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HEAR PLEVE] AT 11:30 ON HORSESH( Vol. XLVII, No. 25 Frene Schlesinger to April 17; Nile4 By BILL News I Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., P will speak in Drayton Hall Fr subject will be "The Future ol Mr. Schlesinger ranks "an generation of vigorous social 1 Time8. At the age of 38, he i Schlesinger Niles Alpha Kappa Gamma Elects Harriet Moore Harriet "Chee-Chee" Moore of Columbia has been elected presi dent of Alpha Kappa Gamma, woman's honorary leadership fra ternity, succeeding Mary Blood worth of Columbia. Harriet Moore, an education student, has served as president Sof Euphrosynean Literary Society, - president of Delta Delta Delta, and secretary of student body. Mack Halford of Johnston was elected vice-president of the * honorary organization, and Libby Mahaffey of Lancaster was elected secretary.. A'pha Kappa Gamma was estaolished at Carolina in 1928 and is known as the Florence Nightingale Circle. Membership is limited to 4%/ of the women students and is by invitation (tap ping) only to those women who have shown themselves eminent *n campus leadership. A girl must be of junior standing, have a C plus average and must have shown outstanding ability in campus or social leadership, scholarship or athletics to be eligible for mem bership. Alpha Kappa Gamma will hold its spring tapping tomorrow night at Song Fest. NOTICE To facilitate the handling of about 1,800 high school stu dents during the High School League examinaltionls, the fol lowing parking regulations will be enforced: A pril 18, 1953-No parking on the Horseshoe and in the area in front of the Administra tion Building. April 26, 1953-NO parking' on the Horseshoe. h Def Be Heard i, April 24 LEGGITT Editor ulitzer Prize winning author, iday, April 17 at 10 a. m. His Human Freedom." kong the foremost in the new thinkers," says the New York s already establishd as one of. America's leading historians. In 1946, at the age of 26, he was the youngest historian ever to win the Pulitzer Prize when he re ceived it for "The Age of Jack son." Born in Columbus, Ohio, Mr. Schlesinger was brought up in an academic family that migrated from Ohio State University to the University of Iowa to Harvard. He was graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 1938 and the following year his honor thesis was published under the title "Orestes A. Bronson: A Pil grim's Progress" and received high praise from the critics. Mr. Schlesinger's third book, "The Vital Center," a statement of contemporary political and social problems, was published in 1949. An associate Professor of History at Harvard University, he has contributed articles to Fortune, Life, Atlantic Monthly, The Na tion, and has a syndicated weekly newspaper column entitled "His tory of the Week." Currently, Mr. Schlesinger is working on his forthcoming book, "The Age of Roosevelt," a portrait of America during the years 1932-45. On Friday, April 24 at 10 A.m. John Jacob Niles will present a program of folk music in Drayton Hall. Niles' singing career began when his father taught him 17 verses of "Barbara Allen" and he sang them in a school children's contest in Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. Niles went overseas as one of the original 77 cadets in the U. S. Air Force during World War I. He became a ferry pilot and was thus enabled to visit many different U. S. units and to record their songs, later published in two books, "Singing Soldiers" and "Songs My Mother Never Taught Me." After studying in Europe, Mr. Niles returned to the United States in 1919. He teamed up with a contralto named Marion Kerby and toured the United States and Europe in concerts. Mr. Niles now lives in Kentucky, where he is working on a book of airs and lyrics which, when finished, will be placed in the rare book collection at Harvard. RorganiZ Annournce4 A consolidation and reorganiza tion of faculty committees was announced this week by President Donald S. Russell. The number of committees has been cut and the number of mem bers on each committee has been reduced to promote efficiency and avoid duplication of membership by the various faculty members, President Russell said. The new set-up of committees is effective for one year, whereas under the old system the term of membership was Indefinite. Rus sell added that the new selection of 'membership had been pointed toward keeping faculty members who had a special interest in the work of the committee from being on it. The new committee system has 19 committees. They are: Admissions-T. D. Temple, Jr., chairman; W. C. McCall, Ruby