Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WHEREAS: There has emerged from the dank malodorous hills that blot the upper reaches of our otherwise fair state some sounds most cacophonous, and upon transla tion of these near unintelligible mutterings we find them to be pronouncements of hor rendous bragging and braying; falsely im puting to the country bumpkins a prowess in the gentlemanly sport of football, and, WHEREAS: The noble fighting bird, THE GAMECOCK, has long been maligned by the peripitatic mutterings of the crimson visaged tobacco-chewing mentor of Clemson intramurals to the end that the noble charges of the distinguished gentleman MARVIN BASS can no longer ignore the peregrina tions of their rude country cousins and will challenge them to equal contest on the field of football, and, WHEREAS: The noble fighting bird's namesake, The Gamecock newspaper, with The Ax: SAl Homecoming week-end proved disastrous this year for two of USC's social fraterni ties - Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Sigma Chi. Both groups appeared before the all-student IFC Tribunal Nov. 7 for infractions of Uni versity regulations regarding social func tions, or parties, staged during the week end of Oct. 27. Found guilty on most of the charges (failure to register a party, failure to pro vide chaperones, etc.), the fraternities were handed stiff fines and periods of social pro bation by the seven-member Tribunal. SAE was given a $100 fine, including probation until Dec. 19, and Sigma Chi received a $150 fine, plus a period of social probation ending March 1, 1964. On the basis of information presented at the Tribunal it was evident that both social fraternities did violate certain regulations of the University; but, only through unusual circumstances did information concerning the parties "leak out" to administration of ficials. Such parties, however, or functions of this type under cover-up names, have been held by nearly every fraternity on campus in recent years; actually, they have been held so often by so many Greeks, that there is some real truth to the pleas of SAE and Sigma Chi, that, while they were aware of social regulations, they were not completely familiar with the nature of these rules. Former Gamecock columnist, Charme Sturkie, testified at the trial that the names of couples attending fraternity functions have been printed in the campus newspaper Campus Shop -I T HE issue involving the some- versity wants t what questionable merchan.. a right to knox dising practices of the Campus the money is sp Shop has once again arisen, one establishmei this time in the form of a Stu- go in its naus dent Senate resolution urging to secure itsl investigation of the store's re- competition. ceipts. Senators Cothran and One of the t Chance are not alone in their ice fraternities interest concerning the expendi- by the Campu: ture of Campus Shop profits. Christmas carde The student body of the Uni- floor of Russell f/ GA4coE CROWINC FOR A GREATER UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROU Meanber of Associated Collegiate Press Founded January 30? 1908, with Robert Elliott ConzaIe Editor. "The Camecock * is published by and for the stu University of South Carolina weekly, on Fridays, during year except on holidays and during examinations. The opinions expressed by columnists and letter wri Letr o the Edito, bu a Letesmust be sgned. Put not constitute an endorsernent. The right to edit or i publication any letter is reserved. EDITORO... DE MANAGING EDITOR .DAN ASSOCIATE EDITOR DOND BUSINESS MANAGER EMIL News Editor R Sports Editor........ Society Editor .. .. Feature Editor...... Campus Editor Mary ( Chief Photographer Advertising Manager Circulation Manager S Exchange Editor Nt Art Editor Jo... Office Manager COLUMNISTS: Todd Wilson, Dave Henry, Carl I Narrow, Bill Savage, Julia Drake, Zazel Wil< PHOTOGRAPHERS: Ralph Jarrells, Dave Unde, STAFF MEMB3ERS: Sara Elilott, Harriet Holland, Sig Hlu virgnia Maxwell, Harry waldrop. Dickle Elliott. Henr Eichel, aaeSmnith, Marcia Dalsiel, acie Callison, Betty Cpe rton, fartin, LIsa Lennox, Nancy JoEdwards. Susan Llnda, Efrid K Tm unaater Mike Camp, Kathleen Higgins, Precious Zurlo. Ow.Talo Harriet lBorde Linda Cordell, Carter Crewe. olad Wa f Young, Andy brgonik, Bee Jee Garret, Joan K Ed S{ er Caol F ro Cle=son full faith in the staunch qualities and abili ties of MARVIN BASS and his faithful mninions, can no longer ignore the insult to Carolina's true Southern spirit, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the staff of The Gamecock does challenge the staff of the rural weekly (The Tiger) to stand behind their striped pussy-cats in like manner, with the victors of the engagement on the field of honor presiding at a banquet whereby the loser shall be forced to consume his own dastardly words. The editor and managing editor of The Gamecock issue this challenge to their counterparts on that rural weekly (The Tiger), said wager to be settled at a local restaurant of the victor's choice to be, followed by a dutch treat meal. (signed) Dennis Rutledge Myers, Editor