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The Gamecock rated All-American Spring 1966 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Columnia, South Carolina, Novemlwr 11, 1966 T T C1 !~Nm U wi Policy By DI(L EIJJ()'IT F'Aitor - In - (hief T h e University administration announced Wednesday the formu lation of a policy concerning ap proval of visiting speakers. The policy, presented to the fac ulty Wednesday by P r e s i d e n t Thomas F. Jones, covers proce (lures to be followed before a speaker is invited to the campus and the conduct of his speaking appearance. )r. .Jones said the policy was formulated by a Board of Trustees sub-committee c o m p o s e d of T. Eston M a r c h a n t of Columbia, James D. Poag of Greenville and Solomon Blatt Jr. of Barnwell. A faculty advisory committee worked in conjunction with the trustees. The policy is a new step, said I)r. Jones, since "there has not been an explicit policy on visiting speak ers in the past. This is good, in that everybody now knows where he stands." "NO (:ENs(sIIlr" Dr. Jones emphasized, "It is not directed at censorship. There is al- r ways, however, concern that speak- u ers are in' conformity with the principles and objectives of the n University." The president said the policy c would serve the purpose of regulat- h ing the use of meeting space on f, the campus. lie said the increasing n size of the student body, coupled with lack of adequate facilities, has A created a serious problem for those 1 who want to hold meetings. o Student Affairs Vice President b Charles Hi. Witten said the p)olicy actually represents nothing new. c4 "It puts into writing the prac- ,, tices we have been following to a f< large extent," he said. Although h student organizations h a v e not been required to get approval of I] speakers, he said, special attention f1 has been paid to those speakers It that have been h r o u g I. t to the campus. tl NOT FORl A1IOVAl. a Dr. Jones presented the policy to the faculty for their information, p he said, and not for faculty ap- no proval. lie emphasized, however, 1i that he certainly desired the sup- I port and cooperation of the faculty "I on the policy. c Although the faculty meeting is tl Eastward T e Uiest astward ex panisiont will celose a six-block area (left), bordered by G;ree-n, P'ickens, P'endleton and G;regg Streets. Capstone HIouse4 (I), now under construction, mn a r k s the castern V focal point of the area. A proposed j, academic or library h ig h- r ise / tuiIling (2) will mark the westen focal point. A park-like mall (3) will ex tend along what is no0w College Street. O t hi e r structures now in late planninig stages are a $1.2 million Enmergy (:enter (4), the designi of which Is pictured above, amd a three-building lumnanuities (enter ~ complex (5). IttD sareasn are narkin= sane. rustees On Sp4 held behind e I o s e d doors, The , G;eemeeock learned that there was some opposition expressed to the v policy. Discussion of the matter, t however, was minimal. a The statement provides that an r >rganization desiring to use Uni- o versity facilities for a v i s i t i n g n ;peaker must submit to the vice a )resident for student affairs a re- h luest "for reservation of a meeting lace." h The request must include the tl tame of the sponsoring organiza ion, and the proposed speaker's , o p i c, biographical in formation thout the speaker andi a request e, 'or a date and place of the meeting. p e Split View d n Of Policy ti Indicated A random poll of l.arolinta faculty U netlers turned up varied opiniont p bout the Ulniversity's policy toward peakers as outlined to them Wed- si ewlay by Prneident Jones. n Some prfessors were reluctant to umment on the policy and others it esitatarl to express firm pro or con i "elings. In many instances, the con i-nt was, "No comment." "I don't know what to say," Inid ssoc. Prof. Lillian Perkins of the lath Department. "I'm certainly not pposed to it. I hope it will be of rnefit to the school." "I'm for absolute freedom of ac -ss," comment'd1 Dr. Robert Patter. in, lli-tory Department a.ristant pro -ssor, whose opinion was backed by istory instructor Peter Recker. In contrast, School of Engineering ean Rufus G. Fellers said, "I'm in tvor of it. It's basically quite harm- e) -is. It doesn't really soy anything." W Payton Teague, associate dean of mt te Graduate School, had this to %ay m fout the policy: PI I think that it is a very liberal H usitiot. It is the duty of the ad linistration to determine when facili- at es of the I niversity will be used. C< dont't think that this is am censor- P tip of student organizations. 