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EDITOR4 Carol N ASSOCIATE EDITOR Don Caughman Page Eight-A - THE GAHEO Black Ar Yes, black brother, we're white. We're white and we're proud. But we aren't all proud of what men do in the name of white. You tell us you don't care how sympa thetic we are, we can never understand be cause we're not black. You tell us it doesn't matter what is in our hearts; it's our actions that count. But then, we could say that too. Can't we meet half-way, black brother? Maybe we, the "whites," must take the first step-even try to move over that half-way mark. It will not be easy. We have roots deeply embedded in a proud culture, a southern heritage. Preju dice and "white supremacy" have been a part of that heritage. Does that make it right ? Bus Stop The administration is experimenting with the transportation problem that is plaguing the Carolina community. The "big experi ment" is an intracampus bus service that will operate every evening for three weeks. It began Monday at 6 p.m. The service is designed to carry Cap stone residents to and from the main cam pus after dark. It is the first step beyond the conference tables that the Administra tion has taken in dealing with the transpor tation crisis at Carolina. The pressure of the general parking situa tion has led administrative officials to con sider establishment of a mass transporta tion system. There have been murmurs of a monorail system and of a subway system. Feasibility points to a complex bus sys tem to serve the complete transportation needs within the confines of the campus (including the Coliseum and other spread out UJSC buildings). The Capstone bus serv ice could well be the basic blueprint for such a campus-wide system. It has been continually pointed out that the Capstone bus service is a trial system, an experiment. It is also a beginning. We urge every Carolina student to in vestigate this system and consider the po tential involved. We urge you to consider it as a potential solution to a transportation crisis at USC. The Voice Of By JOH N CA RBA UG H primarily h is at Editorial Assistant tion towardl the E d it or's n ot e: GAMECOCK P r es ildent J< columnist John Carbaugh has re- caught in the cently turned roving interviewer the extreme do, with the designs of bringing v'ari- treme hawks. I ous personalities of interest to lowing a path u the pages of THE GAMECOCK. His to conlvey to thE first interv'iew was with Don the North Vieti Fowler, Executive Director of the are there to wi State Democratic Party. Fowler But I think t is currently on leave from USC displayed a di where he is an assistant professor says that we are with the Bureau of Gov'ernmental ing to negotiat Research. that we are not; Gamecock: Did you make a and I think tha comment last fall that the tion in following only way Lyndon Johnson can imp)rovedl his sil carry this state is with George that is the nui Wallace running on the ballot? which has helpt Fowler: No, I didn't make that Gamecock: V comment. I made a comment cratic Party th that was related to President way with L.B.. Johnson's chances of carrying this year? South Carolina, and I saidl that Fowler: The (bin) chances at that time were in the South pretty slim. cratic Party is I think his image, his position candidates for1 in South Carolina, has definitely Congress, the S Improved. Since then, I pick and for local c this up everywhere I go in the Carolina. This is state. I think this improvement job of any party in his situation is likely to con- lina. tinue In th. next few months. The number G a mecoc k : What ha. Greenville Cow brought about an improvement Party is to in Preident Johneems position County Denmocra in this state? one job of the Fe'sa I think It ha. been Demnocratic Par confmora N-CHIEF lullinax MANAGING EDITOR Sally Zalkin "OCK - February 16, 1968 id White You, too, have roots in a culture, equally as proud. Prejudice and resentment of op pression are a part of your legacy. There is a black community, a white com munity-and a University community. We are concerned with the University com munity. Three deaths in Orangeburg made us look closely at that community this week. When we looked inward, we had to ask: Could this violence erupt at Carolina? Three deaths in Orangeburg-we can't forget them, we can't smooth it over, we can't arbitrarily assign blame. But they must not be used as a pivot for more violence. This week the University community took a step away from clash toward cooperation. Administrators and student leaders on both sides of the racial line sat down and talked. Out of the attempt at understand ing came a promise of greater effort-in student activities, in non-discrimination in athletics, in greater involvement in Caro lina life. For the moment, these are pledges. They will not become reality overnight, but there must be a continuing effort to make them reality. One result of those discussions was im mediate, however. Student Government and Afro-American Students Association leader ship together worked out plans for a me morial service for the three youths who died in Orangeburg. Progress was made because people-black and white-cared. Black brother, no one man can dictate a race. Why, then, do we label the actions of individuals as those of a race? In the end, is it not a matter of indIividull heritage ? Can we think in ternms of people and not color long enough to build a new- legacy for tomorrow--of mutual dignity and trust? Memorandum Memorandum to all student senators who didn't show up Wednesday: Your absence stopped the Senate from doing its job. No quorum. Senate adjourned. One week of potential lost. Senators, why are you senators? Or perhaps more ap propriately, why aren't you senators? The State D titudeC, his posi- South Carolina De,moc rats. We Vietnamese war. are going to concent rate on state >hnlsonl is being and local elections. idle between Gamecock: Rcet'lIy, Gov. es and the ex- McNair has taken a position think he is fo!