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Vol. LXI-:o. 10 Un ver*It.y of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 29MO -~* -~
Trustees e
academic
Hy NOR CRAFT
Staff Writer
"We encourage...an atmosphere
free from any threat of oppression
%ubich might impugn on academic
freedom." In a statement released
Saturday, the Board of Trustees
reaffirmed its stand against
outside encroachments on
academic freedom at the
University. (The full text is
below.)
I)r. Thomas F. Jones said the
main purpose of the Board of
Trustee's statement was "to
reassure the faculty and students
that the Board would stand firmly
opposed to outside interference."
In other action, the Board ap
proved the University's 1970-71
"educational" budget of
$32,110,101, an increase of $6.2
million over the present budget.
The new budget will require an
increase of $5.7 million in State
appropriations.
Harold Brunton, Vice-president
Trustee s
"As the new school year com
mences, we welcome to all our
campuses all of our students,
faculty and administrative em
ployees. We look forward to our
working together so that all of our
educational processes can con
tinue without interruption from
activities either within or without
the University family. We en
courage our faculty and students to
undertake their teaching on the
one hand and learning on the other
in an atmosphere free from any
threat of oppression which might
impugn on academic freedom, and
we -ssure all of you that we, the
Board of Trustees, intend to carry
out our obligations to operate this
University under the authority
given us by the General Assembly
forBusinessAffairs emphasized the
Klan I
race m
On Sept. 22. 1970. two Gamecock
staff members traveled to
Spartanburg to interview Robert
Scoggin, the Grand Dragon of the
South Carolina Realm of the Ku
Klux Klan.
The photographer was Margaret
Swendueld and the interveiwer waa
Michael Ball.
Scoggin was not in Klan garb and
Ball was not wearing feather.
However, in the interview, Scoggin
is the Robe and Ball is the Bird.
Iiiid: ('an you say what per
cenftage' of your membership is
rural and what percentage urban,
lust approximately?
Itali.:. Well, it would be most
imposs,ible, because we have
people from all walks of life. A lot
of city people belong to county
units, to rural units, and a lot of
rural people belong to city units.
So. it would be jiust impossible to
bre'ak it down. I don't have a list of
e'very member in the organization.
Ilirdl: i)o you ever meet with the
e'ntire membership?
I(ohe.: No. we meet with the
delegates with each lodge, a couple
times per year. At a state KIon
vocation or state meeting but I
never know exactly how many
members we have, because a lot
may join, a few may quit, or
transfer, or move for some reason
or another. But it would be im
possible if I was allowed, to give
the exact amount of members in
the state.
111rd: You said you have members
from all walks of life. Would that
include lawyers...?
Itobe: Yes, we have attorneys we
have people.. .we have represen
tatives in a lot of state govern
ments in the House of Represen
tatives from a lot of counties in my
state and a lot of other stes.n Of
iffirm
freedom
budget includes ...... no new
programs and no request to
replace Federal funds. The prime
reason for the increase is the
growth in enrollments". The total
University budget is estimated to
be $40 million.
The Board approved a motion
that would have it's chairman
schedule a meeting within a month
to consider all remaining appeals
resulting from the disturbances on
campus last spring.
In other action, the'Board ap
proved a change in designation of
the Schools of Education, Jour
nalism. Nursing and Pharmacy to
Colleges of Education, Journalism,
Nursing and Pharmacy.
The Board also approved the
formation of a Faculty Senate as
the constituent representative of
the University's Faculty and
discussed new by-laws for the
Board of Trustee s.
tatement
new University "educational"
of South Carolina.
To this end the Board recognizes
and accepts its responsibilities to
protect the students, faculty and
administration from undue
pressures from any source, and the
Hoard reiterates its determination
to discharge its obligations in these
areas in accordance with Standard
Two - Organization and Ad
ministration of the Standards of
the College Delegate Assembly of
the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools.
The University of South Carolina
through its Board of Trustees
adheres to the statement on
academic freedom as published in
the Faculty Manual and reiterates
that it is its policy to defend
academic freedom against any
encroachment."
Lead dil
South
course, we can't name them, that's
Dne of the secrets of the Klan. We
can't divulge a member if he's not
already out in the open--we can't
divulge his name.
Iir'd: Why are you sworn to
secrecy?
Itobe: Yes we have attorneys, we
might jeopardize the employment
nr they may work for people who
don't agree with the Klan's ideas
and they may find some other
reason to discharge him or try to
break his will resist in what he
believes in. We leave it to each
individual to expose himself, if he
wishes.
