Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

Computer Dii Growth Of t The transition of USC's com1 puter facilities from a s n a 11, punched-card operation to "one of the finest centers in the entire state," is the subject of an article in the current issue of The Univer sity of South Carolina Magazine. Author of the computer article titled "The Magnificent Machine" Circle K Delegates Represent Chapter In North Carolina Delegates from USC's Circle K organization are attending the Carolinas' District convention of the group March 25-27 in Ashe ville, N. C. Ed Bond, Roy Hills, Sig luitt and Peter Perrill are representing the service club at the meeting. Also attending is the club's ad viser, Dr. A. C. Flora Jr., professor 4# in the College of Business Admin istration. Look to fc Plaid ME (New i1 and Sol Hopsack Sport Fine Tradit Open Launch In I Sp Cornp rehe nsiv Swiftly into P The Defense I unIiqIue, 1indep)endel telligence requiren We are active in relatedi to nationi purely military c also pertinent ect geographlic and sci Each year we DIA's entry level a program designe ble and chaltlengiii enable you to comn an advanced dlegre 1968 DIA Collegi for BA/BS, MAJ Area Studies China Far East Latin America Southeast Asia USSR Chemistry Civil Engineering Computer Scienci Economics Electronic Engine< Forestry Geography * ~As is evidlent fr( OpportunitIes in m1 Your salary at en Plain varies, depenWi gradles, but all part program. DEF Civilian Personnel rector Relates JSC Facilities is Dr. William J. Eccles, director of the Carolina Computer Center. In the nine years since the Uni versity obtained its first punch card equipment, the computer in stallation has progressed through stages of increasingly more versa tile machines. "Delivery of the I10M 7010 last June gave the computer center the most modern digital computing equipment available," writes Dr. Eccles in the magazine. The 7040 is a large machine with| "memory" capability of 32,768 wor(s, each of which can represent an 11-digit number. The computer can call forth one of these words in eight millionths of a second. The University computer center is composed of two organizations a computer science ceiiLer con cerned with a c a d e m i c uses of equipment for such activities as research and problem-solving, and the data processing service provid ing i comparable service for ad ministrative purposes. MARKS N'S SLACKS IImen1t) id Color Coats To Blend onal Men's & Ladies' Wear ARKS 1321 Main St. ext to the Ritz) 'til 9:00 P.M. Fridays an Exciting Ca: bellig e Career Development Plar ositions of Responsibility ai iitel ligence A gency (DI1A) is a lit orgamiizationl serving (li'erse in enits oif thec Deparitmnt of De)fcn sc. manily areas <lirctly or intlirectlyI 1 scurity . . . probing not1 only mli t ionsi, t rci.s amiil forces. but1 noicOIli, socHi, cultural, phsicai.l, enit i ie factoirs. L;areer Developmenti P'lain. Tis is g permrannt caircer position nii.11 plete moost or all iri irments fi>r e. Program MS Graduates in Geology Library Science Mathematics (majors, minors) Meteorology Nuclear Physics Pedology Ph otog ra mmiet ry Ph oto--nter pr etatIi on Physics Public Health ring Structural Engineering T raniisport ation Urban Planning mi the. list aboves, therc ,iie (.areer miy lichls an<d <disciplinecs at l).. ry into thc (Careei elcIioment 'ENSE INTELL Busy 'The4 laz da of %pring lie fever, a% evidenced by tIh scene ab forget th1e le.4 plea41ant eather ju Students Pres For Changing According to a recently com pleted survey, ('arolina students W4)1(ld like to see registration *hanged. but few have suggestions of how to go about effecting such a change. A(though the two graduate stu dents conducting the s u r v e y , Joseph lhavis and Michael Woodall, did not get an overwhelming re sponse to their questionnaires, the responses gave some idea of stu dent opinions of registration. The first item asked the stu dents what questions they had (luring registration. The largest ntimber of responses to this item, MEN'S or Rough WESTERN LEVI'S or LI MOE I CORNER LADY A reer as an ence Lst i for College Graduates Hel id Exceptional Challenge. THREE-MONTH ORIENTATI All (lillege gratlinate recruits attec orient thie trainuee to the l)epartmetc eril ly 11 inct Ih )efense In telligente cailly. ith( padrticuilar einphai.sis onl t ana,ly sts ini the ility intelligleet 14ll1w inlg compileltionI of this col1 Iiuignet(I to subs.tntive areais of waor dic ipilies. A I thie begitnniung of the wiill be selctll for(4 a4 specibeI. assign OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVAl AlI traineest aire eligible for e:Iu< I eadin g to adi,meti c degr ees. hes lus niamny addiional, traiining o[ be prio'.idedt cither ci thing or after hours (or both11). icul w'ill fiind tha,t thie ad vantages beneinlts aso4ciaItedl w'.ith FIcleral e all(or d y our ebire of1 city , suburbanuu . . . atnd a wealth of' reer eat(iona,l, e tes' lhii e. faiction fr 4)1 om i cotibuing 1per sona,lI CAMPUS INTERVIEWS S04 VISIT YOUR PLACEMENT ( IGENCE AGEI ;i.o. I) ( 211 1 in i u i ,.jiij . .4jj . ...i Carolina Akeri irrived on the Carolina campiu- britni v. lire, three studet