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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
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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
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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."
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of the University of south Carolina weekly
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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
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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