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Toward Responsibi ity USC has its foot in the door to a ne* era. It will hope fully be one of cooperation between the students and the Board of Trustees. We are coming closer to being our bosses-closer than we have come before, which was not too close. The idea has been around a long time to put a student on the Board of Trustees. So far this has not been done, but we now have a group of students who will work with the board and a group of faculty. This is a privileged position of which we should be proud. It is also a position of which we should take the utmost advantage. The positions could become an ivory tower, inaccessible to the student body. The people filling the positions should constantly be aware of their duty to the student body. The people must be aware of the feeling on campus and the best way to transmit this feeling to the board. We must be aware that we at Carolina are at the fore front of the student revolution in South Carolina. Maybe this says something for the student activist movement in the state and the South in general. There is no warfare and no violence, but there is a strong undercurrent of feeling. Students are dissatisfied with many of the things being perpetrated on the educational institu tions and feel that they can help identify and correct situa tions adverse to higher education. If the state schools do not realize how deeply students are involved in the effort to create more liberal and more meaningful education, they may one day wake up to find that the students have rejected the entire educational sys tem, not just the bad aspects. A bill was passed by the State Student Legislature which would put a student on the board of trustees, or corollary body, of all the state-supported educational institutions in the state. The student would be a voting member. He would be able to show the body what the students feel and how they think the institution should be governed. Any person who believes such measures are ridiculous or silly has not looked at education today. It could use a little of the experience and foresight of today's student. - KROCHMALNY Stage Salute When the USC football team returns after a victory, it is to the frantic cheers of a grateful student body. The basketball team can likewise expect a volley of ardent backers eager to bolster that sport and its partici pants. Athletic competition can, without doubt, generate en thusiasm in the University community like nothing else - and we are thankful for that ardent spirit. We share it wholeheartedly. But there is another group which is no less deserving of salute. The group to which we refer is the University Theatre. The players come from all walks of University life. They put hours and hours into practice, costumes, scenery, light ing, and all the other time-consuming things that go into each production. Anyone who saw the latest play, "The Rimers of Eld ritch," already understands our pride and undoubtedly shares our praise for the group. The University Theatre presented the play last weekend in Atlanta in a competition among southeastern colleges for the American College Theatre Festival. If they place among the top 10, they will compete again in the spring in Wash ington, D.C. The drama department has come a long way from the not-too-far-distant past when the University offered nothing for students of the stage. We think they have an excellent chance with "The Rimers of Eldritch" and wish them the best of luck. And whether or not they place in Atlanta, we are looking forward to the next opening night in Drayton Hall. Carolina has another group of champions in her midst, and we salute them. Founded Jan. 30. 1908 with Robert Elliott Con:ale, as the first editor, The Game. coek is published by and for the students of the University of South Carolina semi weekly during the college year except during holidays and examinations. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the view -of the adminis tration, the faculty or the student body as a whole. Offices of The Gamecock are in Room 308 of the Russell House on the Univeruity campus. Phones are 777-4249 (Editor-in-Chief). 777-4220 (Business and Advertising) and 777-8178 (Newsroom). The Gamecock is represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Ser vice, Inc. The publication is a member of Associated Collegiate Press and the U. C. Collegiate Press Association. Subscription rates are 16 per year. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF BUSINESS MANAGER Sally Zalkin Linda Del Rosso MANAGING EDITOR .......................Mary Jane Benaton ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR...................Carl Stepp ASSOCIATE EDITOR ........................Mi%ke Krochmalny NEWS EDITOR..............................Jim Wannamaker ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR...............Jim Haney, Ken Hare EDITORIA L A SSIST ANTS. .. .. .. . .Don Caughman, Rollie Waters SPORTS EDITOR ............................John David Spade FACULTY EDITOR ................................Mona Gault SOCIETY EDITOR ................................Angie Baker EXCHANGE EDITOR ............................Do0nna Scholl CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER .......................Chip Galloway ADVERTISING MANAGER ........................Ja3y Bender ASST. ADVERTISING MANAGER ...................Bobby Hitt CLASSIFIED AD MANAGER .....................Nancie Meddin ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER ..........Robert Scarborough CIRCULATION MANAGER .................,..Elliott Blorenstein STAFF--iby Koen, Ed Pinion. Candy Silver. J* Bland. Sue Tanner. Mike Cresi. Eddie Chen, Anne Caveny, Susan Feuche, Nathan Goldman. Stanley Hensley, Mark Holmes. Ren Miles. Jean Neal. Susan Ross, Tony Stokes. Jesnine Smith. Karen Surratt. Joe UJsry, Carol Wilson. Harold Ward. Fred Monk. Kitty McCaskill. Mary Truedeil, Brubs Healiok. David Jehnston, Shirley Cask. Debbie Knight. Bob Beneen, Elliott Uerenstein. Coates Crews, Charles Ksefer, Warren Hudson. Mike Tyler, Beb biet i, lekMilla aJims Grden. Will P ete, Chi Abernathy, Cynthia Baker, Tuesday, December 10. 