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STUDENT OF THE SIXTIES
Make Me...Force Me' Replaces Student Zeal
University of Southern California
DAILY
(Editor's Note: This is the second of a three-part study of the role of the college student of the Sixties.)
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By HAL DRAKE Daily Trojan Editor If responsibility is willingness to make oneself the center-of authority, then there is a simple reason the modern college student has felt the responsibility for his education and preparation for life lifted off his shoulders — he has rejected the duty, or work, that goes with the power.
Persons who have been involved in university life a decade or more sense the change.
Dean of Students William H. McGrath, who has been here as a student and administrator for 14 years, recalls: “When I got here, the men with me were used to giving orders on battleships, and fighting a war. They wouldn’t take guff from the professors. They’d nail ‘em to the wall.”
But the veterans, who in the tradition of the student knew what they wanted when they went to college, came to be replaced by students who went to college with a vague notion that a degree was something you “should” have for business life, and staw th? four years they would spend in getting that degree as a respite from life's problems, rather than a training for them.
Yet the administrators remained answerable t-o the courts for the student’s social vagaries.
and the educators answerable for the exposure to learning which a degree represents.
“In my own college days,” Dr. Ronald Freeman, associate professor of English, explains, “we were required to do more work. Now, we can’t get students to do it. The day I hand out my assignment sheet, 15 people drop — they don’t want to do the work.
“I think very few good teachers would be inclined to do what the student can do for himself,” he continues. “But we get stung every time. Whenever we try to make our format readings, discussions and no tests, we get stung.
“When the student is put on his own. he is expected to make certain decisions for himself. If he doesn't, the whole business falls flat. The teacher in that instance is apt to take over, because it’s his responsibility to cover the material.”
Another change that modern educators bewail is the modern student’s attitude toward quest-ioning in the classroom.
“The meaning of controversy has been lost, or mislaid somewhere,” Dr. Joseph Boskin, assistant professor of history,
notes. “With no controversy, no argumentation, no debate, there is no analysis.
“Most students prefer to have the questions and the answers given to the m,” h e continues. “They're really quite lazy. They are not here for an education; instead, they want a degree. That’s a terrible thing to say, but it’s true. They are here to accept.”
The way the student acts in the classroom is interrelated to his life outside the classroom. If he does not question his teachers, he will not question his society; if he does not develop taste and ethics through education, he will have none to distinguish good and bad in his private life; if he does not think during the hours set aside fcr just that purpose, he will not think when life requires him to.
And that, perhaps, is another reason the dreaded administration of the student’s extracurricular life has developed.
It’s fun to mourn the passing of the “rugged individualist,” but he wouldn't have gone if something more attractive hadn’t taken his place. In the college stu-
TROJAN
Vol. LIV
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1962
NO. 46
Theologian Tillich Pleads For Regained Faith in Man
U.S. Diplomat To Evaluate Aid Program
I Edwin M. Martin, assis-l I tant secretary of state for ft inter-American affairs will I speak on “The F'irst Year of the Alliance for Pro-I gress” tonight at 8 in the 1 ballroom of the Hunting-ton-Sheraton Hotel. Martin, who played an j important role in the recent >< Cuban crisis, is one of the many f speakers of the USC-sponsored 39th annual Institute of World Affairs this week.
Present Duties ;sl He assumed his present duties March 8. Martin began his career in government service H rose to deputy chief of the in 1935 as an economist. He dent,	that	something	united States mission to NATO
was security,	the	security
of knowing someone else would see to his education, and WOUld take the ; jof‘the'iXS. delegation to Punt
del Este Conference in Uruguay and attended the Inter-Ameri-
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS
and then to assistant secretary of state for economic affairs. Martin was a senior member
blame for his mistakes.
If the college student has lost a responsible status, it’s because he wouldn’t work for it.
* * * (Tomorrow: A look ahead.)
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can meeting in Brazil last year.
He will be speaking in a series of public lectures that are given each night of the institute by eight visiting speakers They are discussing primarily
the positive side of America’s
Contest Deadline to Open Bill of Rights Celebration
Students have just one more ¡“My Personal Responsibility ¡submitted to the Los Angeles week to turn in entries for the j for Freedom Under the Bill of Bill of Rights Committee, which Bill of Rights contest. Bill of ¡Rights." The < ssay cannot ex-'is sponsoring the essay contest Rights Week Committee Chair- ceed 500 words.	Jin Southern California junior
man Scott Hutchineson, said Professors in the English de-yesterday.	jpartment will judge the entries.
