Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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of Caroline vff#d the ballot ean InCreae In the He sid that he se the residents right. way. He said he 111 it necessary. _0 at* Jay Hodge, were Ou "M.Of Ing the referendum W0"l NOv4d from their offices as pres nd ident of the Men's V by th T es WK rt the last week of the 3 g semester' ata year. decision-e8 appealed through channels -to the presie"4of the University. Now--.as himts -- Hembree admits that fO th6 first t at he did it. I hose are things that Wayne Hembree should have d the men and women of Carolina..bhor e offered his candidacy for student b!l dent. They can do it We thinkit might have worked better here, but congratulitIons to Joenny Dean Stepp Jr. of Florence "for winning. the Tricentennial beard growing chntest at USC-Florence. And while we are at it 4ngratulotions to USC-Florence, USC Spartank* and Costal Carolina for their Earth Day a,,, tities. fiequently the regional cam puses'ein to lag behind the main campus in student activism, but--at least on this popular Issue--they wer4 right in there--picking up cans. Wrong earMr.Wanamaker: Albert Watson an The: recent change in the member of Young academic requirements for the Freedom. If nec college of Arts and Science has put publish a list of m the levol of intelligence of USC my campaign, s instructor at an all time low. anyone to prove tha The Incapacity of their abilities is any sort of a " to program and administrate the This accusation future of the students of this effect of being a sm University is clearly self-evident in the real issues of th their latest decision to lower the is these issues requirements on English and prompted my car history to two semesters. seeking to r Don't the tools realize that these stden body aid t are the only two subjects that suetbd n subecs tat ment away fr4 should be requred? These subjects icanad Thes subects politicians and gi represent mark of a liberal students. education,,which wifl hereafter be It is true that impossibl o obtain to any degree tendencies are of self-sat1sfaction at this in- conservative. It is stitutioh. . -71-i stands lnatqd,f a he om- e~ in Mr. petely U4OZ t hless lai ett wer h science cogrses, which I anticipate of my stands-is cei seven out of ten students are in of anyone will rea only because they have to, they they will see how I drop the required political science issues. Visitation is course, which represents the most example. I am, in progressive and intelligent rules more reflecti department in this school- of the students This state will truly bathe in the concerned. position of "the joke of the liberal One of the under education" when word gets out of Anglo-Saxon j' that we are turning out Bachelor of that of "innocen Arts graduates with one year of guilty." As I do nol English and one year of history. of Mr. Fellenba Congratulations, you poor fools, tance, it is difficu a degree from your school will has come to such mean as much as a degree in clusions in any act sanitation from the University of Saxon jurispruden Poland.( MARC ARENSTEIN YAF candidate? Used o Dar Mr. Wannamaker.- Dear Mr. Wannar One candidate for the office of During the las SGA president, Connie Coyne, is there have been rn being backed by the Young and questions c Americans for Freedom. She must illegal use of Unit be scared to admit it, because she thosen candidatei hasn't. The YAF is the campus maltuders asd cri ultra-conservative activist group. mi etr scr The last thing this University to USC students. needs is a conservative SGA .With this in mini president: that is, one willing to for student body pr continue archaic and out-dated president, we woul policies such as are in effect now. any questions c Would she work for beer sales on recent "Barnes-I campus, liberalization of dorm paign Letter" whi visitation, no curfew for women, all off -campus stui and re-opening Russell House to Our platform let ter everyone? I think not. Students! an effort to make Elect someone who will work for or our platform an badly needed changes. key election issue ('IIAIRIES F"ELLENIA UM terest : the letter w mailed under NVot YAF candidate aree'ment with thi Printing Service Dear Mr. Wannamaker: the printing of the I I am informed that a letter in address labels. ai today's paper has mentioned my bulk-rate postage. candidacy for student body No University < president. This letter reflects two tivity Funds were rumors being spread by certain mailing whatsoeve irresponsible and misinformed personally receive individuals. These are (1) that my for all or these chai campaign is supported by Albert few days. Upon the Watson and (2) that my candidacy bill, we will pay it is- part of a conspiracy of Young sonal funds, and Americans for Freedom. Itussell House Pi I emphatically deny these according to the charges because I have never met tractuaf agreement DISTRICT ONE SENA oxes n the inside The faculty Is meeting today with the prim consideration whether or not they are being 1i out of the University decislon-naking process 0 athletics. We can identify with that. We can eve Identify with their feeling of not quite knowin what is going on. After all, they will probabl vote again to exclude the press. Vote or else Vote. Think things