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5~eGA UNIVERSITY OF CMOWING FMR C8 The opinions expressed by col necessarily those of "The Gamec< Letters to the Editor, but all Lette not constitute an endorsement. T] publication any letter is reserved. The Cut B1 The annual hassle between the educators of the state and the South Carolina Legisla ture over the University appropriations has begun. The outcome could well determine the fate not only of Carolina but also of the thousands who look to her as a "faithful index to the ambitions and fortunes of the state." The University has asked a 27.3 per cent appropriations increase simply to finance normal progress. This increase was deemed necessary because Carolina grew by 18 per cent last fall (13.2 per cent on main cam pus, 34 per cent at centers). This rapid growth has been attributed to several fac tors: South Carolina high schools graduated a higher percentage of their pupils, an in creased proportion of these (over 24 per cent) selected USC, Carolina dropouts de creased, and-above all-the "war babies" of World War II arrived at college age. The Budget and Control Board, however, recommended only a two per cent increase. In short, USC was faced with a direct ap propriation of only $619 per student (figur ing 8.120 students) as compared with $691 for the 1964-65 school year, $704 in 1963-64, and $704 in 1962-63. The per capita ap propriations come directly from the state legislature and the taxpayers' money. For the past 10 years Carolina's per capita (state appropriation per student) has always been below that of The Citadel, Clemson, and Winthrop; and, in most in stances, the difference was in excess of $100. For example, USC received $160 less per student from the state in 1963-64 than did any other state college in South Carolina and $124 less in 1964-65. As previously pointed out, USC's present per capita is $691. The Citadel, on the other LETTE: i'ditv lications; (3) 7 The Gamecock staff, except f0r Hear t - i.s riola d:e Having lived on and visited eio ftefl many campuses, I am dismayed co;()1 a at the lack of high journalistic wihthrfe standards on the part of The " "ii Gamnecock as compared with other beoeti me college newspapers. A particu- i i te umh iarly good example of this lack is ~'aanoai the removal of Lewis Levy's ti eft8C'a column from the pages of The Clmit i h Game,i#cock. Levy's column, while PS codn sometimes less than artistically rci'( rmt insp)iredi, did offer dliscussion of ao r etqa e'vents andl topics of interest not romts cove'redl by3 the rest of The Game cock staff. When criticizing or dio suggesting reforms, his treatment TeGmcc of these areas of vital interest 1ia isIol was notably free from the taint Wa ilc of the sop)homoric, juvenile whin- tdn wo i ing so characteristic of columns gonitoheI of the caliber of Martin Price's. sestrha Trhat Levy's column should be tuis,plsl removed1 to make ro~om for such 83adnvth newsworthy features as pierced Arthsefo "nars in nothing short of appalling. Cawentp Tlhe wanton nepotism of placing redywudb friends in positions of responsi- mntaCroi biility and authority to the dletri- b ald"h mient of the newspaper causes one Unnw 'S to doubt the effectiveness, if not codhaen the dedication, of the present "h 'Sue G a mi e e o c k staff. Therefore, I Thacule strongly urge you to seriously re- peso ' o evaluate your journalistic and toheLinm editorial policy. )irmmwhc Very truly yours, a hvn er MICHAEL C. KOHIN Th anitR ICditor's .Vote: Ini regard to citdwhon ,our' ne.rt to in1st sentence, per-ede I ast hiaps theie are a few facts that muh orwo yiou doi not realize: (1) One doesn on vr not deIegate res'ponsibi/it y; he'mnC"wee dlehgates aut hor'ity; (2) Miss C'oc eoe Merryman, Miss Roessle, and 1 ugdMrbr a'eig' eose, by he BarderePu.choRGb Membr ofAia.elaedio Coflte falls Editt. 1'heGamcock ispubith, y heefor e at Univrsiy ofSouh Csolia wek"y r n rds" wuig vea exepton oliaysandduneforenatis me %e*~ji' Ic.'Fi,s,1,ictin s m mb thi se ter Asani Pres, in,Natona Cllee Pess colume. nistse on th Subcrptin ate Lre'~'.