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47TH YEAR BLUE KEY ELECTS, OF PUBLICATION PG 8 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLVIII, No. 28 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 20, 1955 Campus 0 Briefs AKG Elects New officers of Alpha Kappa Gamma, national honorary leader ship fraternity, were elected at the organization's banquet, Wednes day. They are Margaret Hunter, president; Louise Poston, vice president; Patsy Penney, secre tary; Mary Elizabeth Ariail, treas urer; Catherine McClain, historian; and Mary Wise Rixey, scholarship chairman. * . * Invitations Arrive Invitations and calling cards for seniors are now in the book store, Ben Fowler, manager, said Wed nesday. Seniors should pick them up immediately so that they can be mailed on time. * * -* Clariosophic Chooses Heads Harry Chapman of Greenville has been elected president of the Clariosophic Literary Society. Monty Hormel is the new vice president of the group. Other officers elected at a recent meeting are: Robert Ackerman, critic; John McCracken, secretary; Calhoun Thomas, treasurer; Glen Pelletier, sergeant at arms; and Pat Treacy, publicity director. * * * Sandlapper Meets The staff of the Sandlapper will meet today at 5 o'clock in the Gamecock office in McCutchen House. Anyone who was not present at the last meeting and would be interested in joining the staff is requested to attend. A discussion of next year's prospec tive issues will be held and a progress report will be given. * * * ODK Names .Officers David Merline of Anderson has been elected president of the Omicron Delta Kappa honor fraternity. He succeeds Jack Can tey. Other officers elected to serve for the fall semester were: vice president, William Weston III, Columbia; secretary, Warren Grif fin, Gadsden, Ala.; treasurer, Ralph Lpwis, Alumni secretary and faculty advisors, Dr. M. B. Seigler, Dr. R. D. Ochs, and Ralph Lewis. * * * Maxcy Group Elects Ernest Lane of Lynchburg was recently re-elected president of Maxcy Brotherhood for the fall semester. Roy Hudgens, also of Lynchburg, was chosen vice-presi dent. Other officers elected were: Terry Miller, secretary; Heyward Williams, treasurer; Jack Pen darvis, historian and rush chair *man; Curtis Suggs, publicity chair man; Herb McFarland, social. chairman; and Don Williford and Frank Beasley, advisors to the president. Honorary The university will confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws upon Secretary of State John Foster Dutlles, Congressman James P. Richards, and J. Ross Hanahan, Charleston industrialist and civic leader, at graduation exercises on Monday, June 6, Pres ident Donald Russell announced last week. Both Congressman Richards and Mr. Hanahan are natives of South Carolina and graduates of the university. Secretary Dulles will make the commencement address. A total of 568 academic degrees and certificates will be awarded, and commissions will be presented to Naval and Air Force students who have completed their training In ROTC units at the university. D)ulles Assignments Mr. Dulles has held a variety of diplomatic assignments since he btzan his public career as a mem ber nf the secretariat of the Hague Peace Conference of 190'7. Appointed Secretary of State by President-elect Eisenhower In 1952, Mr. Dulles has conducted a program which hna been genneally McClung Is New Editor Of Gamecock Carolyn McClung of Lexington, Virginia, a sophomore in the School of Journalism, has been named editor-in-chief of the Game cock for next year, Dr. Havilah Babcock,- chairman of the board of publications, has announced. Miss McClung has been society editor, campus editor, and man aging editor of the Gamecock. She succeeds Jack Bass of North as -ditor. Patsy Penney of Columbia, a journalism school sophomore, has >een promoted to managing editor. She has been campus editor, news :ditor, and assistant managing editor. Kat Anthony, past assis ..ant business manager, will be the .ew business manager. 