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46TH YEARON LAST GAMECOCK OFOF FALL SEMESTER UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA ou XLVIII, No. 14 ....COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, JANUARY 14, 1955 - 1 Ong Conv Campus Briefs Library Books Due All books are due'at the Mc Kissick Library by Monday, Jan uary 24, for the ending of the semester, Mrs. Caroline Ryan, Circulation Librarian, announces. Chorus Openings Openings in the University Chorus are available in all four sections-soprano, alto, tenor and bass-Director ). G. Phillips has announced. Students interested in joining the Chorus are asked to register informally in the basement of Maxey College next week. Chorus members will handle the registra tion Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Details can be obtained from any Chorus member. * * * Convention Held Nine students from the univer sity attended the National YMCA YWCA Student Convention last week in Lawrence, Kansas, Mary Howard, director of the YWCA, has annouvced. Those students participating were Rose Truesdale, Camden; Bruce Parrish, Cayce; Brian Ram sey, West Columbia; Winkie Kirven, Nancy Wallace, Shirley Person, Jackie Palmer, Robert Freeman, Columbia. Ted Ledeen and Mary Howard, directors of the Y,'" chaperoned the trip. Kelly Is Appointed )I. William R. Kelley of the university biology department has beerl appointed to the scholarship selection eommittee for the Duke University Marine Station at Beaufort, N. C. Applications are sent to Duke. and then to scholarship committee members, and students are selected on the basis of their records. Any giaduate student who has not re ceived his doctoral degree is eligible. Compass and ('hart Jim Martin of Greenville was elected Captain of the Compass and Chart Society of the NROTC unit. Martin will succeed Jim Schulken of Wilmington, N. C. Other new officers elected at the Thursday night meeting were: Executive officer, Leonard Baran ski, Detroit, Michigan; Ships Writer, Matthew Stephenson, Raleigh, N. C. ; Supply Officer, Itob Campbell, Rowland, N. C.; First Lieutenant, Fred Thompson, (; reen Aille. 'Rees Critici Of George 4 By JO RUSSELL A Special Writer The opinion that George Chap man-- the Elizabethan poet, (dram atist, andl translater of Homer was a champion of virtu and ro miantic individualism has been ' challenged by Ennis Rees, assist ant p)rofessor of English at the university. Prof. Rees' newv book, "The Tragedies of George Chap man: Renaissance Ethics in Ac tion," is the first challenge of the acceplted1 opinion in the history of Chapman criticism. This book, recently published by the Harvard University Press, has been cited as "a valuable contribu tion to our knowledge of Chapman, and to the study of Elizabethan literature in general as well." D ouiglas Bush, professor of English Literature at Harvard University and one of the world's foremost authorities on the seven teenth ce'ntury, says: "I have long been dissatisfied with conventional accounts of George Chapman's pilays. . . . Rees has (lone an im portant piece of wvork and done it with knowledgen sktill, nd isight.'' ocati TWENTY NEW MEMBERS v are, seated. left to right, Gwen T Arinil, amd Jo Utsey. Boys tapped Leonard Baranski. Don Clark, Th( ODK,A Tapping ceremonies for eight new Alpha Kappa Gamma honor sorority members and 12 Omicron Delta Kappa honor fraternity members were held last Tuesday night in conjunction with a camptus-wide Honor Emphasis Week program in Rutledge Chapel. The new A. K. (;. members are: Mary Elizabeth Ariail, Sarette Plake, Sue Graves, Margaret Hunter, Georgia B. Kennedy, Peggy Skelton, Gwen Tootle, and Jo Utsey. New 0. ). K. members are: .John Altman, Leonard Barnanski, Harry Bozardt, Mark Buyck, Bob Cameron, Don Clark, Elden Dye, Thomas Flynn, Flynn Harrell, David Martin, Tommy Rowland, and Hill Weston. Membership in the two honor groups is gained by invitation, and is based on honor and service to Carolina. Following is a brief summary of the campus activities of the new members. In A. K. G.: Mary Elizabeth Ariail--vice president, Alpha Delta Pi; treas urer, Euphrosynean S o c i e t y treasurer of Pan lHellenic; vice lresilent and secretary of Co-ed A.