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Friday, October 49 1968 -Page Two A Meanir USC students are not alone in their plea for a voice in campus affairs and policies. College administrators across the na tion, desiring to turn the student's voice from dissent to decision, are forced to in clude students in university policy-making. Tomorrow could be a meaningful step in changing the University's policy of stu dent pacification to one of student partici pation. Tomorrow the Board of Trustees will consider Student Body President Tom Salane's proposal for a Student Affairs Sub committee, composed of three students and three trustees. Such a committee would pro vide a direct line for students with the next to-the-top rung in the ladder of power in University policy-making. (The top, of course, as in any state institution, is the state legislature.) Such a committee, if used effectively, could provide students with a voice-or at least the opportunity to present an opinion Proper Pi In thinking back over conversations with students, faculty, and administrators on various issues recently, we notice that one word seems to pop up repeatedly. Perspective. It comes up when you're talking about the parking situation. Administrative per sonnel suggest "putting things in their proper perspective" when students complain about the problem of finding a place to park. (Wonder what would happen if a stu dent suggested to an irate professor who complained that a lack of parking space was no excuse for lateness that he should try putting things in the proper perspective? Or to a campus policeman writing a $10 ticket for parking in a faculty lot that he should put things in their proper perspec tive?) ;' Carol~~inaSeth -~~ ==--- ----------- IO .i.er.ab Columbia, South Carolina Igful Step -in everything from the naming of build ings to the naming of vice presidents. Re sponsible student participation would prove beneficial to both sides. Students at the University of Kentucky went one step further than Salane's pro posal. They asked their state legislature last year to appoint a student to the Board of Trustees. The legislature laughed. So the students united and promised their votes to men who would support their proposal. They spent the summer cam paigning for their candidates, and their ef forts paid off . . . Kentucky recently an nounced the appointment of a student to its Board of Trustees. If our Board of Trustees approves the proposal, we may have more to celebrate this weekend than a victory over Georgia. We will have won a round in the game known as Red Tape-potential dynamite in an age that demands action. :3rspective The word shows up again in arguments concerning football stadiums and libraries. And off-campus fraternity houses and beds in the infirmary. And intramural facilities book store profits . . . food service . . . dorm curfews ... speaker policy ... bill of rights . . . beer on campus . . . football tickets. It seems to be a good excuse for relating unrelated topics-or changing the subject when the air gets uncomfortable. Maybe we can blame the problem on a breakdown in communications. What is the proper perspective ? Webster says it's a proper evaluation with proportional importance given to the component parts. We think it all depends on how you look at it. Letters Questions Columnist Dear' Miss Zalkin: I feel compelled to take issue with a recent column concerning Eugene McCarthy's e f f e c t on politics. J In this column, Melvin Hanks states that McCarthy's d e f e a t in the b a t tle for nomination "...was caused by the young intellectuals' refusal to recognize * or to consider the merits of any opinions contrary to their own 'Ihe major issue of McCarthy's * campaign, dhe Vietnamese War, was one about which the majority of the electorate (not just "young Intellectuals") felt there were no - reasonable alternatives to McCar thy's proposals. I am also unaware of any com promises which the Democratic "bosses" (Humphrey supporters) were unwilling to allow the peace candidates and their supporters, either on the issues of the plat form, or for the Democratic nom I would also like to know where I Mr. Hanks gained his great insight into die "truth" of McCarthy 's ap peal. Does Mr. Hlanks actually ex peet us to believe that all of Mc Carthy's popularity was due to his style and appearance before an audience, as he states in the col S umn? Not once does Hanks men lion that McCarthy's policies and beliefs were of any concern to die voter. * It appears to me that either * Mr. Hanks has a gross misconcep tion of recent political activity or has distorted some major issues in order