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TEMED SUCCESS" ((Se Page 6) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROINA 00LNo COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA,, FEBRUARY 14. 1958 USC PROGRESS REPORT.. completion. They are the two se University of South Carolina c east tower has already been pi the sixth and seventh floors whi such groups will probably be ac September. (USC News'Service RUSSELL FUND SE Council N Student U Student Council approved week to appoint Melvin Stepp the Student Union Committee. by the previous chairman, Ca USC Students Eligible For Photo Contest Carolina students are invited to submit entries in the 13th annual International Collegiate Photog raphy Competition. Student Union Committee will be in charge of en tries submitted from the Univer sity. The contest is sponsored an nually by Kappa Alpha Mu, The National Press Photographers As sociation, the Encyclopaedia Brit tanici, Life magazine, and the As sociation of College Unions. The photographer submitting the prize-winning portfolio, which will comprise not less than eight * or more than 20 pictures, will re ceive a set of the Encyclopaedia Brittanica and spend a week as the guest of "Life." First place winners in each of the other six categories, News, Feature, Sports, Pictorial, Por traits and/or~ Character, and Pic ture Series, will receive a set of the Encyclopaedia Brittanica. All second place winners will re eive a plaque contributed by Kappa Alpha Mu, national honor ary photo-journalism fraternity. Third place winners in all divis ions will receive the two-volume Britannica World Language Dic tionary, giving word equivalents In seven languages. A trophy will be awarded to the girl whose entry it Considered best. - Deadline for receiving prints is Martch 1. For further Information, any Carolina student should con tact members of the Student Union Comminittee or the Russell House Informiation Desk. Entry blanks are available for~ those interested. Russell Addresses Local DAR Groups Donald Russell, former presi dent of the Univversity, addressed a joint meeting bf all Columbia et chapters of the Daughters vthe American Revolution last Wednesday at the Art Museum. Psident Russell is a candidate fthe office of governor. Mr. Russell spoke Thursday to e Columbia Junior Chamber of Cinilnerce meeting on the neces-. for improving the level of eation in the state in order to 1re South Carolina's share in One of them is practically finisked, ven-story towers of the ultra-moder ampus. Scheduled for student occi I into limited use, for State Hfighw le taking an eight-week course Febr -ommodated in the tower prior to th Photo by Munn-Teal.) 1mes Stepp mion Head by unanimous consent this to the position of chairman of Stepp had been recommended e M. Reynolds, who resigned. Council met twice this week be cause of the number of important matters at hand. In addition to beginning the first reading of a part of the proposed constitution for student government, council covered a number of other mat ters. 1. Council decided to set up a Donald Russell Fund as a lasting gift to the former first family of Carolina. Other suggestions had been made over a period of weeks, such as portraits of the Russells, or a scholarship at Carolina bear ing their name, but the loan fund was decided upon. Student Body Vice-President John G. Altman made the motion that as soon as council received $200 for that purpose that the loan "fund be set up. Council passed the motion. 2. Council unanimously voted to express student opposition to a proposal by the administration. Student Body President Bob Mc Nair reported that the administra tion was considering shortening the graduating exercises by merely having the graduates stand one by one rather than receive their diplomas from the president personally. 3. President McNair reported that he has now set up a perma nent appointment with feting President Robert I;. Sumwalt for Fridays at 4 p.m. at which time1 the two representatives of stu dents and administration might make known their wishes to the other. watodb Buy 4. Councilwatodb Buy Smigmator that after discussion with administration officials the Housing Office had informed him that payment of room fees will continue under the same policy as before. I Holidays Few and Far Between .. 1 Holidays will be few and far befween during the spring semes ter. In fact, the holidays are but one . . . spring recess, April 4-8. Following is the spring semes tr calendar: Saturday, March 15 - Final date for seniors to apply -for degrees to be awarded at May graduation exercises. April 4-8-Spring recess. May 6-Awards Day. May 19-28-Final examinations. Friday, May 80 - Commence ment Day. * K. the other is well on the way to Smen's residenee halls on the ipancy in the fall of 1958, the my Patrol trainees are staying on uary 2 through March 27. Other e dornitory's official opening in Prep Day Response Is Good Response by various high schools over the state has been very good in connection with the planned Blue Key High School Day, ac cording to Bob Andersen, chair man of the prep day committee. The. Blue Key is sponsoring the High Schol Day in co-operation with the University administration to show to South Carolina high school seniors what Carolina has to