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Have you bought a fiThe bougt a leaGreat Pumpkin lately? contest Try one! is coming Vol. LX, No. 16 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. 29208 - ...............-............ .....................................................:.:..:..:...... ......~ We neda,.ctbe. .,16 "SC R1 $5.4 milli By EDDIE CHEN Asst. Managing Editor Carolina administrators today will request for next year a budget increase of $5.4 million, which President Thomas F. Jones and other top USC officials say is "absolutely necessary." If approved , the request would bring USC total state allocations for the 1970-71 year to only about $400,000 more than the ap propriations Carolina wanted for the current 1968-70 year. The total request , to be presented today to the State and Control Board, would hike the budget to $21,742,328 - an increase of $5,408,623 (33.1 percent) over this present year's $16,333,705. Last year. USC sought a record budget increase of $8.5 million, which was turned down and modified several times bfore the $16.3 million budget was finally allocated by the General Assembly. Enrollment beginning to level off By EDDIE CHEN Asst. Managing Editor The steady upsurge over the years in the number of students on the main campus is now beginning to level off, although the number of graduate students is still in creasing. An analysis released by President Thomas F Jones yesterday, as part of his budget request for next year, shows that the undergraduate enrollment is slowing down because the number of high school graduates is now fairly constant and also because the admissiod standards of the University are gradually being raised. However, the figures may be misleading because within the undergraduate enrollment, the proportion of upper division students (seniors and juniors) is 'till increasing. Reasons for this according to the study, include the number of transfer students from regional campuses, transfere from other schools; and a "better survival rate" of current students. The number of undergraduates s4 fall i 10,045, law students, 487; (Jnd graduate students, 1,205. The projected figures for next fall are 10,870 undergraduates, an 8.2 percent increase; 525 law students, a 7.8 percent increase; and 1,475 graduate students, a22.4 percent Increase. Total enrollment estimated for the main campus for next fall is 12,870. In his statement prepared for the State Budget and Control Board, Jones noted that the cost of in struction per fuji-time student is increasing at a faster rate than the enrollment itself. The reason for this gap, he said, are that upper division classes are generally smaller, thus requiring a higher jrcentage of instructors and also a higher rank of faculty members; and that graduate classes are even smaller than the upper division classes, thus requiring even more faculty members and still higher rank professors. Turning to the regional cagi puses, the repoet estimates a 21.9 percent growth in total enrollment This figure does not include the Florence campus, which will become Marion State College, anindependt four -year school, in 1970. A 21.1 percent increase in enrollment for the Associate Deree Nursing programs ls also nedcted. bud on hike a LITTLE COMPROMISE In previous years. Jones said, "We provided room (in the budget) for a cetain amount of compromise. But this year's request , he cautioned, "very little compromise is possible unless a compromise is made on the quality fo education we are offering." "With no new programs, there is little that we can postpone until another year." USC has requested several new research projects and bureaus in past years, Jones noted, "But this year, we ask for no new programs or activities. "We are however," he added, "asking for general funds for 'Expanding Research,' similar to last year's appropriation." MORE DETAILED This year's request is far more detailed and scientific than past budget requests, he said... Although no new programs are requested , he cited four reasons that necessitate the $5.4 million increase. They are: 1)Enrollment growth continues. to spiral upward. 2) Larger proportions of upper division and graduate students. 3) Salary increases for classified and faculty personnel. 4) "Modest" expansion of research. For University personnel, under the state Classification Plan, in EDITORI :; By the Editoi The Gamecock has receive Saturday about the cheerlea It goes: "H... E... L... L..., Si were present Saturday night ) Most cheers have some r ''Beat State,'' ''Block that kit channel the enthusiasm of situation. But the new cheer does nc tasteless insult to the oppositic Ire addition, not only was ti game, but it was yelled after beaten and sportsmanship ci victors. We hope Carolina fans an such discourteous, childish ct the game-oriented ones. The Student Affairs Commi charged with making recc president for student affair meetings. The meetings will be close sessions and during voting. Si allowed to sit In on all siscussi the committee 's action. Meeting once a month In Ri advises Vice President Charie fee all ocation, chartering 01 other matters. A