The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 10, 1967, Image 12
Editorials Commentary
Friday, February 10, 1967 ColumbIa, South Carolina
Provlncii
Students of the social and politic
people of South Carolina have of
public mind of the state has not a
1880-1890 era.
The controversy smoldering thi:
students and the executive council
Students-over the wearing of s
serves only to further support this
Fortunately, in recent years, the
rightful place as a leader in the pi
this state. The pace has been slow,
the kind of provincial thinking syn
of the AWS council.
As The Gamecock went to press
council was meeting to decide if ii
the "request" that women studen
bermudas on campus. Their decisio
ever, for the very fact that they wo
of this type is absurd.
In recent weeks the University's
campus speakers has provoked co
academic freedom and freedom of sI
istetnce of the present statement m;
practical effect has not been harmfi
of a democratic society.
Freedom of speech, freedom of Ih
stitutional guarantees are taken for
acknowledged to he accompanied by
We are free to exercise our rights
abridge the rights of others.
The right to determine one's perst
ern one's personal i fe, is just as basi
tioned. Ih is incongruous that soe <
dents that sat in Student Senate ses
demic freedom should now seek to It
just as valuable.
Although we do not wish to mudd'
the argument on one f( rm of apparc
are obvious practical reasons why ti
hibited.
Slacks and bermudas are as acce
as they are for men. Attractive pant:
are worn for everything from horsi
parties. They allow women a freed
comfort they cannot have in any oti
Obviously the freedom to govern
ance must be exercised with propriet
might be compared to that of a bus
businessman dresses appropriately du
in the office, a student must consi
class his "working hours" and dress
the classroum, or the office, a student
should be free to decide how he will
conditions.
Again, the mere wearing of slack
We are concerned with the abridger
rights. The fact that such an abridgt
ered calls for a re-evaluation of the ei
lation of the life of women, and men,
Must the 'niversity act in leo pa
havior characteristics of students? If
goal the preparation of the student I
dom he will encounter the moment I
University?
6A GA MEC
norh-d boiil (. !Io ' h r et uhrI I i f
Gameeock., a,obh m- , b . .a t for the stob.nt of t
t( ..in lemoi the p..a n, t., mis': .i: t. .the
pahato M AA;nn.EMIn, mIeda c t
MANA4GING; ED)lITOR
NO 1 0(1 OI >Rl IR INK'.
A ul MIIIY R OOM
Not Eve
If you're goinig to bIreak a ruale, yo.u n
well go all the way. Actuaelly, jourali.st ats th
Press Association iunchaeon here lastg week K.
al characteristics of the
ten concluded that the
dvanced much past the
week between women
of Associated Women
lacks and bermudas
sad conclusion.
University has taken its
'ogressive movement in
however, hampered by
bolized by the position I
Thursday the executive
would make into law
s not wear slacks or
n is not relevant, how
ul consider regulations .
newly-stated policy on
usiderable concern for
eech. Although the ex
ty be objectionable, its
il to these basic tenets
e press and similar con
granted; but they are
certain responsibilities.
so long as we do not
mnal appearance, to gov
c as the freedoms men
>f the very female stu
sions shouting for aca
'gislate against a right
the issue by centering
I such as slacks, there
tey should not be pro
pted for women today
suits and other styles
bhack riding to formal
om of movement and
er form of attire. ' r lieto
one's personal appear- n r of AWS
y. A student's activity can no longer wear s
inessman. Just as the a i y condition 0n this
ring his working hours We feel that siae
ler the time spent in rot t ohe awe
appropriately. Outside college campus. Ther
is on his own time and imdest or unladyli
use it and under what coed eating dinner in
sl.acks. This is 1967 -
is not the issue here.
.lave abused this pr,
nent of basic personal should a majority Is
ment would be contsid- suffer for the errors
itire approach to regu- fnI?
stu(lents. If the reason behin
cntiis to mold the be- uling is to improve
ance(( of the student
so, why not set as the why has there been
or the unlimited free- g male attire?
e graduates from the these gentlemen give at
ipression to the i n f
visitor than a coe in
As atnewr.um.shmann
elleststhe te-w, Ifwtheaatlal
.111(l ''l2cuse on the. un r l g o i rsrcin
in-i'nlli-Ot.therte ofgclass,
er l )I kut h luter<.1 lleg'.lte e ce' hoc f o
(AllTEII (:IIEWE eltupohrow
GINN (:AIIOII hae youldo liee to
anyconditio onti
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_"'TENNIS, ANYONE?"
protest the believe slacks would be an im
that girls provement in sonie ^.r-Zs
acks under The general consensus of the
camp)us. coedls I have conmc in contact wvith
sare not is ia definite disapproval of the
r to class, recent ruling (taken from the
lace on the Dark Ages or from a novel such
is nothing as Jane Eyre). I certainly hope
ke about a something will be done about this
a pair of unusual situation.
not 1900. PA'TY GARDNER
ie students -
ivilege but D)ear ai. Elliott:
e made to I am writing to protest the
of a hand- new rule concerning girls wear
ing slacks. Valid reasons were
ii this new never presented to the girls of
he appear- this University explaining why
body, then they are no longer permitted to
no ruling wear them.
