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'Behind The L Wins Scenes' (See Page 3) (See Page 6) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROUNA Vol. LI, No. 29 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, MAY 5, 1961 Barba Barbars Journalists Honors For The School of Journalism at Carolina won first place among all national universities for the month of March in a national journalism contest sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. John Fleming Hussey, Jr., Caro lkV. journalism major, was awarded first place in the March News Writ ing Competition sponsored by the Hearst Foundation. Russell Mellette, also in the School of Journalism here, placed fourth in the national contest. Hussey and Mellette amassed 58 points and put Carolina in first place. Besides Carolina, the other two schools of the thre highest scoring were Oklahoma State Uni versity and Iowa State University. Hussey received a $100 fellowship. Scrolls will be awarded winners and to the Journalism Departments of the three highest scoring schools. The Hearst Foundation makes these awards in the interest of im proving the present day standards of education in the United States. Through the Journalism Awards Program they assist worthy and DANCE Sammey Cook and "The Key notes" will furnish the music for the last married students' dance at the Jefferson Hotel May 20 Mn 8-12 p.m. All married students attending the University are invited, ac cording to Walt Bryde and Frank Strausbaugh, Student 'NUnion Committee members. Dress will be informal and ad mission will be by ID cards only. An An '-g* tra Ii] King win Top Carolina outstanding students to attain their goals. To date, 217 students from the 46 Accredited Schools and Depart ments of Journalism in the United States have submitted 282 entries in this program. Board Ok's $6 Million Expansion The Board of Trustees recently gave final approval to a $6 million building program and established a timetable which will result in com pletion of bidding between now and Sept. 1. The structures, in order in which :ids will be sought, and their esti mated cost are: an addition to the School of Engineering ($438,892), women's residence hall ($2,230,000), men's residence hall ($1,400,000), Life sciences building ($900,000), married student housing ($540,000), ind physics building ($502,000). Rutledge L. Osborne, chairman of the Board of Trustees, said in an nouncing the board's approval of the projects that all buildings included are due to be completed by Sept. 1, 1962. NOTICE Pi Kappa Alpha will sponsor a "Pre-Exam Blast" Thursday, May 11, from 8-12 at the Plan tation. The Pedros will provide the music, and admission Is $2.00, stag or drag. el Is A~ Im4 g T4 Lng1 Pageant, Crowning Are At 4 Miss Barbara King will b crowned Queen of May Tuesda: afternoon, May 9, on the histori< Carolina Horseshoe, in observanci of the traditional May Day cere monies, sponsored by Kappa Sig ma Kappa, USC honor fraternity Miss King will be crowned b, University President Robert L Sumwalt, and outgoing Studen Body President Mike Quinn wil present the queen with the roya scepter. The queen's Maid of Honor wil be Miss Wendy Rivenbark, an< the Honor Attendant is Miss San (Ira Stork. Tho festivities are scheduled t< begin at 4 p.m. with a pageant en titled "Dreams of the Old South, presented by the modern danc4 class, under the direction of Syl via Roberts. The Naval ROTC de tachment will also present i salute to the queen. In case of rain, the ceremonie: will take place in the Naval Ar mory. Following the coronation, Pan. Hellenic Council will sponsoi drop-ins in honor of the queen ir the Chi Omega and Zeta Tau Al. pha sorority rooms. These wil last from 5-6:30 p.m. At 8 p.m. Student Council wil honor Miss King with a semi-for mal dance at Township Audi. torium, with music by Wood5 Herman's orchestra. All classes will be suspende< after 10 a.m. The complete schedule is at follows: 10 a.m.-Classes dismissed. 10:30 a.m.-ODK Awards Day Horseshoe 2:00 p.m.-Phi Epsilon Pi Pil Throwing Contest begins Russell House Patio 4:00 p.m.-Coronation and pag. eant, Horseshoe 5-6:30 p.m.