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CU Contemporary University (CU). a program for a semester of in dependent research and study is now accepting student applications for Spring semester. Participants receive 15 hours of regular university credit toward their major and cognate while working on their project without slowing down progress toward their degrees. Persons with questions or desiring application forms should obtain applications at the Russell House Information Desk or call or come by the CU office, Room 1, Humanities Office Building. Ap plications are due Monday, Oct. 25. UWW SEEKS STUDENTS University Without Walls (UWW) is now accepting ap plications for Spring semester. All applications must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. Nov. 24. Academic credit arrangements can be negotiated for students who would like to do a specific project which cannot be done in regular classes. Interested persons should come to UWW's office at 503 South Main St. TENNESSEE TRIP PLANNED The Travel Committee is sponsoring a trip to the Tennessee game at Knoxville. A bus will leave the Russell House at 6:30 Young Demo officers, estai South Carolina Young Democracts (YD) . held an organizational meeting last night to elect officers and establish policies for the year. Elected president was Tom Hane; Henry Tecklenberg, vice president; Patty Wall, secretary; and Jim Lengal, treasurer. Goals for this year include (1) voter registration of Carolina students, (2) voter registration of high school students, (3) education of voters in the processes of the Democratic party, and (4) sending delegates to the National Democratic Convention in Miamw next summer. STACK Red Carj Monday th 5:30 tc Michelob 34 Prime Ri Sandwiches, Sour 634 HARDE at Five ,UWW a.m. Sat., Nov. 6. The price is $21. This includes your ticket. con linental breakfast, box-lunch. Iransport alion and set -ups. Sign up. in Room 204, Russell House, by Nov. 5. Call 4144 or 4145 for furt her information. Only a limited number of tickets are available, so sign up soon. YEARBOOK PICTURES The Garnet and Black staff will arrange picture appointments in the Russell House basement Thursday and Friday. STUDENTS SHOW ART There will be an exibition of original prints by students of Boyd Sanders on Oct. 9 - 15 in the Russell House Art Gallery. This event i3 sponsored by the University Union Arts Committee. The Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. BOOK INSPIRES COURSE "Students Without Teachers" is a book about education and what education is or should be doing. It is also the name of a short course which is about the ideas presented in the book. Those interested in education may gain insight into this subject by considering the arguments in the book. The time and place of this short course have been changed to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Room 321 in the Russell House. orats elect >lish policies In a move to abolish sexual discrimination the college democracts elected Polly Span, National Committeeman and Jay Hodge, National Committee woman. The YDs have pledged to abolish this outdated clause providing for the two officials in the State Constitution in the next South C;rolina Young Democract Convention. The group already has had one voter registration drive in Sep tember during class registration during which time, more than 500 students registered. et Hour ru Friday 6:30 or Set-Up b Dinner s5, Salads. Desserts N STREET Points mnntinn permit hN: 83 -News briefs: seek stud( DHRAF-T SECTS %%*0tKSII0I# The Carolina Draft Intormation Service will sponsor a workshop on draft counseling, at 7 p.m. Oct. 19. Students will be trained to solve their own draft problems and to work as counselors for other si udent s. The first session will discuss basic Selective Service procedures and deferments for conscientious objectors. The Carolina Draft Information Service will open a permanent counseling service on campus for students later this month. JOURNALISTS INITIATE Sigma Delta Chi. professional journalistic society. will hold initiation for new members at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13, in the College of Journalism Library. All interested J-school majors should attend. PRIORITIES INFORMATION Student Government is again this fall handling the issuing of priorities for spring semester. January 14-15, 1972. The Student Senate Academic Affairs Committee will issue priorities for the following reasons: health problems and job class conflicts. Priorities will NOT be given for the following: 1. Your fear of getting closed out of classes, especially graduating seniors. According to University policy graduating seniors cannot be closed out of required courses. 2. Absenci on the day of registration (January 14-15). If you plan to be absent, it is possible for someone else to register for you, but it is not advisable. There is always late registration with a small fine. You can pick up your priority request form in the Student Government Office on the second floor of the Russell House across from the Information Desk bet ween 9-5, Monday thru Friday. THE DEADLINE FOR RETURNING PRIORITY REQUESTS IS NOVEMBER 9. (TUESDAY) AT NOON. PUGH ELECTED CHAIRMAN Business Administration Professor Olin S. Pugh has been elected chairman of the USC Faculty Senate for 1971-72. Suc - ceeding political science Professor M. Glenn Abernathy, Pugh holds an endowed professorship in banking sponsored by the S.C. Bankers Association and is former Dr. Mercei of ruthenit Ruthenium, a relatively obscure gray element, plays a role in nuclear reactions as well as in present air pollution research. USC chemistry professor Ed ward E. Mercer is trying to discover