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Editorials Friday, April 29, 1966 Greek Week "The Greek System-A Stumbling Block or a Stepping Stone?" is a subject that should receive close examiiation by sorority women and fraternity men during next week's Greek Week. Revived after a three year's campus absence, the week, ,-ponsored by the Panhellenic and Intra-Fraternity Councils, will offer much worthy of talk, argument and adaptation. We commend IFC President and Greek Week Chairman Ed Tucker, Dean of Men L. Eugene Cooper, committee ad visor, and their co-workers for what should be a valuable several days for Carolina Greeks. We urge each sorority woman and fraternity man to attend and ponder the theme, "The Greek System-A Stum bling Block or a Stepping Stone?" Who knows, maybe the question will be answered at USC next week. May 3 Next Tuesday, May 3, the University will pause, dismiss ing classes to honor its worthy and view its Queen of May. Sponsored by Omicron Delta Kappa and Kappa Sigma Kappa, respectively, the traditional festivities on the beauti ful Horseshoe deserve the attendance of each member of the Carolina Community. Come Tuesday, we hope io see the shaded Horseshoe filled by those who love our Carolina and cherish its traditions. Teachers' Award The Student Body is still invited to suggest the name of a faculty member whom it would like to have considered for the Russell Distinguished Teacher Award for 1965-66. The name of the recipient will be announced at Commence ment to recognize "exceptional talents and outstanding quali ties for teaching competence." Suggestions will be carefully considered by the nomina tion committee which is composed of both student leaders and faculty members. Recipients of the award in previous years are not eligible for reconsideration. They include Profs. J. W. Bouknight, C. W. Coolidge, W. A. Foran. F. B. Herty, Coleman Karesh, E. F. Nolan, J. iri. Welsh, D. D. Strebe, and Ruby M. Ott. To make a nomination please fill out the blank below by Monday, May 2 and return to Sig Huitt, Editor-in-Chief, The Ganwccock, Campus Mail. Isuggest the following faculty member for consid eration of the Russell Distinguished Teacher AwardI for 1965-66.I Signed: _________ GRADUIATION SPEAKER UCcmecmn paest I)ear Mr. flut : In response to the editorial oftuyprvd emmeal la s t w e ek, "'Gr adIu a t io0n calnet hsevn ao Speaker " I would like to give ln. agn hie ldnt the op)in ion of a 1%5; Carolina Motswer"u ui.ihth graduate. Graduation D)ay was a t'iso h iu~ rn nypr rememberable day of my life, but NuS 1( ~~spoto the (lay certainly was not en-thi Wllif,ntcllmeso hianced by commencement speaker rIutsgenr. Sargent Shriver ("an excellent ~JER choice"?).* * * The Class of '66 will hear an ad- )o r lit dre'ss worthy of such an Hccasionl A rdaig eir ol as college graduation. Chief Justice lk ocnrtlt h ae Moss is anS excelleunt choice, andI I cc nteeltra 'nenn feel that The amecock owes him CheJstcJophRMssa a printed apology,.pae o rdain The last paragraph of the edi- egalntyierteinjs tona wasan rge or utur tie an"oitie, v the stt g...rie Eioinchileng otoelevn ao Bulina."naerSagng ShiErdi ot. Foude Jau z~ 0,190 wth obrt lMot peakes "i tne wteitor The Gamecock is publishnaed bew andcal for tesuet fteUieiyo Suorth of The pinons prsse herin on theailr efn th iefs otha n - t latatln te fculy x te sudnt gdy as a tn ho e nir TheGameo~Ie eprsened atinal Asb Naa gaduartiing Sernior, Inc Thul ~ liodo Is maber te A likae ol conratuate PrT he ameo t, res Aucialcm th Naionl ock on PresSa.ad editoriacocening Press SBeing ardentayesiarerested inrjyea UNIVE "Crowing In case you haven't noticed, the debate over our state's present liquor laws is the best show in town. The "wets" and the "drys" are currently engaged in an at tempt to either change or enforce the laws which were passed as a part of the S. C. constitution of 1896. None of the legislators in cluding the "wets" are willing to admit that they drink the foul stuff but I think you and I know better. One of the real pleasures of the past month was standing at a cock tail party and listening to a state senator explain why he was against changing the laws as he polished off a scotch and water. Of course there is also the proposal by one of S. C.'s more prominent churchmen suggesting that every cent of revenue col lected fron the sale of liquor be used for alcoholic rehabilitation. If this logic is extended, then all the sales tax revenue from the sale of ladies' girdles should be donated to the President's Coun cil for Physical Fitness. However, this is of no interest to any of you because the University regulations make it very clear that USC students don't drink. After refusing to take a stand on the issue of reapportionment, Sunday