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MER RY CHRI S TM S UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROUING FOR A GREATER CARO|NA Vol. XLVIII, No. 13 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, DECEMBER 18, 1953 F-A 10AR NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS national service fraternity are (left easter, Vernon Felder of Orangebur (USC photo by Kern Powell) Feb. Graduates To Get Certificates - Seniors completing their degree requirements at the end of this semester will be given a certificate In February and will receive their diplomas at the graduation exer cises in June. Therefore these candidates will I not have their exams early, but will I take thim the same time as the undergraduates. February 25-30. 1 t Travelstead Talks To Sumter Rotary Dean Chester C. Travelstead of the School of Education spoke be- e fore a meeting of the Rotary Club of Sumter on Monday, December 1 14th. .Dean Travelstead's subject was 0 "Problems in Education in South I Carolina." His speech included the following points: 1) Increase num- a ber of children to be educated; 2) r Segregation; 3) Nature and Direc- N tion of Education in the Public e Scho:!.. < Two Honorarj Sixteen Ini Joint Tap] By Ares~Artemes ( Nine male students a five a girl students and two honorary members were tapped into Omicron Delta Kappa and Alpha Kappa 19mma, honorary national leader ship fraternities at a joint tapping I last Tuesday night at the chapel. c The program in addition featured t Irene Manos and Carolyn Powell ' *as guest soloists. The two honorary members for ] AKG are Mrs. Donald S. Russell and Miss Ellert Rasor. The five girls tapped for AKG are Duncan 1 Bellinger of Columbia, Dolly Jean Dennis of Charleston, Edith Kirk- I land of Saluda, Beaufort Law oft Fayetteville, N. C., and Harriet I Whisenhunt of Orangeburg. The i nine boys are Warren Clarke of Otrgeburg, William Edens of Co lumbia, Bob Hamilton of Birming- t ham, Ala., Johnny Johnston of Greenville, Stanley Krugman of I Columbia, Austin Latimer of Simp- c sonville, Marion Riggs of Manning, r William Triplett of Chester, andi Billy Watson of Cheraw. s AKG Members The AKO neophytes and their r accomplishments are: I Duncan Bellinger is secretary of I Kappa Delta, town chairman of "Y" finance drive, editor of the 1 freshman handbook, and member of Student Council, honor board, and dean's list. She has also been t a member of the Freshman and Sophomore "Y" Cabinets, Euphro- I synean Literary Society, Co-ed, and WAA. Dolly Jean Dennis is secretary I of Student Body, Pledge Mistress f of Chi Omega, cheerleader, Fresh-< man "Y" advisor and Freshman camp onsenlor, and member o a . . . New members of the universi to right), William Schooler of Gea g, C. E. Hormell of Barnwell, and Reservations For Spring Term AreDue Room reservations for the 1954 'pring term for those men now iving in dormitories must be made y 1 p.m. tomorrow. Any student iow living on campus who fails to omplete his reservation will for eit his room assignment. Students must deposit with the reasurer of the university, the um of $15 in payment of the room eservation fee. In case of can ellation a refund of $10 will be iade if requested not later than anuary 1, 1954. The student is then required to resent the treasurer's receipt for ayment to the office of the Dean f Men, 206 Administration Build ag, for a 'room assignment. If a change in the present room I ssignment is desired the student i iay leave the request, in writing, ] ith the Dean of Men who will I ndeavor to accommodate the stu- I ent after January 4. Members tiated at ( ing Tuesi amecock Pep Club, Honor Boardl. nd Honor Council. She has also ven vice-president of Freshman Y" and member of Sophomore Y" Cabinet. -Edith Kirkland is president of lypatian Literary Society, presi ent of Kappa Delta Epsilon, and reasurer of Baptist Student Union. 1he has also been vice-president f Hypatian, secretary of Kappa )elta Epsilon and secretary of bophomore "Y" Cabinet. Beaufort Law is secretary of lonor Board and Honor Council] nd treasurer of Kappa Delta. She as also been vice-p)residlent, secre ary, and treasurer of American natitute of Chemical Engineers nd member of American Chemical lociety, Euphrosynean Literaryj ~ociety, Co-ed Association, WAA, nd Dean's List. Harriet Whisenhunt has been1 ead majorette, president and rush hairman of Zeta Tau Alpha, sec-i etary of University Band, recip ent of Zeta Tau Alpha Scholar- 1 hip Award and Barringer Scholar hip, selected for Who's Who, and somber of Student Council, Pan feilenic Council, Kappa Delta ipsilon, Gamecock Pep Club, Co d, WA A, and Baptist Student Jnion. 