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ALL-AMERICAN BEAT BY C C2IARKN Associated Collegiate Pr.E UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Vol. LVII, No. 17 Columbia, South Carolina, February 9, 1968 Founded 1908 Senior Project Falters The Class of '68 is still a long way from their goal of $5,000. The senior class project, an annual scholarship of about $250, will require a little over $5,000, said class president Pat Nay lor. To date the class has collected $36. The money will be raised through donations from members of the graduating class. "Five dollars from every senior and $5 from every grad uate student who will re ceive a degree in June," Naylor said, "will do it." Contributions should be sent to the Class of '68, Box 2890, USC. (Drawing by Gamecock Cartoonist Milton Capps.) USC TC By Accr A team of educators will visit I consider accreditation of the Unive regional campuses. A regulation was passed by the S tion of Schools and Colleges requiri campuses be accredited as one uni Protects Senate A Security A bill to establish security checks in the entrances of USC libraries was p a s s e d by Student Senate Wednesday. Sponsored by Sen. Ian Goulds brough, the bill stated that the P1R Head Announces Resignation -USC Public Relations Director D a v i d E. Abeel announced his resignation this week. After almost 10 years in the posi tion, Abeel submitted his resigna tion on January 26 "for personal reasons." The resignation is effec tive March 31, "or sooner if mu tually agreeable." Abeel said that an announcement of future plans at this time would be "prematur.." A member of the Public Relations Association of America and Sigma Delta Chi professional journalism society, A b e e I is also listed in Who's Who in Public Relations. He served last year as president of the University Administrative Em ployee Club. "My separation from the Uni versity is on most amicable terms," Abeel said. "Anyone who c a r e s about the University, as I do very dleeply, must adlmire the progress made under the administration of D)r. Thomas F. Jones. "I am grateful to have had the opportunity in contribute." >Be Ex JSC in April to campus. Normi rsity's main and examined for ac "Our centers >Uthern Associa- can build," Pref, rg that regional given adequate ; with the main He termed thi Libraries pproves Checks c h e e k a would prevent theft of library property and the use of facilities by non-USC persons. A b1ll inwoduced by Sent. Anne a" ico-uhoe by-AL enstA. Golie Sear, lye ivnso an Mk Serswol etbls a Selct Cmmision n Faulty Stuen Rlaios. hecomite wol odcta netiainit mitedbita oltisudn bodty mai deteneines fnor nganihat pregiciatio gin adoeuater Liacresig rstig kn living,yhpaopedtb an the, bilirse and facile-tens bon-US clbperso. A bill lnsorlued by Sen. Av-e non cahed forg languag cae nfrmato fom the scndateds qualftons uriculm. Aes bim co-athord and Sends Goair, Sbitears bld Liigtonh aReotiommeintc on 1967ltye Solwn"n tudent Reain.T cotebe hiiniong of quizes during prmester sldie anmitd Livingston s Absumitted tobyl thensuDn body Gto termieintest nr-h suple-tenison of clmu le would maekis ondnclude thl Infomaatio min rhe niat Serie State By CARL STEPP News Editor Marijuana - at Carolina, Clem son and elsewhere - leaped into the limelight this week when a Charleston newspaper delved into drug usage on South Carolina cam puses. A series of articles by reporter Billy E. Bowles of the Charleston News and Courier drew reaction from both Dr. Thomas F. Jones of USC and Dr. Robert C. Edwards, Clemson president. Pledging to crack down on drug problems at Clemson, Edwards re quested the State Law Enfore ment Division to conduct a probe of drug usage on his campus. Jones did not ask for a SLED investigation. He released a state ment Tuesday stating that prompt action is taken to deal with any known drug violations. "Let me emphasize that we care," Jones said. "We are con cerned. "We follow up, to the best of our ability, all runors and reports of improper o- Illicit activity. amined n Team Mhy the University would not be creditation purposes until 1971. have grown more rapidly than we ident Thomas F. Jones said. "But resources, we can meet standards." i planned accreditation examination "not a matter of great concern." Jones estimated the University needs about $50,000 worth of books per center to bring libraries up to recommended s t a n d a r d s. He pointed out, however, that the cen ters could be accredited without that