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Editorials Commentary Page Eight - THE GAMECOCK -- December 15, 1967 An Exampk It took four hours. At the end they were exhausted, physi cally and mentally. But Student Senate accomplished some thing Wednesday. They exhibited a matur ity and capability we have never before seen in such a body. And we salute them. About the usual time to leave, Sen. Peter McCausland moved to adjourn. But Sen. Dick Goldie announced the Fac ulty Advisory Committee would meet Tues day, and the student version of the bill should be complete and available for their consideration at the earliest possible time. Sen. McCausland immediately withdrew his motion. The chorus that seconded the motion forgot about leaving and settled down to work. Nobody asked to adjourn until that work was finished and the Bill of Rights was unanimously passed. It was an important step-primarily be cause Student Government has competently completed a major part of its work on this most significant piece of legislation. But also important is the willingness of a substantial number of USC's elected student leadership to work with cooperation-and at personal inconvenience-for a cause in which they believe. Regrettably, we can't say "all" were will ing. However, Wednesday was a beginning. The Era of Student Responsibility gained a foothold. It is difficult to single out individuals re sponsible for that firm step forward. But some credit must go to newly appointed First Secretary Tom Salane who devised a workable plan by which the bill cleared its obstacles while putting the issues squarely before the Senate. And within the student legislature, there were a number who led the leaders-Presid ing Officer Denny Royal, Sens. Goldie, Steve Smith, McCausland, Bob Salane, Mike Spears, Jim Bradford, Mary Laura Jones, Joe Pate, Ian Gouldsbrough. They led the debate, posed the questions, raised the issues. But without cooperation from everyone present, any effort would have been com pletely useless. The Ball They said it couldn't be done, but it was (lone. Last Saturday night Student Union's D)ance Committee sponsored a formal dance -ain activity which the consensus said had almost no chance to succeed. The consensus was wrong. Student Union President Earle Blackmor termed the ball "the Union's biggest suc. cess." And we must agree. We must also suggest a repeat perform ance in the spring-perhaps a dance foi seniors? To Follow Elected student representatives proved something Wednesday. They care. And that's great. But they are small in number. Their concern means little without the support of the people who elected them. We urge that each student accept the challenge issued by this week's Senate ac tion. Make the Bill of Rights the concern of everyone at Carolina. Discuss it with professors. Discuss it with students. Officially, it's called the Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities Within the Aca demic Community. Now, the student body of Carolina must prove the interest, the responsibility, the maturity to command those rights. Fire Alarm On Wednesday, April 5, 1967, fire broke out in the basement of a Cornell University dormitory. Nine students died. Smoke, not flames, was the killer at Cor nell. The nine were asphyxiated before res cuers could reach them. The building was supposedly fire-safe, but the contents were not. We quote from the June, 1967 College Management: "Someone had put undue faith in the so called fire-resistant construction of the building. True, its main residential section was built of brick and precast concrete. "It was 'modern,' having been built in 1953 and remodeled in 1966. "But as in most fires in similar struc tures, it is the contents that burn and cause the smoke, and it is the smoke-not the flames-that snuffs out lives." Nine times this year the Columbia Fire Department has been called to the USC campus to handle fires in dormitories. They are not accidental fires, but delib. erately set. Primarily they are set in trash bins in hallways or elevators of men's dorms. Setting fires is not a prank. It is a highly dangerous act and a criminal act. USC has been lucky so far. The fire set ting has been confined to the non-tinder box buildings on campus. Nobody has been injured, nobody has died. But if such irresponsibility continues, the danger of injury or death becomes a fright ening possibility. Whoever you are, who get a kick out of watching a trash can burn, think before you strike a match next time. D)o you want the weight of human lives in your hands? Because if someone should die as a result