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Student Speak Out Russell House Assembly Room 1 p.m. Friday UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Vol. LVII, No. 22 Columbia, South Carolina, March 17, 1967 Founde<l 1908 ayI - President Bill Younit St udenrt 13c cy l're"idlent Hill 1'ouugloon heatedl Sen ate debate onl the Iegislative bodw.'. and in return received it barrage of critici.m fr lators. Editor Warns Limited Bon Unite North By GINNY CARItOLL 'George W' Managing Editor ple.' If American bombings of North "The citi Vietnam were increased enough to thinks," he he effective, "we would be on the trying to t periphery of bombing Red China The Sai' into the war," journalist William American C. Baggs warned here last week. South Vi Haggs, one of two American people. ac editors allowed to enter lai1 re- "One Noi 'ently, told jottrnalismll st tudents t.dd me thai that the Iimited bombing strategy MI Wedlts, of the United States serves only to Ky govern unite the North Vietnamese. fiee on Fri "Our bombing policy is not to destroy North Vietnam but to e: for slow shipment of goods and men to be left to the south," he said. a The war could go on for years, the editor of the Miami News com1 ntcnted, if it contimues at its cur rent pace. the paper Baggs said North Victnamese Pies. officials hold the mistaken belief Prizet. t.hat "any day a protest movement would make ,1.1 change his mind about the war." "I assured them the Amen can people wouild follow the flag," he said. Haggs intervi ewetd North V iet- 1 nalmese Communist Party ('hair manl! lit) (hi M.inh while in llanoi. SiIe dlescribe i'l lt as5 "'serenet, not b it ter towa rds A mericans anti the INSIDE Arthuir IIop~pe 10 i'ditorials' 10 Excha,snge 6 F"acutlty 5 Inquiiry 3 Soc'ial Affasir" 4 Sports. 8-9 14rrile Tom1 6 MetroE i.texinlg:tn Counttty's ltegishitivte dletgation tion tf highter etducation in) their county his week, but were stomewhat tdividled on its pten't il relaionl withi til'he I y U ivesityV. lT' delt'gattion said establlishmenttt (If a "'jutnior ctllege orI stome'thintg simliir" Iished,"' obse rvetd lep. Ryan C. Shleatly of Cayce. Relp. ,Jartvis R. V Iapa oi)tI(f West Columi)) tihe e'stab11 tlhmen t of at college in each 'Naturally, if at choic't mu)tst be4. madeth, I wouild bet for estabhlisinrg it int Lexin!gtont Contyv'' he con)tin)ued. Stude1 Prop Lawmak Over Us By CARL STIEIl' Chief Ieporter Student Senate Went to wa' Wednesday. ~ ~ With tempert s fluring an( Gpmcock hootoby out baock aina' le11 tgislattors took up thi quesNtioin of jus~t w~hait their pur p)ose? and use fulness5 really is. Stude nt Body P'reside nt Bill 'ounghlod opened the door to discussion when he blasted the scanti attendance at Sen. Em Gamcock photo by Rockholz est F. ollings' speech here eblood Monda. ositi d. the tinos to The question, Is theer a ne i t'fuline.s >e'doesd:na fori Student Senate ?"' has coill 411n1 goer nment Itgi.- s this ye 1 oisiog to mefen the lwmaki bony, Secaetary Kit Sossamon i ,"ited Senate's critics to e'xainl their own records in the body. nWe hae functioned well in Irelting to the adninistration Nhat the students want," she delray.A on s er tulfilling that obligation, w eright to exist as a gt 1e t& erning boidy. Sen. Richard( M orrell pi-rmpl tshington of his leo- exclaimed that "As long s we' ating Itherica nuestions, 'tens hel ieve what 11)iol culd ('un11sidetr 'Wihat is thle pil said. tIle thinks we're os' of the student hud pt"vs erohi." (eedo i on governmpent wants cIe ( Zoumnglood) has arh toops to remain in letely igno red the Senate. le tnan, blut not the pretse"nted ino bills.'' Sen. Rust co4rding to Itaggs. l'ller'he put in. "'I feel the Set -tht 'iet1lll1ese oflialq ate is tihnl jst im ortant part If the A nrl'icans leav'e tile Student Governeent."lti lay, the (Nguyen ('ao) Secretar Si' o s s a mi o n then neult %%ill not he in of- stated, "I certainly didn't nean las to launch an attack against thE thc' piejle of So'uthf student body president . st of tihenll just ant mieant to defend the Senate.' dlunei at tiis point." Speakig in defense of Studer diretotr of the Center t'yeil'n , Seretary. Thorse Con1 I atit Insttutons, vted So