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48th YEAR ALLAMEICA OF PUBLICATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Volume XLVIXn No. 1Q 11 TIRT A Qnin e A onr num 1. AM" Cumpus ' DrifSs ., Skin Divers to Organize A meeting to organize a skin divers club will be held Friday, March 16, at 8 p.m. at 614 Holland Ave., Cayce, residence of Jack & Mangold. All students interested are re quested to notify Mangold at Box 2624, campus. No experience is necessary. About 15 people have indicated they will attend so far, according to Mangold. " " " Book Is Lost A book intitled "Nuclear Phys ics," by Irving Kaplan was lost on the ground floor of Russell House last week. If anyone has found this book he is asked to leave a notice in Box 777 or notify the Physics Department. " " " Report Songfest Titles Fraternities and sororities par ticipating in Songfest this year must hand in the titles of the songs they will sing by March 15. Song titles are to be mailed to Carol Knight, AKG Songfest chairman, Box 2371. " " " 44 IFC Officers to Meet A meeting of state executive officers of the International Rela tions Club to make plans for their regional convention next fall will y be held tomorrow in Russell House at 10 A.M. Charles Bushong, regional ad visor, will attend the meeting with the officers to discuss plans for the convention which will be held at the University. Phi Betas Hear Speech By Patterson The University chapter of Phi Beta Kappa heard the value of scholarship emphasized by a suc cessful Florida attorney at their 179th anniversary celebration Tuesday night. Giles J. Patterson, Chester na tive and USC graduate, spoke to members and undergraduate stu -' dents of the University who have shown unusual proficiency in aca demies during the past semester. Member of Florida Bar Patterson, a member of the Florida bar for 42 years, defined scholarship as the "search for truth, the noblest concept of the hnman soul." The measure of a tscholar, stated Patterson, "is the ;e made of his scholarship by the kossesser." He stressed that knowledge is not to be measured in terms of rinancial success, but by its use ia public service." "The educated man holds a posi tion of confidence and trust, and is therefore obligated to the best interest of his clients." Supporting this point, Patterson cited Pliny's report of the old Roman legal precedent whereby a lawyer who betrayed the confidence of a client was liable for the charge against his client. Student's Needs Commenting on the constitu tional issues facing the South at ypis time, Patterson set these s tandards for the contemporary Sstudent: "He must educate him self to a better understanding of government, and a real, strong faith in democracy." Senior Suspended For Skit Conduct At a discipline committee meeting Monday, a senior was auspended until the spring of 1957 for improper conduct in one of the skits at Boys' Stunt Night, according to the disci pnary committee. May Day Orchestra Is Named By Jerry McGuire Staff Writer Les Elgart and his band will play for the May Day Dance this year, Marshall Cain, chairman of the May Day Dance Committee, has Lnnounced. The dance will be held the night of Monday, April 30, and ticket price is three dollars per couple. May Day, which is held each year at the University, will take place Tuesday, May 1, aecording to Virgil Duffie, general chairman for May Day. Plans are being -nade for the annual occasion. Coronation Is Climax The climax of the day will be the .oronation of the May Queen, which is to be sponsored by the Kappa Sigma Kappa honorary fra ternity. Nominations for queen are being nade by sororities and the inde nendent girls of the campus. The judges will select three candidates it the beauty pageant, which will be held Thursday evening at eight n Russell House auditorium. In an election next month, the ;tudent body will choose the queen ?rom the three girls selected by the judges. Annual Distribution Other events of the day include the distribution of the Garnet and Black, the Carolina annual. A lunch will be given during the day with KSK in charge of the prepar ations. The Omicron Delta K a p p a honorary fraternity will conduct .he awards day program. At that ime, awards will be presented by both campus organizations and University departments. Highlighting the program will be the presentation of the Alger non Sidney Sullivan award. This award is bestowed annually