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EXAMS BEGIN Text of MAYPresident Jones' MAY16 .Statement (See page 8). UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROUNA Columbia, South Carolina, Friday, May 9, 1969 Founded 1908 -F. a - r orei Riepor Faculty 'Rc Seriousness By CARL STEPP Managing Editor The faculty has "recognized the seriousness" of problems referred it by an ad hoc committee espe cially concerned with problems of black students. In a resolution passed Wednes day, the faculty urged its mem bers to re-examine policies which might lead to such problems and expressed determination to crea tively face the problems of the University's "changing urban en vironment." The committee report, presented by Dr. Tom Terrill, pointed to n u m e r o u s problems involving black students. It: Ending njustices' Advocated, By FRED MONK News Editor The newly elected Student Sen ate, in what was termed the "last chance" for student government, acted on all pending legislation during a two-and-a-half-hour ses sion Wednesday. Senate passed a resolution en dorsing attempts by Afro-Ameri can students "to eliminate racial injustices in all aspects of Uni versity life." The resolution was changed from an original resolution introduced in the outgoing Senate. The adopted resolution does not include the 13-point program given to President Thomas F. Jones last spring by the Afro-American stu dents. The Senate also passed the recommended ticket distribution method to go in effect for this fall's football season. Distribution will remain basically the same as last fall. The Senate, however, excluded the portion of the bill concerning distribution of basketball tickets. It will be further studied during t the summer and the fall. Also passed was a resolution supporting a bill in the S. C. House of Representatives to lower the voting age to 18. Cabinet Appo Knobel: By MARY JANE BENSTON ,Associate Editor Barry Knobel became president of the student body Tuesday. In an inaugural speech during Awards Day ceremonies, Knobel challenged himself and his con stituents "to maturely and ration-1 ally accept the strengthening stu-] dent position on our campus." Also this week, Knobel an nounced his cabinet appointments: Allyn nbJai t On cognizes Of Matter -suggested curriculum revision to better reflect the role of blacks in society and to study the place of Afro-American studies in the curriculum; -urged orientation programs to provide information on the prob lems of race relations on campus; -advised that speakers on prob lems of the black community be given special consideration in or ganizing University lecture pro grams; -suggested that a statement be issued of University policy on ra cial relations; Several suggestions were for athletics, including the following: -improving relations between athletic officials and Negro school administrators to aid recruiting black athletes; -"sensitizing scholarship ath letes and others to the problems of the black students" and avoid ing provocation between athletes and black students; -discouraging "offensive dis plays of racial hostility" detract ing from healthy school spirit. Furthermore, the report noted concern over relations between the University and the surrounding community, particularly the black community, affected by the school's land acquisition program. Other areas of concern noted in cluded: -"the handling of student dis sent," especially the relationship between students and campus police and between University authorities and municipal police. -meeting educational needs of "marginal students"; - -a a a u r I n g nondiscriminatory employment in all school positions, guaranteeing "equal wages for equal work, and equal opportunity for promotion irrespective of ra cial differences." Following the report, the faculty resolved "that it recognizes the seriousness of the problems set forth therein"; called upon its members "to re-examine . . . exist ing programs and courses which may contribute to the persistence of such problems, and to seek ap propriate changes in order to fa cilitate their solution"; and ex pressed "its determination to con front in a creative spirit the ten sions and conflicts growing out of the role of the University in its ~hanging urban environmenat." nted 'hrlsAcce1 CasDallara, first secretary; Joe Usry, secretary for general welfare; Carlton Larmon, secre tary for academic a,ffairs; Polly Spann, secretary for cultural af fairs; Scottie Barnes, secretary for public affairs; Harry Wright, at torney general; and Fred Allyn, press secretary. Vice President for Student Af rairs Charles H. Witten adminis tered the oath of office to Knobel Barn.. guage Racia Sullivan Awa Pat Traylor, outgoing stud Salane, -past president of t Algernon Sidney Sullivan A ODK Awards Day presentatit Sullivan Given To The student body president and secretary, along with a U. S. dis trict judge, received one of the University's highest honors here Tuesday. Tom Salane, Pat Traylor and Judge Robert W. Hemphill re ceived Algernon Sidney Sullivan awards for service to the Univer sity. Hemphill, a 1936 USC graduate and a 1938 law school graduate, has served as chairman of the school's Olin D. Johnston Memorial Fund. Salane, a history major from Columbia, is in Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma and is a member of the debate team. Miss Traylor, a political science major from Fayetteville, N. C., is presidIent of Mortar Board and was rush chairman for Zeta Tau Al pha sorority. She has served as presidIent and secretary of the As )t Siren Tuesday, with past president Tom Salane looking on. "I call for positive solutions in the coming year to many already existing problems," the new oresi dent said. Knobel said University students are prisoners of a "transitional force" In academic history. "We are often troubled with the deci sion whether to take a stand on various Issues or remain neutral. Danlara Requ Pro Staff Phot, by Mike Tyler rd Recipients ent body secretary, and Tom ie student body, hold their warde, presented during the m. Awards o Three sociated Women Students. In addition, 11 seniors were named as .itstanding: Sara Bryant, Greenville; Linda Burton, Rock Hill; Harold Kirtz, Columbia; Clyde Livingston, North; and Linda Jo Mangum, Columbia; Also, David Meadow, Aiken; Stuart Reynolds, Anniston, Ala.; Karen Russell, Georgetown; Salane; Miss Traylor; and Sally Zalkin, Charleston. It was also announced that the 1969 Garnet and Black will be dedicated to Ada B. Thomas, as sistant professor of business ad ministration. Cited for Garnet and Black fac ulty awards were Dr. Paul Fidler, assistant vice president for student affairs; Dr. John Scott Wilson, assistant professor of history; Del mar B. Pockat, assistant