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Editorials Friday, February 25, 1966 The Change & The shift in Carolina's administrative hier archy and the maze of rumors that have evolved from it signal the serious state of affairs existing within Carolina's upper ad ministrative echelon. With no outlined duties, men sit in offices not knowing what their specific job is, secre taries scurry about not knowing for whom they work, and students inquire but get no definite answers. For Ashley Halsey's part, we sincerely regret his departure from the administrative realms. We have always found him to be in ' omplete control of all within his authority. However, we have always felt that he, as Fron The Outside It was revealed this week that again the University administration, with a typical lack of finesse, has gone out from the en virons of campus to choose a new department head. The selection of Prof. David G. Speer of Purdue University to head the foreign lan guage department has caused several long time, deserving faculty members to speak out against USC's seeming non-recognition of abilities on campus. Talent from Purdue and other schools has been tapped for use at Carolina many times in the past. In the future, we ask that USC faculty members be given every chance to move up to head a school, department, division or service. Continuation of the "promote the out sider" policy can only result in depletion of initiative among the fine faculty already on campus. Hard To Forget A pornographic incident in the Univer sity's past was brought up last week in a state legislative committee considering action to combat obscenity. The occasion discussed involved an inci dent when pornographic movies wvere shown to a mixed group of Carolina students. A Columbia newspaper andI the Univer sity of North Carolina daily picked up the discussion and reported it as a current event. Investigation has proved that the current ness of the skin flick episode was misrepre sentedI and that the discussed incidents oc curred in 1957. While no real damage was p)robably ren dlered by the incident being menltionedl, it brings to light the blunt point--that bad news is hard to forget-or better yet, hard to be forgotten. I ~Exchang COMPILED By Mensa has mo: SUSAN KNIGHT members in 52c Exchange Editor igarays University of Utah food serv- itlietpol ice now serves students from AChnsSti paper plates in their cafeteria, iCielalte due largely to the fact that ((rsclwt $6,000 w o r t h of silverware, l(trw(lO glasses and china were borrowed smoeaogt on the nonreturn basis from their trral(lrc food service areas last year. That's carrying things pretty far OeMs.Tl -things like the 1,890 spoons, 886 cups and 543 ashtrays that ispa~ L5)r have already been lifted this poesr ec year.pitr ipeif "Mensa" is a unique society PSe ,l~ with chapters on such campuses FrmteE as Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, Futaini UCLA and CCNY. It is an inter national organization of people Uneriyo with I. Q.'s above that of 98 per soyi h ) cent of the population. Mensa and its members have partici- r(e orm pated in research prjet rang- HelhSene ing from sensory - deprivatibn Ws,hv r studies to opinion research on ththeeia public health services and the btenpo U. & pr.JdaAieletios. chlete wod "eOv UNI "Crowing ud The Future well as many others in the administration, would have been more effective if a specific chain of command were set up-pinpointing definite duties. The days of vagueness and indecision must end. Someone has to tighten and firmly guide the reins of administration. No Cheers Two Carolina cheerleaders in the Letters to the Editor column on this page write to decry the University's lack of an official show of spirit at the North-South tourney in Charlotte last weekend. We agree that the lack of organized school spirit looked bad-especially when the other )articipating teams were represented by a flock of cheerleaders and two bands. As easy as it would be to take the adminis tration to task for not sending the cheerlead ers-we decline to do so. If Carolina's cheerleaders had planned ahead and pursued the matter with mature determination, they would have been in Charlotte. WRONGS, AN IHTS Complaints that the Russell House Barber Shop prices have been raised have no foun dation. The shop, managed by Jesse Orr, continues to serve male students at prices in line with or lower than most downtown barber shops. * * * * Action by hoodlums who last week splashed paint on the beautiful Anna Hyatt Huntington equestrian figure in front of the School of Education and also decorated the Administration Building with obscenities is deplorable. Campus police have fingerprints of the vandals and are proceeding in their investigation. * * * * The long lines in the Russell House cafe teria and snack bars are a cause for major concern. Slater hellp, for the most p)art, is totally unconcerned whether students are served or not. Our hope is that the p)rofit able food system will turn some of its reve nue back into employee wages and give em p)loyees more incentive to (10 a p)assable job. Green Street traffic as usual is the cause of some concern. Dean of Administration Harold Brunton promises that in the near future lights will be installed to slow the traffic. We befieve it will take more than flashing bulbs. (Closing off the busy thoroughfare to non - University traffic should be attempted. 