Student Affairs Commit named to look into the issue student activities. At present stipends go tc University Union officials, a Black, WUSC and Crucible o The committee is intereste of stipends and possibly mal general policy toward stipen: University officials have t, approach to today's Vietna servicemen and otherwise. While no one overlooks ti administration has tried to S to free speech, assembly ar get Mor sked creased funds are requested in two areas. First, the new system has programmed raises for classified personnel that will be spread throughout the year. To sup plement this raise, Jones said will require a five percent increase in those salary funds. Second, to compensate for the continuing rising cost of living, he said, a 4.5 percent increase is being requested for all salaries. FACULTY RAISES For faculty members, salary increases are required for promotions, merit increases and the cost-of-living adjustments. "Our best estimate " for these increases , he said , is nine percent. Of the total operation funds necessary to run the University, about 75 percent comes from state appropriations. These funds do not include tution, dormitory, in firmary and meal fees, which are paid for in full by students. Post Of: may bi By PAT STEELE Staff Writer (Last in a series) AL REPORT1 -lal Staff - d several complaints since ders' newests cheer. ate go to hell," and if you Fou probably heard it twice. elation to athletic contest. :k'' and many other cheers the fans into the game it. It is a meaningless and n and to Carolina fans. e cheer sounded during the the game, when State was muld be expected from the d cheerleaders discontinue eers and raise the roof with ttee, a faculty-student group mmendations to the vice s, has voted to hold open 1 only for special executive udents and the press will be on and to know the results of ssell House, the committee s Witten on student activity campus organizations and ~ee subcommittee has been of stipends for members of Student Government and nd Gamecock, Garnet and fficiers. d in discussing the purposes ding recommendations for a :1s. sken a reasoned and helpful m activities---anti-war, pro ~e potential for trouble, the afeguard every group's right d distussion of ideas. icrease a atorium ei A E.o. *rrneei He has ears for music5 0"e .i.ce. hea aces -ing on 0 Stud The City Post Office may be ThcotatheUCaswh asked to study the University's thCoubaPsOfiecnrs postal problems if the headaches ol h otg tto o hc they are causing continue, ac- teUiest spi 520aya cording to Harold Brunton, vice topea. president for business affairs. "h ai usini hte "We may go back and test the teUiest hudcniu h !zM ystem." he said. "It may oeain"si rno.I h not be strong enough." Each year, Brunton explained, poItasyemhetunswul "every phase of the University is b hre e ot o o overloaded. This year it has been rna,adteewudb h our computer system, the neestofedigalmlfrt telephones, housing and the postal cls,ilungoaiztnl service."anucmnsadohrita capu mal h Uiest Brunton added he is concerned wudas efre ohv by hetreenou amun o,i l polm " to said There was similarBstuation a the Uneersit postsffice nu1965 Brn g eald Atthttie s the The ityPostOffce my ~The contract the USC has with aske to tud theUniersiy's the Columbia Post Office concerns postl prblem ifthe eadahes only the postage station for which theyarecausng ontiue,ac- the University is paid $5,200 a year cordng t Haold runon, ice to operate. presdentforbusiessaffars."The basic question is whether "We ay g bac andtestthe the University should continue the r"~' ~ysem. be aid "Itmay operation," said Brunton. If the not e stongenouh."Columbia Office took over the postal system the students would Eachyea, Bunto exlaied, be 'charged per month for box "evey paseof he Uivesit is rental, and there would be the overoadd. hisyearit as een necessity of sending all mail first telphoes,houingandtheposal class, including organizational servce."announcements and other intra campus mail. The University Brunon dde he s cncened would also be forced to have a by te trmendus moun of ail completely separate internal mail flowng ito he Uivesity "I system," he said. talkd wth pstmsterJoe "This postage station is actually Lawrnce nd i appars rom costing the University," Brunton prelminay bsis hatour rro sasid. are umanrater tan ny bsic The Columbia Post Office pays probem,"Brunon sid.the University less to operate the station than it did four years ago, Thee ws siila stuaionat according to Marion Dantzier, theUniersty ostoffce n 165, director of auxiliary services. Brutonreclle. A tht tme,the "People want more service, but we called in to study the problem. "Their recommendation was that we drastically increase our space," he said. "It was then that we added the new section of post office boxes." 