Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Loans, Availia. By SUE TANNER Staff Writer Financial aid in the form ol scholarships, including g r a n t s loans, and work-study is availabl( to Carolina students. According to Mr. Robert Jeter Director of Student Aid, approxi mately 12 per cent of the USC stu. dent body receives assistance al some time during their academic career. Scholarships may be ob. tained and loans are negotiated or the basis of financial need, as i the work-study program. Wallace Martin, vice-president for development, stated that pri vate funds for scholarships are made available for individuals, by the USC Scholarship Commit tee, which determines eligibility and selects recipients for the va riou scholarships. At present, a two-million dollai private endowment fund is main, tained, interest of which is use( for funding scholarships, althoug] the University receives thousandi of dollars every year in the natur( of private contributions. Programs are formulated t( meet the varied and specific need, of the student. The Scholarshir Chairman Develops YR Goals BY SUSAN ROSS Staff Writer To keep a well-informed YounE Repuldican Club membership is th( goal of Robert Salloy, elected Yi chairman Tuesday night. Salley and vice-chairman Benny W i i said in t i e platform or which they ran that they plan t< instigate a campaign to tighter communications in the club. "The major emphasis of o u i program will be the creation of v newsletter to boost communication. in the club," said Salley. A tightening of dorm organiza tion is also planned by the Execu tive Board. "It's important to have an ef fective executive council to be a voice for t h e approximately 900 YR members," Salley stated. In other business at the meet ing, Sallie Matthews was elected corresponding secretary. The of fices of recording secretary and treasurer are now held by Susan Ross and Peggy Robbins. The recent elections were hek to fill vacancies which h a d oc curredi due to academic ineligibility and resignations. H APP Spend Your "tDressing" } When Tim DANKAMERICARD 1116%, TAYLOR 5 Scholar bie To Q program requires different qualif cations for the various schola ships, however, freshman r, cipients usually have SAT scor< above 1100 and a ranking in ti top 25 per cent of their graduatir high school class. Continuing sti dents who earn scholarships gej erally have GPR's above 3.0. A scholarships are, at minimur $350. The Director of Student AiM has requested that studentts havc their applications for seholarshipt for the Spring Semester in his of. fice no later than February 15, 1969. Basis for the loan is financi, need which is largely determinc by "the amount a family can pri vide from income and savings, pe: sonal savings, the student's cari ings during the academic year ar summer vacations, and schola: ships and loans granted from oth< sources. The student may not ho: row more than $10,000 cumul. tively during his academic career oans 111t be repaid beginninp nine moitlis "frnn date horrowe cea-es to be a full-time studeent oi carry a Iteast oin-half the norma full-time academic load," or im, mediately after graiduation. Th, student has tent years to repay [hi loaa at three per cent per auun inimatre., while the goverynien thei contribultes the reemining four per ein initerett. However, reianlyment may be d ferred "not in excess of thr, years" by militaty service, tin spent witi the Peace Corps VISTA, or further schooling. 'I'here is also the stipulation th: if the student (lecides to ent4 teaching at either elemuntary, < 1 secondary or college level the lo. may he "cancelled up to a max mluml, of fifty per cent at the ra of ten per cent of the loan plus ii terest thereon, for each year whit the student teaches." United Student Aid Funds, In allows the student a $1,0001) p year loan, with the stipulation < need and maintenance of "sati factory progress academically The funds for this program ai "guaranteed" by the Universil and are repayable at a rate of si per cent simple interest, which paid by the student and four p) cent by Federal Aid. Applicatior are due in the Student Aid Offic before January 1, for the Sprir semester. Requirements f o r assistanc< through the Nursing Studet Ioar Fund ar "need for finaniual as sistance, must be pursuing th~e I1.S degree in Nursing and be capabbl of maintaining good academi< standing. Y( THANKSG Time With The Turl knd Always Look N e Is Pressing With 1( Hairgoods From WIG KIN' WIGLETS 7.50 * Expert Styling * One-Day Servic( TREET (Across From Miauici 'REE PARKING WITil P111R(21 ships tudents i- T h e Educationai Opportunity Grant Program makes grants available to a limited number of ,s undergraduate students with ex e ceptional financial need who re g quire these grants to attend col t- lege. To be eligible, the student I- miust also show academic or crea Il tive promise. 