upon the man and woman of the gradu ating class who have displayed the nost loyalty and devotion to the University during their four years. Pie Throwing Contest A Pie Throwing Contest will be held by Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity. During the contest, any student or 'aculty member can challenge any me on the campus to see who gets to throw a pie at the other. The highest bidder will get to throw 'he pie. Last year, the proceeds from the contest went to buy a television set for the girls' wing of the infirm ary. The proceeds will go to another similar cause again this year. Two English I Receive Felloi Two University students who are wvorking on their Ph.D. degrees in English have received grants from the Southern Fellowship Fund for the 1956-57 academic year, Dr. Havilah Babcock, head of the Eng lish department, announced this year. Recipients of the grants are Nancy D. McLaurin and Mrs. W. D. Workman, Jr., both of Columbia. The fellowship provides a sti pend of $1,500 and a tuition sup Night Enrollment I8 Average For Spring Three hundred and ninety-five students have enrolled in night school here, according to A. P. Gary, director of the extension division. This is about average for the spring semester which usually has a decreased enrollment over the fall, said Mr. Gary. There are 31 classes being of fered and most of the students have enrolled in two or more mak ing a total of 588 courses being taken. Approximately 30 men from nearby Army and Air Force bases have enrolled. Two hundred men at Shaw Air Force base have been attending night school at the base through the University extension division. Courses in English, mathematics, psychology, history, and accounting are being offered v'vaJA.auANB.U Dr. Frederick Pottle Literature Series Is This Month Dr. Frederick A. Pottle of Yale University will present a series of lectures on English literature at the University this month. An authority on James Boswell, Dr. Pott!e is widely respected as a literary critic. "Dr. Pottle's lectures on the his tory of the Boswell papers are as absorbing as a detective story. The University is fortunate in having a visiting lecturer who is the most eminent authority on what is gen :rally acknowledged as the world's best-known biography," said Havi lah Babcock, head of the English department, in announcing the series. He has edited a series of volumes based upon the personal papers of Boswell, best known as the biog rapher of Samuel Johnson but a literary figure of importance in his own right. The dates and titles of Dr. Pot t!e's lectures are: "The History of the Boswell Papers," March 12, 8 p. m.; "The New Critics, Their Virtues and Defects," March 13, 11, a. in.; "Boswell Revalued," March 19, 8 p. in.; and "A Proposed New Method for Teaching English Lit erature," March 20, 11 a. mn. All lectures will be held in Rus sell House auditorium. The public is cordially invited to attend. Dr. Pottle is the author of "The Literary Career of James Bos wel!," "Boswell's London Jour nal," "Boswell in Holland," "Bos well on the Grand Tour," "The Idiom of Poetry," and other books. He holds honorary degrees from the University of Glasgow, Colby College, and Rutgers University. nstructors ship Grants plemnent. The purpose of the fellow ship program is "the advancen.~ent of teaching and scholarship in col leges and universities in the south ern area."~ Recipients to Remain Here Recipients may enroll in a grad uate school of their choice. Miss McLaurin and Mrs. Workman elected to continue their work at the University. A native of Dillon, Miss Mc Laurin received A.B. degree from Coker College and her M.A. from the University of North Carolina. She has taught English at St. Mary's Junior College in Raleigh, N. C., and at the University as a graduate assistant. Miss McLaurin is writing her dissertation on "The Frontier in Southern Prose Fiction." Mrs. Workman is a native of Walterboro. She earned her A.B. from Winthrop and her M.A. from the University. She has taught school in the Columbia anid ColIe ton county systems and since 1953 has been a graduate assistant in the University English depart men t. Expect Degree. This Year Mrs. Workman's dissertation subject is "The Concept of Hell in Anglo-Saxon Literature." Both Miss McLaurin and Mrs. Workman expect to complete their Ph.D. degrees within the period of their felowsh. Primary 4 Set-Up Planned I Plans for the primaries for