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11bY 7C WAY, WHAT A YOUR ID C Is Bign By SUSAN TANNER Staff Writer Much has been said about one of the most familiar symbols of the world we live in-the multiversity. Multiversity, megaversity, "edu cation factory," by whatever name, the image is definitely there, the image of the impersonalized, deper sonalized plant spewing out grad-, untes on an assembly line basis. How true is this image-as it is seen from the point of view of the student and not from those who have had no chance to experience the m a n y definitely stimulating and perhaps even jarring compon ents which go to make up the melange of all that will contribute to the "complete" graduate. BIGNESS TO PREVAIL Recently Newsweek pointed out that, continuing a trend which has seen enrollment rise from two mil lion in 1950 to 6.5 million at present, "in the next decade no doubt the megaversity will become dominant. State systems of interlocking junior colleges and universities will become the prevailing form of higher edu cation across the nation." By 1970, 80 per cent of the 10 million in universities will be in public institutions. This brings up the dilemma of control by the gov' ernor- andl legislature of t he state. Reporting the views of students across the nation, Changing Times brought out opinions wvhich were generally favorable. Most students felt that ''the freedom,"' the facili ties, the reputation, the opportunity to meet and make friends with a highly heterogeneous group of pieo pIe all outweighed any inconveni ences which might present them selves on a larger campus. STEDENTS LOST? While Carolina dioesn't qualify as being of multiversity complexity, still it must deal with many of the 'challenges today. This i.. especially evident to the student en.tering South Carolina from Statewide Seminar Meets Here College studlents from all over the state will meet here this month to see the workings of state govern ment andl to discuss the urban problem facing South Carolina. The fourth annual Intercollegiate Seminar on Government andl Legis lation will convene at USC's Bell Camp, March 25-27, sponsored by the Christian Action Council. Ap proximately '75 students andi several professors will meet with state of ficials andl legislators in a series of lectures, luncheons, and tours. Lt. Gov. John West, Rep. Solo mon Blatt, Rep. Travis Medlock, Columbia attorney Matthew Perry, and Benjamin Payton, president of Benedict College, are among those scheduled to address the seminar. A federal official will also be on hand to present the urban problem in the national picture and to dis cuss proposals. The students will visit the State Hospital, Pineland School, the De partraent of Corrections, the Pre Release Center and the Technical iducation Center. OUR HEROES ARE C WlELL, ~1MEY LOO P&ACeFUL ENOUGP B4T I WONDER WA -MY AW~ :, RI ND (C Is. LW 'F )ik BURNING.' CARD~S1 ARDS! ess A i smaller school who knows no one )Im campus and \who faces a school wrhaps 40 times the sizze of the one ie previously attended. As succinctly put by one young nan recalling his first days on Nampus, "I was lost." For those vho were lost the answer came in 'ilany forms. COSMOPOLITAN CA3PUS W i t h o u t exception there was some nostalgia for the quiet isola .ion of the small school, yet again ilmost without e x c e p) t i o n the 'worldly experience" to be found on i larger campus was named as the )utstanding factor in favor of it. rhe realization seemed to be that :he student was "on his own," that he protection of the haven was Tone and in its place was the -eality of personal responsibility. Developmej Bring In $1 Carolina received more than $1.5 rxillion in allocations last year for esearch and development pro ~rams, and the figure is expected o rise by 10 per cent during 1968. D)r. James A. Morris, USC vice residIent for adlvanced studlies and esearch, said total expenditures or departmental r e s e a r c h and ffiliated research i n s t i t u t e s mounted to $1,525,000. The m o n e y was distributed mong 130 separately budgeted re earch and development projects, anging from inventories of coastal vildlife to studies of cancer-pro Lucing hydrocarbons. Engaged in the highly varied irojects were 78 USC faculty mem ers and research associates. The bulk of organized dlepart nental research programs--70 per ent-were supported by federal rants and contracts. Carolina was he second largest source, supply ng 15 per cent of the funds. State o n t r a c t s were the smallest, mounting to only two per cent of he total grant allocations. SUNSHINI TO THE CAM Coc.aJe We'r nmi sharp. A with bra studying LLE D TO A FIRE C* ThE HORSeS) I HOPE ITS NOTHMiNG WITH ANY 'POt1'nCAL S iG N IF C AN C -LJM t 'EIR BOARD PL/AN CARDS! rTAT WOLD 13E ME_ Mo5T LIKELY POLICEI TEAR A 03 I a.P' H EL)' ETTIElk 'hreat T Although many see the campus with its positive aspects, there are those who have been acquainted with other sides of the university. Complaints ran the gamut and included topies from food to regis tration. There was a call for ideals, for knowing people, not just judging theim by superficial appearance. Another complaint was one week rush instead of the eight weeks rush at the University of Alabama or the one semester rush at Texas. Lack of sorority houses created a situation of impersonality and lack of intimacy in the sorority. Transfer students found that they had such high ID numbers that by the time they got to regis ter, classes had long been filled. Classes were judged as being too it Programs .5 Million Ten per cent was contributed in this category by private foundation grants. Industrial research and de velopment contracts