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r Cultural events highlight I ^^i.iuui iiinn in i i festivities By CHUCK CROMER A Entertainment Editor fl ll 11 1 oirnnfe ?>-* olr/v r ? %/?>vu>ui wviiio uianc mis nii'h b ICSllVlllCS, with the appearances of opera singer Beverly Sills 41 and the Dance Theatre of Harlem in Columbia, while Errol Flynn and the Ferdinand Roten ^HP ^ Galleries exhibition and print sale are the highlights of the campus' activities. HP "Music of the Elizabethan Era", performed by ^ the Collequium Musicum, will be presented at 8 p.m Tuesday, in Fraser Hall. The Colliquium, uikkt i\ouney muckv s and Harry Cardwell's v7 direction, will offer works by Robert White, John t Dowland, Thomas Morley and William Bvrd. The v^| featured work will be Byrd's Mass for three ^ voices, accompanied by records and viols, a | stringed instrument from the 16th and 17th cen- ^ ^ *m turies. The USC Department of Theatre and Speech will < stage "Hedda Gabler", thp final production of the fall semester, at 8:15 p.m. the week of Her fi at . Drayton Hall Theatre. The box office is open for i Mi reservations from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday with tickets priced at $1 for students and ijjjk D1KFCTOK. James Patterson describes Hedda as a "hemmed in woman, terribly concerned with the social mores of the period who proceeds to R9|HH marry someone who is considered right by society's standards, but who is very wrong for j The Columbia Museum of Art will exhibit "Tribal Arts" through Jan. 2 in the North Gallery X1 ll*t of the Museum. About 80 pieces of African Dance Masks, Handicrafts and Sculpture are included in The a the exhibit. Russc One historian wrote, "The traditional sculpture Atlani produced by the people of Africa is today Ballrc recognized bv rnnlnmnnparv ^ jr 111 1 iiioiui id I is, be by connoisseurs and the public as representing one of Russc the great creative heritages of mankind. Through u long neglect, suppression, and consequently a ^ misunderstanding of LVW.,,C ,, cnam See I* OC I S, Page 11 Commission promo r.v KICK MKNDOZA 'iamecoek Staff Writer Almost everyone has heard of it, but no one seems to know what it is. The S.C. Arts Commission is misunderst od. Students associate the name with an art gallery, but they are mistaken. The Commission, located in the Caldwell-Hampton-Boylston House across from the Governor's Mansion works with programs in film, theatre and dance. The commission also has ine Arts Truck and the Crafts Truck. MARY TEAGUE, Public Information Director of the Arts Commission, said that the commission was created by the S.C. General Assembly in 1967 "to promote and develop the arts in South Carolina." It is headed by nine directors appointed by the Governor. Because one of the commission's primary aims is to promote the arts through programming, the commission is divided into three programs: Arts-in-Education, Professional Arts Development, and Contemporary Arts. The Arts-in-Education program is concerned with the arts in elementary and secondary schools. Artists and materials are available to the schools so that students may have first-hand irictrii^tinn PrAionf 'P A U (T/xtnl * -4~ 11 un uvuun. * i ujvv-i i fu v i uuii /vi is rrugram) is usfifl "to integrate professional resident and visiting artists into educational, recreational and community programs," a TAP brochure says. The program works directly with state schools. THE CONTEMPORARY Arts Program is, Teague said, "designed to reach out into local areas and to bring art activities into those areas." There are programs for the elderly, prison inmates and teenagers. There are also the Arts Truck and the ('rafts Truck to serve communities in the state. 1 > The Gamecock ? k_ Interfainmerit I r ^ -'"111' s Jk Ir |PBI1 ^ wf m B, ^ss ht : ilpS 88m rttlfoi fln Kb br -JT| pM ? m. ^ gg ^ WjEJ^ jWbPm an _^|?L ijf^H^^V Mi JpIP^^^^^,^-'*'4p pH| jf2j tfli^h, ^wbhkk bbt v tsra j4\j* XJM es W&y mU ^HBBsBmatBB^wB&$^ iLy ^^^Hfl99HBHU^S?^ 191 W mm ' E3^1 B?S nij WMwa ,? j^^^^^^UEBBUKKtik^MSSZ s*l Bar* 7a SSS* 'I cid 7%gj a J E&JI SPr' bird 1,1 $6< mual Winter Formal will be at 8 p.m. Friday in the stl 11 House Ballroom. Firebird, a top-40 group from . a, will provide the music for the evening. Because the ^ nill P*1I1 hnlll 7(lit nArcnnc nnlt"?nnn *? f"~'? "1 ?:n . vu |>VI avuo, V1IVI auvc IW ilic 1UI lliai Will nvitation only. The invitations can be picked up at the pri II House, Room 209. In order to receive an invitation, 1 lust ^fcring proof of age with you because wine, >agne, beer and soft drinks will be sold. ST sei du $35 M_ "1 - - * ? les cunure in state j ot Y ch? The Arts Truck and the Crafts Truck are mobile studios I available for two-week residencies to any community willing sor to furnish the site for the truck, water and electricity for the se? truck, and provide food and lodging for the staff. rep Th The two professional artists in the Arts