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BEAT y MRESID)ENCE FARM BEAT ~GlA~G~~~2 NORTH CAROLINA A MODERN FABLE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR GREATER CAROLINA VOL LV, NO. l1 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, DECEMBER 4, 1964 FINDED 1908 Financial Crisis Recognition of the grave financial crisis created by USC's ever-increasing enrollment was urged by President Thomas F. Jones in the November issue of the Alumni Association news letter, Perspective. "Now," said President Jones, "suddenly and almost overnight, we find ourst .es struggling simply to hold our own. The circumstance that brings this about is in itself a healthy and happy and welcome one-soaring enrollment. What we have, really, is not a negative-type problem but a prodigious oppor tunity to advance both the State and the University by utilizing this surge of youth toward learning." Latest figures show a 36.4 per cent increase in actual and estimated enrollment between September, 1963, and September, 1965. By conservative estimates, the University enrollment will have risen from 7,534 students in 1963 to 10,280 by next fall. Recent budget studies confirm that it has far outstripped its present and prospective resources. The alternatives left for the University, according to the publication, are: 1. Arbitrarily to raise admissions standards, already high, so as to shut out a large number of young students who might otherwise be admitted to seek a University education. 2. To dilute the quality of University education by watering down academic offerings and lowering classroom standards. 3. To request an increase in State appropriations of $1,459, 760 above the present level. "The only course that the University can in all conscience recommend is to increase appropriations in keeping with the increase in enrollment, "Dr. Jones stated. "The sum that we are requesting meets just our basic requirements. It does not include additional money for special programs, bureaus, or extras.'" In Food Surve Cafeteria Committee Hears Complaints At the Tuesday meeting of the English department; and Dr. Eva Cafeteria Committee, tentative re- O'Shields of the School of educa suIts from a survey of the Uni- tion. versity dining system were dis- Student members are: Nancy cussed. Fletcher, Stan Applebaum, Bill Results thus far of the survey, Wilson, and Susan Vaughn. which was distributed to 1,200 students, show that the main com plaint of the system is that the Standards Lowered price is too high for the quantity of food received. Other complaints referred to the quality of ti... food and asked for F0'r Student Aid more variety of items. In answer to the latter, the committee will Aemi el t rquire conduct a February survey asking men for tdent ind has students to circle their choices of bee loere a t bn foods. Results of this survey will C"aerage andathe m iniu then be used to aid in determining ge poin ttedne requre the items and frequency served. mt on tolth al The committee has also ar- com eh i ranged for suggestion boxes to be placed in the cafeteria in Rus- Eligible students on probation sell House, South Dorm, and the will be required to show progress Confederate Room. Signs are also in their academic work for the on display stating that a repre- first semester, and must have a sentative of the University Dining recommendation of their dean. Services is on duty at all times The National Defense Loan al to receive suggestions and com- so lowered its eligibility standards plaints. for freshmen (those students with Members of the committee in clude: Dean L. Eugene Cooper,lesta 30em trhos)o dean of men, chairman; Dean a22 ...udrtefu-on Harold Brunton, dean of adminis-sytm Fo upecamn th tration; Dr. George Braur of the"Cpu"aege sndr r Student Body Head Apiain r tl en ~*Reports On Efforts To Solve Problemis asrneo rcsigcnb In a short session of StudentpiciosatrJnry4195 Senate Wednesday, senate mem bers heard a report from Student Body President Chip Cothran, in troduced one bill, and passed one. resolution. President Cothran explained in his report from the student-fac ulty relations committee that the committee has discussed problems concerning parking, 15 late min utes for women, and the lack of available study rooms. With regard to the parking problem, he pointed out that a committee has been appointed to consider the immediate problem as well as the long range one. He also added that the "Cock Pit" will be opened at night to allow stu dents to have additional study space. The only bill brought before the group, Introduced by Senator WiI lis, recommended that the Univer sity place benches at the corner of Green and Sumter streets in order for commuting students to have a place to uit while waiting Sfor the city buses. A resolution passed amended Senate Rule 23 to allow the chair-INR ONTON OR IE man of the executive committee Alh,KpaDlaan iKa to address the Senate and intro- Coprarddheroiathsw duce leg,titoon W ison alnd Suisa Vaughn n Librar Detect Sergeant To Work Full-Time A