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H. A. N.D. BEAT UNC Vol.LIX,No5UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA voi. LIX9 No. 5 Columbia, South Carolina, Friday, Septeilber 27, 1968 Fondd 9 A. Stal Blatu Li Thomas F. Jones, Univei Ifouse of Representatives S Itnheon Wednesday. Sone for the preenitation of the B Carolina Program One of the freshmen entering Carolina next fall will be the -U'niversity's first Solomon Blatt Scholar because of an award which was dedicated to Hlatt here Wednesday. That freshman, chosen for his high school accomplishment and for his potential for leadership and scholarship, will receive $5,000 over hi four-year college career. He will be one of a series of Carolina Scholars whose educa tion at USC will be provided Courses Curricula Approved Seventy-six new courses and a major have been added to the Uni versity curricula this semester. ''wo new master's programs have been initiated also. Courses toward an M.A. in German and a master's degree for speech pathologists are now offered. A third graduate program lead ing to a Ph.D. in Geology, approved his summer-, will become effective in 1969. At the undergradluate level, a new major in sociology leading to a B.S. degrece has been add(edl. The 76 new courses approved by the Faculty Committee on Curr-ic ula and New Courses include the Unhiversity's first course in Negr-o history. The new gradluate sp)eech a n dI hearing pathology program in then School of Education also inc(lude'Ss e v e r a I undergr-aduate 14ourses for't the classroom teacher. The faculty a I s o approvedI a niajor mlodi fication in the engi neering curricula t h i a summer. Accor-ding to Prof. W. HI. Wesson, chlair-man of the Committee on Curricula and New Cou rses, the changes "redu(Icedt tIhe number o'f re<1iied h o' u r s for engineering majors a n di virtuallyv eliminated the ideai of spec'ial izat ion."' AIthbough an engineering major may still follow a specialized p)ro gram by his selection of courses, lie is no longer reqluiredI to register: for a phart icular field. Wesson a a i dI new dlepartment headls have brought a number of innhovations to their- areas. Changes originating within the dlepartments arle refe'rred to the curricula comn Iluitttee andl then r-eported to the faculty for their app)roval. The cmmittee i n c I u dl e s six Elected faculty member-s and a sev enthI committeeman ap)pointedl by the m.eiet fteUnvriy f photo by Chief Photographer Chip Galloway m1cheon -sity piresidet, praises S. C. peaker Solomon Blatt at a 160 persons gathered here latt Scholarship. Scholar instituted through scholarships donated by individuals, corporations and busi nesses. The Blatt Scholarship, one of the first in the program, was pre sented Wednesday by E. T. Bar wick, chairman of E. T. Barwick Industries, Inc. It was presented at a luncheon attended by some 160 persons, in cluding former Gov. James F. Hyrnes; Gov. Robert E. McNair; Rutledge L. Osborne, chairman of the Board of Trustees; U7. S. )is trict Judge' Donald S. Russell, former USC president; former University President Robert L. Sumwalt; Circuit Judge Julius G. Ness; President Thomas F. Jones; and Charles W. Knowlton, presi dent of the Educational Founda tion. Blatt has been in the state House of Representatives for :35 years--including 28 years as speaker. He is a USC graduate and a former trustee. University officials expressed hope that there would be a Solo mon Blatt Scholar in each class in years to come. The first such grant was awardled by one of the world's largest prodlucers of tufted car p)ets-E. TP. Harwick Industries. The E. TP. Harwick Foundation, estalishedl in 1958 to provide scholarship grants, has awarded 795 scholarships valued at nearly $400,000. HEC Rep Closing R A commi011ttee re'port released this week by the Commission on H1igher Education recommended l"relIiev ing the l' niversity of South Carolina and Clemson U.'niversity of two year)I off-campus operations.'' A ppointed4 by HI EC to study two y E' a r post - high school education, lhe committee was headed by D r. Glenn G. Thomas, dlirector of un dlergradluate studies at the Medical College of South Carolina. The report notes that "in South! Carolina, there yet remains, with the exceplt ion of the Technical Edu cation Cent>ers, a lack of clearly and consistently deCfined purposes of two-year post -high school edlu cation." The commi ittee makes nine spe ci fic recommendlat ions to improve such t wo-year prog rams in t h e state. Includedl iS a systiem of regrional I Senate Salane President Reports To Senate Student B o d y President