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'Civil Rights' Until the tragic :.'vember day of Presi dent Kenne'dy"s assassination, there was little doubt in the minds of newspapermen as to what the "big story" of the year 1963 would be. This was the Negro story and every stage of the movement for equality: troops in Alabama, riots in Birmingham, demonstrations in New York and marches in Washington. One aspect or another of the story con sistently dominated the news - as well as the political scene. Following the demonstrations in the spring of last year, Kennedy scrapped his civil rights proposals of January and sub mitted for approval a substitute bill. Later, in October, the House Committee on the Judiciary refuted this proposal and drew up the Civil Rights Act of 1963, which cur rently has been "towed" through the House and is Spending stormy discussion in the Senate. This act represents one of the most far reaching grasps for executive power yet conceived in the 20th Century. It is 10 per cent civil rights and 90 percent extension of Federal power. Thus its end effect would not be in the securing of civil rights, the purpose for which the bill was concocted originally. This act seems to have been drawn up with the deliberate intent to curb all effective constitutional limitations upon the Federal government's power over states and individuals. The civil rights aspect of the act is but a cloak covering the figure of a power-grasping central government. It is the constitutionality of the bill which is receiving perhaps the heaviest fire from critics. How can it be termed validly consti tutional when it calls for actual destruction of individual liberty through extension of Federal control over individuals and busi ness, rather than being in support of the The Spider Ji Once upon a time there existed, on the mainland of Greece, a small, Copernican world composed solely of fourteen species of spiders. These species ranged from the Kappus Alphus to the Sigmus Phi Epilep tises, and from the Phirens D)eltus Theteosis to the Piogenes Kappus Alphonses. Each species thought it wvas better than the other thirteen; each thought the exist ence of all dlependIed upon the capable lead ership displayed by that particular species. It was a selfish world, full of rivalry, friv olity, petty desires, and idiotic idiosyncra cies. Each had much to take from the mother land, but nothing to give. Semi-annually it was the custom of all fourteen to remodel their webs in a vigorous effort to snare new, young flies, some of FA GAM- Co4 CRflWVN FOR A C.REATR UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROL1 Meensber of Associatedi Collegiate Press Founded January 3O0 I908, with Robert E.lliott C.onzale Editor. "The Gamecock ' is published by and for the stu University of South Carolina weekly, on Friday.. during year except oO holidays and during examination. The opiaions expressed by columnist, and letter wril mecessarily thos, of "The Camecock." "The Cameoek Letters to the Editor, but all Letters must be signed. Put; sot constitute an endorsement. The right to edit or wi publicatom any letter La reaerved. EDITOR DN MANAGING EDITORMI: BUSINESS MANAGER AI Assistant Managing Editor R Advertising Manager Editorial Assistant News Editor Copy Editor I Campus Editor Feature Editor( Assistant Feature Editor Society Editor Sports Editor Circula,tion Manager Exchange Editor Chief Photographer Business Secretary [I Chief Reporter PHOTOGRAPHERS: Ralph.Trcl,Iej GaskiOs. COLMNSTS Tdd ilon,Dae Hnr, CrlI Elliott.~Jarels Henry Eibl di ifmyr oi ,u~,NaR,I Callison, Betty Caperton, Em IIeins, Linda Miartin, I Lii., Edwards, Susan Lndan, Efrid Keisler, Mike Camp, Katleerc Taylor, Harriet LaBorde. Linda Cordell, Carol Price, Joyce Orgonik, Bee fee Garrett. Barbara Moore, Eva E*dlesbu,rg. ( Button, Dern Pritt, Deb watkins, Isabell Secrest. Linda Sharple, Bill Surveyed intent and spirit of the Bill of Rights? The latter is primarily concerned with the pro tection of the individual from the powers granted to the state and Federal govern ments through law. America's sustenance for life is dependent upon the breath of per sonal liberty and personal responsibility. Personal Responsibility ? Here the analogical question, "Which comes first, the chicken or the egg ?" may possibly be applied. Can individual liberty be granted without the presence of indi vidual responsibility? Such a move not only would be highly unfeasible, but also ex tremely threatening to the security of the United States in both national and interna tional affairs. Therefore it would seem that one of the fundamentals at the base of the civil rights struggle is the ability of the individual, be he black or white, to assume and fulfill the responsibilities of his citizen ship - those very responsibilities granted to him by the Bill of Rights and the Con stitution of the United States. Fostering increased assumption of per sonal obligations and duties by the citizens of the United States therefore should be the prime concern of the