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So - WD The most common complaint on campus seems to be the lack of student activities on weekends. The "Suitcase College" )hrase has become the starting point for all kinds of discussion. We a g r e e with these complaints. Al though we can see nothing unhealthy in students returning to their homes on week ends, we recognize the advantages of hav ing University-sponsored activities for those who remain here. But we (1o question the students' willingness to take advantage of the activities if they were offered. This weekend is one of the most enjoy able of the Carolina year. The Homecoming football game is only the beginning. Tonior row night the Student Council will present its first dance of the vear, an occasion which could be the outstanding social event that Carolina has seen thus far this semester. Hark, I "At the foot of Asheville's mountains 'Neath the sluri) and slime, Old Ben Tilman fotinded Clemson. God forgive his hide." So goes the Alma 'MIter of the Blue Ridge Academy for Little Boys, better known as Clemson. Their newspaper, which can be founitd at y oIur. local driggist,'s under tle "Kleenex" sign, devotes half of its space each week to the achievements of its foot ball players in Grazing 102 and 1log Slop ping 83. The other half is devoted to Mud Slinging 135, a course dlirected towarId our faiir school. There's not enough news at the stockyards to fill up the pages. Therefore, their fillers are slanderous articles aimeid at degrading our' University, althoigh their editors con stantlv nintaini that it is "constructive Birds Lay Egg The Spy Rin By ANONYMOUS Sports Editor's Note: This column was Tiger" by several Clemson men who are University of South Carolina. Their Names revealed until after the Clemson-Carolina column will appear on the sports pages un of the game. Pessimism anguish and dejection! These ings running throughout the student body at U. After the display of might by 1)uke Satin rather the display of i1eptness by the Chicki to Giese, the sorely dissatisfied football fal voicing their opinions. One transfer student son, during the last quarter of the i)uk1e gan lina trailing by 81 points, deemed it necessi an oration proclaiming his intentions of "re-I Here, deep in the hear't of eiemy x territ a few Clemson students. They are here for posesM-law school, gradunate school, and, of' et that transferred here to havxe a goodl t imI st udyi ng. Sooner or' later, these stu<h- lnt s coime in one another' and comlpar'e t he t wo sc'hools t4andpoints. Inevitaly the~ subject of school Clemson is known every where tfor the sch< studlenlts .5 osses, and(1~M part icuily here int this fajir state. C'aroli na has school spiriit , do0 not mist ak< ing is at times tremendous, but usually the: only whlen Giese's worthy troops are making showing. Never', (lemsonites, have you sei str'eam of (lemison students nonc'halanltly game b)efor'e the third quarter is over ec seems impossible. Sa turdaiy night t he Ga m eucck st ud ent see( fourthb emnpt y wvheln the oth ii qua j1lirt er begani ( lemson students, anyone openly himbast ing, heapinig i nvic't ixe 0on our1 good (oach wvould and finall'- frowned( upjoni. Iitineed njot be satid dtudents gaz upon 1)1r. Warre'n (G~iese an his TV tent wit h a wary eye. Ironically (enough,1 tent was neatlyv folded and taken aIway lon f'inal mliinutes of Iluke's "(litfficuilt" stru'tggh, ouchdown. Tlhe comning (lemson ganme is now unspe, ears5 of t hese Ganmecocks. They doi not wishi it inl any aspect. On' teat remark by ('a c'heerleaderi summanrize: "W\e ha vi Geoi rgia see'inug toni gh t's score-t hey wonm't t hinuk u hing." A nutmbier of ( arolinta sItudents secr that Georgia's obvious observat ion would be At the bleginning of the D)uke game, rooster, expressing his wishes for a c'hildl, (anything is possib)le at ('arolina), whereup< was hatched on t he f'ield. At the end of t h scoreboard reading D)uke 31. 1'. 5. ('. 