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University of Southern California
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Vol. LIV
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1963
NO. 96
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Womens Grades StrachafX Staub Garner Posts
Drop During Fall In Junior, Senior Class Runoffs
Board of Inquiry Promises Fines
The all-women’s average last semester slumped to 2.6854 from the 2.8032 mark of the previous semester, the Panhellenic office announced yesterday.
The all-sorority average declined from 2.6934 to 2.6633, while the women’s residence hall average fell p. i / from 2.7063 to 2.5909.	F	¿6(206
Both averages, however, were higher than last fall, when sororities registered a 2.5635 mark and the residence halls recorded 2.4935.
Four sororities—Alpha Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta, Gamma Phi Beta and Delta Gamma—had averages above the all-women’s mark. The same four, plus Kappa Kappa Gamma, were above the all-sorority average.
Alpha Chi Omega moved up three places to lead the sororities in grade averages with 2.7973, while last semester’s top position holder, Delta Gamma, fell to fourth place.
Gamma Phi Beta, which was in 11th place last semester, rose to third. Kappa Alpha Theta, third in the spring semester, took a dive to ninth place.
IFC to Probe Marks
minimum grade requirement for pledge initiation to 2.2 will be considered today at 3:30 at a meeting of the Inter-Fraternity Council in dining rooms A and B of the Upstairs Commons.
The amendment to the IFC bylaws was proposed by IFC President Mike Paulin. If it passes, no pledge will be allowed to go active unless his grades
meet this requirement. The
Hie all-men’s average of 2.4841, reported earlier current minimum is 2.0. this semester, wa*. as usual, well below the all-women’s mark.
The all-fraternity average of 2.4149 also did not come up to the all-sorority grade-point.
Sigma Chi fraternity recently put the new minimum into effect for its own pledges.
Gain	Fall	Previous
or Loss	Semester	Semester
in Rank	Average	Average
1. Alpha Chi Omega 4-3	2.7973	2.7596
2. Delta Delta Delta 0	2.7887	2.8447
3. Gamma Phi Beta 48	2.7857	2.5446
4. Delta Gamma —3	2.6894	2.8857
All-Women’s Average	2.6854	2.8032
5. Kappa Kappa Gamma 0	2.6772	2.7257
All-Sorority Average	2.6633	2.6934
fi. Pi Beta Phi 0	2.6384	2.7015
7. Alpha Phi -f 1	2.6253	2.6663
8. Chi Omega —1	2.6238	2.6796
9. Kappa Alpha Theta —6	2.6168	2.8297
10. Alpha Delta Pi -1-3	2.5916'	2.4508
11. Kappa Delta —2	2.5765	2.6245
12. Alpha Gamma Delta 0	2.5686	2.5105
13. Alpha Epsilon Phi —3	2.4622	2.5904
WOMEN’S RESIDENCE	HALLS	
1. Harris Plaza 0	2.7709	2.9912
2. Harris Hall 0	2.7023	2.9871
3. Touton Hall	2.5923	
Women’s Res. Hall Avg.	2.5909	2.7063
4. EVK Hall 0	2.5868	2.5556
5. University Hall 0	2.5089	2.5081
6 Town and Gown —3	2.5053	2.7041
7. College Hall —1	2.4970	2.4917
Soroptimist House	2.7410	2.5040
Registration to Open For Summer School
The bulletin for the 1963 summer session at USC’s Idylwild campus is available by writing to the USC Idyll-
Consul Lauds Middle Class Of Mexico
A 20th century middle class in Mexico has become a pow erful force that will keep a historical trend for revolution from repeating itself. Mexi can Deputy Consul General Luis F. Orci said here last night.
Speaking to a dinner meet' ing of Delta Phi Epsilon, national men’s foreign service fraternity, Orci said the middle class has too much to lose to permit revolution to overtak#\is country.