0 Corner -e than 10,000 T'hey cond(uctedl the tests in ountries providl- five Sealttle' high schools andl con urce of highly cluded t hat male high school stu for research. dlents with GIt's of 1.5 had [ert at Ole Miss smokedl over 16,000 cigarettes in from the Orient their lives and female classmates only the three- with the same GPit had lipped e." Apparently over 10,000 wceeds. Ce route the let- Another conclusion was that pinized1 the nick- if a student smoked more than edc the~ letter to 4(0 cigarettes a dlay," a higher bout fame-And carbon monoxide blood level and line, Tlhe' Mis- increase.d mechanical distraction ports one of its would subtract from intellectual ed some mail and scholastic performance. other than his Now we can all blame our low 'om nespapr (PR's on our excessive smoking e enve'lope. habits! skine Mirror a phtogrphic Odds and ends . . . Did you a phtogrphic know that. John Dillinger at Washington - A tended Mississippi State UJniver ly rpored or- sity for a while ? . . . An element smoking an<d in tangerines may be a cure for esiaosi h he common cold ? . . .289 of Depatmen at all college students live exclu sented evidence sively off their parent's income ? irect correlation . . . (Didn't know about that last rades in high one but most students around amakinug. canan nrob.bly ...rf aL v~. - IERSITY OF SOUTH CAl for a Greater Carolina Since CHALLENGE Dear Mr. Huitt: This is an open challenge to the student body of the Carolina Community! If the men and women of the University can tear themselves away for a few moments from watching "Bat man" on television or playing "frisby" on the grounds of the Horseshoe, they might become involved in the exciting game of politics and learn about some of the important political issue. that will someday directly affect their future. 1966 is a very unique year in the political life of South Caro lina! All of the state's senators and representatives will be up for election at the polls. Yet how many students, the future leaders of the state, have taken the time to find out about such issues as a compulsory school at tendance law, the revamping of county government, placing of women on juries, an incentive fund for education, and numer ous legislative measures to pro mote highway safety? Do you know where your representatives in the General Assembly stand on these and other issues vital to South Carolina ? Have you taken the time to write or talk with your political leaders to express your views on these timely is sues? Have you made an effort to participate in a political club or organization on campus to listen to political speakers and to "find out the facts?" The Charles C. Pinckney Society, for the fur therance of Republican princi ples, the Young Democrats, and the Young Americans for Free dom are three organizations con cerned about the issues. Can you take time to learn about the significant issues that will shape your future? Let's "come alive" in these dynamic 1'GO's and be an active partici pant in these organizations and others where we can learn more about the issues and the political leaders who will determine so significantly our future. J. David Palmer, Asst. Prof. of Political Science 0 0 0 CHEERLESS Dear .lIr. Hluitt: Where were all the cheerlead ers last weekend ? Don't you want our team to have some sup port? These are just a few of the questions asked by alumni, students and team members at the North-South Tournament last weekend in Charlotte. The Athletic D)epartment or whoever is responsible for cheer leaders' attending ath'etic func tions seenms to see no need for cheerleaders at any out-of-town games. I do not agree! Some how, I feel that the sp)irit and enthusiasm of the spectators and the team are implroved by organ ized cheering. Every other team at the tour nament had at /cast five cheerin leaders there. Some had ridden on the buses with their team; others were given transportation, exp)enses, and( excusedl cuts from classes. Why don't we have this kinmd of support from our school ? We do have a great team and great c'oache~s and1 the'y appreci ate our sulpport. It is time that people realize that they shouldn't blame th(' che'erleade'rs for this lack of support. Who canf we turn to? Should the Athletic De partment incle this in the'ir' e'xpenses ? Shouldn't t.he adlminis tration at least give us excused cuts for attending these func tions? Somebody solve our din lemma! Sherie Stockman * 0 0 TH ANKS Dcar 31r,. Iluit I: I would like to express our ap preciation first, for the wonder ful cooperation we received from the University of South (Caro lina in setting up) our exchange program, and second, to the four girls who made the trip north into the relatively unknown quantity of Barnard and Colum b)ia University. They followed an exhausting schedule. without collapsing, met many, many peo ple without losing their com posure for a minute, and listened to view.s which may often have contradicted their own without closing themselves off once. It in thn latter. which I foci tOLINA 1908" Letteri iJo was most important to the suc cess of such a program. It may seem basic, but to realize that both parties to any dispute be tween North and South are not inherently evil, but is ours is to be one country. For a Southerner to try to understand the northern viewpoint and vice versa is not to deny either