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USC Lo You would be surprised at the number of Carolina students who have to borrow money in order to complete their education. It is often hard for students, or anyone for thai matter, to borrow the needed finances. Mosi colleges offer some sort of a loan fund thai makes this task easier for the needy student. Carolina has such a service. It is operated under the auspices of the National Defense Loan Fund, and anyone, who proves worthy of it, may borrow money, and pay it back ai regular intervals. The federal government, who backs the National Defense Loan, pays for nine-tenths of the loan, and the remaining one-tenth must be supplied by the University. In the past, there have been many organi zations who have worked laboriously in order to contribute to this service. Despite this Socialized Med The science of medicine is always on the move. Its ultimate goal is a world free from the fears of illness and disease that strike men down before their time. The forward march of medicine in the United States has made it possible for mil. lions to live today when they may have died years ago. In the last half century, more medical progress has been made in this country thar during any other span of time in the history of man. And because of this America sits undisputedly as the king of a system of medicine that is unequalled by any other nation in the world. You would think that all Americans are proud of this, but there are some persons who seem committed today to change om present system. We will agree anytime to a change for the better. But these people dc not want improvement. If they did, they would not be wanting to exchange our sys tem, which has given us the best medica care in the world, for a system that has proven itself a failure. These left-wingers are all behind forcing government medicine on the Americar people. Not all Americans, but only those over 65 who are eligible for Social Security. The King Bill, HR 4222, is the method for their objective. Every unbiased survey of the economi< status of the aged confirms the fact tha1 the over-65 age group is as capable of tak. ing care of their own medical wants as any other age group. Yet, they still want to en. force government medicine. The King Bill, following closely on the Let Editor is obvious: in The Gamecock appearance thai Dear Sir: united and of c Mr. H-ightower's letter in last tainly the oppo: week's "Gamecock" was most infor- Mr. Hightov mative. I was somewhat surprised opinion that Mi to learn that it was I and not have printed a Howard Hellams who dletermiined servative who last semester's editorial policy. It with the John simply isn't so, Mr. Hightower, but such a letter wo I thank you for the compliment just Now, Mr. HigI the same. not think you sI Perhaps Mr. Hightower waited Hellams for tl too long to vent his feelings on the among Conserv subject; the long interim has obvi- embarrassed by ously clouded his recollection. If he your fellow will examine every one of last sem- should take it ester's editions of the "Gamecock" not with the Ed he will find that each of my columns cock." Besides, was answered the following week you not read: by a person of opposing views. outpourings con What Mr. Hightower really objected speech" and1 to was that he himself, and his You indicatei fellow YAFmen, wvere not allowed members of the to hand-pick the replies which were not be allowed to appear in this paper. Why did opinions. Such they wish to do this? The answer your letter hyp LITTLE MAN ON CA] un Fund fact, there has not been a suitable amount received, even though Kappa Sigma Kappa, and the Senior Class should be recognized for their efforts. Tonight, at Carolina Stadium, the Block C Club, in cooperation with the Richland County Sertoma Club and Student Senate, is.sponsoring the annual Intra-Squad Spring football game. The Block C Club, which normally retains most of the profits made, has kindly agreed to turn over nearly all of the profits to the USC Loan Fund this year. A widespread publicity campaign has been put on in order to have the largest crowd possible. We urge all Carolina students to attend. Not only will you be seeing the best football players in South Carolina perform under the greatest coach in the state, you will also be contributing to one of the better services offered by our University. Ilcine: Yes Or No heels o- the twice-rejected Forand Bill, pro posed certain medical services at public ex pense to the select over-65 group. It matters not whether anyone over this age needs it, they will get it. To finance this piece of economic in justice, the bill proposes to force workers and their employers to pay more taxes for a system of socialized medical care for others, regardless of whether they need it or not. Adoption of the King Bill would establish the principle fundamental to socialized medi cine that everyone, rich or poor, must bene fit, that tax resources must be disbursed without a means test. England, which started her full-scaled socialized medical program thirteen years ago, has heard loud wails