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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Vol. LVII, No. 10 Columbia, South Carolina, November 18, 196 -,
TFond 90
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Establishment of a four-year medi
cal college at USC will be proposed to
the General Assembly next year by
Dr. Frank Owens, new senator from
Richland County and former mayor
of Columbia.
Dr. Owens, former president of the
S. C. Medical Association, said the
proposal was part of the plaitform of
the Richland County Democrats during
Pont
Student BodY Prelsideit Hill Young
Food and Drug Administration represent
C. Bullard limteni to Dr. Ambrose Iiamip
mentary oa marijuaia. 71he Wednesd a
Curfew, Sp4
Apportioni
By CARL STEPP statin
Staff Writer ia cal
Bills to abolish women's curfew, with I
denounce the University's speaker body.'
policy, base Senate apportionment Not
on residence, and oppose increases dents
in compulsory fees were introduced t r u s
Wednesday in an active session of he urj
Student Senate. form
The measures were seconded and sity
assigned to legislative committees subjec
for consideration. le
All four were introduced by Law geogr
School Sen. Gene Platte, who pref- sentat
aced his bills with an introduction the p
ment
Foundation,
declar
P ays e a res
ays 1si serves
ToCampus~n~
Representatives of the M e II a n H e'
Foundation visited the USC cam- strong
pus Wednesday to investigate the policy
possibility of presenting a "v e r y to the
substantial" grant to the Depart- Trusti
ment of International Studies, the ini
administration disclosed this week. Senat(
Representatives lunched w i t h in cor
University President Thomas F. 'tion, 1
Jones, Dr. James A. Morris, vice Activ'i
president for advanced studies andl( The
research, Prof. Richard L. Walker.
dlirector of the Institute of Inter
national Studies andl head of th
I) e p a r t m e n t of International
Studies, and other University of
ficials.
During the (lay the group sur
veyed facilities of the D)epartment
of International Studies facilities Fhav(
and met the IS staff. I i si
Prof. Walker conducted a brief- W h
ing andl seminar on the institute
for the M e II a n representatives Iii
after which the group touredl the for
campus to view University growth
andl construction.
Questioned on the outcome of the
neeting, Prof. Walker saidl late
Wednesday that he did not care to A
make a statement at this time.
Next Week I(
The (;Gaek will swa publis~hI
a regWular issue next week due to1
Thankua=iin= hoida. .
or wlo 1'
the past election campaign. He said
he expects the full support of the 14
member Richland d e I e g a t i o n and
significant backing from numerous
other legislators.
"There are many elements inter
ested," said Dr. Owens, "in establish
ing a medical college at the Univer
sity."
Dr. Owens took exception to
9'Y
Fering The Issues
blood and entation and discussion which
Ative John the first Student Goventment
on's com- whirl% concludes Friday.
iight pres
aker Policl
.1
tent Bills 0
L, "I did not offer myself as the Senate
iidate to the Student Senate ture to "mo
he idea of serving on a mute tuition-free
versities."
ing that "our women stu- In other
should be considered mature, unanimous
t w o r t h y young ladies," Teacher E'
Ced the "abolishment of any adopted las
>f curfew per se for Univer- sity faculty
tudents who are not being to them by
t to disciplinary action." Bill Youngb
advocated the institution of Senate pa
iphy as the basis of repre- a bill to re<
ion in the Senate to reform fairs Comm
resent system of apportion- decisions be
by schools. The origi
ing for denunciation of the favorably o
.r policy Platte's second bill called for ti
ed that "Student Senate has locations fo
onsibility to condemn all en- approval of
ments on the sacred pre- In passed
of acadlemic freedom" and struck out i
that the recently announced proval or di
r-sity speaker policy "smacks Senate al
sorship and thereby inhibits recently pas
nic freedom." mittee to
urged Senate to "voice its speakers in
objection to this speaker from the Sc
andl pub)licize the objection 'on the comn
administration, Board of President
es and press. Compton re
*is final bill. Platte sought Student Leg
op)position to "any increase :30 - D)ec. 3.
pulsory fees including tui- Senate Pt
Jniversity Fee, and Student announced t
y F'ee." ing recess,
measure' also p)rovided that next week.
6 Senioi
me 36 UTS( sec n io r s ELIZA
b e' e nl applroved1 for
n g in the national EL1IZA.
o 's WV h o in American
'ersities a n d (Colleges SA NDFI
1966-67. They are:
((CE EL~AINE XA'1L 1H. THO
THOM
[N M ERRITTvI HELL~
Charleston WX'ILIIA
NNA D)ALE HLOW1AX
Abbeville FRAN(
HvannIIIisport. M sass.
Vedical
"I think we can afford it," said
Owens, pointing to increasing state
revenues.
The State Tax Commission released
a report last Tuesday showing reve
nues up $15 million for the first four
months of the fiscal year over last
year's record rate.
With funds readily available, Dr.