government -- not the so - called promotion of civil rights through such power grabs as the Civil Rights Act of 1963. How can an individual be expected to live up to his responsibilities, not to mention the exercise of his rights, when both go hand in hand, and both are curtailed by the federal government? With final reference to this piece of legis lation and its subsequent effect - should it be passed - upon the people of this nation it is pertinent to recall a statement made by the first president of the United States, George Washington: "Government is not reason, it is not eloquence - it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." -Russell Lnd The Flies whom would be digested and be returned to the "brotherhood" in the form of an even more ruthless spider. Perhaps it was the method, which was lecherously employed to lure these flies, that soon began to b)rand these species as infallible .iudges of character, morally un ethical, and totally ignorant. Tlhe entire p)rocess if procuring "new blood" was be coming a farce, and with it was coming the pollution and (destruct ion of the individual species' character and purpose for handing together, respectively. Whether this story has a happy ending is not up to the fabricating wvhims of the author. The end will be the result of the measures the fourteen species take against the beginning. 0|Exchnnge ass t|eCorner TIulane UnIiversity: dents of the Students b)egan the new se the college mester off with a b)ang -- Fire *n *r e crackers have been mysteriously "fexploding arudtecampus a different place every night. A RUJSSELL~ McCA R TH Y Iintverscity of Florida: Y BARRETT The annual Gator Gras has gina Galgano been scheduled for March 13-14. Bill Savage rieila Reardon I;iverstity of Iowa: Pat Roessle A step t o w a r dI a libieralism! irriet Holland J:eywmnoe 1mysg Sara Elliott Iveywmnoe21ayig arol Robinson out for a dlate, andi conme in any 'recious Zurlo time she chooses. Reba Hlutto Tom Hunter . mith (ollege and Ubniverslty of Carter Crewe littburgh:. Winkie Young Have been hit by an epidemic Lecon Bridge of German measles... die Henderson Sig Huitt Pi-arsonslegt: >bertson, Bob Men rided the women's dorm itories Saturday night, and the endricks, Ted women, being firm believers in Waldrop, ickie equzal rights, staged a return raidl n) l ackie on the men's dlorms Sunday night "'llad Ad . . .Boys, b)etter think twice be rl rPe. An" fore the next Clemson week-end. SLETT Classroom Ethics Editor The Gamecock Dear Mliss Russell: For a long time students have let some teachers take certain unfair advantages of them. How many classes have you attended in which you walk in, sit down, and the instructor begins his course by telling you its purpose, the reasons for studying it, and the beauties of his particular subject? I think this is fine if the in structor does one other very importaat thing. That is to define for his students from the very beginning of the course, those functional and behavioral objectives which he wishes his students t.c achie'e by the end of the course. W That are functional and be havioral objectives? A change in c behavior that occurs from certain stimuli is C o n s i d e r e d to be 1 learning. The degree of learning that takes place is the objective. The degree of behavioral change can he predicted for a course by proper identification of the be havioral objective for the course. Behavioral objectives should be precise and specific and allow no room for misunderstanding on t.he student's part as to wvhat the course is trying to accomplish for that student,. The objectives should bie spelled out. For example, andl with no reflection on the English depart men t, the Shakespeare pirofessor could state as his objective, or one of them, that the student would 1e able to list the d ramatis Personae of H1amlet, The Mer chant of Venice, Hlenry V, All's Well T hat IEnds Well, and M id summer Night's D)ream. On his final exam he might ask the stui (lent to list any' of these and the student would not be getting a badl deal. Often, however, these goals are not spelled out, and the studlent is left in the position of out - guessing the p)rofessor. A t course often starts out with the professor s a y i ni g, '"We'll readl Rome( and .Juiliet for next week.'' If the studi~ent is not told how R~omeo'i antd .1 ul iet fits in to the accomplishmiient of the overall objective the studlent has every right to resent it. Onet of th Ib( est ways' to oibta in functional and b'ehavioral ohijec tives from your p rofessor is toj ask him at the beginning of thet cour1 se to p rovidle you with them. ".Just what are the behavioralf objectiv~es of your course, sir?"' I'm sure lhe will lbe glad to pro yide themT. All you have to do0 is to lea rn the things he prescribes aniid you'll have the cou rse in your pocket. If he asks you on an exami to answer quest.ions on somec sublject t hat h1is obijectives dIid not cover then he would be overstepping his I ou nds, a nd st uden ts hiave every r i g h t to complain. T[he nsual