The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 01, 1960, Image 1
oVote
Standards
Newly elected chairman of ti
for next year is Rosle Jeter. T
presidents of all the women's de
years.
They publish a brochure e
tided, "Life At Carolina," and ,
When" list for the women stude
Membiers of the present con
man, are (reading down, left i
Canady, Alice Godshall, Claire H
Rosie Jeter, Mary Anne Graysor
of women. (Photo by Simons.)
No Nominations By ]
Counci
Nominations for student body
officers, student council members,
and class officers will be held
April 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. In
Russell H o u s e assembly room.
Nominations cannot be made by
petition, according to the measure
passed by Student Council last De
cember.
The primary election is scheduled
for Friday, April 22, with the run
off election to be held on Monday,
April 25. Try-outs for cheerleader
will be held April 5 and 7.
All nominations must be made
Rhame New
*Gadet Wing
Commander
The AFROTC detachment ob
served cadet Change of Command
in conjunction with Annual Federal
Inspection, on March 10. Cadet Lt.
0ol. J a m e s L. Rhame assumed
command from retiring Cadet Col.
Eugenq J. Jones.
The command was relinquished
during the parade ceremony on
Davis Field. The Ca d e t Wing
passed in review, giving the Senior
Squadron of cadet officers and the
visiting inspecting officers an op
portunity to review the wing.
Cadet Lt. Col. Rhamo and his
staff will be in command of the
Cadet Wing for the remainder of
the semester. The staff consists of
Cadet Majors: Everett D. Dempsey,
d ep u ty commander; Douglas P.
Hatcher, operations officer; Jimmy
L. Hoagland, administrative offi
cer; William P. Grlggs, personnel
~fficer; Myran C. Bolce, materiel
officer; and Cadet Captain William
S. Livingston, Information services
officer.
The above staff will attend sum
mer encampment where they will
continue their training as future
Air Force officers. Cadets have
been assigned to COaig Air Force
Base, Alabama a n d Eglin Air
orce nase, Florida.
Committee
he Women's Standards Comm
he committee is composed of
rmitories and hold office for
ach year for freshmen girls
also make up the "What To I
sits at USC.
mittee, along with the new c
:o right): Martha Dabbs, Sk
utto, Raye Richey, Tootle Cr1;
, and Elizabeth Clotworthy,
etition
iI Sche
from the floor, with no secoi
quired for any nominatior
ruling passed last semeste
made in order to make th4
tions more organized and t
vent problems which often
over petitions which are pre
at later dates.
Write-In Candidates
If a student fails to be non
from the convention floor as
quired by the election rules, I
then enter the race as a v
candidate.
Nominees for student bod;
ces will give speeches in ]
House assembly room on 'W
day, April 20. Student Coun<
class o ff icee nominees wi
speak. Presidential nominee
be allowed seven minutes,
candidates for the other a
body offices will be givem
minutes.
In order to qualify for a a
body office, the nominee mus
an overall grade point ra
3.000. Candidates for student
cil membership must have ar
all average of 2.000, as do all
nees for class offices and
leader.
Cheerleaders Try Out
Try-outs for next year's a
cheerleaders will be held Tu
April 6 and Thursday, April
4:00 p.m. at the University
House, according to B iil
head cheerleader.
Any University student
ested in serving as a varsity
leader and who has a cun
In Winston-Saleni
Debate
This weekend Carolina de
will participate in a legislativ
gress conducted by the Sol
Speech Association at WI
Salem.
John Chappell will act as
manager for the legislative
which will attempt to put
a bill on federal aid to edu<
The team is composed of Chu
Deke Adk-lna M arga =
Consi
To Honor Thirty
Tau Bet
Dr. Richard F. Humphreys
be guest speaker at the initia:
banquet of Tau Beta Pi, natk
honorary engineering society.
semi-annual event will take p]
at Russell House at 7 p.m., Apr!
Initiates
T h e initiation ceremony,
alumni and undergraduates i
have distinguished themselves
the field of engineering, will x
at 3 p.m. at the University.
Twenty-five outstanding alu:
of the School of Engineering i
graduated since 1925 with eithe
C* Cum Laude or Magna Cum La
degree will be initiated along v
f i v e - undergraduate engine
Eleven additional alumni will
initiated for this chapter by of
university chapters.
The, alumni being initiated a
I. M. Black, R. E. Brooks, .J.
Caldwell, E. B. Cantey, Jr., L.
