The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 10, 1967, Page Page Five, Image 5
Tidwell
Teachir
By JIMMY WANNAMAKE;R
Faculty-Academic Editor
High atop the Physical Sciences
Center are the eighth floor office
and laboratories of Dr. Thomas
Tidwell. The rooms command a
sweeping view of the campus.
S The young assistant professor
was not so far above campus life
last spring, (luring the presenta
tion of an honorary degree to
Gen. William C. Westmoreland in
Rutledge Chapel, he stood and
said, "I protest: Doctor of War."
Today I)r. Tidwell says he de
votes 110 per cent of his available
time to teaching and research
work. lie is reluctant to talk
about politics and claims that he
(does not have close contact with
any student group.
Dr. Tidwell feels that his eco
nomic position at the University
has suffered because of his ac
tions last spring.
He acknowledged rumors; on
campus that he did not receive
what these rumors call "a custom
ary pay raise" and after saying
they were true added, "I don't
think this pay raise is any secret."
An Atlanta native, he received
a BS degree from Georgia Tech
University in chemistry.
During his undergraduate days
he says that he was an officer in
the Methodist student organiza
tion on that campus and was first
impressed with Carolina during a
visit here as a varsity debater.
He went on to earn his mas
ter's degree and doctorate from
Harvard University. For one
year he was at the University
of California at San Diego.
le joined the USC faculty in
the fall of 1965 and in Feb. 1966,
took a one-year leave of absence
By JIMMY WANNAMAKER
Faculty-Academic Editor
Maybe you've noticed.
We've got a slightly different
title and new responsibilities. This
column's scope is expanding.
We are open to your ideas, fac
ulty and student members of the
Carolina Community, on educa
tion here at USC and any news 1
you may have of academic honors I
or faculty members.
Just write or call us at The
Ga mecock.
What can you comment on? r
Is more tutorial help needed at
Carolina for those who can nott
afford or obtain p)rivate help from
adlvancedl or graduate studlents?
If so could it conme from e'xisting
service or honorary group on cam
p)us?
WVhat is a meaningful educa
tion? Can changes be madle in the
Carolina way of edlucation to
make it closer to the ideal?
STUDENT RIGHTS
The Department of Anthro
pology and Sociology has madle
what its chairman, Dr. Robert L.
Stewart, calls a "little innovation,
unique as far as wve know."
The innovation is a declara
tion of students' fundamental
rights and the establishment of
a students' rights committee to
ensure the rights.
Includled in the rights are the
right to learn, the right to evalu
ate critically what is presented to
them, the right to be judlgedl solely
on the basis of acadlemic criteria.
And, the right to be recognized
for contributions made to faculty
research andI scholarship and the
Drive
Defensively.
Pu.bthhd to save hves .n cooperiS.on w.Ih
ITh A dve.tta.n- fMoaneI and Iho MIaso.I aotie Cunne.
Resea:
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to conduct research at the Univ
sity of East Anglia in Norwi
England, about 100 miles nor
east of London.
Dr. Tidwell said that he
"very happy" with his positih
at Carolina now and adde
"It's exciting being here at tl
emerging University. It's ft
being at a place coming up lil
this place."
He complimented the impro
ment of the student body and s
that they are "more interest:
each year, more conscious
things going on around them,
more interested in their edu
tion."
lie says that his studlents h;
made no reaction to his acti<
and that classes have contin
without incident.
He turned to required atten
ance and other regulations go
erning students, saying studen
should have more freedom
their education.
Among the areas where he s;
more freedom is needed are c
Attendance, dormitory regulatio
regulation of academic process
and the flexibility of classes.
Travelling is )r. Tidwell's gr
interest when he is not teachii
Last summer he drove through
Eastern Europe except Albai
with a friend.
He has also toured all the otl
nations of Europe, Canada i
Mexico.
The nations of Eastern En
rope have their own uniqi
characters, says Dr. Tidwell, i
much or moreso than those i
Western Europe.
