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Welcome High School Seniors ELITOR CALLS FOR MORE ESPIRIT O E LDE (See Page 2) (e ae7 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Vol. LII, No. 5 :OL MIIA. .M 'il (:AIl .IN,. OC:TOB ERI 20., 1961 FOI;NDED 19(8 -w-r- --Mw Home Preppers Invade Campus More than 1,000 of South Caro lina's most outstanding high school seniors will visit Carolina tomorrow for the annual High School Day. Blue Key National Honor Fra tfrnity sponsors the observance. Purpose of High School Day is to acquaint seniors who will grad uate next June with their state university. At 9:30 a.m. the visi tors will assemble in the Field House for a brief program of welcome and orientation. For two hours beginning at 10 o'clock the seniors will be given guided tours of the campus. After a noon lunch on the patio at Rua-. sell House, the seniors will be guests of the university at the Homecoming Day football game when the USC Gamecocks meet the University of North Carolina. This year only seniors in the' t,p one-fourth of their high school lass will attend High School Day, ias Blue Key and the university, re-emphasize the need to keep out standing graduates in their home state to contribute to its growth and progress. Speakers at the morning wel coming ceremony will be John I Chappell, president of the Student Body; Dr. Charles W. Coolidge,. faculty chairman for High School Day; and Dr. William H. Patter son, acting dean of the university. Other members of the committee are Bennie Pendarvis, Osce Self, and Dr. John R. Welsh, represent ing Blue Key; Dean of Students George W. Tomlin, and Dean of Women Elizabeth Clotworthy. Bridge Tournament Student. Union bridge tourna ment will be held Tuesday, November 14. Partners must register at Russell House In formation Desk by Friday, November 11. 'Bantam If there ha ever been a true Ca our choice of is week's "IHantamn I course Ahe' has aI good reson to fol the frasternihty pin. of Jinm Costcen, ai squad. Mhigs (ariin IA a junior maUjI young lady loves all sports, water Alk S4 a~it he. iid .. eir..:. ( ...fr ..le.l. (:limaNiig the gala llom1eC 1iim)"1ecominig I)ane tomorrow nil instead of the ninal all-around 41.11ce. Car-olinale students will be Plunkett Freshmar The Carolina student bot turned out in record numbei Wednesday and cast their lo! for a Homecoming Queen, f4 freshman class officers, and St1 dent Senate vacancies. For the Homecoming Queen who will not be revealed until t1 halftime of the Carolina-Unive sity of North Carolina footba g a Im e tomorrow in Caroliri Stadium--a grand total of 1,21 votes were cast, more than 2( over the expected number. The new Queen, whomever of may be, will be crowned by Mi Glenda Gunter, last year's choic The freshman class ended weel fleau ties' \euy"-MisGe Cri.* f lina, foal fan,ig the htast brw la~ F..le.. hrn.) O Danc( Will Perforn mintivg Wee-kend will he I1- ammal ght at 8 p.m. at Towaship Auditorium. orchestra normally pre-ented at the treated to three of the best popular Heads t Class ly of campaigning and bright and es witty poster soliciting in their e first college elections. 1 yr Bobby Plunkett was chosen to lead his class as President. Bobby C Bruner was first runner-up for the office. e - Dub Davis whipped Larry Orr a te for the Vice-Presidency, while r- Ruthie Henderson took the office i 11 of Secretary. Connie Wall, Miss a Henderson's opponent in the run 15 off, failed to collect enough votes 0 for the top spot. Bland Addison and Joel Gott e lieb were in the run-off for treas I urer, with Addison copping the. e. office. Elected to the Senate from the freshman class were Chip Coth ran, Rob Jordan and Larry Orr. Bill Jones pushed Don Duncan out as Senate representative from the Graduate School. Dalton Floyd will represent the Lawv School in the Senate. He downed Johnny Hagins for the spot. Educational Program Emphasis Placed By WUSC Increased emphasis onedc-t tional and discussionprgasi on the fall schedule for the stu dent broadcasting station at the " University, WUSC-AM. S