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Fai Recently elected treasurer of the South Carolina Psychological Assn. is Dr. James A. Keith, assistant professor in the School of Educa tion. He is taking over for Dr. Joseph Champagne, lecturer in the De partment of Psychology, who has accepted a position with the Insti tute of Human Resources in the College of Business at the Univer sity of Houston in Texas. EXHIBIT OF PRINTS Two prints by J. Boyd Saunders, member of the faculty of the De partment of Art, are on exhibit in the Mint Museum in Charlotte, N. C. The prints - "The Hunter" and "Portrait of Faulkner" - are on display during the P i e d m o n t Graphics Annual, a competitive exhibition of prints and drawings, which will run through Feb. 26. .ITENDS MEETING James 1). Pritchard. director of hands, attended the 25th anni versary meeting of the C o 1 1 e g e Hand Directors National Assn. at the University of Michigan last week. CORNELL ARA " GOOD FOOD " Convenient To Campus " Pleasant Atmosphere " 10% Discount On Meal STUDENT SPECIA NEWS As you contemplate one of your life, we sugge tunities at Pratt & Whitr else, we offer all of tl cluding our Corporatioi Program. But, far more ture, is the wide-opet growth with a company of stability in the dyrn technology. And make no mistake feeling of satisfaction nation's economic grow as well. Your degree can be a E ICAL, AERONAUTICAL, oriented), ELECTRICAl CAL ENGINEERING * APPLIED MATHEMATI ENGINEERING PHYSIC For further informatior & Whitney Aircraft, c officer-or write Mr. Department, Pratt &\ Con necticut 06108. mity F A member of the association's Marching Band Committee, Prit chard is also South Carolina state chairman of the College Band Di rectors. Performances by nine outstand ing college and university bands from various parts of the nation will highlight the convention. EIG11m1 LECIl'RE Assistant professor in the De partment of Mathematics, Dr. Wil liam H. Caldwell spoke on "Cyclic Modules Over Certain Rings" last Thursday in Sloan College. This eighth lecture in the USC Mathematics Colloquium series was preceded by a tea. DR. BATSON Dr. Wade T. Batson, professor of botony in the Department of Biology, recently spoke on "Amer ica the Beautiful" d u r i n g the W NOK-TV program in conjune Later he spoke on WIS-TV on pruning roses. He addressed the Benedict College biology majors on "I)endrochronology." TEX.4S SYMPOSIUM )r. R. L. Cargill, asst. pro fessor, David M. Pound, and John 4S CAFETERIA Books LS for x ENGIN.E GRADU Continued exp~ - of our militar provides openi -for virtually e of the most important decisions st you consider career oppor ey Aircraft. Like most everyone le usual "fringe" benefits, in i-financed Graduate Education important to you and your fu opportunity for professional that enjoys an enviable record mic atmosphere of aerospace about it . . . you'll get a solid from your contribution to our vth and to its national defense l.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in: MECHAN CHEMICAL, CIVIL (structures ., MARINE, and METALLURGI ENGINEERING MECHANICS, CS, CERAMICS, PHYSICS and S. concerning a career with Pratt onsult your college placement Nilliam L. Stoner, Engineering Vhitney Aircraft, East Hartford, 'ratt & Whitn4 ONNIfCTICU1T OPERATIONSE AST HARTORo Lets| Damewook, graduate students, in the Department of Chemistry are attending a Photochemistry Sym posium in Houston, T e x a s this week. )r. Cargill and James Crawford, graduate student, have published an article in the January issue of "Tetrahedron Letters." Walker's Book Has New Look "The China Danger," written in 1966 by Prof. Richard L. Walker, head of the Department of Inter national S t uI di e s, has just been published in Spanish. Matthew C. Stewart, associate director of the USC Institute of International Studies, said that the Spanish edition was made in order "to meet the demands of Spanish