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resident-Elect Staff Photo by Chief Photographer Chip Galloway Salane Plans For Fall Salane By GINNY CARROLL Staff Writer Executive organization is Stu dent Body President Tom Sa lane's first plan for action. Salane, who won the presi dency last week by defeating 1967-68 Vice President Denny Royal in a run-off, plans to set up seminars for Student Govern ment appointees before the end of the semester. 'he seminars would include a meeting between all new cabi net officers and top University ad min istra tors - a "get acquainted" session to inform each group of the other's duties. A seminar the following day would assign duties and areas of concentration to each cabinet officer for the summer and next year. oto i tia e. Salane began his '68-'69 pro gram this week with Senate ap proval of two new cabinet posts, secretary for intercommunity af fairs and attorney general. Ap pointments to cabinet posts and other Student Government posi tions will be submitted to Senate before the end of spring se mester. Other items high on the list of the Salane administration follow the outline proposed in the candidate's platform: crea tion of an ombudsman or griev vance system under the attorney general, concentration on Un ing up speakers for the Great lssues series, published teacher evaluation, passage of the Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. The president-elect also said he intends to concentrate on ade quate athletic facilities for non Organ athletes, student participation in curriculum decisions, improving racial relations, parking prob lems and better vending ma chine service. Salane, elected by a 1560 to 1318 vote over Royal, has been first secretary of this year's cabinet. He has also served as Senate parl-amentarian and a member of the Joint Judicial Council. Outside Student Government, his activities include captain of the Debate Team, secretary-treas urer of the S. C. Student Body President's Asn., president of the southern region of Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha national debate honorary. He is a member of Omicron )elta Kappa leadership honor society and Phi Eta Sigma and Phi Beta K a p p a scholarship honoraries. Serving with Salane in elected student body posts will be Vice 0 0 .ization President David Eckstrom, Sec retary Pat Traylor and Treas urer Barry Knobel - all elected on the first ballot. Run-offs filled all other posts except for three Senate seats. A Capstone second run-off was conducted Monday with Court ney Drury getting the Senate seat over Kathy Knigh. Additional run-offs are still to be conducted in two distr*cts - Law School and Arts and Sciences off-campus - because of appeals. Polls will be open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday. Linda Hair and Steve Medlin will compete for the Arts and Sciences seat. Paul Garfinkle and Gilmore S. McDowell will vie to represent the Law School. Off-campus Arts and Sciences students will vote in Currell Col lege. Off-campus law students will vote in the law building. Crrtified run-off results for clam, office are: LI Plans Senior: Carole Bennett, vice president; Shirley Ann Garrett, treasurer. Junior: Grace Chastain, sec retary. Sophomore: Mike Spears, vice president; Polly Harritt, acre tary; Tommy Suggs, treasurer. Senate seats f i I I e d by the run-off voting are: At-Large, Mary Dozier Lee; Preston area, Buddy Medberry; Columbia Hall, David Roach; Fraternity Row, Pete McCaus. land; South, Tracy Bennett; Off-Campus Business Adminis tration, Stephen Gregg; Off Campus Graduate, Dick Goldie. Polly Thacker was elected to the fourth female cheerleader post - the other three, sele:ted on the first ballot, are Sherry Gomez, Pam Hutto and Anne Stephens. Male cheerleaders will be Tom Chappell, Scott Groun sell, Rykie Hamer, Dennis Kelly and Jimmy Williams. RUN-OFF ELECTIONS MONDAY Student Union Present. FOR TWO OFF-CAMPUS SENATE SEATS -G IN LAW, ARTS AND SCIENCE rammy AsardWinnroo See Story Above For Details 8up.m., Housesday UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Vol. LVII, No. 28 Columbia, South Carolina, May 3, 1968 Founded 1908 Fall I On I H MARY JANE BENSTON Asst. Managing Editor Carolina's academic environment will become more liberal this fall. More class cuts will be allowed in some upper level courses, fewer physica! education courses will be MEF Stai To Collec By CARL STEPP News Editor The recently formed Metropoli tan E d u c a t i o n Foundation has launched a fund drive for programs for underprivileged teenagers. Goal of the drive is $50,000, to be spent this summer in providing opportunities for Columbia's dis advantaged youth. The Foundation has adopted a plan from the Committee on Youth and Recreation in Columbia to set "Sup summer tutorial, educational and recreational activities for the youth. The fund-raising campaign is being conducted in a three-pronged attack, an official of MEF said this week. One arm of the organi zation will solicit funds from large Senate Creates CNew Posts, Two new executive cabinet posts --secretary for intercommunity af fairs and attorney general-were created Wednesday by S t u d e n t Senate, 'T7he interconinunity affairs sec retarv will