Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Snuffy Jenki While it seems that rock music is heading toward a marriage- brief and perhaps sweet--with old country music, there are still a few of the "old time" country musicians around. Three of them performed last night on the Russell House patio and later in the Golden Spur--Snuffy Jenkins, Pappy Sherrill and Greasy Medlin. Sherrill said that he and Jenkins have been playing together for over 33 years. Medlin was once a comedian with traveling shows which sold patent medicines. Jenkins on banjo (and washboard), Sherrill on fiddle violin and Medlin on electric bass, together with three younger men, one of whom is Sherrill's son, make up the group The Hired Hands. They have played in major bluegrass festivals all around the country and were at the Union Grove Fiddlers Convention last Easter. Sherrill said that they have played with a number of "old country" Gau - Charge * $1 BRTI Now Read this an For the Best Steaks Shin 1111 L . 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"People are adapting to old country music--they like it. eeeek Aeeont - 00 TION'S >ody perfor sanbd musicias suh ais llr oe, F theOrne Broesthea ntr Gentlem n ''.......sse D raft help The Carolina Draft Information Service is offering draft counseling to all interested students in room :107 Russell House on Monday and Tuesday of next week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Counseling to ROTC students about their military obligation is also available . The Service also needs people who are willing to take draft counseling training to help continue the program. FILM: DANTE'S INFERNO The film. Dante's Inferno, will be shown in the Russell House theatre Thursday. Sept. 0, at 2 p.m. NEW SHORT COURSES Two new short courses are being offered by the University Union this week. A short course in guitar for beginners will be given on Thur sday at :1-30 p.m. in room 307 Russell House. Flower arranging is taught by Virginia McMillan, and will begin Saturday at 7 p.m. in room 323 Russell House. A contest will be held at the end of the course. ESCORT SERVICE Carolina coeds are now being provided an escort service during the evening hours by Alpha Phi Omega Service fraternity. The fraternity will provide shuttle bus service between all points on campus. To be provided an escort, a girl should call the fraternity office at 777-3825. She should explain where she is and where she wants to be taken. A small bus, provided by the University. will pick her up. Im mediate service is possible by the use of walkie-talkies. The service is provided nightly except Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. The escort service began several years ago following several rape incidents. STUDENT ART SHOW Works by art students at USC are on display in Huntington Gallery in Sloan College. The exhibit, to run through next Wednesday (Sept. 29), includes Best service evel briefs... available 52 pieces that represent the best work produced in art classes last year. In the show are paintings, prints, drawings, ceramics and sculpture with a wide variety of styles and objectives. Hours for Huntington Gallery are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE Students who did not fill out the religious preference blank on their registration form are not getting information from the campus religious groups. It anyone would like to receive this information, they should send their name, box number, and preference to: Dr. Lauren Brubaker. Dept. of Religion, USC, campus mail. ECO 70's (('ntinued from Page 1) ocean mammals, depending on the provisions of international treaties on mammals now in force. "The purpose of this demon stration will be to illustrate the lack of concern that we have for a fellow species of mammals, and primarily, to encourage citizens to write their congressmen and senators, expressing their support for the Harris-Pryor Bill. We will show a seven minute color film of the slaughter. which graphically portrays what we are fighting," Holtzclaw said. The Thursday meeting is in room 322 of Russell House. beginning at 8 p.m. Marines (Continued from page 1) "Students image of Marines is that they become a part of a big machine killing people, but it's not like that at all." Caldwell said. "We're mainly interested in saving lives and making life more meaningful." Caldwell has brought with him a HUIE helicopter to give in troductory flights to persons in terested. rese || 2 p.m., Mon.-Fri., I give you a quality job in just 2 hours! NERS & LA*RY 908 Blossom St. ''cks from U.S.C. X-,-?3QUTQU M Q.nA