full-time detective has been hired to work in cooperation with the campus police. University officials announced M o n d a y the appointment of Grover H. Lynch, a patrolman on the force since June 15, as detec tive sergeant with the responsibil ity for assignments requiring de tective work assigned to him by University Police Chief Huston Robison. "For the size of Carolina's campus, both geographically and population-wise, the establishment of a detective sergeant is not unique. In the past this function has been a part-time position for many. It is now felt that one per son can more effectively perform this function," said M. D. Taven ner, spokesman for the University. Sgt. Lynch, who will work in civilian clothing, has a background of over twenty years of military police work and training, includ ing serving as a military police man at Fort Bragg, N. C. prior to World War II and as a sergeant in Europe for 22 months during the war. During the period, 1949 to 1960, Lynch was assigned to the rob bery and vice squad of the New Orleans police department with in vestigative authority in cases when a member of the military was in volved. Accredited by the Provost Marshal General of the Army, he served with the Army until his re tirement in 1962. Travel Service Alpha Phi Omega's Travel B u r e a u Information Service (APOTBIS) will be set up dur ing lunch and dinner hours on the ground floor of Russell House December until Christ mas vacation. The free service, which aids students in getting rides home for the holidays, operates by way of a large map with dif ferent colored symbols which indicate the destinations. State-Rlecor4 Gonzales Ch The State - Record Foundation has announced a gift to the USC School of Journalism to be used in establishing the Gonzales Chair of Journalism at the University. President Ambrose G. Hampton (Cameoc IR WINNING HOMECOMING FIA sa Sigma reeived trophics Tuesday eon behalf of the USC Alumni Asso JoAnny lHte. 00 we Hi .IV NtMEROU S ITEMS REC:OVE who 14m)k aorlieles from McKismick complaiits, especially fron gradua guilty partie% caught by Uiversity Grover -inch, iewly appointed d< Carolina I Their Res The Resources of the a e li braries of Carolina, as of June 30, 1964, according to figures re leased by the University, con sisted of 566,516 books and gov ernment documents; 15,816 reels of microfilm; 348,374 microcards; and 1,270,199 manuscripts. Current periodical subscriptions include 2,674 titles. The five li braries - McKissick, Undergrad uate, South Caroliniana, Law (Pettigru), and Education (Ward law)-are staffed by 42 persons. Institutions Compared When these statistics are com pared with those of other insti tutions, Carolina's resources fall behind those of the other univer sities. Compared with the Univer sity's 566,516 books, the Univer sity of Alabama has 749,201; Duke University has 1,592,672; itFoundatioji air Of Journe of the State-Record Co. announced the endowment program during a luncheon meeting of State-Record and University officials and guests held in the Russell House. Dr. Thomas F. Jones, president Staf Photo by Eddie McIievain) r', represe'ntatives of Lambda Ci from Dean Eugene Cooper. Dean riation. Recevin. th. awa.,...e. v es A red F RED during the investigation and ti Memorial Library and Mclater Bu te students with earrelL. in McKissic Chief of Police Ilastont Robison an 'tective at USC. ibraries I iurces Say Florida State University has 626, 319; The University of Florida has 1,017,405; the University of Kentucky has 1,003,158; Louisiana State University has 1,100,889; the University of North Carolina has 1,172,038; and the University of Tennessee has 742,032. Compared with the University's staff of .12, the University of Ala bama has 638; Duke has 134; Florida has 148; North Carolina has 114; and Tennessee has 109. Library Needs What are the needs of the li braries if they are to complement the ever-enlarging instructional and research program of the Uni versity? "In all respects," accord ing to Director of Libraries Alfred Rawlinson, "the University li braries should have available right now-twice their resources in volumes, staff and space. A good library attracts scholars to i Establishes Llism At USC of the University. accepted the gift to the USC Educational Foundation and expressedI the University's appreciation for the new endowment program. The endowed professorship is the first announced for the School oif Journalism at the University, although the USC Educational Foundation has provided such professorships in other academic units through its Chair Endow ment Club and from other private sources. In addition to President Hamp ton, the State-Record Co. was reprlesented at the recent meeting by Augustus T. Graydon. presi dent of the State-Record Founda tion; J. M. Blalock, chairman of the board; S. L. Latimer, Jr., edi tor emeritus of The State; John F. McGee, general manager; di rectors and stockholders. University representatives in cluded Rutledge L. Osborne of Orangeburg, chairman of the Board of Trustees; Mrs. Irvine