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Editorials Commentary Friday, February 17, 1967 Columbia, South Carolina mn ring As The Gamecock went to pr old controversy over regulation appeared to be resolving itself. Wednesday the Student Sena in effect, endorsed the views e last week. Pushed firmly by it beled last Thursday's ruling on s ment on the rights and libertie the student body." At press time Thursday the tives was meeting, reportedly r made last week that banned sla and administration buildings ai coverage of a buttoned raincoat. Apparently the fledgling wo reconsider after realization of a tives should reflect the views meetings held in the women's d edly resulted in overwhelming ruling--prompting the decision The issue of whether to wea last week, is insignificant when question of the right of the indi: life. If dissenters reply that 1 enough to make the proper decisi they ever to learn to make decisi do, even to the extent of what t Without doubt an expression tration to the effect that stud choose will result in a confuse( this transitional stage is a neces must be endured if we are to mi Such an expression, and we hope it is forthcoming, must be by the student body. The oppo judgment would be placed squar cannot handle it-then adminis ment regulation of the problem i Reasom A resolution was introduced House of Representatives expres ure of the House at the appearai vited speaker on the main car South Carolina." The resolution, introduced bN crat legislators, further stated see no possible purpose that W( the sentiments and beliefs of .h name of our beloved University The apparent basis for the Bond's stand against the war in he was seated in the Georgia leg the objections of most of the leg Although we claim to be no men of the House, we cuu see th fulfilling its educational functi< come to our campus. We certainly hold no affectiot we (1o not hesitate to adlmit tha articulate in presenting his view South ('arolinians have too kc issues considered taboo by the pr eral Assembly. Just as a childi fire burns, so must students lear will believe. And this can be ac< tion of ideas by men who believe wrong. The proposedl resolution was s Education Committee, a move wF amounted to certain death. Such a proposal deserves su< Open Th< It is a sadl fact that a U niv< can furnish no mo're than six hopeful basketball players. Athletically minded students Field1 H ouse (when it is rnot he team), the 01(1 Gym or the old1 1 inadeqluate facilities pose5~ a prob) tention and planning of U.niversi However, the situation is wor such meager facilities are not (a cent experience has taught uis th gym is not to be usedl for inforr the Old Gym is often locked on t cannot be turned on even when is virtually impossible to find th use. The issue here is not earths which concerns a large segment day. It would be a simple mati gram or the Physical Education athletic facilities are available at would be inconsequential comps derivedl. enent ess Thursday, the two-week of women students' dress :e passed a resolution which, xpressed in The Gamecock s leadership, the Senate )a lacks by AWS an "infringe s of individual members of AWS House of Representa mady to reconsider a ruling eks and shorts in academic id on the campus without nnen's government chose to basic fact: its representa of their constituents. Hall orms Monday night report disapproval of the AWS to reconsider. r slacks, as we pointed out rompared to the more basic idual to govern his personal he student is not mature )n. we ask in turn : How are 0ms if they are told what to o wear? by AWS and the adminis ents may wear what they I period of transition. But sary part of all change and ke any progress. along with Student Senate) tccepted with responsibility rtunity to exercise mature ely in their hands. If they trative or student govern a in order. able? Wednesday in the S. C. sing "concern and displeas- n ice of Julian Bond as an in- I ipus of the University of i" an - 34 Republicacl and Demo that "reasonable men can col >lid be served by allowing " ilian Bond to desecrate the w. legislators' displeasure is " Vietnam and the fact that tr islature by court order over f islators. tin nore "reasonable" than the at the University is merely n by allowing speakers to De f ril for the views of Bond, but a t the youthful legislator is sla ng been sheltered from the " ovincial leaders of the Gen- of nust learn for himself that wit n for themselves what they i"~ omplished only by enuncia- " in them, however right or HiU nut W\edn esdlay to the H ouse "" ich mo~st observers believed Jye han~ obscure death. it lad & Doors -rsity with 10,000 