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Facu
stude
Eliminate
D and F
as grades
l.v EIAZABETH PHILLIPS
News Editor
The establishment of a faculty'
senate and a new grading system
will be considered by the faculty at
its monthly meeting today.
The Faculty Advisory Committe
will introduce a proposal
'recommending that the faculty
consider the idea of adopting a
senate system for conducting
faculty business," according to
John R. Welsh, secretary of the
faculty.
Such a proposal was defeated in
1963. Welsh said. "At that time the
prevailing argument was that
faculty meetings should be opened
to the entire faculty and that each
member should be given a vote."
A recent survey by the Faculty
Self-study Committee showed that
the faculty as a whole slightly
favors" the senate system, Welsh
said. From about 360 responses to
the survey, a 7-6 ration was
predicted in favor of the proposal.
Whether or not the proposal will
pass. Welsh said, "depends on who
is at the meeting."
The FAC is also recommending
for consideration a proposal
submitted to the committee by four
professor. ..concerning. a.-new.
grading system.
Professors William H. Caldwell,
Robert V. Heckel, David Husband
and David E. Stenmark are sup
porting the system which would
eliminate the grades of D and F.
A student would receive no
credit for grades below C, and
these grades would not be recorded
on his permanent record. Instead
he would have to take the course
again and only his final grade
would be recorded along with the
number of times the course was
taken.
-"If adopted a certain number of
people would be helped and a
certain number of people would be
hurt by the system, not currently
but eventually," Caldwell said.
They would be helped because a
NC would not effect their GPR, but
they would be hurt because It
would raise the standards for
receiving credit for the course.
Caldwell said that he supports
the system because the present
grading system is "extremely
subjective, perhaps arbitrary. The
idea is to develop a grading system
to minimize the number of grades
a professor has to five and the
number of cut-off decisions he has
to make."
He said that he considered It
unfair to the student "to make a
grade of 'failure' a permanent
blemish." The proposed system
would "permit students to get a
grade which shows a level of un
"derstanding and achievement."
r Also to be discussed at today's
meeting is a change in the days on
which tests can be given before
final exams. The FAC has
recommended that a regulation be
set which would prohibit a
professor from giving a test on the
last two days of regular classes In
a semester. The present regulation
prohibits tests during the last
week, but according to the
proposal this is unsuitable to
faculty members.
A resolution calling for
"unqualified support of academic
freedom at USC ... unqualified
support for freedom of association
and peadeful assembly ..." will be
presented to the faculty, according
to Tony Herman of the protest
group.
The resolution was also taken to
yesterday's meeting of the Board
of Trustees, but University
President Thomas F. Jones said
"there wasn't time to consider it."
The faculty will also vote on
faculty committee members at the
meeting which will be held at 5:15
p.m. in the Russell House
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Students protesting the deaths
protesting for a more positive acad
policy at USC provide the bacl
Spears in
during A
By CHERYL MANNING they
News Editor
Against a background of four cha
crosses and a black flag, Mike hav
Spears took the oath of office as thei
student body president yesterday cha
and said he is "dedicated to cha
working within the system" and the
that he will "fight against anyone tha
who goes outside the system to disc
change the system." acti
The flag and crosses were prol
carried, by a group of ap- tion
proximately 300 students who "
marched around the Horseshoe car
during a concert by the USC Wind gre.
Ensemble preceding the Omicron Spe
Delta Kappa Awards Day 0
program. The students, protesting Knc
the Monday killing of four Kent oatl
State University students, sat hap
behind the speaker's platform sad'
during the first part of the Awards Eve
[Day program. When AFROTC mal
awards were presented, the Gov
marchers left, chanting, "No more its '
murders, no more murders." it c;
Spears, abandoning some Si
remarks which he said he had Kn<
prepared, referred to the mar- Aigi
chers. "Something is wrong or two
'M EF Da
fund drive
By HARRY HOPE thal
Staff Writer Car
Tommorrow the Freshman wor
Class launches "MEF Day: A wee
Time to Care." ded
"And that's exactly what we'll
be doing: caring," siad Steve the
Cannon, president of the freshman The
class. We'
The project is an extension of the givi
"Carolina Cares" program which hieg
the Freshman Class sponsored last St
December. According to Cannon proj
this project netted $5,000. Hus
7:3(
On MEF Day, members of the sli
Freshman Class will solicit funds forn
at shopping centers around the city y
and downtown areas. This will be col
from 2:30 to 4:30 tomorrow af- inte
ternoon. Also tomorrow, a table fact
will be set up In Run!! House at coni
which students may contribute will
funds toward the drive. rals
Cannon said that the class had M
received some criticism for the Mel
Carolina Cares project because of dati
the Christmas time "easing of Coli
white conscience for one day" borj
attitude. mer
"The money collected will be es
used all yar, so it can't e saidi M
discu
otest
Stp
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ck flags and cro
in Ohio and inaugaration of
emic freedom Spears by Vice
[drop for the
stalled as
wards Day
would not be here," he said. honors,
Many students feel that Awards
nnels to the administration J. Willi
e been closed. I believe that Citizens
-e is a hope. There is a great Bank of
Ilenge for us to go through the Sullivan Y
rinels to the administration and alumnus.
