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Pomp Carolina In Specia By CARL STEPP Chief Reporter A mace was dedicated at Caro lina Sunday. And as hundreds watched under a brilliant azure sky, the University's past, present and future were united by a pano rama of color, ceremony and celebration. The special convocation on the Horseshoe saw not only the adoption of the ceremonial mace, but also the presentation of a presidential medallion and the honoring of two distinguished guests. Presented honorary doctor of law degrees were Sir Patrick Dean, Great Britain's ambassa dor to the United States, and Gov. Robert E. McNair of South Carolina. The presidential medallion, de scribed as a "symbol of the au thority of the president of the University, something that will be worn with pride for time to come," was presented President Thomas F. Jones by James W. Cothran, vice-chairman of the Board of Trustees. It will be used by Jones and his successors on official occa sions. Adoption ceremonies be gan with music by the Univer sity Symphonic Band directed by Professor James ). Pritchard. The program itself began with academic processions of student body representatives and the faculty, the president's proces sion, and the mace procession. President Jones opened with a brief welcome. The mace, he said, will come "to represent Carolina's past, its present, and its future . . . and will be symbolic of the Univer sity as it emerges into a new% South-a South that is forceful, ambitious, determined, and that knows where it is going." As the band rendered a fan fare composed for the occasion by USC professor Peter Gersch efski, the mace was presented, officially adopted, and placed upon its stand by mace-bearer Bill Youngblood, student body (Gamecock pt Studeiit Exam And ( Adopts M 1 Convocat president. "The Mace is a symbolic ob ject," according to the special program for the convocation, "representing the corporate en tity and combined endeavors of the whole University commun ity. "Everyone whose good will and service has contributed to the University's well-being, may see in the Mace concrete expres sion of their respect and affec tion for the institution." The piece, designed by leading London silversmith Leslie Dur bin, will be displayed at "occa sions of outstanding importance in the life of the University." It was donated in honor of Susan Richardson Guignard. The honorary degrees were presented by Jones. lie called l)ean, who has been ambassador to the U. S. since 1965, "an experienced and dis tinguished diplomat" and re iterated the friendship between the United Kingdom and Am erica. McNair, "one of the Univer sity's own," was hailed as a leader in the field of education. The Governor expressed his appreciation to what he termed "The greatest University in our state." "All of us are aware that our state is in the midst of a period in which it is enjoying great progress," he continued. "But we are also aware that South Carolina today faces per haps the greatest challenges of all time. "I think we all recognize the importance of this great Univer sity and of education." The future of the state will depend entirely he emphasizedl, on the education of her youth. Following McNair's remarks, the keynote address was deliv ered by Ambassador 1)ean. The ceremonies concluded with the Alma Mater by the band and the combined University Concert and Oratorio Choirs followed by a reception at the president's home. lotos by Finn) ines Regalia Mnce I s O f fici ircumstance ice ion Uft art C6 p President Youiinglood Receives A1 It-1 The MIace~ Einbodii USC Choruses Provide Music Mly Presented Mark Cer( Ambassador J United Nation ""IB ;IyGNNY ('A1tRtOI.1, Managing EIditor War, entered into as a delib "r'at(" po(lic'y, c'an no lo,nger be co(nt(mlaI.tl'd as a 111tansl of Set t ling (lisput's be"twce(n natio,ns, th(' I;riti.h arnbas adour to the l nit (d State saidl he"r(4 Sunday". "I he I'n itd'(I Natio,ns -- a UN with (ffecti\ enforc'ment po(,w (r- mlurI t - U.,1d( to iron ()ut nt rnat:r ln l tiifficultit'-, S i r 'atrick lenry I)t"an till several hundrl{1'"( p let gathered f(,r a c rdi((atio n ((f U ("s n("wV (tret moI:,tlal na( . "\V" hae to try to eraIIn(.te the(' (nrl(1I'.Iinls that lead to war ;1 :-rton a- wt" reco"(gnizo. theml "WeI -a -lli. brw that then ' t- ar(" Imt("rd!(p ndl(!lt, that , h(,wever big r1or mall, -tr(fng ()1 . ( a dn(vanc' r und{("rIe (!")nd tth(y may li e, to live t - a t'ther in peac1,'" thy must (" all nl th("Ir powr\1 t(> sc e f"rl'(e( n thtir mutual dial ings,'' he Mace(',tiu(. In h-feI-( of the 'N. the am 4i ad m aii, "It i true that A Lnt of Authlority" Jnnne Displays edal ?roposes s Action the Charter of the United Na tions has from the start con tained the necessary provisions for enforcernent, but the nations have not been prepared to give up sufficient of their indepen dence and sovereignty to permit the necessary permanent ma chinery for enforcement to he set up." The" hfficulty in UN enforce llent is that powers of the boely's eciatral organs are per suasive rather than coercive, he said. "The Security Council alone may coerce and then only in cer tain circ"urn.-tances and under rigid pro"edural regulations." As for the University and the muace cerenmony, the ambassador oherve<i, "The University itself . can be taken to represent many, many things -- learning and -cholar-hip above all, and youth and vigor, intellectual a<i t nture-, endea\our", tradition, c oniui t. and. I amd sure, jolly hard work.' 'the mlac'e, he said, "could be taken t. repre"sent crafts man .hip) and beauty and skill. l;ut the mace i-. -onething else too. It is symbolic of severeignty, of -t rength. of office. In short, it l- 1 jetll liIe llt ef au hIfty. 4. (-i tio..nn i . Ambassador Dean Governor McNair 11in. Mace