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Editorials Commentary
Ftday, March 3, 1967 u
Great Is
Beginning today, with the arri%
of Oregon, Student Government A
ries of programs that deserves the
dent on campus.
The first major Great Issues
year and implemented by Studeni
will offer discussion and commen
Morse, the Republican-Democrat
outspoken critic of President Johns
launch the program tonight in the ]
address.
A little more than a week lat
Carolina's Sen. Ernest F. Holling:
and is expected to express viev
draft and continuation of the w
The next night the position of t
tem will be defended by Col. Danki
the system.
The speakers provided by Stud
formed sources of information and 1
lating discussion of the draft. The
however. It is assumed a subject <
to most students will stimulate quE
speakers are coming here with the
be subjected to the queries of the
Just as importantly, the draf1
subject for debate, but the relat
in Vietnam, foreign policy, etc.-a
the program.
We have the proper subject.
challenging speakers. Will you be
A Team A
The 3,000 fortunate students an
Field House Wednesday night witi
they are not likely to forget. Year
were packed into 90 minutes of si
ploded in the incomparable joy of vi
The excitement of the Gamecoc
tionally-ranked Tar Heels of North
for thought Wednesday night. Da
ever, indicates the events of March
nificance for USC than at first see
March 1 might be called a d
USC-the team and their stud
Gamecocks were a determined, gi
night. They had to be, for the
beaten them unmercifully only 10
Gamecocks had been determined
night there was something new.
The seven men who battled on
maybe for the first time. Thompsc
because he dribbled and passed be
cause he played his heart out. Tho
center. Harlicka hit the basket as
but he also fought hardest under t
thing extra. Burkholder and Salvad
other, stood out because they ma
shook them off and came back stron
the game in the last minutes, compl
four foul shots of his life. Standard
a gazelle, showed that he is the fig
Gregor. Obviously giving up his
beating the giants of North Carolii
was magnificent. Seven men, each p
but each complementing the other
And the team in the stands,
as magnificent. This team, too
pressure before. They came of
though, and it showed. They chee
every basket, and they cheered
mistake. The officiating was th<
were strangely subdued.
Wednesday night marked what
point. We're putting aside the petty
our feelings off our shoulders andl g
Wednesday night was a team (e
seven.
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KynRankl, Eugene Willard Mona Gauit, Lynn
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way. Diasnn Wilson, Tins Derrick. Halen Wilii
Max Childera. Dianne Cisyposie, Forrest Hemphi
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sues
al of Sen. Wayne Morse
ssociation initiates a se
attention of every stu
program, conceived last
Government this year,
t on "The Draft." Sen.
(now a Democrat) and
on's Vietnam policy, will
ield House with a major
!r, on March 13, South
s will come to Carolina
rs sympathetic to the
ir in Vietnam.
he Selective Service Sys
4 Omer under deputy of
ent Government are in- r
)romise to provide stimu
plan does not end there,
f such vital significance
stions. Accordingly, the
understanding they will
student body.
provides an excellent ,
ed problems-the war
dd unlimited scope for
We have excellent and
there?
Lt Last
I USC supporters in the
lessed a sporting event
s of emotion and drama
ispense that finally ex
ctory.
ks victory over the na- you for service
Carolina left little time
y-after reflection, how
1 may have greater sig
med apparent. Aiie n
ay of awakening for
ent supporters. The By MARY JANE I
itty band Wednesday Asst. News Edi
same Tar Heels had "It's essential in a
days earlier. But the for a state to have a ci
I before. Wednesday school attendance i
mented Dean John Ot
the floor were a team, S o Edcon i
n was tremendous-not indicated a favorable
hind his back, but be- toward the compulsory
npson is now a 150 per tendance bill pending I
always from outside- state House of Reprei
he basket, giving some- The much talked-ab
ri, alternating for each al was iroded
de the usual mistakes,
zer. Gorgrant came into
etely cold, and sank the McGuire V
, playing on one leg like
hter of the bunch. And To M eet C
ia uinder the boards, he I o ra
laying adifferent game,
as a team.((ntnefrmP
,000 st rong, was just hafeedntte
had cracked under Wetitteitrni
ge Wednesday night, in,2-.
red the Gamecocks on Ssordt ui
them on after every i h pnn nnt
usual, but the boos s'O affr~1
we hope is the turning wsnpadtc ni
jealousies, we're taking stgsweNohCa
ring out to (10 a job. fre o oli ep
rfort--for all 8,000 and TeTrhescoe
Gonzales a the firstedhatr t h
the Universityef South(Careh.
sysoand exan,ihe tions.
refleet theavieeelf theradont
- -North oroue Souteh,''ersit
(Husinesshen a.sked angutahk
Gnldersing te rvit e,tIc.i The
te P ivres the Sou h(rIi, InteIue oth CarohaC -
sSernice and the intercollegi.itte a Ira .' iu P1
I( :k El .1l.F heautIYurl Tu
CARITERi (REWE gtittth rctv
GINNY CARROl.l. i h C orae
Ca-rol M ullinax Awnoe h
Sally Zatlk in wo11pu( romai
ta Medlin, Mary in enstonene it
indla JIo Mangunm rcrd )k
* Christie Corley plescud,ut o
Carl Stepp awyfrtlaeiha
Tony Smith
Richard Shealy thTa iol.hes
John Rockholz thrplctam at
Mary Williamson stetunmn rc
* ~Obz Oberly rgrsith
log Hitchman. Harry Simmons, NrhCrln a
Burnette, Mike Krochmalny.
