club Meets
Each Wednesday
The Chess club, under the direc
tion of Mrs. W. B. Compton, meets
each Wednesday at 8 p. m. in Flinn
hall. Members of the club are:
Hugh Gibert, James Adams,
George Roth, Harold Daily, Wood
son Randal, George Trotter, Bobby
McClintosh, Fred Parker, Sheldon
Woolridge, Bob Swygert, a n d
Thomas Brown.
Also, Robert Jones, Wally Poore,
~ Fred Dunlap, Neil Harmon, Bill
Rabon, Tommy Godbold. Pete As
mer, Percival Brown, Jimmy
Alexander, Robert Allsbrook, Peter
Kahl, and Thomas Lunney.
New members will he wcdcomed
at any meeting.
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Thus far, the apartment seems
like any of the inconvenient houses
that women curse. Other peculi
arities abound, though. It's easy
enough to enter a bedroom, but
getting out is another matter, for
there are no inside doorknobs.
There is an intricate device that
takes the place of a knob, too
difficult for the ex-patients to
work, but Alice was able to manip
ulate it after two weeks' effort.
After entering the room, the be
wildered newcomer finds that
there is no light switch. Candles,
however, are not the answer to this
problem. On the outside of the
room, in the hall, hangs the
switch. This is only another pre
caution for the benefit of the
patient and the bewilderment of
the newcomers.
The bedroom doors offer a chal
lenge to a desire for privacy. At
the top and at the bottom of each
door are glass windows. The bot
tomt window was made in order
that the nurses could peek to see
if the patient might be hiding
under the bed. Even the showers
are specially built, with the knobs
of the faucet placed on the other
side of the room, done supposedly
to keel) the patient from scalding
or drowning himself.
To add to the appearance of a
psycho ward, the entire house is
surrounded by an eight-foot fence
topped off with barbed wire.
Alice says that the house is
finally beginning to look like a
home. This is taken to be an en
couraging sign that the peculiar
ities of the ward are not exerting
any unfavorable influences upon
the inhabitants.
Canterbury Club
Begins Daily Teas
The Canterbury club will hold a
tea every afternoon between the
hours of 4 and 5 beginning Mon
day. The official teas will still
be held on Wednesday, however.
At the regular meeting on Sun
day, Oct. 22, the Rev. G. R. Alex
ander was guest speaker. His sub
ject was "Moments of Doubt." The
Rev. george Tiioml)son will be the
speaker this Sunday. The subject
of his talk has not been announced.
Changes Feature
'Garnet and Black';
Work Has Begun
Suzanne Moye, editor of the
"Garnet and Black," has an
nounced that work on the 1950-51
annual is under way.
Indlividlual pictures are not in
yet, but Tommy Teal has been
taking camp)us shots since sum
mner. All pictures must be in by
D)ecember 1.
The (dummy has already been
made up and this year the an
nual wvill include many changes.
There wvill be an entire section
devotedl to the dlifferent depart
ments on the camplus. Each main
section will be introduced by a
color p)late, and the beauty section
will involve trick photography.
'Carolina Review'
Needs Manuscripts
Students are urged to submit
short stories, poetry, feature ar
ticles, or sketches to the "Carolina
Review," James Inabinette, short
story editor, has announced.
Send them by campus mail to
either Hox 2018 or~ 300.
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J r.>SWEATERS
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This layout shows some of ti
a part of the "Big Thursday" celel
in the top left picture, Rat 1
more Bill Stanley stands by with p
ment of rats and sophs look on wil
At top right, Rat Bobby Hilli
a number of rat brethren (and sis
fnund the ratu inv,td!ng dewntwn
In the bottom picture, Laura
crown Al Bargo| and Alice Heirs 1
Harris)
Methodist Students
Present Services
On Third Sundays
On October 16, Methodist stu
(ents from Carolina and Columbia
college were in charge of the regu
lar Sunday evening worship serv
ice at Washington Street Metho
(list church. This procedure is
practied( regularly the third Sun-1
day of each month. The last serv
ice was directedl by Martha Petty
and Ken Creel was the main
speCakeor.
Last Wednesday night Wesley
F"oundIation members staged a cos
tume p)arty at the regular weekly
supper club meeting. Prizes were
given for the most original outfits.
The cabinet of Wesley Founda
tion met recently at Earlewood
Park to plan the work for the
p)resent semester. Before the busi
ness meeting Reverend Poag, of
Shandon Presbyterian Church,
made a talk on the important part
Christian young peCople can play
in the wvorld today.
Plans are being made to pub
lish, in the near future, "The In
former," the Wesley Foundation
newspaper, which is a quarterly
puLblication.
Fred Reese is Wesley Founda
tion director at Washington Srreet
Methodist church.
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Rat Week Hi-jinks
e activity that high lighted the sec
ration last week.
Pinky Lynch is busy shining the s
addle poised in case Pinky doesn't
h critical eyes.
ard pushes Rat, Carolyn Ott down r
ters) watch. This pct was part of
Meree and Philip Garfinkel, 1949
cirg iad queen of the Carolina rats
Debaters Open Se
Over Wake Forest,
"This was a trip that made me
know we had a team," declared
Professor M. G. Christophersen
about the debating team's wveekend
journey.
With a negative team composed
>f John Long and Sanford Zahier,
and an affirmative team of Fur
nan McEachern and Barbara
Sloyd, the debaters traveled to
Wake Forest for a radio debate on
Phursday, October 19.
