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MISSISSIPPI STORY..ISR UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA Vol. LI, No. 4 COLUMBIA, SOUT1H CAROLINA, OCTOBER 5, 1962 FOUNDED 1908 7 X . A fragile beauty who is a ph, Bashnan. Leslie is a freshman school coach. She measure a i education major, says she likes Danforth Group Inquirie For Fell< Inquiries about Danforth Gre uate Fellowships for college teac ing careers worth up to $12,0 are invited, Dr. R. H. Wienefe] Dean of the Graduate School, a nounced recently. The fellowships, offered by t Danforth Foundation of St. Lou Missouri, are open to male colle seniors or recent graduates pi paring for a career of teachir counseling, or administrative wo at the college level. Applicar may be planning to major in ai field of study common to t undergraduate liberal arts ai sciences curriculum, at the Ame: can graduate school of their choi< but should not have already und4 taken graduate work. Nomin tions close October 28. Approximately 100 fellow ships will be awarded to oul standing candidates nominate by Liaison Officers of accredite 'colleges and universities in th United States this year. Nomi nees will be judged on Intelle< tual promise and personality integrity, genuine interest in re ligion, and high potential fa effective college teaching. Winners will be eligible for i to four years of financial assii ance, with an annual maximum $1,500 for single men and $2,01 ,(as well as $500 per child) f married men, plus tuition ai fees. Students without financi needs also are invited to apply Danforth Fellows and leadii scholars are guests of the Found tion at an annual conference< teaching. There are now 472 Danfortl F'ellows in graduate study pre paring to teach, and 267 mer already teaching in some 16 colleges in this country and I 20 institutions abroad. Danforti F'ellowships may be held fo life, with certain benefits afte completion of graduate stud: sugch as financial assistance t attend educational conferences. Students may hold a Danforti lFellowship concurrently wit other appointments, such a F~ord, Fulbright, National Sci ence, Rhodes, Woodrow Wilsor Wininers will become D)anforti P ep rdeal education major this is Leslie from Seneca who plans to be a high etite 5' 2". Leslie, like most physical "all sports." (Photo by Gaskins.) i Asked owships ,d- Fellows without stipend until h- these other awards lapse. 30 The Danforth Foundation, one of the nation's 10 largest educa. ' tional Foundations, was founded n- in 1927 by the late William H. Danforth, St. Louis businessman bie and philanthropist. The Founda is, tion's primary aim is to strengthen higher education through its own programs of fellowships and work e- shops and through grants to col g, leges, universities and other edu. rk cational agencies. ts y The remaining schedule for e1 Garnet and Black pictures is as id follows: i. October 1-October 10-Fresh men r- October 11-October 17 - a- Sophomores October 18-October 26-Jun iors Pictures are taken every S Tuesday and Wednesday morn ing from 9-11 and every Mon day t hr o ugh Friday from 1-5:30. - All students are asked to have their pictures made during the time scheduled for their classes, because no exceptions will be made If they forget. 'p Watson Speaks a- Oct. 9 >n Albert Watson, Democratic nom inee for the Second Congres a slonal District seat, will he fea - tured speaker at USC's Young e Democrats meeting, Tuesday, Oc tober 9, at the Law School Audi Storium. Watson served in the State r 'House of Representatives from r 1955 until his last term ended this V past year. Floyd Spence, his Re a publican opponent, also served in the p)ast House session. In 1952 Watson rece'ived his a (degree from the USC Law School s and is now ai practicing Columbia - attorney. He is marriedl to the .former Lillian Audrey Williams of 1 Walterboro and has two children. R ally Open I Eight Story [ Building| To Go Up Plans for a new multi-story building to house the departments of chemistry and physics have ) e e n announced by President Thomas F. .Jones. The building, which may be eight stories, is to be located between Devine and Green Streets near the College of Engineering. The cost will be over $2,000,000. The first three floors will con tain undergraduate classrooms, laboratories and professors' offi ces. The upper floors will be for research, graduate students' of fices, and offices for professors. The building is actually a re placement design for a proposed physics building. By combining chemistry and physics, the physi cal sciences will be housed to gether. The chemistry department will be moved from LeConte, which will be renovated for the language department. At least one elevator