to explain his point. ROBERT ROYEM DaMisSpirit? DaMisZalkin: The Gamecocks' come-from-be hnd victory over UNC was a sign of superb dedication on the part of the USC coaches and football sq uad. However, the welcome giv 5 en the Gamecocks left something to be desired. By conservative estimates about i''"~' 200-300 students attended the wel 42 ' come, 1/40th of the student body, a poor showing by any standard. kOO 'These are probably the same stu 40 I - CoRt Southe BY HERBERT D. MORGAN Guest Columnist How the South votes in 1968 could well determine the winner in this presidential election. Un til World War II, the National Democratic Party could count the Deep South as secure in any pres idential election. Consequently, few Southerners ever saw a pres idential candidate of either party. But things h a ve changed in "magnolia land." A new indus To The mater last week after the defeat by Duke. W h e r e was the spirit that idnach Ditelcin sposeqehigly, derntl canidateo peitraty.h spirt thing hlpe to eage Vir 'ginoia last nea." e nl mOne colad wekayfrternties bufet dugthei aris t pepvlve The 1,000 students. That leaves 10,000 students that did not show. The coaches and the players don't ask much of the student body-just support, faith and a little noise. Don't they deserve it? BOB WRAY Church vs. Prog ress Dear Miss Zalkmn: In disagreement with a letter entitled "Save Our Church" in the Sept. 28 issue of The Game cock, I wish to add a few com ments. I can understand, to a degree, the concern of those who live on the block of Green, Main and Assembly streets. But the fact remains that no matter how this problem is approached, progress has to continue. Does this handful of faithful servants to the chureh think that they can't carry on their worship in another church, possibly a nice new one? Do 113 years of proud land ownership have any relation ship as to where people must wor ship? If so, my own religious be liefs just changed, and not for the better! I seem to recall a quote by the famous Victor Hugo that prog ress is ". . . the stride of God." And as this world is changing more andl more every day, prog ress is a must. However, if this was a very religious world, instead of a very materialistic one, I could see the fight for the church and land. But in today's world it is classi fied strictly as a city block (no matter what is on it) that is des tined for educational progress. As far as Mr. Ward's comments in the previous I e t t e r are con eerned, I would like to say that I think It is utterly ridiculous to compare this urban renewal project to the Red regime; I Imagine that there have been at least a few old churches taken out of the picture by urban renewal-a few thousand -and without such strong words 0 Ie ES5EL tiWHERE ARE Politic rn Outloo trial and political revolution has awakened a sleepy region that now demands recognition. In 1948, a new generation of South ern politicians were not content to sit on the sidelines in the na tional political arena. One of these leaders was S. C. Gov. Strom Thurmond. He organized the "States Rights" party and campaigned as its presidential candidate. Thurmond received 39 electoral votes, a good showing Editor We may be losing a church, but its replacement will enable other churches to be improved and con structed in the future through educational gains. So, to you people who are fight ing for sentimental reasons, it seems, I say that you should face up to the facts, face up to prog ress, and face up to today's ever changing and expanding views so that you won't be too disappointed when the inevitable comes about. WOODY 'The Lan Serious 1 Sitting down to write another column, I began to wonder whether or not what I write is saying what I want it to say. I want to explain to you the pur pose of my articles. I am not a person who is look ing from the outside in but a p)erson involved in everything he writes about and criticizes. When I say "I" or "them," I include myself. Here is an analogy as to what I am trying to do: While I am a horse pulling a wagon, I am wearing blinders that keep me from looking aroundl at the road. Now I am taking the blinders off and looking aroundl. In other wvordls, I am trying to make all of us take our blinders off, look ing aroundl in our existence-not destructively, hut constructively. Whether anyone dlecidles to take another roadl is irrelevant. Let us all be aware, however, that there are other roadls to travel. I ask you to understand what I write and to ask yourself if what I say has truth in it. Per sonal involvement in something being criticized usually promotes an ego mechanism to fight it. I ask you to find