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South Carolina's Beat College Newapaper Friday Volume LXX, No. 56 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. Feb. 13, 1981 ' : . . ,v . H f ....:: '-t'. ' 3'; ' - f ^ 1 KB J jJHi fiBB *j| 4&*> j9 i w. # a -j > ' i t :?4 * ? >. USC Board of Trustees Chairman R. Mark/ey ^ Dennis read a 12-page statement at the board's meeting Wednesday outlining some of the issues and concerns the board will face. (Photo by Jose Panganiban) wr n * Resolution ma 'Georqe Roaer By David Talley StaH Writer After a USC George Rogers Day and a South Carolina George Rogers Week, the Heisman Trophy winner may have a Richland County road named in his honor. C n Unnco Cnaalrar ITmoritlic Qnlnmnn Tllntt n.Ramh??r0 U.V/. AiV/UOV upvuiwi UIIIVIII.UU k^v/ivn ??v/?? JL/imvv, ?-r w q, introduced a resolution that would rename the part ol Stadium Road that borders the State Fairgrounds George Rogers Boulevard. "Two men came to me after talking to people in the citj and county and asked me to introduce it to the House," Blati said. ,4I wish I had thought of it first." IN HIS resolution Blatt said "Many football fans thrnntfhnut th? state have traveled Stadium Road to att#?nr Gamecock football games to watch with awe and admiratior To abolish commissjoji Representative By Teraaa K. Weaver Nawt Editor As a show of opposition against recent state Commission 01 Higher Education actions, a state legislator introduced a bil in the S.C. House of Representatives yesterday calling for tht immediate elimination of that statewide supervisory board. Referring to the commission as a "superfluous" board Rep. Ernest Nunnery, D-Chester, introduced the bill tha would abolish the commission and revert the remainder of it yearly allocated funds back into the state's general fund. The fourth-term lawmaker, one of 23 co-sponsors of the bill said earlier that separate state colleges and universitie could better represent their own interests before th legislature. THE COMMISSION acts on behalf of all state-supporte< colleges and universities, presenting annual budgets to th< Ctpp kZCLl I By Tom Coyne Staff Writer USC will appeal to the General Assembly the Commission on Higher Education's recommendation that the College of General Studies' two-year programs be eliminated, university President James B. Holderman told USC's Board of Trustees Wednesday. The commission directed USC Jan. 8 to discontinue two associate degree programs and to submit a plan to end the remaining two-year programs. The General Studies controversy has caused increasing differences between USC and the commission. IN ITS FEBRUARY meeting the commission tried to clarify its position, saying its efforts are not aimed at eliminating the College of General Studies, but at upgrading and strengthening the program through a gradual shifting from two-year occupational degree programs to four-year baccalaureate programs. "I regret the adverse relationship that has developed in the higher education community because it is not productive; it is debilitating and counterproductive," Holderman said'.'The commission has a narrow conception of USC as having merely a research and graduate function." Holderman said the commission s own consultants stated "across the state significantly different sorts of students are served by the technical colleges and the senior institutions'. "THE COMMISSION misinterpreted the consultant's report," Holderman said. "The chairman's letter makes three recommendations that are found nowhere in the consultant's report." Board Chairman It. Markley Dennis said,"Apparently, some ol tne commission members leel tnat nigner education in South Carolina is over-funded and over-ambitious and must be disciplined and curbed. "Often its deliberations and procedures seem both unfriendly and unsympathetic to the welfare of the universities and colleges whose actiyitie$> it was crested to coordinate and encourage," Dennis said. DENNIS SAID "It is not for a board chairman to attempt to dictate the day-to-day workings of any agency. There is an increasing tendency for the commission to regard itself as a principle governing body. \A7Vi o f T Kalimro % c naorta/t ic cnm o nlorifinntinn Kir (ho TT lit* t A MV11VVV lO UV/VVIVU 10 OV/1IIV VIOl IIIVUVIVAI WJ UIV/ Legislature as to the role the commission is expected to play, particularly in its relationships with the institution boards of the state," Dennis said. The Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution to appeal to the General Assembly the commission's decisions. rn rnnrn ty ? i v/v?v? s Boulevard' the remarkable feats performed by this super athlete." If the House-approved bill is passed by the Senate, it will be transferred to the South Carolina Department of Highways 1 and Public Transportation. waiKer r. itagm, niguway ue^m uhcih ?;?*?? j> treasurer, said, "It's usually just a formality at the General Assembly and has to be finalized by the South Carolina * Department of Highways and Public Transportation Commission." BLATT SAID Rogers is an outstanding citizen who has t brought a great deal of publicity to USC and South Carolina. Blatt said the tribute would remind South Carolinians of ai 1 ...:n ? u? i > Ultf gLHJU Will rvugci ? lias ui wugui IU mc uiuvci any . 1 "Columbia and USC really needed that shot in the arm," 1 Blattsaid. 2 introduces bill House Ways and Means Committee. After receiving state school budgets, subcommittees hear from each institution i concerning meir individual ouogeis. 1 "The commission is really just a superfluous board that 2 meets prior to the meat of the actual situation," Nunnery said. "Each board is a lot more capable of telling about problems and financial needs of their school." t The bill to eliminate the commission is the result of Nuns nery's "adamant opposition" to several actions taken recently by the board, including recommendations to abolish 1, two-year degree programs at USC and to form a joint board s of trustees for the USC Medical School and the Medical e University of South Carolina in Charleston. Nunnery's bill has been referred to the Ways and Means j Committee, which should take some action on the measure e within the next two weeks, the legislator said. lecision Board approves J fc.p. for nmaram I j J ? Mr - By Tom Coyne Staff Writer USC's Board of Trustees approved Wednesday ;i fee to be paid by students entering the Master ?f International Business Studies program. Robert Kuhne, director of the program, said only new students entering the program will have to pay the special fee, which is needed to defray the high costs of running the program. The Mas International Business program also recieves a $40,000 subsidy from the university each year. Hugh Wilcox Sr., chairman of the board's Academic I Affairs & Facr'ty Liaison Committee, said the fee was needed becaust low enrollment and high costs. Kuhne said, "It is a two year master's program comprised of four components: foreign language, international business, government and international studies, and a six-month internship overseas." One-hundred-sixty students are enrolled in the program, 75 of whom are serving internships overseas. Master of International Business Studies candidates must learn a foreign language and serve a six-month internship in Egypt and Europe. Wilcox said charging special fees for particular j programs is usually against university policy. But because Arabic and Japanese courses are being added to the program, costs are increasing. USC Provost Frank Borkowski and Vice President for ! Finance Pete Denton, studied the proposal and both agreed the fee is necessary. "The program is highly regarded nationally and internationally and may very well be the most outstanding program of its kihd in the nation," Borkowski said. G.B. HODGE, chairman of the Spartanburg County Commission for Higher Education said, "I applaud this board for not letting anyone usurp your legal authority. "There is no need for the commission other than a statistical purpose," he said. "We have a good thing in our educational system, and it should be built up, not torn down.'' Furthermore, the commission also directed USC administrators to try to have the university exempted from the statewide 7 percent personnel cut the state Budget and Control Board has proposed. pay |is * myM UK ?** * .' MHK,! - la y?R i iL^?^^PBBMMWPy ' la WBBBHBBE. ttjif.. 4^^ JMK Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers cuts upfie/d behind the blocking of fullback Johnnie 1A/rirtft* Wur/n/i ' T1-? I Mumiy lira uaii/r ui/vr/. f/fir utfyimttturxf is considering naming a part of Stadium Road George Rogers Boulevard.