University of South Carolina Libraries
Mrs. Jones Soothsayer Commons Room see page 2 Vol. LXI-No. 12 University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. 29208 Fridav.c . n Sup ren Px okayse By WANDA HARDEE Staff Writer The South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the ruling by Fifth Circuit Court Judge John Grimball to approve the University's plan to use a student fee to finance the $5 million ex pansion of Carolina Stadium. Last December, Coach Paul Dietzel unveiled pldns that will expand Carolina Stadium to seat ' 65,000. The South Carolina House of Representatives approved a $5 million limit bond issue in March that will be paid off over a period of 20 years with an annual con tribution of $100,000 by the Athletic Department, a $1 seat tax on all admissions, and a $4.50 per semester student fee. The recent Supreme Court Rulling was brought on by a friendly suit by a USC football player from Columbia, Richard Moye. Moye claimed the fee unfair because all/ students will be required to bay it regardless of their interest in attending football games. Moye continued that the fee is a tax which violates the South Carolina Constitution's requirement for uniform and equal taxation. He also said that the law passed enabling the stadium ex P reside evaluat Bi JO)DV STONESTREET Staff Writer Harry S. Dent, special advisor to President Richard M. Nixon, spoke last night on the national political scene and the coming Republican election outlook. His speech was part of a University Union series of talks by political personalities. Dent explained that national policies are made' up of more than just the Nixon administration. That it is a series of ad ministrations including such groups as the Supreme Court, Congress and the Washington bureaucracy--each with its own ideas, whether Republican or Democratic. "The aim of the Republican Party this year is to try to get control of the Senate. To do this we must have a net gain of seven seats," D)ent said. "The Democrats have twice as many seats up for grabs as the Republicans, and this is the first opportunity for Republicans to' even have a chance to get control. "I am making no predictions but it will be difficult for Republicans to win control because of the deficit of Republican Party affiliates across the country," Dent added. The gubernatorial races, Dent said, also play a big role in building Watson fa By HIARRY HOPE Features Writer Congressman Albert Watson, the Republican candidate for governor, stated in an interview that South Carolina has made "substantial progress" in education. "I've never settled for the status quo, but I think educational op por'tunities--qualitatively and quantitatively--should be im proved for all of our children at all levels," he said. He also commented that if elected he would recommend basic studies in government and South Carolina History. He would also seek to raise teachers' salaries, in a search for better teachers for these courses. Watson emphasized his belief in the "basics," saying that "frills won't get the job done." "I don't believe in a 'generation gap.' We're just not talking. I have established a good rapport with ' students. I have spoken on many te Cou pansio pansion was an unconstitutional attempt to give the legislature's taxation power to the University's Board of Trustees. Moye claimed that maintenance and improvement of a football stadium for students and the general public is not of benefit to an educational institution. The court replied, "No one denies the authority of the General Assembly and Board of Trustees to exact from students various charges to be applied toward University expenses. We find no constitution 1 prescription against the allocation of a student fee toward a permanent im provement." The Court does not consider the fee a tax. The Court believes that the student is "simply paying a fee which, with other charges fixed by the Board of Trustees, is lawfully required of him for the high privilege of attending the University,. . . " The Grimball ruling approved the stadium expansion as proper undertaking for a state university, "the expenses of which are properly chargeable in part against the students in attendance at the University..." Grimball said, "A university by its very nature, is a highly ntial a es elec4 toward the 1972 Presidential election. "They have a tremendous impact on reappointment as far as getting extra Congressional seats and extra electoral votes." Dent said that he believes young people are concerned over the problems within the system but do not approve of violence as a means of accomplishing things. F aculty in student n0 Wednesday night in a general meeting, the faculty increased student membership on five of its committees. This was the last faculty meeting. In the future the group will meet as a senate with mem bers elected from each school. The athletics committee added three students, Curricula and New Courses, and Honorary Degrees committees two each and Discipline committee added one female and one male member. The students on the Discipline com mittee will sit in on all hearings, regardless of the defendents' sex. Also, the Scholastic Standing and Petitions committee added three students to the the six faculty v,ors educa campuses and have yet to have even a marshmallow thrown at me." Concerning busing, the congressman stated that "busing for the specific purpose of achieving racial balance is prohibited by the Civil Rights Act, section 407. "We are sworn to uphold the law, and that is the law. It is worse to pass a law and not uphold it than not to pass a law at all." How would you have handled the disturbances last spring at the University had you been governor? "Well, I talked to Mike Spears and the vice-president and told them it was quite obvious that plans were being