act on Senate bills af fectin g bodies outside the Univer sity such as Southern Universities Student Government Assn., National Student Assn., State Student [A-g islature and Metropolitan Fduna tion Foundation. The attorney general will handle judicial affairs. In other action, the Senate ap proved a bill authored by Sens. Goldie and Bob Salane to con mend the Elections Conmmission for "superhuman efforts" in count iin more than 3,000 ballots by hand when the computer system failed in last week's eleetions. The Senate also accepted the Elect ions C o m m i s s i o n report, thereby certifying election of all c andIidiates. Vice President D)enny Royal re ceived a standling ovation of thanks for his service as presiding officer. Also receiving ovations were Secre tary Rae Herrin, Page Carlton l,armon and Parliamentarian Mac Cahin. Lules its,i required and students may be al lowed to take up ti 24 hours of 2ourses on a pass-fail grading sys tem. In their April meeting, the fac ulty approved proposals for the pa**-fail grading system and agreed ts Drive t $50,000 ndustries in the Columbia area. A econd group will seek cooperation rrom smaller businesses, and a third drive will center on students. Students will receive a letter rrom Student Body President Sammy Drew urging them to sup port the effort, and campus or ganizations will encourage and solicit participation. Tonight's Jazz Festival will in :lude an opportunity for students to donate to the fund. Sonic 250 students are needed for employment in the programs this summer, while others can help with solicitation and secretarial duties. Donations are needed and may be mailed to the Metropolitan Ed ucation Foundation, Box 5046, cam pus. Students may volunteer by calling the Baptist Student Union. I The summer program will be di rected at youth in five communi ties: Camp Fornance, Wheeler Hill, Liberty Hill, New Life and Allen Benedict Court. Once facilities have been located in the areas involved, an advisory council of teenagers from the area will be established. Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society will sponsor a lunch on at noon Tuesday to introduce MEF to all members of campus honor-service organizations. At the Baptist Student Center, the "all you-can-eat" home-cooked meal is $1. Awards Outstanding Carolina students will be honored Tuesday at the campus-wide ODK Awards Day ceremony (on the Horseshoe. Classes will be suspendIed for al students after 2 p.m., in the Uni versity D)ay tradition. The Awards. D ay program, ap)onsoredl annually by Omicron D)elta Kappa national leadership honor society, will begin with a 2 p.m. band concert. Students from all areas of cam pus life will be recognised for out Liber -ades, to retquire undergraduates to com plete two rather than four se mesters of physical training. Wednesday they voted to remove .he 75 per cent attendance require rnent in 500- and 600-level courses. Class attendance in these courses wvill be on a completely voluntary asis beginning in September. 'Ie changes in attendance regu lations were proposed by the Faculty Advisory Committee after a faculty opinion survey was com pleted. Dr. Glenn Abernathy, chairman )f the committee, said the approved 3roposal also contained a section xbolishing the FA (failure for ex :essive absences) grade designa .ion. No Curfew Extended To Tower? Women students living in South [ower this summer will be gov ,rned by "liberplized" rules. Elizabeth M Clotworthy, (lean of vomen, said this week that women ow living in Capstone and plan ing to attend summer school will >e housed in South Tower this ummer, along with g r a d u a t e vomen. "The rules for these women tudents will be liberalized," she aid. Capstone, which has h o u s e d unior and senior women this year, vill house delegates to conferences, ;eminars and conventions this sum 'ner. Dean Clotworthy said the Asso -iated Women Students are con ;idering suggestions concerning ules for next semester. The rules, ;ubject to approval by the Dean )f Women, will form the 1968-69 oed Code. Classes Sus Day H tanding achievemtnt (luring the year. The program will be climaxed by the presentation of the Al gcornon Sydney Sullivan Awards to the outstandling male and female graduating senior and( an outstand ing alumnus. Tom Salane, newly elected stu (ent body president, will receive the oath of office from Vice Presi lent for Student Affairs Charles H. Witten. Other honors to be announced in elude Outstanding Seniors, mem bers of Who's Who in American dlized Gym According to Abernathy, students who overcut will receive an F grade and their parents will be notified immediately rather than at the end of the semester. Another approved proposal wil allow all undergraduates except those on academic probation to take free elective courses on a pass fall grading basis. Students who elect the pass-fail option will receive a pass or fail mark rather than a letter or num ber grade. Hour credit will be awarded for satisfactory completion of a course taken under this option. An unsatis factory grade will be recorded on the student's transcript. However, neither a passing nor a failing grade will be included in GPR calculation. A student wishing to exercise the pass-fail