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46TH YEAR ALAEIA OF PUBLICATION A..A UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLVIH, No. 12 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, DECEMBER 17, 1954 Campus Briefs Travelstead Announces Plan Dean Chester C. Travelstead of the School of Education is request ipg all students enrolled in the ele mentary education curriculum to check their university post office boxes for an important announce 0 ment concerning program planning for the remainder of their stay here at the university. According to Dan Travelstead, all students enrolled at the elementary educa tion curriculum are to meet with their advisers by appointment dur ing the period between January 8 through January 17. All students are to check their university post dffice boxes for details. This announcement concerns only those enrolled in the elemen tary education curriculum and does not apply to those enrolled in the secondary education cur riculum. Room Reservations There will be no rooms reserved for the Spring Semester of 1955 for men students. All students liv ing on campus will pay their room fees during registration and will be assigned to the same room for the Spring Semester. Students de Airing a change may come by the Housing Office in Room 100 of the Administration Building after reg istration to do so. There will be no charge for this change if it is donqwithin one week after reg istration. Students graduating or leaving school should come by the Housing Office to turn in their key and pick up their $15.00 de posit. Christmas Party The university's Woman's Auxil iary will hold a Christmas party in honor of the foreign students at the home of President and Mrs. Russell. at 3:30 this afternoon, Frances Foster, corresponding sec retary, has announced. Euphradian to Elect The Euphradian Society will elect its spring semester officers at its first meeting after Christ mas holidays, January 4, President Flynn Harrell has announced. A special meeting of all mem bers brought into the Society this semester will be held at six p.m. before the regular meeting at seven for the elections. Post Office Schedule The university post office will operate on regular hours during the Christmas holidays with the following exceptions. It will close Friday, December 24, and Friday, Decamber 31, at 1 p.m. and will be closed all day Saturday, December 25, and Saturday, January 1. Class In Football A class in football officiating will be offered next semester, In structor Joe Grugan has an nounced. The class will meet at three o'clock Mondays.and Wednes days and will qualify students to join the state high school league officials association. Baker In New York Pro'iessor B. L. Baker, chairman of the division of chemical engi neering, is in New York City for the annual conventon of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Gardening Is Done The university gardening crew is currently doing what may be called patchwork in its campus landscaping program. Grass Is being planted, and in some instances replanted, in areas which had not been seeded before or where it had been trampled by foot-traffic. These areas Include the back campus behind McKis sick Library, odds and ends around the girls dorms and the north side of the Horseshoe. .The reseeding operation Is sched uled for completion by the end of the C'hristmas holiday, Law Team Advances To Finals Moot Court Competition In N. Y. Ends Today Three law students from the university are participating in the national finals of the Moot Court Competition in New York which enters its final day today, Wallace Wright of Johnston, publicity chairman, has announced. The team, composed of Robert M. Holmes and Walter A. Reiser, both of Columbia, and LeRoy M. Smith of Greenville, was named runner-up in the Regional Six com petition held at Duke University recently. The regional meet-in volved seven southeastern law schools, of which the South Caro lina team defeated the University of North Carolina and the Univer sity of Virginia, and lost a split decision to Washington and Lee University. The university and Washington and Lee teams are representing Region Six in the national finals. A total of 21 teams have entered the competition. This is the second consecutive year in which the university team has reached the national finals In the competition sponsored annually by the young lawyer's committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. The seven schools comprising Region Six are Washington and Lee, Wake Forest, University of Virginia, William and Mary, Duke, North Carolina and South Caro lina. A moot court is a mock court In which law