The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 06, 1967, Image 13
Editorials ( Commentary
Friday, October 6, 1967 Columbia, South Carolina
'To Secure 1
Student rights. Student responsibilities.
Nebulous phrases about which revolve much
of the debate on today's college campuses.
Many student rights and corresponding
responsibilities on the Carolina campus have,
without doubt, been nebulous-present, but
cloudy and hazy in form.
Student Body President Sammy I)rew in
troduced to Wednesday's Student Senate a
document which could eliminate much of
the haze which surrounds "R and R" at
USC.
The Student Bill of Rights and Responsi
bilities Within the Academic Community is,
as President Drew told the senators, "the
single most important legislative act ever
considered by the Senate," and, we believe,
one of the most important ever considered
by any body at Carolina.
The bill is a result of many months of dis
cussion by administrators, professors and
student leaders. It is, we believe, responsi
ble in word and intent.
The document has been referred to the
joint Senate Rules and Judiciary Committee
for discussion and proposal of changes, if
any.
If approved by the Student Senate, it will
then be submitted to the faculty and Board
of Trustees for consideration and-hope
fully-approval.
In order that the rights and responsibili
ties may become rule as soon as possible, we
urge the immediate appointment of a joint
student-faculty liaison group to iron out as
much difficulty as feasible before the bill
comes up for final consideration.
Many of the stipulations in the document
are already a part of daily life at USC.
Some are not.
But established or not, those stipulations
Point C
Student Senate met for almost two hours
Wednesday and passed four resolutions
three in praise of the USC football team.
The previous week Senate met for nearly
three hours and passed two bills concerning
student elections.
Both meetings have been characterized by
ridiculously lengthy parliamentary wran
gling between chair and floor.
Senate President Denny Royal, though
implying an intimate knowledge of par
liamentary procedure, has been found in
error several times by the Senate rule book,
or, if one prefers, rules of parliamentary
procedure in general.
Royal has exhorted the senators that
strictest enforcement of procedure will be
observed. Yet at Wednesday's meeting a
senator left the chambers without ever be
ing recognized by the chair.
These occurrences may seem minor, and,
in a sense, they are. But a few simple steps
might correct the basic deficiency and allow
more orderly proceedings in a Senate which
has more important things to do-we hope
-than fight over who has the floor.
We urge that the Senate president appoint
a permanent parliamentarian before the
studlent legislators convene next week.
We Need i
By ARITIIL
I see where a
gis~t has stood
what thi count r'
White House ps
in case a P'resid
his mind and no
nloti(ce.
This seems an
"Goo~d morning,
andl how are all<
~ 'sions and hostili
sir, I wasn't atta
eign policy ...
But an even
idea comes from
Helen Jones, the
can Housewife.
has dutifully he
news at breakfas
'~ k that what is nee
ton today is not
HIOPPB gist. What is n
hese Rights'
should be or become the privilege and func
tion of every student at Carolina.
The document is much too lengthy to ex
plore adequately here. However, The Gamc
cock will print the Bill of Rights in full (a
it was presented Wednesday to the Senate
in its next issue.
We urge that every member of the Uni
versity Community read this importan
piece of legislation and consider well th
impact of the words.
Among points covered in the bill are stu
dent membership in organizations, right ani
responsibility of expressing opinions, off
campus freedom of students, duality of pun
ishment, procedure in disciplinary proceed
ings and establishment of a Committee fo
Student Grievances.
The Committee for Student Grievances i
designed as a body for appeal and aid if an
student feels his "R and R" as set forth i:
the bill has been violated.
All in all, the bill must be viewed as
matter of utmost importance for every citi
zen in University City.
It deserves the careful examination an
support of each citizen if Carolina is ever t
cross the threshold into the University o
the future.
VOTE .
MONDAY
On Issues
For A Better Carolina
if Order
There is no dire shortage of r:rson,
versed in Robert's Rules on campus.
Also, the Senate president has suggeste4
that Senate is badly in need of traditions.
We suggest that at least two "traditions
could be established and at the same tim<
make the Senate a more orderly body.
Several times during the past two meet
ings, the presiding officer has been unabli
to recognize senators by name.
We suggest a seating chart for the stu
dent legislature.
Next week, the last members of that bod:
will be elected.
Any additions, if there should be amend
ments to current apportionment, could be
seatedi at the rear of the chambers.