stud(ents m o als at any onie time for mu tst line uip to use the ''r nig usMed by the basketball th( 'niversity High gym. Such em which deserves the at- wo ty officials. tivi senIed by the fact that evensk ft.en availaible for use. Re at.: I ) the University High mi activity of studlents ; 2) he weekends andl the lights the gym is open; and 3) it e Field H ouse available for thaking, but it is a matter ""' of the student bodly every er for the intramural pro D)epartment to see that the jC~) all times; any cost involved &"' Lred to the benefits to be I s C \e " idn tr of~ Prov;Ntibr j1 sM __"I didn't realize most of it is etlero 0 a r Mr. Elliott: has something to do v 'onight we had the new rules ninity, which I realize slacks and shorts read to us. old-fashioned hut is am thoroughly disgusted less a well-respected at .h the Carolina AWS! When characteristic. they going to join the 20th However, "Names W ttury ? Request" did have a g 1iost of my friends in other when they asked about leges can wear whatever they tire. But perhaps the n nt wherever they want. I dress like gentlemen uld he satisfied to be able to women looked more likc sr slacks just outside of class. JEAN JOl 4laybe we should revert to ch-burning any coed found Dear Mr. Elliott: aking the new rules? 1 would like to tak 'arolina coeds, shall we fight portunity to express our rights or shall we con- preciation to the I)irec ue under an oligarchy? braries, Prof. Alfred I NAMES WITHHELD the Associate Directo BY REQUEST braries for Reader Se Mitchell Reames, lr, ,r Mr. Elliott: Curry, Assoc. Vice Pre: irst let me say, as a close Learning Resources, a -nd of Mrs. Woodward, that that mav en ev(en owns, andl often wears, maigJoileth x :ks and shorts; and she as- telbayhuso e's me she has neve'r said the Meoil ibry n Ering of such was sinful. Ia ueta h ~he women of Carolina are st((n ihsor lk t e n unfavorably compared aswlasanme hi those of area women's col- ute inohrlpat e's. Tlhis is usually a result gthrwhunrga. the high standards of dress aedigrsac,wl >osedl by those institutions. I cag otNnfca not urging rules that women Tecag nhu st wear a hat andl gloves on cus,bnftalo iday as many of them do. dnso h'Ui(ri I only want to make the lngr. nt that our rules are not as MRO .IEA iet aLs some. 'hcy are' made to pre'sent a i)rMrElot d( ap)pearance' to those within Iwudlk oe outside' our University Ii fe- - pik ntebhvo should be the appearance of maysu(ns hole iEs5. It is my opinion that fe - Bn at hrdyov les do not look like ladies Te Er tetv inrig slacks in the IRusse'l Iclalh' s4n' ise', to clIasses, or in townt.raeyonlEXJ)(5(( (ks arme ap)propriate' and pe'r- ('.roina-ves n t'ed for picnic's, intramu rals, tent ( f'bak~ As for the rule's, some' havE h i llbE uueo wni that they a re not capable n h Suh de.cid ing for the1mEl ves- inl SIE l h lr ich case it mnust be decE(ided for wr fta o i m. i' RE,ms aeN lost me'n will t Ell you that Ibn 'x(pinlygaE ne'n look much more attrac- anl ttietve 5)ik -and more appealing in a Ibeiv,hstbeat t o d 'es thn i slcks it theint,whicha Igrelz h lIeu R~, ll eOc le lie eecharacteristic.t oi SI7owever,e"Names W liMiNEsdress( like gentme IANAGNG EIl'I'oI JEAN . (:A OurM SA The phone keeps ring ing up to ask : (1) What' (2) which side should w ----- =-'should we (10 about it as 2 Frankly, I got a little - ' Lyndon, why don't you echecked through the rec -~son why this vast, enigi sis in a state of chaos b mediately clear: Mrs. Mao Ise-tunug is SMost expert China ' 1h the whole thing off by st male at Mr. Liu- Mr. [iu o: country and too easy-goi ~ \,,..But what touched off if the fate of the world iuc the first being that M B-movie actress. And y woeThe secon is that tractive" and a nifty ri Ladies are. wfeo And lastly, we have began showing up at ral e te aa khaki uniform with thr tennis shoes. The gist f ladies ought to dress tha I'ri m this, we expert volve itogether. I assume the 'tion. There's Mrs. Ma aturdays. orumpled khaki. And th Smyeined cheong-sam with (feal of her dialectical bf "So good of you come," says Mrs. L under the surtace.1 "And what an intresti ts za f costrr. mow is your d husband ?" S?"He sets an example us all," says Mrs. M glowyring, "by thinking rith femi- fine manners of the more rn n o t h i n g but the cg nay seem sponsible e'lements on this a, struggle and the glori nohe the pus revolution." id desired RICH DF ra. MANI)ELn. "Yes, I can see wh Assistant Professor says Mrs. [Au, plucking thheld by dMrs. Mao's baggy elb ood point - "But then none of us male at- 1) 'cr Mr. Eliott: getting any younger, il wouldl I was pleased to read the re- we th if the sponse in your last