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The Sheltei A thinking man knows more than which 1 brand smokes best. His mind-filter traps a the fundamental points of any issue; his I mouthpiece ejects only the more plausible i ideas for intelligent debate. c Thoughtful Carolina students are trying to lift the smoke from current local and na tional issues. They wonder about Khrush chev's ulterior motives, they weigh the i merits of the UN and other world organiza- i tions, they decide for themselves which party icing best suits their political cake. These students knew where they stood on the Rich- 1 land County bond issue before it came to a i vote. University life is a continuous opportunity 1 for evaluation of goals and basic ideals. It is exposure to life on a small scale. Carolina Community members can be thinkers, doers, dreamers, or do-nothings. The choice is an individual privilege. Carolina offers a somewhat sheltered existence to those who live on its campus. Students usually aren't involved in decision making even when they are directly effected by the resulting policy. We did participate in the Greater University Fund; we were consulted about the move in Carolina Stadium, but student sentiment had little bearing on the latter incident. Unlike other campuses, the University is not subject to constant invasion by powerful forces or minority groups trying to gain student favor. It's arresting to read and compare current events at colleges across the U. S. Some in cidents at other institutions occur at Caro lina as well; others are out of our range of experience. In Berkeley, California, many students have become informed of their state's nar cotics policy, its critics, and its legal backers such as California State Attorney General Stanley Mosk. During a campaign appear ance at Berkeley, Mosk was questioned by a youthful narcotics user who brought unpub licized facts about the drugs to light. Al though we are fortunate not to have this problem on our campus, it's a subject worth being informed about as it is a cause of con cern in many large metropolitan areas. Carolina and California students do have a common interest: politics. While the Golden State's recent gubernatorial election received national attention, South Caro Letters... Dear Editor: self to be a goo The people of Hawaii worked about that goo long and hard to achieve state- Stonewalls and hood, and we are ne~w a state on -sotregs an equal basis with the other atNrhetn states in the union. Perhaps sil,hr vt someone in the South Carolina te ptegn News Service needs a refresher Stra.ap course in contemporary American t~mt.Xh History. It is hard to imagine a t aebe per~son in college not knowing the bfoetesa states which make up h i s mngdt i country.th )spt ( Sincerely yours, bigtr Joseph W. Davis Wihbig Honolulu, Hawaii th roias. Editor's Note: Mr. Davis is re-foeachr ferring to a USC News Service map ohn t he ,Ahowing origin of the 7,295 Uni- v on oo versity studenrts, which ajpeared o n lJstwnl page two of the October 26th issue. wudbo h On the drawing Ilawaii wa awaisetedd anoulbt thego l)ear JoanStgne?al Tofoti Afte redin MrClyto's hd inevitabie cock"an(thenlisteingo -th hso thee tras USC-NC gmeastaturaysithou thee i someoe stod up or thtCa ed up(l he ourm inastuent' feligs,sanuda, ou ps trenl - ouned o th theryfort th "Her. thatonemus hav ashap' t. aye wena date a iftofliqor,and aage d toewins sackful o wittyutings tivo and it say. hin mabe e fundd he prosect way this heor himelf. , foone Cijarolidntst don' thik tht th majrity o thinto ander shold.But wht hveveer goetoo support? hendayust wonnerfu Gamecocs havewaayethehiseada udrk Fore, "Countaries. ig~ nttt standsbehin theGmecocsq ant cI'll bet ther wfell conideing the Clayto' theu),w ineitabl lay.e inust ikFrday' minue:me- in our iteam bei I fock" the hen strted o 'Cock hs beenif tanx attC-UN Aparel lltatrdas ihu htf qateroon, S tincei pr-i sog ieno support fof01 our. quatac menis ve him- ornkennsiritr -ed World inians were contemplating the possibility of , strong Republican