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Chemistry De New Gradual Offering Ph. The university's recently < chemistry is attracting a pro are being trained for careers overnment agencies. Beginning with the prese: offering a degree of Doctor < phasis on organic and physical chemistry. POLU- StUdentST are cur rently enrolled. In addition, eight students are candidates for the Ma.iter Vf Science degree. According to Dr. H. W. Davis, head of the chemistry department, the purpose of the expanded pro gram is to provide high level train ing in chemistry within the bor ders of this state where job opportunities abound due to the recent growth of chemical and al lied indtustAries. The establishment of the Ph.D. progriam is also part of the general development of the university's graduate offerings. hile Master of Science (legree was first granted by the university in 1927. Forty-five persons have ear,ned this degree, one-third of them since 1950. The present faculty of the cheniistry department includes six professors who hold Ph.D. degrees from outstanding universities and who have been highly successful as teachers and research scientists. The department also includes a post-doctoral fellow and a research assistant. Graduate and research assistant ships are available to students, providing experience in teaching and research as well as financial aid. The department is housed in the university's million-dollar science building which contains' new lab oratory equipment, adequate ap paratus for research, and a good collection of scientific books and journals. Doctoral candidatis in chemistry include Alva R. Ballentine of nuo, Virgil F. Holland of Spar tanburg, Douglas 1. Relyea of Perry, N. Y., and Benjamin D. Wyse of Saluda. Candidates for the Master's degree are Thomas D. Armstrong, Jr., Jane C. Moorefield, and Sebern G. Sellers, all from Columbia; Erle C. Donaldson from Bahia, Hon duras, Sara F. Kwong of Canton, China, Frances L. Livinston of Augusta, Ga., T. Glenn Roberts ol Rock Hill, and David G. Starr of Greensboro, N. C. Dr Robinson ~:Speaks Here Tomorrow D)r. Helen M. Robinson, directoa of the' University of Chicago's readling clinic, will be guest lee turer- at the university School of Education tomorrowv at 9 a.m. ir Drayton HIall. She will speak to the School of Igeation's special Saturday morn in'g class in the Teaching of Read ing, conducted wveekly by Prof. Margaret Rauhof. In her lecture Dr. Robinson will stress the identification of reading difficulties, examination for causes of reading disabilities, and early remedial techniques for- dealing with these prob)lems. The guest lecturer, an associate professor of education at Chicago, is past president of the National Association for Remedial Teaching. Other recent pr-ofessional activities include her appointment as direc tor~ of both the university's Annual Reading Conference and Workshopa in Reading. An author of numerous articles /on reading faults and techniques, Dr. Robinson is best known for her book, "Why Pupils Fail in Read ing," published by the University of Chicago Pres In 1946. partment's e Program 1. Degree xpanded graduate program in rnising group of students who in research for industry and rt semester, the university is )f Philosophy with major em KDE Represented In Regional Meet At Furman Univ. The USC chapter of Kappa Delta Epsilon, National Education Soror ity, was represented at a KDE Southeast Regional Meeting held at Furman, November 13 and 14. Those attending were Mrs. .1. Mc Teer Daniel, advisor; Edith Kirk land, president; and Sarah Jerni gan, vice-president. Colleges represented there other than Furman and Carolina were Emory University and Emory & Henry College. Mrs. Daniel led a workshop forum for the advisors. Sarah Jernigan led a workshop forum for the delegates. These forums were on KDE problems. Edith Kirkland was a memher of the panel which discussed: "How ('an Kappa Delta Epsilon Function as an Effective Organization on the College Campus?" Use of Slide Rule Taught By Fraternity Epsilon Lambda Sigma, honorary engineering fraternity, is inviting all freshmen and sophomores in engineerinAg to attend the special classes sponsored by ELS in the use of the slide rule. Every phase of slide rule use will be taken up in the classes held bi-weekly in Hamilton 117 at 7 p.m. on Tues (lays and Thursdays under the di rection of Sam Goforth, special committee chairman. LETTERS (Continued from page 2) wias torn apart with these words: "The Gamecock has not made it a policy to urge students to attend the religious ceremonies in the past, believing that it is a student's right to be spared hearing one more source urging him to go to church." From the standpoint of journal ism, it is apparent that the Game cock editor is not very learned in the art of putting over a thought, only to have the complete aim of the article torn apart by one sen tence, or maybe that was his pur pose. This attitude', as5 expressed by the editor, is but an echo of the answers of the greate'r portion of students and faculty. These are men andl women' who are supposed('( to