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45TH YEAR USc ,.TR EL OF PUBLICATION IN ACK TOMORROW UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Viume XLVIII, No. 25 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, APRIL 9, 1954 Founded 1908 May Queei 'And Final Will Be H Run-offs for student bod; with May Queen elections will pus today. Cheerleader run-of Glenn Bell of Columbia and candidates for student body p five original candidates in Mo USC Class Officers To Be Elected At Polls Today Run-offs for class officers will be held today simultaneously with student body run-offs. Only two class officers were elected on the first ballot Monday. They were Virgil Duffy, president of the sophomore class, and Peggy Skelton, soph historian. Today's candidates for president of the senior class are Welly Brad ham and Bill Todd; for vice-presi dent are Dan McIntyre and Terry Williams; for secretary-treasurer are Sarah Bull and Betsy Ehr hardt; for historian are Josephine Boyle and Esther LaBruce. Candidates for the junior class president are Tommy Collins and Al Perry; for vice-president, Kim Penland and Bill Weston; for secretary-treasurer, Ernie Lathem and ally Ruff; for historian, Ann McElwee and Dave Merline. Candidates for Vice-president of the sophomore class are Lawrence Curry and Mike Lovejoy; for secretary-treasurer, Patsy Cros land and Rankin Suber. Writers Workshop Announces Topic Of Essay Contest "Should Fraternities and Soror ities Be Abolished ?" is the topic for an essay contest sponsored by Writers Workshop, a new organ ization devoted to literary re search. Prizes of $300, $200, and $100 will be awarded to the three best original essays submitted. All entries for the contest must be postmarked on or before mid night, May 15, 1954. Entries should be mailed to Writers' Work shop, P. 0. Box 187-North Postal Annex, Boston 14, Mass. In order to qualify for prizes, each entrant is required to enclose fifty cents to help cover the cost of processing entries. A contestant may submit as many essays as desired, but each entry must be acegflpaniedl by a p)ayment of fifty cents. Entrie should not exceedl 500 wordls. tiAIl c.says wvill be judged on~ the "asis of originality, sincerity, and aptness of thought. In case essays of equal merit are received, dui plicate pizies will be awardled. INSPECTING; CADETS IN RAN C:adet Lt. C:ol. Johinny Stokea, and team from Air Force ROTC headqi and Tueadav. r Election Run-Offs eld Today i and class officers together highlight activity on the cam rs will also be held. Jack Field of Georgetown are resident. They led the field of nday's elections. Dolly Jean Dennis of Charles ton, Tena McNulty of Columbia. and Mary1 Al ice Rustin, also of Columbia, are May Queen candi dates. They gained the honor by being chosen finalists in the an nual KSK beauty pageant. Polls Open Polls will be open from 1) p.m. until 12 noon and from I p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Student.s from the schools of Arts and Sciences, En gineering, Pharmacy and Law will vote on the machines in McKissick Library. Students from the schools of education, journalism and bus iness administration will vote in Maxey lobby. Since May Queen electiolns Weren't held Monday with regular elections, voting will be next Mon diay in case of a run-off necessity. Elected Thirteen Student Council mem bers were elected Monday. They are: Esther LaHruce, Frances Lumpkin, Jackie Furr, Johnny Johnson and Jerry Cunningham from