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Dear Diary Banquet. By KELLEY JONES Feature Editor Saturday, March 18. At 7:00 p.m. 1 put on my Roman toga, sword, sun glasses, and tennis Middle-of Vacations It, OlUN ANDII1SON Staff Writer 11 -,tvms that a new type of fad is em ing on arund dear old USC. i: : taki:nr the form of middle-of the-week c\atL',ions, sleeping, and squ irrel-watching. It is, of course, the annual visitor to the campus, Spring Fever. But, the big difference this annum is the sudden rise in the trend to jUst get away from it all and take off to the wild blue yonder. That is the Wild Blue Yonder of "Freedom" freedom of no classes, no study ing. and no responsibilities. Middle-Week Jaunt Strangely enough. the break in the continuum of the enidless stream of (Luizzes and notes seems to have a good effect on the escapist. Stranger still, the escapist seems to benefit more from taking a trip to the Wild Blue Yonder in the middle of the week, when classes are going full blast, than from the usual week-end jaunt. It seems to relax one to jump in a car and head for the open road when one should be in the middle of a serious lecture. taking garbage tIucks full of notes, and/or sweating out an hur exam in some dark corner iof .ome secluded nook of a slowly (ecaying building. The places where these lost souls with the spirit of wandering adven ture bred into their blood depart to are few and far between. You may find them sattered across the face of the earth in various places of relaxation, and in various stages of slunbering rest. Fishing Time There are many different types of "middle-of-t le-week escapists." The first of these is the year-round fi>herman. Lo and behold, no matter wiha day of the week it is, or how Ilany "Do-or-Die" hou. exams occur on the following day, if the Fisher man feels that certain itch in his soul, he is off to the shores of Gitcheeoomee. (Or is it Cheechessee wanohamhichacha River?) Ah yes, oh for the life of the carefree Fisher man, ca.ually dropping his b'aited h ook in to the den of the wily fish ... with nio thought for the insignificant I.A. in algehra Thle second typeI iniv~idual is the 5 POINTS THEATRE - CALENDAR - FRIDAY 3 24 ____ "MiDNIGHT LACE" SATURDAY 3 25 - 'RODAN" SUNDA Y 3 26 HOld Over - "RODAN" Thik Afte'rnooni only Showsa 2 & 4 P M. Stain e, at~ i~h (0 P M. "FROM THE TERRACE" MON. WED. 3 27 29 "FROM THE TERRACE" THURSDAY 3 30 "THE PROUD REBEL" f1D95 *04 Annual Summer Sessions Abroad -1961 For STUDENTS, TEACHEBS PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE and aN others seeking a retreshingly iffereat European travel experlen. 1. SPA IN UNIVERSITY of MADRID 2. ITA LY UNIVERSITY ef FLORENCE 3. FRANCE CANNES (U. of Alx-Marseille) 4. AUSTRIA UNIVERSITY .f SAL.2BUB Ist Sessions , .. start JULY I 2nd SessIons ..,. start AUO. I Each eseson Includes room & a maema daily at the UIniversi ty of your choice FOR I MONTHI, tr.afer.; slghteeilng toare; many ether special features; htle graduation certificate, cleecredit. choice of at, language, dancing, music, painting courses, etc. Knows et.d language NOT re *OPTIOEAL EXTENSION TOURS to all parts of EUROPE at ISUUALf LOW COST Call or Write: Sweeny Travel Bureau 1801 Main St. Columlbia, S. C. Phone AL ~6109 And Trip shoes (I was a cool Romanl) and prepared to go to the Roman ban quet which my fraternity was holding. At 7:30 1 arrived at the Dreamy the-Week Catch On Duck-Ilunter. Carefully, he stores his precious collection or assorted decoys that has stockpiled in his closet next to his set of "Charles Atlas" weights during tie long winer. At the first sign of Spring, regardless of the fact that he has an hour exam in Mar keting the next day, he jumps into his coupe and drives off into the setting sun to answer the call of the wild. Of the many afficianados of "Escapism," none are se positive in their love of the great outdoors as the hero of the shotgun. lie stands for houirs with carefree abandon in the freez'ing slush of a blind, hoping