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Editorials Friday, February 11, 1966 Ed Hen The U. S. Army has drafted first-class student union Director Ed Hendrickson to be program coordinator-manager for cadet fa cilities at the U. S. Military Academy in West Point, N. Y. The departure of Hendrickson before the end of this month will leave a hard-to-fill gap in the expanding diversified student umion program. While we bemoan the loss, we can under stanid the lure of more available funds and better defined powers encompassed in the new position. As a man with student union work as a profession we frankly can't blame Ifendrickson for accepting the challenge to develop student union facilities elsewhere. We Disagree Circulating around the campus since Tuesday have been pamphlets urging Friday to be observed as Frank McGuire day. We disagree. Instead, we urge, not support for one mai, but for a number of men, our basket ball team. Recently, this team of young talents has withstood disastrous defeats after beginning the season with much brilliance. Wednesday's victory over Erskine for the secon(d time this year was a turn in the right direction. Tomorrow, as the team goes into battle against Wake Forest, we will be there pull ing for the Gamecocks - a fighting team, not one man. H. E. Week Religious Emphasis Week came and went this week before most took note of its start img. A st udenIt-cha plain committee spent many months pbinni ng the prograrn of speeches andt( discussio ns. Their efforts are to be ap Fr those of us who let the week slip by wA e at least owe it to ourselves to ponder over 'w quest1ion of the week, "Is there room for Exchong engP of the changing times. h(iflC0 . i.A erh torial ini thbe ./hnisonl- tW( wek ag w * I f WinthIrip (College rep)orts~ I (r t el tat tudenit enjloyed Christmas vtdnal w:thout the usual worry about tnlpg od tnr paper>. re ports an el x ams a 1ispoli flwed biy the "lame - (duck"' I hotth io ha racterii stic of the old eitrsas yvt im. The benefits it offers colueta a re im m ia tely evid(ent. The t ei ' iinly dr aw back r e' p 0 r t e (d was (ltitests 'linaition of a break around intenn(s0 lbhanik>gi ving which, it was felt, tin,adht conhIl be' arranged b)y altering (aoii uss he co(llege ealemiar for next year petAdiis by beginning towards the erzd of nfeenet Edtrial pagIto d 1tuisiand itsaproblemang oiinile ,I ni a ~~ : 108 in short,- the0 a be ti ut edt o, TbGa eco ndion ays byOi pabisbd b an fo th st- ithrvie, aa ilen ofthe 'nverty f Suth in ah indsiof a illina wikI (li ii g he ('1- olio ated thatst legeyea excpt urin hoiday liaroliabite and xamiatios. te tAdionlst Offies o The(h,,ceocare iendfrene It onthA ugust. cmus 1he yeat aks. Founded Jiainiu a r yie0, 190 i ubnilshed b.ry and f ri t e iy sto- ~ Ihiifl, iiu C~nali a liia Joly durng,the col UNI "Crowin ErIckson We are glad to learn from the adminis tration that every effort is being made to obtain an experienced union head. Many programs and many students stand to lose by stop-gap, make-do management. To Ed, as he leaves us after a job well done, we, with selfish sadness, wish him well in his new endeavors in the North. Dose Of Confusion A big dose of freedom coupled by a dose of confusion was given University coeds this week. The Women's Standards Committee, reeognizing that most Carolina coeds are in deed young women in every sense of the word, equalized privileges regardless of grade average for upperclassmen. It has come to our attention that in addition to the more liberal rules formulated by the Women's Standards Committee, housemothers have added a few more choice ones on their own. Causing chief comment and concern is an announced rule that women entitled to only two 12 o'clock nights are "requested" to take them on the weekend. We believe that college women are old enough to make the decision as to what nights they sign out on. Why don't the housemothers take a hint from the Women's Standards Committee make a step in the right direction. Quotables "The mind likes a strange idea as little as the body likes a strange protein and re sists it with similar energy. If we catch our selves honestly, we shall often find that we have begun to argue against a new idea even oefore it has been completely stated." Trotter. "An y frontal attack on ignorance is bound to fail because the masses are always ready to defend their most precious possessionl - their ignorance." - Van Loon. "Letter writing is the only device