be learned men, but as the Bible teaches, they are "Ever learning andl never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." If sonme of the parents of the young children that are turned loose on this campus could see their sons andi daughters act as irreligious as they (10, I am sure the enrollment of this school would drop noticeably. The Sunday nights of this university are not spent, in the House of G;od as they should he, but in some "social" dlrop-i n where anything but rel i gious teachings are thought of. Many signs adorned our campus in the spring saying, "Have you heard ? There's a drop-in Sunday night at 8:30." One person wvas heard to have said that he would like to stand on a table in the canteen and yell, "Have you heard ? They are having church services at 8 o'clock Sunday night." It is a shame that a university that was founded on the principles of the Bible, at state that has its charter foundled with God as Head, and fraternities and sororities founded with charters that included God as one of the founding prin ciples, should turn their eyes away from their charters and turn their backs on God, so as to make fun of God and say, "We don't want you to have to bear listening to another plea to go to church!" One of these (lays, Mr. Editor, you will have to stand before the Judlgment Bar of God and hear those words said back to you. What will your answver be' to Him then? What. will all the answvers be of those who have said like things against Him: I hope and pray that you will never regret having utteredi the words you have saidl. W11LLIAM CIEMMONS (FAL. Note-Thanka) S14 LIEBER COLLEGE . .. Thle htep been an inipirationi for arlists of ni painmed in water color by Jui11n B Lieber C Named A Years o By DEN Staff I (Ed. Note-This is the concerning Carolina landmar For 110 years, it went wit the south end of the Horsesh< to Carolina. Its elegance and 1 old and stately buildings for brick construction and Georgiv to attempt to capture its lov tions. Lieber College's interior pre sents a scene equally impressive. In the front parlors are opulent moldings, mantles, and broad chin)neys, reminiscent of the Georgian era. With the exception of the ground floor, the original heart-pine floors still remain, and promise to endure many more dec ades of harsh trampling. It was this building that housed some of the great men of. Carolina. Lieber and Ellet Professor Francis Lieber, a Ger man by birth, and Professor Wil liam Pliet, the chemist, occupied the building for a considferable time after its erection. The Liebers lived in the eastern apartment andi the Ellets lived in the one to the west. It wasn't until 1946 that the buihIdinug was named in honor of L,ieber. l-'rancis Liebuer was one of the foremost political scientists of his dlay. lie wrote. widely on the sub ject, but his views were unpopular in the South, and thus he, himself, did not enjoy great popularity. He wvas at hearti a mnild abolutionist and dlefendler of supreme federal authority. Often he was labeled an atheist. Lieber was never very happy in South Carolina, and re ferred to his stay here, in his correspondence to friends in the North as his "exile to South Caro lina." Despite his dlislike of the "'in tellectual Sahara,'' (South Caro lina ) Lieber truly dlesiredI the presidency of South C arol ina Col lege when President. James HI. Thornwell resigned in 1855. Thorn well and Governor James H. Adams, who strongly opposed Lie ber's political views, succeeded in blocking his election. The dis appointment was too great for him. He resigned his p)rofessorship and went north, joining the faculty of Columbia University. lie became a leader in the new Reppblican Party, supp)orting its p)rincipals, and thus became the target of southern ridicule. William Ellet One of the country's foremost chemists occupied the western end of Lieber College in its early (lays. Profe'ssor William Ellet is credited with making the first D)aguerreo typ)e (a typ)e of photograp)h) in this country andl with being the first to fire a gun by means of gun cotton in the South, if not in the United States. Lieber College has servedl as a home for other eminent Carolina personalities. Among these are the lHon. Issac Hughes, Governor Hugh S. Thompson, (for a brief time living with Major Sloan), and Professors Burney and McBryde. The 01(1 Georgian house still serves as headquarters for four' of the university's departmenis. b aneiadsome Ceorgiain door-w ktional fame. It Ias been etehed All, famous New York artist. (Gaj ollege Is bfter 116 Existenc( JAMES teporter rourth in a series of article ks and their history.) hout a name. From its seat )e, it greeted many newcomE Jeatity have charmed lovers more than a century. Its r Lm portals have inspired artiE eliness in miniature reprodL The Music Department occupies t eastern half of the building and I western half is shared by t Homemaking Department, I Alumni Office, and the office the director of sports publici You'll bae a For long-raInge op)portu. beat the jet aircraft tiel get into this exciting hi ing after youl gradual head of the pa.rad(e-i