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47TH YEAR OF PUBUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLVI-. M No. 15 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 11, 1955 . 1 o Campus Briefs Fellowship open Five fellowships up to' $4,000 each are open to students who hold a degree in one of the huinanities, social sciences, or American studies. The fellowships are for study and research in the field bf early American culture at the University of Delaware and the Henry Francis DuPont Winterthur Museum. Annual grants up to $2,000 each will be made for two years' study to candidates for the degree of Master of Arts. Students who wish to apply should see Prof. Edmund Yagh Jian, head of department of Fine Arts. All applications should be filed by March 15, 1955. * * * Co-ed Meeting Co-ed Association will hold its next regular meeting Feb. 16th at 5 p.m. in Sims Music Room. The program of slides on Europe will be presented by Payne Bouk night. Co-ed's new officers are: Mary Wise Rixey, president; Beth Tyler, vice-president; Patsy Mel lette, secretary; Ann McElwee, treasurer; Carol Knight, chaplain, and Ann Smarr, reporter. ELS Wants Members Epsilon Lambda Sigma, local honorary engineering fraternity, wishes to announce that It will entertain applications for mem bership. The applicant must be an engineering student with 60 credits and an overall 3.0 average. Applications should be sent to Box 3924. * * S Maxey Elects Maxcy Brotherhood has recently elected new officers for the spring term. Those elected are: Ernie Lane, president; Curtis Suggs, vice-president; Terry Mil ler, secretary; Julian Branham, treasurer; Herb McFarland, social chairman; Ben Bass, publicity chairman; Jack Pendarvis, his torian; Ray Hudgei and Billy Medlin, advisory board, and Oharles Clayburn, athletic direc tor. * * * Pep Club Elects Virgil Duffy has been elected rresident of the Pep Club for the spring semester succeeding Eldon Dye. Other -officers elected are: Bob Oberlea, vice-president; Margaret Roff, secretary; Allen Johnson, treasurer and John Smith, ser geant-at-arms. e B a Phones Back The two free telephones in Maxcy lobby and on the first floor of Preston, which were taken out of service when they were dam aged by vandals, are being put into service again, according to Dr. William H. Patterson, deat of administration. The phone in Preston, which was torn from the wall, has al ready been replaced. The Maxcy lobby phone was taken out of service when vandals cut the wires. * * * New Reporters The Gamecock added six new reporters to its reporting staff this week. The reporters will serve during the spring semester. They are: Timmy Timmons, Columbia; Jim Brandon, Cramer ton, N. C., Pat Roberts, Delray Beach, -Fla.; Barbara Ratliff, Wadesboro, N. C.; Kay Oxner, Columbia, and Roy Williams, Sul livan's Island. Activities Committee To Consider Requests The Committee on Student Activities will meet at 4 p.m. - in the trustees' room, Admini strative Building, on Monday, February 14th, to consider requests for allotment of the spring term activities fee. Any organization not now included and desiring to be heard should make arrangements immedi ately through the office of the D)ean of Women to have a renreseantative prent. Gamecock Announces New Staff Bass, McClung Named Spring Term Editors Jack Bass of North, a junior in the school of journalism, has been named editor of the Game cock for the spring semester, Dr. Havilah Babcock, faculty member in charge of student publications, has announced. Bass, who has served as re porter, sports editor and manag ing editor, succeeds journalism senior Bill Leggitt of Memphis, Tenn. Carolyn McClung of Lexington, Va., has been promoted to the position of managing editor. She has formerly been reporter, so ciety editor and campus editor. Patsy Penney of Columbia, past reporter, campus editor and news editor, has been named the new assistant managing editor. D. J. Salley of Orangeburg, will remain as business manager for the spring semester. Other staff selections announced Bill Bruce, Gaffney, assistant were: business manager; Dew James, Loris, news editor; Herbert Bryant, Columbia, campus editor; Bertha Gardner, Columbia, society editor; Bobby Alford, Pamplico, sports editor; Louise Matthews, Denmark, circulation manager; Ben McElveen, Lynchburg, fea ture editor; and Mike Lovejoy, Wilbraham, Mass., exchange edi tor. ODK Names Heads At Winter Banquet The ODK winter banquet was held on Jan. 14th at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church on Blanding Street. The