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4Mnknon assailant attacked a 12-year.
p tI1019 460 theory, went on to attack
ooe at the corner of Sumter and Pendleton
0ou editorlal in Friday's paper concerning the
Ong of of-campus dormitories, and after the incidents
hdy night, there is a strong temptation to say "We told
We cannot blame SPIro AgnOw or some kind of mythical
world-wide communist plot for the real danger to students
Of night in the Columbia area. Lack of adequate lighting,
lack of police in the immediate area and lack of concern on
the part of students, administration and legislature--all
these contribute to a situation conducive to criminal acts
of the nature of those incidents Sunday night.
Those readers of this paper who take time to read
editorials should try to instill some type of concern among
those who are unaware of the Implication of Sunday
-night's events. These readers should also follow the
proposed resolution of Student Senate. That is, a letter
writing campaign directed to South Carolina Electric and
Gass to remove the bus stop at ilhe corner of Gervals and
Sumter. That would help, because it would cut down on the
number of soldiers in the vicinity of Columbia Hall.
But there should be more letters; to the local
newspapers,to the Columbia City Manager, Gray Olive; to
the chairman of the board of trustees, T. Eston Marchant;
to the head of the state senate committee on education,
Sen. J. P. Mozingo Ill.
These arebut "strategic" objectives--influential parties
who should be concerned about the problem. But those who
should be concerned the most are the students who
themselves are in danger when they wish to breathe the
night air of early autumn. After all, what would you do if
your steady or fiancee were raped on her way back to
Columbia Hall? What if you were raped?
There are certain administrators who would sing a song
of what will be done maybe, but we need no songs; we need
action. Not the kind of action which would tear up an ad
ministration building, but the kind of action which effects a
workable solution.
Like letters? Sure, but meanwhile, how about a volun
tary force of strong male students working in conjunction
with the campus police? How about running the campus
shuttlebus a few hours later? How about each resident of
Columbia Hall and SCM investing in a shrill police
whistle? And how about making a few campus and city
police officers available?
We are not playing newspaper. We mean what we say.
And right now we say that the administration and the
legislature should take action Now. Not refer it to some
kind of nebulous committee, not make vague promises, but
act. They have the power to act.effectively.JBy non-action,
they ,V. egegt be sW?g, A',dprit cqrp," This
newspaper and concerne merfrs of the* earolina
Community dare them not to act.
Do unto others
Through the crystal
By MICHAEL BALL 4. If John West it
Associate Editor City will annex the
The Gamecock seer's crystal bali unlogged Times will welcomr
again last night and had the following predic- and congratulate I1
tions:tradition of wishy
1- If Thomas Broadwater is elected governor of Since the cr yst
South Carolina, the omnipotent state legislators prediction, it's ne
will enlarge the powers and duties of his office. crystal ball wasn't
His new duties will be cleaning the toilet bowls are iokes.
and emptying the ashtrays. The legislative The point to all ti
branch is always supposed to keep the executive that Nov. 3 and thi
branch in check. the character of S
2. If Red Bethea is elected governor, he will If raciam and p
rival Truman's morning walks with daybreak election, the state
tractor rides. Since he Is so honest, the state will for going agaInst t
be divided into two sections to rectify practice Congress. If a na
with reality. The blacks will be the recipier'e of elected to the offi
luxurious waterfront schools and homes---in the Mendel Rivers has
state swamps. flowing into the st,
3. If Albert Watson is elected governor, he will who continues the
threaten the federal government with secession rich will get richei
if the state does not receive special consideration Of course, the L
for textiles. The federal government will accept will city will ref le
his offer and erect a tall fence around the new .house and the govi
nation. Watsonia will be forced to accept aid
from Cuba to survive economically. As I said, I don't i
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Alibi st
BySHERRYSHEALY
Guest Columnit
One of the most important issues
acing the nation today is the swift
onviction of those who violate our
aws with intentional criminal
ctivity.
South Carolina needs legislation
hat would aid in obtaining con
tictions when a criminal is ap
)rehended; for example, in the use
>f the defense of alibi. Alibi is the
Iefense of "I was somewhere else
md here are the witnesses to say I
vas with them at another place at
he time the crime occurred."
The proposed legislation would
provide that if the defendant were
aoing to use this defense he must
'urnish the state with the name of
lis alibi witnesses before trial.
rhis would allow the state to avoid
i complete surprise by a glib and
)elievable witness by conducting
in investigation before trial.
The bill would, in fairness to the
efendant. provide that the state, if
seeks to refute the defendant's
libi claim and if the defendant has
amed in -advance his witnesses,
iust name those who will be used
i discredit such witnesses.
ball
elected governor, New York
tate as its sixth borough. The
the new borough president
m on maintaining the City's
washy liberalism.
I bali has never made a
'er been wrong. Since the
laughing, I don't think these
is, if you haven't guessed, is
weeks following will reflect
uth Carolina.
litical negatism win in this
viii continue to be punished
e grain of the United States
Trow-minded bureaucrat is
e, it will take every string
Jp his sleeve to keep money
te. if a politician is elected
same economic policy, the
and the poor, poorer.
iversity in the capital city
t the make-up of the state
rnor's office.
tink these are jokes.
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v needed
This provision has been enacted
in fifteen states. One of the states
using it is Florida, where its use
has recently been upheld as being
constitutional and not a denial of
any of the defendant's con
stitutional rights.
Not only would such disclosure
and prevention of surprise be a
great aid to the state, but it could
possibly save the defendant the
time and expense of a trial should
he have witnesses to prove his
claim.
Letters
policy
Letters to the editor should'. be brief.
typewritten, and about matters of concern to
USC students. All letters meet be signed. but
names may be withheld by request.
