Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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QuoV Three voices on the subject of Communism have risen above the hubbub of constant con troversy to pinpoint a question of our time: is the denial of an opportunity to representatives of the Communist party to speak on American campuses academic cen sorship or does it conform with principles of the Constitution? The Lecture & Information Bureau of the U. S. A. Communist Party has released a nationwide letter asking college newspaper editors and student councils to invite repre sentatives of their party to speak at forums of the student body either in lectures, by participation in symposia, or in debates. It also states during the past year Com munist spokesmen addressed more than 30 colleges and universities which were at tended by approximately 75,000 students and townspeople. The colleges and universities included Harvard Law School, University of Chicago, Brown University, Columbia Uni versity, Stamford, Temple University, Up sala, and others. Quo vadis-to the left? The Lecture Bureau says this proves that students wish to hear the Communist view point from bona fide spokesmen. "Students in their search for knowledge apparently are not satisfied to learn about communism from anti-Communists. They desire a fair ex change of opinion on the supreme problems facing our country, with all viewpoints rep resented, and they reject the widespread practice of denouncing Communism without affording the Communists an opportunity to be heard," the release states. Even though the Communists believe there is such a widespread desire to hear their speakers, they still state they have been de nied this opportunity in many cases. Non registration of party members under the Mc Carran Act is one reason used to deny the Communist speakers. The courts are yet to rule on the theory of the party that registra tion would deprive the Communists of their rights under the First, Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution and that the enforcement of this law would establish a "precedent to destroy every vestige of American democracy," and that registration compels "perjury, self-incrimi nation, and a false confession of guilt. .. . Communists are not foreign agents, do not commit acts of sabotage, espionage, or de ception, do not seek to hide their views." The last point we will concede. That Communist speakers have been pre vented from appearing on certain campuses is certainly true, but speakers sponsored by -Hayes Can State Af W HEN Harvey Gantt was private schools peacefully admitted to Clem- turn provide comn som College, many South Caro- existing public sc Jinians hailed his entrance as the Neither in the beginning of a new era of dress nor in the progress for this state and her there been any people. Indeed, if this was the race issue. Howe beginning, it should be said that and analysts of s the culmination of any such have concluded tl progress is in the very distant vious intent of ti future, plan to provide But was Gantt's entry actual dividual circumv progress or mere realism? Grant- pulsory school de ing that progress is a relative flERHAPS the term and that in the case of rGeneral Ass South Carolina realism might be now that integral considered commensurate with South Carolina progress, it would appear that and appease the: this state must prove herself in a device as this ti other areas before she can be con- gram. Surely sidered as entering into a pro- should realize tha gressive era, nothing for whici One case in point is the tuition ashamed. They grant plan now before the Gen- evitable and for oral Assembly. This proposed they accepted it i legislation would permit South rational behavior Carolina to provide tuition grants neesr for th to parents who wish to send their their integrity b children to private non-sectarian the people of this schools. Such a program would a plan is devise be financed by a fund of one mil- grade the educat lion dollars drawn from the this was the cas state's surplus revenue, such a plan tho A s FIRST outlined by Gover- and why has it n nor Russell in his "State of by most of the ol the State" address, the tuition if they must end< grant plan appeared to be a pro- gram, then at lea: gram to upgrade South Caro- the honesty to pre lina's educational system by en- it really is -- a couraging the establishment of step federal decre %f GAA#cot CROWING FOR A GREATER UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROI] Member of Aosociated CollegIate Pres PnddJanuary so 1905, with, Robe,t Eliott Censal, . feCameeekisb h~II.hed by and for the sta ni'epyoSm th CoIIna weeh1y on Friday, during the 'ret holbIm idays and in smnans. it, i mooou0r7 thoe o T..am enek." "The Cam.t ED ITRO R..........O.. O MANAGING EDITOR.. . ... . DEN BUSINESS MANAGER......... . . . EMIL adis? the American Civil Liberties Union, the Na tional Student Association, and others have also been bypassed. The concern is not with occurrences of this kind on the Carolina campus but with the overall connotation implied by the second voice, Professor William W. Van Alstyne of Ohio State University Law School, who says, "Campus censorship in 1962 easily rivaled that of any previous year. From coast to coast and particularly in the Midwest, stu dent bodies were quarantined from a variety of political heresies." Quo vadis-to the right? Should students be quarantined from "political heresies" or should "freedom of expression" throw campuses open? University of Oregon president rejected the demand to bar prominent Communist Gus Hall from appearing