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45TH YEAR STUNT NIGHTS OF PUBLICATION NEXT WEEK UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Vol. COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, FEBRIJARY 12, 1954 Founded 1908 Garden Cl To Hold S, W On Camp A Symposium on Ilorticulti sored lb the Garden C(lub of E with the university, is being Drayton alll. Mrs. .James Cat Jil. are (0-chairmen of the even of the local Committee on Ar li)( morii,ing rOgrami, begin ning ait 10 a.m., will be devoted to four panlel discuss-ions. "Roses," "Hlawaiian (GarenI(Ils and EXotic Flowers," "I.andscapI Design with Emiphasi, otn Native .:vergreens," aind "South carolina Spring Wild Flowers." 'The last morning panel will he coiduicte(d b)y four members of the University Biology Depart mIent, Dr. W. E-: lloy, Dr. J. T. I'eiivy, Dr. '.I(v i . liatson, and Dr. Williaml Kelly. A dj ourI.nmIlen1t is scliediuled for I p).Ill. The Symlium,l 1. reopening at 2:30 p.m.. will include an illuistrated lecture by MlZs. Richard L. Baker followed by a talk on "Roadside jatitification" by c. I,. mc Millan, chief highway coimissioner. At. :1 p.m. there Will be a tour of homes with visits to the homes of the 'resident of Carolina, the (oveiIor's5 mansion, "Shadblow," the home of (eorge W. ITartness, and the resiielce of Mrs. S. S. Boyleston. The program will then adjourn until 8 p.m. At that time, a pro grai will he presented by the Uni Ver'sity uie ic I Department, with the University Choral 1nsemble and Irene Nanos, violin soloist. There will also be a talk by Donald iast ings of Atlanta on "How to Have a (;reen Thumb," and a talk by irs. Dlonald 1astings on "ar ran 1geniit. of Altar Flowers." Tht Saturtday morning session will begin at 10 a.m1. and will fea tote two t panel discussions, a spe'ch and an illistrated lecture. University coeds who will serve as pages at the 'ynposiIum are: 11arr1iet 'arler, Cameron; Sarah .1 en iga n. ( 'o lu n b ia; Marty Cal hount, Colimbiti; Libby Mahaffey, Columbia; IIazel Duke, Kingstree; and (Cwen Tootle, Florence. Heyward I To Be Pul niversit I")uos l l eywartd: T[he Mlan WVho Wr'ote l'ot'gy," by l"i'ank Surhlani, will be one of the spring Puitcat ions bty the UIniversity at' So th 'aroil ina p ress, accoriin g to I .ouiise ,iones l)ubose, dir'ector'. I 'orgy is theit So uth Car iolina *-noivel of Negi'o l'e in (Chai'leston n which the oper'ia ''Portgy and lhess"' by lira (;er'shwvini was based. Dri. IDuirhtam's woi'k on Hleywar'd wats donie ortiginatlly as a par't of ieqiireiment s for' thle Il'h.DI. dlegr'ee from in(olum nbia U nivers ityv. Tlhe voluitme whtich will lbe pl) Iished by the Unitiv'ersity Pr'ess is a t'ewi'ite of' the hirigeri maniusc ript. Dr. Du.rham TIhe b.iogiaph1y o? thle Chiatleston au ithor wvill iinclude cnito'mnts on hsworiks, both pr ose an itohj(etry. Aiage pitrt of the book is devoted to the wt'iting of P'orgv and its .ub Group Tmposium us Today ire and Garden Design, spon outh Carolina in co-operation held today and tomorrow at hcart and Mrs. Irvine Belser, t. Mrs. Donald Russell is head rangements. Bookstore Is Under New Management The university bookstore is under new management. Mr. Blen F-'wler, university graduate and Korean veteran, is the new acting manager, replacing Miss Anne Hiott. The university bookstore, along with the canteen and laundry, coml prise the university stores. This department was organized for the service of the students. The uni versity bookstore is a non-profit organization which delivers to students its articles at a price based upon cost and operational expenses. Mr. Fowler, while a student at Carolina, majored in retailing and he hopes to put into practice in the coming months the many use ful ideas that he has obtained while here, both as