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45%H, YEAR OFOF PUBLICATION Crowing for a Greater Carolina University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C., September 24, 1954 Campus (. Briefs USC Senior Places In Slogan Contest Robert E. Woodward, senior student at the University of South Carolina, has been awarded a certificate of merit for his entry in a contest sponsored by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers to find a slogan for its 75th anniversary celebration. Woodward's slogan, "Service Th ugh Time," has been judged besr from ASME's Region IV, which includes all southern states east of the Mississippi River. Judges for the contest were as follows: Lillian M. Gilbreth, en gineer and mother of the "Cheaper by the Dozen" family; George A. Stetson, editor of "Mechanical Engir.aering," official ASME pub l);ation; and R. B. Smith, member of the 75th Anniversary Commit tee. * * * G and 5 Has Openings Persons interested in joining the staff of the Garnet and Black are requested to contact Editor Bill Watson at Ten. 15 or Managing Editor Louise Owens at 4-8347. 0 0 0 Sliderule Course Offered Epsilon Lambda Sigma, honor ary engineering society, will again give classes in the use of the sliderule, scribe Don Miller has announced. Four classes will be held between 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday of next wek In the engineers' lounge in Hamlton College. Basic rudiments in the practical use of the sliderule will be taught with instruction being supervised by Neuland Collier, president of ELS. The instruction is offered primarily in the interest of fresh man engineering students but any one who has access to a sliderule may attend. Approximately 60 students took advantage of the four-day course last year. * * * G and B Appointments Anyone who does not have an appointment to have pictures made for the Garnet and Black, may make an appointment in the lobby of McCutchen House be tween 9 and 12, or between 2 and 5 daily for the next three weeks. * * * Independents Slate Drop-in Gamma Gamma Gamma, form erly the Independent Women, will have a coke drop-in Monday, Sep tember 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the music room of 9ftns Dorm. Non sorority old girls, transfers, and new students are. invited. * * * Debate Tryouts~ TIhe University varsity debate tepInvites all students to try ouit. No previous debating ex perience Is necessary. Those in (terested may contact Dr. M. G. Chrstophersen in building "C," room 15, any afternoon between t wo and four. * * * Automatic Canteens Vending machine canteens have recently been opened in the cen tral warehouse, the warehouse behind the main canteen and in Barnwell College. These places are scheduled to be open 24 hours a day and are sponsored by Mr. Car4Ea Burgess, assistant to the president of the University and Dr. W. H. Patterson, Dean of administration. * Laundry Open Later Campus Laundry Is now opened until 6 o'clock for students who have laboratories. * * * Art Exhibit Scheduled The Fine Arts Department, headed by Mr. Edmund Yaghjian, is sponsoring through next week at the Fine Arts department in Barnwell College an exhibit, "Traveling Graphics," featuring paintings by 32 members of the National Association of Women 'Artists. Work In block prints, etchings, color etchings, lithographs, and silk screen paintings is repre sented. Students Leave For New York Army Game Scheduled Tomorrow Afternoon About 110 University students left here yesterday by train to attend the South Carolina-Army game at West Point, N. Y. The enthusiastic fans were scheduled to arrive in New York City early this morning, where they planned to stay at the Well ington Hotel. They ,will leave for West Point tomorrow afternoon for the game, the first of the season for the Gamecocks. West Point cadets will participate in a dress parade prior to the game. The students, who are being ac companied on the trip by Dr. and Mrs. Julian J. Petty, will arrive back in Columbia Sunday after noon at 4:45. Dr. Petty is head of the geography department. This is the third year that Stu dent Council has sponsored a stu dent trip to an out-of-town football game. Last year students toured to the University of Maryland, and in 1952 about 100 Carolinians made a similar trip to West Point. Excused absences were not granted to the students as they have been in the past. The students will be joined in New York by a large number of Carolina alumni and supporters. The allotment of 500 tickets was sold early this week, according to Dick Anderson, manager of the ticket office. He said that there were many other demands for tickets and that many people, in cluding a large number. of stu dents, were planning to buy tickets in New York. Chi Omega Tops