The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 26, 1971, Image 1
VOL. LXI-No. 70 University of South Carolina. Columbia, S. C. 29208 Friday, March 26, 1971
President elect
Harry Walker
Spears calls
election'novel'
Mike Spears, outgoing president
of student government, said
yesterday that Harry Walker may
be "one of the best president
student government ever had."
"It's novel to be succeeded by a
black," Spears said. "I know that
Harry is a strong, individual
person, and he's going to need
every bit of that strength in the
upcoming year.
"He is terribly inexperienced as
far as student government goes,
but he has the determination to
stick it out."
Spears said that Walker's
ability, knowledge and poise "will
be the things people notice--not the
fact that he is black.
"He must prove that he is
president of all the students, not
just the black students' candidate.
People are going to be watching
him."
Spears also said that he thinks
that the Board of Trustees would
"tremendously fair" in working
..ith Walker.
"They never impressed me as
being terribly racist," he added.
Jennings
SGA sec
Kathy Jennings, newly elected
secret ary of 'the student govern
ment, said yesterday that she
hopes she can work 'extremely
well" with H-arry Walker.
Miss .Jennings said that she
ed to print a column in the
iiecock explaining committees.
. ions and policies of the student
senate.
T'he appointment ot a senate
clerk will take many hurdens off
the secretary." she said. "The
secret ary's job) is not just a clerical
position. I can work well with
adlministrators because I know a
lot ol them."
She said that one of the in
e atres Eio
vipresiden o h idnteetost
Thvenet skpticsera almost right onl
wa wrheonlytigthFirst,,ySoutheCarolinaegot
fasirst Blarck , an reidet and then sdn
Walker madtiseeieacepance spee- c
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I c a that did not m a as
tata xtd Walker rtrn an ok abpltf
dieand appaety mhandtae toer puliofnisai
''Lets atll getd toge-ther.'dn Wshn
alkerios a l e deatii
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poenrat e srygh 2,06 tos 807, d Walke',
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thranliced te numer of voes Uisryn r:
>pleden beale oher candidak tet bi
wthe fialr brdeakhisdownofe. presie
Washigtonsaid Walker -ol2,068
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vetos presidencofteSunt lcti
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mre qultinge tha Hare avier ofiasionee
lacksien exerecuse hana "myork studeng
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knlende of new Unirchty srena bet
body said that the students ke esnta
bod wa vey pateti abutth ercev
electons.treasuer.i
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proeeayshat hoe toghtke wils would quat
ostiuifiead toherv ifratie-aion "Ihae
preideint thecaue ecn worko stdn ov
wtharr an eawt tg done."a good is
prevet al thi wase oftimein uwent Stu
studnt enae wrk,"shesai. - student in'
Mie lectedg Davitd nfocd th
reytaetr ory oete passed inyt
pToemn peope ope th stae will morenight.
costitetionsand oher gnfrpatione tohGvene
taid the orfiient helpeding erwgive sude
othesate." financia p
e1d ent cd
SE A total of 3,820 stude
1700 votes over last s
would be a snowy Intpvcprsd t
ack Student Body S
the order of events 'h eddmri o
Harry Walker, its Inadto to'il
.wy spring day. r
only hours before I h ertra
gn picture posters 0
ig an issue of race moky utfhecr
Frmn of SGA reform Terc o r-au
-ampaign slogan of Bakhr n ai
124 voe to Ya.roro
ig his nearest op- the Blc cadaf
.margin was more
ceived and Walker I ttmn.ot
-d, 2,068 to 1745.
itia rac was: th vi tr d e
Julaer Stwo candOlis
Stiedutpesd Washting
0i 0ddit to Sti
aurer
rr offices deeid
for the run-off Yarborough said that ac
fday. and up to date books had
ot look into the viewpoint been kept well in the past,
ice. I have worked with make sure that Student
t senate and I can help ment spending will be do
with the student cording to the budget. The
.er. This is not from the body will be kept informed
of race; rather, from Student Government spend
Dint of workability. It is -I will make sure th,
lat he have someone to students' money which is s
reen him and the ad- Student Government will kx4
n.W We have to get all fr the student's benefit."
orking together." John Blackshire, in the
ton said that his ex- election for treasurer,
rith student senate, the yesterday that his job, if e
il cabinet and the South would be to keep student
%te Student Legislature straight inside."
lify him ao work as a Blackshire said that st
tween Harry and the vwnt is "in th 10
vernment." th_tdn
the beginning of new
ew awareness in
rlitiCS. It will affect the
n the state and create
iolvement."
Eirborough is running 59
nd John Blackshire in
frt student te,th
ol continen the othv
tsate ton giatudet
oweef arry asp ndo the
eSueGvernment 's
olis. IThewiasc nt
lnt Gverntate and et
budgeet. prbem .a
iateborug lislnin5
ned draftBandkhih wasn
the student ntedys
sete shoul solve studentsI II S
robuet phroblems. nt
budgcmete cntoblm haf
ose
nts voted this year, an increase of
ring.
al race, a ruri off election beTWeen
ver Washington will be held today.
ton 1542 to 1242, but failed to secure
a clear cut'victory.
and Washington, Philip Flynn
oike Tkacik's 174.
ace, Kathy Jennings outdistanced
1,092. Jennings ran on a platform of
wn suits and apparently made a
tics.
er ended in a run off between John
Yarborough. Blackshire received
h's 1190. Ora Smith, another of the
s for major SGA offices finished
-? Gamecock last night Ora Smith,
.Treasurer, endorsed David Yar-.
"arboro'ugh'and John Blackshire, in.
anked all of her supporters and
in the campaign.
t 000" ad ta it
oven- yer' 0civt fee. 3
in. elce in ore*ohnl h
te$2000 anwhich SGA recighes.
neverb neesI o aoke upthe defici byth
tudent eside discounts--to estandarish
them. I am working on something
run-off else which I will push even if I am
said not elected--insurance for personal
lected, property in dorm rooms."
senate Blackshire said that the set price
would be $8.70 per year and would
idents cover damages to personal
I. by property upto $1500.
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