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VOL. LXI i NO. 36 UniversitY Of South Caroinip. Colurti-bia,'S. C. 29208 WEDNESDAY. D M R 1 1071 Di( McDevitt, Street Stadium 1 The USC Board of Trustees has approved the awarding of a contract to McDevitt & Street Co. of Charlotte at a bid of $1,912,200 for construction of Phase II of the Carolina Stadium rennovation. The second low bidder, M. B. Kahn Construction Co. of Columbia, bid $1,922,135 for the project. These figures are somewhat lower than the original base bids of $1,944,000 by McDevitt & Street and $1,944,306 by M. B. 'Mot her 4 A recruiting officer (John stops ''Mother Courage Children,'' the anti-war pla USC Theatre will present I ~key wins bid contract i Kahn. The reduction was necessitated because of limited athletic department money for this project. The University exercised an option and chose to delete for the present time the con struction of a new lounge for the Association of Lettermen and instead replace old, worn out seats. This Board of Trustees recommendation must be approved by the State Budget and Control Board. ourage and Her4 Abernathy) Drayton Hall and Her right, are BrL ~which the Donnie Dyer, 3ec. 9-11 at lead role of France honors Dickey USC's Poet-in-Residence, Jame, Dickey, Monday won France'4 annual Prix Me'Icis Prize for th; non-French novel, "Deliverance.' Wearing his typical headgear wide-brimmed Texas hat-Dicke3 accepted the prize at a private clul in Paris, Cercle Des Allies (Allieq Club). "Deliverance" is a novel it which four businessmen take i harrowing canoe trip on a river it Georgia to test their physical an( mental strength. The novel's chief charactei murders a hillbilly who sexuall assaulted a member of th4 canoeing party. In 1966, Dickey won the U.S National 46ok Award for poetry Lwarded Simultaneously with the bio recommendations, the -US4 Trustees approved selling thi old stadium sections on th4 west side to Saluda High Schoo at out-of-pocket costs to th4 University. A University spokesman saic high schools in the Columbig area had previously been giver the opportunity to acquire thi seats, but Saluda was the firs, school expressing a seriou. interest in the stands. Al ?hildren .Besides Abernathy, left to ce Dent, Mary Middlebrook, and Gail Cook who plays the Wother Courage. Paper 4 exam s The GAMECOCK, due to again. The goof was in the Monday's (Nov. 29) paper. make announcements to i correct date of their s disregard the entire exar Monday issue. The schedule below is ti down by the administratior such. EXAM DATE TEST A Wed. Dec. 15 9:05 A Thur. Dec. 16 9: 30 1 Fri. Dec. 17 12:20 Sat. Dec. 18 8 MV Mon. Dec. 20 3:30 Tues. Dec. 21 12:30 4:40 N~ Wed. Dec. 22 8 TT USC Thea anti-war pi The third major production of the season by the USC Theatre, the anti-war play, "Mother Courage and Her Children," will be presented Dec. 9-11 at Drayton Hall. Prof. Stephen Coy is directing the play about a greedy woman whose persistence in making profit off wAr leads to the death of her three children. Written in the 1940's by German Bertoldt Brecht, the play is set during the Thirty Year's War. Eric Bentley adapted the play for English presentation. Gail Cook plays the lead role. of Mother Courage in the presen tation. The three children are played by Donnie Dyer, Mary Campus m new manag Applications for the management position of The Gamecock, WUSC and The Garnet and Black must be turned in to the Dean for Student Affairs, Bob Alexander, by 5 p.m. Thursday. Qualifications for executive positions are (1.) junior or senior class standing; (2.) GPR of 2.5 overall and 2.5 in major field; (3.) one year's experience on the staff of the media concerned (4.) any qualification set forth by the media itself provided tat. th corrects chedule a printing error, has goofed exam schedule printed in We ask that all professors Ill their classes as to the ectioned exams. Please i schedule printed in the ie official schedule handed i and should be followed as T 9 a.m. TEST AT 2 p.m. NWF 10:10 MWF -T 11 TT 6:30 TT MWF 1:25 MWF iF 2:30 MWF T 11: 15 MWF rT 2 TT WF 5TT 3:35 MWF tre plans oduction Middlebrook and Bruce Dent. Cast in the role of Mother Courage's suitor is David Siskin; Terri Mol plays Yvette, the camp follower; Dale Doerman is seen as the lecherous chaplain; and Jim Blanton has the role of a special character in this play who speaks always to the audience and never lo any of the characters. Working with Dr. Coy on the production are set designer Frank Mohler, costume designer Erin Wertenberger and technical director Jack Shirk, Curtain time for each per formance will be 8:15 p.m. and ticket reservations may be made by calling 777-4288. edia seek rements qualification has been approved by the Board of Student Publications and Communications. Nominees for any position should be submitted to the outgoing manager. The Board of Publications announced that nominations for key positions on the media should be submitted to the Dean by Dec. 2. The Board will meet Dec. 3, and the decision will be given to the outgoing manager of the med,a.