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Editorials Commentary
Friday, April 21, 1967
What Election?
The usual proliferation of posters blankets the campus,
heralding the coming of spring elections -but the abun
dance of campaign signs is misleading.
With the election only four days away, there is no fren
zied campaigning, the campus is not buzzing in anticipation
of the election, there's scarcely any talk about the candi
dates.
One significant fact is that there are not many
major candidates to discuss. The candidate for student
body vice president, the man who will run student sen
ate next year, is unopposed. So is the candidate for
senior class president. Several other important posts
have only one candidate, and a great many positions
have only two candidates.
The lack of interest in the elections is somewhat disturb
ing, for this election marks a most significant turning-point
in the life of student government at USC. Student Senate
has been reapportioned, the operation of the Senate has
been revamped and the executive branch of student govern
ment has been made into a true administrative organization.
It is extremely important that officers be elected
who will properly institute the changes being wrought
in student government. We must have a student body
president, and other officers, who will breathe life
into the government and inspire new interest in it.
The lack of competition, the lack of issues, is no reason to
ignore this important election. See that USC's student gov
ernment continues to improve. Vote Tuesday.
To The Seniors
The Class of 1967, hopefully setting a precedent for
future classe to follow, launched a fund drive Tuesday to
finance its Senior Class Project.
The idea was conceived and developed in an effort to
achieve some degree of unity, identification and purpose for
the class, and at the same time perform a useful service for
the University.
The committee heading the fund drive chose as the proj
ect the beautification of the sidewalk area in front of Rus
sell House and the new parking area. The improvements
will involve putting down some form of hard surfacing,
placing of benches and shrubbery, and is expected to cost
several thousand dollars.
It is fitting that the Class of 1967 -a class involved in
the setting of many predendents during a period of dynamic
progress for the University -should seek to establish a
tradition worthy of continuation by future classes.
He Belongs
Elections committee co-chairmen Ed Bond and Craig
Evans reported receiving the following statement from a
prospective candidate:
Dear Sirs: All my life I have sought to belong, to be
part of a group composed of people like me. My anxiety
stems from long ago, when, (due to a slight oversight and
through no fault of my own, my parents failed to be
married. My friends all tell me I belong in Student Sen
ate. Can you help me?
Name Withheld
The prospective candidate is on the right track.
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Martin
Dear Mr. Elliott:
Contrary to the opinion ex
pressed in a letter to you from
Thomas G. Hiers in The Game
cock of Friday, April 12, I feel
that the new University mace is
a magnificent gift to our Uni
versity.
It is a symbol of great
beauty and one that will un
doubtedly become a significant
part of our heritage at Caro
lina. Most of those on hand
for the mace presentation on
Sunday, April 9, expressed
their pleasure with the whole
affair, including the pomp and
circumstance!
In the midst of record-break
ing progress in industrial de
velopment and of new highs in
state tax revenues and state ap
propriations, it is hard to find
that "our poverty here in South
Carolina is so obvious."
Mr. Hiers should also be ad
vised that well over 100 schol
arships for Carolina students
have been set up through the
University of South Carolina
Educational Foundation
by alumni and other donors.
One of the scholarship donors
also furnished additional funds
to enable us to have the "re
volving skyscraper restaurant"
which will afford diners a mag
nificent and exciting view of our
camp US and metropolitan Colum
bia.
C. WALLACE MARTIN
Vice President for
Development
Dear .Mr. Elliott:
The following is a letter to the
students of USC:
D)ea r Fellow students:
As a member of the student
government at Carolina and as a
class officer 1 would like to state
that I fully support the candi
dlacy of Peter Perrill for Student
Itody preside-nt.
Peter is thor-oughly familiar
e'nt programrs and the personnel
in St udent Governmient and thus.
I feel, can execute the dlut ies of
the executive branch for the best
possible results.
ly reading Peter's platform
('ne can see the various problems~
affecting us as a group and how
peter plans to solve these prob
lems.
T1his is nmy opinion, but I would
like for you to know how I feel.
I have made my dec'ision. I hope
you make y'ours.
