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USC Student Government -Is It Effective? Students Sc By GINNY (:ARROI.I. Managing Editor "Student Senate, i.e., Student Government, as it is now is a farce - a lot of bickering and carrying on." "Student Government s h o u I d concern itself with student prob lems. It should strive to shift the balance of responsibility from the administration to the student body." "It seems to mhe that Student Government is at a continual stale mate because most of their peti tions never get out of the Senate . .. It would appear that we have a Student Government in name only." "As it is now the government seems to be on an unreachable cloud with a limited access high way to it." This is how a number of Caro lina students view their Student Government-seeking only pres tige, ineffective in communicating with students or administration, absolutely ruled by Greeks. Of 203 students replying to a questionnaire distributed last week end by The Gamecock. 194 knew the name of the student bxxdy president; 62 knew the name of the vice president; 48 the name of the secretary and 17 the name of the treasurer. About half could name a sena tor from their school. By a vote of two to one, the cross-section of students believes their government has not been ef fective in establishing a liaison between students and administra tion. One of the questions was "Should S t u d e n t Government alone decide rules for students without administration approval." By a two-to-one vote of 131 to 66, students vetoed total rules-mak ing power for the government. Many suggested that a coopera tive effort between S I u d e it Govermnuent and the administra tion s h is I d he employel to a greater degree to arrive at rules. But though most of the people polled felt their present govern ment is ineffective, they over whelmingly feel the need for an elective representative body to 'govern.'' Only one student stated a defin ite opinion that the "present form of Student Government is, fairly effe, ;ive." Thue umnidenltified advocate con tinuted, "The student body might lei better informed of Student Governmet's activities. Elections might he held with more care. Few candidates have platforms - they just run on personality and the mn u m b e' r tof posters thety cani smnage to hanlg up. "At least we could require that e (ach candidate formulate aplt form andI provide a time andI/or place in which to make it public," he said. Leading a short list of suggested improvements was a two-house Un eilinA At Guign The U7niversity's e e r' e mn o n i a I mace will be unveiledl for the first time Apr-il 6 (luring a Gu ign ardl Memorial Lectture on ''The Making of a Mace." USC Associate V i e' e Presidlent for L,earning Resources C e o r g e Curry will dleliver the lecture at 8 p.m. in D)rayton Hall. D)escribing the dlesign and nmak ing of the nmace by British sil versmith Leslie D)urbin, the lec 2ture is the 13th - nm a s er ie s ~ /by S us an antI Caroline Guign ard since 1953. The mace will be publicly pire DEAN sented t o t h e University Api l 9 in ceremnonies~ on the lIorseshoe featu ring an ad dlress by Sinr Pat rick lHen ry D)ean, British ambassadIor to the United States. Dean andi S. C. G;ov. Robert E.> McNair will receive honor-ary doc tor'ates (luring the ceremonies. .Also on the agenda of Sir- Patrick and Lady D)ean's visit to Sooth Carolina are a press conference in Charleston at the USC Craduate School, a tour of Charlestonn nm ry 'A Farce, legislative body with representa tion fol one house by schools and one house by residence. "The Student Semiate should he apportioied by %chool., but a stu dent II un a e of ltepreentat ies should be gevographically appor tioned," wa% floy. Phillips' solution to Student Goven ment's appor tiotinelnt wN's. Another student who did not identify himself complained that Student Government "has accomp lished little to the benefit of the student body itself." "More programs concerned with ideas that are important to the stu dents as a whole and not just the matters that concern the elite so ciety called the Se"nate," are neces sary if Student