Reverend Arthur Martin was the principal speaker. His address was "Obliga tions of Leadership." New spring officers for ODK were announced at the banquet. John M. Cantey was named president, Bill Todd, vice-president and Daniel B. McIntyre, secre tary. Ralph Lewis, advisor and treasurer, Dr. Robert D. Ochs, faculty advisor, Dr. Milledge B. Seigler, faculty advisor, will con tinue to serve in their same capacities. Old Hitchin On Top Of In place of the usual brass ball that adorns the top of Maxcyl Monument there was an antique hitching post statue on top of the monument Tuesday, February 1st. The statue weia'hing over 100 pounds and about three feet tall was taken from the lawn of a residence on Kilbourne Road. The brass ball was found in Dean R. L. Sumwalt's front yard, accord ing to campus police chief Colie B. Bundrick. Last fall the same statue was found in a campus fraternity house. At that time the owner was notified and picked it up. Chief Bundrick says the ball was damaged pretty badly and will have to be repaired before it can be returned to its position atop the monument. Dr. Win. H. Patterson, dean of administration, said he doesn't know when the brass ball will be returned. The ball that was found in Dean Sumnwalt's front yard is the second one that has occupied the topmost position on the Maxcy Monument since it was placed in the center of the old Horse Shoe campus 128 years ago. Last year the old brass ball was stolen by "Mr. Chips." "Mr. Chips" wrote a letter to the edi tor of the Gameegek at that time and explained that the braan ball NEW GAMECOCK STAFF loo& editor; Carolyn McClung, managi ing, left to right, are Herbert Bry circulation manager; Ben McElvec editor. (Gamecock staff photo by New Wor Opens; Il The new woman's dormitory on Bull Street, built at a cost of approximately $450,000, was opened at the beginning of the spring semester. The building houses only freshmen. An open house will probably be held in the middle of February if rooms have been entirely decor ated by that time, Arney R. Childs, dean of women, said. A fence, Mrs. Childs said, was the only feature of the new build ing remaining to be built. It will probably consist of a one-and-one half-foot cement base with a four Football Staf Coach From Francis Anthony "Blackie" Johnston has been named to the coaching staff of the Game cocks, announced head coach Rex Enright. Johnston is a graduate of Notre Dame and a native of Chicago. Johnston is. 25 years old and will work with the line. Hank Bartos will remain head line coach. Johnston was a varsity guard at Notre Dame in 1949 and 50. He won letters both years. After graduation he went into the armed services for three years. Upon his return he was named assistant freshman foot ball coach at Notre Dame and Lg Post Stat Maxcy Mo hadn't been harmed and that it would be returned as soon as "efficient service is instituted at the depository." It was signed "Mister Chips." The ball was returned on the night of President Russell's birth clay party. In the meantime an ather ball was being made. The new sphere was placed more THE THREE-FOOT-TALL hI;e Maxcy Monument Tueasday, Februm Chief Cole B. Bundelek's office. pollee officer A. D. Anderson Is i photo) ,s over pixs-Seated, left to right, ar g editqr; Jack Bass, editor, and Ber mt, campus editor; Jimmy Salley, hi -n, feature editor; Bobby Alford, sp Landis Perry) nen's Dor lll House foot wrought iron fence and may i run around the entire block of I women's dormitories. The three-story building, which faces Wade Hampton dormitory, houses approximately 150 girls. Regulations in the new dormitory are similar to those in the other 1 two buildings. The second sem ester freshmen with good reports have the same privileges as upper I classmen. Those with bad reports I have received "green cards" and are allowed only three dates a week. *Landscaping of the new build f Adds Line -Notre Dame Terry Brennan was head frosh coach. When Brennan was I chosen as head varsity coach t last season, Johnston was named i head freshman coach. Johnston will report Sunday r in time for winter practice. Coach Enright said of John ston, "he is an aggressive, hard f type individual, and I'm sure he's going . to help us." Before entering Notre Dame "Blackie" attended Leo High School in Chicago. There he played fullback. During his freshman year at Notre Dame he was switched to guard. He became a starter in 1949 and weighed 185 pounds. ue Found nument securely on top of the monument than the first one had been. The ball on the monument has long been the object of student