The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 29, 1967, Image 12
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Frkday, Sepember 29, 1967 " '' ''CPORI
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A student is driving to campus to attend
classes.
He is in an auto accident and, though un
injured, must wait for the police to arrive
and report the accident.
His car is damaged. He must remove it
from city streets.
The events following the accident tie up
the student sufficiently for him to miss
classes, one of which is a "lab" session.
Another student has a religious holiday
on which he is not allowed to attend classes
or work. One of the classes is a "lab."
Either hypothetical student could be cut
out of his course for the one unexcused
absence.
That couldn't happen at Carolina? Two
students in the same department have al
ready been dropped from a course for miss
ing a lab.
New attendance regulations passed by
the faculty last spring have been hailed as a
progressive step-a step designtd to allow
juniors and seniors more discretion without
relaxing their obligations to complete course
work.
According to the now-in-effect regula
tions, voluntary attendance is enforced in
all classes above the 299 level.
Below 299, freshman and sophomore
courses. students are allowed absences equal
to two times the number of weekly class
meetings for courses which run the entire
semester.
Excuses may be granted for three reasons:
Illness certified in writing by the attend
ing physician.
Official University business.
Death in the immediate family.
These new regulations and their intent
are basically good--for "normal" courses
that meet X number of times per week and
whose students take X number of notes.
But what about lab sessions? Art Depart
ment classes are almost totally classified as
laboratories.
The rule of principal concern reads as fol
lows : No unexecused absences will be per
mitted for announced quizzes or for labora
tory classes. Any such absences wi.l be
made up at the discretion of the instructor.
What is discretion of the instructor?
AdditionaP".. some depart:ments are ap'
parently not enforcir.g the ra:es for attend
ance even in :ecture :asses. W\hen inf rmed
that one department har- issued a maximum
four cuts per seme~ster ruling. a Uiest
v'ice president told T>' Ge.ock:. "'Appar
ently' they haven't read the rules."
The faculty voted the ru:es.
A LL MGN ARE
CE?AT ED EuALt. .
No Longer
Clash
As we examine new regulations on at
tendance a few things become very clear.
On the positive side, the rules are designed
to promote responsibility among students.
They may also reduce to a minimum the
mountain of paperwork required in sub
mission of and handling of excuses.
But the regulations are also very muddy,
too strict in some areas to carry out the
basic intent.
University administrators have admitted
the regulations are "stricter than intended,"
that changes must be made.
But what of the student who observes a
religious holiday, who finds he must cut a
class for a reason not listed among the
THREE?
Immediate clarification is needed if both
students and faculty are to be protected.
But. The Gamecock was informed this
week. immediate clarification is not possible.
According to Vice President for Academic
Affairs Ii. Willard Davis, any decision on
attendance regulations must come through
the faculty.
Generally the Academic Advisory Com
mittee (deans of schools) submits a recom
mendation to the faculty who must then act
upon it. The committee has not yet met this
year.
Total time from initiation of reforms to
passage could take months by outlined pro
cedures.
We have one question: What happens to
the student in the meantime?
GASP
A newly formed organization on the USC
campus has published a bulletin long needed
by Carolina students.
The Town Men's Association's unofficial
guide on places to eat in the University area
is an almost-must for even the most oriented
student.
No eating or drinking establishments are
banned. The guide simply gives what we
consider an accurate analysis of places read
ily accessible to the campus.
A sample for one diner is "Food is good
but service is slow." Specialties of the house
are given added attention.
The booklet is entitled GASP--Gas Con
sumption. Aching Feet. Starvation and
Parking Problems-which the association
cnsiders major irritations for all students.
comn'mut ing or otherwise.
Any student who finds himself sur
rounded by GASP can find some solution
here. It is a project from which all students
may benefit.
S~O 4OW'CUM N~o
32EPRE SENTATIO?M
A Question
RUSH
Dear Miss Carroll: b
r
Fraternity and sorority life d
greatly enhance the moral, aca
demic, social, psychological and
cultural atmosphere of college
life and should play an important
role in the life of every indi
vidual student.
De-Rusi
By J. M. 1111
Editorial As
Once again the myth of fra- it
ternity intellectual prowess has e
appeared in The Gonnecock in de- ti
fense of first-semester rush for
freshmen. d
Bacchus certainly wasted no h
time in dumping the dregs of his u
fraternal cup upon the idea of a
deferred rush. The dancing eyes
of euphoric freshman pledges
sparkle with glee seeing their
god rise to the ocasion.
Seriously, let us examine the h
system as it now stands. n
Each freshman must choose to e:
go out for rush, but what are his h
motives for making an affirma- ir
tive choice.
Far too often he believes he n
is entering the "good life" of r"
instant wine, women, and song. i
He finds the study halls helpful
in some instances. but learning
all the required pledge material
and performing numerous "fav
ors" for the brothers detracts
from his study time.
