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Editorials Commentary
Friday, February 24, 1967 oS h l
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University officials appeared
Means Committee of the S. C.
Wednesday in their latest defem
quest for funds for 1967-68.
As always, the University fin
battle, with recommendations of t
trol Board far below the amount:
ties so far appear to be request
raise salaries and to improve the
In recommending appropriat
sembly, the Budget and Contr
the whole of state operations
money can best be used. We a,
for which they strive is achie
standard of living possible for t
to close the economic and soc
Carolina and most other states.
And, make no mistake about
ever-widening. The situation is s
are making considerable progress,
on the front-runners. The gap w
creeping progress. Bold, decisive
we are to catch up.
Without question the first line
educational advance. The central
must be the university-not a fal
but a center of genuine scholarshi
To be a true center of learn
have within its family scholars c
imparting their knowledge to th
fact that these scholars, these t4
command salaries accordingly.
South Carolina is faced today w
neighboring states which are appa:
fessors higher salaries. This situat
lem for our university progress uni
the price.
Of no less importance to the ur
pro grams, for they are the source <
tional leaders of the future. With<
ment of the state's educational syst
successful, must begin with stror
its universities.
In the University's original b
000 was earmarked for improve
grams. The Budget and ('ontro
that graduate programs be alloti
one-third of the request.
The figure usually accepted a.
graduate programs is $3,000 per fu
USC is presently operating gradu
$1,085 per graduate studlent. The;
University this year wouldl provid<
uate student, an improvement bu
needed.
South Carolina appears righti
assuming its rightful place as le
movement in the South. We feel th
for a state desirous of altering its I
sive activities in those areas that
tomorrow. That world1 will be shap
University, as a center for resear
play the leading role.
Fouanded Janus 3 0, 1'908 w ith Robiert Elbiot
G;amecock as puabbs iret by and for the studaents
weekly during the college year exor-pt durmag haol:
'The opmions expressied here'i n onot nle<e'.'ar
istration, the facualty or the studenr't lbody', .1 wh<
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EDITOR-IN-CIIIEF
IJUSINESS MANAGR
MANAGING EDITOR
Assistant Managing Editor
News Editor
Sports Editor
Assistant News Editor Beth Brown, G
Social Affairs Editor
Faculty Editor
Chief Reporter
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Editorial Cartoonist
Chief Photographer
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Staff Members: Hayward Addy. Kate Bailey,
Lynn Jehnson, Jimmy Wannamaker, Merry A
Kay Rankim, Eugene Willard, Mona Gault, L
Deherty, Charlene Boarsen. John David Spade.
Finn. Coates Crewe, Chip Galloway. Dianne W
Helen Willias, Elizabeth Ciare, Den Hult, Max
rest Hemphill, Bunny Langaten, Ann Bell. N.
Leland and Becky Sauley.
e Gap
before the Ways and f
House of Representatives
e of the University's re
is itself fighting a losing
he State Budget and Con
i requested. Chief casual
s for additional funds to
graduate programs.
ions to the General As
Al Board must consider
-and determine where
sume the ultimate goal
vement of the highest
ie people of our state
ial gap between South
it, the gap is large and
ich that even though we
we are still losing ground III
ill not be closed by slow,
efforts must be made if
in the battle must be an
unity in this first line
se fraud of a university,
p and learning.
ing, a university must
apable of learning and
ir students. It is a sad
achers, are scarce and
ith competition from two
ently willing to pay pro- _
ion poses a definite prob
ess we are willing to pay L e Li
liversity are its graduate Deur Mr. Elliott:
f the scholars and educa- iwa p l e a s e
ut question any develop- (,a :.cock article
em, if it is to be lastingly contrary ofsha
g graduate programs in to distribute "the
the hands of any
Service. (You
udget request, $1,470,- couldn't swallow tl
ment of graduate pro- How d ou
I Hoard recommended who would r e c e
ed $186,000, less than would not? How
the "seriousness
ship?" Or, would t
i necessary for funding pensed to any girl
'it? Or, might the pi
l-time graduate student. on the basis of
ate programs based on grade-point averap
Migcht it not .,1s"
imount reqjuestedl by the pivlgwhhco
about $1,500 per gradl- vdaslnih
t stll fr lss tan i Dear trnsgeslion
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ers To Th
Dr. Hedgpoth's opinion t h a t
I to read Th greater access to the pills would
;bout the oral lead to greater promiscuity is
I am, how- highly debatable. (And, paren
ing the power thetically, is it not the prom
pill" placed in iscuous who are in greatest need
;tudent Health of contraceptives?)
