Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HIGH PRICED -V "e CAROLINA UPSETS DROPOUTS WAKE FOREST F (See Me 2) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR GREATER CAROLINA VOL LV, NO. 15 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 5, 1%5 FOUNDED 1908 Suspe Proba JFK Libr Committe A fund-raising drive will be held February 8-13 in behalf of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Li brary. Dr. Raymond A. Moore of the department of international stud ie-s, and Paul Masem, a graduate student in the School of Educa tion, head the faculty and student Campaigns, respectively, for the campaign. The library is to be composed (f three units: the museum which will house the many mementos as sociated with President Kennedy; the archives containing his per sonal and public papers; and the institute, w h i c h will contain dormitories, research areas, and classrooms; make available schol arships, research materials, lec tures, seminars and public pro grams for the purpose of bringing together the world of politics and the academic world. The cam paign at USC seeks funds for the institute portion ot the memorial. Money has been raised for the museum and the archives, but funds are still needed for the in stitute. Colleges and universities are being asked to contribute to this project because of its useful ness to students and educators. It is hoped that the institute can be completed within a year. Only recently President Nathan Pusey of Harvard announced that it will be made part of the Littauer Graduate School of Pub'ic Ad ministration with Professor Rich ard E. Neustadt of Columbia Uni versity as its first director. Pro fessor Neustadt is one of the fore most authorities on the American presidency. Contributions are tax deductible 'Kiss' Shot Wins First In Contest Ron Erter's portrayal of young love on campus, entitled "How About a Kiss," was selected as the best overall winner in the recent U.S.C. Campus Life Photo Contest, held for the first time this year under the direction of the Special Events Committee of Sthe Student Union. Judges for the contest included Bob Talbert, columnist for The State, Maxie Roberts and Vie Tutte, State-Record photographers. Although participation in the con test was light, the three agreed that the quality of the pictures far~ outwveighed the quantity. Winners by category were as follows: Category X: First Place "H[ow About a Kiss" by Ron Erter; Second - "Concentration on Precipitation" by Margaret Mason. Scenic: First - "Solitude" by Bill C a mpb e ll; Second "Spring" by Bill Campbell; Third-"Salt and Pepper" by Jim Polk. Children: First - "Feeding Time" by Bill Campbell. 2 Activities: First - "Tapping" by Bill Campbell; Second-"Re treat" b)y Leon W. Bridge. Sports: First - "The Big Leap" by Bill Campbell; Sec ond - "Extra Point" by Tom Hunter. Portraits: First - "Strom Thurmond" by Bill Campbell. Trophies were awarded the first place winners; ribbons went to other winners. Cash prizes will tion L10 S. iry Drive Ls Named., 111d the names of the contributors vill be inscribed in the Library. .ifts of any amount will be wel lomed, including those of campus >rganizations. A gift of $9.95 en itles the donoi to a three-record tdbum of "The Kennedy Years,' ontaining the speeches and press -onferences of John Kennedy, with in analysis by Chet Huntley. Student contributions should bc nailed to Mr. Paul Masem, c/c Professor L. Giles, School of Ed. -ication, USC; faculty and stafl rifts to Dr. Raymond A. Moore Department of International Stud. es, USC, and checks should be nade out to the John Fitzgeral (ennedy Library. Former Ai To Lectur A Foreign Service career mar who served as United States am bassador to eight countries wil lecture Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Dray ton Hall on "Greece-How Stabh a NATO Ally?" The lecturer, Ellis 0. Briggs, ii a visiting professor in the depart. ment of international studiej which is sponsoring the talk as i part of its series entitled "Unitet States Relations With M a j o i NATO Allies." Between 1944 and his retiremeni in 1962, Briggs served as ambas. sador to the Dominican Republic Uruguay, Czechoslovakia, Korea Peru, Brazil, Greece, and Spain. Ambassador Briggs, who re ceived the Medal for Freedom foi Meritorious services as ambassa. dor to Korea, joined the Foreigr Service in 1925 after junior serv. ice in Peru, Liberia, Cuba, Chile and Washington, D. C. The ambassador received hi. A.B. degree from Dartmouth Col. lege in 1921 and LL.D. degrees from Dartmouth in 1925 and Bow. doin College in 1959. Besides ambassadorial p o a t a Briggs served as minister-counse lor to Chunking, China and as di rector of American Republic af 'airs. He is also an author, hay 'On your m Dee: Not C( BY VIRGINIA CARROLL Staff Writer The assertion that "thousands" of USC students are now on aca demic probation due to the four point system was denied by the Office of Admissions and Regis tration. Exact figures on the total of students on probation were still not available, however, because many graduate students have failed to complete these or other work, thus leaving their records incomplete. Meanwhile, the number of stu dents forced to leave school be cause of inadequate grades has decreased 70 per cent. There have been 18.1 suspensions, comparable to last year's figure of 592. The decrease is attributed to rnbassador e Tuesday i ing written Shots Heard Round - the World in 1957 and Farewell t< I Roggy Bottom in 1964. The lattex recounts his experiences as a For eign Service career officer. USC Senate Still Wants Field House For the second year in a row Student Senate has passed a recommendation urging the state legislature to consider an all-pur pose Field House. The bill advocates an air-con ditioned building seating 15,00( people, with an auditorium ca pacity of 2,000 for smaller pro. grams. The location of the Field House should be close to the campus, so that coeds without dates may at. tend Artist Series programs, ball games, or other events. Students may continue to sign petitions which will be presented to the state legislature. A bill recommending that benches be placed on Green and Sumtei Streets for students who have inconvenient bus schedules was also approved. A legislative