Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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'PinikT' 0 Charge At I Saturday night at Carolina Stadium was for Carolina students, shades of registration day. The stadium gates opened at 5:30 p.m. to the general public. By 7:15 p.m. the stadium was filling steadily; however, only 550 students had passed through the stu dent section gates. Now for the meat of our story! Between 7:15 and 8:05 p.m., 6,660 Carolina students filed through one half of one gate--Gate 8. Shortly, but certainly not due to "efficient" University administration, an individual took it upon himself to really put his head on the chopping block and alleviate the con gestion by opening-one more turnstile. By this time the men and women of Carolina, backed up 2,000 deep and buoyed by spirits (not holy, by the way), began to direct re marks to the Pinkerton Security Agents on the gates. At this time the "Pinkys" were furious at the students for known reasons. To be un biased-the Pinkys were removing from the line hulking 220-lb., 6-2 males who's I.D.'s read, "Isabel Gamecock." Not only were Ganecocl The large crowd attending both the Young Democrat and Young Republican meetings held Wednesday night is an example of the political awareness of college students today. Carolina students seemed to have shaken their lethargy and apathy and have aligned themselves with the party of their choice in an all-out effort to see the party ticket win the 1964 Presidential election. The enthusiasm felt on the USC campus was evident at the Goldwater Rally in Greenville on September 17. The University was well represented by Johnson and Gold water fans alike. The crowds were estimated at twenty thousand and over one-half of those participating in the rally were high school and college students. It has been the practice of newspapers across the nation to announce their position with respect to the party they plan to sup port editorially and news wise. There are many factors involved in making this de cision: the policy of the paper in the past, the financial backing and investments in IIT'S A MAD, MA Last Friday night USC of fi- crowd, unsure of cially "kicked" off the football simply stood a season; if not with a bang, cer- their feet, and tainly a roar. While one could they'd have hocd not say the pep rally could corn- for a drink. pare with a mob scene from Ben- However, unde Hur, it was, for Carolina, a of ebullient Joel smashing success. finally began ch When we arrived, the band may he termed was faithfully sawing away at than a sotto voc such favorites as "Carolina Fight really got und Song," "Nothing Could Be Finer Pritchard in his Than To Be In Carolina," and in One Imitations o a blazing burst of originality di- spurred us on rector Pritchard threw in "Hello, Golden Voices in Dolly" for good measure. The Jones was there CROWING FOR A CREATER UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROKI Member of Associated Collegiate Press Feunded January 30, 1908, with Rolsert Elliott Consale: Editor, "The Gamecock" is published by and for the stui University of South Carolina weekly, on Fridays, during year except on holidays and during examinations. The opinions expressed by columnists and letter wril necessarIiy those of "The Gamecock." "The Gamecock" Letters to the Editor, but all Letters must he signed. Pul not constitute an endorsement. The right to edit or wi publication any letter Is reserved. ''The Gamecock" is represented nationally b)y National Service, Inc. The publication Is a member of the Associate Press, The National College Press Service, and the lntercoll Subscription rates are $3.00 per year. EDITOR ........SHEILi MANAGING EDITOR ...HA RRIE BUSINESS MANAGER LARR Assistant Managing Editor News Editor ............... Copy Editor ... .. ......... . C Sports Editor. .. .. ..M.... Society Editor. .. .. ... Feature Editor . Art Editor .( Editorial Assistant ' Campus Editor .. . Circulation Manager . Exchange Editor.. Advertising Manager (local) Bi Advertising Manager (national) Ru Chief Photographer. COLUMNISTS: Jamie Cockfield, Bill Medlin, Juli Clyburn, Chip Cothran, Donna Russell. PHOTOGRAPHERS: Bill Campbell, Mike Berley, STAFF: Larry Mintz. Susan llardwick, Donna Youing, Marty I ington, Tommy Love, Ernie Trubliano, Tom Ilu'nter, IEmily Lottich, Mike Eidson, Hienry Eichel, Judy Garvin, lI.ura Ligi Ann Parkinson, Carolyn Goodale, Pam Vestal, Tomn Mayes Pmnt DantSusan Lindu ,im .ra, raSue Adams, l.es Pop. vnaHuto, ouse illam, MrgaetSluluae w Pranks r Gate Eight these "not transferable" identificat taken, but also, thirty I.D.'s were confisci as they fluttered over the back of the sta to awaiting I.D.