state," Spears said. He saie former p
I not ojily must adequate Associati
ussion take place, but that President
on take place.-"action for Council a
tress, not action for destruc- Business
is present
rhere will be peace on this College
ipus. I think next year can be a ministrat
it. peaceful, relevant year," Cantey
ars said. Charlotte
utgoing president Barry Reserve I
bel said before Spears took the president
of office that "what has Bankers
pened on other campuses has in "Who':
lened me. has disturbed me. Miss E
ry one of us protests in some senior in
mner." Knobel said that Student president
ernment must make progress has servi
vatchword. "It's not idealism; and on the
in be fact." She has al
irah Bryant of Greenville and and a deli
bel were presented the legislatur
ernon Sidney Sullivan Awards, Knobel
of the University's highest student b
r: a lime t<
begins Thu
its only a one day thing," concept
non added. "We have been stressing
king on MEF Day since two educatioi
ks after Carolina Cares en- to urban
"aimed
Vou go a hundred yards from awarene
Coliseum and see over there, problems
y can't look forward to much. solve thi
re not the Great White Father communi
ng a gift. We're going in and Recrea
mg--anl the way." wide arn
udents wishing to aid in the tennis an
ect are asked to meet in the area of E
sell House Cafeteria tonight at offers
to pick up instructions, photograj
itation permits, packets and trips are
Is. broaden
raternities will also be tast su
ecting donations at various the pre
rsections around the city, while placing o0
ilty members will be asked to youthas ii
ribute. Dr. Elmer Schwarti for this s'.
co-ordinate the faculty fund using mc
ing- the sevei
Er, which stands for the Coumbi
ropolitan Education Foun- This mu
on, is sponsored and backed by has been
ambla businessmen, neigh-i federalsg
ood leaders and USC faculty donations
thers and students. It was financial
blished in the spring of 1968. reason
EP emphasises a bold new ..a.ha..i.
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President for Student Affairs -the Horsesh
Student Body
erenionies
at the climax of the student member of the Unive
Day program. Board of Trustees, on the ste
s Cantey, president of the committee for the Goveri
and Southern National College Leadership Confer
Columbia, received the and was state chairman of
kward for the outstanding South Carolina Student I
He is a 1938 graduate, President's Association.
resident of the Alumni An estimated 1.() person,
mn, a member of the cluding the marchers. attende
's Development Advisory program. Charles Dallara,
Lnd a director of the USC- cepting the Carolina Commi
Partnership fund which Award from Alpha Phi Or
ly seeking support for the service fraternity, asked
of Business Ad- audience to consider "Which
ion. more relevant, the people be
is a director of the me who have gone or the p
Branch of the Federal who are in front of me"
3oard of Richmond, past liuring the rorm s
of the South Carolina suet lydwt rse
Association and is listed teopst n fteHre
Who in America." Otespaesobl,whe
ryant is a graduating reaeintes.Clss
pharmacy. She has been sseddatr2pm o
of Capstone this year and porm
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oe yesterday.
President
rsity and Black Outstanding Faculty
ring Awards: Dr. David Strebe of the
ior's mathematics department; Dr.
ence John Duffy, assistant provost: Dr.
the Perry Ashley of the School of
lody Journalism and Dr. Jack Ashley of
the Department of English.
in- Other awards, winners and
I the hometowns are:
ac- Margaret Ashe Scholarship to
inity Margaret Elizabeth Alderman of
iega Columbia.
the Outstanding Member Arnold Air
are Society to Olin H. Powell Jr. of
hind Lake City.
ople Outstanding Member Angel
Flight Award to Candis Grey
omne Smith of Columbia.
on W. Randolph Lovelace Memorial
hoe. Award to Alan J. Tinder of r
ome ('olumbia.
vere Interiraternity Council Man of i.
the the Year to Burt Rosen of Oil City, c
Pa.
