The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 19, 1969, Image 1
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By FRED MONK
Asst. Managing Editor
Found guilty of conducting a
fraudulent opinion poll, two Men's
Towers officials were removed
from office during the last week of
the spring semester.
Jay Hodge and Wayne Hembree,
who were elected Towers president
and vice president in the spring
election, were found guilty by the
Towers Court of participating in a
fraudulent opinion poll which
would have affected the decision of
the Dean of Men's office whether
or not to raise the Towers activity
fee to $5.
Mike Grier, then head residence
nselor of the Towers, said he
rst learned of the fraud when a
member of the election's com
mittee, Bob Lybrand, confessed to
participating in the fraud.
Grier also said that three others
including Hodge and Hembree also
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Wheeler Hill overlooking Field D, itE
Southern Railway and the elt
Columbia skyline. The tall, stately,
modern tri-towers represent to
Carolina's "look to the future" in
style architecture. se
The 10-story dorm houses 549 th
men. Each floor in the three towers de
which are joined by a common "
lobby, has 20 students. 104
The interior boasts wall-to-wall
carpeting, studio beds, room fe.
~lephones and individual ther
mostatic temperature controls. cI
Other features include a game uI
room, a coed lounge, a TV lounge, w
a canteen and complete laundry bi
facilities.
Meals are served on the V
American plan, with unlimited c<
seconds on most dishes. Under the fo
Mealtime at
~Campus C~
Editor's Note: The Gamecock.
publishes a calendar of coming
campus event., meeting. and
notices. Notices should be sent to
Box 5131, Usc or brought to room
308 of the RusselI House at least b~
two day. before publication.
Sept. I9
Gamecock staff meeting, I p m in room 306 at
of the Russell House ar
Rushee information meeting. IFe, 7:30p m
Russell House auditorium
Staggered open houses,. 830-li SO p m, all in
fraternity houses
Journalism Freshman Picnic, 4 p m . State- Ai
Record Picnic Area, spoAsored by journalism
school professional societies
Sept 20
sorority skit parties, Russell House.
Stag Smokers, 2:00 p.m to 2:00 p.m., by
invitation only to individual fraternity houaes a
Sorority skit parties, al
)Pinion poll
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told him of participating in the
fraud a short time after Lybrands
confession.
The fraud was committed wheff
some ballot boxes placed in each of
the Towers residence halls were
replaced with a box which had
votes favorable to increasing the
activity fee, Grier said.
According to a letter submitted
by Lybrand the possibility of
fraudulent elections was discussed
between Hodge, Hembree, and
himself and the method used to
defraud the poll was decided.
Hodge states that fraudulent
elections were discussed, but that
no serious consideration was given
to defrauding the poll and no
decision to defraud the poll was
made.
Hodge, who contends that his
impeachment was improper,
denies involvement in the
fraudulent poll.
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,alresidents must pay a flat better than
e of $420 per semester, which campus, bu
eludes both room and board.JerCu
In interviews with resident Uniery Cu
.idents, a variety of opinions he enjoyed
hre expressed, both pro and con. study-corra
Among the complaints were lack Mike Go
parking spaces, unfinished State (Calift
ounds and lack of such interior with everyt
ins as curtains and study area said."
airs. Robert K
Many of these problems are due Smith, fre
the rush in completing the dorm ma jorit y
order to be ready for the fall .plimented ti
mester. Other criticisms include least once a
e lack of electrical outlets, un- late-night si
pendable shuttle-bus service, were dispk
o0 women," and above all -- the the restric
:ation. seconds on I
Praise was high for many crowded cai
itures of Bates.
A cross section of students, in- Slater offit
uding transfers, freshmen and last spring c
>perclassmen, commented on meats --
hat they liked about their Columbia He
tilding. considering
Charles Witte, a transfer from House.
ilanova, cited the air- Thad Bu
nditioning, telephones and the semester
od, which he said was "not only acknowledg
hoped that n
eventually.
of classes
crowds in t
touched on t
routes to thi
that the pr<
way to car
this.
