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. . . . . ... . ... ALUMNI WELCOMJ More I Earlier this year this page carried an edi- I torial entitled "Esprit de Corps." In this i column the Carolina Student Body was I praised for its loyal support of the football team. One local sports page recently carried I an editorial brandishing same for its lack of t support. Many have said that the latter was out of order, but we will disagree. I feel that it was the intent of this sports editorial to keep : Carolina fans on their toes, not to delve into r ancient criticisms of the Carolina student as t a whole. t Granted it's tough to do a lot of rinky- r dink cheers when the home town is losing a by over 40 points, but this is the crux of the whole matter. The football team cannot quit t until 60 minutes of playing time have c elapsed, so why should the cheering section? x The Gamecocks were giving it all they had L last week against LSU. Coach Bass com mented that if the boys had not played their 1 Welcc Every year at this time there are I thousands of visitors to the University, and r this week-end will feature the most diversi fled crowvd possible. For today Carolina will be visited by about 1,000 high school seniors who may come to USC next fall, and tomor row a throng of people will show up who r were seniors (at Carolina this time) quite at few years ago. To both groups, the Student Body extends a hearty welcome. To the high school visitors, I who are being brought here by Blue Key honor fraternity, we hope that your stay I f/ GAA coC (ROWING FOR A GREATER UJNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLIN Member of Aseociated Collegiate Press Fmuded 3aur 0, 1908, with Robert Elliott Co..s. Abet edit, "h Gamecock" is published by ad for the the Univensity @f South Carolina weekly, on Fridays, during year emest en holklay. and during examination. eoeaBy thee of W by Gaok "e daecotk Letters to the Editor, but all letter, must be signed. Pubi m'Uet mtttean endon ee. Th rih to edit or witi EDITOR ............. ...HOWARD MANAGING EDITOR............... BUSINESS MANAGER.............. ADVERTISING MANAGER .... ..... AB8'T ADVERTISING MANAGER .............( NEWS EDITOR ............................] SPORTS EDITOR........................... FEATURE EDITOR ........................ ABS'T FEATURE EDITOR ............ em== SOCIETY EDITOR ....... ... .....M CAMPUS EDITOR ............Mary i| CIRCULATION MANAGER .......... EXCHANGE EDITOR .............. BUSINESS SECRETARY .....................E CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER..... .. .. ....Jc REPORTERS: Blanding Clarkson, Jr., Jo Ann Coker, ton, Cloudy Hardy, Ellen Horton, Carolyn Hloyle, 1 Fred Schumpert, Bobby Brow, Ed Jacobs. BUSINESS STAFF: Murray Coker, Carol Esleeck, Be: Emily Redding. COLUMNISTS: Charles Behling, John Chappell, Pat ( Daniels, Sam Freed, Audrey Hand, Joe Major, Jimm; P.dun, Mike Shaheen, Brenda Williams. PHOTOGRAPHERS: Robert Gaskins, Fuller Herton. X ING COMMITTEE |sprit' iearts out, the score would have been even nore ridiculous. Let's face it - we just got )eat! Although the spirit at Carolina's three >revious games (we lost two of them and wo were on the road) was nothing short of ensational, it fell short of the mark last 5aturday. Crucifixion of the entire student ection for slackness at one game is not the nswer. The students must realize that we nust go into this thing with a positive at itude. It must be a real desire to see our eam make a good showing, win or lose; it riust be a pride in ourselves, in our Univer ity, and in our school spirit. Coach Bass has done everything possible o cooperate with the students. He's also one everything to give the fans what they ,ant. le's (lone everything possible to help s. Let's do everything possible to help him. Get out there tomorrow and yell your .ings out. nue iere is enjoyable and that you decide to niake it your home for the next four years. t's the greatest place around, bar none. We invite you to come back individually mny time you can make it. You'll get a lot nore out of it then, even though you'll get he general idlea today. To the "01(1 grad1s" we say wvelcome back. Ve want you to look around; see how the >Jace has changed since you were here; feel certain pride that comes only when you :now that you are a part of something great. Letter To The Editor iJear Sir: A ecnrtlate yosontth e(ioili h coe ssuetsof faulyeo heI)ragesn o Eo shing does lm(sI a soite yt i fra goolan yar.r kowhi HELLAMS oh tlat.H'lnvrds Doug Gray apityu BbHA.Gene Dysonenme ~arol Esteek Eeiu avona Page Tttkyu 'oesr ti n Jarroll Gray delgaiyn oko htsm roan Wolcott pol iltk h iet el irty Sheheen _____________ nn Newman . .Pat Peden nily Redding e Van DykeItsbesad ouhw Cathie Dut- ttutko ywo,ta h [ay Hughey, rao o h nraignm -nard Hoefer, novigmniththeei llayton, Mike