Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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6 (Cmp jletio orte ju iilmtting exii usrrae prnrsidel forr a new*~ '.iew oii we ill aIs coutidel thle S'tu,dent I ioe syiious4li quaIrlers oif thle ( :nmu, Capstone' To Inaugi bing a n1ew diimenisionr in diing to the I 'niversity c'ampu)ts andI Toippi ng t he high -ise men's hall will be a rooftop revolving Fromi 18 stories abo11e the gre ( nysUtonie lIoIu,.e men'su rceainc fei ai paniorimic ieA cof the Expansio I iceasing en rollmenit is ex panision, anud conistruetiont is e piasion -- a term w. h i e h is ridly b'comti ng a b)ywordl for the future at USC(. Expansion entails long range planinrg which reaches far into thei futu re. lIe)spite the tact that the U ni versity hats $24 million tied up in i urrient conistruction andi draw ing bocard plans, it has not met the ever incrteasing need(s crmeated enroiAllmnrt. In atdditiuon to thec current. $241 ulion allotmuenit, somle $10 m;nil In>ni h as been appl)roivedl hby the l'ivesiys ord of Trustees to rourail out a five-year build rig project. Thei largest of the fu tutre atddi - 'onts is a new three-unit ltu manri ties ('enter' which will bir rig toget her the English and F"or cigni aanguiage D)epartmuents. Other large unrdertakings will bce a new School of liaw anid Sc hotol of N ursinrg, an addition tothe Itusi ness Adin iiistrat,ion ltuiihuhig, a new Administration ltuiiilang, a Reseatircth Llirry, a 1'ynniiasiuim, an 'udergrauduate Ltiaryv, and a thbeater wit h it -Eatoirg capacity of 1,000-3t,000. Not only are tot-ally now btiildl m gs in the plan ninig, but retnova tciins arid additions to expand \tstinug fatilitres are also oin the draw inrg boards. Waridhlaw artdu I Ae(onte ( ollteges I hll eiieov ated. Ilhere will be~ an addtitioni to Ii' l''ine~ Atrts Dep'jartmen'rt arnd ThIe BItoloigy aind Geology I )e itrmenit,s w,vill htavec r incasedl ht.ics. Alsci inircudedc in t he five yeIar NIanionir p rogramu aire min The New Yietr IS-ioll 14D 111p.11 I acl 1 he 'S( I the itierior a- den4t itervi Shop (alsu e) s Revolvin, trate New ] restaurant, a facility of which f,ew% citi., inl the woIbI Illay boast. The re%ohing feature w.. inl 41h14141 a1. an11 oplioln ill originlal iplan, for thke biildinig. An extensive vsarch was then begun for a revolving feature 4 Look At The To tmand, siitotr. to airea fromII the hall w iill be. of- ranat. Thei est n: Future prlojects. mttely (Ct be expanded to p rov ide monre sp)ace fotr the incerease of stude tntt.s expeted4 each year. Since grlound areina is a scarei ty, moust otf the nuew housing units will go high-rise. Whlat are. the revenuIe sourIces for this? The i'nive rsityv uses thr1 ee soluces of reveue for ((on) struction of biuihiings other tihan federal fundk. All new aceici andi admtin t hrongh st.att inlstituation hon1(1 ik s.tore aire ( two of thte n san tu uund4) rgaizitoni,i iffier% lociated in i g Rooftop F Dimension which couild be made available to the liversity at 1 cost within the budget of the building. The .searchers finally located a revin mechan i sim used inl a 1 a v i I io n at the New York Worhil,. Fair. L .ying unused in storage, Ahe feature was offered liuaildinmg's revoini~ g roolftop res'tau -riar .iw oif the. ininu g fi ality is 's Byword which are fully paid by student fees. T'uit ion fees paid by stu dents are set aside by law for this purpose. A Il residence halls must by law he self-suppiiorting just aLs he food -service and infirmary operzat ion . Studen t fee~s for each of t hese' ser.vices must be suffi c int to cover all operatinzg and con Ist ruct ion costs. 'This is done by stutdentI housing bonds. lieven ue lHonds , also financed by st udent fees, are used for conist ruction of special pu rpose bildlings. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Vol- LVII, No. 2 Columbia, South Carolina, Septembwr 23, 1966 Section B Summe] C a i hangil 11v GANNY (ARROM. Managing Editor The constantly changing face of the University is mirrored on the walls of new and renovated buildings housing a variety of campus activity. Summer brought an intensive period of construction to many facets of Carolina life. ItUSSELL, HOUSE Nowhere is the changing face reflected more clearly than in the extensive addition to Russell House, the hub of student func tions on campus. A major innovation was in troduced in the University book shop which has in the past sold only textbooks and text aids. The shop now offers almost 5,000 titles in paperback hooks t.estaurant In Dining to the school at a much reduced cost. A temporar. -etback in plans to iiclude tie re%olvinig restaurant in final desigis for the building came whn the Boari of Trustees ruled that if %uich a feature were in e-tlIdd, it imu-t be privately fi n1anlced. However, the problem was soon solved by an anonymous donor from Greenville who gave $5,000 for installation of the rotating niechanism through the USC Educational Foundation. Shortly after the announce ment was made that the restau rant would revolve, Capstone construction began. Vice Pre.ident for Hu,iiies-, Af fair, l1arold F. l1runton reported thi- week tlut preliminary work on the buildiig's foundation i6 nearineg completion. When finished, the 18 - story st ruct-ure w-ill house approxi niately .15 students on each of its residence floors. The rooms will be in a suite-type arrange ment. The first residence hall for upperclassmen and graduate stu dents, Capstone House will con tain, in addition to the residence portion, a cafeteria, a kitchen, and lounge area on the first floor. Confereice area- for V niver e.it.i aund non.