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5 Newcoi Ratification Election Is' Next Friday Following Is- a copy of Student Council's proposed new constitu tion which will be voted on by the Student Body In special elections to be held from 9 to 5 next Friday In the Russell House Assembly Room: The Preamble We, the students of the University of South Carolina, in order to conduct student affairs in an efficient, orderly, and syste matic manner; to define clearl the - leges and responsibilities of te students, individually and collectively; to secure for ourselves training and experience in self government; and to provide an organtla tional framework through which our efforts for a better university may be directed do hereby ordain and establish this constitu tion of the Student Body of the University of South Carolina. Article I. All persons registered and enrolled in the University of South Carolina are mem bers of the student body and entitled to vote in all of its proceedings. The Executive Article H. Section 1. The Executive Department shall consist of the President. Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Student Body, the cabinet, and specifimily appointed com mittee chairmen. Section 2. The duties and powers of the President are: lie shall act as official representative of the student body in all matters pertaining to the students. He shall be responsible for the presenta tion of all bills and resolutions to the legis lature which are proposed by any executive agency. He may participate in debate in the Legislature but will not be allowed to vote. He may call special meetings of the Legislature. lie may appoint any person to act as a non-voting ex-officio member of any legislative committee. lie may call and preside over meetings of the Student Body. lie may veto any bill passed by the Legislature. He may cause to be issued by the treas urer any check which shall not exceed ten dollars ($10.00) which he may require in the performance of courtesies in the name of the Student Body Government, and he shall present a statement of all such checks for post-approval by the Legislature. He may choose an advisory cabinet con sisting of as many officers with suitable titles as he sees fit. The members of the cabinet must be approved by the Legis lature but shall hold office at the discre tion of the president. He shall address the Legislature at least once each semester on student affairs and may recommend legislation that he deems necessary. He shall appoint with the ap val of a majority of the Legislature alpersons representing the student government in any official capacity. He shall assume all powers and respon sihilities pertaining to his office. Section 8. The president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer of the student body of the University of South Carolina must have a scholastic average of above eighty and shall be in good standing at the University at the time of their inauguration. The president at the time of his nomina tion must be a rising senior and have com pleted not less than 75 credit hours. The vice-president of the student body shall be elected from the rising senior law class. The secretary and the treasurer of the student body shall be elected from the rising junior or rising senior academic class. Section 4. The duties and powers of the vice-presi dent are: He shall serve in the place of the presi dent in case of the temporary absence of the president. lie shall succeed to the office of presi dent in case such office shall be vacated permanently. lie shall act as a representative of the student government to all organizations chartered by the legislature. SectIon 5. The duties and powers of the secretary are: He shall take and maintain the official role and the official minutes of cabinet meetings. He shall maintain an archives in which shall be placed an official copy of all laws, the minutes of the legislature and cabinet meetings, all official correspondence, as well as any other pertinent reports or ppers. lie shall send, receive an d properl dis tribute all official correspondence of the Student Body Government. lie shall perform any other duties as NATIONA NATIOAL LBRAR WEE the .. BrI opayo o theKicp e mit o.ial Lxibary i where o ithl Soeman Bhookh Coee amatere to South haonans arte Istituti iged to h6n by the president pertaining to his office. He may organise and train a mecretarfat. Sectle 6. The duties and powers of the treasurer are: He shall have access to al financial records of any organixatftwhIch receives Dr requests monies from student body government. He shall record all. receipts, expenditures and a tions of the monies of the tudent y govemment. His records shall be pubUlo and subject to audit by the treas arer of the University at any time. He shall perform any other duties