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Health ce R? VAHCM I JI* J UA4&.4 Gamecock Staff Writer The Thomson Health Center is laying the groundwork for a new, completely computerized records a?? ti? sysicni. me iiiiiciiiiuiai will be the first to benefit from this, according to Isao Hirata, health center director. Hirata said the intramural plans, "will give us a start for a total system way down the line, maybe five, ten years from now." Presently there is no system of screening intramural participants for physical status. TV svster was dropped because oi false reportings and because there were too many forms to deal with by hand, Hirata said. j> Di <j BUSCH 8 SCHLITZ LIGHT LBest Price 9 A.M. iSalud HBBTTiTnTTTmHml titer to cor EVERY STUDENT par ticipating in the intramural program as of next fall will fill out a computer-readable form each semester. The form has been written, and asks accident history, diseases had and fractures incurred. From the forms an accurate roster will be made ot tne participants in all intramurals, including their teams and their physical condition. All the information will be assimilated and both the health center and the Sol Blatt Physical Education center will have terminals hooked into the campus computer center. HIRATA SAII) Tuesday that the computer center has the form and HATPLAC scount Beer & Wine Cer -- C *1.49 O *1.79 q KEGS >s?Best Service?Best E ONN nputerize "positively will do it if the money comes through. They will have it set up by fall." The budget is being nit npxt vpar and "pvprvonp is short of money," Hirata said. The health center can afford to put in a terminal, which will cost $4,500, as they have a working budget of more than $1 million, said Hirata. Neither the physical education center nor the intramural program can presently afford the other terminal, said Robert C. uairympie, director 01 iniramurai activity. Dalrymple also said the computer program will go into effect whether or not the physical education center gets the money for their terminal. "We can still use the system" without the other terminal, he said, because they lter I Equipment 6 -11 P.M. S k/% ^ ^ i*> ^ ? A rTikTVr*iii jm jjirjTrm records syi will be able to get printouts from I the health center. i THE TOTAL terminal system I will cost about $9,000, said Hirata. i Student money will be used for the 1 initial expenditure, which will i affect the 9,000 intramural par- 1 restau ! BEHIND SOU CAROLINA E i 1 1 MEAT-PLUS C MANY VEGETA PLATE CAN HOI I WE ALSO SERVI GREAT SAN DW 1 ao/ r A \ /lk I U'/O 3A v in MEAL Tl CHECKSCASHED T FOR AMOUNT OFPURCHASE 11 1 UB^O stem < ticipants per semester. All university students will benefit From the total health center records program, Hirata said. He views this as an "initial cost on the road to the total computerization of i CIRCLE t 'RANT (^^11 11 H BOOKSTORE) HOICE OF AS I BLESASYOUR < .D-only $1.90 I I E BREAKFAST I ICHES, & BEER IGSON OUR ICKETS MON. -FRI. 6:30 til 8:00 CLOSED SAT. SUNDAY-11:00 til 3:00 | mimrn I V '1 a