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GAMECOCKS AT 46TH YEAR FURMAN TOMORROW UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLVII, No. 3 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 8, 1954 Founded 1 Briefs Lost and Found There are still several large trunks left in the lost and found room, Maxcy 104. These trunks can be claimed by seeing Warren Clarke in Room 100 of the Ad ministration Building, or calling 416 by Wednesday, October 13. Larry Redick lost a five-dollar bill etween the school supply coud er and the canteen about 11:15 a.m. Tuesday. A reward is offered. Larry lives in Snowden, Room 6, phone 642. His box num ber is 3152. 0 4. L Claim Your Furniture! During the summer months, the university stored a great deal of furniture and posses sions of social fraternities and other campus organizations. A large amount of this furniture has not been claimed yet. These possessions can be claimed by contactitig Mr. Harold Richard son, the university supervisor of stock, located directly behind Preston College. If this furni ture is not claimed by October 22, the university wil dispose of it as they see fit. 0 0 0 Rhodes Scholarships Students interested in apply ing for Rhodes Scholarships are reminded that appications must be handed in no later than Oct. 30.4 Prospective candidates may obtn information about the scholarships and application blanks from the Dean of Arts and Science. 0 . 0 Snack Bar to be Renovated - Renovation will soon begin In the Snack Bar In the Central Warehouse, according to Ben Fowler, manager of the book store. There will be a new ceiling and floor, pine paneling, and two booths. Co-eds to Meet Co-ed Association will nave its first meeting next Wednes day, at 5 p.m. in the Sims Music Room, according to Louise Pos ton, president. Arney S. Childs, Dean of Women, will speak.. All interested women students are invited to attend. Dean Crow Ill Orin F. Crow, duan of the faculty, has been a patient at the Veteran's Hospital since Sept. 27. His condition is described as "steadily improving." He will probably be absent from his office for several more weeks. Application Dates for Degrees Set The office of the registrar has an4uneed application dates for undergraduate and graduate stu dents planning to receive de grees or certificates In the fall and spring terms of 1954-55. All students who are planning to receive degrees or certificates must make appointments for filling degree applications at the information window of the registrar's office. Dates for ap plication for fall graduates are October 11-25, and for spring term, November 1-29. Students who have at any time applied for degrees or cer tifices and have cancelled applications must re-apply and pay another diploma or certifi cate fee. Faculty Club Business Meeting The University Faculty Club wvill hold Its fall business meeting at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14 at the Faculty., Club, 800 Sumter Street. A proposed constitutional amendrpent and other business will be discussed. The club Is In the midst of its fall membership drive, and all in terested faculty members are urged to, contact Prof. A. E. Fourier, president; or Prof. J. A. Morris, membership committee chairman. As the first social event of the year, a drop-in is being planned for Sunday afternoon, Oct. 17 from 4-6 p.m., honoring the new mmhmbeso athe facuty. British Envoy To Talk Here Convocation Planned Oct. 20 On Horseshoe Sir Roger Makins, British am bassador to the United States, will speak on "Co-existence or Chaos" when he addresses a special convocation at the univer sity Wednesday October 20, it was announced this week. He will receive an honorary degree from the university. Cere monies are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. on the horseshoe. An academic procession will precede the convocation. No classes will be scheduled from 11 to one o'clock that morning. The convocation will be one of a series begun last year to stiniulate an interest in foreign affairs at the university and to promote international understand ing. Other speakers who have ad dressed the university in connec tion with this program include Rene Pleven, former prime min ister 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 will re ceive a salute from the joint uni versity Air Force and Naval ROTC honor guard. He has been invited to -pend 4wo days-in-Golumbia in order to visit the State Fair and participate in the Big Thurs day festivities. Tentative plans also call for a visit to Fort Jack son. Dr. W. L. Williams of the mathematics department, chair man of the coordinating committee for the. convocation, has announced that all professors who wish to participate in the academic pro cession should place orders for their caps and gowns at the