students argue a current issue just as if it were a real case. Intramural moot court competi tions are also held in the univer sity law school, with town lawyers acting as judges. I Fines On High Grade@ Make Christmas Gift A system of fines for good grades in Dr. Havilah Babcock's two sections of English 129 (1 Want A Word) has resulted in a cash contribution of over ten dollars for Tho'rnwell Orphanage in Clinton. With both classes enthusias tically backing the project, stu dents making 100's on daily quizzes for the past week have been fined a dime with lower grades resulting in five and four cent charges. Some sort of Christmas proj ect has been taken up by English 129 classes in all 26 years of the course's existence, Dr. Babcock said. Exam S The final exams for the Fall Si Registrar H. 0. Strohecker has ami All students are required to al of the recitation period, Thursday,.J examination for seniors. The schedule will be as follows REGULAR EXAMIN CLASS SCHEDULE EXAMINATIOI 8-MWF Friday, 21 Januai 9-MWF Saturday, 22 Jam~ 10-MWF Monday, 24 Janus 11-MWF Tuesday, 25 Janui 12-MWF Wednesday, 26 Ja 1-MWF Wednesday, 26 Ja 2-MWF Thursday, 27 Janm 3-MWF Thursday, 27 Janm 4-MWF Tuesday, 26 Janui 8-TTS Saturday, 22 Jant 9-TTS Friday, 21 Januar 10-TTS Tuesday, 25 Janui 11-TTS Monday, 24 Janua 12-TTS_ Wednesday, 26 Ja: 1-TTS Wednesday, 26 Ja: 2-TTS Thursday, 27 Jam~ 3-TTS___ Thursday, 27 Janm 4-TTS Tuesday, 25 Janua ____ SPECIAL EXAM!] GROUP EXAMINATION Psychology Friday, 21 Januar English Monday, 24 Janus Mathematics Tuesday, 25 Janui Geog. 17 & 18 Wednesday, 28 Ja Biology Wednesday, 26 a Foreign Lang. Thursday, 27 Jami SANTA CONVERSES with Alpha Delta Pi sorority and F Houston. Older children in th< groups. (Gamecock photo by Carolina So Play Santa From Two Christmas, with Santa Claus, gifts, and all the trimmings, came to approximately 150 children from the Carolina Orphanage and the Columbia Orphan's Home this week. Entertaining the children were five social groups from the university. Last Monday, December 13, the Alpha Delta Pi sorority and the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity held their annual joint Christmas party at the American Legion Hut, with fifty children from the Carolina Orphanage as their guests. Santa Claus The success of the party was guaranteed by the arrival of Santa Claus, portrayed by PiKA pledge Ed Houston. Each child was pre sented a gift, as well as fruit and candy. Members of the arrangements committee were Judy Detwiler, Columbia; Carol Cameron, Myrtle Beach; Nancy Ulmer, Hemingway; Woody Lovelace, Townville; Fran cis Paulding, Columbia; and Sid chedule mester will be held January 21-27, ounced. tend classes through the last day anuary 20. There will be no advance ATION SCHEDULE I DAY EXAMINATION HOURS y 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. ___ tary 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ry 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. try 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. ay8a.m. to 10 a.m. nuary 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. tary 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. lary 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. try_ 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ary 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. y__ 11 a.m, to 1 p.m. Lry 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. r1a.mn. to 1pm tuary 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. muary 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ary 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. ary 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. y 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. 4ATION GROUPS DAY EXAMINATION HOURS y 3 toS5p.m. ry 8 to 6 p.m. (2-6) try 3 to 5p.m. nuary 3 to 6 p.m. nwary 3 to 5 p.m. arv R to 5 p.m. 2.-6) children from the Carolina Orphan I Kappa Alpha fraternity. Old Sain ! group are Jim Fassnacht and Betsy Landis Perry) cial Organi2 Claus To Cl Local Orpht Badger, Taylors. Thirty-five children from the Columbia Orphan's Home were en tertained at a Christmas party sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsilon, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, December 14, at the Woman's Club. Games and Carols Santa Claus, portrayed by Ken Flynn, appeared at the farty and presented each child with two presents. For the rest of the eve ning, they sang Christmas carols, played games, and were served re freshments of hot chocolate and cake. Members of the arrangements conimittee were Ron Levis of Philadelphia, Pa., Kenneth Flynn of Hartsville, and Bill Todd of Pittsburgh, Pa. Sigma Nu