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Literary column**am ~wi Where the Turtles Go... --Margaret Swendseid OMICONC I) N ICATING A WOMAN Someone is beating a woman. In the.car that is dark and hot Only the whites of her eyes shine. lier legs thrash against the roof Like berserk searchlight beams. Someone is beating a woman. This is the way slaves are beaten. 'ranlic, she wrenches open the door And plunges out -- onto the road. lirakes scream. Someone runs up to her, Strikes her, face down, In the grass lashing with nettles. Seum, how meticulously he beats her, Stilyaga. bastard, big her; His smart flatiron-pointed shoe Stabbing into her ribs. Such are the pleasures of enemy soldiers And the brute refinements of peasants. Trampling underfoot the moonlit grass, Someone is beating a woman. Someone is beating a woman. Century on century, no end to this. It's the young that are beaten. Somberly Our wedding bells start up the alarm. Someone is beating a woman. What about the flaming weals In the braziers of their cheeks? That's life you say. Are you telling me? Someone is beating a woman. Hut her light is unfaltering World -without -ending. There are no religions, no revelations, There are women. Lying there pale as water Her eyes tear-closed and still, She doesn't belong to him Any more than a meadow deep in a wood. And the stars? Rattling in the sky Like raindrops against black glass, Plunging down, they cool Her grief-fevered forehead. Students, Faculty, Staff: Please submit works to me c/o Gamecock GOLDENVoWu sd SET AreCarveaSizn'i Love Rings A singular design for engagement and wedding, elicate wedding bandJstpe encircles a brilliant Orrg engagement ring. When bkdp you're in love, choose ArtCarved - for theCmeA latest in styling and the finest mn auality. DIAMOND JEWELERS, Ltd. 1423 Main St. Downtown Columbia Phone 254-5337 We welcome tudent 'ccounts Master BankAnr ChargTuesda SizlnSi AwA Fashion show Late. Late Movie Looks" are a feature of Glamour's "America Al Fresco" fashion show, to be staged, at 8 p.m. tomorrow, in the Russell House Assembly Room. Mrs. Walter C. Putnam models the "Flapper" look. with a packable, polyester, butter-fly sleeve mini; a Clara Bow. crushable-crochet cap; and yellow espadrilles. Mrs. Thomas Heyward McTeer shows an exotic surfer, bra-bikini set, with a Dorothy Lamour Sarong. straight out of a late, late TV movie. It is presented by White's and sponsored by the Carolina Married Students Club. to benefit the Scholarship Fund. Mrs. Timothy P. Ryan is chairman and Mrs. J. Pierre Le Coq is coordinator of the show. rA t the movies ~ "Little Big M This is without a doubt the era of the mark intellectually but missed issue-oriented films. 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Chairmen appointed by senate Chairmen appointments for student government committees were approved during the April 14 senate meeting. Julianne Still, vice president of student government, announced her nominations for chairmen of the six committees. Approved were Koger Bradford, Campus Community Relations; Clint Sloan, Athletics: Bobby Thompson, Finance: Fred Magner, Powers and Responsibilities; Rita McKinney and David Spinazola, Residence Life: and Tim Car penter. Academic. Veteran and novice senators raised a question concerning the method of approving Still's ap pointments. Senator Ellen Corley presented a motion which would allow for a committee composed of at -iarge senators to consider the nominations. The motion was defeated. Corley said that such a committee considered chairmen nominees last year. Senator Bradford, District 6, said he felt that the formation of such a committee would only delay the approval of nominees. Cheryl Moore, district 5, said, They're trying to railroad this thing through." The Athletics and Residence Life Committees are new committees and must be approved by the Rules Committee. The Rules Committee is composed of the vice president, president pro tem of the senate, and committee chairmen. S9an By Jerry Calabrese., good. He portrays the man cast adrift between the shores of racism. not truely at peace with Indians or whites. The film succeeds because it does not take itself too seriously. Instead of constantly harping on the acknowledged atrocities done to Indians. "Little Big Man." shows how Hoffman manages to adapt to his situation. "Little Big Man" is not fault free . it does tend to "over en tertain." Too often. the film por trays the Indians as refugees from ''" Troop." There is also too much effort to lighten the violence. The mass killing and slaughter ( except for one scene >is sugar-coated so as to avoid cutting off the portion of the audience that came to be en tertained. Overall, the best performance was turned in by Chief Dan George who was up for best supporting actor. "Little Big Man" is a~ com promise. It is hip, but not so hip t hat it t urns off people over 30. It is topical, but it is also entertaining. Most of all, "Little Big Man" is good. See it -- Palmetto Theatre. Spring T hing is * coming