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"It doesn't matter what it is, just
get it to us," Walter Derrick of
Manning Correctional Institution
said.
Derrick, principal of Manning's
school, spoke of needed books and
gother reading materials to be
donated to the institute.
Contributions are being taken to
aid in the library program for
Manning, begun by Reid H.
Montgomery Jr., under the
direction of USC's Department of
Volunteer Services.
"I hope to make this a project to
lie the community together, in
cluding both student organizations c
and faculty," Montgomery said. C
He said that contributions for the
program have already started
coming in, while organizations 1
ranging from Carolina Cares to the I
Big Bird Restaurant have pledged A
Iheir support.
Manning, a minimum security c
insi it ut ion, houses about 30 young i
male offenders, ages 17-25, ac- I
cording to Warden W. T. Cave. r
About 160 of Manning's residents
are enrolled in the Institute's
school.
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"Company," the multipl4
comedy, will be presented
Carolina Coliseum by the
Series Committee.
Directed and produced
music and lyrics by S
Broadway play received t
from the New York Dram,
Tony Awards in 1971.
"Company" is a tart, t
portrayal of marriage in
setting. Allen Case, who rt
leads as an eligible bachelor
of five married "matchma
Julie Wilson co-stars as<
tempts to push Case toward
its inoys.
iery's aim: to fill these
lans to fi
elf space
"Everyone who wants to is
presently in school," Derrick said.
"We have four educational levels
ranging from non-reader-3rd
grade in the first level - to high
school in the fourth."
He said that for those who reach
he high school level and can pass
he entrance examinations,
:ourses are available at USC.
"Students are taki to Central
,orrectional Institt1 twice a
ieek, and professcOk come to
each courses," he skid. "Up to
rour courses are offered each
memester."
Students enrolled in these
nurses, however, suffer because
f inadequate library facilities.
Fred Conkle, a 21-year-old in
nate in his second semester at
JSC, said he had a particular
oroblem with history last
emester.
"The professor's lectures did not
ome directly from the book," he
aid, "and the library here is
retty skimpy on college level
naterials."
Manning's existing library
:ontains about 2,200 books, the only
risible ones on the college level are
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himself.
Conkle admitted that he did not
use the library much himself
because they do not have anything
1here to interest him.
"We need reference materials
for basic courses," he said. The
school principal added that if
Manning had some of the parallel
books used by students on campus,
the library would be able to meet
the needs of the students.
"If I get out in a reasonable
length of time, I plan to stay in the
university," he said.
Asked if he had any requests of
the st udents at USC, Conkle said he
would like to take a tour of the
campus.
"People are always coming here
and looking around," he said. "I'd
like to go see the cmpus and find
out what I'm a part of."
"I've been here two semesters
and don't even know what the
campus looks like," he said.
Boxes will be set up in dor
mitories and at Volunteer Services
offices for anyone wishing to make
corn ribut ions.
Montgomery discus
Manning. Principal
are needed
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Montgomery arrives at Manning Correcional
Institution with an arm full of books for the
library he is starting there
Photos by Tommy Price
ses the project with Warden W. T. Cave at
Walter Derrick explains what kindl of books