speaking people both in the United States and abroad for translation of this popular book." A g r a n t from the Rainforth Foundation sponsored the Spanish edition. The original book was written during a year of research in the Far iEast and it was published by the American Bar Assn. "At least on major conclusion emerges on the basis of the world's limited experience with m o d e r n totalitarianism: appeasement, con cession or compromise only makes the despots more fanatical in their devotion to their cause," said I)r. Walker in explaining one of the main conclusions of his research. ERI insion i and commercial bum ngs very technical talent. PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT TECH II U RECORD OF ITA _-L6.I o (No dip In techn.cal popt for the last quart*e of acentu ) 1936 1942 1946 395 19 Take a look at the above c Pratt & Whitney Aircraft exciting growth, continuin bility-where engineers an the major reason for the C SPECIALISTS IN POWER ...P4 POWER FOR AUXILIARY SYSTEMS INCLUDE MILITARY AND COMMEFl SPACE VEHICLES, MARINE AND I0 syPAircraft o CONNECfICUlT Enerhi Eneritn . head of the Depa enee 1.. Smith served a% head of Depurtnents for 17 years. lie I h er%hip in the (;eologienl Sciet. New Pump By Dr. G. Dr. G. Ross Roy, professor in tl University Department of Englis has just finished the first in series of bibliographical pamphle for distribution to tiliversities al colleges in the United States at foreign countries. The first p a m p h I e t, "Robe ;Iness P4CAM, POPL.A fION VS Y EARS 'RQEscT E GRMW.,.* at1on $4 195 962 2966 hart; then a good long look at where technical careers offer g challenge, and lasting sta i scientists are recognized as ompany's continued success. )WER FOR PROPULSION .CURRENT UTILIZATIONS ICIAL AIRCRAFT, MISSILES, IDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. U BION OP UNITEO AIRCRAPT CORP. An Equal Olannrtunity Emnio,ar Gamecock photo by Crewe us Head rhmenrt of Ge(ology at US:C, Dr. lalur lhe combine -d Geology mael Geography its juMt lmweun gi%en an honrorary mem of Ame ic a. hlets Begun Ross Roy 0 Burns." contains 70 bibliographical h, entries not ineluded in previou.c a works. It is the expanded version ts of a Burns exhibition held last rd year in McKissick Library. id i )r. Roy's pamphlet Is 24 pages long with four pages of illustra rt tions. According to I)r. Roy. "the ~ pamphlets will do more to stimu late interest in the subjects ani in the exhibitions." The series, meant to stimulate interest in what the faculty mem bers are doing, will he continued this year with another one from the English Department. The next one on J a n e s D. Cousins will be done by I)r. .James 1). Meriwhether. Robert Bridges will be the subject of the following one done by 1)r. ('able. The Uii versity has one of the most com plete collections of Robert Bridges' works. Cleaners & Laundry MAIN PIANI' 1907-8 Blossom St. at Five Points R. J. REYNC ToBACCO FRUIT JUICE BEVERA C A1 CHEMICAL ENGINE CIVIL ENGINEERS MECHANICAL ENG ELECTRICAL ENG CHEMISTRY Are YOU interested in Are YOU looking for a Are YOU seeking a gro' Then WE would like to Visit with our CollegE become a part of this mation can be obtained LIBERAL BENEFITS Life Insurance, Educati All positions are lOcatE USC Pro GSA Mer Hy MONA (;All' Stuff Writer I)r. Laurence L. Smith, emeritus head of the Department of Geology at USC and recipient of several awards for work in geology, at USC, has been given honorary life membership status in the Geologi cal Society of America. He received the unusual distinc tion of being elected a fellow of the society immediately upon his association with it :12 years ago. In 1947 Dr. Smith succeeded )r. Stephen Taylor as head of what was then the combined Geology and Geography Department. lie retired in 19(4. Last April Lafayette C o I I e g e awarded himt a meritorious citation for his t e a e h i i g and work in g e ( I