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Orion Is C( December ( One of the most beautiful stars on Christmas Eve is the bluish white Sirius, sometimes referred to . 'as the Star of Bethlehem, accord ing to C. F. Martin, professor of astronomy at the university. Sirius appears in the early part of the evening in the southwest and shines as the brightest star in the northern hemisphere. The most conspicuous constella tion at midnight on December 24 is Orion, just past the meridian. This wonderful group of stars is easily identified by a row of three stars that forms Orion's belt. To the northeast of this row of three stars is the bright red star Betel geuse and opposite it is the bright star Bellatrix. Below the belt and to the west is the very bright star Rigel and opposite it to the east is the bright star Saiph. & The three faint stars below Orion's belt are called Orion's sword and in this group appears the famous nebula of Orion. Orion is the hunter and from his position other bright stars in the heavens at this time can be easily, located by drawing an are in the form of the rim of an umbrella, starting with the bright yellow star Capella What have V that filter tip haven THE AN 20,000 IN EVERY l Inside every Vicero; of 20,000 inidividua smoke over and ov< the full, rich taste c ut baccos . . . and Vil Yes, you get Vict tip . . . with 20,000 plus king-size lengt two more than eige WORLD'S LA FILTER TIP New Iing-SizeI Filter Tip ~ICERMO Only a Penny or Two mfspicuous :onstelation at the north and proceeding to the east through the twin stars Castor and Pollux, then through the Little Dog, Procyon, and then to the Big Dog Star, Sirius. Perhaps the most conspicuous sight in the entire month is the giant planet Jupiter. About 9:30 p.m. the brilliant planet can be seen in the east at an altitude of 20 to 30 degrees above the horizon. The identification is unmistakable as it is the brightest celestial body now in the heavens of the northern hemisphere. Through a good size telescope can be seen four of the twelve moons of this great planet. ,They are generally in a straight line. The nearest one to Jupiter is Io, then comes Europa, next Gany mede, and then Callisto. The first two are slightly smaller than our moon and the last two are much larger. Once in a while only three of these moons will be observed. The other one being hidden behind Jupiter. By observing the eclipsing of one of these moons when the earth was nearest to Jupiter and again when the earth was farthest from Jupiter it was discovered that light had velocity. Until that time many thought movement of light was instantaneous. ICEROYS got other cigarettes t ot? SWER IS FILTERS VlCEROY TIP r' tip is a vast network I filters to filter your r again. You get only f Viceroy's choice to 'eroys draw so freely. roy's remarkable new individual filters .. . hi for only a penny or rettes without filters. RGEST-SELLING CIGARETTE ylVCERoy More than Cigarettes Without Filtere CAROLINA'S UNDUEFEATED A receive ax trophy from Prof. Merri defeats in the Carolina Forensics. Ki George Williams will debate next w, Gainesville by the University of Fl U S C Ban Members of the university band have been named by Band Director R. H. Zimmerman. Selection was on the basis of outstanding musical ability. Band members from Columbia and their instruments are Albert E. Craig, cornet; Ray Doughty, clarinet; Jerry C. Livingston, trombone; Donald D. Gunter, French horn; Eddie Rickenbaker, cornet: Graham W. Kirby, French horn; Ray E. Sanders, bass drum; Joseph J. Mitchum, glockenspiel; Joe A. Wilhume, flute and piccolo; for IMMEDIAT A.B., B.S L. G. BALI FRED WILKINS, 1340 Senate Street QUARZ How a 1/44 became a,) - PROBLEI quartz cr: as electro1 controls< highest degree of precision in fact, that prior to W skilled gem-cutters were do the job. But during the war, th~ enough gem-cutters to kee demand for crystals in ra communications and other Western Electric tackle building into machines I precision that had previou the most highly skilled opi SOLUTION: Here is how qi are made now--by semi-si a fraction of the time formi A quartz stone is slicedi a reciprocating diamond after determination of opt trical axes by means of an an X-ray machine. Hairlir assured by an orienting fu The wafers are cut into machines equipped with d The human element is pra inated by means of adjusta other semi-automatic