"11 Travatore" at C. H. S March 22nd 1 VOL. XLVIII THE UNIVERSITY OF CHATTANOOGA. MARCH 18. 1949 No. 11 Student Council Top Campus Engineers Club Hold Their First Banquet Seniors Contributes $103.88 Body; Most Active Group Here To WSSF; Win Class Honors The student council is more than a mere figure-head— it is a group of strong leaders who compose perhaps the Juniors Place Second With $90.36; most active governing body on the campus. The present council, headed by Luke Worsham, includes Jack Hoover, All Classes to Fete Seniors Jim Igou, George Carden, Frank Horner, J. P. Morrison. Charles Aquadro, Bill Davis, JohJohnn * By JOAN JARRETT Sherwood, Bob Holmes, and John The students at the University of Chattanooga have "Invested in Woodall. The fact that the 1948- Tomorrow—Today." They have contributed generously to our recent 1949 council is 100 per cent male "C Clubbers Look World Student Service Fund Drive. Through this fund they can join is purely coincidental; actually hands with students all around the world in a sincere effort toward membership is open to the presi­ international understanding. The results should be constructive build­ dent and vice-president cf each Strange for a Week ing of relationship, a peaceful* —- class and two elected representa­ world in which to live, and edu­ Secretary Sammy Eaton and tives from both the junior and cated leadership wrhich is most senior classes. As Initiation Held Treasurer Jody Page. We hear important in an atomic age. they were very dramatic about the In addition to acting as a stand­ If you wondered about the Dcesn't it seem that these are | w£*le"'thing~and~put on aakttwith ing nominating committee for dele­ strange-looking creatures wander- the worthiest causes to which any ; music from an orchestra under the gates to membership on the honor : ing around the school last week ™? TT°" uA°L?fl.l*r!f!iwy?u,5:It- ' direction of Sandy Smith. council, representatives in Who's ' you were no doubt informed that that UC has played such a large Who in American Colleges and part in it? Now to get down to the bare Universities, and candidates for they were the new initiates of the facts, as most of you know, those the editorship of the Moccasin, the | C Club. These lucky boys received Conducting this drive through : peppy seniors came out on top their letters some time ago and class competition wras a stimulat­ with a total of $103.88 and an council is continually finding more ing method of creating campus- student-related business tc attend the initiation was the final step average of 46.7, according to the in becoming members. wide interest. It also stirred up number in the class. Other class to. In the past it has initiated quite a bit of class spirit which such actions as the purchasing of The requirements fer the first results were: i day were to wear tennis shoes, a was very good for our campus. Arerare a number of additional band in­ This way there wras an over-all Accord­ struments which have already i suit and sweat-shirt. The second PHI DELTS PLAN FORMAL ing to day they wore suit coat, football campus contribution instead of Amount No. In proved their worth. Next on the Raised Class agenda is the discussion of how to pants and a tie. The third day Phi Delts Plans 3rd Meeting Held just from members of different campus organizations. Freshmen $50.66 13.5 make good use of our depreciating they were dressed as Indians. Sophomore 51.05 1S.6 tennis courts. Two proposed ideas, Bright blankets, feathered heads Flashy Evening, By Local Forum From the mighty seniors right Junior 90.36 26.4 which may be merely pipe dreams, and plenty of war paint. This garb down to the li'l freshmen, the The total amount raised was are utilizing the courts for bas­ was so realistic that it seemed a competition was keen. Ways of tribe of Apaches had descended $298.95. This is twrace as much as ketball or an outdoor dancing pa­ raising money varied with each our campus has ever contributed. vilion. The members have passed upon the campus. As the grand fi­ Formal, Banquet On World Peace group, so let us look in on each nale on Thursday these big ath­ Other schools in Tennessee who on a new policy of student gov­ class meeting held last Thursday have contributed are George Pea­ ernment that will bring- a major letic men turned into lovely speci­ By NANCE MAGRATH Tuesday night, March 8, the at 10:15 o'clock. mens of womanhood as they Chattanooga Forum held its third body, $405.00; Middle Tennessee change in 1949-1950 and the years A big "X" has been marked on