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Practical I Rejected I By SUZANNE HARDY USC News Service "Practical" vocational and tech nical education is not the answer to Africa's great economic problems. Africans have rejected such spe cialized training because its finan cial rewards are slim, said a spe cialist in African education May 2 at USC. Dr. Philip J. Foster, professor in the Comparative Education Cen ter of the University of Chicago, spoke during a seminar on African development sponsored by the De partmient of Geography. "In developing societies, it is too much to expect that poor people will send their children to school just for cultural refinement. &du cation, practically, has to have some definite economic reward, Faculty Mem bers Advance Seventeen faculty mnembers hav been awaroed pimot ions by th (epartmento s with the approv-al of Presidhnt VTo . Jones and the council of academlic deins. New full professors are Dr. 'Mary Borelli, foreign laiguages and lit erature: I)r. Owen S. Connelly his tory; l)r. John P. Dolan, history; Or. Charles I. -dwards, busineSS adL istrit ation; Dr. Join 1. Rus sell, I,nglish; Dr. Rosamond K. Sprague, phi lO sophy; and Dr. Charles 1. Watland, foreign Ian guages and literature. Promoted to associate professor were Dr. F. T. Avignone, physics; Dr. Jarnes A. Keith, education; Dr. Bill F. Kiker, hsuiness administra tion ; Dr. Isaac .1. Levy, foreign languages and literature; Dr. Richard I). Mandell. history; Dr. Nani P. Suh, mechanical engineer ing; Dr. Donald E. Weatherhee, in ternational studies; Dr. Larry T. Wirer, biology: aid I Dr. Mliver G. Woo(i, busmness administration. IDr. Joai- Campbell Underwood o f the c Nursing is now I assistant pi,pfessor. .Jones De4 in Aid T L niversity President Thomas F. Jones desc-ribed South Caroliraa's advance's in aiding its underprivi le.e, d and undeir-edlucatedl citizens b:week in a major address at the Uonversity of Mfississippi. He. was the principal speaker at t:a "OIe Milss HoItnor>: l>ay" pro gram v; hich annually recog-nizes .tstatndmng c-ampujs leaders. D)r. .nr,who hohilis ma:xster's and doe to* degrees from Mlassachusetts I rt te fTechInology, (arned a nIch, lr's diegre. from the un ivern c,'. crc rival Mlississippi State. Wecan greaetiy incre'ase em ployathil ty of the subi-emfployalt)e .,axt the noarginxal emiployable,"' Dr. " H n v- r,"' he sa id, "imagination, .nwr a , organization and an en rnn;' of pubhle accep)tance is reutur . j:e..6 ntJines cIted the success oi a prject calb1 MIID ( Methods f tellei ual Development) in Larnsa an example of how ili.0: and semi-literate adults canl ';o trr-:. into productive citi For e..rv 1ight hours of iunstruc tion, MIND patrticipanlts measured the equeivalenet development of three mnonth oef echool work, lie said. Dr'. .Jonies also praised the South Carolina prison systemh for its ad McCARTHY PEACE AND PROGRESS= P Volunteers and Contributions Needed. Contact A McCarthy Committee P'McCarthy Committee 770-.75 Bducation 3y Africa Foster said. Africans are like A m e r i c a n Negroes who disagree with Booker T. Washington's ideas that they should specialize mainly in agricul tural, mechanical and other techni cal training, he said. "Africans will enroll in such specialized educatioin the day they see the income of the average farmer exceed that of the average African clerk with an academic degree. 'his 6 only realistic," said the professor. Many Africans originally op posed sending their children to European or Westernized schools and universities. "Now, however, there is great social pressure on getting an aca demic education including Latin, mathematics and the classics. "The reason is simple. Academic education pays %, best. It leads some whert-usuilh1 to a clerical or ad ministrative post. hi some African coutintries, such white collar govern ment jobs make up to 60 per cent of all available work," he stated. Dr. Foster is a former education officer in Uganda and former visit ing lecture at the University of Ghana, where he compiled mtuch data for his books and numerous articles on African education. He criticized several vocational, education programs that have failed in Africa. "'Tie most sensible person to educate is the farmer, not a class ful of bored chikiren. African coun tries nieed ltter exteision courses for farmers and an economic sys tem that allow%s themi a profit for their improved methlods," le said. Foster said that, typically, tropi cal African nations spend between 25 and 50 per cent of their annual revenues on educatin alone. Thi do so in hopes that it will con tribute to their economic growth. However, it is often difficult to ee tanigible correlations etween -ducation and economic g-owth, said Foster, who feels somi coi tries misappropriate mone-y for t Iducation. t "It i a question of how much t educationi and how unich economic I growth," he said, referring to prob- t Iems of appropriating funds for schools, road., bridge4 and indus tries that aer all -witally, titnd l in I dv%vlooping coutrie-s. 5cribes Pr o Underp t President Jones -anced( techin iques in re habiliatatiang ind i-du-at ing inma tes-. '[he state prisons hv h~Iiad in TraveJ Don't take those winter in our Cold Storage vc $4.95 plus usual cleanii stuff in a large box. 1 too, for other woolens untIl fall. LAUNDRY I MAIN A1 ACROSS aM HUm Stj Dr. Si Dr. Simn Method 0 By DONNA SCIOIL1 Staff Writer The system of philosophy in ented by Socrates over two