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in the South i a sod scene indeed.
of two states on their knees before
the land begging for- "a little more
r segregated school systems. Fifteen
enough time to plan and Implement in.
ngressmen from South Carolina waving the
ing jurisprudence. Picture a senator from
Olpplauding the congressman's attempt to
South.
"V wafor. the tide of progress they are bathers In a
regression.
a vissevice has been done to the South, it has been
pWrted by Southern politicians, the ones who ignored
orders to integrate and still refuse to obey.
y things should have been done long ago to prepare
students for quality education. There should be kin
artens and pre-kindergartens available to all. Every
lid should have the chance to advance to his full
pabilitles.
Blocking integration - is tantamount to tying a weight
the economy of the state. We will never develop to our
liest until everyorie has the right to a quality education.
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A student ring?
By BARRY KNOBEL an opinion as to the design of the
Student Body President ring.
Isn't it ptrange how we students What is the significance of the
A..teaversity of0outh Carolina college ring if rot to bq truly a
overlook the significance of our STUDENT ring, designed by
college ring? ... This ring has been students. It is true that to those
sold at the University by a single who now wear the present ring,
dealer without competition for this ring is a symbol of
over ten years. The number of achievement. But know also that it
hours needed to qualify for an is a very ntwrh fctta
official ring is one of the highest in grdaigcssostenssa
the nation (90-hours); most veyscillas.thmmbr
universities and colleges adhere to o ycaswl oee eteol
a 72-hour policy, which would allow Clsof17anIwudwntm
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year. My point of contention, and I Teeoe sPeieto h
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Womer
Dear Mr. Wannamaker:
I think the Student Senate will
have opened Pandora's Box if their
bill on dorm visitation is accepted.
The question of open dorms should
be put before the students
inhabiting the dorms. I have not
been asked - by poll, questionaire,
or anything else - for my opinion
on the matter, but since it concerns
me, I do have a few comments to
make.
Being a resident of Capstone, I
have thus far enjoyed the privacy
of my "ivory tower." I can relax in
varying states of undress, hide
from the hustle of campus activity
when I want to be alone, and enjoy
the relative peace and quiet of my
room.
I love dating, but do not par
ticularly like the idea of spending a
date in my dorm room (or I could
say my bedroom). I do not like the
idea of my roommate entertaining
a date in our room when I may
wish to steep, study, or just relax (I
would feel obligated to either
evacuate, or intrude on her date).
I do not like the idea of having to
wait until visiting hours are over
before I can feel free to shower (if
we let men in our rooms, we can't
refuse them the right to use our
bathrooms, now can we??) - and
who would want to take a bath if
roomy or suitemIates were "en- -
tertaining." I do not like the idea of
having to comb my hair and dress
to go to the water fountain or
ironing room.
There would be no more reason
to "hide" in the corners of the
elevators, girls, since the fellows
would be right there with you! It
would be sort of hard to hide from
an unwelcome suitor if he comes
knocking on your door!
When I choose not to date on
weekends. I find that this is an
excellent time to study, since the
people who want to party are out -
making their noise elsewhere.
Imagine the chaos if this were
taking place on your hall or next
door!
If the students in question want
to entertain in their rooms, they
should move into an apartment
with proper' entertainment
facilities, and not expect everyone
in their dorm to accommodate
them.
I can't believe that the majority
of students want to give up the
privacy of their rooms, and I don't
believe that the administration
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should sit back and allow such ai
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'railroaded" through by a small
group of students.
NAMES WITHHEL[
BY REQUESI
Appalled at affair
Dear Mr. Wannamaker:
For as long as I can remembei
the food service has served a
whipping boy to the Carolin
student body. I suppose this is to b
expected.
However, Monday night's foo
flight in the Bates House cafeteri
is somewhat out of the ordinary.
realize that only a minority of th
Bates House residents were ir1
volved in this affair and it to thos
few that I am directing this letter
Bates House boarders pay $1
per week for 21 meals. The;
receive unlimited seconds on al
beverages, desserts, vegetable,
and Mjeats, with the exception o
steak. They may select from fiv(
beverages, (including milk) 8 to :
Jesserts, two entrees and foui
vegetables. Diners serve them
selves at a salad bar in the dining
iall.
Right app ro
Get to
By SHiERRIY SHIEALLY
Columnist
Perhaps life's greatest irony -
md life's saddest irony - is thai
he many people who cry for peace
~an't seem to work with each other
o achieve it.
Liberals cry "Peace." Con
~ervatives cry "Peace." Yippies
hippies, red-necks, grits:
hvery body cries "Peace." But they
ion 't know how to peaceably worls
ogether. That is ironical, isn't it"
Carolina's International
lelations Club (IRC) is (sup
>osedly) "dedicated to the
ichievement of peace based ori
ustice and freedom." But the
nembers can't get together to
-eorganize the club for a semester.
What's more, the club is divided
o that each has his own opinion as
o who is a member and who isn't.
And there is some doubt as to
vhether the president is a mem
er!
dmont yo
he licket!
D. card, certifying you're
21, inclusive, you can sc
seat, and you can save <
ay restrictions!
igton, Chicago, New York
s, see your travel agent
njoy 737 fanjet or new R<
~rvice. And a fare deal!
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JustEC
By ARTHUR HOPPE
Columnist
WASHINGTON, D. C. (Feb. 7
1972) - The White House today
announced the nomination of
Justice of the Peace Appleton
Shote of Soowee County, Georgia,
to the long-vacant seat on the U. S.