wmndiesrnigte Man, iat of this rad. wl-dsrvd Pat Clayton Danger For those unfamiliar with current ideological developments, Mr. Wil liam F. Buckley, Jr. is, in the words of Senator Barry Goldwater, "the chief spokesman for the young con servative revival in this country." This fact must be noted well and remembered, because the man of which I am writing is not just another conservative author; he is the leading spokesman for young conservatism. Mr. Buckley has set forth the principles and program of the new conservative demonstration in a book titled "Up From Liberal isn." It is of this book and its au thor that I am writing. Before beginning I wish to make it clear that this article is not, and should not be construed to be a de fense of liberalism. It would take a much more articulate person than I to defend that heterogeneous animal; and I will not defend what I cannot wholeheartedly support. Call this, if you will, a defense of the status quo, as opposed to the conservative alter native. It has been observed that, had the people of the world read "Mein Kampf" when it was written, they would have known what plans Hitler had for the world and could have stol)l)ed him before he had begun. Similarly, by reading "Up From Liberalism," we can learn what plans Mr. Buckley has for our society and can accordingly prepare to oppose him before he begins. For this reason I urge the reader to obtain a copy of this book, to analyze it, to dwell upon the consequences of Mr. Buck ley's suggested courses of action. (I will be very grateful to the reader who resists the urge to con clude that I am likening Mr. Buckley to Adolf Hitler; I am merely stating that there is a prima facie re semblance between the two cases.) ONE OF the first points made by Mr. Buckley (on pages 24 and 25 of his book) is one which I will concede him. He states that the members of a society, or a nation, or an ideological group, are re sponsible for the actions and state ments of their spokesmen; and if such members do not publicly oppose these actions and statements, it must be concluded that they approve of them. Mr. Buckley uses the point to blame all liberals for the words of Eleanor Roosevelt and all Teamster members for the actions of James Hoffa. I agree that such a conclu sion can reasonably be drawn. How 3ver, the same yardstick can be ap plied to all conservatives and their spokesmen, whether they be new con servatives, or young conservatives, or John Birch conservatives. F'or example, Mr. Robert Welch, the founder of the John Birch Society, has stated that Dwight D. Eisenhower and the late John Foster Dulles are "confirmed agents of the Commnst conspiracy." Such an ir responsible statement about two of this nation's most patriotic leaders is the shame not only of Mr. Welch, but o.f all conservatives. As Mr. Buckley says, members of an ideo logical group (eg., conservative) are responsible for the wvords of their spokesmen. It is not enough merely to frown on such statements or to vote 2-2 on wvhether to condemn themi; a strong p)ublic demonstration in opposition to Mr'. Welch and his Society' muLst lbe made by all con ser'vat,ive's who wish to relieve them $(elves of their b'urden of' his shame. In the course of "Up From Liberal ism" I find that Mr. Buckley is op.. posed to a number of things in our society andl desires that they be changed. Among those that he op-i p)oses are: I. he( p)rogress~ive inc(omle tax, paige' 194 2. The lan on religious~ teaching inl pusblic c'hiols, page 201 3. Obedience to "the authority of polhitienl truths~ arrived at y'a terdlay at the voting hot, (i.e., majority rule), page 219 '. 1:niversal mianhlood suffrage, piage' 206. I WIILI discuss these points one at a time; the page number's refer to the specific reference from which I have taken Mr. Buckley's state ments. All questions addressed to him can he assumed to be addressed to all young conser'vatives, since he is theiir ac'knowledged spokesman. (1) There are two aspects of the progressive income tax to which Mr. Buckley is opposed: its redistribu tionist nature and its compulsory nature. In the case of the former, he insists that since a rich man pays out in taxes a greater percentage of his income then does a poor man, the rich man is being exploited for the benefeit of the poor. However, accordling to the Statistical Abstract, the amount of tax colle'cd (over the 50% bi'acket amounts to only about I % of the total income tax collected. So, as we see, in practice not much of the rich man's money is being rad'ist ributnd. In the secnd nase. s Of Ne Mr. Buckley says that "compulsory participation in any interprise is wrong, for human freedom is diminished (page 194)." How are we then to collect taces, Mr. Buck ley? On a voluntary basis? If I am opposed to the Tennessee Valley Authority can I justifiably refuse to volunteer my tax money? C