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Jones D BY BILL GRANT Denying any pressure on him to do so, Thomas F. Jones reaffirmed his decision to resign as president of the University of I South Carolina effective June 30:, 1974. "I've received no pressure to resign. The decision has been I my own, it was not demanded by anybody," Jones told a press I conference in the Osborne Ad ministration Building Tuesday morning. Jones also denied rumors that he is resigning because of a scandal in his administration or poor health in his family. Despite Jones' insistence rumors continued to circulate around the USC campus that his sudden resignation was caused by increasing pressure from the Board of Trustees and other sources. Jones announced his intentions in a Jan. 24 letter to board chairman T. Eston Marchant, asking that he be relieved of his administrative duties "so that I might give full time and thought to the teaching and learning process." Marchant called for an executive meeting of the board Wednesday to consider Jones' i Student Callei A Carolina student was released on $3,000 bond after h being arrested for making ob- p scene and threatening phone a calls to USC Director of Housing, a Robert Stewart. h According to police reports, Stewart received 50 harassing, M six obscene, and one threatening a phone call between Dec. 12 and S Jan. 9. The Gamecock is published twice w sday during the fall and spring semes summer, with the exception of univer Change of address forms, subscri should be sent to The Gamecock, Di 29206. Subscription rate is $3 per sei The Gamecock received $36.000 f rot 1973-74. Offices of the Gamecock ar Russell House on the university cam re 777-6178 and 777-4249, ews, and lass oosta e id at Columbia S. C Brewmaster 4614 Devin PRESENTI Fri. &Sat. Feb. 1st and 2nd The Best In Acous enies..8 equest and to initiate the search for a successor. Jones refused to speculate on ho the board might select to icceed him as president saying he learned long ago not to redict how the board will act." Facing a barrage of newsman nd television cameras, Jones aid that a high administration eorganization "is in the cards" with a president to handle usiness and public matters and hancellors for the day-to-day perations of the separate: cademic entities. Board iember Michael J. Mungo has lready endorsed this plan. Jones also refused to be onsidered for this new office of )resident. "My own personal nterest in teaching rules out this residency for me," Jones said. 'It would take me further from he classroom than I am now." Jones, president since 1962, ited a series of "exciting evelopments in the field of novative teaching," and said e wanted to become a part of he process. He named University 101, the iodel schools project, Con mporary University and in reasing use of media arts in all rms of education as these movative programs that he Arrested On Jan. 2, Stewart asked that s calls be monitered. The one calls were traced to the )artment of a USC stucent and warrent was signed Jan. 9 for s arrest. The student also is charged ith sending firetrucks, one nbulance, and one taxi cab to ewart's home on Dec. 25. ekly on Mondsy and on Thur era and once a week during the ity holidays and exam periods. tion requests and other mail awer A, USC, Columbia, S.C., ester and $2 for the summer. ithe student activity fund for rooms 317, 318 and 319 in the us, 1400 Green St. Telephones 777-388, advertising. Second s Lounge 'St. ovanno & Friends' ic And Country Rock oard Pi would like to get involved in. Jones said, he wanted to remain working with the new University administration with students problems and on facult'y development as well as with business and administrative matters. "I am basically an engineering professor and would like to devote part of my time to Center Fe( BY SANDRA HURSEY The USC Law School operates a clinic in order to make free legal services available to all university and college students in the Columbia area. Roy Stuckey, clinic supervisor and a 1973 graduate of the USC Law School said, "One of our biggest problems is that most people don't know we're here." He added that information is sent to school counseling ser vices and -notices put on bulletin boards in an effort to make the presence of the clinic known. However, many of the clients hear about the clinic by word of mouth from people who have been there before. The clinic, located on the first floor of the Law Center, handles 919 S'M'i ressure "r.engineering, but I now have 16 years experi ince in the ad ministratioi of higher -education," Jones said. "For the past year or so, I've thought over my life and what I'd like to become, and it's time for me, at age 57 to do my own thing," said Jones. itures Chea a wide variety of student legal problems that may or may not be school related. However the clinic will not take a major criminal, divorce of fee producing case. All cases are handled by senior law students under the super vision, as required by law, of a member of the S.C. Bar Association. Law also required the presence of the supervisor in the courtroom. The activities of the law students must conform to the American Bar Association standards of professional ethics and the strict confidentiality of matters brought to the clinic are guaranteed by the attorney client relationship. While participation in the clinic is not required, law students who choose to word are b pr ceh ~ IsiLh be ,~NUg By R. G DENNI C ERS.AROSFO*U .c 9ieCohaaRnn1 Thomas F. Jones p Advice given three hours of course credit and graded as in any other course. Grades depend on their interest and their abilities in writing, counseling effectively, gathering facts and trial per formance. Stuckey has been pleased at the results obtained by the clinic lawyers and noted that they often devote a great amount of time to their cases because of the educational benefits derived from actual work experience. He said, "There have been almost no cases in which our client didn't receive what we thought he should receive which could be considered the fault of the student representing the person." In addition to the clinic for the students, the Law School operates three other clinic. LOTHING IIORSESHOE. 71