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4 involv Itv A1 A 1)1/ I IKIII/Iliriki (iamecock Staff Writer Four of the 14 law students involved school controversy returned to law scho The four, David Hodges, Karl Smith, and J.M. Hilliard, were admitted fater re center for this summer's Summer Pre Program, (SPAT). Their grades from last summer were averaged together for a < which had to be more than 2.0 for admiss The controversy began when the 14 stu ahrtut Hin " ? 1 ? ' uwut viiv. oi uii^nious grauing system ui said that Prof. John E. Montgomery hac sonal system of anonymous grading. The students took their complaint t< grievance committee and then to the B The board voted to admit the student grades were less than the 2.0 admission Saleeby said he was happy when the admit the students. Michael Hillings* son of U.S. Sen. Ernes felt differently. He did not return to the la Hollin&s said that he felt tho rWici . made by the faculty, not by the Board of T also said that he viewed the whole thing as between the faculty of the law center, the 1 and the newspapers. Hollings said Board Chairman T. Eston to make a big thing out of the contrve personal feelings and opinions of the studc never really considered. Carter '' * A - " wiui me main on ice in Columbia, visit "Our job is to inform the people Jem on campus with pamphlets, still stickers and brochures, including a copy of the Democratic platform," J Wells said. _ stud Every Tuesday and Thursday a ^ari table will be set up on the Russell ^enr House Patio to offer the campaign J;3"1 literature to students. "So far, ^olu we're getting a lot of response," At Wells said. groi Though Mrs. Carter's recent Gf F HBHHHHKH Mfmem BMHBHB^^r **1 i| hHI 3K. * ^ V , ; . 'V V.:'..-c^ ed in law c [ 'I'd rather suffer ..... I * ?- >? ' in iciai ictu s iaw aiav IIW SCHOOI S ol this fall. Edward Saleeby turning to the law gl -Admission Trial ; summer and this Lo W emulative score, lion to law school. ^ dents complained The 11 students who did retu * /\/J 1 a- ? - " ,cu. me siuuenis i*i/a were dismissed in Uctobe; 1 violated his per- Association said the law school as a result of the student's pr d the law school , oard of Trustees. Saleeby, whose father is stal s, although their D-Darlington, and served on tl standard. years, said that he was upset that it was not an unfair decis board decided to "I'd rather suffer, than ha1 Saleeby said. t Hollings, D-S.C. w school last fall Before the students were dis should have been reported they were subjected t lYustees. Hollings from their fellow law students. rj big power play upset at the admittance of tl Board of Trustees against them, and there wen Saleeby said. Marchant wanted Karl Smith said some of the rsy and that the that the 14 should be dismiss* ;nts involved were they were there, and that he jk bad feelings from fellow studs Li l.nmr ; to Columbia was publicized, SHERi?^ lings found that many students Gamecock staff did not know about it. m . Traffic will I Ve went around and let completely remo ents know about Rosalynn main streets int ter coming to Columbia," campus. lings said. "And many of them Included in e out to the airport and to the Longstreet The mbia Building." Sumter Street is ; ultimately impro> > of yet, no student political safety hazards ID has been fnrmi^H in cimnwt ? ^ ami ord. streets intersectid Hhk hilj- %-S : IHIlSSilll 3|lltll|fc:i BBflSSff onflict n In Saleeh thnn I richt anrli f that he ha( IIff Or the contro\ Sen. Sale dward Saleeby school roturnoo because of from Watei dishonesty. rn to the school in the fall of Hollings < r Kftnonnrv A ! . utvauac me Minencan war initial deci: would lose its accreditation been broug esence. with findin down and U te Sen. Edward E. Saleeby, issue. ie Board of Trustees for 12 at being dismissed but felt As a resi ;ion. school and ve the law school suffer," vironment. Montgom missed, Smith and Saleeby should find o several types of reactions Many of the students were he 14; others held nothing The anon 2 "a few who understood," school. Hoi Saleeby sail is good in th other students felt strongly interfere in ed; others were happy that does not alh irsonally had experienced no professor 1 ents. according t )us traffic to b [TH The plan puts all Writer street's two-way traffic side of Longstreet Th< De rerouted or Main Street. The east s ved from three used as an entrance vi ersecting USC's theatre-in-the-round. Henderson Street is b plans for the from Pendleton Street iatre area on Street and turned into a i plan which will mall, according to Hare re the traffic and Jr., Vice President of of the Sumter- This is part of ? H Qlimtor HniMnn J 1 1 y> uuniivi lycvuic piugiam lu {J1UV1UC MUll >ns. more convenient wi Hh , ZZXKZZ A modern store off? i paperback books or t We not only sell but i 1 trade paperbacks. i We have many pars 1 per cent off. So come on out an<! ln Board Walk Flaia 3turn >y's view, the law school did what it thought was he board did what it thought was right. He said i been treated, "extremely fairly," throughout /ersv. a' " eby had said lat September that he felt his son ven a fair chance because of his political conhe younger Saleeby said he was treated unfairly people's low opinion of politicians, resulting gate and discoveries of governmental graft and iid not return to the law school after the Board's sion because he thought the issue should have ht out into the open. He said law has a lot to do g the truth and the people involved never sat ilked about it rationally or tried to figure out the jit, Hollings said, he could not learn at the law that he did not want to study in that type of enlery, the professor involved, told Hollings that he another law school. ymous grading system is still in use at the law lines said hp npupr wnrpio^ oVvr>?.? ?* ?*? w. ? u> i ivu auuui uic ayaicill. d he felt it had its good and bad points. He said it at a professor can not allow personal feelings to the grading process, and bad in that the system aw for recording class participation. At least one las started adding class participation points o Saleeby. e rerouted of Sumter campus, Brunton said. Several of on the west the decal-only parking lots have jatre, near been destroyed to provide land for ?ide will be the mall. The construction, now ray for the under process, will be completed within the year, according to the eing closed office of Administrations. to Green ? ? '?1 * pcuc&tnaii v/uici cimnges inciuae plans to >ld Brunton make College Street into a operations, pedestrian mall within the next i ten-year three years. College Street will be lents with a closed from Henderson Street to *y across Barnwell Street. 1 Exciting World Used Books ! ;ring a tremendous variety of hard back and i just about every subject and at really great also buy hard backs (sorry no* textbooks) and illel reading books and new best sellers at 20 [ I get excited at t| I >ok Dispensary on Bush River Road, ai I-2?, Just down from fr-t Weekdays and 1M Saturday Phone 798-4739