Robert Glymph, station man- c, aiger, said the additional programs wvill be scheduled by reducing time for music broadcasts. WUSC-AM, whose programs are heard only In the campus area, a has a 10%-hour broadcasting day (' during the week, and a reduced a schedule on wveekends. , si Mondlay, October 23, through at' Wednesday, October 25, has am been set aside for making di appointments for counseling p~ and pre-advisement for the Spring Semestter. All M. E. a students are required to con tact Mrs. Garrigues, Extension in 451 and make an appointment s to see a counselor during the following two weeks. n CIIM4 i At Dance groulp. 4ut t<sM. %. The Midisighte will be the fir-tI t% groups tt) per All of theitt will be backed bY the Pep Club I Special Ra A special Homecoming Week rid Pep Rally will be staged on lavis Field this afternoon at 6:00. Preceding the Pep Rally, Head onch Marviri Bass will bring his barges on the field at 5:30 for light workout. After the squad Phi Mu Alpha and Alpha Pi Omega are organizing a Caro lina all-male singing chorus. They need about thirty mem bers who really want to sing. Most of their repertoire will consist of show tunes and pop ular music. So men of Caro lina, here is your chance to join a really fine men's sing ing organization. If you are interested come to room 102 in the Russell hIouse any time between the hours of 4:00 and 6:00 p.m., Monday, October 23. i?lue Key Blue Key National Honor Fra rnity has elected six newv memn *rs for the fall semester, Presi *nt. Bennie Pendarvis announced dlay. A naitional honor fraternity ithI chapters in all 50 states, the muthI Carolina chapter was -ganizedl in 1 929). Since then it is emphasized continuing serv' i' to t he U niversity of South trolinai through various projects, has liIigh School D)ay and the iroli na-(Ch-mson Blue Key Dance t1 the Blue Key Scholarship and. Re'qui remnents for member ip arie a m inmum 3.0 scholastic 'era ge, outstanding character, td extrai-curricular activities in eating a desire to further the -ogress of the university. The w members are: Robert Leland Dixon--majoring physics, treasurer-elect of gmna Alpha Epsilon, holder of a Ival scholarship, midshipman of oer in Naval ROTC, and member 1-, oil Ihe left, and T111(he 0' Impics form. followed by The Five Satimi. 1mak Maoore Orche%tra. Iill Hold fly Today completes their exercises, Bass will speak to the student body. In addition, the winners of the homecoming displays on fratern ity row will be announced after the introduction of the Homecom-. ing Court. At approximately 6:20, the Carolina student body will begin a shirt-tail parade downtown, led by the band and the cheerleaders. The parade will proceed down Sumter Street to Washington Street, and then swing left for a block until it conies to Main. An other left will be taken, moving! the mass group toward the State Capitol. At the Capitol a short rally will he staged and the student body will move back to the campus via Gervais and Sumter Streets. The rally will terminate in front of President Sumwalt's home where the group will sing the Carolina Alma Mater. Inducts & of Sigma Pi Sigma and Pi Mu Epsilon. Robert Edward Gerring-major ing in history, president of Chi' Psi, letterman on the varsity golf team. John l)odd Orr--enrolled in the College of' Arts and Science, mem ber of lnterfraternity Council and chairman of its Blood Drive for the American Red Cross, Presi dent of Lambda Chi Alpha, letter man on the v'arsity golf team, and member of Alpha Phi Omega, Naval ROTC, and Compass and Chart Society. D)ickey N elis on Preacher majoring in pharmacy, member of the A m e r i e a n Pharmaceutical Assn., warden of Pi Kappa Phi, and member of Interfraternity Council. James Berry St. John-pre-law studenCft, holder of a naval scholar ship, vice president of Pi Kappa Alpha. presiding officer of the Student Union Committee, mem ber of the Student Senate, treas urer of Compass and Chart So ciety. Ia We Fra tern itie, Dispi Secrets zealously guarded this afternoon when traditior unveiled to begin