can't be any worse? Well, thel can. And they will be, if you don't get out an vote. No, you might not be the deciding vote, but if I is apparent that no one cares, then the new of ficials won't care, either. Don't vote, and se what we mean. Or vote, and see how much good it does. The Gamecock The Gamecock Is publshed tri-weekly during the fall and spria semesters with the exception of University holidays and exam period:. Change of address forms. subscrIption requests and other mail items should be sent to Drawer A. USC. Columbia. SC. 2:8. Subscription rate are $6 per year or 83 per semester. Bulk coples are $0 per 10. The Gamecock this year received $37.M6 from the student activity fund en. titling full-itne students to a subscription to the paper. Offices of T Gamecock are In Rooms 308 and 310 of the Russell House on the University campus. Phones are 777-8178. 777-4249 and 777-4220. Second class postage paid at Columbia. S. C. he editor In chief Is Jim Wan namaker. Although The Gamecock Is published by the University of South Carolina. the opinions published herein do not necessarily represent those of the University. the student body or the staff of the paper. requiremei I I am not a An additional clarification ap Americans for pears necessary concerning our ssary I will use of the University's "non -ontributors to profit" bulk mailing permit. When id challenge we first decided to furnish the my candidacy students with a letter copy of our Dt- "platform statement, we talked has the sad with Mr. Joe Bigham, Chief of kescreen over Administrative Services for the campaign. It main Columbia - Post Office, which have concerning our use of the non fidacy. I am profit kind of mailing, he phoned it the entire the Postmaster General's Office in take govern- Washington, and was told that if m amateur we obtained a written statement re it to the from an authorized University official, stating that the student my personal government elections were con moderate to sidered to be part of the Univer Iso true that I sity's "broad, educational ob 41e 'Issues program", we would tXeA,qualify Feltmnbaum s tq,usp the n9n-profit maA, rate. We Iibentation obtained this written stitment, ainly not true. and on this basis our mailing was my material subsequently approved by stand on these Columbia postal officials for the an outstanding non-profit, bulk rate. ict, in favor of Let us again emphasize that no eof the wishes cost related to our platform f dormitories mailing (including address labels, printing, postage, or processing) ying principles will be paid by the University or isprudence is will use the funds of any student until proven organization - rather every cent ave the honor will be borne personally by us as m's acqua in- candidates for president and vice to see how he president of the student body. unfactual con- SCOTTIE BARNES rd with Anglo- JIM BRADFORD ~NNIE COYNE Political maneuver i.n $& Dear Mr. Wannamaker: iker:I have just received the so-called aeera das annual report from Student seveal ays Government. my allegations It strikes me as odd that this 'rsity funds by running for Bnt to print and >aign material as candidatesFoWens sident and vice. like to clarify wilb acetd nth ( ancerning the radford Cam- esa ri we mailed to ents last week was sent out inbew n93 tudents aware _________________ our stands on of student in s prepared and contractual Russell House 'hich included tter, the cost of 1 the cost of Student Ac volved in this . and we will icomplete billi ~es in the next arrival of thisA from our per ius repay the nting Service e sw py originaldnen yw-ourrieSem? bag? 3rignal on- et yar seet 90pp WerToE bek aa - ii we takeyousem aboutdi its char letter, printed and mailed out at Student Government expense, was signed by Mike Spears. While it is true that Mr. Spears is the vice president of the student body, it is also a fact that he is a candidate for the presidency. I received my letter this morning, exactly two days before the election for that hotly contested office. It Is un fortunate that Mr. Spears has chosen to take advantage of his office for campaign purposes. As a member of Student Senate, I sharply regret and resent what the vice president has done. If Student Government, as some charge, has accomplished very little, it is because the students lack trust in it. That lack of trust is precipitated py _.. political maneuvers of the very type which Mr. Spea?hiC 'atiO;f out Ii 'this instance. SEN. ROBERT ELLIOT A nother poster Dear Mr. Wannamaker: After reading your comments about the '"Happy Birthday'' poster, I thought you might like this one (reproduced above) a little better. The poster comes from the same federal agency but seems to me to come a little closer to the truth. The trouble with this poster, as well as with the other, is that it is jiust more emotion, not the much needed facts. HANK PIERSON D)irector of Development S.C. Mental Health Assoc. Thanks, Samaritans Dear Mr. Wannamaker. On Monday afternoon, April 20, 1 gn ads iy's GAMECOCK AM ECOCK Advertising Office mornig 0 and 11:00) arely4b.k o uo s o. ader d doesn't "uywhen ire him rugs? tged was at the rapids where I had accident in which I receiv serious injuries, including broken wrist. Although I was wi friends, if it had not been for t immediate