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Editorials Commentary day,Columbia, South Carolina Respect Wednesday, April 26, is a day to be remembered in the life of the Carolina Community, for the lessons to be learned from the day's experiences are many. Reflecting on the events, however, we constantly return to thoughts of one word-respect. The University-its students, faculty and adminis tration-showed its respect for a great man by con ferring an honorary degree on him. Gen. William C. Vestmoreland, a native son of South Carolina, has dis nguished himself because of his ability to carry out the duties of his position-no matter how adverse the situation. As the guest of honor during a special convocation, the general, or any other person so honored, should have been accorded the respect and dignity appropriate for the occa sion. A ceremony beautiful in its simplicity-and marked by sincere tribute to a deserving man-was marred by the actions of one individual. The professor who so vividly expressed his opposition to Gen. Westmoreland served only to bring dishonor to himself and the institution he represents. We respect the right of the professor, or any other person, to express his opinions by demonstration or any other lawful means. However, we believe this right does not extend to license to interfere with or disrupt the affairs of others. The dissenting view point could have been expressed in a more appropriate set ting and with more consideration for the rights of others. Outside the chapel, an equally apparent lack of re spect was shown. A small group of persons chose to dis play signs and placards expressing disapproval with the war in Viet Nam-and all evidence indicates they did so without any vocal or violent activity. These demonstrators, however, were chased from the area by a large and vocal group of students. One member of the demonstrating group was struck by an angry student. Action had to be taken by law enforcement officers to pre serve order. We in no way share the views of the demonstrators on the subject of Vietnam. We do, however, believe they have the right to lawfully and peacefully express their opinions. The outstanding soldier recognized inside Rutledge Chapel was honored for his efforts to preserve the ten ets of democracy, the rights of citizens in a democracy. The large number of students outside the chapel, in chasing away the demonstrators, violated one of the very principles for which the general is fighting. We have the greatest respect for Gen. Westmoreland. We respect the loyalty and devotion of the students who stood in the rain to catch a glimpse of him. We respect the right of dissenters to lawfully protest. We do not respect those who have no respect for others, be they a number of stu dents or a single professor. You Care Last semester, following Fall elections, we asked the question "Who Cares ?" We believe we have been given a satisfactory, although not overwhelming, answer. Some 4,000 students voted in student body elections Tuesday, setting a record for voter turnout in Spring elec tions. This figure is exceeded only by the 5,000-plus votes cast in the student fee referendum. We are not elated by the turnout, but we feel the student body is to be commended for its greatly increased degree of participation in the affairs of its governing organization. The turnout is all the more impressive in light of the lack of real competition for a number of races. Much of the credit for the voter turnout, and for a vir tually "clean" election, must go to the co-chairmen of the elections committee, Ed Bond and Craig Evans. Both men worked long and tirelessly to prepare for the election, and their preparations obviously paid off. The co-chairmen are the first to admit there were prob lems in the election. But there will always be a certain amount of difficulty. Spring 1967 elections, so far superior to any election in the past, are an encouraging sign of future active participation on the part of members of the Carolina Community. %e GA A$coc Founded )anuary 30, 1908 with Robert F,Ulott Gonzailes as the first editor, Ihe Gamecock is published by and for the students of the Unuversity of South Caroh,. Neekly during the college year except dunng holidays and exam,inations. The opinions expressed herein do not necvessarily reflect the views of the admmn mstration, the