Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Pass-Fail System On Trial AMHERST -According to the Daily CoUegian of the University of Massachusetts the pass-fail sys tem adopted last year has met with only limited success. At the time of the adoption of the pass-fail scheme, if a course was success fully passed, a grade of 'P' was recorded with no effect on the cumulative average. An 'F', on the other hand, was added into the cumulative averagi. Also, the qualifica'ions a b o u t which courses could not be taken pass-fail were such as to remove large blocks of material from con sideration by many students. One department went so far as to ban all pass-fail within its courses. Fi. nally, only juniors a n d seniors were eligible to t a k e pass-fail courses and only one per semester. One argument from the pass-fail advocates was that the arrange ment would foster an adventuring and experimenting attitude, per mitting students to explore beyond the normal bonds of their curricu lum and (hopefully) encountering' new enriching c o u r s e material. The Collegian says, "There is no way to establish clearly whether this did happen last semester, be cause the reported data did not make it possible to d e t e r i i n e which students were electing which courses. Critics who contended that the option was too restricted to be much use will probably find sup port in the fact that only 14 per cent of t h o s e students eligible elected to take a course on the pass-fail basis. The 14 percent fig ure comes from the juniors and seniors, students who have largely completed core curriculum require ments, which were specifically ex cluded from those which might be taken pass-fail anyway. The Collegian reports that, "On the whole, the use of the pass-fail option (luring the first semester of its availahility did not suggest that it has fulfilled the high claims made for it by its proponents at the time of its adoption. It does, however, seem to indicate t h a t within some areas (notably the social sciences) to introduce stu dents to areas of thought which are presently popular and high on the list in areas to study. Perhaps there is more that it could do if made more flexible and given a better chance." "Strip means take the natural color out? You're kidding." Gypsy Rose Lee 100,000 ~ .(copies first Sprinting,' by ROBERT L. SNORT Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and Schroeder dramatize new parables to fit our times. Cloth, $4.95 / Paper, $1.95 At all bookstores SHarper & Row 181 7 Doe 'Free Fulfil ItsI ANA STONY BROOK, N. Y. - 1 the newly-establishied Free Univ, sity b ee n fulfilling its puirp since its introduction? This quLI tion was discuissed in a recent V On-Campus Drink ingf A t Davidson DAVIDSON, N. C. - liavids College students many now% dri on campus, according to the Iotr sonian, student newspaper. On-camipus drinking will be lowed, aCcording to Dean of Si dents Richard C. Burts, Jr., I the warned that all provisions state law would apply to the dril ing, including: -No possess,ion of consumpti of beverages it atle-tic events. -No possossion or consumpt of beer or wine by students their datus who are not 1S ve; Old. --No possession or consumpti of alcoholic beverages of m o than 1-1 percent alcohol by stude or dates under 21. Drinking in dormitories and fraternity houses is permitted, I students may nCt drink at dan4 or bonfires on camipus. At the Union, all drinking limited to the snack har area, a alcoholic beverages elsewhere the Union must be concealed. Girls would not e allowed the dormis until the Residence II Association is functioning. TRADITKC of k bolivbe E NR of al ti i . eret loollvSW 02' ihteJANnerZ21 l)ikigin((imTtRAITl i fraerit huse i le KiNtil stuent my n i drnk ALa da i f oul notre alU.e th hdrm untild'se Msinc Ex Assinrationallyfuntamousg