Gaulkenberry, H. L. Forbes,
C. H. Frick, W. C. Hutto, T.
Lunney, E. S. Massie, Jr., R.
McCalley, Jr., M. L. McCrory,
R. A. McDowell,
Also C. H. Moorefield, J.
Moorefield, J. C. Myers, A.
ittee Pickens, E. Scroggie, W. S. Sm
the R. J. Stoddard, H. L. Stokes, C,
two Warren, R. M. Watson, G.
White Jr., and E. B. Winn.
en
Vear Undergraduates
hair- Undergraduate Initiates are:
ippy H. Bonham III, J. R. Faulk
fn, . B. Walkup, G. W. Thomas,
and D. S. Sanders.
dules El
ids re- tive 2.000 or "C" average, is el
The ble. All persons interested must
r was tend both meetings, as anyone v
elec- misses either meeting will be
D pre- eligible. Cheerleaders are selec
arise without regard to class standing
sented On Tuesday, candidates will
shown the words and moveme
of the two cheers which the jud;
have selected as the best test
is their ability. After each candid
is r has had an equal chance to leI
e may and practice these cheers, they i
rite-in all- return Thursday for the jui
i ng.
FinalistsSelected
ednes- Following the candidates's p
il and form ances of the t w o assig,
11 no cheers, 12 male and 12 female fir;
ists will be selected. Their nari
while will be put on the ballot.
tudent Varsity cheerleaders return:
a five next year and desiring to be cari
dates for the 'same position, s
tudent have t h e i r names automatics
t have placed on the ballot and need
bio of attend try-outs. The four men a
coun- four women receiving the high
over:. number of votes in the electi<
nomi. will be the new cheerleaders. 'l
cheer- male candidate receiving the hij
est number of votes cast will
designated head cheerleader.
arsity The judges, who wilh select1
esday, candidates whose names will
7, at pear on the election ballot, Inch
Field a representative of the athle
Jones, department, senior varsity che
leaders, president of the studi
Inter- body, president of the Pep Cl
cheer- the head cheerleader, and presid<
tmula- of the Women's Athletic Assoc
rs Attend
baters Elaine Barry, and Maureen JTa<
e con- eon.
thern This same legislative team la
neton- year successfully put through th
bill at the congress held at Loi
floor vHlle, Kentucky.
team Dr. M. G Christophersen, Oa
across lina debate coach and member
~ation. the English department, will p
appell, sent a paper on "Argumentatic
ilholt. toe the American Foren.sc Assoc
;itutio
a Pi Plans]
will Those being initiated by other
Aon chapters are: A. D. Biagi, 0. D. i
nal Cromer, H. W. Davis, J. W. Hrbek, 1
rhe R. B. Killingsworth, R. C. King,
ace L. C. Latimer, D. H. Mooney, Jr., t
1 2. M. Ross, and J. E. Swearingen. t
Interested students and faculty
members are invited to attend the
for
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'E Dr. Richard F. Iumphreyx
ith,
o. initiation banquet and hear Dr.
H. Humphreys a p e a k. Reservations
can be made with Dr. T. H. Wilson.
Dr. Humphreys is vice president
of the Armour Research Founda
c. tion of Illinois Institute of Tech
nology. In this capacity, he is re
' sponsible for the development of
Jr., new areas of technical research at A
the Foundation. I
r
ections
gi- tion.
at- Basis For Judging
rho Candidates will be judged on the
in- basis of appearance, poise, ability,
ted and enthusiasm. Results of the try
outs will be announcel later.
be -
nts
Little Duchy
Wins Battle
Against US
"Thte Mouse T h a t Roared," a
or- comedy in the Alex Guinness tradi
dtion, will begin a one week run at 0
the Five Points Theater tomorrow
at 9:00 p.m. t
All University students are in- b
vited to attend the showings ofV
ng this outstanding film, sponsored by I
di~ the Columbia Fine Films Commit-.
vitee. The picture tells what happens
Swhen the p osata ge stamp sized
lot Duchy of Grand Fenwick invades
~nd and conquers the United States. a
est Monday, April 4, has been de- '
~ns signated "Students's Day" by the S
'he CFFC. During all showings of the 9
~film during "Students's Day" ally
be twvo University students will be F
adlmitted on one ticket.0
~he Peter Sellars, a worthy successwor
ip- to Guinness, plays all the leading
ide roles in "The Mouse That Roared."
