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Editorials Commentary
Friday, September 27, 1968 - Page Two Columbia, South Carolina
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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