met ntrtinent, ao Coubi t h wrds w 50 ens amisinT&Z50 Men, T'scsADTI. hoe araaf wat INa e r, !sut4t mnversity Purpose? as tion of the Statesman, a publie., -tion of nearby Stony Brook Co' At the onset of thle venture Fru University consisted solely of stl h-nt-Initiate'd Courses with no (*r'(< t. It v c e n1 t I y. faculity - initiate coursvs are coming under conshi -ration. The semina1-rs, kvwis canl be led by anlyonev who has ta11 ('n it u1ponl himsel f to organlize anl moderate a riscussio. Course content and f?rm ale a ayso ope .t futh'iier isc ussiCr i t io of n,rb *S 1 to n ook I-tI1 1- ( "oS 1S nThis mleans that tthe courste mattc - and form is decided by those tal, ing the course. The typical "teacrl er-studnrt" relationship does l txiSt; tie lt- adimilistriation is car ti0 >ut out hv the same people who at lf it vol voed in e teaching and studer Ik p)ositlonls. absence of gradts vtc., i s t ht a on The underlying ida behind th loarning can take plact, withou ""pre.su.11 and it micaTs return t 01 thlt "(Wiginl Idea o)f education" " harning soethig hecaluse of Il tvrost and notit to get legree il lerdet arl ain l iVing. herit is criticism concerning th tSpublicizing of Frece U. Offered I aUt \v idltce Is ti result of a recer tsur1VVy. The survoy taken from t y p) i e a 1 cross-section qoIf S t on H(rook S t u i tea t S Indicated te about half f theml know little ( lid nothing about th worakings or th il crnS offered by the e ree U. A dvocates feel ill o r V publicit in may b the key to success for Frc all U. as it would find amd encourap potential students. )NAL SHI1RTS by eid W EN,ei Lth. slt41a e ETEsRS(vTesi'' aeiIol tby (45-et141(ISIl andio sPUITAN tsidctdt isNALu SUI *fTheS nwltl byl341hn hot h lrig rt 3S4(URIDEs ifee h re NALOSHIRSPE Yd WRENS LtDE DMTE RDATERSROO pr excep S UI3P M T lMdie .by tspyceei .i' 'c :asRig Inkn GEi wls. irni CHenrx h ail g,a C tuensadst cs... 'cn except fSrt. 3 . . 't 14Mine Lit By Zippo 'Stolen' 'Funnie The following is a partial re- r print from the Cavalier Daily ofI s the University of Virginia. c CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - I In retrospect, the really amazing j thing a b o u t "Rapier's" Olympic; torch coup was not so much the| t smoothness a n d precision w i t h, t which they brought it off, the ex- I tensive national press, radio and television coverage, or even the c controversy it has set off at the University. According to a "Ra- 1 pier" spokesman, the a m a z i n g 1 thing about the coup, which one C UPI reporter called the funniest thing he'd ever heard, is that it v happened at all. t - It all started with a1 (o)pyrighted v story in the Cavalier ily, re- v porting that the torch now hurn-11 ing in 'lexico City had in fact t beenl lit from a Ra pier" cditor's I- Zippo lighter, not from the flame t ')f the godis on Mount Olympus, as j had be t ' widely assumed. 'I'l t stolry asked f volunters to help e CLA4 Agent Gets 'Gift' Of Oil Can .\ISSO)LA, \lmit. - Ahout 21 "gi f t-aring" studlents marIhII int I the placement center of the y 'niversity of' .ontana recently to) t present "gifts' 'to Toll)IIIas Cu c hanc, a Central Intelligence Ageii- t t cy special representative, who1( was interviewing stuients seeking em plo(yme-nt in the (CIA. .\lr. Cullianxe was given an il can, thice heer bttlfs and other parapiirnalia. 'I'he students said e thfil gifts "had a message." 