The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 23, 1974, Image 10
GAMECOCK
"It Is a newspaper's duty to print the news, and raise hell."
WILBUR F. STORKY
BILL GRANT, Editor
BI: 'OUTLAW ART FRANK
Editorial Page Editor Advertising Manager
The Gamecock--Eqpt. 23, 1974
The Dietzel years
Carolina football fans gloating at the prospect of
Coach Paul F. Dietzel's announced departure from the
coaching ranks at the end of this season evidently don't
remember the brand of- football played by South
Carolina in the pre-Dietzel days.
Dietzel's nine year record here (including the two
games this year) is 38-48-1. While this is not a good
record by any means, it is on the level with the record of
previous football coaches at this school.
Marvin Bass coached the Gamecocks from 1961 to 1965
and compiled a 17-29-4 record with the best season being
a break-even year in 1965.
Warren Giese enjoyed a reasonable. amount of
success in the 1956 to 1960 era as he compiled a 28-21-1
record including three winning years and a break-even
year. Giese must have seen the writing on the wall as he
bowed out after his only losing season in 1960.
Even much-fabled.. Coach Rex Enright had a losing
record as the head of Gamecock football fortunes for 15
years. Enright's record was 64-69-7.
Only one South Carolina football team in history has
won. more than seven games in a single season. That
was the 1903 team which went 8-2.
The Gamecock is not attempting to defend Dietzel's
record here. We are pointing out, however, regardless
of the coach, football teams at South Carolina have not
fared well.
When it was first announced that Dietzel was coming
to South Carolina in 1966, the USC football fan expected
aninstantwinner. Victory hungry, gleamy-eyed football
fans saw visions of a bowl-bound team every year. New
excitement was generated and Dietzel himself implied
that football glory would be coming to South Carolina at
long last.
The money came pouring in, facilities were expanded,
astro-turf was added and the red-carpet was extended;
all in anticipation of what was to happen. Nine years
later, it still hasn't happenned.
Disappointment anter disappointment, excuse after
excuse, the football fan here became disillusioned.
Each year, the pressure on Dietzel intensified as fans
started demanding results instead of promises.
That pressure has finally taken its toll. Citing
reasons of health and the pressure on his family and his
players, Paul F. Dietzel is stepping down as head coach
of the Gamecocks.
His announced decision to remain, as Athletiic
Director is admirable and shows he intends to carry on
with the fight from an administrative angle. Even
Dietzel's strongest critics admit that he has done an
outstanding job as Athletic Director.
The disappointment of the Dietzel years as football
coach will soon be lost in the excitement and ex
pectations surrounding the hiring of a new coach.
,Hopefully the new coach will not make promises
impossible to keep, and the Carolina football fan will not
demand miracles that can't be produced. WNO
The Gamecock welcomes letters from readers. Letters should
be limited to a sinj4. subject and a maximum of 300 words. They
must be signed with the writers true name. Pseudonyms or
other aliases will not be used, but the writer's name will be
withheld if circumstances warrant. To assist us in verifying the
identity of writers, please include your mailing address and a
telephone number where you can be reached. We reserve the
right to edit all letters, not~ for content, but to meet our space
limitations. Address: Campus Opinion. Drawer A, USC,
Colinai 2me0a
The admi
BY EILEEN BERLIN
The death of Contemporary
University (CU) this summer
probably went unnoticed by many
students. Ostensibly , the
enrollment of only 17 students for
this semester played a major role
in the programs' extinction. And
while superficially, this may ap
pear accurate, it presents im
plications of dangerous attitudinal
changes which cannot be
overlooked.
One of the criticisms expressed
by the University administration
was that no academic program
should have to advertise to get
students to enroll. One need only
read a catolog, Carolina Com
munity, to see the obvious fallacy
of this argument. The propaganda
voiced in these publications can be
of more detriment to a student than
a simple advertisement that at
least lives up to what it professes.
Few course descriptions can make
that cla'm.
Another frequent criticism heard
was the lack of student par
ticipation in the program. The
figures speak for themselves.
Enrollment in CU steadily declined
from its first semester in existence
But while in part this may be due to
the lack of interest, it can also be
explained in other ways.
Stricter degree requirements in
many colleges have forced
students to take courses
specifically . related to their
degree, alleviating free time to
LETTERS
Reporting
Unfortunate
TO THE EDITOR:
Your recent front page story
"Assault suspect seized" was
unfortunate. While under normal
circumstances it would be a nor
mal follow-up to an unfortunate
incident, it turns out to be a general
report on the rising crime rate at
USC.