David W. Bledsoe, Managing Editor :, Sigma Clhi in past semesters (not purposely, though), and there had been no enforcement of the violation of these laws. Even this year, The Gamecock has published information about organizations and their activities which were found to be in violation of University regu lations. But, in these instances, no charges were leveled against the groups concerned. We wonder, then, why the IFC Tribunal singled out SAE and Sigma Chi, sentencing them so heavily with fines and periods of social probation when such practices have been occurring in the past and in the present. If a crackdown on social regulations was planned by the Tribunal, we think strong and well-publicised reprimands would have been more in order, rather than the resulting actions. We wonder, too, how some of the justices on the Tribunal could, with clear consciences (acting as individuals, we hope, and not as representatives of their fraternity), pass a verdict of guilty against SAE and Sigma Chi, knowing full-well that their own fra ternities held parties that very night. We strongly condemn the verdicts issued against the fraternities by the Tribunal, and urge the suspension of sentences against the two Greek groups, substituting instead, "dec larations of reprimand," which would, by their issuance, merely verbally condemn SAE and Sigma Chi for their actions -- and, these reprimands would, at the same time, serve as a notice to all USC fraternities that rules governing social affairs would be strictly enforced. - Myers Ain't Capitalistic; know, and has as the fraternity's booth was .', not only how located directly across from the e~nt, but how far shop's entrance. The objection it thinks it can raised by the Campus Shop eating attempts seemed to be that it sold Christ usiness against mas cards also, and that to have to face competition pre niversity's serv- sented by the fraternity would was forbidden be an unbearable hardship Shop to sell which would undloubtedly result on the ground in an economic catastrophe. House as long ( N another occasion, a second fraternity was attacked by the Campus Shop on the grounds that the fraternity sough to install a plastic lami nating machine again on the ground floor of Russell House. This, according to the Campus NA Shop, could not be permitted be cause the Campus Shop was s as the first perfectly willing to provide the dent ooh Carolina student body with all the 1s.the plastic laminating it could ean possibly want, and moreover, the ddnefraternity was obviously a sub versive organization trying to NIS MYERS steal Campus Shop business. E BLEDSOEThese two inci<dents are typi E BLDSOE cal of Campus Shop policy. [A RUSSELL There have been other such oc Y REDDING currences, more subtle in their gina Glgano method, perhaps, but just as gnaGgno vicious and unfair. The time has Ike McCarthy come for some answers, and if Connie Wall the Student Senate is persistent Pat Ressle enough, some answers will be Pat Ressle had. The Campus Shop once had :arlton O'Neal a monopoly on the sale of text Bill Campbell books at the University, and Larry Barrett th at monopoly was broken. The present information seems to hella Reardon point to one fact: the Campus Ilie Merryman Shop is now attempting, b)y an K. Roberts hook or crook, to insure its Carter Crewe business against any competi tion whatsoever. Iendricks, Ted D ERHAPS the Campus Shop's .I definition of free enterprise -wood. is to sell what it can, when and Ed rof0n .~ while it can, and at its own Em Heins. Linda prices, exorbitant and out-of Carol Robhnon, inthuhthey may be. We ~aoIPrce Jye have no way of knowing ripe. An nutoi whether or not this is true. We K - TIGER MEAT !f - . VV IGA,e.coctes NL NO SSIT- IN9 srr i n 'E RS point, and even mentioned tl word, p r o g r e as , which her before, I did not know was your vocabulary. Then, Bill Savage's column c disarmament topped it all o nicely, with a viewpoint tha unfortunately, local newspape censor from our public. I hardly think anyone can a cuse me of being biased towai your editorship or editorial pos tions when I support your rigi to print them. The editorial < Viet Nam sounded like the Joh Birch Society party line, as certain other stands you hat taken have caused me a gret deal of disrespect for you pe sonally. However, I think tht President Wilson and the "Cor mittee to C e n s o r Our 'Fre Press" should seriously considc the long-range effects of "poli< control" over The Gamecock. Keep up the fight! WILLIAM F. MEDLIN Sports Coverage Editor The Gamecock )ear Mr. Myers: I would like to thank Mike M Carthy, sports editor, for the fir cross country write-ups this set son. I'm really grateful to y< and your staff. Mike's column has been mo enjoyable, and the sports se tion is top-notch. Keep up tI good work ! JIM POULOS Vending Machines Editor The Gamecock D)ear Mr. Mybers: I just saw another of tho "aThis machine owes me 15 cent: signs on a vendling machine the basement of Barnwvell. La week there were several on tU drink machines in the Admini tration Building. It seems so odd that somebot could