Some of Whatever the reasons might be,
far worse I would like to point out that
r e q u e n t slacks have become an acceptable
pants. form of attire for occasions rang
rlmElm ing from street wear to the most
EQLFES1 elaborate cocktail and f o r m a I
parties.
If a girl wants to mail a letter
coed this or go to the Gamecock Room she
led on ar- nuist p)ut on a dress or skirt.
andi( learn- Even if a girl wants to wear
placd on slacks or a pants suit on dates,
ThisU com- she should he allowed to dlecide
Thi appare- for herself.
should not If a girl is cap)able enough to
activity.ave been accepted to enter this
dents of aimve'rsity, she should be allowed
igh school, to exercise her own judgment con
ess sould cerning her clothing. For early
edsshtould lasses when the weather is cold,
Ii icu o nsl slaks are much more practical
W~heni girls were requiredl to
' wear a raincoat over their slacks
or b)e r m u dI a 5, that was bad
Seniough. Not being able to wear
them at all is ridiculous.
NAME WITilIIEII)
BiY RIEQUEST
Iheor 3ir. Elliott:
The new rule which the AWS
has inflicted upon the f e m a I e
population of USC is not only
IflUNK ~ archaic and ridIiculous -- it is
also highly unjust. This is not
OOM the 18th century -- hoop)-skirts
are no longer worn in the South.
Who are the members of the
AWS to restric-t the mode of
dress of women who are intelli
gent enough to go) to college? If
we are intelligent enough to be
here, then we are also intelligent
enough to use our own discretion
as to our dIress habits.
I, m y s e I f, being from the
N o r t h, am certainly unaccus
tomedl to wearing a skirt con
stantly. In class, I can under
stan aili re:.trIic tionl - but in my
leisure time I feel I have the
right to dress as I please. The
rules inflicted upon C a r o I i n a~
mebody~l~ women are rest rict iv e n oi 0u g h
Game- wit hout thIiis additional one.
If this rue remai.n. :., cft,
SHORTS OR
ICKS WILL BE OI
JN UTSIDE DOM
It was
wipe the di
To everyo
achieved t
everybody
The fir
withdraw
"Frankl
Vhtnnngiai
draw our .
draw their
the New Y
The pai
to the bars
left 100,00
1,000,000-n
|||I(| close conte
But the
I)at Don I
Besides, th
battle. If I
So he <
of the Vie(
"Look,'
lousy forei
struggle ft
don't see i
Moreover.
hurt."
"They
Captain Ht
"Well."
100,000 M
withdraw n
in one of i
"What a
the ('aptai
gain."
And one
ingly enot
lived up to
it will be a gross miscarriage of Captain 11(
justice against the women stu- las took
dents. Next, will we have to wear Pajamas a:
striped uniforms with our stu- Red Army
dent numbers on the back?? I.Ayal Roy
CATHY CARILLlI away on a
good will t<
Dear Mr. Elliott: audiences c
As coeds of Carolina, we feel bloodthirst'
we must protest the new ruling their fame(
concerning the wearing of slacks "When the
by all females on campus. Lights on
True, slacks are out of place Lotus at I]
in the classroom, but what can Flutters I1(
possibly be wrong with wearing This m
slacks while walking a r o u n d happy. "T
campus, eating in the cafeteria, cost and
or going on a casual date such as t h e Amer
a picnic? "we have
The girls enjoy 1 o u n g i n g our commil
around the dorms in slacks and Communist
find it both impractical and in- "Throu
convenient to "dress" everytime Whiz, "we
they wish to leave the dorm. from Yank<
It is not that slacks are an
inappropriate dress for women, , he deir~g
fo today most slack outfits are sved.nnnisn
feminine, as well as stylish. Also, haed mlis
men are accustomed to seeing hecm ar
women in slacks and are not Hut, tha
shocked by suc'h. in business
We are not unreasonable in And after
asking that girls be allowed to dodging tri
wear slacks on campus because home.
they are accepted in most large. As for
modlern universities. WVhy should monumenti
Carolina be different? ing peace
ELIEN FRIEND factions anc
JENNIE SMi'II1 And, of
b>ar, .Mr. Elliott: :
In recent days it has come to ~ (
mny attention that "Women of 3 ~E~
Carolina'' are b) e i ni g discrimi
natedl against. I find this not too l)icar .11,r. iK//i
difficult to believe, but what 'IThe new ru
do find incomprehensible is a students have
statement by a supposedlly re- dlowed( with is
sp)onsib)le member of AWS. our slowly dIi
Supposedly this young lady has and privileges
commentedl that the wearing of When admil
slacks by "wonmen of Carolina" is sity as a si
"sin ful."' This is an unbe(lievable without quest
st atement, p)articularly from one condluct and r
who has part ici patedl in so many already inifl ie
of the facets of life at Carolina. students at (
I would like to ask Mrs. Wood- not, however,
ward (the former .Joyce Able) , rules on the
whose statement this is: WVhat should dlress.
