The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 20, 1973, Page Page 8, Image 8
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opinion
"It is a newspaper's duty to print the news, and raise
hell."
-Wilbur F. Storey, Chicago Tribune
Gosharootie !
We note that the USC Board of Trustees decided to
name the Administration building after long-time board
member Rutledge Osborne. Osborne has been a
member of that august body since 1447, and presumably
has outlived most of the people who were on the board
that year.
Now, all this is very nice. People are entitled to know
who their public buildings are named after. But how
many people have heard of confederate general
Epaminondas J. Capstone, orbeloved USC janitor Cliff
Bates?
It seems a few years ago that certain public relations
people thought it would be a fine idea to print picture
postcards showing the more beautiful sights around the
USC campus. USC in all its splendor. When they got
around to Capstone dormitory, somebody put out the
word that the dorm was named after the famous
Confederate general Capstone. This information
was neatly provided on the post card. The Capstone
legend was born. Soon, everyone thought that Capstone
was General Lee's right-hand man. The dormitory was
aptly and justly named - for a non-existent character.
When the PR people discovered their mistake, the
postcards were withdrawn and replaced with em
barrassed smiles.
Before Bates House was named after a former state
treasurer, it was known as Cliff House. After the
dedication ceremonies in Fall, 1969, the rumor got out
that-the dormitory was named for Cliff Bates, beloved
USC janitor who fell to his death cleaning off debris on
the top floor. But that one didn't make any postcards.
So after all these years, the Administration building
has a name. Gosharootie and hot dog.-. .
Once a building project starts around here, it seems it
never gets finished. And it doesn't get named until the
appropriate committee has deliberated and chosen the
person after whom the structure is to be named.
Therefore, let us watch for the Thomas F. Jones T
Reflecting Pool (either the one in front of the Un- 's
the
dergraduate Library or the one by the Humanities Pe3
Building) or the John C. West Memorial public toilet. job
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To the Editor:
Due to the increase in the
num ber of motorcycles on cam p
us we now have a new problem, a
hard time legitimately parking a
motorcycle. If anyone has
noticed that here is an ever in
creasing number of motorcycles
but to an increase in parking
spaces for them. The result is
obvious. People park them
nearest their class room and
hope they don't get a ticket for
parking in a tree zone. Since a
motocycle takes up relatively
I ttle space it should be possible
to place small parking spaces
near more class rooms. There
should be a new Place to park
motorcycles near the new law
complex. Every day there are
least 10 motorcycles parked on
the grass by the new law com
plex at the mercy of your
friendly traffic officer. So far no
C raf. E bbing
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t getting any better, despite all
rumors to the contrary.
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tickets have been given. We
would like to have a legal place to
park. It would not take up much
room, a space 15 feet by four feet
(less than the space for one car.)
Dan Vestal
To the Editor:
Student Government
Concerning those signs ad
vertising the bee.r bust to
celebrate our first de'feat against
Georgia Tech, maybe you simply
ought to eat them!
Gray M. Calley, Jr., Jerry
Harwell, Tommy Rayfield, Jim
Taylor, Randy D. Black, Bryant
Wright, Smith Parrish, Jim
Andrews, Gregg Marturano,
Ricky Andrews
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