Pages should also be appointed to carr:
messages for senators and on-lookers or rmi
errands.
Despite its confused beginnings, Senat<
1967 has shown promise in participation o:
its members.
More people than we have before seer
seem involvedl instead of just elected.
However, if the Senate is ever to becom4
not just involved, but effective, it must re
solve itself to research of bis before intro
duction, pursuit of aims and a few pointt
of order.
X White How~
JRt HOPPlI-',
nother psycholo- ~UI
up to say that
P nee<ds is a goo<d is group therapy.
ychologist. Just In the event you are unfamiliai
ent goes out of with the techniques o,f grou;
one happens to therapy, I have at han<d a tran
script of a typical, or<dinary ses
interesting i<dea. sion. Only the names have beer
Mr. Presi<dent, <delete<d to protect the unfortu.
>ur little aggres- nate.
ties to(lay? No, * * *
reking your for- Caso,e One: Well, now, I'll starn
off, because that's only fitting
nore interesting lIut , truth to tell, I dlon't have
my frien<d, Mirs. any problems to fret about. P'n
Typical Ameri- a generous, kin<dly, humble fe.l
Mrs. Jones, who low an<l I guess that's why folk:
en rea(ling the love me. All my life folks have
t for years, feels love<d me. My Ma lovedl me ani
:le<d in Washing- my Ila<ddy . . . Well, I know m1y
a lone psycholo- Ma love<d me. Andl after hei
Peei, she says, there was . . . Wenl what's 5(
TICKETS, ANYONE?
- DIear Miss Carroll:
On Sept. 21 a car owned I
this Columbian was ticketed i
the 600 block of Bull St. for fa
ure to bear a USC parking pe
mit on its left rear bumper. T]
ticket showed that for this I w
t)supposed to rush in and pay
ridiculous, exorbitant donati4
of $15.
This taxpayer, not ever ha
ing been notified that this stre
had ever been given away, pr
sumed that the license which ti
- car of ours bore, would entit
it to park on a city street.
- I am objecting to this fine f
r not having a USC parking pe
mit, as being out of place in i
American FREE society, and
s being an exorbitant amount ai
of being attached on the ye
first "moments" that the ru
was to be enforced. I feel th
to do justice, on the very fir
day, the registered owner of t1
vehicle should have been given
warning (written notificatioi
that the above street was U:
property and requires a USC pc
mit. Incidentally, as soon as t
registered owner learned of tr
f regulation a permit was boug
and applied to vehicle. (This cc
tainly proves there was no crin
nal intent.)
The owner of this vehicle is
Columbian, and not a student
the University. However, tl
driver was a student driving n
vehicle at the time, with my co
sent, of course. They have knov
600 Bull Street to be a ci
street.
On further investigation, on i
quiring from Columbia City Ha
the only information is that ci
hall records show that 600 bloi
Bull Street is termed "DED
CATED STREET," which ter
was mnlained to me as being
street still owned by the city
Columbia. And I think that cil
hall should certainly he correct
this statement.
NAME WITHHELD
BY REQUEST
HOLIDAYS?
lieur Miss Carroll:
According to my new, brigl
red, USC calendar, Christm,
vacation begins Dec. 21, 1967.
lBut I wonder just how mut
- of a "vacation" it will be. E:
perience has taught me that
- will surely have to spend part
my "holidays" studying.
Last year necessity forcer
me to study for a Russiar
exam. A good friend of min
was giveu a take-home exan1
for oneu of his courses.
It re'quired two full days<
BEAT
HELL
OUT
OF
GEORGIA
e Psych
an Hoppe
all-fired impo)rtant about hbein
loved anyway ? Folks respect no
And I dlon't carei a whit . . . Whoi
are you smiling about ?
('aise TIwo: Smiling? .\le, I'r
always smiling. When I was
serawny little kid and they'd ben.~
me~ up, I'd just smile. And nov
everyvwheire I go, they throw egg
at met and call me ai toady and
fink. Ilu t I juest smile beecaus
* . guess it' becauseti5 I'r
happy. If I weren't happyv whl
(ase Thee: S e e o n t fidldhl
Never the fa voite. I )o this, ii
that, run get the football. llig
tall, handsome obler brothers al
-i was patting me on the head an
noyin, "We. must eb betLe." N
Letters To
work. I wonder what it will be
this year? Term paper, book re
port, etc.