ONCERNING the question of involuntary participation, Mr. Buckley allows (page 194) that "a society may compel its members to serve in the armed forces when that society is clearly threatened. But it must not conscript its citizens except where such a threat is directly posed." This statement reminds one of the old isolationist viewpoint of the 1920's. The current situation in Berlin poses no direct threat to our society - the threat is posed to the people of West Berlin. Yet I hear no one but Mr. Buckley (chief spokesman for the young conserva tive revival) clamoring for the re peal of the conscription act. How long, I wonder, would our nation exist with Mr. Buckley and his proteges at the helm? (2) Also under attack by Mr. Buckley is the han on religious teaching in public schools. The ques tion is, Sir, if we are to allow religious teaching in our schools, what religions are we to teach? And who is to decide? Should we teach Protestantism to all, or Judaism to all, or Catholicism to all? Or should Charles Behling . . USC M This weekend is one of the most exciting that Carolina annually sees -"the battle of the Carolinas," the coronation of a beautiful Home coming Queen, a campus-wide dance (perhaps the best one ever planned at Carolina), visits from selected high school students. But, there's more-much more-to the weekend than just these colorful activities. There's an underlying mood, a realization of a tradition, that gives the weekend its special significance. This is the time when our alumni those who handed us this heritage, and those whose ranks we will soon join-are welcomed back into the colorful, sometimes fantastic life that is Carolina. And this is the time when: W E greet our nameless brothers who share our love for the dream of the real Carolina, We proudly live our lives as col lege men, while they look at us and remember when they starred in the role, We hear them tell what it was like to live in "old DeSaussure" and we proudly show them the changes we've helped to make, the newv University that we have helped to mold. T H IS is Homecoming ! The University is the center of the state of South Carolina. We supply the intellectual flame that has permitted our state to survive and that will allow the state to progress; we supply the men to lead the state; we supply intelligent citizens for themn to lead. The Uni versity of South Carolina, almost single,handedly, supplies the brain power to move the State of South Carolina forwvard. Our Alumni have raised us to the position of respect that we enjoy they have proved our superiority; they have assisted us .in nearing greatness. Our ties to our alumni, and their support are essential to our increased service to the State. We must, however, face the facts: our Alumni relations, strong though they may be, are not strong enough. The University, through the Exten sion Division, through services to the State, and in numerous other ways, continues to serve its alumni. But, their active support of the Univer sity does not, in turn, show the vigor that it should! Many of the alumni provide ad mnirable example of service and de votion to their Alma Mater. Each student owes stremendous debts of thanks to these men and women. llowever, it sometimes appears that these actively loyal alumni are in an embarrassingly small minority. Our alumni carry such influence in the state that they could, if they really wanted to, supply every need of the University. There are certain dowvnright injustices inflicted upon Carolina now -- a strong body of Alumni would never have allowed suich situations to arise! For example, our financial appro. priation from the State is ridiculous ly low. Carolina is simply being treated unfairly when state funds are dealt out. Such a situation could most effectively be cured if our Alumni would demand that we re eive our rightful share In fact if w Conse we segregate classes according to "i their religion? Is anyone's freedom ui being abridged here? Remember the st Constitution, Mr. Buckley y v< (3) The next institution which B Mr. Buckley opposes is, in a word, tf majority rule (page 219). I agree M that there are inherent dangers in h! majority rule, for example, the y< danger that many citizens are mis- 11 informed or that personal considera- h< tions will take precedence over the ti good of all. However, majority rule bi is the basis of our free society (call ai it a republic or a democracy or what- hi ever you like) and if the majority is s( not to rule, then who is? Who is to decide what is best for us, Mr. Buckley - a band of ardent con- h servatives? Mr. Buckley says so in P as many words (page 204): "If the i1 people announce that they feel freer w by virtue of the securities extended n by the welfare state, we must be w prepared to concede what they au- si thoritatively tell us about the state I of their