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Bv JIM LaFEMINA Staff Writer SC. Superintendent of Education Charles G. Williams told a small gathering at the Clariosophic Hall Wednesday night the biggest educational problem of the state is its "slow developing economy." "Throughout the history of South Carolina, we have methodically undereducated from one third to 40 percent ^ f 4.1 1 _ A.1 * 1 L ? oi ine population 111 oruer to fit the labor needs of the state," he said. Williams began his lecture with some hard-line facts about the state and where it ranks among the rest of the nation. South Carolina, he S - -g\ J 796-550? 11 ' Daily Lu [j Mon.-Thu -j 'Open ti! midnij 11 * Carry-out & ii 'Beer. Win r-v , t bring thi !l a FREt C | w/ai | excluding 1 v;i!iJU.S( J (Olterexp B m rree urawing | Tickets fore gUNDi (US cation said, ranks first in the country in categories such as aggravated assault and .burglary, while taking the number three position in the area of illiteracy. The state also ranks last in average life expectancy and 46th in the percentage of its population which has completed a college education. Williams, who earned both his masters' degree and doctorate at USC, said South Carolina's history has never called for a degree in higher education. South Carolina, he said, has operated for many generations under a system s-vf aaimriti aii V-* r? fnr? Ul CUULUllUil VV 111V. 11 lie ICI " med "a system of exclusion," where certain ^ ^ Chicken and Ribs ^ Dinners $2 2$ to $6 9b | 540 Knox Abbott Dr. 1 nch fecials !i rs. I 1:30 until ti ght after the games ti Drive-thru Service |; ie. and Liquor H is ad in for I i ill** i i \ ha let oala el .: ly meal ; ! lunch specials g ^ IT' rerjuiicii I ires 10 27 81) M for 2 pairs of USC r k i acn nome game: p ------????i HT*C BeSTflURfinij St, (3 one) SflLOOn I Q % - ? ? - -A ninority groups such as >lacks, the poor, and the landicapped have been j lenied the education they , ieserve. He pointed out, however, hat in the last 10 to 12 years South Carolina has been moving toward a system of nclusion "for the first time in the state's 300-year history." "More children are receiving a better education today than in the state's entire history," he said. Williams then turned the subject toward a recent article in The State newspaper, which said South Carolina students rank lowest nationally in SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) scores. | Carolina 49<t ] Suckers ; We also carry a wide variety j of other Carolina items! Jewelry W; j 2909 Platl Spring* Rd , W | "lt'? More Than Jutl An I JOIN THE AEROE * Every Tues. and X 5:00pm -5 I WOMEN'S CLUB v (Beside Maxey Gre] V Questions? 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