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Editorials
Friday, April 1, 1966
Bass' Departure
And
The Undertones
The departure of Carolina Athletic Director-Football
Coach Marvin Bass this week has thrown the entire athletic
department and those who govern it open to public scrutiny.
While Bass' acceptance of the title of head coach and
general -manager of the Montreal team in the Continental
League came as no surprise to those in the know, the general
public found it hard to understand how the affable Bass
would leave the University after spring practice had begun.
Looking for a hint as to why the coach departed one can
seek no fuller speculative account than published Tuesday
in THE STATE, urging a re-evaluation of USC athletics.
We believe THE STATE article contains much that
should be digested by Carolina students, administration and
the Palmetto State as a whole.
While the article analyzed Coach Bass in a constructive
way, and reviewed the ups and downs of his losing record at
USC, the brunt of the story came in the following para
graphs:
"It is true that the University has had only three
head football coaches (except for the World War II
period) in the last 28 years. It is true that only one of
them, Warren Giese, had a winning record, and his
28-21-1 mark was not overwhelmingly on the plus side.
"Throughout the rest of the athletic department there
has been a constant turnover in coaches. In the last three
years, the Gamecocks have had three head basketball
coaches. three head baseball coaches, and at the as
sistant's level what amounts to almost three different
football coaching staffs. Only one sport at the Univer
sity has the same head coach today that it had three
years ago.
"Despite his losing record, Bass, in the role of Ath
letic Director and head football coach, was the dominant
figure in the ITniversity's sports program, and his de
parture demands a re-evaluation of the entire program
and a consideration of changes at the very highest point
of control.
"There must indeed be something wrong with a pro
gram which can show only one football championship in
71 years and only two titles (the Gamecocks tied Mary
land for the ACC golf title in 1964) in all sports.
"Ultimately the blame for the losing seasons and the
dizzy turnover in coaches must be placed on the manage
ment-the administration and the athletic committee
of the University's Board of Trustees. Perhaps it is the
time for new blood."
We could not more heartily agree.
Honor: Does
Anyone Care?
The honor system at Carolina is in grave troub)le.
This fact was illustrated Tuesday when an announced
meeting of the Honor Board dlid not meet because of a lack
of a quorum. Only two studlents andl two faculty members
were p)resent out of the seven students and seven faculty
moembers who compose the board.
Reasons given by some members of the Board for non
attendance is that p)revious suggestions to the faculty have
been dlisregardled. We believe this is no reason to stop) trying.
The purpose of the meeting was to enable the Board to
.tudly the new, previously annoulncedl "faculty" honor code
andl( to make recommendlations to the Faculty Advisory Corn
mnittee-. The committee was in turn to p)resent the code plus
the suggest ions to the entire faculty for approval at its regu
!ar meeting next Wednesday.
Approval of the new honor codle b)y the faculty Wednesday
could have possibly)1 allowed for election of prescribed Honor
I loardl memb)ers in studlent body elections April 18.
As things are now andl will continue until the new system
is in effect (the p)revious system has been rendered void),
here is no official Honor Board on camp~us, no legal or fair
way' to enforce standards, andl no way to act against mass
dishonestv.
We c'ommendl the H-onor Board for their past contribu
tions andl even though their authority is of dlubious legality
since faculty action last month, we urge them to continue
to work.
Someone must dlispro)ve the seemingly p)revailing attitude
hat no one cares.
SIG HUJITT
Editor-in-Chief
BARRY BREIBIART JANEAN MANN
Business Manager Managing Editor
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6/2 or'6
ELECTIONS
Dear Mr. Huitt:
I would like to call to the at
tention of the Carolina Student
Body, particularly the Columbia
"commuting" students, the im
portance of the up-coming spring
elections. As a day student my
self, I especially notice the large
amount of apathy on the part
of many town students toward
elections and Carolina affairs in
general. Of course, many Colum
bia students play important roles
in the functioning of our Univer
sity, but so many more fail to
realize their importance as a
part of the Carolina Community.
Over 40% of our student body
are Columbia residents. Our
voice should be loud in all areas
of student affairs, yet so many
of us use our loud voices only to
complain about the existing
problems, such as parking, etc.,
that face the commuting student.
By taking a more active part in
student government and exercis
ing our privilege-indeed, our
duty-to vote and be heard, many
of these problems could be al
leviated, if not solved.
For those of us who lament
that we are not really a "part of
things" at Carolina, that we are
in some way separated from an
important part of campus life
because we return home at the
end of classes instead of to a
dormitory, now is our time to
show that we are a part of
things, a vital part.
