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GOP IG Mc Wins E c ion UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Vol. LIII, No. 3 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 28, 1962 FOUNDED 1908 South Carol 0 In Senatoriv The first Republican senator from South Carolina since Re construction days was chosen in a mock election Tuesday by the Carolina student body. GOP candidate for the U. S. Senate, W. D. Workman, won the election with a 2-1 margin. Sen. Olin D. Johnston (D-S. C.) Demo Lea( Support Jc BY ROBER'I Vice chairman of the state Harry Lightsey, credited the st ing the "finest state governmen try has enjoyed." Speaking before the USC Yc Law School Auditorium, Septer the need for Democratic grass student's role as an active Youi Suburbs Ri h< 'Bedro ' df Bain Says "Bedroom cities" was the term tl Dr. Chester W. Bain applied to in suburban centers in an address v before the Clariosophic Literary Ti Society Sepember 25. The head of the Department of K Jitical Science, Dr. Bain out- y lined difficulties in political con- tr trol in association with the growth rt of suburban centers. Dr. Bain's topic was "Govern- a] ment of Metropolitan Areas." c( "Suburban dwellers' votes are. hi associated with where they sleep tc even though they may com- tj mute 15 to 20 miles to work," he w said. a] Solutions offered for the prob- D lem, he said, include annexation, S an increased use of special dis- a< tricts, the extension of a city's ir personal services beyond c i t y le limits, and the federal system a] IV Season date tickets for the h four home football games are on sale now at the USC Ticket 81 Office in the Athletic Center on Rosewood Drive. They will be n sold until the Georgia game. V The cost of these season tickets e is $9.80.h Individual date tickets willh be on sale the week preceding the football game for which C' they are intended. The cost of h these tickets is $2.45.s Ex -Presid 1Ike's Popularity Still Gr'owing By J(oAnn1 Coker Velvet hats, ridiculous hats, suave hats, Workman for Senate hats - hats of all kinds bobbed around the room, talking and wait ing, waiting and talking. And every few minutes furtive glances' were thrown at the door. A red suede cloche nervously said, "When is he coming?" A lone male police hat coun tered, "Will he be able to get a wordl in edgewise when he does conme?" Wives of state and local Repub lican party leaders and those too young to vote but old enough to know "my daddy wvould make a good one," circulated among the cuLrious, the dlevotedl, the Republi can, and the Democratic The (d0or of the Columbia Hotel IEnglish Room swung open and the former five-star general-president comnmanaded instant attention and silence. Eisenhower strode around the room shaking hands and flash ing his famous smile. "Ike" had grip)ed the hands of strangers and they came away feenn like frenn,s. ina GOP L Race? polled second in the election. G Ernest F. Hollings and StA Sports Editor Jake Penland I Dne vote each. Clariosophic Literary Socie sponsor of the balloting, I members manning the ba boxes all day. Straw vote committee ch lers Say ohnson 'WANT Democratic fall campaig te Democrats with provi b as any state in this cou ung Democrats Club at t nber 25, Lightsey stress roots organization and tl g Democrat. He said that although the "i ptable" thing today is to be -publican, those that do so a >lding on to worn-out slogs d sidetracking t h e "fun< antal problems that we face .y." "The Democratic party ws one to think in terms of i ture." YD president Gene Platt t< e group of about fifty, consi g both of YD members a sitors, that scheduled speal ,d Riley was unable to atte ie to a conflicting engageme att then introduced Mr. Rob neece, president of the sti 3ung Democrats, who in turn Dduced John Auburn, press a tary to Governor Hollings. Auburn, a USC Law Sch umnus, jokingly asked if uld interest anyone in the box d in his car of "It's Fritz" b ns. More seriously, he told Yl ey must work. "You've got Drk. I urge you to help Olin." so reminded them that the at emocrates were responsible o u t h Carolina's outstandi -hievements. These achieveme clude the state's triple-A rati gal voting proportionality, I iced budget, and a reputation w and order. Auburn then began to str ird at the Republican party. arned that the Democrats m ay on the positive side w) ie Republicans remain on agative. He likened Willi rorkman, Republican S en a mndidate, to an iceberg in V a was "slowv, slippery, and col Lightsey and Auburn uri ich individual Democrat to w irder, since most news me 'emed to be in the Republi >ld. ent Can Ex-President Dwight D. Eli aging Editor JoAnn Coker In t0 where the former general adde to Columbia Saturday to speak the South. In a prepared addri of 5,000, the former Preide Workmnan. (Photo by Nye. 324 ov. man, Gene Platt, said that he did ite not feel the election results were iad a "true barometer of the state's votes." He expressed the feeling ty, that the election did indicate the kad true feeling of the student body. lot Less than 10% of the student body turned out for the election. ir- Straw vote officials said