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USC Up Carolina is reaping a portion of the products of its Upward Bound pro gram this fall as 20 former "aca demic underachievers" enter USC as promising freshmen. Two years ago, a number of slug gish students, whose high school grades often failed to equal their abilities, were handpicked for a spe cial educational boost by Upward Bound, the teenage antipoverty pro gram operating at USC under a $132,536 grant from the office of Economic Opportunity. This fall, 45 intelligent youngsters will enter college. In addition to the 20 at USC, one will enroll at Harvard and the rest will enter liberal arts and business colleges in the South east. Together, 26 of them obtained $24, 525 in financial aid, including a one year, $3,9u0 Harvard stipend. USC wa: the first major state uni versity in the Southeast to offer such a pros. am last summer under OEO sponsorship. Since then, it has ex panded to provide year-round coun seling and tutorial services for par ticipating students. Other Upward Bound programs are operating in South Carolina this year Kahn Co. Submits Low Bid M. B. Kahn Construction Coin pany of Columbia submitted the apparent low bid of $2,862,142 for construction of the USC Huniani ties Center. Second among the bids was $2, 861,000 by Atlantic States Con struction Co. of Atlanta, Ga., and third w:m $2,867,n00 by Congaree Construction Co. of Columbia. The Humanities Center, second major project in the East Campus, will be situated southeast of the in tersection of Pickens and Barnwell Streets and will houze the l)epart ment of English, Foreign Lan guages and Literatures, and Phi '5sophy. The center w ill be composed of a four-story classroom building, contaning 10 classrooms and l3 seminar rooms, and a nine-story faculty office building for .-44 peo- o ple. Also in the classroims building will be a recording tape room, three language laboratories, two Ian guag., recording rooms and sop portug pates. The Huiimanities Center, "ark ig the eastern extent of t he camepus. wil be-come the focal point for a giratual sh ifting of humani ties and arit studieits to the east of the mP:, in iar:ps, just as science, ftt eng:aiering antd i-elated studies are app INTERESTED? ffl If you're interested in writ- "" ing, T HE G(AM ECOCK( is in- pir terested in you. Call 8178 or come by Room 30i8, Russell flouse. i: Come Blow 3~ Join The Car itn '5( m m r ip pations fromttt I ) entermng antd continu:ng studeInts mt for the 1967T-6~ ye.ar. lnterestedt studeonts should get dlirectoir f batnds', at is office in tt M e M a s ! e r C'olletge on Pic ke nst Street. T he telephone numbe is 765-4: -. wil pi esen t pro-game alnd halitfti me shfowt%s at seven football gamers t hi - year andi pet-form at pep1 rallits, in the hotmicom ing parjade, in the Cihri stmnas test ival (oncero t antd at the 1968 spin g football game. STUi.DENT INION (CMMITll'ES Applications are now being taken ftor St udeInt I'-n ion comtmit tees at the Rt u s s e 1 ilHouse informiation dies (. Interviews will be arranged for intere*stedt perons5fl. Student U n i o n commrnittets in clude artist series, c-oncei-t, dance, fine ar-ts, hospitality, inte-rnational, lectures, married students, mo i night club and special events. Ii lAW STUD)ENT PRESIDEl-NTr W'ayne Corley, law scootl senio)r andl special aideit to Gov. Rober-t E>.4 McNai r, has been elected the fir1st president of the Law Student Il>ivi - smon of the American Hat- Associa tion ( AIIA ). 'I'he no.w A I laiw S t o ti e n I ward Boi at Winthrop College and Claflin Col lege. In all, almost 30,000 high school students have participated in Upward Bound on 250 campuses across the country. The USC program is coordinated through the office of Vice President Charles I. Witten who heads the 1)i vision of Students Affairs. Of the 120 Upward Bound partici pants this summer at USC, 63 are returnees from last year's program. These recent high school graduates enrolled this year in accelerated col lege prepneatry ceurFe, de:igned to fortify them for the heavy and often traumatic demands of first-year col lege life. The educational plans of returnees in the group who are not boning up for college include technical, trade and vocational schools, military train ing, nursing courses and other post high school work. "We try to provide experiences that will give our students a more accurate picture of college life, of so ciety, of the world they live in," said Frank Walton, director of USC's Up ward Bound program. "We're giving them a liberal dose of English, sci ence and math, with reading and Lady Bee Atn introliction i. in order. Frehuen, tih ordinary dog, thi. is Lady Beemi., "The" I uidance C 4ounselor '1 ne o ut If 1(1 gis graduating "Theise i ni high school next year1l will size a signi ly for work outsbile the home at early caret ur. tmin their I ve's. 