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Pi Phi Stunt Bale RuAs Places FirstP r re (See Page 8) (See Page 3) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Vol. XLIX, No. 23 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MARCH 20, 1959 Founded 1908 Campus Noi jMonday, Mq Nominations for campus po be made at the nominating con 3 p.m. in rooms 101 and 102 i Mike Quinn, elections chairma Nominations for all student body officers, class officers, and student council representatives will he made at this time. Nominating Officers Petitions nominating s t u d e n t body and student council officers after March 23, must be turned in to Quinn by 12 p.m., Wednesday, April 1. Petitions must have at least 25 names on them. Candidates for student body president must be rising seniors with an overall "C-plus" average. Candidates for student body vice president must be rising seniors in law school with an overall "C-plus" average. Academic Averages Candidates for all other posi tions, including class offices and student council members, must have overall "C" averages. Campaign materials may be placed only on the wall in front of Russell House and by Freshman Dormitory. The date for spring elections is Monday, April 6, with run-offs on Wednesday, April 8, Quinn added. Carolina Reli Sponsors Easj Carolina Religious Council will sponsor a series of Easter pro grams on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, March 23, 24, and 25 in Rutledge Chapel, according to Gerald Floyd, publicity chairman. The programs will begin at 12 noon each day and are designed to last thirty minutes. The Reverend Dr. George E. Meetze will speak on the subject, "Looking Through the Eyes of the )isciples," on Monday. Dr. Meetze is pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Incarnation and is now serv ing as Chaplain of the South Caro lina Senate. May Q AKG, ODK Tap Members eAt Pageant The May Queen beauty con test will be held Monday at 7:30 p).m. in Russel House As sembly Rooms, according to Jack Stone, chairman of the contest. There will be no admission to the contest, whic-h is sponsored by Kappa Sigma Kappa hono rary leadership fraternity. Three Finalists Three coeds will be chosen at the beauty contest. Ihese three will be on the ballot for May Queen during campus-wide elec tions on Monday, April 6. At intermission during the contest b o t h Alpha Kappa Gamma national honorary lead ership fraternity for women and and Omie'ron Delta Kappa na tional honorary leadership fra ternity for men will tap their :w members for the spring semester. Nomination. Each sorority nominated three coeds for the contest and the independent women nominated three coeds. Alpha Delta P1 cndiates In mninations rch 23 sitions in the coming year will vention Monday, March 23, at n Russell House, according to n. Chorus Sings Tuesday Night In Chapel The University Chorus under the direction of Mr. David G. Phil lips will present their Lenten Serv ice program Tuesday, March 24, at 8 p.m. in Rutledge Chapel. The ecumenical program will be con ducted by Dr. Lauren Brubaker. The main part of the program will consist of the cantata, "Jesu, Priceless Treasure" by Buxte hude; Nancy Hayes is soloist for the cantata. The Chorus will also sing an arrangement of the "Old Hundredth P s a I in Tune" by Vaughan-Williams. Douglas Howard will present a trumpet solo. The Chorus will sing "Gloria In Excelsis" by Jolley and the response, "0 Lord, May the Words of My Mouth and the Medi tation of My Heart" by Bloch. Leila Grace Rosborough will serve as organist for the musical program. Students of all faiths are I invited to attend the Lenten serv ice, Mr. Phillips said. 1ious Council .er Programs Dr. Fred V. Poag will speak on Tuesday on the topic, "Looking Through the Eyes of Jesus." Dr. Poag is pastor of Shandon Presby terian Church. Dr. R. Archie Ellis will speak on "The Risen Christ" at the Wednes day program. Dr. Ellis, pastor of First Baptist Church, is currently serving as vice-president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Special music will be given each day at the Easter programs. Grace Sturkie, Nancy Hayes, and Don Brown will serve as soloists. All students and faculty mem bers are invited to attend these meaningful services, Floyd added. 