0, it wi that the Gam1necoc'ks had really laid an egg! TPhis game Saturda'l~y served as an ex'el len for Clemson to get in a lit tIle esp ioniage. Since'( to play both teams, a little e'valuat ion see ordler. Clemson's bright spot, is t he r'eserve's avai parison with both of these teams. Duike app worthy opponent to be respected as suc(h. The excellent receiving are their' strong p)oints. pass defense and a strong line, the mighty ' have nothing to fear from either team, As for threat, there appear's to be none unless the v~ ens improve greatly and r'efra in from layi ig field. to Cares? The dance will be held off-campus in re sponse to the students' requests. Yet, sinc( it will take place in the Columbia Hotel, it it within walking datance of the campus. Les ter Lanin's excellent orchestra will play The only thing which can stand in the wa3 of the dance's success is lack of studeni participation, a situation w h i c h plaguet Council's dances last year. If the Student Body supports this dance there is a good possibility that Studeni Council will be able to schedule other week. end dances-perhaps even one every othei week. The dance tomorrow night is just the typ( of thing that Carolina needs to make il a more interesting place. If the students d< not suipport the dance, there will be littl( excuse for any more complaints about on "Suitcase College" status. armers criticism." In fact, three weeks ago an article ap peared in "The Tiger" entitled "The Sp. iing." This has become the subject of mucl <liscussion in the Carolina Community. Lasl wveek "The Gamecock" sports pages printe(l a reply to the article. Hlowever. the discussion about "The Sp., lZing" has not ceased. Because there is still so much interest in the article, we havc printed it below in its entirity. Accompaning it is a letter from a Clemson graduate giving his opinion o' the matter. We urge our students to read the article. We, too, desire a sharp increase in our school spirit. Ilowever, we believe that we are capable within ourselves to achieve this. Wc lon't want a bunch of farm hands telling us how\. to Itin the show. CLEMSON GRBAD E"XPLA..INS '111INU' T,. tilt' 'd.titor: .. ~ I ad ith mucih interest the i'111llleJl :I that \\.Vle pree5lit"ill ~ til llV\VSlPlIel last week conlcern' ing t he a rt ide( ill tile Clenvoll ient to "The litsape. F'irst olf all1, this article was not now at the W 1 a group of "Ex-Tigers.' will not be Whel a persol attends CIelsol Game. This alld receives Ii- dlilla, he (oes til the week rot, by auly Stretch of the inag iiiatioin. becomle anl "Ex-Tiger.'" are til feel- OU, 110 (oUbht, haMV hlPard the ex are the feel-a Clemson 'an, Gamerooster always a Clemson Man." One of day night, or the stiong points of attendig .Is belonging (lellson is that upon leaving, Vail I are loudlCyTr a le lOYalty with yOi. from 1cm- regardless of where yOU go. fromAtr graduating ron Clemson e. with Caro- last I (host of lil' own fie ry to deliver wil to to Carolina to do rlinsferring." graduate wolk in h, like W', we have h11ally otiltrs, continue to Iavv a Variou11.s D111 re 1-elleIdlls 11111ollt of pride and urse, thle one iyly i ecd 111'o e with little ('eni hni satcel'n contact with "ie"Ate. frotm variousd i Th igr' i spir it arises. t 3 l'aeli oi'on isu,3' ol s piri t th(e t el ii yurai d a n' he c'apital of matt i lroatvt it L' tha t t! Yell - Jlr It "s IiPt5 1t te ttt e timres are fas iitc'l ti ti'atios tI an ex(cllent i ' l tsukn ii13 I il ;'n a steady Th>lttti ltitell'II .Also, fel low t Ig 31 ou 31ts tlt' cutrsing, andl titlhm tbe <ll'finitely iw ii3 t ho ii illiI that ( arolina lirtItsral u~'at'ei c'los('(l-circulit (ustlthitfrteppll''ilS his sam TV~S'unl o hshln'rlllg~e g bef otre the 1 l.... te aiiIgt('uk ikab)le to the TilI IlilIll'' ta ht it .0 even think ilcttlr'i )lttfterti.~l nedl to think Ihil 'tl'tidntinyviled the Ganme- Iig''t i'ldiittllva iylf Ia id an egg th'aa it,adttn gtti iIl e ga me, the Ilcii l~ ii it83miy as apparent ' n 11 ihil50ltsu i ms to be1 iln t' ii Itr ih ikl - W/ith a goo(l ('iiiiliy ligers shoul(t othrligu the Carolina (ItotlAiultta Cllg vorthy chick. (asf 3; eggs onthe ITS th Ed itr:111~' tt' hl il 1c1mmen11ti tht wre pesetdi LITTLE MAt *, - 0 -.