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See Coed Comments INDEX Odnral------1 Slaackfarss ControversyEchne-----1 or------90 Page Faculty----------- Terrible Tom . 4 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Vol. LVII, No. 17 Columbia, South Carolina, February 10, 1967 Founded 1908 2nd Fro Is Disci By JIMMY WANNAMAKER Staff Writer Social probation and rush pro hibitions were part of a judgment levied Monday by the IFC tribu nal against Phi Delta Theta, the second social fraternity to be dis ciplined in recent weeks. Sigma ('hi fraternity, formerly on campus, had its charter sus 1 pended in December as a result of two unregistered parties the chap ter allegedly held in November. The actions against the fra ternity for alleged violations of Interfraternity Council rush rules and the University social code were announced by USC Dean of Men L. Eugene Cooper following two meetings of the tribunal Monday afternoon. At the first meeting of the tribunal, lasting over three hours. the fraternity was found guilty of the violations, fined $100 and dropped from formal rush. The group recommended the probation to the I)ean of Men. Unconfirmed reports were that the first decision did not concern open rush. The month'. social probation was approved by the dean Tues day following the required 24-hour waiting period to read the trial transcript and decision and to de. liberate. According to the D1ean of Men. the second meeting of the tribu nal was to clarify the eligibility of the fraternity for open rush. The decision was to make the fraternity eligible for opea rush beginning March 6 at the end of the month of social probation. Open rush ends March 19. Open rush for other fraterni ties begins Monday. Maxey Brotherhood left social pr( bation at the end of the fall semester for alleged conduct un Headliners To Speak On Draft Speeches by U. S. Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon and Col. David O. Omer of the Selective Service System highlight revised plans re leased this week for the forth coming Great Issues program on "'The D)raft and Yiou." In addition, U. S. Sen. Ernest F. Hlollings, D-S. C., has tenta tively accepted an invitation to speak here on his recent fact finding tour of Vietnam. The draft sessions, directed by O Student Government, are sched uled to begin on Monday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. with panel discussions involving student body presidents fromi state colleges and universi lies. Morse, a D)emocrat, will hold a press conference Friday after noon, March 3, and speak at the Field House that night at 8 p.m. The following Monday, Col. Omer, under deputy of the Selec tive Service System, will p)resent the administration posit ion on the draft (question in an address at 7 p.m. in the Russell Hlouse As sembly Room. Both speakers will conduct question and answer periods fol lowing their remarks. "This is the biggest thing the student government has (lone," said Student Body President Bill Y'oungblood Wednesday. lIe saidl the sessions will be opetn to the public, although visi tars must secure tic'kets at the lRussell House information des5k. .oe Hlobson, student govern ment press secretary, is arrange ments chairman for the pogmram. iternity plined becoming C a r o l i n a students earlier in the semester. Sigma Chi, which has also been on social probation twice in recent years, has a chance to be rein stated on campus as of June 1. The ru;h rule violated was num ber 9, which reads: "Six or more rushees and a fraternity brother will constitute a smoker. No' smokers will be allowed other than scheduled smokers." No statements on the actual na ture of the claimed illegal gath ering could be obtained from the fraternity or the Dean of Men's office. The manager of a motel in Cayee confirmed reports that a group of Phi Delts called the motel Saturday night and said that they - were coming out. He said there were no registrations. The group, according to the manager's report, did not find room in the motel's small tap room and moved to meeting room. He said that it is a commonplace practice for the brothers to tele phone that they are coming in shortly. The manager confirmed an in vestigation at the motel by a Uni versity official, believed to be the dean of men. r Commenting on the violation of a the IFC rush rule Dean Cooper f said, "This is our first violation of rush rules of any magnitude." j Upon further questioning he la- F beled it "an open violation." 8 l'hi Delta Theta P r e s i d e n t'$ Thomas N. Southard described the a decision as "in the best interest of a the fraternity system." lie said o that no decision had been made then on whether or not to appeal the decision. The president is an education major from Columbia living in the fraternity house. A source close to the fraternity said that the express penalties were not all the group's worries. The source said that the group t had to forfeit a $150 reservation 'M fee for a party scheduled for this ir week. t The source also said that only u "five or six" of the rushees re- e ceiving bids from the fraternity c "stuck by us." Dean of Men L. Eugene Cooper spoke to the rush- o ces receiving Phi Delta Theta bids s in a meeting following the tribu- t nal meeting and the pick up of in- y vitations in the Russell House c Monday. Chapter V'ice PresidIent Dennis p larington of Cheraw dleclined anyp formal statenment, but expressed bi concern over the publication of theh matteri.b West Improvenment of government c through edforts of both political an members of society