ger nane to his office assigned to him by the president. The Igiatere Article MI. Sectilm 1. All legislative powers herein ted shall be vested in a legislature W shall be composed of no more than repre sentatives. Sectio1 2. No sksdent excepting first semester fresh men shall be eligible for nomination to the legislature unless he has maintained an aver-all grade ratio of at least seventy-five per cent at the University. The Legislature shall have the authority to proscribe the qualifications for election as a delegate and 1hall have the power to regulate elections and political parties. - Section 3. Each school at the University shall be represented on the Legislature by delegates. he number of which shall be proportionate to that school's spring semester enrollment n 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 election to be held )n or before the second Friday in Novem -er. I Sectios 4. The Legislature shall meet no less than twice each month during the regular school semesters. It shall establish before the second meeting of each semester the time and place of its regular meetings. All meet ings shall be open to the students and fac Aty unless designated by the speaker or Y majority vote of the Legislature as an xecutive session. Any non-member will be illowed to address the Legislature only apon the invitation of the body. The Legis lature shall as a second order of business %dopt Its own rules by a two-thirds vote. rwo-thirds of the Legislature shall consti lute a quorum. Secton 5. The first order of business of a newly lected Legislature shall he the election > a speaker, speaker pro-tempore and a lerk. Any duly elected member of the Legislature shall be eligible to hold these >ffices. The speaker speaker pro-tempore md the clerk shall be voting members of he Legislature. Section 6. Special meetings of the Legislature may >e called by the President or by the speaker )r by the written request of fifty per cent >f the members of the Legislature. Section 7. Members of the Student Legislature who hall miss more than six meetings of that >ody shall be deemed to have resigned. mutomatically. Section 8. Only elected delegates of the Student Legislature will be allowed to serve in the egislature. No proxys, substitutes or alter iates may act in the place of a delegate. Section 9. If passed by a majority of the Legisla ure. signed by the student body president, and not vetoed by the president of the University within ten woFkIng days after ,assage, the bill becomes law. In order for a bill to become a law over he veto of the Student Body President, ;t is necessary for the Legislature to pass t by a two-thirds majority. Section 10. The Legislature shall have the power o pass any rules or regulations which are iecessary and proper for the most efficient .onduct of the Student Government. Section 11. All officers of the Student Body Govern nent charged with non-feasance, mis easance, or malfeasance may 'be impeached and if found guilty of such charge shall e removed from office. Furthermore. if a student body officer is ruilty of any crime or found to be guilty f any conduct which would reflect dis sonor upon the University may be removed >y impeachment proceedings. Impeachment proceedings may be started >y any student by filing complaint, specify ng the charge, and signed by the complain mnt, with the secretary of the Student Body 'overnment. The secretary must refer the :omplaint to the Legislature at its next neeting. A special committee of represen atives shall be appointed to investigate and to be respnsible for the prosecution. )uring impeachment proceedings, the Leg slature shall act as a court to try the accused. An affirmative vote of three-quar :ers of the full membership of the Legis ature shall be necssa~ for the removal >f any officer soin a e. If a vacancy occurs In the Legislature, he appropriate school shall nominate Its >andidate on a petition of five per cent of he school or by twenty-five students, which wver shall be lesser. From those nominated, he Legislature shall fill the vacancy by a najority vote. SectIon 13. The Legislature shall have the power to ~reate such committees within the Legisla .L LIBRARY WEEK EXHIBIT.