o g y. )r. Smith was State Geologist until 1910 and has been at UiSt since 1921. )r. Smith has just r e t u r n e d from Washington, D. C., where, as a ntemher of a team of consultants, including seismologists, geophysi cists, geologists, and hydraulic en gineers, he appeared before the Atomic Energy Commission. The hearing was held in behalf of one of the country's largest corpora tions, which plans to colstruct and operate a giant n U C I e a r power plant in S. C. Guidelines were laid dlown to govern tuture construction of power plants. )r. Smith fur n1ished information concerning the susceptibility of such a p1lanit to earthquakes and the type of ground i on which it should he located. Dr. Smith has done consulting work on iron mines in New .Jersey and New York and has written re search p a p e r s on non - netallic mineral deposits. He was instru mental in obtaining the California redwood triee recent tlv set out on campus near South building. As a hobby, )r. Smith is now studying botany. Ilie Ilso e n j o y hird-watching and golf. )r. Smith says that in I9 years I he never missed a class. "This BRANCH STORES: 1449 Sumter 7000 Garner's Ferry Rd. 4043 Trenholmi Rd. )LDS TOBACCO PRODUCTS 0 PA CK AGING tGES S FOOD AND INDUSTR MAPUS INTERVII MARCH 1, 1967 ERS ACCOUN FINANCI NEERS MANAGE NEERS BUSINES MATHEM :hallenge and responsibility lynamic, diversified company vth-orien ted opportuni ty talk with YOU. Recruiting Representative to d growth. Interview arrangements through your placement office. INCLUDE: Profit Sharing, Hosp onal Assistance, Relocation Assi d in Winston-Salem, North Carolin EQA OPRTUIY ML . Given rzbership record deserved no plaudits for it wa simply one of my ways of ex pressing a belief in the paramount importance of one's teaching." Key Speakers Open Meeting On Philosophy * Four University philosophy pro fessors were key speakers at the annual meeting of the S. C. So (ciety for Philosophy, held in the Russell House last Friday and Sat urday. Associate professor in the I)e partnent of I'h ilosophy, I)r. Rcosa mond Kent Sprague o p e i e d the two-<hay session with the subject, "An I' n f ii is h e d Argument in Plato's l'rotagoras'." She is the author of two books about l'Iato-"'lato's Use of r-'al Ilacy" and "'lato's Euthydemus." 1)r. Sprague holds A.lB.. M.A., and Ph.l). degrees from liryn Mawr and is a member of the American Philosophical Assn. and the Amer ican Philological Assn. Assoc"iate professor. Dr. .I amnes Rt. Sinmnions spoke later on "White head's Aesthetic of Nature." He wrote his doctoral dissertation at ('olumba 1'niverrsity on A l f r e d North Whitehead and i s presently writing a book on the philosoph.-ir - "A Study of Whitehead's Phil osophy." lI)r. Sinmnions e x p 1 a i n e d that "Whitehead believed we needed a new approach to philosophy, an approach which wotild heal the cbasni between m o d e r at science IIId religious values.." "Ilis later philosophical works reflect his desire thus to reinte grate scientific facts with ultimate %alues. My paper attempts to show hio Whitehead seized on aesthet ics as one major avenue for this reintegration of science and reli gion." ()i Sat urlday )r. Theodore I.. 1. ia f f c r t y', profet'soi, spoke on "Hlume's Analysis of ('ausation." i)r. l.aif ferty carned his M.A. de gree and Ph.l). at the l'niversity of Chicago. He has bceen on the Uni vecraity faculty since 19461. 1r. I.affcrty is former president of the S. t. Philosophy Assn. He wrote "Eleaents of I.ogic" which Was published in 1963. )r. I.a f f' r t y'S paper was a criticism of the use of anilysis in pcuely aunalytic terms to deny continucity of .actual experience. Gl'nnn A. D)onnetlly, instrusctor, s pit k . on "'Sonme Reflections of l'tonmian D ialect ic.' COMPANY 4 4A TERI AL S AL CORN PRODUCTS W s TINGa MENT S ADMINISTRATION ATICS iscuss how you might lnd more specific infor italization, Retirement, stance.