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Adult students Program By JUDY SIMS Gamecock Staff Writer Adults who have never been to college find the adjustment much more difficult than those who have and Elaine Joyner of the Continuing Education Dept. says the Mature Students Program is designed to make that adjustment easier. The program, which includes four courses, has small classes p limited to 15 to 20 adults over 25 years of age who have never attended college. "IT'S JUST to help them get starJprf " vnirl .lnvnpr h*?aH r?f (ho program. "Very large classes are shocking enough for freshmen. It's probably more shocking for an . adult to discover the classes are so _ large." English 101, University 101 and a liberal arts course are offered the first semester. English 102 is added second semester. Joyner said, "If you begin slowly and do well, that is self encouragement, one man i Know how good the adults' grades are, but said they almost always do better than they expect. Many come into her office with an "I can't do it" attitude in the beginning, she said. ^ I ? /a^ Li THE EFFECT UPC ' - r3 Thurst 1\ IReserv DUIII eases adjus ALTHOUGH COURSE content is no easier for those in the program, tho Q/1llh chtrlnnff? nn/iAiiwnrt/v iuv uuuiv ovuucnio <guv\iui age CrtLU other and can receive individual attention from the instructor. "The adults are more demanding of the instructors, more motivated, work very hard and want every ounce they can get out of the course, Joyner said. About 95 percent of the students in the program are women, ac Read The w 5* V 1 JAZZ BAND "Ah ^THE AUDIENCE I lay, Feb. 9 ie Townsh ed seats - i sponsored bi I /-? I i I ? x cultural ; nHnUBMOHM >tment cording to Joyner, and most attend the university to earn a degree so they can get a job. Many of the U/ftmPn nlcn Ho IfO " M?uv IIUTV V.1II 1V41 VII UI1U I lie: morning classes offered fit well into their daily schedule. Since the fall semester of 1975 and this semester, 117 students, 25 to 82 years old, have entered the program. Its first graduate was Darlene White, now in graduate school. ' V7UIII^LUtlV Ftmm & VtcmU Rodeutood Skipping Cwtet C*?u*i(lui, S. C. CMiptele Tittai Semce Tel. 771-0909 ^ 1 i I L I S DEVASTATING - 8PM I ID 53,4 ,?5 I Jeries j The Russell House Universi MtlMI Based on the game sh teams of 4 players co /-^ i i i Carolina cnampionsn advances to regional! nationals. Here'syour your academic wits i 1/ n/^\\A/l /^i Fnr mrvr I\I iwwifuyu. i ui miui and entry forms come of the Russell h PRO mill i, Simpson Spe< 12 Exp. Coloi a ? ??i Igg uuvoiupou ana ;j?: Kodacolor ^ ^ A |? GAF 9 1 ?" !? *Fugi eg (Foreign Film 20 EXP. g Not Included) ^OOOOOOOOWOOOOW VALUABLE COUI (/WWJIMUMJI) MUST ACCOMPANY O P Simpson Spec OVIEORS neorKodsehRX $1?? S Super 36 EXP $2.99 g? 8 Movie , ^OOOOOOX)^^ VALUABLE COUI ^WMWJWmAmXJU Must ACCOMPANY O SMHWH SlmpeooSpei If 5x7 gI Color Enlarge Made from you i\\ \ Negative RLunm^^^ALUABLE COUI <>^XJUOUUUWW)UUUUU must accompany o 1 ??O STo^r^at ^^yORNEll ARM! PHONE SUMTER * PENDLETON STS " MHMHHBBBMnBUHBBMnm ty Union presents BBWV f . I / r? /~\ owoTrne ous, mpete for the ip. The winner s and possibly chance to test n all areas of e information i by room 209 louse. CESSED BY I j JraOMH .. dStik zsm 1*1 ?w pp :iai awaiirog r Film if >OfJ fWWWWWWWWV\^? F iUDE 1 inoPraoostlnQ 20 Exp f?-Js|| auoes / men*** k 1 to. / egf /I 126 or1 f 1 135 |g FHDN MOOOOOOOOOOOOOM^ RDER WXXKXXWlXwOOUfNi aaaaaaa/v\aaaaaaaA. /) clal ywpmwww^ >ment S r Color mmh M 9011 >w\ > PHARMACY'O* 1-1596 i rnt nuniA q r nmi F