book store by five o'clock this after noon. The university will pay half the rental price. Members of his committee in clude: Capt. W. L. Anderson'of the Department of Naval Science; Arney R. Childs, dean of women; Dr. George Curry of the history department; Dr. W. H. Patterson, dean of administration; Dr. M. B. Seigler of the English department, and Dr. Hennig Cohen, director of the news service. Enrollment Totals 4,317; Increase Of 9.3 Per Cent Total enrollment at the univer sity has increased 9.8% over last fall, according to figures released by Registrar H. 0. Strohecker. Total enrollment this fall is 4,317, compared to 8,945 last Sep.. tember, an increase of 868. This includes 8,750 day students and 567 night students, undergraduates and postgraduates. Complete figures on new stu dents have not been completed yet, but veteran enrollment has jumped from 584 to 829. There are 823 male veterans and six females. All eight schools and colleges have increased enrollments with the exception of the graduate school. The school of business ad ministration again has the largest number of students enrolled with a total of 1,021. The number in cludes 829 men and 192 women. Other enrollment figures in clude: College of Arts and Sciences, 777; School of Engineer-. ing, 631; School of Education, 540; School of Journalism, 81; School of Law, 129; School of Pharmacy, 167; Graduate School, 888; and Campus Evening School, 867. The total figures also include six stu dents who are taking auditing ourse. CAROLINA STUDENT HOUf over-a-million dollar building next Pep Club Offers Prizes For Best Football Cheers A football cheer-writing con test is being sponsored by the Gamecock Pep Club, President Elden Dye has announced. Three cash prizes will be awarded to students writing the cheers judged best by university cheerleaders. First prize is 15 dollars; second prize, 10 dollars; and third prize, five dollars. Entries must be submitted by Oct. 15 to box 1102, campus mail. Winners of the contest will be announced at the pep rally prior to the Carolina-Clemson game. Euphradians Set Tuesday Night As Smoker Date The Euphradian Society will hold its annual fall smoker next Tuesday at 7 p.m. and all male students on campus are invited to attend, President Flynn Harrell has announced. Refreshments will be served after a short business meeting. Critic Charles Goldberg has an nounced the topic of debate as Re solved: That the Voters of South Carolina uphold the Decision of the State Democratic Executivc Committee in nominating Edgar brown for the Senate. The con servative party will argue in the affirmative and the liberals will argue the negative. Last Tuesday the Conservatives defeated by an 8-7 margin the question, Resolved: That Red China be admitted to the United Nations. Clarios To Debate Abolishing Honor System At USC Five new members were initiated into the Clariosophic Literary So ciety Tuesday night. Early in the meeting the five presented initiatory speeches, and after they were accepted by the society, the initiation ceremony was held. Harold Guerry spoke on "The South Carolina Industrial Commission"; Dickie Bailey, "An Appeal to our H'gher Selves"; Harry Chapman, "The Electorial College System"; Robert Acker man, "Education in South Caro lina"; David Gibson, "Defense of the Constitution." Next Tuesday night the society will debate a proposal to abolish~ the honor system at the university. Bombs Away! Campus radio station WUSC may have dangerous enemies lurking on campus. A bomb, rumored to weigh over 50 pounds has been found on the station premises. Authoritative sources report the bomb to be absolutely harmless, however .... . . . . E foundation is shown above. Wor May. (Gamecock staff photo by Lan Open How For New ( In Spring Dedication ceremonies and open house for the new girls' dormitory on Bull Street will be held shortly after the beginning of the spring semester. Freshmen girls, some of whom are now housed in the Fresh man Center and 1611 Pendleton Street, will move into the new building in February. The three-story building, facing Wade Hampton Dormitory, will house 150 girls. The housemother's office and a small waiting room will be on the front of the dormi tory. On the Bull Street side there will be three living rooms. The re mainder of the first floor will be taken up with bedrooms, but at no place are the bedrooms across from the social rooms. Each bedroom will contain two built-in beds, with storage space underneath. The built-in book shelves will be large enough to hold a radio and a lamp as well as books. Each of the two closets 'Mademoiselle' Col For Women Studei Women undergraduate students enrolled in an accredited coll4ge or junior college are now eligible for Mademoiselle's College Board Con test. The deadline for the