Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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this weekend with N. 0retter hOw good their "us with union com. 00W Jetween the com. li-M bv- that's not the really. 7 Zelaysis planned Is the W"-",4 could effect the union for GhW4id they be? eNprevi4e litft more than weekend of the same tyMe. Gradfally the tpIf l4t,hstudent services and entertainment Split fr6M the Russell House, the union 10 Its student servies such as the craft shop, Bell MW room, etc. but the organization must not lose the %OdOnt service and entertainment or fall back to just night concerts and dances. IUsell House is a big institution. It was designed to prolde stUdent services. I t ought to be under student control arnd the natui'al body at present is the union board of governors.---if 4 are interested in student. services. And they might as well op there. Student services are more than just the craft shop !ifhe game room. Studnt services Include the campus postal sub-station and dores boxes (though not the delivery of campus mail to faculty fices), the campus shop, the book store, the barber shop, the fOd service cafeterias, the letting of campus laundry franchises and even the health service. And, there are unmet services. Would they include a cooperative food store, legal aid services or draft counseling. It needs to be studied. But, aren't these services too Important or too something to be under even indirect student control? We think not. Some of the services do indeed involve technical matters. We feel that there should-be an arrangement much as that of a county hospital largely running Itself but under board appointed by the county government. Student services that require it could be under similar boards. Students are the people in the best position to determine student service needs and should control what they r pay for. But, don't these functions overlap the, met or unmet, functions I of student government? They do. Student government Is in the f process of proposing a revision of its constitution. Now's the time for both groups to realize that a real student government serving its constituents would make a University Union(particularly a student union) superfluous as a complete student union would make a student government unnecessary. Shtting out others Itissadthata South Carolina state legislator is seeking to limit the number of out-of-staters accepted at USC. Rep. W. L. Cooper's bill is founded on parochial opinions, not v facts. He offers no evidence that out-of-staters cause more s "trouble" than South Carolinians. He bases his arguments on the purely personal notion that "there are entirely too many t1 automobiles with northeastern license tags driven by long- i haired, very poorly clad and unkempt individuals...'' 01 Cooper claims his interest is not in being isolationist -but in educating South Carolina students first. Yet he ignores the telling - fact that not one analified state student is turned away from Carolina. Cooper gives away the bias behind lis thinking when he, says, with no proof, that, "the northerners are.causing the trouble." He has fallen victim of the "outside agitators" folly, the tendency to blame trouble on outsiders in an effort to whitewash the local good guys. Trouble at Carolina comes from northerners and southerners. This can be documented. Hatred is not a sectional disease; troubiemaking is no more concentrated in New Jersey than in North Charleston. Has Cooper forgotten All-America fullback Warren Muir hails from Massachusetts? John Roche and friends from New York? Eleven of 36 students named to "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities'' from out of state? Pat t Traylor, who last year received the University's highest student s honor, not from S.C.? The point is not that northerners out-produce South p Carolinians, or vice versa. The precise point is that there is .no r trend. Carolina educates students...people...not regional representatives. To set Carolina aloof as a center for in-staters would be to shut out new ideas, outside opinions. It would deprive the students and the school of valuable perspective provided by students from h other areas, who have different backgrounds, fresh viewpoints. h To learn is to explore new frontiers, not merely to attach yourself to your own kind in your own backyard. It Is sad that Cooper would attempt to cut USC off from th~e rest of the country. But what is sadder still Is that anyone would think there is anything to be gained by it. Gripe is right Twenty-one students on two floors of Laborde signed a letter asking for rock music. We suspect many more Carolina students would If asked. We don't blame them for being jealous of the Clemson Dance Association's eight-hour hard rock festival. They do have Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night, Mouse and the Boys, Smith, Truth, Hot Rain and the Pacific Gas and Electric. it's a long ride, but $5 tickets are available in the Russell House offices. - CAMPUS CLUB SOUTH!~ * 900 S. MainR 5 5 OPEN FOR INSPECTION~ j(Official Opening Will Be Announced) - ~GET YOUR MEMBERSHIP NOW!! Membership Will Be Limited * $3.00 Per Year NO OTHER ADMISSION CHARGE ICollege Student Or Affliation l.D. Only j Credentials Required. i *saIWUIiBIsma*iimmm,mI 'Don't you thin tdw now s A. Vorth workir Frat By FRED FRICK Guest Columnist A question most in-coming fresh rien are likely to ask upon entering his University is, '"What is this iacred institution known as raternities? " The fraternity system at ,arolina has been taking the brunt >f a lot of un-knowlegable :riticism. There are those who :laim that "frat boys" can easily >e spotted because they all look ilike in that they all wear alpaca weaters tucked in at their waists ind wear Navy issue khaki pants. n addition to dress there are those vho claim the "system" is dying wcause of the lack of people rilling to conformn to certain tandards. Conformity is not applicable to ie fraternity system as much as It i to many other so-called liberal -ganizations on campus. The s,etter ardrock vear Mr. Wannamaker: As concerned students of USC, ve would like to express our issatisfaction with the type of ntertin wrkv iyh Getudntun on.niepst, h Atuetuion mos in-otteng frsh )ueaely to cags upn etering hisuivrstody, wht ls tie ~arhag haeen tCakoina. the brunt hat at loat of unariegablesi houldcise.oTere.A a