Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Music And News Studeu STATION MANAGER DAVE BLEDS (Top photo).- Chief Announcer Joe out over the airwaves. (Bottom phe 48 ? .The best tobac its Staff WU & [bE spin. a record on one of the many WUSC request shows. Jordan dons the earphones to send "Predominantly Progressive" to by Patterson.) mLcigrete-have a .. x4x co make the best smoke! R S I Bas *m. Vh am .3nee.am. U. a e-w SC-AM Station Broadc Choice Of Car( BY JUDY KILLOUGH Feature Editor "This is WUSC, 730 on your dial-the voice and choice of the Carolina campus," intones a pleasant voice, welcoming you to good listening. WUSC, operated entirely by Carolina students, is incorpor-' ated under a state charter as the Carolina Broadcasting Company. Many of the students working in the station also work profes sionally at Columbia stations. Started in 1946 by students interested in radio work, the sta tion has moved its location three times. It was first in the slave quarters behind the president's mansion, then moved to Rut ledge Chapel. Presently, the sta tion occupies space on the second floor of Russell House. Record Collection WUSC has one of the best record collections, both albums and singles, -in South Carolina. Their c l a s s i c music library, started with a Carnegie Founda tion grant, is one of the biggest and best in the South. Thus, music to suit any ear is available to W U S C listeners with such shows as "Classic Musicale," "Predominantly Pro gressive," and "Records at Ran don." Each of these shows has its own special type of music. W U S C receives promotional records from recording compan ies as do the downtown stations. Records that are not up to the rather high standards are de stroyed, as they cannot he sold. Records Filed A very business-like organiza tion, WUSC files all records by name and by artist. All shows have logs with times -for spot commercials written in which must be signed by the person on the air. WUSC is partially supported by the advertising of Columbia merchants. Members of the busi ness staff canvass the city for ads. On the look-out at all times for equipment, used or new, members of WUSC have built a very professional station. By doing all of t h e installation themselves, the WUSC engineers CAMEL Radio asts Voice, >lina Campus. have made it possible for more expensive and versatile equip ment to be purchased. Taped Shows As the Russell House closes at 11 p.m. on week nights, "Night Owl" and "Classic Musicale" are tape recorded. From 11 p.m. on, WUSC is a robot station, op erating automatically. T h e weather reports on these pre taped shows are something un canny in their predictions. They are based, of course, on fore casts from the U. S. Weather . Bureau at the Columbia Air port. In addition to musical shows, WUSC carries news spots, stu (lent council meetings, exclusive coverage of Carolina elections, and half-hourly weather reports. WUSC is represented nation ally by College Radio Corpora tion, an advertising agency in New York that represents col lege stations all over the nation. They represent an important link between WUSC and the business world. Job* Behind Scenes About the only requirement for prospective station members is a willingness to work. There are many, niany jobs behind the scenes-such as writing copy an( getting ads. The dise-jockeys welcome re quests for songs. They rarely have to substitute on a request for lack of a record. So . . . what do you want to hear? Just pick up your campus phone, dial 534, and make your request. %weo l, I4e el. Ogpe$ es4M ON CAMPUS Student receiving galoshes after writing home for a pair of shower shoes. Pileup on Daiis Field fence after whole platoon fails to hear coinmand, "Halt." Student in shorts mash ing panic button on elevator after discovering he was in lobby in stead of sev'enth floor of Ruild ing H. Coed telling about making screetching butt illegal left turn on Main Street. Outgoing "(;amnecock" officer giving incoming officer instrue tions on hotw to drive slaves. Students choosing w'eapons in Dean of Men's office over last parking perm its. Coeds threatening to dig es cape tunnel after hearing ru mnors of a weall around girls' dorms. Coed's mother inquiring at Preston where her daughter mnight be found. New student abandoning car at curb when "walk" sign flashed on Ma in Street. Student getting parking ticket for parking on his own parking place. Swe BEAUl FINI~ Folded a Ladies' Sweaters o STA-I - - -lAUN Students Di Tradition ( BY COOKIE CRUM 1 Staff Writer This is the question in the minds of many Carolina students on the subject of the newly insti tuted "blazer tradition." Many of those interviewed were doubtful as to the origin and the facts sur rounding the tr4dition. Gradually, however, opinions are being formed throughout the campus, and these are shown by the answers to the question, "What is your opinion of the blazer tradition?" I SETH HARRISON, a freshman, said: "I think the blazers make the students of Carolina look like they are in uniform. If the blazers SFTH HARRISON FRANK DAVIS (which are too expensive, anyway) were to become popular, w h a t would come next ? "Blazers are fine for the foot ball team or any organized unit of the University, but there are too many students who could not (or would not) buy blazers to make a it an actual tradition. And a tra dition it must be! Carolina has too many bits and pieces of stu dent campaigns that 'never devel- I oped. "I think that if blazers are to biecome a tradition, their price should be such that all students could afford them." BRUCE LIPSCOMB, a fresh man, answered the question with: "Before t h e Carolina blazers wvent on sale, we freshmen girls were asscmbled and told by an Pt IFUL LY ;H ED nid Boxed nd Men's All Kinds IU ... Us. th. l.et.n vely at mnost eenvenient to YOUlI "CHINE BRY & CLEAUBRS scuss New )f Blazers apper-classman that we'd feel 'so eft out, wouldn't really be a part >f the crowd . . .' if we didn't ouy blazers. "'Traditional' means that which s established over a long period >f time, and, personally, I'd hate o see any custom around for a ong while that would make a oerson feel out of place just be ,ause he didn't happen to have $25 o spend on a Carolina blazer, and nost people just don't have that nuch money. "If we are going to establish a radition, why not one in which veryone can take part, like a roaker sack blazer (60) fad." FRANK DAVIS, also a fresh nan, offers this statement: .................. .. . . BRUCE LIPSCOMB MARTHA ESPEDAHL "I like the blazer tradition and ~elieve the blazer is becoming niore and more an accepted symbol f college life. "The tradition here at Carolina iffers us a good opportunity to how our loyalty to a fine univer ity. "I think t h e most important spect of this tradition is that tudents wear the blazer with one hought for most in mind-a great 'art of the reputation of our chool is based on the actions of ts -students." MARTHA ESPEDAHL, another reshnman, gives her feelings on he subject: "I think the blazer tradition will e an excellent goal for Carolina. rhe only drawback will be that or various reasons, students won't e 100% behind it, but of course, hat can't be expected in a school o large. "I think that students really look harp in blazers. It gives the chool a trim, well-dressed look vhen the majority of the students rear blazers. "It will be an excellent 'good vil' policy when Carolina stu lents take to the road because they vill carry a note of distinction vith them which will reflect favor Lbly on the University. If this raditlon Is accepted wholeheart dly by the student body, I think Jarolina will have something of which to be proud." RESTAURANT op .a. Onad aMas