minds - yet insist, dog- ir godly that we strive after an ob- ai jectively free society." This then is c our answer, is it not? Mr. Buckley oi says that we are deceiving ourselves; c( I say to Mr. Buckley that if I am f< deceiving myself, I wish to retain ci my right to do so. Mr. Buckley's conservatives will never decide what ni is best for me. ti (4) The final institution draw- el ing the ire of Mr. Buckley is univer- ti sal manhood suffrage. He says that A ust Strength Carolina is to achieve its destiny of ti greatness, the Alumni must raise a their voices about our fiscal problem! A Mr. Charles E. Simons, Jr. of n Aiken, President of the Alumni % Foundation and father of one of r( Carolina's outstanding sophomores, ni Chuck Simons (those who know rt Chuck know what a fine man his a: father must be!) has stated: "One tc item that needs the immediate atten tion of all alumni is our appropnia- m tion from the State. The University fi is not getting its fair share of the t money appropriated by the General al Assembly for higher education in le South Carolina. As a matter of fact, st this, the state university, receives si approximately $100 less per student ti than any of the state supported Ol- g: loges in South Carolina. We, as f( alumni, should get in touch with our si respective legislators and make our feelings known." ir As another example of the need c of stronger alumni support, Caro- a lina can achieve its academic excel- a lence only if it has funds from alum- si ni donations. The alumni must sup- a port the new Greater University , Fund-a movement to raise two ~ and one-fourth million dollars for use for fellowships, scholarships, vol- ti umes, and other academic matters. si If we are to advance academically, al the alumni must rally behind this d< project and change their reputations di of being rather poor contributors to p University appeals-.r Why has our Alunmni support been as weak at times in the past? The it blame must be shared by each of Carolina's groups: the administra- U tion, the students, and the alumni a] themselves. S The University must learn to st "Joe College" rvatism iniversal manhood suffrage broke p the conservative society." This atement is on page 206. Whose )te do you want to take away, Mr. uckley? Do you want to repeal ie woman's vote, or the Negroes'? rould you deprive the poor man of s voice, or is the rich man to be )ur culprit? It took our nation over )0 years to establish universal man >od suffrage. Just how far into ie past do you want us to recede fore you and your conservatives re happy, Mr. Buckley? Until we ive established an oligarchy of con rvative lawmakers? S this a successful critique of the conservative alternative? Per ips you will think so. Perhaps not. erhaps ours is not the beat society iaginable. But when compared ith Mr. Buckley's alternative, this %tion seems to be functioning very ell. Perhaps the status quo is a ckness as Mr. Buckley intimates. so, I am sure that the cure is finitely worse than the disease. I ii sure that I will not willingly Ade to Mr. Buckley or anyone my ic lonely vote. I will not willingly de my right to decide what is best. or me. I will hoard my vote and Lt it as I see fit. A defense, did I say? Call it a )-defense if you like. But think it irough. Surely this is defense tough to keep our young conserva ves busy, and Mr. Buckley at bay. nd the people free. ,n Ties eat its students more like future lunini. Those few memberi of the dministration and Faculty who do At respect the students' opinions, ho do not care to entrust then with sponsibility, and who feel it is -cessary to keep myriad see its about University problens and Ffairs from the students, must learn change their attitudes. The Administration and students ust jointly face the problem of nding a place for each student in e giant University that we are rd are becoming. Too often, studer ave Carolina with loyalty to a nall group, not the entire Univer ty. They have found their place in ieir fraternity, their religious roup, their clique, but they do not el a loyalty to the entire Univer ty. Anyone who tries to find a place i the entire community can, in most ises, find one. But we must encour re efforts in finding that place, we ust make it easier to be found. In iort, if we are to build good alumni, e nuist create an atmosphere in hich loyalty to the University is ore natural. So, the blame for alumni rela onis must be shared by the Univer ty, by the students, andl by the umini themselves. The problem, un er the leadership of Carl Brazell, rector of Alumni affairs, is im roving greatly, but 'we must all 'alize that the problem does exist id devote our energies to aleviating We owve it to ourselves, to our niversity, to our State-for better umni mean a better University of oiuth Carolina and, thus, a better ate of South Carolina. By Steve Walter