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MANIPULATING THE POST) seals letters from administrative i Columbia, and the amount of pos assistant, operates the machine, Extensive Post Offic By BEN McELVEEN Feature Editor Stretching or stooping to open a campus mail box, fumbling with an unremembered combination, reaching for an unexpected letter, and slamming a glass-windowed door shut are practically the ex tent of Carolina students' contaci with the University Post Office. That, or purchasing a book ol three-cent stamps, or calling for a parcel post package, or dropping a nasty letter to the editor of th campus newspaper, is perhaps th limit, of students' personal rela tions with the University Pos Qffice. The post office is in th basement of Maxey College. However, the functions of th University Post Office are mue more elaborate and varied. Almost innumerous are the task performed by the employees a the campus post office. Behin those 3,900 mail boxes is a compli cated and certainly importan phase of university life. And on of the University lost Office' primary functions is immediatel supplying students with incomin: Wvith the dlaily routine job created by the approximate once a-day visits of students to the pos office, with an unlimited number.-o arbitrarily arising tasks, the em ployees of the University Pos Office are constantly busy. An with these incidental procedure multiplied by about 3,500 students plus services rendered to the re maining university personnel, th post office has quite a responsibl job on the campus. With all this, andi more, Mr. Jo M. Lawrence, postmaster, stil managedi to remark recently speaking for all the post offic workers: "We feel that wve're her to give our best service to student and the faculty . . . to advise o: the cheapest and best way to sen letters and packages." Mr. Lawrence, a former Carolin student himself, said that he real ized the importance of mail t homesick studlents, and that th Lambda Chi E lects O ff icers At a recent meeting, the Lambdi Chi's elected officers for the sprinj semester. Newly elected officer are: Leon Flowers, Rockingham N. C., president; Al Wells, Glenm Allen, Va., vice-president; Ralpi Covington, Rock Hill, secretary and Dan Floyd, Lake City, treas urer.. Mike Caskey, Gamecock sopho more halfback, was the only majot college runner to gain considerable yardage without losing any last fall. Caskey had a total of 340 yards rushing for a 6.2 average. LGE METER... The Pitney-Bowet fficials, stamps "Our campus the Sta tage required in the university post o USC photo by Gus Manos) Work of e Often Isi employees' aim was .to give as quick delivery service as possible. Reminiscing, he added that he knew mail to be "the bread of life" for Carolina men and women. One of the many university facilities handled by the University Post Office is the "Lost and Found" Department. Persons in terested in either locating a lost object or returning a found one should see one of the employees at the post office window. Cards are filled out and posted on the lost and found bulletin board which - is in the post office lobby. t An interesting machine used by a the University Post Office is the Pitney Bowes postage meter. It a seals as well as stamps the amount a of postage required on official letters and packages, outgoing. It s is a labor-saving device for the f workers of the post office. Re j ferred to more often as the post .. age meter," it runs by electricity, t stamping a neat advertisement for e the university "Our Campus The a State" on the envelopes. It records ,a cumulative total of postage used in correspondence by university officials. All the emp)loyees are a familiar with the postage meter, .. and most of them operate it. t Formerly--that is before 1946 f The University Post Office was - located at the opposite end of the t Maxcy College basement, where I the canteen is now. At that time only 1,800 mail boxes wvere avail ,able. .The employees of the University Post Office are: Mr. Lawvrence, postmaster with nine years' experi ence, and Mr. J. W. Powers, part time employee. The part-time 1 student helpers are: Homer Pad ,get of Georgetown; Dick Van Horn of Tampa, Fla.; Walden Graham of Galivants Ferry; Parker Allen of a Blarnwell; Sam McNeely of Barn well; and Bob Mays of Newberry. I Mr. Lawrence pointed out that the University Post Office is university-operated. It has ne -connections with the government, except in the delivery of the mail a pouches to the campus post off ice Clariosophics Hold Weekly Meeting iThe Briker Amendment was debated at the regular meeting of the Clariosophic Literary Society on Tuesday, February 9. Matthew Stephenson supported the affirma tive point of view with John Duffy speaking against the amendment. After a discussion by the members and guests, the society voted against the amendiment by a three. to-one ratio. At the next meeting Captain Harold L. Davis of the University AROTC unit, will speak on "Our Changing Military Program in the World Today." i postage meter, operated electrically, te" on the envelope's front, the date, ffice. Bob Mays of Newberry, student Carolina's 1't Noticed via the mail chute. After the mail is delivered through the mail chute, which runs from the east end of Maxey to the interior of the post office, the university has full responsibility. Incidentally, the daily mail calls are at 8:15 a.m.; 11:15 a.m., and 3:15 p.m. And then there's the case of poor Dick Van IIorn, student em ployee who has the unfortunate task of putting around. 