1een B the May Queen contest are Caro lyn Carter, Beverly Jones, and Marigene Player. MAY QUEEN CONTESTANTS,,., Monday, March 23. They are (froi Marigene Player, Janee ie-own, at1 Julia Willcox, Priscilla Barrett, Al Vicki Ruanph, Saunda Carney, Mai Beverly Jounca. (Libby Bagnal, Car taken .) (Photo by Dn... University Debaters Win Again The Carolina Varsity Debate Team captured first place honors in the West Point sectional elimi nation last week end, according to Dr. M. G. Christophersen, debate coach. Fred LeClercq and Pete Martin represented the University in the sectional preliminary which com prised either Southern states. Uni versity debaters tied with Wake Forest in wins and losses. They heat Wake Forest in total points. Wake Forest was second-place winner; Miami, third; Florida, fourth; Kentucky, fifth; and Van derbilt, sixth. The top four teams will go to the West Point Tourna nient on Thursday through Satur day, April 23-25 to compete with 34 top teams in the nation for the national championship. Fred LeClercq is the only de bater in the United States to have attended the West Point Tourna ment for four years successively, Dr. Christophersen added. This is the tenth year that Uni versity debaters have attended the West Point Tournament. State Payment Qf IUition Is Debated Payment by the state of all tuition and university fees for stu dents attending state-supported schools was disapproved by The Euphradian Society Tuesday night after debating the issue, according to Ken Holland. The Liberal Party, a r g u i n g against such payment by the state, won the decision on its stand that such financial assistance would be a move in the direction of "creep ing socialism" as well as a retard ing influence on initiative among students. George Salley, Dick James, Bill Able, Ken Holland, and Anthony Brown spoke for the Liberal cause. This would also be a return to the procedure in effect at the out break of the Civil War, according to the Conservatives. Ken Holland was elected by the Society to deliver the monthly ora tion at the meeting next Tuesday. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. :n the third floor of Harper Col lege. All male students are invited to attend, he said. hauty C Chi Omega candidates are Zoe Dutroe, Vicki Rumph, and Caro lyn Wingate. Contestants for May Queen will b< it row, left to right) Sandra Call, d Elizabeth Farmer; (second row: in Logwood, Becky Finley, andJ rissa. Grigg, Kathleeni Adams, Bunn Die Fl InFiel< Cheerleader Candidates Announced The following coeds were nomi nated for cheerleader at special tryouts h e I d Wednesday: Pat Turner, Kit Quattlebaum, Kay Kaiser, Jerrie Williams, Rose Ann Rigby, Saunda Carney, Sandra Stork, Jo Kirven, Vivien Branden burg, Linda Driver, Sandy Ussery, and Beverly Jones. The Pep Club passed a resolu tion to be presented at student council Monday, March 23 asking that another tryout time b2 sched uled for the boys, because of the poor turnout Wednesday. Of the 12 girls and 12 boys that are nominated for cheerleader four of each will be elected in campus wide elections on April 6. Seim Speaks ToEngineers' Convention E. H. Seim of Westinghouse Electric Corporation will address the Southern Regional Convention of American Institute of Chemical Engineer student chapters this morning at 9 o'clock in the Busi ness Administration Auditorium. His topic will be "The Type of Man Industry Wants." E. E. Ellis Jr. of the Interna tional Paper Company will speak at 9:45 this morning on the sub ject "The Transition from College to Industry." The convention opened on the University c a m p u s Wednesday, March 18. This is the first time the convention has ever been held at the University, according to Dick Stanland, publicity chairman. The theme of the convention is "From College to Industry." Ap oroximately 200 delegates are at tending the conver tion, Stanland said. ontest i1M Candidates Delta Delta Delta candidates are Priscilla Barrett, Bunny judged in a beauty pageant On) hans, Zoe Dutroe, Nancy Hliller, Carolyn Wingate, Claire Hutto, [acqueline Splawn; (back row), y Schipman, (Genie Weston, and Ederm iHous OPERA PARTY SCENE ... ini Fledernmus, Prince Orlofsky is Sally. T1he Operetta will be prem-en March 25, at 8:30 p.m. Space-Age Sy Scheduled At A "Southeastern Space - Age Symposium" for representatives from the region's universities and L-olleges and from high schools in the state will be held at the Uni versity for two days beginning Friday, April 24, its sponsors have innounced. University sponsors are the chool of engineering, and the de partments of chemistry, interna :ional studies, physics, political cience, mathematics and astron )my, International Relations Club ind other local chapters of na :ional student organizations which ire affiliated with these depart nents. Universities and colleges in the southeast will he invited to send 4onday Schipman, and Julia Willeox. D)elta Zeta candidates are Kathleen Adams and Elizabeth F'armer. Kappa D)elta candidates are l.ibby Bagnal, Nancy Hiller, and (;enie Weston. Oilher (and4idlates Pi Beta Phi candidates are Hecky Finley, Claire H-utto, and Ann Logwood. Zeta Tau Alpha candidates are Saunda Carney, Marliss Grigg, and .Jacqueline Splawn. Sigma Delta Tau sorority is submitting no candlidates for the con test. IndependenlCIt Can,didlates Independent candidates for May Queen are .Janie Brown, Sandra Callahan, and Mary Pearl Hlarbeson. Serving on the beauty contest committee are Jack Taylor, King D)ixon, Charlie Cate, Happy Cot ton, G;eorge