A freshman must have a
rank of five (964-1026) on his
college boards in order to a
qualify for rush. n
This shows that he has the an- n
titude to do average work. but it y
does not measure his will to t
study, the single most important nt
factor influencing a successful
college career.
The all-fraternity average is _
higher than the all men's aver
age. hut the independents have to
:oh.rh n,,'st of the flunkies while
the fratern:ties are selective.
Now let us consider a de
ferred rush program. Scholas
tically, a deferred rush would
a I l o w freshmen who had
proved themselves. i.e.. fresh
men w ith a 2.0 average. to
pledge.
The .ies:r. t. attain the 2.'
minimum as rare would increase
the freshr...an ' rall a\trage and
TVhus. frate-rn::- wo'.U. be.nefit
ith hiih'r ..-'-an:r
me.n wvu ::a.e-..: t a
u. '. have a b--tttr
e> ar.e'e to :bserve f ratern.t.eS.
an..: v:ce versa. Before rush. those *
co.ng out f r rush :-hould b
requi red to atten.i an a,sndmily
fratern.ty .f and the meani ng
-f r.therh. i are *xplne.
The opening da.ys of the first
semester are hardly the time
for a freshman to perceive
which are the stereotyped fra
ternities and hardly the time
for fraternities to make intelli
gent decisions concerning neo
phyte f r e s h m e n . Freshmen n'
should have time to pass judg
ment on fraternities and to ad
just to the-ir new- found inde
pen de nce.
John Car.augh :n last w'e'
T ''ee c states that "there
-hl e seme-ter-long rushing.
ply. ng that the fraternity sys
:em* here :s .ncapable of eth:ca!
nduct.
Un<ier a *i"ferred rush plan.
freshmen e -u:,i not attend fra
tern.ty funet. .ns on or off of
:ampus. nor e..uld a freshman
rraternze n t(;reeks off camr
pus.
Open relations on campus
would, howeier, be allowed, in.
cluding in v i t i n g freshmain S
prospects to eat with fratern
ity brothers in the cafeterias.
Fratern.es would he honor A
Mounsi to cr.uet fa,r rush:ng i
pract.ces. and the IFC sh>u!.i
opose str et f.v.s arn.i' cuts
;n the >gal s:ee a p:'sig.' class
r .nfract.orns I". .r.:.-d.,r
r;r..ds are nt h nest .rnough t.
itters Jo
Thus, any action which would
etter both fraternities and so
)rities should be deemed highly
esirable. M
Because I feel that a system a
Af deferred rushing could and ti
would accomplish this goal, I c
was greatly disturbed by the o
remarks of Editorial Assistant h
John Carbaugh in his column, s
h
tl
i Rush :
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TCIIMAN h
sistant
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is a sad commentary on the
hical stature of USC fraterni
es.
I challenge the IFC to try a
,ferred rush on a trial basis in
,pes that the organization itself
ill benefit.
Each fraternliy stands to
oose fall pledge dues, but each
tands to gain a better brother- t'
iood.
Each freshman w\ouh,i he al
Awed extra valuable time to
ake a choice which has an h
ctremely imlpo'rtant hearing on
s academic and social w-ell-he- t<
g in his futur' at USC. lc
A level-heade,i freshman will "t
)t he pr.ssured into making a
sh decisi,n on a matter .-f such
lportance.
Remember, freshmen, those 11
miling, hand-shaking Greeks
ill be your brothers-look V.
hem over well. Chances are
here is a fraternity w hich st
neets your needs, but be sure (
ou pick the right one. ti
In the rush of rush. don't make
mistake which c uld make your
'xt three and one-half years
iserabl"'. If a fraternity wants I
iu that badly now, they cer
.nl- won't turn you away four
onths from n,,\w.
)ur Man Hoppe
Sir Ron
OUR M\AN IIOPPE a,
Hy Arthur Hoppe e
All right. ch:ildiren. elimb: :p on
knee and he'll t-ll ya
t1ther fa:ry tae abiout Sir Ron
d,iH lrf. .ts,e How
:ut S.I Renabi's aw lb. m hat
w\ ith the fru'i:n.,as uludget.
<.e'ssary: T'rv ntl, t shri,-k
4.addy' l ea,r.
WV. a 'y'u remember. Si. 41
-nad ha vanuished1 the F\.:1 .
wen..fre'd the (;.4bien gtate 1
'.i 'anilhe the WVickedj W\,izar b"
,m the Catle 4f Cal. ,
An<.i - :t wa that he buckled
his fat.i Swinging Sword.
.-ute his white charger and tI
toff *n the most diangerous
fet al!-to penet rat e The b
irny Thicket f! L.egislature. in Y'
.se tangled depths dlwelled f
ie Unruh. feared by one and
all.