tic lie portrays the Grand Duchess of
er- Fenwick, her Prime Minister, andJ
mit the Captain commanding the 20
tab, man, bow-and-arrow armed invad-1
mnt ing army of Fenwick. .Jean Seberg
Ia- is also fe&tured
Congress
:k- tion, Hie will also preside over an- p
other section of the congress on C
1st governmental oratory. Dr. Christao- Il
sir phersen holds the office of the vie-. ti
is- presidency of the Southern Speech S
Association.o
r.. It has also beeni announced that a
ofa forum on debate and oratory will a
be sponsored by the USC varsity
Sdebate team for high school stu- a
1a dents. The week-long florum is h
Ia- scheduled for April 299.n
n'Du
[nitiation
It was largely through Humph
.eys' efforts that the non-profit
oundation was able to enter the
iuclear reactor field and to install
he world's first reactor for indus- S
rial research. S
Joined Foundation
Humphreys joined the Founda- a
ion in 1949 as assistant manager d
>f the physics research department
mnd became manager in 1951.
Prior to 1949, he was an associ
mte professor of physics at Yale
Jniversity, where he served on the
aculty for nine years. He was ac
ing director of the Sloane Physics
aaboratory at Yale and also served .j
is consultant on underwater sound
esearch for industry and the gov
rnment. tl
Humphreys h a s co-authored a w
extbook on "First Principles of 13
Utomic Physics," and has published n
>apers in "Physical Review," "Re
i e w of Scientific Instruments,"
mnd n u m e r o u s other scientific t
ournals. L
la
USC Holds
Weekend
Jfath Meet :
Two h u n d r e d mathematicians a
rem seven states in the South- -*
astern section of the Mathematical A
tssociation of America, are ex- Ei
ected to attend the Association's is
.nnual meeting, which will be held
.t the University today and tomor- b
Ow. S(
Professor T. H. Lee of the Uni- S
ersity Mathematics department is S
ice-chairman of the Southeastern o1
ection, which includes South Caro- ia
ina, N o r t h Carolina, Alabama, tc
eorgia, Florida, Tennessee, and
eurto Rico. The meeting will be as
limaxed by a banquet at 7:00 p.m. bi
:morrow in Ballroom One of the st
Vade Hampton Hotel.
Dr. W. L. Williams, head of the tc
rniversity department of mathe- F
iatics will serve as toastmaster at tl
he banquet, President Robert L. A
umwalt will make the welcoming tl
ddress, and Mr. Harold S. Reeves
rill be the p r i n c i p a l speaker. sc
.eeve's topic will be "A Breath m
rom the Carolina Low Country." c
There will be two "General Ses- a<
ions" held today in the ballroom -
f the Wade Hampton Hotel from
:00 p.m. to 5:18 p.m. during which
ie delegates will h e a r several
rief, twelve-minute lectures on
arious technical subjects. Session
will be presided over by Chair
an T. C. Carson and Section II
'ill be directed by Vice-chairman
.H. Lee.
Tomorrow, Carson will preside at 1
business meeting at 8:30 a.m.,.
'hich will be followed by general
assions from 9:00 a.m. to 11:81
in. and which will be subdivided4
ito three sections held in separate
oms. T. C. Carson will preside
ver Session HII a a d Carolina's
1. L. Williams will direct Session
Euphradians
iiitiate Three
l'his Tuesday"
Euphradian Literary Society will
aitlate three honorary members at
a meeting Tuesday, President Ken IL
[olland has announced. s
Dr. A. 0. Craven, visiting history
rofessor from the University of
h'cago, and popular lecturer; W. r
.Workman, Jr., author of the na- si
onally known book, "Case for the a
outh"; and Professor C. E. Orotty
! the Carolina English department E
'ill each deliver a short Initiatory ti
Idress during the initiation.
All nale studente are invited to
trend the meeting which will be
aId at 7:00 p.m. in Eupharadlian fi
all of Hawe Colleg. .
e Mo.
30 Student
hfay Replac
Student voting will be held
pprove the new Student Body
rhich make extensive changes i
tudent government.
Student Council passed th<
fter weeks of debate. If the ru
ents, they will then be submii
Committee
4nnounces
Yew Series
Next year's tenative schedule for y
ie Artists Series presentations
'as announced Tuesday night by
uzz Hoagland, Artist Series com- r
ittee, chairman.