a gala Carol Saturday is the official Hor ful displays-designed and er are a traditional part of the USC Hosts Counselor's Conference )r. Walter F. Johnson, profes-i sur of education at Michigan State University and former president of the American Personnel and Guilance Assn., will address the fifth annual Carolina Counselors' Conference Nov. 3-4 at the Uni versity. Sponsored by the USC School ol Education, S. C. Department of Education and S. C. Pupil Person nul and Guidance Assn., the con Iterence is expanded this year to a t wI-day meeting and will fea 'ure many eminent speakers in thet fields of personnel, guidance and counseling. Dr. Johnson received the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota, where he was director of student person nel in the university high school and instructor in the College of Education for six years. President of APGA 1958-69 and long active in the association, Dr. Johnson has served with numer ous other professional organiza tions including the Personnel and: Guidance Journal, American Col lege Personnel Assn., National Assn. of Guidance Supervisors and Counselor Trainers, and Na tional Vocational Guidance Assn. Dr. Johnson is executive secre tary of the Michigan Counselors Assn. and a former editor of "Counseling News and Views," published by the American Pay- 1 chological Assn. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Lansing (Mich.) Adult Mental Hygiene Center and a Diplomat in Counseling Psychol ogy, granted by the American Board of Examiners in Profes sional Psychology. Approximately 400 persons are expected to participate in the Carolina Counselors' Conference, which will be held in the USC School of Education. 1ix New Ml John D. Williams-majoring in psychology, alumni secretary ofI Pi Kappa Alpha, member of Coin BLUE KEY NATIONAL Honor lowing five members into their or 'Thcy are, front row, left to right: Ji Back row, same order: Bob Dixon, ekend ; Unveil !ays Today for weeks will be reveale(l al honiecoming displays are ina Homecoming Weekend. necoming Day, and the color eted by all 14 fraternities veekend festivities. The judging for the best dis play begins at 3:30, and the official results will be told at the gigantic Pep Rally which begins on Davis Field at 6:00. Saturday's activities begin with it a.m. coffee hour in the cam pus home of President Robert L. Suilwalt. U.SC-UNC Clash That afternoon. the visitors and lumni will see the Carolina-Uni nrsity of North Carolina game lubbed as the "Battle of the Caro inas"- - w:hich bgins at 2 p.m. in 'arol int Stadium. The 11omnecoming Queen will be rownd iin half-time ceremonies. Elected by the student body this veek, her identity is not revealed n:il the time of the coronation. In addition to all of this excite nent, the sororities and fraterni ies will hold "open house" after he game. Homecoming Dance Climaxing the day's festivi ties will be the annual Home coming Iance which begins at s p.m. in Township Auditorium. Hank Ballard and the Midnight -rs, the Olympics and the Five ;atins will be featured at the iance. The Midnighttrs, known for *Finger Poppin' Time," vill be he first to perform. Following on he program will be the Five atins. with their hits, "In the -til1 of the night." "To the Isle," md others. The Olympics The Olympies, who recorded 'Western Movies," "Big Boy Pete.'' "Private Fye, plus others, wil also appear. The Ilank Moore Drehetstra will back the groups, who will perform at thirty-minute ntervals. Boys will wear coats and ties; ,irls, sweaters and skirts. Stu lents will be admitted on the >resentation of their I. D. cards. tudents who do not attend Caro ina may he admitted on their lates' I.D. cards. Prof. and Mrs. T. G. Phaup, of he School of Business, and Prof. md Mrs. Marion E. Campbell. school of Engineering, will chape one the dance. em bers >ass and Chart Society, named mutstanding sophomore in Naval ROTC p)rogram. I Praternity recently elected the fol. ganiation for the fall snemester. iek Williams, and Berry St. John. Dickey Prechcier, and John (hr.