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HONORARY MEMBER ...c Euphradian Literary Society, of whii Harris) Euphradiam. Arkansas C, As Honorar By Jaci The Euphradian Society it Hayes of Arkansas as an ho meeting Monday afternoon in gressman Hayes was invited it outstanding service in the field Euphradian President Troy Hyatt presided at the meeting and during the secret initiation cere mony Congress Hayes joined .A long list of notable Americans that are honorary members of Euphradian. Included on this list are Daniel Webster, Washington Irving, James Buchanan, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and James F. Byrnes. After the initiation ceremony, Representative Hayes made a short speech to the society, accepting a small replica of the Euphradian Key and thanking the members for honoring him. He praised the 148 year-old society for its work in developing public speaking and other forensic activities at the uni versity. Mixing in several anec dotes he spoke briefly of world conditions and of the United States as today's world leader. In closing, the Congressman said, "...just as the 19th century was Great Britain's, the 20th will be either ours or Russia's, and if ours it wvill be Humanity's." Included among the visitors at the meeting were Prof. Francis W. Coker, visiting p)rofessor of po litical science from Yale University and Prof. Kyrl L. F. de Gravelines, dlirector of student activities at the university andi an honorary mem ber of the society. ( In a short business meeting the topic of next week's regular Tues (lay night meeting was announced Gas, "Resolved: That Senator Mc 'Carthy be expelled from the Senate." Biology Dept. Receives Rare Giant Fungus g'The department of biology at the university has recovered a speci men of hedgehog mushroom which measures almost a foot in width and a foot and a half in length, Dr. W. E. Hloy, head of the de partment, has announced. The giant fungus, whose scienti fic name is "Hericium erinaceus," was presentedi to the department by Mrs. W. S. Parrish, a teacher in Cayce grammer school. It was brought to school by one of her pupils, as part of a class story of various kinds of plants The specimen is the largest one thus far recordied by the univer aity. It grows on both living andl dead trees. Instead of the flat, plate-like gills of the typical mushroom or toadstool, hericium has long, fleshy "teeth." This spiny appearance led to the com mon name of hedgehog mushroom. The fungus is edible if not too old Dr. Hoy .aid ngressman Brooks Ilayes of Arkans th he was made an honorary membei m Initiate Dngressman ly Member E Bass h iitiated Congressman Brooks h norary member at a special the Euphradian Hall. Con ito the Society because of his j s of religion and government. 0 BSU Plans Christmas Party Dec. 16 The Baptist Student Union is r planning a Christmas party on t December 16 at 7 o'clock, according Ic to Sylvia Jacobs, BSU social vice president. It will be held at the BSU Center, 1618 Pendleton Street. The theme of the party will be a Christmas carol festival in which students attending will sing 01 carols. A special rendition of C a Christmas carols and popular a songs will be given by a guest a trio, consisting of Buddy Donelan, Ray Doughty, and Mike Osborne. fi The members of the trio are Dre- t< her High School students who have won high acclaim, having appeared g, on WCOS-TV's Jack Night pro gram. h A presentation of Henry Van v Dyke's poem, "The First Christ- r' muas Tree" will be given, andd Christmas games will be played as entertainment. After refreshments, S the group wvill attend the annual L Christmas program, to be pre sentedl at Drayton Hall by the1 University Players and the Uni versity Chorus at 11 p.m. Invitations will be sent to allq Baptist university students and their friends. Also announced by1 Miss Jacobs was the fact that thea BSU Center had recently pur chased andl installed a new TV set. s1 8 New Members 0 Are Initiated Byc Engineering Frat a b Eight students were initiated 3, into Epsilon Lambda Sigma, MI honorary engineering society at ti the university, at formal cere monies Monday, December 7. Initiated1 were Bill Edens, Co- m [umbia; Bill Todd, Pittsburgh, Pa.; sv Don Lewis', Arcade, N. Y.; John heinz, Columbia; Roy Bates, Den- v mark; Jack Cantey, Columbia; vr Gieorge Rider, Bellmore, N. Y.; a~nd Bill Alliston, Columbia. The membership of Epsilon m Lambda Sigma is composed of hi students whose grades are among w the highest four per cent in the al school of engineering. Its purpose it is to p)romote scholarship, charac- p1 ter, and leadership- tc Spencer Liles of Columbia is ti presidient of the local chapter, and pl Don Miller of Columbia is scribe. bi is is shown as he addressed the this week. (Photo by Manning listory Group Po Meet Here iext November The next meeting of the South rn