Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r oH1 1 longer obscured the waistline and, by 1935, were much longer. One of the more revolutionary changes In the fashion world begaft to make great advances. Beach wear and sports clothes now changed as they had never changed since the days of bloomer bathing suits. Having seen the rise and fall of the woolen knitted "one-piecer" the bathing suit became briefer, being at its most extreme during 1947-1948 in the form of the two-piece swimsuit. Shorts, slacks, and halters were all products of these years.. ' Shorter Skirts The fashion scene changed little In the early '40's, although hemlines went -up and shoulders Music NwOlassre ad (Continued from Page 11) utamdmbnso changes have taken place in the fo 9hCnuywl field of American music that 2t etr oknol they seem Incredible In retro- seshr oblee spect. 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Going through another period of longer skirts, styles gradually regressed to the crinoline days; dresses became softer and skirts grew wide - supported by voluminous crinolines. Poodle Cut Hairlines have run the gamut of styles during to the WUSC FOUNDED Kenton, son to -t Carola Gets ke next By Staff Writer and a front off i that - "This is WUSC, the Voice of officials. nd s. the Carolina campus, 640 on the Russell dial," That's the way the campus However, witb radio station, WUSC, has identi- the Russell Hous fied itself for the past 11 years. moved into its The student broadcasting com- on the second f pany has a history which closely House studios , parallels the growth of Carolina for WUSC and during the past decade. control rooms, I WUSC went on the air for the studios, an offic first time on May 8, 1947. Its ter. Just as in equipment consisted of a second- mercial stations, hand control board, a handful of control rooms I old phonograph records, a war- ing throughout, surplus transmitter and the fond and the familis hopes of its founders. The sta- Air" warning tion made its first home in the studios were dei old slave quarters behind the members. President's home; this antique Eupeto brick building the station person- tinqnuesto nel affectionately dubbed "the channeludesnt Goofus building." threesped cotra mtGrand Opening tables, two Ms The next fall, was a time of recorders, and a 8 expansion and Improvement. A tape machine fe new transmitter was built, new News for bro turntables purchased, r e c o r d from a United services contracted for, and the receiver set up slave quarters received a much- Local, national, needed coat of paint. New po- news from thi tential announcers and engineers prises the bull flocked to join the staff and the shows. In addil station became a popular campus Its own staff 8 project. Finally, the station had reporters and its official grand opening. Pres- with the Columi Ident Smith and Governor J7. reau, for weathi S_trom Thurmond gave the open-Muil 1 s ing addresses and radio andMuca newspapermen from around the 'With more th state attended. WUSC had fin- WUSC has eno ally become a full-grown campus riety to provide] 0 organization. / - to suit the tast In 1950, the station moved Into any student. The the third floor oif Rutledge slye music Iabra Cha'pel. There, with the evening 1,600 78rpm ret 0 vesper services and the famous old favorites, nc Chapel bell for company, WUBC eral rare collec broadcast an 80-hour weekly oral thousand 41 schedule complete with.- early with hits from morning wake-up shows and a hundreds of L.. P special late, late show for the popular music, party - goers. The Rutledge classical music. studios gave the Etation two corn- lection of clas 8trol rooms, a large broadcasting comprised of o studio, and a news room, as well Including moat as a workshop for the engineers, concert works a 12st Wishes On You - 50th Anniversary . and Continued Succe Dunt f000 SEtvICI MANAGEMENT I9 oThe Mo the last ten years. The early '50's saw the extreme poodle cut which, after a brief popularity, became modified as the Italian cut, and later as the urchin cut. After a short period of the longer hair styles such as pony tails and chignons, the trend turned once more toward the shorter styles, presently em phasizing -the "natural look." Fashion Repeats During recent years, dress styles have run through the princess and empire lines, presently tending toward the Flapper lines. Rope necklaces, cloche hats, and pointed heels, all reminiscent of this era, complete the picture of the modern Flapper. For campus wear, the bulky sweater, often crew-necked, Fir Radio Station. M e for the station piano Oieces, and chamber music (Edi selections. which of Mrs House One of the big projects of the at the the construction WUSC staff is covering campus Mrs. e in 1955, WUSC