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VOL. LXV NO. 49 The University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1975
Law
faculty
upset
The faculty of the USC Law
Center spoke out officially
against a request from the Board
of Trustees concerning the
Center's admission policies.
The proposal, approved by the
Trustees Jan. 25, allows
President William H. Patterson
.to name a committee with the
authority to admit as much as 7
per cent of entering law school
freshmen.
"Without question- the law
school faculty is opposed to
letting the president or any other
outside group admit people into
the law school," Harry
Haynesworth, a member of the
Law School Steering Committee,
said last week.
The Law Center faculty met to
discuss implementation of the
policy and put forth a statement
about changes in the Law Cen
ter's admission policies.
The resolution, which will not
become official until voted on a
second time by the faculty, calls
on Law Center Dean Robert
Foster to "seek an early meeting
with the President of the
University for the purpose of
reaching agreement concerning
first-year admission."
The 7 per cent proposal came
under fire from some sources
because of the fear the power
might become a political tool and
be used improperly.
On the other hand, proponents
countered that the program was
designed to admit otherwise
gifted students who do not score
well on the Law Center's ad
mission tests. If watched
closely, they contended, the
program could benefit the
University by letting qualified
students enter law school.
"The admissions committee
(of the Law Center) is already
sensitive to considerations other
than grade point ratios and law
board scores," Haynsworth
contended. "Certainly more than
7 per cent of our students are
admitted under discretionary
basis."
Sources within the Law Center
said there had been no response
from Patterson concerning the
resolution. Patterson was
unavailable for comment of the
Law Center situation, although
his assistant, Dr. Barry Rosen,
said last week the Law Center
situation was still "fluid."
Marchant speaks
T. Eston Marchant will speak
and answer questions about the
new 7 per cent ad mission policy
for the Law Center at 11 a.m.
Tuesday in the Law Center
Audritoriuim.
Jerry Fishback rides Steel Dukes in the 43
Undergraduate
BY MOBY SALAHUDDIN for Student
Of The Gamecock staff purpose of l
by the Unii
Inadequate advisement and mittee, was
insufficient student-faculty contact undergradu.
were major areas of discontent University
discussed at a recent student- graduate sti
faculty retreat. the steeri
Also cited as important problems worried ab
were inconsequential student input concern"
into teacher promotions and undue education, I
emphasis on research and About on
publication. The retreat, held last participani
Thursday at Williams-Brice students.
stadium, was attended by about 60 paratively
faculty members and 40 students. dergradual
Dr. Paul Fidler, associate dean symbolized
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Students
to help
retarded
BY BILLY COX
Of The Gamecock staff
Special Olympics day for
mentally retarded people will be
April 10 at Weems Baskin Track
behind the Roost.
Carolina students in Volunteer
Services will aid those par
,ticipating. According to John
Elkins, director of the events,
"We're trying to make it as much
like authentic olympics as
possible."
The festivities, beginning at
9:30 a.m., will feature the
Carolina Pep Band and an ad
dress by USC baseball coach
Bobby Richardson.
"We'll be expecting between
JGI 250 and 300 participants," Elkins
said, "in the 9 to 19-age range.
lay. We're gonna need about 150
student-volunteers, people with
any type of track experience,
such as timers, judges, officials,
recorders, clerks and starters.
led "We're asking students to do
two things," Elkins said. "First,
we need them to help run the
actual events. Second, we want
:ation. them to cheer for these folks and
faculty and generally make it just a big day
the day and for the kids. They've been get
iscuss their ting ready for this thing for a
while now, and we hope we can
krticipating make it one of their big highlights
resent ad- of the year."
intesp otss Elkins said "for too long, we've
idvice about said to the retarded citizen, 'you
n, students simply can't do it'.'
i help with "The Special Olympics, the, is
finding jobs. a vehicle which has called at
lent-faculty tention to society that the
ested more retarded citizen can indeed do
!s be made things like other people. Special
age 3 Olympics have made the
retarded citizen an eye-opener to
society."
Although Special Olympics is
no new concept to the Carolina
community, 1975 marks the first
year the event has been handled
solely by students.
Elkins asked interested people
to call Volunteer Services, sign
up or drop by the office in the
Pendleton Building.
-- "If you can volunteer for an
hour, that's great, if you can
volunteer for the whole day,
that's great."
To John Elkins, eagerly
distributing appropriate buttons
ecock pit- and title-splashed visors, op
start against timnism comes easily. What if it
iday night. 'rains on April 10? "It's not gonna
rain." he replied.