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USC pSy4 program: By VAL STIEGLITZ Staff Writer Since 1963, when Dr. Ralph H. Tindall initiated the USC school psychology program. the number of students interested in this post graduate field has been growing. Dr. Tindall was requested by the University to establish such a program, and talked about its progress. He came here from Milwaukee where he was director of all psychological services. "In the beginning," he said, "the greatest problem was in separating psychology from the Department of Philosophy." He said he believed some of the initial opposition to the new program's establishment could be explained by the fact that school psychology is an applied science. This means the emphasis is not on research, but rather on methods of practi cal ap lication. Some members of PUT YOURSELF IN OUR S POPPAGALLO CHARGE CA Immediate approval "HI GHIL Town Brow Black I BUSTA ROM 1ftTy $13 sri. Green Orange NSvyS Tow "SUEDE ' TanS8 Navy 8 $1 '6r ufa's E:XCL Fhology in progress i the Graduate Faculty Council felt that, since research was of secondary importance, a program leading to a Ph.D, should not be created. Dr. Tindall said the graduate program in education served as a precedent. "By 1965, the school psychology program was off the ground," he said. Tindall described it as an inter disciplinary program, for students taking education and psychology courses. "There are four levels of at tainment in the program, the highest being the doctoral level. And all students serve an in ternship," Dr. TindalH explains. As Director of Special Services for Richland County School District 1, Dr. Tindall is in constant contact with public school life. This, he claims enriched the program. He said it provides an entry into actual school HOES AND PUT A RD It YOUR POCKET. on credit applications. 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"We try to send a student to a place where his special skills are in demand. He gets more experience." Dr. Tindall said many rural school districts in the southeast are unaware of the availability of trained social workers and school psychologists. He said more local admiuistrators need to know about these personnel. But he was optimistic about the USC program. He feels the school psychology program is now well established. It receives a $50,000 yearly grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. USC is only one of II schools In the nation, and three in the southeast, to receive such a grant. Fourteen doctorates have been granted since the programs' inception. I T1YSC AT 1928 Rosewood Dri El UNESC( Happy HOL Wage--price 'ontinued from Page 1) freeze." keeping the whole process as simple as possible. "I'd love to see raises three to four per-cent each year." Williams said. "This would be a built-in part of raising the living standards. I am not sure, however, in what way other countries would take it." According to Williams. George Shultz, director of management and budget director in the Nixon administration, said wages should be raised . in accordance with productivity rises in each bargaining unit. Another member of the Council of Economic Ad visors, said wages should be allowed to rise at the maximum rate of five per cent a year. Williams feels Shultz's plan would 'be very unfair and rather un workable, but it does give an ad vantageous way out for the Ad ministration." Williams speculates that a five per cent rate is too much. He says a straight-forward program is essential but "the unions might not buy it and the President would dare not run this risk by promoting such a program if it was disliked by the unions. K4/&I&&& L~ ve RTE C L r: Mon.-Fri.. Draft Beei Dickey s new flick comng By ('AR PENTER KING The motion picture "De liverance" should be released by March, according to James Dickey. author of both the book and the screen play. The best selling book is about four men who paddle down a river, about to be lost in the waters of a man-made lake. They are attacked by a group of unscrupulous hun ters. The movie.' directed by John Boormin, stars John Voight as Ed, the narrator, and Burt Reynolds as Lewis. originator of the trip. Ronny Cox, as Drew, and Neal Haity as Bobby complete the quartet. Reynolds will host NBC's Tonite Show Monday. He is expected to show footage from the movie. It was rumored that Dickey was working on a book with Norman Mailer, but he said the project failed. "We were supposed to interview each other." Dickey said, "but Mailer found something more interesting to do. so I just in terviewed myself." The result was -Self Interviews", his latest work. Dickey's current project is a book of undated notes and ob servations, which he plans to call "Sortees". Dickey said he wasn't sure if he would write another novel. "I don't want to just throw something out. I don't feel any need to join the 'novel hit parade' with Mailer and Roth. Maybe I will. bu, I'm a slow worker. and if I don't, it won't cause any great hangups." ounge 254-W089 IN S WELCOME ,15', 5-6 p.m.