feati The quartz rectangles automatically to a thickni of plus or minus .0001". A t overlapping. Finally, edge to specific length and widi on machines with fully aut< feed systems. Mansifocturing plants in ChIcago, lII.: Keori Oretnsboro and Wlnston-Solem, N. C.5 Su Distributing Centers In 29 citIes and Install A , FFIRMATIVE debate team of K 11 G. Christophersen, debate coach, ng and Altman along with the neg eek end in the Florida Invitational orida. d Membei James V. Stuart, clarinet; Juris Ozols, piccolo; Verlin 0. Coffey, trombone; Jean B. Boyd, Jr., clarinet; Billy Bolton, horn, and Ted C. Givens, drums. Also, James Parks, Piedmont, trombone; Gregory Stone, Charles ton, baritone; John P. Greer, Dun can, clarinet; Robert Grasse, Palmyra, N. J., trombone; John D. Nielsen, Charleston, sousaphone; Charlie Thomason, Greenville, trombone; W. Wilson Pitt, Rocky Mount, N. C., trombone; Raymond Huckabee, Darlington, trumpet; Jack Sellers, Chesterfield, trum fe Have Your Official USC RINGS in Stock E DELIVERY ., LL.B. OUR CO. Representative Claire Towers Apartments [7 CRY twur "gen-cuttin t 8-minute mecha :Preparing Most of th. ~stals for use 'completely or rmic frequency veloped by W ~alls for the .So much so, RESULTS: 'w orld War II machines-wil employed to eliminated-tU ere were not ofqat cy p up with the aya on dar, military duigtew applications. temn n d the job of he skill and sly called for arators. iartz crystals tilled labor in erly required: nto wafers on I-edged saw, ical and elec oil bath and e accuracy is cture. rectangles on iamond saws. ctically elim- Qarzsoea ble stops and modeeds. sevraetpe.o are lapped pdbWstr ess toeranc quartz-cryti aineraprevent te amanyruun Quarizentonens y..J.Batme,m. nd-edageds,sad Bao .Y,Hvrlaxid controned as all hadqartrs n ies Coarty cuti X.. . . . . . . ....X ermit King (left) and John Altman after recording six victories and no mtive team of Charles Goldberg and I Debate Tournament sponsored in rs Chosen pet; Carl F. McMath, Georgetown, trumpet; Jack Rowe, Manning, clarinet; Joiel Holland. George town, baritone; John P. Mitchum, Manning, baritone, and Franklin E. Miller, Georgetown, bass. Also Eddie Houster, Charlotte, tuba; Wayne W. Tucker, Wood ruff, bass; Edgar R. Millard, An drews, bass; Lewis A. Linder, Jr., Williamston, c y m b a I s ; Jack Sponses, Fairlawn, N. J., saxo phone; James W. Carter, Lake City, alto sax; Albert J. Perry, Richmond, Vt., drums; Coel Dun lap, Cayce, bass clarinet; Richard E. Lindell, Aiken, clarinet; Ralph ). Polson, Greer, saxophone; John D. Compton, Jr., Greenwood, trom bone; J. Alton Hadon, Manning, clarinet; Gene Brewer, Greer, trumpet; Hal C. Anderson, Tim monsville, clarinet. Bring your date to 0 Cuisine Superb! At Fraternity & Sorority Officers spot for infornal board meeting Decker Blvd. I Opposite Dentsville School STALS " operation iized job ase machines were either largely designed and de estern Electric engineers. ith skill built into the dh costly hand operations uis Western Electric mech gram raised production tals from a few thousand arly a million a month r years. This is just one of sual jobs undertaken and ~stern Electric engineers. ; ~e cut into wafers on this dia ,with orientation to optical iy fixture. This is just one of machines designed and deel SElectric engineers to mecha. rg. l 3111 SY$STM SINCE 9882 Allentown and Loureldole, Po.i Burlington, Lincoln, Nob.; St. Paul and Duluth, Minn. iodquartars. 195 lrnadwoym, a,L Yr it. Alumni Offi Track of Ol fy ED POWELL Gaiiecock Staff Writer The first door on the right upon entering the horseshoe has a just cla;m to the "home" of some of the most. important names in South Carolina, the United States, and even the world. Housed within this building are the extensive files of the Alumni Association, which under the efficient guidance of the alumni secretary, Ralph Lewis, at tempts to keep track of the esti mated 25,000 living alumni who graduated from the university. These graduates, who live in every state in the union and many foreign countries, each have a separate card in the Active Alpha betical File which lists his or her full name, a running record of ad dresses since enrollment, the year of graduating class and the school from which graduated. In the case of women, the major listing is under their maiden name with a supplementary card giving their married name, if known. The Active Alphabetical