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TT rm nrs t invites s Dar D. MJ I * GUM A spectre is haunting the 1 spectre of elitism. From it honors college springs forth most traditional common h The South Carolina Coll becomes an entity to be d common community: the g honors student is looked up fellows, susnected of pnnc#?i "HONORS STUDENT" U generalizing ignorance, of s< defend the institution by der possess superior qualities, f know those in honors. They, so segregated by sj become as if another race, at and pride arises effectively community and holding them As a result the entire comr I f A. 1 511S A. ? 1 sciiuui 5 must umiiani scnoii their fellows are deprived of to the exchange of ideas in c diversity. SO SEGREGATED, the h drawing into their own littl mainstream of normal soci community, the honors studc importance to the academi generalization tends to teacl This intellectual segregati without and breeds social ai program is no substitute for It is of utmost importanc their educational associatioi some intellectual prestige. In peers accruing to themselv* volved, these institutions mi students. This, the building o to be the prime motive of t denying some great advan selected students, the social i are too great to deny the need entire honors program at th THE SPILLOVER benefit* the costs, including the deva implied by the very existenc What is needed is an effort t< great an extent as possible fo in line with the ethic of equali uruu 4 1 wiuiuuL sucu a commumeii conserve the very ideals upon V* mmamm twmmm mmmm mammm hum a?mm mw imhi mmmm i Icg Groom 5h | Green at Saludc j f\vg Poin | Columbia^' i W 1 I. Drogram egregatioi itrick Smith it Columnist University of South Carolina ? th< s womb on Henderson Street th< to occupy a goodly portion of oui ound ? The Horseshoe, ege, distinguishing itself thusly iefined by the perceptions of tin eneral student body. Already th< on with suspicion by many of hi: t. ikes on an image, in the mind o >cial arrogance. It is not enough t< lying that the individuals involve* A>. ~r -i?1 i. ui uic uiojuinjr ui siuueuis neve >ecial classes and living quarters >out whom a mythology of privilege divorcing them from the greatei i up to scorn, envy and distrust, nunity suffers. By segregating oui irs from the general student body the contributions they might mak< lasses, and the social education o onors students themselves, with e world are separated from the ial reality. So secluded in theix ints tend to attach an exaggerated c and the resulting us-and-their ti derision for the non-academic, on fosters perceived elitism from Togance from within. The honors general academic excellence. e to institutional academics that 1 be with programs representing order to claim the respect of their ss, as much as to the students in ist attract high quality academic f an academic power base, seems he present honors program. Not lages ana opportunities for the ind psychological costs associated I to re-evaluate the direction of the is university. i of the program are not equal tc iluation of a non-honors diploma, :e of such a segregated program. ) achieve academic progress to as r the entire university community ty of opportunity for all. it we fail, in our liberal idealism, tr i which our society is founded. j Mon.-Sof. 12:00-9:30 p.m. OPP<2? r 1 tfx ts ??"> 5.C. 2:00.-6:00 p.m / Letters policy Several letters to the editor have been received 1 this summer which the ? ? Gamecock has been unable to publish. These letters were not signed by the writers and it is e against the newspaper's B policy to print unsigned r letters. 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