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MerryHap Christmas New Year To All - o UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWVING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLVI, No. 12 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, DEC. 14, 1951 Founded 1908 -- I Don Hays To Head Magazine Don John Hays, sophomore from Charleston, was named editor-in chief of the Carolina Review in general staff elections Wednesday night. Hays succeeds Jim Inabinette, acting editor, who took over to put out the latest issue of the campus magazine when Ray Turgeon re signed from the editorship last summer. Inabinette will continue on the magazine's staff in an ad visory capacity. Jackie Southerland, of Decatur, Ga., was named managing editor. Other newly elected officers are business manager, Bobby Candler Smith, Anderson; poetry editor, Jay Butler, Charleston; feature editor, Bob Pitts, Greenville; art editor, Virginia Sandy Dowdle, Columbia; humor editor, Bill Haw ley, Pittsburgh; and short story editor, John Smith, York. The new officers must be ap proved by the Board of Publica tions before they can take office officially. The board will meet Monday at 10 a. m. in Old Petigru. The Carolina Review staff made hasty plans for putting out an isue~ int Marc,d 1952. The ne officers will begin work on the magazine immediately. KSKFraternity Elects Eleven New Members Kappa Sigma Kappa honor-serv ice,4aternity voted in eleven new members at a special session Wednesday night, according to President Joe K. Ingram. The new members are: Buddy Derrick, Greenville; Hunter Rentz, Columbia; David Thackston, Co lumbia; Charles Ferguson, Brook lyn, New York; Bentley Rivers, Columbia; and Charles Robinsojn, Rock Hill. Also, Doc Rast, Manning; Billy Rowe, Georgetown; Isadore Lourie, Columbia; John Gramling, Orange burg; and Stanley Hamilton, Knoxville, Tennessee. Kappa Sigma Kappa each semester recognizes outstanding men on the Carolina campus and awards membership on the basis of "loyalty and service to our alma mater." President Ingran. will announce the date of an initiation banquet for the above-named men in a later Issue. Rare State Papers To Be Exhibited In Campus Library By BILLY WATSON On December 19th, next Wednes day, the South Caroliniana library will open an exhibit in connection with the celebration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversaryv of the founding of the South Carolina college. The exhibit consists of books, manuscripts, pictures and other mementos of the men who were the university's founders. Dr. Meriwether, director of the South Caroliniana library, stated -that some of the manuscripts which should be of particular interest to students are: Writings of univer sity's first president, Dr. Jonathan Maxcy; a student's letter to his mother dated 1812; the annual mlonthly report of the students at tendance record during Dr. Maxcy's administration; and the old library record book which contains the names of some of Carolina's fam ous students, among them Wade Hampton. The officers of the society and the staff of the library have ex tended an invitation to the stu dents to see this exhibit ot rare books and finely printed publica tns during the exhibit, which will bOpen from 8 to 6 p. m. on De Comber 19th, from 2 to,7 p. m. onl December 20th, and froAm 3 to 6 P. m. on January 3 and '. ... .... . Prof. Yaghjian Shows Paintings By JINX WILSON Thirty-nine oil paintings by Prof. Edmund' Yaghjian, head of the art department at the univer sity, are currently being exhibited at the Columbia Museum of Art. The paintings are a representative collection of the artist's work since 1932. Yaghjian is well-known t: stu dents of the university an I to. citizens of Columbia, having been at the university since' 1946. The artist was born in Harpoot. Ar menia, and came to America at the age of three. He got his secon dary schooling in Providence, R. I., and graduated from the Rhode Is land School of Design. He has had exhibitions in art shows in the Metropolitan, Mod ern, Whitney, Carnegie Interna tional, National academy, Pennsyl- i vania Academy, National Gallery of Art, Corcoran, Toledo, St. Louis, San Francisco World's fair, High museum, Paintings in United