blame a cold, dead machil of piggishly swiping their coi: that I was gripped by shrieks laughter. These people seemed he telling the whole world of tI machines' greed and of their i tentions of coming back evei (lay to try to heat it out. I have watched anguished st dents turn machines over on tl floor and kick andl ham until 0o of exhaustion they gave up. It seems humorous until you st4 to think of all the money th must be pilfered in the course a year. Perhaps Slater could take ov this enterprise (or has it a readly?) and post employees each machine to insure corre change. This system would beneficial to needy students eag for a part-time job. It wou also, enormously, increase profi through Slater's skill of ignoril malfunctions. S t u d e n t a wou flock in hordes to the machin to relish the air of mystery ai enchantment of perhaps hearii a fleeting scream if just ti right knob were' pulled in ju the right way. Judging from its regularity ai "know-how" in laughing off su malpract-ices as mutilating veg table" to taste like fodder for t1 herds, I feel the Slater organiz tion would soon be fat with gol RTICHADn WIrrI ywAMS ILT SLETi Funds Sought Editor The Gamecock Pear Mr. Myers: There is a young man in a local hospital who has cancer and who is in very bad condition. The young man's name is Glenn Mil hous; he is well-known as an )utstanding example of what a inan should be. Last year his leg was ampu ated because of cancer, and the nsurance companies refused to ontinue payments. This fact has )ut his family in a bad plight, is the medical bills since then rave amounted to more than s6,00o. Glenn was a good high school ithlete and a popular member of sigma Nu, and his many friends ire deeply saddened by the mis ortune which has struck him Lnd his family. The senior class fficers are initiating a fund -aising campaign to help his amily. We would greatly appreciate it f you would help us bring this natter to the attention of the tudents of Carolina, and help is make this effort a success. CHUCK SIMONS HERB ADAMS PATTY RICHARDSON CARL HENDRICKS Rightist Stand' Editor ThIe Gamecock Dear Mr. Myers: Frank Best's letter commend ing you on your pro-rightist edi Lorials deserves some comment. lie asserts that "far-left" USC students (your critics) w o u 1 d "curl up and die of humiliation" f they read Congressional Coin iiittee literature I i n k i n g the Church with communism. Having read some of this literature, I personally "curl up and die of humiliation" at the asininity of )u r elected representatives in Congress. It is certainly true that the F"ounder of Christianity spoke of 'all things common" and exhorted the capitalists of his day to "Sell what thou hast and give to the poor." However, I see little evi dlence that today's Churches have provided more than lip service (if that) to these beliefs. I am inclined to think Mr. Best would he better occupied with the shameful race discr.imination in D)rangeburg than with defending your shabby editorial fence-sit Ling. EMMETT J. DURANT Medlin Praises F7ditor Thec Gamecock Dear Mr. Myers: Congratulations on your issue of Nov. 15. You actually had three editorials that made sense! I'm dl for your right to express any pinion, whether it agrees with ne, the administration, the stu lent body, or anybody, na long as ~t is not libel. I also detest the seemingly ill advised firing of the Gamecock Room clerk, and I think the pub ic is b)ecoming quite peeved with the many rumors of similar hap senings that are circulating. The thing that was the most leasantly shocking, however, was he editorial on the civic center. 't wna lively, factual, and to te. TODD N OMORROW marks the inva - I sion of the gentlemen from the upcountry. For the entire year this is what many have looked forward to more than anything else. Tomorrow is a day that can really be ours and improve our entire spirit. Needless to say, our season has not been what we had all hoped for, but tomor row can make it quite a bit better. Every Carolina student is being called on to do his part and we need to really show the team that we are behind them all the way. They are the ones to play the game, but we can certainly do our part to improve our spirit, and it really needs improving. Because the paper goes to press early I cannot give a report on ie our proposed March on the Round e- House Thursday. We are in in hopes that it was a tremendous success. Already we have met m with a number of prominent alumni who are backing us all t, that they can. The annual pep rs rally is tonight, and we would like for it to be the best ever. htO the football team, we say 'd that we are behind you 100 per cent. We ask only that you t give all that you have as we at i tempt to give all that we can. in You play the game and we will be with you all the way. Win, lose. or tie, you are our ball team. The pep rally Friday will be it followed by the annual shirt tail parade up Main Street and t throughout the city. The tiger will be burned as usual, and Carl He JFK's Chances For Re-electioi Considered Goo 1- IN last week's article we sub u ited a small assessment