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Dean Foster o _ about law scr By Earl Turner When Dean Foster steps down this month from his deanship of the law school he will leave behind him one of the most productive periods in the school's history. "I decided 25 years ago that I preferred to be an academic lawyer because it combines the law with the students who are learning the law," Foster said. uic icdcuci ui law is in ct unique j;u?iiiuii 111 uidi he has the opportunity to improve justice through research while teaching lawmakers of the future," he said. In Foster's six years as dean, USC's law school has developed "one of the finest physical learning environments in the country. I wouldn't trade it for any other in the country," Foster said. "For instance, our law library was very small in the old center because of lack of space. The last five vears have seen our volumes increase from 75 000 to 175,000," he added. "When I became dean we had a good base of 15 faculty members. Since that time we have doubled that number. We have acquired professors who on paper are of the highest quality. Their interests are widely diversified, which gives our school an excellent opportunity to do various research projects," he said. "The quality of the faculty has been enhanced by 1 r * a- i__ a.i me lmpiememauuii ui tenure 10 oiuy uiose members who maintain the highest standards," he added. In addition to improving the faculty, Foster's years as dean have brought changes in the selection of the law school student body. Improved entrance requirements have reduced the law school's attrition rate, thus saving those who would not finish the expense of coming for a Snapfinger david winter _ I v p WE'VE GOT THEM/ STOP BY AND SAV r* 1221 Main St. (Downtown ' ICton'0 ilc; Monday Night Student Special I For $2" you get... I U.S. Choice Steak Baked Potato or French Fri? I Salad Bar Reservations Requested I.D. R&nuired I Proper Attire Requested J 741 Saluda Ave. - 5 Points optimistic tool future year, Foster said. Foster said he felt left out when the USC Board of ? 11 _i i_ i ? n usiccs uctiueu iu anuw some siuaenis aamission last summer who did not meet these requirements. "I think it was very unfortunate, because the board never was given any factual information. They made their decision without consulting me," he said. He added that this incident did not effect his decision to resign. In 1971, USC's law school published "New Developments in Legal Education" which was described by a national accreditation team as "the most constructive plan for overhauling legal education in the United States" at that time. Thp nlnn hasn't hopn iichH at ITQP hnfoneo nf "o?-? - w MVVUUOV U1 CX11 inadequate student-faculty ratio. However, other schools have copied our blueprints," Foster said. According to Foster, the future may bring a rise in the number of women law students. This will act as an offset to declining male applications and provide an excellent opportunity for women in law. "We also have a positive affirmation action program through which we are trying to get more blacks into law school. Since the phasing out of the law school at S.C. State 15 years ago, our center has harl a tupit nhlicfutinn tn inprpasp thf> numhpr r?f """ " "*v" *? ...v. "* black lawyers in the state," Foster said. Foster, who is senior dean among Southeastern law schools, prepared the background and introduction to the S.C. Uniform Commercial Code and also made the comments at the end of each section. After his sabbatical, Dean Foster plans to return to the law school and resume his professorship. /?T\ New hoi (aXpHe) ? M \g>7 protect i j j - ;jj,I By Patricia Eleazer 1 j I [ : A revision in housing contracts infPT help with off-campus housing ai The new contract will hav iHNkwS duarantop roimhnrcAtnpnt tn st !i Eg jfgjk to personal property by USC emf the Housing Office. The Housing : policy to always pay for the dam Director of Housing, Robert contract highlights the rules students should be aware of and t are important. At any time the k I I did not get a fair deal they can J Appeals Board." The provision will first app< ? contract. vl 1V 18 According to Sharon Rogers Life Committee has plans to pre |jU| ^ 11 : ? r : j ai mm r i i iu nuuMiig ior consideration. ! going to pursue a clause chai WBBHHRH^PpI Affairs." She hopes to make a c 1111111 > 11 * > students will not be he structural defects or repairs resi Friday Night Is DATE NIGHT (couples only) Buy one dinner at regular prici nnrl nat cornn r\ fnr U/il( Prira I W..V* V|^. . .V.I. . . .X.W . 3S (Doesn't include beverage, desserts, or appetizers.) Reservations Rtecflflred Bring this Coupon and Student or Faculty I.D. Phone 799-6303 m I j--. - "** tmsMmk Mb ?. '&$>v$*'-?&%^ jfBk .;? J^fti $& mSgM*?~ i/sing contracts against damages A legal opinion will also be sought concerning whether or not students whose parents signed the housing contract because the student was 17 can ? and a program to v0*e to change their floor plans when tjhey become *e planned for this Hoard of Trustees approved a request that a dorm floor can change its plan by a two-thirds vote. Since the contract is between the student and use a e a provision to student can vote for a change without parental jdents for damage consent even though the parents are held for the iloyes, according to financial obligations. Dffice has made it a age by an employe. Since Housing already has a waiting list of 200 Stewart said, "A women and 100 men, Resident Life Services has * ? ?. i i ~ r 1 : i _ i_ i _ a _ ana regulations uegun compiling nsii> ui aparunems avaiiauie 10 he University feels students. The program director, Mike Honeycutt, students feel they said the program offers a list of realtors in the go to the Housing Columbia area and a list of apartments in the Shandon-Rosewood area. jar in the 1977-78 of SGA, Residence The purpose of the program is to "arrange sent a new contract temporary housing for waiting list students. We 'We are definitely won't guarantee a room or act as a mediator bet11. .,.U T . _ I IU. 1 I A 1 l 11 1 w . uuuugii iav%iii ween me siuueiu ana lanaiora. .However, we will hange which states help a student get legal counsel if necessary," Id responsible for Honeycutt said. This free service is available in jlting from neglect, room 111 of the Pendleton Building. i Construction penalty ; on library forfeited I By Sylvia Wise A penalty fee for delays in the 1975. The dispute arose because I completion of the Thomas Cooper Dargan started construction * Library will not be collected, ac- earlier than the date fixed in the I cording to a University official. contract. The University said this The terms of the original con- nullified the six-month grace tract with Dargan Construction Co. period that had been provided. 1 II - J r _ ? _ ArtAA 1-1^ t t ' caueu ior a f>uu uue iet? lor eacn | day over the set date of com- John Goodwin, manager of new I pletion. The project was between construction projects at use, said eight and 12 months over that date, the matter was settled between the There was disagreement as to University and Dargan, and the fee | when the $9.4 million structure was would not be paid. He said the j supposed to have been finished, delay was caused by weather and The University had set June 1, construction problems, common in I for fnmnlnfinn uihilo Itaraan ('ansfnirtirtn I Construction Co. had said the Dargan Construction Co. could library would be ready by Dec. 1, not be reached for comment