-less Carolina students, And now for the dessertI It has comi our attention that Bill Graham of the i letic department has made arrangem( with the Pinkerton Security to insure i two or three gates will be available for dent entrance to the Georgia-Carolina gi in two weeks. It would be to the advantage of all I students to read the inscription on , identification: (Not Transferable.) Thei one must, issue to only th(.;e of like sex this way, "Pinkys" need only look like curity Agents, not act like them. It was quite a night. USC tied Duke the Honorable Donald Russell blew his st at the Highway Patrol for traffic conditic and KSK stood by like useless retreads cause the "Pinkys" refused to recognize t they were there to aid them in the Stud Section. The Gamecock expresses deepest grets to all for the inconveniences; but, the end, wasn't it worth it and isn't i college football? For the next episode tune in on: Pi Pardon or Separation of the Sexes. -Hammon, C Politics volved in the paper, and the reaping of benefits when the election is over, are bt few aspects to consider. Unfortunately, The Gamecock feels a campus publication, this decision is bey< our realm. The entire student body c tributes to the financial support of I particular paper; consequently it would out of character for one person to act as spokesman for the students, faculty administration of USC. We firmly believe Carolina stude should be exposed to parties and politics tionally, locally and campus-wide and consider it our obligation to print both si of the political spectrum. The YR's j YD's will receive adequate coverage at ti weekly meetings but the amount of p licity they receive will depend upon the r pie in the groups. That is, as stated pr< ously in our editorial column, we will pi on? news worthy of reaching print. -Reardo: J'ardy LD, MAD,'~RALLY itself at first, with a handshake for every roundl, shifted dent and delivered a short, p looked as if lecture on school 8pirit dlesis :ed their souls to goad us on to greater heil of frenzied pep. Albeit did r the influence "old bones good" to say" Gottlieb, they and women of Carolina," w, e~ering in what cannot express what it did "slightly more us. a tone." Things The real highlight of the Thosan whnd came when Coach Bass s Thouiand Minle and received a standing ova1 ftch railer,m Then Bass and the rest of ong risent coaching staff, lined up like ing Pidentrm chorus line of Chu Chin Ci in fne frm, received even more applausei before. Although Frank McG wasrn't really connected with football team, everyone see to enjoy his talk, no d< heightened by his thick Geo accent. The football team n its appearance in the forrr A grinn.ing and smil.ing DiVe and Cox, mumbled a few w to the effect of "We're g< lt f~win. R.ah! Rah! Rah !", the college slipped back into the annonii era areof the crowd. sh Zo2The added attraction of *hao f*" evening was the appearanc< Advertising the Jesters, a local song-with d Coleite the-dance group, who wooet egaeFa. with two selections having t REARDON solutely nothing to (do with. r HOLLAND thing. (One person confidlent Y BARRETT swore to me that he was Pat Roessle that he'd heard those very si Sig Huitt on his last trip to Marseilles, trol Robinson Bringing a co n c I u s.i oi: ke McCarthy what was a perfectly rio Donna Grant evening was the mother of recious Zurlo songs, and the father of regg Powers cheers -Carolina's Alma Mi illson Hardy AndI now before we are John Arant out of town on a rail, pleas< Carter Crewe us say frankly that this ar Toby Owens is cerItainly not to be ti shop Cochran seriously. It was a grand r th Henderson No, better than that it Leon Bridge groat! And although ther< a D)rake, Jim NO reason why everybody sh not have been there, it was Ronnie Erter. of the best displays of spirit 'rice, Bill Wash- ( sprit deC corps I've ever Wlic.Ir,Jol,, on the campus. Thank God .Bertie G;reen, our President, coaches, team, a Levy, wayw ..roin. ons ted nds to tth nts hat tu ie TSC iaid i if In Se D-9, ack )ms, be hat ent "But my name re re in his Carolina Spirit Editor The Gamecock Dear Miss Reardon: the As a freshman at USC last t a year, I was greatly distressed by lack of school spirit, and by the over abundance of poor sports s a manship. )md Granted, we had many reasons on- for dampening our school spirit, his (that is, our 1-8-1 football record), but it was no excuse for be us to fall back into the apathetic, the sluggish, disgruntled s t u d e n t tnd body that is always lurking around the proverbial "corner" when games don't fall our way. nts However, all last week I na- noticed a tension underneath we the surface of the student des body. It broke loose a few places on campus with small ind "Beat hell out of Duke" signs, teir at the sophomore "Y" luncheon ub- with the talk by Bill Graham ieo- who substituted for Coach vi- Marvin Bass, and at the well '. attended pep rally. But the int culmination of the tensions oc curred at the game Saturday night. Everyone wanted to win. And it was a different type of wanting. We wanted it not so much for ourselves, to appease our hurt pride, but for those who earned and deserved it - Coach Bass and the football team. As one voice in the student stu- body, I urge the students of Car ithy olina to express their apprecia ~ned tion to Coach Bass and the yhts football team for a job exceed his ingly well done by supporting nL'n the footba'l team for the rest rds of the season. If we give them for the same spirit and support at each game that they received at ally the Duke game, I have no doubt tood that Carolina will have a win ion, fling season. the CECIL HARDY the lo2', Improvements Made han Editor uire The Gamecock the Dear Miss Rea rdo-n: med As a returning student to Car ubt olina I am singularly impressed rgia by the great improvements and ade gains that have been made in of this University toward develop riere ing its potential fully in many ords respects