of such a fire, it's not "games" anymore. It's murder. un i HAV M& Li (.JIMFiNAS HI E ar N(AjI 11MTf Merry Christmas Streets filled with bustling people. Turkey, e g g n o g, mistletoe, holly. Children with faces alight in happy anticipation. Children of all ages-one to 100-who still believe in Santa Claus. Jingling bells, trees decked with a myriad of ornaments. A manger scene that evokes thoughts 2,000 years old, yet new. Carols-"Good tidings we bring." Pine cones and candy canes. Snow clouds, low and threaten ing. Maybe it won't-praying it may. The most exhilarating (lays of the year. Time to go home and feel human after a last-minute pileup of qui":zes, papers, reports, appointments. It's Christmas. Time to relieve the pressure of the worrying workday world. It's a joyous few days that come all too seldom. Hut along with the joy is danger. Next week thousands of Uni versity people-students, faculty, administration, staff - will take the road home for the holidays. We urge each one to under take that trip with the greatest caution. And on behalf of The Game rock staff, we wish each member of the Carolina Community a very merry holiday season-and a safe return. -Carroll Letters Policy THE GAMECOCK welcomes let ters on any subject pertinent to and involving University students. The Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to edit let ters to conform to style, good t a s t e, space limitations and libel laws. Letters should be typewritten and should not e x c e e d 200 words. No unsigned letters will be printed, but n a m e s may be withheld upon request. a-GAA Founded Jan. 30, 1908 with Robert El cock is published by and for the student. during the college year except during hc The opinions expressed herein do notn tion, the faculty or the student body as Offices of The Gamecock aro ini itoom camhpus. P'hones are 765-4249 (Editor-in anid 765-5178 (Newusrooms). The Gamecock is represented national vice. Inc. The publication Is a menmber Collegiate Press AssociatIon. Subscrip,tlo EDITOR Ginny ASSOCIA Don C BUSINESS MANAGER Mary W. McMillan ASST. MANAGING EDITOR.. NEWS EDITOR ............. SPORTS EDITOR ............. EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS .. ASST. NEWS EDITORS .. Mon ASST. SPORTS EDITORS .. FACULTY EDITOR .......... SOCIAL AFFAIRS EDITOR ... EXCHANGE EDITOR ........ CHIEF REPORTER .......... CHIIEF' PHOTOGRtAPHIER ... ADVERTISING MANAGER.. OFFICE MANAGER.......... CIRCULATION MANAGER . YouA EIgHT REiNEE7RI D A WHIA A SILLY G - | CAN MNi(f ur sI ThiWAE OF WiNM IYOU N,AW ! 'F Our Man Hoppe 'Tis The S By ARTHUR HOPPE Jingle bells, jingle bells Ah, Christmas! As it does each year, my heart overflows with love for my fellow man. And as I do once each year, I vowed to write a column in be half of the poor, the destitute and the needy. Once a year is not too often, I say. Take UNICEF. Now there's a worthy cause-selling gay Christmas cards to help feed hungry little children all over the world. And so, bubbling over with the milk of human kindness, I decided to write a v i t r i o l i c column viciously attacking U N I C E F Christmas cards. "Oh, would you?" said Mrs. Andre Roegiers, a very nice rep resentative for UNICEF. "We've had so little adverse publicity this year - a few angry letters to the editors and the usual anony mous letters and phone calls. But nothing that really stimulated sales." .iott Gonzales as the first editor, The Game of the University of south Carolina weekly lidays and examinations. ecessarily reflect the views of the administra a whole. 308 of the Russell House on the University Chief), 765-4220 (Business and Advertising) ly lay National Educationai Advertising ser >f Associated Collegiate l'ress and the 5. C. Srates are $4 per year. -IN-CHIEF Carroll PE EDITOR aughman MANAGING EDITOR Carol Mullinax .................. Sally Zalkin ..............Mary Jane Benston ...................... Carl Stepp .John Carbaugh, Margaret Niceley a Gault, Lyn Johnson, Greta Medlin ....... Heyward Addy, Jay Bender ............Jimmy Wannamaker ................Mike Krochmalny ..................Sherry Brown ..................Mike Attaway ..................Chip Galloway .................. Dianne Wilson .................John Rockholz ..................Peggy Simms r. 'M ('OINC I: /NG (iHRiCJIMAh I ? AREo G111NG T01C SEorEV sINel -I N Mnt-.