pranks. At intervals, since thet monument was unveiled in 1827, it has been painted a rainbow of r colors. About 1909 the entire d monument was painted a bright a pink. I js d C t t a b hing post statue found atop the d ry 1, is shown in Campus Pollee C [hief Bundrick is seated, campus anding at right. (Gamecock staff d Patsy Penny, assistant managing tha Gardner, society editor. Stand isiness manager; Louise Matthews, Drts editor, and Dew James, news m itory 150 ng Wook place over the semester iolidays. An attempt was made n the court side to match up vth the shrubbery in front of ;ims. Here, pittosporums, tea lives, sasanquas, and azaleas, vhich should bloom this year, iave been planted. On the infirmary side, the land caping is more formal. At the ngles of the building a few Bur ordi Hollies and a large number if Ilex Rotundifolia, which re emble small boxwoods, were set ut. The office of the housemother, Irs. Hattie S. Witte, and a small aiting room are located on the ront of the building. Three wait ng rooms are located on the Bull treet side, with the remainder f the room taken up by bed ooms. Each bedroom contains two uilt-in beds, with storage space inderneath. There are two closets ri each room with sliding doors ihich have, on one side, a large airror, a cabinet, and storage pace. Spaces for clothes snd hoes are on the other side. In ront of the window is a built-in esk for two. A telephone list of the new ormitory follows: South side-first floor, 244 and -9486 (pay phone); second floor, 26; third floor, no inside phone ;9448. Office-494. North side-first floor, 297; econd floor, 219; third floor, 213. Debate Workshop fo Be Held Here The university will sponsor a )ebate Workshop Saturday, Feb. 9th, in the university chapel, Dr. L. G. Christophersen announced aday. The workshop will be presented i conjunction with the extension ivision, department of English nd the Pi Kappa Delta debate raternity of the university. High ehool and college English and ramatics departments throughout be state have been invited to articipate. Dr. Christophersen, university ebate coach, will open the meet ig as leader of a panel discussion "United States and World 'ree Trade." Included on the anel are F. E. McEachern, as stant dlirector of the extension ivision; and Kermit King of ameron, John Altman of Cha?les mn, and Ted Drucker of Denmark, II university students. Practice debates between at mnding schools will be featured t both the morning and afternoon essions. The topic for debate will e "Resolved: That the federal overnment should Initiate a olicy of free trade among na ions friendly to the United tates." These will be non ecision debates with critiques by ompetent judges. This is the third year that the ebate workshop has been held at he universtyw. D0 Disciplima Causes D Of Paper A meeting of the 12-man ald Russell, Discipline Commi and Gamecock editor Jack B cision Wednesday as to whe should release its results to t] will be held next Wednesday. The problems arose when Mr. Karesh declined to divulge any information to the Gamecock o a recent case in which three students were indefinitely sus pended. He would neither offi. cially verify or deny the matter when called by the Gamecock news department. He said the Disci pline Committee's official inter pretation of its duties was that they had neither the duty or the right to release information tc anyone other than higher author ities, these being the president and the board of trustees. Chairman Karesh Won't Comment On Suspensiom A report that three students have been suspended indefinitely from the university on charges ol "official misconduct" has beer verified by President Donald Rus sell. Discipline Committee Chair man Coleman Karesh refused t< comment on the case. The suspension will go down on the official records of the students. Engineers' Lab Annex Is Planned Plans for a $130,000 addition to the School of Engineering labo ratory on Green Street have beer announced by W. H. Patterson, dean of administration. The annex will also be connected with a renovated Steward's Hall. Construction of the building, designed by Lyles, Bissett, Car lisle, and Wolff of Columbia, will begin before March 1st and will be completed by September 1, 1955. Low bidder for the contract, which will be awarded after the Board of Trustees meets on Feb. 15th, is C. G. Shockley Company of Columbia. This is the same comparty which built the new woman's dormitory. Office of Dean The three-story unit will consist of class rooms, drafting rooms, and the office of the dean of the School of