housand years ago is currently w(:ng used at USC. I)r. James R. Simmons of the ihilosophy department teaches by he Socratic method which goes lack to the fourth century B. C. According to Dr. Simmons the ethod uses questions and answers skod by both the professor and he students until a conclusion is ached. When asked how the sys em was working out, he replied hat results were "less disasterous" han those obtained with straight ecture methods. "The press and elevision destroyed the need for traight lecture, in my opinion." Before entering the field of phi )sophy, Simmons was an active de ator at USC and was on the team -ogress rivi iged niates with third gradle edlucations 1ho achieved high school diplomas brough programmedl instruction in ~ss than two years." "How ueoon will we adapt these methods to the public schools? You will have the big say so," he said. Another South Carolina effort o convert "existing adults" into 'rodluctive people, said President 'ones, is an empiloyment prog.rm ponsoredl by the Columbia Comn nunity Relations Council. A major p)rob)lem in educating he undlerprivileged is that "our hole educational system is shock ngly monolithic, lacking in flexi ility, variety an innovation," Jones aidl. "I refer luoth to our universities aslour public schools. We accept tooi easily, too blindly, the status quo1 as something thant should fit eve rylxxly,"' he said. Serving The Gamecock. In Their Own Backyard SLight! clothes homel Leave them ukt for the summer. Just 1g charge for all you can anging storage available, and furs. NothIng to pay A CLEANERS r BLOSSOM MBsl nomaaen iff photo by Chief Photographer Chip Galloway rillyons tons Uses if Socrates which won the National Debating Championship in 19-19. He was in spired by Dr. Christophersen, the debating coach. The resolution de bated was: "Should The Federal Government Subsidize Education?". Simmons was at one time signed with the New York Yankees but never played with them. "The Socratic Method doesn't work on the pitcher's mound," he said. Dr. Simmons graduated from USC with an A.B. in philosophy in 19-19, and spent five years at Co lumbia University, graduating with his Ph.D. in 1955. 1. Planning a trip? Dabbling in rca! estate. There's some choice acreage for sale. 3. What'll you do with the alligators? H ow about one free with every acre? 5. I hate to see you throw your dough away. Listen, I'm doing this so my wife and kids wil] have something to fatll back on if something happens to me. For information about Living Insuri For career opportunities at Eciuita write: James L. Morice, Mianager, The EQUITABLE life Assurant Ihome, Office: 1285 Av'e. of the An Fauna nnnnetunten u nnin USC Rc For Tit The University has been awarded $67,911.50 for three projects under r Title I of the Higher Education v Act of 1965. The funds allocated by the State I Advisory Council will be matched r by an equal amount provided by the University. The two larger of the three programs will later re ceive a second award of funds ap proximately equal to the one un nounced. Ihe council allocated $50,697.50 to "A Program of Vocational Guid ance for the Non-College Bound Youth" which is being directed by Dr. James A. Keith of the USC School of FAucation. The total project will amount to more than $206,000 and will consist of production of 15 half-hour video tapes for educational television which will explain the world of work. 1 "A Program to Provide Informa- ( tion Relevant to Constructive Pro grams of Recreation and Physical A c t i v i t for South Carolina's Atypical Population" received an award of $5,008 under Title I. Asst. Prof. Walter R. Hambrick of the )epartnent of Physical Education is director of the )roject which will aid handicapped young peol)le. The VSC Zureau of Irban and Regional Affairs received a grant of $12,216 to provide "FAucation for the t7rban Specialist." Dr. G. E. Breger, is project director for the prog:im ihich consists of four non-credit cour%es in urban phe nomena ad problems. )r. Breger's project also has been funded at half its intended total pending a decision in Wash ington as to whetlher Title I grants will continue on a 75 to 25 per cent matching basis, with the fed eral government assuming the larger portion, or will be awarded on a 50-50 basis. 2. But that's just swampland. I'll call it Bo& Harbor. 4. Have you checked for tsctse flies? You sure look on the dark side. 6. Then why don't you put some money into Living Insurance from Eq uitable. 'That way, you'll all be on solid ground. Living Insurance gives top protection while your kids are growing up. And when yurtr,it can give y'ou a liimincome. I never could read road map.. ance, see The Man from Equitable. ble, sec y'our Placement Offlicer, or College Employment. e Society of the United States A mer icas. N. Y., N. Y. 10019 ,ceives le I Pr I)r. Keith's project aims to fa niliarize non%college bound youth 6ith jobs available, the demands 'or these jobs, the satisfactions and -ewards of employment and the neans of obtaining and holding a 01). The videotapes which will provide this counseling service will also be converted into films for use by schools and other agencies. Walsh Heads Board Dr. M. Kershaw Walsh, head of he USC )epartment of Psychol >gy, has been named chairman of he State Board of Examiners in 1syehology. Gov. Robert E. McNair appointed )r. Walsh and five other psy hologists to the n e w I y created rentedA agency. The board will ,egulate