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Beat Duke; e Psi Attend GameCimxs2Yer (See Page 5) (See Page 3) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Vol. L, No. 1 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 18, 1959 F o Pleas For Made By" This year it's "Do or Die, upon the student body to rei Pritchard, honor board chai booster fair play and elimina has been on shaky foundatior The value of such a system has been pointed out to the freshmen during orientation, and old students know from past semesters that the Honor System can be of great help to the spirit of Carolina. According to the Honor Board eight cases were tried at the end of this past semester. Seven were convicted and one acquitted. The board also said that if not successful this semester, the Honor System may be eliminated from the campus. The honor principle was created by the first University class, which asked permission to initiate a procedure whereby the students would take sole responsibility for the punishment of cheaters and establish an atmosphere of honor amng all students. The student who observes an in fraction of the honor principle can fulfill his obligation to the system by following any one or a combina tion of thee procedures: 1. Warn the offender at the time of the violation and request a member of the Honor Board to discuss the matter with the of fender. 2. Request the offender to re port himself to the Honor Council; then inform the council chairman of this action. 3. During a quiz, write out ar unsigned statement to be read tc the class by the instructor to the effect that cheating has been ob. served. For the convenience of the stu (lent body the Honor Board mem bers are listed below: BoopE Pritchard, Jo Kirven, Dickle Mc Cants, Charlie Cate, Bill HerrinE and Bobby Hunt. Also, David Coates, Johnn5 H a g i n s, Vicki Rumph, Johr Saunders, Archie Hardy, Sue Net. tles, Anne Valley, Carolyn Win. gate, Bill Crolley, Mike Lacy, anc Harold Sturm. Also, Jane Workman, Lil Mood Bob Herndon, Buzz Hoagland Betsy Mills, and Alberto Alvarez Let's help make the Honor Sys tem work. USC Offers 'Continental Classroom' An early morning televise< chemistry class will enable Souti S Carolinians to earn credits at th4 University beginning Sept. 28, Dr Nicholas P. Mitchell announce< recently. Dr. Mitchell, director of the US( Extension Division, said the Uni. versity will participate in "Con tinental Classroom" which will b4 televised by the National Broad casting Co. and its Columbia af filiate, WIS-TV Channel 10. The half-hour television classe will begin at 6:30 a.m. daily, Mon day through Friday. The course is "Modern Chem istry" andl the instructor is Dr John F. Baxter, professor of chem istry and head of the Genera Chemical Division of the Univer sity of Florida. Graduate credit will be give1 by the University for those wh< register with the Extension Dlvi sion for the course and complets its requirements. The University will give thre< hours graduate resident credit foi the course provided that the stu (dents: 1. Register for such credit a the Extension Division and pay the customary fee, $36; 2. Comply with the regular en trance requirements of the Univer sity; S3. Attend a three-hour discussioi period on the University eampui every third Saturdlay morning with a member of the USC Depart ment of Chemistry as instructor; 4. Prepare assignments and taki examinations as required by the Department of Education whici has accepted the course In its tacher's ertfieante program. Honesty Board The Honor Board is calling J rive the Honor System, Boopa rman, has said. Designed to e cheating, the Honor System en s for the past few semesters. da Sfr Hi Chertok h To Head - ar Yearbook ^ Mike Chertok has been chosen fo as 1960 editor of the Garnet and Ci Black, Carolina's annual, the Board pe of Publications has announced. As- S1 sistant editor is Sandra Ussery and managing editor is Gene Jones. pr Others serving on the staff for te ar the year are Larry Weber, asso- pr ciate editor; Frances Baskin, class i editor; Harriet Moorehead, fea tures; and Jo Kirven and Ben M< Pendarvis, social editors. th Also, Judy Andrews, organiza- M tions; Linda Driver, honoraries; Ann Bruner, religious editor; and w( Kent Anderson, sports editor. Co The business staff will be an- or