In the chapel the seniors were State, $5.40; Tennessee Wesleyan, to come—the point system. Brief­ dressed in shirts, sweater stick- meeting of the year in the base­ having quite a show under the | ings, falsies. etc., with convincing the Phi Delt calendar for many ment auditorium of the University $58.30. ly, this is a system whereby a cer­ weeks and now as March 18 rolls leadership of their officers—Jack There is much talk about the tain number of points is allotted smears cf lipstick all over their Library. The subject under discus­ Hoover, president; J. P. Morrison, j faces. Thursday night the boys into the "gold and white sight" the sion was "Pathways to Peace." prize for the class that won this for each student office, a maxi­ vice-president; Doris Lyons, sec­ drive. It's to be a party given for mum and perhaps a minimum i were taken on a goat ride. Quite Phi Delts. as host, plan an evening Mrs. Jay Goodman acted as chair­ retary; Libby Webb, treasurer. We number being allowed each stu­ ! probably why many of their faces that shall long be remembered on that class at the expense of the man and Dr. Frank Prescott was hear Sam Darras held everyone's other classes. And we might say— dent. The result will be that a were missing from the campus the UC's campus. moderator. Dr. Curtis Page, lead­ attention with some of his un­ greater variety of students will be following morning. the seniors certainly deserve it. The evening will begin officially ing spirit here for the cause of the usual acting ability! Flo Varnell It's been a long time since there enabled to hold office, without any New initiates are Pete Page, United World Federalists, spoke sang a catchy little ditty. From one of them becoming overloaded. when the fraternity men enter­ has been a class party and this i Joah O'Neal, Burt Frahassie, Bill most convincingly about the need all reports, both acts were well will be a kind of going away gift Edwards, Ed Tankesley, and- tain their dates at Edgerton's with worth the contributions they The council is definitely a pro- | CONGRATULATIONS, BOYS! the banquet of '49—this year, along for world government now. Mrs. to our seniors. Tom Ragland, -speaking on, as she brought. The results of this campaign are gressive body. Recently Jack Hoo­ with the usual and customary The juniors meeting had as their ver attended a Student Govern­ speeches, the firsrt of a new tradi­ Jack Hoover, Jack Spence termed it, a more pedestrian sub­ very good. They wall be even better ject, informed the audience about leaders Frank Horner, president; later for our foreign students and ment Convention in South Caro­ PBC's Witness Processing tion will be introduced to the out­ and Dick Bundschu are George Carden, vice-president; lina and returned to U. C. with defense pacts within the United for ourselves. We have given be­ standing active and best pledge. shown planning for this Mildred Potts, secretary; Sue cause we want to help rebuild a new ideas gained from the reports of Oleomargine On Tour Nations: stating that they were to Eldridge, treasurer. They con­ of other colleges. A plaque will be presented and week's formal. The girl of stop-gap measure she believes nec­ peaceful world in which to live. MARY E. FORD this will be a yearly event present­ their choice will be pre­ ceived the idea of selling raffles "The WSSF is literally an invest­ John Woodall represented the essary at the present. The final to the boys for a date with cute school at the Southeastern Boost­ Monday. March 7,, a toutourr was ed at each banquet in years to sented at the formal. speaker, Mrs. Alfred Thatcher, ad­ ment in tomorrow." come. Frances Elam and to the girls ers' Convention in Athens, Ga. He taken through the Lookout Oil dressed the intensely interested for one with George Carden. Also made inquiry into the technique of Company and there the members Decorations are in the capable audience with remarks about un­ hands of Ross Powell, who will have you heard about their raffling Stanton Presents Recital establishing a card section for ral­ of the Professional Business Club derstanding Russia. Mrs. Thatcher off Mr. Bretske to chauffeur the lying purposes, and as a result watched the oleomargarine process work thc gold and white colors UC Poll Reaction into spectacular theme plus promi­ has long been a student on Russian winner around for one day in his there is a possibility that such a from start to finish. We first en­ car. The winner auctioned the Saturday, Patten Chapel tered the room where the milk nent Greek letters.