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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA
Vol. XLVIM, No. 31 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 16, 1958 Fn 1
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MISS AMERICA OF 1958, Miss
roses from members of South Carc
Shown in the picture are Juanita I
and Claire Hutto.
Miss Ai
By TOM McLEAN Y
Tall, buxom, green-eyed Mari
lyn van Derbur, 1958's Miss
America, paid a visit to Columbia
Tuesday to be on hand for the an
nual Miss Columbia Beauty Pag
eant.
On hand to greet Marilyn upon
her arrival at the Columbia Air- 1
port was a contingent of Chamber t
of Commerce officials, the Pi Beta
Phi Sorority of the University,
and a number of other curious and
interested persons.
From the moment she steplped
from the plane wearing a stunning
blue dress, Miss America exhibited
a personality that radiated over
the whole airport. She spoke and
smiled to everyone as if she had
known them all her life.
Carolina's Pi Beta Phi girls
greeted her with a sign reading:
"Pi Beta Phi Welcomes Miss
America." Marilyn, who was a Pi
Phi at the University of Colorado,
chatted briefly with the Carolina
Pi Phi's and told then how much
she appreciated their thought.
Later at an informal get-to
gether at the Columbia Hotel, Miss
America was presented a beauti
ful bouquet of roses by Betsy
Quinn, immediate past president
of the Carolina chapter of Pi Beta
Phi. The bouquet was made in the
shape of the Pi Phi pin and it was
evident that Miss van Derbur was
quite pleased with the gift. "Every
where I go," said Marilyn, "I can
always count on the Chamber of
Commerce and the Pi Phi's for a
wonderful reception." Other Car
olina Pi Phi's on hand for the
presentation of roses were Juanita
* Edwards, Carol Piccoli, Jane Ryon,
'4and Claire Hutto.
Incidentally, Marilyn started
her climb to the top of the beauty
heights when her Pi Phi Sorority
at Colorado U. nominated her for
Miss Colorado University. Win
ning easily there, she wvent on to
become Miss Colorado state, and
then win the coveted Miss America
title.
Marilyn greeted her guests at
the hotel wearing a green, flow
ered, silk taffeta dress, with a low
neckline, fitted bodice, and harem
skirt. She charmed everyone pres
ent, including your Gamecock re
porter.
In an informal inter%iew, Mari
lyn said that people,' more 'than
places, had been more impressing
to her so far. "Miss America is a
symbol," she said, "People look
at me not as Marilyn van Derbur,
but as Miss America, representa
tive of all Anierican girls." No
one city or' state has been more
impressive to her Ao far, but she
said she remembered each one for
a particular thing.
As might be expected of a Miss
America, Marilyn receives batches<
of mail each day. "Over 300 let- I
ters per mopth," she said, "and
I answer most of it myself." In-<
eluded in her mall has been many
proposals, including one from a<
aa.
4y m
Marilyn van Derbur, is shown re
olina Alpha of Pi Beta Phi. Miss
Idwards, Jane Ryon, Betsy Ann Qu
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nerica
ear-old.
Marilyn, who said she was proud
f her height, plans to return to
ollege next year. Among the gifts
hat went along with her title was
$5,000 college scholarship.
Marilyn said she missed the cas
.al social life of college and was
)oking forward to Wtting back
0 it.
"I haven't had a date in
onths!" she exclaimed. Of course
offered my services for the night
Daetwyle
Stroheck
Henry 0. Strohecker, registrar
t the University since July 1,
949, will retire as registrar on
une 30, according to an announce
nent of Dr. Robert L. Sumwalt,
cting president of the University.
le will be succeeded by Bernard
L Daetwyler, chief accountant in
he Treasurer's Office.
Mr. Strohecker will continue to
erve as consultant to the regis
rar until December 31, 1958,
'resident Sumwalt said,
In May, 1949, Mr. Strohecker
vas offered the position of regis
rar at the University and he be
an his duties in that position on
uly 1, 1949, after ser'ving in the
outh Carolina Public school sys
em for 38 cornsecutive years.
Mr. Strohecker
As registrar for the University,
dr. Strohecker now resides in Co
umbia, where he holds active mem
ership. in the Rotary Club. In
954, he was president of the
Aardlaw Club, and also of the
bouth Carolina Registrars Aaso
lation. He is a member of the
Vational Association of College
legistra rs and Admission Officer.
Public Se'rvice
On June 30, Mr. Strohecker will
omplete 47 consecutive years in
mublic school and college Work in
south Carolina. As a graduate stu
lent at the University, as an in
trumctor in the School of Education
luring ,summer 'sessions, and as
egistrar and ditr of .ams
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-ciing a P1 Phi arrow lined with
van Derbur herself Is a P1 Phi.
inn, Miss America, Carol Piccoli,
but Marilyn regretfully explained
that her schedule was already
p)lanned.
Marliyn's personal ambition is
to followv her career in music and
have a large family. She is one of
five sisters herself.