showing at the polls. JSC's Student Allocations Committee shares problem faced by the Finance Committee in the West Coast: the activities fee total loesn't meet the demands of numerous cam us organizations. We are similar to other universities in rarious ways. Our system of campus com nunicatio,, Centrex, was put into effect last 5aturday at the University of Utah. Emory UJniversity in Atlanta has been troubled by .epeated vandalism at three of its campus lormitories. UNC's daily newspaper re iorted that underground fallout shelters iave been designated at 31 localities on the "hapel Hill campus. But there are situations at other schools :hat don't apply to us at present, but that -ould easily do so in the near future. Negroes At the University of Miami have called the year-old integration there "liberal but pain ful." At Philadelphia's Temple University, the administration has pledged aid in reduc ing "bookstore blues." And for what it's worth, since the University of Florida cam pus rests on a limestone foundation de scribed as water-soluble and unstable, stu dents there are asking, "Could the bottom drop out?" Regardless of where they are, college stu dents have universal problems and oppor tunities. Although Carolina students may be apathetic at times, they can be intensely alert when occasion demands. If the Uni versity's over-all program were evaluated by students with a fraction of the intensity devoted to Cuba, our school would possess an invaluable insurance for the future; the policyholders would be perennially interested students, the premium would be greatness. Sometimes Universitv incidents are not pleasant, but reality is not generally candy coated. Suicide is not an agreeable topic, but it happens on other campuses and it hap pens here. Although printing "unfavorable publicity" is not our intent, we don't believe in suppressing news. Journalism ethics bounded in good taste is essential, but ignor ance is folly. The world outside doesn't filter good from bad; we are here to form and pretest our mettle. A college degree represents thought - numerous decisions must be made during the four-year apprenticeship. Where do we stand morally . . . spiritually . . . racially? We must base our actions on thought. Man minus mind is a vegetable; student sans mental strength lacks stature. Blessed are the thinkers. About Haw I 'un, but what a great deal of interest. Why? d depth? The First of all, I am a native of Bushwhackers South Carolina, and secondly, 1 fter two games wsasueta orUiest that myth, andl o ot aoia odri we were passed thpollmcnowbwrs Georgia a pass ta twsls er i o e, and at UNC felvrpruofUCsdnt iwon the game ls er,a( a ntpes So there goes t etfinsfo te at t was supposed o h onr h a oet "loaded" team tefobl ans o r ih on startedl has i aigta h aoiyo just one game th stdtsaentmkg r' this year, and thmsvsdrne fol.u! on't look much Yuaewogi o a hti us right hack to ilmioiygupIersa (lent. One can't a n fUCsgms~a whleni there is sbecheigstonomod abiout. Have you of(ytemspa)frhen e of our games 'h p)rlse em( oso ~d when our boys rtorsini hi auiy game or give Mabthonyranfrte I certainly have,soefrsmnvsththy Sare plenty more 'renwtcolgliea(hd ik at a Carolina hl aecnb fyufre y oneself against ahttefobll HTe have no faiith XeI isWlot elz .cause that faith thtIhvnosi(oetig tpled upon, andl cntutv.Yt elta h ith, there can be suet fUCsol ueyb ir team. I (10 not grwupeogtoeaieht ehaviour in the~aJOF( enpo)rptto r of an it y, our i en ul o aoiab our lack of sup- sm fisfins ieyu ~ainly undlerstandl fe htalltpol 1 o the football team nedutmtstogvrthi we'll get behindl bhvo. lwvr atya see lots of Caro- whrartha(utpoltdy wearing Blazers, tCrln?Rgt owm eejuns, wa'tchitng l'ii( ioiy lete ol it cannot b)e en- srl aehee orvr ,hink the Carolina s a whole should ns nlhspaesaeral eak. We deserve bighr ytelc fsp Thank you, t( aiu foti tfesi Max Ford Thie above letter lyitspno thsudt d in last week's oyflw10tyknwhe se to a lack of aespot(?We hyfe oumr policy is to tecern!We h tdu e~rs (which we we!. i delwt-hes 4 critical