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THE L. LXIV No. 72 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COLUMBIA. S.C. 29208 Aug. 8, 19 RR 4' "The medical school will dev --Dr. William Nel Acting Dean, U Arts Center Alive CUs Fat, By Kathy Gamecock $ There have been misconcepti difference between the Center the Performing Arts Center. They are not in any way th employ the same people, accc Dr. Bert Dillon former direct Development and Contempor: 30. The future of Contemporar while the future of the Cent (CCD) has not. Decisions concerning the c committee headed by Dr. Jam on the Reorganization of Libc Contemporary University's f; reported by Dr. Keith Davis, CU will be disbanded and through each separate colleg Concerning CCD, Oliver said, has not come to any decision Dillon's resignation would hal CCD and the committee has no take his place. "At this point. can tell you," Oliver said. Some of the departments temporary University, are American studies, Latin-Am4 studies. Oliver said he expects on (CD "within a couple of v Dr. Keith D)avis, Acting Pr Performing Arts Center are qi organize ideas. D)avis said, chances for funding by the la are'very oor. D)avis saidl he 'CCI)kproj t. "lie andl(worked jointly o cobil take the proposal in curr lie said that D)illon's resignat Plase Tun elop a character of its own." ;on Adams Smith 3C Medical School e Decided Edwards taff Writer ons on campus concerning the for Cultural Development and .e same building nor do they rding to University officials. )r of the Center for Cultural try University, resigned July v University has been decided, r for Cultural Development enter are being studied by a es Oliver called the Committee ral and Cultural Disciplines. te has been decided and was Acting Provost. The staff of CU projects will be handled e or school. 'The committee at this stage about this." He also said that ie no effect on the future of authority to appoint anyone to there is really nothirg more I under CCD, besides Con Women's Services, Afro rican studies, and classical a final decision will be made eceks." ovost, said the CCD and the ite different. CCD is a way to and in its current form the [igher Education Commission had worked with Dillon on the n examination of whether we ient form to the Commission." on will not have an effect on To Page. 2 Med Scd Acting By Lynne Perri Gamecock Staff Writer "Let's call it the John C. West Medical School." "No." "How about the ain't nothing for free School of Medicine?" "But we have the money." "I disagree." "Even if we do have the money, I think it could be better spent on something else." "Like what?" "Subsidizing doctors - paying them to go to the rural areas and practice." "But Columbia needs more doctors, too." "But the whole idea is to r.edistribute doctors througlhout the- state." "We can't redistribute what we don't have." The arguments go on and on, but in spite of the controversy and the strong opposition, especially from Charlestonians, The University of South Carolina is planning to become the 115th medical school in the United States by September 1975. Dr. William Nelson Adams Smith, the newly appointed ac ting dean of the medical school, said, "All I.can do now is quietly get on with the job. I am in touch with the VA in Washington and the hospitals here." "Getting on with the job" means working with a search committee to find a permanent Patterson C By Phyllis Purcell Gamecock Staff Writer In a speech to the area Kiwanis Clubs last week; USC President Dr. William H. Patterson spoke about the economizing and streamlining of the University's system and structure and outlined his plans for the University during his ad ministration. Patterson emphasized that he planned to "ensure that Carolina continues to thrive and to serve the state and this community to the very best of its abilities." However, he feels the University has reached a plateau andl efforts should be directed toward consolidation rather than ex pansion. According to Patterson, the University has reached a ioollmm )eanAp dean, hiring faculty members, printing requirements for ad mission and printing the ap plications. "But just because there's going to be a new school in Columbia, this doesn't mean that somebody who hasn't been accepted to medical school before is going to get in," Adams Smith said. He added that there will be tough entrance competition with ad mission based on a student's grade pointratio, medical college aptitude test scores, letters of reference and personal in terviews. "I think every school has to develop a flavor of its own which will be a reflection of the faculty and administration and even tually its students," Adams Smith said. "The medical school will develop a character of its own. People will compare the Columbia and Charleston schools and find that emphasis will be on different areas. A different type of student may be attracted to one rather than to the other." "Our primary responsibility is to qualified veterans who are South Carolinians," Adams Smith continued. "It's a requirement because, after all, the VA is footing 90 per cent of the bill. But even if it wasn't dammit all, these guys have (lone an awful lot for their state and their country. Why shouldn't we do something for them'?" Other South Carolinians will utlines New leveling out in student population. He said USC is beginning to feel the effects of competition of technical schools, other four-year colleges in the state, and our own regional 0 branches. Patterson also believes a period of re-evaluationwill give the opportunity to do three im portant things. -First, an examination of the physical situation in the Columbia area and concentration on bein g a "good neighbor" to Columbia.~' For example, efforts should be made to ease the strain of the parking problem in the areas of the city aroundl the campus. Patterson said. "It is my hope that we can trim the rough edges of expansion. screen the un sightly. andl at least spread some of the quiet charm of our lovely ni(1 Horseshoe into some of our riinent, )ornted also reap the rewards of residency. Adams Smith said there will only be 32 medical students enrolled for the first two years. He said, "I don't think we can exclude out-of-state students, but very few of those 32 will be from out-of-state." But what is to prevent USC medical graduates from leaving the state? A recent study done at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) showed that 40 50 per cent of their graduates practice in other parts of the country. Regarding these findings, Adams Smith commented that "There are two things which keep qualified doctors in your region. One is the place where they do their residency. We are unable to fill all the residency slots in hospitals here now," he said, "and the number of those positions is expected to increase. "The second thing that will keep doctors in-state is the girl they marry. We have students from all over the state here. If you marry while at school in Charleston, the chances are that the girl is from Charleston. Here there are many students. The girl could come from anywhere, including a small town in the state." Please Turn To Page 2 Goals Dr William H. Patterson other areas which touch the city." Secondly, he said USC should begin to concentrate on im proving maintenance. "I'd like to bring .an end to some of the ineciualities in the working and Plane Turn To Pae 2