University of South Carolina Libraries
Reorganization Continued From Page 1 payroll, accounting, purchasing, the trust fund office and fiscal planning. Another administrator who has the same responsibilities now as before is Dr. Willard Davis who is head of regional campuses, continuing -education and . research. Davis said he held the research job for four years and Patterson seemed pleased with his work and obviously wanted him to continue. He said the administrative office of research was formed "to make sure proper procedures ZIP KLEEN 1320 Main Street 1 Hour Cleaning 4 Hour Laundry Mon.-Fri. 7:306:00 Sat. 7:30-4:00 3rdI Frida JI eentaisig I r dis eel. wu esew se we're seu"i W's a 1974 a m.ei el Wisen we ps way - witih meemeday ti and offices are carried out." But he said he does want to see the research program grow. "We are the leading graduate institute in the state and you've got to have a strong research program to have a strong graduate program," Davis said. But Davis stressed that one of his most important assignments is the administration of the regional campuses. He said there are "eight real regional campuses," with the ninth being all the military bases combined. "The regional campuses all started out as two-year branches of the University," Davis said. "But in some of the communities there's interest in having more programs. As the campuses grow in their enrollment, they can automatically add junior and senior level courses," Davis said. However, Davis said it would be impossible to measure the effect on enrollment at the main campus as the regional ones continue to grow. "Enrollment here will possibly be hurt, but there are still going to be many transfers," he said, "because even the four-year regional campuses Please Turn To Page t1 BIRTHDAY Si y and Sahwe miy 26 and 2' We're having kradi I we've get so MU&d. g bratinm of or tiird y ret Like tie big bihtil meased time $3I9 zei " TV we're givisag awi et, 16 dBagenmal Ihadmeg mE tihose sale pvkeesl F tine. I. a hbirld.y pasaty, Mig Savisags IN 6:00 wi be Salerday, Jhly mimd you d...t a.e... Green St. Closing Continued From Page 1 the only thru streets connecting Harden and Assembly, Hampton said. Blossom and Gervais are overloaded now and we don't want any extra traffic on Blossom and Gervais thatcould not be diverted to some other street." Hampton said that over a period of time the city will have to come to grips with the problem. He said another street parallel to Green would have to absorb the traffic. Hampton did not know the consensus of individual Five Points merchants regarding a permanent closing, but he acknowledged there was support for a trial closing. Reactions to any closing of Green Street, future or present, from Five Points merchants will definitely have an impact on the decisions of City Council. The merchants can be an effective lobby either for or against the closing. SGA staffer and proponent of the closing, John Huffman, was not entirely optimistic about the prospects for a permanent closing. "The prospects are dim, ~LE lay 1 ear ha '7. W@.b haesb 27. No gpwdms. I he seesese to wihe. I think, but it does hinge around a study of actual traffic patterns of surrounding streets during the trial closing and how these fin dings affect Five Points mer chants," Huffman said. Reactions from Pendleton Street residents would also be very important, according to Huffman. "If they were to change Pendleton at the expense of Green, we'd drop our support." Huffman was critical of the general attitude of City Council regarding the whole Green Street issue. He said they seemed obligated to grant a closing as a way of mollifying the University and students. "City Council was discourteous and callous about it," he said. Huffman also said there should be some liason between city- I planners and the university. The I City of Columbia, he said, needs an effective central planning bureau. r USC traffic engineer Martin Lapinsky said he thought the amount of traffic destined for Five Points would be equally distributed until 5 p.m. even if Green Street were closed. I According to Lapinsky, the upcoming study should include a measure. of change in traffic levels on major streets such as I Sumter, Pickens, Main and Blossom. The effect on parking, r particularly with regard to Green Street, should also be measured, a he said. tl BEER u CONTINENT Fray J Syrian Lbu Hwy. 321 Fd 8:00 Sings.$2.50 Sponsored by DE The Real West is at MoeIn Western sluri and Headquarters for r Moe [Lev and Britche! Corner Lady & A "Instead of clogged interior arteries, there should be good circulation around the perimeters of campus," Lapin sky said. A great deal of the traffic congestion on Green is caused by students hunting for parking spaces, he added. Wilbur Smith and Associates released the results of their study )n Green Street in October, 1973. Among other findings, it noted that "students conducted a Jestination survey on Green street involving 2,009 cars. The results of the study indicated that 16 per cent of all vehicles were iniversity-oriented or onessential." Other recommendations from he study indicate that Gregg and :aurens Streets could feasibly be nade one-way streets and that 'endleton could be widened to )rovide additional traffic apacity. The SGA and a vocal roup of Pendleton Street -esidents are opposing this move. Whether the trial closing is a compromise or an attempt by City Council to mollify the University is secondary to the act that a comprehensive study n three stages is planned for 3eptember 1. It is hoped that the ;tudy of Green Street under iormal conditions and while the ortion from Sumter to Pickens is :losed, will yield definitive esults. Former SGA president Rita IcKinney, said " It's far more ian I ever thought we'd get." BUST I. DIVIDE luly 26 m om Club reId Rd. TIO co Iss-.oo LTA SEIMA P1 ern Look vy s ts, boots tost anything Brew ssemnbly