11 Aecoding to student simlkesmin it the students fIt that it was an a infringement 41f their rights to re v cruit students who litr 11ight t com4 back and spy n ith. studnlt f x. t . The. students acted independent ly of any campus trgan .ati'n. No I action was taken by t1 ad1min istration. ACCESSORIES THE PIPE SM flfflflDIGB' OFiNE PIPEs * IMPoRTED TOSACCO.e SOUTH CAROLINASI I 'arolir Comet COLUMB 1405 MAIN ST. IA LS ) FREE with or without that you are 1 8 or older.) . -7 p.m. $1.00 Per Lady ene. See the fluorescent glass -lear and dance to the pulsating d The Cream . . .Total environ projections . . . It's all here in so low you won't believe if oar your sexiest rniniskirts and Olymp 4t hin eturn the flame via an Olympi Lyle marathon relay to the Mex an embassy in Washington. B 'riday morning, the story ha cen picked up by the UPI natior I and international news wire lie Associated Perss, the Washing on Post, the front page of ti tichmiond Times-Dispatch, papei a Boston, Cleveland, and othe ities, and CBS and ABC nationt adio news. There were televisio eports on ABC's national new% rogram ald local coverage on sei ral stations. 'Tlhe rumors were at least u xciting as the events. One iumc hat was espocially pwevelent, an -as p)icked I)up by the wire service: as that the entire Olymipic Con ittee was flyiig to W"aSlilgto o retrieve the flame. (ther rumors had the *fak, ebIh in .\leMxico City blowing u ijurfing two peol)e. But pri he best rumior was the one cor erning ")apier' next activit: )n the op(qening day of the baseha 1-ason, when the Presidelent throu ut the first hall, Rapier, it is rt lored, is planniig to switch pres ents. Whei asked about this, "R ier" spokesmen had (nly a sm11u lit) eeiiiiit (1ri1gilial 1lanis for the run calle Ir the torch to leave the I1a6ie ffic' at I a.I. ThuIrsday mor. Ig. anl. rceed I all night to Wasl Igto,n, wit hI runne Is db>ing om i( shifts. At In estiniated ave ge sliceed of fou miles an lou NapierI planneid to get tihe torc Washintn act . Friday- afte io en. The4 torcb procession arrived he .\lexican hassy nearly ha I hour ahead of scheId(.ulei Frida oie televisioll (Iews\\, lotogral] rs and several newspaper repor Is were. waiting, along with si: V ' nma1e-Iequippedi cee, w I re trying very I a r (I n4t 1 augh. S eit, SuIccef-ded. S delegation of echit rs cit, he flame, preserNed in the lan ern'-1 that has been its hIome sim 'aving .\lexico, and t he torch< iSed In tle maratlon tl:t wel it from the haiterin to the froi FOR OKER THORNEYCROFT MADE iN LONDON, ENGLAND 'IPE REPAIR * CLEANING SERVICE ARGEST SELECTION a shop, ine. IA, S.C. PH ON E 2564284 Mondc ~b -e )@ IC Torci g Ever c door, and rang the bell, A crowd i- of nearly 100 waited 500 feet from y the Embassy. d An unidentified Mexican came 1- to the balcony of the Embassy, 3 crossed himself several times, and prayed profusely, apparently ask c ing the Lord to forgive "Rapier" s its many sins. But, anticlimactical r ly, no one answered the door. LI The Ambassador, apparently un 1 willing to face a confrontation, had s conveniently left the Embassy a few minutes before the torch ar rived. ie was reported to have s returned a few minutes after ev r eryone left. Go... GAME4 D. ERRYI '2 on main 1 Richland Moll h 1 - It mn tt k Au Ignor theUnr)ead v Iy thru Filjri ay-6:30-Sn Likeanshitmid Co-lTV -al Possession and ConsumF "SUBMARINE SANI . .. AND F 1632 SUMTER STREET 1 Coup eard' Unable to reach th Ambasa. dor, the editors decided to put out the flame. After lighting cigarettes from it, they dropped the torches on the sidewalk, and blew out the lantern. An unidentified woman came through the police lines and lit a cigarette f r o m the dying flame. When asked why, she said she was preserving it for the 1974 Olympics. After several more interviews, the remaining "Rapier" people ad. journed to Georgetown for a cele. bration of sorts, and to watch the event on the news. "OCKS ... Go! * i'alities of winter. Chil ( ) atc hes of ice on pave ely dry. Conc entrate oin (ais seen fromi inlside by ieeks ad( winter clthes. ad to match an Aber' ni V ILLAGEjR* colors. Sizes 4.16. The Blouse 10. The Skirt 21. LAGER at Richiand Mall only ~:30 p.m. o Wall Carpet tion Permit No. 325 WICHES . .. IZZA" PHONE 254-9674 d Tann's Dept. Store)