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THREE GAMECOCKS WaELcoE, FRESHMEN, SLATED FOR HONORS TO CAROLINA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CMOWINC FOR A UATER CAROUNA VoL LVII' 1 ______________-.__Fewaded 190S AMUEING TO THE crowd but not so fua sits on the ball to keep it away from USC Emejkal. The Gamecocks regained the ching the Furman Paladins twice and tal powered Tigers. Overall the Birds sport record. May Queei Named; Vi Twenty-six girls, dressed in their sparkling evening attire, paraded before a panel of judges to compete for finalists for May Queen. It was the beauty pageant held in Russell House Signal Light Inst On Green Streel A fixed-time control traffic extent that the signal was installed in front of the although the vehi University observatory Wed- not warrant it. nesday afternoon. The signal was The preceedi installed at the request of printed in the Sepi University officials, Columbia City The Gamecock. Engineer Harry O'B. Bellinger said. Fratei "The light is not going to do any good if the students continue to ee cross in the middle of the street," P 11i Mr. Bellin ger said. The traffic light servces theQ intersection of Green and Bul l (U spe streets and was installed at a cost of 600. The fixed-time signal A fraternity control was taken from the in- to have appea tersection of henderson and the Student Gervais streets where a semi- C'ommittee We actuated system will be installed, violation of I liquor regulal A previous request for a traffic committee d light in front of the observatory comment. was made several years ago but sources said was turned down by the city as the fra ternity traffic did not warrant it, Mr. deprived ofa Bellinger said. Since Russell priviledges. House has been opened the ep- 1956.) destrian traffic has risen to the ny to the players as Clemson guard 's Bennie Fannin, Lee Collins and Art mythical state title in 1956 by troun Ling two of three from Clemson's high ,ed a so-so but still commendable 9-13 .1 Finalists te April 9th auditorium Thursday evening, March 15. Harriett Dickert of the independents; Pat Arant, Pi Beta Phi and Carol Brandenburg of Chi Omega were chosen to be the finalists. In a process of gradual elimination, the judges had the task of selecting three finalists from nominations to be candidates for the 1956 Queen of May. The girls were nominated by the sororities and the Independent light is needed girls of the campus. -ular traffic does Election Is April ng story was The student body will elect the 23, 1955 issue of May Queen at an election April 9. The run-offs will be held April 11. The girls chosen as queen will be *t crowned at the coronation to be held on May Day. Mrs. Florence Kohn of Kohn's Clothing Store acted as coordinator for the contest. As each girl ap peared on the stage, Mrs. Klhn d d described her apparel in detail. Background music was fur nished by Kenny Morris at the Is reported piano. Virgil Duffie, who is ire eforet general chairman for May Day, dnesdy for was master of ceremonies. dnesdy forJudges were as follows: Gren he camp us Seibels of station WIS-TV; Ruth ion. The Gottliev, radio station WMSC; Bill eclined to Mimms of radio station WCOS; Reliable Kim DeFilipo, station WNOK-TV, that the and Mickey Lourie of Lourle's had been Clothing Store. ocial room The preceding article Is from the (April 21' March 23, 1956 Issue of The Gamecock. Russell H4 Student A Building, Russell House, new he; student activities, has opene its final stage, has cost $1,10 dean of administration, has Joe A. Barnes of Columbia, director of student activities, is head of the new building. Richard Mims of Eutawville, is assistant director and Shirley Person of Columbia, clerk nnd secretary. A second assistant and a receptionist will join the staff at a later date. The building will close at 11 p.m. The chief rule applying to its use is that food and drink are not per mitted outside of the cafeteria, snack bar, or patio. Student Activities House Housed in the building are the kM-YWCA, Gamecock, Garnet and Black, WUSC, book store, cafeteria, snack bar, music rooms, assembly room, lounmge, four meeting rooms, the alumni association, laundry and post of fice. B bar er shop and bowling alley will be added later. The book store, with exapnded facilities, is located on the ground floor. Adjacent to it is the gasme room with facilities for ping pong, pool, card games, and pinball. The game room will be operated by the book store, Ben Flowler, manager, stated. Locker Room Also located on the ground floor is a locker room for day students with lockers costing $1.50 per semester. The cafeteria, run by the Slater system, laundry, headed by Mrs. Pearl S. Garren, and opst office, managed by Joe M. Lawrence, are on the ground floor. Chief amnog these rooms is the assembly room located on the first floor. The room will be used for dances, plays, movies, and meetings. It will be equipped with movable seats. The preceding article was from the sept. 23, 1955 issee of The Gamecock. Special Home In keeping with the spi Gamecock has reproduced from our 1955-4956 edition. campus issues back then, G classrooms, in particular, have attempted to recreate stories and ads on these four back issues unedited and um the advertisements on paget valid. yuse, etivities Opens idquarters for numerous I its doors. The building, in 0,000, Dr. W. H. Patterson, announced. William H. Patterson Smoking Is Banned In Classrooms Smoking in university classrooms was banned by President Donald S. Russell's Advisory Council in a meeting held last spring, William H. Patterson, Dean of Administration, has an nounced. The main purpose of this regulation is to prevent fires from being started from cigarettes and matches left burning. The cleaning problem each day was also taken into account. Dean Patterson also said that there would be special areas provided for smoking, with "Smoking Permitted"signs placed in these areas. Student cooperation is greatly needed, and, students are urged to refrain from smoking except in the designated areas. coming Issue irt of Homecoming, The ieveral articles and stories It's interesting to note that reen Street and smoking in are still issues today. We "the way we were" and the pages have come from our changed. Needless to say, i nine and 10 are no longer