thosestio roded forauane they al look ocker truckroed aotr aicet Other Navyolsssue khaki pants rocuse nof the lackiof the"op 'etil" t Ceonf toivertiny 'ebruarny system ashich speitl ead tooher so-Wycalled lieae adrcheLrd tCroina hsi ea M. antmhe Asconce tetofUC ADM wolikeStoNepes u isats 5cto wihte -yeo Dner A letY proide b th tudet unon. n th pas, th tuen :uio0hs- oten3 sul ropsfo30ncs- ndcocets SAT to tecasntpso 1:30-3:30-5:3in0i alo im 7:30-9:3e0tCaolna W fe Chht.ovliar foms a it? ,ernittes fraternity system is onie that ap peals to a certain type of Individual whether or not he resides In the North or the South. Becoming a pledge, or what one is before being proclaimed a brother of the chapter, a pledge must go through a training session, lasting in most cases a full semester. During that time he has to achieve an academic standing of a 2.00. You've all seen the paddles being reluctantly bought at the campus shop. They're not for decorative purposes alone. Arnong the other scholastic duties, pledges are responsible for keeping the dorms with over-sized T. V. lounges - conveniently called "house" by the~ administration - clean. Any pledge t every fraternity is in no way bound to the service of the fraternity. He either does as .wan-ted not the first time this question has been raised. As a school, USC has come a long Way It ho rgatrani ion, lasgtion in mot sspotn events, sedmst Duimpotat ieh has tacvanacademic lsmending Are Y'et all see thus? ls en reuctnly boug ato thouae amps shop hyre o figo depoustive soursticgges, pedgesc here Crsonlena kepn.tedom itEGhAlE ovr-izedE T.AV ongesRD ny lEd'gN ieeyfrrity'M MAsE thG at ernMUit,y.O .AE eite doaMEsl rNcognitin inits sporting evntYsE GandV mAoEt ipotan nit gEtRC ahed of HOASus?TOU Our Man Ho 'Good] y AltTHUR ROPPE Col1mnist The disclosure that - the Wiite House had been leased to Walt Disney Productions caused little surprise among those who had been closely following recent developments in Washington. The first hint, of course, was the new uniforms for the White House security force. While some said the guards now looked like Gilbert & Sullivan tenors and others com pared them to drum majorettes, the costumes were obviously pure Disneyland. A few days later, Mr. and Mrs. Nixon launched the first of a series of "'Evenings of Entertainment at the White House." The' star was neither Pablo Casals nor Leonard Bernstein, but that popular comedian, Red Skelton, who wowed the audience with in nocuous jokes and sentimental skits. The following week, when a refreshment stand was opened for bene ic told or he leaves. The Inter fraternity Council in conjunction with the dean of men's office has done away with hazing and Hell week. Now pledges are simply asked if they would like to go on midnight rides or participate in other "pledge social functions". The fraternity system has a lot to offer the student. It's not all fun and roses. But at the end of a pledges training and the ac ceptance of that pledge by the Odd f ~uw.Iz~j*~XLL FA th ru. for A t.ea owe Meee.. oiOLDIT e '.E IS,s SC Stamrng UMA LIL "'I Arn Curious,Yellow' Is ba in this country and 'gf In'inga'...the si Is...moreoti NOI ye Whii tourists in the East Rom, the secret eould n longer be kept. Mr. Nixon, himself, made the disclosure when asked point-blank about the rumors at his next press conference. "Let me say this about that," said the President, frowning sincerely into the television camera. "I plan to save your tax dollars no matter how unpopular such a program may be in certain quarters. I think this is my duty. And this lease is the first step toward putting our cherished American government on a paying basis." Terms of the lease were not disclosed. A spokesman for Disney Productions denied reports that the name of the White House would be changed to "Disneyland East." He said it would be called "Historyland." It would be operated, he said, in a "dignified, wholesome manner in keeping with its historic significance." Only a modest revolving neon sign brotherhood, the pledge is proud to associate with the group he has chosen. His pledging has given him a common bond with all the members past and future who' wear the same pin. It's not as easy as everyone not involved might think, but it's benefits are measured by how much one is willing to do. It is an institution worth working for and 3ne that goes far beyond the aura of the college years. Sodkins IM? ITU. Soam 0 graphic, Ould have 3worn the :reen was srnoking." dRIE [EDAHL anned lga' is not. exual activity kfntilizing." viE aDm. weBs aEe.. NV PLAYING ROA e House will be erected atp the cwpola to attract tourists. Most of the present Nixon staff will be retained, he said, except for those security guards who cannot sing. (The Nixons will henceforth divide their time* between their summer White House in San Clemente and their winter White House in Key Biscayne.) Other attractions will Include a ride in a Presidential golf cart, an hourly parade by the Marine Band and an "Anti-Inflation Game," which consists of throwing darts at a balloon while blindfolded. If the project proves successful, Disney Productions hopes to ex pand Historyland by converting the Washington monument into a simulated rocket ride, the Pen tagon into a Mystic Maze, and Congress into a sound and light show. "At last we have a President who recognizes our Nation's capital for what it is," said the Disney spokesman enthusiastically, "a tourist attraction with great potential." (Copyright Chronicle Publishing Co. 1970) The Gamecock The Gamecock Is published gri-weekly during the fall and spriag semesters with the exceptiom of University holidays and exam periods. Change of address forms, sub scription requests and other mail items should be sent to Drawer A. USC. Columbia. S.C. 2020. Subscription rates are so per year or $3 per semester. Bulk copies are 86 per too. The Gamecock this year received 837.00 from the student activity fund entitling full-time students to a subscription to the paper. This is about 11 .75 per semester per student. Offices of The Gamecock are In Rooms 30" and 310 of the Russell House on the University campus. Phones are 777-8178. 777-4249 and 777-4220. Application to mail at second class rates is pending at Columbia. S.C. The editor-n-chief in Jim Wannamaker. The Gamecock is published by the university of south Carolina. *The .Cis ohop FLOR$iS Devne nd ai a~ FIV4PONT