lentes , c frit to ea in of the Mami tr N' w-n in the Senate. It gives ever l'de r his editot'siip tdet oi this capts a voice. as won thr-ee litzer "fut you nee tiha o e b ranche ill a goe nmet " he continue posing reria qus ion, psl e f the Lidetbody pre tensini ''Itl nk t ~uu l ie it'r Y oun lid hast co l''ctte ille li~plte terstateored te Senate.lH preenednobils" ten tus Sil. loy 1) li-lere ofuti itn Ifelh Ser woud ii- .a:-d n ate iis theI mos't important par <11 '1'ui l-iishtos igto- anc an atack againsh ('00 t vw ' hI i' tud'ni-enc oy prsit .i .' . dents ho l~tl maint tofnthe manStll) enate. -- a ik g ida 1' s e king inudeens e ofStude i'(tlltt iuitly Gortie-m en sti, si e. Thorne Com Ltii-iusiorthe ofeiate.gtIt g iveseve mswnetheuite asBut1 you nlepe thre branch "e thitnk Itit oh seMre mcores peopld ('nt rit Gover Osed Ami ers 'War' efulness "This year has been a real fine { year for Student Government." Sen. Bill McDougall moved that the entire discussion be de clared an executive session and thus barred from publication. Jim Mulligan, Senate president, ruled the motion out of order on the grounds that the proceedings - could not be so ruled after taking place. "The whole debate was out of order," retorted McDougall, and Mulligan informed him that f'he Gamecock reporter would consider G that fact. HollingsC By CARL STEPIP "I don't kr Chief Reporter idea that con y "If Ho Chi Minh called up and have a deel e promised peace if we would get out said. of South Vietnam in six months," "The presi said Sen. Ernest F. Hollings here port of Cong Monday, "I would resist." is unconstitu I- "We're winning in Vietnam, but II o w e V e s it's a slow process," continued what he tern South Carolina's junior senator. and directior "If the war stopped tomorrow, it States." would take another four to five He expr years to stabilize." that while VISITEI) VIETNAM spends hours poverty. mod lollings, who conducted a fact finding tour of the embattkd project -, he it Southeast Asian nation last winter, st:ad firm" was at Carolina as part of Stu e dent Government's Great Issues "lo Chi M y series. winl . . . thb The Charlestonian took issue eoliticl a s with the charge that the war is fawmaer 1. unconstitutional and unjust. lawmaker. - - - "In order f needs to be c icran people, everyday th. track." 9 i "I'mconv blunder to w saying that respect and: - Red C'hines< confliet. lie saidl c-h involvement when China began. Gamecock photo by Crew. y Night ''-"S dhomb tonmori nami but1. llollinigs : 'ily take traffic away from the main .States .shoubi but wouldhi&pn channels for peole support in ti ce ad(vatnt age of two yearis of t ra n - t ing it. e"Asked wl' pman01 opinedt that establishing an take the pi ndlent jun ior- college in Le ximygtonl ta ted, "I'm ywoul not he adv isale because ofvteith arnesst5 to t he Unf i-sit y. that's wh ,Ioub pret'fer a branch w herie st udent s move in to a fo'uri-year pro(gram on HI olIinogs iain campus,"' he said. of a lott'ry agreed on situating the branch i n Th senat gton (County. calling for e're going to woirk to get this facil ity is n said Porth. ir population is growing by' leapsspia fi >outnds. We now have 80,000 people lie said i;t >y 19t80, we'r-e supPosed to have a group seirve aution of lt;0,000. So we could ac- ment, contrr nment C d Senate ~ xecuta : Suggesi A plan to revamllp the strutture of (atrolina's vernment was introdu(lce f nltmeeting Wednesday. The session al- -aw 1 po stporing of s p r i it g ! until April 25. Last wi-ok, c were moved from A pril I ' The reorganization pri introduced by Sen. It Morrell, called for ret student gocernment legi committees with an exi amecock photo by Galloway cabinet organization. lorrell Mor1"rell's measurc tern In Vietnan iing, BUt. V i taO i g u .iowv where comes the stttitonally you must araition of war," he dent has the full sup 'ress; to say the war ional is not the fact."' r, lollings criticized ,d the "lack of resolve i here in the I'nited ssed disappointment President Johnson di-eussing the war on el cities, air polution, rime and simnil:ir only says "We shall II n Vietnam. Sen. Hoin1gs inh has one chance to e only way is by a psychological wtar" ted the .15-year-told