com- 'llav o ih hsls ugize for this hate wr.I sakonadmn smecoming chanage tmspbihdfc htn at the (:ocks, Mr.coc wattopyagis lt b,ehaaviouar in the'Am nMci tdu ra a imiprovedl. ayslu hr h op - willeat deasent ineter full cott,Fistnt or alf amtaengtive ofu Cd!you (itoiaSou)itehaouliclyan seondly, ou of Caolin wit Sth Crolina.por aswoneinf Our policy is to supply, not to sup press, the news. , A 'C>c;rc 9k / 6A4cGc CROWING FOR A GREATER UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Member of Associated Collegiate Press Founded January 301 1908, with Robert Elliott Gonzales as the first Editor, "The Gamecock is published by and for the students of the University of South Carolina weekly, on Fridays, during the college year except on holidays and during examinations. The opinions expressed by columnists and letter writers are not necessarily those of "The Gamecock." "Tho Gamecock" encourages Letters to the Editor, but all Letters must be siged. Publishing does not constitute an endorsement. le right to edit or withhold from publication any letter is reserved. EDITOR JOAN WOLCOTT BUSINESS MANAGER MURRAY COKER ADVERTISING MANAGER EMILY REDDING NEWS EDITOR KAY HUGHEY SPORTS EDITOR FRED SCHUMPERT CAMPUS EDITOR MARGARET BYRD SOCIETY EDITOR REGINA GALGANO FEATURE EDITOR DONNA RUSSELL CIRCULATION MANAGER MARION BURNS CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHERS ROBERT GASKINS, WARREN NYE BUSINESS SECRETARY ... MAURICE GILCHRIST REPORTERS: Aronel Fischoff, Eva Edelsburg, Jimmy Glenn, Duck Mathis, Tom Hunter, Barbara Moore, Sarah Elliott, Jane Walter, Ricki Dettori, Lita Golson, Jean Collins, Sandy Shahid, Pat Roessle, Robert Want, Bobbie Rothberg, Liz Humphrey, Majid Ejlali. ai, Spirits, Cop the biggest factor behind Army's instead it would appear tha team. He is not saying anything these students of the South hay derogatory about the team - he been unable to suppress their in is saying that the members need . T that support to make them play siyeuadshldavsff like they can play, work like they cinfoeghtobscalr can work, and fight likce they can fomr,ntavcesfapa fzght! You people try it!tia pocywchstean Cadet Charles F. Johnson, Jr. thisodecry. WVest PointYorfatuly The Editor:StdnsReestai The Monash University Stu- Cucl dents' Representative Council,MoahUiest Victoria, Australia, passed a reso-Clyo,Vcri lutioni on 2nd October that the EdtrsNe:Idlktoe following statement be sent to tn eae hnst l t major publications throughoutdetanfcuymmbr v the United States of America. woem ihrcletvl We trust that you will feel at idvdal bu h issi liberty to print this, either as a eioil fe w ek,If letter to the Editor or as a gen- ta h su a och eral article in your next issue,. ae n hu icniu "Through the medium of the prnigltesopas.Ho Australian Press, we have re- ee,ltesepesn poi ceived reports describing the re-or(ifrnvewtohsere cent events concerning the at-ouystedntheiorapa tempted exclusion of n e g r o wl otnet epbihd student James Meredith from the University of Mississippi. The Eitr Students' IRepresentative Council Inrfecetyorlswe of Monash University, Victoria, [i]eioilo h e deplores the fact that students Isc ilseigamsini of the University of Mississippi oruiest n aigt have actively participated in up-we oudacp hrwio holding the racialist policies of gtigustadsoiga segregationist, Governor Barnett.vilnesfctios[c] We consider that the actions of Imsr htteeaem these students constitute a flag- sulnshr h hr rant breach not only of the prin- oiina( togfeig ciples of liberty and equality as ti ia atr u set out in the Declaration of In-ejulyasrettmotfth dependence but are a regression wotvicthropnnsTh towards the worst type of fascist fr,Ife ti y(uyt behaviour,.coladt hi oeeg t Trhis blatant exhibition of racialofSuhCrlntoigtt discrimination will, we feel, af-prsig suewt evy fect considerable harm to Amern-soreamycmnd (a's image, that of a powerful lei nw htIadm nation and people assisting those lwcntuns[i]wl o of races and countries which are ideysc]banseoube in a more unfortunate situation tfladpodUiest than