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USC ConcE Visits Oaklp The University of South Carolina Concert Choir will go to Oakland, Calif., August as one of North America's most out standing demonstrations of the famed Kodaly method of vocal training. The USC group, under the direction of Arpad Darazs, will participate in the first Kodaly International Symposium, to be held August 5-11 in the San Francisco area. The invitation to the choir was extended on.behalf of the Kodaly International Sym posium by Sister Mary Alice Hein, coordinating chairman for the meetings which are to be held at Holy Names College in Oakland, Calif. The USC Concert Choir was selected, according to officials of the conference, because Darazas is considered one one of the leading experts on the Kodaly method in North and South America and because the choir is perhaps the only con tinually performing vocal ensemble in America which is trained in the Kodaly method. Landen Named Dean Dr. Robert G. Landen has been named dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at USC. -Landen, a member of the USC his torytaculty since 1969, has been acting dean of the college since its creation last July 1. The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences is administra tively responsible for the USC Departments of Aerospace Studies, Anthropology and Sociology. Economics, Geography, Govern ment and International Studies, History, Naval Science and Psychology and the Latin-American - Studies Program. Landen, a native of Mas sachusetts, came to USC from Vir ginia Polytechnic Institute where he was chairmanof the Department of History. He also has taught pre viously at Dartmouth College and the University of Michigan. Landen received a bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary, masteri's from the University of Michigan and a mas ter's and Ph. D. degree from Prince ton University. He is author of "Oman Since 1856: Disruptive Modernization in a Trad tonal Arab Society," published by the Princeton University Press and "The Emergence of the Modern Middle East," published by Van Nostrand-Reinhold. Dr. Landen has done research as a Princeton Near East Fellow, Fbrd Noundation Fellow, Dartmouth Col lege Comparative Studies Center Faculty Fellow and Social Science Research Council-American Coun cil of Learned Societies Faculty Fel low. He is historical advisor to the sul tan of Oman and holds member ships in the American Historical Association, American Oriental Society and the Middle East Institute. Irt Choir ind Zoltan Kodaly, originator of the training method, was a Hun garian composer, teacher, scholar and folk music expert. He built a training method around the use of folk music and sign language and instructed a select. group of pupils in its development. Darazs was one of those pupils. Honorary Chairman of the Kodaly Symposium in .Califor nia later this year is the widow of the famed composer and teacher. In addition to Mrs. Kodaly who will come to the symposium from Hungary, delegates will represent Aus tralia, Japan, the Soviet Union, Argentina, Belgium, Denmark, Poland, Iceland, West Ger many, Roumania, England, Czechoslovakia, France, Canada and the United States. Darazs and the USC Concert Choir are scheduled for three major appearances before the delegates and participants to the Kodaly Symposium. The Choir will perform Kodaly's "Te Deum" Sunday, Aug. 5, to open the Conference and will present a formal choral concert GAME Although The Gamecoc students of the Universi is not an official publicati opinions expressed herelh resent those of the unive or all the staff members Editor .................. Managing Editor..... Editorial Page Editor News Editor .......... Copy Desk Chief..... Sports Editor .......... Asst. Sports Editor ... Advertising Manager . Photo Editor ......... GAME The GameckIs published twice w lng the fail ad spring semesters with adexam periods. Chage of address forms, subscrip sheu e eat to Tbe Gamecock, Dra Subscriptiem rate Is 83 per sesmeste from the studeat activity f,mdeatkl.i Offlces of The Gamecok are room's Sn the aiverasty campus. Telephom and 777-3666, advertlsia=. Secnd el ARPAD DARAZS ...directs Concert Choir. Tuesday evening, Aug. 7. On Monday, Aug. 6, the choir will be the training and demonstra tion instrument in the Kodaly Method and will showcase its innovative improvizational training exercises. In the past three years tne USC Concert Choir has traveled extensively and has been heard by additional millions of people through its records and televi sion appearances. It performed in Europe in 1969, in Canada in 1971 and last year traveled through the Southeast. COCK k is a publication of the y of South Carolina, it a of the university. The do not necessarily rep rsity, the student body ff The Gamecock. .....aJerelyn Eddings .... Sybil Norwood ... D- Linda C. Owens ........ Patrick Tyler ........311 Grant .......Steve Parker .........JimHersh .......... Art Frank .......... Tomi Price COCK eMhy em Mouday and Thursday dinr the esceptismet umiversity hslldays gems requests ad other uai ter wer A, USC, C.humbia, S. C., 29208. . hOGmmeeck received 538,00W fun-thnestadeats tea subecriptigs. 