Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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POLITICS AND MUSIC . . delegate to the 1956 Democratic play his request, "Carolina Moon. in the S. C. General Assembly w convention. Fresh ma Glimpse By Jerry McGuire .News Editor One of the youngest alternate delegates to the Democratic Na tional Convention last August is presently a freshman at Carolina. He is 18-year-old Edward Pritch ard, Jr., better known to many as "Boopa." Pritchard, who also attended the Democratic Convention in 1962 as a page, was chosen as one of South Carolina's alternates last year only a day prior to the meet ing in Chicago. He went to the convention ac companying his father, a delegate. Pritchard was made an alternate delegate after his arrival in Chi cago. After the roll call in the first caucus of the state, it was found that no alternates from the first congressional district had shown up. When trying to find someone from this district, officials discovered that Pritchard and one other person were the only ones available. "Since I was not 21," he said, "I felt I wouldn't be eligible. They referred to the rules and learned that the choosing of delegates was left entirely up to each state." lie wvas then chosen alternate declegate for his father. "If there had been a second roll call ballot," he pointed out, "my father would have left and allowed me to take his place in order that I could get to vote." Eyes U. 8. Senate Pritchard's father, a 1930 law graduate of the University, served as a member of the House of Rep resentatives in the South Carolina S General Assembly while a student. lie rep resen ted Charleston County in the legislature. About political ambitions, the Charlestonian said that he would "e.ventually like to become a United States Senator." The late Senator Burnett R. Maybank was a cousin of Pritch ard's mother. It was through him that the young aspirant received his appointment as page. He relates this experience he had at the '52 convention: "Some people had the idea that I was the WSC Radio Guide 640 K. C. WEEK OF FEB. 22 SAT. 12:00 Sign. On 12:01 Night Owl 2:00 SIgn Off MON., WED., FRI. 1:58 SIgn On 2:00 MatInee 4:00 Carolina Calling 4:45 World News 5:00 Carolina Calling 8:00 Coeds On Campus 8:80 Flying High 7:00 Serenade 7:45 Sports News 8:00 Serenade 9:00 Lucky Strike Star Timo 9:15 Request Rendezvous 10:00 AnytIng But Swing 11:00 Clissic Musical 12:00 SIgn Off TUES., THIURS. 1:58 Sign On 2:00 MatInee 4:00 CarolIna Calling 4:45 World News 5:00 Carolina Calling 8:00 Coeds On Campus 6Flyg High 7:45 Sports. News 8:Serenade 9:1 Request Rendeavous 10:00 NIc Knack, 10:55 World In Brief 11.00 ClassIc MusIcal 12:00 Sign Off WL TYPE Themee, Thee.. mpratPaper., vie. CALL 2.02 V CONN University freshman Edward "B( National Convention, listens to Di Looking on is his father, Edward Nile a student. The scene in the I z Given of Politi nephew of Georgia's Senator Rich ard Russell." Russell was a lead ing candidate for the Democratic nomination that year. "After querries from several people," he said, "I decided to stop explaining that I wasn't his nephew and told them I was his son. When my father learned of this, I was told that I might have ruined Senator Russell's chances for becoming president. I didn't know until then that he was a bachelor." Most Thrilling Event Pritchard said that the "most thrilling happening" at the politi cal meet was when his father, state Senator Edgar A. Brown and he Seen. Hard. Spoken ON CAMPUS Pert coed intently cutting out paper dolls in class. * * * Carolina male bringing coffee and doughnuts to class every morning. Entire class being assigned parallel reading in a book of which only one copy exists on campus. Students went to Mc Kiseick Library to read pre 8cribed selections, only to be told the book had been checked out for two weeks by one of their classmates. Absorbed coed, working cross word puzzle in afternoon lab. Coed collapsing on Bull St.; suffe ring extensive injuries (a headache). Carolina students noting mis p)laced apostrophe in Russell House sign announcing "Boy's Stunt Night." Friends dumped paste in hair of coed recently. Her r*e .taliation consisted of ink (washable) thrown on one of the aggressor's raincoats. The coat upon being washed shrank. * * * Coed riding on fender of ear behind Preston shouting gayly and flailing arms in the air. ARROW I 1 Blek 9r 1209 1631 Quality 3-Hour 1-Day Press WI 2-DAY RECd Snit. 1.Day aI v r t in .1 ~ I t r opa" Pritchard, center, alternate n Kingston, convention organist, Sr., Carolina graduate who served ackground is a scene of the '52 Unusual al Life had a thirty-minute discussion with Adlai Stevenson in the lat ter's hotel room in Chicago. "I thought Mr. Stevenson was very sympathetic and understand ing toward the South," he stated. "As a very well read and traveled per'on, he realized the acute prob lem we have in this section. He assured us that the South was not ready for integration at this time." The business and law major ex pressed his opinion of the Demo cratic candidate for president: "He seemed to be a very profound and sincere person." 