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EDITOR. Carol 1 ASSOCIATE EDITOR Don Caughman Page Ten - THE GAME Sounds ( Article V, Section 3 of the Student Body Constitution states: . . . spring election to be held annually during the first week of April on such day or days to be established by the Elections Committee, unless changed by a two-thirds vote of the Senate.... April 1st is 16 days away. From the Elections Committee, we have the sounds of silence. However, from the recent action of Stu dent Body President Sammy Drew, it is ap parent that the Elections Committee has its problems. Drew has appointed three new members to the five-man committee be cause of resignations spanning from six months to two weeks ago. What's Be Parking at Carolina is in a transient stage. Right now, it is inconvenient. Next year, it will be critical. The administration began an intensive study of the parking problem a year and a half ago. Even more recently a student Executive Parking Committee headed by Alan Thames undertook a similar study with the aim of improving parking facilities on campus. These were projective studies. They ex amined not only the existing situation, but the trends that would develop with an in creasing student body and expanding cam pus. Future trends point to three main areas of concentration on campus. One such area is the developing west campus. With the construction of Memorial Hall, the Schools of Journalism and General Studies will be moved to the west end of the campus. A proposed new law school will also be constructed in this area. Me morial Hall itself will function as a center for athletics and other student activities. A second concentrated location will be A Principle In regard to Negro activities at the Capitol Wednesday we have only one thing to say: It is easy to become so preoccupied with carrying out the mechanics of a principle that the principle itself begins to fade. Open Letter D)ear Miss Mullinax: bility of unive I write this letter with some concerning the reservations, but in spite of cal issues of oul these reservations, I feel that as professors, ha someone must point the accus- bility extending ing finger. The luxury of man- a e a dI e m i c "ur ners has past. civi Irights and To begin with, I dlon't hon- volvement in Vi estly know what is the responsi- Time after ti The opinions expreased herein do not necessmariiy refleet adminIstration, the faculty or the student body as a whole. Office. of The Gamecock are In Roomi 308 of thme itu,ssel University campua. Phones are 777-4249 (P.ditor-in,-(hiefi, 77's and Advertising), and 777-8178 (Newaroomi. BUSINESS MANAGER.................Mary ADVERTISING MANAGER .................Di ASST. MANAGING EDITOR ............Mary. NEWS EDITQR........................... SPORTS EDITOR....................Jimmy EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS .John Carbaugh, Marj ASST. NEWS EDITORS.........Sherry Brown, ASST. SPORTS EDITORS .......Heyward Addy FACULTY EDITOR.....................Mike SOCIAL AFFAIRS EDITOR ................N CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER ..................C CIRCULATION MANAGER ................. CARTOONISTS...................Kate Sally, OFFICE MANAGER .......................J REPORTERS-Ginny Carroll, Jerry Calabrese, Steve Kelly, Jay Hodge, Susan Ross, Susan Tanner ~jae, Linda Jo Mangum, Ken Hare, Don Hult PHOTOGRAPHERS-Bob Benson, Elliott Boreni Crew., Charles Keefer. Warren Hudson, Mike Tyl Eitorlals IN-CHIEF lullinax MANAGING EDITOR Sally Zalkin COCK - March 15, 1968 )f Silence This gives the committee two weeks to reorganize itself in the face of the coming elections. It should not be a matter of two weeks. It should not even be a matter of five weeks which the committee will have if the Senate Rules Committee passes a proposed bill to delay elections by some three weeks. The chairman of the Elections Commit tee, Charles Brandenburg, was appointed last year. He has had a full semester and six weeks of another to get his committee in order. Spring elections are dependent on the action he has taken. And so, we ask, what action have you taken, Mr. Brandenburg? ing Done? the expanding east campus with Capstone dormitory on the periphery of this six-block area and a second proposed dormitory in the same block. Also included is the Humanities Center complex, presently under construe tion. The ma.jor area of concentration is mid campus, just to the south of Russell House. Proposals from the parking studies point to high rise parking lots in these areas as the ultimate answer. Construction would be undertaken on a long-range basis. The first of several multistory parking lots could be located directly behind the Russell House with the first level on Devine Street and the second level elevated above Devine. This construction would align with such priorities of the University as a new infirmary, a new nursing school and law school: Funds are dictated by priorities. On a short-range basis, stop-gap mea sures are being taken. The University is acquiring central land that will eventually come uinder the building program and using it for temporary parking lots. Three lots on the Capstone block (be tween Barnwell and Henderson Streets) have been bought and will be used for stu dent parking. Other lots will be leased with money from dlecals, meters and parking fines. The essence of the studies, the long range proposals, and the stop-gap measures is that a growing parking problem is being dealt with before it reaches the crisis stage. The essence, things are being (lone now. Fo Professors rsity p)(fsos I aehadjrofessorsevd ocial andl politi- ths susainllrrae time. D)o you, frcasomdsuso.Ti