option must have the per. mission of his dean and advisor. Only free elective courses may be taken on the option. A student may take as many as 24 hours or eight courses on the pass-fail option, provided his cur riculum allows that many free electives, according to Professor John Herin, chairman of the Scho lastic Standing Committee. The new physical education re quirement adopted by the faculty calls for completion of two one credit courses. Previously four non credit courses were required. Effective immediately, anyone who has completed two or more semesters of physical training will be considered to have met the re quirement, according to Vice Presi. dent for Academic Affairs Wilard Davis. The new physical e d u c a t i o n courses will be divided into three five-week segments. A student will receive classroom instruction on health information (luring one por tion of the semester. He will spend the other two-thirds of the semester taking part in two elective activi ties. ended Early onors SI Colleges and Universities and the dedication of the Garnet and Black yearbook. "University Day is the only (lay that the school completely stops and recognizes outstanding achieve ments of its students," saidl Mark Verdery, OD)K vice presidlent in charge of Awards Day. Verdery will serve as master of ceremonies as representatives present awardls from indIividiual organizations on campus. Proceedings of the day will begin with the 2 p.m. conert by the Uini % May Day 1968 May Queen Suzanne over tomorrow's May Day Ronni Capici (left) and Mai with the 25 other coeds who comprise the queen's court. Jazz, Fory Highlight A jazz festival, a formal dance and traditional May Day cere monies will highlight a full Mfay Day weekend at Carolina. Activities begin with a jazz fes Ludents versity Symphonic Band and the presentation of awards will start at 2:30. May Day festivities normally have been held after the Awards D)ay ceremony, but this year Kappa Sigma Kappa, sponsoring organiza tion, v'otedl to hold the activities separately on May 4. Following Tuesday's ceremony, new OD)K members will be initiated in Rutledge Chapel. All alumni have been invited to the initiation and to the annual alumni picnic in the ara bhad McKiaaicle .ibrary. Staff Photo by Char$e" Koster Beauties Oswald (center) will reign activities. Honor Attendant d of Honor Anne StephenN, 'II coptdfo h ite"wl Weekend, tival sponsored by the Student Union 6-10 p.m. on the Russell House patio. Mfus;c will be pro vided by Paul Winter, Karl Boxer and several local jazz groups. Suzanne Oswald, a blonde his tory education major, will reign over May Day activities beginning tomorrow at 2 p.m. on the Horse shoe. Kappa Sigma Kappa is spon goring the events. Miss 0 s w a I d, f romn Allendale, was elected during spring elections. Anne Stephens will be Maid of Honor, and Ronni Capiei will be Honor Attendant. The Panhellenic Council will host! a capus-ide ropin o theRus setlHous pto mmeaelyater Ba ayceenes . Omorrow (aeter willm eign h actite. NatonoGurd Armordont Music winor be Strnihensy,ar core tedoingor and title willstra tiad sposhedMayQue andher Stuet wiuse ato n usc illbero Lines Again For Fall By JIM HANEY Staff Writer Carolina students will stand in line to register this fall. Computer registration will not be used except for incoming freshmen, according to Engineering Dean Ru. fus G. Fellers, chairman of the registration committee. Registration and drop-add pro cedures will be the same as those used in this semester's registration. Students will pick up course-card packets and go to various depart ments to register for courses. CONFUSION Fellers said steps are being taken to prevent this semester's logjam of students. The confusion that occurred on the third day of registration was due to the use 1967-68 fall semester student num bers, thereby not considering fresh men and new transfers. The release of material next fall, he said, will be controlled and pro portioned equally by student num bers to prevent a recurrence of the same problem. Fellers also said the registration committee hoped to hold the entire registration process in the Coli seum, when completed, so students would not have to walk all over campus. PREVENTION To prevent the problem of stu dents being closed out of courses, a tentative schedule has already been set up for fall. Students must meet with their academic advisers before May '0 to plan their fall schedules. Students should contact their ad visers now for appointments, a faculty spokesman said. Preadvise ment master schedules are available at the Administration Building In formation Desk. The registration committee rec ommended not using the computer this fall due to objections by stu dents and faculty that computer registration I i m i t e d students' choices of professors. MAJOR PROBLEM The major problem, Fellers said, was that the system wea inflexible and could not correct &t mistakes. If a student wished to drop one course from an otherwise satis factory schedule, the computer would revamp the entire schedule. Incoming freshmen will use the computer, but their course cards will not designate specific times. Final schedules - with times and professors - will be assigned dur. img oriantation.