for combining solitude and good company." -- Lord Byron. o Corner I kwas fl atte red I idi o tClrd o ,vhen the Cimleoontsii I(lse a h Ily,'The Tige'r, de- tai ftl eodsmse o third of its edi- aweklnstdofaine scuss ing Carolina tpc hsya h tuet lemson associate catoitanwriter .uh ie is logically to umissa oNwhr,Wl we at Clemson Kly a atr nlDv( adise where stu- Frothaethsypiu,o forever foremost fidotwaJ)pe(1luga. the Administra h(e poor swine at JAT N,ahl-orf. in a cesspool(i of Tems akdaXu hwo -at ion fe uds and \ atnmhs eiiedmx( student wishes." i4sfo u(etthuhtt eople laugh? th.cutr.Stdnt n.h 'Itias representedi wa funyi'and ''A intvllertiasr .arlThen''publiention"~udgii f h soitdic o ogteHta rz willledetePTrauiene.Serv-el rllinePe smoe'my.anhum h i ~AugNhN (dial cpe hn osa.Itsedo .g Matr cursig MaoTsenguo (I fnev 4. erle, '.S.leaerbbysie.u -I hie l ('atla thMe-Er no T . t u o t lhe Suh Ci O spe e, i rga isl,a ''ry s ZA sin, atti l' p'ig utt i e tat'ifi) pro-ron 'catyleiate. Diare rnmn.~t aueteAl tesare$:oo er itor a ftrdits atcooraedo Cai Eeegi,e,ee ilhrd thart agin th scod emestior fr I. 'im~ i,eii a wJeek-slong Micky o usandl topc. hinyer te tudnt * t~ reerec ialec st audied ihumoris withIcome i ans,a t N ('-Ii -n ucartoLon st th nd h r- ii-ye wrl ofuc I (cc Ii S Frest he ae tuh.The symost (eiumf,ito ly nlkie Red 'M uind t o twhat 'peopl e ' howlug at. 'u cd3Ry~hlu oehaTMAN a afhour of . . .hin. A A-EC(A VERSITY OF SOUTH CAI g for a Greater Carolina Since The Gamecock welcomes letters on any subject per tinent to and involving Uni versity students. The Editor in-Chief reserves the right to edit letters to conform to style, good taste, space limi tations and libel laws. Letters should be type irritten and s h o it I d not exceed 200 wvords. No unsigned letters will be printed, but names may be withheld upon request. 0 0 0 DISIILUS1ONMENT hear Mr. Hu11itt: Throughout the last nine months it has become increas ingly clear that the high ideals and purposes that we held at our election are either impractical, or a complete sham. We feel very strongly on several issues whose vital importance to the students of Carolina have s h r u n k to ridiculous obscurity. It seemed basic to us that students and faculty are fore most in any educational institu tion. From our love of knowledge came our quest for fulfillment at this university. The lesson that we have learned best has been our bitterest, that is that our importance as students and the dissemination of knowledge has fallen from any meaningfulness. "I dIon't know if I can c( StandakrdsM says I can - my hto The Gra A nother semester has b)egun - and begun with a bang. For some - abo)ut 500 as a matter of fact - it is their first semester at Carol ina; for others - me in eluidedi - it is their last before graduation. Itegardless of who you are and what you're doing, it's going to bet quOi te a busy semester. Rte l igious IEmphasis Week has come antd gone, with a bang for some andt only a whimper from others. . . Fraternity rush has beguni, giving male st udents with a 2.(0 a chian ce to find that intangible yet vitally import ant thing called brot herhood.... The U Iniversity P'layers have undertaken a new venture, in the form of "D)ark of the Moon.'" The Student Sen ate has started a ne*w dliscussion on studenCIt-fac ul Ity- adin is t rat ion rel at ionish i ps. . Something catlledl W a mi e n St udents Associattioni is on thie way to formation. Sorority girls a re bieg inning rehea rsals for Song fest.... Studen(It governmn?t and pub Iietions leaders are getting to gether on plans for a student handbooitk for next year. . . . T[he South Carolina Student Counrcil on Hu man Rtelatio,ns is improv ing antd strengthening a tutorial program in which many (Carolina students arfe invo'l ved.... A few things are gone this semieste r. Among them are a coulpl e of hutn dred seniiiors who grsaduti t' - the (:reeks ,v I..a OLINA 1908" Letteri 2o We do not condemn individuals in the administration as many of t h e s e are dedicated, hard working people concerned with student welfare. But we often feel that student interests are sometimes shoved aside in favor of impersonal, pragmatic ad ministrative policy. The student at Carolina often wonders where his place is in t h i s computerized institution. One solution to this problem was supposed to be the formation of Student Government to represent student opinion to those who ad minister the University. At least this was our impression