Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Volunlt( studeni By R104ALIND PRICE ftff Wrer The Maj urpose d Camina's Volunteer. Stvics is to channel the student's skill to the need of the underprVleged person. Both the person receiving aid, and the student giving of himself receive a news selt-Image. Volunteer Services, headed by Bob Alexander, deals with both goups AIndividuals. Students arel#blo ,. rticipate in purely voluNt ects, in-service " Metropolitan Eduea lon. Volunteer projeci the person who feels Ato help others. Phi Ka Phi Kappa Psi fraternity is trying to help bridge the com munication gap at -Carolina by sponsoring afternoon "rap session" in its lounge at the Phi Kappa Psi house. Various faculty members will be asked to participate in the program, answering student's questions about timely and con troversial topics. No date or time has been set for the opening meeting, but it is Graduate stu A $4,159 grant to the USC Graduate School of Social Work from the National Institute of Health is being used in William. sburg County where a USC faculty member and for graduate students are attempting to understand the social problems of a rural com munity. Working closely with the Manpower Training Center in Kingstree, the five have as their object to help prevent problems of the future by carefully assesing Serv find fl Alexander said that he feels that i10ervice learning helps the tudent..."check Out theoretical k4owledge learned in the classroom versus the real world." The coordination enables the student to personalize the facts presented in the text. MEIP reaches out into the community, allowing the student to use his skills to tutor students from the elementary to the high school levels. MEF also deals with the mentally retarded children at Midland Center. The student is taught how to help with mentally retarded children and how to aid special education teachers in the i pa Psi pl expected to be the first or second Friday in October after rush. The co-ordinator of the program, Dick Montleth, said "We want fraternities to have a contribution to the Carolina community. I want to emphqsize that it is not jusi for Greeks. but is open to all students." The idea for the program came from the Phi Kappa Psi chapter at Vanderbilt University. "The people at Vanderbilt were en dents study soc those of the present. Dr. Joseph I. Hungate, dean of the USC School of Social Work, said the project is "a unique practicum for social work students, and other communities around the nation may be looking to it for answers." Family assistance and other activities are included in the project structure. In addition, it will provide job training ex perience for the students who are TI J E dri an! Lir the Ba I or ~D ices hel ew self public sebool system. Students with musical skils are med to work with the aged mentaly Wl at Crafts Farrow. These students work either on a one-to-on basis with the patients or in a roup. Students also deal with the young mentally l in the South Carolina State Hospital on Bull treet. Work is also done in impoverished communities in recreation areas through Imaginal education. Juvenile courts, detention homes. orphanages, pre-schools and community organization and development are also a part of MEF where a student's skill Is greatly valued. ns talks thuslastic about it, and they had a large turnout," Montieth said. "We also hope It will help students to get to know their professors," he added. Montieth said any student may suggest professors or ad ministration officials they would like to talk with through Box 5118, USC. Faculty members may also volunteer through the same ad dress. ial problems seeking graduate degrees in social work. Tom C. Bristow Jr., who previously worked with the Greenville County Mental Health Center and the Greenville County Welfare Department, is the USC raculty member in charge of the project. The four graduate students are Miss Sinah Jo Conner, Miss Romona Lorick Foley, Miss Forrest Hemphill and Wiliam I)eemer. IE BODY HUGGER BY R ELL...a wow new way to ss. All young body cling I color-bright zing, as up it as your very own life. en-look rayon in paint -town red, 5 to 13. Bon rn, F ir st F loor.-_.20.00 ginaIly 10.00 t4 21.00. 'S PS In the past, art students have painted murals for hospitals, fraternities and seraties have aided in orphangs, and Alpba Phi Omega took underprineed cbildren downtown an Saturday morning to see movies. Nursing students, church grups, and many others have worked in numerous projects throughout the com munity. This year the law students are planning to take a land and drug course into the local high schools. Also, business and law studeents plan to help the poor fill out income tax returns. Anyone who likes to work with people or who has a particular skIl, should check with either Leslie Poe or Bob Alexander in the Pendleton Building (Room 107). 4 groovy gc 6.9 Now's the tir sweaters, ves wardrobe. She Floor. I peedosave it those seate ok the stag in Wednesdara nomphtes rolction.cers on to1 ncert Russell House patio. The show lasted two and one-half hours and was well attended. . *. mous maker ciSkirts, blouses, msuper new winter 3. Bon Barn First dev(son'e opa $ *