Student Union Referendum
LEDDEL PLANS TAX VOTE
By HAL DRAKE Daily Trojan Editor
A massive referendum of the entire student body will be conducted later this semester to determine whether students should support an annual fee bill assessment for a $1.5 million addition to the Student Union.
ASSC President Bart Leddel announced Friday that he had arranged the referendum —which will be conducted either through the mail or by circulating a petition among the student body—with President Topping.
Leddel said the referendum would be held to get, “a true survey” of student sentiment on the subscription plan, which would involve an assessment of about $5 a year.
Such a plan was suggested by a special Student Union Planning Commission last year, but was turned down by President Topping.
“The decision to majce a commitment of this scope cannot be made by any single group.” Dr. Topping said Friday. “I would not be in favor of any such proposition, as I was not last year, unless we have a true sample of student opinion.”
Leddel said to meet the president’s requirement the referendum would have to receive response from at least 51 per cent of the total student body and be approved by at least 51 per cent of that number to be effective.
Final spring enrollment figures are not yet available, but of approximately 12,000 day and night students at the university, 6,120 would
thereby have to vote to make the referendum valid, and 3,121 would have to vote “yes” for it to be approved.
“After meeting with Dr. Topping and discussing the matter with several student leaders. I decided to bypass the regular election procedure,” Leddel said.
“This way, every student in the university will be able to express an opinion regardless of the number of units he is carrying,” he continued. “We must do this, because every student will be asked to pay the fee if it is approved.
“The regular polling area would not be large enough to accommodate the large number of students who will have to vote in this election.”
The student president said he has contacted other universities with student-financed unions to get ideas for the proposed USC structure. He will fly to Berkeley this week to tour the new facility at the University of California.
“I think it is clear to everybody that we have needed more facilities for student meetings and recreation for a long time,” Leddel said. “If the students decide to finance a Student Union addition themselves, we will be able to get these facilities much earlier than they are now scheduled in the master plan.”
The master plan currently provides for an addition to the present Student Union to be located between Stonier Hall and the Science
Building.
Dr. Carl Franklin, vice president for financial affairs, said the estimated $1.5 million for such an addition could be borrowed from the Housing and Home Finance Agency of the federal government at long-term low-interest rates.
The university current'# is constructing dormitories for men. women and married students with $8 million borrowed through the agency.
President Topping explained that the university has not been able to apply for such a loan for a Student Union addition because the agency requires such loans be self-liquidating.
“We would be eligible for a 30-year loan at 3.5 per cent if we could show how to service and repay the debt,” he explained. “For our dormitories this was relatively easy because we could figure on a fixed number of rooms being occupied by a fixed number of students at a predictable rate of income.
“But right now we can’t show a substantial enough income fo qualify for a Student Union loan.” he c*fc.inued. “The limited income of the books-ore and commons is all we have to show at present.”
While pointing out that regular student payments could be used to qualify for the loan, Dr. Topping emphasized that the addition of such fees would not be considered until a representative number of students had expressed themselves on the matter.
Daily Trojan Photo NEW 'HELEN'—Vivacious Carole Horstmann, president of the Amazon's, first vice president of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorcrity, and a member of the AWS cabinet and spirit commission, became ninth "Helen of Troy" Friday.
NINTH NOD
Carole Horstmann Joins Helen Club
By PONTHITTA PIERCE Assistant to the Editor
“I like to work with people ... I like to be doing something ... I really don't know whether that’s a virtue or vice,” laughed Carole Horstmann, Amazon’s president and USC’s ninth “Helen of Troy.”
The recognition of the senior coed as one of USC’s outstanding women indicates that her desire to serve the university and contribute to student programs in general is a virtue—not a vice.
Since coming to USC. Miss Horstmann has worked continuously on the university’s high school relations program “to interest as many students as possible about Troy.”
“It's a pleasure—not work—to talk about USC at the various teas for women students held at high schools,” she said. “Whatever persuasion I can accomplish is really satisfying.”
The new “Helen” explained It all boils down to the “simple fact that I enjoy talking about the university and I love people.”
Miss Horstmann’s enthusiasm for the university, she feels, is only part of the general spirit on campus.
“For a university this size, I think we are pretty spirited.” she said. “And the alumni I have met while working on high school relations still have this spirit, which is far greater than any public institution can claim.”
