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Treasuere, Incorpor By GERALD FLOYD Staff Writer Probably more fortunate than any other bank, the University Treasury has never been "held "up for robbery or even threat ened, according to Treasurer Frank F. Welbourne. The Treasurer's office con sisting of three people was housed in DeSaussure College in 1924, when Mr. Welbourne be came Treasurer, and remained there until the new Administra tion Building was erected in 1952. At present the staff con sists of three student assistants and 10 full-time employees in cluding the Treasurer, an ac countant, -bookkeepers, payroll accountants and clerks. The collection of all monies into the University and the dis bursement of all funds origi nates in the Treasury. An aver age of - 12,894 expense checks are passed per year. Check cashing usually totqls about 13,000 annually. All University payroll transactions are carried 4 on from the Treasurer's office. Receiving payrolls from the Uni versity are approximately 850 faculty members. 150 admints trative staff members, 105 stu dent assistants, 100 janitors and many others. The Treasury Department keeps financial records of Uni versity transactions in accord ance with Instructions froin the State Auditor's Office. In per manent records it records the minutes of the Board of Trus tees and its standing commit tees. It also notifies the Board of Members and its committees of all stated and called meet ings. Building Fund The budget for the Carolina year averages $5,000,000. At present a large sum is being used for the Campus Building Fund. This year's building in cludes the Undergraduate Li brary, Men's Residence Halls and stadium improvement. The Treasury Department handles all proceeds of cash and the statements for the Campus Shop. The athletic accounting and membership cards commit tee for the Gamecock Club are carried on through that depart ment. Administration and di rection of scholarship funds is also a major function. Collec tion of tuition, internal costs, and rent for Carovet Apart ments are other major duties of the Treasurer's office. The Work Order Cost System conducts the maintenance, njov ing, printing of materials and telephoning on campus. The de partment also oversees the cam The Air Force pilot or navi many talents. He is, first c the air-and no finer eisti has a firm background i tronics, astro-navigation Then, too, he must show o ties of initiative, ieadership He is, in short, a man emine U. 8. A IR FO1R r 's Office zte $5,00 pus research program. Financial Report The Treasury Staff prepares an annual financial report in accordance with ,the by-laws of the University and prepares a monthly financial report of the University and Athletic Ac counts for distribution to, the president and members of the Board of Trustees. Filing. monthly reports with the Special Committee on State Employees, showing all changes in personnel, increase in salary, or promotion is anotlier duty filled by the important and nec essary office of Treasurer. It also files monthly financial re ports with the State ,Budget Commission, showing collections to date, expenditures to date, anticipated collections for the balance of the year and esti mated expenditures for the re mainder of the. year. Another necessary function is the filing of an annual report with the Collector of Internal Revenue showing the gross salaries paid and tax withheld from each employee. An annual report must be made for the South Carolina Tax Division of salaries paid to University em ployees. Known to most of the stu dents is the issuing of monthly meal coupon books to all stu dents taking their meals at the Slater Cafeteria. The Treasury Staff files an annual report on the John J. Earle Trust Fund with the Judge of Probate of Richland County. The Treasurer is sub stitute trustee under the will of the late John J. Earle. Budget Reports The staff of the Treasurer accepts the. responsibility of the preliminary preparation of rec Thornton N For Study Dr. Robert D. Thornton, assist ant professor of English, has beer awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for fifteen months of research in Great Britain, it has been an nounced. "The Guggenheim Fellowship Is the,most coveted academic award in the United States, for it is gen. erally regargled as the highest dis, tinction conferred upon Americar scholars," according to Dr. Havi lah Babcock, head of the USC English department. Doctor Thornton is an authority on the life and work of the Scot: poet Robert Burns. Among hh more recent publications are tw< chapters on Scottish and Scots, Gaelic poetry in a volume of world poetry edited at Yale and a volumi gator is a man of an imiportant c f all, a master of As a college i. In addition, he priority consi mngineering, elec- Aviation Cade1 and allied fields, limited, you wi utstanding qual- diately of quail and self-reliance, measure up. P intly prepared for post card and C E AV IATI ON CAlI Du ties ),000 ommendations to the State Budget Commission for the en suing year. It alao prepares vouchers on the State Comp troller General for expenses in curred during the month. Custodian of University Trust Funds, the Treasury Depart ment collects interest, dividends and premiums for accident and health insurance with the Mu tual Benefit Health and Acci dent Irksurance. Letter-writing takes a large portion of the staff's time; it handles a large volume