'Other staff editors are Dew James of Loris, past feature editor .nd news editor, as assistant nanaging editor; Herbert Bryant of Columbia, news editor; Pat Treacy of New York City, campus editor; Walter Johnson of An drews, sports editor; Sid Badger of Taylors, assistant sports editor; Kay Oxner of Columbia, feature editor; and Linda Cauthen of Charleston, society editor. Assistant business manager will )e Carol Shockey of Aiken; Steve 3aumrind of Charleston, circula :ion manager; Tom Walker of Spartanburg, cartoonist. The new editors were announced it the Gamecock's banquet at laurel Hill last week. Guest ;peaker at the banquet was Dr. Daniel W. Hollis, university his torian. Dr. Hollis discussed the develop nent of the literary mediums at ,he university. Student news >apers and magazines are poten .ial excellent recorders of history .nd are very valuable to the his .orian, he said. Post Office Wants Address Changes Students and faculty members who will be away from their present addresses this summer are requested to file a change-of address notice with the university post office. Those who want their magazine subscriptions to follow promptly should notify the magazines di rectly of the change. Each publisher should be sent the present and summer address, and should be notified of the starting and ending dates if the change is for the summer only. Magazines should be notified at least four weeks in advance, if possible. Change-of-address cards may be obtained from the post office. To Awai Degrees acceptable to both Democrats and Republicans. Previously he has served as Republican advisor on foreign affairs td the Democratic administration. Between World Wars I and II, Mr. Dulles had a brilliant legal career interrupted by service as RISCEIVE DEGREES . .. The e doctor of lawa degrees upIOnl Congr Hannahan, and Seretary of State J eercise. Jn. 6. Plans I FINE ARTS BUILDING ... The $300,000 building will be located in Alumni Day Set June 4 Alumni Day will be held Sat urday, June 4, Alumni Secretary Ralph Lewis has announced. Alum ni will register at general alumni headquarters on the Horseshoe in front of the alumni office in Lieber College after 9:30 a.m. Alumni will be given class identification badges, programs, and luncheon tickets at registration. From 10-11 a.m. President and Mrs. Russell will entertain with a coffee hour at the president's house. Informal reunions of classes will take place on t\e Horseshoe at 12:00. The alumni will organize into class groups and go to the new Carolina Student House for lunch in the dining hall. The Alumni luncheon will be the first event to take place in the yet unfinished student activities cen ter on Melton Field. At 3:00 p.m. former Carolina students will be conducted on a tour of the campus exhibits of schools and departments and the Geology Museum. An alumni exhibit has been set up especially for alumni in the South Caroliniana Library. After wards a garden party will be held in back of the library to climax the campus tours and the alumni day. rd Three In June legal advisor on the Polish plan of financial stabilization In 1927, and as American representative to the Berlin Debt Conference in 1933. UN Charter Mr. Dulles played an Important S(Continued on page 8) nIversmity will confer three honorary essman Jamefi P. Richards, 3. Roe hn Foster DutIes at comneentn or Fin {~ university will construct a fine art s the university arboretum. Air Force Presented '] The Air Force ROTC held its annual Awards Day at 11 a.m., Tuesday, on DavIs Field, followed by a parade and review for the visiting dignitaries and award winners. The Columbia Rotary Club Awards, inaugurated two years ago, were presented by club presi dent David G. Ellison, Jr., to squadron eight and cadet major Thomas L. Thomason, squadron eight commander. The squadron was judged by cadet and regular officers to be the outstanding squadron for the year 1954-1955. The Air Force Association Medal for outstanding leadership went to Cadet Colonel William F. Mar shall, Jr., commanding officer of the ROTC wing. The Sears Lead ership Trophy was presented to Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Roy D. Thornton, Jr., and the Outstanding Service Medal went to Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Lee Roy Jack son, Jr. The American Society of Mili tary Engineers Gold Medal Award was present to cadet staff ser geant James D. Parrish, and the Literary Societies Slate Joint 150 Year Celebration The campus literary societies will celebrate their 150th birthday next year jointly with distin guished personages and alumni from all over the