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GLENDA INTERII JIM FARRELL MUN. ED. EDITC More In trying to continue with oui policy of printing every letter we receive, we are providing this space, which is usually used for editorials, for letters. We would also like to ask thal anyone desiring to have a letter printed before we cease publication this semester please send the letter in by Friday. Letters received after that date may not be published since we have but one issue after Friday. Cheerleader judges biased DEAR MS. MILLER: We wanted to write in protest of the outcome of the girl's cheerleading try-outs held last Tuesday night. Why have try-outs at all when the judges have the girls picked before the try-out ever begins. We are saying that the judges were biased and completely unfair. The girls were picked by likes and dislikes, and personal feelings and not by their skills. This was obvious to anyone present for the try-outs. To the fourteen girls that tried out last Tuesday night, cheerleading is a very important event that should be judged by mature and responsible people. After this years poor demon stration by the judges, we think it is only fair to the contestants that the judges be older or be from a different school. As it seems most of the judges were from the Senate and student government and I hope they don't run the school the same way they ran the cheerleading try outs. JOE HIAR LOE TOM MY PRUITT McGuire goes too professional DE AR MS. MILLER: If Mr. McGuire really desires a "national schedule", as is claimed, why doesn't he want a "representative national schedule" instead of a purely geographical one. Why exclude from his scheduli the calibre of teams with boti national prestige and ranking a Maryland, UNC, Virginia Jacksonville, Florida St., UCLA USC, to name a few. Would thi grouping detract from his allege wishes? In response to the defense tha UVa., UNC and Maryland droppe us I say enough doubt to thi response has been shed fo someone to find out for sure. M bet is they will play. College coaches are rightfull upset because the game is perhap~ being mortally hurt by the retrea MILLER I EDITOR ART FRANK AD MANAGER RIALS letters from the values and priorities of what amature athletics to the emphasis of publicity and professionalism. Has not the USC program gone too far in this professional direction when for the quest of national prominence it rejects the wishes of the school students, alumni and faculty? RICHARD CULLEN Presidents didn't smoke grass DEAR MS. MILLER: So some of our Presidents smoked marijuana!? Indeed! I do not suppose that the GAMECOCK can be blamed for the inaccuracy of this guest column, "Presidents smoked grass" (April 5, 1972). But, I really wish a little more responsible journalism would be shown by our so-called journalism majors that manage (or mismanage) the affairs of various university publications. Below I have reprinted a news release from Free Campus News Service (FCNS) of December 31, 1971. 1 hope that this will clear up all misconceptions and show how incorrect the media can be at times "WASHINGTON (FCNS) -- The rock paper ROLLING STONE has 4 refuted a claim by the U.S. Surgeon General that a number of early Presidents smoked marijuana. "Surgeon General Dr. Jesse Steinfeld made the statement before the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse that, 'Dr. Burke, president of the American Historical Reference Society and consultant to the Smithsonian, reports that no less than seven U.S. Presidents smoked marijuana, including Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Taylor and Pierce.' "ROLLING STONE, in vestigating the story, found that 'Dr. Burke doesn't exist. The Smithsonian Institution has never heard of him, nor of the American Historical Reference Society, which apparently doesn't exist either. "Although a number of stories have been circulated through underground press about early Presidents and marijuana s ROLLING STONE says, 'No real ,evidence has ever come up to in ,dicate that any President smoked s dope."' Copies of Steinfeld's speech made available by the Surgeon tGeneral's Office now have the inaccurate paragraphs removed. I hope that this will clear up the whole matter and I trust that this will be given equal prominence to the inaccurate story. I am also sure that you can see the im y portance of getting this matter s straightened out. t MICHIAEL TRINKLJEY Ms. Jones' diary Rapping By HARRY HOPE Columnist )EAR DIARY, What a day. I had no sooner iut the rooster away when I eard twenty sirens creaming, a lot of motor ycles and a twenty gun salute. here was a knock on the door nd who should mine eyes ehold but Solomon the Blatt Tom's name for him nyway.) And little J. Pete trom (no relation to the guy fho married the beauty ueen.) Pete was carrying the outh Carolina mace so that ol could make a law on the pot (no relation to the %ozingo) if he wanted to. Anyway he busted in and aid he wanted to see Tom, and iold him that Tom was off In lewberry speaking to the issociation of Newberry :hicken Farmers and trying to egotiate for some live oosters for the Coliseum. 'hen he had to go to Hartsville I ) look up some records on a ubversive. Sol came in and sat own, and Pete pulled out his 15 and stood guard. Now that eas O.K., until he took a pot hoi at the cook. Sol yelled at Pete and said omething about "knowing his lace" and Pete went off the ackyard to pick off some bviously subversive asketball players. Mr. Blatt said he would come own to business, and then he >ld me we were going to be victed so that they could tiden Sumter Street and make n Interstate interchange WE YOUR BUS LOOKI SEEING Boa with Stro: between Pickens and Sumter. Well, gosh - you can imagine how I felt. I decided to call Tom 3nd left Sol blinking at the radio and yelling "where's the picture?" I couldn't find Tom, so I called Eston Marchant. I figured that as cI %irman of the Board of trustys he could do something. He said he would come over. When I passed hrough the hallway I caught Pete peering at the women's nderwear ads in the Sears Roebuck catalog and I figured 31 least he wasn't looking at the men's underwear. When I got back to Sol he started showing me the little lights he had put in the mace so i would light up in the dark. He Nas real happy about it. Then ie got off on the kick about ;ubversives and I figured I :>ei er go check on Pete to see Nhai he was up to. He was Fixing himself a banana and meanut butter sandwich in the Ci chen and looking in the stove or something called a stash. And when I got back into the iving room Sol was yelling at >ur dog Critter and I saw he iad a wet spot on his pants leg. Nell I put Critter out and :ongratulated him for his fine udge of character. I was never so happy to see 3ulldog Marchant in all my ife. He was wearing his naroon coat and black pants 3nd his Gamecock tie. He :ame right in with a copy of 'Gilberi's Law Outline" he iad borrowed from Chuckles Nioen. He sat right down and old Sol like it was. He said that APPRECIA7 NESS OVEI NG FORWAI YOU AFTER The S. C. m, Blatt he University made a lot of money by charging exorbitant parking fees, infirmary fees, ui ion fees, stadium fees and hat t here was a lot of money to be made from the students. And who cared if Paul Dietzel did go skiing in Denver with USC money? About that time Tom came in. He was real tired but sat down to talk with the other guys anyway. I fixed them all some Cockade and went out to play basketball. I don't know whai Tom said to them but hey both left smiling. Pete missed his ride so he ap propriated a bicycle and then go, mad because Sol took the mace. Tom was just relaxing when he door burst open and James Dickey came in roaring "I'm he greatest poet in the world." He was all excited because he was going to New York to talk wi:h NBC about Apollo 16 and he started making paper airplanes to show us all he knew about aeronautics. I left abou tihen. When Tom came in la.er he said Jim was doing dramatic readings from the movie "Deliverance." I'm glad I missed that... MARY. Baseball today: USC vs. Furman, Rex Enright, 3:00 ED R EASTE R. WDTO EXAMS. arty Iv.,