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45THApril 5-ELCTIONS OF PUBLICATION April 5--FASHION SHOW UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Volume XCROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA olu m uLV, o. 24 - ~ COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, APRIL 2, 1954 Founded 1906 Bobby Jones ) Gets Fulbright Scholarship Bobby Jones of Columbia has been awarded a scholarship to at tend the University of Dijon, France, under the provisions of the Fulbright Act, Joseph E. Norwood, (lean of the college of arts and sciences at the university and campus Fulbright program ad Ter, announced today. Now a member of the senior class, Jones will receive both the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts in Education degrees from the university in June. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Jones of Columbia. The scholarship provides a year's study of the Frenich language, literature and culture, beginning next fall. Prior to enrolling for classes, Jones will spend a month in Paris attending orientation ses sions for American Fulbright grantees. At the university, Jones is pres ident of the YMCA Omicron Delta Kappa honorary leadership frater nity, the student Honor Board and Honor Council; treasurer of the student body; a member of the Air Force ROTC; and student as sistant in the office of the Univer 6ty Press. The award was one of 240 grants for graduate study in France for the academic year 1954-55. Stu dents are recommended by campus Fulbright committees and by the Institute of International Educa tion. Funds used are foreign cur rencies obtained through surplus property sales abroad. The purpose of the government sponsored program is to promote a better understanding of the United States in other countries and to increase mutual understand ing between the people of this country and other nations. Job Interview for Radio-TV Trainin' Slated Wednesday W. Chase Idol, personnel direc tor for the Jefferson Standard Broadcasting Company, will be on the campus Wednesday April 7, to interview seniors for the organ ization's apprentice training pro gram. tMr. Idol, who directs personnel operations for WBT and WBTV in Charlotte, and for the company's new television outlet in Florence, wvill discuss "Career Opportunities in Radio and Television" for the USC seniors and condluct individual interviews. The apprentice training program at the Jefferson Standard Broad casting Company is set up on an 18-month schedule. The apprentice receives on-the-job training and service in promotion and publicity, the business department, sales, teleyision production, television pr ramming and radio program ming. Interested seniors may contact Mrs. Ruth E. McVey in the Ad ministration Building for complete details and an appointment. Caps and Gowns Must Be Ordered By Friday, April 9 All June graduates who wish to have their cap. and gowns, invitations, and calling cards delivered to them in time for graduation must have their orders in by Friday, April 9. All orders are to be placed with Mrs. Anne Williams at the university canteen any day be tween now and April 9 during the hours 9-1 p.m. and 2.5 p.m. Honor Frat Announces 14 New Members The annual election of members to Phi Beta Kappa, honorary scholastic fraternity, was held March 24, 1954 by the Alpha of South Carolina Chapter. Elected to honorary membership was Dr. Kenneth M. Lynch, president, Med .cal College of South Carolina. /oourteen undergraduate and one graduate students were elected: Betty Pauline Barton, Graniteville; Barbara Blackwell, Columbia; 'harlene Orinda Cain, White Hall, . C.; Franklin Drucker, Kingstree; Eleanor Virginia Head, Aiken; .Zobert Monteith Holmes III, Co umbia; Robert Malcolm Keith, Co umbia; Betty Breazeale Kelly, 2olumbia; Theresa Leora Kessler, Anderson; Paul Eugene Payne, _olumbia and the Medical College af South Carolina; Mildred Anne Rhyne, Columbia; Betty Jo Ridge way, Manning; Mary Evelyn Rog ers, Columbia; Linda Lou Smith, Kinards; and Beverly Cathcart Todd, Columbia, graduate student. Election to Phi Beta Kappa is based on scholarship, high moral character and promise of future service. A grade point-hour ratio of 2.000 is required. A recent amendment to the Chapter By Laws requires that a student to be eligible for nomination must have taken at least three-fourths of his work in liberal courses. If nomi nated during his last semester he must have completed seventy-five liberal hours; if nominated after he has received his degree he must have completed ninety liberal