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Unwiversit 4 Plan Pre By LINDA JO MANGUM Staff Writer The University Players will pre sent "The Grass Harp" by Tru man Capote on November 11, 12, and 13 at Drayton Hall. A fantasy with moments of pathos and comedy, "The Grass Harp" was first published as a novel. A stage adaptation by Capote opened in New York in 1952. Under the comedy of "The Grass Harp" is a serious theme, the conflict of the world as it is and a world of unreality. The stage settings for the play have proposed a major problem since three scenes take place in a huge tree. People who find life unbearable take refuge in this im mense tree, which represents a perfect world free of mundane Debaters' Schedule Released The USC varsity debate team has begun the first in a series of tournaments to begin the 1965-66 season. Wednesday of this week Dick Goldic and Gloria Smith left for a tournament at the University of Kentucky to compete with the 20 best tean from the Midwest. Next weekend John Werts and Mac Coble will attend a tourna ment at Chapel Hill. On Oct. 29 Garret Van Seters and Marty Price with Robert and Thomas Salane will compete in the Dixie Tourna ment. Nov. 11-12 USC will host a tournament which 40 colleges and universities will attend. This year the question for all debate teams will be "Should law enforcement agencies in the United States be given greater freedom in the investigation and prosecu tion of crimes?" This subject was chosen by a national committee made up of members of the Ameri can Speech Association, the Ameri can Forensic Association, and delegates from the National Speech Fraternities. Because of the growing interest and importance of collegiate debate the Congressional Digest devotes one issue to the subject chosen for that year. Five publishing com panies print nothing but literature on the subject. The debate season is also covered by several national magazines such as Newsweek and Time. Thirty-five students have tried out for the USC team. Six mem bers returned from last year. They are: seniors Dick Goldie, John Wertz, Marty Price, and Garret Van Seters; junior Gloria Smith; and sophomore Mac Coble. Other members of the team are: Robert and Thomas Salane, James Goldie, Beverly Mills, James Turner, Jack Heuer, Bruce Thompson, Hutsin Davis, Jim Cox and Bob Jones. Dr. M. G. Christophersen is the debate team coach. (Gamecocan Staff Photo by Rockholz) USC STUDENT BODY PRESI DENT Jim Graves, who was recent ly elected Chairman of the South Carolina Student Body Presidents' Association, discusses student gov ernment problems with Henry Lovett, Prebyterian College Stu dent Body President, Patti Spell, Vice-President of Newberry College Student Body, and Jim Mulligan, Treasurer at USC Student Body at a conference held Sunday at the University. New Telephoi To Alleviate i Due to expansion and the un expected growth of telephone activity at the University, there now exists throughout the campus a problem of limited number of lines for use. New telephone equipment, which should alleviate this problem some what, is expected to arrive at the University in December. Present the.e are 294 fac,ulty y Actors gentation worries. According to Phyllis Fleishel, faculty advisor for the University Players, the play shows that how ever inviting the retreat may be into a perfect world of dream, that one must return to reality either by his own choice or the force of fate. The cast of characters for the play include Lowry Lindberg as Dolly Talbo, a middle-aged lady who seems to be dominated by her sister Vereena, who is played by Mimi Wilkinson; Don McMahon as Collin, a seventeen-year-old boy who has been kicked out of school and is living with his aunts, the Talbos; Karen Deas as Catherine Creek, the Talbo maid and com panion to Dolly Talbo; and Eu gene Cox as Dr. Morris Ritz, a flashy con-man. Also in the cast are Jimmie Quick as Judge Cool, Ramona Lorick as Miss Baby Love Dallas, Tommy Huguley as the Reverend, Lacey Shockley as the Reverend's wife, and Gary Cline as the Bar ber. Other characters are the Baker's wife, Linda Baroody; the Post master, Charles Nixon; the Sher iff, John Carpenter; the Choir Mistress, Donna Williams; and Maude Riordan, Diane Hall. WHERE'S TI USC activities-the ones our University fees were supposed to keep going-won't be as active as they planned this year. Student Union, Student Government, The Gamecock, The Garnet & Black, WUSC, and eight others are ailing with monetary malnutrition-meaning, the al locations just didn't stretch far enough. Eight dollars taken from about 7,187 students paying a