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tt K eview The Age Of Protest BY LENNART PEARSON Head Librarian Presbyterian College Hie Age of Protest; Dissent and Rebellion in the Twentieth Century. By Norman F. Cantor. 368 Pages. Hawthorn. 1969. However the ingredients of particular protest movements may vary, the things such movements have in common can tell us a great deal about pro test as a social fact. With this in mind, Norman Cantor, a historian at Brandeis University, has taken a close look at fifteen protest movements in recent history. The 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland, for exam ple, looks like an early model liberation movement. Pardraic Pearse and his friends, holed up in the Dublin Post Office, gave the British a bitter taste of confrontation politics. The mutiny of the French army in 1917 is a classic instance of ho»w the loss of faith in national purpose expresses itself through distrust cf politicians and generals. The weapons of protest-obstruction, damage of prop erty, hunger strikes—were the very weapons by which Emeline Pankhurst and her corseted legions won the vote for the ladies in Britain in 1918. Sometimes protest can assume national pro portions. In Russia, the Tsar’s deaf ear turned protest into revolution, while in Germany the pro test of the middle-class was largely responsible, for the rise of Hitler. The Indian form of non-vio lent protest against colonial rule was successful, while also revealing an element of hypocrisy: an elite demanding democracy for the elite. In Czechoslovakia, the candlelit grave of Jan Palach has become the symbol of national resistance to ty ranny. Protest also begets protest. In 1968, the French government was barely able to contain one protest group before being threatened with violent insur rection by another. In the United States, while middle class students rebel at having security with out pow’er, black militants write the latest chapter in a long history of protest. Not all forms of protest are formally organiz ed or politically active. Withdrawal from society, as in the case of the jaza-age rebellion, and, more recently, the Beats and the Hippies, is also a way of expressing dissent It appears to the author, then, that we have entered an era of permanent protest, the continu ation of a pattern the beginnings of which can be seen as long ago as the twelfth century. It is “the pattern of change by which newly prosperous and educated groups assert their right to political im portance and power . . . consonant with their eco nomic and intellectual capacities.” By putting the newspaper headlines into a* larger historical perspective, Cantor has rendered a real service. The other side of the of conn#, U the peed for stability in the sodshorder. Yet, stability itself involves being able to recognize protest not only as inevitable but also (within lim its) useful as a vehicle of change. After all, who of us would care to live in a situation where protest is impossible? Bixler Takes Archeological Course at Erslrine DUE WEST - Lonnie Bixler, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bix ler, 303 Calvert Ave., Clinton, is among 54 Erskine students taking a course in archeological method and techniques during Er- skine’s first Janaury interim term. Mr. Bixler, is a sophomore majoring in business at Erskine. Dr. W. H. F. Kuykendall, who holds the Ph.D. from Johns Hop kins University, is teaching the course. The course, “Ancient Due W;-st and Its Neighbors," is uncover ing traces of colonial and early federal periods in upper South Carolina in preparation for a surface exploration of the sites of early towns in the Due West area. It includes lectures on the pertinent history of the area, laboratory work in surveying, mapping, and map-reading, pot tery restoration and drawing, and field work in identification of sites and mapping of surface remains. ■■Mf ■ IvWC-lv'ivvvS ill ♦ m. T- Psychology Class To Be Offered For Area Teachers An organizational meeting for a psychology class for teachers will be held Feb. 3 at Clinton High School. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. The course is Psychology 518, Psychology for the Exceptional Child. The class will be offered under the University of South Carolina extension program. The class will be held one evening a week for 15 weeks and can be taken for either graduate or undergraduate credit. Tuition cost is $60 per course. Registration will be conducted at the first class meeting. Ad ditional information concerning spring classes can be secured from the College of General Stu dies, University of South Caro lina, Columbia, S.C., 29208. ■*' -v v v - • ' ‘ ..... • ’ ' * • • S| ► Xv>.;> ‘; v. .s •• - .U . •: .-x . , ;.u- z > ' Hlf n mm wm Is E. W. ROBERTS L. W. McCLAIN Greenwood Promotes Roberts, McClain LT. HOLLAND Jerry Holland Commissioned In Air Force William J. Holland HI, son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Holland Jr. of850FoxcroftTrail, Mariet ta, Ga., has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force upon graduation from Officer Training School (OTS) at Lackland AFB, Tex. The lieutenant, selected for OTS through competitive exami nation, is being assigned to Ma ther AFB, Calif., for navigator training. Lieutenant Holland, a 1965 graduate of Gordon High School, Decatur, Ga., received hie B.S. degree in business in 1969 from Presbyterian College in Clinton and is a member nf Alpha Sig ma Phi. His wife, Phillis, is the daugh ter of Doctor and Mrs. David T. Mixon of Rt. 3, Clinton. McNinch Serves Aboard Submarine Navy Petty Officer Third Class John A. McNinch Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. McNinch of Route 1, Clinton is serving a- board the fleet ballistic missile submarine USS Andrew Jackson at Charleston, S.C. His ship recently completed post overhaul sonar evaluations and Polaris Missile test firings at Cape