O w e n s estimated that the medical
school could be operating within two
uig Dang
Issues f
L STEPP prisonment with no p a
rid suspension of sentence.
ZALKIN Rolled into cigarettes o
Writers in pipes, marijuana today
danger of drugs $25 an ounce and its una
mar-juaa semspo&session and use is not
marijuana seems Aeia
dictable effects, a
an and a repre- "Mer. are no lasting if]
Food and Drug continued Hampton, and n
aid here Wednes- have been definitely attribu
use of marijuana.
$rantee of results. He further noted that
produce ecstasy, no medical uses for the
iothing," said Dr. cause of the difficulty of
n Jr., local physi- ing it, the brevity of it
with FDA repre- and its un predictability.
C. Bullard, ad- Bullard A t I a n t a sul
persons in the agent of the FDA, spok
the student-gva- uses and abuses of de
ed Great Issues stimulants, a n d halluci
oneesel a number of inc
ascend ofeslts.which death and violence
n human nature,"' from drug usage.
stating that n o- li mentioned the death
ly to alcohol as an M a riIy n Monroe and
Dorothy Kilgaen, both rep
y traced the his- sulting from overde of di
is, the usage of cited nu herous wrec" and
ed such a height lawlessness induced by drug
edew York Mayor There are nine billion
-dia appointed a such drugs manufactured
dy the subject. in the country, he stated,
mmission placed proximately one half of tl
tenace" in a new ing their way into illegal (
t in the perspec- He added that until dri
nuisance rather control amendments we r
ace.o by Congress in 19b5, fede
the drug was not law enforcer, had limited
icting and not as tion and power in drug cz
ly as tobacco or In conclusion, Bullard qi
nhended that its director of the FDA, who t
be further invesi- the agents to present to i
pIe the facts conering dr
d that even as they can "loute up your life
inted supporting leave the decision on whethe
he drug is "na- to use drugs to each individ
punishment fort At the conclusion of I
laws has rela- remarks, the floor was opi
ntil t o d a y the questions and discussion.
is five years im- A s k e d whether he cc
er Burning Slated
burning of the A street dance, planned
vt will highlight IStreet adjacent to the
rity aimed at the residence halls, will follow
grid battle the rally at 9 p.m. and ciontin
I-I1 p.m.
p.m., the shirt Dean of Men L. Eugene
orm in front of said this week the burni
carry the tiger scheduled for Monday nigh1
route of Green of later in the week to
Street to Wash- larger number of students
ain Street to the ticipate before leaving can
the Thanksgiving holidays
To WI
LOACHE D)ONALD) HOWA
ugusta North A ugust.a
D)IGBY P. S. (Sig) HUI'
rCharlotte, N. C.
)N EISON STEVEN STAN J
arleston Georgetown
ELLIOTT PATRICIA KNIG
ston Columbia
ELLIOTT H. EUGENE LIND
abAa Columbia
FARMER ANNE LUMPKI
won Rock -Hill
(Y FLYNN JAMES MULLIGAM
ston Greenville
RAIGLER STEPHEN O'DONNS
bia Bmfied N. 3.
College
or three years after passage of the
legislation.
The doctor recognized that there
are several approaches to development
of a medical college and said he plans
to work on a bill to "take whatever
road is necessary."
The only medical teaching facility
in the state at present is the Medical
College of South Carolina in Charles
ton. A decision on a $9 million federal
er Cite
rograi
role or smoking more hazardous
marijuana, Hampton replied
r smoked "marijuana p r o b a b l y is r
sells for harmful as tobacco."
uthorized Bullard, asked if the probit
lawful in combatting organized crime mil
alleviated if the u-e of drug
effects," legalizAd, resiponded that "It
fatalitiem personaIl opinion that it's wro
ted to tothe take drugs. This doe, lead to
that people normally wouldn't
.here are You can't compromise
drug be- principlep junt because it mig
extra(-t- eaier to enforce."
effects,. He also said that he th
legalizing the use of such dru
pervisory marijuana would result in a
e of the I mendous increase" in its dis:
ressants, tion and usage.
nogenics, Answering a questioner
idents in asked why alcohol remains
resulted Bullard noted that "we tried i
rid of it - we couldn't. We
of actres a big problem-let's not add t
rolumnist Student Goverunent pres
ortedlv re. tar% Joe lm labeled the
rugs and Great I%sues programn a "tremnei
sprees of succes". and exprtwed optinittt
umage. of the future of the serie.
doses of -- -
annually
with ap~
em find- Basketb
hannels
Iabuse
passed Will Be
ral drug
jurisdic- By 'AT DIIIJN(;ILAM
tseS. -AAst. Managing Fditor
oted the
totructed Although the University
rrun House has not grown larger,
,g how students will be able to see
ig,ho%
but to .season's basketball games -
r games will be televised.
ual. Ralph N. Floyd, business
fullard's ager of the Carolina athleti
lned for partment, made the announce
Tuesday in a meeting with a T
nsidered 'her of student leaders. He c
the meeting to ask student opir
as to the most satisfactory pla1
the TV broadcasts.