The editor reserves the right to edit letters
for style. good taste, and libel laws. Send
letters to The Gamecock. Drawer A, USC.
Columbia. S. C. 2205.
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Sorority
.Dear MUse Mnnflng:
Tbere ae two sides to evm
coin. We would like to present ot
side a4 previ ndependente a
present soroity girls.
ro begin' with, the most in
portant point is that sorority rus
is completely optional and lei
strictly up to the Individual. Eac
girl realizes there is a possibility c
being cut from all sororities whe
she decides to go out.
Three hundred and thirty-fiv,
girls rushed this semester. On
hundred and ninety-four of thes
girls received bids, while ap
proximately one hundred droppe4
out, having between 40 and 50 girl,
who either were cut from al
sororities or went undecided ai
opposed to the "stated" go pei
cent.
A weak person may become
molded into a stereotype society;
however, a person of this type, il
she lets herself, will probably
become molded into any group
type that she becomes closely
associated with.
A sorority offers lasting friend
ship, security, and a helping hand
to freshmen, transfers, and con
tinuing students on a large campus
such as our University. Although
socially oriented, sororities have
service projects which greatly help
to improve our community. They
also work toward a goal which does
require a certain amount of con
formity. However, it is a goal that
would seem to be a common one
that most people need and want.
Jan Anderson
Jane Gray
Advertisement
Dear Miss Manning:
There is a - commercial being
aired on WUSC advertising a local
restaurant that is encouraging
trouble for the girls in Columbia
Hall; as it suggest that you eat
there "to view the co-eds from
Columbia Hall through their
picturesque window."
The construction workers that
are already faithful customers are
as big a bother as the soldiers are
)n week-ends. The only difference
being the workers are there at
ioon time six times a week instead
)f being present two days as are
he Gi's.
ou can
Jorts ci
v come
t't affor
icil sha
ry arouse a chick's interest. E
In.
:ani keep sharpening your pe
lic electric pencil sharpener.
sealed electric motor that kni
frazzle. Not only that, but an
ashes on when it's time to pull
have to worry about pinning
il sharpener, either. Four
>ads on the base hold it down
ye to.
just a tactile experience,
-0-Matic. It's also
hoice of Collegiate
ireen fmnishes.
ier to the bookstoreq
ar. Or your heap. And
Panasonic electric
r.** Secure in the
while somebody
>vier car,
'e a more
ad of our time.
t. Also, notice the Panasonic lam
girls preser
If the problem Is to be solved,
WUSC should not encourage people
to view us like animals in a zoo, but
d help In obtaining solutions and
protection from the state
legislature and the administration.
.la ong
h
Teacher
evaluation
Dear Miss Manning:
To the uninformed, the article on
the evaluation of the teachers
reporting that only 10 per cent of <
the education faculty participated
makes us look as if we might be a
very uncooperative group.
t
We were instructied that on
certain designated dates only our r
undergraduate students would 8
take,part in the evaluation. By the h
time the evaluation took place, all 1%
of our student teachers had n
completed their "block" courses h
and were in the schools. This
eliminated a sizable number of our I
faculty who teach the "block" ti
courses. c
ti
Most of our 500-level courses in t
which there might be an un
dergraduate enrollment are taught
in the late afternoons, evenings H
and on Saturday morning al
throughout the week. The un- a
dergraduates in my Education 523
class happened to be included, but P1
only because the class was
meeting on one of the designated
dates for the evaluation. There c
were 500-level courses scheduled I
on other days. but they could not r
participate. This eliminated p
another sizable group of our s
faculty. r
b
There are many of us who were cl
teaching graduate courses (700-800 ai
level) at the time. If we were to t1
follow directions, this meant that ai
there could be no participation st
from that group.
My best guess is that you
probably had a number closer to ir
14H) per cent participation from C(
those faculty members in the c
School of Education who were able 0
to participate--considering the
you
d adece
rpener?
ut a sharp pencil leaves her with a
ncils ten times longer than the othei
Because it has tungsten-steel
ows how to grind away without grii
it out.
s. Thev're sight for. sore eyes.
Lt.side
circumtances that so few of us
were eligible.
Sue T. Htoase
ANocIat Prefrss* f Education
7rwpas trial
Dor Mis Manning:
Now that the stinging smoke has
;ettled, wounds have healed, and
;horn locks have grown back, one
;hould be able to talk about the
'May Days" with some acquired
visdom and without emotion.
lowever, atrocities committed by
ocal politicians, public servants,
is well as by University ad
ninistrators cannot be forgotten,
ven in light or damage done by the
trespassers" and "vandals."
Anyone witnessing the closing
peech by Mrs. Barbara Herbert in
le "trespass" trial could not but
elp be aware of he- struggle for
eform within the system--a
vstem which turned a deaf ear to
er appeals for reform. Only when
ie was unjustly associated with
ialicious acts were her words
eard and reforms made.
The stupefied expressions on the
lces of prosecutor, Mr. Cole, and
le six men and women who
)mprised the jury (not to mention
ie one young juror who almost fell
it of his chair while sleeping)
'pified the lack of ability to
)mprehend the words of Mrs.
erbert as she told of her fight
lainst ignorance, hypocrisy, and
>cial injustice, all within her
aim of a conscientious, social
iilosophy.
Professors in the dormitories,
loser student-faculty relations.
ind - reasonable- means of
form within the system were
art of the goals of Barbara, but
ie is not given any credit for the
Went reforms which have slowly
,en coming into existence on
Impus. Maybe administrators
'e too ashamed to admit that
eir "little witch" could have had
iy justifiable reason to address
udent rallies.
We can only surmise how many
hers concerned and involved
dividuals have fallen prey to the
irrupt and demonical overseers
education and social service.
'harles W. Jordan
nt
guys
iding