University fee, for two semesters, added up to $115,000 to be split among student activities. But S. C. residents paid $120, and out of-staters $295; where did the rest of the approximately $2 million go? It wasn't for tuition and it wasn't for dorm rent. And we presume it wasn't for 2 by 4's and timber since a specific $10 "building" assessment was tacked onto the fees cards. We know some of the $112 or $287 goes to the Athletic department, for our "sea son's ticket" to the Carolina all sports panorama. Rah Rah. HOW MUCH? Even members of the administration have requested a breakdown of How and Who spends our money. Why is it being kept such a deep, dark secret? More University fees HAVE to start going to student activities, or they won't be able to operate. Here is what's hap pened for this year: The Gamecock was cut approximately $7,000 (don't expect any 16-page issues!) )RIAL lE M4ONEY? The Garnet & Black was cut $3,000 their publishing costs have risen from $27,000 to $41,000 in five years. The budget of the University players was cut in half, the YM-YWCA by one third. We will be charged one dollar extra for all eight Student Union Concerts, the Crucible will publish only two issues this year; and WUSC may never be able to re pair its lines to be heard all over cam pus. It was the fault of neither the adminis tration nor the allocations committee that this happened; the money was distributed as fairly as possible. There just was hardly any to begin with. The per student increase is WAY over due. The allocations committee recom mended that at least $13 per person can be contributed from our University fees. Th's recommendation was forwarded to the Board of Trustees, who as yet haven't commented on it. We'd like to emphasize, that an increase per person for student activities should NOT mean RAISING University fees! NOT without first telling US what our money's being spent on! And if the Board of Trustees, or who ever is holding the purse strings, would prefer not to say where the money is go ing, we'd like to know WHY we shouldn't be told. -ROESSLE Queen, F Elections By JANEAN MANN Staff Writer The nomination convention for freshman class officers and for the 1965 homecoming queen will be held in the Russell House As sembly Room from 2 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, October 19. To be eligible for nomination as a freshman officer a student must have a minimum College Board score of "904" or a "5" on the entrance exam. Each candidate is required to present a petition con taining at least 10 signatures and must be nominated, at the con vention, by some person other than the candidate. All fraternities must nominate their candidates for homecoming queen at this time. Following the nomination of candidates, the rules and regula tions of campaign and election procedure will be reviewed. All freshman candidates not present at this meeting will be automatic ally disqualified. Freshmen will elect four class officers and five senators. This is one senator more than form erly permitted due to the large freshman class. Student body Vice President Thorn Compton urged all eligible freshmen to take part in the elec reshman Planned tions. "There is a great need for qualified freshmen in the Senate, now and for the coming years," he said. "The future of the Stu dent Government is critical due to the new constitution and the con tinuing growth of the Carolina campus. These offices provide a great challenge and an opportun ity to learn more about student government functions for those interested students," C o m p t o n added. EEE Has Big Feast; Names 22 The ancient order of the broth erhood of Epsilon Epsilon Epsilon held their first gala gourmet gathering of the season - the second annual Yeast Feast Thurs day morning - to the tunes of "Onward, Tri-Ep Brothers" and that old standby "Viva La EEE." Grand Czar Karl Beason and Grand Czarina Stephanie Adair called the chaos to order and an nounced the new officers for the year: Roxy Matthews, Vice Czar; Dewain Herring, scholarship chairman; Chris Edwards, high co-ordinator; and Pat Roessle, grand herald. Named to the Tri Ep Advisory Board, not to advise Tri-Ep, but the campus, were Joe Alderman and Bertie Green. Rush results were again favor able. Tri-Ep once more swept all other campus organizations by taking 100 per cent. Beaming pledges include Suzanne Hender son, Randy Shirley, Janet Blanks, Frannie Daniels, Tom Geer, Char lie Farrell, and Duffy Allen. Also, Jim Wallace, Pat Roessle, Ellison Smith, Ed Tucker, Mary DeLoache, Sally Turner, Freddie Williams, Sig Huitt, and Jim Poulos. Also Panchita