Supreme Court.
Administration sources
described Shote as "a moderate
Southerner and a genuine con
structionist."
Attorney General John Mitchell,
who personally conducted the six
months investigation of Shote's
background, said he was confident
of "speedy Senate approval" of the
nomination.
"My exhaustive inquiries have
not disclosed one shred of evidence
that Mr. Shote has ever accepted a
sonsultant's fee, owned stock,
suffered a conflict of interest,
made a racist speech, or owned a
segregated golf course," Mitchell
said. "I'm glad the three-year
search is over."
The nomination was hailed by
Shote's friends and neighbors in
Soowee County. "It's the best thing
that ever happened to Soowee
rrivacy
iFive nights per week boarders
may return to the dining hall
between 9:30 and 10:30 for snacks
consisting of a variety of sand
wiches. cookies, brownies, potato
chips, doughnuts and a choice of
beverages.
To break monotony, the food
service provides one buffet per
month, at which time the
management patiently decorates,
s the dining hall and proudly
prepares several hundred dollars'
worth of meats, vegetables and
relishes which the students can
j and do consume in huge quantities.
I I am a high school student and it
I appals me to see college men
behaving in a manner which
disgraces the name of our state
institution of higher learning. I
would be inclined to believe (and I
3 hope) Monday night's action was
inspired by other than native South
Carolinians.
Simple arithmetic will clearly
show that these young men are
receiving far more than they pay
for. I would venture to say $150.00
to $200 worth of dishes and
glassware were deliberately
(Continued on page 4)
rich
gether-ft
1RC had an unfortunate meeting
recently. Some wanted elections;
some violently opposed. Speakers
were recognized, then un
recognized. There was nothing
peaceable about it.
I attended and paid my dues,
hoping to become a member, but I
don't think I became one. Others
were in the same boat, but I
believe we'll all go next time. And,
hopefully, this semester will see
about 150 new IRC members.
There's a lot of potential for the
club: more funds have been
allocated; projects - really
worthwhile ones - are being
planned for the near future; op
portunities to work for peace
rather than "cry" for it are
present; and the club has real
leadership potential. There are
several students of diversified
interests who have proven their
a bilities elsewhere: Pat Blackwell,
uth fare.
between
ve about 20*o!
inytime-8
,Atlanta or
Dppe
e for the
County," said one, "if'n it means
that shiftless skunk'll be moving to
Washington."
News of the nomination was
broken to Shote by reporters, who
found him on the banks of the
Sowbelly River, sipping White
Lightning from a Mason jar.
At first, Shote expressed some
hesitation on accepting the
nomination to the Nation's highest
court. "What's this here job pay,"
he inquired, "and what are the
hours?"
On being told, Shote said he
reckoned he'd take it - "leastwise
till I start drawing my Social
Security come next January."
A reporter asked Shote if he
considered himself "a genuine
constructionist."
"Well, now," he replied, "I did
help Mrs. Purdy up Twin Forks
way shore up her privy after the
big storm in '32, but I ain't done
much in that line since."
Another inquired about S4)ote's
views on the Constitution. "My
liver's right fine and the ticker's
beating like a $50 watch," said
Shote, "and though I've been a
mite gassy in the belly lately, t'aint
worth paying no never mind."
The reporters then began
digging in Shote's past. But after
two hours of probing, they had to
admit the White House had at last
come up with a Southern candidate
without a blemish on his record.
Or, as Shote truthfully put it,
lifting himself up on one elbow,
"Hell, boys, I ain't never done
nothing at all."
An enterprising Life magazine
reporter at this point whipped out a
contract. "Read this, sir," he said
eagerly. "Life will pay you $50,000,
if you'll write your first-person
account of how you became the
perfect Southern nominee to the
Supreme Court."
Just checking
Dear Mr. Wannamaker:
I would like to inquire as to the
reasons for the Student
Depository's continuing policy of
discrimination against out-of-state
checks, both personal and second
person. On Jan. 16 my roommate
and I both tried to cash checks. We
were told that out-of-state checks
were not being accepted until
registration. This did us a lot of
good since Feb. 2-3 was more than
two weeks off. This is hardly an
isolated incident, as the same thing
happened before the Thanksgiving
and Christmas holidays. What's
the scoop?
TIM BLAKE
wr once
Bill Medlin, Richard Hines, Ron
Leslie, Connie Coyne and Brigin.
IRC needs more members,
fellow students. So, whether
liberal, conservative, yippie or
grit: quit crying; join and work
together for peace!
We Can Solve
YOUR
HANG-UPS
* Shirts on hangers or
in our special pack
ages.
* New life & color for
suede and leather.
* Skirts, suits, dresses,
s we at ers beautifully
cleaned.
We're just a
from cc
GO, GAMEC
LAUNDRY&
10 Loca
South?
"Read?" said Shote, blinking
slowly. "Write?"
The White House late today with
drew Shote's nomination and said
the search for a qualified
Southerner would continue.
A delegation of Southern leaders,
headed by Senator Strom Thur
mond, called on the President this
evening and asked him to
nominate a Northerner instead.
"Mr. Nixon's pig-headed
determination to nominate a
Southerner," angrily explained
Senator Thurmond later, "is
giving the South a bad name."
(Copyright Chronicle Publishing Co. 1970)
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