hours. A committee has determined which courses are liberal and the Chapter has accepted the report. A copy is on file in the office of the secretary and is available to those interested. A grade of X or Inc. not re moved in one semester, or WA is counted as 7 in computing an aver age. Phi Beta Kappa was founded on December 5, 1776 at the College of William and Mary, Williams burg, Virginia. Alpha of South Carolina Chapter. university was established in 1926, shortly after the ban on fraternities was lifted. Approximately 675 have been elected to membership since the Chapter was founded. Officers of the local chapter for the year 1953-54 are: President, Mrs. Irene D. Elliott, vice-presi dent, Prof. R. W. Morrison, and secretary-treasurer, Miss Ruby Ott. Smith Wins First Place In Talent Show Geddeth Smith of Columbia cap tured first prize of twenty-five dollars in the Variety Show spon sored by the University Pep Club Tuesday night. Bobby Jones of Columbia placed second with Al Davis of Charleston and Lenny Obrentz of New York won third place. The three winning acts will be presented on WNOK-TV. Ged deth presented his reading of "Green Pastures," written by Mark Connolly, Wednesday afternoon. Bobby ,Jones will appear Monday afternoon at 5:00 p.m., presenting an original composition for the piano, and the third place winners will perform on the drums the following Wednesday at the same time. Prizes awarded to the winners were: first place, $25; second place, $10; third place, $5. Other participants in the show andi the features presented were: Johnny Helms, trumpet solo; Bob Korn, vocal; Irene Manos, violin solo; Susan Day, tap dance; Ricky Rleyes, vocal; Billy Mellette, harmonica solo; Pat Funches, vocal; Buicky Stackhouse, juggling; Leaky Thornal, vocal; Al John son, satirical monologue; Nancy Cameron, vocal; and Lee Gordon, vocal. Mackey Quave of radio station WIS was master of ceremonies. CLEARING OF SUMTER STR used for a faculty home. Located oi to be torn down to make room foi Curriculun Has Been For Week o All students who plan to register for the fall semester, 1954 and those who plan to enroll in the summer school, 1954 should com plete curriculum counseling dur ing the week of April 5-10. If a student has decided to change from one division of the university to another, all Lhat is necessary is to see the dean of the division to be joined. Prospective teachers in the ele mentary and high schools of South Carolina must arrange with the School of Education for admittance to the special teacher-training courses and for the guidance in major and minor fields of study. New candidates for teacher train ing should visit Dean Travelstead's office in Wardlaw College. Seniors, Juniors and Advanced WUSC Schedules Special Programs For Next Week On Wednesday evening, April 7, at 7 p.m., WUSC will present the inauguration of General Mark W. Clark as the president of The Citadel, according to station man ager~ Bill Jones. On the day of General Clark's inauguration WUJSC was the only Columbia sta tion to send a recording crew to Charleston. Of interest to the Carolina student will be the ad dress by Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens, and the intro duction of Secretary Stevens by Governor James F. Blyrnes. Copies of these recordings have been furnished to The Citadel, and tn additional copy has been made a part of the permanent files of ~he Secretary of the Army. In its dIrive to present all local alent for the listening enjoyment >f Carolina students WUSC-AM wvill present the Carolinians, a ocal trio, in a fifteen-minute re ~orded program on Wednesday, April 7, and Friday, April 9 at 10:30 p.m., according to Program Director Carolyn McLain. The Carolinians, consisting of slectrical guitar, accordiian, and ass have been heard at various fraternity gatherings, and their ippearance on their own show will e their initial presentation to the ~ampun listaning audiance. EET property begins with the razing the corner of Sumter and Green strt university expansion. (Gamecock p z Week cheduled )f April 5 Sophomores in the College of Arts and Science should report to their major professors. Freshmen and first semester sophomores meet with Dean Norwood in the chapel at 12:00 noon, Monday, April 5. Those who can not attend this meeting should visit Dean Nor wood's office. Pre-Medical and Pre-Dental stu dents should contact Dr. J. T. Penney, Room 204, LeConte Col lege. Pre-Law students, students in Engineering, Business Admini stration, Education, Pharmacy, Journalism and Social Work should see the deans of the