-ssociation, andI member of West minster Fellowship. Sarette Flake-freshman, soph 0111(oor, junior ani senior "Y" cabinets; Zeta Tau Alpha rush cha irman and corresp)onding sec ret ary; H ypatian Society presi dent, vice-p)resident and treasurer; secretary of senior class, named to "Who's Who," member of Caro .zes Accept< Chapman Ii The boo0k begins with a full analysis of Chapman's philosophy of orthodox Christian humanism as set forth in his nondramatic work and then p)roceeds to a close and fresh analysis of the tragedies showing the same philosophy at wvork in them. By this reinterpre tation and comprehensive study of the tragedies, Ennis Rees shows in detail that Chapman's Chris tiani-humanistic creed is expounded not only in his nondramatic poetry hut in his tragedies as well. The concep)tion of a paradoxical Chap man, based on the tendency to in terpret sp)eeches out of dramatic context thereby putting him on the side of anarchy and lawless self-expression, is exposed by Professor Rees as being erroneous andl inaccurate. The Chapman legend is just a legend; there is no irreconcilable difference he tween the philosophy of his poems and the philosophy of his plays. Hacking his statements with numerous examples of p)roof, Prof. Rees thus unifies Chapman's wvorks into a coherent whole wherea monventIona1 accounts on ere tapped by Alpha Kappa Gamni ootle, Georgia 1. Kennedy, Sue Gt by ODK are, left to right, Flynn H mias Fl.vnn, Bob Cameron, John All LKG Ta lina Religious Council, Pep Club, University Chorus and May Court. Sue Graves - secretary of freshman, sophomore and junior senior "Y"; secretary and critic of Euphrosynean Society; feature and co-organization editor of Garnet and Black; rush chairman and personnel chairman of Chi Omega; Dean's List two semes ters; freshman and sophomore honor rolls; recipient of South Carolina Woman's Press Division award; mehiber of honor board and named to "Who's Who." Margaret Hunter-president of junior-senior "Y"; treasurer of sophomore "Y"; secretary of Chi Omega; secretary of Alpha Ep silon Delta (honorary pre-med fraternity) and member of Euphrosynean Society. Georgia B. Kennedy-president of Delta Delta Delta; president of Euphrosynean Society; co-chair man of World University Service; member of "Y" council, Canter bury Club, Pan-Hellenic, Co-ed Association, "Y" cabinet, Beaux Arts and named to "Who's Who." Peggy Skelton-YMCA fresh man president and councilor; member of cabinet and council; member of Euphrosynean Society, honor board, student council; freshman class historian, YWA president and- Chi Omega pledge class president. Gwen Tootle - Kappa Delta, vice-presidIent; secretary, student government; cheerleader; vice president, Euphrosynean Society; menmber of Beaux Arts; Dean's ad Opinion i New Book have left an unexplained split be tween the non-dramatic poet and the playwright. "The Tragedies of George Chap man: Renaissance Ethics in Ac tion" is Prof. Rees' first book and is the result of nearly six years of careful study and intensive re search. Prof. Rees received his doctorate from Harvard Univer sity in 1951 and came to the Uni versity of South Carolina last fall from Princeton. Among the ad vanced courses to be offered under his instruction are Appreciation of Poetry, Seventeenth Century Poetry and Prose, and Literary Criticism. "'Renaissance Ethics in Action' is a scholarly yet highly readable book," stated Havilah Babcock, Head of the English Department. "It is a bold book which dares to dissent from a long accepted thesis and will doubtless provoke a deal of interest among scholars in the field. It is quite an honor to have a hook of this sort published by liarvard Univeraity Press, and the English Department congratulates )r. Rees on hisaonmplishment." F,oR a and Omicron Delta Kappa Tuesdv aves, Sarette Flake, Peggy Skelton, arrell, Harry Bozart, Bill Weston, man, Elden Dye, and Mark Buyck. p 20 M List; homecoming queen and member of Pep Club. Jo Utsey-president and pub licity chairman of Woman's Ath letic Association; treasurer, Kappa