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A fast for peace? Best campus (see Page 2) (see Pag 2). 7newspaper in Southeast Vol. LX - No. 71 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 29208 Monday, March 23, 1970 SM8*8%AtWAMMUMSER**iMSM**MEEam':55zomamnawmeoneaw.-.waa>.ae,....nnas Two stude; charged d Anti-Draft Two students were served warrants of arrest during a V ent Affairs Committee ing Friday on charges of pr La s Miss ChEaser USC coed crowned queen Miss Vickie Lynn Chesser, a 20 year-old junior from Mt. Pleasant, \9 crowned Miss South Carolina Saturday night in North StUta. The contest was in be ion with the state's sti inial year. thi Chessdt has also been fun,Miss South Carolina 300, - n tricentennial oriented and,itle. OPW'other USC coeds were Ckrups in the pageant. Miss ce Chastain of Williamstorn .aced third and Miss Nancy AVhitlock of Spartanburg was fourth. Miss Chesser was crowned by Thomas 0. Lawton Jr., of Allen dale, chairman of the S. C. Tricentennial commission with a crown patterened after the state's tricentennial symbol. As Miss South Carolina-USA, she received a $250 U. S. Savings bond and an expense-paid trip to Miami Beach, Fla. There she will Longstr to be By SUSAN ROSS Asst. Managing Editor Longstreet Gym -- the one on the corner of Sumter and Green SIt aets that looks like a Greek Temple - has been through many years and many identities. Soon it will be changing again. According to Harold Brunton, vice president for business affairs, when the new gymnasium planned -j for USC is built, Longstreet gym will be remade into "'something." Leaders to be told of fee hikes President Thomas F. Jones has invited student leaders to an in formation meeting on fees this afternoon at 4:30 in the Board of Trustee Room of the Ad ministration Building. According to Jones, "In the past few weeks there has been a con siderable amount of spotty in formation concerning out-of-state fees, stadium fees, etc." He said that specific recom mendations in regard to all fees for 1970-71 will be ,to the University's Board of Trustees at their meeting Wednesday. Jones told the students, "I thought you would be interested in being informed of the recoin mended changes befoce they became general public knowledge. in addition, I believe you should be cognizant of why the various fee charges are being recommended." I! Besides student activities fees, ats unng Week -epresent the state in the national Viss U. S. A. Pageant in May. damaging the Richland County draft board office with bricks and paint. Officers charged Brett Bursey and Jack Weatherford with damaging the draft board and said an estimated $700 damage was done. The action took place during the final days of what was proclaimed as national Anti-draft Week. Bursey was also charged with having in his possession a tear gas weapon and tear gas amunition when he was arrested. At the Student Affairs Com mittee meeting on AWARE Friday, members of the campus organization refused to testify to charges of violating University regualtions saying that it could not "take part in any "inquiry" into alleged charges.......by a body without decision makeing power. In a letter to the committee, members of the group also said, "We recognize that by our audacious move toward greater regard for constitutional processes for all student groups, we risk summary punishment." AWARE was charged with violating an agreement between itself and the University by allowing more than 50 non-students into a rally Feb. 8 in Drayton Hall. The committee took no action on the group Friday and expected to continue considering the question at a meeting Thursday. Mday. March 23 Environmental Concern Organization meeting, room 307, Russell House, 7 p.m. Vietnam Moratorium Committee will meet. room 206, Russell House. 8:15 p.m. and plans for the April Moratorium will be discussed. Volleyball in the Naval Armory sponsored by the Union international committee. Meeting of students going on the Union sponsored trip to Nassau over Easter and students interested in going. There are still 15 places left. Tuesday. March 24 Engineers Joint Council. conference room. Russell House. 5 p.m. USC sailing club. Business Administration Building. room 118. 5:30 eet gyr ised fo Will be ' This was written on the si land County Selective Servicf Althou, recnut4 By ED CHEN Staff Writer - Carolina may have been overlooked by journalists and educators who have been warning America's 1970 graduates about this year's sudden decline in job interviews and about the squeezing job market. USC this year is attracting more college recruiters than ever before, while companies and government agencies are can celling interviews at almost every college and university across the country. Last year, 262 firms sent emissaries here to interview the '69 graduates. This year, that number rose to 315, which represents an increase of about 2( per cent. Ten government agen cies, however, out of about 30, have cancelled their annual visit to Carolina this year. Nationally, reports indicate that June graduates will have the toughest