Bird: What do you think about the
Klan being investigated by the
House Committee on Un-American
Activities and being on the Armed
Forces Subversive list'?
lIne~Ie: Well, that's just a fallacy. A
lormer member of the Klan placed
just the three words the Ku Klux
Klan on the subversive list, or
caused it to be in 1946. Well. I don't
know whether he was disenchanted
with it or what. I don't see how
anyone in the world can say my
organization is the first bit sub.
versive. My ultimate purpose Is to
save my country and my race. I
hate Communism; Communism
hates me. I hate any lsm that
would tear down a free society as
we have it here. l,ike we've had for
th(e last 2(M. almost 200 years. And
as far as the House committee is
concerned Mr. Welton and a few
others. Of course. he resigned right
after. He couldn't go back to Ga.
because he knew he couldn't be
reelected. So. he decided he was
sick and wasn't able to run. Just
like Mr. Willis. he was the chair
man of the House Committee of
hJn-American Activities that was
to hear us. So. we told him we were
going down to L,a. and organize La.
and defeat him and that's exactly
what we did. The Hou..e Crm.
Pickets march
Welfare re
Rutledge O
BY CIIARIES BEEBE
Staff Writer
Approximately twenty-five
welfare recipients picketed the
Rutledge State Office Building a
block from the USC campus
Friday afternoon.
The derh6istratio had the
support of Thomas Broadwater,
United Citizens Party candidate
for governor, and several USC
students.
The group gathered "to protest
the sile-nce with which the South
Carolina Department of Public
scusses
Carolir
mittee is absolutely unfair. Even
they themselves admitted the Klan
was the nicest group, the best
behaved group they had ever in
vest igated. Now, they couldn't
even say why they were in
vestigating us. I know why.
Heca use the potential of the Klan
today is the possibility of 50 million
members, if things get really
benw.
at the Ruitedge Building Fri
.upients pic
ffice Buildi
Welfare has greeted the findings
and recommendations of the State
Advisory Committee (SAC) to the
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
regarding the administration of
welfare programs in this state."
Paul ,iAtthlas, executive
dirictor of the S.C. Council on
Human Relations, said that "the
poor people of this state, as well as
those who are not poor but are
concerned about decency and
dignity for all South Carolinians,
deserve an answer."
The report by SAC found that
USC, I
a'pex
rough. When 50 million people
band together, they can do
anything they want. Even violently
if they want.
Ilird: Under what conditions do
you support violence?
Itobe)4: 'That would be to defend my
country and my home and my
people from being destroyed. I
have never on my person, in my
iping the sweat from his
day afternoon.
ket
ng
equal employment opportunities
specifically in the Dorchester
County and South Carolina
Departments of Welfare is "fic
tion." The report calls for a more
equal balance between blacks and
whites in the Welfare Department.
The group also found fault with the
department in the handling of
welfare cases, the availability of
food stamps. the ability of welfare
workers to communicate and the
lack of publicity concerning
welfare programs.
(Continued on page 6)
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oson alit'
a
automobile---people would think I
would carry arms--I have never
carried a gun.
Itird: Have you ever been under
armed guard?
It a.i': Just at the federal detention
center. 'on the way there and in
there.
11ird: What provisions do you have
in your house, if someone were to
come here to harm you'?
tie: Well. I just do what my
constitutional right says I can do;
I'd shoot the hell out of him. I gave
you a short answer and, pardon my
Sunday school, but that's exactly
what I'd do. If he comes on my
property and I don't want him on
here. I'll ask him to leave. Then, if
he doesn't. I'm going to do what the
law says.
Btird: D)o you know of any
university professors who are
Klansmen?
11tHis: No. but we have many.
many teachers and represen
tativYes at the statehause. We have
here what we call a Lodge 13. If a
man doesn't want to be known to
anybody b)ut me. then I take his
oath and assign him to an invisible
lodge. It has book work just like
any other lodge. I don't know
anybody who could get their name,
or I could divulge their name. They
don't even know who else is in the
lodge. Tlhey have everything I
have. They have a password. They
have a secret handshake. If I
travel to Wisconsin there are ways
of finding a Kiansman. in any state
in the union or county. generally.
tired: If you were to change
anything about the University of
South 'Carolina. what would you
do?
lIto.e: I'd do it just like the Klan
did it before in 1870, in 1871 only 27
percent of the University was
white. When the Klan got
organized, they did desegregate.
no, they resegregated the
tlniversity of South Carolina and it
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Investig
By CHARLES BEEBE
Staff Writer
The American Civil Liberties
Union is investigating possible
voter discrimination against
students in Richaind County.
According to Jim Rebholz,
ACLU attorney, the investigation
has been prompted by several
incidents involving students who
have attempted to register.
Rebholz said that "if a family
lives in Georgia and their daughter
goes to Carolina, she is technically
considered a resident of Georgia.
You cannot gain or lose residency
because you are a student."
However there are certain cases
where students have been denied
the right to vote simply because
they are students.
