Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Letters Welcome Letters to the editor on topics are welcome but subject to editing and condensation to meet style and space require ments. All letters must be typed and must be signed with the full name, address and phone number of the author. Unsigned letters or those with pseudonyms will not be printed. The letters should be addressed to Letters To the Editor, The Gamecock, Drawer A, USC, Columbia, S.C., 2920g. Delicious Frei Bring your Jos Eat on Letters t To The Editor: To the thief who stole my umbrella from Physical Science Center-It is really beyond my comprehension that a person with an education up to a University level, can drop to the level of an illiterate, a beast, such as one who would without hesitance or guilt, pick up some thing that does not belong to her. Due to an emergency errand, I had not been able to carry all my books and belongings with me, and I happened to be at the ladies' restroom on first floor at PSC on Thursday Feb. 15, so I decided to leave my things (my books and my umbrella) unobstrusively on the shelf for just a few minutes. Little would I know that it would be the last time for me to see my umbrella. The thief went into the restroom between 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. When I came back, my books were still there (for tunately! of course, because what would an illiterate brat do with books - but my umbrella was gone. Now why such a fuss about an umbrella? Yes, I may be very naive about the mat ter, but I cannot help being angry over the theft and upset over my loss as well. The act just shows how degradable the person can be, to stoop to be a thief....it wasn't raining any :r1/ ic/usn usa tCp Dc ciine Tuyday aigt Cap aphine. You can pick a bon Five til seven. Campus. University Dining 3 Editor way. Yes, she may need it when it rains, and since she has no sense of guilt or conscience, it will not bother her the least to be seen carrying (using) some thing she stole. That umbrella came to me from the other side of the world...it was a gift from someone dear to me - someone I had not seen for four years. The umbrella telescopes to only about six inches when closed, therefore it was certainly very convenient and easy for the thief to just lift it off the shelf and stick it into her pocketbook (which she probably carries around for that single purpose.) Even if I have the money to replace such an umbrella again, (believe it or not, it costs $12.50), I will never be able to buy such a kind again, for I have never seen it in this part of the country yet. You, whoever you are, can be sure that I shall watch out for my umbrella (if you care to use it) around campus. The campus is large I know, and there are thousands of umbrellas and stu dents around. I do not live in the hope of finding my lost umbrella (or any lost property for that matter), because it is impossible. However, remember, impossibilities have had the "im-" removed before. Esther Ho-Sum Wong. tone Cafeteria. aparte together. Service. GAMECOCK Although The Gamecock is a publication of the students of the University of South Carolina, it is not an official publication of the university. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily rep resent those of the university, the student body or all staff members of The Gamecock. Editor ....................... Jerelyn Eddings Managing Editor .............. Sybil Norwood Editorial Page Editor ........ Linda C. Owens News Editor ................... Patrick Tyler Copy Desk Chief .................. Bill Grant Sports Editor ................... Steve Parker Asst. Sports Editor ............... Jim Hersh Advertising Manager .............. Art Frank Copy Editors ................................. Val McDonald Mary Myers Chere Cope Photo Editor ........................................ Tom Price Going To Europe? If so. contact us for European delivery en Mercedez Benz or Volo automobiles. DYER & BECK 3215 Two Notch Rd. Phone 787-9560 Student Supper at the Homemade Laga Including Tossed Salad, Garlic Bread, Beverage, Dessert 2.25 per perso ILAPPY HOUR 5-7 10 Oz. Bud weiser Dra ft ................. 25' Pitcher of Sangeria Wine ............ *2.50 182 1 AIRPORT ROAD 79I-1290