was host to a group of youngsters from the Carolina Orphanage at a Christmas party at the Sigma Nu house yesterday afternoon. Santa Claus, in the per son of Alex Garner, was present, Debate Team Wins Florida The university's affirmative de hate team, composed of John Alt man and Kermit King, were vic torious in six rounds of debate at the University of Florida's Invi tational Debate Tournament held at Gainesville, Florida, last Thurs day through Saturday, according to Professor Merrill G. Christoph ersen, dlebate coach. Altman and King won six out of the six rounds with a total of 220 points out of a possible 240. The negative teanm of Charles Goldberg and Stewart Clare, a freshman, was not so successful, but broke even with three wins and three defeats. Their three de feats were at the hands of the University of Miami, the Univer sity of Florida and the University of Texas. Miami and Florida are among the top five inl this area. Texas is in another district, but is considered tough competition on the national scale. Goldberg was recently judged the outstanding debater in the Carolina Forensics held at USC. This was Clare's first participation with the varsity. Professor Christophersen said Clare came through In good de bating form, even though he -a . Hge at a party sponilsored byV Nick 1- portrayed hy Ed Ehrhardt, premidesdi of tihe ;,ations ildren inages assuring each of the children a good time with gifts and refresh ments. Football Game One of the highlights of this party was the renewing of the football game between members of the fraternity and the boys from the orphanage. About thirty chil dren attended the party. Instead of having a party for the children, the members of Delta Delta Delta sent gifts to the youngsters at the Carolina Or phanage. Each member was given the name of a child, and his or her age, and the presents given were those that a child at the orphanage would not normally re ceive. Unusual Gift Of the forty-four gifts given, the most unusual present, and one that will make one boy especially happy, was a regulation football that had been signed by all mem bers of the Carolina football team. Norvelle Plowden was chairman of the arrangements committee. Money Taken from Vending Machaines Money amounting to approxi mately 60 dollars has been stolen from vending machines around the campus, according to the report of Chief Colie . Ibundrick of the campus police. Chief Bundrick said the thefts occurred over a period of three weeks from machines located in the house behind the canteen and in the utility house behind Legare College. All information concerning the utolen money has been turned over o the disciplinary committee, In ~huding names of three students nvolved in the thefts. u rough start, and should afford utiff competition for Carolina's >pposition next year.. Professor Christophersen said he affirmative team has an ex 'ellent chance of being among the op teams at the national debate ~ournament held at West Point. T'hirty-two teams will compete in ~hat tournament. Carolina's chance f participation will be based on the outcome of the rest of the ueason, though. The next stop on Carolina's schedule will be at the Miami In vitational Tournament held at Miami, Flaiida, during the latter IFC To Greek W< Feature I Plan.s for a "Greek Week" Tommy Dorsey and his orches by the Interfraternity council. The university's thirteen I sp>onsoring the week, which w Depository Will Install New System Durinig the Christmas vacation a new accounting system will be installed at the university deposi tory. No depository withdrawals Or deposits will be honored between the dates of December 18 and Jan uary 3. 195, Mrs. Betty Hen dricks. depository teller, has an n1ouI1nced. St udeits who have accounts at the depositoi-y should arrange to have suifficient funds to cover this jwriod(. The depository will he open t hrougih Dec. 23, and from Dec. 28-30 for the cashing of checks ,ther thai deplository checks. 1'wrinning .ianuary :3. new pass ioks will be issued to each stu (-nt wh,o has an account at the leliwsitory. Mrs. Hendricks re quest that all students with old iass books conie by the depository and either trit in the old book or l-t her check the balance of the bm)k wit h the balance on the de jwsito y ledger. This should he i-n bef or the holidays begin. Pi-or to the installation of the new system,i. all posting of ledgers has been by hand. During the h'lida ys. a BTrroughs posting ma chine will be installed, and all balances will be transferred to new ledger sheets. Regular deiository hours will be observed during the holidays, ex cept for December 24-27, and De holds these last four appointments