as an institution on >nna, equal footing with other good then universities in this country. Tity For instance, we no longer have to spend our Thursday the nights drinking in movies of a of bad year's vintage. Why? Be out- cause the Russell House Theater l u is going to have cinema of qual ab- ity and interest. - To he sure, these improve ally ments are extra-curricular, ar hut, they nre important to a mgs student in that they "spice up" . .) the pot of education and help make it a tasty dish. It makes i to a student feel like a student, tous instead of a pupil. It helps all breed a sense of loyalty and all endearment to the school Itself. iter. This feeling has already begun run to manifest itself in the form of let "school spirit." Did you hear the t,icle crowd at the Duke-Carolina iken game? We were there, not just ally. boozing and eycing our dates, was but cheering for Carolina, for us. is Believe me, this feeling will auld stay and grow, win or lose, be one cause we are growing as a re andl sponsible student body. It will seen continue to grow because we are for nowv being treated like college andl studlents - not as cloisteredl monks, nor na misehievions chit .lly is Lisa Lenox" rERS dren under Mother's watchfu eye, but as young men an< women. SUSAN LJNDAU Questions Medlin Editor The Gamecock Dear Miss Reardon: I enjoyed reading Mr. Medlin', recent article in THE GAMECOCK Although I do not agree witi him, I respect anyone who wil say what he believes. In his article he stated tha Goldwater was inconsistent ir his speeches and statements. No only did he assert the inconsist ency of Goldwater's statements but he also questioned Mr. Gold water's convictions. If we take a close look into the past, we can see where President Johnsor supported segregation while run ning for an office in Texas. AQ soon as President Johnson, ther a congressman, reached Wash ington, he accentuated integra tion. Is that what you call "con sistency?" In the last paragraph of Mr Medlin's article he summed up by saying, "President Johnsor has accomplished more for Amer. ica in ten months then Eisen hower did in eight years." By what authoritative repor did Medlin receive his informa tion? It seems, in my opinion that Johnson has been trying t< fulfill the ideas of the late Presi dent Kennedy. I ask Medlin, citizen, taxpayer and American What has Johnson, himself, dIon< for the United States as a whole JIM V. PARKER, JR. P.S. Assuming you meant knight in full armor, knights di( not appear in shining armor unti the 15th century. Our Responsibility Editor The Gamecock Dear Miss Reardon: I was pleased to road, in you editorial of September 18, tha you intented to ". . . say some thing interesting and factual; tV surmount the mediocre and con ventional; to say something tha will appeal to the educated an< intelligent members of the stu dent body, faculty and adminis tration and finally, to rise abov< fear and reprisal." I was greatl. impressed when I read that yoa felt "It is responsible and ethics journalism that is imperative fo: a worth-while newspaper ani this responsibility will always b expressed in our editorial col u mn s." After reading "From the Trunk" and "Donkey Talk," could not help feeling that you: editorial was misleading to thi readers of THlE GAMECOCK. I caa see nothing "interesting an< factual" In calling Senator Gold water a "fool." The statemen that "The symbol of the Demo crats is the donkey, and fo: Lyndon B. Johnson and Hum phrey, I cannot think of a bette symbol - for they are botl perfect jackasseal" leaves some thing to be desired, If it was in tended to "surmount the mediocr and conventional." I sincerely hope that the kini of journalism that the abov mentioned columns represent wil not become characteristic of Tii GAMECOCK. The students an< faculty of this university deservy a "worth-while newspaper" an< It is your responsibility to glv them one. I hope that you wil take this responsibility serlously PAULII W. MASREM FROM TF Goldwate On Civ Jamie C O N June 19, 1964, the Congress of the United States passed into law one of the most hor rendous, far-reaching bills ever put to a vote in our bicameral legislature. This was the so called Civil Rights Bill. This bill takes from the owner of a res taurant or motel the right to choose his customers and from the employer the right to choose his employees. Senator Gold water voted against this legisla tion. Contrary to the propaganda the left wing has distributed. Senator Goldwater is not a racist. He has long been a cham pion for civil rights. His depart ment stores have always been integrated. He has always main tained a non - discriminatory policy in his hiring. As city councilman of Phoenix, Arizona, he often calmly talked to store owners displaying "White Only" signs, asking them to integrate. He believes it is the man-to-man approach which will bring about integration - an integration without hatred and fear. Laws forcing integration only widen the fissure between the races, creating a greater problem, not solving one. A LMOST everyone would agree that refusing service to an individual because of his color is most certainly a moral wrong. But right or wrong, the proprie tor of the establishment has the DONKE Let's E Goldwate E wish to make it clear at .Vthis time that this column will not be drawn