The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 09, 1954, Image 1
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