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MAKE YOUR BLOOD BANK CALL AIR ROTC IN HAMILTON APPOEITMENT NOW! UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BoA, XOUT CAROLINCROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLV No. 19__COL[iMB1A, SOUTH CAROINAI, MARCH 2, 1951 Fudd10 Should We] Student Fou EDITOR'S NOTE: Printed belo to the presidents of all campus orl mir Rus, exchange student from ( Rus was brought to the Univerl campus last spring as a World Sti purpose of Wednesday's meeting dents of Carolina should continue year. The text of Rus' speech is printi body may learn the true story of Due to limited space, it was nee of the speech. THE GAMECOCK invites letta menting on this or any other caml My transfer to the United States' was made possible by the aid of the students of this university, who acted through the World Students' Service Fund. This was a good turn indeed, but I believe that hardly anybody here realizes just how good it was, because hardly anybody has an exact picture of misery and despair in the European DP camps. First of all I should explain how you come into a DP camp. There are some people who can prepare their escape from behind the Iron Curtain and think of all eventuali ties, but usually a man sticks to his place in the society as long as it is possible, and is compelled to leave in a hurry. I myself was two times in communistic prisons, and in summer 1948 I got the warning from friends that they are going to arrest me again. I knew this time it would be forever. Well, in such cases you do not tare too much about preparations. You run home, grasp whatever you have handy and catch the first train heading toward boundary. The majority is lucky enough to find their way to Germany. And there you are, in one single night, deprived of your home, your family, your friends, your profession and of all you care for. All you have saved is your life-and if you were lucky, a shirt or two in a suit case. In this state you face the abso lutely uncertain future. But the future does not remain uncertain too long. First of all the German police put you in prison again this is a safeguard against communist spies - then you are interviewed and screened thorough ly by several officers of the Ameri can, British or French Intelligence Service. Then you are sent to a D' camp, maybe in Germany, maybe in Italy. These camps are all alike. I may remark that you cannot avoid these camps. Many of my friends tried it. It is of no use. You have no legal standing, nobody gives you a job, nobody can give you a job. First of all it is pro hibited, for the second there are no jobs left. Germany is destroyed, dismantled, ruined. You would say that there should be more jobs in a destroyed country than in an intact one. This is true only to some extent. If the destruction passes certain limits, the possibili ties of employment fall down. I mention this because two years ago am very harsh judgment was pronounced by a U. s. senator and circulated in the American news papers. The senator said, "DP's are people who shun work." Ac tually every DP is yearning to go back into the active life. But the German loaf of bread is desperately smell even today. And so is the Italian one. Nevertheless I must remember with gratefulness that both these countries, although con (luered and In deep distress, made for the refugees all they possibly could make. But the necessary conclusion is -willingly or not, you register in a DP~ camp. These are places of deep) human misery. Thousands of People live in old military barracks, or perhaps deserted factories, etc. The living standard is deep below zero. There are no "rooms" In the normal sense of this word. Men sleep in huge halls. Only women and families are assigned rooms. Blut again -- these family rooms are to be found in the same bar racks and factory halls. There is no heating, scarcely there is light. In winter the life is one of Interminable misery. There Is no defense against cold or rain. In winter 1948 I applied after two ELeip World ndation? w is the text of a talk delivered ranizations Wednesday by Vladi zechoslovakia. lity through funds raised on the idents Service Fund project. The was to decide whether the stu their support of the WSSF this d here so that the entire student tow their money was spent. essary to edit out minor portions ,rs from the student body com us project. shoes, because I was already bare. footed and my suit was hardl3 more than a rag. I stood four dayi in the line, and then I was assigne my lot (paid for from funds of th4 International Refugee Organiza tion); it was an old jacket for ter year old boy and .shoes - foi adults, but so small I could noi wear them anyway. It sounds agair like a joke, but I did not considei it a joke in the winter two yeari ago. The food is another problem yot have to face. We liked to say thai the rations are too great for dying but too small for living.. It wai true. In this state of things you an waiting impatiently for emigration It does not depend on you wher and when you will go. Commissioru f several states come into tht :amp and make their choice Brazil accepts ever unskilled workers, but they musi )e abnormally strong. Australia accepts also professional workeri ike physicians, journalists, profes. ors, lawyers, etc., and