fall lection have been formulated, ac ording to Bob McNair, chairman I the elections committee. The primaries will be held on londay, April 9, and the final lections will be on Wednesday, pril 11. Students will vote on hese dates for class officers, chool cheerleaders, student council F epresentatives, and members of h he honor board. d The polls will be in the Russell A louse this semester as a conveni- d nce for students over last semes er's plan when the polls were in lamilton, McNair said. u The University student body will c 'ote on student body officers, " heerleaders, and honor board a nembers. Students enrolled in e heir respective schools will nomi ate and elect a person to repre- r ent that school in the student v ouncil. t Evaluation Program Is Presented The Course and Evaluation Pro ,ram as drawn up by a student 1 ommittee will be presented to the student Activities Committee 1 larch 16, according to Don Clark, >resident of the student body. The program has been circulated mmong the faculty members and a vas sent to President Russell and a everal deans. F Student members of the Student ti tctivities Committee are Virgil c )uffie, Warner Fairey, Timmie rimmons and Don Clark. Faculty i nembers are Dr. James T. Penney, P rofessor Hubert W. Spigner, Pro- tl essor Ruby M. Ott and Dean - trney R. Childs. Jerry Bauknight is the chair nan of the committee which drew p the Faculty-Course Evaluation rogram. Others on the committee re Butler Derrick, Mary Ann nowden and Caroline Robinson. a Two Acquitted By Honor Board I Two students were found h "not guilty" of violating the Honor Principle on a Political 1 Science quiz In a honor court trial last Friday, Honor Board 4 Chairman Bill Weston has an nounced. r Work To 7 REPAIR DAMAGE . .. George' of the University maintenance depai College damaged by the water aprih for the work is estimated at appre by Wayne Patrick)i y, 1 JJo Gampu Princi1 iouncil Seeks kppointment )f Advisors Student council representatives hil Moody and Timmie Timmons ave met with University Presi ent Donald Russell and Dean of .dministration W. H. Patterson to iscuss the need of a student ac vities director. The students suggested that fac Ity advisors be appointed for )unselling, orientation, working ith students on testing and guid nce, and keeping a record of vents of organization. President Russell said that he ecognized the need for such' ad isors but that "director" was the 'rong word for the needed posi on. He suggested that a "dean of Ludents" or a person of deanship ipacity was better suited. The possibility of the dean of omen and the dean of men work ig together on these functions was iscussed. Mhi Beta Kappa twards Student 100 Scholarship George C. Ballentine, a sopho iore f r o in Harleyville, was warded a $100 scho!arship by the hi Beta Kappa honorary fra rnity at their 179th anniversary lebration Tuesday night. Mr. Ballentine, a civil engineer ig major, has maintained a grade oint ratio of 1.18 for the past wree semesters. JSC Students suspected 'Pee Six University students caught Negro accused of peeping into a indow at Girls' Freshman Dormi R. B. Wheeler and five other un >ry last Saturday. lentified ma!e students caught im hiding behind shrubbery in ront of the Boys' Freshman 'ormitory, one block away, after e had run from the girls' resid race. The students responded to the~ por t made by a girl whose win aw the Negro is accused of look ake Three r'. Rabon (left) and Lee Rabon tment repair walls in Wonodrow kling system On Feb. 10. Cost ximatelvy $1A500L (teaff pho.o Founded 1908 1 Honor eduled re Student resent System :he University Honor Principle nd 23, Honor Board Chairman Student discussion groups will d to find out exactly what the students think of the system as it is now set up and to find out any suggestions they may have to re vise it," Mr. Weston said. "The Honor Board will use the poll as a mears of improving the present set-up." The poll will be conducted through the classrooms. Professors w%i!l distribute the questionnaires in each class to those students who have not previously filled one out. Questions Will Include Present opinion of the system, suggestions for revision a n d opinion of a monitor system will be included as questions orn the poll. Additional space will be given for further comments. Honor Board members will hold liscussions with campus organiza tions beginning next week. The meetings will consist