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t C.intmlry Friday, Fehluary 14, 19 -- Page Two Columbia, South Carolina 'Dixie' Land The Confederate flag and "Dixie" are indisputable sym bols of the South. Their influence on our culture and the memories they bring to mind cannot be erased. ' The flag itself could never be banned. It would be sim pler to enforce the "No Smoking" signs in the classrooms on campus. To some people the flag is sacred-it is God, Mother, apple pie and hominy grits. The song "Dixie" could be banned no more easily. Would you ban the playing by groups? By individuals? Could you hum "Dixie"? To some people, white and black, the incessant rendi tions of the tune are tiresome and frustrating. "Dixie" and the Confederate flag have as much place in the athletic arena of the present as have Rhett Butler and Scarlet O'Hara. Both the Confederate flag and "Dixie" have a hallowed place in the history of the South, but their relevance to ath letics and 1969 are tenuous. They could be replaced by a good fight song and a little leadership from the "cheer leaders." Feminine Focus Next week Mortar Board will put the spotlight on the modern woman in their "Feminine Focus '69." For the first time in a long time Mortar Board has undertaken a project besides Songfest. Evidently they have just found out they have talents besides singing. The program, while featuring women who have become leaders in the world outside the home, is recommended for both male and female. Outstanding parts of the program (so far as the men are concerned) are Valerie Dickerson and Marilyn Van Derbur, winners of national titles. Other speak ers are women executives from the Columbia area. The women will be able to hear first-hand accounts of the fight for "equality." Discussion sessions will be held on the role of women in business and women in education, among others. Mortar Board has taken on a tremendous load for its ''coming out," but a successful "Feminine Focus '69" will be meaningful to everyone on campus. In Appreciation We of the University of South Carolina would like to offer our undying appreciation to Jones Garbage Disposal Co. Without this silent partner to Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus the recent animal extravaganza would not have been possible. This is a testimonial to the unswerving loyalty so often shown by those whose names never reach the limelight of the front page. Founded Jan. 30, 1908 with Robert Elliott Conzales am the flrst editor, The Game. cock is published by and for the students of the University of South Carolina semi weekly during the college yesr except during holidays and examinations. The opinions expressed herein (do not necessarily reflect the views 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 University campus. P'hones are 777-4249 (Editor-in-ChIef), 777-4220 (Business and Advertising) and( 777-8178 (Newsroom). The Gamecock is represented nationally by National Educational Advertinig Ser vice, inc. 'lho publicaiton is a miemt>er of Associated Collegiate Press and the S. C. Collegiate Press Association. Subscription rates are $6 per year. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Mike Krochmalny ASSOCIATE EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER Mary Jane Benston Jack Padgett MANAGING EDITOR Carl Stepp ASST. MANAGING EDITOR Jim Wannamnaker NE WS EDITOR .Ken Hare SPORTS EDITOR ... Jim Haney ASST. NEWS EDITOR Fred Monk, Donna Scholl, Eddie Chen ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Diane Claypoole FACULTY EDITOR Susan Ros SOCIAL AFFAIRS EDITOR Sherry Shealy CHIEF OF REPORTERS Rollie Waters CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER Warren Hudson ADVERTISING MANAGER Charles Alexander ASST. ADVERTISING MANAGER Bobby Hitt CIRCULATION MANAGER Chip Abernathy REPORTERS: Bill Altman. 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When' Where~__ ___________j Who can we geat further- Info from n FIRIE FILrA Se.KIE rN VcU8Y Studen Dear Mr. Krochmainy: Mr. Wannamaker's news story in the February 11 edition of The Ganecock concerning the Association of Afro-American Students request that the play ing of "Dixie" and the flying of Confederate colors be banned from the University points very lucidly to an often overlooked fallacy in the relations of white and black people in the South: although we are doing every thing we can to try to under stand the Negro people, they are doing nothing to try to under stand us. To those of us whose great grandfathers, uncles and cousins 'Disgust' Dear Mr. Krochmany: We have just received an issue of the current Gamecock with the headlines "Playing of 'Dixie' Under Study Here." We cannot say how completely disgusted we were. "Dixie" is loved by the vast majority of Carolinians, as can easily be seen by the crowds at the Coliseum