sends their in the desert to build railroads and lams. But you do not care where you will go and what you will do; your only idea is work and at leasl partially independent life. So yor register gladly for any possibility. I was registered for some nine of ten countries during my sojourn in the IRO camps. I was turned dowr by Brazil because I have no he-mar muscles. I was turned down by Chile because I have no experience in farming. Finally, I was turned down by Australia because the -onsul did not like my face. And at this point I must repeat again I am not joking. The camps are places of hope. less waiting in hunger and misery, Many times the individual col. lapses: there is always some way to escape. But where? In Italy the sea is open before you. Many attempted to reach ether shores in barks. Many perished in the - waves. In Ger. many you may enlist in the Frencll Strangers' Legion. I remember especially one case of a friend of mine - he was a boy of sixteen, a student of high school back al home. One day he said to me he could not bear the hunger any more and would enlist. He had tc walk afoot all across Germany, and then to cross the Rhine into the French territory. But he made It There are always people who try to escape from the camps into the Legion, but also people who try t< escape from the Legion back inte the camps. The latter ones broughi me news about my friend three months later: he was shot dowr1 in the desert station of Sidi Bel Abe's in the Sahara by an officer who resented his nationality. I may quote now from a letter which I received in November last year and which in short and terse statements shows that my picture was not exaggerated. I may add that the letter is written by a former member of the diplomatic eorps of our country, and a dis tinguished officer. He writes: "Am for myself, I have finally got as surance for Pakistan, and also from the USA I have been prom. ised an affidavit. Whatever comes first, I take, my only desire is to get out from this bedlam. The weather is bad, we are hungry and cold. George came in just now ani says B. J. has committed suicide last night. This is the sixth case in last two months." This is only a short description of the plight of our intelligentsia in DP camps. But if I should give a more detailed report, I could talki for days and days, because there Is no end of sufferingr in Europe. H A group of Beta Club members monument on the horseshoe. Left to right: Bill Wilson, Alpi Norma Davis, David Mauldin, Glad; land, Gramling; Doris Caldwell, mI Pettit, Cowpens. At the right end< director of campus radio station WI The McKissick Memorial librar Harris.) Going Profe One Better: 'Red Cross Will Collect Students' Blood In Armory The American Red Cross Blood mobile will visit thc university campus on Thursday, March 8, in an effort to secure several hun dred pints of blood from the stu dent body. All blood collected by this unit is to be used by our armed forces in Korea. At the end of each day's operation of the bloodmobile, all blood collected will be shipped by the fastest means available to lab oratories in Philadelphia f o r processing into plasma and ship ment by air to hospitals in Korea and Japan. Students and members of the faculty desiring to donate blood should make an appointment in the Naval or Air ROTC office in Hamilton college, as only 28 stu dents can be accommodated an hour. By making appointments, students will avoid having to wait because a definite time will be made for then to appear, and they can be back at their work in less than an hour's time. USC Debaters Top Averages; Are 2nd In All-Southern The university debaters placed second in the All-Southern Debat ing tournament held last weekend in Atlanta, Ga. Although the team tied for first place, with the point system used in the tournament, the debaters were named to second place. The university debaters had the highest winning average of the participating teams, winning six debates and losing one. With Fur man McEachern and Sanford Zah ler on the affirmative side and Jim Stevens and Ed Cottingham on the negative, the debaters came out with the best school record. Yesterday a group of debatersa left for a tournament in HIckory, 1 N. C. If they win first, second, or third place in this, they may get an Sorority Gir In Fashi Coming spring fashions will be shown at the Pan-Hellenic fashion show March 6, at 8:80 p.m. in Drayton hall. The fashion show is presented for the benefit of the McKlsslck Memorial scholarship fund. Twenty models, who have been chosen from the seven sororities on the campus, will show 40 complete outfits, ranging from evening wear to sport clothes. Cotton dresses, afternoon wear, spring and sum igh School Scholar who visited the campus last week a Phi Omega guide from Ridgewal rs Ellenburg, and Katherine Turnei san; Barbara Trout, Gramling; Ma f the line is student guide Raymc 1SC. y can be seen in the background. Old and New Clar Defend Recent Act WUSC Is Carrying Tourney Games Radio station WUSC has ar ranged to broadcast three of the Southern Conference Tournament games through a temporary affilia tion with the Tobacco Sports Net work. The games include last night's N.C. State-Carolina tilt, which, was broadcast at 7:30; the winner's game tonight