from the British economists who report the present system is tearing down medical care and holding back medical progress in their country. During the past thirteen years, the United States has built 720 hospitals. How many has been built in England? One! This fact in itself proves the retarding of medical progress point. Take another look at the proposed social ized medical program. It would force a young worker to pay for hospitalization for the rich over-65 when he drastically needs bread for his family. Just how much eco nomic or moral sense would that make? The results of the political decision that will be made with determine the future of medicine in this country. Socialized medicine: yes or no? We'll take the no, please. Iers To The Editor order to give the A h iko wliguo h Conservatives are ovos ol iet on u ne voice, when cer- agaigcnrdcini r ih iite is true,. oe' etr is,h ttsta ~er expressed the M.Ielm nomdhmta n .Hellams shouldn'totrletrwodbepiedn letter from a Con.-TeGmcc, eadeso was sympatheticevo h uhr a,i i iw Birch Society, since opsdtoeo r lyo. uld be "ineffective." Te,bre w aarpsltr tower, I really doheamtththeolwigek ould blame HowardaletrwspbihdfoaBrc e split that existsSoitsyptie,pointh ~tives. If you are vev a rvosyepesd the statements of Teol xlnto o hscn Conservatives you taito sta r elm up with them and sml i o aetesaeet itor of "The Game-heiacueofavnmd. Mr. Hightower, do wolliet menonseI tour own righteous o h eeaiain htapae :erning "freedom of i atwe' etr r ih he "free press?" oerepesdhsoiontaal a your letter that ibrsaropoetohe"gt, Birch Society shouldinert,ndictveothi to express their dvda" htalLbrl r statements render"uwtighnmdesoCi >critical on its face.mnitsbeso"th pplar Al ~ nt arewthes his decooing ndh apglitical votiction sin Mr. High towr. eelsmshinformdehimothatnno bter anttersComuitd prnti-YAn aThe sameck, tie.are tha whom-th Gdateranohr wg i i ithosuch tionalo staytn." Thwen, himsly two becomeph cladtier, Le mtoo thanth fotherwingheek i heteis inking.Hed from har Birc Sociey irrepnsibler geerlitosnsh view ro s "eadrviously epresd Teu o elti them tie con tra'.dtog s hats amaticllym sipl wd notmae the hstthet ohd ieraccusedink of haig"aevil Iawouldomikeito.commentson dome ot thae teneaCztonservativepeared anti-Communs letr Mr. High.. Librat hae toppsdto e ihts, itgri,anduc icntinedo thin ivida"; tihtowal' rierls the "uworfirrespohnsmiben poaganists Alti-antiomnsnis worl can- do no,t age anwered ys eornoi Mr.d itower lotht a issesre black orwte; thnerlivs wunot mareeu V ~~Jf ow"goo uys iratinad gs.Tat iskte reaon wepaay or fifh Scen Carolina is continually growi snapped as the large oak behin progress being made on the new new building will almost be doub flunk History 11, and they've g( Campus for the next few weeks w Warren Nye.) Sam Bongiorno Wor( F HE conservative movement, al though more vocal now tha ver before, has been consistentl ritical of the domestic and foreig iolicies of the United States to he past 30 years. While time an >rogress move on, the conservativ f today, like the conservative c resterday, remains steadfast an mmobile in his philosophy. I vould seem that the very idea c hange and growth is an anathem o this philosophy of government. Conservatives voice sharp opposi ion to Federal aid of any kin< :aying that the states should be lef o care for their own problems. Th act of the matter is that becaus tates have been unable to solve c ffectively curtail their diomesti )roblems, assistance is necessar rom the national government. Ho, Ise could many backward statt ifford the luxuries of new highway r better schools for their children "he national government has hot he ability and the means to collec trade readers andl came to colleg< vir. Hightower: to learn there ar nore legitimate points of viewv tha >ur own, and to broaden our undei tanding of those opposing point >f view. In closing I would like to apper o the readlers of "The Gamecock o question their owvn understandin >f the issues in our country toda md( to read more than one p)oil >f view concerning these issues. A nformed citizenry is an effectiv :itizenry; divergent views are wvha >ur society thrives on. As a matte f fact, our very system of goveri nent demands that there be a res )onsib)le opposition. I would hav t no other way. Very truly yours, Pat Clayton ')ear Edlitor: This letter is one that shoul iever have to be written, but afte nuch considleration, I feel thati nust be. This concerns the behavior of ;mall portion of the audience at th 'ormal dance at Towvnship Audi orium last Friday night durn FC's Greek Week. While a ver ~alented group of young colleg non from Princeton College, name he Tigertones, wvere performing o .he stage at intermission, they wer >arely audible because of the ver uvenile actions of sonme USC stu heats. Some of the students wh vished to hear this fine group coul iot, and they tried to hush thes 'high-school hecklers" but thei ~fforts were futile. Carolina cimnnot survive ba >ublicity such as this. These Iv ~eague singers from Princeton, wh ravel over the entire country dis >laying their