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YaghJian Exhibit SEATO Conference In Russell House Termed Success (See Page 10) (See Pages 4 and 5) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Vol. XLIX, No. 22 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MARCH 13, 1959 Founded 1908 Euphradian I Private Sch The Euphradian Society ap proved a five-fold plan on integra tion presented by Fred LeClereq in the first Conservative stand on floor at its regular meeting Tues day, March 10. The resolution for debate was, "Resolved that South Carolina should accept token integration as a means of defeating massive inte gration." This proposition was defeated. Five-Fold Plan The plan approved -by the so ciety is to abolish public schools in South Carolina and offer all physical plant for sale with a stipulation that should the build ings ever be used for any purpose other than that ot schools, owner ship should revert to the state. Secondly, to estabHsh individual tuition grants, such grants to be made payable to the students for the purpose of attending private schools. Also, to require that any school at which the recipient of state grants is a matriculate must meet certain minimum educational stan dards set by the state. Tax Exemptions Fourthly, to offer tax exemp tions to any citizen of the state in the amount that fees paid by him on education (for his children ex ceed the tuition subsidy of the state. Finally, to require that entrance into any state-supported college or university be on the basis of scholastic ability, provided that all fees for in-state stidents includ 'ing room fees, tuition, books, and board be financed by the state. Speaking in favor of the Con, servative position were Warren Adkins, Sam Mendenhall, and Hill yer Rudisill, former member of the society. Liberals The Iberal Party was given the affirmative. The leader, Mike Osborn, presented the argument. Anthony Brown and Bill Able were in this party. These views were stated in order to have a successful debate and were not necessarily the views of the speakers. Pete M a r t i n , Conservative Party leader, sunmnarized his party's argument. The society approved a motion *Debate Varsity Team Has Twelve First Places University debaters brought home the trophies last week end winning national honors at the Notre Dame Invitational Tournament and regional honors at Hickory, N. C., according to Dr. M. G. Ohristophersen, debate coach. The senior team of Fred Le Clereq and iPete (Martin handled the top competition in the United States at South Bend, Indiana, and won a first place tie 'wlbh a 5-1 record. Navy, Pennsylvania, Kent State, Albion, and Wayne" State were defeated by the University. The loss was to St. Johns oft New York. / ~ Twelve First Places This showing represents the twelfth .tournament this year in which the Carolina varsity ha. placed either first or in a tie for first, and places South (ar olina among teasins from North western, Augustana, No tr e Dame and Milami as a strong contender for top honors In the nation this year. Approves Dol System that a copy of the five-fold plan which it favors be sent to Senator Gressett Committee for preserva tion of segregation in South Caro lina. The Euphradian Society will debate at its next meeting Tues day, March 17, "Resolved that all fees -of South Carolina students to state-supported colleges and uni versities should be financed by the state; that entrance into a state eupported institution shall be on the basis of scholastic ability." Nominating Convention On March 23 The nominating convention for spring campus-vide elections will be held in Russell House -Assembly Room at 3 ip.m. Monday, March 23, according to MikW Quinn, elec tions chairman. -Nominations for all student body officers, class officers, and student council representatives will be made at this time. Petition Deadline Petitions nominating student body and student council officers after March 23, must be in by 12 p.m., Wednesday, April 1. Peti tions must have at least 25 names on them and are to be turned in to Mike Quinn. The date dor spring elections is Monday, April 6, with run-offs on Wednesday, April 8. Candidate Averages e Anyone running for student body president must be a rising senior with an overall '-plus' average. Candidates for student body vice-president must be a ris ing senior in Law School with an overall 'C-plus' average. Candidates for student body sec retary or treasurer must be rising juniors or seniors with an overall 'C-plus' average. Overall Averages Candidates for all other posi tions, including class oMicers and student council members, must have overall 'C' averages. Campaign materials 'may be placed only on the wall In front of 'Russell House between Bull and Sumter Streets, Quinn added. rs Win 'Iwo other South Carolina teams swept the South Atlantic Debate Tournament at Lenoir Rhyne College. The enen's team of John Chappell, Jimmy (Mann, Sonny 'Herring, and Mielvin Herring, VARSITY DEBATERS . .. Twc first place honors at the Notre I week end. 