Shows Results
He explained that the recently developed class—which depends on industry, government and service jobs for its livelihood—has to much at stake in financial, business and family areas to let revolution overwhelm Mexico.
“The middle class is responsible for very important and effective increases in the social standards of Mexico—the social and labor laws,” Orci said. “Peace has been established by the conquest of the middle class.'’
Orci, whose son. 'Hector, was elected ASSC senator for School of International
Pre-registration for the 1963 summer session will begin May 1, Dr. Paul E. Hadley, dean of summer session, announced yesterday.
¡wild Arts Foundation, Idyll-Students now attending jwi,d Director Max T Krone
USC may get registration | reporied recently.
materials from the Office of!	j,.
the Registrar, Dr. Hadley “The Idyllwild Arts Foun-	A	,	,
dation is dedicated to the cul-;Relations in yesterdays run-;tivation of the arts by people elections, said the middle All pre-registration mater- of a]1 ageg in R beautiful in_ class's conquest was estab-
lal must be returned by May spiring outdoor setting; to hshed in Mexico's 1910 revo-18. he said, and no registra- the conservation 0f the nat_ ‘ lion after this date will bejural regources which are our possible until regular regis-|heritage; and to fogter and tration in June.	develop the aesthetic, emo-
The summer session is a tional. mental and physical
health of those who attend the classes and programs on the campus,” Dr. Krone said.
Africa Refutes Myth of Past As Guidepost
By GREJG HILL
The effects of the past on the present, both as a teaching influence and as a cultural pressure,, is practically non-existent, Dr. Thomas Africa, associate professor of history, contended yesterday.
Dr. Africa, speaking at the weekly Fireshman Forum meeting on “The Lessons That History Teaches Us,” disavowed 1;he deterministic theory of history, which states that history possesses certain rigid patterns from which it is possible to determine future events.
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“In terms of absolute facts,” Dr. Africa said, “historians learn very little from history, since evidence is rarely available and what is available ;is rarely trustworthy.”
A specialist in ancient history, Dr. Africa pointed out that since the beginning of man’s record most events have occur red as a result of chance and of the influence of many obscure, insignificant factors.
“The effect of trivia on history	is; enormous,”	the
speaker explained. “For instance. if' Adolf Hitler had been killied during the First World War. a good deal of history	would-	have	been	av{dlable for assignment to
changed. This is	a very	triv-	^ach technical schools
dealing in such fields as nuclear power and missiles.
Gabrielson stressed that the officer candidate mho knows the specific type of
'THE ARTS' WILL RECEIVE COFFEE HOUR COVERAGE
The fourth in a series of six student-faculty coffee hours will be held today from 3 to 4:30 in Town and Gown Foyer.
The emphasis this week will be on religion, fine arts, architecture, munic and philosophy.
The coffee hours, which are held every two weeks, were begun earlier in the semester following the requests of student government leaders for closer contact between students and faculty members.
Special Events Coordinator Bob Jani said the coffee hours help students and their professors have a common meeting ground on which to discuss their problems.
All faculty members and their students have been encouraged to attend the coffee hour, which is being sponsored by the ASSC.
There will be no charge for refreshments.
Editor Slates Appearance Of Scruples
six-week period beginning June 24 and ending Aug. 3. Registration dates for this session are June 20-22. The post session will begin Aug. 5
lution that concluded what he termed a series of three internal conflict movements.
Other Movements The other two movements were Mexico’s revolt from Spain and the Revolution of 1860.
The consul said the present The Idyllwild Foundation is Mexican constitution, established in 1917, set the basis that enabled the middle class to achieve its present position of power.
The constitution includes
i ¡an extended program in mu-and close Aug. 31. Registra-: gic the artg and conservation ton for the post session will !nd outdoor education- Dr
be held Aug. 2-3.	|Krone said. The program will
Students are limited to run from June 16 to Sept. 1.	___	____________	_______
seven units for the six-week The foundation provides four provisions that limit a Mexi J separate educational pro- can president to one term of grams on a one-and-two-week office, demand the popular workshop basis, as well as a j vote be respected and say series of weekend programs land should belong to the peo-and conferences.