'OpesDecni Jac Chnder,Stale Hesly, oge M4eram Jackr it C hnd tr Stnl . ene y,u Rn ernd n Meer a start Pro-Nixon rally By ALYCE YOUMANS Chief of Reporters The Columbia Rally Support For Vietnam Personnel (RSVP) plans to stage a motorcade and a rally today in support of President Nixon and the American ser vicemen in Vietnam. The RSVP motorcade will leave Columbia College at 4:30 this af ternoon and travel to USC for a rally at the Russell House patio. Following the rally, state Sen. Floyd Spence, R-Lexington, and Federal Marshall Elliott Williams will speak in room 107 of Currell College. At the press conference yesterday Melvin Robinson and other recent returnees from Vietnam who are attending local colleges spoke of the favorable attitudes the South Vietnamese have toward American soldiers. The Viet Cong use terror tactics, according to Robinson, who told of children's heads being on the ends of stakes in the street of terrorized villages. Richard Hines, chairman of the Columbia RSVP youth council, stressed in an interview that the RSVP is not limited to USC. The rally is being sponsored the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) and the Young Republicans (YR) and students at Columbia College, Benedict College, Allan Univer sity, and many high school student councils. "Our plans are not a counter rally. Instead this is a a positive pro- American-rally." "We want to show that the majority of students back our government and our men. We realize the necessity of a united front for any kind of a successful peace negotation." The rally support is not a one shot deal. It is two- years--old. We are a continuing program to boost soldiers an Vietnam and to help the South Vietnamese people and to build their war -torn countries. The rally is not meant to in terfere with the moratorium and we will be glad to have them listen to our speakers and ask questions," said Hines. Campus Calendar Oct. u5-is Marine Corps recruitment with emphasis on offcer candidate school and the platoon leaders class. Room 205. Russell House. Oct. Is Carolina Party Endorsement Meetings. 9: IS p.m.. Russell House. Sudent National Educstion Association. S p.m.. Room I00C Wardlaw. last chance to psy W.00 dues. Society for the Advancement of Management, 7:20 p.m.. Room 225, B. A. Memorial Service for the War Dead. 21 hour, beginning i2:0i ai.., Russell House patio. "the Impactfthe War,"Dr. Johnmcashin, National Democratic Party of Alabama, 2:00 p.m., Russell House Assembly Room. Symposium and Discussion: The War. 2-s p.mt. Russell House Assembly Room? Fim: 'Seasons Omange" (Te Qicago Democratie Canvention riots, INgS, plus the Ylpple version ef the evaesa *:2S&7:2S, Russenl House Aismably Ream. 7:30.4 p.m. iscusalon. RSVP Motarcade leaves (ohmabia ('onage, 4:0 p.m. and travels down Muala Wmet thremd dowmtown (siumbla to UWC followed by a rally on the Rinael Neuse patio with embiager and Vietn vtma. Mate ammaher Phyd spamce w Lusiqemo and U. S. Marshall Elbet Willams of Derlhigton wil speak at C'unuen (Oslege. Oct.35e Moevie - "Flanmgan'ls Wabe," RemSee Hue asembln ur m, 5, 6 and p. Mising af Mrtar buad, 0:05 p.m., ar aeatene Room, Osptene. 1s,u Men's Aaells, p.,. Reea US kOmerusel Re.aism asb, 7:U p.ma., Ream set, lrper O(Bqe, esdmsis enw wih everyams walsin. Oc. si seye,wr Puata,es .., a-a. mUS vents Anti-war rally The Vietnam Moratorium, a day of national war protest for which plans have snowballed into a massive anti-war rally, is today. The activities , planned for over 600 colleges campuses and every major city in the country, will climax this new anti-war protest effort, for which former supporters of Sen. Eugene McCarthy, D minn., and the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy of New York began planning last June. Today's Moratorium plans call for an all-day memorial service for the war dead, a 2 p.m. speech in the Assembly Room by Dr. John Cashin of the National Democratic Party of Alabama, a symposium from 3-5, a film from 6:30-7:30, and a discussion from 7,30 until 9 p.m. President Thomas F. Jones noted yesterday , that although the University has not a taken position on this matter "I do consider that free discussion of all issues to be a healthy and proper activity for all people, especially those deeply involved in the learning process." Jones added, that he has been assured the University regulations will be observed and that all those involved are "dedicated to peaceful, free and frank discussion of the issues." In a statement issued by the YR's and the YAF's, the joint organizations stated that they opposed the Vietnam Moratotium. "We do this because the moratorium is a fraud. Its policies will not bring about the peace the moratorium promises... "The aim of this moratorium is to indoctrinate students and get publicity so that a two-day moratorium and mass march on Washington can be held next month. "If that gets a good turnout and a high Nielson T.V. rating, they plan to disrupt the finals with a three dav "moratorium" in January. Jim Wannamaker, co-chairman for the USC Moratorium said YAF and YR statement is "amusing with its allegation of Machiavellian schemes on the part of the moratorium. We have issued no call for students to boycott classes tomorrow. That is a per sonal thing.,. He added that there has been a slight change in the moratorium schedule. The war memorial service will last for 21 instead of 24 hours. RSVP has the use of the patio from 4 to 7 p.m. today. out their roles In the eglns Oct 22.