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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA
Vol. XLVII, No. 26 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, APRIL 5, 1957 Founded 1908
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AND THEN YOU DO THAT ST
streets took place during this y
lina's lively politicians got supporto
entertainment, pass out campaign
date, and stand in a well-organize
way to the polls with last-minute i
date for cheerleader, had his supp
rhythms on election days in front
(Staff photo)
Students.
EightAmE
Students voted Wednesday in
favor of adding the eight proposed
amendments to the Student Coun
cil Constitution.
There were 879 votes cast for
adoption of the complete amend
ments with 297 mixed ballots.
They will be adopted nrt fall.
The amendments are as follows:
1. "There shall be elected . .
eight cheerleaders, consisting of
four men and four women. All
candidates will try out before the
committee on cheerleaders three
weeks before .,. . spring elections.
Nominating Cotnmittee
"This committee will nominate
twelve men and twelve women
who are the most qualified. Final
election will he held by the student
body . . . .
"The committee shall include
president of the student body,
c? president of the Pep Club, head
cheerleader, director of athletics,
president of Block C, president
of W. A. A. and a senior girl
c'heerleadeCr . . . .
2. "Absence without excuse
from more than two regular meet
ings of student council shall con
stitute an automatic resignation
of the member so absent from that
body.
) 3. "An officer or member of
student council, who shall miss
more than six regular meetings
* of that body, excused or unex
cused, shall be deemed to have re
signedi automatically. Any such
member wvill not be eligible for re
election."
Out-Of-State
USC Students
Number 585
Five hundred and eighty-five
students who reside out-of-state
attend Carolina, according to Reg
istrar H. 0. Strohecker.
From Alabama come 14, Arkan
sas, 2; California, 2; Colorado, 2;
Connecticut, 5; Delaware, 5; Dis
trict of Columbia, 8; Florida, 24;
Georgia, 70; Illinois, 18 and Indi
ana, 4.
Also, Kansas, 1; Kentucky, 12;
Louisiana, 1; Maine, 5; Maryland,
14; Massachusetts, 12; Michigan,
3; Minnesota, 1; MIssissippi, 4;
Nevada, 1; New Jersey, 89; New
York, 58; North Carolina, 210;
Ohio, 11; Oklahoma, 1 and Penn
sylvania, 8.
Also, Rhode Island, 1; South
Dakota, 1; Tennessee, 11; Texas,
5; Vermont, 1; Virginia, 84;
Washington, 1; West Virginia, 14;
Wisonsin, 1 andt Wyomng, 1.
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EP . . . Even dancing in the
mar's political campaign. Caro
!rs to form combos, for sidewalk
cards highly touting the caundi
d line to barrage voters on the
tppeals. Glenn Whitlock, candi
orters heating out rock and roll
of Russell House . . . he won.
Appro ve
mdments
4. "Only elected officers and
members of student council may
represent their constituents . . . ."
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5. "No person shall be eligible
for nomination to any office of
student body, class or member of
student council unless he has
maintaineaP 5.000 over-all grade
point ratio at the University ex
cepting freshman class elections
in the fall."
Presidential Requirements
6. "No person shall be eligible
for . . student body (president)
unless he has maintained a 4.000
over-all grade point ratio and have
completed not less than 75 credit
hours."
7. "Any vacancy which occurs
on student council during the
spring semester may be filled by
president of student body with ad
vice and consent of representa
tives from the school in which the
vacancy occurs . . . ."
8. ". . . No person (on the dis
foI oin ain to aiy presiet oL
pstdent boy YClA or membrCA
stdnCouncills h a
poihtrahe University x
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.lected 0
Wray Davis Is
Queen Of May
Bob McNair was elected president of the student
body on the first ballot Monday. His first-ballot victory
is the first of its kind in the recent history of the Uni
versity, according to Carroll Teague, elections committee
chairman.
McNair made the following statement concerning
his victory:
"This is the most overwhelming vote of confidence
I have ever received. Many wonderful people worked
very hard for me, and I want to express my sincerest
gratitude to them.
"I only hope that the student body will have as much
confidence in me during my tenure as they apparently
do now. If so, I am quite sure that student government
will progress immeasurably during the forthcoming
year."
Altman Victorious
Wray Davis, with 980 votes, became Queen of May.
Molly Ariail and Dianne Woodside, the other two
nominees received 569 ahd 210 votes.
John Graham Altman, Julie Petosky and Carroll
Teague were chosen vice-president, secretary and treas
urer respectively.
Receiving 909 votes, McNair defeated Robert Bell,
Richard Mims, Richard Horne and George Jackson with
375, 294 and 109 votes respectively.
Honor Board Members
Twelve new members were elected to Honor Board
in this week's elections.
Tom Caskey and Coles Cathcart were elected from
the School of Arts and Science. They received 209 and
108 votes respectively to defeat Carl M. Reynolds, 144
votes; Fred Day, 134; Mac Davis, 128 and Jack Rogers,
67.
New members from the School of Business Adminis
tration are May Luce, Boopa Pritchard and Jimmy
Baxter. They received 197, 192 and 188 votes respec
tively in defeating Darrell Meeks, 183; Happy Cotton,
178; Robbie Talbot, 162; Betty Ann Nelson, 159; Peg
Finley, 137 and Flynn Bowie, 119 votes.
School of Education
In the School of Education, Mickey Caughman, with
107 votes, and Libby Timmons, with 73, filled two
vacancies on the board. They won over Beverly Parler,
65 votes; Vicky Rumph, 60; Cudgy Anderson, 51 and
Edith Bullock, 40.