a retailing major and from the student side of the bookstore "cage." Assisting Mr. Fowler in the hookstore is Mrs. Sara Townley who works as a full assistant along with sixteen part-time stu dent employees. These students include: Ted Mears, Johnny John ston, Jan Eaddy, R. B. Buckner, Hector Betancourt, Pat Grayson, Merry Huggins, Elizabeth Mc Kibben, Gene McKown, Mary Mil ler, Roy Owings, Charlie Wilson, Arnold Sienath, Barbara Williams, E. B. Trescott, and Mike Tarring tonl. Biography ylished by y Press subsequent adlapt.ation as a play and as the American folk opera. T1his will be the first time a com prehensive treatment of Hleyward andl his work will have been made available. urham got much of his ma trial from the files of Dorothy H[eyward, wife of the late DuBose Hleyward, and of Ira Gershwin, brother of the late George Gersh Illustrations include family p)hotograp)hs, a p)encil sketch of DuB3ose Hleywardl by George Gershwin and( p)ictures from vari ous theatrical presentations of works in which Hleyward was con c'ernedl. D)r. D)urhsam is a native of Co lumbia and a graduate of the University of South Carolina. Be sides his activities as a teacher of English at The Citadel, he has written andl published several; plays. lie is a past director of the Town Theater in Columbia. Two USC Prols Will Attend Meets To U'S( professors will attend meet ings~ of seientific organizations the latter p)art of the month. D)r. I). I". DeTar, associate pro fessor of Chemistry at the uni versity, will speak before the Organic ('hem ists Club of Phila dlhinii on Feb. 25. D)r. F.. T1. Rogers, head of the physics (departmnent , will attend the University Reactor Research ('onference to be held Feb. 17-18 at ak Ridge, Tenn. Pictured sabove. from left to righ are Ralph l.ewi6. faculty secretary Iloimes, preient, and Jim Abert. rt Bob Holmes Named ODK President For Spring Termn Bob Holmes of Columbia has been elected president of Omicron Delta Kappa, national honorary leadership fraternity, succeeding Bobby Jones of Columbia. Holmes, an academic senior in the freshman law class, has served previously as secretary and treas urer of his social fraternity, Sigma Chi, sergeant-at-arms of Kappa Sigma Kappa honor-service fra ternity, and a member of the debating team. Glenn Bell of Columbia was elected vice-president of the honor ary organization, and Jim Abert of Lancaster, Pa. was elected see retary. Ralph Lewis, alumni asso ciation director, was re-elected faculty secretary of ODK. Dr. M. B. Seigler of the English de partment and Dr. Robert Ochs of the history department will con tinue to serve as faculty advisors. Students to Set Up WUS At Carolina Representatives of each campus organization will meet with the World Relatedness Committee of the University YM-YWCA to de termine participation in the World University Service, an organization which sponsors relief to students and faculty members of other countries. The meeting will be held Feb, 18 at 5:00 p.m. in the univer-1 sity Chaplain's office. T1he chairman of the "Y" com mittee, Bob Gabriel, and campus representatives will launch a stu dent and faculty drive' to secure funds for the service. A spiecial program, to be determined at a later time, will also be sponsored for t he organization's benefit. The World UJniversity Service, 1 in wvhich Carolina particip)ated1 for I several years prior to 1949, ad ministers relief to needy students with the least possible amount of overhead. The dollars providedl bye interested students must bet matched by the government of the 1: needy country. Among other projects, this or- ( ganization has aided in the estab-d lishment of a dormitory at the l University of Pakistan and tuber- \ eulosis sanitariums in France. The majority of future aid will be