'eiy bi mo hear any speaker if they provide si e4 facilities." A +i4 QrEE] State akers TWO AI;I'EINATIIVES Upon receipt of the request the ice president can take either of wo actions: he can give immediate pproval of the request or he can efer the request to the Presideni f the University. The president lay then make the decision, either lone or after consultation with the oard of Trustees. Once a speaker has been invited, is appearance will be governed by we following policies: -Student attendance at campus ide occasipns is not compulsory. -The appearance of speakers on impus does not imply either ap roval or disapproval of the speak rs, or what they say. -At his discretion, or when he Lems appropriate, the president tay require that a meeting be laired by an officer of the Uni rsity or by a ranking member of e faculty; that speakers be sub ct to questions from the audi wce; and that the opportunity be rovided at the meeting, or later, > present speakers of different ints of view. Vice President Witten empha zed that the policy covers only eetings to be held in University cilities. A meeting held in a facil v off the campus could he held, at could not be sanctioned by the niversity. Eastward 3utlined ' By CAROL MUILINAX News Editor Plans for the six-block eastward pansion of the Carolina campus ere revealed Thursday to four unicipal groups in an informal eeting with University Vice esident for Business A f f a i r a arold Brunton Jr. Included in the vice president's dience were representatives from >lumbia's City Council, the City anning Commission, the Colum i Historical and Cultural Commis )n, and the Zoning B o a r d of I justment. IH Outlines Policy l:niversity Iresident Thons F. Jones prepares to pre-ment to the faculty an administration policy concerning speakers on the Caro lina campus. Mixed reaction, pri marily favorable, greeted his out lining of the policy at Wednesday afternoon's faculty meeting. Expansior [o Munici1 Four buildings are now being planned to initiate the move to the six-block area bounded by Pendleton, Gregg, Green, and Pickens Streets, IBrunton told the representatives. Of the four proposed structures, the first to be completed will be an energy center to supply heat, air conditioring and some electricity to buildings of the area. A 12-foot tunnel will be installed under Henderson and C o 1 1 e g e Streets to provide repairmen un derground access to all pipes and wires. Exterior design of the energy cen ter will resemble Capstone House, graduate dormitory currently under construction facing Barnwell Street, at the east end of College Street. Total cost for the energy center is estimated at $1.2 million. Three of the buildings will serve as units of a Humanities Center complex estimated at a cost of $3.6 miillion. The complex will consist of a central courtyard surrounded by a single-story building of lecture halls designed for large classes, a four - story classroom - conference room building and a nine - story faculty office building. Located adjacent to thre present campus, thre hunities complex is bounded by College and Henders<m Stre ets. In thre same block at the er --. zv OLi ------ -LO .'- *-.....- - --/ - First To Spo "Drugs and You," a three-oay wil symposium on the pros and cons ea< of the usage of drugs such as LSD and marijuana on a college campus ho will be held in Russell House Wed- wi nesday, Thursday and Friday of gr next week. The symposium is the first in a he series of Great Issues programs in- de troduced this year by Student Body inp President Bill Youngblood. wh The Student (overnent Forum isl Committee is spontsoring the pro gram in cooperation with Student Po Union. gr Great Issues topics announced bo1 for the spring semester include va discussions on the draft and on to Southern justice. Wednesday, both Dr. Bob Pierce, a local psychiatrist, and an Atlanta representative of the Food and Drug Administration will speak on LSD. This session will be held in Russell House room 207 at 7 p.m. Dr. Anlbo rr e Hampton, a Colum bia physician, and Rev. Harry Salis bury, a Baptist minister. will speak on marijuana Thursday night at 7 p.m. in the Russell house Assembly Room. Plans call for Dr. Hampton to stress the benefits, if any, of mari juana usage and the minister to speak against use of the drug. A question and answer period _____ ----_-__- _tio Program. Tr (1 )al Groups corner of G r e e n and Henderson de Streets is the Energy Center. Future plans call for more aca- ap demic buildings to be built within pes the area, including facilities for dre social sciences, fine arts, and pro- cui fessional schools. st.a Vice - President Brunton empha- rue sized that these plans support the basic theory that the University is Ni "concerned primarily with preserv- ma ing an academic atmosphere." The new campus will be centered Ed aroid a park-like mall connecting pl the 18-story Capstone to another be tower, perhaps anm academic or Ii.I brary building, located behind Mc. Kissick Library. A mall will extend along what is now College Street with an audi torium near the middle and with surrounding fountains, and land scaping. If tentative plans materialize, Birunton predicted that all streets~ within the six-block area will have [to he closed. dat Birunton concluded his remarks by a saying, "1'pon completion of the fas current leg of expanisiont ( includig m.a M1emnoriael lal,. Capstone. hlumtani- glir ties Center. etc.) the l niversits's sources of finances will be exhausted. plc Futture~ expansion as set forth in the ear C:ampus ihn elopmenit Plan "1965. der 85" w ill depend ont when monte' is U n available." inc -.-.__.-. ior ............"