Let's take the time to vote. It
takes only a few minutes twice
a year to let our voices be heard
in the government of our Caro
lina.
CYNTHIA HOLL
UNFAIR REPLY
Dear Mr. Huitt:
Your reply to Miss Adair's let
ter concerning coverage of the
Student Senate was totally uni
fair and had more of a "last
laugh" attitude rather than any
logital defense.
Yes, the Senate has a member
to check your stories for ac
curacy of fact, but as journalist
it is your responsibility to play
lip or feature the most important
b)ills the senate considers, not the
most sensational.
Miss Adair could not have
possibly complained of this mis
representation prior to the fact.
You are asking for corrections
before the mistake has been
madle.
Ilow about for once admitting
you made a mistake and leave
the nasty little comment off the
bottom of the letter?
KIT SOSSAMON
coime involved in the day-to-day
academic rigors, along with ex
tra-curricular act ivities, social
events, and such, those of us who
are graduating seniors often neg
lect or put out of our minds
that big question: What in heck
are we going to do next year?
"Next year"' is looming like a
lev iat hani in front of my eyes
now, what with less than two
mo'nths left of sch,ool. And per
han it is, or shoul he, for many
of you.
F"or those, of us who are sen
iors, I can only say', "We've
waitedI this late; we had better
get started on some lans." Blut
tor the juniors and other under
elassmen, the time is right now.
Start looking ahead at fellow
shipus, graduate school applica
tionsu, and armed forces informa
nmentary
Columbia, South Carolina
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CAMPAIGN COSTS
Dear Mr. Huitt:
In approximately two weeks
there will be about two hundred
Carolina students somewhat less
wealthy than now; there will he
several thousand Carolina stu
dents who know a great deal less
than they .should about whom
they have just elected to Student
Government offices. There must
be something wrong with our
election procedures.
It is my belief that excessive
spending on student campaigns
is unjustified. Capable and de
serving students are forced to
abstain from running for office
because of lack of funds. Hun
dreds (and perhaps thousands)
of dollars are spent decorating
the campus, hiding walls, clut
tering floors, and confusing sti
dents during the week preceding
elections. Our elections could be
more appropriately termed as an
"advertising contest."
But our procedures are not all
bad. Many candidates do try to
meet as many voters as they
can; they try to m a k e their
views known. They try to plan
a program that will make for a
be t t e r Carolina Community.
Some of these candidates are
even elected.
The fault lies not with the can
didate, but with the voters-with
us, the Men and Women of
Carolina. It is our duty as in
terested students to find out as
much as possible about those
who are running. It is our duty
to find out who is best qualified
-qualified on the basis of ability,
experience, and dedication. As
long as we allow costly cam- I
paigns to decide our elections,
we cannot expect to reach our
potential as a body of students.
We can start this year by lis
tening to the campaign speeches,
by finding out about our candi
dates, by reading the election is
sue of The Gamecock, and by
making wise decisions for a more
dynamic student government.
STEPHIANIE ADAIR
ATHLETIC POLICY
Dear Mr. Iluit t:
The resignation last Monday of
l[end Football Coach and Athletic
D)irector Marvin Bass dramatic
ally p)ointedl out for all to see
he sorry state of athletic adl
mninistrative policy, and I use the
term "policy" loosely, at Caro
lina.
The Chairman of the Athletic *
Committee of the Board of Trus
tees adnmittedly knows nothing
nor cares anything for athletics
at Carolina. Hlis post, we must
assume, is one of political ex
perience. P'olitics wins very few~
football games. At least can't
the Athletic C'ommittee be coml
posed of people who care?
Coach Bass can justly be proud
of his achievements at Carolina.
lie has recruited a fine group of,
players in all sports and leaves
behind him a wealth of material
for his succ-essor. Tubby How
ard of the Cow University ad
mits himself that he is amazed
that Coach Bass was able to do
as well as he (lid "undler the cir
cumstances." But, most impor
tant, Coach Bass leaves behind
a University on the threshold of
athletic greatness.
Whoever the new head football
coach may be, he deserves the
support of the student body.
This, I am sure, he will get in
full measure. More importantly.
he deserves the support of the
"policy-makers." Without them.
it may be 71 years before Caro
lina wins another championship.
If these men refuse the responlsi
buility of leadership in athletics,
they should be replaced by men
who regard the committee asp
more than a political position.
The G;amecock athletic teams
dleserve more than what they
have received. The student body
deserves a winner in all sports.
With Frank McGuire as Athletic
D)irector, they will have a winner.
With men who care on the Ath
ietic Committee, they will have a
winner. I suspect the Montreal
Heavers will have a winner, too.
JOHN R. MULLIKIN 111