vill be in stalled in the new building, but it will be used mostly for freight and a small number of people. ID Card Rule Is Announced The Athletic Department in con- tI junction with the University ad- h ministration has made a ruling A concerning the use of student I.D. ai Cards for admittance to athletic st contests. There has been no set policy w before this ruling relating to their D use and often a student who did not plan to attend a game would lend his card to a friend from t outside the University to use for t admittance. u This exchange of I.D. cards will no longer be recognized as a legitimate practice. After having given careful consideration to the pro's and con's of the custom, President Jones decided against 01 the exchange of I.D. cards. f( Date tickets are being sold at nI the Ticket Office at the Rex En- fc right Athletic Center on Rosewood fi Drive, Monday through noon Sat- tl urday of the week preceding each home game. The price of date A tickets, which are available in a' limited quantity, is $2.45. A Caro- ei lina student with an I.D. card y< must accompany each person with a date ticket to the game. m (Continued on page 8) in Centei An aerial drawing of the propo. OnE1 louse1 Student Senate More Coc Asked Of A bid for increased campus po ate in a resolution calling for gi dents and the administration pa body in session Monday. Text of the resolution reads: "WHEREAS it is the belief is a need for a greater spirit of tween the students and the adi AND, whereas many of the p administration have not been ex their elected representatives, BE it resolved that, THE administration of the when at all possible, inform, coi Senate major changes in policy augmentation of policy prior to when that policy directly effects THAT this occurs at the eai be made public to the Student B< THAT this occurs at the ear conferred with officially or a cc the issue clearly pertains to am irst Presentation Distinguish Award To I The Alumni Association of ie University of South Carolina as established a "Distinguishedl lumni Award" to be presented rinually to an outstanding former udent. The first award - a plaque - ill be presented on Homecoming ay, Nov. 3. The new award is announced in ie just-published September is ic of "USC Perspective" which eges alumni to nominate candi ites for this year's award. Nom-I ations must reach the Alumni ffice at the University by Oct. According to "Perspective," any. ie who attended the University >r a year or more is eligible for imination. The award will be ir "notable achievement in any eld of endeavor" an(d "service to te University." G. G. Dowling, president of the lumni Association, said the vardl will be a higher honor be tuse only one wvill be made each ~ar. "My only regret is that we can t recognize all of the outstand g Carolina alumni who are not -d Richland County Civic Center s~h To Be I peration Faculty w lic wer was made by Student Sen- whi 'eater cooperation between stu- ver ssed by the student legislative .er Hij lun of the Student Senate there I cooperation and good will be- M Sol ninistration, der uIicies placed into effect by the tall plained to the students nor to l anc d ing ter University of South Carolina @ fer and explai to the Student z to and physical changes in the t their being placed into effect SI the students of the University. *h 'liest convenient time and then de >dy at the earliest proper time. hE liest convenient time and then bL nmittee of that, except where )ther student group." th see but "sa ed Alum OU Be Given : only successful in their chosen field, but excel in service to their L-ommunity and nation and typify by Lhe hest in men and women of c I'arolina," Dowling said. 3 This will be the first award of re tIis kind ever to be presented by vi the USC Alumni Association. S( n( Film Depicts be smn, Lawyer'sWork e In Harlem Area '* Carolina students will have an 5,0 opportunity Wednesday to pre- ne% view the work of Mr. William qu 3tringfellow, a forthcoming Caro- v9s ina Religious Council lecturer, when the television movie "The gf Advocate" is shown in Russell a [rouse. e The thirty-minute film will be shown here on Wednesday, October 10, at 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. The ti movie centers aroundl the work i: >fa lawyer in the Harlem slums >f New York City. Mr. Stringfel- ~ ow is to speak at Carolina on. October 16th and 17th. Civ on of the loc gre( aut fail par far sea ien n aws the vastness of the project. dat Field ield S ligher Edu( Veek Begi 'he striking new buildings and itions at USC - $6 million -th - will be open to the pub for four hours this Sunday mn "open house" at the Uni sity inaugurates t h e 1962 her Education Week in Co ibia. Lmong the