The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 17, 1975, Image 1
VOL. LXVI NO. 22 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1975
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From Staff Reports
Specific budget-cutting guidelim
completed sometime before the Thi
officer said Sunday.
Robert W. Denton, budget direci
specific as to when the guidelines wi
In light of recent budget cuts, US
has appointed a steering commi
budgets. Both Patterson and com
could not be reached Sunday to dis
Denton said "you can't live year-tc
puts). Ynti must know whprp vnn'r
committee."
Denton said that porposed $3.8.'
campus will be targeted initially at
the libraries, physical plant and a
"In terms of least assigned mone
books," he said that could be postpo
All regular on-going maintenance
be trimmed, he said. This area inc
ciirh nc ornnnHc nn.iroon
V.W VtMIMU WJ/ ?%VV|/.
A new computer registration pa<
was considered postponeable," De
The plan would cost about $30,0
Academic departments will be th
would hope we would not have to go
If the departments funds are ci
would be the first to be cut, he said
large departments by nature of thei
Geroge Reeves, dean of the grad
budget would hamper the recruitnru
the situation would be "very uncom
Roger A. Holmes, dean of eng
"some of the best educational monc
cheaper to send a staff member t
than to let that person work out the
Holmes is concerned that budge
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the engineering school had its la
students). "We are understaffed nc
projects would demand an increase
to Holmes. There are 37 persons on
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mi
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myths aru
ents
iget cuts
es for USC departments will be
anksgiving break, a USC financial
tor, could not, however, be more
>11 be ready.
>C President William H. Patterson
ttee to study future department
mittee Chairman James F. Kane
purs thp pnmmittpp's nurnncp hut
?-year like this (with these budget
e going; this is the purpose of this
! million budget at for the main
t support departments. These are
idministration.
y, the library has the largest item,
nedthe easiest.
t projects is another area that could
ludes all non-housing maintenance
ckage "is one of the things which
nton said.
00.
e last to be cut, he said, adding "we
to the academic departments."
lit travel and temporary personnel
. "In terms of temporary funds, the
r size... mav suffer the most "
luate school, said a cut in the travel
intof out-of-state students. He said
fortable" for the school.
ineering, said funds for travel are
y we have." He noted that often it is
o another university for instruction
program here.
t cuts will "tend to decrease
lal research grants." This semester
irgest enrollment since 1950 (1,050
tl if 1-1 A ?.. ? ?
>w, noimes saiu. Any new researcn
e in the engineering staff, according
the engineering staff.
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IJND
;reatest barriers:
1 discrimination
H/l
I)r. Don Gillis direct
Media Arts, (above i
l.essinger, dean o
i Education, have a
visual series on tea
encourages classr
consider themselves
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leniion.
USC prof
bringing
to the cla
By BILLY COX
Gamecock Staff Wrii
Charlie Chitchat, u
emaciated bear, sat
with P.M. Doubledee,
either. But as they r
puppets ("I will admi
to find that after all t
moving my mouth ar
their woes on "two fal
their work for them.
The tow "fatcat pro
to be Dr. Don Gillis,
Media Arts Studies, a
of the College of Educ
only a minute part <
program called "Tea
(TAPA)."
TIIK CO-AUTHOR
name. Gillis and Le;
nurtin vicnal corioc nr
By STEVE VALK
Gamecock Staff Writci
'See related story, Pag
The greatest obstacl
overcome are not nec<
mental attitudes on the
lead to erroneous mytl
"There's two philoso
said Suzanne Bridges
division of the Aurora
"Orfe philosophy is th<
of the blind as someho
normal nponlp " shp sai
people have is that we
can l>est he character!
BIUDGKS SAID the
characterized the blind
dependency."
One example of this w
the University's in-hou
"Center Aids Blind St
College." Bridges saic
sidered it a journey. A
people are melodrama
lor of the Center for
right), and Dr. Leon
?f the College of ^2Ni
ssenibled an audioching
methods that
ooni teachers to /
as prformers who
iintain audience at- S'M
essors are
the stage
ssroom
ter
/ho resembles some type of
around and talked casuallv
PhD. P.H. was no beauty,
eflected upon their roles as
t that it comes as a surprise
hese years, someone else is
id hands"), the two blamed
teat professors making us do
" ^
fessors," incidently, happen
director of the Center for
nd Dr. Leon Lessinger, dean
ation, and their puppets are
Df a unique and innovative
ching as a Performing Art
S of a book by the same
>singer have assembled an
i teaching mpthnHc thnt has
r
e II
es that blind students must
essarily physical, but rather
part of the sighted public that
is and discrimination.
phies concerning blindness,"
i, president of the student
Club of the Blind.
rv ^ i irv 1 I 4 <? A ** 1
r rsiuw (iidi iiii^iiuiirs lilt" lllfcl
>w inferior or different than
d. "The other that most blind
are normal people with what
zed as a physical nuisance."
' media "have traditionally
I in these stereotype roles of
as a headline in Carolinatype.
ise newspaper, which read:
udents On Journey Through
I. "I have never really uonlot
of things concerning blind
tized."
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the potential to establish a i
classroom learning. The
presentations is to encour.
grade level to not jus
grinding education into th
consider themselves as p<
constantly maintain audiem
"What turns people on, s
fantastic performance," Les
actor can move an audienc<
can move an audience to te
saying that teachers shoi
Brando?no. But teachers <
techniques.
"Both actors and teacher
struments," he added. "Th
while the teacher has the t
however, the performance il
teacher, though, must be cor
her students perform. Tha
ensemble."
Gillis, an immensely talen
also USC's composer--in"We're
not content with th<
where so many students get
We want all students to lear
pleasant environment.
Please See T
"There are a lot of stereoty
that we d like to get rid of,"
came out recently that stal
unable to appreciate sexu
because they've not had light
stimulate the hormones."
Another myth is that the bli
"I don't have a sixth senst
anyone else, but I don't hav
"Oil, WK'RE also suppo
players." said Shelia Byrd.
"Well that leaves me out."' i
laughed.
Bridges said a lot of peop
image of the blind. "Beeair
ders his way through life."
"A blind professor went int<
the bartender wouldn't serv<
think blind people could hold
The public attitude that bli
cripples has led to discrimi
travel and recreation facilit
"The important issue is '1
people as to what we can do?"
IMei
-*v\
?
new national trend in
ultimate goal of the
age teachers in any
it use media for
eir students, but to !
?rformers who must
ce attention.
ay, in a movie, is a
singer said. "A good
? to laughter, and he
ars. Now we're not
ild be like Marlon
:an in fact learn the
s employ literary in
le actor has a script
ext. For the artist,
self is the end. The
icemed with the way
t's what we call the
ited professor who is
-residence,
e traditional system
A's, B's, and so on.
n certain things in a
EACHING. Page 16
pe myths about the blind
she added. "An article
ted that the blind were
al practices as much,
t coming into the eyes to
ind have special powers.
?. l don t Know about
re one."
>sed to be great piano
another blind student.
Glenn McCoy said as he
le have this Mr. Magoo
se he can't see he bluno
a bar to get a drink and
? him because he didn't
i their liquor." she said
n\d persons are helpless
nation in jobs, housing,
ies. Bridges said
How can we re-educate
" Bridges said.
use See HI IM). Paget*