country, Monty Hormel, member of the planning committee, said Monday. Mr. Hormel said both the Euphradian society and the Clario sophic society were inviting their slumni to attend the celebration. No date has been set for the event, but It is scheduled for first semester next year. Outstanding speakers are sched aled to speak at the event and Jisplays of relics relating to the aistory of the societies will be dis played at South Caroliniana Li >rary. Matthew Stephenson, Clario aophic, and Flynn Hlarrell, Eu >hradlan, are co-chairmen of the >lanning committee. Other mem ers of the committee are: Bob tekerman, Tommy Thomas, Rob art Cary, and Monty Hormel of the 'lariosophic Society and David W.hite, Ted Drucker, Don Katz, md William Schooler of the Cuphradian Society. NOTICE!! A ll4 books are hue at the McKissick Library by Friday, May 27, for the ending of the semester, Mrs. Caroline Ryan, circulation librarian, has an e Arts building housing music, drama at wards [o ROTC Republic Aviation Avard was given to cadet James E. Lathem. Other awards presented were the Convair Award, which went to cadet Andral P. Faris, Jr., and the Outstanding Junior Award, given to cadet Frank H. Simpson, Jr. The Outstanding Bandsman Medal for an advanced cadet wgs presented to Hal H. Crosswell, Jr., and the same award ~ for a basic cadet went to Richard E. Tindell. Scholastic Achievement Medals went to Ronald S. Wise, freshman cadet, James C. Robinson, sopho more cadet, and James D. Parish, junior cadet. Outstanding Sopho more Awards went to Henry J. Allen, Jr., Glenn M. Head, William P. Melton, and Ray D. Newman, Jr. The Rifle Team Medals for out standing service to that organiza tion went to Cadet Lt. Colonel Lee Roy Jackson, Jr., team captain, Cadet Hal H. Crosswell, Jr., Cadet Charles E. Kolb, Jr., Cadet Le land E. Littell, Cadet Marion O. McNinch, and Cadet Stephen R. Ostrow. CVA Elects Fall Semester Officers At the bi-monthly Carolina Vet erans Association meeting Thurs day, May 11, fall officers were elected, according to Bob Thomp son, outgoing secretary. HIeywvard McDonald was elected president for the fall semester. Other officers elected wvere: Bob Thompson, vice-president; Tom Lydon, secretary; Bob Smith, treasurer, and Phil Jones, parlia mentarian. In addition fall semester memn bers of the executive committee were elected. Ben Bass, Hugh Bell, Herb Bryant, John Merrill, Don Shaw and Gray Swingle were elected to the committee. 2 From Council To Attend Meet Student body president D)on Clark and council member Mark Buyck will represent the univer sity at a convention of the Na tional Student Council Association next August. The convention will be held in Minneapolis, Minn. August 21-81. Expenses of the Carolina delegates at the convention will be paid by the university. Student councils from colleges all over the country will be repre sented at the conventin. Buildii id arti by the fall of 1956. The Rushing For Men Will Begin Sept. 16 Fall rushing for men will begin on the first full day of classes next year, Friday, September 16, Mar shall Cain, president of Inter fraternity Council, has announced. Rushing will last for 30 days until Saturday, Oct. 15. A registration table will be set up in the registration line during the entire enrollment period, and all students who wish to take part in rushing must register at this time. The list will be held open for any additions until the last day of September. At this time the list becemes final and a stu (lent whose name does not appear on the list may not be rushed or pledged until after October 17. The silent period will last from 5 p.m. Saturday, October 15, until pledging at 5 p.m. Monday, Oc tober 17. In order to be pledged a student must be enrolled in 12 semester hours, exclusive of Air and Naval Science, band and orientation. Each fraternity will be allowed three smokers and one rush party, which may last until 1 a.m., Mr. Cain said. Smokers must end by 8 p.m. A fraternity not having a smoker or party wvill not, in any way, have contact with any rushee after 5 p.m. on any day except Sunday. Sundays will be open until 10 p.m. All rushing bids will be sent out in a uniform manner at a special meeting of the council. Any violation of the rushing rules, desired to be reported, must be submitted in wvriting