time since World War Il [lnasiur 4 ' 1 - 4'Met Photogrpher Win P. ~omting' You won't? Je of the Rich- USC studeni building. Two the building gh job .rs incr in their search for jobs. Recruiters are no longer flooding the cam puses this year due to economic pressures. A recent nation-wide survey of 141 campuses by the College Placement Council showed that offers to bachelor's degree can didates are 20 per cent -eiow last year. Master's degree candidates fared even worse, with a 24 per cent decline. Why is Carolina bucking this trend toward less college recruiting? No one really knows. But Frank Johnson, director of USC's Placement Bureau, thinks it's because Carolina is turning out better and more qualified graduates each year. Johnson admits that jobs may be harder to get now and that there are fewer jobs available in the market than thing the Board of Trustees will discuss the possibility of beer sales on campus, open housing and off campus fraternity houses. Brunton said that the building had been used over the years fo such things as a chapel, a meetini place for the legislature, al auditorium, a hospital during th Civil War and now as a gym. "It's a poor excuse for a gyrr but it's still a magnificen building," Brunton said. So, the question has arisen c what to do with the building an how to put it finally into prope use. "Just' about everybody the comes to the University asks wha the impressive building at the en of Sumter Street is and they'r always amazed to find out that it' a gym," he said. Dean Bruce Nelson of Arts an Science suggested that it would b a good place to put an. es perimental theater," he added. According to Brunton, Clemson senior class took the project on thi year and about two months ag visited campus to study th building. Professor Russell Green of thi USC drama department, Brunto and Tom raris of Universit planning, went up and saw thi plans. Brunton said that the plans hav been brought down and will be pr in the Russell House for to students to see them today. "We want to know from to students which plan they think wi best fit the building. We welcon any and all suggestions.' he sail lirunton said the designs by tU senirs wre vry itereting -Chkr Phogel"pwm P ters Is were charged with damaging with bricks and paint. market ease at last year. "But they (the recruiters) just keep right on coming here," he says. Another top administration official offered similar con Jecturns: "Maybe it's because we're turning out students of higher caliber than ever before ... there is a wider variety of graduates each year .- there are less way-out types here . . ." Johnson adds that another reason is "because the students here are the best behaved students I've seen anywhere. We get compliments all the time from companies praising our students." Thereby Johnson produced stacks of letters to back up his conclusion. One letter, from a national com pany, hailed the Carolina student body by noting its "stark contrast" to that of the "big universities in the Northeast." Carolina's placement director advises students that they must "adjust to the ways of business." For example, Johnson says, most businesses do not condone too long hair ("although I'm not personal dinsnot it. I ha " a sonithret" ton thair.h"bi nvriisi th Notest."prat ult roinas lacement ircttitde advisoesivs"h studentstathymt "adust show theie wsoines." Fono exampe Johso sas, osa bsineent who not condote toocause trecruiter look fonso atttue terwas believson "The gtte Jsae esge ase tof tha student, who w reaste bleads S received two job offers. Dormitor for sprnni tHy F'RIED MONK I ~ Managing Editor sAll men's and women residence halls, except fc j Thornwell College and Columbi e Hall. will be closed Thursday it .spring holidays according to notice from the housing office. sAccording to Joseph A. Barnet s director of Housing, the residenc o halls will be closed because theive e 'use' EaXster holiday's as an ope e Harnes said that last year n considerable amount of propert y was stolen from the residenc e halls. I know there was one studer e who lost about $6oo worth of good t lasi Kaster," he said. e liarnes added that last year hi ollice received many letters fron e parents concerned about the thel II problem over the holidays. e lie noted that for those parent: ~. who were' not insured with 1 e homeowners policy any theft 01 In letter to Spears Eslinger < Student k University Union President she regrets the Union's move tc she criticizes the Student Sena acting. In a recent letter to Mike I president, Miss Eslinger said i the Senate can profess to be so She said that she had askec with her and find "possible we which would benefit both the that she got no response. The Union executive board i recently decided to restrict ti Union active members - n4 Governors which will detern placed on the ballot. Miss Eslinger told Spears th the policy making board of the to members from the Student "The two representatives, Dalara, came to not more the finally dropped from the rollir tight USC The job market has been very lucrative, Johnson says, pointing