ve any responsi- mabeporwth teui heyondl mere vriycnet ev li lderstandling" of freahrosortdci. the U. S. in- lyn h lsro,hw etnam ?evrIseanoielesen' me in lctures ohae har ofessovrsit 1ed teslonthese issues. prpit forcarom hiscussion.lusis umay be pIraper withi the uni fo enouh professor t dcae. Hedtheise tolassroom, how mie ilecre, o n the maepamesrt of estteproft. iii,a~ ~~,. sors,l aSoth fearoln of elao IVO ( ~ thenmselves o sel?) issues Fr oe tin, thisrecntionso W.niln tird, g professors at unavr anneWilon litnavffce nol csonernedt abo ae vIeso sheak omeot o sateent se. W os nann.ae Sconluio and feel ofreahat ion anetyel moeatve for ths eireco;-o Mon McMilt muird, profearorom the acvr ae Hendten ulakty n cuen Thesues. Krochmalny treat of this third conclusion ncie Meddin was used until recently by the ip Galloway clergy. Peggy Sims When the "responsible" eldl Wilton Capps ers* in the university criticize the hn Rlockholz "irresponsible" actions taken by Steve Crick, a very few courageous students ,John D)avid en this campus, remember they ,Bill Jones, are in part respondling to the itein, Coates vacuum of silence created by ler. you, the "responsible" faculty. Rulir By DON CAUGHMAN Associate Editor When the U. S. Supreme Court issued its historic decisions in the Danny E s c o b e d o (1964) and Ernesto Miranda (1966) cases, a storm of protest was raised over such a "blatant" action. The fact that the decisions were reaffirming basic rights granted by the Constitution seems to have - -- - ------ "PLANS Fees Con DeMr isS Mullina.r: The Student Senate resolution for control of the Student Ac tivities Fees is ridiculous. The Senate has no conception of the complexity of budget con trol. If they want control the Radio Diet Dear Miss Mlullina.r One particular organization on cur camp)us, WUSC, is sup posedlly run by USC students for USC studlents. Many times I have called the radlio station to request songs. Many times I have been told that the station wouldln't p)lay that p)articular type of music. My gripe is simply this: Who is WUSC directing their music too? Most of the resi de'nts of my dorm favor more curent music such as rock. If our station is for nus, then it's about time they p)lay the music we want to hear. On Sunday afternoon I turnedl onWUSC and was greeted by classical music. I'd venture a guess to say that no more than three people' on this entire cam pus wvere being entertained by this music. If anybody from WUSC both ers reading this letter: I'm not alone' in my gripe. If you want to increase your listening audlience, wvhy not listen to your aiudience ? Until we can listen to one of our requests on one of your "request shows," WCOS and the good guys are good enough for our ears. WILLIAM GRAHAM Al (We do not know who wrote this protest ; we found it in North Carolina Education.) He(y, Uncle, how much does it co,st to renar a child ? You allow us taxpaying parents only $600 a year to feed, clothe, house and train a youngster. In your Federal Job Corps you spend $7,000 a year! This is quite a differ ence!I Now, which is the correct fig ure? Either we're allowing too much or you're not allowing us enough. You allow taxpaying parents a $600 deduction for the care andl feeding of each child.... Yet undler the Cuban refugee program you assume minimum un)keen) renuire 1,900 yar. By Don igs Af been ignored. Ask Roger Dedmond c Union how he feels abot questionable "confessions" b ing used as sole bases for cor victions. Dedmond was cor victed of killing his wife lat year and sentenced to 18 year in the Union County priso camp. But his guilt seems h i g h WE GOT!1 MONEY WE trol Not Senate must also collect, di burse, and account for the $25( 000. Is the Senate foolish enouj t believe this an easy tasli Ask the Vice President of St (lent Affairs his opinion. The Senate almost blame the student members of th Affairs Committee of feather ing their own nests. However the Senate neatly overlooke4 the University members of the committee. I doubt these abl< representatives would allov $250,000 to be squandered. The Senate had better he car ful about screaming "unfulfill prom ises." The a u m b) e r promises I've heardl in the pa f<.ur years from hopeful Sen tors is phenomenal. What right dloes the Senai have to look into charters campus organizations to see U.niversity policy is beingo served ? If the resolution is ai (clptedl, e a m p u s organ izatio1 will have to walk on eggshell o' the Gestapo-like Judici Committee may withhold the funds. Appreciatioi Her Miss MuIgllina.r: We would like to express o1 dleepest thanks to Coach Fra: MicGuire, Skip Hlarlicka, Ja, Thompson, Frank Standard al G;ary Gregor for giving us t privilege of seeing, for the pa three seasons, the greatest ha ketball in the country played the greatest players. It was fantastic REID HI. MONTGOMERY J Letter Ti endl if the Cuban boy or girl attending school - an ext $1,000 a year. How come you shortchang the home folks? In the austere environs of Federal prison you have dlisce etred that it costs--to mainta ('ne p)erson, with no frills, luxuries, and no borrowving Da< car-$2,300 a year. Ily what rule of thumb do y estimate that Mom and D)ad c do it for one-fourth th aemount? Under Social Security yo will pay $168 a month to mait tain the elderly. What make you think we can maintajin Ou young'uns on $50 a month? And, Uncle, your VISTA pi gram (Volunteers in Service America) spent $3.1 million I Caughman firm Ri doubtful in view of evidence ob of tained in the recent investigation it of three similar slayings in the Gaffney area. - In fact, he has been released - from prison camp. Someone else it has been charged with the mur s der, and the fact