S o l B la or lo to prevail, there nfusion of the Amer and i o sees si gnt h H ig h e ihe's on the right ilouse Speaker Sol Bila cast Tuesdtay a possible WAL-'H1.UNDl)E ce nt increase' in Soult h s:de'- tax to meet rising ncedt it wouldi be a state gavt rnmeont. ithdraw," he declared, Americ is ganing itt, addressing studen is g gChristian Action C'ouncil uipport diti ly. . ntli1'S'catp rte'd that America i'r pi rig iduic at.ion costs a ight rope' to keep the the rason s for a possile from en ter-ing the incr-ease. meces of ijrect Ch inest-e l eprcn ae are as great todtay a s lin-,aitlnSt I(i s dtoimestic uprising- iiial. l hs u 'TH E WOR1.1)' -lk tteor n esi go in with an atom atfiii:o htte e the worldt," hi- it- 0.ii t y. i tieit .ohinsoni tilt1 himt thrhn, W-toti I hav.e I'niited Natitos ii iet i a5e ie war, but is not get-ct lieinhe ta y A\ mlerica iois not ldem to the 1*'N, hie toattili:t-iig surte we idon't have thte ii--uilntIua ve don't ask.'"\etton t - ia nit he' otppolsed the useoiploi -hlittni to supply I'. S. troopts. snt'trrgeog.1 or siideid with a plInIan ewth iet e traftintg yutinger men ~ratit tiit it ~ranting studtent and hl h Pietll mints. O)iiti e.I tai per cent of the college sm fteyugrtr s by draft or enlist- t~s my ai t s e isteid with 57 per centamn etsoth bil e youth.e the et s altes nea hanges Hassle Te Cabinet ed In Bill ('tire prest nt 'A tup "inefficient, i nef tudent fectIVe and unworkable" and as I in -1n -rted that the executive depart Se nate ment should implement legislation by the Studtrnt Senate. he re- Morrell outlined a proposed c"abi leetionS nit c(ntainirg the following de 0e;ion p iartment : t) I' -Department of Administra )posal, tion and Faculty Relations; ichard lacing -It Ptart (nt of Athleties, in ,lative c 1 a r e of lnoecotInng, school tie spirit, intramurals, etc.; *cuti' e --I-)partmnent fur Events and t"d the Publicity", to handle protran- such reat I t 4. Stmien: Speak (hi at ; -Department of Inter- and 1tf Intra-Campus Rtelations, involv ing orientation. State Student Legislature, etc.; --Dlepart nwt fur Elections; The cabinet would be re sponsible to the Senate. with de partment heads appointed by the Student body president and confirmed by Senate. K ld by S nate ,were measures to ai>h a "grievance commit tee" and to allow student groups, whether recognized by the admin istration or not, to submit re quests fo speakers to appear on canpus. itn tim this university noved ahove the pettiness of legislators and beeame t center of free speech," argued Sin. Donald Kop Ilen, authlr of the hills. "I don't think any legislators at the capital are going to cut off funds if the%'re as inter ested in education as they pur port to be." Sp:aking against the hill. Sen. Thorne 'compton sait , "I'm sure this bill w ouldn't szot any further thin this r m:: n. T'h: adninistration h:- l'et"n tih-rant. We shouldn't push them." tt Predicts Sales Tax tt fore'- :e passage of a state emiploye mle per ehli ficate I iystem,. elect ion law aro'( l i itfortm, anil cr eat ion (if a 1 7-mani posts of sIt t piannm ttg comm issioin. Hie also forecast the passage oif a v'e to t a Mi -I inisp)et.tin anti driv'er re nfe ~ xamin a: ion law. Gamiecock - In State e-t also Thela,'?amerck receiveid an ni of the award last weekend as the best all-around college newspaper in cu rrenit South Carolina for colleges r-n until with enrollment over 2,000. Oni the Sponsored by the SouthI oii'eal ( arolina Collegiate Press As it. soiciat ion (SU'lPA), the trophy miedital wa,m presentedl to (;om,ecack aIt abo~ Editor-in-( hief D)ick Elliott by The State Editor W. D). Work toI," h, man Jr. at the annual S(CIPA he cou r- banqiuet here. i mlen ~* Inidiv idual awards presented cotll1ege." to ii ISt. went to The (00merCOckA Blatt 's, for best pictorial feat ure, plresenit Sports Editor D)onald (augh tote ~man for best special page t.aiiI makeup; Photographer Ed Finn the 971for best picture and Managing the 971 Editor Ginny' (arroll for best hste news story. Assistant Managing Editor mn Gres- ('arol Mullinax was elected xplamned' S(CIPA vice president, .and an sena- Journalism Prof. Reid Mont gthning gomery was appointed state adviser.