out that average salaries increase about seven per cent each year, But he thinks it's still too early to determine accurately if the job market is indeed getting tighter. "We need more results of job of fers." The annual hunting season began back in October and swung into high gear in February and March. The offers are just now beginning to come in. Regardless of the national economic picture, Johnson himself is planning to enlarge the local job market a bit. He disclosed this week that he is seeking funds to enlarge his bureau, which presently consists of himself, a staff assistant, a secretary and a receptionist. Indications from high administration sources are that Johnson will be granted more personnel and office space next year in order to accommodate the growing student body here. However, despite this modest success story, tucked away on the first floor of Lieber College, Johnson is sure to face even bigger challenges in the years ahead if both government and industries continue to feel the fiscal and sales pinch - which places the new college graduates smack in the midst of this backwash. And while a vocal sector of the college-age generation still looks at the establishment with con tempt, a probably far larger group, such as Carolina's 1970 graduates, desiring to get into the system, will resent that it is getting harder and harder to gain ad mission. ies to close break "Closing the dorms is the only way we can keep a watch on the property." Barnes said. sie said that there were "never rflmore t han :15 st udent s" who st ayed a obveri tor the tull v'acation. r 'We are not here to cause an a mel(om-emencelL' to anyone." Barnes said. --but it is the only way we can resolve a problem. e Barnes noted that with the s residence halls closed, police can :more thoroughly questions anyone who they feel does not belong on campus. 'Barnes said when students are e allowed to slay over a holiday break they become irritated when ipolice ask them for an ID) card or other investigative questions. "Every lime we leave the dorms open over a holiday, we get hit." he said. It ' for the students' good on the whole why we're doing this." Barnes said. D)ormitories will be closed at 7 p.mn Thnrsday and raonen at mern .riticizes >enate Vickie Eslinger says that limit its elections but that te for complaining without pears, student body Wce hat she was amazed "that interested in this matter." I several senators to meet iys to attack the situation" Senate and the Unior but nd the Board of Governors ie election of president to t including the Board of line the candidates to be at the Board of Governors, Union, is supposed to have Government. Barry Knobel and Chuck in two meetings and were Plate January,"she said."I then asked President Knoble, in writing, to designate two new representatives as soon as possible. Ed McFadden was appointed the other place left vacant.' "Though the University Union is only a service union it does have its own government and con stitution," Miss Eslinger said. "Nowhere in the constitution am I able to find a clause which says the Union must request the per mission of the Student Senate to amend its condtitution." Miss Eulinger has said that ds can not justify the decsii taken by the Union to limit elections. "Some of the arguments against open elections have valid bases but the merits far outweight the drawbacks." "Any candidate who wishes to run for the Union presidency must meet certain qualifications which should insure that he knows more about the Union than the average person," she said. "Perhaps the way in which general elections were handled in the past could be improved upon - for example with debate between candidates for major student body offices - but I doubt that the Union itself will benefit from the change from a democracy to oligarchy," Miss Eslinger said. "Under the proposed panacea the large committees will definitely have advantages over the smaller ones," she said. "To think that politics can be eliminated from any major election is simply unrealistic." Wilson gwven GOP post Joe Wilson. a USC law student, was elected third vice chairman of the State Republican party Saturday. Wilson said that he believes the Republican party in South C'arolina~ "unquestionably' trusts young people and that his election He also said the thought the Republican party was the party of the youth in South Carolina. "College students realize that a two party system is coming to South Carolina and the Republican party is the logical place because the Democratic party is moving away from the values of South Carolinians." lie added that he believes his elect ion also shows that if young peo)ple' wor'k in a party there is no limit to what they can do. He ctted as example another USC student. Miss Sherry Shealy. Iepublicani candidate for the House of Representatives from Laxlngton County. Wilson is vice chairman of the Lexington county-USC Law School V4)amg Republican Club. assistant echtoro It heUNClaw MChOOlgper "G;ave1 IRaps" and a mneibw r the 'American Academny @1 lbehtical and the Macil and the Aeeleau uIt'