-Ceebration of National aiversity of South Carolina, inclus apetition, soume of which are showt Rawlisnson, director of University Iil Byron's Den Juan: A V'arlorums Columbian Frank Wardlaw is dir usmbla; Still Rebels, Sdl Yankees who lectured last year on the Ut: a founder of the tJniveruity of A The 36 book. comsprising the exhi by two noted Los Angeles pr-inter Books Committee of the Southea the rare book roesm of McKlssiek: nesday, March 26. The general si onetioin. (IURC News Servwie P1 in Given ure as it shall dem nessary. p ndlby eat. It e -Legislature shall hear the president of the Student Body upon his request and shall coansier bills or resolutions offered by the president. Sectle 16. The Legislature shall have the power to designate offenses against the student body. Such offenses shall be tried by the Supreme Court. Sectie 17. The Legislatur4 shall by a two-thirds vote ratify all appointments made by the president of thm student body. Section 18. Any student organization with the excep tion of Inter-Fraternity Council, Pan-Hel lenio Council, national or local social fra ternities and sororities, and those organiza tions which are chartered by the State of South Carolina. must be granted a charter by the Student Legislature in order to function at the'University. The Judiciary . Article IV. Section 1. The Supreme Court shall be composed of one chief justice and six associate jus tices appointed from the student body by the student body resident with the ap proval of a majrTof the Legislature. h chief Justice shall serve for a ter1 of one year and shall be eligible for reap pointment. Six justices shall be appointed by the student body president the first year after the ratification of this constitution. Three of these justices shall serve terms of two years. The remaining three justices will be appointed to serve terms of ona year. Thereafter, three associate justices will be appointed each year to serve terms of two years. section 2. The Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court shall extend to all areas approved by the administration of the University. The Su prene Court shall adjudicate all cases arls ing fron offenses by students against laws passed by the Legislature. The court shall have the authority to punish those students convicted of % iolating laws passed by the [A-KSiRtffe. Section 3. A majority vote of the Supreme Court shall be required to convict a student. The punisunent imposed upon any student found guilty shall require the approval of a ma jority of the court. No student shall be denied the right of counsel. Section 4. A clerk, appointed by the Student Body President and approved by a majority vote of the Legislature shall record the proceed ings and decisions of the Supreme Court, have them certified as being accurate by the Chief Justice, and file them in the archives. Section 5. The Supreme Court shall have the au thority to subpoena any student to testify before it. Section 6. All proceedings of the court shall be secret. All convictions will be made public. Article V. All elective offices provided for in this constitution shall be filled at an election to be held annually on the first Monday in April unless changed by a two-thirds vote of the Legislature in the event that liy proves impracticable. All elections shall be conducted by secret hallot. The Legislature shall determine the time and places of voting. Election officials shall be appointed by the student body president and confirmed by a majority vote of the Legislature. . To be elected a candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast. In case no cIndidate shall receive a majority, there shall be a run-off election on a day desig nated by the Legislature at least fourteen (lays before the student body elections. The Legislature shall by a majority vote provide for the election of cheerleaders, a May Queen. and Homecoming Queen. Article VI. Amendments to this constitution may be proposed by a majority vote of the Legis lature or by a petition signed by not less than ten per cent of the student body. A proposed amendment shall become effec tive when ratified by a two-thirds majority of those voting in a campus-wide election. All amendments shall be voted on within sixty days after being proposed. Any pro posed amendment must be made public not less than fourteen days before the election in which it is to be considered. Article VII. This constitution shall take .effect. April 16, 1958, if ratified by a two-thirds major ity of those voting In a campus-wide elec tion. "Y" Groupa In accord with a resolution passed at its last meeting, the sophomore, junior, and senior "Y" groups will meet together every Friday, beginning today. This will reduce the number of luncheons to two and will give more students a chance to get acquainted, "Y" Director Ted Ledeen has said. EXHIBIT ..ris. Amn oue fseia Ceo, an rne adbudb lersnitybi o campu195an WWelec ore waoin, Mean eseants birafres Aonh volual ousperna E adthe Irarea o the Univert sernuIbay As;ocatnd arrangeR Library on the University campus, ublie Is invited to come and eu Members of Wig and Robe, hol School, are selected on basis of h top student serving as chief justic and the third as clerk of court. 