At the m
Hall resider
Brun ton,
business ai
elevated
*"llet~ finished --ui
Bates House the time th
However,
dl constructior
over the exj
Stag Smokers. 20 pmn to 5:00 pm., by "efe
v4ation only to individual fraternity hoss mitory on cJ
Sorority skit parties. Russell House. he said.
sept 22 "We have
Fraternity off-Campus Parties with dates, group of coU
invitation only, 1:00 p m to 12:00 p.m.
Omicron Delta Kappa, p.m . Palmetto floor-plans
om. Russell House rooms from
Movie--"My Little Chickadee". w C Fields an intercoi
d Mae West,. Russell House AuditorIum, 3. 6 s mi t ting 1
d9pm Sept 23 monitoring
Fraternity off.campus parties with dates, by emrecy
~itation only. 6:00 p m to 12:00 p m enough to k
Hovie--"Joan of the Angels", Russell House tures and on
ditorium, 3:00. 6:00 and 9:00 p.m running at
sept as-s "I think
Folksinger Mary Smith, Golden Spur for ward ti
Sept 24
Garnet and Slack general meeting. p m . 'Dreamland
I persons Interested in working on staff to compared t<
tend campu."
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"At the time I talked with Grier
and later with Cooper (dean of
men), I thought it best that the
blame be spread among us instead
of on one person," he said.
He added .that he had no
knowledge of the switching of the
ballot boxes until he was notified
that Lybrand had made a con
fession.
"When Jay came to see me that
night I asked him if he had felt it
was more important to get the
money than do the poll honestly,"
Grier said.
"He said, 'yes, we had to get the
money. We just had to have it
passed,' " Grier continued.
Hodge admitted to saying that
the government needed the money
but he noted that it was not in
answer to Grier's statement
concerning dishonesty, but
realization that the government
needed the money.
Hodge contends that the im
peachment proceedings were
improper and irregular.
ound gu
"By denying us the right to
counsel and the right to call wit
nesses, every sense of fair play
was violated," he said.
"There is no evidence what
soever presented by the University
to show any guilt on the part of
either Mr. Hembree or myself,"
Hodge continued.
In a statement to be submitted to
the office of vice president for
student affairs Hodge states he
"was denied any semblance of a
proper trial because: 1) the
Towers Court was illegally con
stituted. 2) insufficient time was
given to prepare a defense before
appearing before the Towers
Court. 3) Petitioner (Hodge) was
denied right to counsel. 4)
Petitioner was denied right to call
witnesses in his own behalf. 5) The
facts as presented were totally
insufficient to support the charges
of fraudulent conduct concerning
an opinion poll."
"Jay had the right of counsel and
Lilty
opportunity to cross exam wit
nesses," Grier said, "and he
utilized them both."
According to Riley
Hollingsworth, a former adviser to
the Towers government, after four
and a half hours of testimony the
court unanimously voted to convict
Hodge and Hembree.
"Hodge attempted to convince
the court that he only participated
in advocating and considering a
fraudulent referendum. This is not
true, and this is not what he told us
during our intensive meeting,"
Hollingsworth states in a
documented account of the im
peachment.
Hodge, who was also elected
treasurer of the student body, had
to vacate the post due to academic
suspension this semester. An
election to fill the position will be
conducted along with freshmen
elections in mid-October.
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rnia) said he "agrees
hing the others have
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shmen, as are the z
>f residents, com
e serving of steaks at
week as well as the
iacks available. They
!ased, however, with
tion on serving of t
neat -and fish and the I
eteria.
