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BEAT REARDON'S VIRGINIA JOURNEY'S END (See page 2) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR GREATER CAROLNA VOL. LV, NO. 13 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROINA, JANUARY 8, 1965 FOUNDED 1908 Professor Discusses Honor Code Students Urged To Make Reports of Honor Violations Dr. Daniel W. Hollis, chairman of the faculty honor committee, this week urged students to sup. port the honor system during the final examination period. A special committee has been appointed by President Jones to consider the advisability of con tinuing the system at USC. Dean W. H. Patterson is chairman of the faculty - student committee which will make a report some time during the spring semester. Dr. Hollis noted that the only way that interested students could aid in the preservation of the honor system is to actively sup port the system especially during the coming examination period. Students observing incidents of cheating should first obtain an other witness to the act and then report cases to any of the follow ing Honor Board members: Bob Plunkett, Ann Gray, Dr. Hollis, or Dr. Carol Carlisle. In his interview with the Game cock Dr. Hollis pointed out that one of the greatest weaknesses of the system has been the unwilling ness of students to report viola tors. He stated that students as well as faculty members must take an active part in order for the system to be successful. Reminding students that cheat ing on an examination is not the only infraction of the honor code, Dr. Hollis also asks that students pay particular attention to the problems of plagiarism and illegal use of old laboratory reports. More Study Space The "Cockpit" Room on the' ground floor of Russell House will be converted from snack bar to study a r e a Monday through Thursday nights, 7-11 p.m. A graduate assistant will super vise the area on the stated days. Carolina Of] Request Fo; Carolina officials are visiting Union today to confer with local leaders on establishing a Univer Senate Passes Bill To Study System of Grading At USC In the last meeting of the Stu dent Senate for this semester, Sen. Jim Willis reported that the Stu dent Union is sponsoring two projects for all USC students dur ing exam week - coffee break and study hall in the Cockpit Room. Voting of five bills on the calen dar was the first order of business. Sen. John Harllee's bill to amend Senate Rule 14 was approved. This bill stated that the vice-presi dent may remove from office a committee chairman appointed by himself with the approval of the Senate. Also passed were the bills on the study of USC's grading sys tem; the scheduling of exams be fore Christmas; and the changing of the number of class hours for engineering students. Defeated was the bill restricting election expen ditures. Each of these bills was dis cussed In the last issue of The Gamecock. Copies of the new Constitution are posted on bulletin boards and are available to any interested student from the Student Govern-, ment Office. President Pro-tem Wocdy Good son presided in the absence of the presiding officer. All other busi ness will be carried over to the next meeting. HARRIET HOLLAND Editor Harriet H Of Next S Harriet Holland, senior English major from Camden, S. C., has been named Editor-in-chief of The Gamecock for the coming spring semester. Also chosen for top positions Mortar Board Officer Plans Visit To USC The national secretary of Mortar Board, senior women's honorary, will visit the University January 28, as part of the prerequisites for installing a Mortar Board chapter on this campus. Miss Jacqueline A. Sterner will spend probably two days at Caro lina speaking with administration and faculty members and students. After two campus visits, USC's petition must be approved by the national executive committee. The process takes about two years. Early last year, members of the women's honorary on campus dropped affiliation with Alpha Kappa Gamma to become a local petitioning group, Alpha Order. Under the leadership of Sis Mullis, president and Oean of Women Elizabeth Clotworthy, Alpha Order limited its members to seniors and rising seniors to conform with the standards of Mortar Board. Ficials Are I - New Cent< qity center there by next f"!!. The University t>oard of trus tees has indicated approval pro vided that all necessary condi tions are met by the citizen's com mittee headed by Union banker Russell Jeter. USC Representatives Visiting in Union in response to the committee's invitation are USC President Thomas F. Jones; Dr. William H. Patterson, dean of the University; Prof. Ashley Hal sey, Jr., assistant to the president; and Dr. Nicholas P. Mitchell, di rector of centers and general studies. The Union group has guaran teed sufficient funds to operate the center for one year without use of funds from the appropria tions granted to the University. Potential Enrollment A survey conducted in the Union area of junior and senior high school students indicated a potential enrollment of more than 00O for next fall. A building which formerly housed a junior high school is svailable for acquisition to be isedl by the center after renova tions are made. Present Centers USC now operates centers in Coffee Break Free coffee and do-nuts will be served at 10 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 