Delta Epsilon; vice-president, S. C. Student Association of Health, Physical Ed. and Recreation; vice president, Independent Girls and member of University Players. In 0. D. K.: John Altman - president of Kappa Sigma social fraternity, member of student council, mem ber of Pep Club, Sophomore "Y" cabinet, member of Inter-fraternity Council, and member of debate team Und K.S.K. Leonard Baranski-member of Pi Kappa Alpha social fraternity, B-plus average, treasurer cf Com pass and Chart, and vice-president of American Society of Civil Engineers, member of Newman Club and Pep Club. Don Clark-president of fresh man class, member of I. F. C., member of student council, treas urer of student body, and member of track team. Harry Bozardt - president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, member of freshman, sophomore, junior senior "Y" cabinets, member of Garnet and Black staff, named to "Who's Who," and member of K.S.K. Mark Buyck-member of fresh man and sophomore "Y" cabinets, associate editor of Garnet and Black, editor of Carolina Hand book, member of Kappa Alpha DR, ENNIS REES Is shown rela C He i night. Members tapped by AKG Margaret Huiter, Mary Elizabeth Tonmny Rowland, David Martin, GaInecock photo by l,andi Perry) embers social fraternity, and K.S.K. Bob Cameron-menber of "Y"; rifle team, Gamecock staff, Amer ican Society of Civil Engineers and Carolina Religious Council; has B-plus average. Elden Dye-member of fresh man, sophomore, junior - senior "Y" cabinets; member of Garnet and Black staff and I. F. C.; cheerleader president of Pep Club and member of K.S.K. Thomas Flynn-president and treasurer of Newman Club, presi dent of American Society of Civil Engineers, and member of Sigma Phi Epsilon social fraternity. Flynn Harrell-"Y" secretary; sophomore cabinet; treasurer, sec retary and president of Euphradian Society; and member of Phi Kappa Sigma social fraternity. David Martin-member of stu dent council, honor board, and "Y" cabinet; vice-president of University Chorus; secretary of Cotillion Club, nember of Phi Kappa Sigma social fraternity and K.S.K. Tronmy Rowland-business man ager of Garnet and Black, member of honor council, treasurer of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, president of I nter-fraternitY council, treasurer of Alpha Epsilon Delta and membe.- of K.S.K. Bill Weston--vice-president of junior class; member of st udent coun cilI, honor board, honor coun cil, and Sigma Alpjha Epsilon social fraternity; has H-plus aver age. King in his office in Davis College Id Russell WiI In Armory A campus-wide convocatio in the Naval Armory at 10:30 will be the main speaker. He w Registration Schedule Set February 2, 3 Registration for the spring semester will begin Wednesday, February 2, Registrar H. 0. Stro heeker has announced. Hours for this are Wednesday, 2-6, and Thursday, February 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2-5 p.m. The schedule applies to all un dergraduate students, including those who took part in the Cur riculum Counseling program in December. Priority tickets are no longer in use. On Monday, January 17, a copy of the spring schedule and a letter outlining registration plans will be put in the mailboxes for the convenience of the students. Schedules will also be distributed with registration materials. "Every effort will be made to get fall semester grades out by Monday, January 31," Mr. Stro hecker said. Professors must have final grades in by 1 p.m. the pre ceding Saturday. Students will receive their ma terial in Room 118, Barnwell Col lege, with each set of materials bearing the student's name. Sign ing up for classes will take place in LeConte and Sloan colleges. "The enrollment of new students and transfers will be heavier next semester than it was in the spring semester last year," Mr. Stro hecker stated. However, the spring enrollment will be less than the 4,317 students of the fall semester because of withdrawals and the 150 seniors who will finish in February. Students will register according to the following schedule: Wednesday, February 2 1:30 p.m., surnames U, V, W, X, Y, Z 2:00 