(N i r oommeer k~IO AE MANAGINEdEDITO SOUTH CAROLINA ZATER CAROU2NA imnists and letter writers are not wk." "The Gamecock" encourages rs must be signed. Publishing does ie right to edit or withhold from mck Trend hand, received $1,011 ($320 more than USC); Clemson, $953 ($262 more than USC); and Winthrop, $815 ($124 more than USC). Current enrollments at these four schools are as follows: Carolina-7,161; The Citadel-1,978; Clemson-4,588; and Win throp--2,631. The $619 figure represents the lowest per capita in nearly 10 years, just when USC growth is highest. As compared with the University's 18 per cent growth last fall no comparable state institution of higher learn ing, except for Winthrop, grew more than five per cent. The Citadel's increase was minus one per cent; Clemson's, five per cent; and Winthrop's, 18 per cent. These figures are according to the U. S. Depart ment of Health, Education, and Welfare in report OE-54003. Because the University realizes our State cannot afford to raise our per capita to the levels of others, we are asking now for only $704 per capita plus urgent faculty in creases. This means we need $6,491,672 (an increase of $1,142,425). The originally asked for 27.3 per cent appropriations in crease called for an increase of $1,459,760. However, the two per cent direct increase recommended by the Budget and Control Board called for only a $113,581 increase. At present, the question is still in the legis lature. By necessity, if the minimum financial request of the University is not granted, Carolina will have to cut back its efforts toward offering quaiity education. If this cut back trend continues, the University which for over 15 decades has been a "faith ful index to the ambitions and fortunes of the state" will sink into oblivion. -HH Exchange Corner he rest of the Perhaps this health hint from the columnists, the University of Inwa comes too Miss Rea rdon, laebumabyocn epi semestcr Gume not acquainted in in "lep"acrngt e r~ t a i n I y not thhedosuenhel,"i t, the columnists bte hnasiuatfrsc ter. 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HOME "We know who throw mur Lzawrence On The Sc Whatever complaints one might care to register concerning the state of live theatre in Columbia, the quantity and quality of ex cellent films would certainly re ceive great praise. As in live theatre, the Cinema offers enor mous range and variety . . . from purely entertainment to highly complex and intellectual. This range is well scanned in the city of Columbia as is demonstrated by the continued availability of films from "monster movies" through Doris Day to the so called "art films." In addition to the commercial theatres our city is graced by the many film clubs and committees; some old, some new, all ambitious. The Student Union wins top honors of the week by achieving the almost impossible distinction of presenting three magnificent films in one seven-day period. (A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, A TASTE OF HONEY, and THE LONELINESS OF A LONG DISTANCE RUNNER.) We can WUSC On6// 6ai, Last Sunday, WUSC Radio began it first full week of b roa d ca s t ing for the Spring semester. Announcers are once again getting used to being back on the air since the station was not active during the exam period. The engineering staff is in prepa ration to boost WUSC's trans mitter power, and Program Di rector Dick Anderson is like a "mad scientist" in planning new shows and ways of making the station more appealing to Caro lina students. Total Carolina Sports A new sports department has just been organized at Carolina Radio. Its chief co-ordinator is Rick Bennetti, a hard-core "Yank" from New York with a nose for the hard-to-find sports extra. He hosts the "Carolina Sports Digest" at 9:30 p.m.' Monday through Friday. The show features news of all USC sports activities including basket ball, swimming, baseball, track and golf. "Carolina Sports Di gest" is often highlighted with interviews with team players andl coaches. Evening Touch The North and the South col laborated to produce Jack Ken nedy, master of ceremonies for "Evening Touch," heard on WUSC every Sunday night from 9 until 12. His wit and philoso phical reflections on life domi nate "Evening Touch." The music he features is of the modern antique variety with such artists as Tony Henne'tt, Ella Fitzgerald and fling Crosby being the main VIS1 . .O 9] -16 s the trash, don't we?" & ia. m " reen Scene not award enough praise to the person responsible for the selec tion of Student Union films, beyond stating that his discrimi nation in choosing films repre senting all shades of the movie spectrum and pleasing practically everyone is highly commendable. As we mentioned in the last column, the Columbia Jewish Cen ter's film club is beginning its Spring Seeies on Sunday, Feb. 14th. Ie kickoff offering wil be THE LADY WITH THE DOG, a prize winner at the Cases International Film Festival. We urge all film fans to take advantage of the low student membership rates and see all five of the foreign films (with sub-titles of course) offered. The Columbia Fine Films Com mittee has been brightening