are' girls going to we'ar while Classroomd
playing ten nis? Whbat are the oanly a rea in
'women of ('ar,olina'' who ride shoutld have
horseback to do? IRide sidlesadjdle? fere with our
Su rely Mrs. Woodwardl made a I)u rinrg ('lass
dipJ of the tongu(e! lIutt in case are unade'r the
this was no ''slip,'' who gave her fe'ssors w ho as
anal the other membe'rs of the versity and wI
AW'S the right to dictatae the wainiag of sIa
moral ity, or lack t h a' r e' o f, of dents.
wearing slacks anal shorts '"on or A fter claassa
about the' environs of tha' Uni- own time, I hi
ve'rsi ty."' to a'omea to th1
Allow ma' to make onea last that it is an i
taalemaent. S a) m e w h e r e' ina thae pa'rsaoal f'aed'
iile is a passage that, roughly ras to what I
'aaarandae, is ''Judage' not, le'st ye' war.
wa jaudged.'' A WS may:
JOHN D). (:I'LIIER'Nw its w..-.- .O
ir Man Hoppe
/ 4i4ur 'oppe
in the 46th year of our lightning campaign to
'ead Viet-Narian guerrillas out of West Vhtnnng.
ne's surprise, a just and lasting peace was
hrough negotiations. What's more, it made )
happy.
st shock came when East Vhtnnng agreed to
its troops.
ly, I'm tired of the whole thing," said East
n Premier Ho Chi Whiz. "I see that if we with
0,000 troops, those Americans promise to with
400,000 troops, give us $10 billion and throw in
ork Mets. To me, it sounds like good business."
:t was signed. Both sides, amazingly, lived up
rain and all the foreign troops went home. This
0 Viet-Narian guerrillas face to face with the
an Loyal Royal Army. This made for a very
st.
head of the Loyal Royal Army, General hoo
)ar, was getting tired of the whole thing, too.
ere was talk that he should lead his men into
hey ever went into battle.
Dpened negotiations with the well-known head
-Narian guerrillas, Captain Hoo Hee.
said General loo l)at Don Dar, "if all these
gners don't give a hang any more about your
>r freedom and my battle for independence, I
vhy we should go on shooting at each other.
there's always the danger somebody might get
tut off your foreign aid funds, too, eh?" said
)o lice. "What's your plan ?"
said the General, "if you'll withdraw your
oscow-trained Marxist-Leninist peasants, I'll
ny 1,000,000-man Loyal Royal Army. And throw
ny numbered Swiss bank accounts."
bargain !" cried
n. "It's a bar
e again, amaz
gh, both sides
their promises.
o lice's guerril
Dff their black
nd rejoined the
Chorus. The
al Army sailed
round-the-world
)ur, enrapturing
verywhere with
v renditions of
I fighting song,
Cabbage Moth
the Dew-tipped
awn, My Heart
)me to You."
ide everybody
hrough great
sacrifice," said
ican President, HOPPE
it last honored
Iment to save our Vhtnnngian brothers from
imperialism and its stooges."
h Socialist solidarity," said Premier Ho Chi
have at last saved our Vhtnnngian brothers
e imperialists and their lackeys."
arture of the last soldier left behind all the
peasants who had survived 46 years of being
name was Mr. Sa Rhee Bot I)at and at first
ted of being a little lonely.j
nks to a Ford Foundation grant, he was set up
as a news vendor in New York's Times Square.
i few weeks .of listening to jack hammers and
icks and taxis, he came to feel very much at
West Vhtnnng itself, it became a permanent
to mankind's ability to achieve a just and last
*a Utopian land with no wars, no famine, no
l no feuds.
course, no0 people.
ks Ban Protested
le which the womienA S ihe ICIwtthi
recently been enf- (iiulwmnsuetwse
a good( example of aet e(Osoee e)laey
minishing r i g h t IfASwnst icniu
as free citizens. thwern fs a 'k bis
~ted to the Univer- wmnsuet ntecmu
udent, I accepted o 'rlin,i hudpeeti
ion the r ule s of t h niewfil ttlttbd
estricted privilegesand(cdintefrofalm
ted on the womencricvtbyllcnendTh,
'arolina. These did i h oei are n h a
include dictatorialjoiyfestaslcshudnt
'nan ner in which I h on ilahr oterl
Ire'ss shiouild he the~ItikAW hudrcnie
whi(h the AWSitatettocmltyr(tit
my right to inter- tewmno inafo
manner of (dress,. ern lcsan aeacfi
time the stude.nts poie ev h ern p
sup)ervision of p)ro-parti('arom upoth
'e paid by the Un i-Irfesranthwaig p
w might dislike thepaloforliuetmeptoU
eks by women stu- - h toet.I hs(ath
'511( LiIgIi oeo h su and acceptgour
ve p)aid the nmone'y oiin n ruet iha
is sc'hoolI andt feel len in .
'ifringement on my Takyufrtepiieeo
lom to be dictated ltigm elhwIfe.Ia
mayi'~ atnd may not asrdt&tIsilhv h p
oay that it wishes fothprsnayw.
ident offaroWna wan to iotinu