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We strive to preserve our traditions, which are manyfold, and they have been upheld for the better part of 200 years," said First Critic of the Society, Charlie Terreni, an elected officer responsible for planning programs. Once people develop a general familiarity of the society's rules and parliamentary procedure, they find the rules essential for running a fair debate, Terreni said. "WE'RE INTERESTED in people who are intrigued by things they don't understand." Terreni said, "not those who criticize those things that confuse them. If you are interested in understanding the procedures, then you can use them to your advantage." These traditions are not imposed on society members; rather, they are upheld by choice. The purpose of the society, according to its constitution's preamble is "to advance tho nnrnnco nf ncofnl oHitoofirtn K\; a lihoral V?IV J^Ui VTA UtJVIUI VUUVUtiVll J U 11MV1 U1 interchange of sentiments and ideas upon suitable subjects and for the acquistion of and agreeable and well regulated education." The society hopes to accomplish its goals by sponsoring regular debates on political, social and philosophical topics. The public is niviicu iu aucnu auvicij uicciiiiga rtiiu participate in open floor debates at Clariosophic Hall. The society also sponsors a Poet'sCircle? which meets in the hall every Wednesday at 4 p.m. to read and discuss poetry and related topics in an informal atmosphere. The first USC literary society was the Philomathic Society, founded in 1805. Its membership grew and finally divided into two societies, headed by brothers. Joseph Lowry, a lawyer, founded the Euphradian inside A USC religious studies professor iX teaching an experimental course on love. Page three. A 1936 Pulitzer Prize-winner is USC's first mainstage theater production of the season, opening tonigni in urayion nail. Page 11. * [JSC's football team was able to run on a tough Louisiana State University defense, but it wasn't enough as the Gamecocks fell to the 14th-ranked Tigers 14-6 in Baton Rouge. Page 13. rcenies inc ?>' i|x s: Wf* '*'>:f^* >' ?t v.' ( i?l\piI X::. t! V' i University Police Sept 1982 Percent change r'i r r ir ""j-1"-'-' ' . i n i rriviv ' A \<V } '..O-- '. . ^ $? \\ % ' . > 'y v..vS^;i '< . J. ? ' ';'S % K. ' V : /: ; -:: : : . ! : :Av :': : . . ; :. * : : $, .^V / IS 26 73.3 |"| limi li<liir>lii^Vl>W|i|i|i|'iMI>W|i i|Mi|i<mi|?i|iiii 17 70.0 .>> ;;;;,v > \'* * v < :* * % *s ' % ." '% s 38 40.7 l I II I I I MlVi I ft > 11 HI I 11 ? .|.IM>|,t,w,w*t*v ' V:>> S;- v ? ov 12 -33.3 ?.? ___ > $m?,< imteM ^! #if#s *?r3 |f & .-l \:.;r <:u-' :>^:.::i#. 0:4 >'": ": .- O.: r; > v.%.*; v jsr -*v ^ _.._ " lave long tradition Literary Society, and James Lowry, a minister, founded the Clar.usophs. The Clariosophic Society was chartered on Febniary 5; 1806 in Rutledge Chapel / IN 1827, the cornerstone of the Maxcy A/T ^ !r 1 ? - m? - itawiiuiiiciii w<ts iuiu. ine uianosopmc Society erected the monument in memory of Jonathan Maxcy, first president of South Carolina College and an honorary member of the society. The monument's designer, Robert Mills, who also designed the Washington Monument and the U.S. Treasury building in Washington D.C., is also an honorary member. Other members include Thomas Cooper, Wade Hampton III, and John Calhoun, whose chair can be seen today in Clariosophic Hall, built in 1849. Members from the twentieth centurv include Strom Thurmond, Bernard Baruch, E. Symthe Gambrell (former president of the American Bar Association and donor for Gambrell Hall), Dr. Donald Russell (for whom Russell House is named) William Jennings Bryan Dorn (Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party), and Harry Hampton (former editor of The State). The two literary societies were intense ?ri i?i i * * i ivuis, unen noiamg aeDaung competitions for the Synapian Trophy, a prize they shared and traded whenever a competition vvas held. The Euphradian Society folded in 1978, but there is still a dollar fine for mentioning the name "Euphradian" in Clariosophic Hall. INSTEAD, MEMBERS call it the "society across the way," referring to the two halls' positions across from each other on the Horseshoe. iiaciv uao wucu op^uuiuuii ud iu wiijr uic Euphradian Society folded. Terreni said that in the late sixties and early seventies, students were probably more interested in a "more vociferous expression of their opinions, rather than a free and reasonable exchange." "We were able to survive because we had an extra