-Pan-Hell drop-ins, Chi Omega and ZTA rooms 8-12 p.m. - Student Council Dance, Township Audi. torium Wilson Wins Scout Group Presidency Next year's officers of Alpha Phi Omega, national service fra ternity, will be installed today, at a luncheon in the Garnet and Black Room, Russell House. The officers are Bill Wilson, president; Perry Moses, vice president; Billy James, secretary; and Jerry Ford, treasurer. [rhorne G;eorgianna Leventis became the first Carolina Angel Flight mem ber to be selected for a jet orienta tion flight. Donning an Air Force flying suit and getting fitted with a crash helmet wvere new events in her life but getting strapped in the jet ejection seat made her feel like a lady astronaut. F"lying in airline aircraft is an old thing to Georgianna but tis new sensation of flying in a jet was different. As she indicated upon her return to mother earth, "You can talk about flying and des cribe the way you may feel, but you have to go through it to really know wvhat it is and howv it affects you." The flight, wvhich lasted for 30 minutes, covered the Columbia area and a brief period of acrobatics. The Air Force jet in which she flew was a T-33 Trainer which many of the Air Force ROTC graduates have flown to receive their pilot wings. Georgianna was selected for the flight in recognition of her outstand ing contributions to the Angel a Rei~ May Day I ODK Begins Celebration With Awards Omicron Delta Kappa annua Awards Day will be -Tuesday, Ma3 9, on the Horseshoe at 10:30 am If it rains the place will be changek to Drayton Hall. The highlight of the day is th( announcenient of the Algernon Syd ney Sullivan awards. These award: are given to a male and femali ienior who have unselfishly con tributed to the Carolina Communit: .ind to the graduate student for hif accomplishments in his field. Coveted awards among the fac ulty are the two Russell Awards given for distinguished teaching an< distinguished work -in the field o: research. Donald RusseU, formei president, set up these awards which carry an honorarium. Other departm'ntal and campus awards are presented at this time Several new awards have beer added this year. No classes will be held after 1( a.m. The Russell House will bc closed during this presentation Preparations for serving free sofl drinks are being made. Professor F. H. Trotter of the physics department is the directox and David Watson is the studen chairman. ROTC Units Hold Honor Ceremonies A joint military ceremony of Naval and Air Force ROTC units was held yesterday in honor of President Robert L. Sumwalt. The Thursday ceremony was in the charge of the Naval ROTC unit, commanded by Capt. C. H. Witten, USN. Col. James E. Johnston USAF, commands AFROTC activ ities at USC. Responsibility for the review is rotated annually. At the conclusion of awards to Naval ROTC midshipmen and AFROTC cadets, a special award was presented to B. A. Daetwyler, director of the USC budget and a major in the S. C. Air National Guard. Maj. Daetwyler received a scroll of appreciation, signed by the secretary of the Air Force, for service to the Air Force ROTC unit. The following midshipmen and cadets received awards: Navy League Award, Midship man Charlton H. Bonham III. Air Force Assn. Award, Cadet J. L. Rhame. Convair Award, Midshipman John L. Grunert and Cadet Dudley G. Rickenbaker. Reserve Officers Assn. Award, Midshipman Martin Duszynskl and Cadet H. R. Lindsay. Society of the Sons of the Ameri can Revolution Award, Midshipman John W. Shirley and Cadet John G. Breland, Jr. Rex Enright Award, Midshipman .John L~. Grunert and Cadets J. L. Rhame, advanced, and R. M. Lomas, basic. Society of American Military En gineers Award, Midshipman Charl ton H. Bonham III. Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Assn. Award, Mid shipman William H. Beha. Kiwanis Cup, Midshipman Thomas A. Davis. Rotary Cup, Cadet J. E. Barfield. Among the special guests invited to the review, in addition to those presenting awards, were Columbia Mayor Lester L. Bates; Henry Cauthen, editor of "The State"; Brig. Gen. W. N. Cork (Ret.) ; Maj. Gen. H. D. Ives, commander of Fort Jackson; W. J. Ready, president of the USC Alumni Assn.; Maj. Gen. L.-G. Merritt (Ret.); John A. M6nt gomery, editor of "The Columbia Record"; Maj. Gen. F. D. Plnckney, sita adjutant geeal.i rn Ov< L)ance Feat ... Woody Presiden At Pie TI Twenty-two campus organiza tions will be bidding against each other in the Pie Throwing Contest, sponsored by Phi Epsilon Pi, on May Day. The organizations opposing each other are Kappa Sigma vs. Pi A TO Total Is Highest In Nation Alpha Phi Chapter of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity has been awarded the National Fraternity's Scholarship Award for attaining the highest scholarship for 1959 60 among all 119 chapters of the Fraternity. Gerald E. Johnson, head of the National Alpha Tau Omega Fra ternity, wrote the local chapter, telling