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FIRSTPOEM AT 14 Persia " By Pria Smith. Staff Writer "When 39x ear you think mbogt me, You lift me up to the skies; You turn my heart to a stormy sea, And the world to Paradise." This verse was translated fromn Persian into English by its author, Jaleh Roudi. Now a student at Carolina, Jaleh, who came to the University last February, has had many of her poems published in Persia along with several novels and volumes of short stories. She first became interested in the United States when her fam ily made a tour of the country in 1951-52. At that time Jaleh became good friends with a fam ily in Virginia, with whom she corresponded after her return to Persia. Interested In USC A few years later these friends moved to South Carolina where Jaleh, upon again visit ing them became interested in the University and decided that she would like to attend school here. Since she has been here Jaleh has noticed that very little about modern Persia, now known as Iran, can be found in our American libraries. Jaleh's description of modern Tehran, Iran's capital, dissolves the popular American impres sion of heavily veiled women in strange, flowing garments walk ing about the city. The city, described as one of the most modern in the Near East, is reputed to have some of VISITING SCHOLAR Speaker I On Imagi By Bob Grosse Staff Writer Dr. Harlow Shapley of thu Harvard College Observatory was the guest speaker of the Univer sity chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at an open meeting of the chapter held Monday night in the Law School Auditorium. The distin guished scientist, a visiting scholar of Phi Beta Kappa, spoke on the topic "Galaxies and What They Do To Us." Dr. Shapley is recognized as one of the world's leading astronomers. During his career, he has devel oped many of the modern theories of astronomical physics and was a pioneer in many new methods of cosmography and mathematics. HE is the author of several books and over 200 scientific papers. * I.I * COURTESY CA N EREST ROOMS n Stude DEEP IN THOUGHT . . . J from Persia, pauses to compose has written many poems, severs stories. (Photo by Ken Sturgeoi the best dressed women in the world, according to Jaleh. Far Cry When Ja}eh pulls out a akes His Ai lary Trip hi From 1921 to 1952, Dr. Shapley held the position of Director of the Harvard College Observatory. He holds honorary degrees from 15 universities and is an honorary member of the national academies of 10 countries. He has served as the president of the American Astronomical Society, the Ameri can Academy of Arts and Science, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Sigma Xi and is currently a trustee of the Massachusetts In stitute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Insti tution. Speaking before a large and enthusiaatic audience, Dr. Shapley explained some of the modern ideas on galaxies and the expan sion of the Universe. He took his audience on an imaginary trip into space to view. the.many forms of )TUDEN~ PICKUP & IGULAR PRICE $1.25 CAR i $ 99.With Oil $*' & Lubi 2.9 & 36.9 GA 2c Off On Eat RDS HONORED < ORRIS 1 804 ASS SUPER S ntls'W ileh Roudi, international student her thoughts while typing. She I novels and collections of short I.) photograph showing her younger sister and friends playing cards in shorts it is obvious that the modern women of to udience to Space stars, dust clouds, and othe celestial bodies. He pointed ou that our own sun is a minor eta located on the outer rim of on of the millions of galaxies whic1 make up the Universe and tha our solar system is a compara tively insignificant bit of matter The eminent cosmographer out lined some of the recent dis coveries of astronomy includini dark nebulosity, radio stars, an the evolution of spiral nebulae He touched on the possibility a life existing elsewhere in the uni verse and concluded that the prob ability of intelligent, livinj organisms being found on othe: planets outside of our solar sys tem is very high. Dr. Shapley was introduced a the meeting by Dr. J. D. Noval of the University faculty, presi dent of the local Phi Beta Kappa Chapter. r Disc DELI VENI STUDENT PRI VASH $1,g Change $ -ication$. As 31.9 & 35 h Quart of Oil STUDENTS UR OURSK MBLY ER ViCE r "? rtl day aw a *W e - > tww Amertcan c gga t veiled P,n01iS.S In spekn of. *& Ivan. schooi.. ayst ,s. Jalah s*et th.&r schools in Ism. as mex dY0 cult than. the. Amerifta Qnef 'However, J4leh added tba Persian high schools arew mer difficult than their coiagss. One of the amasing thingR- te Jaleh, about. Carolina,, is the. large amount of studgin:, done by studente. (Editor's' note: the student's yearn for studios may be prompted more by the desire for high grades: than intellectual curiosity at Ams" can colleges and universitias;) In further comments- abvA.. education Jaleh said she noticed, scarcity of translations of great foreign classics available to the American reading public. Sh made particular reference to certain of her favorite -authorej unemphasized in A m e r i c a n schools. She mentioned. seveus L of her favorites ineluding Zwieg, British (Austran..born) wrjter; Gide, French. novelit,. critic itnd essayist; Lamartin%s French poet; and Heine, Gea man poet and critic, First Work Jaleh herself is an, autibw Her first poem, priled; wha. she .was 14, had been,com:n;d in the back of, her uiIdA, seva t years earlier, she. saidvc C'. trary to most wrtlaeJaWhrwl; not sign her name to any4; a p. works. Jaleh writes, not fr7 recognition or money, but- f. her own pleasure. Contrary to the Amaxieai