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Editorials Commentary Page Eight - THE GAMECOCK - November 21, 1967 Give 'Em Hell The year-1902. The place-the USC Horseshoe. A small band of armed Carolina w :n pre pare to defend their school against "up country invaders." Invaders from then Clemson College. "MeKissick, are you armed?" an upper classman asks of a youth who would one day become president of the institution he is ready to defend against a bayonetted foe. Champions When the USC football team returns home after a victory, it is to the frantic cheers of a grateful student body. The basketball team can likewise expect a volley of ardent backers eager to bolster that sport and its participants. Athletic competition can, without doubt, generate enthusiasm in the University com munity like nothing else-and we are thank ful for that ardent spirit. We share it wholeheartedly. But there is another kind of competition which is no less deserving of salute-a bat tle which, by its nature, cannot generate a screaming frenzy from spectators. It is a contest based on brain-power-not muscle-power. The competition to which we refer is the only field in which Carolina has ever had a national champion-debate. Before a debate team goes into a tourna ment, untold hours of concentrated research and rehearsal must be directed to the chosen topic. If the team returns from a tournament victorious, rewards and recognition are small. This weekend USC's debaters, led by top team Bob and Tom Salane, won the Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha (national de bate honorary) Southern Regional Cham pionship in Tallahassee, Fla. for the second year in a row. The Salane brothers, who won the re gional first-place last year as sophomores, were undefeated in six rounds-the only un beaten team out of 25 entries. Individually, Tom Salane won best speaker honors of all debaters at the Florida meet, edging out his brother by a single point. Carolina's freshman team, Bob Schwartz and Mike Bates, the only novice team de bating against varsity competitors, compiled a four wins-two losses recordl. The 4-2 rat ing was third place among all teams at the tournament. And so this week we .ulute a capable group of champions, and ask that the Caro li na Community join in assigning praise to a group for whom recognition is too long overdue. oneA 50, i1 GeP, ' Mo orN %se, esu.. Gamecocks McKissick was armed. "McKissick, make every shot count." Actual armed combat was narrowly averted, but the moment was a peak in a rivalry filled with frenzy and tradition, fire and passion. It is a rivalry which passage of time has never dimmed. The year-1961. The place-Carolina Stadium. A group of orange-shirted football play ers races onto the field. The Clemson cannon booms. The student body cheers frantically. The band strikes up "IIold That Tiger." But instead of pre-game calisthenics, the "Tigers" hop around, fall over backwards, punt straight up. Soon, the Clemson fans realize this is not their team but Gamecock imposters-Sigma Nu brothers who have borrowed jerseys from a high school with the same colors as their number one opponent. As Clemson backers pour from the stands, law enforcement officers are strained to quell a near-riot. Each year for a few hours the eyes of an entire state turn from daily pursuits to focus all attention and energy on a football field. The result of those few hours means long-lasting exhiliration for half of South Carolina, a long cold winter for another half. The year-1967. Saturday, Nov. 25. Caro lina Stadium. A shared conference championship, indi vidual rewards and-as always-the honoi of a tradition ride on two hours of bone crushing competition. Give 'em Hell. Gamecocks