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VOL. LXII - NO. 78 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 29208 Monday, April 17, 1972 Protester bi Iron Curtair intensity imI By JIM CHAFFIN from the Staff Writer briefed th Charles H. Whitten, USC vice list of cl president of student affairs, members recently completed a three-week choice o: trip to Europe to study educational available methods behind the Iron Curtain. schools. Studies were made in Russia, Whitten Estonia, Bulgaria and in France. had expe The group had planned to go to were surp Yugoslavia but internal upheavals preconcei and a smallpox epidemic forced a cocked I the cancellation of that stop. others rei The group was made up of people "I was from all facets of educational life taking pic from all over the country. The tour we wante was sponsored by the Society For got out ar Comparative and International dered int( Education, the national chapter of and drug. Phi Delta Kappa, and Kent State of mercha University. high qual At every stop, functionaries windows i IEEE cites Ft Dr. Rufus G. Fellers, USC wavegui professor of engineering, has been system. named Outstanding Engineer in the 10-state Region Three of the Institute of Electrical and Elec tronics Engineers (IEEE). The award to Dr. Fellers was presented at the annual regional meeting of IEEE in Knoxville, Tenn. IEEE is the largest engineering organization in the world with 160,000 members. Prof. Fellers is a former director and has been a fellow of the Institute since 1961. I Fellers has been on the engineering faculty of USC since 1955, serving as dean of the engineering school from 1960 to 1969. Recently he returned from a sabbatical leave at Bell Telephone Laboratories in Murray Hill, N. J., where he worked on the devlopentof the millimeter t f Harry Hop irning draft card 00 i education, resses Whitten ministry of education is very much a 'have' country group and presented a now." ioices for tours. Tour Whitten was impressed with the would usually have a intensity of Communist education four or five tours but deplored the lack of personal to study different freedom for the students and faculty. found many things as he Russian students begin school at cted, but some things age seven and go to school six days rising. "I had a lot of rrWy a week. They take up a foreign ved notions knocked into language in the 5th grade, except at," he said. "But I had in special English language nforced. schools where they begin English never prevented from in the 2nd grade. tures or going anywhere They start physics in the 6th i to go," he added. "We grade and chemistry in the 7th d saw the people, wan- grade. There is a standard course ) stores, grocery stores of education through the 7th grade tores. The stores are full then students can go to vocational ndise. Some of it is not of or technical schools or continue ity. Some of it is. The until the 10th grade and then enter ire full of goods. Russia college. University life is tightly con trolled by the Communist Party. iers College rectors are appointed by ie communication the Ministry of Education on the national level. The heads of departments are elected by the farty.-6ntroled faculty council. Theia students aregin oea rigidly coTroed Take lif of fore schdtotsiee the classroomlis Scomlethely cnr olede.th Young starit Leaue.Itcs inteat Thae had ofcheistry int at student Ther is a sadary ofcurse oect th oughe cent othae thstudents a memer tof cainL ohnic schools orv conimila Unirsty aiatis.tgtycn Trle govteCmunivs somey formege rencrs aidet apporitby le communicatio the nstudents Fdcto intne, 5datents are onlecy abth.5er j ary-orro ome facut Mcoiw Thestudentsrs ivn mRsi rigly pairlld.Thlieote Fstude(Cntousid the cae oo 4) Federal [ site of wa By HARRY HOPE Staff Writer Saying that "everybody thinks he war is over, but it's not," some 0-35 persons demonstrated in ront of the Federal Building early aturday morning. The demonstration, sponsored oy the "Earth Day Coalition" limaxed with several men bur ing their draft cards as two ederal security guards - both lietnam veterans - and several lovernment Service Ad ninistration employes looked on. Three persons carrying signs )egan the picketing about 11:15. Within an hour, 15-20 more persons ippeared carrying signs, an apside-down American flag and iterature. The brisk wind frayed the cardboard signs and the flag as passersby in cars sounded their horns, yelled, flashed peace signs r clenched fists or simply stared. As the crowd increased in size, city and campus police cruised the area but did not stop. A uniformed security officer began taking pictures with a Polaroid. Several participants asked why he was taking the pictures. He showed them the Polaroid pictures and said, "I'm going to send them Dr. Dulle for book"' Eleanor L. Dulles, retire< will visit USC today on the c her book entitled "The Wall The book, published by US Studies and available thrc contains previously undisclo of the Berlin Wall crises of 19 with the State Department i Office of German Affairs, a 1952. An autograph reception fo p.m., Monday in the Russell I of the book will be available sons are invited to attend. The idea for the book by I she participated in a confc divided nations, sponsored ternational Studies. She wa Walter, director, to prepare Series in International Affs erection of 'The Wall' in pr Dr. Dulles, sister of tw government servants, Allen retired from government wc been active as an author ai She has held several posit 14 in finance and economics. C Social Security Administra Commerce. Senior grades ai according to the r protest down to Atlanta," or "This is in case anything happens." Once he said, "I just like taking pictures." The sergeant was a 22-year Army veteran. Another security guard - majoring in education at USC - said, "Well, I don't see any of my classmates here." He said he had spent four years in Vietnam, two of those years as a civilian attached to the state department. Several students debated with the guards or the Internal Revenue, Service employes. The sergeant told them he has served for 22 years, "and if my government needs me, I'll go to Vietnam tomorrow." The picketers circled on the sidewalk on the Sumter Street side of the building. No one tried to force himself into the building, where it was business as usual for the income tax agents who were taking the tax forms. No one tried to prevent persons from entering, even though they were protesting the "war tax." Soldiers on passes from Ft. Jackson passed through the crowd. Some were in uniform. They received Damphlets and copies of (Continued on Page 4) s visitMg TheWall" I State Department official, ccasion of the publication of : A Tragedy in Three Acts.'' C's Institute of International ugh the University Press, ed highlights and sidelights 51. Dr. Dulles at the time was 3s a special assistant in the position she had held since r Dr. Dulles is planned for 4 iouse Faculty Lounge. Copies for sale, and interested per )r. Dulles came in 1970 when ence at the University on by USC's Institute of In s invited by Dr. Richard L. a volume for the Institute's irs to ''put the story of the oper perspective.'' a other distinguished U. S. W. and John Foster Dulles, irk in 1962, and since then has id teacher. 2ns with the State Department )r. Dulles also worked in the tion and the Department of ~e due on May 5, R eistrar's of fice i