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UNIVERSITY 0F CROWING FOR G The opinions expressed by co necessarily those of "The Game4 Letters to the Editor, but all Letti not constitute an endorsement. 'I publication any letter is reserved. A Cherishe One final appeal to salvage honor and tradition is being made. The honor is Caro lina's honor system, an honor system which has been a cherished tradition here since the founding of the University. But the young men and women of USC apparently do not have the same sense of honor that their predecessors had. Perhaps this virtue, which was the cause of duels in years past, means nothing to the young citizen of today. If this is the case, then the honor system at USC should be abol ished. Doing away with an honor system, how ever, has several drawbacks that may not at first be realized. The first is the idea of proctors. How many students can concen trate on a quiz with someone marching up and down the aisles and peering over peo ple's shoulders ? Do the citizens of the Carolina Commun ity realize also that, without an honor sys tem, a person accused of cheating will no longer have a student trial? We are all con cerned with student rights and are more than a little disturbed if they are taken away. But, in this case, are we asking the faculty and administration to abolish our honor system and with it the student trials? The University faculty is considering the honor system now. There is also a student faculty-administration committee working with this problem. However, the main con cern at this time lies with the students. We must prove that we are adults, adults who have a high regard for honor, and are Letters Editor perhaps the mo The Gamecock the belief that Dear Mi3s Holland: like all other ed While performing my duties as tions, existed f a member of the ad staff of The benefit alone. Gamecock, I have received a num- I have no pai ber of complaints concerning the against the faci conduct of Carolina students in trary, several oj various business establishments, their part, and Last week the managers of me towa'rd acad< three downtown theaters stated 1 do, however, 1 that men of Carolina had been gr'ievances agair observed in acts of conduct un- varied minor i becoming a member of the stu- are such an int< dent body of a state university. University. On1 Two of the theaters of the found that these Main Street group told me that not for me or despite the fact that their corn- but for themselv panies had okayed the special the student bod: student rate which is now in complish effectis effect, certain students wanted for this same st the studen,.t rate, but didn't want In an attemp to go to the effort to produce hook for one c their I.D. cards. One young man was greeted at became angry and was escorted store by an att out of a theater when the man- ence to the fact agor asked him to show his card. maining copies On another occasion two students for other stud were found guilty of trying to my professor ha. enter a theater on tickets ob)- keep a certain tained at an Asheville, N. C., for those studei theater, yet been able Surely everyone realizes that Campus Book St the conduct of a few people can disrgarded this1 create an unsavory reputation of about ten s' for the entire student body. The have to wait goodwill of the downtown mer- acquire this bo< chants is as important to us as that one of my our money is to them. One major 50 cents more chain of movie t he a ter s has Shop than at authorized .the student rate and store. others will probably follow. I Similarly, it< personally enjoy this rate and phase the admii the couresy shown me and my am not happya friends at all of the theaters and because of my business establishments around Nor am I the Columbia. has found this If the student body is to con- the only people tinue to enjoy the special rates as listen to any c at movie houses and resturants, nature are off ic< as well as other special student completely powei consideration g i v e n by many ter. It would se merchants around town, it must ministration care act as a responsible group and its neat record b< not abuse privileges which are for the welfare o freely given. I realize that DANNY McNEILL which I have< 0 0 0 petty and unimp Editor Indeed, I would< The Gamecock myself were it Dear Miss Holland: that they are so When I came to this school a such a wide sca) year and a half ago I was a dents seem to b< t y p 1 e a I freshman: over-eager, sides by an attit w id e- ey ed, and worst of all, ence, by blank f naively innocent. Three semesters words of apolog: of higher education have suc- I know, too, that ceeded in destroying all that as is large and cru well as the delusions from which education here ii I suffered. Of these delusions pare us for life ir SOUTH CAROLINA REATER CAROUNA lumnists and letter writers are not .ock." "The