--TA Letters to the Edii Stuc For'N Dear Sir: Ihe num1111elous articles Concern ing Sen. .John F. Kennedy, Demo. cratic presidential candidate, ir last week's "Gamecock" were reaw with mu111ch interest and may 1 Con. gratulate the staff's efforts on it presentation. Hlowever. I Can not see how Sen Keniedy is considered a "Game. cock." True, he did receive thu honorary Doctor of Laws Degret ( LL.D. ) from this University ir I957. but such degrees are giveu to various political leadlrs eacl year. Ile has neither studied at this institution, nor has he a per sonal connection. Being termed u "Galumxock" goes d(eeper than re ceiving an honlorary degree. The very idea of Gov. HIolling. wearing such a campaign buttonl connecting Sen. Kennedy witi U. S. C. gives the impression of Kennedy being our "favorite son. This shows, to me, how ridicilou South Carolina Democrats have begun to act in getting votes. It appears the best weapons Re publicans cll use is our. state are our state DIlemocratic executives. P'rofe.,or Sloan Irofessol Sloan has salid, "but we have the right and bost cilldidate." For what, may I ask? urely lot fol our state's eiht electm -al votes (Ir any other state's votes. \\'hy? The following ate several reasons taken from the D emo c rat ic phitform11 anid from11 Kennedy's camllpaign speeches: I. Coinstrutctioni of one moill ion housinig prIojects annlly(i13 att th" exp ense of1 fedlerl governmient. Wuhere i.s lhe governmltent gointgt g.et this mtoniey . ..rom tax Payers? 2. Mlinimumt holurly wage (of 81.25 for all large-scale emloyees of lig buinlesses.i lnstead of pr es Wh'len the splciail sessiont of Con.. gress reconivened a fter b oth par ty conven'lt ions- this sonmer,('I 'we all! satw what at mtiserab le (defealt this Rtepubhlicauns alille. Th is brinPgs to miindl sev'eral pinlts: SA ) Is this the leadertship Mr. Ktunedy calls f'or knowing tha:t biothi this uminimumin wage lill arnd miedicail aid fior the aged bills were Siund11' li'teftatedl ini a Congress by at 2-I mar1gin? I lH) Is it not also Itotu that a less raidical mlinlimum11 wage bill of $1.15 per hoor was defeaited liy the Keun nilly forceW? Still Mr. Kennedyl~ ward'(."' ( 'an't wt 5iay Amerien lias lull haIs passed thll spiecijt ('ow_ UNIVERSITY OF MIembe,ur of A%oi l'u'nmictal .Januairy 3(0, 1905, lbhe u'niverity of Sith Caurinam , year e'xcept. mi.n holidays an durii hn lihi opiiiiun esrese b'i~m'l hy et I.etters toi the I-'ditor, biut alhl Iet pmulicaution anmy Jttemr is reerved. MANAG;ING EITlORc IHUSINEiSS MANAGlI*: A I)Wi'tTIININ\f;MAA(;l: 4 ON CAMPUS A-1/ ONE FLUINK ALIZEAPY." or . . . lents Give Re oting Nixon - Yet Kennedy claimed, "it wa not enough." It was still an in crease over present rates. Th-, bill, however, was a Kennedy sponsored bill and no political hay could hitve been made from it, sc Kennedy forces opposed and helped defeat it. Federal Aid :. Federal Aid to Educatin: This lavish spending program ad vocated by Kennedy is not the duty of the federal government. It must he left inl the hands of the in dividual state. By aid to schoolq in South Carolina, the federal gov (11rnment will gain some controls. Mr. Kennedy says not. However, the federal government gives away nothing without assuming some contros. Such a program would deal the final death-blow to oul Southern legislators in Congre-s who have fought so long for States' lights. This is the right and duty 1f each state and not the federal goveroment. 1. C'onstruction of schools, air ports, bridges, highways, etc.: Again, this is the (lity of each state and not the federal govern Ilent. If you favor this now, what will you say when your taxes are raised to help pay for highways, etc., built in New York, California, o,- vice-versa ? Would you favor this part of the Democratic plat fom then? It IS NOT the duty of South Cariol inians to help pay for highways many of them wvill ne ver' use. 5. limintion of all forms ofi l iteracy tests in voter registration: Should we allow people, white and Negro alike, who can't iead or wrijte to vote in our elections? Seems as though the IDemiocrats are asking for voter dliscrimi nation. We mutst remiembler that volting is not a "right," it is a privilege given only to those quali fied perlsons. It seemls odd iundeedl for the piarty Southerners