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USC Stiffens Standards
session and five units during the post session. Dr. Hadley explained. Tuition for the summer session will be $32 per unit, he continued. He urged students desiring summer housing on campus to «ply at the Student Housing Office by June 7.
Drug Expert To Lecture
Tb. Charles Wesley Dunn , .	m	~	j	ent	had	to	do	was be in the
lecture on food and drug	,	,,	,	,.	.___,
laws will be delivered bvlupp€r half °f	S
;	graduating class or have a	he said.
York	Citv	•BJ5L°of	the	passing grade on the co,,eSe Those with below	a 2.5 av-
L°!i	t?! P^ld.ent	oflhe	board entrance examinations.	erage have a 30	per	cent
Today's potential Trojan	chance, regardless	of	how
ial thing — one man s personality.”
Element of Chance Dr. Africa manitained that because of the element of chance and trivia in the making of history, its recorders could not safely advance a deterministic interpretation.
Thoae historians who do believe lesson:} can be learned from history are only de luding themselves, Dr. Africa said, atnd should not be taken seriou slv
“The people who talk seriously of the lessons of his tory rarely change their view of the past,” he argued, “since the real past does not interest them.
“History is a weapon for them; they have no concern with its relation to truth but only with its effectiveness in bamboozling an audience.” Similar to Law
The most that can be done with historical fact, Dr. Africa said, is to handle it in much the same way as evidence is processed in law courts.
Little if anything can be learned from the lessons of history, he added. People may either interpret man’s record to satisfy their own particular wants or disregard history altogether.
Navy Seeks Seniors For Officer Training
Seniors majoring in science, mathematics or engineering fields are now eligible for officer candidacy in naval instruction duty through the Officer Candidate School (OCS) program, Lt. (j.g.) Robert Gabrielson said yesterday.
Gabrielson, associate professor of naval science, explained that the Navy is now seeking officer candidates for instruction duty from college graduates with no previous military training.
The goal of the instructor recruiting program is to make 100 OCS graduates
Ambassador Will Speak
Visutr Arthayukti, ambassador from Thailand, will speak on the “Prospects of Stability in Southeast Asia” today at 2:15 in 133 FH.
Arthayukti is here as the, that waivers will be given on special guest of a motion pic-visual standards, ture studio.	Further	information	can	be
work he will perform before actually entering the program has an advantage.
Seniors who are accepted into the program will spend approximately six months attending instructor's school. They will then spend the remaining three and a half years of their four-year obligation to active duty instructing in the particular field for which they were selected.
Gabrielson pointed out that early applications are desirable, since approximately three months are required to process the forms.
In addition to the general requirements for officer candidates, an applicant for the instruction duty program must achieve a score of 50 or above on the Officer Qualification Test; obtain a baccalaureate degree in his field; and agree to serve active duty for four years upon completion of OCS.
Applicants must also be physically qualified in accordance with regular Navy standards for appointment to commissioned grade, except
By VIRGINIA BODIN Elections Reporter Jerry Staub and Gordon Strachan were elected presidents of the Senior and Junior Classes in run-off balloting yesterday, bringing to a close the final phase of this year’s ASSC elections.
Alan Katz defeated Steven Parker for Business School president, while Hec-!tor Orci was elected international relations senator over his opponent. Lynn Baker.
After the closing of the | polls at 4 p.m., the Board of Inquiry	held an	informal
open meeting and decided to fine candidates who did not Scruples, a new campus turn in budget forms $15. No periodical, is scheduled to ap-deadline date for the forms pear following Easter vaca-
was decided upon.	tion.