Perhaps Carolina students can
il- draw consolation from the fact
r- that not all administrations are
t making the same error in plan
ning that ours is.
a Winthrop, Clemson, The Col
lege of Charleston, Columbia
College and others will give
their exams before the Christ
mas Holidays. What are the
et advantages of this schedule?
e 1. Students can put aside aca
e <lemic responsibility more com
pletely than otherwise-a heck of
a lot less worrying.
,r 2. An extra two or three days
r- could be added to both Thanks
n giving and Easter, making these
Df two holidays real vacations for
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USC's Ye
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In an address to the Student
Senate this past Wednesday, I
chose to call this year a "year
of reformation."
In that same address I pro
l)osedl for the Senate's considera
>f tion what I considler the very
foundation from which our year
of reformation will progress
the Student Bill of Rights andl
Responsibilities.
Thew ptroposed Hill of Rights is
the result of a cooperative ef
fort on the ptart of many, andl
has been under considleration and
discussion for nearly a year.
The p)roject was not undler
taken, nor is it alleged, that
present adlministrative officials
are not fair or do not have re
spIonsive rules and regulations.
TIhere are some areas where
reform is needled.
However, very few sub)stitu
tions will he requliredl since the
University largely abides by the
logist?
wvonder I 1keep trying to p)rov'e
myself to Ethel over and over
again. Over and over again....
'('ue One: Why wouldn't folks
.love me ? A fter all I'v'e (lone for
t folks, there's no earthly reason
they wouldln't love me. Of
a ourse they love mae, the ungrate
r futl poler'ats.
t('ase Two: I am happy. I know
, I'm happy. See ? I'm smiling. So
s I'm happy. Go ahead, hit me
a with an egg and make me happy.
e ('ase One: Of course folks love
1 me. The way I've given my
v whole l ife to dloing things for
folks, ev'eryone's got to love me.
.You hear ? Everyone's got to
o love' me. Andl don't you forget
,it!
- (Our Maon Htoppe is .syndica ted
I na tionallyj by ('hironicle Pea tures
L) .Sundicate, San reancisco, Calif.)
The Editc
those who live far from campus.
3. Our students will better
be able to compete for summer
jobs. While we are wrapping
up our spring semester, other
students have already started
working.
4. That part of the holidays
which is truly spent as a vaca
tion serves as a forgetting period
for material which soon must be
recalled and relearned for an in
conveniently scheduled examina
tion.
Let's hope that next fall will
see an improvement over this
year's errors.
JAMES IRVIN WALLACE, JR.
POLICE TOSS
Dear Miss Carroll:
By what right do the campus
I ,l
Elections - Fall 1967
re Is The Judiciary Committ
ar Of Refi
proposed document.
But, here, for the first time, is
a written guarantee of the rights
of s t u d e n t s , with provisions
which p r o t e c t those rights
against infringements from any
qIuarter, he it administrators, fac
ulty, or studlents.
It should be noted that alignedl
with the assurance of rights,
studlents incur certain responsi
bilities.
For this reason we have chosen
to entitle the proposed dlocument
"The Student Bill of Rights and
Responsibilities Within the Aca
dlemic Community."
I urge you to take an active
n t e r e s t in its progression
through the Student Senate, the
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police say that students may not
pass a football on the horseshoe?
There is no rule in the handbook
about this!
Several boys were playir
catch Friday afternoon whe
they were told to "get that ball
on the playing field. . . ." It
seemed to me that the boys
were not in anyone's way and
were being careful not to hit any
body. (Being late Friday there
wasn't anyone to hit.)
Being a girl I have no interest
in playing catch-but I am be
ginning to wonder if that radi
cal campus group doesn't really
have something? Did I come to a
University or a grade school?
NAME WITHHELD '
BY REQUEST
("My Mother would shoot me.")
ee?
3rma ion
faculty, and finally the Board of
Trustees.
Carolina has only now brought.
itself into a position from which
it~ is prepared to move ahead
rap)idly.
We must build ourselves a
reputation for hardl work andl
prep)aredlness; we must engage
all our ingenuity and creative
ness, andl we must place our
selves in such an orbit that we
become the standlardl by which
our sister institutions are judlgedl.
The Student Bill of Rights will
provide us with the impetus for
such a launching.
With it, let us adlvance into
this, Carolina's year of reforme
tion.
~CtCI&
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4-CHIEF
1arroll
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