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StU*deitt Gives ComtteTARvs Opinimis On Drinking Ztra Program (See Page 3) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA GROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Vol. LI., No. 2 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBEII 23, 1960 FOUNDED 1908 *Frate InItia, As fraternity and sororily I hkeavy traffic. (Siaff Photo.) University Members The University lost two wel known faculty members during th latter part of the summer. Bot Miss Shuler and Dr. Silvestrit were members of the foreign ]ar guages department. Miss Nona D. Shuler, 24, a stal assistant in the language depari ment, was killed September 9 o her way to Hobart and Williai Smith College in Geneva, N. I when her automobile was involve in a collision. Miss Shuler was the daughter < Mrs. 11. L. F. and the late D Shuler, a Methodist minister. Sh was born in Florence, S. C. an had lived in several South Car< lina towns. She was a graduate of McClen ghan High School and a Frene major at Wesleyan College, Mi on, Ga., where she minored i SHistory of Art. A 1957-58 grat uate of USC, she later studied i Sorbonne University u n d e r scholarship awarded by the Frenc Returning to Carolina, Mit q Shulecr was a staff assistant in tl1 f or e i g n language departmer Debates Begin In Oi Herriu IBY ANN McL,EOD) Staff Writer Carolina's debate team is agai prep)aring for a year of triumpl Once more the halls will vibrat wvith resounding arguments; cori trolled tempers win points. The trophies displayed in Rut sell Hlouse are undeniable evidene of the array of talented debater that have represented the Univer sity in years past. It's time t dust off these awards and re arrange them in their glass cas to prepare for those that are t come. The varsity dlebate team is go ing to face stiff competition agall vthis year in twventy tournamenti They will moot the nation's fines debate teams, as their predeces sors have (lone. And, as thei predecessors, they c a r r y higi hopes. Sonny Herring, Sam Freed ani Eddie Roberts open the season' competition in Oc t ob er at th Thoroughbred Classic at the Uni versity of Kentucky, competini rnitie s te Rus -w-X .--- -- - - Imgh ibgin, registratioi tables in Run Loses Two )f Faculty - until completing her master's de e gree this year. h She had recently accepted a teaching position at Hobart and planned to continue her studies at Cornell University. She was en route to Geneva f r o m Cornell f when the accident occurred. - Prof. Angelo Giuseppe Silves n trini of the department of foreign n languages died after a brief ill ness. He was preparing to move d his family to Columbia for the 1960-61 academic year. f A native of Italy who subse . quently became an American citi e zen, Dr. Silvestrini joined the d University faculty in September, 1959. His wife and eight-year-old son remained in Hamden, Conn. during his first year at Carolina. h He held a doctors of letters de - gree in Italian literature from the n University of Genoa, the diplome l- of the University of Paris (Insti ,t tute de Phonetic), and the doctor a of philosophy degree in French h literature from Yale. lie had taught at the University a of Connecticut, John Carroll Uni e versity, andl College of the Holy t Cross. ~tober g Leads Herring is leader of the team. lie is one of the most outstanding n members of the USC debaters,j a. having been in the national com e petition last year, paired with Pete - Martin. Martin and Herring lost by a single vote in the final comn - petition of the national champion e ship match. s Martin, who helped lead Caro - lina into victory im a n y times, a graduated last year. He was the - only member of last year's team e to leave, lie had been in national a competition for four years. This first contest at the Univer-i .. sity of Kentucky will be the key i for the season's success. It should .set the pace for the year's debat t ing record. - Following the match in Ken. r tucky, f o u r other Carolina de i baters will m a k e the trip to Georgia to enter the Southeastern1 I Tournament. This team, consisting s of Melvin Purvis, John Chap,pell, s Abbey McKinney and James - Mann, will carry Carolina's colorsi C into competition with leading de bate squads thrnoghot e south.-, Soro h Pro .. .. ... 