offer and to enlighten them on new developments and plans for future improvements. Letters have been sent to the principal of each high school in the state, and each senior is being invited to be guests of the Univer sity for Blue Key High School Day. A thibd letter will be mailed to the president of each senior class in the near future. Plans call for the seniors to reg ister here on March 22 between 9:30 and 10 a.m. Following_ reg istration, acting president, Dr. Robert L. Sumwalt, and student body president, Bob McNair, will welcome the students. Later, guided tours of the Uni versity campus will be given and, weather permitting, an outdoor lunch is being planned for approx imately 1,000 people. Members of the High School Day Executive Committee are: Miss Elizabeth M. Clotworthy, dean of women; W. H. Patterson, dean of administration; Dr. J. '15 Penney, dean of men; H1. 0. Strohecker, registrar; Mrs. Young; Gary Rhinesmith; and Bob Andersen. Candidates For Degrees Must Apply All candidates for degrees and certificates to be awarded during this current academic year must file formal applications with the deans of their respective college or schools prior to March 16, Reg istrar H. 0. Strohecker has an nounced. This regulation applies to grad uate as well as undergraduate stu dents. The formal forms may be received from the' Registrar's Of fice, Admijiistration Building, he said. The students must have offici ally enrolled for the current sem ester to have application for de grees an(i certificates accepted by the deans. Also all fees rquired by the University as well as the di ploma fees for caps and gowns must be paid. The diploma fees and fees for caps and gowns are payable through the Campus Bookstore, Ruusell House. StudeI COnsti SIR JOHN SLESSOR Top British I -Speaks Here Marshal of the Royal Air speak in the Russell House ass( ing at 10 o'clock, according to manding officer of the AFRO' The well-known British ofl auspices of the English-Speaki of Commerce, will be speakin cadets, but an invitation has be students to attend the lecture. Sir John Slessor will either speak on "Strategy for the West," dr "Allied -Military Policy in a Nuclear Age."I Born in India, Sir Slessor was one of the first pilots to engage in night defenses of London against Zeppelins in 1915. Rising to major at the age of 20, the Air Marshal went on to become chief of the Air Staff. He has taught at England's Army Staff College, where he published his first book, "Air Power and Armies"-a book which has become a classic in military instruction. Sir Slessor has also lectured at the National War Col Idge here in the United States and at the present time, he is on his way to the Air War College in Montgomery, Ala., where he will deliver a series of lectures. Widely travelled, Sir Slessor is a grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, Commander of the U. S. A. Legion of Merit, and holds the Grand Cross of the Greek Order of the Phoenix. Sir John's recent book, "Sinful Blue," published this year, has re ceived .wide acclaim from critics in both this country and England. Sir John also is chairman of the Speakers' Advisory Committee of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth. Of the Royal Air Force -he said a year or two back: "The main job of the R. A. F. is to prevent war. We are members of the first line of defense, not only of our country and Commonwealth, but of peace itself." The public is invited to attend the lecture. Dr. Batson Talks To Garden SchooI Dr. Wade T. ,Batson, associate professor of biology, took part in 'a Garden and Conservation School sponsored by the Green wood Federation of Garden Club last Saturday. Doctor Batson took part in the Forestry Class, speak ing on conservation of plant life. IRC DELEGATES AT UNIVEE first state conference of Internati Sumwalt, who welcomed delegates who wan temporary secretary of ti vention; Doetor S.mwale; Tony 4 lar=e; and Ralpk Nant==. 'The it Cot tution tviator Wednesday Force Sir John Slessor will !mbly room Wednesday morn Col. William J. Davitt, com 'C unit. ricer, in Columbia under the ng Union and local Chamber - primarily to the Air Force en extended to all faculty and Admiral Martin To Be Featured On 'Cross-Section' Admiral C. F. Martin, assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy, will be presented on "Cross Section: USC" on WIS-TV Sunday, Feb ruary 16, at 1:30 p.m. Admiral Martin will speak on the topic, "Our Mr. Sun." Pictures and diagrams will be used to ex plain the unique structure of the sun. On the following Sunday, Feb ruary 23, the heads of the four divisions of the Engineering De partment will -discuss the work of their respective departments. Those men. include Dr. Harold Flinsch, Dr. R. G. Fellers, Dr. B. L. Baker, and Dr. F. B. Herty. Films will b shown of the actual experiments made in class. One of the most fascinating experiments will show the breaking strength of a wooden beam; a bar will be pulled until it diminishes in the renter and splits. "Cross Section: USC" is a weekly public service presented by WIS-TV in cooperation with the University Extension Division, Dr. Nicholas P. Mitchell, director. Murphy Deliv Lecture at BE Dr. Eugene F. Murphy, associate? professor of French at the Univer sity, delivered the third of the 'Abbot