exc'use is, '"oh, that itemi wals coveredl ini class." live'n so, if it is not inclludedl in behavioral course obijectiv~es, it has no place on any teacher's e'xaminat ion, It i-s the teacher's job to define precisely what it is he wants his students to knomwn at h (',, F g"IRSK lusion of the course, and in so loing, he provides himself with imitless protection. It is best to have the objectives nimeographed so everyone is ure to have the objectives before him at any time (luring the :ourse. Such a list also makes an -xcellent checklist to determine ow well you are proceeding in he course. B e t t e r, still, how ,could it be for the University to v r i t e functional objectives for ach course listed in the catalogs, ad include these objectives with he c!ourse descriptions? WILLIAM B. 'I'OWNE Graduate School Perturbed Pep Club -s(ditor rheI( Game(cock har .U.iss Ru1.i1: III last week's issue of 7'he ;amecock, a letter, written by in Friar and Fayrell Furr, riticiziing the "P e p 1 e s s Pep lub'' a p p e a r e d. It must be uinted out that n e i t h e r Mr. riar nor Mr. Furr is a member f the Pep Club in any way, hape, or foin. They have not ontributed at any time during his year an o u! n c e of their nergy, one second of their time, i one cent of their money to he Pep Club. The Pep Club always appreci ltes students giving a helping anid to the Clubo, but it rese'nts5 tuden ts who stand at a distance' md1( point thei r fingers. This is he kind of student spirit that v'e are trying to replace here at 'arolina. We would like to state that the *ep (Club is anot solely anr athlet.iec >ooster or'ganrizationi, but a Ca ro na lbooster organization. A th. t'tiecs at Carol inau is only one of he many ways in which a stu.. lent may express his spair'it and rideI in hiis school. As fita' as the 'ep Club favoring any phase of tthleties, we do0 not, even) though t may seemi so because of our ecent inactivity (lue to holidays, xaminiatrons, registration, rush, nd Re'ligiouas Emphasis Week. Thbis letter is not intendedl as nI (xplanatiton or an a pology . is neither is (lue to students who 'itre so little for school spi rit lhat they have not tirouled to omi or suappor't the sole campuals 'rgarnizationi dledicated to the im >rovement of all phases oIf the 'arolina Community. .1 the Men atnd Wonmen of' Car io D on't be a fence sitter. JoIin tr organization. We need you. rewever Iimited youra contribu ion)t to the organization in timrie, reragy, and money, it is nieed ndl will be retuar'nedl many times a the satisfaction of bieirng a rute Carinira Man ori Wonmarn. Ouar plans for the imrmediiate tttre calI fo r y reitter hack ing f' athletics and oither schbool et ivi ties, ftand a'aisi ng projects ti suppoart the Cltab this spring as ,'el Ias next fr'rlI, speakers from be athbletic dleparitment at weekly iwetmris, and the election of of.. icenrs. 'There is plenty to be done, rnd, as it is now, few to (do it. Every student at Caurolina has starke in the~ future of the pt'p 'Inab and its goals, and (every tuden t who is even the least bit lt('i'e'tedl shiotuld attendi arnd will welcomed to the wiek ly Pep Iltub mert inrgs, Werd nesd ay, 6;:00 -.M., RutssellI lotuse, Room 205. E. V. KIMlfRL*, .JR. BOlR CRAIN SA RA E iI,frve, TODD W Li An O NE of the things which many ca do not realize is operating At on the campus this year is the is Freshman Representative's Coun- Po: eil. This group is, of course, (10 r,nder the IeadIership of the cal Freshman Class Officers and tiv other interested freshmen. This wh committee is particularly inter- ar ested in the affairs of the fresh man class but is even more in terestel in the welfare of the school itself. bei l'resident 1I11I Youtngblood of su< the freshman class has invite<l ha several upperclassmen to sit in io on the meetings of his committee Pu to give advice and other helpful fu information. Their main projects Se this year are issuing a statement ab on how orientation can be im prove<d and instituting an an- th nual freshman class <lance. I T l! F. groupl is making con_- in) si<lerable progress an<d will an issue a report ill the next few ar weeks. It is also looking into the w possibility of promoting class all unit and the feasibility of an having class meetings in or'der to support various projects which a will he beneficial to the ent.ire stu student body. (o Another point of iitrett to a is nunIrr of stiideiits is the con- W tinue<d problem of how the Stu- of <lent Senate can best represent we the interests of the stuident ibody a t al how the various lembers of I,el the Senate shtouId he elected to tht Carl Hen Wheat Deal Termed Impractical And Unplausible E A RH ICEI t his year we suh.. mitted an article in this pub lication supporting ( the pIolspect we of selling wheat to Itussia. Sinc do last Octob(er t he a spect (of such the ai dleal has1 c'hainged consideirablypo and( is tno longler as pract icable' as thi: once thought. co: l1reviously ouir posit ion, una wit based oni humallinitariani groumi ter for helping the people. politicahlly