ceni- ( teredl in lnd ia, Pa kistan, Burma,t and1( neighboring countries. No relief is given to China or coun- e tries behind the Iron Curtain. D)ue to the increased costa of printing and engraving the "Gamecock" is announcing a new policy in handling organ izational group sponsor pictures for various functions. Organizations wishing to print such pictures must now pay the costs of the engraving for the layout to the "Game cock"' to have their pictures printed. , tre tie 4ewi ODK officers. They ,Glenni Mel. vice -p)re-s id e nt. Bsoi) ,cording ecretary . Law Federation Cabinet Members Are Announced Hoss Anderson, newly elected president of the Law Federation, recently appointed his Cabinet meIhmbers. The new Law Federation presi lent's Cabinet will be as follows. Program chairman: Wallace Wright *Orientation chairman: William C. Fant Building Improvement chaiirman: James Arthur Library chairman: William C. Davis Professional Intergration chair :nan: George It. Griffith Publications chairma:n Lowie lowell Social chairmaii: De!an Cannoni 1'ublicity chairman: lZuth Wil liamis P'lanningr chalimanl: .\aIonl Kinnon. in Law School f' the sping terilm. Beginiiing thi., termi anl orientation pogram will be carried out in which all freshmen will he as ;igned to a junior or senior law tident, who will act as a personal Idviser. These upperclassmni will idvise freshimlen s tudy tech iiqtues for pr*eparati2on of class assignoments and for the ex amnina loen. RteligiousEmphasis Week Commnittlees Established~( For 31I Isob Ellison of lointoursville, 'a. andi Dr. W. W. Weher ofl the iive'rsity Mat h Decpart ment will ead the lReligious Em ph asis Week etivit ies for 1954. flepresen tat ivtes from each or aiziationi, school, and depart ment n the camipus~ met Feb. 9 to choose0 lht two chairmen and other memi eris of thte excut ive comm init tee. Carol inc Whitminire. Newman 'lub; Jimmiy D)avis, We'sley F'oun ation ; flceeky St ackhioust'. Caniter u ry (Club; Sariah HaIitrt ('onnol)ly, 'Iestminsteri Fellowship; Leah therman, Ilillel Foundation; John 'ooper, Luithera n Stutden t A ssocia ion; andl Mon roe A.\shl ey, lla ptist t uden t U]nioin, wvill irleprsent the aimpus religituis orgatnizattions. 'rofe~ssor A. G. Smith of the Eco omiics Detpartment ; Miss Ruby )tt, Department of Foreign Lan uaiiges ; and I .t. E. C. Rowland, aval Scienct', will serve as aculty replresentatives. Other members of the executive omlmittee are Miss Allein White, t(uet worbker;' Miss Mary Ann ~ettis and Ted Letdeen of the Uni t'rsityv "Y"', and1( Chaplain Lauren ~rubaker. T'he lReligiouis Emphasis Week erogrami will he ledI by Canon ?rynn tiroon af Elannn. Convocation Is Held To Boost Clean-up Drive An unannounced general convo cation of faculty and students held in the field house yesterday marked the beginning of a general "clean up" campaign on the campus. President Donald S. Rus sell was the speaker. The program, designed primarily to encourage students and certain university maintenance employees to keep the campus and buildings in a presentable manner, will of ficially begin on March 1, lasting for approximately eight weeks. The week of Feb. 22-28 will be a preliminary period for getting ready. The administration heads have expressed hopes that the program "will not end with Awards day, but will extend into the pattern of student life." Prizes will be awarded to stu dents whose rooms have been judged the best kept. Employee,; of the university, janitors and maids, who have done the best work at the end of eight weeks will be awarded cash prizes. All of the room awards will be something useful for the room or student, such as radios, clocks, record players, and cameras. The prizes will be awarded at the May Awards Day. A coordinating committee ap pointed by President