"In one incident a student has
been in Service, has returned to
school. lives in Columbia and is not
dependent upon his parents
whatsoever. He has lived in
Richland County for over a year
and a half.
Rebholz said that if a kid with
long hair comes into the registrar's
office he is immediately asked if he
is a student.
"The key question has been 'are
Commons
Room
The following people are
scheduled to appear in the Com
mons Room this week: Tuesday,
October 6. Faye Knopp, American
Friends Service for Non-Violent
Dissent; Wednesday Oct. 7. Dr.
Thomas F. Jones president of USC.
Thursday. Oct. H. Lewis Tyler,
Director of the University Union;
Friday, Oct. 9. Campus Security.
and
inter
did not again go into integration
until the last few years. That's
exactly what I would do.
liird: What methods would you
use?
lti.he: They did it a lot by in
fluence, in fact, for every white
person who was a citizen in the
South belonged to the Klan. There
were very few white people of
decent character who didn't belong
to the Klan. and that was all of
course, clear into California.
Iied: What do you think of Dr.
Tlhomas .Jones, the president of
LIN('. and his handling of the
dist urbences?
ltei: I don't know. Mike, it's been
a1 while. I think he should have
been a little hit stronger on the
points that I know. Of course. I
(don't believe anything I read in the
newspapers. They're in most
eases, absolutely one-sided. They
lust tell or hear one-side of a dif
l(erent story. expecially when the
Klan's concerned.
hit: What do you think about
lacuk studies at the university.
should they be taught'?
Itohe': No. no. they shouldn't. The
history book should include all the
dee'(ds of all the people. It shouldn't
have just a black course set up. per
se, and I've heard more blacks say
that was wrong than they have it
was right. Setting up a black
studies group. The fact that the
blacks might have accomplished it
devoted to this country or' any
other country. I think it should all
be contained in one history book.
what you did. and what she did and
what I did. And what Cleveland
Sellers might have done. I cer
tainly don't think they should set
up a black studies group. To me. it
would serve no purpose.
intr: How do you feel about the
black people as compared with
white or Anglo-Saxon people?
lIthe': I think the races were'
set apart by the Sunreme Being
lination
rated
you a student?' This precludes all
requirements and you are not
allowed to register," he said.
"It is in the interests of a state to
regulate its voter requirements.
The federal government in
tercedes only where individual
liberties of people are concerned."
Rebholz said that the literacy
test formerly employed in the
South to deny Negroes the right to
vote is an example of violation of
individual rights.
The 1970 Voter Hights Bill is not
at issue in the investigation. The
legality of the 18 year-old-vote will
be heard by the United States
Supreme Court Oct. 19.
The provision giving the vote to
I8-year-olds does not go into effect
until 1971. according to Rebholz
and would not be a question in
alleged discrimination against
Carolina students.
".If a student can prove he lives
here. with a reasonable presen
tation of evidence. he should be
allowed to register. A businessman
can show his driver's license, sign
an affidavit and be allowed to
register."
Whether or not suit will be filed
depends on the results of the in
vestigation.
Correction
In the Student Mobilization
Committee meeting story on
Friday there was a mistake.
There was an indirect quote
attibuting Jim Wright of the
SMC with saying that Students
had the right to change any
regulation or the University. It
should have read: change any
non-academic regulation of the
I Iniversity.
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and I don't think I have any right
or reason to destroy one, but by the
same token I don't want to be
destroyed. I think the races were
set apart in the days of Christ. in
days we couldn't even count by
years and I think they were set
aside for a reason. I'm not going to
be c'ontrary to the acts of God
Almighty, but I don't believe in the
mixing of blood or allowing it to be
done by any jiustifiable means
short of depriving people of their
individual right.
Ihid: l)o you believe white races
are superior to black?
Itohe: Well. I do. I sure do. I think
most of the things in the culture of
the world and the greater things
that have happened to humanity is
come by way of the white man. I
certainly do. the Nordic people o1
northern Europe all down through
the ages. It think history has proved
it.
lia'rd: What about the black
scientists, like George Washington
('arver?
It.Ihe: No doubt there is few black
people in some cases. I would say
of our present day people. I won't
call them by name, but our black
races, that they are three to four
fifths white and they will admit
themselves that they gained their
intelligence through the genes of
their Aryan blood.
Btird: How do you feel the black
races are threating you?
lItehe: Well, many ways. 'Tey
alwa ys question equalit y, equality.
Tihey are not equal to me. in my
sight, in their intelligence. I don't
believe you could educate a Nigra.
If you have him a hundred years of
c'hooling day after day right along
with him.He'd never assume the
ntelligence of a white man. That's
Ahat I believe. I have no proof of
hat other than what's happened in
ast history.
(('entinued on~ page 4)