11; Tuesday, Jan. 12; and Wednesday, Jan. IS, in the downstairs lobby of Russell House. The free ref reshmets are sponsiored d ur i ng exam week by the Student Union Committee. Top Three PAT ROESSLE Managing Editor )lland Cho4 emester G were Pat Roessle, managing edi tor, and Nellie Merryman, busi ness manager. The announcements were made at the annual Gamecock Christmas banquet December 16. At this time Sheila Reardon, outgoing editor, was presented the special Game cock trophy for outstanding news paper work the past semester. Prof. Earl A. McIntyre made the presentation for the Board of Pub lications. Other staff appointments are: Jim Graves and Sig Huitt, as sistant managing editors; John Arant, news editor; Al Dozier, copy editor; and Lee Wilson, campus editor. Also, Ernie Trubiano, sports editor; Kit Sossamon, society edi tor; Margaret Shaleuly, feature editor; Rick Amme, art editor; Carter Crewe, advertising man ager; and Bill Washington, circu lation manager. Miss Holland, who will graduate in June with an AB degree in English, has served as managing editor, assistant managing edinr and copy editor of The Gamecock. She is corresponding secretary of the S. C. Collegiate Press Assoc.1 and a member of Canterbury and Press clubs. A transfer from Win throp last year, she was a member of the newspaper (Johnsonian) staff there, and the honorary math society. nvestigating r At Union Aiken, Florence, Beaufort, Horry, and Lancaster counties. Total en rollment at the centers increased more than 34 per cent last fall, indicating the growing demand for this form of educational facility. 'Y' Holds Book Drive For Asians The YMCA-YWCA today an nounced the beginning of book col lection for its "Books for Asia" project. Students should take books to be donated to the information desk in the Russell House. All University textbooks, along with works by standard authors are needed. The Asia Foundation pays for the transportation costs of all books collected to San Francisco and on to Asia. Some of the coun tries that will benefit from this program are: Afghanistan, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, and others. Books will be used in Asian Universities to aid in English language literacy and stimulate inter-Asian commnun ication through the learning of English as a sec ond language. It is hoped that the project will also help in correct ing misinformation about the West.. Members of the YMCA and the YWCA urge all s tude nt s and faculty members who have appro priate donations to make them be NELLIE MERRYMAN Buinews Manager ien Editor amecock Miss Roessle is a junior major ing in journalism, and has served as feature editor, news editor, and assistant managing editor of The Gamecock. She is also currently serving as vice president of Press Club, secretary of both Carolina Religious Council and Newman Club, publicity chairman of Pi Beta Phi sorority, and member of Theta Sigma Phi. Miss Merryman is a senior in banking and finance from Cockies ville, Md. She has served as ad vertising manager and reporter for The Gamecock, historian for Hypatian, and is a member of Canterbury, Banking and Finance, and Press clubs. No Regist Next Semi BY JIM GRAVES Copy Editor Rumors that registration for the spring semester would be ac complished by the use of the USC computer were quelled this week by an announcement from the Registrar's office. In an interview with The Game cock, Dr. Rollin Godfrey made it clear that all students, including first and second semester fresh. men, will register by the old "in line" method of registration. When asked about the change i in plans, Dr. Godfrey made this statement: "If you can't do it right, there's not much use in doing it. We did it right in the fall and we'll do it again next fall." The USC Registrar also com nented that when full-time regis :ration by computer is effected it ,vill probably be extremely popu ar with students. lie pointed out that such a program would get rid of all but three of the well <nown "lines"--the line to get IFC AWARDED TROPHIES 1 Winner in the fraternity dividon w in the sorority division with 43.4 p< vsentatives from left to right are:1 Malm.sn L..am ( .i Ap a . Holidays Cut Classes Later A Carolina will reopen next fall, 11 days later than it did last year in order to allow more time for the completion of urgently needed accommodations for its fast-grow ing student body, Dr. Thomas F. -Jones. president, announced today. Under the 1965-66 academic calendar, new-student orientation begins Sept. 15, registration Sept. 18 and classes Sept. 21. The cor responding dates last year were Sept. 4, 8 and 10. The relatively late opening of the University next fall was scheduled to provide time for the completion of new residence halls to house 899 students, part of an influx expected to increase the University student body by more than one-third over the 1963 en rollment. Work on a 20-story residence tower for 399 women and one of two veil-block units, each to ac commodate 250 men, is reported progressing as planned. Both are expected to be completed by Sep tember. A second veil-block unit to house 250 men is to be erected, time permitting, on a site at ration By ester, God: advisor approval, the line at the deans' offices, and the line to pay fees. Dr. Godfrey noted that in its unperfected state the