I know yo will follow me.
men. aI Sir Ronald confi
n 1y o i fithful squire, San
N Nfz ger. "For you have
rity, decency and righteous
Isin your heart."
"Ad. mattered Sancho with
.1h a he cl.a ') ered aboa rd
nky rc.s in my heai."
HarI 'y had the :vwo coampan
raniithe first hend in
hb'r"y Th eke'. than a huge.
nihae ~ed up in
ne sprhen .e fae 'ho
V.' - n u K n
an ea t. i:n g ra
hat anne af ran t er
The Edit
"Rush, One More Time" in last
week's The Gamecock.
Mr. Carhaugh discussed first
'hat he felt to be four positive
pects of the present rush sys
'm. First, each student must
9oose to go out for rush. Obvi
usly, this same "positive aspect"
lds true for any deferred rush
sten since a student can
ardly be forced to participate.
Secondly, Mr. Carhaugh feels
tat under the present system
ich freshman or upperclassman
ust dmonstrate that he or she
academically mature and capa
e of participation by making a
ink of five on the entrance
am or by achieving a 2.00 or
25 (;PR.
llowever, under a deferred
rush system, a student must
iot demonstrate, but prove, his
>r her academic maturity and
rapability after a full semester
>f college work, thus a highly
lesirable plus for the deferred
ush system.
Thirdly. MIr. (':arhaugh con
nds that the present system
ds the' phl4'dge' in adjusting to
'lb-"ge life', for exapllple', by re
iring part ic i)at io en in study
llls. 1n the other hand, a de
red rush allows the student
make the adjustment to col
Kv life first, befor venturing
to the deman,Iing fraternity or
rority life.
As for the stuldv halls, study
old he in diviiual in nature,
it force'd, and if a pledge re
lire,s study halls to pass, how
n NI r. C'arhaugh state' that the
edge must truly have denoln
rated acad,emic maturity and
pahility---anl obvious contralic
>n.
Fourthly. Mr. ('arbaugh feels
hat the present system aids
he a c a d e m i c at mosphere,
sing as proof the fact that
raternity and sorority men
nd women have better aver
ges than non-fraternity and
aid Of H(
Sanch,o coveore' his ears and
w'ee. "I have not st ruck a
w. yet already we are knee
ale in beloode ande teat's. I) tee -
leve the l'lulget ,o'?"
" ih, no, Sire ,' said Sancho.
Ii abh r it. Iait e\'ryone loves
me palt ef it. A each fears
>u will w,itilnie th, e' he love,."
''w wchat :ct'0 ytt e'r\ ing feet'
beiren 2'l'c Th e ieadget ''leFt' geetee
sake>. eiien't worr'ty aboeut the
Ideiet. It'- a sery miagical
e' o 'hat c after the aw'~ful
Wh lat dee youe mce'an \ yu dont
thin fair tales.
'I r' Mane H e' .e'ee yndeated.
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sorority men and women.
Since Mr. Carbaugh doesn'
realize that these two facts are
totally unrelated, thus eliminat
ing any causal connection, and
since Mr. Carbaugh forgets that
to join a fraternity or sorority a
student must have already dem
onstrated some sort of academic
maturity and capability, and
since Mr. Carbaugh forgets that
average statistics are meaning
less when one realizes the ratio
of Greeks to Independents, I am
forced to disregard his line of
reasoning and, thus, his argu
ment. '
Mr. Carbaugh's negative as
pects of deferred rush with which
I haven't dealt are twofold. First,
a deferred rush would overbur
den second semester rush, but a
deferred rush would only delay
first semester rush, hence revers
ing the light second semester
rush with the heavy first semes
ter rush.
It would be no more over.
burdened than is the present
rush system. Secondly, Mr.
Carbaugh asserts that a de
ferred rush would produce se.
mester long rushing both in
secret and in the open.
Since Mr. Carbaugh is defend.
ing the status quo and the fra
ternities and sororities of Caro
lina, I must assume that he feels
that to these Greek organiza
tions the words "honesty" and
"intrgrity" mean something.
Even if Mr. Carbaugh does not,
I am willing to trust the honesty
and integrity of our Greeks.
Even if semester long rush
ing were to ensue, Mr. Car
baugh has never demonstrated
any undesirable aspects of this
phenomena.
In conclusion, I can only voice
my opinion, that deferred rush
would he mutually advantageous
to the University, the Greeks and I
the student body.
BOB SAL.\NE
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MANAGING EDITOR
Carol Mullinax
.... ....Sally 7.alkinl
Mary Jane llenstonl
*...............Carl Stepp
John Carbaugh, Margaret Niceley
G;auli. l.yni Johnson, Greta Medlin
leyward Addy. Jay liender
. Jimmy Wannamiaker
Mike KrochmlanY
Sherry lBrownl
Chip G;alloway
...........D[iannie WilaOl"
..... .......... John RIoc 0