The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 20, 1971, Page Page 2, Image 2
JIM FARRELL
EDITOR
LUCRETIA JONES DAVE LUNDGREN
MANAGING ED AD. MNGR.
EDITORIALS
'Academic
excellence'
The USC Alumni Council unanimously passed a
resolution this June to "reaffirm its support of the
students, faculty and administration as they work to
establish a standard of excellence in all academic areas."'
We would like to congratulate the alumni for this action for
a very good reason.
There has been too much of an emphasis on the athletics
of this institution. Many of the scholarship donors who
wish to sink funds into this school have had many problems
defining what is for academics and what is for athletics.
when the Alumni Council, considered by many to be one
of the most influential bodies concerning donations to USC,
passes a resolution to put the emphasis on what is defined
as "the fundamental and cardinal purposes of the
University are the creation, collection, advancement and
propagation of knowledge," then the move has got to be
considered a late one, but also one that is very welcomed
and to be congratulated.
Now, there may be many opposed to the fact that the.
athletic department has had great amounts of money'
appropriated them and that there have 'been so many
improvements made for the living conditions for the
scholarship winners and the people involved with the
department.
The Cockpit has been improved, but the number of
student seats has not. The men at the Roost have carpeted
rooms and excellent dining service, but the people living in
dorms trying to get an educatIon have many problems
with their housing. This is not to say that the athletes at
USC are not here for an education. This is merely to ask
what the real difference is between the athletes and those
people involved in many other activities around the
University. These people give their time and effort to
many good causes and educational experiences.
The problem is the emphasis. Let us not make the
Gamecocks veritable gods for the rest of the Carolina
Community to support in any other way but with their
spirit. Let us all emphasize the purposes of the academics
on this campus. Now that we are of the independent
athletic status, will this mean more money for traveling in
Qder to participate in games across the country?
As has been said before in this paper, don't let money be
the deciding factor for the educational value of the in
stitution. Let us insure our donors that there is a place for
their contribution in the academic aspect of USC.
Gamecock
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'Promote
(Editor's note: This is the first in
a series of three editorial columns
written by Lyndon Baines Johnson
when he was a student at South
west Texas State . Teachers
College. This column appeared in
the College Star Nov. 16, 1937.)
Nine years ago on the
memorable day, November the
eleventh, 1918, the cruel world war
with its four long years of struggle
ended. The peace of that day
brought relief and renewed hope to
the warring nations. The long
agonizing conflict was over at last.
Saddened, chastened, humbled,
sorrowful, proud, a victorious
people turned reverently and
hopefully from the troubled con
flict to the pursuits of peace.
First in our thoughts as we
celebrate this glorious day are the
brave dead who gave their lives in
the Great War. Reverence and
honor are theirs. The most that we
can do to honor our heroes is all too
little when weighed against the
price they paid. We must not forget
the things for which the war was
fought. It was a war fought to
SGuest column
Still Nix(
(Editor's note: This column
otiginally appeared in the Idaho
Argonaut, the University of Idaho
student newspaper. It was written
by David NicaronL)
Throughout' the tumultuous
years of anti-Vietnam War protest,
one of the most common critiques
of the dissenters was their failure
to adhere to Presidential policy.
Despite the fact that policy might
be wrong, the protesters were
I!. e firi hiding their
disapproval and allowing the well
meaning President to pursue the
war in any direction he saw fit.
Apologists, including war hawks
and those favoring a strong
Presidency, decried the fact that
domestic dissension was "tying the
President's hands" and limiting
his ability to negotiate an end to
the war.
Somehew, the inesty of
American involvement in Vietnam
subsided as did the vociferousness
of the fickle antiwar movement.
Taking the place of Vietnam in the
collective public mind this past
summer was President Nixon's
announcement that he was to visit
Peking to seek a "normalization"
of relations with China.
Letter to the edia
SMC hai
MR. FARRELL:
The Student Mobilization
Committee, (SMC), it seems, has
been subverted; not by the
Marxist-Leninists or the Trots, but
by the apparent number two party
U in the country: Carolina. Even
the infamous Gonzalo Leon has
capitulated to the spirit and
suggested a smoke-and-trip-In
during the silent sit-in (on the
horseshoe) for the dead of Attica
prsn.
B)oth SMC and the University
laughed off as ridiculous a change
of name, this summer, from SMC
to YIP so no one has any Idea what
the .ormanization's. nolicles are,
hnson
the cause
"make the world safe for
democracy." Let us never lose
sight of this fact, and let us strive
to "carry on" as best we can in the
struggle for world democracy. By
our words and our acts, we must
foster brotherhood and
democracy. Democracy of thought
and feeling, of principles and
action must be ever in our hearts
and minds.