of correspondence with the parents of prospective stu dents and-prospective students regarding University expenses. Preparation of invoices to the Veterans Administration for students enrolled under the G.I. Bill of Rights and rendering of free notary service to students and University personnel are two other services performed by our Treasury. There are many other small duties performed by this office that have not- been mentioned. During a day's time there are several conferences with indi vidual faculty members regard ing such things as departmental appropriations, questions of salary or retirement tax. The Treasurer's Office is a major one to the University and its affairs. Mr. Welbourne stated that many bogus checks are received in the course of a year, but fortunately most of - them are accounted for. He also added that the number of such checks have increased tremend ously over the past few weeks. Despite the fact that the staff spends most of its time .perform ing the vital financial duties of the University, no staff mem ber is ever too busy to take a personal interest in the Caro lina student. Vis Award [n Britain of Burns' songs, "The Tuneful Flame," presenting for the first time 25 songs of the poet exactly as he himself sang them. As a Guggenheim F e ll o w, Thornton will study principally in London, Liverpool, Edinburgh, and Alloway. While in Scotland, he will represent American scholars at the various commemorations of the Burns Bicentennial. From time to time during the 15 months of residence abroad, Thornton will travel on the Continent for discus sions with those scholars of litera ture with whom he has collabo rated in the past. Thornton has been granted leave of absence from the University to accept the Guggenheim appoint ment. e> aha o h areer in the new Age of Space. graduate, you will be given deration for the Air Force Program. While openings are Il be tested and advised imme fication status. Find out if you mate the attached coupon on a, mail it now. 3ET PROGRAM Wn,. Hoard, Spoken ON CAMPUS Cocky senior singing, "I got the whole world in my hands." Coed lamenting: "I wish I didn't know so many girls who were getting mfarried." Clown switching the contents of salt and sugar containers be fore a church group's luncheon. Soprano practicing trills in third-floor room of Leiber Col lege. - Cynic remarking: "The skinny is your greatest legacy." Student riding a bicycle around old gym during session of dancing class. Downhearted male student re marking, "Not studying- for this quiz was my greatest mistake . . . next to being born." Male student telling a visit iig friend the significance of Awards Day was, "A free lunch." * * * After seeing BEST PICTURE OP THE YEAR, student re marks, "I was rather im pressed." Players Name New Officers For Next Fall The University Players have announced the re-election of Julie Petoskey as president for the fall semester. Tim Mayo has been re elected vice-president. At the May 1 meeting of the Players, Harriet Sinkler was elected secretary, Henrietta Gourdin was elected treasurer, and Janet Case, his torian. The Gamma Tau cast of Alpha Psi Omega, the national dramatic fraternity, held preliminary cere monies at 8 p. m. Thursday, May 1, to pledge four prospective new members. The four pledges are Owen Clark, Bill Lumpkin, Julie Petos key, and Mary Louise Dickert. After receiving their qualifica tions for membership through work in the University Players to the officers of Alpha Psi, they pledged their loyalty to the fra ternity, and were given instruc tions on how to prepare themselves for their formal initiation on May 14. None of the four will officially he members until they pass a writ ten examination. They are also required to wear yellow and blue ribbons until after they are for mally received into membership. TH MAIL THIS COU)PON TODAY Aviation Cadet Information, Dept. C-41 Box 7608, Washington 4, D. C. Please mend me details on my opportun U. 8. Air Force. I am a U. B. eitizen, beti resident of the U. S. or possession.. I.am training. Stre et Cit Phi Beta I Names 32 The University chapter of icholastic fraternity, will hol lected members at 6:15 p.m., tussell House, according to Dr. The newly elected member Wgust, 1957: Julia Dent Marl ,dmund Benedict Coleman, Jr., 3enjamin Lander. Class of Jun eorge William Baxter, Colei Catherine Clark, Alice Urqu ,ovington, Ruth Wray Davis )oris Anne Edwards, Sandra A nan, Coy Avery Gibson, Harrie ,lizabeth Harper, Jerry Lee : loy Edward Hudgens, Jr., Thon Foseph Lahm, Kenneth Reed ] r., Christine Papadea, Ninette ,ell, Jr., James Leroy Talbert. 4cDonald, William Carlos Parli The membership nominating rofessor Robert H. Stoudemir cal Science, Dr. Olin Pugh of ninistration, and Dr. Hugh Per 1nglish. Professor Ruby Ott of the ,uages was elected president; )epartment of English, vice smith of the School of Businet reasurer. New members of the execut: ,urry of the history departmen -e physics department. Docto )f the membership nominatir ffelsh of the English departmE >f the biology department will ;hree and two years, respectiv( Sigma Xi Resi Installed Hert The University Chapter of the 3ociety of Sigma Xi, national icience research honorary, will be nstalled on campus tomorrow with ;ome 46 charter members from ,olumbia and the University who ire already in the Society, accord ng to Dr. Robert L. Sumwalt, tcting president. This will be the irst chapter