at 7:30, and the finals at 8:00 Saturday. This is the first time that WUSC has been connected with any com mercial broadcasting network for programming. Mr. Ray Reeve, Sports Director for Radio Station WRAL in Raleigh, will be sports !aster for these games. Music Dept. Head Hugh Williamson Tells Recital Slate The University department of music, Hugh Williamson, director, has released the following spring term recital dates: Thursday, March 8, Junior recital f Rhoda Jane Johnson, mezzo-so prano, Columbia; Friday, March 16, Senior recital of Anna Mc Laughlin, mezzo-soprano, Florence; Friday, March 30, Student recital; Priday, April 6, Senior recital of M4arilyn McCormac, pianist, Co lumbia; Friday, April 13, Senior recital of Charles Jones, tenor, Greer; Friday, April 20, Student recital; Friday, May 4, Student re sital; Friday, May 11, Senior re ~ital of Dode Phillips, pianist, Due West; Friday, May 18, Pedagogy lass recital; Friday May 25, Senior recital of Harriet Smith, pianist, Fohnston. nvitation to the West Point tour iament in April. Along with last w'eek's delegation to Atlanta Bar >ara Cloyd, Elinor Acree, Pat )avis, and Carolyn Dabbs also will1 epresent the university. 'is Will Be F [On Show He ner suits, evening dresses, sport ~lothes, and accessories will be1 nodeled.e1 The outfits are being shown bhrough the courtesy of four local itores, including Belk's, M a r y Lowe's, Lisbeth Wolfe, and Haiti ranger's., Models for the show are, fromi Kappa Delta, Louisa Lovelace,1 lnne Niggel, and Emma Tolson; prom Delta Delta Delta, Mary )hase, Allene Bland, and Polly Wfiles; from Alpha Delta Pt, B. J.1 decLain, Jackie Ricks, and Anne (cean. are shown inspecting the Maxcy +; Sammy Snead, Annie Harbuck, , all of Easley; Wilhelmina Kirk ry Rainey, Campobello; and Ruth and Turek of Charleston, program (Official USC photo by Manning iosophic Prexies ions, Apologize By KEN POWELL The argument between president and past-president of Clariosophic Literary Society was resumed after the formal program of the society last Tuesday night. Gene Rogers, past president who walked out of last week's session, said that he thought he had been done an injustice by President Ed Cottingham when the latter asked him to sit down just as Rogers was beginning an oration. Rogers said at the session Tuesday that he thought the society through its secretary should send Cottingham a letter of reprimand for his ac tions last week. Cottingham relinquished the president's chair to come down to the floor to defend himself. He said he still felt his action of the last meeting to be in the best in terest of the society. Several measures relating to the argument were introduced but none were adopted. Both students apolo gized to each other for losing their tempers. Cottingham said after the stormy session that he was in favor Df dropping the whole matter and forgetting the incident; however, the matter is likely to arise again because Rogers said he did not have sufficient time to explain his side because of a three-minute limit an speeches which was enacted at bhe beginning of the session. The formal program consisted of a ten-minute initiation speech by Robert Lewis, a three-minute ex temporaneous speech by Furney lenmingway, and a timely speech by Pvt. Jessie Griffin of the Army. 3riffin stated in his speech that :he greatest threat to the United States from communism was not n Korea, China, or Alaska, but within the United States. Capt. John F. Campbell, who was cheduled to speak to the society his week was not able to so so, but will address it next week in itead. eatured re Tuesday Respresenting Pi Beta Phi will e Deloris Meyer, Pat Conder, and Barbara Armstrong; Chi Omega's nodels include Jean Laney, Cor iella Burnett, and Barbara Fowler. Zeta Tan Alpha will be repre ;ented by Jeanne Turner, Grace Uewis, and Mary Long; and models ~rom Delta Zeta include Martha larrelson and Elizabeth Stevenson. Tickets for the fashion show are ftfty cents, and are on sale at kicGregor's Drug store, Camp e1l's Cornell Arms Pharmacy, and it the information desk in Maxcy olangn. Carolina 1 Live Throi A scholarship fund in men former Columbia High stud< graduate of the university, ha dent Council of Columbia Hij The scholarship, which wil securities, is to be awarded yei Draft Situation Is Clarified For Students of Age College students pursuing a full time course of instruction will be given a 30-day postponement after the end of the academic year or when he ceases to do satisfactory work. This 30-day postponement will begin at the end of the statutory postponement of induction. It ends upon graduation of the student in either semester unless he enrolls for further work for the remainder of the current school year. Local Selective Service are au thorized under the new directive to cancel the order to report for in duction of any student who makes written request for cancellation and request an opportunity to en list in a branch of service of his choice. During the 30-day postponement students possessing highly techni cal skill needed by essential indus try may secure employment that will lead to occupational deferment. A student who obtains such em ployment must report the nature of his employment to his local board and, if it believes his work warrants it, the board