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McKissick Book Has OddFeature By RUDY THIGPEN Many a book is purchased on the strength of its cover, but few because of edges of their pages. This, however, is true in the case of "The Pupils of St. John, the Di vine," an old volume contained in the Treasure room of McKissick Library. This is one of the few books that was purchased by the library to add to its Treasure room collection. The book, as is suggested by its title, is on the subject of religion, but so far as is known, few people have ever delved into its contents. Its appearance is Its fascinating feature. By holding the book front-side down, you can sed' that the edges of the leaves are tinted a greenish gold. Flicking the pages back at a slight angle, you see a complete picture painted on the edge of the book. The picture, a pastoral- scene with trees and a lake, is a delicate work of art. This work is known as "fore-edge" painting and is now a lost art, according to Mrs. Eng lish, librarian. Theater Group Elects Officers For Spring Term Buddy Long, Cocoa, Fla., was re-elected president of the Uni versity Theater Tuesday night at the regular semi-monthly meeting of the group, Marlene Rast, retir ing publicity chairman, announced, Bill Melton, Spartanburg, was named first vice-president in charge of publicity; Gene Shaw, Charleston, second vice-president; Lucy Rasheed, Georgetown, secre tary, and Flora Jeffords, assistant secretary. Recordings of the Broadway production, "Death of a Salesman,' were heard at the meeting. Jim Reagan, recently elected president of Alpha Psi Omega, gave an address on the national honorary dramatic fraternity. Al pha Psi Omega and the University Theater are now members of the National Educational Theater As sociation. The theater group is iormulaLing plans to better acquaint the people of the state with the activities of the organization, Miss Rast said. This will include giving assistance to high school dramatic groups in putting on productions, with ad. vice on make up and directing. Meetings of the University Theater are held on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 7 p. m. Prof. Merrill G. Christo phersen Is director of the group. Gloria Hall Chosen 1951 Sweetheart By Kappa Sigma's Gloria Hall, P1 Beta Phi from Columbia, was named Kappa Sig ma Sweetheart for 1951 at a fra ternity party held just before the Christmas holidays. A banquet will be held in her honor at a later date. Miss Hall succeeds B. J. McLean Alpha Delta P1. 3-Hour Dry Cleaning Service Press While You Wait *p#y Dry Cleaning ansi Laundry Service ARROW CLEANERS Among those attending the Denton, Carolyn McAfee, Dale Mos Ed Cottingham Is Named President Of Clariosophic By KEN POWELL Ed Cottingham, a freshman law student, was elected president of Clariosophic Literary Society at the regular meeting of the society Tuesday night to serve for the spring semester. Cottingham, in his acceptance speech, assured the society the best yet for Clario sophic. Melvin Younts, also a law stu dent, was elected to serve as vice president for next semester. He pledged his full cooperation to the president and the society. Lawrence Shockley was elected critic and Jack Jones, treasurer. Oliver Harper was chosen ser geant-at-arms and Ken Powell was re-elected publicity director by acclamation. Sweeping changes were effected in the constitution as the members voted for reorganizstion of its by laws. Clariosophic will .not meet again until next semester. Hypatian Initiates 15 New Members At Last Meeting Hypatian Literary Society ini tiated 15 new members Wednesday at the organization's regular meet ing in Legare college, June Bauknight, president, announced. New members are Joyce Wood eli, Eleanor DuRant, Cynthia Har rison, Marilyn Spivey, Nancy Ful mer, Pat Davis, Ruth Barker, H elen Coggeshall, Jo Anne Sprott atnd Charlene Cain. Also initiated were Tommie June Fairey, Sara Starnes, Celese Wingard, Mary Ellen Butler and inn Roberts. Retiring officers are June Bauknight, president; Mary Ann Saunders, vice-president; Marilyn Gettys, secretary; Tommie Her ber t, tr easurer , and Ann Chandler, critic. SAE's Name Dial New President G;eorge Dial, Columbia, was named president of Sigi Alpha Epsilon social fraterp ity esday night, Ed RoyalT6r '-ing presi dent, announced. D)on Saunders was chosen vice president; Joe Pearce, secretary; Bobby Broadwell, treasurer; Corky Melcher, correspondent; Buddy Derrick, chronicler; Edmund Mon tieth, warden, and Billy Thompson, herald. Students!l For the andl Food, COMPARE 6 Breakfast - Plate I (Meat and 4 VegE Steaks, .75 Up-Sam Complete Fou Special A La Serving Carolina Su 1015 Sumter At Phi Beta tea sponsored recently by Phi Beta s, Margaret Suber, Robert Brant an Y Representa Parliamentary By JACKIE SOUTHERLAND ( Campus presidents had better brush up on their parliamentary procedure rules, for they face the prospect of being confronted by 15 1 critics. These critics are the 15 Carolina students who attended the fourth national assembly of the Student Christian Association 1 movement (SCAM), made up of nationwide student YMCA's and YWCA's. The Assembly, which lasted from December 27, 1950, till January 2, 1951, was held at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. The representatives came back from their trip filled with rules of how it's done in the well-organized clubs. Any presiding officer on campus is now subject to their re peated corrections. Mary Blood worth, one of the travelers, said, "I fol like I know the book back- I wards and forwards." The rules < on procedure were displayed in the various meetings that the repre sentatives attended, for students had to vote on policies and recom mendations for the 'Y's over the nation. At the meetings, some of