„	. _	„	,	,	“It will give	students an
Considers Protests	0pp0rtunity	to	challenge,	to
While counting the votes, inquire and to doubt.” Dan the board members also con- Wolfson. the periodical’s as-sidered the ASSC Senate’s sociate editor, explained yes-protests against several al- terday. “The purpose of this leged Election Code infrac- paper is to destroy conform -tions.	ity and promote	a	question-
E 1 e c t i ons Commissioner “^attitude.
Dick Messer	said some of the	Th^ first 1SSU!	}"*
made	were un-	monthly PaPer-	scheduled to
be given free to students
„	_	,	April	15.	will	include	an
George Chehus. member of interview ^th President >-
dean of student’s staff, sug-
accusations
untrue.
gested that the board vote to approve the entire election, but it was discovered that no
Arthayukti was the ambassador to France from 1948 to 1955 when he returned to Thailand. He served his country as deputy vice foreign minister from 1955 until 1959 when he became the ambassador to the United States.
A tea will also be held, today at 3:15 at the YWCA in honor of the ambassador. He will be the guest of Sigma Gamma Sigma, the IR sorority.
All interested students have been invited to attend the speech and a tea afterwards.
Dan Chawat Artharyukti, the ambassador’s son, in majoring in international relations at USC. The School of International Relations is sponsoring the program.
obtained at the NROTC office in 101 PE, or by calling RI 8-2311, Ext. 226. or the Navy Recruiting Station, RI 9-4711, Ext. 1564.
Things aren’t what they I will usually fail in his college used to be for the prospec- i work.
tive LSC student.	Anyone	entering	USC	with
below a 2.8 grade point average ha sonly a 43 per cent chance of staying in school,
Food Law Institute, this morning at 11:15 in the School of Law lecture hall.
The lecture will be free and open to the public, Dr. Orrin B. Evans, acting dean of the Law School, reported. The topic will be “The Philosophy of Enforcement of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.’’
Following the lecture, leaders of the food, drug and cosmetic industry in the Los Angeles area will attend a
luncheon in dining room.
must present at least a 3.0, or B. grade point average for admission, regardless of his high school class standing or CEEB scores. Conrad We-berg, director of admissions, explained recently.
The college board tests are not considered as good an indicator of future college work as high school grades are, Wedberg maintained. If an incoming student has high
the Commons ¡college board scores and a
high the student scored on the college board test, Wedberg explained.
College board scores are good qualifiers in borderline cases, the admissions director said, because USC doesn’t want to admit students strictly on a decimal point basis.
Another recent change has been in the practice of admitting students without all the necessary requirements.
¡low grade point average, he,About 10 years ago students
were allowed to take classes at USC they had missed in high school, Wedberg said However, today no students will be admitted who have not taken all the required classes.
Differences in the caliber of high schools make it difficult to set an exact set of standards, but no one was admitted last semester with less than a 2.8 grade point average, Wedberg said.
Another recent change has been to abolish the collateral system. This system admitted students who did not meet the grade point requirement provided they earned a 2.0 average and did not fail any of their classes the first semester.
Wedberg said this system has been discontinued be-
cause — on the wholle, the students admitted thi/3 way did not do very well.
Junior college trana'fer admission standards have also been stiffened, he saifl. Two years ago, if a student in junior college failed a course and then made it ?up, the higher grade was accepted.
Under the new standards, the two grades are averaged. Also the grade point, necessary to transfer has been raised to a 2.5.
The various schools on campus also have wry high standards, Wedberg said. Architecture takes only 100 of 400 students who apply. Medical school accepts 68 out of 800 applications Dental School accepts 105 out of 600 applications; and dental hygiene takes only 30 out of 300 applications.
TYR Plans Strong Bid At Session
The Trojan Young Republicans (TYR) will be among the five top powers at the county college Young Republicans convention this weekend in Fresno, President Dick Popko said yesterday at a club meeting.
