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Alumni Launch Senior UCTakTa Membership Drive Monday - DefenderakSTeMeet (See Story Below) (See Page 6) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA * CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Vol. XLVII, No. 29 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 3, 1957 Founded 1908 Alumni Launch Drive A drive urging graduating seniors to join the Alumni Asso ciation will begin Monday and continue through May 30, accord ing to Dr. Daniel W. Hollis, acting secretary of the assocbtion. During the drive the member ship fee will be three dollars, a reduction of two dollars from the normal five-dollar membership. The new members also will be guests of the association at the Alumni Day dinner at 1 p.m. May 31 in Russell House. Begins Monday The campaign will begin Mon day with a supper at 6 p.m. in Russell House. All graduating members of Alpha Kappa Gamma, Omicron Delta Kappa and Blue Key will be supper guests of the association, and these graduating seniors will handle the member ship campaign, Doctor Hollis added. "The Alumni Association would like to impress upon seniors that membership in the association is the best way to keep in touch with classmates," Doctor Hollis said. As a member of the association, individuals receive the Alumni News, a quarterly publication containing articles, and features pertaining to Carolina as well as personal data of classmates. The members also receive the Football Newsletter and other University publications. Addresses Wanted Doctor Hollis urges all grad uating seniors to give their per manent address to the Alumni As sociation office. "The association calls upon seniors to realize that as grad uates of the University they have paid only a part of the total cost of their education. The University needs their earnest and loyal sup port. Alumni should become pro tagonists of the University and seek to promote its interests at all times. Membership in the Alumni Association is the best way to accomplish this objective," Doctor Hollis said. Alumni Day Includes Tea, Luncheons Alumni Day will be held Fri day, May 31, the day of gradua tion, Doctor Daniel W. Hollis, act ing secretary of the Alumni As sociation, has announced. The celebration will begin with breakfast at the home of Univer sity President and Mrs. Donald S. Russell from 8:30 a.nm. to 9:30 a.m. ?Commencement exercises will begin at 10:15 a.m. with John F. Kennedy, senator from Massachu setts as speaker. A luncheon held at 1 p.m. in Russell House will be followed by a business session at which the Omicron Delta Kappa gold walk ing cane will be presented to the oldest living graduate of the Uni versi ty. The oldest living graduate is now being determined, Doctor Hollis said. All graduating seniors are in vited to the alumni luncheon, Doc tor Hiollis has announced. The South Caroliniana Society wvill give' a tea at 4 p.m. in the Car oliniana library. During the eve'ning, clurss reunions, suppers and parties wvill be held. The year 1957 is reunion year for all classes graduating in the years ending in 2 and 7. Graduates from classes as far back at 1887 are expected to attend Alumni D iay. I Notice | Any graduating seniors who hae not received an invitation hay Peietand Mrs. Russell's se n or i n n rs M a y 7, 8 a n d 10 are requested tocheck with President Russell's Assistant E. F. Hendrix in the Administra tion Building. CAROLYN WILI A small group of unidentified Horseshoe Monday night, accordin Bundrick. The stuffed dummy, Garnett," was cut down hy a clnt p. m. and midnight, shortly aft hanging apparently was a prott against majorettes. Pat (urnett rector last fall. Chief Ilundrici within the small group on the lion NOTICE Election of Honor Board members fron the School of Pharmacy will he held in the school on the third floor of IA"(onte lege1144 Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., ac cording to Jimmy Leventis, elections committee chairman. Pharmacy students will name two members from the following: Beverly Eison, Ju lian Fincher, Jaumes lite, L.inda Jones, Ioyce Lashley and Phyllis Parker. RIun-offs will he held in the School of Journalism Wed nesday fromt 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to choose ia Student Council represenltive from the school. (andida41te's in the run.off are ltoald flern, and1 Jerry Mc (Guaire. Summiier' School Registration Will Begin Next Friday Students may register for the Summer Session next Friday from 9 a1.m1. to 12 noon and from 2:30 p).m. until 5 p.m. On Saturday, May 11 the houris