Russell to make recommendations for the program will meet next week to work out complete rules for the campaign. The winning rooms in the girls' dormitories are to be selected by the matrons in charge and report d to the Service Awards Committee. Members of campus honor and service organizations will act as judges of the boys' dorms. The student judges will be supple mented with a faculty member. Inspection tours will be made once a week. Two 360 Hi Fidelity victrolas and Glenn Miller record albums will be awarded to the best kept sorority and fraternity rooms on the campus. Stunt Nights Seven Soror Fraternities Will Perform Tuesday rhe annual Interfraternity Stunt Night will be presented in Dray ton IHall Tuesday night at 7 p.m., John Speer, president of IFC has announced. Thirteen fraternities will partie ipate in the event. E:ach fratern ity has an act not over ten min utes long. Among those entered is P'i Kappa Alpha, winner of last yea r" stunt night. Gary Lee of Phi Epsilon Pi will act as master of ceremonies. Bill Todd is pro gram chairman. Fraternities will comlpete for first, second, and third places, and awards will be made for originality, continuity, partiic ipat ion and a udience res Three judges will be' on hand for the event. They are Lt. W. G. Eaton, D)r. J. Adgar Brown, and Gene Crotty. A trophy will be twa rded to the winner. Tickets will he on sale from t;:30 p.m. until eurzt ain time in the lobby of D)rayton Hall. Admission is 50 cents. TIhe order of presentations: Kappa Sigma-"'Kappa Sigma IPresents." Pi Kappa Alpha-"The 1'n e xp)c ted." Sigma Phi Epsilon-'-"M1urdler for the Landlordl." Phi Sigma Kappa-"Trials of Courtship." Kappa Alpha-"Moulin Rouge." Pi Kappa Phi - "Pi Kapp Capers." L anmbda Chii Alplha--"Striang. Sigma Nu-"GCentlemen P'refer Blondes." Sigmia Alpha Epsilon-"Snow Red and the Seven Bolshev'iks." Alpha Tau O)mega--"The D)irec tor." Phi Kappa Sigma-"A D)ay in the Life of an Eskimo." Phi Eno'1nn Pi.."Phi Epsilon Pi Student Coi Proposed A To Student ( An ameindment to t1w Stu jrop(-osed at TuICSda '*S Stud(elit ferred to a c4ammitt(4- for1 St UI.\ Thel a111Mnt14ment Woui i'1 the final twentY flninevs f t' VOUl(I th('l \-( 1filal \01C t Beauty Pageant To Be Held On March 16 The Kappa S:un.. 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Pa1tter1sonI.4 All gradluate students who are' to take the F"ore'ign Lan-11 gulage Fxamiinat ion) this' spring tare requIestetd to contact pro fessor Stephain, head or thel Foreign Languiage D)epart meat for further information. The examiinat ion will he given uarch 8. mciI Hears mendment onstitution d(IIIdy ('01nstitUtiOnl WaS (" It Il1 110-0ti1ig bUt wa,S re t a i t4d1 b4ho;rd to set:lct The StLU(It'lt body .i. usa. P! -'Idore I* !'t I i Ij th u d .4 - ..4 4 20 h 10lified r 4,t .io l ' roblem - of. 4:-e-stabli:-. - wdi.ussed. not been N 4 lricntat jon ('lasse-s SI c .. p.11nS 1 uw: Inel Sppa ineted 4- ? 4 eaStdet 1 ~ ' .1.4.:2-- :. IveiStigate n on Student s 011 T m-sda \4. um ad I nd)aytion Pd - v1(rsity 1 1 Next Week S On11l11%(lv 2 N.- u . b .'' Tnur.; - Dra )~'vton u4~4 takIe part t L. L:hi group wiflj 4 ,. 4 no ,4 44i longer 41a?..:timng the T 4 ('n retired. 4, A.pla won4 it~4 a st year TI a:ge ul be1 master of 44:.4 n,74.. I ui110e Owens, vice re 2 - f Pa'.4 ll 1cnt is pro 'or4i: and14 Sw a4-t- are: (l': 4 b a' K M a " ee a . '1appa litw "Portra'411itas Per .\11pha 1)1:4 Pi -"I,44eal Moth's :4'. Hal1l." %4eta Tan4 :\ph "11.(irveyard I )elta %etad - "lieame's~ }14oi .4 ;o-edI Officers ewlyI Eleeted The4 (44oldt :\no-.':at ion electedi 44w. ofIficers. for1 the4 spring (lent: Maryv El izableth Ariaji, reenvf4.ille, vice'-pretsident; Mary hilhe. I-'i1rfield, secretary; L,ouise ~ow.nsenid, Laurens, treasurer; and lose Truesdale. Camden, renorer.