dean of edlucation; and Rutledge Osborne, chairman of the board of trustees. ghenin In the p)ast, remaining neutral may have been the satest argument, but no longer. In a sense, neu trality means complacency, and "oi. .,lacency in today's wvorld is unwvise andl potentially dangerous. "I am a staunch believer that 'studlent powver' can be extremely constructive but only if propelled powerfully and with the force of the support of the entire student body through a highly polished, 0 iremei blems 13 Hours j 10 To Be By JIM WANNAMAKER Asst. Managing Editor Carolina students will have to finish fewer hours of foreign lan guages for both the bachelor of arts and bachelor of science de grees beginning next fall. The faculty voted Wednesday to reduce the maximum foreign lan guage requirement to 13 hours for the B.A. degree and to 10 for the B.S. degree. The changes are effective Sept. 1. The Curriculum and New Courses Committee was directed to consider possible changes in the structure of foreign language in struction w i t h i n these limits. Changes are to be submitted by the foreign language department or others. The committee is to make spe cific recommendations to the July faculty meeting. The faculty also adopted a teacher evaluation program recom mended by Chip Galloway and former student body president Tom Salane; -received a report from the ad hoc committee and resolved to study the problems mentioned (see related story); -unanimously endorsed a pol icy statement by USC President Thomas F. Jones (see related story on page 8); --corrected an error in the Uni versity catalogue to conform it to the GPR formula for scholastic eligibility; -adopted a memorial to the Formal, Fol Films To S1 May Day formal, a folk festival and a student films festival will highlight entertainment on campus during the coming week. Skitch Henderson and his orches tra will perform Saturday night for the annual May Day formal dance. The dance will be from 8-12 at the National Guard Armory, and free invitations can be picked up at the Russell House information desk. FOLK FESTIVAL Today's day-long folk festival is cosponsored by the University g Stude efficient channel of student con trol," Knobel said. A reception for student body of ficers at the home of President Thomas F. Jones followed the awards program. First Secretary Dallara, a jun ior, is an economics major from Spartanburg. He was president of Men's Towers Government this year. He is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Kappa Sigma Mk. Snann its Lo Pres I?equired I Necessary late Prof. James R. Simmons; -and heard reports from the Faculty Athletic and Discipline committees. Dr. David G. Speer, head of the Department of Foreign Languages, described one possible program of instruction-a people-to-people ap proach utilizing "the new concept f what a language is," developed around the country over the last 15 years. "I think it is feasible," he said. 'It can be done." Recommendation of the program changes by the committee depends 3n monetary considerations affect ing personnel and facilities as well as the effect a change to a five hour course would have on such other curriculums as engineering, according to Dr. Glenn Abernathy, author of the proposal. Speer said that the new pro gram, utilizing five-hour Introduc tory courses and later three-hour courses, would intensively use audio-visual materials and tech. niques to give an appreciation of the foreign people and their insti tutions, interests and feelings, at well as the student's own language The teacher evaluation formi will be completed by students dur. ing regular classes next week. The confidential forms contair 55 questions ranging from th student's evaluation of the course the professor's teaching, and th( course materials to the 'student's academic achievement. Profiles and correlations will be k Festival, >ark Week Union and the Southern Folk Cul tural Revival Project. Admission is free. A concert from 12:30-2 p.m. on the Russell House patio features Phil Deidrich and Stewart Harris. A workshop will be held 2-5 p.m. in Room 207 of the Russell House. FILM FESTIVAL USC student-made films will be shown Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Russell House Assembly Room by the Celluloid Society. Admission is free, but dlonations for the Metropolitan Education Foundation will be accepted. ut Posi Kappa and incoming president of Alpha Phi Omega. Usry was presidlent of the fresh man class, freshman senator at large andl a dlelegate to the South Carolina Student Legislature. He s a member of Circle K and A4FROTC drill team. He is from Aiken. Larmon, a political science ma or, has been a student senator, ~hairman of the USC delegation to wered; ented 'I or B.A.; For B.S. drawn by computer on "anything that the professor feels might aid his teaching," according to Gallo way. The profiles and correlations are to be drawn between a professor and the faculty average and the departmental average as well as between one professor's classes. All these are confidential except the University averages. Stepp Named Editor Carl Stepp, who b e g a n as a Gamecock reporter in his first sw mester at Carolina, was named this week as editor of The Gamecock for next fall. Stepp, a rising senior from Ben nettsville, will head a staff that will publish The Gamecock three times a week for the first time in USC history. Also named to editorial positions were Jim Wannamaker, managing editor; Mike Krochmalny, associate editor; and Ed Chen and Fred Monk, assistant managing editors. Heading the business staff will be Jack Padgett, business manager, and Glen G o d f r e y, advertising manager. 0 t h e r positions announced in clude Susan Ross, news editor; Jim Haney, sports editor; Alyce You. mans, c h i e f of reporters; and Sherry Shealy, faculty editor. Currently managing editor of the paper, Stepp is in Sigma Delta Chi (SDX), Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), Kappa Tau Alpha (KTA) and will be initiated next week into Phi Beta Kappa. He is a journal ism major. Wannamaker, a rising s e n i o r from C h e r a w, is now assistant managing editor. A six - semester veteran on the paper, he is in ODK and is an officer of KTA and SDX. Padgett will be beginning his second semester as business man ager. He is a business administra tion major from West Columbia. Godfrey is a journalism major. SCSSL, secretary and president of the International Relations Club and Student Union administrative assistant. Miss Spann is a political science major from Charleston. She has served as a page intern in Wash ington for Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, D-S. C. The new secretary for public affairs Is a Columbian. Barnes Is (Continued on Page 8)