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EXAM EXTRA EXAM EXTRA %e GA A. COCGi UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLINA VOL. LVI. NO. 28 COLUMlBIA, SOU TII CAROLINA, MAY 24. 1966 FOUNDED 1908 JONES Geology's N( Arts And Sci Dr. Bruce W. Nelson, head since 1963 of Carolina's depart ment of geology, was named Dean of the College of Arts and Sci ences Monday. Effective Sept. 1, Nelson suc ceeds Dr. 11. W. Davis who has been named vice-president of the University for academic affairs. Before coming to USC in 1963, the new dean was associate pro fessor and professor of geology at V i r g i n i a Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va., from 1955 to 1962. Nelson received his B.A. degree from Harvard in 1951; his M.S. from Pennsylvania State Univer sity in 1953; and his Ph.D. from the Uni.ersity of Illinois in 1955. 4t present Nelson holds along with the geology department a Na tional Institute of Health grant L41 SIX ViCE In Admi A major administrative reorgani ation of the University, including appointment of a senior vice presi dent and five vice presidents, was announced May 13 by USC Presi dent Thomas F. Jones. Ie move wan explained by Dr. Jones to tthe State Advisory Ommin. sion on Higher Education as tile commiesion concluded a two-dav visit to the Iiniversity. The coinmission, headed by John K. Cauthen, was here to titudy pre-sent pLais and pro gran for the future. (See story ol page 2.) Dr. William H. Patterson, now dean of the University and in charge of academic affairs, will b e c o m e USC's second - ranking Wlson Chosen ences Dean studying natural environment and chemical composition effects on pollution problems in the coastal waters of Virginia. He will con tinue working with this project ac cording to prior commitment until Sept. 1. rhis June Nelson will partici pate in the Gordon Research Con ference in New Hampshire. He participated in a National Science Foundation Panel meeting in Washington, 1). C. in February 1961 and in the American Geologi cal Institute Visiting Geological Scientist program in 1961 and 1965. He is a member of the Geologi cal Society of America; the So ciety of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists; American As sociation Petroleum Geologists; Fellow. Mineralogical Society of America; and others. V IE Presidei n istratior executive with the title of senior vice president. The new position, as well as the other changes, will be come effective July 1. Three iiienenrott headk ot major divisions aet tie University will as snne the title of vice pre-'idelnt but will continue to administer the same duties - Ilarold Brunton, Jr., now deal of administration; C. if. Wit tetn, now dlean (f students; anid C. Wallace Martin, now director for de Velopment. Dr. H. Willard Davis, now dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, will become vice president for aca demic affairs. Present dean of the College of Business Administration, Dr. James A. Morri-, will head a new division as vice president for advanced study and research. The new division will include graduate studies, research and research - service bureaus. Dr. Jones attributed the need for the organizational change to "the rapid expansion and many di mensions of today's University." "lis expansion in numbers of students and kinds of p r o g r a n s brings many challenges which must be met by an improved organizational structure," Jones said. The changes were approved at the last meeting of the USC Board of Trustees. Dr. Jones said an nouncement of the changes was deferred until d e t a i I s could be worked out. 'Ine change has been in the works since a glmanagemlent consulting firm recommended in 1961 that the major divi%ions of the Universitv be headed by vice presidents. When the recom ieidation was nade the major divi sions were established, but they were left under the direction of deans. One exception was Martin, who as. sunnId the title of director for de velopnent. itARTiN its App( i Reorga Dr. Patterson, who earned the doctor of phAilosophy degree at USC and who has been a member of the faculty since 1943, has served as a key administrator in the term of every USC president since 1950. lie has held the positions of as sistant to the president, dean of administration and dean of the University, and is a professor of history. Dean Brutton, who holds the M.E. degree from Stevens Institute of Technology, joined the USC admin. istrAive staff in 1963 as associate dean of administration and became dean of administration in 1965. He cane to the University after a 20 year career as an executive of Gen. eral Electric Co. Dean Witten earned the bachelor Continued On Page 2 New Humanitie. Tentatively Oki B u d g e t requests to finance a humanities complex have been ap proved, University P r e s i d e n t Thomas F. Jones announced Fri day. Approved funds tentatively provide for the complex to include a nine story structure for professon' office space, a four-story class room build ing, ani two buildings housing large lecture halls. The structures will be con structed on College Street between Pickens Street and the University owned Tivoli Apartments at the corner of College Street and Hen derson Street. Major department.% to be housed in the buildings include the depart. M R MORR14 >inted nization PATTERSON sComplex Plans iyed For Fund nient of Eiglish and foreign lan guages. 'n'ie departments are now headquartered in D a v i s and De Saussure Colleges., respectively. The new structure, according to the president, will be the first of several planned for College Street to connect the main campus with the previously announced Capstone House graduate dormitory - confer ence center - cafeteria on Barnwell Street at the end of College Street. Oher major constructioni either announoced or in proce." includes the adkit ion to Russell House - Student Union; Physical Science Center on South Main Street; and the multi. pjurpose Memorial Hall to be built on Asaembly Street. w Sr