The reporter also gives the
impression the only crimes
committed since Aug. 26 have been
by black males. That is not true,
not only for assaults, but for many
other types.
The repeated reference to black
youths is uncalled for and
distasteful. The author uses the
phrase at least six times in a short
news article.
His repeated use of the phrase,
as well as the tone of the article is
reminiscent of the times when
newspapers, and other forms of the
media, would carry regular
features of black violence, rapes
and assaults.
The Gamecock would do best to
join the modern age and give up
the journalistic style of the 1930s.
ZT C. IIENDERSON
Pathetic
Bumblers
TO THE EDITOR:
"Jackets wear out S.C.'s
"finest" team. This was the
hegdline of the Atlanta Journal
Constitution on SundayA -Sept. 15
The article goes on to tell aboul
Georgia Tech setting a scoa
nistration a
Guest co
pursue independenly those topics
of concern to students.
It cannot be overlooked that
some departments abused the
independent study concept by
allowing students to become a little
more than research lackies, rather
than allowing theni to pursue their
original projects. And so along
with a decline in student par
ticipation, there are several other
variables which the administration
chose to play down but which had a
very real effect on the overall
program.
In the meantime, what has
happened to those 17 students who
chose to do independent study
under CU this semester? It's in
teresting to note that all of the
office space formerly alloted to CU
in Lieber college has been
redelegated, leaving only one desk
in the reception area. A subtle hint,
perhaps, but more than that a
breach of promise made by the
administration. The promise made
was since this -vas the last
semester CU would be in effect, the
17 remaining students would have
the same opportunities as past CU
participants.
However, the present students
Smoking
Campus
Opinion
rushing record, (487 yards) against
Carolina, and their quarterback
and running backs bragging about
how big the holes were and how
easy it was to run against our so
called defense, they could read us
like a book, they say. (Shades of
N.C. State?)
It was pathetic to watch the
miserable, stumbling efforts of an
inept bunch trying to "arm tackle"
those bigTech runners. No one on
our team with any trace of pride In
himself or his school could have
allowed himself to be manhandled
the way the Gamecocks were. It
was shameful the way one
linebacker made complete asses of
our whole offense.
Concerning "Jeff who?" perhaps
he should spend more time prac
ticing and less time reading last
year's press clippings. If he thinks
he was mistreated by the Jackets,
just wait till he gets to Athens, and
those Georgia Bulldogs get a hold
of "Mr. Heisman."
As far as the "coaching " goes,
it was dull, dumb and totally
unimaginative. What ever hap
pened to the halfback option pass?,
the tricky stunts. on kick offs?
Georgia Tech laughed out loud
when they saw that "40" defensive
line, we didn't learn a thing from
rid CU.
Imnist
have no opportunity to receive
funding for projects, no centrally
located rooms to hold seminars,
and in actuality are not being
accorded the same benefits given
to past students.
Amidst continuous statements'
by administrators that the death of
CU in no way implies the death of
independent study they do not
seem to have generated the
concept either. While everyone is
giving lip-service to the idea, few
have progressed past that point.
I doubt there would be any
dissensiont among former CU
students that that semester was
their best for true learning and
education. I doubt that there would
be any dissension that it made their
diploma a little bit more. I doubt
that.there would be any dissension
that the experience forced them to
learn for themselves, rather than
memorize a textbook.
And I doubt there would be any
dissension that the administration
would do little more smile, nod,
and say, "Yes, it was nice, but it
was on an experimental basis."
And so, the bureaucracy lives
on...
I...football
e 0
giving up a 27 point average last
year, did we? But, Coach Dietzel
will beg-personnel, personnel,??!
Well, as they say, It's a short trip
from the Penthouse to the
outhouse. Would you believe 4 and
7?
HENRY ROHLING
Smoking Ban
TO THE EDITOR:
I support USC for Implementing
a responsible, Intelligent "no*
smoking in the classroom,"policy.
Aside from the obvious and well
documented bodily harm done by
smoking, smokers put cigarette
burns on furniture, require
ashtrays (which Increases the
cleaning bill) rarely use ashtrays
when they are provided (look
around the Russell House), and
generally annoy everyone else with
their smoke and smell.
Having a smokers' section in
classrooms is irrelevant for unlike
a commercial airplane, the air in a
classroom is not continuously
circulated and the roomwnuld soon
be smoke filled.
ROLLIIN REEDERu