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Can Birds Close See Big Jim's With Second Win Over Tigers ...? Field House UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLV, No. 18 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 23, 1951 F'na CI Mason Above are two of the four ne new member of the board of truste Left to right: Miss Winifred 1N Dudley of Bennettsville. New memb of Greenwood, and Mrs. R. M. Jef One Trustec Are Appoini Carolina Wi Host T4 Nearly 1,000 high school stu dents from throughout South Caro lina will converge upon the uni versity campus Friday and Satur day while in Columbia for the fourteenth annual convention of the South Carolina Beta Club, high school honorary scholastic organi zation. The Beta Clubs were extended an official invitation by University President Norman M. Smith. The weekend is heavily schcduled for the Clubs, but tours will be ar ranged between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday. Due to a lack of time because of t.e crowded program of the visiting delegates, no extensive tours could be planned. The tours will be of almost an hour's dura American Students Four Scholarships I The Norwegian committee of the Summer School for American Stu dents at the University of Oslo announces that four scholarships worth approximately $350 each will be made available to American and Canslian students. The awards are to be known as the Ralph Hunche Scholarships. The scholarships will be given students on the basis of merit by the Association of Electro-Metal lurgical1 Industries of Norway in honor of Dr. Bunche, who was re (eently presented the Nobel Prize. Scholarship candidates should miake application with Dean Nor moan Nordstrand, Oslo Summer School for American Stbdents, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn. The 1951 session of the summer school opens June 23 and closes August 4. Approximately 250 A merican and Canadian students will be admitted. Students can earn six semester credits for the six weeks' course. Tlhe main emphasis of the curricu lum is on Norwegian culture geography, history, language, lit erature, music and art. Courses will also be offered on the social, economic and political situation in the Scandinavian countries. The faculty includes several men recognized throughout the world Halyard Lange, Norwegian Min ister of Foreign Affairs; Haakon Lie,,. secretary of the Norwegian Labor Party; Dr. Karl Evang, sur geon-general of public health; Christian S. Oftedahl, editor-in chief of the "Stavanger Aftenblad" and Dr. Francis Bull, professor of Scandinavian literature at the Uni versity of Oslo. Tuition for the six week term is $80, the ,student fee including health insurance is $10 and the ex cursion fee is $20. Application blanks may be ob tained from the Oslo Summer School Admission. Office, St. Olaf Cege,m MoTi..dma ==nn Gaines w members recently appointed to the es. lason of Anderson, Tracey J. Gaines era of the board of women visitors not 'fries, Jr., of Barn well. Four Worni ted To Unive1 11 Play Beta CIubs tion, taking in the libraries, labora tories, and the military establish ments. Jane Brooks Marshall will serve J as coordination chairman for the project. Alvin Lane. president of Alpha Phi Omega service fra ternity, is chairman of student guides. Working with Lane on the project is Warren Rowlands. To gether they have worked out a t plan which will have Alpha Phi t Omega members serving as guides in two-hour shifts during the times c the Clubs are expected to visit. ? Miss Marshall expressed the v view that all students on the cam pus during the time of the tours v should try to extend the utmost cordiality to these high school stu dents. C To Be Offered e By Univ. Of Oslo_ t Verbal Violence Marks Literary Society Meeting By KEN POWELL One of the most stormy sessions in recent history of Clariosophic Literary Society was marked by an ex-president's leaving the society's third floor, Legare hall in an out burst of temper Tuesday night. Gene Rogers, president of Clario sophie during the fall term of 1949 50, threw his notes into the air and left the hall after pausing at the door to tell the society that he thought the business of Clario sophic was not being carried on in an orderly and just manner. The dlisagreement came about< when Ed Cottingham, present president, asked Rogers to sit dlown just as Rogers was beginning an oration. Cottingham said thatt the floor was not open for discus sion at the time because the so ciety was in "literary head," mean ing that the program is going on and that the critic has the floor. He said that the floor would be open for discussion after the formal program had been com pleted. Rogers accused Cotting hanm of preventing free discussion guaranteed in the organization's constitution. After Roger's departure, the so-'' ciety heard various proposals that the society apologize to Rogers andd vice-versa. No proposal wast adopted.