Bowles, Fred Monk. Charlene vcoyo ylf.
inn, Coates Crewe. Chip Galio
tis, Elizabeth Clare. Don Huit, avdr ouo ny r
By un anso.An al e tmARY JANEs gret
LOCAL BOARD
KIUMBE1R
rd, composed of your friends and
dance Bill Er
:NSTON of regular school attendance
for for children between the ages
of seven and 16 years." The
lemocracy state has been without a com
mpulsor pulsory attendance law since
ts of the 1
is week. Otts indicated approval of the
niew, Otts attendance legislation, but raised
attitude objections to some of its provi
school at- sions.
efore the "On the basis of past court
entatives. decisions, we are going to
out pro- have to recognize the fact
n Febru- that there are certain privil
system eges that will apply whether
we like it or not," he said.
Should a law be passed con
pelling school attendance until
age 16, said Otts, arrangements
should be made so that in cases
1uke where it seems advisable a child
couIld be excepued from the law
because of unwillingness or in
1ent ability to learn.
ge 1) Otts said he thought the de
cision should rest in the hands
~amecocks of a juvenile court because its
~ion lead- judge would "probably be the
most understanding official."
k baskets Another question arises in the
s of the case of indlividluals who want to
>inlt b)ulge know, "May I as a parent teach
IIcels re- my child ?"
the' garme The answer is yes, the (lean
the final state'd, "provided the local super
olina was intendent of schools or some
ration. othe'r agency passes judlgment
l th(e gap and follows up wvith an evalua-1
with 5:11 tion of the procedlures."1
as close "No law can legally prevent i
Salvadori a parent from enrolling his
-andl the child in a non-pub)lic school nor
:>f it for -om teaching the child him
self," he commented.
ina coach All of this is subject to legal
McGuire interpretation, Otts cautioned,
favorite hut "I think Supreme Court (Ie
inma game cisions have indicated that a1
tche'd the state' cannot take away the
uti chamn- rights of the parent."
ited, 32- 0 Otts indicated that the provi
sion allowing local school dis
rth Caro- 'iricts to say when tahey will come
ra for us under the bill "definitely weak
McGuire, ens" the plan.
d like to "I think that the law shotild
'ith Duke apply equally all over the
t." state'," he said. "The option
Wolfpack should apply in the case of the
iirdl place individual student."
an 8-41 Otts suggestedl making the law
s second( e'nforceable' in stages, requiring
uld tauke certain "compulsory steps."
win over "If you are going to make the
cond andI law fully operative in 1974, why
in the not make it partially operative
et. in '70 or '72?" he asked. Otts
un over proposed that the upp('r age
the best specification be 141 for two years,
Ln elated then 15 for two more, and fin
eat time ally 16.
Then, he continued, we could
'~ Lette,
Dear Mr. Ellio
Recently, I
lent Senate.
The first,
7 public area, su,
would give anb
The second bill
dents, whether
pmtilegitimate org
I campus.
Both of the
/ academic and s
ng tive and liberal
rsThe first
vuaranty of fr
Ae auike a "Greek
the right ando
m-rung"positionnit his opinio
expansion, ela
rolitical proble
rose of an ins
In being r
mhone would r
the students t
will differ fromr
and express wl
enlightened as
Other highl,
above rights an
lina Community
Carolina will re
:,aSpeak to y
MiIa desire both you
educational uph
Dear Mr. Elli<
-J In the seem
spooned out to
Peanuts' parabl
sent.
Exactly u'lt
or why a USC g
in the dark") t
uip.
Who knows
neighbors, has selected (Anid if an n
here as being
-- ing with religi
vocabulary and
In light of t
as far as pali
idorsed wose o a
in, boeing re
phementation of the law more
smoothly.
"Whatever you do, you're go
ng to have a short.age of teach- Dear AMr. Elliot
3rs, because the increase in pay The billing o
wll be relatively gradual," he 4 p.m. Tuesda
aid. Present in Car
Asked about the near "bat- rority rigctsan
ton-rung" position the state's Mr. Short,
educational system rates, Otts people had attei
said South Carolina is "on the Col discussion,l
right track" and can probably billed as5 such o
rise in position. I woual ha%
"It's going to take a lot of pendent, felt I v
ime and intelligent planning committees ins
md a lot of money," he said. Greeks, then t
Pehe pace of improvement rests cuts 'lso.
