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BEfl E&M ;H \ HHJHH B=|| 1?S| By MARK PLATTE tdhof Faculty Senate's Scholastic Standards and Petitions Committee suffered a setback mujr u OP uic senate uui ciy uvieaieu a mandatory class attendance proposal after more than an hour of heated discussion, countless proposed amendments and major disagreement. The amendment w&s defeated by an unofficial hand vote oi 35-24, taken after q senate Chairman Charles Coolidge was unable to decide the proposal's fate based on a voice vote. Committee member Trevor Howard-Hill made the proposal to the senate, describing the new policy under consideration as one "to make the determination of the penalty of any amount largely the decision of the specific instructor." The amendment read, in part, that if a faculty member chose to take roll, he or she must apply a grade of "F" to any student missing more than twice the number of scheduled classes per week. It also said faculty members must announce their personal attendance policy at the beginning of the semester. THE PROPOSAL initially was criticized by Ted Simpson of the engineering department. Simpson, also a committee member, said he opposed the amendment because it wouldn't change or solve the problem of having a permanent attendance policy. "When I came here in 1958, I was never told there was going to be a class roll," Qimncnn c a l H "Ta nnt kono cnma nlooo V/I?SI|7WV<> 0U1U. A V* 11W 1114 V V/ OW1AIV VIHOO attendance rule to protect the faculty and consistently help students is not going to move us forward." The first "amendment to the amendment" was offered by Jerry Curry of the music department. Curry asked that the ii cr V?t9V> KV4 By DON WEATHERBEE of i^dav^j N*wtid4<or? "Just a carg( More than 250 years of was probah history are embedded in the owned." remains of the Brown's Albright sai< Ferry Vessel ? making documentation those waterlogged timbers vessel's or the oldest ever salvaged in pea ranee, but i the Western Hemisphere. its remains, To oreserve the 48-foot u.. vnv/vivgioto na\ piece of history, which sank ^ vessel ha< in Georgetown County's which were 0r > Black River around 1730, the iK)w amj am|(j y:p vessel has been placed in a 55-foot long conservation vat in a USC laboratory and ^ remain there, while scientists chemically treat the > wood until the vessel is strong enough to withstand If there is a salvaged ship j Njjjk in mis nemispnere oiaer than the one sitting in a big ^ ??J| bath tub on Wheat Street, TN| then someone is keeping it "a deep dark secret," according to Dr. Alan Albright, Brown's Fe conservation project ' ffdirector. 1 i ? | BAR-B-O 7 i i*orit sancsw m Served with Slaw & Pickles on W; With Coupon i ggc Coupon Expires This bunaav Night at 10pm 6*14-81 y Defe proposal be changed so that the instructor does not necessarily have to apply the grade penalty of "F" if a student misses too many classes. Peter Sederberg of the GINT department J O * * * auppuiicu v>uiry anu also voicea niS 0Djection to the proposal. "When I read this proposal, I was reminded of one of the convict's comments in the movie 'Escape From Alcatraz,' " Sederberg said. "To paraphrase, the students will be counting the days in classes, the professors will be counting the students and I presume the Committee on Scholastic Standards and Petitions will be counting the count. This policy would lead to an increased adversarial relationship between professors and students " After Curry's amendment passed, Howard-Hill continued to defend his committee's proposal. He said that when students miss ciass they miss all the related work. "OUR THEORY was that attendance in class provides something that the student cannot get in any other way," Howard-Hill said. "So if it was not the case, then we could teach by correspondence." Howard-Hill reiterated that faculty members could choose whether to take roll, and said, "We want to have leverage over bad students" and reward students who regularly attend class. The new policy would have changed the existing rule which stipulates that a student must attend 75 percent of all classes. The change would've made it mandatory to attend 86 percent of class meetings. Morris Blachman of the GINT department questioned the relationship between the university's grading manual and the nrnrvKwl nnliov /?Har?c*o AnoA?-/iinrt ?? I vi?U??5V, nWUi UlAig 11/ II1C manual, grades should be based upon a student's knowledge of the subject matter. storing V tractor-trailer front and center). Ubrigfit said. Amateur diver Hamptor ) ship which Shuping of Charlestor ily family- discovered the submerged vessel in 1976 while diving ir i there is no the Black River anc picturing the reported the find to USC's iginal ap- Institute of Archeology and from studying Anthropology as required b> project ar- South Carolina law. The law 'e determined for Control of Certair d two masts Salvage Operations ice set in the provides guidelines foi ships (in the management of submerged ^Jm| I' SOUTHERN1 wo i?^WK I - to talk with someone ; . b *MDortion counseling a I * Free pregnancy & birtl , SI Trained counselors try Vessel Speakers for school & H 8 "Confidentia I I I Someone I r 254 4368 m 1614 Two Notch Rd. ry night 10pm !j mm I T-SI rlvii custom Prlntin I arm Bun g for Clubs & Frat Transfers and L I i Sneclal Carolina ?,,, 2767 Rosewood Dr. ats Pro IP^ ? *"& - ' ; ^IH; / v :^ : v^Miiiui&^^.' ^ ~ ,v W. ; ::^,mjlW^oov>-, ^ Trevor Howard-Hill addresses facult mandatory attendance which was defeat Whether the student attends class or not has nnfKinrt /* /l/\ ?m*U ?-?-?~i ??- ? n? * - 1UUUU5 w uu wuu uiHsiery 01 uie suDjeci, Blachman said. "I consider that (the proposal) to be a potential infringement on academic freedom. "Learning doesn't occur simply in the context of that classroom," said Blachman, opposing the amendment. "I think we need to keep that in mind." Agreeing that a' student shouldn't be graded on attendance alone, chemistry esse!I antiquities instate waters. ? i In 1977 the vessel was H 1 i transported to a Richland [ County pond for safekeeping I j i and May 12 it was raised I again and moved to USC on a j ; 40-foot flatbed truck. Hi ?< I The Institute was awarded fl| M #OAA AAA ?? A. ? - A ^ " f a fow.uw gram in iif/9 lO t help finance the two-year Hj { preservation process. The S Brown's Ferry Vessel will tej have permanent home in B] [ Georgetown's Rice Museum. I j MENS,SERVICE?| ? 1 ? i who cares /ZI l'( \W\i-\ w> >unse!ing \^\M^4P7v/ md services 1 h Control services a^i Renting furr beers per d . PLAN . civic groups 3 & services / Cnntant With (j^irurui) j , ARTS I Onfl Snf 0. . J I j*: Two Brx I \ [ and Fouf ! or Chea :ernltles I i* i! i I ettering I u a Designs ^ I j| (In. from Campus I ^ a y with his committee's proposal on ed. Professor Oscar Bonner said, "Whether a student gets credit for a course or fails and does not get credit should depend on how much he knows about the subject and not whether he is Dhvsicallv Dresent in a certain number of classes." Although the senate rejected the proposal only by about 10 votes, the motion to close discussion, which requires a two-thirds majority vote, was unanimously approved. ? ? I BEACH BLANKET I OR te BEACH TOWEL I] raoEWf gamecocks pi r^> AAf -I voun 1 _ CHOICE ilHpF * $1*95 CUDOLl n pfj] ^ WITH A CuDbUlkJFVfiHA ' > W I Ten en HAMatotK, The Jewelry Warehouse tp 74A4 Mali Urin.. OA u/ r?i. ? ! ? ??? " ?? ?i?5* v- ui?. K'v.-V-.-i 9 til 6 Mon.-Sal. [ j "?'? mo** tkmfitmt smothtf tiot*. " STUDENTS ONLY ? "??" 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