It was a war to honor law--to
make treaties more than "mere
scraps of paper" to be torn into
shreds by unprincipled autocrats.
It was a long struggle to uphold the
majesty and power of law. Our
duty today is to revere and obey
our laws. It is neither clever nor
wise to break or defy the laws of
our nation. The law-breaker today
is a greater criminal than were his
briotiers of other years, for he
violates not only the laws of God
and man, but heedlessly scorns the
precious privileges so dearly
bought by the life-blood of soldiers
in that mighty struggle for law
supremacy. That sacred heritage
mn for the
American liberals, especially
Democratic aspirants for the
White House, were surprised by
(and secretly envious of) - Nixon.
Leftist radicals were as surprised
by, and dismayed with, Chairman
Mao. Only the American Right,
however, viewed Nixon's move as
a qualified evil.
Conservatives from John Tower
to William F. Buckley, Jr., quickly
divorced themselves from Nixon
and his ill-begotten policy. Men,
Wh0 for years cr i iiU lbeiUs
and dissenters for derogation of
civic duty in not supporting
Vietnam policy, abandoned this
same President after one week;
who after all has only told us he
will talk with Chou-en Lai.
Only this past week, the Young
Americans for Freedom con
vention at Houston also withdrew
its support from Nixon, largely
because of the China overture.
How quickly the conservatives fell
out of line, dropped the flag,
deplored (in their opinion) a
wrongdoing, and denied a
President his bidding.
Nixon's announcement of his
visit to China threw the organized
right' off balance. (I differentiate
here from what is generally known
lfor
s been sul
were, or what they should be.
Different splinter groups within
the organization advocate (1)
Weatherman type revolution with
a purpose, (2) YIP type revolution
for the hell of It, (3) liberal: no
revolution at all, (4) a bohemian
pot party, (5) PREAK tripping
their heads off, (6) conservative
service projects, (7) women's
liberatIon, (8) Trot parliamentary
procedure, (9) gay liberation, and
(10) doing your own thing. (Party
U forever!)?
If SMC is lucky, It will quietly
fade away like Aware and
FREAK. If not, one Is forced to
predict incra.... disenio
of peace'
the rule of law--is ours to cherish
and uphold.
Again it was a war to end all
wars. Let us promote the cause of
peace--a peace so dearly bought, so
bravely gained, so anxiously
awaited. Let there be no more of
contention, of combat, of foolish
strife and warring words. Let us
unite in the attempt to secure the
best for our nation and our people,
making high ideals, instead of
selfish gain and prideful ambition,
our goal.
By honoring our heroes, by
upholding democracy, by revering
our laws, and by promoting peace,
we in a measure show ourselves
striving to become worthy of the
supreme sacrifices the war
exacted. Losing sight of these
things, we find ourselves unworthy
of the glorious heritage those war
heroes left us. Ours is the duty, the
privilege, the God-given task to
bear on the lighted torch. Let us
fail not, for "to break faith" with
those who sleep in Flanders fields
would indeed be the deed of a
craven and ignoble soul--carry on!
right?
as Middle America, which in this
case, as with Vietnam, supports
the President precisely because he
is President.) Is a "dump Nixon"
movement in the works? Probably
not, conservatives might be bold
enough to utter contempt for a
detente with China, but to find
them plodding through New
Hampshire campaigning for
Ronald Reagan seems out of
character.
This is now a new phenomena.
As Peter denied Christ more than
once, so has the American right
denied its President before,
although it has been so long most
people have forgotten about it,
particularly conservatives
themselves. It was Joe McCarthy
who called Franklin Roosevelt's
tenure "20 years of treason."
Both Presidents Truman and
Eisenhower endured vilification
from radical rightists concerning
their policies and personalities. If
throughout the 19w's the antiwar
movement was obstructive or
obnoxious, then It learned well
from the right side of the spectrum
those delicate arts.
(Continued on page 5)
>verted
within its ranks because,
traditionally, members of the New
Left view even minor compromise
as outright capitulation.
If SMC is smart, It will return to
its original purpose of organizing
transportation for marches in)
Washington. If not, not even a
confederation of allied organ
izations could save it. Its members
should cut out its top and bottom
and recycle it so that it doesn't just
sit in a rusty trashcan waiting to be
taken to a landfill dump.
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