)n "whether South Carolina has Mr. Short
-hat 'lot of money' or is able to shold have had
-Ond Mfann
~OP resdenial omiati,n heren tat weigy
ewaup.Agan.ln withareli
Foron tin, a N~vwek afarasvai
wagzn a )one u,M. s:hele obe
ha alf he atio's sts i tns, thirnmes
)C i liing olo by 968F vrSon Thot' on fu
ote, M.Nons aD la Mr.gh thallio
Of oure, he nsiersals So:es e na
raoiyo h lcoaewl oit yosusio
peop hy e a nl - le What atte:
ison h( crcil efec tisbow lledan? uc
Iecgnwiouacorwilhav o
committeeomin
Greeksro,, iddhegnlvin
*~0t Iad Mo anl hei s n tsalo
vho has jut rhached oting aae
etevisin. et
The ay isn'ts a that 1( r.ic
ixon?hspatcal o h
4own up. couldn'tb. er i
asazink hes.itdot r
in:xon's ark Nixd oentso
)adon lor ut'eleisottn a noe
makteup ma. Nixonderdi
h('yldvrefounttwhe boy then
the ourse one iniesas
>om:nI ues youcaat by198ay vany
naore,t o th ectrate wilu
oln't now ar usixona froma
tat ofma.Wecnole
'son t)she rucil efecaths?lo
rs To The Editor
tt:
introduced two important bills in the Stu
which would establish a microphone in a
ch as in front of the Russell House pond,
student the right to speak on any topic.
would enable any student or group of stu
-recognized by the administration as a
Lnization or not, to invite speakers to the
e bills are, in my opinion, giant steps in the
ocial advancement of Carolina as a progres
institution.
ill especially emphasizes the constitutional
edom of speech. The microphone would be
Podium" in that it would give any student
pportunity to effectively and overtly trans
is. Also, it would create an atmosphere of
)oration and understanding of social and
ms and viewpoints, thus fulfilling the pur
itution of higher learning.
stricted to Carolina students, this micro
?flect actual student thought as voiced b,
hemselves. Although the beliefs of som
others, each student will be able to defend
iatever he feels to be correct and will be
to the dissenting view.
y venerable colleges in America have the
d are respected for them. Let us, the Caro
, join them so that we can be assured that
main among the best.
>ur student senators on these bills if you
r basic freedom of speech and a new era in
eaval in South Carolina.
DON KOPLEN
t:
ingly tasty dose of "folk theology" recently
us by Robert Short in projector-pictured
es, an essential ingredient was notably ab
/ Kafka's ape should aspire to humanness,
tudent should enter (via a nonrational "leap
he "Christian community" was not brought
which is better . . . ape, community, etc.
objects to the intrusion of the term "why"
mbarrassing--especially since we are deal
ion-he should drop that word from his
see how much he learns.)
,his missing ingredient (reasons for faith),
authority is concerned, the bridges were
ween the speaker's words and their mean
nings and the audience.
y, what Mr. Short had to say was very,
)oth meaning and relevance.
DAVID FLEECE
t:
f the Religious Emphasis Week program at
entitled "Jules Feiffer-Prophet for the
oonist's Clothing" as a fraternity and so
n left much to be desired.
the speaker, commented to me that few
aded it at that hour, adding that there was
mid not seeming to know that it had been
r that it was just for Greeks.
,e enjoyed attending, but, being an inde
vould not be welcome. If future R. E. Week
st upon having a program just for the
ey should have one just for the independ
s an excellent speaker and more people
a chance to hear him while he was here.
SAMUIEL II. BELK
Hoppe
tichard Who?
r(did like him, Son: Who's Hughes? What's
ow why. It's wrong w i t h loaning him
ever~ since the money ?
Douglas cam- Mom: I think he waged a very
clean, high - level comeback
ben .nar campaign against Pat Brown.
s bm lem'Son: Pat Brown? Oh, sure. That's
s ooth. ene the fellow Ronnie Reagan beat
nyth epeso. by a million votes.
ecker~s speec~h! J)ad: What about his farewell
'mach. address ? "Don't forget, you
authority onl won't have Dick Nixon to kick
aroundl any more." Hlah!
have to adlmit Son: Who won't? Why would
15 n1ever been anyone want to? Will some-t
one please explain ? I want to
the Hughes be well informed on the candi
dlates.
I)ad (apologetically): I'm sorry
son. I guess I got carried
S away. But when I think of
<what a shallow, untrustworthy,
posturing, insincere, falsely
humble...
Son: Please, Dad, don't get off
on President Johnson again. I
want to hear about this new
fellow, Rick Nixon.
So you can see how Mr. Nix
on's chances are going to be
S radlically affected by the fact
that almost an entire new gen
'eration of the electorate has
grown up with no preconceptions
whatsoever about his personal
ity, his Pat, his pets and his
past.
But let's not go out on a limb.
lHe's got liabilities, too.
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