Hutchinson said entries must The top three winners, who be turned in to ASSC Presi- will be announced on Dec. 17,
dent Bart Leddel’s office, 321 SU. by 4 p.m. Dec. 11. Bill of Rights Week vill be celebrated Dec. 10 through Dec. 14.
To enter the essay phase of the contest, a student must submit an essay with the them?
will receive trophies.
The essays will be judged on the entrant's understanding of the subject and clear expression of his ideas, Hutchinson said.
These winning entries will be>
colleges, colleges and universities.
Awaids totaling $225 will be given by the downtown com-) mittee. First prize is a $100 savings bond. A $50 bond will
go to the second place winner. Third, fourth and fifth prizes are $25 bonds.
record in foreign policy.
Institute Speakers
Two of the eight speakers in the institute are Lt. Col. John A. Powers. USAF, of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Gen. William H. Draper Jr., Palo Alto investment man, who will speak tomorrow night in the last session.
John M. Allison, professor of government at the University of Hawaii and former United States ambassador to Japan, and Hans J. Morgenthau of the University of Chicago, were the feature speakers of last night's
Explains Meaning Of Life
COMING UP ROSES - Members of the victorious 1962 USC football team and their coach John McKay join a capacity crowd of 1,600 in Bovard Auditorium in
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Daily Trojan Photo by George Ro*enber*
saluting the Trojan Warrior during a two-hour rally yesterday which honored the stellar grid players. McKay was given a one-minute standing ovation by fans.
session.
Other evening speakers were Gen. Thomas D. White, retired former Air Force chief of staff.
Winning entries in the South-and Dr. Paul Tillich, visiting
Student Suggestions To Highlight Week
ern California contest will be sent to Freedoms Foundation in Valley Forge, Pa., for the final judging of the essays on la national scale.
The Trial Becomes Trial In Opera s Bovard Debut
professor of philosophical theology at the University of Chicago. They opened the program Sunday night.
Major Issue White spoke on what he
A second phase of the con ¡test	is	a TSO-worH	Priitnriai	termed the major	issue facin;
Trojans will be given an op-	the Row to	publicize	Improve	to the	the United StateS	today-“wi11
portunity to	voice their	sug-	Your	School	Week.	L	Journal	w* maintain our	freedoms ai
gestions for	improving	their:	An	¡nv^tigaüng	committee ^	^	^	£	^"^«ver «*.?-
of the ASSC Senate will re-L. .	j	presiding	over	the principal
view all of the suggestions re-|
university next week during Improve Your School Week sponsored by the AWS and AMS.
sessions are J. William Robin-ceived from the project. The A permanent plaque will be ’son professor of government results will be announced after Presented to the college and and international relations at
jan from 9 to 2. They will answer questions regarding how to improve USC.
Coffee will be served by the Trojanes, official hostesses of the AMS, AMS administrative assistant Phil Cohl announced.
Andrea Haley. AWS coordinator. said suggestion boxes will he placed. in dormitories find buildings on campus fori students to leave their opinions.
Panel discussions on the improvement topic will be held Tuesday and Wednesday nights fit 7:30 in Town and Gown. Trojan and Marks Halls.
AMS and AWS representatives will visit all houses on
Fest Head Seeks
ASSC officers will be at a they are tabula,ed-	¡S25	savin&s	bond	to	the	editor:-
booth in front of Tommy Tro- The sponsoring groups are^l writer for the best editorial
seeking full participation sojon t he Bill of Rights in a the week will be a success. ThejcamPus paper.
program was originated last | The third phase of the con-iplore America's goals in South-year under former AMS Pres-¡test is a judging on how well east Asia, the Middle East. Far ident Gil Garcetti and former (the university handles the es-¡East, Europe, Africa and Latin AWS President Kay Yunker. Isay program.	¡America.
Whittier College and the institute’s director, and Chancellor von KleinSmid.
Morning meetings will ex-
Philosophere - theologian Paul Tillich dropped onto a verbal bended knee yesterday in Bovard Auditorium with a plea to th© more than 2,000 students present to regain faith in the meaning of their existence.
