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To The Editor: Last Monday Carolina was soundly beating Stetson by thirty points when Coach McGuire put in the substitutes'who had not yet played. Among them was Jim Cle ments. After barely twenty seconds coach McGuire put in Rick Mousa, not for Kevin Joyce, who played the whole game, but for Jim Clements who had just entered the game sec onds earlier. At that time Kevin Joyce had only thirteen points, far under his average. To most it seemed that Coach McGuire was C leaving Kevin in to score more points in a game that had obviously been decided by the lopsided score. - Afterwards it was learned that Kevin was left in to break the assist record. Coach McGuire, after removing Jim from the game, went down to where he was sitting on the bench and apparently explained his reasoning. But of what great signifi cance is the assist record? Carolina plays basketball to win games, not set records. The only record that means anything is the won-lost record. Consequently Jim Clements saw only a few seconds of action in a game that was a rout. It was quite obvious to the fans who could see him that he was hurt by Coach McGuire's actions. Jim Clements has tremendous spirit. No one cheers the Gamecocks louder or harder than he does. When he plays, he plays with that same spirit. Coach McGuire blew a chance to make a young man happy during a trying time for a freshman. I feel it must have been an oversight on Coach McGuire's part, and I hope he can make it up to him. VINCE DEGENHART To The Editor, Have I got a scoop for you! In the next issue of the Gamecock, why not have a huge banner head line shouting: "GAMECOCK USED TO SOLICIT VOTES!!!" Then go on to name the politicians like George McGovern, Ted Ken nedy, Thomas Broadwater and-yes-Franchot Brown, too, that The Gamecock has plugged (plugged? HELL-crammed down our throats!). This is not to condone the use of Student Government phones to seek votes for City Council candidates, but to remind the Gamecock of the years and years of liberal prop FROM THI FOR JUST 99# YOt SANDWICH LISTED E SALAD AND ABEVE HAM ROAST BEEF CORN BEEF TURKEY PASTRAMI THESE PRICES ARE E BETWEEN 11 A.M. Ab 827 HARDEN ST. COLUMB OPEN 11:30 A.M. TO 1 A.M. ( 2 A.M., -FRIDAYS AND SAT WE DELIVER TO THE USC C TELEPHONE 252-8627 aganda and protest movement PR that has been heaped upon Carolina students under the guise of "news." And remember that the Gamecock is able to print such rub ish only because students are forci bly taxed to pay for it. So if Student Government chooses to misuse student property to help Brown win, is it any worse that the Gamecock selecting-from among many former Carolina stu dents who have sought office-this one candidate for an impressive write-up? The next time the dribble of some Rumanian Eskimo liberator or a Charlotte Observer pro-Viet Cong cartoon leaps from the pages of the Gamecock, we will remember the day the pot called the kettle black. EDWARD C. FENNELL Editor's Note: The Gamecock staff is changed each semester and is not responsible for past staffs. To the Editor: I noticed a serious ommission in the article printed in the February 19 Gamecock, titled "Adams Magic Gone?" The name of the author was left out, hopefully by accident. My point is that any performer puts his neck on the block every time he performs and every critic is enti tled to an opinion, even if the opin ion is not flattering or ego-boosting to the performer. But the critic should at least sign his name, and if it was left out by accident I hope the Gamecock will rectify this con spicuous deletion by printing the name of the author in the next issue. I would not like to think that the editorial policy of the Gamecock would permit anonymous reviews, which amount to little more than slander if the author's name is not appended, and the review is urifavorable. (We would like to know the names of the authors of favorable reviews also, so we will know how to make out their checks.) Thank you. G. B. LANE INSTRUCTOR IN MUSIC Editor's Note: Wagner Roberts' name was ommitted from his review, "Adams Magic Gone?" by accident. We apoligize also to our readers for the E VILLA: A 99 SRECEIVE ANY S lELOW, PLUS A R AGE. E FFECTIVE JD 2:30 P.M. IA, S.C. UR DA YS I AMPUS .etters to Edito omissions of names on previous reviews as well as this one due to problems at our printer's. To the Editor: God Bless America and Nixon! Patriotism has triumphed. The "Man of Peace" arrives in a gleam ing jet, surrounded by an elated, flag-waving crowd; to praise the esteemed state legislature for sup port of his Vietnam "policy." Happy days are here again.. . The onslaught of social reform initiated in the turbulent sixties has grinded to a halt, political medioc rity has replaced dynamic idealism, and the Gamecock, self righteously, and with the approval of its admiring "grown-ups," dis misses a legitimate student demonstration as a "tantrum." (It's common knowledge anyway that youth are innately rebellious.) And naughty Spinazzolo should be spanked for assuming the right to participation in extra-university politics! That pathetic manipulable puppet of student government should consider its own dissolution if it cannot give serious considera tion, for example, to socializing the Campus Shop. Is