Leventis, and Bob~ Wallace. (Comhmnittee. (hairm,en George Leventis is chairman of May D)ay Coronation and Boopa Pritchard is coordinating chairman for May D)ay festivi ties. John Taylor is in charge of publicity. The girls participating in the beauty contest are asked to meet in Russell House Assembly Room on Monday at 2 p.m. for re hearsal, George Leventis has enai aus Op eW ed IJi c p a C t 10 he14 above picture takeni from Die bored with hi.. pru-lly companionl, ed in the Field 111(u%4e Wednilesdav.b L S t -mposium ti Pril 24-25 t wo delegates to the symposium. i1 One will represent science or en- e gineering and the other will rep- tj resent departments which deal. with foreign affairs. Representatives of professional groups, faculty, indUstr'ialiStS and engineers also are expected to par- C ticipate. r The sponsors declared the pur pose of the space-age symposium is "to achieve a better understand- t ing of the sientific and poitical falctor'S Which will Shape our. fui th fore. Also, to suggest means by which WepresentatIe our .rccessors for the heritage we shall entrust to temngird astimate their interest' s< inl gaining 'nowledge of the future el which lies before them. e The "Space-Age Symposium" is the first of this type to be held in the Suheast. Te symposiumtidea to whic oriiae wifrethm Unvrst students. S Faculty chairman for the Sym-m posium is Captain James H. Camp- g hell, LUSN. ) Automatic Machines: Are Installed WVashi ng machianes have been in stalled in East Terrace and in Sims IDorm itory, iaccordinug to Bobby' Se IIlut, chairman of the washing H nmachi ne committee in student d couancil. Ipi The machines are automatic and k operate like a vending machine; w the most is fifteen cents per load px of clothes, he said. The machines may be used by all freshman or upperelassman girls, Hunt added. Engineering Scholarships Are A warded P William E. Hecadley, .James D. MaddIen, and A urelia S. Woolsey have been awarded scholarships by the school of engineering for the amount of $250 each. All second semester engineering students were considered in miak ing the awards, Acting D)ean W. L. al Anderson said. c Miss Woolsey and Mr-. Hleadley pi also received engineering scholar- 'A sh ips for the al s1e mester 19. rg .. eretta [esday Program fs Sixth in Series The National G r a s s Roots pera Company will present in nglish the Die Fledermaus Oper Lta by Johann Strauss 11 at 8:30 ni. Wednesday, March 25, in the 'niversity Field House, as the xth program in the current aitist ries, according to Mike Osborn, rtist series chairman. The performance will replace ie Planned appearance of French iolinist Henri Aubert, who was ranted freedom from his contract bWigationls to go on1 a toI of tihe rient, Osborn added. IAadinig Company The National Grass Roots Opera onpany is listed as the leading pera company in number of per wmances in the November 1958 sue of "Opera News." Tickets for the performance may purchased for $2 at the door. niversity students will be admit d free of charge upon presenta on of their ID cards. Premiere In 1874 Die Fledermaus had its premiere k the Theater-an-der-Wien, Vi mna, on April 5, 1874. Since that me it has often been performed the great opera houses of the orld. In 1950-51 the Metropolitan pera gave it a highly successful wvival in a new English version V Howard Dietz, under the direc on of Garson Kanin. Entertaining Opera The story told by the opera is tey and entertaining. Baron von isenstein is a rich banker who is ought by the police on a small large. When the police arrive at s home, they find his wife, Rosa ie, entertaining her lover, Alfred. The police mistake Alfred for e Baron and drag him off to jail. 'hen the Baron learns that he is pposedly In jail, he decides to ake the most of his freedom by )ing to a masquerade ball at the lace of Prince Orlovsky. FIirts~ With Womn There he flirts with all the men. His wife is also a guest, id before long the Baron begins flirt with his own wife. This ads to more interesting compli tions. The overture, drinking song Trinke, L i e b c h e n , trinke hnell"), laughing song ("Mein err Marquis"), esardas ("Klange r Heimat"), the hymn to chain gne ("Die Majestat wird aner nnt") and the "D)u and Du" altzes are the operetta's most pular numbers. Fonunded By Fletcher The Grass Roots Opera Move ent in America was founded by J. Fletcher, a Raleigh, N. C., torney and businessman, to pro de professional e a r e e r s for merica's most promising young rigers and to give the public a ance to hear opera in English. In 1948 the Company set out to ove that opera in English, even e old standards, could be en yed. Since that time almost 900 rformnances have been played, all English. Other Appearances The troupe, whose singers have peared with many other leading mipamies in America and Europe, 'esented the world premiere of 'ilder's "Sunday Excursion," and corded for the Voice of A meia.