A New Dimension For many months the Carolina Com munity has been told that it would have a (lining facility unique in the state, almost unique in America. Great anticipation usually breeds some measure of disappointment, but we are pleased to say that in the case of Top of Carolina this is not true-not at all true. We dined in the revolving restaurant atop Capstone Ilouse one recent night and found that it indeed lives up to its billing. lFoodl, service and atmosphere are superb. And it is a thrilling experience to view while (lining the entire burgeoning University community. W~e highly recommend (Carolina's newest tradlit ion to everyone associatedl with US(. To'p of (Carol ina is truly a new dimrension in (lining and in University life. ?LwCJECL CH TiK iiSTilS W' Son, C,AwAF, g A n COL 90t (HE~W THAr Will. FiM CUsrSR AP e .,- SFiTrM7W A4WD~N il? N Mu';cLi '- C (cit# ee T N.y fl4FK1IAM, 60$H e 1)4 H I R l(H(MY I houtH T N AT ww Ju E i.GE C.LtWTo THl Un l SA ,RN(4' GET ENou (INECC T. E CouD E/t Nt sswrT -R 9 FKT%X - 1A /0 "But, Frank . . .Suicicde With A Pitch, Our Man Hoppe Private Drab Issues By ARTHUR IIOPPE "Hiey, there, you Viet Cong," Private Oliver Drah, 3'-8-18-4451, ;, called out into the surrounding darkness dl u r i n g a lull in the fighting. "I got something I want to tell you." C a pt ain Buck Ace scuttled quickly along the drainage ditch where Baker C om p any was pinned down and angrily grabbedr K s, the private's arm. r k "Damnn it. Darb," he said, "ar" you launching your own peace of fenlsive againl?" "Oh, no, sir," said P riv at e Drab, surprised. "I wanted to is sue them a chlle nge." "A challenge'?" asked the Cap tain suspiciously. "Yes, sir. I saw where General Ilay of the Big Red One issned HOPPE at p e r s on a 1 challenge to the r Founded Jan. 30, 1908 with Robert Elliott Gonzales as the first editor. 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M........SaTly Za,kAW ANEWS EDTO.....CA..............T.Tary Jyne ..,-stgn EDITORIAL..~SSISTATS.John C RAh MAgar Niee AST EW DTOS..Ion Gaul "L3n Johnson Grt- Mdi AST PRS DTR..G.....lewr dy,JyBne CHIEFWREPOT EA...L.A...Y...E...r........7....MikeVttaEay ('IlEl l I '' GR 'E..............hpGloa -aI)VErtISNG MNER................W.I)aEn Wiso OF'I"IC - MNER............$d.....JEn okhl ('IRCLATI- MANGE..........t......PggNSm Fork?" N( ight'ng enemy the other day to come ta attack him again. There he Was, esieged in , o e N i n h, wherever that is. And he tell, them ptersonally that he and hi men are downright eager to take an another humnu wave assanlt. 'come and get us,' he says, 'amul we'll show you at thing or two'." "You were impressed, soldier'?" "Yes, sir! I said to m y s e I f ight then that I was going to eep the General's words in mind ext time I got in a tight spot. ,nd here I am." "I suppose even .41u couldn't help hut he stirred by an ex ampl e that" said Captain Ace, his iciness thahing. "Te General's chuallenge at Iwoe Ninh will go down in military annals aleng with 'Damn the torpedoes' and attnd us more Japs'." "I suppose so, sir," said 'ri ate rrab thoughtfully. "1ley're lI of a pattern." "A glorious pattern," agreed bie Captain, his voice rising in nthlusiasmn. "'Glory is the spur, oldier. What makes a good of icer, a great leader of tmen Vhat distinguishes him from the o m mthe n;herd?l'Hewtrdssin fin "Yes, lntli stirr.b"nt lt'sI gliy that. rid himpn.iuo chnelf glhahellewllnglyNi w n. isa linfe iit and the lso slomen withoumnth htinraed sh."4 l4ltrt. "Ie Cpnt iviced tat,sing ctuaMs 'Calryrio tel I): On1ir.Xhl Wenesa evening, Vhdistinguishes hpronfesr of tI( 'losohyadvheLbea (),oIt was amlkating flagt nsl aontr tahe r nis [nd geeryta thou '4sal nd on.u-I i\'en ahis lUnv1(1telsit are ingaged