As far as spirit starting new and different things for USC. however, she said, “plans are frequently discouraged before they really are started.”
The main problem is classic, she explained. Everyone will talk about beginning, but no one starts.
“At other times,” she added, “individuals who would like to forge ahead fear the criticism they might face, so that even when there isn’t apathy, there are difficulties in getting programs off the ground.”
A student teacher at 32nd Street School, the Trojane says she is “eager to be teaching full time.” “I love to teach,” she said enthusiastically. “It’s the most challenging thing I think I have ever encountered. Nothing is so unpredictable as young children.”
Miss Horstmann feels it’s the small things that make teaching exciting and enjoyable—“when you see the child learning and really beginning to understand.”
“But teaching can also be a source of frustration and when it is, the only thing you can do is patiently evaluate and re-evaluate until you finally get through.
As president of Amazons, the coed keeps busy planning the service honorarv’s agenda for the 50 members.
“In addition to serving the university as official hostesses, we have an opportunity to really know each other and from this simple contact appreciably grow in personality and education.” she said.
Miss Horstmann, who is maintaining a 2.96 grade-point. average, is first vice president of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and member of AWS cabinet and spirit commission.
A graduate of California High School, she has also been in Troeds, treasurer for her sorority and judging secretary for homecoming committee.
University of Southern California
DAILY • TROJAN
Vol. LIV
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1963
NO. 74
AMS Cancels 'Playboy Party
r
REPRISALS POSSIBLE
Droplets' to Seek Blood Contributions
Three Trojan "blood drops" has been lagging in donations will move around the campus ‘n Past years, from the Red today to remind students to Cross probation list‘ give when blood drive dona-' reminded faculty, administrators and employes who
tions begin at 10 a.m. tomor-l
had not made pledges that they
row<	are also eligible. "It is up to
The three ‘droplets” are Phi the whole university eommuni-
Psi Haig Harris, Kappa Alpha ty to make sure that the Blood
Jack Benton and Blood Drive Bank remains open during
Committee member Mark these four days.’ he added.,
Bumstein. They will try to en-i The NROTC led final sign
courage students who did not up figures Friday with 69, fol-
pledge blood in the week-long sign ups to donate this week.
Donations will lie laken in the University Methodist
lowed by Town and Gown dormitory with 22. Gamma Phi Beta with 12. Tau Delta Phi and Lambda Chi Alpha with It,
Church basement, 817 W. 34th Phi Kappa Alpha with 10 and St., tomorrow through Friday \ I heta Xi with 8. from 10 a.m- to 2:40 p.m. I Other leaders in fraternity Harris, chairman of the drive, sign ups were Kappa Alpha, said Friday 11,000 students I Tau Kappa Epsilon, Tau F.psi-should easily l>e able to donate Ion Phi. Sigma Alpha Epsilon at least 600 pints of blood — and Sigma Chi. each with 5 enough to remove USC, which ¡donors-
Students Injured In Water Fight
A mass reprisal by the dean.Spector said the IFC Judicial of students office may be in Council will meet again today store for Fraternity Row today at 4 at Kappa Alpha Psi fra-as a result of a Friday after-j temity, 1846 South Crenshaw noon water fight that led to Boulevard, at which time the a two-car collision on 28th St. I issue probably would be dis-According to Los Angeles j cussed, police, the water fight was the| According to the police re-apparent cause of the accident • port, Miss VaJas was hit in involving two USC coeds— the face with a water bomb as identified as Maine Valas, 18,! she slowed for a stop sign at
28th St. and University Ave., and her car skidded out of control into another vehicle driven by Mrs. Hubertine Hall, 27, 1748 S. Genesee St.
Mrs. Hall and her passenger, (Continued on Page 2)
Co-Advisers Choose 46 For Forum
838 S. Detroit St., a university college student; and Eva Za-hodi, 18, of the Soroptimist House, 913 VV. 30th St., an exchange student from Persia— and two non-university women.
Police report that Miss Valas’ 1962 Thunderbird convertible was pelted with nearly 40 water bombs as she drove down 28th St. with Miss Za-hedi.