magnificent voices ould not help but leave Carolin vith a bad impression. We nee op-flight entertainment as thea non provided, but we cannot expec t as long as wve have childreni ur student body who are no nature enough to accept the res >oasibilities. It makes the majorit: >f Carolina students ashamed. Grow up! Sincerely, Randy L rnett es Around Can g, as this week's Sceies Around Canipi I Currell College had just received its (ei addition to our history departntent. Aft le in size. It is no wonder why the additio at to have somewher. to put the "Second ill contain shots of construction now in pro Is From A Li - tax revenues which the states alone p do not possess. Since it is the "na- h tional government," it assists in t a any way possible in order to keep V r the states financially stable. Pro- s J grams such as aid to depressed e p areas, area redevelopment, and n f water pollution programs are all p J examples of the cooperation, not S t control, that exist between states c f and the national government. f a Am. Nat'l Government Ogg & c Ray- t . "The states even today, assume h , the heaviest responsibilities for the L t leadership, the costs, and the (lay- a e to-day services in education, law L1 e enforcement, rehabilitation of crim- s r inals, care of the mentally ill, con- h, e struction and maintenance of our ti far-flung system of highways, tl v protection of wildlife, regulation s and supervision of the entire elec s tion process, and many other areas of major public concern. The , states of the United States have a t useful and important life ahead of c - them. Our federal system, although t different from that of Jefferson, is a still one of partnership between 0 nation and states." O quote from last week's guest. colunist, "wve will not assure Sourselves the perpetuation of our t -way of life by radical liberal meth ods." This statement is hypocrit-a ical in more ways than one. First, e i"our way of life" is founded on the a ,very basis of a dynamic liberal society, adlaptable to change, yet strong enough to endure. As far as t "radical liberal methods" are con eernedl, this wvriter knows of no e radical methods or programs that d t have been introduced to the Ameri- '" r can people. Certasinly medical care C _ for the aged, aid to education, and C -tariff reduction programs are not si e new or "radical." These programs have been on the American scene tl for many years and have become A part of the very society that the " conservatives would change. e: The conservatives, from Barry 0 Goldwvater down to last week's n1 :1 guest columnist, seem to have the t< r answer for almost all of the major LI t problems facing the United States '" on the wvorld scene. In last week's a column a vivid (description of the ! e Indonesian riots on the United Ih - States Embassy and the foul treat- dI ment given our flag was interesting S in many ways. To quote, "What L' dlid we (1o to combat this unfor- ti 'I givable descration ? Nothing!!" tL ri The writer, while giving no answer ii L' as to what we should have (lone, s. surely had a solution in mind--. Ii I CROWING FOR V ~ UNWVERSITY OF S( Member of Associater Foumnded January 30, 1908. with first editor, "The Camecock" is publi the University of South Carolina weeki year except on holidays and during e T 'he opinions expressed by colunm nec-essarity those of "The Camecock l.etters to the Editor, but alt Letters tnot constitute an endorsement. The psublication any letter is reserved. EDITOR . - MANAGING EDITOR B'IUSINESS MANAGER ADVERTISING MANAGER NEWS EDITORS. SPORTS EDITTOmS m Tpus As subject shows. This picture, ith, gives us a chance to see the !r construction is coinPleted, the it is being made. Many freshmen r'ime-Arounder's." Scenes Around gres on our campus. (Photo by beral rob,ably to attack Indonesia or urn their embassy. Questions of mat nature are easy. Try this one. hhat (id Russia do when American mudents rioted and picketed their mbassy ? Nothing!! Of course ot, incidents such as these take lace every day for both the United tates and Russia. The sooner the mnservative and far-right groups ice up to the fact that criticism nld questions are easy while solu ons and answers are not, the more elpful they will be both to the r. S. and the entire free world. In 11 hnoesty, this writer must admit wit the more wild and irrational :atements concerning the cold war We cone from the ultra-conserva ves or as they are better known, ie far right-wing. Arthur Schlennier, Feb. '62 peech before YD of California TIIE right-wing revival is the conditioned reflex of extreme mnservatives in a liberal age. And -e fact of the col war, by inten fying the national anxieties, has, r course, intensified the passion >r quick and comfortable conclu ons. The cold war is long, slow, rid agonizing. It is an ordleal of *ustration. It is unbearable for jQose who seek simp)le answers and nal solutions in a complex and mb~liguous world. The right-wing <tremism of our (lay is, above all, a expression of cold wvar battle itigue." A person has only to look at the .idership of the opposing political bilosophies to