The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 23, 1976, Image 1
'VOI,. I.XVIII NO. 5 THURSDAY, SKI'TEMBKR 23, 1976
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By CATHKIUNK TIIHIFT
(iamccock Staff Writer
Mis two-year administration will probably
l>e remembered as a time of evaluation for
the university, and that's the way William
H. Patterson wants it.
When the retiring president took office in
February, 1974. he hoped to usher in a period
of "consolidation" for the university, a
pause to evaluate USC both academically
arid physically.
Under Patterson's direction, the faculty
took a hard look at several .programs, including
University 101, an orientation
course, and the College of General Studies to
determine their merit. Both were continued.
As for the physical plant. Patterson said
an extensive building program was unH
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Local autonomy was granted to the Aiken,
Spartanburg and Coastal Carolina ha
Regional Campuses by IJSC Hoard of pe
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Saturday. tfr,
The vote will become effective when cu
the official minutes of the meeting are trf
approved by board chairman T. ftston sti
Marchant. George Curry, secretary of sti
the board, said he expects the paperwork nu
will take about 10 days, during which fa<
time letters will be sent to all personnel its
directly affected by the action.
Curry said he does not cxncci aiw bv
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objections to be raised regarding the ,K)
action, so "for all practical purposes,"
the move is already official. f?i<
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derway when he took office and
"everywhere you looked on campus, there
was a hole."
So far. the physical development has not
reached the point Patterson would like, but
he hopes that by the time his resignation
becomes effective, June 30, 1977, the College
Street mall, Gambrell Hall and the new
Pharmacy building will be completed.
If the buildings are completed when
Patterson leaves, he will have fulfilled
another of the goals he set when he became
president.
"MY Til IK I) desire was to renovate some
of the older buildings, and eliminate the
situation we have now where one-half of the
faculty is well housed and tlx1 other half is in
slums," he said.
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I'his will allow the regional campuses' partic
ml ties greater legislative power over main
?ir own affairs. Davis
\ccording to the board, faculties shall cam pi
ve, "legislative powers in all matters Dav
rtaining to the standards of admission, sform;
^istration, requirements for and the contro
anting of degrees earned in course, the chang*
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mdards of the university, and all other of higl
ittcrs pertaining to the conduct of body o
nilty affairs, including the discipline of level <
own members." school
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the president of the university and the |).\Y
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The campuses involved have their own other I
. ulty organizations, but will no longer the sai
on a time of <
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The renovation of the College of
Engineering was part of Patterson's plan to
shape up existing buildings, as was the
million dollar education Iwiilding project.
"There will still be a few things left un
done," he said. One building Patterson
hoped to renovate was Barnwell College, but
lack of funds prevented it.
"Most people are always wanting to build
and expand." he said. "President (Thomas
F.) Jones made a great contribution here,
but I felt it was time to evaluate where we
were going, l>oth from an academic and a
physical point of view."
Patterson said one problem he would
rather not leave to his successor is one of
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micjiiicu lliciik)iir>iiip^. wiin uj>l s regional
campuses.
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campus, according to 11. Willard
, vice president for regional woreVi
jses and continuing education. <whu57 '
is hopes for a smooth tranition
from the former form of The S
I to the new one and said that the theOffic
e? was necessary. One benefit will Kxckmj
lighter work load for the main depende
is administration, he said.
>rding to state law. when a school TIIK
her education reaches a student |>ortunit
f 1 .(MM), it is eligible to teach senior receive
courses, making it a four year The s
Davis said this is why the cam- cxchan^i
were granted local autonomy. it had in
IS SAID the change tits a national return a
1, but sees little prospect of the sold. th<
Five regional campuses reaching Thclx
me status. bad not
evaluation
leave," he said. "The new president ought to
know what our relationship with the ? ight
branches is and I'm not sure we know
PATTKRSON SAID the four-year coll ?s
will have to Ix; recognized as such In le
main campus rather than continue to be
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branch.
"They will have to be relatively independent
and report only to the president,"
he said. "The two-year campuses should
remain as they are now. with an associate
vice president in charge and courses similar
to ours, to make transfer simple."
Patterson said he hopes the Board of
Trustees will take action in December to
give the four-year schools autonomy in
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ilit down
[j activity
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io\v defunct hook exchange operated by the
Government < SG ? was operating against the
ics of the state's General Appropriations Act.
t Iv Alexander, dean of students, in a letter to
;ident Dave Wilsford. said that during a three
riod SG had subsidized 55 cents of every dollar
, the exchange. He went on to say that SG was
e of the general appropriations act.
lines of the General Appropriations Act
the subsidizing of auxiliary monies.
Student Government was not doing anything
or immoral." Alexander "Wlmn th?
and external auditors gave us their lindings
immediate action to right the situation."
shut down the book exchange and sold the
the highest bidder. t'SC Campus Book Store.
IT or Tin : MONKY went to pay for personnel
" rent of the room.'' said Wiisford. "Hie
> just weren't bringing their books to the
ge. 1 believe the prime factors for the limited
participation were apathy and location."
xchange was located on the third floor ot the
House. Wiisford said it was too far from the
traffic.
letter Alexander said that "during 1973-74,
l Kxchange had general receipts of $1,662.30.
enditures were S4.711.69. This gave the Book
Sean operating balance of minus 13.049.39. In
ir of 1974-7f>. the general receipts were
i. The expenditures were $2,704.87 This gave
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Keeeipts were $394.67. The expenditures
195.34. This gave the Book Exchange a minus
tudent Government Ass<K'iation tS(JA> and
e of Student Activities created the S(iA Hook
l?c in 1973. It was to he self-supporting, not
lit on Student Government aid
SKItVKK provided the student an opy
to dispose of unneeded textbooks and
a partial refund
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;c ol I ice and \\ ould lx* given a receipt saying il
>t been sold within *H) days, the student coul(X*-"""'"
nd pick up the te\tlv>ok II the book hijjcl ***
? student v^uld return for a retu??^
>ok l>ecani< the property ot *w'
Ihhmi sold or reclaim^"*