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Tomorrow Is Your .j.A. For Fall Last DayPre-Registration UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLV, No. 2 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, APRIL 13,, 1951 Fat lo Spence Dean Sumwalt Ele Of Engineering Ed Dr. Robert L. Sumwalt, dean of the school of engineering, was chosen chairman of the southeast ern section of the American Society for Engineering Education. The society met at Biloxi, Miss., re cently for its 17th annual meeting. Dean Sumwalt succeeds E. B. Mor ris of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Dean Dan V. Ferrell of the Uni versity of Kentucky school of en gineering was elected vice-chair. man, and Prof. B. M. Bayer of Vanderbilt university was renamed secretary-treasurer. Twenty-five of the region's schools cdmprise the southeastern section: Alabama Polytechnic In stitute, University of Alabama, University of Florida, Georgia In stitute of Technology, University of Kentucky, University of Miami, University of Louisville, Tulane University, Louisiana Polytechnic Institute. Also, Southwestern Louisiana In. stitute, Louisiana State Univer sity, Mississippi State College, Uni versity of Mississippi, Duke University, North Carolina State College, Citadel, Clemson College, University of South Carolina, Tennessee Polytechnical Institute, University of Tennessee, Vander bilt University, Virginia Military Ihatitute, 'Virginia Polytechnic In stitute, and the University of Vir ginia. Education Groups Will Hold Joint Meeting Tuesday Kappa Delta Epsilon, women's professional education sorority, and Kappa Phi Kappa, men's profes sional education fraternity, will hold a joint meeting Thursday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the music room of Sims dormitory. Mr. Brockman, principal of Mc Master and A. C. Moore elemen tary schools, will be guest speaker. Mrs. Compton Wins N.C. Chess Tourney Mrs. W. B. Compton, Sr., in structor of chess at the Y won the women's championship at the North Carolina open chess tourney last week. Mrs. Compton was awarded a lamp the base of which was fash ioned in the shape of a black knight's piece. Win. C. Adickes, nephew of Y dietitian Mrs. Sarah Adickes, was second place winner in the high school student competitions. Cibbes Announces Hold Declamation The annual declamation contest of the Euphradian Society will be held in the Euphradian -hall Tues dlay at 7 p.m., Bill Gibbes, presi dent, announced. All students are invited. The declamation contest is open to freshmen and sophomore mem bers of the society who have not won any medal for public speaking or debating while at the univer sity. Alan Baker, Don Hays, Al Lybrand, and Bill Novit have al ready given notice of their inten tions to enter. The annual debating contest will be held on April 24 and is open for comfpetition to all members of the society. The debate topic is re 8olved: That a Retail Sales Tax Should Be Established in South Carolina. Hunter Rents has been appointed to serve as chief marshal for both Is El eted Chairman lucation Society Dean Sumwalt Assailant Stabs Student In Car, Then Kills Self Joe Foster, university student from Spartanburg, was slugged with the butt of a pistol, then stabbed, after which his car was taken away from him in York County Monday afternoon. Foster was taken to Hope Clinic at Lockhart for emergency treat ment. Hospital attendants said that the back of his head had been gashed by the blow from the pistol and his throat had been slashed, but he was expected to recover. Otis Wheeler. Foster's assailant, committed suicide while the police were attempting to catch him in the car which he had stolen from Foster. Organizations May Use Y Camp, Says Secretary Wheeler Burt Wheeler, Y secretary, has announced that any university group interested in using the Y Camp should contact him to ar range the dste. Several groups have already been using the