might say I DAVID WAI.DMAN
lis!) (Editor's Note: WVe would like
infirmary, if to point out that the story re
e pill," decide ferred to appeared on THE GAME
i e, and who cocK'S new "N e w s Exchange"
vould it judge page, where we feature news of
>f a relation- interest fron other colleges. This
he pill be dis- particular s t o r i/ developed at
who requested North Carolina State University
11 be dispensed in Raleigh, N. C., and the issue
age, (lass, or is not necessarily r e I e v a n t to
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>e used as a
Id then be re- I)ear 3Mr. Elliott :
ent for unre- As a member of the Carolina
Sagainst cam- community, I would like to corn
p)lain about the lack of athletic
nothe Tre Goe
Runn ll f ous wil be barr n w en t is ying tre
I. lhuhtenad'rb r wn lcdi
amu o euiiain oto h rs n
-mt w.in1,.. a.. a.
AOur
Once upon a tir
Damon and Pythias
learning. The only
Damon loved to acqu
it away.
Loving learning
faculty of the Univ
greatest treasure tro
Damon decided
Etruscan funeral <
guages and things
come a teacher of I
like that.
In hardly any tin
scholar of ancient E
wide world. le wrotc
recognized as a leadii
authorities in his fie
The only cross he
tion requiring him t
1:40 p.m. on alternat
With a great E
from his beloved I
the lecture hall am
looking up from hi
exact same lecture
years. But as he di
can, which nobod.
plaints.
So grants poured
feller and Maidenfor
professor at 27, head
ways described at fa
on campus!" of this great universi
Meanwhile, his bj
r iror teacher of Life in th
His students lo,
facilities, and the fact that many his feet as he taugl
times these facilities are closed courses, why a cow
to students. He poured out eve
Now that the intramural bas- he knew about eve
ketball season is upon us, stu- and a generation
dents are using these inadequate dents grew up wit
facilities more. This past week- kinder, instilled
end, all of our six goals on cam- love of learning
pus were locked tight. love of life.
Students in the Carolina con- Of course, this I
munity do not come to school just teaching took a lot
for learning, they must have time and Pythias never (
to relax and have physical activ- his paper entitled
ity. The only time this can be Life Is All About."
done is usually on the weekend! he said to himsel
I have spoken to people in scholarly journal wou
positions to do something for the lish i paper like the
students. Those people told me way.
that they will try to make better At the age of 62,
use of the facilities. W1
I am hoping these people in the Iensofc."A0
positions of power will take ste smeh,"si te
to imp)rove the situation."Intcdyu im
ROBERT D. C:ZWAIRTACKY (0aon eeay
D)ear Mr. Elliott: sr"si yha
I am proud to see that USC gtcly
studlents pondIer -the more basic"(odhaes
questions of life rather than con- ighscotatn
cerning themselves with triviali- h raettes
ties. i o epgvn
When inquiries are raised on
passing problems such as Viet
Nam, integration and N c g r o
rights, or .the death of G;od, the Mrl Ih oe
"Letters to the Editor" section a dcto,I o
is notab)ly silent; yet when a
p)oblem elemental to the philoso- ~ '" Ip .
phical concepts of students is in- ES Snict,Sa .r
volved - whether girls should
wear slacks on campus or not --
we find a p)lethora of passionate C a e ra
arguments.
