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Board De By Patrick Tyler The USC Board of Trustees h met on May 15 to approve among a other things a broad statement of C policy on the "political activity" U of staff members. S 'The policy was drawn up by C the executive committee of the t board and was quickly attacked V by board member and Columbia real estate millionaire Michael J. 8 Mungo. The major effect of the state- s ment which was finally passed ( over the objections of Mungo will ( be to force Physical Education 1 Department director Warren Gie- r se to decide between a full-time 4 political career and a full-time I education career. Giese is cur rently serving as chairman of the i Richland County Council. During the trustee debate Mun go said, referring to the state- I ment, "This is highly political and we all know its history." He added that the policy would de prive university staff members their right to get involved in the community by holding office. "We have some of the finest brains in Richland.County here at USC," he said, adding that it I would be a shame to waste the I resources that the university 4 could provide to the community. I Beach Supp Science Cla By Betty Woodruff Pawley's Island and the George town marshes and estuaries are providing an outdoor classroom this summer for 15 students from USC and other colleges and uni versities across the state. Operating under the auspices of the new Marine Science pro gram which was begun last fall, the course is being taught by Profs. F. John Vernberg, chair man of the Marine Science pro gram, and David Lawrence, geol ogist. The four week session will be held at the costal laboratory of the Belle W. Baruch Costal Re search Institute located at the Hobcaw Barony near George town. This lab, which was just completed, was funded "partially by the University, and a grant from the Belle Baruch Founda tion," Dr. Vernberg said. "We needed to get the stu dents out in the environment," he said. "The lectures could be done on campus, but there on the coast, they can do and see first hand. This area contains one of the few unpolluted estuaries (an inlet where the river meets the sea) on the east coast of the United States." Dr. Vernberg explained that since there were no dorm facili ties near the lab, a three-story one a euok is ppblisljcd a week4 e summer; wl honieysa perid. CiIne oShr'es orms, su ,sS , r2 Suscripi e2 sutmmer ThGme tio. fees of The Gamecock Russell Hueon the univeri Telephones are 77-8178 and 7 advertising. Second class pnsta cisions I Finally Mungo challenged Pres ent Thomas F. Jones to say ex tly how the policy would affect iese. Jones replied that as he iderstood it Giese could not ek another term on the county ouncil without first "curtailing ie terms of his employment" ith the university. Giese receives $4,600 per year chairman of the council and 2,600 in travel and other expen s. The policy would not affect lese's present term on the coun 1. The councilman was quoted V "The State" newspaper the Dxt day calling the statement reasonable" and adding that he id always taken care that his >unty post did not interfere ith his university duties. He was further quoted saying ['ve always worked 50 or 60 ours a week minimum with the iniversity and that hasn't Offer d in any way." Buildings Named In other action the board ap roved the naming of the soon to D expanded physical education mter after veteran Speaker of ie House Solomon Blatt. This lies New nsrooms ottage was rented on Pawley's ;land for the students. The two rofessors and their wives will be ving in the cottage with the stu ents, and a cook is being brought a to prepare the meals. Trans iortation will be in personal cars nd university vehicles, Dr. Vern ierg said. Although tuition costs remain he same as on-campus costs for his course, which is also open to iology and Geology majors as Yell as those in the Marine Sci mce program, room and board 'are a little more for the beach .acilities" than they would be in DolumW, A. Vernberg said. Five students are attending on cholarships to help "defray the cost of living." While the laboratory is almost completely equipped, Dr. Vern berg is taking along "almost a li brary" of books and other re search material pertinent tothe course. Students were instructed to bring along "a lot of old clothes" and some "sturdy gloves for handling oysters." Other special activities Dr. Vernberg said were being planned for the group include a "shrimp boat trip to do some trawling and dredging," and a trip to the coast near Wilmington, N.C. "to see the rock jettys-a beautiful place for algae." ice weekly on Mon~ and sl pring semester an once tBde exceptIon of university escription rqests and other e Gameco~ , raer A, USC on rate IS$ ~rs ester ad l-time stu ents't a s serio re rooms 317. 318 and 319 In ty campus, 1400 Greenn St. iffect Gies action sees the second building o named after the speaker in as M many months. The newly ap- S proved legislative office building CC to be constructed on the corner of Assembly and Pendleton Streets will also carry Blatt's sc name. Board chairman T. Eston Mar chant said Blatt has "for years. dS and years labored for everything do he thought was in the best inter est of the university." He then added that those board members o who knew Blatt would agree that he would rather have "a tree named after him" on campus sil rather than any building down- se town. Two other names were put on the list to someday be inscribed ru on campus buildings. The old bus- th iness administration building will di be named for the late Dr. Wilfred iv, H. Callcott. Longtine board sa member Rutledge L. Osborne was also added to the list for a building to be named in the fu- a ture. He has served on the board a since 1947 and was chairman for 0 17 years. He is 78 years old. n t] i Health Sciences Merge sl el In other action the board ap- si proved an administrative merger d Thi Georetowu estuary Is an esa the rapidly-vanshting geologic formnme forspporteftr tnamlsof marine life One of the few unpolluted estuaries on Columbia Ai An art exhibit entitled "Open ness Series" will be on display at Russell House Art Gallery through June 22. The exhibit, a collection of paintings by Augustin F. Ellis, Jr. of Columbia, is presented by the University Union Fine Arts Ser ies. e, Hono several health related depart nts into one Division of Health iences. The new division will nsist of the old college of phar icy, the school of nursing, the iool of health and physical ed ation, the school of social >rk, the department of speech thology and audiology and the partment of medical techno [y. Marchant said the expansion the health sciences was "long eded" but that the move had othing to do with the univer ;y's seeking a second medical hool. The board also approved the m which was recommen4ed by e executive committee to con ict the outside audit of the un ,rsity system. The firm is the me one retained by the trus es to audit the USC Athletic epartment. Marchant said the idit Is not being conducted be mse of any belief of fiscal mis nduct on the part of any ad kinistration officials and added iat the university is under con ant audit by the state and fed al governments and also by out de firms which audit individual ?partments. ....... . .. ape .t .oat, t.s . cessary Plantation a. specles. at the labora the east -tist Exhibi1 Ellis's art works have beet presented in a variety of exhibi tions including the Springs Mil Traveling Show of 1973, the Co lumbia Artist Guild Shows of 19 71 and 1973 and his one-man show at Queens College thi spring. r Blatt Harold Brunton, vice president for business affairs, added to Marchant's statement saying that an outside audit would be a good method for testing a recently em ployed accounting system which he said was very complex, and therefore he was "looking for ward" t6 the audit. Open House Extension Also approved by the board were: -A tentative $65.7 million budget for the 1973-74 fiscal year, contingent upon the a mount of state appropriation by the General Assembly. The bud get compares with a $59.3 million budget in 1972-73. -A maternity leave policy without pay for university em ployees which meets Department of Health, Education and Welfare standards. -Extension of open visiting hours in dormitories from 12:30 on Friday nights to 2 a.m. and commencing on weekends at 12 noon instead of 2 p.m. -A retirement policy which would require retirement of most university employees at age 65. The present age is 68. tiary is located on the Baruch d will be studied by USC students Dory this sumnmr. tIn RH The young artist, a native of Orangeburg, received his bache I r degree in art education from USC and is presently working on .a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University as well as operat ing the Ellis Art Studio in Col uambia.