and license psychologists ind provide penalties for violations >f professional ethics. (By the author4 FROM THE HALI This column, normally a tr and slapdash japery, has n campus newspaper for fou learned one thing in these fo try to be funny in the last c final exams looming obscenel you want help. So today, foregoing levit course in the subject you course, to biology. Biology is divided into sei is the protozoa, or one-cell taught simple things like br when shopping for pets it is at least two cells, or even f( around it. Another popular class of shadowy category that bor< 'Take, for example, the spong animal. The wash-cloth, on thi Next we come to the arthr< find insects unattractive, bt beauty in the insect world if instance, the lovely insect Sigafoos-Tumnbling Along u and Fly Gently, Sweet A7. Caught Me. Mr. Sigafoos, ali invention of DDT. Our next category is the m the like. Lobsters are genera tions on the ocean bottom. SI a circle around a small bov Personna Super Stainless found at any counter wher Steel Blades are sold. I mention Personna Blade sonna Blades pay me to wri inclined to get edgy if I neg] Some get double edgy and Blades come both in double Mind you, it is no burden for it is a blade that shaves q keenly, scratchlessly and mal ure to shave with Personni them but sometimes, I confi the commercial into a colui ample, I had the devil's own t into a column about Alexandi managed it was to have Ali Delphi, "Oracle, I have tasi yet I am not content. Someht missedl." To which the Ora there is such a joy-namely 1 you, they will not be inven1 WVhereupon Alexander felli Zeus fmnally took pity and ti Well sir, there is no question this ingenious commercial, American Academy of Arts; good razzing, you may be at But I (digress. Back to bi, phyllum of all- the chordat two kinds of vertebrates: t and those with horizontal. G apart. A fish, for instance, hi a man has a vertical backbc a fish that swims upright or the sack ? llow do0 you tell t} with this sticky (luestionl f M.I.T. came tip with his bril ture a pack of Personna B1ai If it is homo sapiens, it wvill the quicker. .And nowv you know biolog3 tinmi, aloha. The makers of Personmi havte enjoyed1 brinaging yot Funds n 1ojects Cooperating in Dr. Keith's proj ect are the S. C. Educational Telo-. vision Center, Employment Secur. ity Commission, MDTA, STEP, Project T-Square, S. C. Department of Education, G e n e r a 1 Electric Foundation and personnel in publi schools throughout the state. Dr. Breger's program will pr,. vide educational training in urban phenomena and problems for urban citizens, planners, administrators and officials. The four non-cred; courses to be offered are "Man and the City," The Challenge of Urban, Environment," "Functional Prol, lems of the City," "Human Prob lems of the City." Asst. Prof. Hambrick's projec: aims at relieving the shortage of personnel with adequate knowltAge to provide recreational opportuni. ties anul physical activity for meni. tally retarded and physically handi capped children. It will consist of six workshops in population cen ters . around the state, 16-week course at USC and swimming work shops at five locations in the state. State Implementing agency for Title I is the USC College of (n. eral Studies. Dr. Nicholas P. .\t. chell is department head. John L. Powers of the College of General Studies is coordinator f.o Title I. f "Rally Round the Flag, Boys!", Dobie Gillis," etc.) S OF PROTOZOA aasure house of twinkly quips ow been appearing in your rteen years, and if I have urteen long years, it is not to lumn of the semester. With y close, you don't want jokes; y, I give you a quick cram ire all flunking. I refer, of reral phylla, or classes. First ed animal. Protozoa can be inging in the newspaper, but best to look for animals with ur if your yard has a fence animals is the periphera-a lers often on the vegetable. e. The sponge is definitely an e other hand, is definitely not. >poda, or insects. Most people t actually there is exquisite you trouble to look. Take, for poems of William Cullen ith the Tumbling Tumblebug hi<d and Gnats My Mother s, has been inactive since the :>llusca-lobsters, shrimp, and lly found under rocky projeec rimps are generally found in dl containing cocktail sauce. Steel Blades are generally e Personna Super Stainless s because the makers of Per te this column, and they are ect to mention their product. some single, for Personna 3dge style and Injector style. for me to mention Personna, aickly and cleanly, slickly and chlessly. It is a distinct pleas Blades and to write about iss, I find it difficult to work nn. Some years ago, for ex ime working a Personna plug 3r the Great. The way I finally 3xander say to the Oracle at edl all the world's pleasures, w I know there is a joy I have :'le replied, "Yes, Alexander, ersonna Blades-but, alas for ed for another 2500 years." ito such a fit of wveeping that rned him into a hydrant... I sold a lot of Personnas with but the gang down at the md Letters gave me a mighty re. >logy and the most advanced a, or vertebrates. There are hose with vertical backbones enerally it is easy to tell them as a horizontal backbone, and ne. But what if you run into a man who never gets out of tem apart? Science struggled or years before Sigafoos of liantt solution: offer the crea es. I f it is afish, it will re fuse. atccept-and the more sapient, .And now, for the fourteenth * * *eses Ma. shutm..i r, The Electgro-C oated blade,