Concerning the "sack" dress,
Marilyn made this comment, "I
think it looks attractive on aome,
but I think each individual girl
must try it on and decide for her
self how it looks on her."
r Will Si
rAs Re
sions, hehas served under six pres
idents of the University.
Mr. Strohecker remarked that
he was "very proud of the honor
given him when the 1954 publica
tion of the Garnet and Black was
dedicated to him. The present Car
olina students hold that same high
Mr. Daetwyler
feeling for him as was stated in
the dedication: "Through his tire
less efforts the dreaded job of reg
istration has been made easier for
the students. Always ready and
willing to further the better inter
ests of Carolina, Mr. Strohecker
has been constantly on hand to
lend his assistance to students.
We of Carolina will always hold
a dear spot in our hearts for our
friend, counselor, and-advisor...
MR. STROHECKER."
Mr. Daetwyler
Mr. Bernard A. Daetwyler,
Chief Accountant in the Office of
Treasurer, will succeed Mr. Henry
0. Strohecker as Registrar in July,
1958. Having joined the University
Treasurer's Office as an account
ant in January, 1954, he was ap
pointed Chief Accountant on June
1, 1955.
A native of Marlinton, West Vir
ginia, he atended Davis and Elkins
College and was graduated from
the University of South Carolina
with the B.S. in Business Admin
istration. He has also taken grad
uate work in business administra
ion at the Uiniversity.
Newi1
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Durin,
Cain, MisI
Fall 'Gam
Scott Cain, rising journalism
senior, has been named editor of
The Gamecock for the fall semes
ter. Billy Mishoe, rising junior
English major, has been named
managing editor; Jim Herring,
rising junior pre-law major, busi
ness manager; and Gerald Floyd,
rising junior English major, as
sistant managing editor.
Other officers of the staff as
announced at The Gamecock's an
nual banquet are Anne Valley, fea
ture editor; Rion Rutledge, assist
ant business manager; Walt Cope
land, campus editor; Jerry Hickey,
sports editor; Ann Stokes, society
editor; Roger Brown, circulation
manager, Jack French, photogra
pher; Rex King, editorial assist
ant.
Roy .Williams, outgoing editor,
announced that The Gamecock has
made All-Afnerican rating for last
semester. Dr. Daniel W. Hollis of
the University history department
spoke at the banquet.
Cain is the immediate past fea
ture editor of the paper, a member
of the Euphradian Society, Stu
dent Union Committee, the "Y"
cabinet, Wesley Foundation, and
the honor board.
. Mishoe was news editor last se
icceed
ristrar
While employed in the Treas
urer's Office, Mr. Daetwyler per
formed the duties of assistant
treasurer, accountant for athletics,
financial advisor-for student ac
tivities, and accountant for the
Campus Shop.
le has -worked with the Spar
tanburg Concrete Company and
before coming to the University
was assistant administrator of St.
Agnes Hospital in Raleigh, N. C.
A veteran of World War II, Mr.
Daetwyler was an officer in the
U. S. Air Force from December,
1942, until August, 1946. He was
recalled to duty and served an
other tour from October, 1956,
until March, 1953, having a year
of foreign service in Germany.
Mr. Daetwyler is married to the
former Miss Martha Leonard, who
is from Spartanburg and a grad
uate of Winthrop College; they
have two children.
He is an active member of the
Columbia Junior Chamber of Com
merce and of the Shandon Pres
byterian Church.
Registrar Thanks
Carolina Students
For Cooperation
Students of Carolina:
Knowing this is to be your last
paper for the present academic
year and with my retirement as
Registrar and Director of Admis
sions becoming effective on July
1st, I want to take this opportun
ity to express to you my sincerest
appreciation for the many cour
tesies extended to me during the
past nine years.'
Until January 1st I will have
a desk In the Registrar's office as
Consultant to the Registrar and
I would be so happy to have you
call on me whenever you feel that
I might be helpful, with your prob
lems.
I am confident that you will give
my personal friend and successor,
Mr. Bernard Daetwyler, the same
cheerful and hearty cooperation
that you have always given to me.
Sincerely,
ules
Fall
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ecock'
mester and secretary of Pi Kappa
Phi fraternity, Wesley Foundation
council, co-president or CCSC, a
member of German Club and the
Cotillion Club, and the YMCA.
Herring,l the former advertising
manager of' The Gamecock, Is an
officer )f Sigma ChI, president of
Alpha Phi Omega, a member of
Westminster Fellowship, student
Council, and the YMCA.
Floyd is the secretary of the
YMCA and a member of the "Y"
cabinet, president of CCSC, a mem
ber of Wesley Foundation, the
University Players, Cardlina Re
ligious Council, and the general
committee for Religious Emphasis
Week.
To Tiddle
The Winks
For USC
Devotees of the ancient and hon
orable sport of tiddlewinks have
been carefully following the pres
ent controversy reigning over the
spelling of the word and the rela
tive importance of tactics of the
team versus form of the player.