when it is played. Why anyone would contemplate the banning of "Dixie" or the Confederate flag is beyond reason. We cannot understand why this proposal was even given a second thought, as it was intro duced by a radical minority who first wanted to burn the Con federate flag. Why would this group want to burn a Confed erate flag? To stir up hatred? Surely, it could serve no useful purpose! We dare say since this group could not stir up hatred by burning a Confederate flag, they decided to try the next best thing-try to get "Dixie" and the Confederate flag banned from our campus. We feel racial tensions are as strained as they could possibly be, and such actions, which are designed only as "headline get ters" and which put additional strain on racial tensions, should be disregarded immediately as these proposals are undeserving of consideration, respect or at tention. JAMES H. PHILLIPS CHARLEY G. BALLENTINE JAMES B. MARTIN JR. Otts! By MARY JANE BENSTON Associate Editor The General Assembly should raise teacher salaries "if they want to salvage South Carolina's education potential," according to Dean John Otts of the School of Education. Otts, commenting this week on some of the recommendations of the Moodly Report, said he thought a pay raise would hellp slow the loss of teachers to other states. The Moody Report, a study completed for the state by Moody's Investors Service and now under study in the legis lature, recommends new and e x p and ed commitments for South Carolina in education, transportation, h e a I t hi and other services. Moody's recommendations for improvements in the state's ele mentary andl secondary edluca tion include five changes with "idlentifiab)le costs." They are the establishment of a pre-school edlucation p r o g r a m , higher teacher salaries, more super visory personnel, a lower pupil teacher ratio and a higher rate of pupil retention resulting from these improvements and from the establishment of an adljunct edlucation program. Otta said that as an educator, he approves of the report "as a whole." He said the program hna somna inonsistencesa and ts Defend so bravely and gallantly gave their lives under Confederate colors, the Flag and "Dixie" pro vide nostalgic reverie through which we may pay respect to 'Outrage' Dear Mr. Krochmalny: Upon reading the headlines in the Feb. 11 issue of The Game cock, I was outraged at the pos sibility that the playing of "Dixie" might be banned. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, the lyrics were writ ten by Dan Emmett, a native Ohioan. "Although Dixie the land refers only to the South, 'Dixie' the song is beloved by the entire nation." It should be obvious from the response at the USC basketball games that "Dixie" is loved and cherished by the majority of the student body. In our present day society the majority should respect the mi nority, but the majority should not be ruled by the selfish whims of the minority. What will be next, Southern fried chicken? WILLIE BENTON III 'Dismay' Dear Mr. Krochmalny: I experienced emotions of out rage and dismay at the thought of the viqe president for student affairs even considering banning the playing of "Dixie" and the waving of the Confederate flag. "Dixie" and the Confederate flag are a part of our Southern heritage, of which, as a south erner, I am proud. I do not believe any South erner associates the symbols in question with the charges that have been raised. I believe it would be a disgrace for the Uni versity if this ban is placed on the song, which refers to the South, but is loved by many Americans and a flag which many honor almost as much as the American flag. I sincerely hope this ban will not be placed upon a part of our Southern heritage. JAMES P. ASHMORE says Moo omissions, but "g e ne r a ly speaking it was needed." The report points out South Carolina-educated teachers are going in increasinjg numbers to other states to teach. Otts agreed with the Moody con clusion that low teacher sala ries, though not entirely to blame, are largely responsible for the losses to other states. He also agreed that a "decla ration of intent" by the legis lature to further increase teacher pay after an initial raise would be helpful in en couraging teachers to stay in South Carolina. The report assumes that South Carolina can start hiring addi tional teachers in 1970 and hire "in equal increments through the 1974-75 year." The report esti mates South Carolina schools are looking for 4,500 new teachers yearly and the recommended im provements would add "several thousand more." Though there are in the state approximately 22 schools train ing teachers, Otts said he felt "USC carries probably more of the burden than any other." Adoption of the Moody recommendations w o u I d in crease the demand for teach ers. "It'll take additional staff at USC to train them," Otts said. "It'll take more money to pay higher salaries to the staff-the competition Is get. ting fierce," he added. T 1AT TOE WkeST TW96 You ENQAV SAW?! 