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g 9. a; Summer Stu SHONEYS IN Friday, June 30 All Steal 1/# RIB EYE R DINNER STK 1/2 LB. OF GROUNI All steaks garnished wi with crispy tossed sala potato and hot buttered Friday, June 30. SHONEY Strawbi 31 ALSO: Wed., July Shrimp Din Experi By SCOTT DERKS With a smart toss of her hair a five year-old hollered, "Coming through, coming through." She had things to do ... two games of tag were in progress, her friends has just reached the top of the wooden jungle Jim and someone was in her way. The Early Childhood. Educational Laboratory operated by the USC School of Education seems to be a bedlamb of excitement. But when 40 four and five year-olds are unleashed to play in a loosely structured schedule--40 different centers of activity must be expected. The program is designed to aid the children, but is more a trip into the children's world dents Special AT THE SHERATON - Monday, July 3 Dinners OFF eg. 3.50 Reg. 2.50 Reg. $120 ROUND i.$0 Ih onion rings and served d, french fries or baked grecian bread -Tuesday, July 4th 'S FAMOUS rry Pie ) Per Slice 5-July 9 (Sunday) ner 04 )8 ) in the Sheraton Educational tment for USC education students. Nearly every day students, passers-by and parents line up on the back fence to watch the youngsters run, fall, climb and learn how to interact with others. Observation booths provide private viewing inside the building and out of the line of the play. The center at 916 Main Street, which was once a Columbia fire station, is jammed with things to do. Some persons have claimed that the situation is unrealistic because the children have too much freedom and more toys than a normal kindergarten. But it is important for student. aides to watch the kids react, to understand what a four or five-year-old's mind is all about. Most of the children are the Art course to be held Non-credit courses in Speed Reading and in Ceramic Art will be )ffered beginning in July by USC's D)ivision of Educational Services. Two classes are planned in speed -eading, one meeting Monday and Wednesday nights and another meeting Tuesday and Thursday nights. Class times will be 7-9 p.m. A beginner course and an ad vanced course will be offered in ceramic art, and each class will meet weekly for eight weeks. Registration must be made in advance, and further information is available by calling 777-5256 or writing USC Division of Educational Services, Columbia, S. C. 29208. Clinical 0 receives: USC's Ph.D. program in clinical psychology has received full ac creditation by the American Psychological Association, one of about 80 such approved programs, according to Dr. Ernest Fur htgott. R E NT-TV's or FURNITURE ANI On Room Ref rigerato Student WITH PURCHAE OPTION Laboratory n excit sons and daughters of University faculty and staff this summer, but during the regular year an effort is made to create a cross section of the Columbia population. The philosophy of the school is "We believe that each child is a unique being." When a child falls down he must turn to his friends for support, so few resort to tears A visitor there might get a .1Sc' chance to fill a tricycle full of gas or hear a three-year-old tell about the mornings' events--all of them. Dr. Ralph L. Witherspoon is the Director of ECELS. A tuition of $200.25 for nine months, with one summer session, is charged. The College of Education majors working with ECELS get credit toward their B.A. degree. The Child Development )SyCholog Full accre V-urchtgott. head of the D)epartment of Psychology at the L'niversity'. said the accreditation status is awarded on the basis of having competent faculty and facilities and producing out standing students. ST E REO's 3 APPLIANCES ale ~ Size ~ rs For' s. METRO LEASE 2738 Devine St. Columbia S.C. . Telephone .253-0344 Pment Center is a project of the College of General Studies. It is funded by the Univcrsity and charges a small tuition of $25.00 a month, with some scholarships. There are six toddlers and eight 2 year olds. A love of learning may be instilled in the children at this level. The students working with the C.D.C. program are credited on their Associate of Arts degree. for attention. Besides, there is just too much to do to cry. The outdoor park is filled with simple climbing devices, all kinds of art supplies are available, blocks, movies and even stoves and tables are ready for a dramatic games of house. The University also operates a similar program at the Child Development Center or College Street. y degree litation "This accreditation means a lot to our program." he said. "Now. for example. we qualify for feliowships funded by the Veterans Administration and by the U. S. Public Health Service. In addition. many agencies employ only graduates of certified programs." The USC professor said the iniversity of South Carolina awarded its first doctoral degree in ylinical psychology in 1968. Most of he graduates. Furchtgott said. york in mental health centers and nental hospitals. He said the clinical psychologist v~ith a Ph.D. degree is qualified to ierform virtually the same duties is a psychiatriast with the ex eption of administering drugs. Math Tutor Highly Qualified Reasonable Rates CALL782.O972