'Thoamas J. y pically, t hey u~I dl marry at 20, Gidance C Sthe':r hist e'inbi at "f, see hinm oIf E'ductl to >chl w \h.n they' are 31 of thoi'rougl t}oi a-n , haveJroximlately 35 I r. Swvee Iucto-'~ years tO dlevelopt out- btands o4f I 'irty per cen'0t 'f A merica's seven maj herIs noaw woat ~rk,ad the per- before' the'y tage keep., riing. themselves -- w >rk th ey ,;7.really c'ut 4 our Horn, olina Band Student A\ssca(':tion, founedi V ht i a.,.l. ''Pujet vot' .rl''y las be'4n treas5ur4er 'f the (' Studenlt Har As.a.ociation, jus- l~'lo' ofr the (' ionori Hard lan:11 tem to' ats itrmant ohldef t l ganhe I,awt'av.ativi 1''lSttt1a1eNG All(SSIS wil .h( Ll vening wimmin classs fors Biads chBewlgin he .~ lred this1 fal by the willegeiatrl o i thse waroa Stdest. Atwll asecwil he sng offer ano intetS ol n h e ad nhe bateahcoureit $20. t~ti lt1 a~hlat PerlE1 to lee'read fArrcess e,,v 1v tme 9(9 ~ p i a gsealing sir 'iddnigt An "Th Ie Rt," a- re'ti. Conin rEnet wll whic ill e IIE4I! prmr l t counseltig Th4elE4 sta md Pr o homework assignments comparable to those they might encounter in college. This summer's concentrated college preparatory curriculum for returnees constrasts markedly with the pro gram for the 57 new Upward Bound students. The newer group, most of them ris ing high school iuniors, are involved in a highly flexible, experimental ed ucational venture designed to ex pose them for the first time to a wide new world of learning experiences, new self-concepts, and new career opportunities, rather than to prepare them specifically for college. Some of them are capable students whose school work showed a lack of incentive of direction, who were bored with the "school bit," or who had given up on college plans for lack of funds. Others were interested in school but simply needed indi vidual attention to bring out latent academic talents. Many are from families with large numbers of children. In several homes, the father is severely disabled and out of work. In order to motivate these students, a unique "daily flexible schedule" mis, "The" Dog is is She belongs to "The" president of )og. likes to hang out on the horseshoe, enter Ope 'raining L4 'igures clearly empha- clis(uigt ficant needl for careful, ya,tebra -r plIanni ng," said Dr. lrhnieto SwVeeney,e irector of thematopea enter at the USC School w 'el mn and str1ong advocatetio. vocational prepar)ZIationl. -ney saidl that the hus hese job-seeking young I probably make about 01r vocational changes retire. .Many will find - in middle age doing realize they weren't ut for. y peirsons, IDr. Swveeney to meander from school me0 jobl and( then others ady, long-term~ goals and tical analysis of their aplt it udeis. ineeded to remiedy t hes tional (rises,'' Dru. Swee ar'e many moIre trained in the edlucatijonal sys ust studenuts ini making rdc hi o i e s about and (areier s--c hi o i c e s I bie aong the most their lives. -ney is inl chiarge of train- - -ou n slors at the "'Cou n >ratory"' to hl p meet the -d in this state for quali ice' personnel. the campus from the C n t e r, graduates of Jiroginlis like that of -ichzool of Edlucation are nu l ar proifessioinalI cou n ic(es ini a spiecia\ stun ami for prosp51e(tiv ol0 ats offeredl by the U SC Bureau, the official serviyeaf,rtheiversit ff of counselors, undler on (If IDonaild A. Swan p)rofessional coinsultat ion ough hiattery oIf tests for apJtitudefs, study habits, ills, special aptitudes, in > personality andl voca rest inventoiries. ling that lack of adIe seling and testing biefore i'Carl iet imes icreates ai variety ic n,ausment ,iir - IWIi ;ram Sen was introduced by R. Glenn Martin of the USC School of Education, ed ucation coordinator for the Univer sity's Upward Bound program and former high school principal. Classes are based primarily on student interest and request. They are kept small and are held in lounges and cafeterias rather than classrooms in order to create a re laxed, unstilted study climate. Each day the students make some decisions about what they will study the next day and choose their classes from an assortment of subjects under the omnibus theme, "The World of Man and the World of Nature." The mornings are largely devoted to