p.m., S and T 3:00 p.m., P, Q, R 3:30 p.m., Mc, M, N, 0 4:00 p.m., I, J, K, L 4:30) p.m., G, H Thursday, F'ebruary 3 8:30 a.m., D,E, F 9:00 a.m., C 9:30 a.m., A, B 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., late regis tering old1 student.s G;raduate students will be able to obtain their registration ma terials at Room 215, Administra tion Building, at any time Wednes day afternoon anid Thursday. Debaters Travel To Agnes Scott For Tournament The university will be repre sented at the eighth annual All Southern Intercollegiate Debate Tournament. The tournament will be held January 14th and 15th at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, just outside of Atlanta. Kermit King and John Altman, recently victorious at the Univer sity of Florida's Invitational De bate Tournament held at Gains ville, will be on hand in Decatur as the affirmative team. The nega tive team will be composed of Ina Claire Guerry and Allowee Bailey. According to Professor Merrill G. Christophersen, debate coach, the tournament is one of the older ones held in the United States. It is being sponsored by the Pi Alpha oday I Speak At 10:30 ,i will be held this morning . President Donald S. Russell ill speak on the honor system at Carolina. The convocation, which will be from 10:30 to 11:10, will climax Honor Emphasis Week. Before President Russell's speech, Johnny Johnston, chairman of the honor board, and Beaufort Law, past chairman, will give short talks. Classes will run on a clipped schedule. Honor board members gave brief talks to all freshman English classes Monday and Tuesday. The purpose was to orientate freshmen with the purpose and function of the honor system, and to stimulate interest among them. Throughout the week, honor board members have visited cam pus organizations to speak on the system and to renew interest. At the beginning of the week each student received in his mail box a paper giving the Honor Pledge that each student signs upon registration at Carolina and explaining the organization of the Honor Board. It also stated in fractions of the Honor Principle, punishments, and what to do when an infraction is seen by a student. Preceding AKG and ODK tap ping ceremonies Tuesday night, members of Clariosophic Literary Society debated, Resolved: That the Honor System at Carolina should be Abolished. Taking the affirmative side were Pat Grayson and Bob Ackerman. For the nega tive were Al Tison and Ernest Lathem. No decision was reached as the debate was for the purpose of ac quainting the audience with the facts for and against the honor system as it stands at present. The affirmative team contended that the present honor principle includes cheating, but does not include other phases of honor such as stealing, lying, and destruction of property. They also said that with the apparent low standard of honor that Carolina has, when professors leave a classroom dur ing an exam or test, they are en couraging the students to cheat. The negative team stated that if a student can't stay in school by studying, and with the help of his teachers, he has no right to be here, and should be expelled if he has been passing by cheating. A fter the debate, members of the Honor Council were introduced. At this time they answered questions asked by the audience. Present members of the honor council are: John E. Johnston (chairman), Josephine Boyle (sec retary), Bill Weston, Tommy Rowland, Robert G. Bell, and Jerelyn Cunningham. Bloodmobile Visit To Be Sponsored By Blue Key Frat The spring visit of the Blood mobile to the Carolina campus will be sponsored by Blue Key honor service fraternity, Blue Key Presi dent Don Mille'- has announced. It is believed to be the first time the visit of the Bloodmobile has been handled by a student group, Miller said. President Donald Rus sell has already endorsed the project. Miller, who has donated over two gallons of blood, is chairman of the committee, and has set the goal at 600 pints of blood. "We plan to make this a really big day this year," Miller said, "with the greatest student partici pation ever." The visit will take place some time in April or May.