Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ll THE OLD AND THE NEW . Supervisor of Grounds A. E. Mackei bush on campus. The historic busi feet in diameter. The bush is locatei which has recently acquired a ne occupied a position oil the lawn of Patterson Wardlaw, who was head 4 (Staff photo by Bob Finley) Macker Ma To Beautifj At present the. University beautification program to maki in the southeast. The progra Supervisor of Grounds A. E. 1N A specialist in camellias, Macker came to the University in Septem ber 1955. Before this time he was Superintendent of Pierates Cruze .Garden in Charleston. Macker was connected with this famed garden, known as the "Home of Gold Medal Camellias," for approximately 20 years. Macker supervises the gardening of 60 acres at the University. His major concern is handling the land scape for the new buildings on campus. They are awaiting plans from the architects before pro eeding with the landscaping. Biology Aids Forty azaleas were planted as an experiment on the patio of Russell House. It is expected that numer ous camellias will also be dispersed throughout the campus. The bi ology department frequently aids the gardeners by testing the soil. According to Macker the pros pects are very good for the success of the new zoysia grass which was planted on the Horseshoe. As a re sult of the rain, the campus is ex pected to take on a "green look." A native of Worcester, Massa chusetts, Macker admits to being a "converted Yankee." He has been in the South since 1932. "I 'Sve found Columbia v'ery interesting and the people have been most co operative," he said. Hass Appeared On TV Macker has spoken on several television programs concerning the growth and care of camellias. He is a member of both the American and South Carolina Camellia Socie ties and is an honorary member of both the Men's Camellia Club ofI Charleston and the Exchange'Club. Next to gardening, Macker en joys Scouting. He has been as sociatedl with Scouts for wine time, and is iiow Neighborhood Commis stoner of four Boy Scout troops. Researcher Addresses Pharmacists Paul C. Wiesman, chief pharma cist of the Norwich Pharmacal Company, Norwich, New York, ad dressed the school of pharmacy last night. Public Relations for the Phar macist was the subject of Mr. Wiesman's talk to the group. During the academic years 1953 54 and 1954-55, Mr. Wiesman spoke to student groups in more than a bcore of colleges of phar macy in the Northeast, Southeast and Midwest. Former Retail Pharmacist He holds dlegrees an pharmacy and chemistry and was a retail pharmacist for ten years before joining the Norwich Pharmacal Company as research pharmacist. Since 1938 he has been chief phar macist in charge of new product dlevelopmnent. HIis published papers deal with product control and pilot plant operations. His talks are on how drugs are developed and mahufac The new University gardener, , stands beside the oldest camuellia stands eight feet tall and is six I on the School of Education lawn iron fence. The bush originally the South Carolina educator, Dr. f the school of education at USC. kes Plans r Campus is undergoing a three-year it one of the finest campuses m was started this year by acker. IFC Issues Rush Rules For Spring Chairman of the Rules Commit tee of the Inter-Fraternity Council, Marshall Cain, has released the rushing rules for the spring se mester. Any regularly enrolled male stu dent of the University who is not a member of a fraternity must register to be eligible to pledge in the spring semester. There will be a registration fee of 50 cents. Eight O'clock Rule All male students whc are to be rushed this semester must observe the 8 o'clock rule. This states that a rushee may not be with or even talk to a fraternity man after the hour of 8 p. ml. excep)t onl Sunday night. This rule is in effect with the opening of the semester. P'ledging will be on the basis of the preceding semester's grades for old students, and the English placement examination for new students. A rushee must have at least a "5" average on his best 12 hours of the p)revious semester or score a numerical 48 or better on the English placement examina tions. Stag Smokers Stag smokers may begin Monday, February 27, and may continue un til Wednesday, March 7. Each fra ternity is allowed three smokers which must observe the 8 o'clock rule. (A smoker is defined as a gathering of fraternity men of any one fraternity and rushees, in which there are five or more rushees present.) A silent period during which a fraternity man may not speak to or. communicate with a rushee be gins at 8 p. m. on March 7 and ends at 5 p. m. on Friday, March 9. Rushees will receive in~ the mail on the morning of March 9 bids from fraternities which wish them to join. Special Meeting The president of the Interfra ternity Council wvill call a special meeting of IFC to address and post bids in a uniform manner so as to allowv mailing of the same by the morning of March 9. Pledging will be at 5 p. m. on March 9 with the rushee going to the fraternity house of his choice at this time. Fraternity men must remain in the house for one hour from 4 :30) until 5 :30 o'clock. Parking Problem The University of Maryland and ?arolina have a common p)roblem, the needl for car parking space and a general campus hazard with traffic. TIhe l)lamondback, Mary land student newspaper, has been yampaigning for the widlening of a road on amnn. USC Debat In Miami T Carolina's debating teams won second place in the seven..round collegiate debating tournament last week in Miami. The Uni versity of Miami won the cham pionship. Entering the tournament as defending champions, the Caro lina debaters finished the com petition with a 5-2 record, losing to the Harvard and Army teams. They defeated teams i r o m Princeton, Dartmouth, Florida State University, the University of Florida, and the University of Texas. The University of Miami, with a 5-2 score, received the tourna ment trophy for the third time, thereby retiring the cup. Miami residents were selected NEW HEADS ... The two new Society are standIing in, front of til official robe, and holding literary White, fromt Anderson, president o Calhoun Thomas, Jr., from Beaul Literary Society, is on the right. Th 150th anniversary this year. YOU'LL BO WINSTON When it comes to Winston! This good flavor. Winston also comes right through . .w4 SYOLSTSCOCO IBO ers Place ournament to judge the., competition, which included 10 schools. Next week Carolina's debating teams will participate in the Marshall-Wythe debating tour nament at William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Vir ginia. The affirmative team will be Louis Cromer and Robert Bell. Bill Doar and Fred Le Clercq will be on the negative team. The tournament will include 30 schools. Awards will be pre sented for individual, pair, and school. debating. Team coaches will judge the tournament of six round meets. Preliminaries for the national debating tournament will begin in March. shields. On the left is David A. f the Euphradian Literary Society. oert, president of the Clariesophic e two societies are celebrating their TH 00 FOR THIS real tobacco flavor, college sm tasting, easy-drawing filter cig brings you a finer filter that Join the big switch to Winsto i.AR .Sr a Ensembles Will The Woodwind Ensemble and the Brass Ensemble will present a joint concert in Russell House on Friday, February 17, at 8:30 p. m. The ensembles were organized last fall under the direction of band director Donald L. Bansch Buy it i[ hand 6 bottle e CIGA R ET TE I -- >kers are going for trette brings you full, rich orks so well the flavor Present Concert He bach. Members of the Brass Ensemble are trumpets, Carl McMath, Tom my Isbell, Edgar Bazemore, and Walker Beddoes; trombones, John Mitchum and Melba Corley; bari - P the Y1 arton M i.T L(E CIGARETT re Next Friday tone, Gregory Stone; and bass, Buddy Millard. The Woodwind En semble is made up of clarinets, Harry Orr, Jerry Sanders, John Greer, and Ray Doughty; oboe, Ed Rouffy; and flute, Ozols Juris. ONM A T WI1O