Historical Association will be eld here November 11-13, 1954, r. R. H. Wienefeld, head of the istory department, has announced. This was decided at the last iceting of the association held in acksonville, Fla. last month. Dr. Wienefeld is chairman of the )mmittee on local arrangements. Organized in Atlanta in 1934, ic association publishes the "Jour al of Southern History," one of ie lerding historical reviews in ie United States. Objectives of the association in ude the promotion of interest and search in Southern history and le encouragement of state and cal historical societies in the Duth. laxcy Members 'Ian Drive, Social Maxey Brotherhood, a recently ganized fellowship of Maxey Dllege student-residents, planned drive for increased membership id perhaps a forthcoming social Inst Tuesday's meeting. The brotherhood, which had its rst meeting in Maxcy lobby Oc ber 28, 1953, was- originated by udents residing in Maxcy College an effort to promote closer llowship among its occupants. Present off icjrs of the brother >odi are: President, Royce Bell; ce-president, Wesley Page; see ~tary, Terry Miller; treasurer, rnest Lane; historian, Jack Pen arvis; social chairman, Ernest eich; publicity dlirector, Frank impson; and athletic director, awton Wildes. [JSC Presslb )f Humoroi [n the Last By JAMES R~ The general consensus coni :adium is that it is an excej: Ired to those of other college; riavoidably incorporates somi all press boxes, namely, po irtain spots on the field and These aspects, although a dis Ivantage, nevertheless are the sis for many humorous incidents ich as the time when Mr. and rs. Russell were making the long ek to the box at one of our mes. Noting the long climb, which (s at times been compared to ountain climbing, Mrs. Russell as heard to exclaim breathlessly. Vhat we need here is an ele itor!" This the standard remark om those new to the trip. During the Carolina-Clemson ime it was thought, in a tense oment, that Quarterback Lewis id thrown the ball away. There as no end of harsh comments iout Lewis for a moment until was discovered that he had comn eted the pass to Silas for a uchdown. Incidentally, this was e winning play of the game! The ay was at first misinterpreted ceaude Silas was hidden from the Crow Speaks At Meeting of PhiBetaKappa Dr. Orin F. Crow, dean of fac ulty, urged a greater emphasis on basic research in the arts and sciences at an anniversary observ ,Ance of the founding of Phi Beta Kappa sponsored by the university chapter of the national scholastic fraternity. University students with out standing academic records attendeu as special guests of the chapter. Dr. Crow said that research must precede every progressive step. "Almost half a century elapsed between the discovery by Einstein of certain fundamental physical principles and their application in the development of the atomic bomb," Dr. Crow stated. Dr. Irene Dillard Elliott, presi (lent of the university chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, called for a state wide campaign "to discover, recog nize, and promote scholarship in every possible way. South Carolina is moving forward in the economic sphere and is now in a position to consider doing for its gifted children what is being done for normal and handicapped children," she said. "Only the free mind can learn with success," Dr. Crow stated. "Today we have two kinds of bigotry, the bigotry of tradition and the bigotry of novelty. In one instance there is adherence to an idea because it is traditional, and in the other case, adherence be cause it is new. We should seek a golden mean between these two extremes. "There is a necessary conflict between happiness and intellectual pursuits. The founders of Phi Beta Kappa, who gathered this night 177 years ago in Raleigh Tavern near the campus of William and Mary College, were a convivial lot. I wish to enter a plea for the humanizing of knowledge. To do this we must first humanize the scholar. We must give .him a status, and we must recognize his economic contributions as well as his personal value to out cultural worth. Schools and the means of education are beyond price in the development of civilization," he conc.luded. USC Press Offers Discount A special Christmas discount will be given university students, staff and faculty on books published by the University f South Carolina Press, Mrs. Louise Jones DuBose, director of the press, has an nounced. Such books as Drayton May rant's "White Horse Leaping," "Jeremiah Theus," "Colonial Artist of Charles Town," by Margaret Simons Middleton, "South Caro lina Bird Life" by Alexander Sprunt, Jr. and E. Burnham Chamberlain, and many other books wvill be discounted. The press will wrap and mail the books for Christmas presents. o0X Scene us Incidents Few Years OSEBERRY eerning our press box at the 'tionally good one when comn s. Though this be