Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THIS HERETOFORE unpubi Charleston. ,'Photo o StU4 By BEN McELVEEN, JR. Gamecock Feature Writer Who is this person behind the photo-credit line--(Photo by Gus Manos) ? That is the question that many people have been wondering about (luring the past few years, ever since Gus Manos' first illustrated feature article appeared in The State Magazine. At that time Gus was only 17 years old, and he was attending Columbia High School. Since then Gus has had published approximately 30 illustrated fea tures in The State Magazine. In fact, one of Gus' feature articles appeared in last Sunday's issue of The State Magazine. It was entitled "From A Moving Train.' Also, Gus' sporti and news pic turp have been published in local, state and national newspapers the New York Times being an example of the latter. But, who is this person, identi fied as (Photo by Gus Manos) ? Photo-.Journalist and Student Gus Manos is a photo-journalist. But that is all on the sideline! Gus is primarily a student at the University of South Carolina, a junior majoring in F.nglish. How ever, with the romarkable accom plishments that Gus has achieved as a photo-journalist, it would be better to say that he is a success fuil free-lance photo-journalist, rather than a college student! Still, Gus his' maintained a very high scholastic average, and is allowed unlimited cuts in all of his college suiibjects. Gus, who is 20, lives at 1100 Price Avenue, Columbia. He is the son of Mr. andl Mrs. A. J. Manos. Gus also has a sister, Irene, who is a student at the university, andl who is a very t alented violinist. Begins Career Gus began his photography career in junior high school, when le was a member of the school (amera club, and he became in terested in journalism when he was editor of the school news paw. Gus has gained all of his photo know-how through practical Sexperience. Gus' first camera was a lhrownuie Reflex. However, dur Wing high school, Gus won the * South Carolina Scholastic Press A ssociat ion's top photography award for two years, andl the award both times was a press camera. In adldition, Gus received trophies. Along with his photography, he was also editor of his high school newspaper, President of the Key Club, miember of National Honor Society, andl member of student cou nc. Gus has his own dlarkroom in the basement at his home. But it has been a gradual accumulative process in equipping the darkroom, he addls. "I've had cameras rang ing from that first Browvnie to a speed graphex," Gus said. Pre sently he owns three 35mm Leica cameras with four- additional lenses. Music Player Too Gus says that during his early years in junior andl senior high school, he became primarily in terested in two fields: photography and music. Since then he has directed most of his extra time toward these fields. Ho had taken clarinet in school, but now plays flute. As well as being an out standing photographer, Gus Is also a good musician. At 15 Gus was 5hed photograph in on of Manos' By Gus lent's S the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra. As a freshman at Carolina, Gusl was a member of the University Symphony Orchestra. Also, he played the flute in the marching band. Combining his photographic and musical interests, Gus has held varied positions at summer music festivals. At the end of his junior year in high school, Gus worked at the Brevard Music Festival, Brevard, N. C. During this music festival, Gus' pictures appeared in newspapers and mag azines throughout the South. He also participated in the music festival. Gus held this same posi tion as photographer for the three following summers. Last Spring, Gus applied for a photography position at the Berk shire Music Festival at Tangle wood, Mass. Officials of the festival, after looking over the B.......9t Toa, thy'eprd theB5ad Ameicp' i port.31 Boeing alsnbildcr gra, an reutoarh low fr aiprsr a e. Thesiv e y'win progrm1 world'es oftualglya F thehin me-ch,anAwica e N. it.~ favorites. It was made with the Manus, ideline photography work that he ha included in his application, becam interested and wrote to several o his references in the South. Afte receiving high recommendation from them the officials hired Gu as the head photographer. It wa more than Gus had expected, h admis. The Berkshire Music Festiva largest of its kind in the world is the summer home of the Bosto Symphony Orchestra. The sum nier festival lasts for seven weeks Charles Munch conduct., th orchestra. Now a Professional It was while Gus was the hea photographer at Tanglewood tha his pictures appeared in all o the Boston newspapers, and o several occasions in the New Yor Times and Herald-Tribune. Th Christian Science Monitor recent] published a picture spread a Charles Munch as he conducted s a long-time tre dlesigned the ad iaeronautical. ving bomber of room for ad wv contempo- which now empi than evecn at the p ecd the free p)romotes from w jet bomiber. tilar mnerit reviews ist jet tran\- ial recognition the record-Is n jet bomber. 2+ missile pro. IS+ us mnean ex As the chart sh< Boeing for -engineers have bei VERY type, or more; 25% fo ail. elech iral for 15 C voars sa B as A %F 'Or IVA Ad wi q- E Leica at an outdoor art exhibit in 'Is Ke y Career I The shots were made by Gus. E Charles Munch and his orchestra f replace Toscanini on NBC. Also, r several of Gus' pictures appeared s in Newsweek magazine. Carolina students have also seen the photo-credit line-(P3hoto by Gus Manos)-throughout past is sues of the Gamecock. Gus' pic tures have appeared in the Garnet and Black and the Carolina Re r view. He has held the position of - staff photographer on all three of these student publications, and e was both feature and news editor of the Gamecock. Presently, Gus is doing layout 1:work on the 1955 Garnet and t Black, and his pictures will be f used throughout the annual. I Last winter he was a winner < in the International Collegiate a Photo-journalist Contest held at i Houston, Texas. Five of his pic f tures won. They were hung with 50 other prize-winning photos at the 1931 -revout innar yB 1964-- Boeing 8-jet 8-52. America dition at Boeing It also means plenty with thcecompi ancement. Boeing, Boeing offer 0ys more engineers '.ariety of expel ak of WVorld War II, erht r(I thn and holds reg- wit ne mt to gwec you individ- co-ordinationi a program which "A 4% "% a cross-section Boeing also I t heir graduate. them for tuliti( ws.' 4E> of Boeing's For further Bo n here for fwve years consult your P r 10 years; and 6% RAYMOND J. B.I I many have been Beeing Airplane SEAT TLF_ WASHING SC Fulbright Committee Meets Here The Fulbright selection commit tee for the state of South Carolina will meett in Columbia Nov. 1, Dr. M illevdge 1. Seigler of the Uni versity of South Carolina, chair man, announced today. Each four-year college in the state has the privilege of sub iitting two candidates to the ,oimmittee which selects a panel 'f four. From this ianel at least two will receive Fulbright grants for one yvear's study abroad. Candidate,s imust be seniors who expect to graduate in June or graduates who have h(ld degrees for less than one- year. Members of the state selection 1omm11ittee are Dean Olivia Futch o)f Furnan 'niversity, R. Beverly Herbert of Columbia, President (eorge I. Grice of the College of Charleston. and Dr. Kenneth D. Coates of Wofforl. convention in Houston, and later were exhibited throughout the country. Recent Work The most recently published work of Gus was the picture story "From \ moving Train." It ap peared in last Sunday's State Magazine. The article concerned a train trip from Charlotte to Co lumbia, showing various people and places along the railroad trip. The State Magazine also has one other feature article by Gus which is to appear sometime in the%near future. It is a pictorial essay of an old, de-Iserted house. Also, a picture by Gus of autumn leaves was printed on the cover page of the October 30th issue of The State Magazine. Gus. who says that he is still unsatisfied with himself. objected at first to having a feature article written about him for the Game cock. A fter some persuasion, however, he relented. le is ambi tiously working toward being a successful photo-journalist, and desires to work on the staff of some magazine when he gradu ates from Carolina. 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