respective schools. Unattached students should register as unclassified in the Col lege of Arts and Science. i Clariosophic Plans Student Gov't. Political Rally Candidates for the offices in the student government will be pre sented to the student body at the annual political rally which takes place this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. The rally will be conducted by the Clariosophic Literary Society. Candidates for 'the offices of president of each of the classes and the president of the student body will be p)resented and given a chance to speak. Master of ceremonies for the event will be John Cooper, presi dent of Clariosophic. AFROTC Sets Inspection For Monday, Tuesday A visiting insp)ection team from Montgomery, Aia., headquarters, AFROTC, will visit the campus on Monday and Tuesday for the an nual federal inspection of the AFROTC unit. Included ifthe team will be Col. Rex W. Beach, It. Col. Owen H. Seatz, and Major George A. Pappas, Jr. The teanm will visit classrooms for inspection andi will be on hand for parade and review at 11 a.m. on Davis Field. Everyone is Invitedl to attend the parade.' I of thim hsouse which was formerly -ts, this building 6s mi of the first hoto by Jim Allen) Magazine Shop Is Opened In Cellar Of Maxcv College A magazine shop went into opei - atioil Tuesday in Maxey ba ement. Ben Fowlqr, book store manager, has announced. The Shop is located in the Post Office lobby next to the canteen. Novels, popular maragazine, and pocket book editions will be fea tured in the new store. University press releases, textbooks and the N)Illge iotline series will also be sold. Ben Fowler. manager, says he expeczs to sell pocket books edi tions of the paralel reading re quired in English courses. The magazine shop will be operated by the university book store. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 11.. ti I p.m. Satur day. Warnling Systemt Is Eliiihinated By Ionor Board The honor warning sy.tem has been elimilnated fr.1n the new con stitution r'ecently iapproved by the honor hoard, Bobby Jones, chair man, announced today. The constitution wil be adopted upon the approval of the univer sity Board of Trustee. Unler the old warning system, first viodat ions id noirt niecessailyI constitute a ease? again t the violator. If1 he were reported for an infract ion twice his cas3e was bro ughit u P befto re ho nor council for trial. The warin ag box e, that were fortmerlyv d ist r'ibut er in certain buildings on carnmu wvill be done away with. "'The rea sorn that honor board is doing away with te warning sys temn is t hat, actuallIIy, the sign - ing of the honor pledge is in itself a warning. The warning system was considered by some as a "f ree (heat," Jones said. JTones also annournced that if a person is foundr guilty of an in fraction of the honor pri nciple aind is suspended from school, the vijolationr is nrotetd Ott his per' manent record. Univ. Symphony Schedules Concert MIonday, A pril 12 The Unirver sity Sy mphony Or ehestr a wirll pr esent its annual tpr'rng concert Monday night, April 12, in Rurtledge chapel, Phi tm Alpha, national honorary music fraternity, is sponsoring the con eert. Anthony D)iFilippo, professor of violin and theory, is the orchestra 'on ductor. Featured on the pr'ogram will be Bach's "D)ouble Violin Con ~erto," Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony," and Wagner's "Parsi fal." The conert is open t+th ubic. Candidate For Cheer Student B Five persons were nominate body president in the spring eh Lourie, outgoing president said They were Jack Field, Georl mington, N. C.; Billy Watson, C Students Are Nominated for Class Officers Class officers were nominated Tuesday afternoon in Davis Col lege. Six people were selected to run for president of the senior class. They are Jack Martin, Joe Brown, Bill Todd 11, Welbourne Brad ham. Terry Williams and Wesley Sanlder. Nominated for vice-president wer 'Tom Holliday, Roy Thornton, 0,11 Derle, an Mcintyre and larriet Parler. Secretary-treasurer nominees in ludh- Sue Graves, Martha Wyman , Winkit- Kirven, Betsy Ehrhardt. Clara (_'orbett anti Sarette Flake. Caroline Whitmire, Esther La 1 'Ie'. Beaufort Law, Harry I"oarIt anld Grace Lewis wvill ruil for senior class historian. .lunior Class Nominees for president of the junior class include 'I'om Collins, Tom Rowland. George Bomer, and Al Perry. Running for vice-president of the junior class are Ernest Lathem, Bill Weston, Keii Pen land, Jini Salley, Hal Croswell, and Don Wilson. Catherine Fickling, Mary Wide man, Sally Ruff and Margaret