storybook endings, Jale h's ppems and stories rarely end. happily. She does not enjoy the typical happy ending. for ahe feela. that it spoils the 'story for the reader. Although Jaleh likes sad endings for stories she prefers them to be kept in the story media. r t Travel Director Will Visit Campus h Carrie Smeltzer, Educational t Travel Director of the National - Student Association will be on campus Monday from 2-5:30 p.m. - Movies and slides will be shown - on Europe. in the Russell House i Auditorium at 4 p.m. She will be i sponsored by the student council. Interested persons should contact f Jimmy Leventis, or Bunky Joy. More Stars? r The official flag of the Uni - versity of Florida is in for some change. The flag now contains 14 t stars, one for each of its schools C and colleges. The University - presently has 16 schools and col a leges, making the original flag design obsolete. DUNTS! ICE 0 1 i0 I GED To APPLY E MINOR REPAIRS' with I Discount On Parts A n 8'N mmmaha AmaidmpS Simn....amaAa a is+a geheid pgOM : reeat as.m noudsd& bwv thav P*tWd1an Te 850 gednw eldst8 regtlar post doeboral IwAOP lipe for saisetific study dig the! 195*.198. aeft dmic y The, (ftm bJv**- open to citizens - of tb. U*itAd. Stateei are awarded golely on the. basis of ability. They, are. offered" in the mathemaaical, pIFalcals. medical and biological fialgls in,'.engineea. ing, anthropology, psyahology (except clinical) and geography; and in certain interdisciplinary fields and, fields of convergence between the natural and social sciences. Graduate Fellowships Graduate fellowships are avail able to those who arme working toward. the masters or doctoral degreea in the firat,, intermediate or terminal year of. graduate study. College.seniors who expect to. receive a; baoealaureate degree during the 1957-1b8+: academic year are also eligible to apply. PoeWootara fellowahipe are avail ailato. individualew who,. as of the beginning of- their fellowshIps, have a. Ph.D. in one of the fields listed .above or who have had. re search training and. experience equivalent to that represented by such a.degree.. In addition, holders of the M.D., D.D.S., or D.V.M. degree, who wish to obtain further train ing for a career in research, are eligible provided they can present an acceptable plan- of study and research. All applicants for graduate (predoctoral) awards will be re quired to take an examination designed to test scientific aptitude and achievement. This examina tion, administered -by the,- Educa tional Teating Service, will; be given on January 18, 1958 at designated centers throughout the United States and certain foreign countries. The evaluation, of each candidate's application is made by the Academy,Research Council selection panels and boards. The National Science Foundation will make the final selection of Fellows and will announce the awards on March- 15, 1958. Annual Stipends The annual. stipends for grad uate Fellows are as follows: $1,600 for the first year; $1,800 for the intermediate year; and $2,000 for the terminal year. The annual stipend for postdoctoral Fellows is $3,800. Dependency allowances will be made to married Fellows. Tuition,. laboratory fees and limited travel allowances will also be provided. Further Information and appli cation materials may be secured from the Fellowship Office, Na tional Academy of Sciences-Na tional Research Council, 2101 Con stitution Avenue, N. .W., Washing ton 25, D. C. The deadline for the receipt of applications for regular postdoctoral fellowships bs Decem ber 23, 1957 and for graduate fellowship., January 3, 1958. ATuETIson g7; 26641 4W /4/ 6fMVM4# $7| LAUNi CAROLIMA LOOKING UP tU At evening falls on the campus, Ken Sturgeon, GAMECOCK photographer, catches this wistful view on the University horse. shoe. The bare branches of winter, silhouetted against the sky, are a view that many Carolina students miss in the scramble to meet elasses on the horseshoe. (Photo by Ken Sturgeon.) Science Fiction Movie Will Play Thursday "The Day The Earth Stood Still" will be presented Thursday in the Russell House Assembly Room by the Student Union Committee. Starring Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe and Sam Jaffe, the film is scheduled for two showings, one at 3 p.m. and the other at 7 p.m. RECEIVES AWARD Robert A. Dobson was the recipient of the Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa Freshman Award, presented Monday evening in the Law School Auditorium. In his Freshman year, Dobson main. tained a straight "A" average while accumulating 47 credit hours. Dobson, an Accounting major, plans to go to law school after graduation from Carolina. The Phi Beta Kappa Award was pre. sented by the local chapter president, Dr. J. D. Novak. (Photo by Ken Sturgeon.) Euph radian Society Votes Recognition The Euphradian Society, after ments for the affirmative and hearing 18 speakers with argu- liberal positions, voted 21-20 to go -- on record In favor of the United States granting "do facto recog ST3JD DI'rsnition to Communist China" in its Senate session Tuesday, Scott Cain, publicity director announced. The Society will convene at 6:30 instead of 7 p.m. next Tues ~oi.'sc~day with election of a correspond ing secretary, el'ection of candi - dates for membership and a debate on the agenda. - The Euphradian Society meets s ~ in its Hall on the third floor of Harper College. Guests are in vited to attend. Grady Wallace, now a semi-pro. fessional basketballer for the Phil lips Oilers, holds five all-Gamecock ~ /- individual cage records. 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