the school of business ad im in is itration; Peggy Skelton, John A It i an, Dave Mierime, Bill We.s ton, and Sumner Waite from the school of arts and sciences; Hill Todd, Phil Moody, and Neuland1 Collier from the school of engi neering; ill Millard from the I school of pharmacy; and Thatd Saleeby from Law School. Student Council candidates for the run-offs are Hetsy Ehrhardit, Mark Buyck, and Ken Flynn of the school of journalism and Winkie Kirven and Joe Ryan of the school of business administration. Elected to the IIonor Board were Hernard Ransom, Herbert Hiames, Esther LaBruce, Winkie Kirven, Jerry Cunningham, Fred Manning, Dick Haliwin, Joe RIyan, David Martin, Sara 11ul, Joe Simith Martha Wyman, Rankin Suber, Peggy Skelton, and Tommy Row land. There will be no run-offs. Candidates for the secretary of the student body are: Judy Clarke and Gwen Tootle; for treasurer are Don Clark and Johnny Sloan. Cheerleaders Men cheerleatder cantdidates arie: .John AlItmian, Larrie Bailey, Elden tden and Sumner Waite. Tlhree wvill be elected. Zeb A ndrews was chosen on the first bal lot. G irl cheerleatder ic(antiiidates are: Gwenti Toodile, Peggy O'Neal, .Jutdy Andtersoen, Mary A lice H realantd, Jackie Furr, Rankin Suber, Abbie Pearce, anti Rachel C'ole. Fou r will lbe chosen. KS in Cot. Rex W. ench. lie uii l Cadet Maj. J. Scott Baigual. Cotloim tartere. Mont=nmerv. Alnhamn. whui DISCUSSING PLANS for the in at West Polnt April 22-2-1 are John delate coach and George 1. WAilliatm the tourinaM. Canirolin wi the photo by,% Kern Powell) Debate Tec National I At West Poi The iniversitY debate tea thr-ee other teamis irnm collegi the nation at the West Point N at West Point. Four teams from the Sout to go. They are the top teams 36,0500 Witness Atomic Enero110V Exhibit In State More than 36,500 persons, wit 1n1sed the "Atomsl., for Peace E"x hibit" t the :\tom ic Enery 'luseium. Oak R4idge. Tenn., which viited ;Ix South Carolina cities ha-t Imnlh undert.l the Sponsorship (if the university extension di - Sion, W H.Ward, director, said today. Tlhi- figure includes the Ilargest nlumber of 'chool chilren to View the exhibit in any other state and the a hugest number for any one \Aken, with 83 a ttendfiingwa highest- for the state. Other at tentdance figures ire Spart thnhu -1,238;( Getenville, 5.521; (oluimbia 8,531 Florence, 58-6 and Chat An i averge of 1,9532 persons saw linai tour, a figiure wll above1% the natitona aver ciage for Ias-t year of 1,517. I Bl each 1 was~ part Eof anl insRpection ch sxi,.i i tsunav-.'rm. M.,ti.a, ional deb4hate tournament to he held Alteman, Prof. M. G. Christophersen, s. They wkill leave April 20 to atteid ationial conme.t ii 1951. (Ganecock rm to Enter ournament Fnt April 22 m will compete with twenty ?s and universities throughout ational tournament A pril 22-24 ern district have been selected that were chosen at the West Point prelimintary tourn which was held at l.enoir-Rhyne college recently. Ihle university IS lname)(d I numb1her Oine' teamti1 fr0111 this district at the tournament. Other teamis from this district who will attenld are( Flor:da, Wake Forest and Alabama. John .\lt a t ;il e rge Willilats and4 Prof. 11. (;. t 'hristophersen , debate coach, wII makf the trip. They, WilIl leave Tut-iay. .-\p il 20, by train. Altman is at sophomiore from Charleston. T his is his second yeal. oin the teaml. IHe has at tended all seven tournaments that the ' * a t has participated i l thllI.S year nd sa fr.ehman curren t holders of bt the Souith hav ali toaet rec 'flod ofeou f is t i uu tins, twot sceond paceiad on1ekt f thi hey ave phII-i)idi very tornmen theya deb -ate on the ntigonal t.ope oul ..