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Marrd fee Dres (See Page 3) (See Page 4), UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLJNA Vol. L, No. 18 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 12, 90 Fouaded 1908 REVEREND REDLON, R-E Week residents of Wade Hampton donm in the various dormitories and at ChristianA' Follows RI As a follow-up of R-E Week, i which ended Thursday, students from 15 colleges and universities will visit the USC campus today as guests of the Carolina Religious Council. They are delegates to the eighth annual Christian Action Seminar, a state-wide inter-de nominational conference. Dean Robert Nelson of the Vanderbilt Divinity School, Nash ville, Tennessee, is to be the main i speaker for the weekend seminar, which begins at supper today and I runs through Sunday morning. The theme of the program is I "Christian Encounter in a Pagan i World." Three discussion periods of one and a quarter hours each will be spent in discussing "Christian En counter . . ." in four urgent areas of today's life: the church, com munism, politics, and on the cam pus. Dr. Franklin H. Littel of the Candler School of Theology at Emory University, Dr. John Hos kins of Furman University, Dr. Harry L. Harvin, Jr. of Colum bia College, and Rev. James Cans ler, Baptist Student Union Direc tor of UNC, will be the discussion group leaders. A special discussIon group is qalso planned for faculty and csm pus religious directors under the leadership of Dr. Lauren Bru baker of USC. The seminar Is sponsored by ~the state-wide Interdenominational dChristian Action Council. Serving as dean of the seminar will be Rev. Howard B. McClain, Execu tive Director of the Council. Interested students may register beginning this afternoon at 3:80 Male Student Sells Books, Is Supended The discipline dommittee has announced the recent suspension of a male student of the University found guilty of selling stolen books to the book store. The student was suspended for one year after which he will be allowed to apply' for re-admission to the University. The discipline 1pommittee has ruled that heteafter students selling books to the book store must show their I.D. cards and sign a statement that the books being sold are their own. Immediate suspension will be the penalty for any student found guilty by the discipline commit tee of thi, offense. leader for Catholic convocations, Itory. Evening discussions were h meetings of student organizationi Action Sei E Week A n the auditorium of Russell House. legistration fees are $2 per per on. Tickets for a "Christian Ac Graduate I in Math Dt The state's first doctoral pro ram in mathematics has been uthorized at the University, Dr. V. H. Callcott, dean of the Grad ate School, has announced. In making the announcement he aid, "This program is another top forward by the University in ts further development as a grad iate center to serve the state and iation." The Graduate School faculty uthorized the advanced program hich will provide for the con erring of the doctor of philosophy legree in mathematics on those who complete the advanced studies nd research. September Initiation The doctoral program will be nitiated in September, Callcott aid. Faculty members for the new raduate department a n d their leld of sp6cialization are: E. A. ledburg, number theory; H. T. aBorde, algebra; T. H. Lee, alge >ra; R. A. Lytle, algebra; Karl I. Matthies, differential equa ions; J. D. Novak, geometry; Jo iann -Sonner, algebraic topology; Lnd Wyman L. Wililiams, applied nathematies. Initially, the doctor's degree in nathematics will be offered in four ields, analysis, algebra, number heory, and topology. Defense Fellowships In recognition of the depart nent's capability to inaugurate a loctoral program, the U. S. De >artment of Health, Education, and Velfare has made available four fational D e f e n s e Fellowships which will be awarded to qualified tudents. The National Defense Fellow. ihips are normally awarded for ithree-year period with stipends >f $2,000 the first year, $2,2t50 the iecond year, and $2,400 the third rear. In addition, recipients are allowed $400 a year for each do. >endent, and all tuition is paid or them. Dr. Williams, head of the de G&B Staff Sets Dates For Annual Students who have just entered chool this semester must sign up or an annual if they want one. rhey may sign up in the Garnet & slack office, room 210 of Russell [{ouse. The signing up will take lace Monday, Feb. 15 through Friday. Feb. 19. leads a group discussion with rid 'Monday through Wednesday nmnar eivities tion Leadership Award Banquet, planned for Saturday night in Rus sell House, will be $1.25. "lan Begins partment partment, said student assistant ships are also available in thi graduate program. Math Club The department has also organ ized a mkthematics club to stimu 1 a t e interest in undergraduati mathematics. The club recently be came a chapter of Phi Mu Epsilon national mathematics fraternitj for undergraduates. There is 'also a colloquium lee ture series offered for the grad uate division. The lectures ar given by members of the US( mathematics faculty and outstand ing mathematicians from othe1 universities. The department has a substan tial library which is constantly be ing strengthened, Dr. William: said. The library currently sub scribes to 52 journals publishe< in the United States and abroa< and'has complete files of most o these publications. Importance of Math In explaining the activities o the department, Dr. Williams adde that advanced mathematics is basi to all modern scientific researci in fields such as space, missiles and nuclear energy ,as well as ii scientific theory and pure research Westmi For Co: The Westminster Choir, one o the best-known choral groups i the world, will appear at the Uni versity Field House on Thursday February 18, at 8 p.m. The choir will