States today, Syracuse, Rochester, Duke university, Dartmouth col lege, Pepsi-Cola shows, and else where. He has had one-man exhibits at Vose Gallery, Boston; Kraushaar galleries, New York; The Univer aity of Missouri, the University of South Carolina, and the Gibbes Art gallery. Yaghjian's work is represented in numerous public and private collections. . Dr. John R. Croft, Director of the Columbia Art Museum, said of the artist, "As a teacher, as a leader, and as an example in the cultural life of South Carolina, Edmund Yaghjian has made a re markable record. To Yaghjian, the artist, however, this exhibition is dedicated. The Museum proposes to survey his artistic development as a painted over two most fertile decades. Columbia and South Caro lina are proud of the contribution Professor Yaghjian has made so tangibly in the translation of themes and moods. This survey' should solidify an already out standing reputation, as it will il lustrate in concrete analysis the advancement of .the artist." Dennis Kinard Leads Commerce Fraternity Newly elected Alpha Kappa Psi commerce fraternity officers are Dennis Kinard, of Ehrhardt, presi ,dent; Iedward Face, New York, vIce-president; Lawrence Shockley, Jr., Clifton Heights, Pa., secretary; Bill Spencer, Columbia, treasurer; and David Nunnery, Lando, master University Players On Stage University Players Get Nod From Hemingway By FURNEY HEMINGWAY The remainder of the cast por Tt yed. their r.l, s ade "tely. bac University lays" of There were no outstandInklt bad bAmc n thear w tole days" en performances. Flora Jefferies was Amrcntheater with the presen- catas Battle-Ax Annie; Bill tation of a moth-eaten melodrama, Lyt as Bam Annt; Ann "The Cus fa cigHat,'Lytle as Hiram Abernathy; Ann "The Curse of an Aching Heart. Gilbert, Sarah Abernathy; George our lfathers' dramatics take-off o were Sherlock, Aloysius Abernathy; and our athrs'draatictase wre eraChurch as Nelly Blythe. not as often as the producers prob- VThe Players have lost none of ably wished, but the audience was Te Player fav lins noe rof properly elated when the villain ter uiual fwaults; ies ilee met his just fate. 1gotten, timing was terrible. The acting was better than in many Tommy Thornton was vile and of their past productions, maybe contemptible as Windemere High- it was because the script called for tower, the villain. Bernice Silver- ham acting, and they're just a man received more than her share group of natural hams. of applause and laughs as the tear- Directing was done by Lucy ful heroine, and deserved every Rasheed and Marlene Rast. bit of it. Their performances res- Shown in the above picture are, i cued the play every time it started from left to right: Ann Gilbert, to drag. Columbia, as Sarah Abernathy; Pat Billy Lemacks gave an inspired Jones, Maine, Nellie Blythe; Tom performance as Chief Red Wing. my Thornton, Charleston, Winde Lucius Goodenough, the noble, red mere Hightower; Bernice Silver blooded, American boy, was played man, Columbia, Melody Lane. not too badly by Tommy Smith. (Photo by Munn-Teal) T en USC Students Ltrr oit Are Kansas-BoundDeasSot' Ten students from the univer l at yt~ sity will attend the Student Volun- ol h ouhhv w teer~ Movergient Quadrennial whichpatsyem will be held December 27-January Th CarsoicLtayS 1, 1952 at the University of Kansas ceytik e,acrigt in Lawrence, Kansas.voefloigadbtonht The theme of the Conference sbeta t etn usa will be "Christ's Kingdom-Man'snih.Teafrtveemws Hope!" Delegates from all areas Cye Akra n hre in North America wvill attendi theLaie;RyBry ndFd conference. Speakers for the Quad-Crvorsokfrthneai. rennial will be leaders of churches Ofiesortepintrmwl in Asia, Europe, Africa, North andbelctdath nxt etig South America.PridnMevnYutugsal The ten delegates from the uni- mmest tedti motn versity are: Otis Prince, Columbia;seio.H sasttmmbr Jim Leiby, Chicago, Ill.; Jack wsigt oeo eeetdt Jones, Ridgeway; Joan Hall, Flor- ofc etTedyms a ence; Bernard Ransom, Columbia; terde eoeeeto ie George Trotter, Columbia; Dave Creel, Johnsville; Bill Johnson,'Au n Ne sR ad Columbia; Glenn Bell, Columbia;InC lbainS rt and Bruce Dodd, Columbia.Th"AunNes"apbi Professor H-ollis teuiest,wspbihdys T o Speak'O WIS oe aotaumimriae n Professor