assistance of two oth Carolina students, those injuri could have been much worse. T doctor later told me that I thinking quickly and applyir splints to immobilize my arr these students prevented me froi having a more severe fracture. Since I do not know either of tt boys, I cannot thank them I person. However, I hope that the will read this and know that I ai very grateful for their help. LIZ EARNE Campaign letter? Per M. Wannamaker: Mike Spear's recent lette ostensibly a report to students 4 student government activitie seems to be a thinly camouflagi campaign letter. Why? Because is Spear's first and only newslett4 to the student body and It wi delivered within a week of tU student body elections. If this letter can be construed a a campaign letter, the fact that was printed on student goveri ment stationary and mailed student government expens constitutes a flagrantly in peachable misuse of studer1 government funds by 'residential candidate. (t'H AFRLS DuBOSI CI ...&Ha NOW featuring: Lanssa LUnda Cu ELY * ASHTONq A.stnd Bert LUWMOR * SANTO RESTRICTED TC an VI PRODUC TION produced and directed RUSS Mey Ste Phys By CARL STEPP Associate Editor I am physically qualified serve In the armed forces. T told me so Friday when I took "pre-Induction physical." It wasn't so bad, really, exc for the dehumanity of It all. once did anybody treat you lib person. Nowhere was there resi for normal personal rights. W there was courtesy, it was cold crisp. About 60 of us began. 1 sergeant rapidly gave garb instructions. Finally Brown - < of us - found nerve to ask question. "Are we here for induction oi physical?" he asked. It was dumb question. The sergeant glared. "You're to a bad, bad start, son," growled. "Listen and I'll tell y why you're here." For Brown, it was a bad start I an even worse day. First you filled out the forn The sergeant kept giving I structions, so fast that one fellb couldn't keep up. He asked question, and the sergeant snapp at him. "I'm sorry, I didn't hear yoti said the fellow. "You can't sorry - you weren't paying i tention," barked the sergeant. Then came the famous physici just like in the movies. Dozens guys parading around in th( shorts giving blood, peeph, an through eye-test machine ed producing samples, being I a spected. It was brisk and ma th produced. le If you went in thinking thf er might find something wrong wi Ms you, you were wrong. You to] ie them about any problems you ha ly - and they warned you not I ig exaggerate. "Deliberately givin 1, false information is punishable b n a $10,000 fine or five years in priso or both," admonished th ie sergeant. n y They made it clear they didn n care for your telling them a k about your health. During th v -process, they "tested" you, oftei writing down how healthy yo were in one area before you eve; answered their questions. r, Next came te qualifying tesi n slightly harder than you migt ,expect. They were machine d graded in seconds, and a sergean it,strode in with the results. Congrai 5i It eIt Grand and Russ Me her, rry &I Raquele APIER - rankinH S*-BOLGER by forah pp back ical fits "There's one.guy whobhas to take another test,".he said coldly and distinctly. "fe's Brown - where to are you, young man? But before 1-, hey does I want to have a little t,.x my with him." ~ept By now the sergeant was Not glowering right into Brown's face. ea "If you doon the next test what you e did on the last, son, I'm going to and se that you're drafted in the next call. You failed deliberately. We're too smart for thAt." e Brown had been done in by an led eagle-minded computer. But he ne was by now something of a folk a hero among the guys. He had tried. And lost. a Then to lunch and back, where a the physical rejects, about five in our group, were sent home, some guys were given instructions to see Dff their doctors for further tests, and he the rest of us were informed we ou were qualified. And, of course, we wqre told we could visit our local recruiter any old time. 1s. One step kept us fromn leaving. It n- was the government's security w questionnaire, a probing, personal a invasion of privacy which deter ed mines how far Uncle Sam decides to trust you. "You don't have to fill out this be form," reports the lieutenant in kt- charge. "The fifth amendment allows you to refuse if you think your answers will incriminate of you." ir He smiled. ig "But if you don't fill it out, all we s, do is send you next door where the ri- sergeant will call an FBI agent. as Then they'll begin an investigation of you." ly Needless to say, no one objected. d The form listed scores of so d called dangerous organizations, o and asked if you had ever belonged g to. corresponded with, or y socialized with any of them. You n had to sign and fully explain any e "yes" answers. t That was it and the 40 or so of us t who remained at the end were e dismissed. They had bused us to the fort, but getting home was our job-unless we waited two hours for the next bus. Nobody did. .. . - _ . - . 4. We lft the .ntcipn fenter. ,AI'oun d ub, soldiers drilled, t marched, worked. Army trucks - and equipment were everywhere. t But we were free. Or were we? ula tions [f ather H eidi yer'S ~\FEATURES: 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 'It"99:30 S No One Under 18 Admitted All SEA TS $1.50 timne!