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Marathor diagnosis was that she had succumbed to a carrot overdose. The hours crept on. Elizabeth McMillan reassessed her earlier evaluation of being "dancing fool" to becoming a "damn, damned dancing fool." Someone else had been discovered asleep on the bathroom floor. The spectators began to look at them as if they were watching caged monkeys, as the con testants shuffled around listlessly like robots and danced by themselves. One dancer shagged with a pillow. Another, Jeri Bartets danced with a tooth brush. "Ya stay here all day," she explained, "and your mouth feels like the bottom of a bird cage." A little after 5 'o'clock on Thursday afternoon, the field narrowed down to five. Little did the officials know those five would endure to the end of the contest. At this point, the odor of Ben Gay permeated the Hampton Building, and the contestants were being held together. by bandages and knee braces. Did one or more of the con testants use other stimuli? Some thought so. Said one observer, "They caught one girl out there speeding her brains out. Mdn, she's gonna feel that crash . . . her knees are gonna start buickling . ." His voice trailed off. One of the more popular DJ's, Robert Beaty, who handled the last 13 straight hours, said, "Look at those glazed eyes. They look. like they're stoned or something. Maybe they're just plumb tired." Three hours from midnight and paydirt, yet another change in Congare preserve and thus protecte logging. One such group consists of students. They are circulatinj up by the South Carolina Coalition calling for the swar preserve. "We want this so champion trees will not be c beauty of the swamp can be pr Phillips said. "Also, the national preserve recreational purposes," the said. "We have talked wit groups and they said the most i do is let our governmental ofl much we are concerned." Al the students are urging students to write South Caroli, asking for establishment of ti Geology graduate assistant I "This is a virgin forest that is t as it was when the Indians we only climax forest in the Souti reason should be preserved." The South Carolina Enviroun an active lobbying group, al Swam,p National Preserve distributing pamphlets and pi urging support for the preservi is not stopped the forest will claims of loggers," Coalitio Jennings said. "They are cutting out the h1 use for timber. This leaves op completely alter the forest. record trees but later the surrounding them which must It's a slow maiming process.' Richard Pough, a noted at chairman of the American Mi History, called the swamp' preservation goal east of the re said, "I can say unreservedly I is the most significant ai unpreserved forest type in the now would be a loss not only but to the whole nation." For the swamp to become a Congress would have to pass I Froi format took place. The judges, awed by the abilities of the final five's refusal to drop, employed stronger measures. The girls were no longer allowed to eat, talk, or dance with their part ners. It was becoming apparent that none of the girls would stop now, and plans were being made to let the stragglers battle it out in the Sigma Chi lounge. At midnight, Dove Jones (Tri-Delta), Elizabeth McMillan and Donna Harp (Kappa Delta), Susan Loevenguth (Alpha Delta Pi), and Sharon Miller (Delta Zeta) had conquered the Hampton Building and were carted off to the Sigma Chi dwellings. At 1:30 Friday morning the debacle ended when the five agreed to be co-winners. The problem of point awarding arose. The officials did an about face and trouble began. They could have danced all n beer at the marathon, they i d from further it so. Envi legislation in 20 USC geology "It is a ma g petitions drawn representatii Environmental introduce su, ap to be made a said. As conj that the national District Floy ut down and the one to introc eserved," Isabel made a mov Both South could be used for received mai geology student legislation, r h environmental- Hollings said mportant thing to the proposal, icials know how aides Spence mng with petitions matter." >ther University ia's congressmen If presei Le preserve,.ad vironmentali "hil Astwood sad the National he same way now' "The Beidlei re here. It is the price," Jenni teast and for that about 30 milli acres."~ mental Coalition, Environmi ad the Congaree eventually b< Association are Swamp to for stitions statewide is now state 4 e. "If the logging service authe die, contrary to and would n President Ann Congaree, wh~ Jennings sait ealthiest trees to about 70,000 en fields and can In 1963 the They leave the first effort to healthy system a national pr be maintained. The Servic4 is truly a rem thor and former protection by aseum of Natural biological and 'the number one are in themse idwoods." Pough Preservation hat it (Congaree) public owner id unique still- exists would U.S. Its cutting Such effort to South Carolina support from was not belnj national preserve vironmentali! egislation naming moe.. ces n Page 1 Throughout the 55 hours of dancing it was announced that points would be awarded for one finishing place for each soroity. Now the judges wanted to give Kappa Delta extra points for having two girls in the final five contestants. Of course the judges won out as Kappa Delta received 15 points to 12 apiece for the other finishing sororities. The remains--shoes, socks, bandages, empty doughnut boxes, Burger King bags, coke and beer cans--showed it had been more than just a mere fund raising event for a charity. Perhaps pride, blood and even a little glory were the reasons these girls stayed so long for so few points. Never have so many watched so few and earned so little. Gene Gaillard Ighit and aided by the barrels of lid. m Page i ronmental attempts to get such troduced have failed thus far. tter to congressional courtesy that es from the respective districts ,h types of legislation," Jennings ressional representative of the 2nd d Spence would be the appropriate luce the legislation. "He has not e," Jennings said. Carolina senators and Spence have iy letters supporting the preserve iccording to Jennings. "Senator mail is running 15 to 1 in favor of " she said, "and according to his is also receiving a lot of mail on the yve legislation as the en its seek is introduced and passed, Park Service would buy the land. -s have never set down a firm nigs said. "We're probably talking on dollars for approximately 21 ,O00 entalists hope the swamp will a linked with the nearby Santee m one preserve area. The Santee wned and managed by the public rity. It is completely under water combine very nicely with the ich is predominantly above water, I. Combyined the two would cover acres. National Park Service made the save the swamp. It recommended eserve be formed there. ~'s report read, "Congaree Swamp arkable ecological story deserving the National Park Service. The I geological attributes of the area yves worthy of national recognition. of these outstanding values in -ship while the opportunity still be in the national interest." s failed then because of lack of the state's residents. The swamp i logged extensively then and en its hope the renewed effort will be fut. dan wagoner and dancer& Performance Monday April 7 8:15 p.m. Carolina Coliseum Workshops Tuesday April 8 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Campus Room Lecture Demonstration Wednesday April 9 10:30 a.m. Russell House Theatre presented by Russell House University Union with the assistance of the S.C. Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington. D.C