nounced at a later date. Bi Chertok, a senior English major n wl from Spartanburg, has served oN st1 the Garnet and Black staff and is vice-president of Blue Key and a member of Kappa Sigma Kappa Ti and Sigma Nu. Sandra, a senior di c from Columbia, is a member of Kappa Delta, Alpha Kappa Gamma hi and a cheerleader. th~ pi C Trust Fund H Recognizes S1 R. L. Walker t Recently the University an nounced its first endowed profes- m sorship since the War Between the re States. The trust fund endowment to in m pay the annual salary of the holder of the new post was set up by w former President Donald Russell r lo and Mrs. Russell. fr It will be known as the James F. Byrnes Professorship of Inter- " national Relations in honor of o the former Secretary of State, U. to S. Justice, Senator, and Governor, le now retired. The first to occupy the post is 4 Richard L. Walker, professor and head of the Department of Inter national Relations. In addition to the endowed pro fessorship, the trust fund set up til by the Russells provides for an 2( annual award to the professor G making the greatest contribution to research and a second award to mi the professor honored for teaching te -proficiency at the University. t -The remaining income provides in scholarships for deserving students. al AFTER 9 P.M. Students A In response to an appeal from T many dormitory residents, the dor- at mitory presidents will enforce an di anti-noise regulation after 9:00 si p.m. Any dormitory student re- ai ported to the housing office for a: creating a disturbance after this in hour will be denied the privilege It of living on campus. e Rooms are to be available for inspetion at all times by Univer Ssity officials Laccompanied by hon- a Stesses in Women's Residence a Halls). -Students are responsible for the r4 following rules governing the main- n tenance of their rooms and the ti residence halls:s Trash is not to be swept into t Sthe halls at any time. It must be FC Hop 5cheduled ronight Orientation of new students wil d tonight with a campus-wid< nee sponsored by the Inter iternity Council in the Jeffersoi )tel from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. !orge Leventis, IFC president s announced. The dance will be informal, an< mission will be $1. The "Hearts e scheduled to play. Stag girl e welcome. Orientation Program The orientation program, whicl Ilowed YM-YWCA Freshmai .mp, began Sunday as the nev idents arrived on campus. Ves rs were held in Rutledge Chape nday night. Johnny Hagins, senior clas esident, was orientation commit ! chairman for student council d Bobby Hunt, sophomore clas: esident, was freshman week com ttee chairman. Faculty Orientation Faculty orientation took plac< mnday, followed by a drop-in fo e new students at President an< rs. R. L. Sumwalt's home. At the drop-in the Sunwalt: re officially welcomed to campu: members of - the Forty-Niner mmittee, a group of 59 student ganized to promote school spirit 11 Bates, chairman of the com .ttee, presented Mrs. Sumwal th a bouquet of roses from th idents. Student Orientation Student orientation took plac tesday and lasted for only on y. About 75 students acted a unselors. During the day the new student ard speeches by President Sun %It; Jim Leventis, president c e student body; George Leventi! esident of the Interfraternit )uncil; Boopa Pritchard, chaii an of the Honor Board; Johnn agins, orientation chairmar ;aci Gaftos, YMCA president; an ie Nettles, YWCA president. A dance and pep rally followe e student orientation. Church Night After registration Wednesda Drning and afternoon, campu ligious centers had special prc Ams for the new students dui g their regular Wednesday nigb eetings. Last night a student union mixe is held in Russell House. A pe Ilt is scheduled for tonight, fol wed by the campus-wide Intez aternity Council dance. Sunday will be University Da Columbia churches. Student 'e invited to assemble in the lobb 'Russell House at 9:30 and 11:0 form groups to go to their pre rred churches. Gamnecock' Staf f leets Today at 3 The Gamecock staff will me4 is afternoon at 3 p.m. in Roor 8, Russell House, accordingt lenna Bryant, editor. This will be a very importar eeting and all business and edi rial staff members are urge be present. Anyone intereste joining the staff is invited t tend this