File also includes cards for the married students who did not graduate from the university with a suitable code on each card to indicate the situation. Mr. Lewis said that it takes three non-graduates to show the interest in the university equiv alent to that of one graduate. Problems of Files "The main problem encountered in keeping these files," said Mr. Lewis. "is that of keeping the ad dresses up to date, for to do our job we must know who the alumni are and where they are." The Active Alphabetical File goes back only as far as the class sogphere Diflerent! LIMONT'S offers you an ideal Tel. 3-5505 Open 5 P.M. to II P.M. Tuesday thru Sunday ATTENTIO Engineering an Sr. E ngineeri Majoring in electric aeronautical enginee and ii Start your career with Sperry, enjoying an enviable record of si the development of new and Following aireso ing fields Sperr; Electronics - Microwave --1 Computers -- Aircraft Navigation including Klystrons - Fractional Communication equipment -- L equipment - Controls for Guided Standards engineering work, digit ett * 9 graduate schools available in' studies through company paid * Modern lab facilities and equi further development of your * Association with top men in th * Top rates * Full employee benefits * Modern plant, in suburban are New York City * Convenient transportation * Recreation facilities and conge * Adequate attractive housing ava * A satisfying, well-paid career a ~ SUMMERTIME P FOR STUDENTS I WITH GOOD) ACA] Our engineering department hei 15 to give you full details a level engineering work Please arrange for a placemen SPERRY a DIVISION OF Till Marcus Ave. & Great Neck, Long Lce Keeps Id Grads of 1880, since beyond this all the alumni are dead. Today, the class of 1885 is the earliest to have any alumni still living. There are two: Sabritt Doty Dunn of Winnsboro and Edwin G. Seibels of Columbia. Mr. Seibels was very active in the university and alumni association affairs after graduation and was the donor of the Melton Observa tory in honor of William Davis Melton, president of the university from 1922-1926. Alum Information The Biographical File contains any information pertaining to the alumni, such as news clippings, photographs and miscellaneous in formation sent in by their friends, relatives and family. The Alumni Class File, broken down into three groups, Academic, Law and Grad uate, and arranged by years, dramatically shows the growth of the university from its early days by the increasing number of the cards down through the years. The purpose of these files is to enable the Alumni Association to keep alive an active interest in the university among the grad uates. More than a million pieces of mail a year are sent out by this office. They include for the most part the Alumni News which is published bi-monthly, the Alumni News Letter, published ten times a year on special occasions such as home football games, and tracer cards to bring the files up to date. Every alumnus and student whose address is known is sent at least one copy each of the Alumni News and the Alumni News Letter dur ing the year. Members of the Alumni Association receive each issue. Publication The publication of the Alumni News varies from 4,000 to 18,000. When at maximum publication it is sent to an estimated 76 to 80% of all the living graduate alumni. The Alumni Association at the university was organized in 1853 and is the 26th oldest in America. Since 1940, when the movement was started to bring the files up to date, Mr. Lewis and his co workers have done a job of which every prospective alumnus of the university can justly be proud. N Graduates d ng Students al, mechanical and ring and in physics riath. leading engineering company able, consistant growth through better prodnets since 1910 e of the engineer v'is engaged in: adar - Servo-Mechanisms - - Electronic tube development hi.P. motors and transformer. - >ran -- Sonar - Fire control " Missiles - Technical writing - ml computers, solid state devices, vicinity of laboratory for further tuition refund program. pment available to you for the technical education field m, 45 minutes from the heart of nial friendfly associate. ilIable waits you at Sperry DSITIONS OPEN N JUNIOR YEAR [)EMIC RECORDS ids will be available December nd tell you about the high Sperry is engaged in. ppointment at your office. Troscope con. SPERRY CORP. Lakeville Rd. Island, New YorL