Kennedy, Fla. E. W. Roberts and L. W. Mc Clain have been named Directors of Manufacturing for Greenwood Mills; A. L. Strawn, Vice Presi dent for Manufacturing, an nounced. Roberts will be Director of Manufacturing for Mathews Plants Nos. 1, 2, and 3; Green wood Plants Nos. 4 and 5; Durst and Chalmers Plants. McClain will have a similar position for Harris Plant, Ninety Six Plants Nos. 7 and 10, Adams and Sloan Plants, and the Jo anna group of plants. Roberts, a son of Mrs. Mary H. Roberts and the late E. Wal lace Roberts, was borninWinns- boro and educated in the public schools at Ninety Six. He re ceived a BS degree in textile engineering from Clemson Uni versity. He is married to the former Ann Kinard of Ninety Six, and they have three children. The Roberts family live at Chinqua pin and are members of the Main Street Methodist Church. McClain, a native of Donalds, is a son of L. S. and Eva H. McClain. He was educated in the Donalds public schools and re- Medlin Serves In S. Vietnam Airman First Class James F. Medlin, son of Mrs. Doris F. Medlin, Nash Street, Clinton, is on duty at Bien Hoa AB, Viet nam. Airman Medlin is a radio equipment repairman with the 505th Tactical Control Mainte nance Squadron, a unit of the Pa cific Air Forces, headquarters for air operations in Southeast Asia, the Far East and Pacific area. Before his arrival in South east Asia, the 1967 graduate of Clinton High School was assigned at Malmstrom AFB, Mont. His wife, Carolyn, is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Brad ford, 102 Caldwell St., Clinton. Cotton fibers are dried-up tubes of cellulose. MORE savings AT BAILEY’S BANK. ceived a BS degree in textile en gineering from Clemson Univer sity. He is married to the former Joyce Wilson and they have three children. The McClains live at Joanna and are members of Jo anna Baptist Church. Steven Sanders Is Promoted Steven Sanders of Clinton has been promoted to grade E-2 on graduation from basic combat training. Private Sanders was as signed to Company d, 6th Bat talion, 2nd Brigade,'United Sta tes Army Training Center, In fantry, at Fort Benning, Ga. The promotion was awarded two months earlier than usual, under an Army policy providing incentive for outstanding trainees. It was based on range firing and physical combat pro ficiency test scores, military bearing and leadership potential. During his eight weeks at the Training Center, Private Sanders was taught basic infantry skills - firing live ammunition under si mulated combat conditions, pro tective measures and first aid for chemical, biological and ra diological attacks, military bear ing and courtesy, and the use of modern weapons. Private Sanders was graduated from Clinton High School, in 1969. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Sanders of Clinton. THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Jan. 29, 1970—1-8 Have You Made Your Would you like to make a will and leave some thing REAL beneficial to someone else and at the same time COST YOU NOTHING? WHY NOT WILL YOUR EYES to the S. C. Eyebank? Within 48 hours after your death, a part of you will be living in someone else and giv ing them one of the most precious possessions in life . . . SIGHT!!!! HOW CAN YOU DO THIS??? See Gary Hol comb at Sunshine Cleaners . . . or W. S. “Shorty” Horne at the Post Office or any member of the Lions Club and get a form to make your Eye Bank Will. Either of the above named persons will help you fill out the form. DO IT NOW!!! Give a “Gift of The Gods”. En able some person (now Mind and waiting for a donor) TO SEE AGAIN. See Gary Holcomb or “Shorty” Horne and WILL YOUR EYES! You'll be glad you did. 125 JOANNA EMPLOYEES HAVE YEAR'S PERFECT ATTENDANCE Perfect attendance at work for an entire year is a notable achieve ment. Yet, 125 employees of the Joanna Plants had perfect attendance dur ing 1969. Greenwood Mills offers congratulations to these dedicated employ ees. L W. McClain Group Manager Joanna Plants of Greenwood Mills PLANT NO. 13 Raymond Fowler Otto Floyd George Gilliam Enin Henderson James Lyles Sarnie Lindsay Thomas K. Mars Annie Senn Samnal Senn Jeff Taylor PLANT NO. 14 Gene Ray Adair Marguerette Altijg- Ralph Baker Nan Boland Martin Bolick Mae Brannon Perry Burbage James Calhoun Horace C. Carroll James Chalmers James T. Chapman Wayne Copeland Woodrow Crouch Robert Davis Bennie Dowdy Louise Farmer Willie Fuller Bertha Fulmer Beatrice Gary Bonnie Goree Walter Gresham Ollie Irwin Ansel Johnson Thomas P. Johnson C. O. Kinard Shuford Lewis R. Herbert Lewis J. B. Killian Otis J. Lewis Erskine Lindsay Relee Littleton Montez McGowan These are the employees who had perfect Mildred Morris Tom Morris Earl Puckett Bessie Randall Ralph Randall George Richardson John C. Ruff Walt Ruff Doris Shealy Sara Shealy James Sims W. T. Simmons Peggy Strother Bessie Tarver Frank M. Templeton, Jr. James R. Turner D. O. Whitmire Ellen Wilbanks Haskell Williamson Robert Wilson PLANT NO. 15 Robert L. Altig Elizabeth Bartley J. L. Bedenbaugh James R. Bishop Bumace Brannon ^ Essie Carlisle Odell Davis Raymond Davis William Douglas J. P. Estes Dock Hawkins E. E. Moore George Nelson Franks Henry Seymore Macie Brown W. M. Brown James Caldwell Alma Cotney T. L. Crumpton B. R. Davis Howard Davis David Lindler Wyman Mills Reginald Ruston attendance: W. R. Senn L. V. Shealy Donald Weaver Lila Gresham Eugenia GuTiter PLANT NO. 16 J. R. Bartley Lucille Bedenbaugh John N. Braswell Nathan Brazel William Brewer Henry L. Bundrick Margaret Burnett Broudas L. Cox Tillman Crapps Edward G. Durham Charles Estes Herman Fulmer Ludy Gary Verl Green Keith Greene Marvin Holsonback Harold Hunter Fred Kinard John Kitchen Steve Logan Jim Lovelace Adgar McAlister Vivian G. Morris Wreford Nabors Cecil O’Dell Clarence S. Petty Henry Reynolds Janies F. Riddle Marie Ruff Curtis Salter Louise Salter Shirley Tinsley Wilbur S. Wallenxine J. J. Whitmire tv - ’ iWv -