of discussions rather than lectures as in Honor Emphasis Week, Mr. Weston said. The Honor System at the Uni versity is vested in an Honor Hoard, consisting of 24 members chosen from the seven schools on the basis of enrollment. The Honor Council, composed of six Honor Hoard members, is chosen by the Board. Honor Pledge Requirements All students are required to sign the honor pledge during registra ion. The two violations of the pledge are copying workbooks or laboratory material and cheating ~n quizzes and exams. Studying by old tests is not a violation of the honor principle, Mr. Weston said. Violations of the honor principle are reported to the Honor Board hairnan by any student witness ig the violation. The Honor Council then tries the case. Wit. nesses from bo0th sides may be called. Penalties for violation of the honor principle include automatic ~even in the course, suspension from the University, or both. Re sults of all cases, but not the names of the accused, are printed in The Gamecock. Three faculty members, elected by the Board as advisors, are present at all trials. They have no vote. Ticket Plan For Seating Presented The recentlv appointed football t icket committee for issuing foot ball tickets for fall semester pre sented a plan for distribution to Athletic Director Rex Enright Tuesday. Mr. Enright said that any plan Could be accepted that is worked out with the faculty advisor and voted on by the student body as a whole, not just the Student Coun cil. The committee is working with D)ick Anderson of the BAM Club, which is responsible for the distri bution of the football tickets. The students' opinion on several suggested plans will be polled at the coming elections which will be held Api-il 9 and 11, according to Archie Hardy. Working on the committee are John Sloan, chair man; Billy Bruce, Hunk Miller, Ab Poll Oi )le Seh Poll To GauA Feeling On P A student opinion poll on 1 will be conducted March 22 a Bill Weston has announced. precede the polling. "The poll is being conduct< USC Junior Elected Head Synod Officer A!len Johnson of Clinton, junior at the University was elected Moderator of the Synod of South Carolina at the annual Westmin -tcr Fellowship Conference. Other ')fficers elected were Grace Foster of Winthrop, Vice-Moderator; Lee De Coste of Furman, Secretary; and Roy Williams of the Univer sity, Editor. Over 100 collegiate Presbyterian leaders representing 13 colleges and universities throughout the state were present for the confer ence which was held at Columbia's First Presbyterian Church last weekend. Guest minister at the conference was the Rev. John McQueen of Woodlawn Presbyterian Church. Birmingham, Ala., who delivered the opening address, "Education Without Christ Is Defective," on Friday night. On Saturday mcrning Rev. Nei! Truesdale of Newberry led . panel discussion of "Alcoholism." Rev. McQueen closed the confer ence Sunday morning preaching from the pulpit of the First Pres byterian Church of Columbia on "Christian Emphasis A fter Col lege." Apprehend ping Tom' ing into. The Negro was turned ovcr to Colcmhia police. He is being 1.eld under $1000 bond. At the police hearing Monday, the accused admitted one ofense on Nov. 5, and another on March 3. His case was bound over to General Sessions Court. Chief Colie 1B. Bundrick of the Unfiversity police commended the st udents and said that such prompt action is helpful to the campus police who can 0not patrol the ent ire camnpus at all times. Weeks Woodrow Repairs Estimiated At $1500 Woodrow College, regently badly damaged when the third floor sprinkler system went off, should he fully repair-ed in two oir three weeks, according to Housing Direc tor E. M. Henderson. The repair work on the tenement is being done by the Univer-sity maintenance crew. Cost for the work is approximately $1500, Mr. Henderson said. Pine paneling is being used on the damaged walls of the tenement. Mr. Henderson saidi that much of the plastering was left undamaged sco that it will not have to be re p)laced. Students who were living In the tenement have been moved to other dormitories, but will be moved hack into WVoodrowv as soon as the re pair work is finished, Mr. Hiender son said. The wvater from the sprinkler system that went off during the night of Feb. 10, damaged the plas t(ering in the three-story~ stair well, all the plastering in one room, one ceiling in another room and one wall in anote m.