'Tbey are Fred LeCleg Dr. M. G. Christophersen (cente Ane..) Beauty Pageant Scheduled The May Queen beauty contest, formerly announced for next week, will instead be held Monday, ,arch -23, at 7:30 'p,m. in Russell House, according to Jack Stone, chairman of the contest. The May Day activities are sponsored by Kappa Sigma Kappa honorary leadership fraternity. There will be no admission for the contest. Three Chosen At the beauty contest three co eds will be chosen. These three wil.l be on the ballot for May Queen during campus-wide elec tions on Monday, April 6. Serving on the beauty contest committee are Jack Taylor, King Dixon, Charlie Cate, Happy Cot ton, George Leventis, and Bob Wallace. George Leventis will serve as chairman of the May Day Corona tion. Boopa Pritchard is coordinat ing chairman. John Taylor is in charge of publicity. Candidates Alpha Delta Pi candidates in the May Queen contest are Carolyn Carter, Beverly Jones, and Mari gene Player. Chi Omega candidates are Zoe Dutroe, Vicki Rumph, and Carolyn Wingate. Delta Delta Delta candidates are Priscilla Barrett, Bunny Schipman, and Julia Willcox. Delta Zeta candidates are Kathe leen Adams, Elizabeth Farmer, and -Paula Ann Klicka. Kappa Delta candidates ar Libby Bagnal, Nancy Hiller, an< Genie Weston. Other Candidates Pi Beta Phi candidates ar Becky Finley, Claire Hutto, an< Ann Logwood. Zeta Tau Alpha candidates ar Saunda Carney, Marliss Grigg and Jacquie Splawn. Independent candidates for Ma Queen are Janie Brown, Sandri Callahan, and Mary Pearl Harbe son. Sara Smoak New Chairman Of RE Week Sara Smoak has been name chairman for Religious Emphasi Week in the coming year, accord ing to Miss Elizabeth Clotworthy dean of women. Fred Williams will serve as see retary for the Religious Emphasi Executive Committee next yea: Dr. Weber of the school of educa tion will serve as faculty chaia man. Natioi and women's team of Marga Withoit, Marian Jeter, Kay Glenn, and Anna Keitt 'brought home the school trophy. 'They also captured first place in men's debating, second iplace in women's debating, and four top of the Varsity Debaters captured )amie Invitational Tourunament last eq (left) and Pete Martin (right). .) I. the dea.t. .e ch (Photo by Soror Tuesc Engineering Convention March 18-20 The Southern Regional Conven tion of American Institute of Chemical Engineers student chap ters will be held at the University Wednesday through Friday, March 18-20. This is the first time the con vention has been held at the University, according to Dick Stan. land, publicity chairman. All delegates will register in the assembly room of the Russell House between the hours of 2-4 p.m. next Wednesday. 200 Delegates Expected The theme, "From College tt Industry," will be conveyed b) speakers from industry. Mor( than 200 delegates from 14 mem ber schools are expected to at. tend, Stanland said. Speeches will begin at 9 a.m next Thursday. Dr. W. P. Beb bington from the E. I. duPon Company will speak on "Continue< Professional Development." Dr. C. W. J. Wade will thei talk on the topic "Industry Want a Word." Seim S-eaks Friday On Friday, March 20, the con vention will 'hear E. H. Seim o Westinghouse Electric Corporatio: - speak on "The Type of Man In dustry Wants." Immediately following, E. F Ellis, Jr. of International Pape Company will talk on "The Transi tion from College to Industry." On Thursday night there wi be a banquet. in Russell House wit a dance -beg4nning at 9 p.m. i I Memorial Youth Center. Charlie Cash, president of Car( lina's Chapter of XIChE, is als president of the Southern Regioni - Conference. S Other officers of the local chal ' ter are Harold Sturm, vice-pres .dent; Joe McElroy, secretary, an Bob Poteat, treasurer. rial, lie speaker awards. Other First Placee In the other speaker contests John Chappell won first place in orat'ory and secondl place in aifter-dinner speaking. Kay Glenn won trophies in extempore FRESHMAN AND COED DEBA the eoed teanm captured first 1 Tournament at Lenoir-Rhyne C to uight) Marian ceter, Anna K AdkIns, John Chappell, and ti M. 0. ChrlRtanheusen. (Photo I6 ity St lay, Committee On Interprets Fals The Committee on Discipline has requested the publication of the .following statement because of a recent case heard by the commit tee, regarding a number of stu dents who (falsified requests for absence excuses, Dr. Harry Tur ney-High, chairman, has an nounced. "As no social institution can survive if an official therein can not accept the word of his asso ciates, this committee considers the uttering of a false official statement grossly immoral. "We consider persons guilty of this offense unfit for membership in the University, and intend to award a suspension for at least one semester to any student proven to have falsified reasons for re questing an absence excuse." The new system of securing ex eused -absences consists of the following statement that must be signed before an excuse will be issued: "I hereby certify that the above YM- YWCA Announces New Officers University YM-YWCA elected f officers for the coming year at .the regular meeting Wednesday. Officers of tht YWCA are Sue Nettles, president; Dicky McCants, vice-president; Betty McInnis, sec retary; and Jill Ryon, treasurer. r Officers of the YMCA are Staci Gaffos, president; Jim Herring, vice-president; Wayne Corley, sec retary; and Larry Weber, treas .1 urer. Mid-Term Date Set March 19 * The date for mid-term is Thursday, March 19, ac cording to Registrar Ber -nard Daetwyler. i Anyone wishing to drop d courses must do so by April 2. gional speaking and address reading. Marga Wilhoit won first place in women's impromptu and see ondl place in women's problem solving. The startling thing about the Carolina victory was that all TERS . .. 