before the student body, stating: "If our university deviates from the policy -- freedom of expression - it has followed, it will be placed in the posi tion of being a second-class institution in the eyes of men and women who truly under stand the role of a university. It would be giving up its birthright." He was honored for this stand by an award from the Ameri can Association of University Professors. We agree with the president from Oregon. Any other policy in the form of expression of any kind - reflects a skepticism of stu dent intelligence and fear of the appeal of today's social critics. Both are contrary to the imperatives of a free society. And the third voice on the pro and con Communist front comes from Professor Frederick H. Hartmann, specialist in inter national relations. In the University of Florida campus newspaper, Prof. Hartmann says he believes it was unwise to prevent Communists from running openly for office. "Our driving them underground conceals how little support they have and suggests fear on our part that they could gain an office legally," he says. The final Communist argument is that Americans are given opportunities to speak in Communist countries with only "blatant prowar views excluded." Since Communistic tenets rest on a bloody revolution, this same principle applied to their speakers would eliminate all. But if American campuses and America as a whole attempt to "legislate" the Com munist party out of existence, simply by out lawing it, we may one day find that in reality we are not as immune to their theories as we thought. Quo vadis-from here? Mizell - ford Grants? vhich would in crimination at public expense, petition for the and further cripple our educa bools. tional system. Governor's ad- iS T HE tuition grant program bill itself has Iof such a primary nature? Al mention of the ready Georgia and Virginia have ver, journalists similar plans that have proved to bate government be less than satisfactory. In iat it is the oh- Georgia, where the program is le tuition grant financed from a contingent fund means for in- of only $300,000, there is some ention of com- indication that the abused plan segregation- will be dropped altogether. In members of th'e Virginia the program is said to embly feel that be working, but it has been as ion has come to sailed by professional educators they must face and the cost of its operation has public with such grown to over three million dol iition grant pro- lars a year. the legislators It is obvious that the very cost t they have done of the tuition grant system would they should be be a tragic financial waste to this ecepted the in- state. Our public schools are now the most part understaffed and their teachers vith dignity and are so poorly paid that in many It is not now schools the teachers are incom em to sacrifice petent or unqualified. The tui 'trying to tell tion grant program would, in ef state that such fect, create a third school system. Imerely to up- Since the cost of dual school onal system. If programs has retarded the educa 3, why was not tional progress of this state for uight of before, generations, the ramifications of ot been adopted the creation of a third system are her states? But apparent. >rse such a pro- FINALLY, the tuition grant it let them have scheme is entirely inconsistent sent it for what with the traditional dedication of device to side- South Carolina's legislative lead 'e, promote dis- era to a policy of fiscal paralysis (sometimes referred to as "fiscal responsibility"). Already many of our state agencies are poorly operated because of an apparent lack of funds. Many progressive and worth-while programs are re fused by the Budget and Control Board because they say that all worth-while projects cannot be fi nanced - we must put first n--ke rea things first. While it is true that ~,, -South Carolina has a surplus of ee mnee revenue, it is regrettable that ..." when there are so many impor NNC ER tant things to be done, the Gen LNN CXER eral Assembly cannot distinguish NIS MYERS between the necessary end the V REDDING "trivia." Carol Greeks bearing gifts . . . it's 1 pre-rush week ... RE Week dis plays and convocations . . . plus crowds at the various local coffee shops . . . Professor in History Department remarking on ham mering noises in Currell College: "We waited long enough to get a new wing, now we're waiting to be able to lecture in it" . . . temporarily bare display oases in LeConte College . . . University policemen busily ticketing cars over-parked in front of Business Administration building ... Stu dent wryly commenting on over time parking ticket: "I can re member when it cost more to run a car than to park it" . . . dis gruntled students being turned away from Duke-Carolina game for lack of field house space.... Slater System Bingo-the num- k ber system in the Rusesll House Gamecock Room ... Law School 1 seniors with coats, ties, and ex- e pressions of deep learning . . . % the University's new property: t more gray hairs for Joe Barnes ... a record number of students on academic probation . . . latest fad at Freshman Girls' Dormi tories: knitting (and the needles come in handy on some dates, too) . . . "veteran" NROTC upperclassman instructing fresh man on how to keep lint off of blue wool uniform: "Use scotch tape and stay away from white sweaters" ... prospective rushees evaluating fraternities . . . Bee Jee Garrett, trying to gather ma terial f o r t h e forthcoming "Crucible," Carolina's literary magazine . . . Student Senate de bating re-admission of Senators who had "over-cut" - a foregone conclusion to a perennial problem. (They