Goven ment is to be effective, the nmuanael student continiued. "I favor increasing the nower Stalemate' and authority of the student body -president," said Carl E. Howe Jr. "When it coies to a conflict be tween student govenment and thle administration of the University, I strongly prefer that the will and p)olic. or decvisions of the admin istration supercedle the decisions of the elected Student (;overn ment. "I feel this way because I came to this university to obtain an ed ucation, not concern myself with the petty machinations of stu dent politics. "Anateurish attitudes" of Stu dent ;overnment were a topic at tacked in a large number of The ;amecock questiontaires. "All concerned should take their responsibilities more seri ously," commented a student who advocated a clearer division of (See STUDENTS, Page 3.) "How effective is Stt dent Government at Caro lina ?" This question leap)ed into the limelight last week in a heated Senate debate on its usefulness and the of fice of student body j>resi dent. The Gamecock took the question of gorernment's effectiveness to the stt dent body in a random poll an)1d to several student leaders via interview. Contrasting views of the student body at large and its leadership, presente"d here, are the first in a sc ries of articles on Student Government. In succee(ling issues, The Gamecock till attempt to present the view from the administration and somt(e )lantts of government ac cording to the theories of political scientists, attorn ens or legislators. Leaders Sa iv (:ARLt STEPP (:hief Ieporter Student government at Carolina is lx)th effec"tive and neces ary, several canpus student leaders told The (;ui meroc(k this week. "It may not look like it to the average stude"nt, but there is a definite liaison between the admin istration and the student"." said Student Iody Vice PreSide nt .Jim Mulligan. Thorne (:AirptEt, pre-idefnt pro tenstpure of the Situdlent +esuate, addied that %luden t governmetnt i effecti%e "ot the eXt1i4I t lhat it catt be." "I think the Student Goverirnmint is extremely effective," stated lill! Youngblood, student IHIy p rei dent. Younjgrblood pointel to the ork of the Student - Faculty Relations Committee and the Teacher Evalua y 'Effective, tin I'Programl, sayin uh pro grals oi"ul( not happen "without I stu(lent, an (I faculty sitting down at the (onfer'ence tabhe ad ( work Inr as piers." -eit. Riehard orrell, however, ,uggeaedi tliat the I i a is u n wa, ofteni re.triete"d to linkiig SimuiniIt Senaie wilh the a(dmiuni,iratioin. Iie said1 that the opiniOin of the -tudent b,ody a. a whOle it nut weessarily gettling through to ad In i t- lrat ri's. ( n. 1 un Koh- n wa:1 (riti11: (,f S id i a (ovt r nnent's (ffective. a " i i n it ha t :11 11(111 lIt 1111'llrti'l, \i ilmb(r' of eit h er t I S ed:l ' or t(,t i nr lran It to r i a 1 Z \ew a re ot t r what. w(' w tnt. h14 ((11n IIlutd. Y (,lolol(N)d 1r ll2m n(1(d a tw - h(ou.e !egi-,atur1I and( a thret -day Igilati\e week to "cut 'ff .")m' of the dla( wO(o" (f Student Govern nl(1t. fli,; le 1ari vhe h:ut1 ( w uld lIe It - t'lmmnit.tee- woulhi mllt1 On ln 11:a",.11af(d the hou1sos w\",uldI ha\' uping: Shift i( ,oney frOt ml i e t t r s. fine- and 1(rgi-trat1)m deeaIs wa_ "ploi(\)( back iitto ad<it:(nal parking faclih t.,w"- w h t' n e ' e r P pissh!." T'he m(1rw.'y this year ext't'dint; S2.7.n(. will al 1 le t led t( h'ase land. Smiling , lirunttn sugr-tA"( as a log1n : "lPay y:>ur fin1es. and give smielbPdV else a parking spate Any uiture or\\(k 1i n th: - reta will depend on the findings of the t u d y and the '1niver-ity's !'i nanes "W d(on't fee(l thi> (the two new lIts will e o iml p 1 e t e1 y alnsw.'r the problemn," r u 1n t i n .tited. "lIut it is a good<< -tart. y Elected Of AWS a membenitr of Tilyr and Antigel Flight. Al-- Thomi'a- Ii a memberi' ofi the 'at'eter-ia ('iimmit.tte andi St uilent >enate, Mlandy~ i> a Kappa D)elta ad a mn m' h-le r of thet Fafll IThe new'. tre'iasur er,a Pi' Beta P hi anid wads r'ecen tly 't'eled asmirorijty wiima~n of thet vei~ar. Ninationa- were made at thle D)ebaters In Nation Them I'S( ' D)ebtei. Tleamn has secu'tred( a herith in v thi- Na nixt l m<nt h itn ( 'ic ago byi\ lIamcing fir'st ini thle Sout h eastern'v lZegional Tournila ml-ent. S o P i i im 1H (I it dt1eitts beat the' tmop four teams pries enit in the South'eastern lie gional r'oundi -ro'bin matches to1 complile' the winning 133 record)'ii. This is the secondl conmsecu' tive first -place finiish in the llegional Tour'namett for' L'S('. Mike TIhomas and'k Brluc( Thompson will r'e p r i's e n11 I 'S(' at the inivit ationval Tour tnmen t in 1 )et roit held by D)SlTIKA -~ the national de. bating fratterniity. G, I o ri Smit h, national secretarv. 