ounce of perseverance in those trying times," he said, "our leadership was cfl*All0ar fVion fVial r\f fltA 1?i r% f ovii/ugv/i uiau mat ui vuu uupiu auiauo at that time." The Clariosophic Society helped charter the American Association of Collegiate Literary Societies with college literary societies from Georgia to Connecticut. The association's fall literary festival, "Rhetor," was held at USC last fall and will be held this weekend at the University of Pennsylvania. A delegation from the PloriACAnViin Crminf?r urill via? ivoupiiiv win aii^uu. The annual Convention, at the Citadel last year, will be held at Winthrop College next spring. rease 13.1 From Staff Reports Larcenies, the biggest crime problem on campus, increased 13.1 percent in Sep1QH9 frr?m ConfomKni- ifkot ? ? VVM II VIII K^VpiVllIMVl A JUi ) dL" cording to Carl Stokes, systems vice president for law enforcement and safety. Ninety-five larcenies were reported to University Police last month, compared to 84 for September 1981. Stokes said there were increases in larcenies in classrooms and offices, autos and vandalism. Thefts from offices and classrooms showed the highest increase, with 73.3 percent. This figure is inflated because it includes students who renort hnnlrc anH possessions stolen from classrooms, Stokes said. "If students and faculty would be more crime conscious and lock office doors and desk drawers, it would eliminate the number of incidents of larceny from classrooms and offices," he said. VANDALISM, OR destruction of property, was committed 70 percent more iimes man last year, stokes said many of the vandalism reports concern damage to autos that are broken into, but from which nothing is taken. Thefts from parked vehicles on campus increased more than 40 percent this year. Stokes, calling the problem "one of the biggest," said protecting cars is difficult ^ HkjNF jKi ^ IMB ' '. 83 This Ford van is ons of four vehicles danu and Pickens street. Four-car accidei damages (JSC p From Staff Reports A Gilbert man was injured in a fourear collision involving a USC professor at Pickens and Blossom streets Friday afternoon. Keith Douglas Roof, 20, of Gilbert, s.u., was transported to Moncrief Army Hospital at Fort Jackson with minor injuries, according to Columbia police. Roof was charged with disregarding a traffic signal in connection with the accident, Patrolman R. S. Desrochers said. Police said a car driven by Roof was traveling west on Blossom Street when it struck a truck driven by Thomas Charles Nichols, 26, of Columbia, who was percent because parking lots are spread across campus. No programs have been started to curb auto larcenies, which were responsible for more than one third of larcenies reported in September, Stokes said. A program begun last year to curb thefts in residence halls is a major reason why larcenies decreased by one third this September, he said. The program, intended to make students more aware of crime, includes displaying posters to encourage students to lock doors and encouraging hall advisers to remind students to lock doors and watch other students' rooms. "THIS IS still a problem," Stokes said of resilience nail mens, "Decause Kesidential Life encourages a community-like atmosphere in the dorms, and the students sometimes leave their doors unlocked." Stokes said students tend to trust each other more in the "community-like" atmosphere. Bates House remains the biggest dorm theft problem on campus, Stokes said, because of its three-wing layout and because its social atmosphere closelv patterns the "community-like" atmosphere. University Police are making more arrests than usual this fall, because students are more involved in law enforcement, Stokes said. MBit; BBMsHBMBBfei^ > < ^asas^S^lSIA - WSEBSm WB^^B^S^SBBSBBBSHaKKSmSSB^Samm Photo by |im fielder iged Friday in a four-car accident at Blossom lit injures man, irofessor's truck traveling soutn on Pickens Street. Nichols' truck veered and hit a light pole and cyclone fence on the southwest corner of the intersection. Roof's car then struck a truck driven by USC music professor John Theodore Emche, 30, of Columbia, who was stopped in the left-turn lane facing east on Blossom. Debris, including the spare tira from Roof's car, struck a car driven by Robert Sfpnlinn Rltir?L' 47 nfWoat K/.vpivai Kf j VI VV VOi V/VIUIIlUlfl , j Police estimated damages to the fence and pole at $500, the car driven by Roof at $3,500, the truck driven by Nichols at $1,000, the truck Emche drove at $2,000 and the car Black drove at $200.