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' The South Carolina Libiary g Campus Friday Volume LXX, No. "7 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Sept 12,1900 -0f? V #1 .:" > ' -,r^ ::.jjH^B' Barbara Derrick watch action Derrick tv . of the Finance Comm conflict was pointed out. High st The second of a three-part series on education in Columbia high schools. By Donald B. Weatherbee Staff Writer Principals and facultj from Columbia area high schools say they arc graduating competent students and should not be held responsible for un successful graduates. According to Richland Northeast Principal John H. Hudgens, high schools are often criticized when people "/ ronc/Wor . wu..r?.WH/ in today's world to be ? ninth - grade reading /eve/." -John H. Lee, Keenat High School principa assume graduates arc competent simply becaus< they received a high schoo diploma. "It's not wrong foi colleges to accept margina students, but it's wronj when colleges blame higl schools for releasing marginal students," saic Hudgens. "What is competency?' asked Keenan High Prin cipal John H. Lee. "We d( have graduates with a ninth grade reading level. These rutnnlo ?? ? '? ai t pi IUI careers that do not include college. "Those graduates going or to college can read and write ,".- -fi"-* -;.r. - . _- "-r--? -? cJjR^f-;:;' :NV... . . s I JBkisiiiS es student sen at ~**moved as co-chairperso ittee after a constitutioni chools t on a college level," he said ,4I consider competency ii today's world to be a ninth grade reading level." Approximately 55 percen r of Keenan's graduates go t | colleges, technical schools > or vocational schools, Le [ said. k "We are giving al students the same chance,1 Hudgens said. "But whei I they are unequally prepare* entering high school, the: 9 7 1 / Rinhlnnri Nnrthftn** Hin | colleges to blame high s | Constiti CO By Tarn J The student senate unani to remove Student Governn ^ as co-cnai r person of the Fir By holding both execu | Derrick violated the Studei (cording to Rules Con Shaughnessy. The constitut ficer may not serve on a legi; In an opinion issued in tl Badalamenti said the sen; including an executive of Committee members decide | violate the constitution, Shai I The senate's decision al: I officio member of the comn I but no vote. | Shaughnessy said the I separation of powers and v coninci. "Her duties are pretty ext taking any power away fr reflection on any people, jusl Dorothy Stefan, Finance member of the Rules Cor nothing to do with Derrick s "My personal opinion is tl she doesn't do her job, she'd Derrick had no comment o Q * -ii- ?- ' - ? in omer Dusiness, tne senj n granting funds to the Ele 1/ elections for vacant senates Stefan also reported that tl iefend s I. will be unequally prepare ti as graduates." i- At Brookland-Cayce Hig School, where ap it proximately 64 percent c o the graduates go to college ;f Assistant Principal Johi f m-ti uiiiniuiiu saiu: a persoi of average intelligence cai 1 get into college now. Toda; " colleges will meet student n halfway. j "Young people do comi yr out of high school who can' mm ? EmHHH h ^855 I : ' .-'"'' >' . . ' ' . ... ' . ' ' ' . . i: -;-yh School students relax ot choo/s for graduating margi itional co mafp >mmi mv Kilnatrirk itaff Writer mously passed a bill Wednesday lent Treasurer Barbara Derrick lance Committee. tive and legislative positions, nt. Government constitution, acimittee Chairperson Patty ion states that an executive of siative committee. le spring, Attorney General Sal ate could appoint any student, ficer, to a committee. Rules ;d, however, they did not want to lghr.essy said. so makes the treasurer an exlittee with a voice in discussions bill WAR nasspH tn nrnci.i-.m .. VV pi VxOV^t V Vvas not the result of a personal ensive. I certainly don't see it as om her," she said. "It's not a t the position." Committee chairperson and a nmittee, said the decision had capability as treasurer. lat she's done a very good job. If be impeached," Stefan said. >n the decision. ite nasspH a hill U/oHnocH<m ction Commission to hold fall eats. ie Finance Committee discussed tudents d read or write, but that is th< exception, not the rule,' h Drummond said. >f "We offer more to our j, students in equipment and n teaching," said Barbara n jettcoal, 12th-grade n guidance counselor at y Brookland -Cayce. You can s hand it to them on a silver platter, and it won't matter e unless they use it." t High schools will continue mm\\\ mmmmm ttside the building. Their pri na! students. nflict cite remi ttee 1 the freezing of the Associatio budget with Marsha Duncan, d No funds are available to th budget-vioiation charges. Hearings on the AFRO violat said the committee might not d "The severity of our actions Stefan said. "We're not there t if there are violations, some ac The committee could war violations, or it could deny the AFRO President Broderick S; Cheryl Doe will attend the hear Off-Campus Committee heat part-time students who paid ac getting full-time privileges, i part-time students who pa , privileges as full-time student Due to a mix-up during i students who paid activity validation stickers, Kvans s; changed, the students will h: tickets or attending student e\'( t he Kules Committee also w two unexcused absences durii their jobs. Shaughnessy sail members are in danger of h provide acceptable excuses. Stefan agreed. "If they'r meetings, they should not be in The senate also allowed for speak. He warned Athletic Cor how many Clemson tickets are camp-out. Two years ago, moi out for tickets when only 1,000 v ' compe : the job of education, but they have a tough job ahead, said Lee. "We have more literate people today because the drop-out rate is so low," Lee said. "It is up to the students to realize the chance they have and to make use of their high school education. Everyone has that chance," Lee said. "There will always be those ncipaf said it's wrong for d oves lead n of Afro-American Students' lean of student affairs, Sept 7. e organization because of 19 ions begin Monday, but Stefan ecide the case for some time, will depend on the violations." o punish any group. However, tion will have to be taken " n AFRO to avoid further organization money. Former amucl and former Treasurer ings. J Lorean Evans reported that :tivitv fees still have problems \ bill passed last spring gave y activity fees the same s. registration, some part-time fees were given the wrong lid Unless the stickers are ive problems getting athletic mts arned senators that more than ng the session will cost them i three Finance Committee eing removed it they do not e m;ssin^ their committee th^ senatshe said iner Sena:or Paul Streeter to nmittee members to advertise available before the expected re than 3.000 students camped fere available. Stree'er said fence students who fail, but the high school must offer each student the preparation needed." "If I could accept only those students who I wanted in my high school.'* said Drummond, "I could eliminate failure.