%I- So SH AiED MY RfMP, AlND ClIy\ . H i.fJ , e If0 BE A7 )OU ANMb I ARENT $S(LN & ur Mipm wiutt E~ ris IIESTON / CF COL4SE 0L W You DONr ~ntitK NE CAN, LC0M!: ON! /H ATE.Vra Lr i s, WafaIL IT W(J/FD L I's Your Choice )eason... I said she could count on my devotion to good works. And what was the standard way to attack this worthy cause? "Well," she said, "most attacks come from right wingers who say that UNICEF funds help advance Conmunism. Actually, this isn't true. More Communist countries give to UNICEF than receive. And after all, there's no such t h i n g as a Communist child and . .." Tut, tut, I said. Let's not let the truth stand in the way of a worthy cause. And I jotted down, "Communist conspiracy." Was it also, I asked, hopefully, a Papal plot? "I don't think anyone's thought of that yet," she said. "But a lady did call to say it was a Jewish one and she read me excerpts from The Secret Protocols of the Elders of Zion." Good, good. "And a n o t h e r demanded to know how we could conceivably call ourselves Christians." Oh, fine. There was cer tainly nothing more un-Chris tian these days than feeding hungry children of who knows what political and philosophi cal persuasions. And speaking of that, I supposed sonme of these children were undoubt edly Black and some undoubt edly were Moslems? "U n d ou tb t e dlI y," said Mrs. Roegiers. Marvelous. Andl I madle a note: "Foments Black Moslem revolu tion." But let's get dlown to the nitty gritty, I saidl. I had here in my hand a Christmas card dlepicting an angel blowing a trumpet andl inside it bore the message (pause for effect): "Peace on Earth." Mrs. Roegiers gamely ad mitted it was a genuine lINI CEF card. Not "Peace with Victory,'" I p)ointed out. Nor even "Peace with Honor." But simply, "Peace on Earth." D)idn't Mrs. Roegiers realize that such pacifist state ments gave aidl andl comfort to the enemy in Hanoi? Which is the legal de(finition of treason? "I hadn't thought of that," she saidl. So I want to join the Birch Society and other do-good groups in warning you that these Christmas cards-on sale in volunteer booths at local de partment stores and all local [TN centers-are p)art of a Communist, P a p i s t , Jewish, atheist, Black Moslem, trea sonous plot. To feed hungry children around the world. Ah, Christmas! It's the only se'ason in which even the right wing nuts do their share to help the needy. And now, all aglow with the Christmas sp)irit, I can hardly wait till next year. Next year, I'm going to put the sqlueeze on The Mother's Milk Bank. (Our Man Itoppe is syndicated nationally by Chronicle Feature. Syndicate, San Franicieco, Calif.) Winter Fori D)ear Misa Carroil: Trhe Carolina Winter Ball Sat urdlay, Dec. 9, was a tremendlous success. Ev'erything was ar ranged p)erfectly. The location was excellent, the decorations were beautiful an(l the Glenn ) r 4 dip , HOPPE Nightclub Policies Dear Miss Carroll: I had occasion to attend the Saturday night performance of ; Julius Cobb at the Golden Spur Dec. 9, 1967. The entertainment was good, considering there were only five couples in attendance. I imagine that performers do not ha%, much incentive with such a liw attendance. Upon antering thle door of t he USC nightclub I was asked to 1) show my USC I. I). card, 2, pay $1 and 3) have a dlate. I did all three without comi ment, as I assumedl evervOno else entering wouldi be re<iii to do the same to keep the local rift-raff out. I was surprised that it was necessary to pay for the pre v'iously "free" refresh ments since the Golden Spur is non- pr. fit (Dec. 8 Gamencock). I could not co(nce'ive howv th addl(ed income of perh ap- s I (five coupIJles x two cokes (a Io Ii couldl start to offset the adveri' effect on the customers, who are limited to the consump)tion of carbonated beverages. To earn any decent income t ho band members wouldl have to charge at least $10( each, plu1> the minimum $1.25 per hour for the four employees piresent plus2 rent, etc.W T[hat dollar doesn't even p'ay for the ice that wasn't used be cause of the "necessary in crease." Finally, at 10:30, after the first break of a good perform ance, I watched the employees let in ten soldiers in uniform without: 1) a USC 1. 1). card,. 2) paying 50t' or 3) having a dat". .If it is going to be the policy of the G;olden Spuri to admnlit stags, then the USC student body should be the first to know. If the admission is to lie niothi ing, then no one should have to pay. Finally, if anyjones is to bie ad mittedl then why dloes the Stu (ent Union ask for 1. ). (ards? I would like to hav-e an in terim statement of policy from our D)irector of the Student Union D)avid Phillips. JOHN ROCKHOI7. nal Praised I hav-e ever heard. The ball was certainly a monu ment to the leadership andl hard work of our Student U nioin- I wish to thank the Student Union D)ance Committee for a job well