this was n, d ie re xe ns la to al he >ld st- Republican senatorial candidat nd U. S. senator from South Carolina :er student body September 25. (Phot nd n*. r Survey Reveals Lte - '62 Seniors 3ol he Seniors compiled 3.646 overall he average in spring semester of 19621 at- in order to be rated .764 above the ys comprehensive average of 2.882 to for the entire student body. lie This figure was reached in a mte survey made by the Registrar's for Office for the general use of the ng University. nts Classes scored in the following ag ,or- Midshipmen Take Cruise He About 30 NROTC Midshipmen uist embarked on their first day at die sea Thursday. the The g r o u p boarded several an Minesweepers at Charleston Naval t e Base and went to sea on 171-foot, aseasoned w o o d, non - magnetic 'vessels. red This trip, which was the first >rk in a series being offered to all dia freshmen in the unit, will ex ~an emplify life at sea on board a small ship. ipaigus In enhower pauses by "Gamecock" Man. e English Room of the Columbia Hotel seed a women's tea. Eisenhower came on behalf of Republican candidates in es to an estimated rain-drcnehed crowd .t a...c.d .t.. c.aniac. of W n cStud4 due in part to the short period of preparation and limited pub licity. The last straw vote on the Carolina campus was held in 1960 when a landslide margin named Richard M. Nixon presi dent. Four hundred and eighty-five e W. D. Workman was chosen In mock voting by the Carolina D courtesy of The State.) At Acadeim order: Senior, 3.646; junior, 3.005; ;ophomore, 2.693; freshman, 2.355. Scores were rearranged to show the relative scores of the men and women. The 3,870 male stu lents scored a 2.656 average while the 1,779 women on campus s c o r e d a 3.384. The scores for these groups were: fraternity (56) 2.725; independent m e n (3,308) 2.642; sorority (306) 3.616; independent women (1,473), 3.328. The averages were also broken down to an individual group basis. Sorority averages were: Al pha Delta Pi, 3.794; Chi Omega, 3.760; Pi Beta Phi, 3.689; Kappa Delta, 3.569; Delta Zeta, 3.569; Delta Delta Delta, 3.566; and Zeta Tau Alpha, 3.420. Fraternity averages w e r e: Sigma Nu, 2.918; Phi Sigma Kappa, 2.890; Kappa SIgma, 2.875; Lambda Chi Alpha, 3.825; Pi Kappa Alpha, 2.806; Chi Psi, first hand experience and a realis tic picture of the life which they hav,e chosen to follow. C olumbia GOP Distaff Side Joins Politics Are women playing a greater part in politics today? No, according to Republican party leaders' distaff side. The modest wives of state and local political candidates said at the women's tea for Dwight D. Eisenhower that their activities have not increased, but that more emphasis is being placed on their role. Dr. Tommie Workman, wife of the Republican senatorial candi date and a professor of English at Columbia College, described her political activities: "I go in and out of mill shifts with Bill, shake hands with the workers, and some times introduce him." Dee Workman, daughter of the candidate and a student at Columbia College, stated, "What Is It like to be the daughter of a senatorial candidate? It's great, It's hectic - and I love it." Cathy Cassels, daughter of party official Charles Cassels, already a confirmed Republican at 7, Cathy DUtS Vi student voters cast ballots in of Tuesday's election as compared cc with the total Carolina enroll- c ment of about 7,250. el About 40' of eligible voters tl' participate in authentic elec tions, officials estimated. The election was limited to the ai senatorial race largely because c Negroes Al USC student William Lom- CI niack, was the victim of a brutal w, attack by two Negroes last Friday rc night as he was returning to the CI campus with a friend. M The attack occurred at approxi mately 11 p.m. when Lomniack and te In Local Telegram mississipp Views Col A telegram to Gov. Ross Bar- ir nett of Mississippi commending V him for his stand against integra- G tion of the University of Mis- n sissippi was sent this morning on behalf of a large number of Caro lina student signers. A two-man team began collect p lie Top 2.775; Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 2.775; s Pi Kappa Phi, 2.673; Alpha Tau v Omega, 2.670; Phi Kappa Sigma, r 2.663; Kappa Alpha, 2.620; Sigma r Phi Epsilon, 2.608; Sigma Chi, 2.605; and Phi Epsilon Pi, 2.354. 7 Teas Given Greek ! List Ru One hundred and ninety-seven I sorority rushees will be honored r at a coke party September 28 at ( 5 p.m. in the Russell House As-2 sembly Room. Norah Teague, President of Panhellenic Council, advises all e rushees that this coke party is compulsory. Any girl who has not I registered for rush may do so at the coke party. Routine teas will be held in thet sorority rooms Sunday, September 30, from 2:30-5:00 and 7:00-8:30.2 Rushees are asked to check the bulletin board on the first floor of Sims dormitory for the group in which they have been placed. 