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H1 Since 1958 USC he ing program combini related hospital experi, Sophomores Linde assist a patient in the 1p Dr. Wah Departm Dr. James H. Wahab, currently chairman of the Department of Mathematics at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, will leave UNC to join USC faculty as head of the Department of Mathe matics July 1, 1968. Dr. Wahab earned his B.S. de gree from the College of Wil liam and Mary and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from UNC. Previous teaching positions held by Dr. Wahab include instructor of mathematics at the Norfolk Di vision of William and Mary, teaching fellow and part-time in structor at UNC at Chapel Hill; assistant professor at Georgia In stitute of Technology; college faculty associate in mathematical analysis, Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Ga.; professor of mathematics, Louisiana State University; and acting academic (lean at UNC, 1965 through 67. He has also been director of the National Science Foundation Visiting Scientists (Secondary Schools) Program; and taught graduate extension courses to NASA engineers at Wallops Gwinn To Head Geology Dr. Vinton E. Gwinn, who was a key figure in Louisiana State University's geology dlepartmental development program, has b e e n appointed head of the Department of Geology at USC. Gwinn, 33, will fill the position vacated by Dr. Bruce W. Nelson, who was appointed (lean of the USC 'College of Arts and Sciences in e1966. Dr. Donald Secor Jr. has bn acting head of the depart ment. Gwinn will continue emphasis in the department on environmental geology andl sedlimentation, espe cially the transport of sediment by streams. He is currently studying riverbed sediment transport rates and configuration of the Amite River for the Louisiana Institute of Water Resources. The new g e o 1 o g y dlepartment head will also expand USC's pro gram in geological oceanography, engineering geology and environ mental science. A Phi Beta Kappa alumnus of Rutgers University, he earned the M.S. and Ph.D. (le gr eesa from Princeton University and comi pleted post-doctoral research in hy draulic engineering at Colorado State University. FINE ITALIAN FOOD 1213 atANDING STREET PHONE AL 4.9322 (Opp.ut. Orukah.und Stus Stotlon) elping . . 8 offered a four-year professiona ing formal college level course ence. i Hopkins and Carolyn Givens ediatriCs ward of the Columbia H rb Named ent Head! Station for the School qf Engi neering of the University of Virginia. Dr. Wahab is member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Pi Sigma (physics), Pi Mu Epsilon (mathe matics), Sigma Chi, Elisha Mitch ell Society, Mathematical As sociation of America, American Mathematical Society and Ameri can Association of University Pro fessors. Chemists At Capstoi Sixty chemists and teachers of chemistry will assemble at USC April 9 for the annual meeting of the S. C. section of the American Chemical Society. USC is hosting the event at ] Capstone House. Awards dinner I speaker will be Dr. H. Willard D a v i s, Usc vice president for1 academic affairs.] Dr. R. S. BIly, associate professor in the USC Department of Chemis try, is program chairman. GEOGRAPHY Dr. Paul E, lovingood Jr., asso ciate professor of geography has been aw~arded a research grant by the American Universities Re-i search Program of the Agricul tural D)evelopment Council, Inc. CORNELL ARN * GOOD FOOD e ConvenIent To Campus * Pleasant Atmosphere * 10% Discount On Meal STUDENT SPECIAL best way ti leave of ue faculies! Vacation time, weekend time, 8r you'll find the going easier and'1 when you take Piedmont. See y agent or call Piedmont Airlines. asa as ma Tt2ima r. PIEDIVIONT growing service fc 68.CN. I I nure- Mrs. Anna I s antl (center) in the Senior Betty (left) a class which ser Dspital. Today the S Dean Figg To Meet t ie April 9 The grant makes it possible for [)r. Lovingood to spend summer, [968 in Lesotho, Southern Africa itudying the influence of I a n d( enure on agricultural lan(d use in esotho. On the way to Lesotho, he professor will stop in Tanga, ['anzania, to visit the Syracuse iniversity V i I I a g e Settlement Project. Dr. Lovingood sp)ent the acadlemic ,'ear 1966-6'7 in Lesotho under lusp)ices of the Fulibright Pro ~ram. GEOLOGY Dr. John, Connoly, an internation illy known Australian oceanog 'apher andl marine geologist, will inthe USC geology faculty this S CAFETERIA S i takte ur ly time .. . aster ur travel farTM~~ UUMM aM~ M it All=g LINES Learning . ite instructs Nursing Junior S proper method of filling a syi Murray (right) takes the role iors hold for nurses' aides. -hool of Nursing is celebratin, Figg R. DEBRA LYNN SCOTT Staff Writer Robert M. Figg Jr., lean of the ;chool of Law, was one of 10 dis inguished lawyers recently serv ng on a special advisory com nittee of the American Bar Asso iation. The ABA's Committee on Fair 'rial and Free Press issued the -ontroversial Reardon Report a ew weeks ago. The report con ists of recommendations t h a t vould govern statements made to he press by lawyers and other ourt employes involved in a crimi tal case. Figg said the commitc "4et out not to injure or curb publication of nlews, bUt I) assure ally p)er!.on1 1968 It C( C al aundra Calhoun versarv inge. Dr'. of instructor in Uiiversi A I its tenth anni- ing fror 5erves C oi trial that statements made prior to his trial not aliowed in, the courtroom would not be made public by the iew media. )ean Figg said the re p)ort recommended: - Cannons of Ethics. "The can non controls statements made by lawyers which newspapers tend to take advantage of. This would pre vent the trying of cases in the newspapers." - Control of law employes' cor duct. "This control is directed to policemen and other court em ployes." -- The handling of judicial pro cedures. "The evidence a l r e a d y given in newspapers shall not he overruled in court." - Reconmmeudations on conl Vhafs a 1 doing Olds ad s making the point that you a in own an Oldsmobile. If not V new one, then certainly a s ed one. ti L.ike the nifty 1967 Olds 4-4-2 >u see here. Or a sporty used p utlass convertible maybe. r, even, one of those eat Olds Rocket 88s. Of course, Olds dealers so carry a large stock )rive a youngmobile (New or used, its a Teaching with ceremonies in Capstone H Ada Fort, dean of the School ty, is guest speaker at a conm mel discussion on "What is exp< i collegiate programs?" is sche On Comi tempt. A man shall be held in contempt of court if he intention ally disesm" statnements in order to effect the trial." There were a number of meet ings held with newspaper and net work representatives to a s s u r e that the report would in no way )ppress the s i x t h amen(ment which (eals with freedom of the press, Figg said. The American Society of Newspaper Publishers argued that information printed after the trial is not news. 'Ile Reardon Report maintained, however, that no newS Pjal be p r i no I e il encerning statemvents made by law officials between ar rest and the beginning of trial. The report al-o ruled out use of any information that i6 not on record in the trial. 9670Old II IS ini this Vertisem f other brands on their alue-Rated used car lot. And tould you decide on one of em instead . .. well, at least e'll know you picked a good lace to do it. from Oldsmobile. fun oar lo own.) Staff Photos by Coates Crew@ Ouse. of Nursing at Emory iemorative luncheon. tced of Nurses graduat duled for 9 a.m. mnittee Freedom of the press has at times been taken advantage of, Figg said. "We don't have the problem in South Carolina nor do most other places in the country other than metropolitan a r e a s where large newspapers are in competition." "Thi. is why the Reardoin Re port was drawni up - to guaran lee freedom of the press while mainaining the idea of fair trial." Figg explained. Dean Figg noted that he was the onl.y representative from a law school to the advisory committee. Other representatives\ were court officials. Figg has been (ean of the School of Law at Carolina since July 1, 1959. S ent?