are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The sasme houts have been set for p)re-registering one week later, May 17 and 18. Students not p)re-registerinIg dullring these5( per1iods will have to register during the regular period set asidle from Monday, .June 10 throu1gh J1une 17. F"or uindergraduate studlents, pr1e-punchled registration cards are to he picked up at the Registrar's Station in the Administration Building. Graduate Students will p)ick uip thiri material at the Griaduate Office in room 210 of the Administration Building. Students, in order to have pre punched cardls ready for them du rinug these registration days, shoul send in the short. forma which were sent to all studentts as 8soon as possible. Any student waiting until reg istration days to turn in the short form will be delayed while the cards na being pearmd JS AVENGERS? * .4 ei wa hn ? N s med p duies asUS5 bnddi It persoe. hanged byn effigy on the to University Police Chief Collie hearing a placard reading "Pat Lemu eoic officer etwen 11p:30 r the effigy was hanged. The st against Pat Garnett's policy issucd duties as USC band di. said there was th "disorder" esho . (Photo by Ken Sturgeon) Economic Trends Seminar Closes Monday Evening Lemuel R Bouware, vice-pres ident of General Electric, Gill lee ture at 8 p.m., Monday night at Russell House in the fourth and final seminar series on Current Economic Trends being held by the School of Business Adminis tra tion. lBoulware's subject will be "Cor pora1te Taxes and Inflation." A native of Kentucky, he joined Gen eral Electric in January, 1945 and in November of that year was elected vice-presidenta Since 1947, he has headed the Employee Relations Services and in .Janauary, 1957, he also assumed responsibility for Public Relations Activities. Boulware was awarded the Medal of Merit by the Presi dt forC his wvartime activities. RUSSELL NOTES LC Ge isenhe im Retire at 1 TwQ faculty members, Prof es sor A. L. Geisenheimer of the Economics Department and As sistant Professor Ruth Morse of the Fine Arts Department, will retire at the end of spring semes ter, University President Donald Russell has announced. A graduate of the College of Charleston, Mr. Geisenheimer has donie graduate work at the Uni v'ersity of Chicago and at .Johns IIopkins University. A fter working as a reporter for The News and Courier in Charleston, Mr. Geisenheimer en tered the teaching profession and wvas at the High School of Charles ton from 1911 to 1923. HIe taught ati the College of Charleston from 1l33 to 1946 and was a part-time p)rofessor at The Citadel in 1925. Coming to the University as as socinte professor in 1946, Mr. Geisenheimer was raised to the rank of full professor in 1953. "One of the outstandling teach ers on our faculty, Professor Geisenheimer~ will be greatly missed," President Russell said. "During his years at the Univer sity, he has been a strong Influ ence on his students. Miss Morse Miss Mor.e, a native of Water May Day Celebrated On Campus A series of May Day events, highlighted by Kappa Sigma Kappa's coronation ceremonies, marked the annual campus cele bration yesterday. Preceding the coronation of Wray Davis, 1957 Queen of May, her majesty was entertained with the presentation of "Happy Holi day," directed by Bob Pitts. Staged by Pat Barfield, "Happy Holiday" consisted of dances of various countries around the world. A fter the suspension of classes, activities began at 10:30 a.m. with Omicron Delta Kappa's Awards I)ay program on the Horseshoe. Music was furnished by the Uni versity Band. KSK's luncheon, held behind McKissick Library, consisted of fried chicken, potato chips, potato salad, pickles, hot dogs, ice cream, cup cakes, fresh fruit and Pepsi Colas. PieThrowing :4nte-St One of the most hilarious seg ments of the day's festivities was the pie throwing contest, spon sored by Phi Epsilon Pi frater nity. Student Body President Bob McNair was expected to receive a pie - in the face - form May Queen Wray Davis. Good na turedly, losers got splattered and winners forked over the amount of money they had to bid, which will go to charity. Following the coronation cere monies, Interfraternity Council and Pan-IHellenic Council spon sored a drop-in in front of Sims Dormitory, where the queen and her court received. From 8 p.m. to 12 p.m. at Town ship Auditoriun, Buddy Morrow and his orchestra played for the annual dance. Molly Ariail, runner-up in the contest for May Queen, was maid of honor. May Pole By Attendants The May Pole by the court at tendants represented the United States and concluded the enter