which lasted far into the night, were passed several new resolutions. One was that the schools would be asked to contribute on a percentage basis of their budgets. Another was that membership in the 'Y' wvould be based on a statement of purpose. The four program objectives de cided on for the coining four years are Christian heritage and fellow sip, religion in higher education, persoinal life, and the nation and the world. These were, however, only suggestions for themes to local 'Y' associations. The universitys delegation was made upi of Mary Bloodworth, Nan (Copeland, David Thackston, Annie Smith Is Elected New President Of Pi Kappa Phi Karl Smith, F'lorence, was elected presideht of Pi Kappa Phi social fraternity at the last meet ing, Joe Stringer, retiring presi dlent, announced. Lightsey Murray, Columbia, was named treasurer; Gene Woodward, Columbia, seeretary; John McInnis, Darlington, historian; Grady Fair cloth, Donaldsville, Ga., chaplain, andl Joe Pittman, Rock Hill, war den. Gene Lewis, Conway, is Inter fraternity Council representative; and Hank Fulmer, Blackville, Ger man Club representative. Best In Service Visit the E SHOP'". UJR PRICES -.30 Up unch tables) - .50 Up Iwiches of All Type. ittain Service Carte Order. - lenas For 25 Year. Genuine Home Aemnenhere Kappa Tea Kappa, national scholastic organiz d Lulu Drake. (USC Photo by Man :ives Learn Procedure 'ibert, Milton Mazarick, Peter Cahl, Bill Gibbes, Julia Walker, rune Bouknight, George Trotter, lobby Jones, Maryedith Davis, red Sosnowski, Bill Johnson, and 'arie Edwards, secretary of the iniversity 'Y,' and was the largest rom any school in the south. The rroup went up in two cars, and with the addition of Milton's, came )ack in four. The Yankees were impressed vith the southern drawls, but the outherners came back imitating he crisp tones of the northerners. )rawled Nan Copeland, "Ah didn't mnow Ah had a southern accent." The delegation did a good bit of xtra traveling on their trip. One uight a crowd of them went over he state line to the neighboring tate "just to say that we had been n Indiana and on another night, risited Kentucky. X1 our representatives agree hat Miami university, a state col ege, was a wonderful host. Several d the group voiced regrets that he assembly is held only once very four years. n.X X X tsM.. ition, were, left to right, Dorothy ning Harris). Jordan Will Head Sigma Chi Group For Spring Term Bill Jordan, Greer, was recently elected spring term consul of Sigma Chi social fraternity, Bill Brown, retiring president, an nounced. Ron Trotter, Columbia, was named pro-consul; Wistar 'Stuckey, annotator; Gene Robinson, New Castle, Pa., questor; John Wise, Atlanta, Ga., assistant treasurer, and John Savoy, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, associate editor. Charlie Merritt, Bradford, Pa., will serve as magister; Pete Booth, tribune; Doc Rast, Crafton, Pa., historian; Charles A. Jones, Greer, social chairman; Dick Polen, in terfraternity council representa tive; Gene Robinson, athletic rep resentative; Pete Booth and Dick Timms, Greenville, house chair man; and Shine Jones and John Savoy, derby chairmen. The non-praying mountainee% the winding road. "Oh, Lord," he cried, "I haven't prayed to you in a long time. And I wouldn't be doing it now if I had a shotgun!" a I getith lCirech~ ENJOY XDUR If you're not hapj brand (and a 38-c millions are not), a get the happy bleri ness and rich tast and only fine tob Remember, Luck: tobacco. So get corr ment. Be Happy-4 University Pla Theater Moni By MARLE Professor Merrill G. Christ< versity Theater, has announc Players to participate in the rheater Month (ITM) during ] This plan is for American t )ort of the United Nations and its >bjectives. It is sponsored by the ?anel on Dramatic Arts of the J. S. National Commission for JNESCO and the American Na ional Theater and Academy (ANTA). ITM is an experiment unique in :he annals of the American stage. First sponsored in March, 1950, inder the auspices of the ANTA ind the U. S. National Commis 3ion for UNESCO, the project is part of an over-all objective of the National Commission to increase international understanding. Dur ing March, 1950, theaters all over the country, under the banner of ITM, produced a play or other pro grams designed to promote the themes of world peace through in ternational understanding and re spect for universal human rights. The success of the 1950 venture s t im u l a t e d the International Theaters Institute to make this an international project in 1951. Participants * in ITM during March, 1951, must concentrate or. productions which best suggest the search for security and peace and the themes underlining the Uni versal I)eclaration of Human Rights. Last year there were premieres of plays by authors of various na tions, the object of the whole month being to produce plays which would promote the move ment of peace and international understanding. Any review of theater activities during March, 1950, bears witness to the success of this undertaking. Further plans, as they are or ganized for this project will ap pear in The Gamecock. -I-----. 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Shajobi To Speak To Inter-Varsity Christian Group The Inter-varsity Christian Fel lowship will sponsor an address by Gladys Shajobi, an African na tional, at the regular Wednesday meeting in McKissick Library, room 309. Miss Shajobi is studying at Benedict college, and is planning to return to Africa as a missionary. /.. "Morris Lodge" For a Fisve ireoing of Good Food and Enjoyable Dancing and Surroundings Nol'oe - No Mlinimuma 13 Mile. Out on Charlotte Highway on Stewart's Lake k. c O~4olleg,iOd 9.... hur Rabn yiversity ase y to tWok l?P.Tucker ka Foet Collad* I., THE AMEmUCAN TOSACCO COMPANY