4el House lobby bear uip 1un1der USC Holds 'Open House' This Sunday Carolina will open its doors to the public Sunday afternoon. "Open house" will be held at USC from :3 to 6 p.m. Sunday as the beginning of Coumbia's second annual University and Col lege Week, designed to develop greater m u t u a l understanding among Columbians and its institu tions of higher learning. Visitors to the campus will see t h e Undergraduate Library, a modern building which has re ceived attention throughout the nation and the world. The newly redecorated Caroliniana Library, oldest separate college library in the U. S., will also be open. McMaster School, recently reno-' vated and now the home of the music department and fine arts, will be on the tour. A bus will transport guests f r o m Russell House to McMaster. The USC Band wvill present an informal concert near the Under graduate Library during the after noon, and( refreshments will be servedl on Russell House patio. (Continued on page 10) Team eastern r.egion. Freshmen d e b a t e r s are cur rently making preparations and working industriously for their first match which comes in No vember. The Novice Tournament will be held at Wake Forest on N'Jov. 1. The members of the fresh man squadl will be wvatched closely y USC, for they are the varsity aquad of the future. Dr. M. G. Christophersen of the E~nglis-. department coaches the elebate team at the university. He. ad his teams have scored many mpressive victories. D)r. Christophersen has invited u.y freshmen or new students in erested in debating to try out fori he team. Anyone wishing to join nid begin wvork should contact imn in Davis College, room 112.1 Carolina's debaters have given JSC something extra to be proud >f. They make a good showing vherever they compete. The stu lents who are on the debate squad epresent USC in many places.i rhe students of Carolina owe them viany "thank you'." 0 0 rities gram IFC Tells Fall Rush Schedule lY IWNNIS MYERS Staff Writer Fraternity and sorority rush got into full swing this week, with freshmen and new students regis tering in the lobby of Russell louse. All who iade application ior rush were required to pay one dollar and make a formal applica tion. The rush was sp)onlsored by the Inter-Fraternity Council and the Pan-Ifellenic Council, the official organizations representing t h e fraternities and sororities. Last night the following fra ternities held s m o k e r s (open house , where t I e y welcomed ;Ieshmllen) anld new students inter ested in joining a fraternity: Al plha Tau Omega, Chi Psi, Kappa Alpha. Kappa Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi, Phi Epsilon Pi, Phi Kappa Sigma, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu. and Sigma Phi Epsilon. Invitations Today at 3:00 p.m., there will be a meeting of all rushees in Russell Uouse. October 10. all fraternities will hold stag smokers, at which only rushees with invitations will be permitted. Bids will be delivered to the Inter-Fraternity Council at 5:00 p.m. in room 209, Russell House, on October 11. At 8:00 p.m. the bids will be handed out. Pledging will take place on the next day, October 12, from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m., at fraternity houses. The Inter-Fraternity Council in formed rushees of the following rules governing r u s h : (1) All alumni, affiliates, pledges, active and inactive members of a frater nity must abide by the rules of rush. These rules are effective for the entire semester unless other wise stated. (2) All infractions of the fall Rush Rules must be re ported to an officer of IFC by an IFC representative w i t h i n 48 hours after pledging. Registration (3) All men must register for rush with IFC and pay the $1 registration fee. Only those who register will be considered for eligibility. (41) IFC will hand out all bids. (5) Only students who re ceivedl a score of 5 or better on their undergraduate entrance ex ams will lbe declared eligible. Old students must have a "C" average in all courses the previous semes ter' and must have paissed at least 12 hours. The followving rules hold for the formal rush p)eriodl only: (1) Four or more rushees and a fra ternity man will constitute a ' smoker. (2) Any rushee sponsor ing or connected with a gathering of rushees during the silent period will lbe disqualified from fall rush. (3) There will be no profes sional entertainment at the on campius smokers. (4) All fraternity men, dates, and1 hostesses must re main insidle their respective houses from 4 :30 li.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the lay oif piledging, and (5) the only pledging dates for the fall semes ter will lie: October 12, October 28, November Il, December 9, and January 20. Sorority Rush Tlhere will be a silent period ~rom 12:30 a.m. until 7:30 a.m. wvery morning, excepit Sundays, rrom Sepit. 