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45TH YEAR OF PUBLICATION M TC TOMORROW UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Vol. XLVIII, No. 11 COIUMBIA. SMITHII 'AIldt I,A ffi;' iullb 4 mal A portrait of Dr. Francis W. B Wednesday afternoon in Rutledge Charles Mason Crowsoi, Columbia Portrait of. Presented t At Chapel i A portrait of Dr. Francis NN as dean of the faculty and I department at the university, at its monthly faculty meetiin the university chapel. The presentation was made by Dr. W. H. Callcott, dean of the graduate school, on behalf of the faculty. President Donald Russell formally accepted the portrait for the university. The portrait was painted by Charles Mason Crowson, Columbia artist. It was unveiled by Francis W. Bradley III, a grandnephew of Dean Bradley. The faculty committee in charge of arrangements for the portrait included Dr. Havilah Babcock, Mrs. A. R. Childs, Dr. A. S. Hodge, Dr. W. L. Williams, and Frank Wel bourne. Dean Bradley has been asso ciated with the university for more than 50 years. His teaching career began as a tutor in modern lan guages in 1906. The following year he was appointed instructor, and he was promoted to adjunct professor in 1917. Later he became successively professor and head of the department of German, head of the department of modern lan guages, acting lean of the uni versity, (lean of the College of Arts and Science, dean of the faculty, and acting president of the un ivyersi ty. During World War I, Dean Bradley served as translator for ~the American representatives of the A'rmistice Commission and was dlecorated by the governments of S Great Britain, France, Italy, and Belgium. Dean Bradley is widely krnown as a scholar in the field of German ic philosophy and American folk lore. He is a charter member and past president of the South At lantic Modern Language Associa tion. Conference Will Be Held H ere Dec. 12 Presidents of campus organiza tions planning to participate in the ODK leadership conference here December 12, were urged today to submit the names of their dele gates by Tuesday, December 8. Names should be sent to Dan Donovan, chairman of the con ference, at Box 1047. Approximately 150 delegates are expected for the one-day meeting, Donovan said this week. The pur pose of the conference is to stimu late and indoctrinate potential leaders in the qualities of leader ship. Morning lectures will be held in the Law School auditorium and afternoon sessions will be held in LeConte College. Carolina stu dents, faculty and student leaders will be joined by approximately 20 local high school laders. radley, former dean of the faculty Chapel. On the left of the portrait artist, who painted the portrait. Dr. Bradley > University Ceremonies . Bradley, who retired recently tead of the modern language vas presented to the university g at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday in Dates Announced For Spring Term Room Reservation The period from 9 a.m. Monday, December 7 to 1 p.m. Saturday, December 19 is set aside for making room reservations for the 1954 Spring term, for those men now living in the dormitories. In making this reservation, the student is requested to deposit with the treasurer of the univer sity the sum of $15 in pafinent of the room reservation fee for the 1954 Spring term. In case of can cellation a refund of $10 will be made if requested not later than January 1, 1954. The student is then required to present the treasurer's receipt for payment to the office of the Dean of Men, 206 Administration Build ing, for a room assignment. If a change in the present room assignment is desired the student may leave the request, in writing, with the Dean of Men who will endeavor to accommodate the stu dent after January 4. Any man student now rooming on the campus who fails to com plete his reservation by Saturday, December 19, 1953 will forfeit his room assignment. Football Team Honored At Dance Tonite The Carolina football team and coaches will be honored tonight at a "Gamecock Dance" in the Naval Armory from 8-12 p.m. At the dance, which is being spon sored by Student Council, a plaque will be p)resentedl to the team on behalf of the student body, as recognition of this year's outstanding football season. Expressing the appreciation of the football team and coaches, Head Coach, Rex Enright said, "What success wve have had this year is due in a large part to the fine support given us by the stu dent body. The players and the coaching staff have both been appreciative of this support. "The (lance is an excellent ges ture on the part of Studgnt Coun cil, and I wouh('iE like to express the gratitudle' of the team and athletic dlepartment for it," he The (dance is informal. Tickets may be purchased at the door for $1.25 star or drag, and refresh ments will