what makes ruthenium react to other elements and to compounds in a complicated fashion with the aid of a $15,000 grant from the Atomic Energy Commission. "As early as 1856 scientists not iced a pecular characterist ic of ruthenium," Dr. Mercer said. "When a piece of zinc met al was put into ruthenium clhloride, the solut ion t urned a brillant blue. It wasn't until two years ago that we were able to underst and what makes up this blue compound." "Then in the late 1940's when nuclent- reactors were first used." .nt appli acting dean of the business ad ministration school. lie recently has been named director. of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research. Other oIficers include mathematics Professor William H. Caldwell. vice president and Professor John R. Welsh of the English department was re-elected secretarv. PMl5PKIN CONTEST The University Union Special Events Committee is again sponsoring 'he Great Pumpkin Contest" for everyone who wants to carve a pumpkin. There will be a S25 first prize for the contest which starts Oct. 25. Pumpkins will be sold at a small cost in Russell House on that date. Entries will be judged on neatness. appearance and originalit y. Judging will be Oct . 29. QUEEN ELECTIONS The election of this year's Homecoming Queen will be held from 9 to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday in the Russell House lobby. The three member homecoming court will be announced at Fridav night's Cockfest. and the winner will be crowned at halftime of the USC-Maryland game Saturday evening. 'SUPERSTA' IN ROCK HIM, The Original American Touring Company will present selections from the Rock Opera "Jesus Christ. Superstar" at Winthrop College on Friday (Oct. 15>. Tickets for the show. sponsored by the Winthrop Dance Com mittee. will be held in Dinkins Student Center on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday (Oct. 23. 14. 151. Tickets are S3.00 for non students and $1.50 for students. SAILING CLUB MEETS The Sailing Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Room i18 of the Business Administration Building. New members will be accepted and are urged to attend. The club offers sailing instruction and use of the University's fleet. 'ETER.ANS MEETING The Veteran Student Organization iVSO). established to help veterans on campus. will meet at 8p.m.. Oct. 14. in room 323 in Russell House. VS() has a temporary office in explores r im in air p~ Mercer said. ''scientists also realized that ruthenium did not behave in the expected way."~ In a nuclear reaction. he ex plained. energy comes from big atoms breaking up into pieces. When this occurs one of the main elements produced is ruthenium. "Scientists wanted to separate this ruthenium from left-over nuclear fuel so they could use the fuel again." Mercer said. "But they had problems doing this because the behavior of ruthenium is so complex. We're working today to try to understand the chemistry of ruthenium which may lead to improving these separation methods."~ The USC professor said he also hopes t o find if rut henium could be used in a practical solution for air pollution. - ants rmn :Itii in Russell House. If any veteran has problems or needs information concerning benefits. 'hey can come by the office or write Nox 57mi:1. Vniversit y Union is sponsoring a short course in Arabic beginning 14)lay and io meet each Wednesday at s p.m. in Currell College. ESCOR TSIE RVICE Carolina coeds are now being provided an escort service during I he evening hours by APO service traternit v. To) be provided an escort. girls should call the fraternity office at 777-.85. The service is provided nightly except Saturday from 7 to III p.m. i-:t jlIl.l \N SOCIETY The Euphradian Society of the past was the place for students to get together and voice their opinions. It was in short. a forum for student ideas. Fiounded in 18o6. 'he Euphradian Siciety stood for the only student activity of the day: discussion and debate. As the University grew, so did the Society: and in 1848. the influence of the Euphradians was so great that the University deeded the 3rd Floor of Harper College 'then new i to the Society and made what is now Euphradian Hall. The Euphradian Society of today is what its past decade of members and leaders have made it. And if I were a member during this time period. I would be ashamed to admit it. The membership is low and activities almost non-existent. At one time 90 per cent of the student body of USC belonged to the Euphradian or Clariosophic societies. But today. hardly anyone knows they exist: if you can call the present membership even existing. Right now. I would like to make a plea to all students interested in belonging to an organization with ideals and history of the Euphradian Society. to come to our meetings in Euphradian Hall on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m., and help make a once proud organization to regain the status and influence once held and achieve the purposes for which it was established. ri ysteries >llution 'When toxic gases, such as the common pollutants nitric oxide and sulpher dioxide, are passed over ruthenium compounds, the ruthenium reacts with these gases and removes them from the air." Mercer said. "But just forming a compound of ruthenium with these gases isn't enough." he explained. "Rut henium cost s several hundred dollars a pound and thus it's not feasible to use up pounds of rut henium to absorb gases. *'However. we want to see if ihere are any chemicals that will remove these gases that are ab sorbed in the ruthenium in a less toxic form. If this could be done, the same ruthenium could be used over and over again to remove pollut ant gases from the air," Mercer said.