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The VOL. LXV NO. 51 The University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. MONDAY, APRIL 7,1975 BY MICKEY TRIMARCHI Of The Gahecock staff A proposal allowing the Law School Admission Committee to make the final decision on fresh men admissions was presented to USC President William H. Patterson by the law school faculty Friday. According to informed sources close to Board Chairman T. Eston Marchant, the proposal "has a favorable chance for passage. " Faculty wants final say The proposal was endorsed b) Law School Dean Robert W Foster. "We hope negotiations .will come from his (Patterson'sI office," Foster said in regard tc the proposal. The proposal, drawn up at z special meeting of the Lam School Faculty last week, woul( give the Law School's Admissioni Committee the power to makf final approval of any incominj freshman. This proposal is i response to the Board's plat giving the University Presiden power to name a committee witl the authority to admit as much a: 7 per cent of entering law schoc freshmen, approved by th< Trustees Jan. 25. Referring to the Board's plan Foster said, "I have no reason ti think that it would ever come t Congare worries BY MAR Of The ( Congaree Swamp is the only bottorniand forests which oi southeastern United States. A group of University sti organizations fear all remains logging'of the swamp is not - Nicknamed by environment swamp is located on a flood p southeast of Columbia. Enril over the land by river floods, to 25 feet in circumference and Six national champion and The national champs have be biggest in circumference an< America. Sweetgums, oaks ai found in the heart of the swa Most of the land has been Chicago for several generat reaching maturity, the swami to 1,000) acres per year. Su< between environmentalists ar While loggers maintain the .future but merely weeding otherwise. Tlhey are askingt ('ontina that. The idea is so unlikely and so speculative that I couldn't imagine a program like that coming about." Marchant said all procedures concerning admission "would culminate with a final approval by the Law School Admissions Committee." The Board's 7 per cent proposal came under fire from some sources because fear the power might become a political tool and be used improperly. Proponents countered the program was designed to admit otherwise gifted students who do not score well on the Law School's admission tests. If watched closely, they contended, the program would benefit the University by letting qualified students in. An unofficial resolution sub mitted last week by the Law Center faculty stated they "would accept a modification of present first year admission procedures to permit the Ad missions Committee of the Law Center to excuse a person ac cepted to the SPAT (Summer Pre-Admission Trial) program from attendance in SPAT, and in lieu thereof to be admitted to the entering freshman class, in such cases where the President of the University requests that such a I person be so excused and ad mitted, if, in the judgement of the Admissions Committee, there exists good cause so to excuse and admit such a person." A statement added to the lasl clause of the resolution said "i determination of such good cause shall be made on the basis of , I consideration of hardship ir attending SPAT and of ability t< perform in the first year." A decision on the admissioi policies will be made by Pat terson sometime this week. e Swamp students ION ELLIOTT amecock staff remaining example today of virgin ce covered vast portions of the idents and several environmental of such forests will vanish if current ;topped. alists "Redwoods of the East", the ain of the Congaree River 17 miles ~hed by fertile silt annually spread ome trees in the swamp have grown 150 feet tall. 4 state champion trees exist there. en selected the best shaped, tallest. 1widest spread of their species in d other species 700 years old can be mp. owned by the Beidler family from ins. With many of its trees just is now being logged at a rate of 500 h logging has caused an argument d loggers over the future of the land. are not endangering the swamp's it out, environmentalists believe e land be converted into a national ed on Pnae '3 Sore feet, tired Marath BY MARK LEARY AND BILLY COX Of The Gamecock staff Insanity. Fun (?). Insomnia. Fatigue. Anguish. Pick one of the above, or maybe all, and you will have described the circus beneath the roof of the State Fairground's Hampton Building. If you don't know by now, it was 55 hours and 30 minutes of marathon dancing sponsored by Sigma Chi fraternity, and it was all for charity. On the receiving end was Midlands Center for Retarded Children. But what about the giving end? And oh, how they gave! Eight sororities offered three sacrifices apiece to the Great God of Marathons. But when the beer had dried up and the music had died out, only five walking zombies remained. It was all in preparation for Sigma Chi's Derby Day festivities, an annual affair which is won by the sorority with the most total points in various events. Dance marathons are traditionally clean-cut all American events won by the last person standing, but this one was different. At first, the girls danced in rotating shifts, relieving each other for much needed breathers. Then the judges realized that the contest could drag on for ever, and hastily revised the format. At nine o'clock Wednesday night (some 24 hours after beginning), 21 girls started a journey in hopes of ending up on two feet by midnight Thursday. Everyone was lightly op timistic as they received several business contributions ranging from $50 to $100, and collected entrance fees of $1 per person. It was a worthwhile cause and no one was really tired. As the marathon progressed into the early morning hours, smiling became harder. The belief that the woman is the meeker sex was dispelled as dawn found them dancing with the ropes instead of their male companions. But the women soon began dropping like flies. STUDE~N' GOVERNMENT Presidential assistants plan to educe S(zA's hbdget. Pae 4. bodies. victor LOfl S1UC( -At the beginning of the mars although some had already be Hours before Grace Hunger ford faded into the beyond, sh moaned, "My body's going, bu my mind is already gone." "The trick is to go into a trancE listen to the songs, and sing, noted Karen Bowler, adding never knew I had it in me." Sh didn't. The Sand Man claime her at 7:30 a.m. Thursday. As the hours kept rolling alonF the music and the disc jockie seemed to mock the girls rathe than inspire them to keep dar cing. Numbers like "Keep o Dancing," "Rock-around-thE Clock," "Hard Day's Night," an -On the insid4 VAMIPIRES-Roman Polanski "Fearless Vampire Killers plays Wednesday at the Russ4 ane. Pae A. fous !essful sawe 00owdr thon, the couples moved easily. gun to shed their shoes. - "Only the Strong Survive," gave 2 them the exuberance of the Mona t Lisa. Strange eating habits were exhibited. Said Dove Jones. munching a hamburger. "You I have to eat real slow, and it e doesn't help your rhythm much. d It kinda messes it up." One girl, affectionately known , to the crowd as the "little one in s the green," fell prey to a weird r diet. She constantly ate carrots. I- As the onlookers began to notice n that she was missing. the d Continued on Page 3 *~ TENNIS--Sonth CaraIina's ,,netters increased their record to su 24-2. Page 9.