0l)K Members The new menmbers of ODK and heir accomplishments are: Warren Clarke is president of1 ilock "C" Club, vice-president of ~igma Chi, It. colonel in AFROTC,< nd member of Kappa Sigma Kap-< a. He hasi won two letters in ootball and has held three minor ffices in Sigma Chi. Bill Edens has an overall aver go of 1.1, recipient of Norman ty chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, rgetown, James Robinson of Lan. William Davenport of Spartanburg. Teague Is Elected Chemical Officer Dr. Peyton C. Teague of the university has been elected see retary-treasurer of the South Caro lina section of the American Chemical Society. The announcement of his elec tion was made at a meeting held in Columbia on 'ec. 4. international Club Elects Officers; Ruffin Is President James Ruffin of Columbia was recently elected president of the [nteriational Relations Club, an iounces past President Faris Giles. Other officers are Ahmin Dahir >f Ramallah, Jordan, vice-presi lent, and Camille Breland of Co umbia, secretary. The International Relations Club ias as its purpose the furtherance >f better understandiiig between )eol)les of the world. The club iieets each Friday at 5 p.m. in Building C. Faculty advisor for he club is Prof. McConaughy of :he Political Science. Everyone s invited to attend the meetings. )DK-AKG lay Night Mf. Smith Scholarship and honorary Award for highest scholastic aver ige for a rising junior in chemical engineering, and has been vice president and secretary of Ameri yan Institute of Chemical Engi ieers, president of American chemical Society, and member of Religious Emphasis Week general !ommittee. Bob Hamilton has been vice >resident of Baptist Student Union, resident of McBryde Brotherhood wice, scribe of Kappa Sigma Kappa, and member of Student Jouncil. At Birmingham-Southern, 'rom which he transferred, he was rice-president of his fraternity, ichool paper columnist, and mem >er of the track team and honorary ournalism fraternity. Johnny Johnston has a B-plus iverage for four semesters, has een (Teasurer of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, treasurer of Interfratern ty Council, treasurer of Cotillion llub, and member of Honor Board mnd Kajppa Sigma Kappa. Stanley Krugman has been ummer chairman of Carolina feligious Council, president of lillel Foundation, recipient of -lillel Honor Key, critic and treas arer of Euphradian Society, vice resident and historian of Phi Epsif'on Pi, and member of Dean's ,ist, Kappa Sigma Kappa, Alpha Cpsilon Delta, D)ebating Team, and nterfraternity Council. Austin Latimer has been presi lent, pledge trainer, and ritualist f Lambda Chi Alpha, president, aecretary, and critic of Clarig. aophic Literary Society, sew* at-arms of Law Federation,' resident of Phi Alpha Delta .And (C'onanu.d on npq. 6)i Committee Tours Campus As Part Of Investigations The committee on maintenance of university structures and grounds toured the women's dormi torios and the infirmary as the first part of their campus-wide investigation of university prop erty. The committee was instituted last year by President Donald Russell to investigate the facilities and make annual reports on the condition of the buildings and grounds. In addition the committee will recommend winners of an annual service award to be made by the president to members of the main tenance and janitorial staffs who contribute outstanding service in maintaining and improving uni versity property. 'Members of the committee are Dean R. L. Sumwalt, chairman; Dr. W. H. Patterson, Mrs. Arney R. Childs, Dr. J. T. Penney, and Dr. Wyman Williams. Carter Burgess, assistant to the president, is serv ing as secretary of the committee. Patterson Has Warning for Dorm Students Students living in the dormi tories are forbidden to have elec trical appliances, extension cords or other amateur wiring in their rooms, Dr. W. H. Patterson, dean of administration, said today. The only exceptions to this rule are radios and electric shavers. The university will remove elec trical equipment -um rooms. It may be picked up at the office of the Office Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds and may be picked up when the owner has established claim and assurances are given that it will be removed from the campus. No wiring of any kind is to be installed in any of the dormitory buildings by individuals, fraterni ties or sororities without making the proper request to the Dormi tory Manager prior to its installa tion. He can be reached at ex tension 295. Dr. latterson suggested that students may desire to remove any electrical equipment not allowed by the above regulations before the Christmas holidays. NEW MEMBERS OF AKG AIB t'uesday night in the Chapel. AKC Thleenhunt, Duncan Bellinger, Bea Miss Rasor were elected as honora1 Johnny Johnston, Stanley Krugmnan, ton, and Dill EAen.. (Ga.....ek p Three NeN Into Blue Fall Banq 7g Miller R Spring Term Elected by La Ross Anderson of Anderson, S. C. has been elected president of the law federation for the Spring semester, according to Pete Hy man, Fall term president. Other officers are vice-president Em6ry Brock, Spartanburg; secretary treasurer David Wilburn, Union; Student Council representative Fred Blackwell, Cayce. Representatives to the Senior Honor Council will be John de Loach, Camden; Dan