No Representative
No representative of the dean of students office was immediately available for com-' Forty-six freshman men and ment, but a decision bv iFCiwomen were selected for mem-Judicial Friday afternoon indi- j bership in Freshman Forum cated serious consequences 'from more than 80 applicants! could be in store for much of ^ Mortar Board Friday, the Row as a result of the ac- -The 21 men and 25 worn-1 cident.	¡en	we	chose	for	this	pioneer
The judicial council, meeting I group represent the ideal uni-to consider penalties for a se-|versjty student,” Susan Win-ries of water fights that had er co-adviser with Mrs. Bron-been waged on the Row during j wyn Emery, said, the week, ruled that any future cases involving water ba-loons thrown at cars would lead to immediate padlocking
Deceptive Agent' Vexes Sororities With Phone Calls
The all-university Playboy Party that was to host one of Playboy magazine’s “Playmates of the Month” on March 23, has been cancelled, AMS President Hal Stokes announced Friday.
After receiving reports that various sororities had
Gaps Remain As Petitioning Nears Close
of the fraternity involved and a 24-hour eviction notice.
Could be Closed If the IFC holds to this precedent, which spokesmen said was supported by the university, ail houses involved in the gang attack on Miss Valas' car could be closed.
Retired Chief Justice Bruce
New Members The members include Thom-ored at a coffee hour Thursday in the Graduate Student Lounge from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
New members include Thomas A. Ashton, Nancy C. Bader, Susan K. Ballard, Robert A. Bobic, Paul R. Bratfisch. Michael John Crisp. Maryle F. Emmett, Helen Frazer. Mary R. Garber, Donald K. Garner, Michele Gibbs and Loma L. Graham.
Others ere Karen Green, Greg Hill. Lynda Holtz, Ray Hoops, Darrell Johnson, Jay Barry Kaplan, Tiffany Kemper. Marian Louise Korn, June The action poetry of Vachelj Alexandra Laurie. Steve Lee. Lindsay,	often	considered	theiKathie Lowrey, John B. Mar-
reatest	‘sound”	poet,	will	be;	shall, Sandra Miller, Suzanne
the subject	of Dr.	Edward	W.	Montagne and Alicia Camille
Borgers, associate professor ofiMumford. telecommunications, at the!
Sound Poet To Be Read
„	„	,	List	Includes
English department s Reading
at Noon todav, at 12:30 in 133	,
moto, Kristina Ollestad, Wil-
Dr. Borgers has selected |Ham Gwinn Payne Jr- ^lou poems that he believes are typical of Lindsay’s works.
“Lindsay felt American industrialization was for the
Also listed were Deems Oka-
Pierson, Margaret Powers, Mark Pultman, Joel Alan Rosenblatt. Janet Rybicki, Raymond Lawrence Sama, Pete
ACCEPTS AWARD—John R. Duncan (right), a graduate student in geology, accepts a $500 scholarship from Robert Windecker, incoming president of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, national honorary earth science fraternity.
Geologist Receives $500 Scholarship
John R. Duncan, second-se-1 pects of marine geology. He mester graduate student, was1 would also like to attend La-recently awarded a $500 schol- mont institute, the oceanogra-arship by Sigma Gamma Epsi-	of	Co]umbia Uni_
Ion, national honorary earth
i versity.
science fraternity.
, ! Robert Windecker. incoming Duncan was selected as the ident ^ Sigma Gamma Ep.
outstanding senior student inj^ and Robert
geology and received the schol- outgoing president of the fra-
arship to continue his gradu- temjty< uere present at 1he
ate work.	meeting at which Duncan re-
‘‘He is one of the most ca- eeived the award, pable young men we have had in the department in a long time,” Dr. Richard O. Stone, associate professor of geology, said.
¡received telephone calls from ¡someone identifying himself as a Playboy magazine represent-jative asking for pictures of ¡members, parties and TGIF's,
¡the administration recommended AMS cancel its arrangement with a local clothier who was planningf the party, Stokes
said-	Candidates will have their
The supposed “representa- jast chance to petition for stu-tive” said pictures submitted dent government offices today, by sororities were going to be Elections Commissioner Dick used in a feature story called j Messer announced Friday. ‘‘Playschools of the West,” Messer said the deadline is Stokes said.	4’p.m. and will not be extend-
The story was .supposed to ed. Petitioning will open at 1 appear in a fall 1963 issue fea- p m. jn the elections office, turing USC, Arizona and Colo-; 324 SU.