all were re-admitted) , . , Ted Ledeen: many tasks, much patience, and a quick smile . . . Freshman girls with their white cards - midnights at last! Carolina Cheerleaders at bas ketball games . . . beefcake on parade: Undrawn blinds on men's dorms . . . The "Gallery," Polit ical Science Dep't and Journal ism School annex . .. sign inside USC Post Office: "Next to the verb 'to love,' the verb 'to help' is most beautiful . . . cokes and other forbidden goodies on win dow ledge of (censored) dormi Letters Feb. 5, 1963 Dear Editor:t Enclosed is a letter written to me by the President of the Uni versity and a letter received by him from a "Gamecock" officer apologizing for what Dr. Jones ] terms "the rather distateful front page of the 'Gamecock' " of Janu ary 1, 1963. It seems to me that it would have been to the credit of the editors to admit that a mis take had been made in the prep aration of that page. Instead, my 1 letter concerning the questionable taste of the front page was used 1 as an excuse for a rather violent diatribe against me and those who would dare have views op posing those of the editors. Not only was the "reply" not a reply to my letter it was proof that the "Gamecock" itself is guilty on those charges made in the reply - of taking sides, of viewing what its side does as news and what the other side does as propaganda or mere ravings of immature extremists, of hav ing a head-in-the-sand attitude in refusing to recognize that there is another side. This "reply" was extremism at its worst. It seems to indicate that the editors have a chip on their shoulder, and are afraid of criticism. President Jones agreed with me that the reply was unfa-ir and that the honorable thing to do was to admit the error. This was concurred in by a faculty mem ber of the board of publications. In a personal conversation with the editor about the front page, nothing was said about the letter to the President. Apparently the plan was to keep it hidden from the student body if possible. The honest thing was not done and I feel that it is in the best interest of Carolina that these facts be madle known to the students so that they can decide just who it is that It guilty of distortions. Yours very truly, Ben Boyd Editor's Note: Mr. Boyd refers to a , letter written by Dennis Myers to Dr. Jones explaining for mss Dave Bledsoe - ia Glirr ory . . . Cold winds and knee locks, sure signs of winter at ,arolina . . . Graeber Jordan: WUSC's man-in-a-hurry spark plugging the attmept to make VUSC's reception oampuswide .. Big question in girls' dorm% ories - who drives the Jaguar edan? ... USC version of Rus ian roulette: crossing Green treet against the traffic >lans for a new infirmary ;ign in University Bookstore: 'Book prices are set by Pub isher" (Nominated for the "Oh, ,eah?" award for 1963) ... Pink ards on Russell House bulletin board advertising 'for sale' items . . new crop of BBOC's (Big leards On Campus) ... big at endance at Morality plays dur ng RE WEEK ... Student Body resident Osce Self, busy about ampus with Student Government . . ever-present impromptu ridge clubs in Gamecock Room . . tryouts for "The Miracle Worker" . . . an ever-growing kyline of an ever-growing Uni rersity . . . Carolina students raveling to Clemson to see bas :etball game - lots of cheering, out we still lost . . . physics stu Paper and c tu t I Jones youforeatincerain ecica Montet of rontpagsie Sroel whic Mr. Boyd' mae pub-o ast week. If Miss Monteith is an agitator, Arhy haven't we heard more about aer in the Columbia papers? I'm sure many students would agree ~hat her picture was thought provoking. How does Mr. Boyd know so much about Miss Monteith and ber ability to serve the Uni versity???? "Forced integration" must be Mr. Boyd's synonym for the Uni.. versity policy of education for the people (white, black, or what ever) of the State. Don't forget the fact that "The G~amecock" represents Carolina (crow, crow -- white cocks only) and its student body. Finally, life is like a sewer. You get out of it what you put into it. So are Mr. Boyd's~ archaic re marks. Signed, Ted Narrow. Dear Editor: On reading the February 1st issue of "The Gamecock," I noted two statements on the subject of the integration controversy with which I should like to take issue. The statements are (1) "the 'Gamecock' does not attempt to 'Lake sides' " and (2) "The Game cock" will not be a sop to any one's distorted viewpoint of a situation. Both statements are commend able newspaper policy if followed, but one need only have followed this year's version of "The Game cock" to appreciate fully their re markable inconsistency. In regard to the first statement, "The Giamecock" is quite obviously tak in- sirdes both in the pat s pses dent attempting to ascertain hov much force would be necessary t pull o u t a parking meter (Answer: too much, especially i the Campus Security and Dete< tion officers are watching.) . . signs of a changing academi world - diapers hung out to dr in University Terrace ... studer nurses in their canary yellov uniforms . . . a fully accredite School of Nursing . . . "Game cock" photographer posing a re luctant anonymous coed for a pic ture of fraternity pins on blous . . . Dr. Babcock looking for word to describe flap over regis tration . . . raccoon collar coat and beehive hairstylings: und form of the day for Carolin c o e d s (personal opinion - yeechh) . . . language barrie in Tenement 20 has been double - another Australian has move in . . . Dr. Barr performin "Wizard of Oz" electronic demor stration in Physics 22 . . . con fused AFROTC cadet salutin Angel Flight Captain . . . sti dents emerging from faceles names and nameless faces int citizens of the Carolina Con munity. Pins . . ANA -(Photo by Gaskins.) S' AQ . 