His goal for next summer is
tour India.
Currently Dr. Tidwell is c<
right to exercise all the privilei
yuaranteed by the Constituti<
)f the United States and the St
)f South Carolina.
Dr. Stewart describes tt
committee as "not in any way
conflict or a substitute" for tI
Student Bill of Rights and R
sponsibilities.
He says that it is only son
hing (lone at the departmen
evel to prlotect basic rights
earn of the studlent.
The committee has three me
ers, one each from the seni
najors of the dlepartment, the<
>artment's gradluate students ai
he dlepart mental faculty.
The membters are elected by t
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er- ducting research into reactive me.
ch, chanics and induced decompositior
th- of free radical reactions of hyper.
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is Although he admits the projeci
mn is "somewhat far removed fron
d, practical application," he says it
je is related to a number of higl
in energy chemical processes an<
{e high energy fuels.
The research is sponsored by
ve- the Petroleum Research Fund.
aid Talking about the new Physical
ing Sciences Building, he mentions the
of need for more equipment foi
md undergraduate labs and researc1
ca- as the main drawbacks.
le says that the new building
eve and facilities enhance the oppor
)ns tunities for instructors and fondly
led mentions the views from his of
fice and the sunset views from
- across the floor.
V- 1967, The Gamecock
is
n Degree Pra
es,
": In Prescho(
eat In response to increasing state
ng. wide interest in public kinder
all gartens, the University has estah
nia lished a bachelor's degree pro
gram in early childhood education,
ir )r. Milly Cowles, editor of a
and book and author of 14 articles on
the education of young children
i- is director of the program.
ie The four-year course will pre
is pare teachers to work with chil
Af dren in nursery school through
the third grade.
to Almost all non-Southern states
now have well-established public
,n- kindergarten systems.
es seniors and graduate students by
)ns mail who have already selected
ite all but the faculty members.
The recognition and commit
ie tee were developed after several
a months of work by the depart
le mental faculty and were first
announced to the students dur
ing classes in September.
ie- )r. Stewart says, "The happiest
tal thing would be for the committee
to to have no cases. It may turn out
to b)e totally unnecessary."
mn- Although the chairman says
ior that the move is not intended to
le- he a pirecedlent and seems cautious
ndl about piromoting it, it has caught
the attention already of students
he of several other schools.
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1 Education
Virginia, the first Southern
state to finance an extensive pre
school program, has encountered
problems in hiring qualified teach
ing staff for the new system.
USC students in the program
will have a four-year course of
professional training which will
include classroom observations
in different grade levels, super
vised teaching, special courses
in child growth and develop
ment, and other courses in read
ing and communicative skills.
1)r. John Otts, dean of the
School of Education, said scholar
ships are available for students
planning to enter USC's new
early childhood education pro
gram.
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By MARY ADAMS
Staff Writer
Things are basically in go
shape in Admissions and Reg
tration, -according to the new U
Assoc. l)ir. of Admissions a
Registration E. Glenn Overton.
Overton replaced E'arl lk
dricks in the position in Octob
Hendricks has joined the staff
Tennessee Tech.
A graduate of Randolp1
Macon Academy, Overton hold
a bachelor's degree from Wol
ford College and a master's di
gree in administration frot
East Carolina Regional [~niver
sity.
hIe has served as the assista
director of admissions and reg
tration at North Carolina Sta
University for the past 11 ye.
and has been business manaj
and director of public relatio
for Flora Mel)onald College.
Overton has also taught an
served as a high school princi
pal.
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At Carolina his duties are pri
marily concerne(d with student
od registration and
is records. lie
C says that most
nld of the prob
lems arising in
n_ t h e registra
er. tion of 13,625
of students a r e
not due to the
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out that "the key to good student
regi.tration is the schedule of
(ou rses."
nt Saying that next year's regis
is- tration will he basically the same
te as this year's ()verton expressed
rs how' of c,rnhining the lest fea
fe ture:, of computor registration and
hand registration.
d liv helped install a computor
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