attractions will be ith Building, new 10-story resi ce hall for women. It is the est building at the University I is equipped with air-condition , elevator service, and a cafe a. The University will also open public inspection its new Life iences building, 60-apartment using unit for married stu nts, "veil block" residence lls for men, neutron generator ilding, addition to Currell Col ce, and the large additions to e College of Engineering. n residence units, visitors may selected living accommodations, visits will be confined to these mple" rooms and public areas h as reception rooms and iges. "Open House" will begin at p. m. this Sunday at the Uni rsity and continue until 6 :lock. The University Band directed James D. Pritchard will per rm at South Building from 5 p.m., also the hours when freshments will be served to sitors on the lower patio of >uth Building adjoining the w cafeteria. 'he "open house" at USC will the largest event of its kind :e the Greater Columbia Cham of Commerce inaugurated the ual Higher Education Week r years ago. 'he University is expecting )0 or more persons to see the P building this Sunday. Ade .te parking will be provided for tors on Davis Field. The program will be held re rdless of the weather because schedule of events has been tablished for the week by the A TTENTION: Seniors - Ac vity cards are due by October 1. You may get them at the ussell H o u s e Information esk, and they are to be turned to the campus mail. te Pr' tfternoon Viii Presei 'he p)roposed Richland County ic Center will be visually alive Tuesday afternoon, October at 5:00) p.m. in the Russell iwe Assembly Room. L special slides program on the iter' will present the concept a building designed to "Set P'ace for Progress." 'he Civic Center, which will be kted( on the present State Fair unds, wvill include a coliseum, litorium, exhibit hall, and state buildings. The coliseum is of tie'ular interest to Carolina s for it will provide spacious ting and the newest conven ees for University basketball other sports. 'he auditorium will accommo e all kinds of theatrical and -55 unday ation is In City Higher Education Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and a postponement would disrupt the week-long program. In addition to Carolina, institu tions which will observe "open house" during the week are Co lumbia College, Lutheran Theo logical Seminary, Allen Univer sity and Benedict College. Buildings to be on display Sun day contain many modern facili ties - laboratories, classrooms, faculty offices, study rooms, and living quarters. New buildings at the Univer sity have attracted large num bers of visitors to the campus for "open house" programs in the past. Among those which have created a great amount of public interest are the original two units of the "veil block" residence hall complex, Wade Hampton College (residence hall for women), the Under graduate Library, and McMaster School, recently acquired and refurnished by the University Guides will be provided at each of the locations where "open house" will be observed this Sun day. These are the buildings which will be open and their locations: SOUTH BUILDING (Residence Hall for women) - Devine Street at Pickens, just south of Sims College on the women's quad ran gle. COLLEGE OF ENGINEER ING (Additions contain labora tories, new equipment, offices, classrooms) - Entrance to the building is on Sumter Street at Green Street. NEUTRON GENERATOR BUILDING (Nuclear research) - A small building just west of the Field House, in the block with the College of Engineering. VEIL BLOCK MEN'S RESI DENCE HALLS - In the block bounded by Devine, Sumter, Bl1skom and Main streets. MARRIED STUDENTS' HOUS ING UNIT - In University Ter race, near South Building. CURRELL COLLEGE - On the "old campus" between Russell House and McKissick Memorial Library. Besides the large addi tion to this building, the Univer sity fully renovated the older por tion. LIFE SCIENCES BUILDING (Pharmacy and biology) -- facing Sumter Street at Green Street. ogress Program it Concept musical events from a small play to symphony orchestra perform ances. The exhibit hall will house trade shows, large banquets, ex hibits, meetings, and offices for the Civic Center. Providing new and modern facilities for conduct ing the State Fair will be the State Fair Building. The Civic Center is designed to meet the cultural, athletic, con vention and exhibition require ments of the Capital area. The designes incorporate the best work of nationally recognized authori ties in the fields of acoustics, structural design, site planning, theater design, traffic and park ing, and other specialties. Construction of the Civic Center (Continued on page 8) P. M.