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NEXTBASEBALL CfAMECOCK BGN APRIL 15TODAY UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Vol. XLVII, No". 24 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MARCH 27, 1953 'Pevc Campus Runoff Ends 4n Tie; Lourie Is President Jean Crosby and Jean Rikard were elected co-May queens in student body runoffs Wednesday. Both will be crowned as May Queen on May 6. Both candidates received 417 votes in the runoffs. They chose to share the honor after student council has decided to let them decide whether to hold another runoff election or be crowned to gether. Earlier returns had elected Isadore Lourie of Columbia as president of the student body. Other student body officers elected were Marion Kinon of Dillon, vice-president; Dolly Den nis of Charleston, secretary; and Pat Rhodes of Estill, treasurer. Other runoff results named Sam Hilborn of Portland, Me. as Senior class president; Dan Donovan of Hershey, Pa., vice-president; An nie Halford of Johnston, secretary treasurer; and Joyce Gross of Hendersonville, N. C., historian. Two other races ended in ties after the runoffs. Charles Rosson of Wilmington, N. C. and Bill Watson of Cheraw polled the same number of votes for junior class president. Hilborn and Robert Jones of Columbia had tied in Monday's voting for Senior class president. Other junior class of ficers elected were Barbara Rich ardson of Bennettsville, vice elected were Austin Latimer of Swansea, secretary-treasurer; and Wesley Sanders of Freeport, N. Y., historian. Sophomore class officers elected were David Merline of Anderson, president; Al Perry of Richford, Vermont, vice-president; Eleanor Hagoo'd of Columbia, secretary treasurer; and Harvey Horne, historian. Dolly Dennis of Charleston was the only cheerleader elected in Monday's races. Runoffs named Gwen Tootle of Florence, Judy Anderson of Dunwoody, Ga., Joyce Gross, James Munn of Florence, Phillip Garfinkel of Charleston, Elden Dye of Augusta, Ga., and Zeb Andrews of Manning. Student council Iembers from .the school of arts and sciences elected were Ann Lorick of Colum bia, Tommy Pollard of Columbia, Faris Giles of Lancaster, Mary Alice Rustin of Columbia, Mary Frew of Columbia, Betty Seay of Columbia. Honor board members were Harvey Horne of Denmark, Harriot Travers of Charleston, and Bill Weston, JTosephine Boyle and Lynn Derrick, all of Columbia. From the school of business administration for student council Frances Lumpkin, Don Clark, Esther Labruce, Mary Ball and Louise Owens, all of Columbia, Buddy Griffin of Macon, Ga., Dot Anderson of Conway, and Dotsy Richardson of Summerton. 'f'rom the school of education were Duncan Bellinger and Mary Calhoun of Columbia, Jane Rut land of Aiken, Harriet Parler of Cameron and Harriet Whisenhunt of Orangeburg. Neuland Collier of Norfolk, Va., John Sloan of Tampa, Fla., John Spear of Anderson and Bill Todd of Greenwood were elected from the school of engineering. Others elected wer Austin Latimr of Simpsonville from the law school, Joyce Willis of Greenville, from the school of pharmacy, and Betsy Ehrhardt of Charleston, from the school of journalism. Other honor board members elected were Glenn Bell and Spencer Lilee, both of Columbia, from the school of engineering; Sue Graves of Columbia and Betsy Ehrhardt of Charleston, from the school of journalism, and Jack Watts of Tabor City, N. C., from the school of pharmacy. knto 1l1 Voters Schlesinger Will Speak After Holidays. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Harvard professor of History and a Pulit zer Prize winning historian, will be the next speaker in the Uni versity's assembly series. He will appear here on April 17. Schlesinger is recognized as one of America's leading historians. At the age of 26 he was the youngest historian ever to win the Pulitzer Prize when he received it in 1946 for "The Age of Jackson." He is the son of Arthur Schlesinger, also a distinguished historian. He was born in Colum bus, Ohio, and graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 1938. The following year his honor thesis was published under the title "Orestes A. Bronson: A Pil grim's Progress." It received high praise from the critics. His third book, "The Vital Center," dealing with contem porary political and social prob lems was published in 1949. Cu*ently he is working on "The Age of Roosevelt," a portrait of America during the years 1932 45. He is also a regular contrib utor to "Fortune," "Life" and "The Atlantic Monthly," has a syndicated weekly newspaper column entitled "History of the Week." His subject for his address here will be "The Future of Human Freedom." WUSC Will Host IBS Convention This Week End WUSC will be host this week end to the Intercollegiate Broad casting System Convention for region five. The convention will start today at one o'clock with registration and will last until Sunday. States included in this region are, besides South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. A banquet at Caldwell's Cafe teria has been planned tonight for the members attending the conven tion. Mackey Quave of WIS is the guest speaker. Expected to attend are Dean and Mrs. Jackson, Dr. and Mrs. Patterson, President Russell, and Mr. and Mrs. Mackey Quave. An informal party has been planned for tomorrow night. During Saturday a regional di rector will be elected to succeed Miss Margaret J. Parham of WFSU, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla. NOTICE One p.m. Tuesday is the dead line for submitting applications for membership in Omicron Delta Kappa, national honorary leadership fraternity, President P'hriness Cox announced today. Any male student meeting the requirements printed in last week's GAMECOCK may submit an application. There Is, however, a maximum number of points which may be counted in any one categtory. These maximums are 60 points in scholarshIp, 50 in athletics, 50 In religious, 60 In publications and 50 in social. For further information, stu dents are advised to consult any OD)K member. Tapping will take place at Fraternity Song Peat, which is presented in April by Alpha Kappa Gamma, women'u honor ary. Receive Hi Elect Two May These three students were winx*ra in the main campus elections held this week. Jean Crosby and Jean Rikard were elected as co-May queens, an unprecedented situation. - Izzy Lourie was named student body president. (Gamecock photo by Lowell W. Ross) Awards Committee Heads Announce Competitions Prof. Frank B. Herty, chairman wood; Algernon Sidney Sullivan of the Committee on Awards, has Award, Prof. Herty. announced that Wednesday, May Department awards and advi 6, 1953 has been designated as sors: University Day. All medals, prizes Aston in Ancient Languages, and other awards will be presented Dean Bradley; First Hampton in that day, in accordance with a Romance Languages, Dan Brad program now being worked out by Kappa Sigma Kappa and e; r iams et Omicron Delta Kappa. Advisors E n, Dr. Wlim ; Psnin will make all arrangements for eon, Dea Cro; Manning financing and purchasing of in Geology, Dr. Mith; Thoe awards, medals and prizes. in yisProf M r Send Name of award or group spon- H ton in istory, D Wn soring award and name of advisor ferd; Inson iEcoc, Dr. who can give information about Derrick; Anshanc P Award, requirements for competing for Dr. Derrick; Delta Sigma Pt the award: Alpha Delta Pi Maronhoslnaiolship. oy Award, Miss Harriet Parler; Chi rc;Hre nCeity r Omega Social Science Award, MissDai;MufiinEgshDr Libby Mahaffey; Delta Delta Bbok eaei hlspy Delta Margaret 'Ashe ScholarshipD.Was;PioS Bent Award, Miss Carroll Simms; Delta Mdl ~*FakHry r Zeta Scholarship Award, Miss Aad, Ms uh Mre Hazel Duke; Pi Beta Phi Scholar-KiasClb upCptW.L ship Award, Miss Alice Gates; PiAnes;Mrc Awd,Da Kappa Phi Scholarship Award, Mi.r. io;BitlLbrtre Barron Sumner; Clariosophic Li- Aad enMrio;Crln terary Society, Mr. Luther Parker; MKsikBle wr,Da Hypatian Literary Society, Miss Shaah .CotWlim s Sara Jernigan; Euphradian sayCnet,Da-claah p ciety, Mr. Ares Artemes; James slnLmd im coasi Patterson Award, Mr. Ares Aad enSmat pio Artemes; Euphrosynean LiteraryLabaSgaedrsiSrvc Society, Miss Harriet Moore; JohnAwr,DaSu at;ASCE J. Hemphill Memorial FundAwr,DaSu at;ASME Award, Prof. Christophersen; Aad enSmat ..hE Lawrence M. Keitt Medal for Oratory, Prof. Christophersen; AadDa uwl;WTC Gonzales Medal for Oratory, Prof.Bae Christophersen; Psi Chi Award Bsns n rfsinlWm (Psychology), Dr. Nelson; Kappa e' lbCtto,Po.DVr Delta Epsilon Award (Education), Sih h adMdl rf Miss Sara Jernigan; Delta Omi - cron Award (Music), Madame teCneeayMdl r.J Tremblay - Baker; Intramural RyJns Awards, Mr. Joe Grugan; Farr___________ Mile Trophy, Mr. Joe Grugan; In terfraternity Council Cup, Mr. Jws tdnswl eev Melvin Burton; Blue Key Athletic ecsdasne o lse Award, Mr. Melvin Burton; Kappa nx usa n ensa Sigma Kappa Award, Mr. Isadore i re htte ih t Lourie; Omicron Delta Kappa tn eiiu evcsi b Award, Mr. Phriness Cox; Alpha srac ftehldyo Phi Omega Award, Dr. Nelson;PsovrD.LaenBuk, "Who's Who" in American Col-Unvriycaln,aoued leges and Universities, Dean Brad- Srie ilb edMna ley; Outstanding Seniors--1953, adTedyeeig n Dean Bradley; Weldon Award,TusaanWeedymo Dean Norwood; Norman Murray iga h oa yaous SmithSchoarshis, Dan Nr- ward,___Prof. ___Herty.