This is as it should be. What fc, lr uot
could( be. more relevant to our Asaridn.o oI
very being than the wearing of 11l,Iam'Optiina
slacks by USC ced'ts? This prob- lte aetra o I.i
lem deals with the basic idlentity ~Snas h: el
of man (in the b)road sense) . n lng04r(u''n)
If a woman is to assert her in- s&rc ) oto h
dlepende'nce and equality, how can alridn.
she pibSIly doe so when forced Ovosy
to paraide in apparel that defi- ntigfru.I at
nitely classifies her acc'ordling to trm hsnw ee l
sex?Strdynht swl
If women are to be. equal to poj 1'i,ims N
men they must be~ given the same l'oetestainwr
t 0 o I s to work with and the I reyuw'ae1
s a m e psychological adlvantages. huita('tinEhral
As long as we force them to feel ta ems akfv
like women, they are dlefin itely on-a inrdrt e
psychologically disadvantaged and on uaay.unayi
underprivileged. clln potnt o
I suggest that women be al-detelwhronca
lowed to wear trouse'rs, vests, ahup(Ithi'sud
and sport coats, anal that they be w,tersdnso
realui red in each class to smoke IIalarfrcltows
cigars, cuirse, and tell off-color lal iei i 1 o
jokes. Vive Ia F'reedlom! Viva Ilarv'
lCquaality! lt fuagreet
JOHNMilS hOEll Sltachr f Lfer in th
an Hoppe
By ArAh oppe
ie there were twin brothers named
Smeecher, who shared a deep love of
difference between them was that
ire learning and Pythias loved to give
Ls they did, they naturally joined the
ersity of Megapolis, which was the
e of learning in the whole wide world.
to become a scholar of ancient
orations because he loved dead lan
like that. Pythias decided to be
life, because he loved life and things ,
* * *
ie at all, Damon became the greatest
truscan funeral orations in the whole
papers and books and was universally
ig authority in his field by both other
id.
had to bear was the university regula
lecture to students from 1 p.m. to
e Wednesdays.
ffort, he would tear himself away
:truscan funeral orations, scurry to
I rattle off his lecture without once
s notes. Actually, he delivered the
every alternate Wednesday for 32
?livered it entirely in ancient Etrus
understood, there were few com
in to Damon from the Ford, Rocke
rn Foundations. le was made a full
of his department at 31 and was al
culty teas as "a jewel in the diadem
ty."
* * *
rother Pythias became the greatest
e whole wide world.
,ed him. They would flock to sit at
it them how the stars wheel in their
slip blooms and what goodness was. ;r
rything
rything
of stu
ier and
vith a -
and a
and of
>f time
I finish
"What
But, as
"No
id pub
it any
'ythias
o the
here,
D)ean,
on the
ray ?"
teach,
apolo- HOPPE
Smeecher," cried the D)ean, cancel
the spot, "how can we go on being
ire trove of learning in the world,
he stuff away?"
* * *
n university is a p)erfect place to get
re a member of the faculty.
ayndica ted noa tionalily by thec Chiron icle Fea
nlcisco, ('a/if.)
Closing Criticized
qjuito convenient. However, sinlce
. nm h i a we are paying more than others
)out the for the "privilege" of living in
ig open the hotel, 1 believe we are entitled
ustifiedl to better cooperation from Slater.
laint is 10 is my opinion, aLs well as
olumia those of my fellow residlents, that
the cafeteria should not (only re
as dtone open oni Saturday nights, butt also
he cafe- for lunch andl supper on Sundays.
>sedl on1 We are fully aware that the hotel
I feel cafeteria .serves 50', less stu
t a k e n dents than other cafeterias on1
'ns. campus, but this, a 1 o n g' with
o lazier ot her factors taken inate conid
rms, mn erationi, hardly s e e m pertinent
locks enough to close up the cafete'ria.
a meal A re-opening of the cafeterial
an (x- on Satu rday nights as well as onf
(1st stu- Siundlays will serve also as aIn
ijpus to ac't of g<x will on Slater's part
ng, but toward I TS( s t ui d e n t s. 1By no0
olumbia means are we askIng for much.
inval- We only ask Slater to reconsider
want to this recenit anid most unpOpular
dlecision.
hat the FDDIE (lIF.N
hotel is Columbia lIalH