Daniel W. Hollis,acites author and instructor in the his- Thsiuetobmildoal tory diepartment, wyill speak on the mmeso h lmiAsca history of the University of South to,cnan naun eno Carolina over radio station WVSInS rn rm19 o15 n n Sunday at 6:45 p. im.eldsmnphtgasofor Prof. Hollis, whose "South mt tdns Carolina College, 1801-1865" has Thrisa atclabute just been published by the Univer - eqintnalcebtonei sity Press, will be the guest of nn nDc 9admn etr W. D. Workman on his weeklyfoth"AunNesfrmv news program.ould mem e oth aocato Debaters Argue Now In Florida By MURRAY SEAMAN , The university debate team wil try to continue its winning wayf at Gainesville, Florida, today ir tournament competition. The Gamecock orators ran away with first place honors in their last outing three weeks ago at Furman McEachern of Colum bia, team leader, and Fred Black well of West Columbia form the iffirmative team while Gene Rog !rs of Mullins and Jesse Guin of vewberry, compose the negative andem. One of the features of ;his tournament will be the meet ng between the Gamecock speak ars and a team coached by Prof. M. G. Christophersen, their for ner coach. Professor Christopher sen is studying for his Ph.D. at the University of Florida. The competition which will last for two days, today and tomor row, will involve 30 schools. Each affirmative and negative team will speak against sevep other colleges. The pairings are done by a sys tem of seedings; the better teams debating against each other and the schools with inferior records eompeting against teams of equal strength. There will be a banquet Satur :lay night at which time awards for best teams and individuals will be given. McEachern has emphasized the [act that the team is badly in need >f new talent and anyone wishing ;o try out should contact him or Captain John F. Campbell at the Air Science department. Elomemakers Place Wares On Exhibit A large display representing some of the finest In place settings md decorative pieces in America ffill be on exhibit in the univer sity's homemaking department ranuary 10 from 4 through 6:30 3. m. The exhibit will include the dif ~erent steps in making crystal gob ets, silver teaspoons, and china, liong with thirty place settings of lifferent patterns of silver, china, md glass. Films on the making >f silver and china will be run ontinuously. An exhibit of manr fine table pares, as well as those which fit he modest income, are on perma sent display In the homemaking Ieaatment. Band Pi Concert Christmas is eleven days a' begin a week of pre-Christm given by the University band house. The band, under the direc merman, will have approxima Sports Fans Hear Monroe During Game Vaughn Monroe's salute to the university will be broadcast by public address system in the Field house tomorrow night prior to the USC-Georgia Tech basketball game. The program, beginning at 7:30, is sponsored by the Pep club. The Carolina Alma Mater and the Fight Song will be presented by Vaughn Monroe, his orches tra, the Moon Maids, and the Moon Men, on Monroe's nation wide CBS broadcast. Various facts about the university will be given ever the show. The Pep club has notified Vaughn Monroe by telegram that about 3,000 students and supporters will be listening from the Field house. Arrangements for the pro gram were made by Ralph l.ewis, executive secretary . of the Alumni association, and Wil liam Thomas. Atomic Future Next Assembly The wonders of atomic power, its danger and its potentialities, will be explained and demonstrated for the average layman in every day language, when the science demenstration program, "Your Atomic Future," is presented here at 10 a. m. on Friday, January 11 in the Field house. "Your Atomic Future," produced by Charles J. Caudle, New York public relations expert, contains a comprehensive selection cf work ing models that visibiy demon strate the basic elementary facts about atomic energy in an educa tional and entertaining manner. The information and materials have been assembled by Mr. Caudle and Theodore D. Benjamin of Co lumbia university, a recognized educator in the field of nuclear physics, from data released to the general public by the Atomic Energy commission and the Na tional Security Relations board