... .....................; cn Preat I tlight I l follow the speakers' messages the *h evening. on 'resident Youngblood expressed es that all Carolina students dtou 1 take advantage of these pro- ing ims. tha 'We belie%e that this program will of 1 of direct benefit to all USC stu- S its and those who attend the meet- 1 p will become better informed on dru at we consider one (if the major in I im in the country today," he said. temn Eugene Willard, chairman of the po. rum Committee, said the pro- can i is designed to bring to light N .h the advantages and disad- and tages in using drugs as well as at explain many of the facets of opir arnet An ro Choose i s s Garnet and Black, 1907, som 1 1 be selected and announcdc nou v. 30 in a contest at Carolina 13a II. lap: rhe annual contest will include and ne 30 girls from the junior and com ior classes who will be spon- E ed by USC student organiza- mar s. nou ?ourteen fraternities will spon- Mis one contestant each, as will an e sororities. exc Waxcy Brotherhood and Preston, iurnvirate and Men's Towers -m governments will sponsor one ididate each. )ther contestants will be spon ed by Associated Women's Stu its and town students. =ontestants will be judged on )earance and poise and will ap cr both in suits and cocktail sacs. Four judges will be se -ed by the Garnet and Black ff to select the winner and two in iners-up. i 'ormerly the announcement of as Garnet and Black has been de on Awards )ay in the spring. peaking for the yearbook staff. itor-in-chief Ron E l l i o t t ex ined why the announcement will made earlier this vear. le said the staff believes that enate Slal or Vote ( B., CARL STEPP W Staff Writer had but ~tudent Senate set Dec. 9 as the e for a student referendum on . ;ing the University fee in a a. t-mioving s e s s i o n Wednesday, r-ked by parliamentary wran~ hrol ig and legislative maneuvering. tin ~etting the date for voting comtin ed action on legislation passed. lier this year calling for a stu-org t vote on whether to raise the iversity fees in order to allow an rease in allocation to the Stu t Activities Fund.mr n other action, after consider I e parliamentary skirmishing, a p Late voted to recommit a b)ill -oduced by Sen. Thorne Comnp- con calling for the reference to ate of all Student Affairs Comn tee allocations of activ-ity fees the student legislators' advice lconsent. F en. Richard Morrell provoked ntaneous applause f r o mn the p y when he rose to d eela r e, -tati 2les can often be used to con- at 7 e," and "I believe some senators dent attempting to destroy whatever D of debate there is In this bodyCo otugh the use of rules." se I realize rules are necessary," tioun concluded, "but they are often Delt t." orar n other Senate business, Student C ly Vice President Mulligan read $3. 'eport from Vice President for by dent Affairs Charles H. Witten y' t.he status of Senate-passed bills fairs t to the administration. welc particular controversy was noted heat cerning a bill passed last spring li, have certain tennis courts on tous lighted. pe SSueS )rugs clinical and moral viewpoint.s drug usage. We feel that there are many bts in students' minds concern drugs in general, and we feel this program will answer some hese questions," said Willard. tudrnt Speak,.(ut next Friday at .m. will emphasize all areas of x and narcotic usage brought out he earlier programs and will at pt to telescope these ideas into ible problems on the Carolina pus. epresentatives from the faculty administration will be present ,he Speak-Out to hear student ons. 4 Black Beauty e of the suspense of the an ncemenrt of Miss Garnet and ek could be lost in the long :e of time between the contest the announcement of its out e. lliott also noted that with so iy awards and honors being an need in the spring, the new s Garnet and Black might find e a r l i e r announcement more ting. Two Points For Wagner Roger NA'agier. director of the chestra and chorus of the same me. scored a hit in two respect. th the Carolina student hsx1l edierday night. Returning to the stage after his oup's second encore of a stand i- c'. at ioti performance in the mld House, %1 agner picked up a lle' lall and to-,ed it toward a menieet basket. Fhe ball shot neatl through r net to the delight of both dience and performerm. VWagner's conmment : I'T e beti nuting to do this all night.' es Date )n Fees itten's report stated that he not r'eceived a copy of the hill, Mulligan reported, "Everybody me he's received a copy." tdoesn't take a month to send I1 from one office to another." 3 u r communications h a y e en dIown or something," he con ed. "We sent one again last k. I think someone lost it." t looks as if the purpose of this mnization is not being fulfilled." ligan concluded. ulligan announced the appoint t of .Joe Hobson as student ~rnment press sec'retary and p o i n t e d Richard Morrell as r-man of the legislative affairs 'DK Banquet etes Leaders residents of L. S( campus organi ins will he honore(l next Friday :30 p.m. during the annual P'resei 's Banquet. r. R., Wright Spears, presidenut of., imubia College, will be the main ker for the Carolina Hall func. to be sponsored by Omicor-n a h'appa, ment's leadership hon v. oat per person for the banquet is All reservations must he made fonday. ice president for Academic Af H. Willardi Davis will deliver the ome. Dr. L a u r e n Brubaker, I of the Departme.ae of Bible and lion will deliver the invocation, obert Phillips is the ODK vice ident for the banqe.L