Tom Salane Wednesday outlined a Stu dent Government program t h a t would give students a greater voice in University affairs. Salane went before Student Sen. ate to report plans for the coming year that include establishment of an ombudsman system, implemen tation of the Student Bill of Rights andl Responsibilities, teacher eval uation and appointment of students to several University committees. Salane also announced plans to continue "at least skeleton opera tions" of the Metropolitan Educa tion Foundation through the school year. This summer's p r o g r a m "in volved over 1,000 underprivileged youth in constructive recreational programs," Salane said, and city authorities credited M EF with a reduction in juvenile delinquency to "the lowest rate ever" in Colum bia. OMBUDSMAN "The ombudsman has become a reality on the American college campus and will become a reality at the University of South Caro lina pending Senate approval of a bill I intend to introduce at the next Senate meeting," Salane said. The student body president saw "very good chances" for approval of the Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, probably at t h e November meeting of the faculty. COMMITIrES Salane went on to announce the "new s t u (I e n t dialogue" in the formulation of curricula and new courses. An agreement has been reached for appointment of stu dents to sit with the faculty and examine the curricula in the Col lege of A r t s and Sciences. le hopes to make similar arrange ments for other schools. Also, Salane has been asked to appoint studrats to sit on the li brary, non-academic counselling, registration and awards commit tees of the University. Arrangements have been made for formal hearings of student views by the athletics, curricula, faculty advisory admissions, hon orary degree and scholarship corm iittees.] A-\nother pr1oposal wvould( set up a special subcommittee on student affairs under the Board of Trus tees. It would allow students to dliscuss policy and make recoin mendlations to the board. ort Reconm egional B~ two-year colleges of three typ)es: (1) comprehensive regional col leges, offer'ing college parallel pro grams, terminal dlegr-ees, technical I term i nal degr-ees and certification programs, and a d u I t education; 2:) regional colleges offering co,l-t leg,' para:l lel andl term inal degree work andl adult ed(uc'ation; and I (3 ) technical e o I le g e s offer'ing< technical, vocational and adult edu (cation only. i U nder the comm ittee's recoin-iC mended progr.am, U SC at Spartan burg would merge with Spartan ')urg T' E'C to form a comprehensive regional college. Three USC centers--at Aiken, ' F'lorence and L,ancaster-would be conme regional colleges offering col lege parallel programs, two-year terminal degrees and adult edu cation. U'SC centers at Beaufort, Sal ke'hntehie andl Uinion wonu,d be ,is-. Passie Outii 'Us Salane Befo Fall Elections Students C Carolina voters will elect 13; ' 3enators, four freshman class of- me< !icers and the 1968 Homecoming froi Queen in campus elections Oct. 7 Hoi ind runoffs Oct. 9. ( Nominations for all offices will u) >e taken Monday from 1-5 p.m. C m)f the Russell House patio. Late Qu, iominations must be submitted to at :he Elections Committee in the be Student Government office by 5 gar p.m. Tuesday and must be in the cun forni of a petition signed by at C least 25 students. pre 'Carolina Cari For United I The University goal for the in $18,000 contribution from tho A Campaign Kickoff will be I the Russell House. Theme for t ina Cares." Emphasis this year will be :ontributors "sharing the respon the dollar amount collected. Richard D. Elliott is general :ommittee. Lmends -anches Conceran ing re quested estali sha ne nt of region.al colleges at Wal arbor o anal Geor getown, thbe comu nit teeI (011 recom ede a co'mpr'ehen ive re Igional coallege at Walterboro and no r egional col lege at this im. fot , r Gogetowni. The. sotudyl points out five major irob dlem ar eas of the branches and enters ofC ISC and Clemson: pe )jrat ion of the off-campus inis hiave placed additional finan ial burdens on the main campuses. --The off-campus units h a v e a iled to build l ibrary collect ions ii the necessary standards. --S t u d e n t personnel services, 'artiacularly guaidanace and counsel ing are "almoa-st non-ex istent."' -Most off-campus units have erious physical plant deficiencies, ndl few are suitabale for expansion. --Admissions requirements, lev Is of currticula anal instruction and hae sharing of the faculty have resented areas of serious concern tthe off-campus unit. Sfee: iesY