this an unwar ranted proposal? Hardly-I was shocked at the discovery of its pro fit orientation, all at the expense of university students. Yet it is in con sideration of this alternative that we can discover the breadth of stu dent government authority-insig nificant or nonexistent? Meanwhile, the fundamental "issue" of equality under the law for women is a highly "con troversial" question. Not to mention the supremely rational arguments of its opponents-shared bathrooms for both sexes, homosex ual adoption of children (according to Mike McAdams in the February 22 Gamecock)??? Meanwhile, Ellsberg and Russo continue in the throttle of "legal" reprisal for publication of "top sec urity" information on the wretched morass of Vietnam, which even a special Pentagon report declared not vital to "security"-except for perhaps the security of a few blun dering bureau-cratic idiots. Ber rigan rots in jail, "amnesty" is taboo (why exiled Americans would choose to return anyway eludes me), and countless others, including the recently unveiled case of Arthur 4 LUNCH ECIAL Burghardt (Time- February 26), who opposed the macabre machina tions of the war and the Pentagon are submerged in various penal institutions. In order not to be construed as a pessimist, however, I will make the observation that the United States military presence has finally been largely terminated in Viet nam---do I jump for joy? Rather, I utter an immense exasperated sigh of relief and await the next quag mire. Our "honorable peace," of course, has been achieved, at least to Nixon's satisfaction (preser vation of an atrocious military dic tatorship, utter devastation of an entire nation, 50,000 of our own troops dead, along with countless other "gooks." Oh, it was an "honorable" peace. . .don't you dis agree? 1972 is declared by the administ ration an economic "success," though the highly artificial inflatio nary whirl has entrapped the con sumer in its geometric spiral. Milk rises again. Could we have conceivably for gotten the lessons of the sixties (4 dead in Ohio)? Does our presidential anachronism suggest a nostalgia for the apolitical, superficial, hysteri 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. Easy To Open Gamecock Charge Account, *100 (Limit) BRITTONES cal fifties? Have we learned nothing and forgotten nothing?According to Jerry Farber, the worst possible condition of all social movements is "getting stuck halfway." This is precisely our present condition in the student-minority-antiall war struggles. Absurdity abounds; Under these conditions, I can only say-Mickey Mouse and Kurt Von nogut, Take it, take it away! TIM BEALL City Orchestra 'Outdid Itself' By WAGNER H. ROBERTS Columbia...one cannot quite live without pity. And where were YOU Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Dreher High School, when a marvelous jewel was placed in Columbia's cultural crown -Bernstein, Bach, Villa-Lobos, Walter Piston, John Dowland, and Berlioz illuminated the program of the Columbia Philharmonic Orchestra. David Starobin, classic guitarist, appeared as guest artist as did Patty Durham, the Young Artist Competition winner. Little Arpad Daraz came bounc ing out to the podium like an olive skinned rubber ball full of raw nerve ends and showmanship and led the C.P.O. through "Candide" in a most professional manner. A shoc kingly professional performance and a great sound. The piano was then trundled on stage over the bodies of the violists and little Patty did Bach's "Concerto in D minor" for piano and orchestra-a rather forceful and stirring contrapuntal march through the keys. The C.P.O. outdid itself again with a very discreet support, letting the piano sing out. Miss Durham is cur rently an education and applied music major at Columbia and is a student of Mrs. Robyn Gibson. And then what we had all been waiting for-little David Starobin and Villa-Lobos's "Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra." This one is for no amateur and is about as dif ficult a work for guitar as you'll hear. Little David had tremendous difficulty with fast runs, har monics, and a general falling apart beyond the twelveth fret. None of this was helped by the very sour note the cellos chose to reenter on in the Allegro non troppo. Overall, the concerto was bizarre, enchant ing, and full of surprises-not the least of which was the C.P.O.'s mas terful support. As for little David, it is utterly amazing to hear someone so maturely talented that at the mere age of 21 he can tackle such a hide ously difficult work as this con certo. Columbians had him back for an encore after an impeccably done "Allemande" by John Dowland. "The Incredible Flutist" by Wal ter Piston is a very interesting 20th Century American ballet score with some remarkably good lyricism. It is a hodge-podge of musical impres sions alternating between marches, yelling, cheering musicians and deepest introspection and melancholia. Arpad finished the evening off with Berlioz's loud and stirring "Rakoczy March"; a symphonic poem based on an old tune named for Ferenc Rakoczy who led the Hungarian revolt against Austr ia in the early 1700's. Uterine cancer can be deC tected early by the simple, painless Pap test. A few minutes in your doctor's of fice, once a year, is an invest ment in life.