Truck teach painting, linnlpum hln*>l/ 11? ? F. lining, aimscreening, animation and photography. A1 tot The two professional craftspersons in the Crafts Truck teach weaving, batik, silkscreen, tie-dying, basketry, spinning, se! wheel thrown pottery, raku pottery and sculptural clay forms. i All materials are free, and the program is free to community tro members. s?u mi t * r ? * 1 ? - ? * i ne i-roiessionai Arts Development Division operates the South Carolina Open Itoad Ensemble (SCORE), a mobile fQ| theatre company, and the Dance Touring Program, respon- I sible for the Columbia performances of the Atlanta Ballet se] Touring Ensemble and the Dance Theatre of Harlem. . sti THE INDEPENDENT FilmrnJikfru firrMiit ic Toamio coirl ?.VW.V >?, gjj primarily for filmmakers "not connected with studios." The ^ filmmakers usually show their films in art museums or ^ community buildings and answer questions. ST The commission receives most of its money from grants. Obtaining and spending the grants is done in steps. u 1 First, the commission checks the National Endowment for 1 Arts to see what grants are available, said Teague. The grant 1 is then applied for. After receiving the grant, the commission ^ checks the guidelines to determine how the money may be used and proposes a program that meets the requirements. pr< In 1975, the Commission distributed $147,240 and is seeking un more support so more projects can be started. About Campus Students nisunderstand ictivities fees V CHUCK CROMER itertainment Editor Student gripes are as common as a politician's oken promises; they never end. Probably the Dst talked about and least founded criticism of em at USC concerns the student activities fee. Students complain about the mandatory fee for II time students only because of their ignorance out who gets the money. Many students say the hletic Department, the Student Government d the University Union split their hard earned mey among themselves and waste it on their f rn projects. Because of this uncertainty about the student :tivities fee, this column discusses the fee and >w it is used. The mandatory student fee for 1974-75 was *52 5ft ch semester. Of that figure, the student health e was $27; the athletie fee was $12, and the udent activities fee was $13.50. The mandatory student fee was increased $10 in 75-76 to $62.50, and an additional payment was ade for USC's 20 club sports. Of that figure, the 1 jdent health fee was $33.50; the athletic fee was ; the student activities fee was $13.50, and the lb sports fee was $1.50. The fee was increased ain this fall by $4, to $66.50 with $2 being added the health and athletic fees. ONE MISCONCEPTION that needs to be jrified is the term "Student Activities Fee". lis is a misnomer because only $13.50 of the 5.50 each semester is given to activities. Many ?? ???*?? iuciiu) ciw imi unueibiaiiu me iees oecause ail ?s exist under the same title. USC's ad- ^ nistration continues to use this vague title. The uation could be clarified if the name was anged from "Activities Fee" to the more ecise, "University Fee". here's where your $66.50 goes: UDENT HEALTH FEE?This fee of $33.50 each nester (including 50 cents per credit hour ring summer sessions) brought in $1,037,877 ring 1975-76. The fee this fall was raised to ?.50. % Phic m '1 \r ? 1 ~r " . octm u iui oi money ior medical re, but if you compare these rates with those of ler hospitals, it's not so much. With no amination charges and reduced medical arges, the student is getting his money's worth, t could be dangerous for any student not to have ne form of medical coverage. During flu ison, for example, as many as 200 students were )orting each day to the Thomson Health Center, is service is a bargain at $35.50. 'IILETIC FEE?This $14 fee each semester ailed $416,648 for 1975-76. This fall semester's ! has been raised $2 to make the fee $16 each nester. rhe athletic fee is probably the most conversial expenditure because the majority of idents don't use the tickets. Fo the sports enthusiast or the couple searching * a cheap date, the savings are good. Each football ticket costs $8. If there was no ' mester fee to cover these expenses, the adssion price would be too much for the average ident. [n basketball, the fee is also a bargain because ch ticket costs $5. The student can attend either ^ r??4U.. li ? ii ? - 11 *i ?_ ' ... u luuiuau or mree oasKeiDaii games to get his ?'s worth. 1IDENT ACTIVITIES FEB?This is the fee that distributed to chartered organizations. Without doubt, this is the biggest bargain of all, but idents still complain. * [n 1975-76, $422,218 was collected. This includes j summer activities fee where 25 cents on each ?dit hour is assessed. Many students can spend ? r /\ ? 1 ' " - >.;>u uumig a weeKenct tor entertainment. rhe variety of intellectual and entertaining jgrams sponsored by this fee are almost limited. In an average week, the student could See FEE, Page II 1