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Flight club 04 purchases airplane USC's Flying Club has a 1971 Cessena 150 single-engine plane, and interested students may now fly at reduced rates. With this $6,100 plane a club member can be taught to fly at one half the cost of local flight schools, said Robert Sumwalt, club president. The teachers are qualified instructors, said Sumwalt who has a ground instructor's license. The USC Flying Club was begun this year by Sumwalt. He got the idea from other schools .with similar programs. The freshman engineering student has been working since September to get funding from the Student Allocations Committee and the State Budget and Control Board. Sumwalt said the club attempts to interest students in flying ,and make low cost flying lessons available. The club will allow persons with flying licenses to fly at reduced rates. The flying club is open to all full time students, faculty and staff. The organization's next meeting will be March 24 at 8 p.m. in 310 Russell House. Send The Gamecock home TB 2728 Ro WiL NEW GO" GaNiar'd ie Russell House addition which is expected 1976. The stddition will cost $3.7 million. EFTs( Proudly Presex .andV (all weekend) .Next week )GETI Orleans - back by y coming soon IiDOLL March 27th, 28th, 2 advanced tickets now n Crews to w in Russell BY MICKEY TRIMARCHI Of The Gamecock staff Construction crews are expected to begin work inside Russell House at the end of this semester, ac cording to Robert Todd, Russell House Director. Tandy Construction Company of Charlotte is 15 days behind schedule on the $3.7 million ad dition, campus planning official Gilbert Perry said. The building, begun Oct. 15, 1974, is expected to be completed in August, 1976. "It's too early to tell whether or not the job will be completed on time," Perry said. "Changes in the plans and the weather have been factors leaving the crews 15 days behind at this point. But that can all be made up in no time at all. Every job needs extensions." The first major change that will take place once the work crews move inside will be the moving of the post office. "As soon as this semester is over, we plan to move the post office into the T.V. Lounge where it will remain after the new addition is completed," Todd said. Todd also went on to say that there will be a lot of noise and confusion when the students come for summer orientation and the fall semester. "Sure there will be a lot of noise and dust but we'll just have to put up with it while the renovation goes on," he said. "We may have to Ph. 799 its Vorks. [ER opular demand) CONC )th ai sale Ar PC Work is progressing on t0 to be completed by August sewood Dr. 4i T(.~ (foIe .1~ YO ork House )pen up an extra staircase to ease he traffic flow, especially when hey start ripping up the floors and :eilings." The main purpose of the new addition will be the multi-purpose room. It will be on the second floor f the three-story addition and will :e 111 ft. by 62 ft. The room can also be divided into three separate rooms by use of two portable walls. "We really pushed for that multi purpose room," Todd said. "It :ould be used for a banquet,. a small concert, a lecture or a small me-act play." Since there are no plans to enlarge the Russell House 'Meater, be multi-purpose room will also be equipped to handle movies. "If we know the movie will have a large draw, we can show it in the multi purpose room," Todd said. "That way we could handle about 1400 people a night." Among other remodelling plans will be the expension of the second rloor gameroom. Plans outlined by Todd include a large, L-shaped area. A new entrance also will be built. The SGA office will be tem porarily moved to the food services Dffice while second floor renovations take place. Todd is unsure how long the construction campany will stay inside Russell House. "Once they're in we'll just have to wait and see how long it takes. We will have to put up with the minor in conveniences while they're in here," Todd said. RD -2575 hop ERTS