21 until Oct. 10. There vill also be a silent p)eriod from he time of the final stag smoker it 9:00 p.m. Mon., Oct. 10, until )ledlging at 5 p.m. on Wed., Oct. L2. This means no contact of any cind between fraternity men and -ushees during these periods. Registration for sorority rush ,vas held all week in Russell Elouse, as it was for men students nterested in fraternities. Tomor 'ow, September 24th, all regis (Continued on page 10 Pep Club Sponsors 2 Buses I wo buses, provided by the A%thletic Association, w ill be :rans)ort approximately 1001 tudents to the Carolina-Duke Football g a m e Saturday i2ght. This service is primarily lor students who do not have ather transportation. There will be a fee of 25 cents. This is strictly on a "first come first served" basis. No tickets will be sold in advance. The buses will leave at 6:45 p.m. from the front of Russell House. This service, sponsored by the Pep Club, is on a trial basis. If it is successful, it will be continued for all home games. BlUE cROSS-BLUE SHIELD Late registration for student insurance will be held Monday and Tuesday from 9 to 4 o'clock in the Dean of Men's office. m Students who have applied al through the mail must now pay c before the policies become ef fective. Anyone who has not yet applied may do so at the B Dean's office. The $12 fee is payable on the date of applica- v( tion. Present Pre-Game Cere USC Coquette The "Marching Gamecocks," 100 members s t r o n g, will present or pre - game ceremonies Saturday m night at 7:45 in Carolina Stadium. ju The band, whose members repre- w sent seven schools on campus and b( nine states, has practiced about 11 30 hours to present the fifteen- A minute pre-game program. Half-time festivities will feature two outstanding high s c h o o 1 bands - the Rock Hill Bearcat Band and the Brookland - Cayce High School Band. Both groups are award-winning bands. Majorette Corps Along with the Rock Hill Band will be a precision drill team majorette c o r p s , the Southern Belles, consisting of 32 girls. They will march w i t h the 100-piece banld. .ames D. Pritchard, director of b)ands, said the Coquettes, major Ltte corps of the Marching Game 'ocks, will perform routines de 4ignedl and produced for 1960 by Robin Gaylor. Gaylor and Judy Penland arel eatured as solo twirlers for they >and. Coquette Captain is Sandra Barber. C'oquettes Tlhe (Coquettes have 16 members, )nly four of whom wvere in the rroup last year. The members of his year's Coquettes are Beth ~tt woodl, D) i a n a Blitch, Carol 'asterling, Bobbie Jo Edner, Betty 'ili, Jackie Gravely, Eleanor Hall, aam Hayes, Pat Hyatt, Margaret 1atrick, J a n e Ramsey, Nanci loyal, Patti Tully, Koga Weldon, loberta Wilson, and Sally Ann Vilson. Don Clary is drum major again his year. TENTATIVE ELECTION SCHIED)ULE Friday, Oct. 7 Nominating Conventions Monday, Oct. 10 Petitions must be turned in Monday, Oct. 17 Primary Elections Wednesday, Oct. 19 Runoff Elections Included in the elections are: 1. Freshman elections 2. Election of Homecom ing Queen 3. Special elections to fill vacancies In Stu d en t Council. Details on the above will be published in next week's edition of "The Gamecock." 3abcock R 1,ducation 'The first Distinguished Profes- be rship to be set up by the Univer- pi y's Education Foundation has en awarded to Dr. Havilah Bab- m k, head of the English depart- es b< N U pl pt irn h BIabcockp ent. The award was made at the E umni dinner following the Junep immencement. d Head of the English department b; *r nearly twenty-five years, Dr. abcock is wvidely known as a 1< eaker, teacher, and writer. His E ~cabulary co ur s e, "I want a" ord," is said to be one of the f< mony s Obtain 14 A Of the 80 musicians in the band, a] ily 19 are music majors., Nine. d embers are seniors, eight are B niors. Sophomores number 26, hie there are 57 freshman mer irs. Of t h e freshman group, were me m be rs n of the 1960 h -State High School Band. c Behind-the-scenes activities are C ROBiN GAYLOR and Judy Nlimn ebi Coequesen, wis had the ae' niorsW night's fomberl 2n B !rsJ.w. .he frs an.. goup .eceives Award st known on any American cam Is. Dr. Babcock is the author of Dre than a hundred stories and says and several books. His first ok, "My Health Is Better in ovember," was first published by SC Press, went through several -intings, and has since been re ablished by Holt, Rinehart and 'inston of New York. The book, a collection of hunt g and fishing stories, has been iblished in a three-volume Braille lition by the Library of Con -ess. Selections from the book ive been published in anthologies id foreign languages. A new edi on will be released by Holt with a few days. The author's first novel, "The ducation of Pretty Boy," was re ased only six months ago, but is already established itself as a ading sOller in bookstores. Others of his b o o k s include rales of Quails and Such" and [ Don't Want to Shoot an Ele ,iant." The Professorship awarded Dr. abcock is for writing. The sti mnd which the award carries is !rived from an investment made the Educational Foundation. Dr. Babcock is a member of the appa Alpha Order, Phi Beta appa, ODK, and is listed in Nho's Who" in America and in reign countries. ew Members so important, s a i d Pritchard. ome credit should be given to ar two student -assistants, Robert loom, librarian, and Ben Tollison, apply officer. They do a good b." The USC band will perform at ilf-time for all other games, in uding games at Georgia and lemson. SN hn an/see ..a- e tfh e,. .a..