themselves,.oee yitgain Inevitably the 'incidents' of theRepcfly South will have damaging effects CalsWn ik on American relationships with Eio' oe hn o the coloured peoples of the world,sainyurononwtu, no matter what their colour or Iikn.hwvr utcn creed. ta orfrtsnec()g This behaviour on the part of themeuasabtspainth Mississippi studenta is all the grtnviw of ou fe more deplorable in that educated "osiunatowily people have actively expressed a - primitive racial Intolerance. Ed- Da dtr tictio aloul bred ustce nsteemsi wouiteappely tha a cosciosnes of umanval es egr willnt be ated to a Imll,lllllili lflmi lli n IItiE lUM I ntlU iIl We Tip Our WE COMMEND President before the S. C. Budget and Co an appeal for an additional $1,4 0 istic picture of the University' dire need for 20 new teachers sion" and stressed the dividend ing 10 "muster teachers" to Ct Quantity building without < in a great University. We have of this state's educational app though Clemson's engineering V a state institution such as U1 group of South Carolinians foi M be no better than its people. A Study of the educational B tors reveals that some past c' B common to the majority. Soi didn't jell among these men, jui v actions. Regardless, we praise ] 4 WE APPLAUD Coach Mar g for their participation in the E Currently Vice Chairman of t] will head this group in 1963. FN Sharing his interest in com chiefly strikes young adults ar C Club. These athletes adoy project last spring and condue vass. They will be passing co row's game. While the Cocks are on the to contribute to a drive suppo John R. Nelson Up The There is a rumor being cir culated that the University ih planning to make itself fifth in the nation in the next ten years. Fifth what? What can a school do that has, for example, q classics department consisting of one person, a German depart. ment consisting of two, and c history department that can onh afford one professor of ancieni history and one for medieval his. tory? What can a school (1o thaI is spending at least a quarter ol a million dollars a year or athletics? Which brings us to anothei point. Why is it absolutely neces. sary to the future of the Uni. versity to have a football team especially one that is handled a this one is. What it boils dowT to is this: even though we delud ourselves with the euphemism o "scholarships," we are in realit! hiring people to play football. T carry this a bit farther, since w S,OAnd I t University of South Carolini B (luring the spring term. Simila experiences at other Southeri universities have proven tha such an action is merely anothe inevitable step in the progres of the South and not an unalter Lable calamity. These exp)eriences at the stat universities of Mississipp Georgia, and North Carolin have illustrated that the studlent eof the University of South Cart lina have a clear-cut choice. TI choice is not wvhether this girl wi be accepted by the Universit: .but wvhether she will be accepte -with intellectual maturity or wit .e federal troop)s. 'r Surely all that has gone befoi ishows that it no longer matte: :, whether University studlents co: Lt sider dlesegregation to be rigl id or wrong. What matters now -whether the students of the Un Lg versity of South Carolina wvi - choose to act as rational and mi ae ture adIuLts or as irration. hoodlums with pop bottles. We urge the studlents to pr~ serve and enhance the rep)utatic C5 of the University andl the sta ro through the p)reservation of la to and order. t Sincerely, t Robert K. Ackerman M. Hayes Mizell y D)ear Editor, y It was only a few weeks a, n that the "Gamecock" announc nm the daring capiture of the cunni] e andl vicious thieves that have he - terrorizing the University cai y puts. Tlhe capture of the cunnil e little vandlals was supposed s endl the operation of the Robbe eInc. Syndicate. However, to di it has not. It also appears toi l- (and I'm sure others agree) th it the activities of this group r u- centeredl on our most illustric e and magnificent Fraternity R?c This is putting nmany people at tremendous inconvenience. s Our police