rado State, he explained.	Petitioning originally w a 1
Non-Staffer	scheduled to close Thursday,
However, officials of Play- but a special election, in which boy magazine, contacted in an ASSC Constitutional amend-Chicago. said they had no ment lowering the grade-point knowledge of either the story requirement for student offi-or the representative.	Cers was passed, caused the
Anson Mount, director of the deadline to be extended. College Bureau of Playboy J	More	V ac«n<ie«
magazine, said the “represent-1	ASSC President Bart L*dde!
ative” definitely was not a said no action on complaints member of their staff.	that the polls were illegally
"We get hundreds of stories | closed early could be taken un-a day from contributors, and I less written protests were think that's what this is,” he!filed wth the Board of Inquiry, explained. “Someone is plan-	Messer .eported that al-
ning to submit a story and is though petitioning had increas-insinuating he is working for «! in the past few days many us "	offices have had no petitioners.
He pointed out that anyone	“Only 33 persons have peti-
writing an article for Playboy magazine has letter verifying it or a card identifying him as a member of the staff.
tioned for Senate seats, and there are 36 vacancies," he noted.
Messer said there were also
Play to Use Unique Set
said Dr. Borgers. He	Bonnie	Gay	Snydei,	hp	was	stU(jent	president
Elizabeth Spencer and Stanton Stein.
Offers Help	I	vacancies	in	the	fields-of-study,
“We are delighted to help especially vice president office, you in any way we can through! Offices not filled because of !a local men's store, but we are lack of petitioners in the gen-Inot sponsoring this contest ¡era! election	will	be	put	on the
!ourselves and have not tried to: ballot next	fall	in	the	fresh-
do any article.” he added- ¡man class	elections.	Messer
Stokes explained that al-jsaid-though the “playschool" article He reported that most of the is not actually planned by the executive cabinet positions had magazine, members of the ad-¡been petitioned for. Only one ministration had decided the candidate. AMS President Hal program should remain cancel- Stokes, has formally declared led because of possible mis- his candidacy for ASSC presi-taken impressions.	'dent.
The original party scheduled	Double	Degree
As”"an undergraduate. Dun- [dassic'to be presented Wednes-i for March 23 at Rodger Young Stokes, a senior running on can was a member of Phi Beta day through Friday at 8:30 Auditorium was being sponsor- a platform of a reorganization Kappa. He maintained a 3.55 p.m. in Stop Gap. An oboe,^ a local clothing stored student government, said accumulative grade point aver- clarinet and organ music en- and a radio station in coopera- he did not think his class age and attended USC on a semble will perform the score, ,»»»>	Playboy magazine, standing would hamper his suc-
scholarship.	Bellon	said.	having	administrative approval, cess if elected to the office.
School Activities	Stokes	said.	Stokes	will	graduate	in
School The	18	having	se,s|	Scholarship Fund	June,	1964	with	a	double	de-
Studying Nature
In his graduate work he is! . .	.
studying the nature	and origin	Originality	and ingenuity
of storm terraces	along the	**“	demonstrated by
coast of Southern	California.	Steve	Kent’	set des,S"er for
Storm terraces are	formed as	^e	experimental theater’s
a result of storm waves hitting1" Troj a n Women director above the normal shore line,Steve Bellon said Friday, cutting flat level notches into Kent has personally arranged the areas they hit.	the	score	for	the	Euripides
At Hollywood High
birds,"
added that Lindsay was anti-everything that had anything to do with progress, and that his main goal was a pursuit of beauty unhampered by competition with the Joneses and industrialization.
The list also includes Kathleen Ian Stump, Nick Toghia, Saul Trejo, Martha Jo White-house, Robert James Yeamans and Robin Lemans.
The designer is having sets ConStrUCted	fagged	edgesi	explained	that	the	all-;gree	in	political	science	and
and a member of the* All-CitvIto help create an atm«sPhei'e;university party was to have public administration. He will Basketball team	»L™™!	used to raise money for continue in Law School. He is
a perpetual scholarship.
,	.	structed	on	several	platforms.
Along with his graduate
work he is teaching in Geology The costumes, Bellon ex-
100L laboratories.	¡plained,	will be in the style of
His main interest is in the the period in which the play
field of the geographical as-1 was first performed.
now a first-semester senior.
The scholarship was to be awarded to the most outstanding man and woman of the Junior Class, Stokes said.
Messer said he will release the names of all candidates who have filed for office by jthe closing of petitions-