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4 Second Guignard CaoiaHot.tt Lecture Monday Track ee omorow (See Page 8) (See Page 7) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWINC FOR A CREATERA CAROUNA Vol. XLIX, No. 28 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 1, 1959 MISS VENI Ttwtie Griffin, a freshman in Al the Miss Venus title last Thurs< festivities sponsored by Sigma was second-place winner and L Delta Delta Delta social sorority petition. WINS 6 AWARDS 'Gamecocl Best S.C. P "The Gamecock" has been named best all-around college newspaper -in the state for the second consecutive year by the South Carolina Collegiate Press Association. In addition to the top honor, "The Gan~cock" took five other awards at the SCCPA's annual convention with several members of the staff singled out for indi vidual performances. Six Awards The six awards were-best all around paper from any school, best paper from a school of greater than 750 enrollment, best news story, best pictorial feature, honor n.N mention for best feature, and honorable mention for best sports story. The three issues of the paper which were submitted in the con test for the best paper awards were issues number 8, 9 and 10 from the fall semester including "The Gamecock's" notable experi ment in exact balance makeup. News Story Carol Watson, fall semester news editor, won the award for best news story for her write-up on the departure of *a Carolina delegation to the Army-USC foot ball game. S Best pictorial feature was won for the two-page spread done on the big December snowfall. Photos in the feature were taken by Jack French, fall semester chief photo grapher, and the story was by Scott Cain, fall semester editor. -Honorable Mentions Anne Valley's feature on anti que firearms in Carolinlana lib rary won honortable mention in the feature category. Miss Valley was Alumni Assoc Officers For . William H. Nicholson, Jr. of Greenwood and Hugh L. Willoox of Florence are the two candidates for president of the Alumni Asso ciation, William N. Bowen, direc tor of alumni activities, has an nounced. Eleven P'ositlons Bowen said that ballotting-by amail will take place in May to fill a total of 11 official positions in the association. Other elections 'vill choose three councilors-at large and seven vice presidents. Candidates for the counallor-at large posts are Joe L. Jackson of Clover, Walton J. McLeod, Jr. of Walterboro. Also, W4lliam H. Robinson Jr. of Anderson and Columbia, Ed ward E. 8aaleo at av.Hm D. LS OF 1959 pha Delta Pi social sorority wor. lay afternoon during Derby Day r-hi social fraternity. Elsie Hay -nn Eddy captured third place. won the overall Derby Day con c' Named iewspaper fall semester feature editor. Honorable mention for a sport story was won for the write-u of the upcoming Carolina-Clemso game by Jerry Hickey, fall senr ester sports editor. This year only a first plac prize was given in each category In cases of extremely close con tests, however, honorable mentio prizes were also awarded. U.S.C. Delegation A delegation of Billy Mishoe Rion Rutledge, 1id Spears, Larri May and Charlotte Gower attende the convention of the SCCPA las weekend at Clemson. Spears was elected treasurer o the association for the cominj year. This is the first time i mny years that Carolina has beer represented among the officers o the SCCPA. Fall Officers Officers of the fall semester whose group effort made possibi the winning of the best pape awards were Scott Cain, editor Billy Mishoe, managing editor Jim Herring, business manager and Gerald Floyd, assistant man aging editor. Also, Carol Watson, news edi t:or; Rion Rutledge, advertisinh manager; Anne Valley, featur editor; Ann Stokes, society editor Jerry Hickey, sports editor; Jac] French, chief photographer; an: Roger Brown, circulation man ager. Four Years "The Gamecock" has now wot the award for best newspaper froni a school of over 750 enrollmen for four consecutive years. The SCOPA has chosen Colum bia College as the site for th: -1960 convention. jation Elects Vext Year William E. Salter of Columbia, ana Floyd D. Spence of Lexington. Vice President Vice presidential candidates ar Clarence A. Fisdher Jr., Loui: Rosen, both of Orangeburg, El. zaphan McC. Hanna of Aiken. Also, L. Keith Whittle of WIl liston, Arohie Beattle of Bishop ville, James Earl O'Shields o1 