tainment. Script for "Happy Holiday" was written by ,J immy Fuller. Carol Brandenburg, Jean Race, Thorne Satterlee and I.aryce Sullivan di rected the choreography. Robert Bell produced the pro grams and lake-up was by Jimmy Fuller. Sets for the scenes were by Bob Pitts and Martha Jo At waiter. Don Hlarrison is president of KSK, which was in charge of the coronation ceremloies and the cor onation. ISS er, Morse 'erm 's End town, Mass., attended Wheaton Seminary and is a graduate of thle School of Museum of Fine Arts atnd of the Massachusetts Normal Art School, both in Bos ton. She has also studied at the Rockport Summter School of Paint itng it) Massachusetts, at the Trap hagen School in New York, and at the Parsons School of Design. She became atn instructor in in terior decorating and costume de sign at thle University in 1938 and assistant p)rofessor it) 1945. Miss Morse travelled for four y'ears in Eu rope frotm 1923 to 19)27, studying drawing and paint ing. She has also worked in Mex She is a mlemlber of the Rockport Art Association, tile Colutmbia Art Association, and tile St. Augustine Arts Club. She is an honorary mlemiber of Alpha Psi chapter of Kappa Pi national art fraternity. Otn her retirement, Miss Morse will con)tin)ue h)er work as an in terior (decoration consultant and also plans to give private lessons. "Miss Morse will be greatly missedl it) our D)epartment of Fine Arts," Presidlent Russell said. "We are pleasedi thlat she plans to re maUini it) Coluia, which she, like others from the North, has grown tn love." Duffie Algeri Sulliv Administration Takes Steps In Initiations The University has taken steps to prevent possible inju11ies to -tudents during initiation cere monies here in the future. IDean of Men .James T. Penney announced 'uesday that, "No con duct involving iazard of personal ijury will he tolerated in any pihae of the initiation ceremonies of any University of South Caro lina organization." The announcement came fc)llow ing an incident on Wednesday of last week when a University male student was accidentally injured during the initiation ceremonies of the Block "C" Club. Cro-s country runner Tomrmy Sayetta, who was injured while going through the belt line, part of the Club's initiation rites, is now at his home in Columbia un der the care of Dr. A. E. Cremer, Columbia physician. noctor Cremer said Wednesday night that Sayetta was doing "fairly well" and was "showing some imil:rovement" after an ex amination Tuesday. Doctor Cre mer- added, "It is still too early to determine the full extent of his injury." lie also said he did not know when Sayetta would be able to re turn to classes at Carolina. The cross country runner has been out of school for the past week. The doctor has said that the athlete will recover without per manent injury. Sayetta attended I classes at the University follow ing the initiation Friday and Sat urday of last week. EXAM S( l'nhlished below is the schei eXaimimations. All (tudent> are re(j last day of the rc itatio .n period. Vl All seniors who are eligible ft their examinations in order to h. 9) a.m., May 25. Recgula r ('tass Sch edu le A.raa ot ion U 8- MWF Thursday, May _-MWF Friday, May 2 10 -MW F Ttuesday, May 11--MWF Saturday, May 12-M WF Monday, May lL-MWF - Monday, May: 2--MWVF Wednesday, Ma 3--MWF Wednesday, Ma 4--MWF Friday, May 2 8---TTS Friday, May 2 9- -TTS Thursday, May 10 li-TTS Monday, May: II -TTS Tuesday, May 12---TTS Saturday, May I --TTS Saturday, May 2 TTS Wednesday, Mi 3~-TTS Wednesday, Mi 4 TTS Thursday, May SPECIAL GROUP Psychology Wednesday, Mi English Thursday, May Mathemnaties Friday, May 2. Foreign L.anguage's Monday, May Biology Tuesday, May Geography 17, 18 Wednesday, Mi Graduate and undergraduate si having classes on Saturdays only Saturday, May 25. Members of thi class should have their examinatic that their g-rades may b ha nnded i , Rix 10 S11 SAw Non-Stud Given Mr \'irgil WV. I)uffie , law stude Wise Rixev, English major I the Algernon Sidney Sullivan (lay. Mrs. )onald Russell, wi: Donald S. Russell, was prese USC Debate ream Enters ACC Tourney \arsity and novice Carolina de hate te"ams will compete in an At Iantic ('(i'at Conference meet be winning today at Wake Forest. Mike Osborn and Peggy Jo Sas -c!, affirmative, and Stewart Clare and Iobert Heil, negative, w., compri.,e the -enior group. The novice team will include l'etigfu (lare and .ames Creamer. affirmative. and Catherine Madi gan and Hill Goforth. negative. T1he topic of debate is Re .ol ved: That the United States Should discontinue direct economic aid to foreign countries." At the West Point Tournament last weekend, the Carolina team of Pete Martini and Fred LeClercq was defeated in the ninth round of debate, according to Coach M. G. (hristophersen. 