when we assumed this tremendous respon sibility. We learned rapidly, how ever, that concern for student opinion was either totally absent, or based on an intricate system of administrative p o I i t i c s. It seems like a card game with a fast shuffle, and the student gets lost in the shuffle. It once seemed almost inconceivable to us that reasonable r e q u e s t s would be turned down or that students would be too apathetic to express their concern. Much is left to be accomplished by a few in posi tions of leadership. It is true that over a period of time many problems are solved only after being repeatedly vocalized. How ever, in our day-by-day activities 0 me or not, Harry. Women's use mot01her says I can't !" ivesyard tioni Commtittee, which (lied out somehow; and a few more stu dlents who flunked too nmany courses or maitde too many D's. But most of us are still here, with the same positions, the same cond(it-ions, the same professors and( courses. Anid yet, for' me, the beginning of a new semester has dlwas been exciting, a chance for a new start , even though a few weeks after the semester's start, we've usually fallen back into the samte old rut. Anyway, the(re are some 12 weeks left in this sc'hool year. .Just lately I have been deeply im p)ressed with the importance of us inrg one's time' wisely. An 111so I 'm going to do my best to use these 12 weeks effectivecly; in at? las t getting started some im piortanit st uden t government proj - ects, in doing a little st udying, bu t most of all, in getting to know better the students of (Caro lina. Somtim res stuoden0ts h ave per ha ps felt t hat I h ave let t hem down. And this has oftein been true, for it is ext remely difficult toplease e've'ryone. TIhe re is no escapinrg this. So, as the ne'w semester begins, let us each one' take advantage' of the oppo(rtuitiies avihable' to uo at (Carolina. For there are miany - academically, spiritull socially, and emotdioually. And let ius, as we pari tici pate andl stutdy t'g't her, learn lessons in t'dr,nci. 'orceilfor others, and Co Ze dito we find that we are left with more problems than solutions. The heart of the problem seems to be that while the Uni versity spends great sums of money, and staffs itself well, solely for the benefit of students and the solutio nof their prob lems, the individual student and his problems are neglected in the machinery of administration. We have repeatedly f o u n d frustration, closed doors, and in terested but helpless people in our pursuit of student concerns. There have been questions for which we have found no answers, or w o r s e, contradictory ones. Your representatives in Senate have considered your problems and tried to carry them out. They have faced the ping-pong processes of administrative red tape. We have gone to the bottom and worked up, and to the top and worked down, with the same result. Other offices to try, other busy people to see, other prob lems left unsolved. We do not condemn the in dividuals. We condemn the sys ten which makes the individuals powerless to cope with the unique concerns of students. We realize that in any insti tutional facility of this kind there will be a certain degree of i r h e r e n t disfunction, but we wonder if this is not the most bureaucratic of bureaucracies. This system, intricately built for the welfare of the students, seems to have lost its capacity to deal with individual problems. Where is the power, where is the ability to recognize and carry out concerns. It lies not with us, as has been shown re peatedly in our disillusioning year. It lies not with the ad ministration, with its multiplicity of o f f i c e s, departments and agencies, none of which seem to have the power of direct concern. The faculty can act only in faculty matters, a vague and elusive phrase at best. Heyond this lies the Board of Trustees, which is almost completely re moved from contact with stu (dents. This entire complex lies, as we imaginedl it would, on the dollar sign dlynasty, and the political pedlagogues of the legislature and some alumni. From the system comes the disproportionate bialance of power amiong Athletics, Administration, Faculty, and last, and certainly not least, the students, We are not, as some supposedly knowledgeable students have sug gested, trying to tear down the rep)utation or greatness of our Unliveri'ty'. If we did not care deeply about its welfare, we wouldl not criticize or even take the time to write. P'e r ha