- against a paty raise for the hich is designedi teachers in the state at this Viet Cong andI time. Is this the position of tamese that we the party itself or is this the i the war. position of Gov. McNair and aat he has also does the Party support Gov. sposition which McNair on this matter? ready and will- Fowler: I think that if the at any time, public listens to the explanation ~oing to get out, which Gov. McNair gives con his determina- cerning increases in teachers' this course has salaries that they will be much uation. I think less disposed to be critical of nber one thing him, because as of this year d his situation, we're in a tight fiscal situation. till the Demo- As of next year we will have the en run all the opportunity to completely review r. in the state public education in South Caro lina. iumber one job We will have an opportunity carolina Demo- to formulate a tax proposal if the election of necessary, or at least to predlict he Senate, the with great accuracy the indus tate Legislature trial level of South Carolina. ffices in South And at that time next year, will the number one lhe able to propose a level of in South Caro- salary increase for teachers which will put us way ahead of mne job of the what we are now along with ty Democratic maintaining our very fine record elect Greenville of fiscal responsibility, along ts. The number with a third matter of dloing this South Carolina within the context of a very Ey is to elect careful Jald-ou pr-.... fo. A Pre Iear Miss Mullinax: I am a freshman who served as a Navy medical corpsman with a U. S. Marine Corps rifle comany for a year in Vietnam. Since I have been here at USC, I have noticed that a favorite topic of discussion is the Viet nam war. So much has already been said about the political as pects of it that my own opinion in that regard would not he new to anyone. What I would like to say is not politically aligned and I hope will interest students here. The war in Vietnam impressed me with one thing-its prevent ability. The living conditions of the Vietnamese peasant are only a shade above the bestial. D)i sease-ridden, ill-fed people such as the V'ietnamsese are prey for (Commnunist p)ropagan~da. But a man with a full belly cannot swallow lies about a Communist nit opia. A*s a nation that throws away food while mnill ions elsewhere suffer from malnutrition, it is up to America in large measure to help such people fill their own bellies. Now is the time for us to be come concerned about the wel fare of the underdeveloped na tions. If we would have heeded the warning of The Ugly Ameri can (published 1958) and p)ut its e mocrats future development of our Ed urational system. We supp)ort the G;overnor in this. We realize that there is dIisagreement concerning this, but Ithink that the Governor's p)osi tion was not taken lightly. The Governor's position was taken after a great dleal of thought and study, and I think that there is, oif course, the p)ossibility of change, but he will be flexible on this matter to the extent that he can within the confines of his responsibility. Gvamecock: D)o you agree with Gov McNair's comments that the saddest days of the Uinited States have been under the Republicans? Fowler: I think I heard the G;overnor make that speech. I think that that quote was taken completely out of context. Hie was talking about South Caro lina and North Carolina. lHe made this speech before a dinner in North Carolina and it was taken out of contoxt. It ap pearedi to be something substan tially different from what it was, andl I would agree that, yes, the saddest (lays in South Carolina andl North Carolina andl in the South in general were under Re publican administrations. I only have to mention Reconstruction and Depression to cite two great NEGOT/AiOAT 1LET L15 N6VER F, J bMV.KEHMSPY PMCEAL hen will the gates be oper ventabl suggestions into effect on a large scale, the war in Vietnam would never have materialized. It is no0t enough to give Ls away t ruck - Eloads of money. EP oo r nations T need h e I p at T the gra8fl-roots E level -- Ameri cans willing to R give of them. selves to show F them how to build and grow crops. This work is beat being carried out by the Peace Corps. Iisemsefetvmen he willthcue gate the war ventdbn l Arg cale te warinor na Anyoe niveenough to thive thatthe Pooarsit ationSt nth nsipeed ohe atr fac taruhe gasshroots eayb events in ragerg canstwilingkt codnd butite budnof the equllyon themit omunto as well s bonth Ner.angow brgs isetr wor sesto better tsth most ffetowns mn st adsronglyherege yung whie itsand mnsta of cklingji ter rbdesatichhaenon Theoetecfo them.a i Bn rnurd iien ls Anoek nxreive eing of,n thatpely raa siitio in South Carolinaias "If qedit unde nth aslitiapoearnd onewspaper face wads brouhtio hre to relt ) et nOrangeburg. hat weeke aotsmc etaenay vaiolncte ient tonge woonld t al theireneapons sinsHibility musto and placen erunotnally ontewie comericnit asnellpaes ont Nero.rtingte warg Oisousthe neher etton than mos othored ws. nSot Saoliatherere tep rling whie in te san nteal