'The freshman team and place honors at the South Atlantke ollege last week end. They are (left ritt, Sam Freed, Kay Glenn, Warren der coacheA, Mike Osborn and Dr. y Aln.n) untN [arch Disciplne e Excuses statements are true and correct, and that I am not obtaining or ,trying to obtain an excuse under false pretenses." Dr. Turney-High is head of the department of anthropology and sociology. Cheerleaders Tryout At 3 On Wednesday Tryouts for cheerleaders for the coming year will be held Wednes day, March 18, at 3 p.m. on Davis Field, according to Mike Quinn. At this time a committee com posed of the president of the Pep Club, president of the student body, athletic director, president of the Women's Athletic Association, and the head cheerleader will choose 12 boys and 12 girls. These 24 students will be candi dates for cheerleader in the cam pus-wide elections Monday, April 6. In the elections four boys and four girls will be elected. Dr. Baillie Addresses Group Today Dr. John Baillie of New College Edinburgh will address interested students and faculty members to day at 1 p.m. at a special luncheon at Wesley Foundation. Dr. Baillie will discuss "The Mainspring of Christian Action" at the luncheon. There will be an opportunity for discussion for those who do not have two o'clock classes. He has been on the Carolina campus since Wednesday, having lectured Wednesday evening in Russell House Assembly Room. He also addressed the Faculty Club luncheon yesterday at 1 p.m. All interested students are wel come to attend the luncheon today and are asked to call Wesley Foundation at 60 or AL 2-8262 for reservations. Llonors eight of the Carolina apeakers were freshmen in debate, com peting against varsity speakers. National Tournament The senior varsity team of LeClercq and Martin will com pete with 11 other teams from the South for the right to rep resent this section of the coun try at the National Debate Tour nament at West Point Thursday through Saturday, April 2345. The sectional competition will be held this weekend at Win ston,Salem, N. C. Four teams will be chosen from the University, Miami, Alabama, Kentucky, Duke, Wake Forest, Morehouse, David Lips comb, Mercer, North Carolina, and Florida. Regional Competition Should the University come through in the regional competi tion, LeClereq will be the only debater in the United States ever to have attended the West Point tournament for four years successively. Last year the team of Mike O. born and Fred Lelereq missed the National ChampIonship by only one vote, louing a 3-2 deel slon to a Northwestern teem. Martin and LeClercq will be accompanied by Dr. Christopher ight 17 Originality Is Basis In Contest Sorority Stunt Night will be presented Tuesday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Drayton Hall accord ing to Thorne Satterlee, vice president of Pan Hellenic Council. Admission will be 50 cents for students and 75 cents for the gen eral public. Each of the eight sororities on campus will participate in the show. There will be seven skits presented with two of the soror ities combining to present one skit. Story Jazzed Up Chi Omega will "jazz up" the old story of Uncle Remus in their skit entitled "A New Twist to An Old Tale." Kappa Delta will give a presen tation entitled "Interpretation of Colors." "Frankenstein Takes a Wife" or "Which Witch?" will be pre sented by Zeta Tau Alpha. Delta Delta Deltu will do a satire on education in -Let's Fake an Oper etta" and "With a Little Bit of Luck." Holiday Spirit Delta Zeta and Sigma Delta Tau will work together in presenting "Mardi Gras" in the festive spirit of the holiday in New Orleans. A parody on Kay Thompson's character "Eloise" will be done by Pi Beta Phi, and Alpha Delta Pi will present "Fool's Folly." Each skit will be judged on the basis of originality, humor or beauty, costumes, scenery and presentation. First, second and third place honors will be awarded. Publicity Chairmen Publicity chairmen for the event are Vicki Rumph and Kath leen O'IHagan. June McCauley and Jo Lynn Huffman are in charge of the program and tickets. Sorority Stunt Night has been held in the past during Greek Week. Because of complications in connection with the use of Drayton Hall the event had to be post poned. Fraternity Stunt Night which is usually held during Greek Week also has 'been cancelled for this year. Fellowship Recipients Announced Three recipients of the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Award have been announced by Dr. W. H. Call cott, dean of graduate school. Those receiving the award ar-e Jo Allen Bradham, Fred LeClercq, and Julian Shand. This award consisf(s of $1,500 plus dependency allowances for 'wife and children. The foundation also spays directly to the graduate school the tuition and fees for the dfellow. Nominations for this annual award are made each year by any member of the academic profession in any college or university. The names are then sent to the regional director. The names are narrowed down within the region and these ap pearing most promising are In vited for a regional intrview. The above nominees chosen after the interviews were turned over to the national director. Formal an nouncement will be made by the national director on Wednesday, April 1. Thie purpose of the foundation is to encourage promiin men and womnen to consider' careers as coUlege teacher.. The toundation supporte students in natural ad social sciences and in the buenn it4en.