concurrt ently British Physicist To Join Faculty Dr. Anthony P. French, an emi nent British nuclear physicist, will join the faculty of the university next year. Dr. Fred T. Rogers, head of the physics department announced. At the present a member of the faculty of Cambridge University, England, Dr. French worked in the United States at the Los Ala mios, N. M., project of the Atomic Energy Commission as a scientific officer of the British Ministry of Supply from 1944 to 1946. Ph.D. fromt Cambridge D)r. French received his Ph.D. dlegree from Cambridge in 1948 and was appointed a demonstrator at Cambridge the same year. In 19149 he became director of studies in natural sciences for Pembroke College, Cambridge. lHe was ap pointed a Fellowv of Pembroke in 1950, assistant tutor in 1951, and lect urer at Cambridge in 1952. During World War 11, Dr. French was a scientific officer in he "t uhie alloys program" at Cam bridge, the British counterpart of the Manhattan District atomic re search project. He was at Los Alamios when the basic task of de v'eloping the nuclear hiomb as a tactical military weapon was being comnpleted. Papeirs Published Dr. French returned to England as senior scientific officer in the A tomic Energy Establishment at Harwell. Here he published his earlier research papers, working in collaboration with Dr. Egon Bret scher, now a director at Harwell, and one of England's pioneer ex perimenters in the field of nuclear physics. In the summer of 1951, Dr. French was a research fellow at the Kellogg Radiation Laboratory of California Institute of Tech nology, and in the summer of 1954 he was a research associate at the Randall Laboratory of the University of Michiga.. Sponsor Eek; Will )orseys to be climaxed by a dance by tra were announced this week raternities are cooperating in ill be February 22-24. About 1,200 people are expected to attend the dance. It will be Thursday night, February 24, at the Columbia Township audito iuni. A concert from eight to nine o'clock will precede the dance, which will take place from nine to twelve. The Dorsey band features Tommy Dorsey and his trombone and Jimmy Dorsey and his saxo phone. Greek Week will begin with the annual fraternity and sorority stunt nights Tuesday and Wednes day. Plans for stunt nights have not been announced. This is the first time in the his tory of the council that such a week has been planned. Tommy Rowland of Laurens, president of the council, said the group hoped to make it an annual affair. Rowland has named J. Watson "Tootie," Williams of Sullivan's Island and Al Perry of Richford, Vt. co-chairmen of the event. Tickets will be sold to fraternity nen for $4.50. Registration Schedule for Spring Given Registration for the Spring Semester, 1955, will take place Wednesday, February 2, from 2-6 p.m., and February 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2-5 p.m., Registrar H. 0. Strohecker, announced. The schedule applies only to old undergraduate students returning in February, 1955. It applies to all such students, including those who fulfilled the Curriculum Counsel ing program in December of 1954. The use of "Priority" tickets has been discontinued. Each set of registration ma terials will bear the student's name, as was the case last Septem her. The schedule below assigns I an average of approximately 230 old undergraduates to each 30-min ute group. The alphabet will be reversed for the Fall Semester. Students will obtain their regis tration materials in room 118 in Barnwell College. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 1:30 p.m., surnames U, V, W, X, 2:00 p.m., S and T 3:00 p.m., P, Q, R 3i:30 p.m., Mc, M, N, 0 4 :00 p.m., I, J, K, L 4 :30 p.m., G, H THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 8:30 a.m., D, E, F 9:00 a.m., C 9:30 a.n., A, B 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., late regis tering old students G;raduiate students may obtain their registration materials at room 215, A dministration Building, at any time Wednesday afternoon or Thursday. University Student Dies Following Shooting Accident Philip Arrowsmith, 21, a junior at the university, and son of Mr. and Mrs. JT. 0. Arrowsmith of Kingstree, died in Roper Hospital, Charleston, last Monday. He was accidentally shot Sunday It was reported that he was shot when a pistol he was carrying in a jacket pocket appatently fell and discharged. The accident occurred about 8 p.m. near Brown's Ferry Bridge on Black River, George town County, wher, he and several companions had gone boating. Mr. Arrowsmith was a menber of the aval ROTC unit and a Lambda Chi Alpha social frater nity pledge. The funeral was held Tuesday in Kingstar.