The world - famou* philosopher. introduced by President Topping as a reincarnation of the "Renaissance man.” warned his audience to avoid letting the man-made potential destroy all life on earth, or history itself, destroy th« meaning of life.
“From the point of view of Christian thought, the question of the length of human history is not identical with the meaning of history,” he explained.
Present Meaning
"This meaning doesn't he in the next 1,000 years or th« next million years, but lies in this moment,” he added. “A quantitative measurement doe* not meet the end. or aim, of history.”
The theologian, serv ing this year as a visiting professor at the University of Chicago, said this concept would answer the threat of history coming to an end, which he described as an urgent problem in the modern world.
“What meaning is there to jour lives if this is the ending?” he asked. “What does this ending mean to our convictions of the meaning of human existence, the meaning of history?’*
Standing Ovation
Dr. Tillich, greeted with a warm standing ovation by the students and faculty who filled all the seats in the massive auditorium and sat. in the aisles i and stood in the doorways, ¡cited the “Christian symbol of the Kingdom of God” as “the ¡ultimate answer.”
This concept, he explained.
By JIM FABIAN	practically	flawless	perfor-jThe	opera ends dramatically
Saturday night's openin gimance. Even though he was re-j with Josef being escorted to his performance of “The Trial” was quired to perform actively in execution by two henchmen. fakes *nto account the end of ironic. The title not only referr- : many of the nine scenes, he.one brandishing a saber.	history, meaning its goal or
ed to the opera's plot, but to the was able to project his voice' Tbe most memoraDie scene;aim' an(* the entttn2 °f history, harassment members of the ¡clearly during the whole pro- protrays the whipping of the meanui*> condusioa singing staff endured at the gram.	officials	who arrested Josef.:	What it teaches, he con-
hands of the orchestra.	Margaret	Canning.	Delphine	The	audience is permitted tOj tinued, is that history “points
Consequently, “The T r i a 1” Fahringer and Robert Loy per- j witness the action by looking above every moment, every-
formed well in supporting roles, through a “brick” wail on thing that happens in history Other principal singers were ¡stage.	** preserved as far as possible
at the mercy of the orchestra,| If the technical problems ofUn historic life, due in part to their stage posi-jvoice projection and musical!	Regain Symbol
tions, but mainly to inadequate ¡subjugation are solved, audi-i ‘"'e should fight to keep
voice projection.	jences	attending	Friday and Sat-|most-!o»t symbol, Dr. Tillich
Settings by Gary Campbelliurday evening can anticipate a'maintained. “Then we will see
became just that for many of the first-nighters moderately filling Bovard Auditorium.
Hans Beer conducted members of the USC Symphony Orchestra and Opera Theater through two hours of difficult but well-performed score; and, overlooking the determinationth(? production. of the orchestra to be heard, results were pleasing.
were ingenious, leading an ap- rewarding exerience. propriate atmosphere of
School to Honor Âlumni
Lighting by William C. White Newswriter
was good throughout, but es- _	All
Tenor Richard R o b i n s o njpecially so in the last scene.: I Q	/\C| O T0SS
starring as Josef K, gave a .provoking audience applause atj
Journalists
Help
Applications are now l>eing accepted for positions on the 1963 Songfest Committee, Noel Hanson, chairman of the committee. said yesterday.
Forms may be picked up in 301a SU. To be considered for a position, an applicant must have an interview w ith committee chairmen. Applicants and Interviews will be completed by 4:30 p.m. Friday, Hanson said.
Hanson and Co-Chairman Dianne Riley will choose 30 students to fill the oi>en positions.
j the inner aim of history.” History must be kept on going. he continued.
“We shoruld fight to keep it so. We should resist th* temptation to dwell on the law of self-destruction.” he said.
Dr. Tillich outlined three possible ways of viewing the ending of man's existence.
First is the traditional supernatural catastrophe or a divine act, bringing a return of
the opening of the curtain.