appear as th third program on the curren Artists Series presentations of stu dent government, Buzz Hoagland series chairman, announced. Westminster Choir has heli concerts from one end of th United States to the other, i Canada, Cuba, Europe, and th Near and Far East. Radio and Television The choir has gained additiona fame through radio and televislo1 appearantes and recordings. Organized In 1921, the West minster Choir is a touring concer unit composed of Westminste Choir College students. The col lege is located in Princeton, N. ,1 During its first 87 years, Lh group sang under the leadershij of Its founder and conductor, Di John Finley Williamson. North Carolina Director Harold Hedgpeth, successor t *Dr. Williamson, is a graduate n Stude O S t1e City Decides To Construct New Coliseum Carolina may soon bave access to a coliseum or auditorium located out at the fairgrounds. The South Carolina State Faii- Association has recently given a 100-acre deed to the City of Columbia. Plans are under consideration for the construction of the auditorium coliseum. President Robert L. Sumwalt said in his statement on the issue that this proposed building would "fill a great need of the Univer sity." In answering several inquiries as to why the University did not build its own auditorium, Rut Osborne, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, has said, "There are only two reasons. . . . (1) we do not have the site; (2) we do not have the money." President Sumwalt said there - is no more accurate way of stating the University's position on this important project. Carolina has no suitable indoor area large enough to accommo date the Student Body exceeding 5,000. Therefore, participation in special events is greatly limited by the present facilities. The final decision on the audi torium-coliseum question will be up to Columbia's voters, who would - have to decide on the means for - raising the funds for financing this project. Funds will have to - be raised either by new taxes or a special bond issue. When asked if there were going to be any arrangements made for . transportation to the new audi torium-coliseum for students who do not have cars, President Sum walt answered that, at present, no such arrangements have been made. This, he added, was because the - planning was still in the process of deliberation. Sumwalt discussed the many . contributions that Carolina has and will continue to make to Columbia. He continued by saying, "Through r the years, the "University family" and the "city family" have proved they can live together in com plete harmony, with each contrib r uting to the welfare of the other. "This inter-support has never been more wholehearted or more effective than it is today, and I ,am confident even greater achieve ment will come from our happy .relationship."~ inster C) neert TI f Westminster Choir College, and a i native of Fayetteville, North Car - olina. He had directed the famous ', choral group since 1950. Hedgpeth was a member of the choir for e four years. t The 40-voice choir enjoys the - distinction of having sung over f IAnmssemsen nt Coi tution Faculty I A bsence . Effective this semester, the fa the recording of absences. Excusec only by the individual professors. Records of excused absences % the Dean of Men and Dean of Wo submitted in written form, have t< order to have the absence excused. Debaters Tie For 3rd In Tourney Tieing for third place with George Washington and George town Universities, Carolina de baters met strong competition in the Marshall Wythe Tournament at William and Mary last week end. Thirty-eight leading univer sities were represented at this tournament. The negative team of Melvin Purvis and Sam Freed recorded a 6-1 record, tieing for second place with Northwestern and Dart mouth. To qchieve this, they were victorious over such teams as Dartmouth, St. Joseph's, Duke and Navy. Their only loss was to a George Washington squad which beat them by one point. The affirmative team of John Chappell and Jimmy Mann were also defeated by only one point in several debates against leading colleges. On March 3-5 the top-ranking USC team of Pete Martin and Sonny Herring will journey to Notre Dame to compete in the first of the national tournaments. These tourneys will pave the way to the national championship at West Point this spring. On Wednesday, February 17, Carolina debaters will host approx imately 150 high school debaters from schools throughout the state. These students will attend a clinic on the art of debate. They will be taught fundamentals of the actual techniques employed in debate. NOTICE "The Gamecock" is having a special neeting this afternoon at 2:30 for persons interested in joining the staff. Anyone who is interested in working for the paper should come to this meet ing in room 208 Russell Ihouse. Experience is helpful, but not necessary. [ioir Set nursday 125 performances with the New York Philharmonic, a record un matched by any other choral or ganization. The group has appeared with leading orchestras under the di rection of Arturo Toscanini, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Eugene Ormandy, Leopold Stokowski, and Leonard Biarnstein. Wide Appeal The program Thursday night is expected to be of wide appeal. The choir will perform selections from choral classics by Palestrina, Schubert, and Bach, to American folk songs, spirituals, and modern light classics. "This should be one of the finest presentations in the history of the series," Hoagland said. "The West minster Choir is known through out the world for its amazing ar tistry." This presentation, as are others in the series, is open to the public Admission price is $2 plus tax al the door. USC students are ad. mitted free upon presentation ol identification cards. The series concludes for the yeai on March 29 with Joae thraco anC11 al Rei asses R?uling culty has