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Dean Willi kaccepts Vi By RUSTY ItBINSON Staff Writer Miss Bronna Willis, assistant dean of resident life, will leave USC after graduation to become the dean of students at Randolph Macon Women's College in Lyn chburg. Virginia. Dean Willis has been at USC since August 1969. She served as the assistant dean of women until the reshuffling of the department is fall. She was then appointed as e of the two assistants to the dean of resident life. She did her undergraduate work at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She was a social worker for three years before becoming the assistant dean of women at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia. She then completed work on her master's degree at the University of Indiana and accepted the job as assistant dean of women at USC. Dean Willis said that she had enjoyed her two years at USC. "These are the greatest people on earth," she said. "I worked primarily with girls, but the boys that I have been associated with are Just as great." "It was one of the hardest pcisions that I ever had to make," lRan Willis said. "The op portunities for service and ad vancement were so great that I couldn't afford not to go." "Another reason I decided to leave is that I'll have more of a Recc in Dutch 7:30-8:30 have to ] Crosby, Stil '4 WAY STRE great double live a reg.$1 S James Gang "THIRDS" reg. 5 $3* Open 10.9:30 Mon.-Sot. The South's L s resigns -ginia post chance to know more students better. It's really frustrating to know Just the real active people of those that have problems. All those in between that compose the vast majority of the student body are left out." Dean Willis said that the student body at Rlandolph-Macon consisted of 750 people. She said that she will be responsible for the student personnel service. "I may be coordinating the college's program of academic advisement in the next year," she said, "and I think that will be very exciting." 'Changes are coming to Carolina, and the housing situation is constantly improving. If we get differentiated housing into effect and working smoothly, it will solve many of our problems," the dean said. "We are in the process of eliminating the requirements for living on campus," Dean Willis said. "Now, the freshmen must live on campus, but after that they are free. For some people it's better to live off campus. I think that we need to provide them with that alternative." In reflecting, she remarked "The job here has been varied, and that is part of the fun. You must be flexible enough to jump from one thing to another and enjoy it. I have the people with whom I've worked, both professional and students, have been just tremendous. It's hard to leave." rd Bar & I Square will sponsor a I Drawings for swimsuii be present to win! plus , Nash & Yoi lbum argest and. Most..( Walker's oa Harry Walker takes his oat the Russell House Auditoriun Science Fair Approximately 200 exhibits in biology, chemistry and physics, the products of junior and senior high school students, will go on display today at USC as the 1971 Central S.C. Science Fair opens. Sponsored by the S.C. Academy of Sciences and the University of South Carolina, the fair will be open to the public 2-7 p.m. Friday and 10-12 a.m. Saturday. The fair will take place on the concourse, Blossom Street side, of Carolina Coliseum. Students from eight counties -Calhoun. Clarendon, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland and erry s on Fashion show Friday ni4 s, dresses & records Y< this great sale ng| new Gra a4ph Reco4a onip1ete Record a ih of office h of office in ceremonies in i on April 7. opens today Sumter--will have entries in the fair, and two top winners in the fair will receive expense-paid trips to participate in the 1971 Science Fair International at Kansas City, Mo., May 10-14. Projects will be judged on the bases of scientific thought, creative ability, thoroughness, dramatic value, technical skill and clarity. USC Education Prof. Joseph E. Howles is director of the fair, and financial support has been provided by a number of leading businesses and industries in the midlands S.C. area. [ain rht from >u do not nd Funk "SURVIVAL" reg. 5" Sno4TV hn Sebastian "REAL LIVE" peg $5" $3.9 CHASQUA Opn10.9:30 uad Tane Stores Walker takes over Spears' job By BOB CRAFT Staff Writer Harry Walker, first black elected to the presidency of the USC student body, was inaugurated Wednesday, April 7 in the Russell House Auditorium. Walker was sworn in by Mike Spears, outgoing student body president, during the final Student Senate meeting of the year. Walker told the audience in a short speech "Together we can make a better state and nation." Spears told the Senate in his final speech that he had really enjoyed serving the Student Government. He said that when he came to the Student Government four years ago. the funds and office space were limited. He said the student government now had 14 offices and five telephone lines, a considerable increase. He said that the student government has "asserted and reasserted itself" and that a president can't be too close to his students because the legislature might cut funds and restrict out of state students and that he can't be too close to the Administration or he will lose the confidence of the students. "SGA has increased in wisdom and stature," Spears said. In dicating Vice President Jim Bradford. he said "For my best man and myself, we have enjoyed the past four years. Thank you." Spears then walked out of the auditorium to a standing ovation. Earlier, Dr. Thomas F. Jones, president of the University, ad dressed the Senate and iold the senators that the Student Government had had a good year and that he was eager to work with the new president and his govern ment. Sen. Tom Stoudemire presented Jim Bradford with a gavel from the Senate. Bradford received a standing ovation from the Senate. SAPhA wins outstanding chapter prize The Student American Phar maceutical Association Chapter at the College of Pharmacy of the University of South Carolina was recently awarded the Most Out standing Chapter Award 1970 at the National SAPhA concention held in San Francisco March 26-28. Tlhe award, which included a plaque along with a $200 check, was presented on the basis of the judgement of scrapbooks sub mitted by those participating schools of the 74-chapter organization. The U.S.C. chapter scrapbook included articles and pictures of its active and widely recognized Drug Abuse and Posion Prevention programs as well as of the chapter's many other activities in the year 1970 under tne coor dination of chapter president Bill Bundy of Chester, S.C. attending the convention: Jeff T. Byrd, vice President of the U.S.C. SAPhA chapter from Abbeville, S.C.; Paula Eargle, Secretary of the chapter from. Chapin, S.C.:- and .iame Roper from Easley. S.C.