0 t h e r prominent politicians Pritchard met included Gov. Ave rill Harriman, Sen. John Kennedy of Massachusetts, Senator Estes Kefauver, Sen. John Sparkman of Mississippi and many others. Awed By Celebrities "I was awed at seeing people in the news," Pritchard said. "The convention was quite a spectacle because of the many famous people there. Actually, history was being made right there and it was thrill ing to be on the spot. "It's interesting to read in the newspapers about these outstand ing people and discover that some (newspapers) have a biased view. It's nice to meet them and find out what they are really like." Although Pritchard received no monetary compensation for his duties at the convention, he ex plained that he gained much ex perience and broadened his views on certain issues. "The convention enabled me to get views on major political issues from each section of the country rather than limited accounts that conmc from our newspapers," Pritchard pointed out. "I talked to many people there about various issues. Most of them seemed to realize wve did have our problems in the South." Sumwalt Discusses Present Need For Technical Manpower Dean R. L. Sumwalt of the Uni versity School of Engineering' addressed members of the Camden Chapter of South Carolina Society of Engineers Wednesday night in observance of National Engineer's Week. Dean Sunmwalt spoke on "The Technical Manpower Situation." lHe discussed present needs and methods of filling them. CLEANERS om U. S. C. Gervais Gervais -'Always Cleaning Laundry, iile-U-.Wait JIAR SERVICE Se-vie S A90 I Ec (sAM l9 CU(A: Dr. Cohen Commends Library Dr. Hennig Cohen, former head f News Service here, has recently xpressed his gratitude to the tare Books Department of Mc [issick Library. He commended he Library for the helpful assist .nce he received in collecting iaterial for his latest publication, )rayton's Notes on Pickenn7. It was published in American Speech ast December. The source, Memoirs of the Imicican Academy of Arts and >cience, was given to the Uni. ersity by Governor John Dray on. The governor had personally emarked in the margin of John 'ickering's collection of American. sms. Pickering's contribution tc he society consisted of words and ihrases peculiar to this country. Pickering was an early. Ameri an linguist known for his first >ublished collection of American. sms. ------------------ I I ca 'res L.~ STRIKE C I G A R E T T E S Lucki "IT'S TOASTED" TO T WHAT IS A CONCEITED SOXERE a.s.UNMSasRIn. Smug Pu * A. T. C. PROD1 Bradley, T Junior Voi4 Frank Eugene Bradley Jr. will be presentted in his Junior Volcs Recital by the Department of Music of the University at 5 p.m. Wednesday, in Lieber College, ac cording to Prof. Hugh Williamson, director of the department. Bradley, a tenor, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eugene Brad ley of Greenville. A pupil of Evelyn Potter Williamson of the University, he was soloist with the Columbia Choral Society in the presentation of Handel's "Mes siah" recently. Patricia Caughman, a pianist, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nesbit H. Caughman of High Point, North Carolina, will play at the recital. She entered the Uni versity last year to study piano with Dr. Hugh Williamson. Jane Nims will accompany Brad ley and Joanne Race will Play the orchestral parts of the Rubinstein, interesting reers in WHAT ~ YOU'RE STRANDED high or rising. Thermometer's droj Limia leaves in 7 days. You pocket . .. but you're frest Bleak Week! No cigarette of a Lucky. A Lucky is all mild, good-tasting tobacc even bet ter. Try one rij best-tasting cigarette you DNTJUST STAND THEu Sicklers are sim~ anwr.Both w< syllables. (No drawings, please -and for hundreds that neve with your name, address, collb Box 67A, Mount Vernon, N. es Taste ASTE BETTER . .. CLEANE WHAT IS A TOUGH GUY'S SREAKFASTI I JOssPW SIAWoWo. Vegg's Ega WAVN NI VERggTY nor, Gives %e Recital Concerto on a second piano. Bradley will include in his re cital "Dichterliebe" by Schumann, "Er Ist's by Wolf," "Psyche" by Paladilhe, "Phidyle" by Du Parc, "Salut Demeure," "Chaste Et Pure," from "Faust" by Gounod, "Belles in the Rain" by John Duke and "Ecstacy" by Rummel. Miss Caughman's pieces are "Sonata in B Flat Minor" by Chopin and "Concerto in D Minor, Op. 70," for piano and orchestra by Ruben stein. The public is cordially invited to attend this recital, Dr. William son said. Mardi Gras Holiday Louisiana State University, in Baton Rouge, La., will suspend classes Tuesday, March 5, for the Mardi Gras holiday. Louisiana State University "The Daily Reveille" Attractive now availal in the follo Propulsion Aerodynamics Performance Helicopters Combustion Instrumentati Wind Tunnel Machine Coni Design INTERV I uesda See your Cc j for an appo of our broct ReerhDepartment R e rh40 0 So u th M a in Stre e t East Hartford 8, 'Connecticut owl. rLeE ia peak in the Andes. Wind's >ping. 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He also has a painting of the railroad tracks at the Soul hern Stat ion and a large quarry scene. Prof. Yaghjian founded the Columbin Guild in 19+4 to give hegirrning artists the opportunity to have their paintings recognized. Kenton . . . Christy . . . the (!ir t' t I uttt rri >penings le wing sections: Analysis Ind Fuels on I Operations iputation search IEWS: y, Feb. 26 liege Placement Officer ntrent and a copy ure. WHAT IS A PUGNACIOUS fORTUNETELLER V M A RIlN K ATZl. Fistic Mystic C c y WHAT IS A COLLEGE FACULTY ROOM A JEROME EDISON. Met enit WHAT IS A SHORT ARGUMENTI OANIEL CONSTANT. BifBe SANTA MONICA CITY COLL. WHAT IS FAKE FEROCITY I VIRGINIA NOUSIMAM. &O Seug MICNIRAN STATE TU1RRR nF CtnAmmeTYS