to the president of the council within 48 hours after the offense. The council shall determine the degree of violation except in cases where the degree of punishment is pro vidled for in the by-laws. A'PTENTION MALE STUD)ENTS The following notice has been sent out by Hugh Bell, housing manager: "All students living on the horseshoe now, who want the same rooms they are now occu pying for next fall, may come in the housing office and sign up for them. "D)ue to the renovating to be done throughout the campus this summer there will be no fall reservations made for the boys. However, If you will come by the housing office be fore leaving for summer vaca tion, we hope we will be able to tell you something definite. "Your cooperation Is needed in this matter, and I'm sure if we all work together everyone will he well satisfied and com fortable forth falsemester-" ig Told Music, Art, Drama Unit Set By 1956 By PATSY PENNEY Assistant Managing Editor Music, drama and arts will soon have a home. Plans released this week by Dr. W. H. Patterson, dean of administration, call for the chree university departments to .>e housed in a new fine arts suilding by the fall of 1956. The $300,000 new building will oe erected in the university abore tum on the corner of Blossom and Pickens Streets, facing Blossom. Plans call for a modernistic design to carry out the theme of the student union building. Lyles, Bissett, Carlisle, and Wolff of Columbia are the archi tects. The contract for the build ing will be let in mid-July with construction scheduled to begin in the late summer. The two-story building will con sist of two units connected by a small walkway, giving an L shaped effect. It will be built of brick, light-colored manufactured stone, concrete block, and . rein forced structural steel. Subterranean Music Rooms Sixteen subterranean music practice rooms will be located in ,he right hand wing. They will be sound-proof and air conditioned. On the second floor of the wing will be a combined lobby and gal ery, two offices, painting, design, 'nterior decorating, lecture, arts nd crafts, and ceramics rooms for the art department. The left hand wing of the build 'ng will contain an auditorium 38 )y 48 feet, seating approximately ?00 people with a stage 30 by '0 feet. It will be located on the ?irst floor. Sliding doors will open 'n to the exterior from the audi orium. Also on the first floor will be a lobby, a practice TV control -oom, dressing rooms, band and )ractice room, and a piano storage "oom. Six studios, a library, and )ffice, all for the drama depart ment, will be located on the second floor. Passageway Connects Units The passageway connecting the wo units will be bordered on the first floor level by equipment "-ooms. On the upper level it will )pen on to a paved patio. The building will be entered 'oming down Pickens hill on the secondi floor. The Blossom Street 'ntrance wvill be on the first floor. "The building is being designed 'and located to save a maximum 'umber of trees and shrubs," Dr. Patterson said. This is one reason ror a two-unit b)uilding rather than 'ne complete building. The present fish pond will also remain. The room vacated in Barnwell College by the art department will 'e turnedl over to the psychology andl philosophy department, Dr. Patterson said. No plans have 'een made as yet for Lieber Col 'ege, the present location of the music diepartment. The newly organized drama department has 'leen operating in the Carolina playhouse, home of the student -rganization the Carolina Players. Aboretum to Remain Intact The aboretum was purchased by 'he university in the 1930's with 'unds provided by the Columbia Resqui - centennial Commission, hecaded by former State Senator James H. Hammond. Its main gate was dlonated by the family of A. C. Moore for whom the garden is named. Two side gates were given biy garden clubs and the brick for the walls donated by the Guignard Brick Works of Columbia. The 'rates andi main walls will remain. Many plants and trees, particu larly hollies, were given to the university by garden clubs and nrivate individuals. The large majority of these will remain. The garden was developed to its nresent status by Mathematics Professor E. C. Coker, now re tired, chairman of the buildings and grounds committee at that time