1 a young lady, Jean Calloway, le chief Justice. Front row, left to r Summerall, Jr., Madame Chief Debate, Team Is Victorious Over British A varsity debate team consist ing of Fred LeClercq and Kermit King defeated a team of British debaters which visited the Univer sity while on a 10-week tour of the nation. The debate, on the topic "That the Sun Has Set On the British Empire," took place in the auditorium of Russell House on Monday, March 17, at 8:30 p.m. The British team, consisting of Leonard Mackenzie Turple and Robert Bernard Anderson, began its tour of the nation on February 18. The two men, before visiting the University, had debated against teams from Mount Mercy College, Duquesne University, Bucknell University, Pennsylvania State University, King's College, Saint Joseph's College, the Univer sity of Virginia, the University of Richmond, Hampton Institute, the College of William and Mary, Wake Forest College, Duke Uni versity, University of North Car olina, and Furman University. Their tour will end on April 29. At the present time, two Univer sity debaters, Fred LeClercq and Mike Osborn, are. participating in the West Point Preliminaries at Wake Forest College. Reviewer F] 'Highly Ent4 By BILL LUMPKIN Staff Writer An experienced and talented cast, ably directed by Bob Telford, delighted a near capacity audience at the Town Theatre Wednesday night with their smoothly paced and highly entertaining production of Shakespeare's comedy, "Twelfth Night." - The entire cast turned in fine performances, making this re viewer glad he had the opportunity to attend the play as a pinch-hitter for Jim Fuller. Three USC pro fessors and one student had lead ing parts in the play, and three other students appeared In sub sidiary roles. I must say that all turned In very fine performances as far as I am concerned, especially Marion Durden as Sebastian and Prof. George Curry of the USC History Department as Malvolio. University Performances Prof. James Hart, of the English Department is convincing and elo quent as Duke Orsino, who Is de termined to win the hand of Olivia. The part of a priest Is well played by Prof. Don Galgano, a USC pharmacy instruetor and Marion Durden's portrayal of Sebastian ist skillful and polished. Dr. Curry was one of the audience's favorites as the pompous steward who is the victim of a practical joke engi neered by Sir Toby Belch and Sir ~T~WRATRNG sor society in the University Law igh scholastic standing, with the f, the second as associate justice, Inusual this year is the fact that ads the class and Is, therefore, ight, are Associate Justice Henry Justice Galloway, and Clerk of Students' New .Yorl Approximately 50 students from the junior and senior classes of the School of Pharmacy and several of their wives will leave the 29th of this month on their spring visi tation of pharmaceutical laborator ies. This year the trip will be to New York City where they will be the guests of Lederle Laboratories Di vision of the American Cyanamid Company and of E. R. Squibb and Sons, both manufacturers of phar maceutical, biological, and anti. biotic products. The students, accompanied by Dr. J. M. Plaxco, associate profes sor of Pharmacy, and by Mr. Lour rance Wilder, the local representa tive of Lederle Laboratories, will be in New York from Sunday, March 13, until the following Thursday. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednes day will be spent touring Lederle Laboratories in Pearl River, New York, and E. R. Squibb and Sons in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Another highlight of the trip will be their visit to Radio City Music Hall. The students will leave News York early Thursday morning and will arrive back here some time that night. They will travel on the Silver Meteor of Seaboard Airline inds Play chief comic characters. Newtoi Neely and Timothy Mayo played two of Duke Orsino's servants and Denny Eastman portrayed a sol dier. All three are USC students active in the University Players, and all three performed capably. Sir Toby and Sir Andrew were played by Zan Heyward, Jr., and Roy Van [ind, respectively, both of whom were vastly amusing and enjoyable throughout the play, Paul Dreher was an excelleni Clown, Ruth Menken was a de lightful and beautiful Olivia and Jo Anne Telford did a superi job in the difficult role of Viola, the girl who poses as a page and tries to persuade Olivia to miarry her master, the Duke. Setting The single set, used without change from scene to scene, with one slight exception, was simple, colorful, and seemed perfectly In keeping with the spirit of the play. The lighting was superior on the whole, but there were some scenes, intended to be dimly lighted, where there was so little of It that one could scarcely see more than sil houettes of the actors. This Is a minor objection, since the audience had no trouble seeing everything it needed to' see. A comedy that had stood the test of over three centuries ob viously has not lost Its power to entertain. LAW STUDENTS N9 Court