College Board tryout is November 80. Contestants for the tryout must write a 1,600 word criticism of Mademoiselle's August, September, October, or November 1954 issue, discussing likes, dislikes, and sug gestions for changes. She must also select the field that interests her the most and criticize It In detail. On a separate page she must give WIS.TV Series To Show Seigler Twice Next Week "The Magic Limp," a television series, Is presented over WIS-TV Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:45 to 8:00 p.m. by university faculty members on subjects of general interest in which they are specialists. Dr. . M. B. Seigler of the Eng lish department will present pro grams on Confederate printing and publishing Oct. 12 and 14. Dr. J. TP. Penney, president of the Atlantic Coast Conference, will discuss traditions and color sur rounding the Big Thursday foot ball game on the Oct. 19 pro gram. Other programs during the fall will inehA,~ 'nathematics by Dr Tomlinsonfort, astronomy by Pro fessor Charles Martin, music ap preciation by Dr. Hugh William son; cooking for Thanksgiving by Mrs. Louise Cole, and Christmas customs and traditions by Dr. L 1. Brnhakor. imen are scheduled to complete the dis Perry) oe Planned irls' Dorm Semester with sliding doors will have, on one side, a large mirror, a cabinet, and storage space; on the other, space for clothes and shoes. There will be a large shelf across the top of the closet. In front of the window, there will be a built-in desk for two. The new dormitory will be air cooled. The floors will be laid with asphalt tile--gray in the rooms, and mottled in the halls. The walls will be finished in solid pastel washable wallpaper. All woodwork will be off-white. On the first floor there will be +wo bathrooms; on second and third, four each. Each bathroom will have a beauty bar of four lavatories connected by a long shelf, long mirrors over the beauty bars, and adequate showers. Suites for the hostess and as sistant hostess, storage facilities, pressing rooms, and study halls will be on the second and third floors. le6e Board Contest its Ends Nov. 30 her name, class year, college and home addresses, major, minor, ex tracurricular activities, and sum mer jobs. The top 20 college board mem bers become guest editors. They will be taken to New York, trans portation paid, to spend the month of June, on salary, in the Made moiselle offices. The 20 guest edi tors from all over the country will work side by side with the editors of Mademoiselle, helping to write and illustrate the 1956 August College issue. School Of Journ. To Host Meeting On House Organs. A conference workshop on in ternal publications for manage .ment and editors will be held Thursday and Friday Oct. 28-29 at the university, R. P. Schlabach, dean of the school of journalism, has announced. Business and industrial leaders from various parts of South Caro lina are expected to attend. "Management's Stake In House Publications" will be the subject of a panel discussion Thursday morning followed by an afternoon session on the basic content of house organs. Films on this sub ject will be featured in the eve ning. "The Mechanics of Internal Publication" will be discussed Fri day morning. Individual topics will include layout, processing photographs, and economics. The afternoon session will be devoted to "New Horizons for Internal Publiations." Carolina House Wi Finished: By CAROLYT Campus The Carolina Student Hous Field, is scheduled for comp Patterson, dean of administrat ing will provide facilities for a ices, including dining rooms, a game rooms, lounges and offi William Phalmann, a New York designer, is consultant on interiors. He is in charge of selectng furni ture for the dining rooms and lounges, as well as the color schemes and tiling. The south entrance, with a long porch and flagstone terrace, will open on a spacious landscaped area. Constructed predominently of brick, the building will have limestone facing on the wing con taining the assembly hall. It will be fire-resistant, with concrete framing and exposed concrete structural members. Student Activities When completed, the building will consolidate a number of stu dent activities which are now housed in various locations scat tered over the campus. It will be of sufficient size to accommodate additional activities and conven iences for students and alumni sorely needed at the university for a number of years. The ground floor will contain a post office with 4,000 individual boxes, book store, laundry office, locker rooms for men and women day students, recreational room, and a lobby. It will open on an adjoining terrace with facilities for games. Also on the ground floor, in a one-story section to the rear of the building, will be an air-conditioned dining room which can