faculty or the student body as a whole. ou,ices of The Gamecoek are im nooms son of the aiussell I louse on the I-rilversaty campus. Phones are 765-4249 (EdItor), 765-4220 (BusIness and AdvertIsing) andl ',65-8178 (Newsroom). The Gamecock is represented nationally bay National Advertising Servie, Inc. The publieation is a member of the Associated Colleg iate Prss, the South Carolina Col legiate Press Association, the National College Preas Service anid the intercollegiate P'ress. Subscription rates are $4.00 per year. EDITIOR-.INCHIEF D)I(K EllI'T BUSINESS MANAGER .... CARTER CREWE MANAGING EDITOR .. . GINNY CARROiL. Assistant Managing Editor ..CrlMlia News Editor .. ... SlyZli Sports Editor . ..DnCuha Assistant News Editor BethBrw,GeaMdi ayBnso Social Affairs Editor LnaJ agn Faculty Editor . Chite.-re Chief Reporter . ......CalSep Exchange EditorLyJono Editorial CartoonistRihrShay Chief Photographer.JonRkhl Advertising ManagerMayWliso Cirultin Mnaer. . Cro Mullia Jimm Wanamher Meey sBrown, MieGreahMein, ay aknHeno Wilard Maa asat. haleieSare..Joh DvidSpae.Ceriste S leyE Vie Cae Ces Ci clea. Dan aa. Tn erCk,rHl Willapp I.cweulation h Man a eres,Ke Alid.Ty SObtz Staeriy, saffJ Membr:HyadAdy aesiey o icmn,Hrysm es Le Presider I)ar .11r. Elliott: I am writing this letter as an open one to the student body. A sincere thanks is in order to all of the many wonderful students, faculty, and administrators who have made this year one that I shall never forget. We met with varying degrees of success in the programs which we attempted to provide for this year's student body. None of these steps could have been taken without the altruistic atti tude of those involved, and I wish that I could personally thank each one of you. 'ro my critics, we weren't able to change the University, but perhaps we won't leave it ex actlIy the same either, and a hanks is dlue all of you also (in cluding my colleague Richard .\TorrellI) who made sure thaet we kept the Prioper~ persp'ct ive on eeryt hi ng. To Sammy I )rewv, may you have the courage to change the things you (can, the serenity to accepet the things you catnnoet change and the wisdom teo know he dlifference. Thank you again Carolina, for letting me grow along with yo u. .\iaybe some will remember this as the yea r I for the ST'l'I) -:NT'S of Carolina. Il. YOl'NG11.OOD) Studt(ent Body Preside'nt Dear 3Mr. Elliott : .\uch stir is made concerning st uden t rights, but what is sa id about co mmon mCOu rtes v'? WeedI ne'sday, the U'niversity h'mnore<t ene of (Columbeia's mocst diiting miorelandl, with an honeorary dle gree. l)uring the genmeral'- v isit, however, in the e'xcu.e of exer r is ing the ir rights, pie t s, carcry - ing signs a t t a e k i n g Genera:l Westmiorelandl and the policie's he defends, apepeared. Since when has the dictum of coturt esy allocwed an at tasck un;e a guest'? Wh ile using their right of self-expiressieon, the picket, apparently did not couple with that right t he necessaryv re spionsibility. Ily the-ir rudleness., the puicke'ts tarnished the lpublic image of this I'niversity. Is such a re'sponsible act ion ' Granted, A* me'ricans enjoy cer tain rights dleniede to peopele in cether lands. Thie feercedl demon - st rat ion oCf those rights is, how. ever, usuallyv rue aned ire ex - t re'mel y pooelr taste. Is an ye' planning a r.vi.ala se...:e o., the A YEAR TO GROW ON!" ters To The Edii St ays F iorseshoe's lawn to prove his freedom of religion ? I.OUIS II. PAlIKS Student Senator 1)eur .MIr. Elliott: The student body election just conmpleted will long he a subject of controversy, and justifiably so. I do not wish to add to that controversy. I only want to take this opportunity to express my deep appreciation to Peter Per rill, one of the outstanding lead "rs I have known in my four years on this campus. I is interest in all areas of tuolent life is exhibited by his Ieadership in many diverse or j.anizations, and the support ipubliclyv given him bcy lieaders in .!7 dlifferent student interest g~roups. In the Studlen t Senate lhe has,~ ocver the last two years, beentf deiateid, <lyntamie, and freat ive. The comncpletel y unjust ified acnd unct rue chiarges madle aga ist hi m in I .et tcers to Tice Gamec cock were :'imicttedc by their aucthiors to) bet false and mial icious. It is st ranigi that one whoc has given so miuch toc the Sencatc acnd to the students woubcl hce sc vioclently attackedI bcy t hccse wh had dlonet sc little. .