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Learning by trial and error In today's issue we begin the first of a series titled the "Months of May." This report was compiled by members of the faculty, administration and student body who wit nessed the long series of events leading up to the near tragedy of last spring. In conjunction with this official report we will present various view points and analysis by members of the faculty, administration and students involved. The anniversary of Kent State, Jackson State and the takeover of the Russell House will be recognized next week in memorial services and marches. It is a good time for us to evaluate the cause-effect relationship of last May, and determine what changes for the better or worse have taken place during the past year. Past mistakes need not be repeated. We have learned that violence, disruption and chaos lead only to a loss of freedom and alienation. We have learned that there are those who wish to destroy the basic structure of our society and the academic func tion of our University. We have learned that there are those who, in the name of liberty and the preservation of freedom, will employ repressive tactics to suppress dissent. But, have we learned how to communicate? Have we learned how to protect ourselves from being used by ex tremists of either the political right or left? Has some good come out of last spring? And as we said, past mistakes need not be repeated. y 1 The Contemporary University is accepting ap plications for the position of full-time associate director. Any graduating senior or graduate student with an interest in the development, administration, andk teaching aspects of an innovative academic program may apply. Particular consideration will be given to? applicants with counseling and leadership skills and , experience in independent research. Contact Michael Garet, 4824, CU offices, No. 1,1 Humanities office bldg., by Wednesday, May 5. Also available is a one-third-time staff assistantship position for-a graduate or undergraduate student. Gamecock THE GAMECOCK is pubished tri-weekly during the fall and spring semesters and weekly during the summer semesters with the exception of university holidays and exam periods, Change of address forms, subscription requests and other mail items should be sent to Drawer A, USC, Columbia, S.C. 29208. Sub scription~ rates are S7 per year or $3 per fall and spring semesters and $1 for both summer sessions. Bulk copies are $6 per 100. THE GAMECOCK this year received $39,000 from the studept activity fund, entitling full-time students to a .subscription to the paper. Offices of T HE GAME COCK are in Rooms 308 and 310 of the Russell House on the university campus. Phones are 777-8178, 777-4249 and 777-4220. Second class postage paid at Columbia, S.C. Although THE GAMECOCK is published by the students of the university of South Carolina, the opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the university, the student body or the staff. Editor-In-chief..-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.--..---.. .. .. .. .. .charles Beebe Associate Editor............ .. ... . .. .......Scott Derks Editorial Assistant....... .... .. .. . ... ... ....Cheryl Manning Managing Editors.-.-.-.-.-.-..-.-.-.-.-.-.. .. .. ....Jim Farrell Assistant Managing Editor .. .. .. . . . . . ......ce oe Business Manager... .. .. .. ...........UeHcae Sports Editor... .. .. .. .. .... . .. .......ed ee Asst. Sports Editor. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ogWlim Chief Photographer.... .. . ... .. . . ........Pkr nu Gle Milter AdvrtiingManger........... .........ai .Lutnes Circi~lO. .ag.r.. ......Te Mofne .S.c.e.a.y. . Paker Renau 1A I Arthur Hoppe Mak .july 4, 1980 cq)--Trhe United States National Garbage Monument topped the mile-high level on schedule today as millions ot proud Americans across the land celebrated with fireworks, parades and patriotic speeches. In an address from the top of the Monument overlooking Capitol Hill and the White House, the President called the towering pile "a growing symbol of peace and prosperity--a vivid example to men everywhere ot the benefits of the free en terprise system." 'Then, as thousands of par ticipants sang the new anthem, Make Waste while the Sun Shines." more bedsprings, tires, lettuce leaves and what-have-you were heaved on top of the pile. Tlhe Monument was begun in 1971 t o meet one of the gravest crises in American history: the Nation simply couldn't afford war any more. l)uring the Kennedy-.Johnson era, the U.S, military was capable ol lighting 2 Y simultaneous wars. With defense costs rising, the Nixon Administration reduced this goal t o I g wars. Hut by the spring ol t97, the Nation could no longer atllord even this modest capability. Thec price of a single tank, reported the Washington Post, had risen to ten tinwes. wpat it ha dbeen in'World war'1: 'A,i''rdt coat U6e 'X,/zcdew V1.4r /uacW eS/b E C/T/V / /17 OrVAE T//m-ltff, -?AM sTo4 wo/p *Yoe/ 4 waste, n limes more and the price tag on warships had gone "completely otit of sight." It was now costing the country close to hall a million dollars to kill a single Asian peasant. Few felt a (dead Asian peasant was worth it. lBut with war no longer finan cially l easihle, the problem was whether the economy could sur vive without the billions being poured into war industries. The soliition was provided by D)ean Richard H. Holton of the Uiniversity of California Schools of IBusiness Administration. War, said l)ean Holton, is "an unhappy waste." Tlhe answer was to replace it with a hauppy one. He suggested a National do-it -yourself movement, in which home hob byists would ruin plywood, break dIrills and otherwise happily produce waste while achieving the sat isi act ion of creating something. Once the public realized that making waste insured peace and prosperity, they turned to with a will. Aircraft and munitions plants were converted into the manufacture of kits and tools. Tfhey thrived. As soon as this pilot project proved successful, the Pentagon was taken over by the U.S. I)epartment of Waste. 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