academic subjects and the after noons to special interest activities athletics, music, drama, journalism, art or languages. A typical free-wheeling weekly schedule includes morning classes in debating, reading and study skills, marine biology, photography, Span ish, French, films on novels read in class, world religions, music apprecia tion, and organic evolution. Teaching methods also vary widely, providing for much give and take be tween students and instructors. Stu rtis Feati A special appearance internationally acclain Van Cliburn will hii year's Artist Series co The April 18 concei ship Auditorium will I attraction in addition Union's seven regular . programs. All other c be in the field house. The concerts will agj to the public and tic each may be purchased or at the Russell llou tion desk prior to e concert. The admissic Cliburn concert is still mined. USC students, facu m;nistrative staff will f r e e to regular pro presentation of identifi Contributors to the Carolina and she tional Foundation may Remember that, the Artist Series for - regular programs, bi tions are limited to t applications received. es will receive tickets to concert at a reduced < r' The series will bea 1 ~with a p)erformiance b State Ballet, a professi< ballet company. The ic citicl feshmn present classical and has et p a om-works, including "Pa (laycouselng or- which is set to the e st ud n s or Dvorak, and "Thle eational dletermina- IIappy Valley," based of~ Tonm Dooley. A . - .4: Frehma Quion ni did na inmn nat anvInhenh cis 45 To dents learn French, for example, by playing cards and scrabble, giving directions and counting in French only. The flexibility and freedom of choice that the students have in op erating their "school" has resulted in an outstanding Upward Roond at tendance rate at USC, compared to that of some other programs in the country, program director Walton said. No first-year student has cut a class and no disciplinary actions have been referred to the student government. "To be honest," said one instruc tor, "I expected a little bit of natural adolescent devilry or footdragging. Other Upward Bound programs have experienced some disciplinary diffi culties." "But with these kids," he said, "attending class and behaving decor ously seems to be the thing to do. Maybe it's because they don't want to jeopardize the beautiful new oppor tunities they see opening up every where if they just stick in there and stay straight." Two students who "stuck in and stayed straight" last year after their Upward Bound experience were I Series ires Van in April by The Columbus Boychoir ied pianist Princeton, N. J., will be hear ;hlight this 25. Chosen by the State L ncerts. ment as the first youth gr -t in Town- represent the U. S. abroad )e a special President Eisenhower's I to Student tional Program for Cultural lrtist Series entations, the choir has had s oncerts will tours in the U. S., Canada, ] and the Orient. Music with a different sin be open will be presented Nov. 10 kets at $2 Lee Evans Trio. Pianist Lee at the door supported by bass and drun se informa- perform popular classics b ich regular Porter, George Gershwin, ms for the Arlen, Irving Berlin and L to be deter- Bernstein. Walter Winchell scribed Evans as "absolut< best of the new, listenable p Ity and ad- geniuses around today." be admitted grams upon A full production of "I cation cards. and Juliet" will be staged I USC Educa- by the National Shakespeare subscribe to pany under the direction < $7 for the eran New York producer it subscrip- Meister. The troupe, whie he first 500 Contributors te Cliburn Fr-eshm in Sept. 26 y the N. C. mnal resident troupe will s de Huit," dances of Legend Of Four straight nights of on te sory tainment will mark the fir Oti he sory of the fall semester at Car The Embers will be feat -the orientation mixer Tue 8 p.m. in South Cafeteria. 