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News briefs Council delays decision From Staff Reports Discussion on the closing of Greene Street, originally scheduled to appear on ie Columbia City Cou' cil agenda in early June, has been rescheduled for July. USC Student Government President Ashley Abel, leader of the latest movement to permanently close the section of Greene Street in front of Russell House University Union, saia, uuy uouncii nas nad a lot of business to take care of, but now that the budget work is over, I don't know what is holding them up." Abel said student government and university staff are soliciting individual support from council members to get the Greene Street issue on the agenda soon. Abel said council members are divided on the issue. He wants to impress upon all councilmen that the linitrapciftr it- I ? vuiiTvt ?jivjr to OUI lUUd 1IA pursing its interests. Abel said the lobbying effort is aimed at all council members to avoid isolating one or two councilmen who aire more sympathetic with the university's position. "We want to do a good job with it," Abel said. "We want them to know that this is not a half-done effort.'' The Red Cross will conduct a blood drive from 1 D.m. to 5 n m Monriav .Innp 28, ill the Towers Lobby. The goal is to collect 50 pints of blood. Red Cross officials encourage students to support the blood drive, noting blood supplies are low in the summer. An exhibit featuring several rare books on a.r/tll.finn ...ill U -J I 1 1 -A. CVVJ1U11U1I Will UC uiapidycu ai the Thomas Cooper Library through July. Exhibited on the library's mezzanine level are prints from John James Audubon's "Birds of America." The GAMECOCK is the student newspaper o< the University o< South ^jioanj jno it published three time* a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the fad and spring semesters and weefcfy on Wednesdays during both summer sessions, with the exception of university holidays and examination periods. Opinions expresed in the GAMECOCK are those of the editors and not those of the University of South Carolina. The University of South Carolina is an equal opportunity institution. The Board of Student Publications and Cewmunications is the publisher of the GAMECOCK. The Student Media Department is the parent organization of the CAMICOCK. Change of address forms, subscription requests and other correspondence should be sent to the CAMICOCK, Drawer A, University o4 South Carotlrva, Columbia, 5.C. 2120*. Subscription rates arc $15.00 (or (1) year, $4.00 (?? (aN or spring semester and $3.00 (or both summer Kuiont. Third class postage paid at Columbia, S.C. The 'Gamecock" k a licensed student organization of the University o( South Ciroka and receives funding from student activity fees. Retiring bit By Bernard Sinkler "I have always liked the student and have regarded myself as one," said Wade T. Batson, a USC biolocv professor who is retiring this month after more than 30 years at the university. At the end of this month, Batson's title will change from distinguished professor to distinguished professor emeritus, marking the official beginning of his retirement. But the 70-yearold Batson would have had to retire five years ago had he not brought suit against the university. Statp law sptc tho retirement age at 70, but in 1977 the university set the retirement age at 65. Since the university is a state institution, Batson and another professor won their suit and an extra five years of teaching. TODAY, BATSON is retiring only in "obedience to state law," he said. Though he will no longer \ Don't forg< y 2 Vi Salt / June KINKO'S SUMMER I 8-7 M-Th 8-6 FRI. _ 10-5 SAT. 1256-0301 I OKAY, Pizza Expn $ 1.05 OFF ANY I ITEM 16. PIZZA I WITH 4 COKES fH j FAST. FREE DEL. i | ONE COUPON PER ology profe teach, he will still have access to his office and hopes "students will still find a way into my office." He will also continue to do research, and hopes to assist both the biology department and the university. He went to college, graduated, and worked as a high school teacher and nrinpinal hpfnrp <;prvin?? in r* v '""o ? the Navy for three and a half years. He then returned to graduate school, earned his doctoratc, and began teaching at USC in June 1952. "Ever since I've been here I've regarded the student as my best friend on campus," Batson said. In the 1950s there Was "more contact. generally, between the student and the instructor than there is now," he said. BATSON SAID, "I think students today are more hesitant or reluctant to make contact with professors. Students don't come to chat with you much. I think they it Kinko's e -Thru \i?)l 30 HOURS -y'-f % MORE Ql MORE CI ess Is Now Putting Extra Cl " 7 I I I 9 I I ONE ITEM FREE ' ! ON ANY LARGE ; PIZZA. $1.35 VALUE PULS 4 FREE COKES FAST. FREE DEL. ONE COUPON PER PIZZA. : EXPIRES: 6 24 82 , ft. i, RE EXTRA CHEESE issor ident Dr. Wade T. Batson have a right to expect my time." Batson said when he was a student some of the biggest help he received was from instructors who knew their students well. Batson said that during the late'60s and early'70s "there was a general spirit of rebellion here (at USC)." He was chairman of the student media board, which oversees the functions of the Gamecock, WUSC, The Garnet and Black and other student media, and he jfeXw 7 jrzvi'^SL ^*^*3 3 3 3 Main nttst! HEESE! hcese On All Their Pizza's ^? 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According to Batson, this is an argument between "applied science" (science 7 9 9-3807 [56-0301 1 . \/ i u jdiiM y i uu. | A 12" ONE ITEM : PIZZA EOR ONI Y ' $5 00 PLUS 2 0 EREE COKES L- ' EAST. EREE DEL. ONE COUPON PER ' J PIZZA ' 1 tudents put to practical use) and "true science" (science for its own sake). Batson said the two sciences have to go together and that there are dedicated people in labs. A m M 1?. J nuuuugii ne nas nau many offers from businesses in the past 30 years, Batson never joined industry because of his love of the classroom. "In my opinion, the richest man is the one with the fewest wants. The desire for more money never registered big for me," Batson said. "I doubt if anybody can look back on his career with great satisfaction on his own accomplishments. I would have liked to think I could have done better," Batson said, but "I would not hesitate one minute to take the same career." "??g6 tones, ~ \ lHcOHHiU tMS PHARMACY *5=^ PHONE 799 15 9 b ? 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