Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Letter to the Dear1 Mr. Beebe: rirst off, I will start by calling the Radicals for Capitalism an abomination. By definition that means, "worthy of or causing loathing or hatred: detestable. Quite disagreeable or unpleasant." Are these people mad? When Van Cliburn made his historic debut in Moscow in 1956 he got a 20 minute standing ovation from the Russians and there wasn't a ,~V, THE HO'2 Straight from ,, tavorite chari ..f and dresses. athletic shirt, sleeved dress Charge. If y presenting yo Ladies' Caba Dutch c,....., Mditor Ladicals,' person there that night who didn't think the U.S. was great. He .became the darling of Moscow. Such is the power of music Now tell me, please, Mr. Beebe, what toads, what complete fools are these, who call themselves Captalists appropriately enough, who dare to embarass this University and this city by picking a political beef with a bunch of musicians and dancers from 'TEST NEW LOOK I the pages of your favorite con mcter appliqued to multicolore Choose from a multitude of sI T-shirt, long sleeve shirt or . , PA, & L. Use your MISS ou don't have one, easily ur student I. D. card to our crec na Shop, Second Floor Dowl parking a another country, our guests, for such damned hypocrital reasons not to mention the inane triviality of their whole action? The troupe has nothing to do with Soviet foreign policy and if the Capitalists are so hot over Soviet intervention, practices, and way of life why don't they enlist in the army and fight Godless Communism at its source? Or are they afraid of finding out that U.S. practices are NI TOWN! tic book...your d sweat shirts fyles from the short or long GAMECOCK open one by lit off ice. itown and at DOWNTOWN & DUTC'6-SQUA RE,.. Lnd athleti just as bad or even worse and that we have been intervening our selves in S.E. Asia for ten long, bloody years. Concerning the parking situation. The University is ap palling in its beaurocracy and misplaced * priorities--only a reflection of a much larger national malady. Our athletic facilities gleam with newness and with every expensive luxury a rich nation and alumni can lavish on then. It does not matter that the Law School and the School of Nursing figuratively go a-begging in the streets year after year for funds while their ancient college buildings literally crumble beneath their feet from age and lack of maintenance. It does not matter that the Department of Music's cornerstone reads 1910 and that the all-wood interior has been declared a firetrap with a burning duration of one hour with many expensive pianoes, organs, and instruments of all types, not to menti, a people, going up in a flash nor tnat their is speculation as to whether the choral groups can even get the University to charter a bus to Greenwood, S.C. for a performance or even occasionally to Europe where they would, and have been a smashing success and great ambassadors for the University, the state, and the U.S. much more than any athletic organization could ever hope to be. And last but not least, it does not matter that University students have to put up with monumental parking headaches each and every day because of procrastination on officials both of the city and of the University to even begin to provide adequate parking space for a student body that grows every year almost geometrically. But much worse, having to put up with the arrogance and condescending attitudes of many University of ficials. It does not matter that Vice-president Brunton has the gall and can get away with proclaiming, "increased parking rates are needed if we are ever to pay for that stadium..." and much worse, also concerning the stadium additions. to actually admit publicly that, "We are ac tually ahead of schedule when we build a non-athletic facility we are usually six years behind schedule." These and a thousand other slight irritations are like so many grains in powder keg. Is It any wonder that it only takes a small spark to set off a chain reaction of righteous Indignation? I wonder that the authorities wonder why this is so and why there are demonstrations and acts of civil disobedience. Concerning athletics. I wrote an editorial in the 'Gamecock' sometime ago touching upon this sub.ject and was grateful to the editor for printing such a lengthy letter. However, as angry as I was then with the national obsession with sports, it does not compare with the rage I feel against this monomania right now and I imagine my wrath will only in crease as I see the further spread of this idea of Bread and Circuses the Games, If you will--the opiate of the people. Anation which, in my mind, has nothing better to do than watch organized violence and aggression for hours on end on T.V. at home or in the stadium Is in a sad way Indeed. What is worse, it is and one in which the players and the athletic institution itself are idolized and catered to far out of proportion to what is reasonable or ~even sane. Thus, with such ob sessions, it is any wonder that we have such weird priorities nationally and here on campus? Vietnam is nothing more to us than a scrimmage between Our Boys and North Vietnamese only we are using guns instead of cleats and knee-shattering body blocks, less tacky uniforms, and far and away more partial rules. After all, who can call a foul on the mighty U.S.? WAGNER ROBERTS 'NSA' I)EAR MR. BEEBE: I notice that the Gamecock has recently been coming on with the big banner headlines to publicize the activities of the U.S. National Student Association.. notably its attempts to call a nationwide student strike and to present its Alice-in-Wonderland Peace treaty with a small group of North and South Vietnamese students as a major breakthrough in the In dochina War. Perhaps the Gamecock's readers would be interested in some other facts the Gamecock never bothered to look for. For one.. .NSA President David Ifshin, late of Syracuse University, used some of his time in Hanoi to participate in an anti-American propaganda broadcast beamed to U. S. troops in South Vietnam. Ifshin used his NSA title to prop himself up for that broadcast. A question comes to mind-How did Ifshin and his colleagues get from the United States to Hanoi and back? Who put up the money? The answer is a surprising and disturbing one. You and I unknowingly helped pay for that trip. The National Student Association is classified as a non political organization under section 501-c-3 of the Internal Revenue Code. As such.. .its ex penditures are tax-deductible as are contributions to it from the Ford and Field Foundations and various individuals. 'Te NSA is also funded by an nual dues from member colleges and universities. The money for dues comes from student activity fees paid by all students at registration. I will point out that USC cancelled its membership 2 years ago...but students at some 500~ schools across the country are still being "taxed" to help support the NSA. 'The NSA enjoys the benefits of one of the more desirable sections or the Internal Revenue Code. Section 501 -c-3 exempts ex penditures by and contributions to: "Religious, charitable, literary, and educational organizations for activities no substantial part of which is carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to in fluence legislation or political campaigns." Thbe so-called "People to People Peace Treaty"... which is no more representative of the views of the American and South Vietnamese public than Gary Jardim is of the American college student.is a blatant violation of the tax-exempt status granted by the Internal Revenue Sevice.