Gaud, Kent Hun gerpiller, Bill Youngblood, Pam Tovey, Carol Workman, and Ann Brown. After the Explanatory Lecture and other unmentionable sacristies, Tri-Ep invaded the campus to spread the Tri-Ep spirit through out the classrooms. Tri - Ep recognizes slackness wherever it is found, always on the lookout for new prospects. Let your Tri-Ep light shine. Journalists Announce Drop-In The faculty, staff and students of the University's School of Journalism have extended a cordial invitation to all alumni and friends to attend an open house at Legare College during Homecoming Day activities Oct. 30. Beginning at 9 a.m., the drop-in will include special tours of the journalism school and new facili ties, photo-summary displays of the school, refreshments, and oppor tunities to meet the faculty and renew past acquaintances. A number of alumni as well as undergraduate members of Theta Sigma Phi and Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism societies, will be on hand to greet visitors. The School of Journalism at the University opened this year with a total of 237 students registered for the fall semester. The figure rep resents an enrollment of 96 fresh men, 56 sophomores, 39 juniors, 37 seniors and nine graduate stu dents. (C.naock Staff Photo by Russ) I games thIs year will be these en 'noun left to right: WeMdon Bagwell, odwin, Bob Day, and Pamn Planto. j%2 GA : Iof UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROINA VOL LVI, NO. 4 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROUNA, OCTOBER 15, 1965 FOUNDED 1908 Plans F In Spit( By SIG HUITT Managing Editor Plans for Carolina's homecom ing celebration Oct. 30 continue to progress even though free cuts from classes that day have been denied. Early in the week, reliable sources told The Gamecock that there was a chance that the stu dent-planned festivities would be cancelled due to lack of support expressed from the administra tion. Dismissal of classes Oct. 30 was the subject of discussion Wednes day as Student Senate passed a bill urging that the annual occa sion be made an official Univer sity holiday. The Senate action came follow ing a week of student-administra tion bantering as to whether the festivities would be recognized by the University. The bill introduced by Sen. Jim Bell, who also serves as Home coming Chairman, called Home coming "a tradition essential to the promotion of school spirit" and "essential for maintaining alumni relations." The main subject of disagree ment concerns the Homecoming Parade scheduled to be held Sat urday morning, Oct. 30. The early afternoon game necessitates that the parade be held while classes are in session. Student leaders have planned the event on the as sumption that classes would be dismissed as they were last fall. In reply to queries an adminis trative spokesman said: "Students participating in the Homecoming Day Parade last year were excused from classes only with the accepted under standing that this could not and te Equipment aine Shortage staff telephones, 871 dormitory phones, and 110 interior (on campus only) phones. In South Tower, the newest women's dormitory, telephones have been installed only to the twelfth floor. Pay telephones will be put on the remaining floors. A rebate will be made to those girls who did not receive telephones in thaer tenan. or Hon x Of No would not become an annual cus tom. "At that time, it was expected that the parade this year would be planned in such a way that excused absences would not be come a question. For the ques tion to arise this year, of all times, is unfortunate. Air Soce Selected j The USC squadron of the Arnold Air Society gained 23 members this week with the induction of new pledges. New cadets named to the Wil liam Farrow Squadron as pledges are James R. Poulos; Henry S. Eichel; William E. Kohlenberger; Robert P. Smart; Robert T. Smith; Stephen E. Meats. Also, Larry C. Brandt; Michael B. Burkhold; Charles R. Flynn; Fred W. Ortmann III; William T. Cleland; James F. McClary. Others include Philip G. Stowell; James D. Clark; Steven K. Ladd; John M. Scott, Jr.; Marshall G. Solomon, Jr.; Melvin W. Young blood, Jr.; John D. Gaskin; Curtis A. Leopard; Bradford C. Vassey; William V. Joseph, Jr.; Bruce D. USC Enrolls Record Total Of Collegians The total USC enrollment hit 10.690 according to University of ficials. There are 8,864 undergraduate students on the University's main campus in Columbia - 7,194 day undergraduate, 347 law, 841 in the graduate school, and 482 in the evening division - and 286 in associate degree and certificate programs in secretarial and com mercial science and in nursing. The seven regional campuses operated as University Centers have a total enrollment of 1,329 this year - Aiken County, 268; Beaufort. 