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728 Listed For Voluntary AttendanceCelebratin Mo (see Pmge 10) (See Page 4) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER C 4ROLINA Vol. XLVIII, No. 19 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 15, 1957 Founded 1908 NEW :tv. C:licers of the lq1-year-old I to right: Ken Sturgeon, financial president; Ed Blanton, historian urer; Robert Bell, critic and past president pro-tempore and Jame which time President Reynolds d Campus Briefs CVA Meeting Carolina Veterans Association will have its regular monthly meeting on Thursday in room 204 of Russell House, announced Herb Bryant, president' of CVA. The organization is open to all former members of the armed services and interested persons are invited to attend the meeting. " . " Application For Degrees University regulations require all candidates for degrees and certificates to call at the Regis trar's Office and apply for their degree before Friday, March 1. Appointments to have records checked are now being made. All students thus affected are re quested to call at once in order that their names will appear on the list of candidates, both graduate and undergraduate. "* " Names Added Two names were added to the list of graduating students by the Registrar's Office too late for in clusion in last week's Gamecock. They were James Wallace Emory of Spartanburg, who received the tbachelor of science degree, and Eugene Cannon Griffith of New berry, who received the bachelor of science degree in Business Ad ministration. - 0 5 Legal Film The first of a series of legal films will be presented at 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the Law School Assembly Room. Film on the Nurenberg Trials which show the courts-martial of Nazi war prisoners will be shown Wednesday. Film presentations are prepared by Charles March Banks, chairman of the Legal Film Committee of the Law Federation, which i sponsoring the movies. Law students and any other in terested persons are Invited. There will be no admission charge. Freshman "Y" All freshmen are invited to at tend the Freshman "Y"' luncheon in the Russell House Assembly Room at 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoons. Ted Ledeen, YMCA director, noted that the luncheons are just a gathering of freshmen for lunch and entertainment and that any freshman may come on any Thurs ,day. EUPHRADIAN OFFICERS uphradian Society elected for the spring semester are, first row, left lecretary? James Creamer, corresponding secretary; Carl N. Reynolds, and Jerry McGuire, reporter. Second row: Thomas Blakemore, treas president of the society; Charles Davis, secretary; Robert Freeman, White, custus forum. Officers were sworn at last week's meeting, at elivered his inaugural address. (News Service photo) USC Team Debates At Va. Tournament The University debate team is participating in the Mar shall-Wyth Debate Tournament at William and Mary Col lege. The three-meet tournament will end tomorrow. Representing Carolina on the affirmative team are Mike Osborn and Fred LeClercq. Peggy Jo Sasser and Pete Martin make up the negative duo. The teams, coached by Dr. M. G.I Christophersen, entered the tour nament with five first place wins this year. In recent tournament L e competition at Miami, the affir mative team of Robert Bell and j Fred LeClercq placed third. The local debaters were host to several high school debate teams Feb. 9. The University teams gave Battalion staff officers of a demonstration" debate after for the spring semester were which practice high school debates C S Barker. were given. Panel discussions were also held. Hugh M. Lovejoy has beei The Carolina debate teams in Other officers include the folk cooperation with the S. C. High talion executive officer; Robe School League will be host to tions officer and Wayne D. K high school debaters in final rounds of state competition this spring, Dr. Christophersen said. L. Yoho; supply officer; Oscai petty officer and Robert C. C commander. Exhibition Staff officers of Company ker, commander; Bruce Will Interrupts Griffin firit pltn RE Agenda A mass demonstration of about nwyapitdofcr ft 200 University men assembled at the intersection of Bull and Green Ig onDsnuy xct Streets Wednesday evening, but paoncm adr lo was soon disbanded after about mne n dadPetm an hour of shouting, "We want panties." The demonstration, which reports R say began with a smaller number of students on the Horseshoe and increased as the crowd circuited in the area of various men's dorms, preceded Religious Emphasis Week dormitory discussions by about half an hour. . Upon reaching the