was the topic Wednesday by Lt. Gov. John C. We.l ...ncheon ...t.n- ,.f mBlur K- ho Coliseum Search Renewed In a renewed effort to secure ufficient funds for the construc ion of Carolina Coliseum, USC equested this week an additional 300,000 from Richland County nd filed for $473,157 in federal unds. USC President Thomas F. ones, in a letter of thanks to the tichland County Board of Admini trators for a recent grant of 200,000 over a two-year period, gain pointed out the necessity of dditional funds for development f the land. Total costs for de elopment are about $500,000. )r. Robert Crowe, assistant ice president of research, re uested funds from the federal overnment for construction of the cademic portion of the Coliseum, ccording to Vice President for lusiness Affairs Harold Brunton. In his letter to the Administra ars President Jones noted that he present $200,000 county grant rould finance $150,000 of earth emoval and fill and rough con [uring. Some $53,000 would be sed for retaining walls. This will nable the University to begin Dnstruction. However, some $300,000 worth f streets, curbing, sidewalks, teps, lights, and landscaping have be financed over the next few ears before the coliseum project an be completed. Monetary problems began to lague the University coliseum roject months ago when original ids received exceeded money on and by some $2 million. Bids will e reopened Thursday. 4t Blue Key Lium n all I e v e 1 a ganization. "'Th d non-political be maintained of an addreaa eventual parlici at the weekly campus leaders, it se.vice o.. nB... Ke.. ....... Coeds By MERRY ANNE BURNETTE Staff Writer A threatened c r ack down on coeds' wearing slacks and bermu das brought widespread contro versy to the USC c a m p u s this week. Faculty and staff members have commented and issued complaints a c c o r d i n g to Dean of Women Elizabeth Clotworthy. Associated Women S t u d e n t s Executive Council has requested until further notice that all girls do not wear slacks or bermudas on campus: "Carolina women are expected to dress appropriately and neatly at all times. Since this has not been .the case, the officers of AWS request that no slacks or bermu das be worn anywhere on campus pending final act by the House of Representatives." According to Joyce Woodward, president of AWS, there has been excessive wearing of slacks and bermundas on the campus, par ticularly in the classrooms, and in other public places such as the Russell House, downtown, and the Five Points shopping district. Girls have also been wearing tight. blue jeans and sweat shirts without coats or with only short waist coats, she said. NOT APPROPRIATE Mrs. Woodward commented, "I think that Carolina women should dress as ladies and I do not thinl slacks and bermudas are appro priate on campus for ladies." In an interview Susan Wells second vice president of AWS, ex pressed her idea on the subject "I feel that if girls do wear slacks that they should dress and appeal womanly instead of wearing tighi blue jeans and slacks." The problem came to a head dur ing exam week, when, officials say there was a definite increase ir slacks wearing. The Executive Council i s s u e d the request last week and an AWS meeting was scheduled for Thurs day. At this meeting the bill tc allow or prohibit wearing slacks on campus was to have been pre sented, discussed, and voted upon. The, publication deadline of The Gamecock prevented any further information on the meeting. The sponsors of AWS, Dean Clotworthy and Assistant Dean of Women Patricia M. Paschal, "do nct feel slacks or bermudas are ap propriate attire for class or any administrative academic building~ on campus." IMAGE "TOO CASUAL" "The image of women students has become too casual on campus,' 'heon I. great system of government can mly through the I n ter est and sation in government by today's 'he sakd. Here, West talks with r. BIm Cm....ad ..nd G..e Und.ea Wea] es Cai Dean Clotworthy told The Game cock. "I don't want to be old fashioned, but the s t a n d a r d of neatness never changes. I believe that wearing slacks tends to make manners and attitudes casual." The general policy of dress in the case of the bermudas is stated in the "C a r o l i n a Coed Code" manual. Universil Ceremon The Univcrsity will soon have a ceremcnial mace. The mace has already been designed and is currently be ing made in London by Leslie )urb'n, c(,nsidered one of the leading silversmiths and de signers in the world. Special ceremonies to dedi cate the mace have been sched uled for the afternoon of Sun day. April 9. Sir Patrick Dean. British ambassador to the United States, is expected to be on hand, as are 'ov. Rob ert E. McNair, President Senate Bi Spectator By CAR Chief I Problems of sportsmansh elsewhere-provoked torrid d nesday, resulting in the passa; stern disciplinary action for u The bill, introduced by S mended" that officials at ath and I) cards of students ex hibiting "conduct unbecom ing a Carolina student" and send them to appropriate ,judicial boards. S:'n. Fred Ortman touched off debate by presenting his observa tions of conduct at the Carolina Clemson game Tuesday in Clem son. According to Ortman, several Clemson students heckled USC Coach Frank McGuire and at one point blocked his passage across the Field flouse. Ortman said that several of the same persons were involved in an incidlent dur-ing which G;ame cock cager Skip Hlarlicka was "grabbed around the neck" andI shoved into the crowd. Ortman called Tuesday night's incidents "ten times worse than anything we've done here." "We