PAT NAYALR
.unior Class President
ea .1ir. Elliott:
.\fter careful co nside rat ion oif
the t wi cand idat es for St udent
lBody President I find it impor
sile to vote fo r Peter Perrill fr
the following reasons:
- His canidacy is a result of
a Kappa Alpha -Sigma N u coal i
ton wthich prodluced ('and idate'
for piresident, vic'e pres idean t, and
reasurer oif the' student body.
pres idint s of the sophomo re,
junior andl senior classe's, and
v ice pies id ent s oif the sophomore
anrd junioir iclasses. In no ('ase do
the twot( fraterniiit ies oppose' each
it her.
-I feel his totally anti -admiin
ist ration appiiriiach wvill negate
progress made this year by Ilill
Yrounghiiiid.l I>lick lI iot t andl
others.
VOTE
VOTE
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tters To The Ed
Defendi
is supposed to meet weekly, has
met only twice this year. Since
failure to attend committee
meetings is considered the same
as missing a senate meeting, Mr.
Perrill technically should have
been cut out of senate.
-He has been elected presi
(lent of his fraternity - Kappa
Alpha Order - for next year.
This job, I should think, will be
a substantial one and will re
quire too much of his time.
-It appears that Mr. Perrill
has failed to accept the responsi
bility of any office he has held.
He has apparently preferred to
let other close associates do his
thinking for him.
Lastly, Mr. Perrill is too in
volved with the Old Guard of
Student Government which is
now being thrown out by re
organization. Sammy Drew, on
the other hand, will bring new
life and a fresh approach to the
problems of the Carolina Com
munity.
ANI)Y SMITH
Preston I)orm President
I)IVVER MARTIN
Edisto, Preston Independent
Iear Mr. Elliott:
As most of the student body
know at. this point about the
recent nominations for the stu
(lent body offices for the 1967
1968 academic year, I would l.ke
to take this time to voice my
strong disappointment in the
turnout for said nominations.
However, this is not the true
purpose of this letter.
We have two candlidates f >r
the office of p)resident of UCC
Student Government Association.
I wish to diwell upon one of the.w
(cand idates.
It is a known fact that Pet er
P'errill has been an active mem
her of the student body in hii.;
past three years at Carolina, but
I wish to pose one question to
M1r. Perrill: In your many andl
variedl positions of "leadership"
at Carolina, what have you ac
comnp1lished ?
To) the members of the stu
dent body who will be voting
in the upcoming elections, I wish
to pose a similar qjuestion: D)o
you know what Mr. Perrill has
accomplishedl in his activities and
"leadership" positions at Caro
lina ? I urge you to try to find
the answer to this question and
then dlecide if you want this man
to fill the highest office in the
StudItent Government Association
:it USC.
.As a member of the 1967- 1%8
st udent government adlministran
ion, I dleplore the thought that
all that has been accompl isheda
for a greater student gove :n
me'nt at USC could be lost if we'
do not have responsible, effaee
ive. anal efficient leadership.
ROE) -KINARD)
SGA Treasurer
)e'ar Mr. Ellitt:
The t i me has a rri va<l for the
I'S( stiudent body to again se
lect the man who is to act as
their le-ade-r and spokesman for
ne-xt y'ear. As one who has bee'an
-somewhat active in student gov
ernment I feel that because it
is so very important to select tha
pearsoan best suited to fulfill the
demands oCf the position of presi
de~nt of the stuadent body I shoubil
offer my feelings on the canadi
I
E
rtor
Mace
It is my firm belief that
Sammy )rew qualifies as the
candidate best fitted to assume
the leadership of the student
body next year. He combines the
willingness for hard work with
the ability to assimilate and de
velop ideas and the desire to do
what is best for the welfare of
the student body. These quali
ties I find (and have found in
the past) somewhat lacking in
the other candidate. I give
my unqualified endorsement to
Sammy Drew for president of
the student body.
RICHARD MORRELI.
Dear Mr. Elliott:
About three weeks ago the
Gamecock Party was officially
chartered on campus. The pur
pose of this student party is to
improve student welfare through
a strong legislative program and
vigorous executive leadership.
In short it is hoped that the
Gamecock Party will be a "shot
in the arm" to the entire student
government system.
In the past few days, how
ever, it has become apparent
that some students are confused
about the party's role in this
election. In order to ensure the
election of the best qualified
candidates and to let the stu
dents know that their interests
are being actively protected by
the Gamecock Party, it was de
cided that the party should en
dorse candidates in this election.
