The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 01, 1976, Page Page 16, Image 18
Beauty
lauds pt
By Mark Mayer
"I don't think that pageai
strength to some girls, and it
to Jan Murray, the 197(> Mi;
"I entered for the schola
possible career in modeling
Murray was reluctant, at f
rweeant "Mv mint son! in ;i
I O ^
backed out of it." she said.
Contest officials contacted
said. She decided to enter tilt
where she defeated 15 girls
Miss South Carolina parti
winner participates in the IV
$500 scholarship and some j
Life has remained the s;i
friends treat me no different
title go to my head."
She was surprised when sh<
runnerup when it got dow
throughout tho competition.
A nursing student at USC,
member of the liSC singing
Alive.
She attended Clemson Unix
Murray then transferred to '
where she became interested
Murray is from Chester, i
cheerleader and majorette
beauty pageants.
"I had been first runneruj;
Clemson and the Chester Con
r?llt nil hv llio rlrvmcnn vnor
"To get into this Miss Soutl
representative from your h
said. The Chester Merchants
She is in the contest for hi;
most likely would go into moc
of traveling which is somethi
"If I win. it's great. If I do
said she enjoyed being asso
volved in a children's orgai
"I don't have anv olans foi
many things I want to do bef
The Miss USA pageant will
be nationally televised.
pi
I I m
^1
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winner
"w tfV *r% *r>m
nts are degrading (o women. Reality is
can open lip may doors for her." according
>s South Carolina.
rship benefits as well as for pursuing a
, sue sain.
irst, to compote in the Miss South Carolina
n application to the pageant in \\)7:\. Init I
I her each vear since her refusal. Murrav
1 197<> competition Jan. 17 in North Augusta
for the title.
cipates in the Miss USA pageant, whose
liss Universe contest. She also received a
lewelry.
iim." mi lviuriiiy since me pageant. "iviy
ly since I won I lie contest. I didn't let the
i1 won. "I thought I would probably get first
11 to the last live. 1 had been relaxed
siu- sam.
Murray will graduate in August. She is a
groups Radiant Vibrations and Carolina
ersity for one year, majoring in education.
Pri-County Technical College in Pendleton
in nursing before coming to USC.
\ city of approximately 12.OIK). She was a
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ill Hip,ll MIIUUI Illiu |/<11 IIVI (Jell I'll III UJVtW
> in both the homecoming queen contest at
mty contest. I did win the Miss Taps contest
book," she sajd.
1 Carolina pageant you don't have to be the
ometown. Anyone can enter it." Murray
i Association sponsored her in the pageant.
isiness reasons as well as for pleasure. "I
ieling if I win. It would enable me to do a lot
ng I haven't done much of." she explained,
n't win. I'll live with it." she said. Murray
ciated with kids and would like to get inlization
of some type.
marriage in the near future. There are so
ore settling down with someone." she said,
be May 15 in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and will
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'The World of Carl Saml
"Tho World of Carl Sandburg." a loader's Ihoalro
production, will ho prosontori at H p in. Monday.
April r>. in tho Kookor T. Washington auditorium
at I ho oornor of Wheal and Marion stroots.
i Thoshow is a production of I ho Spoooh Division of
I lu% Dopaiimonl of Thoatro and S|hhvIi al I ho
University of South Carolina. Writ ton and compiled
Iby Norman Corwin. the show ran on Broadway in
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UMil in a limited cn^i^cmcnt in which llcllo I>;ivis
starred
The sn ipl contains selections from the works ol
Ilu* lamed poet. biographer, novelist, Carl Sandburg.
Also included arc old songs and jokes
collected by Sandburg as "pieces worth mucin
boring." The |>orformanco is free and open to lhe
general public. ^
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