of Dedmond's n conviction on the basis of his al leged confession has brought to I y public awareness the issue of AIN'Tl" Easy Task s- The past record of the Sen 1,- ate does not show the maturity or the capability to handle efficiently $250,000 of the stu ai dents' money. TERiRY WEILAND Graduate: S ' Dear Miss Mullinax: I would like to explain to Mr. Melvin flanks and those who read his letter of March first (e- why The Graduate is an award dl winning movie. This film merits of pr ise because it is a humorous 5t yet sadly ironic satire on the a- standards of American society todlay. te The revolution of the story of around an act of adultery and if then a search for genuine love -serves well to support the two e- major themes of the movie. ras First, that our culture has be A. conme characterized by an ele al ment of deception in that its 1r m)embers live by a dlouble stand ard, professing one belief in pub1 lic while holding an opposite standlard for themselves. Second, that when one discovers some thing which he considers of true value in life, he should strive for its attainment. kOne need not condone adult kcry in order to realize its value as an instrument in the film for executing the above st themes with impact. Indeed, S had any lesser moral offense ~" been chosen, the presence of these themes would probably have gone unnoticed by a per centage of the audience much RI. greater than Mr. Hlanks, Uncle Sd is year to train only 202 trainees. ra That indicates that the cost of maintaining and training one e youth for one year is more than $15,000. a Then how come we taxpaying v- parents get an exemp)tion of only in $6~00 to maintain and train one no ~.outh for the year? l's Or let's see how much you spent upkeeping one youngster Du1 in military uniform. House, an $55.10 a month, Food, $30.27 at a month. Clothing upkeep, $4.20 a month, That comes to u $1,074.84 a year, Are they not -cheaper by the dozen? s How in the world do0 you ex r jrect parents to provide all these things, plus clothes, recreation, 0- books, medicine -- for $600 a to year? With your figures you ad ghts accused persons' rights. It might be useful to ques tion how this particular inci dent happened; but more im portant, we should concern ourselves with seeing that it does not happen again. The Miranda and Escobedo deci. sions, if always adhered to, are a sufficient basis for pro tection of individual rights. The only thing really new about the rulings is that they require the arresting officer to inform the suspect of his rights. For years before the decisions, the FBI had been informing arrested persons of their right to remain silent. Orison S. Marden, last year's president of the American Bar Association, said after the Mi randa decision: "The knowledg able crook a I r e a d y knows his rights. The ruling won't affect him, but it will help those who know nothing of their rights. It should help balance the scales of justice. Why should a person btw denied counsel because he is poor or ignorant?" Harry Kroll, the lawyer who defended Escobedo, said of the Miranda decision: "This deci sion means that the poor, un educated and uninformed can now ei.joy the rights that were previously only enjoyed by the wealthy and sophisticated." The major criticism of the dc cision is a justifiable one - some persons who are guilty of crimes may not be convicted. But what about an innocent person who IS convicted b e c a u s e he was not aware of his rights? About 60 per cent of the crimi nal defendants in the U. S. can't afford lawyers. And for a suspect without a lawyer, interrogation is the most crucial phase of his case. No doubt there will be guilty persons who won't be convicted because of the decisions set down in the Escobedo and Mi randa cases. But in a society where everyone supposedly is endowed with the same rights, is it fair to chance sending even one innocent man to prison-or maybe even take his life? Ask Roger Dedmond how he feels. ocial Satire One might tend to criticize The Graduate saying that the protagonist was portrayed as be ing unbelievably simple and naive. Here again, one of the rrost urgent messages of the picture would be missedl, for in the end the graduate dlisp)lays genuine wisdlom when he sees through the false standards of the society around him and (de cidles not to let these standlardls rob him of the only thing he has found in life. The Graduate makes no "mock ery of respect for God and1 Coun try"; but, through the clever use of satire andl irony, points to the mendlacious and hollowv nature of certain institutions of our so ci*ety. The church scene gave no expression of any such ideas. Quite the contrary, it was in the church that the graduate morally raised himself above society by preventing the "truly moral senior citizens" from commiting a truly im moral act. I see nothing ur.patriotic or irreligious in the philosophy that although one's society is bnsed upon hypocracy, it is not necessary to become a hypocrite or,eself. ROBERT E. SKENES 1s it poss5ible, Uncle, that you expect us p)arents to manage more efficiently than you, be cause we usually (10. With all our expenses, we A merican individuals h a y e more than enough savings to offset our debts; you don't. With all our prosperity, you, Uncle, are still spending per year $2.9 billion more for relief than during the dlepths of the dle pression. So it may be that you are uncommonily ext rav:mgart. But however we try to ration alize and explain you, it is still a hurtful affront when you allow us hard - working dlues - paying home folks only $600 a year to rear a legitimate child-while you, undler ADC, will pay more than $800 a year to upkeep an illnegitimaten on.