( The formal program consisted of 'l short orations and a movie. a Next week Captain John F. Campbell of the AROTC depart- a mant will address the society. Dudley : Board of Women Visitors, and one f In oan, and Mrs. James Edward pictured are Mrs. Paul M. Gallant n Visitors rsity Boards J. Arthur Knight of Chesterfield, hairman of the board of trustees, -ecently announced the appoint nent of four new members to the iniversity board of women visitors. One new trustee, Tracey J. 3aines of Inman, was also recently ppointed. The new women visitors are Mrs. ames Edward Dudley of Bennetts 'ille, Miss Winifred Mason of An ers:n, Mrs. Paul M. Gallant of ;reenwood, and Mrs. R. M. Jef ries, Jr., of Barnwell. The board of trustees established he board of women visitors in 1938 o "look after and report on the o-educational situation and such ther work as pertains to the omen students of the university. One member of the board of vomen visitors is seledted from ach judicial circuit and is nomi ated by the elective member of the oard of trustees from that cir uit. Nomination is equivalent to lection, and the terms of office f each member expires two years ubsequent to the expiration of the erm of office of the nominating rustee. The women visitors meet twice ,early, usually at commencement nd on homecoming day. Mrs. C. (. Reamer of Columbia is chair uan of the board. Chemistry Award [s Given To Honor Student Vie Laurie Victor Williame Laurie, fresh nan chemistry major, was awarded "Handbook of Chemistry and hysics" in recognition of his out tanding work in freshman chem stry. During the last semester, he Columbia freshman attained he highest average of any student, vith a straight 100Q average. 2aurie is the treasurer for the stu tent affiliate chapter of the Amer can Chemical Society and a pledge n Phi Kappa Sigma social fra ernity. The presentation was made at he last American Chemical So lety meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 1 1, by,Dr. J. W. Bouknight of the hemistry department, acting on I >ehalf of the Chemical Rubber Co. if Cleveland, sponsors of the award I Tobacco Comp ToQ Distribute F Two new contests will be begun in the campus next week, repre- I entatives for Liggett and Myers 'obacco Co. have announced. For the first contest, one stu- I lent's name will be selected from I he Blue Key directory each Mon- I lay between 8:30 and 10:30 p. m. Phe student selected will be asked1 sports question by telephone. If he says "ABC" when he an-r wers the call, he will receive one1 ackagre of Chesterfield cigarettes. Preston' Blood Bank U 4t USC Armory Hillel Will Sponsor Dance Team Here Next Month The internationally known mod rn interpretive stance artists, Katya Delakova and Fred Berk, will appear in a public concert at Drayton Hall on March 31, Bill Novit, Hillel Foundation president, announced. The dancers have travelled to gether since early youth, perform ing in concert halls, centers, com munity rallies, in theaters, and col leges and universities. At present they conduct their own dance groups, choreograph musicals, ex perimental theater productions, and pageants in New York City. They have travelled and presented concerts in Europe, the United States, and in the Middle East. The team's art has been de scribed as "dance in the most dy namic sense of the word, based on the diversified study with the fore most teachers of Europe and this country." Columbia will be the seventh stop on their tour of Southern eommunities which includes: At lanta, Birmingham, Miami, Jack sonville, and Savannah. The Hillel Foundation is spon soring the program with the co peration of several Columbia or ganizations. Fourteenth Circuit Alumni Will Attend Dinner Near Beaufort University alumni of the four eenth judicial circuIt (Allendale, 3eaufort, Colleton, Hampton and lasper counties) will attend a pecial alumni dinner meeting at he Lady's Island Country Club, ive miles from Beaufort, on Thurs lay, Feb. 22, at 7 p. in. W. J. "Stumpy" McLeod, Jr., rice-president of the alumni as sociation from the fourteenth cir :uit, has said that University President Norman M. Smith, klumni Secretary Ralph Lewis, md Coach Rex Enright and Dick Anderson of the athletic depart nent are expected to attend. Pic urea with sound of the 1950 Caro ina-Clemson football game will be hown. The fourteenth is the home cir ~uit of Alumni President Calhoun rhomas, and he also will be present. King Keyserling, president of the miversity groupi in Beaufort, is hairman of local arrangements. Approximately 100 alumni and guests are expected to attend the neeting. Psychology Cluib To Hold Election Yext Thursday Mu Psi Psychology club will hold riection of officers durIng its meet ng next Thursday at 7 p. m. in E'linn hall. At one of the recent meetings, 3)r. Kershaw