1 Letters To The Moral: I More Dear Miss Zalkin: I have observed, in the student body, a consistent movement to gubmit pet peeves and radical >pinions to The Gamecock for publication in "Letters to the Editor." I appreciate this custom, and I feel bound to support it with my letter. I feel that we, as students of a progressive institution, should demand, as a self-evident right, that our instructors conclude lasses in a consistent manner. rhe ways that they end classes at present, while interesting, cause a remarkable amount of -onfusion because many instrue tors alternate their forms. I will cite a few examples so one may judge this threat to in dividual sanity in its true pro portions. The first case is the "Stai pedes." It is divided into two di visions: A and B. Part A is "The Bell Teacner." In his class, when the bell rings, the class tramples any unfortunate between it and the door. Most Carolina classes fit into this category. Part B is "The Lecturer." He forces the class to take notes until the last notes of the bell have faded into nothingness, so that the student must, of neces sity, stampede. The second case is "The Ques tioner." His class is usually a student's last one during the day, and he, the lecturer, knows it. At 5 p.m., after everyone in his class has put on his coat and packed his books, he finally no 'The La Beads Mal (The scene --an apartment weirdlly dlecoratedl with incoher. ent letterings andl unusual at mosp)here) "Hey, come on in, join the group, we're celebrating!" (Curiosity erupts as to what the celebration involves. A birthday ? Anniversary ?) "What's going on?" (The question is answvered) "Dim's hair is now 12 inches long !" (Immediate reaction) (More reasons for celebration) "Besides that, Tom grew a mustache and Eva has escaped reality!I" (The subject changes) "Whatcha' doing tomorrow?" (Pause) "Tomorrow? I don't know. What's today?" "Tuesday." (Pause) "Oh, well, Wednesday classes, if I can make them and whatever after that." (Confusion but acceptance. The party continues) "Wer ya been lately? I haven't seen you around." (Pause) "Well, I haven't been to school except for classes-I can't stand the people, you know, it's fright ening to see all those college joes pretending they are having a good time. It's like they aren't aware of grooving." (Confusion again) "What do you mean?" "Well, short hair, neat clothes, it really freaks me out - It's so out of place so I just don't go there anymore."~ "What freaks you out about it?" "Ah, all those guys wear Gent shirts, lank mother shoes, alli gator belts, they just don't seem to dig that T-shirts, sandals, bell bottoms and scarves are the thing to wear. They're such con formists - I mean, we all wear sandals and stuff because it pro claims non-conformity --you 968 - Page Two Editor .onfTusion Of The! tices and asks, "Has the bell rung already?" The third case is the "Slopping Wet - Didn't Notice The Time" class. The title, to the swimming class, is self -explanatory. Al though this case is rare, it exists, and usually crops up at the most inopportune time - like cold, windy (lays. I took the rest of my cases from the bottom of the pot. They often involve graduate students who honestly believe theirs is the only way to run a class. Case four: "The Run Down, Snap-Return" class is nearly the worst. The instructor, not neces sarily a student assistant, lec tures, gradually lowering his voice as he runs out of material. He stops, thinks, and renews his lecture at full volume, only to again run out and do the same thing again, completing the cycle. At the end of the period, no one is sure whether class is over or the instructor will renew his talk, so the last words to pass his lips are like a benediction. Case five is "The Eight O'Clock Scholar." He is a student assist ant who can't give his class a day off, so he gives them the "If I'm not in by ten minutes after . . ." line. He goes to Caro lina's out-of-state games, yet he can't announce it, so his stu dents get up for the 8 a.m. class which ends at 8:10 by popular demand. The sixth and last case is by far the worst. I call it the "Case of Physical Cruelty." The lan guage lab instructor, instead of waiting for the end of the tape, turns the machine off while the students' listening volume is still mecock' .e The Man - By Steve Heller "Not exactly." "Well, it's not important." (Another part of the gathering speaks) "Wow - those are nice beads. I really dig them." "Here, man, if you like them, they're yours." "Thanks a lot, see you around." "Wait a minute, I just gave you my beads and you're split ting?" "Yeah, I have to go." "Give me miy beads back." Bright notes fo in new-f or-rIlus-season'u e \Wmnter Cherry' aind A/urn in mtrerestmg~ woolen1 from1 tiresses. and1 skrs tailored with trdhttin.i 0onma The CSUnnEY SHO. Editorials CommentarY Columhia, South Carolina Causes 5ame high. The resulting sound leave one's ears ringing so one can' hear the instructor's report ol absences. Does the defense rest? Th4 crime continues, and the prose cutor has yet to complete hi case. le asks witnesses to th4 crime to submit their swori testimony to Smith for Prose cutor, Box U-3507. le feels th4 demand for the self-evident righ is correct and just. Anyone iden tifying another as the subject o one of these cases does so at hij own risk. I will not be held re sponsible for libeling the instruc tors in this institution. NEAL E. SMITI Gullible! Dcear Miss Zalkin: This letter is in reply to ai editorial by The Gamecock