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Editorials Commentary Friday, September 27, 1968 - Page Two Columbia, South Carolina A Growing pains . . . That's what they are. The registration lines, th lems, the football coupon m complaints . . . USC has It's part of growing up-an We have over 12,000 stuc over 600 faculty members. ' spread from its original H< area so wide that 10 minute enough time to go from or next. There are bound to b And we are solving ther Not all at once. It takes tience and cooperation. Woi Communication. Organizatioi But we've begun. And t us further "into the mainstr revolving restaurant or parl Students and faculty and are recognizing the importar together. More and more ( clude student members as v The administration and fact ning to recognize the stude vidual, and the student is recognize his responsibility. The faculty is now rec student bill of rights which last year. A faculty ombuds be appointed to work with budsman-a direct line to p Lettern Save Our Church Dear Miss Zalkin: As a junior at the University and also a member of the Green Street United Methodist Church, I am appalled at the action the City Council, the Urban Re newal Board, but most of all the University are trying to take in acquiring the city block of Green, Main, Assembly and De vine. The University has attempted to buy the land the Church stands on for many years as well as the rest of the block and has been refused by the private landowners. The church land itself has been held by the Methodist Board for 113 years. It has now been declared Urban Renewal and will eventually be come University property. It is rot only the im mediate members of Green Street who oppose this action but also other South Carolin ians, including Woodrow Ward of Newberry, whose letter to The State I would like to share with the readers of The Game cock. "When the Red regime first took over in Russia and closed churches and synagogues, we 0 0 Beginnir opinions and faculty sentih parking prob- There are ix-up, cafeteria is in the are growing pains. even there w4 d out. we know ol lents. We have ness Admini; 'he campus has appointing at mittee to st )rseshoe to an i is not always changes. e class to the There are e problems. 1. i time and pa -king together. 1. his may carry With too aam" than any and a dozer .ing lot. WUSC-AM st administration air last week ice of working Located on :ommittees in- House, WUSC ,ell as faculty. tion run for I Ity are begin- Since 1941 at as an indi- Carolina, broa beginning to the present ti hours every n )nsidering the a.m. They ar was rejected of which the I man may soon have lines in a student om- As we tun resent student our neighbor To The were shocked-but took consola tion in the belief it could never happen here. "But it has happened here, in confiscation of Green Street Methodist Church in the interest of the expansion program of the University of South Carolina. "Churches and universities should be allies in dispelling ignorance. To regard a church in close proximity to a univer sity as an impediment to its goals is indeed something new for our state." We ask anyone reading this who would like to help us save our church to please contact the Rev. Murray Yarborough at Green Street. LINA LAMB Ticket Causes Concern Pear Miss Zalkin: I am most concerned and deeply interested in recent ac tions taken by our beloved cam pus police. To my amazement, I found a warning ticket issued by the campus police on my car stating that I must remove all old1 parking decals. It amazes me again that with the tremen (d0us amount of parking prob Carolina S feelings to the faculty and nents to the students. still problems. One big one a of curriculum reform. But ve begun. Three schools that - Arts and Science, Busi tration, and Education-are idents and faculty to a com udy and suggest curriculum still problems. begun. wUSC little money, too much static, i returning staff members, arted a new semester on the the third floor of the Russell is the University's radio sta :he students by the students. i WUSC has been part of dcasting music and news. At me they are on the air three torning and 5:30 p.m. to 3:30 ? using new equipment, most >oys themselves installed, and ill the dorms. ? to 730 on our dial, we wish a successful year on the air. Ed'tor lems on campus, the insufficient parking space, complaints of robberies, attacks on Carolina coeds and other malicious acts of vandalism on our campus that the campus police took a fev minutes of their valuable time to place this seemingly new ad ministrative edict on my car which already properly displayed the 