'Dixie' their memories, and we Europo Americans shall not disavow our blood kin by striking their colors and silencing their anthem. The attitude indicated by this action of the Afro-American stu dents is indicative of their de sires for a minority-controlled country rather than a unified one. Certainly it can be said with validity that some white people in the South feel the same way: they would have a white power minority in control; but this I do not believe expresses the desires of all. And I further believe that the Afro-American group can express their desires for black and white unity by withdrawing their request and beginning a conscientious study of white people in order to better understand us. GEORGE ELLIS WHEELER JR. Fraternity Has Negro Dear Mr. Krochmalny: The "Brotherhood" editorial contained at least one error. There is at least one fraternity on campus with a Negro in the brotherhood. In the fall of 1967, Phi Mu Al pha Sinfonia pledged two Negro members. One was dropped for scholastic reasons and is no longer in school, the other is now treasurer of our fraternity. We, like most other profes sional fraternities, have always been overlooked by this news paper and most people in gen eral. CLAUDE COOPER Letters Policy THE GAMECOCK welcomes let ters on any subject pertinent to and involving University stu dents. The Editor-in-Chief re serves the right to edit letters to conform to style, good taste, space limitations and libel Laws. No unsigned letters will be printed, but names may be with held upon request. Letters should be sent to T HE GAMECOCK, Box U-5131, USC. dy Repoi would carry a substantial loadl in training teachers for a state wide kindergarten program, Otts said. An early childhood educa tion program was established here two years ago. Other pro grams are operating at Winthrop and S. C. State College. In his state-of-the-state ad dress, G~ov. Robert E. McNair toldl the legislature it is "abso lutely essential that we establish a state kindergarten system in South Carolina." The Moody Re port reco)mmendls, in addition to the kindergartens, a pre-school program for four- year-oldls. Otta said it would be 'touch Great Lea By FRED MAGNER Much controversy has arisen concerning the recent Student Sedate bill dealing with the fu ture of student government at Carolina. The vast majority of the difficulties have been caused by misunderstandings and misin terpretations. The bill's title reveals that its purpose is to establish a basis for the continuation or discon tinuation of student government on the Carolina car9pus. The purpose is not to abolish student government, but to put it in proper perspective. There are many questions pres ently unanswered concerning the effectiveness and role of our stu dent government. The answers to these questions are essential to the prosperous functioning of both the legislative (Student Senate) and the administrative (Student Government Executive) branches of the government. There is no sense in the con tinuation of a student govern ment unless government can serve the needs and wants of the student body from which its power comes. It is the duty of government to constantly strive for improvement, but unfortu nately these efforts have been slow in coming and noticeably lacking in results. The bill provides for the in vitation of three University ad ministrators and the Student Government Association presi dent to speak to a session of the Student Senate. The topics to be discussed range from the business policies of the Univer sity to the ability or inability, as the case might be, of the stu dent government to achieve its goals and naturally, as to all senate meetings, the public is in vited and urged to attend. It then provides for the issue to be submitted to the student body in an advisory referendum where the students can voice their opinion. Probably one of the most distinctive features of the bill is that it recognizes the right of the students to deter mine the future of their student government. The intent of the bill is im provement. It, however, estab lishes two prerequisites: the de Time To Dear Mr. Krochmalny: I realize this action would be traumatic for the powers that be at the University, but a basic schedule change seems war ranted in view of the recent ex pansion of the University. The Coliseum and the Humani ties Center are more than a mile apart. Few teachers and admin istrators have to make this trek at all, let alone do it in ten minutes. We have some petty tyrants on the faculty who refuse to nrake allowances for people who are late to their classes because the distance between classes is so far. These same