1, Eligible students who are ac cepted for enrollment on a full timne basis or who are currently en rolled in good standing, may receive Educational Opportunits Grants for each year for thei higher education, although the maximum duration of the grant i: four years. d Grants will range from $200 to - $1,000 a year, anld can be no more than one-half of the total as - sistanee givenl the Mident. d The Work-Study Program al lows the student to finance his edu r cation by working while in school eliminating the necessity of repay ment of a Ioan after graduation By working up to 15 hours a weel a student solves his financia pr-oblem and provides, in addition worthwhile exp-rienlce which late may he beneficial after graduatinl 'Chair' j Causes P ITe (4fendant was b e i n j erowvd(I by the attorneys and wa . beginilng to go to pieces. Thre judges almost were victims of "th chir." Something bad to give. Th >r sentence came: the defendan r Would be saved. SThus, after the judge's chairi the practice courtroom at the USi School of Law "nearly killed tlre h judges" by repeatedly overturning law students, faculty members an i university officials decided it wa time to renovate 20-year-old Pet ) gru College. In the first major renovatio vork in the life of the building the 500-member Student Bar As sociation and Phi Delta Phi lav fraternity joined with the unive, I New Po~st Office IS es Hours g Post Office officials have ar nounced that begilnning Monda the Post Office area in the Russe Ilouse will be closed'i at 9 p.m. Reason given for the change wa that there was relatively littl traffic from 9 until mhidnight, th present closing time, and securit pro blems arJose (during this timi IVING! :ey Instead of ice in a Hurry )O% Human pal) Parking Building) New i Shirley Garrett of the Il Iaid pledge, Linda Thorne Ihursday Nov. 21 in the Ri The NRIOTC Auxiliary pledg ictims Jut etigru Re sity to make the needed repairs. i Among the repairs were: some lnew flooring, a S)rUC(d-u) locker -iroom, better lighting, new stair ,railings, landscaping around Peti t gru, and plenty of new seats for the judg-, jury and witnesses. 1u. s. Rep. Robert T. Ashmore 'of Greenvill County presented an American flag to the group and Wayne Corley, aide to G(Iv. Me Nair, presented a South Carolina s state flag. Both flags had been f I o w n over their respective capitols. Philip M. Grier, chairman of the har association's building commit tee, attributed the success of the renovation project to the leader We Suit S; Staff Photo by John David Spade Fermnuid lermaid Fleet welcomes Mer at a membership tea held ,ssell Iouse Palmetto Room. d 13 iew Mermaids. Iges, rovation ship of the association's officers, headed by Princeton graduate John Lumpkin of Columbia. Music School Meeting Dr. Arthur M. Fraser, head of the Department of Music, will represent USC at the meeting of t h e National Association o f Schools of Music in Washington, ). C., 'Monday through Wednes day. Dr. Fraser is chairman of Region VII of the association and has been a member since 1958. )ort the "FIGHTIN Campus Editors: "University Forum," the S. ETV Network program sponsor by the USC School of Journalisi will have a "Press Conference Reverse" today at 9:30 p.m. TI show will will be repeated Thur day, Dec. 5 at 10 p.m. Several of the state's collej newspaper editors will be inte viewed by a panel moderated I Gene Upright. On Dec. 10, a USC panel w discuss "The Foreign Student: A Unused Asset" with Ted Ledee USC international student advis as guest, on the "College NeN Conference." GERMAN CLUB Der Faust Verein, the Germi language and study club, will pi sent a program of German cla sical songs tonight at 7:30 in I Master College. The program, rected by Dr. Guy Hargrove the Music Department. CAMPUS FLICKS The Student Union movie for night is "Arsenic and Old Laco Next Monday and Tuesday, D, 2 and 3, the flick will be "Beh< A Pale Horse," the story of exiled Spanish Civil War he wool JA ALPACA DRES, By Levis, Wrang MOE CORNER LA GAMECOCKS" LORhDE WEATH E ASTOR Smart goc London, Fo defies an could you and cotton lining. Lrl NEWBU The same ton cordui lining. D4 6 .16. Newsbeat Face ETV C. starring Gregory Peck, Anthony ,d Quinn and Omar Sharif. n, Thursday, Dec. 5 the Student in' Union will present the Academy ie Award winning "To Kill A Mock ingbird" starring Gregory Peck. re CAROLIGHTING r- The second annual Governor's oy Carolighting will be Sunday even ing Dec. 1. A 1,000-voice choir, di rected by Arpad Darazs, director of choral activities at USC, will be on hand to see Gov. Robert Mc er Nair light the state's official Vs Christmas tree. WORKSHOP THEATER The Workshop Theater of South Carolina is holding its membership ,n drive for the 1968 season. Season e- memberships are available at the 8- Workshop Theater's office at 1134 c- Bull St., telephone 253-7695. h- Season tickets are $8.50 for adults Df and $5.50 for students. PHYSICS SEMINAR Dr. James T. McKinney of the z- U. S. Steel Corp. Fundamental Re ." search Laboratory in Monroeville, !c. 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