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Mrs. Hollings 11 F n Advises Co-ed WE (See Page 4)( UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Vol. L, No. 2 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 25, 1959 Founded 1908 Committee OOrganizes For Year At its organizational meetiqg Wednesday afternoon, the Stu dent Union Committee planned several activities and organized committees of ifterest to students of the Carolina community. Among the first plans d'iscussed by the committee was the pur chasing of new equipment for the Cockpit Room. According to Allen Jenkins, student union chairman, new recreational equipment for the Cockpit Room and Russell House patio has been purchased by student union and is now avail able for use by the students. Dancing Permitted Card decks, chess sets, and checker sets are available at the Cockpit counter for use in the canteen. Dancing will be per mitted in the Cockpit Room at all times, Jenkins said. Student union is also planning several iNiformal canms-wide dances on Russell House patio. Children's Movies Movies for the children of mar ried students and faculty mem hers have been planned by the union for Saturday mornings. The date for the first movie has not yet been set. A campuis bridge tournament will lie sInsored within the next five weeks, Jenkins said. A chess tournament is under considera tion. Band File Union also keeps a file of bands and combos at Russell House In formation Desk for the use of in terested organizations. A file of faculty members who are willing to se-ive as chaperones for stu dent functions is being planned. Seven subcommittees were or ganized by the Union at its meeting Wednesday. John Chap pell and Betty McInnis will serve as the publicity committee. Patio and Cockpit Room com mittee is Richard Bell, Pauline Cannarella, Mike Quinn, and Lil Mood. Jimmy Truesdale and Kathy O'Hagen will act as the bridge committee. Movie Committee Movie committee will be Kathy Bryan and John McKay. Carmen Cherry, Gerrie Williams, and Sam Freed will serve as the secre tariat committee. Sam Freed, Kathy O'Hagen, and Peggy Rivers will act as Rus sell House improvement commit tee. Dance committee will be Jackie Splawn, Jimmy Truesdale, and Kathy O'Hagen. Improvement Committee R ussell H o ui s e Improvement g. com.mit.tee will investigate sug gest,ions about Russell House. Student suggestion s are welcome, Jenkains said. Anyone wishing to serve on any of the Union committees should contact Jenkins. Form ADMIRAL NORMAN M. SI the campus recently. Seated In c left to right: President Sumwal head of biology department: Dr. I Calleott, dean of faculty and the ( (USC Photo by Abeel). Carolina ( Entertains For the first time in several years the Board of Women Visi tors will be guests of the Caro lina Community on Tuesday, Sep tember 29. These women represent the- 14 Judicial Circuits in South Carolina and are as follows:. Mrs. H. S. Covington, Orange burg; Mrs. R. M. Jefferies, Jr., Barnwell; Mrs. Alfred Plowden, Summerton; Mrs. J. E. Dudley, Bennettsvifle; Mrs. Caroline Mc Kissick Belser, Columbia; Mrs. John M. Pratt, York; and Mrs. J. Frost Walker, Sr., Union. Also, Mrs. Paul M. Gallant, Greenwood; Mrs. S. S. Seideman, Charleston; Mrs. Betty H. Miley, Walhalla; Mrs. Horace W. Saw yer, Edgefield; Mrs. William B. Norton, Jr., Marion; Mrs. H. H. Harris, Greenville; and Mrs. Addie Lightsey, Brunson. While here the ladies will have coffee in President and Mrs. Sumwalt's home. Afterward, they will make a tour of the campus and will be accompanied by 'Dean Clotworthy who will give informa tion on the new women's residence hal4s. To gain a better insigiht into the college activities of our wo Debate Teai At Kentuck The Carolina Debate Team at the Blue Grass Tournam< University of Kentucky. Rep bate will be Warren Adkins, J Melvin Purvis, and Eddie Rob Euphradian Mock Trial On Tuesday Charges and formal impeach ment proceedings will be leveled against Kenneth Brown, Euphra dian president, when the 152-year old forensic society holds its mock trial next Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. in its hail on the third floor of Harper College. Brown, elected to the post to succeed. William F. Able, deVvered his inaugural address last Tues day after which initial charges were filed. A traditional trial, the impeach ment is designed to give members an opportunity to practice seldom used parliamentary tactics. The impeachment, as well as all Euphradian meetings, is open to all male students. Eddie Roberts, president pro tempore, wiHl preside over the trial,in which Pete Martin wil represent Brown as counsel for the defense. William F. Able, retining president, will