of the honorary to >e formed in the state. The Society of Sigma Xi, rounded in 1886, has as its object ;he encouragement of original re iearch in science, both pure and tpplied. Its motto is "Companions n Zealous Research." The na ional organization, with head luarters in New Haven, Conn., has 130 active chapters and some 100, )00 members. A Sigma Xi Club was organized mn the University campus In Oc ;ober, 1954, to serve as a petition ng body for the cirapter. Officers ire Dr. L. L. Smith, head of the Department of Geology and Geog raphy, president; Dr. Delos F. DeTar, professor of chemistry, rice-president; and Dr. Wade T. Batson, professor of biology, see retary-treasurer. Dr.George H. Boyd, dean of the ftDUATE EN FLY tie sas an Aviation Cadet in the reen the ages of 19 and 28%. and a Interested in 0"]Pilot 0-1Navlgaeme Cappa Members Phi Beta Kappa, national : initiation for 32 recently Friday afternoon, May 16, in Joseph D. Novak, president. s are as follows: Class of ley. Class of January, 1958: Nancy Jane Hendrix, Robert , 1958: Edwin Pratt Arnold, Heyward Cathcart, Mary hart Clarke, Carl William , William McAlhany Davis, nn Flake, Robert E. L. Free t Maxwell Harman, Shannon EIenderson, Dennis Holoviak, ias Wesley Kerlin, Jr., Robert .esto, Fred Mitchell Morrell, Potozky, Donald Stuart Rus [aw School: Heyward Elliott er, and Harvey Melvin Spar. committee was composed of of the Department of Polit the School of Business Ad dexter of the Department of Department of Foreign Lan Dr. Edwin Whitesell of the president; and Dr. DeVere ;s Administration, secretary ve committee are Dr. George t and Dr. Paul H. Pitkanen of r Pugh will become chairman ig committee. Dr. John R. nt and Dr. Roberta Lovelace serve on this committee for ,ly. earch Group I Tomorrow University of Georgia graduate school and national president of .he Society of Sigma Xi, will be installing officer for the new chap. ber. The installation will be held at 3 p. m. Saturday in Russell Rouse Assembly Room, followed by a reception at 4:30 p. m. for dele ?ates from other chapters, special guests, and visitors. Both the in. 3tallation ceremonies and the re ,eption are open to the interested public. Dr. H. Bentley Glass, professor f. biology at the Johns Hopkins University, will make the principal address at the installation ban juet, to be held at 7:30 p. in. in Russell House Assembly Room. Professor J. D. Novak of the Department of Mathematics is !hairman of the arrangements | NOT ICE I The Student Union movie for next week is "Quo Vadis" whicla has been scheduled for showings in the Assembly on Wednesday [and( Thursday of next week. A 1 p.m. showing on Wednesday has been planned and showings at 1 4, and 7 p.m. on Thursday have been scheduled. The movie whiei has won great public receptiori stars Robert Taylor, Deboral Kerr, Peter Ustinov, and Lec Genn. With the presentation ol "Quo Vadis," Student Union'i einema presentations for the yea1 will be brought to a conclusion. Smedley AR YOU MAP Mennen Spray Deodorant on working all day tong prevent odor, worldng to c For this non-stop protection WUN $251 For each coene ehmnnled ad wsedS Shew tI Seed sh cr descriptio The Mame ... ...... c/ mI Seigler President Of Society Dr. Milledge B. Seigler, profes sor of English, was elected presi dent of the Southeastern Renais sance Society at the annual meeting held April 25-26 at the University of North Carolina. Doctor Seigler was vice-presi dent of the Society in 1957-58 and has also served on the board of directors for two years. The Southeastern Renaissance Society is devoted to the period from approximately 1500 to 1650, and its field of interest covers literature, history, and general c u I t u r e in English, Italian, French, and German. Its 250 members come from all universi ties and major colleges in the area from Maryland and the District of Columbia to Louisiana and Florida. The new Renaissance Society Dr. Seigler president is a member of the board of directors of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, and is a member of the American Dia lect Society, the Modern Language Association of A m e r i c a, the American Association of Univer sity Professors, and the College English Association. He is listed in "Who's Who in the South and Southwest," "W h o' s Who in American Education," the "Dic tionary of American Scholars," and "Who Knows and What Among Experts," where his spe cial fields are listed as Milton and American literature. Doctor Seigler, who held a Ful bright professorship in German in 1955-56, has been at the University since 1946. A native of Aiken, he was graduated from Furman Uni versity in 1930 and earned the Master of Arts degree (1939) and the Ph.D. degree in American and English literature (1940) from Duke University. He has taught in the Greenville and Rock Hill schools and at Duke, Winthrop, and Catawba College. committee and members are Dr. T. H. Wilson, associate professor of engineering, and Dr. J. W. Bouknight, professor of chemistry. Saturday's program will begin with registration of delegates and guests from 10 a. m. to noon In Russell House Lobby. The chapter organization meeting will be held at 11 :30, with an informal luncheon scheduled for 1 o'clock. E YOU SURE DON'T NEED A l'S DEODORANT? For Men keeps wvorking to heck perspiration. get Menneni 60c and .1.00 Ie eudten sihidha ew S msdly es #Se h..Usis I.aems d.esd Ge s to Isedler", Menaue .A .