true, it still of the detrimental features or heating, poor viAability at also inaccessability.. view of those in the press box by a telephone pole! In 1960, during the Carolina Wake Ii'orest game, the tempera ture was a cold, cold, 12* andl Jake Penland, sports editor for The State paper, brought a small electric heater with him to warm his feet during the game. For the first half, he was envied by his freezing associates in the press box but at half time, when Jake steppedl out for coffee, Averill Smith, who works downstairs in the stadium, confiscated the heater. Needless to say, there wa.s a cold and angry Jake Penland who sat huddled in the press box for t.he duration of the game! Yes, our press box, though one of the newer structures at th( university, has witnessed much in both the serious and lighter veins and will doubtless continue to do so in the future. Vorks hop rts Many Schools ELVEEN s Workshop was held at the nber 5th by the Extension ie Department of Speech at Department of Drama at Aivil Service Positions Open The United States Civil Service .onitnission has announced an xamination for Highway Engineer 'rainee positions paying $3,175 nd $3,410 a year with the Bureau If Public Roads in Washington, . C., and throughout the United ;tates. Some positions abroad may Iso be filled. To qualify, applicants must pass written test and must have com oleted appropriate college study or xpect to complete their study not ater than September 30, 1954. 3rogressive experience in civil -ngineering may also be qualifying or jobs paying $3,410 a year. The naximum age limit, waived for >ersons entitled to veteran prefer nce, is 35 years. Further information and applica .ion forms may be secured at many )ost offices throughout the coun ;ry, or from the U. S. Civil Service "ommission, Washington 25, D. C. Applications will be accepted by ,he executive secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, Bureau of Public Roads, Depart ment of Commerce, Washington 25, D). C., until Febrtrary 9, 1954. Professor Crotty had given an nteresting discussion on "Staging he Play with Your Own Equip nent." Realizing the immediate success )f the second annual Dramatics Xorkshop, and recalling the suc :ess of the workshop last year, \r. Furman McEachern, Assistant [irector of the Extension Division, emarked that even greater suc ess is anticipated for future ?vents, and that the Dramatics Workshop will become an even more emphasized event and cer Lainly standardized as a yearly me. fininS In the Allentowna, maultiple heaiing z im, umpuritnes of/less the Note heating coils on the hor .tor manufacture microscopic qua of electrons thr urrently inl use these elements c entown, results start with germa Lt is better than the impurities w~ egree of purity that are delibera duct. So Bell Teleph :eptional purity tirely new meth Telephone Liab- refining, which ::tors led to thc stage by Wester1 manufactured In zone refinina . . through a heat newihcn erses the length space require- with it and leas minimum, higher purity. B iired in transis- in tandem, a nr are artificially the bar. Eachr itage in transis- producing a har amount of less1 lore in-ing used in Because of thei et1 top is 0a1 ingot maiu 3hoxide. tronics, the zori the zone refiming other Western wi the ingots are made av ailable chine, 6 slices cut ermaniumr wafers Electric to man This is one mor by Western Elc< ^ mechanical, ele< lurgical, and civ ' way in fundam< A UNIV 4 rny, N. J. - Baltimore, Md. e indIanapolis, I +Buffalo, N. Y. - Haoverhill & towrence, Mass. Dramatic V Here Attrao From State By BEN Mc' The second annual Dramatic University Playhouse on Decei Division in cooperation with tf Furman University and the Carolina. The workshop was begun last year by the Extension Division, and in cooperation with the De partment of Speech at Furman and j the Department of Drama, which was at that time in the process of development, of the University of C South Carolina. Its purpose was to e bring together persons of the uni- 'I versities and of the high schools o in South Carolina, who are c dramatic enthusiasts, and to em- I phasize the interests - with an event-the Dramatics Workshop. This year more than 100 repre sentatives consisting of teachers ; and students attended the Dram atics Workshop as delegates from Conway, Florence, Lancaster, I Williston - Elko, Brooklyn - Cayce, I Eau Claire, and numerous other South Carolina high schools. Included in the day-l g pro gram which began with' egistra tion at 9 a.m. at the U1 *versity Playhouse were speakei from Furman and Carolina. Immediately i after registration, the visiting I teachers and students were wel- 1 comed on behalf of the university by Mr. W. H. Ward, Director of the Extension Division, and Alton Brown, president of the University Players, acted as student repre sentative in greeting