intersection adjacent to the women's dorms, the demonstrators were met by several University officials. City and campus police were at the scene also. The demonstration was dis banded around 11:15 p.m., Wednes BeingSConducte Fortlioeweastoficesay Tryoruthewereingldemesteriwere III of theCCrolinaBnglish.D partineuthWe.nesdvyjfroma2:00et Other officern ncludeatheofol Thealion.executiveaofficer; Robe againithisoafternoondfromne D. K 8:80 in e Theate. Mathe w A.O Stevends< Diretor(Ise Cott sas tatL. eoho,' urny offigious Osca thi Isthefirt oigial e-a t Wtso sofc ner and ober C. comdy o b prsened n teowsmendUers y E ek Carlin capusto is noedg, he mord faits onampus co USC DANCE SET MAY 2 USC May ( Will Last ' This year's May Day activ to include the three days of M day has been set aside for th Present plans call for the into the program, according - Kappa Sigma Kappa, honora: ing several of the May Day ev Honor Council Tries Case Honor Council met yesterday afternoon in an executive session for the purpose of trying a case involving an infraction of honor, according to Phil Moody, chairman. The infraction occurred in the School of Engineering during fall semester final examinations. This case has been handled by students entirely, Moody stated. "It is gratifying to Honor Council to ' realize the extent to which students are recognizing the importance of complying with the honor principle in regards to viola tions," he said. Since this meeting was held after The Gamecock went to press, the outcome of this case will be announced in next week's issue. uds Naval m Officers the University Naval ROTC announced this week by Capt. i named battalion commander. >wing: John N. Beard, Jr., bat rt G. Cunningham, Jr., opera ilgore, adjutant. )n, inspector instructor; Hugh W. Olszewski, battalion chief rosse, Drum and Bugle Corps A are as follows: William Par ey, executive officer; George der; George Waterfall, second rt Withers, drill platoon corn imnander of Company B. Other te company include the follow ve officer,; William Pitt, first Henees; second platoon com ~n, third platoon commander. SWEEK DISCUSSIO ..ivae....... rtm. .N' 3udget elebration khree Days ities have been tentatively set ay 1, 2 and 3. In the past, one e annual affair. incorporation of Alumni Day :o Don Harrison, president of y service fraternity sponsor ents. The May Day Dance, set for May 2 at Township Auditorium, will feature Buddy Morrow and his orchestra. Information concern ing ticket prices will be announced later. The combining of May Day with Alumni Day will allow former students to return to the campus on a day when more activities take place, Harrison said. Tentative plans reveal that KSK's lunch on the grounds will be held Saturday, May 3, followed by the coronation ceremonies of the May Queen Saturday evening. Other events on the May Day agenda include Omicron Delta Kappa's Awards Day program, Phi Epsilon Pi's pie-throwing con test, fraternity and sorority open house and the presentation of the student body president's gavel to the new head. WUSC-FM Resumes Full Broadcasting Radio station WUSC-FM, oper ated by the University Extension Division, resumed full broadcast activity Tuesday. Broadcasting was interrupted recently for the construction of a 30-foot extension to the sta tion's transmitter. Several new programs have been added to the schedule. WUSC-FM begins broadcasting at 9 a.m. and continues until 3:15 p.m. Evening broadcasting is from 6 till 11 p.m. The station operates from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., Sundays. NOTICE Appliances which were confis cated in accordance with rules set forth in "Carolina Community" may be picked up at any time from the Housing office for a fine of 50 cents. Housing Director Kincaid said that upon proper identification, payment of the firie, and promise to remove the appliance from the campus, the owner may take the a laders have been famniliar sights ias McDaniel, sophomnore; Gloria mvd K. Swituer, chaplain at South ., semninar, and discusslons for'the $2,8 Proposed Highest I The University will receive year 1958 than for the 1956-1 if its appropriation is approv( $2.5 million. This year's appro Twenty-five thousand of t advanced mathematics semina ducted during the summer sch Fraternity Hears AEC Spokesman Sigma Xi, honorary fraternity for graduate students, featured Dr. John N. Wolfe of the Atomic Energy Commission of Washing ton last night at their meeting. Dr. Wolfe gave an illustrated lecture on "Climate and Vegeta tion Patterns." He is a member of the Botan ical Society of America, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Amer ican