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ram |How much
did your
r of $
vote cost?
Jrs: ~ hYour vote was worth~
Jr. thousands of dollars to can- t
Jr, didates seeking campus offices.
ian, * There's no way to tell exactly I
T.~ how much was spent on spring /
tard elections by the nearly 180
bert candidates. But estimates from a
bert leading USC politicians start at
M. $2.500 and soar as high as 7,000, s
Leading the spenders were t I
W. the six seekers of Student i
Jr.. Government president. While o
bia Fred Magner shelled out only $6 A
fg or his 89 votes, the race's only
1) f emale-Connie Coyne--spent t
Y around $600 on her way to 386 i
i s votes. t
ent The winner, Mike Spears,
estimated his expenses at $236, t'
idge while runner-up Scottie Barnes St
said his campaign cost about gg
med $250- 300.
of Wayne Hembree's ex- ni
r Of penditures were around $300. s
n of The sixth candidate, Jim Pitt
el o nan, spent about $35.d
of Hembree extimated the cost ai
V of of the total campaign at $2,500,
iger Magner guessed it at $3,000, y
A. Barnes said $4,000-5,000, and
Burt Spears' estimate was $6,000
ider :7,000.
r of Since some 6,000 votes were
E. -cast in the primary and the
:runoff, candidates spent from a
were 50Ocenhsto $1 foreachvote- a
tem;
0aths
Strike
planned
Thursday
Hy JIM HANEY
and SCOTT DERKS
Staff Writers
The newly formed Stirke
Committee, composed of a wide
varity of campus factions, voted
last night to organize a strike and a
boycott of classes on Thursday.
The group of about 55 students
was split on the strike issue but
agreed that academic freedom on
campus was a key issue.
Many felt that issues such as the
killings at Kent State University,
Cambodia. the use of police in the
Russell House and drug education
were interconnected with the
academic freedom issue through
one's right to run his own life.
Newly-installed Student Body
President, Mike Spears was in
attendence and said that he felt the
Student Government would
support a strike" and on an issue
such as academic freedom the
Student Government funds could
be used to help finance the
proposal.
The Student Senate will meet
today and Spears said the proposal
would be presented to them at that
time.
Iniormed source say that the
strike proposal .*Wuld also be
presented at today's faculty
meeting. Several USC professors,
connected with American
Association of University
Professors, were in attendance at
the meeting.
Although plans were not fully
corelated. the tentative operation
the strike included a take over of
the Russell House following the
meeting on Thursday.
The Thursday meeting is ten
tatively planned for 1 p.m. on the
Horseshoe. but another meeting of
The strike committee today could
>ring definate plans.
Included in the Russell House
ake over would be workshops for
he students on the issues and
)roblems that must be faced on
.-ampus.
Trhe group was uncertain what
The group was uncertain what
esponse they would receive from
ie student body but felt that an
~sue such as academic freedom
oncerned all the students.
Although the students said they
ope for faculty support they felt
niat the faculty members "usually
alt under pressure. They have
urmuhes and a c'areer and will not
e' that big a group " They used the
Puke Univ~ersi ty demonstration as
v'idence.
T1he tactical problems of the
rike and further operation was
Dt worked out by the group but
'It that the most effective
emonstrations would be spon
mneous.
This afternoon the Student
mergency Coalition for
cademic Freedom at USC. which
>rmed the strike committee, met
n the Horseshoe for a death
iarch in memoriam of the four
uidents killed at Kent State
niversity. They marched around
e Horseshoe during the opening
the Omicron Delta Kappa
wards Day program.
The groump was peaceful and for
e most part quiet while circling
e Horseshoe four times during
e performance of the USC Wind
nsemble. At 2:30 they all sat on
e grass behind the speakers
and and placed the four crosses
ey carried behind the speakers
attorm. Each cross carried the
me of a Kent State University
udent killed in riots on Monday.
The group, of approximately 300,
ew may whispered oaths of
iger from some of the crowd
mthered but brought formner
-esident Barry Knobel to om
etely abandon his prqpared text '
r the more rulevant sabjsct S
udent action and pres.t,
Spears in his
alo