ser t(o dIimhinishl muilch of the fear :oitl oth hatre for (1 the Ilited States en- con giendeired by i the Sovieit gover n - niot mlenit to its people, and ecoilnmi-- ti: enIly~ to aid s-omie (If the Ailmericani tho hel1p Ituoss ia ove rcomle a severec dominest ic erii s so that she could t waige war morle v i g r ou slIy is. against us,~ though this was a oiss iblei raiiofica tion w hiich w~'er had to coinsider. insteadl(l, our posi- e tion1 was LIiin alow an Amnericanl C comlpany~ tio sell a limited amoutrtt of w heiit to liuissia8 for* ('ash and of thdat 0 er cenIt oIf this wheat he tiL tralnportd ;n i Amterticant vessels thi whith the lissians paying tile (N.a frteigh t. Now ha t h the us pect of 10 palymnit to(f ia sh s'nd( the trmans.. Ilortait ion (If the wheat in vessels (If other niationls haive ~iheile e Iitues to con tenld with on01 this 111a deal.pr S IN ( i the p rospect If such a t rat deail withi Titissia fir1st beicamle 1s knowv~n the situat ill hais taken s'e' hlave alti'eed till matter some.. ar wha t t. A rot(i ceablie ich ange is t hat su tile llussians ate clamtoring for tha long-tein iredlit onl thle worbl i ait iarukit prtice mai tile Ilresent iid- (If Inrist tuit oni sieems t o aii jltesce heel to thlis dlenlil. 11m14 is will ing to the subhsiali',i suieh dleall quite heavily Agt ml iitder' thalt till quota (If Ameri.. tihi can sipls lie miet and( tile deal t hal Anlothetr iloticeabile e'ing is Tii tihat tile "thaw'" in the Col War 5i1( wich at thei t imtle si(eeme to devi Ilermileate tile deal arlid ill other V ways aP pear leg i t.imat ely in the sia iffinig has sitallenIy takien a turn allit for till worsI M(- lteienitly w ~e havie triei ac(tivi't ies Elf those whol lnlvocat. iisk iu' idistruci(t.:lon. In A friica, I.atin erli Ameiriia. aritl in Asia relateid atmi full n iitied States halve' taken pllace, thei rolfessionall aigitators' traiiined in wie ' uha. il tii n. Ri~~ . .f 'L SON President sts Problems d Innovations -ry out their responsibilities. present, as you all realize, it done by schools. There is the ssibility that it should be by 'mitories or by areas on the npus so that the representa es can discuss with those with om they live the hills which before the Senate each week. I addition to the constitutional -hanges which I have repeated. mentioned, there are a num. of by-laws which correlate 'h changes. Most assuredly, we ve a tremendous need for elec. ns procedures. We hope to hlish such in the very near ,ure. This and the Student iate handbook will be avail. e to any interested party. rhere is the slight possibility it we will be able to vote by M this year which will result a tremendous saving of time .1 money. T h e r e are many as within the elections area ich need clearing once and for if elections are to he held in orderly manner. NCE again, may I make one final ple'a for all interested dents to come to the Student vernment office to see if there omle place that you can serve. have a tremendous amount work left for this year and hope to s';e our plans become eality. 'T'his is our l'niversity. us each strive to make it best. that we can. dricks NE lesson we must learn fron the events of the past 'ks is that our Communist foes n.ot relax Or get s.ft. and that y are busily undernmning our ition everywhere. In view of we must scrutinize more rely any and all such deals h an enemy so that the in 'sts of the United Stattes be ved( foremost and that of the er party he secondlary :n our cern. Resides, "shrimp have lea trned to whistle"' even at (late' despite the efforts of se i^n the WVest who dream sfully of such a daoy. 'he prospect of selling wheat the Russians on a credlit basis iow a bijt of an embarrassment us. It appears that our' gov. ment wvishes to engage in such lings, but for British anid ladlian firms to so act is 'ong" and rnot in the interest the free world. In the eyes of free world our poimci!' re dIinrg tradle with andl aidl to tImunItist nations are r ather sensical. Can we b)lame them?) H UJS we see that what had I once appea red to lbe a legiti oi business dleal offering a fit for Americans has changed ier significantly andl perhaps) no0 longer plausible. It now na5 that rnot the Russians but enad the American taxplayers going to bear the burden of 3: ha deal to a greater extent n could1( possibly hav'e been i'cipaited earil ier. Antother poinlt propaganda vailue which has I miysteriously obIscured by Un iited~ States I nformiationl 'ncy and other departments iS L 'ommunismi has failed and such na~tions5 have na. been -to feed their own people s is a fact which we 8l,ald be Lting abhout to th(e undler loped people constantly. eC condemn dealing with Rus on ('cedit espec'(ially when our 5 (do not ge't such favored itwlent as t he Russians have i'n ~in recent weIeks, andl We that our government prop in form its peole of the and1( truel s'ope oif such dleal with Communist nat ions. BY wuay, has one considered ther the Russians wouIldl sub re a similar deal with us If were faced wvith the prospect nmn?