The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 15, 1976, Image 1
VOL. LXVII NO. 27 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 15. 1976
La1!
By Kerry J. Nortl
Carolina Presid
Patterson was hai
resignation of a i
official in one m
School Dean Rol
Wednesday anm
tentions to leave b
and the USC ^Law
June 30.
Foster anr
resignation at a
law faculty sayi
"philosophical d
university admini
the school of law
further." In
rncionatinn fn Pq(
1 VOIgllUVIVII W A U I
these differences
creasingly difficu
dean.
"The problems
have been solve
Orir
to St;
After one dry
Humanities Buil<
Vice President
the sculpture st
Gambreil Hall n
Clay in wet wea
would s
function of the s
After work on
%
v Sch
irup later in
in the pi
lent William H. animos
nded the second develoj
najor academic Foster i
onth when Law maketh
Dert W. Foster to avoit
ounced his in- to get 2
oth the deanship Rumi
School effective resigna
lounced his school'
meeting of the Trial
ing there were chargec
ifferences with Holling:
strators on how Hollii
should develop prograt
his letter of satisfac
terson he added from ei
made it "in- During
It" to remain as accusal
ween I
we have had uoluml
i" Foster said Holling
19m
j^n^p
iking bi
ay thirs
semester, the drinking bir
iing will be inoperative for
for Operations Harold Brui
;mrl? was rlrainpri nurnnsi
ext door interfered with th
ther, according to Brunton
iift into the pool and clog
sculpture.
Gambrell Hall is finished 1
' i -
ool D*
a telephone interview, "but s
rocess, a certain amount of i
ity has necessarily {
3ed." This animositry,
>aid, is with the people who i
ie policies. He said the way I
i future conflicts would be
i new dean. !
ars concerning the I
tion of Foster began last 1
;r after irregularities in the I
s Sumer Pre-Admission
(SPAT) program were I
i by Sen. Ernest F. j
s, D-S.C.
ig's son participated in the
ti and received an unitory
grade preventing him
itering with the fall class,
the resulting exchange of
lions and comments bet[ollines
and Foster, a local
aia newspaper reported
s as suggesting that Foster
t?ag^^^
srds
sty
d sculpture in front of the
another six months.
nton said the pool in which
ely after construction on
ie operation of the pump,
i, and dust in hot weather
the pumps impairing the
:his summer, the pool will
;an Fc
should resign because ol
natter and that Patterson s
jsk for such a resignation.
The board of trustee;
response to the charges, lo^
toe standards of admissions
students said to be affected I
SPAT irregularities, an <
that, according to the Am<
Bar Association (ABA) tlirea
the accrediation of the law s
The rumors surfaced agai
before the Christmas break,
interview at that time 1
would reply only to the quesl
the accuracy of these rumc
saying, "I did not consider tl
a life sentence and I am oj
option."
Foster said Wednesday tl
had taken the Christmas ho
to consider the questic
resigning since the threat
loss of accreditation had
be refilled and the birds wil
Originally the pool and s
purely for their aesthetic
Thomas Jones administrati
office building, and the sc
mitted in a competition fo
A professional jury of enj
used in selecting a scale m
preliminary selections.
Sculptress Lynn Emory c
for $10,000. The federal dc
under a program initiated
ment would pay Vfe the price
Humanities Buildings wen
Emory returned to Colu
bearings in the sculpture.
One problem with the sc
trying to buy $50,000 worth c
were substituted for more
Instead of metal, polyethylc
Using polyethylene add<
project, when Ms. Emory
completion of the sculptur
>ster r
the resolved. He said h
hould been made by the b<
semester. He not 3
5, in last Wednesday,
wered In his letter a
for 14 Foster said, "I sele
?y the turn over the leader
action center for the furtfc
jrican the controversy wh
itened our accreditation s
chool. laid to rest by the r
n just the American Bs
In an Council on Lega
Foster resolving that the s
:ion of full compliance. I c<
>rs by conscience have lef
lis job. with the problems
jen to law center in recei
A screening comi
i a f lin *????
iuv 1IV new Ut'dll was
lidays Foster resigned. I
>n of Donald S. Rus
of the Judicial Circuit Ju
been Please see FOSTE
9 y
? - ^^HKkSMfiwMNEG^^^S^B
,s^pi WB
l start operating again, Brun
culpture were designed and
; value. During former I
ion, the pool was sized to refl
ulpture was selected from (
ir the proposed artwork.
gineers and artists and stud<
lodel of the bird sculpture o
>f New Orleans was awarde
vernment paid $5,000 towar
by Lady Bird Johnson whei
for any artwork on a federa
i a federal project.
mbia one year and a half i
ulpture, according to Brunl
>f sculpture with $10,000 chea
expensive ones in order to
>ne was used inconstructing t
ed complications from the
had an allergic reaction
e by one year.
esigns
is decision had P'pt^nBII
^ginning of this
fied Patterson
ict this time to
ship of the law
ier reason that
lich threatened
II AMUCIilUUU
tl Education, sajHL
ould not in good
t my successor
that beset the Sj
mittee to select |||j
formed before pKgB
t is chaired by
.sell, Fourth
aKe Dean R
R, Page Three
IflllliP va)
^LfiSS Wednesday
June end
9IHHEB5i He said
Foster w?
USC since 1
Aug. 1, 1970
dean, the
enrolled inc
In 1974 a $<
completed I
According
Southern A
sities and O
* developed f<
Foster's
ton said. probably t
r . , plan for
commissioned Liucation
JSC President
thP fflonHv lOU.y
-? :J Although
50 entries sub- (differences
himself an
snt votes were concerning
ver four other Foster sau
constructs
served by
& the contract differences,
ds the $10,000 During th
e the govern- have been s
1 project The arisen."
In July
ago to replace tenured 1
divided tc
ton, is that in members,
iper materials protest from
save money. they should
he birds. decision.
The comr
start of the decision on
to it delaying and asked
Please see
i
jr
H m&gF H
Tir JJMB
obert W. Fnstpr
ster
ars
4
live
. Valk
ool Dean Robert W.
ive his resignation
to become effective
ling a 6-year deanship.
he will go to the
of London to do
)rk for a year. Foster
ed to return later to a
tion at the law school,
is a professor of law at
1962, and became dean
i. During his tenure as
number of students
reased from 651 to 933.
? r 11 ? .
>.d minion iacuuy was
fro the school.
5 to a report from the
Lssociation of Univer
oiieges, tne curriculum
sr the law school during
tenure "produced
he most constructive
overhauling legal
in the United States
admitting there were
of opinion between
d the administration
future development,
i "I don't think any
e purpose would be
public airing of those
11
e past two years there
miArol ior 11 rvo knttA
cvci cxi 111cii nave
1974 a committee of
aw school faculty
dismiss four faculty
The decision sparked
n law students who said
I have had a voice in the
nittee later reversed its
two of the professors
them to stay.
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