Laney, Bishopville; Bob Thomas, Darling ton. Representatives to the Junior Honor Council will be Dexter Hamilton, Dillon; and Roy Smith, Greenville. There Will be a run-off tomor row between Walter Reiser and George Campsen, Charleston, for Freshman Honor Council represen Clariosophic Group Has Discussion On Leader Qualities Informative talks on leadership were given by Ernest Lathem and Walter Parker at Tuesday night's Clariosophic meeting. . The speakers presented the opin ions which were voicvd at the recent leadership conference, of which they were representatives. Following the speeches was a (is cussion on leadership. ID ODK are shown Immediately member., left to right, are Edith KI *fort Law, Mrs. Donald Russell, and ry members. Members of ODK in til Austin Latimer, Marion Riggs, Warri v Membern Key Fral uet Tuesc ly Goldberg Officers Are w Federation tatives, George Dial, Columbia; and Brantley Phillips, Greenville, for Sergeant-at-Arms. BrownellTalks At Law School Dr. Emory A. Brownell, execu tive secretary of the National Legal Aid Association, spoke to the Law School yesterday on the various aspects of legal aid. A member of the American Bar Association, Dr. Brownell is also the author of the book, "Legal Aid in the United States." He was awarded his A.B. and L.L. B. degree from Syracuse. Coming from Charleston, S. C. to hear the talk was Mrs. Mary Stewart Allan, attorney and di rector of the Legal Aid Associa tion in Charleston, S. C. This organization has the distinction of being the first and only Legal Aid Association in South Carolina. Faculty Drop-In L, .7, Dec. 20 A Faculty Club drop-in will be held Sunday, Dec. 20 for faculty members and their wives, Faculty Club President George King has announced. The club has been decorated by the Faculty Club Auxiliary group. following the tapping cere:nonleg rkland, Dolly Jean Dennis, Harriet Miss Ellen Rasor. Mr's. RuseD and te second row are William Triplett, n Clark,,DI atson.o. n il. n Initiated ernity at lay Night Lester Bates, Sr. Of Columbia Delivers Speech The university chapter of Blue Key, national leadership and serv ice fraternity, held its fall banquet Tuesday night, Dec. 14. Three new members were initiated into the iiawr,iity at this time. The ceremonieF were opened by Lester L. Bates, Jr. who asked the blessing. Immediately follow ing the meal, Bill Hawley pre sented an explanation of the origin of Blue Key and what the fratern ity has as its purpose. Lester Bates, Jr. then gave the history of the fraternity's emblem, the Blue Key. President Frank Boensch ad ministered the oath of member ship to the new initiates. Bates Speaks The speaker for the evening was Mr. Lester Bates, Sr., president of the Capitol Life and Health In surance Co. and a Furman Blue Key member. In his speech, deal ing with "Leadership and Pur pose," Mr. Bates pointed out the necessities for good leadership in America today. "Good leaders a- the need of the hour," he said. "Never before in the history of this nation have we needed more leadership than we do in this time of uncertainty. And to be a leader, a man must have purpose. Purpose and cour age, not background or education, is what distinguishes a great man from any other man." He told the story of the com mander of an army who, after hav ing landed his troops and equip ment on an enemy shore, burned the ship so that, because of the purpose, his men would be sure to win the battle. Mr. Ba.tes pointed out that George Washington's purpose was probably the deciding factor in the Revolutionary War. "Franklin Roosevelt overcame a paralytic body and became the conqueror of the depression because of pur pose." New Members The new members are I. M. Goldberg of Charleston, Donald Miller of Columbia, and John Ray of Whitmire. Goldberg is president of the Hillel Foundation, treasurer of Phi Epsilon Pi Social Fraternity, secretary and treasurer, and con servative party leader of the Euphradian Society; treasurer of Kappa Sigma Kappa, Honorary Service F'ratern ity; vice-president of the Carolina Religious Council; WUSC staff announcer, Inter fraternity Council representative, member of the Religious Emphasis Week Executive Committee, andl a member of the university debate team. Donald Miller's activities include presidlent, vice-pres ident, and re cording secretary of Phi Epsilon Pi Social Fraternity, Custom Forum of the Euphradiav. Society, WUSC staff engineer, m"mber of Epsilon Lambda Sigma, honorary engineer ing fraternity, and msember of Kappa Sigma Kappa, honorary service fraternity. John Ray has been sports editor and reporter of the Gamecock. At present he is managing editor of the Gamecock, andl a member of Kappa Sigma Kappa, honorary service fraternity. For the past number of years, Blue Key has had as its main project the Blue Key Directory, which contains a listing of the telephone numbers of all the stu dents on the campus, as well as the faculty members. The Blue Key directories for this year were recently distributed on the cmmu.