Hemingway. Other Candidates Also, James A. Spruill Jr. o1 Cheraw, William F. Stevenson ol Bennettsville, Isadore Lourle ol Columbia, Robert L. Sumwalt Jr. of Columbia.. Also, Edward M. Parler of Lan caster, Frank P. &imrlll of York, William J. Bruce of Gaffney, and E. Forte Wolfe of Ga.ffney. Sumwalts Honor Seniors Dr. Robert L. Sumwalt, acting president of the University, and Mrs. Sumwalt wili honor the USC graduating class of 1959 at a Garden Party on Thursday, May 14. The party will be held from 5 until 7 p.m. at the President's House on the Horseshoe. The seniors and two-year sec retarial science majors will receive their invitations today. Midshipmen Take Trip To Pensecola Twenty midshipmen from the NROTC unit of the University took part last week -in an aviation field trip to the Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Fla. The group was flown to NAS Pensacola via Naval transporta tion on April 20 and returned to Columbia April 23. Lt. Cmdr. J. P. Howell was in charge of the midshipmen. During -the three days of the field trip the group attended sev eral lectures, among them those on the Overhaul and Repair Depart ment of the base, survival, avia tion medicine, and the Dilbert Dunker. The midshipmen took' a tour of the 0 and R plant at the base and followed several types of air s craft used on the base througli the procedure of disassembly, a overhaul and repair, and re . assembly. It was learned that when an D airplane has completed this process, it is in better condition - than when it first came from the 1 manufacturer. KSK Names NewMembers .For Semester Kappa Sigma Kappa honorary r leadership fraternity recently named its new members for the current semester, according to Johnny Hagins, corresponding see a retary. The new members are Larry Barringer, Flynn Bowie, Mike Chertok, Dave Coates, James Dickertt, Ed Dieterle, and Bobby Dobson. Also, Walter Duffie, Staci Gaf fos, Rick Harrison, Buzz Hoag land, Bury Hudson, Allen John son, and Jimmy Johnston. Also, B ill Jones, Raymond Peri cola, Melvin Purvis, Henry Ram I seur, Jerry Spann, Harold Sturnm, -and Oharlie Way. Also, Howard Weeks, Henry Wengrow, Phil Wilkinson, Dick James, and Dave Rembert. LeCLERCQ, MARTIN H A Universita The Uryiversity debate team of Fred LeClercq and Pete Martin made its last stand last week at i the Nati-onal Debate Tournament at West Point, according to Mike Osborn. The Carolina duo, champions of the South, compiled a 5-3 record against the nation's best teams in the rounds of the championship matches, and entered the final rounds among the top teams. Sun Set The sun finally set on Caro lina hopes in a brilliant and dramatic replay of lq.st year's final round, as last year's Na tIonal Champion team from North western eked out a split 3-2 deci sion over the Carolina team. The team won a round in the meeting of South Carolina and Northwestern, when the Martin LeClercq team won over the e championship team, sweepiag a 8- f 0 decision fen tem. Preseir 0 Begin May Day Dan Hudson Provi4 The May Day Dance, sp will be held in Township A from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m., a4 publicity chairman. The dan Music will be provided b: chestra. Hudson was feature Ball. His recording of "Moo million copies several years a be semi-formal and students a Skippy Canad Of Standards Skippy Canady has been elected to serve as president of the Wo men's Standards Committee for the coming year, according to Miss Elizabeth Clotworthy, dean of women. Tootie Griffin will serve as see retary of the committee. The Standards Committee plans to prepare a brochure to be sent to new students during the sum mer. Lynn Morrison, out-going presi dent, and her committee did a commendable job this year, Miss Clotworthy added. This year one otf the outstand ing accomplishments was the grace period establishment for the girls. Girls have a grace period of 10 minutes for the remainder of the semester. A record will be kept of the amounts of time each girl is late and when 10 minutes is reached, the girl will have no more extra time without serving restric Lawyer Asks For Student Cooperation On Saturday, April 11, at about 1 p.m., a wreck occurred on the corner of College and Sumter Streets, in which one of the persons involved was seri ously injured and was hospital ized. The wreck victim has said that several students were at the intersection