\c. Perrcill was dlefeatedl last yari fcor ac majcor studenit ocffice. ith returnedc tco thet Senatc wvithI thIe .sonec didicatjin andcc high hh-leIs whlichi hadc nuialc himi -uch an imporcctanft pcait ccf this I 'ivrityv. I know ccnly tcco well the cu racge and self sacif ice that tis takes. I onily wish thact I cubl have.c cdoni Sco well. IlIe did noct seek the office o)f l'residen,t cf the Student Ilicdy,' ratherc hi' was sougjhit out byv the lIaab-rs in thIe go'licrcment and .ccjnvcie thit it was~ hiis clot v to ccun. HIis clcci relationship with ,tudenit gocvciern c-t lceccerihip. his prctical knowh-dccge ocf the prbctli'msc facing the studencit s anid the~cc gefvernment cc\e c thc past tIhric years muadei himc un iquely Letter Policy Tuii : GAMNtEcKcx c lre omes /et fers onl anyd subjctf perfi~tien to aI n) l in ioiiingI l'nc crsityj sin < ti fS. Thc c <~lit or - in - ('hr cc re servecs fthc right t o elif iettert s fto con formc to style, you)c)I I a .9 I c. spcef limiitaions an<1( libci 1(a,es. Lettefrs shcouldi he typeter it ten an<l shcouhl not e.reed<W neorth. NVo unigne</)fl Ii e I e r S fuil hc prinlte<, bsut namesi'.' mayIf he feithf Ahel unnn reqn.ent. or arewe 1ualified for this office. Peter Perrill has brought to the b! dyV he served so well, and those who served with hiim, a new sense of idealism and dedication toward the individual student and his problems. He has given So much more than he has gained from all of us. There is no one who has so justifiably earned the respect of so many students, not for what his title is, but for what he stands for. Honesty, iedication, ability, and above all idealism are the sum of this man. Peter Perrill does not need honors and offices to make him a man. I am deeply proud that I have been able to serve with himi, andl I ami honored to call him a friend. I oenlv hope that somneday the rest of us can live up to the idleal s he set for us. THIORNl- (OMIPTON Presidenmt Pro-temn Student Senate I)ea r 3Mr. Elliott: In last week's issue of Tb e Gaminecock, there appeao:ired a pihotographi of Unixversityv Ter race recei Vmlg a (coat of paint. .\ port ion of the capt ion read, "buot a piretty face cannot hide the uigly situoat ion that remains inisidei t he apiartmdents."' If the situat ionf is so terribile, why do people put their names on the waiting list, knowing that they will not receive an apiart mint for eovir a year? Aly husbamnid and I have lived ait I'. TI. for oivir twxo yeiars no(w, aind have apprleciat ed every momenit of it. O ur rent is lower han you will find in any oithe'r s-ection of town. U'tilit ies are in !the lkitchens in the a r,a ar fuririushedt. \\'e werie fortunate tioughi te I lbt:iii a t wo- hedroomiii apartmeit wxith Ii afence I in v ;tili andie ae pix:ite iloithe- line.. lThe laundryi~ - juit ai few -tips awaymi. I woubile like to poiniit edit to the r iter of the c;iet iin that the nuets andt their wix es who, li V it the Terrae do so biciause they u; ant tee. Thierei a coneniial \\'hi e a c-e:it ef pimint onl the nid c xenalt bee niu . wei altl er. eevyt the "ugly situiatin weu' ariei mi. Thei apaimrtenIts ar cii lean,i nx ill hieateid. hug free, andle romii foretabu li. Ilias Ithe wr it er iof t he-i emapt in teee iinsie the aparit meints?~ I think not. NINA N A.C UIJsIIE Our Mar The One-Mc Someone asked me why a] to Kezar Stadium in San Fra 15) to protest the war in Vietn There were hippies and ol looking college students and sprinkling of middle-class, mi Americans. Some carried banners o banners of love. Some, I sul terness, some to change th for a lark. All I know is why I marche * * I went out of a grim sense class aversion to marching, to myself, to laying myself oper standing on the curb - part minority cause. I doubted my marching our foreign policy. I doubtec a single life. I don't hate ou love all human beings. I sin to divorce myself from any in Vietnam. I think the war is both should some final judgment e then say smugly, "Yes, but I an easy way to absolve your So I went to the march gri I went to march for me. I sta I enjoyed the festival ai me, all of us smiling and each other, warmed by the in a common cause. I enjoy rain showers, the tinkly I hippies and picnicking on th< I enjoyed the sight of a lit than four or five, standing