0i the frater'nitv, und ina(l Necessary' sssions oni Tuvsday and Wednes day. "T hi. would gihe tirne for a.e11 iat(r. to cow-aut tilds ainistration anld auIenat% on bill.," het.aidl. Sen. Rusty El.lerhe( recommended cut.ting the Senate in half on a mIIOdif Ied gre( graphicalI app)Ortionl ImIent. "Ideally, ,!ro:graphical apportion ment iwo(nderful," he said, "but it has I lot of fallacies." IIe .aid h1e felt appo rtion n114 h. r e c i dncr w44 11 I (I . ( I tom) nmuch a t I It o r i t V ini prruu lis- {" ilg off earn1p1. it nd te114re4fort I e ru cncernedl wAith canlm p n 4 perobleans. 1 h ( b I g pr"}bh-mn , that Se(nate i< t" be. ", ayr'it"dl ~'1mp' ''Not n(,ugh u t . dln:t- want t d" anyihing. I'm fr. tw -hI b >alature i piirelpl. lbut m )rac'il it won't w(lrk. Im 'tluh-nt bo"dy prs:esdlnt and ti' Senat. must "hash out the 'wh'll pr i K e i, .}"!( IL ; t I(t't b r a n h has c'4.nfbh- le' in the 1ta-. 1' rema ked 3. ul4 ii lli, ili " pg ' In d1 3 "':'1 t}ti 4 i: . :atc. . ~}k( a n. a i e "I dont1 ik iil."- :ta. "N N base ( n ( a t: h b 1r(alec %ith u1ne at1,' l_'l"' t}.;at 11 e>'n t' in t:1 tn ' -r a-d' n: e; rr. n ;n Inh uhi h:ave nd i a- approval. ltalligan Stated tha; 1 n d ( p (nit (1r i t :, . St:idl nt to\ 1n : ennlS ( n11 n: i-'. is a'!< n r ;:1 t.1d' s'.hin :iffa:it I it Iht n ) t \ i(la', ". t\'ve1SI'\y policy. lie .iid that cunmpietr authurity for SenItt %(lldI he fin1e ideal.I, but pragmatlaicall. unfc -ible. "In las's m1nvlva.g student ruls and1 ,r h ai l'lI,:}np affair'. StUde(nt affe t li t I ::' .:1u le.Vl ((ilrI tI iUst have a!,l.r. strati() n -upel - 1 uunh1hn( cMI inurcd jit11 d1 ci.iuln - Ilmking. \-l.el if ttuden,"t l.('.ernm11oeInt huu ld ba.c authuri1" 1 1 tal.c actiol aithe ut admini tr:a tie n app{ro 'al. hec replied that "all nnajor dcelin- are gling to ba%e to be jinlt drei"ions." .\a i t le ; tline' d w re nate's ,:mnll. r .enl"s and - i11 4 311 '. tt\'"(::3 t Ul1c t131 li ,'l' hi, ntll hr:rl" t'e . u e t ( e n - n.alc' goet to. a-,-rr it.elf Win Spot al Finals sentt 11'S(' lRepresenl i ng I'S( at t he XI Ie ltn CC (tt Iiti tisi t at ('obIle antid 1Hoh* SaIlne. lloursI Ruis-el Ho u-e adt the GamelIctck beginning Marich) 2;1. Student 1' mon I)irector Dlavid WX. Pilips sidt this week the ex tendedt' hourI s a1fter Easter3 hohi days are expected to jt r 4 v (i C e a ireater CserIvice to stud(11)et than1 the previou1s closing hours. Ru issel House now C l~oses lit 11 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Vol. I-VII, No. 23 Columida, South Carolina, March 23, 1967 Foulde< I 908 uinder way. Meeting at Mlonuh deadline, Conti Street Co. of Charlotte, N. 1:., began constructia for completions within 730 dan, or by March 7, 1M site, b etween1 A..emnbly and P'ark Street., is pici newly erected P'hy.ical Science uiliing, still pc the skyline. r Of Mace W11 ard Lecture luncheon at the home of Senior The U'nivc Vice President and 'Mrs. William and the co Patterson and at visit t.o the Gov- Concert Chio ernor's Mansion. Following The ambhassador will be officially ep1tion for welcomed to the USC campus Suan- faculty and day after'noon by President ,Jones. the P'residen A Naval RtOTC' Honor Guard will A special march past the president, the gov- program, wI ernor and the ambassador during heing donatte welcoming festivities. heing prepar fThe convocation for presentation of the mace will begin at 4 p.m. with an aendemic procession. The faculty, in their e o 1 1 e g e s and schools, will be preceded by t group of student leaders. The mace itself will be