'l Non-preferential parties will be held Tuesday, October 2 from v 5:30-8:30. These and all future parties are to be attended by In- r vitation only. 1 Preferential Parties Given d Preferential parties will begin Thursday, October 4, with each( Over '62 5.7% Enr Increase Total enrollment is 7,295, an in crease of 5.7% over last year's 6,901, according to figures released by Registrar Rollin E. Godfrey. With 1,390 new freshmen, 343i transfers, and 3,710 continuing a students, the total of 5,448 under- I graduate students at Carolina is an increase of 5.4% over the 5,163 1 students of last year. At the University branches In Aiken, Beaufort, Conway, Flor ence and Lancaster, last year's total of 645 was increased to 596,1 or a 9.3% change. [te Y the rising tide of interest in "n nservatism on South Carolina W< mpuses, and the fact that this sti ection has been hailed as a bat a of liberalism vs. conservatism. ca Participation of students who e out-of-state residents was not fo, irtailed, because officials felt st< Ltack Fres iick Sloan, another USC student, a are returning to their dormitory t oms, after having a snack at the a ,ili Pot, a restaurant on South I ain Street. I According to Lomniack, two 1 en-age Negroes followed them I t i Head nmended ig signatures for the telegram fednesday afternoon, and by amecock deadline had about 125 Eimes. University student Bill Ham kond and Columbia resident Reid ornwell said they decided to send ie telegram because they ap roved the governor's actions and ranted him to know they were standing behind him." The telegram read: "Dear Sir: We, the students and friends of he University of South Carolina ish to congratulate you on your tanding up for your personal con ictions, which we believe are epresentative of ours. White ights for the South!" The two men said their goal was ,000 signatures on the telegram. '1 0 ocial C ish Sch( >arty held from 6:00-8:30. So ority parties that night are Chi )mega, Delta Delta Delta, Delta ~eta, and Zeta Tau Alpha. Alpha Delta Pi, Kappa Delta *nd Pi Beta Phi will give parties a Friday, October 5. Monday, October 8, parties are danned by Delta Delta Delta, Pi eta Phi, and Zeta Tau Alpha. The last night of non-preferen ial parties, Tuesday, October 9, lpha Delta Pi, Chi Omega, Delta :eta and Kappa Delta sororities vill hold parties. Other Events Planned Last-night parties will be held 'hursday, October 11, with each orority having a party. These till also be from 6:00-8:30. Following the last-night parties, ushees will sign preferential cards ra the second floor study of Sims ormitory from 8:30-11:00 Bids will be given out Friday, )ctober 12 at 6:00 in the Russell ollment shown The total of day undergrad lates thus is 6,039, an increase of '.8% over 1961's 5,708. In night school, an unofficial nerease to 546 caused a percent ~ge increase of 1.5% over 588 the >receding year. The largest gain made at the Jniversity was In the graduate chool, with 487 enrolling this rear. The increase was 10.4% ver last year's 441. The Law School jump of 228 'rom~ 214 registered a percentage iost out-of-state s t u d e n t s >uld not be interested in a kte election of this type." Students registered by I. D. rds before voting. Voting was broken down as lows: Workman, 324; John in, 161; Hollings, 1; Penland, 1. hman fter they left the restauranL As he two students passed near an ley, one of the Negroes pushed imself against Sloan. Both of the 4egroes jumped Lomniack and acerated him with a knife from Lis head to his chest. Immediately after the attack wo unidentified Carolina students irought Lomniack to the infirmary vhere he received 50 stitches and emained until Thursday when he vas released in satisfactory con lition. Of the attack, freshman Loin iiack, a business administration najor from Greer, said that he vould never walk in the vicinity if the campus at night again un ess he were in a group. He ad rised fellow students to do the iame. AFROTC Has 150 Plebes The Air Force ROTC Cadet Corps jumped in enrollment for the third consecutive year to reach a new high of 450 freshmen and transfer students. Other cadet , 1 a s s breakdowns include 280 sophomores, 85 juniors, and 48 ;eniors for a total of approximately 950 cadets, with late registration not complete. -roups %dule House Assembly Room. Frat Rush Continues All the Greek social organiza tions will hold off-campus parties next wveek as part of fall rush activities. Attendance is by invita tion only. Schedule for the off-campus parties is as follows: October 1 Alpha Tau Omega and Chi Psi; October 2 - Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Nu, and Lambda Chi Al pha; October 3 - Phi Epsilon Pi, Phi Kappa Sigma, and Sigma Chi; October 4 - Kappa Alpha, Kappa Sigma, and Pi Kappa Phi; and October- 5 - Sigma Alpha Epsi Ion, Pi Kappa Alpha, and Phi Delta Beta. The last phase of rush will be stag invitational parties to be held at each fraternity house October 8 from 6 to 9 p.m., and on October 9 bids to rushees will be handed out through the IFC. Pledging will take place on October 10 on Fraternity Row from 5 to 0 p.m. Clemson Tickets On Sale Today will be the last possi ble day for students to buy tickets to the Clemson game in the student body section, ac cording to the USC ticket of fice. Tickets can be bought at the Ticket Office at the Rex En right Athletic Center until 5:00 P.M. Friay.