head the prosecution aided by Kenneth Holland. er President Visits Ca d1TH, presIdent of Carolina 1945-I hair in right foreground i. Admira t; Dr. W. H. Patterson, deen of s t. H. Wienefeld, dean of the College maduate School; and Prof. Gae=g ampus Board men the Board of Women Visitors will meet many of the women student leaders on campus at a luncheon to be held in the Pal metto Room of Russell House. These women student' leaders include Sue Nettles, president of AKG and YWCA; Glenna Bryant, editor of The Gamecock; Vickie Rumph, president of Pan Hellenic Council; Skippy Canady, chair man of Women's Standards Com mittee; Betsy Mdlls, president of Euphrosynean Literary Society; and Barbara Seay, president of Hypatian Literary Society. Also, Elaine Schnauffer, presi dent of the Women's Athletic As sociabion; Beverly Jones, presi dent of Sigma Alpha Sigma; Gam Glenn, president of Kappa Delta Epsilon; Annette Kirkland, presi dent of the student nurses' so ciety, Meditrina. Before leaving the Board will elect a chairman at a business meeting in the Board Room of the Administration Building. A report will be given by President Sunwalt concerning the situation of the Uitiver.%ity at the present time. rn Appears y Matches will make- its first appearance mt on October 16-17 at the resenting the team in this de ohn Chappell, Sonny Herring, erts. Also in the month of October, the following tournaments will be hold: thb New York Tournament; the Dixie Tournament at Mercer Uni versity; and the Wake Forest Novice Tournament at Winston Salem. In November, there will be two tournaments: the Carolina For ensics; and the TKA Regional, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. December will include the Dixie Classic, at Winston-Salem, and the Appalachian Mt. Tournament, at Boone, N. C. In January the Southeastern Tournament at Atlanta, Georgia, and the Miami Invitational will be held. The Marshall Wythe Tournament at William and Mary, and the Northwestern National at Evans ton, Illinois, will be held in Feb ruary. Through the next three months the following tournaments will be held: the South Atlantic at Hick ory, N.. C.; the Notre Dame Na tional Tournament; the George town National Tournament; the West Point Preliminaries; the Camellia Invitational; the West Point National; and the Atlantic Coast Conference. mpus 3, visited former colleagues and I Smith. Others pietured from Iministration; Dr. 3. T. Pernney, of Arts ad Sciences; Dr. W. H. O King of the Schoolno a. Auto Rules For USC Requested The Columbia a n d campus police departments have requested the cooperation of USC students in that they follow the regula tions concerning parking of auto mobiles on Pickens and Marion Streets and in campus parking lots. Captain Bert Friday of the Columbia precinct stated that this request is not made to incon venience students with cars or add to their parking problems, but to prevent a traffic bottle neck during rush hours and to provide a fire lane in the event fire trucks should. have to go through. A law passed by the City Council prohibits parking on the area of Pickens Street between Pendleton and University Place during the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Parking on the 600 block of Marion Street which runs beside the fraternity houses is limited tA) the west side of the street. Students are also reminded that parking behind the new men's dormitories and in the Uni versity Terrace area is allowed by permit only. The fine for violation of these regulations will be $2 for a parking ticket and $5 in the event an automobile is towed away, ac cording to Captain Friday. The Columbia Police Department now has an IBM machine which processe-s all traffic tickets and an unpaid accumulation of same will result in the apprehension of the vehricle if found, It is also to be noted that campus fines are not necessarily the same as those charged by the city police. New Library Rules Given To Students The nev Undergraduate Li brary is now open to make available reading material to sup plement undergraduate students' classroom and laboratory work. There are also provisions for recreational reading and pursuit of special interest and hobbies. Reference books are found on each of the three floors, catalogued with the letter "R" above the call number. General magazines and newspapers are found on the main floor and are for building use only. Students are asked to observe the rules carefully. Noise must be kept at an absolute minimum. Smoking is allowed ONLY in the smokcing lounges, which are located on the basement floor. All persons leaving the library must check out at the circulation desk. A call slip must be pre p)ared for each book to be