All In Scholastieg Chi Omega took first honors over all other sororities and fraternities on the campus, in scholastic average for the 1954 spring term. Chi Omega had an over-all average of 3.182. Placing second and third were Alpha Delta PI with 3.186, and Delta Delta Delta with 3.339. The fraternity with the highest scholastic average was Kappa Alpha whose average was 3.619. Sigma Nu placed second with 3.750, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon took third with 8.774. The sorority and fraternity with the highest averages receive a cup which they may keep for the following semester. Any social organization winning the cup for three consecutive semesters may keep the cup permanently. WUSC Back On Air With Music, News Carolina's own radio station, WUSC, opened a new rcanon of broadcasting last Monda'y, sep tember 20 at 2 p.m. The station is on the air with programs of classical and popular music from 2 p.m. to midnight Monday through Friday, and operates from 11:45 Saturday night until 2 o'clock Sunday morning. On Sun day, sign on is at 9 o'clock. WUSC is student owned and operated by the Carolina Broad casting Company, and operates on the frequency of 640 kilocycle. Heading the station this year are: Bill Hay, station manager; Charlie Morris, chief engineer; Peggy Dillard, program director; Carolyn McLain, secretary; Cal Lightner, music editor; Charlie Jaap, business manager; and Mar shall Cain, chief announcer. Program director, Peggy Dillard is planning lots of new and varied programs for this year. Old favorites such as "Carolina Call ing," "Music for Easy Listening," "The Wax Works," and "Classic (Continaaed on page 6)1 RENOVATED INTERIOR of corridors and offices have been School of.] Completely More than 200 persons wer4 present at an open house given b the university to show off th4 renovation done on the School o: Journalism and the tenements oz the horseshoe during the summer The open house was held Septem ber 12. Among those present wai C. 'B. Williams, circulation man ager of the Charleston papers. Mr Williams was the first graduab from the university's School o: Journalism. Included in the work done on th4 School of -Journalism is a new south wall with awning type win dows. One new office and an edit ing room were made from a formei classroom. Asphalt tile was laid on all thi 1FC Sets Dates For Rush Season The Interfraternity Council ha set the dates for fraternity rus] week as November 1 throug] November 23. This year all boys who wish t, go through rush week mus register with the Inter-fraternit: Council at a time to be designatei by them. This (late, to be an nounced later, will be about tw weeks before the beginning o rlush season. All boys who plan to go througl rush season, and all fraternit: men are remindced that the: o'clock rule must be observed This states that a rushee may no be with or even talk to a fratern ity man after the hour of 8 p.tr except on Sunday night when th hour is extended to 10 p.m. Pledging will be on the hasl of .mid-semester grades. J rushee muRt hs.'e a K00O averag on his bed. 12 mid-semester hours~ This excluJIes di ill, band, etc. Stag smokers -will begin o1 Nov. 1, and may continue unti Nov. 22. Each fraternity is al lowed three smokers which mus be over in time to observe the o'clock rule. In addition to the three smokers one big party which may las after 8 o'clock is allowed eacl fraternity. These parties begin o1 Nov. 5, and terminate on Nov. 22 A silent period during which fraternity man may not speak t< or communicate with a rushe< begins at 1:00 a.m. on the morninj of Nov. 23, and ends at 5:00 p.ni that same day. Rushees will receive in the mal on the morning of Nov. 23, bid from fraternities which wish then to join. Pledging will be at 6:00 p.ni on Nov. 28 with the rushee goint to the fraternity house of hi choice at this time. Fraternit: men must remain in the house fo ne hour from 6 unt a o'cloc., RIM School of Journal im's editing room oaneled. The remodeling job took all [ournalism Renovated floors, a new lighting system was installed, and the ceiling was laid with accoustical tile. All woodwork was repainted. The corridors, offices and class rooms have been paneled, and the offices and classrooms are i equipped with new furniture. Among the classroom equipment are new tack boards and chalk boards. The exhibit case in the I first floor hall is also new, and the photo lab has been enlarged. I The School of Journalism occu r pies the center section of Legare College. The extensive remodeling was started in the summer after the regular session closed, and was 'ompleted just before the arrival of new students this fall. Dr. Wienefeld Is Named Dean Of Arts. Sciences Dr. Robert H. Wienefeld, profes sor and head of the department of history