__ onori Queens ASME Delegates Attend Convention At Fla. University By NEULAND COLLIER Staff Reporter The American Society of Me chanical Engineers, from Region Four, will have its annual re gional convention at the Univer sity of Florida, Gainesville, Flor ida, March 29-30. Mr. Lynwood H. Thomas, a senior veteran from Portsmouth, Virginia, will represent the Uni versity with a paper entitled "High Temperature Alloys for Gas Turbines and Steam Eugines." Lynwood's paper was voted best of those offered at a recent meet ing of the ASME Society here at USC. Other things of interest during the convention are field trips, a dance, and a banquet. Marine Land, Fla., and St. Augustine, Fla. will be visited during one of the field trips. All of the major schools throughout the southeast will be represented including USC, NC State, Duke, Georgia Tech, U of Va., and API. The ASME from USC will have a high percentage of its members traveling via car to the convention. Professor Lindau is the faculty representative for ASME. Stu dents going are George Corley, president of ASME, Drummond Farley, George Hicks, Ernest Hinson, David Thackston, Ray Kennemore, Charles LeBoouf, Carl Dowdy, Willie Marie Hudspeth, Tommie Herbert, Quincy McIver, Woody Thomas, and Cleve Laird. Starnes Is Second In Contest To Select Hiss Student Nurse Miss Sarah Starnes, a fourth year student at the University's School of Nursing, won second place in a recent contest to select "Miss Student Nurse of South Carolina." The title was won by Doris Phillips, a trainee at Green v-ille General Hospital's School of Nursing. The contest, which got under way with local eliminations in January was sponsored by the State Hospital Association and the South Carolina hospital service plan and medical care plan. Judging was based on poise, personality, appearance, scholastic rating and context and present.a tion of a speech on "Why You 3hould Choose Nuraing As a C.areer." Weldon To Azn F'or Essay On The best constructive idea for "Building a Greater Carolina" will be worth $50 to a University stu dent under terms of the Weldon Award to be presented for the first time this spring. The Rev. Wilson 0. Weldon, z 1931 graduate of the University, soined the phrase "Crowing for a Greater Carolina" when he was editor of the Gamecock. He now is offering an annual prize to that student who submits in writing the best idea for the improvement of the University. Essays entered in competition for the Weldon Award should be between 500 and 2,000 words in length. They must be submitted to the School Journalism on or before April 1 .~ Judging will be done by a student-faculty conm mittee. Mr. Weldon was arn outstanding undergraduate at the University. [n addition to his editorial duties he was president of the Euphra dian Literary Society, member of ODK leadership fraternity and University debating teams. He won the Gonzale ratori.al trry Rene Pleven Journalism Scholarship Is Announced A new award to be known as the J. Rion McKissick Journalism Scholarship was announced this week by Ross P. Schlabach, Jr., dean of the School of Journalism. The scholarship of $300 will be awarded annually by the faculty of the School of Journalism to an outstanding student who has com pleted his freshman year and is preparing to begin his journalism studies as a sophomore. Basis for the award will be scholastic and campus achievement during the student's first year. Before he became president of the University in 1936, J. Rion McKissick was dean of the School of Journalism for nine years. "The happiest years in Rion Mc Kissick's life," says the introduc tion to his collected addresses and papers. Earlier, Rion McKissick had fol lowed a newspaper career. After less than a year as cub reporter on the "Richmond Times-Dispatch" he was made assistant editorial writer. Eighteen months later he was chief editorial writer. In 1913 he turned down an editorial posi tion on the "New York Press." Instead he resigned from the "Times-Dispatch" and returned to South Carolina. NOTICE Seniors are reminded that A pril 4 is the last date to order caps, gowns and