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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.
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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
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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
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her thoughts while typing. She
I novels and collections of short
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photograph showing her younger
sister and friends playing
cards in shorts it is obvious
that the modern women of to
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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and in certain interdisciplinary
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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
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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
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tional Research Council, 2101 Con
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receipt of applications for regular
postdoctoral fellowships bs Decem
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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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