and local events. This job is (Matti present location taken by the station's Special Carolir oor. The Russell Events department. Some of the ate, d. were- tailor-made special features which WUSC ate, consist of two has broadcast during past year- siea wo broadcasting include the annual fraternity and on Dec e, and transmit- sorority songfests, speeches by of Pro the largest com- visiting dignitaries, and the USC neer ir the studios and home basketball games which South, ave soundproof- have been brought to Carolina with h heavy oak doors, fans since 1948. years. r red "On The The campus station has given Mrs. ights. The new political events their due also; best igned by station it covered the Senatorial race she wr in 1954 between J. Strom Thur- that I' ned by the sta- mond and Edgar A. Brown and, sion'-1 wo Gates, two- during the 1958 getneral elections, existed I lioards, five carried national-and state re nsrpintr- sults, held interviews with local *geodrtp- political leaders, and reported Ampx prtale direct from party campaign r special events, headquarters in Columbia. adcasts is taken April 1 Hoax Press teletype One of the most bizarre of in the station. WUSC's exploits was its famous and international "balloon race" hoax on April 1, receiver corn- 1958. The station reported that c of the news a balloon race was about to take ion, WUSC ha place between students of USC, f campus news Clemson, F'urman, Wofford, and an arrangement Winthrop. The station described >ia Weather Bu- the race as the contestants flew ir forecasts. over Columbia and even had one Variety of the air ships land on the WIS an 5,000 records, TV tower. The Governor was gh musical va- called, President Russell initiated ousopeaue rescue operations, and the State ios of peasurell Police were put on alert before asoacticallyxen the hoax was finally explained.. ry includes over Station WUSC is a 100 per ords with many cent student enterprise; its mom- Born velties, and sey- bers and officials are all Carolina County ore' items, sev- students; and the station's lines she wa 5 rpm pop discs and equipment are student-owned Thoma teent years, 'and and operated. In the formal lang- France .'s of every type, nage of its certificate of incor- name jass, mood and poration filed with the Serear from a The WUSC col- of State May 1, 1946, WUS akin t< decal resords is has- its purpose "to operate a of Mal ver 800 L. P.'s non-profit eampus radio -station with ' of the staviared which would serve a gross edu- contrib s well as opera, cational need of the University fession _______ of South Carolina students for service exerience in the field of radio." time, nt This purpose is expressed sipl but ala r ~ in the station identifIcation t. higher line of WUSC; "This is WUSO The Voice of The Carolina Few Campus." passed I8 -RELIABLE JEWEl SINCE 1897 les 4 45 aIa& -C l;mr bia, S. dern Miss is a favorite. The skirt is usually plaid, pleated and slightly longer than its predecessor. A recent newconler to the scene, Bermuda shorts have become quite favored and seem to be here to stay. Prompted by this trend of casual wear, torea dors and other modifications of slacks have found a place in the college gir's wardrobe. If the years past are any indication of the years to come, Carolina co-eds will be figuring prominently on the fashion scene, never last, often first, and al ways in style. - (Old photos courtesy of South Caroliniana Library; copy photography by Rcss Parsons. Cur rent pictures courtesy of "Garnet and Black.") st Co-Ed Graduate, R. Haynes, Died Recently or's note: This article as vividly and respected as pro was written at the time foundly as the grand lady who Haynes, death is on file was the first co-ed to receive a Caroliniana Library.) Jean Adams Haynes degre from the UieSt Jean Adams), A.B., 1898, a's first woman gradu- Carolina College). In the fall !d at the residence of her of 1896 she entered South Caro Mrs. Lena Adams De- lina College, as a junior, havint in Hendersonville, N. C., been graduated several years ember 26, 1947. The widow ressr L B.Hayns, io-previously from Leesville Cal tessor L. B. Hlaynes, pio i public edpeation in the lege, Leesville. in 1898 she was she had made her home awarded the degree of Bachelor er sister for the past 12 of Arts, and then began the career that was to establish her Haynes, herself, probably as a leader in the fields of edu mmed up her life when ite, in 1944, "Doctors say we lived at 'too high ten- Afe grdtin ro th >ut, my! I've lived--not Sot Calia ole,sh servedeoremberears6,shead8, th earmn the aEgherlostheat Meida College,aMeridian,Mis ofsithipilitakle timemurnfro hich00tohe90amoeseaesaslecsery th olta a a ndortzro teSuhCr. ance Unon. 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