'I i(lent Union (lance is mai 'K freshmen, but all studlents vited. Josh White Jr. will perf the Horseshoe Wednesday s p.m. No chairs will be pi s tudle n ts are urgedl t< blankets on which to sit. Thursday will be "F"u: l)ay" at Bell Camp fror 11 p).mY. Cash prnizes will be gi' tournaments, including me women's boat races, miniati and an egg-tossing conte. Villagers will play for a dI 8 p.m. Transportation to the cai be provided( from the Men's at 5 p.m and from the Sout area at 6:30 p.m. Magician C. Shaw~ Smi p)erform " Saucy Sorcery" at 8 p.m. Candida tes At Summe, A husband andl wife wer<4 24 students w ho r ce ive(d dI p)hilosophy degrees at s u commencement exercises / lise Sandra C ockrell M r eie the Ph.I). in matl sand her husband, MelIton ILaurin, was awardled a d in his5to()ry. Both have faculty p)ositions at uani near their home in Fai rho Coumi residents whol tldoctor~ of ph1i losophay dlegr( Rtobert Edward Baldwin, r Cip GlloA Arthur D~Iavis, Roger 11. or hi GaloayWalter Allen Powell, liii FIimself I"o0 b t Monr Oe Simons Stringfellow andi Nancy r.Norris College Laverne Lorick and Cedelle English of Columbia who returned to their high school with enough new zeal for learning to become valedictorian and salutatorian of their graduating class. For them, said Leroy Fair, a guid ance counselor at Lakeview High School, the Upward Bound program made "all the difference in the world" in their motivation and attitudes to ward school. Both girls plan to enter college in the fall. Another student for whom Upward Bound made the big difference was Ronnie David Ard of McClenaghan High School in Florence. Last year Ronnie ranked in the 30th percentile on reading rate tests and in the 62nd in reading comprehension. A year later, after utilizing the reading and study skills he learned as an Upward Bound student, he pro pelled himself into the 93rd and 92nd national percentiles. In all, 90 per cent of the returnees showed significant improvement on reading rate, vocabulary and compre hension tests. A number of them have become avid readers of paper back classics. Concert Cliburn f r o m year logged more than 30,000 'd Oct. miles in an eight-month tour of epart- 35 states, has become in four years >up to the most widely-traveled c r o s s under country touring company in the terna- nation. Pres ell-out Meister's most recent achieve urope ment, outside the National Shake speare Co., was directing the criti tempo cally acclaimed off-Broadway pro by the duction of "Happy Ending" and Evans, "Day of Absence" by Douglas Tur is, will ner Ward, winner of the Vernon y Cole Rice and Obie Awards. Harold The first concert of the second eonard semester will feature on Feb. 20 as de- the Clebanoff Strings and Orches 1y the tra, a 20-member chamber en op-jazz semble. tomeo The Clebanoff concert will be )ec. 6 two programs in one-the first Com- half of each appearance is a classic f vet- string concert; the second half, Philip adding piano, accordion, harp and h ass percussion, is a "pop" concert of standard and new hit songs. "In b o t h departments of the repertoire the Clebanoff Strings and Orchestra are e x p e r t," re ported critic Albert Goldberg of t the Los Angeles Times. Argentine guitarist Jorge Morel wila p p e a r March 12. Morel's reetoire ranges from classical to Sout A m e riea n, popular and Broadway show tunes. enter- Morei's musical career began ait .t week age 11 in his native Buenos Aires. ahina. where he studied with Maestro ured at Pablo Escobar. In 1961 he made iday at his debut at Carnegie Hall and he Stu- has since lived in New York, ap) 11y for pearing at numerous college and are in- community concerts andt at the Village Gate, where he recorded orm on his latest album. t 10:15 ovided; Last concert of the Artist Series bring season will feature the John Biggs Consort May 8. A group of six 1 F'all versatile musicians, the Consort 5 to uses a variety of authenic instru ments including recorder, viols, 'en for portable organ, sackbut, basson, n's andI harpsichord, krumhorns andI per tre golf cussion instruments. st. The Biggs' wife, Sallie Terri, stars ance at with the Consort as singer and soloist on the recordIer. A Grammy nl will Award winner, she plreviously was Towers featured soloist with the Roger h D)orm Wagner Chorale. Hien Capitol Rec ords include the award-winning th will albums "D)uets with Spanish Gui Friday tar" and "Songs of the American Land." SReceive Ph.D's r Commencement among Other South Carolina recipients ctor of were Malcolm Michael Brennan, m m e r Charleston; John G. Breland Jr., ug. 26. Holly lill ; Edwin Freeman Cox, cLaurin Chapin; John Boyd Edmunds Jr., ematics Spartanburg; Nan D)ansby Morri A. Mc- son, Charleston; Arthur Charles octorate Morrissey, Laurens; Gayle Stan kccep)tedl for.d Painter, Cayce ; Gerald L. 'ersities Runey, Charleston; andI Joab Maul pe, Ala. din Lesesne J.~, Spartanburg. received Out - of - state students earning es were Ph.DI.'s were Stewart Fowler Bush. Thomas Burlington, N. C.; William Haris Lumb, Green, Stan ke, l"la. ; MahmtoudI leo Seo, Sha fig Kahlaou i, Wappinger Falls, Frank N. Y. ; Edwin Keith Quinn, Spruce Phillips Pine, N. C.; and Geral B r u e e Woole- Bnooks, Ga.