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By David D?Wht
Staff Writer
Some USC students who
tutored at the Wilkinson
Girls Home a private
orphanage in Cayce, were
"shocked" at news of the
arrest of Wilkinson's
director Feb. 23.
The tutoring program,
wmcn is sponsored by USC's
Episcopal-Lutheran- Methodist
Center, has been
postponed indefinitely since
the arrest of Wilkinson
director Clara Roberts.
State Law Enforcement
agents charged Roberts with
failing to report suspected
child abuse cases and with
interfering with a criminal
investigation, according to
SLED spokesman Hugh
Munn.
"This doesn't seem real,"
said sophomore Richard
Culler, chairman of the
tutoring program. AcProfess
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evening. After class she and
a group of students went out
to eat. She was last seen at 8
p.m. Thursday.
When Heimberger missed
some meetings Friday, a
group of professors became
concerned. She failed to
answer the phone so the
professors went to her
apartment at 83 Fox Trail
Dr. to see if she was alright.
When the professors
arrived at the apartment
they sensed something was
wrong and notified the
Sheriff's Department.
When deputies went to the
apartment, they found her
car parked away from its
usual place, and the contents
of Heimberger's purse were
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volunteers had been spending
about two hours a week
tutoring the Wilkinson girls
in their high school subjects.
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Wilkinson for
about six months after being
alerted to possible problems
at the home by the S.C.
Department of Juvenile
Placement and Aftercare,
Munnsaid.
ELM Center had been
tutoring the girls almost
every week for about five
months, Culler said.
Culler and four other ELM
Center volunteers went to
the home Feb. 26 for the
weekly tutoring session.
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POLICE SAID a search
party was immediately
formed because of the
suspicious circumstances.
Heimberger, an only child,
is survived by her father,
Charles J. Heimberger. She
was born Feb. 9, 1937, in
Erie, Penn.
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doctorate in elementary
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before becoming an
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resume later, Culler said.
THAT INCIDENT was the
tutors' first knowledge of
any problems at Wilkinson,
Culler said.
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living at the home had been
placed in other orphanages.
SLED has not released any
further details of the investigation.
Munn said the
investigation is still "such an
active case we can't go into
where and why" the child
abuse occurred.
Roberts was released from
Lexington County Jail later
on the day of her arrest.
The Wilkinson Girls
Home was established in 1909
as a home for black girls who
had been deserted by their
families.
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Heimberger had recently
published a book on teaching
gifted and talented children
and was helping redesign
curriculum in BatesburgLeesville
area schools.
Dr. John Mulhearn, dean
of the College of Education
said Heimberger was "one
of the best teachers in the
College of Education.
Students always went to her
because she was always
there.
"I can't think of anyone
who would be a less likely subject.
Never had a student
complain about her. It was a
real loss to both the college
and the university," he said.
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By Forrest Brown
Staff Writ?f
Barnwell College, once gutted by fire but
now completely renovated, was rededicated
Friday in special ceremonies held by
university officials.
"Moving back into the building is an
improvement to our environment," said
Dave Clement, psychology department
chairman, during the ceremonies.
"The exterior of the building is very
impressive," Clement said, quipping that he
felt like "Rocky" after climbing the steps
CHESTER BAIN, dean of the College of
Humanities and Social Sciences, said, "A
marvelous restoration has taken place. I
think it's a wonderful opportunity to further
careers in teaching and learning."
USC President James B Holderman said,
"I'm pleased to end up this eventful week
with the dedication of the building of one of
the finest departments at the university.
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that is how I will cut the ribbon." He then set
the ceremonial ribbon on fire.
According to Clement, the Barnwell
structure originally housed the science
department and was called LeConte
College. However, when the science
department moved, it took the name
LeConte with it.
In 1932, the psychology department
moved in, and the building was named for
Robert W. Barnwell Sr., former President of
South Carolina College and a popular
politician who helped get funding for the
college.
A fire gutted Barnwell College on Jan. 20,
1978. At a cost of $2.5 million, the entire
building has been renovated. Several architectural
improvements have been made,
including restructuring the floor plans to
provide for five stories instead of the
original four.
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