many additional books. The president said new buildings already are planned for most of USC's regional centers. In regard to a suggestion that the centers be taken over by a committee separate from the Uni versity, Jones said he would like to see the school retain contro! "because of our confidence in our staff and what we have already been able to accomplish." He said there may be other ways to meet the needs of the centers and that the University would not stand in the way of "any system that wvould do a good job. "The University sees as its re sponsibility to see that anything that is (lone will meet the needs of higher education in the state," he said. The University is awaiting a report, expected in March, which s:hould indicate whether the school or a special commission should be in control of the regional centers. "'The Platters," twice v Most Outstanding Vocal Gm pear at Township Auditorlu 16. Tickets areS 1 ner ner.< s11 Colle Violators of regulations are dis. ciplined. Wherever criminal be havior is indicated, law enforce ment authorities are brought in," the statement continued. The News and Courier's special series began Sunday. Monday's sec ond article quoted a Clemson stu dent as saying he knew at least 200 persons who "have smoked mari juana." "Marijuana has been on the Clemson campus at least two years, but most of the students inter viewed feel it became widely prev Fee Hike Planned For Fall By MARY JANE BENSTON Aset. Managing Editor USC fees will be higher this fall. Increases in housing, board plan and University fees will r a i s e yearly costs by approximately $46 for students living on campus, Vice President for Business A f f a i r s Harold Brunton said this week. Semester fees for part-time stu dents will go up $2 per credit hour this summer. Increases for full. time students wiR become effee tive in September. Housing costs account for most of the increase. Housing fees will increase by $15 to $20 per semester for dormitory residents and $15 to $20 per month for married stu dents. There will be a net increase of $2.50 in semester (university and tuition) fees. Cost of the five-day board plan will increase by 40 cents per semester; the seven-day plan by 30 cents. President Thomas F. Jones and Brunton met last week with heads of residence governments and Stu dent Senate to explain the neces sity of changing fees. "South Carolina law specifies that housing, food service, laundry and infirmary facilities must be self-supporting," Brunton told The Gamecock. "All the money to build and operate the residences must come completely out of s t u d e n t fees." Brunton explained t h a t rising labor costs increase expenses. "'Te trustees are extremely r luctant to raise fees at anyitme," Brunton said. "We feel It Is one of the goals of a state college to keep the cost as low as possible." Already South Carolina state suppo)rtedl institutions charge both residIents andl non-residlents more than 40 other states, Brunton said. "But we have no alternative to the increase...-we have to break even. "We hope this increase will hold for some time," he said. /1 . Platters Perform oted "World's $1.50 per pe1 rIupa,"Fwil aprpr courple i mFdy,Fb formance. 'I na advance and cnerst for- t gesT alent - fly last fall," the story reported. Article Tuesday and Wednesday dealt with the drug situation at Carolina. The first story quoted two USC students as estimating that one of every 10 Carolina stu dents has tried marijuana. Other estimates ran h i g h e r. "'Probably 25 per cent of this stu dent body of 13,000 have tried marijuana,' said a young under graduate . . . 'Probably 90 per cent would try it. Probably a fraction of one per cent actually use it,'" the article said. University officials, however, in dicated they did not know of wide spread use of serious drugs on the Carolina campus. "We think there is no great use of marijuana on campus," Charles II. W,itten, vice president for stu dent affairs, told The Gamecock. Standard 'Cocks Wi Again Seco: The USC Gamecocks, w i t h a 89-74 victory Wednesday a i g h t, endled the season's s e r i e s with Clemson with a record of two var sity wins and two freshman wins. In the next-to-the-last game in the C ar ol1i na Field House, the G am eeo ck s scoredI a win that places them second in the Atlantic Coast Conference, once again re gaining the position from Duke. son at the door. One ID card required for the 8 p.m. per his the first Student Union ntrov ake A "Most of the use