Engineering. Civil, chemical, and mechanical engineering offices will be located in Steward's Hall, primarily or the second floor. The faculty din ing room on the first floor of the cafeteria will be made into a student library. The kitchen area will become a large chemical laboratory with the student din ing area being divided into other laboratories. Electrical engineering will oc cupy the present engineering lab~ into which they moved last Sep tember. Present Location At present, the School of Engi neering is located in the labora tory on Green Street, 916 Main Street, and in Hamilton College. The space vacated in Hamilton will probably be turned over te the mathematic and physics de partments, Dr. Patterson said. Ne plans have been made for 91( Main. .Other Cons.truction Other construction on the cam pus seems to be proceeding or schedule, Dr. Patterson said. The student union building, whiph ii acheduled for completion in May however, has been hampered bI bad weather. The boys' dormitory alreads under construction should be com pleted by September. Eight new units for which the contract wil be let after Feb. 15th will b< comnletedab ebrary.. ..aO. ry Action iscussion Rights faculty council, President Don ttee Chairman Coleman Karesh ass failed to reach a final de ther the Discipline Committee be Gamecock. Another meeting Mr. Bass then went to President Russell who suggested that both sides list their arguments before the Faculty Council. Gamecock Position The Gamecock stated this posi tion that the paper did not care about printing names of students found guilty but that the Game cock felt that the facts should be set down in print to end idle gossip and rumor and that other students might think twice before committing some foolish act. He later added that suppression of the news would be worse public relations than printing it. Mr. Karesh said the Discipline Committee felt it had no authority to divulge its actions except to the dean of men and the registrar who notified the student and to the president and board of trustees. He said the committee would give out information if it was authorized to do so by higher officials. Would Add Punishment He then raised the question as to whether the results should be published and would not publish ing add to the punishment. He gave his opinion that practically the entire student body finds out when action was taken and who the guilty parties are and that publishing would only bring the news to the outside world. He said his personal opinion on the matter was that printing disciplinary action cannot have any other effect than to bring disrepute upon the university. He added that he felt some consistant policy should be followed. Mr. Bass then agreed a con sistant policy should be set, but said he felt suppression of the news would be worse public rela tions than printing the facts. He also said that there was a student member on the committee, that students are being tried and that the student body had a right to know of convictions. Honor Board Action Printed In reply to a question by Dean of Business Administration S.'M. Derrick, Mr. Bass replied that the Gamecock prints results of action taken by the honor board but makes no identification of stu dents other than to name the number involved. The type of fense involved and extent of the penalty are also reported, he said. Dean of the Faculty Orin R. Crow, a former Gamecock editor, said the Gamecock did not print information detrimental to an individual's character in the years of his association with the paper. Possibility of Libel President Russell, Mr. Karesh and Dean of Law Samuel L. Prince offered comment on the possibility of a libel suit being brought against the Gamecock. They said the Gamecock would probably receive immunity but there was some possibility the editor could be charged if libelous statements were to be printed. Members of the faculty counel are eight deans appointed by the president and four' professors elected by the faculty. The mem bers are Orin F. Crow, dean of the faculty; Arney R. Childs, dean of women; Robert L. Sum walt, dean of the School of Engi neering; Chester C. Traveistead, dean of the School of Education; Jesse B. Jackson, dean of men; Samuel M. Derrick, dean of the ISchool of Business Administra tion; Robert H. Wienefeld, dean of Arts and Science; Wilfrid H!. Callcott, dean of Graduate School; Havilah Babcock of the English D)epartment; Robert H. Morrison, -acting dean of the School of Pharmacy; H. W. Davis of the I Chemistry Department, and James T. Penney of the Biology Depart ment