be sold during the dance. Music wvill be by Dave Merline and his orchestra. was presented to the university is Dr. Bradley and on the right is Gamecock staff photo) Bible Program To Be Listed On Markers The book marks listing the pro grai of World Wide Bible Read ing will be placed in the post office boxes in the next few days by the Carolina Religious Council, it has been announced. The World Wide Bible Reading program was begun during the last war and has grown in scope each year until now most of the countries of the free world partic ipate in it. This means that acruss the world each (lay from Thanksgiving until Christmas mil lions of people are reading the same selections from the Bible and making them the basis of their meditation and prayer for that day so that there can be a sense of sharing in the world wide Christian.. ellowship. The program is sponsored on the university cam.pus each year by the Carolina Religious Council and the book marks are placed in the post office boxes so that those students who wish to share in this program may be able to do so. Notice Is Given To Prospective Law Students All students desiring to enter the Law School at the begin ning of the spring semester were advised this week to see Miss Miriam Holland at the registrar's office. Dean Samuel L. Prince said that the organization of a freshman class' in the spring depends on the number of aip plicants for entrance, lie re qtuested that all interested stu dents applly p)romnptly. Debate Team To Take Part In Tourney 'The university debate team will attend the third annual University of Florida Invitational Debate Tournament on D)ecember 10-12, Prof. M. G. Christophersen, debate coach, has announced. John Altman, Robert Holmes, andl I. M. and C'harley Goldberg will represent the university at the tournamerit. Congressman D). R. Mathews, a University of F"lorida alumnus, will speak at the tournament b)anquet on the topic of free trade. The national subject: "That the UJnitedl States Should Adopt a Policy of Free Trade"' will be debated. Sixteen schools lan to attend. They are: Alabama, Abilene Christian, Appalachian, C'arson Newman, D)avidson, Florida, Flor ida Christian, Florida State, G;eorge Washington, Georgetown, Miami, Mississippi, Mississippi Southern, SQuth Carolina, Tulane and WVake Forest Religic Begins W1ill SI Depository Rules Concerning Checks Are Modified The new depository rule provid ing for a 14-day interval betweez the cashing of student cheeks fron oneil( individual was modified thi week, Dr. W. Ht. Patterson, deal of administration said. ,The rule originally passed pro vided for I student to cash onlb one Check every 14 days and tha check mtist not exceed $50. Thi new rule allows a student to.casl is many checks as he wishes bil the total amount of the check cashed must not exceed $50 fol the i4-day period. checks Clear In 1.1 )ays Dr. Patterson said the reason foi the new rule was to prevent tit university from having too muei money tied upl) in checks that havt not cleared through the students home town banks,. it takes abou 1.1 days for the cheeks to clear, hI said. The university has lost a con siderable sutint during the past feu weeks by several students wh< cashed several cheeks for largt amounts and then dropped out of school. lules Set l'orth A new series of rules for tht cashing of cheeks was put outl earlier in the week for the cashing of checks. Theyv are as follow.s: 1. Checks will not be cashet over the counter except for memv bers of the student .hody, facult) and administrative staff and ther only with proper identification. 2. Cheeks will not he vashed ovel the counter in excess of fift) ($50.00) dollars. :3. An exchange fee of ten cent: will be charged for the cashing o1 all checks with the exception o1 student assistant checks. 4. An interval of fourteen (14) dlays must elapse between the cash ing of' student cheeks from any oat individual., 5. No salary checks will be cashed for anyone, faculty or staff G. No checks will be cashedl foi any studlent indlebtedl to the uni versity for registration fees. 7. After one h)ad check has beer' received,. no further checks will be cashed for that person. All alphabetical card file has been set upj for this p)urpose. CO-CHIAIRMEN . .. Prof. HI. I arc'shown mraking last-minute pr situdenta. The theme fne the week lus Emf Next W( Lare In Rabbi Joseph Rotlistein Univ. Press B< Days of Early By BETSY I Staff R "Rice Planter and Sportsr Motte Alston, 1821-1909," edit( published by the University p) DuBose, director of the press, Mr. Alston's recollections and manners of the tidewat( before and after the Civil War Mrs. Childs, dean of women and professor of history at the univer :ity, is also editor of "The Private Jorn111al off Henry William Ravenel" and co-editor of "Mason Smith Family Letters." In "A ridewater1 Boyhood," Mr. Alston writes of winters on his grandfather's plantation, of sum mers on the sea islands off the Carolina Coast, and of his school days iii Charleston and Baltimore. "A Bachelor Planter" tells how he changed a wild virgin forest into a prot itable plantation. It gives a detailed account of rice culture and harvesting. He tells of duck hunting and deer hunting on the Waccamaw Neck, of a fishing trip on the Pee Dee River, and of bird hunting in the Appalachians in "The Sportsman." "The Master of Woodburne" describes his agricultural and social activities as a successful plantter. Mr. Alston records his personal observations of the destruction wrought b)y Sherman's army and of the reconstruction days that fol lowed in "The War Years and After." He wrote these reminiscences so that his grandlson might learn something of the home life of his ancestors,. larrison1 Jentkins, actin. chtairmian, and rpartilonst for Religious EmnphasiM N dlm he "uldno th. ;es. n.... of (.o ohasis rr 1ek; 10 1 Con voc S A R4 begi cam bein Nav and geth in tI TI pha: ness in t eact Rev. John M. Bradley Thu -____ coms at I )ok Describes F S. C. Planter HRHARDT !porter da wil ian: The Recollections of J. d by Arney R. Childs, will be S ress next week, Louise Jones 1 has announced. present a picture of the life Ch at ,r gentry of South Carolina at Research Exhibit o" To Open Today t'h"n On Melton Field area The Parade of Progress, spon- the S1red by the General Motors Cor poration. will open today on Mel- A. ton Ild for ;i four-day run. This an , iS an exhibit of the latest tech- bool . . . .topi) miquu in engineer:ng and re- dent search. T'hero is no admission the charge. thro The exhibition and the men who pure enionstrate it travel in vehicles SC calh-d Futurliners. On the road to % they look like streamlined buses, tiom but on a show lot their long sides for open outward to form a marquee and stage. Buijlt into each unit is an animated exhibit.I The Aerodomne tent., in which X most of the exhibits are shown, the was designed by General Motors m Research Laboratories. The only one0 of its kind, it has no pegs, noth poles and nothing inside to ob strucrt vision. Engineers accom-Va plished this by designing a frame XV of aluminumi beams from which the Kno' plasticised canvas is suspended. In God effect, the tent works like an Ti inside-out umnbrellan. the In Pur; John Ti. Purn Fathi W in i Brad TI FE In God' Ti. suon Rott W Suit Rott - TI Prol Rabl Si Molly McGregor, student chairanan, Ti 'ek which starts Monday for the I." (Camernk Staff Photo) Founded 1908 -ogram eaders ations emmnars re Also lanned ligious Emphasis Week will r1 10:30 a.m. Monday on the >us with the first convocations ; held simultaneously in the Al Armory, Rutledge College, the Law Auditorium. Alto er, 10 speakers will take part ie four-day program. ie theme of Religious Em ;is Week, "Build on the Great of God," will be carried out iree simultaneous convocations morning, Monday through rsday at 10:30 a.m. A special ocation will be held Tuesday 1:20 a.m. in the Armory. v,e, three-session seminars will n progress on Monday, Tues and Wednesday afternoons 'rom Monday through Thurs , the daily class schedule I be as follows: :00 class, last bell at 8:00. :00 class, last bell at 8:50. 0:00 class, last bell at 9:40. onvocations in Armory, tpel, and Law Auditorium 10:30. 1:00 class, last bell at 11:20. 2:00 class, last bell at 12:10. kfternoon classes will meet the regular schedule. r5 to 6 p.m., applying the ke of the week to specific s of concern to students. Stu s may attend any seminars wish. BOOK EXHIBITION so included in the program is xhibition of the best current s and pamphlets on religious 's of interest to college stu s. They will be on display in Post Office Lobby Monday igh Thursday. They may be hased. me of the leaders will speak arious classes and organiza on the campus. The schedule the week: CON VOCATIONS the Armory: )nday-"Build Your Nation on areatness of God"-Congress Brooks Hays of Arkansas. esday-"Build Your World on hreatniess of God"-D)r. Walter Kirk. 'dnesday - "Build Y o u r v'ledge on the Greatness of -Dr. Raymond Seeger. ursday-~"Build Y'our Life on 3reatness of God"-D)r. Ruth ury. Rutledge Chapel: nday-"The Meaning and ose of Life"-Father Paul Bradley. esday--"Can Life Without ose Give Happiness ?" - er Paul John Bradley. ednesday--"Absolute Values forality"--Father Paul John ley. ursday-"Faith and Reason" ther Paul John Bradley. the Law Auditorium: mnday--"A Better World of -Rabbi JToseph Rothstein. esday--"The Daily Expres of Religion"--Rabbi Joseph stein. ednesday-"Does Our Religion the Times ?"--Rabbi Joseph stein. mursday---"Adjusting to Our lems Through Religion" >1 Joseph Rothstein. .cial Convocatiota: iesday, 1 :20-Armory-Chap-. (Continned on page 6)