racing, changes in the liquor laws, etc., Gov. McNair has finally gotten off the fence. He is against forest fires and he definitely wants to enter a frog in the annual Governor's frog jumping contest. Another big topic of conversation is the Denocratic primary race that got underway at Florence last Tues dlay. The primary features several hotly contested races as well as Dero Cook and Roger Scott. Dero is the moonshining teller of off color stories, and Scott is the poor man's Abe Lincoln. We were in Florence Tuesday and both of the above mentioned were in rare form. There was also the usual amount of impossible promises, vague generalities and outright tales. Sen. Donald Russell said that when'i he took over as Governor four years ago, S. C. led the nation ini functional illiterates and was bat tling for last place in all fields of education. 'This was followed by a list of his accomtplishme'nts in this field. I hasten to remind you that now, four years later nothing has changed. According to the S. C. Dept. of Education we are still leading the nation in functional illiterates and are making head way in our battle for last place. I am sure this is what Fritz Hollings was referring to when he said, "It seems there has been respect for Chief Justice Moss, but in agreement with TheGmeck I would prefe'r to have someone with more national prominence de liv er the~ commiencenment address. It is my understanding that several law studlents obje'ctedl to the editorial hitting the selection of Mr. Moss as comme'ncemnent speaker. With such objections, the law school should have mnvitedl Mr. Moss to speak to them this week, andi requested that At torney Genral Nicholas Katzen bach speak to the graduating senmors. WILLIAM ClARK StIRRA'T * 0 0 l)ear Mr. flu itt : I am glad you told me in last week's Gamer'ork that "Sargent Shriver was an excellent choice" for graduation sp)eaker. I was one of those unfortunate ones who had to sit through his sickening andl nauseating address on May 29, 19f5. Receiving a degree after Mr. Shriver's speech was any thing hut pleasant. P'EYTO)N W. JOY NER * . 0 Deiar Mr. Hluitt: In the last issue of The Ge-e nocwk you stated "we hemoan the choaice of State Supreme Court C:hief Justice Joseph R. Moss as emiineiinent speaker." By using the noun "we" you were implying Th a ew..c~ .stafft .. fetel ti.as C< RSITY OF SOUTH CARC for a Greater Carolina Since 9oY: Liqu a moratorium on progress." Of course this is of no interest to a great many of you either; un less you are 21, you are not eligible to vote in the comiing election. Don't you find it strange that a 20 rear oki college junior, or a 20-year old soldier in Viet Nat, or a 20. year old husband, father and tax payer is not eligible to vote, but a 21-year old unemployed, illiterate who is exempt from the draft be. cause he failed the mental test is? CAMPUS AFFAIRS While we are on the subject of elections, I feel compelled to com ment on the lost votes, recounts and general chaos of our campus elections. It may well be remem bered as "the rape of the lock" - or better yet what locks? There has beeii sone speculation that our new dormitory, Capstone "Stude With Awards Day next Thurs day, the Carolim campus will honor its departing student lead ers and usher in those chosen to lead the Carolina Community next year. This past week has been an exciting one in preparing for next year's work. In this week's column, I will re state just a bit on (he Presiden tial platform to keep the student body aware of %hat is being done now. The following five areas are of utmost concern to me: I. DIORM GOVERNMENTS - The Dorm Governments on this campus are in an infancy stage but they have gotten a start to ward the goal of "students gov erning." The Towers govern ment under the direction of President Steve Burger has done an excellent job in forming the basis of further unity. Next year we should work for effec4ve dorm governments in all areas of the campus. Joyce Able has be gun work for ASW next year-. Marshall Furr in Presto>n and Eldon Armstrong in Maxey should also be commendIed for their work this year. II. STLU DENTl SPIR IT - Tlhis area can be a natural result of effective dorm unity; when the student finally feels a part of the united dorm he can feel a part of the united campus. This unity is the key to school spirit. you could haie eassily applied it to) the large maujority of this I sniver sity, includling the fasculty. It is not thast I dlisappirove of C:hie-f Justice- Moss, but when-a one thinuk. of graduating fromi colle-ge, espjecisally a iauvr,ity w,ith as muchl po4litical dlust kicke-d in its- face- n this l'naive-r.