4 inegatonhove recently a) peared on the pages of the newi paper with at least an equal nun ber of pro-integration editorial: The point I would like to makei not THAT "The Gamecock"i taking sides, which it certainl has a right to do, but the mar ner in which "The Gamecock" i taking sides. The extensive use of invectiv utilized by the editorial staffi becomes a newspaper with th reputation of "The Gamecock. To illustrate, from the editorii p)ages of "The Gamecock" (Fel ruary 1st), those favoring segr< gation are "a hard core of resisi ance" who want to live in "sheltered 'Southern' world," whi will persecute those who befrien Clemson College's first Negri Harvey Gantt, whose collectiv heads are in the sand, who ar immature, blinded 'by emotioni distortions, seeking relief in ey tremism, and whose letters "The Gamecock" are not worth of a reply. By contrast, those who agre with the present newspaper polic in favoring integration (agai from the editorial pages of "Tli Gamecock") are "the leaders of new age," "living In a world< change and progress," matur responsible, and so on ad nai scum. Such invective and abut is a cheap and unworthy form< Polemics, unfair to those againi whom it Is directed, reflectin unfavorably against those wli use It. If the rationale for integratio is so deficient that its proponeni must resort to name-calling I present a forceful argument, the It is questionable whether or n< the rationale is even worthy c consideration. Further, It Is bt simple courtesy to accord respet for those whose views are dli ferent, such courtesy being a tru~ appreciation of the constitutioni guarantee of freedom of speecd In view of the above Illustration the issue arises with reference t the second statement, whethe c Exchunge Corner "Four years of college and she's with that stupid banjo." That's a father's reaction, re ferring to a senior at the Jni D versity of Southern California, Los Angeles. f "That stupid banjo is really a stupid guitar," Elaine Gealer pointed out to The Daily Trajon. C Miss Gealer, who has performed V in various Los Angeles clubs, said t she chose folk singing as a career v because it has more job oppor tunities than comparative litera ture, even though she has main tained a 3.3 grade average in the English studies. e a Students Get A Break The Legislative Council of the College of Arts and Sciences at E m o r y University, Atlanta, Georgia, has lifted the limited r cut regulation affecting freshmen d and sophomores effecive this fall. d The Emory W eel quoted Dean John C. Stephens of the College as saying the faculty feels stu dents are mature enough. The Case of the Unwanted Socks Gail Minnema, junior at Hood o College, Frederick, Maryland, had her suitcase stolen in Baltimore after spending a weekend at Johns Hopkins University. The thief was apprehended after he peddled Gail's Jewelry and while he was trying to sell the suitcase. She recovered most of her clothing, but one article was not discovered until the court hearing. Someone noticed Gail's knee high socks on the feet of the thief. The coed quickly decided she really didn't want the socks re turned to her, reported Hood College's Blue and Grey. A Gateful Father Lyrchburg College, Lynchburg, Virginia has received a $2,000 check from a Japanese business man who is grateful for the way his daughter was received at the school. The Critograph, campus news paper, said the check came from Takeo Kagitani of Kobe, Japan, whose daughter, Hiromi, grad uated from the college in 1959. The college president, Dr. Or ville Wake, had this to say about the gift: "It is a marvelous demonstration of person to per son international diplomacy and is particularly exciting from that point of view." Et Cetera .not "The Gamecock" is becoming na a sop to a distorted viewpoint ... that of the present editor. - Signed, - Al Moses U. S. C. Law School 5 s Dear Editor: y In reference to the letter writ - ten by Mr. Ben Boyd, I agree that s it is very unfortunate that a let ter of this type must be e answered, but I applaud your [1 honest and responsible stand on e the matter. Mr. Boyd has again proved Ii imself to be an impressive wielder Sof words in his condemnation of "The Gamecock's" so-called "bad taste," irresponsibility, and lack a of "sane and rational journal o ism." d .However, I find that Mr. Boyd 6, is in no position to judlge what is e or is not good taste. During this - e year's orientation program, I, a bl freshman, was afforded the p)rivi -lege of being in a group led by o Mr. Boyd. In one of the lecture y periods, he began a vital discus sion on the history of the Uni e versity. y During the course of the talk, n while dwelling on Reconstruction e (lays, he found it necessary to a make a clever generalization *f about all Negroes, than and now. ~,It was met with much laughter and after this all interest in the e history talk was diverted into the .f breathless wait for Mr. Boyd's t next witticism. g This very personal, trite, andl o prejudiced statement caused Mr. Boyd's white-superiority complex n to shine biliously vivid. The s comm'.snt was completely out of o ple.ce and in the poorest of taste. n He has in this incident and t with his rather fierce letter that f insults the intelligence of "The t Gamecock" staff, sunk to a ne(w t low level to use his own wordIs -in biased and irrational ab)use. e In a burst of human indigna LI tion, I might say I hope this .gifted bird will not continue to ;, crow so Inanely. 0 Sincerely yours,