Ott, H. 0. Strohecker, secretary. Alumni-F. W. Bradley, chair man; A. C. Flora, Jr., C. F. Mercer, president of the senior class, vice-president of the senior class. Athletics-,L T. Penney, chair man, R. W. Morrison, W. Y. Waoner. UNIVERSITY CROW COLUMBI) ense. Phi Beta Kappa Elects Nineteen, New Members Nineteen students have been elected to the local chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary scholastic fraternity. The new members are Allene Bland of Sumter, Robert Bland of Sumter, Pat Davis of Georgetown, Tommie June Fairey of Columbia, Nora Gable of Lexington, James Gebhard of Easthampton, Mass., George W. Haigler of Cameron, Nancy Lackey of Columbia, Victor Laurie of Columbia, Nelle Mc Cants of Winnsboro, Robert Mc Donald of Florence, Margaret Manning of Columbia, Robert Rey nolds of Columbia, Rufus E. Sadler of Clinton, Ramona Salley of Cameron, Jackie Southerland of Decatur, Ga., Lynwood Thomas of Portsmouth, Va., Lowry Ware of Due West, and Sanford Zahler of Columbia. The new members will be ini tiated at the annual banquet at 7:30 p.m., Friday night, April 17 at the Columbia Hotel. The speaker is Dr. William G. Pollard, executive director of Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies. His subject is "Origin of the Uni verse." All members of Phi Beta Kappa who plan to attend are asked to make reservations by writing to George Tomlin, Box 50 or by call ing extension 222. Officers of Phi Beta Kappa are H. Williard Davis of the chemistry department, president, Irene El liott of the English department, vice-president, and Ruby Ott of the foreign language department, secretary. To be eligible for membership, students must maintain a straight B- plus or 2 (carried out to the three decimal place-2.000) aver age throughout college exclusive af band, chorus, and PT. 90 credit hours or 75% of the courses taken must be classified as "liberal arts." (Not all courses in the college of arts and sciences are classified as liberal arts, and not all courses in, ror example, school of education are classified as non-liberal arts.) Other requirements are that the student must be of good character and show promise of future devel >pment. Transfers must have or be in four semesters' residlence to re 3eive consideration. ation of C I by Pre Bulletins - R. P. Schlabach, yhairman; B. L. Baker, G. R. Graham, Henning Cohen, secre tary. Cafeteria-J. A. Morris, chair nan; A. R. Childs, five student members. Curricula and new courses-R. II. Wienefeld, chairman, J. MeT. Daniel, H. W. Freeman, E. A. Eledberg, A. S. lodge, A. G. Smith, Jr.. P. C. Teague. Discipline - Coleman Karesh, 'hairman, F. T. Meeks, J. D. N'ovak, M. L. Seigler, R. L. Van Doren. Extension-S. M. Derrick, chair man; W. C. Bentrup, G. S. King, W. D. Nixon, Raymond UhI, W. H. Ward, secretary. Graduate-O. F. Crow, chair man; J. W. Hasell, Jr., W. E. Hloy, J. A. Morris, G'. R. Sherrill, J. E. Whitesell, W. H. Calcott, secre tary. Honorary degrees--W. L. Call Libraries - W. L. Williams, chairman; J. McT. Daniel, D. HI. M~eatis, R. L. Meriwether, H. H. Quint, A. H. Rawlinson, J, B. Shand. Research and creative produc in-. W. Davia, chairman;. . OF SC NG FOR A GREATER CARO L, SOUTH CAROLINA, APRIL Miniisl Pre-registration Will Be Continued Through Saturday Pre-registration for the fall semester will be held the week of April 13-18. Students who pre register will receive priority reg istration tickets. They will regis ter before new students and non priority old students next fall. Freshmen and sophomores in the school of arts and sciences will meet with Dean Norwood and advisers in the chapel, at 12:00 on Tuesday, April 14. Juniors andl seniors in the school of arts and sciences will confer with their major professors. Students in the schools of engi neering, business administration, education, pharmacy and journal ism will obtain for'ms and assist ance from dleans of their schools or designated advisers in the schools. Course p)lans made (luring pre registration may be changed later if the student so dlesires. Pre-registration forms must be turned in at the Personnel Bureau, McCutcheon House by 1 p.m". Saturday, April 18. ommittees s. Russell G. Hluber, T. T. Lafferty, R. D. Ochs, ,J. J. Petty. M. K. Walsh, J. R. Welsh. Scholastic standing and peti tions-G. W. Tomlin, Jr., chair man; W. R. Kelley, E. F. Nolan, R. M. Stephan, W.V L. Whitesell,, H. 0. Strohecker, secretary. Schedules-J. B. .Jackson, chair man, R. B. McRlight, H. P. WVil liamson, Hi. 0. Strohecker, sec retary. Studlent Activities--A. R. Childs, chairman; L. E. Brubaker, J., Rex Enright, ('. M. Ferrell, Christopher FitzSimons, IHI, two student memb)ers, K. L~. F. de G;ravelines, secretary. Student fellowship nomina tions-J. E. Norwood, chairman, W. T. Batson. E. N. P. Nelson, C. H. Neuffer, J. H. Noland, Jr. Student Publications-Havilah Babcock, chairman; J1. W. Bouk night, J. A. Brown, .Jr., six student members. University Press - S. L. Prince, chairman, M. G. Aber nathy, WV. H. Calleott, G. W. Smith, L,. L. Smith, Louise Du Bose, secretary. Secretaries will serve as non members. )UTH CAROLINA - LINA 13. 