seat 684 at a time and serve 1,800 at a meal. The dining room will have an adjoining kitchen and a cafeteria with four serving lines. Cafeteria The main section of the cafeteria will be partially divided by mov able partitions in order to provide private dining rooms for groups of various sizes. The service area and kitchen may be closed off com pietely from the dining area so that it can be used for dances and other social functions. Doors will lead directly to the rear porch and paved terraces. The main floor will contain an air-conditioned assembly hall, seat ing 350, with a small stage, dress ing rooms, and a motion picture projection booth. Designed for meetings, lectures, and entertain ments, it will have a level wooden floor so that it may serve for dances, receptions and banquets. The entrance will be from a lobby with checkroom facilities. Lobby The lobby, connecting with the assembly room, will adjoin a stu dent lounge, television room, music rooms with soundproof phonograph booths, meeting rooms, and space for letter writing. The lobby will also contain the house manager's office, and an information desk. Opening onto the lobby will be a snack bar with 100 tables and booths. A tiled roof terrace, above the cafeteria, will adjoin the snack bir. The second floor will house of fioes for the student publications, including the student newspaper, yearbook, and magazines; a meet ing room for the student council; individual meeting rooms of vai ous sizes; a central file and office room for student organizations; a suite of offices for the university YMCA and YWCA; -a suite of offices for the Alumni Associa tion; studios and control rooms for the student radio station; 'and a library-lounge. On the third floor will he a radio transmitter room, utility areas, and certain rooming facilities. Exterior Area The exterior -area to the rear of the building will have an exten sive lawn where outdoor meetings and social affairs can be held. Facilities for outdoor games and garden funitr, wim he provied. Student 11 Be [n May i McCLUNG Editor 3, now being erected on Melton letion next May, Dr. W. H. ion, has announced. The build variety of activities and serv ssembly hall, recreational and aes for student organizations. The service area for the kitchens and utilities will be screened from view. The interior levels of the build ing will be connected by an ele vator, a monumental stairway leading from the main floor lobby, and enclosed stairways at each end of the central shaft. Freshman Elections Set Nov. 1 Students Also To Name Disciplinary Members Freshman class officers and student members of the discipline committee will be nominated at a special meeting of all students Tuesday, October 19, student coun cil announced Monday. Virgil Duf fie, president of the sophomore class and chairman of the com mittee on freshman .relations, said that the hour and place would be announced later. Bill Doar, Bill Higgins, and Don Laudermilk have been nominated for the one vacancy on the honor board for the School of Business Administration, according to Honor Board President Johnny Johnston. The week of October 25 has been set aside for campaigning. Eleo tions will be held the following Monday, November 1. One male and one female repre sentative to the discipline commit tee will be elected. Student repre sentation on the discipline com mittee was gained last spring after a semester-long drive by Student Council. The student member will have voting privileges and the male representative will sit with the committee if a male student brought before the group and the female member if the offender is female. No person already holding a stu dent class office will be eligible for the position. Also, no member of the Student Council, Honor Board, or editor of the Gamecock or Garnet and Black will be eligb ble. Cheerlea-lers will be eligible. Pharmacy School Participates In National Week Students In the school of pharmacy participated in Na tional Pharmacy Week October 8 9 by arranging window displays and appearing on various radio and television programs. The Student Branch of the American Pharmaceutical Association took part in a television program on WIS-TV at 4:15 p.m., October 7. Miss Mary Ann Snowden, phar-. macy student, was interviewed on a WMSC program at 9:80 a.m., October 7, concerning the role of women in pharmacy. Members of the teaching staff cooperated with local pharmacists in a program on WNOK at 5:30 p.m., October 5, .depicting the role of the phar macist in community life. At a recent meeting of the stu dent branch of the' American Pharmaceutical Association, of f leers for the 1954-55 ternm were elected. They are as follows: George Inman, president; Wilfred Buckner, vice-president; Johanna Wright, secretary, and Jaek Watt. treasurer.