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viewpoii GAME Marguer Edl Wayne Brooks Associate Editor Collins Walker Photography Editor Bill Fltif Advertising THE GAMECOCK welcomes letters from its i subject and a maximum of MO words. They i Pseudonums or ottver aliases will not be us+ circumstances warrant. To assist u< in Mmri your mailing Address and a telephone numbe class standing and ma|or. also. We reserve th to meet our space limitations. Address: Ca USC. Columbia, S.C. Readers writ< Roberts' lettc To the Editor: It is with no small feeling of irritation that I viewed the "coming out of retirement" of Wagner H. Roberts. There is nothing in this world less just than an individual who e takes it upon himself to pass judgment from "on high" about something he knows little about. I object strongly to his supercilious, self-centered, egotistical attitude which reeKs of an elitism that I had hoped died with the issues of the 60s. His statement that "50 per cent of the student body ought to be gassed and put out of their intellectual misery and the other half already dead and not worth the effort" is not only mathematically incorrect but seems to be a vain attempt at self elevation to diety status. I too am a veteran of the 60snot only from the side of the barricades on the college cammifics hut frnm tho nf r ^ was* HIV OlMV/ V/l a veteran of Vietnam. I spent many long hours wondering at which point in my life I was right--and unlike Mr. Roberts I find nothing crystal clear about the issues. Historical hindsight is a wonderful thing -using it we can forget all the determining iaciors ror a decision and spend our time reveling in the 'self flaggelation of doubts and guilt about the results of the decisions. War has never been a nice thing and Vietnam was no different than any other war in that respect. The horror is not in the war but that it and the atrocities came so easy to both sides, not just the bad guys. I object to anybody's pon tificating on the goals and I its mrjc 1 it* Ryan tor Lloyd Woods Associate Editor Chuck Cromer Entertainment Editor wtrick Manager I readers. Letters should be limited to a single must be signed with the writer's true name, d, but the writer's name will be withheld il lying the identity ot writers, please include r where you can be reached. Please include e right to edit all letter*, not for content, but mpus Opinion, The Gamecock, Drawer A, , , ^ t r assailed ideals of society, this or any other, and to claim that another human is less right than he. I object to an attitude which lingers on in the hearts and minds of many "veterans"' of the 60s which glories in the fights and conflicts between a supposed right and wrong. Go back to sleep Mr. Roberts. For whatever its worth your views were forged in the fires of issues thankfully long dead. Maybe it is time 1 1 ' ' * Liuii mc icucis ttiiu patriots ot the causes of the 1960s realize that the system can work and society is not on the brink of disaster-a disaster so imminent as to justify any action to save it. It is- about time we veterans realize that the goals and gods have changed and probably not for the worse. ^Philosophy changes as man cnanges. i am reminded of a quotation--"Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it--those who live in the past are doomed to be buried with it." It is time for you Mr. Roberts to accept the face that you were as right and as wrong as anyone, no more, no less, and that the fight for right goes on in different forms and with different results. I hope society continues its search for right, as it has always done, and I hope that it avoids the mistakes we made,. t iur we maae many. As for me I will continue to oppose any resurgence of the glories of the 60s for the fight was neither clear nor heroic and the result left many scars unhealed. I would hope Mr. Roberts would do the same or go back into retirement. John C. Hopkins Golden Spur bartender ' - v. Column Retirei By LLOYD WOODS Associate Editor Retirement. It seems to be a We students tend not to think oi just finding a job enough to wo many people who have passed age of 40 think about it a great Most wish they could retire earl; view the day as the end of the pi In the past most of those who ma 65 gladly accepted retirement, b today. Many people today who are ne have passed that age, do not i They feel they can still contribu to their jobs. They cannot under dav at app ftd thpv aro pnnci^n ? o J ? V elements of society and then the they are suddenly and myster upon the working population. A number of professors here h the need for their retirement at but it was not until recently that l one 65, the other 64, decided to fi T. Batson and Paul W. Blacksto suit against the university cl school's right to force them to rt Batson, 65, a biology professor, w retire July 1, but the university Roberts' letter appreciated To the Editor: l At the outset, I would like to j mention that I am writing in 1 reference to Mr. Wagner