issue con- "Sex is bourgeois re ladies. cerning the policy on girls wear- sionism," snaps Irs. M INSON ing slacks. Hopefully, Our' "We must sacrifice 01 women students will conltinue' to selves body andl soul protest against ridliculous add- Marxist - Leninist - , this op- tional restrictions being added ism. It was this de( my ap- to our outdated by-laws regard- tion that (causedl me to gi ar of Li- ing girls. up my brilliant career cwlinson, Two otf my professors have tes cinema." of Li- expressed their opinion about 1-vices, J. this matter to the effect that "aeh ' says Mrs. L (George there are more important things it w~as the advent of tall ;ident for to be concernedI with. td others The fact that this issue has V nasion of a,lomea ontrovers sh.B- has hitr ess. A And r ~dcisick a ackoflx'si'ctveon hepThen onecodita grailuate muniane restrction;ive" iy oro for. I' rootyidg of gral- triles hs beenmanifetedea ict,t-SuhCrln' ags ntt-tgnd alstly moe fun. ateswho ion f hiher earnng.As tohown we can be fin ths Ioes't t sem ogial h~a crisiIhv mnifrmwit tak thiszea fo reormshold Bens ses Thrgs l wil, f dretedtoardacdemc xcladier lip.'' drssth the su- ece? frouths, soe expe t,i h AEWTIEI oueeril atm this II RQUESTso, usted chena forth oilaIndfces diaecialn "Sogootofyo nhusbandia" glniig,"yghnkn ti)vies nteviwedin rcen ntioal o th inre g but rtec in South survey agtrggreead thatanto s 1lwvi enae gloi "Yeaim hwee,mr hn 0pra es of emergeey h audiene, iceSyst e dens. Mayo's pacegym elb r - moe dr~tio ofth U it((lStaes unl fhen nonee of us(J actaly vte int e Sni) ng fedttn the presntge, han 0 rt'cnt oul prfr "oleex8 is iouretoiir nonmi i arvsevic ,suh s hesaisfaion," h hna ' MrsM 1'ece 'aps r VST, a an ue usewtr nariic mo' a Ierativ' o n l i4iy 'vis.e3lvercn fodyead sou. iii ooo jus bcasethe ai' stdets tios suc was t hi Peei tionof te drft, novrwh io- n thaoritysed peos t ng ajoityof tiili'ts p upi my g rpndliat career I 4YI lg fimdteueo 'it wasve the adetf tary tRol. 98percnt cncured a BalaW-ltln hol didth nofu an Hoppe --- y ur .. .,.Jopp, ing with uninformed citizens call s going on in China anyway? And root for anyway? And (3) what ,yway ? tired of answering, "I don't know, ask )ean ?" Or vice versa. So I !nt newspaper files. And the rea matic nation of 700 million souls )rdering on anarchy becomes im mad at Mrs. Liu Shao-chi. * * 'atchers, of course, simply brush tying that it's Mr. Mao who's mad$ ing the nominal president of the ig for Mr. Mao's taste. the riotous uncivil war on which ty hang? All we have are hints rs. Mao is a 53-year-old former ) know how they are. Irs. Liu is described as "very at -esser. And you know how First the fact that Mrs. Mao suddenly es last year wearing an army cap, sleeves and trousers too long, and f her message was that all other t way, too. Or else. lady watchers can put two and two scene was some diplomatic func marching in militantly in her are's Mrs. Liu in a smashing se a slit up the side revealing a great aterialism. to iu. a r or o of tLs us at w. is re 10. to- r 'a ve HOPPE in sweetly. "Aid 1 always thought v like a one-time movie starlet who 'sulting holocaust should surprise .. ives us with the (ques'tionl of w',homi for Mrs. ,iui on the groundls that is more eternal, moitre overwhelm 4t exploit the lessonis of the (Chinia en to answerintg th(e phone: "Mrs. sygin uses hair remover on her -t China watchers are going to tell whole analysis is unbelievable. If 'irs. Ft Approval iegte feel t hat si tdents should be' th fterredl so lel y tn the grounds of )jped bina tg st udein ts. (1' At Marquette 71 percentt saidt welli that if any studetnts arte subject to dIraft, all studetnts shouhtl be 'ark ttqually 1la iabl. ()n thei oithe'r sltu- hand, 75~ p'erce nt tof thotse inter raft. v iewedt at th Ca (ol legte of Woos-~ rsity t(er dlisagreedl. ents that rank in (lass shouldl lhe a (Ctl- erIte'rion for tdefermaent of Ct'1 at is - lege stutdents, but 7i; prent (tf 'ti,ve in nin gton rtespotntdents s at i no(ns that it. shouldt not. ssetd ('am puswidie vtehs were' taken set - att liarvartd Uini versit y, SimnatlS tihan (Colltege, (CitIy Cotl lege of Ne'w York, Univtersity of MIinnesotta, g in (Gouchter (Coliege, lir own Unitivter of sity, San IFrancisco ('ollege for ltiza- W~omen, Valpartaso Univtersity, torpa Stetson Cot,ltege, MarqluettA. Uni ve rs ity, Westma r (Coilege, idge 'ach) wood ('olltege of the Sacrted tde- IIlea rt, UlniverIsit y of Connecticut, but Hilarmine (Collegego, Me'rtybtu rst ap- (C'lilege', Collegte of Woostter, St. sys- MIa ry's (Coillege, fietnntington ('tl - le'ge, Wia rthur g (Colleoge, a nd the' rtv y linivtersit v of MIich iwan.