:ials promised seconds t
n all items -- including'
Phen they met with
l1 residents who were
moving to Bates
rak, in his second -
as a counselor,
:d the complaints, and
lost would be be solved
qe hoped that the start
would help ease the e
he cafeteria. He also
he problem of walking
main campus, saying
)posed elevated walk
ipus would eliminate
eeting with Columbia
its last spring, Harold -
vice president for
'fairs, said that the
valkway could be
p to Wheat Street -- by
e dorm is completed.
the lowest bid for the
was about 50 per cent Q
ected cost. Therefore,
cations had to be
!ausing the delay.
this is the best dor- .
mpus in all respects,"
the most experienced
nselors available, four
which keep all the
looking exactly alike,
n system for tran
innouncements and
the floors and
power plants powerful
eep all lights and fix
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all times.
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Status
remaii
By MIKE CRESSWELL
Staff Writer
Just who will be approved to
speak at the Saturday anti-war
-ally on the Horseshoe appeared
incertain yesterday.
Vice President for Student Af- I
airs C.H. Witten declined to say i
vhich speaker, if any, would be
ipproved to speak at the
Jniversity or what action would be I
aken against unapproved
ipeakers.
AWARE has scheduled a rally
rom 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with bands
ind speakers to be followed by
'arious workshops.
A
Brett Bursey, spokesman for b
kWARE and a new group called a
he S.C. Revolutionary Youth r
dovement (SCRYM) charged
resterday that the administration
iad shown an "unwillingness to rr
ooperate." a
S
Bursey said that he had obtained c
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of S
[1s un
permission to use the Horseshoe on
July 31 pending payment of a
standing bill. He said this bill was
)aid but the administration then
found another bill which has also
now been paid.
He said that permission had been
,ranted for the meeting and for the
>ands but permission for the off
:ampus speakers had not yet been
>btained. Bursey said that he
)lanned to speak with President
rhomas F. Jones Friday about the
natter.
AWARE met Thursday to
liscuss plans for the rally.
About 50 persons attended to
ratch a 30-minute film portraying
merican "atrocities" in Vietnam
efore discussing tactics and
etivities which would be in the
flly.
It was emphasized in the
ieeting that violence should be
voided and that any heckling
iould be ignored until speeches
an be continued
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certai
Witten said yesterday that
"regulations of the University will
always be enforced." He refused to
make further comments.
George Key. director of campus
security. said that no special
Men's Toi
refrigera toi
Residents of the Men's Towers
will soon have refrigerators in
stalled in their rooms -- if they so
desire -- and if they are willing to
shell out $20 for it
About 400 men -- one-fourth of the
Towers' residents -- have already
signed up for them, according to an
estimate by Frank Minerva. the
night supervisor.
"If it works out." he said. "all
the dorms may be allowed to have
the refrigerators in the rooms."
The refrigerators are about
three feet by two feet. according to
Ddule
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preparations have been made for
the rally but added. "Whatever
preparations are necessary, we
will make.
"It is a scheduled and approved
event. We don't like to anticipate
any difficulties." he said.
vers to get
s in rooms
Josoph Barnes. director of
housing
They are expected tobeinstalled
in the Towers within a week or ten
days.
Last spring, the residents of the
Towers petitioned the ad
ministration to allow refrigerators
in their rooms, according to
Barnes.
At first. housing officials were
cool to the idea. he said. But they
apparently changed their minds
this year and have agreed to
launch the "experiment)'
The cost will be $20 per
semester. plus a $10 deposit fee.
Construction
of new dorm
is approved
Plans for a new women' dorm
have been substantially com
pleted. except for final approval by
Ihe S C Budget and Control Board.
Harold Brunton, vice president for
business affairs. said the new
dorm will replace Columbia Hall.
"The lniversity will definitely
relinquish use of Columbia Hall on
.1une 1. 1971. This is in accordance
with the original plans made when
the University acquired the hotel --
it is to be returned to private use."
Brtinton said.
"It is the University's feeling
that Columbia Hall has been
successful." Brunton said, but
added it is in a commercial
district.
"The original agreement was to
hold t he hotel for four years. This
control was extended ten months,
because of the absence of
replacement housing."
Brunton said that the women's
dorm will be located north of
Capstone and added that details
will be released after approval by
the state board.