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Baptist St Observe N Emphasis Baptist students at the univer sity will observe February 21-28 as Vocational Emphasis Week. A well-rounded schedule has been outlined, and all students are cordially invited to participate in any facet of the activities which they feel will be of value to them. The program gets under way Sunday night, February 21, with various local churches cooperating by using "dedicated vocations" as the primary emphasis in their as sembly programs. On Tuesday Dr. Elmer West will continue the theme as he speaks at the regular weekly luncheon meeting at the student center. Dr. West is personnel sec retary of the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, and his years of ex perience in this capacity make him imminently qualified to bring be fore this group some of the im portant requirements and oppor tunities in the field of vocational Christian service as well as full time Christian living. On Tuesday night a special dis cussion for the Student Volunteers, a group preparing for professional Christian work, will be led by Dr. Univ. Press Publishes Ten Books In '53 Ten books were published by the University of South Carolina Press in 1953 and their subjects extended geographically from a South Caro lina town to a Belgian village. In time they ranged from pre-Revolu tionary days to modern life. Of the ten books, eight were concerned with affairs of the Palmetto State. They were: "The Letters of William Gilmore Simms," Volume II, collected and edited by Mary C. Simms Oliphant, Alfred Taylor Odell, and T. C. Duncan Eaves; "Outspoken: 150 Years of the News and Courier" by Herbert Ravenel Sass; "The South Carolina Gazette, 1732-1775" by Hennig Cohen; "The Trial Judge in South Carolina" by Lanneau DuRant Lide; "Jeremiah Theus: Colonial Artist of Charles Town" by Margaret Simons Mid dleton; "A City Without Cobwebs: A History of Rock Hill, South Carolina" by Douglas Summers Brown; "Rice Planter and Sports man: The Recollection of J. Motte Aiston, 1821-1909" edited by Arney R. Childs; and "Family Letters of the Three Wade Hamptons, 1782 1901" edited by Charles E. Cauther.. The other two books were "The Forging of American Socialism: Origins of the Modern Movement" by Howard H. Quint and "Chateau Gerard: The Life and Times of a Waloon Village" by Harry Holbert Turney-High. These books have been sold throughout the United States, in Canada, South America, in the British Isles, and the continents of Europe and Australia. (Most of the 1953 publications have been reviewed in .the leading scholarly journals and with few New Cadet 4 Announced The Carolina Naval ROTC Unit announced last week the organiza tion 's new cadet officers for the spring semester of 1954. Twenty six midshipmen have been ap pointed to the Navy's top ROTC .~.offices. Heading the Battalion will be Midshipman Commander Howard 0. Casada of Norfolk, Va., while Midshipman Lieutenant Com mander Daniel E. Donovan from Hershey, Pa., will serve as the Executive Officer. Other officers on the Battalion Staff will be Midn. Lt. W. J. Griffin, Macon, Ga., as Adjutant; Midn. Ltjg. C. E. Shin holser, Tampa, Fla., as Operation Officer; and Midn. Ens. J. D. Waugh, Charleston, W. Va., as the Supply Officer. Company "A" is to be com manded by Midshipman Lieutenant James G.- Abert of Lancaster, Pa. The Platoon Commanders of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd platoons respectively will be Midn. Ltjg. R. A. Curran, Summerville, S. C.; Midn. Ltjg. J. B. Rivers, Columbia, S. C.; and Midn. Ltjg. R. C. Brennecke, Co lumbia. S. C. udents to ocational Week Clyde Helms, pastor of the Shan don Baptist Church in Columbia. This session will deal in more specific terms with the possibilities of special graduate study and theological training. Dr. West, Mr. Harold Cole, state BSU see retary, and Mr. Benny Loyd, local student secretary, will also be pres ent at this meeting to counsel with students concerning their plans for the future. The vesper service at 7:15 on Wednesday evening will feature a panel discussion by a group of local business and professional men. They will discuss the chal lenge of the secular vocation as an instrument for effective Christian witnessing and consistent living. This topic should be of vital in terest to all students regardless of the kind of life work they are anticipating, andi everyone who can do so is urged to be present. The week's activities will be con cluded at the Sunday School hour on February 28. Again many de partments of Columbia churches are joining to center their assembly programs around the theme of dedicated vocations iii every avenue of life. Carolina Debaters To Participate In ACC Tournament Foor Carolina debaters will rep resent the university at the At lantic Coast Conference tourna ment Thursday through Saturday in Charlottesville, Va. They are: Claire White, Colum bia, and John Altman, Charleston, of the affirmative team; an(d I. M. and Charles Goldberg, Charleston, of the negative. Six schools will compete in six rounds of debate on the national topic: That the United States Should Adopt a Policy of Free Trade. The six schools are: Maryland, Duke, North Carolina, Wake Forest, andi South Carolina. Representatives from each of the eight schools in the conference will meet during the tournament to make plans for making the tournament an annual affair. The other two schools in the conference not participating in the tourna ment are Clemson and North Caro lina State. Initiation Held By Forensic Society Four university debaters were initiated into Pi Kappa Delta, na tional honorary forensic society, this week, according to .John Alt man, presidlent of the gr'oup. Newv initiates are: Claire White, Columbia, Bill Rhoad, lHamberg, and I. M. and Charley Goldberg, Charleston. The initiation was held at the home of Prof. M. G. Christopher sen, debate coach. exceptions have been highly praisedl. All, at one time or an other, have been exhibited at library meetings, and at regional and national associations. 