winith er )4t iteaching4 Nevernteiess, taot :iat.nd' helCultur Movstv ofh absitcago,t gand 'Philotsophyend the tteralo Ithi ive.s a trdingwatein a(ct sthicklsteacfhmra adinelr tual pyees.tosnd~u Aend yat the nthersppotnity 'aay in (tvers.chn Thi sittutinonl ibe dsrae at. tny lnsttu. w ie alsisl ~Thuet inciden(th pomtu te needt(I hick betew sort tolral andlle int1elgl e s .civte hih gv dpand eaing the ovruity life in tgenitrl.olse t 1ge t4(i'ther t 1 uch oiutrale and in tellectul afrts soh h ul furtheritgac.' l'Aoitltt I, .litsAC The :K,t ki i- (1 11111 111(1'1- M lIn-l.. instrnector Asociatte l'rtlfessoIr lir. utiia iais* Editors Lay. Stomachs On Line There's a lot riding on Satur day's Carolina-Clemson game. Stomachs churn at the thought of N ictory and defeat. And few stomachs are churn ing as hard as those of The (aimiecock staff. Our editors have a more-than-slight case of indigestion depending on that contest. You see, some years ago the staffs of the Clemson Tiger anet The Gamecock had a thing go{ ing. The staff of the losing school had to devour-grudg ingly, no doubt-the most re cent issue of the winners' news paper. Spurred on by a picture of The Tiger staff heartlessly eating a copy of Thc (ame cock, we called the Clemson newspaper office and issued a challenge to renew the bout. The Tiger staff accepted without hesitation. The South Carolina Collegiate. Press Association's next meetii:z has been set as the dIate for the "m11eal." Go, Gamecocks! Please?! )hallenge "And though he may die in the attetpt, he sels an example for the cottont .oldier like "You're sure right about that, sir. The Captain paus'd and put his ar-'m around Priviita- lirh'. shioulder in fatherly fashion. "y G'I, )rah, i'm proud of you,'' he sail. "Go ahead, issue your ihal h-nge in the name of all the men in Haker Company. Tell 'em how wo feel." "'Tank %ou. .ir," said Pri %111e 1)rab. And4, cupping hi. haud, lie ,hontedl into the dark ie... "lley, there. I c"hallenge yout gt. to go fiNd IAc in anud attack General llit i.stelad of u.. It', okayc, lie "ant. .ou to.' "I don't see w0hat the Capl tain'" so Se1(' ibIout," Private I )rah said later to his friend, Co ' p ora l 'artz. "If the General's looking for glory, he can have it. I don't want any part of it." "You're wrong there, (lliver," said Corporal Partz. "'(Glory's a gr.'at thing to have. ,Ou get a little and the broads fall all over yu," ''ous mle'an Ieeu don'tt tittt fighting feor it?" ''What I mind,'' said Coerpora:l 1Pa rtz, du tck inrg as a mo rtar' shtellI buritst cleose, ''is fighting feet se' bodeey e'lse''s.'' (,uri .1a n H1 oppe. is syndicazted na'itionaolly by (Chtronicle Fea tures A bse nce Nov'. 15, Riichar d P. McKeon, r'eek antd Philosophy fr'om the a lecitre on c'ampus, entitled tre' byV a gtreat c'holbi', humuat On Hoppe ee ieiharde Hine's wroete yoeu: I e e denirain'Ou'Aa What Rtichard pirob aly really eobjetcts to is that, in thle art icles c'itee, Mir. II oppe''s targe't wa consert'tvati ve Re'pullic'an ism's poli ('ites and/Ior spoekesmen. hi ae lRichard been around last spring and read M 1r. Ho ppe's sat iries een "'Elbije Jay,'' lie would have enjeoyed t hem. Thle diffte're'nce bet ween Hop pe and Hine's is that I hoppe is obijec tie aned ope'n-in ed' eeoughi tie lie able to poke(4 fun at either side eef thle poelitical spe'ctru'm. 'Thit only thiung I really dlishike' abeeut Mir. lleeppe is his str'iking re'sembelance tee iicha:red 1. IIlint's. L.etters Policy T1'it : GA'.aM:c t;teiE/clce's let - ters cii eany sub/j.'e't pe'rtinet'i fee a i nd :n r inye~ l'n iiveri.ity reservets the erilit teo tedit let e'r'. teo conformiii tie style, 214.od andit sheou/l noet e .r C c e1 d:04) preiinte'i. lut a a mi e s iitay bet