3,500 copies of the Gamecock in jnst ahout that many mail )oxes on Thursday nights. le is one student who knows the function of the Uni versity Post Office. at prices designed to fit your budget. See your travel agent. Mitchell's "The Little Shop sh Big Value." 1431 MAIN LONG PLAYING RECORD SALE BRADFORD RECORD SHOP 1225 MaIn St. Phone 5777 Next to Carolina Theatre Syan, /?ro/lers If Interested In IAMOND)S JEWELIIY STElUIJING SILVEII (IASS IIINGS S;/an 6AroII,erj 1500 Min UNIVERSITY POST OFFICE E iiorts campus mail into post office b, Padget is from Georgetown. (USC MURAL (Continued from page 7) KA vs. Phi Eps Pi at University High. Eight: Block C vs. Ten 9 at the gym, NROTC vs. McBryde at the Field House, and Kappa Sigma vs. Pi KA at University High. Feb. 16---Seven: SAE vs. Sigma 'hi at University High, Ten. 22 Tob F OR more than tl research day in ai tobaccos and cigarett Continuously we analyzed, experimen kinds of tobaccos ... e Burley, Maryland a baccos. Our own cigarette have been submiitte scientific scrutiny inc yses of millions of pc From all these th other findings reporte journals, our Researc no reason to believc elimination of any el tobaccos today woul, 3 BraE Tested and Appi 30 Years of Sc Tobacco Rese MPLOYEE ... H1oner Padget, un oxC in the university post office i1 photo by Gus Manos) vs. Hot Shots at the gym, and Burney vs. Canterbury at the Field House. Eight: Sigma Nu vs. Lambda Chi at University High, Freshmen vs. Newman Club at the gym, and Ten. 12 vs. Carovets at the Field House. Feb. 17-Seven: LeBlanc's vs. Ten. 9 at the Field House, Snowden vs. McBryde at University High, ggett acco C irty years we have used id day out learning about es in the public's interest. And our consultants have ted with and smoked all specially Southern Bright, nd Turkish cigarette to s and competitive brands d to the mxost exacting udinig thousands of anal >unds of tobaccos. ousandls of analyses, and d in the leading technical b1 Dpartmnent has found that the isolation and ement native to cigarette d improve smoking. Many labora cigarethi ds roved by rentific wI ivermity post office student assistant, the basement of Maxey College. and KA vs. Phi Eps Pi at the gym. Eight: Maxcy vs. Ten. 22 at the Field House, Preston 2nd W. vs. Burney at University High, and Kappa Sigma vs. ATO at the gym. Feb. 18-Seven: Block C vs. Freshmen at the Field House, NROTC y.s. Ten. 12 at University High, and Sigma Chi vs. Phi Kap !z Myei o. say s For four years we have smoker's interest an intei diversified research progr dollar 30-ton machine, powerful source of high designed solely for our us( thousands of cigarettes. already given to us direct formation of benefit to the Our consultants inlclud<( Inc. of Cambridge, Massac largest and most reputable organizations in the count WVeek Magazine) and emi leading universities. Today the publicw cani from a variety of branids cigarettes ever made by tih scientists within our ories are analyzing itobaccos every day -~ I Euphradians Hold Debate, Smoker Prior to its regular meeting, 'Ituesday night, the Euphradian Society held a smoker for its prospective new members. After the smoker the customary debate was held; the subject being "Should Eighteen-year-olds Be Allowed to Vote?" The vote wdY 15 to 12 against the question. One new member, Jerry Cambell of Greenville, S. C., was initiated at this meeting. At a previous meeting of January 19th, Bert Menees of Anderson, S. C., was also initiated. A committee to secure guber natorial candidates to address the Society was appointed by the president, Farris Giles. 3 Education Profs To Attenl Meets Three School of Education teach ers will attend professional meet ings during the month V.r February. Dean Chester c. rravelstead will attend the annual meeting of the American Association of Col leges for Teacher Education in Chicago, Illinois, February 11-12. 'Dr. Newton Edwards and Dr. Cecil I. Tucker will attend a meeting of the American Association of School Administrators in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on February 13-18th. pa Sigma at the gym. Eight: Newman Club vs. Hot Shots at the Field House, Carovets vs. Canter bury at University High, and Sig Phi Eps vs. Phi Sigma Kappa at the gym. maintained in the sified larger scale tin. A half-million01 the world's most vol1tage electrons, has testel tels of' This programi has and significant iln smiokinig pub)lic. Arthur D). Little, busetts, "one of the Iindustrial researchl ry" (F"romn BuIsiness nent scientists fromi conlfidently choose - by far the best e tobaccLO ind(ustry. * cc