amounted to three per cent. By far the largest recipients of research and develop)ment funds were the physical sciences wvhich include chemistry, physics, astron omy and related programs at the University. They received an allo cation of $547,000. Engineering e x pe ndi t ur es a m o u .ted to $226,000. Social sciences and humanities received $120,000 and life sciences programs were granted $32,000. Expenditures for other depart mental research amounted to $500, 000 and affiliate research insti tutes spent $100,000. National Science Foundation was a heavy contributor to a number of l>:ograms, including grants for multiphase n u c I e a r physics re search, c o 1 1 e g e teacher training courses and funds for improved gas laser equipment. SCATERS PUS CROWD C APGT/5E orby to keep your clothes looking Iso check our coin-operated laundry nd new equipment and desks for at 601 Main. CLEANERS is A MTEST, 10%9I4BLEM WlNING IN A L UNS? IS E IM04NGS ON A MAC %00 .1 --M, Po" Do trD oN' k~..j MWI) AP WE RE'S NO7WING WHA AN VO. OLD OY/'TNEY HAVE ElN CALMNG AN I D CA 014Y I H ANP' WE. -77HEY 'N& o Stude arge. Several of the more fortunate L.u tents camne from schools with "ter -ific food" and were disappointed vith the food at Carolina. Also they lisliked having graduates and under 1raduates in the same class, graded mn the same standard. Impersonalization of instructors MARRIED HUSBAND'S A Good Drivi Auto Liabilit $22. Payable ( FINCHER INSUR 3205 Devi Telephone d inst Fo '68 CHEVROLET prices start lower than full-size models. Look rolet's 4-door sedan is ro any other American car luxury sedan. Drive ii. Yoi smooth and silent ride tha quality runs deep. Buy it! rolet instead of a medium-F and you can have, say, pow power brakes and a radio I NOW-.IMPAL A VS SALEI (oU KAbliNG? ~1E MiMMF TOWIb TOGiMEfER, WE'LL SPERSED UiH ~T"K ND RRE 1oseS, MD., tSE rfor! NOBODY WOUL E7FL L, HWYCROLP it r A SUcCEss, WE NOkm. '7N AS4HES or tow to I OLD ~TUMr' BAG Now ,so we CAN cr A! 1WOMrA" 7EARIJ4L jm 3 B6Ys be SURPAISEb iF I V W!fI"..E WEAS DOING No' PEND Rr ntS? was slammed. The Carolina student was char acterized as being ruder and more indifferent. For the most part, however, the Carolina student who had first at tended a smaller school found that ini Carolina there was a quality gen uinely contributing to his future. COUPLES 3E 23 OR 24 ig Record y Insurance 06 )uarterly ANCE AGENCY rse Street 253-7450 Drive one ressed-up ead of asi someth'i eground: Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan; right be '68 CHEVELLE any other pricer start lower t it. Chev- mid-size models. 01 ornier than newer in mid-size cl axcept one There's fresh stylini tell by its short-deck look. The tChevrolet footed wheelbases let a Chev- wider, steadier treac riced name power, big-car ride er steering, package. No wonder >esidest everything in its fieI< Save on seallylequnipped Epar Court O Saves He By VAN VANUCH Staff Writer USC's Traffic Appellate Court s a proven communications device or students and administration a well as a court of appeals for iarking and traffic citations. "It saves the students a lot of noney and at the same time helps is to administer the regulations nd keep a b r e a s t of campus rends," says M. D. Tavenner, USC lirector of institutional studies and dministrative representative on the ourt. A campus driver receiving a icket can appeal to the court if Le believes he can prove there was io violation or that the violation vas unintentional. The driver has good chance of winning his case ince about half of all student ap eals are successful. Three judges- Robert Green, tudent body representative, Assoc. "rof. Webster Myers of the USC ,aw School, and Tavenner-hear People who c bank service check Q( They bank with $100 mini COMPLETELY ITEMIZED STA showing deposits and checl FREE ACCOUNT MAINTENA no monthly FREE MONTHLY STATEMEN1 no mailing PERMANENT RECORDS with cancelled c Check with T and c SOUTH Cl of these Chevrolet 'ripped-dc nag else. ckground: Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, telt I '68 CHEVY than any other prices start )viously nothing's economy ci irs than Chevelle. Nova is big ( ;, the long-hood, cation, yet It re are two nimble- others pass now-both on a stance and . You get bIg-car Nova rides at in a quick-size costing a 1ot Chevelle outsells the biggest -. Nova's the n I Coup. 4-Door Sedn.. o.. Sat-a Appeals' adaches student appeals at weekly court sessions held in the Law School. During the first eight weeks of each fall semester the court's case load is heaviest, and 35 or more cases per weekly session are not uncommon. Parking violations are numerous since "there are around 4,000 stu dents with cars and a limited num ber of student parking areas on campus," said Tavenner. Between two-thirds and three fourths of student appeals are suc cessful in the fall because the court recognizes that there may be some student unfamiliarity with Univer sity regulations. But later in the year, students are not as apt to be successful in pleas of unfamiliarity with regulations. Court proceedings are informal. Having clarified his appeal with a written explanation beforehand, the student simply appears before the judges, tells his story, and is pre pared to answer questions. heck :harges really free mum balance TEMENTS ts daily each month fee hecks he Man from SCN 'heck Free! 1834 ROLINA NATIONAL S6~d~~ >Wn ackgound Chey IINovaCoup IIAgoud NO eVA IN~aC&p lower than any other r so generously sized. nough for a family on va slips intO parking spaces by. With its new wide computer-tuned chassis, a silent and steady as cars rr:ore, and it comes with standard V8 in its fild. ot-too-small car. on Wagns