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C CongatuteUnio 9 laternettudef b y ncial t Increasd n students. Te In it C the Univergity byf up and Increase this et es The cause of 9Mace th ternational Week theiie, can person-to-person basis here a we'll give it a chance. The grad student Law and ByT.S.SWEENEY Columnist The changes in the law school as reported by this Oolumn are deserving of closer scrutiny. While Innovations can bo introduced to bring about orderly change, it is conceivable that innovation may tend to sanctify outworn ideas in the face of a clamoring, annoyed public. That there is annoyance with our system of justice cannot be denied. In the past decade -many have written articles devoted to the unfairness and judicial heavy handedness present in traffic courts. We can add to this the more pervading criticisms of criminal courts, abounding in many books. The contemporary criticisms of the Supreme Court (especially by those who find little else to criticize i nr sstEn of .ustice), suggest to a distertnftg eye - an almost unanimous attitude of impatience with the present legal set-up. FAIR TIAL, Many ennclude that fair trial under our system is impossible. Others tend to the view that a fair hearing can be obtained in some, but not all Instances of judicial action. Both views, of course, ultimately mean the same thing. Both point to a potential for legal abuse. One sees the courts as an omnipresent abuser of the masses they are instituted to serve. The other view is ensitive only to what its particular prejudice discerns. Clearly, logic is difficult, if not impossible to apply in most court room proceedings. Opposing private Interests have made laws so ambiguous that it takes an accomplished confidence-man to discover all rammifications. A classical logic based on faulty or contradictory and sliding axioms, will always result in what Justice Holmes called the "...outline of the law..., a conflict between logic and good-sense." It appears the an swer given today is pragmatic dilute the logic. But without logic. what then? lAIIIV TAil: The old reliable alternative to logic is that rather unconvincing fairy tale, in The D)ialogues, or Socrates and his Hemlock. Plato reports that Socrates accepts his Hemlock out of his fear that to defy the court would destroy a social system, despite his innocence and despite the potential argument that a system depending on outrage and Injustice was already destroyed. That Socrates couldn't have held the ear of a Sunday morning throng at a Unitarian Church meeting, never mind the milling Atfienian masses in the market place. ktut the most reliable alternative Is not news to anyone with court rotirn estpertence. Entrance into cour't Is entrance Into monarchy; abbedigte, and with all the potential fot humurn contempt that one could find in the most anctimonious skfTottadiWgs. We watch the (tidinhg#lives by little men with l~~.... stand, we sit and we idsaeha shut.- The trap rn lUsls of the court ure - and -itr, ad a~ t hind. If the law iMeeagain *din the 0f eigW year 01ds (ooen rneo lss tha 100 ).e wilbeed to mahe oRha 8unay outiag, snare two. bsen one of th Carolina. W44141Kncd, ranging fron 14,or PONce?" to th thisV fternoon. Many hour scend floor of Russell House t4e-USC"' Project, though sti f prOvide material comfort fc t1nAl Bazaar seems to hav rnational Banquet tomorro% good food and enhrtainmenl n's International Committe its Club on a job well done aspect of the week has bee teen American and foreig ommittee could do a service . Nith more projects to mainta 'en more. ru Understanding," the Ir be furthered on a day-to-da) t USC in the weeks to come, monarch) hundred years ago, but neve found the wisdom to root out it vestiges and its lineage in ou system of legal justice. MONARCHY Surely we see monarchy in the judicial robes - a symbol of kingly and God-given power. Surely we see it in the rising-ritual when the judge (or the King, what dif ference) enters. Surely we see it ir a multitude of symbolic ritual; o address (your honor),. of cour presence allowed the attorneys (a "officers of the court") But no those most involved. And as share of the beneficence of autocracy attorneys will not likely presid over its dissolution. Perhaps law can continue t perpetuate its myths and mythica methodology, even under th shadow of Dewey. full-blown at th entrance. But then again, tha craggy and crafty old Vermor plowboy did say. ...if we onc start thinking, no one ca guarantee where we shall corn out, except that many object ends and institutions are surel doomed." GO FOR FOR THE HOLIDAY Shaped 6 lutt, Peak DeubIe Breastei After Six eliminates p look your best. Here ii smart D. B. Peak Tuxec vest, or cummerbund a and links. Now all you to complete the picture. TUXEDO COAT & PA TUXEDO COAT & PA FULL. DRESS COAT. I COLOR JACKETS SHIRTS CUMMERBUND TIE ! VEST SETS STUDS 5 CUFF LINK I THE U FASiON I ankyspe r e V n Attitudes Dear Miss Manning: This letter is not a spur of the moment reaction to any particular article in The Gamecock, but rather an observation concerning the general attitude which prevails in almost all the editorial com ments and taints every phase of r The Gamecock. Typical of this attitude are the articles con r cerning the treatment of GI's at Fort Jackson, the "killer instinct" instilled in presumably every soldier who completes basic training, and Michael Ball's article presenting a distorted view of what he considers "nationalism." I am aware that one of the purposes of a good newspaper, particularly a student newspaper, is to strike out against injustice and political favoritism. The t Gamecock, however, does nothing i more than reiterate the doctrines t of its followers. For this reason it appears that it is fairly well ac cepted on campus, and it seems that a popular thing for students to do is to pour the ole' criticism on 3 everything in sight. I Perhaps you would do well to E realize that when people talk and e act like children they are treated t like children. No one pays any t attention to them. This is about the e state of affairs that The Gamecock I has elapsed into. It is supported e only by those who already have ,adopted its liberal, an y tiestablishment attitude. For this reasion, rational, objective people MA L ] by I uesswork when you have to one special package is t he o.soft pleated, evening shirt. nd tie set and elegant studs seed is the girl on your arm bNTS (S. 3.) from $75.00 NTS (D. B.) from $90.00 ANTS from $95.00 from $70.00 from $8.50 ET from $6.95 from $16.95 from $5.00 TEST IN Y AFTER-SIXJ 1RMAL WEAR FOR MEN .Spm 41t ~ .