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Placemen
By JOHN R. WEST
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Five hundred job offers were i
and graduates who sought jobs
ning and Placement center thi
Paul P. Fidler, assistant vice pr
and placement. The number of
"We were able to arrange job
the students who came to us," F
an effective organization."
The Placement office arrange
year for students with various
majority of those interviews toe
rooms in Lieber College on the F
is located.
"CAREER PLANNING and
V andalis]
w i
tire eq
By CHARLES BENNETT
Gamecock Staff Writer
Destruction of fire-safety equi
is the most common type of vj
according to Chief of Safety S
Beauford.
"The needless discharge o:
destruction of fire hoses and
equipment is a constant prob
The cost of replacing damagei
significant compared to the dai
having working equipment wh<
"If none of the fire equipment
if there is a fire? It is a real danf
consider before doing this type
BEAUFORD SAID a fire o<
three years ago that resulted ii
the delay in finding a charged
"The man that discovered tl
three different floors before
tinguisher that worked," said
"Few people are caught in the
equipment. In fact, in seven yea
1- A- ' '?
uuec ptiupit: 10 court.
ACCORDING TO Beauford, d
South Can
in veteram
for fifth co
No. 34 University of Sou
it office arrai
tralized i
everybody
law and j<
made to 1,055 USC students services a
through the career plan- Fidler s
is past year, according to placement
esident for career planning e ngineerit
jobs accepted totaled 400. "The maj<
and eomp
salary offc
s for close to 50 percent of to an engi
idler said. "We feel we are The maj
of liberal
companies
these maj
?d 3,785 interviews this past "Some i
i companies, he said. The have a 3.5
)k place in one of the nine are not the
lorseshoe where the center
"COMP
high achii
placement is the one cen- explained,
m arid safptv
fuipment damage a cost
exclusively in 11
either more caut
I really don't ki
ipment in dormitories "Male dormiti
andalism on campus, freshmen are us
ervices Lawrence E. vandalism," sai
f f? A _ ? Un OOI/J iUrvMrv
i lire exunguisners, 11C U,LC,1C
other important fire are problem
?lem," Beauford said. Beauford also i
d equipment was in- rate of destruct
ngers involved in not considerably fro
sn a fire occurs.
works, what happens ATTRIBLJ'
?er that people should converted
; of thing." ("e "py chemica
considered them
ccurred in Woodrow "We .a)so Put
n damage because of tinguishers. Now
fire extinguisher. *)U* ^ seems I
ic fire had to search
he found a fire ex- Last year dam*
r-? .r 1 * *
Deauiuru. 1 his did not incl
act of destroying fire ment.
rs we have taken only "Students com
living. Well, this
amages occur almost factor in the risin
ilina a leader
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y KZHA/U/lsU/l/i/Uil
nsecutive year
EC
th Carolina, Columbia, S. C.
nged 500 jo
placement service on campus that
Fidler said. "Some schools such as e<
iurnalism handle their own interviews,
re available for all students."
aid 75 percent of the students who
service last year were either from the
ng or the school of business admin
jrs most in demand are in engineering,
uter science," he said. "The highest
;red last year was in excess of $18,000 wl
neering student."
ior weakness in the job market now is in
arts. Fidler said they are now tryin
> to realize the importance of the broad <
ors receive.
students shy away from us because tl
grade point average," he said, "but hig
; only thing companies are concerned wit
ANIES LOOK for persons motivated
evement and flexability in relocation,
, "Companies still base a lot on pen
i
!ly hazard
iale dormitories. "The females are
,ious about fire or they're less rowdy.
WM.r "
IUH ltfl SUI C.
ories which have a large number of
>ually the hardest hit by this type of
d Beauford.
are two or three dorms on campus
i areas, but declined to name them,
said even though there is still a high
ion of fire equipment, it is down
m past years.
TED this to several reasons,
our fire extinguishers from water to
1 type after we found that students
an excellent squirt gun," he said,
ass cases over fire hoses and exof
course students break the glass,
Lo be a deterrent in some instances."
iges to fire equipment totaled $1,900.
ude replacement of old fire equip
plain about the high cost of dorm
type of vandalism is a contributing
g cost of fees," said Beauford.
By CARYN JACOBI
Gamecock Staff Writer
South Carolina has been recognize
leader in veterans education for the f
year, the state department of educa
last week.
Dr. Charlie G. Williams, deputy
tendent of education, said that 69
state's Vietnam veterans are enrolle<
of Rights educational programs.
> "Our percentage of enrollment
national average Dy iz.3 percent
statistics recently released by the
Thursday, Mar
b offers lc
is for pearance and stude
ducation, Any type of previo
, but our student.
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V/IIV V71 HIV/ 111 oi k
used the well prepared resu
school of program provides ]
istration. conducted both ind
business 4' After they go thi
starting to sign up for inter
rich went students each com
the field "SIGNUP SHEE'
g to get placement office ai
iducation the interview date.
"If an interview
ley don't instruofpdtnwritpt
;h grades the sheet. The com
h." an excess of appli<
recruiting later," 1
towards The career Plai
" Fidler
;onal ap
Vandalism of fire-safety <
on the USC campus. Such
prevalent in men's dorms t
E. Beauford, director of si
ministration
TIIE VET
d as a national administere<
ifth consecutive State Office
tion announced "South Ca
exceeds the
categories o
state superin- and residen
percent of the programs or
3 in the G.I. Bill supervisor,
Busbee sa
t exceeds the veterans' en
, according to he said, "m
! Veterans Ad
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us work experience is an asset to the
steps toward a successful interview is a
me," Fidler said. The career planning
periodic resume work shops which are
ividually and in groups.
*ough this process, we show them where
views and how to find out what type of
pany is looking for," he explained.
rs for interview times are located in the
id are posted two weeks in advance of
t
schedule becomes filled, students are
he necessary information on the back of
panies are then notified that they have
:ants and may arrange more time for
ie said
ming office offers counciling for both ;
See JOBS, page 5
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equipment presents a major hazard
i destruction of property is more
han women's, according Lawrence ?
pfptv coriiiooc
J ?.vvo. v
in Washington," Williams said.
KHANS program in South Carolina is
i by the State Approving Section of the
of Adult Education. 4
rolina's educational effort for veterans ^
i national nartirination rntp? in the k
f g - ... ?.?v A
f college enrollment, on-the-job training J
t school training programs (training
1 campuses)," approving sections chief
Marvin P. Busbee, said.
id he feels there will be decreases in
rollment next year. "In the first place,"
any of these veterans have completed
See VETERANS, page 7