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viewpoi] Christ] need n UC lUHt RA\/IC vji viyiJL^ Karen Le Editor Edith McNeill Barbara Mr News Editor Graduate As? iahp ^hpalv n -- -a i _ ' UdVIU 3 111 I Asst. News Edit Entertainmcn Dan Palms Barry Gl Copy Desk Chief Assl Enterlainrr Stephen McCormack Karen Wo Photography Editor Production^ THE GAMECOCK w?lcom*i Ittttrs from its r? sub|?<1 and a maximum o4 300 words. They m rseuoonyms or otner miui win noi De uied circumstances warrant. To assist us In verify your mailing a<Mrm and a telephone number dast standing and major, alio. We rmrv* the to meet our space limitations. Address: Car USC, Columbia, S.C. (?n? ! ! I on// Ft ! fA Ills mas ot s rncK thews Lloyd Woods ustant Opinion Page Editor igler Sally Wilton it Editor Sports Editor 0PH viii^cmwic lent Editor Sports Editor oten D'll Fitipatrick 'anager Ad Manager tadert. Letters should be limited to a single lift h* llMflMi uilth tHa unrllu'B Iv.u 1 , but the writer's nam* will be withheld It ring the identity ot writers, please include where you can be reached. Please include right to edit all letters, not for content, but rtpus Opinion, The Gamecock. Drawer A, J cr\i iTl-l f\ru\( i- & ,r. 3~ im fy 'S?L \ - (/ j * . . M " liarR meat, an By LLOYD WOODS Opinion Page Editor Somewhere this Christmas on i Pacific, in a guard shack in jungles of Panama or even in a German forest, a lonely Ame sailor or marine will be celebrati far fmm hie r?r hop fomillt nn<l f 1 ?v?? *? VIII aI1U VTA HVi llfilllllj UI1U 11 many the day will be just the sai preceding it, for without the clos< and friends, the Christmas hoi lose much of its importance, commercial aspects aside, Ch from one's home lacks the plncpnpcc m?r?\j nf nc hoito ?""J "? uo I !*??*. V-UUI with the holiday. Being away from home durii season can be just as lonely in p war. Sure, in peacetime you hav knowing that when the day is o\ 100 percent chance of still being a servicepersons would gladly < chance for just a few momei families. A few drinks with yo Christmas day does not ease loneliness, for no matter how clc buddy is, he cannot be as close a: your brothers and sisters, or i thousands of miles away. But that pain of loneliness can serviceperson has family and f Bad gran To the Editor: As a taxpayer and father of a student, I am appalled at the incredibly poor grammar and , spelling evidenced in letters to Campus Opinion. As a BA Senior, Mr. Samuel Moore's diatribe was positively i// -J K&2 lyonc?" <mmm home who love 1 possible to bring < guard shack or in island in the package or even Korea, in the the moral of a 1< snow covered A telephone ca irican soldier, though it is mone ing the holiday serviceperson wh riends. For too son. We miss yoi ne as the days are indescribable mess of family there. iday seems to A small pack: Religious and viceperson relive ristmas away he opened sin warmth and Christmas trt*p u e to associate the package do< someone cares i, ig the holiday Even a small eacetime as in Till Christmas" e the luxury of celebrating. Agai rer you have a live, but many No, Christmas >xrhan0P (hat rv?f?ncir?n fnr n cn its with their of you who hav ur buddies on sisters, boyfriend i the pain of country this holid >se to you your will do your part. 3 your parents, compared to the that girlfriend is not that far aw letters ready. IV be eased if the Merry Christmai ripnHs hprp aJ coqc ii mar criti deplorable and one is tempted c to wonder what kind of c business he is likely to turn his { hand to upon graduation, t Moreover, if this is the standard of a business major, to 1 whom writing skills are of ( primary importance, what is > the likely standard of students ^ ' - -- \ i '1 ~l\? igp ;'-'\ 1 - r.. .; I ; ; i! 1 ] ' :^'f > r ^V/l^Ztz^ f i J ~ I ( Trrrrrr 11111 VllWUgll tv uv vvvi JUIIK15 Christmas a little closer to his forest. A telephone call, a a letter can do wonders to lift rnely serviceperson. 11 can prove to be expensive, y well spent. The feelings of a 10 hears a "Merry Christmas, i." from his parents far away < . \r ..1 II.. 1 1? iuu wuuiu i cony nave iu ut; jge from home lets the ser; the days not long past when lilar packages under the rith his family. What is inside js not matter. Just knowing s enough for anyone. letter marked "Do Not Open can make Christmas worth in, it is the thought that counts. does not have to be a lonely rviceperson overseas, if those (. e sons, daughters, brothers, Is and girlfriends serving their lav <w?n<cnn in cnmo far nff linrl ? J ??? v,.? Your efforts will be miniscule joy you will bring. Christmas ay, so get those packages and lake this Christmas truly a 5 for someone you love overLcized >f other disciplines, where communicative skills are >erhaps not so heavily em)ha sized. In an age of inflation and ligh taxation where the wage jarner is moved to question the /alue of every dollar spent, >tudents and faculty alike should take pause to ponder vhether a university education s producing the goods and vhether the current Jissatisfaction with the quality >f education in general is not justified. The university Duildings and physical acilities are of the highest standard, even opulent. If the 1 1 - r ? J a. >utiiuciru 01 education cannoi natch these facilities, either he faculty cannot teach or the itudents cannot learn. If you ire not satisfied with anything nit the best facilities, you ihould not be satisfied with < mything but the best in - J A*- ... aucauon. you might make a itart with the three H's. R. Mendelsohn Students praised To the Kditor: i Recently, while most people were tucked away from the Linseasonal cold, a group of (JSC students participated in a project of the Baruch Institute and Marine Science Program inc.' 1 rf nnrl */v : 11 u.vu>5>iv;u iu ucicMiiine me movement of materials through the mouth of an estuary. Working five-hour shifts around the clock from rhursday afternoon to Sunday See PRAISE, page 15 '