Asso ciate Editor in which he said "We can only hope SDS will h) given the chance to prove it worth." The Students for a Democratii Society have proved their worth They proved it at Columbia Uni versity and B e r k e l e y. The: proved to America their wort] was ineasured by insane powe and acts of terror that left campus in mental ruin. Can we turn our backs to th, truth? Can we accept this de grading display of un-American ism and endorse for others th, right to do the same? We Americans are gullible t the point of stul)idity. We stan, idly by while Communism seep into our country, infesting ou college campuses in the form o groups such as SI)S. When will America awak from its "sleeping suicide"? SDS believes in voicing thei opinions while laughing in th face of democracy. Taking ove buildings by force and mockin; .America's greatest resource -- the right to obtain an educatior is their answer to earning na tional "reapect" for their organi zat ion. .AWARE intends to link wit1 SD)S. To become a part, it mus adlhere to SD)S's "principles" an the manner in which they' obtaii "freedom.'' The cancer is creeping close' to America's heart. Are we t accept the consequences or stan< up as Americans to endl( tha oMNMEYER. r the holidays dmn Melver of No rwwh I "Iors hke A"plet Jaide. luIe. Yt"ou'll fmd( them s a,l nd m vers thing' DOWNTOWN AWARE 5 Rally I)ear Miss Zalkin: I am in doubt about the re porting of the resolution passed by AWARE (Nov. 22) stating that the faculty and administra tion have no right to impose rules or rights on students. Surely nobody claiming to rep resent college students would make public such a statement of folly. Briefly I would state that AWARE lacks the experience or the knowledge as to the meaning of rules or rights. I for one would rather invest my time and money attending the University under the rules and regulations administered by the faculty and the administration than to being solely legally represented by the student government. I lack confidence in their wis doin. Under the present condi tions, the course open for redress of grievances is full and ade quate. Finally, I am "old fashioned' enough to believe that if I am to attend a university at which my kmericans threat against the country, wc as true Americans would am have (ied to defeld ? JUDY RICH Everyday Life Dear Miss Zalkin: My husband and I had oc casion to watch ETV last nighl and were very impressed witil r the six young people who repre. sented Clemson, Furman, Colum bia College, S. C. State and U 1SC's newspapers. In our opinion they seemed t< agree on most issues. However we could not agree with all 01 them on the issue that "colleg( men and women should be giver the right to decide what wa, s good for themi and what thei should learn in college." This re minds me of the old adage, "th< dog who chases and barks at , car would not know what to d< with it if he caught it." Following is a statement pul lished in the Charleston News A Courier. I think General Harris r w-e-sident of The Citadel, ha: something which we should al - feel. "Let's show our youth, some how, that the future demaund, m1enl and womn w'ho understum the imnportaznc and implica tion, of every-day living and who full, realize that it is their duty t their country to lore it, to sup~ rport its constitution, to obey its laws, to resp)ect its flag and t< rde(fendl( it aga(inlst all enemiies." MRS. HOWARD) GINSHIER( "But P'm too younig to dye." Doris Day Ber 'son.M o Held CI EsS1 "COOGa the fE FOX T itatement, ,riticized tuition pays lers than one-third of the cost of my education, that the person footing the bill is going to "impose" certain rules. The "person" in this case being the people of the State of South Carolina acting through their duly-appointed administrators. To me this is not an imposition; it is an obligation-my obligation. The student body should count itself fortunate that the faculty has not passed a resolution de. claring their right not to be both. ered with undergraduates. In reading the reports of the student government and the ac. tivities of AWARE in our papers, I prefer the administration and faculty to the alternatives. J. R. MESSMER * * * Dear Miss Zalkin: AWARE's anti-election rally was an unmitigated flop. Millions upon millions of voters ignored the protest and stubbornly queued up at polling places, whatever their stupid reasons were. In spite of its failure, however, the rally revived a question that is vital to the University - a question that can be evaded no longer for, as you know, there is more to hair than meets the eye. Out with it, I say: whether long hair is or is not a communist plot. Now wait a minute. I realize, of course, that men's hair cannot be controlled by the Reds as easily as, say the French control hem lines. Not by a long shot. For example, a male may wear flowing locks because 1) he can't afford a haircut, 2) he has sex identification problems, 3) he heard a rumor in Sunday School about what long hair did for Samson, 4) he's a musician, 5) etc. These choices explain the ap. pearance of a small portion of the long-haired ones. Some anal. ysts believe that long hair is a capitalist plot perpetrated by campus barbers, the rationale being that long-haired radicals will drive moderates into the bar. her shop. I am convinced, however, that the majority of bushy manes are somehow a communist front, and that dark, devious, dangelfous thoughts lurk behind them. What we needl is a full investi gatio~n into the why and the wherefore of long hair on campus - now - before right-wing vigi lante barbers, such as the Yaffies andl the Young Repugnants and the Greek junta, start roaming the c'ampus. A LIEIR D)AVIS Wednesday MGM PRI SINIS AN ASSOCIAf S AND ALDRICH COMPANY PRDUCTiON *dTIe LEGENI) of LIAH CIARF! 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