pntpam.e to e I pa%t. See page 4 for further %igius ent Several 5 Registration 19 per cent, indicated that general 'niversity regulations Posed the greatest problems for them. The two interns concluded that students really had no trouble finding an answer to questions they asked at registration. Only five students responded to "what iluestions did you find most diffi Lult to get answered ?" The third question sought to find out in what ways the stu lent's adviser was most helpful. Most of the responses to this juestion named advice concerning ourse selection and scheduling as the most helpful. LADIES' -Out BOOTS EE RIDERS .EVY'S ND ASSEMBLY ps You Grow ON COURSE objectives aire to it of Defense gen. Agency sp)ecifi he role Of civilian irse, traimees arc k related to their second( yeair, yout m en t leading to a le work force. MCED STUDY -a t~ia programs11 :op)portumzities prt(1unities -ma.1y fa career at IA he liberal fringe or (counitry' living atural, historical thin a fewv min ler ive muitch satis y to thie aichieve )NI )FFICE NOW tr|>runtainZ s. If i/s must,~ br l'S (CY enmIlO)c M&..F g a rasiopan eidenir of priig of --priig. ;uggestions Procedures In the area of changing of regis I ration procedures st udents' an sw%ers were vague, but indicated some changes should be made in t paying of fees, and in easier registration for upper-classmen. Faculty F The USU Press will publish I "The South Carolina Story, as Told by Contemporaries," to lie (edited by lDr. lmiimer ). Johnson, librarianl of Radford (Va.) Col lege, a member of the history faculty there. An annual one-day conference for high school physics teachers will be held April :1 in the Rus sell House. )r. )ouglas F. Hub, a-siociate professor of German in the USC department of foreign languages. is new editor of the Newsletter of the South Atlantic Chapter, Amer ican Assn. of Teacheis of (cirman. The Rev. Ir. Laulren E. Bru baker, head of the USC depart HA4 Motorca %620 lHI\ i- 1)1I1l What do the imagir,ative goI cotton from Galey and Lonrd Overcrowde< Noted In Ma( By BILL HARRIS Staff Writer )ue to the greatly overcrowded (011ditimi of Petigru College. home of USC"s School of Law, the first year class of 165 members is forced to meet in the school's audlitoiumn. This is the subject of an article appearing in the current issue of 'he U'niversity of South Carolina Magazine inublished by the USC Alumni Association. Petiru was originally designed to capacitate 250 students. The present enrollment is 347. The larirest classroom holds 125 !studenlts. Also outgrown is the Law School Lib1rary which. according to the magazill(l, "C;in no) longer contain the add it iona material Ileeded by the growth of the student body and whi,h has invufficient .s-tudy space f"r the preSent enrnllment." In addition, the shortage of spaie limits thc number of law professo that aie needed at pIC1nt, althugh the growthI of ,he school prelents an urgent need for ore professors. ootnotes ment i Bible and RIeligionI, wiII attend the March 25-21; nmeeting in Atlanta. (;a., of the Southern Section (of the American Academy ofi Rvigioin and of the Soifety of ihlical L iterature. Foundation Aw To Science Res The t iversity has received fur a Iddi ti ona' Na ti ona SMIec F(0un datiln Gratll-s totaling :.40 for IeseIarh in phyiAcs. chemical engi necrili and gef)]logy. l-r. Ronald Edge will direct the utivdeigraduate resea rc II parti c i pa tioll plrogram in physics in which three physics llaiorsk* will take par t. ) % I *18* -\ E or ? Trousers by Corbin, Ltd Plaid Proph 1407 Broadway, New York 18. A Divis Qaleyva Lord i Law School gazine Article The magazine also noted the full cooperation between the Uni V(ersIty and the South Carolina Bar Association, which "has put the full weight of its prestige and influence behind efforts to solve the law schools problems, particu larly its need for scholarships and a larger physical plant." A School of Law commnittee re port to the South Carolina Bar As sociation n'ted. "We cannot permit a lack of inoney for scholarship and anl inadequate physical plant to prevent us from achieving the best for our profession." Slater Initiates Special Breaks In Food Slate .\ number of special dining-hour prograns have been scheduled by Slater System to break the ionot onY of constant cafeteria eating. Plans for future "mionoton breakers" include a special pro grant for April 1 with an April Fools' l)a theme t Chinese New. Year celebration: a Breakfast at lirennan's, New Orleans; a Meet Me in St. Louis program; and a Dinner in Flight. .\ Texas .lamboree % as the title (if the March 3 special program w% ith Slater eiplo\ce dresed in ciw bo. hats and % ets. St. 'at ricks Da supplied an Iri th mnotif. irds FourGrants earch Programs Resea;ch patwipatitn by two suidelnt in the departilint it cthet1a11.1 en. m will bk d1i Iected by Dr. .Ki)n W. Davi-. Ir. litret -f the gk-l4VY rt s t programill f-lr f-Ur' studenlts i- lh. A. twit-year gr'ant ha-s ihen a\iId1.d byv the foullda ti'n fqr a 1;nysics proiet tited " emi n iduiting (,ia-s Tin Films." Prices Start At V245 ELECTRIC STARTER OPTIONAL Al. 2-41041 etic. In Dacron polyester and on of Burlington Industries.