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THE VOL. LXV NO. 25 UJniversity al South Carolina, cowntbin, &c MONDAY, NOV( 5 7 For time being Ticket di to remai BY LEE Of The Gan The bill altering the syst USC athletic events was r senate Wednesday night quorum. This means tickets will manner at least until the defeated by the senate. Vo special senate session held I late hour, several senators An amendment has been a for graduate students to existing digit-control syster The bill suggested a maj( which tickets would be dih abolishment of the existing < of a "first come, first serve' students use now. However, this does not m4 University will switch to th since an amendment to the b with the suggested first coi University cannot adhere I passed. Lou Holtz turns .down USC offer BY TOMMY FOWLER Of The Gamecock staff Lou Holtz has taken himself out of the running for the position as head football coach at USC, according to J. Robert Peters, chairman of both the USC Board of Trustee's athletic committee and the head coach search committee. Peters said he learned of Holtz' decision to take his name out of consideration in a conversation with Holtz late last week. The statement from the N.C. State head coach came following a request by USC officials for an opportunity to interview him for the position, Peters said. Holtz had previously in dicated he had "an interest in the position" Peters said, but the conversation with Holtz shewed an unexplained change of mind. Peters said reports of rumored "promises" to Holtz were officially false. "Holtz has been made no official offer," Peters explained. He said neither he nor the University had authorized Continned an Page Threea stribution I same POWELL iecock staff rm of ticket distribution for iot voted on in the student because of the lack of a be distributed in the usual bill has been passed or ting came up late during a 'hursday, and because of the had left. dded to the bill which allows be placed under the now n. >r change in the manner in itributed. It proposed the ligit-control system in favor 'basis, the system graduate Aan if the bill is passed, the at policy. On the contrary, ill was passed that did away ne, first serve system, the o that policy if the bill is As the bill stands now, the only major change from the present system is the amendment con cerning graduate students. The amendment as passed - was proposed by Andy Sandsbury, chairman of the Senate Residence Life Committee. The amendment stated graduate students are to be subject to digit control as are other students. The same amendment was proposed earlier by Russell Put nam, co-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and a graduate student. The reason it was not passed then was that it was a part of another amendment which was defeated. A defeated amendment was proposed by Robert Kilgo, co chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. It called for a change in the hours of distribution. In stead of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., the hours would have been 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Kilgo said this would give almost everyone a chance to pick up a ticket without having to miss classes. There was some discussion about off-campus students having .to return to the University at night just to pick up tickets. Kilgo's amendment was defeated, so Putnam's amendment to that - amendment, even if passed, would not be valid. Kilgo proposed the original bill. He said he was asked to sponsor the bill on behalf of the athletic department. He said later he thought the new system could work, but the athletic department Continued em Page Four In the clouds Rex Gale, a member of Alpha Phi Omega (APO) fraternity, lends a sturdy pair of shoulders to a member of the Carolina Children's Home Sunday at. Riverbanks Zoological Gardens. The service As probation officers Students to sei BY WARREN CLAYTON Of The Gamecock staff Two former USC students have been appointed to serve in the court of Judge John J. Sirica as probation officers. Reid H. Montgomery Jr., son of Dr. Reid H. Montgomery Sr., of the USC College of Journalism, and Ronald L. Hudson will start work in the Office of the Probation Officer In the United States District Cpurt for the District of Columbia on Dec. 6. - Although they will actually be working'wnder Chief Probation Officer James R. Pace, they will serve at Sirica's discretion. "Our job will be to investigate those being I charged by the court and then making recomn mendations to the judge as to what action be will, take," said Montgomery. "We can'recommend' probation, the length of the sentence, or suspension ' of the sentence." Hudson, who spent four years doing voltsteer and part-time work for the South Carolina Heart Association, has a B.A. in Psychology and will receive his Masters in Coqnselor Education in December. Montgomery has a B.S. degree in Psychology, a Master's in Student Persmnnel Services, and will receive his doctrate In Educaton. minded APO's, sp&-.Ured a tOWr of the -receat.y opened see for abodt a30yve=gsterI frthebee The kids were swamped With the memol fare.-We dogs, Cqkes and e"ady, and a good time was bad by all. Photo by Geoll Dar1ng. 7ve with Siurica in December. Both Montgomery and Hudmo have done work in the field of reh4bilitation and criminal justice. "We're kinda like Butch Cassidy and the Sudne. Kid. 'I'm Speedy Rekdy and He's Ron* the Rock,"t said Montgomery in a 1ighter moment. In 1971 Montgomery 'was coneigat the Manning Correetional InstitUtion as part of his graduate Nork at USC. About 30 or. 40 inmnates were enrmlled in college-level coursem being condcte by USC indlanymos byn upeinayintemn.bry atMnig h naeha enasge ora Aeiga Motedg boks toemrd a rour, the reaoldy. Thekid dwerte swampead expth the sulrary. be dsn Cu ca ndy agootr was hadseed all.rPotoe b Gs,eoff Dring. eysdeen B othotomedy a=Huso hae dnewrk