Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Hooe's history of the t 'Verily -this . BY HARRY HOPE (Hope's History of the University was written two years ago and is being repeated as a public service. This revised edition, like the first, bears only coincidental relationship to the facts.) CHAPTER 1 There was once, in this land, a group of eager men of spotless character and burning eyes who did gather together and did decide to build a college. "Verily this shall be a good col lege;" they did say. "Yea, verily, I say unto you, this shall be a college where all the fine young men of this state shall gather together and shall. learn Greek, Latin and Algebra." "Verily," said one of the wise men; "we will take unto ourselves the roughnecks and make gentle ment of them - 'Emollit mores nec sinit esse feros.' "And this shall be a sign unto them - they shall find a gold ball wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying under a tree." So the wise men did wander the country and did find themselves a hilltop in the bity of Blatt, which is called Columbia. And they did place the ball onto a monument. And it came to pass that the sons of the great and mighty did come unto the college, which had come to be called South Carolina College - and they did find debating societies and literary clubs. Verily, these were fine men of Carolina. They did prosper and learn, and when they did depart editorial Law alonewor "Equal protection under because of sex." This seems a simple statemf Friedan made the statement o the Equal Rights Amendme amendment seems to fit in wil racy and freedom. The found created equal. But we know The meaning changes with th When they said men, they e> women are out of the way, lE by men. They didn't intend to ones. So the ERA need not bi when it's passed. Once it's passed, the legal 1 one. A law on the books is ni not accept a law, we'll find purposes. Or, we'll just break~ just because the law says so.'~] and elect Senators must belie able as they are. Friedan said educators, so advertisers con women int< -"housewifery and childbeari perpetuate the myth, but wha1 brother and ministers--those dren form the attitudes they h is buried deep into society, pe: blacks was buried. But in th4 sides didn't believe it; most they were meant to be subsei Women's rights workers mu Friedan said now men must jo and feminine roles since they right again, but her optimism some men willing to fight for were white abolitionists. B1 exists and some people still a Friedan's work is admirabi other rights workers have toi take generations to penetrate Equality sounds great, an toward it, but will we every I Jniversity 3hall be a gc from the college, they founded dynasties, owned slaves and did strive to do that which their fathers before them had done - keep the Old South old. And it was about the fourth year of the Reign of Andrew, of Jackson, and they did build for themselves indoor plumbing. CHAPTER II And there were in those days trou bled times. A great cry rose above the land and pestulance and war did come upon the green hill of the col lege. And the young men did march off unto war. Verily, it did stir the elders to see these young men in grey marching off to fight the demons of darkness. And the grey men did march with their servants in chains behind them. The buildings were silent and famine took the land. And one day the Hellions in blue did come unto the city and with fear ful horrow and deprecation and much gnashing of teeth they did burn the city and did spit upon the Stars and Bars, the holy ark of the grits and bacon they did destroy. And the warriors did come unto the college, wherein they saw the dead and wounded. And the hearts of even the most bedamned men of blue did quake and tremble at the sight of the angel of the Lord who had come to protect the college. And they did nought unto the cam pus, and did go else where to com plete their urban renewal. And the i't free women the law will not be denied nt and a small request. Betty n campus Thursday to clarify nt to the Constitution. The :h American ideals of democ ing fathers said all men are they didn't mean it literally. e group in question. :cluded women. And now that At's clarify what they mean cover all men--just all white a taken literally either, even >attle must become a mental t a fact of life and if we do a way to interpret it for our it. So women won't be equal 'he people who hire employes ye women are equal and cap ciologists, psychologists and accepting the female role tng." True, these people help about mothers, fathers, older whose basic contact with chil old throughout life. This myth rhaps as deep as the one about r case of blacks at least both black people never believed 'vient. st sometimes fight both sides. in the fight against masculine too have been victims. She's is astounding. Sure there are women's rights just as there at racial discrimination still dvocate white supremacy. e and commendable. She and Iched many minds, but it will them. d we must continue to work mow it? >od college' leader of the Huns did quoth "War is Hell." And when the gallant men in grey returned, they were without their servants, who had made off like thieves in the night. Yea, it is told unto this very day that a giant railsplitter did come in the night and sever their chains. And they did put on sackloth, pour ashes over their heads, and wail and bemoan that which had come to pass. In the valley of misery, by the waters of the