carried by Student Body P' r e s i dI e nt t Bill Younghlold, rpresenting the stu dent bodies of main and regional l campuses. An honor escort of a group rep- A resenting the faculty, the faculty emeriti, alumni and the Board of vocation vatio ores ein to a ofrtesieta maedaillbin t Prsien p'h fcssors in thi u o ur e eremoas, enndA adopos, will nivcrsty a ,four Sonfern od honorar dAee t Hinl (len bode ofcNain and regioaleso natilses. bvDn Parkii 'M.y.usic By SALIA ZALKIN New. F"Iitor "We're playing a trent game of musical chairs in everybody wins - because going to put more chairs in Vice President of Busine: fairs Harold Brunton Jr., sp of the University's two new ing lots on either side of t fleeting pool in front of t}, "ti L .dergraduate Library, emph the advantages for everyon, cerned this week. "IMilbeetrfor th , , " ,demnria betiseu is hepblc fo h atory, bcDevir andt vriyTerrace," Vice Pr( 69 The constru nsaid. Tetwo newv lots, to Ix, dwithin a month, wil mgadditional parking ncasng available space )aece poob e alwy e et se umFive-hour parking meters 1e rilloimiis isaldfor the 70 spaces atrsy Smphiet and east lot. They will accept r n "luichu is sehe(luled dmsandl quarters andl wI mbinedu OlrtioIan t ie c o n st r u cti ( m a v a ila b le f o r s tureets o r su( dlxe th tpaes nlinag conit letin, in Tewest lot, c o a t a i 1 g swill be assgne to ----------- staff members. Acting on ieommendati 'ich he USC Transportation ie 0' e adm;uini1stration hias decided d 'i S ssign th(o tresent parking It ll Blosom Street lot, w rsi5ty S mphoni Band p"ets, bresently use for st vriitne Ttori) and and iyersity errace, will rs will provide music. studet. B u n F lot next t the convocaLtion1 , 2 re- with e; Spaces, presently us paculty and staff, will be fo sguests etwill s,be pheld in, andl;1 lot (next to the Bu t's Home. Amiistrationl puilding)' w .' designed souveni n races, i n avlatly for facult dece like the mace is mketer parking, mill be for f d t a the University, is p aa for the convocation. I) i r e c to r of Institutioni SprAgctiknd onrcmmnst ther iaoasad 14 USCnn il Ta spotaiions C a(.rlmtaulimsdraifterig a six-nh itensivt nI 7-. 'I'w Ki puse ttiljrafic andsH parinstu n rilt ih 1II4htais tr.at has deied aj uioru.Am ssitsign the$ prsen arkin iit wii on II ca prsudle.s Tnly F lt (nxt t ig Revai al Chair search M. 1). Tavenner, co-ordli nator of the Transportation Cen ter's findings, said complaint from ndous students and faculty init.ia.ted the which survey. The chief complaint was we re the need for more parking spaces; also University Terrace student ;s Af- were concerned with parking clos+ aking enough to UT for wives to car', park- groceries. he re- ''One of the biggest concerns,' Un- Tavenner said, "was the hazard of asized crossing Blossom Street with yount con- children." lie feels that the new% set-up will alleviate that problem c stu- Brunton e x p I a in e d that tht better - - - - ni pring-Fall 1967 sident [ pKay Hard President vilIl be of the ickels, Kay H1 a r d y has been elected ill be president of the A s s o e i a t e d sitors. Women S t ui d e n t s for the 1167 n g 5(; spring-fall semesters. aculty First and second vice presidents are Pat Traylor and Karen Rus e!l, )n of respectively. Sucrotary is Mandy n t e r Thomas and treasurer Rave .1ones. (am- Incoming president of Zeta Tau y, the to r'- Alpha, Miss Hardy is president of paces. South. She is a member of the ith 75 J 1udiciial Council. Panhellenic Coun Idents cil, Sentiat4' and (aptone IH o u s c he for Rules ('ommlit.tee. I'T), Pat Traylor, now AW S secre :ti for tary, is a nenber of Zeta Taul rUT, Alpha. A l p h a 1. an b d a It blta, mss o m e n ' s Standards ('omnmitttee, th and Faculty 1)isecplilary ( Commit y andItee. She is also a senator and aculty sophomore class t reas-u re r. S c e o n d \ice 1're-ident Karen il Re- Russell, ZTA, is vice president of Four Sea sons vill he in concetrt rat 8 p.m. Sauturdayi at , Conceert tickets' are~ $1 .50 per prwn41 ID) carl per conpulea. All ticke'ts for ther lInionI-sponsIor4ae civ itie will bre oni w et... a b..la~"I I.- 1 ls ' I.... rra.,....o.u.