1968-69 parking decal. Upon calling the campus police, I was told that even they did not fully understand nor could they comprehend the logic behind this new administrative policy. In my opinion this is clearly and unmistakably an encroach ment of my personal rights if the validity of this act cannot be explained. I have up to this moment adhered to all University policy and have abided by all administrative orders as set forth in the Stu dent Rules and Regulations, and in light of their obvious intellectual ability and infalli ble judgment, it is not with the campus police primarily that I direct my inquiry, ques tion this new p)Olicy or p)resent this grievance. NAME WITHHELD UPON REQUEST ketch book MiETRO EtACAT(ON 'Give McCarthy Ily MELVIN HANKS Guest Columnist When current h istorial finally weed through the debi of confusion that is this electi year 1968 and write a compr hensive study of the campail and the candidates, perhaps t most complex and the most i vealing subject of that stu will be the appeal of Sen. E gene J. McCarthy. For although this year is o of political alienation, with ma: minority groups apparently fe( ing that "The Establishmer has ignored their needls a their opinions, 1968 is also y'ear of political involveme among the most vocal of tho PO L ITAt4 FoUNDAT ION CORRESSEL A Damn' Leaves Last minorities-the young intellec tuals. Is When the tall Minnesota -is senator entered the race for :n the Democratic nomination last e- year, few of his supporters rn actually thought McCarthy be could emerge victorious from *e- the vicious infighting that ly characterizes presidential cam U- paigns. The style of Sen. McCarthy ne was completely alien to the fist fighting of the 01(l Politics which usually bruised the repu t tation and the honor of a serious national candlidate. aThe march of the McCarthy campaign found its immedliate success in the senator's refusal to poundl the political podlium. The campaign failed to follow the traditional trail; instead, it offered a whispering oratory which the pundits dlubb)ed "low key." It was this appeal to a citizen's intellect and not to his emotions that lured many young idealists from all 50 states to the senator's candi dacy. Characteristic of almost any thing unique an(l appealing, how evr the McCarthy cult soon lost that flavor of idealism when many of the young intellectuals supporting the senator began to feel that the "Clean Gene" way was the only way and that those citizens not in agreement with his philosophy were merely un edlucatedl and unconcernedl with the future of the United States. IBecause of this dlogmatic trait oif the McCarthy camp, the Youthi Crusade was dloomedl to defeat by the very inflexibility of its political viewpoint. The truth is that McCarthy's appeal throughout the primaries rested not in what he saidl, but in the manner by which he statedl his opinions-here was a man who looked like a states man, acted like a true scholar and appeaCOred to be not of the "windl andl fire" school of past politicians. Therefore McCarthy's ap peal was more of "sight" than of "Round" and the campaign was a welcome resp)ite' from the boorish speeches of the Hluey Long and Joseph Mc Carthy variety. D)espite F,ugene McCarthy's mecock' ies Rush - By Steve Holler Drunkalot didn't know him so he's not much." (After this profound statement another aware extrovert speaks up) "Well. is there any good reason not to take him?" (Pause . . . retort) "Yea, he could only drink eight beers last night." "Oh, why didn't you say so?" (Meeting continues, the mem bers sparkle) "Next name is Harvey Dressmaker, who knows him?" (Head of the class speaks) "I like him." (Interest revived) "Why?" (Solid - constructed, structured answer appears) . "He had on a Gent shirt, Tank Mother shoes and an al ligator belt around his chest." (Someone thinks this insuffi cient) "Well, what else? Come on, what's the word, that ain't enough." (Someone sums it up) "He cut the sleeves off his alpaca sweater." "Oh, why didn't you say so?" New Security Steps Taken By ROLLIE WATERS Guest Columnist How many of you sweet young things feel ill at ease when you venture out of your dorm into the cool eerie night? How many of you brave young men remove your "Down with Wallace" but tons after the celestial sun be gan to set because of the fear that someone "out to get an anarci.