-ity ge-ts, one14 enn but lamnat that thes admnisi-trationm enn no4t obltaint ant indiv iul of widler It thes admuiitnirtioni can1 use lob h,, enst. to) "try " to obltaSin extra fund,l for the- Unive.rsity , I am11 sure he coluki doS the- sameIl to oibtaini Ia mo4re promuinenst l.pen1ke-r such as.- withI Sargent Shrive-r. RIONNIE- (RAWFORDI . S 0 W,as represeni.tait ive-s of the legal p)rof ess ion ons the (-a rol inua campus, feel it is our duty to comment on your edsitorial "he moaning'' the choice' of t-he his-f Justice (If Sou th (a rol insa as the c-omme-ncement speuake-r for the spring grad uatison ce remnony. As 4Chie-f Juustice- of the4 States Sm premen4 tourt, Justice- Moss. is the4 leade-r of a judsicial laNly whbose d. (isionR vitally affe-ct the Iive-s (If every citizens of Soutth (Caro,linia and14 those oIf e'very oIthe-r state- w,hse legislauive- and judicial lINNlich~ look to our law as ai source- of pe4rsuansionI ill formulating the-ir owan Ilegal poity )UNA 1908" Wr, Poltlcs Iouse, wiH featumr a roof-top re %olving restaurant. wbile I per sonay think this ih about as use ful as a rubber crutch, I don't take the policy. Therefore, I should like to offer some helpful suggestions. Obviously, you can't have a re volving cafeteria (no class), and the World's Fair had a revolving restaurant; therefore, I think Carolina should institute the first revolving cabaret. We could use a combo taken from the USC band, the Coquettes as a chorus line, hire a big name entertainer, and decorate with student art. In fact we could follow the cur rent trend and make it a key club. Perhaps we could call it the Carolina Carousel Club. CAMPIUS SPORTS At the risk of discord among The nts Gover B1 Il. PRESIl)ENT'S COUNCIL -In order to insure this feeling of unity we are instituting for next year a Council of Student IAaders that we will meet regu larly with the President of the Student Body to discuss common problems (The Council will be formed of presidents, of Dlorms, IFC, Student Union, Panl1ellenic Council. Manager of the Radio Station and other Student I.ead ers.) When we can keep issues aired and eliminiiate the prbtltleml of lack of Communicat ion with the student body, we can (to an other bit toward uniliny the Stu dent body and this unity is the key to effective Student Govern ment. IV. S T U I) IF N T FACI.TY ADMINISTRATION RELATION SHIPS - During the campaign many candidates brought out this area of student government. Those of us who have been electedl do intend to work not for. b)ut tih the administration. My first responsibility is to the stu dents-it will never be other wise. As I stressed during the campaign, the Student F"acultyv Rtelations Committee is tihe most effective organ that the student body has in its working with the administration. This past year I sat as a member; next year. as chairman. I intend to see that the students can speak freely ith any member of the commit Y~ou exprtessed doubt that .Jtus tire Mss's app)tearance will mneant much(l tot graduiatinog seniors fronm btot h South (arolinta andt else w herte. We confidently exprt es - our belie f that the impnItact of t he decisions of .1 ust ice Moss andl his cotlleagues w%ill nmean mulch mtore tot these' seinttrs fori a muchel longer is here5 todayt andt J.onet tioorow W. 1)01 (,As tA' JOhiN J. Mucl(.AV it ur .lIr. Ilitlt: As an out-of-state student I agree with your editorial tf last week conce rning the c hoice tf .Jttdge Moss for g r ad1 u at i on speaker. panad the %jthere of the ,. tuden', lectiot Of a SothI ;arolinti,gg a Ju e SIl ow l4., limtit,. thle rttage of icei exptre..e.d to Soumth ICa rolina. I came, to I 'St fromt ott-of opportuities off,ired iere in tu. fietld, not h'erause I plaitned to itake Sotuth C'arohnra my hott spea~ker shtould Ibe abile to (ffer Ihatt a lititited a ret 1k SitI 'ariohtna, ito mat tr h'w qitatf,ia co , Election Ganetwck staff, I shouhl like to take issite with last week's colun lAwker Talk written by John tot tich. InI thi-4 COlUmnI IAttiCh di6 CuPWed the possibility of losing Coach McGuire to the Philadlelphia entry in the irofessioial league. IlI praised Coach McGuire highly and bemoied the loss to the University if he should leave. Up to this point I am in full agreement with Lottich. I believe Coach McGuire is as compentent as any coach in the business and I have no doubt that he shall succeed in building a basketball dynasty at USC. However, Lot tich and I disagree in speculating %hy Coach McGuire might choose to leave. lpttich charged that should Mc. Guire leave it would be the result of a lack of cooperation by a "hani 'ning... P BILL YOUNGBLOO] tee tin any student problems. Minutes of accomplishments from these meetings will be published and the student body will be in formed through this column as to the ('ommittee's Progress. V. STl'UENT GOVEIRNMENT ASSO IATION - Next year we will continuie the Sttident