Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BY ERMV1PWLRR Gameftek Otatt Writer lver heaid the old saying that school is like a piison? Well; for thirty uniyeri studeits it i, they are Inmat.os at' the. Central } Correctional InIstitute,(CCI), in Colunibia. . The men afe attending the university by Viy of a special university 101 program begun by the university's Guidance Center in January, 197L The program, which offers the men full college credit -for the iourses they suc cessfully complete, is headed by Dr. David 0. McMillan of the Education Department. Their educations are paid-for the same as campus students -minus the activity and infirmary fees. They have to pay $66'per course (three hours) plus books, part of which can be financed through grants and scholarships or by working for the prison. Although the men are full fledged Carolina students, they attend classes at the prison. These classes are taught by Carolina professors and are scheduled accoridng to when the teacher's schedule permits them to meet. The courses offered are the same type as offered on campus but with a much more limited selection of about five courses per semester. This presents one of the biggest problems for the program as some of the students have taken all required basic courses for their majors and are not allowed, as of yet, to come on campus and take their "specialized" type courses required to obtain their degrees. "THE MAIN PROBLEM," replied Terry Duckett, who is .a psychology major with 65 hours and serving a ten year sentence for robbery and possession of heroin," Asked if he aDDrnved of an idea to bring the inmates on campus - to study President Thomas F. Jones replied, "I'm quite ip favor of that, but that decision is ultimately up to the prison officials. We can't - *@@@eeeee OeOeeeee eM e is 0 0F e 0 e *eh Seew e-@ Scew overthrow Iules of the penal systencm sy. Jone went do to say there was a- great deal of potential and talenAu -he men At CWY and fie was:Very 4"impressed by their eagerness and determination to learn., Dr, MOMillan said he thought one of the bigproblems now was public acceptasPe towards bringing .the men on campus.. I-e continued to explain three ways the problem of offering the specialized courses could be handled: --give the men, who prove themselves by attaining a certain number of hours, an'eaucational release that would permit them to attend classes on campus, and return to the prison at night, -grant the students a work-study release, allowing 'them to live outside CCI 'in prison oriented housing while completing . their studies, r --have remote television courses cabled to the classrooms at CCi. As it now stands, a man before being allowed to go on campus to complete his degree, must be serving the last year of his sen tence or have been granted a Dr. Miles 0. Hayes is new head of the University Of South Carolina Department of Geology. Hayes succeeds Dr. Donald J. Colquhoun. CREW RIVEI LtENCH WAIST JEANS * .The.French We has a high wul with smell beli The legs have -In crease that the floiv4ing leg fr~pg ~2-Inch cuffs. ~le okt Frene ~hem WaIB scene. driver Of The big H release within the year after It is granted. The flaw with his system, McMillan pointed out, is some of the men who are now at the sophomore level with 65 hours in -basic requirements, may have to wait months or years before being allowed to continue their work toward a degree in the junior year. DESPITE THE 5rogram's shortcomings, the men still believe it is the best program offered them as a rehabilitation project. "It's the best program here and we are grateful for the chance," said - John Griffin,a journalism major serving a 15 year sentence with hope of a study release irtMay. He said that his whole attitude had changed. and the program had given him a future, something he said he regretfully wished he had before being "sent up" for an armed robbery charge three years ago. ON THE WHOLE, the men said the school program was something they never thought would turn out to any success, but as Gore said , "It changed my whole life" and gave them new hope. Fellowships Offered At USC A program of doctoral fellowships for minority groups for the 1974-75 school year is available now with an application deadline of Jan. 5, according to Charles Mc Millian, dean for minority affairs. The fellowships, which include full tuition and graduate fees, plus $300 for books and a $250 per month living supplement, are available to applicants with bachelor degrees intending to pursue a doctoral degree in arts or sciences. Secondly, McMillian said they are available to applicants with post-graduate degrees, such as the MBA, MPA, MSW, or MED, who plan to continue toward the doc toral degreee. Isteon * loop. eec.n0 e.If e >rdies Is Pub! 'A 4%iiiBEEt CCI's Bobby Sml GAI The Gamecock is published twi ;day during the fall and spring sq summer, with the exception of mi Change of address forms, su should be sent to The Gamecoc 29208. Subscription rate is $3 pe The Gamecock received s36,004 1973-74. Offices of the Gamecoc Russell House on the university are 777-4178 and M-4249, ews, class fostage paid at Columbia, Columbhi C om ple te i THE NORTH FACE AI.PENL.ITE PRODUCTS A3,P5NE DESIGN t'ASQL'E DU'NHAM EIGER -JAN P T Ic Acceptance' GoffMrey Darliag h Ponders Studies COCK ce weekly on Monday and on Thur mesters and once a week during the dversity boldays and exam periods. becription requests and other mail k, Drawer A, USC, Columbia, S.C., r semester and $2 for the.sunimer. from the student activity fund for k are rooms 317, 318 and 319 in the campus, 1400 Green St. Telephones and 777-3888, advertiiing. Second S. C. ZIP. KLEEN 1320 Main Streiet 1-hour cleaning 4-hour Laundry ServiC Monday - Saturday a's O nly. W ild ern ess itte r 600 D TENTS F'OOTGEAR SLEEPING RAGS . PACKS & FRAMES PREEZE DRY FOOB USGS MAPS RAIN'GEAR CLIMBING AOPE EbOWN t'LOTHES. 'u Fr. ar'dOA 10AA Sa'da A6TEL EPH4ONE r no) ?S ne.