passed a new ruling or I and unexcused absences are kept rill still be kept in the offices of nen. These excuses, which must be be presented to each professor ir When a student exceeds the fourth unexcused absence from a class, the professor will notify the student that he has been droppet from the class with a grade of "FA". The I)ean of Men or Dear of Women will be notified of this also. Students are reminded that they must keep a record of their owr cuts, as no record will be on file in the offices of the deans. Should a student be doubtful as to his status, he should check with his professor. Prior to this new ruling, the Dean of Women has been sending notices to any woman student having four unexcused cuts in any class. As there will be no record of these in her office this semester no notices can he sent. Requests for excused absences must be presented to Elizabeth Clotworthy, Dean of Women, oi to George Tomlin, Dean of Men Excuses must be secured withir three days after the last absence When a student is dropped fron a class due to excess absences, the grade of "FA" which thereby is given, is counted as any othei "F" in computing the grade point ratios. If a student is droppet from three courses due to excessive absence, he is immediately sus pended from the University. Absences may be excused foi illness, marr iage, birth, death, oi serious illness in the immediate family, and for representing the University in an authorized ac tivity. Excuses for absences for the day preceding or following a holiday will be granted only in the event the student is hospitalized or ha: a death in the immediate family Students with a grade poin1 ratio of "4.0" on all work carried the previous semester (minimun of 12 hours) are allowed voluntarv attendance. However, the studen1 must attend at least 75 . of th< class meetings regardless of the cause of absence. Should a student not attend thi required percentage of classes, re gardless of the number of excuses he will be dlroppedl firom the class If these absences are excused, he will receive a "NC" instead of thi "FA". Assembly Elects New Trustees The General Assembly re-electe< six trustees of the University las week and elected one new one. Elected in contests were W Hummel Harley, Laurens attor ney, who defeated incumbent A. C Todd of Greenwood in the eight] judicial district; and incumben Harper Welborn of Anderson wh defeated his fellow townsman, Le Brown Taylor, in the tenth cir cuit. Harley is a son of the forme South Carolina Governor Emi Harley and is a native of Barri well. Taylor is a son of State Senato .Tohn Taylor of Anderson. Re -'elected to new four - yea terms without opposition in thei circuits were: Sol Blatt, Jr. of Barnwell, sei ond; R. D. Milleir of Bennettsvill 'fourth; James L. Moss, Jr.< York, sixth; Edward M. Singletc of Conway, tWelfth; H ug h 4 Hanna of Hamptn, fouteeth Views IOWS TIS10RS Consider Proposed Changes Student council will begin de liberation Monday on its proposed new constitution, Jimmy Leventis, student body president, has said. The constitution will also be submitted to a popular vote of the student body and finally to a vote of the faculty. If the constitution is approved by all three grouos, it will then go into effect. Council will have the power to make changes in the rules before they are submitted to the student body. Three Branches The constitution, in its present form, which was written by stu dent council committees, calls for the separation of the government into three branches, executive, leg islative (the senate), and judicial. In the executive branch, the president will be given the powers to veto, of appointment of commit tees, and of formulation of the student activities budget. He may veto the bills of the legislative branch of the govern ment, but his veto may be over ridden by a two-thirds vote of the legislators. Comnittee Appointment The president will appoint his committees, which will be his cabi net, but the senate must approve the appointees by a two-thirds vote. Under the present system, the appointees need only the ap proval of a majority of the group. In addition to his committees, the president will have a new ad visory council composed of the elected student body officers and the presidents of the classes. The president, along with a com mittee of students and faculty members, will formulate the budget for student activities. Un der the present system, the pres ident also has -this power. Senate must approve the pro posed budget. President'. Debate The president may participate in senate debate only upon a two thirds approval of the senate. He will not preside over the senate. The vice president will be elected from the student body, rather than from the Lad School, as the present rule states. He will be re qluired to be a member of the junior or senior class. The vice president wvill preside over the senate. An attorney general will be elected from the Law School senior class and will prosecute in case of violation of the constitution. Two Secretaries | There will he two secretaries elected; one will come from the student body and will serve as a -secretary to the executive branch. - The other, the clerk of the senate, -will be elected from the senate and will keep its minutes and rec t ords. 3 The senate, the legislative body s of the government, 'will be corn - posed of thirty representatives. Council presently consists of al r most fifty members. I Plans for the judicial branch of - the government have not yet been completed .The proposals are hoped r to be ready for council discussion by Monday. r Sam Freed, chairman of the comn r mittee to write the portions of the constitution dealing with the leg -islative branch, said that with the 3, new rules of the elections commit ~f tee and with the proposed consti n tution, the groundwork for politi ). cal parties on campus would be laid.