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Politic Program 1 BY MERRY BATEMAN Some of the experts on American government such as Senator James Buckley, Congresswoman Shirley Chisolm, AFL-CIO President George Meany and Hugh Sidney, chief of Time magazine Washington Bureau are teaching a political science course at USC this semester. A total of 50 national leaders and specialists, in and out of govern ment, have discussed their v. ews with Dr. James T. Myers of the Department of Government and International Studies. He has video taped these interviews in a series called "Conversations In American Government" for Political Science 201. Last spring Myers presented his idea of such a class to USC President Thomas F. Jones. Collaborating with the South Carolina Educational Television Network, he received a Ford Foundation Grant *to pilot the program. During the summer he sought out a variety of national leaders to discuss a topic on government in a spontaneous filming. Topics discussed range from welfare reform to the en vironment. "With the decline in enrollment, the university, as well as all others, is becoming consumer oriented. It must begin to pay attention to undergraduate curriculum and make that program one of ex cellence," Myers said. "I feel the need to produce a course which offers more than a lecture. It is much better for a student to hear Vice President Ford or Governor West tell about his job than for me to get up and lecture about it. This is the only way to bring such prominemt people into the classroom," he said. * 'FRIEN] II U Gut I Eve U Slid * 4 * Spe I 7:30 I * Ru * ALSO to supply I rga I I al Scienc4 3rings Experts .JAMEST. MYERS ...heads program. "Students have had such a bad experience with educational television in the past because it has been so dreadful. All it has been is a lecture on tape. There are in novative ways to enhance education. Billions of dollars are spent on advertising a year and it is paying off," Myers said. "Childrens television is becoming extremely effective. Television is a cool medium--and a way to provide interaction. With Political Science 201, we are trying to capture the medium creatively and effectively." Students now taking the course are given the opportunity to evaluate each interview and sound off their criticism weekly. So far the students have commented favorably, many mention^g the combination of appeal pd in formality as offering uniqueness to the class. The class works in a specific MMMMMWMM==MMml L)S OF CHI VIET NA st Speaker: Sarah Da ryone Invited e presentation showin ~ountry, anfd and... aker's Topic: Very Int p.m. February 5, ssell House Room 2i --Bud Thurber will be 2 current information p to Veteran affairs. 3i sponsored by Carolin SBy TV Into Class manner. Four conversations, lasting 30 minutes each, must be viewed a week. A student can view these at his convenience. The tapes are shown throughout the (lay. Study guides are given out with each interview so the student can pick up the major points of information. Once a week a discussion group is held to analyze and discuss major issues. All the interviews are in color, with the same network quality as found in any home television. A special viewing room for these programs is in Callcott Social Sciences Building. Myers hopes to create a lounge in the near future to make viewing more relaxed and comfortable as in any usual television setting. Myers researched the idea of this course and techniques at several universities. lie concentrated his studies at Oral Roberts University. There they have a media in struction center for all lower level courses, Myers said. The key to their success with this method has been the follow up discussion group. Myers is utilizing this in his class and emphasizing the person to person focus. This political science course has drawn much attention not only from students but from national organizations. The United States Information Agency wants several of the tapes to use in a worldwide program. The American Political Science Association is looking at these tapes as a possible approach to high school courses. Political Science 201 is still in an experimental stage. New ideas appear constantly. Myers' five graduate students hope to write a textbook to go along with the course for the fall session. They want the textbook similar to the tapes in providing a more in teresting and informative look at American government. *immmummmmmmmag LDREN I vis I I a war-riudden I I ~eresting I 1974 I I 3resent ertainingI I aV ea r/F Capstone's Campus Room bec the famed Las Vegas nightclub: University Union and Carolina presented "Casino Night." Photo In Bates West Senate Esta 24- Hour Vi BY LISA GARDNER The Student Senate last night senio inanimously passed a bill that stude vould establish an experimental in eai 4-hour visitation policy in Bates In Nest dormitory, beginning this resolt all. facult The bill allows the residents of cernii ach apartment to set their own just I isiting hours. Unlike other dorms also I in campus, guests will not be The equired to sign in and out, but "givir ach guest will have to be ac- days ompanied by his host whenever he seme: a not in the apartment. Berli Bates West is the newly con- said tructed apartment-style dor- ambi aitory restricted to juniors, r'eceis violat The wud last ts zip reguh4 periot The RI E EN Ge"r 1320 Main St. leairni active DRY CLEANING part SPECIAL .tl2! 2 pc. men's or lady's Th< plain suits or dresses (Carol 4-day service class< Feb. $1.44 each ssi *******Twi MIX 'EM UP 'Ids P AN TSE-EHIIR TS Sloara F.KIR TE-EWEATERS camp PLAIN offer 4 day Serv ice for ea S3 FOR $1.99 the -- - - - - - - -onir ame a facsimile of Thursday, as the ..ouples Committee by Courtney Dicely. bushes sitation rs, law and graduate nts. There are four residents :h apartment. other senate action, a ition recommending that the y senate revise a rule con ig professors giving quizzes iefore the exam period was assed. present rule states that ig quizzes during the last two of regular classes in any ;ter is prohibited." Eileen n, student ombudswoman, the wording of the rule is ,uous and that she had 'ed over 53 complaints of ons of this rule. recommended revision prohibit quizzes during "the vo class meetings prior to the irly scheduled examination I in any semester." senate also approved the itments of Nancy Brown and e McMaster to the Student Registration Board after og that neither of them are members of any political in South Carolina. Both and McMaster are law ts. University of South ina Department of Art will or Saturday morning art ~s for children beginning 9 and running for eight ns. >(classes, one for 7-9 year nid one for 10-12 year-olds, e held from 9 to 11 a.m. in College on the USC us. The classes, which will t variety of art experiences ch child, will be taught by irt education majors under direction of Dorothy han.