them that their scholastic average is 24.4% above the All Men's Average in American col leges and universities. Clariosophic Passes 'T ime' Magazine Bill Members of Clariosophic Liter aray Society recently passed a resolution e o n dI e mn n i n g "Time Magazine" for "biassedly distort ing the facts concerning the ra cial problem, not only in the South, but in other areas of the nation as well." The resolution is as follows: Whereas, South Carolina is a free and sovereign state and therefore should control its internal and domestic affairs, and1 Whereas, the state has heen hampered in its efforts to these ends by the Supreme Court of the United States andl other official and unofficial agitators, andl Whereas, "Time Magazine," in its reporting, has flagrantly and biassedly distored the facts con cerning the racial problem, not only in the South, but in other areas of the nation as wvell; there fore be it Resolved, that the Clariosophic Literary Society of the University of South Carolina goes on record as condemning as wrong "Time Magazine's" p o o r journalistic ethics, and be it further Resolved, that copies of this resolution be sent to "The Game cock." "The State," the Univer sity President, the Governor, the S o u t h Carolina Congressional rMa ures Wood T .a ch Herman s To Vie frowing Kappa Alpha; Alpha Tau Omega vs. Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Sigma Kappa vs. Chi Psi ; Pi Beta Phi VS. Delta Zeta; Sigma Alpha Epsilon vs. Kappa Alpha; Zeta Tau Alpha vs. Alpha Delta P;; Sigma Phi Ep vs. Sigma Nu; Phi Epsilon Pi vh. Phi Kappa Sigma; Maxey 3rotherhood vs. Kappa Delt; Chi Omega vs. Delta Delta Delta; Sigma Chi v Pi Kappa Phi. The rules for the contest are as follows: 1. Each organization will be 'iVen credit for the money placed i the jars in Russell House in their h:d to throw a pie in the face of lie the president of the oppo)sing organ ization. thus apply to the bid for o.'I of the 'iree trophies given for most money raiSed at the contest. 2. All money raised will go to- f wmrd buying books for the Carolina :braries.L :3. To make the opportunity to win one of the trophies more equi table, after the last contest the top four organizations will have a chance to bid for the trophies again, pro vided the "rganization is within de $5.00 of the next highest bid. Mackie Quave of WI'S and Lou v:a Essex of WMSC are the auctioneers set for the contest. Pepsi-Cola has tre donated the trophies, and Slater System will furnish the cream pies Ga to be used in the contest. ati Debaters Win A Finalist, from Carolina's debate Sanm Freed, center right, receive a Westmoreland, U. S. Military Acader, tive L. Mendel Rivers of South Caroil Visitors, right, also attended the 15th mnent awards banquet. 'The USC team 16 to enter the final round, of this "i Went Paint. (U. S. A..... Pot.) Day Herman 7estivities 7egin At 8 'n Township T' a )a darc, featuring H('ran. ':i! b - held at A oudIor:un Tuesday from 12 p.m. luring thu intermis-ion the May WIen and her escort and the out Aig officers of the student body d dates will he presented. Adlmi.ion wil be by ID card e ca.-d to a c)ulet. DresF will bou mii-forma!l. %ody Herman. often called the ou nge.t old-timer in the musiC sin.<." wi 1 bring his award win ng orchestra, America's Greatest itertaining Unit. IH ermani has been playing the trinvt profe siona2v f.r :30 years. l atest hand, voted tps in the untry by readee of "Metronome" awazine. featurv 17 instrumental It ha, bwvi; hailed a,- "the band at hroght back dancing." Internationa: News Service colum -t Frank Conniff said of Herman: V(oodv has bnee a well-known rure on the American scene these .st 15 years . . . but his emer noee with a big new hand that ccesfully integrates the best a u res of traLtional jazz with a:y go<d .-tuff from t he new 0ne fo the mu 1:< ha: 1er a: the agt of runi. lit did a u.k-g and p'aying ine :;l. he - h.e fin Marquemg men S,-bo' un MIilw'aukee and :. ear tart-d work with al f:.A... plitying wiK my die:etnt band, he beenI:!n ler of his own S: .. has led four hands )ave Watsoi s Presidet )f Pep Club D)av;dWanwa tetd p-res: .in recent IPep C:ub ceet:ans. Olther office: are Rienard Sui n, vice-pre,sident ;Joan: W a. retary; and JTer'- da ks<m. asurer. D)on Mathis was elected tr th mecock, the mascot, at af the I West Point eamn, Sonny Herring, left, and rophy from Maj. Geni. W. C. my Superintendent. Representa na, a member of the Board of Annual National Debate Tourna was selected as one of the top moiselca..o. eb ka..." helda.t.