Gamecock" encourages rs must be signed. Publishing does "he right to edit or withhold from d Traditlon capable of producing an effective honor sys tem at Carolina. Student cooperation is necessary to reach this goal. Several stu dents have expressed interest in keeping the system and are willing to do their share to make it work. At present there is a com mittee working with the system, trying to see where it is failing, and how to correct this failure. ANYONE interested in salvag ing this cherished tradition is urged to con tact the Editor of The Gamecock or the Stu dent Body President, either in person or by returning this blank to the persons men tioned above. I am interested in saving the USC honor system. Name Address Telephone No. Comments -HH To The E st fallacious was does this mean that our own this University, alma-mater must pattern itself ucational institu- after the world in cruelty, size or the student's and coldness? Does it mean that only a few professors, student -ticular grievance organizations and the Greek so ilty. On the con- cieties are allowed to exhibit aty them have done cnenfridvdas osi more, in guiding mentathCroiaCmu mnic achievement.iycahaenhar,ohnd ave a number oftohl,ninretn8tdt? *st the many and Fial,aew,tecizn f istitu.tions which ti omuiy on olti 'gral part of the ma hs ~he whole, I have EIAEHN OL institutions exist ny other student000 es. They feed off Eio ~, yet fail to ac- TeGmcc rely any real good !)a isHlad udent body.Wihrgrtoteaicen t to purchase a ices not-o tt uto f my courses, Iaparninebuy12su, the campus book hr r oefcs tude of indiffer- LokapaenefThGa that the only re- cc.BraaReeo ot were being held Caoiasy,Itsrdclu" ents. Previously,anIsathsaeofNrhC d asked that they oinhsfosmetecard aiumbler of copies SuhCrlnasadohrot its who had not o-ttr 60prya xr to get one. The tuto,acoprdoSuh ore had obviously Caoiasdfentlatra. request. I am one jumnto$5. udents who will hritWrlwo ea indefinitely to sy h ilg akt ea >k. I also found weehrtxdlaspypr books cost aboutoftebl (Iduthase at the Campus hspi en ftxyt the off-campus anfrtrsttstepitvy loes not seem to adSuhCrln ae o iistra>tion that ISutCaoian.Wysul .nd cannot study SuhCrln apyr a -oom on campus.moetahaftecsof(ua >nly person who igapro rmaohrsae to be true. Yet Trr dhmoRocsr vho will so much mksteaoepitaan onmplaints of this OhesttsprnialteNw clerks who are EnlnanMiAtnicste -less in the mat- (hre(xrml ihrts h em that the ad-shudSuh(rli,tetid s much more for Jors tt ntento,eu >oks than it dloes ct epefo hs te doeshehistmeaethat ouraow aftrttedwrldanyruety,siz an oldnesstDoesitanyn.tha organizatihem andTthe Geelso conernforrndtidalsfDosci .meanlinthtutUNhe CriTY COFn de of ieilp,r-o Mintee in sents 'aces ands co unity, ginuar to let8 it emty etisTe? aeoc s uls yxee onhldy addrn the wold toay e *Gamecoc c"i ersne eWadtaorSritegar tno the biartiocleson Pee res some fats.Clee rs meant toprn- Suscrytion states are No0prt Car thiswoal.has ED ORsoetmchrd X.,r STUD "Sooner or later I'll Zawrence P A Film Clul An article on campus cinema in THE SATURDAY REVIEW of February 20th begins with the statement, "Today's college students have embraced the mov ies as their art. Born, like the students, in the twentieth cen tury, the movies on campus are not just 'in,' they are a definite cultural presence." The article goes on to discuss the popularity of the film art as history, enter tainment, and artistic expres sion. Campus film clubs pur chase or rent series of old films such as D. W. Griffith's IN ditor In answer to Mike Magdik: I'd like to see a grade point com parison of in-state and out-of state students at any school in South Carolina. I'd be willing to hot that the local students would win by a full point. Nancy Fletcher of Virginia would like to see South Carolina students screened. Apparently the University of Virginia charges a little bit nearer the cost of a student's education than South Carolina does. Why should South Carolina r e sid e nts he screened if they meet the same standards that are applied to out of-state students? Who, if not South Carolina students, should be permitted to attend South Car olina schools? The South Carolina schools dto not have enough space to take care of tremendous in creases in the number of stu dents. What is ethically wrong with eliminating out-of-state stu dlents? If it so desires, South Carolina or any other state could simply rule out all out-of-state studlents. That is their legal perogative. These criticisms of fee in creases have been used as long as I can rememb)er to defend an ide(a that is indefensible. The only valid argument is the one that says the state who dIrives out-of-state students away re places those studlents with in staters who pay less fees; but, the defense is that in this situa tion taxpayers' money goes to educate the in-stater. Did you know that the state appropria tion