here seems to be off campus." Witten said the University is "aware of the problem and at tempting to do something about it." Dean of Men L. Eugene Cooper said three cases of drug rule in fractions have been h a n d I e d at Carolina during the last year. Last spring seven students were involved in a pep pill came, and all were subsequently put on proba. tion. Two cases of majuana - each involving one student - have been handled this fall, he said. Evidence indicated in both cases that students had merely experi mented with the drug, C o o p e r stated. Some marijuana was found in each student's room, he said, and both students were placed on pro bation until June 1, 1969. "I don't know how widespread the use is," Cooper said Wednes Lay-Up p Clemson; rid In ACC Skip Harlicka sank 13 of 19 shots for the 30 points that give him a career total of 1,000. Only nine other Gamecocks have ever achieved this total. Gary Gregor was second high scorer, sinking 14 of 20 shots for 29 points. He collected 19 rebounds, his season's high. The w i n stretched Carolina's streak to seven games, equalling a similar run in 1952. This is the longest since the Gamecocks won 12 straight in 1943. Bobby Cremins scored 13 points and recovered 14 rebounds. Coach Frank McGuire called his perform ance "amazing. I don't know how he does it at less than 6-2 and 150 pounds." H ar1i ck a' s performance in creasedl his shooting average to more than .500. He is now 109 for 216 after a four-game total o. 113 points. The Gamecocks sank 56 per cent of their shots to the Tigers' 39 per cent. Clemson Coach Bobby Ro berts, surveying the statistics, said that "South Carolina is big, strong and smart and we just can't hang in there with them. We make toc many mistakes." The Gamecocks' win gave Mc. Guire his first regular s e asao sweep over Clemson in his foui years here. The USC team meets Erskinl Tuesday at Due West. ers y; 0 etion day. "I couldn't even guess. This is all I know about on campus." Cooper, who supervises men's disciplinary affair, mid that if specific information was provided his office that marijuana was in a certain room, "we would search the room of the student, within his presence if possible." He further noted that the Uni versity would take action if stu dents p a r t y i n g or living off campus were arrested and con victed of drug law violations by city police. "I think we've gotten a lot of bad publicity, certainly not all based on fact," he added. In his statement, Jones said the "University student body Is made up predominantly of the finest and most proneing young people of our sodety. "I want to emphasize," he said, "that 99 per cent of our University students who live good and exem plary lives must not be libeled or slandered by big-time headlines re lating to the small minority who 'play out of bounds."' Capstone Contributor Recognized Capstone's rotating restaurant might not rotate if not for the help of Robert G. Wilson. Two years ago University ad ministrators and the B o a r d of Trustees approved the idea for a rotating restaurant but stipulated that the facility must be financed by non-University funds. Wilson, a manufacturer of com mercial barbecue equipment, was the "anonymous donor from Green ville" who provided the rotating mechanism. Wilson was recently recognized for his gift during informal cere monies on campus. President Thomas F. Jones unveiled a plaque in Capstone House in his honor. J o n e s commended him for his "vital and continuing interest in higher education." "We are greatly indebted to Mr. Wilsoni for helping us develop this unique landmark which is a focal point of real pride for the Uni versity community," Vice President for Business Affairs Harold Brun ton said. In recent years Wilson has given broad financial support to institu tions of higher learning and pro vided several scholarships. He is also a member of the Chair Endow ment Club of the USC Educational Foundation. HUD Okays Urban Plan At Coliseum The Department of Housing and Urban Renewal Wednesday author ized the Columbia Housing Author ity to spend up to $2.3 million on the East Glenco Urban Renewal project. A Housing Authority official said the action gives the Authority permission to acquire 31 parcels of land adjoining the 12,000-seat Carolina Coliseum, an area of 10 square blocks bounded by Main, Lincoln, Bl1ossao m and Senate streets. The land will be used for park ing space for the Coliseum patrons and some for a t a t e government narking.