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Reading C Establishe The School of Education will establish a reading clinic to assist public school teachers in determin ing the causes of reading diffi culties among their students and to work out appropriate methods for overcoming them, Dean Chester C. Travelstead announced today. Designed primarily to aid nor mal children whose inability to read adequately interferes with their progress in school, the clinic will do a pioneer work in educa tion in the South where such facilities have previously been un available. Prof. Josephine Piekarz, for merly assistant director of the University of Chicago Reading Clinic, will join the university faculty as director of the reading clinic. The clinic will be equipped with the most advanced scientific facilities and housed in a new wing of the School of Education to be completed by next Septem ier. In addition to providing teach ers with general information on how to discover the causes of read ing difficulties and how to in crease reading skills, the clinic will be available to parents and educators for consultations on the reading problems of individual children. Experts will provide diagnoses and will suggest reme dial procedures whereby teachers and parents will be,able to assist in overcoming difficulties. Helps Children "The reading clinic is designed to aid the child of normal or superior intelligence whose in ability to read may stem from a variety of causes," Dean Travel stead said. "Three-fourths of the retarded readers are of normal or above normal intelligence. Some of the causes for their inability to read result from physical difficulties such as poor eyesight, speech or hearing; emotional difficulties such as conflicts in the home or in the classroom; and instructional difficulties arising from exces sively large classes in which per sonal attention is all but im possible, inadequately trained teachers, and poor instructional materials. Sometimes there is a lack of motivation or a false moti vation on the part of the child." As a result of new techniques and research in reading problems, trained personnel can arrive at the causes of the difficulties and suggest procedures to correct them. "Many children learn to read easily, but others experience much difficulty," Dean Travelstead said. Med School Applicants Must Take Tests Candidates for admission to medical school in the fall of 1956 are advised to take the medical college admission test in May, it was announced today by Educa tional Testing Service, which pre pares and administers the test for the Association of American Med ical Colleges. These tests, re quired of applicants by almost fevery medical college throughout the country, will be given twice during the current calendar year. Candidates taking the May test, *however, will be able to furnish scores to institutions in early fall, when many medical colleges begin the selection of their next entering class. Candidates may take the MCAT on Saturday, May 8, 1954, or on Monday, November 1, 1954, at ad ministrations to be held at more than 300 local centers in all parts of the country. The Association of American Medical Colleges recommends that candidates for admission to classes starting in the fall of 1955 take the May test. The MCAT consists of tests of general scholastic ability, a test on understanding of modern so ciety, and an achievement test In science. According to ETS, no special preparation other than a review of science subjects is necessary. All questions are of the objective type. Application forms and a Bul letin of Information, which gives details of registration and admin istration, as well as sample ques tions, are available from pre medical advisers or directly from Educational Testing Service, Box 592, Princeton, N. J. Completed applications must reach the ETS office by April 24 and October 18, respectively, for the May 8 and November 1 administrations. 10 0 limic to Be d at USC "For both groups a well organized reading program is necessary. For those who have difficulty learning to read, a group of approximately 25 per cent of the typical class, remedial measures should be taken both in the elementary school and in secondary schools." Triple Purpose The reading clinic will serve three main purposes. It will be a laboratory where university education students will see and take part in diagnostic and reme dial work in the teaching of read ing, a professional laboratory where parents and public school teachers can bring children who need special help beyond that available in the public school, and a center of research where new and better ways of teaching read ing may be developed. Prof. Piekarz, who will head the clinic, has held positions as an elementary teacher, reading super visor, remedial teacher, high school reading specialist, reading consul tant, and reading problem diagnos tician in public schools and on the staffs of universities. A grad uate of the Teachers College of Connecticut where she majored in elementary education, she will receive her Ph. D. from the Uni versity of Chicago in June. She has published articles on reading skills in professional journals and is generally recognized as an authority in the whole field of the reading arts. Curry Will Take Leave of Absence In Spring Term Dr. George Curry, history pro fessor, will take a leave of absence during the spring semester, Dr. R. H. Wienefeld, head of the de partment, has announced. G. G. Williamson, a graduate of the university, will take his place on the staff. He has just com pleted four years of graduate work at Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Williamson is a native of Colum bia. Dr. Curry plans to go to London where he will begin writing a book on the workings of modern mon archy in Britain, particularly with regard to the royal secretariat which advises the sovereign on various political and administrative questions. He also hopes to com plete a couple of scholarly articles on the same subject. While in Europe, Dr. Curry hopes to visit Scandinavia and the