317, 316 and ate 1Rin Rssel Hoguse * are 777-8178 ad 7774249, mews, is postage paidM aluraa. S. C. | NewsE Education Wor The University of South Carolina Di will offer a short course on "Planti through July 2 The course, -Aich will be taught t be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mond Coliseum. Each of the short course's seven one of the following topics: lawns, pla scape design, pruning and fertilizin annuals. The fee for the non-credit course per married couple. For further infori tact the Division of Educational Ser, 29208 or call 777-2589. Gardening Cou COLUMBIA, S. C. - A non-credi teachers and others interested in ea be held at the University of South C The eighth annual workshop will fi jects in early childhood education ir year olds, developing readiness mat school setting and a cognitive approj Also covered will be the importanc stimulating children's interest in mu Among speakers will be Dr. Georg adolescent psychologist, William S. H4 of Education Dean Leon Lessinger an( Veach, Mrs. Sue Martin and Mrs. Lir faculty. Advance registration forms are avai ten Workshop, Division of Educationa S. C., 29208 or by calling 777-2589 in 1 50 Get Degree B) Fifty people who have earned trediti by telephone and television are exp University of South Carolina in May. The pioneers in a unique educatior a Master in Business Administratimoi rears of work. The only time any%ol campus was during selected weeker examinations. Otherwise, the particii their hometowns and commuted to ti MBA-ETV centerg around the state Letter to th To The Gamecock Bob Craft's comments on the tog Renaissance Festival in the last twi issue of The Gamecock were at.$ well taken. However, I think T some of his points were- a Mite ot overdrawn and several other t significant activities were for uh eliminated entirely, us Mr. Craft remarked that the Renaissance banquet was over sold with very little if any pub- m licity except perhaps word of mouth publicity. I gathe rhecli failed to note that the commun- by ity press...the Columbia news- th papers and radio and television be stations devoted considerable stu4 space and time to the event. The cer Columbia Record gave the ban- Chu quet a full page spread, for Apt example, and The State listed of s the entire Renaissance utn schedule in a Sunday edition. no0 The University calendar car- S ried the schedule and there onc were direct mailings to mem- mol hers of various cultuaral groups tiv in the community. fac seri I agree that more activities all like the Renaissance program eve should be planned for the Ing benefit of the community as rela well as for the University, and to i I agree that various depart ments of the University can work together. I tik in this regard, credit is d shoutif be given to the volun- vice tes'of the University Union, j the administration of the Union, the the USC Theatre and the USC we Music Department who worked acta riefs I kshop Set vision of Eucational Services ng Your Property" May 14 y a team of specialists, will ay evenings in the Carolina sessions will be devoted to nt identification, basic land g, roses, indoor plants and is $15 per person and $24 nation about the course con rices, USC, Columbia, S. C., rse Offered t worshop for kindergarten rly childhood education will rolina July 23-27. -ature a broad range of sub cluding curricula for three erial, a male's role in a pre ich to sex education. e of a good self-concept and sic and puppetry. e R. Holmes, chief child and kil Institute; and USC College I Dr. Milly Cowles, Dr. Davia ida Reynolds, all of the USC lable by writing Kindergar il Services, USC, Columbia, Columbia. F Telephone toward an advanced degree acted to graduate from the al system will ahve earned (MBA) degree after three them set foot on the USC da for computer work and ants stayed on their jobs in ic nearest of several dozen for the routine instruction. & Editor Editor: ether to produce a series of light and day time programs ;esqui State Park in April. he volunteers cleaned up the loor theatre in preparation the programs, acted as era and even manhandled a wo from the Music Depart At on campus to Sesqui State k. The USC Theatre Depart it pitched in to produce a dren's show which was seen nore than 2,500 children of community. Brass ensem Sstarted the series and the lent voices of the USC Con t Choir and the Oratorio >ir concluded the series il 29 with a delightful hour inging attended by approx tely 500 people. There was idmission charge. ince Information Services ampus worked with the pro :era of the Renaissance Fes ii and the students and ulty who developed the es at Sesqui State Park, we know how important these nit were in further develop University- Community Ltionls. We all look forward iore of the same. Sincerely, Zane Knauss Editor's Note: Zane Knauss Irector of Information Ser ~s of the University. he Gamecock also carried schedule of Renaissance ink, articles and pictures of vities in three of its issues.