is about 150 per cent of the money paid by a student for his edIucation exclusive of the amount he pays for room, board, and laundry (which he would have to pay anywhere he lived)? The above is pretty much de signed to be entertainment of the dIebate stimulating variety. NANCY C. MANNING IIECOCK I A CREATER SOUJTH CAROIJNA esd Collegiate Pressa Robert Elliott G'on'zales as the first ed by and for the stuadents of the ly. on Fridasys, during the college examinations. nationally by National Advertising nember of the Associated Collegiate arvice, and the Intercollegiate Press. ar. HARRIET HOLLTAn TOLRACE Eri vo \4ro and ~ Pf man ohr. Iners in the A m a :atch up with you" For USC? TOLERANCE, Eric von Stro heion's GREED, Sergei Eien stein's IVAN THE TERRIBLE, and many others. Interest in the films of today leads to examina tion of the European, Oriental, and American commercial ma terial, as well as the University and foundation laboratory de Celopinents. Many colleges have their own club where interested students can learn and experi ment on documentary, amuse ment, and educational film pro duction. Courses are taught cov ering the history, the content, ano the production art of the in dustry. As for the University of South Carolina, any students have ex pressed interest in a film club on campus. mespite the excellent i sroDement in "art film" cov erage that we have reported throughout the semester, a need exists for a club that will en deavor to take a historical ap proach and add discussion, ed ucation, and actual contact with the medium. Dr. Ross of the English Department has men tioned haiona wilmrgitionsor ththe studens toarsiste froupsiin oetin sucharou. The intrtedics student pesui ther ame Datoth writeg, cin the lfmok a we cnreinm stdn pretitio that pws ithtb anmet the allrinoling.Thon Fhortunately orclein the SAT somewA REIfEWt aso liets threetationa ill-torgawitinst that hareaos to assititednew groups int gtthe staed.e The evetice dicssstudogentsives thrform one asuohunfrdunae studnuc ttiona thtwa intumbi soewha dieent as he ad WniTHaio is alloo wsldung to he poit is terstuden boe tht hatohe tirre up.ien) creep iTohe trschedule ofr teven temos proessiove film mores excisig reprte probably thruh ne such unvertnaet prodummerieri at the Colubi Jerwish nte abeing oragoed thCoint Dr. stiflg orn the The pCn f tear ofne bore weekm ratheritngsntiePonts .nd oolyedneay any Tanrday ardhs. The cetrs aned coftin inge,o thi emnturderends-o cuter . .I promsetoe fr i moe ofexcng,vo depnds ponbstu Aint .ume . eie aGte.n USntCt studen imchard Ander onh beptn cast iformatinr TIIi he CTTF pronutine tfhA custoersn sh o e. famlir ti USC student Richardu Hube hard i nour University Players' A NOT H EIR PART OF TIHE FOREST. Paul Law Is Law is essential to the orderly functioning of any community. It represcmts the recognition of men that society cannot exist without intelligent limitations upon the absolute freedom of the individual. That this recognition is essential to the smooth opera tion of the Carolina Community cannot be denied. In recent weeks, it has become all too evident that some members of the Carolina Community either do not recog nize -the need for law, or are making little effort to abide by it. The University of South Caro lina is being plagued by cheating, vandalism, and a general dis regard for legal and moral re sponsibility. We find it most reprehensible that the campus police have to be concerned with conducting an in vestigation into "a recent wave of vandalism in the Russell House and on other parts of the campus . . ." Can the Carolina Community tolerate these acts of theft and wanton destruction of property? Should the taxpayers be expected to supply tax dollars to provide a "playpen" for some of the state's most sophisticated delinquents? We cannot help but answer these questions with an emphatic "no!" We question that the Carolina student body, through its actions, has done the same. We will not dwell too long on the topic of cheating. There is much evidence to support Miss Holland's contention that: "the code of the underworld has been adopted at Carolina. . ." Recently, three students were brought be fore the honor board. It should be noted that all three were brought before the honor board by the faculty members. Can it be that the University's student body is not concerned about cheating? No community can function ef Dear Ma and Pa: Since my last letter home, a lot of interesting things have been happening around Colunm bia. For one thing the Democrats finally have a candidate. As a matter of fact they have two (or three). It looks like there may be some contest in June for the S e e o n d Congressional District H ouse race. Things have been exciting on campus, also. The International Relations Club sponsored, at their regular meeting last Tuesday eve ning, a panel discussion on Viet Nam. The