Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Replacemen By JOSE DUVALL uamcvutn cftan nruer A search committee to replace provost Keith Davis has been appointed by USC president James B. Holderman. Davis announced his plans for resignation Nov. 3, 1977. "I have never had the notion of being an administrator all of my life," Davis said. "One has to make a decision when it is time to return to his primary interest and mine is teaching and research in psychology. I thought this was the appropriate time for me to do that." "I CAMK into administration from the very beginning with a personal unuersianaing uuu u was probably a temporary career," he said Davis has served as provost for nine months, but said he is looking forward to being back in the classroom. "I bad hoped that the search committee would be able to make the transition at least by June 1, but as I have told the r::Tzn HAD A PIECE LATELY? Have your first of the semester DELIVERED! Fast Free Delivery 254-8800 2702 h'ltxruuuul / )r I The GAMECOCK is the student newspaper ol the University of South Carolina and is published twice weekly on Monday and Thursday during the fall and -f "'a - *""M w,,vv "1 v"' T vri? Thursday during both summer terms with the exceptions ot four times in August and on University ot South Carolina holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock arc those ot the editors and not those ot the University ol South Carolina. The University oi South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution. Change of address forms, subscription requests and other correspondence should be sent to The Gamecock, Drawer A, (JSC, Columbia, S.C., 2?30?. Subscription rates are M per semester and %7 for the summer sessions. Third class postage paid at Columbia, SC. t sought i president, if the June 1st date is an unrealistic one, I am prepared to look at another," Davis said. TIIK CHAIR MAM nf nrocirJonf Holderman's appointed committee, Professor M. Glenn Abernathy of Government and International Studies and committee member John J. Duffy, a professor of Education, both said the committee has no one in mind to replace Davis at this time. According to Abernathy, the committee's first meeting will be neia tomorrow. y a II I "or provost Davis is concerned about problems within the psychology department. He cited the lack of office and laboratory space caused by the recent Barnwell fire as a maior nonrern "WE HAVE spent several hours trying to examine alternative ways of accommodating the office space and research labs for some of the faculty members," Davis said. Davis is also interested in' meeting the needs of the students involved. EWrn 1.^11 uyuc JL J Distinctive Clothing foi Wade Hampton Hot The best pizz< s & r* I ?? vp? | 2772 Rosew< I iImA FREE! I Your first II soft driitfc If when act ad! 1 ? ressieyfc - Indies rind Gentlemen el and Columbia M^ll V,. ATAtUl , l , a in South Carolina. . . 9 AV1A LUll v* ood Dr. 771-9447 ing Columbia j original recipe r 25 years! t beverage, beer or Am _ ? wiin any wze pizza. . companied with this /