The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 10, 1969, Page Page Four, Image 4
Safko I
BY CANDY SILVER
Staff Writer
Dr. John L. Safko, assistant pro
fessor of physics and astronomy,
combines his interest in theoretical
physics with a lively concern for
his students.
A member of the USC chapter
of Young Republicans, Dr. Safko
also attends student-faculty drop
ins. He advises students not to be
come too discouraged by the first
few courses in physics.
"Too often," he said, "t h e a e
courses become stereotyped, in spite
of the teacher's efforts. Also, one
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!arch. "One way to be sure you
nderstand something is to be able
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find interesting instead of whal
)mebody else thinks is interesting.'
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Safko received his doctorate at thq
University of North Carolina a
Chapel Hill. He is beginning hii
fifth year at USC.
"'Me students here seem to b
extremely conservative," he sai d
"The fads seem to run five year
behind. That also means financing
Our department is growing abou
five years hhind too."
Dr. Safko concluded t h a t h
finds South Carolina very enjoy
able. "One thing I notice is tha
people who grew up in Columbii
always seem to want to come bacl
sometime. And I like the trees
You look out and you can't see thi
city, really."
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New Prof
Named
Dr. Matthew J. Bruccoli, pro
fessor of English at Ohio State
University, has been named a pro
fessor of English at USC.
Dr. Bruccoli received national
recognition in the November 1,
1968, edition of TIME magazine
in which he defended scholarly edi
tions of American literature which
were under attack by noted critic
Edmund Wilson.
He is author of two books, editor
of 11 others, and author of numer
ous articles published in scholarly
journals. Since 1964, he has served
on the Executive Committee of the
M o d e r n Language Association's
Center for Editions of American
Authors.
Dr. Bruccoli will begin teaching
next summer and will do special
research on the works of F. Scott
Fitzgerald.
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