Congaree, they did sit themselves down and did cry with much wailing and renting of clothers, "John C. Calhoun, where are you when we need you?" And then did thieves come into the land, the carpetbaggers and scalawags. And they levied heavy taxes and did say unto the people, "Verily we shall make this place in the image of the North." And the old men in grey and the young men in white sheets rose up against the foes of the Lord of the South, who is even the Lord of Salva tion and Slavery. And these were dark days upon the land, with much weeping and wailing, while the young went awhoring and the old went aklann ing. And these were likewise dark days for the college, for it had fallen the way of Rome, Ahtens, Cofi stantinople and Atlanta. Rats did scramble in the cellars and Yankees did live in the home which were once rich. (Next installment: The South is saved, and Wade Hampton builds his hotel.) REPOR TER NEEDED The Gamecock is looking for reporters, preferably with experi ence in news writing, in political science, English, history, sociology, psychology and business. For information call Patrick Tyler at 777-8178. Send the Gamecock to someone opinions 'Getaway' visual, Action-packed film MOVIE REVIEW THE GETAWAY By DAVID SIMPSON Sam Peckinpah has established himself as one of the most important American directors in film today. His trend toward extreme violence mixed with a poetic sense and rich characters has appealed to both the discerning filmgoer and the one who goes merely for entertainment. With The Getaway, however, it seems as it Peckinpah is deserting his thought provoking form established in The Wild Bunch and Straw Dogs, and simply reaching out for the public mass-and money. This is not to say thIat The Getaway is a bad movie. It isn't. It is a tight-paced, action-packed film, full of visual elements such as slow motion, that Peckinpah has successfully utilized in his earlier films. The film, however, is dissapointing, if not senseless. A question may arise as to why the film was made to begin with, for it has no real point. It merely follows an ex-con played by Steve McQueen, as he is released from prison, pulls a bank job, and attempts to get out of the country with various people after him. Underlying this is his marital problem. In order to free her husband, Ali McGraw must...well, you know...convince a corruptible prison official that he should be paroled. She, in fact, goes as far as to attempt to kill her husband once he has gotten the money from the bank and run off with the official. She chickens out, however, and kills the prison official, although McQueen has discovered her original plan. From then on the movie deals with McQueen's trying to save his own hide while attempting to straighten out McGraw. Perhaps the finest moment comes when McQueen slaps McGraw around just for good measure. One only wishes that he had shot her down and be done with her. Usually capable of drawing good performances and enthralling charac ters, Peckinpah fails here. McQueen is steel-jawed and tough throughout the movie, brandishing his know-how of weaponry with convincing accu racy. McGraw, on .the other hand, manages to keep her lower lip in shape by crying and pouting for most of the film. Sally Struthers' character of a bimbo, attacked to a killer out after McQueen, is lost under her ample chestsize. The Getaway is a slick commercial film, void of any purpose other a little sex and a lot of violence. It is a dissapointment to see such a reputable film-maker such as Peckinpah bend toward this. He is, appar ently, taking advantage of his reputation and using it to exploit filmgoers. He has abandoned intelligence and emotion, leaving a hollow film with sex, action, and violence. And the public will eat it up. What a pity. 'Sounder' is simple, subtle, moving MOVIE REVIEW fields instead of going to school, and SOUNDER why there is an uncrossable gap By DAVID SIMPSON between his world and that of The meaning of black experience, frhsfte,fist idhm u if not human experience hasmeta unbckahe wo reached a new level in the American ofr otahhm o nyanr cinema. Sounder is a simple, subtle, mleuain u looeta and moving film that captures the wudeal i olano i w true elements of emotion and con-heia.Hsfterho vr,s veys it to the audience withoutreesdadhistnbtw nte slapping their face with it. It is, inloeaduttohsfmyanhi my opinion, the best film todayearnstolr. about blacks and what it means to Eeysetfhsims~~. be black. It escapes the glaring, fl rmtemgiietpoo superhuman characteristics evi- gah ftebyut h xeln dent in most black films today, and promne ftecs.Frms reaches into the mind and soul of i ieyTsnprryn h its characters, expressing love, mte,pesrdb h bec hope, uncertainty and pride in a wayofteneselvsmtadth few films have done before.neesttohrsthecpsn The story takes place in a bayou prd,adlvofhrcrctre area of Louisiana, and involves a fcl n ti,ide,oeo h poor, black sharecropping family fns efracso h er during the Depression. The fatherKeiHokaloivsnexlet (superbly played by Robert Win-pefracastebyxein field) is arrested for stealing food inahrsaduyelngwl. for his family and sent away to a Sudri netrann n state farm. His son (Kevin Hooks)mengflxprnc.Iisaim is reading the age in which his per- ta hudntb etitdt ception of the real world is justblcsaoerrathuhidas budding. He questions to himselfdietyothmitaoexrss the reasons why his father must be tesm elnssae nvr sent away, whycheimust workainotheesally