# -'. QA A a-.egene - . -. o- by Phil Frank Ar k &Fl" F0:Ws.. Ma w taint' papei either skim over it and ignore it, or just ignore it. This is a shame because if it presented both sides of an issue, and reported straight news, not the news as interpreted by the almighty liberal Gamecockers, it could stimulate thought and discussion on matters of concern by not only all the students on campus, rather than by only those students who already agree with it, but also by all the people who come in contact with it. JIM SMITH SLtters polic t,etters to the editor should be brief. typewritten. and about matters of concern to USC students. All letters must 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. 2920. The Gi THE GAMECOCK is published tri-weekly duri the summer semesters with the exception of I address forms, subscription requests and othi Columbia. S.C. 292M. Subscription rates are 97 for both summer sessions. Bulk copies are $6 p from the student activity fy.-d. entiig fu!!-timn TIlE GAWFECOCK are in Rooms 306 and 310 of ti are 777-t78. 7774249 and 7774220. &cond classI Cheryl Manning. Athough THE GAMECOCK is opinions expressed herein do not necessarily rei Ingmar Bergman The Ritual Ltter to the edit Economi Der Min. mambin: When one is: in search of Irrationality, usualy the best place to turn is to the editorial page of the student rag, and if one desires a neat condensation of radiclib folly, one would do well to study Michael Ball's work of art in the November 16 Gamecock, in which he abuses patriotism and Coca Cola, and grandmothers. Mr. Ball doesn't seem to grasp some of the knore fundamental laws of economics. He claims that our rich are oppressing other nations for profit, our business men are exploiting other countries, etc. One must assume that Mr. Ball would like to see American business stay home and oppress Mr. Meany. Then the Chilean peasant could mine copper with his fingernails, and tell himself he was finally free from those big bad businessmen, and find time to do other things, too, like starve to death. Any sophomore economics student knows that to produce wealth, one must combine land, labor, capital, and en trepreneurship. So, un derdeveloped countries have the land and labor, American businessmen have tife capital and managerial ability, the two get together and produce wealth. Of course, the businessman's not going to risk his neck for nothing; his profit is the price the un derdeveloped countries pay in order to obtain his capital and ability. However, his profit is actually nothing more than a share of the wealth extracted from the land; a tremendous share of that ex tracted wealth goes to the worker. But if American business didn't invest in foreign countries, as Mr. Ball would like, the wealth would lay dormant in those countries, benefiting absolutely nobody. mecock ng the fall and spring semesters and weekly during Jniversity holidays and exam periods. Change of 4r mail items should be sent to Drawer A. USC. per year or $3 per fall and spring semesters and i r 100. THE GAMECOCK this year received $39.000 students to a subscription to the paper. Offices of ie Russell House on the Univer!ty czrmpus. Phones ostage paid at Columbia. S. C. The editor4n-chef Is published by the University of South Carolina. the iresent those of the University or the student body A N F4S - - -D c 11-1 .S S Novemb RUSSE $1.00 or s lesson Mr. Ball devotes much of his column to decrying "nationalism" (a euphemism for "patriotism," Mr. Ball obviously not wanting to decry patriotism, as it would give fascists an opportunity to impugn his, which, incidentally, needs to be rather badly), and to implying very strongly that he dislikes those who love their country right or wrong. Now everyone knows that anyone who loves his country right or wrong is a narrow-minded, bigoted, chanvinistic, super patriot. But, if one claims that he loves his country right or wrong, he The declin of the big Listen, I'll tell you a tale 01 Of a once-proud Tiger we all i A Tiger so fierce he held tean But now his new emblem's a I Old Frank used to smile, and t How he'd whump every tearr He said he'd make soup of the And told other stories just a But tradition has fallen, it's tc A Gamecock not having a g And who ever heard of, or whc A Gamecock peckin' at a PI I guess the day's gone, and we The hard-fought battles that No Gamecock spurs, no Tig( Just poor old Hootie and a PU. Will the fans cheer now when ti Or will they just PURR a little, The old Tiger crowd will prol When they swing to the rhythm Yes, an era has passed, and w( Although there's still HootiE course, But we'll stand in silence, and To-laugh when the band plays i * with. D pven automatically suggests his country can be wrong. He will therefore want to correct ber, in a loving fashion, of tout'e. Just like a mother would correct a child. Just like Michael Ball wants to correct America.. So Michael Bal must love his country, tright or wrong. Does that mean that Michael BaH is a narrow-minded, bigoted, chauvinistic, super-patriot? Or, if Michael Ball is not a narrow minded, bigoted, chauvinistic, super-patriot, does that mean he doesn't love his country? Just what does it mean? DAN TROTTER e and fall bad Tiger woe )sed to know is in awe, PUSSY CAT'S PAW1 ell It likeso i on the schedule, you know; Big Gamecock Bird, bout as absurd. o hard to take, ood Tiger Steak. > ever saw JSSY CAT'S PAW??? 'II nevermore see once used to be. r Claw, 3SY CAT'S PAW! ieir team takes the field? then lie ever so still? )ably gag of the PUSSY CAT RAG! stand in remorse, , and the PUSSY PAW of fight off the urge he PUSSY CAT OI I - Author Unknown 5_ 8:30 new EATRE