158; Coastal Carolina (Horry County), 229; Florence, 311; Lancaster, 222; Union (new this year), 66; and Salkehatchie (located at Allendale, also new), iecomin Free C "The University is operating this fall on the tightest academic calendar in years, due to a late opening necessitated by having to wait for residence hall construc tion. We have scarcely enough classroom time as it is. "Under the circumstances, ex cused absences can hardly be 0ty Lists Pledges Mills; and William S. O'Connell. A professional national honorary organization of select AFROTC cadets, Arnold Air Society was named after the late General of the Air Force Henry (Hap) Arnold. Its purpose is to aid in the develop ment of Air Force officers and create a closer relationship among members of the corps. The USC chapter organizes and presents several annual events for the Cadet Corps, including the an nual Military Ball. Alumni A& Schedules By ANNE SIMMS Staff Writer Homecoming weekend will of ficially begin for Carolina's re turning alumnae on Saturday, Oct. 30 with a general get-together in the Russell House. At a meeting later in the day several awards will be made. The annual Distinguished A u m ni Award will be presented to the outstanding alumnus of the year in recognition of his distinguished service. This is the highest honor the Alumni Association can be stow, and the name of the recipi ent will not be released until the morning of the presentation. Honorary L i f e Memberships may also be awarded to the non alumni who have demonstrated ex ceptional in and support of higher education and who have rendered service to the University of South Carolina. A luncheon and tea dance will be held in honor of the alumni. These functions will be held for the first time in the National Guard Armory on Bluff Road. Carolina student. and their fami g To C uts Dec authorized for any occasion, how. ever worthy. The interfraternity Council and Pan Hellenic faced up to this reality in voting to go ahead with what is certainly a worth-while, constructive event. Every student, it should be kept in mind, is entitled to a certain number of unexcused absences." The IFC in announcing plans to go ahead with the function even though free cuts would not be given said that the group felt re sponsible to the student body and the alumni to go ahead and try to boost school spirit. Chairman Bell in decrying the situation said, "Not since Big Thursday has the University really had an annual festival worthy of the Carolina tradition." Big Thursday was the yearly rrid clash-fall festival between USC and Clemson University. rhe event, allowing free cuts for students, was modified several years ago and now exists only as football game. Homecoming activities as con !eived by Bell and his committee will be expanded to include a Friday evening popular music 5oc ia tion 4 ctivities lies are also welcome to attend the luncheon and dance. Tickets to these affairs may be purchased from the Alumni Association lo ated in Lieber College on the Horseshoe. LEADING THE CHEERING S thuslasule students, rteently chosen Gretehen Giel, Joe Hobson, Pam Missing when the pictur. was takes km nemule. arni.Ann he varalty eha )flti'nue isin concert, pep rally, parade, Queen crowning, float Judging and the pigskin conflict with Maryland. Formulating plans for the pa rade, Gary Poliakoff, chairman of that event announced Thursday the fraternity and sorority parade entry combinations. Working to gether to build floats will be: Chi Psi, Kappa Alpha, Delta Delta Delta; Phi Kappa Sigma, Pi Kappa Phi, Zeta Tau Alpha; Kappa Sigma, Sigma Nu, Alpha Delta Pi; Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Chi; Kappa Delta; Phi Epsilon Pi, Alpha Tau Omega, Chi Omega; Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Delta Zeta; and Sigma Phi Epsilon, Pi Kappa Alpha; Pi Beta Phi. Alpha Phi Omega will build the Queen's float. Fifty Bands To Perform In Band Day Fifty bands with a total of 3,000 musicians will be featured during the half-time show at Sat urday night's game between USC and Wake Forest. Also featured in this seventh an nual Band Day performance will be 200 high school majoretts. "Tunes of Glory," played by the entire group, along with football, folk, historical, school, and patri otic songs will complete the musical program. ECTION at Carolina freshman footbal as freshman cheweleaders. They are, I Wofford, lAury Owen (ehief), Jean C iwere Stevie Smith and Resty Brues. sead. Ray nlyn.