his heritage or convictions. It is not to change one's mind about fundamental is sues, but to arrive at a more ac curate conception of who the other one is. To agree to dis agree is not a small achievement when the dichotomy is often of such a magnitude. Disagreement may be more painful when brought from the regional to the personal level, but it is certainly more perceptive. I would not wish to leave the impression that on a personal level there might be an irrevoca ble split. An irony of exchange programs which seems to be uni versal is the discovery that "peo ple are basically the same." It I tried to appe From Thi The Student-Faculty Relations Committee is probably the most effective means by which stu dents can express their opinion andl have (dialogue with members of the University faculty and administration. Many times (luring the past, this committee has been the most important link in the student government chain; on other oc casions it has not been used e.nough to even begin discussion, much less accomplish anything for the good of the University Choosing members for this committee was one of my first real tasks after being elected pre.sident of the student body last Spring. P'resident Jones ap proved the faculty members of the group. Serving with me this year are: P'resident Thomas F. Jones, Dr. IH. L. Haker, D)r. 0. D). Ionner, D)ean IClizabeth Clotworthy, Dr. C. A. Coolidge, Dean James A. Morris, Dean (O. II. Witten, a 1nd nine st ude(nts. Indications are. j>ased( on the first mneeting of the new semes t(r, that this spring's work will be efficient andl be'neficial to the University. Plana for weekly mneetings urill aid in acconinliah Co ,fie 6dita is an unfortunate comment on our isolation from each other that such discoveries must be continually remade. We are sometimes so concerned with ex ploring our differences that we forget the myriad similarities. Before this letter gets too deadly serious, I want to say it was a lot of fun for us, and I hope it was for South Carolinians as well. Thank you. Suzanne Crowell Chairman, Barnard College Student Exchange 0 0 S SCHOOL SPIRIT? Dear Mr. Huitt: This past weekend South Caro lina made a good showing at the North-South tournament in all but one area---our school spirit. The Gamecocks played hard Fri (lay night without a cheering squad. Everyone wanted to know why the cheerleaders were not at the game, especially the bas ketball team. Many of the stu IP ) 4t di the "last one," but they said e Gravesyai VIM GIRAVES ing the work of the committee. The chief topic of conversation with the committee now is the "voluntary attendance" rule and student interest in changing this rule. At the present time, stu dents having a G.PR of 3.0 for any one semester are eligible for loluntary attendance the next se nmester. However, after a study nmade by student senate in the fall, it was found that many pro fessors do not honor this "un limited cut" rule. The large num ber of these faculty members have been found to be in the department of English. Along with this is a study to consider allowing voluntary at tendance for all upperclassmen. SIG i Editor-i HARRY BREIBIART Biusiness Manager Fouanded' January 30. 1908 wath Robei (,amemet is pubishe. d by and for the' a weeklIy dturmag thep a'otege year ecept durl 'ibe op'mium sixressed hereins do not Offices of The Gamecock are in Room,, camp~us. Phaonei are 765-4220 and 76I5-42 The Camecock is represented nuationually subheation is a memiber of the' Assodated mmentary Columbia, South Carolina dents, fans and alumni were dis appointed that our lack of school spirit was quite so obvious. They, of course, blamed the cheerlead era. Apparently our athletic de partment feels cheerleaders are only good for home games. They did not send our squad to a single away game. Even if the squad had been willing to pay their own transportation, food expense and accommodations, the school would not give us free cuts for Saturday's classes so we could go to the tournament. The only reason South Carolina had two cheerleaders at the game Saturday night was because they cared enough about the team and about going that they practically hitch-hiked up there. The next time one of our loyal students, alumni, or faculty men% lers asks us where the cheerlead ing squad was, we'll remind them that our athletic department and administration didn't care. Nancy L. Fletcher ONLY no exceptions. As was said before, the chief work of this committee is dia logue. At the close of this acadIemic year, there may be nothing tangible to show as fruit of this committee's work. How ever, beginnings will have been madIe. In a university situation such as ours, with administrative shake-ups coming oftener and oftener (see page 1), with stu dent morale often low, with fac tions among studenta and faculty becoming more and more obvious --it is good that representatives of all parts of the Carolina Com munity can come together, and around a table, discuss their proble ms. fcoc1 [UJITT in-Chief JANEAN MANN Managing Editor rt Elisott Go,nzales as the first editor. The idents of the University of Sou.th C:arolina ng holidatys andi examinatiosns. necessarily re'fh-et the views of the admin a, a whole. 2081 of the Rlussell flouse ons the University -49. hy National Adlvertising Service, Inc. The Colle~ late Press, the South Carolina Col lIg rS Servi and the lateollegiate