Half of the 400 members of the USC political group are registered with the coun ty, Popko noted. Although TYR will be allowed 24 delegates at the convention, which the president said constitutes a “strong voice in the county organization,” he pointed out that the full potential strength will not be shown.
The partial registration of members is due to the controversy during his predecessor's administration over amount of dues to be paid to the county, he recalled. Former President Harvey Harris contended that cost of county dues had been hiked subsequent to the TYR membership drive and collection of one additional dollar from each member would have been impractical. Harris protested county tactics by registering only a minimum number of 20 members as delegates to the general convention earlier this year.
ping on commur'sm ?nH a poem by James Durbin, lecturer in English.
Enlarge Incentives Wolfson said the goal of ! the publication will be to enlarge the incentives of the student and to expand the opportunity for open debate, criticism and self expression.
‘Only when each idea, ha* jits chance in the market place can we exercise our democratic and political prerogative,” he explained.
The associate editor maintained that the university contains “subtle" pressures toward conformity, either from the row or the faculty. He said he hoped Scruples would be able to help reverse such a trend.
‘Break Barriers’
“The purpose of such a j publication is to break the barriers of conformity and to promote vigorous contro-approval could	be	made	until	versv and freedom of dissen*
all budget forms	had	been	ac-	as a positive value, not be-
cepted.	cause it is a moral obligation.
but because it is an expression of our democratic tradi-
Election Results
SENOR CLASS PRESIDENT Jerry Craig Jerry Staub (elected)
JUNIOR CLASS PRESIDENT Gordon Strachan
(elected) .......
Brian Wald
BUSINESS PRESIDENT
Alan Katz (elected)..134
Steve Parker........ 120
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SENATOR Lynn Baker ......	20
Hector Orci (eletced)	50
114
167
249
197
The group then decided to merely send the senators a note, thanking them for their interest.
Thanks Offered Later in a closed meeting in Assistant Dean of Students Tom Hull’s office, they decided to send the protests back to the Senate with Messer’s explanation of the points named, with thanks and proposals for a revision of the Election Code.
tion.” Wolfson said.
He claimed that the notion that ideas and individuals should be rejected because they are controversial denies the democratic tradition and stifles academic freedom.
“The great ideas that have moved the world have sprung from unfettered human minds," Wolfson said. “The spirit of academic excellence denies the fact that some
Messer said most of the ideas can suppress others, protests were either completely untrue or were to° |\ninnf C D vague to warrant any action *NlliyiilJ » I a I I
by the board	P or M I ¡tm nt
He cited as an example the	I 111^1 1 I
accusation that the required	Applications are now avai-
two members of the dean of lable for membership in Tro-students’ staff were not pres- jan Knights. President Ron ent at Board of Inquiry meet- Fouts announced yesterday, ings. He said Hull and Chel- Applications may be obtained ius were present at all the in 225 SU. meetings.	They	must	be	returned	by
April 17, Fouts emphasized.
Charge Refuted	An examjnation based on gen-
He also called untrue the eraJ Khoo] knowledge Wlll * Senate’s charge that student	Apri,	19	from 3 to 4
identification cards were not always stamped lines.
p.m. in 129 FH, he said
voting The information for the test will be general and can The Senate also had pro- be found in the SCampus. tested that voters did not Fouts continued, sign their names to any list. A review for the test will but Messer maintained thev be given at 3 p.m. in 129 FH were not required to do this. April 16 and interviews for
those who successfully pass the test will begin April 23. he said.
Membership in the organization is open to all upper
“There was no master list because the stamped circle on their identification cards took the place of a list;” he explained.
Messer admitted that the protest that three members of the dean of students’ staff were not present at the poll-
classmen who have displayed leadership in campus activities and have a minimum 2.0 grade average.
Knight activities include
ing area during balloting was ushering at all home football true, but added that Hull games, safeguarding Trojan had told him there would : customs and traditions and never be more than two there \ developing and directing card at one time.	¡stunts.