F. Helser, chairman of the Board of Women Visitors; Jeff B. Bates, president of the USC Educational Foundation; E. Smythe G,ambrell of Atlanta, chairman of the Ed ucational Foundation's Chair En dowment Club; T. Eston Mar chant, presideCnt of the Alumni Assn.; and John H. Lumpkin, gen eral chairman of the USC Greater University Fund. ppreh (USC Photo by McGrail) &%equent apprehension of persons Iding are pictured above. Following c, the thefts were investigated and d his delartnent, along with Sgt. reed Twice rs Director the faculty, attracts students to the University, and bolsters the research program." Grant Recei Summer Ma USC has received an $88,880 National S c i e n c e Foundation grant to conduct its seventh sum mer institute for the improve ment of mathematics teaching, President Thomas F. Jones an nounced. Dr. Jones stated that the Uni versity is greatly concerned with providing this kind of service for teachers and will maintain such programs despite the ".unusual load" borne by the faculty be cause of sharply rising enroll ment. The institutes were initiated in 1959 through the desire of the Department of Mathematics to provide this service for teachers. More than 450 teachers from South Carolina and other states have participated in the program in the six years since its incep tion. The 1965 grant will add about 75 teachers to this total. The USC summer mathematics institutes are different from most 'Annual Sonig Fest, Tapping Schieduled Wednesday Night Alpha Order, women's honorary, will tap new members at the an nual Sorority Song Fest, Decem her 9, in the Dreher High School A ud ito rium n. Following the singing competi tion, which will begin at 7:30 p.m., new members will be tapped into the order. During the program, each of the seven sororities will sing two se lections ranging from religious to patriotic. Trophies will be award ed by the women's honorary to the winners. Judges will be Philip Walker, Miss Marianne Holland, and Mrs. Grace Johnston, all of Columbia. Tickets can be obtained from any sorority member for $.50 or can be purchased at the door for the same price. Adult tickets are $1.00. Members of ODK will usher and University women with limited permissions will receive a free eleven o'clok peri-i.. Duded; ersity Students' Property Recovered Apprehension of the guilty and corrective action has followed in vestigation of reported thefts in McKissick Memorial Library and McMaster School. According to M. D. Tavenner, official spokesman for the Univer sity police, "appropriate action has been taken." Tavenner also stated that it was University policy not to identify persons involved. "This recent success can be at tributed to thorough investigation by University police and the com plete cooperation of several Uni versity employees," T a v e n n e r added. University Chief of Police Hus ton E. Robison emphasized the fact that the apprehensions were not indicative of a "crime wave on campus." The announced corrective action followed reports to library officials and campus authorities of pilfering of graduate students' carrells on the third floor of McKissick. Items recovered in the investi gation that had been reported stolen were returned upon identi fication. Numerous articles of clothing and several umbrellas are unclaimed in the office of the chief of police. ved To Hold .th Institute others in that they are "sequen tial"; that is. participants may earn the master of mathematics degree by attending a serie! of institutes. As a result of the summer pro gram, Dr. W. L. Williams, head of the department of mathemat ics, proposed to NSF the estab lishment of an academic-year in stitute as well, resulting in a series which so far has been at tended by approximately 120 par ticipants including 31 in the cur rent session. Professor Honored After PubIlicationl Of Espionage Book Dr. Paul Blackstock was enter tained at a "surprise reception" yesterday afternoon at 3:30 in honor of the publication of his hook, "The Strategy of Subver s ion." D)r. Blackstock, associate pro fessor of international studies at Carolina, was "surprised" by about 75 faculty, staff, and friends in the Palmetto Room of Russell House. The reception was given by members of the USC Institute of International Studies. Covering all aspects of "classic" espionage, his book was checked by security agencies for ten years before being approved for pub lication. In this work, Dr. Blackstock has analyzed nature andI limitations of undercover political operations. Arnong his numerous other books and articles is "We Never Make Mistakes," which he trans lated from the Russian. This book was published last year by the University of South Carolina Press with an introductory essay. Dr. Blackstock received the doctor's degree from American University. lie was psychological warfare specialist in the office of the chief of Psychological War fare 1951-60, specializing in West ern Europe, Russian and Eastern European satellite affairs. lie joined the University De partment of International Studies in 190.