the li%es of theatre goers for quite some time now. Their schedule is posted in several places on campus, and their films are shown at the Five Points Theatre. We will review and preview some of their offerings in the very near future. * Along future possibilities are the formation of a USC film club, possibly running in conjunction with a course on the history of the art of the cimema and a "home movie" club. We would like to hear from all students in terested in the above activities *... and we urge that you add your voice to the chorus of demand. A student film club will add to the dramatic art "snow hall" that has been gathering with the University Players and the energetic supporters of in creasedl musical activities for the Carolina Community. We have heard mention of other film endeavors in Columbia... but lack of information has kept us from giving the publicity that we are willing to render. Please let us know of any film or theatre veniture that your church group, eivic club, etc., might be taking ...and wc will dIo our best to help you gain support. Some people maintain that it is impossible to achieve the same degree of empathy and realism in a moving picture as in a stage play. To this claim we can only offer the well-supported answer that exaggeration and stylization often maintain a magnetism that goes beyond realism. Rather than dIraw the viewer into the situa tion, where he will be unable to make any uninvolved conclusions, the film is able to deliberately impress a sensation on the audi ence. Camera skill, natural scen ery, and the mixed blessing of size give the photographer certain advantages over the stage di rector. The two arts rarely over lap . . . different techniques are used to achieve different affects. Experimentation is rampant in the cinema world, with new dis coveries being made every day. Screenplay has improved tremen dously . . . with more exciting, moving, and stimulating subjects being dealt with all the time. The camera is able to investi gate the worlds of fantasy, as well as the external world. We can only recommend that you take advantage of one of the few cultural areas where Columbia is equal, or perhaps superior, to cities of comparable status... nnd takea in a few of the flic. A. Construct THERE SEEMS to have been a great deal of concern generated by our last column. Evidently, some of our "least alert" readers are not familiar with the term dropout. To dropout is to with draw from membership or par ticipation. In the University set ting, this term applies to a student who has left school before completing his degree re quirements. AT THE UNIVERSITY, a maximum athletic scholarship in cludes room, board, tuition, books, and $15 per month for laundry expenses. Included in this scholar ship is the provision to under write medical expenses incurred as a result of athletic injury. "To be eligible for competition, an athlete must earn 24 hours during the previous two semesters (plus summer school) with 12 hours of 'C' or better." In order to avoid being placed on academic probation, a student has to main tain a 2.0 grade-point-ratio. In order to avoid suspension, an in dividual's cumulative grade-point ratio must not fall below the minimum for the number of hours carried as given in the following table: Total Hours Minimum GPR 0- 39 1.30 40- 69 1.60 70- 99 1.80 100-129 1.90 130-above 2.00 "THE FIRST SUSPENSION is for the next regular se mester. The second suspension is for 24 months." Thus, it is pos sible for an individual to com plete four years of athletic eligi bility and not receive a degree. EVEN A CURSORY COM PARISON of previous freshmen and varsity athletic rosters with lists of University graduates will indicate that many of our athletes leave school without graduating. That a good many regular stu dents also dropout is not relevant to the topic being discussed. The average nonathletic dropout is not nearly so handsomely sub sidized as is the average athletic dropout. THERE SEEMS TO BE a Dear Ma and Pa: I know this is ge'tting to be old hat but it looks as if I'm going to need some extra money again this week. Everyone talks about "run-away" inflation but this se mester seems to bear it out. Last semester I got along on $20 a week, but this semester, so far, I can't seen to catch up with myself. Let me detail just how I spent the weekly allowance this week: MONDAY -- laundry $3.25, coffee $.10, set of colored pencils (for geography 18) $.39, cashing of $20 check $.10, newspaper $.30 (first two dimes lost in machine), replacement of stolen German text -- Die Deutsche Novelle - $3.40, parking ticket (second