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Art Hoppe Most An won't fle .Ry ARTHiUR HOPPE Columnist Vice President Agnew is sore at the press. Again. What rekindled Mr. Agnew's wrath was a New York Times' headline saying a Gallup Poll showed 12 per cent of the American citizenry would rather live in another country. - Obviously, said Mr. Agnew, this leans that 88 per cent of us prefer living in America. And why, he wanted to know, couldn't these nattering nabobs of negativism headline that exciting news in stead? Quite right. The trouble here is that Mr. Agnew simply reads the wrong newspapers. He should cancel his subscription to the Times and take instead the Euphoria (Kansas) Gazette. It was the only paper in the country, as far as is known, which ran banner headlines that day saying. "MOST AMERICANS WON'T FLEE AMERICA." The Euphoria Gazette is edited by that sage newsman, Bill Clark. Its motto is. "All the news that's good, we print." And its positive outlook would warn the cockles of Mr. Agnew's positive heart. For example, every time nemployment climbs another notch, Editor Clark headlines the story: "Administration Policies Bring More Leisure Time to Millions of Americans." In the story, Mr. Clark carefully divides the total number of hours worked by the number of workers, employed and unemployed. Then he triumphantly points out the average American works only 34.2 hours per week -- "one of the lowest figures in the world." And furthermore, he says, it's getting lower every year lately. On inflation, Mr. Clark usually begins his articles: "The Ad ministration today released figures indicating that workers are now en.joying the highest wages in . tory while happy manufac -are getting twice the prices Special Offer to introduce you to Polly Bergen Oil of the Turtle Cosmetics' With This Ad' $4.50 Value. for Only '98c. L IMI T. 1 $ rawberry 2ARCADE MALL 1330 Main St. Phone 254-2445 tericans e US for their goods as they did ten years ago." The Euphoria Gazette is perhaps at its best in its coverage of Southeast Asia. At the end of the Laos incursion, its front-page account read: "Allied forces launched a massive, lightning thrust back into South Vietnam today. The rapidity of the maneuver caught the enemy by surprise." But Mr. Agnew would also enjoy the human interest stories. Typical is this picture caption: "Mr. and Mrs. Smiley Glad <above) wave farewell to their friends as they prepare to depart on a round-the-world cruise. The Glads financed the trip from in surance funds on their house, which was swept away by a tor nado last month. 'It was a real bonanza,' said the beaming Mrs. Glad. Not shown is her great aunt, Mitilda Glad, who is still missing." Other features in the Gazette include an obituary page which simply lists the names of all Euphoria residents still alive; complete coverage of every traffic accident that results in neither property damage nor personal injury; and a daily weather forecast of "Fair and Mild" - no matter what. But Mr. Agnew would un doubtedly be most pleased by the Gazette's editorial tribute to him on the day he attacked the press. Again. "For 24 of the last 48 hours," it began, "Mr. Agnew has scrupulously avoided attacking the press. His restraint in not at tacking the press for an entire day shows he realizes that the cor nerstone of our democracy is a free and unfettered press, un threatened by the second highest elected official in the land. "We look forward confidently to more days like that in the very near future." (Copyright Chronicle Publishing Co. 1971)E The LEo. Rest. lnfri Studeni Momuday I This is a chance to visit Restaurant For a minimui includes choice cut sirloin ste items at salad bar) choice of; coffee Appropriate Please Call for 741 S.h.... APRI Letter to the edit America IEAR MR. BEEBE: In response to your editorial of April 5. 1971 entitled "Look at America. Capitalism Kills": The tragic story (re: the Holt family) proves only that there is no Utopia. It is history now, because American soldiers in Vietnam contributed the money necessary to continue purchasing the life giving fluid produced by Capitalists (Some of those who contributed no doubt were Capitalists too). This letter does not pertain to that incident only, but instead to your "use" of that incident and THE GAMECOCK paper to throw in a totally absurd blanket condemnation of Capitalism. To clarify my allegation, I point out first your fallacious conclusion. Your argument went in this order: X corporation is a free enterprise business. X corporation cut-off credit to a customer who was unable to pay, thus jeapordizing the