made to take over buildings. These things don't develop instantaneously. If I were governor, I would have called Spears and the other leaders and said, 'This is your chance to prove to the community and other people that you are deserving of a greater voie. ' I have seen thnee militnts rt n ruling diversified institution whose aim is the highest development, men tally, morally, and physically, of those who repair there to pursue excellence in their chosen fields." Legal aid offered by students Problems; who doesn't have them. Now, as part of a course required for graduation, 18 senior law students are trying to help Carolina students solve their legal problems. The legal aid clinic, under the supervision of Prof. Frank Smith, is one of five clinics conducted by the school of law to give its students practical experience in addition to the regular classroom instruction. "Our primary purpose in operating the legal aid clinic is to give our seniors some practical experience." Smith said. "It is really a secondary aim to give aid." This semester the program is in an organizational stage and will concentrate on helping Carolina students. dvisor tions "You have a place to challenge and the energy to get out and work." Dent told the audience. "Becomeinvolved, don't stand outside and throw rocks. Go inside and hurl political missiles. It only takes a few people to get a political movement. Yours is for the political activity," Dent challenged. creases iemberships members. This group reviews the current policies and practices in these areas and recommends changes to the faculty as a whole. The president of Student Government Association, with the approval of the Student Senate will appoint the student represen tatives to all committees. The group extended the "399" course which is used for Con temporary University independent study through the Spring 1971 term. This course allows CU participants to pursue their projects and receive credit toweards graduation. A guideline recommending that only clerical errors would be basis for grade changes was passed at the same meeting. ttional imp Watson at work when I worked with the House Committee on Subversive Activities. "If there are any changes to be made, it will be through the or derly legal process. 99'z per cent of the students want it that way. They don't want to resort to can nibalistic tactics." W I This architect's mode Stadium shows additions ti Student ! trial dorn A bill providing for dorrr visitation on a trial basis wa! passed by the Student Senat4 Wednesday. The bill provides for the par ticipation of one men's dorm an( ofte women's dorm. If approved b: the Student - Trustee Liaisoi Committee 'and the Board o Trustees, a spe0ial c.ommittee wil be set up to control the two montl experiment. Residents of th, dorms selected by the committe will vote on whether or not the, will participate. Permission needed The bill also states that womer residents must have the per mission of their parents beforf they may take part in residenc( hall visitation. A similar proposal was mad( last year to the Board of Womer Visitors but was turned down. According to Jean Neal chairman of the General Walfar Committee, last year's bill wa, unrealistic in that "we asked to g< into all the dorms. This bill is on c trial basis and is more strictl controlled." Ca binet Confirmed Over the objection of several senators, the proposed cabinet was confirmed by the senate. On March 18. 1969, the Senate passed a bill which required all executive appointees to submit a resume to the Senate, one meeting prior to the vote on their con sideration. The statute was passed unanimously by the Senate'. Jim iuradford, president of the Senate, said that due to an over sight and the. time element in volved the resumes had not reached his desk in time to be distributed to the senptors at last week's session. rovyemen ts Concerning Solicitor John Foar'd's attacks on the University. Watson stated that any changes he would make would be "in con sultation with the authorities. "We need an explicit code of discipline and conduct est ablished for students and faculty as well. I would recommend this code for high schools, colleges and elementary schools Students and faculty would know where the line is drawn, and there would be self expulsion after a violation. It would be the only way to handle the situation. "Education without discipline is worse than no educ.ation at all. It would bi- a process of self discipline and control." Watson said that he had always supported the 18-year-old vote. "It should be handled by a constitutional amendment at the federal level The constitution allows the states to determine the qualifications of electors, and the < continued on Page 3) - ---ec ncco m o a ---:---- -s Stadm expansion I of Carolina West stand : the East and seat 65,000 : senate pass r1 visitatioir Rules Suspended Bradford suspended the rules and read the resumes to the Senate. He explained that even though the biographical data was not submitted as required by f statute, he was following the "intent" of the provision if not the ' letter of the law. D Questioning the legality of the L confirmation. Jean Neal said. V "What is the point of having the Senate approve the cabinet when they are thrown at us and we don't know anything about them?" "It should be the executive and legislative working together and I don't think that they ever have. One is always trying to pull something over on the other. That is not the way it should be." Office Spa ce Miss Neal also said, "Jim Bradford has finally worked it out where senators will have office space and the materials with which to work. It has always been a tug-of-war." According to parliamentary procedure a rule can be suspended Committe request ft By ('HUCK KE'EFER Staff Writer The Student Affairs Committee