by "Stupid War." Ilow stupid, we I enjoyed sitting in the st, rain-washed sky with all those in the stadium, we were the majority, the consen sus, t h e establishment. How secure we were in our shared beliefs. Then, out of a tunnel came that little band of pro-Vietnam demonstra tors, waving their Am erican flags and a plac ard say ing, "Support Our Men in Vietnam." I couldn't help but admire their courage. Yet we many thousands allowed them to parade around the track unharmed. We tolerated these dissi dents the way the world outside the stadium had tolerated us. How proud I was of both them and us. So I walk e d home through the park all aglow. What a lovely day it had been. What a marvelous capac rating dissent. I low healthy, mocracy still is. How good I f * * '[he next day on televis that we marchers had proba taking part in these C'omi tions and while we certainhi Slowly, inexorably, I coulk which hadt( opened upl the day l Once again I was marchingi again I was marching for me (Pu .'II(an IIoppe) is synicl IFeat Iure(s Synd(ite, I SOun Fran<fl Dem onst ra Lic lIeu r .hr. MI'llio,tt: ('olnmittee, to i:nd tihe War~l inl \'itt N:irn w as a l ledii,, t learn t hat Gener*al Westtmnorelandi wa being awardtd an honorairy )uo ttr of I.aw\s detgree by~ the Uni 'er>ity ofC South Caroltina. andl herausee otf tisi w~e felt it nece's ilary to de nt ra11tite our dlissenit inl a petacefuli prtettt diuring the tilne of thet (conferrinlg of this demonstll.4rated w vith me ), t hat the wr in \'itt Namr flouts t he prin - eils of iternlat inal law a well as t hte . S. lbiwa p*rt aining 1'. N. ('harter. The granting of tis~ degree to then gteneral re I i n ilh-gal a i n iinm ral wa satnet it y Cf hw (luln of a gre'at uniagersity to in-. stll ~a concerni of t hese issues~ mn ttsM x stdets i; howev a er, by hoointaaag Geuneal Wsxt more l.andlthle~ haae sriouisly comt. promised ui t h lese aiea ls. I uthe lit ghiIt it peh p t\ t hedil~ on the la Jtionsh i the law Hoppe y Arthur Hoppe in Parade I those people marched out ncisco last Saturday (April Am. And I don't really know. d-time radicals and serious teeny-boppers and a large :ldle-aged, middling-ordinary f hate and some carried )pose, marched out of bit. e world and some simply d. I marched for me. * of duty. I have that middle making a public spectacle of to the comments of those icularly to marching in a would alter the course of I my marching would save r leaders, nor am I able to iply wanted, by marching, responsibility for the war illogical and immoral. And ver prove me right, I could marched against it." What guilt. m, ill at ease, self-righteous. yed because I enjoyed it so. r of the marchers around aughing and gentle with bond of having gathered ed the excitement of the ells and flowers on the a grass. tie tow-headed boy, no more a tree with a sign saying, agreed, it seemed. .dium in the sun under the thousands of others. Here, ya . HOPPE ity our society has for tole despite everything, our de elt about it all. ion, Mr. Dean Rusk said bly prolonged the war by nunist-backed demonstra weren't traitors... I feel something inside meW efore in the park close shut. n a one-man parade. Once 'Ield na0tioniallyi by Chronicle' isco, Calif.) nDefended, .i ssii e 's were~ thIrown. nne demolinstriator (UISC graduate' stu det)was assaul ted by anfot her h'Csuet. The c'amu pol)5 ~ic reneitedi by, m1anhandllinlg the demo4 nstrtat ors, tearing uip their 5 igns andI threatening aret This act ion of the polie wats miiisi irecited~ sice t he USC 5 pe tattors were the onily one' who broi ke the law. It is imp jortanit to men')t in that three, fac.'uIt y memblers part ici patedl. A* foutrthI factul ty~ miember,' l>ri. Tom idwii~ellI, held up~ a sign rinlg "PIroitest I )r. of War"' I)isse'nt isI not me'rely Con-' dloned hut should hbe enc~our aged ini a dlemoc'ratt i toiety 'The Viet Nami war has aro,used grave consHternlationut all over he' world. TIhose' concerned woit h ac'ademnic freeodom and the roe' eol the' l'niveorsit y canniot Inail to hbe 'onceirne.d woit h a war wohich iis xapinig our coutry'sO mo1ral anid economric i st rengt h. ri:oen di' e'tre of at Universitye. WhIen~ t he' t'nive'rsity~ boecomesW the 01 anxious su it or of t he. military i n 1 U S t r i at I estabisih ment our* d'ieocrtio' soc(iety will then he nell Oin the rod to uuihily m.iatri TiIN PrnSONS SAIli-If