at the time of the accident and were possibly wit nesses to it. The hospitalized party's law yer has asked that anyone who witnessed the accident please contact him, Melton Kligman, at the following address: Creason Building, Suit" 201; 1247 Sum ter Street. The telephone num ber is AL 2-3331. VE 5-3 RECORD Debaters Impressive March-1 The South Carolina march to he finals was an impressive one. In the first round of the tourna nent Martin and LeClercq were apset by a team from Houston. l'hey bounced back from that de- I eat to topple Emporia in the econd round. Third Round In the third round Carolina met Cings College, and swept another lecision. Then in the fourth ound they met St. Joseph's with 2-1 record, and routed them, ompleting the first day with a ine 8-1 record. The fiftfh round on Friday torning was the decisive one gainst the National Champions rom Northwestern. Poured It On Carolina "poured it on," and d amne out of the round with a I inalist position virtually assured. I forthwaten on the o+.her hand A itation May ce Free; les Music insored by student council, uditorium Tuesday, May 5, :cording to Buzz Hoagland, :e will be free. r Dean Hudson and his or d this year at the AFROTC n Over Miami" sold over a zo. Dress for the dance will re urged to attend, he added. y Is President Committee tion. The grace period is established for emergency use only. The sys tem will be used next year if it is successful the remainder of the semester, Miss Clotworthy added. High School Demonstration Class Formed Twenty-five specially selected high school students will form a demonstration class during the Mathematics Summer Institute at the University for high school and college teachers. Dr. W. L. Williams, institute di rector and head of the U.S.C. de partment of mathematics, said the demonstration class is a feature which will take place at only a few of the mathematics institutes in the nation this year. The class will meet for an hour each day during the institute, and the students will be taught ma terial which the institute partic ipants will study in regular ses sions. Five Columbia high schools are represented in the demonstration ,lass: DREHER - David Anderson, Maurice Cherry, John Fort, Rob art Gamble, Barbara Seigler, Jos )ph Wallis, Rebecca Ann Westall. COLUMBIA - Davis Bonner, Hollis Henry, Beverly Reed, lhomas Shapiro, Richard Sharpe. UNIVERSITY - George Bur rus, Donna Dee Crump, Nancy Lee Doggette, Lucius Greene. BROOKLIAND-OAYCE - Rob art Dennis, Alex Jeffcoat. OLYMPIA-Jeney Kelly. The remaining five students in he class shave at least one parent registered to attend the institute: Carol Joy Wilson, Blythewood; ['homas Cooley, Gaf.fney; Bonnile Lee Bodin, Houma, La.; James )oran, Cookeville, Tenn.; Jane Lowrey, Centreville, Ala.1 Vie At W iad to scramble to keep from being; eliminated, Osborn said. They dropped a split decision o Southwest Missouri in the sixth ound, and rebounded in the eventh to take the National )hampions of several years back rom Redlands. That einched the finalist posl ion for Carolina, and made the ighth round split-decision loss to &est Point af no imporene in o far as the finals were eon erned. USC Recognised South Carolina was recognized t the tournament banquet Friday Light, and was presented with the inalist plaque. For veteran debater Fred Le-1 llereq, it was a career which mated for four years. It was also urther recognition for CarolIna's 1 ebate coaceh, Dr. M. G. Ohristo hersen, whose teams have ap- . eared among the elite of college a ebating at West: Point for --w . Of A Day E May Queen Scheduled j The presentation of award. May Day festivities next Tuest tivities will be held on the eE 10:30 a.m., according to Mr. H. Governor Views Units Of ROTC Governor's Review for Navy midshipmen and Air Force ROTC cadets was held Tuesday with Gov. E. F. Hollings presenting awards to 15 cadets for scholastic achieve ments, sportsmanship, and military proficiency. Winning the Reserve Officers Association awards were Elmer W. Beardshall, Navy, and Jesse W. Moore, Air Force. Henry T. Price, Navy, and Marsdill G. Jordan, Air Force, received the Convair Award. Recipients of the Armed Force Communications and Electronics Association awards were Lawrence Adkins, Navy, and John B. Tar soly, Air Force. Sons of the American Revolution winners were William H. Beha, Navy, and Sid ney