distinguished panelists w e r e Professors McConaughy, Weatherhee, andl Moore. I admit they added light to the topic rather than the usual heat we read in the "State," but I'm sort of glad that there were only three panelists since each of them seemedl to reach a dlifferent con elusion: withdraw and write them off, "beef-up" our forces, and at tempt negotiation. Personally, I think I)r John had the most in tere'sting andi fresh ap)proach. He said that while we must live up to our commitments in South east Asia, it is a mistake to rely solely on our military strength. lHe proposedl continuing and per haps strengthening our present miilitary position but at the samet time he urged that the United States begin to think in terms of offering the Vietnamese a pur pose and at reason to defend him self fronm slaughte.rous8 Vet Cong attacks, lie said the political, so cial andl economic spheres have been too long ne'glected. DrY. Ray Moore, of course, was as articu late as ever and( disagree.d with his colleague. from the I. S. De partment that withdrawal from Viet Namn- if this proves neces sary and desireable - does not mean that the Chicoms would Soon control eve-rything west of Sanu Francisco. Of course, in general, things are pretty dull on the USC campu. Tre rnttera flKadem Essential fectively unless its citizens are willing to accept a high degree of legal and moral responsibility. If a community is willing to stand idly by and watch vandalism run wild, it should expect to become a community of vandals. If a community tolerates cheating, it should expect to become a eft. munity of cheats. If the Carolina Community continues to tolerate both vandalism and cheating, it can expect to, eventually, be dominated by both. Laws are only words printed on paper. They become functional only when they are practiced. Laws against cheating will not in themselves, insure that honesty will prevail. The failure of the honor system at Carolina should make that most evident. A stronger police force and the introduction of a strict monitor. ing system for examinations have been suggested as answers to the dilemma faced by the Carolina Community. We are of the opin. ion that such actions would serve only to treat the symptoms of the illness from which the Uni. versity Community is suffering. The University student body is suffering from an "emotional lag." The student body of this institution does not seem to be willing to accept the responsibili. ties which are a part of assuming an adult role in society. It is the job of the University to p r o d u c e South Carolina's future leaders. We question that the present product is worthy of assuming leadership. What busi nesses are interested in hiring cheats? What professions are de manding vandals? What social institutions are intersted in adding irresponsible individuals to their rolls? Wake up, Carolina. You have a problem, a very real and a very urgent problem. It demands an immediate solution. DEtAR FOLKS SSUAD ;$$$ - - -9%TY raging issues students enjoy on other campuses. Take for example the speaker-ban issue at the U. of North Carolina and the Uni versity of Arkansas. On both these campuses Communist speak era are not allowed to use the university facilities aLs a "plat form" for their propaganda. We have sort of an oblique rule on speakers, too. Campus organiza tions are supposed to inform the Director of the Student Union whom they plan to have speak at the Russell House. Since no one more controversial than the Representative for the Collegiate Council for the United Nations has appeared in reen months, no one really bothers to report to our friend Ed H. There was some talk recently that a newly formed ADA would get Walter Rether down here to speak. Too bad that never materialized. It would really blow the lid off. At the U. of Arkansas there is a clandestine journalistic enter prise ecalie d "Scuse Me" which recently quoted the Rev. Loudermilk: "When the University strays from its plan of free inquiry, it becomes the campus church's responsibility to recall the establishment to its duty . . . (the university) must be free to stand over against the society. Situations often aise when a university must keep its relationship clear with the society as, for instance, when the politi cal forces seek to make the Uni versity a place to push a certain line . . . In the name of service to the University, we made our place (Wesley Foundation) avail able as a forum for the exercise of free speech." Guess to whom the University of Arkansas refused a"P form?' Some deep, dark, sinister American member of the Com-V munist Party? Nope. Some egg head, naive scientist who had been duped by the Soviets? Wrong again. It was the Cultural A ffairs Minister for the Bulgar ian Embassy in Washinton,~ ID. C. I wonder if the Rabbi would protest my becoming a Methodist? P.S Don't forget to send ~$$$$