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Is Anybody there? Doe anybody
care? Can anybody see what I see?
Are these the words of a Madmin,
or a prophet, a traitor or a patriot?
1776, award winning musical that
played to a sell-out crowd Monday
night asks the same questions.
1776 asks a multitude of
questions, most of which it an
swers. To the question of treason,
Ben Franklin replies "Treason is a
charge made up by winners as an
excuse to hang the losers."
The next inquiry is whether or
not anything has changed in 200
years. 1776 concerns itself with the
workings of the Second Continental
Congress, in their not always'
spectacular attempts to resolve
the issue of independence.
The play portrays the par
ticipants, the signers of the
Declaration of Independence, as
real people, concerned as much
with the heat as with the birth of a
new nation. Whether or not the
characteriiation Is historically
accurate is another matter, but as
far as the play Is concerned, it
really doesn't matter.
The main character of the play is
John Adams, the chief "agitator"
for American independence in the
midst of a congress that was not
exactly straining at the bit to take
on Great Britain.
Adams is the constant butt of
abuse by the more conservative
members of the congress.
Throughout the play they call him
a madman, a traitor and a
"Northeastern Radical." He is told
that he is obnoxious, egotistical
and bent on venting his own per
sonal grievences through the
Congress. They suggest he con
centrate on working within the
system instead of staying up nights
devising ways to destroy it.
After a series of confrontations
with the more "loyal" members of
Congress, Adams succeeds in
convincing the gathering that they
must adopt the Declaration of
Independence. This prompts
someone to say "This document is
our passport to the gallows."
Franklin replies, "If we don't
hang together, we will most
assuredly hang seperatly."
1776, while not the exact parallel
of todays inklings of revolution
draws some useful comparisons
with quotes that apply as well
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-a.tbei.on is alw,y,legal in ft
fht person. For: instance, our
revolution is legal. Revolution in
the second anu third person is
always illegal, their revolution for
instance is illegal."
On the question of action without
direction, "If we do not determine
the nature of the beast before we
set it free, it will destroy us all."
Perhaps the most moving scene
in the play takes place when
Adams is alone in the meeting hall.
A messenger comes in bearing a
correspondence from George
Washington, who is in danger of
being annihilated by the advancing
British troops. Up to this point,
Washingtons letters had fallen on
deaf ears, as the Congress tried to
decide what course of action they
would persue while Washingtons
troops came closer and closer to
disaster.
Adams, moved to tears by the
letter, and thinking he is alone
cries out "Is anybody there? Does
anybody care? Can Anybody see
what I see?" Questions that have
been repeated often these past
days.
While 1776 is not necessarily the
story of 1970, many of the lines
drew rousing applause.
The older people applauded for
the revolutionary heroes of 1776,
and the young, sitting in the
gallaries cheered for the
revolution of now. Hearing the
stirring story of two boys killed at
Concord, one would not have had to
exercise his imagination much to
envision Kent State or Jackson,
Mississippi.
In the scene where the con
servatives explain their reasons
for being against the revolution in
terms of not wanting to risk their
positions and wealth, one cannot
help but see Americas "haves"
telling the "have nots" to be
patient.
1776 is not the story of 1970, but
many of the questions and answers
are the same. Mes of all, 1776 may
have given some of the people on
the floor the impetus to see things
from other prospectives.
The next time someone is called
an "Agitator," maybe they'll think
of John Adams, radical, trator,
and second President of the United
States.
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U N I V E R S I T V 0 F
BRIDGEPORT
Dorm presidents at UB
presented a "Love Sunday"
recently. It was an afternoon of
free ice cream, athletic events and
novelties. Frisbees, water guns
and kites were distributed to the
participants, some of whom
participated in football, volley
ball, tugs-of-war and relay races.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH
FI,ORIDA
The SMC-sponsored Peace Rally
at USF backfired Friday night
when the Hillsborough County
Sheriffs dept. moved in to clear the
football field where the rally was
taking place. The law was called in
when students failed to comply
with a court injunction ordering
that the field be cleared by 1 a.m.
53 persons were arrested. But
some were not even taken away.
Fraternity and sorority members
were able to talk ther way out of
arrest.. because they "didn't look
like the rest."
EAST TENNESSEE STATE
UNIVERSITY
Ada
of Rosemary Broadway,
en's Office; portraying the
atmosphere in the office.
of love
ETSU studemts had to be told
through their school newspaper
that the President had visited their
campus the day before. It seems
that of the 30,000 people who turned
out, the only students there were
members of the marching band.
CIEMSON UNIVERSITY
Prior to the win last weekend
which snapped Clemson's losing
streak, a window in a dormitory
exemplified the frustration felt on
the campus. The window had a
sign which read, "Beat...
Somebody !"
A "Poor Man's Supper," planned
to keep students away from an
Agnew visit and thus prevent
trouble, was given by the New
Castle County Young Democrats.
Stating that Agnew's attacks on
candidates who seek to do
something about the things that
are really wrong instead of doing
something himself, the club invited
everyone to supper which featured
"fun and politics" for everyone.
The bill of fare? Baloney. "We'd
rather eat our baloney than listen
to his."
Vocational
On th
begim
A vocational program designed
to provide on-the-job training for
minimum wage employees of the
University is now in effect.