The storm center of the dispute
has been, -up to now, the great
British Universities, Oxford and
Cambridge.
The Cambridge team, who have
somewhat arbitrarily proclaimed
themselves world champions, up
hold the dictionary spelling of
"tiddlywinks." Oxford character
istically differs from the newer
school and argues for the "tiddle
winks" version with which we are
in agreement.
But this is where agreement
ends. It should rankle even the
least proficient players to have
been left out of consideration by
the extra-legal seizure of the
championship title by Cambridge,
an unsporting procedure at best,
This presumption very closely re
sembles an outrage to some of us
who have been tiddling winks for
a number of years.
Consequently, as Champions of
the Western Hemiispher-e, the Uni
versity of South Carolina varsity
tiddlewinks team, has formally
challenged the English enthusiasts
to a real championship match,
feeling that this is the only fair
way to get a determination of the
crown.
WESTERN HEMISPHERE 'I
wink. teaan, look. on while the
Take
Sem
'Two-Day'IRu
Unlimited CUA
The University faculty has re
cently,adopted new academic reg
ulations, according to Dr. J. T.
Penney, dean of men. The rules
apply to all students who register
for 12 or more credit hours, ex
cept Law and Graduate students.
Regulations applicable to students
who register for less than 12 hours
are treated separately.
In preface to the new rules the
faculty set up a number of defi
nitions. The term "semester" shall
not he interpreted to mean any
Summer School. "Calendar year",
refers to two consecutive semesters
of attendance-whether chronolog
ically consecutive or not-includ
ing one Summer School. The Sum
iner School to be counted shall be
any one contiguous to one of the
regular semesters in the student's
"calendar year." "Attendance" re
fers to any semester at this or any
other college or University in
which a student receives any grade
other than "W" or "NC." "Grade
point ratio" refers to the ratio
between grade points earned and
Annual Due
Next Week
Following the theme, "A Caro
lina Day," Volume 60 of the Gar
net and Black, which will be dis
tributed to the students on Thurs
day, will be the largest annual in
the University's history.
This, the 58th edition, will fea
ture a black cover with a design
which is being kept secret until
issuance of the books. It will also
include a greatly expanded feature
section and a section containing
the pictures of all faculty mem
hers.
As has been the practice in past
years, the dedication of the book
and Miss Garnet and Black are
being kept secret. Miss Garnet
and Black again this year was se
lected in a campus beauty pageant
in which the seven finalists were
announced to the public. The final
ists, whose pictures will appear
in the yearbook, are Wray Davis,
Julie Petoskey, Vicki Rumph, Coles
Cathcart, Alida Jenkins, Eva Har
key, and Beverly Kennedy.
The staff for the Garnet and
Black of '59 will be announced at
the annual banquet which will be
held at a yet undetermined date.
To receive an annual a student
must present his ID card, and any
student who was at Carolina for
only one semester during the year
may acquire a book at a cost of
$2.75.
1DDLEWINKS CRAImON.. . Da.
self-gvoalalaned ehampions of th. W4
ei' fIti meb.A
Effect
ester
re Abolished;
!s Available
the number of hours carried.
Any first semester freshman at
tending college for the first time
who fails to pass at least six se
mester hours will be placed on
probation for his next semester
of attendance at the University.
Any freshman other than one
in his first semester who fails to
earn at least nine hours of credit
and a grade point ratio of 1.0
will be placed on probation for his
next semester of attendance at the
University.
Any freshman who fails to pass
at least 21 semester hours during
his first calendar year of attend
ance will be placed on probation
for his next semester at the Uni
versity. In other words, a fresh
man ending two semesters with
less than 21 hours must attend
Summer School and attain 21
hours or be on probation.
Student Requirements
Any student other than fresh
men who fail to earn at least nine
semester hours of credit and a
grade point ratio of 1.0 in any
semester will be placed on proba
tion for his next semester at the
University.
Any student other than fresh
men who fails to earn at least 24
semester hours of credit in a cal
endar year of attendance will be
placed on probation for his next
semester at the University.
Students on probation may be
prohibited from representing the
University in an organized activ
ity or holding a campus office.
This provision shall be adminis
tered by the Director of Student
Affairs.
Any freshman on probation in
the second semester of his attend
ance who fails to earn at least
nine hours of credit and a grade
point ratio of 1.2 for that semes
ter shall be suspended from the
University for one semester.
Any student on probation other
than one in his first or second
semester of college attendance who
fails to earn at least 12 semester
hours of credit and a grade point
ratio of 1.2 for that semester shall
be suspended for one semester.
Any student (other than a
freshman) who fails to earn at
least 18 hours during a calendar
year shall be suspended for one
semester. Any student (other than
a freshman) who fails to earn at
least 15 hours during a calendar
year shall be suspended for two
semesters.
Total Demands
Any student (other than a
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