Walsh of the pay hology department presented a mypnosis demonstration. He used wo university subjects and carried hemi through several different phases of hypnosis and post hypnotic suggestion. my Will Have ree Cigarettes 4 f he answvers the question correctly me will receive two additional pack ges. If the question is not answered, wo packages of Chesterfields will e put into a jackpot until the fol owing week when two more pack ges will be added. The contest vill continue in this manner until correct answer is given. Students nay find the correct answer of the week's question In the previous is Will Talk rit Will Arrive Next Thursday By BILL NOVIT The mobile Red Cross blood bank will be set up in the armory on Thursday, March 8, from 10 a. m. to 3:45 p. m., it was announced by Col. E. C. Ferguson, head of the department of naval science. "Because of the urgent need for blood, it was thought that if a more convenient opportunity to donate was presented to the stu dents and faculty they would be glad to give the needed blood," Col. Ferguson said. Col. Ferguson urged all students and faculty members to donate blood, which is so urgently needed in Korea. Blood bank officials have stated that all blood collected here will go directly to Korea. In order to donate blood, one must he between the ages of 18 and 519. Persons under 21 years of age wishing to donate blood, must obtain their parents' permis sion. Blanks for parents' approval may be obtained in the Naval and Air ROTC offices in Hamilton col lege and also in the campus post office. The blood gi:ing proce-s taker about 45 minutes - five minutes to register, ten minutes to give medical history, 15 minutes for nnting thc h!od. and 15 minutes of relaxation in the canteen after wards. Orange juice will be served to all donors. A ppointments van be made by calling extension GO on the campus. 9 Applicants Make Pep Club The Pep club accepted nine new members at its meeting Wednes day. Those admitted were: Willard R. Matthews, Gary Lee, Janet Lee Karr, Hulda Cochran, Joe Clark, Norma Bergman, "Al'' Bundy, Tommie Herbert, and Philip Gar finkel. The Pep club will distribute pro grams at the Carolina-Clemson basketball game Friday night and at the fights with Citadel Satur day night. They are sponsoring a quartette that will sing bet ween the halves at the basketball game and at the fights. Kappa Delta E Initiates Eight Kappa l)elta Epsl)il4In. womien's professional education sorority, re cently initiated eight new members. The newly initiated members are as follows: Willie Braswell, Marsh v'ille, N. C.;: Sarah Lloyd Dixon, Mullins ; Kay Gavin, Columbia; Ellen Moore, Marion; Nora Ann Oe!and. Columbia; Betty .Joe Pos ton, Johnsonville; Mary St roman, Columbia; and I .ula Stabler St. Matthews. NOTICE! A meeting of the freshman class will be held in the Chapel at 10:00 WVednesday morning, Feb. 28. All freshman are urged to attend.. Plans for a dance will be discussed. Two Contests )n Camnpus For the second contest, a box will be placed on the cigarette counter of the canteen. Contestants; will deposit Chesterfield wrappers containing their names and ad dresses. Each week, one wr-apper will be dr-awn and the winner will receive a ca-toni of Chesterfields. There is no limit on the number of wrappe-s each student may sub mit, and the niame of each wveek's winner wvill be published in The In Cbap( Seniors Are Warned Of Coming Deadline March 1 is the deadline for undergraduate students who ex pect to complete degree require ments at the end of the current semester to file application for diplomas, the registrar's office has announced. Candidates for degrees who neglected to file applications last fall, should report to the infor mation window in the registrar's office. The deadline for gradu ate students to file degree appli cations is April 2. Most seniors who expect to be graduated in June filed applica tions in early December. Frosh Meet To Plan Dance; (oimmnittee Is Named By Class A meeting of the freshman class was held Tuesday in the Chapel and plans for a class dance were made. Jack Hardee, class presi dent, conducted the meeting and the plans were discussed. The date for the dance is yet undecided. A committee was appointed to make plans and arrangements for the dance and to decide on a defi nite time and place. Those ap pointed to the committee were: Bobby Jones, Rently Rivers, Sara Van DeCrift, Eddie Shinholser, and I)on Hays, chairman. The freshman -lass will hold another meeting Wednesday morn ing, Feb. 28, at the same time, in the Chapel. It is urged that all freshmen attend. Rival Campus Or~ Meet Halfway For Sum w alt Speaks At Engineering G ro)u)'S Meeting Epsilon Lamibda Sigma, local honorary engineering fraternity, held its first meeting of the spring semester last week, with Robert L. Sumwalt, dean of the school of en gineering, serving as speaker. He