'he team was upset by repre sentatives from the University of Kansas. Martin and LeClercq both re c"eived certificates of excellence in debate. I ir. Christopher.-en said. 'he duo also received a plaque of excellence an a tean, he added. 'HEDTLE 1 I(e f the -pr in ee te t ied1 to attenId cla:'s throiugn he ednme.olday. Mayv 22. r graduat in NMay 81 .hiouldl plain tind in their girades and cards by aly l'.'amn,ation, Ilouorn 23 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. 4 11 a.nm. to 1 p.m. 28 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 25 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. 27 II a.m. to 1 p.m. 711 a.m. to 1 p.m. my 29 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. ly 29 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. 4 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. 23 11 n.m. to 1 pt.ml. 78 a.m. to 10 a.m. 28 8 a.m, to 11) a.m. 25 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 25 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. y 29 II a.m. to 1 p.m. y 29 I i a.m. to 1 p.mi. 23 :3 p.m. toi 5 p.m. y 22 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. 23 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (2-(;) 13 p.m. o 5 p.m. 7 pm. to 5 p.m. (2-f; 28 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. my 29 3 p.m. to 5 p. udents not eligible for graduation should have their examinations on s group who are in the graduating ans on Saturday, May 18 in order I prmntly. dney ard ent Honor s. Russell nt from Greenwood, and Mary rom Arlington. Va., received Flonors at Awards Day yester e of the University President nted the non-student Sullivan Award. Thi rteen outstanding seniors iamed were: Carol Brandenburg, Ilerhert Bryant. Frank D. Call rott. Lawrence Curry, Virgil Duf fie. Sylvia Jacobs, Jimmie Lee Ma tin. Patsy Mellette, Phil Moody. Sally McCants, Mary Wi-.e lixey, Mary Anne Snowden and D'avid A. White. >thier recipients of awards were: Ie>. Milling, the Zeta Tau :pha Scholastic Improvement Aw,ard: ('aroline R. Williams, the Zeta Tau Alpha Scholarship A va d: Mary Eileen Fortner, Chi Omega Soc:al Service Award; and Donald S. Russell, Jr., Second laiipton in History. ldwir, I' att Arnold was pre sented the Preston Award in Edu cation. Also, Junius Robert Mack, the Psi Chi Psychology Award; Grace T. Zimmerman, Nell Berry Miller Scholarship Award; Dick Smith. the W.T.C. Bates Award; .1ohn1 Owen Clark, Jr., W. Gordon li!ser Award. The W. Gordon Belser Award al-o\ welt to Coles Cathcart. The Alpha Delta Pi President Russell Scholarship was presented to Mary Louise Dickert. Others in :ude: David A. White, James l'atterson Award; Fred LeClercq, E:uphradian Award for Oratory; Ibet, Beli, Euphradian Award fl 1>ebate. and Pete Martin, the Eul,m;aidiar. Award for Declama A :Mai i.ham Dorris, Sigma A Iha Sitruma Award ; Thomas W. leirl. .r.. A.I.Ch.E. Award; Le (an.d" Shealy. Belk's Award for 1, "i for 1It cuwration; Betty Yvonne \:ci. L'B.El.A 'Smtead Award; Pat ria (;li i Mellette, Millie lmlnnernan Award; Melba E. (tOI!V. Margaret Ashe Scholar -mup. Kappat Alpha fraternity was gi]\en thIe Intterfraternity Council Schola rship. Other awards were p)resenlted to: JIack Creed, Euphro '-ytean Literary Society Poetry Award; Sylvia Jacobs, Hypatian Oat st anding~ Senior Award; Fred L eclercq, Geotrge Seabrook Le gart Medal for Declamation, the Gonzales Medal for Oratory and the John L. Hiemphill for Foren sics..Award. Ge.~ddes Hugh Martin, the Law rence M. Keitt Medal for Oratory; Jimmie Lee Martin, A.S.C.E. A ward; L ester E. Harvel, A.I.E.E. A ward; Clarence A. Ashley, A.S.M.E. Award; Frank D. Call c'ott. Epsilon Lambda Sigma Lead ership and Achievement Award; Edward Clark Prettyman, Epsi Ion Sigma Scholarship; Donald Reginald Harrison, Westinghouse Achievement Scholarship; Eliza beth Si ngletary, Women's Athletic Association Award; Fuller M. P'riekett. Blue Key Athletic Janit N ims, Senior Honor Pin; Mary lizabxeth Lewis, Star of D)elta Omicron ; Harry Tracy Orr, Most Valuable Member of U.S.C. Band ; Williami Horace Clifton, the Lehn and Fink Award; James M. G;entry', Bristol Award; Coy A very' Gibson, Rho Chi Award. .James Clarence Kellett, Merek Award and Mary Anne Snowden, Merck Award; Thomas Samuel Cantrell, Harper Honorary Schol. arship in Chemistry; David C. Lunney, Chemical Rubber Com pany Handbook Award; Margare.t Ann Barber, Merck Company (Continud on pa.e 8)