dlepartment (Ca rr pus Police) are to ho congra1 r. lated on their efforts thus fi es however, they seem to think tI en by their capture of the few e n- prits the other (lay that tt ow have ended the crisis. They hi not! To stop only part of sor thing and fail to stop all of it worse than (doing nothing at a This only assures other part th pants in this thievery for prr Hats To... rhomas F. Jones for his speech ntrol Board last Friday. Making 00,000, Dr. Jones painted a real ; present position. He cited our "to meet the problem of expan , that would result from bring rolina. juality instructors cannot result never understood the designation ropriations at college level. Al rogram is understandably costly, 1 )C trains a more representative ' future citizenry. Our state can backgrounds of our state legisla nnection with the University is nehow a firm Carolina loyalty Iging by some of their legislative )r. Jones for his realistic speech. vin Bass and University athletes S. C. Multiple Sclerosis drive. ie state MS Society, Coach Bass bating this crippling disease that L members of the Carolina Block ted multiple sclerosis as their -ed a successful door-to-door can ritainers for donations at tomor field, Carolina students are urged ted by their team. Ladder are hiring football players an( spending thousands of dollars to do it, wIy don't we hire some good ones. Perhaps we could get the third unit of a professional team for an equivalent amount, of money. And did you know that the state of South Carolina does not allocate funds for athletics at the University? The only way that the school can support its expen sive taste in muscles is to get money from the students. Give us one good reason why we need to do this. Perhaps Carolina is doomed to mediocrity, depending on a foot ball team to make its name known, hoping nobody wants to take a course in medieval Latin, and praying that the students are thick-skulled enough not to know er care what's going on. Fifth in the nation? Not unless we d(t something. )ances I that they may continue their a r tivities, under the cover of false I security instilled in the stuldellts t by the announcement of the cap r ture and dlestruction of the Crime s Syndicate. - I ask you in closing - Are our champions of juostice (the e Campus P'olice) goinjg to stop inow and go back to making a a major crime out of parking s tickets, or are they going to p)ut .their efforts towardl a mutch e more serious crime, ThllFT? 1l I'm sure that to force the stu (ents to hire p)rivate p)olicemen to d patrol our dorms would prove to h be only a constant source of embarrassment to our som ewh at e negligent but, dlevoted Cam,Inw *Police. .. Name Withheld t Upon Request i- D)ear Miss Wolcott, 11 I would like to take this 0op i- portunity to express my senti il ments on the dance last Saturday night. In my opinion it was the 3-worst dance I have ever attended n in my two years at Carolina. te Why was it the wvorst? I feel the w main reason was the typ)e of en tertainment provided. It seems to me that a school as large as Carolina should be able to afford a little higher grade of music. Of course there are a few who enjoy rock-and-roll music for the ~o (lance, butt I think that the ma ad jority of the student b)ody p)refer ig a more sop)histicated (dance. an Trhere are two( possible solum n.. tions to this problem. If at all 1g p)ossile, wvhy not have a (lance to on Friday night and also one on ry Saturday night. T1he Friday night te (lance could be an informal af ne fair with a really "juking" band. at Saturday night could be semi re formal with a well-knowvn dance us bandl. w. If this solution is not feasible, a why not have a good band for one (lance? I 'm1 sure if a vote m- were taken, the studlent body u.. would favor this. If Clemson ir; College can have go(d (lances, I at see no reason why we can't here ul- at Carolina. After all, aren't we ey supposed to be the cultural cen ive ter of higher education in the ie- state? It certainly couldn't be is proved by the dance Saturday ill. night. ci- Sincerely,