dogwood-covered camp, which is located about twelve miles from Columbia off the Percival Road. The lake is now being prepared for swim ming; a date will be announced later when it will be open in the afternoons to all Carolina stu dents. No charge is made for use of the camp. Euphradians Will Contest Tuesday Season's Final Will Be Fired ByNROTC Teams Tomorrow The Naval ROTC rifle and pis tol teams will complete their sched ules tomorrow when they fire the Secretary of the Navy match. The pistol team has won 8 and lost 6 matches, while the rifle team has a 15 won to 14 lost record. The rifle team has just received their new match rifles, the Win chester Model 52. University athletic sweaters and letters will be given to T. P. Cur ran, C. D. Peterson, and J. P. Goldschmid of the rifle team. W. R. Bobo and C. R. Poleni of the pistol team will receive the same awards. cted T Culbertson Heads Law Federation; James To Be Veep Paul Culbertson, senior from Laurens, was elected president of the Law Federation of the uni veruity. Other officers are: George James of Summerton, vice-president; David Sloan of Fountain Inn, secretary-treasurer; and James Sitgreaves of Laurens, sergeant-at-arms. The new cabinet of the Law Fed eration has these officers and com mittee chairmen: Charles Davis of Greenville, pro gram; Charles Culbertson of Lau rens, professional integration; Ar thur Erwin of Sharon, social; H. P. Smith of Easley, building; Arthur Rosenblum of Laurens, pub lications; E. V. Brandon of Clover, library and William E. Rone, Jr., of Spartanburg, publicity. ROTC Rifle Team. Ends '51 Season With 6-5 Record The Air ROTC rifle team ended the season with a record of six wins and five defeats, M/Sgt. Raw don T. Brown, team coach said this week. Sgt. Brown said that he was pleased with the team ecord be cause most of its me:uers were inexperienced this year. "We expect a much bettens sea son next year," he said, "because the team will be composed mostly of men who were on this year's team." Next year's team will be gin firing matches at the begin ning of the fall term. The team has been practicing four times each week during the season, but will cut down to once a week beginning next week "just to keep in practice." AROTC ended its regular season the weekend of March 17, with a win over West Virginia University. Variety Show Will Be Held At Auditorium Thursday An all-star variety show will ap pear at the Townshin Auditorium Thursday, April 19. Tickets are on sale now at Camp bell's drug store located in the Cornell Arms building. This Mont A wards W "April each year is designatedj as the month for the holding ofal contests to decide the winners of medals, prizes and other awards," Registrar Henry 0. Strohecker has reminded the student body and faculty. Thursday, May 3, has been designated University Day, and all awards will be presented that day, in accordance with a program now being worked out by Kappa Sigma Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa, Mr. Strohecker said. Forty-four awards have been of fered this year, and students de siring to apply for any prize listed should see the advisor for that prize to obtain information abouti requirements for competing. The awards, with advisors, are: Delta Zeta scholarship award, Mary Ellen O'Neil; Alpha Delta Pi scholarship award, Suzanne Lewis; Algernon Sydney Sullivan award, Dr. George Sherrill; Alpha Kappa Psi award, Jim Horton; Arts award, Prof. Yaghjian; Blue Key award, Mike Callahan; "Caro lina Review" award, Ray Turgeon; SStudent Boi President Spence Floyd Spence, Carolina's fair-haired boy, got his birthday wish last Monday. In the campus-wide student elections he was chosen to lead the student body. He defeated handily opponent Don Johnston, one of the most popular men on the campus. Election day, incidentally, really was Spence's birthday. Spence will preside over student council for the school year of 1951 52. He succeeds Lamar Collie of