Gov ernment A sociation (oin the state wide level This group too, is in an infancy tage but a start has bVllen miade for us. Its aim is lasically that all col"-ges in the st.atc, no matter what size, have bisically the same problems. Aired tn the st4t( level, they too have a het1t.lr chance of be-ing solved. These fi% 4 areas are only basic. No leader can define all the areas of endea%or for his admin ist rat ion. The needs of the tinme demand them of him. We plan to take each tproblenm as it comes. I ma bi e an idealist, b)ut an idtealist without illusions. Thtere will be' one basic change in the prtesidenat ') colmni for the comaing .vear: in otrder to make th is as pratical a to1lumni I ats ps5 silet, next ytear .lin .\ullig-an andI I will atern' ate wteeks. lIn this way we h 'pt ti keeptl yotu inl ft omed oni the Se nate's otperan lprtsident.1 Jim has quite a task tto d' let year~ii as presiding tof Pe.rhip' I 'res'iden't Jonet" or who-ti ei er i,. inm tharge of pirtourinmg grad utiontu ipeaike'r,. wsill tcionlt fuature' gradluatiung cla'.', a'. to the. ,,ebe tion1 of a ,.p'akter ftir their gradmun to. Suchl a pract ic' could preieta une ' it hlhbIl l ee,ta * 0 0 l)tor .1r. Ifnit t: tin y'our t'diturndl if last wee'tk coni ci rmniz t(l'hS- .litive' Motss. At "in the wt rittri ;part. TFhtre is t'rtainly iit nieid for 4t I'erI hke~ Tio (;annt cuck to Itak'eii othots at a~ nmni like -1lus hu t I I .\ t . ti i'i tlI l li lt.'ho - - hun ir lfito l ob h a d n .t. ar" hith liit-ai-u. () h t s eL' l would'' li'. t o ,ar th-l atm ii am inr f \u I greement~~ wit-h itur ticn e t srmition lasas tjar, mm-in nmentary Columbia, South Caroina s, Etc. core" of profeKOrm alml admini4t1ra. tors. I fail to see how this "han core" of people, particularly pro feMKor could influence the Coach's decimion. The type of cooperation that is m-ing withheld alq vade me and IAttich did little to en. lighten us. I feel that Lottich should clar ify a charge such as this to avoid misleading what I assume to be a large number of readers. Utnsubstantiated charges such as this are an error in judgmlent and calniot possibly do any good. And speaking of sports after the football team's per formance last Saturday night Coach Dietzel might have a hard time convincing people that he doesn't wear a blue T-shirt with a big red "S" on it. 4 cessor. Thorne Conpton, did an Excellent job, and deserves the thanks of the entire Student Body for bringing the Student Senate to a Progress le'el never before aecom1plished. The app)roval this week by the administration and Board of Trustees on the Senate's bill to end the corpulsory Board Plan points to the effectiveness of a united s t u d e n t government. Teddv Roosevelt said that "thel first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he w ill he able and willing to pull his weight." How very applica ble this is to you if you ever intend to be "students go%erning. . . ." Effective student govern nent has achieved a start for you the students. "Give us the tools and w%e can finish the job." At press time, I have just comn pleted a confe rence with Coach Paul IDietz~'el. In this meeting I stressed'( that there will lbe more spirit on this campus next year than ever before, arid that he would be a major factor. C'oach IDietzel impre'sseds me tremlen douslyV as be.'inrg a man genu inely inlterestedl in the students. lHe is .ipeakinig to the Stude nt Senate nlext Wed(lnesday at 5 p.m.;* these senate mti('tings are open to the st ude'nt bsody. This is an excel lent opJportunit y for t hose of you int erested in hea rinrg it from the top. pressed with Sargent Shriver. Whether one agreed with his rmessage was immaterial. Th5 fact is that as an important uni-~ versally known figure, Sargent Shriver was qluite capable to give a riessage to a graduating class. I am not by anyi m,eans dow" grading Jusdge Moss's abtility or ed uacat ion.. I ams sayinig, howe" er, that thei I-iiersity cou)Sld hmave chosen a rmiore nartio,nally' kn.own figure as a graditutioni speaker. E. FARIIJY dAI 0 0 * INTRIA MlAI4S l>ear, Mr. IluittI: I as an initramuitral student di rector feel it is urnfo,rtounate that. the irntramural basketball season hiad to ernd in t he' manner in which it didl. 4 .rit ici..mi of our pirograml ti .iear hsa., onl the whole, lwenl vE ,'light. I thaink moist people woul .'a. thant inutrcamural4 ,bae beeni run ..moouthhtl. .astely , howseser, there has, beenm an. ususrge of criticism. ion F"ew st udenits tealzei. the. nature tand .scop o f Outr Ipro gFrm. Onlly a fe.w st uderits reahze, the taime that mst be spe'nt to keerP our pirogrami ginrg. It i my fr behef4 that for the emttphasis and .iuppocrt the proigramt reccives,~ the *studenatt itramulral dlirectors do a t remtendcouis j ob. RO4V HllJN JR'