teachers are usually the ones who insist upon keeping their captive audlience t Was N garten teachers for the open. ing of the program, but that he thought the state could handle it. Otts said he thought he could not agree with a Moody statement that "such a program under a not-so-good teacher is infinitely better than no program at all." "I dlon't want them to make too many excep)tions in the cer tifying of teachers for the pro gram," he saidl. Otts said he thought the pre school program could be bene ficial--"the earlier you start, the better"-but that establishment of kindergartens only would be the more practical starting point for the state. "I don't think that South Carolina can afford not to have the kindergartens," he said. "I disagree with the philosophy that you have to have both (kindergarten and p)re-school) or nothing." One of the techniques for teacher improvement suggested by the Moody Report is alreadly in use in teacher training in the USC School of Education. Micro or mini-teaching is usedl in the school to allow the students to evaluate their own teaching techniques, according to Otts. In mini-teaching, the students are recordled on video tap)e. In stant layback allows the student andl the others in the class the opportunity to analyze teaching performances. Otta said the p Forward sire of the students for a gov ernmental structure and the at tainment of information so that if government is preserved, the system may be considerably re fined. The decision will rest in your hands. Make sure you are aware of the issues because on govern ment of this type can ever be successful w i t h o u t substantial student support and involve ment. The question is whether or not you are benefiting from student government and if you are, are the benefits produced worthy of your support and in terest. Fraternity Business Dear Mr. Krochmalny: I have found that recent is sues of The Gamecock, items or letters printed, it appears to me, emphasize the direct attempt to incite an independent attitude against the Greek system at the University. I especially refer to a letter or "editorial" printed in the Feb. 7 issue. In reference to the rather seri ously prejudiced attitude of the author concerning the Greek system, I would like to say that the "business" of the fraternity system is to put forth a cam paign which appeals to the inde pendent student and thus inter est him in the fraternity system at the University. Fraternities consist of men with different temperaments, tal ents and convictions. Recently concluded was the Greek Spring Rush, and in connection to the fall rush both registrations established a record for most en rolled and pledged in the history of our fraternity system. Therefore it appears to me that possibly political overtones are reflected in this article. I would certainly hope not, for what is the purpose of a dedi cated leader if not to promote unity of action for best results, instead of attempting senseless provocation of his fellow stu (ents? BURT ROSEN Change after the allotted 50 minutes. One solution to this dilemma is to allot 20 minutes instead of 10 for class change. A number of more intelligent teachers are already in effect dloing this by convening classes at five min utes after each hour and dismiss ing them at quar:er till. But there should be a solution that does not rob professors of 10 minutes of lecture time each hour. To raise a weary shibboleth: the change advocated above HAS worked at other universi ties. 'rhis by no means implies that there are sufficiently far seeing officials extant to make it work at USC. JIM TURNER eeded uate the quality of one's voice, the grammatical quality of the presentation, andl appearance T he Moody Report recommen~ds~ use of mini-teaching for teach erg in the schools as well as for studlents in teacher training in st itutions. Another Moody recommenda tion for teaching improvement calls for more supervisory per sonnel at the local level. "Mas ter teachers" would be as signed to supervise new teach ers, helping them in "lmj:rov ing their competence, and even in saving them for the teach ing profession and for South Carolina schools by helping them overcome their early doubts and deficiencies." Otts said such a plan would have the additional benefit of serving as "an avenue to merit pay," or higher salaries for teachers of "obvious compe tence." Institution of the recom mended imp)rovements Is "feasible in the near future," Otts said, commenting on the ability of the state to adopt the Moody proposals. "We need It and we can support It." "South Carolina is not rich," he said, "hut I think our poten tial is unlimited." Otts saidl that by attracting new indlustry, tax ing themselves andl findilng new ways of attracting grants in ed ucation, South Carolinians could find revenues to bring ab)out the