Sev'eral possibilities are b e
gconsidered: the broadcasts e o
[be made over closed circuit
vision or through a loc.al com
for Bull cial TV station.
women's According to Dr. George Ci
the pep associate vice president for 1<
ue until ing resources, the campus ec
tional television facilities are a
Cooper able to the athletic departn
ng was and the staff of the TV cent,
instead ready to cooperate fully.
allow a Payne Williams, ETV cente
to par- rector, said two cameras w
pus for probably be nece.ssary to cover
game. One will be placed<
10's Wh,
RID JOHN C. RAWL
Lexington
['T ALLEN REMBERT
Columbia
UK KATHRYN SOSSOMO
Gaffney
RIT SHERIE STOCKMAls
Columbia
SAY JOHN D)AVID STREB
Columbia
N ROBERT TURNER I]
Florence
I III JOHN WEIGLE
Adiken
ELIL BILL YOUNGBLOOE
Charletnn
For USC
grant for expansion is pending, with
the decision expected to come this
month. State funds umounting to $6
million have already been approved
for establishment of a dental school
and other improvements at the medi
cal college.
However, expansion plans are ex
pected to fall short of the goal of
providing enough doctors to meet the
needs of the state.
than
that
ot as
m"I of
cht be
wah
6 MY'
ng to
lction
take.
Your
lit he
)ught
gs as
"tre
ensa
w h o
legal,
O get
have
it." FDA's Bullard
hecre
nitial Food and Drng AdMinixtration
Idous rep%e-ntati%ve John C. I u I i a r d
strmuxly oppowed drug, u%age in a
n for (reat J."Ues addre, in R u i, e I I
ou 4 dedteaya. night.
all Games
Televised
ramp already built in the stands
for this purpose and the other
Field would be set on the floor outside
more the court.
this Williams said that several men's
iome dormitories are present-ly wired
for closed circuit TV. and tempor
nan- ary lines can be set up within a
de- matter of days to accommodate
nent other spots on campus such as the
ium- old gymnasium, R u s s e Il House,
alled Drayton Hall, Currell College, and
ions more dormitories.
for A t I e a s t one commercial tele
vision station has expressed a
i n g desire to broadcast USC home bas
u I d ketball games to its vi:ewers. Cam
tele- pus sets would be able to receive
mer- the telecasts, and additional sets
might be provided at strategie
irry, points, Curry said.
uc-If the games are telecast comn
vail- mnerci ally test.ation might use its
:t,own cameras and crew, or the
er is equipment and staff of the Uni
vriyE TV center. W ilil ia ms
d-stated that the USC broadcasting
udfacilities are entirely compatible
each with commercial operations.
n a Floyd predicted that of the 4,500
- on-campus students here, the Uni
versity could make it possible for
4,0070 to view the games over closed
cI ircuit TV.
Oesuggestion from the student
nmeeting was to concentrate the
television viewing -- by whatever
process is most practical -- in the
old gymnasium, with viewing cen
ters in several other campus areas.
In addition, it was suggested
N that freshman cheerleaders could
bepresent in the old gym and con
cessions could be set up there.
Elimle 'Change
The Mins Garnet and Black
I Contest, originally scheduled
Nov. 30, ha been changed to
Sof events, Contestants will be
Iannounced in the Dec. 2 issue
~ of The Gamemock.
ropose I
previous proposals to establish a two
year medical school at USC. He said
the four-yeer facility is needed to
meet the need for doctors in the state.
He pointed out that the new facility
would also train medical technicians.
Dr. Owens noted that funds from
the federal government and from pri
vate sources could be used to help
finance -the development of the medi
cal school.
Dri
in
By CAR
SALLY
9~j Staff
The greatest
osuch as LSD and
A to be their unpre
Columbia physic:
sentatiNe of the
Administration s
day night.
"There's no gu4
Marijuana may
anxiety, fear or
Ambrose Hamptc
Gamecock Photo bY FIRA cian, who, along
sentative John
dressed over 304
followed were part of first program of
Great st ues program ernment sponsor
series.
"'he urge to ta
a very basic one i
said Dr. Hampton,
juana is second om
,Fee,) intoxicant.
Hampton brief
tory of marijuar
which once reach
ffered in America that
Fiorello La Gua,
urge the state legisla- commission to sti
ve toward the ideal of In 1944 the c<
state colleges and uni- the "marijuana n
light by putting :
actions, Senate gave than a mor
voice approval to the tha t
raluation P r o g r a m,
week by the Univer- physiologically add
after its presentation strong poy4wlogia
;tudent Body President alcohol, they recoi
ood- therapeutic valuesI
ssed in amended form o mted.
luire that Student Af- Hampton a d d
ittee f u n d allocation evidence has mot
reported to the Senate. the premise that t
nal bill, reported un- aively harmless,"
ut of committee, had violation of drug
altively increased
te apperoval or dis a- minimum sentence
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