have enmbraced for so many11 yearis to Suggest that mayibe I eople who call't (een read thle ionmles of the cand(idaites (on the bal iots sholdl be given the priv'ilege of votin1g. Call we even e'xplect from1 iliterti~Ies seriouis t houghit on1 serious i,sules as such? I thinik not. An iothier Point, if I mlay be so prnesumniptuous, is to ask Prlofessor Sloan if Mr. Keninedy has not saidl time anid againl: "'the Eisenhower A\dminlist rat ion has grossly neg lectetd thle A frican I situation?'' Al so, is it no,1t tue thait this same (110n was named chanirnmani of a *-ub-connuinttee( (on A fric'an affairs ill the Unilited States Senai1te in N%o TMeetlig. PurI trmore', is it not true that Sen. K(ennedyu failed to een ('nll a )IR A (.REATERIl SOUTII CAROLINA ateld (Chllegiatle P're"s w.ih l14he4ri i-:lliot G;onzwales as the nh,lalihedi by~ and1 for lihe students of erk, nIfridiav, dluring the college hlonniit and1. letter writers are not ro. "ie (uaniecock" encourages er% musaOt he signed-i. Pnbilkiniig dloes le rightl to ed it or withhold from CIIARLIES BEHLIING Judy Killough Trommy Rose Jierry .Jackson Nancy A riailI, AnIita McCartney, Jim Herring . . . Fraternities Cause For Now that bids have been offered. accepted, or rejected and pledges have been made, it is time for the Greeks to move on to other thing!. They must close ranks, heal the wounds, hide the scars and devote the energy exhibited thus far to the strengthening of the fraternity system from within. Greekdom on this campus is under close scrutiny from outside. The national system is under fire for many reasons, among which are pressures dealing wholly with racial matters. Any man who has been a participating fraternity man will agree that such membership has many rewards. So it is from non fraternity men that questions are being raised. As irritating as this situation may be it is nevertheless a pressing one. As it is true that a chain is as strong as its weakest link, so is a asons Lodge single meeting of this committee? It is true, yet Sen. Kennedy has the gall to bring the charge of "gross neglect" upon the present administration. Also, I hope no one was im pressed with Sen. Kennedy's habit ual use of statistics in this cam paign. Statistics are fine, but have been used, or better still misused, by politicians for many years to get across any point they wish - truth or falsehoods. A fine example of this has been on three different occasions. In Richmond, Va., Sen. Kennedy said 17 million Americans were going to bed hungry each night. Later, Kennedy said in a nationally tele vised debate that 28 million people were going to bed hungry every night. Here in Columbia, Kennedy said five million people were going to bed hungry every night. Which, if any, are we going to believe? Coinbia Speech 1, like many of you, heard Sen. Kennedy speak here in Columbia. I was not impressed with his speech in the least. He said nothing new, but dealt in his usual generalities. I am neither a Re ublican nor a Democrat. I am only a USC student voting for the man most able to face the issues of today head on. That is why my vote will be cast Nixon-Lodge come November 8. Men and Women of Carolina, if you are a registered voter, vote. l)o not let anyone decide your vote for you, but vote the bett'er candidlate in your viewpoint. Read all you po)ssibly (can about each candiidate h ooks, c'ampaign sp)eeches, etc. -and as you read, illNK. You have a great voice in this election, use it for your candid(ate, after you have secured the facts. Then . . . vote for the b et terment of your country and state. Sincerely, Don McKeown D ea r Sir: I have enjoyed this month's ar tieles dledic'ated to Senator Ken nedly, and I am looking forward to ftturet editions which, I p resume, will contain some reference to the Vice President. Mr. Marchjant's ariticle which stated, "lhe ( Ken nedy ) proved onc'e and for all his wily shrewdness by appealing to he vanity and1( pride of those 01). se'rvinig hinm . . .," Points out the Senator's almost c'omplete lack of something in comimon w'it h the Soth Carolina voter. Indeed, vanity andl pride may be he only things our young friend