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If the instability of the
world crisis proportion,
inevitable. The beginnir
months is a very real ant
After reading the artii
entitled "Student reacti
realized that-student res
mixed up.
The students seemed t
the old '60s throwoacks, i
"Army needs a few good
Both these attitudes se
society. It was interestii
that the draft was over
justice students.
THE INTEGRITY of
the tolerance of Russian
we crawled out of Vieti
emphasis onpolitical facl
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1 ouppui V 111*.' 1IVA1UU tl
proportionate to the faih
voter apathy in recent el
an outlet for one's feelini
suggestions on the selecti
Many students mentioi
arm of the military. Th
before prescribing to the
First, which country
boycott the upcoming 01
for the 1980 Summer Olyi
support the U.S. grain cu
would seem highly unlil
dodgers.
I found the responses fr
The thought of a girl ma
shoulder brings a sigh of I
However, women con
selective service progra
field. If those 15 people v
for field service. The m
dependent the military w
A REORGANIZATION
extremely useful and pro
be physically fit for war,
intellectual basis, but on
too dumb for military ser
Military service could
elements of our societj
element, and the flagrant
the unproductive, unwanl
Finally, good moneta
produce good military of!
deaths, and less deaths m
With an army compris
need good officers just tc
other. The gross technol
weapons has practically
numbers.
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for something I don't kr
ever adopts this type of a
be in serious jeopardy of
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By George L. Benson
history/political science senior
Persian Gulf area continues to r
the reinstatement of the select
igs of primary induction proced
1 probable possibility.
jle in the January 25th issue of I
ions mixed to reinstatement of
?ponses were not so much mixed
o respond with two predominate
such as "Hell no, we won't go." A
men" mentality.
emed to be a product of a highly p
igly predictable that the studeni
due and would support it, wen
this country has been steadily d
intervention in Poland after Wo
lam. This decline is partially d
tors in military conflict situations
lat our failures in foreign polic;
ires of our political leaders and
lections. With the upcoming gen<
gs on the draft and a possible av
ive service process have become,
led Canada as a possible escape
lere are a few things students i
"back to Canada movement."
was first to support the U.S.
iympic games and also offer an
mpics? Canada. Which country u
t-backs to the Soviets? Right aga
cely that they would now supp<
om the female students extremel
irching off to war with a M-16 sv
laughter and a tear of remorse,
lid play an important part in
m. It takes 15 people to put one
/ere iemaie, me more available
tore men available for field ser
ill be on the draft.
1 of the criteria for military servi<
ductive. The military inductees s
but equally as mentally fit. Not n
a psychological basis. We all kn
vice is like being too ugly for mili
I be an excellent outlet for the
/, such as the unemployable,
abusers of the welfare programs
ed tumors of our society,
iry incentives to college grac
ficers. Good military officers woi
ean less drafts.
;ed from the bowels of our socic
> show them how to put one foot i
ogical advances in conventional
reduced the foot soldier require!
,OUS, absurd and ludicrous re;
'ant to do my own thing. I'm not
tow anything about." If the gen*
ttitude toward anything, we, as a
becoming obsolete. The student v
i uwi j./i iocu .
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ly interesting. 1 1
vung over her
the military
soldier in the
men would be 4>/>!#.;
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hould not only ** i
nentally on an -*
ow that being To the Editor:
tary service.
i undesirable In response to the <
the criminal federate flag should b
>. Let's induct The people of South
to the Barnwell Nuc)
luates would seceeded from the nat
uld mean less The Civil War was i
play factor. The wa
sty, we would happened to be with
in front of the country which believ
warfare and while the other was ar
ment to mere Both countries carr
country won the war,
sponse in the victor, although it nev
going to fight When some people
eral populace "Southern gentlemen
i country, will see a history of a prou
vho made this symbol from our past.
Northerners may la
rebels," but that chan
dress, should we all i
Dn accept?
However, if people (
we should remove nc
place where Union tr<
rs then go through the st;
The Confederate fl,
letters from its more. It has no mystic
typewritten and We need not change
ie and should be a concept Oil the Value O
kith the writer's
nailing address. ,v ,
Pseudonyms are Danny Kesler
s name may bt> biology freshman
stances warrant
letters for space
Campus Opinion. :j
USC. Columbia. iVlTl I
YY ? To Editor:
eader input into The Confederate flaj
i offers a weekly over the State house
chambers is not and ne
official symbol of the
9 than four typed - . . J , , ... _.
typewritten and fOUfjht and lost the Ci
ie aii facts must was a flag used by Souf
ai page editor anc| by Southern shit
ly column for any 21-. *l.