H. < Roberts' letter in the last issue < (7-28) of the Gamecock, but I j would like to qualify my remarks with a short \ uigression. wnen i read the < original Kent State article in an earlier issue I was in the process of forcing down a lunch in the Russell House Cafeteria. Upon completing the article 1 rose from my chair in defiance and swore to write the Gamecock myself. Half way through my letter to the Editor, I figured that my emotionally charged comments would be found laughable, antiquated, and certainly not worthy of print. In despair, I lay down my pen to ponder the fate of mankind. But, to my utter amazement, out of the bowels of the next Gamecock, an issue devoted primarily to the Greek Peril, I find a piece of literature which rivals any seen by my eyes in four years of Gamecocks (to say the least). Officially, as president of the Clariosophic Literary Society, I would like to go on record as commending this man's insight, and most especially his drive, to th#? fulloei Philosophy may be said to be that art and science which fosters understanding in the ueu i an an extension i Blackstock, 64,; studies professc goal of many, summer. The m f it as we have hired in the 50s rry about. But retirement age that mystical feel that the re deal it seems, they were hire y, though a few their retiremen oductive lives. Both of these naged to reach as long as they ut this is not so to retire only m because of phys arly 65, or who ridiculous facto vant to retire. Some people ai te a great deal longer producti i i ? suuiu wny one retire and go 01 red productive I have never n next day at 65 have heard, he iously burdens teaching. I kn< Blackstock is qi ave questioned I took one of 1 65 in the past session. At 64 E two professors, more energy th ght. Drs. Wade teacher there ck have filed a government tha lallenging the a terrible wast< etire at 65. Dr. Look at it this fas supposed to one day, barring has given him to be treated at broadest sense of the word. And mark this man's respect for philosophy! Though hardly an avocation, I would remind this campus that our own philosophy department is acknowledged as being among the top in the nation. Indeed, I am literallly enewed to see that there is uitiiigciiLc in me meuia, ana i leartily commend The jamecock for allowing jomething of this quality to jppear in print. iV. Jefferson Bryson Jlariosophic Society President Greek makes corrections To the Editor: I'd like to add some things that were unfortunately omitted from my interview; 1. The highlighted quote should have read more like this in context: There were some real brothers at first, people I would have done anything for, tu e? ? anu nicy lur me. tiowever, shortly after I entered, there was a big personnel change (due to graduation), and 1 was not able to become "brotherly" with a lot of new members, due to time restrictions. 2. The idea of strict "brotherhood" in itself is a misnomer. Whenever you get 20 or more people together in a group whether it is a club, class, or fraternity, there are k w -ma J ISUIU mtil the suit is settled. Dr. a government and international )r, will be forced to retire next en contend that when they were the retirement age was 70. The was lowered in 1974 to 65. They tirement policy in effect when d should be the one affecting t now. men should be allowed to teach want to. They should be forced /hen they can no longer teach ical or mental reasons. Age is a >r for determining retirement, re worn out at 40 and are no ve. Should they be forced to n the government dole? net Dr. Batson, but, from what I is more than qualified to keep )\v from experience that Dr. lalified to continue teaching, as his courses the first summer Mr. Blackstock appears to have an most of his students. As a seems to be nothing about t he does not know. It would be 5 to force him to retire. i way. We are all going to be 65 I early death. How do you want t 65? going to be problems. Everyone doesn't see eye to eye with others all the time. ?> WlU^i T .? * o. vv net l i siressea in inc interview itself is that I would like to see an open awareness of the Greek system throughout the University. I don't think that this can be done through gripe reports in the Gamecock, but onlv bv good PR and representation of the Greeks, by Greeks. 4. If anyone has the money and time to wholeheartedly devote oneself to a Greek organization, then there's nothing I should say to stop them. However, there are many alternatives available at USC and I think they should be considered by the person also. In closing, I would like to repeat something I said in the article: Fraternities are what you make them. Offftffrpv It Tood? vj Phi Delta Theta *77 my dear objected to To the Editor: ? 1 ?t? ? ' ' i appiauu wagner Kooerts letter on the Kent State issue non-issue. I object, however, to his use of the term "my dear0 in addressing the editor of a newspaper. Perhaps he means to be condescending. He is. J. P. Havenstein Biology Sophomore .A