1953 ter Sp V.. .7 'Glass Menagerie To Be Presented By Univ. Players BiY DELIGHT TIEMIANN The Univer-sity Players will present a revival of "*The Glass! Menagerie," a dramna by Ten nessee Williams, on April 22 and 23. This play, received with great acclaim here this p)ast sumimer, is, back with the same east, by request. AmandaWingfild,.plyed.b 'aptmnt WihM ernagre'o To Vane Johnsn dhe Tredb UnVerna~ Moore. Amanda striesnto agivmanin and iree-s tionatogerife adm the Tienof nesr chillen, ong Apri method 23. Thfcisvly eceind writating. diacion hey this patmoter is acoho andh the unreast, wordy refuthemve.Lua.lolvsi Ahisdfct WingefiedJay by he moesanetexotiet to fsed hermar mrenantof heef Soutmr theniit whvives iman acquingynce, pLoued aparobbyeragg Wth hdinneer wo Tos ance poneon a he pdssibter,san o Laura. wl her trayed byction ore. nioutdi setre roundv meaing and Jlim tin toher leaind the livnda's herchilen,tog.e ehd Tom,hweer ismrvnowalyt intraton hall mote nag giraternity snesto willabe inl inalco al and rlity world feste mies. beLaTursalsonight,i he pillusons athe sm cripe and mTher' twoxsong ftose hr mar-. pnd,e bAphas e heapprea Gam more Oiton herelta Kappa then'sn byaderbby ragtoy dinner whoit ponew huband forwn Lara.Tet maon fest iowrhere Aoph outppa after( aorouysn feuast. lJi anrieei Mreis the mater'o schare o hearngmnt.o Song fest and Mailyn ettsi In chaeo publty. FRerdsmaetfy h songswl beungl inayton Hbalind srorit Rongi pAdmsincsffteetswt The toeesong fets are Aeing saponoe balha Kcoarp Gaun-d which mees foirlloadinisfrterdiby amad wla tpitntwmmbr eaks Rene Plever Honorary By RALPH GREGORY Staff Reporter Rene Pleven, French minister of defense, will be awarded the honorary degree of doctor of let ters today by the University of South Carolina at a special con vocation. The convocation begins it 9 a.m. and lasts to 5 p.m. Included in the ceremonies will be several of Pleven's staff and noted American officials, among them Gen. Lucius Clay. General Clay accompanied Pleven from Washington to Co lumbia last night and will partic ipate in the convocation by speak ing at the luncheon at 12:30 p.m. The program begins at 9 a.m. with Registration at the Caro liniana library. At 10:15 a.m. Mr. Pleven will review the Navy and Air Force ROT(' Units of the University. At 11:30 a.m. an academic procession and convoca tion will be held on the Campus quandrangle at which time Gov. James F. Byrnes will award the honorary degree to Pleven. At 4 p.m. a garden party will be held behind the Caroliniana Lib rary honoring the guests. From 10 to 11:30 a.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m. a French Exhibit will be shown in the Caroliniana Library. Letters in the handwriting of Napoleon and Lafayette, property of Professors Stephen and Nixon, will be exhibited in McKissick Library. The convocation will inaugurate an annual series of events to pro mote international understanding and to stimulate special interest in foreign affairs, President Don aId S. Russell said. IIis E%xcellency Rene Pleven, Minister oif National Defense of Fr My D)ear Mr. Minister: Of the original thirteen Anmerie was ant object of French c'olonizatiot i short-lived French settlement at P Carolina. Anad, after the revocationta anid intellect ual life of the Englis tremendously' stimulated by' Ftreachi ifluence andl civ ilIizat ion was great 'f the (other originalI A mericana col< St ate. H ugh S. I.egare, was a dist ing iescent. That reniowned warrior of known generally as the "Swamp Fo: 4id, llenty Laurens the younger. we French set tlets in the South Caroli flower poinsettia, the floral svmhlol< to the renown of that able A mericat letnt .1 ackson. .1 oel R. P'oinsett, an( meiestrty. Wit hout extendling the Ii: than to callI t he roll of' t he Petigru: Hu tgers, t he Guignards aniid nouer< li fe of SoothI Caroliina today anad in is obvious that French blood and F he Ii fe and soil of Soot h Ca rolitn thber oti ital colonies. This 'iuniversity its elf is deeply the renowned Chancellor, Henry R. F. DeSaussure emigrated to Sott who gave leadershi p townard the