threw paper, but we did not try to inflict bodily harm on their players,'' he declared, lHe also stated that Clemson Athletic D)irector Frank Howard and President Robert Ed watrds werec seated v'ery near persons causing dlistur-bances but "made no efforts to restore ordler." Hie said the sportsmanship resolution should be passed to guard against such incidents oc curr-ing at games here. After hearing it brought un tavoraibly out of committee, Sen ate killed a bill to provide for students wishing to remain on c'ampus during holiday breaks. Senators were told that prob lems inv-olving superv-ision and expenses make it imp)racticable to keep dormitories ando facilities open (luring school breaks. Sen. Richard Morrell reported that he had talked with V'ice President for Business Affairs Hiaroldl Bruntona about a bill passed last semester calling for the r lease of financial information on food service, book store, etc. Morrell quoted Brunton as say ng that the reason book store in formation was not made public was that such information is not subject to financial auditing by the sitae 0 ring S npus , "B e r m u d a s. slacks or other similar apparel is not permitted on the campus, in University or other public buildings, or in town unless a raincoat is worn at all times. "Bermudas or slacks may be worn anywhere in the women's residence halls except in the main lobby of each residence hall and the residence hall cafeteria. [y Gains ial Mace Thomas F. Jones, and mem bers of the Board of Trustees. )urbin, who recently made a new mare for the Smithsonian Institute in Washington. is a \aster of the Victorian Order and has an honorary )octor of Laws degree fram the 'niver si:y of Cambridge. 'I he program will feature an academic procession, wi'h spe cial music by the University Hand and Concert Choir. A special convocation com mittee has been appointed by President Jones to plan for the ceremonies. 11 Seeking Discipline L STEPP teporter ip-at Carolina, Clemson and abate in Student Senate Wed e of a measure recommending inruly spectators. ?n. I)on Hult. "highly recom letic events obtain the names Liquor Slat< For Senatoi SEN. GRIMES Editorial Receives Nationwide Rating An editorial which appeared in the Nov. 4 issue of The Gamnecock won sixth place in the national William Randolph Hearst writing competition for D)ecember. The editorial, written by The G;amecock editor-in-chief Dick El liott, dealt with an extremely low voter turnout in student elections. Only 182 students voted in the election covered by the editorial. Many of those in the non-voting ranks were among campus leaders the editorial pointed out. Elliott received a $100 prize foi lacks storm "Bermudas or slacks may be worn to and from cars when you are not planning to get out or when attending picnics or similar outings." Random interviews with some of the USC students strongly indi cated belief that coeds should be allowed to wear the casual dress. Sandra Baker, a f r e s h m a 'i, opines, "I see no reason why girls should not be allowed to wear slacks on the campus as long as they do not go to extremes. If they dress neatly, then they should be allowed to wear whatever they want. The majority of Carolina coeds should not have this privilege revoked due to a few girls." "NOT TO CLASS" A sophomore majoring in aero nautical engineering, Vickie Es linger, said, "I don't think they should be worn to class, but I see no reason why they shouldn't be worn at any other time as long as they are worn in good taste." Jan lubbard, a major in soci ology, expressed her positive view. "If a girl 1 o k s presentable in slacks, she should be allowed to wear them anywhere on campus as iong as she is wearing a coat over her s I a c k s. Blue jeans, I feel, should be banned since this type of clothing was not intended for a girl to wear." Sophomore Bill Moore said, "I think that if a girl doesn't care enough about her appearance to wear the proper clothes, then she could go ahead and wear whatever she likes." Kathy Fugid, a member of the AWS Social Committee, comments, "A woman of Carolina is also a lady of Carolina. A lady never wears slacks where they are in appropriate. However, the wearing of slacks should not be banned on the campus in all circumstances. It is up to AWS to decide on these circumstances." ad As Topic 's Address Sen. C. Claymon Grimes Jr., D Georgetown, will a d d r e s s the Young Democrats Club Tuesday on liquor legislation proposals and possibilities. 'The meeting, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Russell llouse Room 207, is open to the student body. Sen. G;rimes said this week the main topics of his speech will be "how liquor legislation would at feet minors, confusion surround. ing our present alcoholic beverage laws and the need for change." "There are all sorts of gaps in existmng laws not found in other states which have more modern legislation on the problem," he said. He cited the possession of liquor in automobiles and the question of minors' possessing alcoholic bev ('rages as two major "gaps." "There is now no law against drinking at football games. There is nothing legally to prevent it," he s'ai<'. Sen. Grimes, initiator of a bill to legalize "brown bagging" irn S o' u t h Carolina, withdrew that piece of legislation Tuesday from Senate consideration. "The 'wets' were as much op posed to it as the 'drys' because it was so restrictive," the senator commented. Young D)emocrata President Pat. ton Adams termed the program "a discussion of one of the most contemporary controv'ersial issue in nou. at,,"