Institution of Biological Sciences, Ecological Society of America and the Geography So ciety. He is also a fellow of the Ohio Academy of Science. He was the associate editor of Ecological Monographs from 1953-1955. Dr. Wolfe is interested in the vegetational history, the distribu tion of plants and the flora of Ohio. In 1955 he was selected as the ecologist in the Division of Biology and Medicine of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. He conferred with several staff members of the department of Biology on their work with the AEC project which they have at the Savannah River Plant. Sigma Xi is composed of about 40 members who, as graduate students, have published some re search work of recognized merit, according to Dr. L. L. Smith, head of the geology department. Sunday Worship For International Prayer Day Set The annual observance of Uni versal Day of Prayer for students has been set for Sunday hy the World Student Christian Federa tion which unites Protestant Chris tian student movements around the world. Students of the world will unite in prayer to express their unity in Christ and their concern for the needs of all students, accord ing to Joanne Garrett, assistant Methodist student director. Meditation services sponsored by the Carolina Religious Council will be held in the girls' dormitories at 11 p.m., she said. Emma Duke will be in charge of the services in the freshman dormitory; Leila Grace Rose borough, in Wade Hampton; Sylvia Jacobs, in Sims; and Marcia Rentz, in Kirkland. Students Urgei Of Scientifie P~ President John A.- MacCar-tney Association emphasized Wednesday to become actively interested in s His talk, delivered in the Law a one-day seminar sponsored by t Carolina Pharmaceutical Associati the Medical College of South Care Pharmacists at the seminar we In other industries have created a technically-trained specialists. . He warned that "unless the greater Interest in pharmacy an< be faced with the same problem." Emphasizing that "our free er the best in the world today," 11 phenomenal increase in the life spi medical science, is a wonderful t disease prevention and medical ca "Over 90 per cent of the presci could not have been fimle ov.r 1 )O,000 Amount n State $325,000 more for t he fiscal )57 I egislatiVe Appropriation !d. The figure for 1957 was priation calls for $2.8 million. he figure is fo r a proposed r. It will probably be con o) session. The original re que st given the S. C. Legislature by President Rus sell was for almst $3.2 million. The original request. generall, is for more than the Budget and Control Board eventually allows. Original requests of the other state supported schools were as follows: Clemson, $2.5 million: Citadel, $1.4 million: Winthrop, $1. million; South Carolina State College. $1.5 million; and the Medical College. $2.6 million. The Medical College's $2.6 mil lion includes $984,000 for opera tive expenses for the eollege itself, and $1.5 million for the Medical College Hospital, Nursing School, and the Cancer Clinic. The- appropriations bills are cur rently in hearings before the House Ways and Means Commit tee. The approved appropriations will probably he released in April or May. Besides the 125.000 sum for the proposed mathenati's seminar. the rest of the 'niversity ' $2.8 mil lion appropriatlin is fir a general maitenance fee. It includes professors -alaries and current expenses. Money for construction is sup plied by bond issues. Allocations For Campus Groups Set The Committee" on Student Ac tivities has allotted the same amount of student fees to individ ual campus groups as during fall semester, according to Dean of Wbomen A rney R. Ch ilds. The per stuodent amount of stu dent fees allot ted to the groups will be the same, but the total amount received fr'om the com mittee will be less because of smaller enrollment this semester, she explained. Allocations per studlent for each group are: The Gamecock- -$2. Garnet and Black --$2.70. D)ebating Council-$ .35. YM1-YWCA-$1.70. Stutdent Council--$ .25. Russell House Comnmittee--$ .15. Radio WUSC-$ .37. Contingent Fund--$ .48. I To Thn r ofessions of the A\meric'an Pharmaceutical the needl for more young persons ~ientific careers. Behool assembly room, was part of he School oif Pharma-y, the South mn and the school oif Pharmacy of 'e toldl that technical advancements critic'al short age of engineers and 'ouith of today ex presses an even i medicine, the health teams may terprise sy stem of medical care Is (acCartney pointed out that "the in, which has been attainedI through ribute to everyone associated with iptions written by physicians today years ago," he aid.