informed the fraternity of the progress being made in the build ng of aln engineering laboratory building. I)ean Sunmwalt also stated that he and the staff of professors and instructors of the engineerin g de partment are backing Epsilon I.ambda Sigma in its petitioning ora c hariter to thle natijonal honor :try engineering fraternity. Tatu Ieta lPi. t) fficers for t he spiing semlest er ar atis fotllow5: Ollite E. Hatcher, .ir.. chiirmiani; D an S. Shull, Jr., eeeary: and Jlames W. T homnp -on. Ir. t 1 easui rer. Dramatics Frat Will Begin New Drive In State By 1H1LL MELTON AlIpha Psi Omega, nat ional dra mat ics fraterniiity, is sponsoring a state-wide program whereby it lans to reach all the secondary schools of the state. This program will include all phases of theatrical work, and it is anticipated that this will lead to a dIramlatics de partfmen t at Ca rol ina. Tbhis work is to include lighting, staging, make-u tiand 1( acting if one so de sires. It is the object of Alpha Psi Omega to reach those members of the st udent hodly and faculty who arte interested in the theatrme as theit theatre and not only inter e'sted in acting. There will lie a meeting next week in Driayton hall, on Thursday at 7 p. m. All persons interested in prodtltioin are invited to attend and see what p)art they can play in helping get this program to the state. Alpha Psi Omega poinits will be earned from all work on this pro gram, as well as those earned in currenit productions. To be eligible for the fraternity a point ssem 1At Ten. William Hall Preston, associate secretary of the Southern Baptist department of student work, will speak in the chapel this morning at the 10 o'clock period. The associate secretary took his academic training at Ripon Col lege, Wisconsin, and George Pea body, Tennessee. Before coming into Baptist student work, he served as Baptist Training Union secretary for Tennessee and as president of Hall Moody Junior College. He is now living in Nash ville, Tennessee, the headquarters of the BSU. Preston has been in student work since June, 1927. His participation in this line has taken him to al most every college campus in the south and ninny in the north. He has also traveled in many foreign countries. Several years ago he led a student tour in Europe. The stu dents were chosen from different states with Baptist Student Unions. It was primarily an evangelistic crusade; the services were held with the aid of inter preters. Preston's last visit to Columbia was in October of 1949. At that time he attended a state-wide Bap tist Student Union convention here. He was one of the feature speakers at that meeting. Preston will attend a Baptist social Saturday night and speak at First Baptist Church Sunday school Sunday morning. The subject for Preston's talli this morning has not yet been an nounced. l)r. Kearnie Keegan. secretary of the department of student work for the Southern Baptist Conven tion. who was formerly scheduled to speak, was called away to a meeting in San Francisco. anizations Will First Time A pompous event will take place in the center of the horseshoe Tues day at ,:30 p. m. when the Eu phradian and Clariosu,phic Socie ties meet to exchange presidential chairs. During the lreak between semes ters the chairs of both societies were taken out for repair. Who ever returned them unknowingly comnitted a faux pas in switching the chairs. A great deal of dissen tion arose between the two socie ties, and both have agreed to meet halfway on the campus to ex chanlge (hails. A photographer will be on hand to photograph the event along with nmber's of both societies and a re porter from The Gamecock. Ex pected contingencies will add to the igiifitcan(ce of the occasion.l NROTC Pistol Team Loses Close One As Hobo and Polen Star The Naval ROTC pistol team lost its firIst match of the currlent sem)ester last week to V'illanova 1 2;2-1I2:;. This gives the Middies a rcordt of 8 wins against 2 losses inludlIling matches from the pr-evi ouis semester. Dick Bobo was high man foi- the Carolina Middies with a score of 2100, he was followed closely by D ick Polen withI 255 and Chuck Winder with 254. Debaters Beat Pa.; Will Partticipate In All-Southern Meet Tlhe un iv~ersity deb-at ers. undler the direct ion of Prof. M. G. C'hiri stophersen, wvon a debate from he U niver-sity- of P~ennsylvania's teamI) last Thursday. T1he ntumber tree team. tcomplosed of Ji m Reagan tandI .1 ames SteQvenst r-epre senited the university. The dlebaters left Thur-sday for Atlanta to participate in the All Southern debate. Furman Mc Eacher-n, and Sanford Zahler wIll debate the affirmative, with Jim Reagan and James Stevens on the negative. is used whereby it is necessary for a player to have 75 points and comp)lete a project before he is initiated. The player-s and Alpha Psi Omega offer training and leader-shin to its memher-a