Candidates were selected with
regard to their qualifications andi
support of the party platform.
Where more than one candidate
sought endorsement for the same
position, as was the case with
the student body presidIency and
several other positions, we se
lected the candidate we felt to be
most capable of fulfilling the
duties of office.
I feel that the student party
system has a great future here
at Carolina. If sufficiently sup
portedI it is capable of ushering
in a new era of effective student
representation. I hope that the
students of USC will support the
party system by supporting the
Gamecock Party in the coming
election.
MARK ARCHER
Party Chairman
D)ear M r. Elliott:
The up)coming studlent body
election seems, at least this early
in the week, to be one based on
the needs and desires of the
electorate rather than the per
sonalities of the candidates. I,
for one, hope this continues.
But in order to make an in
telligent decision, the voter needs
to hear the candidates' positions
on various issues, andl be al
lowed to ask questions. This
personal interchange about is
sues between voter andl candi
date is often lacking in Caro
I ina elect ions.
To fill this gap, the Common
G;routnds ('offee House, 728 Pick
ens Street, has invited the candli
dahtes for major campus offices
to a political forum Friday,
A pril 21 at 8:30 p.m. Several
candlidates have already agreed
to come an(d speak. There will
bie an open question andI answer
periodl.
SAMU'EL IILANKENSHIIP
Manager
Our Man Hoppe
By Arthur Hoppe
Pvt. Drab's Killer Instinct
"Get ready to move out," snapped Captain Buck Ace.
"We've got another search and destroy mission and I want
you men to zap Charlie and zap him good. Any questions ?"
"Yes, sir," said Private Oliver Drab, 378-18-4454, rais
ing his hand tentatively. "Why ?"
"Why what, Drab ?" said Captain Ace, slapping his
swagger stick against his puttee with annoyance. "Have
you got something against search and destroy missions ?"
"Oh, I've got nothing against searching, sir," said
Private Drab. "But to tell the truth the destroying part's
been bothering me lately. I keep thinking of Mr. Crannich."
"All right," said the Captain, his curiosity getting t}o
better of him. "Who's Mr. Crannich?"
"That's our druggist back home, sir. And he's a terrible
man, really. I mean he cheats the little kids and sells teen
agers dirty books and short-changes the old folks on their
prescriptions. He's the very worst man I know. Yet, try as
I might, sir, I just can't bring myself to want to kill him."
"Who wants you to kill him, son?" said the Captain,
adopting the gentle tone one uses with suspected mental
cases.
"Oh, no one, sir. I just use him as a test. I mean if I
can't work up any enthusiasm for killing the very worst
man I know, you can see how I naturally feel about killing
(and here Private Drab waved a hand at the surrounding
jungle) a bunch of strangers."
"Strangers !" cried the Captain. "They're not strangers,
you idiot. They're enemies."
"Yes, sir. But the fact is I don't know them, not even
casually. Now I'll bet some of them are just as bad as Mr.
Crannich. And that's what I say to myself, sir, when I get
one in my sights. I say, 'I'll bet you cheat little kids and
pervert teen-agers and short-change old folks, you rat.'
But to be honest, sir, it's pretty hard to tell that about a
man at 200 yards - especially when you've never met."
"Look here, soldier," said the Captain, putting a
fatherly arm around Drab's shoulder, "I'll personally guar
antee that each one of those Charlies out there does just
that. So next time, you zap them good."
"I'll try, sir," said Private Drab with a sigh, "but I'm
afraid I lack the killer instinct. Like I say, I don't even
want to kill Mr. Crannich - and I've known how terrible
he is for years."
"All right, Drab," said the Captain sweetly, "I'll give
you a reason you can understand: either you'll do what I
tell you or you'll do 20 years in Leavenworth. Now move
out !"
" M A
"Well, it's still asking a lot wanting us to kill a bunch
of strangers," said Private Drab later to his friend, Cor
poral Partz, as they slogged through a rice paddy, "par
ticularly when you know a lot of people personally who
deserve it more."
"You're wrong again, Oliver, and the Army's right,"
said Corporal Partz, squeezing off a long burst into a sus
picious-looking clump of bushes.
"It's a hell of a lot easier to kill someone you don't
know than someone you do."
(Our Man Hoppe is syndicated nationally by Chronicle
Features Syndicate, San Francisco, Calif.)
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