of "'~Republican Party and the it candidates who are likely to be before the nation's eyes in 1964. In this week's article we shall make a similar assessment of the D)emocratic Party and its hopefuls. As election time draws nearer we shall probably again delve into this area, as it is an area which is impoi-tant to all America, and one which merits the careful attention of its citi zens. se In this article we shall as ~" sume from the outset that John in F. Kennedy will be the D)emo st cratic nominee. Political parties ,. in the United States have rarely s- shown an inclination to drop a man after only one term in of. f ice , and the Democrats would be uie foolish to drop him, though we are sure that there are some Southern Democrats who would like to see him go. LyndIon Johnson's position is not nearly so secure and we are - interested in seeing if he re mains on the ticket. It is doubt ful that Johnson could carry - the South for the Democrats, ec especially if Barry Goldwater it wins the Republican nomination, II andl that might mean that the o- Tea could be considered ex it pendable. T1 HIE Democratic Administra rtion in the next campaign Iwill definitely he on the defen in sive - a peculiar position for ta man who created the myth of ethe missile lag. The legislative ir rcord of this administration is not good, and it is a source of tsconcern to the President because ts members of his party hold a dis id tinct numerical advantage. Per d haps it is explained by the fact that the President's program dJoes not have solid popular sup port. IIis program does have tsupp)ort among certain groups in the American society and this miay be the rub. ~h It is unfair to say that Ken e- nedy's legislative will not im .prove b)ecause that chance does . exis t, however, he would hate .to run on what he has accom plished so far in the legislative area. The curren pre.i-en is VILSON TW Predicts: Carolina: 21 Clemson: 14 spirit and enthusiasm will be running high by this time. The game Saturday will be a treat for all with my prediction: Caro lina 21, Clemson 14. Our spirit should be greatest at this time but should continue throughout the year and not only for athletic events, but in all phases of Carolina life. It should be a part of our pride - pride in the University and in our selves. T O change the subject some what I should like to mention some of the things to be brought up in Student Senate or that have already been brought up. One of the things of concern to many Carolina students is the fact that quite a large number of students were turned away from last year's basketball games despite the fact that student activities fees are paid at the first of the year and that a large portion of this money goes to the athletic department. Something needs to be done, even if we have to quit selling outside tickets. What we really need is a new field house. I wonder.... B ECA OSE many of our stu dents never hear of what the Senate does, we are gathering in formation to publish an addi tional sheet in The Gamecock with the actions of the entire Student Government which the campus hears little about if we cannot find other means of com munication. The bell at Rutledge Chapel is ringing ... BEAT CLEMSON !!! ndricks d accountable to the people for A merican p r e s t i g e ab)road (which is at a low ebb), the U. S. position in the cold war which is not good), consumer prices and income - which are always important election is sues, and unemployment, which has been a sore spot for a long time. I N terms of pure politics, Ken nedy's chances of re-election are good. American voters have a strange habit of voting for politicians they gripe about. and politicians which are well known stand the best chance of winning, purely for that reason. Kennedy and his wife have done a masterful job of getting theiri image across to the American public, and the fact that both the president and his wife are attractive is to their advantage. Kennedy and those closest to him are goodl at exploiting every possible thing to their advan-~ tage and in securing minorityJ group votes. It appears that Kennedy is in solid1 with the Negroes, with the labor unions, with the govern ment patronage, and with large numbers of Irish Catholics. It is important to note that the D)emocrats are better entrenched at the ward and precinct level than are the Republicans. The number of registered Demo crats exceeds the number of Re publicans in the big states, and the D)emocrats are far more likely to unite and close ranks. These are factors which could prove discouraging to an op ponent. H OWEVER, he has lost ground because of civil rights, deficit spending, Cubs, nepotism charges, and attempts to corner more and more power. Because Kennedy has been s0 partisan he hasn't been able to acquire a statesman's image, and doesn't appear likely to do so. Americans consider him a politician and this may even tually lead to his downfall. The peop)le who like Kennedy like him very much, and those who dislike him harbor much antip utthy, and we moderates will probably have to decide the muemtion in 1964.