and other approved sources. The program has been acclaimed by Dr. Arthur H. Compton, chan cellor of Washington university and noted atomic scientist, who personally witnessed it in St. Louis, Mo. The program has also won the endorsement of civil de fense officials wherever it has been shown. "Your Atomic Future" took one year to assemble for production. Since Mr. Caudle has begun tak ing the program to communities across the country, he has been invited by the New York State Civilian Defense Committee to pre pare a special atomic energy ex hibit. He is also preparing a script for a United States Signal Corps film on radiological and chemical warfare. - This program will be the fourth in a series of monthly assemblies for university students and faculty members under the chairmanship of Chaplain Louren Brubaker. NOTICE! The Extension Division is spon soring a square dance at Flinn hall tomorrow night at 8. The highlight of the evening will be the appear ance of the Smith Twins, Herbert and Howard, former fer red per formers with Horace Heidt's Youth Opportunity program. The dance is open to all university students; tickets are fifty cents and may be purchased at the Extension Divi 'esents Today ,vay but Carolina students will is celebration with a concert at 10 a. m. today in the Field ion of Prof. Richard H. Zim ely 50 members playing "The Fairest of the Fair," a march by John Phillip Sousa; "Around the Christmas Tree," a Christmas med ley; overture to "The Student Prince," by Sigmund Romberg; and "The Vanished Army," a march by Kenneth J. Alford. The annual Christmas pageant sponsored by the Vespers com mittee of the YM-YWCA, will be presented in the chapel at 7:15 Sunday evening, Co-chairmen Libby Lewis and Charlie Robin. son have announced. Faris Giles will play the organ and a quar tet from the University chorus will sing Christmas music. Monday afternoon, the Sopho more "Y" Council will have a Christmas party at Flinn Hall for underprivileged children of Colum bia. Each child will receive two gifts from his two sophomore sponsors. The party will begin at 2 p. m. and games are being planned by the entertainment com mittee. Plans have been made by the freshman "Y" cabinet to have the foreign students on the campus at tend the Freshman "Y" council luncheon Monday at 1 p. m. and tell those present about Christmas customs in their respective coun tries. The University chorus will give a Christmas concert in the chapel at 8 p. m. on Wedanuday, December 19. After the chapel program, the group will tour the campus, singing Christmas car ols. All university students can join them and take part in the singing. Earlier in the evening, at 7:15, the chorus will present a Christmas program at the Post hospital at Fort Jackson. Soloists for the pro gram are: Tommey Roane, so prano; Jackie Stukes, alto; David Martin, tenor; and Paul Ray Campbell, baritone. Margaret Ellen Barker will be the pianist. The program will include: Pro cessional . . . "0 Come All Ye Faithful," "Lord Now Let Thy Servant Depart on Peace," by Arkangelsky, "Non Nobis Do mine;" "A Christmas Story," read by Bert Jessup; and a cantata, "Childhood of Christ." Several sororities and social fra ternities have planned parties and carol programs during the week. Christmas holidays officially begin at 8 a. in., Friday, Decem her 21 and. continue until classes are resumed at 8 a. in. en Wednesday, January 2, John Chase, dean of adinilstration, has announced. Thirty-five families in Colunmbia will find toys under their trees on Christmas morning as a result of a work party by Alpha Kappa Psi commerce fraternity. The Carovet apartments were canvassed last week for old toys and the fratern ity brothers repaired and painted them in a local church. Library Holiday Plan Released For Campus The staff at the McKissick li brary will observe Christmas vaca tion, too. The library will close at 5 p. m. on Thursday, December 20, but will he open from 9 a. in. to 1 p. m. the following day. It will not reopen until Thursday, December 27. It will be open from 9 to 1 on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday following Christmas. The library will be elosed from December M0 until It resaes its regular schedule on Wednesday, January 9.