taken from the building; all call slips must be filled out in pencil. A f.ine of five cents a day will he charged for~ each book which is overdlue. An overdue notice will be sent wvhen a book becomes two days overdue; a second notice will be sent after eight days. For reserve books, the fine is 15 cents for the first hour and 25 cents for~ every day thereafter. The reserve book room, formerly on theit secondl floor of McKissick, has been moved to the new 1I.. brary. It is on the south end of the seermd floor, as are the rare books. The microdilm room is now in room 200 (of McKissick. The hours for the Undergrad uate Library are: Monday-Fri day, 8:30 a.m, to 10 pan.; Satur day, 8:30 a.m, to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 7 p.m. to 10' p.m. Please observe those general rules whenever viivit>ing the new libra Rush S For Ca Pan-Hellenic Registration Ends Today Today is the final date for worority rush registration. Those aligible may register in Russell Rouse lobby upon payment of the )ne-dollar registration fee. A freshman is eligible if she attained a five on the erytrance examination. An upperclasswo man wishing to go out for rush rmust have a "C plus" average and must have obtained an eligi ility card from Dean Clotworthy's :fffice. A Pan-Hellenic Coke Party, to .e given for all registrants, will 'e held Monday, September 28, in bhe Delta Zeta and Pi Beta Phi iorority rooms. At this time, the ' 'Pan-Hellenic Handbook" will be listributed and rush rules wiN be L-xplained. Routine Teas Routine teas in all the sorority rooms will be held on Sunday, Det. 4. Informal parties will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the rooms by invitation. Each soror ity will have three parties that night. On Thursday, Oct. 8, informal parties will again be held. Each I sorority will again have three parties, but the rushee will show her preference by the hour she chooses to attend. First choice will be indicated by a 6 o'clock time, second at 7 o'clock, and third at 8 o'clock. Open Rush Open rush may be carried on rron Friday, Oct. 9, to Sunday, Oct. 11, but no formal parties i may be held. Strict rush rules go into effect on Monday, Oct. 12. rho rushees will not be allowed Lo converse with men or sorority girls, unless two sororities are represented. Invitational parties will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 1, and Ihursday, Oct. 16. Chi Omega, Del.ta Delta Delta, Delta Zeta, and Sigma Delta Tau will have heir parties Tuesday. Last Night Alpha Delta Pi, Pi Beta Phi, zeta Tau Alpha, and Kappa Delta will have their parties Thursday. "Last night" parties will be held Friday, Oct. 16. Alter these parties, p)reference cards will be igned in dormi!tory offices. Pledging will take place Satur dlay afternoon in the second floor stud(y of Simis College. Council Committee Posts Available Chairmen for Student Council :ommittees have been appointed, according to Student Body Presi lient, Jim Leventis. All students interested in serv ing on one or more of these comn nittees are urged to get in touch with the chairman of the comn nittee on which he would like to 4erve, or with Leventis, by Mon lay, September 28, as members ror same will be selected Monday afternoon. Committee chairmen are: Boopa' Pritchard, Miami football trip; A lan Jenk,ins, Student Union ;' Buzz Hoagland, Football Seating; Bobby Hunt, Election.; G,ene' 3dom, Parking Cenmmittee; John I D.ha p pei , Hoeacomning; Don Rlichardson, Constitution; BuzzI Iloagland, Artist Senies; George Leventis, Dance Committee; and I M4ike Quinn and Sandra Ussery, l'ieket Sales and Public Relations. Chairmen for the cafeteria and R~ussell Fund committees have lot yet been selected. Suggestions or alterations con merning the coemmittees will be wakome, .avantda Mdca easo mpus L.t. Col. Jet er Navy R0TC kdds TWo [nstructors A. Col. Robert I. Jeter and 't. (.J. (.) W. '. Albrecht have ecently been added to the staff of the Naval Science Department of USC. Col. leter comes here Iron the Northwestern University 4aval Orientation Program; Lt. k1brecht spent. the last two years i SeA duty with the Destroyer .seort U.S.S. Vamnimen. Col. Jeter was graduated from Vofford College and has spent the ast 17 years in the Marine Corps. A. Albrecht is an alumnus of 3rinceton University and received iis commission in the Navy ,hrough the ROTC Program there. Col. Jeter teaches the psychol igy laboratory and naval ad ninistration; IA. Albrecht is the >rofessor for marine engineer ng. Jeter is a native of South Caro ina; he and his family now -eside on Eastbrook Road. This s his first assignment in his lone state. Albrecht and his family are >resently making their home on 