Thkrough thie lighte homber, and the giant lk>eing hams acq1uiredl designing, flying amnd aircraft than any othei here or abroadI(. in at the lirst American comn its entry into0 the jet tr; Engineering gradum0 the aviti on i ndustry a range ofeprine of a pplicat ion - from prxduction design, all Boeing is constantlya y (of this former faculty house has by Elizabeth White of Sumter and Vecock photo by Laidis Perry) USC Uses 114 Students for Part-Time Jobs The university is helping 114 students work their way through college by providing them with part-time employment as student assistants to faculty and admini strative offices. S These student assistants-; receive valuable practical training as well )n as monetary compensation for their rs work. The largest number are em of ployed as assistants in the univer ed sity's three libraries-the Me Kissick, South Caroliniana, and sLaw School Libraries. Assistants ic- to professors likewise gain valu able experience in grading exam he ination papers and in guiding fel ,he low students in laboiratory experi he mental work. Others employed in he the various administrative offices of also receive vital piactical train ty. ing. t the head of the je nlities, it's haird to niusndnitn' d. If yfE s wnt to tl(i uhoriitt -nchI of e ngineer- Cot t ngiili i e,gtin it the rnsildi~t Hk>eing.nittr 105 ~i r-ist B 7 six-jet bodtn tsit ew eight-jet B-s2, Arrf l~li)f buiildIing nulti-je r grdit .in tr compaj ny, e.ithe r lo f r~ rI I|dition, lIk>eing is Htn o~i t pany~ to annlounfce to) mlOSmr mosport field. c ni hep ko tts wsill find in r)ttinld gil nuusully widte nst~rsntfih ndget brteadthi frimrf puiRre rsearchI to oig(ntern going on at ontce. t t5 t1 nt k r toot teh ndqe andit main Research Proje By University I The university has supported a I number of scientific research proj- Be Ewts by members of its faculty clo during the past year through funds " B administered by a research and nal reative production committee, Dr. Ho Willard Davis, committee chair- Pa man, has announced. L. The aid given included reduction ve in teaching load to provide time tit) ror research, purchases of equip- Set ment and materials, travel, tech- an nical assistance, stenographic as- ani iistance and printing. Va The research projects included Pe the issuing of two numbers of University of South Carolina Publications in Biology" containing Articles and bibliographical studies of the natural history of the state by the biology department. Other research projects have at been "The Determination of the nii Activity Coefficients of Toluene re Sulfonate Solutions" by 0. D. ga Bonner; "A Calendar of Guignard lig Papers" by A. R. Childs; "A lei Rhetorical Study of Hugh Swinton Legare" by M. G. Christophersen; ca and "A Vocabulary Study of lo Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis" th and Preparation of a "Name Index P1 tti the South Carolina Gazette, fa 1~32-1738" by lennig Cohen. pr ~e1 ?our 1U3C 'Ir 19, LL.B., A.B., B.S FOR IMMEDIA L. 6. BA 1340 SENATE ST. t parade at Boeing ls, and approaches communities offer ions. E;xtensive sub- reational opportui >r protlcreent pro- modern cities wit and controlled bv tions and shoppin iedl experience and of higher learning relationships. stuLdy' for advance< 'nt is such an inte- There are oper ma1 life that young of engineering (m twith full expecta trical, aeronautica long-term carcer. for DESIGN, DEVEl U7th year of opera- RESEARCH end TO< ngineers today than mechanism and el World War II. Its analysts, and phy L'd missiles, research cians with advan and( nuclear pow~er For lurth g activity is concen- consult your Noa i' Pacific Northwest, DONALD F. R e Mlidwest. These SuPer'vsor, Boein Scai 14 Page Five sts Supported )uring Year Also "The Decomposition of nzoyl Peroxide in 1, 4-Epoxey hexane" by I. W. Davis; iological Survey in the Savan hi River Project Area" by W. E. y; "Collecting and Editing pers of John C. Calhoun" by R. Meriwether; "Temperament In itory" and "Kinesthetic Percep n Test" by M. K. Walsh. Re arches on Attitude Temperament I Personality" by M. K. Walsh I Erland Nelson; and "Effect of cuum on Distillation Column rformance" by T. H. Wilson. arolina Caravan reets Gridsters About 150 students were on hand Columbia Airport Sunday eye nr to greet the football players turning from the West Virginia me. Thirty-five cars, with head :hts burning and horns blaring 't the Horseshoe at 1:30 p.m. Returning from the airport, the ravan was led by a bright yel w .34 Ford, closely followed by e bus carrying the football team. -esident Donald Russell and other culty members were in the oceqsion. O/ficiat r C4riitmaj e Jave 54em 39n so CI . DEGREES rE DELIVERY LFOUR FRED WILKIN1, REP. a wide variety of' ree litie's. Both are fresh, hi fine residential see g districts, and schools y, wherc engineers can I degrees. ings in A LL branches nechanical, civil, elec I, and related fields), OPMENT, PRODUCTION, Ot|NG. Also for servo ectronics designers and sicists and mat hemati ced degrees. er infornmation *ment OfIe, or wr,te, ENARD, Reeruiting g Airplane Conapany, Washington FwIA