-" will assault you in order to preserve the "American way"? This writer, in search of an swers to these and other related questions, has discovered the following program established to insure the safety of our campus community. On June 1, 1968, an adminis trator of security, George Key (USAF Ret.), was placed on the USC payroll. Key informed this writer of the following innova tions: (1) three new policemen hired, (2) night patrols increased from two to four (two on foot and two in cars), and (3) each man on the night patrol equippedl with a two-way radio andl in constant touch with each other. Other new developments in the area of security inclutde sendling each campus policeman to the SLED Law Enforcement School and hiring a full-time meter-maidl to relieve the regu lar policemen for security jobs only. Key su ggesats that any strange-looking groups of young males (not to be confused with USC students!) or other suspi cious persons should be reported to the campus p)olice station at once. This could prevent a seri ous incident. This wvriter feels that the lives andl well being of all USC stu dients should be the main con cern of our security police. ott tionzales as the first edItor. The Game of the t'mntvers.ity of south Carolina semi rg holid.ays and examinrations. ecessarily refleet the vtews of the adminisl a whole. 308 of the Ruasseli House on the University 'let), 777-4220 (Bsisness and Advertising) by National Educational Advertisingi Ser Assortatedl Collegiate P'ress and the . c stes are $6 per year. BUSINESS MANAGER Linda Del Rosso ..............Mary Jane Benuton RI..................Carl Stepp ...............Mike KrochmUalnly Mona Gault, Jimmy Wannamaker ...............John David Spade ......................Ken Hare .................Linda Lawrence ..................Chip Galloway .....................Jay Hender E............obert Scarborough ................Elliott Ilorenateinl 'The La Fraternit (Overheard meeting concerning relatively unknown rushees. The first speaker is discussing name and person under consideration) "Yea, I know we can get him, he'll have to pledge us, there's no doubt about it." (Another member, who is listen ing intently, asks an interesting question) "How can you be sure?" (Speaker number one, overflow ing with confidence, snaps back with an unquestionable answer) "Well, we took him out drinking last night and he had a great time." (Second speaker, not realizing a n s w e r was unquestionable, (eems it necessary to again in quire) "How can you be sure?" (The first speaker, tired of be ing unconvincing, decides to strike the final blow, the coup ('etat) "Well, he was staggering drunk and he threw up eight times." "Oh, why didn't you say so?" (The meeting must go on and the next name is presented for due consideration) "Let's get on with it. The next name is Emil Hopen sacker. Who knows anything about him?" (Another member, full of in formation, presents his case) "I do-I don't like him." (Moment of silence, interested member speaks) "Why not?" (Immediate retort) "He's got a fishy handshake and we don't need fishy hand shake guys in this group. Any way, he's from the same town as member Drunkalot and :ing Effect was caused by the young intel lectuals' refusal to recognize or to consider the merits of any opinions contrary to their own, the advent of the senator's cam paign presented several refresh ing qualities to the stale Ameri can presidential scene. First, the response to Eugene McCarthy (whether or not that response was parallel to the senator's views) at least re vealed the American public to be exasperated with the hypo critical policies of the Johnson Administration. Second, the ca mpaign showed that a soft-spoken, al most a p olo ge tice candidate could win the support and the approval of many Americans without having to shout and to threaten for that support. Third, and most important, the campaign of Eugene Mc Carthy presented a forum from which many young people of the United States could express themselves. Instead of continu ing in political inactivity, Mc Carthy's followers took an ac tive, almost dlominant role in the senator's campaign. Indieedi, the campaign of Eu gene McCarthy has closed the dloor permanently on the di seasedi inclination towardi apathy with which too many young Americans were affl icted before this year. iFounded Ja. 30. 19)08 wii thbert Eli cock is publishedi by and for the- studets wee-kly during the collexo year e-xept duri rThe opinions expiressedi herein do! not tration, the facialty or the situdent body as Offices oft The Gamecock are in Room campus. Phones are 777-42-19 (Editor-in-Cl and 777-8178 (Newsroom). The Gamecock is representled nationali viee, Inc. T[he pubilcation ia a nmember of Collegiate Press Association Subscripution r ED)ITOR-IN-CHI EF Sally Zalkin MANAGING EDITOR.......... 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