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Law comi BY MARK MORROW Of The Gamecock staff As much as seven per cent of entering law students can be ad mitted by special authority given to a committee to be appointed by the president The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees passed a measure last Jan. 25 which grants 'I wil not appoint a committee until the Law School and the Board of Trustees sit down and discuss it.' the president power to appoint the committee. President Patterson met with the Law School officials yesterday to discuss the proposal, but Patterson said little progress has been made on the proposal. "The only positive thing that I can say about the proposal is that I will not appoint a committee until the Law School and the Board of Trustees sit down and discuss it," Patterson said. He said the board had in mind a program like the Opportunity Scholars, which is designed for students who are capable of college work, but because of a bad education in high school do not meet university standards. gel Baby T-Sone Steak Sandwich Hamburger Stec Char WE ALSO HAM O GRITS & ONE EGG GRITS & TWO EGG! The special price include choice of;i To every 15 rnittee to ( Robert Foster, dean of the Law School, said he could not comment on the proposal until he had more information. However, he did outline the prdgrams already in existence for entering law school candidates. He said the summer program takes applicants who are not admissible to the Law School on the basis of their GPR and law boards (LSAT). Students take basis law courses and if they can do the work, they will be admitted as full time students. Another program, the Council for Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO), is set up for the culturally disadvantaged, primarily blacks, to give them a chance at law. This is a national program and it was based at USC two summers ago. Program students go to law school all summer and if they show promise they can attend any law school in a given region. At the Board of Trustees meeting some members spoke against the measure because they said it might be used for political pur poses. "I don't believe in the quota system and voiced my opposition to it at the meeting, Michael J. LUNCHEON AT MYi IMMY'S RESTAURA 111 Lady Street Columbia, S.C. Tel. No. 254-4492 Open 7 Days A Wee on Thru Sat 4:00 P.M. Sunday 1:00 P.M. Uni Seating Capacity 204 h Student ID Card you these specials: ----$2.95 Small *----$1 .75 Chick ik --$1.65 Spagt -Broiled Hamburger HAVE EGG OMFLETTI R BACON OMFLFTTE -- 'WITH HAM, BACON ( i WITH HAM, BACON 4 is on steaks do not inc >otato. We also ha th person we will give lecide spe Mungo said. The board member said he was afraid it could be used as a political tool if treated im properly, but confessed faith in Dr. Patterson. "I don't think it will be an evil thing because it will be monitored and it is up to the Law School, the student body, and The Gamecock to see that it doesn't happen. If no one watches it, it could be bad, but no one is going to take cookies from the cookie jar if they know it is being watched," Mungo said. Another board member who said he was concerned about the proposal was Hugh H. Wells. "I was not particularly in favor of it. It has its good points and it has its bad points. I believe I voted against it because I thought it would have to very carefully handled," he said. "However, I don't think that Dr. Patterson will let anything happen. If it were properly handled it could be of use to the university. However, down the road it might get us into trouble,'' Wells said. Board members who were in favor of the decision said some people do not test well and problems in school might keep them from having a GPR that would meet law school standards. William B. Hawkins, said he favored the proposal because he felt there were more qualified students than tests would indicate. He said it is unfair for a student not to get in school just because he did not meet up to certain standards. Hawkins said if the system were ever abused he would be the first one to stop it, but he said he felt it had many advantages and is NT k Until can Sirloin----------$395 *n Basket-----$1.65 tetti----------$1.50 $1.25 ES---- $1.00 --1.25 )R SAUSAGE.---$.75 ")R SAUSAGE---$1.00 lude a salad but do ye seafood platters. a free stak. eual admi. something the Law School should try. The University of Texas at Austin has a program by which minority students are admitted in a similar manner. Dr. James M. Treece, a professor at the University and a member of the minority council said, "We take a second look at these people after looking at their GPR and LSAT. It's a totally ethnic consideration." The Texas Law School uses a kind of review board, but Treece said it is not a political ap pointment. "We don't admit students because they are black, American Indian, Mexican or Oriental, but because he has a good chance to complete law school." McFadde: to succee A new committee member has been chosen to feplace Richard Wertz who resigned from the Dean for Student Affairs Search Com mittee. Johnnie McFadden, an assistant dean and assistant professor in the College of Education, is the new committee member. McFadden will replace Wertz, who resigned from the search committee before he applied for the position of Dean for Student Affairs. Wertz was nominated by someone outside the search committee and resigned before he declared his candidacy. The search committee submitted to Provost Keith Davis a list of eight names as possible replacements for Wertz. From this list, Davis selected McFadden for P.O. 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He said law school appointments would be an undue burden to Dr. Patterson and the committee. n picked d Wertz the job. Smith said, "McFadden was probably chosen because he is a faculty member within the area of guidance and counseling." "We also wanted someone for the search committee with ad ministrative responsibilities, like Dr. Wertz had," Smith added. Smith said the search committee has narrowed the numbe. of ap plications they originally received. "We are down to about 15 ap plications now," Smith said. "We will narrow this number more before we invite the applicants to ITSC for personal interviews," Smith continued. Smith said he was hoping the search committee could complete the interviews prior to March 15. .mE Smwie. 9 Ub onol Servics is a F that offers: nab Servkme A InIi-I formalion e a problem call Women's It with somsee who cares. S. FOR EMERGENCI!:S ENTS i a semester basis MORE than the Iment >ols, clubhouse, stor service re info di Lucas in West Cola