met Wednesday and refused to grant a charter to a group calling themselves Students for Progressive Change. The committee refused to grant the charter because they con sidered the constitution submitted by the group's spokesman Gary Jardin to be unsatisfactory. Provisions of the constitution found unsatisfactory by the committee were those dealing with membership. amendments to the constitution, election and terms of officers, policy statements and the statement of the goals of the organization. The committee also questioned whether the programs and pur poses were sufficiently different from already existing student organizations to justify issuing another charter. Several members of the com mittee offered to help the students rewrite their constitution and after some argument. Jardin agreed to work with committee members on the second rewrite. Jardin told the committee that the students in the group con sidered the constitution sufficient for their needs. He claimed that there are no University regulations saying that two student organmzations could not duplicate objectives or serv'ices and that there w'ere no requirements as to The expanded stadium will eople. es 1 bill but a statute cannot. The bill requiring all presidential ap pointees to submit biographical data prior to -confirmation is a statute and cannot be suspended. According to one senator "the confirmations were rammed through and are illegal." U 0 Universit) petition foi A preliminary hearing in early November will begin action on a petition filed in Richland County Court of Common Pleas by the University asking that a vacant lot on 1715 College St. be deeded to the University, according to Harold Brunton, vice president of business affairs. At this hearing it will be decided when the University will take over e refuses r charter what should be contained in the constitution of a student organization. Jardin said that the group's purpose was to promote love, peace and cooperation. He said that the group would try to eliminate racism, end war, I establish cooperation between people and end male chauvinism. lHe said that the group would carry out educational campaigns to convince students and others that these things should be1 eliminated. He said that the group would not use violence to ac-a complish its goals, but would continue pushing until their ob jectives were fulfilled. The committee will meet , Wednesday to consider the second , rewrite of the group's constitution. Also scheduled for Wednesday's meeting is the consideration of a subcommittee report on ac ceptable political activity for chartered student organizations. Along with consideration of the subcommittee report, the com mittee will decide whether to revoke the allocation of student activities funds previously given to the Young Americans for Freedom. The decision will rest on what the committee decides is permissible political activilty for chartered organizations. The committee will also consider the revocation of student activities funds to the Broadcast Guild on the grounds that it may have become a r profesinal orannization. USC to build garage By MARK BROCK Staff Writer Bids for a six floor parKing garage on Blossom Street between Sumter and Marion streets will be accepted beginning next month, according to Vice President for - Business Affairs Harold Brunton. The garage will be financed by $625.000 worth of bonds issued by the University, he said. The bonds will be backed by money collected for parking decals and parking tickets, he said. The state legislature approved the sale of the bonds a year and a half ago. Also at that time the state agreed to "float" bonds to aid in parking spaces. This has not been done, Brunton said. Construction of the parking garage will require the tearing out Df the parking lot already located between Sumter and Marion treets, Brunton said. But even with the loss of these spaces the total increase will be about four times as many spaces. The cost of the garage has not been determined, but Brunton said that costs should run between $1200 and $3500 per space. Plans had originally specified a seven floor garage, but the six floors are all that can be built for the time being. he said. The garage will be designed to go eventually to seven floors when the funds become available. files r property the property and whether the owners want an arbitrator or a jury trial to decide property value, he said. The plea has been filed under the Public Works Emminent Domain Law which gives the University the power of emminent domain. "While the University has the power of emminent domain, the power is desirable only if judiciously used," Brunton said. le said that he hoped this case, ike others that have reached this )oint in legal action, will be settled )ut of court. The lot belongs to John W. ['homas Jr., Mamie T. Walter, .raham M. Thomas and J. Gordon ['homas. The College Street lot will be ased for new facilities planned for he College of Business Ad ninistration. The property is teeded so that construction can >egin, Brunton said. He said that the lot is vacant ~xcept for a garage and its ecquisition will not displace esidents. Bus stop to be relocated The bus stop at the corner of ~umter and Gervais streets will be noved within the next ten days. The decision to relocate the bus top was made Tuesday in a neeting attended by represen atives of the administration, tudent government, the city, Ft. ackson and South Carolina lectric & Gas. According to Jim Bradford, vice iresident of the student body, the ius stop is to be moved to the 'icinity of the Trailways Bus tation. Bradford said, "The move will >nly be temporary In that 'olumbia Hall will cease to be a lorm the end of this year." "The meeting was very en ouraging, all of these men ealized the problem and made ornmitments to solve it."