The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 23, 1967, Image 1
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.