'eacht,rec Cirvle. Appeals For Good USC Sportsmanship The cooperation of the stu dent body is requested in ex hibiting the best type of sports manship possible at all football games. Some concern has been expressed regarding the con fiscation of megaphones, etc., that belong to visiting groups. Also, unnecessary outcry. against the opposition team and cheerleaders are not becoming to Carolina students. Jim Le vent is, pt-esident of the student body, makes a special appeal to all USC students to remember that they represent their Alma Mater wherever they go, and that guests will judge the school by their actions. L.et's keep our school spirit high, and not resort to any un sportsmanlike actions at our athletic events. Sociology I Picks Dr. .1 Dr. William Edwards, associate >rofessor of anthropology and ociology, is a new professor in his department. He teaches ociology, general anthropology, vhich is a course about "The . C. Indian and His Neighbors," nd North American arohae.ilogy. Edwardls' major fields are North mnd South Americani entihology study of primitive peoples), rehaeology, and physical anthro ology. Dr. Edwards will he teaching ere this fall and next fall sem sters. The remainder of the time e will apenid at .the University of 3hicago and University of Cali ornia in~ Berkeley where he wil:1 lo postdoctoral study in research mnd writing. Edwards taught at Hunter Col ege in New York and the Uni erelty of Pittsburgh. Hie has Birected archaeology researich rojectvs for the state of Florida, iniversity of erga, Joi Opens Greeks Men Begin Two Week Rush Period Fraternity rush scheduled for September 23 through October 7 is well in progress. Rush began with the drop-ins Wednesday and Thursday nights. Those students signing up for rush and declared eligible by the Dean of Men may be pledged. Schedule of off-campus rush parties are as follows: Monday, September 2&--Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Sigma Kappa. Tuesday, September 29 - Chi Psi, Sigma Nu, Kappa Sigma. Wednesday, September 30-Phi Epsilon Pi, Sigma Chi, Kappa Alpha. Thursday, October 1 - Ph Kappa Alpha, Lambda Chi Alpha, Alpha Tau Omega. Friday, October 2--igma Phi Epsilon, Phi Kappa Sigma, P! Kappa Phi. Stag Smoker On Monday, October 5, each fraternity will hold a stag invita tional smoker in their house from 6 to 9 p.m. Innediately following the stag smoker silent period goes into effect and continues until pledg ing. During this period any rushee seen -in the company of a fraternity man will be disquali fied from fall rush. Iids will be given out in Rus sell Ilouse auditorium at 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 6. Pledging will be at 5 p.m. Wed niesday, October 7. There can be no pledging before this time ex cept active members of frater nities transferring from other schools. Same Rules All alunii and inactive niem bers of a fraternity must abide by these same rules. Any rushee sponsoring or con nected with a gathering of rushees off USC premises from 9 p.m. Monday, October 6, until 5 p.m. Wednesday, October 7, will be disqualified from fall rush. Fraternity violators of these rules must be reported by the president of a fraternity within 48 hours after pledging to an cf ficer of IFC. Rushees found guilty will be disqualified from fall rush. Pledging Hour All fraternity men, dates, es corts, and hostesses must remain inside their respective houses from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on the day of pledging. Any gathering of four or more rushees and any fraternity men will constitute a smoker. There will be no prof!eeaional entertainment at the on-campus smokers. Pledges are urged to abide by these rules and any questions con cerning them may be answered by George Leventis, preident of the WFC, or Charlie Cate, rush rules chairman. Pledges are also reminded that these rules are in effect until the end of rush. )epa rtmen t Udwards Hopkins University, and the Uni versity of Pittsburgh. He has done field work in the southwest, M a ryla n d, Switnerland and F~rance. The professor attended Cornell University but complerted require ments for his bachelor'. degree at Columbia University in New York where he also received his Ph.D. When asked how he liked Caro lina Professor Edwandsh repUed, "USC is one of the very ftne.t canjpuses I have seen anywhere, and I have looked at quite a few. Although some may look with p)ride on the new building., I anm impressed with the Horseshoe ares with its beautiful old bodings. One of the first tzhdin thaet te pressed me wasn Russll House and its fine faculty dining roomi and lounge. Everyone Is umt hospt table and friendly. I am ses I will enjoy being a pert af tibe ImSCe anpn."