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Athle By Betty Woodruff The USC Athletic Department has allocated $17,000 to finance women's and club sports for the 1973-74acad, mic year. This actior. was the culmination of "several months' work" aid coordinated efforts between the Athletic Department, Faculty Athletic Committee, Division of Student Affairs and the Business Affairs office, Harold Brunton, vice president of business affairs said. "There has been a gradual build-up over the past two years of club sports being invited to national tournaments and play-offs," Brunton said. "The Student Allocations Commission (SAC) has been hit for these last-minute events' funding for travel expenses and they asked the Athletic Department to help." . In a letter dated April 12, 1973, to the University Athletic Committee, Scott Derks, SAC chairman, explained the situation and requested "that the University Athletic Committee seek a viable solution to this dilemma. . .investigating the possibilities for BLOOD DONORS Now paying donors $0 CASH or You may give for yourself or others Open Monasys thru Saturdays. JOHN ELLIOTT SLOOD BANK, INC. 'A row-prolit orgaNizallon" IM "n St., Columbia, S.C. PH. 254164 Accoabbt ages I&S. EVERYTHING FOR MACRAME' DECOUPAGE CANDLE MAKING All Kinds of Crafts Five Points Handicrafts 610 Harden Street Phone 254-6122 ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR% TEXAS INSTRUMENTS 2500 $84.95 SR-10 $119.95 3500 $84.95 4000 $169.95 CRAIG 4501 $120.00 PANASONIC 850 $160.00 "ONE BLOCK FROM CAMPUS" ELECTRONIC BUSINESS EQUIPMENT, INC. 1039 MARION STREET COL.UMBIA. SOUTH CA ROL.INA 29201 PHONE 12E927 tic Dep future financial support." W.F. Putnam, BA associate professor and Faculty Athletic Committee chairman, said, "the letter from Derks set the faculty committee in motion. I asked Bob Alexander (dean of student affairs) to ascertain a reasonable funding for the program. He said $17,000 would be alright for this year. "So acting on this request, the Athletic Committee requested the Athletic Department to allocate that amount for funding." Just at Firs t. Fund! Brunton said that in a series of meetings with Coach Paul Dietzel, athletic department director; H.B. Hagan, administrative assistant to the athletic director and himself, it was agreed to allocate the money. "We believe athletics should be encouraged," Brunto said. "The USC Athletic Department only participates in NCAA sports and abides by their regulations. The club spors with faculty players, for example, are ineligible under those ,acoup out ou t-Citizens.Th Member tar/es ton * Cheraw e Clio e Cc Eastover e Georgetown * Gi Lancaster * Nichols * North Page/and e South of the B Wesat o/, ;Sports regulations and the Athletic Department felt that it wasn'1 proper to be involved in other thar NCAA sports." This was the reason Bruntor said that the Athletic Departmen1 chose to give the money to Studen1 Affairs to be allocated rather thar including these sports in th( department. "By giving this money tc -Student Affairs," Brunton said "ewe anticipate they will bestrictN eof wc r bank. F D I C ~C 1973 First-Citizens Bank & Trust Compar 'lumbia e Conway * Dillon eat Falls * Lake View Charleston e Pacolet. >rder * Spartanburg nhbia dubs audited. Giving the funds was the Athletic Departrment's decision, - but Business Affairs is in charge of handling and auditing." Dietzel and Hagan were out of town and unavailable for comment. "Personally, I was delighted by the decision," Brunton said. "This was a great step forward in the. recognition of growing sports areas and I feel the students should be more involved in these activities." ords