Sims wil run for secretary treasurer. The following were nominated for historian: Jimmy Howie, Anne McElwee. JoAnne Folk, Patsy Cogburn, David Merline and Mary Miller. Sophomore Nominees Luke BeaseIy and Virgil Duffy W0T 110111n1ate'i for prisident of the :ophom"'re chi-. Niomi nee for vic-pre'ident Wiere L.awrence Curry, Steve O-trow. Patsy Penney, and Mike Lov-ejoy. Rankin Suber was nominated for secretary-treasurer of the supho more iS. Hlistorian Inminives includc ('ar alina Narsha!l, Lewis Wriht, and Peggy Skeleton. Nominations for Student Council Held Tuesday Nomi11nations11 for repr)1esen tatives to student council from the seven schools on campus were held Tues day in D)avis College. Nominees and the (different schools are: Arts and Science: Peggy Skel-t toni, Margaret Roof, Dave Merline, Marian Haygood, Sally Young blood, Jlohn Altman, and Carolinat Marshall. Business Administration: Bob i C'ole, F"rances Lumpkin, Jerry a Cunningham, William Rhoads, Joe y Ryan, D)iek Plummer', Kitty , F"rancis, Patsy Cr-osland and Win- s kie Kirvyen. Also L ouise Matthews, Woodrow a Hlowle, Margo Weiland, Eddie I F-loyd, .James Behling, Buddy Ken nedly, Bill Hawley, Myra Cain, Budidy Bull, .John Sloan, Esther La Bruce, ,Jackie Furr, Myrna Ritchie, L. M. Golddber-g, John Johnson, and J1osephine Boyle. Education: Sat-a Hart Connol lby, Rose Tlruesdlale, D)ave Martin, Lawrence Cturry, Sidney Smith, .June Krepps, Sarette Flake, Anne Fullerton, Verna Norton, Carol Brandenberg, Patsy Nesmith, Emily Smith, Catherine McClain, Mary Alice Breland, and Dot Saunders. Engineering: Neuland Collier, Chosen oleaders, ody Posts d Monday to run for student ctions Monday, April 5, Izzy today. retown; Charles Rosson, Wil heraw; Glenn Bell, Columbia, ind Bill Dean. About 150 students witnessed the nominations for student body fficers and tryouts of cheer eaders last Moniay in front of McKissick library. Twenty-four girls and eleven boys were nominated for cheer leader. Elections are set for Monday. Voting machines will be set up in McKissick library for students from the schools of arts and sciences, engineering, pharmaey and law. Students from the (hools Of education, journalism ind business administration will .,ote in Maxey lobby. Polls will be open from 9-12 and 1-4:30. Run >ffs will be Wednesday. Cheerleader nominees include: Peggy O'Neall, Sally Hope, Genie Ilood. Bosie Westbury, Rachel Cole, Jackie Furr, Teenie Thomp ,on, Judy Anderson, Norvell Plow len, Patsy Millette, Absley Pearce, Mary Alice Breland and Gwen Tootle. Also: Legare Coker, Harriet Mauldin, Jayne Teed, Jackie Holt, Jo Russell, Rankin Suber, Carol Davis, Sloan Yates, Kitty Francis, Barbara Mincey and Mary Beth Wheeler. The eleven boys include: Don Wilson, Zeb Andrews, Buddy Ken nedy, Jimmy Jerow, Elden Dye, John Altman, Harvey Horne, Boots Plowden, Larry Bailey, Zerno Martin, Sumner Waite, Sammy Crawford and Clarence Ashley. Joe Berry, Jr. was nominated ror vice-president of the student :ody. Nominated for student body zecretary were Carol Davis, Mary Elizabeth Ariail, Shirley Thorn ,on, Gwen Tootle, Betty Seay and Judy Clark. Eight people were nominated for treasurer of the student body. They .re Mark Buyck, Patsy Cog .urn, Flynn Harrell, Don Clark, NMargaret Hunter, Catherine Mc Clain, Ralph Covington and Jerry Cunningham. Brubaker Elected New President of Bible Instructors Dr. Lauren E. Brubaker, Jr. ,vas elected president of the southern Section of the National tAsociationi of Bible Instructors it its annual meeting this week. The association met jointly with he Southern Section of the Society >f Biblical Literature and Exe resis at Wofford College, Spartan >urg, on Monday and Tuesday. Dr. 3rubaker is a member of both troups and participated in the ession of both. D)r. Brubaker has served as vice 'resident of the associatiott during he past year and in this capacity 'repared and presented the pro rmam at the NABI sessions. At he business meeting of NABI Dr. Irubaker was elected president or the next year and will preside tthe conference to be held in Ltlanta in March, 1956. The new ice-p)resident is Dr. Glenn Mas engale, formerly a member of the )epartment of Bible and Religion t the university, now teaching at [untingdon College mn Alabama. All Awards Day Forms Must Be In By April 17 Any organization desiring to present an award at the May 5 Awards D)ay program must ob tain the appropriate forem at the Registrar's Office, fill it out and have it back to the office by April 17, it was am nounced this week. No group may sign up to give am award afte that a.