.... , easily luciiiny uicm 11
on,en?. style and and ^ of b/u,t. ..
th correct name. ^he fl?8 WAS adopl
id class standing Confederate Congress i
olumn.toGueat flag.. tQ ^ a,on
national flag of the O
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CORPORATION
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Let
lag sh
a 4proi
th Carol
roud his
editorial in Feb. 4's Gameci
e put in proper place," we fe<
Carolina have a proud histoi
ear Plant. In December in
ion, soon followed by ten oth
not fought "mainly" over si
r was fought by two sepa
tin each others border. Or
ed in a strong centralized
i agrarian country with a bel
ied symbols of allegience in
and the latter gave up gradu
er forgot its heritage,
see the Confederate flag th
" a nH umint inliir\o M V\/hnn %
MUM 111II11 JUIU|/0. VT 11V1I V
d people. It is nothing more, i
lugh and make smug remarl
iges little. If they made rem?
~un to the store and buy ne
annot accept their past for \
>t only the flag but also the
oops hit the capital with car
ate and remove all signs of th
ag is made up of cloth anc
powers, only the powers tha
the position of the flag, but
f our past for the benefit of 01
Ed Land
undeclared junior
_ 1 #
>oiconcer
"The battle f
the field of ba
? displayed of battle, and
and in its every field
ver was the Appomattox.
states who There wen
vil War. It fighting the <
h3rn troops reason is argi
>s to more defense of sU
i the smoke and social sy:
be the mail
ted by the historians,
as a "battle As a niattei
ig with the South were f
Mifederacy. coin's
you 7w//vk
fmycw ^0075e
ifgff you 5moulp seejim
frwgft's t
Tters??
ould sts
)er plac
I
inci vc
f<
tory T?,h"
I am
Feb. 4 <
Confede
[>ck concerning "Con- of the \
el we must respond. student
ry ? from Oyster Bay Confedc
i860, South Carolina letting I
er states. an ari
avery, although it did Confedc
rate countries which The
le was an industrial fighting
ndiiuiicti k"vci iiniciii as a ill
ief in state's rights. student:
ito battle. The former teered
ally to the ways of the they bel
If He
ey think of the KKK, the res
ve look at the flag, we friends
or nothing less, than a flag.it
time to
<s about "those damn campai
irks about the way we symbols
w clothes which they the Jef
t hp u
vhat it is, then maybe monum
( stars that mark the federat<
inon balls. We should Hep.
le Civil War. argume
1 thread and nothing fensivei
it people give it. South C
we should change our people0
jr future. should i
people <
our anc
Chris Loinmen their liv
undeclared freshman
ved on battl<
lag was conceived on Proclama
ittle, lived on the field North wer
was oroudlv borne on thpnth m
from Manassas to The fla,
men and
e many reasons for cause the
Civil War. The main more thai
jed by historians. The More Am
ivery as an economic War tha
stem is not thought to Therefore
n reason by many past" shoi
honor afl
r of fa?t, slaves in the South Car
reed in 1863 by LinEmancipation
business
ccessmsA jg
>F THE- / Jtffil
f ^shksb
''jmBKKBw
hmyg^sfflgig^omv
fill
ly
:e'
Students i
>lunteered I
jr service I
Editor: |
writing in reply to the J
editorial concerning the|
;rate flag. The audacity
jniversity whose entire
body volunteered for
irate service in 1861
their newspaper publish
tide denouncing the
;rate flag is appalling.
Gamecock should be
[ to keep the flag flying
ting memorial to those
s who in 1861 voluntheir
lives for a cause
ieved in.
p. Kaye Patterson and
t of his carpetbagging
succeed in removing the
will only be a matter of
efore they start their
ign against other
> of the Old South, e.g.
ferson Davis Highway,
fade Hampton III
lent, and the Con?
War Memorial. '
Patterson's main
^4 Al fl- ? i- - r
in is uit* nag s 01less
to many people in
arolina. Who are these
I personally think we
lot let a small group of
destroy something that
estors fought and gave
esfor. ' Wiv?x.;i
John W, Rollins
Rfielfl
tion, while slaves in the
e not freed until 1865 and
nendment.
g is a symbol of brave
women who fought for a
y believed in, which is
n most people do today.
means died in the Civil
n in World War II. <
, this "symbol of the
uld remain in its place of
tor the American and
olinian flags.
Darren M. McGehee
administration freshman