Nashville, Tenn. Hartsville Minister Will Talk In Chapel Today The Rev. James L. Doom, minis- 10 a. m. today in the chapel on the ter of the First Presbyterian subject, "Having God For Your church of Hartsville, will speak at Very Own," sponsored by the West minster Fellowship of Students, ac cording to the Rev. L. E. Bruhaker, university chaplain. Originally from Atlanta, Ga., the Rev. Mr. Doom is a graduate of Georgia School of Technology. He entered t he Columbia Seminary, 4 :Decatur, Ga., in 1941 and recevied the degree, Bachelor of Divinity, in 1943. The next five years were spent in .acksonville, Ala., where he served a group of four churches and the t'amilies of service men sta tioned at Fort McClellan. His pas torate in Hlartsville began in April, 1948. In that same year he was appointed a director of the Colum Lia Seminary by the Synod of Rev. J. L. Doom ,South Carolina. Wz Is Contest Month; ill Be Made May 3rd 2hi Omega social science award,! Dr. Sherrill; P'i Beta Phi scholar M1artha Helen Sawyer; Clario- ship award, Martha Matthews; top)hic' literary society medals, Ed Omicron D)elta Kappa award, Ed. lottinigham; D) e I t a Omicron ward Royall; Outstanding Seniors iwards, Marilyn McCormac; Delta 1-1951, Dr. Bradley; United Bigma Pi scholarship key, Mari- Daughters of the Confederacy yn McCormac; Epsilon Lambda medal, Mrs. D. R. Riser: W. T. C. sigma certificate (engineering), Btsmdl r lvlhBbok Deana Sumwalt. ICrln cisc,Ble wr Also: Euphradian literary societyIKapPhscorhiawd,al nedals, Bill Gibbes; Euphrosynean ISih n h admdl rf iterary society, Cornelia Burnett; Zmemn 3. Croft Williams essay contest Dprmna wrswl n or school of journalism, Prof. dd h ainSm nBooy 3ranford; Gonzales medal for ora- D.Io;Aso nAcetlnu ory, Prof. Christop)hersen; Intra- gs r rdey is apo nual awards, Prof. Joe Grugan;inRm celgue,DrBad Fames Patterson award, sponsoredIy; io inmteacsPrf >y the Euphradian literary society, Wlim;Hthno neoois Blill Gibbes; John J. HemphillPrfTminPesoinduao, Wemnorial Fund award, Prof.DrCrw MangineooyD. Thristophersen; John Schreiner Sih hrwl npyis rf Reynolds medal, Dr. Francis W. Mre;Scn apo nhs Bradley. tr,D.Wieed apri Also: Kiwanis Club cup for navalchmsr,D.av;MDfien acience, Col. E. C. Ferguson;Enls,D.Bbok adth Kappa Sigma Kappa award, Don Lgr npiooh,D.Wlh launders; Lawr'ence M. Keitt, oto h otssmyb niedal for oratory, Prof. Christo- on itdo pgs8.8o h Smith; anhido .heennttdmeml,dnew atalo. Jy Pre Hill,Manning A Subordinate O By MORDE( Managim Floyd Spence of Lexingtor dent body as a result of Monda climax to one of the University of the class races were close i Wednesday. Philip Garfinkel on the first cheerleader tally. Monday and Honor Board on \ Oriented Yet? Teach Others Applicalions for orientation teachers for the fall semester are now being taken at the uni versity. Students desiring to teach may obtain application blanks from the Personnel Bu reau, ground floor of McKissick library. To be eligible, a student must have 75 credits toward gradua tion prior to beginning teaching. In making application an in terview with three faculty mem bers on the Orientation commit tee is required. Selection will be based on interview ratings, en trance examination scores, and grade point averages. Orientation is a one semester course required of all Univer sity students. It meets one hour per week. No 'Review' This Term, But Staff Wants Copy Now The next issue of the "Carolina Review" will not be released until the fall semestei, according to Ray Turgeon, editor. The decision was forced because of lack of funds. The staff is working on the nia terial for the fall issue so that the magazine can go to the printers by September 15. Anyone planning to contribute to the full issue should send in their work by May 15. "We refuse to cut down quality for quantity," said Turgeon, "and have had to cancel the issue which was to be released this month. But we hope to have two next fall, one