-Iiver,ity groups will beon the ground ievel. A large m)eetinig mom will bue used by non K'nvesit Ugop in ordner that the students have freuer sces to Rssell lonse. The basement of the dorm will contain a crafts room, a laundry area, and several lounge rooms. r Reno1 ig Face on a variety of rubjects. Univer sity Press publications are also among available works. Extensive expansion is being planned to b r in g increasingly more distinguished titles to the purchase list. "We hope to make this one of the best and most stimulating book stores in the entire region," Vice President for Business Af fairs Harold F. Brunton said this week. A relative of the book shop, the Campus Shop, has also moved into spacious, well-lighted quar ters in the addition to provide more products for student con sumption. "MAKE IT COMPARE" The next step in improving the Student Union building is "to go into the old part, and make it compare with the new," Hrunton said. In the immediate area. con s-truction is moving ahead on a pools-parking complex designed to beautify the area in front of the Undergraduate Library arn( provide m u c h needed parking space for Russell House visitors. Academic areas have been an other section of concentration in summer construction projects. Wardlaw College, housing the School of Education, was con Ganecock Photos By Ed Finn verted from a partially Univer sity H igh S C h 0 0 1 complex to house just the Education facili ties. OFFICE SPACE Office space to provide for the rapidly increasing faculty was supplied with the conversion of a College Str,-et structure for merly used for institute meetings to a faculty office building. The University also signed a Purchase Brings Nei University expansion embraced a new concept this fall when 4165 men students became residents of the former Hotel Columbia. The 12-story structure, now called Urniversity Residence Hall, was purchased by USC in Au gust at a cost of $1.1 million to help alleviate the critical hous ing shortage predicted for fall seme~ste r. Terms of the purchase call for the school to resell the new resi den-rce hall to an investment conm pary at the ernd of five y'ears-. RU'MORS. -DENIAlS Marking the first time the ah< Ph dat is1 str mue ant fatr ti fi in i con mil mue t.hr Fa. Sci sit: Sci .Jnr rat ons Of Uni lease for the Pendleton Building to accommodate numerous ad ninistration o f f i c e s formerly h o u s e d in the Administrative Annex. With major renovations under way over much of the campus, normal repairs assigned for com pletion during the s u m m e r months were delayed. "We are extremely apologetic 'University Ro A loo)k from Imwhind a statur ford-- an excellent view of the ('rni Of Hotel( Growth University extended its reach into downtown Columbia, the purchase climaxed almost two mo,nths of rumors and denials concerning negotiations. US C officials, faced( with an almost 20 per cent incease in students, duringr the fall term, bean netgtn h osbl '(elCoui easet ofit camps and ecueti of ak favor Obefaca arrane lent int donowead mia h puchecixed lmotw mrith costrut,ionamdovnialg .ad oficil, fe withry sialot2 pcecCentirae in rationts dufrin the predicter ,reetinvefstiegapntelshi ingis th buigding's hoteriote andostartmet fa(liefor eturce hills earle this Depart The searchter entualr. e t fnique oation n the ain icities will bease fr favr ae reiacials trranemencted he4up er losadecmue thrwl contucin mo than a adiof dchedule, woth ninequip-y rinalingfore the predillion inuih the Huigs exEdtior iltires wilehus the eartit-na itstrof hmitr the Physical Inces Cenpter Cegner. id m earch, 1 lo9belcae RIeflect iversity about the condition of several existing buildings on the cam pus," V i c e President Brunton said. "Normal maintenance projects such as painting, replacement of tiles, etc., necessarily were given lower priority this summer be cause of the other projects. "We hope to be able to catch up soon," Brunton concluded. T L C M B A 'sidence Hall' mn the State lHue ground. af er.iti newet rt,ideice hall. i_Aolumbia Concept ILASI, NOT IUI Originally, the plan was to lease the building for five years. However, reporLs to University, officials indicated that buying the hotel would be more econoii cally feasible. "Informed source'' reports I o e a I and area newspapers, meanwhile, speculated correctly that the University might buy the facility in'etead of signing a leas. Purchase price estimates, also from "informed sources," ranged from as low as $750,000 to as high as $1.5 million. O)ne account also placed the cost of renova tions necessary for residence hall use at $1.5 million. The r ep or ts were termed "ridiculous" and "grossly un true" by both University and Co lumbia lHotel offic,ials. RFA'TION FAV'ORABILE As negotiations reached the concluding stages, USC officials conferred with Columbia leaders to determine their opinion of the move. A generally favorable com munity reaction removed still another hurdle on the paith to acquisition. A final agreement on the $1.1 million figure was reached in mid-August. The Board of Trus tees immediately granted their required approval. FINALa HIOLIJ.U A minor hold-up to University possession came when the State Budget and Control Board re fused final sanction of the sale because -insufficient information on funding of the transaction was submitted. However, the Budget Board's approval followed as soon as the information was pmovided, and the Universiy oved i.