A. Hart, Air Force. Rotary Cup recipient was Wil liam L. Wilson, Air Force, and Kiwanis Cup winner was Robert W. Smith, Navy. Receiving the Society of American Military En gineers awards was James W. Foster Jr., Navy. Lawton Rogers, Navy; Raymond Pericola, Air Force advanced; and Roy Webb, Air Force basic; won the Rex Enright awards. The Air Force Association award went to Eddie C. Norrell. Greek Week Schedule Announced The tentative dates for the ( 1960 Greek Week are the first E ,veek in March with a full week c :f festivities organized, as de yided at the regular meeting of the t [nter-fraternity Council Tuesday, recording to Jim Herring, nub- e icity chairman. There were no thapters absent. d The .intramural program for t iext year would be divided into a semesters with six sports in each iemester so that any problems I ~hat arise in schedules will be ( Aorked out early in the year, Gene I )dom, athletic commissioner, said. The election plans for members f the Tribunal were complete, ac tording to Harold Sturm, chadr nan. est Point rears out of the past 10. t West Point Is First r The team will begin in the fall o sharpen itself for tihe West oint meet next spring. To attend West Point, a team ( must first win at least two-thirds a ,f its regular season debates to be 1 ligible for the regional competi-. ] ions. In each debate region four eamns finally emerge as that re-4 ~ion's representatives at the joint. Carolina took first place at the bouthern reionuals held over a nonth ago. One More Tournaent The South Oarolina debaters v'ill compete in one more tourna- I sent this year, the Atlantic Coast I ionference meet next week at Ce!- t age Park, Maryland. Representing Carolina will be s ohn Ohapet and Sonny Herring, f, dtfirenative, and Melvin Puavis a wards vents oronation For 4 P. M. ; will begin the University's lay, May 5. Awards Day ac *st end of the Horseshoe at F. Trotter, faculty chairman. Russell House will be closed 'rom 9:30 until 11 a.m. to encour ige students to attend. Band Concert The University Band under the lirection of Pat Garnett will pre ient a concert prior to the awards wesentation. The official welcome will be riven by Nanny Randall, presi lent of Omicron Delta Kappa vhich is sponsoring Awards Day. lirgil Duffie will preside. Fred LeClercq, president of the tudent body, and Jimmy Leventis, Lext year's president, will ex hange positions at this time. Garnet and Black The first "Garnet and Black of 959" will be presented to the erson to whom it is dedicated and he second one will be given to 'Miss Garnet and Black of 1959." Students named to "Who's Who n American Colleges and Univer ities" and Outstanding Seniors vill be presented at this time. Climaxing the presentations, the klgernon Sydney Sullivan awards vill be presented. Pie Throwing Contest Phi Epsilon Pi social fraternity vill sponsor a pie throwing con est at 2 p.m. on the patio of Rus ell House. A dance will be held mmediately afterwards on the >atio. If it rains these events will be ield inside Russell House, accord ng to Henry Wengrow, chairman. May Queen Coronation The coronation of the May ueen, Priscilla Barrett, an-i the oageantry will be held on the west nd of the Horseshoe at 4 p.m., eording to (;eorge Leventis, hairman. The events will take place in he following order: Entrance of he court and queen will begin the oronation procedure. Following fill be the crowning of the queen, ance of the maypole, and pagean ry with the theme, "Music In Lmerica." If it rains these events will be eld in the Field House. May ~ueen Coronation is sponsored by Lappa Sigma Kappa. May Day Dance Student Council will sponsor the fay Day Dance at the Township Luditorium :from 9 p.m. until 1 in., according to Buzz Hoagland, ublicity chairman. Dean Hudson and 'his orchestra rill provide the music for the ance. Dress will be semi-formal and here will be no admission barge. George Leventis is chair ian of the dance committee. sorority Wins Mlood Drive iompetition Delta Delta Delta social soror by won first place in the Blood )rive last week. The Drive was ponsored by Blue Key national onorary leadership fraternity. Sigma Alpha Epsilon social raternity was second and Pi appa Alpha social fraternity was Phi Mu Alpha national hoe ry mu.ie fraternity woni a troPhy >r o utsat an d ing pariltpation mong smaller organisations g4v ur lan than 20ntsm.