the visitors. - Participants in the workshop program were Dr. Dorothy Richey of -Furman's Department of Speech, who lectured on "How to Use Make-up" and demonstratedli the techniques in applying theatri- i cal make-up. Professor Gene Crot ty of Carolina's Departm nt of Drama spoke on the ". . . coopera- i tion needed between the director and the actor . . ." in his speech, "Directing the Play." Dr. Richey 1 and Professor Crotty spoke at 10 1 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., respectively. After lunch, the Dramatics Workshop continued with "Costum ing," a speech given by Dr., Richey. The second annual work shop was adjourned at 4 p.m. after This germanium re method keeps impu down to less than 5 parts in a billion A new method ot metall retining, c at the. Western E lectric plant it All in the production of germanium the 99.9999995 % pure - the highest d ever attained in a manufactured pro Thc need for germanium of such ex< came about when research by Bell Oratories in the field ot semi-condu development of transistors, which ar by Western Electric. The transistor is a tiny crystal dea amplify and oscillate. It redluces ments and-power consumption to a Germanium crystals of the size regi tors do not occur in nature; they grown at Western Electric. At this Various forms wchichi germPanhiump aJkes he. IransistIors are' shown~ mi ius4 phoo lia 11 of gel mam444nt4 afier redmu ltin !roma gc Net4 4..)44I is/sow the 'germamiumin got&~' after pr oesued In4 it'exter 44 /1ee?IC. lIelo s n.41 g ermnanum~ , 4) 411a/ giowb~f / m 1 for thlese crts.14, and,4 see ia) hundred ready for aselyS 1/) 0 intransistors. Manufacturing plants in Chticngo, Ill. . Kee iington, Greensboro & Winston-Saiem, N. C. Distributing Centers in '2o citie. a st.a Page Three [Jniv. of Oslo [s Offerin Scholarships The University of Osio will hold ta eighth Summer School from luly 3 to August 14, 1954. While lesigned for American and Cana lian students who have completed it least their freshman year in kny accredited college or univer ity, the summer session is open o English-speaking students of ither nationalities. The University provides out tanding lecturers and maintains ighest educational standards. All lasses will be conducted in En lish and an American dean of Ludents is on the administrative taff. Students may choose courses in he following fields: (a) General 5urvey of Norwegian Culture; (b) [he Humanities; (c) Social Stud es; (d) Education System of ,orway; and (e) (;raduate semin irs in Norwegian Education, Liter iture, Social and Political Prob enis. Six semester-hour credits may )e earned in the six-weeks course ind the session is approved by the J. S. Veterans Administration. A imited number of scholarships are tvailable for the Summer School. Students of the Summer School will leave New York on the SS Stavangerfjord, June 23, 1954. Reservations for return trip are ivailable August 21, September 8, 15, and 29, 1954. For catalogue of courses, pre liminary application material, or any further information, write: Oslo Summer School Admissions Office, in care of St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. Clariosophics Get Three New Mer Three new members were ini Liated into the Clariosophic Liter .ry Society at a meeting on No vember 24. In a rite conducted by vice-president, Charles T. Bryan, Walter Parker, Pat Wolfe, and Ernest Lathem took the oath which >fficially made them Clariosophics. Earlier in the meeting, Mr. Lathem presented his introductory speech on free trade. s refning apparaus. at Western Flectric's Pa. plant, germnaniumn is pamning tharoughl ones in tandem, producinec a bar contain m .5 parts mn a hi/lion for use in transistors. izontal quartz tube. ,other elements are introduced in ntities to aid in controlling the flow ough the germanium. But before an be introduced, it is necessary to nium of exceptional purity, so that 'ill not interfere with the elements [ely added. ane Laboratories devised an en od of purification, known as zone vas developed to a high-production i Electric engineers. g a bar of germanium is passed tone so that a molten section tray of the bar carrying the impurities 'ing behind a solidified section of y' the use of multiple heating zones imber of molten sections traverse educes the impurity content thus which contains impurities in the than five parts per billion. rnportance of the transistor in elec .e refining process -like so many Electric developments --has been to companies licensed by Western ifacture transistors. *e example of creative engineering tric men. Engineers of all skills trical, chemical, industrial, metal il- are needed to help us show the ~ntal manufacturing techniques. nd. e 'Allentown & toureldale, Pa. * Sur. *Lincoln, Nob. - St. Paul & Duluth, Minn. dquart.rs. 193 armdva. 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