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r lxviii, no. 23 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Monday, December 6, wt * 104 appli consider! I '9 1 Fattersoi liy MICKEY TRIMARCIII 1 News Editor \ The search for President William H. Pat1 fprsnn's snrressor has amounted to 104 an J*? plications, according to screening committee | chairman Othniel H. Winges. I "Some of the 104 candidates have asked for \ their names to be withdrawn and we're now j actually working with 90 active candidates," / he said. I TUrt i I n 1 C/)PAnnmrt Pnm i i lit r i uoiucniiai ocaitn ov,icvimi5 vuur mittee of the Board of Trustees has had four I meetings since Patterson announced his retirement in September, effective June 30, \ 1977. The committee will terminate its work with > ( a report to the board no later than Feb. 15, 1977. "The committee is progressing and thoroughly looking at all the applications," j Student Sen at i i ? after excessive 1 By MARK J. LUNDGUKN f Staff Writer / Willis Walker has been removed from the Student Senate, because of excessive absences. ! The action to remove him was taken by the ' Spnate Rules Committee Wednesday night. ' /A Student Government files show that Walker i was absent from six meetings this semester Only one was excused. Present attendance rules provide that a \ senator may be removed from office if ht \ misses more than "two consecutive meeting.' I or three separate meetings,'' witnoui presenting and having approved a writter excuse by the Senate Rules Committee. I WALKER IIAI) previously been involved i ('* r* Lturuima By EDITH McNEIL Gamccock Staff Writer Carolina Cares will be using a new collecti year because of an ordinance against str< passed last year by the City of Columbia. "We collected the majority of our funds > # solicitation last year," said Pete Shahid, CI Carolina Cares Committee, "but because a g car last year during the collections and sevei complaining, the city passed an ordinance Street solicitation involves collecting doru occupants of cars stopped at intersections. , CAROLINA CAHES will instead solicit c local shopping areas. "We're hoping to get tributions by going to local shopping centei } ?# we did from street solicitations," said R Lcaiits 3d for i's job Stephen Ackerman, committee member, said. "We're keeping the selection procedure open to all applicants and will not turn aside anyone." Ackerman said that some of the criteria used in selecting a new president are to find someone who can lead the administration, is strong academically and has the ability to work with the political structure of the state. Tho rommittpp will nlsn take into con sideration the candidates' professional or academic achievements. Applications were accepted until Dec. 1 but according to committee member Dave Wilsford, the selection group will still accept applications. "We sent notices to several national journals about the position being open," Wilsford said. "We have some persons Soe APPLICANTS, Page 2 or removed } absences a controversy concerning his eligibility to serve in the Student Senate as the senator from the College of Pharmacy, the seat to which he was elected. Walker changed to the school of General Studies on Sept. 3, according to a letter signed by Archie Porter, director of student records. lion liiroaum, cnairman 01 me rules committee and president pro-tem of the senate, said that the question of Walker's eligibility had nothing to do with the decision 1 of the Rules Committee to remove Walker. Birnbaum proposed amending the rules of 5 the Student Senate to the removal of any t conntnr mic?in0 twn mpptintfs without having 1 an excuse. This proposal will be voted on at this Wednesday's meeting, the last Student n Senate meeting of the semester. ires changes president of Panhel, the so Carolina Cares committee r Carolina Cares also had pr ion system this The Student Government, w eet solicitation couldn't find anyone to head I according to Micelle Cro through street volunteer worker for Caroli hairmanVjf the "Pete Shahid wasn't aDC ;irl was hit by a passed the budget," Crout sj ral people were was approved the last week against it." "There was some mix-up Uions from the this year," said Hex Gale "There is a special accoun ontributions at however, the people on th as many con didn't know this and went t -s and malls as have their budget approved osann Garber, "IN MY OPINION we ovc I JMBBB ' B J?j; PPPkiWBE&v v ^ 9 v- wssmsmBm > B 'jwB S^BSssfi | BBr^KfflBBMSal^l *im^^KSSMS Relaxation What a way to spend the day, relaxing s on a street corner in the warm sunshine c of a cool autumn day. For these three o men, a corner on Assembly Street collection sys rorities' governing body, and areas," said nember. "When I first a oblems because of a late start. then we had to < hich sponsors Carolina Cares, "The first e1 he Carolina Cares Committee, much for the ni ut, student senator and a said. na Cares. Carolina Car i ..i....n * o n ? >iuvi:u ita i:u<iu nutii mini wt* umi^wi <ti o p.w aid. The Carolina Cares budget Christmas tre< l of October. Russell House in the approval of the budget nesday. ?, Student Senate Treasurer. t of $ 15(H) for Carolina Cares, Several Colli e Carolina Cares Committee ticipating in ti hrough the Student Senate to tributing a per ! " The bars are A ir-expended this year on a few Second Level, p? . ?M1 W RHF^^diifl HBflv ^ JBHH^^fflHUHn^Hn Mark Alexander?THE GAMECOCK eems to be the best place to pause and /\ll I li /itd* 4 Ik /\a? <r li 4 << K/vf <v../v w win ii uini uiuu^iiin unoi r Miming n. tem Bob Knudsen, Carolina Cares treasurer. pproved the budget it was for one night and change it around to take care of three nights, vent of Carolina Cares is costing way too umber of people that we expect to come," he es is sponsoring three events: Disco Night l. in the Russell House Ballroom, a Campus e lighting tomorrow night in front of the :if 7 n m anH dri\rti i^n U'oH. imbia bars and merchants arc also paric Carolina Cares donations drive by con centage of their profits to Carolina ('ares, [most Nuts, Capitol Coal, Don's, Left Guard, and the Skyline Club.