The schedule, which is subject 5
change, is as follows: October, W
orin Hollander; November, At
,nta Symphony; February, Varel
nd Bailey with Les Chanteurs De
aris; March, C a r 1 o s Montoya; b
pril, Bill Thompson Duo.
Hoagland said, "We of the com
ittee feel that this is an outstand
ig program and one designed to w
-eate interest and enthusiasm in a:
eo Artists Series at Carolina."
In commenting upon the various e
rtists to appear, he had these tl
ords to say, "Hollander is one of tl
merica's two top young pianists.
is technique, for one so young,
amazing."
The Atlanta Symphony is possi
y the "best symphony in the fl
outheast," added Hoagland. The cl
ymphony is conducted by Henry
fkin. As they are solidly booked L
their tour for next year, Hoag- tl
id said that Carolina is fortunate 01
obtain them.
Varel and Bailey's French group fi
e "a rare combination-they com- S
ne showmanship with culture," ir
ys Hoagland. p
Carlos Montoya is acknowledged st
be the world's greatest Spanish
amenco guitarist. le was voted oI
e fourth best drawing card in a,
merica by theater managers in w
eir most recent poll.
The young organist, Bill Thomp- h
n, plays everything from "pop" tc
usic to the classics. Hoagland s(
mmented, "His is a very unusual
CORRECTION pl
"The Gamecock" would like to n)
~orrect an error in last week's
listing of scholastic averages.
The two top fraternities in the 83
istings were Alpha Tau Omega E
with the gr o up average of ~
3.259, followed by, Chii Psi with
he average of 3.240. P1
!?oom Rent
115 Next Se
Students residing on campus
sys a schedule denoting the de
ousing Office for the purpose
11i semester. Housing has also
have a waiting list for the f
udents to reserve space at the t
e if accommodation on the car
The fraternities are also re:
ust follow the same schedule.
*mbia will not be assignedi
udents are accommodated.
The Governing Board of the 1
eeting on March 2, 1960, appro
~mester for campus housing.
~mester. This increase was ne<
r't of the increasinig cost of rr
e residence halls.
This revised housing fee bet
~rm of 1960. Applicants will co
~e and will pay $60.00 instead
hen tuition and other nivr
r ounueu jYuo
uday
Senators
e Council
Monday to approve or dis
Constitution, a set of rules
n the University's system of
a constitution last Monday
les are approved by the stu
;ted to the faculty for final
atification on April 6.
If the faculty passes the consti
ition, it will immediately go into
'fect. The constitution must be
!cided upon before spring elec
ons so it will be known what
ffices will be available for next
mar.
Voting Place
Students will vote Monday in the
e a r of the downstairs Russell
ouse cafeteria from 9 a.m. until
p.m. A two-thirds majority of
te votes east will be required for
)proval.
The new constitution gives the
'esident wider powers than ever
fore. For the first time, he will
we the power of formulating a
)ecific program and platform. He
ill also receive the power to veto
ry bill passed by the Senate.
lie will also have an advisory
thinet consisting of officers of
e student body and presidents of
le classes.
Vice President
The vice president will be elected
-om the rising junior or senior
asses of the undergraduate or
aw Schools, rather than from
aw School only as is presently
e case. He will act as presiding
ficer of the Senate.
The attorney general, a new of
cer, will be elected from Law
:hool and will have the power to
vestigate, gather evidence, and
osecute any offenders of the con
itution.
In another important change, the
d Student Council will be done
vay with, and a Student Senate
ill take its place. The Senate will
smaller than the old Council,
wing only 30 members compared
the near 50 which presently
rve on Council.
President's Veto
The Senate may override the
'esident's veto by a two-thirds
ajority.
The Honor Board will be or
mnized on approximately the same
'stemn which nowv prevails. All its
>wers will be derived from the
Irministration.
The p r o p o s e d constitution is
-inted in its entirity on page 8
"The Gamecock."
Increases
mester
will receive in the next few
etes they may report to the
of reserving a room for the
announced that they expect
all term and strongly urges
ime designated on the sched
ripus next fall is desired.
'ninded that their members
Male students living in Co
-ooms until all out-of-town
Jniversity, during its regular
ved an increase of $15.00 per
The fee is now $85.00 per
:essary in order to defray a
aintenance -and operation of
omes effective with the fall
ntinue to py $25.00 advance
of $45.00 at the fee station
ty fees are collcted
flOO[ 'isd 100 'IIdv
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA
Vol. L., No. 25 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, APRIL 1, 1960