The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 03, 1971, Page Page 3, Image 4
Why don't we
put Winthrop
as opponent?
MR. FARRELL:
Your editorial of Nov. 29, 1971
entitled "Coachless" was
beautiful. You expressed my
sentiments precisely, only you said
it much better than I could have.
However, I don't think we're
being quite fair to our priestly
coach. Perhaps if the following
steps were taken to improve his
situation here he might produce a
winning football team.at Carolina
(by winning I don't mean a 6-5
season, either, I mean something
like a mediocre 9-2 or 10-1 season).
The steps I would recommend
include the following:
(1) Giving him the security of a
good long contract (like twenty
years instead of the measly twelve
he just got).
(2) Giving him a few more
million dollars for athletic
facilities and equipment (including
a Sunday school book for each
player).
(3) Relieving him of some of the
more mundane duties he now
performs (like coachina) so that he
WhVISII
OT only is the prisoner-of-war
'Nlquestion a thorny problem at
the pace talk sessions in
Paris. It seems an explosive issue in
homes around the world,. even here
in America.
Why?
Because we are in a complicated
and baffling and frustrating war.
Because it is an "unlofficial" war
and many people wonder what rules
apply. Or possibly, if any rules apply.
ecause nobody wants the war
but the two sides can't agree how to
end it.
The prisoner-of-war issue is
caught up in this maelstrom of in
tellectualI confusion and emotional
voltage.
It's a pity that it is.
It's a pity for the men who are be
ing held prisoner. It's a pity for their
families who live in fear and doubt.
Indeed, it's a pity for the nations
involved and those who only watch.
They have allowed the multiplic
ity of issues to ck>ud the human issue.
Amnenican Re~d Crim
National League of Familie
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Lettel
can have three or four more TV
talk shows and an hourly spot on
local radio instead of the daily spot
he now has.
(4) Giving him the authority and
encouragement to require all
athletes to get crew cuts .....and
(5) Permitting him to recruit
local boys like James Ray from
West Columbia (playing for
Georgia) and Ernie Jackson of
Hovkins (remember him in the
Duke game?)
If these steps were taken and IF
he would then drop the big
powerhouse teqms like Duke and
Clemson from our schedule and
replace them with teams more
comparable to ours, say, like Rich
mond, VMI, and Winthrop, then we
just might get another bowl bid. I
hear they're thinking of
establishiig the Persimmon Bowl
in Eastover in the near future and
he could work towards this one as a
starter.
I hope you don't get the im
pression from this that I don't
think our Coach is good. Shucks, I
think he's the best doggone Coach
we've had since Marvin Bass!
Heck, he's probably just as darned
good as Bass was.
So get off the mans' back. All he
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'OWquest
This messg saks not of the
political sideo th prisoner-of-war
issue but of the human side.
It speaks for the families of the
prisoners and for all the peoples of
the world whose conscience hasn't
been covered over by the smog of
confusion.
Of course, we all want the war to
end and the prisoners of war to be
released as soon as possible.
But meanwhile there is no need
for Hanoi and its allies to delay even
a day in answering this plea:
Open your prison camps in North
.Viemam, South Vietnam, Laos and
Cambodia to official neutral observ
ers. Let the world know who the
prisoners are, where they are and
whether they are being humanely
treated in accordance with the
standard of civilized nations.
That's all. Certainly there can be
agreement on that part of the POW
question.
In fact, there is no need for con
sultations. Hanoi, unilaterally and
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needs is a little more time, and a
little more etc., etc.
RUSSELL E. WRIGHT
S.C. taxpayers
should have
team priority
DEAR MR. FARRELL:
I was pleased to see the
Gamecock editorial of November
2, 1971, critizing the ad
ministration of the USC athletic
program. However your attack
centering the loss of the Clemson
game neglected other more
relevant aspects of the program.
Why is so much South Carolina
tax money being spent to recruit
athletes from out of state? Aren't
there enough South Carolina men
who do pay taxes who would like to
play? Why pay people to play on
scholarships, when the people who
are paying the taxes aren't allowed
to play? Why even have scholar
ships for athletic abilities-do we
need trained football players for a
better world? No! This money
could certainly be better spent.
As a woman I find it rather
insulting that more lighting is
provided for a Saturday night
Rion?
Aithout consultation, can solve the
problem.
Then, at least, the minds of mil
lions in America would rest easier.
And perhaps those in other parts
of the world, too.
K-SUPPORT 1
OUR PLEA
TO HANOI
AND iTS ALLIES:
(lear away the doubts -
Open your prison camps to
neutral observers...
now!
e3/, ask noc more thain we give. All Amienacan
ntd South Vgetnmese prton catmps are mn
re,d regualarly by~ otffwiaal neural obwev~er, -
'ettising Contraklhtir rhe publa C od00
Aissing in Southeast Asia.
ditor
game than for my personal safety
on campus. I also question why
there are not more opportunities.
for women who are interested in
intercollegiate athletic com
petition. While the USC athletic
department offers few benefits for
the men of USC, one finds even
fewer benefits for the women.
