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Guest column Surrend (Editor's note; This column originally appeared in the Idaho Argonaut, the University of Idaho student newspaper. It was written by Allen Dobey) "Better to surrender than to fight" appears to be the philosophy of a great many of today's college students. This is the conclusion which. must be drawn from a survey of 12 colleges which was reported in a recent issue of National Review. One of the questions asked the students was, "If the United States should find itself in such a position that all other alternatives were closed save a world war with the Soviet Union, which would you prefer?" The students preferred surrender by a majority of 54 per cent. This figure cannot be considered representative since a large portion of the colleges surveyed (e.g. Brandeis, Yale, Boston University, Reed, and Stanford) are especially notorious for their domination by the New Left. At institutions such as these, large majorities favoring surrender THERE This baby seal was lucky. It was d bludgeoning and beating. But the And meanwhile the helpless motl babies in one last attempt to save There must be a law. There must be a law to end the sie must be a law to protect all the c whale, the walrus, the seal, the se And there can he a law. If yo h the kind and the oceans to protec THE HARRIS PRYOR SILL: (a) would mali ratIon a crimInal offensej (b) would ba for the State Department to inItiate an Priblof Islands a sanctuary for seals, set economic well-being of the native Ales SUiPPORT THE HARRIS-I Irst, refuse to wear or buy the skins of any wi Sesemi, write your two senators anid your reprai the Federal Conugress. Ask them to o.sponsr Pryor NI-I. 1315. N.R. 6558. (Pes :end cop 1Mrd, ask any organization to which you belong effidlalreolutln of support for the Eln to Senet preatav Pro, Th Congres, Waehlgton,i Fmer. place this advertisement in your local nai Fib, jela the C01 to gIve the animals your voico Ubib4 help CL. eendmue Its work by sendig mon asnen the right. er is not ai more than offset the majorities from some of the other schools (e.g. Indiana, Marquette, Howard, and South Carolina) which preferred to fight. In response to another significant question, a sizeable minority of the students (22 per cent) stated that the United States should disarm unilaterally. Although it may not be representative of all the nation's college students, the survey is disturbing in that it reveals the great increase in New Left-type thinking among them. A similar survey of the same institutions in 1961-63 showed that only 25 per cent of the students preferred surrender. It seems strange that New Left students who so vociferously protest the alleged repressiveness of American society, who adamantly refuse to be drafted or submit to military discipline should be willing to submit so meekly to communist tyranny. This apparent contradiction cannot be entirely explained as due to just old fashioned cowardice, BAl BAI MUST BE A L @ad before it was skinned. Some inh hunters don't always wait for deah iers must look on, sometimes hurli them. iughter of hundreds of thousands of nimals of the sea that are being kil a lion, the porpoise, the polar bear tip. If you get involved. The Harris-P t cil threatened anibals. :e the slaughter of any ocean mammal by n the import into the United States of pr international treaty ending the killing of u lions, birds and other wildlife, to be prol ts. RYOR SILL OF RIGHTS PC -lit. Miss Alice Herrington, Cho. entative to Committee for Humane Leg the Htarris- 11 West 60th Street les of your New York, N. Y. 10023 to sendan I want to helpqpoect the < SHns oCH). Please add my n .C50. a mat of this advertisen. sPaper. I i d vote. NAAM~____ 1y WInh the * STyes ~a sm tswer although cowardice may be the explanation in the case of some students. Unfortunately, should New Left thinking concerning unilateral disarmament and surrender ever become national policy, com munist conquest would become an immediate certainty. American military power is all that prevents the communists from achieving their goals. Should America refuse to defend itself, communist conquest would be simple and immediate. Another possible explanation for the New Left's preference for surrender is that the New Left may not realize what a communist take over would mean. Many New LAftists express the belief that communists are simply nice people who would like to do us a favor by removing our present system of government. The New Leftist may believe that they themselves would be treated well under communist rule. The New Leftists, of course, would be found wanting. TERED 3IES. AW. ;nt seals are still alive after the to slice off the soft baby pelts. ig themselves over their dying baby seals every Spring. There led by man unnecessarily -the ryor Bill can become the law of any United States citizen or corpo oducts from these animals: (c) calls ocean mammals1 (d) designates the noted as a tourist attraction for the 4R OCEAN MAMMALS plslation, Inc. mimals. I enclose $-....(payable .me to youe mailing list, and send me at so that I can place it in my local ..sTAT- - .ZIP COOE. CID A v1/1a% LC "You give 'em forty a next thing you know, kids to your schools I Protes (Continued from Page 2) Fifteen to twenty students gathered on the Horseshoe yesterday for a silent memorial and protest about the deaths of prisoners at Attica State Prison in New York earlier this week. Members of the Student Mobilization Committee (SMC) *said the observance was decided in the Wednesday night meeting. Gonzalo Lea, a former student who says he is connected with SMC, expressed dissatisfaction with the observance. Leon said students have become apathetic and urged more par ticipation. He added, "I believe violence to be the solution" and blame the Attica incident on "the Establishment." Leon, imprisoned twice last year, said that while he was in prison, "people were becoming less radicalized and I was becoming more radicalized." A former leader of the Universal UJfe Church, he said the number of students participating in demonmtrations and confrontations has lessened greatly. Game TH E GAMECOCK Is pi~blished trl-weet and weekly during the summer semes. holidays and exam periods. Change of ad other ma!!i itets sheM be men ta Dra,m scription rates are $7 per year or $3 per I are se per see. TH E GAMECOCK this) activity fund. entiting futlme students I THE GAMECOCK are te Reems 3SN d University -campus. Phases are 77-417 postage paid at Columbia, S.C. Altheughs student ef the University of Seuth CareNeq necessarily represent these af the Unli memers sper seers.... ..........r........ .........r.he....... "" Enrs.. (etIe der. C,4,V SCAW L cres and a mule, and they want to send their t silent "People are too sitisfied now," he added. The observance began at noon and lasted about two hours. Students were seated in a circle and kept "silent vigil" while a number of campus police looked on. There were no incidents. Hunted Student (Contined fr%"ge2) University puts out so that parents will know what to do If they find out that their children are becoming what I have become. My record as already stained by the twelve dollar fine that will stay with me until registration comes again. If you wish to escape my fate, do as the good book (Traffic and Parking Regulations) says and pay your ton dollars for a registration sticker which will alow you aLL the rights and privileges which by some mon strouas error the University forgot to put in the Traffie and Parking Regulation Handbooak. LAWRENCE FLYNN cock. By during the fall asud spring semesterd eors with the exceptieg,o n ivrst ir'sn ferns, subscuritin requesets a4 er A, Usc, cesse S c. 19 50. sb all and sprlne semesters. uBen ceples oar received in900 from the student s a subecrlpnlen tethepeper. Offices of und 316 of the Rusen esas en the L m-4309 and m.4aas. Secend class yHE GAMECOCK Is publehed by the a, the epinlens expressed herein de ne e"shy- the student ibujy or ali ian - -- .. .. .,Jehu T. Ges -.--..-.. .. ....Charles Feigenbeam USe ituctabse . . - - - . . . .Tddy Hteffsser - -- .. .. ihstybnMneen and starry Mapps ........ . . . . . . . .8ra .......-:' ....Vkki Pees