at the University of South Carolina, has been named acting dean of the University's college t of arts and science, President r Donald Russell has announced. He succeeds Joseph E. Norwood who retired as dean and professor of English on September 1 after 80 years as member of the Uni versity faculty. A native of Baltimore, Md., Dr. Wienefeld is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University from which he received hi': Doctor of Philosophy degree In 1929. Before -joining the University faculty in 1931, he was professor of history at Converse College. He has also served as a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Wienefeld Is a member of the Board of School Commissioners for Richland district one, and a member of the Archives Commis sion of South Carolina. He is a past president of the South Caro -lina Historical Association and the t University chapters of Phi Beta Kappa and the American Associa tion of University Professors. ,A specialist on modern European t history, he has published studies Son Franco-Gernman relations and France and the Congress of .Berlin. Dr. Wienefeld's memibership in professional organizations includes the Southern Historical Associa tion, the American Historical .Association, the Foreign Policy Association, and the American I 4cademy of Political and Social i Sience. Dr. Wienefeld served as acting head of the University library .from 1940 to 1942 and from 1945 r to 1946. Dr. Wienefeld's appointment Is i subject to the confirmation of the r University's board of trustees, President Russell said. i is shown above. All classrooms, summer to complete. King, Queen Crowned At Rat Dance By CAROLYN McCLUNG Campus Editor The annual Rat Week activ ities came to a climax Wednesday night when Susan Wells Hundley and Fred Wigfield III were crowned Rat King and Queen at the Rat Dance held in the armory. Rat Week started last Monday afternoon when approximately 300 freshmen met in Rutledge Chapel to receive their instruc tions. Freshmen girls were instructed to wear tags with their name and phone number clearly printed on them, and to get the names of 25. freshmen boys and the color of their eyes. The boys' instructions were to wear pants legs rolled up six inches from the ground, and to get the names of 25 girls from the tags. Everyone was asked to wear rat caps at all times, to speak to everyone on the campus, to pick up paper and trash on the campus, to submit a paper with words to the Carolina Alma Mater and the Fight Song in own handwriting, to memorize both the songs, and to uphold the traditions of Carolina. The Rat King and Queen were the ones whose names appeared most often on the two lists. In order to be eligible, it was re quired that they participate ac tively in Rat Week. A second meeting was held Wednesday afternoon. All rats had been previously instructed to bring an old toothbrush to this meeting. All violators of the rules scrubbed Maxcy Monument at this time, while the cheerleaders led the rest of the group In sev eral cheers, the Alma Mater, and the Fight Song. The informal dance at the armory Wednesday night officially ended Rat Week. Music was fur nished by the Dave Merlin. Quintet. Rat Week was sponsored by Kappa Sigma Kappa, with Dave Merline as Rat chairman, and' the Sophomore class, headed by Virgil Duffie, president. The purpose of Rat Week is to give the freshmen a chance to become acquainted with each other, and to develop school and class spirit. YMCA Announces Luncheon Plan The University "Y"~ council has announced its schedule for the fall semester. Freshmen will meet every Thursday night at 7:00 with no supper being served, sopho mores at 1:00 on Thursday, and Junior-Seniors on Fridays at 1:00. Luncheons this year will be held In Fllnn Hall, with Steward's Hall catering. Price of the meals will be 75 cent. Carter Bu Gets App4 To Feder By PATSY News I Carter L. Burgess, for th4 president at the university, I secretary of defense in charge by President Eisenhower. It was not known when Mr leave of absence from the u duties. Mr. Burgess is staff secretary to Secretary of State Dulles' public commission on personnel and has been serving as a consultant to the President on Cabinet and executive staff organizations. Senate confirmation of the ap pointment cannot be made until Congress reconvenes in January. Mr. Burgess will succeed John A. Hannah, who has resigned to return to the presidency of Michi gan State College. A native of Roanoke, Va. and a graduate of Virginia Military Institute, Mr. Burgess has been active in federal government serv ice. He served as special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of State, 1945-46; executive officer to the director of the Office of Defense Mobilization, 1951; consultant to the Under