of fense) $2.00, lunch $1.43, type writer ribbon $1.19, gas for the VW', $2.00 and $.47 for a supper consisting of a hamburger and a coke. TOTAL EXPENSES FO MONDAY -- $14.63. TUESDAY -- coffee (in Rus sell House in order to save money) $.07, lunch $.69, news paper $.20 (only lost one dime - the machine in front of the post office at Russell House must have been 'repaired' again"), supper was free since I ate at Percy and Mildred's. TOTAL EX PENSES FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY $15.59. WEDNESDAY--starting with a b)alance of $4.41, I knew I would not be able to stretch it through until the check on Monday so I b)orrowed $10.00 from Paul and $5.00 from Beverly. This gave me a new net balance of $19.41. My expenses on this day were $1.00 even. Two $.45 meal tickets on the black market ($.80) and $.20 for the "State" again. THURSDAY-The law school exam fee of $12.00 took quite a big slice out of the $18.41 balance carried over from Wednesday. Spent $1.39 on food today which leaves $5.02 for meals through Sunday and my Saturday night movie date with MJ. As I write this letere (riday. Friajem ve Proposal divergence of thinking between the athletic department and the scholastic departments as to what should be required of a student who is attending Carolina. The former seems to be most con cerned about keeping the "boys eligible." The latter is most con cerned with educating students and preparing them to be useful and productive citizens. In view of what constitutes eligibility, these two points of view seem to be widely separated as is the "Roundhouse" from the "Horse shoe." We suggest that these two views are not as incompatible as they may seem to be. We are of the opinion that one can be both eligible to compete in athletics and a good scholar. WE SUGGEST the following as a soluti(n to the athletic drop out problem in the Carolina Com munity: 1. That no student be given a scholarship who has not graduated in the upper 50 per cent of his high school class, or received a total of 940 on the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test. This score is equal to the mean total score made by the freshmen entering Caro lina in the fall of 1964. 2. That no athlete be allowed to remain on an athletic scholarship who does'not re ceive a "C" average for the preceding two semesters' work. 3. That no athlete, who has been suspended from school for any reason, be allowed to return to the University on a scholarship from the Athletic Department. WE FEEL that implementa tion of the above mentioned pro posal would be in the best inter ests of the Carolina Community. That there are many fine atheten on the Carolina campus who are capable of meeting the eligibility requirements (for an athletic scholanhip), which we have out lined, cannot be denied. We sin. cerely hope that this article, and the preceding one, has not caused them any embarrassment. DEIR FOLKS morning), I have only a dollar a day left for meals (until the check comes) and $2.00 for the movie Saturday night. So, please, PLEASE send $35.00 next week instead of the usual $20.00 so that I can pay Paul and Beverly and start again with a clean, if inadequate, slate. The "Great Society's" deficit spending policy may be causing inflation and I may be feeling it, but it seems as if there are other factors which combine to keep me in constant debt. A cursory glance of the above itemized ac count should indicate that my problem is, in part, brought about by student dishonesty, faulty newsp)aper vending operations on campus and an over-zealous campus police dept. What else could be the reasons? I'm keeping my laundry and food expenses to a minimum, I'm constantly in need of a haircut, and I try my dIarndest to keep the parking nmeter's little red flag from at tracting the interest of "Caro lina's finest." Looking over the expenses one would think that certain items are unusual or that at best would not appear each week. This may be true but on other weeks cer tain expenses crop up to take the place of those which came before. For example, whereas this week I had a German book stolen and had to pay a $12.00 exam fee, next week I might have a world atlas stolen and have to make my "Book - of - the - Month" selection and replace over-used, stainless steel razor blades and have the car greased and pay my life in surance premium, ad nauseum. It just seems to be a con spiracy. LB.J, the dean, the news paper's circulation manager, the campus COPS and cotton-pickin', book-stealin' students are all a p)art of the grandI design to cost you all money. Sorry. P.S. ')on't fno-get to snnd eeet