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EHK VOL. LXIV NO. 55 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA. S.C. 29208 March 28, 1974 USC Go BY DAVID HAVIRD On March 15, Campus Architect John Califf submitted notice of his resignation from the post he has held since fall, 1972, effective April 30. Although Califf was reticent as to why he resigned, and all others contacted expressed both surprise and regret toward his decision, The Gamecock has learned the answer may not be as simple as Califf's Universit Of Washi BY MERRY BATE The Richland County Dist Board has voted 6 to 0 in Booker T. Washington Hij offer the property for sale. "With the expansion of I we have always thought th good to have the land off of 1 around the high school, zgerald, Vice President of fairs, said. "It was a great the school board voted to eki Our bid is not firm. I do timely for the university statement because of the Wheeler Hill district and the our bid. Dean Brunton will I week or so. USC sees this as anothE expansion program. The people, students and facult: Washington are upset and di announcement. "I would have bet a milli Booker T. Washington w< closed," Fannie Phelps Ad principal at BTW said. "T' told USC officials when I hE strongly contemplating tak and more of the Wheeler ec mpus A wish "to return to private prac tice" and a belief that he can ac complish more there than as ar chitect. The issue of a campus architect's resignation would not necessarily present any ground for con troversy, and suspicion as to motives. But in this case, the in tense interest shown by students and faculty in the proposedGibbes Green and the Horseshoe renovation, both in which he is - Ui y Seeks Pu .ngton Higi MAN they were makin rict One School "USC has a livi favor to close Learning out. of h School and perience and con more valuable. '7 he university, all types of stt at it would be physical educati Blossom Street etc. to learn sor Doug Fit- something with Business Af- they send constrt surprise when >se the school. Other studenti not think it is Several weeks to make a students at the: motion in the protesting the ch4 uncwmerinyi The petition ret now moe m a that the administr ~r project and the School Board WeerHill of the school and Wheeloer T. out of the dc sturbed at this through which th decided. A basic ndolrtht the leader shoulk u llaevr tha informed at all ti ams, assistant faculty and stude: oams agistn of the decision to ard they were tlacal of espo ing our school lc frsetf >mmunity that partof the adr Irchitect Analysis involved, makes the search for motive imperative. Califf is a design architect, as profession which Vice President for Business Affairs Harold Brunton recognizes as in compatible with coordinating the obligations of the campus ar chitect. According to Brunton, the K. Courtney Dicely rchase i School g a mistake. ng laboratory at its feet. books is fine but ex tact with people is much 'he university could send idents-sociology, health, :n, psychology, history, nething and even share these families. Instead iction crews to destroy." ;are equally upset. igo 500 out of the 800 school signed a petition >smng. id, "We deplore the fact ation of District One and chose to leave members community completely ision making process, e fate of our school was rule of leadership is that I keep his subordinates mes. The fact that the its of our school learned close our school through per indicates a definite -us as individuals on the inistratinn of I)istrict Califf I university has working for it 14 architectual firms--the main job of the campus architect is to coor dinate relationships among these firms. "A person in this position," Brunton said, "does not have the chance to do the kind of design work he wants to." Califf, on the other hand, ex pressed his belief that the campus architect does indeed share in the "design work." As one source pointed out, "Richard Webel, who aiN I 3 Al tow~ 'i 3a 9e ls'f k OW*j S s4,.i J ; . . fes igns designed the plans for Gibbes Greeen and is being consulted on the Horseshoe Renovation, has been favored over Califf insofar as both their plans conflicted. Webel is an internationally recognized landscaper and carries more weight than Califf." Although Califf had nothing to do with formulating plans for Gibbes (See CALIFF, Page 5) S .e 9 I .1 . i y * ii.