A fter winning the debate against
Wake Forest, they journeyed to
Philadelphia where they debated
svith Temple university on Friday
ifternoon and with the University
>f Pennsylvania on Friday night.
Bloth of these debates were also
von by the Carolina team, which
~hen went to New York City to
nieet Fordham and New York uni
rersity on Saturday afternoon.
The University Debaters, vie
orious in all these meets, were
)raised highly by three judges.
Phis was the first meet of the year,
i conditioning trip in preparation
or the Carolina Forensics Tourna
nent, which is to be held the 17th
mid 18th of November. The group
vhich participated in the weekend
lehates was last year's freshman
cam.
Other tournaments scheduled
are the D)ixie Championship, which
.vill be held in Charlotte in No
ember, and the Miami Invitational
rournamenit in January.
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do a good job. A varying assort.
lain Street in a wheelbarrow while
one of the several "parades" thal
rat queen and king respectively,
of 1950. (uSaC i'otos by Manning
Ison With Wins
Temple, Penn.
Display Contest
Is Won By ZTA
And Phi Kappa Sig
Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and
Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity were
judged winners in the display con
test held by campus sororities and
fraternities prior to the Clemson
Carolina football game this year.
The ZTA display consisted of a
stork surveying 11 bassinets con
taining baby football players. The
word "Victory" was spelled out
on the bassinets.
Phi Kappa Sigma displayed a
Gamecock dropping a tiger into
the mouths of twvo biddies in a
nest. A great variety of displays
were set up on the campus this
season.
Chi Omega and Alpha Delta Phi
p)laed( second and third respec
tively for the sororities. Pi Kappa
Phi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon
were runners-up in the fraternity
contest.
Dean Sumwalt, Professor Fitz
Simons, and Professor Tomlin
acted as judges for the fraternity
contest. There is a ruling that the
same group) must win the honor
for three consecutive years In
order to receive a prize.
J. R. Eargie, a student in the
school of engineering, was the
judge for the sorority contest.
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Opera "La
To Open '
Charles L. Wagner's touring
company will present "La Bo
heme," Giacomo Puccinls opera,
for the Columbia Music Festival
at the Township auditorium to
night at 8:30.
- The performance will feature
Davis Cunningham at Rudolpho,
and Laurel Hurley as Mimi.
Cunningham, Pittsburgh - born
tenor, has won the highest critical
praises for his singing and oper
atic roles on television. The ex
Air Force pilot made an uxtra
ordinary impression on televiewers
and on the producers of opera for
television in New York.
He grew up in the Philippines
where his father was director of
a hospital. He lived in the Phil
ippines for ten years. Cunning
ham attended Wooster College in
Ohio, majored in music and re
ceived his B.A. degree. While in
college, he sang in the Glee Club
and took part in student produc
tions. While singing at Chautau
qua's summer school, he won a
singing competition which gave
him a fellowship at the Juilliard
Graduate school in. New York.
Cunningham inade his profes
sional debut as a member of a
quartet in the Broadway produc
tion of "Stars In Your Eyes."
This was followed by a long en
gagement in "Lady In the Dark."
Then he was called into the Air
Force, and became a four-engined
Air ROTC Names
Cadet Officers
For Fall Term
Organization of the Air ROTC
cadet corp has been completed and
cadet officers announced for this
year, according to Lt. Col. Herbert
Sears, Professor of Air Science and
Tactics.
The Group this year is composed
of the commanding officer, Cadet
Lt. Col. Rush M. Floyd, and his
staff, a color guard, a cadet band
and four squadrons.
Members of the staff are Hubert
M. Dimmery, James W. Thompson,
James J. Horton, Robert D.
K"derick, Jackson L. Thomason,
Iand Arthur B. Sloan.
The cadet band consists of 30
iembers and is commanded by Wil
liam E. Rabon.
Squadron commanders who hav'e
been appointed for this year are
Gary P. Brown, Joe B. Stringer,
John A. Barksdale, and Eugene F.
Rogers.
Three hundred and forty cadets
make up the cadet corps this se
mester.
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partly in flying the "hump" from
Burma to China. He participated
in the campaigns of Central
Burma, the Defense of China, and
the China Offensive, winning 8ey.
eral citations and decorations.
Laurel Hurley, Mimi, is from
Allentown, Penna.
Slim and blonde, Miss Hurley
first attracted attention when she
won the Pennsylvania contest of
the National Federation of Musi
Clubs junior award. She followed
this up by winning the Federa.
tion's Young Artists award. At 16,
she became the youngest actress
ever to play the role of Kathie
when "The Student Prince" was
given a Broadway revival. Fol.
lowing a road tour with this com
pany, she decided to give up pro.
fessional singing for intensive
I coaching in the opera, operetta and
concert repertoire. She now boasts
an operatic repertoire of 15 lead.
ing roles. She has made an envi.
able reputation with the light
opera companies of Detroit, Dal.
las, St. Louis and other cities in a
wide variety of roles.
"What is your son studying in
college?"
"Languages."
"Languages? I thought he was
taking medicine."
"Well, I got a bill that said, '$20
for French, $50 for Spanish and
$200 for Scotch'."
Two love birds meet.
"Please give me a kiss."
"My lips are chapped."
"Well, one more chap won't hurt
them."
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All students interested in
working on the "Garnet and
Black" business staff are asked
to contact Frances H. Weeks at
campus box number 4169.
Miss Weeks urges new staff
members to work regularly as
a number of editorial positions
will be open next semester.
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