\tideop e Policiof Free( T~rhlet iht tam wihthnbs Student, Membei COM1i Winner of Mr. Formal Contest Named Sam Hell of Columbia, represen tative of Sigma Nu fraternity, was chosen winner of the Mr. Formal conte.st, sponsored by Cope land's and Lourie's men stores of Coliumbia. The winner will repre sent the university in the national "Mr. Formal" contest. The winner. chosen on the basis of appearance in an "After Six" "St.ain-Shy" dinner jacket, will re ceive an "After Six" summer formal outfit. a Ronson Awdonis lighter. a conplvte Pioneer forma -t. ant1d a Kaywoodie white briar p)ipev. Other part ii pants in the contet wee: Robert Honasera. Alpha Tau Omega; ddy Roberts. Maxey Brotherhood; Warren Clark, Sigmia Chi; Woodrow flowle, Sigma Phi l'psilon; Winfield Sapp, Kappa A pha; Frank Ayer, Kappa Sigma; JImmy Kondu ras, Lambda ('hi Alpha;: Hobby Oliver. Phi Kappa signt; Bob Reeves, Phi Sigma Kappa; Paui Langford. li Kappa .\lpha; Raymond MclElveen. Sigma Alp F l .Ep silon; Johnny Stokes, Block . ('lob: Tont Jones. Me Hryde H liritherhood; Allan Wilen ,ky. Phi .psihln Pi; Clayton Me Manaway. Pi Kappa Phi; and (;ordon McHride, I.ourie. .judges for the contest were Mr. Edmund Yaghjian, Mrs. Augusta Wittkowski. and Miss Roth Morse, all faculty members of the univer Sity Art Department. Hughes Is Named Ugly Man Fashion Contest Winner Billy Hughes, representative of Phi Kappa Sigma, was named winner in the Ugly Man Fashion show Monday night. Hobbv Pruitt. representing Pi Beta Phi. and Brinson Leaptrott, P'i Kappa AlIpha, were second andI third. The' ten ugly mtan cand(idlates appeared in Atreet dress, beach we~1'ar andl anI evening drless. t En:ttertainment between acts wasi pr ov idedI by D ave MIerlinei and his h)and,l Rickyv Ray, hal lad ier, Billy Watsont andl Hoots lowden , andl I a qulartect 'omlposeCd of "I1 eaky"'' 'lThornal , Tomn HollIiday, R icky Rlay antd Jac k ThamOtes. OthIer candidaltes aptpearmng in t the fash iont show we're Al\ Taylor, Suneli'r Wait e, Dee Walkit, Fled I l):eket t. Dtave 'lmter, Huddy Bullt aend illHawliey. I gly iant wee'k wa< 5p)osored by A lphla Phli ( tmtega, national ser'v ice flatern Itity Proceeds went to thIe Worbli 1lniversity funtd to help studoentts alid teachlers inl for The week was e'limaltxed last night with the crownting of the lVgliest Man at a dlance in the ntaval armory(l'. Carolinta RIeview4 D)eadlinie Is Set Apr il 1 htas beent set a' thte I for the sprntg issue of the "Caro linta Review.'' Manlaging Editor I Jay Butler said the "'Rev'iew" in e'specially needs short st ories and1 v features. Poetry is also being '7 accept ed.T Thte "Review" is scheduled forb distributiotn in late April or early s May.v s Given to 1Ve - On Di tee byI Members Regi Unanimous Vc Members of the facult: Wednesday to give the stude the Discipline Committee. Th long drive by the Student sentative. The near unanimous vote presented its case at a facu chapel. Members of the commi Violin Concert Set Monday In Rutledge q.;tn I w Fdari Rih -nadAnhn ,enlt ed in Rutl e ,i g Ohapf.,N alniy Apri 12 at 8 p.0m. The rt I beng p, byit v Phi N1u Alp a q)1 k in11 1onia prIoIfe -inal mI) !I-I fra terni v. Th ig:fra I he nnrt wil inc1ude " IIagliI 1 ( )vWertu11re." Mozart; "Infini -hi Symphony." Schubert; Bach Double Concert for two violins; Proce-sion of