Vincent Taylor Lectures" at Belmont Abbey College, Bel mont, N. C., last Monday evening. The lecture was entitled "Andre Gide and Paul Claudel." The fourth lecture in the series, to be deliv ered in March, will be "The World of Georges Bernanos." SITY MEETING--Heads of the e snal Relations Club are shown hew. to the eonferenee. Left to right: me convention; Robert Price, USC, lavaIss, Pesbyterlan College, who [2ItadeL (U8C News Service Pb&to C11 I Chan Legislati First on Student Council has begui posed new student governmi which it began studying at ii other meeting on Wednesde branch of the proposed stud( Students Get Winter Fun; Snow Falls! Carolina students were in their glory yesterday morning as the first big snowfall in several years blanketed the University campus. For many this was the first time they had actually seen snow lying on the ground, while others only gave a "ho-hum." The snow began falling early yesterday morning and according to reports, the first snowman on campus was built around 3:30 a.m. As students made their way to that early 8 o'clock class, a bevy of flying snowballs filled the air. People who normally get up just in time to make that 9 or 10 o'clock class were up early to get a little pre-class exercise, and at noon the fun and frivolity was still going on. Snowmen could be seen almost everywhere on the campus and at least one of the "winter won dorland" representatives carried a sign saying "Christmas At Last." As the snow continued to fall in flurries about 10 o'clock ol' sun made a brief appearance threatening to end the USC stu dents' winter fantasy. ers Third imont Abbey Doctor Murphy was selected to deliver four lectures in the inaugu ral series of Taylor Lectures dur ing the present academic year. His first two adldresses were "The Con temporary Novel: The Example of Mauriac," on November 25, and "The Nineteenth Century Novel: The Example of Balzac," on De cember 16. The four lectures will be published late in the spring by Belmont A bbey College. liege delegations present at the with Acting President Robert L. Ruth Gordon, Columbia College, temporary chairman of the eon. was elected state ebairssau-at lay MunaT...)t SOuunueu LVWo egins ge ve Body Agenda the first reading of the pro ant constitution. The section :s meeting Monday and at an Ly deals with the legislative .nt government. In the two meetings a total of seven sections were thoroughly debated and passed. Adoption of the proposals as the first article of the new constitution will re quire three readings. Each sec tion of the proposed constitution is being passed upon separately by council to insure thoroughness and to allow any council member who has an objection or question on apy section to bring it before the entire group. The first three sections were discussed, amended, and passed at the Monday meeting. At the Wednesday meeting, sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 were passed. Council will continue the first reading at its next meeting Mon day. The seven sections passed by council this week, but which are subject to change in the next two readings, are as follows: Article I The Legislature Section 1. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a legislature which shall be com posed of no more than 50 rep resentatives. Section 2. No student excepting first semester freshmen shall be eli gible for nomination to the legislature unless he has main tained an over-all grade ratio of at least 75 per cent at the Uni versity. The legislature shall have the authority to prescribe the qualifications for election as a delegate and shall have the power to regulate elections and political parties. Section 3. Each school at the University shall be represented on the legisla ture by delegates, the number of which shall be proportionate to that school's spring semester en rollment in the University. Each school shall have at least one delegate. Four of the delegates in the legislature shall be chosen by the freshman class in the elec tion to be held on or before the second Friday in November. Section 4. The legislature shall meet no less than twice each month dur ing the regular school semesters. It shall establish before the sec ond meeting of each semester the time and place of its regular meet ings. All meetings shall be open to the students and faculty unless designated by the speaker or a majority vote of the legislature as an executive session. Any non member will be allowed to address the legislature only upon the in vitation of the body. The legisla ture shall as a second order of business adopt its own rules by a two-thirds vote. Two-thirds of the legislature shall constitute a .quorum. Section 5. The first order of business of a newly elected legislature shall be the election of a speaker, speaker pro-tempore, and a clerk. Any duly elected member of the legislature shall be eligible to hold these offices. The speaker, speak er pro-tempore, and the clerk shall be voting members of the legislature. Section 6. Special meetings of the legisla ture may be called by the presi dent or by the speaker or by the written request of 50 per cent of the members of the legislature. Seetion 7. Members of the Student Legis lature who shall miss more than six meetings oft that body shall be deemed to hay, resigned auto