early in October and one in DIe cember or early January." Freshmen To Sponsor Dance Next Saturday The Freshman class will sponsor a dance next Saturday night in the Armory in connection with the High School Weekend being held by the Pan-He'llenic Society. The dance will begin at 8:00 with music by Al Cohen and his Instru mental Quintet. Admission will be one dollar stag or dIrag. Ray Anthony's Dance Attracti4 Berry Is Named Orator of Year By Clariosophic Ray Herry is the winner of Clariosophic Literary Society's Best Orator award for this year. Berry won out over Elias Bull and Ira Edens in a contest held in Clariosophic's Hall Tuesday night. Judges were Prof essors C. H. Neuffer, R. H. Wienefeld, and K. P. Yarborough. The winning speech was "Mak ing a decision in Korea." Beriy emphasized the fact that the deci sion would affect the lives of all college students. He advocated re crossing the 38th parallel and go ing on into Manchuria if need be. "We should show Russia that we are not soft as the Germans thonght us to he," h aid. 5idenc nd Pearce Take %ices In Voting Al PERSKY g Editor became president of the stu Ly's balloting, capping an early 's hottest election weeks. Most nd all necessitated runoffs on mnd Gregg Iitopoulos came in Student Council was selected 'ednesday. Leo Hill's head and shoulders stuck out above the vice-presiden tial heap, and Marnie Manning and I.Joe Pearce slid into the secretary and treasurer's positions respec tively in the mid-week tallying for student body offices. Bill Gibbes won a close one in attaining the presidency of the senior class. James Smith is newly elected senior vice-president, Betty Wilson is secretary-treasurer, and Kitty Willson is historian. David Creel is top man in the junior class, with Buddy Derrick vice-president, Stan Hamilton sec retary-treasurer and Carl Schwartz historian. The rising sophs will be led by Johnny Gramling; their vice president is Louis Howell, Betty Bellinger is secretary - treasurer and Dan Donovan is historian. Jean Thompson came away from the Wednesday balloting with the only royal position at stake, May Queen. Dicky Timms and Glenn Gainey topped the male cheerleader con tenders on the second ballot. Yell ers Helen Coggeshall, Suzanne Lewis, Pinky Riley, and Chic Mar tin outlasted the feminine contend ers. Student eouncil representatives were as follows: college of arts and science: Fran Hagood, Milton Mazarick, Lightsey Murray, Joe Pittman. Buz Rice, and Jo Ann Sprott; engineering: Don Blodgett, Bob Naylor, Bill Norman; business administration: Buddy Derrick, Ted Kennedy, Buddy Long, Izzy Lourie, Jack McLean, Bill Novit, Bobby Smith; Journalism : Jackie Sout herland Pharmacy: C. A. Fischer, .r.. Arthur Lytle; educa tin : Pat Davis, libby Lewis, Pat Matheson, Lockhart McLendon; Law: George James, nd oyall. Honor0) board : arts and science: ,Jeanett.e D)ickson, Marnie Manning; husiness adlmin:stration : Buddy D)errick, Johnny Gramnling, Louis Ho(well, Joe Pearce; education: Gertrude Jenkins, Helen Cogge shall, Mary Bloodworth; engineer ing: Bill Brandely, Charlie Fergu son. David Thackston; journalism: ,Jackie Southerland; pharmacy: Robert "J1ug" Sawyer. Orc. Is May Day mn, IFC Reveals Ray Anthony and his orchestra will come to Columbia May 3 to play for the annual May Day dance, the I nterfraternity council has announced. "Tlhe Young Man with the Horn," famous for his Glenn Miller style of music, will bring with him Ron nie Deauville, Betty Holliday, and the Skyliners quintet as vocalists. The trumpeter will bring a 15 piece orchestra., Anthony has risen within four years to be named by the nation's disc jockeys as America's top dance band. Anthony's Miller style of playing comes from the fact that Miller's was the first band that he played in. Anthony records fdr Capitol lecords. Some of hiis recording successes are 'Mr. Anthony's Boogie," "Harbor Lights," "Never theless," "Autumn Leaves," and "Sentimental Me."