ly ;rail from "Par ifai." Wagner: nd Indian Net urne. Mo ton Prof. 1)irilippo Richard Zimm1e1r ma1' 4n, university and condiuct%rt w: -ilw oct the '..eanort Richardlson, alumna of the nivWers ity,. is cncet m listreCss Pro.f. DiFib ppo,. a member of he university MIu-ie Department, ( onduictor of the Universityv )rthestra and first violinist in the 'mversity St ring Quartet. lie is a st conceritmaster of t he BIrook - ne St ring Enusemle and of the 'loritda Sym phony Orchestra. Mr. )iFilipp t was also a ssistant diree otr of the NYA.- Symphony Or hest ra. first violinist fop the 'iladtelpihin Youth St ring Quar I et t nertmnaste r andt as i stant itndutor otf the Hunt ingtttn Symn hony O)rthettra of Wiest Virginia, ntd m1ember ttf the Fltritdian 1tilmg Quartet. Officers of the Phi Mu Alpha amt T "iplett, vice-pr-esidlent; John At..awrencei Robinlstin, Seret ary; and Villiami ( 'Hughes, trPeasu rer. Pro t5s(tr Hugh WillIiamnsoni of the Itusie D)epartnent is facuilt y ad isor. UJniversity Players Iloid Tr y-outis for Ah1, Wilderness' Try-outs for the next University layerPs product ion, "AhI, WildIer ess."' writ ten by Eugene O'Neil, 'ill be held Tuiesday. A pril 13 at :00) p.m. in Carolina Playhouse. 'he four-act play will be directed y Richard Forest. Any univer ity' student is eligible to try-out ar a nnrt in the play. Voting sciplime Faculty ster A Near ote in Favor . voted almost unanimously nits a voting rep1resenltative ol e action climaxed a semester Council to secure the repre -ame after a student committec Ity meeting in the university tfee were Izzv Lourie, presideit Ihe , wacy, Dlly .Cmlln mwimber. and John N av, (.amecock ilor. I,)L l uI wa p1 W i i 1:n f Ir T ruteeA\pprolval )a ruinlte . App t ~' ;p n~ hv th n T I V h - I a p i kn 4'V~~~~ I e :!'41 eligrible for th u : ; lb,n. n~w.1 member i f t - h! . (' u H-onor Board. r editor of the Gam ec(oc( k Ir G.arnet and Black wil b e elI Ig.ibb ( he(-r:.4idw - wA.. be' eligible. In the vvevI of he ah"-enil If tie repri-entat ive U1rm11 ume 0choo!. a quorium f the DI-ip"in1 Committee w\i!! constitutv actiwn. Lourie Speaks )r. I.rin F. CrowE. dean IoIf fa t.IuI;,y, openled t he' Ineet ing by I ecognizing the student committee. Iourlie then delivele-i H, speech, t11 .in1 the fa-ldtyv jul.'t w hat the r1'41posa! wa. -and whY i ha Id bel acuit1 to Infer t h. we! ::bb-ne c in t ili n nit ,t.t.a at plresenvt 11on titultefd, nor halt w ex)('pect 0he :ihit]in of ia studenw member t, resiult inl 1or ienielt deci-ionsz or any relaxation (df discipline," he told the group. "Sulch is not the ca."e." he s-aid. "But we do t Iink that ,uch a change vollld he a fie investmenI is go)v(fene best who1I grove'rns himi self, ami1 t hat :. 'elf-gover'ninig devouly tol be w.i'.hed' for andI the commlitt lCe ft the chaplel and1 he faclty v .otedi. T hrlee wee4ks' ag the comm011 lIitteef appe)4aredi beCfore t he faceulty coun?) Now1 Availale For Sch1olarshdip) award4lIed by Dl)'ta4 Dela: Del'ta1 soror4lity gi at the4 unlivers-ity. A\PP ppicat i11n blanlko mayf be i(ecure ld from?V the4 office of the Dean of Womien. They must hie rett urnied to4 the dean'llS offie onl oIr blefohre A pil 22. Gamecock to Be Published Thursday Hecause of Eate~r holiday s beginning Thursday afternoon, the "Gamecock" ill be pub lis'hed one day early nex\t week. It will comie 4out Thursday mormng. All notices and material to be printed must be in by Tuesday afternoon. Editorial material must be handed in not later than Monay night