will reopen his classification -and consider whether he meets the criteria for occupational deferment set forth in the Selective Service Regula tions. It is expected that the num ber of such students will be very small. A new order to report for in duction may be issued by the local draft board to any registrant who does not enter active military serv ice or who is not granted an occu pational deferment by the end of his 30-day poatpuineitent period. Dr. Lafferty Talks At Philosophy Club Meeting Yesterday The Philosophy club of the uni versity met Thursday, March 1, in room 5, building C, on the campus. Dr. T. T. Lafferty of the uni versity's department of psychology and philosophy, presented a paper on "A Common Faith," a book by John Dewey. Dr. Lafferty said "A Common Faith" had been greeted hy religious journals as this cen tury's outstanding publication on various religious problems. The Philosophy club meets once each month to hear papers by various members of the university faculty. These papers cover a broad number of topics although the emphasis is primarily on philosophy. Students and members of the faculty with an interest in phil rsophy are invited to attend the meetings. George F. Townes is president of the group and Dr. Lafferty is its faculty adviser. City Jr. T heatre Has Freshman Girl in Dramatic Role Jean Turbeville, a university freshman, will play one of the adult roles in the Columbia Junior Theater's production, "The Little Princess," Mrs. R. L. Kramer, di rector of the theater, announced. "The Little Princess" is playing Friday, March 2, at 3:80 p. mn. and Saturday, March 8, at 10:30 a. m. and 8:30 p. mn. This play by Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett is the dramatisa tion of the famous story of Sara Crew, the little girl who comes to a boarding school from India, and sf the things that happen to her at school when the fortune to which she Is supposedly heir is lost. The cast is composed of children and yong aduts from Columba ero Will rtgh Fund iory of the late Bill Goudelock, nt body president and 1950 ,s been formulated by the Stu :h School. 11 operate on the interest from rly to a boy or girl on the basis of citizenship and leadership. To date $600 has been raised by the CHS student body and other in terested persons. When the schol arship fund has been permanently established, the names of those who contributed will be presented to Bill's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Goudelock. Contributions from any individual or organization may be sent to Glenn Bell, student body president, or J. F. Alliston, prin cipal. The first goal is $1,700 with the final sum to be $3,500. Those per sons who have expressed a desire to establish a permanent memorial to Bill have the opportunity to make it possible by contributing to this fund. Don Saunders and George Dial will be in charge of receiving con tributions from the students on the USC camnus. The following resolution was passed unanimously by the Colum bia High School council, faculty, and school administration: "Whereas, in the recent passing in Korea of Lieutenant Felix Wil liam Goudelock, Jr., Columbia High School mourns the loss of a former president of the student body and an outstanding student leader, be loved by both faculty and students; and "Whereas, William Goudelock, one of the most promising citizens of this city and state, embodied the traits of citizenship and leader ship so essential to the spirit of a great nation; and "Whereas, the student council of Columbia High School desires to perpetuate the memory of William Goiude!ock by encourging in other students the growth of those traits of character and leadership best ex emplified by him; and "Whereas, the student council of Columbia High School also desires to perpetuate the memory of all other former student leaders who have made the supreme sacrifice for their country; therefore, be it "Resolved, that the student coun cil of 1951 establish a scholarship fund known as the Bill Goudelock Scholarship fund to be awarded each year to the graduating senior of Columbia High School who most typifies the characteristics of citi zenship and leadership possessed by Bill Goudelock. "Adopted by the student council of Columbia High School on Feb. ruary 7, 1951." Music Dept. Presents Rhoda Jane Johnson In Soprano's Recital The department of music, Hugh Williamson, director, will present Rhoda Jane Johnson, mezzo-so prano, assisted by pianist Margaret Ellen Barker, and accompanist Marilyn McCormac, in her junior voice recital in the chapel Thurs day at 8:30 p.m. Miss Johnson is a member of Kappa Delta sorority, Beaux Arts club, University Chorus, and the YWCA. She has been active in the musical life of both the university and Columbia. She is a soloist at the First Presbyterian church of Columbia and has appeared before various civic organizations of the city. Chapel Users To See Tomlin Student organIsations destring to use the Chapel should make the necessary arrangements with Professor George Tomlin, direc tor of student activities, Univer sity President Norman M. Smith announced. The Chapel has been under the supervision of the music depart ment, but the music department has meved most of Its activities from Rutledge CisUege, In wMhic the Chapal Is hated.