latter's life. Therefore, free enterprise (i.e.. Capitalism) is necessarily a murderous system and the great American evil. Is Head mrant duug Special lit. Only '9 Columbia's most exclusive n price--Student Special ink, salad (From Jtolce of 15 3 potatoes, bread, and tea or Dress Please SReservations. L 22 FPP Dr .n evil? Clearly. those minimal operative facts are not sufficient to validly permit such a broad conclusion. Now the question I pose here is: was that merely another example of the usual liberal sophistry, or have GAMECOCK editors become so desperate they must resort to casuistry in seeking support for their viewpoints? The absurdity of your conclusion may be more readily seen by two analogous logical fallicies: (1) Y is a Christian (e.g.. a true believer in the orthodox faith). Y refused to give blood to a victim of an automobile accident and the latter died. Therefore. all Christians are murderers. Had Gary and Pauia Holt died. American free enterprise would no more have been quilty of murder than would the editor of the above discussed propaganda-editorial. No one, logically. can validly conclude from above, that THE GAMECOCK editors are mur derers. HIOIEIRT W. NIXON Game T HE GAME COCK is published tri-weekl and weekly during the summer semest holidays and exam periods. Change of ad< other mail items should be sent to Draw scription rates are S7 per year or $3 per fa summer sessions. Bulk copies are $6 p received $39,000 from the student activity subscription to the paper. Offices of THE of the Russell House on the University cari 777-4220. Second class postaqe oaid GAME COCK is published by the students< opinions expressed herein do not necessa the student body or the staff. Editor-In-chief... .. .. . ... .. .. Associate Editor.... .. .. .... Editorial Assistant... .. .. .... Managing Editors.... .. .. .. .. Assistant Managing Editor .. .. .. . Business Manager.... .. . .. ... Sports Editor.... .. . ... .. .... Asst. Sports Editor.. .. .. .. .. .. Chief Photographer.... .. .. .. .. News Editors... .. .. .. .. .... , Features Editor.... .. . .. ... . Cultural Affairs. .. .. .. .. . ... .. Advertising Manager. .. .. . ... Clregiation Manager.... .. .. .. . Secrtry .,,.. .. ......... Pharmacy receives grant The College of Pharmacy at USC has received a $132.045 grant from the National Institute of Health. U. S )epartment of Health, Education and Welfare. to be used to advance the college's un dergraduate education program. USC pharmacy Dean Robert W. Morrison said the grant was made under the Health Professions Educational Improvement Program. Morrison said the money can be used for such things as increasing salaries of professional staff. recruiting of pharmacy students. strengthening library and laboratory resources, conducting special seminars and programs and making building im provements. * It is the largest grant in the 47 year history of our school." said Morrison. The College of Phar macy recieved a similar grant last year in the amount of $117.474. The dean explained that one use ol the grant will he the college's program in clinical pharmacy in which student pharmacists work in hospitals in close contact with physicians and nurses as a medical team. -Pharmacy education is and ought to be moving towards patient orientation rather than drug orientation.' said Morrison. dean at 1.SC since 1957 and a member of Ihe faculty for more than 35 years. USC's College of Pharmacy. accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education and a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. is housed in the Coker Life Sciences building at Carolina. Sunday 8 p.m. ILee Knight, Jr. Russell House jPatio cock ty during the fall and spring semesters ers with the exception of University iress forms, subscription requests and er A. USC, Columbia, S.C. 29206. Sub II and spring semesters and S1 for both er 100. T HE GAME COCK this year fund, entitling full-time students to a GAMECOCK are in Rooms 30 and 310 ripus. Phones are 777.8178, 777-4249 and at Columbia, S.C. Although TH E r,f the University of South Carolina, the rily represent those of the University, ... .. .. .. .. ...Charles Beebe ... .. .. .. ....Scott Derks .. .. .. .. ..Cheryl Manning ..... . ... .. .. ..Jim Farrell' alice Ptter . .. .. . .... .. ..Lucrta Jones .. .. .. ......Ute Nuckbee ... .. .. ......Teddy Heffner .. .. .. .. .. ....Doug Willams .... .. .. .. ...Paker Read .. .. .. ....Charie Felnenbaum Glenda Miller ... .. .. ....Jerry Culebrese . .. .. .. . ....Margaret Swenseld .. .. .. .. ....Dvid Lundgreq6 ..'.'.'.'.'.'.-.-.-.-.Terri Mel . :.. .. .... .. ... Anne sliMewe