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Friday Volume LXX No. 31 University of South Carolina Columbia ,S.C. Nov.7,198Q State cor approve* tor arts c By Stephen Riddetl Editor USC's proposed fine arts center got a boost Thursday when the Commission on Higher Education recommended a $5.2 million appropriation for the 1981-82 fiscal year to pay for the first phase of construction. In its recommendations to the state Budget and Control Board on funding for capital improvements, the commission ranked 78 projects in order of priority for funding and also approved six projects that will require no money from the state. Two USC projects will not require state funding: a $1.2 million performing arts auditorium at USC-Aiken and $575,000 for planning an engineering building tor the Columbia campus. The arts center funding will come from the state. SEVEN OTHER projects costing the state $10.4 million were also approved for several of USC's nine campuses. The commission deferred 12 USC proposals that would have cost $9.9 million and rejected two projects that would have cost $1.6 million. The commission debated for almost an hour over the arts center proposal. C. Otis Taylor, chairman of the commission's committee on facilities, said the center was ranked seventh on the priority list because it was very important. "The Movietonews donation is a national treasure." he said. "You cannot put a dollar ....I.., .? ii ....M I.,. : i ui.. i ?u \iUUt'WU II. II Will lit' 111 VUlllclim* I III It'M'UlCIl and also I'm;uses national attention on our state." Not all members of the commission agreed. "I think every project on this list is more important than the USC arts center," said commission member Fred Sheheen. "I know all about it and of Holderman's speeches around the country. I am very concerned about the order where it appears on our list of priorities," he said. "I 11A V Iv A nrohl f?m with ivinkitu* :i nnn. academic facility over academic areas," said commission member Robert C. Gallager. "Our priorities are mixed up 20th Century-Foxforge UCLAofficic By Ronda Templeton Staff Writer Twentieth Century-Fox ignored relationships," and "forgot their little deal' the University of California at Los Angeles the company donated the Movietonews libr USC, according to a UCLA spokesman. Charles Hopkins of UCLA's film library s;i school believed its "prior relationship" wit Century-Fox would move the corporati present the $100 million film collection to UC Hopkins said UCLA officials were sur] when 20th Century-Fox announced its decis present USC with the Movietonews film, general feeling around here was that some* the University of South Carolina had som (wim zuin vdiiury-r ox j, ne saici. Hopkins said UCLA and 20th Century-Fo> worked together for several years, and th poration keeps much of its nitrate film ; UCLA film library. Hopkins said he fel Century-Fox made a mistake by donating th to USC because "you're going to find that n will want to look there for valuable old footaj HOPKINS SAII) UCLA wanted to ad lo/'t irtn to itt film liKrum/ Kiit _? university never had an opportunity to nu offer for the film. "We knew it might be grabs sometime, but we never got an oppor to make an extra push for it " nmission > funding enter when we have students sitting in the halls, as Mr Taylor has described, because there is not adequate classroom space." In a move to block approval ol the arts center funding. Gal lager made a motion to the committee that it move the arts center to the bottom of the list of approved projects, the 28th spot. Sheheen then proposed an amendment to that motion that would have placed the arts center on the list of deferred projects in the Mth spot. The commission voted 9-3 against the motion Nanette Smyth of Beaufort joined Gallager and Sheheen in voting in favor of the motion. When thai move was defeated, Gallager offered another motion to move the arts center proposal to the 28th spot on the priority list. That motion was defeated. When the commission voted to approve the package of recommendations on the priority list, Gallager, Sheheen and Dr. Alba Lewis dissented because of the center's position on the list. (aALLA()KK, chairman of the com UIOIUM V IMIIIIIIULX VIII llUMIIt'Sh tlllU finance, also said USC will not be allowed to count military students to get an enrollment adjustment in funding. USC Provost Frank Borkowski said that means USC will not get about $7f)0,(MK). "In 1973, we decided that funding for military students was not appropriate because our funding formula was based on physical plant facilities and the schools were not providing any facilities for these students who were taking courses on military bases." (iallatfer s;iiH "When we changed the formula in 1980, we decided we would fund them because funding for physical plant facilities was separate, but we intended to implement the program starting in 1981-82," he said. Pete Denton, USC vice president for iinance, said USC officials thought the military students were to be counted this year. "We did not get information telling us they would not be counted until Oct. 9," he el iri 1 'Tim*' l-nv : I: t . .nun. i in ? im>\- umiiiiu mi: llllllldl \ students at some schools, but not at others. see Commission, page 5 ft 'deal'with his school tl questions Mo nopKins said lk.la was mistaKen in prior its ongoing relationship with 20th Cei ' with