St to lth pr bi F1 th t1(J L WI ri ti Staff Photo by Chuck Keefer ee Senate ro To Pol 'here will be a compulsorv ur ,ting of candidates Wednesda,y ha n 4-5 p.m. in the Uiussell e\ Ise. :ampaign posters may bi, put ha after 5 p.m. Wednesday. ,andidates for Homecoming ,en must he Carolina coeds of I least junior standing and must sponsored by a campus or- lai ization. They must have wulative GPR's of at least 2.0. So !andidates for president, vice sident, secretary and treas- la es' -Theme 'und Drive United Fund campaign is 1 faculty and staff. tl ield Tuesday at 4 p.m., in his year's drive is "'Caro- o placed on the number of sibility" rather than upon fo chairnman of the campaign m t I - *? Sparks fly from a edr nime notM-sO)bvius constructioi hie UInie.ait. The to..ch c..t. I r Pro 1.ar19s I ill Would ro Be Sold 0 BVY MARK HlOLMES Staff Writer In an unprocedi-nted deis Ion, the( ident Senate voted WVc;dnesday allow the limited sale of beer )n - USC campus. Thi g r o u p unanimously ap oved an amended version of a I introduc#d last May by Senator 'ed Magni-r. If apprwved by uni rsity officials, it w"uld authorize I salv ,f beer in tlwv Student i,)m's Glddn S p u r nightclub. Ih profits biing donated to the -trnpfitan E,dIucation Founda n. M1agner'. original prvoo-d iug e%ted outlet, in the Ru-.Il Illou-4e mfeteria and the Gamecock Room well a, in Ihe Golden Spur. lowe%er, pos%ible Con1flict., wilh egular fowl serice Ied it) de%ig. alion of the project as a -trictly tudeit I nion enture. Tbh bill authorizes a :'M-day ex rimintal period f-r beer sales ring thie fall semister. Students .Is Oct. 7 er of the freshman class must ve GPR's of 2.5 if thev havi i,r attended Carlina. Candidates for senate must ve 2.0 grade point ratios. Senate offices up f4r grabs inl [de: t W o freshman s i' n a t o r s at 'ge from the Men's Tower: --one freshman senator from u1th Bluilding; -. trei freshman senators at 'ge from the stuient body; thrf- freshai n so-nat. rs at r,go, from1 Off camipul"; ---one senator from )ff caim pus the i r a ti st ' S ohrIJl --one senator from of*4 cas1iilll rhi Scho of Engi4ning --one seinator fri Nl a xey 1rnWell. (kir andk Hvrsrhe ienents 1 -21 - -and one s e n a t o r from the hool of Nursing and the' School Pha rmacy. Expeindiitur'es by ('and idate- for ss offices may not exceed $75 -he' gi'nerial elect ion and $51 the runoff elect ion. Candlidates r mnfor offices may not spendl ire than $50) for the' general elec-. n and $85 for the ru noff. Sparks Fly torch in welding operal wor'k for the new ener1 hmnahb in ...th of the i, posal; R1ans 4llow Beer )n Campus Possf ss.,I ng val 'il 11). (.aros co,uldi jurcLase hevr but woubl not be wIrmitted ti take it fr,m the Rus 4Il louse area. The prolposal w ( u 1 d, however, ive no effect In the traditional Liiiversity policy banning the p)s ssinand coinsumiption of alco i0lic beverages I s e w h e r e on -ampus. Magner conteided that, in ce there i% no state law dealing with the %ale of beer on %tute proper%. the fiuial dreilionl 0n the bill rests w*ith the- I iwirit% adI ini11tratii. A fter coins]4erbIle debate, t h ,e-nat. also appr)o-d a idll revis ing certaIn regulatiIns f,r general -leCtIlns. T. res1lu t,in I i m I t - vampiai ,x o n-xpns-s foor cadiddates f,r- maj.'r stileft h fly fc too a miaxmuni (f 5In the genvral lectin a n i $ in tIh!- runoff. (amunodate-S f4r 1111nor effices are imt11 It > t $_(I f<l* the genoral el-c tin ani $35 fur runoffs. In addition, the bill combine voting di6tricts 19 and 20 at a ?ingle polling place for the fall -lectiol. Off-campus Students in the %chool of general --tudies and iur%iiig aniil pharmacy will %ote ini th lobby of the School of Phar Mac% . This actimn r e d u c e the niumber of po16, frfmi 16 to 15 but Iea%4- the iumher oif election dis trict, unchanged. A b6l to install vinting ma Ahines for stft dr-inks in) the Rus sell lluuse was sent to the General \W elfarfe Cmmitti 3 Fraternities On Probation After Sunday Phi -psltn i. IP Kappa Alpha :ind Signa Alph:a E:psiion will be 11' SOC1.1 proliatolfn begilnning Mon la v. he it hree fIaterIt Ies w i not te a.llowed t have parties ()I t4) avet w4men visit their liunges. AriIediIg to I),an of .\en L. 1-lugeniv C,,ipIr, Phi: E-psilon pi's -robat I a s a .u at ially set ifter spring sleet flr failure tol meet :iajidemo Il requirents. Coolper saild i l'app1a :\ ip yi a mnd Sigmla AVlha 1-:psiloln wvll gle >n probhationf ftr an indefinite pe The fraternities w ii lie allowed aetaop lete rush and Ipledging. Staff Phot, by Sob BSoimen ions on a pipeline btetween gy center and (l1ff House amn cnmpu.