Kermit S. King. On the se Virginia A. Gaston, Edward W. i the back row are Steve C. Griff R. Easterling, Wilburn C. Cable, Galloway and Miss Gaston are I rolled in the Law School. (USC I ro Visit City' Railway. The junior and senior students of the School of Pharmacy an nually make a trip to the labora tories of two of the large phar maceutical concerns in this coun try. These visitations are not com pulsory but all students are urged to participate. Senior students also make an nual visitations to local wholesale drug houses and to pharmaceutical dispensaries in local hospitals. History Teachers In S. C. Eligible For Scholarships High school history teachers in South Carolina are eligible for scholarships to the American Stud ies Institute to be held at the Uni versity this summer under endow ment of the Coe Foundation, ac cording to Dr. Robert L. Sumwalt, acting president. The Foundation, established by the late William Robertson Coe, has granted to the University $7,600 for the 1958 program and is expected to continue the grant for next year. Financial assistance to teachers will be in the amount of $75 for one course or $150 for both. Prefer. ence will be given to applicants who wish to take both. They are "American Foreign Policy Since 1890," June 9 through 1June 28, and. "The Developieent and Structure of the American Industrial System, 1890-1950,' June 30 through July 19. Courses will be taught by well-qualified University faculty members and visiting lecturers. Institute classes will meet from 9 a.m. to 12 noon daily, Monday through Friday, ln the School of Business .A dministration. A fter noons will be used for study, con ferences with instructors and, as needed, additional group meetings. Full library facilities will be avail able. The courses are open to teach ers seeking either graduate or un dergraduate credits. The nature of the Institute's program will pre clude concurrent enrollment in other summer session courses. .The committee administering the Institute is composed of Dr. W. H. Patterson, dean of Administration; Dr. W. .W. Savage, dean of the School of Education; Dr. R. H. Wienefeld, dean of the College of Arts and Science and head of the Department of History; Dr. James A. Morris, professor of economics; and Dr. Robert D. Ochs, professor of history. -Full information on the Ameri can Studies Institute and scholar ships available may be obtained from the Dean of the College of Artsa nd Scene cond row are Charles Marchbanks, fullins, and Charles E. Baker. On th, Jr., Lawrence Gressette, Harry Jr., and F. Dean Rainey, Jr. Miag lie only two women currently en. iews Service Photo by Munn-Teal.) Camspus Briefs Engiicers' Ball The annual engineers' ball will be held on March 29 at the Colum. bia Hotel. Dress will be semi-for mal. Engineers may purchase tickets for $3.00 from the engineering so ciety representatives to the joint council. The representatives are: Toni Kerlin, Ch.E.; John Castanes, E.E.; and Jim Bennett, C.E. * * * Withdrawals from Courses April 3 is the last date a student can withdraw from a course, Reg istrar H. 0. Strohecker has an nounced. Drop cards must he signed by professors and deans of men and women by that time. Any time af ter A pril 3 the dropping of courses becomes a failure on the student's record. The mid-point of the cur rent semester was yesterday, Stro hecker added. Worship Workshop Barbara Benediet,'Assistant Di rector of Religious Life at Duke University, will conduct a worship workshop on Thursday, March 27, at 7 p.m. in the "Y" Lounge. This workshop is being held especially for the chaplains and devotional directors of the various campus organizations, but all in terested persons are cordially in vited.. The purpose of the workshop is to better acquaint people with wor ship information. The essential elements of worship programs and methods of presentation will be dis cussed, Program Chairman Libby Timmons has said. Cro.ss-Section "CrQss-Section-USC" will re linquish its time, Sunday, March 23, from 1-2 p.m. for "Hemo the Magnificent," sponsored by Bell Telephone System. "Cross-Sec tion," a WIS-TV program spon sored by the University Extension Division, will be resumed the fol lowing Sunday, March 30, when the Physics Department will pre sent a program under tl(e direction of Dr. A. P: French. Canterbury Schedhale The Canterbury Club Schedule has been changed to read as fol lows: Sunday: 5:30, supper; 6:15, evening prayer, and 6:45, meeting and program. Wednesday; 8:30, Litany; Study group; Chapters in church; History; Snack and recrea tion. Holy Communion will be held at 7:15 Tuesday and Friday morn ings. Alumni News In a meeting of the Alumni As sociation Council on March 14, the group decided to hold Alumni Day along with commencement exer cises on May 80,'Cyril Busby, pres Ident of the group, ham aid.