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Dr. Barney Clark, th
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matting operation, ai
kidney failure.
Even though the op
tragedy for Clark and
success in terms of wl
people and their famili
Clark will long be r<
and tenacity in what h<
be a roller coaster illr
and soared, and, give
and the fact that 1
breaking new grouni
disease, this could not
Clark or his family.
Added to the nati
associated with seriou
being in the national
medical Held but of the
Clark, 62, was a rei
who took great pride i:
to lead a new life anc
situation.
His widow, Una Loy
press conference sincc
he was very proud to h
artificial heart and th
again."
It was the Clark
"whether the quality
justify the process,"
vice president of the
the artificial heart wa
of future recipients w
and they will have
chance because he felt
to endure the pain.
Not many people t
courage to make sue
such great personal
Clark's family can be ]
Clark said recently
thwhile for me and v
situation because eith(
they die." It seemed
enough that he was wil
But some people d(
Caplan of the New \
Clark's illness ''raise:
anyone should be wili
tinue a medical experi
That decision shou
dividual. After all, wh
Clark had not taken t
operation? We would
chances for someone
Because of Clark's or
have gained valuable
may help save live
everywhere owe mucl
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lark's life
sdical hope
te recipient of an artificial
12 days after the historyjd
Wednesday because of
eration ended in oersonal
his family, it was a great
hat it could mean to other
es.
ecognized for his courage
as been termed by some to
less. His condition dipped
n the nature of his illness
le was instrumental in
d in the field of heart
have been easy for either
ui di icma ctnu leusiuiis
s illness was the burden of
spotlight, not only of the
^world.
tired dentist from Seattle
n the chance he was given
1 help others in the same
, said Saturday in her first
3 her husband's death that
ave been a recipient of the
at "he would have done it
family's decision to say
of life was sufficient to
said Dr. Chase Peterson,
University of Utah where
is developed. The families
ill face the same decision,
Clark to thank for their
life was important enough
oday would have had the
h an unselfish gesture at
loss. That is something
proud of.
j that "it has been wor
/ould be for others in my
ir they receive the heart or
his will to live was great
lling to risk it.
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ling to go in order to conment."
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would we be if Barney
he risk and undergone the
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i with an artificial heart,
deal, medical researchers
: answers and insight that
is in the future. People
1 to this courageous man.
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By Lorin W. Anderson
In combination, grouping of same
age students, large classes and fixedtime
allocations provide the basis for
what teachers expect to occur ? onethird
of the students will learn well,
one-third will "get by" and one-third
will learn virtually nothing.
How does this come about? Let me
speculate.
Over the past 25 years, we have
learned that same-age children are
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vasuy umereni. aome 01 tnese (inferences
are maturational (that is,
children develop physically, mentally,
socially and emotionally at
different rates) and some are experiential
(that is, children have
different types of experiences as they
grow).
These differences in maturation
and experience result in differences in
knowledge, skills and abilities that
same-age children bring to school.
Thus, classrooms containing sameage
children also contain children
differing greatly in their knowledge,
skills and abilities.
When the same amount of time is
given to such diverse students to learn
a particular subject, the result is quite
predictable. The differences in prior
knowledge, skills and abilities are
transformed into differences in
subject matter achievement (e.g.,
reading, writing and mathematics).
Hence, measures of prior
Band maintai
Editor:
As a member of the Pep Band and as
university, I find Jim Rollison's letter
rather insulting. On all accounts, Rollisoi
not informed about what goes on behinc
university bands.
First, the director of the Pep Band str
portance of maintaining a profession*
ballgames.
Secondly, our personal behavior is left
can distract an opposing player on the fre<
helping the team obtain its ultimate goal Thirdly,
Rollison has apparently nevei
practice facilities at this university. 1
playing in a sandbox to working, creati
Gray's stateme
Editor:
It would seem Barry Gray has
already alienated more than BOO
students who do not fit his stereotype
of the USC student voter
Gray was quoted in the March 9
Gamecock as saying the people who
voted for Jim Doyle voted for a
"joke." Who gave Gray the right to
pass judgment on my vote for Student
Government president?
I made what I considered to be the
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rsity hinders
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knowledge, skills and abilities are
highly predictive of achievement in
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u.u. o\~uv7uio. i nt; diuuuiu ui unit:
allocated to a particular subject is
likely to be too much for some, just
enough for others and too little for still
others.
Fixed amounts of time for learning
coupled with student differences in
prior knowledge, skills and abilities
will always produce differences in
student achievement; differences
some research suggests increase
about 15 times over the 12 years of
schooling.
When we include class size, the
picture becomes even more clear and
predictable. The more students in the
class, the greater number of children
who must compete for the precious
commodity of teacher attraction.
Those who compete most successfully
are likely those who have
learned enough to ask appropriate
questions, raise their hands when
questions are asked by the teachers
and proudly show the teacher their
completed work.
These children likely are the onethird
who will learn plus some of the
one-third who will get by. Few of the
imai one-mira will oe sucn students.
Furthermore, the greater number
ins 'professi(
music in a practice
a musician at this of the matter, but ?
published Friday who practice there,
n is most definitely Do you, Rollison,
i the scenes in the practice room wo
performance? Do y
esses to us the im- promotion of spirit
*1 attitude at the that the bands are a
Did you, Rollisor
up to us, but if we Forest game? Hav
e throw line, we are some 1,500 opposing
-a victory. that you, Rollison,
* been to Dorn, the people" do before y
^he comparison of
ng and performing
nt 'exemplifies
most intelligent choice, and obviously
a number of other voters felt the same
way, considering Gray won by no
landslide.
Perhaps it has not occurred to Gray
that those who voted for Doyle consider
Student Government and Gray
the real joke. The attitude voiced hv
?
Gray in his pompous statement
exemplifies his disrespect for those
students who do not belong to his
voting clique. This kind of attitude
?
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learning
of students in the classroom, the more
difficult it is for teachers to do the
things that recent research suggests
that effective teachers actually do.
Larger classes make it more difficult,
for example, for teachers to
make assignments of appropriate
difficulty for all children, frequently
check the learning progress of each
child, prod and encourage children to
remain engaged in learning ? to stay
on-task, provide assistance to
children having difficulty learning,
maintain the flow of activity in the
classroom and deal with minor
misbehavior promptly and effectively.
Many students can't learn under
present school conditions. They enter
schools developmentally and ex ^
perientially lagging (in the jargon of
today, "not ready"). They are seldom
provided with enought time to learn
anything well. They are less skillful at
competing in large classes for the
teacher's attention and help when
needed.
It is unfortunate that many
educators and lay persons alike
believe these children cannot learn
under any conditions and spend ^
countless hours placing them into *
manmade categories that "explain"
their failure to learn.
Anderson is assistant dean for
educational studies and services in
USC's College of Education.
inal attit11rip'
room not only shows Rollison's ignorance^
ilso utter lack of respect to the musicians
spend three to four hours per day in a
rking on the over-all improvement of
ou, Rollison, devote your free time to the
at this university? Do you, Rollison, feel
detriment to this university?
?, go to Greensboro, N.C., for the Wake
e you, Rollison, ever been flipped off by
; fans in 40 minutes of basketball? I advise
become more familiar with what "band
ou place a value judgment upon us.
Chris Dougiass
Music Education senior ^
; disrespect'
typifies why many USC students are
looking for . an alternative to the
system which Doyle so correctly
refers to as the clone system.
I only hope we have more creative
and fresh candidates like Jim Doyle in
the future. It's time for a change in<^
Student Government.
Susan Smarr
Journalism sophomore