Secretary, Department of State, 1958; consultant to the President on White House staff organization, 1953; consultant. to the Senate Armed Forces Com m1ittee on Title IV of the National Defense Act, 1953; acting staff director of the Secretary of De fense's Committee on Fiscal Or ganization, 1953; staff director of the Secretary of State's Public Committee on Personnel, 1964; and consultant to the President on Cabinet and Executive staff or ganization, 1954. In the international secretariat at the United Nations Qonference in San Francisco in 1945, Mr. Burgess served as deputy execu tive secretary. He was administra tive secretary for the International Telecommunications Jnion Confer ence in 1947 and took part in the Casablanca Conference in 1953 as administrative secretary. Mr. Burgess served as secretary of the General Staff, SHAEF, with the rank of colonel during World War II. His other military assign ments included aide-de-camp to the chief of staff, European Forces, and assistant secretary of the Gen eral Staff in North Africa. He received the Legion of Merit and decorations from the governments of Belgium, Great Britain, France, and Tunis. After the war Mr. Burgess was assistant to the president of Trans World Airlines, and assistant to the president and director of Ad ministration of the General Aniline and Film Corporation. Danfourth Winner To Work With Religious Groups Janet Wallace of Fresno, Cali fornia, a recipient of the Dan fourth Foundation Grant, has joined the 'university for this school year to work with the re ligious organizations on the campus. The Danfourth Founda tion promotes religion in highek education. A graduate of Fresno State Col lege, Janet majored in education and received a California state teacher's certificate. She had nu nerous activities on and off the :ampus, including vice-president and student staff worker of the College "Y"; Campus Co-ordi nating Council on Religious Activi ties; Religion-In-Life Week, Co Chairman of Freshman Camp; sorority Chaplain; Cosmopolitan Club; Sunday school teacher; World University Service Drive; Campus Chest; United Givers Program; and Girl Scout Camp counselor. Iqi 1952, Janet participated in. a Eur'opean study tour of eight countries and for three months of 1951 she stayed in Hawaii. Janet is one of the twenty-three women in the United States par ticipating in the "Danny Grad" irgess intment 3I Post PENNEY ditor past year assistant to the ias been appointed assistant of manpower and personnel Burgess, who has obtained a niversity, would assume his Carter Burgess British Envoy To Talk Here October 20 Sir Roger Makins, Ambassador from Great Britain to the United States, will address a special con vocation at the University on Wednesday, October 20, President Russell has announced. The convocation will be one of a series begun last year to stimulate an interest in foreign affairs at the University and to promote international understand ing. Speakers on international af fairs who have addressed Univer sity students in connection with this program have included Rene Pleven, former Prime Minister of France; General Lucius Clay, former Commander of U. S. Forces in Europe and Military Governor of the U. S. Zone of Germany; General Walter Bedell Smith, Under-Secretary of State; and Charles E. Wilson, Secretary of Defense. Ambassador Makins has been in vited to spend two days in Co lumbia in order to visit the State Fair and participate in the Big Thursday festivities. His tentative schedule also includes receiving a salute from the joint honor guard University Air Force and Naval ROTC units and a visit to Fort Jackson. "A comprqhension of interna tional problems is of paramount importance today and should be nurtured not merely in a few metropolitan areas but on college campuses and in the various re gions of America," President Russell said. "Both by heritage and long tradition South Carolina has maintained over the years a strong and cordial feeling towards England." "Wye ieel sure that Sir Roger Makins will contribute much to helping us reach the wise deci sions demanded by the interna tional exigencies of today. England and the United 8tates are bound inextricably, and we hope, in lestructably by chains of mutual self-interest. Sir Roger, in provid ng us a British approach to the :ommon problems which face the wo great English-speaking na ;ions, is certain to strengthen these ties of understanding and good will." Sir Roger Makins was ap pointed Ambassador to the United States in October, 1952, and as sumed charge of the British EDmbassy the following January. During his first year, he fulfilled afficial engagements in 18 states and this year his engagements will take him to seven more, in eluding South Carolina, which he has not previously visited.