into a cam paign of name-calling, rudeness, demagoguery, or generalities which imply much and say nothing. We will present the is sues and the facts in a manner befitting the traditional dignity and courtesy of South Carolina gentlemen, and expect our ad versaries to do likewise. Unfortunately, some misled South Carolinians are supporting Barry Goldwater on the blind assumption that he is "conserva tive" without re.ally considering his record or the concrete issues involved. We cannot say what the Senator really believes today, be cause he changes radlically from day to day, denying or explain ing away his statement of the previous day. But we can ex amine his past positions to gain some insight into his ideology. Let Barry speak: "J'D drop a low-yield atomic Ibomb on Chinese supply lines in North Vietnam, or maybe shell 'em with the Seventh Fleet." "Now the next decision (to use nuclear bombs) becomes based on military decisions. I don't think that's up to a Presidential candi date or even a President. I would turn to my Joint Chiefs of Staff and say, 'Fellows, we made the decision to win, now its your problem.'" "As to those who say fear military men, I say fear the civilians - they're taking over." "But defoliation of the forests by low-yield atomic weapons could well be (lone." -"We have in the nuclear bo0mb an advance in weaponry, and terrible though that adlvance is, it still is merely a more efficient means of destruction." " LOT of people in my home -. ow haebeen attracted to the (John Birch) Society and I am impressed by the type of r people in it. They are the kind we need in politics." "I don't object to dictatorship as violently as some people (10 because I realize that not all people in this world are ready for democratic processes." "These people who constitute Ithe extreme right are good peo Sple." "Get rid of the whole grad uated income tax." S"I don't look upon military Sjuntaa as the great evil that the White House does." ."My aim is not to pass laws, JE TRUNK r - Johnson il Rights o ,ockfield right to discriminate if he so desires. No legislation should force him to serve anyone. The Federal Government should not play God. S e n a t o r Goldwater believes that the states should be allowed to control these matters of in tegration. How could Ernest Grueing, a senator from the state of Alaska who voted for the bill, possibly understand a community in Georgia where the Negro population is sixty per cent. How can Carl Hayden's vote be considered just when he voted for it because he is a Democrat and Johnson was in favor ot it. He readily admits it. fJERE are two of many rea i sons why the situation should be left to the states and individuals. Senator Goldwater represents integration through understanding - not t h r o u g h force. If integration must come it is only through this mutual understanding and acceptance that there will be peaceful co existence between two races which are forced to live together. It is only through this under standing that the crevices caused by the Negro Revolt, The War for Confederate Independence nearly one hundred years ago, and g e n e r a I race - religious bigotry can be bridged to form a 1 new united America for tomor row. Y TALK xamine r's Record kedlin - "The official Soviet agents in America, the Communist Party, believe the anti-monopoly drive of the U. S. Govt. is its best vehicle for conquering us from within. "I can tell you one thing and you can tell someone else what I said, but in the meantime I can turn aroundl andi deny it and all you can do is call me a damn liar." "TH E government has no right Ito educate children. The par ents, you and I, have that re sponisibility. The child has no right to an education. In many cases, the children will get along well without it." "You know, I haven't got a really first-class brain." "I think TVA should be turned over to free enterprise even if they could get only one dollar for it." "The U. S. should resume U-2 spy flights over Soviet territory." December 20, 1961: "I have come to the reluctant conclusion that the United States no longer has a place in the United Na tions." June .30, 1964: "I've never ad vocated withdrawing from the United Nations." "I don't give a tinker's dam what the rest of the world thinks about the United States as long as we keep strong militarily." One impulsive move, one mis understood statement, one irre sponsible order leading the USSR to suspect the U. S. of planning war could trigger a pre-emptive nuclear attack by that nation in which 100 million Americans would die, and start World War III, the obvious conclusion of which would be the total destruc tion of civiliz,ation. Barry Goldwater would have no0 opportunity to "explain away" such a catastrophy. The "low-yield" bombs Senator Goldwater would use are each five times as powerful as that which destroyed Hiroshima in 1945. Is this what the Senator wants to distribute to field offi cers andi play with in Viet Nam? IF Jh sagee with Lyndon Jhsn on every domestic Is suo, I would still have to cast my vote for him so that life might continue on our planet. The massive nuclear capacity of the United States is too danger ous to entrust to an impulsive, trigger-happy, irresponsible man like Barry Goldwater. The stakes are too hio'h to ignore this over rirding lieu..