again.st hope that some swayfaring duck will hear his now-perfect imitation of the mating call and comeh rnn ning (or winging, as the case may be). Ali, for the life of the fearless Duck-ln1ter. The types of escapists are count less, but they all hold true to the standards15 of the remaining member that we shall mention. Perfect Escapist This iiember, above all, has achieved perfection in his field. He is the epitome, the height of Escap ism. lIe, alone, has mastered the fine art of cutting all of his middle of-the-week classes to the point that each of his instructors has long ceased to call his name. You may find this specimen of perfection at oe of a dozen of the worlds finest vacation spots, clad in he regalia of the professional vaca tioner. Ile will probably be sur roUnded by nuny members of the ppositt sex and will most likely be engaged in ain illustrated lecture on the fine art of getting away from it all. And so, you see, the life of the vagabond, he he of the weekend or of the escapist variety, is filled to over flowing with the wine that is brewed flom11 the exube(iran1t feeling of "Get ting ANvay, and when lie fiially does retulrn froi his wanderings to the classroom, it is with the knowl edge an(d expectationls of things to Mle. 5DEODO Here's deodorn YOU CAl Old Spice Stick Deodorant. day,1' c'rVryo, day rotectioni! I (If /ii e nl . ahltkilii 'e Is' ...lil's ii l(l id --ly 1 1 ) e lI ll taxl. 10 co ( Provide In Dreans Motel to pick up my date. - Since I did not know where room 1 14 was, I got out of the car to ask someone. "Excuse me, sir. Could you tell me wh . . . Uh, sir. Get up, sir. Please :et up! . . . Oh well, he looked a little sickly anyway." "Pardon me, sir. Could y . . . Uh, did I say something funny? I want to know wh . . . Uh, please itop laughing, sir. I just . . . Sir, it's really not that funny. I j . . . Please, won't you . . . For the last %PWAS. 1Ofard. Spoke ON CAMPUS Student stopping on his way to class to fight a fire in a truck neur the newv undergraduate li brary- t burg.# Mass spring cleaning and vev bright ivarmn u-cather clothea. Siaoue hmering outside historUi chass until the pinofessor began the Ieclure, mcaning no pop quiz. ',yping stdents trying to take SspIed t- t ichile the instructor lectured. Brokci light in hall of freshman dmrm c.xplained by one of the coed'8 talent for buton twirling. t Thirsty stidlts fighting with a dmrm coke muchinc. Spring leer! Stuhnts wcho crss the Horseshoc nderin ichat goes on in that inpty building across front the ('arolinian Library. * * * Students' ivalk to Russell Hiouse enlightened by the tune "Have Gun, Will Travel," rendered by a couple of the grollp. CHARCOAL STEAK HOUSE 150 Knox Abbot Dr. Cayce, S. C. RANT mt protection MI TRUST falstest, neatest way to all V's I he aIcire de(odor1anlt for ridable. Glides (on smoothly, .Old Spice Stick D)eodorant imical dcodtorant money can STICK DEODOR ANT teresting -ime will you please stop laugh ng!!! ... Iodine, Please Wham!!! "Pardon me, sir. Do you have ome ioline I canl )ut. on these )ruised knuckles?" At 7:50 I finally found room 34 md )icked up my date. At 8:10 we arrived at the banquet md began eating and drinking (Roman Cokes, of course!). At 10:00 I left, with two other 'Romans," to take my date home. [That is, her real home, which was .30 miles away!) Perfect Escort At 10:15 my date turned around, ooked behind us, and smiled con entedly. "My goodness, it sure is ,weet of those nice policemen to give is an escort. Those little red flash ng lights are re-assuring. I just urv . . . v . . . v . . . ve (Transla ion, 'love.') it!" I stopped the car, unconsciously >ieked i) my sword, and started ack toward the )atrol car. At 11:00, after four telephone calls mid some fast talking, we again left Iolunmbia, this time from an unmen ionable address on Bull St. At 11:45 BANG!!! . . . At 11:47 1 opened the trik and liscovered that I (lid not have a jack. Oh well, jacks probably had not een invented in the time of the