Since all students pay for tickets
through their activity fees, why is
it made so difficult .to get these
tickets? It seems that simply, a
validated ID and a stamped fee
card should be all that is necessary
for admittance at the gate of any
athletic event.
I hope that your editorial will be
only the beginning of a continuing
attack on the mismanaged athletic
program at USC, a program which
benefits few at the expense of
many.
JAN STEENSEN
Distribution
of tickets
protested
MR. FARRELL:
We, the undersigned students,
wish to protest the basketball
distribution schedule. We disap
prove the distribution schedule for
the Marquette and Manhatten
games, as we see no reason for
having to make a trip to Columbia
during the Christmas Holidays to
pick up tickets to each ballgame.
We propose that the tickets be
distributed BEFORE exams
begin. The only people who will
profit from the present schedule
are residents of Columbia, student
government members who will
receive them anyway, and the
Ticket Office of the Athletic
Department.
ROBERT C. FURR
JAMES M. LEWIS
LARRY G. REDDECK
MARC S. STEELE
PERRY EDWARDS
JAMES W. HENDRICK JR.
ROD GRAGG
JOHNNY TYSON
GARY D. GOINGS
WILLIAM D. MCINTYRE
WILLIAM D. BREEDIN
WALTER R. MCINTYRE
JOHN G. VERONA
RONALD L. FINLEY
JIMMY ROBINSON
JACOB L. SHUFORD
DON CRAINSHAW
SCPIRG might
become travesty
of involvement
MR. FARRELL:
The very name SCPIRG
promises research for the "public
Interest." I want to question in just
which public SCPIRG's Interests
will lie. I fear that the "publig",
eventually to be served by SCPIRGA
will be a limited one Indeed.
First, consider that there must
be a year-round administration of
SCPIRG, whereas most involved
students will be active only nine
months per year. There exists a
discouragingly great possibility of
the permanent staff attempting,
and succeeding, to run SCPIRG as
they see fit, regardless of the
policies promoted by some tran
sient members.
Secondly, think of which
students will be responsible for the
majority of SCPIRG leadership.
Even in the first meeting. law
students dominated the
proceedings. Not to libel law'
students, but a few could easily
seize the opportunity to pM1
SCPIRG lobbying in such a way as
to permit themselves maximum
public and political exposure.
Tbink: even if you are free with
SCPIRG's stated goals, what
safeguards have you for preser
ving those goals against the
ambition and influence peddling of
the hierarchy? Will SCPIRG serve
a "public" of lawyers and
politicians? Only more adequate
safeguards can prevent SCPIRG
from becoming a travesty of
student involvement, of student
hopes.
DAVID L. COVINGTON
Dietzel's
double
decker
COACH DIETZEL
C-0 MR. FARRELL:
Well, Coach Dietzel, it's that
time of year again; by that I mean
to gather up your forces and build
the other double decker portion of
the stadium. Just think, coach, ten
thousand more seats. Boy, will that
bring in some loot so we can buy
some professional athletes. Maybe
then we will be able to win over
seven games and then accept an
invitation to the Apple Pie or
Lemon Bowl. Oh happy days!
I'm just wondering, Coach, will
the students haVe the same old
seats when your second double
decker is completed? Will the
students that help pay for and
support your massive
conglomeration of football frenzy
again have the end zone seats all to
themselves? Can we still hope for
those heavenly twenty-five yard
line seats for next year's number
one ranked team?
It appears to me that the student
body of USC is being taken unfair
advantage of as well as poorly
treated by Coach Dietzel's seating
policy in the stadium and his
general attitude toward the
students. He keeps expressing that
support for the football team is
crucial in generating team spirit,
but yet he nonchalantly reserves
for them the worst seats in the
stadium from which to support the
team. Maybe, Coach, student spirit
would be improved with an im
provement in the stadium seats
reserved for them. Maybe with this
new - spirit we can even beat
Caemson in two years!
Coach, you sure are a slick
talker when it comes to bettering
the public relations with the
alumni and general Columbia
people, but you seem to fail
miserably when It comes to han-t
dling most of the students. Coach
Dietzel, you ignore us, but it may
not be for long. Your prestige
appears to be falling around
campus.
Well, Coach, I'm atmost finished
or should it be you're almost
finished. By the way, is it true that
you want the Intramural fields
astroturfed? How much will our
activity and other fees go up this
time? As a final note, Coach, I
cannot see how you're going to get
65,000 people in your "newer"
stadium with a dwindling of
student support. If the students fal
to support you, the alumni support
will probably dwindle also.
- CHUCK CROMER