meeting. ppeal For dese are stenciled for every mal udent's room on campus. Str ents are to place tfie baskets out dle their doors between 10 p.n xd 8 a.m. It will be picked u xd emptied at 8 a.m. every morr g except Sunday and put bael may not be placed in the hallwa cept between 10 p.m. and 8 a.n Also, beds must be made an longings In order before attend ce of the first morning class. Requests for building services c pairs are to be made to th anager of residence halls, hot as in women's halls, or th~ udent hall supervisor and dorm ry president. Custodial personnel will clea ems neaIically, and thyat New Sear( 4 .0 Leading the band at the U Reading from left to right, rov Easterling, and Mary Wallace I land, Sandra Barber, Zelma A Attendance Regulatiom y Students are reminded that regi lations concerning class attendan< y have changed from those of la: ; year. d A student is now permitted onl four unexcused absences in eac E course for which he is enrolle< whether it be a basic or highe level course. V The one exception to this reguh s tion is that students with a grad point ratio of 4.0 or a "B" aver age on all work carried (minimui t of 12 semester hours) in the prc vious regular semester's work a r Carolina are allowed voluntary at P tendance as long as the 76 pe cent attendance requirement met. This is a change from the regu lations of lat year in that volur a tary attendance was allowed a students registered in a hight 0 level course. Another change of regulatic concerns withdrawval from course A student is now able to withdra from a class at any time, whereE previously the last possible dai of withdrawal was twvo weeks aft< the midpoint of the semester. t Under the new regulation, if nl student is passing a course at ti o time of withdrawal, the grade< "WP" is assigned; if he is failin it at the time of withdrawal a grad -of "WF" is recorded. d The grade "W" wvill no longer I d given to indicate withdrawal fro1 0 a course. More information on the gei Noise Rult e to be permitted e'ntrance for th -purpose. -Alcoholic b)everagels and gan i. bling are not permitted at an1 p time on University property. OthE -rules and regulations can be four1 c. in the "Carolina Community." y The University assumes no re: i. ponsibility for lost, stolen, < d damaged articles belonging to sti dents. Any losses, however, shoul be reported immediately to tt University Ohief of Police. r Permission for guests staying I e rooms must be obtained from ti housing office or hostess. onominal charge of $1.00 a nigi will be charged for a guest. No food, bottled beverages, n bottles of any kind may be kel e in romsm. Major 'he s SC-Duke game tomorrow night will v one, are: Jean Carroll, Karen Re lilton. Row two: Elizabeth Weeks, D( Lun Bell, Dona McConnell, Susan M ,Withdrawal i Change i- eral academic regulations is found e on pages 4-16 in the "Carolina t Community." All students are ex pected to know and be responsible for the University regulations set h forth in this booklet. I, New Library Open House This Sunday t The new Undergraduate Library, r winner of a 1959 design citation s from the American Institute of Architects, will be open to the public from 3-6 p.m. Sunday during the University's "open house," J. A. Barnes, housing director, has announced. r Wade Hampton College, new n women's dormitory, and Russell . House wvill also be open. New Library s The new library, the first under e graduate library in the South, was r completed this summer at a cost ol $900,000, including furnishings but a excluding books. e Stacks for 60,000 books are if provided on the three floors and g basement storage areas have space e for approximately 160,000 more volumes. The building accom e miodates 6100 students at a time. 1College Week The Sunday afternoon progran 'will inaugurate Columbia's firs1 University and College Week, spon sored by the Chamber of Coin merce. Special programs will be held ai other Columbia schools during th4 week, concluding with "open house' nt Columbia College on Sunday Sept. 27. y NOTICE d Final date for registration is '- Wednesday, September 23, ac r cording to Registrar Bernard i- Daetwyler. Students are urged d to complete all registration re e quirements as soon as possible. The deadline for late registra n t ion, schedule changes, and pay e ment of fees is Monday at 5 Sp.m. Those who have not paId it fees or made arrangements with the treasurer for later payment >r by this date will have registra it tion detaisn... ette For_ t b V s .. 