est foutth oldest state un ivets ityv in t hi vear's, this helpful interest of Soott the Unti versi ty has conttrib uted it priogrtess of the ani versi ty. We at the University of South velebr'at ion of t he otte hundrt(led and fi It seems a pproprtinte that we shoulI in sotme signal way t he be neficent I oth our n St ate anad ottr Un i iversi ty. a ft er a caeneftulI ennava ssintg of your , facuIt y atnd t rust ees ot the Unaiversi ized t he cotnferintg itponi you, b oth ini ((:onitiue.d Campus IW(OM itESElRVATIONS Girls who wish to reserve rooms in the dormitories for the stimmer Lr fall session must pay their toom tdeposit fees during the week of April 27-May 2. The fee is $5.00) for the summer session or $1 5.00 for .the fall term. Girls must pay their fees in the treasur 's office and carry th~e receipt to Dean Child's office. There wvill be no priority on old rooms; re quests will be filled according to the numbers of the receipts. This reservation is for a bed only; it does not include a whole room, but there will only he two girls to a room as' far as possible. ENGINEER'S BALL, The four engineering societies of the University will hold their annnal Eng-ineers' Ball Friday, qO CLASSES FROM 10-1 TODAY Founded 1908 Today i to Receive Degree Pleven has served in many of fices of the French government including prime minister of de fense twice. He began his career in the ministry of finance as a clerk earning "just enough for one good meal a (Jay." His lowly be ginning in public service caused him to emigrate to Canada because of discouragement over his future as a clerk. He was hired as a worker for a telegraph company in Quebec. Within two years he was promoted to an executive posi tion and shortly thereafter went to Great Britain in a similar capacity. Ilis career in public office began in World War 11 when he was appointed as assistant to the president of the Anglo-French coordinating committee. Later he was assistant director of the French Air Mission to the United States. With the fall of France, he was assigned to rally the African colonies to the French cause. Re called to London, Pleven was ap pointed national commissioner for economy, finance and colonies in the Free French government. With the liberation of France he was made minister of colonies and in October, 1949, he joined the Coorge Bidault government as minister of national defense. In July, 1950, upon the failure of the Henri Queuille government, Pleven became prime minister. He was prime minister for a second time from August, 1951, to January, 1952. In March 1952, he igain became minister of defense. December 10, 1952 ant colonies, South Carolina alone .Jean Ribault in 1562 established ort Royal along the coast of South f the Edict of Nantes, the cultural hi colony of South Carolina was mmigrationi. The impact of F'rench er in South Carolina thant in any nies. The American Secretary of u ished South Carolinian of French the Revolution, Francis Marion, "and Washington's own intrepid ic b oth1 descended from prom inent na colony. The popular American if the spirit of Chi istmas, testifies diplomat and confidant of Presi t her South Carolinian of French t of French Carolinians further ,the Manigaults, the Hlorrys, the us others prominent alike in the its rich tradition of yesterday, it rech in fluence are rooted deep in more so than in that of any of the ndebted to French cultutre. It was W. D)eSaussure (whose ancestor, h Carol in a from F ranlce in 1 730 ablishment of this University, the United States. In the succeeding Carolinians of French descent in umeasurably to the growth and Carolina arec now engaged1 in the It ieth1 anruiiversa ry of our foundintg. d, (durn g that aniiversary, honor rench in fluences in thle history of In keeping with this purpose andl iwn out st anding contributions, the ty of South Carolina have author your ow'~n per sonu and as the repre)r n page 2) Briefs April 17. The dance will be an informal cabaret-style affair with music presented by Clarence Braz zell andl his orchestra. This event is to be held at the Columbia Women's Club from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. and will high light the engineers' social activi ties for the season. * * t LUNCHEON FOR SCHLESING,ER Members of the University Fa culty Club are invited to attend a luncheon April 17, at Steward's Hall at 1:00 p.m. The luncheon is in honor of Professor Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. of Harvard Uni versity, who is speaking at the University assembly. He will dis cuss the problem of current status of academic freedom in American UTnivesite.