of yeackling the prostems which nhweit con rthed oth-enm. c fters ne ratinliur ctzed.s weefexrueed therfeeis nofin (stanty oruli wichang the tap havedhad this situation her ink w(iulrvthnow call ti apons. OQT oi EAR ro 9 oAcng p s i2-/6 -68 ned?" SWar? Vietnam is the peaceful efforts no0w being performed by the civic action programs of our forces there. We cannot hope to win the war without these pro grams, for without them we run a great risk of alienating the Vietnamese people just as the French did. In desperate need are small bars of soap (most diseases in Vietnam are caused simply by filth), children's chewable vita mins and vitamin drops, educa tional materials, and old clothes, especially for children. Any package, no matter how small, would be appreciated by the Vietnamese. You can send p)ackages to: Commanding General 3rd Marine Amphibious Force FP~O, San Francisco, Calif. 96602 DON THOMPSON Of Respc but a genuine concern by every one involved for the moral andl legal rights of others must exist before steps can be taken in the right direction. One question which should be considered is whether the situa tion is one of white vs. black as such, or rather is it a failure of members of the human race to get along with each other? In South Carolina, there are 15 counties in which Negroes make up more than 50 per cent of the population. (Seven-Al lendale, C a I h o u n , CIa rendon, Jasper, Lee, McCormick and O)rangeburg--are more than 60 per cent Negro.) But the legis Founded Jan1. 30. 1908 with nobert Eli cock Is pubalished by and for the students< durIng the college year except during holla The opinions explressed here in do rnot nec (in. the facualty or the student body as a orffiees of The Gamecock are in Itron carnp's. i'honre are 71". 19~ (i tor-in-dI anii 765-178 1 Nesroorn)I. The Gamecock Is replrented nationally niee, Ine. 'lhe lpuidleation is a miember of tollegiate l'ress A ssociatmon. subascripti on IHUSIN ESS Mary W. ASST. MANAGING ED)ITOR Mary Jane Benston NEWS ED)ITOR CarI Stepp ASST. NEWS EDITORS Mona Gault Sherry Brown EIDITOR IA I, ASSIST ANTS John Carbaugh Margaret Ann Nicely CIRCUII,ATION MANAGER Hindrances e To Groups Criticized Dear Miss MuWnaz: As a senior and one who has had the opportunity to serve as an officer in several student or ganizations, I would like to ex press my concern at the failure of student organizations to keep pace with the expanding popula tion and needs of the University. The first major difficulty is the great increase in red tape %hich has occurred as a result of University expansion. Every timt a student organization seek to engage in any activity the procedural requirements are complex. To raise funds for any pur chase, a form in triplicate is re quired two weeks in advance and all records must be submitted in detail for auditing. For an outside speaker a biographical sketch and a definite date is re quired. For use of room space not in the Russell House, a trip licate form obtained from stu dent affairs must be submitted to the business office. Use of the post office meter requires assessment at the post office, payment in the Administration Building and return of the ap propriate form to the post office. A second problem is publicity. Because of the large number of signs being put up, especially by the Student Union committees who seem to have free access to the printing facilities others have to pay for, students ignore most of them. Gamecock cover age is often hard to obtain and inadequate. To reach a large segment of the student body is very difficult. A final problem is that as soon as one's name gets on the IBM list of student organization of ficers, one gets sucked in to an unbelievable number of new ac tivities. One gets invited to teas, receptions, .meetings, to take rart in special committees, in terviews, etc. The net result is that the aver age student who becomes an of ficer in a student organization finds himself stifled at every turn by red tape, and continued strong leadership of student or ganizations is completely stifled by the present system. What we now need is a com plete study of the demands upon the role of student organizations oin our campus. Free printing, substantial secretarial help, more flexible rules, andI better Game rock coverage would be the first step)s on the road to better stu dlent organizations. MAC COIILE insilbl ty lative dlelegations from these counties, as well as all others in the state, ar.e all-white and have been since Reconstruction. No one can justifiably argue that it is all right for a majority group to be represented by per sons who have the interests of the minority group at heart. Fortunately, with the advent of the 1966 Voter Rights Act, this regrettable situation may be changed in this year's elections. The answer then-though it may never he reached-lies in greater respect by members ofa majority of the human race for the rights of members of a min ority of the human race. tt Gonrales as the first editor, The Oes if the Uiversity of South Carolina weekly iays and( examinations. e arly reflect the views of the administra 08 of the Ruissell House on the University ilef), 7tG>-4220 (ntusiness andi Advertising) by National Edcucationals Ado rtiing 5er Anoilatdi Collegiate l're'i sand the S. C. .ates are $i per y'ear. MANAGER McMillan SPORTS ED)ITOR Jimmy Wananmaker ASST. SPORTS EDITORS Jay Bender licyward Addy FACULTY ED1TOR Mike Krochmalny SOCI AIL A FF AIRS EIDITOR Nancy Meddin OFFICE MANAGER John Rockholz CHIEF PHOTOGRtAPHER Chip Galloway '