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rSouth Caroliniana L3brary USC Campus Columbia, S.C. 29208 THE VOLUME LXVI NO. 3 University of South Carolina Columbia, S.C. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1975 Foster ol reassure to law sti BY TOM COONEY Gainecock Staff Writer USC Law School Dean Robert W. Foster assured a standing-room-only crowd of law students Wednesday that they will be able to take out-of-state bar exams should the USC Law School lose its American Bar Association (ABA) accreditation. Foster told the law students at the Law Center, that as long as the USC Law School had been accredited at one time or another during the period they attended the school, they will be able to talte out-of-state bar Law panel criticizes action BY MITCH KNEECE Gamecock Staff Writer A resolution passed Tuesday by the Board of Governors of the South Carolina Bar Association expressed criticism over the USC Board of Trustees' order ad mitting 14 students to law school. The resolution "requests the Board of Trustees to desist from such action in the future and to reconsider its action" on the admissions. THE BAR'S resolution was prompted by the Board's Sept. 2 decision to admit students to law school who obtained a 1.66 Grade Point Ratio (GPR) or better in the Summer Pre-Admission Trial Program (SPAT). Normally students in the program must obtain a 2.0 GPR to qualify for fall law school admission. The SPAT program is designed for students who do not meet regular ad mission requirements to demonstrate their ability in three first-year law cour ses. A student's success in the program generally determines whether he is ad mitted to law school. The Board ordered the admission of 14 participants in the 1975 SPAT Program to law school after hearing complaints that the anonymous grading system used in the program was violated. The protesting group included Sen. Ernest Hollings, D S.C., and State Sen. Edward E. Saleeby, D Darlington. Their sons were among the 14 admitted. Please See BAR. Page Two [fers Ince adents exams. MANY PERSONS fear that the USC Law School will lose its accreditation as a result of a Board of Trustee's ruling that per mitted 14 students to enter the freshman L.w class although they were not qualified to do so by the school's admission requirements. Foster said he has sent to the ABA the papers of the students that questioned their Summer Pre-Admission Trial (SPAT) grades and the papers of the Law School faculty that were in the Board's possession whep it made its Sept. 2 ruling. 4 41 *41*4 44' Contemplating a parking meter? Pr but many people are surely baffi existence of these timekeepers that 11 of nickel and diming onet enath. Foster hopes to receive an advisory opinion from the ABA prior to the Board's Friday morning meeting. Foster opened the session by saying there was no wrongdoing done on the part of the 14 students affected by the Board's ruling. FOSTER ALSO said that there is no indication that any member of the Law Center faculty is at fault or has acted improperly. This drew a round of ap plause from the audience. He said he was notified on Aug. 18 that some students in this year's SPAT SGA Vice sident Trey (right), has charged neglecting responsibiliti by SGA Presi Steve Hill. Hill cla neglect By DAN BRANYON Gamecock Staff Writer Student Government As * neglected some of the res cording to SGA President "I've had many senators doing his job," Hill said. he's not doing it." HILL SAID that money s codify SUA statutes. 'Te s secretary to help Lott with supposed to have hired the the secretary Monday. The SGA allotted enough hbably not, times this summer to infor ed by the knowledge Lott did not wr ave a way lHill said there are grou, lhn Law School Dean Robert W. Foster told a meeting of law students Wednesday that there is no in dication that any member of the school's faculty has acted im properly program were raising questions con cerning their grades. He then referred the matter to the Academic Standing Com mittee. A meeting was held with the petitioners and the three SPAT p rofessors (who Foster would not name) and concluded that the three SPAT professors graded the students' papers anonymously. The professors did not know which papers belonged to which students until the papers had been graded. Please See FOSTER, Page Four -77"I'M Pre Lott, been with his es dent ims Lott ed duties sociation (SGA) Vice President rey Lott ponsibilities of his office this summer, ac Steve Hill. come to me and express concern about Trey He's being paid to do a job." Hill said, "but vas allocated by the SGA Senate for Lott to enate also approved the hiring of a fulltime the codification, Hill said. He said Lott was secretary July 1. Hill said he himself hired money for Lott to write each senator fiv e m them of SGA activities. Hill said to his ite any -letters. ds for Lott's impeachment and that he had Please See SGA. Pagte Two