was a sufficient basis for donation ot when library. He said UCLA already had fi ary to that could have been used to house the cc Robert Knudson of the University of lid the California said he is offended by rumot h 20th university tried to obtain Movietonews. on to USC officials said Southern Cal was LA. considered for the donation, but Knu prised those statements were untrue. "The la ;ion to discussion here about the Movietonews s "The place about seven years ago," he said. [>ne at ie ties T1IK MOVIKTONKWS series would I an asset to the Southern Cal library, i have said."We wanted it, but decided at th e cor- would be too expensive to keep it up." ;>t th<? Knudson s;iid h<> ho;irH ;it>niit '>nth t 20th Fox's gift to USC after the corporation le film public announcement in New York last I\ obody "We weren't prepared to make a hi *e." tation. You (USC) wanted the donat enough, so I guess you got it." he said, d the Twentieth Century-Fox and USC d the James llolderman have also cited ike an University and Columbia University i up for contenders for the Movietonews gi! tunity spokesman for Columbia's film depart he was not aware the school was considc j^ft^ %k A. '' jdttk iPl 4t The Commission on Higher Education Thursday , state Budget and Control Board appropriate $5.2 mi of construction on the USC fine arts center. (Photo b\ Education panel hotel-tourism n By Stephen Riddell USC Provos Edi,or didn't underst The Commission on Higher Education it had to wait Thursday rejected a USC proposal for a before makin four-year bachelor of science degree in consultants rt hotel, restaurant and tourism ad- program note: ministration. year degree w< USC offers a two-year associate degree in Sheheen sa the field through the College of General approve only a Studies and planned to expand the program would like to within that college. the business sc Fred Sheheen, chairman of the com- Business A< mission's Academic Affairs Committee. with expertise said a team of consultants is studying all work.' two-year programs at four-year institutions where technical colleges are available. He BORKOWS said the associate degree program at (JSC include busin falls into that category and, as a result, program, but 1 recommended that the commission vote not should be up to to expand the program until the study is "Saying tha completed * Administratis in the progran "WHILE TI1K PROGRAM is under study, what USC pre it would be unwise to expand it." Sheheen studying the said. "There is no reason why the com- Another comn mission cannot wait until January, when the did raise the < report from the consultants comes in.before making a decision." vietonews donation believing spokesmen said they had never heard of the ntury-Fox Movietonews library. the film JA.MKS JACKSON, owner of Educational 1m vaults Productions in Columbia and coordinator of USC's Election. Movietonews collection, said 20th Century Fox did Southern nrtl "(Jn Qhnnninu" vihoii it n>aH<? it? riwiviitn iihnnt ? * r>~ "? ? 's that his where the Movietonews library should be housed Jackson added that some major universities seriously considered for the donation were bitter about the dson said decision. He said Hopkins' charge that USC had st serious "ties''' that influenced the corporation's decision eries took js true. Lowell Thomas, the "Voice of Movietone" for 20 years, and Jackson film "Lowell Thomas lave been Remembers" through Kducational Productions. Knudson The program is the largest user of Movietonews at time it footage. Jackson said 20th Century-Fox did not invite Century- open competition and thoroughly investigated i made its each university considered. larch Three 20th Century-Fox representatives visited ig presen- IISC last fall in connection with the decision, and ion badly the university " simply made a stronger case" in its drive for the donation, Jackson said. President He said the Movietonews library at USC will one Jew York day l>e the "great audio-visual library of the *s serious world'' and added that universities angry over ft, but a 20th Century-Fox's gift to USC will have an op ment said portunity to l>orrow the film for presentation at red NYU their campuses. recommended that the H/ion for the first phase ' K y/e Holland) f rejects rogram t Frank Borkowski said he and why the commission felt for the results of the study g a decision "Even if the 'commend that the two-year xisi, u noes noi mean me lour juld be thrown out." he said id the commission should i program of top caliber "We ee the degree offered through hool." he said. " The College ^ministration has the people who could make the program KI SAID there were plans to ess school classes in the 'where the urogram is nlaced the university ." it the College of Business ) is fully willing to participate i is categorically contrary to sented to us when we were matter." Sheheen said nittee member added, "We question of cooperation with see Education, page 5 A Today at USC f Celebrate the New Muslim Year with the Muslim Students in Rll Hm. 303 at l p.m. * HH Film ~~ ' Roman Holiday/' a comedy about a princess who runs away from the court to have a Cling in Home. Shows at 7 gf*m?* 9:3d p.m, and midnight. \ A 4?*. ?. V V C3QW MS3! * ' &>.* today: Sunny and warm. High near $0, ?ow intheSQs. Weekend: Fair atid a little warmer. Highs in the 60s> tows in the 30s, r v III! **? ?>?111r mini iiimiimuhiii h i \m^m *