understand why to ly's liberals are the progressives ievery way. Senators Anderson, lark, Case, Humphrey, and Mc arthy are fine examp)les of liberal atesnmen. Each of these men has onsored or supported legislation tat has bieen beneficial to the merican people. Senators Gold ater, Tower, and Thurnmond are amples of the conservative side the aisle. The only thing these en sup1port is each other in trying convince the American people at any piece of major legislation basically evil. Although the >OVe- mentined renma rks are delib ately subjective, this writer be eyes that they show clearly the fferences in these two( groups of anatorial statesmen. Let us hope that the conserva yes of today will profit from his ry. My message to conservatives this: buy a pack of matches and rike one--you may yet see the ht. A GREATER UTHI CAROLINA l Collegiate Pres. Rtobert Elliott Conzales as the hed by and for the students of y, on Fridays, during the college xamilnations. uists and letter writers are not ""The Camecock" encourages must be Si gned. Pubishing does right to edit or withhold from DOUG GRAY Joan Wolcott .Bob Hill Murray Coker Pat Peden, Jo Ann Coker ling Clarksn Fred Sh... r Bill Collier . . . What Is A Formal? T o say that I was disappointed with IFC's Greek Week is put ting it mildly. There were two good nights of entertainment, those being Sorority Stunt Night, and the Four Lads Concert. The remaining two f nights were pitiful. When are the student entertain ment officials going to learn what a formal dance is? I have always thought a formal dance as being a social activity in which people dress properly (such as tux, cock tail dresses, etc.). and the enter tainment being of a high class nature. Clyde McPhatter is a long way from being high class, not to mention his band. It seems a bit ridiculous to at tire yourself in expensive clothes, and go to a "formal" and listen to Boogie Woogie Baby Won't You Dance With Me. McPhatter would have been great at the informal. le could have done a lot better job than the Crests, or whatever their name was. P ERHAPS it is not the accepted thing at Carolina to have an orchestra perform. There are hun dreds of other colleges and univer sities over the nation who enjoy the pleasure of good music. But not dear old USC. We still love rock and roll, and the Twist. Now don't get me wrong. I think high spirited music is great in its place, but a formal dance is not the place. And speaking of high spirited music, we have, within our state, musicians who can put on a show as well as those back-up bands did last week. Why not utilize our resources, save money, and hire someone worth while. Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Buddy Hacket and Ray McKinnley, to name a few, are not ancient. Even Clemson knows this. Carolina is supposed to be the culture center of the higher education group in our state, but our taste of music does not go along with this. The bands mentioned in the above paragraph would be ideal for a formal. There are many, many more who make college tours and are available. For the next dance. whether it be formal, whether it be sponsored by IFC, or the Student Senate Dance Committee, let's give good music a chance. It can't be worst than what we're having now. Exchange Corner According to reports from the University of Virginia, one patri otically inclined social fraternity of the University community felt that it should take avction to lend moral support to this country's first astronaut to orbit the earth. The fraternity placed a pledge on its r'oof Tuesdlay with a banner bearing the greeting, "Hello, ,John." There has as yet been no con firmation from Mercury Control that Lt. Col. Glenn sawv the awe inspiring salutation. Nevertheless, "it's the thought that counts." TIhe girls at Chestnut Hill Col lege in Philadelphia recently com piled the following description of the college male: "lie is a strange compound of world and cherub, beatnik and stockbroker. The proportions vary widely in the individual members. lie frequents mixers, but rarely dances, Hie eats (when food is free) as if he has just returned from a 40-dlay fast in the desert. Generosity flows from his soul. Quite willingly will he teach you all he knows about politics, cars, sports, love, and women. He ex pects to be chased and admired, but scorns girls who flirt. If he's handsome, he's conceited. If he's smart, he's too smart. And if he's sweet, thoughtful and witty, he's engaged. "Joe College" likes girls, parties, beer, Marlboros, girls, Ahmad Jamal, Fridays, girls, his alma mater, football, the Kingston Trio and girls. lie dlislikes blind dates, work, erowded mixers, work, weeping women, work, Mondays, 12 mid night curfews, and work. lie's a combination of Troy Donahue, Gardner McKay and a c'harter member of the Mickey Mouse Club. He's the despair of the older generation and the hope f America's future. He's what every philosophy pro ressor dreads, and what every col lege girl dreams of. Michigan State's junior class held a hop recently and co-eds had 3 A.M. permission-this should hap pen at Carolina! Count Basle