3fficers Are By NROTC Company "B" will have as its commander, Midshipman Lieu tenant William HI. Small of Wash ington, D. C., andl its platoon leaders will be Midn. Lt.ig. R. B. Hilborn, Portland, Maine; Midn. Lt.jg. F. N. B3oensch, Mt. Pleasant, S. C.; and Midn. R. T. MacPherson, Spartanburg, S. C. The Drum and Bugle Corps will be led by Midn. Lt. WV. 0. Hughes of Orangeburg, S. C. The four members of the Color Guard have also been assigned their duties. Midn. Ch. Petty Ofc. D. V. Martin, Orangeburg, S. C., will be the National Color Guard Bearer wvhile Midn. Chief Petty Ofc. J. G. Brown, Ridgewood, N. J., will be Battalion Color Bearer, Min. Petty Ofc. 1st Class W. T. Todd, Pittsburg, Pa., a color escort, and Midn. Petty Ofc. 1st Class J. W. Field, the other color escort. The Naval teaching staff here at Carolina feels certain that these capable men will carry out their duties with the same exactitude as these officers are known to Changes Made In Air ROTC Command SeverIl changes in the A tOTC ommand lhave been made to give Imor- more experience in com mand and -adlership. Those ef reete,i iY,. the changes are: Warren Clarke, Wally Poore, Johnny Gr'naling, Earl lIedman, Brantley Phillips, and Eugene Brantley. Captain Picket of the Air Force stated, "This is a normal procedure in all A ROTC units in the United States, and in no way is a reflec tion on the ability of those con nected with the changes. They have done a fine job. We are just malking these changes so as to give the other cadets a chance to gain the experience necessary be fore they become officers in the Ail Force. Brantley Philips. who was the Wing Commander will become the Executive Officer, and Eugene Brantley who was the Executive Officer will become the Wing Commander. Other changes taking place are: Warren Clarke, who was Group Commander 11 will succeed .Johnny Gramling as Wing Adjuntant; and Graniling will assume command of Group II, Wally Poore, who was Group Commander ill will succeed Earl Redman to the Wing Staff as A4, and Redlman will -assiile conmmand of Group Ill. These changes took effect last Tuesday and will remain in effect ith remainder of the semester. Two lop Cadets Will Get Awards TWo awards have beenI an 1iou need for outstanding eadets in ite University Air Force ROTC program, the Air Science Depart ment has announced. The Consolidated Vultee Air (raft award, also given last year, will go to the outstanding cadet in the AFROTC program. The Republic Aviation award will go to that senior cadet who has demonstrated the most outstanding ability and achievement while en rolled in the advanced course. The Consolidated Vultee award is a mounted model of an aircraft. In addition to the trophy, the cadet will receive a certificate of merit. The Republic Aviation award is a model of the F-84F Thunder streak jet. To be eligible for this award the senior cadet must have applied for flying training prior to his selection. This award is being given to the most outstand ing cadet in each of the 188 Air Force ROTC units in the United States. The awards will be made at the end of the semester. Course Ini Display Anid D)esign Giveni By Art Departmient The university art department is offering a course on display design for the first time this semester, Prof. Edmund Yaghjian, head of the department, has announced. The course will include the dis play of merchandise in store win (dows and on counters, the rela tions of color to selling, the selling forces of window displays, seasonal sales and dlisplays, displays for special sales, and the care, con struction and storage of fixtures ulsed in window displays. Miss Ruth Morse of the art de p)artment faculty will be the in struictor. Classes meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Satur day and carry three undergraduate credits. Music Department Presents Recital The music department of the university presented a recital Tues day night in the chapel. The students appearing in the recital were Glenn Light,sey of Columbia, Charles Sheppard of Grover, N. C., John Lawrence Robinson of Columbia, Betty Jo Ridgeway of Manning, Margaret Martin of Columbia, Betty Brea zeale Kelly of Columbia, and William Hughes of Orangeburg, pianists; Lucy Tandy and Irene Manos of Columbia, violinists; Alida Stanley of Loris and Jacque lyn Stukes Moore of Columbia, singers; and John Lawrence Robin son of Columbia, organist, An unusual feature of the recital was the Two Songs for Contralto sung by Mrs. Moore with Anthony Di Filippo, violinist, and Carolyn Powell, pianists. Accompanists were Betty Brea zeale Kelly, Carolyn Powell and Joanne Berr, of Eillam. -9 ~- ----_ ~ -W Delray Club Coupe combines all the colorful JsLartness of a sport model with an interior that's dpigned for everyday family use. Seats, sidewalls, even the hlining are all of soft, lustrous vinyl in color treatments GWt harmonize with the exterior color of your choice. And this new interior is just as durable and practical as it is beautiful. 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