Low Countries. Dr. Curry was born in Graves end, England. He received his B.A. in French and English at London University in 1937, and did graduate work in French at Paris University. He came to the uni versity in 1946 to do graduate work in history. He became an instructor in the department in 1947. Friday and Saturday Joan Leslie Forrest Tueer "FLIGHT'NURSE" Starts Sunday "BORDER RIVER" Joel McCrea Yvonne De Carlo In Tec&klela N RIT Palmetto Sunday through Wednesday "HIS MAJESTY O'KEEFE" In Technicolor Starring Burt Lancaster Carolina Sunday through Teday "OUTLAW TERRITORY" In color with Macdonald Carey, Jeanne Dru and John Ireland Strand Sunday and Monaday "THE LUSTY MEN" with Robert Mltehsam and Susan Hayward 5 Points Sunday through Wedasday "THE PROMOTER" with Alee Culae and Valerie Habsem 4V. _0 STUDENTS KEPT HOUSE with Christmas holidays. The equipment Morse Award In Philosophy To Be Given An annual prize in philosophy to be known as the Josiah Morse Memorial Award has been estab lished, President Donald Russell announced today. The award honors the memory of the late Dr. Morse, a nationally known teacher and author, who was head of the department of philosophy and psychology at the university for many years. One hundred dollars will be given annually to an outstanding student in philosophy "on the basis of scholarship, character, and promise." This sum will be presented to the university by a committee composed of friends and former students of Dr. Morse. This committee includes: Hyman Rubin, chairman; John A. Chase; Henry Fair, Sr.; Meyer Kline; and Dr. M. Kershaw Walsh, all of Co lumbia. A portrait of Dr. Morse was recently presented to the univei sity by the committee. The committee expects to in crease the memorial fund from time to time, Mr. Rubin said. The recipient will be selected by faculty members of the philosophy department. The award will be presented for the first time at Awards Day in May. Complete Bea Prlces to Fit C.rnel rAmi 0 HOW THE STA DONNA ATrWOOD says * "I was13 bforeI put< C . skates. I'd had dancini -'lessons and this was ft * In three months, I surprise myself by winninag the P Coast novice champions Three years later - the Na Singles and Pairs. Thei joined the Ice Capade Skating's still fun I" Start smoking Cameli yourself I Make the 30-day Camel Mildnes Test. Smoke only Camels for 30 days - see for yourself why Camels' cool mildness aund rich flavor agree with more people than arny other cigarette I CAMEL this equipment which was confiscat will be returned to the owners wheri Astronomy Classes Will Be Offered In Spring Semester Two sections of astronomy 11 will be scheduled for the spring semester, Dean S. M. Derrick has announced. Astronomy 11, a laboratory science, is a course in descriptive astronomy and is non-mathemat ical. No prerequisite of any kind is required for registration. This course consists of three lectures and one laboratory period each week. The lectures of the two sections will be given from 11 to 12 and from 12 to 1 on Mondays, Wednes days and Fridays. The laboratory period for each section is on Mon day night of each week at 8:30 and is utilized in making observations of the stars, planets, the moon and nebulae through the large tele scope in Melton Memorial Ob servatory. Dean Derrick said that astron omy is' one of the laboratory sciences that may be chosen for laboratory science credit by any student taking a degree in the School of Business Administration. The astronomy course this spring will give special attention to observations of the planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, to discussions of the possibility that life exists on these planets, and to discussions of the subject of flying saucers. ??uauly Salon muty Service Your Budget .- Pshone 3-0432 ERS GOT STAR"i DonmaAtw AMERICA'S NO. ''QUEEN 01 ISTAR~ / * ABOUT deven - aCAMELt5 acific. hip. AND I itional RIGH YOU s. S AGREI * THArN s t] IR to 0 - t1 U t n t a A by university officials during the it is identified. CAROLINA Shoe Rebuikders SHOES REBUILT LIKE NEW 1225 MAIN ST. ARROW C1 1209 Ger Press Whi) 3-Hour Dry (Accepted 'ill One-Day Laui rED...B 'THE ICE" TED SMOKING CAMELS NINE YEARS AGO. I FIND 'OELIGHTFUL MILDNESS :LAVOR SUIT ME JUST r, YEAR AFTER YEAR! SH4OULO T RY CAME LS! I ANY OTHER CIGAIRET1 ew Course n Religion Ls Announced "Religion Today," a course esigned for gaining an under tanding of the religions by which ien live today, will be offered by he Department of Bible and :eligion during the spring semes er, Dr. Lauren E. Brubaker, head f the department, has announced. 'hree other courses will also be cluded in the department's sched le. As a study of comparative reli *ion with emphasis upon the major ving religions of the East and Vest and the manner in which hey affect men's lives and human istory in 1954, "Religion Today" vill include the study of Com nunism, Fascism, and the popular aiths. "Ethical Problems," a reading nd discussion course dealing with he religious rules for ethical ac ion and their application to per onal and social ethical problems, nd two Bible courses, studies in he Pentateuch and in the Apostles, vill also be offered. The Hub Military Center Complete Outfitters /or Military & Civilian AIR FORCE UNIFORMS NAVAL UNIFORMS ALL ACCESSORIES SERVING USC ROTC UNITS EANERS vais St. e-U-Wait Cleaning 3:00 P.M.) dry Service WIORE P 'Y' Councils Elect New Officers for Spring Semester Officials of the Freshman and Sophomore "Y" Councils for the spring semester were elected at recent luncheon meetings of the t.wo groups. Elected by the Sophomore Coun cil were I.arry Bailey, president; Bob Adams, vice-president; Judy Clarke, secretary; and Margaret Hunter, treasurer. New Freshman council officers are Peggy Skelton, president; Jim Martin, vice-president; Margaret Roof, secretary; and Bertha Gard ner, treasurer. The Sophomore Council meets at 1 p.m. each Wednesday in Flinn Hall. The Freshman group meets at the same time on Thursday and the Junior-Senior group on Fri day. 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