has ini common with some of his Plmlnetto sup)porters. Mr. Kennedy is a charniing, in telIligent, and1( persuasive individual. "These qualities are admirable, but are certainly not enough to qualify him for the wvorldl's most important office. We c'annot afford to ex Itenment with the policies of 'm nnitiedi ultra-liberal. Not Unatriedi Pe'trhaps the word "utied"i'(' is maiccurate. A close examination~ 'eve'als that many of the schemes in the so-called "New Frontier" are warmed-over versions of earlier socialistit' ventures which are p'roven failures. When a life-long Demiocrat of the caliber' of James Byrnes makes the decision to vote for Nixon lIdge, South Carolinians wvould do we'll to consider their country' ab'ovet party loyalty. Sincerely, Must Show Existence t national fraternity as strong as its weakest chapter and the Carolina IFC as strong as its individual members. The large number of men inter ested In rush has been encourag ing. The fact that the overwhelm ing percentage was eligible and did pledge was likewise impressive. Now that membership has been decided and our system strength ened from the outside it is time to work for internal fortification. College fraternities are the prod ucts of an evolution beginning with the purely social orders of a hundred-odd .years ago. However, if our system is to be secure from outside indictment it will be neces sary to justify our existence by means other than social. This is not a pleasing concept, but is none theless a pressing fact. In this era of outside pressure we are being judged not by our original motives but rather by the 4 iore obvious, newer, equally im portant criteria. On this campus there do exist glaring challenges to Fraternity Row. In the field of academic endeavor there is much room for improvement. If it can be honestly said that fraternities give scholas. tic as well as social motivation, we will have our strongest selling point. A stronger intramural program. as espoused by Student Govern ment and the University, will pro vide still further tangible proof of profitable fraternity activities. Another challenge, equally es sential, is rational chapter admin istration-so rational and so mature that no slurs can be made toward Greek stability. Care in the handling of fraternity fund and correspondence can do mucih to increase respect for our system. An IFC sponsored training pro gram for chapter officers, similar to that conducted by many nation al fraternities, could be most ben eficial. Our system is on the verge of greatness or self destruction. We are fortunate that the future, at this point, is still ours to shape. It is time to show just cause and move ahead. Roy C. Smith . .. Employees Underpaid By USC To the Editor: The p)ast several issues of "The Gamecock" have had some interest ing comments about our "suitea~se'-, college" and proposals to remedy same. A t this p)oint of the game, I would like to state a fewv facts; to the students and members of the Student Council - those wvho will b e probatively seeking sol utions for etc. recreation, better food se'rvice,( We all knowv that construc'tive crit icism would help our school, but what about constructive citicisnm that would be considerate to others? To begin, let's look at the eco nomic'al situation. The UT. S. citizens have been talking abouta four-day wvork-wveek for several years, wvhich is foreseeable in the '630's. There is a lawv, too, I believe, which limits a minimum wage of $1.00 per hour. [Both of these factors are un doubtfully ignored by the UJniver sity officials who hire employees to' work over 50 hours a week for :o $30.00 salary. Where are the pr'ofits? Certainly the enmployee' aren't taking it home the one day they have off during the wveek ! Now, the point being made is this: if the Council decidles to aidd ext ra wvorking hours to the cam pus workers in order to have more week-end recreation and bet ter fo<xd service, then let's don't over look the economical price-system. Something should be done, I he lieve, to put better equilibrium into the contest alreadylj being played before starting another one with he' some officials. Thank you, Roy C. Smith