ps we are not being realistic. If mediocrity and un answered questions are reality, the future of this institution is frighteningly realistic. All we desire is that these problems be brought to light and that students begin to think twice about the University situa tion. Carolina, when, oh when? THIORNIC COMPTON Vice-president of the Studlent Body JIM MUL,LIGAN Treasurer of the Student Body 0 0 0 F'A( ;I:'IT SI :PPORT D>ea r Mr. halut: May I commend you for your interesting andI courageous edi torial, "C ar oli na, When Oh When," in your January 14th issue. With the exception of your seabrous comic strips, The Game cock has been so dull this year that I almost (but not quite) pine for the (lays of Sheila Rear don'si neo-McC'arthyism. P'erhaps now that you have snmoke d some of the issues out inuto the open surrounding the Anyone desiring to send a a member of his family or fr clip out, enclose $3 for a yea to The G;amecfock), and send t< ley. Subscription begins upon Student's Name mmentary Columbia, South Carolina closed circuit televising of bas ketball games you will get some results. It can be argued, after all, that Mr. McGuire may be killing off as much interest as he is creating by denying a large number of students the oppor. tunity of seeing the Gamecocks in action. Moreover, the need for closed circuit showing of the games will in all likelihood dis. appear when the new coliseum is completed. If, however, this type of manipulation of verbal sym bols should fail, perhaps some other way could be found to make your point. One occurs to me. Since Mr. McGuire likes long lines at his games, and all good students worth their allowance * should demonstrate about some thing these days, -maybe the peaceful picket line could be em ployed to swell the crowds around the Field House and protest the policy of the Associate Athletic Director. Incidentally, although there is no denying that the University is here to serve the students, there are some of us who have more than a sneaking suwpicion that what we are supposed to be serving is education and not ath letic entertainment. If this hereti cal though has just a wee bit of truth in it, then the faculty and staff might also have a small claim on USC as a place which protests and stores man'.s past knowledge and provides the en vironment to uncover yet more. RAYMOND MOORE Acting Head, Dept. of Int. Studies (Editor's Note: Thank you, Dr. Moore. It is always good to hear from our faculty.) 0 0 0 IRATE FFD31AIE Dear Mr. Huitt: This is a letter from one of the :150 female sports fans mentioned in Ernie Trubiano's last article of "From the Sidelines." I feel that I represent more than just one out of 25 of the female fans attending the basketball games. Though that article may have been intended to be humorous, its implications were unjust. From the "hard-earned" statistica it seems that only I.1 out of 3-50 girls possess anyk now ledge of the game of basketball. I feel that this presumption is very unfair and that the reverse of such a statement is true. Only a small percentage of female attendants are friends of mine, but of that percentage there are definitely more than 141 who know what a "double-screen" is. As for being excluded from the games, I think that the devisers of the reapportionment p)lan fail to realize that many girls, as well as boys, have to gulp down the'r food at 5 and trudge through the rain and cold to squeeze into a hard seat in a stuffy corner of our 'iny field house. Somehow it seenms to me that anyone, regardless of sex, who is willing to sit and( wait two and a half hours for a bas icetball game deserves to be there, even if there are malt' students f clamoring to get in at a quarter til ('ight. We girls dIo cheer at the games, though maybe not as loudly as the boys. but just as enthusiastically. Surprisinlgly, we can tell a football from a bas ketball and we even know why we're cheering. It also seems that at the be ginning of this :.emester I paid a student activity fee, mainly because I wanted to participate in student activities. Would ti so-called "dreapportionmvent plan" give a deduction to female stU dlents? C'ATily DEAf (Editor's Note: T~elevising home basketball games would al low for all students to get th benefit of the student activity fees - which cover admittance to basketball games among other things.) cpofThe Gamecock weekly to iend complete the section belOw, r's subscription (checks payable circulation manager 0bz Ober naymont.