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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
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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
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Offices of The Gamecock are in Room,,
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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.
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