According to Leon Elam,
training coordinator and a per
sonnel dept. administratior, "This
program is designed for entry
level (minimum wage) employees
who have completed their
probationary employment period.
These employees, on the basis of
interest, initiation, and some
testing, have demonstrated
potential for advancement within
the University system."
Those employees who have not
completed high school, but have
advanced beyond a fourth grade
educational level are placed in the
Adult Basic Education Class at
Columbia Residential Technical
Education Center. After com
pleting the adult education
program these employees then
enter the On-the-Job Training
Program at Midland Technical
Education Center. The pre
apprenticeship program has been
set up by a grant from the
Department of Labor.
In the twelve week session, entry
level employees combine on-the
Durham si
USC English Professor Frank
Durham, will autograph copies of
his latest book, "The Collected
Short Stories of Julia Peterkin," at
the Sandlapper Gallery Sunday
afternoon, November 15, from 2-6.
Dr. Durham has edited and
written an interpretive in
troduction to 33 selected pieces of
short fiction by South Carolina's
Pulitzer Prize winning author,
Julia Peterkin. Although Mrs.
Peterkin is best known as a
novelist, she also produced
numerous short stories about the
Southern Negro which have
relevance today as the "sym
pathetic" presentation of an im
portant segmuent of black Alerica.
Through extensive research and
editing, Dr. Durham has made
these little-known stories available
to the general reader and the
student for the first time. A long
time friend of Mrs. Peterkin, Dr.
Durham places her work in a new
perspective and traces her growth
and development as nn artist.
A native of Columbia, Dr.
Durham recieved an AB degree
from USC, his MA degree from the
University of North Carolina, and
his Ph1. D. from Columbia
University.
Formerly a professional actor
and community theater director,
he has held a Rockefeller
Fellowship in Creative Drama and
aFellowship in the Cooperative
Program in the Humanities
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job training with classes in basic
theory relating to their respective
occupations. In this Initial
program there are twelve par
ticipants. Within the training
program there is a special Clerk
Typist course also at Midland
TEC. University employees are
participating in this program as
well as various maintenance
positions.
Elam eventually hopes to im
plement an apprentice program in
conjunction with the University.
Such sessions would increase the
efficiency of its participants as
Mailing pr
for distribi
Procedure for the
distribution of Intra
campus mail has been
finalized.
Only post office em
ployees will distribute mail
to boxes in order to improve
efficiency and security of
postal service.
Yns books
sponsored by Duke University and
the University of North' Carolina.
In addition to the Peterkin an
thology, Dr. Durham has recently
compiled a volume of essays on
Jean Toomer's "Cane," which will
be published soon. He is also the
author of: "DuBose Heyward: The
Man Who Wrote Porgy." "Giants
from the Wilderness" (with Harlan
Hatcher), "Government in
Greater Cleveland," and others.
Also he has published plays, fic
tion, verse, and more than 50 ar
ticles in scholarly and critical
journals.
The public is invited to the
autograph party and reception in
Durham's honor at the Sandlapper
Gallery. Highway 378, West
Columbia.
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NOV.6-8
Movie: "Othello" Directed by
Stuart Burge. With Laurence
Olivier, Maggie Smith and Frank
F''inley. Color. Admission 50 cents.
NOV. 7
Game: 2 p.m. Carolina plays
Tennessee at the Carolina
Stadium.
NOV.8
Campus wide religious services
at Rutledge Chapel at 11 a.m.
Sponsored by the Lutheran and
Methodist Student Associations.
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training," Elam emphasized.
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anywhere. They are journeymen
and are recognized as such."
Elam also said that the entire
On-the-Job Training Progam is
enacted "for the University by
University persopnel.
"It's a matter of survival. The
only way to keep employees is to
implement such a program."
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ition set
There will be no charge
for individual notices of less
than 100. Fifteen dollars
will be charged for
distribution to all boxes.
Such mall should have no
names or box munbers. For
partial distribution, which
must be either In
alphabetical or numerical
order not both, there will be
a charge of one cent per
copy.
Notices annoucing
meetings or those which
have specific deadlines
should be delivered to the
post office at least one full
day prior to the meeting or
dead line.
Mail should be in the form
of 3'x5" cards, letter-type
envelopes, one-half sheets
of paper or full sheets of
paper folded two times.
Jack Bass
to dron-in
Jack Bass. co-author of "The
Orangeburg Massacre", will be at
the School of Journalism library in
Carolina Coliseum today from 10
a.m. until noon.
The drop-in is sponsored by
Sigma Delta Chi, professional
Journalism Fraternity to honor
Bass and also to offer all students
and faculty members an op
portunity to meet and discuss the
book with one of its authors.
Bass is presently Columbia
Bureau Chief for the the Charlotte
Observer and a part-time in
structor at USC. He graduated
from the University in 1956, was a
Nieman Fellow at Harvard
University in 1965-66 and was
named South Carolina
"Newspaperman of the Year" by
Sigma Delta Chi in 1968.
His work on "The Orangeburg
Massacre" has prompted critical
letters from FBI Director J. Edgar
Hoover and Time Magazine has
labelled him as an "experienced
muckraker."
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