the truth if it's there and lament what dleserves grief andl chuckle at its almost humorous existence. I am willing to laugh at my flaws no matter how relevant to my existence. Undoubtedly I will defend myself like everyone elke. I am also willing to try to (10 something about them. Thi.s is what I nl ask o all ofu.. HE SENIOR SA s '68 k Has C for a third party. This "Statei Rights" party, commonly knowt as the "Dixiecrats," was the be ginning of the end for a one party system in the South. Many Southerners wanted Eisen hower in 1952, so s o m e state formed "Democrats for Eisenhow er"l groups and placed his nami on the ballot as an independent This move enabled Southerners t< vote as their conscience dictatet anid still not vote Republican. 'i 1956 election found the "Dixie crat Party" had faded away, but i had left its mark and influence More and mams Southerners votek for Republican nominee Eisenhowej and found their foretathers dk not "turn over in their graves" am had been predicted. T rsdnia lcino 1960 as te beinnig ofa ne er npltc ntol o h Sot u o h atin h fors aeu thir pary.anie "at te as te i cate thrugou the b ginning Mofre nd mfor a yone peopte systeme idntfed Southth Reuban oeesntd Eoth pa foiemde aeorios bfor hw ~h gouanhtaeds n on th .alileo,s ate Inveent the teeoe, as Sutnscessfu int pesadn coas theroIfC dcee anookil thoh it lia. Ththui 1956 wselefctin fo they "Deri sure Patf thir knoedg ofay bth< hookseft ourselves and Iwlenare aole scadsu outhesuetc for Reuiscannoer.leis andk foun pbtheir n forfther stden notk "urngoer thelgr aeep di The oprin tialxpese eein dol eratin ltifcsty ofor the suetbd Softhe buor The aion. he o campublca Phnarty had,24 digor-i Suh Moeand 777.R1s (Newroom) peope beamek ideeented withti Re,InTepublicaont Bo pabr tilegae ars sraious bidcfripto Gall aterinve theNelesope EDaTO un.......f AinesuAdnTgM NcoArsN toEDv'r lSooktuhEt EDThey though. itEaWst EDIOR time.fo.......e sPrTS oftEDiTr k.o..........h FeACULTY EThe telecop .....s lsCITY oElTOR ........... oo i Publ R-ishe by ead fE th PtdenC MTke opinion Eeress,ed Chen, n campse. Markn Hoare, S7us424 Jedtor-n Jan 777a.T (Rew sornom Po s olleat,Je Ursy Associaison Hrido PTOAEDTR-INb-CHIa,Elet 0 Ib hanged I Southern vote in 1960. N i x o n made a number of appearances in the South and Lyndon Johnson made his train trip through the South for the Kennedy-Johnson I ticket. By 1964, Goldwater had recog nized and decided to capitalize on the conservative feeling of a large number of Southerners. A number of Southern politicians including U. S. Sen. Strom Thur. L mond changed their party label to Republican asserting that the Republican P a r t y better repre sented the Southern thinking. But the election of 1964 proved that the Southern voter was an inde. pendent voter. He was neither all conservative nor all liberal in his thinking. Alt:ho u gh President Lyndon Johnson lost most of the South in 1964, he did receive a good vote throughout the Southern a t a t e a, 'The Southern voter showed his al legiance to the National Democratic Party in spite of Its policies con trary to Southern custonm. In 1966, an off-election year, a trund proved itself further, Republican congxes men were re-elected, and s t a t e houses throughout the South had Republican representation larger than ever before. 'Iie 1966 eec tion proved that the electorate in the South as well as the nation in the final analysis wili vote for the mnan first and the pasty second. So, It Is up to each party to put up the best candidate to win the minds of the voter on general election day. No, the South will not be taken for granted in 1968 by either na tional party. The Southern voter will vote his conscience in 1968, and this is healthy for a region too long taken for granted po litically. ilitt Conzales as ths first editor,.h ss Ls of the University of South Carolina sei ring holidays and examinations. necsarily reflect the views of the adminhI in a whole. mo 3081 of the Rusaell House on the Universil -Chief), 777-4220 (Business and AdvertisingS illy by National Educational Advertising Ber af Associated (ollegit Press and the 8. C. rates are S6 per year. BUSINESS MANAGER Linda Del Rosso ............Mary Jane Benstoa OR..................Cart StePP ................Mike Krochmn'fY .Mona Gault, Jimmy Wannamaker .................John David Spade ........................Ken Hlare ..................nda Lawrence ...................Chip GalloWaY ....................Jay Bender ...................Nance Meddi" GER ..........Robert Scarborough ................Elliott Borensatei' ady Silver, UhirIey Buehasan. 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