Dick Stanland, 139 votes, and Morty Stork, 123,
were chosen Honor Board members from the School of
Engineering by defeating Danny Donovan, 118 votes;
Charlie Cate, 89; J. E. "Drick" Simkins, 88 and Eugene
Failmezger, 21.
In the School of Pharmacy, Phyllis Parker, with 37
votes, and Julian Fincher, 36, defeated Royce Lashley,
20; Beverly Eison, 18 and James Hill, 18.
Roy Williams of the School of Journalism received
16 votes to defeat Scott Cain, 14 and Dick Smith, 10.
Preston Whaley defeated Don Harrison in the run
offs Wednesday to win for member of the disciplinary
committee. Whaley polled 995 votes while Harrison
received 719.
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MR. PRESIDENT, QUEEN OF'
lina are victorious political can
president, and Wray Davis, new
won by wide margins and one a
the Russell House patio. (Photo
Class Leaders
Named In Two
Days' Voting
Bobby Bunch is the new presi
dent of the rising senior class.
Bunch, with 248 votes, defeated
Preston Whaley, who received 217.
Vice-president of the class will
be Don Richardson, who, with 262
votes, beat Beverly aPrler, with
203. Coles Cathcart, 233, was
victorious over Wray Davis, who
polled 232 for senior class sec
retary-treasurer.
The new historian is Joanne
Franklin, who received 240 votes
to Elizabeth Singletary's 225
votes.
Ranny Randall, with 200 votes,
dlefeated Archie Hardy, who re
ceivedl 166, for junior class presi
(ent. King Dixon was elected
vice-president on the first ballot.
Augusta Mason, with 225 votes,
became secretary-treasurer of the
rising junior class by defeating
Susan Palmer, wvho received 141
votes in the run-offs Wednesday.
Historian of the class will be
Grace Adams, who polled 214
votes to Ellen Hemphill's 152.
Jimmy Leventis became head of
the sophomore class by winning
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Cheerleader
Winners Are
A nnou need
Pat Anderson, Rosalie Newman,
Julie Petoskey, and Jean Spear
man were elected next year's
women cheerleaders. Julie Petos
key received 888 votes in Mon
iay's voting to be elected on first
ballot. In the Wednesday voting,
Pat Anderson received 815; Rosa
lie Newman, 985; 4nd Jean Spear
man, 861.
Red Miller, Bill Cork, Jeff
Goodwin, and Glenn Whitlock
were elected the four men cheer
leaders. Red Miller was elected in
the Monday voting with 976 votes.
Bill Cork received 988 votes in
the Wednesday voting. Jeff God
win received 805 votes and Glenn
WMilock. 888.
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MHE MAY, AND DOGWOOD . . . '1
didatea and blossoming dogwoods.
May Queen, are certainly victoriou
f the loveliest dogwoods anywhere i
by Ken Sturgeon)
Forty Elected
In New Studh
Forty were chosen out
thirty-three original candi
council from the seven sch
Three in School of Arts
first ballot. They are Robe
Davis, 271 votes; and Presi
Eight elected in finals a
votes; Bill Berne, 230 votes
Bob Freeman, 260 votes
Sinclair Lewis, 252 votes;
votes and Carl M. Reynolds
Four elected in primar
Busnes Adinstatona
Beel ons 7 voes
Rogers, 69 votes
FrankMAY, 307; Elizbet Hazle-.
son,d284; and Anthsomny J. Smig-d
Matore, ar51. il veoro
Fie eres entativs an fhrom
Fcortyo Etolected i
voto;riby Bagnae chose Mcke
Cauhrt-tre 18DorigiasGles 11nd;
cn il fedrvihseven07.
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neerng ballotie. They are b
DNicAbs, 17 otes; Dones
Harion, Freman votes votesr
Stanla, Lew545 votes; br al
11votes and Crld Wigneld 7
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Joyeadrly Rhin5 es; th
latters,o 26h9 votes.
clams nitation radaepoo
reresentative.lce nfnl r
WRoald "Bern Altmhn 18 votes;n
Jeery Mcure ith 10:3 oner
chosnn 307; ElhetShoo Haf
Jurnst m.3 )rel ek,25
o 284;s 4 ots and AtoyJ mg
Shtr,e 251. ,4 vts,wr
chosen rnteprsenatives fromh
Schl of Engieerin
allot
wo sure signs. of spring at Caro
Bob McNair, new student body
political candidates since they
the one shown above which is at
To Chairs
mnt Council
of the ine hundred and
dates running for student
ools.
and Sciences were elected on
rt M. Bell, 253 votes; Wray
on Whaley, 247 votes.
re Robert A. Anderson, 208
Tommy Caskey, 273 votes;
Fred LeClereq, 267 votes;
G. H. "Pete" Martin, 259
, 228 votes.
is to represent School of
Ronnie Banks, 263 votes;
,nn Luce, 271 votes and Bob
USC Dance
Room Opens
On Thursday
Carolina's cabaret style dancing
room in the basement of Russell
House will have its formal open
ing at. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April
11, Robert Freeman, chairman of
the Student Union Committee, has
said.
As part of the celebration on
opening night a combo will be
provided. Light refreshments will
also be available.
Designed criginally to house a
bowling alley the room has re
cently been renovated by Univer
sity workmen at a cost of approx
imately $800.
Green-checked tablecloths and
candlelight will be part of the
decorations motif. Only artificial
lighting in the room will be in the
serving area.
Open from 5:80 p,m. to 10:30
p.m. Monday through Fridays, the
room will only be open to couples.
While attending a conference
for Deans of Men at Auburn, Ala
bama, In January several Univer
sity officials conceived the danne
room ida foarlna.u