Julianna's costumes were un obtrusive, conforming with the:
....	, ..	®	.	J	William	Worthy,	American
lllusiveness of the character of	,	.	.
the o ra	newsman	and	foreign corre-
i !L°Peria-	-	■	r,. . ..,	.	spondent	now	appealing his
...	.	•	.	,	, .	,	.	The	plot	of The Trial in- ^	^	s ... ,	----	—^	------
Presentation	of	the	first	annual	award	to	the	out-	volves the	arrest	of	j0sef K	bv	conviction	for	re-entenng this	^	0ri2uud thaos descnbed	m
standing alumnus	of	the	School	of	Business	Adminis-	a mysterious	comtm	He is not	country from Cuba without a	thc	early	of the	Blh]e.
tration will highlight the Business School alumni conlined but instructed to ap-pass^rt' Wl11 speak thls mom' From this would spring a new
luncheon today at noon in the Biltmore Bowl.	;peap	at	an	interrogation,	which	ing at 9 in 432 SU...........	..	birth of a n#w	after
The award will be presented as part of the cele- turns out to be a mild brawl. Worthy is a former CB.^ everything negative is excluded, bration of the 40th anniversary of the awarding of j0Sef seeks assistance for his nevvs correspondent to Russia ^
bachelor of science degrees since the first graduating ^¡31, but his favorite pasttime Africa ai^ China. and a former The	ending could be
class of the Business School in 1922.
of seduction nulifies his meager
¡Nieman Fellow and Ford Foun-
daticn Felk>w.
ating class. Today there are more than 12,000 alumni, most of whom are serving Southern California business. Josef
Key speaker at the luncheon will be Sir Johnithins as acquittal m his case.
¡by natural	development, ex-
At that time, there were 14 members in the gradu- accomplishments.	u«™ rni™.	pressed in terms of a cosmic
It soon becomes evident to He has made severaI tnp* tol	(Continued	on page 3)
that there is no such!Cuba to reP°rt on ,he Castro!--------------------------------
j revolution. After returning from,
„	...	.--------------------	¡his last trip, he was indicted
Crawford, Australian economist and educator. Craw-	#	and convicted for re_enterin,,
ford, now serving as director of the Research-School	-	I	the Unitcd States wlthoUt ,	j.	.
of Pacific Studies at the Australian National Univers- Uedll b Llbl	Hispawport had bee-, DeCIICdtlOn
ity, has been instrumental in opening up business op-	A J J.	C‘	,aken from him when he defied
portumties in many countries around the Pacific Ocean	AUOS	Tl VC	the travel ban to China xvenl	PresK,enf	Topping partld.
area‘	Five	students	have been years ago.	pated last week in ground-
Susan Danz, chairman Of the luncheon Who, along added to the Dean's List of the Worthy said the illegal re- breaking dedication for the new
Clinic Holds
achievements o fthe Cuban rev
facilities for the Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic at 736 W. Adams Blvd.
Dr Topping said the univer-
BIG BUSINESS — Chairmen Susan Danz and Bob Quinn compare class banners while planning today's first Business alumnus award luncheon which commemorates the 40th anniversary of School's first graduates.
with Bob Quinn, student body president Of the Busi-:Q)Uege	Df Letters, Arts and	entry charge is	a mere cover,
ness School, has been	responsible for the event. sa.id ^ Sciences	for having attained a	“I was indicted	because I have
about 1400 people were expcted to attend.	J 3.5 grade average.	reported	the	many positivs
“The majority will be alumni of the	Business j They were Hairy Arnold, in-
School,” she satd. “There will also be press and radio|teinational relation* major; coverage.”	¡Beverly	Carrington,	psychol-
Miss Danz said 42 companies have bought “indus-jogy; Audrey Guberman, soci-try tables” for the luncheon. At each of these tables ology; Patricia Hughes, educa-will be a representative of a company, and	a studnt tion; and Eileen Louise Me-	spondent	for	the Baltimore*!ice«,	has provided the building
who is interested in a	particular company may Sit at Donagh,	political science.	Afro-American,	the largest Ne	*ite	for	the new	dime	facilities
the table to talk With	the representative during the Miss McDonaeh has main-	cro newspaper	in the United	through	a	51	per	year,	long-
(Contiuued on Page 2) j tained a 4.0 grade average. IStates.	I	term,	open-end	lease.
olution, including	the	rapid	sity,	recognizing the impor-
elimination of all	racial bar-	tanee of	the cimic to	the ehU-
riers.” he said.	dren	of	Los Angeles	and th*
Worthy was a foreign	corre-	need	for	extension of	its serv-