committee has been asked to discuss proposals to name dormitories after distin guished South Carolina citizens. rease; )unted new scholastic regulations which allow students through summer school to raise their grade point ratios. The greatest mortality rate was among freshmen, although here too the total of forced drop-outs decreased. Six per cent (108 freshmen) compared with seven per cent of last year's smaller class were suspended. Freshman students are required to leave school only if they fail every course. A cumulative 2.0 g.p.r. puts a Carolina student on probation, but does not keep him from holding school offices or graduating if he passes the required hours for his degree. A USC spokesman confirmed that a considerable number of students have been placed on academic probation because their classroom work so far during the 1964-65 academic year did not ful fill requirements. "Probation is simply a formal way of warning a student and his parents that he is not coming up to expectations." Professor To Return To Faculty Dr. George Curry will return t< USC this summer as associat( dean of learning resources and ed. ucational services after a year'. absence, during which time he ha. been the charter professor of his tory at New College, Sarasota Florida. The new position to be filled by Dr. Curry is in the office of Dean of the University William H. Patterson. Dean Patterson said that Dr. Curry will be concerned primarily with resources and services such as libraries, educa tional television and general stud ies-all of which are responsibili ties of the dean of the University. Dr. Curry first joined the USC faculty as an instructor in 1947. In 1949 he was given leave to take his doctorate at Chicago. return ing to the Carolina faculty in the fall of 1952 and remaining until 1964 during which time he rose through the academic ranks-as sistant professor, associate pro ressor, professor-in the depart ment of history. In addition to his new adminis trative duties Dr. Curry will again hold a professorship in the history department AT THE PRESIDEN'I"S HOM drop-in honoring them Tuesday. IA and Dr. George Schweitzer. Low-Ilm Given J BY JIM GRAVES Assistant Managing Editor Federal funds in excess of $19, 000 have been made available to Carolina for use as salary for student workers eligible under the terms of the Economic Opportun ity Act. This act, passed by Congress last fall, involves several pro grams, including support for high schools; the creation of a job Applications Deadline Set For March 15 All candidates for degrees and certificates to be awarded in the current academic year must file formal applications with the deans of their respective schools by March 15 at the Office of Ad missions and Registration in the Administration Building. Applications for degrees and certificates will not be accepted b)y the Deans unless the students have officially enrolled for the current semester, and paid all fees required by the University, as well as graduation fee. Application forms should be presentedl to Deans at least five (lays before the deadline date. (Gan E, Religious Emphasis Week speakers it to right are Dean Ernest Gordon. [ !ome St ob Opp( corps; and the work-study pro gram, the means by which USC received its allocation. The money has been given to USC in or<er to employ students on a part-time basis who come from low-income families. Stu dents who feel that they meet the eligibility requirements a h o u I d contact the Director of Student Aid at their earliest opportunity. USC is presently engaged in a careful analysis of possible job opportunities in order that ample jobs will be available for qualified students. In order to be eligible, the pa rents of the student must have a combined annual income of not more than $3,000, if theirs is a Dorm Co Training A counselor training session was held Saturday afternoon in the Russell House to evaluate a new program of dorm counselor guidance. The program has the residence counselors assume a new role of guidance in addition to their regu lar disciplinary duties. Dean Cooper said that counselor evaluations indicated that the program was very successful in its early stages, though there; 'C.O' T wecock Stall Photo by Mdlan) take a break from lecturing at a r. Philip Harris, President Jones, ude nts )rtunity .ne-child familY. This is modified whmn there are additional children in the family: a $600 increase in annual salary is allowed for each additional child. As a further requirement, the interested student must not be on -cademic probation and must be mi a k i n g satisfactory academic :)rogress. Students who meet the above requirements along with those whose parents are receiving cash f*roim a public or private welfare service should discuss their finan ial situation with Mr. Paul Fid er, Student Aid Office, Adminis trative Annex. unselors' Begins Were many problems connected with it. Evaluation reports from different students enlightened the counselors on how to deal with similar problems. The residence counselor training program is part of a design to make dlorm residence "an educa tional type of experience rather than a place to sleep and study," Dean Cooper said. "One of the overall purposes of the residence program is to help the students learn howv to govern themselves." The session featured talks by Dean Witten, Dr. McNulty, and D)r. Thomas Sweeny. The next session is to meet hefore the end of the semester. Chinese Plan Celebration For New Year The USC Chinese Student Club will present a Chinese New Year Festival to all faculty members alnd students. The festival will be held in the Russell House Assembly Room at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and include performance of Chinese dances, folk songs, rts of self-defense, and piano solo on Chinese music. Chinese cookies and Chinese tea will also be served at the end of the program. According to Tsung-Ming Tai, the Chinese Student Club Presi dent, invitations are extended to all those who are interested. The Chinese Student club will also present a whole hour of Chinese music over WUSC includ ing a variety of Chinese operas, folk songs, and classical Chinese music performed with different ancient and modern musical in struments of the Chinese neople.