tomans, anyway.) Inunediately, I mlled out my sword, walked out to he middle of the road, determined - stop a car. I did . . . several, in act. Disaster Declared At 12:00 the state militia was alled in and that section of road leelared a disaster area. At 12:30 we had the tire fixed nd, along with our specially de ailed escort of three patirol cars, iicked our way back into the high What ' as an e at Prati Regardless of your specialty, able engineering atmosphere. Back in 1925, when Pratt & I ing and developing the first of powerplants, an attitude wE engineering excellence was ti That attitude, that recognitic of technical superiority is still I The field, of course, is broade No longer are the company graduates with degrees in n1 engineering. Pratt & Whitney with the development of all systems for the aerospace me nuclear and other advanced t in concept. To carry out an2 or materials engineering assig mechanical, aeronautical, ele( engineering are needed, alonh in physics, chemistry and met Specifically, what would you talent provides the best ans Aircraft provides the atmos can flourish. Development t< is carried out Pratt & Whitn< velopment Cei engine test m remote blockh providing a m At P&WA's Connecticut Aircra Engine Laboratory (CANEL) ms nical talents are focused on the ment of nuclear propulsion sl future air and space vehicles. live mock-up of a reactor scientists and engineers can critical mass, material reactiv cients, control effectiveness < reactor parameters. PRAT RlORIDA Rt For further information r ofmie or wrise to Mr I Weekend way, slowly weaved our way through the wrecked cars out into the clear and continued on our way. At 2:00 we arrived "home," the site of the mighty Chechesseewano hatchichachat River, which overflows majestically through the rolling nioss-covered plains of southeastern South Carolina. At 2:15 we sat down (And that's not easy in a Roman toga!) on the banks of the mighty Chas . . . ub, Chessi ... uh, Chosa . . . uh, by th( river and drank a (Roman) Coke. At 3:00, after a small argument over the sleeping arrangements Paul (!!!) and I retired to one of the spare bedrooms. (Incidentally, Paul converted his toga to a night shirt.) New Dawiiing Sunday, March 19. At 7:30 a.m. we were awakened by the delectable odor of coffee and bacon. We got tip and got dressed. At 7:40 we walked into a deserted kitchen and found two empty plates and a note: "Mother and Dad have gon:e to church. Please wash these, too." Oh well, at least it said "6please." At 11:30 we dived head-long into the mighty Chech . . . Well, anyway, we went swimming. At 11:35 we sprinted back to the trailer and had another cup of (very hot!!!) coffee. Scenlic Sights At 2:00 we got in the car to go 4ightseeing at a nearby plantation. At 3:00, after 15 miles of a glori fied cow path, my date said, "See that big white building way down the road there? Of course we can't Xo any farther because the gate is locked, hut that's it. Don't you just lrv . . . v . . . v . . . vo (See trans lation above.) it? At 4:30 we went back to the trailer and, after another small argument, oild Y0 ngIMeer t & Whitt you would work in a favor Vhitney Aircraft was design its family of history-making s born-a recognition that e key to success. in of the prime importance >redominant at P&WA today. r now, the challenge greater. 's requirements confined to techanical and aeronautical Aircraft today is concerned forms of flight propulsion dium-air breathing, rocket, ypes. Some are entirely new lytical, design, experimental rments, men with degrees in trical, chemical and nuclear with those holding degrees allurgy. do?-your own engineering wer. And Pratt & Whitney phere in which that talent isting of liquid hydrogen-fueled ro In specially built test stands like th ly Aircraft's Florida Research and iter. Every phase of an experim< ay be controlled by engineers fre use (inset), with closed-circuit telev mans for visual observation. 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