invitations for June graduation. Samples of the three dif ferent types of invitations are on display in the Post Office. All orders are payable in ad vance. ~ard $50 Prize Improvement Medal and the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Medallion for Service to the University. After receiving his degree from the Duke University School of Divinity in 1934 Mr. Weldon was student pastor of Washington Street Methodist Church in Co lumbia until 1936. From 1936 to 1938 Mr. Weldon was associate minister of Cen tenary Methodist Church in Winston-Salem, N. C.; from 198 to 1942, minister of First Metho dist Church, China Grove, N. C.; from 1942-48, mhtlister of First Methodist Church, High Point, N. C., and in 1948 he was named minister of Memorial Methodist Church in Thomasville, N. C. Mr. Weldon has been a leader in a number of church organizations and in 1951 he was delegate from the Western North Carolina Meth odist Conference to the World Conference of Methodists at Ox ford, England. In 1952 he wis elected delegate to the Methodist Jurisdictional Conference. Mr. Weldon has participated in Religious Emphasis Week services at the TTniver.ity. egree Noted French Diplomat Will Appear April 15 Award Will Be Annual Event The University will award the honorary degree of doctor of laws to Rene Pleven, minister of de fense and former prime minister of France, at a special convocation Wednesday, April 15, President Donald Russell announced today. The convocation will be the first of an annual series designed to promote international understand ing and t- stimulate a special interest in foreign affairs at the University. The degree will be conferred by Gov. James F. Byrnes, ex-officio president of the University's board of trustees, at outdoor morning exercises on the main campus. M. Pleven will also be honored by a joint review of the University's Air Force ROTC cadets and Naval ROTC midshipmen prior to the convocation and a reception for faculty and guests in the after noon. Twice prime minister of France, M. Pleven has also held the cabinet posts of minister of colonies, minister of finance, and vice-prime minister. He began his Mtolitical career in the French Resistance movement during World War 11. In announcing the award of the honorary degree, President Russell stated its purposes was to give a testimonial to the past connec tions between France and the United States, and to conribute to the mutual good will and common interest demanded by the inter national exigencies of today. "French blood and French in fluence are rooted deeply in the life and soil of South Carolina, more so than in that of any of the other original colonies," President Russell said. "This University it self is deeply indebted to French culture. Henry W. DeSaussure was instrumental in founding the University, and men of French descent have served with distinc tion in its administration and on its faculty." "We at the University are now engaged in the celebration of the 150th anniversary of our found ing," President Russell said. "It seems appropriate that we should, during this anniversary, honor in some signal way the beneficent French influences in the history of both our state and our Uni versity." Following the completion of his academic training,~M. Pleven was employed in the ministry of fi nance. Later, he went to Canada where he worked for a telephone company, rising to an executive position in two years. After 1931 he held a similar post in Great Britain. At the outbreak of World War II, M. Plevehi was called to active service and because of his knowl edge of England and America, he wvas appointed assistant to the president of the Anglo-French Coordinating Committee. Later he served as assistant director of the French Air Mission and came to the United States to aid in In creasing production of military aircraft. Returning to London in May, 1940, he joined General de Gaulle and the Free French to continue the fight against the Nazis. In May, 1940, he ,was elected deputy to the National Assembly to represent his native Brittany, and in October, 1949, he became minister of national defense in the George Bidault government. Fol lowing the failure of the Henri Queuille government in July, 1960, he became prime minister. His administration was notable for encouraging French participation In the Atlantic Defense agree ments and the organization of the European army. He was prime minister for a second time from August, 1951, to .January 196a