2 jI t be Carolina's marching twirlers. man, Frances H-ambright, Carol a ftie Gray, Pat Turner, Judy Pen eLaurin, and Wendy Rivenbark. ID Ca rds Available 'Next Week IV r Student identification p h o t o cards will he available hn the regis trar's office beginning Monday,. September 21. These must be ob- C tained according to the schedule t outlined by the registrar.' These cards not only show proof F of completed registration but wNl admit each holder to all home ath letic contests dluring the year. C'ards are not transferable and borrowing is prohibited.f Upon presentation of 1. D). cards le to the ticket office students may obtain meason football dlate tickets as long as they hast. Date tickets t t II -sis n S bmitoins archbeng e ,ledb.h houn oFce uponrithe Creom mtendr,atio ofuther sudy en- aoni ho~using n WomtedyJ.iA.nBarne murNexot eeadote Stertintifcathedriois pandt inrd prmi oeaalb~ther egisun tiosrar'nofies beinnng Mnd. heme w2l. Thlso maintain ob- in taged aordingrty. The wsllhele enforeb the nwhugregistra Thee whchrds not permi nhowisef ofte 9omp.slete etpin buteas. A(i suenth nholduer i or's oth feice hantesen plcdurin the yrn flor ofPrestaon Coflge B.1)arnes teon thy ttoffsist students mayho Eliach peasidentbwll dae tickety aer lonenighthaymonh. DTe tetse yhemar as bo at a st o.fa Dor ps kame Gamecock' sponsors Contest Carolina's newly organized corps f majorettes-a line of 16 with ne soloist-is searching for a ame. The Gamecock has agreed ) sponsor a contest for the pur ose, with a ten-dollar ($10.00) rize going to the lucky winner. Any student of the University is ligible and may send in as many ntries as desired. In the event that iore than one person suggests the rinning name the entry with the irliest postmark will be declared 'iw winner. C<ntest Deadline Entries should be mailed to The amecock, Campus P. 0. Box 49 y 5:00 p.m. Friday, September 5. The entries will be judged by selected committee and the win er announced in the following n'ue of The Gamecock. The names submitted will be , idged for originality and aptness r thought. Preferably the name hiould connect the majorette corps 'ith this University and the South nd should not be the same as ames already in use by other hools. A short, catchy name is esired. Examples of names used by ther southern schools for their injorettes are the "Dixie Dar ings" of the University of Missis ippi, the "Georgettes" of the Uni ersity of Georgia, and the "Hur icanettes" of the University of flami. Names In Use For more information concern ng names given the majorette orps of other universities, in erested persons may consult the ooklet "Who's Who of Baton 'wirling" in The Gamecock office fter today. Tritain Offers 2 Scholarships As an expression of gratitude or Marshall Aid the British gov rnment offers 12 Marshall Schol rships annually to enable United tates citizens who are graduates f U. S. universities to study for wo years at a university in Brit in. Potential graduates may obtain urther details and application orms by writing to the British i<nsulate-General, 408 Interna ional Trade Mart, New Orleans, mouisia na. The closing date for entries is )ctober 31, 1959 and the success ul candidates would commence heir studies at a British Uiniver ity in the fall of 1960. residents Functions The presidents are Ellis Boat non, Tenements 3 and 5; Buzz loagland, Tenements 6 and 7; Ailliam Griggs, Tenements 9 and .0; William D. Wilson, Tenemien*s [1 and 12; James Elmore Pierce, Fr., Tenements 14 and 15; Paul Boroughs, Tenements 16 and 18; Blunky Joye, Tenements 19 and 20. Others Listed Also Allen Jenkins, Woodrow 26, ?.7, 29; James H. Stafford, Jr., Snuowden; R. E. Spears, Burney; Donald F. Devore, Preston, 1st rloor; Jerry Jameson, Preston 3rd floor; Steve Abraham, Coker; and Robert Kambar, McBride. Also, Joe Williams, Building H, floors 1 and 2; John Grunert, H, floors 3, 4, and 5; Gene Odom, H, floors 5, 6, and 7; Rufus Weetor, J, floors 1 and 2; Martin Due r,ynski, Jr., Building J, floor. 5, II, and 7. Also, William NDla, Buildng D; Raymond Quaries, BuildIng 3; Be Mullis, Building C; and J. 3. McKay, RnIldine 0.