registration by computer is actually slower than the old method used. When questioned about the cases of freshmen who were as signed classes three days a week from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., Dr. Godfrey said that such cases could have been remedied. How ever, he stated that most stu dents were satisfied with such a situation. A further announcement from the Registrar's office concerns procedure for spring semester registration. Step sheets and master schedules will be distrib uted hopefully before the semester break. Continuing undergraduates with a 2.00 average or above at the beginning of the fall semester will receive their registration nmateri atls at 8:00 a.m. on Mondlay, Janu ary 25, in their campus mailbox. (camec ledne.day for student organiaation pa me Lambda C.hi Al pha with 100 per e ens; NROTC won in other organhi I'ed Davi. and John Clamer, NR(YTC; Begin t USC N Blossem and Main Streets now tied up in condemnation litigation. The academic calendar was an Babcock Memorial Fund Set Several hundred dollars have been received toward the Havilah Babcock Memorial Fund, accord ng to C. Wallace Martin, direc tor of the University Development Board. The money will probably go to ward scholarship or fellowship grants in Babcock's name through the USC Educational Foundation. Dr. Babcock. professor at Caro jina since 1926 and head of the Department of English from 1937 until June 30, 1964. died Decem ber 10, of lung cancer. He is author of several books including I Don't Want To Shoot An Ele phant. My Health lt Better in November. and I Want a Word. Contributions to the memorial fund should be made to the USC Educational Foundation. c 'o the Development Board. Computer frey Says Students with less than a 2.00 will get their materials at 3:00 p.m. at various posts on campus. Cards must be filled out and approval by advisors given be fore students are allowed to en roll in courses. After enroll ment, students must obtain the signature of the Dean of their schools and colleges. Cards will be checked at the Russell House b e f o r e registration materials are turned in and fees paid. Classes will begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. January 27, 1965. Air Force I New Two-Y< In order to make Air Force ROTC available to more Carolina students, a new two-year program has recently' been added in the de partment of aerospace studies to augment the regular four-year cur ri culu m. ocek Staff Photo by Leon Bridge) rticipation in the USC blood drive. -ent participation; Delta Zeta won ations with 63.5 per cent. Repre Isen Se.. Dnlt. Zea .Mke 11 Days ext Fall nounced at this time to give stu. dents and faculty ample oppor tunity for personal planning of the New Year. In effect, the sum mer vacation is lengthened by 11 days compared with last year. To provide sufficient recitation peri ods, five days have been lopped oft the Thanksgiving Christmas holidays. Thanksgiving will be observed for one day only, Thursday, Nov. 25, instead of three. Christmas holidays are to begin at 5 p.m. Dec. 21 and end at 8 a.m. Jan. 3, a total of 12 days compared with 15 days this season. The new University calendar provides for two terms of sum mer school. Following the an nual Commencement May 29, the first term begins with registra tion June 7 and classes June 8; the second with registration July 19 and classes next day. WUSC Selects New Manager For Next Term WUSC radio recently elected Lily Roland (Leroy) Ebert as its station manager for the spring semester of 1965. Miss Ebert is a junior, majoring in English, from Edgefield, South Carolina. She has served on the executive board of WUSC for two semesters in the capacity of music director and is the third girl to become executive head of the radio station since it was chartered in 1946. She is also a member of Kappa Delta sorority. Other officers e I e c t e d were Richard Anderson, program di rector; Terry Oldham, business manager; Gloria Walker, treas urer; Pam Kirkland, secretary; Al Aldridge, music director; Clifton Eaton, news director; Milton Hol laday and George Alexander, co chief engineers. OTC Plans ~ar Program The department of aerospace studies is the former department of air science which was renamed, in a recent meeting of the Uni v'ersity's Board of Trustees. The new course, authorized under the ROTC Vitalization Ac of 1964, will make the Air Force program available to more stu dents who transfer to the Uni - sity from schools which do nt offer ROTC. Col. C. M. Smith, Jr. of tl aerospace studies department has announced that selection of candi dates for the new course will be based upon scores on the Air Force Officer Qualifying Teat, re sults of the Air Force medical examination, recommendations of an interview board of senior AFROTC officers, and satisfactory4 completion of the Field Training Courses. Applicants will thus be chosen entirely on a "best quali fied" basis. Processing of applications must be completed by late April to al low sufficient time to issue orders sending successful candidates to the new Field Training Program which a student must attend for at least six weeks If he is to enter the new course. This Field Train ing Program will be conducted in two sessions this summer at, Air Force installations. Further information may be ob tained from the department of aerospace studies.